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By Sajeev K Peter conspiracy theories KUWAIT: Around 446 nursing staff who lost their job last month after the Ministry of Health cancelled the Overnight you license of the company that recruited them are seeking the government’s help to get jobs in MoH hospitals or clinics. “We lost our jobs for no fault of ours,” one of the are Comorian! nurses who did not want to give her name told Kuwait Times. According to her, they all are qualified and have experience in working in Kuwaiti hospitals and clinics. “We know that there are vacancies in MoH hospitals and clinics here. Our request to the government is that the MoH consider our plight and take us back into the sys- By Badrya Darwish tem,” she said. Nurses from developing countries often pay as much as KD 3,000 to KD 5,000 to recruiters - both in their home country and in Kuwait - for the privilege of a job. And with growing demand in Kuwait (as the country [email protected] builds several new hospitals and polyclinics), there is a projected rising demand for nurses. But so far, many of the laid-off nurses have not been able to land a new ongratulations bedoons! Now you can be position. The reason why may have little to do with their Comoros Island nationals. Hurray! But you qualification and experience. Instead, some speculate will be Comoros islanders still living in that recruiters would prefer to seek new recruits from C abroad in order to earn the ‘fees’ typically paid by for- Kuwait, where you have been living, some of you eign nurses. for 30, 40, 50, 60 years, maybe more - it varies. It The difficulty for the jobless nurses in Kuwait is that doesn’t matter. But you’ve been living on this they have already paid their recruitment fees - often land a long time. But don’t bother - with the fast leaving massive debts back home. “Our contracts came transportation nowadays and modern airports, KUWAIT: Kuwaiti youth with disabilities attend a special annual parliament session at the National Assembly to an end on October 26. We are in deep crisis because you can be in your new homeland in a few hours yesterday to discuss and provide solutions for the problems facing people with disabilities. — Photo by many of us are here with our families. by air. Yasser Al-Zayyat (See Page 2) Continued on Page 13 Really, is this a solution to the bedoon prob- lem in Kuwait? I’m wondering why did the Comoros government agree to such an unprece- Govt mulling dented deal. I have never heard of such a thing in my life. Do we buy and sell citizenship nowa- petrol subsidy, days openly? Was it a money deal? Is it easy for countries to accept such proposals and to accept so many people who have never set foot or even spending cuts heard of the islands before? I’m sure if I conduct a survey tomorrow of bedoons and even others S&P issues warning in Kuwait, most wouldn’t know where the KUWAIT: Kuwait’s government is looking at adjusting its Comoros Islands are located. I only know about it petrol subsidies in order to reduce waste, a senior Kuwaiti because I work in a newspaper, excuse my igno- official said yesterday in a fresh sign that authorities are rance. using this year’s oil price plunge to push economic OK, whatever deal took place and it was reforms. For years, the government refrained from cutting agreed. But what’s the use if the bedoons are lavish and growing energy subsidies because of political going to remain in Kuwait? Why force on them a sensitivities. But last month, it said it planned to raise different nationality? Or is the idea just to stop domestic prices of diesel fuel and kerosene. this notion of stateless because it is a shame for Ali Sabt bin Sabt, acting undersecretary at Kuwait’s oil Kuwait? Will this stop international human rights ministry, told Reuters yesterday that the government was organizations from criticizing us? Or stop the now also looking at petrol subsidies. A petrol price hike bedoons from protesting and demonstrating would probably have a much bigger impact on con- and some of their activists outside Kuwait writ- sumers than the diesel and kerosene changes. “You need ing about us? Will this stop them and stop all to do something about subsidies. Maybe a producing that activity? country can turn into a consumer country,” Sabt said on And on a serious note, once they are given the sidelines of an energy conference in Abu Dhabi, refer- Comorian nationality, can they go live there if ring to concern that ultra-low domestic prices are encour- they wish? What jobs, homes, land, schools, etc aging Kuwait’s petrol consumption to balloon as its popu- will be available for them? And if they stay in lation grows, potentially eating into its oil exports. “We Kuwait, will they be treated differently from oth- need to put policy on it. We need to put an order to it so er expatriates here? For instance, will they be we can do something regarding consumption.” exempted from the requirement of having a Sabt added, “Yes, we are looking at petrol specifically. It is subsidized and...that is increasing. As population is Kuwaiti sponsor and residency and bitaqa and more and more, we have to do something in this regard.” etc? And for how long will the residency be? Asked whether the government might double petrol Unlimited, or like other expats depending on the prices in the future, he said: “Not doubling, but it is under company? Renewable or with conditions? study...It is not yet decided.” A decision may come in the Transferrable? And what about their children - near future, Sabt said without elaborating. will they adopt the nationality of their parents Later yesterday, the government ordered Cabinet min- and become Comorians? Will they be allowed to isters to “rationalize spending” after considering measures stay in Kuwait, study in schools and universities to counter the sharp decline in oil prices, an official state- and work in any place, be it the government or ment said. “The government asked ministers to control private sector? expenditure and rationalize spending in such a way to There are a hundred questions to be asked serve citizens and achieve the country’s higher interests,” over such an absurd proposal. said a statement following the weekly Cabinet meeting. Continued on Page 13 Comoros offer highlights plight of Kuwait bedoons KUWAIT: Kuwait’s announcement that tens of thou- “It is shocking that authorities in Kuwait would try to sands of stateless people will be offered citizenship of resolve the long-standing issue of the bedoons’ stateless- the impoverished African nation of Comoros has high- ness and discrimination by mass purchasing another coun- lighted their decades-old plight. But a representative of try’s ‘economic citizenship’,” said Amnesty’s Said the community whose members demand Kuwaiti citi- Boumedouha. zenship rejected the government’s offer as “totally The bedoons numbered 106,000 in 2011, according a impractical”. The stateless people, known as bedoons, Human Rights Watch report based on Kuwaiti government insist they were born and raised in Kuwait and thus statistics. The figures show that while 34,000 bedoons qual- have full rights to claim citizenship. Kuwait says a major- ify for consideration of citizenship, 42,000 are Iraqis, 26,000 ity of the bedoons belong to other countries and that are of other nationalities, mainly Saudi, and the status of only 34,000 of them qualify for consideration of citizen- 4,000 is unknown. The government based its findings on ship after meeting a set of stringent conditions. secret information which it refuses to share, HRW said. The state insists it has documented evidence to prove its Kuwait says apart from those eligible to apply for citizen- claims, saying the bedoons are mainly from neighbouring ship, other bedoons or their ancestors crossed into the Iraq and Saudi Arabia, as well as a few thousand from Iran, country illegally and destroyed their passports in order to Jordan and Syria. Rights watchdog Amnesty International gain access to generous welfare programs, including free slammed the move, saying in a statement it is “a shameless housing. betrayal of Kuwait’s international human rights obligations”. Continued on Page 13 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 LOCAL
Al-Ghanim and senior officials with members of the Kuwait Disabled Club. A child takes an MPs seat in the parliament. A man makes a statement using sign language at the session. Speaker promises exerted efforts for disabled
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker to be heard by the government, the various Good hands Development, further assured during the ships that are facing this segment; however, Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim promised yesterday institutions and the public. Meanwhile, Minister of Social Affairs and special session that “we will do our best to she emphasized that it will take “time, to exert all possible efforts to hear and meet He urged them to take matters into their Labor Hind Al-Subaih stressed that people fulfill the requirements of people living with finances and human resources.” Subaih the demands of the disabled community. hands and apply hard and persistent work in with disabilities are in “good hands” and the disabilities” because they are still an integral expressed appreciation to all non-govern- In a special session dedicated to the citi- order to solve the problems and attend to government will open their doors to help part of the society. mental organizations (NGOs) that have been zens of special challenges, Ghanim stressed the needs of this special segment of the their community. The minister pointed out that the min- on daily contact with the ministry regarding that people with disabilities have the right society. Subaih, who is also Minister of State for istry will exert all efforts to eliminate hard- their affairs. — KUNA
KUWAIT: Two members of the Kuwait Disabled Club attend yesterday’s session. Speaker Al-Ghanim listens to a contribution during the session˘— KUNA Young men in attendance react during the session. Human Development Cabinet discusses Forum kicks off 2015/2016 state budget
KUWAIT: Human resources devel- opment plans as aspired. reflect the country’s actual capabili- KUWAIT: The cabinet discussed in its financial system; institutions, markets opment, in particular building effec- She added that Kuwait’s first ties and fulfill citizens’ expectations. weekly meeting at Seif Palace yester- and infrastructure, with an aim to tive human capital, acquires special mid-term Development Plan Kuwait’s second mid-term day the proposed state budget for identify the risks to the stability of the importance in Kuwait, Minister of (2010/2011-2013/2014) established Development Plan (2015/2016- the fiscal year 2015/2016. financial system. Social Affairs and Labor and Minister planning as an effective method for 2019/2020) focuses on human Finance Minister Anas Al-Khaled The CBK report covers in signifi- of State for Planning and managing development as well as resources development as the base made a presentation about the main cant detail the performance of the Development Hind Subaih Al- directing national resources toward for any activity, Director of Arab features of the new budget, said banking system, assessing their role Subaih said yesterday. achieving strategic goals, the minis- Planning Institute Dr Bader Mallah Minister of Cabinet Affairs Sheikh as financial intermediaries, their man- Subaih made the statement at ter said. It has also set social and told the opening session of the Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al- agement of various risks and their the opening of the “Human human resources development as Forum. The Plan has 11 pivots, cov- Sabah in a press briefing following ability to withstand major shocks. It Development Forum 2014” organ- the country’s top priority. ering fields like population struc- the cabinet meeting, headed by His evaluates the functioning of key ized by the Supreme Council for Through implementation phases, ture, social care, youth and housing Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh domestic markets, including the Planning and Development in coop- various challenges emerged for care, he added. eration with the Arab Planning decision makers, planners and poli- The World Bank has launched the Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. money market, the foreign exchange Institute and the World Bank, under cy makers, topped with imbalance Forum with the participation of 10 He added Governor of the Central market, the Kuwait Stock Exchange the auspices of His Highness the of population structure, housing government institutions and civil Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Mohammad Al- and the real estate market, as well as Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber care and the weak public services, society organizations, in support of Hashel, Finance Ministry Unders- their implications for the banking sys- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. especially in education and health the economic and social develop- ecretary Khalifa Hamada and several tem. Finally, the FSR also highlights The two-day Forum embodies care, Subaih noted. ment in Kuwait, Bassam Ramadan, senior Finance Ministry officials the trends in the payment and settle- close strategic cooperation among However, the second mid-term WB Country Manager in Kuwait told briefed the cabinet about the value ment system. the three organizing bodies and Development Plan has several the event. He stressed that the WB is of the expected state income and KUWAIT: HH Sheikh Jaber Al- touches on one of the vital develop- advantages and opportunities that a strategic partner for Kuwait, sup- expenditure. Deep relations Mubarak chairs the cabinet meet- ment issues gaining growing inter- must be seized and built on, she porting the country’s efforts for real- They also presented to the cabinet Earlier, First Deputy Prime Minister ing yesterday. — KUNA est worldwide, Subaih said. In said. This plan comes amid chal- izing social and economic develop- a number of proposals and recom- and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Kuwait this is translated into efforts lenges that force decision makers to ment. Strategic partnership mendations to deal with the reper- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah apprised about means to boost bilateral rela- to build effective human resources work harder to realize tangible eco- between both dates back to 30 cussions of the recent drop in oil the cabinet of His Highness the Amir tions. They were also informed about capable of implementing the devel- nomic and social achievements that years before. —KUNA prices without affecting spending on Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- a letter addressed to His Highness the investment and development proj- Sabah’s recent visits to the United Amir from Togolese President Faure ects. Following the deliberations, the Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain. Gnassingbe. In his letter, Gnassingbe cabinet expressed appreciation of the Sheikh Sabah Khaled pointed out congratulated His Highness the Amir GCC citizenship workshop kicks off efforts exerted by the Finance that His Highness the Amir’s Gulf tour on the UN honoring and its proclama- Ministry and other relevant state bod- has reflected the depth of Kuwaiti tion of him a Humanitarian Leader of KUWAIT: The Gulf Cooperation Council ies to prepare the budget and urged relations with three brotherly coun- Kuwait a Humanitarian Center. The (GCC) citizenship workshop kicked off yester- all state bodies to make the best use tries. He added that the talks held letter also included an invitation to day with participation of a large delegation of budget allocations to achieve the during the tour tackled the prospects His Highness the Amir to visit the from the member states. The two-day event state interests and meet people’s of joint GCC action to achieve com- Republic of Togo. is organized by Ministry of Higher Education needs. mon goals as well as the latest region- Later, the ministers discussed the in collaboration with the GCC General Then, the cabinet was briefed al and international development of main issues on the agenda of the Secretariat. about Central Bank of Kuwait’s common concern. The ministers coming National Assembly sessions. “The workshop aims to strengthen the Financial Stability Report (FSR) of reviewed a letter addressed to His They also debated the latest regional bonds of love and kinship among people of 2013 which analytically examines key Highness the Amir from Mauritanian and international political develop- GCC states,” Minister of Education and Higher ments. — KUNA Education Bader Al-Issa said in the opening developments in all three areas of the President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz speech of the workshop. He pointed out the workshop is organized in implementation of a recommendation by the GCC ministers of higher education and scientific research in Municipal Council rebuffs their recent meeting in Riyadh. Al-Issa welcomed all Gulf delegations par- Dasman Palace possession taking in the workshop. “Enhancing the con- cept of GCC citizenship among Gulf people, KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipal Municipality. great importance as one of the particularly youth, is the main objective of Council yesterday turned down Twelve out of sixteen council main landmarks of Kuwait,” the workshop,” Al-Issa said. For his part, GCC a proposal presented by its members voted against the Khaled said during the council Assistant Secretary General for Human and Chairman Mahlhal Al-Khaled to proposal and the remaining meeting. He highlighted the Environment Affairs Abdullah Al-Hashim said possess Dasman Palace and four members abstained. “The efforts to preserve historic sites that the GCC leaders are keen on forging rebuild it under the supervision proposal was meant to pre- and main landmarks of the ahead with the efforts that aims to promote KUWAIT: Minister Al-Issa is honored at the workshop yester- of premiership or Kuwait serve an historic building of state. — KUNA Gulf unity and integration. — KUNA day. —KUNA
KUWAIT: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia Long Kem hosted a reception at Crowne Plaza hotel on the occasion of his country’s 61st Independence Day anniversary. Senior officials, diplomats and media personalities attend- ed the reception. —Photos by Joseph Shagra TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 LOCAL
KUWAIT: Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah addresses the forum. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat (From left) Abdullateef Al-Suraie, Yousef Al-Marzook and Dr Thalay Al-Fozan speak at the event. 2nd E-Government Forum underway Participants present solutions to achieve the desired system
By Nawara Fattahova resource professionals at the same pace at which they upgrade technolo- KUWAIT: Latest IT solutions, modern gies according to their e-government technology and future trends of gov- plans,” said Sheikh Mohammed. ernment datacenters can be found at Abdullateef Al-Suraie, Director the Second E-Government Forum General of CAIT, noted that the devel- being held from November 9-11, 2014 opment of the IT sector in Kuwait at the Arraya Ballroom. The forum is including government datacenters is a organized by Nouf Expo and sponsored priority for CAIT. “This priority is part of by various institutions. Participating CAIT’s ongoing plans to endorse new companies and institutions are pre- technologies that pave the way for senting various solutions for ministries improved e-government programs and and government institutions to achieve services. We believe that improved the desired e-government including electronic services help build a more security of data and government sys- transparent government that in turn tems. helps achieve the ultimate strategic The launch ceremony was attended goal represented by e-Kuwait, where all by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al- can enjoy quality e-services at all times Mubarak Al-Sabah, State Minister for wherever they are,” he pointed out. The Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the United Nations E-Government Central Agency for Information Development Index reflects the readi- Technology (CAIT), who said that the ness and progress of countries’ e-gov- Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah is honored at the event. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah tours the exhibition government datacenters play an ernment programs. “An important Shaping government datacenters “We are confident that the 2nd E- electronic services in order to deploy government, datacenter trends and important role to keep up with latest aspect of this readiness is represented According to Yousef Al-Marzook, GM Government Forum will achieve its them for serving citizens, expats and others. Today, the workshops will focus technology trends. by the efficiency of government data- Nouf Expo, this year the forum is focus- objectives through the various visitors to Kuwait. Accessibility to these on issues including technologies for “HH the Amir issued Amiri Decree centers. Therefore, I believe that this ing on technological and operational researches, studies, products and serv- services is available through various incident response, secure, government- number 266/2006 that resulted in forum comes at the right time, and we trends that are continuously shaping ices that are showcased by industry channels, namely the official electronic grade mobility and network access establishing CAIT to lead the efforts of look forward to recommendations that current and future government data- specialists and global companies,” portal of Kuwait (www.e.gov.kw) and solutions, information and cyber secu- developing the e-government program develop and improve the capabilities of centers. “These are considered the added Marzook. via smartphone applications,” he rity strategy, managing information for Kuwait in cooperation with all other government datacenters in Kuwait. main production workshops of the Dr Thalay Al-Fozan, Head of the explained. security risks in government datacen- government agencies. This forum will Also, the topics of this forum are in line government’s electronic services. Scientific Committee, said that govern- Various workshops were held at the ters, IBM green data centers and others. present the latest datacenter technolo- with CAIT’s plans that are carried out in Therefore, they should be undergoing ment institutions are in the process of forum on related issues such as cloud Also, the forum includes an exhibition gies, and we request that all govern- coordination and cooperation with all continuous development to endorse executing their e-government plans in transformation, mobility in govern- where participating companies and ment datacenters set their plans to other government agencies,” stated new technologies that help them meet cooperation with CAIT. “They mainly ment, CRM solutions for a dynamic institutions are displaying their services acquire and develop their human Suraie. their mission,” he noted. target the development of government government, transformation to a smart and products. Linden Summer and Boarding Schools Education Fair
KUWAIT: On November 12, 2014, the student visa process. the Regency Hotel will host the The fair will give students a Linden Boarding Schools fair from chance to learn more about a Correction 4:00-8:00 pm. With representatives preparatory, or “bridge,” year avail- from 12 US boarding schools, the able at US boarding schools, which e regret our mistake fair will provide students with infor- gives students the opportunity to identifying Lulu Al- mation on summer camps, full-time adjust to life in the US in a struc- WRodaini as the leader programs, bridge programs, and tured setting while also allowing of Human Line Organization, specialized support for children them to improve their English lan- where in fact she is a member. with learning disabilities and learn- guage skills through the study of On the other hand, she’s a ing differences. The fair is organized core subjects. member of the steering com- by The Linden Educational Tours in Additional information about the mittee that founded Taqabbal. fair can be found at conjunction with the US Embassy. The article appeared in Kuwait Education USA advisers will be hhtps://www.facebook.com/eve Times yesterday entitled “One present at the fair to answer ques- nts/288598097982754/. More infor- tions about education in the US. US mation about studying in the in every five people in Kuwait Embassy consular staff will also be United States can be found at mentally ill”. Abdulrazzaq Al-Essa receives the E-Government trophy on behalf of VIVA on hand to answer questions about http://www.educationusa.state.gov/ VIVA sponsors E-Government Forum
KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-grow- November 2014. tions systems in future data centers’, Initiative to teach French ing and most developed telecom Commenting on this sponsorship, The annual E-government forum operator, announced taking part in Abdulrazzaq Al Essa, Director of has become an annual event where the E-Government Forum as the plat- Corporate Communications at VIVA officials of the centers of government language in primary schools inum sponsor, demonstrating its sup- said: “Our sponsorship and participa- information can meet specialized porting role to political leadership tion stems from our deep understand- companies and researchers in Kuwait KUWAIT: Minister of Education tion”, Dr Al-Issa added that the ini- Ambassador in Kuwait Christian and national information and commu- ing of the rapid development of tech- and other GCC countries, to learn and Minister of Higher Education tiative was launched in coordina- Nakhle, marks the 50th anniversary nication security. nology surrounding information and about the latest technologies, prod- Dr Bader Al-Issa announced yester- tion with the French Embassy in of establishing Kuwait-France The E-Government Forum II: communication security, in addition ucts and methods of work, manage- day an initiative aiming to teach Kuwait. diplomatic ties. Recent Trends in Government to the vital role we, as a communica- ment and governance, which con- French language in primary He pointed out that this orienta- The two-day event includes Information Centers is held under the tions service provider, play in address- tribute to the development of the sys- patronage of His Highness Sheikh ing related challenges. This year’s tem of e-government and building a schools in a plan expected to apply tion is supported by the National discussions on French language, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, forum will cover several important society of information. in the upcoming years. Center for Education Development the possibility of developing it in the Prime Minister of Kuwait and topics such as ‘Modern trends for VIVA will continue to support and In a statement to reporters on (NCED) in cooperation with the university and technology used in attended by Sheikh Mohammed information centers’ and ‘cloud com- aid the development and progress of the sidelines of a celebration on French Institute and French the learning process as well as Abdullah Al- Mubarak Al-Sabah, puting in governmental data centers’, Kuwait’s communications industry “French language as an interna- Foreign Ministry. That celebration, other activities related to the lan- Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs at ‘governance in the management of and will play an active role wherever tional language of communica- attended by Al-Issa and French guage. —KUNA Arraya Ballroom, from 9 to 11 information centers’, and “communica- possible. NBK celebrates NBK Academy graduates
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) celebrat- resources. NBK organized a special ceremony for the private sector in Kuwait and is part of NBK’s covering the different aspects of the banking training programs for employees including ed the graduation of the tenth batch of newly the graduation of the newly hired young strategy to attract young Kuwaitis by offering industry. NBK maintains its leading position as Shabab program, and the first of its kind NBK hired young Kuwaitis from NBK Academy. NBK Kuwaitis. The ceremony was attended by Emad them a range of career and professional develop- one of the country’s largest employers in the pri- High Fliers Program. NBK also organizes execu- Academy aims to train and develop the profes- Ahmad Al-Ablani, NBK General Manager, Human ment opportunities. NBK Academy programs run vate sector and is committed to supporting tive training programs in line with the bank’s sional skills of young Kuwaitis as part of NBK’s Resources Group, along with other NBK officials. for five months and are specially tailored to pro- Kuwaiti nationals and empowering them to real- commitment to developing and investing in its strategy to attract and develop national human NBK Academy is the first initiative of its kind in vide trainees with theoretical and practical skills ize their potentials. Annually, NBK offers many key resource and human capital.
Emad Al-Ablani and NBK officials in a group picture with NBK Academy new graduates TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 LOCAL EPA monitors red tide off kuwait coast
Crime Crime Report Report Teacher accused Helper arrested for of raping boy ‘smothering’ student KUWAIT: An Arabic teacher was detained by the prosecu- By Hanan Al-Saadoun tor after being accused by a Jordanian of raping his son. The kids’ father told police in Fahaheel that his 12-year-old KUWAIT: An Ethiopian helper was held at Hadiya police son was sexually abused by the Arabic teacher in a football station for questioning over a complaint by a parent ground. The father confronted the teacher and the two against the education ministry. The parent said his first exchanged blows. Police are investigating the case. grade son and was late to school since he was sick. The boy kept crying, so his father requested the worker to stay beside him until he calms down. Child rapist caught The father said he went back to the school in 30 min- Fintas police arrested an Egyptian man suspected of utes to check on his son, and was told by the worker that raping a child in Fintas. A security source said only a he was sent to the classroom. On hearing the cries of his day after a complaint was lodged by the father about son from the school clinic, the father went there and found the rape of his five-year-old daughter by an unidenti- the Ethiopian placing a small pillow on his son’s face that fied person, police managed to identify a building almost suffocated him. The father went with his son to the haris who was seen by some people at the time of the school administration to complain against the helper. crime. The suspect denied committing the crime, and a A police patrol was dispatched to the school premises sample was taken to test his DNA. and the principal was asked to bring the Ethiopian helper, but she refused to do so as there was no written order. The police informed the principal that a phone call enables Kidnap and rape them to enter the school. The helper was finally brought A citizen accused a man of kidnapping her at gunpoint in before the police, who discovered the woman had nothing Nuzha, as she was forced in his car and taken to Salmiya, to do with the school and had violated her residency. The where he allegedly had sex with her without her consent. helper was arrested and a complaint was filed against the She was later dropped back to Nuzha. The woman gave education ministry. police details of the man, his car plate number and location of the crime.
Drunk man calls police A man who was highly intoxicated called police com- plaining about another person drunk in a Hawally park. Police patrol went to the area and found that the caller himself was under the influence of alcohol.
Public indecency Police in Salmiya received a call about a couple committing an indecent act inside a car parked at a mall. Police went to the area and put an end to the act and charged them with public indecency.
Husband charged with theft’ Firefighters tackle the blaze. In an interesting development, an activist asked her husband for divorce, after he along with another per- KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) is moni- analysis, he said, affirming capacity to “cope with such emer- Sharq restaurant on fire toring status of the recently-formed red tide spots off the gency situations.” The red tide is a common name for a phe- son stormed her villa. In her complaint, she told police Fire broke out in a restaurant in Al-Tijariya tower in Sharq. Kuwaiti coast, EPA said yesterday. Mohammad Al-Enezi, EPA’s nomenon known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of that her husband called and said that her villa in Surra Fire-fighters from Hilali and Madina centers rushed to the acting director general, told KUNA the authority has been aquatic microorganisms) when it is caused by a few species was robbed and the thieves had stolen the safe and scene and brought the fire under control. No injuries were following up on this renewed phenomenon since last of dinoflagellates and the bloom takes on a red or brown her luxury car. On checking the security cameras, reported. police discovered the husband along with another Saturday, when the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs color. Red tides are events in which estuarine, marine, or person committed the theft, and he was arrested and Fish Resources, filed reports confirming location of red fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, immediately. —Al-Rai spots floating at various locations in the territorial sea resulting in coloration of the surface water. It is usually Worker injured waters. Special teams have scooped up some samples for found in coastal areas. —KUNA A man who fell from the roof of a house in Sabah Al- Nasser was rushed to the hospital. A case was filed for Growing interest to preserve Kuwait’s biodiversity: KISR investigations.
KUWAIT: Kuwait has been paying growing came into effect last October, comprising ranks, from 126 to 42, among total 178 the ambitious goals and visions of the attention to preserving biodiversity and 181 articles in five chapters, the fifth of countries. The EPI is a joint project Institute in various areas. wildlife in the country which is habitat to which is devoted to biodiversity. In line between the Yale Center for Environmental KISR was established to devote all ener- some 374 seasonal and durable plants, with the law, the Interior Ministry will form Law and Policy and the Center for gies to serve scientific research since its Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research International Earth Science Information inception in 1967 and until now, he said, (KISR) said yesterday. Network at Columbia University. noting that all achievements, projects and Addressing the opening session of an patents are a source of pride for the international symposium on wildlife plants Vital projects Institute and for Kuwait, the Arabian Gulf organized by KISR for four days, the insti- Separately, Mutairi said that KISR and the Middle. tute’s Director General Naji Al-Mutairi accomplishments of vital projects in oil, Recently, the world marked the stressed support by Kuwaiti leaders to water, environment and energy fields con- International Day for Preventing the research and development institutions as tributed to the progress and excellence of Exploitation of the Environment in War and well as environment and agricultural the country’s sustainable development. His Armed Conflict, which for Kuwaitis was a authorities. Researches and specialists from remarks came through his participation of reminder of the disastrous oil well fires of 35 Arab and foreign countries are taking a regional meeting Sunday by the Global 1990, Mutairi said. part in the international gathering. Research Council, hosted by Kuwait Marking the occasion in a speech, The fire drill in progress. Thanks to directives by the country’s Foundation for the Advancement of Mutairi said the UN launched celebrating leaders, Kuwait now has four natural Sciences (KFAS), which highlighted the this international day in 2011 in a reminder Fire drill reserves, topped with Sabah Al-Ahmad importance of having a national plan of what befell Kuwait environmentally dur- Natural Reserve, established on a total area approved for scientific research and ing the Iraqi invasion in 1990 when hun- The Sea Fire Department and Coast Guards held a joint KUWAIT: Dr Naji Al-Mutairi speaks at training session in Salmiya on sea rescue operations for of 331 square kilometers, with a wide vari- the opening session. —KUNA financed by the state. The meeting also dreds of oil wells were set ablaze, creating ety of plants, Mutairi told the session. reviewed projects and scientific research one of the world’s worst environmental dis- coastguards and non-commissioned officers from Kuwait Kuwait is posed to establish five new an environment police department to fol- papers. asters. He commended international efforts and Qatar. The training was for using safety equipment, fire nature reserves over the coming ten years low up the application of provisions. Mutairi told KUNA that the meeting also at that time in eventually putting out the extinguishers and their use aboard a vessel. that will cover of 1,680 square kilometers. The KISR director highlighted Kuwait’s reviewed KISR’s past experiences, achieve- fires in a record time, saying that Kuwaiti Al Mutairi also referred to the new law achievement on the 2014 Environmental ments and future plans, as well as its ecology and environment still reeled from for the protection of the environment that Performance Index (EPI), moving up by 84 human resources, which seeks to achieve the effects of that disaster. —KUNA Camps safety Deputy director general for the prevention unit Brig Khalid Al-Zaid met the director of another unit and KRCS distributes stressed that camps must meet prevention conditions in both the private and public sector. He said that com- winter supplies panies and establishments must obtain approval from the KFSD. to Syrian refugees TRIPOLI: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) continued yesterday Kuwaiti-French its relief campaign to distribute relief aid to Syrian families that have taken up refuge in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. agreement to excavate Head of the field team Abdulrahman Al-Saleh said in a statement for antiquities in Failaka to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that some 2,000 Syrian families received today food supplies, blankets and winter clothing. Saleh KUWAIT: The Department of Museums and Antiquities at added that this campaign was an extension of the relief aid campaign the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) launched by the KRCS, referring that the KCRS was keen to distribute signed a partnership agreement with French Total such relief aid in this period especially as the severe winter is approach- Company and French Institute for the Near East for the ing where the displaced people are always having difficulty in this sea- excavation of monuments in Failaka Island, 20 kilometers son. For her part, member of the Social Committee in the KRCS Zahra off the coast of Kuwait City. Al-Shatti expressed hope these supplies would help alleviate some of As per the agreement, the excavation works will con- the suffering of the refugees during the upcoming harsh winter condi- centrate on the areas of Hellenistic castle and Al-Qusor in tions. She added that some food parcels were distributed to some 500 KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khaled Al-Sabah received the Island. In a press statement, the NCCAL Secretary Syrian families, in addition to blankets and bread. —KUNA yesterday ten newly-graduated officers. The ceremony saw officers take the oath before him. General Ali Al-Yuha underscored the importance of the 35- year-long Kuwaiti-French cooperation in the archeological domain. This is not the first Kuwaiti-French agreement for coop- eration to excavate for monuments and antiquities in Kuwait, he said. He clarified that the Kuwaiti-French arche- ological team has been working in Kuwait for a long time and presents regular reports on the activities to the NCCAL. Al-Yuha noted that Kuwait attaches great importance to Failaka Island which includes monuments that date back to the beginning of the second millennium BC - from the Bronze Age - extending through the Hellenistic civilization to the Modern Age. He unveiled that arrangements are made in cooperation with the UNESCO to add Failaka Island’s historical sites to the World Heritage Sites List. For his part, the General Manager of Total-Kuwait Company Lionel Levha said the French company supports the Kuwaiti-French archeological mission that works in Failaka Island. This support comes within the framework of the company’s support scientific activities, he said. He explained that the company also supports a variety of proj- KUWAIT: Ambassador of Algeria to Kuwait Khemissi Arif hosted a reception at Salwa Al-Sabah Hall recently to commemorate his country’s national day. ects in the fields of training, education, culture and envi- Government officials, diplomats and media representatives attended the event.—Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat ronment conservation. —KUNA LOCAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
SPECIAL REPORT Kuwait suspends offset program in investment drive
KUWAIT: The decision to temporarily halt and revise find it more difficult than their larger counterparts Economic and Business Affairs. the Kuwait Offset Program (KOP), before reintroduc- to offset costs through economies of scale. According to a Central Statistical Bureau survey, ing it next year, is widely seen as a sign of the gov- Acknowledging the criticism when announcing some of the largest constraints listed by companies ernment’s commitment to enhancing the business plans to suspend the program, Al Saleh added “This were the procedures related to land sale, leases and climate amidst fierce regional competition and fol- is why we have frozen it to make sure it is not an mortgages as well as procedures with the Ministry lowing regulatory reforms. The KOP is a program obstacle for those firms to come in.” of Social Affairs and Labour, while the low price of which obliges foreign companies bidding on large- Kuwait has introduced a raft of legislation in the fuel was one of the key motivating factors of invest- scale contracts in Kuwait to participate in local busi- past year aimed at attracting foreign funding for ing in Kuwait. ness ventures. “The move should entice contractors projects. The Direct Investment Promotion Law, The situation has been compounded by dead- back to Kuwait and help the country regain some of which was passed in August 2013, has proved to be locks in the Kuwaiti parliament, which have delayed the ground lost in the projects market to Kuwait’s a key component, paving the way for a new public liberalization initiatives and made it difficult for the neighbors in the region,” said the National Bank of authority tasked with licensing and setting out tax country to conclude large projects involving foreign Kuwait (NBK) in its latest economic research, pub- breaks for investors and Customs exemptions to be firms. Several reshuffles involving senior staff have lished mid-October. established. also impeded progress. KUWAIT: Ambassador of Hungary to Kuwait Mihaly Bayer visited Kuwait Times According to NBK, increased activity in Kuwait’s A report by ratings agency Moody’s in October projects market and new measures introduced by Addressing the challenges noted that the contentious relationship between recently and discussed matters of mutual concern with Editor-in-Chief Abd Al- the government have buoyed hopes of renewed However, Kuwait still faces obstacles in its bid to Kuwait’s government and parliament has hindered Rahman Al-Alyan. — Photo by Joseph Shagra interest from investors. By the end of August, the drive up investment, including delays for business the country’s development and diversification government had awarded more than $20.7bn start-ups caused by bureaucratic processes, com- plans. It does not, however, pose a risk to overall worth of contracts, almost twice as much as last plex laws concerning ownership, family dominated political stability, said Moody’s, which maintained its Minister inaugurates year’s total, with at least an estimated $17bn in con- set-ups, sponsorship requirements and regulations ‘Aa2’ sovereign ratings and stable outlook, a view tracts to be awarded before the end of the year. restricting foreign enterprises from direct involve- supported by “very high levels of economic and fis- ment in key sectors, according to the US Bureau of cal strength”. — Oxford Business Group children festival Fulfilling obligations Since its launch in 1992, the KOP has been at the KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and approval. She added that the law aims at protect- heart of efforts to promote growth among local Minister of State for Planning and Development ing and organizing the volunteering groups industries, particularly in the defense and education Vietnam poised for Hind Al-Subaih yesterday opened the Third which have no entities, commending the activi- sectors. Children Festival, which runs until November 13, ties of these groups which provide support to the Under the program, foreign firms awarded gov- in the International Exhibitions Grounds at society in different fields. Abdulmohsen Al-Sanea, Middle East investment ernment contracts are required to set up a separate, Mishref. Minister Al-Subaih expressed her happi- who represents the organizing institution in in-country business to promote growth across val- he potentials of 90 million-citizen of renovation has created a new vision and rep- ness for holding such event, which strengthens cooperation with others, said that the festival ue-added industries. Offset obligations were Vietnam, as other Southeast Asian mar- utation among world investors as yet another cooperation among governmental bodies, the seeks to convey a message and to achieve educa- applied to military contracts worth more than kets for Middle East investment have Asian economy with ample potentials for private sector, volunteering institutions and non- tional objectives to the society’s members, T KD3m ($10.5m), government contracts greater than become ever more evident in recent years. For growth. Being WTO member since 2007, governmental organizations (NGOs). including children. KD10m ($34.8m), and downstream oil and gas con- decade, with the growth rate registered from 5 Vietnam is signing with EU freetrade agreement In her remarks to reporters during an inspec- “The event is held for the third year in a row. It tracts. The local initiative needs to be approved by to 7% annually, Vietnam ranks among Asia as well as negotiating with major partners like tion tour of the festival, she said that the event means that it is successful,” he said, indicating the government and be worth at least 35% of the aims at underlining the importance of childhood that there are several proceedings and activities country having high and stable growth rate United States, Japan in order to sign the Trans- value of the contract. and how to deal with children. “The festival also used as cultural and religious forums as well as thanks to its proper management policies. The Pacific-Partnership agreement in the near Under the KOP, investors taking on a project focuses on developing the capabilities of children campaigns of awareness. There are campaigns for country’s GDP growth rate in the first 10 future. must fulfill one of three primary objectives by help- and raising awareness in the society toward their blood donation, first aid, good nutrition as well as months of 2014 has attained 5.62 % while infla- From the perspectives of Middle East ing to advance education and training, transferring needs to build their characters,“ she added. The competitions and workshops. Several companies tion has been effectively curbed. Production investors, Vietnam is also gaining popularity as advanced technologies and integrating them into minister said a law on volunteering is completed interested in children, some ministries and NGOs and export have both increased, foreign the two-way political, economic and trade rela- the local economy, or creating highly-skilled profes- and it would be referred to the cabinet for final are participating in the festival. — KUNA exchange rate remained stable while the coun- tionship expands. Special interests have been sional jobs for Kuwaiti nationals. When making a try’s foreign reserve has reached the record paid to the country’s real estate and oil & gas deal, contractors are required to sign a memoran- high level of 35 billion USD, FDI registered at 12 markets by renowned ME corporations over the dum of understanding (MoU) with the state-run billion USD. The real estate market is also past decade. Investment projects worth billions National Offset Company (NOC) acknowledging regaining pace. Foreign investors increasingly of US dollars were sketched up by Dubai-based their obligations and submit plans indicating how eye the country’s abundant natural resources Nakheel, Dubai ICD and Qatar-based United the business venture will be implemented over an and human force as great potentials for growth. Development Company PSC to develop hous- eight-year period. Investors must also agree that a Persistent with administrative reforms, the ing, real estate and road infrastructure in Kuwaiti national will play a key role, either in a joint business environment in Vietnam has greatly provinces of Vietnam. The 3.5 billion USD-worth venture or as an equity partner, and show how this improved to become ever more attractive to investment project by Kuwait’s International Oil fits into the plan. world investors. The US Chamber of Commerce Corporation to build Nghi Son petrochemical Amendments on the way in Singapore has recently ranked Vietnam the refinery complex has been on steady progress. The government said in September that it aimed second most attractive destination for The common perception of Vietnam in the eyes to have a draft of the programme in amended form American investors. The country’s non-guaran- of entrepreneurs from the Gulf has been a completed by Q2 2015. “We need to revise it and tee government bonds have climbed up one favorable business environment and promising then, later on, implement it in a more moderate level from B2 to B1 on Moody’s ratings owing to ample profits. way, which we believe will help (when) inviting prospects of stable growth. Fitch Ratings As the Vietnamese economy is expected to those international firms,” the foreign minister, Anas agency also plans to raise Vietnam from B+ to grow steadily and further improve its business Al Saleh, told Reuters. BB- as sign of economic recovery and risks miti- environment, the country is having a lot to offer In the past, the offset program has been criti- gation. The country’s achievements after years Middle East investors. KUWAIT: Minister Al-Subaih during her tour at the exhibition. — KUNA cized for disadvantaging smaller exporters, who Gulf Bank inaugurates student lounges at KU
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank inaugurated its red(tm) student lounges at Kuwait University’s (KU) Business Administration College at Shuwaikh campus. The ceremony took place on Sunday 2 November 2014 in the pres- ence of KU’s Dean of the College Business Administration, Dr Jasem Al- Mudhaf, along with Gulf Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Cesar Gonzalez Bueno, General Manager, Human Resources Salma Al-Hajjaj and the Bank’s management. Gulf Bank’s new red(tm) rooms at the Business and Administration College, one provided for male students and the other for female students, will serve as study lounges as well as helping them to become familiar with the Bank’s red(tm) account and other banking products and services. Cesar Gonzalez Bueno along with Dr Jasem Al-Mudhaf during the inaugu- Gulf Bank is committed to reach out ration ceremony of the red(tm) student lounges. to youth, whether through ongoing support to their educational path, or by providing superior services and attrac- tive promotions which are tailored specifically for the younger generation. Gulf Bank’s red(tm) program is designed for university and college stu- dents aged 17 to 24 years old. Opening the account requires no deposit and it can be used as a savings account earn- ing interest. Red customers can benefit from the many discounts the account offers such as a 50 percent discount on movie tickets during the weekends. To join Gulf Bank’s red(tm) program or to find out more of its benefits, visit one of the Bank’s 58 branches, contact the Customer Contact Centre on 1805805 for assistance and guidance or log on to www.e-gulfbank.com, Gulf Cesar Gonzalez Bueno, Salma Al-Hajjaj and Dr Jasem Al-Mudhaf touring Bank’s bilingual website. the red(tm) student lounges. ‘Bayt Abdullah’ experience showcased at Harvard BOSTON: President of the Kuwait Red and fear associated with the admission Sayer said that the idea behind the Crescent Society (KRCS) Dr Hilal Al- of the sick child to the hospital because facility is to make it a substitute for the Sayer reviewed yesterday the experi- of the distance and separation from sick children’s original home and their ence of ‘Bayt Abdullah Children’s families who need support to live a Hospital’ with officials of Harvard decent and virile life, as the facility University. includes games, recreational and resi- Sayer, who heads the Board of dential facilities for comfort and Directors of Bayt Abdullah Children’s advanced emergency health care. Hospital said in his speech during a cer- He pointed out that Bayt Abdullah emony marking the ‘Arab week of is a project which offers its services to Harvard University’, that this project is all free of charge, noting that the aim unique in the Middle East Project. of the project is to provide support for The Bayt Abdullah Children’s those who are expected to die when Hospice (BACH) in Sulaibikhat, Kuwait, they were children, as well as to pro- is the only palliative care center in the vide support for their families in an Middle East, and one of the largest in Dr Hilal Al-Sayer intimate atmosphere. Al-Sayer said the world, dedicated exclusively to chil- that the project has received peerless dren with life-threatening or life-limit- home, family and friends and to ensure praise and admiration from partici- ing illness. He pointed out that the that the sick child feel at home as doc- pants from different countries of the facility seeks to ease tension, emotion tors and nurses are dressed casually. world. — KUNA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 LOCAL
Inw my vie Mediator Brainwash for peace
By Labeed Abdal
uwait recently called on Iran to continue cooperating transparently with the KInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to allay fears and skepticisms regarding the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The call, which came from Kuwait’s permanent delegation at the United Nations, reflects Kuwait’s original stance that demands and encourages peace. The recent call was the latest of Kuwait’s con- stant steps to encourage Tehran to resolve pending issues pertaining with the IAEA’s demands and the related international resolutions. Furthermore, these calls provide a bridge for cooperation in the international community and reject voices that encourage division and create conflicts between neighboring countries. The call also came as Kuwait celebrates the 50th
These calls provide a bridge for Al-Jarida cooperation in the international community and reject voices that encourage division in my view Why Gulf women join jihadi groups anniversary of joining the IAEA, further solidifying Kuwait’s limitless cooperation with the agency and support for all of its programs and activities per- By Shamlan Al-Essa taining with the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Kuwait announced support for establishing a repository for uranium fuel in order to provide fuel ulf local papers publish every now and then voluntary work, particularly Islamic charity, especially that these political Islam movements do for IAEA member states. In this regard, Kuwait paid news about Saudi and Kuwaiti women because the charity work instills the permanent not demand the change of the woman’s social sta- $10 million and is looking to increase efforts to Gjihadists joining the Islamic State (Daesh) view of the woman as a mother and a source of giv- tus, and this helped in their alliance with govern- activate the repository’s role as soon as possible. organization. Al-Watan published on Oct 30 a news ing, warmth and care, and this means expanding ments and lack of woman’s awareness, and This reflects the Kuwaiti leadership’s understanding item about Kuwaiti women fighting with Daesh. her family role and expanding it to serve the socie- women’s acceptance of men’s dominance and wish- of the repository’s importance and of the require- The paper said that there are 200 women in Al- ty. So, charity work formed an accepted link es. ments of global security and peace. Khansa brigade of Daesh in the Syrian Raqqa between the field related to the woman and the Finally, we believe that the Gulf governments Despite all the risks endangering the Gulf province, which includes three Kuwaitis. The general field without any threat to the dominant neglected the improvement of woman’s status in region, Kuwait remains a mediator for peace that serves international peace and security. women’s job besides fighting is to provide logistic general and allowed her to work in Islamic charity support and transferring arms and ammunition. committees, which work for politicized movements Why does the Gulf woman accept joining jihadi Finally, we believe that the Gulf under the charity cover. The problem is that action and join her husband and does not think governments neglected the nobody knows where the money of these women kuwait digest about her and her children’s lives, and exposing her societies go, and how it is spent, and in which field. country and society to danger? There are many rea- improvement of woman’s status in Can the jihadi action for Gulf women or men be No to drugs sons that push women to jihadi action, most general and allowed her to work stopped? The Arab Gulf states, along with the important of which is that all jihadi group members countries allied to internationally fight terrorism, By Nermin Al-Hoti do not have a real wish for life to continue, and the in Islamic charity committees, concentrated on the security and military aspect, reasons may be psychological, social or cultural, which work for politicized move- and neglected the cultural and education aspect in he rate of drug use increased lately, in particu- but they have a firm conviction that jihadi action, fighting terrorism in general. We will not make any larly among youths, who have become untreat- killing oneself and killing innocent people will lead ments under the charity cover. achievement eradicating terrorism without civi- Table from the substance that is called “shabu” or them to heaven. They are convinced that life on lized openness towards the world and instilling the “crystal”. We will not get into the details of use, earth in transient and the immortal life is in heav- principle of the civil state instead of insisting on because we went into its analysis and danger in a pre- en, and this applies for men and women alike. societal environment that instills the woman’s infe- appeasing political Islam factions in hopes of con- vious column, and it was not me alone who did this, as Second: The Gulf woman in general, especially riority. taining them. many columnists and media programs dealt with the women involved in jihadist political Islam groups, Fourth: The dominance of political Islam factions The issue of liberating the woman and regaining issue and warned against the danger which is ringing do not have independent thinking away from the over most of the civil society establishments in the her human dignity as a Gulf citizen is only the first the death bells of the future of our society, and strict partisan orders forced upon them by their past years prepared the societal grounds for step in fighting extremism and terrorism, because despite these warnings, we find a notable rise in the partisan leaderships, because the pyramidal parti- women to accept the dominance of these factions, treatment of the woman as a citizen that has a role amount of drugs used among youths, to a point san discipline requires execution without argument because traditions do not separate between what in society is the first step in getting away from where we are standing helpless towards it, as if it or discussion. is sacred and what is cultural, so it was easy for extremism and terrorism. became similar to plague. Third: The commitment of the Gulf woman to most society groups to respond to these groups, —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Watan No to drugs - this is the title of our column which should become the slogan of everyone so we can attack and preserve whatever is left from the next generations. Our message today is not limited to the in my view interior and education ministries and other responsi- ble authorities that were lax in deterring tragedies that killed and are still killing many of our children. The Growing tensions in Jerusalem issue today wants a decisive solution to this epidemic
We ask [MPs] to have By Abdullah Erakat this issue on top of the Palestinian member of the Islamist Hamas Palestinian peace deal. time limit for Israel to leave the West Bank. agenda to find deep-rooted movement rammed a white van into a crowd “It is our hope that the two sides can return to “Now that the relationship is pretty sour Aof border police officers near a Jerusalem direct negotiations, but it is up to the Israelis and between Obama and (Israeli Prime Minister solutions quickly light rail stop, killing a Druze border police captain Palestinians to make the difficult decisions to do Binyamin) Netanyahu, I can’t see how any progress and wounding 14 others. The attacker was killed so,” a US Administration official said, speaking on can be made,” Bilbassy said. soon afterwards. condition of anonymity. from its roots and treat those affected with it. An Israeli police spokesman said the attacker With the start of a new term of our esteemed rammed into the group of police officers, then got Growing frustration Framework agreement Assembly, we ask its members to have this issue on out of his car and tried to attack bystanders with a Palestinians have grown increasingly frustrated Beginning last year, Kerry spent nine months top of the agenda to find deep-rooted solutions metal bar, before he was shot and killed. Hamas with the Obama Administration, which they see as shuttling between the Israelis and Palestinians in quickly to rescue our youths and treat others for spokesman Mushir al-Masri praised the attacker pro-Israel, and have decided to turn to the interna- an attempt to reach a framework agreement by addiction. The issue is not limited to having families and said it was in revenge “for al-Aqsa and for the tional community for recognition. Sweden last April, which ultimately failed. supervise their children as a National Assembly mem- blood of those who guard al-Aqsa,” referring to the week recognized Palestine, and other states are Afterwards, Abbas finalized a unity deal ber claimed; rather then we must look for the reason Jerusalem site that is holy to Muslims and Jews. expected to follow suit. between his Fatah faction and Hamas after seven and who caused it. For instance, where is the health Earlier in the day, Israel briefly closed the site Washington based political commentator Said years of bitter rivalry. In 2007, Hamas ousted Fatah supervision over some doctors who manufacture such after clashes between stone-throwing Palestinians Arikat says that the US has never been an honest and took control of Gaza. But Israel refuses to rec- drugs for quick gains, without any consideration for and police who dispersed them using rubber bul- broker. The US has put the Israeli-Palestinian con- ognize the new government because it, along with the well being of Kuwaiti youth? lets and tear gas. Palestinians said several people flict on the back burner while it deals with the rise the US, says that Hamas is a terrorist organization. Where is the law, and why not change its articles to were wounded. of Islamic State (IS), but Arikat warns it will not go Another reason that US peace efforts will be put make the punishment of those who attempt to mur- It was the second attack at a Jerusalem light rail away. on hold is the Republican takeover of the Senate der children death? Where is the role of the health station in two weeks, and raised tensions in the city “The Palestinian issue will continue to be a prior- which will put Congress at odds with President ministry, by opening more centers? Currently, it can- even further. The first attack killed a three-month- ity for any American administration. President Obama. not accommodate the growing numbers of addicts - old Israeli infant, and a young woman from Obama may as a last act before leaving office rec- Meanwhile, some PA officials have threatened to in fact we are demanding a center in every hospital or Ecuador. ognize a Palestinian state like Sweden did, but the cut off security coordination with Israel if the US governorate to treat addiction. Where is the role of the Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Middle East at large presents the U.S with daunting vetoes a Security Council resolution calling for an media? Where is the role of education in punishing blamed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud challenges that will garner much of its focused end date for Israel’s control over the West Bank and and supervising our children? The issue is not limited Abbas. The attack was the “direct consequence of efforts and energies,” he said. east Jerusalem. to three-day suspensions as some schools do. How are Abu Mazen’s [Abbas’s] incitement and that of his Arab journalist Nadia Bilbassy who has covered They also say they will join UN agencies, and go we going to put forth those in authority to fight Hamas partners,” Netanyahu declared, speaking at the White House for 12 years says she expects little to the International Criminal Court to charge Israel domestic dangers threatening the country’s internal a memorial ceremony marking 19 years since from Erekat’s meeting with Kerry because the with war crimes. security, or is it forgotten? Our youths are the future of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. It Obama administration has not showed any sign However, analyst Arikat believes Abbas will not the country - are you bearing the responsibility of also came days after Palestinian chief negotiator that they were willing to exert pressure on Israel. go through with it because the Palestinians are the Kuwaiti people in your hands? In conclusion, no to Saeb Erekat met US Secretary of State John Kerry The Americans have been trying to get the “weaker party and it would be difficult for them to drugs. It was said by our elders that “one hand does in Washington amid speculation that the US Palestinian Authority to abandon its plans to go to cross the United States, its largest benefactor.” Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa not clap”. — would lay out new guidelines for an Israeli- the UN to present an outline which would set a —The Media Line TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 New WWII book details story Egypt jihadists pledge loyalty to Islamic State of ‘First SEALS’ Page 8 Page 9
BEIJING: Leaders pose for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ‘family photo’ at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital yesterday. (Inset) China’s President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Great Hall of the People on the sidelines of APEC Summit. — AFP Rivalries take APEC centre-stage
Xi, Abe meet in icy icebreaker • US wants China ‘to do well’, announces visa deal
BEIJING: The leaders of China and Japan held festering geopolitical problems. Beijing and ease trade tensions by opening its markets and the United States could gain 440,000 jobs by rights, cyber-espionage, and territorial disputes. an ice-breaking summit yesterday after two Tokyo’s historically frosty relations have loosening controls on its currency, and to 2021 and receive an $85 billion annual infusion The White House has said it expects “candid and years of dangerous animosity, as world leaders plunged to their lowest in decades over com- respect human rights. “We suggest that China into the American economy as a result of the in-depth conversations” between Obama and including Barack Obama gathered for an Asia- peting claims to Japanese-controlled islets in do these things for the sake of sustainable new policy. It will also make it easier for Chinese Xi. As well as the row with Japan - a US security Pacific meeting spotlighting intensifying big- the East China Sea. growth in China and the stability of the Asia- businesses and investors to get involved in US ally which Washington is bound by treaty to power rivalries. Xi Jinping and Shinzo Abe met Abe told Japanese media that he asked Xi Pacific region,” he said. projects. defend if attacked -Beijing’s growing assertive- in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People in what the to establish a hotline to prevent clashes at sea, Under the visa deal, which will take effect Russia is under Western economic sanctions ness in the South China Sea has also rankled Japanese prime minister said was a “first step” adding: “I think we will start working on con- on Nov 12, both countries would extend the over its seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region and rival claimants to its waters. Another likely topic towards repairing the fractured relationship crete steps toward it.” The islands, however, terms of multiple entry short-term tourist and role in that country’s separatist war. No Obama- between Xi and Obama is North Korea, follow- between the world’s second- and third-largest were not specifically mentioned during the 30 business visas to 10 years from one year, the Putin meeting is known to be scheduled, but ing the surprise weekend release of two economies. minutes of talks, Kyodo news agency quoted a White House said in a statement accompany- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has Americans imprisoned by the secretive state. US President Obama flew in still wounded Japanese official as saying. The meeting ing Obama’s announcement. Student visas vowed to confront Putin over Malaysia Airlines Beijing is Pyongyang’s closest ally. by the Democrats’ defeat in the US mid-term appeared strained, with footage of the two would be extended to five years from one year. flight MH17. The West has accused pro-Russian China put on a dazzling welcome for the elections and with relations between leaders’ initial handshake showing them look- “As a result of this arrangement, the United rebels of blasting the plane out of the sky - 38 APEC leaders, lighting up the capital’s huge Washington and Moscow in deep freeze, while ing deadpan and Xi not responding to Abe’s States hopes to welcome a growing share of Australians were among the 298 dead - nin July Olympic park as they arrived for an opening his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin arrived a greetings. “Severe difficulties have emerged in eligible Chinese travellers, inject billions (of with a missile supplied by Moscow. Russia banquet in high-collared traditional Chinese day earlier and quickly signalled his desire for Sino-Japanese relations in recent two years dollars) in the US economy and create enough denies the accusations. tunics with a sleek modern design. The event ever-warmer ties with an increasingly assertive and the rights and wrongs behind them are demand to support hundreds of thousands of Russia and China express impatience with a culminates today with a formal leaders’ sum- China. The gathering is the biggest event yet crystal-clear,” China’s official news agency additional US jobs,” the White House statement perceived American domination of world mit. APEC kicks off a week of high-level sum- hosted by the Chinese president, who took Xinhua quoted Xi as saying. said. The extension of some visas for Chinese affairs, often vetoing or abstaining from US-led mitry that will see Obama and other top lead- office last year and emphasised his country’s nationals to 10 years matches what is currently initiatives on the UN Security Council. The often ers travel next to Myanmar for the East Asia expanding world profile on Sunday by declar- China’s Rise Welcomed allowed for citizens of nations with close rela- blunt-spoken Putin told APEC delegates the Summit, followed by G20 talks in Brisbane, ing a bright future for the vibrant Pacific Rim, APEC brings into focus the developing big- tions with the United States, such as European two sides would seek to increase use of their Australia. with a confident China at its heart. power rivalry involving Washington, Beijing countries and Brazil. yuan and ruble currencies, saying the dollar’s China is hosting APEC for the first time The annual two-day summit of the Asia- and Moscow. Obama said in a speech the A senior US official said the visa agreement influence would “objectively decline”. since 2001, when it was still re-emerging as a Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bloc - United States “welcomes the rise of a prosper- would allow the United States to tap into the world economic power. But in a speech which saw China stage a spectacular welcom- ous, peaceful and stable China”, while fast-growing market of Chinese tourists travel- ‘Candid’ Conversations Sunday, Xi underlined how much has changed ing ceremony on Monday evening - typically announcing a reciprocal deal to extend visitor ling abroad. The United States now attracts only China and the United States have already by offering his vision of an “Asia-Pacific dream”, sees pledges of amity and trade convergence, visa validities to as much as 10 years. But 2 percent of Chinese tourism. “We see this as a jousted in Beijing over differing visions of Asia- in which China’s continued rise offers “infinite often balanced by tense sideline exchanges on Obama also reiterated US calls for China to really big win,” the official said, estimating that Pacific trade integration, adding to discord over promise” to all. — Agencies Bomber kills 47 at Nigeria school
KANO, Nigeria: A suspected Boko Haram sui- be taken right now to restore a fast-waning Haram stormed dormitories in a gun and cide bomber disguised in school uniform public confidence by doing whatever it takes bomb attack on a government boarding killed 47 students in northeast Nigeria yester- to stop the escalating violence,” he said in a school in the village of Mamudo, near day, in one of the worst attacks against statement. Jonathan promised those affected Potiskum. Boko Haram’s most high-profile schools teaching a so-called Western curricu- that his government would find the culprits, attack on a school came in April, when fight- lum. The explosion ripped through an all-boys “no matter how long it takes.” ers kidnapped 276 girls from the town of school in Potiskum just as students gathered Chibok in Borno state, also in northeast for morning assembly before classes began, Blood-stained Uniforms Nigeria. More than six months later, 219 of the causing panic and chaos. The massacre, Student Adamu Abdullahi said those at the girls are still being held. described by President Goodluck Jonathan as centre of the blast near the principal’s office Relentless Violence a “dastardly attack”, came just a day after the were flung in all directions and others were Potiskum has been repeatedly targeted in release of a new Boko Haram video in which knocked off their feet. “I found myself under deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram, the Islamist group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, the weight of another student, who fell over including last Monday, when a suicide bomb- again rejected Nigerian government claims of me. I’m certain he was dead. I was dazed and ing killed at least 15 at a Shiite religious cere- a ceasefire and peace talks. disorientated for a moment,” he told AFP. mony. Yobe is one of three northeastern Students at the Government Comprehensive “When I realised what had happened, I man- states that has been under a state of emer- Senior Science Secondary School were waiting aged to push the body on top of me and gency since May last year. But violence has to hear the principal’s daily address when the started running like everyone else. It was con- continued unabated and Boko Haram has explosion happened at 7:50 am (0650 GMT). fusion all over. Everybody was hysterical. “I seized at least two dozen towns and villages Several witnesses described the blast as “thun- saw many people on the ground. Human flesh in recent months, raising doubts about the derous” and the bloody aftermath as a scene of and blood were splattered all over the place... government’s ability to control the region. abandoned footwear, charred school books, I ran out of the school and went home. When Governor Gaidam said President Jonathan bags and body parts. “There was an explosion my father saw me he was terrified. I didn’t “has a very urgent responsibility to explain... detonated by a suicide bomber. We have 47 realise my white school uniform was stained why murderous and callous insurgent and dead and 79 injured,” national police with human blood and bits of flesh.” The dead criminal attacks are still on the rise”. spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said, adding and injured were taken to the Potiskum Boko Haram fighters were seen in a new that Boko Haram was believed to be responsi- General Hospital just 100 m away. video obtained by AFP on Sunday parading a ble. Boko Haram, which wants to create a tank in an unidentified town that they appar- Ojukwu also confirmed local media reports hardline Islamic state in northern Nigeria, has ently now control and Shekau preaching to that the bomber was disguised as a student at previously carried out deadly attacks on locals. The message in the 44-minute video the school, which has more than 1,000 pupils schools teaching a curriculum it deems to be appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau’s aged 15 to 20. Yobe state governor Ibrahim Western. In February, gunmen killed at least claim that he has created a caliphate within Gaidam ordered the immediate closure of all 40 students after throwing explosives into the Nigeria. Jonathan vowed that the country public schools in the Potiskum area and dormitory of a government boarding school would “overcome the current security chal- slammed the government in Abuja for failing in Buni Yadi, also in Yobe state. In July last lenges imposed by domestic terrorists and to tackle the insurgency. “Urgent action must year, 42 students were killed when Boko their foreign allies.” — AFP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Unrest spreads as woman killed in knife attacks
JERUSALEM: An Israeli woman was killed and three Tensions reach Tel Aviv current wave of violence. “It was apparently an attack Sunday. The attacks came as Israel struggles to contain others wounded yesterday in two separate Palestinian Earlier, a Palestinian teenager from a refugee camp with nationalist motives. The suspect is a resident of a growing wave of violence which has gripped knife attacks as months of unrest in Jerusalem spread in the northern West Bank stabbed an Israeli soldier the Nablus area,” police spokeswoman Samri said. annexed east Jerusalem for the past four months, but across Israel and the occupied West Bank. Yesterday’s outside a Tel Aviv train station before fleeing the scene. The attacker was identified as 17-year-old which has recently spread to Arab towns and villages violence began in Tel Aviv where a Palestinian teenag- He was later arrested. The soldier was critically wound- Nureddine Abu Hashiyeh from Askar refugee camp inside the country. er from the northern West Bank stabbed a 20-year-old ed in the attack, which marked the first time Israel’s near Nablus. His father, Khaled, said he was a painter Anger initially erupted in Jerusalem in early July soldier, leaving him in critical condition. The assailant hedonistic commercial capital has been affected by the and decorator by trade and had left for Tel Aviv on over the murder of a Palestinian teenager by young fled but was arrested. Hours later, another Palestinian Jewish extremists. It has been fuelled by religious ten- attacked three Israelis outside Alon Shvut settlement sions at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as in the southern West Bank, killing a young woman and well as by moves to expand settler presence in the wounding two other people before he was shot dead occupied eastern sector of the holy city. Since August, by a security guard. there have been four deadly Palestinian attacks in The bloodshed took place after months of clashes Jerusalem - three of which were “hit-and-run terror and unrest in and around annexed east Jerusalem attacks” which killed five Israelis - and one attempted which spread to Arab areas of Israel at the weekend drive-by shooting. All four perpetrators, who acted after police shot dead a young Arab-Israeli during a alone and came from east Jerusalem, were shot dead, routine arrest operation. Since the summer, Israel has sparking further unrest. significantly increased police presence on the streets Since July, police have arrested some 900 in a bid to rein in the unrest, but has been unable to Palestinians for public order offences in east Jerusalem stop a growing number of attacks by lone Palestinians, and indicted around a third of them. But at the week- most of them in Jerusalem. end, the unrest spread after police shot dead a 22-year- But yesterday’s violence was further afield. “A car old Arab-Israeli in Kufr Kana near the northern city of stopped at the hitchhiking stop at the entrance to Nazareth, triggering a wave of rioting in Arab areas, Alon Shvut, the driver got out of the car and stabbed some of which continued until early yesterday. Police three civilians who were standing there,” police claim the officers fired warning shots before shooting spokeswoman Luba Samri said of the incident in the directly at him. southern West Bank. A woman of about 25 was killed But relatives say Kheir Hamdan was killed “in cold and two men were lightly to moderately wounded, blood”, with CCTV images apparently contradicting medics said. Police said all three were Jewish settlers. the official version and showing an officer shooting at Their attacker, who was identified as Maher Hamdi Al- him as he was backing away from the scene. Hashlamon, was shot and seriously wounded by the Following two days of clashes, 24 Arab-Israelis - 10 of settlement’s security guard. He was taken to a them minors - were in court yesterday on charges of Jerusalem hospital for treatment but died of his stone-throwing and other public order offences, wounds shortly afterwards, police said. Palestinian police said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu security sources said Hashlamon was from the south- vowed Sunday that anyone breaking the law would ern city of Hebron. TEL AVIV: Paramedics treat an Israeli soldier after he was stabbed yesterday. — AP be “punished severely”. — AFP Egypt jihadists pledge loyalty to Islamic State Iraq probes leader’s fate
BAGHDAD: The leader of the Islamic State organ- isation won the allegiance of Egypt’s deadliest militant group yesterday as Iraqi authorities investigated reports he had been killed or wounded in a US air strike. Egypt’s Ansar Beit al- Maqdis, which has carried out a string of deadly attacks from its stronghold in the Sinai Peninsula, said it was pledging its loyalty to the self- declared IS “caliph”, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Speculation has swirled that Baghdadi, whose group has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria, was killed or wounded in a US strike Friday on MUSCAT: US Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Mattrah souk yesterday. — AFP jihadist leaders in northern Iraq, but there has been no confirmation. “There is no accurate information and we are investigating,” a senior Nuclear deal in balance intelligence official told AFP on Monday when asked about Baghdadi’s fate. at US-Iran talks in Oman In a recording posted on its Twitter account, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis promised its loyalty to IS MUSCAT: A hard-fought nuclear deal was at France, Russia and the United States plus and urged other Muslims to do the same. “We stake as Iran and the United States pushed Germany - also remains contested, with Iran announce our pledge of allegiance to the caliph yesterday to overcome deep differences at speaking of five years and world powers sug- Ibrahim Ibn Awad... to listen and obey,” the audio talks in Oman, with warnings that a final gesting at least double that. recording said, using another name for Baghdadi. agreement may prove elusive. With a Nov 24 Some analysts have said a deal may “We call on all Muslims everywhere to pledge allegiance to the caliph and support him.” It was deadline hanging over the negotiations, US already be out of reach. “A full-fledged agree- CAIRO: Egyptian policewomen chat during a graduation ceremony for a training course on the most significant vow of support for IS in the Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran’s ment is no longer possible before the dead- security that included participants from several African and Commonwealth countries at the region outside Iraq and Syria, suggesting its influ- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif were line. What is still achievable is a breakthrough Police Academy yesterday. The course was organized jointly by the Egyptian Agency for ence over militant groups is overshadowing its laying out their nations’ competing demands, that could justify adding more time to the Development Partnership and the Police Academy with the goal of developing capacity-build- once dominant Al-Qaeda rivals. but with no clear signs of a breakthrough. In clock,” Ali Vaez, senior Iran analyst at the ing in the participating countries. — AP their first comments since talks started International Crisis Group, told AFP yesterday. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which means “Partisans Sunday in the Gulf sultanate, the top diplo- “What is needed is a courageous political deci- of Jerusalem”, has killed scores of police and sol- turn the border area into army barracks to “pro- forged a coalition of Western and Arab allies to mats gave nothing away moments before an sion that neither side appears compelled to diers since the Egyptian army ousted Islamist tect their masters, the Jews, from the blows of launch air raids against the group in both coun- evening meeting began. Asked if they were take until the 11th hour,” he said. president Mohamed Morsi in July last year. The the mujahideen, and to blockade Gaza”. It went tries. The US military said yesterday that the coali- making progress, as they appeared briefly for The talks have already been extended unknown speaker in the recording released said on to refer to Sisi by name as a “loyal guard dog” tion had carried out 23 strikes in Syria and 18 in photographers, Zarif replied: “We will eventu- once - when a July 20 deadline was missed. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis decided to join the Islamic for Israel. Iraq between Nov 7 and Nov 10. The Pentagon ally.” “We are working hard. We are working Despite the logjam, neither side has indicated State group, “whose emergence resembles a new Neither statement referred to the earlier said earlier that strikes late on Friday hit a gather- hard,” Kerry said. that it would walk away from the table. The dawn raising the banner of monotheism”. The denial that the group had pledged allegiance to ing of IS leaders in areas of the northern Iraqi city US President Barack Obama said Sunday meetings in Muscat follow the revelation that speaker said Baghdadi was “chosen by God” to Baghdadi. Egypt has long sought to link the radi- of Mosul, sparking reports that Baghdadi may that a “big gap” remained on how the West Obama reportedly wrote to Iran’s supreme establish a new caliphate after “Muslims suffered cal Sinai group with Morsi’s now-banned Muslim have been killed or wounded there, or in a sepa- can have “verifiable, lock-tight assurances” leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to push for a decades of humiliation”. Brotherhood, accusing both of being behind the rate strike in western Anbar province. The death that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon. “We deal, arguing that the Islamic republic and the The speaker went on to urge Egyptians to rise wave of violence since his ouster. But the Ansar of the elusive IS leader would be a major victory may not be able to get there,” Obama told CBS West have shared regional interests. This up against what he called “the tyrant”, apparently Beit al-Maqdis statement took a veiled shot at for the coalition, but US and Iraqi officials have so News. The Iranian delegation is under pres- apparent reference to the fight against Islamic referring to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, who the Brotherhood, saying “peaceful means and far been unable to confirm he was targeted. sure to deliver a total lifting of US, UN and State group militants in Syria and Iraq was was elected earlier this year after leading the mil- infidel democracy are not of any benefit to you”. It is unclear whether officials even know if he European sanctions under a final deal, some- played down by Kerry, however, with the US itary overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed The Brotherhood, which publicly renounced vio- was at the gathering, given the dearth of intelli- thing they want immediately but which diplomat saying “there is no linkage whatso- Morsi in July 2013 amid massive protests lence decades ago and has condemned the gence from IS-held areas of Iraq and Syria. US Obama said would only be “slowly reduced” if ever” with the nuclear talks. demanding his resignation. “What are you wait- recent attacks, won a series of elections following President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Tehran meets its obligations. Domestic politics are also a factor, given ing for, after your honor has been aggressed the 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling auto- battle against IS was entering a “new phase” After more than five hours of talks on the loss in midterm elections of the Senate by upon and your sons’ blood has been shed at the crat Hosni Mubarak. But the Islamist group later after months of air strikes, with the focus moving Sunday, Kerry and Zarif spoke for three hours Obama’s Democrats to the Republican party, hands of this tyrant and his soldiers?” the audio alienated many Egyptians, who accused it of to tackling the jihadists on the ground. “Rather starting yesterday morning. After an after- members of which have consistently bridled statement said. monopolizing power. than just try to halt (IS’) momentum, we’re now noon break, their negotiations resumed just at the White House’s negotiations with Iran. If In a separate statement posted on its Twitter in a position to start going on some offence,” after 6:30 pm (1830 GMT). Only one day of talks go sour in the coming weeks it is account, the group said the Egyptian army was Strike Hit IS Gathering Obama said, after earlier unveiling plans to send talks had been originally scheduled. The key thought the US Congress may respond with bent on emptying the border town of Rafah. “A IS declared a “caliphate” in areas under its con- up to 1,500 more American troops to Iraq to sticking point is thought to be the number fresh sanctions on Iran. Obama has the power whole town is removed from the map and no trol in June, imposing its harsh interpretation of advise and train its forces. Obama, who pulled and type of uranium-enriching centrifuges to veto them, but the prospect of new penal- one stands in the face of this aggression or asks Islamic law and committing widespread atroci- US forces from Iraq in 2011, again vowed they Iran should be allowed to keep spinning in ties could push already protracted dealmak- about the fate of its children, women and elderly ties. Concerned after it overran large parts of Iraq would not be engaged in combat under the new exchange for sanctions relief and rigorous ing towards being untenable for the Iranian ones,” the statement said. It said the plan is to from its previous base in Syria, Washington mission. — Agencies inspections of its nuclear sites. government. Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani are under fire from lawmakers scepti- Deal Already Out of Reach? cal of the interim deal, which came into force Assad ready to study UN plan Iran denies it is seeking a bomb and says in January, who have also said that a bigger, its nuclear program aims to produce atomic final agreement must be ratified by parlia- DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad have carried out near daily air raids targeting energy to reduce the country’s reliance on fos- ment. As if to drive that message home on said yesterday he was ready to study a UN plan rebel-held districts of what was once Syria’s eco- sil fuels, requiring a massive increase in its Sunday, 200 Iranian MPs signed a statement to “freeze” fighting in the northern city of nomic capital, reportedly killing mostly civilians, ability to enrich uranium in coming years. The demanding that Zarif’s negotiating team “vig- Aleppo, a statement from his office said. defying a UN Security Council ban on such duration of a final settlement plan between orously defend” the country’s nuclear rights “President Assad has been informed by (UN strikes. Iran and the P5+1 group - Britain, China, and ensure a “total lifting of sanctions”. — AFP envoy Staffan) de Mistura of the main points of Waddah Abd Rabbo, editor of pro-regime Al- his initiative,” said the statement issued after the Watan newspaper, said Damascus supports any two men held talks in Damascus. “(Assad) said it “plan that can save lives, but such a plan should Iran touts successful was worthy of study and that work on it is need- not be accepted by one side and rejected by the ed... in order to re-establish security in Aleppo,” other”. Abd Rabbo told AFP: “The ball is in De test of drone replica it added. It is De Mistura’s second visit to Syria Mistura’s court. He must convince the rebels, since he was appointed peace envoy in July. and above all the countries that support them.” TEHRAN: Iran said yesterday that it has suc- unmanned aircraft. Iran says it has captured On Oct 30, De Mistura put forward an “action He singled out Turkey, “which allows weapons cessfully tested its own version of a US-made several American drones in recent years, plan” for Syria that proposed to “freeze” fighting and terrorists into Aleppo” across its border with drone based on one it captured in 2011. State including a Boeing-designed ScanEagle drone in local areas to allow for aid deliveries and to Syria. TV quoted Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of - a less sophisticated aircraft - after it entered lay the groundwork for peace talks. According Since the start of the anti-Assad revolt in the aerospace division of the elite Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. Tehran to the Syrian presidency Facebook page, Assad 2011, the regime has branded all of its oppo- Revolutionary Guard, as saying the test was says it is also copying the ScanEagle and emphasised “the importance of Aleppo”, which nents - both peaceful and armed - as “terrorists”, carried out earlier yesterday. “As we promised plans to put its version into service. Iran has rebels and the army have been fighting over and has blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey earlier this year, a test flight of the Iranian ver- accused the US of using drones to spy on since July 2012. for the violence that has engulfed the country. sion of the RQ-170 was carried out and a the country’s nuclear program. The US and State news agency SANA, meanwhile, quot- De Mistura’s predecessors Lakhdar Brahimi and video will be released soon,” he said. other Western nations have long suspected ed De Mistura as saying he was determined to Kofi Annan tried several times but failed to Iran had displayed the drone earlier this Iran is secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons year. Iran has said it managed to reverse-engi- capability alongside its civilian program. ensure that his mission succeeds. The envoy had implement a ceasefire in Syria. Two rounds of neer the RQ-170 Sentinel, seized in Dec 2011 Tehran insists its nuclear program is entirely previously said Aleppo would be a “good candi- talks between the regime and the exiled oppo- date” to become a “freeze” zone. sition earlier this year brought no result. Syria’s after it entered Iranian airspace from neigh- focused on peaceful applications like power DAMASCUS: United Nations special envoy to Syria boring Afghanistan, and that it’s capable of generation and the production of medical The city has been split into rebel- and army- war has killed more than 195,000 people and Staffan de Mistura (left) speaks with Syrian launching its own production line for the isotopes. —AP held areas since a major insurgent offensive forced upwards of half the population to flee began there. Since Dec 2013, regime warplanes their homes. — AFP President Bashar Al-Assad yesterday. — AP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 New WWII book details For Obama, some relief story of ‘First SEALS’ ALBANY, New York: Before there were about their roles in taking down the ter- heavily armed Navy SEALs conducting rorist leader inside his compound in in Democratic losses nighttime helicopter raids, there were Pakistan. “I’ve always wanted to do a guys like Frank Monteleone landing on book on these (World War II) guys,” said beaches in the dark on two-man motor- author Patrick K O’Donnell. “The bin ized rafts dubbed “flying mattresses”. The Laden raid was sort of the culmination of US president feels liberated Brooklyn-born Monteleone was a mem- what all these men had built from 1943 ber of an elite commando force within to 1945.” WASHINGTON: The morning after Democrats’ the Office of Strategic Services, the pre- O’Donnell, the author of eight previ- thrashing in the midterm elections, President cursor to the CIA. Created after the ous books on WWII military and intelli- Barack Obama unexpectedly dropped by his sen- United States entered World War II, the gence history, had met Monteleone 15 ior staff’s daily meeting to buck up his exhausted OSS pioneered many of the intelligence- years ago while researching a book on and defeated team. Rather than bemoan his par- gathering techniques and commando- the OSS, which was led by Gen William ty’s loss of control in the Senate, Obama made an style tactics used by today’s US special “Wild Bill” Donovan, a Buffalo-born Wall impassioned case for what he saw as the oppor- forces. The spy agency’s Maritime Unit, Street lawyer. For the Maritime Unit, tunities ahead and argued that his team still ran formed in 1943, shares the credit for set- Donovan’s OSS recruiters sought out the most powerful institution in the world. He ting the foundation for what would yachtsmen, Olympic-caliber swimmers would echo those sentiments hours later in a and California “beach rats” - lifeguards post-election news conference, displaying a sun- and surfers. Monteleone, the son of ny outlook that ran counter to the electorate’s Italian immigrants, was recruited by the gloomy mood. OSS because he spoke fluent Italian and White House officials say Obama’s optimism was trained as a Navy radio operator. reflects a president who feels liberated by even “The radio operator was the key to the the limited prospects for striking deals with a mission,” O’Donnell said. “If you could not Republican Congress and relieved about shed- send and receive information on mis- ding the narrow Democratic majority that would sions behind the lines, you were dead.” have guaranteed Washington stayed locked in a Monteleone, 89, said he went through stalemate. Aides also have concluded that the “all kinds of training” with the OSS, political landscape leaves Obama with little abili- including demolition and hand-to-hand ty to help Democrats regain Senate control in combat, but had missed out on para- 2016, freeing the president to concentrate on BEIJING: US President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One as he arrives for the Asia-Pacific chute training, a must for any OSS opera- finding areas of compromise with the GOP rather Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit at Beijing Capital International Airport yesterday. — AP tor. Once in the Mediterranean Theater, than on stacking his agenda with items his party ed in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’s some Obama advisers quietly questioned that his detachment was assigned to the can run on in the next election. “Face the Nation”. “One thing that I do need to strategy, arguing that the president still had the British Eighth Army. “When they sent me Some Democrats expect heightened tensions constantly remind myself and my team of,” he ability to turn out his supporters - many of whom to the British, they wanted to know if I between the president and his party, which said, “is it’s not enough just to build a better ultimately stayed home on Election Day. had jump training,” Monteleone, a retired doesn’t want to give Republicans any veneer of mousetrap. We’ve got to sell it. We’ve got to And in a stunning break with Washington tailor living in Staten Island, told The competency or effectiveness as the next election reach out to the other side and, where possible, decorum, Reid’s chief of staff used an interview Associated Press in telephone interview. cycle lurches forward. “To the extent that the persuade.” with The Washington Post to sharply criticize the “I said no, and they gave it to me right president wants to cooperate, depending on the president as a drag on the party. One congres- In this undated photo taken during then and there.” issue, that’s likely to tick off a good portion of the Presidential Life-cycle sional official described the comments from Reid World War II, Frank Monteleone (cen- Monteleone said he conducted dan- Democratic caucus,” said Patrick Griffin, a White House officials cast any growing chasm aide David Krone as a “venting” that reflected ter) is seen with other members of the gerous missions nearly the entire length Democratic lobbyist who handled legislative between Obama and fellow Democrats as simply frustration that had been building up since the Maritime Unit of the Office of Strategic of Italy, from the beaches at Anzio to the affairs in President Bill Clinton’s White House. part of the life-cycle of a presidency, particularly White House’s botched rollout of the enrollment Services while serving in the Alps, often working with Italian partisans Whether Obama and Republicans can actually when the sitting president’s party is in the con- website for Obama’s health care law. Mediterranean theater attached to the behind the lines. Some of the missions find common ground is deeply uncertain. Both gressional minority heading into the next cam- White House officials were furious, calling British Eighth Army. — AP entailed landing on beaches at night sides have talked about their desire to work on paign. Officials say they’re also well aware that Krone’s behavior “unprofessional”. To some using the inflated craft that resembled issues like tax reform, infrastructure and trade. Democrats are starting to look for a new leader Democrats, the notion that the president may become the Navy SEALs, created in 1962 mattresses and were powered by silent But Republicans have warned that it may be to rally around and expect potential Democratic now use his final two years in office seeking lega- during the Kennedy administration. electrical motors. Monteleone and his impossible to start talks on those matters if the presidential candidates like Hillary Rodham cy-building compromises with Republicans Often only armed with knives and Italian comrades had another name for president proceeds with plans to issue immigra- Clinton to break with Obama at times as they try rather than helping the party position itself for wearing nothing more than swim trunks the teardrop-shaped vessel - “tartuga”, tion executive orders before the end the year, a to build the party’s next chapter. “The fact of the 2016 comes as little surprise and fits with their and flippers, the Maritime Unit’s combat Italian for turtle. pledge Obama insists he intends to keep. “I don’t matter is this is the time in any president’s tenure long-held belief that Obama is a political figure swimmers and other operatives carried Approximately 13,000 people served know why he would want to sabotage his last where their congressional allies on the Hill and who operates in isolation. out seaborne clandestine missions in the in the OSS during the war, but only a few two years as president by doing something this their interests begin to diverge more than ever,” But White House officials argue that Democrats Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean the- hundred were in the Maritime Unit. provocative,” Sen John Cornyn said Friday follow- said Jim Manley, a former top adviser to current would also benefit from successful compromise aters of World War II. Their story is told in O’Donnell believes Monteleone may be ing a White House meeting between the presi- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is soon legislation. The officials, who insisted on anonymi- a new book published last month, “First one of the last still living. Another mem- dent and lawmakers. to be relegated to minority status. ty in order to discuss the administration’s thinking SEALS: The Untold Story of the Forging of ber included in the book is Gordon Immigration aside, even where both sides Yet the midterm election season underscored following the election, say Obama has no plans to America’s Most Elite Unit.” Soltau, a combat swimmer considered share policy goals they still would have to work that there already were fissures in the relation- fold to every Republican demand or compromise The book’s release comes as two one of the Navy’s first “frogmen.” Soltau, through significant differences. Obama says his ship between the president and Democrats. Wary his principles to reach a deal. If that positioning members of the SEAL team that killed who starred for the San Francisco 49ers governing failures stem less from a lack of com- of the president’s paltry approval ratings, nearly results in agreements on issues like tax reform and Osama bin Laden in 2011 are making during the 1950s, died in California at 89 promise and more from an inability to be a good all Democratic candidates in tough races tried to infrastructure investments, they say Democrats headlines and drawing criticism from US on Oct 26, just days before “First SEALs” enough salesman for his ideas. It’s a view that distance themselves from him and refused to be could - and should - be able to run on those victo- military authorities for going public was published. — AP Republicans flatly reject but that Obama reiterat- seen with Obama on the campaign trail. In turn, ries two years from now. — AP p10 2_Layout 1 11/10/14 9:36 PM Page 1
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 INTERNATIONAL
Cameron: Britain should not stay in EU ‘come what may’
LONDON: Prime Minister David told business leaders that those who He said the level of investment into as a threat has actually weakened our set to rebel yesterday in a vote on Cameron said yesterday that Britain “flirt” with pulling Britain out of the EU Britain under his Conservative-led gov- influence in Europe, not strengthened it whether to continue honoring EU laws should not be willing to stay in the were putting millions of jobs at risk by ernment showed that the issue was not ... I will not be part of it. If I am prime allowing the arrest of criminal suspects European Union “come what may”, as his generating uncertainty. But, speaking at a deterrent. minister I will never risk British business- in other member states. The govern- main political rival said the promise of a the same event, Cameron said ignoring Miliband, hoping to cash in on fears es, British jobs, British prosperity by ment plans to include the European referendum on membership of the bloc that there was a debate over Europe among some business groups that a playing political games with our mem- Arrest Warrant (EAW) in a package of EU was creating uncertainty for businesses. would be the “worst thing to do”. Conservative election win could cost bership of the European Union.” justice and policing measures it wants In a bid to quell dissent among his own “Britain’s future in Europe matters to them unfettered access to the EU’s sin- Cameron has in recent months bat- to keep after Dec. 1, when it will drop lawmakers and win back voters who our country and it isn’t working properly gle market of 500 million people, said tled other EU countries over the leader- other EU justice rules. have defected to the anti-EU UK for us at the moment, and that is why Britain’s national interest was being ship of the EU executive, the A number of Cameron’s Conser- Independence Party, Cameron has we need to make changes,” Cameron damaged. “Every nod and wink to those Commission, and the EU budget, and vatives believe the EAW to be an pledged to renegotiate Britain’s EU ties said. “Simply standing here and just say- who want to leave sends a message to has provoked warnings from other EU unnecessary level of integration. The before offering a membership referen- ing: ‘I will stay in Europe, I will stick with potential investors that we are not open leaders with talk of trying to limit immi- vote is still set to pass easily, with the dum in 2017 if he is re-elected next year. whatever we have, come what may’ ... for business, that our country is a dan- gration from within the EU. Some of backing of Labor and the Liberal Opposition Labor leader Ed Miliband that is not a plan and that won’t work.” gerous bet,” he said. “Trying to use exit Cameron’s Eurosceptic lawmakers were Democrats.—Reuters Scandinavian jet ‘nearly crashed into Russian warplane’
LONDON: A Scandinavian airliner carrying The SAS incident was classified as “high 132 passengers nearly crashed earlier this risk”, along with two others: the alleged year into a Russian warplane that was flying abduction of an Estonian security service covertly, a study of Russia-West military operative by Russian agents from an incidents said yesterday. Estonian border post on September 5 and Swedish media reported that the two the reports of “foreign underwater activity” planes came within 90 metres (300 feet) of off the Swedish coast last month. each other in the air some 50 miles (80 kilo- The study also counted 11 “serious inci- metres) southeast of the Swedish city of dents with escalation risk” including four Malmo on March 3. “A collision was appar- cases of “harassment” of US and Swedish ently avoided thanks only to good visibility planes in international airspace by armed and the alertness of the passenger plane Russian fighter jets. pilots,” the European Leadership Network Among the 11 were also two cases of (ELN) think-tank’s report said. Russian aircraft conducting close over- The Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 flights over Canadian and US ships in the was on its way from Copenhagen to Rome. Black Sea and Russian aircraft violating The Russian reconnaissance plane “did not Swedish airspace on a mock “bombing raid” transmit its position”, said the report mission and Russian planes conducting a “Dangerous Brinkmanship: Close Military mock attack on the heavily populated Encounters Between Russia and the West in Danish island of Bornholm. The Soviet 2014”. Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev on The narrowly avoided incident would Saturday warned that the world was on the AMSTERDAM: Grieving family members and friends of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster gathered around 298 candles repre- have been “comparable to the tragedy of “brink of a new Cold War” at an event to senting the victims during a national commemoration ceremony in Amsterdam yesterday. — AP flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine”, it said, mark 25 years since the Berlin Wall’s fall. referring to the downing of the Malaysia The crisis in Ukraine has escalated ten- Airlines plane on July 17 in which 298 peo- sions between Russia and the West to their ple died. The report listed a total of 45 inci- highest level since the end of the Cold War Tanks move to Donetsk as fears dents so far this year-almost all of them and increased Russian air activity over linked to air and naval war games in differ- Europe during the past year has rattled the ent parts of the world including the Pacific. nerves of NATO alliance members. —AFP of all-out war grow in Ukraine MH17 families mourn at somber Amsterdam event
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine: New unidentified heavy armour and men across the frontier, say- the remaining dead may never be recovered as armored columns rumbled toward the pro- ing there was “no doubt” that the deployments the security situation around the crash site Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern were being commanded by the Russian army. remains volatile. Ukraine yesterday as fears grew of a return to all- Russia has repeatedly denied that it is involved Russian President Vladimir Putin said yester- out fighting in the war-torn region. The in the fighting in the east. day that shelling at the location by Ukrainian Netherlands meanwhile held an emotional cere- However, it openly gives the rebels political forces was preventing an international probe at mony for the 298 victims of flight MH17 shot and humanitarian backing and it is not clear a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib down over the separatist-held eastern Ukraine in how the insurgents could otherwise have access Razak on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific July, in a tragedy that brought the conflict in the to so much sophisticated and well-maintained Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. ex-Soviet state to the international fore. weaponry. Dutch investigators have made four visits to Some 1,600 relatives and friends of the dead AFP journalists reported sporadic shelling in the site since the signing of the ceasefire in from 18 countries gathered alongside members Donetsk overnight, some 24 hours after heavy September, but The Hague says it does not know of the Dutch royal family for the somber event in bombardments rocked the rebel bastion in when they will be able to recover the wreckage Amsterdam where the names and ages of those some of the fiercest fighting there since the of the plane. who perished were read out. Ukraine and the September 5 truce deal. Two Ukrainian soldiers West blame Russia for supplying the pro-Kremlin were killed and five wounded as government Putin on tour separatists with the missile that shot down the positions came under artillery fire around the The conflict in Ukraine has sent relations plane, while Moscow and the rebels have point- region, the military said. Some 4,000 people between Western backers of Ukraine and Russia ed the finger at Kiev’s forces. have died in the war since April, according to UN to their lowest levels since the end of the Cold On the ground in Ukraine, intense weekend figures. War. Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked DONETSK: The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander shelling around Donetsk and more armoured on a fraught week of diplomacy at the APEC Zakharchenko (second left), is surrounded by armed men yesterday as he heads to columns seen heading to the city ratcheted up MH17 memorial summit in Beijing and Group of 20 meeting in take part in Police Day celebrations of the republic in the eastern Ukrainian city of concerns the rebels could be gearing up for an At the MH17 ceremony in Amsterdam, large Brisbane, Australia, where he looks likely to face Donetsk. — AFP offensive after weeks of localized skirmishes. An candles burned in memory of the victims, 193 of a hostile reception from Western leaders. AFP journalist saw a total of 28 trucks, six tanks whom were Dutch citizens. “They will not be for- Russia’s economy is suffering from European and 14 howitzer cannons driving through rebel gotten, the beautiful warm and touching memo- Union and US sanctions imposed in response to territory around Donetsk yesterday. ries are forever,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Moscow’s support for the separatists, with the Romanian minister resigns The White House followed Europe by express- said. ruble losing some 25 percent of its value this ing grave concern at reports of Russian military Anton Kotte, who lost three relatives in the year. reinforcements, warning that any separatist crash, said for the bereaved the time since the But Putin sounded a confident note as he to protest vote pressure efforts to seize more territory would be a “bla- disaster had been like being stuck together on a shrugged off concerns over the ruble’s collapse, tant violation” of a September ceasefire agree- train that never stopped. putting it down to short-term speculation as the BUCHAREST: Romania’s foreign minister Romanians to vote for a new leader - some- ment that had halted full-scale fighting but “We didn’t know each other but we are part- national currency rallied yesterday. resigned yesterday amid complaints that thing now perceived as a fundamental failed to stop shelling at key flashpoints. ners in misfortune,” said Kotte. The remains of “I think it will stop soon given the actions tak- Romanians living abroad were unable to right gained after the country’s bloody Ukraine’s military on Monday repeated alle- 289 of the victims have so far been identified en by the central bank in response to specula- vote in the country’s presidential election. 1989 anti-communist revolt. gations that Moscow is sending columns of but the Dutch foreign minister has admitted that tors,” Putin said in a speech in Beijing. —AFP Romanians in Paris, London, Munich and The ministry announced Sunday it elsewhere said they had to stand in line for would send 800 officials to embassies and hours and were unable to vote in the Nov. 2 consular offices to help speed up expat vot- election. In Romania, thousands of people ing but protests have continued. In France, a WWI soldier’s bedroom frozen in time protested against the government this Ponta replaced the foreign minister with weekend, saying it prevented expats - most ally Teodor Melescanu, the 73-year-old for- BELABRE, France: The dust and cobwebs lie made. Above it hangs a big sepia portrait of from Napoleon’s time, or I don’t know when.” of whom oppose the government - from mer head of Romania’s foreign intelligence thick after nearly a century, but the memory of young Rocherau in military dress, with a mous- Fabre, while respectful of the place, is not voting. Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean service, who also ran for president in the the French soldier who grew up in this bed- tache, his gaze direct. A memory of the man sentimental. He has not sought publicity for the stepped down, saying he was being pres- first round. room-and who died in Belgium in World War I-is who died in a British field hospital the day after bedroom, nor does he feel any attachment to sured ahead of the Nov. 16 presidential “We will ensure all the necessary condi- today as vivid as the sunlight streaming through being wounded when Germans overran his the spectral occupant whose belongings he runoff to allow extra polling booths, which tions so that (people) can vote in and out- the window. Dragoons officer Hubert unit’s position in Kimmelberg, a hill in West watches over. he claims would break the country’s voting side the country,” Ponta said. Ponta faces Rochereau’s presence permeates the place. It Flanders. His main concern is that his spacious resi- rules. Commentator Cristian Tudor Popescu Klaus Iohannis, mayor of the central city of emanates from photos and from the second dence not be overrun by tourists or World War I said Prime Minister Victor Ponta had made Sibiu, in the Nov. 16 runoff, which Ponta is lieutenant’s various possessions-uniforms, riding Never to be open to the public buffs. He has no plans to open the private a mistake by making it difficult for expected to win. — AP trophies, books-frozen in time on the top floor of On the walls of the bedroom are artefacts memorial to the public, and even asks journalists a large home in Belabre, a small village in central from Rochereau’s interest in things military, not to provide images or details that could iden- France. notably swords and bayonets. “I believe this is a tify his property from the outside. “I especially African Union chief in Burkina The vivid vestiges of Rochereau’s short life are German bayonet from the First World War,” Fabre don’t want to be invaded,” he says. “Certainly not. a testament to the grief his parents felt upon says, touching one blade. “The rest must date After all, this is my home.”—AFP Faso for transition talks learning of the death of their only son on April 26, 1918, at the age of just 21. OUAGADOUGOU: The chief of the African Burkina Faso,” Abdel Aziz stated on emerging So deep was their bereavement, in fact, that Union yesterday arrived in Burkina Faso for from the talks with Zida, adding that a settle- they sought to have his memory live on when urgent talks on the west African country’s ment would come from “the Burkinabe peo- they sold the house, stipulating in the deed of political transition following the ouster of vet- ple”. The AU chief then travelled to a luxury sale that their beloved son’s bedroom must go eran president Blaise Compaore. “We have hotel in the capital for meetings with opposi- untouched for 500 years. The current owner, come to participate in a solution,” Mauritania’s tion politicians and leaders of civil society, as Daniel Fabre, has observed their wishes. “It’s not president and current AU head Mohamed well as loyalists who had backed the increas- an act of devotion but of historic preservation,” Ould Abdel Aziz said after talks with ingly unpopular Compaore in office. he said. But the clause itself “has no legal basis,” Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Zida, the officer the “The African Union is there to accompany he notes. “You can’t keep something preserved army installed to lead the nation after them (parties to transition). They have already that way for 500 years under French law.” Fabre, a Compaore fled. taken the essential steps for more democracy 72-year-old retired civil servant, took over the Abdel Aziz’s visit came a day after the in their country,” Abdel Aziz said. large house after the death a decade ago of his opposition and civil society groups agreed on Though Zida’s regime rejected a recent ulti- wife, who had inherited it from her grandfather. a blueprint for transition that provides for new matum from the AU to stand down within a He proudly shows off the small and tidy room elections in a year. The deal now has to be fortnight, Abdel Aziz said he wanted “to con- where Rochereau was born, timeworn but negotiated with the military, which is under gratulate” all parties to the succession crisis and remarkably intact. Cobwebs stretch between a international pressure to stand down. urged them to go on working together “in tran- moth-eaten uniform jacket and a wooden desk After publicly embracing Zida, the AU head quility, security and social peace”.Compaore upon which lies the bric-a-brac that Rochereau went straight into private talks with the soldier first seized power in a 1987 coup that killed his collected, including an antique pistol, military in a lounge at Ouagadougou airport. No predecessor and former comrade-in-arms manuals, a pipe and a tin of tobacco. Dust hangs details emerged from their discussion, which Thomas Sankara, a widely popular Marxist and in the air. LONDON: A picture shows ceramic poppies from the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” preceded talks in the city itself between Abdel reformer under whom the name of the country Yet the small single bed-covered by a lace installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking Aziz and other parties to the political process. was changed from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, spread, the soldier’s military academy cap and the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of “The African Union has not come to sanction meaning “Land of Upright People”.—AFP his posthumous medals-looks as if it were just London yesterday.—AFP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 INTERNATIONAL
Pakistani schools network observes anti-Malala day
ISLAMABAD: An association of Pakistani Pakistan has not been universally posi- dent of the schools’ federation, said in a Nasrin was forced to flee her homeland ism as a youngster. The book describes schools held an “I am not Malala” day tive, with some seeing her as a “Western statement it was “clear that Malala has in 1994 after radical Muslims accused her public floggings by the Taleban, their yesterday, condemning young Nobel agent” on a mission to shame her coun- nexus with Salman Rushdie and Taslima of blasphemy over her novel “Lajja” ban on television, dancing and music, peace laureate Malala Yousafzai for what try. The All Pakistan Private Schools Nasrin, and also has alignment with (Shame), in which a Hindu family is per- and the family’s decision to flee Swat it called her support for controversial Federation last year barred its members Salman Rushdie’s ideological club”. secuted by Muslims. Blasphemy is a sen- along with nearly one million others in novelist Salman Rushdie. from buying Malala’s memoir “I am “We severely condemned the chapter sitive issue in Pakistan also, where it can 2009 amid heavy fighting between the Education campaigner Malala was Malala” because of what the group said of the book in which Salman Rushdie’s carry the death penalty. militants and Pakistani troops. Malala, shot in the head by the Taleban in was its “anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam con- book has been mentioned as freedom of Malala’s book describes her life under who lives in Britain where she went for October 2012 but recovered and went tent.” It said the book, written with expression by Malala while referring to the Taleban’s brutal rule in northwest treatment after being shot, on to win this year’s Nobel peace prize. British journalist Christina Lamb, was too father’s views,” Ali said. Pakistan’s Swat valley in the mid-2000s, was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace The 17-year-old has been hailed around sympathetic to British novelist Rushdie. He said walks, seminars and press hints at her ambition to enter Pakistani Prize in October alongside India’s 60- the world for standing up for girls’ rights Rushdie in 1989 became the target of an conferences were held to highlight the “I politics and even describes her father’s year-old Kailash Satyarthi for their cham- to education, but the response to her in Iranian fatwa. Mirza Kashif Ali, the presi- am not Malala” day. Bangladeshi author brief flirtation with Islamic fundamental- pioning of children’s rights. — AFP India’s Modi names yoga minister in major shakeup 21 new faces in pro-reform cabinet
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister since the government took office in Narendra Modi has appointed a May, while battling ill-health. yoga minister as part of a major revamp of his government after Focus on economy storming to power in May. Modi, a Jaitley also takes information vegetarian who practices yoga dai- and broadcasting under the ly, strengthened his right-wing gov- revamp, but will be mostly free to ernment on Sunday by appointing focus on steering through difficult 21 new ministers as he tries to reforms pledged during the elec- speed up reform of the faltering tion campaign to revive the falter- economy. ing economy. Among the portfolios designat- Parrikar, with a reputation for ed late Sunday was that of AAYUSH, clean government during his time whose minister will be charged as chief minister of tourism state with promoting the traditional Goa, will be expected to speed up medicines and practices of long-delayed defence orders and Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, overhaul the country’s Soviet-era Unani, Siddha and homeopathy. military hardware. Modi asked the United Nations in A series of corruption scandals September to consider an interna- under the previous Congress gov- tional yoga day and also discussed ernment had brought defence pro- NEW DELHI: Indian children pose with placards during a protest against sexual vio- the ancient Indian discipline with curement to a near-standstill. lence organized by the Communist party of India (Marxist) in New Delhi. A study President Barack Obama during his Jayant Sinha, the Harvard-educated released by the UN World Population Fund and the Washington-based International visit to the United States. son of a former finance minister, Center for Research on Women (ICRW) yesterday said that six out of 10 Indian men “Congratulations to all col- was named junior minister for admit they have acted violently against their wives or girlfriends, with those facing leagues who have taken oath finance, underlining Modi’s priority financial difficulties more likely to carry out abuse. —AFP today. Looking forward to working to boost business and attract for- with them to accelerate India’s eign investment. development journey,” Modi said in In recent days Modi has Six in 10 Indian men a tweet late Sunday. unleashed a series of reforms, Modi added four new ministers scrapping fuel subsidies, simplify- to his cabinet and 17 junior minis- ing labour rules and pledging to admit violence ters for a 66-strong government. open coal mining to private players. AAYUSH was previously part of the But the government has so far against partner: Study health minister’s responsibility, but steered clear of “big bang” initia- has become a separate portfolio tives that economists say are need- NEW DELHI: Six out of 10 Indian men lence,” it also said. India has faced intense under former tourism minister ed to boost investment and manu- Shripad Yesso Naik after Sunday’s facturing. Sinha said his priorities admit they have acted violently against scrutiny in recent years in the wake of a NEW DELHI: Newly appointed Indian Yoga Minister Shripad Yesso Naik reshuffle. would be to create jobs and keep their wives or girlfriends, with those facing series of high-profile rapes that have speaks on a telephone at his residence in New Delhi yesterday.—AFP financial difficulties more likely to carry unleashed a wave of public anger against Among other changes, suave inflation in check. “First and fore- out abuse, a study released yesterday said. its violent treatment of women. regional leader Manohar Parrikar most, creating jobs is very impor- accelerating growth trajectory.” The railways portfolio was giv- Some 52 percent of women surveyed The fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old was handed the defence ministry tant for us and for the economy,” The economy last year grew by en to Suresh Prabhu, a veteran across the country reported suffering student on a bus in Delhi in December and charged with modernising the Sinha told reporters in Delhi after 4.7 percent, the weakest pace in leader of the Hindu hardline some form of physical, emotional or sexu- 2012 sparked massive street protests and ageing armed forces. taking charge. nearly a decade, while steep inter- regional Shiv Sena party who al violence in their lifetime, including led to tougher laws for sexual offenders. Parrikar’s appointment will ease “The second (priority) area is est rates aimed at fighting stub- switched allegiance to the ruling being kicked, hit, choked and burned, the Despite the laws, horrific violence against the burden on Arun Jaitley, who obviously managing inflation... this born inflation and a fall in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just study said. The report by the UN World women continues to hit the headlines on had been juggling both the year we are expecting growth to rupee have eaten into corporate before Sunday’s swearing-in cere- Population Fund and the Washington- a daily basis, with experts stressing the defence and finance ministries pick up and then to be on the profits. mony. — AFP based International Center for Research need to better educate young men about on Women (ICRW) underscores the high the importance of sexual equality and rates of abuse facing women in the deeply respect. patriarchal country. The study is based on interviews with “The study puts a spotlight on the high more than 9,000 men and 3,000 women prevalence of intimate partner violence in aged 18 to 49 and conducted across seven India,” the study said. “Regardless of age, Indian states. “We need a holistic men who experience economic stress approach to tackling violence and deeply were more likely to have perpetrated vio- ingrained harmful norms,” ICRW regional lence ever or in the past 12 months,” director Ravi Verma said in a blog post on according to the study called “Masculinity, the centre’s website. “It is imperative that Intimate Partner Violence and Son we reach boys at the early stages of child- Preference”. “Educated men and women hood to teach them healthy and non-vio- who were 35 years old or more were less lent forms of masculinity while their iden- likely to perpetrate or experience vio- tities are being formed.” — AFP India top court lifts ban on female makeup artists
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yester- dition. Khurana told reporters that the day ordered the lifting of a ban on women CCMAA rejected her application for a working as makeup artists in the movie makeup artist identification card because industry, ending a decades-long discrimi- she was a woman. natory practice. “I wanted to fight back. I wanted to earn India’s film industry is among the most a livelihood in the field that I have been prolific in the world with nearly 1,500 films trained,” Khurana said. “The film fraternity produced annually, most of them in knew about this unconstitutional practice KABUL: An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the scene of the roadside bomb blast in Kabul yesterday.—AFP Bollywood, as the Mumbai Hindi film indus- for so many years, but no one resisted it.” try is called. The Cine Costume Makeup Misra heard arguments from both sides Artists and Hair Dressers Association had last week and was outspoken in his criti- an unofficial ban on women as makeup cism. “How can it be said that only men can Taleban bombs kill artists, though they could work as hair- be makeup artists and women can be hair- dressers to the stars. dressers? We don’t see a reason to prohibit Judge Dipak Misra also struck down a a woman from becoming a makeup artist if regulation that people had to live in a par- she is qualified,” Misra said. ticular city or town for five years to become In telling the association to remove the 10 Afghanistan police a member of the association. The court gender clause, the judge said: “We are in order came on a petition by makeup artist 2014, not in 1935. Such things cannot con- KABUL: Bombs exploded in three cities in The militants claimed responsibility for two people. Taliban violence has increased as for- Charu Khurana, whose case was supported tinue even for a day.” The association said Afghanistan yesterday killing at least 10 of the attacks, which killed the policemen, sev- eign troops have withdrawn, leaving Afghan by the National Commission for Women, a it was only trying to ensure that male policemen, officials said, a day after a Taliban en of them in the eastern province of Logar security forces to fight alone or with limited state organization that protects women’s makeup artists were not deprived of work suicide bomber blew himself in Kabul’s police province when a suicide bomber blew himself air support. rights. in the film industry. Film stars welcomed headquarters killing one person. up at the provincial police headquarters. In The police and army have suffered heavy Khurana trained at the Cinema Makeup the ruling, saying male makeup artists The Taliban were ousted from power in Nangarhar province, also in the east, three losses as a result. A top US commander in School in Los Angeles but said she found it should not feel threatened with the 2001 by US-led forces and they have been policemen were killed in the city of Jalalabad Afghanistan recently said the casualty rate impossible to get work as a makeup artist court’s order. “If makeup artists are good fighting ever since to oust foreign troops and by a bomb planted in a rickshaw, officials said. among Afghan government forces was “not in Bollywood. When film producers wanted at their job, they will be hired, no matter the US-backed government, even as most for- It was not clear who was behind the third sustainable”. The Taleban also claimed respon- to hire her, the CCMAA objected, saying she whether they are male or female,” actress eign forces are pulling out by the end of this blast, in Kabul, caused by a bomb planted in a sibility for the Sunday suicide bomb attack on could not flout the nearly 6-decade-old tra- Sonam Kapoor said. —AP year. flower bed near a university. It wounded three police headquarters in the capital. —Reuters Pakistani court remands 4 in lynching of Christians
LAHORE: A Pakistani court yesterday Pakistan. Police have arrested more than 40 gation till November 19,” a prosecution offi- penalty for the killers of Shehzad and demanded a high-level inquiry into them remanded in custody four people accused of suspects. Politicians, ordinary citizens, reli- cial said. Shama,” read one banner. The couple were and urged the government to ensure severe burning to death a Christian couple for gious scholars and rights activists from dif- He said 39 more suspects were already in lynched in the tiny hamlet of Chak 59 punishment for the perpetrators, a party offi- alleged blasphemy-killings which have ferent schools of thought have voiced anger jail, out of a total of some 60 suspects named (Village 59) near the town of Kot Radha cial told AFP. sparked nationwide anger. Bonded laborer at the brutal crime-a rare reaction in mainly in the lynching of the Christian couple. Some Kishan, 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Shehzad Masih and his pregnant wife Shama Muslim Pakistan to the killing of people from 900 students from Lahore’s missionary Lahore. Sirajul Haq, the leader of Pakistan’s Pakistan, with even unproven allegations Bibi were beaten by a mob of 1,500 people a minority faith. schools staged a demonstration outside largest religious party Jamaat-I-Islami, visited often prompting mob violence. Those who then thrown on top of a lit furnace last week. “The police produced four suspects in Lahore Press Club against the murders. Kot Radha Kishan yesterday and met the take part in the violence are rarely if ever The horrific incident on November 4 has anti-terrorism court and the judge remanded “We want justice!” and “Stop killing family of the victims. prosecuted-a fact not lost upon the relatives sparked outrage and protests across them into police custody for further interro- minorities!” protesters shouted. “Death Haq “strongly condemned” the killings, of the deceased. —AFP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Obama tempers hopes for thaw with N Korea BEIJING: President Barack Obama is tempering of Obama’s decision to pursue their release was not provocative and conciliatory toward the US since core problem between us,” he added. US officials expectations for a thaw in relations between the related to his trip, though they wouldn’t speculate taking the helm of the impoverished and isolated have said there was no quid pro quo that led to the United States and North Korea, saying the secret on Pyongyang’s motivations. Obama said he dis- nation. release of the Americans. Bae had been held since talks to free two American prisoners were not the patched James Clapper, his director of national intel- The Obama administration has kept quiet about 2012 and was serving a 15-year sentence for alleged precursor to nuclear negotiations. ligence, to North Korea for negotiations after receiv- the details of Clapper’s discussions, though the pres- anti-government activities. Miller was arrested after Asked yesterday whether the prisoner negotia- ing “an indication that there was the possibility of ident said yesterday that they were “not high-level entering the country in April. Authorities accused tions helped him gain any insight into North Korea’s the release.” He did not elaborate on what kind of policy discussions” and did not touch on him of planning to infiltrate a North Korea prison. mercurial young leader Kim Jong Un and his signals the US received from North Korea or how Pyongyang’s nuclear provocations. He added that Their release came three weeks after a third approach to dealing with the US, Obama said curtly, messages were conveyed. Bae and Miller arrived in “when and if” North Korea agrees to pursue denu- American, Jeffrey Fowle of Miamisburg, Ohio, was “No.” The president’s first extensive public comments the US Saturday night, accompanied by Clapper. clearization, the US will be “very open” to having dis- set free by North Korea and put on a US government on the release of Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller Their release was the latest twist in the strained rela- cussions. However, Obama said that would require plane. Obama’s comments came following a meet- came as he opened a three day visit to China, North tionship between the Obama administration and more than “small gestures” like the release of the ing with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Korea’s chief benefactor. US officials said the timing the young North Korean leader, who has been both Americans. “Until that time, there’s going to be a the sidelines of a broader Asia-Pacific summit. — AP UK banker on double murder charge grins leaving HK court Case adjourned for psychiatric evaluation
HONG KONG: A British banker charged with the grisly murder of two young women flashed a smile as he left a Hong Kong court yesterday, after his case was adjourned for psychiatric evaluation. The 29-year-old securities trader, who until recently worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is accused of killing two young Indonesian women whose mutilated bodies were found at his upmarket apartment in the southern Chinese city. As the bodies of the victims were due to be flown home to Indonesia, Rurik Jutting shot a grin from the back of a prison van following the hear- ing. The case was “adjourned... for two psychiatric reports on the defendant’s fitness to plead”, said principal magistrate Bina Chainrai. Reports by two PAJU: North Korean soldiers watch the south side with cameras at the border village different doctors are required under Hong Kong of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, law, prosecutor Louise Wong said. Jutting is being north of Seoul, South Korea. Seoul defense officials said South Korean troops have held at Hong Kong’s maximum-security Siu Lam fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers approached too close to the border psychiatric centre, Wong confirmed. separating the rival countries. — AP He will next appear on November 24. Jutting, bearded and wearing black-rimmed glasses, South Korea fires warning remained impassive during the brief hearing at the Eastern Magistrate’s court-his second appear- shots near N Korea border ance after being charged with the murders a week ago. HONG KONG: British banker Rurik Jutting, charged with the grisly murders of two women, SEOUL: South Korean troops fired warning countries traded gunfire over propaganda ‘No consent’ to reconstruction smiles as he sits in a prison van leaving the eastern court in Hong Kong yesterday. — AFP shots yesterday after North Korean soldiers leaflets South Korean activists sent across He spoke only once to say “I do” when the officials in Hong Kong said. Facebook page that he was embarking on a “new approached too close to the border sepa- the border by balloon. In the second, North magistrate asked him whether he understood the They were discovered after Jutting called journey”. “Stepping down from the ledge. Burden rating the rival countries, Seoul defense offi- Korean soldiers were seen too close to the arrangements. Prosecutor Wong told the court police to his flat in the city’s Wanchai district in lifted; new journey begins. Scared and anxious cials said. The firing heightens animosities border, triggering a gunfire exchange. that a reconstruction of the crime “has not yet the early hours of November 1. Seneng was but also excited. The first step is always the hard- between the rival Koreas, even as North North Korea said its soldiers were engaging been conducted because the defendant did not found naked in the living room, with knife est,” he wrote. Korea’s tensions with the United States in routine patrol missions. At the center of give consent”. wounds to her neck and buttocks. Sumarti’s On that same date his license from the Hong seem to have eased after the announced the recent animosities is North Korea’s Defense lawyer Tim Parker said that Jutting decaying body was found hours later by police, Kong Monetary Authority for dealing in and release of two detained Americans a day demand that South Korea prevent activists had not agreed to a reconstruction yet but may stuffed into a suitcase on the apartment’s bal- advising on securities was cancelled, according to earlier. About 10 North Korean soldiers from launching the anti-North leaflets. do in future. Parker also applied to obtain video cony. According to court documents, she was its website. Jutting’s three licenses for dealing in retreated without returning fire after South South Korea has said it cannot do so, citing recordings of interviews police had conducted killed on October 27. Police are investigating securities and futures contracts with the city’s Korean troops fired 20 rounds of warning freedom of speech. with Jutting. Following the hearing, Hong Kong whether the victims were sex workers. Wanchai is Securities and Futures Commission also ended on shots, the officials said on condition of The conflict over the leafleting appears solicitor Michael Vidler, who is also acting in known for its late-night drinking holes popular October 28, according to its website. The Siu Lam anonymity because of office policy. There to have derailed talks on a high-level meet- Jutting’s defence, said it could be months before a with expatriates, and is home to a thriving red centre where Jutting is being held is on the out- were no reports of casualties. ing between the two Koreas, which had plea is entered.“Can’t give definite answer on that- light district. skirts of the city and run by Hong Kong’s correc- South Korean troops have detected been offered by North Korea during the could be 3-5 months time,” Vidler told AFP in an High-flyer Jutting was a pupil at the exclusive tional services department. North Korean soldiers approaching the bor- September Asian Games and had been dis- email. The bodies of Seneng Mujiasih and Sumarti English boarding school Winchester College At the end of September, 268 prisoners were der several times this year, but this was only cussed for October or November. Ningsih, both in their 20s, are due to be flown before studying history and law at Cambridge being held there-convicted or on remand-its the second time that the South fired warn- Over the weekend, North Korea released home Tuesday morning, Indonesian consulate University. On October 27 he posted on his website said. — AFP ing shots, the officials said. the last two Americans it has been detain- The incident happened inside the 4-kilo- ing - Matthew Miller of Bakersfield, meter (2.5-mile) -wide Demilitarized Zone California, and Kenneth Bae of Lynnwood, that was created when the 1950-53 Korean Washington - in a move widely seen as an Malaysia’s Sharia law costs War ended with an armistice. Tensions attempt to break a long deadlock with the between the Koreas remain high following US over talks on the North’s nuclear pro- two incidents last month involving gram. The Korean Peninsula remains in a exchanges of gunfire, although no casual- technical state of war because the Korean non-Muslims their kids ties were reported in either one. War armistice has never been replaced with In the first incident, troops from the two a peace treaty. — AP IPOH, Malaysia: It was the last round of a recur- her custody of the children. Two days later, her ex- tion. Last year, a civil court quashed the children’s ring argument: M Indira Gandhi’s husband wanted husband abducted their 5-year-old son. conversion to Islam in a landmark ruling. Civil her to convert to Islam. A committed Hindu, she National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar has courts had in the past said they had no jurisdiction Abe headache as anti-US refused. He threatened divorce. Both started shout- refused to act on court orders to return either in such cases. Riduan appealed the civil court’s cus- ing. Neighbors came looking. Suddenly, he Deepa’s son or Gandhi’s daughter to their mothers. tody decision but lost. His appeal of the ruling on base figure has snatched their 11-month-old daughter from the He has been cited for contempt but is waiting for a his children’s conversions has yet to be heard. arms of an older child, tucked her under one arm higher civil court to weigh in. He was quoted as In May this year, the court ordered police to edge in Japan poll and sped off on his motorbike. saying by local media that police were “sand- arrest Riduan for contempt of court and return That was more than five years ago. Gandhi wiched” between legal systems and proposed that Diksa, now 6, to her mother. Yet with police refus- TOKYO: Opinion polls in Japan’s far south- Futenma to Nago on the northeast coast hasn’t seen her child since, even though a children caught in custody tussles be placed in ing to act, she is no closer to her daughter. The case ern Okinawa islands have given an anti-US was first agreed between Tokyo and Malaysian civil court awarded her custody. welfare homes. Khalid did not return text messages continues to go through the civil court system, base candidate the edge in next weekend’s Washington in the 1990s, but has been Her husband - who converted to Islam shortly from The Associated Press seeking comment. where it may take years to resolve. gubernatorial election, a potential setback stalled by local opponents ever since. before taking his daughter away - won custody in The abduction of Gandhi’s daughter, Prasana Riduan declined to speak to a reporter. His for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The The deadlock has frustrated the an Islamic court. Because Gandhi is not a Muslim, Diksa, came days before her first birthday. Her lawyer, Anas Fauzi, said in an email that Riduan November 16 poll will be the first chance for Americans and proved a thorn in the side of she was not even called to appear. Police have mother had bought her a Minnie Mouse blouse refused to comply with the civil court ruling voters in Okinawa to deliver their verdict on successive Japanese governments. But in an been unwilling to enforce the civil court’s decision. and jeans, and had planned to take her to the tem- because he was bound by the Shariah order. a deal struck last year between Abe and abrupt about-face in December, Nakaima “I am pining to see my daughter. No mother ple for ear piercing, a traditional Hindu practice Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged parents to incumbent governor Hirokazu Nakaima, 75. decided to approve the start of landfill work should ever have to endure this pain,” said Gandhi, when a child turns 1. resolve their disputes in the Federal Court, the In what critics said amounted to a bribe, at Nago, sparking criticism at home that the a kindergarten teacher, in her small rented home in nation’s highest civil court, but has not condemned Abe pledged a huge cash injection to the one-time stalwart opponent of the reloca- Ipoh city in Perak state, about 200 kilometers (124 the abductions. An aide to Najib declined to com- island chain if Nakaima reversed years of tion had caved in. Opinion polls published miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. “Give us a ment further on the cases. Many Islamic clerics opposition to a plan to move the US over the weekend put Takeshi Onaga, 64, a chance. We are all Malaysians. We should have view the prospect of a Muslim child being brought Marines’ Futenma Air Station from a crowd- former mayor of Okinawa’s capital Naha City, equal rights.” up in a non-Muslim household as unacceptable. ed urban area to a sparsely populated in the lead. He is one of three candidates Gandhi’s case and others highlight perils of Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman, who heads the coastal district. Okinawa is home to more opposing the relocation plan, although all Malaysia’s divided legal system, where majority Islamic right-wing group Isma, defended the than half of the 47,000 US service personnel have slightly different stances on it. Nakaima Muslims use Shariah courts for religious and family Shariah courts’ actions, saying the Muslim fathers stationed in Japan, and strategically key to is in second place, the polls by the Yomiuri issues such as conversion, divorce and death. The are in a better position to raise the children as the US-Japan security alliance at a time of Shimbun and Kyodo News said, although other 40 percent of the country - mainly Christians, Muslims. He said the law should be changed to simmering tensions in East Asia. both noted around 20 percent of voters Buddhists and Hindus - use a secular legal system allow Shariah courts to hear petitions from non- But there is widespread local hostility to were undecided. A win for the anti-base inherited from the Southeast Asian country’s Muslims, and added that “its decision must be the military presence, with complaints over Onaga would be a significant blow to the British colonial rulers. final.” But Muhammad Asri Zainal Abidin, an Islamic noise, the risk of accident and a perception central government, said Hideki Uemura, Critics accuse the ethnic Malay Muslim-domi- scholar and a former state mufti, said children that the presence of so many young service- professor of international politics at Ryutsu nated government of doing too little to resolve caught in such custody battles should be able to men is a source of crime. The move of Keizai University in Tokyo. —AFP problems when those legal systems collide. The live with non-Muslim mothers as long as they care government has become increasingly reliant on IPOH: M Indira Gandhi pauses during an for them well. support from Islamist and right-wing pressure interview at her house in Ipoh, Perak state, groups as other constituencies flock to the opposi- Malaysia. — AP Community tion. M Kulasegaran, an opposition lawmaker who “There is no compulsion in Islam. Nobody can is also Gandhi’s lawyer, said there are many similar Gandhi repeatedly called her husband and force others to embrace a religion, not even their cases, including several he plans to file once begged him to return Diksa, who was still on breast parents. Leave the matter to the children to decide Gandhi’s case is resolved. Some earlier cases have milk, in the hours and days after she was taken. Her when they are old enough,” he said. turned out even worse for non-Muslims than husband, an odd-job worker now called Diksa, now called Ummu Habibah Muhammad Gandhi’s case has so far: In 2007, the top civil court Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, initially told her Riduan, lives with her father in a Muslim communi- ruled that a Muslim spouse had the right to con- again to convert to Islam, then stopped replying to ty in northeastern Kelantan state. His lawyer, Anas, vert his children without the mother’s consent. any of her requests. Gandhi found out that he had said she has adjusted well and that “both the father Some lawyers and legal experts say spouses in officially converted to Islam when she went to a and the daughter receive moral and physical sup- especially bitter custody battles sometimes convert police station to report the abduction. There she port from the local society.” to Islam to gain an upper hand. A Muslim with a learned that he had also changed the birth certifi- Riduan does not provide financial support for non-Muslim spouse who seeks custody from the cates of the couples’ other two children to state his other two children, now 16 and 17, who have Shariah court is almost certain to win because the they were Muslims. Fearing that Islamic authorities remained with Gandhi throughout the dispute. spouse has no standing. may seize them as well, Gandhi went into hiding. Anas said that since his client converted, “the con- The government has long pledged to tackle The Shariah court granted Riduan temporary cus- ditions and the circumstances do not even allow legal ambiguities related to religious conversions. tody of all three children days after he abducted both disputed parties to have any relationship.” But a Cabinet decision in 2009 to allow minors to Diksa, and granted him permanent custody a few Gandhi did, however, finally receive recent pictures be converted only with both parents’ consent has months later. No grounds were given by the Islamic of her youngest child this year. In one, a smiling yet to be made legally binding. court. In Perak and some other states, Shariah Diksa is clad in a black Islamic headscarf, posing In southern Negeri Sembilan state, Deepa allows one parent to convert children to Islam with her father. Every day, at an altar in her home, Subramaniam’s Hindu husband quietly embraced without the consent of the other. Gandhi lights a candle for Diksa and prays that she Islam in 2012 and formally converted both their comes home. “Whether she is a Muslim or not, it BEIJING: A man rides on a tricycle past banners with the words “Ensure APEC sum- children without her consent. He was then granted Jurisdiction doesn’t matter,” she said. “She is still my daughter. mit’s safety, open burning is prohibited” on display at a main road entrance to the custody of the children by a Shariah court. Deepa Gandhi turned to the civil court, which in 2010 All I want is to hold and embrace her. I have missed Upper Beitai, the village closest to the venue for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic turned to the civil court, which annulled her mar- awarded her custody of all three children and ruled many precious moments with her. I will fight until I Cooperation (APEC) summit, in the Huairou district of Beijing. — AP riage on grounds of domestic violence and granted that the Shariah court had exceeded its jurisdic- get my child back.” — AP NEWS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
The Muslim holy site of the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City is seen through barbed wire yesterday. — AFP
Govt mulling petrol subsidy, spending cuts Continued from Page 1 to end subsidies on diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel as a their exports, the report said. efforts to tackle energy subsidy reform, but this is likely to first step in revising heavily-subsidised electricity, water and Total GDP of the GCC states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, hurt industries reliant on feedstock subsidies, such as petro- The statement said the Cabinet had studied proposals petrol. Local media said Kuwait’s fiscal reserves grew to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - hit $1.64 chemicals. A top World Bank official said last week that the presented by the finance ministry about the slide in oil $548 billion as of June 30. Kuwait has a native population of trillion last year, according to the International Monetary GCC states, which pump a fifth of the world’s crude oil, prices and “emphasized it will continue with capital spend- 1.25 million and is also home to about 2.8 million foreign- Fund. S&P viewed Bahrain and Oman as most vulnerable to spend more than $160 billion on energy subsidies annually, ing and projects under the development plan”. ers. a decline in the hydrocarbon market, and Qatar and UAE as and called for immediate cuts. IMF chief Christine Lagarde Oil income makes up around 94 percent of public rev- Meanwhile, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services the least vulnerable. “While the Gulf countries’ significant oil warned last month that GCC states will face budget short- enues in the stste which pumps around 3.0 million barrels warned yesterday a prolonged decline in oil prices will like- and gas reserves are key supports for their sovereign credit falls if the recent decline in oil prices persists. per day. Oil prices have lost around 30 percent of their val- ly slow the economies of the energy-rich Gulf states and ratings, their economies’ concentration in the hydrocarbon Oil prices have lost about 30 percent since it started to ue since June, amid a surplus in supplies and a weak global impact their massive infrastructure projects. “The recent sector is also a significant vulnerability,” it said. It said the decline in June. The total revenue of the GCC states - 90 economy, hitting the state coffers of energy-dependent drop in hydrocarbon prices, if sustained, could have a sig- decline will hurt infrastructure projects and the private sec- percent of which come from oil - more than doubled from countries like Kuwait. nificant impact on the region’s economic and financial indi- tor. $317 billion in 2008 to $756 billion in 2012. It declined The head of parliament’s budget committee, lawmaker cators... and dampen economic growth,” S&P said in a The agency revised Brent oil price at $85 a barrel for the slightly to $729 billion last year, according to IMF estimates. Adnan Abdulsamad, has said if oil prices continue at the report. On average, energy revenues for the six Gulf rest of the year and $90 a barrel for 2015 and beyond. The IMF has said that GCC states will not be greatly affected in current level, the budget surplus would shrink to just $3.1 Cooperation Council (GCC) states constitute 46 percent of assumption is very close to most of the GCC’s budget price the short-term as they can tap into their massive fiscal billion from $45 billion last year. The government decided their gross domestic product (GDP) and three quarters of for oil. Lower government revenues may also result in more reserves estimated at $2.45 trillion. — Agencies
Comoros offer highlights plight of Kuwait... Why aren’t laid-off nurses being hired? Continued from Page 1 Authorities have given no indication of the potential Continued from Page 1 matter with Indian embassy officials here. cost of the Comoros deal, but activists on social net- On top of the job loss, many of the laid off nurses The secretary general of the Kuwaiti Bedoons works claim it would amount to billions of dollars. But Our children are studying here,” said a nurse on the have yet to receive their indemnities. “The company Committee, Nawaf Al-Bader, said none of the 34,000 Bader said offering bedoons Comoros citizenship was condition of anonymity. is not willing to pay their indemnity too. This is not identified as eligible three years ago have been granted “totally impractical” and that Sunday’s announcement Most of the nurses had been working in Adan right, especially since many of them have worked citizenship. “Government claims that bedoons belong was met with “anger and rejection” by his community. Hospital while others had been with other clinics here for more than 10 years,” said Varghese to other countries are false and unsubstantiated. If Comoros is an archipelago state located off eastern under the MoH. The license of the company is report- Puthukulangara, Director of the Non-Resident these claims were true, why has the government not Africa and is a member of the Arab League. A member ed to have been cancelled after the ministry awarded Keralites’ Affairs (NORKA) department’s welfare deported them,” said Bader, a bedoon himself. The actu- of parliament’s human rights committee, MP Faisal Al- a contract to another company, rendering hundreds board. al number of bedoons was much higher than official fig- Duwaisan, described the move as “very grave” and of the nurses jobless. “We plead help from the author- Asked about the stoppage of food at the hostel, ures, he said, with between 40,000 and 50,000 of them vowed to question the prime minister if the govern- ities because we are in a miserable predicament now. Puthukulangara said, “We are talking to company unregistered. ment implements the decision. At the hostel, the company stopped serving food on officials and persuading them to provide food until A few years ago, the government established a spe- For the past three years, police have broken up with October 31,” said another nurse, who has been work- a final settlement is reached,” he said. According to cial agency to resolve the bedoon problem and named force bedoon protests calling for citizenship and other ing in Kuwait for the last 10 years. “Many of us were Puthukulangara, 12 of the newly-recruited nurses it the Central Agency for Illegal Residents, the official basic rights. Hundreds have been arrested and put on working here for more than five to six years. But a few have been employed in the private sector. While 80 name of bedoons in Kuwait. After years of depriving trial accused of illegal demonstrations and assaulting had been recruited quite recently,” she said. more nurses may soon find employment in the pri- them of basic rights, the government recently started police. Lawmaker Nabil Al-Fadhl in April proposed send- vate sector, others may either have to fend for offering bedoons some services. It has started appoint- ing to a desert camp stateless people convicted of Humanitarian issue themselves or return to their home countries. “We ing them as public school teachers and allowing some breaching public security and protesting. In an Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain agreed yesterday cannot insist that the MoH absorb them. But con- to seek private sector employment. It has been paying unprecedented move in 2012, Refugees International, that this is a humanitarian issue, adding the embassy sidering their experience and qualification in school fees for thousands of bedoon children whose Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International jointly has written to the Foreign Ministry on the matter after Kuwait, the ministry could positively consider their fathers are registered, as well as issuing them birth, mar- wrote a letter to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad a group of nurses called on him last month requesting case,” added Puthukulangara. riage and death certificates. But Bader insists the servic- Al-Sabah, highlighting the plight of bedoons and urg- the embassy’s help. However, the embassy has not Around 400 of the nurses are from India, while es have not been offered to all bedoons as many remain ing an end to their alleged abuse. “All bedoons born in received any reply from the ministry yet. The nurses the rest are from the Philippines and Egypt. deprived and live in “misery”. Parliament has repeatedly Kuwait should be recognised as citizens, and those who have also submitted a memorandum to Kerala’s Chief Around 240 of them are currently accommodated passed legislation allowing the government to natu- have resided in the country for a reasonable amount of Minister Oommen Chandy seeking his help in alleviat- in their company’s hostel in Mahboula. ralise 4,000 bedoons each year, but most of the laws time should be eligible to apply for citizenship and ing their plight. Kerala’s Social Justice Minister M K Compounding their problems, they have been have not been implemented. acquire citizenship,” they said. — AFP Muneer, who visited Kuwait last week, discussed the asked to vacate by Nov 20. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 ANALYSIS
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By Ammanuel Giroud
nder increasing pressure from the military, Egypt’s deadliest jihadist group pledged Uallegiance to the Islamic State organisation in a bid to boost recruitment and bolster its fight against the army, analysts say. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem) has waged an insurgency from its Sinai Peninsula stronghold that has killed scores of Egyptian police and soldiers since the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year. In response, the army has launched a huge operation in Sinai targeting jihadists and last US agencies struggle vs cyberattacks month began building a buffer zone on the border with Gaza to stem the flow of militants and weapons from the strip. By Martha Mendoza trumps terrorism as the No. 1 threat to the From 2009 to 2013, the number of report- attacker to what appeared to be a Germany- The military announces the arrest or killing of US - and when breaches at businesses such ed breaches just on federal computer net- based server. $10 billion-a-year effort to protect as Home Depot and Target focus attention works - the .gov and .mils - rose from 26,942 alleged militants in Sinai on a near-daily basis, in sensitive government data, from mili- on data security - the federal government to 46,605, according to the US Computer Vulnerable claims which are not independently verified. Atary secrets to Social Security num- isn’t required to publicize its own data losses. Emergency Readiness Team. Last year, US- “No matter what we do with the technol- “(Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) seems to be looking to bers, is struggling to keep pace with an Yesterday, the US Postal Service said it CERT responded to a total of 228,700 cyber- ogy ... we’ll always be vulnerable to the internationalise their position, perhaps in response increasing number of cyberattacks and is was the victim of a cyberattack and that incidents involving federal agencies, compa- phishing attack and ... human-factor attacks to increasing pressure on the ground from the unwittingly being undermined by federal information about its employees, including nies that run critical infrastructure and con- unless we educate the overall workforce,” Egyptian security forces,” said Hisham Hellyer, sen- employees and contractors. Workers scat- Social Security numbers, may have been tract partners. That’s more than double the said Eric Rosenbach, Assistant Secretary of ior fellow in International Security Studies at the tered across more than a dozen agencies, compromised. And last month, a breach of incidents in 2009. Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Royal United Services Institute in London. from the Defense and Education depart- unclassified White House computers by And employees are to blame for at least Security. Although the government is pro- ments to the National Weather Service, are hackers thought to be working for Russia half of the problems. Last year, for example, jected to spend $65 billion on cybersecurity The group’s announcement is the most signifi- responsible for at least half of the federal was reported not by officials but The about 21 percent of all federal breaches were contracts between 2015 and 2020, many cant show of support for IS in the region outside cyberincidents reported each year since Washington Post. Congressional Republicans traced to government workers who violated experts believe the effort is not enough to Iraq and Syria, suggesting its influence now rivals 2010, according to an AP analysis of records. complained even they weren’t alerted to the policies; 16 percent who lost devices or had counter a growing pool of hackers whose that of its once-dominant Al-Qaeda rivals. “They They have clicked links in bogus phishing hack. them stolen; 12 percent who improperly motives vary. Russia, Iran and China have (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) are suffering from lack of emails, opened malware-laden websites and To determine the extent of federal cyber- handled sensitive information printed from been named as suspects in some attacks, resources as Egyptian security forces besiege Sinai,” been tricked by scammers into sharing infor- incidents, the AP filed dozens of Freedom of computers; at least 8 percent who ran or while thieves seek out other valuable data. said Eman Ragab, an expert on regional security at mation. One was redirected to a hostile site Information Act requests, interviewed hack- installed malicious software; and 6 percent Only a small fraction of attackers are caught. the Cairo-based Ahram Centre for Political and after connecting to a video of tennis star ers, cybersecurity experts and government who were enticed to share private informa- For every thief or hostile state, there are Serena Williams. A few act intentionally, most officials, and obtained documents describing tion, according to an annual White House tens of thousands of victims like Robert Strategic Studies. “Pledging allegiance to IS would famously former National Security Agency digital cracks in the system. That review review. Curtis. He declined to talk about specifics of help gain the sympathy of youths who could be contractor Edward Snowden, who down- shows that 40 years and more than $100 bil- Documents released to the AP show how his case. According to court records, a thief in recruited from other groups, or help get logistical loaded and leaked documents revealing the lion after the first federal data protection law workers were lured in. In one incident Sept 2011 broke into a car in a San Antonio support from IS itself.” government’s collection of phone and email was enacted, the government is struggling around Christmas 2011, Education garage and stole unencrypted computer records. Then there was the contract worker to close holes without the knowledge, staff Department employees received an email tapes containing the Pentagon workers’ Recruitment Drive who lost equipment containing the confi- or systems to outwit an ever-evolving foe. purportedly from Amazon.com that asked information. The car belonged to an employ- Unlike its jihadist rivals, the Islamic State group dential information of millions of Americans, them to click on a link. Officials quickly ee of a federal contractor tasked with secur- including Robert Curtis, of Monument, Breaches warned staff that it could be malicious. The ing those records. Criminals have tried to get has a straightforward message that is also a selling Colorado. Fears about breaches have been around department did not release information to cash, loans, credit - even establish businesses point for Ansar Beit al-Maqdis recruiters, according “I was angry, because we as citizens trust since the late 1960s, when the federal gov- the AP about any resulting damage. Reports - in Curtis’ name, according to court records. to a Cairo-based expert on terrorism in the Middle the government to act on our behalf,” he ernment began shifting its operations onto from the Defense Department’s Defense He and his wife have frozen bank and credit East speaking on condition of anonymity. “Its mes- said. Curtis, according to court records, was computers. Officials responded with software Security Service, tasked with protecting clas- accounts. A lawsuit brought by victims was sage is much more simple than Al-Qaeda and is besieged by identity thieves after someone designed to sniff out malicious programs and sified information and technologies in the dismissed. “It is very ironic,” said Curtis, him- aimed at the masses who have limited knowledge stole data tapes that the contractor left in a raise alarms about intruders. And yet, attack- hands of federal contractors, show how easy self a cybersecurity expert who worked to of religion, and they get influenced by calls to kill car, exposing the health records of about 5 ers have always found a way in, exposing tens it is for hackers to get into DOD networks. provide secure networks at the Pentagon. “I Americans, Shiites or others.” Ismail Al-Iskandrani, a million current and former Pentagon of millions of sensitive and private records One military user received messages that his was the person who had paper shredders in employees and their families. At a time when that include employee usernames and pass- computer was infected when he visited a my house. I was a consummate data protec- researcher at the Paris-based Arab Reform Initiative, intelligence officials say cybersecurity words and veterans’ medical files. website about schools. Officials tracked the tion guy.” —AP agrees that the new allegiance will help recruit fighters to Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. “Pledging alle- giance in itself is an attempt to recruit IS supporters and sympathisers... especially since Ansar Beit al- Escaping wealth gap means fleeing hometowns Maqdis has suffered losses in recent operations,” he said. “They are attempting to create a sanctuary for By Tammy Webber stayed in stricken factory towns where jobs disappeared. For into more overall wealth or a better lifestyle. “There’s a lot young jihadists who want to join IS in Egypt.” others, though, escaping meant separating their own fate from more to learn,” Yagan said. But unlike IS, which claims to want to establish a his Illinois city already was struggling when Tara that of their hometowns. “caliphate” across the region, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Holycross and her friends were kids riding their bikes to Living Costs harbours more local ambitions, targeting mainly TCustard Cup, swimming at the park district pool and Mobility Differences in living costs can make moving chancy. But hanging out in the Wendy’s parking lot. Manufacturers that pro- Between 2012 and 2013, more than 26.7 million people they aren’t always a negative factor. People who left California Egyptian soldiers and policemen. The group has so vided thousands of well-paying, middle class jobs - General age 18 and over moved - 17.3 million of them to a different during the recession for bustling San Antonio, riding an oil far focused its attacks on security forces, and once Motors, General Electric, Hyster - were closing. Neighborhoods county. Those in their 20s and 30s with a college degree were boom and technology expansion, often accepted pay decreas- bombed a tourist bus on the border with Israel, were crumbling. By the time Holycross graduated from high most likely to move for job reasons and to move the farthest. es but were better off overall because of Texas’ lower costs, said killing three South Koreans. It has also urged school in 2004, a city best known for its massive downtown In that period, people poured out of declining cities like Asa Sphar, managing partner of the CSI Executive Search firm. Egyptians to fight Morsi’s ouster. grain elevator and as the hometown of actors Dick and Jerry Detroit, whose population dropped by almost 10,000, and The median value of a home in California is nearly $384,000; in Van Dyke was scrambling to create new opportunities. into economic hotspots like San Antonio, which grew by Texas, it’s $128,000. IS Threat Rises Ten years later, this city of 32,500 still is struggling. But 25,378, according to census data. The trend of more-educated In Danville’s case, the low cost of living wasn’t enough rea- Iskandrani said the “real concern” was that Ansar Holycross and some of her classmates are doing just fine - people moving and less-educated staying began to emerge son for many to stay. Holyfield said she and her husband, an because they moved. They’re doctors and athletic trainers, soft- several years ago. A Census Bureau study found that more electrician who grew up near Danville, found better job Beit al-Maqdis could target supporters of the ware specialists and financial advisers. They’re living all over the than half of highly educated workers who moved between prospects around the Chicago exurbs and hope to buy a house Egyptian army “like Christians or embassies of country - from Chicago to Charleston, South Carolina, to 2005 and 2010 left their counties. By contrast, 70 percent of soon. Also, “there is just way more to do up here - whether it’s countries participating in the coalition against IS”. Boulder, Colorado - where they found solid jobs that reward the people without high school diplomas who moved did so with- concerts or restaurants or shopping,” Holyfield said. Danville’s The new allegiance “makes the threat (of IS) even kind of education they have. Though still early in their careers, in the same county. population has dipped by about 1,000 residents in the past 20 more obvious,” said Karim Bittar, research director at they’ve surpassed Danville’s median household income of Decades ago, many unskilled workers were able to migrate years. Whatever influx it has had has come mainly from lower- Paris’s Institute of International and Strategic $35,000 and expect to do much better. Holycross and four class- to capitalize on better conditions elsewhere, as when field income people seeking cheap housing. The poverty rate has Relations. “Its ability to strike Middle Eastern or mates interviewed said about half of their class of fewer than 50 workers moved from the South to the Midwest for factory jobs reached 29 percent, compared with 18.1 percent in 2000. left town, and those they’re in touch with landed good posi- after World War II. But good blue-collar jobs are now harder to Warehousing and distribution centers have replaced some international targets is also multiplying,” Bittar said. tions. find anywhere - one factor that may help explain why mobility of the manufacturing jobs. Local businesses are funding schol- “There is a ripple effect and as long as Daesh “I knew there wasn’t an opportunity for me to have my overall has been declining for several decades and why it arships for students who agree to stay home after graduation. momentum is unstopped, many will want to join career” in Danville, said Holycross, 28, a third-generation native dropped sharply during the recession. “If we pushed someone But vacant and dilapidated homes scar big chunks of neighbor- the bandwagon,” he said, referring to IS’s Arabic who now works as an athletic trainer for a hospital system in who’s stayed in Detroit to suddenly hit the road and move to hoods, the historic downtown still has scores of vacant build- acronym. —AFP Beloit, Wisconsin, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago. Their Chicago, would that person suddenly do better? Or has that ings and unemployment is almost 10 percent. City officials are experience is a counterpoint to the desperation gripping so person stayed behind exactly because he or she can’t find a hoping legislators allow the city to build a casino to bring in many rural and manufacturing communities in the Midwest good-paying job in Chicago?” said Danny Yagan, a University more jobs. “It’s taken a long time to stabilize, and it will take that have been hard hit by global economic changes. The flow of California economist who studies mobility. years before we start moving in the next direction,” said Mayor All articles appearing on these of educated workers from struggling communities to areas with There’s no comprehensive data contrasting the financial Scott Eisenhauer. brighter job opportunities might, to some extent, help shore up fortunes of those who have stayed in place and those who The situation is much the same in Flint, Michigan, where pages are the personal opinion of the US middle class, which has been squeezed by a widening have left. But the partial glimpses available are revealing. A about 80,000 once worked in GM factories, but where the pop- the writers. Kuwait Times takes no gap between the richest Americans and everyone else. survey of nearly 3,000 2012 graduates of 15 public universities ulation has dropped from 200,000 to below 100,000 since most responsibility for views expressed Since roughly 1980, income has grown most for the top in Michigan - a state especially afflicted by manufacturing’s of those jobs dried up. Mayor Dayne Walling said his town’s therein. Kuwait Times invites read- earners and dropped for the poorest 20 percent. Incomes for decline - found that 37 percent were living in another state a master plan now includes razing entire neighborhoods. the highest-earning 1 percent of Americans soared 31 percent year later. That was down from 49 percent in a similar 2007 Struggling towns are emphasizing college and trade school to ers to voice their opinions. Please from 2009 through 2012, after adjusting for inflation, according survey. But those who did move were far more likely to have a many young people, hoping that a higher-quality workforce will send submissions via email to: opin- to data compiled by Emmanuel Saez, an economist at full-time job: 86 percent compared with 68 percent of those attract employers yet also aware that education makes it easier [email protected] or via snail University of California, Berkeley. For everyone else, it barely who stayed put. And they tended to earn significantly more. for young people to leave. For Stephanie Shinn Gaydos, a 2004 budged, rising an average of 0.4 percent. Those who moved from Michigan to Illinois upgraded from high school graduate from Danville who now practices medi- mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. While Wall Street traders and software CEOs soared to enor- a state median income below $47,000 to one over $55,000 in cine in Charleston, South Carolina, moving back to Danville isn’t The editor reserves the right to edit mous affluence, waves of people fell out of the middle class as 2012. Research indicates that people who moved to places an option. “That’s a shame because I’m close to my family,” she any submission as necessary. manufacturing’s share of the economy shrank. Following the with stronger economies often do about as well as the work- said, “but I am so happy with the opportunities (in Charleston). downside arc of the wealth gap was inevitable for many who ers already there. Less clear is whether such a move translates It doesn’t really compare.” —AP p15_Layout 1 11/10/14 10:11 PM Page 1
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Benaud fighting skin cancer Pakistan gears up for Oscar extends Chelsea stay
SYDNEY: Legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud revealed yesterday he is women’s tournament LONDON: Brazilian international Oscar has signed a new five-year contract battling skin cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy, but said he was coping with Chelsea that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2019, the English ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hosts the third South Asian women’s football champi- Premier League leaders announced yesterday. well. The 84-year-old former Australian captain made his illness public at the Nine onship this week, with organisers promising tight security after a recent spate The 23-year-old attacking midfielder joined the London club from Network’s launch for its Australian summer cricket coverage, saying he was of terror attacks. The third edition of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), receiving treatment for skin cancers on his forehead and the top of his head. “I’m Internacional in 2012 and has since scored 27 goals in 126 appearances, featuring eight teams including Pakistan’s arch-rivals India and neighbour coping with it very well-the doctors are pleased,” he said. “I’m going along slowly. Afghanistan, will run in Islamabad from November 11-20, the first time a high- including 92 starts, for the Blues. “I am so happy because I love playing for The cancers need to be treated.” Benaud, a much-loved figure in Australian crick- profile regional women’s event has been held in Pakistan. Chelsea and living in England,” Oscar told the club’s website. “I have enjoyed et, urged people to take precautions to protect themselves The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) promised tight security for the playing here for two years, and now I have five from the sun. “I recommend to everyone they wear protec- teams, after a suicide attack at a border post with India last week killed nearly more, so I am very happy.” tion on their heads,” he said. “Eighty-four-year olds don’t 60 people. The blast at Wagah had raised doubts over the tournament but PFF Signed originally for a fee of close to £20 seem to mend as well as they used to. “When I was a kid, secretary Ahmed Yar Lodhi said the event will go ahead. “We have high level million ($32 million, 25.5 million euros) when we never ever wore a cap. I wish I had. You live and learn security in place and hope that the event will remove all doubts over our host- Roberto di Matteo was Chelsea manager, Oscar as you go along,” he added. Benaud attended the Nine ing a top event like this,” Lodhi told reporters. Two time champions India are Network launch at the Sydney Cricket Ground with its has become an increasingly influential figure broadcast team, including former cricketers Bill Lawry, expected to arrive early today while Afghanistan team arrived on Sunday. The since Jose Mourinho returned for his second Ian Chappell, Mark Nicholas, Brett Lee and Shane Warne. Afghanistan Football Federation said their team includes nine players from spell in charge at Stamford Bridge. Indeed, the Benaud, who has worked in the commentary box since Iran, United States and Europe. Afghanistan managed to draw one of their Portuguese boss’s decision to deploy Oscar in the retiring from Test cricket in 1964, has been out of action three games, losing the other two, in the inaugural event held in Bangladesh in number 10 role was widely regarded as a major fac- since suffering chest and shoulder injuries during a car 2010. They reached the semi-final in the second edition held in Sri Lanka in tor in Juan Mata’s decision to leave Chelsea for crash in Sydney late last year.—AFP 2012 but were thrashed 11-0 by champions India.—AFP Manchester United.—AFP
ABK main sponsor at Al Arabi vs Egypt’s Al Ahli Football Match
KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait is cant in light of the importance and delighted to sponsor the football match viewership the two teams command, at between Kuwait’s Al Arabi team and local, regional and international levels. Egypt’s Al Ahli, taking place on the 12th Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait is reputed to sup- of November at Sabah Al Salem port youth initiatives and sporting Stadium. events in particular, in a bid to encour- Prior to the game a press conference age sportsmanship and healthy compe- was held, attended by Othman Al tition amongst the young enthusiasts.” Tawfiqi, AGM, Retail Banking and Ali Al Ali Al Sammak stated that Al Ahli Sammak, Senior Manager, Service Bank of Kuwait is considered the Main Quality at ABK. Sponsor of the Al Arabi football team, At the press conference, Othman Al for the current and past seasons and Tawfiqi said, “Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait has “ABK was encouraged to sponsor this the pleasure to participate as the main big sports event, owing to the history of sponsor of the much awaited match both clubs in achieving championships, between Kuwait’s Al Arabi and Egypt’s Al as well as the huge fan base enjoyed by Ahli teams. The sponsorship is signifi- both teams”.
AVONDALE: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, speaks to the media after failing to advance to race for the championship in the season finale after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday in Avondale, Arizona. — AFP Gordon leaves the Rosberg needs help from friends in finale desert disappointed AVONDALE: Jeff Gordon’s bid for a fifth berth last week at Texas, racing for the lead on a effort at Martinsville, great effort here and it just SAO PAULO: Nico Rosberg may need some exaggerated ruling at one race could NASCAR Sprint Cup championship was wrecked late restart. His chances ended when Keselowski wasn’t enough,” Gordon said. help from his friends, but he is utterly con- decide the title. “It would put a big shadow twice. The first, in Texas last week, involved him tried to squeeze between him and Jimmie It was a disappointing finish to what was one vinced he can win the season-ending “dou- over the championship if it was turned by directly and led to a melee with Brad Keselowski. Johnson, creating contact that sent Gordon of Gordon’s best seasons. The 43-year-old ble jeopardy” Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and a technical issue.” The second, at Phoenix on Sunday, came in the spinning into the wall with a flat tire.Gordon fin- Hendrick Motorsports driver won four times, claim the drivers’ world title. After Sunday’s race, in which Rosberg pack behind him, and turned out to be just as ished 29th and confronted Keselowski in the including at Dover during the Chase - for his After ending championship leader and resisted Hamilton’s pressure for 71 laps, the devastating for one of NASCAR’s most popular pits, leading to a melee between their two most victories since he had six in 2007. Gordon Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s run Briton holds a 17-point lead, having won drivers. teams and Harvick. also finished in the top 10 in 22 of his 35 starts, of five straight wins, the 29-year-old compared to Rosberg’s five. Wolff, howev- Racing for a spot in the season finale next including 14 top-fives, proving he’s still one of German shrugged aside concerns over the er, believes that whatever the outcome, week at Homestead, Gordon had his hopes Victories Sprint Cup’s top drivers after 23 years of racing. much-criticised and controversial intro- the man with most points will deserve to dashed when Ryan Newman knocked Ryan Gordon left Texas bloodied - as did And Gordon has done it by continuing to be duction of double points at the finale. “I take the title. “Whoever has most points at Larson into the wall on a last-lap pass.Gordon Keselowski - but still had a shot at the finale, one of NASCAR’s most conscientious drivers. find it artificial and I don’t like it in general,” the end the season is the worthy champi- finished second to race winner Kevin Harvick, heading to Phoenix fourth in playoff points. He Yes, he will race people hard, occasionally said Rosberg. “Of course, it’s great for me at on,” he said. “Even though if it really comes but came up a point short of the playoff race had a good weekend in the desert, too, qualify- bump someone out of the way if it means a the moment, but you know that’s just down to that situation, some of us might because of Newman’s last-gasp move. ing seventh and racing near the front through- chance to win. But Gordon also will own up to because of the situation.... have a different feeling about it, it is what “We come home second and I just was hop- out Sunday’s race. his misdeeds, something he felt Keselowski “There are other sports which have it is. ing that it was going to be enough,” Gordon said. Running second, Gordon had the final playoff didn’t do last week, which led to the confronta- tried the same sort of thing, like Nascar, “Whoever wins the championship is “When you hear those words that it wasn’t, it’s in his grasp when Larson passed Newman with tion. and they’ve done this very successfully. We going to have his name in the record disappointing.” Gordon was in solid position in 12 laps left. His luck changed on the last lap, A week later, another wreck knocked Gordon need to keep on reviewing it. It’s good to books and that’s it.” NASCAR’s new knockout playoff system after fin- when Newman gave Larson a nudge into the out of the Chase, a fact that wasn’t lost on him. “I try something and we’ll see how it goes Given that the Mercedes pair delivered ishing second at Martinsville two weeks ago. wall and raced past him to finish 11th. hope we taught people that you can race clean this year.” a record 11th one-two finish on Sunday, Still, he was a bit disappointed that he couldn’t That gave Newman 4,103 points, one ahead and still give it your best, that you don’t have to Rosberg’s cheery demeanour under another win is in prospect. If it is for overtake Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for a victory that of Gordon and Harvick, who earned the auto- wreck people to make it in the Chase,” he said, pressure and his flawless concentration on Hamilton, he will take the title, whatever would have earned an automatic berth into the matic spot in the finale by winning the race. adding this about the season finale: “If it was keeping his title dream alive, earned him Rosberg does - but if Rosberg wins, finale. “It makes last week that much even tougher that ugly the past few weeks, it’s going to be real much respect as he won Sunday’s Brazilian Hamilton must finish second to be champi- Gordon was in position for that automatic to swallow, but that’s all right, we put in a great ugly next week.” — AP Grand Prix ahead of Hamilton, but it has on. also left the sport facing another dilemma. If the race was being run under “normal” Just as Formula One’s veteran commercial points-scoring, Hamilton could finish as ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone, 84, struggles low as sixth and take the title. Wolff said he to control a potential financial crisis, with hoped the system, introduced by three more teams threatened by collapse Ecclestone, would be dropped next year. following the demise of Caterham and “Nobody likes the double points,” he Marussia, the Abu Dhabi showdown pres- said. “We are going to discuss it next time ents a stark contrast. around. I don’t think Bernie likes it, so it is Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff, who probably something we should be getting has toiled all season to control his embat- rid of for next season.” tled drivers as their scrap for glory became Rosberg, whose father Keke Rosberg increasingly fraught and sometimes acri- took the title in 1982 after winning only monious, said the wrong kind of result one race in the season, said: “We now have would leave Formula One under a dark a great finale to look forward to in Abu cloud. Dhabi and I’m still believing 100 per cent I can make it. Big shadow “But, I know, of course, that I will need Group picture before the friendly match. “Hopefully double points will not make some help from Felipe (Massa) or Valtteri a difference,” said Wolff, fearing that the (Bottas) or maybe Lewis himself.....” — AFP Torino defeat KHSC in handicapped basketball tourney
By Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: Torino handicapped bas- ketball team defeated Kuwait Handicapped Sports Club counter- part with the score of 65-43 during the friendly match that was held in preparation for the third internation- al forum to start today in Kuwait, at the invitation of KHSC. The match was competitive and exciting from the start, but Torino was able to take control at the end and won. KHSC President Shafi Al-Hajiri expressed pleasure at holding the forum here in Kuwait, and lauded the good spirit expressed by athletes on wheel chairs, adding that Torino is one of Italy’s outstanding teams. Al- Hajiri thanked all who contributed to SAO PAULO: Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Nico Rosberg of Germany, flanked by his the success of the Third International teammate Lewis Hamilton (L) and Brazil’s Williams’ driver Felipe Massa, celebrates on Forum, particularly the Public the podium after winning the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos Authority for Youth and Sports and racetrack in Sao Paulo Brazil on Sunday. — AFP Kuwait Basketball Association. Table tennis team members. p16_Layout 1 11/10/14 10:13 PM Page 1
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 SPORTS Mallya says Force India will race on
SAO PAULO: Force India co-owner Vijay told him he was meeting Donald Mallya has rejected speculation about Mackenzie, co-chairman of rights hold- his Formula One team’s finances, saying ers CVC, to discuss the matter on they will be racing for years to come. Tuesday. “If I don’t hear by the end of the Speaking at the Brazilian Grand Prix, week I’ll send him a gentle reminder,” he where only nine teams competed on added. Sunday, Mallya said Force India would Force India is co-owned by Mallya not be following Marussia and Caterham and the Sahara Group run by Subrata onto the sporting scrapheap. Roy, one of India’s best known tycoons, “All this speculation I think needs to who is in a Delhi jail over the conglomer- stop,” the liquor baron told Reuters. “It’s ate’s failure to refund billions of dollars not doing anybody any good...the bot- raised in outlawed bonds. tom line is we’re OK.” Mallya said the “Sahara is by no means financially team’s 2015 car was almost ready. Asked weak or bankrupt,” said Mallya. “On the whether Force India would be definitely contrary Sahara has a huge amount of racing in 2015 and beyond, he replied: financial resources. It is just that they “Of course. Absolutely.” have been asked to refund money to Since last month’s Russian Grand Prix, investors and there’s a dispute there.” Marussia have folded and Caterham Mallya also has troubles of his own, gone into administration. with United Bank of India in September Force India, Lotus and Sauber, whose declaring him and his grounded carrier finances have also caused concern, want Kingfisher Airlines “wilful defaulters”, a more equal distribution of the sport’s although a court has halted execution of revenues but their request for a ‘base the decision. payment’ appeared to have fallen on Debt-laden Kingfisher has not flown deaf ears in Brazil. for two years for want of cash. A report Commercial supremo Bernie in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph said Force Ecclestone told reporters on Sunday that India had reported a net annual loss of the teams as a whole shared $900 mil- 38.5 million pounds ($61.21 million) to NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Saints center Jonathan Goodwin (55) and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith (94) dive for a Drew lion in revenues and ruled out extra pay- Dec. 31, 2013. That was up from a previ- Brees fumble in overtime of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday. The 49ers recovered the fumble on the way to 27-24 win. — AP ments. ous 33.4 million. The team are currently However, Mallya said Ecclestone had sixth in the championship. — Reuters 49ers edge Saints in OT, Kuwait wins two gold in Asian Clay Target Cardinals lose quarterback
Shooting tournament NEW ORLEANS: Colin Kaepernick completed a Russell Wilson threw two interceptions, the 98 yards rushing, while Smith went 17 of 29 for 51-yard pass on fourth down to sustain a tying Seahawks committed three total turnovers, and 177 yards. Smith scored two plays after Sherman By Abdellatif Sharaa In the junior event Indian shooter drive, Ahmad Brooks sacked and stripped Drew Eli Manning picked apart Seattle’s secondary for punched the ball out of the hands of Bills punt Ananth Singh was second with a score of Brees in overtime, and Phil Dawson kicked a 35- the first half. It all didn’t matter because of Lynch returner Leodis McKelvin and then pounced on KUWAIT: Two gold medals and one silver 114, and his compatriot Karam Singh was yard field goal to cap San Francisco’s stirring 27- leading Seattle’s unstoppable run game. the loose ball at Buffalo’s 26. That wasn’t the only were won by Kuwait skeet shooters on third with 113-125. 24 victory over New Orleans on Sunday. The 350 total yards rushing by Seattle (6-3) Bills miscue in a game Buffalo settled for two the final day of the Fourth Asian Clay The tally of Kuwait medals in the The victory snapped a two-game skid for the were a franchise record and the most by any NFL field goals on four trips inside the Chiefs 20. Target Shooting Tournament in Al-Ain, championship now stands at four gold, Niners (5-4) and marked the first home loss for team since Kansas City had 352 in 2012. Marcell Dareus had three of Buffalo’s six sacks. UAE. two silver and two bronze. the Saints (4-5) in more than a season. Lynch carried 21 times, but there was plenty Head of Kuwait team, Secretary Al-Osaimi thanked chairman and The Saints had won their past 11 at home of running to go around. Wilson added 107 Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17 overall, and the past 20 at home including the yards on 14 carries and a 1-yard TD run with 5:19 Tony Romo returned after missing last week General of Arab and Kuwait Shooting board members of Kuwait Shooting Club playoffs, when coached by Sean Payton, who left. Most of Wilson’s runs were designed as New because of a back injury and helped the Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi expressed for their support and congratulated was suspended in 2012. York (3-6) failed to keep contain. Cowboys snap a two-game losing streak by satisfaction at the results the Kuwait them for the achievements they made. Brooks’ decisive blow on a sack of Brees had throwing three touchdown passes. shooters obtained in the skeet event as Al-Osaimi dedicated the achieve- to feel like poetic justice to the Niners line- Jets 20, Steelers 13 Originally hurt two weeks ago, Romo started the team of Zaid Al-Mutairi, Saud Habib ments to HH the Amir, HH the Crown backer. His unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes for Dallas (7-3) and completed 20 of 27 passes and Mansour Al-Rashidi won the gold Prince, HH the Prime Minister and Kuwait a vicious sack and strip in the Superdome a year and the Jets forced four turnovers while shutting for 246 yards against the Jaguars (1-9) at medal with the score of 287-375, while people. ago allowed the Saints to pull out a late come- down Ben Roethlisberger to end an eight-game Wembley Stadium. This was the last of three reg- Abdelaziz Al-Saad won first place in the Al-Osaimi thanked President of the back victory in these teams’ previous meeting. losing streak. Roethlisberger threw six touch- ular-season NFL games this year in the British junior event with the score of 118-125, Asian Shooting Confederation, Vice-pres- Brees was intercepted twice, but also passed down passes in each of his last two games, and capital. Romo threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to while Zaid Dakhil Al-Mutairi won the ident of International Shooting for three scores, the last to Jimmy Graham to was playing in front of a MetLife Stadium crowd Jason Witten in the first quarter and then hit Dez men’s silver. Federation, Honorary President of Kuwait give the Saints a 24-21 lead with 1:52 left in reg- that appeared nearly half-filled with Terrible Bryant for a pair of TDs in the second, the first Al-Osaimi said the event witnessed Shooting Sport Federation Sheikh ulation. Graham also caught a desperation pass Towel-waving Steelers fans. But the Jets (2-8) from 35 yards and the second from 68. Romo fin- fierce competition as UAE men’s team Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al- in the end zone at the end of regulation, but was wouldn’t allow Roethlisberger to get into much ished with a season-high passer rating of 138.8. took second place with 285 and the Sabah for his efforts and encouragement called for offensive interference. of a rhythm. DeMarco Murray ended up with 100 yards Kazakh team took third with 282-375. of the shooters. Roethlisberger finished 30 of 43 for 343 yards rushing on 19 carries and 31 yards receiving for Broncos 41, Raiders 17 and connected with Martavis Bryant for an 80- Dallas. He had his record streak of eight straight Peyton Manning threw five touchdown pass- yard TD with 1:16 left. The Steelers (6-4) attempt- 100-yard games to start a season snapped by es in less than 17 minutes and the Broncos hand- ed an onside kick, but Eric Decker recovered to the Cardinals last week. Bryant gained all of his ed the Raiders their 15th straight loss. Manning seal it for the Jets - who avoided setting a fran- 158 yards in the second quarter, and did it by threw a pair of early interceptions that put chise mark for consecutive losses. breaking several tackles on each touchdown Denver (7-2) in a hole against the NFL’s only win- Jaiquawn Jarrett had two interceptions, a catch. less team. That all changed with a short pass sack and a fumble recovery for the Jets, who that C.J. Anderson turned into a spectacular 51- hadn’t won since beating Oakland in Week 1. Ravens 21, Titans 7 yard catch and run. The touchdowns didn’t stop Vick, who became the first quarterback in Justin Forsett ran for 112 yards and two until Manning’s day was done after three quar- NFL history to run for 6,000 career yards, threw touchdowns to back a strong performance by ters. Manning added two TD passes to Julius touchdown passes to T.J. Graham and Jace the Baltimore defense. Thomas and two more to Emmanuel Sanders as Amaro. Vick was 10 of 18 for 132 yards and ran The Ravens (6-4) bottled up rookie quarter- the Broncos rebounded from last week’s loss at eight times for 39 yards. back Zach Mettenberger, who went 16 for 27 for New England by beating up on the Raiders (0-9). 179 yards and an interception in his first road Manning went 31 for 44 for 340 yards. He Lions 20, Dolphins 16 start. He was sacked five times and rarely got the extended his record with at least two touch- Matthew Stafford led Detroit to another chance to comfortably plant both feet in the down passes in 15 straight games and his streak thrilling victory in the final minutes, throwing an pocket. Tennessee didn’t get its initial first down of 48 games with at least one TD pass is third 11-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick with 29 of the second half until 4:37 was left in the longest, breaking a tie with Johnny Unitas. seconds remaining. game. Soon after that, newcomer Danny Gorrer There was almost nothing positive from the Calvin Johnson had seven catches for 113 intercepted a pass to clinch the victory. Raiders in their first blowout loss since interim yards and a touchdown in his first game back The Titans (2-7) have lost seven of eight. It Kuwait skeet team with their medals. coach Tony Sparano replaced the fired Dennis from an ankle injury, and the Lions (7-2) won was 7-7 at halftime, but Tennessee had three Allen after four games. their fourth straight game. Their past three victo- three-and-outs in the third quarter while the ries have been by a combined six points, all with Ravens took control. Cardinals 31, Rams 14 fourth-quarter comebacks. Peyron wins The Cardinals put together another dominant The Dolphins (5-4) managed one touchdown Falcons 27, Buccaneers 17 fourth quarter, but the victory was dampened - after they blocked a Detroit field goal attempt Matt Ryan threw for 219 yards and one touch- by an injury to quarterback Carson Palmer. and Dion Jordan returned it deep into Lions ter- down, helping the Falcons stop a five-game los- transatlantic Palmer went down in the final period, then ritory. Miami’s Ryan Tannehill threw for 201 ing streak that left the Bucs with a five-game backup Drew Stanton and the Arizona defense yards, but it was Stafford who made the final big skid of their own. The Falcons (3-6) won for the rallied the Cardinals with three touchdowns over play, snapping a sidearm pass to a sliding first time since embarrassing their NFC South Route du Rhum a span of 3 minutes, 48 seconds. Riddick in the back left corner of the end zone. rivals 56-14 on Sept. 18, a game in which the Rookie John Brown’s diving grab of Stanton’s Bucs (1-8) lost quarterback Josh McCown to a POINTE-A-PITRE: Frenchman Loick He had also thought about mak- 48-yard touchdown pass put the Cardinals (8-1) Chiefs 17, Bills 13 thumb injury. McCown returned to Tampa Bay’s Peyron won the single-handed ing a stopover in Madeira for repairs up 17-14 with 7:40 to play. The pass came on the Anthony Sherman recovered a fumble to set starting lineup for the first time since loss, transatlantic Route du Rhum race in after spotting a crack developing in first series after Palmer hurt his left knee while up Alex Smith’s 8 yard touchdown run in the throwing for 301 yards and two TDs. His 1-yard fourth quarter. Jamaal Charles also scored on a pass to Austin Seferian-Jenkins put the Bucs a record time yesterday cementing one of the hulls of his trimaran. trying to avoid the rush. Palmer was able to walk off the field but a short time later was taken to 39-yard run as the Chiefs (6-3) scored twice in ahead 17-16 early in the fourth quarter. But Ryan his reputation as one of his country’s But he quickly sent photos of the the locker room on a cart. Patrick Peterson got span of 4:31 to overcome a 13-3 deficit. The drove the Falcons down the field, throwing a 5- best ever yachtsmen. Peyron who damage to the team’s sporting his first two interceptions of the season, return- Chiefs’ defense then made a stand at its 15 by yard touchdown pass to Roddy White and a 2- stepped in at the last minute to take director Ronan Lucas, as well as the ing the second 30 yards for a touchdown to forcing Kyle Orton to throw four consecutive point conversion to Harry Douglas. control of the trimaran Banque designers of the massive 31.5m tri- make it 24-14. Moments later, Austin Davis fum- incompletions and turn the ball over on downs. Steven Jackson scored on a 1-yard run and Populaire VII and at one stage con- maran, and perservered after being bled and Antonio Cromartie returned it 14 yards Kansas City improved to 6-1 since opening Matt Bryant kicked four field goals for the sidered abandoning, dominated the reassured here was no structural for a score as Arizona outscored the Rams 21-0 the season with two losses. Charles finished with Falcons. — AP race, aided in his quest when rival damage.The problem was due to the in the fourth quarter. St. Louis (3-6) was shut out Thomas Coville crashed into a bad weather over the first two days in the second half. At 8-1, the Cardinals have the freighter soon after the competition of the race, he said. “I was shaken best record in the NFL and their best after nine NFL standings began in France. about like never before in this boat.” games since going 11-1 as the Chicago Cardinals He set a new record for the jour- in 1948. Asked if it was safe to sail across Baltimore 21, Tennessee 7; Kansas City 17, Buffalo 13; Detroit 20, Miami 16; San Francisco 27, New Orleans 24 (OT); ney of 3,542 nautical miles (6,560 the Atlantic in a 30-metre multi-hull Dallas 31, Jacksonville 17; NY Jets 20, Pittsburgh 13; Atlanta 27, Tampa Bay 17; Denver 41, Oakland 17; Arizona 31, St. Packers 55, Bears 14 km), crossing the finish line off yacht, Peyron snapped: “Yes,” and Louis 14; Seattle 38, NY Giants 17; Green Bay 55, Chicago 14. Guadeloupe in seven days, 15 hours Aaron Rodgers threw six touchdown passes insisted the boat was an ideal size American Football Conference National Football Conference and eight minutes, more than two to tie the Green Bay game record and match the for the race. “But I don’t like it when AFC East NFC East hours faster than the previous mark NFL record for a half. people ask me ‘is it safe?’” W L T OTL PF PA PCT Philadelphia 6 2 0 0 234 177 .750 set by Lionel Lemonchois in Rodgers was 18 of 27 for 315 yards, throwing New England 7 2 0 0 281 198 .778 Peyron, 54, took the lead just six scoring passes of 73 and 40 yards to Jordy Dallas 7 3 0 1 261 212 .700 2006.Peyron, three time winner of Buffalo 5 4 0 0 191 182 .556 NY Giants 3 6 0 0 195 247 .333 hours out of the French port of Saint Nelson. The Packers led by four touchdowns ear- the British single-handed transat- Miami 5 4 0 0 227 171 .556 Washington 3 6 0 0 197 229 .333 Malo on November 2, after a fierce ly in the second quarter, and Rodgers watched lantic race, stepped in to skipper NY Jets 2 8 0 0 174 265 .200 NFC North storm took out Coville and several most of the second half from the sideline. AFC North Detroit 7 2 0 0 182 142 .778 Banque Populair VII six weeks ahead Cleveland 6 3 0 0 209 172 .667 others. Former Olympic pole vault The 190th meeting of the NFL’s oldest rivalry Green Bay 6 3 0 0 277 205 .667 of the Route du Rhum after Armel Le Cincinnati 5 3 1 0 197 211 .611 champion Jean Galfione was also quickly turned into a blowout. The 55 points tied Minnesota 4 5 0 0 168 199 .444 Cleac’h injured himself. He has taken Pittsburgh 6 4 0 0 261 239 .600 among those who crashed out of a Packers record at Lambeau Field. Chicago 3 6 0 1 194 277 .333 part six times before but never won. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler had another Baltimore 6 4 0 0 261 181 .600 the race from St Malo in western AFC South NFC South Confronting heavy seas through- night to forget in Green Bay. He threw two inter- France to Guadeloupe, which is held Indianapolis 6 3 0 0 290 211 .667 New Orleans 4 5 0 2 251 225 .444 out the race, Peyron revealed he ceptions, giving him 12 in four games in Carolina 3 5 1 0 177 236 .389 every four years. Houston 4 5 0 1 206 197 .444 contemplated abandoning the race Titletown. The Bears have lost five of their last Tennessee 2 7 0 0 144 223 .222 Atlanta 3 6 0 0 219 238 .333 at one point. “The last day was espe- He managed to stay ahead of the six. They’ve given up at least 51 points in two Jacksonville 1 9 0 0 158 282 .100 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 2 167 272 .111 cially difficult,” Peyron said. “I was 91-strong field all the way through consecutive games. AFC West NFC West really afraid all the time and at one to the finish line. The renowned Denver 7 2 0 1 286 202 .778 Arizona 8 1 0 0 223 170 .889 point the trimaran almost turned French sailor came third in the last Seahawks 38, Giants 17 Kansas City 6 3 0 0 217 151 .667 Seattle 6 3 0 0 240 191 .667 over after I fell asleep at the helm.” Route du Rhum in 2010. — AFP Marshawn Lynch rushed for a season-high San Diego 5 4 0 0 205 186 .556 San Francisco 5 4 0 0 195 202 .556 140 yards and career-best four touchdowns. Oakland 0 9 0 0 146 252 0 St. Louis 3 6 0 0 163 251 .333 p17 2_Layout 1 11/10/14 10:41 PM Page 1
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 SPORTS Warne backs misfiring Clarke to regain form
SYDNEY: Shane Warne yesterday said Australia begin a five-game one-day enough match-winners to win the World said. “They played pretty poorly, so I’d Warne believes the captain is poised to he was concerned about Australia’s bat- series against South Africa this week Cup, if the right team was selected. like to see the batsmen start making start another golden run. ting but backed struggling skipper before a four-Test series against India While he likes the look of the coun- some runs. If they do that, I’m sure the “I think they can win the World Cup, Michael Clarke to score heavily this sum- and tri-series of one-dayers against India try’s pace and spin bowling options, he bowlers will be able to knock them over. they’ve got enough match winners, mer season. and England this domestic season. is concerned about the batting after the “But watch out for Michael Clarke, I we’ve got the best captain in the world The spin great said the congested The World Cup then starts in Australia poor efforts in their recent 2-0 Test series think he’ll make a few big hundreds in Michael Clarke,” Warne said. home season looms as an opportunity and New Zealand on February 14. drubbing by Pakistan in the United Arab soon.” Clarke has averaged just 27.46 in “I’m sure he’ll find some form ... I think for Australia to win some big trophies Warne, the second highest Test wicket Emirates. his last 16 innings and managed just 2, he’s in pretty good touch. I think he’s and regain the status of the top team in taker (708) behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah “I thought as a collective group they 3, 47 and 5 in his four innings during cleared up his mind a little bit and I think world cricket. Muralitharan (800), said Australia had didn’t bat very well against Pakistan,” he Australia’s series loss to Pakistan, but he’ll do pretty good.” —AFP
Kohli to lead India in first test of Australia tour
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will lead India in recalled to the test squad after more than the opening test of an upcoming four- two years while Gambhir was one of four match series in Australia after regular cap- players dropped from the side that toured tain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was diagnosed England in July-August. with a wrist injury. India will play test matches at Brisbane “MS Dhoni has been rested for the first (Dec. 4-8), Adelaide (Dec. 12-16), test as a prophylactic measure to ensure Melbourne (Dec. 26-30) and Sydney (Jan. 3- optimum recovery,” the Board of Control for 7). The tests will be followed by a one-day Cricket in India said in a statement yester- tri-series, also featuring England, before the day. “He will join the team from the second World Cup is co-hosted by Australia and test onwards and will lead the team for the New Zealand from Feb. 14-Mar. 29. rest of the test series.” Recent series for the Gavaskar-Border The 19-man squad includes two other trophy have been lop-sided affairs. wicketkeepers, Wriddhiman Saha and Australia beat India 4-0 during the 2011- Naman Ojha, but it is expected that Ojha 12 series Down Under, but was itself humil- will return to India once Dhoni has recov- iated by the same margin when it visited ered. That is likely to be for the second test. India for a similar four-test series in 2013. The selection committee, which met in India has struggled to perform in away Mumbai, named rookie batsman Lokesh series in recent years with its most recent Rahul as the third opener, after Murali Vijay loss being a 3-1 defeat in England this July- and Shikhar Dhawan, and included leg August. spinner Karn Sharma for the first time. India was due to play three home tests The 22-year-old Rahul, who toured against the West Indies this season, but the Australia earlier this year with the India A games were cancelled when the visitors side, was picked ahead of more experi- withdrew, after playing four one-day inter- enced openers like Gautam Gambhir and nationals, because of a pay dispute with Virender Sehwag because of his superb the West Indies Cricket Board. recent form. The India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, He scored a century in each innings in Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, the Duleep Trophy final this month playing Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit for South Zone against Central Zone. Sharma, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh The Duleep Trophy is considered to be a Dhoni (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Naman class above the national Ranji Trophy tour- Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, nament because it involves the best players Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, from each of the five zones. Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Left-hand batsman Suresh Raina was Yadav, Varun Aaron. — AP ABU DHABI: Pakistani cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq (R) plays a reverse sweep shot as New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling looks on during the second day of the first Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFP NZ under pressure after Pakistan’s 566-3 declared
ABU DHABI: Captain Misbah-ul-Haq hit a third week for a 2-0 series victory. against Australia in the last test here in Abu successive century and Younis Khan smashed his Dhabi, was the only player out in the second ses- fourth hundred in five innings as Pakistan made Flawless century sion which yielded Pakistan 124 runs.He played record progress to declare at 566-3 against New Younis also continued his fine form in a flaw- to the wrong line of Sodhi’s sharp turning deliv- Zealand on the second day of the first test yes- less century off 141 balls, with 10 fours, to add to ery which pitched outside leg stump and terday. his centuries in both innings of the first test knocked back the off stump. Ali hit four bound- Misbah, dropped twice early in his innings, against Australia at Dubai last month and a dou- aries in his 215-ball knock. Shehzad’s career- was not out on 102 while Younis scored another ble century at the same Sheikh Zayed Stadium. best eight-hour innings off 371 balls ended vio- superb 100 as both batsmen put on 193 runs for Misbah and Younis accelerated the scoring lently, just before lunch, after he had hit 17 fours the fourth wicket. rate once Ali departed in the second session and and a six. Shehzad also became the youngest Pakistan also set a record as its top five bats- were unruffled by the bowling. The New Zealand Pakistani opening batsman to score more than men all scored more than 80 runs, the first time attack toiled on a slow wicket and had little help 150 runs at the age of 22 years and 352 days such a feat has been achieved in test cricket, on from their fielders, Mark Craig and James when he drove Southee through the covers for a day when opener Ahmed Shehzad cracked his Neesham both dropping the Pakistan captain off three before he was dismissed. His innings skull. leg spinner Sodhi (1-162). improved on his previous test-best of 147 made New Zealand’s openers survived the last half Ali, who also scored centuries in each innings against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in January. — AP Zain main sponsor of racing hour to reach 15-0 at stumps with captain Brendon McCullum not out on nine and Tom champion Zaid Ashkanani Latham unbeaten on five. SCOREBOARD Resuming overnight at 269-1, Pakistan lost KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommu- Zain further mentioned that Ahmed Shehzad and Azhar Ali, but not before ABU DHABI: Scoreboard at stumps yesterday on the second day of the first test between nications company in Kuwait, Ashkanani is excitingly preparing for his they had shared 169 runs for the second wick- Pakistan and New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium: announced yesterday its main sponsor- next season, which will see him partici- et.Shehzad scored a career-best 176 before he Pakistan 1st Innings (Overnight: 269-1) Corey Anderson 19-3-68-2, James Neesham 16-0-50-0, ship of the Kuwaiti car racing champion pate in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge was out hit wicket after being struck on the right Mohammad Hafeez c and b Anderson 96 Brendon McCullum 10.5-1-32-0. Zaid Ashkanani for the upcoming 2014- Middle East that will take place in vari- side of his head by Corey Anderson (2-68). Ali Ahmed Shehzad hit wicket b Anderson 176 2015 season, following his multiple suc- ous Gulf countries including Bahrain was bowled by Ish Sodhi for 87. Team manager Azhar Ali b Sodhi 87 New Zealand 1st Innings cesses in winning the Porsche GT3 Cup International Circuit, Dubai Autodrome, Moin Khan said scans showed Shehzad had a Younis Khan not 100 Tom Latham not out 5 Challenge Middle East title in March. and Losail International Circuit, Doha. minor skull fracture and that “the specialist sur- Misbah-ul-Haq not out 102 Brendon McCullum not out 9 In a press statement, Zain The young champion displayed geon has advised 48 hours of close monitoring.” Extras: (4lb, 1nb) 5 Extras: (1nb) 1 explained that its latest sponsorship superior motorsport skills during his Moin added that if the pain did not subside, Total: (for 3 wickets decl.) 566 TOTAL: (Without loss) 15 comes in line with its endless confi- previous participations, which led him “the surgeon may opt for decompression.” Overs: 170.5. Overs: 7. dence in the competencies of Kuwaiti to becoming the overall champion and Misbah, dropped on 17 and 20, went on com- Fall of wickets: 1-178, 2-347, 3-373 Still to bat: Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Corey athletes like Ashkanani, who displayed allowed him to raise the Kuwaiti flag pleted his century off 162 balls with nine fours Still to bat: Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Anderson, James Neesham, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, unmatchable determination and dedi- high in victory. In just two years of pro- and a six. Zulfiqar Babar, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan. Mark Craig, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult. cation in his previous participations, fessional racing driving, Ashkanani has The Pakistan captain had scored centuries in Bowling: Trent Boult 26-7-62-0, Tim Southee 23-5-62-0 Bowling: Rahat Ali 3-2-1-0 (1nb), Imran Khan 1-0-4-0, in which he achieved the first place been able to beat the odds and enjoy each innings at the same venue during his (1nb), Mark Craig 33-1-126-0, Ish Sodhi 43-6-162-1, Zulfiqar Babar 2-0-6-0, Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-4-0. title at the age of 18. incredible success. team’s 356-run victory against Australia last ICC approves revised anti-corruption code
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council for ten (with five suspended) and Asif for sev- admitted the fight against corruption was still approved its revised anti-corruption code en (two suspended). The trio, also jailed in a priority. “The battle against corruption yesterday but left it up to home boards to Britain, were charged with orchestrating remains one of cricket’s biggest challenges allow banned players to return early to deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s Test and we remain committed to eliminating this domestic competition. against England in return for money. menace from our sport,” he said. For a player to return to domestic compe- The ICC said the revised code would close Aamer last week told AFP that he was anx- tition before the expiry of his ban would certain loopholes and address the issue of iously awaiting the revision of the code and need the agreement of the chairman of the who has jurisdiction in a particular case. would apply to the Pakistan Board to be anti-corruption board, Sir Ronnie Flannagan, The code would also allow a player allowed to play in domestic matches. and the relevant National Cricket Federation, charged with an offence but who has not “I am waiting for the ICC decision and once with the approval of the ICC Board, an ICC been provisionally suspended, to agree to it comes I will apply with the PCB to resume release explained. voluntarily suspend him/herself, the ICC said. my domestic career and then international The revised code will specifically help ICC chairman Naryanaswami Srinivasan, matches,” said Aamer. Pakistan seamer Mohammad Aamer’s early himself suspended in India over a fixing scan- The ICC Board also accepted the PCB’s return to domestic cricket, likely in February dal in a Twenty20 league, said: “The process nomination of its former chairman, Najam next year. for the revision of the ICC Anti-Corruption Sethi, for the ICC Presidency. Last year, the Pakistan Cricket Board had Code was exhaustive and has been based on The presidency is now merely an honorific demanded the ICC relax certain conditions of our learning and experiences over the past position with all the power in the hands of Aamer’s ban after he pleaded guilty to a spot- few years. the chairman, following a reorganisation in fixing crime and then completed the rehabili- “This code is now even more robust and June. The Board also reiterated its support for tation process. comprehensive and it provides clarity on the no-tolerance approach in dealing with ABU DHABI: Pakistani batsman Ahmed Shahzad (L) reacts as he leaves the ground Aamer, now 22, was banned along with jurisdictional issues, gives options to the suspected illegal bowling actions. with a physio after hitting his wicket and being dismissed for 176 runs on the second Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in a spot- charged Participant and offers more choices Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal was one of five day of the first Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Zayed fixing scandal on Pakistan’s tour of England in to the Anti-Corruption Tribunal.” bowlers suspended over an illegal action fol- International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFP 2010. Aamer was banned for five years, Butt ICC Chief Executive David Richardson lowing an ICC crackdown in June. — AFP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 SPORTS Farrell eager to see Otani on MLB trip to Japan
OSAKA: Boston Red Sox manager old right-hander went 11-4 with 179 Before turning pro in 2013, Otani Hideki Okajima,” said Farrell, who also start Game 3 and Chris Capuano of the John Farrell is looking forward to see- strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA this season announced in 2012 that he would pur- came here in 2008 when the Red Sox New York Yankees will start Game 4. ing Japanese pitching sensation for the Nippon Ham Fighters. Otani sue a career in Major League Baseball opened the season against the Among the MLB players on the ros- Shohei Otani during Major League also plays the outfield for the Fighters but he was drafted by the Fighters and Oakland A’s at Tokyo Dome. ter who were announced previously Baseball’s all-star postseason tour of and posted a respectable .274 batting eventually convinced to stay in Japan. “The more we have Japanese play- are Houston’s Jose Altuve and Japan. average with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs Listed at 193 centimeters (6-foot-4) ers come to the States, we learn more Colorado’s Justin Morneau - the two Farrell and 29 major league players in 87 games. He is expected to pitch and 86 kilograms (190 pounds), Otani and more about (their culture) with league batting champions - and the arrived in Osaka on Sunday night Game 5 in front of his home crowd at has a fastball that has been clocked as each and every exposure we have to Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig. ahead of their five-game series against Sapporo Dome. high as 160 kph (99 mph). the players that come to us,” he added. Los Angeles Angels first baseman Japan starting Wednesday. The MLB all- “We know the players on this roster Farrell has had plenty of exposure to Farrell said Matt Shoemaker of the Albert Pujols, Washington outfielder stars will also play two exhibition are all going to be talented,” Farrell said Japanese pitchers over the years as Los Angeles Angels will start Game 1 in Bryce Harper and Baltimore outfielder games during their tour. at a media conference Monday. pitching coach and manager of the Red Osaka while Hisashi Iwakuma of the Adam Jones withdrew because of per- Farrell, who is managing the MLB “Personally, I’m looking forward to see- Sox. “I’ve come to know the (Japanese) Seattle Mariners will pitch the first sonal and family commitments, the squad, singled out Otani as the player ing Otani pitch. A young guy who has culture through players on our roster, game in Tokyo Dome on Friday. Jeremy Major League Baseball Players he is most interested in. The 20-year- got a tremendous arm, very good stuff.” whether it is Daisuke (Matsuzaka) or Guthrie of the Kansas City Royals will Association said. — AP Nishikori overcomes fright at Tour Finals
LONDON: Japan’s Kei Nishikori admitted going to the final and to win it, but that’s he had to overcome a case of severe stage- what I’m trying to aim for,” he said. “I was lit- fright before marking his ATP Tour Finals tle bit surprised at how I played, very confi- with an impressive 6-4, 6-4 victory over dent. Now I’m very much looking forward Andy Murray. to the next match.” Nishikori is the first Asian singles player to qualify for the prestigious season-ending On the rise tournament and he had the honour of Although he had lost his previous three playing in the opening match against for- meetings with Murray, Nishikori had no mer Wimbledon champion Murray on reason to fear the Scot after enjoying the Sunday. best season of his career. It was a proud moment for Nishikori but He reached his first Grand Slam final at his emotions got the better of him when he the US Open in September and became the walked on court in front of a capacity first Asian man to finish in the world’s top 17,500-crowd at London’s O2 Arena. 10 since 1973 thanks to a personal best 52 After a tense start as he came to terms match wins this season. with his new surroundings, Nishikori even- Although he lost the final in New York to tually rose to the occasion and delivered a Marin Cilic, Nishikori has continued to dominant display to defeat home favourite shine, winning tournaments in Kuala Murray. Lumper and Tokyo to climb to fifth in the “The stadium is huge and I tried not to world. look up too much because there were so He puts his success down to finally per- many people on the top tier. I just tried to suading himself that he has no reason to stay focused,” Nishikori said. feel inferior to the top stars. “Maybe when I walked into the stadium “Yeah, I was struggling with that actual- I was nervous, but at the same time I was ly, because when I was junior, I wasn’t really excited to play with this crowd. “I was thinking too much, so I was able to play thinking, I’m very honoured to be here for good tennis with anyone. But after turning the first time as a top-eight player. pro, I was feeling a lot of respect to every- “I was a little bit tight in the beginning, body, especially top players,” Nishikori said. so I was really happy that I played good “The first time I played Roger I couldn’t tennis in this situation. I tried to stay calm do anything because I respected him too when he was playing a little better. I got much. I wasn’t going for the win, I was just tight again honestly but I managed to play playing against my idol. That was one of pretty solid at the end.” the problems I had. With matches against Roger Federer and “But after a couple years, I got mentally Milos Raonic still to come, Nishikori has strong. You have to believe in yourself to more work to do to reach the semi-finals beat these top players. “I was looking up to but he sees no reason why he can’t extend people like (Chinese former Grand Slam his stay in London beyond the group stage. winner) Li Na. I felt a lot of motivation from “I hope so. There is still a long way to them.” — AFP
ANAHEIM: Shawn Matthias #27 of the Vancouver Canucks falls to the ice in front of Frederik Andersen #31, Clayton Stoner #3 and Hampus Lindholm #47 of the Anaheim Ducks during the third period at Honda Center on Sunday in Anaheim, California. —AFP Canucks beat Ducks 2-1 in shootout
ANAHEIM: Nick Bonino assisted on the tying games. Burrows tied it at 11:49 of the second the victory. Carl Hagelin scored the lone goal UNITED KINGDOM: Japan’s Kei Nishikori returns to Britain’s Andy Murray during the goal by Alexandre Burrows in the second on a deflection after Hamhuis one-timed a for the Rangers (6-6-2), who have lost four of singles group B match on the first day of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tourna- period and got the only goal in the shootout carom off the boards at the left point. five. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped ment in London on Sunday. — AFP in his return to Anaheim, helping the 30 shots and took the loss. Vancouver Canucks beat the Ducks 2-1 on Lightning 4, Red Wings 3 (SO) Sunday night. It was the first meeting Right winger Ryan Callahan scored in the Maple Leafs 5, Senators 3 Judiciary denies British-Iranian between the teams since the June 27 trade shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a Toronto goalie James Reimer made 38 volleyball woman jailed that brought Ryan Kesler to the Ducks and 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe saves to top Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre. sent Bonino and defenseman Luca Sbisa to Louis Arena. Center Steven Stamkos scored Toronto winger David Clarkson scored the TEHRAN: A top Iranian judiciary official charge often used by the judiciary. Vancouver. Kesler spent his first 11 NHL sea- twice and center Tyler Johnson got the goals lone goal of the third period after center yesterday denied that a British-Iranian But deputy judiciary head sons with the Canucks, helping them get to for Tampa Bay in regulation. Callahan also Peter Holland had a goal and an assist, and woman, arrested in June after trying to Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejeie dismissed the Stanley Cup finals in 2011 with 41 goals had two assists and goalie Ben Bishop wingers James van Riemsdyk and Josh Leivo attend a men’s volleyball match, had been this claim, saying that no sentence had and winning the Frank Selke Trophy that sea- stopped 17 shots in regulation and overtime. and center Mike Santorelli scored goals. sentenced to jail, media reported. been pronounced because the trial was still son as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Right winger Johan Franzen and left winger Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner stopped just 25 The lawyer for Ghoncheh Ghavami said ongoing. “We have not finished examining It was the Ducks’ second loss in three Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist each shots while center Kyle Turris and wingers earlier this month that the 25-year-old law the case. The court must still give a ruling nights at home against a club they won all and center Darren Helm scored for Detroit. Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone scored goals. graduate from London had been sen- on another charge” against Ghavami, five meetings against last season. The Defenseman Niklas Kronwall had two assists tenced to a year in prison. “According to the Mohseni-Ejeie told reporters during his Arizona Coyotes beat them 3-2 in a shootout and goaltender Jimmy Howard made 27 Blackhawks 5, Sharks 2 verdict she was sentenced to one year in weekly news conference. on Friday. saves in the first 65 minutes. Chicago scored three goals in a span of 2 jail,” lawyer Alizadeh Tabatabaie was quot- “The verdict has not been issued,” he The Ducks, who led the league in goals minutes, 34 seconds in the second period ed as saying on November 2 by Iranian said. Asked by AFP for an explanation, last season en route to their second straight Oilers 3, Rangers 1 to beat San Jose. Defensemen Trevor Van media. Tabatabaie declined to comment. Ghavami Left winger Benoit Pouliot scored a goal Riemsdyk, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Tabatabaie said at the time he had not was detained on June 20 at Azadi Pacific Division title, have just 11 in regula- received official notification of the verdict (“Freedom” in Farsi) Stadium where tion over their last eight games. Defenseman and made an assist as Edmonton defeated Hjalmarsson, left winger Bryan Bickell and but that the judge had showed him a copy Iran’s national volleyball team was to Sami Vatanen had Anaheim’s only goal the New York Rangers. Center Ryan Nugent- center Jonathan Toews scored goals for of it after Ghavami’s trial for spreading “pro- play Italy, after female fans and even against Eddie Lack, who finished with 28 Hopkins scored his fifth of the season for Chicago and goaltender Corey Crawford paganda against the regime”-a broad women journalists were told they would saves and got lucky twice in the tiebreaker as Edmonton, while right winger Teddy Purcell turned aside 32 of 34 shots for the win. not be allowed to attend, leading to a brief Jakob Silfverberg hit the crossbar and Kesler scored his second of the season into an emp- Center Joe Pavelski scored both goals for demonstration. rang one off the left post. ty net with 1:27 remaining to seal the win. San Jose while goaltender Antti Niemi She was released within hours but was Frederik Anderson stopped 34 shots for Goaltender Viktor Fasth made 20 saves for stopped 32 of 36 shots. — Agencies rearrested days later at a police station she the Ducks. The loss snapped their six-game had visited to reclaim items confiscated winning streak against Vancouver, which from her near the stadium. included a five-game sweep last season that NHL results/standings Mohseni-Ejeie, who is also chief ended with a 3-0 victory in goalie John spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, said Gibson’s NHL debut. Gibson is sidelined at Toronto 5, Ottawa 3; Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3 (SO); Edmonton 3, NY Rangers 1; Chicago 5, San Jose 2; Vancouver 2, after Ghavami’s second arrest: “She is being least six weeks because of a groin injury. Anaheim 1 (SO). investigated and is currently in prison Corey Perry, who leads Anaheim with 11 Western Conference Eastern Conference awaiting the end of the investigation”. goals, missed his third straight game Pacific Division Atlantic Division He did not elaborate. Ghavami’s trial W L OTL GF GA PTS Tampa Bay 11 3 1 58 41 23 because of the flu. Francois Beauchemin also Montreal 10 4 1 37 42 21 began behind closed doors in October. Her was out with the flu, and fellow defenseman Anaheim 10 3 3 41 32 23 Detroit 7 3 5 40 37 19 Vancouver 11 5 0 49 44 22 case has drawn considerable attention Cam Fowler was scratched for the first time Boston 9 6 0 43 35 18 because of her dual nationality and time Calgary 9 5 2 49 41 20 Toronto 8 5 2 47 42 18 this season due to a lower body injury that spent in prison before the trial, and Los Angeles 8 4 3 37 30 19 Ottawa 7 4 3 38 34 17 occurred on Friday against Arizona. San Jose 8 6 2 50 46 18 Florida 4 4 4 20 30 12 because her arrest was linked to sport-a Buffalo 3 11 2 20 54 8 Just 3 seconds after Dan Hamhuis was Arizona 6 7 1 34 47 13 claim dismissed by the authorities. Metropolitan Division On Sunday, the international volleyball sent off for hooking William Karlsson, Edmonton 6 8 1 38 51 13 Pittsburgh 10 2 1 55 27 21 TEHRAN: Mohammad Reza Davarzani, federation FIVB said it will not allow Iran to Vatanen opened the scoring at 2:37 of the Central Division NY Islanders 9 5 0 42 42 18 the president of Iran’s Volleyball host international events for as long as second period with a 35-foot wrist shot that Nashville 9 3 2 35 28 20 Philadelphia 7 5 2 45 43 16 Washington 6 5 3 45 42 15 Federation, speaks during interview women are barred from attending the beat Lack to the stick side after Kesler won a St. Louis 9 4 1 35 28 19 Winnipeg 8 5 2 30 32 18 New Jersey 6 6 2 38 45 14 with AFP in Tehran yesterday. The inter- game. faceoff from Bonino deep in the zone. NY Rangers 6 6 2 39 46 14 national volleyball federation FIVB said Women are also banned from football The goal came on Anaheim’s only power Chicago 8 6 1 41 28 17 Carolina 4 6 3 31 43 11 it will not allow Iran to host internation- matches in the Islamic republic, with offi- play against a penalty-killing unit that had Minnesota 7 6 0 37 29 14 Columbus 4 9 1 36 51 9 Colorado 4 7 5 40 50 13 al events as long as women are banned cials saying this is to protect them from yielded just two goals in 26 short-handed sit- Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the Dallas 4 6 4 40 50 12 standings and are not included in the loss column (L). from attending the game. — AFP lewd behaviour among male fans. — AFP uations over the Canucks’ previous eight TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 SPORTS
Spurs fans’ booing makes us want to play away: Adebayor
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur striker tute against Stoke, claims fans are mak- But now it is like going through a sad The striker says he is working hard to give them what they need to perform on Emmanuel Adebayor says negativity ing it hard for the team to perform and moment and your family not welcoming overcome his poor form and that people the pitch. Obviously I have been through from home fans has damaged the team’s the atmosphere is causing some players you home. That’s the worst thing ever should not confuse his languid playing a lot in life so I am used to it. confidence and means they might be to go missing in home matches. because you have nowhere to go. style for laziness. “It’s hard for the players. It’s not their better off playing away from White Hart “I think it might be better to play “I was on the bench against Stoke He also called for more respect from fault and it’s not the fans’ fault either Lane. The north London club endured away from home at the moment and, though I could not see everything fans after a career that has seen him play because the fans want to see a result, their fourth defeat in six home league because at least we know beforehand as clear as night, I could see that nobody for some of Europe’s biggest clubs. the fans want to see a response and games this season when they lost 2-1 to we are guaranteed to be booed because wanted the ball. Right now, to tell you “I think in football too many people things are not going our way at the Stoke City on Sunday. they want their home club to win,” the the truth, I think a lot of players when forget so quickly what you have done,” moment. We just have to fight as a team Spurs fans were quick to voice their Togo international told reporters. they put on the shirt and go out on to said Adebayor, whose former clubs and as a club to find a solution. The unhappiness during a lacklustre display, “But when you are playing at home the pitch are finding it hard in the head.” include Arsenal, Manchester City and quicker the better.” with a chorus of boos only drowned out and your own fans start booing you after Adebayor has scored twice in 12 Real Madrid. Spurs are 12th in the table with 14 by conveniently timed music blasted a few minutes then it is harder. “When appearances for Spurs this season and “So instead of booing people, which points from their opening 11 games, and from the stadium’s speakers at the final you are playing in front of your own has come in for criticism from fans and will make it even worse, I think it is visit Hull City next after the two-week whistle. Adebayor, a second-half substi- crowd you want them to support you. pundits. sometimes better to support them and international break. —Reuters
Martinez says points alone no guide to Everton progress LONDON: Roberto Martinez has said ankle ligament damage that we must Everton shouldn’t be judged solely on their assess. “It (the challenge) came early in the Premier League points tally as they take game and there’s no intention to hurt him stock during the international break. whatsoever.” Martinez was less charitable, Leighton Baines’s penalty earned a 1-1 however, when it came to Gomez’s escape draw at Sunderland to leave the from censure for diving. Merseyside club in 10th place with 14 points from their first 11 games. Big calls Despite being out of the League Cup, Indeed the Everton boss felt Sunderland Everton are unbeaten in their last six should have ended the contest with nine matches and well-placed to reach the sec- men, with Connor Wickham fortunate to ond phase of the Europa League. avoid a straight red for tripping Seamus “I wouldn’t assess our season purely on Coleman in the area, although Baines did points taken in the league,” said Everton score from the ensuing spot-kick. manager Martinez after Sunday’s draw at “I was surprised Wickham didn’t get sent the Stadium of Light. off, because once you give a penalty it’s a “I think you also need to look at the con- red card,” said Martinez. “I don’t agree with sistency in our performances, both in the the rule, but that’s not the issue. It would Premier League and in Europe. We’ve got a have been a major moment in the game very strong squad, with 23 outfield players had he got a red. who can come in and contribute to the “Likewise, I don’t want to see a player team. sent off, but Gomez was caught simulating. “I feel we’ve got good competition for The referee was going to blow, but decided places and the right mentality to cope with against it. They were two big calls that the demands of domestic and European didn’t go our way.” football. This result saw Sunderland go three “We had been guilty of being a bit soft points clear of the relegation zone, Seb defensively, but we’ve ironed that out. Larsson’s free-kick helping earn a sixth BERLIN: Germany’s football national team’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (2ndL) poses with German President Joachim Gauck (L), German We’ve shown we have the ingredients of a draw of the season for the Black Cats. Chancellor Angela Merkel (2ndR) and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (R) after receiving the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany’s top winning team.” Sunderland boss Gus Poyet professed award for sports success, at the Schloss Bellevue Presidential Palace yesterday in Berlin. — AFP Martinez also said he was “holding his himself satisfied with a draw, but the breath” on Gareth Barry, who was taken to result was tinged with disappointing hospital with his right leg in a protective injury news, as the head coach confirmed German World Cup team cast during the first half. defender Patrick van Aanholt was set to be The Everton boss absolves his compatri- out until February following surgery on a ot Jordi Gomez of any blame. The dislocated shoulder suffered in the victory Sunderland man, booked for the 13th- at Crystal Palace. “It’s not good news on given national honor minute challenge on Barry, was fortunate Patrick, who needs an operation and is to escape a second caution for simulation going to be out for two-and-a-half before the break. months. Hopefully, we should have most BERLIN: The president of Germany has decorat- Meanwhile, Dortmund’s Reus, Sokratis out for Gladbach’s Andre Hahn in the 82nd minute of “Barry’s had an X-ray, and we’re happy to of our other injured players back training ed the World Cup-winning squad with the coun- two weeks (Releads with Reus out for two Dortmund’s first win after five straight defeats confirm it’s not the broken leg we were before the end of the international break,” try’s highest honor for sports, rewarding what he weeks) BERLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Borussia that saw last season’s Bundesliga runners-up worried about,” Martinez said. “There’s the Uruguayan added. —AFP called a “convincing performance that is recog- Dortmund will be without winger Marco Reus move out of bottom place. nized ungrudgingly by all its opponents.” and central defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos “The Greek is expected to be out for only two President Joachim Gauck, joined by for two weeks after the pair were injured in weeks and should be fit again for the Deila praises Celtic spirit Chancellor Angela Merkel, presented the players Sunday’s 1-0 win over Borussia Champions League game on Nov. 26 in London with the Silver Laurel Leaf in a ceremony at the Moenchengladbach, the Bundesliga club said (against Arsenal),” the club said in a statement. GLASGOW: Celtic manager Ronny Deila while dropping points domestically to head of state’s Bellevue Palace. yesterday. Germany international Reus, in sensa- He will, however, miss Greece’s Euro 2016 hailed his side’s team spirit as they came Inverness, Dundee, Motherwell and Speaking a day after the 25th anniversary of tional form this season and one of only a few qualifier against the Faroe Islands on Friday and from behind to seal a 2-1 victory away to Hamilton. the fall of the Berlin Wall, Gauck noted that bright spots in their bad domestic run this sea- the friendly against Serbia four days later. Aberdeen that sent the Hoops top of the Germany’s fourth World Cup is its first as a son, stretched ankle ligaments in the game and The absences are painful for Dortmund as Scottish Premiership for the first time this Togetherness reunited nation. West Germany won the title isexpected to return in two weeks, the club said they look to bounce back from their bad start season. However, he has now lost just once in shortly before reunification in 1990. on Twitter. and quickly climb up the table until the winter Adam Rooney fired the Dons in front in his past 14 matches and after leading his World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm, He is set to miss Germany’s Euro 2016 qualifi- break next month. the 27th minute before Stefan Johansen side to the summit of the table with a who retired from the national team after the er against Gibraltar this week as well as their Struggling Dortmund have been far more sneaked in an equaliser from a difficult match in hand the Hoops boss hopes to tournament, thanked Gauck and Merkel for their friendly against Spain on Nov. 18. successful in Europe’s premier club competition angle 11 minutes later. stay there for the rest of the campaign. support. Both traveled to the World Cup and vis- Greece international Papastathopoulos broke having already advanced to the knockout stage Aberdeen had the better of the second “Taking over the champions is always ited the Germany dressing room. the fibula in his right leg in a tackle against with two games to spare. —Agencies half chances and their hopes of a win hard as they have been successful and new appeared to be boosted when Celtic skip- people are then coming in,” the Norwegian per Scott Brown was sent off after picking said. up his second yellow card of the match in “We need to get more and more togeth- the 82nd minute. erness and we agree on things. Today was a However, it was the Hoops who con- fantastic achievement and I feel more and jured up a winner of their own in the 90th more together with the players.” minute when Dutch defender Virgil van The tensions between the sides have Dijk flicked home a Johansen corner to been stoked ahead of the match after send the Hoops top of the table on goal Celtic announced they were to appeal difference from Inverness Caledonian winger Aleksandar Tonev’s seven match Thistle. ban from the Scottish FA for racially abus- “It was a fantastic win and I am so proud ing Dons defender Shay Logan. of the team,” Deila said. “It’s been a very There was no place for the on-loan hard programme and we were playing Aston Villa player in the Celtic line-up but away in Europe and only came home on Logan played the full 90 minutes before Friday afternoon. It left us with very little being sent off in the tunnel after the game time to get prepared for a very difficult for foul and abusive language. match. We got the three points and the However, Aberdeen manager Derek way we did it is what I call team spirit and McInnes revealed the ordering off was not togetherness. connected with the bad feeling between “It was unbelievable and to celebrate the clubs. that with the fans was fantastic. “We have “It was something Shay had said in frus- talked about losing leaders when Scott tration to the assistant linesman in the tun- Brown is out but there were a lot of leader nel. They took offence to it and they have out there. red-carded him,” McInnes said. “Of course I would have been happy “I know what is alleged to have hap- with a point after I lost a man but I felt we pened and what he is alleged to have said. were a physical threat and something Shay should have kept his cool but there could happen in the end. “We kept our dis- was a lot of frustration, but only about cipline and we got the chance and the today’s game. His performance was fine as goal. It was a very good victory and a very you saw. FLORENCE: Italian national soccer team’s Mario Balotelli, center, runs with his teammates during a training session with the team at the important win as well.” “Shay, like the rest of my players, was a Coverciano Training Center, near Florence, central Italy, yesterday. Italy will play Croatia in Milan on Sunday in a Euro2016, Group H, qualifying Deila endured a turbulent start to his bit aggrieved at a couple of decisions in the round soccer match. — AP Celtic career, suffering heavy European build-up to their goals and that was basi- defeats in Champions League qualification cally it.” — AFP France has little to play for until Euro 2016
PARIS: With more meaningless games coming settled side but one that won’t be tested in a A midfield comprising of Juventus star Paul up for France’s national team, at least the pressure environment. The players must find a Pogba alongside Paris Saint-Germain pair Blaise appearance of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a Sweden way to motivate themselves despite knowing Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye is very well settled, jersey will spark some interest. there isn’t much at stake with regards to their while Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is the France has not lost since being eliminated by place in the team. leader in attack, flanked by Atletico Madrid’s Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals, looking First up is Albania at home in Rennes on Antoine Griezmann and Dynamo Moscow’s sharp in home wins over Spain and Portugal and Friday, then a swing south to take on Sweden Mathieu Valbuena. breezing to a 3-0 victory at Armenia. But and Ibrahimovic in Marseille. In defense, Deschamps has a rock at center because France is an automatic qualifier for the Deschamps already has the nucleus of his half in Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane - fast devel- 2016 European Championship it will host, those side in place. He isn’t looking for a spine to his oping into one of the most assured defenders in results count for very little. team because he already found it at the World European football. So until France kicks off the enlarged 24-team Cup, where Les Bleus looked impressive until Even if he still needs to test his defense, the tournament on June 10, 2016, the problem facing a wiser and more experienced Germany. problem for Deschamps is that this is unlikely to coach Didier Deschamps faces is a long list of Unless Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery happen much over the next calendar year. friendlies with absolutely no pressure to get comes out international retirement, Deschamps With the exception of a match against results. pretty much knows his best XI. There are one or Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates A relaxed position to be in, perhaps, but pos- two positions in defense up for grabs, but those next September, France’s other opponents in sibly a double-edged sword. France is taking are between players already in the World Cup Group I - Denmark, Albania, Serbia and Armenia part in qualifying Group I, but doesn’t get any squad. - do not pose a major attacking threat. LOS ANGELES: Alvaro Saborio #15 of Real Salt Lake battles for a corner kick with points for wins or draws because of the national There seems to be little room for newcomers, Deschamps could well go into Euro 2016 with Juninho #19 of Los Angeles Galaxy in front of the Galaxy’s Leonardo #22 during Leg team’s status as host. as there would be if France - like Spain and confidence high, yet with nagging doubts about 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals at StubHub Center on Sunday in Los Angeles, So while Spain and England rebuild after England - needed to increase competition for how good his team will be when it counts. —AP California. The Galaxy won 5-0 to advance to the conference finals. — AFP poor World Cup campaigns, France has a fully places. Kuwait wins two gold NZ under pressure in Asian Clay Target after Pakistan’s Shooting16 tournament 566-317 declared TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
Canucks beat Ducks 2-1 in shootout Page 18
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, puts up a shot as Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 107-92. — AP Lakers notch first win of season
LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade added 20 apiece Sacramento. Jackson scored eight points in the each scored 21 points as Los Angeles rallied to as Miami stayed perfect against Dallas since the final 2:17, going 6 of 7 from the free throw line. beat Charlotte 107-92 for their first victory of the 2011 NBA Finals. The Heat have won seven Jeremy Lamb scored 17 points, Serge Ibaka had NBA results/standings season after five straight losses. Carlos Boozer straight regular-season games against the 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Brooklyn 104, Orlando 96; Utah 97, Detroit 96; Oklahoma City 101, Sacramento 93; Toronto 120, Philadelphia 88; added 16 points in Byron Scott’s first win as Mavericks since Dallas took three in a row in the and Sebastian Telfair added 14 points for the Miami 105, Dallas 96; Phoenix 107, Golden State 95; Portland 116, Denver 100. Lakers coach. Their victory left Philadelphia as finals to capture its first championship. Miami Thunder (2-5). Though struggling without the NBA’s only winless team at 0-7. Lin and was without LeBron James in this rematch, injured stars Kevin Durant and Russell Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division Northwest Division Boozer’s offense dominated the third, when the while the Mavericks faced the Heat for the first Westbrook, they improved to 2-1 at home. Rudy W L PCT GB Portland 4 3 .571 - Lakers were down by seven before a 25-6 run time since the return of two important pieces Gay had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Toronto 6 1 .857 - Utah 3 4 .429 1 sent them into the fourth leading 76-64. It was a from their title team, Tyson Chandler and J.J. and DeMarcus Cousins and Ben McLemore Brooklyn 4 2 .667 1.5 Minnesota 2 4 .333 1.5 lead they never gave up. Barea. each added 16 points for the Kings (5-2). Boston 3 3 .500 2.5 Oklahoma City 2 5 .286 2 Al Jefferson scored 23 points and Kemba But Deng was the key offseason acquisition NY Knicks 2 5 .286 4 Denver 1 5 .167 2.5 Walker added 17 for the Hornets, whose two- that mattered most, going 13 of 19 from the Jazz 97, Pistons 96 Philadelphia 0 7 0 6 Pacific Division game winning streak ended. Gary Neal added field with five rebounds and four assists as the Gordon Hayward scored 17 points, including Central Division Golden State 5 1 .833 - Chicago 5 2 .714 - 14 off the bench and Lance Stephenson had 10 ball-moving Heat shot 55 percent to 42 percent four in the final 2 minutes, Derrick Favors added Sacramento 5 2 .714 0.5 rebounds. for Dallas. Monta Ellis led the Mavericks with 23 a double-double and Utah overcame a double- Milwaukee 3 4 .429 2 Cleveland 2 3 .400 2 LA Clippers 4 2 .667 1 points. digit, second-half deficit to beat Detroit. Detroit 2 4 .333 2.5 Phoenix 4 3 .571 1.5 Phoenix 107 Golden State 95 Brandon Jennings, who had 23 points, missed a Indiana 1 6 .143 4 LA Lakers 1 5 .167 4 Isaiah Thomas scored 15 of his 22 points in Raptors 120, 76ers 88 floater from the free-throw line that could have Southeast Division Southwest Division the fourth quarter to lead the Phoenix Suns to a DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Terrence given the Pistons the victory. Favors finished Miami 5 2 .714 - Memphis 6 1 .857 - come-from-behind 107-95 victory Sunday over Ross had 17 and Toronto routed winless with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, while Washington 5 2 .714 - Houston 6 1 .857 - the Golden State Warriors, leaving the NBA with Philadelphia for its sixth victory in seven games. Enes Kanter had 14 points and 11 boards. Charlotte 3 4 .429 2 New Orleans 3 2 .600 2 no unbeaten teams. Fellow reserve Gerald Lou Williams added 16 against his former team Monroe had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta 2 3 .400 2 Dallas 4 3 .571 2 Green added 16 of his 19 points in the final and Kyle Lowry had 14 as the Raptors, who are Detroit, and Andre Drummond added 11 points Orlando 2 5 .286 3 San Antonio 2 3 .400 3 quarter, when the Suns surged ahead after trail- alone atop the Eastern Conference for the first and 18 rebounds. ing by eight through three. Stephen Curry time in their 20-year history. They were tied for scored 28 points but just six in the second half, first in November 2004. Toronto set a season Nets 104, Magic 96 when he was plagued by missed shots and foul high in points against the 76ers, who were even Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 22 trouble. Curry, who entered tied for the NBA worse defensively than when they allowed 118 points to lift Brooklyn over Orlando. Mason scoring lead, added 10 assists for his fourth dou- points against Chicago on Friday. Tony Wroten Plumlee added 12 points and 10 rebounds ble-double of the season. Draymond Green scored 18 points and Chris Johnson had 16 for while Deron Williams and Kevin Garnett each added 22 points and nine rebounds for the the 76ers, who lost for the 70th time in their had seven assists for Brooklyn (4-2). Warriors (5-1), who played without Klay past 86 regular-season games. Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 27 points Thompson (sprained right hand). and 12 rebounds. Vucevic scored 17 of Thunder 101, Kings 93 Orlando’s 25 points in the third quarter as the Heat 105, Mavericks 96 Reggie Jackson scored 11 of his 22 points in Magic trailed 81-77 entering the fourth quarter. Luol Deng scored a season-high 30 points, the fourth quarter to help Oklahoma City beat Evan Fournier scored 19 points.— AP Former NBA player Ernie Vandeweghe dead at 86
LOS ANGELES: Ernie Vandeweghe, a New York President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Knicks player in the post-World War II era and Sports and served on the Olympic Sports father of former NBA star Kiki Vandeweghe and Commission. He also was the Lakers’ team physi- three other top athletes, has died. He was 86. cian when the team moved to Los Angeles from The death was confirmed Sunday night by Minneapolis. Kiki Vandeweghe, who said his father died of “He’s never really gone because the lessons natural causes at his home in Newport Beach. are still there,” said Kiki Vandeweghe, who as a 5- Vandeweghe averaged 9.5 points and 4.6 year-old didn’t understand why his physician rebounds in 224 regular-season games for the father would often be gone on weekends.”He Knicks from 1949-56. In college, he averaged used to take care of the athletes and their kids. I 19.1 points in four seasons at Colgate. found out he never charged any of those peo- “I am so lucky to have spent so many years ple. When you can afford to give back, you do.” with him learning and growing,” granddaughter Kiki Vandeweghe played 13 seasons in the CoCo Vandeweghe, a pro tennis player ranked NBA and was a two-time All-Star who averaged 40th in the world, said in a Facebook post 19.7 points for his career. Daughter Tauna won a Saturday. “He is now in a better place with his US swimming championship in the backstroke beloved wife. He will be missed dearly. Love you and competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Pal.” Son Bruk was a beach volleyball player, and Ernie Vandeweghe’s wife, Colleen, died in daughter Heather captained the US women’s 2010. She won the 1952 Miss America pageant. polo team. Coco is Tauna’s daughter. Born in Montreal, Vandeweghe went to medical Ernie Vandeweghe grew up in New York on school while in the NBA and was a physician in Long Island and played football, basketball and Ernie Vandeweghe the US Air Force. He was chairman of the baseball in high school. — AP PHOENIX: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against the Phoenix Suns in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, in Phoenix. — AP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
In shift, Russia lets ruble Kuwait consumer inflation edges up float free in markets Page 22 Page 23
BEIJING: The fireworks show takes place during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing yesterday. Leaders of more than half the world’s economy gather in Beijing over the next week for the annual APEC forum, with China and the US pushing rival trade agreements as the week-long series of international summits gets under way. -- AFP Kuwait sees no output cut at OPEC meeting No cause for panic over price drop: Al-Badri KUWAIT: OPEC is not likely to cut crude output when it meets later this month oil prices because the situation will improve.” OPEC is currently pumping just said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December increased $1.45 to amid hopes that the market will absorb surplus supplies, the Kuwaiti oil under 31 million barrels per day, around one million bpd higher than its ceiling. trade at $84.84 a barrel around midday in London. US benchmark West Texas minister said yesterday. “I do not expect OPEC to make any production cut. A industry conference in Abu Dhabi. Intermediate for December rallied $1.06 to $79.71 a barrel compared with decision like this will be very difficult,” Ali Al-Omair said in Abu Dhabi, cited by United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed Al-Mazroui, Friday’s closing level. the official KUNA news agency. also on the panel, delivered a similar opinion: “We are not seeing the price Meanwhile, OPEC daily basket price went up by 40 cents to $78.67 a barrel The 12-member Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries is issue as a major issue that we need to panic about.” Badri indicated that both on Friday, compared with $78.27 the previous day, the cartel said in a statement due to hold its next scheduled meeting on November 27 amid calls by some producers and consumers would be happy with oil prices in a broad range here yesterday. members to reduce production to stop a slide in oil prices. OPEC supplies around $100 per barrel. “In the last five to six years we don’t see any nagging The monthly rate of the OPEC basket price for October hit $85.06 a barrel around 40 percent of global crude output. by consumers or producers...$100, $110, $95, they are happy with these prices.” compared to $95.98 a barrel in September, it said. The new OPEC Reference Omair, who was attending an oil conference in the UAE capital, expressed He also said, “A high price is not preferable by OPEC, a low price is not Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), hope that the oil market will soon absorb surplus production, adding that “the preferable by OPEC” because high prices would mean less demand while low Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra size of the surplus is unknown”. prices would reduce investment in oil supply. Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), KUNA quoted OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badri as saying that World oil prices rose yesterday, gaining strength from solid economic data Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and Merey “there was no cause for panic in the markets as a result of the sharp decline in in key consumer China, with extra support from the weaker US dollar, dealers (Venezuela). —Agencies Markets recover as Cameron defends EU plan as Arabtec lifts Dubai business leaders speak out MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron yes- terday defended his plans for EU reforms in DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Mid- profit of 301.2 million dirhams ($82 mil- front of Britain’s business leaders, as a top ex- dle East gained yesterday, led by Dubai, lion) in the quarter, up from 107.1 million ecutive warned against “shutting ourselves off where construction firm Arabtec Hold- dirhams in the year-ago period. On Sun- from the world”. Cameron also used a speech ing rose sharply after a key shareholder day, the stock surged 7.0 percent, break- to the annual conference of the CBI business bought a stake in a major Egyptian prop- ing technical resistance at 2.85 dirhams, lobby group to reject suggestions that his erty developer. Dubai’s index jumped 2.8 the late October peak. This triggered a promise of an in-or-out referendum in 2017 percent, its biggest daily gain in three bullish right triangle formed by the highs was causing uncertainty that could hurt the weeks, as Arabtec, which dominated and lows since mid-October and pointing economy. trading volumes, surged 8.8 percent. up to 3.16 dirhams. It faces strong resis- “Britain’s future in Europe matters to our Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Invest- tance at 3.20-3.28 dirhams, the Septem- country and it isn’t working properly at the ments, a major shareholder in Arabtec, ber and July peaks. moment and that is why we need to make bought a 5.1 percent stake in Egypt’s sec- Qatar’s index gained 0.7 percent and changes,” he said. ond-largest listed real estate developer Qatar National Bank, which at the end of Four out of five British businesses are in fa- Palm Hills on Sunday. last week secured a weighting increase in vor of staying in the European Union, accord- “It shows there is a strong commit- MSCI’s emerging markets index, was the ing to the Confederation of British Industry, ment (by the United Arab Emirates) to main support, climbing 1.4 percent. which estimates the net benefits of EU mem- support the Egyptian economy, espe- bership to the UK as between four and five cially in the real estate sector,” said Sebas- Saudi, Egypt percent of GDP. But Cameron’s Conservative- tien Henin, head of asset management at Saudi Arabia’s index rose 1.1 percent, led government is becoming increasingly The National Investor in Abu Dhabi. “We largely on the back of the banking sector. hawkish in its dealings with Brussels, raising could imagine it might sooner or later Al Rajhi Bank, the country’s largest listed concerns that Britain could be heading to- LONDON: British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg addresses delegates at the annual benefit Arabtec, for example with a new lender, rose 1.2 percent and Samba Fi- wards the exit. Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London yesterday. —AFP project.” Arabtec is already involved in a nancial Group, the third-largest bank by CBI president Mike Rake, who is also chair- of Britain’s success—to trade, to people, to promise, warned that leaving the EU would be $40 billion project to build a million hous- assets, jumped 3.1 percent. Weak oil pric- man of telecoms giant BT, told delegates in investment and to ideas from abroad, and of a “disaster” and put profits and jobs at risk. ing units in Egypt, the company’s largest es are keeping investors away from petro- London that membership of the EU was “over- competitive markets at home.” Delegates at In his address to the conference, Miliband project to date. chemicals, and a shock restatement of 18 whelmingly in our national interest”. the conference expressed frustration with the accused those who “flirt” with the idea of an Abu Dhabi’s benchmark rose 1.1 per- months of earnings by Mobily last week And he warned Britain faced a choice be- tone of the political debate, particularly its exit of weakening Britain’s influence in Brus- cent on the back of blue chips Abu Dhabi dampened demand for all telecommuni- tween two futures. “One, in which we risk look- focus on immigration from other parts of Eu- sels. “Making ever-more incoherent demands, Commercial Bank and Aldar Proper- cations firms, making banks the most at- ing inward, shutting ourselves off from the rope. ever-more isolated from its partners all this ties, up 3.8 and 5.1 percent respectively. tractive Saudi sector for now, said Henin world in the face of inevitable global change While politicians increasingly vie to prom- puts us on the conveyor belt towards exit with Shares in investment firm Waha Capital, from The National Investor. “A lot of cash and where we reject the power of free and ise curbs on new arrivals, many businesses see no idea how to get off,” he said. Hamish Ma- which posted strong third-quarter results came back to the market after the end competitive markets to drive progress,” he immigration as a vital way of filling a skills gap cleod, the director of public affairs at BSW Tim- on Sunday, jumped 5.5 percent to 3.08 of National Commercial Bank IPO and I said. in Britain. ber, the largest sawmilling business in Britain, dirhams and were the most heavily trad- guess they are looking for investment op- “The other, in which we embrace the open- Opposition Labor leader Ed Miliband, who told AFP that leaving the EU would “concern us ed stock in the market. Waha made a net portunities,” he said.– Reuters ness which has always been the foundation has refused to match Cameron’s referendum greatly”.—AFP BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Kuwait consumer inflation edges up News in brief NBK ECONOMIC REPORT Aramco commitments not impacted by oil: Exec ABU DHABI: A senior official at state oil giant Saudi Aramco said yesterday that the recent fluctuations in oil prices would not threaten the company’s long-term supply commitments. “The recent volatility is not news, (it is) in large (part) due to a weak global economy,” Amin Nasser, senior vice president for upstream opera- tions at Saudi Aramco, told an energy conference in Abu Dhabi, adding that there was a “significant amount of oil” in the market. “However, long-term fundamentals remain robust...Fluctuating oil prices don’t overshadow Saudi Aramco’s long-term commitment.”
Dollar steady against dinar at KD 0.290 KUWAIT: The US dollar exchange rate was stable against the Kuwait dinar yesterday trading at KD 0.290, while the euro moved up to KD 0.362, compared with rates the day before. The Sterling Pound exchange rate went up to KUWAIT: Inflation in the consumer price average of 3.0 percent by the end of 2014. cent y/y in September. This component component could be a result of increases in KD0.462. The Swiss franc also increased to KD0.301. The index (CPI) rose to 3.2 percent year-on-year Inflation in the food price index reversed reports changes in its inflation rate once the cost of hiring household workers. Japanese yen remained the same at KD 0.003, said the dai- (y/y) in September, on the back of higher its downward trend in September, rising every quarter. As a result of its rather stable Inflation in the leisure and hospitality ly bulletin of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). inflation in most components. Core inflation from 1.8 percent y/y in August to 2.7 percent inflation rate for the most part of this year, segments also witnessed rises. Inflation in continued to exceed the overall inflation y/y. This follows the recent acceleration in amid moderate housing activity, housing the leisure component rose from 0.5 percent rate, climbing from 2.9 percent y/y in August international food prices which could con- services is expected to post an annual infla- y/y in August to 1.2 percent y/y in Egypt’s consumer to 3.3 percent y/y in September. The head- tinue to put mild upward pressure on tion rate average of just under 4.5 percent September, while inflation in the “hotels” inflation rises line inflation rate was mainly driven higher domestic prices in the coming months. y/y for 2014. segment rose from 2.5 percent y/y in August CAIRO: Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation quick- by stronger food price growth as well as a However, with international food price infla- Inflation in the furnishings & household to 3.5 percent y/y in September. The rela- ened to 11.8 percent in October from 11.1 percent in jump in inflation in the furnishings & house- tion already easing, the pressure on Kuwaiti maintenance sector jumped in September, tively strong price growth in these segments September, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said hold, leisure, hospitality and education com- inflation is likely to remain limited, and from 4.9 percent y/y in August to 5.6 percent could be mainly attributed to seasonal fac- yesterday, while the less volatile core measure fell. ponents. The upward pressures from most could begin to see local food price growth y/y. Inflation in this component was mainly tors, or the local and regional public holi- Inflation had fallen in September after a rise this sum- of these components are unlikely to be sus- easing by the end of this year. led higher by an increase in maintenance days that took place in September, during mer triggered by the government’s introduction of fuel tained in the coming months and headline Inflation in housing services, mostly and domestic services & household services which demand for these services sees a sig- price increases. Mohamed Abu Basha, an economist at inflation is expected to ease to an annual housing rent, remained steady at 4.4 per- costs. The jump in the costs of the latter sub- nificant increase. EFG-Hermes, said he had predicted a smaller increase. “It came above expectations and that’s solely due to the jump in the category of education”, he said, noting that Moody’s sees financial, political risks in Bahrain the back-to-school period usually spurs a price hike but not the 25 percent registered by CAPMAS for October. He said other items across the consumer basket saw SINGAPORE: High income levels, a reasonably well- mild increases, such as 0.9 percent month-on-month for diversified economy and a strong external balance food prices. Egypt’s annual core inflation, which strips sheet continue to support Bahrain’s (Baa2 negative) out subsidized goods and volatile items such as fruit sovereign credit profile, but deteriorating govern- and vegetables, declined to 8.47 percent in October ment finances and a very high reliance on oil rev- from 9.15 percent in September, the central bank said. enues-against limited oil reserves-together with political risks are key credit weaknesses, says Moody’s Total can withstand oil at Investors Service in a report published yesterday. $80, to continue projects Moody’s conclusions were contained in its just- ABU DHABI: Big oil companies such as Total can withstand released credit analysis “Bahrain, Government of”, oil prices at $80 a barrel and the French firm will continue which looks at the country’s credit profile in terms of its current investment projects, Total’s president for explo- Economic Strength (assessed as “moderate (+)”); ration and production said yesterday. “$100 was a good Institutional Strength (“high (-)”); Fiscal Strength level to ensure continuous supply of projects for the (“moderate”); and Susceptibility to Event Risk (“high future,” Arnaud Breuillac told a news conference at a major (+)”). energy industry conference in Abu Dhabi. But he added, These represent the four main analytic factors in “Large companies like Total have financial capability to Moody’s Sovereign Bond Rating Methodology. The weather a bit of time when the oil price is lower,” and said Total did not want to cut back its investment budget. “We analysis constitutes an annual update to investors will continue with our capital discipline. We have a strong and is not a rating action. Bahrain is rated Baa2 with a roadmap for the next few years with a lot of projects, and negative outlook. Bahrain’s high per capita income of all of them will continue.” Breuillac also said Total did not nearly $50,000 on purchasing power parity basis in think oil prices would stay as low as $80 for long. 2013 and a strong non-oil sector continue to under- pin the country’s economy. According to Moody’s, Bahrain’s vulnerability to Dubai’s financial free external economic and financial shocks is cushioned by its strong external position as reflected in a solid zone to double in size net international investment position of 77 percent DUBAI: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is on track to of GDP in 2013, and current account surpluses have double in size over the next decade with companies from China and averaged 7.8 percent of GDP over the last 10 years. South-east Asia set to fuel its next phase of growth, the governor of Bahrain’s relatively low external breakeven oil the financial free zone said yesterday. price, which the IMF projects to be $65.5 per barrel The zone’s expansion illustrates the shift away from traditional in 2015, also supports its external position and financial centers such as London and New York due to the increasing Moody’s expects a sustained period of low oil prices wealth of emerging market economies, and the increasing impor- to have a manageable impact. SHANDONG: Customers choose vegetables in a market in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province yes- tance of the Middle East as a hub. DIFC has its own labor laws and Moody’s forecasts 3.5 percent real GDP growth terday. Chinese inflation was unchanged at a near five-year low of 1.6 percent in October, the govern- court system separate from the wider United Arab Emirates. Since opening a decade ago, it has risen to become the most prominent for 2015, down from an estimated 4 percent in ment said, with analysts warning the world’s number two economy is facing deflationary risks. —AFP financial hub in the Middle East, with many international banks, law 2014. Several large, multi-year investment projects and advisory firms and insurance companies using it as their regional are likely to support growth in the coming years. base of operations. Bahrain’s oil production has only limited scope 86 percent of total government revenues. 4.3 percent of GDP in 2013, says Moody’s. As a “We’ve been growing very fast, in terms of the number of compa- for increases, and the authorities are planning refin- Moody’s also notes that Bahrain faces continued result of these recurrent fiscal deficits, the stock nies and people that are working in the DIFC, and if you extrapolate ery upgrades, an aluminum smelter capacity exten- pressures to further increase government spending. of government debt increased to 43.5 percent of that, we’ll manage to double everything in the next 10 years,” DIFC sion, and the construction of power plants. Social Current spending has increased largely due to high- GDP in 2013 from 21.4 percent in 2009. governor Essa Kazim told reporters at a media event. housing projects, which have been funded through er spending on welfare, social security and subsi- Moreover, the government is increasingly relying “Chinese and South-east Asian companies are showing a strong the Gulf Cooperation Council Development dies. As a result, Bahrain has the highest fiscal on external sources to finance its deficits through interest in the region so we are working with them to capitalize on Dubai and the DIFC as a hub for their businesses to expand. That is Program, are also set to launch in the coming years. breakeven oil price in the GCC, at $125.4 in 2014, international bond issuances. In addition, the However, a prolonged period of low oil prices could where I feel the growth will happen.” The doubling in size would be in according to the IMF. country remains vulnerable to domestic political terms of floor space, the number of people working in the centre and negatively affect public investment spending, Bahrain’s fiscal deficit will likely remain rela- tensions and contagion from regional geopoliti- the number of companies there, Kazim added. —Reuters because oil and gas revenues account for more than tively high at 4.2 percent in 2014, after reaching cal instability. EXCHANGE RATES
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UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.765 Sierra Leone 0.000064 0.000070 Nepalese Rupees 3.905 Singapore Dollar 0.223011 0.229011 South African Rand 0.019914 0.028414 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 88.300 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Japanese Yen 2.526 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 47.950 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001912 0.002492 Indian Rupees 4.743 Australian Dollar 230.42 227.42 Thai Bhat 9.980 Taiwan 0.009414 0.009594 Pakistani Rupees 2.847 Canadian Dollar 261.08 262.08 Turkish Lira 130.750 Thai Baht 0.008559 0.009109 Srilankan Rupees 2.221 Swiss Franc 306.15 304.15 Nepali Rupees 2.963 Euro 366.02 367.02 Arab Singapore Dollar 226.560 US Dollar 291.55 294.55 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 0.766353 0.774353 Hongkong Dollar 37.581 Sterling Pound 465.34 468.34 Egyptian Pound 0.038632 0.041732 Japanese Yen 2.58 2.60 Bangladesh Taka 3.759 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Iranian Riyal 0.000081 0.000082 Philippine Peso 6.467 Bangladesh Taka 3.759 4.029 Iraqi Dinar 0.000188 0.000248 Indian Rupee 4.737 5.037 Belgian Franc 0.007585 0.008585 Thai Baht 8.870 Jordanian Dinar 0.406851 0.414351 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.221 2.656 British Pound 0.457005 0.466005 Irani Riyal transfer 59.250 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Irani Riyal cash 117.500 Nepali Rupee 2.957 3.492 Czech Korune 0.005086 0.017066 Pakistani Rupee 2.853 2.790 Danish Krone 0.044737 0.049737 Lebanese Pound 0.000144 0.000244 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023794 0.047794 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 79.23 79.69 Euro 0.358313 0.366313 Bahraini Dinar 773.84 775.91 Norwegian Krone 0.038713 0.043913 Nigerian Naira 0.001179 0.001814 Saudi Riyal 77.724 Omani Riyal 0.750729 0.756409 Qatari Riyal 80.074 Egyptian Pound 40.66 41.26 Romanian Leu 0.083568 0.083568 Qatar Riyal 0.079316 0.080529 Omani Riyal 757.340 Jordanian Dinar 413.78 419.43 Slovakia 0.008494 0.018494 Saudi Riyal 0.077057 0.077757 Bahraini Dinar 774.150 Omani Riyal 756.12 763.42 Swedish Krona 0.035269 0.040289 UAE Dirham 79.376 Qatari Riyal 80.29 80.84 Swiss Franc 0.295661 0.305861 Syrian Pound 0.001727 0.001947 Saudi Riyal 77.67 78.07 Turkish Lira 0.130217 0.137217 Tunisian Dinar 0.155580 0.163580 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.130217 0.137217 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.762 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia UAE Dirhams 0.078342 0.079491 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.663 Australian Dollar 0.243703 0.255203 Yemeni Riyal 0.001315 0.001395 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.360 New Zealand Dollar 0.220271 0.229771 Tunisian Dinar 159.910 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate America Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian Dinar 411.340 US Dollar 291.150 Canadian Dollar 0.252099 0.260599 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.955 Canadian Dollar 259.205 US Dollars 0.287250 0.291950 Syrian Lira 2.077 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Sterling Pound 466.000 US Dollars Mint 0.287750 0.291950 Morocco Dirham 33.297 Euro 366.615 US Dollar 290.300 Euro 365.200 Swiss Frank 302.465 Asia EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Bahrain Dinar 774.160 Pound Sterlng 464.000 Bangladesh Taka 0.003351 0.003951 US Dollar Transfer 291.350 UAE Dirhams 79.165 Canadian Dollar 255.700 Chinese Yuan 0.046031 0.049531 Euro 364.770 Qatari Riyals 80.770 Indian Rupee 4.740 Hong Kong Dollar 0.035479 0.038229 Sterling Pound 464.120 Saudi Riyals 77.815 Egyptian Pound 40.615 Indian Rupee 0.004481 0.004882 Canadian dollar 258.290 Jordanian Dinar 410.810 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.217 Turkish lira 128.800 Egyptian Pound 40.623 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Bangladesh Taka 3.750 Swiss Franc 303.020 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.222 Japanese Yen 0.002464 0.002644 Philippines Peso 6.472 Australian Dollar 252.310 Indian Rupees 4.740 Kenyan Shilling 0.003323 0.003323 Pakistan Rupee 2.825 US Dollar Buying 290.150 Pakistani Rupees 2.828 Korean Won 0.000257 0.000272 Bahraini Dinar 773.550 Bangladesh Taka 3.756 Malaysian Ringgit 0.084748 0.090748 UAE Dirham 79.100 GOLD Philippines Pesso 6.472 Nepalese Rupee 0.002977 0.003147 Saudi Riyal 77.600 20 gram 229.000 Cyprus pound 714.395 Pakistan Rupee 0.002749 0.003029 10 gram 117.500 Philippine Peso 0.006383 0.006663 *Rates are subject to change 5 gram 59.250 Japanese Yen 3.560 BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Wrong place, small size, ailing industry kill Welsh refinery LONDON: US company Murphy Oil tried for more than said Stephen George, chief economist at KBC ment on the closure. The resurrection of the Sea crude coming ashore via the Forties Pipeline four years to sell its Milford Haven refinery in Wales. The Advanced Technology. Grangemouth refinery in Scotland the previous year System, a grade that helps set the Brent benchmark for plant was finally doomed last week when a deal with The frail state of the European refining industry also helped foster a view that ailing British plants could be global oil prices. By comparison, Milford Haven’s signifi- entrepreneur Gary Klesch fell through because he means that all but the strongest plants are vulnerable. saved. Scotland’s only refinery, owned jointly by Ineos cance to British politics was much less. Its closure cre- could not secure financing. Banks were not convinced Competition is increasing from the Middle East and and PetroChina, received a 285 million euro ($357 mil- ates a headache for the Conservative-led coalition gov- Klesch’s plans to buy Britain’s smallest and least sophis- United States, and industry executives say around 1 lion) loan guarantee from the British Treasury and a 9 ernment in the run-up to elections next May. The Welsh ticated plant were viable, sources familiar with the million bpd of capacity needs to close in the next few million pound ($14.3 million) grant from the Scottish government pledged a loan guarantee of 100 million transaction said. years to bring the market into balance. government. pounds to keep it afloat. The 135,000 barrel-per-day plant has already been “There’s not a lot of reason for hope (of improve- The threat to Grangemouth came just months But Milford Haven is the smaller of two refineries in shut and will be dismantled in coming months, putting ment),” said Bryan Kelly, vice president for UK opera- before a referendum on Scottish independence, and Wales and the smallest of the seven plants in the most of its 450 staff out of work. “It was at a smaller tions at Murphy Oil. both governments were keen to be seen as protecting United Kingdom. scale than other UK refineries, in a relatively remote “Everybody thought 2009 was the worst year for Scottish jobs and supporting a vital industry. “Grangemouth has a crude cost advantage and is location, and with a product slate skewed to gasoline refining until 2011. Then for 2013, cash margins were Grangemouth also has strategic importance because it better located from a market perspective,” said Colin at a time when Northwest Europe is surplus gasoline,” negative for the whole year.” Klesch declined to com- powers the Kinneil terminal, which processes North Birch, a vice president at IHS Global. — Reuters In shift, Russia lets ruble float free in markets CB ready to step in to maintain stability
MOSCOW: With the Russian ruble in a nosedive under the pressure of Western sanctions and slumping oil prices, the country’s central bank decided yesterday to freely float the currency in markets and stop regularly spending billions in a vain attempt to stem its fall. The bank has been burning through its $400 billion in reserves to soften the drop in the ruble, which has lost about half its value since the start of the year as investors pulled money out of Russia and the economy headed toward recession. It spent $30 billion last month alone - an unsustainable rate. Yesterday, the central bank said it would let LONDON: Sweden’s former prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt addresses delegates at the market decide what value to give the ruble, the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London yes- which touched a record low of above 48 to the terday. — AFP dollar on Friday. It also warned, however, that it would be ready to intervene if necessary to Russians buy dollars and maintain financial stability. A free float could see the ruble depreciate hoard cash on ruble fears further in the longer term, stoking inflation and other economic problems for Russians. But investors welcomed the central bank’s move as a MOSCOW: Many Russians are buying dol- September. So far there are few signs large necessary step protect the nation’s hard curren- lars and hoarding cash, increasingly con- banks are running short of dollars, but cy reserves and curb market speculation. cerned by a slide in the ruble and wary of media have reported foreign currency As a result, the ruble strengthened sharply on possible restrictions on bank withdrawals shortages at smaller lenders in the past the news, trading up 3.6 percent at around 45 as President Vladimir Putin blames curren- week. Four large banks were able to sell up rubles a dollar in midday trading. The central cy woes on speculators and the West. to $10,000 to a Reuters reporter on Friday, MOSCOW: People pass by a display with exchange rates in downtown Moscow yesterday. bank will stop setting daily limits for the ruble’s While there is little panic on the streets while an office of sanctioned SMP Bank had Russia’s Central Bank yesterday scrapped its daily controls on the value of the ruble, allowing fluctuations and will not have any obligation to of Moscow and other major cities, some large amounts of dollars but had run out of the battered currency to float freely in financial markets earlier than planned. — AP intervene regularly in markets to support the Russians are taking no chances with their euros. At a currency exchange booth in currency. However, Central Bank Chief Elvira falling. Observers said Russian banks were able ty made a lot of harm.” money, with many hardened by a financial Moscow, an employee who did not wish to Nabiullina said the regulator will “intervene in to earn easy profits by taking loans from the cen- Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the reg- crisis in 1998 which wiped out the savings be named said customer behavior had the market at any moment in the amount neces- tral bank and buying dollars in the currency mar- ulator should have made the move earlier. “The of millions of people. The ruble has fallen changed. “We have the same customers sary to counter speculative demand.” kets, a strategy that helped drive the ruble down decision is a bit belated,” he said, according to more than 25 percent against the dollar in ringing up in the morning to check the Speaking in Beijing, where he attended the further. the Interfax news agency. “When the ruble came 2014, with especially heavy losses in the rate. People are worried,” the employee Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Nabiullina said the central bank will introduce under pressure, it was unnecessary to maintain past month when the currency repeatedly said. Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confi- restrictions on the amount of loans offered to the currency corridor and sell hard currency hit all-time lows despite the central bank Bella Zlatkis, deputy chief executive of dence that the central bank’s move will help sta- financial institutions to ease pressure on the reserves,” he said. spending around $30 billion to defend the top lender Sberbank , said late last month bilize the ruble. ruble. “We will temporary limit liquidity in rubles, Siluanov argued that the ruble had been driv- currency. Financial officials and the Kremlin that demand for safety deposit boxes was “We have seen speculative fluctuations of the because it’s being used not only for financing en down by speculators, adding that market have united in calling for calm, suggesting the most noticeable change in customer rate, but I think it will end soon in the face of the economy but also for currency market spec- forces will help it rebound. However, slumping that speculators were to blame for the behavior. “We can’t buy safes quickly action taken by the central bank in response to ulations,” she said. oil prices and uncertainty over when the US and falling ruble, rather than tumbling oil prices enough, the largest demand we have is for action by speculators,” he said. Market watchers said the ruble’s trading band European Union sanctions for Russia’s action in or Western sanctions that have weakened safes. I understand when people want to The central bank has been eating through its encouraged investors to test the limits set by the Ukraine will likely keep pressure on the ruble. the economy. put dollars in safes, but at the moment hard currency reserves to prop up the ruble, central bank. “It became quite clear that corridor The central bank on Monday revised up its Putin has hinted that the global oil price there is another trend, to take out rubles spending $30 billion last month alone. It also has was no longer helping prevent the ruble’s estimates for how much money will be pulled has been deliberately manipulated to hurt and put them in a safe,” Zlatkis said. She steadily raised its base interest rate from 5.5 per- plunge,” MDM bank chairman Oleg Vyugin, a for- out of Russia this year, from $90 billion to $128 Russia. Russian search engine Yandex said suggested demand for safes was linked to cent to 9.5 percent last month to entice mer deputy central bank chief, said in comments billion. It predicted zero economic growth next queries such as “what to do with roubles in fears that authorities could restrict bank investors with higher returns. The ruble kept carried by the Tass news agency. “Its predictabili- year. — AP 2015?” hit a record high of over 1.2 million withdrawals. “The No. 1 motivation is to on one day last week. Viktoria Openko, save so they can’t take it from you.” deputy head of currency conversion opera- Yesterday, the ruble firmed sharply after tions at mid-sized Russian lender B&N Putin said he hoped speculative trading on Bank, said demand for dollars had risen the ruble would stop soon. By mid-after- more than four times in Moscow from Oct. noon it was trading more than 2 percent 9 compared with the preceding two higher than the previous close after the months and the bank had to increase the central bank said it could intervene at any number of times it restocked its branches. time to punish speculators after letting the “We first noticed increased demand in currency float freely. Moscow on Oct. 8-9, when the dollar “That Russian officials from the presi- repeatedly started to trade above 40 dent down are trying to talk up the ruble rubles,” she said. “In the regions, the rise in speaks volumes about the extent of the demand started later, from Oct. 13, and on deterioration in sentiment towards the cur- a lesser scale.” Representatives from VTB 24, rency,” said Nicholas Spiro, managing direc- the retail-banking arm of Russia’s second- tor of Spiro Sovereign Strategy. “While largest lender VTB, and Rosbank, part of there has been no widespread dollarization Societe Generale Group, have seen a similar of retail deposits, this is now a much bigger increase in forex demand. risk than it was as recently as a couple of Another mid-sized Russian lender, weeks ago,” Spiro said. “Today’s recovery in Soyuz, said it sold $2.3 million to customers the ruble looks and feels like a temporary in October, compared with $890,000 in respite.” — Reuters With dollar on a tear, gold and silver rout far from over
NEW YORK: Gold’s rout may be far from around $1,130 an ounce as investors cov- over, with many analysts and traders sur- ered bearish bets after weaker-than- veyed by Reuters predicting prices could expected October US jobs growth. Prices fall to $1,000 per ounce by the end of the may remain volatile and prone to rallies on year, the first time at that level since 2009, spurts of short-covering, and weak prices even after Friday’s 3-percent short-covering have unleashed a flurry of physical demand Soldiers and police clear barricades set on fire by demonstrators on the main road of Makassar, South Sulawesi province yesterday as protest rally. A rush of physical buying in the past for coins in Europe and the United States. continues in Makassar against government plans to increase fuel prices. The new Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, is week - from jewelry in Shanghai to coins in But with the dollar on a tear against expected to announce a large increase in the price of petrol and diesel in the coming weeks to cut government subsidies that are a drain on Germany - may prove to be a dead-cat global currencies and institutional cash Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. — AFP bounce that is too feeble to offset a broad- being pulled from the market, any recovery er trend of selling by investors betting on may be short-lived for now. further gains in the dollar, U.S. equities and “The drivers of a sustained rally in gold Middle-schooler gets Intel Avivasa float values an improving U.S. economy, according to are ephemeral at best,” said Tai Wong, direc- the survey of more than two dozen analysts tor, metals trading at BMO Capital Markets funding for Braille printer insurer at $746m and traders. in New York. A strong dollar makes it more Half of the 27 respondents surveyed on expensive for foreign buyers to own dollar- HUNTINGTON BEACH: If Shubham Banerjee they sold an earlier business to a Canadian ISTANBUL: British insurer Aviva Plc and Turkey’s Sabanci Wednesday and Thursday predicted gold based gold. Holdings in the world’s No. 1 cannot lay claim to being the world’s company for $5 million. Holding completed the flotation of a 19.7 percent stake in prices will breach a critical support at gold-backed exchange traded fund, SPDR youngest venture capital-backed entrepre- After reading a fundraising flyer about the their Turkish joint venture pension unit Avivasa yesterday, $1,100 per ounce by the end of this year. A Gold Trust, which proved popular with neur, he comes very close. blind, Banerjee felt inspired to turn a high- valuing the firm at 1.68 billion lira ($746 million). The compa- significant portion even had $1,000 in their investors during the financial crisis that fol- Banerjee was 12 years old when he closed tech version of Legos, the toy building blocks, ny is expected to be listed as AVISA on the Istanbul stock sights, which would be a five-year low and lowed the collapse of Lehman Brothers, an early-stage funding round with Intel into a device that could print in Braille. One exchange from Nov. 13 and will trade at 47 lira per share, a level considered critical for miners. Only sank to their lowest in six years on Friday. Capital, the company’s venture capital arm, day, he wants to mass-produce the printers Aviva and brokerage Ak Yatirim, which managed the sale, said in statements. two saw prices recovering above the The poll highlighted how far gold has last month for his prototype for a low-cost and sell them for about $350, far less than The offering was almost three times oversubscribed, with $1,200 mark. fallen out of favor with the end of the Braille printer. Since then, the San Jose, Braille printers cost now. California middle-schooler has turned 13. This past summer, he worked on incorpo- 7.04 million shares sold against demand of 19.8 million, Ak Silver’s fortunes may be even bleaker - Federal Reserve’s years-long bond-buying Yatirim said in a stock exchange filing. “Turkey is an extremely most of those polled expect prices to fall stimulus program. At $1,000, gold would That’s young, even by the standards of rating an Intel Edison chip, a processor aimed Silicon Valley, where many venture capitalists at hobbyists, into the printer. In September, attractive market to Aviva, with excellent growth prospects. another 10 percent to as low as $14 per be off almost 50 percent from the all-time We have a strong position in life and pensions and a long suc- unapologetically prefer to fund youth over Intel invited him to a conference in San ounce, which would be its lowest in over highs of $1,920 an ounce hit in 2011 when cessful relationship with Sabanci,” David McMillan, chief exec- experience. Young entrepreneurs usually have Francisco to highlight uses for Edison. There, five years. investors were piling in to protect against utive of Aviva Europe, said. “US dollar strength should impact gold inflation and geopolitical and economic reached at least their mid-teens when they hit he got a big surprise. Aviva is part way through a group-wide restructuring led on a short-term basis,” said John Meyer, uncertainty. “The mood of investors could it big. Nick D’Aloisio, founder of online news Intel executive Mike Bell announced from by Chief Executive Mark Wilson, selling off non-core business- analyst at brokerage SP Angel. The survey not be more bearish for precious metals,” aggregator Summly, was 17 when Yahoo the conference stage that the giant chipmaker es, cutting costs and improving profitability, but has said it is was carried out before spot gold rallied on said Thorsten Proettel, commodity analyst bought his company last year for $30 million. would invest in his company, Braigo Labs. committed to Avivasa, one of Turkey’s largest private pensions Friday after hitting fresh 4-1/2-year lows at LBBW. — Reuters Brothers John and Patrick Collison, behind Until then, his funding consisted of the providers and one of the group’s growth businesses. —Reuters payments service Stripe, were 16 and 19 when $35,000 his parents gave him. —Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 European equities kick off week with gains
LONDON: European stock markets rose Europe’s main markets had closed mixed on $1,154.50 on Friday. In company news, Cairn steadily yesterday with trading quiet in the Friday following broadly upbeat US jobs data. Energy said it had unearthed another oil find absence of any major data releases, analysts In the United States, the Dow and S&P 500 off the coast of Senegal. Brent climbs above $84 said. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index stocks indices ended Friday with record high It comes after the British energy explorer climbed 0.29 percent to stand at 6,586.10 closes after the Labor Department said the last month said it made its first oil find in a on Libya disruptions points approaching midday in the British capi- economy added 214,000 jobs last month. field off the coast of Senegal, prompting the tal, lifted by firmer mining share prices. While that figure was weaker than forecast, west African country to say that it aimed to LONDON: Brent crude rose by $1 to has made oil and other commodities Frankfurt’s DAX 30 gained 0.14 percent to the previous two months’ job gains were begin pumping its own oil in about five years’ above $84 a barrel yesterday, climbing more expensive for holders of other cur- 9,304.71 points and in Paris, the CAC 40 won revised upward and the US unemployment time. Cairn Energy chief executive Simon for a second straight session as protests rencies, suppressing demand. Ukrainian 0.17 percent to 4,197.21. Miners and oil rate slipped to a six-year low. In yesterday’s Thomson described the latest find as “signifi- in Libya disrupted supply and the US forces shelled the pro-Moscow strong- majors were higher as commodity prices foreign exchange deals, the single European cant” for the company and Senegal. The new dollar fell away from four-year highs. hold of Donetsk on Sunday, putting a rebounded from recent heavy falls. currency climbed to $1.2498 from $1.2456 discovery was made at Cairn’s SNE-1 well, situ- Exports at the Hariga oil port in east- fragile cease-fire under pressure. An “It’s been a quiet start to the European ses- late in New York on Friday. ated about 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the ern Libya were halted on Saturday when escalation of tensions in Ukraine could sion yesterday, as a lack of economic data The euro advanced to 78.60 British pence country’s coast. Cairn’s share price surged state security guards began a sit-in disrupt Europe’s gas supplies from combined with little direction from the Asian from 78.48 pence, while the British pound 11.26 percent to stand at 175.68 pence in protest over unpaid wages. The El Feel Russia, potentially increasing demand session overnight leave the markets lacking grew to $1.5901 from $1.5869 on Friday. On London deals. In mining shares, Anglo oil field in the south-west, also known as for oil. any significant catalysts,” said Craig Erlam, the London Bullion Market, the price of gold American rose 0.99 percent to 1,378 pence in the Elephant field, was shut down on But weak economic data from China market analyst at Alpari trading group. increased to $1,172 an ounce from a early trading. — AFP Sunday due to a power outage, while provided resistance to oil prices. the El Sharara field, which was halted Consumer inflation in the world’s sec- last week due to political violence, ond-largest economy remained at a remains closed. near five-year low in October amid slug- “These developments highlight the gish demand, the National Bureau of ongoing chaos in Libya, and we should Statistics said yesterday. The see a production level of 600,000 to Organization of the Petroleum 700,000 barrels a day as the new nor- Exporting Countries has given no clear mal,” said Carsten Fritsch, analyst at indication that it will cut its output at a Commerzbank in Frankfurt. Brent crude meeting on Nov 27. It has previously for December was up $1 at $84.39 per reduced output at times of oversupply. barrel by 0925 GMT. US crude was up 70 Kuwait’s oil minister Ali Al-Omair said cents to $79.35 per barrel. yesterday that OPEC was unlikely to cut. The dollar fell 0.3 percent against a “It’s too early to decide, but I don’t think basket of currencies yesterday, support- so,” he told reporters on the sidelines of ing oil prices. The dollar’s recent strength a conference in Abu Dhabi. — Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 China, S Korea secure ‘effective’ free trade deal
SEOUL: South Korea and China said yester- Yonhap news agency. day they had effectively secured a free trade The statement said the FTA would remove agreement to remove tariffs on over 90 per- tariffs on 92 percent of Chinese goods cent of goods, although some details imported to the South and 91 percent of the remained under negotiation. The announce- South’s goods imported to China within 20 ment came after South Korean President Park years. China is currently South Korea’s Geun-Hye met Chinese President Xi Jinping biggest trading partner and export market, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in and two-way trade stood at around $228.8 Beijing. Park’s office said the two countries billion last year. had “effectively reached” a deal, which Xi Exports to China-the world’s second- described as one of “landmark importance.” A largest economy-totalled $145.8 billion in South Korean government statement made it 2013, more than a quarter of the South’s total clear that differences remained over a few overseas shipments. The two neighbors start- unspecified “details” that would have to be ed trade negotiations in 2012 but progress bridged before the FTA could be signed. Any has been delayed by differences on the final document would require the approval of extent of market-opening. There have also both national legislatures. been protests from Korean farmers who fear South Korea’s deputy trade minister Woo an influx of cheap Chinese imports. The Tae-Hee said there was little possibility of South Korean statement said the FTA would changes to any major clauses in the current exclude a number of farm products like rice, agreement. “A substantial conclusion of nego- beef, pork and pepper-which account for 30 tiations can be seen as a complete conclu- percent by value of agricultural imports from sion,” Woo was quoted as saying by the China. —AFP Sweden grapples with massive household debt HONG KONG: A trader sits at the stock exchange in the financial district of Hong Kong yesterday. A trading link between Hong Kong and STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s new centre-left containing household debt. “There is a Shanghai’s stock exchanges will start on November 17 after weeks of delays. — AFP government and its financial authorities fairly large consensus that household are under huge pressure when they meet debt is a concern,” Swedish central bank today to tackle a mountain of household chairman Stefan Ingves said after the cut. ‘Milestone’ HK, Shanghai debt that is casting a long shadow over “If households continue to borrow, we one of Europe’s few economic bright could end up with very big problems lat- spots. Having slashed rates to zero to er on, and this is what we want to avoid.” fight the risk of deflation, top Swedish stock link set to launch officials are now in a quandary over how What to do? to rein in borrowing and house price rises Sweden knows all too well the dam- without sending the real estate market age that a property bubble can do when into a downward spiral. The country’s it bursts: Deregulation in the 1980s led to Announcement lifts both markets AAA-rated economy is still one of a commercial property boom that bust in Europe’s strongest, with low public debt, 1992 after which those properties lost HONG KONG: A trading link between Hong Kong and Executive Leung Chun-ying thanked “state leaders and “For example like Tencent, like Galaxy, those kind of sound state finances and banks among nearly two-thirds of their value and Shanghai’s stock exchanges will start on November 17 Central Government”, adding that he thought Hong gambling, entertainment stocks. So I think the money the best capitalised and most profitable Sweden had to nationalise two banks. But after weeks of delays, the Hong Kong exchange Kong could “make greater contribution to the reform will go into those kind of stocks. “In China those big in Europe. since then borrowing has swelled again. announced yesterday, in a move that lifted both mar- and opening up of the country”. The platform-which stocks will be securities firms, those will be benefitting kets and is expected to lead to billions of dollars in was expected to be launched last month before being By 2013, mortgages comprised 47 per as well.” Analysts said the link-up would boost market But consumers, barely touched by the daily transactions. delayed-will allow international investors to trade confidence and was a “big step” in the opening up financial crisis, have loaded up on cheap cent of the Swedish banks’ total lending The Hong Kong Monetary Authority described the selected stocks on Shanghai’s tightly restricted China’s yuan-denominated domestic market - known mortgages and caused Swedish property from 30 percent in 2001. Another risk: “Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect”, which is seen exchange and let mainland investors buy shares in is the A-share market. “Despite the limited degree of prices to triple over the last 20 years, those banks are largely financed with as a key step towards greater financial liberalisation in Hong Kong. It is thought up to $3.8 billion in cross- opening-up, it still means a great deal to the domestic prompting a warning from the IMF that international market funding rather than China’s economy, as a “milestone”. border trades will be carried out each day. capital markets and the whole financial system,” said the market is 20 percent overvalued. deposits. “The SFC and the CSRC jointly announced today “This marks an important milestone in the liberal- Shen Jun, a Shanghai-based analyst with BOC Adding to the problem: Sweden has built Many economists say the obvious that the launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock ization of the mainland’s capital account,” said Norman International. “It also involves direct cross-border ren- too few houses for the last 20 years and action to take - lowering mortgage tax Connect on 17 November 2014 ... has been approved,” Chan, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary minbi flows, and it’s a trial for the opening-up of the its capital Stockholm is one of Europe’s relief or reimposing real estate taxes - is a statement issued by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Authority. The venture is expected to see volumes on domestic capital markets and the capital account,” he fastest growing cities. politically difficult. “We are not prepared (HKEx) said yeserday. The exchange said it “welcomes both exchanges rise significantly, particularly added. The connection had been pencilled in to kick today’s announcement”. The SFC is Hong Kong’s Shanghai, but is subject to strict limits in order to pre- off last month but was unexpectedly cancelled. Critics say the former centre-right gov- to take measures that make it difficult for Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and the serve capital controls in China, where authorities keep However claims it had been delayed because of pro- ernment added fuel to the fire by slash- households to meet their housing costs CSRC is the China Securities Regulatory Commission. a tight grip on the yuan currency. democracy protests in Hong Kong were denied by ing real estate taxes and leaving 30 per- or, in a worst case scenario, be forced to Hong Kong shares ended yesterday 0.83 percent high- exchange president Chow Chung-kong, who told AFP cent mortgage tax relief untouched. move out of their homes,” Financial er while Shanghai added 2.3 percent. Charles Li, chief ‘Big step’ last month that the city’s authorities have “no control Meanwhile, Sweden’s household debt-to- Markets Minister Per Bolund said. executive of HKEx, said that market rallies showed the Sam Lau, chairman of investment firm HeungKong over the proceedings”. income ratio has risen to above 170 per- Central bank governor Ingves favours scheme was “very strongly endorsed”. Financial, said he expected the move to lead to his Media reports last month said the Asia Securities cent - among Europe’s highest. tightening rules on mortgage repay- “We have seen a very strong rally at the Asia mar- company’s profits doubling. “For our company, we do Industry and Financial Markets Association, represent- The worry is that private consumption, ments because currently only four in ten ket today we haven’t seen for a long time,” he said. “It’s both Hong Kong onshore and offshore equities invest- ing some of the world’s biggest banks and asset man- nearly half of GDP, would suffer if rates mortgage borrowers pay off their debt something very new and it’s never been tried before. ment,” he said, speaking on the sidelines of an Asia- agers, had written to Hong Kong regulators asking for It’s going to work but there might be glitches along Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business meet- rose or property prices fell. “The longer compared to nine in ten in the mid- a delay because of uncertainty over the scheme’s the way,” he added. ing in Beijing. “There are many stocks that you can buy rules. Chinese authorities would likely issue detailed we wait, the bigger the imbalances are,” 1990s. Lowering the borrowing ceiling of A half-day trial would be conducted on Saturday in Hong Kong-they’re really great companies but policies before the launch to clarify technical issues said Bengt Hansson, analyst at the 85 percent of the value of a property is before the official launch, Li said. Hong Kong Chief they’re not listed in China, they’re listed in Hong Kong. including on capital gains tax, Shen said. — AFP Swedish National Board of Housing another option, but would hit first-time Planning and Building. “We already have buyers. The Swedish Bankers’ Association a bubble, but we will avoid an even big- has suggested voluntary rules to make China inflation unchanged at 1.6% ger bubble.” Swedes pay down the first 50 percent of loans in order that “households pay off Consumers bullish debts when interest rates are extremely BEIJING: Chinese inflation was unchanged at a near It will be hard to dissuade bullish low in order to be better prepared five-year low of 1.6 percent in October, the govern- Swedish consumers. In Stockholm’s fren- when...we have higher interest rates,” ment said yesterday, with analysts warning the world’s number two economy is facing deflationary zied housing market, buyers make multi- Annika Falkengren, chairman of the asso- risks. The consumer price index (CPI) figure released ciation and CEO of Swedish bank SEB, million crown offers to snap up flats they by the National Bureau of Statistics is the weakest may only have seen in photographs. And said. But Sweden’s competition authority since January 2010 and matched the median pre- cranes and scaffolding are common has said this could limit competition and diction of 1.6 percent in a Wall Street Journal poll. sights in suburbia as householders take is yet to give its okay. In the first 10 months of the year, the CPI came advantage of generous tax breaks for Looking at other countries’ examples in at 2.1 percent year on year, well short of the 3.5 home improvements. suggests that however Sweden’s govern- percent annual target set by the government in “We don’t think it will crash badly,” said ment, central bank and regulators decide March. The producer price index (PPI) — a measure Peter, a 47 year-old investment advisor, to act, engineering a soft landing will be of costs for goods at the factory gate and a leading who with his wife Maria has just bought a hard. A drop in Danish and Dutch house indicator of the trend for CPI-fell 2.2 percent year on house in Stockholm for around 12 million prices for example triggered a fall in con- year and was the weakest since March’s fall of 2.3 Swedish crowns ($1.62 million). sumer confidence and spending, deepen- percent, the bureau said. “It might stop going up for a while, but ing the slump after the downturn of The figures add to worries about deflation in the over the longer term we expect it to go 2008-2009. And in the Netherlands, regu- Asian giant and ANZ analysts Liu Ligang and Zhou up,” he added, suggesting the lack of lators made things worse by tightening Hao said in a research note that risks will likely housing and population growth in mortgage rules as house prices were increase with the economy expected to slow fur- Stockholm would support prices. falling. Sweden’s neighbour Norway, ther in the coming quarters. “This is a significant risk Attempts by regulators so far to slow where mortgage-linked debt stands at facing China’s economy, which requires China’s poli- credit growth - squeezing banks by mak- around 200 percent of disposable cymakers to monitor the situation closely and take ing them put aside more capital and income, was forced to do a U-turn on actions swiftly,” they said. The data will give the central People’s Bank of JIANGSU: Customers choose dried dates in a market in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu draw up voluntary mortgage pay-down tighter lending rules after house prices China some room to fine-tune monetary policy to province yesterday. Chinese inflation was unchanged at a near five-year low of 1.6 percent in began falling late in 2013. “We have to do plans - have not worked because interest kickstart economic growth, which stood at 7.7 per- October, the government said, with analysts warning the world’s number two economy is fac- rates have continued to fall. Last week enough, but not too much,” Swedish cen- cent last year, maintaining its slowest pace in more ing deflationary risks. — AFP the central bank cut rates to zero in an tral bank member Martin Floden said. than a decade. “about 7.5 percent” this year, the same as last year’s 2012, when it rose marginally by 0.7 percent. attempt to answer criticism that it is not “We cannot continue with this rapid rise Adding to economic woes were figures released objective. Moderate inflation can be a boon to con- Tightened government spending amid President Xi doing enough to tackle another econom- in house prices and debt for ever, we Saturday that showed growth in exports and sumption as it encourages consumers to buy before Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, an economic ic risk - deflation - even while it acknowl- need to in some way stabilize the devel- imports slowing further last month. prices go up, while falling prices encourage shop- slowdown led by property weakness, and falling edged the problem that would create in opment.” — Reuters Exports expanded 11.6 percent year-on-year, pers to delay purchases and companies to put off commodity prices combined with a strong Chinese compared with 15.3 percent in September, while investment, both of which can hurt growth. currency will “only exacerbate China’s PPI deflation”, imports rose 4.6 percent, down from 7.0 percent. China’s PPI has remained in negative territory for said Liu and Zhou. China’s vast and crucial property Officials are targeting economic growth of 32 straight months. The last increase was in January sector is struggling in the face of oversupply. — AFP New Algerian plant rolls out its first Renault
ORAN: French motor manufacturer Renault inaugurat- ed a multi-million-euro plant in Algeria yesterday, Paris’s former colony owning 51 percent of the factory with an initial production capacity of 25,000 cars annu- ally. The factory is to produce the Symbol, a saloon based on Renault’s Clio compact sold mainly in mar- kets where hatchbacks are not traditionally favored. Initial capacity of 25,000 cars is expected to rise to a maximum yearly output of 75,000. Production is des- tined for the Algerian market, Africa’s second largest in terms of sales, with more than 400,000 vehicles imported every year. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron were on hand with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal as the first new car rolled off the assembly lines in the country’s second city Oran. Sellal called the new plant “the fruit of a win-win situation”, while Fabius described it as “the symbol of an exemplary Franco-Algerian partnership”. A general view of a British branch of German food retailer Aldi. German-owned dis- An agreement for the joint venture was signed in ORAN: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius delivers a speech during the inauguration of count retailer Aldi said yesterday it will create 35,000 jobs in Britain by 2022, more December 2012 during a visit by French President the Renault plant in Oran, western Algeria yesterday. The plant is due to produce the Renault than doubling its workforce and store network to meet booming demand. — AFP Francois Hollande. —AFP Symbol especially for the Algerian domestic market. — AP BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 KAMCO announces Q3 financial results Net profits rose 11 percent to reach KD 2.286 million
KUWAIT: KAMCO -KIPCO Asset Management launched KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund started its efforts to provide diverse investment opportunities investment philosophy which has consistently com- Company yesterday reported its third quarter finan- operations creditably with an AUM of approximate- to our clients through our existing and new multi- manded the goodwill of a wide client base. cial results for the period ending 30 September ly $28 million. During the quarter, KAMCO also asset-class funds. With our progressively resourced KAMCO’s main activities are in Asset 2014. The Company recorded a net profit of KD obtained approvals from the Capital Markets team, KAMCO is on the right track to position itself Management and Investment Banking. Its 2.286 million for the 9 months ending September Authority - Kuwait (CMA) for its KAMCO MENAPlus as a key AMIB player in the region.” Investments Division specializes in providing its 2014 compared to KD 2.068 million reported during Fixed Income Fund which will be launched shortly. Established in 1998 with the mission to become clients with unique investment opportunities, finan- the same period last year, reflecting an 11 percent Faisal M Sarkhou, CEO of KAMCO, said, “We are a leading local and regional player, KAMCO is today cial and advisory services, supported by investment growth. EPS rose from 8.66 to reach 9.58 fils during pleased to achieve the growth in net profit and one of the leading Kuwait based Investment research which tracks the latest directions and this period. AUM during 2014, despite the volatility across equi- Companies. A subsidiary of United Gulf Bank (UGB) - trends across local and regional economies and AUM grew by 24 percent to reach KD 3.584 bil- ty markets during the last two quarters. To diversify the investment banking subsidiary of Kuwait capital markets. The Asset Management Division lion as at the end ofQ3 2014 against KD 2.879 billion our asset management activity beyond equity mar- Projects (Holding) Company (KIPCO) - KAMCO was concentrates on providing its clients with cus- at the end of Q3 2013. The new AUMs represented kets, KAMCO has forayed into new asset classes for listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 2003. tomized portfolio management, access to IPOs, over 39 percent of the increase during 2014. its managed funds such as with the real estate and Over many years of conducting business in local and international fund management with risk Among its investment funds, the KAMCO GCC fixed income funds.” Kuwait’s dynamic investment industry, KAMCO has adjusted return maximization, mitigating risks, and Opportunistic Fund out of Bahrain achieved returns “We continue to improve performance across all established a robust reputation for performance, maintaining capital appreciation for individual and of over 40 percent during the year and the newly segments of the business, while increasing our characterized by its prudent and conservative institutional clients. The Commercial Real Estate Co wins ‘Excellence in Governance’ Award
KUWAIT: AbdulFatah Marafie, Chairman of The Commercial Real Estate Co, has announced that the company has won the First Position of “The Excellence in Governance” Award among 50 oth- er companies applied for the Award And that through the GCC Governance Conference that was held under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- V-KOOL Kuwait launches a new Hamad Al-Sabah on 3-5 November 2014. Marafie stated that The Commercial Real combo offer for car window films Estate Company is considered the first company in the State of Kuwait to adopt the concept of KUWAIT: V-KOOL Kuwait, the leading and improve their vehicle esthetics and corporate governance with a comprehensive provider of automotive window tinting films maintain the residual value. We will always is now offering its customers a combo offer strive to bring the best emerging global car of car window film, paint protection film and care trends to our customers at competitive two car interior detailing vouchers worth prices,” said Edwin Joseph, General Manager KD100 for KD200 only for a limited period. of V-KOOL Kuwait. The offer is valid till 26th November 2014. V-KOOL is the first of its kind in the mate- The combo offer will cater to all kind of rial science arena as it enables maximum vehicles. It is available in V-KOOL Kuwait amount of daylight transmittance (73 per- (AUTO1) outlets; in Canada Dry Street, cent) while selectively cutting off 94 per- Shuwaikh (24824213) and Al-Ahmadi cent of infra-red (heat source) and 99 per- Industry Area, Street 201, behind KNPC, cent of ultra-violet rays. V-KOOL technology opposite Al-Sayer Showroom (23981450). has been incorporated by the top interna- Ehab Baklawa, Head of Risk & Compliance Unit receiving the award. “We are thrilled to offer our car care tional car manufacturers, such as BMW, roles, functions, commitments, responsibilities plemented the role of the Governance range of products to all our customers. And Mercedes, Audi and Toyota among the oth- and authorities on different levels. Conference in GCC that was held under the we encourage every vehicle owner to avail ers as their chosen automotive interior cool- Abdul Fatah Marafie also added that the cor- patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister this offer simply because it helps to protect ing solution. porate governance is not only a regulatory Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah in a serious framework of the management process, which is initiative to develop and increase the social and easy for everyone to prepare and adopt the for- professional awareness in the importance of Burgan Bank announces mal and procedural aspect of it. applying Corporate Governance. He also com- AbdulFatah Marafie, Chairman of The But the implementation of governance plemented the organizing committee, chaired names of the daily lucky Commercial Real Estate Co depends on the essence of the process, which is by Dr Amani Bourisli and her leading role in this and professional methodology through formu- mainly based on the commitment of business field and the transparency of the committee in winners of Yawmi account lating and applying the corporate governance ethics and professional conscience that guaran- disclosing the evaluation criteria of the compa- KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yes- Additionally, every KD 10 in the account, manual and polices in accordance with the best tees adequacy and efficiency of the perform- nies applying for the Award of “Excellence in terday the names of the winners of its will entitle customers to one chance of international standards and practices in this ance in all work domains and works on develop- Governance”. Yawmi account draw, each taking home a winning. If the account balance is KD regard. Say further This award reflects the trans- ing the responsibility, accountability and trans- He also empathized on the importance of prize of KD 5,000. 500 and above, the account holder will parency, integrity, accountability and commit- parency spirit that is urged by our Islamic reli- organizing these conferences regularly to The lucky winners for the daily draws be qualified for both the quarterly and ment which privilege the company, and consid- gion. Thus Governance is a culture and princi- increase the awareness of working companies in took home a cash-prize of KD 5,000 each, daily draws. er as one of its main principles, in addition to the ples to be constantly developed and promoted Kuwait and GCC markets of the importance to and they are: Burgan Bank encourages everyone to sufficiency and efficiency of control and organi- which is what we believe in and adopt in Al- adopt the governance standards and its positive 1. Anthony Bernard Jones open a Yawmi account and/or increase zational policies and procedures followed by the Tijaria Company. effects on the companies and the economy in 2. Zainab Sami Almotawa their deposit to maximize their chances company, which determine and organize the In conclusion, Abdul Fatah Marafie has com- general. 3. Emad Aldeen Almasri to becoming a winner. The more cus- 4. Adel Hamad Alghaith tomers deposit, the higher the chances 5. Katabjiwala Salma Saifaldein they receive of winning. 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The user-friendly app Kuwait is the home of Talabat.com it was and website have played a great role in empow- established in 2004, and the company is keen to ering small and medium business in the food maintain its market leader position with a tar- industry by allowing them to reach a wider mar- New bank rules proposed geted strategy for the country, while simultane- ket than would be possible for them on their ously increasing users and the number of part- own. In 2014, Talabat.com has achieved 125 per- to end ‘too big to fail’ ner restaurants. With 1,200 different restaurants cent growth in restaurant sales through its por- on its portal and applications, to date, tals& applications for partner restaurants. BASEL/LONDON: Banks may have to scrap fail” banks and that politically tricky details Talabat.com exceeded the7.5 million orders. The “We are very pleased that we are set to dividends and rein in bonuses if they still had to be settled. company’s app is currently top ranked in the exceed our targets for 2014 by achieving 140 breach new rules designed to ensure that GCC for the IOS food and drink category and has percent growth in orders, and 128 percent creditors rather than taxpayers pick up the Basel tower a 4.6 rating on Android, exceeding 1,000,000 growth of new registrations. With online com- bill when big lenders collapse. Carney was confident the new rule downloads. merce in the MENA region set to grow to $15 bil- Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial would be applied as central banks and gov- “We are honored to have received recogni- lion by 20151, we see this as a huge opportunity Stability Board and Bank of England gover- ernments had a hand in drafting them. “This tion for our mobile business and commerce for our business model to achieve greater suc- Mohammed Nabil Jaffar nor, said the rules, proposed yesterday, isn’t something that we cooked up in Basel services from such an esteemed organization. cess next year and for us to extend our support marked a watershed in putting an end to tower and are just presenting to everybody,” This global award is a testament to our success to local restaurants in the markets in which we Arabian Business in 2014, and the “Kuwait e- taxpayer bailouts of banks considered too he told a news conference, referring to the and growth across the Gulf region, which we operate,” added Mohammad. Award” in 2009 and 2012 in the e-business cate- big to fail. “Once implemented, these agree- FSB’s headquarters in Switzerland. hope to continue to build upon. At Talabat.com, In the past, Talabat.com has also received gory from the Kuwait Foundation for the ments will play important roles in enabling Most of the banks would need to sell we strive to become the primary digital food awards such as the Best Internet Company by Advancement of Science (KFAS). globally systemic banks to be resolved more bonds to comply with the new rules, (wound down) without recourse to public the FSB said. Some bonds, known as “senior subsidy and without disruption to the wider debt” that banks have already sold to US stocks little changed, financial system,” Carney said in a state- investors, would need restructuring. Senior ment. debt was largely protected during the After the financial crisis in 2007-2009, financial crisis, which meant investors did governments had to spend billions of dol- not lose their money. But Carney said it in cable companies slump lars of taxpayer money to rescue banks that future these bonds might have to bear loss- ran into trouble and could have threatened es if allowed under national rules and if NEW YORK: US stocks were little changed in MILKING IT: Dean Foods, a milk distributor, against the dollar this year. The move appears to the global financial system if allowed to go investors were warned in advance. morning trading yesterday, holding near all-time jumped $2.02, or 14 percent, to $16.44, after the have eased the pressure on the ruble, which under. Since then, regulators from the The new buffer, formally known as total highs, as investors waited for more signs about company reported a third-quarter loss that was- strengthened sharply on the news, trading up 3.6 Group of 20 economies have been trying to loss absorbing capacity or TLAC, must be at the strength of the economy and corporate n’t as bad as investors had anticipated. percent at around 45 rubles a dollar. Russia’s find ways to prevent this happening again. least twice a bank’s leverage ratio, a sepa- earnings. benchmark RTS stock index rose 3.8 percent. The plans envisage that global banks like rate measure of capital to total assets Cable companies were among the biggest RETAIL EARNINGS: This week investors will Goldman Sachs and HSBC should have a regardless of the level of risk. movers, slumping after President Barack Obama be taking stock of retail company earnings to EUROPEAN STOCKS: European stock mar- buffer of bonds or equity equivalent to at Globally, the leverage ratio has been set said regulators should reclassify the Internet as a gain insight into how much American shoppers kets edged higher. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.3 least 16 to 20 percent of their risk-weighted provisionally at 3 percent but it could be public utility. are spending ahead of the holiday season. percent and Germany’s DAX rose 0.1 percent. assets, such as loans, from January 2019. higher when finalized in 2015. Some of the Macy’s, Nordstrom and Wal-Mart will report their The CAC-40 in France also gained, climbing 0.3 These bonds would be converted to equity buffer must be held at major overseas sub- KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 earnings. percent. to help shore up a stricken bank. The banks’ sidiaries to reassure regulators outside a index was little changed at 2,032 as of 10:39 a.m. total buffer would include the minimum bank’s home country. Banks may have to Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average HOLDING AT THE HIGHS: Stocks are trading ENERGY: Oil prices fell back after starting the day mandatory core capital requirements banks hold more than the minimum because of fell eight points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,565. The at record levels, having rebounded following a higher. Benchmark US crude fell 22 cents to $78.44 a must already hold to bolster their defences “add-ons” due to specific business models, Nasdaq composite rose seven points, or 0.2 per- sharp slump at the beginning of October. barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent against future crises. Carney said. Elke Koenig, president of cent, to 4,640. Despite worries about flagging growth overseas, crude rose 33 cents to $83.73 a barrel. The new rule will apply to 30 banks the German regulator Bafin, said supervisors investors are focusing on a strengthening US regulators have deemed to be globally “sys- should orient themselves more toward the NET NEUTRALITY: Cable companies economy and improving company earnings. BONDS AND CURRENCIES: Bond prices fell. temically important,” though initially three upper end of the 16-20 percent range, dropped after Obama said Internet providers The yield on the 10-year Treasury edged up to from China on that list of 30 would be though banks may be given more time to shouldn’t be allowed to cut deals with online RUBLE FLOATS: The biggest development in 2.32 percent from 2.30 percent. exempt. G2O leaders are expected to back comply. Fitch ratings agency said banks services like Netflix, Amazon or YouTube to prior- Europe was news that Russia’s central bank has The dollar drifted lower in the wake of last the proposal later this week in Australia. It is might end up with a buffer equivalent to as itize their content. In a statement released by decided to allow the ruble to trade freely. The Friday’s slightly weaker than anticipated U.S. being put out to public consultation until much as a quarter of their risk-weighted the White House Monday, the president called move had been planned for next year. The ruble jobs data for October. It was down 0.2 percent Feb. 2, 2015. David Ereira, a partner at law assets once other capital requirements were for an “explicit ban” on such deals. Time Warner has come under sustained pressure in the face of against the Japanese yen to 114.49 yen. Against firm Linklaters, said that on its own the new included. Analysts have estimated this Cable fell $5.55, or 3.8 percent, to $138.06. Western sanctions over Ukraine and plummeting the euro, the US currency was little changed at rule as proposed would not end “too big to could run to billions of dollars. —Reuters Comcast fell $1.88, or 3.4 percent, to $53.28. oil prices. The ruble has lost nearly half its value $1.2460. — AP technology TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 NEC rolls out counterfeitspotting technology
TOKYO: Japan’s NEC unveiled yesterday a The technology could let a customs offi- technology that sniffs out even the most cial, for example, snap a smartphone picture convincing counterfeits by reading micro- of a specific spot on an object which is then scopic patterns on everything from a luxury instantly matched-or not-to a manufactur- purse to a metal bolt. ers’ pre-registered image. The technology can be also be used to A genuine article can be matched with trace the origin of mass-produced offerings the time and location where it was pro- by reading so-called “object fingerprints”, or duced, NEC said. Hiroaki noted that the three-dimensional surface irregularities, the trade in counterfeit goods is estimated to firm said. “You can identify offspring that reach into the hundreds of billions of dollars come from the same parental mold,” said a year, and that a fake or defective part could Toshihiko Hiroaki, assistant general manager have serious consequences for finished at NEC’s Information and Media Processing products. The technology is currently in the Laboratories. “If you take a close look, you testing phase and the firm plans to release a can tell one child from another.” commercial version next year. —AFP Health law faces higher bar in 2nd sign-up season
WASHINGTON: With a bright look to The Congressional Budget Office has don’t dally. You have until December deducted from your tax refund. It its rebuilt website, version 2.0 of projected that 13 million people will 15 to update your income informa- starts at $95 for those uninsured all President Barack Obama’s health be covered through federal and state tion or change plans if you want to year. Millions of people may qualify insurance overhaul represents anoth- insurance markets in 2015. That have everything in place by January for penalty waivers, but getting er chance to win over a skeptical means retaining most of the 7 million 1. exemptions could be an ordeal. public. But more than possible com- people now covered and adding 6 New customers, be advised: The Some appear simple, but for others puter woes lurk as HealthCare.gov’s million more. Many are skeptics who November 15-February 15 open you’ll have to mail in an application second open enrollment season sat out last year’s campaign. enrollment is half as long as last time, and supporting documents. begins November 15. One potential motivator: The law’s and it overlaps with the holidays. Try Melissa Dresler of Lexington, The risks include an unproven tax penalty for remaining uninsured to get familiar with some of the basic Kentucky, said she’s lucky that she system for those renewing cover- is rising, to a minimum of $325 for health insurance tradeoffs. A low- got covered, but she also learned age and a tax hit that could sting 2015. “We have some momentum premium silver or bronze plan may some lessons that should make her a millions of people. Those tax issues built up,” said Rachel Klein, enroll- not make sense if you’ll wind up with better shopper this year. The climate NEW YORK: In this Tuesday, October 21, 2014 photo, people pass an AT&T are the result of complications ment strategist for Families USA, an high out-of-pocket costs for the change researcher unexpectedly between the health care law and store on New York’s Madison Avenue. —AP income taxes, and they will AT&T to buy Mexico’s Iusacell for $1.8bn emerge during next year’s filing season. NEW YORK: AT&T is buying Mexican wireless com- traveling in or calling to Mexico, or the other way “Things will not be perfect,” said pany Iusacell for $1.8 billion and plans to grow in around. The need to dial a country code for Mexico Health and Human Services Secretary Mexico. The Dallas company said Friday that likely wouldn’t change, as Mexico doesn’t partici- Sylvia M Burwell, trying to set expec- Iusacell has 8.6 million subscribers under the pate in the North American system of dialing 1 plus tations. “We are aiming for a strong Iusacell and Unef?n brand names. AT&T had 116.6 the area code. consumer experience, and it will be million subscribers as of June 30. AT&T values the AT&T also said that reforms pushed by Mexico’s better.” deal at $2.5 billion when debt is included. The com- president, Enrique Pena Nieto, were a factor in its The Obama administration can- pany sees potential for growth in Mexico because decision to buy the company. Nieto’s reforms were not afford to repeat last year’s of its rising population and middle class, even as meant to bring higher standards and more compe- online meltdown. Congress will be the proportion of Mexican people with wireless tition to areas that included the telecommunica- entirely in Republican hands in service lags other Latin American countries, accord- tions industry. 2015, and GOP lawmakers will be ing to AT&T. Grupo Salinas owns 50 percent of Iusacell and itching to build the case for repeal. “Mexico is still in the early stages of mobile announced Friday that it will buy the other half. The Supreme Court’s decision Internet capabilities and adoption, but customer AT&T will buy Iusacell after that deal closes and Friday to hear another challenge demand for it is growing rapidly,” said AT&T CEO expects that to happen during the first quarter, fol- to the law is also casting a shadow. Randall Stephenson in a statement. lowing a review by Mexican regulators. AT&T Inc The health insurance exchanges The acquisition could potentially lead to plans shares rose 19 cents to $34.91 on Friday and gained offer taxpayer-subsidized private cov- that include free or reduced rates for Americans 9 cents to $35 in aftermarket trading. —AP erage to people who do not have access on the job. HealthCare.gov will serve 37 states, while the rest run their own markets. This new sign-up period will be the first time that Agency may halt renewal has been tried for current customers, and also overlaps with the risky democracy work first tax-filing season that the law’s requirements are in effect. WASHINGTON: The US global develop- where USAID’s role had to be minimized. On the plus side, premium WASHINGTON: In this March 28, 2012 file photo, supporters of health care reform rally in front of the ment agency is preparing internal rules The statement said that the rules have not increases are expected to be modest Supreme Court in Washington on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by that would effectively end risky undercov- been finalized. in many, though not all, states. New President Barack Obama. —AP er work in hostile countries, such as the “We will also examine risks that might insurers have come into the market, once-secret “Cuban Twitter” program it constrain effective implementation of the promoting competition, and regula- advocacy group supporting the law. deductible and copayments. In that found herself in need of a delicate orchestrated, The Associated Press has projects or undermine the safety of our tors now take a close look at any- “We can build on that, but it is a case, you might be better off going operation. She woke up one day and learned. partners, such as programmatic, legal, thing above a 10 percent increase. somewhat higher bar to find all the for the gold. something was wrong with her right The new policy follows an AP investi- financial, physical and digital security- The online application for most new people we need to help, because by Some of the tax complications eye. It turned out to be a detached gation this year into work by the US related risks,” it said. customers is down to 16 screens definition, they are harder to reach.” lurking: Most current customers are retina. Agency for International Development, The officials said USAID acknowledged from 76. Website security is better, An Associated Press-GfK poll getting a tax credit to help with pre- Her surgery cost well into five fig- found that 31 percent of those ques- miums. Those subsidies are tied to ures, and she paid about $1,000. The which established a Twitter-like social net- changing its democracy-promotion poli- thanks to aggressive monitoring. The government and insurers have tioned expect the health insurance income, so you’ll have to file new problem came when she had to go work in Cuba and secretly sought to cy after being questioned by Sens. Patrick added call center staff. exchanges to work better, while 49 forms with your 2014 taxes to prove out-of-network because of a compli- recruit a new generation of dissidents Leahy and Jeff Flake, who wrote the The administration had said last percent think they will work about you got the right amount. Too much cation. To keep premiums in check, agency following the AP’s report in April. there while hiding ties to the US govern- week that consumers would be the same. Also, 18 percent expect subsidy and your tax refund will get many plans restrict a patient’s choice. ment. Leahy called the program “cockamamie” able to get an early peek at 2015 version 2.0 to be worse. dinged. Too little, and the govern- The follow-up corrective surgery cost The AP found USAID and its contractor in a subcommittee hearing. plans and premiums this weekend. Some of the potential enrollment ment owes you. It’s bound to cause her about $6,000. concealed their involvement in the Cuban Both ZunZuneo and a second pro- It looked like that early goal was pitfalls: For those already signed up, anxiety because many people “I may gripe once in a while, but I programs, setting up a front company, gram to recruit Cuban dissidents were slipping. Window shopping for the coverage will renew automatically if depend on their tax refunds to pay am so happy with Obamacare,” said part of a larger, multimillion-dollar effort plans appeared to be available on you do nothing. Sounds good, but bills. Dresler. “I feel so lucky I was covered.” by USAID to effect change in politically the website early Monday. maybe not. You could miss out on She adds: “If I had known that I was volatile countries. But the officials said lower premium options and get Penalty waivers going to have a major emergency they were told USAID had concluded Raising the bar stuck with an outdated and possibly If you remained uninsured in then I would have certainly invested some democracy programs in hostile This year, the bar will be higher. incorrect subsidy. Shop around, but 2014, you risk a penalty that will be more in a better plan.” —AP countries were not effective. In April, the AP reported that ZunZuneo evaded Cuba’s Internet restrictions by cre- ating a text-messaging service that could Tech leaders share latest insights be used to organize political demonstra- tions. It drew tens of thousands of sub- Dr Rajiv Shah scribers who were unaware it was backed at E-Gov Forum in Kuwait by the US government. US officials said it routing money through Cayman Islands ended in late 2012 because funding ran Microsoft works with Kuwaiti Gov to provide latest tech solutions bank transactions and fashioning elabo- out. KUWAIT: For the second year in a row, Microsoft “The Kuwait Government has been visionary programs that provide anytime, anywhere serv- rate cover stories. That subterfuge put at In August, the AP reported that the Kuwait was a key participant at the E- in the development of the nation’s technology ices for all. This will help empower the govern- risk the agency’s cooperation with foreign agency secretly dispatched young Latin Government Forum, held under the patronage infrastructure. We have established a trusted ment officials for quicker decision-making governments to deliver aid to the world’s Americans to Cuba using the cover of of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber partnership with the government of Kuwait to process, make information more easily available poor. health and civic initiatives to provoke Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. work together towards to realizing the vision of and in turn offer more value-added services to USAID’s proposed policy closely mir- political change. That program sent Latin During the Forum, senior executives from Kuwait’s leadership. The workshop held for the citizens. Today, people are increasingly becom- rors a Senate bill this summer, according youth - often posing as tourists - around Microsoft and Diyar United Company, a IT executives from the Kuwaiti Government will ing more tech-savvy, especially with the use of to government officials familiar with the the island for as low as $5.41 an hour to Microsoft partner, showcased the benefits of Internet, Facebook and social networking, and discussions who were not authorized to scout for people they could turn into technology and how it can help enhance this creates a perfect climate for government to talk about the matter publicly. That bill political activists. processes and performance within the govern- adopt relevant technology solutions.” would prohibit USAID from spending Shortly after the AP revealed the exis- ment sector. Particularly within the framework of Microsoft has constantly invested and con- money on democracy programs in coun- tence of the social media project this year, Kuwait’s eGovernment vision, this would ulti- tributed towards the ongoing development of tries that reject the agency’s assistance, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee mately lead to improved governance practices. the education, healthcare and entrepreneurial where staff wasn’t directly hired and asked USAID to turn over all records Microsoft’s presence at the forum covered sectors within Kuwait, and has also engaged where USAID would have to go to “exces- about the program as part of a broader topics such as ‘Solutions for Dynamic with various government agencies within the sive lengths to protect program benefici- review of the agency’s civil-society efforts. Governments’, which featured the technology State of Kuwait. Through special training pro- aries and participants.” And this summer, the agency’s inspector solutions for better and more efficient service grams and workshops, Microsoft remains com- The officials said USAID’s high-risk general confirmed it was examining the delivery, and ‘Journey to the Cloud’, which intro- mitted to the development of a knowledge- democracy efforts would likely be moved ZunZuneo program. duced Microsoft’s offerings in the private and based economy in Kuwait, by equipping under the aegis of another arm of the It is illegal in Cuba to work with foreign hybrid cloud areas, as well as Azure. Microsoft nationals with the ICT based skills they need to State Department and the National democracy-building programs. Solutions are focused on empowering more sus- compete in today’s global economy. Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit Nevertheless, one USAID contract was tainable, prosperous, and economically competi- The 2nd e-Government Forum addressed group that receives money from the US signed days after American contractor tive cities-with a citizen-centric approach that key issues that face the government today, government. Such a change would have Alan Gross was arrested in December puts people first including privacy, security, information man- effectively made it impossible for USAID 2009 for smuggling sensitive technology Diyar’s session focused on ‘eGovernment in agement and client uptake. Group discussions to run programs such as the “Cuban into the country. Cuba’s highest court the Cloud Era’, and how the cloud can create Charles Nahas took place during the event to discuss the Twitter” project, known as ZunZuneo. denied his appeal, and he remains impris- unmatched computing resources for govern- future direction of eGovernment and the provi- In a statement late Sunday, USAID said oned there. ment agencies and ministries, thereby broaden- empower them to use technology more effi- sion of timely and accurate eGovernment serv- it would continue to carry out democracy The USAID programs were also ing their scope with ease. ciently in the delivery of enhanced e-services. ices to citizens. Charles Nahas, Microsoft Kuwait General We are honoured to have had the opportunity EGOV2 is a technology event that brings programs in “politically restrictive environ- launched around the time newly inau- Manager, “Technology can help local and region- to demonstrate the power of Microsoft tech- together many Government datacenter leaders ments” and aim to be transparent. But it gurated President Barack Obama talked al governments increase efficiency levels and nologies to the Kuwait government sector”, from Kuwait and abroad as well as world-class about a “new beginning” with Cuba after said the new rules would balance safety offer modernized services. At Microsoft, we are Nahas added. technology companies to showcase their serv- and security risks, which aligns with pro- decades of mistrust, raising questions committed to working with governments to Bashar Atout, CEO Diyar United Company ices, products, policies, and researches for posed legislation that would stop USAID’s about whether the White House had a drive innovation and growth through technolo- said: “Along with Microsoft, we are deeply com- future datacenters. EGOV2 focuses on govern- democracy work in hostile countries that coherent policy toward the island gy solutions and partnerships that create eco- mitted to working with governments to use the ment datacenters for their role in developing outright reject the agency’s help and nation. —AP nomic and social opportunity.” power of IT to deliver technology, services and national e-government programs. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE
Pediatric ophthalmology main theme of 16th Kuwait Int’l conf
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s 16th International Conference treatment technology. Focusing on pediatric bility for protecting right of the young in enjoy- on Ophthalmology kicked off on Sunday with ophthalmology reflects awareness and responsi- ing good health, he said. children’s eye diseases as the major topic. Meanwhile, Hadi said that KIMS organizes up Opening the event on behalf of Health Minister to 31 programs, both locals and fellowships, cov- Ali Saad Al-Obaidi, Secretary General of Kuwait ering all specializations. He added that up to 96 Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) doctors from the Kuwait Board passed the final Ibrahim Hadi said that ophthalmology is a top test, and would be honored in a ceremony to be issue for the ministry, adding that participants, held on November 30, under auspices of His both locals and foreigners, will discuss several Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber papers. Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Addressing the opening ceremony, Hadi The annual event focuses on an ophthalmol- stressed the ministry’s support to such scientific ogy issue every year, leading ophthalmologist and specialized activities which offer opportuni- Adnan Al-Wael, president of the conference ties to exchange expertise and treatment meth- said. This year, participants will discuss pedi- ods. He also emphasized the significance of exhi- atric squint, aiming at providing children suffer- bitions held on the sidelines of the scientific ing from it with treatment in time and at early gatherings, displaying latest diagnosing and Mansour Al-Shemmari age. —KUNA Kuwait uses Ga-68 in PET imaging of prostate cancer
KUWAIT: Kuwait has become one of the world’s first ten countries to use Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to detect prostate cancer. The new technology has been introduced to patients in Kuwait at the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC). “The PET imaging helps precisely locate the sites and activi- ty of prostate cancer,” PET expert at the KCCC and Head of Kuwait Society of Nuclear Medicine (KSNM) Dr Fahad Marafi told KUNA Sunday. He stated that Kuwait is using one of the most novel PET radiotracer inhibitor, known as gallium 68, to detect prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) which is a cell surface protein with high SIERRA LEONE: People wash their hands on a no hands improvised device as expression in prostate carcinoma (PC) cells. “Arab, others queue to have the temperature checked at a sanitary check point 70 Middle Eastern and even most of the world coun- km from Freetown on the road to Port Loko. —AFP tries do not have access to this isotope (gallium 68),” Marafi noted. In Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, places of He explained that PET is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that produces a worship the only places to gather multi-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The patient is injected by gallium 68 FREETOWN: With Ebola rampaging Preventive measures before PET imaging, he said, noting that the Ga- through Sierra Leone, most ordinary out- “We have no case of Ebola in this 68/PET imaging has provided high detection ings are off limits-for fear of contracting the church,” the deacon, who would give his rates to the lesions. For his part, PET expert Dr virus that has killed more than 1,000 of name only as Jim, told AFP. He added that Abdulreda Abbas said that the new detection their compatriots, people cannot go to the church had followed all preventive technique would lead to great improvement in school or the movies, a football game or a measures-including a ban on physical con- the treatment and care given the patients. concert. But they can go to the mosque or tact-ordered since the start of the out- “This kind of imaging would give patients a to a church. On Sunday, several hundred break early this year. chance to be treated by radiotherapy techniques,” problem. Imaging plays an essential role in the disease characterization through the synthesis of people headed to the Freetown branch of “We used to shake hands, to hug, but he told KUNA. Prostate cancer is a common can- clinical management of patients. An important anatomic, functional, and molecular imaging the Winners Chapel megachurch, where a we don’t do it anymore,” he said, noting cer in men and continues to be a major health goal for prostate cancer imaging is more accurate information.—KUNA revivalist minister presided over services how the rows of chairs were arranged so like a rock star. that worshippers could not touch. “We Wearing a purple suit and mauve shirt, have nowhere to go, we find our salvation Ebola nurse to be advocate for health workers microphone in hand, Olatunji Oseni stood on in God,” Jim said. Leaving the service, a a raised platform in the centre of this build- buxom 19-year-old named Princess jokes PORTLAND: A Maine nurse who get. She has been hailed by some the Ebola patients who needed let my colleagues go through this. ing in a relatively affluent part of the capital, with a crowd of youths gathered around battled politicians over her quaran- and vilified by others for refusing help. It was so hot that volunteers This is completely unacceptable,” angrily punching the air with his clenched her: “We have to stay home, we can’t go tine after she returned from treat- to be quarantined. Most people could only spend about an hour at she said. fist. “We will overcome Ebola through the out, I can’t see my girlfriends or my ing Ebola patients in West Africa have been supportive, she said, but a time treating patients in their Hickox was sequestered in a blood of Christ, with his help, and with boyfriend. Going to church is the only way said she will continue speaking out others have been hateful. She protective suits. They were medical tent for days because New prayer,” he shouted, bringing the crowd to we can see each other. It’s really boring.” their feet. They threw their arms into the air, Some 1,130 people in the impoverished on behalf of public health workers. received a letter from one person drenched in sweat when they fin- Jersey announced new Ebola regu- clapped their hands, and begged God to for- west African country have died from the Yesterday marked the 21st day who said he hoped she would ished their shifts, she said. lations the day she arrived. give them for their sins and the wretched- virus out of 4,862 cases in the current out- since Kaci Hickox’s last exposure to catch Ebola and die. On the morning she left Sierra ness of their souls. Outside the gates to the break, declared a state of emergency on an Ebola patient, a 10-year old girl Leone, the weary nurse learned Degrees in nursing church, as at all public venues, large buckets of July 31. The combined death toll with who suffered seizures before dying Other side that the girl she’d treated hours She eventually was allowed to chlorinated water are available for people to Guinea and Liberia, the two other coun- alone without family. Today Hickox “We’re still thankful we’ve had a earlier had died. She was debriefed travel to Maine, where the state wash their hands in. Often there are also offi- tries where the current epidemic is cen- will no longer require daily moni- sought to impose a “voluntary cials who check people’s temperatures as they tered, is near 5,000, the UN agency said on toring for Ebola symptoms, and quarantine” before trying and fail- go into a venue. Friday. —AFP said she looks forward to stepping ing to create a buffer between her out her front door “like normal and others. A state judge rejected people.” attempts to restrict her move- After hepatitis C cure, companies But the Texas native said she ments, saying she posed no threat target next big liver disease market won’t back away from the debate as long as she wasn’t demonstrat- over treatment of health care work- ing any symptoms of Ebola. Hickox NEW YORK: Now that new medicines promise to promising drugs from Gilead and others. ers. “In the past, a quarantine was said health care professionals like cure millions of hepatitis C patients in coming years, Drugmakers are working to address the fatty liver something that was considered those at the US Centers for Disease drugmakers including Gilead Sciences Inc are turn- disease known as NASH, or nonalcoholic steatohep- very extreme. I’m concerned about Control and Prevention - not politi- ing their attention to other liver diseases, with a atitis. Without treatment, NASH can progress to liver- how lightly we’re taking this con- cians like New Jersey Gov Chris potential market that could rival the success of destroying cirrhosis and potentially cancer. cept today,” said Hickox, who Christie and Maine Gov Paul statins, which generated more than $30 billion a year ALF estimates that non-alcoholic fatty liver dis- defied state-ordered quarantine LePage - should be in charge of in sales at their peak. Several companies are working ease, including NASH, affects up to 30 percent of attempts in New Jersey and Maine. making decisions that are ground- on treatments for hepatitis B, which can be con- people in the United States. It can be caused by bad “I’m concerned that the wrong ed in science, not fear. Hickox said trolled but not yet cured, and for fatty liver conditions diets and alcohol abuse, and has also been tied to people are leading the debate and she’s considering her options as caused by rising obesity, which without treatment diabetes. “We have no treatment for that condition making the decisions.” she looks for work. Her boyfriend, could affect half of all Americans by 2030, according other than tell a patient they need to lose weight,” She said the US needs a public Ted Wilbur, contends he was told to the American Liver Foundation (ALF). Some of the said Dr Mauricio Lisker-Melman, director of the education campaign to better to stay away from the University of drugs will address advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, hepatology program at Washington University explain the virus that has killed Maine at Fort Kent while she was which are the scarring that virtually all liver diseases School of Medicine in St Louis. Intercept cause without effective treatments. Each of these Pharmaceuticals has attracted the most attention. nearly 5,000 in Liberia, Sierra Leone in the news. He formally withdrew drugs, once approved, could reach annual sales of as Just released final data from a mid-stage clinical trial and Guinea. However, Hickox said from the school Friday. she wouldn’t let her experience MAINE: In a Friday, Oct 31, 2014 file photo, Kaci Hickox comes The couple said they’d be leav- much as $10 billion, industry analysts said. showed its obeticholic acid halted NASH progres- out of her house to speak to reporters, in Fort Kent. —AP Most of the treatments are now in early Phase I or sion and improved liver scarring in primarily moder- prevent her from returning to West ing town soon. Hickox, who holds Phase II clinical trials, with more informative interim ately ill patients. “For now, no one else has demon- Africa. “Something like quarantine a nursing degree from the data on several expected over the course of the next strated an antifibrotic effect in this population, and I is not going to scare me from lot of great support in this commu- by Doctors Without Borders in University of Texas at Arlington year. Gilead, which was first to market with its hepati- believe we are ahead of the pack in that sense,” said doing the work that I love,” she said nity but I’d be lying if I said that it Brussels before flying to the US. It and master’s degrees in nursing tis C cure Sovaldi late last year and has been racking Intercept Chief Executive Mark Pruzanski. Intercept from her home in Fort Kent in didn’t make me a little bit nervous was after three hours of question- and public health from Johns up about $3 billion in sales each quarter, is a solid bet plans to begin a Phase III trial with at least 1,000 northern Maine. “I would return to thinking about people from the ing at the Newark Liberty Hopkins University, said she may to be among the leaders in the next wave of liver more seriously ill patients next year. Dr Scott Sierra Leone in a heartbeat.” other side of the debate and how International Airport that she opt to go back to school. “I have therapies, experts said. Friedman, dean for therapeutic discovery at Mt Sinai Hickox said she plans to have they might react to me,” Hickox resolved that she’d have to make a been over the last couple of days “The Gilead program is encouraging,” said Dr Hospital in New York, who has worked with virtually dinner with her boyfriend to mark said. A volunteer with Doctors stand on behalf of all returning been toying with the idea of Naga Chalasani, director of gastroenterology and all the companies in the field, said most were first the end of the deadly disease’s Without Borders, she spent a health care workers. “I said I’m maybe getting a doctorate degree hepatology at Indiana University Hospital in testing drugs in patients whose liver damage is not incubation period, but she’s not month at a hospital where there going to have to do something and focusing on quarantine law,” Indianapolis, who is participating in clinical trials of advanced. —Reuters sure what kind of reception she’ll were never enough beds for all of about this because I can’t possibly she said.—AP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Laundry soap pods dangerous for young kids
WASHINGTON: Laundry detergent pods ters of children under six being exposed grab them, break them open, and swal- Nationwide Children’s Hospital authors said this was not enough.”It is could be dangerous for young children, to the detergent chemicals equivalent to low the toxic chemicals they contain, or researchers warned. Nearly half the chil- not clear that any laundry detergent researchers warned yesterday, as reports one child every hour-according to the get the chemicals in their eyes.” In one dren, 48 percent, vomited after ingesting pods currently available are truly child grow of kids under six swallowing the new study. case, the child died, while some 769 chil- the detergent, the study found. Other resistant; a national safety standard is capsules in the United States. The deter- “Laundry detergent pods are small, dren were hospitalized, a rate of more effects included coughing or choking, needed to make sure that all pod makers gent pods-on US shelves since 2010 — colorful, and may look like candy or juice than one a day. eye pain, drowsiness and pinkeye. adopt safer packaging and labeling,” said are just the right size for a single load of to a young child,” said co-author Marcel Two-thirds of the cases were among Most of the detergent capsules are senior author Gary Smith, director of the laundry, eliminating the need to meas- Casavant, toxicology chief at Nationwide toddlers-children just one or two years sold in clear, easy-to-open containers. Center for Injury Research and Policy at ure out a liquid or powder. More than Children’s Hospital and medical director old. Children who put the capsules in One manufacturer last year switched to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He urged 17,000 incidents from 2012 and 2013 of the Central Ohio Poison Center. “It can their mouths can quickly swallow a large an opaque package with an additional households with young children to use were reported to US poison control cen- take just a few seconds for children to quantity of concentrated chemicals, the latch and a warning label, but the study traditional detergent. —AFP
This photograph taken on October 16, 2014, shows a Pakistani man enter- ing a hair transplants clinic in Peshawar. —AFP photos
Pakistani men waiting their turn at a hair transplants clinic. Hair transplants: Pakistan’s new weapon of mass seduction
PESHAWAR: Mohammad Shahid’s eyes lit up The ‘Nawaz effect’ tor of a female patient. “After that, she came to when he saw his once bald cousin come Mohmand opened his practice in the early give me the invitation to her wedding. That day, home one day with a head full of hair and a 2000s, but transplants, done under local anes- she had tears in her eyes. She said, ‘You are the strutting gait to match. A handsome but fol- thetic, did not take off immediately. The break- person who has made my life’.” lically-challenged young man, he decided through moment came at the end of 2007, when the time was ripe to restore his honor, bat- Nawaz Sharif, who was balding when he was Hair tourism A Pakistani doctor Humayun Mohmand, a pioneer in hair transplants in the tered by years of taunts that follow the bar- deposed as prime minister by General Pervez Today, there are nearly 120 hair transplant clin- country, busy at his clinic in Islamabad. ren-headed and the beardless in Pakistan. In Musharraf eight years earlier, returned from exile ics in Pakistan, according to official figures, with a the northwestern city of Peshawar, home to with a full head of hair. dozen in Peshawar. The operation generally costs underground Taliban hideouts and a gate- “After the hair transplant... by Nawaz Sharif from $400-$1,000, with some top clinics charging way for trade to Afghanistan, men go about and Shahbaz Sharif (his brother, the chief minis- up to $6,000 — a fraction of what it costs in the their business in the crowded dusty streets, ter of Punjab province) this has become very West, but still well out of reach for most Pakistanis. their faces covered by bushy black beards popular,” said Doctor Fawad Aamir at his Many clients come from abroad, in particular the that would make Captain Haddock proud. Peshawar clinic, among a group of patients seek- Pakistani-Afghan diaspora who come to see their The city’s roads are filled with giant bill- ing new manes. “(Before) they were very afraid of friends and family-and return more hirsute. boards of celebrities once bald but now all this, that something is going to happen, that can- Maihan, a cook from Denmark, finds himself in smiles. They extol the virtues of manhood cer will develop, that infection will lead to the one such clinic in Peshawar. The young Afghan restored surgically with a few well-placed brain.” Among them was the son of Farid Khan knows that the shaven-headed Bruce Willis look tufts of hair. “When I saw my cousin return Khattak, a big man who fills the room with hearty isn’t displeasing to the fairer sex in the West. from his procedure, I was in shock. I said to laughter. “In Europe, in Canada, in Australia and in the myself: I have to have it too,” said the thirty “My son had some kind of inferiority complex United States, the girls don’t care, but here guys something excitedly as he prepared to have because he had some gaps in his hair,” he said. must have long hair,” he said. Hairless heads aren’t the procedure at a local hair transplant “One of my friends told me that instead of a hair the only worry. Doctor Asif Shah says he has also clinic. transplant I should buy a motorbike for my son. performed a number of beard transplants on “Hair is like our weapon against society.” In But my son insisted: ‘Instead of a motorbike I patients keen to show their piety with a healthy Pakistan, hair is synonymous with virility to want a transplant’, so it’s for his happiness.” Since growth. Fawad Aamir recalls with pleasure the vis- the point that even some Taliban fighters buy 2006, Mohmand has conducted 8,000 operations it of a Taliban commander’s son who had grown ointments to give their long locks and beards compared with 1,000 during the previous five frustrated with his patchy beard while fellow a lustrous finish. Woe to those without: they years. Islamist rebels proudly sported bushy specimens. are labelled “ganjas”, a deeply derogatory In Pakistan’s conservative society where “A doctor tried to convince the man that ‘you term. “Here, calling someone a ‘ganja’ is a arranged marriages remain the norm, surgeons don’t grow beard because this is the beard given stigma but over there (in the West), saying recall the anguish of patients whose engage- to you by God’,” he said. “And he said ‘No, I want to ‘bald’ is not that bad,” explained Dr Humayun ments have been scuppered by baldness. “One of have this like Mohammed, peace be upon him.’ Mohmand, one of the first doctors to offer my clients had lost a lot of hair and two or three “So we went ahead and six months later he had a Pakistani doctors treating a patient for hair transplants. the treatment in Pakistan. marriage proposals did not mature,” said the doc- very big beard and he was very happy.”—AFP WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Embassy of France n the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establish- ment of diplomatic relations between France and OKuwait, the French Embassy in Kuwait, the Institut fran- cais du Koweit, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI), with the support of the National Center For Education Development (Kuwait), present a seminar entitled “French, a language for world trade - learn, communicate and work in French in the Gulf region” which will be held today at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Mishref - Kuwait. This event invites participants from 5 countries of the Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates) to reflect upon the position and the prospects of the French language within the region. During this 2-day semi- nar, presentations and workshops will focus on the 3 following themes: “learn” (teaching in French, the development of French as second foreign language and at university), “communicate” (technologies for communication and cultural exchange in — Photos by Joseph Shagra French) and “work” (areas of excellence for French-speaking professionals, company profiles and research fields, i.e. degen- erative medicine). The Chamber of commerce and Industry of Paris, the Institut francais- Paris and the Centre International d’Etudes Pedagogiques (CIEP) will also present their digital and training tools for teachers. Australia Embassy ustralian Visa Application Centre, Level 25, Al Tijaria Building Al Soor Street, Opp. Al Shuhada Garden ASharq, Kuwait City. Working hours and days: 09.30 - 17.30 Sunday - Thursday. Submissions of new applications can be made until 16.30 each day. The last hour of opening is for decision letter collection only. Website Address: www.vfs-au-gcc.com. Information email ID: [email protected] Telephone: +971 4 2055900. Contacts page on VFS website for Kuwait: (including map) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/contactus_KBOQ.html. Visa options for lodgement with VFS: (to download forms, checklists, fee list) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/allaboutvisa.html IWG holds monthly meeting
By Nawara Fattahova follow to decrease the risk. “We aim to reach better health Josephine Cole, the spouse of the Maltese ambassador Kuwait Times condition and prevent against the NCD diseases. People to Kuwait, and the President of IWG for this year addressed he International Women’s Group (IWG) held its should eat more vegetables, whole-grain foods, high-fiber a welcome speech, where she expressed her happiness of Calendar monthly meeting, on Sunday morning at the foods, and fish. They should avoid using palm oil for cook- the successful cultural and social activities of the group. TRadisson Blu Hotel. This meeting was attended by ing which is wildly used in the restaurants here in Kuwait. I “These meeting are important especially that useful activi- of Events most of the IWG’s members. The group awarded Sheikha also recommend people to increase physical activity,” she ties and programs are presented, such as the health lectures Anwar Al-Faisal Al-Sabah, for inviting them last week to pointed out. are excellent and I enjoy attending it. It’s also a great oppor- November Becarre Gallery, who thanked the members and invited According to her salt and sugar cause great problems. tunity to meet friends and new members,” she stated. 13 Dasman Diabetes Institute will celebrate the World those who didn’t visit the gallery to do so. “people should cut salt or at lease reduce it from their The members meet regularly and hold different events Diabetes Day 2014 on Thursday Nov 13, 2014. The event will During the meeting also Dr Nawal Al-Hamad presented food. It’s not only direct salt, it’s also other food containing and activities. “These activities include different celebra- include clinical consultations, activities for kids, first aid tech- a lecture on the Non Communicable Diseases (NCD). salt such as mayonnaise, ketchup, soya sauce, and others. tions and events such as visiting traditional places. In addi- niques, complimentary medical testing and screening, healthy During this lecture she explained that in the MENA region Also some food uses the word sodium which is salt as well. tion it includes other cultural activities such as those pre- cooking sessions nutritional and pharmaceutical counseling. The the rate of these diseases is high comparing to other The pizza for instance includes salt in 60 percent of its sented by the diplomat women from their country. This public is invited to join and be part of promoting awareness, edu- regions. She mentioned the risk factors for these diseases ingredients. In 2003 in the UK they succeeded to reduced month will be related to the issue of nutrition,” Narjis Al- cation and prevention diabetes from 4 - 9 pm. that include other diseases such as diabetes, hyperten- salt in bread, and later in most kinds of cheese. They are Shatti, Member of IWG and the PR and Media told the 14 Arpan Kuwait is presenting Raag ‘n’ Rachna, a combination sion, obesity, and factors such as smoking and others. now working on reducing sugar, and we should do the Kuwait Times. of musical and artistic program where the audience gets to enjoy She also mentioned the rates of some factors. “For same,” explained Dr. Al-Hamad. The IWG Kuwait chapter is a branch of the International a mandolin concert by UP Raju and a cartoon show by Jithesh on instance for diabetes its 1-4 for every 10 people, 1-4 for Healthy nutrition is the key for prevention against most Women’s Association residing in Denmark and has branch- November 14 at Indian embassy auditorium at 6pm. hypertension, 1-2 for obesity, and 1-3 for smoking. These diseases. “We aim to make people live in healthy lifestyle es all over the world, where they organize similar pro- 14 - The English School Winter Wonderland Bazaar. Held at the are high rates. Also these factors are related to life and to live long life. And all of the government, public, and grams and activities. Here in Kuwait the new wives of school premises in Salmiya. expectancy and combining of some factors may multiple food industry are responsible for providing healthy food. ambassadors meet with the other members to exchange 14 - Punjab International Cultural Society presents Punjabi the risk factors,” said Dr Al-Hamad. Medical nutrition is better than medicines and medical information about their country, tradition, food, culture Sabhyacharak nite 2014 on November 14, at 4 pm onwards in There are some recommendations that people should treatments,” she concluded. and others. Indian Model School - Salmiya. 14 - Kala (Art) Kuwait NIRAM-2014 Children’s Day painting competition at Indian Community School, Khaitan, on Friday, 14 November. Clay modeling competition also will be conducted for 7 - 11 standard students. Visit www.kalakuwait.net, or by e-mail at [email protected] 15 - Arpan cartoon - caricature competition, workshop with speed cartoonist Jitheshji at Indian Community School, Khaitan on Saturday, 15th November. Caricature competition for 5- 12th Std and adults at 9 am, workshop at 11.15 am. Students can regis- ter through https://www.facebook.com/arpankwt or http://goo.gl/forms/u0CQcedoxT. [email protected] 28 Friends of CRY Club (FOCC), announces plans for 2014 Chess Tournament for children of all ages upto high-school. “CRYchess 2014” will be held at the Salmiya Indian Model School (SIMS), Salmiya, Kuwait,on Friday, 28th November 2014, from 0930 - 1630 hrs. The players will be allocated groups by their age, to play in the Swiss pairing format. For more details, registration forms, Rules of CRYChess 2014, visit www.focckwt.org or contact FOCC members. 15 - Day Out Fiesta to be held at Wahran Park in Shamiya. Interested in participating from 4-9pm or email [email protected]. 22 - Kuwait Textile Association Bazaar - Held at Sadu House on November 22. 22 - Kuwait English School Annual Bazaar - At KES in Salwa, block 11 on November 22. Tables are KD 20. 28 - British Ladies Society Bazaar - At BSK on November 28. 28-29 - Street Fest 2014 will be held at a parking lot in AlShaab AlKhaled area on Friday and Saturday from 3pm to 10pm. Instagram @streetfestkuwait Website: http://www.street- festkuwait.com/ 29 - 10K Charity Run organized by FSRI at the Marina Crescent. Register at www.runq8.org Email: [email protected]
TIES Center social hub schedules Punjabi Sabhya Susanna Graziano Maryam Al Nusif, following her childhood love of food, about the diseases, though he will describe them, but Charak Nite IES Center cordially invites you to its wonderful lecture enrolled in Cordon Bleu to fulfill her dream of becoming a how they changed the way we treat illness, improve sani- entitled, “Italy’s Ancient Foods Reach Kuwait’s chef. Upon her return to Kuwait, with the intention of set- tation, provide drinking water, and invented antibiotics. unjab International Cultural Society - Kuwait in asso- TShakshooka Market,” by Susanna Graziano after today, tling and starting her own business, fate had a different Bryn Barnard is an author and illustrator with twenty ciate with Fankaar Arts presents Punjabi Cultural at 7 pm. plan - A casual request from a former Sharq Organic cus- five years of experience creating images for clients that Show with singers from Punjab (India) On 14-11- An evening dedicated to Italy’s culinary roots presented by tomer, (an organic family farm business that closed its include NASA, National Geographic and Scientific P Susanna Graziano, highlighting lesser-known, Italian regional doors in 2003), for organic produce gave birth to American. He has illustrated twenty-five books for chil- 2014 at Salmiyah Indian Model School - Salmiya at 5 pm. specialties and their history, and the growing demand for a Shakshooka Market. While organizing and taking part in dren and is the author and illustrator of three books, all return to honest food in Kuwait, represented by Shakshooka Shakshooka Market is Maryam’s full-time job, she is also published by Random House, New York: Dangerous Market, Kuwait’s first farmers’ market, presented by its founder, co-founder of Two Chefs and a Waitress, collaborating Planet: Natural Disasters That Changed History, Outbreak: local chef Maryam al Nusif. Susanna is so generous that she will with fellow chef, Danna Al Tourah and different local Plagues That Changed History, and The Genius of Islam. What’s On - Submission Guidelines provide samples on each kind of food for everyone to taste. chefs, on a monthly basis, offering unique dining experi- Bryn Barnard has had solo exhibitions of his illustra- Susanna invites you into her virtual Italian family kitchen, ences and menus to like-minded foodies across Kuwait. tions in Asia, Europe and the United States. In 2009 the where you will discover some of Italy’s staple traditional dishes Maryam also initiated The Secret Garden Project; an Global Health Odyssey Museum at the Centers for Disease All photos submitted for What’s On and learn how to prepare them and enjoy them with friends urban gardening project aimed at reviving a neglected Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia exhibited the and family, while Maryam tells the serendipitous story of the public park in Salmiya, where individuals from the com- art from his book Outbreak. The National Museum of should be minimum 200dpi. birth of Shakshooka Market, and why cultivating a loving rela- munity can come to volunteer their time and contribute Health and Medicine in Washington, DC showed Articles must be in plain text and tionship between the food, its maker and consumer, is not to this grassroots initiative, demonstrating that living as a Outbreak in 2010 and will do so again in the spring of should include name and phone only necessary but rewarding. happy community is more effective than living as a happy 2013 at their new campus in Annapolis, Maryland. Bryn Susanna Graziano is an instructor, a foodie, and a radio individual. Barnard teaches art at the American International School numbers. Articles and photos that speaker. She organizes tasting sessions, gourmet catering Come along with your friends to enjoy the evening of Kuwait. fail to meet these requirements will events and loves to spread the word about taste education, that will feed your mind and stomach. Tuesday, November 18 @ 7:00pm no waste, farmers markets and local, good quality food. She The TIES Center is the social and educational hub for not be published. also thoroughly enjoys feeding people. Outbreak: Plagues that changed history English Speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For more information, By Bryn Barnard please call 25231015 or e-mail [email protected] or visit Please send them to Maryam Al Nusif The presentation will focus on how modern society www.tiescenter.net. [email protected] Growing up in a home with an appreciation for quality has been shaped by infectious diseases including bubon- The TIES Center is the social and educational hub for English dining helped develop Maryam Al Nusif’s love of food at ic plague, smallpox, yellow fever, influenza, cholera, Speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For more information, please call an early age. While completing her MBA in the UK in 2007, tuberculosis and toxoplasma. Bryn’s talk isnít so much 25231015 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.tiescenter.net. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
NBK Capital co-organizes blood donation day to support Kuwait’s Central Blood Bank
n partnership with Kuwait Central Blood Bank, NBK Capital organized Blood of regular blood donation and its safe process. Donation Day at its offices in Arraya Tower II. This initiative is part of the “NBK Capital believes in the importance of not only being part of the busi- Iinvestment firm’s corporate commitment to support community initiatives to ness community, but also giving back to Kuwait’s society whenever possible”, help save lives and endorse good health practices among its staff. said Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of NBK Capital. He added, “We strive to make positive NBK Capital employees gathered at the special donation center, set up by contributions in communities and markets where we operate by sowing this Kuwait Central Blood Bank professional medical team and staff, to donate blood culture amid our staff.” and help save the lives of others. Blood donations during the day were added to The blood donation initiative is part of a CSR program and activities at NBK the blood bank’s reserves to support its blood drive initiatives. The medical Capital, which encompasses impartial and transparent deeds that ensure syner- team also communicated important messages to donors about the importance gy and reinforce the cohesion of the community. Dr Marcia Denny represents KILAW in International Law Weekend 2014
r Marcia Denny, Assistant Professor of International Law at Kuwait DInternational Law School, attended the International Law Weekend 2014 held October 24th and 25th at Fordham Law School in New York City. The conference was jointly sponsored by the International Law Students’ Association and the American Branch of the International Law Association of which Ms Denny is a member. The overall theme was “International Law in a Time of Chaos.” Among the ses- sions Ms Denny attended, were expert FIMA donates to Kashmir relief fund discussions of the application and extra- territorial reach of the United States’ new Dr Marcia Denny Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, FAT- ederation of Indian Muslims Associations delegation led by President Siddeeque Valiyakath. among others. The ambassador expressed knowl- year’s Jessup competition problem CA, and an update on the application of (FIMA), the coordination council of Indian The other members of the delegation included edge of these problems and noted that he is try- involving self-determination, secession corruption and bribery regulations both Muslim associations working in Kuwait, FIMA’s Vice President Sayed Ifthekhar Ahmed, ing his best to seek remedies. Towards that end and non-intervention in the time of F international (UN Convention Against donated a sum of three hundred and twenty five Secretary General Hidayathullah, Joint Secretary he had raised the issues with the Farwaniya Crimea and Kosovo and balancing territo- Corruption) and national (US Foreign thousand rupees (Rs. 3,25,000/) to the Prime Abdulrazak Alwane, Treasurer Salim Desai and Governor Sheikh Faisal Humoud Al Sabah during rial integrity and self-determination Corrupt Practices Act). In addition, Ms Minister’s National Relief Fund in support of the Joint Treasurer Mohammed Manshauddin. The their recent meeting. Further, the ambassador under international law. Presenters Denny, a coach for the KILAW Philip C. relief operations in Jammu & Kashmir for those delegation also discussed important issues per- evinced keen interest regarding the issue of NRI included expert practitioners in interna- Jessup International Moot Court Team, affected by the recent devastating floods in the taining to the Indian community with the ambas- students’ fees and asked for details in order to tional law and United Nations officials as attended sessions both relevant to cur- valley. The fund was handed over to the Indian sador including the condition of domestic work- take the matter to the concerned authorities in well as practicing lawyers and esteemed rent issues in international law and to this Ambassador to Kuwait, Sunil Jain, by the FIMA ers in the state and the problems of NRI students the central government professors. JMBH & Spa appoints new director of business development and marketing
umeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait’s idyllic stakeholders. He has also been a main contributor in hiring Cairo, he also completed a programme in Marketing Strategy resort, has promoted Ahmed Ibrahim Jarkass to the role the Sales and Marketing team from the local and internation- for Business Leaders from the Cornell University. Jof Director of Business Development and Marketing. al markets. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading the An Egyptian national, Ahmed Jarkass was a key member Ahmed Jarkass brings with him 15 years’ experience in the Sales, Public Relations and Marketing, Revenue and of the hotel’s pre-opening executive team when he joined in hospitality industry, covering senior sales positions across Conference and Events teams with a strategy to strengthen November 2009 as Director of Sales. He successfully support- several prestigious hotel brands in Egypt and Kuwait. A grad- the positioning of Kuwait’s idyllic resort as the first choice ed the hotel’s planning, sales strategies and activities to uate from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels with specialisa- hotel for corporate and leisure markets in Kuwait and inter- build and maintain strong relationships with customers and tion in Hotel Management from the Helwan University in nationally.
Souhridavedi Kuwait conducts Kudumbasangamom
ouhridavedhi Kuwait conducted Kudumbasangamom with various cultur- President), Manoj Menon (Treasurer) proposed the vote of thanks. Souhridavedhi Chundan which was led by captain Kochiyil Thomas & other al programs. The function began with the national anthem followed by The second part of the function was the cultural programs, which began members including Rajesh Parakkoth, Biju Thomas, Roy T. Sam, Bibu T. Babu, Swelcome speech by Parimanam Manoj (General Secretary). The pro- with magic show by magician Jewel & team which attracted kids and elders Sunil K.V. & Rajan Abraham was mind blowing. A variety of games and other gramme was inaugurated by Samkutty George (President) by lighting the tradi- equally. Another attraction was Ganamela which was led by Master Mossess activities were also conducted. A sumptuous “OnaSadhya” was served to all tional lamp. Felicitation speech was given by Mathew C. Abraham (Vice Tobin, Roney John, Hanna & Ruth. The launching ceremony (neetilirackal) of attendees. Arpan Kuwait presents Raag ‘n’ Rachna
rpan Kuwait is presenting a unique and other major cities of India for different Jitheshji. Infotainment - education since its launching in 2008. Jitheshji has blend of art and music this Friday at festivals for more than two decades. He is through entertainment is the buzz word also performed a record speed of sketch- Athe Indian embassy auditorium. The also training many students in mandolin, of Jiteshji. His cartoon stage show is a ing 50 celebrities within 5 minutes in program, titled Raag ‘n’ Rachna will feature which includes online classes for the stu- blend of poetry, anecdotes and socio- 2008. mandolin Maestro UP Raju and the inim- dents in Canada, USA, and Switzerland. political satire with high speed drawing. Arpan has formed an organizing itable speed cartoonist Jitheshji with his Raju has extensively performed around As a performing Jithesh has initiated and Committee for smooth conduction of two stage show. The program starts at 6pm the globe. He has also achieved name and developed this art genre. The mode of days events (Raag n Rachana and Cartoon and gate opens at 5 pm. This program will fame through his solo/ duo audio cds and presentation of this one hour show is very caricature competition and workshop), K be inaugurated by Sunil Jain, Ambassador cassettes. Raju and his wife Nagamani captivating and enchanting while drawing Mahadevan as program convener and of India to Kuwait. together form a formidable mandolin duo. hundreds of celebrity caricatures on stage Suresh K P as co-convener, according to MANDOLIN ARTIST UP RAJU: A free- CARTOONIST - Adv S Jithesh: On the with a lightning pace and satirical com- Krishna Iyer Mohan, President Arpan lance mandolin maestro, UP Raju has been occasion of Children’s day, Arpan Kuwait is mentary in order to create a new sensibili- Kuwait and Anil Attuva, General Secretary, performing in various sabhas of Chennai happy to present the speed cartoonist ty. Now, this art genre is onto 2,000 stages Arpan Kuwait. TV PROGRAMS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
01:15 Come Dine With Me 01:40 Jungle Junction 19:00 NFL 02:05 Antiques Roadshow 01:50 Jungle Junction 22:00 Live Grand Slam of Darts 03:00 Antiques Roadshow 02:05 Jungle Junction 03:50 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 02:15 Jungle Junction 04:35 Homes Under The Hammer 00:45 Beyond Borders-18 00:50 Great Animal Escapes 02:30 Violetta 03:00 Hoosiers-PG 01:45 Untamed & Uncut 05:25 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 03:10 The Hive Notebook: Cosmo Cook 05:00 Great Expectations-PG15 00:00 WWE Afterburn 02:40 Animal Cops Houston 03:20 Art Attack 07:00 Not Without My Daughter- 03:35 Safari Sisters 05:50 Come Dine With Me 03:45 Art Attack 01:00 WWE This Week 06:40 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook PG15 01:30 The Ryder Cup Official Film 04:00 Safari Sisters 04:10 Jungle Junction 09:00 Beasts Of The Southern Wild- 04:25 Secret Life Of Pets 07:05 Antiques Roadshow 04:20 Jungle Junction 03:00 WWE Superstars 08:00 Antiques Roadshow PG15 04:00 Live WWE Raw 04:50 Secret Life Of Pets 04:35 Jungle Junction 10:45 Eastwood Directs: The 05:15 Bad Dog! 08:55 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 04:45 Jungle Junction 07:30 World Match Racing Tour 09:40 Homes Under The Hammer Untold Story-PG15 11:00 World Match Racing Tour 06:02 Great Animal Escapes 05:00 Art Attack 12:15 Veronica Guerin-PG15 06:25 Great Animal Escapes 10:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 05:25 Art Attack 12:00 Golfing World Notebook: Cosmo Cook 14:00 The Past-PG15 13:00 The Ryder Cup Official Film 06:49 Untamed & Uncut 05:50 Mouk 16:30 Beasts Of The Southern Wild- 07:36 Animal Airport 10:55 Come Dine With Me 06:00 Dog With A Blog 14:30 WWE This Week 11:45 Antiques Roadshow PG15 15:00 WWE Raw 08:00 Call Of The Wildman 06:25 Liv And Maddie 18:30 Mud-PG15 08:25 Dogs 101 12:35 Antiques Roadshow 06:50 Good Luck Charlie 18:00 WWE Experience 13:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 21:00 Raging Bull-18 20:00 WWE Raw 09:15 Bad Dog 07:15 Good Luck Charlie 23:30 The Place Beyond The Pines 10:10 Treehouse Masters 14:15 Homes Under The Hammer 07:40 Jessie 23:00 World Match Racing Tour 11:05 Animal Maternity Ward 15:05 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 08:05 Win, Lose Or Draw 12:00 Animal Precinct Notebook: Cosmo Cook 08:30 Good Luck Charlie 12:55 Call Of The Wildman 15:30 Come Dine With Me 08:55 Good Luck Charlie 16:20 Antiques Roadshow 01:00 A Haunted House-PG15 13:20 Animal Airport 09:20 Sonny With A Chance 03:00 Grand Slam Of Darts 17:10 Antiques Roadshow 03:00 Playing For Keeps-PG15 13:50 Secret Life Of Pets 09:45 Sonny With A Chance 11:00 Asian Tour Highlights 18:05 Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen 04:45 Salmon Fishing In The 14:20 Secret Life Of Pets 10:10 Suite Life On Deck 14:30 Asian Tour Highlights Secrets Yemen-PG15 14:45 Bad Dog! 10:35 Suite Life On Deck 18:00 Asian Tour Highlights 18:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 06:45 Star Trek Into Darkness-PG15 15:40 Safari Sisters 11:00 That’s So Raven 19:00 World Golf Championship 19:15 Homes Under The Hammer 09:00 Cloudy With A Chance Of 16:05 Safari Sisters 11:25 That’s So Raven Highlights 20:10 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Meatballs 2-PG 16:35 Treehouse Masters 11:50 A.N.T. Farm 21:00 Asian Tour Highlights 17:30 Dogs 101 Notebook: Cosmo Cook 12:15 A.N.T. 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Farm 18:00 Free Birds Highlights 06:15 Charlie And Lola Fishing Challenge 22:50 Shake It Up 20:00 Giuliana & Bill 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 14:00 Ghostbusters II-PG 20:00 Renart The Fox 02:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 06:30 Woolly & Tig 07:40 Fast N’ Loud 23:10 Wolfblood 21:00 Giuliana & Bill Stewart 16:00 Taken 2-PG15 22:00 The Apple & The Worm 05:30 ICC Cricket 360 06:35 Mr Bloom’s Nursery 08:30 Storage Hunters 22:00 E! News 16:00 The Colbert Report 18:00 Maximum Conviction-PG15 23:30 Imaginum 06:00 India v West Indies T20I 06:55 Bobinogs 08:55 Thrift Hunters 23:00 House Of Dvf 18:00 Raising Hope 20:00 Stolen-PG15 Highlights 07:05 Little Prairie Dogs 09:20 Storage Wars Canada 18:30 Baby Daddy 22:00 Urban Justice-18 07:00 Live India v West Indies 07:15 The Weakest Link 09:45 How It’s Made 19:00 Young & Hungry International Test 08:00 The Cafe 10:10 How It’s Made 19:30 The Michael J. Fox Show 15:00 ICC Cricket 360 08:25 Moone Boy 00:00 Giuliana & Bill 10:35 Siberian Cut 20:00 The Tonight Show Starring 15:30 Australia v South Africa T20I 08:50 Eastenders 00:55 The Soup 00:00 The World’s End-PG15 11:25 Railroad Alaska Jimmy Fallon Highlights 09:20 Doctors 01:25 Keeping Up With The 00:00 Ass Backwards-18 02:00 Someday This Pain Will Be 12:15 Railroad Alaska 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 16:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 09:50 New Tricks Kardashians 02:00 Something New-PG15 Useful To You-PG15 13:05 Storage Hunters 00:40 Ade In Britain Stewart 19:30 ICC Cricket 360 10:40 The Paradise 02:20 E! 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News 22:00 Take This Waltz-18 22:00 The Baytown Outlaws-18 18:30 Tethered 07:30 Celebrity Exposed:richard 00:00 Drop Dead Diva 00:45 The Undateables 15:55 Moone Boy 09:15 Giuliana & Bill 19:20 Dual Survival Young’s Photography 01:00 Homeland 01:35 Breaking Amish: The 16:20 The Weakest Link 10:15 Giuliana & Bill 20:10 Thrift Hunters 08:25 Autopsy: The Last Hour Of... 03:00 The Leftovers Shunning Truth 17:05 Eastenders 11:10 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 20:35 Storage Wars Canada 09:20 Lewis 06:00 Drop Dead Diva 02:25 I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant 17:35 Doctors 11:35 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 21:00 Marooned With Ed Stafford 10:15 Real Life: The Musical 08:00 Chicago Fire 02:00 PGA Tour Highlights 02:50 Mob Wives 18:05 New Tricks 12:05 E! 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Kardashians 16:30 Coronation Street 09:00 Scents And Sensibility-PG15 09:00 PGA Tour Highlights 06:25 World’s Worst Mum 16:30 Murdoch Mysteries 17:00 Eric And Jessie: Game On 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:00 Nebraska-PG15 11:00 International Rugby Union 07:15 What Not To Wear 17:25 Murdoch Mysteries 00:00 Violetta 17:30 Eric And Jessie: Game On 18:00 Chicago Fire 13:00 Lost Christmas-PG15 13:00 International Rugby Union 08:05 The Next Great Baker 18:20 May The Best House Win 00:40 The Hive 18:00 The Drama Queen 19:00 The Fosters 15:00 The Last Harbor-PG15 15:00 Volvo Ocean Race Highlights 08:55 Ultimate Shopper 00:00 Homes Under The Hammer 19:10 Coronation Street 00:50 Art Attack 19:00 Ryan Seacrest With The 20:00 Downton Abbey 17:00 Scents And Sensibility-PG15 15:30 World Golf Championship 09:45 Cake Boss 00:50 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 19:35 Autopsy: The Last Hour Of... 01:15 Art Attack Kardashians: An E!... 21:00 The Voice 19:00 Inescapable-PG15 Highlights 10:10 Jon & Kate Plus 8 Notebook: Cosmo Cook 20:30 Murdoch Mysteries 23:00 Justified 21:00 The English Teacher-PG15 16:30 Live Hero Indian Super 10:35 Little People, Big World 21:25 Murdoch Mysteries 23:00 Arthur Newman-18 League Football 11:00 Toddlers & Tiaras 22:20 Coronation Street 18:30 Futbol Mundial 11:50 Say Yes To The Dress 22:50 Emmerdale 23:45 Real Life: The Musical
00:00 The Night Shift 01:00 Good Morning America 03:00 The Killing 04:00 House Of Cards 00:00 Dogtown 05:00 Good Morning America 01:00 Engineering Connections 07:00 Emmerdale 02:00 Situation Critical 07:30 Coronation Street 03:00 World’s Deadliest Animals 09:00 24 04:00 Adventure Wanted 10:00 Emmerdale 05:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines 10:30 Coronation Street 06:00 Wwii’s Greatest Raids 12:00 Criminal Minds 07:00 Wild Thailand 13:00 The Night Shift 08:00 Dogtown 14:00 24 09:00 Engineering Connections 15:00 Live Good Morning America 10:00 Situation Critical 17:00 Criminal Minds 11:00 Inside 18:00 The Night Shift 12:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 19:00 24 13:00 Animal Intervention 20:00 Criminal Minds 14:00 Wild Russia 21:00 The Night Shift 15:00 Crimes Against Nature 22:00 The Killing 16:00 Comet Catcher: The Rosetta 23:00 House Of Cards Landing 17:00 Salvage Code Red 18:00 Alaska Wing Men 19:00 Crimes Against Nature 00:00 Pain & Gain 20:00 Comet Catcher: The Rosetta 02:15 Taken 2 Landing 04:00 Ghostbusters 21:00 Salvage Code Red 06:00 Olympus Has Fallen 22:00 Alaska Wing Men 08:00 Taken 2 23:00 Inside 10:00 Marvel’s Doctor Strange 12:00 Maximum Conviction 14:00 Olympus Has Fallen 16:00 Ghostbusters II 18:00 Taken 2 20:00 Maximum Conviction 00:00 Wilfred 22:00 Stolen 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 01:00 Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 01:35 Saturday Night Live 02:30 Veep 00:15 Taken 2-PG15 03:30 The Goldbergs 02:00 Ghostbusters-PG 09:30 Growing Up Fisher 04:00 Olympus Has Fallen-PG15 10:00 The Michael J. Fox Show 06:00 Taken 2-PG15 14:00 The Goldbergs 08:00 Marvel’s Doctor Strange-PG 14:30 Growing Up Fisher 10:00 Maximum Conviction-PG15 A HAUNTED HOUSE ON OSN MOVIES HD 15:00 The Michael J. Fox Show 12:00 Olympus Has Fallen-PG15 TEEN WOLF TOO ON OSN MOVIES COMEDY HD Classifieds
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CROSSWORD 721 STAR TRACK
Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)
This is a period when you take your work more seriously than usual. There is a This is a good time to concentrate on your career goals. Your organizational lot of energy available and you are determined to get things scheduled and abilities and sense of responsibility will be what guides you and proves successful. Your organized. The nail that sticks up is hammered down now. Law, politics, education, travel career could assume a more determined and solid form. There is certainly an abundance of and religion are some of the areas where an emotionally charged drama may be played. paperwork to wade through today. You may think that few people recognize your efforts or Seeing both sides of an issue and figuring out resolutions to opposing views take on a accomplishments but instead, there are people that know and appreciate your work. You greater importance. You can really use your mind to make clear choices and think through should, however, throw your efforts into work you really love doing. A majority of planets in situations. Some negotiations may be in order. A new cycle also begins that helps you with the past have pointed to some sort of comfort zone for you. Now, you will find yourself the progress of your work. This cycle involves relationships, social connections and the arts- seeking more challenging and outgoing projects. You enjoy sharing quality time with a in a more leading role than in the past. loved one this evening.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
You are relentless about cutting through appearances and finding the essen- Most certainly, this is a day for work. Take an opportunity to complete what- tial in situations. This could involve legal or financial matters. A heightened interest in get- ever projects or work has been left undone from last week’s projects. There are good results ting things organized into a rational system is a part of this. There is much mental busy- from your work today, no matter what the agenda. Any problems that are customer-rela- work. A time of good fortune will begin to open up in a very natural way. It will become tions problems are easily solved today. There are some letters that need to be written this easy to see the path you will take. Because of new opportunities, you may find yourself afternoon, including some type of greeting cards. Any personal project you want to start energized and ready to participate. With your determination to succeed, the time will soon now will have a good liftoff. Mixing business with pleasure is usually not a good idea but for be right to take the lead. You may be able to enjoy and value your own life situation or feel you, at this particular time in your life, everything seems to work toward good results. Make especially kind towards a friend or loved one this evening. If the weather is good, you might sure this group, family or friend sort of business will be a contract of no more than two or enjoy a walk with a loved one after the evening meal. three years.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
This is a challenging day in that there is much to be accomplished. You may The support you need for whatever you want to accomplish is now available. be especially dynamic and assertive just now. You are helpful with co-work- This is the time to make your request. You could gain attention with superi- ers and, if asked, can give plenty of suggestions or ideas to others. Right now, the key to ors or in relation to your work. As you work to enhance the value of your service, you will career moves involves tending to nagging details-whatever you have neglected and put off enhance your job potential. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it ACROSS 2. (British abbreviation) "he accepted it on appro". before today. Take a deep breath and dig in to the work at hand. A good work ethic is entails more than usual. Circumstances may stimulate the pleasure of your life situation 1. Any of various aromatic resinous substances 3. A statement that deviates from or perverts the rewarded. Do your share to ensure smooth sailing on the job. Attention to matters of effi- now. Your ethics deepen, providing you with a better sense of discrimination. That purchas- ing eye of yours is fine-tuned; others may find you selecting the best buys. This is the time used for healing and soothing. truth. ciency is important. There is a lot of energy available to push forward with your personal of year you enjoy shopping and a view in several shop windows will give you an idea of 5. A name for the Old Testament God as transliter- 4. Covered with paving material. plans this afternoon. Close relationships offer a lot of potential for growth this evening. You are able to create many healings with your input. where you want to shop in the near future. Lists are good. ated from the Hebrew YHVH. 5. The face veil worn by Muslim women. 11. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flow- 6. Relating to or having the characteristics of ers. bees. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 15. The capital of Western Samoa. 7. Step on it. Cancer (June 21-July 22) 16. To or from every one of two or more (consid- 8. An arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera Someone important or in authority may put a damper on your ideas. Since ered individually). including. You should find everything running in a smooth manner today. Ideas and you are good at creative thinking, there are many more ideas where these 17. The basic monetary unit of most members of 9. The outer germ layer that develops into skin interaction with authority figures may be in the forecast. Working with rather than against came from. Take this as an opportunity to reassess and revamp your thinking. Listen careful- the European Union (introduced in 1999). and nervous tissue. the flow should be easy to do. Outer circumstances and the flow of events make it easy for ly, there may or may not be important points to ponder. Your efforts will not go unnoticed. you to make clear decisions-see the road ahead and move forward. Things seem to fall into 18. A detailed description of design criteria for a 10. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece Your work environment is usually the most practical of environments. You can manipulate place-progress is easy. Be careful not to overextend. Sometimes you say yes too quickly and every situation and put it to good use. Emotions are seldom a priority and you are always piece of work. over a door or window. may hastily try to get too many things accomplished at once. Give yourself time to consider very practical and ambitious. Your career is central to everything you do. Farsighted and tra- 19. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot 11. Relating to or caused by wind. the long-term consequences. Partnerships, personal relationships or the social scene in ditional, you enjoy success and the successful. Obtaining and exchanging information takes countries). 12. A genus of Siphonaptera. general can have a very decided influence on your career and workplace. You will gain from on more emotional significance for you now. 20. An onerous or difficult concern. 13. Wild sheep of northern Africa. networking. 21. A heavy brittle metallic element of the plat- 14. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly inum group. shrubs including roses. 22. A Loloish language. 23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. Foot pain. skewer usually with vegetables. This is a great time to work and be with others. An authority figure may seek You have an urge to strike out on your own in a new direction, to take on new 26. Express strong disapproval of. 25. The capital of Eritrea. you out as just the person for a particular job. This is a busy but rewarding workday. challenges no matter what the risks. You can be bold, perhaps headstrong and impatient. This 27. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely 30. Filled with the emotional impact of over- Fondness and appreciation for the past and for your roots in life take on a greater impor- is a period emphasizing an enhanced sense of personal possibility and potential. There is tance. A co-worker friend may have recently done research on his or her family history and grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its whelming surprise or shock. tremendous psychological growth, which can lead to great personal success, if you follow is willing to give you suggestions of how to go about this research. You could make plans to heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green 31. A chain of connected ideas or passages or through with it. You might also find that you will put on the pounds if you are not careful. meet at a library this weekend or some day after work to gain that information. Making flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy objects so arranged that each member is closely There is a bout of philosophy or even a little religion now that could have an enormous effect your home situation more attractive plays a part in this and the sale or purchase of real orange-red berries. related to the preceding and following members on your career during this time. Lasting values can guide you now; you are opening up estate could bring you much gain before this cycle ends. There is a chance to have a special avenues that have remained blocked. There is support all around you for whatever you want 28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from (especially a series of patristic comments eluci- time with someone you love. This is a positive time. aba cloth. dating Christian dogma). to accomplish today. 29. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin. 33. An Eskimo hut. 32. A member of the Algonquian people formerly 34. Seal with caulking. inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada. 35. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) 36. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the 37. Tropical American tree grown in southern Keep a positive outlook through a challenging dilemma in the workplace The opposition and blockage you may be experiencing this morning are external persona) that is in touch with the uncon- United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit. today. You may not have all the facts at this time so make sure you remove temporary-really. Cool it and let this one pass. Jot down inventive ideas that scious. 39. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial any judgments. Give yourself time and you will have the answers you need. Your intuition is come to your mind today as you will have an opportunity to discuss the ideas with a trusted 38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in point measured westward along the celestial strong and can guide you accurately in making forecasts or decisions. Hard work and going friend later today. The convention center, a lecture hall or some other place for a presenta- Turkey). equator from the zenith crossing. beyond the call of duty are par for the course today. Friendships and involvement in group tion could be in order today and you, along with several other work partners, want to hear 40. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back. 42. (South African) An ear of corn. activities play a more important part for you this afternoon. Friends are our only true riches the message. Follow your instincts and you will not go wrong today. When you notice a 41. A white crystalline double sulfate of alu- 44. Made light by aerating, as with yeast or bak- and the satisfaction that comes from accomplishing things in cooperation with others is need for assisting another, you are quick to either give help or find help. This is a good time something no one can take away from you. A good conversation with those you love is minum. ing powder. to teach and advertise your favorite charity. You throw yourself into helping other people possible this evening. grow and prosper. Good luck surrounds you this evening. 43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. 45. Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin 46. Subject to a ruling authority. more or less covered with hair. 48. United States tennis player who was the first 47. A distinguished female operatic singer. Black to win United States and English singles 49. Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bit- Word Search Yesterday Solution championships (1943-1993). ter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodi- 50. A primeval personification of air and breath. um salt for sedation and to treat convulsions. 51. A white mineral consisting of magnesium sul- 52. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic ele- phate and potassium chloride. ment that is resistant to corrosion. 53. A large fleet. 54. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the plat- 55. A very poisonous metallic element that has inum group. three allotropic forms. 56. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medici- 57. Being six more than fifty. nally and burned as incense. 58. (anatomy) A natural hollow or sinus within the 59. A public promotion of some product or serv- body. ice. 60. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue 61. A transmission line for high-frequency signals. separating or binding together muscles and 62. Soft creamy white cheese. organs etc. 64. Showing or causing joy and pleasure. 63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in 65. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good Turkey). health. 67. A flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) 66. According to the Old Testament he was a floating at sea. pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th 70. A ravine or gully in southern Asia. century BC). 72. A plant hormone promoting elongation of 68. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet. stems and roots. 69. The compass point that is one point north of 75. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of due east. an organism. 71. North American republic containing 50 states 76. Being one more than eighteen. - 48 conterminous states in North America plus 77. Segmented worms. Alaska in northwest North America and the 78. A young woman making her debut into society. Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 73. An intensely radioactive metallic element that DOWN occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores. 1. Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis. 74. Being one more than fifty. Yesterday’s Solution
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Egyptian actress Yousra, head of the Jury of the 36th Cairo International Film Festival, German film director Volker Schlondorff receives an honorary award from Egyptian arrives for the Moroccan film director Nour Eddine Sail receives an honorary award from Egyptian actress Leila Alawi during the opening ceremony of the 36th Cairo International Film opening actress Sameha Ayoub. Festival in the Egyptian capital on November 9, 2014. — AFP photos ceremony. Lennon ‘Paperback Writer’ guitar tops auction offerings
Gretsch guitar that John Lennon played cousin, who was given it by John Lennon in longer wanted. “I was just cheeky enough to around with it.” relating to Lennon retrieved from a clear-out for the recording of the Beatles’ hit song 1967 and he’s had it ever since, so for collec- ask him for a guitar and he gave me the After leaving the Gretsch factory in New of a room at Liverpool’s Quarry Bank High A“Paperback Writer” and then gave to his tors of Beatles memorabilia to have a prove- Gretsch and of course I was very pleased, sim- York, the guitar has had only two documented School in the 1970s. cousin is expected to fetch up to $1 million nance like that is exceptional,” the auction ple as that, really. Sounds a bit cheeky but it owners - Lennon and Birch. This week’s auc- Lennon attended the school between 1952 (630,000 GBP) at auction in Britain this week. house said. Lennon gave the guitar to his didn’t seem cheeky at the time,” Birch, 66, told tion of rock and pop memorabilia also and 1957 and one of the sheets shows he Auction house TracksAuction.com said the cousin David Birch a year after the hit single Reuters. Asked why he had decided to sell the includes a copy of the LP “Sergeant Pepper’s received a detention for “singing at the top of Gretsch 6120 instrument was one of the most was produced at London’s Abbey Road studio. guitar after so long, Birch said: “Well, I’m not Lonely Hearts Club Band” signed by all four (his) voice in the corridor”. significant Lennon guitars to come on the Birch, who grew up with Lennon in Liverpool, getting any younger, I’ve had it 47 years. And it Beatles in red ballpoint pen. It is expected to They are each expected to sell for up to market in the last 30 years. said he had received the instrument after ask- was just in the bedroom, you know, and I used sell for up to 150,000 pounds ($240,000). Also 6,000 GBP each. The auction opens for online “It’s come directly from John Lennon’s ing his older cousin if he had a guitar he no to pick it up every now and then and play for sale are three school detention sheets bidding on Friday. — Reuters Hollywood Film Pink Floyd say goodbye awards make TV with ‘The Endless River’ debut as CBS special ever was an album more aptly Both the compositions and their titles named than “The Endless River,” the allude to all the water that has passed under Nnew - and seemingly final - release the bridge in the course of Pink Floyd’s long from Pink Floyd. It flows unstoppably, and career. The opening track, “Things Left while some listeners may feel it meanders Unsaid,” sets the tone: It’s a woozy wash of on too long, it’s very easy to get swept along Wright’s keyboards, haunting horn sounds by it. Though this is the band’s first studio and Gilmour’s guitar that feels elegiac. On it album in two decades, much of the material rolls from there, sometimes a tranquil wash, was recorded in 1993 and 1994, during ses- sometimes churned into rapids by Gilmour’s sions for “The Division Bell.” For years, it piercing guitar and Nick Mason’s thundering seemed that album would be Pink Floyd’s drums, for 18 tracks - four sides of vinyl if swansong. But now the material has been you opt for the old-fashioned format. tweaked and shaped under into a new What’s on display is not so much song- release, partly in tribute to keyboard player writing as chemistry. This band had some- Rick Wright, who died in 2008. thing, a magic, and you can hear it through- This CD cover Guitarist David Gilmour has called “The out “The Endless River.” The band members image released Endless River” a series of musical conversa- know it, too. The closing track is “Louder by Columbia tions; the band members’ musical rapport Than Words,” and finally there are lyrics: “We Records shows was always more eloquent than their spo- bitch and we fight, diss each other on sight,” “The Endless ken communications. There are not many it begins, a fond but weary tribute to cre- River,” a new words on this mostly instrumental album, ative spark and strife. “The sum of our parts, album by Pink although physicist Stephen Hawking lends the beat of our hearts, is louder than Floyd his distinctive voice to “Talkin’ Hawkin’.” words.”— AP released on Nov 10. —AP
In this file photo, Jack Sussman, left, executive vice president of specials, music and live events for CBS Damon confirms his Entertainment, and Hollywood Film Awards execu- Foo Fighters tive producer R.A. — AP udging by the cluster of Emmys in his office, CBS return to Bourne franchise executive Jack Sussman knows something about att Damon will be back as Bourne. After another installment, Damon confirmed to E! News his latest a worthwhile trip making successful television, and he’s betting on a J Variety reported in September that Universal return to the role while celebrating the return of Ben new awards-show broadcast. The Hollywood Film was in the early stages of bringing Damon Affleck and his “Project Greenlight” Friday night. “Well, Awards, which has been held off-camera since 1997, M and Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass back for [Damon’s] going to be doing a Bourne movie next fall will make its TV debut Friday as a two-hour special on when I’ve just completely lost any semblance of phys- CBS. But does television really need another ical fitness,” Affleck told E! News. Hollywood award show? “I don’t know,” says Sussman, “Yes, next year,” Damon said when asked for clarifi- “but it can use a show that has credibility and kicks off cation. “It’ll be in 2016 when the movie will actually the awards season.” come out. Paul Greengrass is going to do another one Hollywood’s awards season is almost year-round, and that’s all I ever said. I just needed him to say yes.” but it shifts into high gear in the first months of the The next film will mark Damon and Greengrass’ third New Year, when the Golden Globes, Grammys, Screen collaboration, and the fifth film in the series. Actors Guild Awards and the Oscars are traditionally Doubt sprouted over the return of Damon and held. The Hollywood Film Awards recognizes out- Greengrass during the summer, with Greengrass standing film work from the full calendar year, even telling Deadline that he didn’t believe he could make though not all the contenders will have hit theaters another Jason Bourne film that would be as good as before the ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium. his last two. Universal, though, is currently develop- “There’s nothing in... the middle of November that ing an untitled film set in the Bourne world with gets the ball rolling” for awards season, Sussman said, Jeremy Renner returning to play Aaron Cross and characterizing the fall ceremony as a “television tutori- Justin Lin to direct. That movie is currently slated for al of what the movie season is and what you have to July 2016, though it’s unclear if that film will stay look forward to.” Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez, Ben there or if the other Bourne movie will take its place. Affleck, Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon, Eddie Damon’s Bourne movies grossed nearly $1 billion at Redmayne, Jared Leto, Kristen Stewart, Channing the box office in between 2002 and 2007. Variety Tatum, Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr are Matt Damon, left, and Ben Affleck are seen at the broke the news the news last month that Greengrass, This CD cover image released by RCA shows “Sonic among the stars set to appear on the Hollywood Film HBO Project Greenlight Filmmaker Showcase on who last directed “Captain Phillips,” will direct Berlin Highways,” by the Foo Fighters. — AP Awards, which will be hosted by Queen Latifah. Janelle Friday in Hollywood, Calif. — AP Wall drama “The Tunnels.” — Reuters Monae is set to perform with her band during the wenty years into their career as one of the leading rock show, produced by dick clark productions, which also bands in the world, Foo Fighters continue to find ways to handles the Golden Globes. Tchallenge both themselves and their listeners. On “Sonic Rice’s ‘Fantasy’ is a lovely reality Highways,” a companion to the similarly named HBO television There are no nominees series, the Dave Grohl-fronted band, with assistance from produc- Latifah said she expects the evening to be “a cool er Butch Vig, tasked itself with touching down in eight US cities, rish rish singer-songwriter Damien Rice and relaxed celebration” of the year’s films. Producer exploring the town’s formidable music history, and then writing R.A. Clark said his challenge is condensing what used says the creative process behind his third and recording a song in that city influenced by what they discov- to be a four-hour, camera-free dinner into a tight, two- Istudio album “My Favorite Faded Fantasy” ered, often accompanied by a native son or daughter. hour, TV-ready program. Prizes will be presented in 18 was so good that he occasionally didn’t want To its credit, the band avoids gimmickry. For example, in New categories, including breakthrough director, acting it to end. Orleans, it recorded the mid-tempo “In The Clear” with the leg- ensemble, blockbuster of the year and comedy of the Thankfully it did, because now we get to endary Preservation Hall Jazz Band, but no one will mistake the year. The show announced its first winners last week in enjoy a well-crafted work with few holes. tune for a typical Crescent City brass band parade. Instead, each categories such as cinematography (“Birdman”) and Rice’s emotive voice and signature solid guitar city’s elements are incorporated into the Foo Fighters’ sound. production design (“Maleficent”). Clark said the year’s work are a known quantity. Those talents are That’s not to say they didn’t find inventive ways to salute each films help determine awards categories. coupled here with carefully optimistic songs locale. On the album’s best track, the thoughtful, driving There are no nominees. Winners are chosen by a about life and love. There’s a touch of humor “Congregation,” which features Zac Brown and was recorded at top-secret committee of 12 industry insiders, headed thrown in the mix, but not so much as to his Southern Ground studio in Nashville, the lyrics include by show founder Carlos de Abreu. Though members detract from pressing matters of the heart. “singing like a bluebird in the round,” a reference to famous song- change each year, the voting body has a good track The best moments come with back-to-back writer venue, Bluebird Cafe. On the aggressive power pop of record, Sussman said, adding that “well over 90 per- tearjerkers “I Don’t Want To Change You” and “What Did I Do/God As My Witness,” recorded in Austin, Grohl cent” of Hollywood Film Awards recipients have gone “Color Me In.” They’re beautiful tracks with brings up the 13th floor, an insider reference to The 13th Floor on to earn Oscar nods. CBS is dedicating its prime-time winsome guitar that is eventually swallowed Elevators, the influential-ye- obscure Roky Erickson-led psyche- programming that night to the inaugural telecast. The up by a massive string section. delic ‘60s band from the Texas town. Such little treats exist in Hollywood Film Awards will be preceded by a 30- The songs are long, with the lovely “Trusty almost every song. What has always made Foo Fighters’ music so appealing is that minute red carpet show and followed by an hour-long And True” weighing in at eight minutes, nine for all the metal bombast and thrash-and the lads really go to recap. Sussman hopes the November show becomes seconds. Savor every second because talents an annual event. “You have to go into these kinds of town on first single, “Something From Nothing,” recorded in as pure as Damien Rice don’t come along shows thinking that you’re in it for the long haul,” he Chicago with Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen- the noise rarely comes at said. “So you hope to launch it in a way that you stay in every other Tuesday. His musical aim on “My the sacrifice of melody. That remains truer than ever on this very business with it.” Viewers will decide Friday. — AP Favorite Faded Fantasy” is true and the song- This CD cover image released by Warner Bros. shows worthwhile trip through America’s musical wonderland. — AP writing is some of the year’s best. —AP ‘My Favorite Faded Fantasy,’ by Damien Rice. — AP lifestyle TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 FEATURES
Brilliant artist Al-Marri presents his second exhibition
uwait Times newspaper gladly noticed his outstanding imagination invites all to attend the second and drawing skills as he had drawn the Kpersonal exhibition of 12-year- figure 5 shaped like a human face. This old grade seven student Mohammed drew the teacher’s attention and made Rashid Al-Marri at the Formative Arts her call Mohammed’s mother, inform- Gallery in Abdullah Al-Salem under ing her about her son’s talent. The stu- auspices of National Council for dent also liked strange and complicat- Culture, Arts and Letters Secretary ed designs and building games. He General Ali Hussein Al-Yohah on Nov sometimes made figures and shapes 17-18, 2014. using various household objects. Entitled ‘Tell Me Why”, the 15 oil The student got proper nurturing paintings to be displayed at the exhi- by the arts department at Khaled Ibn bition are a cry to the world to provide Al-Waleed School, especially by the aid and support to children displaced head of department Rabee’a Al- and distressed by wars, famines and Hadiya, who helped develop his talent natural disasters. Due to tragedies chil- and encouraged him to be more cre- dren have been going through lately ative in formative arts. because of poverty, wars and civil and On May 9, 2013, Marri held his first international conflicts, half of the personal exhibition with full support from the ministry of education. It was the first time in MoE’s history to hold a personal art exhibition for a ten-year- old student, an exhibition that attract- ed a great deal of attention and care as it was held under the auspices of min- ister Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf and was attend- ed by undersecretary Mariam Al- Wetaid, former assistant undersecre- tary Mohammed Al-Kandari, educa- tional zone directors, school directors and lots of visitors and parents. Everyone praised the first exhibition and the sponsors demanded extend- ing it for a full week. It was then that some visitors named Mohammed as the ‘Little da Vinci’. Mohammed received a special invitation from world’s refugees are children, who are Kuwait Times, the sponsor of Chevron’s ed portraits of the late Amir Sheikh which made him consider founding an Kuwait’s environment with the mot- large number of his paintings at the the most fragile people in such times. Children Painting Ceremony held Jaber Al-Ahmed, the Indian leader international organization to take care to of ‘Kuwait, Beautiful and Green’. ‘Proud To be Kuwaiti’ exhibition held Fortunately, this exhibition coin- under the title of ‘Kuwait, Beautiful and Gandhi, US president Lincoln, of the helpless, wounded and POWs Mohammed’s painting was selected at the Mishref Fairgrounds on Feb, cides with the happy occasion of the Green’ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on American movie star George Clooney, during wars and armed conflicts, the amongst the top 25 paintings out of 16, 2014. UN honoring Kuwait’s leader, Amir and May 6, 2013. The young artist had a Walt Disney and many other leaders, young artist drew a portrait of him and 10,000 entries. 7. Marri also displayed five medium- father HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- special corner displaying his works that celebrities and artists. sent a photo of it to the ICRC office in 3. Took part in the children’s paintings sized paintings at the ‘Future Sabah as a ‘Humanitarian Leader’. It highly appealed to everybody. Learning about the death of Kuwait where the mission’s media competition held at the City Art Generations 25’ exhibition held also highlights Kuwait’s effective role Despite his young age, Marri mar- human rights activist and African free- manager Fuad Bawabeh appreciated Gallery Museum, Leeds, UK in the under auspices of NCCAL from in sending aid to distressed peoples veled at following Leonardo da Vinci’s dom fighter Nelson Mandela on Dec 7, the young artist’s initiative, encour- summer of 2011. His painting was March 9-15, 2014. and countries. Notably, the money due painting techniques by drawing por- 2013, he read the story of his struggle aged him and promised to publish the among the winning ones and was 8. Under the patronage of the NCCAL, to be raised from selling the displayed traits, caricatures, Kuwait’s environ- against apartheid and decided to painting and some information about later displayed at the museum. Marri participated in the exhibition paintings will be dedicated to helping ment, heritage and imaginary chil- make a portrait of him. He presented him in the ICRC magazine published in 4. Took part in the children’s painting of “Sami Mohammed Al-Durrah’s needy children in distressed countries. dren’s drawings using various painting the portrait to South Africa’s ambassa- Switzerland. competition held at the Straiton collection”, which was held at the and drawing materials such as pencils, dor to Kuwait Delarey Van Tonder as a Retail Park in Edinburgh, Scotland in end of March till the 4th of April, Biography charcoal, water, acrylic and oil colors. token of condolences honoring such a Previous activities the summer of 2011. 2014 at Meajeb Al-Dousary’s gallery Marri started developing a passion Marri also attracted the information great person. The ambassador liked 1. Took part in Sheikha Dr Suad Al- 5. Held his first personal exhibition in Mishref. for art since early childhood by crop- ministry’s attention and care as he was the painting very much, thanked the Sabah’s free painting competition under the title of ‘Al-Marri’s 9. Under the patronage of Minister of ping photos from local dailies and try- interviewed by many TV programs artist and promised to keep it at his held at Kuwait Formative Arts Creativity’ that was held by MoE Information Sheikh Salman Al- ing to draw them, namely caricatures. such as ‘Shabbat Talk’ and ‘Good own office. Driven by admiration of Society on April 29, 2013. (under the auspices of minister Hmoud Al-Sabah; Marri participated Whenever he felt angry, he used to put Morning Kuwait’. He was also inter- the story of the International 2. Took part in the children’s painting Nayef Al-Hajraf) from May 2-9, 2013 in Kuwait Times’ competition his feelings in drawings that he usually viewed by Kuwait Radio. Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) competition organized by Kuwait at Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed primary (Kuwait, Beautiful and Green) which pasted on the outside of his room Among his hobbies, Marri likes founder Henry Dunant’s struggle and Times and sponsored by the Saudi school. was sponsored by Chevron that door. His talent was only discovered in reading and making portraits of out- sufferings while helping wounded sol- Arabian Chevron Co on May 6, 2013 6. Upon a special invitation from the took place at Jumairah Beach Hotel grade one when his art teacher standing historic figures. He has paint- diers during the war of Solferino, which focused on protecting “Talents 4 Group”, Marri displayed a on April 12, 2014 . Al-Jothen launches YO Coloring Madonna’s clothes from System by KEMON films, wedding auctioned he Material Girl has still got it. Julien’s Auctions said Saturday that bidders world- Twide sought items from Madonna’s profes- sional and personal life during the two-day Icons & Idols: Rock n’ Roll auction in Beverly Hills that start- ed Friday. The auction house says the gown and stole from This undated her “Material Girl” video sold for $73,125, while the photo provided wedding dress the pop icon wore when she mar- by Julien’s ried Sean Penn in 1985 brought in $81,250. Auctions shows base, mid-shafts and ends. It is fragrance, Her jacket from “Desperately Seeking Susan” sold portrait of Paraben, SLES/SLS and Silicone free. Finally YO for a record $252,000 and one earring worn in the Madonna by Cond, the direct conditioning color glaze film fetched $34,375. Other highlights include the famed which is applied on the base, mid-shaftsand gown from the film “Evita” - which sold for $15,000 - photographer ends to maintain the service and nourishes and her “A League of Their Own” baseball uniform - Herb Ritts. the hair in one step. which sold for $31,250. — AP —AP photos The range’s primary product is the NaYo Permanent Hair Color Cream. Its inviting, vel- vety cream texture, guarantees maximum comfort during application and the entire pro- cessing time. With NaYo, the coloring service l-Jothen, one of the top distributors of hair health. After coloring, the hair is visibly becomes an opportunity for clients to take world-leading professional beauty shinier and conditioned, with a healthier care of their hair, nourishing it and respecting Abrands across the Middle East, recently appearance.Yogurt extract as one of its key its structure with the utmost gentleness. It is unveiled Kemon’s YO Coloring System the ingredients protects hair fibre in a gentle way, completely ammonia and PPD free. unique TRILOGY of products at VOX Cinema while Calendula guarantees a calming and Nayo is to be mixed withNayo Cream on October 27, in the UAE. soothing effect. Flax provides the hydration, Activator formulated to act synergistically Today, clients are increasingly more shine and silkiness. with NaYo texture. The cream has an innova- demanding and attentive to the latest market The guests were welcomed with yogurt for tive, eco-friendly packaging that oozes style trends. They have become more health con- starters and enjoyed a fresh theme of green- while ensuring ease-of-use. The new flip top scious even in beauty products. They are look- ery and nature. They also participated in a fun with drip protector offersperfect dispensing ing for a color that gives them everything game which gave them the chance to win without accidental product leakage. from hair protection to perfect results.Since its exciting prizes, along with Kemon goodie The YO system takes professionalism in the inception, Kemon has been dedicated to tech- bags for every attendee. salon to the next level. It is a unique system nically excellent products, with an emphasis Some of the region’s top models were that professionals can reply on for excellent on hair color and specific care treatments.The present to showcase the exciting new range results on the hair while ensuring simple quick Photo shows a jacket worn all-new YO Color System is a yogurt-based col- with their hair colored using the products. usage in salon. With YO Color, hair is healthy by Madonna in the 1985 or and is made of organically-grown ingredi- This system consists of three products. First, with brilliant long lasting uniformed color. comedy “Desperately ents across a range of brilliant and super pro- Nayo the gentle permanent color which Kemon believes in maintaining and devel- Photo shows ductive shades. Yogurt, which is rich in vita- Covers grey hair 100%, lightening up to 4/5 Seeking Susan”. oping the best professional hair products the gown and mins, calcium and minerals, provides signifi- levels thanks to the super-lighteners and it is inspired by fashion and nature. The Italian stole worn by cant benefits for the scalp and hair. It main- Fragrance free. Nayo is to be applied on the brand will continue to research and develop tains the color and protects the hair structure. hair base, it swells the cuticle and perfectly new products that aspire and improve peo- Photo shows the wedding pop icon The complex in this coloring system deliv- colors thenatural base. Second, YO Green the ple’s lives in the UAE and YO Color is just the dress pop icon Madonna Madonna in ers a high level of protection and maximum TONE-ON-TONE coloring, to be applied on the beginning. wore when she married Sean her “Material Penn in 1985. Girl” video. LIFESTYLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Awards38 Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj shine at MTV awards in Scotland
Nicki Minaj poses for pictures after being awarded the title ‘Best Hip Hop’.
Host Nicki Minaj is lowered into the auditorium held by wires during the 2014 MTV European Music Awards in Glasgow, Sunday.—AP/AFP photos
op stars Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj sparkled at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday, held in the Scottish city of Glasgow for the first time. After opening the show with a thumping performance dressed in a futuristic silver leotard, Grande won best female artist and best song for her hit “Problem”. “I’m excited, I’m very veryP grateful and very happy,” the Florida-born 21-year- old said backstage at the event. Pop star and rapper Nicki Minaj was praised for her US singer Ari- slick hosting of the awards, which included a nod to ana Grande pos- the host city with a rap about shortbread and drink. es for pictures. Dressed in a sheer black catsuit, Minaj danced under a cascade of sparks before performing a debut of a new song, “Bed Of Lies”, then breaking into her raunchy hit “Anaconda”. English-Irish superstar boy band One Direction scored a hat-trick of awards, picking up the best pop, best live act and biggest fans awards, which are the result of votes by fans themselves. “Our fans really are amazing! Thank you so much for your amazing sup- Singer Ariana Grande performs during the 2014 port! 3 EMA’s!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” singer MTV European Music Awards Louis Tomlinson wrote on Twitter. Though they won the most awards, they band were unable to attend to collect them in person. The absence of member Zayn Malik in their video message left fans questioning his whereabouts. Canada’s Justin Bieber was awarded best male, pop star Katy Perry won best look and best video, and singer Enrique Iglesias won best world stage performance. Beyonce, though rumored to be a surprise guest, did not attend, but was awarded best song with a social message for her song “Pretty Hurts”. The theme of the awards was time travel to mark 20 years since the first one was held, and clips of the previous award shows were played. Actor and singer David Hasselhoff was applauded as One Direction performs on stage. he walked on stage in a kilt, telling the crowd cheekily “I am a true Scotsman but I’m not going to show you.” Irish band U2 returned to perform in their fourth appearance at the EMAs, playing “Every Breaking Wave”. And rock Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias musician Ozzy Osbourne took to the stage to accept a poses for pictures backstage after global icon award, remarking “I can’t believe it, it’s just he was awarded the title of ‘Best incredible.” Guitar legend Slash appeared on stage to World Stage’. pay tribute to Osbourne, telling the audience “He scares the hell out of most people and all bats. But to me is a gentle man and a gentleman.”—AFP
Enrique Iglesias performs on stage.
British singer Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Chinese singer Bibi Zhou poses for pictures backstage after Sharon she was awarded the title of ‘Best Worldwide Act’.
British singer Ozzy Osbourne poses for pictures backstage after he was awarded the title of ‘Global Icon’. Canadian singer and songwriter Kiesza Dinah Hansen of Fifth Harmony performs on stage. Beyoncé Knowles LIFESTYLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Awards39 Winners at the 2014 MTV EMA
Best Song Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem Best Pop One Direction Best Female Ariana Grande Best Male Justin Bieber Best Live One Direction Best New 5 Seconds Of Summer Best Video Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse Best Rock Simon Neil (third right) from British rock band Biffy Clyro, poses for pictures with British guitarist Slash Nick Jonas performs on stage. (second right) and Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators during the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) in Linkin Park Glasgow. Best Alternative Thirty Seconds To Mars Best Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj Best Electronic Calvin Harris Biggest Fans One Direction? Best Look Katy Perry Best Song With A Message Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts Best Push 5 Seconds Of Summer? Best World Stage Enrique Iglesias - MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta Best Worldwide Act Bibi Zhou - SE Asia, Mainland China & Hong Kong, Taiwan Global Icon
Ozzy Osbourne British singer Charli XCX poses for pictures back- stage.
Fifth Harmony and Nick Cannon perform on stage during the 2014 MTV EMA Kick Off.
US singer Skylar Grey poses for pictures back- stage.
US actor David Hasslehoff and Hayley Roberts. US singer Redfoo British singer Ed Sheeran Dutch rock band Kensington
Singer Bono, right, and The Edge, left, from the band U2 perform on stage. Singer Kiesza performs on stage. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
The Catharina church in Eindhoven is lit in arty colors during the GLOW light- art festival in Eind- hoven, the Nether- lands.—AFP
Records fall at $19.7 mn Patek Philippe anniversary auction The Henry Graves Super complication timepiece ecords tumbled at a special auction in Geneva made by Swiss watchmaker Sunday to mark 175 years of Patek Philippe Patek Philippe in 1932 is Rwatches, with a rare pink gold item going for photographed during a press $2.67 million, auctioneers Christie’s said. The auction preview by Sotheby’s auction of 100 wrist and pocket watches brought in a total of house. $19,731,099, double the original estimate, and set nine world records in the process. Christie’s said in a state- ment after the three-hour bidding battle. The top lot of the evening was the pink gold watch, manufactured in 1951 by the Geneva-based maker, and one of only four of its kind known to the market. “This sale has exceeded our expectations in every way,” said John Reardon, international head of Chris- tie’s watch department. “(It) sets a new benchmark for thematic sales and shows the amazing strength of the Patek Philippe market,” he added. All 125 seats in the sale room had been reserved 48 hours ahead of the auction, and over 300 collectors and watch enthusi- asts attended the event. The sale continued today. The following day Sotheby’s will auction off what is billed as the most famous, and expensive, watch in the world, another Patek Philippe creation. The celebrated timepiece known as the “Henry Graves Supercomplica- tion” after its original owner, a New York banker, was made in the 1930s and estimates say it will sell for $15 million.—AFP
A file picture shows visitors seen in silhouette next to a giant screen at the stand of Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe during the media day of 42nd edition of Basel- world watch fair.—AFP
Sotheby’s head of In- ternational Watch Divi- sion Daryn Schnipper holds the Henry Graves Supercomplication timepiece.