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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 RAMADAN 13, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Blast victims Arab League Djokovic and officially deplores Serena off to Emsak: 03:06 ‘Martyrs of terror winning starts Fajer: 03:16 Shrooq 04:51 Kuwait’ attacks at Wimbledon Dohr: 11:51 Asr: 15:25 Maghreb: 18:51 3 13 20 Eshaa: 20:24 Five suspects in Kuwait Min 29º Max 46º attack face legal action High Tide 1010 & 23:40 Low Tide Bomber’s ‘last audio message’ warns of more attacks 03:20 & 17:15 40 PAGES NO: 16567 150 FILS

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s interior ministry yesterday referred five Ramadan Kareem suspects linked to the suicide bombing of a mosque to the prosecution service for legal action, a security official Overview of the Quran said. “We have referred five suspects accused of assisting the suicide bomber to the public prosecution,” the official By Teresa Lesher told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. They include the driver who took the Saudi bomber to Part 1 the mosque and the car’s owner and his brother, all state- he holy Quran is the most recent holy scripture and, according to it, the last to ever come. It is less people or bedoons. They also include two Kuwaiti Talso the only scripture that is intact in the origi- citizens-the owner of the house used as a hideout for the nal language. It is regarded by Muslims as the driver, and his brother, the official said. Speech of God that was revealed through “More suspects are expected to be referred later,” he Muhammad (PBUH) over a period of 23 years to him, added. Security agencies have rounded up an unspeci- his contemporaries, those who believe, and to all of fied number of suspects in connection with Friday’s blast humankind. The main topics in the holy Quran, pre- that killed 26 people and wounded 227. The public pros- sented in 600 Arabic pages, relate mainly to faith, ecution will now interrogate the suspects and then refer deeds, and the ramifications of our choices in these them for trial. spheres. Kuwait’s security agencies have “revised security plans While the Quran’s verses cover various topics and measures following the attack”, said the official, throughout, there seem to be three main sections adding that the new measures involve boosting security that prompt us to 1) adopt the basic faith as well as in general and around mosques in particular. The Islamic the basic deeds required by our Creator and needed State group’s Saudi affiliate, the so-called Najd Province, for our salvation, 2) develop deep faith in God and awareness of the unseen world, and 3) refine and claimed the bombing and identified the assailant as Abu perfect our character and behavior in light of eventu- Suleiman Al-Muwahhid. al consequences. In the first third of the Quran, the Amir receives Egypt-Kuwait Kuwaiti authorities on Sunday said the real name of chapters and verses are long, and the sentence struc- the bomber was Fahd Suleiman Abdulmohsen Al- ture is simple and clear. The material is very detailed, Gabbaa, who was born in 1992. He entered the country it contains a lot of rules, and it often relates to the Cooperation Council members through Kuwait Airport at dawn on Friday, the day of the community as a whole; it is telling communities how KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yester- bombing. A handout photograph of Gabbaa showed a to live. This section contains the longest verse - which day Chairman of the Egypt-Kuwait Cooperation Council Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, accompanied by the young bearded man wearing a traditional Saudi head- is about documenting debts and trade transactions. dress. Continued on Page 13 council’s members. Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah also attended the meeting. —KUNA Continued on Page 13 Parliament may extend term to pass urgent laws

By B Izzak new legislation though this could still be done. Dhafiri said that the Assembly had passed a number of anti-ter- KUWAIT: Although the Cabinet did not publicly ror laws including a law for combating money launder- announce any urgent legislation it could require to con- ing and terror funding which stipulate stiff penalties. front terror threats, the National Assembly is expected Nevertheless, the Assembly is ready to approve any leg- to decide today to extend the current term to approve islation for any shortcomings. urgent laws. MP Mansour Al-Dhafiri said he is certain that a majority of lawmakers will agree to extend the Special debate parliamentary term, scheduled to end this week, if it The Assembly will today convene its first session fol- was necessary to pass legislation for this extraordinary lowing the suicide bombing that killed 26 people and situation. Dhafiri said that MPs totally back the interior wounded 227 others. Shiite MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan said ministry in taking precautionary measures to prevent he and other MPs will request a one-hour special the brutal mosque bombing from taking place again. debate to pay tributes to the victims of the terror attack. Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair said on Sunday that the cab- The government is also likely to brief the Assembly inet was due to study in its meeting legislation to fight about the latest developments regarding the terror extremism. He did not provide any details. But the cabi- attack and any future plans. net did not announce in its statement any plans to issue Continued on Page 13 UAE woman sentenced to death ABU DHABI: A United Arab Emirates court sentenced an Emirati woman to death yesterday after convicting her of the jihadist-inspired murder of an American teacher, Abu Dhabi newspaper The National reported. Alaa Bader Al- Hashemi, 30, was found guilty of stabbing to death school teacher Ibolya Ryan, 47, in a shopping mall toilet, the paper said. She was also convicted of “creating a handmade bomb” she placed in front of an Egyptian-American doctor’s home, it CAIRO: Security personnel investigate the site added. The attacks took place within of a bombing that killed Egypt’s top prosecutor hours of each other in the UAE capital on Hisham Barakat (inset) in Cairo yesterday. —AP December 1. Tracked down using CCTV footage of her going into and out of the restroom Egypt prosecutor where the teacher’s murder took place and near the doctor’s building, Hashemi killed in bombing was arrested 48 hours later. She was dressed in black from head-to-toe as she carried out both attacks. Hashemi was CAIRO: Egypt’s state prosecutor was His assassination will come as a arrested at her home where her car was killed in a powerful bombing that hit blow to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, found with blood on the steering wheel his convoy in Cairo yesterday following the former army chief who overthrew and bomb making materials inside. jihadist calls for attacks on the judiciary Morsi and won elections pledging to The National said that Hashemi “was to avenge a crackdown on Islamists. wipe out Islamist militants. There was also found guilty of sending money to Al- The health ministry and senior offi- no immediate claim of responsibility Qaeda in Yemen, knowing the funds cials including Justice Minister Ahmed for the attack. The bomb had destroyed would be used in terrorist acts”. The ruling Al-Zind told AFP that Hisham Barakat several cars and blew out storefront was made by the Federal Supreme Court had died in hospital several hours after windows, an AFP reporter at the scene in Abu Dhabi, which means it cannot be the morning bombing in the upscale said. At least five vehicles were com- appealed. The president can, however, district of Heliopolis in east Cairo. pletely gutted in the explosion. Health decide to overturn the sentence or reduce Barakat, 64, was the most senior gov- ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel it. Hashemi, surrounded by four police ernment official killed since jihadists Gaffar said eight people were wound- officers, “showed no emotion as the ver- launched an insurgency following the ed in the blast, including two civilians dict and sentence were announced,” the military overthrow of Islamist presi- and five policemen guarding Barakat. paper said. dent Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 LOCAL

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad. —Amiri Diwan photos Amir receives UN

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday Chairman of the Egypt-Kuwait Cooperation Council Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, accompanied by the council’s members. — KUNA Envoy for Yemen

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh firmed the international organization’s Mourners pay respects at Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah renunciation of the criminal blast, and reit- received at Seif Palace early yesterday First erated support to Kuwait’s efforts to com- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign bat all forms of terrorism, through interna- Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al- tional solidarity seeking to fight the phe- Grand Mosque for 2nd day Sabah, accompanied by Special Envoy of nomenon and dry up its sources of financ- the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General ing worldwide. for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad. His Highness the Amir meanwhile By Meshaal Al-Enezi that it helped reduce the impact of this tragedy stressed that the number of citizens rushing to The Foreign Minister and the UN envoy received the Iranian Supreme Leader’s on the families of the martyrs. the Grand Mosque reflect a national epic had held a meeting earlier, during which envoy Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri. KUWAIT: On the second day of receiving condo- Meanwhile, MP Abdullah Maayouf stressed moment. MP Humoud Al-Hamadan meanwhile Ould Cheikh Ahmad offered Sheikh Sabah During the meeting, the envoy offered con- lences at the Grand Mosque, mourners kept flock- that the cooperation and consolidation shown by stressed that Kuwaitis were united and that the Al-Khaled a detailed account of the recent dolences to His Highness Amir over the vic- ing to pay their condolences there. citizens flocking to pay their respect conveyed a numbers of citizens going to the Grand Mosque Geneva consultations to achieve reconcilia- tims of the blast that targeted Imam Al- Amongst the mourners was MP Adnan Abdul message to everybody that the Kuwaiti people are reflected such unity. MP Oudah Al-Rowai’e also tion in Yemen in line with the UNSC resolu- Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City during the Samad who lauded the quick response of His united. He also thanked the Ministry of Interior for stressed that Kuwaitis’ response to the tragic inci- tion 2216, the Gulf Cooperation Council afternoon Friday Prayers. Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- indentifying the culprits in record time. dent was very strong, and that it reflected nation- (GCC) Initiative and the outcome of the com- His Highness the Amir also received Sabah, the cabinet and the parliament, noting MP Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran meanwhile al unity at all times. prehensive national dialogue in the country. Chairman of the Shariah Rules Completion Ould Cheikh Ahmad, on behalf of the Committee Dr Khaled Al-Mathkour and UN chief, offered Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled members of the committee. During the condolences over the victims of the suicide meeting, they handed His Highness two explosion that targeted Imam Al-Sadiq books on national unity and humanitarian Mosque in Kuwait city on Friday. He reaf- activities. —KUNA Albania condemns attacks in Kuwait, France, Tunisia

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Foreign Affairs expresses its deep condo- the Republic of Albania strongly condemns lences to the families of the victims and to last Friday’s terrorist attacks in France, their relatives. It also extends its full support Tunisia and Kuwait, which were unrelated to the authorities of these countries in han- to each other, and as a result of which, dling this situation and tackling any terrorist many people lost their lives. The Ministry of act with all means, wherever it occurs. Turkish Embassy’s statement on Friday’s terrorist attack

KUWAIT: The Turkish Embassy strongly con- His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- demns the cowardly terrorist attack on Imam Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, Al-Sadiq Mosque during Friday prayers, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- killing number of innocent people and Sabah, and Kuwaiti government and to the wounding many. The Turkish Embassy would grieved families of the victims as well as to like to extend heartfelt condolences to the the brotherly People of the State of Kuwait.

KUWAIT: Ministers of information Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, Housing Affairs Yasser Abul, and Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar receive condolences from mourners. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Ramadan soap Operas’ review

By Nawara Fattahova in the fitting room, and when she goes to get them, she hears Fatma telling Fayza KUWAIT: Kuwait Times is publishing daily that Fawzy doesn’t want to marry her any- reviews of three Kuwaiti soap operas aired more. She then tells her mother, who gets on Al Rai TV. Here are the reviews of the upset. 11th episodes: When Ghada falls unconscious in her car, Taiba takes her to the hospital, where ‘Qabil lil Kaser’ they tell her she is pregnant. Farouq calls Ali calls Zahra and asks her for a favor. her and when she tells him about her He asks her to visit Hadeel as her mobile is pregnancy, he starts shouting, telling her switched off and he is worried about her. he married her to have fun and not for She goes to visit her and Hadeel’s mother responsibilities and that he doesn’t need tells her that Hadeel is sick, but Zahra more children as he already has three insists to see her and gives her a mobile so from his first wife. Iranian Supreme Leader’s envoy Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri Iraqi cleric Sayyid Muqtada Al-Sader offers his condolences. she can talk to Ali. He visits the potential Fahd sees the mobile of Ghala and the offers his condolences. groom and tells him he loves his cousin messages of Fawzy without his name. He Hadeel and she loves him, so they don’t asks her who he is, but she tells him they come for the engagement. are old one from before getting married Municipality carries out surprise food inspections Hiba, Sulaiman’s sister, tells her cousin to him. He divorces her immediately. Fahd Jinan that she saw Wed in a restaurant asks his brother Faisal to join him, Futuh By Faten Omar Kuwait Municipality has been intensifying its sumers comes before everything else and the with a man who looks older than her. and Farouq to place their mother under inspection of food shops, supermarkets and inspection campaigns will continue to ensure Jinan asks her who is he and she says it’s guardianship, but he flatly refuses, and KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality carried out sur- stores aimed at punishing violators; while this. He also stressed their commitment to all the guy from the mall who defended her Fatma comes in that time and tells him prise inspection campaigns yesterday on all emergency teams and regulatory bodies of regulations and municipal laws in order to and was stabbed, so she invited him to she knows about the case. branches and warehouses of cooperative soci- the Hawally Governorate Municipality contin- avoid legal accountability, pointing out that thank him. Sulaiman sees Hiba’s car in eties and supermarkets, Faleh Saad Al-Otaibi, ue to follow the food’s route or journey until the teams would also look out for anyone try- front of Jinan’s shop and wants to know ‘Thakira min Waraq’ Director of Hawally Governorate Municipality they reach the consumer. ing to tamper with the health and safety of what she was doing there, so she tells After arriving in Germany, Fawaz asks Administration and Audit Follow-Up At the end of the inspection campaign in consumers through intensive inspection cam- him. He wants her to play tricks with them his friend Hamad who studies there and Monitoring of Municipal Services, said in a Al-Rumaithiya Co-op Society, Otaibi said the paigns. and advises her to convince Yousef to who sent him the picture to find him a statement. team handed out violations because of the On another note, Otaibi extended his con- open a business so he can take money gang to beat up Nawaf as he thinks he is “During the holy month of Ramadan, lack of hygiene where the food was being dolences to His Highness the Amir Sheikh from his sister Jinan and he then takes in a relationship with his sister Shouq. about 500 kilos of uneatable food have been processed, for using foodstuffs unfit for Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the money from them. When he arrives at Shouq’s college, he destroyed during our campaigns and we will human consumption, and for violating stor- martyrdom of fasting worshippers at Imam Hiba convinces Yousef to open a busi- sees her talking to Nawaf. He asks him to continue our surprise inspection campaigns age, security, safety, and health conditions. Al-Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City. Expressing ness and he asks Jinan to give him some take him around Berlin, but Shouq is wor- until we are assured that all food and prod- The team also took sweets on suspicion it outrage at the terrorist attack which killed at amount of the inheritance money. Jinan is ried and doesn’t believe her brother and ucts are fit for human consumption,” Otaibi contained artificial colors instead of the natu- least 26 worshippers and wounding 227 peo- worried what will she tell her siblings warns him not to make problems. said. ral colors of saffron. ple, Otaibi said, “I am glad that policemen about the inheritance that Sulaiman took Fawaz drives Nawaf to Ghanim, the as she is not sure when he would return it head of a gang that beats Nawaf badly. Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, Otaibi asserted that the safety of con- caught these criminals.” and she even doesn’t know that he has Fawaz then throws him in the river. He lost it. But she manages to give him KD comes to his sister and forces her to leave 350,000 from her own business, pretend- with him to Kuwait. At the airport, the ing it is from the inheritance. police arrest Fawaz, and he is taken to jail. Wed sends flowers to her teacher Nawaf is in the hospital in a coma. Shouq Hadeel, and the mother thinks of her as calls Jasim to help her as she doesn’t the perfect bride for her son Fahd as she is know what to do, so he calls Diana to take very rich. Here Hadeel thinks of her as the her to her flat. solution for her problem. She tells Ali to Mashael’s brother is arrested by Ali, marry Wed, so from her money he can Najd’s cousin, for abusing a girl and he open a business and become rich so her even insults him, so he is in prison. His parents will agree that she marries him, father, with the help of a lawyer, tries to but he refuses. release him, but they don’t succeed. The father talks to Ali, but he refuses to waive ‘Ummina Rwehit Al Jannah’ the case, so the mother goes to Ali’s moth- While Nouf is shopping for her wed- er to convince her and she tells her that ding dress with her mother, they meet her niece is studying in Berlin. She also Fatma and her daughter Fayza also buying calls Mashael to search for Najd who can a wedding dress. Nouf forgets her glasses convince her cousin Ali to waive the case. KUWAIT: Municipality officials inspect food items during their campaign. —Photos by Joseph Shagra TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 LOCAL Ministry reiterates commitment Driver originally planned to worship places’ security to carry out mosque attack KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) l A meeting between Lt General Fahad, recently refuted press and social media senior security commanders, member reports saying they had been tipped off of the Shiite Endowments Consultancy By A Saleh and Meshaal Al-Enezi ‘Allahuakbar’ simultaneously with the attack, Argument four days ahead of the Al-Sadiq Mosque Committee to discuss security meas- attack of information that some houses of ures for various husseiniyas (Shiite prompting authorities to launch immediate Meanwhile, security officers at the Grand worship in Kuwait were targeted, but mosques) and worshippers on July 1. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior yesterday investigations to pursue suspects connected Mosque reportedly had an argument with a man authorities discarded such vital informa- l A meeting between Lt General Fahad, referred five suspects to the public prosecutor with the Peninsula Lions,” said security sources identified as the brother of one of the blast’s vic- tion. senior security commanders and after they were interrogated as part of the ongo- quoted by Al-Jarida daily yesterday. tims. The argument started when police discov- Accordingly, the ministry’s statement heads of various churches in Kuwait ing investigations in the Imam Al-Sadiq ered that the man did not hold any identifica- provided documented information about on July 2. mosque’s blast. They are Abdulrahman Sabah Details tions. Major General Abdul-Fattah Al-Ali, the the preventive measures and preparations l A meeting between Lt General Fahad, Eidan Saud (bedoon - the driver who carried sui- The sources also provided details of what Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for it took through coordination and meet- senior security commanders and repre- cide bomber Fahad Suleiman Al-Gabba to the happened during the day of the attack, indicat- Public Security, reportedly gave orders to escort ings with representatives of various reli- sentatives of Al-Buhara in Kuwait on mosque), Jarrah Nimr Mejbil Ghazi (bedoon - ing that investigations revealed that the man out of the mosque, which prompted his gious groups. Further, the statement said June 4. the car’s owner), as well as Fahad and Abdulrahman Sabah, the driver, was originally family members to react and threaten to leave that MOI Undersecretary Lt General The statement also stressed that Lt Mohammad Shukhayyer (Kuwaitis - they provid- supposed to carry out the attack. “After he the mosque where condolences services were Suleiman Al-Fahad held meetings with the General Fahad issued very strict orders to ed shelter to Abdulrahman Sabah, and believe backed down, he was ordered to bring the received. Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah inter- Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, the his assistants on June 10 concerning in extremist ideologies). The prosecution will explosive belt from an unidentified person in vened and put the situation under control. Shiite Endowments Consultancy immediate response to all calls. Notably, in interrogate the suspects before they are sent to Nuwaiseeb, attach the battery to it, then drive Committee, heads of various churches in a directive made by MOI Assistant court at a later date. More suspects connected the suicide bomber who had arrived to Kuwait Tents removed Kuwait and the Bohra leaders. Undersecretary for Special Security Affairs to the case are expected to be referred to the on the day of the attack,” the sources said. They In the meantime, Ministry of Awaqaf and Moreover, the ministry’s statement Maj General Mahmoud Al-Dousary on prosecution as well, according to sources. added that the car’s owner Jarrah Nimr received Islamic Affairs’ Undersecretary Dr Adel Al-Falah stressed that the public relations and June 3, all husseiniya owners have been a phone call from his brother Falah, a jihadist announced that the tents pitched outside the security media spontaneously and trans- contacted and urged to install surveillance Peninsula Lions currently fighting in Syria, asking him to help Grand Mosque would be removed during the parently released information about those cameras, provide civilian protection, Local dailies had reported yesterday that the Abdulrahman to carry out the attack as origi- last ten days of Ramadan when the late night meetings as follows: including female security agents at sec- l A meeting between Lt General Fahad, tions allotted for women, and ensure that cell which committed last Friday’s terrorist nally planned. prayers are held. Falah also denied intentions to senior security commanders, Awqaf vehicles do not stay too long at parking attack may have been connected to the The sources also revealed that Fahad cancel those prayers. Falah said that some of the Ministry Undersecretary Dr Adel Al- areas outside husseiniyas. The statement Peninsula Lions; an Al-Qaeda-linked group Shukhayyer was sentenced to prison in the famous Quran readers who are usually invited to Falah and his assistant undersecretaries also said that the Awqaf Ministry had been whose members were arrested in a deadly Peninsula Lions case in 2005. The terrorist lead the prayers at the Grand Mosque would on July 1. asked to do the same with mosques. shootout with police back in 2005 after staging attack had left 26 people dead and 227 instead lead those prayers at other mosques to several attacks in Kuwait. “The group members injured, while authorities beefed up security in help reduce the numbers of worshippers going who are locked in at the Central Prison shouted the aftermath. there every year. Car crashes Mosque blast victims officially ‘Martyrs of Kuwait’: Cabinet into gate By Hanan Al-Saadoun and Meshaal Al-Enezi was found guilty of slandering the govern- ment of the United Arab Emirates. KUWAIT: Based on His Highness the Amir Sheikh Abdullah added. The cabinet urged Kuwaitis to join pitals providing due medical for the wounded of the KUWAIT: A citizen recently lost control over Meanwhile, a court recently acquitted citi- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s directives consid- forces against whosoever might target their unity or Friday incident. his vehicle and drove it into the gate of a zens Ali Al-Barrak, Saud Al-Mutairi and ering Friday blast as an extraordinary public incident tamper with the country’s security and stability. In addition, the meeting paid tribute to the distin- religious studies’ institute in Yarmouk. The Hamad Al-Qohaidi from charges of harbor- and its victims as martyrs, the cabinet has entrusted guished work by the Ministry of Information that pro- driver defended himself by saying that he ing former MP Musallam Al-Barrak. the Martyr’s Office at the Amiri Diwan to take the nec- Hard efforts vided around-the-clock live and comprehensive cov- did it to avoid colliding with another vehicle. essary measures to honor families of the deceased. Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh erage of the incident, conveying a message of assur- A case was filed and further investigations Blackout 27 people, including the bomber, were killed and Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed the ance to the Kuwaiti society and urging people to are in progress. A power failure yesterday caused a three- 227 others wounded in the terrorist attack that hit meeting on the hard efforts by the security agencies stand against attempts of terrorism and sectarianism. hour blackout at noon time in Fintas, the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City during Friday which led to uncovering perpetrators of the heinous The cabinet expressed gratitude to the world coun- Security campaign Ministry of Electricity and Water said in a noon prayer. Victims will now be comprised on the list attack. The ministry had managed to reveal the identity tries that condemned the terrorist attack and In line with the ministry of information’s statement. It did not disclose the causes of of ‘Kuwaiti Martyrs.’ of the suicide attacker and the man who drove him to expressed solidarity with Kuwait, the Minister of State strategy and constant efforts to maintain the blackout. During its weekly meeting at Seif Palace, chaired the blast site. for Cabinet Affairs said. security in all areas, Ahmadi security forces by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled concluded by warn- recently launched an inspection campaign Protest Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the cabinet boasted the ing “to cut hands that attempt to tamper with security Utter rejection in Ahmadi, which resulted in the arrest of 50 Chairman of the Public Ports Authority’s synergy and national unity manifested by Kuwaitis and of the nation.” He stressed that Kuwait will always Yesterday’s meeting reaffirmed utter rejection by fugitives and illegal residents, 15 people employees syndicate Abdullah Al-Serhaid expats in the aftermath of the terrorist attack, said remain “an oasis of security and safety for whosoever the Kuwaiti society to the abnormal practices commit- with possession of drugs and impounding warned of failure to give employees their Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad lives on this blessed land.” ted by ‘outlaws’ of true Islam and its values. It also 22 vehicles. due rights, and threatened to escalate the Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, the cabinet commended the persistent emphasized determination to eradicate deviant issue into protest unless their demands were The plight has demonstrated solidness and capabil- efforts by the security bodies and members led by groups and deter whosoever might target “dear Activist sentenced met. Serhaid explained that, in view of the ity of the Kuwaiti society to counter such conspiracies Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled for maintaining security Kuwait’s” security and stability. The cabinet urged clos- Twitter activist Hamed Boyabes was yes- special nature of their jobs, ports’ employees seeking to foment discords and incite division and sec- and stability in the country. The ministers also lauded er cooperation with the security agencies to counter terday sentenced to a one year in prison and have been demining some incentives and tarianism amongst its members, Sheikh Mohammad efforts by the Ministry of Health, as well as private hos- such cowardly attempts. —KUNA a KD 500 bail to suspend the verdict after he allowances. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

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Movenpick Al Bida’a holds ghabqa night for local media

KUWAIT: To celebrate the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, The Movenpick Hotel and Resort Al Bida’a Kuwait held a ghabqa for the media on Wednesday 17th of July at the hotel’s main restaurant ‘Breeze’. The event was a great opportunity to network and socialize, while enjoying the great atmosphere, Arabic dishes and Ramadan special- ties. Local media was treated to an evening of traditional Ramadan hospitality with a Swiss touch, in addition to a wide range of Ramadan dishes and oriental music. The invitees were impressed with the lavish spread of traditional ghabka treat, rich drapery, comfortable seating and the magnificent ambience which makes “Breeze Restaurant” the ideal venue to share special moments with family and friends. Movenpick Hotel and Resort Al Bida’a Kuwait has put together a wide range of special Ramadan offers this year. Guests can embrace the values and tradition of Ramadan by breaking their fast with a traditional Iftar at the Breeze Restaurant which offers beautiful indoors and alfresco set- tings. The Ramadan experience at the resort includes live cooking stations that will delight the senses, with cuisines showcasing the best of Middle Eastern culinary traditions. And to add to the experience, guests can also enjoy tradi- tional music that will help soothe the senses. For those in need of a smoke, a variety of shisha will be available for an A photograph from the book ‘Faces of Kuwait’ by Jack Wozniak (researched by Mahmoud extra charge. Zakariya) shows two vendors waiting for customers in a small shop. The iftar, ghabka, and sohour buffets will offer guests an international culinary journey, prepared by the master chefs of Movenpick Al Bida’a. A wide range of delicacies including cold salads, fatayer, sambousek, mixed grill, and oriental sweets will please almost every palate, in an ambi- ence that is typically Middle Eastern. ‘The hotel’s Ramadan offering will be a compelling experience that will be in line with the spirit of the season.’ Said Maged Gubr the hotel’s General Manager. ‘Our aim is to create an ambience that will reflect the true spirit of the holy month and provide our guests with a complete experience from sunset to Suhour.’ Added Maged

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Swiss BelHotel Plaza celebrates Ramadan

KUWAIT: In an authentic Arabian atmos- Ramadan. Haddad extended his apprecia- phere, Swiss Bel Hotel Plaza organized tion thanking their support and stressing Ramadan ghabqa, an annual event the importance of mutual cooperation and launched to celebrate the Holy Month of continued partnership as a step contribut- Fasting. The event honored as well a host of ing to the achieved success of the hotel. ambassadors, leading dignitaries and rep- The event was distinguished with a vari- resentatives of the local press, in apprecia- ety of entertainments and activities includ- tion of their support to the hotel’s activities. ing a raffle draw on valuable prizes, lavish The esteemed guests were received buffet for delicious oriental dishes, sea food inside the hotel’s tent which was well deco- specialties, Ramadan beverages and rated and ornamented to reflect Ramadan’s sweets, shisha and oriental music. bright and colorful spirit and look. To wind up, the guests thanked Haddad Ali Haddad, General Manager, Swiss Bel for the warm welcome and authentic Hotel Plaza, along with other executives Arabian hospitality, not to mention the and the Sales and Marketing team, wel- great evening which lasted for late hours comed the guests wishing them a blessed after midnight.

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‘I am a normal guy who likes to help people’

By Faten Omar

his Ramadan, Kuwait Times wants to shift the conversation to the ordinary folks that make up the majority of this country. By listening to their stories Tand recognizing their humanity, we can remind ourselves and hopefully our readers of the ties that bind us all together as a species. One early morning at seaside, I met Jessie, a friendly, 17-year-old guy. I told him about ‘Kuwait Voices’ and he accepted to chat about his personal life. Kuwait Times (KT): What are you most grateful for in your life? Why? Jessie: I am 17 years old. I do not think I have experienced a lot to have any- thing to be grateful for in life. Life is confusing to me and I still do not know any- thing about it. KT: Name somebody who had great influence on your life and what important lessons did you learn from that person? Jessie: I think my parents are the most influential people in my life; they taught me everything I know today. In fact, they are the ones who taught me how to live my life and how to accept the world. KT: Do you have any regrets? Jessie: None. Thank God. KT: How would you describe yourself? Jessie: I am a normal guy who likes to help people. KT: What is your favorite song? Do you know all its lyrics? Jessie: Yes, my favorite song is ‘FourFiveSeconds’ by Rihanna and Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Another favorite is Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ featuring Juicy J. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 From the Arabic press

Al-Anbaa Al-Jarida IS Not one of us To hate speech advocates

By Saleh Al-Shayji By Hassan Al-Essa

ast Friday, death struck in my country bringing t is said that the time is not suitable to criticize pure chaste worshippers in coffins, telling the advocates of the speech of hatred... well, has Lthem that they had finally won the martyr- “Ithat person who planned and carried out this dom they had longed for. These martyrs left their Kuwaitis terrorist act been reading comic and omen magazines? bodies, gave away their souls, were placed inside Violence and destruction is but the result of their words!” coffins and into this pure land... the land of my The aforementioned words came in a tweet posted home country, Kuwait. by Mohammed Al-Ajmi (Abo Assam) who is almost What happened last Friday, in the ninth day of always in prison over opinion cases. Those words really Ramadan, was not “an explosion in a Shiite mosque represent the facts following the massacre at Al-Sadiq Mosque. Likewise, we should expect more terrorist Shiite in Kuwait.” What really happened was “an explosion Sunni crimes and shedding of innocent blood as long as such in Kuwait,” an explosion in the heart of Kuwait... in speech prevails among many of the followers of the the heart of my mother who passed away some majority’s religion and doctrine. twenty years ago and in the heart of my father who Hate speech mainly depends on the fake assumption passed away before she did. It was an explosion in by those promoting it that they are better than others. It my heart and in the heart of my son, an explosion in is a rather narcissistic, selfish speech that makes people the hearts of each and every one of us, in the hearts promoting it feel better in their ideas and religion and of those praying, those fasting and those who still Al-Anbaa that they are accordingly entitled to enslave, expel and had not enjoyed fasting nor recited the holy Quran, kill others. This makes this speech of hatred more like a the hearts of believers and non-believers. Nazi and Fascist one. Hate speech promoters would act That person who hurt our country’s heart on a just like Nazis did with other nations. Though those pro- Friday is not one of us. His father’s hand had not moters do not possess the same science and technology been wounded as divers’ hands pulling ropes, nor the Nazis had, but thanks to generous people’s efforts, Al-Jarida had he led some sheep to graze on naturally grown they can still do so by using explosive belts to blow away grass (because our homes could not spare any extra their innocent victims. food to sustain them). His father had not brought Fully disgusted, I heard about a famous academic their camels carrying wool, margarine and dried Renounce extremism professor talk about Safavid conspiracies (one con- spiracy claims that Shiites are plotting to destroy sour milk from the desert to town. Islam and to revive Persian imperial rule over the He is absolutely not one of us. He had never By Ghanim Al-Najjar Middle East and eventually the world) and how some dwelt in the old houses, never played in our yards ‘Shiite cleric had infiltrated into and came to Kuwait and was never brought up on our cold white sand. here is no doubt now about who committed trying to create in order to dismantle the Kuwaiti the dreadful crime that claimed the lives of society from within. swimming.’ This professor (who has scores of thou- He never played mogsi (a traditional game that many innocent people at Al-Sadiq Mosque last What is even worse than this terrible crime at Al- sands of herd-like followers) justifies his criticism of resembles baseball), nor swings, nor hit a bead with T Friday. Sadiq mosque is to accept, evade, justify and not Iranian policies by his ‘low’ speech while, in fact, he his finger to hit and drive away an opponent’s. May Allah Almighty have mercy on the souls of clearly condemn it. This tiny society will only be able expresses the worst forms of snobbish hate to Shiites. He never heard Kuwaitis shout outside the Seif the fallen and bestow the injured immediate recov- to get out of this turmoil with awareness of the We have seen many forms of such speech with former Palace “Abu Salem, give us weapons!” His father ery, though we are all attempts made to achieve it and current lawmakers who are taking the lead in never held a weapon and stayed up all night in dark doomed to be deeply and expelling them. On the Kuwait’s political life. They are a clear manifestation of streets and alleys protecting people while they ‘injured’ if this criminal inci- other hand, tolerating doctrinal polarization. They have been putting their were asleep against those with bad intentions dent developed any further Now it is high time to consoli- extremism and the presence intoxicated ideas into the shallow minds of their mis- towards Kuwait. into a state of conflict that date, renounce and discard of some social sects that led, ignorant young followers who have zero levels of His mother had never baked bread in an old kiln devastates everything and accept and promote it only culture and human awareness and who would even- in her house. She never lit her house with very dim would relentlessly blow the extremism and extremists. indicates that this society tually end up doing the same crimes like that of last lanterns, never prepared thin dough to bake Khubz society from within. will implode. Friday. Rqaq (flatbread) while her kids wait to eat them Islamic State (IS) might Otherwise, we can only expect Now it is high time to The spread and multiplication of the Islamic State fresh. His mother never collected brackish water have officially claimed consolidate, renounce and virus and its likes within the Arab and Islamic body can be explained by many, various and deep-rooted nor carried her kids’ clothes to wash them by the responsibility for this crime, the worse to happen. discard extremism and which might be part of a extremists. Otherwise, we historic circumstances that we are not free to discuss seaside. She never woke up before sunrise to milk a in the aftermath of the Al-Sadiq Mosque massacre. skinny goat, begging it for some milk to feed her more complicated plan for can only expect the worse the entire region, since another terrorist attack took to happen. Today, we can only ask the promoters of hatred hungry kids... No, sir, he is not one of us - not one of place in a gas factory in Lyon, France on the same May Allah Almighty protect Kuwait and its people speech, be them academics, politicians, writers or our urbanites, bedouins, Sunni or Shiite Kuwaitis. day and a third one took place in a Tunisian hotel. Yet, from all evils; have mercy on the souls of martyrs even social media intruders to hush up for good, to We, Kuwaitis, are our Shiites, our Sunnis, our what is more important is what is going to happen who were only killed because they went for prayers. stop boasting with their ‘sectarian’ muscles because bedouins and our urban citizens. THAT murderer is locally, the people’s awareness of the challenge and Kuwait is targeted, gentlemen, so, let us rise up to the the letters in the words that they use have turned absolutely not one of us. their ability to prevent the turmoils that terrorists are challenge. —Translated by Kuwait Times into lethal arrows pointed to innocent people. —Translated by Kuwait Times —Translated by Kuwait Times

Moataz El-Rafie, DCEO - banking group - AUB, and Ahmed Zulficar, DCEO - support group- AUB cele- brate the City Bank award. AUB wins Citibank Award in Electronic Payment Transfers

KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank (AUB) from Citibank - one of the leading efforts of ensuring accuracy of elec- announced its attainment of the banks in the world - which repre- tronic payments, which allows for prestigious Citibank Award for the sents a global certificate for our the reduction of fees and expedit- Year 2014, for its distinctive services commitment to the highest stan- ing the transfers to paying destina- in International Electronic Payment dards of quality in the field the mon- tions.” Transfers, where this award is usually ey transfer. Also, it is in recognition She added: “The Citibank Award granted in recognition of excellence of what we render as distinct servic- of Excellence in the field of SWIFT in the field of SWIFT automated pro- es to our clients to whom we make automated processing of transfers cessing of transfers and deposits to certain to keep satisfied and main- and deposits is considered the latest major financial institutions around tain their trust, and at the same time addition to the series of distinctive the world, and for applying the lat- it reflects our staff professionalism awards attained by Ahli United Bank est technologies in rendering the and excellence in serving our clients, during the recent period, which services of Straight Through thus emphasizing our leading posi- includes the Best Islamic Bank Processing (STP) compliant with the tion amongst banks in the domain Award for the third consecutive year strict accuracy standards outlined by of “centralized operations and infor- from the world renowned magazine Citibank. mation technology systems.” - The Banker.The bank was also On this occasion, Jihad Saud Al- Humaidhi explained: “Attainment awarded the Best Private Banking Humaidhi - General Manager of of this prestigious award embodies a Services by the Banker Magazine as Operations and Information great incentive for us to move for- a result of providing Private Banking Technology at Ahli United Bank said: ward in our operations through the and Wealth Management customers “We are proud for Ahli United Bank adoption of international best prac- with innovative and state-of-the-art in winning this prestigious award tices. Also, this award confirms our services. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

As Kurds gain in Syria, US manhunt over after second escaped captured Turkish govt ponders military action Page 10 Page 8 Tunisia struggles to find response to terror Country full of vulnerable targets

TUNIS: Tunisia has reason to fear a terror attack. The ty forces have slowly been rebuilt and are becoming only democracy that emerged from the turmoil of more effective in hunting down terror cells and the 2011 Arab Spring has seen more of its young ramping up arrests of alleged extremists. But none of men join the Islamic State group than any other this stopped 24-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui from nation, and many have returned, battle-hardened, to pulling an assault rifle and three grenades out of a spread radical ideologies back home. It’s also a coun- beach umbrella and hunting down tourists at a try full of vulnerable targets, with an economy that resort hotel. depends on welcoming European tourists to its Even before this latest attack, Tunisia’s point-man warm Mediterranean shore. on terrorism, Rafik Chelli, acknowledged that Despite having so much at stake, the shocking tougher policing alone can’t do the job. “Only the slayings of 22 tourists at the national museum in security approach has been really implemented and March failed to persuade lawmakers to resolve their it has not been sufficient on its own,” Chelli told The debate over an anti-terror strategy proposed more Associated Press recently. than a year earlier. Only now - after a single jihadi Immediately afterward, Prime Minister Habib from a gritty Tunisian town was able to kill 38 tourists Essid said armed guards would be placed at tourist at a seaside resort - does the government appear sites, and that mosques outside control of the gov- ready to launch a comprehensive response. ernment would be closed. Essid also announced “We decided today to pass the counter-terrorism financial rewards for information leading to arrests. law before Republic Day on July 25,” Parliament The new law promises a more holistic response, President Mohamed Ennaceur said while visiting sur- but lawmakers have to get it right, Chelli said. The key vivors of Friday’s attack at a hospital. “We will be after “is to ensure that these measures respect freedoms the government to take the necessary measures in all and human rights and the security of the country.” areas to fight against terrorism.” The new anti-terror- Chelli blames much of the situation on the Ennahda, ism law would increase police powers and provide the moderate Islamist party that was elected imme- for harsher penalties, moves that worry human rights diately after the revolution and lost power in the activists. It also would create a commission to devise 2014 elections. He said the party was too lenient on a strategy to tackle the roots of terrorism by address- security and “actively encouraged youth to leave for ing terror’s economic and social causes, and creating the jihad.” “de-radicalization” centers to change minds through Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi counters persuasion, not prison. that his moderate brand of Islam has kept more peo- ple from falling under the ideology promoted by Reform and repression Islamic State, also known by its Arabic acronym The law has been stuck in committees since it was Daesh. He blames much of the extremism on Ben first proposed in January 2014 as leaders of the coali- Ali’s draconian secularist rule. “Ben Ali’s repressive tion government sought to balance reform and policies favored the emergence of extremism among SOUSSE: A hooded Tunisian police officer stands guard ahead of the visit of top security officials of Britain, France, Germany Belgiumand repression. That’s a difficult challenge in any democ- the youth,” Ghannouchi told the AP. “Daesh is a at the scene of Friday’s shooting attack in front of the Imperial Marhaba hotel in the Mediterranean resort. — AP racy, even more so in a country that knew only one- wrong and extremist interpretation of Islam. The bad party rule for 50 years before the overthrow of dicta- merchandise must be fought with a quality product, extremists, said Sami Brahem, a researcher at Tunisia’s terrorism and weakened due process rights are a suspects incommunicado without charges for up to tor Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. and moderate Islam is the alternative to Daesh and Center for Economic and Social Studies and Research backward step for Tunisia. It could permit govern- 15 days. Moncef Kartas, a researcher on Tunisian In the security vacuum that followed the fall of his Al-Qaeda.” who advised the government on its strategy. “The ment to repress a wide range of internationally pro- security issues, said these harsher security measures police state, ultraconservative Islamic groups flour- dogma of the radical groups is fragile and can’t hold tected freedoms, the group said. For example, public could even be counterproductive because they do ished, and when their demands were denied, they Battle of ideas up in arguments against the fundamentals of Islam,” demonstrations that lead to “harming private and not address deeper cleavages in Tunisian society that began attacking politicians and police. With technical Tunisia must engage in this battle of ideas and he said. The new law does have its detractors. Human public property” or disrupting public services could have left so many young men marginalized, frustrat- help from the US and other countries, Tunisia’s securi- take back the terrain of religion that it surrendered to Rights Watch says the law’s ambiguous definition of be prosecuted as terrorist acts, and police could hold ed and hopeless. — AP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

Israel stops flotilla seeking to breakthrough Gaza blockade

ASHDOD: The Israeli navy was escorting an International law ture was ‘uneventful’”. “We demand that the activist vessel defying its blockade of Gaza to After the overnight operation to stop the Israeli government cease and desist the ille- port on yesterday after taking it over without flotilla, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gal detainment of peaceful civilians travel- the deadly force that marred a similar lauded the navy’s actions and insisted his ling in international waters in support of attempt in 2010. Among the passengers on government was right to take action against humanitarian aid,” it said. the commandeered ship were Tunisia’s for- Hamas. “In accordance with international mer president Moncef Marzouki and Arab- law, the Israeli navy advised the vessel sever- ‘Conscience of humanity’ Israeli lawmaker Basel Ghattas. A flotilla of al times to change course,” the military said The other three ships had changed their four boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists in a statement. “Following their refusal, the course and were “heading back to their had been seeking to reach Gaza to highlight navy visited and searched the vessel in inter- ports of origin,” according to a statement by the Israeli blockade of the territory that they national waters in order to prevent their “Canadian Boat to Gaza,” issued by the called “inhumane and illegal.” Three of the intended breach of the maritime blockade activists before the Israeli navy comman- boats were said to have turned back while a of the Gaza Strip. “The forces have reported deered the Marianne. “We once again call on fourth, the Marianne of Gothenburg, was that use of force was unnecessary, and that the government of Israel to finally lift the boarded by the Israeli navy and was being the process was uneventful,” it added. “The blockade on Gaza,” the statement said. “Our escorted to the Israeli port of Ashdod. vessel is currently being escorted to Ashdod destination remains the conscience of The activists’ campaign came as Israel port and is expected to arrive within 12-24 humanity.” Netanyahu dismissed the organ- faced heavy international pressure over its hours.” isers’ goals. “This flotilla is nothing but a actions in Gaza, with a UN report last week A military spokeswoman confirmed to demonstration of hypocrisy and lies that is saying both the Jewish state and Palestinian AFP that the vessel was the Swedish-flagged only assisting the Hamas terrorist organisa- UNDISCLOSED LOCATION: In this undated photo released by Ship to Gaza- militants may have committed war crimes Marianne of Gothenburg, part of the so- tion and ignores all of the horrors in our Sweden, a non-governmental organization, shows crew members aboard the during a 50-day conflict in the besieged called Freedom Flotilla III. Organizers of the region,” he said in a statement. “Preventing Marianne ship, one of four ships attempting to breach a naval blockade of Gaza, coastal enclave last summer. The reconstruc- flotilla said the vessel was a fishing trawler entry by sea was done in accordance with carrying about 20 activists, including Israeli Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas and tion of thousands of homes in Gaza carrying medical equipment and solar pan- international law and even received backing former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. — AP destroyed during the fighting between Israel els with 18 people on board, including the from a committee of the UN secretary gen- and the territory’s Islamist de facto rulers, Tunisian ex-president. The Freedom Flotilla eral.” ade on Gaza in 2006 after Hamas captured had reached Gaza prior to May 2010, when Hamas, is yet to begin, and both Israel’s block- Coalition questioned Israel’s version of the Netanyahu said the blockade was neces- an Israeli soldier, and tightened it a year later 10 Turkish activists aboard the Mavi ade and a lack of support from international operation and said on its website that it had sary to stop weapons from arriving in the when the Islamist movement consolidated Marmara were killed in an Israeli raid on a donors have been blamed. “no reason to believe that Marianne’s cap- Gaza Strip by sea. Israel imposed its block- control of the territory. A number of flotillas six-ship flotilla. —AFP Kerry: ‘Too early’ to tell if deal is sealed

VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Under the framework, warned yesterday it was too soon to tell if a Iran will dramatically scale down its atomic activi- nuclear deal with Iran is possible as he awaited ties in order to make any drive to make a the return of Iran’s foreign minister from consulta- weapon-an ambition it denies having-all but tions in Tehran. “We’re just working and it’s too impossible. This includes slashing the number of early to make any judgments,” Kerry told centrifuges enriching uranium, which can be reporters in Vienna following a weekend of used for nuclear fuel but also in a bomb, reducing intense talks with counterparts from five other its uranium stockpile and altering the Arak reac- major powers and Iran. tor. In return, the powers have said they will pro- In a possible sign meanwhile of progress, gressively ease sanctions that have suffocated Russian Foreign Minister Serg1ei Lavrov said that Iran’s economy, but while retaining the option to he would arrive on Tuesday, coinciding with the re-impose them if Iran violates the agreement. expected return of his Iranian opposite number Mohammad Javad Zarif. French Foreign Minister Nitty-gritty Laurent Fabius, speaking in New York, said he But turning the 505-word joint statement would be back in Vienna this week. It was unclear agreed in April in Lausanne, Switzerland into a when his British, German or Chinese counterparts fully-fledged, highly technical document of sever- might follow suit. al dozen pages has proved hard work. “It sounds Over the weekend officials from both sides easy. but it’s difficult,” German Foreign Minister made clear that their Tuesday deadline to nail Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday. Key sticking down a deal was highly unlikely to be met, points are thought to include the pace and tim- although they said they would only extend by ing of sanctions relief, the mechanism for their several days. Zarif flew back home on Sunday “snapback” and Iran’s future development of night, as did many of the other ministers. EU for- newer, faster centrifuges. eign policy chief Federica Mogherini spoke for Another thorny topic is role of the many late Sunday when she insisted there would International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) be no formal months-long extension, saying watchdog, whose chief Yukiya Amano met Kerry “postponement is not an option”. “I would say yesterday and who has been spotted several that the political will is there. I’ve seen it from all times entering the luxury Viennese hotel where sides,” Mogherini said, adding “we have condi- the talks are being held. The UN watchdog tions now to close the deal”. already keeps close tabs on Iran’s nuclear activi- In April Iran and the P5+1 group-the United ties, with between four and 10 inspectors in Iran SOUSSE: Tunisian policemen patrol the beach in front of the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Port el Kantaoui. — AFP photos States, China, Russia, Britain, France and on any given day, accounting for every ounce of Germany-agreed on the main outlines of a deal nuclear material and keeping facilities under con- As Kurds gain in Syria, Turkish that they hope will end a 13-year standoff over stant surveillance.— AFP govt ponders military action Yemen’s water prices bigger Media abuzz with long-debated military intervention crisis than war says, experts LONDON: The price of water is rising steeply in on the black market because of the crazy prices, ANKARA: As Kurdish rebels in northern Syria rack which famously resisted a months-long Islamic standing of Turkey’s Justice and Development Yemen, which may run out of water for its 25 mil- sometimes around $100 for 20 litres of diesel,” up wins against the Islamic State group, Turkish State siege - and perhaps even the Kurdish enclave Party, which recently lost its parliamentary majority lion people, experts say, adding to the misery while petrol costs around $40 for 20 litres on the media is abuzz with talk of a long-debated military of Afrin in Syria’s northwest. That would create a and is now courting potential coalition partners to caused by Arab air strikes and the civil war rav- black market, he said. intervention to push the Islamic militants back vast, contiguous zone of Kurdish control, which stay in power. aging one of the world’s poorest and driest coun- The only alternative for water truck owners is from the Turkish border - a move that will also out- Turkey fears will stir up separatist sentiment Most seriously, any fighting in Kurdish areas of tries. An Arab military coalition has since late to queue for three to four days to buy fuel more flank any Kurdish attempts to create a state along among its own Kurdish minority. Syria risks derailing the peace process with Kurdish March been bombing the Iran-backed Houthi cheaply from petrol stations, he said. In a country Turkey’s southern frontier. Ankara is also eager to shake accusations that it rebels in southeastern Turkey, overturning a key militia that has taken over much of the country. where more than half the population lives on less President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began chairing is turning a blind eye to the Islamic State group - achievement of Erdogan’s leadership and poten- The bombing is aimed at restoring Yemen’s than $2 a day, some simply can’t afford to buy a National Security Council meeting yesterday, especially after photos were published showing tially spreading violence across the country. “If exiled president to power, and the alliance’s virtu- water at all. “Poor families in both urban and rural only days after he vowed to prevent the Kurds from the grinning fanatics within a stone’s throw of the there is a decision to attack the cantons in Rojova al blockade of Yemen’s airspace and ports has cut areas are absolutely unable to purchase clean and establishing a state in Syria. Pro-government news- Turkish border during the battle for Tal Abyad. (the Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria), it off supplies of food and fuel to the impoverished safe water at such prices and therefore started to papers are rife with purported proposals, ranging Stein said the pictures were embarrassing. would amount to an attack on all Kurdish people,” country. Most of the gas-powered pumps provid- fetch water in cans on their heads,” Alwan said. In from loosening the rules of engagement to give “You had ISIS fighters walking within 10 feet of senior Kurdish rebel commander Murat Karayilan ing water are now inoperable, and water from some cities and suburban areas, including the Turkish troops a freer hand to fire into Syria, to a the border, smiling and waving at Turkish border said in a statement yesterday. “Such an interven- those that still work doesn’t come cheap. capital Sanaa with its two million people, wealthy tanks-and-troops invasion aimed at occupying a guards,” he said, using an acronym for Islamic State. tion would be an intervention that takes Turkey to “Ordinary Yemenis now pay more than 30 per- residents pay water well owners and drivers to 110-kilometer long, 33-kilometer wide buffer zone. “That gives the impression of complicity. It’s very civil war.” cent of their income just to get water in their deliver water for free to poor areas, where women The burst of tough talk has analysts “scratching damaging to Ankara.” But the idea of military inter- More modest forms of intervention in Syria houses, the highest rate in the world,” said and children, who are usually responsible for their heads about what to make of all of this,” vention across the border remains unpopular in seem likelier. Turkey has long pressed the US to set Abdulkhaleq Alwan, a senior expert at Yemen’s fetching water, can fill their containers. But as Aaron Stein, an associate fellow at the London- Turkey. Any battles in urban areas would almost up a no-fly zone - to no avail - and previous plans water and environment ministry. Prices have prices keep rising, Yemenis may before long have based RUSI think tank, said in a Twitter message. In certainly mean heavy casualties in a fight against a for a buffer zone have been shelved. Stein believes more than tripled since March, reaching 10,000 to accept that their water supply is running out - a telephone interview, Stein said the new talk of determined and entrenched foe. The Dogan News Monday’s meeting will probably result in orders to Yemen rials ($47) for a four cubic metre tank of though no one knows exactly when the wells will action was due in part to dramatic Kurdish gains in Agency on Monday broadcast footage of what it Turkey’s border forces to take their gloves off. water, Alwan told the Thomson Reuters dry up. Syria, where rebels have scored a series of victories said were IS militants digging ditches and planting Meanwhile any hopes that recent rebel gains Foundation from Sanaa. against IS, most notably in the border town of Tal mines across from the Turkish border. against the government of President Bashar Assad Ghost city Abyad. That key transit point is not far from the IS’s elsewhere in Syria had turned the dictator’s allies Through the roof According to a report by the UN Syrian power base of Raqqa. Seeking shelter against him were knocked back by a surprise visit The price of water has risen so steeply Development Program (UNDP), Yemen is Even a more limited intervention, such as by Syria’s foreign minister to Moscow on Monday. because the price of diesel used to pump water withdrawing almost 169 percent of its Separatist sentiment artillery or air strikes, could increase the flow of The Kremlin’s policy to “support Syria, the Syrian from the wells, and that of petrol to run the renewable water resources, meaning that it is The capture of Tal Abyad opened ways for Kurds Syrians seeking shelter in Turkey, which is already leadership and the Syrian people remains trucks, has gone through the roof, Alwan said. using water far faster than it can replenish its to connect their stronghold in Syria’s northeast to burdened with the world’s largest number of unchanged,” news agencies quoted Russian “The well owners can barely afford to buy diesel supplies. — Reuters the once-badly isolated border town of Kobani - refugees. Fighting in Syria could also weaken the President Vladimir Putin as telling the envoy. — AP Timid start to US military training of Syrian rebels WASHINGTON: Fewer than 100 Syrian rebels are approximately 6,000 volunteers, about 1,500 have under current parameters,” she said. Abdul-Jabbar currently being trained by the US military to fight passed muster and await movement to training Abu Thabet, commander of Aleppo Swords the Islamic State group, a tiny total for a sputtering camps in other countries. Citing security concerns, Battalion, a moderate faction that is fighting both program with a stated goal of producing 5,400 the Pentagon will not say exactly how many are in Assad’s forces and IS, said he believes the Americans fighters a year. The training effort is moving so slow- training. Officials said that as of Friday, the number are more interested in recruiting Syrian army defec- ly that critics question whether it can produce was under 100 and that none has completed the tors than moderate rebels. enough capable fighters quickly enough to make a program. He said he would no longer give Americans the difference. Military officials said last week that they names of training candidates from his group, after still hope for 3,000 by year’s end. Privately, they Right mindset, ideology having done so once and not receiving a US acknowledge the trend is moving in the wrong “We have set the bar very high on vetting,” said response. “The Americans are saying they want to direction. Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. Maj Gen train rebels to fight against Daesh only,” he said by On June 26, 2014, the White House said it was Michael Nagata, the Central Command special oper- telephone from northern Syria, using the Arabic asking Congress for $500 million for a three-year ations commander who is heading the program, acronym for the Islamic State group. “The fighting train-and-equip program. It only got started in May, wants volunteers with more than a will to fight. “We should be against Daesh, the (Assad) regime and however. That program, together with a more are trying to recruit and identify people who ... can everyone who is against the revolution.” advanced but also troubled parallel effort to rebuild be counted on ... to fight, to have the right mindset the Iraqi army, is central to the US-led effort to cre- and ideology,” and at the same time be willing to Recruits in Jordan ate ground forces capable of fighting IS without make combating IS their first priority, Defense The Pentagon announced in May that it had involving US ground combat troops. Secretary Ash Carter told the House Armed Services begun training 90 recruits in Jordan, but it has The Syria initiative is seen more as a way of Committee on June 17. refused to give details. Defense officials, however, enabling moderate opposition forces to defend “It turns out to be very hard to identify people MAARET IKHWAN: In this file photo, Syrian rebels attend a training session. — AP said last week that training also is underway in their own towns against the militants. Expectations who meet both of those criteria,” Carter said. Many The screening does not end with their preferred spoke on condition of anonymity. Jennifer Turkey. Eventually it is to be expanded to bases in for the Iraqis are much higher; the goal is to have Syrian rebel volunteers prefer to use their training to target. Dozens who were initially accepted have Cafarella, a Syria analyst at the Institute for the Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Each trainee is receiving a them roll back IS and restore the Iraq-Syria border. fight the government of President Bashar Assad, the been sent home during training or quit because of Study of War, doubts the viability of the training US stipend of between $250 and $400 a month, The main problem thus far has been finding original target of their revolution. While IS has been revelations about their background or other prob- program. with the amount set by their skill level, performance enough Syrian recruits untainted by extremist affili- a brutal occupant of much of their country, the lems, according to two senior U.S. defense officials. “It is simply difficult to acquire the number of and leadership role, said a Pentagon spokeswoman, ations or disqualified by physical or other flaws. Of rebels see the extremists as fighting a parallel war. They were not authorized to discuss details and Syrian rebels willing to participate in the training Navy Cmdr. Elissa Smith.— AP

INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Political oppn groups want to tear down ’16 hopefuls WASHINGTON: It was the perfect loop: The move, waiting for a gaffe, a policy flip-flop or from Democratic financiers such as billionaire Republican opposition research group anything embarrassing. Hungarian-born investor George Soros and oil America Rising finds footage of Democratic These trackers aren’t always welcomed as heiress Anne Earhart. Senate candidate Bruce Braley in agriculture- friends. As an American Bridge employee loving Iowa, seeming to put down the intelli- tried to livestream an appearance by GOP Watched with envy gence of farmers. That footage becomes part presidential candidate Rand Paul last month “Donors have responded to the efficiency of a 30-second TV ad, by the super PAC in New Hampshire, Paul’s state political direc- of the model,” Brock said. “They very much like American Crossroads, boosting the tor walked over and licked the lens of the the idea of avoiding duplicating research Republican candidate, Joni Ernst. Ernst wins. video camera. “This is a closed event,” David efforts.” American Bridge was still proving its So does America Rising, which used that Chesley said. The lick scored more than worth in August 2012 when a tracker episode in Iowa last year to show prospective 345,000 views on YouTube and showed up on assigned to monitor Missouri’s Republican clients and donors what it can do. Yahoo News and CNN. Senate candidate, Todd Akin, heard him talk Big political opposition operations, which about “legitimate rape” during a local morn- didn’t even exist five years ago, will be impor- Going to extremes ing show. The group blasted the clip out to tant players in the 2016 presidential election. Sometimes the tracking goes to an the media and to allies on the left. His cam- They started early, with America Rising track- extreme, as when that same American Bridge paign never recovered. ing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham videographer, this time following Republican Republicans watched American Bridge Clinton since early 2013, and its liberal coun- New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, showed up with envy. Then they copied it. “Republicans terpart, American Bridge 21st Century, keep- at the funeral of a local politician. All of the had completely dropped the ball on tracking,” ing tabs on more than a dozen GOP con- field footage gets analyzed and archived at IOWA: In this Nov 4, 2014, file photo, then-Sen-elect Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks said Steven Law, president of American tenders for four years now. headquarters. For American Bridge, that’s an to supporters during an election night rally in West Des Moines. Ernst defeated Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, two of the “Oppo,” as it’s known, is flourishing thanks industrial-chic, second-floor space near Union Rep Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in the race to replace retiring Sen Tom Harkin.— AP best-funded outside groups of the 2012 elec- to donors and political parties investing mil- Station in Washington. America Rising’s home tion. “And we were deeply disappointed with lions in the two groups. The bounty of materi- is an office in Rosslyn, Virginia, decorated with shipped out to political reporters and posted that made such work its specialty. His the quality of the opposition research avail- al means voters will see more of what they say great moments in oppo, like a snapshot of on social media. Outside groups and candi- American Bridge is part-super PAC, part-non- able to us.” Law and Crossroads co-founder they hate the most about elections: attack 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John dates pick up from there by packaging the profit, meaning that donors can write checks Carl Forti persuaded Joe Pounder, the ads. The work begins in Iowa barns and New Kerry windsurfing. material - or news coverage of it - into adver- of unlimited size and have the option of Republican National Committee’s lead Hampshire coffeehouses - anywhere politi- At these headquarters, earbuds-wearing tisements. All of this had typically been done remaining anonymous. Since its formation, researcher, and Matt Rhoades, manager of cians might appear. Twenty-somethings with researchers also scour old videos, public by volunteers or employees on a campaign or the super PAC side, which must report its Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s cam- smartphones, video equipment and micro- records and websites for fodder. Next comes in a political party until 2011, when liberal donors and can more directly participate in paign, to start America Rising in early 2013. phones track their targeted candidate’s every deployment. Opposition research gets activist David Brock decided to form a group elections, has raised more than $23 million Crossroads was its first client. — AP Religious liberty: Rallying cry after SC gay marriage ruling NEW YORK: Now that same-sex marriage is legal soon be before this court,” Roberts wrote. across the United States, religious conservatives are focusing on preserving their right to object. Religious exemptions Their concerns are for the thousands of faith- Conservative religious groups have for years based charities, colleges and hospitals that want been on watch for potential clashes over religious to hire, fire, serve and set policy according to their liberty and gay rights, and have been lobbying religious beliefs, notably that gay relationships for religious exemptions in statehouses and are morally wrong. Congress. But conservative anxieties intensified The Republican Party’s 2016 presidential can- over an exchange during April’s oral arguments in didates are already campaigning on the issue. the gay marriage case between Justice Samuel And Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker is urging Alito and Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. Alito President Barack Obama and the nation’s gover- noted the high court’s 1983 decision to revoke nors “to join me in reassuring millions of the tax-exemption of Bob Jones University in Americans that the government will not force South Carolina because it barred interracial dat- them to participate in activities that violate their ing. Alito asked if the government would take deeply held religious beliefs.” such action against religiously affiliated schools The religious liberty fight isn’t about what that oppose same-sex marriage. Verrilli said, “It is happens inside the sanctuary. First Amendment certainly going to be an issue. I don’t deny that.” protections for worship and clergy are clear. Earlier this month, more than 70 Catholic and Potential conflicts could arise, however, over reli- evangelical educators sent a letter to House gious organizations with some business in the Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority public arena. That category ranges from small reli- Leader Mitch McConnell urging them to take gious associations that rent reception halls to the action to protect conservative religious schools in public, to the nation’s massive network of faith- case of government action to revoke the schools’ based social service agencies that receive millions nonprofit status. And last week in Congress, Sen. of dollars in government grants. Some groups, Mike Lee of Utah and Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, such as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, both Republicans, introduced the First also want protections for individual business Amendment Defense Act, which would prohibit owners who consider it immoral to provide bene- the federal government from taking action fits for the same-sex spouse of an employee or against an institution that opposes same-sex MALONE: State Police officers enter a barn during a search on Sunday. The shooting death of one escaped killer brought new energy to the cater gay weddings. marriage by revoking a tax-exemption or barring three-week hunt for a second escaped murderer in the United States as helicopters, search dogs and hundreds of law enforcement officers con- US Supreme Court Justice Anthony them from receiving grants or contracts. verged on a wooded area 30 miles from Clinton Correctional Facility. — AP Kennedy raised the issue in the majority opin- ion Friday granting gays the right to marry. He New circumstances said First Amendment protections are in place Marc Stern, a religious liberty expert and US manhunt over after second for religious objectors, who “may continue to general counsel to the American Jewish advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, Committee, noted that in the three decades by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should since the Bob Jones decision, the IRS hasn’t escaped inmate shot, captured not be condoned.” But in his dissent, Chief sought to revoke the tax exemption of another Justice John Roberts predicted a clash ahead school over discrimination based on race or between religious freedom and same-sex mar- gender. The Supreme Court decided the Bob riage. He specifically noted the dilemma for Jones case based on a violation of fundamental ‘The nightmare is finally over’ religious colleges that provide married student public policy, not whether the school’s policy housing, and adoption agencies that won’t was unconstitutional, Stern said. There is no fed- NEW YORK: A convicted murderer who escaped from cial. “What I can tell you is that his condition is critical, details of their daring escape are likely to emerge place children with gay couples. “There is little eral law barring discrimination based on sexual a maximum-security New York prison three weeks and based on the preliminary evaluation of the when investigators are able to question Sweat. His doubt that these and similar questions will orientation.— AP ago was shot and captured Sunday, bringing an end patient, it’s obvious that he would need to be here for own mother expressed “relief” at his capture. to an intense manhunt that saw his fellow escapee a series of days for sure,” the center’s medical director “My son knows if he would have came here, I shot dead. Dennis McKenna told reporters. would have had him knocked out and taken him to David Sweat was apprehended just 1.5 miles He said doctors were unsure whether Sweat jail,” Pamela Sweat told CNN affiliate Time Warner south of the Canadian border and later transported to would need surgery, but that he was being treated by Cable News. a hospital in the state capital for treatment, where an a range of specialists. Authorities had worried the “That’s just the way I am. I’ve always done it to him official said he was in critical condition. escaped convicts might cross into Canada. “He was when he was bad.” She noted that her son had been His capture wraps up a multimillion-dollar man- that close, and we couldn’t be happier we were able violent from an early age; at nine years old he threat- hunt that saw up to 1,300 law enforcement officers at to apprehend him and not lose him,” said New York ened his father and threw a baseball bat at him-which a time scouring the rugged, remote area around the State Police Superintendent Joseph d’Amico. “It’s instead broke the television. Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York after been a long three weeks.” D’Amico said the two men, Sweat and Richard Matt busted out on June 6. who were possibly using pepper to throw sniffer Help from the inside Matt was shot dead by a federal agent on Friday. dogs off their trail, had parted ways at some So far, two prison workers have been charged over An autopsy showed he was shot three times in the unknown time. the brazen breakout. Joyce Mitchell has been charged head. “The nightmare is finally over,” New York with facilitating the escape by providing hacksaw Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters. Cuomo said Like a movie plot blades and drill bits to the pair, hidden in hamburger Sweat was apparently unarmed and wearing camou- Sweat, 35, and Matt, 49, had escaped in audacious meat. Corrections officer Gene Palmer, 57, was flage when he was confronted by a lone officer who fashion-they used power tools to cut through cell charged with promoting prison contraband, two shot him twice in the torso as he ran away in an open walls, then crawled through pipes to emerge from a counts of tampering with evidence and one count of field. manhole in the village of Dannemora, home to the official misconduct. sprawling prison. “If you were writing a movie plot, Palmer allegedly delivered the meat prepared by Critical condition you would say this was overdone,” Cuomo said. Mitchell. He also helped sneak in other tools and A photograph circulated in US media showed a He noted that the men had stolen the power tools banned items for the prisoners. Cuomo did not rule bloodied Sweat in police custody. He was later trans- from a contractor’s job box by picking the lock. Prison out further charges. “If anyone else was involved, we’ll ported to a secure unit inside the Albany Medical workers also smuggled hacksaw blades and other find that. We will be conducting an investigation into WASHINGTON: In this Friday June 26, 2015, file photo, a man holds a US and a rainbow Center in the state capital, according to a hospital offi- tools by hiding them in hamburger meat. More the systems in that prison,” he said. — AFP flag outside the Supreme Court after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. — AP South Carolina’s ‘Holy City’ united by faith, hospitality

CHARLESTON: In the midst of mourning the nine since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. world-renowned Southern charm and hospitality, Tamara Curry, an African-American Charleston judge surgeon, to pay her respects at Pinckney’s wake. “I’ve victims gunned down at a historic African-American The warmth and unity shown by the city in the and a deep-rooted religious faith. “You put those Residents also cite strong local leadership, both never seen anything so authentic.” church in Charleston earlier this month, retired nurse face of tragedy, Charlestonians say, reflects two together and what you have is Southern grace. That’s pastoral and political, as well as recent economic While the strength of Charleston’s black church Vickie Countryman found herself shopping for an home-grown currents that run deep in the city: its what defines us. It’s the way we were raised,” said progress in explaining their city’s calm in a time of cri- culture is not unique in America, the peaceful street upcoming wedding. Her spirits were lifted by a black sis. To be sure, some black leaders question whether scenes in Charleston stand out in sharp contrast to shop assistant at Dillard’s department store, who forgiving the slaughter in Charleston so quickly sent the violent clashes that erupted in Ferguson, cheerfully fussed over her and helped her find an the wrong message, suggesting that the status quo Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland in recent months outfit. is acceptable. But Charleston’s faithful stand by their after racially charged incidents involving the police. Countryman, 60, was stunned when she learned reaction. Because the deaths in Charleston took place in a that one of the massacre victims was the assistant’s church, pastors naturally led the community cousin. “Her parting words to me were: ‘It’s okay, ‘Faith is in our DNA’ response, said Donald Jones, a University of Miami we’re going to be okay’,” said Countryman. “I’m stand- “Forgiveness has been a part of the African constitutional law professor, who is black and was ing there, white, and without words,” she recalled. American struggle through all of the persecution, the raised in Baltimore. “In Ferguson and Baltimore the The store employee’s reassuring manner in the face attack dogs, the water hoses,” said Rick Wade, a site of the atrocity was the street and you had a of tragedy, was just one example of the extraordinary Charleston businessman and former campaign whole different set of voices and leaders,” added grace and courage of Charleston’s black community, adviser for President Obama. “We prayed and we for- Jones. “This is not the world of the gangsters and the seemingly setting it apart from other US cities that gave. We still do that today. You can’t break that. Faith saggy pants,” he said. “It’s feels like a 21st century civil have grappled lately with racial issues. is in our DNA.” With a church on almost every street, rights reawakening. They have risen above this toxic The deaths of the “Emanuel 9,” shot while attend- and sometimes more than one, Charleston is known event. It’s almost superhuman.” ing Bible study at their African Methodist Episcopal as “the Holy City.” And no church is more holy than (AME) church, allegedly at the hands of a racially- Emanuel, dubbed “Mother Emanuel,’ founded in 1818 Legacy of slavery motivated gunman, was an ugly reminder of the by freed slaves, almost half a century before slavery Half-a-century ago, Charleston was a very differ- city’s history as a key slave port and a hotbed of was formally abolished in the United States. ent place, with a white leadership that scorned white supremacy. Yet, the city’s response to the horri- Funerals for the victims have been joyous gospel modern ways, including racial integration. City lead- fying murders - including the tearful forgiveness celebrations of life, known as “homegoings,” where ers then were openly proud of Charleston’s leading expressed by relatives of the victims during the laughter triumphed over tears. “The people of this role in the pro-slavery Confederacy during the accused gunman’s first court appearance - also high- church are extraordinary. They live like Christ lived,” 1860-1865 American Civil War. The city hosted the lighted the profound ways Charleston, and to some CHARLESTON: Mourners watch as President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy at the said Countryman as she stood in line for hours out- signing of South Carolina’s formal secession from extent the state of South Carolina, have changed funeral service for Sen. Clementa Pinckney. — AP side Emanuel on Thursday with her husband, a local the United States. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

British politician charged with historic child abuse

LONDON: British prosecutors on Monday brought Alison Saunders announced he has now been heard in court. concerns that for generations the problem has 22 charges of abuse against an elderly politician charged with offences against nine victims, all but Liz Dux, who represents many of the claimants been brushed under the carpet. The pressure accused of using his position to have sex with one of them aged 16 or under at the time, relating against Janner, said they were “delighted”. “Our dates back to revelations that the late BBC pre- young boys. The prosecution against Lord Greville to alleged incidents between 1963 and 1988. clients have waited long enough for their very seri- senter Jimmy Savile was a prolific pedophile Janner, a former MP and a member of the House of Janner’s family strongly denies claims that he ous allegations to be brought before a court,” she who preyed on young people in hospitals, Lords, represents a victory for campaigners who used his power as Labor MP for Leicester, a central said. “They have felt deeply frustrated by the crimi- schools and at BBC offices for more than 50 have demanded tougher action on child abuse. English town that he represented between 1970 nal justice system. However, this decision has giv- years without being caught. Claims against The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had initial- and 1997, to abuse vulnerable boys at a local chil- en them more hope of finally establishing the Janner have fuelled speculation about an ly declined to bring charges against the 86-year- dren’s home. Prosecutors said Janner would still truth.” alleged pedophile ring at Westminster, which is old because he is suffering from Alzheimer’s and likely be declared unfit and any trial would there- Police and the CPS have been under pressure being examined in a wide-ranging public was considered too ill to stand trial. But after fore not result in any conviction, but said bringing in recent years to take a tougher approach to inquiry into child abuse set up by Prime Minister intense criticism, director of public prosecutions charges was a chance for the alleged victims to be allegations of sex abuse against children, amid David Cameron last year. —AFP

Sudan journalist sees more pressure than ever before KHARTOUM: He has been a journalist in Sudan “I keep my fingers crossed that tomorrow for six difficult decades, but with his country’s morning I don’t get a telephone call telling me press facing mounting pressure and censorship, that my newspaper has not reached the reader,” Mahjoub Mohamed Salih says his job has never he says. Salih’s newspaper has been confiscated been so difficult. A reporter since before Sudan’s less often than some others, but fear of the 1956 independence from Britain and Egypt, the financial losses he could suffer has made him 88-year-old founder of independent daily Al- cut his circulation to just 3,000 copies per day. Ayam has been arrested, banned from publish- ing and even seen his newspaper nationalized. ‘Unprecedented situation’ But never, he says, have he and other jour- He estimates that newspapers with a wider nalists had to deal with as much pressure as circulation of 20,000 per day could lose up to 30 now. “This is the most difficult period to work as million Sudanese pounds ($5 million/4.5 million a journalist,” Salih says, wearing traditional white Euros) per confiscation, a significant sum in a Sudanese robes and a turban as he speaks to country where most newspapers sell for just AFP from his run-down office in central two Sudanese pounds. Sudanese reporters Khartoum. Sudan’s National Intelligence and have worked under strict surveillance since Security Services (NISS) have launched two Bashir seized power in a 1989 Islamist-backed sweeping press crackdowns this year, raiding coup. They know reporting certain stories-cor- printing presses and confiscating all copies of ruption, the conflict in the western Darfur 14 newspapers on February 16. region and sensitive political issues-could see Media watchdog Reporters without Borders them detained, prosecuted or even attacked. (RSF) said the “massive and indiscriminate Pre-publication censorship was abolished in seizures constitute an unacceptable act of cen- 2009 but little has changed. Sudan still ranked sorship”. Critics tied the seizures to elections in 174th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2015 World April that saw President Omar Al-Bashir win Press Freedom Index. another five-year term. Bashir, who is wanted by Instead newspapers face a long, unwritten the International Criminal Court on war crimes list of off-limit topics. “The whole picture is charges over the conflict in Darfur, has been painted red, there isn’t a red line,” Salih says. repeatedly accused of cracking down on oppo- Officially, the information ministry and the gov- SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER: Ivo Bols (fifth right), Air Products’ President of Industrial Gases-Europe and Africa, flanked by Stefan Koenig nents. But in May security agents seized copies ernment-run press council are meant to oversee (fourth right), Senior Supply Chain Manager, and Jean-Marc Vinit, the director of the Air Products gas factory (sixth right), speaks to journalists of another 10 newspapers, apparently after they the press and apply Sudan’s media laws. But the during a press conference yesterday outside the Air Products factory. — AFP reported cases of child abuse on school buses, NISS has free rein to carry out its seizures, often and temporarily banned four from publishing. without informing the press council or the edi- The NISS rarely gives explanations for its tors of the newspapers. “All press issues are Factory attacker denies seizures. Salih is no stranger to run-ins with dealt with by the security apparatus,” Salih says. Sudanese authorities. He has been detained Salih’s counterpart at pro-government political more times than he can remember, banned daily Al-Intibaha, Alsadig Alrizagi, saw his news- from publishing for two years in the 1950s, and paper’s print license was suspended for more any religious incentives his newspaper was nationalized for 16 years than two weeks in May over an article that men- from 1970. Instead of seeing hoped-for tioned child abuse in Sudan. Like Salih, Alrizagi improvements in the country’s press climate, he says the country’s journalists are facing difficul- Attack bore hallmarks of a jihadist act still worries every day. ties like never before.— AFP PARIS: A man who beheaded his boss in France has had reported a quarrel between Salhi and Cornara back up the statement, said the source. denied any religious motivation, investigative sources two days before the murder, after the employee Police took Salhi, dressed in a hospital gown and said yesterday, and muddying efforts to pin down the dropped a crate containing expensive goods. wearing a bulletproof vest, with his head covered by a reasons for an attack which bore the hallmarks of a While the attacker apparently denies any Islamist white cloth, to his apartment on Sunday in an effort jihadist act. Yassin Salhi, 35, on Sunday confessed to motivation, police discovered he had sent a grue- to find his passport and verify this information, to no decapitating his employer and pinning his severed some selfie with the severed head to a number in avail, investigative sources said. Hundreds of French head to the fence of a gas factory in eastern France in Canada believed to belong to a French jihadist citizens have left for Iraq or Syria to wage jihad and a macabre display that included two Islamic flags. thought to be in Syria. The jihadist, named Yunes- Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday that 1,800 However according to a source close to the inves- Sebastien, belonged to the same radical movement people in France were “linked” in some way to the tigation, Salhi, who was known to security services for from the eastern Franche-Comte region as Salhi, said Islamist cause. radicalization, “denies any religious motivation to his sources close to the case. French Interior Minister Salhi, a married father-of-three, has been in police act”. “He hasn’t explained” why he attached the head Bernard Cazeneuve said Salhi had been on a national custody for some 72 hours, and can be held for 96 to the fence, or shouted out “Allahu Akbar” (God is security watchlist from 2006 to 2008 and later raised hours without charge. The gruesome beheading greatest) as firefighters overpowered him as he red flags for his links to radical movements between shocked France which has been on high alert since 17 attempted to open bottles of acetone in a warehouse 2001 and 2014. people were killed in three days of Islamist attacks in at the factory, said the source on condition of January, beginning with a shootout at the satirical anonymity. Syria links probed magazine Charlie Hebdo. Valls told French television Salhi drove his delivery van into the Air Products Salhi’s mother and sister, who were questioned by on Sunday that the world was engaged in a “war warehouse on Friday, causing an explosion and alert- police and later released, said Salhi had been to Syria against terrorism”. “We cannot lose this war because ing firefighters who made the grisly discovery of the in 2009, before conflict broke out in that country or it’s fundamentally a war of civilization. It’s our society, decapitated corpse of 54-year-old Herve Cornara. the Islamic State group began seizing territory. But our civilization that we are defending,” Valls told iTELE KHARTOUM: Sudanese editor of the independent Al-Ayam daily, Mahjoub Mohamed Investigative sources told AFP that a fellow employee this is “declarative” and police have no evidence to rolling news channel. —AFP Salih, looks on during an interview. —AFP

UK’s Cameron promises wide Grenade attacks as Burundi long-term response to terror holds controversial polls LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron resort of Sousse. Officers have also been yesterday pledged a wide response to deployed at airports to meet and support BUJUMBURA: Voting in Burundi’s con- extremism, describing Britain as being travelers and to help identify witnesses. troversial elections opened Monday united in grief over the beach massacre in Home Secretary Theresa May is travel- despite an opposition boycott and a Tunisia. Fifteen Britons are confirmed ing to the North African nation for talks string of grenade attacks on polling dead, but officials have warned that could on the extremist threat and to offer con- stations. Assailants threw grenades in rise as high as 30, making it the worst ter- dolences for the slain tourists. A Royal Air both the capital Bujumbura and at ror attack on UK citizens since the July 7, Force transport plane is also being some provincial voting centers ahead 2005, London transport attacks that killed deployed to bring stranded families of yesterday’s parliamentary and local 52 commuters. Cameron insisted the home. Cameron told the BBC that the elections, delaying the start of voting in nation would not be cowed. government is working as fast as possible many areas, police and election offi- “To our shock and grief we must add to give families information. cials said. another word: resolve. Unshakeable Cameron described the Islamic State Another grenade exploded in the resolve. We will stand up for our way of group - sometimes called ISIL - as using capital shortly after voting began in the life,” Cameron wrote. “So ours must be a ancient barbarism and combining it with latest example of the weeks of violence full-spectrum response - a response at propaganda - using social media as its sparked by President Pierre home and abroad; in the immediate after- primary weapon. “We must look at how Nkurunzizaa’s defiant bid for a third math and far into the future.” Some 600 we can work with countries like Tunisia to term. UN Secretary General Ban Ki- British counterterrorism police - one of counter this online propaganda,” he moon called for the elections to be the force’s largest such deployments in wrote. “We must also deal with it at its delayed after the opposition said they recent years - have been deployed as part source, in places like Syria, Iraq and Libya, would not take part, as Burundi faces of the investigation into Friday’s attack at from where ISIL is peddling and plotting its worst crisis since civil war ended the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in the beach its death cult.” — AP nine years ago. The European Union condemned Burundi’s “grave” decision to hold elec- BUJUMBURA: Civilians, army soldiers and police queue to vote in the opposition stronghold of Musaga. — AFP tions, saying it would worsen the situa- tion. “The organization of legislative local elections opened late in some ing through the election is senseless,” a fair vote. elections... can only exacerbate the areas, although election commission Ntavyohanyuma told broadcaster Civil society groups backed the boy- profound crisis which is gripping spokesman Prosper Ntahorwamiye France 24 on Sunday. cott in a joint statement calling on vot- Burundi,” a statement yesterday read. insisted that, apart from some delays ers to skip the “sham elections” and Police patrolled the streets of due to the violence, voting was “going Week of violence urging the international community Bujumbura, especially in opposition well”. More than 70 people have been “not to recognize the validity” of the areas where the worst violence was On the eve of the election, top rul- killed in weeks of violence and a failed polls. “This is nothing new in Burundi,” seen during weeks of protests. ing party official and parliament head coup sparked by Nkurunziza’s bid to election commission Chief Pierre- Pie Ntavyohanyuma said he had joined stay in power, with a string of grenade Claver Ndayicariye said Sunday. “In ‘Sham elections’ some 127,000 other Burundians who attacks in recent days. Several top offi- Africa, boycott is another way of doing “Armed groups tried to attack have fled the country, denouncing cials-including the deputy vice-presi- politics.” polling centers... they were shooting President Pierre Nkurunziza’s “illegal” dent Gervais Rufyikiri as well as mem- Under the constitution, based on and threw grenades, but the police bid to stay in power for a third term. bers of the election commission and peace deals that ended the civil war, stopped them,” deputy police Chief Burundi was plunged into turmoil in constitutional court-have also fled the there are strict ethnic quotas in parlia- Godefroid Bizimana said. In opposition late April when Nkurunziza launched poverty-stricken, landlocked country. ment. Parliament must be made up of areas, few civilians were seen at polling his drive for a third consecutive five- The African Union has refused to 60 percent from the majority Hutu stations. In some stations, the lines of year term, triggering protests. send observers to the polls as the “nec- people-who make up some 85 per- people queueing were mainly soldiers Opponents say his bid for another essary conditions are not met for the cent of the population-with the or police. “The protesters closed roads term is unconstitutional and violates a organization of free, fair, transparent remaining 40 percent of elected seats to block us, but we went with the peace accord that paved the way for and credible elections.” Almost four mil- reserved for the minority Tutsi. Many police,” said Annick Niyonkuru, one of the end of 13 years of civil war in 2006. lion people are registered to vote, but fear a repeat of that conflict, which the few civilians waiting to vote in the Presidential polls are due on July 15. the opposition are boycotting the split the country along ethnic lines, SOUSSE: A British resident of Sousse, who refused to be identified, reacts during a capital’s Musaga district. “The mandate he wants to have is ille- polls, as they did in the last elections in pitting the majority Hutus against the gathering at the scene of the attack. — AP Stations for the parliamentary and gal. I would like to say to him that forc- 2010, claiming it is not possible to hold minority Tutsis. —AFP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

Hong Kong student leader Wong in ‘chilling’ assault

HONG KONG: Hong Kong student “Being attacked on the way home proposals were voted down earlier this tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose office and entered the post-Occupy movement leader Joshua Wong, the teenage face of after going on a date, and even attack- month after a protracted debate that home were firebombed in January. Kevin stage in which violent confrontations the city’s pro-democracy protests, was ing my girlfriend, it’s shameful,” he said. divided the city. Lau, former editor of the liberal Ming Pao between the two camps, namely the assaulted in the street with his girlfriend Police said yesterday had yet to make an “(The assault) implies activists are fac- newspaper, was attacked by knife-wield- pro-democracy and the pro-Beijing in an attack he said yesterday sent a “chill arrest, confirming that Wong had “sud- ing the danger of attacks in their daily ing assailants in February last year. groups, appear to be inevitable,” he said, to my heart”. The motivation for the denly been attacked” by a suspect in his lives, not only during protests. This is Separately, scuffles broke out referring to the mass street protests assault is not known but previous 20s and had sustained injuries to his what sends a chill to my heart,” Wong between what police described as rival known as the Occupy or Umbrella attacks against prominent media figures eyes and nose. “The suspect tried to flee wrote in an emotional Facebook post. protest groups in Mong Kok Sunday Movement. have raised concerns that tensions from but the two victims followed, and when “It’s not only a problem with universal night. Five people were arrested after The incidents come days before a Hong Kong’s deep political divisions the female tried to take pictures of the suffrage-it’s about the limited freedom police used pepper spray to separate the major pro-democracy march on could turn violent. suspect he then attacked the male and and legal system slowly being obliterat- groups, the South China Morning Post Wednesday, when thousands are expect- Wong, 18, was leaving a cinema near female victims,” a police spokeswoman ed by these violent acts. “The road reported. The newspaper said the con- ed to take to the street. But organizers Mong Kok-the scene of some of the bit- said. ahead is long and tough, but we should flict broke out between a pro-Beijing distanced themselves from radical terest clashes in last year’s street rallies- Last year’s mass protests were retain our goal and keep walking on this group and “anti-mainland demonstra- groups. “For a couple of years there have with his girlfriend late Sunday when the sparked after Beijing insisted that candi- bumpy road of democracy.” tors”. Political analyst Sonny Lo said that been opposing groups protesting along- assault occurred. The male attacker dates for Hong Kong’s next leader must Hong Kong was becoming increasingly side the main march (but) we have been punched Wong in the face and when he be vetted by a loyalist committee, a deci- Polarized city polarized with small groups becoming able to maintain the order,” said Johnson and his girlfriend gave chase both were sion campaigners including Wong derid- Other leading anti-establishment fig- “highly politicized by an increasingly Yeung of March organizers Civil Human assaulted, he said on his Facebook page. ed as “fake democracy”. The electoral ures targeted in the past include media radicalized environment”. “We have now Rights Front. — AFP Young partygoer dies after Taiwan water park disaster

TAIPEI: A 20-year-old partygoer died yesterday is being treated. One health official who did not after suffering 90 percent burns from a fireball want to be identified said that he feared for that injured nearly 500 people at a Taiwan “color those who are severely injured. “The next three party”, with organizers facing charges after days (are) a critical stage for the treatment of plumes of decorative powder ignited. She is the severe burns,” he told AFP. “Even the survivors first fatality from the disaster, which saw crowds will have to endure the hardship of rehabilita- of young revelers engulfed in flames after being tion for months or years.” sprayed with clouds of multi-colored corn starch. The company which produced the Safety warnings starch said users had been warned of a poten- Three suspects were released on bail late tial fire hazard. Around 1,000 spectators had Sunday as prosecutors investigate them on attended the Color Play Asia event at the charges of offences against public safety and Formosa Fun Coast water park, just outside the negligence causing severe injuries. They could capital Taipei, on Saturday evening. More than face three years in prison for those charges, but 200 suffered serious injuries and are being that could be raised to five years now that a vic- treated across 43 hospitals. tim has died. The suspects include the owner of Victim Lee Pei-yun, 20, was pronounced Color Play Asia Lu Chung-chi, 41, who knelt in dead at Taichung’s Chung Shan Hospital in cen- apology as he was bailed late Sunday. Hardware tral Taiwan at 0620 GMT yesterday. “Doctors equipment technician Chiu Po-ming, 33, and pronounced Lee dead after her mother agreed special effects worker Liao Chun-ming, 39, were to stop the treatment provided to her daugh- also released on bail. Two others were released ter,” an official at the Taichung city government’s without bail, but are currently barred from leav- health bureau told AFP. The official confirmed ing Taiwan. that Lee had sustained 90 percent burns. Media While it has yet to emerge exactly how the reported that Lee’s 12-year-old brother was also blast was triggered, authorities have speculated hospitalized with 80 percent burns. Both were that heat from the stage lighting or cigarettes standing close to the stage when the fireball could have ignited the corn starch. When asked erupted, reports said. by reporters why people had been allowed to “I’ve lost my daughter, please, please help smoke at the event, Color Play Asia’s Lu said: save my son,” the siblings’ distraught mother “There were too many people smoking at the wept outside the Taipei hospital where her son scene, there was just no way to stop it.”— AFP HERAT: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier walks on the outskirts of Herat. — AFP Taleban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers Stretched on multiple fronts and facing record casualties

HERAT: At least 11 Afghan soldiers have been killed (Determination) this year. NATO’s combat mission for- Mohammad Zaman Mamoozai. He said the cache in a Taleban ambush in western Afghanistan, offi- mally ended in December after 13 years, but a small dated back to the struggle against the Soviet occupa- cials said yesterday, as troops face their first fighting follow-up foreign force named Resolute Support has tion in the 1980s, complaining that local authorities season without NATO combat support. The mili- stayed on to train and support local security forces. were not warned about the raid which caused no tants launched their annual spring-summer offen- In a separate incident dozens of protesters took to casualties. sive in late April, vowing nationwide attacks in what the streets in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said is expected to be the bloodiest summer for a north of Kabul, yesterday to complain about an oper- police were investigating the incident. Abdullah decade. ation by foreign forces overnight. They were unhappy Abdullah, the government’s chief executive, called Afghan troops and police, stretched on multiple that a house was raided and an ammunition cache for calm and said he was in contact with General fronts and facing record casualties, are struggling to destroyed in the Bayaan district of the province. John Campbell, the commander of NATO forces in rein in the militants even as the government makes Afghanistan, about the issue. Night raids and house repeated efforts to jump-start peace negotiations. Anti-American slogans searches by foreign forces in their battle against the “The Taleban ambushed a convoy of soldiers in The NATO mission confirmed the operation by US Taleban were one of the most controversial issues in WEST BENGAL: Indian forest official display containers of snake venom in yellow Karukh district of Herat, killing 11 Afghan army sol- forces. Its aim was “to destroy a cache of munitions the time of former President Hamid Karzai, often granule form (left), white crystals (center) and coca-cola liquid at Jalpaiguri, some 50 diers last evening. The soldiers were riding in pickup that could be used to conduct attacks against causing disputes between Washington and Kabul. kolimeters from the eastern city of Siliguri. — AFP trucks,” Ehsanullah Hayat, spokesman for the gover- Afghans and coalition forces”, a spokesman told AFP. Such operations are traditionally opposed by many nor of the western province of Herat, told AFP. Protesters set tires on fire in the main market and Afghans, especially in conservative rural areas, Indian police arrest smugglers Najibullah Najibi, a spokesman for the army in chanted anti-American slogans, according to local TV where people see them as an “invasion” of their western Afghanistan, confirmed the attack and said reports. families and women. Parwan is home to Bagram air- over $15m snake venom haul four soldiers were wounded. The Taleban have “The people got angry because they (foreign field, the biggest foreign forces base in Afghanistan stepped up their attacks on Afghan security forces forces) detonated the cache at midnight while they that often comes under Taleban rocket attack from NEW DELHI: Six members of a suspected The venom is believed to be from a since the start of their spring offensive, named “Azm” were sleeping,” said provincial police chief General nearby villages. — AFP international smuggling racket were arrest- cobra but chemical tests are being con- ed with an estimated US$15 million of snake ducted to identify the snake species, he venom hidden in school bags close to said. Jalpaiguri’s police chief Akash Bhutan border in eastern India, officials said Meghariya said the smugglers are being Record Australian payout for Sunday. The gang were riding two motor- questioned about their links to an interna- bikes and carrying school bags containing tional syndicate. “They are part of the three bullet-proof glass containers of the international racket. The case is being abused British child migrants venom when they were arrested by police investigated,” Meghariya told AFP, adding Saturday in Baikunthpur forest area of that they have been arrested under the Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Wildlife Protection Act with bans the SYDNEY: Former British migrants who were physical- “No amount of money can take the flashbacks Fairbridge Foundation had agreed to do the same. “This haul is worth at least 100 crore extraction of venom from protected snake ly and sexually assaulted at a notorious school in and memories out of my head,” Giles said. “But the The number of child migrants sent to Australia is (US$15 million) on (the) international mar- species, including cobras. Australia yesterday won the largest compensation settlement shows that what happened at Fairbridge not known, but the government estimates that from ket. There are three different containers with Under Indian law the “milking” of many payment for survivors of mass child abuse in the should never have happened and that we deserved 1947 to 1967, between 7,000 and 10,000 children venom in coco-cola liquid form, white crys- other snake species is allowed. Wildlife country’s legal history. better.” Sandhu said the agreement avoided an arrived, the vast majority from Britain, with most tals and yellow granule form,” P. R. Pradhan, experts say illegal trade of snake venom and A class action lawsuit was brought by almost 150 eight-week trial, which was due to start later this placed in institutional care. divisional forest officer, Baikunthpur forest skin is widespread with frequent recoveries former residents of Fairbridge Farm School, which year. “Ms Giles and Ms Drady showed immense The settlement comes with Australia in the midst division told AFP. The glass containers are reported across the country. Extracted ven- housed British child migrants, against the Australian courage and fortitude in bringing this claim on of a national inquiry into institutional responses to stamped with “Made in France”, Pradhan om is mostly used as an antidote for snake and New South Wales state governments after they behalf of others at a great personal and emotional child sex abuse after a decade of pressure to investi- said, adding that the arrested men said the bites, which according to World Health were abused between 1938 and 1974. Slater and toll,” Sandhu said. gate wide-ranging allegations of pedophilia in consignment may have arrived from France Organization kill an estimated half a million Gordon lawyer Roop Sandhu said the Aus$24 million Slater and Gordon said the New South Wales Australia. It has heard harrowing allegations of child before they picked it up from Bangladesh people globally every year. Snake venom is (US$18.3 million) payout marked a major milestone in Department of Family and Community Services had abuse involving places of worship, orphanages, com- for delivery in Bhutan. also used in some cosmetics. — AFP the acknowledgement of institutional child abuse. provided a full and unqualified apology and the munity groups and schools. — AFP “Our clients have suffered a lifetime of serious physical and psychiatric injuries as a result of their time at Fairbridge,” Sandhu said, adding that it was Prisoners dig tunnel to the largest settlement for survivors of mass child abuse ever in Australia. “They were all vulnerable chil- dren in need of care and protection, but instead they escape India’s top jail were subjected to horrific physical and sexual abuse, which in many cases has scarred them for life.” NEW DELHI: Two prisoners escaped from Sunday when they failed to show up for The case was one of the first class actions against India’s most secure jail in New Delhi by roll call. The pair had scaled a wall from an Australian government connected with child digging a tunnel under a wall and scaling one compound into another before dig- migration-a practice under which thousands of another in a daring dash for freedom, an ging under the perimeter wall and crawl- underprivileged British children were sent to Australia official and media reports said yesterday. ing through a drain, the Times of India without their parents last century in the hope of giv- The pair escaped on the weekend from and other local media said. Authorities ing them a better life. It alleged the Fairbridge Tihar jail, Asia’s largest, in what appeared ordered an investigation yesterday into Foundation, the New South Wales government and to be a carefully prepared prison break how they managed to slip past scores of the Australian government allowed a system of insti- that authorities are still piecing together. armed guards and electronic surveillance. tutional abuse to develop and persist at the school One of the two, identified only as The jail houses top militants, mafia, over decades. Faizan and Javed, who had been awaiting other gangsters and hardened criminals. trial on burglary charges, was recaptured But the prison is hugely overcrowded with Courage and fortitude on Sunday and was being questioned. more than 13,500 inmates at the end of Lawyers said hundreds of students, some as “They escaped sometime on Saturday or 2013 despite a maximum capacity of just young as four, arrived from Britain at the school in the Sunday. We will find out how they man- 6,250. Earlier this month, India’s National New South Wales town of Molong and often never aged to escape. It is too early to say how Human Rights Commission asked Tihar saw their parents again. Many told of being physical- and when they staged the jail break,” Tihar authorities to explain media reports that ly and sexually abused by staff. Former Fairbridge resi- deputy inspector general Mukesh Prasad 18 inmates had been murdered in just in dents Geraldine Giles and Vivian Drady acted as lead HONG KONG: In this photograph taken on June 28, 2015, a hiker in Hong Kong takes a picture told AFP. one month by powerful gangs running claimants in the class action which began in of the city from a walking trail. The southern Chinese territory is crisscrossed by more than 180 Prison guards raised the alarm on the place. — AFP December 2009. miles of designated hiking trails. — AFP NEWS TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Five suspects in ... Continued from Page 1

The bomber flew into the country after transiting through nearby Bahrain and had no background suggesting he planned to carry out a terrorist attack, according to Gulf officials. The details released by Saudi and Bahraini authorities paint a fuller picture of the suicide bomber in Friday’s attack. The blast - which struck within hours of deadly attacks in Tunisia and France - has rattled largely stable Kuwait. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said yes- terday Gabbaa arrived in that island nation on a Gulf Air flight from the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at 10:40 pm on Thursday. He remained in transit for two and a half hours before boarding a connecting flight to Kuwait. Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said the bomber had no record with security forces or any back- ground indicating terrorist activities. It confirmed he left the king- dom on Thursday bound for Bahrain. Meanwhile, an audio message accompanied by two still pho- tos that was posted online and promoted by Twitter accounts affiliated with the Islamic State group purports to be a final mes- sage from Gabbaa. A caption below the clip calls the bomber a “soldier of the caliphate” and identifies him by the nom de guerre of Abu Suleiman Al-Muwahhed. In the message, the speaker vows to pursue jihad against his enemies, particularly Shiites in Kuwait, saying “we are on the lookout for you.” He also addresses Islamic State group’s leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, telling him to “be patient and swear to God that we are with you.” The group’s Najd Province offshoot, which said it was behind the Kuwait mosque attack, has claimed two attacks on Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia in late May. The branch’s name refers to the central region of Saudi Arabia. —Agencies UAE woman ...

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“As she was led from court she smiled and waved at her father and brother, who were in court to witness the pro- ceedings.” CAIRO: A general view of a meeting in the Arab League’s headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday shows the permanent representatives gathering to ‘Unreal visions’ discuss the bombing in Kuwait and the mass shooting in Tunisia, at the request of Kuwait. —AFP International media have been denied access to her tri- al, which began on March 23. Hashemi had asked the court to provide her with psychological help, saying she had Arab League condemns terror “unreal visions” and would see “ghost-like people” due to a chronic mental illness. The court ordered psychiatric tests which it said showed she was aware of her actions. In March, Attorney General Salem Saeed Kubaish said that attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia investigators found she had “listened to lectures by late Al- Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al- Zarqawi, watched video clips of killings and beheadings,” CAIRO: The permanent delegates to the Arab League struck countries by all means, said head of the meeting attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia, Somalia and Egypt. Al-Araby among other similar activities. She “embraced takfiri and condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Kuwait and and Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt Beshir Al- also condemned the criminal acts, noting that these jihadist ideology and then engaged in terrorist acts in sup- Tunisia during the League’s emergency meeting held Khasawneh in his opening speech. terrorist groups are targeting the unity and stability in here yesterday. The delegates expressed their full sup- The Jordanian diplomat also called on the Arab the region. Moreover, he pointed to a proposal port of the terrorist organizations Al-Qaeda and Daesh,” he port to the two countries, along with the UAE whose League to take measures to fight terrorism and support approved in the League’s last summit in Sharm El- said using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. humanitarian aid team was attacked in Somalia, and the attacked countries. For his part, Secretary General Sheikh in Egypt for establishing a joint Arab force as The convict was also said to have created an Internet Egypt whose public prosecutor Hisham Barakat was of the League Nabil Al-Araby on his part, said that the part of cooperation in the fight against all terrorist account to promote the “ideas of a terrorist group”. —AFP killed earlier yesterday. Jordan supports the terror- meeting aims to discuss the aftermath of the terrorist groups in the region. —KUNA Overview of the Quran Parliament may extend term ...

Continued from Page 1 ily life, diet, spending including interest and debts, Continued from Page 1 MP Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran denied yesterday that caring for vulnerable sectors of society, inheritance, members of the so-called Peninsula Lions Brigade who The first third is first and foremost a call to pure polygyny and divorce. It emphasizes justice and In another development, head of the Assembly budg- are serving long jail terms for clashing with police in monotheistic faith. It declares in very clear terms moderation. This section also discusses principles ets committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad said the panel 2005, celebrated after they heard of the mosque bomb- that there is only one God, the Creator of all. It asks of war and peace, including peace and defense yesterday approved a request by the government for KD ing. He said that the prisoners all of them have strongly rhetorical questions and presents many arguments treaties, treason, and jihad - removing obstacles to 120 million of additional funding to meet any expendi- deplored the attack. Jeeran said he was with them yes- to rectify the beliefs of the “People of the Book” or justice and peace. Not only does this section pres- ture under the current extraordinary situation. He said terday for a rehabilitation test in which MP Jeeran is tak- Jews and Christians, as well as polytheists, animists ent guidelines for well-being of society and peaceful ing part. Asked about one of the suspects being a for- and atheists. The holy Quran insists that Allah, our coexistence, it also relates the fate of nations due to the additional funds have been requested by the finance Creator, is a single and unique deity that deserves their moral choices. minister and that a decision will be issued in this effect mer member of the Peninsula Lions Brigade that fought our undivided devotion. It criticizes those who This first third of the holy Quran is a clear answer from the council of ministers. The funds are needed to gunbattles with security forces in 2005, he said this per- blindly follow tradition, superstitions and man- to the short supplication that comprises the first buy new equipment necessary for boosting security in son was released in 2007 after serving his term and was made religious laws and rituals. It declares that the chapter, which asks the Lord of the Worlds to “show various parts of the country following the suicide attack. not involved in the rehabilitation program. religion that has always been taught by prophets us the straightway, the way of those upon whom and messengers throughout time is Islam, or sub- you have bestowed Your Grace....” The criteria of mission to the Creator of all. The reader is instruct- receiving this grace is given: “And whosoever obeys Egypt prosecutor killed in bombing ed to: “Say, ‘We have believed in Allah and what has Allah and the Messenger, then they will be in the Continued from Page 1 vehicles had belonged to the prosecutor. “I heard a loud explo- been revealed to us and what has been revealed to company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Grace....” (4:69) “... And whosoever obeys Allah and sion and ran to the site. Barakat’s car was on fire,” said one, Descendants and what was given to Moses and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens under The attack came a day before the second anniversary of Shaama Abdel Fattah. Bomb squad chief General Mohamed Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their which rivers flow (in Paradise), to aide therein, and the mass protests that prompted the military to oust Morsi. Gamal told AFP it was either a car bomb or a bomb concealed Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, that will be the great success.” (4:13) Given the sub- The presidency said it was cancelling celebrations to mark the underneath a vehicle. Barakat died of organ failure caused by and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.’’’ (2:136) ject matter in the first third, the Holy Quran is a anniversary of the protests and of Morsi’s overthrow on July 3. his severe wounds, a doctor who treated him told AFP. One of the last revealed verses is positioned in this guide to true monotheistic doctrine and an indis- In a statement the presidency pledged that the “perpetrators A prosecutor investigating the attack said that Barakat was section: “Today I completed your religion for you pensable manual for personal and communal life. of this terrible crime will be punished most severely”. in an armored car but that it was designed to protect him and I have perfected My favor on you, and I am sat- from bullets, not explosions. Barakat had been appointed isfied with Islam as a religion for you.” (5:3) It also Next: Part two. ‘Massive blast’ after Morsi’s overthrow and was seen as a staunch opponent outlines the main acts of worship in Islam: strict Courtesy of the TIES Center: The TIES Center aims to At the hospital, a bruised bodyguard recounted to prose- of the Islamist opposition, referring thousands to trial. monotheistic belief, prayer, fasting, charity and pil- empower Kuwait’s expats through social and educa- cutors how the blast hit Barakat’s convoy as it headed to his The bombing came after the Islamic State group’s affiliate grimage. tional services that promote a positive and productive office. “There was a massive blast all of a sudden,” he said, in in Egypt called for attacks on the judiciary following the hang- The other main subject of the first third is laying role in society, and to facilitate opportunities for intra- the presence of an AFP journalist. “There was glass flying ing of six alleged militants. Gunmen in the Sinai peninsula, the groundwork for building an Islamic community. and interfaith interactions that promote social solidar- everywhere. It was as if there was an earthquake.” where the jihadists are based, had shot dead two judges and a It includes instructions related to marriage and fam- ity. Website: www.tiescenter.net Witnesses at the scene of the blast said one of the charred prosecutor in May. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 ANALYSIS

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Issues Despite rights fears, Pakistan anti-terror war enters new phase

By Khurram Shahzad

akistan’s army is preparing for a final push in the com- ing weeks in its fight against militants, but there are Pconcerns that rights are being rolled back in the name of defeating terror. A year on from the launch of a major offen- sive to eradicate strongholds of Taleban and other militants in North Waziristan tribal area, the military says the job is 90 per- cent done. It is now positioning troops around the Shawal Valley, a key location close to the Afghan border that is home to some of the last redoubts of the Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan (TTP), according to locals and security sources. The army says it has killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of the offensive-dubbed Zarb-e-Azb-last June, and destroyed more than 800 of their hideouts. A sen- ior military official directly linked to the offensive said the A nuke deal could fuel tensions in Iran army was gearing up for the final push and using air strikes before moving in ground troops. “We are turning hard tar- By Parisa Hafezi Inflation, unemployment and other economic decades, and especially over the last three years, remain under house arrest. gets into soft through aerial bombing because forces expect hardships persuaded Khamenei to support when much tighter US and European measures The son of former president Ayatollah Akbar a resistance in Shawal,” he told AFP. final deal to resolve the Iranian nuclear dis- Rouhani on the nuclear question, but success in drastically cut the oil exports that are the engine Hashemi Rafsanjani, another supporter of The troop movements were confirmed by locals, though pute could heighten domestic political ten- the early 2016 elections could be seen as a chal- of its economy. While a deal may improve the Rouhani, was given jail sentences in March on some tribal elders warned militants were slipping across the Asions with two major elections looming in lenge to the leader’s authority, said a former senior economy, many Iranians who supported corruption and security charges. A recent US gov- porous mountainous border into Afghanistan. “Up to two the Islamic Republic, analysts and officials said. Iranian diplomat. Rouhani’s 2013 election remain frustrated, fear- ernment report harshly criticized Iran’s human dozen militants are leaving the area every day and around Easing economic sanctions if a deal is reached will “In order to clip his wings, pressure will mount ing that his diplomatic triumph is likely to put rights record, citing severe restrictions on free- 200 militants recently moved into part of Afghan territory,” bolster President Hassan Rouhani’s position within on Rouhani’s government in other fields like him on a shorter leash on internal reforms and dom of expression, religion and the media as well elder Ajab Khan said. He warned the remaining areas where Iran’s complex power structure bringing a political human rights, disqualifying pro-reform election improvements in human rights. as the country’s having the second-highest num- TTP fighters are holed up will be difficult fighting terrain- boost for liberal candidates in 2016 elections for candidates and so on,” said the former diplomat, “Giving carte-blanche to Rouhani to carry out ber of executions. mountainous and thickly forested. parliament and for the Assembly of Experts, a cleri- who spoke on condition of anonymity. cultural and political reforms is not on the Members of the Iranian opposition abroad are cal body with nominal power over the supreme leader’s agenda,” said analyst Hamid losing hope for change because Rouhani has not Reform, development needed leader. ROUHANI IN JEOPARDY? Farahvashian. met his promises to create a freer society, includ- But security analysts caution that military gains will serve Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who Iran’s top post wields immense power, con- ing loosening Internet restrictions. Access to little purpose unless and until the lawless, semi-autonomous has the final say on all matters of state, has backed trolling the judiciary, the security forces, the ALLIES UNDER PRESSURE social media remains officially blocked, though tribal areas see administrative reform and economic devel- Rouhani’s efforts to pursue a nuclear settlement Guardian Council which vets laws and election There are already signs that the pendulum is Rouhani and Khamenei have their own Twitter opment. The Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are and his dealings with the United States so as to candidates, public broadcasters and foundations swinging against Rouhani’s allies. Since February, accounts. among the poorest in Pakistan, and are governed under a improve the parlous state of Iran’s economy. that own much of the economy. If the pro- Iran’s judiciary has banned media from publish- “More international recognition means more draconian legal system introduced by British colonial rulers But Khamenei, who took over in 1989 from the Rouhani camp wins the elections, it will be the ing the pictures of reformist former president domestic pressure inside Iran,” said Reza, who has more than a century ago. founder of the Islamic Republic late Ayatollah first time in the history of the Islamic state that Mohammad Khatami, whose support was crucial been living in exile in Europe since 2010, when he “The longevity of the ‘final push’ would largely depend Ruhollah Khomeini, has also worked to ensure that one faction controls all the key institutions. to Rouhani’s election win. Khatami ran foul of the was released from prison in Tehran for participat- on the constitutional status of the region,” said Imtiaz Gul, no group, including among his own hardline allies, “It might even jeopardize Rouhani’s position. establishment by supporting opposition leaders ing at 2009 demonstrations. “I have no hope of executive director at Center for Research and Security gains enough power to challenge him. Khamenei It might be the end of Rouhani’s honeymoon Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karoubi, key fig- returning,” said Reza, who would not give his sur- Studies (CRSS). will not want pragmatist President Rouhani to gain with Khamenei,” said analyst Mansour Marvi. Iran ures in anti-regime street protests after the dis- name. “Rouhani will not or cannot change the sit- “Until the FATA region is mainstreamed and brought too much power and influence ahead of the has suffered under economic sanctions for puted 2009 presidential election. The two men uation.” —Reuters under the law of the land, keeping it clear of militants and important elections, an Iranian official said. criminals would be difficult.” Hundreds of thousands of civil- “The leader has always made sure not to give ians were forced to leave North Waziristan by the offensive. too much authority to any official because it will Retired Lieutenant General Talat Masood said reintegrating damage the political establishment,” said the offi- them was key to success. “These military gains will only be a cial, who asked not to be named. part of the exercise. Complete success depends on the reha- “He is above all political factions and only acts bilitation of the displaced people and development in the based on Iran’s interests.” Iran, the United States, tribal region,” he said. Zarb-e-Azb does seem to have had a Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany are try- positive impact on militant attacks, which have been down ing to end a more than 12-year standoff over overall, with some shocking exceptions, such as the Tehran’s nuclear program by striking an agree- December massacre by Taliban gunmen of more than 130 ment to halt Iranian nuclear work in return for children at a school in Peshawar. sanctions relief. The West says Iran is seeking to build weapons but Iran says its nuclear program is Doubts, concerns to produce power. Negotiators from all sides are But doubts have been raised about the transparency of gathering in Vienna in the hopes of striking a deal the operation and the identities of those killed. There have by a self-imposed deadline of Tuesday. been repeated reports of civilian deaths, but the military Rouhani, who represented Khamenei on the tightly controls access to the conflict zone, preventing inde- Supreme National Security Council for over two pendent assessment. I A Rehman of the independent decades, will continue to enjoy Khamenei’s bless- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said there ing as long as his growing prestige at home and was no way to know for sure who the army had killed. “We abroad does not threaten Khamenei’s authority, don’t know the truth about the casualties-what is the actual analysts say. number of casualties, how many of them are terrorists and An economic dividend could tip the balance of how many of them innocents?” he said. “They should make power in favor of Rouhani, whose allies could well this action transparent. People should have access in the be rewarded at the ballot box, to the detriment of areas of operation.” Concerns have also been raised about other groups, including security hawks close to the resumption of executions and introduction of military Khamenei. “The deal will fuel domestic tension courts, which have sat in secret, under a government and pressure will increase inside the country,” said National Action Plan (NAP) to defeat terror, launched in the Iran-based analyst Saeed Leylaz. “There will be two wake of the Peshawar massacre. The European Union, the powerful minorities in the next parliament, United Nations and various international rights groups have reformists and conservatives. And one weak been alarmed by the pace of executions-around 160 since minority of hardline conservatives,” said Leylaz. “No VIENNA: Journalists are seen waiting in front of Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in they began again in December after a six-year hiatus. group will have the final say.” Vienna yesterday. —AP Rehman said HRCP did not accept the legitimacy of the mili- tary courts, which handed out their first rulings in April, sen- tencing six militants to death and another to life in jail. The news was announced in a Twitter post by the chief Greek crisis threatens European dream military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa, with no details given on the nature of the crimes, when or where the By Danny Kemp the weekend there was the unprecedented sight of euro- Africa. A senior European official said it was “close to open trials were held, the evidence presented or even the identity zone finance ministers refusing to extend Greece’s bailout conflict” on the migrant issue. That showed Europe at its of those convicted. The Supreme Court is currently hearing urope’s failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks last- and then freezing Greek colleague Yanis Varoufakis out of a most dysfunctional at a time when it should be coming challenges to the constitutionality of the military tribunals. ing damage to the post-war dream of “ever closer meeting. together to deal with unprecedented challenges in an Moreover there are doubts the NAP will do much to deal Eunion” at a time when it faces new threats on its bor- Both French President Francois Hollande and European unstable world, said Emmanouilidis. with the radicalization of young people by hardline seminar- ders, analysts said. The chaos in Greece comes with Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Monday “If you show that you are not even able to deal with ies that underlies much of Pakistan’s terror problems. “They European leaders already at each others’ throats over a that if Greeks vote “No” and reject a bailout proposal in a your internal problems... that sends the wrong signal in a have resumed hangings through the National Action Plan wave of Mediterranean migrants, while the Ukraine conflict referendum on Sunday, Athens will have to leave the euro. geopolitical context,” he said. “It’s different from 2012 when but the seminaries are still working and there is no check on has plunged relations with Russia to their worst since the “I think this is definitely a big blow for the euro-zone Greek exit from the euro was last being talked about. When them,” Rehman said. —AFP Cold War. project, even if they manage to keep Greece,” said Pieter that was happening, the geopolitical situation was not as Leaders have warned that the Greek situation is an exis- Cleppe of the Open Europe think-tank. unstable as it is now with respect to the Middle East, North tential moment for the European project, with German He said there had not been “permanent damage” to the Africa, the Balkans, Russia, migratory pressure, you name it.” Chancellor Angela Merkel saying on Monday that “if the EU yet as core principles such as the single market were The chaotic situation could also boost eurosceptics such as euro fails, Europe fails”. not affected, but added that “there is a danger that this Nigel Farage of Britain’s UK Independence Party and All articles appearing on these But experts say that even if Brussels can keep Athens in could be undermined”. Marine Le Pen of France’s National Front, he said. pages are the personal opinion of the euro, the crisis will sow seeds of distrust deep in the “Even if disaster is avoided, the Greek episode will have “Farage and Le Pen, I am sure, have a smile on their soil of the 60-year-old project to build a unified Europe very profound consequences for the EU, in terms of faces as they watch this,” he added. the writers. Kuwait Times takes no after two world wars. reforms needed,” added Nicolas Veron of the Breugel think- On the other hand, the Greek crisis may actually help responsibility for views expressed “It will leave scars,” Janis Emmanouilidis of the European tank in Brussels. the EU deal with the threat of losing another member, therein. Kuwait Times invites read- Policy Centre think-tank in Brussels told AFP. “There is a lot “The Greek crisis has revealed that our system of gov- namely Britain, Jean Dominique Giuliani of the Robert ers to voice their opinions. Please of distrust.” ernment in the European Union... does not work, is extraor- Schuman Foundation told AFP. dinarily inefficient, incapable of taking a decision within a Prime Minister David Cameron is demanding reforms to send submissions via email to: opin- ‘Nightmare’ for Greece useful timeframe.” the EU before holding a referendum on whether to leave [email protected] or via snail The launch of the European single currency a decade the bloc by 2017, but made only a brief, low key speech at mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. and a half ago was trumpeted as a unifying moment for Geopolitical challenges a summit last week dominated by migration and Greece. the continent of 500 million people, but recent days have A frantic week of EU meetings in Brussels last week pro- “Cameron seems to be being a bit more prudent. He The editor reserves the right to edit seen that dream of unity descend into what Emmanouilidis duced no Greek deal, with leaders instead spending six doesn’t want to add to a big problem of internal politics by any submission as necessary. called a “nightmare”. Banks are closed in Greece, Greek and hours at one summit arguing about how to redistribute the making demands from his European partners,” Giuliani European leaders have accused each other of lying and at hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing Syria and North said. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 SPORTS

Czech football legend dies India’s boxer turns pro Wood to target Watson PRAGUE: Josef Masopust, who led Czechoslovakia into the 1962 World Cup NEW DELHI: India’s Olympic hero Vijender Singh has LONDON: Seam bowler Mark Wood hopes to transform from a “net hero” to an Ashes final and was considered the country’s greatest ever player, died on Monday signed a multi-year promotional agreement with match-winner when he is reacquainted with Australia all-rounder Shane Watson in after a long illness, his former club Dukla Prague announced. He was 84. Queensberry Promotions and turned professional, the the five-match series starting next week. Durham seamer Wood was once instructed In perhaps the highlight of his career, Masopust put his country 1-0 ahead boxer announced yesterday. Singh’s middleweight bronze as a young net bowler to bounce Watson by his Australia team mate Mike Hussey. of holders Brazil after 15 minutes of the final. “Well, for one minute at least that at the 2008 Beijing Olympics helped raise the game’s pro- Having been named in England’s Ashes training squad, right-armer Wood looks set day we were champions of the world,” Masopust told Reuters in a 2013 inter- to take on Watson once again when the Ashes begin in Cardiff on July 8. view. “But then Brazil equalised almost immediately when Amarildo scored file in the country and the 29-year-old has since been the “Mike Hussey asked me to bounce Watson in the nets, to which I wasn’t going to and in the second half they scored two more from Zito and Vava and beat us face of Indian boxing. say no,” Wood told the BBC. “I let him have one, he gloved it and didn’t give me the 3-1. It was disappointing to lose, of course, but the legacy from that time has “I’m excited to turn pro and looking forward to the best of looks. Next ball, Hussey said ‘give it him again’, so I bumped him again and this lasted all these years.” The diminutive midfielder was born in 1931, one of six new chapter of my life,” Singh, who was expected to rep- time he absolutely smoked it. “He picked up the ball, threw it back down the wicket children in a miner’s family. His early years were spent under the shadow of resent India at the Rio Olympics next year, said in a state- at me and called me a ‘net hero’.” Wood made his test debut against New Zealand at Nazi occupation, when football was banned and he could only ment. Lord’s in May and went on to take nine wickets in the two-match series. The 25-year- play in his northern Czech village. After 1945, he played for “I want to train hard and perform for my country at the old has struggled with injury problems throughout his career and has been restricted to 26 first-class matches since making his debut in 2011. Teplice and eventually for the armed forces team, which global level... My immediate goal will be to work hard and However, Wood hopes his fitness issues are behind him. “I would became known as Dukla Prague in 1956. He was capped 63 make a good boxing record in the next year or so.” times and scored 10 goals for the national team, which he describe myself as a wicket-taker, a skiddy and athletic bowler,” Wood The boxer from the north Indian state of Haryana will led to third place in the 1960 European Championship. said. “I’ve accepted the fact I’ve had injuries because I was developing as Masopust’s sportsmanship equalled his skill on the pitch. now base himself in Manchester and train under Lee a bowler and developing as a bloke. “I’ve always been a slight lad and, in In a World Cup group game in 1962 against Brazil, the Beard, who worked with British boxer Ricky Hatton. Singh the last couple of years, looking after my body has stood me in good Czech instructed his teammates not to tackle an will fight a minimum six times in the first year, the state- stead. “People might be shocked that I have been picked for England, but I injured Pele. —Reuters ment added.—Reuters always felt that if I could stay on the park, I would do well.” —Reuters Mets thrash Reds, Dodgers blank Marlins

NEW YORK: In an astonishing debut, Steven Roberto Osuna got four outs for his second Matz became the only major league pitcher to save as the Blue Jays beat the Rangers for the drive in four runs in his first career game while 12th time in 16 meetings. leading the New York Mets to a 7-2 victory Rougned Odor doubled to start the ninth, over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Pitching but Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre flied out about 50 miles from home with a huge cheer- before Osuna struck out Mitch Moreland on ing section on hand, Matz (1-0) got three hits three pitches. Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-3) lost his in rejuvenating an anemic offense and helping third straight decision. He gave up three runs the Mets to a three-game sweep. and four hits in six innings. He was awfully impressive on the mound, too, working into the eighth inning after giv- RED SOX 5, RAYS 3 ing up a home run to his first batter. Matz David Ortiz, Pablo Sandoval and Alejandro became the first player - any position - in fran- De Aza homered to back the pitching of Justin chise history to drive in four runs in his first big Masterson and lead the Boston Red Sox over league game, including a two-run double off the Tampa Bay Rays. Josh Smith (0-1). The victory clinched a series win for the The team’s latest prized pitching prospect, last-place Red Sox and stopped Chris Archer’s Matz had to wait 3 1/2 extra hours to make his career-best six-game winning streak. Ortiz hit much-anticipated debut because the teams a two-run shot off Archer (9-5) in the fourth needed 13 innings to first complete Saturday’s inning, the slugger’s 31st career homer at game that was suspended by rain. Picking up Tropicana Field more than any visiting player. in the seventh inning, New York won 2-1 with Sandoval and De Aza, who homered for the help from two miscues by Reds infielders. third time in four days, went deep in the sec- Bobby Parnell (1-0) got the win, while Nate ond inning for a 2-0 lead. Sandoval also drove Adcock (0-1) took the loss. in a sixth-inning run with a sacrifice fly that made it 5-1. Masterson (3-2) allowed an DODGERS 2, MARLINS 0 unearned run and five hits over five innings to Zack Greinke pitched 7 2/3 innings for his win for the first time since beating Baltimore first victory since May 5 as the Los Angeles at Fenway Park on April 20. Dodgers took the deciding game of their series against the Miami Marlins. BRAVES 2, PIRATES 1 Greinke (6-2) allowed four hits and held the Alex Wood pitched shutout ball into the opposition without a run for his third start in a eighth inning to win for the first time in five row, extending his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 starts as the Atlanta Braves edged the innings. Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, Pittsburgh Pirates. including an RBI double. Howie Kendrick had Jace Peterson hit his third homer for the two hits and drove in a run. Two relievers com- Braves as they ended a season-high, five-game pleted a five-hitter for the Dodgers’ 11th losing streak. Wood (5-5) scattered five hits shutout. Kenley Jansen pitched around a lead- and struck out eight without a walk in 7 1/3 NEW YORK: Mets’ Eric Campbell (left) slides home behind Cincinnati Reds catcher Brayan Pena during the sixth inning of the baseball off double in the ninth for his 11th save in 12 innings. Jason Grilli gave up a run in the ninth, game. —AP chances. but earned his 21st save. The Dodgers have allowed 13 runs in their Atlanta didn’t do much against Pittsburgh homers in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee The opposition that day was also Cleveland. After winning two of three in Seattle, Kansas past eight games, and the bullpen has thrown starter Jeff Locke (4-4), managing only an RBI Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins. Down 5-1, Tillman (6-7) struck out six and walked City swept the A’s for the first time since 2008. 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the single by Markakis in the fifth. Peterson home- the Twins rallied in the ninth. Torii Hunter, who none, and hasn’t lost since May 31. After Guthrie (6-5) allowed two runs and topped past five games. Jose Urena (1-4) pitched five red off reliever Vance Worley in the seventh to homered twice Saturday, hit a two-run homer Baltimore scored two unearned runs in the 1,000 career strikeouts. Wade Davis pitched innings, and a defensive misplay resulted in give the Braves a little breathing room. off Francisco Rodriguez. Two outs later, the second inning, Chris Davis, Travis Snider and the ninth for his ninth save in as many the only run he allowed. Pirates star Andrew McCutchen went 1 for 4 Twins got a pair of singles before Brian Dozier Chris Parmelee homered in a six-run fourth chances. Jesse Chavez (4-7) was hurt by an after getting hit on the left elbow Saturday by looked at strike three for the final out. that made it 8-0. error by third baseman Max Muncy in Kansas TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 4 a pitch from Julio Teheran. Will Smith (4-0) retired the Twins in order in The Indians summoned Toru Murata (0-1) City’s three-run sixth inning as Oakland lost its James McCann hit a solo homer in the bot- the eighth, helping the Brewers win the series. from the minors to make his major league third straight. tom of the ninth inning to complete a dramat- ASTROS 3, YANKEES 1 It was tied at 1 when Jonathan Lucroy opened debut in the nightcap and allowed five runs in ic Detroit comeback as the Tigers beat the Rookie Carlos Correa doubled twice and the Milwaukee eighth with a walk from reliev- 3 1/3 innings. Trevor Bauer (6-5) gave up four DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 4 Chicago White Sox. Detroit trailed 4-0 before scored the tiebreaking run on a triple by Evan er Casey Fien (2-3). Braun followed with his runs, five hits and a walk over seven innings in Welington Castillo, Jake Lamb and David scoring four runs in the eighth off Chicago Gattis in the seventh inning to help the 15th home run. the earlier game for Cleveland. Peralta homered, leading the Arizona starter Jeff Samardzija. Victor Martinez tied it Houston Astros top the New York Yankees. Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres. with a three-run double. Collin McHugh (9-3) allowed a season-low ANGELS 3, MARINERS 2 GIANTS 6, ROCKIES 3 Chase Anderson (4-2) pitched seven innings to Joakim Soria (3-0) pitched a perfect top of two hits - both singles - and one run and eight Kole Calhoun scored the winning run off a Madison Bumgarner pitched into the help Arizona snap a three-game losing streak. the ninth, and McCann’s one-out drive off strikeouts in eight innings for his third straight wild pitch by Tom Wilhelmsen in the 10th eighth inning and hit his eighth career homer, Brad Ziegler worked the ninth for his 12th Zach Putnam (1-3) cleared the fence in left win. Luke Gregerson pitched a perfect ninth inning after Albert Pujols grounded into a helping the San Francisco Giants beat the save. field to end the game. It was McCann’s third for his 18th save. bases-loaded double play against a five-man Colorado Rockies. Derek Norris homered twice for San Diego, homer of the year and his first since May 21, The game was tied 1-1 when Correa dou- infield, as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Buster Posey drove in three runs for San and Matt Kemp had a solo shot. The Padres when the rookie catcher went deep in the bled with no outs in the seventh and Seattle Mariners. Francisco, and Matt Duffy was a single short of were trying for their first three-game win 11th inning to beat Houston. advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Jose Trevor Gott (1-0) earned his first major the cycle. Brandon Crawford connected for his streak in more than three weeks. San Diego’s Altuve. The triple by Gattis, which sailed just league victory with a perfect 10th. Johnny 10th homer, matching his career-best total Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6) allowed five runs - BLUE JAYS 3, RANGERS 2 out of reach of center fielder Brett Gardner, Giavotella led off the Angels’ half of the 10th from last season. four earned and three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Donaldson hit his 18th home run and scored Correa and put Houston on top 2-1. with a line-drive single off the glove of Bumgarner (8-4) allowed two runs on Drew Hutchison won his fifth straight decision New York starter Michael Pineda (8-5) Wilhelmsen (1-2). Calhoun followed with a hit- Nolan Arenado’s 23rd homer in the first and CARDINALS 4, CUBS 1 as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas allowed seven hits and three runs - two and-run single, and Mike Trout was intention- five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He also belted a solo Carlos Martinez was stingy before and after Rangers. Donaldson got two hits as the Blue earned- and struck out eight in eight innings ally walked for the second straight time. shot in the seventh and recorded his 1,000th a lengthy rain delay as the St. Louis Cardinals Jays sent Texas to its eighth loss in 10 games. for the first complete game of his career. Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon then career strikeout. hit a season-high six doubles to sweep the Hutchison (8-1) allowed one unearned run motioned left fielder Dustin Ackley in for a Arenado added another homer in the ninth Chicago Cubs with a victory that extended and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He improved to BREWERS 5, TWINS 3 five-man infield, and Pujols grounded into a 6- against Sergio Romo. Javier Lopez then retired their winning streak to six games. Jason 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA in eight home starts. Ryan Braun and Adam Lind hit two-run 2-3 double play started by shortstop Brad Carlos Gonzalez, and Santiago Casilla got the Heyward, Yadier Molina and Matt Carpenter Miller. But Wilhelmsen uncorked his first wild final two outs for his 21st save. Kyle Kendrick had run-scoring doubles for St. Louis, which is pitch of the season on a full count with run- (3-10) was charged with five runs and eight a major league-best 51-24. The Cardinals’ 29-7 ners at second and third and rookie Kyle hits in 5 2/3 innings in the loss. home record also is tops in the majors and is Kubitza at the plate. the second-best start in franchise history, trail- ROYALS 5, ATHLETICS 3 ing only a 31-4 start by the 1885 Browns, NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2 Jeremy Guthrie struck out a season-high according to STATS. Cesar Hernandez had four hits, and the seven batters in six innings and Salvador Perez Martinez (9-3) allowed one run and two hits Philadelphia Phillies stopped Washington’s homered to help the Kansas City Royals com- in six innings with six strikeouts for the eight-game winning streak with a victory over plete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Cardinals, whose home start is the best in the the Nationals in the second half of a double- Athletics. divisional era since 1969, topping the Expos’ header. Maikel Franco drove in three runs for Omar Infante hit a tiebreaking single in a 28-7 record in 1979. Jason Hammel (5-3) took Philadelphia, which had dropped three in a three-run sixth inning for the Royals, who have the loss for the Cubs, who have dropped a row. Severino Gonzalez (3-2) allowed four runs won five of six to open a nine-game road trip. season-worst five in a row.—AP and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Odubel Herrera had three hits and drove in a run. Ian Desmond and Jose Lobaton homered for Washington, but Tanner Roark (3-3) was MLB results/standings knocked out in the fourth inning. In the opener, Stephen Strasburg (5-5) Washington 3, Philadelphia 2; Toronto 3, Texas 2; Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 4; NY Mets 2, Cincinnati 1 (13 struck out a season-high nine in seven strong innings); Boston 5, Tampa Bay 3; NY Mets 7, Cincinnati 2; LA Dodgers 2, Miami 0; Baltimore 4, Cleveland 0; innings to lead the Nationals to a victory. Jeff Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1; Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 3; Houston 3, NY Yankees 1; LA Angels 3, Seattle 2 (10 innings); Philadelphia 8, Washington 5; Kansas City 5, Oakland 3; San Francisco 6, Colorado 3; Arizona 6, San Diego 4; Francoeur homered for the Phillies, and Kevin Baltimore 8, Cleveland 0; St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 1. Correia (0-2) took the loss. American League National League ORIOLES 4, INDIANS 0 Eastern Division Eastern Division W L PCT GB Washington 42 34 .553 - Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of four- Baltimore 41 34 .547 - hit ball to win his fourth straight decision as NY Mets 40 37 .519 2.5 Tampa Bay 42 35 .545 - Atlanta 36 40 .474 6 the Baltimore Orioles breezed past the NY Yankees 41 35 .539 0.5 Miami 31 46 .403 11.5 Cleveland Indians to complete a doublehead- Toronto 41 36 .532 1 Philadelphia 27 50 .351 15.5 Boston 34 43 .442 8 er sweep. Central Division Central Division In the afternoon game, Ubaldo Jimenez (7- St. Louis 51 24 .680 - 3) tossed eight crisp innings and Baltimore got Kansas City 44 28 .611 - Minnesota 40 35 .533 5.5 Pittsburgh 42 33 .560 9 home runs from Jimmy Paredes and Manny Detroit 39 36 .520 6.5 Chicago Cubs 39 35 .527 11.5 Machado. Cleveland 33 41 .446 12 Cincinnati 34 40 .459 16.5 The sweep boosted the Orioles to the top Chicago White Sox 32 42 .432 13 Milwaukee 29 48 .377 23 of the AL East by percentage points over Western Division Western Division Tampa Bay. Baltimore (41-34) has won 15 of 19 Houston 44 34 .564 - LA Dodgers 43 34 .558 - to move a season-high seven games above LA Angels 39 37 .513 4 San Francisco 42 35 .545 1 .500. It was the first time since Sept. 6, 1974, Texas 38 38 .500 5 Arizona 36 39 .480 6 MIAMI: Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the that the Orioles registered shutouts in both Seattle 34 42 .447 9 San Diego 37 41 .474 6.5 Oakland 34 44 .436 10 first inning of a baseball game. —AP games of a doubleheader, according to STATS. Colorado 33 42 .440 9 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 SPORTS Choi eyes more glory

ARKANSAS: Most of the clubs in Choi number one. Na-yeon’s bag weren’t doing what they Park, who surprisingly missed the cut were supposed to in the final round of in Arkansas, the first time in over a year the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, she has failed to see out the final rounds, the overnight leader struggling for accu- has won five of the last 12 majors and racy from tee to green and wielding a will be favourite going into next month’s putter as cold as ice. US Open. “I’ve had two wins in a season None of that mattered, however. Her before but never three, so I want that trusty 8 iron never lets her down. Trailing third win,” said Choi, whose only victory American favourite Stacy Lewis by a at a major championship came at the stroke with three holes left to play, South 2012 US Open. Korean Choi turned to her number 8 at “This year I want a major as well. There the par 4 16th and sent her ball streaking is still half the season left so I think I will towards the pin from 142 yards away. have the chance,” added the 27-year-old, Clunk. Eagle. who finished runner-up at the British A stroke ahead now, Choi faced the Open in 2013. tricky par 3 17th and there was no ques- “I still regret not being able to go one tion which club she would use. Again her better than second at the British Open, ball looked as if it would disappear so my goal is to have my name on one of straight down the hole but pulled up a the remaining majors this year.” foot short to leave her with the easiest of Choi did not manage to win on the birdies. LPGA Tour last year, or the year before. A par at the last and Choi was home, She thinks she may have been pursuing earning her second win of the season, her goals too hard. her ninth career LPGA title and taking “There’s nothing particularly different her earnings through the $10 million about what I’m doing this year but unex- mark. “Breaking the $10 million mark was pectedly the results have been good,” one of my goals,” she told Korea’s Yonhap she added. “I set goals when the season News agency. “I also want to participate started but I’ve tried not to think about in the Olympics and finish top of the them. “Previously I got too greedy and it money list, but a few years ago I was all fell apart.” challenging to be world number one and As for her performance over the clos- I didn’t do what I needed to do. “I won’t ing holes on Sunday, Choi said long make the same mistake again.” hours of practice with her 8 iron paid off. “Since I was in the third year of middle FAVOURITE IRON school the distance with my 8 iron has Ranked 20th in the world, Choi has a always been consistent,” she added. “140- CROMWELL: Bubba Watson holds the championship trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament. —AP lot of work to do to knock fellow South 145 yards. I practise a lot with it and it’s Korean Park In-bee off her perch as world my favorite iron.” —Reuters Watson wins Travelers title

CROMWELL: Bubba Watson won his second proved to myself that I could win and I could win hole but an errant tee shot put Casey in trouble Froome fired up Travelers Championship the same way as the in a playoff,” Watson, 36, said. when they played the par-four 18th again. first, at the second extra hole. Watson beat The two-time Masters champion began the Casey, who is married to English television Englishman Paul Casey in a playoff on Sunday at final round a shot behind 54-hole leader Brian presenter Pollyanna Woodward, found the by 2014 Tour crash TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Harman. Watson, however, started with back-to- greenside bunker with his second shot and then In notching his eighth victory on the PGA back birdies to grab the lead and extended it flew his sand shot over the green to make LONDON: Chris Froome hopes to gain Tour, left-hander Watson matched Canadian with an eagle at the par-five 13th. But Casey, Watson’s victory a formality. Watson put his extra motivation for this year’s Tour de Mike Weir for second on the all-time southpaw playing in a group ahead, had the best round of opponent out of his misery with a 10-foot birdie France from his experience of crashing out list. Only Phil Mickelson has more left-handed the day going. He holed out from 126 yards to putt. Harman, meanwhile, started slowly, but a as defending champion 12 months ago, the wins, at 42. eagle the par-four third en route to a five-under birdie-birdie finish enabled him to finish third at British cyclist said yesterday. “My goal always has been to get to 10 career 65. Casey and Watson (67) finished at 16-under 15-under, one shot out of the playoff. As expected, the 30-year-old was con- wins,” said Watson, who has won five of six play- 264. Former world number three Casey has 12 He earned an exemption into next month’s firmed in a Team Sky line-up on Monday for offs. “In this day and age with all the talent in the official European Tour victories, but remains in British Open at St. Andrews, as did Canadian the Tour, which remains the cycling’s most world, double digits is a pretty good number.” search of his second PGA Tour win after his 2009 Graham DeLaet, Swede Carl Pettersson and for- prestigious road race, along with Richie He beat Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank in the Houston Open triumph. mer world number one, Englishman Luke Porte, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh, Ian 2010 playoff for his first career win. “In 2010, I He and Watson both parred the first extra Donald.—Reuters Stannard, Luke Rowe, Nicolas Roche, Leopold Konig and Wout Poels. Continuing the trend for the event to start outside of France, the 2015 Tour will begin in the Dutch town of Utrecht on Maggert bags US Senior Open Saturday. “Last year’s disappointment is this year’s motivation for Team Sky,” Froome SACRAMENTO: Jeff Maggert reeled off three told Sky Sports. “From the moment I birdies in a row to begin his final round at the crashed out in 2014, I’ve had the burning US Senior Open then cruised to his second desire to get back to this year’s Tour in the major victory on the Champions Tour this best possible shape. season. “We’re counting down the days. We can’t Maggert, the 54-hole co-leader with wait to get started and we are up for the Bernhard Langer, shot a five-under 65 for a challenge ahead.” 10-under 270 total and a two-shot win over Meanwhile, Sky boss Dave Brailsford Scot Colin Montgomerie at the Del Paso said: “We’re all looking forward to a great Country Club in Sacramento, California on race and we have a strong team-led by Sunday. Montgomerie, the defending cham- Chris Froome-that’s hungry for success. “I’m Chris Froome pion, closed with a 66, while Langer shot a 68 confident that Team Sky will be competi- to finish in a tie for third with New Zealand’s tive-but of course we can take nothing for access to his room. Grant Waite. granted.” Brailsford, who has been keen to have “I had a lot of good runs in the US Open This year’s Tour has been billed as a four- Sky at the forefront of efforts to rid cycling over the years and probably lacked a little way fight for the yellow jersey involving of doping, said he had no qualms in maturity to pull it off,” said Maggert, who had Froome, defending champion Vincenzo accepting Froome’s explanations for both 13 top-10 finishes in majors in more than 20 Nibali of Italy, Spain’s Alberto Contador and missed tests. years on the PGA Tour. Colombia’s Nairo Quintana. “Team Sky wants to take a leadership “But certainly, now that I’m an old guy, I’ve “What we do have is a great competition position in trying to demonstrate that this learned a lot and was able to just steady on the horizon. We have got four of the is a clean sport and it can be done clean, myself and play well.” The final round started world’s best riders all going head-to-head,” and that’s our situation. It always will be,” with 16 players within two shots of the lead said Brailsford. Brailsford said. and Maggert said he knew he had to build “It looks like it’s the first time they are all “With regards to Chris, he missed his momentum. going to be in top form at the Tour de first test in 2010 and one more recently, but “It was a little different, having so many France, and it’s hard to choose between I was satisfied. “He phoned me straight- guys close,” he added. “A lot of really good them. away. He was at a hotel, the receptionist players that have been playing well. “So I “But Chris is up for it and I’m sure he’ll wouldn’t allow the tester to go to his room- knew I couldn’t go backwards today. I had to give a great account of himself.” Yeterday’s ’You can’t disturb our customers’, they get a mindset to go forward and make announcement came just days after wouldn’t phone up et cetera, et cetera. “He birdies.” Froome revealed he had missed two drugs didn’t know they were there. He came After six birdies in 15 holes, he made his tests, one in 2010 because of confusion down for breakfast and was told by the only bogey at No. 16. Of the last eight senior over the time of a training session, and hotel staff obviously that they had been majors, Maggert has now won two, while another earlier this year when hotel staff there to try to test him. “I don’t think there Montgomerie and Langer have won three SACREMENTO: Jeff Maggert kisses the trophy he received for winning the US Senior Open golf would not allow an anti-doping team is any cause for concern there.”—AFP each. —Reuters tournament at Del Paso Country Club. —AP Shock hold Storm at bay TULSA: Riquna Williams’ step-back jump points and Ivory Latta matched her. The shot put Tulsa ahead by two points with victory made Mike Thibault the win- 10.9 seconds left as the Shock held off ningest coach for the Mystics (6-3), the Seattle Storm 93-89 on Sunday to reaching 39 wins in his third season. equal a club record with their eighth Elena Delle Donne scored 26 points to straight victory. The Shock also had an lead Chicago (5-4), which had a three- eight-game winning streak while based game winning streak snapped. The for- in Detroit in 2003. mer Delaware star, who is averaging 29 Karima Christmas’ 3-pointer with 44.9 points a game, sank all eight of her free seconds gave Tulsa (8-1) its first lead in throws and has made 48 straight. She’s nearly 5 minutes at 89-87. Skylar Diggins, two short of her own mark set last year who finished with 31 points, banged her and 18 off the league record held by Eva knee on the play and had to leave the Nemcova according to information pro- game. Ramu Tokashiki tied it for the vided by the WNBA from the Elias Sports Storm (2-7), and Williams hit the go- Bureau. She’s 81 of 83 (98 percent) for the ahead jumper with her foot on the 3- season. point line. Seattle’s Renee Montgomery missed a LIBERTY 79, SPARKS 70 long-distance attempt with time running Sugar Rodgers scored a career-high out. Christmas grabbed the rebound and 23 points as New York beat winless Los added two free throws with less than a Angeles to end a two-game home losing second remaining. streak. Williams and Plenette Pierson each Tina Charles added 16 points and added 19 points for Tulsa. Pierson sur- Tanisha Wright 12 to help the Liberty (5- passed 3,500 career points. Tokashiki and 4) overcome a career-high 30 points from Jewell Loyd each had 21 points for the the Sparks’ Kristi Toliver, making her Storm. It was a career high for Loyd. WNBA season debut after returning from EuroBasket. Jantel Lavender added 14 MYSTICS 86, SKY 71 points, and Nneka Ogwumike had 13 Emma Meesseman scored 20 points points and a season-high 16 rebounds and Stefanie Dolson added a career-high for her first double-double this season 19 along with 10 rebounds to lead for Los Angeles (0-7), down to eight Washington past Chicago. players after Andrea Hoover injured her WASHINGTON: Chicago Sky guard Jamierra Faulkner (21) is fouled by Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud (15) during the first alfh of a left foot in a game Friday night. —AP WNBA basketball game.—AP Tayler Hill tied a career best with 16 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 SPORTS

EUGENE: Jenna Prandini (second from left) celebrates after winning the 200-meter at the US Track and Field Championships. (From left to right are) Kaylin Whitney, Prandini, Dezerea Bryant and Kyra Jefferson. —AP Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 sec

EUGENE: Controversial Justin Gatlin Gatlin, the year’s fastest at 100 and Salazar, made the US team in a second set the stage for a world championship 200, had a bye in the 100 at the trials, event, the 5,000m. Ryan Hill broke showdown with Usain Bolt when he but plans to challenge Bolt at both dis- through to win in 13:50.69 with Ben won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 tances in the August world champi- True second in 13:51.09. Rupp finished seconds at the US trials in Oregon on onships in Beijing. third in 13:51.54. Salazar has been Sunday. They have not met since 2013 with accused in a BBC programme and Only four people, including world Gatlin, who has served two doping ProPublica story of giving Rupp the record holder Bolt, have ever run faster bans, piling up a two-year unbeaten banned steroid testosterone as than the 33-year-old, whose previous streak. Olympic champion Jenn Suhr ateenager and encouraging athletes to best was 19.68 seconds. was equally dominant, soaring to the misuse prescription drugs. “I wanted to come out and make a best pole vault performance of the He has denied all allegations but is statement, and that’s what I did,” said year, 4.82 metres, and Jenna Prandini under investigation by the U.S. Anti- the fast starting Gatlin. “I would say it’s captured the women’s 200m in 22.20 Doping Agency (USADA), a source told the most complete, technically 200m I seconds on the University of Oregon Reuters. Rupp said, “I’ve got nothing to ever ran,” he added. “A lot of people track where she competes collegiately. hide. I’ll do whatever I need to do to were asking me what could I run if I ran Candyce McGrone and Jeneba Tarmoh cooperate with them (USADA).” But fel- through the finish line, so obviously I joined her on the team for the world low distance runner Kara Goucher went out there and ran 19.5 so I hope I championships. lashed out at a report Salazar issued can do better than that.” denying the allegations. “I understand Gatlin was so exhausted he bent DOMINANT RUN if you read it through, it looks like I am over after the race. “It hurt,” he said. “My David Oliver showed he will be a liar. I don’t like being labelled a liar,” body has never been there before. But ready to defend his world 110m hur- an emotional Goucher, among those it felt great.” dles title with a dominant run of 13.04 making allegations against Salazar, Only Jamaicans Bolt and Yohan seconds. Ronnie Ash, world record said after her race. She has been talk- Blake and Americans Michael Johnson holder Aries Merritt and Aleec Harris ing to USADA about Salazar since 2013 and Walter Dix have gone faster. took the next three spots, giving the and would welcome a chance to testify Training partner Isiah Young was sec- US four hurdlers in Beijing since Oliver under oath, she said. Former world ond in 19.93 with the 30-year-old has a bye. champion Jenny Simpson won the Wallace Spearmon taking third in Olympic 10,000m silver medallist women’s 1,500m in 4:14.86 and Alysia 20.10. The wind was an allowable 0.4 Galen Rupp, caught up in doping alle- Montano claimed her sixth 800m title EUGENE: Justin Gatlin reacts after winning the 200-meter at the US track and field championships. —AP metres per second. gations involving his coach Alberto in 1:59.15. —Reuters Thompson upsets US ready to end 100m drought

EUGENE: A strong and hungry group of US Beijing. “I think a lot of (US) sprinters are waking with English Gardner sharing the year’s top time Campbell-Brown sprinters is ready to end a long American up and understanding that it’s time to fight in the 100m and London Olympic gold medal- drought. The once dominant country has not back,” said Gatlin, who had a bye in the 100m at list Allyson Felix the outright leader in the 200. won a global title in the 100 metres since 2007, the trials but ran a scorching 19.57 seconds in Along with Gatlin, Felix, Gardner and KINGSTON: Birthday girl Elaine also battled a strong head-wind (-2.6) to but that could change at the IAAF world cham- the 200m. Olympic pole vault champion Jenn Suhr, the Thompson upset two-time Olympic and win the men’s 200m in 20.36. Warren pionships in Beijing in August. Only four men have ever run faster. “It’s time Americans leave their trials with nine other ath- world champion Veronica Campell- Weir, the silver medallist at the 2013 Led by year’s fastest man Justin Gatlin, the to go out there and work hard and bear that letes with the top performances in the world Brown to win the 200 metres title at world championships in Moscow, was US squad finalised at the weekend’s American American flag with honor,” said the controversial this year. Jamaica’s national trials on Sunday. second in 20.40, with Julian Forte third trials is loaded with talent to challenge the Gatlin, who has served two doping bans. “A nice blend of youth and experience, as Running in lane five and into a strong (20.51). world. “The US team will be the strongest for “I think a lot of us are doing that, Bromell, typified in the sprints where you have proven headwind (-2.4), 23-year-old Thompson Javon Francis won the 400m title in some years,” internationally recognised athletics Tyson, myself, even Isiah Young in the 200, big-time winners like Gatlin (33), Gay (32) and came off the turn in front and powered 44.70, with the fast-finishing Rushell expert Mel Watman told Reuters when asked to Wallace Spearmon. “We’re going out there and Felix (29) lining up with wonderful newcomers away to win with a time of 22.51 sec- McDonald second in 44.73. Beijing assess the overall strength of the American we’re going to be ready when it comes to world to the international scene such as Bromell (19) onds, 0.26 seconds ahead of Sherone Olympic semi-finalist Ricardo Chambers team. championships.” The group’s speed in both and Jenna Prandini (22),” said Watman. Simpson. came third but was disqualified for a “At the 2013 worlds the US won only six gold sprints-Gatlin, Young and Spearmon will run the “The strength in depth in numerous events Campbell-Brown was third with a lane violation, allowing Peter Matthews medals but in Beijing I wouldn’t be surprised if 200m-has given the Americans hopes of was awesome. “No other nation could match 12 time of 23.02 seconds on the fourth and to book his ticket to the Chinese capital. your athletes won double that number.” dethroning an underperforming Usain Bolt, men inside 10.00 seconds for 100m (admittedly final day of trials. “(The wind) didn’t real- The women’s 400m went to Along with Gatlin, former world champion who has won all but one global 100m title since some wind assisted), six inside 45 seconds for ly affect me and I tried my best to come Commonwealth Games bronze medal- Tyson Gay, the last U.S. sprinter to hold a global 2007. The other went to Jamaican compatriot 400m, five long jumpers over 8.30m, nine off the corner pretty fast as much as my list Christine Day, who beat second- title, promising teenager Trayvon Bromell and Yohan Blake. women inside 11.00 seconds for 100m, and six coach told me ... I just did that and placed Shericka Jackson with a time of veteran Mike Rodgers, all will be in the 100m at There is strength too on the women’s side 100m hurdlers inside 12.70 seconds.”—Reuters came out victorious so I’m happy,” 50.16 that equalled her personal best Thompson told Reuters. from a year ago. “Looking ahead to Beijing I need to Danielle Williams captured the 100 work on my corner as it is pretty slow, metres hurdles title with a time of 12.71, but I have to get off as fast as I can so I edging her runnerup sister need to work on that.” Nickel Ashmeade Shermaine.—Reuters

Formula E car racing hopes to expand to Africa, India

LONDON: The Formula E electric car est and visibility and the backdrop that racing series is aiming to expand to you get and wide roads-but perhaps Africa and India after a successful debut most difficult at the same time-followed season in Asia, the Americas and by Bangalore. Mumbai is out of the Europe. question.” Agag said the debut season, “We want to conquer as much of the which kicked off in Beijing last world as we can,” the series chief execu- September and raced in 10 cities, had tive Alejandro Agag told reporters after been a “great success, especially when Sunday’s final round at London’s you consider how difficult it was to Battersea Park on the south bank of the make it happen.” River Thames. “We will be looking for Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson, places maybe in Africa also.” whose British driver Sam Bird won the Agag said the series, won by Brazilian final race on Sunday, told reporters Nelson Piquet junior for Team China Formula E would overtake Formula One Winter Games Club Racing, would probably have two new within five years but Agag played that cities in the second season although the down. “We love Formula One and think number of races was likely to remain the it’s great. But we think Formula E is dif- same or one more. ferent. We would be making a big mis- General Assembly meeting “We want to give the championship take if we tried to compete with stability for the teams. Probably grow Formula One and be similar to Formula another two races for season three,” said One,” he said. “We have to be radically KUWAIT: Kuwait Winter Games Club General President Fuhaid Al-Ajmi condemned, on behalf He said the club will continue its hard work to the Spaniard. One of those could be in different to Formula One to have a Assembly approved the administrative and of the board of directors this heinous act which develop its sport, including speed, curling, slope India, with Mahindra & Mahindra Auto chance of survival. I don’t mean survival financial reports for the expired fiscal year. It also killed people while at worship. ice skating, show skating in addition to ice hock- Group President Pawan Goenka telling by beating Formula One but co-existing approved the proposed budget for the next year Al-Ajmi then commended the cooperation ey, adding that there are now nearly 1000 play- Reuters the choice was likely to be complimentary to Formula One. fiscal year. between all members, of the general assembly ers of various ages practicing this game. Al-Ajmi between New Delhi and Bangalore. “It “I think that will be the only chance This took place during the first general which resulted in making many achievements, thanked Information Minister, State Minister for cannot happen in 2015/16, it’s too late, for us to have a long term future in the assembly to be held after the declaration of the most importantly winning the Asian Cup, which Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- club which was held Sunday evening at the club was hosted by Kuwait last April. Humoud Al-Sabah, and Chairman and Director but in 2016/17 we would like to. The world of motorsport. We stand no premises in Shamiya. He said Kuwait now occupies several leading General of Youth and Sports Authority Sheikh organisers have a general interest in chance against Formula One but we do The meeting started with a minute silence in positions at the international and regional asso- Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Sabah for their support of bringing a race to India,” he said. stand a very strong chance on our own remembrance of the martyrs of the terrorist ciations and heads the GCC Organization the club, which helped reaching the achieve- “Delhi will be ideal in terms of inter- as a different product.” —Reuters attack at Imam Al-Sadeq mosque, the Club Committee of Ice Hockey Sports. ments made so far. TUESDAY, JUNE 30 2015 SPORTS

SCOREBOARD

CANTERBURY: Complete scoreboard on the final day of the four-day tour match between Kent and Australia at Canterbury yesterday: Australia 1st Innings 507-8 dec (S Marsh 114, S J. Denly b Siddle 22 Smith 111, C Rogers 84, M Clarke 56; M Hunn 5-99) R. Key c Johnson b Ahmed 14 Kent 1st Innings 280 (R Key 87; M Johnson 4-56) S. Northeast c Haddin b M Marsh 11 B. Harmison c Harris b Smith 31 Australia 2nd Innings (overnight: 322-4) C. Rogers c sub (Weller) b Riley 45 S. Billings c S Marsh b Harris 3 M. Clarke c Harmison b Riley 47 A. Ball c Siddle b Smith 1 S. Watson c sub (Weller) b Riley 81 M. Claydon c Rogers b Ahmed 53 M. Marsh retired out 101 A. Riley c Watson b Johnson 0 B. Haddin not out 11 M. Hunn not out 15 M. Johnson not out 27 I. Thomas c S Marsh b Smith 0 Extras (b9, lb1) 10 Extras (b8, lb8, nb1) 17 Total (4 wkts dec, 62 overs) 322 Did not bat: S Marsh, S Smith, R Harris, P Siddle, F Total (all out, 58.4 overs) 294 Ahmed Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Denly), 2-84 (Key), 3-100 Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Rogers), 2-110 (Clarke), 3-263 (Northeast), 4-193 (Bell-Drummond), 5-203 (M Marsh), 4-290 (Watson) (Billings), 6-220 (Ball), 7-232 (Harmison), 8-233 Bowling: Claydon 8-2-25-0; Hunn 9-1-50-0; (Riley), 9-284 (Claydon), 10-294 (Thomas) Thomas 15-2-64-0; Riley 19-2-114-3; Ball 5-0-39-0; Bowling: Harris 14-4-59-2; Johnson 12-4-29-1; Denly 6-2-20-0 Siddle 12-4-34-1; Ahmed 9-0-74-2; M Marsh 6-1- Kent 2nd Innings (target: 550) 28-1 (1nb); Smith 5.4-0-54-3. D. Bell-Drummond lbw b Harris 127 Result: Australia won by 255 runs. Bell-Drummond ton can’t stop Australia

CANTERBURY: Daniel Bell-Drummond’s anchored Kent’s first innings 280 — made COLOMBO: Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews bats during the fifth day of the second cricket Test match against Pakistan. —ñAP sparkling hundred for Kent could not pre- in response to Australia’s imposing 507 for vent Australia winning the opening match eight declared-with 87. of their Ashes tour by 255 runs at But Key could only manage 14 on Canterbury on Sunday. Sunday before, for the second time in the Sri Lanka victory romp Almost 40 years to the day since match, he fell to leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed. England great Colin Cowdrey made a Bell-Drummond, however, accelerated match-winning 151 not out for Kent in style after getting to lunch on 66 not out. against Australia on the same St Lawrence He was especially severe on Ahmed, taking levels Pakistan series ground, Bell-Drummond delighted a new 18 off one over from the leg-spinner includ- generation of fans with an innings of 127. ing a cut four, a straight-drive six, another However, the 21-year-old’s effort was in cut boundary and a clip off his legs to the COLOMBO: Dimuth Karunaratne hit 50 off 56 period,” he said. “It made all the difference in the when Pakistan hit back with two wickets off suc- a losing cause with Kent, set an improbable mid-wicket rope. balls as Sri Lanka trounced Pakistan by seven match. “The batting in the first innings is not cessive balls. 550 for victory, bowled out for 294 in their Bell-Drummond, long regarded as one wickets in the second Test in Colombo yesterday consistent enough and that is a big worry for us. Vithanage holed out in the deep off the last second innings shortly after tea on of England’s most promising young players, to square the three-match series 1-1. We put up a big score at Galle and here we col- ball of left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar’s second Sunday’s fourth and final day. wasn’t finished with Ahmed as a pull for Chasing 153 to win, the hosts made light of a lapsed from 74 for three to 138 all out. over after striking two sixes earlier in the over. Bell-Drummond, lbw to fast bowler four and two successive sixes in three balls delayed start of 30 minutes due to a wet outfield “The bowling has been good, especially Yasir Veteran Kumar Sangakkara, playing his last Mitchell Johnson for nought in the first from the spinner saw him to a 92-ball hun- and raced to victory in 26.3 overs before lunch who now has 54 wickets from his first nine Test match against Pakistan, fell to the first deliv- innings was initially just pleased to have dred. on the fifth and final day at the P. Sara Oval. matches. He is a match-winner, but the injury to ery he faced, caught at short-leg by Azhar Ali off avoided a ‘pair’ (two noughts in the same What was just the seventh first-class Karunaratne and skipper Angelo Mathews Wahab (Riaz) was a big blow.” Yasir. Sangakkara, 37, Test cricket’s leading cur- match). “It’s the best day of my career by a century of Bell-Drummond’s fledgling added a brisk 72 for the third wicket after two Pakistan pace spearhead Wahab suffered a rent run-getter, said on Saturday he will appear mile,” opening batsman Bell-Drummond career contained 21 fours and three sixes. wickets had fallen with the score on 49 to raise hairline fracture of his left hand while batting on in only the first two Tests against Pakistan and told reporters afterwards. He was eventually lbw to Harris. Pakistan’s hopes. the first day and has been ruled out of the series. play two more against India in August before “I can’t believe what’s just happened. It’s Not long afterwards, rain briefly halted Mathews remained unbeaten on 43, sharing “Hopefully we will recover from this loss and retiring from the international game. the best attack in the world and I watched play with Kent, bottom of the Second a fourth-wicket partnership of 32 with Lahiru try and win the final Test,” said Misbah. Karunaratne had hit four boundaries when he them on the TV when I was growing up.” He Division of England’s County Thirimanne, who hit the winning boundary off Kithuruwan Vithanage, promoted to open the was leg-before to Yasir with 32 runs still needed added: “All I wanted to do was get off a pair Championship, 203 for four. But when the leg-spinner Yasir Shah. batting in place of Kaushal Silva, smashed four for victory, but vice-captain Thirimanne part- in the first place to be honest and then it match resumed they lost four wickets for The win ended Sri Lanka’s three-match losing boundaries and two sixes in an aggressive 34 off nered his skipper to a facile win. Hard-working was a case of taking it from there.” 30 runs in slumping to 233 for eight. streak at the P. Sara Oval and set up a potentially 23 balls. Sri Lankan seamer Dhammika Prasad was For Australia coach Darren Lehmann, Leg-spinner Steven Smith, now better thrilling finale when the third Test begins at the The left-hander contributed a major share of named man of the match for his seven wickets in fresh from overseeing his side’s 2-0 Test known as the world’s number-one ranked Pallekele stadium near the popular hill resort of the 49-run opening stand with Karunaratne, the Test.—AFP series win in the West Indies, it was just the Test batsman, took two wickets for nine Kandy on Friday. Mathews said it was a very start he wanted as the side go in search of runs in two overs as Adam Ball and Ben good comeback by his team after losing the first their first Ashes success on English soil in Harmison, younger brother of Ashes-win- Test in Galle by 10 wickets. “The boys showed a SCOREBOARD 14 years. “I’m pretty happy,” said Lehmann. ner Stephen, both carelessly holed out off a lot of character after that defeat,” he said, adding “The change of conditions, to come couple of loose deliveries. COLOMBO: Final scoreboard on the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the P. Sara Oval in it was important to go for quick runs in the sec- Colombo yesterday: down here and play in front of a good Australia-born but England qualified ond innings because of the threat of rain. crowd and great facilities, we’re really Mitchell Claydon entertained another good “We wanted to bat positively because we Pakistan 1st innings: 138 (Mohammad Hafeez 42, K. Sangakkara c Azhar b Yasir 0 thankful to obviously Kent and Canterbury crowd with a 25-ball fifty that included two were not sure about the weather,” he said. “We Tharindu Kaushal 5-42, Dhammika Prasad 3-43) A. Mathews not out 43 Sri Lanka 1st innings: 315 (K. Silva 80, A. Mathews 77, L. Thirimanne not out 20 as a city, and pleased with the hit out for soaring straight sixes off Smith before gave the boys the green signal to play freely the lads.” After Australia had declared on falling to Ahmed. Yasir Shah 6-96) Extras: (lb6) 6 because it is easy to get bogged down.” Pakistan 2nd innings: 329 (Ahmed Shehzad 69, Azhar Total (for three wickets, 26.3 overs) 153 their overnight 322 for four, opener Bell- Smith, who scored a century in Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said being Ali 117, Younis Khan 40, D. Prasad 4-92, D. Chameera 3-53) Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Vithanage), 2-49 (Sangakkara), 3- Drummond looked in good touch. Australia’s second innings, ended the bowled out for 138 on the first day after electing 121 (Karunaratne). He struck three fours in an over from fast match when he dismissed last man Ivan to bat had cost his team dearly. “That session Sri Lanka 2nd innings: Bowling: Junaid 4-0-30-0, Hafeez 4-0-20-0, Babar 8-0-42- bowler Ryan Harris including a fine straight Thomas for a duck. Australia have one from lunch to tea on the first day really dented D. Karunaratne lbw b Yasir 50 1, Yasir 10.3-0-55-2 drive. Fellow opener Joe Denly made a more four-day match, against Essex in us because we lost all our main batsmen in that K. Vithanage c Hafeez b Babar 34 Result: Sri Lanka won by seven wickets. brisk 22 before he was bowled middle Chelmsford starting tomorrow, before they stump by first change Peter Siddle. begin the defence of the Ashes, with the Former England batsman Rob Key had first Test in Cardiff on July 8. —AFP Rahane to lead India in Zimbabwe

NEW DELHI: India rested regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and a host of other senior cricketers yesterday and put Ajinkya Rahane in charge of a second-string squad for next month’s tour of Zimbabwe for three one-dayers and two Twenty20 Internationals. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who played the last of his 229 one-dayers in June 2011, returns to the 15-member side for the world number two ODI team’s series against a Zimbabwe team ranked nine places lower. Apart from Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravichandran Ashwin have also been rested after India’s disappointing tour of Bangladesh where they lost the three-match ODI series 2-1. “We are confident of Ajinkya’s ability (to lead) and want him to do well,” chief selec- tor Sandeep Patil told reporters in New CANTERBURY: Australia’s Shane Watson plays a shot during the tour match against Delhi. Kent at The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury. —AP “We’re very happy the way his career is shaping up. He is one of the most consis- tent batsmen we have,” Patil said of the 27- Clarke confident as year-old who has played 55 ODIs since his 50-overs debut in 2011. “That’s why we want to see his other Ashes loom large aspects. We have given him this opportuni- ty and we’ll definitely back him,” said Patil, LONDON: Australia captain Michael Clarke a first win in the UK,” Clarke told Sky Sports believes his side are building up to their yesterday. “Individually guys got what they insisting the team was chosen with an eye defence of the Ashes in just the right style needed as well. “It is a good start and now we on next year’s Twenty20 World Cup in after opening their tour with a convincing have the opportunity to play against Essex, India. victory over Kent. Clarke’s men now face hopefully with the same result. “We are trying The team does not include any special- Essex in another four-day match, starting on to work that perfect balance as a team lead- ist glovesman but contains three batsmen- Wednesday, before commencing the defence ing up to that first Test, where I have always Robin Uthappa, Kedar Jadhav and Ambati of the Ashes they won 5-0 on home soil in believed tour games are important to play to Rayudu-who can keep wickets. 2013/14 in Cardiff next week. win to get some momentum and confidence, Manish Pandey and Sandeep Sharma In Canterbury, Australia beat Kent by 255 and then to get individuals a bat, for them to are the uncapped players in the ODI side. runs in a match featuring hundreds for the have a bowl. Harare Sports Club hosts the ODIs on July Marsh brothers, Shaun and Mitchell, as well as “So you will have seen us change our bat- 10, 12 and 14, to be followed by Twenty20 ting order in the second innings, but our star batsman Steven Smith. Internationals on July 17 and 19 at the Veteran opener Chris Rogers and all- result was still what we wanted.” Australia same venue. Team director Ravi Shastri will rounder Shane Watson both spent time in the against England has been the foundation middle as well, while fast bowler Mitchell stone of Test cricket since the two countries not tour Zimbabwe either, Indian cricket Johnson looked sharp in taking four wickets first clashed in 1877 and 34-year-old batsman board secretary Anurag Thakur said. The in Kent’s first innings, with fellow-paceman Clarke was well aware of the importance of board would meet next month to discuss Ryan Harris also producing some lively spells. the upcoming five-match series. who would succeed Duncan Fletcher as For all their recent success, Australia have “It is a really exciting part of what comes the new head coach, he added. not won an Ashes series in Britain since 2001, with Ashes cricket; the build-up, the media, Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), but Clarke reckons they will be well-prepared the public anticipation. I think that’s great for Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj to end a run of three straight away Ashes any series,” he said. “Being an Australian play- Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Robin Uthappa, series reverses on this tour. “There was a lot of er or an English player, Ashes at home or Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Axar positives that came out of the (Kent) game. away, that’s a big part of the package. It’s Patel, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, First thing, we won, and that was really great for the game but as a player you don’t Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit DHAKA: In this photograph taken on June 18, 2015, Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot important for us as a team, to get out and get need to build up the Ashes.—AFP Sharma and Sandeep Sharma. —Reuters during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and India. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 SPORTS Champions League returns as minnows take shot at glory

PARIS: Football these days never seems to Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace player, stop, and the Champions League returns told AFP. today, a mere 24 days after Barcelona’s There are no private jets for TNS-instead thrilling final win against Juventus. the club have been busy since the draw The dust has barely settled on Barca’s 3- was made last week sorting out flights to 1 victory in Berlin, secured thanks to sec- the North Atlantic archipelago via ond-half goals by Luis Suarez and Neymar, Edinburgh for tomorrow’s first leg. that saw them win the world’s most glam- But while the costs are high, there is orous international club competition for plenty of money on offer just for being in the fourth time in the last decade. the competition. From this year, clubs in But the road to the next final at the San the first qualifying round will receive a Siro in Milan, and the start of the 2015-16 guaranteed 450,000 euros (£319,000, season in Europe, begins on the last day of $502,000) from UEFA, and winning through June in some of the continent’s less glam- to the next round will bring at least 300,000 orous venues. euros more into the coffers. “It’s highly For the likes of Lincoln of Gibraltar, lucrative. It’s enough money to cover the Andorran title-holders Santa Coloma and wage bill for the whole season,” says Welsh champions The New Saints, reaching Harrison. “The club relies on the money the lucrative group stage is a distant dream earned from playing in Europe, and lately that will possibly never come true. we have managed to attract better players.” That would mean winning four two- Harrison says that TNS, who are based legged ties over the next two months. just across the border in the English town Simply winning one tie and reaping the of Oswestry, are competing for players with financial rewards that come with it will do teams from England’s fifth tier and also for now. look to pick up youngsters released by Lincoln are making their debut in the Premier League clubs. competition, while Santa Coloma and Their advantage is being able to offer a Folgore of San Marino-who face Pyunik of shot at European football, and for Harrison Armenia-will be trying to win a tie for the and his squad-who are full-time-prepara- first time. In contrast, The New Saints are tions have been geared towards this tie comparative European veterans, their dom- since they completed a domestic treble by inance of Welsh football allowing them to winning the Welsh Cup on May 2. become regulars on the continental stage They were back in training by May 26 in the decade since a 6-0 aggregate defeat and now they are looking to win a conti- LONDON: In this Sunday, May 24, 2015 file photo, Chelsea’s goalkeeper Petr Cech makes a save during the English Premier League soccer to European Cup holders Liverpool in quali- nental tie for just the third time. “Coming match. —AP fying in 2005. into the first round, we are the favourites TNS have been paired with B36 no matter who we play against,” insists Torshavn of the Faroe Islands, with the Harrison. “We are good enough to win prize on offer a second qualifying round tie both matches. It is a huge deal for Welsh against the Hungarian champions, former football if we can win. It’s only a qualifier Chelsea great Cech UEFA Cup finalists Videoton. but it’s still a Champions League tie. “Over “The Faroe Islands was probably the previous years we have put in good per- worst place to go in terms of logistics and formances. Now we need to turn those per- cost,” manager Craig Harrison, the former formances into results.” —Reuters moves to Arsenal

LONDON: Petr Cech said he had the “same look for new challenges.” Cech, a key figure in the did everything for you and you gave me your love hunger for success” after his move across London Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea, also thanked back. “I’ll never forget it. It will stay with me forev- from Chelsea to Arsenal was confirmed yesterday the club’s billionaire Russian owner for letting him er.” Neither Wojciech Szczesny or David Ospina when the Gunners announced he had agreed to join a rival Premier League side. has been completely convincing between the join them on a “long-term contract for an undis- “I spoke to Mr Abramovich about me staying posts for Arsenal, with many pundits believing closed fee” from the Premier League champions. in the Premier League and I’d like to thank him Wenger needed to sign a top-class goalkeeper if The 33-year-old Czech international goalkeep- from the bottom of my heart for his support in the Gunners were to challenge for the Premier er made over 400 appearances during 11 years at this matter,” Cech said. League title. Prior to Cech’s move across London, Stamford Bridge after joining from French club “It means so much to me because without him Chelsea captain John Terry said he would Rennes. Chelsea Football Club would not be where it is improve Arsenal, third in last season’s Premier Cech, however, has recently found himself now.” Cech then saluted Blues supporters by League, by 12 to 15 points. Arsenal finished 12 playing understudy to Belgian-shot-stopper adding: “A huge thank you to the Chelsea fans. I points behind Chelsea last season.—AFP Thibaut Courtois and made just 15 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea last season. “I’m really excited about joining Arsenal Football Club and can’t wait to join up for pre- Germany, US clash for final season,” said Cech. “I have the same commitment to football, the same motivation and the same spot at Women’s World Cup hunger for success as I had at the beginning of my career, and I love the challenges brought by MONTREAL: Germany and the United States The Americans will nevertheless be fresh- clash in Montreal today for the first final er having eased past China 1-0, although the top quality players you face while playing in berth of the Women’s World Cup with cham- they had tougher group matches against the Premier League. pions Japan and England playing their semi- Australia, Nigeria and Sweden. “When Arsene Wenger spoke to me about his final in Edmonton tomorrow. As the tourna- The European champions also have the ambitions for this club, and how he saw me as ment enters the final straight the world order added motivation of matching their men’s part of this team, the decision was clear.” remains unchanged with the only absence World Cup success last year in Brazil. But Arsenal manager Wenger added: “Petr Cech is being third-ranked France who came up Neid, who is stepping down to become the a player that I have admired for a long time and I against top-ranked Germany in the quarter- German Football Association’s (DFB) head of am very pleased that he has decided to join us. finals, losing 5-4 on penalties after the tie scouting for women and girls next year, is “He has proven over many seasons that he is ended 1-1 after extra time. also looking to inspire future generations. one of the outstanding ‘keepers in the world and Holders Japan are ranked fourth and take “Everyone in Germany would be very hap- he will add great strength to our squad,” the on England, two places below them, while py and proud of us and we would receive a Frenchman said. Sweden, in fifth, also fell by the wayside to very nice reception of course but being suc- Although the fee was undisclosed, several Germany 4-1 in the last 16. cessful helps to promote women’s soccer in British media outlets reported Cech had been Australia, the lowest ranked team in the the future,” said the 51-year-old. Neid’s side signed for £10 million ($16 million, 14 million quarter-finals at tenth, were beaten 1-0 by have scored the most goals in the competi- euros) on a four-year deal. Japan. Germany and the United States, tion with 20 — ten in their opener against Cech’s haul of 13 major trophies during his ranked second behind the European champi- the Ivory Coast-but the US, with Hope Solo in time with Chelsea included four Premier League ons, have split four of the six titles the tour- goal, have conceded just one in their open- titles and four FA Cups, as well as the 2012 nament has had to offer since the inaugural ing game against Australia. Champions League. edition in China 1991. Both will be bidding Germany’s Celia Sasic is the top scorer to stay in the running for a record third title with six goals, and they also have former In the same period, Arsenal had to make do in Vancouver on July 5. world goalkeeper of the year Nadine with three FA Cup triumphs, including a 4-0 victo- The United States won in China and took Angerer, who proved her reliability in the ry over Aston Villa in last season’s final. a second in 1999 at home, with Germany, penalty shootout against France. Chelsea hailed Cech as a club ‘icon’ on their winning back-to-back titles in 2003 and Ellis’ Americans are riding high after their website and the keeper himself published a 2007. Germany will have to show that they win over 1999 finalists China. “This game was lengthy letter to Blues supporters on his Twitter Abdalla Said have recovered from their tough 120 min- huge going into our semi-final match,” said page, saying he couldn’t quite believe he was utes of football against France. Carli Lloyd. “The confidence was slowly leaving Stamford Bridge. “I thought this would “Winning such a tough game as against building after this game it really, really never happen but it is time for me to say good- France makes you very confident but we had helped us. Everybody is feeling so good col- Said stars as Ahly bye to Chelsea Football Club,” he wrote. “The club to play for 120 minutes, we have some lectively.” I have lived every single minute for since joining injured players, we have to rest and to recov- It will be the third World Cup meeting July 2004, the club in which I thought I’d hang my er,” said Germany coach Silvia Neid. “The next between the two superpowers-the defeat Esperance gloves and boots one day and finish my career. task won’t be any easier but we are among Americans won 5-2 in 1991 and 3-2 in 1999, But life doesn’t always turn out the way you think the best four teams in the world and we’re with Germany winning 3-0 in 2003 — and feeling good so maybe there is some life left each time the winner went on to take the JOHANNESBURG: Egyptians Al-Ahly won away to Congolese AC Leopards in it will. “During the season it became clear that my sit- in us to go on,” Neid added. title. “I can just tell in them, their chests are produced their best international per- Dolisie. Ahly coach Fathy Mabrouk hailed “They’re Germans it won’t be a disadvan- high and they’re ready to go and its a really formance for years to thump Tunisians his team after an unexpectedly wide win- uation would not improve and as I know I am not at the stage of my career where I want to be on tage for them,” US coach Jill Ellis was quick to good feeling heading into the semi,” warned Esperance 3-0 at the weekend in match ning margin in a game staged behind point out. Ellis. —AFP Day 1 of the CAF Confederation Cup. closed doors because of ongoing post- the bench, I made my decision to move on and Abdalla Said scored in each half of a Arab Spring security concerns. Group A showdown between two of the “We played a very good game, both most successful and popular African physically and technically,” said the suc- football clubs. And substitute Moamen cessor to Spaniard Juan Carlos Garrido. Zakaria completed the rout at the Suez The European was sacked when Ahly Army Stadium with a stoppage-time failed to qualify for the CAF Champions third goal for the title-holders. League group stage and were demoted Said bagged his brace with unstop- to the second-tier Confederation Cup. pable shots past goalkeeper Moez Ben “We studied Esperance well and the Cherifia after 19 and 58 minutes and players did what I told them to do. “To Zakaria netted four minutes into addi- start the group stage with a victory like tional time. this gives us confidence to defend our Even the second half red-carding of title in style. captain Hossam Ashour for elbowing an “I have to praise my players, especially opponent off the ball did not disrupt the Abdalla Said, who was awesome. He is an rampant Cairo Red Devils. The handsome exceptional footballer.” Playing under victory propelled Ahly, winners of a French coach Jose Anigo for the first record 19 CAF titles, to the top of the time, Esperance lacked seven regulars table on goal difference from Tunisians due to captain Oussama Darragi disap- Etoile Sahel. pearing, injuries, suspensions and a Etoile, the only club to win all five CAF bizarre airport incident. competitions, edged Malians Stade Ahmed Akaichi was sent home as the Malien 1-0 in Sousse through a second- squad were about to board a plane to half goal from Baghdad Bounedjah. Egypt with conflicting reports about the Both Group B games delivered 1-0 vic- reason. The official line was “disciplinary tories for former African champions. A reasons” after the footballer argued with late Abdoulaye Cisse goal earned a supporter at a training session. But Egyptians Zamalek victory over Tunisians some media believe Akaichi was being CS Sfaxien in Cairo while Happy Jele punished for refusing to extend his con- scored as South Africans Orlando Pirates tract. —AFP REIMS: Reims’ football club players warm up during their first training session of the season yesterday. —AFP Watson wins Sri Lanka victory Travelers title romp levels 16 Pakistan18 series TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Champions League returns as minnows take shot at glory Page 19

LONDON: Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Johanna Konta of Britain during the women’s singles first round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships. —AP Djokovic, Serena off to winning starts

LONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic Wimbledon second round yesterday with a 6-2, Lleyton Hewitt’s Wimbledon farewell ended round clash against Hungary’s Timea Babos. In subjected to the usual bag checks at the and five-time women’s winner Serena Williams 6-2 win over Britain’s Johanna Konta. in an agonising defeat as Finland’s Jarkko other early action yesterday, Spanish ninth seed entrances to the All England Club in southwest reached the Wimbledon second round yesterday Sharapova, the 2004 champion, will face Nieminen out-lasted the 2002 champion 3-6, 6- Carla Suarez Navarro went down 6-2, 6-0 to London, where police officers were visible as organisers boosted security and weathermen either Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands or 3, 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 in a thrilling first round clash. Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in just 52 minutes around the perimeter and inside the grounds. ramped up warnings of a crushing heatwave. China’s Wang Qiang for a place in the last 32. Hewitt is embarking on a prolonged goodbye while Italian 24th seed Flavia Pennetta lost 6-3, Britain’s national terror threat level is current- Top seed Djokovic enjoyed a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win Japan’s fifth seed Kei Nishikori overcame an tour before retiring after next year’s Australian 2-6, 6-4 to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas. ly at “severe”, meaning an attack is considered over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber with cru- injury scare to reach the Wimbledon second Open and he was hoping for one last hurrah on Two-time semi-finalist Victoria Azarenka, highly likely. Police said that extra officers would cial breaks in the ninth game of each set and round yesterday with a gruelling 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6- his 17th and final visit to the All England Club. seeded 23, saw off Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-2, be on duty patrolling the area, while road clo- goes on to face either 2004 champion Lleyton 2, 3-6, 6-3 win over Italy’s Simone Bolelli. Top seed Williams, bidding to become the 6-1 and seventh seed Ana Ivanovic breezed past sures and a “highly mobile reserve that can Hewitt or Jarkko Nieminen for a place in the last Nishikori, who needed his left leg strapped in first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to wrap up China’s Fan Xu-yi 6-1, 6-1. In the men’s first respond to emerging incidents” were also in 32. the final set, will face Santiago Giraldo of all four majors in one season, endured a nervy round, Australia’s 26th seed Nick Kyrgios, who place. As well as security, fans and players were “This is the cradle of our sport,” said Djokovic, Colombia for a place in the last 32. start, dropping serve and being warned for knocked out Rafael Nadal last year, eased past also bracing themselves for a rare British heat- playing his first match since his defeat to Stan Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus swearing, before completing a 6-4, 6-1 win over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-0, 6-2, 7-6 wave. Wawrinka at the final of the French Open three Williams steamed through her first round match Margarita Gasparyan, the world number 113 (8/6). US Open champion Marin Cilic, the ninth Today and tomorrow, temperature are weeks ago ended his hopes of completing a by crushing US compatriot Madison Brengle 6-0, from Russia who has never won a tour match in seeded Croatian and a quarter-finalist at expected to be in the low to mid-30s. One career Grand Slam. 6-0 in just 42 minutes. four years as a professional. “It feels good so far. Wimbledon last year, got past Japanese qualifier British newspaper even breathlessly predicted “There is no bigger tournament in our sport Williams hit 29 winners to just two from Just one match but it feels good just to be back Hiroki Moriya 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4). that Wednesday would sweat in 36 degrees, the than Wimbledon. It’s always a special feeling to Brengle, the world number 36, and won the here at Wimbledon. I’ve done so well here in the On the first day of the 2015 championships, highest ever recorded at the tournament. come out here as defending champion. There’s match with her sixth ace to complete the so- past so I’ll always have so many good memories security was stepped up in the aftermath of the Seven-time champion Roger Federer, two-time always a few butterflies.” called “double bagel” of winning in two sets here,” said the 33-year-old American after her weekend jihadist killings of 38 tourists in Tunisia, winner Rafael Nadal and 2013 champion Andy Fourth seed Maria Sharapova reached the without losing a game. 73rd Wimbledon match win gave her a second most of whom were British. Spectators were Murray all start their bids today. —AFP Rivalry renewed as Wright knack for Copa semis kick off bigger, better waves

SYDNEY: Four times over two days off the it’s to do with the way I was brought up. My SANTIAGO: One of the fiercest rivalries in South on course to be the tournament top scorer fol- coast of Fiji earlier this month, Owen Wright dad never told me the waves were too big, if I American football will be renewed at the Copa lowing his superbly taken treble against the hauled his body onto a strip of polyurethane showed interest he said: ‘sure, go for it’. America late yesterday as hosts Chile battle Peru Bolivians. and plunged into the barrel of a three-metre “He never put that fear into me. Whenever in the latest instalment of the ‘Clasico del Peru also have one of the players of the tour- wave. Four times the Australian had the I see a wave that interests me, I say ‘let me at Pacifico’. nament in their ranks, the speedy and skilful strength and agility to race along the wall of it’. I like that challenge. “I’m loving it more Chile will start as favorites for the semi-final, winger Christian Cueva, who scored against water and exit just before the jaws of the now, in those big conditions. It’s something which kicks off at 8.30pm local time (2330 Brazil in the opening match and played a star- wave snapped shut and smashed him into that some surfers have and some don’t.” GMT), as they aim to edge closer to their dream ring role against Bolivia. The semi-final show- the coral reef below. Nature and nurture may have given Wright of winning a first ever Copa America. down in Santiago will be played out against the The result was four perfect scores, a feat the raw talent to be a world champion but he However the hosts’ preparations were jolted backdrop of historical enmity that dates back unprecedented on the elite World Surf knows that none of that will matter without on Sunday after key defender Gonzalo Jara was more than a century to the 1879-1883 War of League Tour which earned the 25-year-old hard work and his Fiji success came after two hit with a tournament-ending three-match ban the Pacific. the Fiji Pro title and thrust him into con- trips to Tahiti to practise on similar waves. for a lurid off-the-ball clash with Uruguay striker On the football field, at least, the rivalry tention for a first world crown. Wright may not be much of a fan of surf- Edinson Cavani. Photos and camera footage began in 1935, but the animosity pre-dates that “It was an incredible high,” Wright told ing at the Olympics he thinks it is too much of showed Jara attempting to shove a finger into first encounter by several decades. Reuters at Sydney’s iconic Bondi beach on his an art form-but he most definitely believes in Cavani’s backside shortly before the Paris Saint- Most famously, differences of opinion return to Australia. “Both of the waves I made preparing like any other elite athlete. “In a Germain star retaliated and was sent off in last remain to this day over which country is respon- in the final, I thought, ‘wow, that’s it, that’s a two-hour surf you’re doing roughly seven Wednesday’s stormy quarter-final. Chilean foot- sible for the invention of the bicycle kick. huge one’. “You’re so stoked when you make it kilometres, so two two-hour surfs a day, that’s ball authorities have no plan to appeal the deci- Chileans say they invented it in a 1914 match, out of a barrel. Emotions are just coming out, 14 kms,” he said. “So you’ve got to be fit and sion, although coach Jorge Sampaoli criticised christening the overhead volley as ‘La Chilena’. it’s unreal. “It was only that afternoon that I you’ve got to know how to recover. And the suspension, saying it set a dangerous prece- Peruvians see it differently, arguing that in sat down and the adrenalin wore off and it you’ve got to be healthy if you are going to dent. “If you start acting on allegations outside fact it was first tried in the port city of Callao in was like, ‘woah, body’s sore’.” Wright’s historic be doing that five times a week or you’ll just of the referee’s report, things are going to get the late 1800s, being given the name ‘La performance put him in third place in the title get injured.” No work came harder than that very complicated,” Sampaoli said Sunday. Chalaca’. More recently, several matches race with six rounds remaining, well in the Wright put in when, having finished third on “If people start getting suspended on the between the two sides have entered folklore. In frame to succeed Brazilian Gabriel Medina as the pro tour and won Rookie of the Year in basis of allegations from one side, then every- 1977 Peru ended Chile’s hopes of qualifying for world champion. 2011, he left the water at Australia’s Bells one will start trying to do it,” he added. the 1978 World Cup; Chile had inflicted the It would be the fulfillment of a lifelong Beach doubled over with a herniated disc Chile face a Peru side brimming with confi- same misery on Peru in qualifiers for the 1974 dream for Wright, who grew up in a surfing- which wiped out his 2013 season. The heir dence after recovering from a 2-1 defeat in their tournament. Chile have the stronger pedigree obsessed family in Culburra, New South apparent to Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson opening game against Brazil to reach the last in recent tournaments, qualifying for the last Wales, and never wanted to do anything else. as Australian surfing’s next big thing spent 10 four. Los Incas swept aside Bolivia in the quar- two World Cups, reaching the last 16 in 2014. Two of the remaining six legs of the tour, months out of the water and found getting ter-finals 3-1, with Brazil-based striker Paolo Peru have not qualified for the World Cup since in Tahiti and Hawaii, should offer big waves back into competitive shape was as much a Guerrero scoring a hat-trick. 1982. The winner of late yesterday’s semi-final similar to those in Fiji and play to the advan- mental as a physical challenge. “Surfing’s Flamengo forward Guerrero, who has spent will face either Argentina or Paraguay in the CHILE: Paraguay’s Lucas Barrios attends a soccer training ses- tage of the 1.91m (6ft 3in) Wright. “I do have a something that I love and not being able to the past three years in Brazil after spells in final on Saturday. Argentina and Paraguay meet sion in Concepcion. Paraguay will face Argentina in a Copa certain knack for bigger, hollow waves,” do something that you love for so long was Germany with Bayern Munich and Hamburg, is today. —AFP America semi final soccer match today. —AP Wright added. “It’s not just my height, I think kind of hard to do,” he recalled.—AFP ‘Black Monday’ in Greece as panic simmers Page 23

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ATHENS: Pensioners gather outside the closed headquarters of the National Bank of Greece in central Athens yesterday. — AFP Greece in shock as banks shut

Long lines outside some branches • EU officials send confusing signals ATHENS: Greeks struggled to adjust to shut- minute breakthrough were fading fast. exchange will also stay shut. page. The Nafetemporiki daily headlined yes- restaurants. Tourists gathered as usual to tered banks, closed cash machines and a cli- Greeks - used to lengthy talks with creditors After months of talks, Greece’s exasperat- terday’s edition “Dramatic hours” while the Ta watch the changing of the presidential guard mate of rumours and conspiracy theories before a eleventh-hour deal materializes - ed European partners have put the blame for Nea daily simply said: “When will the banks outside parliament. yesterday as a breakdown in talks between were left stunned. “I can’t believe it,” said the crisis squarely on Tsipras’s shoulders. The open”. The conservative-leaning Eleftheros A rally called by Tsipras’s Syriza party to Athens and its creditors plunged the country Athens resident Evgenia Gekou, 50, on her creditors wanted Greece to cut pensions and Typos newspaper accused Tsipras of protest against austerity measures and urge deep into crisis. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, way to work. “I keep thinking we will wake raise taxes in ways that Tsipras has long announcing the referendum as a ruse to tip voters to say “No” in the referendum on who blindsided creditors by calling a refer- up tomorrow and everything will be OK. I’m argued would deepen one of the worst eco- the country into early elections in the hopes bailout terms was expected later yesterday. endum on the austerity cuts in the aid pack- trying hard not to worry.” nomic crises of modern times in a country of winning them. “Mr Tsipras’s decision to call Officials around Europe and the United States age proposed by the creditors, appeared on European officials sent confusing signals where a quarter of the workforce is already a referendum and a possible euro exit consti- made a frantic round of calls and organised television on Sunday night to announce cap- about their next move. A spokesman for the unemployed. As Tsipras announced the tutes a premeditated crime,” it said in an edi- meetings to try to salvage the situation. US ital controls to prevent banks from collaps- European Commission told French radio that emergency measures late on Sunday, there torial. “It is clear that Mr Tsipras has lost the President Barack Obama called Merkel, and ing. Brussels would not make any new proposals were long queues outside ATMs and petrol trust of citizens. That’s obvious from the senior US officials including Treasury Their imposition capped a dramatic week- yesterday, appearing to contradict com- stations as people raced to take out cash queues at ATMs and petrol stations, and it Secretary Jack Lew, who spoke to Tsipras, end for Greece that has pushed the country ments by EU Economics Commissioner Pierre before it was too late. Lines of over a dozen will become obvious at next Sunday’s ballot.” urged Europe and the IMF to come up with a towards a likely default on Ä1.6 billion ($1.77 Moscovici. He said a new offer was forthcom- people formed at ATMs when they reopened As rumours flew about, dozens of pension- plan to hold the single currency together and billion) of International Monetary Fund loans ing and that the two sides were “only a few yesterday. ers queued outside at least two offices of the keep Greece in the euro zone. on Tuesday and closer to an exit from the centimetres” away from a deal. “I’ve got five euros in my pocket, I National Bank of Greece yesterday after hear- “While the program is active until Tuesday, euro currency bloc. French President European bank shares fell sharply yester- thought I would try my luck here for some ing they could withdraw pensions from some they aren’t providing the necessary liquidity Francois Hollande appealed to Tsipras to day. Top banks in Spain, France and Germany money. The queues in my neighbourhood branches. They were turned away, Reuters for Greek banks just to blackmail and to ter- return to the negotiating table and German were down more than 6 percent as the risk of were too long yesterday,” said plumber photographers said. “I’ve worked all my life, rorize us,” Administrative Reforms Minister Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was will- a spillover to banks in other peripheral euro Yannis Kalaizakis, 58, outside an empty cash only to wake up one morning to a disaster George Katrougalos told Antenna television. ing to talk to the 40-year-old Greek leader if zone countries spooked investors. The Greek machine in central Athens yesterday. “I don’t like this,” said one shop owner, who was there “If we vote a yes, they will demolish pensions, he wanted. “There are a few hours before the government will keep banks shut at least know what else to say. It’s a mess.” to collect his wife’s pension. Despite the you will have to pay for medicare in public negotiation is closed for good,” Hollande said until after July 5, the date of the referendum, financial shock, parts of daily life went on as hospitals. When your kids can’t go to school after a cabinet meeting on Greece. and withdrawals from automated teller ‘Dramatic Hours’ normal, with shops, pharmacies and super- you will say ‘thanks’ and they will say ‘you But with Greece’s bailout program expir- machines were limited to Ä60 a day when Newspapers splashed pictures of long markets in the city opening and Greeks meet- asked for it’. But if you say no you have the ing in less than 48 hours, hopes of a last- they reopened at midday. The stock lines outside cash machines on their front ing to discuss their country’s fate at cafes and ability to fight for a better future.” — Reuters Framework for China-led international bank signed Beijing to hold some veto powers BEIJING: Countries from five continents formally signed up yester- effectively encouraging the AIIB’s formation by blocking reforms day to the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - a giving developing nations a greater say in the IMF. potential rival to the Washington-based World Bank - as Beijing Beijing will be by far the largest AIIB shareholder at about 30 steps up its global diplomatic and economic role. Australia was the percent, the articles of association posted on the website of first country to sign the articles of association creating the AIIB’s China’s finance ministry showed. India is the second biggest at legal framework at a ceremony in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, 8.4 percent with Russia third on 6.5 percent. The voting structure an AFP journalist saw, followed by 49 other founding members. gives smaller members a slightly disproportionately larger voice, Seven more are expected to do so by the end of the year. and a statement accompanying the articles said China will have The bank will have a share capital of $100 billion, with $20 bil- 26 percent of the votes. lion paid in initially, the document showed. The signing “is an That is not enough to give Beijing a formal veto over all the embodiment of the concrete action and efforts made by all bank’s decision-making, but it will still have an outsized say and countries in the spirit of solidarity, openness, inclusion and coop- a block on some votes which require a 75 percent majority - eration”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said after the ceremony. including the choice of the bank’s president, suspensions of Signalling China’s central role at the bank, he added: “Now we are members, and changes to the rules. “China’s shareholding and willing to listen to your views and proposals.” its voting power at the establishment of the AIIB is a natural The AIIB has been viewed by some as a rival to the World Bank result led by the rules decided by all members,” said Shi Yaobin, a and Asian Development Bank, and the United States and Japan - vice finance minister, according to the official Xinhua news BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping (front center) poses for a group photo with the delegates attending the the world’s largest and third-largest economies, respectively - agency. “China is not deliberately pursuing the veto power,” he signing ceremony for the articles of agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at the Great Hall have notably declined to join. Earlier this month, former Federal added, saying share percentages could be diluted by future new of the People yesterday. — AFP Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke rebuked US lawmakers for admissions. — AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 BUSINESS

Booming education helps Africans move up a class

JOHANNESBURG: Packed tightly at a row of $2,000 to as much as $16,000 and pulling in big South Africa that is growing at a breakneck pace, 18,000 private schools, according to Britain’s graffitied desks in an overcrowded classroom, profits. Britain’s Pearson, the publishing firm both operationally and in the stock market. Department for International Development. students at Masiqhakaze Secondary School near behind the Financial Times, is backing compa- Earlier this year, Curro met its target of complet- Many middle class parents complain about public Johannesburg shiver as a chilly breeze blows nies involved in rolling out affordable acade- ing 40 academies five years ahead of time, from schools, saying they lack facilities and are over- through broken windows. This run-down, tin- mies. In January the company tripled its invest- just 12 schools in 2011. It says it should double crowded. “For me it is the numbers. There are too shack district is a poor environment for learning ment to $50 million in a fund that backs emerg- that number by 2020. Shares in the company many children in the classes and, of course, there’s but its conditions are similar to those in thou- ing-market ventures that provide education to have surged nearly eight-fold since listing on the not much attention given to a child,” said Wanjiru sands of state schools across Africa that academ- budget schools. “By any metric - demographic Johannesburg’s bourse four years ago, valuing it Muchiri, who spends nearly $6,000 a year for her ics say have left millions with skills suitable only growth, economic growth - or by demand for at nearly $1 billion. As the quality of state educa- three children to attend private school in Nairobi. for manual labour. better educational outcomes, the circumstances tion in South Africa has declined, Curro’s populari- Ghanaian car rental businessman Clifford In a 2015 report the World Economic Forum are ripe for African education to significantly ty has risen. “We like Curro, we like the theme, Bannerman-Lawson, who pays $2,000 a year to ranked South Africa last in the quality of mathe- improve in the next two decades,” said Katelyn especially considering that their competition is put his 6-year old through a private school, said: matics and science education and close to last at Donnelly, the head of Pearson’s Affordable the government, which has shown to be ineffec- “If you take two children, one from a private 139 out of 143 in the overall quality of its educa- Learning Fund, set up with $15 million in 2012. tive,” said Michael Treherne, a fund manager at school and one from public, there is a vast differ- tion system. However, rising incomes among the Johannesburg investment firm Vestact. ence.” continent’s vast population have created a pool Breakneck Growth For many other parents however, the choices of customers willing to pay for better schooling Other investors include Dubai-based GEMS A Vast Difference on offer remain too expensive and their children for their children. That in turn is driving an explo- Education, Bridge International Academies and According to a report last month by South continue to struggle through public schools sion in education businesses that means Africa South Africa’s AdvTech Ltd, which last week said Africa’s Centre for Development and Enterprise, where classrooms may be a patch of grass under could soon rival Asian countries like India as the it had attracted a takeover bid that sent it shares enrolments at independent schools in South a tree, or a dilapidated shack with a leaking roof. next big hit with school investors. sky-rocketing. South African investment compa- Africa doubled in the last 15 years to half a million “If I had a choice, I would send my child to a better Private schools are springing up everywhere ny PSG Group is the major shareholder in Curro children. In the Nigerian commercial capital school,” Gladys Mahlake, whose child is in from Lagos to Kenya offering annual fees from Holdings, a low-cost private schools operator in Lagos, there are now 1.5 million children at Masiqhakaze Secondary School. —Reuters

India’s next weapon? The Abu Dhabi buys into heat-tolerant dwarf cow Trafigura Spain mines LONDON: Trading house Trafigura has in the mining sector as prices hover sold half its stake in three Spanish cop- near multi-year lows. After four years of Natural breeds can better withstand climate change per and zinc mines to Abu Dhabi price declines, base metals such as investment company Mubadala as part copper and zinc are seen as among THIRUVANANDHAPURAM, India: Worsening among some farmers because they consume that customers are willing to pay more for milk of a joint venture they are setting up to those with the most upside potential, heat, fodder shortages and the threat of less food and water than conventional cattle from dwarf cows. Her dairy herd includes 35 invest in base metals mining, the com- helped by supply constraints from drought are forcing many hard-hit dairy farm- varieties, the experts said. Small-scale farmers crossbreeds and 15 dwarf varieties, and she panies said on Monday. The deal marks places such as Chile. ers in the Anantapur area of India’s southern need only one or two dwarf cows to meet the says she can sell a litre of milk from the smaller yet another move by the Swiss oil-to- “Investing in MATSA is a key step in Kerala state to reduce their herds, experts say. milk needs of their households, they said. The animals for three times as much as the larger metals trader to grow via joint ven- growing and diversifying our existing “This is nothing less than a catastrophe,” said breeds are also less susceptible to mastitis, a cows. tures and to raise money by selling metals and mining portfolio,” Ahmed Ananthakrishnan Kannappan, a livestock agent common udder infection. Kerala farmers lose “Though dwarf milk is costlier, many people stakes in subsidiaries rather than float- Yahia Al-Idrissi, chief executive officer for 30 years in Anantapur. “This is the first time at least 250 crore rupees (around $40 million) - especially the rich who live in flats in Calicut - ing the parent company. Sources close of Mubadala Technology and Industry, each year due to mastitis in crossbreed vari- are eager to purchase it because it is thought that due to lack of water and fodder, farmers to the deal said it valued the mines said in a statement. Trafigura in the are eagerly competing to sell off their livestock eties, according to researchers at the animal to be more nutritious than crossbred milk,” she business at around $1.4 billion, mean- past two years has sold stakes at a for throwaway prices.” husbandry department. According to the 2012 said. Balakrishnan’s dwarf cows are even ing Mubadala would be paying around large profit in its oil mid-stream busi- But the solution to the problem is simple Kerala livestock census, not a single case of famous. One of her Vechur cows was recently $700 million for its stake. ness Puma Energy and its US oil stor- and small, livestock experts argue: Heat-toler- severe mastitis has been reported among featured in the Guinness Book of World For Mubadala, set up in 2002 by the age terminals. The latest deal with ant dwarf cows. A team of researchers from dwarf cows. Records as the world’s shortest cow at a height Abu Dhabi government to help diversi- Mubadala follows Trafigura subsidiary Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences of 61 cm. fy the economy, the purchase is part of Impala in partnership with Mubadala University and the state government’s Animal Quality, Not Quantity With India facing growing heat and Husbandry Department are now promoting a Still, many commercial cattle farmers are drought threats, other state governments a push to invest in assets other than oil. acquiring a controlling stake in the switch to Vechur and Kasargod cattle, two local sceptical about the benefits of downsizing to have reached out to learn more about Kerala’s It has a portfolio valued at more than Porto Sudeste iron ore port in Brazil. varieties known for being easy to raise, resist- dwarves. Of the 2.3 million cattle in Kerala, only dwarf cows as a way to help protect their own $66 billion. Mubadala will buy 50 per- “This builds on our existing sector ant to diseases and - most important - better at 6.5 percent are dwarf varieties, agricultural cattle and dairy industries. Government offi- cent of Trafigura’s mining operator strategy and partnership with tolerating high temperatures than the more experts say. One issue is cost. A dwarf cow cials from the state of Gujarat recently bought Minas de Aguas Tenidas (MATSA) Mubadala. We are identifying new popular crossbred cattle. costs almost the same as a larger crossbred - three Vechur cows from Kerala, while Punjab which owns the Agua Tenidas, Sotiel opportunities and investing thought- “High-yielding crossbreed varieties of cattle about 20,000 rupees ($300). But a crossbreed Chief Minister Prakesh Singh Badal took six and Magdalena mines in southern fully together in ways that comple- can faint or even die during hot and humid cow, when it is healthy, produces much more dwarf cows from Kerala to his farm in Spain producing copper, zinc and lead ment our existing portfolio,” Trafigura summer days,” said E M Muhammed, an expert milk than its dwarf counterpart, making cross- Chandigarh, livestock experts say. “It is a fact concentrates. Trafigura will retain the CEO Jeremy Weir said. Trafigura is near- on animal breeding and genetics at the univer- breeds a popular choice among farmers. that the characteristics of the seasons have other 50 percent stake, the two com- ing completion of a two-year invest- sity. “Our natural breeds can better withstand “I am concerned about the commercial been altered by the disastrous impacts of cli- panies said in a statement. ment and expansion plan for MATSA the effects of climate change.” Dwarf cows, on aspects,” said K Ravindran, a farmer from mate change, so our lifestyle needs to adapt to A number of private investors, such which includes construction of a new the other hand, appear to carry a “thermome- Palakkad. “In order to produce 10 litres of milk, using our indigenous flora and fauna,” said K as the former boss of Xstrata Mick treatment plant, which will double ter gene” that allows them to better tolerate a farmer has to rear at least four Vechur cows Ramankutty, a dairy farmer in Palakkad. “The Davis, and private equity funds such as annual processing capacity to 4.4 mil- high temperatures, researchers said. instead of one crossbreed.” But Basha dwarf cow is a great weapon against climate KKR, have earmarked capital to invest lion tonnes per year. —Reuters Dwarf cows were already gaining popularity Balakrishnan, a farmer living in Calicut, argues change,” he said. —Reuters Dubai’s Limitless to pay $564m to creditors

DUBAI: Dubai real estate developer to its $14.6 billion debt restructuring deal, ment deadline linked to a previous restruc- agreement from the remaining 10 percent of 10 to 20 percent this year because of sub- Limitless has taken a step closer to securing signed in the wake of the financial crisis. turing deal on Dec. 31, though its prior creditors for its plans “very quickly”, said dued demand, slower economic activity and a second restructuring on debt outstanding That paved the way for Dubai World to request for an extension meant it was not Lootah. downbeat investor sentiment, credit rating from Dubai’s property crash six years ago. It push through a deal outside of court. technically in default. “We are asking for 2018 as we think it is agency Standard & Poor’s said in a report said on Monday it would repay 2.07 billion Limitless will fund repayment, equivalent to Under the latest deal, it will repay 1.9 bil- achievable and think it gives us ample time this month. dirhams ($564 million) to creditors and has 42 percent of its 4.45 billion dirham total lion dirhams in bank debt, including an early to enable us to perform in our development Limitless is focusing on its 200-hectare won the approval of almost 90 percent of debt pile, by selling half its land bank in payment of 411 million dirhams not due and obligations towards creditors,” said Downtown Jebel Ali project, close to the banks to extend its remaining debt to Dec Saudi Arabia for 2.07 billion dirhams to until December, and a further 176 million Lootah. He said by 2018 he hoped the com- new site for the Dubai Expo in 2020. It also 2018. Limitless is seeking to follow in the Saudi Real Estate Company, said Limitless dirhams to trade creditors. In return, pany would be debt free and making a prof- plans to develop its remaining land bank in footsteps of Dubai World, another state-con- chairman Ali Rashid Lootah told a press con- Limitless is asking its 18 creditor banks to it. Lootah refused to comment on the per- Saudi Arabia, and is continuing with its proj- trolled company, which in March was given ference. Limitless’s talks with creditors have agree to extend its debt by two years to Dec formance of Dubai’s property market. Dubai ect in Russia, Lootah said, without elaborat- approval to end court proceedings relating been arduous. It missed a $400 million pay- 2018. The company is hoping to secure residential property prices are likely to fall by ing. —Reuters

EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 427.520 US Dollars Mint 0.299550 0.303550 20 gram 239.230 Egyptian Pound 39.648 10 gram 122.310 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.264 5 gram 61.840 Bangladesh Taka 0.003553 0.004153 Japanese Yen 2.478 Indian Rupees 4.746 Chinese Yuan 0.047440 0.050940 Indian Rupees 4.774 Pakistani Rupees 2.978 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037015 0.039765 Pakistani Rupees 2.976 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Bangladesh Taka 3.891 Srilankan Rupees 2.264 Philippines Pesso 6.695 Indian Rupee 0.004509 0.004899 Nepali Rupees 2.984 Cyprus pound 577.875 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Singapore Dollar 224.640 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Japanese Yen 3.445 Japanese Yen 0.002383 0.002563 Hongkong Dollar 39.104 Australian Dollar 211.94 Syrian Pound 2.605 Kenyan Shilling 0.003066 0.003066 Canadian Dollar 249.80 Bangladesh Taka 3.896 Nepalese Rupees 3.025 Korean Won 0.000259 0.000274 Swiss Franc 329.51 Philippine Peso 6.709 Malaysian Ringgit 81.265 Malaysian Ringgit 0.076869 0.082869 Euro 341.55 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.230 Nepalese Rupee 0.003040 0.003210 Thai Baht 8.963 US Dollar 303.25 Thai Bhat 9.950 Pakistan Rupee 0.002795 0.003075 Sterling Pound 480.06 Philippine Peso 0.006605 0.006885 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.48 Turkish Lira 113.960 Saudi Riyal 80.883 Sierra Leone 0.000068 0.000074 Bangladesh Taka 3.893 Singapore Dollar 0.220788 0.226788 Qatari Riyal 83.317 Indian Rupee 4.763 South African Rand 0.018602 0.027102 Omani Riyal 787.810 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.262 Bahrain Exchange Company Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001827 0.002407 Bahraini Dinar 805.500 Nepali Rupee 2.978 Taiwan 0.009665 0.009845 UAE Dirham 82.580 Pakistani Rupee 2.979 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT UAE Dirhams 82.44 Thai Baht 0.008658 0.0009208 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 804.90 Europe Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.310 Egyptian Pound 39.63 Belgian Franc 0.007909 0.008909 Arab British Pound 0.469209 0.478209 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.651 Jordanian Dinar 430.80 Bahraini Dinar 0.797648 0.805648 Czech Korune 0.004314 0.016314 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.415 Omani Riyal 786.47 Egyptian Pound 0.039086 0.041916 Danish Krone 0.040970 0.045970 Tunisian Dinar 155.380 Qatari Riyal 83.51 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Euro 0.330508 0.338508 Jordanian Dinar 427.940 Saudi Riyal 80.78 Iraqi Dinar 0.000186 0.000246 Norwegian Krone 0.034428 0.039628 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.035 Jordanian Dinar 0.423269 0.430769 Romanian Leu 0.074585 0.074585 Syrian Lira 2.162 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Slovakia 0.009041 0.019041 Lebanese Pound 0.000151 0.000251 Morocco Dirham 31.415 Swedish Krona 0.032348 0.037348 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021793 0.045793 Swiss Franc 0.317268 0.327468 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Nigerian Naira 0.000920 0.001555 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.112500 0.119500 US Dollar Transfer 303.150 US Dollar 303.100 Omani Riyal 0.781391 0.787071 Euro 337.250 Canadian Dollar 248.445 Qatar Riyal 0.082556 0.083769 Sterling Pound 476.010 Australasia Sterling Pound 478.070 Saudi Riyal 0.080203 0.080903 Euro 334.400 Australian Dollar 0.223525 0.235025 Canadian dollar 246.660 Syrian Pound 0.001285 0.001505 Swiss Frank 284.320 New Zealand Dollar 0.200997 0.210497 Turkish lira 112.100 Tunisian Dinar 0.152937 0.160937 Bahrain Dinar 805.255 Turkish Lira 0.112500 0.119500 Swiss Franc 324.570 UAE Dirhams 82.900 America Australian Dollar 232.820 Qatari Riyals 90.895 Canadian Dollar 0.240635 0.249135 UAE Dirhams 0.081555 0.082704 US Dollar Buying 301.950 Saudi Riyals 81.630 US Dollars 0.299050 0.303550 Yemeni Riyal 0.001370 0.001450 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 BUSINESS ‘Black Monday’ in Greece as panic simmers

ATHENS: It has already been dubbed be confident, and now you don’t know Others said it was all being made “Black Monday” - jittery housewives, what will happen the next day,” he said. worse by a “pack-like fear”, urging fellow shoppers and business owners queued Nearby, clothes shop owner Panayotis Greeks to keep their heads. On the city’s in vain at cash machines in Athens, Vergetis said he was slashing 30 percent historic Syntagma square, the scene of where the country awoke to capital con- off his wares this week in a bid to lure fierce riots in the past over biting austeri- trols and shuttered banks. “I have a baby people in. Today could not only see ty measures imposed by the country’s to feed, what am I supposed to do?” sec- Athens default - the government’s cof- international creditors, tourists snapping retary Zoe Kallis, 32, told AFP after failing fers are bare even though it must make a photographs of the parliament buildings to get money out of the third ATM she Ä1.6-billion ($1.77 billion) payment to said they felt the tension in the air. had tried in the wealthy Kolonaki district. the International Monetary Fund - but it “There’s a sort of eerie calm, perhaps the For a country used to dealing largely in is also supposed to be pay-day for many. calm before the storm,” said Jestin cash rather than credit cards, Prime Marina from France, on holiday with her Minister Alexis Tsipras’s decision to close ‘No Money, No Hope’ husband and son for three days. banks for seven days and limit with- “I’m afraid I’m going to lose my job, to The family brought extra cash with drawals has unnerved Greeks. be broke,” said Sofia Chronopoulos, who them and had been warned about the The measure is expected to hurt: cash works in a fabric shop. “The banks are possibility of being targeted by thieves, in hand is more likely to be stashed closed, the boss has no money, there are but said, “We’re not afraid.” Fellow tourist under mattresses rather than splashed bills to pay,” she said. While cash with- Michele Ammann from Switzerland said on new clothes, restaurants or the wages drawals are officially limited to Ä60 a day, he too had brought a lot of cash with of those working in the vast black econ- many Greeks said they had tried and him. “We’ve been budgeting to make omy. Cafe tables were laid out in the sun failed to get any money out at all. A pan- sure it doesn’t run out. Our hotel is in the all over the city, but owner Nikos icked-looking Chris Bakas, 28 and unem- suburbs and people there seem very Gyallitsis said he expected a 50-percent ployed, was sweating as he stared at the tired, very worried,” he said. “I feel sorry drop in customers, with people keeping ATM screen. “No money, no hope, how for the Greeks, they’ve been asked to ATHENS: A man jokes with the media after withdrawing the limit of euro their money for essentials like food and did we get in this situation? This is Black sacrifice everything, right down to their petrol. “To shop you have to be happy, Monday,” he said. underpants.” —AFP 60 at an ATM machine in central Athens yesterday. —AFP Cautious Merkel on verge of biggest risk with ‘Grexit’ Tsipras tactics guarantee domestic support for now

BERLIN: “If you break it, you own it,” for- Merkel’s handling of the crisis. about the state of Europe. “Europe’s inter- spending cuts. Some economists - and the mer US Secretary of State Colin Powell Allowing Greece to exit would be by nal crisis is playing out in a dangerous, new Greek government - argue that this warned President George W. Bush before far the boldest move she has taken since unstable geopolitical environment,” for- strategy has crushed the country, prevent- his invasion of Iraq. Whether it will ever be coming to power nearly a decade ago, far mer German Foreign Minister Joschka ing, rather than aiding, recovery. fair to blame Angela Merkel for “breaking” riskier than her decision in 2011 to phase Fischer wrote in a recent article for Project In recent weeks, Merkel has come Greece is debatable. But if the euro zone’s out nuclear power. In private conversa- Syndicate. “Preventing the EU from falling under criticism for letting Schaeuble take weakest link does default this week and is tions Merkel has acknowledged as much, apart will require, first and foremost, a the lead in the negotiations with Greece, eventually forced out of the single curren- saying her biggest fear is that Germany strategic solution to the Greek crisis.” even though his scepticism is well known. cy, it seems inevitable that the German could be blamed for “blowing up Europe” As far back as 2012, the German finance chancellor, Europe’s most powerful leader, for the third time in a century. With a Role of Schaeuble minister was arguing that the euro zone FRANKFURT: European flags are on display in front of the headquarters of will “own” the Greek problem and that a British referendum on its membership in It is the lack of a “big picture” strategy might be better off without Greece. In his the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday. —AFP decision to let Athens go would profound- the European Union looming, the standoff that Merkel’s critics have faulted her for 2014 memoir “Stress Test”, former US ly shape her legacy. with Russia over Ukraine unresolved and since the euro zone crisis first erupted in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner For months, the notoriously cautious the continent struggling to find answers Greece over five years ago. She has stuck described Schaeuble’s stance, laid out in a ECB faces tough choice Merkel has been wrestling with the ques- to a migration crisis and growing threat doggedly to her “step by step” approach, meeting between the two on the North tion of whether to risk a “Grexit” and from Islamic extremists, chaos in Greece in which aid is doled out in return for com- Sea island of Sylt three years ago, as on Greece cash lifeline accept the financial, economic and would send a horrible signal to the world mitments to economic reform and deep “frightening”. —Reuters geopolitical backlash it would surely FRANKFURT: In a bid to keep markets calm, the that with capital controls now in place, Greek unleash. Unlike her finance minister, European Central Bank made a tough choice when banks would have sufficient liquidity until the ref- Wolfgang Schaeuble, who sent abundant it opted to keep open the financial lifeline to Greek erendum. “Now, all hinges on the referendum. The signals in recent months that he could banks at the weekend, analysts said on Monday. eurogroup cannot push Greece out of monetary accept a euro zone that does not include But it faces an even tougher decision later this union before such a democratic vote. Therefore, Greece, Merkel has been determined to week, when it convenes again to discuss whether the ECB did not terminate ELA but decided to avoid such an outcome, according to her to continue to provide liquidity after the official keep it on Friday’s level,” Kraemer said. closest advisers. expiry of Greece’s bailout program today, analysts Eurozone finance ministers and the ECB would If Greece ends up leaving the euro said. be at pains to make it clear to Greek voters that if zone anyway, many in Germany and else- After talks between Athens and its creditors Greece is to remain a member of the single curren- where will blame the left-wing govern- broke down, leaving Greece headed for an EU-IMF cy area it must accept the reforms its creditors are ment of Greek Prime Minister Alexis default and possible exit from the eurozone, the demanding, he added. But if Greece votes “No” in Tsipras that came to power in January. It ECB said on Sunday it would keep open Sunday’s referendum, “the ECB would probably has infuriated its partners with what they Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to the debt- have the support of the head of governments and have perceived to be an erratic, confronta- hit country’s banks. Significantly, however, as anx- states to terminate ELA altogether,” Kraemer said. tional stance in the debt talks. Tsipras’s call ious citizens lined up to get cash from bank “This would de facto be the end of the euro mem- on Friday for a referendum on Europe’s lat- machines, the ECB decided not to increase the liq- bership of Greece,” he added. est bailout offer, only days before Greece is uidity, even if it said it could reconsider that deci- Berenberg Bank economist Holger Schmieding due to run out of cash, made it easy for sion at any time if the situation warranted. The said the ECB “will do its utmost to contain the Merkel, 60, to say enough is enough, and ECB’s governing council is scheduled to meet Greek risk, prevent contagion and protect the threaten to pull the plug once and for all. again tomorrow. eurozone as a whole”. Back in 2012, ECB chief But it will be Merkel, more than any The rapid escalation of the Greek crisis, and the Mario Draghi made his famous pledge to do “all it other European leader, who will have to looming prospect of a possible “Grexit” - or Greek takes” to save the euro. And that had shown that sort through the rubble of a “Grexit” and exit from the eurozone - sent global markets tum- mere verbal intervention on the ECB’s part could answer the question of why disaster was bling on Monday as Greece ordered its banks to suffice to restore confidence, Schmieding said. This not averted. A Greek exit could lead to a shut for a week and imposed capital controls. time round, the ECB could see if words alone could humanitarian crisis on Europe’s southern Stocks in Frankfurt and Paris shed more than four again contain the market fallout from Greece. “But rim, spark contagion in euro countries that percent. The Athens market is shut until July 7. The if markets suffer too much for too long and if indi- are only just emerging from years of deep BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech during an event marking the 70th recession, and stoke a fiery new debate ECB has been the lifeline keeping Greek banks - cators of financial stress show major problems... anniversary of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party yesterday. —AFP and by extension the Greek state - afloat with the the ECB would act,” Schmieding said. about German austerity policies and ELA emergency cash through five months of tortu- Eyebrows have been raised at the apparently ous negotiations that have now taken a sharp turn open-ended nature of ELA to Greece. The head of for the worse. the German central bank, Jens Weidmann, for one, Locked out of the ECB’s regular refinancing has been openly critical, arguing that Greek banks China premier pledges to operations, Greek banks’ sole source of liquidity is were not solvent and that the ongoing provision the costlier ELA facility. While analysts said the ECB of liquidity was tantamount to monetary financ- would not shut down the liquidity pipeline com- ing, or printing money to pay off a government’s pletely until the outcome of Greece’s referendum debt. UniCredit economist Erik Nielsen saw the hold on to euro zone debt is known next Sunday, the decision not to increase ECB’s willingness to continue providing ELA as the the volume of cash would turn up the heat on final decision over whether Greece stays or leaves BRUSSELS/BEIJING: China promised multi-billion euro pledge by Beijing Greece. the eurozone. “Of course, the Greek government the European Union yesterday it to invest in European telecoms infra- can decide to leave, but knowing that that’s politi- would hold on to its euro zone debt, structure, reported first by Reuters ‘Overdue’ Decision cal suicide, they won’t make that decision. And Chinese state media reported, saying earlier this month, heads the agenda. The ECB decision was “overdue”, said while it’s formally a technical decision whether to the Greek debt crisis was Beijing’s While the amount is still to be decid- Commerzbank economist Joerg Kraemer. By freez- provide the ELA... that decision will not be taken problem too. The comments by ed, the pledge will mark the latest ing the ELA lifeline at around 89 billion euros ($99 without political cover at the highest level,” Nielsen China’s Premier Li Keqiang just before step in China’s efforts to shape global billion), the ECB central bank was forcing Greece to said. “It is clear that Europe will keep the Greek a China-EU summit in Brussels economic governance and follows limit money flows to prevent its banking system boat afloat through the referendum, and rightly appeared aimed at soothing decisions by EU governments to join from running out of cash, he said. Observers said so,” he added. —AFP European financial markets that took the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure fright at the growing risk that Greece Investment Bank (AIIB) in defiance of will leave the euro. Washington. Li told European Parliament “We expect Li to announce a very Spanish, Italian govt President Martin Schulz that China important contribution to the infra- would be “a long-term, responsible structure plan,” Emma Marcegaglia, borrowing costs jump holder of euro debt”, according to the president of Business Europe, state television’s main evening news. which represents 39 industry and LONDON: Government borrowing costs in market. Polls have shown the majority of Greek Although not directly quoting Li, employer groups in 33 countries. “It’s Europe’s indebted southern countries shot up people want to stay in. Odds from bookmaker state media said he told Schulz that a sign of the better ties.” yesterday as investors began to worry that a Paddy Power show a two-in-three chance that “this is not only a European problem, Underscoring an improving relation- vote in Greece could see it become the first Greece votes to accept its creditors’ terms. but relates to China-Europe relations ship, China’s Li is due to hold a news country to leave the euro currency bloc. Euro Moreover, the European Central Bank is less too and is a problem for the world.” conference at the EU summit for the zone debt markets saw a glimpse of the conta- than four months into its trillion-euro bond- China and Belgium signed deals first time. In the past, the unwilling- gion that spooked investors at the height of the buying stimulus program which runs until Sept worth more than Ä18 billion ($20 bil- ness of senior Chinese officials to debt crisis in 2012, but borrowing costs in Italy, 2016. The quantitative easing scheme could act lion) yesterday, state news agency hold news conferences following Spain and Portugal were still less than half the as a cushion and, analysts say, could even be Xinhua said, without providing high-level meetings in Brussels was a levels seen back then. The rise in bond yields in accelerated if contagion hurt growth and infla- details. Li is due to address business source of conflict because the these three countries, seen as the most vulnera- tion prospects. “The financial market is very leaders later on Monday and hold his European Union prides itself on its ble to spillovers from Greece, was sharp - 20 to much concerned about the implication of an first summit with the new heads of openness to the media. 30 basis points - but could not match moves unlikely exit of Greece from the European the European Commission, Jean- Yesterday’s summit was also seen in May when investors raised their inflation Monetary Union could have,” said Markus Claude Juncker, and the European expected to be the occasion for China expectations. Allenspach, head of fixed income research at Council of EU leaders, Donald Tusk. to boost its environmental credentials As talks with international creditors over a Julius Baer. “That said ... the European Central The European Union has been aim- and voice solidarity with the European reform-for-cash deal broke off at the weekend, Bank has much more powerful instruments at ing to broaden its relations with Union’s push for a new global deal on Athens closed its banks and introduced capital hand to limit the damage on the bond markets. China at the summit, hoping for climate change at UN talks late this controls, pledging to hold a vote to see if Greek We thus believe that there is no replay of the Chinese investment in Europe’s new year hosted by France. China, the people will agree to its lenders’ demands on European debt crisis in the making.” infrastructure fund and support for a world’s biggest polluter, has shifted its Sunday. Investors see it as a de facto vote on Spanish and Italian 10-year bond yields rose global climate deal. stance since the UN summit of 2009, euro membership. If Greece were to exit the 20 bps to 2.31 percent and 2.36 percent, respec- Though Greece will likely further the last attempt to reach a climate euro zone it could raise the risk for investors that tively, while Portugal’s rose 30 bps to 3.05 per- be discussed with Juncker and Tusk, deal, as it faces social unrest because other heavily-indebted member states might cent. They were all above 7 percent in mid-2012. the main focus of the summit it to try of pollution. Beijing had said it will follow suit. But while the probability of that sce- Yields on German 10-year Bunds, seen as a safe to move Sino-European ties beyond submit its plans for emissions reduc- BRUSSELS: Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (left) speaks nario has risen, it is still not the base case in the haven, fell 12 bps to 0.80 percent. —Reuters trade as China seeks a bigger role in tion to the United Nations in the first next to Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel during a meet- international affairs. An expected half of this year. —Reuters ing in Val Duchesse yesterday. —AFP BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Europe banks, bonds shaken by Greek turmoil

LONDON: Europe’s financial markets were initial wave of selling, however, most mar- Market Strategist for Europe at JP Morgan Greece exchange-traded fund (ETF) , a the next year. jolted yesterday by the collapse of talks kets recovered some ground. The one-day Asset Management. “It is also better buyable security which tracks the “I think Greece will vote to remain and imposition of capital controls in moves were large but looked pale in com- equipped to deal with contagion to other Athens stock market, was down in the euro, and the market seems to Greece, although initial heavy selling parison to the events of 2008 or the last countries - and so are the countries them- around 15 percent from its Friday clos- agree with me,” said Lex van Dam, a eased as investors judged there was still major round of Greek-spurred turmoil in selves.” Greece’s banks and stock market ing price. Euro zone banks fell 5 per- hedge fund manager at Hampstead some way to run for the saga. Banks and 2011-12. Wall Street was set to open were closed yesterday and were expected cent in value, with the worst falls for Capital. “I was a buyer on the initial bond market borrowing costs for Italy, around 1 percent lower while the FTSE to remain so until after the July 5 snap ref- Portuguese, Spanish and Italian dip this morning in both the euro as Spain and Portugal bore the brunt of mar- Eurofirst blue chip index was down by just erendum called by Greek Prime Minister lenders. Adding to the gloomy back- well as the European stock markets, kets’ fright that Prime Minister Alexis over 2 percent overall. Alexis Tsipras on austerity demanded by drop, China shares dived another 3.3 and continue to remain constructive.” Tsipras’ calling of a referendum on further “The European financial system now has euro zone partners. percent, bringing the losses in the The euro itself proved resilient, recov- austerity demanded by euro zone creditors much less exposure to Greece than in 2011 That didn’t stop investors from selling past two weeks to 22 percent, with ering much of a roughly 2 percent ini- would see Greece leave the euro. After an and 2012,” said Stephanie Flanders, Chief other related assets. The Global X FTSE central bank cuts in interest and tial fall to trade just half a percent low- reserve rates on Saturday failing to er at $1.1102, well within the past calm jittery investors. month’s ranges. It was helped by Switzerland’s Buy In National Bank confirming it had The worst fall in shares for six intervened to counter gains for the months and the 30 basis point rise in franc and by a fall in US Treasury yields for other southern euro zone yields that reflected speculation the governments was the start of an acid Federal Reserve would hold off for test of policymakers’ hopes that, if longer in raising interest rates if the Greece does depart from the euro, the trouble in Europe worsens. “Fed/ECB rest of Europe is isolated from the fall- divergence bets have been partially out. By mid-morning in Europe, there wiped off as a result of rising Grexit were a number of voices arguing that risk (and) less favourable USD rate the sell-off represented an opportuni- differentials slow dollar strength ty to buy shares cheaply in markets down,” said Stephen Gallo, head of into which the European Central Bank European FX Strategy with BMO in will pump billions of extra euros over London. — Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Non-oil growth steady at 5% despite lower oil prices NBK ECONOMIC UPDATE KUWAIT: Kuwait’s economic growth is set to growth rate since 2013, and we expect it to increase to an average of 3.5 percent by the end maintain a healthy pace despite last year’s col- maintain growth around 5 percent in 2015 and of 2015 on accelerating domestic activity. lapse in oil prices. Growth, which picked 2016. The most recent available official data on Particularly, we expect housing inflation to cool upsince 2013, is being supported by the accel- GDP growth indicates that Kuwait’s nonoil off later this year. erated implementation of the government’s economy grew by 5.6 percent in 2013. We think development plan and a robust consumer sec- that pace of growth was largely maintained in Fiscal deficit expected in FY15/16 on lower tor. Ambitious capital spending targets have 2014, supported by an accelerating pace of oil prices boosted aggregate investment and should con- project implementation and a robust consumer Kuwait is expected to record its first deficit tinue to do so in 2015 and 2016. The parlia- sector. in16 years in FY15/16 as a result of the decline ment’s recent approval of the five-year develop- There are signs that nonoil activity may have in the price of oil. Though the parliament has ment plan for 2015-2020 as well as the FY15/16 eased slightly in Q1 from the strong pace seen yet to approve the budget, government spend- capital spending budget confirm the commit- in 2013 and early 2014, though this trend ing is expected to be lower in FY15/16; most of ment to the ambitious investment spending tar- appears temporary and should be short-lived. the cuts should be in items that would leave gets. We think the capital spending outlook will Private credit growth was lower in 2014 thus far the outlook for the domestic economy remain unchanged in the current low oil price in2015, following several years of accelerating unchanged. In particular, investment spending environment. growth. Private credit grew by 5.7 percent y/y transportation and housing. Most of the proj- quite healthy too at 11.8 percent y/y in April plans will be largely unchanged. Brent has While lower oil prices have had a significant through April 2015, down from growth of 8.1 ects in the plan have already been approved 2015. The positive outlook in other sectors of recovered somewhat since it bottomed early in impact on Kuwait’s fiscal and external positions, percent in 2013 and 6.2 percent in 2014. individually and have been on the govern- the economy and continued support from cur- 2015, averaging $57 per barrel thus far in 2015. the country continues to enjoy substantial Business credit (excluding personal facilities and ment’s drawing board for several years. rent government spending should help support Still, the price remains nearly 40 percent lower buffers that allow it to stay the course in the the nonbank financial sector) alone slowed to 5 The government also seeks to improve the continued robust growth in the sector. than a year ago. Oil revenues are expected to medium term. Indeed, Kuwait is expected to percent y/y from 7.9 percent in 2013. The lower business environment and to boost private sec- be 38 percent lower at KD 13.8 billion, produc- register a deficit in FY15/16, its first in over a figures are largely due to the write-off of Family tor participation in the economy. This will be Real estate market cooled in early 2015 ing a deficit of around 4.8 percent of GDP. decade. However, a sovereign wealth fund esti- Fund loans by banks and to the pay-down of done largely through the public-private part- Real estate sales growth cooled thus far in mated at over 300 percent of GDP ($550 billion), legacy debt by some corporates in 2014. nership (PPP) investment model. Legislation 2015 following strong growth in 2014, though The dinar has strengthened along with the among the highest in the region, will allow Adjusting for these factors, we think growth has passed in 2014 should lead to better regulation the commercial sector was an exception. The stronger dollar Kuwait to easily finance a deficit without having been relatively steady through April 2015 at of the PPP initiatives. The new law replaced the residential and investment sectors both cooled, The Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) had strengthened to make deep cuts in spending. around 8 percent y/y where it should close the Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB) with the with sales during the first four months of 2015 substantially in 2014, as a result of the stronger Still, lower oil prices have highlighted the year. Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects shrinking by 15 percent and 23 percent com- US dollar; it has since retreated somewhat, longer term sustainability challenges for Kuwait. (KAPP). The new body has greater independ- pared to the previous year. This followed very though the KWD is still up compared to a year As such, the government has rekindled efforts Investment boosted by government ence and executive powers and should manage strong growth in 2014, with sales of investment ago. The dinar is pegged to a basket of 4-5 to introduce vital fiscal reform. Those include a development plan PPP initiatives more effectively. properties rising by nearly 30 percent last year. major currencies, with the US dollar having the broader corporate income tax and a value The solid pace of growth has been driven Meanwhile, the commercial sector continued to largest weight among them. The JP Morgan added tax (VAT), though neither is likely before and supported by investment spending, itself Consumer sector set to continue to moderate register robust gains in sales during the first trade-weighted index of the dinar shows the 2019. A new subsidy reform initiative is also due to improved implementation of the gov- Growth in the consumer sector has been four months of 2015, as the KD volume of regis- currency up by around 6.2 percent since May expected, which could include a cash transfer to ernment development plan. The plan calls for resilient and consistent, though we expect tered transactions was up 21 percent y/y. 2014, though it retreated around 2.6 percent lower income households. The parliament is both government and private investment in a growth to continue to moderate. The sector will from its peak in March 2015. also currently deliberating on an ambitious host of large infrastructure projects. Following remain a key driver of the nonoil economy. Inflation has picked up on domestic wage bill reform initiative which aims to stan- some delay in prior years, 2014 saw a pickup in Household income growth has remained sup- pressures Stock market moves sideways dardize pay across the public sector and to the pace of implementation, with project portive, with hiring among Kuwaitis and skilled Inflation continued to pick up with upward so far this year increase central control over the government’s awards rising notably in 2014. Further progress expats steady. As a result, consumer spending pressures coming largely from domestic Kuwait equities have yet to recover follow- wage bill. We think authorities are serious about should be seen in the coming period following and household borrowing growth have been sources. Headline inflation came in at 3.4 per- ing the market’s retreat late last year in the addressing the long term fiscal challenges fac- the legislative approval earlier in 2015 of the healthy despite some moderation over the last cent y/y in April 2015, up from 2.7 percent a wake of weaker oil prices. The market made an ing the country and doing so in a gradual man- broad investment plan for the coming five years year. Card spending growth eased slightly to year before on stronger housing inflation. “Core” initial but short-lived recovery earlier in ner that does not derail the pace of growth. (2015-2020), as well as the FY15/16 capital 12.6 percent y/y in 1Q15, its slowest pace in inflation (excluding food) was slightly higher at 2015.The Kuwait Stock Exchange’s value- spending budget. three years. The figure points to some slowing 3.7 percent y/y. Consumer price growth has weighted index (IXW) was down by 3.9 percent Nonoil growth at 5%, supported by public The 2015-2020 development plantar gets in the consumer sector though the pace been on a moderate uptrend over the last two year-to-date (ytd) in May. Over the same peri- investment drive around KD 34 billion in new project spending in remains healthy. Personal loan growth also years but has remained subdued thanks to low od, the MSCI total return index is down by 2.5 The nonoil economy has registered a healthy various sectors including oil, power generation, slowed to a three-year low though it remained international inflation. We expect inflation to percent ytd. Burgan Bank announces names of daily winners of Yawmi account

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank To further add to the anticipa- 10 in the account, will entitle cus- announced the names of the tion of Yawmi account customers, tomers to one chance of winning. lucky winners of its Yawmi Burgan Bank now offers a If the account balance is KD 500 account draw, each taking home Quarterly Draw with more and above, the account holder a prize of KD 5,000. The lucky win- chances to win higher rewards, will be qualified for both the ners for the daily draws took entitling one lucky customer to quarterly and daily draws. home a cash-prize of KD 5,000 win KD 125,000 every three Burgan Bank encourages each, and they are: months. The Yawmi Account now everyone to open a Yawmi offers Daily and quarterly Draws, account and/or increase their 1. TANYOUS MILAD ATIYAH the Quarterly Draw requires cus- deposit to maximize their 2. YOUSEF BAHIJ AWAD tomers to maintain a minimum chances to becoming a winner. 3. MAZEN ESAM HAWWA amount of KD 500 in their The more customers deposit, the 4. SULAIMAN DAWOUD ALHOUTI account for 2 months prior to higher the chances they receive 5. MOHD JAWAD MOHI draw date. Additionally, every KD of winning.

NBK rewards customers instantly with prizes upon salary transfer

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) launched a new cash back when using their campaign to reward its new and existing customers who credit cards, including com- transfer their salary to NBK with instant, weekly and month- plimentary airport lounge ly prizes. This campaign entitled “Transfer your Salary and access, concierge service Win instant, weekly and monthly prizes’ is valid until Dec and many exclusive global 2015. New customers who transfer their salary to NBK will offers, as well as NBK Toyota spare parts promotion get a cash prize from KD 100 up to KD 5,000 instantly, and Rewards program, the enter a weekly draw to win KD 500. largest loyalty program in Also, this campaign offers all existing and new cus- Kuwait that guarantees winner gets Corolla TRD 2015 tomers who have their salaries transferred to NBK to enter a rewards at many of the best monthly draw on six brand new Mercedes CLAs. “This cam- international and local KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al Sayer & Sons Co (MNSS), one grand prize. At Al-Sayer Parts outlet, we continuously work paign is part of NBK’s commitment to always reward its cus- brands in Kuwait. of the Al Sayer Group Holding Companies announced Mr to give our customers more value, a better experience, and tomers with the most innovative campaigns and promo- In addition, customers tions,” said Ahmed Al-Khader, NBK’s Deputy General will enjoy easy salary trans- Lional Parsan Gedara as the grand prize winner of its reward them for their loyalty.” Winner of the grand prize Ahmed Al -Khader Toyota spare parts winter promotion. The keys of 2015 Lional commented: “I would like to thank Mohamed Naser Manager, Consumer Banking Group. “NBK expands its focus fer, instant card issuance, Toyota Corolla with TRD package was handed over by Al Sayer & Sons Co for giving me the opportunity to win on its customers’ base through offering them unique and quick auto loan approval Saied Al Shurafa, Senior Manager, Parts and Accessories my dream car.” wide range of services and benefits. All new and existing within 30 minutes and the best banking services through Sales along with Parts Marketing team during the event Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer continues to guarantee high- customers who transfer their salary to NBK will have the NBK’s largest branch network in Kuwait including NBK’s held at Al-Sayer Toyota Canada Dry Spare Parts outlet, after est level of customer satisfaction through quality assured chance to be rewarded along with a host of exciting servic- branch at Kuwait’s International Airport which is available being randomly selected in electronic draw held in genuine products at fair competitive prices. Al Sayer Toyota es and offers that cater their lifestyle needs,” Khader added. 24/7 and the most advanced mobile banking and online Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Genuine Spare Parts operates 17 exclusive outlets across This campaign offers customers a variety of features and banking services that are available around the clock to According to Shurafa, “Al-Sayer Group would like to Kuwait to offer an enhanced customer experience through exclusive benefits. NBK customers will benefit from a free ensure that customers are able to carry out their transac- extend sincere congratulations to Lional for winning the better accessibility and convenience. credit card for the first year and exclusive discounts and tions easily at any time and wherever they are. Frenzied gold rush sweeps north Niger Last day to enter

AGADEZ, Niger: At least 100 men sleep on mats his high school diploma. “I have plenty of friends to come back to Agadez with three, four, even mushroomed on the outskirts of the town the 3rd Al Danah at the bus station in Agadez. They are gold pan- who have diplomas and degrees. They’re in (the five kilos of gold,” recalls Hamidou Ismaila, a buy- known as “the gateway to the desert”, which is ners, heading for the far north of Niger or return- southern capital) Niamey, but they don’t have er in his 30s with whom Sidiq does business. “It’s today a staging post for Africans trying to make quarterly draw ing as gold fever sweeps the country. Some say a any work,” he says. “At Djado, there are people more difficult now. The amount is more like 300 their way north as illegal immigrants to Europe. banal incident triggered the rush. “Some people who will earn one million CFA francs (1,700 dol- to 400 grams, maximum one kilogram.” The number of stores in Agadez selling and KUWAIT: The countdown to the 3rd Quarterly Al got their car bogged down in sand in the desert. lars), two million. They could never have imag- Questioned by AFP, staff at the ministry of mending metal detectors, shovels, wheelbarrows Danah draw for 2015 is winding down and today is When they cleared it, they found a few nuggets. ined earning that much in a month.” Sidiq refus- mines in Niamey said they had “no idea” how and other supplies is on the rise. They are taking the last day remaining for customers to increase That was in 2013, near Djado,” says El-Hadj es to say exactly how much gold he discovered much gold was being taken out of the territory, over from tourist shops, which foundered as peo- their deposits or to open an Al Danah account, to Mohamed Sale, a former guide who knows the during two expeditions to Djado, saying only but the amount has proved big enough to make ple stopped coming because of the activity of be eligible for and increase their chances of being Sahara well. “The place was a gully where the that there is a lot. “At the start, people were able significant changes in Agadez. New houses have jihadist groups in the region in the past few one of the lucky winners of the 3rd quarterly draw. wind had swept sand away. So there was only years. The Djado, located about 200 kilometres The draw will be held on the Sept 17 announcing gold,” he adds. “They made three round trips. from Libya, Algeria and Chad, lies at the heart of winners of Half a Million Dinars, KD 125,000 and Once they returned for the third time, everything dangerous territory, but the labourers who work KD 25,000 took off.” Whether truthful or fanciful, the leg- there say they are not disturbed by armed Opening an Al Danah account merely requires a end of the Djado, an arid, unhospitable plateau Islamists. minimum balance of KD 200 to be deposited as to lying below a chain of low mountains, went viral allow active participation in the Al Danah draws. in Niger and other poor neighbouring countries. ‘A Culture of Laziness’ Minors wishing to open an account require their Tens of thousands of gold diggers from around “The gold rush has come at a good time. It parents or their legal guardian to open the account Niger, Chad, Sudan and elsewhere are prospect- has enabled many Niger nationals to try their on their behalf. Customers are advised to maintain ing in precarious conditions, more than 1,000 km luck,” says Agadez mayor Rhissa Feltou, aware the minimum balance, allowing them to automati- northeast of Agadez, a historic town prized as a that Niger is one of the world’s poorest nations, cally enter the Al Danah Draws. The Al Danah UN World Heritage Site. prone to food crises. “We thank God for having account offers the daily draw, three quarterly draws The most precious commodity in the Djado given us this gold,” agrees Ahmed Hanjar, an as well as an annual draw. is water - sometimes paid for in gold nuggets overseer in the market, as about a dozen men, The daily draw has two winners drawn for every rather than the local currency, CFA francs - but to young and not so young, crush rocks and sieve working day and accordingly up to 10 winners extract enough gold makes the hardships worth- the residue in water. With bare hands, they use announced the following week with each receiving while. “I live very well thanks to the gold I found,” mercury to extract gold nuggets, a practice still KD 1,000. The 3 Quarterly draws take place every 3 smiles Ibrahim Aboubacar, who prefers to be widespread among small-scale miners in devel- months; their cash prizes range from KD 25,000-KD called Sidiq. In an electric blue T-shirt and match- oping countries in spite of the toxic health risk to 500,000. Finally, the annual draw, offers the ing Bermuda shorts, the young Nigerien looks the kidneys, brain and nervous system. Gold biggest single prize in the Middle East, that being chic without being flashy. extraction also means pollution and armed theft. the KD 1 million cash prize. The more customers At Djado bandits attack miners and traders, save, and the longer the duration, the more Five Kilos of Gold according to Sidiq. A gang stole a dozen metal chances they have to be one of the lucky winners Aged 22, Sidiq attended school, but stopped AGADEZ, Niger: A picture taken on May 31, 2015 shows people sifting crushed stones detectors from one of his friends before shooting of Al Danah’s draws. to become a gold prospector before he acquired as they search for gold in the craft village of this city in northern Niger. — AFP at him, but “fortunately, he wasn’t hit”. — AFP BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

Nissan region’s fastest-growing auto brand

KUWAIT: Kuwait Times spoke to Samir Cherfan, Managing quality customer service. that the Japanese yen vs USD exchange rate will settle Director, Nissan Middle East, on the automaker’s perform- In the GCC specifically, Nissan recorded a 18.1 percent around $120. Under these market conditions we foresee ance, future plans and the new Hybrid Pathfinder. sales increase with 185,135 units sold in 2014 versus that the TIV (Total Industry Volume) in the GCC will grow Kuwait Times: Briefly trace your company’s origins in 156,778 in 2013 reaching 10.3 percent market share. by 4 percent. the Middle East and bring us to current on how you are Under our Power 88 Mid Term strategic plan, Nissan Nissan Middle East sources its cars from various Nissan now positioned in the region? Middle East is targeting to sell in the GCC 240,000 units factories across the world and can thus bring top-quality Samir Cherfan: Nissan’s relationship with the Middle by FY16 and reach 12.3 percent Market Share in the GCC. vehicles at a favorable price. Our innovative and exciting East goes back to 1957 when the first Nissan vehicles For KSA, we have announced we are targeting to sell 100K technology and the increasing brand perception are a were delivered to Saudi Arabia. We were also the first units by FY16. This strategy has been extremely effective major part of our appeal. Japanese auto brand to establish a fully-fledged presence for us in the region as we have demonstrated with our KT: Tell us about the fuel efficiency credentials of the on the ground in the region in 1994. Since then Nissan recent financial results. Nissan Hybrid Pathfinder? has grown into one of the most recognized automotive KT: Which three countries in the region hold the most Cherfan: We are big believers in supporting sustain- brands in the Middle East. potential for future growth? able driving technology and offering greater fuel efficien- As a company with a rich heritage in the Middle East, Cherfan: The biggest growth markets for Nissan in the cy across all our models. With this in mind, we recently we are deeply committed to growing our operations as Middle East are the UAE and KSA. In the UAE, Nissan launched a Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, providing Middle our global HQ regards the region as a key growth market. maintained its strong No. 2 position in the sales charts, East customers with an eco-friendly SUV that does not Our strategy for success is still based on the well-known selling 63,036 units - up by 10 percent versus 2013 and compromise the drive experience. Nissan global growth strategy ‘Power 88’, which our CEO achieving 15.3 percent market share. Nissan’s purchase As demand for high efficiency gasoline-electric hybrid Carlos Ghosn announced we would achieve by 2016. consideration in the UAE has also increased by 46 percent vehicles grows, the Pathfinder Hybrid offers a uniquely From our pioneering crossover vehicles, class-leading in the past two years, closing the gap with the market Nissan “innovation” approach that increases fuel economy small cars and Hybrid Pathfinder to the legendary Nissan leader. and driving range without compromising its 7-passenger, GT-R and all-conquering SUVs such as the ‘Hero of All In KSA, after the first full year of operation of its revival 3-row roominess, ample cargo space or responsive per- Terrain in Life’, the Nissan Patrol - Nissan Middle East’s plan, Nissan with its Kingdom wide dealer Alissa Auto has formance compared to Pathfinder V6-equipped models. vehicle line-up is one of the broadest and most popular in reached the 3rd position in sales with 61,806 units, reach- The Pathfinder Hybrid is 24 percent more fuel efficient the region, covering almost every segment of the auto- ing 7.2 percent market share, which represents 141.7 per- than the conventional Mid-Sized SUV with considerable motive market. cent growth year on year vs FY13. Furthermore Nissan reduction in Co2 emissions (207g/km). KT: How have you performed in 2014 and how does it Brand Purchase Consideration has strengthened by 27 Nissan has a clear vision of the future of transportation compare with 2013? What are 2015 indicators for sales? percent reaching the second position in the market through Pathfinder Hybrid with high-quality zero-emis- Cherfan: Nissan has maintained its position as the KT: Are you more optimistic about increased sales in sions that is well engineered, attractive, accessible and region’s fastest-growing automotive brand in the GCC for the face of presently falling fuel prices and are you also fun to drive. the third consecutive year, selling in the Middle East a exploring alternative fuels like hydrogen or hybrid The Pathfinder Hybrid’s (HEV) large 74 L fuel tank, the record breaking 219,129 units in the 2014 financial year - engines. same as conventional models, offers a best-in-class range up 3.3 percent on 2013. In addition Nissan achieved the Cherfan: According to our analysis of the market, we of 785 km on a single tank, and further efficient fuel con- best ever customer satisfaction results through top-level forecast that the oil barrel will stabilize around $65 and sumption of 9.1 L/100km. Thanks to a responsive 250- Samir Cherfan, Managing Director, Nissan Middle East

horsepower, 2.5 L supercharged, 4-cylinder petrol engine combined with an electric motor, Pathfinder Hybrid goes the distance for you in every way. Coming in 4 - wheel drive model, the Pathfinder has a supercharged 2.5-liter gasoline engine and an electric motor paired to a compact Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. The Li-ion battery fits under the 3rd row seat so there is no reduction in passenger seating capacity, legroom or overall space. With the flat rather than raised floor, entry and exit to and from every row is as easy and convenient as the standard Pathfinder models. KT: Who is this model targeted for and how has this model been performing in the region? Cherfan: There are many potential opportunities in fleet sales as more companies are looking for ways to reduce their operational costs but keeping their employ- ees on-the-go. The organizations we believe would be interested in this Hybrid model include those that have employees that spend a lot of time on the road, such as with fleets. Additionally the Pathfinder Hybrid appeals to companies that want to reduce their environmental foot- print and have a commitment to sustainability. We believe the Hybrid Pathfinder appeals to a wide consumer base. With its impressive power and space as an SUV, it is a great choice for outgoing explorer. However its fuel efficiency credentials also make it a desirable car for families that do a lot of driving and are more con- scious about running costs. KT: What opportunities and challenges do you foresee for the Hybrid Pathfinder in the region in the foreseeable future? Cherfan: We see a lot of opportunity for the Hybrid Pathfinder in the Middle East market, especially as coun- tries start to make more of an effort to drive sustainability initiatives. The UAE has been a front runner in this area with the launch of the 2030 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Initiative and Dubai’s Green Economy for Sustainable Development. As Middle East consumers become more eco-aware and environmentally conscious, we foresee that Hybrids will start to increase in popularity the same way they have in Western markets. The big ideal doesn’t just come from the fuel efficiency and cost reduction but from an ethos to be more environmentally responsible. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 TECHNOLOGY Kaspersky Lab reflects on Q1 Cyberthreats Hunting the hunters DUBAI: The first quarter of 2015 saw the revelation of the “speaking” Arabic and French, and the question is “who Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team revealed the malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in most sophisticated advanced persistent cyberespionage will be next?” During many years of analyzing malware Tyupkin malware cybercriminal attacks targeting multiple the first quarter of 2015, which is double the number threat to date: Equation. The Death Star of the Malware code we also have seen different levels of malicious skills - ATMs around the world. A piece of malware infecting blocked in Q1 2014. Galaxy andlinked to the infernal Stuxnet and Flame super- from the standard “pack” of backdoors and the exploita- ATMs allowed attackers to empty the cash machines via * Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 469 million attacks threats, its first known sample dates back to 2002 and it is tion of known vulnerabilities to complex cyberespionage direct manipulation, stealing millions of dollars without a launched from online resources located all over the still active. The same period also saw Kaspersky Lab pub- platforms, or even tools as powerful as those used by the credit card. In December, 2014, CostinRaiu, Director of world, a third (32.8 percent) more than in Q1, 2014. lish a detailed report on Carbanak, the most profitable Equation Group. What’s special in our job is the discovery GReAT, published his advanced persistent threats forecast * More than 93 million unique URLs were recognized cybercriminal operation to date, with up to 1bln USD of a new threat, one that surpasses anything you knew for 2015, saying that the days when cybercriminal gangs as malicious by web antivirus, 14.3 percent more than in stolen directly from banks; the discovery of the first before. You think: this is it, the lord of malicious creation. focused exclusively on stealing money from end users are Q1, 2014. known Arabic cyberespionage group, Desert Falcons and But within months you discover something new that sur- over. “Criminals now attack the banks directly because * 40 percent of web attacks neutralized by Kaspersky attacks by Animal Farm, a French speaking cyberespi- passes the previous discovery. This is how the cyberworld that’s where the money is. And they use APT techniques Lab products were carried out using malicious web onage campaign. In Q1, Kaspersky Lab’s experts con- works: we are hunting the hunters, who constantly for these complex attacks,” - said Raiu. Two months later, in resources located in Russia. Last year Russia shared the firmed they had discovered a threat actor that surpassed upgrade the tools they use to trick us, but we learn, too,” - Q1 2015, the Carbanak advanced persistent threat first place with the USA, with the two countries account- anything known to date in terms of complexity and commented AlexGostev, Chief Security Expert in the (APT)that had stolen up to 1$bln was revealed, opening ing for 39 percent of web attacksbetween them. sophistication of tools - The Equation Group. Among its Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). up an era of APT-style attacks in the cybercriminal world. Declining but still dangerous: mobile threats in Q1 special features are the ability to infect hard drive * 103, 072 new malicious programs for mobile firmware, the use of an “interdiction” technique to infect Money flow Q1 in figures: twice as many malicious attacks devices (6.6 percent lower than in Q1 2014) victims and an ability to mimic criminal malware. Ten months ago Kaspersky Lab reported on the Alongside an overview of major malware outbreaks, * 1,527 new mobile banking Trojans, only 29 per- “In the last few years, Kaspersky Lab has observed Luuukcyber fraud campaign targeting the clients of a Kaspersky Lab has counted the overall level of centage points more than in Q1 2014. The rate of many advanced cyberthreat actors, appearing to be flu- large European bank. In the space of just one week, cyber- cyberthreats globally: increase is slowing down: in all of 2014 Kaspersky Lab ent in many languages, such as Russian, Chinese, English, criminals stole more than half a million Euros from * According to Kaspersky Security Network data, counted 12,100 mobile banking Trojans, nine times as Korean or Spanish. In 2015 we reported on cyberthreats accounts in the bank. Then, in October 2014, Kaspersky Kaspersky Lab products blocked a total of 2.2 billion many as in 2013.

Virtual reality pedals and dances Qualitynet introduces 4G its way into fitness classes

NEW YORK: Virtual reality is making inroads been demonstrating a 360-degree virtual real- and home internet bundle into group fitness classes and personal train- ity class, delivered via a clunky headset, to ing sessions and promises to get more immer- industry insiders at professional trade shows. sive as the technology advances, according to Alberto Perlman, the CEO of Miami-based Competitive prices, weekly and monthly draws fitness experts. Zumba Fitness, expects to have a consumer- It can transport an indoor cyclist in snowy friendly version in 2016. “We envision as the KUWAIT: Qualitynet, Kuwait’s No 1 Internet ing to speeds between 2 Mbps & 24 Mbps, all our Home Internet subscribers automati- Minnesota to Miami Beach or drop a novice headsets get lighter and the technology gets services, Data Communications and ICT and enjoy the 4G experience on their mobile cally enter the Monthly Draws for cash prizes into the middle of a three-dimensional exer- better, you’ll be able to be in a Zumba class at Services provider yesterday announced a devices. The 4G package comes with a 4G upto KD 3,000 and Weekly Draws for exciting cise class that was taped days ago and miles home,” he said. “The average person will go new bundle offer that gives you ‘Internet mini portable Router, Sim card and one year’s gifts like MacBook Pro, PlayStations, GoPro away. Anytime Fitness, a worldwide franchise, into a store, buy a piece of elastic casing, put it Wherever You Go’. The bundle which consists prepaid subscription, in addition to a Home Cameras and iPhones”, said Kooheji. He con- uses automated kiosks to screen immersive on their phone, and download the class.” of a Home Internet subscription and a 4G Internet subscription”. “With prices starting as cluded by saying Qualitynet is the pioneer in classes from indoor cycling to yoga. “We have He also expects the cost of the headset, Mobile Internet Prepaid subscription, offers low as KD 8.25 per month, the bundle introducing innovative services, and will con- doubled down on our concentration of virtual now about $200 dollars, to drop significantly. competitive prices starting at KD 8.25 per becomes extremely competitive and very tinue to cater to the ever changing consumer fitness,” said Shannon Fable, corporate director The virtual reality technology is also expected month. The bundle is part of new season convenient for today’s Internet user, who trends in the nation. of programming. “It’s an electronic way to to attract more men to Zumba. Endri Tolka, co- offers announced, which include weekly and wants the best of both Home and Mobile For any further information, please con- deliver reliable, affordable group fitness for founder of YouVisit, the New York-based virtu- monthly Draws. Internet” he added. tact Qualitynet’s PR office at 22902139 or fol- free.” al reality content company that partnered Essa Al-Kooheji, GM - Sales at Qualitynet Kooheji also talked about the other offers low their Social Media channels at Fable, who is based in Boulder, Colorado, with Zumba for the class, agrees that the virtu- stated that the new offers were part of newly introduced at Qualitynet. “Our new 2 Qualitynet_q8 (Twitter & Instagram), said virtual fitness is also popular in personal al reality experience will only get better. Qualitynet’s ongoing exercise to meet cus- year package lets you enjoy the cost benefit Qualitynetkwt (Youtube), Qualitynetkw training and kiosks provide classes during off- “Right now your brain has a tough time tomer requirements and usage trends.”The of only having to pay for 18 months. Also, our (Facebook) and Qualitynet (LinkedIn& peak afternoon hours. “With virtual group fit- making the connection with the real world new packages are aimed at anyone subscrib- new yearly subscribers get free Routers and Google+). ness, if you’re nervous or scared, you can do it but starting next year it will be a more nor- over and over,” she explained. Virtual exercise mal experience,” he said. Tolka believes virtu- in the form of instructors and classes project- al reality will revolutionize fitness. “Down the ed onto a screen has already penetrated some line you’ll be getting on a cycling machine, 3,000 clubs worldwide, according to IHRSA putting the headsets on, and loading up the (International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Tour de France or a beach in California,” he Association). said. “And you will feel as if you’re there in Zumba, the dance party workout, has your brain.” — Reuters Cargo disasters put pressure on space industry

By Kerry Sheridan company, headed by Elon Musk, the cofounder of PayPal and Tesla, also recently won the confi- The global space industry is reeling after three dence of the US Air Force to deliver national cargo disasters in less than a year have delivered security payloads to space. SpaceX and Boeing a costly blow to efforts to supply astronauts are leading the US commercial industry’s race to aboard the International Space Station. The send astronauts to low-Earth orbit by 2017. explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday The United States has been unable to send also raised new questions about whether US astronauts to space since the 30-year shuttle rockets are safe enough to start launching astro- program was retired in 2011, leaving the world’s nauts to space as planned in 2017. “It is unfortu- astronauts to travel aboard Russian Soyuz vehi- nately part of the business. The idea of 100 per- cles at a cost of $70 million per seat. “This doesn’t cent reliability is just not there,” said Eric Stallmer, change our plans,” SpaceX president and chief president of the Commercial Spaceflight operating officer Gwynne Shotwell told Federation. “I am saddened at what happened reporters after the accident. today but tomorrow we will bounce back.” The She declined to say how much the explosion first in a series of accidents came in October, had cost the company. “I don’t anticipate this to when Orbital lost its Cygnus cargo carrier due to affect any program that we have ongoing. We an apparent flaw in the Ukrainian-made engine must find this cause of failure. We must fix it, and aboard its Antares rocket, which exploded short- obviously we are going to get back to flight.” ly after liftoff from Virginia. However, some experts were alarmed by suc- In April, the Russian space agency lost com- cession of problems-even if they are unconnect- munication with its ISS-bound Progress cargo ed. NAGOYA: This handout photo taken early yesterday and provided by the Solar Impulse project shows sunrise a little while after the Swiss-made capsule, which burned up on re-entry to Earth’s “People can put a positive spin on it,” said solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 took off from the international airport in Nagoya, Japan, headed for Hawaii. (below) Solar Impulse 2 as it atmosphere two weeks later. analyst John Logsdon, former director of the prepares to take off from the airport in Nagoya.—AFP Then, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded just Space Policy Institute at George Washington over two minutes into its flight Sunday, with the University. “But three missions in a row to bring Dragon cargo ship and its 4,000 pounds (1,800 up experiments and supplies? The loss of that Solar Impulse past ‘point of no kilograms) of expensive gear falling to pieces in cannot be good,” he said. “There is no way they the Atlantic Ocean near the Florida coast. “This is can say they are in good shape.” a blow to us. We lost a lot of important research return’ from Japan to Hawaii equipment on this flight,” said NASA Associate Cargo flies again Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier. The next cargo supply ship to fly to the ISS TOKYO: A revolutionary solar-powered aircraft was Crew members living in orbit have plenty of will be a Russian Progress capsule, blasting off past “the point of no return” and flying over the food and supplies to last for the next four on July 3. A Japanese HTV ship is launching in Pacific Ocean bound for Hawaii yesterday, on the months, NASA said, but officials admitted that August, and Orbital-which like SpaceX has a bil- most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate no amount of planning could have prepared lion-dollar-plus contract with NASA to supply the globe. After a month of delays in Japan and a them for three major accidents in a row.“We the ISS-is expected to launch again sometime in last-minute false start last week, mission controllers expected through the commercial cargo pro- the fall after a one-year hiatus. According to declared Solar Impulse 2 had taken off from the gram we would lose some vehicles. I didn’t think rocket industry analyst Marco Caceres of the Teal central Japanese city of Nagoya shortly after 3:00 we would lose them all in a one-year time Group, the pressure is on for SpaceX to fly again am (1800 GMT Sunday). frame,” Gerstenmaier said. quickly, as soon as it figures out the problem “No Way Back! This is a one way ticket to Hawaii,” He added that there was no common link to that caused the blast. tweeted @solarimpulse. Pilot “AndrÈ Borschberg the accidents, and negligence was not an issue. “The moment they launch again successfully, has passed the point of no return and must now Rather, he said, the problems show just how dif- this accident starts to fade into history really see this 5 days 5 nights flight through to the end”. ficult it is to fly rockets. quickly,” Caceres said. “The longer they wait to Around 12 hours after take-off, the aircraft was “We are essentially operating systems at the launch again, the more people start talking more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) into its edge of their ability to perform.” about, ‘Maybe we were too overconfident about 7,900-kilometre flight, according to the SpaceX,’” he added. Solarimpulse.com website, which showed the flight SpaceX’s record “The key is not to launch too quickly because expected to describe an arc between Japan and Prior to Sunday, SpaceX had flown its Falcon back-to-back failures would be disastrous. Really Hawaii. 9 rocket 18 times in a row without incident. The disastrous.” — AFP “We have to follow like a corridor with no clouds,” mission initiator Bertrand Piccard told AFP. “All of the calculations, of the trajectory, of the flight, of the altitude, of the timing, all this is made cockpit for long stretches of time is a challenge. warned long delays in Nagoya might see the plane so we can fly over the layer of clouds on the third trapped in Japan for the winter, as the days begin day, and also over the clouds on the fifth day,” Weather window to shorten. But after a shaky few hours immediately Piccard said, referring to the two days of the voy- Solar Impulse 2 set off from Abu Dhabi earlier after take-off, things started to look up. age forecast to be cloudy. this year in a multi-leg attempt to get all the way “It was very, very close to coming back to The eighth leg of the round-the-world bid is around the world without a single drop of fuel. The Nagoya,” he said yesterday. “And then we passed considered the trickiest so far, with nowhere to featherweight flying machine was not supposed to the point of no return, then we said OK we go now land if things go wrong. In the worst-case scenario, land in Japan, but bad weather en route from for Hawaii.” Solar Impulse 2 has 17,000 solar cells that would mean the 62-year-old Borschberg eject- Nanjing in China to Hawaii forced a diversion at the and on-board rechargeable batteries with a top ing from his super-lightweight cockpit with a para- start of June. speed of 140 kilometres an hour. chute and a life raft, said Piccard. The plane has since been stranded in Japan, Its wingspan is longer than that of a jumbo jet, He will inflate “the life raft and wait for another with the crew scouring long-range forecasts for a but it weighs only 2.3 tons-about the same as a car. plane to bring... life support. And then the pilot can favourable weather window. A chance to restart The plane is the successor to Solar Impulse, which stay in this big raft for maybe three days until a ship the record-breaking journey presented itself last managed a 26-hour flight in 2010, proving its abili- can come and rescue him.” week, with the plane due to leave Nagoya early ty to store enough power in lithium batteries dur- Borschberg has said he will keep in shape dur- Wednesday, but mission chiefs pulled the plug at ing the day to keep flying at night. ing his long solo flight by doing yoga, and will the 11th hour due to bad weather over the Pacific Ridiculed by the aviation industry when it was sleep 20 minutes at a time, normally at night. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft breaks apart shortly after liftoff Ocean. first unveiled, the venture has since been hailed But he has also previously admitted that being at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday. The The successful departure on Monday was par- around the world, including by UN chief Ban Ki- cooped up in the 3.8-cubic-metre (130-cubic-foot) rocket was carrying supplies to the International Space Station. —AP ticularly welcome news for the team, after Piccard moon.— AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE

California vaccine bill goes to lawmakers for final vote

SACRAMENTO: California lawmakers are con- Democratic Senators Richard Pan of health benefit and any bill that reaches his bipartisan support. The Senate was expect- sidering a measure that will require vaccina- Sacramento and Ben Allen of Santa Monica desk will be closely considered,” said Brown’s ed to vote on changes made to the bill in tions for most children in public schools. The introduced SB277 after an outbreak of spokesman Evan Westrup. The bill has seen the Assembly that make it easier to obtain state Senate was expected to take the final measles at Disneyland in December infected heated opposition from parents who have medical exemptions. SB277 was amended to vote required before sending the contentious over 100 people in the US and Mexico. If the come by the thousand to protest at the allow doctors to use a family’s medical his- bill to Gov Jerry Brown yesterday. The bill bill becomes law, California would join Capitol in recent weeks. Both legislative tory as an evaluating factor. The authors strikes California’s personal belief exemption Mississippi and West Virginia as the only Republicans and some Democrats have come also agreed to establish a grandfather for immunizations, requiring nearly all public states with such strict requirements. Brown, a to their defense, asserting that the state is clause, allowing students who currently schoolchildren be vaccinated. While medical Democrat, has not said if he would sign the eliminating informed consent and trampling claim a personal belief exemption to main- exemptions would still be granted to children bill. on parental rights. tain it until their next vaccine checkpoint. with serious health issues, other unvaccinated “The governor believes that vaccinations Despite fervent pushback, the bill passed Checkpoints occur in kindergarten and sev- children would need to be homeschooled. are profoundly important and a major public both the Senate and the Assembly with enth grade. — AP Climate top item for Obama meeting with Brazil leader

WASHINGTON: The issue of climate Protest revelations change and steps to slow its progress are The Obama-Rousseff meeting comes expected to dominate the agenda when nearly two years after she canceled a rare President Barack Obama and Brazilian state visit planned for October 2013 to President Dilma Rousseff meet at the protest revelations that the US National White House, but the leaders will also be Security Agency had spied on her com- striving to show they’ve smoothed munications. Reports also said the NSA things over following revelations that had hacked the computer network of the Brazil was a target of American spy pro- state-owned oil company Petrobras and grams. had collected data on billions of emails Rousseff arrives at the White House and telephone calls that passed through yesterday for dinner with Obama. They Brazil, which is an important hub for meet again Tuesday for more formal talks trans-Atlantic fiber optic cables. and a joint White House news confer- Rousseff canceled the state visit, an ence. “I would fully expect that climate honor generally reserved for close US and the environment will be an impor- allies, to address public outrage over the tant part of the agenda,” said deputy spying as she prepared to run for re-elec- national security adviser Ben Rhodes. tion in 2014. Brazil’s first female president The meeting comes six months before started her second term in January - Vice world leaders gather at a United Nations- President Joe Biden attended her inaugu- sponsored conference in Paris in ration - but she since has been weighed December to finalize a climate treaty. down by low approval ratings, her coun- Obama has argued that a gradually try’s poor economic performance and a warming planet could worsen social ten- massive corruption scandal involving sions and political instability worldwide, Petrobras. Rousseff served on the compa- in addition to harming the US Countries ny’s board, but has not been implicated in are making their positions on climate the scandal. Tens of thousands of change clear ahead of the Paris talks. Brazilians filled streets across the country The US already has announced a 2025 earlier this year to protest her leadership. deadline to reduce emissions of heat- The timing of Rousseff’s trip is coinciden- trapping gases by 26 percent to 28 per- tal and was settled months ago; Obama cent below 2005 levels. It was unclear announced it when the two met on the WASHINGTON: Eliza Shirazi of Washington, a “college associate” with Fox Business, runs to report the Supreme Court opinions outside of the whether Rousseff would announce her sidelines of a summit in Panama in April. Supreme Court. —AP country’s targets while in Washington. But for Rousseff, being seen warmly Regardless, Rhodes billed the meeting as received by an American president com- “another key milestone on the road to ing off one of the best weeks of his time in High court offers chance Paris.” Obama has engaged various coun- office could help her back home. terparts on the issue, including the lead- Obama rejoiced last week after the ers of China and India, Rhodes noted. nation’s highest court upheld a key aspect Climate change was also a major focus of his sweeping health care law and grant- to change health debate when leaders of the Group of Seven ed gay couples the right to marry nation- industrialized nations, including Obama, wide. Congress also cleared legislation No shortage of pressing issues met in Germany in early June and agreed critical to his ambitious trade agenda, that the world should move away from measures that days earlier were given up WASHINGTON: The country finally has an opportuni- approval pipeline. Economist Len Nichols of George frail older people and the disabled “is an issue that using fossil fuels by the end of the centu- for dead. Since Rousseff is not on a state ty to change the subject on health care, after the Mason University in Virginia says the cost of new isn’t going away.” She’s involved with an informal dis- ry. Burning oil, gas and coal produces visit, she will not receive a welcome cere- Supreme Court again upheld President Barack medications is “unsustainable,” but government price cussion group that spans the political spectrum, look- carbon dioxide, which traps the sun’s mony on the White House South Lawn or Obama’s law. There’s no shortage of pressing issues, controls could stifle innovation. Most patients are not ing for long-term care ideas that might find support. heat and warms the atmosphere. be celebrated at a state dinner. —AP including prescription drug prices, high insurance exposed to those excruciating cost pressures because It could take years. “I don’t see any stomach for taking deductibles and long-term care. the vast majority of prescriptions are for lower-priced on these issues post-King v. Burwell,” she said, refer- But moving on will take time, partly because generic drugs. Overall, only 1 in 5 people taking pre- ring to the name of the Supreme Court case decided many Republicans want another chance to repeal the scription drugs say it is difficult to afford their own last week. “People are going to need time.” Affordable Care Act if they win the White House and medications, the same survey found. both chambers of Congress next year. Also, it’s diffi- Quality and efficiency cult to start new conversations when political divi- High insurance costs Revamping the way hospitals and doctors are sions are so raw, and there’s a big disconnect The value of a health insurance card is being erod- paid for their services is the top issue for employers, between what people perceive as problems and the ed as employers and insurers impose higher insurers and government programs such as Medicare priorities of policymakers, business and the health deductibles, copayments and other cost-sharing on and Medicaid. Everyone wants to get away from com- care industry. Democrats say a change in focus is long top of premiums. “When people ask me what is the pensating providers on a piecemeal basis for the overdue. No. 1 change I want to make in the Affordable Care sheer volume of services. But defining what consti- “I do think the energy has already shifted,” said Act, my answer is that it’s not affordable enough,” said tutes quality care turns out to be not so easy, and it’s Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American John McDonough, a former Democratic Senate aide unclear whether the new approaches will produce Progress, a think tank often aligned with the White who helped steer the health law to passage. “Moving significant savings. House. “It would be great if the health care conversa- forward, one of the challenges is how we’re going to Look for these changes to continue at full speed, tion moves to where people are, not reiterating these address this new world of cost sharing.” aided by the spread of computerized medical records insurance issues.” Wishful thinking, say Republicans. Getting everyone covered and increasingly sophisticated data analysis. There “The politics of this has gotten so unpleasant that When the health care law passed, a little more could be a downside, says Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D- we’re locked into ‘repeal-and-replace’ for the next year than 80 percent of people under 65 - the age to quali- Conn. “You’re getting hospitals merging, and they are and a half,” said lobbyist Tom Scully, who ran Medicare fy for Medicare - had health insurance. That share is becoming mega-operations,” she said. “Small doctors’ in President George W Bush’s administration. “It may now up to around 90 percent, largely the result of the groups feel like they are just being swallowed up.” not be great for America, but that’s the reality.” Scully law. Yet covering the remaining uninsured will be a says Republicans may be able to make substantial challenge. Much depends on some 20 states - mainly changes but not repeal Obama’s law entirely. What GOP-led - that have not accepted the health care Controlling costs would a different health care conversation sound law’s Medicaid expansion. The ruling may budge a When all is said and done, the US still spends too like? Some possibilities: couple, but probably not Texas, the biggest prize. much for health care. After a lull the last few years, “The people who are going without coverage in spending is expected to pick up again. The govern- Prescription drug prices states whose leaders are denying them a chance to ment has its fingers in practically every pot, with a Nearly three-quarters of the general public see get Medicaid are pawns in a political game,” said for- jumble of laws and regulations that create conflicting prescription drug costs as unreasonable, according to mer California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman, one incentives, said economist Eugene Steuerle of the a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. That con- of the main authors of the health law. Urban Institute, a nonpartisan public policy center. cern seems to be driven by new breakthrough drugs “We’ve got multiple and largely uncoordinated subsi- PANAMA CITY: In this April 11, 2015, file photo, US President Barack Obama and that can cost $100,000 a year and even more. Last Long-term care dies and rules,” said Steuerle. “On the cost side, what I Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff shake hands during their bilateral meeting year it was Sovaldi, a cure for liver-wasting hepatitis C Economist Gail Wilensky, an adviser to see is more and more efforts to put budget con- at the Summit of the Americas. — AP infection. Next it could be skin cancer drugs in the Republicans, says the patchwork system for caring for straints on the system.” —AP Scorching temperatures China’s UN climate Longer schooling prompt health warnings pledges ‘expected’ stops AIDS spread LISBON: Portuguese health authorities have and northern Portugal. BEIJING: China is expected to unveil its long-awaited issued a weather alert, advising the public to Official statistics show that after an uncom- national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond PARIS: Longer schooling seems to be percentage points lower for every take extra care as temperatures are forecast to monly dry winter and spring, almost 54 percent 2020, a state-run newspaper said yesterday, as an effective and affordable way to cut additional year of education. Socio- exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in of the Portuguese mainland was enduring Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Belgium and the risk of HIV infection in AIDS- economic status is a known factor in some southern parts of the country. The extreme or severe drought at the end of May. France ahead of a Paris climate summit. The world’s endemic countries, according to the HIV risk, but whether or not formal General Directorate for Health recommended With little rainfall in June, that percentage is number one emitter has yet to put forward its results of a study in Botswana pub- education on its own is protective has staying out of the sun yesterday between 11 expected to rise. Neighboring Spain was also intended nationally determined contribution (INDC), lished yesterday. Data collected been hotly debated by researchers. am and 5 pm Authorities also warned of a high facing a heat wave as a mass of hot air from as the pledges are called by the UN Framework among 7,018 people in Botswana Previous studies have yielded conflict- risk of forest fires in wooded areas of central Africa flowed north to Europe. Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). found that an extra year of secondary ing answers. In Botswana, about 22 Speculation has mounted that the announcement schooling lowered the risk of HIV percent of people aged 15-49 were will be made during Li’s visit this week to Belgium infection over the following decade HIV-positive in 2013, according to the and France, where December’s climate talks will be by eight percentage points-from paper. Study co-author Jan-Walter de held. Beijing’s ambassador to the EU, Yang Yanyi, told about 25 to 17 percent. Neve of the Harvard TH Chan School the China Daily that a China-EU joint statement on The southern African country with of Public Health in Boston, hypothe- climate change was “under discussion”, as Li pre- one of the world’s highest HIV rates sized that better knowledge about pared to attend the 17th China-EU Summit in was an ideal setting for the study as a preventing infection may be one Brussels. change in its education system in effect of longer schooling. “It is expected that China will also unveil its long- 1996 led to an average increase of “Additionally, education may awaited national contribution to combating climate about 10 months in schooling. This expand economic opportunities and change,” the newspaper said, without giving details. allowed a direct comparison of rates reduce women’s participation in All countries are meant to propose their targets for of infection between young adults higher-risk transactional sexual rela- cutting emissions ahead of the UN-led talks which schooled before and after the change. tionships,” he said in a statement. are aimed at forging a pact to limit global warming “We show... that secondary school- The authors said secondary school- to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over ing has a large protective effect ing appeared to be a cost-effective pre-industrial revolution levels, to take effect from against risk of HIV infection in intervention for HIV-endemic coun- 2020. At a summit between Chinese President Xi Botswana,” said the study published in tries-with a high return on invest- Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama in The Lancet Global Health. The effects ment in the form of healthier and November Beijing committed for the first time to were “particularly large among longer-living, economically active limiting its greenhouse gas output-setting a target women”, for whom the risk was 12 adults. — AFP MADRID: Children play as they cool down in a fountain beside Manzanares River. — AP date of about 2030 for its emissions to peak. — AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Thailand’s MERS case declared virus free

BANGKOK: An Omani man who became people who were exposed to its single Thailand’s first case of Middle East patient. Thailand confirmed its first case Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been of MERS earlier this month, becoming declared free of the deadly virus, the fourth Asian country to register the Thailand’s health ministry said yesterday. virus this year. The 75-year-old man, who had travelled In South Korea, which is battling the to Bangkok for treatment for a heart largest MERS outbreak outside Saudi condition and was then diagnosed with Arabia, 31 people have died from the the virus, will remain in quarantine for virus. South Korea’s public health min- the time being. istry reported one new case on Friday, “In the last test results we did not find taking the total to 181. Health authori- the MERS virus in the patient,” Surachet ties have said the virus may have leveled Satitramai, acting permanent secretary off but were more guarded in their at the Public Health Ministry, told assessment last week. Thailand’s status Reuters. “His condition is much better as a hub for medical tourism could be but we still need to see if his other helping it contain the spread of MERS, health conditions, including his heart government and health officials said last condition, will have any effect on his week. First identified in humans in 2012, recovery.” MERS is caused by a corona virus from He said three of the man’s relatives the same family as the one that trig- who travelled with him to Thailand gered the 2003 outbreak of Severe were also free of the virus. Thailand’s Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). NSH sponsors UNO’s International health ministry is still monitoring 36 There is no cure or vaccine. — Reuters Day against drug abuse Student experiment lost

he multinational business conglomerate again on launch failure Nasser S Al Hajri Corporation (NSH) conduct- CAPE CANAVERAL: Three high school stu- Sunday carrying their experiment. It soared Ted an awareness program in connection with dents were going to get the science lesson into the sky. High fives were exchanged. the UNO’s International Day against Drug Abuse. of a lifetime by flying their experiment in They started heading back for lunch. Then The Vice President of NSH Sabu gave a clarion call space. Instead they got a life lesson about their phones started buzzing with text entitled “Chase away Alcoholism” and to increase loss, but more importantly about determi- messages, condolences. Rachel’s was from the awareness among its employees about the nation, as they watched their experiment her grandmother. The rocket broke apart. risks of alcohol addiction. This program, attended get wiped out for the second straight time Their experiment was lost again. This one by a large number of employees, was part of the by a rocket failure on Sunday. didn’t hit as hard or hurt as much, maybe implementation of NSH policy against alcoholism. The students from North Charleston, because they really didn’t see it, Joe said. Sabu said that such awareness program plays South Carolina, had come up with an intri- That’s rocket science. Failure happens, an important role in the prevention of drug and cate electronics circuitry experiment. It was Rachel said. “There’s a lot of life lessons to alcoholism in the society by keeping hardworking supposed to fly last October to the take from this too,” Gabe said. “If something and self-earning youth away from the company of International Space Station on an Antares happens, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of drug users and alcohol consumers, who hide them- rocket out of Wallops Island, Virginia. But it that.” After their first launch, the students selves from the society and gradually leads them to blew up as they watched from only 1.7 improved the experiment to include cir- crime, landing them in jail eventually and ruining miles away. Joe Garvey was knocked over cuitry from the space shuttle Endeavour, their personal and family lives. He also stated that by the blast coming off the launch pad. which was better than what they tried at consuming alcohol is one of the major reasons that Rachel Lindbergh felt the heat on her face. first. Next time, they’ll do even better, the often lead to the increasing number of road acci- Eight months passed. Every other stu- three students vowed. dents. From the speeches of Hari Kumar, General dent team got to fly their experiments Joe said all he wants to do is get this Manager - NSH and Mike - Safety Manager, the financially .He often gets estranged from friends Nepali and Bengali languages on the subject “con- again, but finally Sunday was the turn for done before he graduates in two years - he workers showed keen interest in knowing about its and family, loses sense of belonging, and feels out- sequences of alcoholism and drug abuse” were Joe, Rachel and Gabe Voigt, and their and Gabe will be juniors in the fall. Within impact on health and life of people. Their speech cast by the society. honored. In a great moment of pride for the com- teacher, Gabe’s mother, Kellye. They drove 10 minutes, teacher Voigt got a call from stressed that an addict to these substances not The winners in slogan writing and essay con- pany, the workers jointly took the pledge that they down to Cape Canaveral, Florida, and joked their mentors at NASA’s Goddard Space only drains them physically, mentally but also tests held in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, will not consume alcohol anymore. about their luck. But Rachel, the eldest of Center. They’re going to get more space the three students and a physics major shuttle circuitry to fly again. Rachel and Joe headed to the University of Chicago, will be at a space conference next week in Oil companies play hardball doesn’t talk about luck. She talks about Boston to talk about their experiment. independent events and variables. “Disappointing, sure,” Rachel said. “You to defeat climate outsiders Then the SpaceX rocket launched can’t let things stop you.” — AP HOUSTON: Petty legal filings, diversionary ballot meas- sion funds behind it had not shown proof of owning February. The US Securities and Exchange Commission ures and counting abstentions as no votes. These are their shares for a full year. The proposal passed at sided with New York. Because the measures are non- just some of the tactics US oil companies used this Chevron and narrowly failed at Exxon. binding, corporate boards can either ignore the results spring to quash efforts by investors to win the right to The 15 victories at energy companies show that of the votes or decide to change their bylaws. While nominate climate experts for board seats. Led by New investors think the companies must do more to most companies say their boards’ nominating commit- York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and proposed at 75 address climate change risks - which range from short- tees are best suited to pick nominees for director, ener- US companies in various industries this year, the so- ages of water needed for drilling to hefty carbon taxes gy companies in particular likely do not want the type called proxy access measure would give investor governments could impose on fossil fuel producers, of board candidates that labor pension funds might groups who own 3 percent of a company for more than fund managers said. “ExxonMobil received this (proxy promote, said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor at three years the right to nominate directors. At the 19 oil access) proposal due to its exposure to risk related to the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. and gas companies targeted, the aim was to demand climate change,” James Andrus, a representative from “Companies fear that the nominees will be single more accountability on global warming. While the Calpers, told Exxon’s annual meeting. The outcome issue candidates who focus solely on a labor or environ- non-binding measure passed at two-thirds of all the also shows companies miscalculated the groundswell mental issue such as executive compensation or global companies targeted, and at 15 of the 19 energy compa- of support for more climate accountability ahead of warming,” said Gordon. “In fact, the Comptroller’s office nies, some took unusual steps to block it. Oilfield servic- the UN conference on global warming in December, has targeted companies that it feels have done too little es provider Nabors Industries Ltd, for example, counted fund managers said. to address climate change, and that frightens energy non-votes from brokers as votes against the proposal. A simple majority was needed for the non-binding companies.” Still, the measure passed at Nabors, which didn’t proposal to pass. Of the 19 targeted energy companies, Steven Mueller, chief executive officer of respond to requests for comment. all opposed the measure, except for shale oil producers Southwestern Energy Co, told Reuters that his Shale oil company Pioneer Natural Resources Co Apache Corp and Whiting Petroleum Corp. The other board opposed the proxy access proposal because filed a last-minute counterproposal calling for a higher two companies where the measure failed were Cabot Southwestern was unfairly targeted because it ownership threshold of 5 percent, which institutional Oil and Gas Corp and Noble Energy Inc. produces oil and natural gas. The proposal passed investors say is much harder to obtain. Pioneer said it at Southwestern. “We didn’t believe it was a gover- gave shareholders extra time to vote. Stringer’s propos- ‘Petty legal actions’ nance issue,” said Mueller, who said al failed. Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp tried to Stringer characterized Chevron and Exxon’s maneu- Southwestern’s board is working on how to CAPE CANAVERAL: (From left) Gabe Voigt, Joe Garvey and Rachel Lindbergh pose for block the proposal by arguing the New York City pen- vers as “petty legal actions” in a statement made in respond to the proposal. — Reuters a photo outside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. — AP WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

Expats fast for TIES’ Ramadan challenge

dozen non-Muslim expats took up the TIES Center’s challenge to fast for a day Aby applying the Islamic guidelines of abstaining from food, drink and smoking from early dawn until sunset in order to experience the spirit of Ramadan firsthand. Upon regis- tration, guests were invited to reap the bene- fits of fasting, including increased self-disci- pline, patience, God-consciousness, sincerity, compassion, gratitude, and brotherhood, as well as documented medical benefits. The fasters included Filipino, Dutch and Indian fasters who expressed only positivity about their experience. “Before I started fast- ing, I doubted myself and was not confident I could do it” said Jayatheja Swaroop. But after successfully completing the day, he was elated and had increased motivation to meet other challenges in life. Many fasters had some experience in fasting, but it was the first time they completed a total fast from both food and water. “It was easier than I thought” was a common sentiment. By the time the sun set, the fasters I really enjoyed the first fast of my life in regions and different faith for a common pur- ration to me. Their efforts to reach out, “It is important to adopt some of the cul- expressed feelings of happiness and peace. Ramadan.” pose. The event was remarkable. embrace another culture and meet new peo- ture when you go to a foreign country,” said After sharing a meal prepared at the TIES Ahmed Mubeen encouraged his colleague Congratulations to all on their success of com- ple are much-needed acts of trust and broth- Kasper Cobben from the Netherlands. “For this Center, Bhupinder Singh remarked, “It was a to undertake the challenge. After viewing a pleting the Ramadan Challenge.” Each partici- erhood that the world sorely needs.” The mis- reason, I am fasting like the people in Kuwait pleasure and honor to ... share experiences presentation about Ramadan, and sharing iftar pant was given a certificate of achievement for sion of the TIES Center is to empower Kuwait’s and I am learning Arabic. I would expect peo- and break the fast together with all our broth- and long discussions about many topics, he completing the fasting challenge. expats through social and educational services ple to learn some Dutch if they came to the ers and sisters. I felt at home like family.” commented, “I truly appreciate the initiative Ramadan is a time not only for spiritual that promote a positive and productive role in Netherlands.” Kasper, a physical therapist, has Swaroop agreed: “I’m very, very happy that I by TIES and the presentation and arrangement growth but also for social solidarity. TIES society, and to facilitate opportunities for fasted since the beginning of Ramadan with- have met all of you... It was just like brothers was wonderful. It was amazing to meet every- Center manager Teresa Lesher said, “I feel intra- and interfaith interactions that promote out difficulty. and sisters of a family spending time together. one from different walks of life, different blessed to have met them. They are an inspi- social solidarity.

KNES pre-school graduation and KG summer concert

he youngest children from Kuwait National English School celebrated their first year of formal education on Tuesday, June 7. The children were all quite excited to entertain their parents with their new found confidence and growing skills. There was singing and dancing and smiles from ear to ear. The evening was also the Graduation of the Pre-School children who will be entering Kindergarten in TSeptember. They were splendid and showed themselves to be confident and talented. Many friendships were made this year and we at Kuwait National English School wish them a Happy Summer Vacation and look forward to all our families coming back in September. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Sultan Center celebrated Guraish with the elderly

ith an eagerness to share the compassion, affection, and gracious at TSC, commented on the visit saying customs and traditions of sharing. TSC wished to revive this “The Sultan Center is characterized by WKuwait with the Kuwaiti ancient custom with them in hopes of their social responsibility towards the community, The Sultan Center greeting them on this Holy occasion community, through which we hope Company (TSC) organized a Guraish with well-wishes and joy. to embrace all segments of the ceremony for the elderly at Farah Care During the visit; a full entertain- Kuwaiti society. We wanted to cele- Center. ment program was held that brought brate the arrival of the month of As part of Kuwait’s past traditions, joy and smiles to all who attended, Ramadan by reviving the Kuwaiti tra- Guraish is still widely celebrated by including the revival of old Kuwait ditions with the elderly, and show our Kuwaitis that marks the final feast proverbs, traditional music and con- respect and appreciation to those before the beginning of Ramadan, tests that revolved around sharing in who have contributed greatly to the whereby family members gather the spirit of the season. society”. The visit was a rewarding under an uplifting atmosphere of Lisa Al-Gharib- Marketing Manager experience for all involved, she added.

DHL gives back this Ramadan with 2,000 kg in food deliveries

s a result of their desire to show com- enjoy the spirit of Ramadan. it is our way of giving back to those that are passion to the less fortunate during the Using DHL’s equipment and delivery net- less fortunate as part of our ongoing CSR Aholy month of Ramadan, employees of work, staff members loaded the boxes of food activity during the course of the year.” DHL Express, the world’s leading logistics into DHL vans and drove to a remote area, Al The recent campaign comes in line with provider, collected donations and delivered Hasawi, to distribute them. The specially Deutsche Post DHL corporate responsibility over 2,000 kilos of dried food to underprivi- packed Ramadan food boxes were delivered strategy for each individual to act responsibly, leged workers and their families in Kuwait. and shared amongst 260 underprivileged and for the company to move to spread posi- After collecting food donations from col- street labourers and families, while an addi- tivity in every environment and society in leagues and clients, members of the DHL tional 30 boxes were donated to various dis- which they operate. The company focuses on Express Kuwait team packed a total of 160 advantaged homes in other locations across environmental protection (GoGreen), disaster boxes to distribute during the first week of Kuwait. management (GoHelp) and education Ramadan, each weighing 14 kilos. Included in Amr Tantawy, Country Manager, DHL (GoTeach) and is an ardent supporter of the boxes were dry food items such as rice, Express Kuwait, said: “I am incredibly proud of employee volunteerism (Global Volunteer pasta, lentils, flour, salt, canned foods, tea, my colleagues and the commitment they Day, Living Responsibility Fund). DHL Express cooking oil, dates and juice. All items were have shown to better the local communities across the MENA countries organized similar carefully chosen to help the workers and their that we all live and work in. I really admire the donation campaigns to help people in their families cook nutritious meals for Iftar and commitment and dedication shown by the communities enjoy the blessings of the holy Suhoor, and to show solidarity and help them team to get this initiative moving forward, as month of Ramadan.

Dr Souad Ali discusses Kuwaiti women in leadership positions

he American University of Kuwait (AUK) held a lec- four Kuwaiti women were elected to the Parliament in ture by Dr Souad Ali, Associate Professor of Middle 2009. Simultaneously, the critique of Muslim women TEastern Studies at Arizona State University and scholars and feminists is creating new spaces in Islamic Visiting Professor at AUK, to discuss the subject of her theology,” she said. book-in-progress “Kuwaiti Women in Leadership The works of these scholars have raised significant Positions.” The lecture discussed the advances made in questions about women’s rights in Islam and the Quran. women’s issues in Kuwait over the Based on Dr Ali’s book-in-progress, last sixty years and the findings of the this study presents authentic per- research conducted by Dr Souad for spectives by Kuwaiti women in lead- the book, which features interviews ership positions in different fields on with leaders such as Founder and their work, the usefulness of feminist Chair of AUK Sheikha Dana Nasser Al- identifiers and theory, feminist the- Sabah, former parliament members ology, and the dynamics of Kuwait’s Dr Rola Dashti and Dr Aseel Al- reform measures. “The study is sig- Awadhi, CEO of Kuwait Energy nificant in that it allows Kuwaiti Engineer Sara Akbar; Sheikha Hussah women in leadership roles to speak Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Director for themselves producing new General of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, knowledge and perspectives on KKMCC national and Kannur District former parliament member Safa Al- issues vital to the advancement of Hashem, among many other Kuwaiti women’s causes in their society,” she Committee honors Fathima Julaila women in leadership positions. The added, further highlighting the fact lecture was open to members of the that this constitutes one of the many inner of Indian Rashtrapathi AUK community and the public. strengths of the book and the fresh Award in “Bharath Guides The lecture emphasized that, scholarship it contributes to the field WExam 2014-2015” and the although the advances made in of women and gender studies in the top scorer of 10th class exam con- women’s issues in Kuwait through the years have been Middle East . ducted by CBSE 2015, Fathima Julaila widely commented upon, limited academic research has Dr Souad is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern was honored by Kuwait Kerala been published on their material effects. Dr Souad Studies at Arizona State University (ASU); Director of Muslim Cultural Centre both national explained that Kuwaiti women received both the right Arabic Studies, and was Head of Classics and Middle committee and Kannur District com- to vote and to run in elections to parliament in 2005 - Eastern Studies from 2007-2014. An internationally mittee. the first women in the conservative Arab Gulf bloc to do acclaimed scholar, Dr Souad was an AUK Fulbright KKMCC national committee so. “In an unprecedented move in the region, the first Scholar in 2009-2010. memento was given by Janab E Ahamed sahib, Member of Parliament and Former Union State Minister for External Affairs. Fathima Julaila hails from Kannur Unique lifelong promise district and she is the daughter of Kunhabulla, Secretary of KKMCC Kannur committee. Kannur KKMCC qbal Hadi Zaidi, former Pakistani hotel and Iqbal did not want to be 29 and stayed in Room 306 because committee President Sayyid Ghalib diplomat along with his wife wedded in a 4-star hotel and therefore after midnight it would be June 30 so Al-Mashoor Thangal also decided to Shireen checked in Room 306, as a compromise, he married on June still there is 50 percent relationship present her a memento as a token of I Crowne Plaza yesterday (June 29, between the wedding date and the appreciation. Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre deliv- the distribution of social security to a 2015) to mark and not celebrate their wedding room. He solemnly promised Advocate Sayid Mohamed Nizar ered the appreciation plaque. deceased member of the KKMCC. 30th wedding anniversary. In 1985, Shireen that each year on their wed- Thangal, Vice President of Indo-Kuwait The event was held in Perumba, KKMCC is a household name with when he was Administration ding anniversary they will stay individ- Friendship Society and the legal advi- Marhoom Shahul Hameed Nagar, more than 10,000 members scattered Manager of EPIC Instruments Inc (a ually or collectively in room 306 in a sor of Kannur Dt Committee of Kuwait Payyannur, Kannur coinciding with in all part of Kuwait. US company) in Kuwait, he decided to Holiday Inn wherever they are. marry in Islamabad on June 30 and Yesterday, June 29, 2015 was his therefore he booked Room 306, 30th wedding anniversary and in Embassy of India announces ‘Digital Week’ Holiday Inn, Islamabad, so that his compliance with his lifelong promise, wedding date equates with the wed- he checked in 306 Crowne Plaza (for- he embassy would like to inform that a Digital Government and Services on demand, and (3) Digital ding room. merly Holiday Inn). At the same time, Week has been planned to highlight “Digital India”, empowerment of citizens. The Department of Electronic However, a fortnight before his as a token of respect for those who Twhich is a flagship program of the government of & Information Technology (DeitY) under the Government departure, EPIC Chairman E K Mills lost their lives due to the cowardly sui- India, aiming to transform India into a digitally empow- of India has provided the following URL for Webcast of asked him to advance his wedding by cide attack on Friday, June 26 at the ered society and knowledge economy. The prime minis- PM Launching event of Digital India Week on 1 July 2015 two days so that he could return two Imam Sadiq Mosque, he has canceled ter is launching the program on July 1, 2015 at 1330 at 1.30 pm (4 pm IST):- days earlier, and therefore Iqbal called all the festivities for the day and there hours (1600 hours IST) and is likely to be of two hours’ https://webcast.gov.in/digitalindia/ Holiday Inn to book Room 286 or 296 will be no celebration including cake duration. The aim of Digital India Week is to showcase http://pmindiawebcast.nic.in/ if marrying on 28th or 29th as the case cutting. Iqbal, due to the prevailing the initiatives of the Government in three key vision The URL for broadcast of PM event on Youtube:- may be, but unfortunately both the grief stricken situation in Kuwait, will areas (1) Infrastructure as a Utility of every citizen, (2) https://youtube.com/PMOfficeIndia rooms were not available. At that not even sleep in the room and time, Islamabad had no other 5-star Iqbal Hadi Zaidi instead check out late evening. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You might not be all that concerned about your future emotional An unexpected opportunity comes as a total surprise today, so security because your personal relationships appear to be growing stronger. put away your previous agenda and be on the lookout for something amaz- You may be so confident that you think you can have it all now. However, it’s ing to happen. Instead of approaching life in your safe and familiar manner, one thing to indulge in fantasies that carry you into new territory; it’s quite a leave the beaten path and try walking on the wild side. Habitual patterns are different thing to share your out-of-the-box desires with someone who could comforting, but they also limit your options. Acting spontaneously now feel threatened by them. Thankfully, there’s a lot of room to spread your could lead to a truly memorable experience that takes you farther than you wings without jeopardizing an arrangement that already works. A dash of can imagine. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. consideration saves the day.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

You may naively fix on the belief that everything will turn out An out-of-the-blue event can turn your day upside down. Even if wonderfully, prompting you to let some important business slide today. You you intended on spending a quiet day at work, a situation could grow out of can create a positive impact on your life by the simple act of knowing your hand quickly. But a simple twist of fate may be just what the doctor ordered dreams will come true. Nevertheless, you still must observe limits or you will to set you off in an entirely new direction. Don’t try to second guess your face unpleasant consequences. There’s a lot at stake now, so don’t bet your destiny when the universe is giving you an opportunity to actualize your success on faulty assumptions of a brighter future. Apply yourself diligently potential. However, if you fearfully attempt to return to the way things were, in the present moment to slant the odds in your favor. Intention plus hard you could miss out on a lot of fun. Feel the joy and success will follow. work equals magic.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Your whole life seems to be undergoing rapid change. Ironically, A shift in relationship dynamics might be cause for concern, but you may be elated riding the currents wherever they take you, your worry fades when you see that the dark clouds actually have silver lin- ACROSS 88. Free from liquid or moisture. even if you haven’t the slightest notion of where you are going. Your positive ings. It’s reassuring once you realize that whatever is stuck will finally move attitude is an asset as you head out on this great adventure, but don’t assume 1. Noisy talk. on, making room for positive change. Although you can’t predict the details 4. Being in focus or brought into focus. DOWN that you’re ready to leave just because the cosmos is giving you the green of your future, you just know it’s a big improvement over what’s going on 12. Not divisible by two. 1. Make a raucous noise. light. Taking your time to put everything in order now greatly improves your now. It’s not necessary to finalize your plans yet; it’s better to live with the 15. How long something has existed. 2. American novelist (1909-1955). chances of actually reaching your destination in style. uncertainty while you continue to explore all the options in front of you. 16. Characterized by often poignant difference 3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a or incongruity between what is expected and skewer usually with vegetables. what actually is. 4. A slender and greatly elongated solid sub- 17. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and stance. Australia cultivated for its large edible root yield- 5. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) ing Otaheite arrowroot starch. be mined. 18. An intricate network suggesting something 6. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels You’re not willing to sacrifice your values just to be accepted by You might think that offering no resistance today means you will be that was formed by weaving or interweaving. of an ear of corn. your peers, but you also want to accomplish your goals on time. Fortunately, required to use your emergency brake later on to avoid a disaster. You may believe 19. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on 7. Type genus of the family Unionidae. you can create heartfelt connections with your coworkers today, even if your that the only way to maintain control of your personal life now is to slow down and a male child on the eighth day of his life. 8. The piece of land on which something is locat- objectives are different from theirs. You don’t have to negate what’s most narrow your focus. Unfortunately, conservative tactics won’t likely bring you the sta- 20. Either of two large African antelopes of the ed (or is to be located). important to you as long as you are appreciative of what others bring to the bility you seek. Additionally, letting your fears influence your decisions is a big mis- genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted 9. (informal) Excessive sentimentality. table. Happily, you can have your cake and eat it too if you remember to prac- take and could sour a perfectly lovely situation. Luckily, if you go with the flow you’ll horns in both sexes. 10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. tice the art of inclusion. glide through the twists and turns with a little help from your planetary friends. 22. The state prevailing during the absence of 11. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in war. women between the ages of 20 and 40. 24. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is 12. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. silica of variable color. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 26. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly 13. Go "ding dong", like a bell. aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems 14. An informal term for a father. You’re thrilled with the unlimited potential you see everywhere You are looking good today and probably feeling even better. and roots and leaves. 21. 1 species. you look today. However, you can’t turn every single contender into a winner, Vivacious Venus is harmonizing with your key planet Uranus, conjuring up plenty of 27. Of or relating to or containing barium. 23. A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horse- even if sexy Venus is flirting with shocking Uranus. Keep in mind, you won’t be excitement. For now, you’re the one who’s capable of safely navigating the surpris- 28. An Arabic speaking person who lives in shoe to prevent slipping. able to sustain your current enthusiasm forever, so conserve your resources ing landscape, so others may lean on you for advice and leadership. Don’t take the Arabia or North Africa. 25. A heavy brittle metallic element of the plat- and work to make an opportunity pay off while the planets are in a playful easy way out by giving them the party line. Your friends and coworkers might not 30. Being one more than one hundred. inum group. mood. All that glitters is not gold; the choices you make now really do matter. want to hear the truth, but your unique insight is more valuable in the long run. 32. Using speech rather than writing. 29. The blood group whose red cells carry both There’s no reason to limit the potential of your visions. Anything can happen if you 35. A promotional statement (as found on the the A and B antigens. simply believe. dust jackets of books). 31. An isogram connecting points receiving 39. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay. equal amounts of sunshine. 42. Of or relating to the African people who 33. British dominion over India (1757-1947). Virgo (August 23-September 22) speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their 34. Type genus of the Anatidae. Pisces (February 19-March 20) culture. 36. A nitrogen-containing base found in RNA 44. A particular geographical region of indefinite (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine. You’re buzzing with anticipation today, for you recognize how You are wired with positive thoughts and are raring to charge for- boundary (usually serving some special purpose 37. Provide with a new lining. each individual moment holds precious seeds for fantastic things to come. ward. However, things get tricky because you might not have any clue which direc- or distinguished by its people or culture or geog- 38. A member of an agricultural people of south- Unfortunately, events are occurring so rapidly that they might trigger your tion you are going yet. You know your destination is not a familiar place, which raphy). ern India. anxiety, even if the opportunity for growth is very exhilarating. Of course, you makes you happy now because you are craving new experiences. Thankfully, your 45. A sign of assent or salutation or command. 40. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man. prefer to be happy, but you may be scared that the positive vibrations won’t optimism is soaring and you have no doubt you will reach the stars if you could only 46. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is 41. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used last. You can ensure a more successful outcome by building slowly and decide on the path you want to take. Catch your breath and reconsider your priori- highly corrosion-resistant. as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sick- methodically on a strong foundation. Just remember, you reap what you sow. ties before you find yourself drifting aimlessly out to sea. Advanced planning is the 48. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated ness. ticket to your success. talk. 43. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan 49. With no effort to conceal. and neighboring areas. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE 50. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the 47. (chemistry) Relating to or containing the azi- Yesterday’s Solution micropyle. do group N3. 53. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes 55. An independent agency of the United States readily. government responsible for collecting and coor- 52. An associate degree in nursing. dinating intelligence and counterintelligence 54. Date used in reckoning dates before the sup- activities abroad in the national interest. posed year Christ was born. 56. A polysaccharide produced in basophils 57. Learn something again, as after having for- (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit gotten or neglected it. the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the 58. A member of a formerly tribal people now blood. living in south central India. 59. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part 61. Large South American evergreen tree trifoli- of an organism. ate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as 60. A public promotion of some product or serv- food and a source of cooking oil. ice. 62. British statesman and leader of the Labour 63. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one- party who instituted the welfare state in England seeded fruits. (1883-1967). 66. Being ten more than one hundred forty. 64. An ester of adenosine that is converted to 67. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. ATP for energy storage. 70. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs. 65. 16 ounces. 72. According to the Old Testament he was a 68. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area). pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th 69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely century BC). the razorbill. 76. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of 71. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and 73. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior Iran and the Caucasus. limb. 79. (botany) Of or relating to the axil. 74. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great dis- 80. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake tance. Chad. 75. Being or befitting or characteristic of an 81. Considerate and solicitous care. infant. 82. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat 77. The residue that remains when something is trimmed off. burned. 85. Tag the base runner to get him out. 78. An accountant certified by the state. 86. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring 83. A radioactive element of the actinide series. on the sea or ships. 84. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali 87. 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The Tibetan spiritual leader called for a more “holistic education” from kindergarten to university, which “should bring a sense of care” and help “promote human love”. “Everyone has the right to achieve a happy life,” he Actors Channing Tatum, left, and Jada Pinkett Smith pose for a portrait in told hundreds gathered at the promotion of the new film, “Magic Mike XXL,” in West Hollywood, Calif. —AP Greenfield site, an area of calm away from the madness of the main music stages. The elderly Buddhist monk ‘Magic Mike’ taught Smith hailed the “full joy” of the revelers present, and got into the spirit him- self by wearing a Glastonbury t- shirt on his head against the rain. to be playful with husband He was treated to a rendition of “Happy Birthday” by the crowd in ada Pinkett Smith wasn’t exactly sure when women get together with their girl- honor of his 80th year, and urged what she was getting into when she friends, they want to talk about life. About them to “think seriously about how Jsigned on for “Magic Mike XXL,” but she careers, kids, relationships, everything. to create a happy world, a happy certainly didn’t expect to come out of a “Guys don’t do that at all. We do the oppo- 21st century-that’s the best gift for movie about male strippers with some new site. We do everything but talk about that,” me”. The Nobel Peace Prize winner theories on her own marriage. “It really said Tatum. “We create another little world. expressed dismay at ongoing vio- taught me how to be more playful with my It’s like a pressure release. ... Men are just lence in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and The Dalai Lama takes to the stage to address the faithful in Aldershot yesterday which has a large husband,” she says of Will Smith, her hus- like monkeys beating on the walls of the elsewhere, saying it was “our own Nepalese Buddhist community made up mainly of serving and retired Gurkha soldiers. —AFP band of 18 years. On set, Pinkett Smith says cage.” creation” and warning: “The killing China has criticized Glastonbury Aldershot, which has a large drew tens of thousands. “This is she tried to fall back and not get in the way But, Pinkett Smith said she learned that of human beings by human beings organizers for inviting the Dalai Nepalese Buddhist community unbelievable. I’m intimidated of the antics of the male-dominated cast. A there can be a balance. Normally, she said, is the worse thing.” Lama to speak, saying they were made up mainly of serving and because you know the words bet- friend had told her that women don’t know she’d just default to sitting back and watch Arriving at London’s Heathrow offering him a platform for what it retired Gurkha soldiers. A small ter than I do,” Richie told the crowd. how to share space, that they dominate her husband play. “He’s a silly man all day airport on Saturday, he had calls his “separatist activities”. The protest is planned by members of British band The Who, which space. She took it to heart. long. He’s the guy who hides behind the expressed horror at the previous Dalai Lama says he supports “mean- the International Shugden famously played Woodstock in “I really felt like this was a space for bro- door and jumps out. He’s that guy. All day,” day’s attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and ingful autonomy” for Tibet rather Community, a branch of Tibetan 1969, closed the festival with a vin- time,” she said in a recent interview. “I tried she said, laughing. “He’s just a big freaking France. “All major world religious than outright independence, but Buddhism that reveres a deity tage rock performance on the to be respectful of that and I really enjoyed kid. I always play the role of like, ‘OK, you be traditions are actually I think the Beijing often denounces officials denounced by the Dalai Lama since Pyramid Stage. —AFP watching the men. It was so much fun to the kid. OK, that’s cute.’” But after “Magic source of the practice of love, for- who meet him. 1996. The Glastonbury festival drew see and to realize men really need boy Mike,” Pinkett Smith says she’s “learned to giveness, tolerance. That very factor The elderly monk spoke to sup- to a close on Sunday with US time.” Co-star Channing Tatum, seated near- enjoy that playfulness in him much more is now becoming the source of vio- porters yesterday in the southern crooner Lionel Richie stealing the by, chimed in to agree. He recounted a chat and participate in it versus, like, tolerate lence, it’s unthinkable,” he said. English army base town of show with a hit performance that with a female friend who told him that it.”—AP Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes, dies at 67 hris Squire, known for co-founding 1968 with singer Jon Anderson after the and playing bass for prog rock band two met in a London bar. Drummer Bill CYes, died Saturday night just a Bruford, guitarist Peter Banks and key- month after revealing that he had been boardist Tony Kaye went on to join the diagnosed with leukemia. He was 67. Yes group, releasing their first album that same confirmed the news on their Facebook year. page, saying Squire died peacefully in Yes, however, really struck big with their Phoenix. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts second two albums, 1971’s “The Yes Album” and unbearable sadness that we must and 1972’s “Fragile,” which saw Steve Howe inform you of the passing of our dear and Rick Wakeman become guitarist and friend and Yes co-founder, Chris Squire,” keyboardist, respectively, replacing Banks the band wrote. “Chris peacefully passed and Kaye. The lineup changes would con- away last night in Phoenix, Arizona. We will tinue for the next 50 years, with Squire have more information for you soon.” remaining the one constant, staying with Yes’ keyboardist Geoff Downes was the the band for decades. Squire also released the first to break the news online early a solo album, “Fish Out of Water,” in 1975. Sunday, writing on his Twitter, “Utterly dev- Squire revealed his diagnosis of erythroid astated beyond words to have to report leukemia in May, forcing him to skip Yes’ the sad news of the passing of my dear upcoming summer tour, and noted in a friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris statement at the time that it would be the Squire. “ Squire was the only member of band’s first time playing live without him File photo shows Chris Squire of the British band Yes performs at Radio City the band to appear on every one of its since its inception. Bassist Billy Sherwood Music Hall in New York City. —AFP albums. The bassist co-created the band in stepped in for him. —Reuters

Review: Joni Mitchell ‘Speaking Overstuffed plot spoils Well’ after Aneurysm, irreverent, silly ‘Ted 2’

ed 2” asks a question that we quickly after that, Ted loses his job, his or promoting it).The sequence had some says conservator never needed, or particularly marriage is invalidated, and audiences promise in spite of the vitriol fueling the “Twanted, to know the answer are forced to endure a horrifying thing: a joke, but it’s all too late. ood news for Joni Mitchell and her fans: The to: Is Ted, the magical, foul-mouthed, whiny, self-righteous Ted. So, best friend legendary singer seems to be moving toward pot-smoking teddy bear, a person in the John (Wahlberg), now a sad-sack Venomous humor Gfull recovery. Mitchell’s conservator, Leslie eyes of the law? While it’s unfair to judge divorcee, and Ted hook up with MacFarlane continues to be a unique Morris, posted an update on the singer’s condition on a comedy simply for a ridiculous prem- Samantha Jackson (Amanda Seyfried), a and probably misunderstood artist in her official website following her aneurysm in March. ise, here, it also happens to be the newbie law associate who’s willing to popular culture. His venomous humor, “Joni did in fact suffer an aneurysm,” the statement unlikely killer of the overstuffed “Ted 2.” take their case pro bono, and a few mon- basic moral code, crass sensibilities and says. “However, details that have emerged in the past And resolution does not come quickly tages later, they’re off fighting the good fondness for classic showmanship are, at few days are mostly speculative. The truth is that Joni enough in this nearly two-hour rumina- fight in excruciating detail. the very least, an interesting combination is speaking, and she’s speaking well. She is not walk- tion on civil rights and abject stupidity. Seriously, there are almost interesting for a modern entertainer. But they haven’t ing yet, but she will be in the near future as she is Part of the charm of “Ted,” writer- debates over Ted’s humanity and a few quite meshed yet, at least on film. The undergoing daily therapies. She is resting comfort- director Seth MacFarlane’s better-than-it- Justin Bieber ably in her own home and she’s getting better each should-have-been story of a grown man day. A full recovery is expected.” and his sentient stuffed animal, was how Morris is likely referring to the comments made by unaffectedly it treated its talking teddy. David Crosby, Mitchell’s longtime friend, who sparked Ted just is. No one thinks too hard about Bieber heads down under worry earlier this week when he spoke about her con- the why of it. Combining that silly foun- dition. “I have not spoken with her,” he told HuffPost dation with Mark Wahlberg’s endearingly Live. “To my knowledge she is not speaking yet. She is dopey intensity was a stroke of brilliance. home, she is in care, she is recovering. She took a ter- The movie was allowed to only be about for Hillsong Church worship rible hit. She had an aneurysm, and nobody found their friendship, and it worked. Making a her for a while. And she’s going to have to struggle sequel to an original comedy is always a ustin Bieber arrived in Sydney yesterday to back from it the way you struggle back from a trau- tough game, though. More often than attend a week-long gathering at a Hillsong matic brain injury.” The 71-year-old Mitchell was not, the desire to please fans and recre- Jpentecostal church, after the pop star this rushed to the hospital on March 31 after collapsing in ate the magic of the first produces noth- year vowed to discard his hard-partying image. her Los Angeles home. —Reuters ing more than an exaggerated rehash. In this image released by Universal Pictures, Mark Wahlberg , from “Justin is here, like tens of thousands of others, left, the character Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane, and Amanda as a delegate who is seeking to build stronger Save the marriage Seyfried appear in a scene from “Ted 2.” —AP In an admirable effort to go a differ- foundations into his life,” Hillsong Church said in ent route, MacFarlane has instead done fairly earnest references to the 13th misadventures of a couple of crass knuck- a statement. Music is central to Hillsong’s form something hopelessly bizarre: He’s given Amendment and Dred Scott. It’s a wonder leheads should be simple fun, and it’s of worship but the Canadian singer is unlikely to his film too much sincerity and story, and “Ted 2” didn’t venture into artificial intelli- quite all right to try for a more substan- perform any of Hillsong’s faith-based songs, it practically crushes whatever fun does gence territory. Still, it’s very rare for a tive story in something so trivial. But the exist. This time, we meet up with Ted MacFarlane venture to be completely silliness of the first has ceded to some- according to the church. (voiced again by MacFarlane) at his wed- unfunny. Even “A Million Ways to Die in the thing that’s also a little more hateful and Bieber has made headlines for his hard par- ding to fellow grocery store clerk and West” had moments. The highlights in “Ted bitter. tying lifestyle and run-ins with the law in sever- gum-smacking bombshell Tami-Lynn 2” are almost worth it. There’s a Busby Ted and John should’ve stayed on the al countries, including a January 2014 arrest for (Jessica Barth). Their newlywed bliss Berkeley-style opening number, a fantastic couch and out of the courtroom. “Ted 2,” a allegedly racing a Lamborghini through Miami. soon curdles and they decide to have a Liam Neeson cameo, a riff on what the F Universal Pictures release, is rated R by baby to save the marriage. Because the stands for in F. Scott Fitzgerald, a “Jurassic the Motion Picture Association of America He announced in January on his Facebook natural way of going about this business Park” bit and a few others. There’s even an for “crude and sexual content, pervasive page that he wanted to leave behind his “arro- is not an option (for a few reasons), Tami- over-the-top fight at New York Comic-Con language, and some drug use.” Running gant” and conceited” behaviour. Last year, Lynn and Ted decide to try adoption. It’s (with more than a few “Transformers” pep- time: 115 minutes. One and a half stars Hillsong’s conference in Sydney attracted Joni Mitchell arrives to the Hammer Museum’s then that a state authority asks whether pering in the background, though it’s out of four. MPAA Definition of R: around 20,000 followers from more than 60 or not a stuffed animal should be afford- unclear whether that’s poking fun at Restricted. Under 17 requires accompany- “Gala In The Garden,” in Los Angeles. —AP ed the rights of a human. And very Wahlberg’s association with the franchise ing parent or adult guardian. —AP countries. —Reuters LIFESTYLE37 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Paris FashionFeatures Show: Creation by Saint Laurent

Models present a creations by Saint Laurent during the men’s Spring Summer collection fashion show in Paris. —AFP photos Stay cool and enjoy the festive season with REDTAG’s Ramadan and Eid collection

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Chris Brown accepts the fandemonium award. Jason Derulo (From left), Ciara and Tinashe perform during a tribute to Ciara performs during a tribute to Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson.

Zendaya, left, and Wilfred JR Rivera Jr present the Coca-Cola Yara Shahidi, from left, Tracee Ellis Ross, Miles Brown, Silento, and Future performs on stage. viewers choice award. Anthony Anderson perform at the BET Awards. Chris Brown performs at the BET Awards.

Juicy J performs on stage. Rihanna speaks on stage. Sean “Diddy” Combs, from left, Lil’ Kim, and Sheek Louch perform at the Terry Lewis, left, and Jimmy Jam present the ultimate icon: music dance BET Awards. visual award.

Monica poses in the press room at Smokey Robinson poses with the Hosts Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross speak on stage. the BET Awards. lifetime achievement award. E-40, left, and Big Sean perform on satge.

LIST OF WINNERS

Best New Artist Best Actress Sam Smith Taraji P Henson Best Male Hip-Hop Artist YoungStars Award Kendrick Lamar Mo’Ne Davis Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Best Movie Nicki Minaj Selma Best Actor Best Gospel Artist Terrence Howard Lecrae Centric Award Video of the Year The Weeknd - ‘Earned It’ Beyonce - ‘7/11’ Humanitarian Award Video Director of the Year Tom Joyner Beyonce, Ed Burke & Todd Tourso Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award Sportswoman of the Year Janet Jackson Serena Williams Fandemonium Award Sportsman of the Year Chris Brown Stephen Curry Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award Beyonce Nicki Minaj - ‘Only feat Drake, Lil Wayne Best Male R&B/Pop Artist & Chris Brown)’ Chris Brown Best International Act: Africa Best Group Stonebwoy (Ghana) Rae Sremmurd Best International Act: UK Best Collaboration Stormzy Common & John Legend -’Glory’ Tamar Braxton, from left, Patti LaBelle, and K Michelle perform on stage. Anthony Hamilton, left, and Gary Clark Jr perform on stage. lifestyle TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 AWARDS Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce win big at BET Awards

Kendrick Lamar performs at the BET Awards. —AP photos

hough she was absent, Beyonce won played. other recent - appeared on screen. Anderson three BET Awards, including video of the Brown performed multiple times, and won also dressed as British singer Sam Smith, who Tyear for “7/11,” while Chris Brown and best male R&B/pop artist and the fandemoni- won best new artist but didn’t attend the Nicki Minaj also won multiple awards at the um award. “A lot has changed in my life, a lot awards show. “Sam Smith isn’t here tonight all-star show Sunday night. But the show was of mistakes, a lot of lessons learned. The best because he’s white and he didn’t think he less about the awards - video of the year didn’t thing I’m most thankful for is my daughter,” he would win at the BET Awards,” Anderson said even make the live broadcast - as performanc- said onstage. “I’m so thankful and happy to as the audience burst into laughter. “This es stole the night. As Janet Jackson entered have the loyal fans ... and everybody here that award is going to stay with me for you not the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los knows me, to know me is to love me.” The showing up to BET,” Anderson sang, referenc- Angeles, Brown screamed loudly, Minaj show Sunday brought a mix of funny and seri- ing Smith’s ubiquitous hit, “Stay With Me.” whipped out her phone to record the moment ous moments. Rapping on top of a police car and Laverne Cox was teary-eyed. The pop star with a large American flag waving behind him, Standing ovation was honored with the Ultimate Icon: Music hip-hop prince Kendrick Lamar kicked off the Rihanna, who debuted a 1-minute clip of Dance Visual Award as she made one of her BET Awards with a dose of seriousness, but her new music video for “B—— Better Have first public performances in sometime as she also brought a fiery energy thanks to his My Money,” was among the A-listers who sat in readies a new album and tour this fall. charisma and beat of his song, “Alright.” the audience, and she sang along during “It’s been a very long moment to this jour- Omarion and Brown’s performance of the pop ney ... my heart is so full,” Jackson said to the ‘Is white really the new black’ hit, “Post to Be.” Alicia Keys surprised the crowd audience, which included her mother and He later won best male hip-hop artist. “This when she joined The Weeknd to sing his hit, “Earned It.” Smokey Robinson received the Smokey Robinson poses with the lifetime Lifetime Achievement Award, performed a Anthony Anderson accepts the award for achievement award. medley of his hits and earned a standing ova- best new artist on behalf of Sam Smith at tion from the audience when he spoke about the BET Awards. Hollywood and humility. Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke and rising singer Tori Kelly paid tribute to the icon. And Patti LaBelle was a fan favorite too, hit- ting high notes alongside Tamar Braxton and K Michelle. Minaj, who won the fan-voted view- er’s choice award, brought her mom onstage when she collected her sixth consecutive best female hip-hop artist award. “Momma, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you’ve done for me. I love you so much,” said Minaj, who performed her with rapper-boyfriend Meek Mill later in the show. Beyonce’s wins included best female R&B/pop artist and video director of the year.—AP

Robin Thicke performs on stage. Carol Maraj, left, looks on as Nicki Minaj accepts the award for best female hip hop artist. Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best father. “To my beautiful mother, to my beauti- is for Compton, this is for Watts,” the Los male hip hop artist. ful father, and to my entire family, your love is Angeles-born rapper said. Janelle Monae and unbreakable.” An impressive Ciara, Jason Jidenna also brought a serious vibe to the Derulo and Tinashe paid tribute to the 49- stage when they performed “Classic Man”: The year-old veteran by mimicking her signature singers and their background dancers wore dance moves. “Twenty five years ago we creat- large “I’m a Classic Man” signs around their ed ‘Rhythm Nation,’ hoping the world would necks, a reference to the historic “I Am a Man” be a better place, but today there’s even more civil rights era protest signs. And as Anthony to be done,” Jackson said. Jackson wasn’t the Hamilton and Gary Clark Jr performed while only show stopper Sunday: Diddy dropped it photos of celebrities who died appeared on like it’s hot at the awards show - figuratively screen, a montage of the nine people who and literally. The entertainer fell during an were gunned down at a church in Charleston exciting performance that celebrated Bad Boy earlier this month closed the performance. Records’ 20th “Black-ish” actors Anthony Anderson and year anniversary, one of the night’s high- Tracee Ellis Ross won over the crowd with lights. Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, 112 and The back-to-back jokes, including one about Lox joined Diddy as they performed a medley Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the of past hits. A video montage of rap king Spokane chapter of the NAACP. Notorious B.I.G. appeared in the background “Is white really the new black,” Anderson Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: Tom Joyner accepts the humanitarian Nicki Minaj accepts the viewers choice as his verse from “Mo Money Mo Problems” sang as two photos of Dolezal - one old, the music dance visual award. award. award.

Terrence Howard accepts Alicia Keys, the award for left, and The best actor. Weeknd per- form at the BET Awards.

Nicki Minaj, left, and Meek Mill perform on stage. Brown, Minaj,Beyonce win big at BET Awards38 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015

Iranian worshipers recite verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali in the city of Aran and Bidgol, some 140 miles (225 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran.—AP Spicing up Malaysia’s beloved ‘fatty rice’ ainal Abidin’s tiny food stall serves just one item and in 1948. Usually translated as “fatty rice”, nasi lemak also is “Nasi lemak possesses a potential that many Malaysian opens for only a few hours but is besieged each day by served in neighboring countries like Indonesia, Singapore and restaurateurs are exploiting in innovative ways,” said Sean Znearly a thousand customers clamoring for Malaysia’s Brunei, but nowhere is it more deeply rooted in the food cul- Loong, a Malaysian food blogger. “These innovations illustrate undisputed national dish, nasi lemak. “We need more rice in ture than Malaysia. Farmers and fishermen are believed to Malaysia’s continuing fascination with nasi lemak,” Loong said, here!” shouted a sweaty teenager working Zainal’s stall as cus- have thrown it together as a breakfast rich in necessary carbs, adding that experiments with the dish have begun to take off tomers waited expectantly in a long queue amid the aroma of protein, fats and delivering a spicy kick. But it is now ubiqui- in the past two years. Ong Kee Win, who runs the trendy Cielo coconut milk and fried anchovies. Italy has its pasta, Japan its tous across the country, including higher-end restaurants and Dolci cafe known for its original ice creams including beer and sushi and England its fish and chips. But perhaps no dish is hotels. soy flavors, came up with a nasi lemak ice cream in 2012. more ubiquitous or beloved in Malaysia as nasi lemak, rice “People thought I was crazy. Nobody wanted to try it at cooked with coconut milk and served with golden-fried Malaysia meets Italy first,” Ong said. “But these days, more locals and foreigners anchovies, roasted peanuts, a boiled egg, sliced cucumbers At Kuala Lumpur’s upscale Tujo Bar-serrie & Grill, Malaysia want to try it.” After cooking his coconut rice, Ong churns it and a dollop of a fiery chili concoction sambal. and Italy have been united in a nasi lemak pizza-thin crusts together with a secret gelato base, later topping it off with Born as a cheap breakfast, nasi lemak is today eaten infused with either squid ink or spinach, and topped with frozen peanuts, anchovies and chili flakes. The end-product, throughout the day, and is on an expanding culinary sojourn anchovy, onions, roast peanuts and sambal. “Tourists like it redolent of coconut, tastes uncannily like a thick, creamy, A Malaysian stall assistant serves Nasi Lemak dish on a with the classic recipe continually tweaked, and even innova- too, but locals especially get quite excited because they can’t frozen version of the real deal. plate for waiting customers at the ‘Nasi Lemak Tanglin’ tions such as nasi lemak pizza and ice cream appearing on imagine it when they read about it,” said Samantha Lee, a Tujo stall. menus. “Demand for nasi lemak has gone up a lot over the spokeswoman who said a pasta version will debut soon. Food Overseas acceptance lags years because it is not just for breakfast anymore,” said Zainal, critics say nasi lemak’s simplicity makes it a clean slate ripe for Few traits are as effective in promoting a country and its 57, whose mother first opened their “Nasi Lemak Tanglin” stall culinary experimentation. culture abroad as cuisine, yet nasi lemak-despite its impor- tance at home-is yet to join the globally recognized ranks of sushi and pasta. Tourism officials, however, last year marketed nasi lemak as a slice of Malaysian exotica in a promotional campaign in Japan. The dish also got some overseas publicity when a Malaysia-born woman won the popular MasterChef television cooking contest in Britain with a nasi lemak dish. Ong feels the often intensely spicy sambal blocks overseas acceptance. “Nasi lemak hasn’t become globally famous yet because of the spiciness but experimentation will help as we put nasi lemak in a different context now,” said Ong. The dish’s expanding frontiers and popularity at home were on display at a recent nasi lemak festival in Kuala Lumpur that drew thou- sands seeking to taste the creations of some of the capital’s top chefs. These included vegetarian and organic versions that replaced anchovies with mushroom stalks coupled with creatively fried vegetables and brown rice.—AFP

A Malaysian chef gives final touches to the Nasi Lemak A Malaysian stall assistant serves Nasi Lemak dish on a A scoop of Nasi Lemak ice-cream is placed at the count- pizza at the upscale Tujo Bar-serrie & Grill. plate at the’Nasi Lemak Tanglin’ stall. er of the trendy Cielo Dolci cafe†. China’s Great Wall is disappearing round 30 percent of China’s Ming-era stones, they cannot withstand the perennial Great Wall has disappeared over time exposure to wind and rain,” the paper quoted Aas adverse natural conditions and reck- Dong Yaohui, a vice president of the society, less human activities-including stealing the as saying. “Many towers are becoming bricks to build houses-erode the UNESCO increasingly shaky and may collapse in a sin- World Heritage site, state media reported. The gle rain storm in summer.” Tourism and local Great Wall is not a single unbroken structure residents’ activities are also damaging the but stretches for thousands of kilometers in longest human construction in the world, the sections, from Shanhaiguan on the east coast paper added. Poor villagers in Lulong county to Jiayuguan in the windswept sands on the in the northern province of Hebei used to edge of the Gobi desert. In places it is so knock thick grey bricks from a section of wall dilapidated that estimates of its total length in their village to build homes, and slabs vary from 9,000 to 21,000 kilometers (5,600 to engraved with Chinese characters were sold 13,000 miles), depending on whether missing for 30 yuan ($4.80) each by local residents, it sections are included. Despite its length it is said. Under Chinese regulations people who not, as is sometimes claimed, visible from take bricks from the Great Wall can be fined space. up to 5,000 yuan, the state-run Global Times Construction first begun in the third cen- said yesterday. tury BC, but nearly 6,300 kilometers were “But there is no specific organization to built in the Ming Dynasty of 1368-1644, enforce the rules. Damage could only be including the much-visited sectors north of reported to higher authorities and it is hard to the capital Beijing. Of that, 1,962 kilometers solve when it happened on the border of two has melted away over the centuries, the provinces,” said Jia Hailin, a cultural relics pro- Beijing Times reported. Some of the construc- tection official in Hebei, according to the tion weathered away, while plants growing in report. It added that explorations of undevel- the walls have accelerated the decay, said the oped parts of the Great Wall-an increasingly report Sunday, citing a survey last year by the popular leisure activity in recent years-had Great Wall of China Society. “Even though brought those sections more tourists than they some of the walls are built of bricks and could bear, damaging them severely.—AFP