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CAIRO: Arab ministers gave their says it is seeking a new deal, with President agreement backing yesterday to Egyptian efforts Mohammed Mursi saying yesterday there to secure a truce that would end Israel’s were “some indications” that a ceasefire DOHA: In a dramatic volte-face, offensive on Gaza, they said in a state- could be reached soon but he had no firm Kuwait which had been refus- ment after an Arab League meeting guarantees. Hundreds of protesters gath- ing to be part of a GCC internal in Cairo. ered outside the League building, some security pact on grounds that Arab foreign ministers also agreed chanting for a “bombardment of Tel Aviv”. it infringed on its Constitution, to form a delegation to travel to the At the start of the Arab meeting, sev- has decided to ratify it even as Palestinian enclave in a show of support. eral ministers called for active steps and critics say the pact aims to curb League chief Nabil Elaraby told report- voiced frustration at the failure of Arab freedom of expression and basic ers he would lead the team and that the declarations or initiatives to make any dif- rights of people in the region. trip was expected to take place in “one or ference in the past. Yesterday, Israeli air- A former head of the now- two days”. craft bombed Hamas government buildings dissolved Kuwaiti parliament, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in the Palestinian territory, after Israel’s Ahmed Sadoun, has blasted the held talks with the Emir H H Sheikh cabinet authorised the mobilisation of up to draft pact on his Twitter account Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Turkish 75,000 reservists, preparing for a possible and said it sought to “kill the free- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on ground invasion. dom of expression and violates the Gaza crisis and a range of issues. The Arab delegation visit to Gaza will individual rights and dignity”. “Today we will issue a statement. What follow trips by Tunisian Foreign Minister The draft pact has six chapters will it mean? It won’t mean anything,” Rafik Abdesslem, who went yesterday, and and 45 articles, and Kuwait had said Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, been refusing to ratify saying that Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem who travelled on Friday, using his trip to many of its articles ran against bin Jabor Al Thani. “We need to do some- condemn Israeli actions while pledging to its Constitution and threatened thing practical for those suffering, at least work for a truce. the political rights of its citizens, from a humanitarian point of view.” Erdogan has been an outspoken critic a Kuwaiti online newspaper ‘Al “I am not talking about war or mili- of Israel, while the Qatari emir’s visit to Sabr’ reported yesterday. tary action ... I am talking about offering Gaza in October broke the isolation of the But in a surprising change of support to our brothers in Palestine,” the Palestinian group. Both arrived in Egypt heart, Kuwait’s Interior Minister, Prime Minister added. The Emir pledged earlier in the day. Sheikh Ahmed Al Hammood, The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister $400m to help develop Gaza during a visit Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was also has declared his support for the H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Hamas movement’s politburo chief there in October. in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the Gaza pact and said that GCC Interior Ministers meeting at the Cairo-based Khaled Meshaal in Cairo yesterday. crisis, a presidential source said. Ministers had “reasonable basis headquarters had said Arab states had to Meshaal held talks yesterday with and strategic reasons to enhance take practical steps to support Palestinians deterring Hamas. the efforts exerted by Egypt in coordination Egyptian security officials on prospects for cooperation through this pact to in Gaza. In the statement, ministers condemned with the Palestinian state to stop the Israeli a truce, an Egyptian official said. Erdogan, face current challenges in the Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 14 what they called Israeli “aggression” and offensive on the Gaza Strip and ... reach a whose trip was planned before the Gaza region and ensure stability”. Palestinians yesterday and destroyed also expressed “complete discontent” at truce that would result in an immediate violence surged, praised Egypt’s decision GCC states must find ways to the Hamas government headquarters. the UN Security Council’s failure to bring end to all military actions”. to withdraw its ambassador from Tel Aviv combat threats like terrorism, Israel launched a massive air campaign about a ceasefire. Egypt had brokered an informal truce in in response to Israel’s attacks. REUTERS drug smuggling and other organ- on Wednesday with the declared goal of Ministers said they “decided to support October, which has since collapsed. It now See also page 10 ized crimes as well as cyber and economic crimes that are raising their head in the region, accord- ing to Al Hammood. Article 1 of the draft pact talks of preventing member-GCC states Syria opposition from hosting any outlawed or Dress modestly, QTA urges residents anyone who poses a threat to the bloc to appoint region’s security and from provid- ing weapons or funding to help DOHA: The Qatar Tourism wearing indecent clothing in campaign in line with the Law of traditions and culture by com- trigger violence or corruption. envoy to France Authority (QTA) has asked for- public, and clarified what exactly Ethics. Qatar has rapidly become municating what to wear for both According to Article 2 of the eigners — residents and visitors is deemed inappropriate, said a an important destination on women and men. draft, member GCC countries PARIS: President Francois — to “dress modestly” in public QTA statement yesterday, while the international stage and the “The idea behind it was to help must take measures against Hollande said yesterday that places in line with the country’s announcing its support for the number of visitors has consid- raise awareness of the guide- nationals or expatriates who France, the only Western Law of Ethics. campaign. erably increased over the years. lines to avoid embarrassment for intervene in what are consid- country to officially recognise The QTA has joined a cam- Titled “You are One of Us” the It is thus even more important expats,” said the statement. ered as internal matters of a Syria’s new opposition National paign being waged by a group of campaign urges foreigners to for us to welcome those arriving The group’s rationale was that fellow member-state. No pam- Coalition, planned to let the writers on social networking sites “dress modestly in public places from abroad and share with them “they understood that foreigners phlets or any other printed or group appoint an ambassador calling on all residents and visi- by covering shoulders and knees.” dress code guidelines that will come from a different culture and any other form of propaganda in Paris. tors to understand the country’s QTA said it will post the dress ensure they feel welcome,” said would not necessarily know what material should be allowed in a The post of ambassador to Paris traditions and values and fol- code guidelines on its website and Hana Al Emadi of Qatar Tourism is acceptable in Qatar or the need GCC state that are against Islam is to be filled by Monzir Makhous, low the dress code as defined in include them in future guides and Authority. to comply with etiquette and pub- or Islamic laws or that target the an academic, although it was Qatari law. brochures. Posters will be put up Launched earlier this year, the lic decency,” said the statement security of a member state, says unclear if this would happen before The campaign on Twitter is at shopping malls and other public “One of US” campaign reached quoting Najla Al Mahmoud, who Article 3. the transitional government was based on Article 57 of Qatar’s places highlighting this message. out to visitors and residents initiated the campaign. THE PENINSULA formed. The promise came after Constitution that prohibits “QTA lends it support to this to help them align with local THE PENINSULA Continued on page 6 talks here between Hollande and coalition leader Ahmed Moaz Al Khatib during which the Syrian repeated that his coali- tion would move quickly to build Glitzy opening a broad-based government of Filipina maids’ minimum technocrats to rival the regime of President Bashar Al Assad. to film festival More than 39,000 people have died since a popular uprising BY RAYNALD C RIVERA wage raised to QR1,460 against Assad erupted 20 months ago, according to the Syrian DOHA: DFI-funded Mira DOHA: Buckling under mount- Philippine government. There Observatory for Human Rights. Nair film The Reluctant ing pressure from Manila, must be no reduction from the AFP Fundamentalist opened the Qatari manpower agencies have $400 paid to a Filipina domestic, See also page 11 fourth Doha Tribeca Film decided to raise the minimum he said, adding that a similar wage Festival yesterday. A glitter- wage of Filipina maids to $400 revision has been undertaken in ing red carpet event featur- (QR1,460) from $250 (QR912.50) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the 47 kids killed in ing Arab actors and Hollywood per month. UAE. “Qatari manpower agencies actor Robert De Niro preceded The move has irked many have no hand in this increment,” Egypt bus mishap the screening of the film that in the Qatari community, but a Afifa clarified. aims at shattering stereotypes spokesman for the local recruit- He earlier inked a deal with CAIRO: Forty-seven nursery and sparking dialogue on the ment business has justified the the Philippine Association of schoolchildren were killed yes- cultural divide between the raise saying the wage revision for Manpower Agencies at the Qatar terday when a train smashed East and the West since the Filipina domestics has come about Chamber to the above effect. into their bus in central Egypt 9/11 attacks. “So often the way after almost 20 years. Afifa said any manpower after a railway signal operator one looks, the place one comes The new pay package applies to agency that violates a contract fell asleep, officials said, prompt- from gives people an idea of fresh recruits but those Filipina would be referred to the embassy ing protests and resignations. immediately the way he might domestics who are already here of the Philippines here which, in Transport Minister Rashad be…For me it is so important to could demand the new wage once turn, would raise the issue with Al Metini stepped down after the go beyond the stereotype that their job contract lapses. the Qatari Ministry of Labor. tragedy, which also killed the bus we are not just having but con- Ali Afifa, who represents local The Ministry would not take driver and his assistant, saying he stantly reinforcing,” said Nair, manpower agencies at the Qatar the complaint lying down and “accepts responsibility.” President Egyptian actor Khaled Nabawy and actress Yusra attend the opening director of the film, who spent Chamber, representative body of punish an erring agency which Mohammed Mursi also accepted ceremony of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival at Al Mirqab Hotel yesterday. nearly five years transforming the private sector, said the new can even lose its licence, said the Egyptian Railway Authority (SHAIVAL DALAL) the story from script to screen. wage policy in respect of the Afifa. THE PENINSULA chief’s resignation. See also page 10 See also page 5 maids has been dictated by the Continued on page 6

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Emir visits Cairo University signs agreements to promote French language

DOHA: Hamad bin Khalifa interpretation services. TII is also We aim to build the linguistic University (HBKU) recently working to raise awareness of the and cultural capacity from within signed two memorandums of rich contribution of Arab culture and build a caliber of profession- understanding and an agree- in constructing global knowledge als and researchers in the fields ment that will promote the in literature, the sciences and art of Translation and Interpreting, French language to its graduate through translation. In addition and to do so we collaborate with students and to the citizens of to these offerings, TII also pro- prominent colleges and universi- Qatar. vides a platform for higher learn- ties, such as ESIT, to exchange HBKU’s collaboration efforts ing through innovative research best practices and expertise,” she through its Translation and and is committed to fostering an further said. Interpreting Institute (TII), environment based on scholarly The agreements will further with the Institut Français and excellence. TII’s services, expertise and offer- Sorbonne Nouvelle University “Such agreements with highly ings in areas related to French Paris – 3’s Ecole Supérieure prestigious international insti- language and culture. TII will d’Interprètes et de Traducteurs tutions help the Translation accomplish this by working with (ESIT), will encourage exchange and Interpreting Institute in the Institut Français du Qatar to The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad in the cultural and linguis- realising its vision of providing promote linguistic and cultural bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in Cairo yesterday. tic domains and in the areas of top-class education for transla- exchange within the Arab and research and higher education. tors and interpreters and con- expatriate French communities HBKU’s TII aims to provide tributing to the growth of the in Qatar. The Institut Français Qatar and GCC countries with knowledge-based economy,” du Qatar, is the official French top-of-the-line translation and said Dr Amal Mohammed Al government centre of language interpretation education, train- Malki, Executive Director of and culture in Qatar, one of 150 ing in several languages, as well the Translation and Interpreting French institutes worldwide. as high quality translation and Institute. THE PENINSULA

Dr Amal Mohammed Al Malki, Executive Director of the Translation and Interpreting Institute, and Regis Dantaux, Cooperation and Cultural Counsellor at the French embassy, signing an agreement. SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 DTFF begins with The Reluctant Fundamentalist Film depicts East-West cultural divide

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA inspired with a visit to Pakistan in 2004 and her own experience as a child grow- DOHA: DFI-funded Mira Nair film ing up. The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which “My trip to Pakistan inspired me opened the fourth Doha Tribeca Film because I got to experience the deep Festival yesterday, aims at shattering culture that I remembered as a child stereotypes and sparking dialogue on and I wanted to make a film about mod- the cultural divide between the East ern day Pakistan which is so different to and the West since the 9/11 attacks. the country you often read about in the “So often the way one looks, the place news,” she said. one comes from gives the people an idea On how the film has been received in immediately of the way he might be … the US and if she is concerned about For me it is so important to go beyond the potential reaction from American the stereotype that we are not just hav- audiences, she said: “My feeling is people ing but constantly reinforcing,” said Nair, long for this bridge, people long for this director of the film who spent nearly five dialogue, people long to know what is The crew of ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ along with director Mira Nair (fourth left) during the opening of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival years of painstaking process transform- the other side of the story because so at Al Mirqab Hotel last night. (SHAIVAL DALAL) ing the story from script to screen-her often in the US you only get one side of longest journey in creating a film. the story.” Based on the bestselling novel by She said the film is a portrait that Mohsin Hamid, the film tells the story shows many facets of American life and of Changez (Riz Ahmed) torn between that it is not at all a condemnation but his love for America and loyalty to his a portrait of real life in America today. homeland Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks Hamid was of the same view saying: which blow his Wall Street corporate “Very often in the news today we get dream apart. a very simple story. America is good “I was deeply inspired by this novel or America is bad, Pakistan is good or and this subject matter because I’m so Pakistan is bad. We all feel that part of tired of always seeing the world from one our job was to recomplicate what has point of view and it is so important that I been simplified and to show complex- make a story which creates a real bridge ity in a story – in which one person is between worlds that we all inhabit,” said neither right nor wrong.” Nair during the press conference before Doha Film Institute CEO Abdulaziz the screening of the film at Al Rayyan Al Khater lauded the film as a fitting Theatre in Souq Waqif. start for the festival which is a huge The human thriller which also stars showcase and a celebration of cultural Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev diversity. Schreiber, Martin Donovan and Om “The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a Puri, will be shown in cinemas in the good way to start this festival. The film US and around the world from April talks across cultures in a very powerful 26. It has already enjoyed success hav- way,” said Al Khater. ing won the top prize at the Mill Valley A glittering red carpet event which Film Festival in California and having featured Arab actors and Hollywood screened at three major festivals in actor Robert De Niro preceded the Toronto, Venice and London. screening of the film. Nair explained the film was originally THE PENINSULA

Robert De Niro being interviewed on the red carpet during the inauguration of Doha Tribeca Film Festival last night. (SHAIVAL DALAL) Stars descend on red carpet

DOHA: Film talents from Qatar, the Gowarikar; Turkish filmmaker Yesim Arab world and international cinema Ustaoglu; Algerian author Mohammed walked the red carpet at the open- Moulessehoul; Syrian documentary ing of the fourth Doha Tribeca Film filmmaker Hala Al Abdalla; Qatari Festival (DTFF) attended by around director Hafiz Ali Ali; Iranian artist 1,000 guests yesterday in Souq Waqif. and filmmaker Shirin Neshat; Joana Mira Nair, whose film The Reluctant Hadjithomas; Tahani Rached; Nadir Fundamentalist opened the festival, was Mokneche; Qatari author Wedad Al among those who graced the red carpet Kawari; Saudi Arabia’s first female film- ceremony which was also headlined by maker Haifaa Al Mansour; and founder Hollywood star Robert De Niro, whose of the Qatar Fine Arts Society and visual latest film Silver Linings Playbook is being artist Faraj Daham, also walked the red screened at DTFF. carpet. Also in attendance were Mohsin “DTFF and the various cultural Hamid, the renowned author, whose activities that are held as part of the eponymous book the film The Reluctant event complement Qatar’s National Fundamentalist is based on; Ami Vision 2030 to strengthen the pillars Boghani, script co-writer; Meesha of our knowledge economy by nurtur- Shafi, musician and actress; and Abu ing our creative talent. Film has the Muhammad and Fariduddin Ayaz, the power to shape opinion and influence Qawwal Brothers, who composed the people, and through this year’s large film’s soundtrack. showcase of Arab films, the festival can The Qatari talents in the ‘Made in help address prevailing misconceptions Qatar’ section who attended the red about the region,” said the Minister carpet event included Abdulaziz Jassem, of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Abdulla Ghifan, Ali Mirza Mahmoud, Hamad bin Abdelaziz Al Kuwari said. Fahad Al Kubaisi, Ghazi Hussain and Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, Salah Al Mulla, among others. The DTFF Vice Chair, said: “The festival Arab film world was represented from establishes Qatar as the prominent the GCC region by Bassam Al-Thawadi, cultural destination of the region and Habib Ghuloom Al Attar, Haifa Hussain, serves as a platform to highlight the Najwa, Nayla Al Khaja and Tareq Al Ali, strong cultural identity of our nation. and from Egypt by Yosra, Nelly Kareem, All through the year, DFI will con- Khaled El Nabawy, Khaled Abol Naga, tinue to work towards strengthening among others. the film industry, not just in Qatar The jury members of DTFF’s Arab but across the Middle East and North Film Competition, Tunisian actress Africa region, through an array of Hend Sabry; Cultural Advisor to Katara awareness, education and financing Cultural Village Dr Emad Amralla initiatives.” Sultan; Indian director Ashutoush THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Report on ocean life impact at COP-18 meet Most vulnerable countries to be listed

DOHA: A report about the According to the report, nations countries that are most vulner- that have a low GDP per capita, able to the rapid changes taking high population growth rates and place in the nature of ocean life high levels of undernourishment caused by climate change will are considered more vulnerable be published at the at COP-18/ to losses in ocean-based protein CMP8 Doha. within this study. Fish is a primary source of pro- Ocean-based food security tein for more than one billion of threats often receive less atten- the poorest people on the planet. tion than land-based threats such They are the most vulnerable to as droughts. While the issue of the effects of changing oceans fish migration shifts due to warm- due to adverse climate change. ing waters has received growing Warmer oceans push fish migra- attention in recent years, the tion patterns closer to colder issue of ocean acidification has waters near the Earth’s poles, not received as much. Chairman of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, during a visit to the second Traditional Dhow Festival and acidification resulting from According to Huelsenbeck, organised by the Cultural Village at Katara. warmer oceans destroys fish habi- Oceana first identified the impact tats, such as coral reefs. of acidification in the last decade This issue is highlighted in at an oyster farm in US state of a recent report published by Oregon. Its oyster production was Traditional dhow festival concludes Oceana, the largest international severely hit and scientists finally organisation focused solely on discovered that it was because the DOHA: Thousands of peo- bin Khalifa Al Thani, the event of the dhow trade. A library Committee Manager. ocean conservation, protecting carbon-rich waters had become ple visited the second annual brought together 100 Dhows from offering further anecdotes of “The Second Annual Dhow marine ecosystems and endan- more acidic, affecting the aqua- Traditional Dhow Festival Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, information was also made Festival reflects the heritage and gered species. culture. “This is the fastest Ph which culminated yesterday at UAE, Qatar and Oman. available to visitors in Katara’s history of the Qatari people who The report, ‘Ocean-Based Food (measure of acidity) change we the Katara Beach. A key highlight of the Second Traditional Village. experienced the period of pros- Security Threatened in a High have seen in 300 million years,” AbdulRahman AlKhulaifi, Annual Dhow Festival was the “We are extremely pleased perity as a result of the harsh CO2 World’ lists the countries Huelsenbeck said. President of Katara said: “The Pearl diving competition which with the positive response we desert environment. that are most vulnerable to the The report states that reduc- Second Annual Dhow Festival was won by Al Rayyan from Qatar have received for the Dhow The Festival honours the rapid changes taking place in the ing carbon dioxide emissions is was extremely successful among for collecting the most pearls. Festival. It has been truly inspir- importance of the seas in Qatari nature of ocean life caused by cli- the only way to limit global ocean both local Qataris and expatri- Visitors were entertained by ing to see people of all ages and culture, the pearl diving era mate change. acidification and the primary path ates alike. Thousands of people a variety of activities including, races come together and engage reflects our heritage and to this The report will be presented to stop climate change. As delega- came to join the cultural activi- a light show, a rowing competi- in the variety of unique activi- day we still value the significance at COP-18/CMP8 Doha, which tions, observers and members of ties which celebrate our cultural tion, performances of traditional ties on offer. We would espe- of our waters. The festival com- starts later this month. the international media converge heritage and honours the brave music by renowned regional cially like to thank our sponsors, municates this heritage through For poor coastal people, their on Doha for the United Nations men who shared their secrets of bands, dhow cruises, fireworks, Barwa Real Estate Group, Qatar various traditional and cultural ‘’most significant source of pro- Climate Change Conference 2012, the sea, providing a window in children’s workshops and Airways, Seashore Group and performances. It is a way to con- tein is at risk,” Matt Huelsenbeck, the issue of reducing carbon emis- to the past. We look forward to museum displays from galleries Katara. We would also like to nect the Qatari people with their the author of the report and a sions is one of the basic chal- welcoming the dhows to Qatar’s across the Gulf. Additionally a thank the honorable men who past and traditions,” said Dr marine scientist on the climate lenges facing the international shores again next year.” series of lectures on the history dedicated their lives to diving Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, and energy campaign at Oceana, community. Held under the patronage of of the Dhow provided visitors the seas in search of pearls,” said General Manager of Katara. said. THE PENINSULA the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad with a deeper understanding Ahmed Al Hitmi, Dhow Festival THE PENINSULA

Four fishermen Child falls into open manhole; CMC members demand action detained for DOHA: Central Municipal General Hospital, reported an holes.” Many nationals and CMC member too is in the opinion Jaffer Al Hyad a Qatari citi- crossing into Qatar Council members and several Arabic daily yesterday. members have asked the concern that accidents could be avoided zen said: “There must be prior citizens have urged officials to The family was dining at the authorities to take action against by implementing strict rules. actions, always we talk about DOHA: Four Asian fishermen take immediate steps to cover hotel when the incident occurred. people who are responsible for such “Such accidents have happened actions only after an issue. One from Bahrain — three Indians and manholes in public places. This Mohamed Nawayisa, father negligence at construction sites many times, before two months, of my relative’s child died because one Bangladeshi — were taken demand has been raised follow- of the child said, “I saw the child and public places. a 12 years old child fell in an open she touched an uncovered electric into custody last week for enter- ing an incident of a child falling falling, a hotel staff helped me to Mubarak Frish, a CMC member hole. Government should intervene wire and no one is punished.” ing the territorial waters of Qatar. into a manhole in Al Saad area get him out of the hole. It took 20 said: “We recommend authorities and stop this kind of negligence. Mohamed Abdul Malik another This was the latest in a series of last week. minutes for us. Ambulance arrived to take immediate action to make Construction sites should be cov- citizen said, “Main reason behind incidents, in which fishermen from Hamza Mohamed Nawayisa, a within five minutes, his heart beat it compulsory for construction sites ered must put warning signals and such problems is lack of strict pun- neighbouring countries venturing three-year-old Jordanian child, was low when we reached the hos- to have safety and other public construction companies should be ishments and lack of regular inspec- into the Qatari territorial waters while playing with his brother pital, it took 20 minutes for him places to be monitored about their informed that any negligence would tions. During construction and event were arrested by the Qatari coast- outside a hotel in Al Saad area, fell to breathe normal. What hap- safety standards. Anyone neglect- be a punishable offence,” said Abbas. in buildings as hotels, commercial guard. All the Indian fishermen are into an eight metres deep manhole pened to my child shouldn’t hap- ing it should be given strict punish- Some citizens said regular mon- centres, schools, banks need to be from the southern Indian state of and is now being treated at the pen to another, there should be ment, with a heavy fine.” itoring and immediate actions monitored, how safe they are.” Tamil Nadu. They have been iden- Intensive Care Unit of the Hamad proper action taken to cover such Hassan Abbas, another CMC should be taken close open holes. THE PENINSULA tified as John Rose Lopus, Varghese Siluvai Pillai and Rajan Sesava. Last month, Qatar had taken into custody some 22 Indian fish- ermen who had strayed into its waters from Bahrain but they Qatari officer certified were released after a court fined Draft aims at unifying them and sentenced them to just 15 days’ custody. international investigator The Indian-based South Asian Fishermen Fraternity (SAFF) has GCC migration laws called on the Indian government to intervene for an early release of the India fishermen detained in Qatar. Continued from page 1 after six months of the announcement having No explosives or weapons of any kind other been made. Call for boycotting than those allowed by the law of a member GCC The report about the GCC internal security country would be allowed to be supplied from the pact has evoked sharp reactions from people, Filipina maids soil of a member GCC state. politicians and human rights activists in Kuwait. As per Article 4, member GCC states would “It is going to be a disaster,” wrote Abu Ahmed Continued from page 1 exchange information and provide technical commenting on ‘Al Sabr’. “It would mean more Local social networking sites are, backup to one another’s public security forces problems for the people in the region.” meanwhile, abuzz with the talk of to help prevent a crime or crimes. Aljazeera.net also carried the report and the raise with an increasing number They would exchange their laws and regula- quoted a former speaker of the dissolved Kuwaiti of people criticizing the move say- tions that relate to the activities of their respec- parliament, Ahmed Sadoun, as saying that for ing that maids from other countries tive interior ministries. many years Kuwait had been refusing to sign would also ask for more payments. All laws related to migration and issuance or the pact since it infringed upon its Constitution. “We must boycott Filipina maids passports to citizens and residency permits to “We need to be careful as new attitudes and and get domestics from other coun- expatriates would have to be unified by the GCC thinking about internal security emerge in the tries,” said one commentator. states as per Article 10 of the draft pact. region…Such deals would affect our freedoms,” Many citizens are bringing First Lieutenant Mohammed Jassim Al Sulaiti (right) receiving his certificate. A person wanted by a member state and cross- he said. domestic and other workers on ing over to another GCC state should be trailed Fahad Al Shelaimi, head of Gulf Forum for tourist visas from India and later and taken into custody. Security and Sfatey, told Aljazeera.net that converting their visas to work, DOHA: First Lieutenant subject of transnational organised IP However, public security forces of a member Kuwait had got two articles removed from the said another commentator. Mohammed Jassim Al Sulaiti, crime. As IP crimes are spreading country must not cross over to another mem- draft pact and then agreed to ratify it. Yet another man said the legal researcher at Legal Affairs across the globe, this certification will ber state in trailing a suspect or wanted person One of the articles referred to handing over move put the sponsor to disad- Department of the Ministry of support the efforts of the Ministry unless there is a bilateral agreement between the nationals to a fellow GCC states while other vantage while manpower agencies Interior (MoI) became the first law of Interior in fighting this types of concerned countries that permits that. pertained to allowing public security forces of a remained unaffected. enforcement person to receive a crimes. A member state must hand over an accused or member state to enter the other state. High wage is not an issue, said certificate of international inves- Al Sulaiti thanked the Ministry for a convict (sentenced by court) to another mem- Mohamed Al Hamidi, from Kuwait’s Human still another commentator. “What tigator in combating intellectual its support and sponsorship, which ber state on request. Rights Association, told Aljazeera.net the pact happens if I get a maid and she property crimes. The certificate is made the opportunity for him to The draft pact says it wouldn’t impact bilateral would undermine the dignity of the people. “It decides to go back after three provided by International IP Crime participate at Interpol learning ini- agreements among member states. is sad that while the GCC states are support- months or escapes?” A man who Investigators College (IIPIC), a joint tiative and to become the first law After the pact has been signed it must be ing uprisings in other Arab countries they are gave his name as Al Sulaiti said he initiative of world police organisa- enforcement person to receive the ratified by the governments of the respective talking of curbing freedoms and arresting their was willing to pay up the increased tion, Interpol, and Underwriters certificate. countries. own people. wage to a Filipina maid provided Laboratories (UL) University. Al Sulaiti is one of the officers sent The pact can be modified by a higher joint The draft of the Gulf internal security pact he didn’t have to pay more than The certificated course, recog- by the Ministry of Interior to par- council and a member state would have the has been leaked by ‘Al Sabr’ triggering discus- QR5,000 to a manpower agency. nised by Interpol, sets international ticipate in specialised courses in a right to withdraw from it provided it makes an sions on social networking sites for the first time “Let’s get maids from Morocco standards and provides IP crime number of fields related with Interpol announcement to the effect to the Secretary- on such an issue as it concerns the people and and other countries,” said another professionals with evidence of spe- work. General of the GCC. their freedoms. commentator. cialist awareness and learning on the THE PENINSULA However, withdrawal is to be effective only THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Raj Reddy gives TEDxYouth meet lecture on IT’s role in society at listens to impact Carnegie Mellon DOHA: Raj Reddy, Carnegie Mellon University-Qatar’s Moza Bint Nasser University of ‘failure’ Professor of Computer Science and Robotics, delivered an insightful lecture last week 20 speakers share experiences as part of Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s A Nico Habermann BY FAZEENA SALEEM Curator, commenting about the Distinguished Lecture Series in speakers said: “Some had their Computer Science. DOHA: TEDxYouth@Doha, an topics and presentations running In the lecture titled ‘Computing independently organised TED through their minds for weeks, Technology in Service of Society’, conference, hosted around 500 and others were confirmed just 10 Reddy acknowledged the expo- young people who wanted to lis- days before the event. Regardless nential growth that is taking ten to talks on this year’s theme of which category they fell in, place in information technology – #failbetter, at the VCUQatar each speaker had to work hard (IT) and explained how it can atrium yesterday at its second at being true to themselves and be used to address problems in annual event. their message on stage.” society. The event discussed ‘failure’, an More than 100 countries are Reddy is a pioneer in research unusual topic to be discussed at a holding TEDxYouthDay events on robotics and intelligent sys- public forum. Over 20 young peo- during the weekend and over 42 tems and has had a profound ple spoke about their experiences countries are celebrating World Muhammad Siyab Panhwar, student at the Weill Cornell Medical College–Qatar, sharing his experience at the first impact on society, bringing the on the theme in three sessions, Children’s Day. TEDxYouth@ session of the second annual TEDxYouth@Doha held yesterday at the Virginia Commonwealth University- Qatar benefits of information technolo- OMG-Observe, BRB-Experience Doha is also held annually to gies to some of the world’s poorest atrium. and ME-Overcome. in November to commemo- people. Yaseer Masood, Founder and rate United Nations Universal Computer technology has Curator of TEDxYouth@Doha, Children’s Day. Young people title ‘A series of (un)fortunate that could have led to major fail- have helped me a lot,” he said. transformed the way we live, bringing in #failbetter as the aged between 15 years and 18 events,’ with the brackets being ures, but ultimately things turned A live stream of the event was learn, work and interact with theme believes that ‘failure’ is a years are selected as speakers used to indicate that you never out very differently. broadcast on the web. each other and will continue to misunderstood concept and it is in the event. really know if an experience will “When I saw the theme of This year, TEDxYouth@Doha do so, Reddy said. However, there a word that tends to hold back Majority of the speakers were be negative or positive until you this year’s event I wanted to was joined by Qatar Foundation are currently five billion people teenagers from pursuing their from high schools and univer- see all the repercussions from it,” take part because, while I’ll as a Knowledge Partner, by worldwide at the bottom of the dreams and TEDxYouth@Doha sities, Bilal Renderee, the Al Renderee explained. admit I am not a youth any- Maersk Oil as a Principal pyramid who do not have access tries to dispel the notion that fail- Jazeera reporter who spoke of “The theme of #failbetter runs more, I think that if I had been Sponsor, and Doha Bank as a to devices or networks and are yet ure should be feared. his own journey was an exception. through my whole talk. Every exposed to something like this Support Sponsor. to realise the vast benefits of IT. Uzair Mohammad, Chief “We eventually decided on the step of the way, things happened when I was younger, it would THE PENINSULA Reddy discussed the possi- ble solutions that, through IT, could improve the lives of these individuals. IT can resolve basic human needs, such as providing access to education, healthcare Souq Waqif opens information centre to guide visitors and entertainment, as well as disaster rescue, helping an age- ing population, and eliminating BY RAYNALD C RIVERA which attracts many tourists so 22 shops, the Souq Waqif Arts marking another milestone in the increase in the future depending auto-related deaths. the centre was opened to assist Centre which contains exhibi- history of Souq Waqif as a major on the need. Reddy spoke about the current DOHA: With the swelling visitors,” said Hamad Al Marri, tion halls and offers art courses tourist destination in the country. The centre offers valuable issues within the education sec- number of tourists in Souq Manager, Information and for free, and nine hotels and Since the centre opened days information to tourists about tor and went on to explain how Waqif, the souq management Tourism Centre. apartments. ago, it receives a hundred visitors Souq Waqif which has not only computing technology can help has opened an Information and Souq Waqif has witnessed an On Tuesday five hotels includ- during normal days which reaches emerged as a tourist destination overcome illiteracy. Tourism Centre whose func- increase in the number of visi- ing Al Jasra, Al Mirqab, Al up to a thousand during weekends for its unique architecture but “Over a billion people in the tion is to guide visitors on the tors, many of whom come from Najada, Arumaila, and Musheireb and special days, said Al Marri. also for the hundreds of shops world cannot read or write and various things the souq could neighbouring countries, with the under the Souq Waqif Boutique “We currently have 12 staff selling various products from over two billion people are func- offer from shopping to dining to opening of a number of addi- Hotels brand were officially members who work in two garments to spices to souvenir tionally illiterate; they cannot hospitality. tional attractions including the opened by the Emir H H Sheikh shifts, all of them Qataris,” said items and a wide selection of understand the meaning of the “Souq Waqif is a unique his- Gold Souq which houses 42 shops, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Al Marri, adding the number of restaurants. sentences,” he said. torical and cultural hub in Qatar the Handicraft Centre which has H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser staff who also act as guides could THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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CHAIRMAN: SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KHALID AL SAYED A unifying move E-MAIL: [email protected] ACTING MANAGING EDITOR: HUSSAIN AHMAD E-MAIL: [email protected] Prime Minister’s scathing indictment of Arab EDITORIAL: TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 inaction on Palestine will be widely welcomed. FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR. E-MAIL: [email protected] he statement of Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister an Arab League task force to review “the usefulness of continuing the ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani at an Arab commitment in proposing the Arab peace initiative as a strategic TArab League meeting in Cairo that the bloc achieved nothing choice.” In 2002, Arab states had offered Israel diplomatic recognition CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected] with its meetings on Palestine is a scathing indictment of Arab inac- in return for its withdrawal from all occupied territory and a settlement SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY tion. Speaking at the pan-Arab bloc’s emergency meeting convened of the Palestinian refugee question. to discuss Israeli attacks on Gaza, the prime minister delivered a As the prime minister made it unequivocally clear, the League needs TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 biting criticism of Arab lethargy and indecisiveness. He shocked to act on its promises and show results to prove its relevance. Its inac- E-MAIL: [email protected] everyone with his bluntness and candour. Not that what he said was tion has been most painful on the Palestinian issue. Especially since something new, but few had the courage to say the same, especially the peace process been put in intensive care, the League has failed to SUBSCRIPTION RATES at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers. “Our meetings have become a do anything meaningful; nor has it succeeded in bringing together the ANNUAL QR 675 waste of money and a waste of time,” the Prime Minister said, adding divided Palestinians. 6 MONTHS QR 340 that the meeting would issue a statement and that statement would However, the Arab Spring is likely to bring some changes in the mean nothing. League stance. A positive fallout has been that some Arab governments Such frank statements and admission of helplessness should provoke are throwing their weight behind long-isolated Hamas leaders in a Arab leaders into rethinking their strategy on Palestine. Arab League reflection of the region’s shifting political dynamics. The democratically decisions, especially on Palestine, have become a source of ridicule on elected governments of Egypt and Tunisia, two strong US allies, have Arab street and if leaders have continued to ignore these barbs, that’s become new friends of Hamas. They give Hamas stronger standing because of the extent of chasm in their opinions, their shortsightedness internationally, and perhaps greater room to maneuver as it faces the PUBLICATION and lack of sincerity and unity. second major Israeli operation in Gaza in four years. The meeting yesterday decided to send a delegation to Gaza to be Our Prime Minister’s statement is certain to give a fillip to the ongo- headed by Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi to affirm solidarity with ing efforts for League reforms. At a time when Arabs are getting used the Palestinians. A statement said the ministers also decided to ask to more freedom, his statement will be welcomed widely.

We need to resolve the long- standing disputes between The other side India and Pakistan because these are the causes of hatred, causes of Quote of conflict and the wars. To Asia, with caveats Pervez Musharraf the day Former Pakistani President RESIDENT Barack Obama’s first foreign policy initiative follow- ing his re-election is a reinforcement of his “pivot” of US atten- Ption and resources toward Asia. The president on Saturday begins a trip that will take him to an Asian summit meeting in Cambodia, as well as to Burma and Thailand. The strategy, which is aimed in part at bolstering Southeast Asian nations that fear the growing power of China, is a sensible one — though it seems likely that the greatest challenges of Obama’s second term will come from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iran. At the same time, the timing and itinerary of Obama’s tour raise some critical questions about his Asia strategy. One of the nations he will visit, Cambodia, is an autocracy whose strongman, Hun Sen, has been in power for 27 years. Another, Burma, is a military dictatorship that recently undertook a political liberalization but has far to go to meet basic human rights standards. The president’s tour consequently will bring to the forefront the issue of what role human rights and democracy promotion will play in the Asia pivot. In the interest of balancing China, will the United States be willing to tolerate autocracy and human rights abuses by its Asian allies — as it did the crimes of dictators during the Cold War? The administration says no: In fact, it claims credit for helping to bring about the political opening in Burma, which has seen opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi go from house arrest to membership in parliament in a matter of months. Human rights activists, nevertheless, argue that Obama has been too quick to bestow the honour of a presidential visit on Burma and that he should not have agreed to meet Hun Sen. Burma’s politi- cal transition will not be complete until at least 2015, when the next national election will be held, and ethnic violence in the country has been growing worse. U.S. efforts to obtain the release of hundreds of remaining political prisoners in advance of Obama’s visit have so far produced no result. The Cambodian leader, for his part, followed up on a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in July by arresting the owner of the country’s leading independent radio station; he was later sentenced to 20 years in prison on trumped-up charges. Hun Sen is setting the stage for a one-sided election next year. The worry is that he will take his meeting with the US president as sanction to entrench himself and his family in what would amount to a new Cambodian dynasty, while Burmese President Thein Sein will freeze the reform process. THE WASHINGTON POST Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Israel’s latest Gaza attack could spiral out of control

BY SIMON TISDALL of hell” soundbite, grimly regur- the fight to infrastructure, dam- that it is very difficult to score Jordan, destabilised by the Syria gitated by the BBC and other Gaza, and where age Hamas and the points against a terror organisa- chaos, is in the throes of what n extreme act, such as media on Thursday. If they do, it may end. other terror organi- tion reared on the ethos of sui- could be the next Arab spring Israel’s assassination of they risk repeating costly mis- What consti- sations, and minimise cide and dispersed among one uprising. Meanwhile, the immi- AHamas military chief takes of the past. tutes success? harm to the Israeli of the most densely populated nent bid by Mahmoud Abbas, Ahmed Al Jabari, invites extreme The history of Middle Eastern Will it take a Past international “home front”. But civilian areas in the world.” the Palestinian president, for consequences. These are now wars, and more particularly, ground inva- looked at closely, these Domestic political and inter- non-member UN observer threatened by Gaza militants Israel’s most recent conflicts – sion, as some constraints on are vague objectives, national factors increase the status for Palestine, staunchly who vow to resume the suicide Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in have hinted? Netanyahu are difficult to quantify potential for miscalculation and opposed by Israel and the US, bombings that terrorised Israeli 2008 and Lebanon in 2006 – is The hail of or measure in any but escalation. Netanyahu, who cul- threatens further polarisation cities a decade or more ago. pitted with miscalculations about rocket fire that absent, as he the broadest terms. tivates a strongman image, will inside and outside Palestine. Hamas official Ismail Al Ashqar the capabilities of the “enemy”, followed Jabari’s looks to impress “This is the begin- seek-re-election in January. He Ironically, Netanyahu’s uncon- said the “resistance’s possibili- his ability to inflict real pain and killing suggests Israeli voters with ning of an event and is striving to impress Israeli vot- trollable new Gaza war could ties” were now unlimited. Abu the length of time needed to sub- an open-ended not the end,” Barak ers with a decisive blow against also tip the scales in an internal Ahmed of Islamic Jihad’s military due him. Cast Lead, which left conflict may be a decisive blow admitted. Hamas, and cannot now desist power struggle within Hamas, wing warned all means would be up to 1,400 Palestinians and 13 unfolding. The against Hamas. “The IDF will keep until such a blow has been strengthening the faction gath- used to exact a terrible revenge Israelis dead, was a bloody own deaths of three up the relentless air demonstrably delivered. ered around Gaza political chief for Jabari’s death. “There are no goal, dressed up as a victory, that Israeli civilians pressure with the Past constraints on Ismail Haniyeh at the expense of more red lines,” he said. entailed severe, lasting political on Thursday morning, killed by a unspoken threat of launching a Netanyahu’s behaviour are those Hamas leaders in exile who Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s and diplomatic consequences missile that evaded Israel’s much ground operation if Hamas and absent this time. There is no hope to succeed Khaled Meshaal. pugnacious prime minister, and for Israel without achieving its vaunted Iron Dome air defence, the other terror groups strike discernible peace process, and Netanyahu’s war may actually his faithful sidekick, defence primary military objective – the did not follow the Netanyahu- at Tel Aviv or other strategic no active US engagement (after end up bolstering Hamas in minister Ehud Barak, presum- defanging of Hamas. Barak script. areas,” commentator Mitch Barack Obama’s first-term Gaza, or alternatively cause it ably took such inflamed reac- Given that, after the initial Ostensibly learning from Ginsburg suggested. “Beyond efforts were ignominiously to splinter and lose ground to tions into account when they shock, Palestinian resistance is past errors, Barak defined that, little is clear, for Hamas rebuffed). The west’s favourite more violently confrontationalist set Operation Pillar of Defence likely to grow rather than sub- the operation’s aims this time knows that Israel does not want “moderate Arabs” are missing jihadi groups. Neither outcome in train. Perhaps they discount side, what is unclear now, as in around. Israel, he said, sought to topple the regime entirely and in action, or on the other side of would serve the all but forgotten them as empty rhetoric on a par 2008, is how far Israel’s leaders to strengthen deterrence, usher in an era of chaos in the the fence. Egypt’s government cause of peaceful co-existence. with Hamas’s “opening the gates are prepared to go in carrying deplete the Hamas rocket Gaza Strip, and Israel knows has condemned Israeli actions; THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Mursi has scarce room for action on Gaza Mursi’s election, telling followers “we are Formulating a building a state that needs years and years of intense efforts.” response to Israeli “The Egyptian army cannot inter- vene in Palestine now. We cannot go to Jerusalem to fight,” he said in remarks strikes on Gaza on Facebook. However, Egypt may have room to put presents a dilemma extra pressure on Israel, such as threat- ening to ease restrictions on passage into Gaza. Until now, Mursi’s government has for the Muslim shown little interest. It has even smashed some tunnels used to smuggle supplies Brotherhood. and people to and from the enclave. Israel Hasson, former deputy head of BY BY MARWA AWAD Israeli internal security and a lawmaker with the Kadima party who has handled gypt’s ruling Islamists are sensitive mediation with Egypt, said working for a truce in Gaza to Egypt could act without cutting ties. show off their regional clout “They could certainly come along and and reassure major donor the say that agreements which deal with United States, but stern rhet- the border crossings are not currently Eoric against Israel to appease an angry in force and they are opening the border support base is unlikely to translate into and beginning to move things on behalf of serious action. their fighting Hamas brothers,” he said. Formulating a response to Israeli Senior Muslim Brotherhood member strikes on Gaza presents a dilemma Medhat El Hadad also indicated that for the Muslim Brotherhood, the group Egypt would seek to act “without sever- which propelled President Mohammed ing ties.” Mursi to office and spent years criticis- “While he cannot change the compass ing ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak for of relations right away ... he is calling cozying up to Israel. world leaders to ensure Gaza is a priority The Islamists now have to live up to for them as well,” said Haddad. their decades-old opposition to Israel but For years, the cornerstone for balance that with the realities of running Mubarak’s foreign policy was the peace a nation by avoiding escalating tensions treaty with Israel, used as a tool to speak on the border or angering Washington, a to all sides in the conflict and act as a Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a protest against Israel’s ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip, after Friday prayers at Al major benefactor to Egypt’s army. mediator. Those realities of office will for now Azhar Mosque in old Cairo. Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi denounced Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip as “a blatant aggression Though the treaty with Israel has kept prevail over decision making, even if against humanity” and said Cairo “would not leave Gaza on its own”, the state news agency MENA reported. the peace for more than three decades, some Brotherhood sympathisers harbour many Egyptians grumble about some longer-term dreams of renegotiating a even if Mursi clipped the military’s wings toppled and even under Mursi, even if recalling its ambassador from Tel Aviv of its provisions, including limits to the 1979 peace treaty signed between Israel in August by sacking some top generals. Israel’s ties with Cairo, which were never or rallying support at the Cairo-based security forces Egypt can deploy in the and Egypt. US officials in Washington told Reuters warm, have turned even cooler. Arab League, where it can try to rebuild Sinai border region. Mursi, who took office in June, has Mursi had spent months trying to pin “In the end, it is up to both sides to a reputation as a regional diplomatic During Egypt’s presidential election, recalled his ambassador to Israel and his down a date to meet US President Barack come to an agreement ... which would be powerhouse, a status that waned under several politicians ranging from Islamists prime minister visited Gaza on Friday in Obama so he could burnish his creden- in everybody’s interest,” said a security Mubarak. to leftists and liberals suggested the a show of solidarity. But even Mubarak tials as a moderate Islamist, without official in Cairo, adding that Egyptian “Recalling the ambassador is a classic treaty should be amended but few said pulled out his envoy from Tel Aviv twice success. officials were working on reinstating a symbolic move by Mursi to prevent an it should be torn up. without putting the treaty at risk. Following his phone call with Obama, broken truce between Hamas and Israel. outburst from Islamists at home,” said Mursi has rarely even referred to “The current leadership and the Mursi issued the decision to send his A delegation of Egyptian intelligence Khalil Anani, Egypt analyst at Britain’s Israel by name in his public comments. Muslim Brotherhood are not willing to prime minister to Gaza, a move US officials met with Hamas representa- Durham University. The Brotherhood, from which he jeopardise relations with America,” a officials said may have stemmed from tives in Gaza on Friday, along with Prime “The truce he is trying to establish resigned on becoming president, calls it senior Muslim Brotherhood official with Obama’s push to do everything possible Minister Hisham Kandil. shows the Brotherhood leadership to be a racist and expansionist state, describ- close ties to the presidency but who spoke to defuse the situation. Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said realistic and pragmatic, able to put aside ing it in public documents as the “Zionist on condition of anonymity said. Egyptian officials briefed on the call diplomacy to “reach a truce” was one of its ideology for the sake of maintaining a entity.” “Gaza will remain a national security said the presidents did not see eye to eye the main tracks Egypt was following. steady foreign policy.” But, with an economy on the ropes, issue that Egypt’s general intelligence over who was responsible for the situa- “Egypt is following several paths to end Even some of the most outspoken Mursi has little interest in being dis- services are in charge of. The presidency tion in Gaza but agreed that the escala- the violations and aggression of Israel voices among Brotherhood sympathis- tracted by an escalation with Egypt’s follows this arrangement for now,” he tion must stop. on Gaza. At the forefront is intensive ers have urged caution from the group’s neighbour, although he is now having to said. diplomacy involving the most effective backers, albeit couched in more confron- focus more closely on those ties. The army, which receives $1.3bn in REALISTIC AND PRAGMATIC countries in the Arab world and abroad,” tational language for the longer term. “He is trying to avoid the Palestinian- aid from the United States each year, Israeli officials say privately that secu- he said. “Be patient as the companions of the Israeli issue. But now he has to face it,” remains in the driving seat over national rity contacts between Egypt and Israel Egypt has limited options beyond Prophet have been patient in their time,” said Anani. security issues such as ties with Israel, have continued since Mubarak was largely symbolic measures such as said preacher Safwat Hegazy, who backed REUTERS The best way to investigate Benghazi

BY JORDAN TAMA of four Republican and four conventional wisdom is wrong. between diplomatic security and Democratic senators. Yes, elected officials sometimes openness. The natural tendency he drumbeat has started. Graham and McCain, in argu- appoint commissions to deflect after an act of terrorism is to On Wednesday, three ing the need for such a high- attention, but in the wake of focus entirely on bolstering secu- Republican senators powered, high-visibility effort, disasters, these panels typically rity, as the Inman and Crowe Tformally asked their invoked the select committees publish hard-hitting accounts of panels did. But the long-term colleagues to create a select com- that investigated the Watergate government shortcomings. They result of those earlier reforms mittee to investigate the attack and Iran-contrascandals, imply- are also usually more capable has been mixed. Yes, successful in Benghazi, Libya, that killed ing that Obama administration than congressional committees attacks on US missions overseas Ambassador J. Christopher officials may have acted unethi- of producing proposals that gain have become less frequent, but Stevens and three other cally or criminally. Using more broad bipartisan support. at the cost of turning many mis- Americans on the anniversary of superheated rhetoric, McCain Consider the response to the sions into inaccessible fortresses. Sept. 11, 2001. added that he wanted the com- Sept 11, 2001, attacks. In 2002, Diplomacy has an element of risk, Congress has every right to mittee to investigate everyone up the House and Senate intelligence and it’s much harder to project a look hard at what went wrong to and including the president. committees jointly investigated message of freedom and democ- with US security in Benghazi, and Graham asserted that Obama those strikes, but their probe racy from behind high walls that lawmakers have raised valid ques- had “failed as commander in was riven by partisan disagree- say, “Keep out.” tions about the troubling events. chief before, during and after the ments about whether to press the Many Foreign Service officers But recent history suggests that [Benghazi] attack.” George W Bush administration in the 1980s resisted the Inman the most important investigation These comments suggest for access to key witnesses and proposals because they feared that won’t take place on Capitol Hill. It that the Republican senators documents. Media coverage of the security upgrades would make will be conducted by an independ- have prejudged the investiga- the report focused on dissenting it much harder to conduct diplo- ent commission that has already tion’s outcome, a conclusion opinions by no fewer than nine macy effectively. Those fears have been established, albeit with that is only strengthened by lawmakers, and its recommenda- been validated. Today, our best much less fanfare. This commis- their statements that they will tions were largely ignored. diplomats continue to recognise sion, which may report as early do everything in their power By contrast, the independent that they need to spend much of as next month, will be most likely to stop UN Ambassador Susan 9/11 Commission’s unanimous their time outside embassies to to produce the definitive account Rice from becoming secretary proposal to establish a director of Senators John McCain (right) and Dan Coats, arrive at the Hart Senate build partnerships with civil soci- of the Benghazi attack and shape of state if Obama nominates her. national intelligence was quickly Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to attend a closed-door ety and enhance America’s image. the long-term US response to it. In this partisan context, Senate enacted into law, resulting in the meetings regarding ongoing intelligence activities related to the attack on This kind of outreach is particu- Select committees make for Democrats have little incentive to intelligence community’s most sig- the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi. larly important in countries, such good theater and often uncover agree to establish a select com- nificant overhaul in six decades. as Libya, that are experiencing important facts. But in the mittee. Even if such a panel were An earlier independent com- al Qaeda led attacks killed 224 Mullen, the former chairman of dramatic political change. Yet such national security arena, the inde- named, it would fracture quickly mission, led by retired Navy people, including 12 Americans, the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Catherine countries also tend to be relatively pendent commissions that have along party lines. Adm. Bobby Inman, charted in Kenya and Tanzania. A new Bertini, a former undersecretary dangerous, presenting stark trade- probed the most shocking secu- A better approach is already the way after a spate of deadly commission led by William Crowe, for management at the United offs between diplomatic security rity lapses — including the 2001 in place. Under a 1986 law, the bombings at US Embassies in the another retired admiral, took the Nations; Richard Shinnick, a and diplomatic success. attacks and several devastating secretary of state must con- Middle East in the early 1980s. executive branch and Congress to former head of State Department In the wake of the Benghazi bombings of US embassies — vene an independent commis- The Inman panel inspired the task for having failed to provide building operations; and Hugh attack, it is politically difficult for have a better record of conduct- sion, called an Accountability creation of the first professional the money to fully implement the Turner, a retired CIA operations a public official to argue for doing ing impartial investigations and Review Board, to investigate any security service within the State Inman standards, and called for officer. Since all five commission anything other than tightening bringing about landmark reforms. incident involving loss of life or Department and the establish- $1.4bn per year in new spending to members have distinguished, non- security. But the members of the This past week’s events fol- destruction of property at a US ment of new security standards complete the job. Crowe’s dogged partisan records of public serv- Pickering panel are no longer in low a pattern that is familiar to mission abroad. Accordingly, for the construction and protec- advocacy led the administration ice, their report will be insulated government and therefore have me after studying every national in September, Hillary Rodham tion of diplomatic facilities. Those and Congress to adopt the panel’s against accusations of bias, and more leeway to assess and explain security commission created in Clinton appointed a five-member standards, which include require- recommendations. Since then, the Obama administration and the real trade-offs we face. The the past three decades. After panel led by Thomas Pickering, ments that buildings be set back most US diplomatic facilities have Congress will have strong incen- commission’s report may rep- weeks of Republican criticism a highly regarded former senior at least 100 feet from the nearest been “Inmanized,” to use the lingo tives to adopt their proposals. resent our best opportunity to of Obama administration state- State Department official. street and protected by substan- of some department officials. Those recommendations will forge a new public understanding ments about what happened in Independent commissions are tial barriers, are still known as There’s every reason to expect surely include steps to plug secu- of how to protect our diplomats Benghazi, Sens. John McCain, often scorned as institutions that the “Inman standards,” in recog- that the Pickering panel’s report rity holes, and rightfully so. But while allowing them to meet with Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte do nothing more than help poli- nition of the panel’s impact. on Benghazi will have a similar the country would be well served local people in the places where introduced a resolution to create ticians defuse political pressure. The next major bombings of US outsize impact. The other com- if the commission also considered they live, work and congregate. a select committee composed But my research shows that this Embassies occurred in 1998, when mission members include Michael how to strike the proper balance WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Israel air raids destroy Hamas HQ in Gaza Warplanes carry out 180 strikes; 14 killed in Gaza; siren sounds in Tel Aviv for third day Qatar to give GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes on Egypt $10m for Gaza killed 14 Palestinians and destroyed the Hamas govern- ment headquarters yesterday Gaza wounded as Israel called up thousands more reservists for a possible DOHA: Qatar is to give Egypt ground war. $10m (¤7.8m) to help treat After Palestinian militants Palestinians wounded in Israeli fired rockets at the heart of Israel air strikes on the neighbouring on Friday, Israeli warplanes car- Gaza Strip, state news agency ried out 180 air strikes overnight, QNA reported yesterday. Israel television reported, with Qatar will also send emergency attacks levelling the headquarters aid including medical equip- of the Hamas government. ment and medicines to Hamas- “It’s like a real-life horror controlled Gaza, it said. movie, what I saw today... It’s Qatar’s Emir H H Sheikh a miracle we’re still alive,” said Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made 18-year-old Suha, standing out- the decision on a visit to Cairo to side her house. meet President Mohammed Mursi Medics said 44 Gazans have to discuss the Gaza crisis, it said. been killed and more than 390 Mursi, an Islamist linked to wounded since Israel launched Hamas through the Muslim its aerial campaign on Wednesday Brotherhood, sent his Prime afternoon, with at least eight mil- Minister Hisham Qandil to Gaza itants among the 14 people killed on Friday on a visit to show solidar- yesterday. ity with the Palestinian territory. As the toll rose, sirens sounds Qatar, which supported the in Tel Aviv for a third day, send- uprisings in Arab Spring coun- ing people scuttling for cover a tries that gave power to Islamist day after a rocket hit the sea movements last year, said in near the city centre, witnesses October it would invest $400m in said. Officials said one rocket rebuilding Gaza. was intercepted by the Iron Dome Gaza was devastated by Israel’s anti-missile system while a sec- Operation Cast Lead offensive in ond hit somewhere in the Tel Aviv December 2008 and January 2009, metropolitan area. which claimed the lives of 1,400 Israel’s Channel 10 television Palestinians and 13 Israelis. showed live footage of an Iron The investment announce- Dome battery near Tel Aviv fir- ment was made on a visit by the ing twice at a Fajr 5 rocket and Emir, the first by a head of state successfully intercepting it. The Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on an alleged Hamas site in the south east of Gaza City yesterday. to Gaza since Hamas took con- attack was claimed by Hamas’s trol of it in 2007. AFP armed wing. Four Israeli soldiers and five civilians were hurt in buildings, the Israeli military In Egypt, Turkish Prime rocket fire, instead blaming the the tactics that they use in that to launch its first ground offensive separate rocket attacks on the turned its attention to senior Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Jewish state for the violence. regard.” on the territory since its 22-day south, police and the army said. Hamas officials. In a statement, it said Israel would be held to account US Deputy National Security Since the start of Operation campaign over New Year 2009. Hamas claimed the attack on said the air force had targeted “a for the children killed. “Everyone Adviser Ben Rhodes said both Pillar of Defence, the Israeli army Israeli ministers approved the the soldiers, while Islamic Jihad senior Hamas operative in charge must know that sooner or later President Barack Obama and says militants have fired more call-up of as many as 75,000 reserv- said it was behind rockets which of the terror organisation’s smug- there will be a holding to account Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin than 600 rockets over the border, ists on Friday after Hamas militants injured civilians in Ashdod. gling operations.. and the senior for the massacre of these inno- Netanyahu agree that de-escala- of which 430 hit and 245 were said they fired a rocket at Jerusalem, Warplanes carried out 180 air member of Hamas’s air defence cent children killed inhumanely in tion is preferable, provided that intercepted by Iron Dome mis- and another hit the sea off Tel Aviv, strikes on Gaza overnight, Israeli unit, Mohammed Kaleb.” Gaza,” he said in a speech in Cairo. Hamas ceases firing on Israel. siles. Over the same period, three causing panic but no casualties. television reported, with attacks The violence came as So far, six children have been killed, “We believe that the precipitat- Israelis have been killed and 18 Meanwhile, online activist group levelling the headquarters of the Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik the Palestinian Centre for Human ing factor for the conflict was the injured, including 10 soldiers, with Anonymous said it had downed the Hamas government. Abdessalem paid a brief solidarity Rights said. rocket fire coming out of Gaza,” the army saying the air force had websites of dozens of Israeli state After a night of strikes on tar- visit to Gaza, urging the world to Both Turkey and Egypt have Rhodes told reporters. hit more than 950 targets in Gaza. agencies and the Bank of Jerusalem gets including the headquarters stop Israel’s “blatant aggression,” publicly shrugged off US bids to “We believe that Israel has a Late on Friday, the military in protest over the deadly air of Hamas prime minister Ismail as he toured Haniyah’s ruined get them to exert pressure on right to defend itself, and they’ll sealed off all main roads around assault on Gaza. Haniya and other government headquarters. the Islamist Hamas into ending make their own decisions about Gaza in the latest sign it was poised AGENCIES Egypt school bus tragedy kills 47 kids Saudi probes attacks on police RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s police force said yesterday that it is MANFALUT, EGYPT: Forty- investigating a series of attacks against members of the force in seven school children were the Shia-majority district of Qatif. “A police patrol carrying out killed yesterday when a train its duties in the town of Tarot in Qatif district came under fire on smashed into their bus in cen- Friday from a nearby farm,” said Eastern Province police spokes- tral Egypt after a railway sig- man Ziad Al Rukaiti. Qatif police had opened “an investigation to nal operator fell asleep, officials hunt down the criminals,” said Rukaiti. The attack came one day said, prompting protests and after the same source announced that “three systematic crimes resignations. carried out by armed rioters at different times” had targetted police Transport Minister Rashad in the same region. The “crimes” include two incidents in which Al Metini stepped down after unknown gunmen had opened fire and hurled two petrol bombs at the tragedy saying he “accepts Tarot police station, and another in which assailants opened fire on responsibility.” a police checkpoint. The statement did not specify when the attacks President Mohammed Mursi took place while no casualties were reported in any of the incidents. also accepted the Egyptian Railway Authority chief’s resignation. Iran delays start-up of Arak N-reactor Manfalut hospital in the prov- ince of Assiut said it had received VIENNA: Iran has postponed until 2014 the planned start-up of a 51 bodies — those of the 47 chil- research reactor which Western experts say could potentially offer dren, the bus driver, two school the Islamic Republic a second route to produce material for a nuclear supervisors and a passer-by. bomb, a UN report showed. Tehran has continued to install cooling “The children were between the and moderator circuit piping in the heavy water plant near the town of ages of 4 and 12,” deputy hospital Arak. Nuclear analysts say this type of reactor could yield plutonium chief Mohammed Abdel Razek for nuclear arms if the spent fuel is reprocessed, something Iran has said. Small coffins lined the wall said it has no intention of doing. But the country has now delayed the at the entrance to the hospital planned timetable for bringing Arak on line by about half a year from in preparation for the children’s the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest UN information in a burials. confidential report submitted to member states late on Friday. “Iran The bus taking 60 children on stated that the operation of the IR-40 reactor was now expected to a school trip was struck on a rail- commence in the first quarter of 2014,” the UN International Atomic way crossing in Manfalut, 360km Energy Agency (IAEA) report said. south of Cairo, police said. The worker manning the level Car bomb against pilgrims kills 3 in Iraq crossing — which had been left A man stands at the site of a train crash in the city of Manfalut near Assiut, about 300km south of Cairo yesterday. open — was asleep when the bus BAGHDAD: A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims in Iraq killed tried to cross the tracks, Assiut the children’s bodies with their Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to probe Saturday’s accident, but three people and wounded 25 others yesterday, during major Shia governor Yehya Keshk said. “He school books. and his interior minister headed in similar tragedies in the past, religious commemorations, officials said. The bomb exploded about has been arrested of course. Another resident Gamal Mekki, to Assiut, the news agency added. such panels have done little to 1:30pm at a restaurant where three buses carrying pilgrims were “There is a team of 45 doctors said he was woken “by the sound Activist groups have called shed light on the details and less parked on a highway near Balad, north of Baghdad, a police officer looking after the injured children,” of a loud crash... The train pushed for the resignation of Qandil’s still to bring about accountability. said. Jawad Abdul Kadhim, the head of the Balad hospital, said the Keshk said. Parents of the chil- the bus 1500 metres (nearly one cabinet. In a separate road accident, attack killed an Iranian woman and two Iraqi men and wounded 25 dren held angry demonstrations mile) before it stopped,” he said. “This accident proves the fail- 12 people were killed and three people, including Pakistanis. The pilgrims were on their way to visit near the scene of the accident, In a brief television address, ure of Qandil’s government and injured when a truck smashed the Al Askari shrine in Samarra. demanding the death penalty Morsi offered his condolences strengthens the demands for the into a minibus near the Egyptian for those responsible, police said. to the families and said those resignation of a government that capital. Islamist hunger striker dies in Tunisia Some residents blocked the line responsible would be referred to has failed, over several months, to Officials said a speeding truck with blazing tyres. the public prosecutor. produce anything to improve the driving on the wrong side of the TUNIS: A key figure in Tunisia’s Salafist movement, Mohammed “We will not clear the railway “On my and the Egyptian peo- suffering of Egyptians,” the April road crashed into a minibus car- Bakhti, died yesterday after going on hunger strike over his arrest line until we get justice for our ple’s behalf, I offer my sincerest 6 movement said. rying 15 passengers. The truck for an attack on the US embassy, the second such death this week, children. This is not the first acci- condolences to the families,” the The railway network’s poor driver was arrested at the scene his lawyer said. “He died in hospital at around 2am (0100 GMT),” dent to happen here,” said resi- president said. “I am referring all safety record stems largely from in the 6th October area, as res- said Abdelbasset Ben Mbarek, noting his death followed that of dent Mustafa Abuloyun. “We have those responsible to the public lack of maintenance and poor cue services worked to extract the another jailed member of the hardline Islamist movement, Bechir made several complaints regard- prosecution.” management. In Egypt’s deadli- bodies, police said. Gholli, who died on Thursday also after refusing food for nearly two ing the rail crossing, the officials Earlier, Mursi ordered the est railway tragedy, the bodies of Egyptians have long complained months. The lawyer had warned for several days that Bakhti, who ignored us,” he said. prime minister, the defence and more than 360 passengers were that the government has failed to was suffering from a brain haemorrhage, was in critical condition. Others said rescue services health ministers and the Assiut recovered from a train after a fire deal with the country’s chronic The moderate Islamist party Ennahda, which heads Tunisia’s rul- came late. “We called but they governor “to offer all assistance in 2002. transport problems, with roads ing coalition, called for a “rapid and transparent probe” to deter- never answered,” said Shaaban to the families of the victims,” the Keshk has ordered the “forma- as poorly maintained as railway mine “the circumstances of the arrests and detentions as well as Farghaly, who said he had to cover official news agency MENA said. tion of a fact-finding committee” lines. AFP the causes of death and the hunger strikes”. AGENCIES SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Syria rebels seize Turkey to ask Nato to set up missiles on Syria border BERLIN: Turkey will formally ask security on its 900km frontier with they continue,” added the official. they have a regular weekly meeting on Nato tomorrow to set up missiles on Syria after mortar rounds fired from Nato has said it will do what it takes Wednesday but they could call a spe- airport near Iraqi its border with Syria due to grow- Syria landed inside its territory. to protect and defend Turkey. Turkey cial one at any time. European Union ing concern about spillover from the “As we have said before, there has said it is talking to its Nato defence and foreign ministers will be in civil war in its neighbour, a German have been talks between Turkey and allies about a possible deployment of Brussels tomorrow for meetings. border: Activists newspaper reported yesterday. Nato and Nato allies on various issues Patriot surface-to-air missiles. A spokesman for Germany’s The Munich-based Sueddeutsche regarding the security risks and A Nato spokeswoman said she could Defence Ministry also said Nato would BEIRUT: Rebels captured an airport used by Syria’s Zeitung, which did not cite its challenges and possible responses to not confirm the report. “There hasn’t consider any request from Turkey and military near the Iraqi border yesterday, activists sources, also said that up to 170 issues regarding Turkey-Nato terri- been a request from Turkey. If there is confirmed that the United States, the said, a move which they said would allow them to German troops could be deployed as tories,” a Turkish government official a request from Turkey of course allies Netherlands and Germany were the maintain their hold on the recently seized border part of the mission. Turkey said on said, when asked about the report. will consider it,” she said. countries that had the appropriate town of Albu Kamal. Friday that it had intensified talks “Normally we could not reveal the Nato ambassadors would have to Patriot missiles available. President Bashar Al Assad’s forces have retaliated by with Nato allies on how to shore up nature of Nato deliberations while consider any request from Turkey and REUTERS bombing the airport with fighter jets, said Ziad Al Amir, a local activist. Video published by rebel groups showed fighters patrolling a dusty desert air base in Syria’s Deir Al Zor province. Plumes of grey smoke rose from some low concrete buildings as fighters examined several aban- doned tanks. Assad has been struggling to put down the 20-month-old revolt against his rule, which began as peaceful protests but has morphed into a civil war that has spread to most of the country. Activists say more than 38,000 people have died. Hamdan airport was once used to transport farm pro- duce but was converted to a base for helicopters and military tanks during the unrest. The capture of Hamdan means Assad’s forces now only hold one air base in the province - the main military airport in Deir al-Zor city. The activist Amir, speaking on Skype, said the rebels were able to seize some mortars and armoured vehicles as well as ammunition. There was no comment from the Syrian government or state TV on the activists’ claims. If rebels keep their hold on the airport, then Albu Kamal, a border city of more than 60,000 people, is likely to stay in rebel hands, said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The fighters seized Albu Kamal two days ago but had been unable to take the nearby Hamdan airport, from which helicopters had been taking off and hitting rebel areas. “These new captures means that the largest ter- ritory outside of regime control is now the region along the Iraqi border in Deir Al Zor,” he said. But the rebels’ hold of territory on the ground is unlikely to prevent attacks from the sky, in what has become a typical cycle for clashes between the Syrian army and rebels. Opposition fighters, using improved tactics and equipped with heavier weapons than previous months, are able to capture territory and force out mili- tary units but are unable to fend off attacks from the air. The army often bombs security sites taken by the rebels, perhaps to destroy any useful equipment. “Some of the army officers left the soldiers in the air- port and fled with three of the tanks and are trying to arrange a rescue, so the fighting has become fierce in the area,” Al Amir told Reuters by Skype. Rebels have been trying to attack air bases in particu- lar, in the hopes of grounding some of Assad’s air power. The fighting has increasingly encroached on Assad’s seat of power in the capital of Damascus as well. Activists said that nearly half of the roads and entrances to the capital had been closed except to military vehicles but had given no explanation for the tightened security. REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Bulgarians demand Sierra Leoneans government’s resignation SOFIA: In one of Bulgaria’s cast ballots in biggest anti-austerity rallies for years, thousands of people protested yesterday against the government’s handling of the weak economy and called on the high-stakes poll cabinet to resign. Supporters of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) filled the Alexander Nevsky Crucial test for post-war recovery square in front of Sofia’s central Orthodox cathedral and called on FREETOWN: Sierra Leoneans For most voters, further the ruling GERB party to go. voted yesterday in a high-stakes development, improved access to “Our goal is to revive Bulgaria election which will hand the education and health care and because the GERB’s rule threw victors stewardship of a lucra- greater employment opportuni- the country back decades,” said tive mining boom and test the ties should be the main priorities BSP’s leader Sergei Stanishev. west African nation’s post-war of the next government. More than three years into its recovery. “I am quite satisfied with rule, the centre-right government’s The elections are being closely development and progress in the popularity is at new lows due to watched by the international com- country. He (Koroma) is trying. budget cuts that have hurt domes- munity which has helped Sierra He has to do more, it doesn’t take tic consumption and growth. Leone rebuild since its devastat- (only) five years to change a whole “We are here to express unhap- ing 11-year civil war ended in 2002. country,” said Femi Turner, 62, a piness with tough austerity meas- In Freetown, the country’s building contractor. “I would like ures and corruption,” said Elena dilapidated, tropical capital to see more development ... good Todorova, a 54-year-old chemist. wedged between mountains and health care, good education.” “The government should go, it’s the sea, long lines of voters stood While still one of the world’s A woman carrying a baby votes during presidential elections in Freetown yesterday. obvious that they cannot fix the patiently in the cloying heat to poorest countries, Sierra Leone is country’s problems.” choose a president, lawmakers rich in mineral resources and mas- infrastructure boom, although his Traditional political rivals infrastructure devastated in the Failure to boost living stand- and local officials. sive iron-ore stores are expected to detractors say it has been marred since independence from Britain conflict, Sierra Leone has come a ards in the European Union’s The city’s normally traffic- add 21 percent growth in 2012 to by rampant corruption. in 1961, the two parties have also long way in the past decade. poorest member state have hit choked streets were empty of all its $2.2bn (¤1.7bn) gross domes- His main challenger is ex- tried to cut across a factionalised While the 2007 election that support for the GERB party, but specially accredited vehicles, tic product, the International military leader Bio of the Sierra political system in which voting brought Koroma to power was which faces elections next June. and voters made their way to poll- Monetary Fund estimates. Leone People’s Party (SLPP). tendencies split along regional marked by several incidents In September people who dis- ing stations on foot, or aboard a The impending windfall raises Despite a somewhat murky and ethnic lines. of violence, it was followed by approved of the government out- few circulating buses. Soldiers and the stakes for the government past as a putschist who briefly Bio’s SLPP is typically sup- a peaceful transfer of power numbered its supporters for the policemen kept a strong presence. that will be in office for the next held power in 1996, Bio, 48, has ported by the Mende — one of the between the ousted SLPP and first time since the cabinet took “Everything is going well, and five years. amassed significant support country’s main tribes — and other the APC. office in July 2009, a poll by Alpha we are pleased with the turnout The country still has one of and may prevent Koroma from southern tribes. Koroma’s APC is UN Secretary General Ban Research showed. so far,” said National Electoral Africa’s lowest life expectancies reaching the 55 percent of votes favoured by his Temne tribe and Ki-moon warned on Friday that While membership in the Commission spokesman Albert at 47 years according to the World required to prevent a run-off. others in the north and west. peaceful elections were “critical European Union has brought Massaquoi. Bank, and highest rates of mater- Due to his stint in the coun- It has been a decade since the for consolidating Sierra Leone’s prosperity to many, it has also President Ernest Koroma, nal mortality. Youth unemploy- try’s top seat during which he end of the war which left the hard-won peace and for dem- made it easier to emigrate, draw- seeking re-election, was due to ment levels hover at 60 percent. handed power to a democratically world with images of child sol- onstrating that the tremendous ing young people out of the coun- vote in the early afternoon, while Koroma, 59, of the All People’s elected government, Bio has sold diers and rebels funded by the progress the country has made try, especially rural areas, and his main rival Julius Maada Bio Congress (APC) is seen as favour- himself as the nation’s “Father of sale of “blood diamonds” hacking since the end of hostilities one leaving behind an ever older and cast his ballot in the west of the ite to win, but only by a thin mar- Democracy”. He has warned he limbs off their victims. decade ago is irreversible.” poorer population. capital earlier yesterday. gin. He has been praised for the will not accept a “dirty election”. Starting from scratch, its AFP REUTERS

UN attack helicopters France’s defeated right to pick Sarkozy successor today PARIS: France’s opposition IFOP opinion poll that said that Sarkozy left off, unabashed in Cope, whom critics dub “Sarkozy Union but who wants to steer the hit rebels in UMP party votes today to pick two-thirds of them hope he will his bid to woo voters from the light” and who has promised to party more toward the centre. a successor to ex-president make a comeback and run for the National Front, whose historically stand aside if his mentor seeks “Some people think they can Nicolas Sarkozy after a bit- presidency in 2017. strong score at the polls split the re-election in 2017, followed that win France by taking all the eastern Congo ter battle that will determine Sarkozy has hinted he might do right-wing vote and torpedoed up with a tweet about a boy who turns to the right,” Fillon, who whether it veers to the right — just that, but in his absence it is Sarkozy’s re-election bid. had his chocolate cake snatched remained popular while Sarkozy’s KINSHASA: United Nations or even the far right — or holds Fillon who is favourite to take a His rallies have focused on from him by “thugs” who were prime minister even as his boss attack helicopters hit rebels to the centre. majority of the 300,000 votes of themes that Sarkozy relentlessly apparently enforcing the Muslim hit record lows in the polls, told a positions in eastern Congo yes- The cautious, staid Francois UMP members. pushed, such as immigration and Ramadan fast. campaign rally tomorrow. terday after insurgents gained Fillon, who was prime minister The 58-year-old is conservative the growing number of Muslims Cope’s provocative rhetoric “But I am convinced that it will ground in heavy fighting, the for five years until Sarkozy was on economic issues but inclusive in France, which has Europe’s shocks many centred-minded be won by the right, by the centre, UN said. ousted by the Socialist Francois on social matters. He argues that biggest Islamic community. UMP supporters, as did Sarkozy’s and even by the left,” he said. The The clashes to the south of the Hollande in May, is squaring off Cope’s bid to attract the five mil- He last month published “A before him. UMP election battle comes as the town Kibumba mean the rebels against Jean-Francois Cope, the lion French who voted for the Manifesto for an Uninhibited Many of them believe the future popularity of Hollande’s government have got to within 30km of Goma, party’s populist secretary-general. far-right National Front in the Right”, in which he argued that of the UMP is much safer in the tumbles in the polls as it struggles to the closest they have been to The man closest to the hearts presidential election risks split- the poor immigrant suburbs of hands of the restrained and urbane rein in a huge budget deficit and deal North Kivu’s provincial capital of UMP followers remains ting the UMP. French cities had become havens Fillon, who shares Cope’s views on with economic crisis. since a rebellion began there eight Sarkozy himself, according to an Cope, 48, has taken up where of “anti-white racism”. economic policy and the European AFP months ago. North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku said the army retreated to the southern outskirts of the town after M23 rebels received support from neighbouring Rwanda. Thousands turn out for Rwanda rejected the accusa- tions, the latest in a string of charges by Kinshasa, and called on both the army and the rebels Albania king’s reburial to halt the fighting as shells were landing in its territory. TIRANA: Around 3,000 dictator Benito Mussolini invaded More than five million people Albanians turned out yester- Albania with an eye on the coun- are estimated to have died from day to pay their respects to the try’s strategic Adriatic ports. violence, hunger and disease in late self-proclaimed king Zog I, Zog died in exile in France aged wars in Congo since 1998. It is whose remains were reburied 66 and was buried in the Thiais the deadliest conflict since World with state honours after they cemetery in the southern Paris War Two. were returned from France suburbs. United Nations experts say where he died in exile in 1961. His son Leka and other mem- they have evidence of Rwanda’s “King Zog is an illustrious fig- bers of the royal family returned rebel support and want the UN ure who laid the foundations of to Albania in 2002. Security Council to impose sanc- the Albanian state,” Albanian The repatriation and reburial tions on Rwandan officials as a Prime Minister Sali Berisha as was organised by Albania’s con- result. the coffin — draped with the servative government as part of “The Rwandan army came Albanian flag — lay in state in the ceremonies to celebrate Albania’s across the border behind our former royal palace. 100 years of independence from troops, that’s why our troops The king, whose remains were the Ottoman Empire. withdrew,” Paluku said by returned to Albania on Friday, But the socialist opposition did telephone. was later interred in a newly built not take part saying it was being “The (rebels) are just a few mausoleum for the royal family. used by the government for politi- kilometres away, so of course Zog ruled Albania from 1925 to cal gain. Goma is under threat, we can’t 1939. He started out as president but Albanian historians are divided hide that,” he said, adding that in 1928 proclaimed a constitutional over Zog’s role, who remains a government troops were reorgan- Albanian honour guards escort the coffin with the remains of Albania’s self-proclaimed king Zog I during the monarchy and was crowned king. controversial figure here. ising at Kilimanyoka, 12 km north reburial ceremony in Tirana yesterday. He fled in 1939 after Italian AFP of the city. The UN peacekeeping mis- sion in Congo said army units had come under heavy weapons fire since early yesterday morn- ing, forcing civilians to flee and Seven-year-old Australian girl feared taken by crocodile leading to UN attack helicopters being dispatched to strike rebels positions south of Kibumba. SYDNEY: Australian police at an outstation about 340km east “The crocodile is estimated to be conducted in Darwin to deter- flown to the remote area about 100 “So far ten missions have been searching for a 7-year-old girl of the city of Darwin on Friday be about 2-3 metres in length.” mine if the remains are human kilometres from the Aboriginal carried out by our attack helicop- feared taken by a crocodile afternoon. Police searching the water- and if found human, the identity community of Maningrida. ters,” the UN said in a statement. yesterday said finding what The girl was swimming with hole shot dead a three-metre of the person,” said Gill. “Everyone involved in this The UN has a mandate to protect appeared to be human remains other children and an adult at crocodile at the Gumarrirngbang “This is now a matter of inves- search has been working under civilians and support government inside a three-metre reptile was the time. “Witnesses have told Outstation yesterday and an tigation and a report will be pre- difficult conditions. This is a troops when they need it. a “heartbreaking” development. police that a crocodile attacked examination of the animal pared for the coroner.” heartbreaking outcome for the No casualty figures have been An extensive search began at the male adult before pulling the revealed what are believed to be An earlier search by police and family and the community,” said given by any force. first light for the girl who was last girl under water,” Senior Sergeant human remains in its stomach. volunteers on Friday failed to find Gill. REUTERS seen swimming at the natural pool Shaun Gill said. “Further forensic testing will the child and extra police were AFP SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Petraeus case shows ease of email snooping Google, Facebook resisting warrantless snooping; US says no judicial approval needed for opened emails

SAN FRANCISCO: The scandal sur- family friend of Petraeus, complained to discovered during the course of the same for Democracy & Technology, a been read. For years, law enforcement rounding the sudden resignation of an the FBI’s Tampa office about anonymous FBI probe. Allen has denied that the two nonprofit that gets funding from big officials have had access to these too, adulterous CIA director has stunned harassing emails. had a sexual relationship, officials said on technology companies. with recipients often left in the dark. the American public not just for its Kelley herself didn’t realize how badly condition of anonymity. The FBI, which has broad authority Privacy groups, along with some tech- prominent cast of characters, but also an electronic inquiry could mushroom over cyber crimes from identity fraud nology companies that have long sought because of the ease with which authori- beyond control. She wrote an email on PUTTING LIVES ONLINE to online stalking, can gather technical a rewrite of the ECPA, have contended ties appeared to have traipsed through Wednesday to Tampa Bay’s mayor that Authorised snooping has quietly but information about private citizens’ email that emails should not be subject to free- personal email accounts. said her family had been “put through the rapidly reached an unprecedented level accounts with only a subpoena. rein rummaging just because such third Technology has transformed com- ringer,” in part because police released in the United States, and the disgrace of The subpoena in theory must not be parties as Google, Microsoft Corp and munications much faster than the 911 phone call transcripts with her home senior military officials not accused of overly burdensome on the recipient, but Yahoo Inc are involved. law, giving US authorities at all levels address and cell phone number. That any crime provides a rare opportunity otherwise has few limits. Subpoenas The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the power to routinely search reams email, in turn, was among those released to reflect on that transformation, privacy can be drafted by a senior FBI agent or which covers California and other parts of intimate emails, texts and instant Friday after public-records requests to rights advocates said. equivalent and do not require a judge’s of the West, has agreed, saying that pros- messages, with much lower burdens of city hall from the media. “If they subpoena you for your evi- approval. They are common in grand jury ecutors need a probable-cause warrant proof as far as the relevance to a crimi- In the initial probe, the FBI was dis- dence, you can say ‘buzz off.’ That’s why investigations and other probes of crimes for opened mail less than six months old. nal case. turbed that Kelley’s anonymous emailer all these are being served on third par- involving multiple parties. The only The Ohio-based 6th Circuit went fur- Often, the subjects of electronic had confidential information about ties,” said George Washington University potential hurdle comes when agents want ther, ruling in 2010 that much of ECPA searches never know that they’ve been Petraeus’ whereabouts. It issued an law professor Orin Kerr, a former Justice the actual text contents of the emails. conflicted with the Constitution’s Fourth hit, let alone why. Recently, big tech administrative subpoena empowering Department trial attorney. “It’s hidden Under the Justice Department Amendment prohibition on unreasonable companies including Google Inc and agents to examine the email accounts information, and the service providers interpretation of the Electronic searches. That ruling is only binding in a Facebook Inc are pushing back, refus- from which the messages came, a law can comply cheaply and easily.” Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), handful of states. ing to disclose even old communications enforcement source told Reuters. Subpoenas for business records have emails that are more than 180 days old Rather than appeal to the Supreme without a warrant and effectively dar- Investigators learned that the har- been commonplace for decades, but as are deemed “stored” and also can be Court, law enforcement authorities have ing the government to press its policy assing messages were sent to Kelley by individuals move more of their lives turned over with just a subpoena. The applied for more warrants but also have in court. Broadwell. The FBI eventually got reams online, the services they adopt are sub- act was passed in pre-Web 1986, when just sought out service providers in other The issue has been thrust into the of emails, most likely with a warrant or ject to the same scrutiny. electronic communications were rare jurisdictions. To some extent, the big tech spotlight by the still-unfolding scandal the consent of the correspondents. The “It has become so easy, the stand- and users often relied on bulletin-board companies are fighting back. that started with the revelation that agency declined to comment. ard is so low, the delivery mechanism services that deleted messages after users The 6th Circuit ruling “reflects the General David Petraeus, while serving as In another twist, Marine General is so easy, that all the friction has logged on and downloaded them. right reading of the law and is the appro- CIA director, had an extramarital affair John Allen, commander of Nato and US been removed from the system and it The government argues that even priate standard for protecting privacy of with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. forces in Afghanistan, is now also under now basically becomes a very stand- much more recent undeleted emails— user-generated content,” Facebook Chief The relationship was discovered investigation for allegedly inappropri- ard investigative technique,” said Jim those even sent the day prior—are Security Officer Joe Sullivan said. because Jill Kelley, a Tampa socialite and ate communication with Kelley that was Dempsey, vice president of the Centre “stored” and fair game once they’ve REUTERS

Alps murder US lawmakers seek probe widens more answers on to maniacs and Benghazi attack gun users: BBC LONDON: French police inves- tigating a quadruple murder on a WASHINGTON: Former CIA September. “General Petraeus’s remote Alpine road two months chief David Petraeus has done testimony today was from the ago have widened their probe to little to halt bi-partisan sparring start he had told us this was a gun users and mentally disturbed over whether the administration terrorist attack or terrorist- people in the region after failing misled the public over who was involved,” King said. to find a motive for the killing, behind an attack on the US con- “I told him in my questions I the BBC reported yesterday. sulate in Benghazi, Libya. had a different recollection of that Officers plan to investigate hun- Petraeus appeared on Friday and the clear impression given was dreds of people fitting the profile before two congressional commit- that the overwhelming matter of over the unexplained shooting of tees in his first public appearance evidence is that it... arose out of a three members of a British fam- since resigning last week over an spontaneous demonstration and ily and a French cyclist near the extramarital affair with his biog- was not a terrorist attack.” village of Chevaline, close to the rapher, Paula Broadwell. King and other lawmakers said Swiss and Italian borders. But reporters drooling over the they were grateful for Petraeus’s Investigators were looking for prospect of questioning him over testimony but they made it clear someone “who puts no value on the scandal came away empty they still had deep concerns. “Many human life, so someone who has handed: the four-star general of my questions were answered. doubtless killed before,” French slipped in and out of the hearing Many were not,” said Howard US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with US embassy employees and their families in Singapore yesterday. prosecutor Eric Maillaud told the rooms without being seen. “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the BBC, but cast doubt on the theory Petraeus told House and Senate House Armed Services Committee that the murderer was a profes- lawmakers that he knew from who sat in on a Benghazi briefing US updating foreign policy: Clinton sional assassin. the outset that the attack, which Friday by Director of National Saad Al Hilli, an Iraqi-born killed four Americans including Intelligence James Clapper. British engineer, was found shot US ambassador Chris Stevens, “We’re past the election,” the SINGAPORE: US foreign More than 270 US embassies major global powers without also dead with his wife and mother- was the work of terrorists. Republican added. “I think it’s policy is being reoriented to and consulates across the world becoming global military pow- in-law in their BMW car on a However, Petraeus said the time now for them to lay it all out.” promote American economic will operate as advocates for US ers,” she added. Clinton sought remote mountain road near the administration withheld this infor- King and others said Petraeus interests after Washington was companies and help achieve the to allay Asian concerns over a village of Chevaline, with the body mation so as not to let the attackers only briefly addressed his affair, tied down by two wars in the newly reelected Obama’s goal of looming “fiscal cliff” of tax hikes of a cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, dis- know that American intelligence saying he deeply regretted it and past decade, Secretary of State doubling US exports in five years, and budgets cuts pitting Obama covered nearby. They were killed agencies were tracking them, The the circumstances around his Hillary Clinton said yesterday. Clinton said. against Republican opponents in in what appeared to be execution- New York Times and other news resignation, and that they had no “We are shaping our foreign Clinton spelled out key initia- Congress, raising fears of a new style murders, with at least two outlets said, quoting lawmakers. effect on his testimony. policy to account for both the eco- tives in various regions, includ- US recession if they fail to strike hits to the head from a semi- In the days after the attack, The US mission in Benghazi nomics of power and the power of ing the Trans-Pacific Strategic a compromise. automatic pistol. which came right in the middle included a large CIA operation, economics,” she said in a speech in Economic Partnership being “Let’s be clear: the full faith and “We are looking at all mentally of the US presidential election which Petraeus would have over- Singapore ahead of a an Asia-Pacific discussed with Asian countries, credit of the United States should unbalanced people, very violent or campaign, the administration said seen before quitting as US spy summit in Cambodia to be attended efforts to increase the US market never be in question. Today, as known to be capable of violence, the hours-long assault erupted chief. Republicans have accused by President Barack Obama. presence in Africa and trade pacts Washington gears up for another using weapons,” Maillaud said, as part of a simultaneous protest Washington’s UN envoy Susan After a decade attending to “a with Latin American nations. round of budget negotiations, I’m in comments translated by an over an anti-Muslim video. Rice of misleading the country by war in Iraq that is now over and a “Responding to threats will of again hearing concerns about the interpreter. On September 14, Petraeus telling Sunday talk shows after war in Afghanistan that is wind- course always be central to our global implications of America’s “And also, without wanting to apparently told Congress that the attack that it was part of a ing down,” Clinton said the “first foreign policy, but it cannot be economic choices,” she said. link the two, everyone connected that was the CIA’s initial take on “spontaneous” protest against an and most fundamental task is to our foreign policy. America has “Now, I’m out of politics, but with the world of guns, hunters, the events. Since then, the admin- anti-Islam video. update our foreign policy and its to seize opportunities that will let me assure you that for all the collectors and members of shoot- istration’s position has evolved, State Department and FBI priorities for a changing world”. shore up our strength for years differences between the politi- ing clubs, some of whom could and the attack is now seen as hav- probes into the attack are under “Our global leadership depends to come,” she added. cal parties in my country, we have psychiatric problems,” he ing been a pre-meditated assault way, and Secretary of State on our economic strength,” she Even non-military powers are are united in our commitment added. People over the border in by an Al Qaeda-linked militia. Hillary Clinton has agreed to said, adding that the new emphasis gaining clout “less because of their to protect American leadership Switzerland and Italy as well as Peter King, chairman of the testify before House and Senate on “jobs diplomacy” would boost US size of their armies than because and bolster our national security. in France would be investigated, House Homeland Security com- hearings once her department exports, open up new markets and of the growth of their GDP”. Reaching a meaningful budget he said. mittee, said Petraeus has changed finishes a review of events. level the playing field for American “For the first time in modern deal is critical to both.” Hilli’s two daughters survived his take on the attack since AFP firms to compete overseas. history, nations are becoming AFP the attack, despite the gunman trying to kill the eldest, 7-year-old Zainab, by beating her around the head after running out of bullets. Four-year-old Zeena was found safe hiding beneath the legs and skirt of her dead mother in the Mexican druglords strike gold in dirty old coal backseat of the car. The brutality and unexplained AGUJITA, MEXICO: They may be notoriously violent group for his son’s to diversify from drugs into other areas,” Highway 57 heading north to the United nature of the killings led to known for flashy cars and state of the art death. The Mexican Mining Association said Tomas Borges, author of a book on the States runs through a dusty black area prominent coverage of the case weaponry, but Mexican druglords have says Mexico produces 15 million tonnes of cartels. Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano where piles of coal from small, precariously in British media. found an earthy new source of wealth: coal a year, worth $3.8bn. About 95 percent was shot and killed by authorities October operated mines dot the landscape. Fatal Investigators have said previ- Dirty old coal. of it comes from Coahuila. 7 in the coal mining town of Progreso. Hi accidents are common. ously they were looking at various They are mining it themselves in a coal- Reforma newspaper says the Zetas pro- body was later stolen by armed men. Trucks loaded with coal are stopped at theories, including robbery, a fam- rich area along the US border or buying it duce or buy 10,000 tonnes of coal a week. Moreira says the drug lord had his checkpoints manned by soldiers looking for ily feud, a possible link to Hilli’s from small mine operators, then reselling Selling it at their inflated prices, that own coal pit in the region. But the Zetas drug traffickers and drug shipments. work in the aerospace industry or it to a state-owned company at fabulous means yearly revenue of $22m to $25m. presence is not new. Raul Vera, bishop of Since the Zetas discovered coal, vio- his Iraqi origins. margins that can see them make a profit 30 The Zetas were created for former Coahuila’s capital Saltillo, said drug traf- lence has been on the rise, especially in a Maillaud said investigators times greater than their initial investment. Mexican military special forces operatives fickers have been digging coal for years and town of 150,000 called Piedras Negras, or remained undecided whether the Along the way, besides the earth’s black who worked for the Gulf cartel. But they doing it in areas where it is illegal. black stones. For drug cartels, diversifi- Hillis were murdered as part of bounty, the druglords are seeking to reap broke away from that group to control “It is an open secret that drug traffickers cation is almost a natural evolution, said a contract killing, but were “99 credibility as legitimate business people. lucrative drug trafficking routes to the are infiltrating the coal mines. But since Antonio Mazzitelli of the United Nations percent sure” that the cyclist was First word of the Zetas drug cartel’s United States and engage in other crimes Moreira spoke out, we have seen police and Office on Drugs and Crime. In Colombia, not the shooter’s target. presence in mining-heavy Coahuila state such as extortion, people trafficking and military around and we know they arrested for instance, traffickers infiltrated gold and “We are further than day one, came in October from a former gover- fuel theft. several people,” a coal industry business- coal mines and also dealt in oil. but still no motive,” he said. nor, Humberto Moreira, who blamed the “The Zetas are the first Mexican cartel man in Agujita said. AFP REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Manila to push for Asean seeks to heal territorial rifts annual Asean meet PHNOM PENH: The Philippines will lobby for the South China Sea issue one of the top items for ministers’ meeting in Cambodia holding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations PHNOM PENH: Southeast those disputes would likely over- (Asean) leaders’ forum once a Asian foreign ministers sought shadow proceedings in Phnom year instead of the usual April yesterday to heal a rift over ter- Penh. and November meetings. ritorial rows involving China, Asean members Vietnam, the Ambassador Noe Wong said aiming to build unity ahead of a Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei, Manila would push for the review leaders’ summit in which rights as well as Taiwan, have claims to of the Asean charter to make the and trade will also dominate. parts of the South China Sea, summit a single annual event. The hot-button South China home of some of the world’s most President Aquino had said that Sea issue was one of the top items important shipping lanes and if he could have his way, he would for the ministers as they held a believed to be rich in fossil fuels. prefer to attend only one Asean day of talks in the Cambodian China insists it has sovereign summit per year. capital, following months of acri- rights to virtually all of the sea, “Do we really need two sum- mony over how to tackle China’s and the Philippines and Vietnam mits a year?” he told Manila- claims to nearly all the waters. have expressed concerns that based reporters in an interview “We wish that we would be able their giant Asian neighbour has at Sofitel Hotel, where he was to solve this problem together,” become increasingly aggressive billeted. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general this year in staking its claim. Aquino said Asean foreign and of the 10-member Association of An Asean foreign ministers’ defence ministers have also been Southeast Asian Nations, told meeting in Phnom Penh ended in holding meetings four times a reporters at the start of the July without issuing a joint com- year, which is time-consuming, meeting. munique for the first time in the considering their other domestic “We hope that if there is any- bloc’s 45-year history because of tasks. thing we can do to help to build divisions over how to handle the Other organisations like this new culture of norms... of South China Sea issue. the Asia Pacific Economic new habits of working together The Philippines and Vietnam Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (centre) greets Cambodian government officials (right) at Phnom Cooperation summits are held we would like to help.” had wanted the communique to yearly. “The whole calendar is Penh International Airport yesterday. The foreign ministers’ meeting make specific reference to their devoted to meeting the obligations is to pave the way for the annual disputes with China. for the region,” he pointed out. Asean leaders’ summit in Phnom But Cambodia, the hosts of that the United States has a fun- China did not want a repeat and countries but which has drawn Aquino is expected to arrive Penh today, which the bloc is hop- the talks and a close China ally, damental interest in freedom of that the South China Sea should widespread criticism. in Phnom Penh yesterday night. ing will push forward policies on blocked the moves. navigation in the sea, while urg- not be on the agenda at the East More than 60 rights groups, The summit begins today until human rights and free trade. Surin said yesterday that such ing Asean and China to agree on Asia Summit. including Human Rights Watch November 20. US President Barack Obama, a public spat would not be seen a code of conduct for the area, “Discussion of the South China and Amnesty International, Last April 3 and 4, the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and this weekend. according to analysts. Sea issue should return to the issued a statement on Thursday President also attended the leaders from six other nations are “I don’t think it’s going to be China has long bristled at framework of China and Asean. urging Asean to revise a draft of 20th Asean Summit held in the scheduled to then join their Asean confrontational, I don’t think it’s what it perceives as US inter- Discussing the issue in other the declaration. Cambodian capital. counterparts for the two-day East going to be overly contentious,” ference in the South China Sea, forums will interfere with the Asean members are also aim- Assistant Secretary Raul Asia Summit starting tomorrow. he said. and was upset at last year’s East direction of cooperation,” Fu told ing to kickstart negotiations in Hernandez, spokesman for the Some of the countries involved But adding to the tensions, Asia Summit in Indonesia when the reporters. Phnom Penh over a giant free Department of Foreign Affairs, in the talks have seen diplomatic analysts said Obama was expected Obama succeeded in having the Meanwhile, Asean leaders are trade zone with China, Japan, said there are over a thousand relations plummet this year to raise the issue while in Phnom issue discussed there. aiming to endorse today a dec- South Korea, India, Australia and Asean meetings a year, including because of a raft of maritime ter- Penh. Chinese vice foreign minister laration they say will promote New Zealand. the technical working groups. ritorial rows, and analysts said Obama is likely to reiterate Fu Ying warned yesterday that human rights within their 10 AFP THE PHILIPPINE STAR

IMF lauds Philippines growth amid global slump Myanmar leader says

MANILA: The Philippines President Aquino was down with lower-end of the Aquino admin- She acknowledged, however, faces bright economic prospects flu. Vice President Jejomar Binay istration’s five-to six percent that much remains to be done to violence dents image despite the global slowdown, received her instead at his office growth target for this year. As of ensure that growth is inclusive, visiting International Monetary at the Coconut Palace in Pasay first semester however, the local maintaining that about 42 per- YANGON: Myanmar’s leader the Rohingya, which experts say Fund (IMF) Managing Director City. economy has already breached the cent of the population can still said yesterday deadly commu- would be certain to stoke wide- Christine Lagarde said. In Friday’s press briefing, target at 6.1 percent. be considered “poor” as they live nal unrest is hampering his spread outrage in Myanmar. “You will be interested to know Lagarde said the IMF now sees Lagarde also congratulated the with less than $2 a day or roughly nation’s reforms and causing it Rakhine State remains febrile that this year, 2012, at a very dif- the Philippine economy grow- country’s economic managers for P80. “to lose face” on the world stage, after being convulsed by two major ficult time because of the financial ing “in excess of five percent” their “excellent economic stew- “All the efforts including in unusually sharp comments outbreaks of fighting involving crisis in other parts of the world, this year and “in the range of ardship” which had enabled the the cash transfer programme ahead of a visit by US President Buddhist and Muslim commu- the Philippines is probably the five percent” next year or higher local economy to post an average under your stewardship are try- Barack Obama. nities since June that have left only country of which we have than the 4.8 percent forecast for of five percent growth over the ing to reduce the inequalities Condemning violence between 180 dead and more than 110,000, increased the growth forecast both years under the institution’s past decade. that clearly hamper sustainable Muslim Rohingya and local mainly Rohingya, crammed into as opposed to other places in the latest World Economic Outlook She also cited the “excellent growth in the long term,” she said, Buddhists that has left scores makeshift camps. world where we decreased our released last month. policy mix” employed by the referring to the P1,200 conditional of people dead, President Thein More than 1000 people have forecast,” Lagarde said in a press The success of governments Department of Finance, which cash allowance for poor families. Sein said it was “impossible to been arrested for breaking “the briefing. The Philippines was the in providing jobs and livelihood is in charge of raising state rev- Lagarde also expressed support hide” events in Rakhine State law and basic human rights” since last leg of the IMF chief’s Asian to citizens depends on economic enues, and by the Bangko Sentral for the “sin tax” bill, certified as from the gaze of the international the outbreak of violence in the tour. growth. ng Pilipinas, which sees to it that urgent last Thursday by President community. summer, state media reported, Malacañang had to cancel her The IMF’s upgraded forecast, prices of basic goods and services Aquino. The bloodshed has brought “a without saying whether they were scheduled courtesy call because as bared by Lagarde, meets the remain stable. THE PHILIPPINE STAR halt to Myanmar’s development Rakhine or Rohingya. and lost face on the international Obama is due to arrive in stage”, he was quoted as saying by Yangon tomorrow morning for a Bomb blast state mouthpiece the New Light short, but hugely symbolic, visit of Myanmar. to the former junta-ruled nation. 7 soldiers killed His comments echo those made Nearly a fortnight after he was in a letter Friday to UN leader re-elected, Obama will become Ban Ki-moon pledging to address the first sitting US president to in Philippine army issues at the heart of hostility visit the formerly isolated state, to the Rohingya, “ranging from hoping to spur greater reform clash with rebels resettlement of displaced popula- and to highlight a rare success for MANILA: Seven Philippine tions to granting of citizenship”. his policy of engaging to pariah soldiers were killed and eight The Rohingya, considered by regimes. others wounded yesterday in a the United Nations to be one of Washington is concerned that clash with communist guerril- the most persecuted minorities unrest in Rakhine, and other las who are waging a decades- on the planet, are seen by the festering ethnic conflicts in Shan old Maoist insurgency, the government and many Burmese and Kachin states, risk under- military said. as illegal immigrants from neigh- mining Myanmar’s reform proc- The army casualties were part bouring Bangladesh. ess and Obama’s remarks on the of a foot patrol that clashed with Thein Sein said his government Rohingyas will be closely watched. New People’s Army (NPA) rebels would also look at “issues of birth Obama will meet Thein Sein in a remote area of Isabela prov- registration, work permits and and also fellow Nobel laureate ince on the main island of Luzon, permits for movement across the Aung San Suu Kyi, whose failure said Philippine Army spokesman country for all,” the letter, which to speak up for the embattled Colonel Cirilito Sobejana. was released in New York, said. Rohingya has prompted criti- “They were on security opera- However he refrained from cism from rights groups and the tions, combat operations. We making any promises on the Islamic world. have inserted reinforcements by Bomb squad officers inspect the site of a bomb blast in Thailand’s restive southern province of Yala yesterday incendiary issue of citizenship for AFP helicopter and are picking up the after a powerful car bomb ripped through a town centre in Thailand’s troubled Muslim-majority south, killing casualties,” Sobejana said. at least one and wounding 20, police said. He added residents had told the army up to five guerrillas were also killed, but said no bodies of any rebels were found when the Japan’s polls expected to turn Outspoken pair aims to forge ‘third force’ army casualties were evacuated. Fighting has broken out in two TOKYO: Two of Japan’s most number of key policy differences a majority, is widely expected to areas of the northern province of messy next month: Media outspoken and headstrong poli- had divided the two parties, lose at polls. Isabela amid efforts by the gov- ticians announced yesterday among them nuclear power, taxa- Their three years in power ernment to restart stalled talks TOKYO: Japan’s election next 2009, Noda’s Democratic Party of they would join forces to fight tion, electoral reform and Japan’s -- with three prime ministers -- aimed at ending one of Asia’s month will be a messy battle, Japan (DPJ) had lost its majority next month’s general election, participation in a huge free trade have left voters underwhelmed longest-running rebellions. media said yesterday, with more by Friday morning as a number media reported. agreement. after a series of policy flip-flops, Sobejana said the deadly skir- than a dozen parties fielding of lawmakers jumped ship as the Acerbic former Tokyo governor It was not immediately clear foreign policy missteps and a bun- mish occurred during the army’s candidates and some of them vote nears. Shintaro Ishihara and the feisty how many of these differences gled response to the March 2011 patrol at dawn near the moun- trying to forge a “third pole” Observers say no single party mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, had been resolved. earthquake-tsunami disaster. tainous town of San Geronimo. between the two largest camps. will have the numbers to govern agreed to combine their parties Prime Minister Yoshihiko While the main opposition NPA rebels also clashed yester- Yoshihiko Noda, Japan’s sixth alone after the election. in a bid to forge a “third force” at Noda set the election ball roll- Liberal Democratic Party is fair- day with another army unit in the new prime minister in as many Commenting on the party’s polls on December 16. ing when he dissolved the lower ing slightly better in the opinion adjacent town of San Mariano, years, dissolved the lower house performance in power, the liberal Ishihara, 80, will helm the house of parliament, almost cer- polls under the recycled leader- but there were no known casual- of parliament Friday in a political Mainichi Shimbun daily said in coupling of his own Party of the tainly ending his nearly-15-month ship of one-time premier Shinzo ties, the military spokesman said. gamble widely expected to strip its editorial that the DPJ “must Sun and the Japan Restoration premiership. Abe, they are not seen as likely Peace talks between the gov- his centre-left political party of realise how strong the public Party, with Hashimoto serv- His disintegrating Democratic to garner enough seats to govern ernment and the National power. disappointment has been after ing as number two, Kyodo News Party of Japan, which had nearly solo. Democratic Front were due to Having had almost two-thirds expectations that were quite reported from Osaka. two thirds of the house’s 480 Commentators expect some have resumed in Norway last of the 480 lower house seats high”. The marriage had been pro- seats when they swept to power form of coalition after the vote. month. AFP when they came to power in AFP posed some weeks ago, but a in 2009 but no longer commands AFP SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Kabul urges Pakistan to On patrol release more inmates Nine members of the Taliban released: Rabbani

KABUL: The Afghan govern- for the release of senior Taliban nations and people”. ment and Taliban said yester- leaders held in Pakistan believ- They also “requested the rest day they wanted to see more ing they could help bring mili- of the prisoners... to be released”, Taliban inmates released from tants to the negotiating table, to in a statement posted on one of Pakistani jails, in a move seen end over a decade of war ahead their websites. as a step to bring militants to of the 2014 pull-out of US-led The militants have always pub- the table before Nato’s 2014 Nato troops. licly refused to negotiate directly withdrawal. Rabbani said nine members of with Kabul, calling the govern- Earlier this week an agreement the Taliban were released but the ment of President Hamid Karzai was reached at a meeting between group did not include the group’s a US puppet. Pakistani government officials former deputy leader, Mullah Preliminary contacts between and Afghanistan’s High Peace Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was the US and the Taliban in Doha Council (HPC) in Islamabad that captured in Pakistan in 2010. were broken off in March when resulted in the release of a group “Those who were released were the militants failed to secure the of Taliban in Pakistan. also important members and they release of five of their comrades “We hope the releas- can help us in peace and negotia- held at the Guantanamo Bay ing of Taliban prisoners from tions,” he said, however. prison on the US base in Cuba. Pakistani jails continues and The Taliban, whose govern- Support from Pakistan, which more Taliban who are willing for ment was toppled by a US-led backed the Taliban regime that talks are released,” the chief of invasion in 2001, leading to an held power in Kabul from 1996 to Afghanistan’s HPC, Salahuddin 11-year insurgency to regain 2001, is seen as crucial to peace in Rabbani, told reporters yesterday power, welcomed the move, call- Afghanistan after the departure in Kabul. ing it a “positive step” to “increase of Nato combat forces. Afghan officials have pressed trust between two neighbouring AFP Policemen patrol on a street in Karachi yesterday on the second day of first Islamic month of Muharram. Security was beefed up across the country to avert sectarian attacks during the month when Shias hold public processions.

Karzai condemns Pakistani military agitated with judiciary: Report strikes on Gaza,

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani 2009 long march by the opposition of his intra-court appeal challeng- third week of November. the participants of the National supports ceasefire security establishment feels to ensure the restoration of 100- ing Kayani’s extension, the peti- The Army Chief had stated Management Course in Lahore KABUL: Afghan President extremely agitated over a pleth- plus deposed judges of superior tioner has maintained that the on November 5 while talking and redefined the term national Hamid Karzai yesterday con- ora of statements coming from courts, including Chief Justice November 5 statement by the to a group of Army officers in security by describing the demned Israel’s air strikes on the highest judicial circles, cou- Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Chief of Army Staff has disturbed Rawalpindi: “Weakening of insti- Supreme Court as the absolute Gaza and called for an “imme- pled with some recent court The News reported Friday. the civil society and caused fears tutions and trying to assume authority with regard to the diate stop” to violence against decisions which it believes were The most recent develop- about the future of democracy in more than one’s due role will set national interests of the state and civilians, a statement from his tantamount to undermining the ment which seems to have really Pakistan. the country back. No individual adding that weapons alone could office said. Pakistan Army as an institution angered the establishment is the The Colonel, who was subjected or institution has the monopoly no longer assure national security. “President Hamid Karzai which should have been cred- acceptance of an application by to severe torture on November to decide what is right or wrong It is largely assumed that strongly condemns the strikes by ited not only for strengthening the Islamabad High Court, chal- 14 in Rawalpindi by unidentified in defining the ultimate national General Kayani’s statement, Israel against the Palestinian ter- democracy but also for ensuring lenging the extension given to assailants, has maintained in his interest”. which was officially provided ritory that have killed and injured the independence of the judici- General Kayani as Army Chief November 12 application to the While the judicial circles in to the media by the ISPR, was a number of innocent civilians,” ary, news reports said . in 2012. IHC Chief Justice: “Had General Islamabad believe that General directed towards the superior the statement said. Even though the restoration But the most disturbing aspect Kayani ever been a person subject Kayani’s statement carried judiciary whose verdict in the “Harming civilians is unjustifi- of the superior judiciary in 2009 of the petition for the khaki lead- to the Army Act 1952, he would veiled challenges to the superior Asghar Khan case has not gone able on any side and anywhere,” became possible due to combined ership is the impression created not have dared to issue a politi- judiciary, those in the military down well with the khakis. the president was quoted as struggle of the lawyers, civil soci- by the petitioner that the COAS cal statement (advising the state establishment insist that it was However, a senior khaki official saying. ety, political parties and media, was indulging in politics. Col (R) institutions not to cross the lim- purely a non-political statement said General Kayani’s statement “Afghanistan fully supports any there are those in the security Inamur Rahim, the petitioner, its prescribed in the Constitution) in which General Kayani had not actually reflected the concerns efforts that can ensure a cease- establishment who think other- has alleged in his November 12 which is in clear violation of the named any of the institutions or of an important state institution fire,” he added. wise and insist that the defiant application with the chief justice oath of the office of a legitimate individuals. which is being undermined not According to Palestinian med- judiciary owes its current inde- of the Islamabad High Court that Army Chief”. But the fact remains that only by a ‘hyper active judiciary’ ics, 38 Gazans have been killed pendence to Army Chief General the COAS had issued a political A division bench of the IHC has Kayani had spoken the day but also by an ‘increasingly reck- and 345 wounded since Israel Ashfaq Kayani who had played a statement on November 5. accepted the application and put (on November 5) Chief Justice less media’. launched the aerial campaign vital role at the time of the March While seeking an early hearing off the hearing of the case till the Iftikhar Chaudhry addressed INTERNEWS on the Palestinian enclave on Wednesday. In the same period, three Captured Taliban Israeli civilians have been killed. Afghanistan does not have diplo- matic relations with Israel, and has Afghan women learn supported the Palestinian cause for a separate state in the past. “We have always defended Palestinians’ right for an inde- through mobile phones pendent state and we will con- tinue to stand behind them in the KABUL: Afghanistan has Despite millions of girls now future,” foreign ministry spokes- launched a new literacy pro- attending school, Afghanistan’s man Janan Mosazai said. gramme that enables Afghan literacy rate among women Civilian casualties caused by women deprived of a basic edu- remains at just 12.5 percent, Nato strikes in Afghanistan have cation during decades of war to compared with 39.3 percent for roiled relations between Karzai learn to read and write using a Afghan men, according to United and Israel’s top ally the United mobile phone. Nations figures. States, which leads Nato forces The phone is called Ustad “This is the first time audio- to fight against the Taliban Mobile (Mobile Teacher) and visual literacy learners have the insurgency. provides national curriculum chance to receive lessons on their courses in both national lan- cellphones,” Mike Dawson, CEO guages, Dari and Pashto, as well of Paiwastoon said. Unesco lauds as mathematics. The company has experience in All the lessons are audio-video the field, having previously man- legislators for with writing, pronunciation and aged the “One Laptop Per Child” phrases installed in Ustad Mobile programme that handed out 3,000 free education phones -- and they are distributed computers to women and chil- free to students. dren in Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, ISLAMABAD: Mandated to Sitting on a carpet in a small Baghlan and Jalalabad. support and coordinate the Kabul classroom with a hand- “We can make the job of the achievement of Education for ful of women learning to read teachers easier by using the video All (EFA) goals, the United and write, 18-year-old Muzhgan and the audio and the questions Nations Educational, Scientific Nazari said the Taliban, who and exercises,” Dawson said. and Cultural Organisation banned schooling for girls dur- “Cell phones are cheaper than (Unesco) has congratulated the ing their rule, were in power any computer and people are members of Pakistan’s National when she should have started familiar with it. And also, the Captured Taliban insurgents stand near their weapons as they are presented to the media in Ghazni province, Assembly and Senate for getting her education. maintenance is much easier.” yesterday. Afghan forces captured nine Taliban members during an operation on Friday night. the bill on right to free and com- “I could not go to school The free app can be installed on pulsory education passed. because the Taliban took control all mobile phones with a memory This bill guarantees free qual- of Kabul city,” she said, adding card slot and a camera. Individual ity education for approximately that her father had also opposed lessons, which will also be made Imran Khan’s party ready for in-house polls 70,000 out-of-school children his daughters attending school. available on the ministry of edu- in Islamabad Capital Territory “Since I heard about this lit- cation website, will teach new ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s their votes through cell phones do not have cell phones the timing (ICT). Last July, the Bill known eracy training centre for women, words and phrases. Pakistan Tehrik Insaf (PTI) and each call would cost Rs5 to would be from 8am to 6pm. He as ‘Right to Free and Compulsory I convinced my father and he “We try to get to as many peo- party has announced the sched- Rs10. It is just nothing as com- said till the middle of December, Education Bill 2012’ was passed by allowed me to attend on a daily ple as possible. The other thing, ule for intra-party election in pared to expenses on casting of the PTI would complete the elec- the Senate. basis,” she said. we can add more subjects like the federal capital Islamabad votes in polling stations,” he said, tions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa On this significant achieve- Nazari is delighted with the English, Arabic, Pashtu, health, today. adding that 70 percent members and then in Punjab at the end of ment, talking to the members programme, which is being rolled agriculture,” Dawson added. As many as 62,973 party mem- have their own mobile phone and the year. of the parliament Dr Kozue out by a commercial provider and “For rolling out Ustad Mobile bers will elect 500 representa- CNIC numbers which have been Referring to the delay in the Kay Nagata, Director UNESCO the ministry of education with -- we are looking to talk with the tives out of a total 884. Senior stored in the party’s system. election in Islamabad, he said it Islamabad said, “The passing of financial backing from the United phone companies and the media Vice-President PTI Hamid Khan “For the 30 remaining percent was due to the late procurement the Bill itself is a historic mile- States. to make people aware of the confirmed on Saturday that the members, who do not own cell of the electronic voting system. stone towards Education for All The Mobile Teacher software programme. central election commission of the phones, election camps will be The PTI leader said after the in Pakistan. What matters is was developed by Paiwastoon, an “We interviewed phone shop party had finalised all arrange- established in every union council. first phase, countrywide elections not only the result but also its Afghan IT company, with $80,000 owners about the software and ments to hold the polls. He said Telephone facility will be available would be held in different phases. process, that was fully partici- dollars in US aid and is designed they are willing to install it for Islamabad had been divided into in the camps,” he said. After the completion of the proc- patory and consultative involv- to tackle one of the worst illit- people like they install other 40 union councils and there would Khan said for members who ess, PTI will become the biggest ing politicians of all parties, civil eracy rates in the world by rid- software on mobiles,” Dawson be nine general and four women have cell phones, polling hours will democratic party in the country, society and other stakeholders,” ing the growing wave of mobile said. seats in each union council. start at midnight and continue for he added. she said. phone use. AFP “Members/voters will cast 24 hours. However, for those who INTERNEWS AGENCIES SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Pakistan army wants peace, says Musharraf Former Pakistan president treads cautiously on the issue of anti-India activities of Hafiz Mohammed

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pres- self-governance to the two halves of pitched for greater flow of people and It was the same niyat when you went to ident Pervez Musharraf (pictured) Kashmir, making LoC irrelevant by open- trade between the two countries to cre- East Pakistan and Siachen,” he replied yesterday said that the Pakistan Army, ing as many routes along the border as ate enduring peace. To create the right when asked what was the niyat behind widely seen as anti-India, was in favour possible. atmosphere, Musharraf said intelligence the 1999 Kargil conflict. of resolving the Kashmir issue, “the Musharraf said he had proposed this agencies of both countries should stay In a candid talk, Musharraf said that root cause of dispute”, and stressed formula to Prime Minister Manmohan away from damaging activities. despite what India may think, some that New Delhi should take the lead Singh when he was in power, and added In a statesman-like manner, extremist groups like the Lashkar-e- in creating peace between the two that there was “some progress” on it. Musharraf, who is better known in India Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa and other neighbours. He said the two sides were working on as the architect of the Kargil misadven- militant outfits enjoyed tremendous pub- Pushing for a new beginning in rela- a draft agreement for 15-20 years, but ture, said peace was possible between the lic support in Pakistan. tions with India, Musharraf, who now admitted there were “some hitches”. two countries if both displayed the right He, however, treaded cautiously when shuttles between Dubai and London, Later, speaking to reporters, Musharraf “niyat”, a word he used at least a dozen asked about the anti-India activities of stressed that resolving the disputes over said he had invited Manmohan Singh times during his lecture and a separate Hafiz Mohammed, suspected by India to the Siachen Glacier and Sir Creek marsh- to visit Pakistan in 2007 and sign some interaction with the media. be the 26/11 mastermind, saying these lands, were “doable” and added that the agreements, but he didn’t come. “Compromise should come from the activities did not fit into the course of right niyat (intention) was needed to However, Musharraf stressed that he bigger party. India should have a big heart rapprochement and reconciliation the solve these issues. did not “feel let down” by Manmohan because it is the bigger country. When the two countries were engaged in. “The festering wounds of Kashmir Singh as he had “the highest esteem smaller party makes the compromise, it Against the backdrop of the continue. We need to resolve the long- for him”. can have negative connotations,” he said. withdrawal of foreign troops from standing disputes. These are the causes “We were moving forward. There was Let India take the lead with a clean, large Afghanistan, Musharraf, however, of hatred, conflict and war,” Musharraf a sincerity on both sides. In 2007, he was and magnanimous heart, he said. For cre- warned India against trying to create said while delivering the lecture “Uniting supposed to come to Pakistan. I told him ating enduring peace, he outlined three an anti-Islamabad Afghanistan and South Asia: The Way Forward” at the Alluding to his four-point formula that coming to Pakistan would be mean- pre-requisites that included a “sincere underlined that both India and Pakistan Hindustan Times Leadership Summit for resolving the Kashmir issue, that ingless if no agreement was signed. But niyat”, downsizing the roles of bureaucrats “should stop proxy war” in the violence- here. has seemingly been put in cold storage he did not come,” he said. and intelligence agencies, since they “find torn country. “Either Afghanistan goes These disputes, which spawn religious by his successor civilian administration, Calling the resolution of disputes over it difficult to break from the past” and a back to 1989, when the Soviets left and fundamentalism, need to be resolved Musharraf stressed that this roadmap Siachen and Sir Creek doable, Musharraf strong leadership. warlords began fighting, or it goes back for socio-economic development of both was still the best way forward. The said had he come the two sides could have Musharraf, however, did not regret the to 1996, when the Taliban came. If the US countries, said Musharraf, who didn’t formula included, among other things, done deals on these issues. Kargil adventure, indicating that it was leaves a minimum force, then the situ- mention 26/11 attack even once in his gradual demilitarisation along the Line Stressing that he was not speak- a retaliation for India’s role in dividing ation should be maintainable,” he said. long speech. of Control (LoC), giving maximum ing for the government of Pakistan, he Pakistan in 1971 by creating Bangladesh. IANS

Muslims help Hindus One killed in grenade attack build temple in Bihar near Jammu SITAMARHI: While violence communities were working jointly over the expansion of a Hindu for the construction of the temple. JAMMU: At least one person temple near Charminar in “The construction of the temple was killed and five others were Muslim-dominated Hyderabad’s will strengthen harmony between injured in a grenade attack Old City is hogging media the two communities and pave at Narwal on the outskirts of attention, in Bihar’s Sitamarhi the way for greater cooperation Jammu city yesterday evening, district, Muslims have been qui- in future,” Sah said. Jammu and Kashmir Police etly helping Hindus construct Sitamarhi town, which had a said. a temple dedicated to Shiva, history of communal conflict, wit- Kuldeep Kumar, a roadside ahead of the Chhath festival. nessed rioting in the mid-1990s. vegetable vendor, was killed in “Muslims are not only donating Muslims comprise around 16 the explosion outside a shop. The money for temple construction, percent of the 105 million people attacker escaped in the commo- they are also actively involved in of Bihar. tion, police said. ensuring that it should come up Just months ago, Muslims The area falls in high security soon,” Rajkishore Raut, president observing Ramadan helped in the zone as a number of officials and of the Shiva Temple Construction construction of a Jain temple in politicians live in the adjoining Committee, said. Bhagalpur town in the state. Bhathindi neighbourhood where Raut, a school teacher, said the Mohammad Janeshar Akhtar Chief Minister Omar Abdullah construction of the temple was a even demolished a portion of his too has a private house. fine example of Hindu-Muslim house in Bhagalpur to enable The injured were shifted to brotherhood. the movement of a 70-foot truck the Government Medical College, Mohammad Sadre Alam Khan, laden with a granite stone block Jammu, where doctors in the a villager, said that dozens of meant for an idol in the temple. emergency wing of the medical Muslims, including village head Other Muslims had helped college stated the condition of two Akbari Khatoon, have contributed widen the street so that the vehi- was critical. in one way or another to the con- cle could reach the temple with- Police carried out searches in struction of the temple. out difficulty. Police stand guard in front of the Bhagayalakshmi temple alongside the historic monument of Charminar in the area to trace the attacker. “This is a positive development Earlier this year, some Muslims the old city of Hyderabad yesterday. Restrictions were lifted on the movement of people and vehicular traffic Director General of Jammu for the village as a whole,” Khan had helped in building a Hindu around Charminar, where a mob indulged in stone-pelting and trouble broke out after noon prayers following a and Kashmir Police Ashok Prasad said. Another villager, Lalbabu temple dedicated to Durga in controversy over the newly erected structure near the temple. reviewed the situation with senior Sah, said that villagers of both the Bihar’s Gaya district. IANS police officers. The blast in Jammu city came after over six years of calm. The last such attack took place in June 12, 2006, when three grenades Real estate baron, exploded in a series at the main bus stand, killing one person and brother killed in gun Police report filed against three former CMs injuring over 35 others. In another incident, an 18-year- battle at farmhouse BANGALORE: A first infor- chief ministers and 27 others, T J Abraham. The Rs4bn project memorandum of understand- old porter working with the army mation report (FIR) was yester- including senior executives of the consisting of 111-km expressway ing for the project was signed in in mountainous Poonch district NEW DELHI: Real estate day filed by police against three Nandi Infrastructure Corridor and several townships has been 1995 when Gowda was the chief lost his left leg in an explosion baron Ponty Chadha, who hit former Karnataka chief minis- Enterprise (NICE) which is mired in controversy over alle- minister. Krishna was chief min- near the Line of Control as he the headlines for his politi- ters — H D Deve Gowda, S M executing the 111-km Bangalore- gations that NICE was allotted ister between 1999 and 2004, while stepped on a landmine. IANS cal clout and extravagant life- Krishna and B S Yeddyurappa Mysore Expressway project, a land far in excess of the project Yeddyurappa headed the state gov- style, and his younger brother — over their alleged role in Lokayukta spokesperson told requirement. The complaint, filed ernment between 2008 and 2011. Hardeep Chadha were shot irregularities in a highway reporters here. on August 27, alleged irregulari- Lokayukta court’s Judge N K Court summons dead in a half-hour gunbat- project. The complaint alleging grant ties in the acquisition of farmers’ Sudhindra Rao on October 25 tle over family property in a The FIR was filed by police of excess land for the project was lands for the project and wanted ordered that the role of the three Digvijay Singh Mehrauli farmhouse in south attached to Lokayukta (ombuds- filed in the Lokayukta court by the court to attach the 6,999 former chief ministers and others Delhi yesterday, police said. man) against the three former a Bangalore-based social activist acres allotted for the project. The be probed. IANS NEW DELHI: A Delhi court “The cross-firing between the yesterday summoned Congress two groups led by the two broth- leader Digvijay Singh in a defa- ers continued for about half-an- mation case filed by Bharatiya hour and around 40 rounds were Suu Kyi in Bangalore Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin used,” a police officer said. Gadkari. According to police sources, the Mob sets fire to banquet “Digvijay Singh has been sum- clash took place yesterday morn- moned to face trial for offences ing at 11am when Gurpreet Singh under sections 499 and 500 of the Chadha alias Ponty Chadha along hall under Metro station Indian Penal Code (IPC) for defa- with securitymen and other peo- mation. He has been summoned ple allegedly barged into the farm NEW DELHI: Angry at section were suspended for for December 21,” Metropolitan house at 42, Central Lane, DLF, the alleged police inac- two hours till 6.20pm,” a Delhi Magistrate Sudesh Kumar said. Chattarpur farms, Mali village tion over the murder of a Metro official said. The court, after perusing prima in Mehrauli, and started beating villager, a mob set fire to “Trains are not stopping facie evidence, said: “In view of servants and security staff who a banquet hall under the at the Karkardooma station the testimony of all the three wit- were present in the house. Karkardooma Metro sta- for security measures,” he nesses, including the complain- Though police initially said tion in east Delhi, leading to added. ant (Gadkari) and other evidence Hardeep had invited his brother disruption in Delhi Metro The station was re-opened produced on record as discussed Ponty to the farm house to talk services for two hours, at 8.40pm. Earlier, police herein above, the impugned state- over property dispute, the inves- police said. said that the attacking ments of the accused apparently tigators later said the property “Around 20 fire tenders mob came from a village in have the effect of harming the belonged to their father Kulwant were rushed to the spot and Karkardooma where a man reputation of complainant and Singh Chadha and both were the fire has been doused,” said was murdered on Friday. lowering the esteem of the com- claiming its ownership. a fire service official. The mob targetted the plainant in the eyes of others.” “Hardeep was in Noida, Uttar “The incident occurred banquet hall after the body “Prima facie, I am satisfied Pradesh, at that time and was around 3.30pm when a group of of Rakesh Kumar was found that there is sufficient material informed about Ponty’s entry people appeared at the Metro in it, police added. on record to proceed against the into the farmhouse by one of his station and started pelting “His body was found in accused for the offence under (Hardeep) aides on phone. Ponty Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) walks with Executive stones and set the Red Carpet the Red Carpet banquet hall Section 499 and 500 of IPC,” said was in the house when Hardeep Chairman of Infosys, Kris Gopalakrishnan, in the Electronic City in Bangalore, banquet hall on fire,” said a around 2.15am yesterday,” the court while issuing summons reached with his security person- yesterday. police official. “Metro services said a police official. to Singh for December 21. nel,” a police source said. IANS on the Yamuna Bank-Vaishali IANS IANS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 Thackeray’s death jolts Maharashtra Eighty-six-year-old nationalist leader suffered cardiac arrest; security tightened in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Fiery nationalist Bal Thackeray (pictured), who founded the right-wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, died yesterday after suffering cardiac Popular leader was a divisive force arrest, his doctor said. Thackeray, 86, has “breathed his last”, BY MOBIN PANDIT Raj, had not been politically active until his eighties (born: January 23, 1927). his physician Jalil Parkar told a huge he was nominated to succeed his father What has been worrying those con- crowd assembled amid a heavy security DOHA: Shiv Sena leader Bal in 2003, although he had played a crucial cerned with maintaining law and order presence outside the veteran politician’s Thackeray, who died in Mumbai yes- role in the distribution of party tick- in Mumbai and surrounding areas ever house in the financial hub of Mumbai. terday, had a political career that ets in Mumbai’s civic elections in 1997 since Thackeray took seriously ill some Thackeray, regarded as one of India’s spanned 46 years beginning 1966— in which the Sena-BJP combine had 10 days ago is what happens if Sena and most divisive politicians, had been put on roughly half of which he spent bash- a landslide win. In fact, that was the MNS supporters clash after his death. a ventilator earlier in the week after his ing Muslims after his party entered time when the bickering between the Also, the question uppermost in the health deteriorated sharply, and Parkar into a coalition with the Hindu right- Thackeray scions came to the fore, pro- minds of people now is what happens said attempts to revive him when he suf- wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) viding fodder to the media. Raj’s MNS to the Sena after Thackeray’s death? fered a cardiac arrest failed. a few years before the demolition of that was set up in 2005 did jolt the Sena Will Raj be able to make a bigger dent Authorities placed thousands of extra Babri Masjid in December, 1992. and emerged as a force to reckon with in in the party or can Uddhav help keep police on the streets to prevent unrest So desperate was he to see his party Mumbai and surrounding areas. the outfit intact? following the death of the politician, who hog the limelight nationally that he Raj is charismatic and a powerful Well, the Sena has a massive network had been widely accused of having stoked claimed in interviews at the time that speaker as opposed to his estranged of offices called ‘shakhas’ (branches) all ethnic and religious violence in the past. it were his men who led the crowds of cousin Uddhav, and seen by many as the over Mumbai and its surrounding dis- News of his failing health had drawn Hindu zealots that razed the mosque. de facto successor to ‘Uncle Thackeray’. tricts and they are quite entrenched at large crowds to his residence, putting In a surprising volte-face later, he It is believed that MNS also had the the local level as they are involved in Mumbai on high alert amid concern that said publicly that the ground where the tacit support of the Congress and its social work and community activities. their grief could turn to anger. mosque once stood should be instead influential ally, the Nationalist Congress These ‘shakhas’ are manned by locally Supporters gathered there sobbed into “He was a consummate communi- turned into a public garden and no tem- Party (NCP), led by Sharad Pawar. influential people. their handkerchiefs after hearing the cator whose stature in the politics of ple should be built there. But the fact that Raj has been able to The MNS, on the other hand, is new news of the death of Thackeray, one of Maharashtra was unique,” said the office Those who knew Thackeray were take on the Sena in its bastion metropo- to this kind of grassroots-level work and the best-known figures in Maharashtra of Congress Prime Minister Manmohan not surprised — he was mercurial and lis of Mumbai single-handedly despite lacks hold over the Marathi-speaking state and its capital, which his party Singh on social networking site Twitter. known for making statements that many senior Thackeray’s opposition and occa- masses. Its influence is largely restricted renamed from Bombay to Mumbai. The party, which has controlled thought were quirky and shocking. sional outbursts, speaks volumes about to the youth, so making a dent in the The funeral rites for the founder and Mumbai’s city council since the mid- A firebrand leader who had a tiger his political acumen and growing clout. Sena’s networks and influence-base president of the Shiv Sena or the Army of 1990s, is a staunch ally of the Hindu as the symbol of his party that initially Uddhav, on the contrary, had been shouldn’t be a cakewalk for Raj. His Shivaji — the Maratha king who battled nationalist and main opposition Bharatiya fought for social justice for the sons of managing the Sena with the blessings brand of violent politics and anti-Hindi against the Mughal empire — are due to Janata Party (BJP). the soil in Mumbai, Thackeray got the of his father. He felt so diffident at the rhetoric can also frustrate his ambitious be held today. The BJP announced it was cancelling shock of his life in the mid-2000s when party’s annual jamboree last month that growth plans. But, then, it shouldn’t be A massive procession was planned its attendance at a dinner to be held by his nephew Raj whom he mentored and he had to screen a video message from forgotten that the senior Thackeray also through the streets of Mumbai for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yester- brought into politics when he was barely the senior Thackeray pleading with the launched himself in politics in the mid- Thackeray, known for his charismatic day night to show respect for Thackeray. 20, led an open rebellion and formed his party’s followers to back him and his son, 1960s by ordering attacks on Mumbai- speaking skills and nicknamed “The As rumours about his condition swirled own outfit — Maharashtra Navnirman Aditya, who heads the Sena’s youth wing. based Malayalees and their jobs and Tiger” because of his fearlessness and earlier in the week, roads were unusually Sena (MNS). The senior Thackeray could not preside businesses. readiness to take on any opponent. quiet and numerous shops shut, especially What angered Raj was that despite over the jamboree due to bad health. However, given that Raj is a power- Tributes poured in for the politician. in strongholds of the Shiv Sena, a party him having been in the Sena’s youth He had not been keeping good health ful orator and has the backing of anti- “He was an iron man, he spoke in the associated with intimidation and violence politics for close to 15 years, the senior especially after undergoing angioplasty Sena forces such as the Congress and language of the masses. It worked very in the past. Thackeray sidelined him and nominated in 2007. Interestingly, many in the Sena the NCP, it cannot be denied that he can well because he connected with them at Thackeray’s son Uddhav, the Shiv Sena his son, Uddhav, as his political heir. publicly blamed Raj for his estranged pose a serious threat to the Sena over the very basic level. He gave them hope,” executive president, had appealed to the Uddhav, about eight years older than uncle’s falling health even as he was in the long term. THE PENINSULA Shobhaa De, novelist and a popular col- party’s supporters to stay calm. umnist, told the CNN-IBN network. Testament to Thackeray’s enduring film stars. crowds. The elder Bachchan spoke fondly hospital in July with breathing problems Under Thackeray’s lead, the Shiv Sena clout were not only the crowds of loyal- Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan in memory of Thackeray on Twitter, say- and in October his ill-health prevented had long fought to protect local Marathi- ists but a stream of high-profile visitors and his actor son Abhishek were among ing it was “difficult to imagine that he him from attending a Shiv Sena rally, speaking “sons of the soil” from migrant to his home while he lay on his deathbed, those to visit on Wednesday night, when has left us!” which he instead addressed by video link. workers. including politicians, businessmen and they suffered minor injuries in the rowdy Thackeray had been admitted to AFP

Police stand guard outside Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s residence following his death yesterday.

Assam opposition Mamata plans to bring party slams state down UPA government govt over unrest GUWAHATI: The opposition KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: 22. “This government should not Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Trinamool Congress chief be in office for a day now. ‘Deshe yesterday condemned the rul- Mamata Banerjee yesterday loot cholche, loot. Jhoot cholche, ing Congress in Assam over the announced that her party will jhoot.’ (Loot is going on in the ongoing violence in Kokrajhar bring a no-confidence motion country. It’s only lies, and lies). district in the Bodoland against the UPA government It is an anti-people and minor- Territorial Areas Districts in the winter session of par- ity government,” Banerjee told (BTAD), where earlier in the liament. The Congress down- reporters at state secretariat year over 100 people were killed played the move, saying the Writers’ buildings. in Bodo-Muslim clashes. government has majority in the “This government has robbed AGP working president Atul Lok Sabha. people of their sleep. They have Bora said Chief Minister Tarun Banerjee asked all parties no moral right to continue.” She Gogoi has lost control over the including BJP and her bete noire also said her party was open to government and also came down CPI-M to support her party’s talks with other parties includ- heavily on the ruling party for an move. ing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged fake encounter in Majuli Her Trinamool Congress has over bringing the resolution. Island. been a part of Congress-led UPA “This is a bigger issue involv- “The arrest of an execu- alliance at the Centre till recently. ing the country and is not a reli- tive member of the Bodoland “It is very important for the gious issue. For the interest of the Territorial Council (BTC) Mono sake of the country that this people, we must take a stand. I Kumar Brahma, who belongs to government falls. And so we urge all political parties to take a Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) — have taken a unanimous decision stand against this government,” a party partner with the Congress to bring a non-confidence motion she said. government in Dispur, for pos- against the minority UPA govern- Banerjee said Trinamool par- sessing illegal arms and ammu- ment,” Banerjee, the West Bengal liamentary party leader Sudip nition is a clear indication that chief minister, said after meet- Bandopadhyay would move the Congress is involved in the con- ing her party parliamentarians no-confidence motion on the spiracy behind the violence in the in Kolkata. The winter session of opening day of the session. Kokrajhar,” Bora said. parliament begins on November IANS IANS

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211,119 8.78 300,021 26.30 33,649 149.00191,832 15.20 2,759 76.30 62,447 27.75 13,542 23.50 72,560 72.50 7,939 52.30 Qatar move puts mega merger deal in sight Investors of Glencore, Xstrata to vote on November 20

LONDON: Glencore Interna- regulators including the European terms of the proposed merger,” tional’s $31bn bid for control Commission, which has until it said in a regulatory statement. of Xstrata has never looked November 22 to rule. The com- The offer remains opposed so certain after the sovereign panies have said they expect the by some Xstrata shareholders, wealth fund of Qatar threw transaction to be closed by the including Knight Vinke Asset its support behind the biggest end of the year. Management. Shareholder advisory takeover of the year. Qatar Holding, owner of 12 per- groups are also divided. Pensions & Qatar Holding, the second-larg- cent of Xstrata, said on Thursday Investment Research Consultants est shareholder of the target, said that it intends to vote in favor of recommended opposing the deal, it will back Glencore’s offer of 3.05 two resolutions that will approve citing a lack of due diligence and of its shares for each of Xstrata’s. the takeover. The first would board independence at Xstrata, Shares of Xstrata traded at 2.96 back the deal along with £144m according to PIRC’s own guidelines. to those of Glencore in London on ($228m) of retention bonuses for Institutional Shareholder Services Friday, the highest ratio on record about 70 Xstrata employees. The and Glass Lewis urged investors and an indication investors expect second supports the acquisition to support it, while calling for the the transaction to be completed. without the incentives. Qatar bonuses to be rejected. “The deal has greater chance to plans to abstain on a third reso- Investors holding as little as succeed as Qatar is pivotal in the lution that focuses solely on the 16.48 percent of Xstrata can block The Qatar Automobile Company (QAC), a subsidiary of Nasser Bin Khaled Group (NBK), launched Mitsubishi Lancer voting process,” Alain William, an payments for Xstrata managers. the transaction because British Fortis saloon cars in Doha yesterday. Katsuya Onoda (third left), President, Mitsubishi Motors; Middle East and analyst at Societe Generale, said in “I see about 90 percent prob- takeover rules prevent Baar, Africa FZE; Hussein Al Siddiqi (fourth left), Deputy CEO, NBK; and Ihah El Feky (second right), General Manager, a report. The discount that Xstrata ability of the deal being voted Switzerland-based Glencore from QAC seen at the launch. SALIM MATRAMKOT is trading at compared with the through,” said Peter Davey, an voting its 34 percent stake in offer may narrow further “in the analyst at SBG Securities Ltd. in Xstrata. The first two proposals to coming days,” William said. London. “Given that one potential support the combination — with or The purchase will bring deal breaker — the link between without bonus payments — must Glencore, a cotton-to-crude-oil the retention vote and the merger be backed by a vote of 75 percent. Lancer Fortis hits Doha roads commodities trader, Xstrata’s vote — is lifted, I would put a high The combined entity would pro- operations in mining coal, nickel, probability of it going through.” duce about 134 million tonnes of DOHA: Qatar Automobiles its assertive and elegant exte- and the instrumentation layout is zinc and copper. The combined Fidelity Worldwide Investment, energy coal next year, rising to 156 Company (QAC), the exclusive rior features a gaping grille and clearly zoned by function, with the entity will have interests in about owner of about 0.6 percent of million tonnes by 2016, according dealer of Mitsubishi Motors sleek headlamp design. A rear Centre Information Display that 35 coal mines in Colombia, Africa Xstrata, also supports the takeo- to Macquarie Group estimates. Corporation in Qatar and a bumper with a serious charac- shows vehicle operating status and Australia. It will account for ver, a person familiar with the Glencore increased its third- subsidiary of Nasser Bin Khaled ter, equipped with handsomely information at the top, the audio about 10 percent of global sea- matter said on November 14. quarter coal production 82 percent Group, announced the launch of designed rear combination lamps control panel below and the cli- borne exports of the fuel. Glencore Glencore raised its bid by 8.9 after acquiring new operations in its all new Lancer Fortis, the with a maximum night-time mate control panel at the bottom. handles 3 percent of the world’s percent on September 7 from South Africa through the pur- newest version of the iconic visibility. Apart from its unique design, daily oil consumption. 2.8 shares proposed in February. chase of stakes in Optimum Coal Lancer model, here. A modern and practical inte- the Lancer Fortis is powered by a Glencore increased its bid in Xstrata on October 1 recom- Holdings and Umcebo Mining . “QAC has emerged as a leading rior with vibrant colors, gives the MIVEC 1.8-litre petrol engine. The September after Qatar com- mended shareholders back the “The combined unit makes a lot player in the Qatari automotive new sedan a fresh and cozy feel- all new Lancer Fortis INVECS-III plained the previous price was revised deal and vote for bonuses to of financial sense,” SBG’s Davey market as a result of being able to ing. A fine shaped central panel (Intelligent & Innovative Vehicle too low. Investors in both compa- keep managers of its mining assets, said. “The combination materially offer customers the functionality houses most frequently used con- Electronic Control System) nies will vote on the takeover at which make about 80 percent of upgrades the Glencore investors’ and comfort they desire in a vehi- trols for comfortable operability CVT (Continuously Variable meetings in Zug, Switzerland, on the combined company’s earnings. position in terms of operational cle while still making it attain- to let the driver focus his atten- Transmission) transmission sys- November 20. Qatar “continues to see merit project quality and financial strength able,” explained Ihab El Feky, tion on driving. The dashboard tem achieves low fuel consump- Completion is still sub- in a combination of the two com- so they get a good deal out of it.” General Manager, QAC. is composed of clean lines with a tion and a smooth ride. ject to approvals from panies and is satisfied with the WP-BLOOMBERG The new Lancer Fortis with powerfully shaped cross section THE PENINSULA

Qatar Airways to Masraf Al Rayan to co-sponsor sell Cargolux stake

BRUSSELS: Qatar Airways is Euromoney Qatar Conference to sell its stake in Luxembourg’s all-cargo airline Cargolux after DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan– one international financial event. a disagreement over the future of the leading banks in Qatar, has The bank’s support towards the direction of the airline, a Cargolux announced its co-sponsorship of success of the conference, serves spokeswoman said yesterday. the Euromoney Qatar Conference in alignment with H H Sheikh Qatar Airways bought a to be held on December 11-12. Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 35 percent stake from the The conference will take place Emir of the State of Qatar’s vision Luxembourg government and under the patronage of the Prime for 2030. Masraf Al Rayan has other parties last summer. “The Minister and Foreign Minister also recently sponsored the UTIP Luxembourg and Qatari share- H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Public Transportation Summit holders disagreed on the future bin Jabor Al Thani and will fea- and the 15th Asian Handball strategic orientation of the airline, ture live interviews with major Clubs’ League Championship in which led to Qatar’s decision to pull Qatari and international figures Doha, noting that the bank also out of Cargolux,” a spokeswoman all involved in determining the sponsors Lekhwiya Football Club for Cargolux told Reuters. Qatar direction of the new landscape of and focuses on related community Airways was not immediately global finance. events within the country. available to comment. . Participants who attended Qatar’s first Human Development Majlis in Doha. Hosting over 600 delegates, Masraf Al Rayan operates a REUTERS the Euromoney Qatar 2012 total number of 12 branches in the Conference this year aims to state of Qatar, including its latest Saudi prince buys successfully assemble the mov- addition to its vast branch net- Human Development Majlis discusses new trends ers and shakers of Qatar and work, Qatar Olympic Committee Canada hotel the GCC’s financial institutions branch. This network is supported DOHA: Msheireb Enrichment “The initiative is essential health, economy and education. all under one roof to discuss this by strategically-located ATMs RIYADH: Billionaire Saudi Centre hosted Qatar’s first and corresponds well with vari- The participants discussed the year’s theme- global finance, re- network, along with a state of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Human Development Majlis, ous strategic development issues role to be played by the pub- designed. The Euromoney Qatar the art range of mobile, phone and Kingdom Holding investment where decision makers, experts, that we are addressing today. lic and private sectors and the Conference will serve as a crucial internet banking services. Masraf group said that it has purchased researchers and academics dis- Moreover, it provides opportuni- civil society to promote human catalyst in accelerating invest- Al Rayan has recently announced the luxury hotel Four Seasons cussed the latest human devel- ties for exchanging experiences, development. ment and furthering development its financial results for the nine Toronto, Canada for $200m. opment trends in Qatar. best practices, and networking,” They also discussed the future and sustainable economic growth months ended September 30, “The transaction was funded by The Majlis was organised by said Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor Al role of the human development both locally and regionally. 2012. The bank achieved a net a $130m mortgage loan while Fikra Consulting and Research Thani. Majlis sessions and how they will Masraf Al Rayan is an avid profit of QR1,083m, an increase $70m came from the compa- under the patronage of Sheikh The Majlis covered a wide vari- work on the development of ideas sponsor of different events and of 7 percent compared to the cor- ny’s own resources,” a company Hamad bin Jabor Al Thani, presi- ety of elements related to human among stakeholders. takes great pride in the o-spon- responding period in 2011. spokesman said. AFP dent of Qatar Statistics Authority. development and its impact on THE PENINSULA sorship of such a high-level THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS GCC insulated from global growth shock: QNB Group

DOHA: The outlook for the would have a stronger impact on impact on GCC fiscal and exter- fall in imports of goods in serv- global economy remains gloomy GCC export revenue, reducing fis- nal balances of a $30 drop in the ices owing to slowing economic with some key risks: A looming cal and current-account surpluses price of a barrel of oil to around activity. Nonetheless, it is likely fiscal crisis in the US, poten- and potentially leading to weaker $70/b in 2013 with prices remain- that there would be a higher tial for further disruption from economic activity. ing lower and declining to $60/b current-account deficit for the eurozone sovereign debt crises During the global recession in in 2017. According to QNB Group, GCC than envisaged in the IMF and a potential slowdown in the 2009, oil prices fell by 37 percent it is important to note that the analysis. Taking this into account, Chinese economy from previ- and liquefied natural gas (LNG) IMF scenario is extreme. QNB Group estimates that the ously high growth. However, spot prices by 27 percent. As It would probably require a series current-account deficit would be according to analysis from QNB well as reducing export revenue, of crises to unfold, such as sequential around 10 percent of GDP by 2017. Group, the GCC is well posi- this contributed to a 0.2 percent sovereign defaults in Europe, com- Using its low oil price assump- tioned to sustain a severe and contraction in GDP in the GCC bined with a failure to avert the US tions, the IMF estimates that the sustained shock to global GDP. as oil production was lowered in fiscal cliff and a credit implosion in GCC fiscal balance would fall from Slower growth in the US, response to lower demand and China. All these events unfolding in a surplus of just over 10 percent eurozone and China would have prices. Consequently, some invest- the near future could be enough to of GDP to a deficit of around 10 knock-on effects in the GCC, ment plans were scaled back with drive oil demand and prices down to percent of GDP with all countries’ mainly through weaker demand the deteriorating economic climate. $60/b for a sustained period. In com- fiscal balances falling into deficit. for oil and the impact on oil The regional macroeconomic parison, QNB Group expects that oil This is broadly in line with QNB prices. The IMF estimates that 1 environment now is stronger than prices will remain broadly stable at Group estimates as, although percent lower real GDP in either it was in 2009, which should help $110/b in 2013. The IMF estimates lower oil production would also the US or euro area would lead insulate the GCC from global that its low oil price scenario would impact fiscal revenue, the IMF to 0.4 percent lower GDP in the economic shocks. International erode the overall GCC current- also assumes expenditure plans GCC a year later, while a 1 per- reserves have risen steadily over account surplus (currently around would remain unaffected. However, cent fall in China’s growth would the last three years, reaching 25 percent of GDP) by 2017. it is likely that spending would be lead to a 0.1 percent fall in the $694bn (20 months of import However, the IMF analy- reined in, partly compensating for GCC. Over a fifth of GCC exports cover) in June 2012, up by 47 per- sis assumes that there are no the drop in oil revenue. are to China, the EU and the US, cent from $473bn (18 months of have narrowed. While rising gov- Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE changes in hydrocarbon produc- There would also be a negative so a simultaneous demand shock import cover) at the end of 2009. ernment spending, particularly on the breakeven price has risen tion and exports as a result of the impact on GDP growth, according in these countries could have a Additionally, the region’s sovereign wages, has supported the non-oil to around $80/b. Although this drop in oil prices. A drop in oil to QNB Group. Reduced produc- significant impact on demand for wealth funds have external assets val- economy, it has also driven up remains below oil prices of over prices tends to lead to lower oil tion of hydrocarbons would likely GCC exports. ued at just under $1 trillion, accord- the fiscal breakeven oil price (the $100/b, a sustained drop in oil production and exports as Opec is lead to broadly flat growth in the More importantly, slower ing to the IMF. Therefore, sovereign price at which government budg- prices could prompt some GCC inclined to lower output targets or oil and gas sector. The drop in oil growth in these major economies wealth fund assets and international ets are likely to be balanced). countries to implement fiscal con- enforce them more strictly. GCC prices and restrained government — responsible for 44 percent of oil reserves collectively total over 120 per- In Qatar and Kuwait the solidation, which may lead to softer oil production fell by 8 percent spending and investment would and 35 percent of gas consumption cent of regional GDP. breakeven price rose by just over growth in the non-oil economy, in 2009, the last time oil prices also dampen growth, particularly — would be likely to drive down However, in terms of the $15/b from 2008-12 to around according to QNB Group. fell significantly. This would be in the non-oil sector. hydrocarbon prices. This in turn domestic economy, the buffers $40/b and $50/b respectively. In The IMF recently analysed the partially compensated for by a THE PENINSULA

Houston mayor invites Qatari investments

DOHA: The Qatari Business- trade growing by more than 157 men Association recently percent. The United States is also organised a luncheon in the the first exporter to Qatar. The honour of the visit of Anisse volume of imports from the US Parker, Mayor of the City of topped approximately $2.7bn for Houston, and her accompanying 2011, which represents 12 percent business delegation, at the Four of annual Qatar’s imports. Seasons Hotel. Parker thanked Sheikh Hamad Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin bin Faisal and the guests for host- Thani Al Thani, QBA board mem- ing the event, and invited them ber; Sherida Saad Jubran Al Kaabi, to visit Houston, as it is full with QBA board member; and QBA investment opportunities in vari- members Salah Jaidah, Nasser ous fields. Suleiman Haidar, Nabil Abu Issa, It is worth mentioning that the Maqbool Habib Khalfan, Seraj Al volume of trade exchange between Baker, Abdul Salam Abu Issa and a the city of Houston and Qatar has number of businessmen from vari- reached $260m mostly within the ous sectors attended the function. industrial equipment for the oil Parker explained the objec- and gas industry and increased by tives of her visit to Qatar and 32 percent between 2010 and 2011. expressed the importance of the The City of Houston is also Qatari market for the US inves- a cultural centre and a major tors, as the two countries have economic hub as it is univer- Officials who attended a series of workshops conducted by QSTP as part of the GEW in Doha recently. enjoyed strong bilateral trade and sally known as the capital city of a long history of cooperation in energy, and the city port is clas- various fields, which is clear in the sified as the first in the inter- Entrepreneurship at the core of QSTP’s existence: Official recently signed Qatar Airways national shipping ports in the agreement to buy 60 aircrafts United States. In addition the DOHA: Qatar Science & collaborators, mentors and even a wealth of experience in this field Partner and CEO of iHorizons, from Boeing at a cost of $11bn. city has one of the largest Medical Technology Park (QSTP) con- investors, introducing them to and we are happy to share it with an ICT company that develops Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal said Centre “Texas Medical Centre” ducted a series of workshops new possibilities, exciting oppor- the world.” applications of modern infor- that the trade relations between which is considered one of the on recently as part of the tunities and creative ways of During the workshops held mation technologies in business the United States and Qatar largest medical research insti- Global Entrepreneurship Week thinking. at Crowne Plaza hotel in Doha, and in human life; and Hussein have expanded rapidly over the tutes in the world. (GEW) marked this year with Commenting on the entrepre- experts coming from start-up AlNuweiri, President of Wimatek past five years, with the volume of THE PENINSULA worldwide events last week. neurship activities, Hamad Al companies based at QSTP pre- Systems, a developer of innovative As a founding partner of the Kuwari, Managing Director of sented case studies of their com- wireless technology solutions. GEW initiative, for the first time QSTP said: “It is great to see that panies’ formation and growth, The initiative kicked off in in Qatar, QSTP organised activi- Qatar and QSTP are now actively fundamentals of their business 2008, launched by former UK ties that were formally part of taking part in this global GEW model and factors of success Prime Minister Gordon Brown this international effort. initiative. Entrepreneurship is at to meet the challenges of an and Carl Schramm, the president The main objective of the GEW the core of QSTP’s existence, as increasingly complex innovation and CEO of the Ewing Marion initiative is to inspire people one of its fundamental objectives environment. Kauffman Foundation. Since then, across the world through local, is to provide holistic support to The distinguished speakers it has grown to 115 countries, with national and global activities start-up companies by offering were: Omran Al Kuwari, Chief nearly 24,000 partner organisa- designed to help them explore knowledge and skills, infrastruc- Executive Officer of GreenGulf tions planning more than 37,000 their potential as entrepreneurs ture and financial backing. We are Inc, a leading clean technology activities that directly engage and innovators. The activities a relatively young organization, advisory and project develop- more than 7 million people. connect participants to potential but we have already accumulated ment business; Mohamad Takriti, THE PENINSULA

ExxonMobil spill spreads in Niger Delta Oman to issue five-year $260m Anisse Parker, Mayor of the City of Houston, being presented with a IBENO, NIGERIA: An oil plants were poking out of the and armed gangs frequently dam- memento at a function in Doha recently. spill at an ExxonMobil facil- slick, not yet dead and blackened age pipelines to steal crude — oil ity offshore from the oil-rich by the newly arrived oil. majors say thieves are responsible government bonds Niger Delta has spread at least “The fishermen cannot fish any for most of the spills on shore. 20 miles from its source, coat- longer and have no alternative A UN report in August last year MUSCAT: Oman will issue ing waters used by fishermen in means of survival,” Asuquo said. criticised the government and mul- five-year government develop- a film of sludge. The US major’s outage comes on tinational oil firms for 50 years of ment bonds worth 100m rials Witnesses visiting several top of multiple production problems oil pollution that has devastated the ($260m) at an annual interest parts of Akwa Ibom state saw a in Africa’s biggest crude exporter, Ogoniland region, and some com- rate of 3.25 percent, a statement • Bullion - Mumbai rainbow-tinted oil slick stretch- after fellow oil majors Shell and munities are attempting to sue for from the central bank of Oman Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 31200.00 ing for 32km from a pipeline Eni reported recent disruptions at compensation in Western courts. said yesterday. Silver (1 kg) Rs. 60290.00 that ExxonMobil had shut down onshore sites due to oil theft and “Our prayers are for tough The subscription of the bonds because of a leak a week ago. Nigeria’s worst flooding in 50 years. punishment on the oil compa- will start on November 18 and • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.95 Locals scooped it into jerry cans. One fisherman described notic- nies operating the Niger Delta,” last until November 29. An auc- • Sensex ExxonMobil officials did not ing a large quantity of oil on the said secretary of the fishermen’s tion will take place on December BSE 18618.87 immediately respond to a request surface of the seas and all over the association Inyang Ekong. A 3, the statement said. Interest on NSE 5666.95 for comment. ExxonMobil said beach the Friday before last, add- raft of production outages has the bonds will be paid on June 5 • LIC (International) launches New Gold Investment Plan ‘GOLD PLUS’ – last Sunday that it had shut a ing that the company has since caused export delays to Nigerian and December 5 every year until which provides an opportunity to invest in GOLD ETF & GOLD SPOT, PAN pipeline off the coast of Akwa sprayed chemicals in the water crude to lengthen, as the coun- maturity is reached on December Card/Demat Account not required. Ibom state after an oil leak whose which was helping disperse it. try’s number one export suffers 5, 2017. • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return cause was unknown. It was the second major oil acutely, oil traders say. The bonds will be traded in the “This is the worst spill in this spill near ExxonMobil facilities Shell still has a force majeure Muscat Securities Market. The p.a. (in dollar) community since ExxonMobil in three months. At the end of in place on Forcados and Bonny central bank statement did not • Housing loan from HDFC LTD started its operations in the area,” August, an oil spill left a slick Light crude oil grades after a elaborate on the reason for the • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, said Edet Asuquo, 40, a fisherman running for miles along the coast. tanker being used to steal oil set sale, but in the past Omani bonds Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. in the Mkpanak community, as Oil spills are common in ablaze on September 30, spread- have been used to fund infrastruc- Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] women scooped oil into buckets. Nigeria, where enforcement of ing fire across several oil and gas ture projects. In some marshy areas, green environmental regulations is lax installations. REUTERS REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 KPMG turns Commodity prices mixed on global woes 35 in Qatar Oil prices retreat; gold falls to $1,713.50 an ounce; sugar prices slump to new low this week LONDON: Commodity prices recession, which would have a group Johnson Matthey that $2,147 a tonne from $2,141. Three- slid to $1,914 a tonne from $1,971 traded mixed this week as deal- devastating effect globally. world output of the metal would month increased to $20,390 a a week earlier. DOHA: KPMG is hosting a ers took their cue from a back- By Friday on the New York slide by 10 percent this year owing tonne from $20,250. Three-month SUGAR: Prices in London major client reception later this drop of weak global economic Mercantile Exchange, West to unrest at South African mines. nickel advanced to $16,023 a tonne slumped to 2.5-year lows at $506.10 week to celebrate the firm’s 35th growth and geopolitical tensions, Texas Intermediate (WTI) or By late Friday on the London from $15,970. Three-month zinc a tonne on high production fore- year of operations in Qatar. notably in the Middle East. light sweet crude for December Bullion Market, gold fell to improved to $1,921 a tonne from casts. By Friday on LIFFE, the Scheduled to be held at the OIL: Crude oil prices retreated dipped to $85.09 a barrel from $1,713.50 an ounce from $1,738.25 $1,889. price of a tonne of white sugar Ritz Carlton on Wednesday as a weak energy demand situation $85.74 a week earlier. On London’s a week earlier. Silver rose to COCOA: Prices rallied as Ivory for delivery in March dropped to (November 21), more than 500 offset potential supply risks caused Intercontinental Exchange, Brent $32.27 an ounce from $32.16. Coast President Alassane Ouattara $507.80 from $526 a week earlier. senior business leaders, govern- by geopolitical tensions fuelled by North Sea crude for delivery in On the London Platinum and on Wednesday dissolved the top On NYBOT-ICE, the price of unre- ment officials and private sector Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. January stood at $107.83 a bar- Palladium Market, platinum cocoa producing nation’s govern- fined sugar for March rose to 19.11 leaders are scheduled to attend Prices were lower overall despite rel compared with $108.23 for dipped to $1,554 an ounce from ment that had formed in March US cents a pound from 18.83 cents as well as local and international a mid-week bounce on the back of the expired December contract a $1,559. Palladium grew to $623 an after the political and military crisis the previous week. KPMG partners and managers. the Middle East violence. week earlier. ounce from $612. of 2010-2011. By Friday on LIFFE, GRAINS AND SOYA: Maize, KPMG in Qatar’s, managing Oil prices fell at the start of the PRECIOUS METALS: Gold BASE METALS: Base or London’s futures exchange, cocoa wheat and soya prices fell, hit by partner, Jamal Fakhro, said it week as the International Energy prices fell as the World Gold industrial metal prices rose for delivery in March jumped to US economic weakness and high will be a significant occasion for Agency cut its global crude Council said global demand for across the board, while traders £1,593 a tonne from £1,524 a week output expectations, traders said. the global audit, tax and advi- demand forecasts, while senti- the metal had dropped 11 percent reacted to news that China’s all- earlier. On New York’s NYBOT- By Friday on the Chicago Board sory firm. “This is the first time ment has also been hit by wor- in the third quarter on an annual powerful Communist Party had ICE exchange, cocoa for March of Trade, maize for delivery in we have hosted such an event in ries over the looming US “fiscal basis, with buying in key market unveiled a new seven-man lead- grew to $2,465 a tonne from December dropped to $7.14 a Qatar,” said Fakhro, “The recep- cliff” and the ongoing eurozone China dipping because of its slow- ership council to take command $2,340 a week earlier. bushel from $7.38 a week earlier. tion is an excellent way to thank debt crisis. ing economy. for the next decade. China, the COFFEE: Arabica coffee January-dated soyabean meal— the Government of Qatar and our US President Barack Obama Worldwide demand fell year-on- world’s second biggest economy, struck the lowest level since used in animal feed—retreated clients for all the support granted on Friday attempted to avert a year in the July-September period is a major consumer of commodi- June, 2010 — at 149.45 US cents to $13.75 a bushel from $14.52. to us during these years.” looming combination of automatic to 1,084.6 tonnes worth an esti- ties and especially base metals. By a pound — while Robusta-quality Wheat for December decreased “KPMG has established strong tax hikes and spending cuts in the mated $57.6bn as prices on aver- late Friday on the London Metal beans hit a nine-month trough at to $8.34 a bushel from $8.86. relationships within the business world’s biggest economy. age were 3 percent lower than the Exchange, copper for delivery in $1,891 a tonne on expectations of RUBBER: Prices inched community which has helped us If the package of measures record levels seen a year earlier, the three months climbed to $7,581 a plentiful supplies. By Friday on higher. The Malaysian Rubber develop a deep understanding of comes in as planned on January WGC’s latest report said. tonne from $7,534 a week earlier. NYBOT-ICE, Arabica for delivery Board’s benchmark SMR20 ended Qatar’s values and culture. We are 1, the United States, which is also Platinum futures eased as weak Three-month aluminium grew in March rose to 153.6 US cents a at 277.90 US cents a kilo, up from honored to work with many gov- the world’s biggest oil consuming demand expectations helped off- to $1,936 a tonne from $1,907. pound from 151.45 a week earlier. 276 cents the previous week. ernment departments and agen- nation, will likely tip back into set a prediction by industrial Three-month lead gained to On LIFFE, Robusta for January AFP cies in an extremely productive partnership.” Attendees include chairman, directors, CEO’s, and general managers from the majority of Qatar’s leading companies. KPMG’s international guests HSBC Private Bank include KPMG Global Chairman, Michael Andrew. KPMG expects to double the size of its practice in the next wins two awards few years and to leverage the full strength of its global firm to sup- DOHA: HSBC Private Bank connectivity of one of the larg- port its local team and clients. received two of the Private est banks in the world - offering KPMG is a global professional Banking industry’s most pres- clients portfolio management, services firm with over 150,000 tigious awards for its Middle succession and trust planning professionals working in 152 East business. advice that is genuinely unique countries. With its 200 staff and On November 8, HSBC picked and personalised.” 7 partners, KPMG in Qatar pro- up the award for Best Provider Sobhi said: “Using our global vides a diverse range of specialist of Private Banking and Wealth footprint HSBC helps clients in services in areas such as audit, Management Services, Middle East, the Middle East benefit from corporate finance and restructur- at the 2012 Global Private Banking the east to east axis on which ing, management consulting, risk Awards, hosted in Singapore. The the region sits. This year we’ve consulting and tax. It has some of recognition comes just weeks after seen several major investments the brightest industry specialists the bank was awarded Outstanding flow across an area stretching in many of the areas, relevant to Private Bank in the Middle from the southern tip of Europe Qatar’s National Vision 2030. East at the 2012 Private Banker through Turkey to the Gulf. THE PENINSULA International Awards. Utilising our knowledge of these Sobhi Tabbara, Global Market markets and our presence on the Head, Middle East, North ground, we have arranged for Barclays denies Africa and Turkey, said: “We clients to partner and invest in are delighted our Middle East sectors as diverse as automotive, ‘illegal payment’ Private Banking operation has construction and energy.” for Saudi licence been recognised by two such pres- HSBC Private Bank provides Rob Ioannou (left) of HSBC Private Bank receiving the award for Best Provider of Private Banking and Wealth tigious industry awards. Thanks integrated banking, investment Management Services, Middle East, at the 2012 Global Private Banking Awards from Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, to HSBC’s long-standing pres- and wealth advisory services to DUBAI/JEDDAH: Barclays ence across the region, we com- clients across the region. Professional Wealth Management, in Singapore. did not make any “illegal pay- bine local knowledge, with the THE PENINSULA ment” to win a banking licence in Saudi Arabia, the bank said in a statement in response to a newspaper report last week that said US authorities were looking at whether improper Oil boom in Uganda: A payments were made. The Financial Times had reported on November 10 that the United States Department sad story of three Gs of Justice (DoJ) was investigat- ing whether Barclays made any improper payments to win a JOHANNESBURG: Oil in Africa tends to explorer Tullow and its partner Africa Oil Corp banking licence in Saudi Arabia to depend on the three “Big Gs” of geology, geog- has also been onshore. Ghana’s Jubilee field by operate a wealth-management arm raphy and governance and investors in east contrast is conveniently off-shore and its location and investment bank, citing people Africa’s much-hyped finds are discovering the places it bang in the heart of a mature oil region familiar with the investigation. hard way what happens when they are not where nearby countries like Nigeria have been “The board of directors of perfectly aligned. producing the commodity for decades. Barclays Saudi Arabia and its exec- Six years after Uganda struck oil in its interior, “Ghana is very familiar with everything to do utive management takes the issue all of the pieces are beginning to click into place with an oil economy because of its neighborhood,” raised by the media very seriously,” for a boom that holds the promise of prosperity said Tara O’Connor, managing director of Africa the bank said yesterday. for one of the continent’s poorest states. Risk Consulting. For Uganda by contrast - and “Barclays Saudi Arabia con- A number of oil firms including Total and east Africa in general - everything about oil is new. firms that it did not make any Tullow Oil plc are engaging and plans are in place “No matter where you are in the world, where illegal payment to the CMA for the infrastructure needed to exploit estimated there’s no infrastructure and no history of the oil (Capital Markets Authority) or reserves of around 3.5 billion barrels. business, it will take at least half a dozen years to any of its officials regarding the But production is still not seen before 2015 and go from exploration phase to development con- granting of Saudi licence.” may take longer, while the pipeline to get the oil cepts,” Tim O’Hanlon, Tullow’s vice president for “Barclays SA will continue to to the coast for export will not be in place before Africa, told Reuters. conduct business in the kingdom 2018 at the earliest. Governance also matters - a lot. In the case of in accordance with the highest Compare that to the Atlantic coast nation of Ghana, its development into a stable democracy professional standards and is fully Ghana 2,000km west, which took only three-and-a- with a relatively diverse economy helped to get committed to the development of half years to crank out its first barrel of crude after the oil flowing. “Ghana was in a very good posi- Saudi Arabia’s financial market,” oil was discovered and is already seeing its first tion to meet the challenge of becoming an oil the bank said. exports, and it looks like Uganda has missed out. producer because it had already diversified its Barclays was licenced to “Here’s a country that discovered oil in 2006. economy,” said O’Connor. start business in Saudi Arabia Hasn’t produced a drop. And they say they will Diversification also meant Ghana, a rising gold in August 2009 and given final only export crude when they have a refinery and producer and the world’s second-biggest cocoa approval to begin securities trad- the best estimates for operators like Total is 2017 grower, did not regard oil as a get-rich-quick fix ing in May 2010 after the Saudi for production,” said Dr Duncan Clarke, chairman for the fiscus. regulator said the bank had met of oil/gas advisors Global Pacific & Partners. In Uganda, analysts say tax disputes point to a all requirements. “So this is 11 years of an interrupted explora- growth in “resource nationalism” as the govern- The CMA said last week that tion cycle which typically you associate with a ment of long-time President Yoweri Museveni it was not aware of any investi- war or civil conflict or a meltdown ... 11 years of eyes oil as a panacea to its fiscal woes. Explorer gations and had not received any lost impact in GDP growth.” Heritage Oil and the Ugandan government are in inquiries from regulatory bodies Where the geology in east Africa has been arbitration after the Britain-based firm disputed on the issue. favourable for oil, the geography has been less so. the tax bill from the sale of its assets there to The bank has come under Huge gas discoveries off Tanzania and Tullow for $1.45bn in 2010. scrutiny regarding manipulation Mozambique are extremely promising but the Ghana has also had delays. It began pumping of benchmark interest rate Libor Indian Ocean waters off east Africa have yet to oil from its Jubilee oil field in November 2010 and and could face fines over an produce a commercially viable oil source. while it had hoped to hit 250,000 barrels per day investigation into the manipu- Land-locked Uganda’s on-shore oil reserves by 2013, it has averaged under 80,000. Still, the lation of power prices the United are certainly on a commercial scale but they lie rewards of getting past the barriers to production States. Barclays Saudi Arabia 1,300km from the coast and so a costly pipeline quickly are evident: Ghana’s economy expanded is a closed joint stock company is the only way to export the crude. almost 15 percent last year and the government regulated by the CMA. Neighbouring Kenya is not land-locked but expects 2012 growth of just over 7 percent. REUTERS the oil encountered there at two wells by British REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

China turns to machines as Business surveys point to farmers seek fresh fields BY DAVID STANWAY AND NIU SHUPING nastier eurozone outlook hina needs to replace millions of workers who have quit farms for cities, but even its vast state power might not BY ANDY BRUCE financial crisis reached its nadir. Forecasts in April and May 2011, for be able to transform the countryside into a network of big “The PMIs have now been around these example, erred on the upside for 20 out of Cindustrial farms capable of feeding its growing economy. he eurozone is in its worst levels for quite a while, but we haven’t had 27 monthly economic indicators polled. Pulling together small plots of land to make larger operations downturn since the early days GDP readings as weak as we were getting On Wednesday, Eurostat reported euro and introducing modern mechanical techniques would help boost of 2009, at least if the latest busi- back in 2008,” said Shugg, adding he was area factory output figures for September productivity, vital if China’s agricultural sector is to meet soaring ness surveys are anything to go comfortable at the most pessimistic end of that point to the steepest downturn since domestic food demand. by - something many forecasters the forecast range. January 2009. Since then, some of the more But efforts to modernise the sector are struggling to gain trac- Tseem to have missed. Indeed, the most extreme divide between bullish economists have been quietly revis- tion because many farmers are suspicious about giving up their The surveys, which have a good record business surveys and the consensus of econ- ing down their predictions for Thursday’s land, and even for some mechanised farms, there are too few of tracking economic growth, particularly omists happened in late 2008. A Reuters poll third-quarter GDP release. workers. purchasing managers’ indexes (PMIs), point then forecast the eurozone economy would They include Barclays, which last week Guaranteeing food security is a major tenet of the ruling to a steep economic decline in the third shrink by 0.2 percent in the third quarter, noted the potential for an upside surprise Communist Party. The country is self-sufficient in rice and wheat, quarter and show no sign of improvement whereas the actual figure turned out to be from the Q3 GDP reading, showing growth but is struggling to meet corn demand and has long given up even now. minus 0.6 percent. instead of its forecast for no change, citing trying to satisfy soy demand. It is the world’s biggest importer of But the consensus among economists in And even though the Lehman Brothers strong industrial data earlier in the quarter soybeans, and a major buyer of corn. a Reuters poll last week suggests that euro- had already collapsed and sentiment was that stood in contrast to the PMIs. It has increased grains output for nine straight years and aims zone growth contracted just 0.2 percent in cratering, most analysts believed the fol- Following Wednesday’s grim Eurostat to add 50m tonnes per year by 2020 to the record 571.21m tonnes Q3, the same rate at which it shrank in the lowing quarter would be only slightly worse, figures, Barclays now says it expects a 0.2 of grain harvested in 2011. previous quarter. pencilling in a 0.3 percent decline. Output percent decline in third-quarter GDP. “It now needs the government to come out and manage the land The festering sovereign debt crisis and actually nosedived 1.7 percent. Poor early data could also mean the of those who give consent, and improve economies of scale,” said fiscal austerity prescribed to cure it had This year, it’s not just the PMIs that point fourth quarter disappoints. Fu Xuejun, a manager at the Baoquanling farm, owned by the already mired Italy and Spain in recession. to poor official data, Shugg said. “All employment indicators are still in Beidahuang Group, a huge state-owned farming conglomerate in According to the latest PMIs, Europe’s two “It’s the same with all the other read- negative territory, suggesting that the Heilongjiang in northeast China. biggest economies - Germany and France - ings. You look at the Ifo, ZEW, the EU bleeding on the labor market isn’t over yet,” Some say China should give up its fixation with self-sufficiency are now foundering too. Commission’s economic confidence indica- said ING economist Peter Vanden Houte and take advantage of growing grains trade internationally. From July to September, the PMIs were tor, the business climate index... They’re all in a research note. “We now expect GDP “China used to emphasise self-sufficiency because the inter- consistent with the eurozone economy pointing to weaker outcome, certainly than growth to remain negative until Q2 2013.” national environment was not favourable,” said Li Guoxiang, shrinking by around half a percentage point, we had in the fourth quarter of last year.” Westpac’s James Shugg said little heed researcher with the Rural Development Institute of the China according to compiler Markit. The eurozone economy shrank 0.3 per- should be paid to headlines about the euro- Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). “Food security should have That’s as steep a decline as any of 40 cent in the final months of 2011, when PMI zone either re-entering or skirting recession two aims - one is domestic production and the other is the ability economists polled by Reuters predicted. readings were higher than they are now. when Thursday’s data come out. to buy overseas.” The lowest forecast was for a 0.5 per- “People seem to think the eurozone has The challenge of reviving the farming sector is daunting at a cent contraction, a view held by only two ROSE-TINTED STATS skirted recession, because there hasn’t been time when both the rural population and available agricultural respondents. A review by Reuters of economic fore- consecutive quarters of decline,” he said, a land are shrinking. One of them, James Shugg, senior econo- casts since the Great Recession of 2008- reference to the technical definition of a The number of rural workers has been falling for years because mist at Westpac Securities, compared the 2009 shows analysts have consistently been recession as two quarters of contraction in of a low birth rate, an ageing population and most importantly current level of the PMIs to a little over four over-optimistic about the major Western a row. “But in actual fact there has been the lure of China’s fast-growing cities. years ago, in the months before the global economies. three.” REUTERS Between 1982 and 2010, when China’s overall population rose by a third, the number of registered rural residents fell to around 710m from 790m, according to Reuters calculations based on census data. The real rural population is likely to be lower though, because many of 260m migrants working in cities are registered in their home villages. Millions of hectares per year of farming land are being lost to urban and industrial development. China’s 2011-2015 plan for the farm sector allocates at least 104m hectares for crops, an area the size of Egypt, compared with 120m hectares in the previous plan. The main problem is persuading farmers not to abandon their plots. Some land is simply lying fallow, as farmers find better pay elsewhere but still prefer not to give up their land. “There is a lot of talk about urbanisation and urban expansion encroaching on agricultural land but I often argue that non-farm wages are more relevant to whether land gets kept in production,” said Bryan Lohmar, an agricultural economist and China direc- tor of the US Grains Council. “A lot of land is left fallow because nobody wants to farm it.” Reflecting those wage gaps, 69-year old corn grower Li Huamin said he could earn as much from leasing out his land as from planting. His 36-year-old son plans to abandon the plot near the state- owned farm of Suibin, a few miles from the Russian border, and open a restaurant. “Young people aren’t willing to be farmers anymore and leave to work or study in the cities - more than half have gone already,” he said. More than half of China’s ploughing, planting and harvesting is carried out by machines, compared with a third a decade ago, but the biggest challenge lies in aggregating farms to develop economies of scale. Li of CASS said studies have shown only 13-15 percent of small farmers have agreed to aggregate their land or transfer it to commercial farmers. “The government simply can’t go too fast and transfer land too quickly because of the impact on rural social stability,” Li said. Often, if a group of farmers sell, local governments use the land for more profitable industrial uses, and some farmers are reluctant to give up their land. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate South African mining grapples with decline of NUM

BY SHERILEE LAKMIDAS and big business. “They are not giving up. They That all changed in January, implications for South African Its leaders say it will not be In the years after apartheid, will soldier on,” said John Tonsi, when South Africa’s mining labour relations. Within a month, caught napping again, suggesting n the last three months, it the NUM - a 300,000-strong an Amplats employee for the last bosses got first glimpse of the more than 75,000 miners had it may take a harder line in wage has become a common scene union which turned 30 this year six years sporting the revolution- anarchic world of the mining sec- downed tools across the sector. talks to show workers it has the in South Africa: wildcat - enjoyed elevated status as a ary chic of the renegade mining tor without a strong NUM. “There is going to be soul mettle to stand up for them. It Istrikers facing off with police central player in the successful movement - a black shirt and The Association of searching that will happen in won an unscheduled 5 percent in the shanty towns that ring its struggle against the white minor- beret redolent of Che Guevara. Mineworkers and Construction boardrooms and also in the wage rise for coal miners last platinum mines, leaving the dusty ity rule that ended in 1994. “None of them belong to a Union (AMCU), an upstart rival, employee representative struc- month. streets strewn with rocks, burn- That reputation, and with it the union,” he added. spied a chink in the NUM’s tures,” says Implats chairman “This has been a wakeup call ing tires and shot-gun cartridges. stability it brought to the volatile armour at the Impala Platinum’s Khotso Mokhele. for NUM and we are going to Besides latent and predictable world of the mines, is now being TOO COSY main Rustenburg mine and At Impala, the company says use it,” general secretary Frans anger at the bosses of the giant read the last rites. After South Africa’s first all- unleashed a vicious turf war by the NUM’s representation has Baleni said, striking a tone that mining companies, much of the “RIP NUM. Cause of death: cor- race election in 1994, the NUM promising big pay hikes for drill shriveled from 70 percent to just may have implications for the aggression is aimed at the gov- ruption” read one of the placards cemented its position as the domi- operators. 13 percent in seven months, fig- next round of collective bargain- ernment and National Union of waved by the strikers protesting nant union in gold and coal mines, The six-week strike that ures that the NUM disputes as ing negotiations due before the Mineworkers (NUM), a worry- last month on a rocky outcrop enforcing a collective bargaining ensued crippled Implats produc- unconfirmed. middle of next year. ing portent for labour relations in near a mine owned by Anglo arrangement under which mines tion and exposed the fragility of “The recipe book that we have In a bid to reclaim legitimacy, Africa’s biggest economy. American Platinum (Amplats), agreed wage deals that applied the NUM’s grip on power, laying been using in the mining indus- the NUM has twice stepped in to The NUM is a key ally of the the world’s largest producer of across the industry. the ground for the worst indus- try for the last 25 years has been broker deals between more than ruling African National Congress, the precious metal. In an implicit pact with the trial unrest since apartheid six changed and been thrown away,” 30,000 wildcat Amplats strikers and its rapid fall from grace “NUM must die, NUM must Chamber of Mines, the NUM months later. said Graham Briggs, chief execu- and the company, a unit of global among many miners has impli- die,” the men chanted before guaranteed to deliver stable In August, police killed 34 tive of Harmony Gold, Africa’s mining giant Anglo American. cations for the way South Africa turning their ire on President industrial relations. In return, AMCU-affiliated strikers at number three bullion producer. Both times its efforts have been is run. Jacob Zuma, condemned because the industry agreed to promote Lonmin’s) Marikana platinum “It’s a new era for labour met with disdain by miners and Although the ANC’s domi- of the ANC’s ties with South NUM membership. mine, the bloodiest security inci- relations.” their representatives on ad hoc nation of post-apartheid South Africa’s major unions. For 18 years it worked well. dent in post-apartheid South worker committees. Africa is not likely to be shaken “Zuma must die,” they contin- Unionisation in the mines grew Africa. TAKEN BY SURPRISE On Wednesday, Amplats said it any time soon, a discredited NUM ued, keeping up the mantra until to 81 percent, the highest in The killings, many of them AMCU’s eruption onto the was seeing signs that the strike strengthens more militant unions riot police opened up with another any industrial sector. Workers captured on Reuters Television, scene, first in platinum mines that might be ending, although the in the governing alliance with volley of stun grenades and tear received pay rises slightly above were beamed around the world had stood apart from the collec- decision to return to work is being Nelson Mandela’s former libera- gas, sending the striking miners inflation, and mining companies and - after the initial horror tive bargaining set-up and then taken by a workers’ committee - tion movement, already riven by scurrying for cover in the maze of were sheltered from mass indus- - unleashed a barrage of ques- the gold sector, appears to have not the NUM. conflicting allegiances to labour tin shacks where they live. trial action. tions from investors about the taken the NUM by surprise. REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 GECM & TENDERS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday China officials see growing global UK retail sales drop at German economy slows, heads for economic risks in 2013 start of Q4 fourth-quarter contraction BEIJING: China faces growing global LONDON: UK retail sales declined BERLIN: Germany’s economy slowed in the economic risks in 2013, with the looming at the sharpest rate in 6 months third quarter and looks set to shrink this fiscal cliff in the United States, Europe’s Japan downgrades according to the UK Office of National quarter as Europe’s economic powerhouse debt crisis and rising trade tensions economic view after Falling revenues to push deficit up Statistics. Retail sales (excluding finally feels the impact of the euro zone crisis, all threatening growth in the world’s contraction in last quarter $5bn to $26bn, says Flaherty auto fuel) in October were reported although it should still avoid recession. second-biggest economy, senior officials TOKYO: Japan’s government at -0.7pc versus an expected 0.1% German gross domestic product grew by just warned on Friday. On Thursday, China OTTAWA: Canada will miss its deficit downgraded its view of the decline, and lower than September’s 0.2 percent in seasonally adjusted terms in the unveiled the new leaders who will take economy for a fourth month, the targets in each of the next four years, third quarter, flash data showed on Thursday. revised 0.5pc rise in retail sales. Retail charge of the world’s most populous longest streak since the global because global economic weakness has sales in October were 1.1% higher than That was in line with expectations and put it nation for at least the next five years. financial crisis as slumping carved into commodity prices and tax October 2011. on a par with its previously weaker neighbor revenues, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty France, which beat forecasts for a stagnation. exports and weak demand said today. His fall economic update threaten to tip the country into a showed a bottom line worse than many recession. expected, with the deficit at $26bn, up $5bn from the March budget forecast. Economic growth will be less than 6 percent: Survey NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth will be less than six percent while inflation will remain Mexico’s economy slows as global in the range of six to eight percent next year, downturn bites according to chief financial officers of leading MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s economic growth SA bonds fall after weak auction Indian firms. The Eurozone crisis followed by slowdown in the US and increasing oil prices slowed in the third quarter to its lowest in JOHANNESBURG: Yields on South African are expected to have the biggest impact on Impatient investors pull plug on 1-1/2 years and signs that domestic demand government debt rose on Tuesday after a poor the Indian economy, according to a survey is weakening towards the end of the year bond auction, reflecting investors’ concerns stocks conducted by the Confederation of Indian back expectations that the central bank about global growth and a shift of money SYDNEY: The sharemarket suffered its Industry (CII) and McKinsey & Co among other will leave interest rates steady. Official to safer assets such as US Treasuries. The biggest one-day fall for four months CFOs (chief financial officers) of Indian firms. data on Friday showed the economy grew rand extended losses on the poor sentiment yesterday as investors lost patience with the 0.5 percent in the third quarter over the to trade at a month-low against the dollar. lack of progress towards resolving Europe’s previous quarter, just below estimates in a Earlier on Tuesday, the Treasury sold R700- sovereign debt crisis and the so-called US Reuters poll. million each of its 2031, 2036 and 2048 paper, fiscal cliff. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 more of the same bonds sold at last week’s closed down 1.5 per cent at a six-week low of 4379.8, as a private sector survey showed auction. Australian business conditions in October were at their worst since the global financial crisis.

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Retirement NHL: Still no Jimenez grabs share of board paid sign of play millions as as lockout league denied passes two HK lead on the third day brain risks months NEW YORK: A lawsuit NEW YORK: The bitter labour brought by thousands of former dispute between the National On this course, you have to be patient: Michael Campbell NFL players against the league Hockey League (NHL) and the for allegedly denying any link players’ union shows no sign of of gridiron play to long-term thawing. HONG KONG: Spanish vet- brain damage may benefit from Now, with Thanksgiving eran Miguel Angel Jimenez, bid- Poulter leads information in an investigative just days away and the North ding to become the oldest player report yesterday. American winter rapidly to win on the European Tour, The National Football League’s approaching, time could be run- grabbed a share of the lead after Scott by one retirement board awarded dis- ning out for the feuding sides to the third round of the $2m UBS ability payments to at least three reach an agreement and save the Hong Kong Open yesterday. former players in the late 1990s season. He was 10-under-par on 200, in Australian and 2000s after concluding that No-one knows exactly when level with overnight leader football caused their brain inju- the cutoff point is but the clock is Michael Campbell. Masters ries, according to a joint probe by ticking and the financial costs are Matteo Manassero, winner of Michael ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” and running into hundreds of millions the Barclays Singapore Open last Cambell of MELBOURNE: Defending the PBS “Frontline” show. of dollars with the lockout already week and less than half Jimenez’s New Zealand champion Ian Poulter jumped to The payments of at least $2m more than two months old. age, moved ominously into con- shares a light a one-stroke lead yesterday and were made as the league’s top The NHL have already post- tention with a sparkling six- moment with was poised for a final round bat- medical experts were consist- poned more than 300 games and under 64. his caddie (not tle with world number five Adam ently denying any link between cancelled the showpiece Winter The Italian, 19, was joint third seen) before Scott at the Australian Masters the sport and long-term brain Classic. The league is almost cer- with China’s Zhang Lianwei, a his putt during at Melbourne’s Kingston Heath. damage, the report said, cit- tain to announce another batch of shot behind the co-leaders. Next the third day of England’s Poulter came from ing documents obtained in the postponements, possibly as early up, another shot adrift, was five shots off the overnight lead to investigation. as next week. the UBS Hong Swede Fredrik Andersson Hed. shoot a masterful eight-under 64 Approvals were outlined in pre- There was some hope the two Kong Open Peter Lawrie of Ireland and the to be 13-under 203 after 54 holes viously unpublished documents sides might be on the verge of cut- Dane Anders Hansen were three at the Hong and just shading Scott (67). and medical records related to ting a deal when they held a series off the leaders. Kong Golf Club At one stage Poulter looked the 1999 disability claim of Hall of closed-door meetings in New With world number one Rory yesterday. certain to challenge the course of Fame center Mike Webster York last week. McIlroy on the plane home after record of 63 set by Australian and two other unnamed players, But they ended without any sig- failing to make the cut, the Cruze Strange last year. Both ESPN said in an article on its nificant progress and the rhetoric 48-year-old Jimenez made his he and Scott refused to concede website (espn.com). from both sides remains gloomy. move on the Kiwi Campbell, who ground as the battle to don the In response, NFL spokesman “I think the process is stalled is hitting the kind of form that tournament’s gold winner’s jacket Greg Aiello said decisions on disa- right now,” NHL Deputy saw him lift the US Open in 2005. appeared to be just between them bility were made by the board, not Commissioner Bill Daly told the Jimenez, who carded a 68, is over today’s final 18 holes. by the National Football League Los Angeles Times. chasing a hat-trick of titles at “We have a few shots on the or the NFL Players Association. “We are done with making pro- the Hong Kong Open, which is co- field but we can’t go at it as if it’s “The report showed that we’ve posals and we don’t have any new sanctioned between the European match play,” Poulter said. had a system in place with the ideas.” Tour and Asian Tour. “It might be a little different if union for many years to address The Canadian Press reported “I love to be in contention and we are still in front coming down this issue on a case-by-case basis,” that the NHL Commissioner it’s been a long time since I’ve Hong Kong Open scores the stretch but anyone back in the Aiello said response. Gary Bettman called the play- been there,” said the pony-tailed field is capable of shooting a low “The disability plan is part of ers’ association (NHLPA) and HONG KONG: Leading third-round scores from the $2m UBS Jimenez, whose last victory came number on this golf course.” the collective bargaining agree- suggested they take a two-week Hong Kong Open yesterday: in 2010 at the European Masters. Home favourite Scott agreed. ment with the players. All deci- cooling-off break before resum- “I like this golf course. I like to 200 Michael Campbell (NZL) 67-64-69, Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 65-67-68 “I’m not going to start worry- sions are made by the plan’s ing talks. be in contention. On this course, 201 Matteo Manassero (ITA) 67-70-64, Zhang Lianwei (CHN) 66-66-69 ing about Ian (Poulter). You only board, not by the NFL or Players NHLPA counsel Steve Fehr you have to have patience and let 202 Fredrik Andersson Hed (SWE) 66-66-70 worry about that coming down Association. The voting members said the players wanted to keep everything happen. And that’s the stretch. There’s a low score of the board are comprised of negotiating. 203 Anders Hansen (DEN) 69-64-70, Peter Lawrie (IRE) 68-68-67 what’s going to happen tomorrow, (for anyone) out there if you play three representatives of the NFL “We believe that it is more stay patient, because anyone can 204 Raphael Jacquelin (FRA) 72-68-64, Pablo Larrazabal (ESP) 69-70-65, Matt Kuchar (USA) well.” and three of the NFLPA,” he said. likely that we will make progress win. 69-69-66, Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 68-68-68, Marcus Fraser (AUS) 67-69-68 Australian halfway leader After retirement, Webster, if we meet than if we don’t. So we Campbell, who clung onto the 205 Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 72-66-67, Jyoti Randhawa (IND) 68-70-67, Lorenzo Gagli (ITA) Matthew Guyatt (75) was six who played primarily for the are ready to meet,” Fehr said in joint lead with a 15-foot putt on 66-72-67, Paul Lawrie (SCO) 69-69-67, Mark Foster (ENG) 69-68-68 shots off the lead in third spot. Pittsburgh Steelers, suffered from a statement. the 18th to save par, said: “Today Poulter and Scott put on a mas- amnesia, dementia and depression “If indeed they do not want to was a bit scrappy. I managed to Australian Masters scores ter class playing alongside each besides bone and muscular pain. meet, it will be at least the third grind out a score, which is impor- other in yesterday’s third round After his death at age 50 in time in the last three months tant when you are not playing so MELBOURNE: Third round scores at the Australian Masters at and fired 17 birdies between them. 2002, Webster was diagnosed with that they have shut down the dia- well. I turned a 73 into a 69, which Kingston Heath (par 72) in Melbourne yesterday (Australia unless Poulter, who won the WGC- chronic traumatic encephalopa- logue, saying they will not meet is always nice, and I’ve still got a stated): HSBC Champions in China ear- thy, a neurodegenerative disease. unless the players meet their chance to win tomorrow.” 203 Ian Poulter (ENG) 67-72-64 lier this month, bounced out of The lawsuit filed this year by preconditions. Manassero, whose scorching 204 Adam Scott 67-70-67 the blocks and was six under for nearly 4,000 former NFL play- “What does that tell you about 64 included an eagle at the 13th the day after 10 holes. ers was filed in the US District their interest in resolving this?” 209 Matthew Guyatt 65-69-75 and five birdies, said: “Everything Scott said this left him with no Court in the Eastern District of Labour disputes are not is coming together. Last week 210 Mark Brown (NZL) 72-71-67 choice but to knuckle down and Pennsylvania alleges the NFL uncommon in America’s profes- really made me relax a lot on the 211 Gareth Paddison (NZL) 71-71-69, Christopher Campbell 70-72-69, Craig Hancock 68-71-72 keep in touch. “propagated its own industry- sional sports and the NHL is well golf course. These three rounds 213 Jake Higginbottom 68-75-70 “He (Poulter) was going to run funded and falsified research to accustomed to work stoppages, and my position coming into this away with it the way he started. support its position.” with this the fourth in 20 years. 214 Jason Norris 71-74-69, Jason Scrivener 71-73-70, Paul Gow 68-73-73, David Bransdon Sunday are certainly due to last Sometimes when that happens The NFL retirement board The first dispute, which 71-69-74 week (victory in Singapore) and you can see the shots (the other determined in 1999 that repeated emerged in 1992, lasted just 10 what happened last week. I’ve got 215 Graeme McDowell (NIR) 71-77-67, Peter O’Malley 68-78-69, Brody Ninyette 69-76-70, player is making) and follow his blows to the head had left days and was resolved without more freedom.” Cameron Smith 70-73-72, Richard Green 71-72-72, Chris Gaunt 72-70-73, Michael Hendry lead,” Scott said. Webster “totally and perma- any games being lost but the next He added: I’m just more relaxed (NZL) 67-69-79 Quizzed about his chances of nently” disabled. two escalated. on the golf course and I take it Selected scores winning his first event for the The NFL, which has filed a The second stoppage, in 1994, the way it comes. It’s going really 217 Stuart Appleby 71-73-73 year, Scott said: “We’re all going motion to dismiss the lawsuit, went for three months and wiped well because everything, the game up against one of the toughest has denied that it concealed infor- out nearly half the season, while 218 Robert Allenby 72-76-70 is coming together. I have to say, competitors in the game and he’s mation about the risks of chronic the entire season was scrapped in this is a great moment.” AFP 220 Thomas Petersson (SWE) 72-76-72 leading.” REUTERS brain injury. REUTERS 2004-05. REUTERS Lakers honour Lakers torch Suns as Abdul-Jabbar with statue LOS ANGELES: The Los Grizzlies crush Knicks Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar yester- LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant throws, making 22-of-28 com- day, unveiling a statue of the Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Results pared to just seven-of 15-by the NBA’s all-time leading scorer gave their fans a taste of the Indiana 103 Dallas 83 Suns. in his trademark sky-hook pose Lakers’ legend Kareem Abdul- ‘Showtime’ basketball prom- Philadelphia 99 Utah 93 “We made shots tonight,” outside their Staples Centre Jabbar speaks ised by their new coach Mike Orlando 110 Detroit 106 six-time All-Star Howard said. arena. D’Antoni with a rousing 114- “Metta was on fire, Kobe hit Abdul-Jabbar became the sixth after unveiling Oklahoma City 110 New Orleans 95 102 home win over the Phoenix some tough shots and we got to Los Angeles sports figure memo- a statue of Suns yesterday. Golden State 106 Minnesota 98 the free-throw line a lot. When rialised with a statue outside the himself at Though D’Antoni was not Memphis 105 NY Knicks 95 we do that, we win.” downtown arena, joining fellow Staples Centre courtside to take charge of his Atlanta 112 Sacramento 96 D’Antoni, appointed as Lakers NBA greats Magic Johnson and in Los Angeles, first game as he recovers from Portland 119 Houston 117 coach on Monday after his pred- Jerry West, the NHL’s “Great California. knee replacement surgery earlier LA Lakers 114 Phoenix 102 ecessor Mike Brown was fired One” Wayne Gretzky, boxer Oscar this month, his players thrived three days earlier, watched de la Hoya and longtime Lakers with the up-tempo approach as and forward Luis Scola weighed in Friday’s action approvingly from broadcaster Chick Hearn. they posted their highest score of with 18 but the visitors paid the the team locker room. “I’m very glad we got here the season. price after being out-rebounded In another game, the Memphis before the pigeons got to it,” Five-time NBA champion 48-38. Grizzlies handed the New York quipped Abdul-Jabbar after he Bryant scored a game-high 31 “We’re just getting started, Knicks their first defeat of the pulled the cord to unveil the points, centre Dwight Howard but it will make a lot of things NBA season. nearly 16-foot (4.9m) tall likeness. contributed 18 points and 12 easier,” Bryant told reporters of Zach Randolph had 20 points “You should have had the first rebounds and Spanish forward the strategy already instilled in and 15 rebounds and Marc statue,” said Johnson, who was Pau Gasol also recorded a dou- the team by D’Antoni after his Gasol added 24 points and seven on hand for the unveiling along ble-double, with 16 points and 10 first practice session with them rebounds as the Grizzlies beat the with Pat Riley, who coached both rebounds. the previous day. Knicks 105-95. Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar on the Milwaukee to the 1971 NBA title, history and campaigning for Metta World Peace poured in “The whole offense has to find Rudy Gay scored 17 points and “Showtime” era Lakers who won scored 38,387 points in 1,560 socio-economic justice. five-of-10 three pointers to finish their position. He (D’Antoni) Mike Conley chipped in 16 points five titles in the 1980s. “It was games over a 20-year NBA career Civil rights activist Richard with 22 points and Jordan Hill, knows how to direct his offense with eight assists for Memphis, on your back that we’re here at and was named the NBA Most Lapchick, whose father, Joe, off the bench, also reached double and he’s been directing it for a who are perfect since a season- Staples Center,” Johnson said. Valuable Player six times. coached the New York Knicks, figures with 10. long time. The main thing is it’s opening loss to the Los Angeles Abdul-Jabbar, a towering 2.18m Since retiring from the NBA congratulated Abdul-Jabbar “not Guard Goran Dragic led the very simple.” Clippers and improved to a center who changed his name in 1989, he has focused on raising only for the statue but for a life way for the Suns with 22 points The Lakers dominated free league-leading 7-1. AGENCIES from Lew Alcindor after leading awareness of African-American well-lived.” REUTERS SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29

Rare double Glamour sport returns to the US for Al AUSTIN, TEXAS: Once a Unable to find a permanent Formula One wasteland, the home, F1 has barnstormed its Sharshani in United States is suddenly being way around the US with Austin viewed as a land of promise for becoming the 10th city to host Doha races the world’s glamour circuit with the series after Sebring (Florida), F1 commercial supremo Bernie Riverside (California), Watkins DOHA: UAE-based Ludovic Ecclestone calling for up to Glen (New York), Phoenix Caumont, Qatar’s Waleed three races in the US. (Arizona), Dallas (Texas), Detroit Mahmoud Al Sharshani and After a five-year hiatus, F1 (Michigan), Las Vegas (Nevada), Majed Mahmoud Al Sharshani makes its long-awaited return to Long Beach (California) and won their respective Ski America this weekend, resurrect- Indianapolis (Indiana). Stock (F1 Division), Runabout ing the US Grand Prix and along But with the country’s first Super Stock and Runabout with it hopes that the series may purpose built F1 track already Stock (beginner class) catego- finally be ready to conquer a mar- drawing rave reviews and a ries at the third round of the ket it has long coveted. 10-year contract in place, the Qatar International Jet Ski With the newly constructed series appears ready to take up Championship at Al Wakra’s $400m Circuit of the Americas residence in Texas while looking historic port, south of Doha, providing the spectacular beach to spread the F1 gospel to the yesterday. head, a successful race in the rest of the country. The flying local rider Waleed Texas capital could pave the way “It is imperative to stay here Mahmoud Al Sharshani achieved for even more Grands Prix in the a long time and consider this as Indian Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan of HRT in action during the first training session at the Circuit of a second success in the Runabout US with possible races in New a starting point,” Ferrari team the Americas, Austin, Texas , USA, on Friday. The Grand Prix of the USA will take place today. Stock race for which he had York and Los Angeles. principal Stefano Domenicali told claimed pole position on Friday F1 teams up and down the reporters. “We have the duty to afternoon. Austin paddock could not hide teach the American public the got a circuit that’s been specially customs said, he had not heard of here,” said McLaren team prin- Caumont won the Ski Stock their delight at being back in sport. made to bring out the best and Formula One.” cipal Martin Whitmarsh. “This F1 Division category race from the US while Ecclestone gushed “For me the most important showcase Formula One cars. In Texas, NASCAR is king and is the country of the automobile pole position and finished a new found enthusiasm for a thing from now, this weekend “It’s a crucial race for Red it is likely more eyeballs and tel- and we’ve never come here and around 40 seconds in front of market he had once dismissed. forward, is to make sure our Bull. America is Red Bull’s big- evision remotes will be focused done a good enough job to create runner-up Rashid Al Owaiss. “The Americas are probably American friends speak about gest market.” on Homestead, Florida where the interest. We have a very different Five riders finished the race and big enough to have five or six Formula One every day.” Certainly, F1 will have to pro- Chase championship will also be product from NASCAR, Kuwait’s Abdulwahab Suhail Issa Grands Prix,” Ecclestone told Teams would not be against duce more than one good race decided today. “I see NASCAR reaching their rounded off the podium places, reporters. “We’re trying to get three stops in the US, which is weekend if it is to stake out a Forcing their way into the US exciting finale this weekend with Kuwait’s Fahed Nageeb Al something sorted out in New the biggest market for many out- place on the ultra-competitive US sporting spotlight will not be easy which is an unfortunate coinci- Musallim and Mubarak Sultan Jersey/New York, we’ve had a lot fits, including Ferrari, Red Bull sporting landscape. Ecclestone but it is fight F1 teams say they dence but I think we have to work Al Sultan in fourth and fifth, of requests. and Mercedes Benz. admits he does not know why F1 are up for. very hard to be as commercially although Al Sultan pulled out “Maybe we can do something “It’s crucial for Formula One is so popular in some countries “We have to make sure, as smart as NASCAR to compete. after just two of the 10 laps. in LA (Los Angeles) in the future. to be a true world champion- yet virtually ignored by others, Formula One as a whole that “We’ve got to now work very Qatar’s Waleed Mahmoud Al “It’s a shame it (New Jersey) ship you’ve got to have a race in including the US we put on a show this weekend hard we sell it (Formula One) Sharshani used his pole position didn’t go through as planned, it America, said Red Bull team boss “It’s a strange thing I don’t and over the coming years we in America in a way we haven’t to great effect in the Runabout won’t happen in 2013 and hope- Christian Horner. know ... no idea,” said Ecclestone. build this into a fantastic event, done in the past,” he added. Super Stock category and fully we can resurrect it in 2014.” “For the first time ever we’ve “When I arrived here the guy at which clearly the foundations are REUTERS claimed victory over fellow Qatari Mohamed Abdullah Al Heidus by just under 47 seconds. Kuwait’s Yusef Abdul Razak Qatar SC take on Al Gharafa in finished third and fellow Kuwaiti Ahmed Rashid Al Dawas was Qatar Basketball League action fourth of the 11 riders. Khamis Sbeit Al Hosni qualified fifth and DOHA: Qatar SC today will take on Al Gharafa in the fifth-round finished in a similar position, the action of the Qatar Men’s Basketball League. Qatari demoting Rashid Ebrahim The match takes place at the Indoor Arena of Al Gharafa Stadium. Al Mannai to sixth. The league game starts at 5:00pm. Al Sharshani claimed his sec- In the second match of the day, Al Shamal will play Al Arabi at the ond victory of the day in the same venue. The second game starts at 7:00pm. Runabout Stock category race. After the fourth-round clashes last week, Eljaish lead the standings The Qatari finished the 10 laps following their 92-60 victory over Al Wakrah in the fifth-round match in a time of 15min 41.85sec and held at Al Gharafa Indoor Hall on Friday. Eljaish, who have played that was sufficient to reach the five matches in the new season, have posted four victories. In another chequered flag just under two sec- game last week, Al Rayyan made their fourth consecutive win in the onds clear of Qatar’s Mohamed league race after thrashing Al Ahli SC 103-54. THE PENINSULA Abdullah Al Heidus, who had qualified in third place. Yusef Abdul Razak finished League fixtures third and Al Mannai and Qatar’s DOHA: Qatar Men’s Basketball League fixtures this week. Thamer Ahmed Abu Faisal were Scheduled matches will begin at 5:00pm and 7:00pm every day. fourth and fifth. Today, November 18, 2012 Majed Mahmoud Al Sharshani 5:00pm - Qatar SC vs Al Gharafa qualified second and managed to 7:00pm - Al Shamal vs Al Arabi win the Runabout Stock begin- Tuesday, November 20, 2012 ners’ class race by just under four 5:00pm - Al Gharafa vs Al Ahli seconds from pole sitter and fel- 7:00pm - Eljaish vs Al Rayyan low Qatari Mohammed Jasim Al Wednesday, November 21,2012 Obaidli. Kuwait’s Khalid Walid 5:00pm - Al Sadd vs Qatar SC Al Shaya, Saudi’s Hesham Sami 7:00pm - Al Arabi vs Al Wakra Bakhsh, the UAE’s Hamad Yousef Friday, November 23, 2012 Allanjawi and Kuwait’s Abdulaziz Eljaish coach Razvan Lucescu (right) and player Adriano Martins are seen during a press conference at football 5:00pm - Al Arabi vs Eljaish Hamad Al Omar rounded off the headquarters at Al Bidda Tower in Doha yesterday. Lekhwiya take on Qatar SC today. 7:00pm - Al Rayyan vs Eljaish finishers in the category. THE PENINSULA Lekhwiya eyeing third

Riders are seen in action during the 3rd National Show Jumping Championship held successive win in QSL in Doha yesterday. The event was staged by Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF). Officials of QEF gave away the prizes to the top riders. DOHA: Defending champions PICTURES: JUHAIM Lekhwiya will be eyeing their successive win in the Qatar Al Arabi Stars League (QSL) when they coach take on Qatar SC today. Hassan Coached by Eric Gerets, Shehata Lekhwiya beat Al Gharafa and Al during Khor in their last two matches to a press recover lost ground against top conference sides Al Sadd, Al Wakra and Al in Doha Rayyan. yesterday. Today’s clash will take place at PICS: SHAIVAL Thani Bin Jassim Stadium. The week seven clash starts at 6:30pm. DALAL Also today, fifth-placed Eljaish will be looking for favourable returns when take on Al Arabi who are still without a win this season. The match takes place at QSL fixtures QSL Standings Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium. DOHA: Week seven fixtures DOHA: Football standings Coached by Razvan Lucescu, of the Qatar Stars League after action in Week 6 of the Eljaish beat Al Khor 3-2 after (QSL) matches today and QSL season. Adriano Martins fired a brace tomorrow. more than two weeks ago. Today P W D L G/f G/a Pts Al Arabi, coached by Hassan 4:00pm - Al Sailiyah vs Umm Salal at Ahmed Al Sadd 6 6 0 0 20 6 18 Shehata, have lost two of their six Bin Ali Stadium Al Wakra 6 3 2 1 10 5 11 matches whereas in four games 6:30pm - Lekhwiya vs Qatar SC at Thani Bin Al Rayyan 6 3 1 2 12 2 10 the Doha side had to share points Jassim Stadium Lekhwiya 6 3 1 2 8 7 10 with rivals after draws. 6:30pm - Eljaish vs Al Arabi at Suhaim Bin In the third match of the day, Hamad Stadium Eljaish 6 3 0 3 7 9 9 Al Sailiyah take on Umm Salal Tomorrow Qatar SC 6 2 2 2 9 10 8 at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. Al 4:00pm - Al Gharafa vs Al Khor at Thani Bin Umm Salal 6 2 2 2 7 11 8 Sailiyah - who embarrassed Jassim Stadium Al Khor 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 Al Rayyan with a 4-1 card on 6:30pm - Al Sadd vs Al Wakrah at Jassim Bin Al Gharafa 6 1 3 2 4 5 6 October 27 - have just one win Hamad Stadium Al Arabi 6 0 4 2 6 9 4 from six matches. Umm Salal - 6:30pm - Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Rayyan at Al Al Sailiyah 6 1 1 4 7 14 4 with two wins this season - are in Khor Stadium seventh spot. THE PENINSULA Al Kharaitiyat 6 0 3 3 3 6 3 SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Best haul gives Windies win against Bangladesh Maiden five-wicket haul helps visitors to 77-run victory

DHAKA: Paceman Tino Best November 21. Bangladesh, seek- grabbed his maiden five-wicket ing their second win at home and haul to help the West Indies fourth overall in Test cricket, lost beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in openers Tamim Iqbal (five) and the first Test in an exciting fifth Junaid Siddique (20) in a disap- day finish at Shere Bangla sta- pointing start. dium yesterday. Siddiqui became Best’s first vic- The 31-year-old paceman took tim in the innings before lunch. England’s Alastair Cook celebrates after scoring a century during the second three wickets in the post lunch But worse was to come for the day of a three-day practice match against India ‘A’ at the Cricket Club session and added another in the Tigers as Best caught Nafees West Indies cricket of India (CCI) ground in Mumbai in this file picture of November 1, 2012. final session, finishing with 5-24 miscuing a pull off his own bowl- captain Darren Sammy RIGHT: Pragyan Ojha. to rout Bangladesh for a paltry ing and in his next over had (left) leaves the field 167 after they were set a 245-run Bangladesh’s best batsman Shakib with team-mate Tino target. Al Hasan caught behind. Best after winning the Best dismissed Shahriar Rahim looked good initially but first Test match against Nafees (23), Shakib Al Hasan Best returned for a second spell Bangladesh at the Captain Cook leads (two) and Mushfiqur Rahim (16) to trap the Bangladeshi skipper Sher-e-Bangla National in quick succession and then in front of the wicket to derail Cricket Stadium in had Bangladesh’s top scorer Bangladesh to 85-5. Dhaka, yesterday. England fightback Mohammad Mahmudullah (29) Sixteen runs later, Veerasammy to give his team a 1-0 lead in the Permaul had Naeem Islam lbw two-Test series. after the first innings century The second and final Test maker had made only 26. Permaul in second innings will be played in Khulna from also dismissed Nasir Hossain for Scoreboard AHMEDABAD: A brilliant 16-match career. The follow-on spell of spin bowling by Indian looked very much on the cards West Indies (I innings): ...... 527-4 decl 0; Nasir 3-0-18-0. bowlers saw England follow-on after England were reduced to Bangladesh (I innings): ...... 556 Bangladesh (II innings): after being dismissed for 191 110 for seven at lunch. West Indies (II innings): Tamim Iqbal c Ramdin b Rampaul ...... 5 in their first innings on day Resuming the day on 41 C Gayle c Rahim b Rubel ...... 19 Junaid Siddique c Ramdin b Best ...... 20 21 and Sohag Gazi (19) to finish belief and we are trying to get three of first Test at the Sardar for three, England lost Kevin K Powell c Rahim b Shakib ...... 110 Shahriar Nafees c&b Best ...... 23 with 3-32 on his debut. more consistent in Tests. We are Patel Stadium, Motera, here Pietersen (17), Ian Bell (0) and D Bravo c Rahim b Rubel ...... 76 Naeem Islam lbw b Permaul ...... 26 It was another disappointing looking to improve with every yesterday. captain Alistair Cook (41) in M Samuels c Nafees b Gazi ...... 1 Shakib Al Hasan c Ramdin b Best ...... 2 batting display by the home team game.” England though fought back quick succession. D Ramdin lbw b Shakib ...... 5 Mushfiqur Rahim lbw Best ...... 16 which ended in their 64th defeat Sammy’s Bangladesh counter- valiantly in their second and England failed to come to D Sammy lbw b Gazi ...... 16 Nasir Hossain b Permaul ...... 21 in 74 Tests since gaining Test sta- part, meanwhile, bemoaned a lack ended the day at 111 for none, terms with India’s spin attack V Permaul b Gazi ...... 10 Mohammad Mahmudullah b Best ...... 29 tus in 2000 -- a matter of great of partnerships in his team’s sec- but still 219 runs adrift of India’s with Ashwin and Ojha both tak- S Narine (not out) ...... 22 Sohag Gazi c (sub-Fudadin) b Permaul ...... 19 criticism in the cricketing world. ond innings. first innings total of 521 for eight ing their wicket tally to three. R Rampaul b Gazi ...... 5 Shahdat Hossain c Powell b Rampaul ...... 4 West Indian captain Darren “In this Test, we competed well. declared. Except for Cook, no England T Best b Gazi ...... 0 Rubel Hossain (not out) ...... 0 Sammy heaped praise on his Test cricket is the biggest chal- Captain Alastair Cook (batting batsman inspired confidence. S Chanderpaul lbw Gazi ...... 1 Extras (B-1, NB-1) ...... 2 bowlers. lenge and we don’t play that many, 74) and Nick Compton (batting They showed no faith in their Extras (B-1, LB-3, NB-4) ...... 8 Total (all out) ...... 167 “Bangladesh played really well, but we really did well in the first 34) put on an unbeaten 111-run defensive technique. Total (all out) ...... 273 Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-44, 3-51, 4-55, 5-85, but credit must go to our bowlers innings, but lack of partnerships stand as England finally managed Pietersen was the first to go, Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-209, 3-212, 4-218, 6-106, 7-119, 8-159, 9-159. and batsmen. It turned out to be a in the second let us down,” said to negotiate India’s two spinners. castled by Ojha. He looked com- 5-225, 6-244, 7-249, 8-265, 9-265. Bowling: Rampaul 11-1-32-2 (1nb); Narine very good wicket after 1000 runs Rahim. Earlier, Pragyan Ojha picked pletely at sea against the Indian’s Bowling: Gazi 23.2-2-74-6; Rubel 19-4-53-2 18-1-56-0; Best 12.3-2-24-5; Permaul 8-0- in the first two innings, but there “We are 1-0 down but we have five wickets to help India dismiss accurate bowling. (2nb); Mahmudullah 3-0-12-0; Hossain 7-1- 32-3; Sammy 3-0-13-0; Samuels 2-0-9-0. was something in the final stages lots of positives from this Test and England for 191 in their first Bell was caught at mid-off off 34-0 (2nb); Shakib 11-2-56-2; Islam 8-0-22- Result: West Indies won by 77 runs. of the match,” said Sammy. hopefully we can come back hard.” innings and enforce the follow- the very next ball. Cook, was foxed “The team has a whole new AFP on for an early tea break. by a conventional off-spin delivery Ojha (5/45) and Ravichandran from Ashwin and was caught by Ashwin (3/80) exploited the con- Virender Sehwag at first slip. ditions well to make life tough for Samit Patel (10) was the last the English batsmen, who strug- English wicket to fall in the Quiney on standby to gled against the guile of the two morning session. The all-rounder spinners. would count himself unlucky as Ojha bowled Matt Prior (48) he was adjudged lbw off a Umesh to end the innings and take his Yadav delivery that appeared to back up his ‘good nine’ fourth five-wicket haul of his have missed the leg-stump. IANS Scoreboard SYDNEY: Australian top order caught out on the boundary by a “I have only had one innings batsman Rob Quiney is desper- brilliant Dale Steyn catch. in Test match cricket so, if I get India (I innings): ...... 521-8 decl Total (all out) ...... 191 ate to get another taste of Test Coach Mickey Arthur joked another couple of innings, hope- England (I innings): Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-29, 3-30, 4-69, 5-69, cricket and will be ready to go if that it was the “best nine” he fully I can turn that around and A Cook c Sehwag b Ashwin...... 41 6-80, 7-97, 8-144, 9-187, 10-191. Shane Watson is unfit for next had seen and that Quiney had score some runs for the side and, N Compton b Ashwin ...... 9 Bowling: R Ashwin 27-9-80-3; Z Khan 15-7- week’s second match against not looked out of place in Test more importantly, help out to J Anderson c Gambhir b Ojha ...... 2 23-1; P P Ojha 22.2-8-45-5; Yuvraj Singh South Africa. cricket, but the batsman himself contribute to a win as well.” J Trottc Pujara b Ashwin ...... 0 3-0-12-0; U T Yadav 7-2-14-1. Quiney made his Test debut was naturally disappointed with Despite Quiney’s disappoint- K Pietersen b Ojha ...... 17 England (II innings): in last week’s drawn first Test his effort. ment, Australia finished the first I R Bell c Tendulkar b Ojha ...... 0 A Cook (batting) ...... 74 International Cricket Council (ICC) in Brisbane and is on standby to “I’d rather make a scratchy Test on a high after forcing the President Alan Isaac speaks dur- S Patel lbw Yadav ...... 10 N Compton (batting) ...... 34 replace Watson again if the all fifty than a ‘good nine’,” he told tourists to bat through most of M Prior b Ojha ...... 48 Extras(LB-3) ...... 3 ing a press conference at the rounder fails to recover from a reporters in Adelaide, laughing. the final day to save a draw. T Bresnan c Kohli b Ojha ...... 19 Total (for no loss) ...... 111 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket calf injury. “I’m a batter, my job is to make The return of 35-Test veteran S Broad lbw Khan ...... 25 Bowling: U T Yadav 7-1-15-0; PP Ojha 14-3- Stadium in Dhaka, yesterday. Isaac The 30-year-old Quiney made runs and I didn’t make runs,” he Watson willbe cleared only if he G Swann (not out) ...... 3 34-0; R Ashwin 14-3-49-0; V Sehwag 1-0-1-0; is in Dhaka on a two-day visit to just nine runs batting at number added. “Cricket is a funny game - passes a fitness Test early next Extras (B-5, LB-12) ...... 17 Z Khan 1-0-1-0; S R Tendulkar 1-0-8-0. Bangladesh. three at the Gabba before being it can turn around pretty quickly. week. AFP Sussex confirm players Five-wicket Herath puts Sri Lanka on top approached to GALLE, Sri Lanka: Rangana Karunaratne was trapped leg- Test, was the other bowler to Herath bagged a five-wicket before by fast bowler Tim Southee impress as he took two wickets off haul to put Sri Lanka in a for no score. three balls in a lively opening spell fix match strong position on the opening “I made my Test debut in Galle to eventually finish with 3-51. day of the first Test against New and I love this place as most of New Zealand squandered the LONDON: English county team Zealand in Galle yesterday. the time I have played here I have advantage of batting first on a good Sussex confirmed yesterday The left-arm spinner finished done well. I have had a great time wicket at the Galle International that some of their players were with 5-65, his 11th haul of five or at this ground in the last two or Stadium after winning the toss as approached about fixing a match more wickets in a Test innings, as three years,” said Herath. they faltered against pace in the against Kent last year, but said Sri Lanka dismissed New Zealand “The ball is going to turn on morning and then against spin. an investigation had yielded no for 221 in the first innings before the fourth and fifth days and we Opener Brendon McCullum (68) evidence of wrongdoing. reaching 9-1 in reply at stumps. need to get a lot of runs. Our plan and middle-order batsman Daniel A recent book, Bookie Gambler Nightwatchman Suraj Randiv should be to bat tomorrow and Flynn (53) were the only batsmen Fixer Spy: A Journey to the Corrupt was unbeaten on three while even day after and get as many to apply themselves well on a slow Heart of Cricket’s Underworld, by opener Tharanga Paranavitana runs as possible.” turning track before both fell to Ed Hawkins, made reference to had yet to open his account. Sri Lankan paceman Shaminda Herath in the afternoon session. the televised 40-overs match in Debutant opener Dimuth Eranga, playing only his second “It was not the batting per- 2011, which Kent won by 14 runs. formance we were after. At Galle “The club can confirm approaches Scoreboard when you win the toss and bat were made to players regarding first, you’re after a total in excess this game,” read a statement from New Zealand (I innings): Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-29, 3-40, 4-130, of 400. We weren’t able to do that Sussex. M Guptill c Mathews b Eranga ...... 11 5-142, 6-155, 7-181, 8-196, 9-207, 10-221. today,” said McCullum. “Working with the PCA New Zealand were struggling B McCullum b Herath ...... 68 Bowling: Kulasekara 12.5-5-31-2 (nb1); (Professional Cricketers’ at 40-3 following Eranga’s dou- K Williamson c Paranavitana b Eranga ...... 0 Eranga 16-5-51-3; Mathews 3-0-11-0; Herath Association), the club investi- R Taylor b Kulasekara ...... 9 ble-strike in the morning before gated and reported the issue at 30-5-65-5; Randiv 21-1-62-0. McCullum and left-handed Flynn D Flynn c P Jayawardene b Herath ...... 53 Sri Lanka (I innings): the time, passing all the informa- J Franklin lbw Herath ...... 3 steadied the innings with a 90-run T Paranavitana (batting) ...... 0 tion promptly to the ECB after K van Wyk b Herath ...... 28 stand for the fourth wicket. D Karunaratne lbw Southee ...... 0 the match. In conjunction with D Bracewell c M Jayawardene b Herath .....12 McCullum played some aggres- the ICC (International Cricket T Southee c Mathews b Eranga ...... 16 S Randiv (batting) ...... 3 sive shots in the afternoon, hit- Council), a full investigation was J Patel (not out) ...... 12 Extras (B-4, LB-2) ...... 6 ting off-spinner Suraj Randiv and undertaken with nothing unto- Total (for 1 wkt) ...... 9 Herath for sixes. He fell immedi- Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath tosses the ball after completing five wickets T Boult b Kulasekara ...... 7 ward coming to light, and the Fall of wicket: 1-2. ately after hitting his second six, during the first day of the opening Test match against New Zealand at the Extras (LB-1, NB-1) ...... 2 club’s prompt action receiving Total (all out) ...... 221 Bowling: Boult 3-2-2-0, Southee 2-1-1-1. bowled by Herath. praise. AFP Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle, yesterday. AFP SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31 Czechs lead 2-1 in Davis Cup final Hosts one win away from title; Ferrer to take on Berdych in reverse singles today

PRAGUE: Hosts Czech “But we told ourselves there is Republic came within a point no way they can keep playing like Davis Cup Final of winning the Davis Cup final that,” he added. after beating holders Spain in In the second set, Lopez was the PRAGUE: Result of the Davis the doubles rubber here yester- first to lose his serve but Berdych Cup final between the Czech day to take a 2-1 overall lead. offered Spain a quick re-break. Republic and Spain yesterday: Tomas Berdych and Radek But Lopez was in for more Czech Republic 2 Spain 1 Stepanek beat Marcel Granollers trouble as he struggled to come and Marc Lopez 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 back from three set points down Tomas Berdych, Radek in three hours and 19 minutes. and finally conceded the fourth Stepanek (CZE) bt Marcel “That’s all we wanted,” a trium- one to let the Czechs come level. Granollers, Marc Lopez (ESP) phant Berdych, who is only 119th In the third set, games went 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in the ATP doubles rankings, said with serve until Lopez offered two Played on Friday after the game. set points again and the Czechs “We are still missing a lot, it’s converted the second one. David Ferrer (ESP) bt Radek just one point, but we are looking All but flawless throughout the Stepanek (CZE) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 ahead and we will do everything” rubber, Granollers lost his serve Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt today, he added. in the sixth game of the fourth Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, Lopez and Granollers, ranked set and that was all the Czechs 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3. sixth and 10th in doubles, came needed to clinch their 12th Davis to Prague with a boost from their Cup doubles win together, against Playing today ATP Tour Finals win last week. a single loss. (from 1200 GMT) They only lost one game at the In Friday’s singles, Spain’s Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs David London tournament -- against number one David Ferrer beat Ferrer (ESP) The Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych celebrates after winning over Spain’s Nicolas Almagro during their Davis Stepanek and India’s Leander Stepanek 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and Paes. Berdych then put the Czechs level Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs Cup final singles match in Prague. RIGHT: Czech Republic’s Berdych (right) and Radek Stepanek chat during Yesterday, Stepanek, the world after beating Nicolas Almagro Nicolas Almagro (ESP) their Davis Cup doubles final match against Spain’s Marc Lopez and Marcel Granollers in Prague, yesterday. number four in doubles, lost his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3. opening serve, which was enough Despite concerns about a very The Czech captain Jaroslav number six, will take on fifth- four Rafael Nadal, who is recover- 1993, has yet to win its first, but for the Spaniards to take the first fast Ultracushion Novacrylic Navratil said he had to be happy ranked Ferrer in a rubber pitting ing from a knee injury, are looking Czechoslovakia lifted the Davis set. court prepared by the hosts, with 1-1 after what he saw. the teams’ number one players to lift their fourth Davis Cup in Cup in 1980. “I had a bad first serve and our Ferrer said he felt comfortable. “We chose the surface but the against each other. five years, in addition wins in 2000 A victory would give the Czechs opponents... played without any “It was very fast but I received Spaniards adapted themselves Stepanek, the world number and 2004. a rare team double after the pressure, delivering incredible very well and this maybe was the very well after training here,” 37 in singles, is due to face 11th- The Czech Republic, which women’s team defended the Fed shots, serving amazingly,” said key,” Ferrer said after Friday’s Navratil said. ranked Almagro after that. emerged as an independent coun- Cup here two weeks ago. Stepanek. match. Today, Berdych, the world Spain, missing world number try after Czechoslovakia split in AGENCIES South Africa edge valiant All Blacks’ second half Scotland display demolishes Italy EDINBURGH: South Africa survived a second-half surge ROME: A dominant second- 22, only for the ball to go to a have interfered with play. Four from Scotland to win 21-10 in half display by a largely exper- scrum which the visitors won. minutes later and despite the best the second round of autumn test imental New Zealand team New Zealand soon began intentions of Mirco Bergamsaco matches at Murrayfield yester- ended Italy’s hopes of causing to dominate in midfield, how- Ma’a Nonu touched down for day, making it two wins out of a monumental upset in a 42-10 ever, and four minutes later an the All Blacks second try, with two on their European tour. reverse at the Olympic Stadium Aaron Cruden penalty put the Cruden converting for 23-7. Both Springbok tries came yesterday. first points on the board for the Italy coach Brunel made a from hooker Adriaan Strauss Italy went into the test with 11 visitors. series of subsitutions with Alberto with fly-half Pat Lambie add- previous defeats to the All Blacks New Zealand’s first try came De Marchi on for Ghiraldini and ing one conversion and three but went in to the interval only on 16 minutes. Davide Giazzon replacing Andrea penalties. 13-7 down after stand-in captain From the scrum Aaron Smith Lo Cicero and they added much For Scotland, scrum-half Kieran Read touched down for fed Read, who pushed through needed impetus - though, it only Henry Pyrgos came off the bench the visitors and Alberto Sgarbi the Italian line before going to saw them add a drop goal through to score a try and Greg Laidlaw had replied for Italy. ground. Conrad Smith, however, Orquera which took the scores to had one conversion and one But Steve Hansen’s side, fresh was quick to take possession and 23-10. penalty. Australia’s Ben Tapuai (centre) is tackled by England’s Brad Barritt during from a 51-22 mauling of Scotland he drew the Italy defence before With fatigue setting in, Brunel The South Africans will now their international Rugby Union match at Twickenham Stadium in London, and ahead of upcoming tests offloading for Read to charge over made more changes but they were take wins over Ireland and yesterday. against Wales and England, for the try. unable to stop the constant waves Scotland on to Twickenham next waited for the Azzurri to tire Cruden added two points with of All Black attacks and finally Saturday when they will be look- before turning on the power in an easy conversion. with 13 minutes remaining they ing to finish off their autumn the second half. Italy bounced back and on 25 gave way. series in style with a win over A sell-out crowd of close to minutes the Azzurri’s persistence Cory Jane strolled over for England. 80,000 turned up and for the best was rewarded when Sgarbi went the try and Cruden adding the The loss was Scotland’s fourth Australia rally to part of the first 15 minutes their over for a deserved try. conversion which was quickly straight defeat at Murrayfield and spirits were raised with some Italy headed for the dressing followed by a brace from Julian it means crucially that they will positive play from Italy. rooms trailing only 13-7, but only Savea - the first was not con- not be among the top eight seeds On nine minutes Andrea Massi four minutes after the restart verted by Cruden but he made no when the 2015 World Cup draw is and winger Giovambattista Cruden put another three points mistake with his second to round made next month. beat England Venditti combined to break down on the board from a penalty after off the scoring. Scotland made three changes the right and into New Zealand’s Leonardo Ghiraldini was ruled to AFP from the team that lost 51-22 to LONDON: Australia returned prop Ben Alexander recalled. the All Blacks, with David Denton to form with a 20-14 victory Flood’s early penalty gave England and John Barclay joining skip- over England at Twickenham the lead but it was Australia who Samoa shock per Kelly Brown in the back row yesterday which also saw them dominated territory with a surge for the injured Ross Rennie and end their lengthy wait for a Test by openside flanker Michael Wales in Cardiff Alasdair Strokosch, and Euan try. Hooper taking the Wallabies into Murray back in at tighthead prop The Wallabies were unrecog- the hosts’ 22. Test match in place of Geoff Cross. nisable from the side thrashed Hooper found Cummins but he Springboks coach Heyneke 33-6 by France in Paris last week was held up short of the line but, Meyer opted for two changes and were unfortunate to be 14-11 after the ball was once more re- CARDIFF, United Kingdom: from the side that edged Ireland down at the break. cycled from a ruck, Barnes kicked Samoa produced another memo- 16-12 in Dublin with Gurthro England held a slender interval a close-range drop-goal to level rable victory in Cardiff as Wales Steenkamp in for CJ van der advantage thanks to three Toby the scores. slumped to their fifth successive Linde at loosehead prop and Juan Flood penalties and a controver- Another Flood penalty took defeat, losing 26-19 to the south de Jong taking over from Jaco sial try from Manu Tuilagi. England in front but Australia sea islanders in Friday night’s Taute at outside centre. Tuilagi’s score cancelled out again came close to a try in the one-off Test match. South Africa applied the early a deserved try by Wallaby wing 29th minute after the ball was Fa’atoina Autagavaia, George pressure and signalled their Nick Cummins -- his first in Tests thrown to Hooper at the back of Pisi and Johnny Leota all crossed attacking intentions after four and Australia’s first in 212 min- the line-out on the edge of the 22. as the Six Nations champions minutes. Three minutes later utes of international rugby. Alexander, after a series of suffered a similar fate to their fly-half Lambie opened the scor- Recalled full-back Berrick rucks, thought he’d scored but predecessors. ing for the visitors with a penalty Barnes, who also kicked astutely French referee Romain Poite Memories of famous World Cup from just inside the Scottish half. out of hand, then nudged Australia went to the replay offical and shocks from 1991 and 1999 came Laidlaw levelled at 3-3 in the six points in front early in the sec- Scotland’s Jim Yuille ruled ‘no- flooding back as the ferocious 10th minute when a Springbok ond half. try’, with the ball obscured tackling and clinical finishing of forward failed to roll away in the And the Wallabies, with their beneath a pile of bodies. the visitors rocked hosts Wales. tackle, but Lambie restored the scrum vastly improved, held on Barnes and Flood’s exchanged But unlike those wins of the South African lead shortly after for a win that eased the pressure penalties left England 9-6 in front past, this was far les of a surprise when Laidlaw was penalised at a on their under-fire Kiwi coach before the try Australia had been given the mess Welsh rugby sud- lineout. Robbie Deans. threatening arrived in the 35th denly finds itself in following three Some big hits from the Boks Defeat left England search- minute. Scrum-half Nick Phipps’s losses in Australia and defeat last in the tackle and deft footwork ing for their first win against a break caught the England defence week to Argentina. from Lambie had Scotland back- southern hemisphere giant under napping and his pass, which Ashley Beck’s interception try pedalling and the pressure paid coach Stuart Lancaster after two appeared forward, sent Cummins before half-time handed Wales a dividends after 21 minutes when defeats and a draw on tour against clear for a try in the right corner. 13-7 lead and appeared to have the Springbok pack mauled its South Africa earlier this year. Barnes missed the conversion but settled home nerves after falling way over the Scottish line and England recalled Chris Ashton Australia were 11-6 in front. behind to an early try only for sec- Strauss touched down. There was after the wing missed last week’s However, England hit back ond-half scores from Pisi and Leota further trouble for the Scots as 54-12 win over Fiji through minutes later when, after scrum- wrapped up a deserved victory for tearaway lock Richie Gray was suspension. half Danny Care’s quick tap pen- the Pacific islanders. Samoa made forced off the field after taking a By contrast, Australia made alty, centre Brad Barritt and a dream start with a try little more heavy knock to the head and then four changes to their Paris team, blindside flanker Tom Johnson New Zealand All Black’s fly-half Aaron Cruden runs the ball against Italy than a minute into the game that Laidlaw missed a straightforward with Barnes, wing Digby Ioane, combined to give Tuilagi a 30 during their rugby union Test match before the Six Nations International stunned the 44,000 crowd at the penalty kick. AFP lock Sekope Kepu and tighthead metre run to the line. AFP rugby union, at the Rome Olympic Stadium, yesterday. Millennium Stadium. AFP Sunday 18 November 2012 4 Muharram 1434 Volume 17 Number 5522 Sport Price: QR2

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GLASGOW: Substitute Lassad Manchester United lose 1-0 at Norwich; Odemwingie sinks Chelsea Nouioui scored his first goal for Celtic a minute after coming on LONDON: Unexpected defeats as the Hoops got back to win- for Chelsea and Manchester English Premier ning ways with a hard-earned United allowed champions 2-0 victory over Aberdeen at Manchester City to stroll League Results Pittodrie yesterday. into first place in the Premier LONDON: English Premier It is Celtic’s first win in four League yesterday by crushing League results yesterday: Scottish Premier League matches Aston Villa 5-0. Arsenal 5 (Mertesacker 24, Podolski that moves them a point clear at United’s 1-0 loss in the late 42, Giroud 45, Cazorla 60, Walcott 90) the top of the table with a game kick-off at Norwich City pre- Tottenham 2 (Adebayor 10, Bale 71) in hand after Hibernian lost 3-1 vented them from returning to Liverpool 3 (Suarez 47, 58, Enrique 65) to bottom of the league Dundee. the summit, while third-place Wigan 0 Chances were few and far Chelsea have now gone four games Man City 5 (Silva 43, Aguero 54-pen, 67, between in an even first half without a win after losing 2-1 at Tevez 65-pen, 74) Aston Villa 0 with teenage striker Tony Watt West Bromwich Albion. heading against the post from a Newcastle 1 (Ba 90) Swansea 2 (Michu 58, David Silva’s scrappy 43rd- corner.The Dons’ defence frus- De Guzman 87) minute goal put City ahead at the trated Celtic after the break but Etihad Stadium, before penalties QPR 1 (Hoilett 49) Southampton 3 (Lambert Lassad made the breakthrough in from Sergio Aguero and Carlos 23, Puncheon 45, Ferdinand 83-og) the 73rd minute when he reacted Tevez -- awarded for handballs Reading 2 (Le Fondre 51, 79-pen) Everton 1 quickest to knock the rebound by Andreas Weimann and Barry (Naismith 10) from Victor Wanyama’s superb Bannan -- made it 3-0. West Brom 2 (Long 10, Odemwingie 50) shot past Jamie Langfield. Aguero beat Villa goalkeeper Chelsea 1 (Hazard 39) Former Aberdeen player Brad Guzan at his near post to Norwich 1 (Pilkington 60) Man Utd 0 Charlie Mulgrew netted against claim his second goal in the 67th Playing Today his former club three minutes minute and Tevez then tapped later when he sent a half-volley Fulham vs Sunderland (1600GMT) home the fifth. past the keeper and Wanyama The result dropped Villa into Playing on Monday had a late effort ruled out for the bottom three and took City West Ham vs Stoke (2000GMT) offside as Celtic ended the Dons a point above former leaders Matteo’s former club left them unbeaten home record. AFP United, who slumped to their four points off the pace. third defeat of the campaign at Shane Long put West Brom Carrow Road. ahead at the Hawthorns with a Scottish Premier Javier Hernandez started up 10th-minute header and then teed front for the visitors after inspir- up Peter Odemwingie for what League Results ing last weekend’s 3-2 win at proved to be the winner after GLASGOW: Collated Scottish Villa, but it was former United Eden Hazard’s header drew the Norwich City’s Anthony Pilkington (left) tackles Manchester United’s Rafael during their English Premier League Premier League results trainee Anthony Pilkington who visitors level six minutes before yesterday: claimed the game’s only goal with half-time. match at the Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, Britain, yesterday. Aberdeen 0 Celtic 2 (Nouioui 73, Mulgrew an excellent 60th-minute header. West Brom’s victory allowed 77) United’s best chance of an them to climb to within a point of equaliser saw Norwich goalkeeper Chelsea and they clambered over Queens Park Rangers to leave the within a point of safety. Earlier, Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Dundee 3 (Benedictus 21, Milne 47, John Ruddy produce a flying save Everton into fourth place after London club four points adrift at Tottenham striker Emmanuel Cazorla put Arsene Wenger’s men McBride 52-pen) Hibernian 1 (Griffiths 90) to prevent Sebastien Bassong David Moyes’ side were beaten 2-1 the foot of the table and increase Adebayor scored but was then in control. Theo Walcott made it Hearts 1 (Grainger 64) St Mirren 0 from scoring an injury-time own at relegation-threatened Reading. the pressure on coach Mark sent off as his former club Arsenal 5-2 after Gareth Bale reduced St Johnstone 1 (Mackay 51) Ross County 1 goal, as Chris Hughton’s side held Steven Naismith punished Hughes. stormed back from behind to win the arrears, to produce a repeat (Craig 70-og) firm to claim another prized scalp sloppy defending to give Everton David Hoilett gave QPR hope 5-2 in the north London derby at of the scoreline from last season’s Playing Today after last month’s 1-0 win at home a 10th-minute lead but a second- when he pulled a goal back the Emirates Stadium. equivalent fixture in February. Inverness CT vs Motherwell (1245GMT) to Arsenal. half Adam Le Fondre double saw after Rickie Lambert and Jason Adebayor was sent off for Elsewhere, in-form Luis Suarez Played on Friday Meanwhile, Chelsea’s early- the Royals belatedly register their Puncheon had put the Saints 2-0 an uncontrolled lunge at Santi took his tally for the season to Dundee Utd 3 (Mackay-Steven 48, Daly season momentum appears to first win of the campaign. up, but a late Anton Ferdinand Cazorla eight minutes after 10 league goals with a brace as 56, 90) Kilmarnock 3 (Sheridan 9, 30, have fizzled out completely after In the battle of the basement own goal confirmed a win that putting Spurs ahead, and goals Liverpool beat Wigan Athletic Heffernan 53) their defeat at coach Roberto Di clubs, Southampton won 3-1 at took Nigel Adkins’ men to from Per Mertesacker, Lukas 3-0. AFP

Coetzee sets Formula One: Vettel on top again in Texas course record AUSTIN, Texas: Sebastian Vettel maintained United States his total domination of practice at the United in SA Open States Grand Prix yesterday morning when he Grand Prix Free topped the times for Red Bull for a third succes- EKURHULENI, South sive session ahead of today’s showdown, his 100th Africa: South African George Practice Times race in Formula One. Coetzee hit a course-record The 25-year-old German, who needs to outscore 63 at the Serengeti Golf and nearest rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari by 15 Wildlife Estate to end the third AUSTIN, Texas: United points to become the youngest triple champion in round of the SA Open in second States Grand Prix third free F1 history, clocked a fastest lap in one minute and place yesterday. practice times here yesterday: 36.490 seconds to emerge fastest. At 13 under par, 26-year- 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull That was enough to leave him nearly three- old Coetzee is tied in second 1:36.490, 2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) tenths of a second clear of nearest challenger Lewis place with Sweden’s Magnus McLaren 1:36.748, 3. Pastor Maldonado Hamilton who, in his penultimate race weekend A Carlsson, just three strokes (VEN) Williams 1:37.001, 4. Fernando with McLaren before joining Mercedes next year, behind leader Henrik Stenson, Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1:37.180, 5. Nico recorded a best time of 1:36.748. who had his worst round yet at Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1:37.247, 6. Both men clocked their times in a busy final 69 after 66 and 65 in the previous Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:37.262, 7. flurry of activity in the final minutes of the hour- two rounds. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1:37.298, long session run in cold conditions, but in front His round puts him only one 8. Sergio Perez (MEX) Sauber 1:37.415, of a big crowd dressed in winter jackets, at the stroke behind the lowest score in 9. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Force India new Circuit of the Americas 25 kilometres out of SA Open history, after John Bland 1:37.495, 10. Jenson Button (GBR) downtown Austin. who shot a 62 at the Durban McLaren 1:37.538, 11. Bruno Senna Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado was third fast- Country Club in 1993. (BRA) Williams 1:37.569, 12. Michael est for Williams ahead of Alonso, Nico Rosberg “It’s great to shoot a 63 and I’m Schumacher (GER) Mercedes 1:37.760, of Mercedes and Felipe Massa in the second very happy, but I have to forget 13. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Lotus 1:37.765, Ferrari. about it as soon as possible,” said 14. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) Sauber Australian Mark Webber was seventh in the sec- the Pretoria native. 1:37.953, 15. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Toro ond Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez of Sauber, who “I’ve got to go out tomorrow. If Rosso 1:38.547, 16. Paul di Resta (GBR) crashed into Frenchman Charles Pic’s Marussia the wind pumps and they put the Force India 1:38.653, 17. Romain Grosjean during the session, Nico Hulkenberg of Force India flags in ridiculous places then 63 (FRA) Lotus 1:38.753, 18. Jean-Eric and Jenson Button in the second McLaren. is definitely not an option.” Vergne (FRA) Toro Rosso 1:39.689, 19. Bruno Senna was 11th for Williams ahead of The players teed off later since Timo Glock (GER) Marussia 1:40.407, 20. retirement-bound seven-time champion Michael the second round had to be com- Vitaly Petrov (RUS) Caterham 1:40.753, Schumacher of Mercedes, and Abu Dhabi Grand pleted after thunderstorms inter- 21. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Caterham Prix winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, who was rupted play on Friday. 1:41.011, 22. Charles Pic (FRA) Marussia 13th. Trailing Sweden’s Stenson by 1:41.466, 23. Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) HRT The Finn’s Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean nine strokes after round two, Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives past the Observation Tower was unable to run in the final part of the session on Coetzee started the third with 1:43.563, 24. Narain Karthikeyan (IND) during the third practice session of the US F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, HRT 1:44.043. light fuel and softer tyres due toa gearbox failure. two birdies and then an eagle on Texas, yesterday. AFP the par-four fourth hole. AFP