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THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 • 10 Shaaban 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6444 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Monopoly of car Emir chairs top economic council’s meeting dealers ends Ministry decision expected to make vehicles cheaper DOHA: Cars are expected to distribution agents, the Minister commodities allocated for agents. become cheaper in Qatar as the of Economy and Commerce will “We will be closely monitoring the government yesterday clari- soon lay down conditions for market, particularly the car deal- fied that automobile dealers the import of these items by ers,” it said. with exclusive import rights non-agents. The ministry said that the for foreign brands do not enjoy “Non-agents have the right to law, however, makes it manda- monopoly any more. import the same brands from tory for automobile distributors, Any dealer with a valid import overseas, whether from dealers whether agents or non-agents, licence can now import vehicles in other countries or some other to provide warranty, specify the for sale in the local market even if sources, except directly from the nature of warranty and declare there are exclusive local agencies manufacturer,” the ministry said the specifications. for those vehicles. in a statement. Those who fail to comply with The Ministry of Economy and Qatar News Agency (QNA) the regulations will be liable to Commerce said that exclusive reported that the ministry issued punishment under the provisions Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is Chairman of the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs agencies could, however, continue the above statement to “end the of the Consumer Protection Law and Investment, chaired the Council’s second meeting for 2015 at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The meeting was to bring vehicles directly from the confusion regarding automobile (No. 8 of 2008). attended by the Deputy Emir and Vice-Chairperson of the Council, H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, manufacturers for sale, as they import and the rights of the To make sure that Law No. 8 and Prime Minister and Interior Minister and Executive Member of the Council, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser have been doing. exclusive agents”. of 2002 is effectively implemented, bin Khalifa Al Thani. But other dealers who are non- The statement hinted that the ministry said it will launch an agents and have relevant and Qatar is a free market economy intensive inspection campaign to valid import licences will also be where the consumer is king and check if the licensed agents are allowed to import those brands of where monopolistic business complying with its provisions and automobiles from other sources, practices would not be allowed displaying cars’ specifications, such as dealers in other countries. any more. providing warranties and meet- Asian Town to get bus station There is no restriction on deal- Fair competition and supply ing other conditions. ers importing cars of any brand and demand determining the A car buyer must now sign a DOHA: West End Park, close Asian Town, as well as work- covering major parts of the city provided they have the import prices of automobiles and other declaration saying that he is satis- to the Industrial Area and now ers based in the Industrial Area to reduce congestion at the busy licence and their names appear foreign brands will benefit the fied as he has been told everything renamed as Asian Town, will who want to catch a bus to other Al Ghanim bus terminal. in the import register, said the buyer by ensuring fair pricing. about the car’s specifications, soon get a mini bus station, a parts of the city. “With this new service people ministry. According to the ministry, warranty and servicing, etc., the senior official of Mowasalat said Al Khanji said Mowasalat was don’t have to go to the main bus Even though foreign brands, Law No. 8 of 2002 paved the ministry said in its statement. yesterday. adding new safety features to the terminal to catch a bus to different including cars, have their local way for non-agents to import THE PENINSULA The new bus depot will Al Ghanim bus station to prevent parts of the city,” said Al Khanji. mainly serve the large number accidents involving passengers. There is a plan to build five of expatriate workers visiting the Last December, four people new bus stations across the city sprawling facility. were killed when a bus rammed that will be linked to metro sta- “We are having discussions into a group of people waiting for tions. It is expected to be com- UAE bars entry of with a leading commercial outlet buses at the station. pleted by 2018. (operating in Asian Town), which “We are installing additional Mowasalat is also planning to Fifa officials arrested has agreed to provide space to barricades to separate passen- launch bus services linking Hamad Amnesty expert park a few buses,” Nasser Al gers from the bus parking area. International Airport with various NICOSIA: Authorities in the Khanji, executive director for The plan is to create dedicated hotels in the city. United Arab Emirates have support services at Mowasalat, lanes for passengers to board the The Karwa smart card for bus in corruption probe barred an Amnesty International told this daily yesterday. buses. This will organise passen- passengers will soon have a new expert from entering the coun- The new facility is expected to ger movement and prevent peo- feature that will allow the users to ZURICH/NEW YORK: The associations will have to con- try, the London-based rights reduce the pressure on the main ple rushing from here and there,” top up the cards using their mobile football world was plunged into sider carefully if they should even group said yesterday. bus terminal in Al Ghanim to said Al Khanji. phones. turmoil yesterday as seven attend this Congress.” James Lynch, Amnesty’s acting some extent, he said. He said Mowasalat had Continued on page 9 powerful soccer figures were US authorities said a total of head of business and human rights, It will benefit people visiting launched circular bus services THE PENINSULA arrested on US corruption nine soccer officials and five sports was on his way on Tuesday to par- charges and faced extradition media and promotions executives ticipate in a conference in Dubai, from Switzerland, whose author- were charged in cases involving when immigration authorities at ities also announced a criminal more than $150m in bribes over a the airport refused him entry. investigation into the awarding period of 24 years. They said their Lynch had been expected to of the next two World Cups. investigation exposed complex speak about the responsibility of Blair to quit as Mideast envoy The senior Fifa officials were money laundering schemes, mil- corporations to ensure migrant arrested in a dawn raid at a five- lions of dollars in untaxed incomes workers’ rights are protected in JERUSALEM: Former British prime minister Tony Blair is stand- star Zurich hotel. and tens of millions in offshore the construction boom across the ing down as the Quartet representative in the Middle East, the US prosecutors said they accounts held by Fifa officials. Gulf, an Amnesty statement said. organisation said yesterday, after eight years struggling to break aimed to make more arrests but Swiss police arrested the seven He was forced to book a flight ground in peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians. would not be drawn on whether Fifa officials — all from the Latin back to Britain last morning. 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Qatar ‘keen on Foreigners may set up commercial representative offices in Qatar more ICT projects DOHA: The Minister of of the law. Such reconciliation had been detained in the country, psychotropic substances, and Law and commercial cooperation in for disabled’ Economy and Commerce is can be done before a final verdict hailed Sheikh Khalifa’s decision No. 19 for 1993 on the circula- Ljubljana in October; the first expected to soon issue rules and from a court hearing the case of and stressed that the release did tion of psychoactive substances session of the Qatari-Cypriot GENEVA: Qatar has been regulations for foreigners to violation. justice to the citizens. regulation. Joint Committee on economic and carrying out programmes and set up commercial representa- As per amendments, commer- The Cabinet expressed pleas- The Cabinet endorsed Qatar’s technical cooperation in Doha in projects to enable its people tive offices in Qatar to promote cial agencies will be required to ure of the Emir and people at the joining the Advisory Board November; the second session of to use information and com- their products and services in renew their licences annually and return of the citizens, stressing of United Nations Centre for the Qatari-Tajik Joint Committee munication technology (ICT) the local market. two months before the licence Qatar’s keenness on brotherly and Counter-Terrorism. on economic, commercial and through capacity-building pro- The offices will, however, not expires. deep ties with the UAE, particu- It took measures for the ratifi- technical cooperation in Doha in grammes and raising digital be allowed to carry out business Prime Minister and Interior larly in the ongoing circumstances cation of air service agreements December; and the fourth ses- awareness, particularly among activities in the country, Qatar Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah in the region, which call for cohe- Qatar has signed with Benin and sion of the Qatari-Italian Joint those who lack information News Agency (QNA) reported bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sion and rising above temporary Liberia. Committee on economic and technology skills and tools such yesterday as part of a report on chaired the Cabinet’s meeting at differences. The Cabinet endorsed hold- technical cooperation in Doha in as people with disabilities and the Cabinet’s weekly meeting. the Emiri Diwan. The meeting also approved a ing meetings of the third ses- December. The Cabinet also took the elderly. The Cabinet approved proposed Deputy Prime Minister and draft Cabinet decision on amend- sion of the Qatari-Belarusian measures regarding proposals of Ambassador Faisal bin amendments to some provisions Minister of State for Cabinet ing the formation and terms of Joint Committee on economic, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Abdullah Al Henzab, Qatar’s of Consumer Protection Law Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah reference of the appeals commit- commercial and technical coop- on legislation; and a note by the Permanent Representative to the No. 8 of 2008 according to which bin Zaid Al Mahmoud made a tee relating to expropriate prop- eration in Doha in September; Minister of Development Planning United Nations in Geneva, made the Minister of Economy and statement, detailing the outcome erties in public interest. the first session of the Qatari- and Statistics and Chairman the remarks as he addressed Commerce will have the author- of the meeting. It also approved the Health Greek Joint Committee on eco- of the Standing Committee on World Summit on Information ity to allow an errant commercial The Cabinet welcomed UAE Minister’s draft decision on add- nomic and technical cooperation Population on studying observa- Society Forum 2015 which ends agency to do reconciliation after President H H Sheikh Khalifa ing some substances to the tables in Doha in September; the first tions of the Standing Committee tomorrow. paying half the fine a court has bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s order to annexed to Law No. 9 for 1987 session of the Qatari-Slovenian on Water Resources. He said Qatar has worked hard imposed for violating provisions release two Qatari citizens who on counter-narcotics, dangerous Joint Committee on economic THE PENINSULA in the past decade to implement WSIS working plans under direc- tives and supervision Minister of Information and Communications Technology H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber. He said Qatar has enhanced ICT infrastructure by extending the optic fiber network, ROTA Ramadan Project to benefit 1,000 which is expected to reach 95 per- cent penetration by next year to DOHA: Reach Out To Asia’s volunteers will join children at provide Qatari households with (ROTA) Ramadan 2015 Project Hamad Paediatric Leukemia Unit broadband Internet at affordable is expected to directly benefit at Al Wakra Hospital. prices. He said Qatar is working around 1,000 people and eight Volunteers will also spend six to ensure citizens’ security and institutions in Qatar. days renovating a four-classroom privacy by establishing legal and Under the theme ‘Giving Back’, school building in Abu Hamour. regulative frameworks and edu- the project will see 300 volunteers They will also share Iftar with cating them on how to reduce the help pack and distribute groceries residents of Qatar Foundation for risk of using ICT. to 200 needy families, work in a Elderly People Care, at Rumailah school renovation project and spe- Hospital’s Residential Care Honda motorcycle cial Iftars and Garangao events in Compound. various places. They will host special Iftars for models recalled “For the ninth consecutive labourers of Doha, Al Shamal and year, ROTA’s growing base of Al Khor municipalities. DOHA: The Ministry of volunteers will give hope to the The annual Ramadan project Economy and Commerce has needy and give back to the com- provides opportunities for vol- announced the recall of 2014 munity that has given them so unteers to help others and give Honda NC700 and NC750 much,” Mohammed Al Namaa, back to their community. For the motorcycles due to a defect in Acting Executive Director, ROTA, ninth consecutive year, residents the speedometre and fuel gauge, told a press conference at Qatar will participate in ROTA’s com- FROM LEFT: George Tavola, Manager, Volunteers Programme, ROTA, Mohammed Al Namaa, Acting Executive in collaboration with dealer Foundation Clubhouse yesterday. munity-based activities in and Director, ROTA, Stephen Kelly, President and General Manager, Oxy Qatar, and Hassan Al Malki, Deputy General DOMASCO. George Tavola, Manager, outside Doha. Manager, Oxy Qatar, at the press conference at Education City Clubhouse yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP It said the recall is part of its Volunteers Programme, ROTA, Volunteers have been recruited coordination and follow-up to said ROTA also works with Social for the project through the initiative and sign up. generosity in ROTA activities is volunteers to give back and make ascertain the extent of dealer- Development Centre (SDC) to recently-launched TAMM Al Namaa thanked ROTA’s behind every smile, helping hand a tangible, positive impact on ships’ commitment to follow up identify needy families to receive Volunteer Network. Over 300 partner and sponsor for the and cherished moment.” their community. vehicles’ defects and repair them grocery packs. attended Ramadan Volunteer project for the fourth consecu- Stephen Kelly, President and “We appreciate ROTA’s dedi- to protect consumers’ rights. For Garangao events, Orientation to learn about the tive year, Oxy Qatar, “whose General Manager, Oxy Qatar, cation and leadership and offer It ministry stressed that it will said: “Oxy Qatar is honoured to our best wishes for a successful coordinate with the dealership again support ROTA’s annual Ramadan 2015 Project.” to follow up maintenance and Ramadan Project. This year’s Apart from financial support, repairs and communicate with theme of ‘Giving Back’ reflects the some employees of Oxy Qatar are customers to ensure implemen- essence and meaning of Ramadan participating as volunteers tation of procedures to fix defects. and provides opportunities for THE PENINSULA QNA

Dr Jahanian joins QCRI panel as member DOHA: Dr Farnam Jahanian region and the world. (pictured) has been appointed “I look forward to working with member of Qatar Computing other members to support the Research Institute’s (QCRI) organisation’s mission.” Scientific Advisory Committee Dr Jahanian, a scientist and (SAC), a group of experts serv- entrepreneur, was recently ing as strategic and technical named Provost of Carnegie advisers to the institute. Mellon University (CMU) and Dr Ahmed K Elmagarmid, has over 25 years of experience Executive Director, QCRI, said: in research and higher education. As a prominent and recognised He previously served as vice- leader in technology and research, president for research at CMU, Farnam’s experience and insight where he led efforts in expand- will be of great value to QCRI, as ing its world-class research and we achieve more milestones and innovation ecosystem. make an impact on society. I look Foundation, Carnegie Mellon Prior to CMU, he led National forward to working with him and University in Qatar and QCRI Science Foundation Directorate SAC on planning for our future.” continue to collaborate on inno- for Computer and Information Dr Jahanian said: “As part- vative, interdisciplinary projects Science and Engineering in the ner institutions within Qatar that will benefit people in the US. THE PENINSULA

THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QTA begins first domestic tourism survey today

DOHA: Qatar Tourism on telephone targeting a statisti- QTA, said results will be fed and Commerce, the Ministry The survey will support QTA’s Airways. The survey will help Authority (QTA) is launching cally drawn sample of the resident into Tourism Satellite Account of Interior, and the Ministry of partners in the private sector in refine estimates and provide today its first domestic tourism population from SESRI’s calling (TSA), a system approved by UN Finance. “Insights we receive efforts to understand resident details by industry sub-sector survey to provide insights into centre. Statistical Commission to estab- from respondents will help define activity patterns and levels of and fill in data gaps, such as the domestic tourism activity and It will be the first of four as lish the economic impact of tour- the impact of domestic tourism customer satisfaction and develop proportion of hotel revenue that spending among residents. part of a partnership between ism on a country’s economy. on the tourism economy. Such products and services accordingly. can be attributed to domestic Qatar University’s Social and QTA and SESRI to understand TSA development in Qatar studies are a powerful tool to bet- A draft TSA estimated domes- spending. Economic Survey Research and analyse sector-specific spend- is overseen by a cross-institu- ter monitor, plan, regulate, and tic tourism spending in 2013 at Information from the study will Institute (SESRI) will reach out ing activities among residents. tional committee, chaired by develop a sustainable tourism QR9.3bn, fed directly into Qatar’s be confidential and results from to residents to survey spending Data collection takes place from the Ministry of Development sector in Qatar. We appreciate non-hydrocarbon economy. the analysis of data will be pre- patterns and insights into the today until June 17. Planning and Statistics, and residents’ collaboration and call Spending came from tourism- sented as summary statistics so domestic tourism industry. Hassan Al Ibrahim, Chief includes representatives from on them to respond freely and related activity in Qatar and that no individual answers can be The survey will be conducted Tourism Development Officer, QTA, the Ministry of Economy candidly,” he said. travel outside Qatar on Qatar identified. THE PENINSULA QNRF backs GU-Q TAMUQ signs agreement to attract study on technology and Islamic law more girls to study engineering DOHA: Texas A&M University We have found in TAMUQ a DOHA: Qatar National index multi-lingual and multi- at Qatar (TAMUQ) and Qatari capable partner who can develop Research Fund (QNRF) has format resources and facilitate Businesswomen Association the new generation of women and announced awards for the eight access to them by creating com- (QBWA) have partnered to qualify them to play a key role in cycle of National Priorities prehensive bibliographic records support female students and further developing the country.” Research Programme. within an integrated information educate girls and their families The partners will deliver Georgetown University in retrieval system. on engineering to attract more projects and programmes on the Qatar’s (GU-Q) faculty mem- Following the success of this girls to study engineering. empowerment of students by ber Ayman Shabana has been first project, in 2012 another A memorandum of understand- offering QBWA membership to awarded a three-year grant to three-year project to develop an ing has been signed, under which interested students which will support his research on how encyclopedia of Islamic bioethics TAMUQ branch campus and give them access to its events medical technology is chang- was proposed and granted fund- QBWA will work with current and provide internship oppor- ing conceptions of paternity and ing from QNRF. and former TAMUQ female stu- tunities for TAMUQ female stu- maternity and what implications “GU-Q’s research programmes dents through activities such as a dents through network companies of these changes are for Islamic and initiatives address issues speaker series, mentoring, intern- and institutions owned or run by law and practice. that are of critical importance ships, a self-development pro- QBWA members. The project, ‘Structure of the to Qatar and dynamic region,” gramme and other professional It also enhances the possibil- Nuclear Family in the Wake said Dr John Crist, Director of and social networking events. ity of cooperation between both of Genetic and Reproductive Research, GU-Q. “Our research- QBWA is keen to support cur- parties in other areas, includ- Technologies,’ aims to shed light ers conduct original studies which rent and former female engineer- ing educating and empowering on how new genetic and reproduc- in the long term create tangible ing students and believes women’s women through the exchange of tive technologies pose challenges value for Qatar and abroad.” participation in various fields is experiences and participation in to the established structure of Prof. Shabana said, “The important. It has been working conferences and events. Islamic regulations concerning research component of the new to build partnerships with organi- Dr Mark H Weichold, Dean and the nuclear family, which covers project is important for contrib- sations locally and internation- CEO, TAMUQ, said, “TAMUQ is the marital connection and line- uting to deeper understanding of ally, especially those that focus on proud that nearly 40 percent of age regulations. Islamic family law in the modern women advancement. our students are female and con- It will look at how technolo- period and tracing methodological Aisha Alfardan, Vice- tributions our current and former gies raise questions about tradi- strategies that govern change and Chairperson, QBWA, said, female students are making in tional definitions of paternity and continuity within the extended “QBWA is employing all efforts Qatar. “We look forward to work- maternity and the extent to which Islamic normative tradition. The and capabilities to enhance the ing with QBWA to attract more both concepts should remain tied bibliographic component utilises role of women and enable them to girls to engineering and support to marriage. and expands valuable resources participate and compete in vari- and empower women once they’ve The project is another addi- developed over the past few ous fields. It seeks to initiate part- graduated from TAMUQ and tion to the Islamic Bioethics years through two QNRF-funded nerships and collaboration with Officials exchange documents after signing the MoU. entered the workplace.” Project which started in 2009 projects.” institutions that support women. THE PENINSULA with a three-year QNRF-funded Prior to joining GU-Q, Prof project by GU-Q in cooperation Shabana taught at institutions, with Kennedy Institute of Ethics including University of California- at Georgetown University main Los Angeles, University of campus in Washington, DC, to Tennessee-Knoxville, and Florida develop an information resource International University. He PHCC to launch national cancer screening for Islamic Medical and Scientific received Research Excellence Ethics (IMSE). Award at 2012 Qatar Foundation The IMSE project aimed to Annual Research Forum. DOHA: Coinciding with Congress, Primary Health Care of companies, FujiFilm, from level — on benefits of early detec- identify, collect, catalogue and THE PENINSULA Qatar International Medical Corporation (PHCC) will launch Japan, Radnet from the US and tion and prevention.” national cancer screening initi- Specialized Medical Solutions In July, PHCC will launch a atives, starting with a focus on (SMS) in Doha. campaign across multiple media breast and bowel health. Under a five-year plan, PHCC channels to raise awareness of A contract has been signed will leverage these companies’ breast and bowel cancer risks, with international companies knowledge and expertise in inte- symptoms and preventive meas- FujiFilm , Radnet and Specialized grated screening programmes and ures. Screening for breast and Medical Solutions. assume operational management bowel health will be accessible to Dr Mariam Ali Abdulmalik, of the service. residents. Using a national call Managing Director, PHCC, said, FujiFilm supplies medical centre set up for the programme, “We believe that routine screen- equipment and information solu- PHCC will invite residents for ing and early detection of dis- tions, Radnet performs clinical screening. eases like cancer will save many and operational services and SMS “Our aim is to promote well- lives. This is what primary care is provides on-the-ground adminis- ness, so people can live longer, about, and we are proud to be able trative support in Doha. healthier lives,” said Flora to make screening and prevention Dr Nastaran Fatemi, Asuncion, Assistant Managing part of the foundation of health in International Medical Director, Director, PHCC. “Integrated the country.” RadNet, said, “PHCC is proac- screening will reinforce the PHCC is leading the delivery of tively addressing healthcare broader aims of Qatar as it looks the service to the population with needs in Qatar by educating the to the future.” the support of the consortium population — at the community THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Officials with the winners. QTA honours winners of third Annual Hotel Awards

DOHA: Qatar Tourism all hotels were also honoured. standards of services for people which is witnessing growth, Authority (QTA) has hon- They were Marriott Marquis with special needs were: Amari thanks to productive relation- oured the winners of the 2015 City Centre Doha, Ramada Doha, Radisson Blu Hotel, ships between QTA and our edition of its third Annual Encore Doha, Torch Doha, Torch Doha and W Doha Hotel partners in the public and pri- Hotel Awards which are part Amari Doha, Crown Plaza and Residence. vate sectors,” said Al Ansari. of efforts to continuously raise Business Park Doha, Doha Mohammed Al Ansari, QTA also presented awards the standards of the hotel Sharq Village and Spa, Hilton Director, Tourism Licensing, to hotels, travel agencies industry in the country. Hotel Doha, Four Seasons QTA, presented the awards to and tour operators that sup- The ceremony at Doha Doha, Grand Hyatt Doha, and hotels and tour operators in ported its efforts to promote Exhibitions Centre recognised Radisson Blu Hotel. three categories in the presence Qatar through the Bloggers Sealine Beach Resort, Wyndham This year’s awards included a of representatives from hotels Programme, which brought Grand Regency Doha and Best category to recognise hotels for and travel agencies. some of the region’s most pop- Western Plus, in first, second efforts to implement interna- “The awards serve to express ular social media personalities and third places, respectively, tional standards of services for QTA’s appreciation for efforts to Qatar. in the best Qatar National Day people with special needs. made by our partners and The establishments include 2014 Contest. Selection was based on service providers in the tour- Marsa Malaz Kempinski - the The 10 highest-scoring hotels hotels’ compliance with a code ism sector, as they work to offer Pearl, Souq Waqif Boutique in the results of services and drafted in collaboration between world-class standards of service. Hotels, Qatar International classification mystery audits QTA and Shafallah Centre for “They also reflect develop- Adventures, Regency Travel carried out on QTA’s behalf by Children with Special Needs. ments and improvements we and Tours and Amlak. an independent third party in The hotels with the highest have witnessed in the sector, THE PENINSULA Additional Disney On Ice show on Friday DOHA: Sport and SES announced in April that and Heroes would come to dazzle the first time. Entertainment Solutions Disney On Ice presents Princesses audiences in the Middle East for THE PENINSULA (SES), organiser of Disney On Ice presents Princesses and Heroes, has announced an addi- tional show on Friday, at 11am. A special 25 percent dis- count will apply on bronze, silver and gold tickets. Ali Haidary, Founder and CEO, SES, said, “Our After School Special show has been a huge success with families across Qatar. “SES wanted to further extend the gesture by add- ing a new show on Friday at 11am. Weekend morn- ing shows usually appeal to families with very young children; we expect tickets for the show to be snapped up quickly. “Intermission will be extended to allow anyone wishing to attend Friday prayers.” Tickets for the addi- tional show go on sale today at Virgin Megastores and online at www.virgin- megastore.qa. Limited tickets are available across all shows. Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice presents Princesses and Heroes opens to the public tonight at Qatar National Convention Centre, the Venue Partner, and runs until May 30. The show is brought to Doha by Qatar Tourism Authority and its Events Diary OnQatar. Supermarket, two outlets closed down DOHA: Al Daayen Municipality has closed down two restaurants in Sumaysimah for 30 days for violating health rules. A supermarket was also closed down in Rawdat Al Hamama for seven days for selling expired milk packages. In the past four months, the municipal- ity has closed down five erring food outlets and destroyed about 380kg of food found unfit for human consumption. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Four Qatari students to learn about research in New York They win Healing Hands Essay contest organised by WCMC-Q

DOHA: Four Qatari high school students will head off for a research experience in some of the world’s top labo- ratories after winning a com- petition run by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q). They competed in the annual Healing Hands essay contest that asks students to write an article about a given topic. This year the theme was ‘Coping with Disability’ with A scene from The Land of Dreams. the contestants having to write an 800-word essay on a partic- ular condition and what could Officials and contest participants pose for a group picture. DFI to show films in tribute be done to improve the lives of those with that condition. parents are doctors, my grand- we are focusing on will be the laboratory is one few people Over 30 entries were received mother wanted to be a doctor most interesting aspect of the will be exposed to. Students will and Wadha Abdulrahman and my sister is at WCMC-Q trip.” gain understanding about what to Arab icon Faten Hamama Al Nabti, Shahad Abdula Al and will become a doctor. Over summer, the four stu- the research process involves, DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) discovers that she has misplaced her Sulaiti and Aliyaa Mohsin Haji “I hope through this oppor- dents, with one of their family the intellectual acuity required is screening two films featuring ticket and passport, and her search (all from Qatar Academy) and tunity I will understand more members, will spend two weeks and time and effort put in by Arab film icon Faten Hamama on sets her on a journey of enlighten- Hend Nasser Al Naimi (Al about medicine – I want a first- learning in research laborato- research staff. I think they will June 4 and 5. ment. The film also stars Yehia El Bayan Educational Complex person view so I can understand ries at Weill Cornell Medical find it inspirational.” Hamama died earlier this year. She Fakharany and Hesham Selim. for Girls) were chosen. what it’s like to be a doctor.” College in New York. The students and family was among the best-known actresses Mouths and Rabbits (1977), directed Wadha wrote about autism, Aliyaa’s brothers have Dr Javaid Sheikh, Dean, members will leave for New of Egyptian cinema with over 100 by Henry Barakat, is a family drama Hend about blindness, Shahad already won the competition. WCMC-Q, said the competi- York in July. films to her credit and a wide fan starring Hamama as Nimaat, who chose epilepsy and Aliyaa’s She said, “I’m thinking of tion is an opportunity to inspire Everyone who took part in base across the Arab world. lives with her fretful sister and essay was on blindness. going into a medical career young people to consider a the contest received a certifi- DFI will screen The Land of Dreams lazy brother-in-law, and their nine Wadha said, “I want to be a as I believe it will have a big career in science and medicine. cate of appreciation. The com- shortlisted for an Academy Award in children. doctor and this is key to fulfill- impact on Qatar’s development. “This will be the experi- petition is in eighth year with 1994, and Mouths and Rabbits, as part She works in a factory to support ing that. I hope to achieve this I think working in laboratories ence of a lifetime for the win- essays judged by a team of fac- of a special programme at Katara the family, yet they barely scrape dream through Weill Cornell with microscopes and under- ners. The opportunity to work ulty members. Drama Theatre. by. Upon discovering her family’s and this is just the start. My standing what causes illnesses in a professional research THE PENINSULA Debuting when she was seven, plans to marry her off, Nimaat flees with Happy Day, Hamama last acted the village and falls in love with a in The Land of Dreams in 1993 before wealthy man only to discover that returning to television with the mini- she’s already someone’s wife. series Face of the Moon in 2000. The Land of Dreams and Mouths Known as the ‘Lady of the Arabic and Rabbits will be screened at 7pm, Part of Al Markhiya Street closed for work Screen’ and an integral part of the with English subtitles. era described as the ‘Golden Age of Tickets are priced QR35; students DOHA: The Public Works back to Oneiza Roundabout. Egyptian Cinema,’ she acted in films receive a discounted rate of QR25 Authority (Ashghal) has Ashghal will install signs to that tackled social justice and wom- upon presenting a valid ID. Tickets announced the closure of advise motorists of the closure. en’s rights. can be purchased at www.dohafilm- one direction of Al Markhiya It urged road users to abide by Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed, institute.com or from Box Offices Street from Friday morning speed limits and follow signs to The Land of Dreams marks Hamama’s at Building No. 16, and at Drama until Saturday midnight. ensure their safety. final role. She plays Narges Rihan Theatre on June 4 and 5 from 2pm The closure extends about Meanwhile, access and egress who is to immigrate to the US, the to 8pm. 400 metres from Lejbilat to and from Al Hiddan Street to titular ‘land of dreams.’ However, she THE PENINSULA Interchange to Onaiza Um Swaiah Street will be closed Interchange to facilitate main- in the vicinity of Al Khor com- tenance work, including repav- pound of Independent Schools ing and asphalt works. for Girls for two months from Motorists wishing to reach tomorrow. Onaiza Interchange via Lejbilat Vehicles will be able to access Box-making workshop tomorrow Interchange can turn right Al Hiddan Street exiting Um onto Al Taqadom Street (after Swaiah Street onto Al Ishaiqr DOHA: A three-day workshop on the art of box-making for ladies opens Lejbilat Interchange) and turn Street, turning left into Al tomorrow at Katara Art Studios. Asma Al Kuwari will conduct the paid left onto Al Muhandiseen Street Shadidah Street and again left workshop from 4.30pm to 6.30pm at Katara Building No. 19. which leads to Independence into Al Hiddan Street. The studio will also conduct another paid workshop on traditional manu- Street and onto Civil Defence Egress to Um Swaiah Street The closure aims to facili- infrastructure of Al Khor script illumination from May 31 to June 4. Deborah Amnah Klatt will conduct Roundabout after which they will be via Al Shadidah Street tate completion of phase two Commercial Street. it from 9.30am to 1.30pm. can make a U-turn and come and Al Ishaiqr Street. of developments of roads and THE PENINSULA Vodafone backs QU Innovation Day

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar was named Knowledge Sponsor of Qatar University’s (QU) Innovation Day which was held yesterday. AAHCI opens Mena office in Doha The event featured speakers, including Simone Eliantonio, Head of Strategic Projects & Innovation, Vodafone Qatar. He spoke about the importance of DOHA: Hamad Medical Dr Hanan Al Kuwari, Managing research and educational institu- patients with the best pos- adopting a more digital model for business success and continuity. Corporation (HMC) has Director, HMC, and Regional tions in the region and the world. sible care,” Dr Al Kuwari Vodafone’s Al Johara team spoke to students on how the adoption of digital announced the opening of a Ambassador, AAHCI, said the “AAHCI membership is sup- added. transformation can positively and strongly impact customer experience in Middle East and North Africa office will facilitate change in the porting our goal to translate In 2011, Qatar launched any business or industry and shared Vodafone case studies. (Mena) office of Association way healthcare is delivered in the clinical research into practice. Academic Health System THE PENINSULA/QNA of Academic Health Centres Middle East through pioneering By bringing together the brightest (AHS). As a member of the International (AAHCI) in Doha. new, innovative models to help minds in the region to share expe- world’s first nation-wide AAHCI is a member-based glo- narrow the gap between best and riences, practices and lessons, we academic health system, bal body that enhances healthcare current practices. are enriching our academic health HMC is collaborating with research, education and clinical It will also strengthen HMC’s system and advancing commit- seven institutions in Qatar services. and Qatar’s ties with health, ment to provide every one of our to unite clinical care, edu- cation and research. The eight partners working in AHS include HMC, Sidra Medical and Research Centre, Weil Cornel Medical College- Qatar, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, College of North Atlantic- Qatar, Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar University and University of Calgary-Qatar. The network is pro- moting high-quality healthcare, informed by world-class research and supported by educational programmes training the next generation of Qatar’s clinical and scientific leaders. The office is one of AAHCI’s many around the globe. The regional office provides an on-the- ground administrative presence; better equipping AAHCI to promote activi- ties and programmes that benefit members by deter- mining their interests and facilitating regional net- working, educational pro- grammes, exchange of best practices, data collection and analysis. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Mowasalat bus passengers Smart meters in Karwa taxis boost revenue drop due to traffic jams DOHA: The new smart meters special sensor that can prevent tam- being installed by Mowasalat in pering. They also contain a system Karwa taxis have helped generate to alert the driver by showing the DOHA: Even as Mowasalat more revenue by preventing tam- permitted speed limit on each street, has announced plans to pering by drivers, a senior official helping reduce traffic violations. expand the public bus service, has disclosed. The private companies operate a senior official said yesterday The company first installed about 4,000 taxis. Mowasalat will the number of passengers has meters in Karwa’s airport taxis now select the fifth private taxi opera- dropped due to heavy traffic being extended to the remaining tor soon. By 2022, Qatar will have congestion across the city. fleet. At least 80 percent of Karwa 7,000 taxis on the road, said the The company operates 163 taxis have got meters, the company statement. buses, including the recently said yesterday. Mowasalat also has BMW 2015 launched West Bay shuttle serv- “We have noticed a clear differ- limousines and Savana taxis serving ice, with about 30,000 people ence in our daily revenue since the people with special needs. using them daily. introduction of meters. We encour- It established a special office for Mowasalat is preparing to age our franchises to install similar the management of taxis. Duties of add 29 buses by June 1, it was meters,” said the official. the office include franchise manage- disclosed yesterday. Four private companies are also ment, support, customer service, However, its efforts to pro- operating taxis on a franchise basis. quality control and driver accredi- mote public transport is facing The meters are equipped with a tation. THE PENINSULA challenges from massive con- struction works all over the city and the worsening traffic jams. “We have seen a drop in the number of bus passengers. This Mowasalat’s senior officials at the press conference. Assistant FM reviews is because of heavy traffic con- gestions in the city. People will “To increase passenger turn- four new routs — 301, 302, 303 Education Council (SEC) on opt for other modes of transport out, we have to increase the and 304. The frequency on a daily basis. A total of 780 if buses take more time to reach number of buses and routes. some routes has been increased buses will be added for the new ties with Ethiopia their destinations,” Nasser Al There is no other way,” said to reduce waiting time. Buses academic year that begins in Khanji, Executive Director, Naheed Akhtar, Senior Project running at one-hour frequency September. ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Director of African Union’s Peace Support Services, Mowasalat, Manager. will operated at 45-minute fre- SEC has installed tracking Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Security Council Ghassim Wane told a press conference. A statement issued by the quency and those at 45-minute devices in 105 buses to moni- and Minister for Foreign Affairs and African Union Commissioner “A permanent solution to the company, however, said it has frequency will run at 30-minute tor and record movement to Berhane Gebre-Christos held sper- for Social Affairs Mustapha Sidiki problem is to create lanes for found alternative fast routes to frequency. Changes take effect ensure children’s safety. Other ate talks with Assistant Foreign Kaloko. Talks dealt with security buses,’ he told this daily later. address challenges facing driv- on June 1. buses will follow. The company Minister H E Mohammed bin and development issues in Africa and Despite the drop in passenger ers due to road works. The company plans to add 150 is working to reduce the size of Abdullah Al Rumaihi. They dis- matters of common interest. Qatari turnout, the company is going Journey times on existing buses to its active fleet of 3,041, school buses to ease traffic con- cussed cooperation and matters of Ambassador Abdulaziz Sultan Jassim ahead with expansion plans to routes have been revised tak- which include school buses. gestion. Some 300 new 26-seat common concern. Al Rumaihi and the Minister’s del- ensure easy availability of buses ing into consideration the traffic Mowasalat serves 227 buses were allocated to schools Al Rumaihi also met separately egation were present. QNA on all routes at comfortable situation. Independent schools and oper- in the last academic year. frequency. The company recently added ates 1,851 buses for Supreme THE PENINSULA Al Mazrouah markets CMUQ’s Qatar air quality study honoured to close on Sunday DOHA: The Ministry of Environment will close down all three farmers’ DOHA: A study into Qatar’s markets on Sunday due to the summer season. air quality received the ‘Best The three-day-a-week’ markets are Al Mazrouah near Umm Salal, one in Al Project’ award at Carnegie Khor which also covers residents of Al Dhakhira and the third in Al Wakra. Mellon University in Qatar’s The markets will open for this week and May 30 will be the last day for (CMUQ) 9th annual ‘Meeting this season, the ministry said in a statement. of the Minds’ undergraduate The markets will reopen for the next season on November 1 until May 2016. research symposium. THE PENINSULA The ‘Particulate Air Pollution in Qatar and Air Quality Index’ project was a collaboration between biological science stu- Plan to privatise Strong winds to dents Syed Abbas Mehdi and Nourhan El Khatib, under bus service: Official continue today the mentorship of Terrence Continued from page 1 DOHA: The strong winds that Murphy, Teaching Professor of This is done through a special appli- have lashed the country since Chemistry, CMUQ. cation for mobile phones where topping Monday are expected to con- The year-long study from up is done through a bank account or a tinue today, the Meteorology March 2014 to April 2015 showed credit card. Department said yesterday. the annual average air pollution “This feature is scheduled to be The winds would subside by in Qatar exceeds guidelines set launched by the end of this year. tomorrow. A humid weather is by Qatar’s national standards, The official said there is a plan to pri- forecast from tomorrow evening World Health Organisation and vatise the bus service in the country but until Sunday. The low pressure US Environmental Protection no time frame has been set for that. associated with the Indian mon- Agency. “Mowasalat will continue to be one soon will again affect Qatar by El Khatib said, “With results of the operators of buses and taxis and Tuesday leading to strong winds and information gathered, we compete with private operators,’” said Al and a rise in temperature. hope to expand on our research Khanji. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA and help establish guidelines for air quality in Qatar. We Biological science students Syed Abbas Mehdi and Nourhan ElKhatib prepared the study under the mentorship are looking forward to improv- of Terrence Murphy, Teaching Professor of Chemistry, CMUQ. ing our research to learn more about molecules causing ‘Bacteriophage Diversity in the College in Qatar, Siemens knowledge transfer across pollution.” Ecology of Qatar’, by biological Qatar, Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation community The study was one of five sciences student Umm-Kulthum Research and Development, Al in Education City, which is recognised by Dr Barak Yehya, Umlai took third place. Jazeera, Vodafone Qatar, Qatar something QNRF is proud to an expert in institutional The award for the ‘Best Computing Research Institute, support.” development at the Ministry Poster’ went to ‘Designing and Northwestern University in This year marks the 20th of Development Planning and Qatar’s Infrastructure in a Qatar. anniversary of the symposium Statistics, for their alignment Human Centred Way,’ by infor- “Meeting of the Minds is a where students are encour- with Qatar’s national develop- mation systems student Noshin platform for sharing research aged to participate and present ment strategy. Anjum Nisa. that has the potential to yield original research and crea- Metis, a digital academic Awards were presented fol- viable commercial results,” tive projects. ‘Meeting of the planner for college students cre- lowing deliberation by a panel said Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Minds’ is an initiative that ated by computer science stu- of judges from Qatar National Executive Director, QNRF, who originates from Carnegie Mellon dents Rukhsar Neyaz Khan and Research Fund (QNRF), recognised two projects with University main campus in Sabih Bin Wasi, was awarded the ministry, Qatar Biobank, awards from QNRF. Pittsburgh, US, which hosted second place in the ‘Best Qatar Science and Technology “The symposium pro- the first symposium in 1995. Project’ category, and a study Park, Weill Cornell Medical vides opportunity for THE PENINSULA Barwa Bank Group’s official honoured

DOHA: Allen Y Merhej (pic- membership group for in-house and Legal Counsel of the Year. tured), Executive Director legal counsel in the region. It In a statement, Khalid Yousef and Head of Legal, The is the only event rewarding Al Subeai, Acting CEO, Barwa First Investor, the invest- legal excellence, innovation and Bank Group said: “We’re proud ment banking arm of Barwa achievements in the Middle that efforts of our key members Bank Group, was recognised East, opening participation for are materialising in high-pro- as “Highly Commended’’ in-house legal teams and law file wins for our group and in General Counsel of The Year, firms operating in the region. important recognition for their at Corporate Counsel Middle Twenty-five multinational individual endeavours.” East Awards 2015. and regional were shotlisted, Yousef Al Obaidan, CEO, The The fourth edition of the including the biggest legal First Investor, added: “Since awards ceremony at Raffles firms, investment companies, he joined The First Investor in Hotel in Dubai was hosted financial institutions, oil and 2010, Allen has demonstrated by Legal Week, organis- gas companies, real estate a highly proactive and focused ers of British Legal Awards, development conglomerates approach to challenges and and Association of Corporate and insurance groups. opportunities. Counsel Middle East, an inter- Merhej was shortlisted with “This is a well-deserved national organisation that six contenders in the General Awards category; the latter also accolade for his leadership of serves over 35,000 members Counsel of The Year sub- includes Legal Department of the legal team.” in 85 countries and the largest category under the In-House the Year, In-house Innovation THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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ASHINGTON’S latest warning against island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea shows the sea Wdispute is aggravating and threatening peace in the region. US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said China didn’t invent island-building efforts were “out of step” with the regional consensus and that US military aircraft and warships would continue to operate in the area as permitted under international law. There is a serious effort to militarise the industrial espionage dispute and the path to a peaceful and negotiated solution is getting more difficult. BY STEPHEN MIHM that concerns this kind of work.” of industrial secrets, though the evi- Carter’s comments came a week after the US Navy sent Within a few decades, a porcelain fac- dence suggests that it certainly delayed a P-8 reconnaissance plane carrying Navy and television HE US Justice Department tory in Sévres, France, was producing their dissemination. camera crews to film Chinese island-building activity last week charged six hard-paste porcelain on par with the Although nations other than France in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Chinese scientists for steal- Chinese product. In a further twist, the enjoyed reputations for industrial espi- The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute Ting trade secrets and engag- British managed to swipe the secrets onage, one nation in particular was ing in industrial espionage on behalf from the French, inaugurating Britain’s known for using the illicit methods to between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and of China. A separate case, announced own high-end porcelain industry. great advantage: the U.S. In the coun- Vietnam, concerning ownership its ownership. Spratly is a Friday, involved the former chairman That was just the beginning. try’s very first years, aspiring indus- group of islands and associated “maritime features” (reefs, of the physics department at Temple Throughout the 18th century, every trialists looked to Europe and quickly banks, cays, etc.) located in theSouth China Sea. University, a China-born U.S. citizen European power attempted to rip off learned to take the easy way out, steal- According to reports, China has added some 2,000 acres who allegedly passed along semicon- industrial secrets. Britain and France ing instead of inventing. to five outposts in the Spratlys, including 1,500 acres since ductor technology while working at an spent decades pilfering from one Here, too, Britain was the target. unnamed American company. another, though it was the French who American entrepreneurs arranged to the start of this year. Video taken by camera crews in the Such cases often are held up as evi- did most of the stealing. They enlisted have textile machinery disguised as plane showed Chinese dredging ships working to turn reefs dence of China’s perfidy and unscrupu- the help of the colorful John Holker, an more innocuous wares. A British offi- into islands and harbours. “We want a peaceful resolution of lous dealings in the global economy. But ingenious British industrialist who had cial in the U.S. interdicted a shipment all disputes, and an immediate and before getting into high dudgeon mode, fled to France after supporting unsuc- of four textile machines “packed in lasting halt to land reclamation by the U.S., and for that matter, almost cessful attempts to return the Stuarts Queen’s ware crates and casks, to elude any claimant. We also oppose any every Western to the throne. discovery.” But even when it worked, Tension is nation, might The campaign he waged on behalf this method of acquiring high-tech again rising further militarization of disputed wish to remem- of the French crown involved every- goods from Britain had limited success: features,” Carter said. ber their own, thing from outright theft of plans the machines needed human beings to in the South China is a global superpower, no-holds-barred and blueprints to concerted efforts run them, repair them and ultimately, but it is embroiled in disputes over campaigns to to bring British artisans to France. improve them. China Sea maritime borders with several of its The US, and swipe industrial These attempts to lure skilled work- As a consequence, a wide range of secrets. men yielded results. In 1771, Holker’s government authorities and private neighbours, causing tension in the over for that matter, In fact, one of son brought back detailed blueprints associations offered bounties aimed at region. Countries like Philippines the first cases of the “spinning jenny,” a machine that recruiting skilled workers who could island-building. are finding it difficult to oppose almost every involved the vastly increased the production of yarn build and operate the machines. That China due to its sheer military Western nation, theft of indus- used in textiles. meant circumventing British emigra- size. At the same time, US enjoys trial secrets from The British fought back. Over the tion laws. In 1789, a British mechanic good relations with these countries. They are turning to might wish China. In the course of the 18th century, Parliament named Samuel Slater disguised himself 17th and 18th passed several measures aimed at stem- as a farmer, boarded a ship for the U.S., US for help in disputes with China, thus accelerating US to remember centuries, the ming the flow of people and ideas. One and joined forces with aspiring industri- involvement in the region, which only serves to increase Chinese alone class of laws sought to punish “entic- alists in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. tension. their own, no- possessed the ers” who tried to recruit skilled British The rest is history: Slater built a As a superpower, China must try for a peaceful solution to holds-barred ability to produce workers, and included a fine of 500 water-powered textile mill from mem- the crisis and must be ready to make concessions instead of high-end “hard- pounds for every Briton so enticed. ory, starting the American industrial trying to use its military might. The involvement of a number campaigns to paste” porcelain, Britain also attacked the prob- revolution. Other illicit gains pushed an expensive lem from the supply side, drawing up innovation further. Wealthy Bostonian of countries in the dispute makes it complicated. swipe industrial material beloved laws that barred skilled workers from Francis Cabot Lowell visited Great China too is angry at any US involvement in the dispute. by Europe’s migrating to other countries, even if Britain in 1810. He toured textile mills, A Chinese state-owned newspaper said on Monday that secrets. elites. In the they intended to return. Many machin- claiming he planned to become an agent ‘war is inevitable’ between China and the United States over 1680s, a French ists had all the knowledge required to to market their wares in the U.S. the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Jesuit, Pere replicate Britain’s industrial might. In fact, he secretly made detailed d’Entrecolles, Finally, the Brits enacted laws that drawings of the new power looms. Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed traveled to China, where he saw the sought to prevent the export of machin- When he returned to the U.S. in 1813, waterway. The Global Times, an influential nationalist kilns and likely read technical works ery in different industries. A 1774 law he paired up with a skilled mechanic tabloid owned by the ruling Communist Party’s official on the subject. governing the textile business made ille- named Paul Moody, who translated newspaper the People’s Daily, said in an editorial that China In September 1712, he wrote that gal the export of “any machine, engine, the plans into machines. This was the was determined to finish its construction work, calling it the while visiting Jingdezhen, then known tool, press, paper, utensil or implement beginning of the next phase of the country’s “most important bottom line”. These are angry and as the porcelain capital of China, he had whatsoever.” None of this was particu- American industrial revolution. compiled “a minute description of all larly effective in shutting down the flow BLOOMBERG acrimonious words, and indicate the depth of Beijing’s fury. The other side Quote of Police versus lawyers the day HERE is no doubt that the and other parts of the country. has come under severe criticism over the indicate the policeman was not quite in signs were there all along. The In Punjab, the bar association called JIT report that puts down the 14 deaths control of his temper, something which tragic loss of life in Daska was for a three-day strike, and there are outside the PAT headquarters to simply will ultimately lead to questions of why Tthe unavoidable culmination groups within the lawyers’ ranks who a policeman’s folly. and how those who employed him were of smaller confrontations between the are ready to opt for a prolonged protest. Whereas many have termed it the unaware of this. Regardless of whether police and the lawyers over the last many Perhaps one casualty of this situation is most pertinent example of a rotten sys- or not the immediate official explanation They corrupted years. the debate on professional ethics, on tem, this time too the administration has is accepted, the killing of the two lawyers It was only a matter of time before the drawing a distinction between coercion stuck to its standard first reaction to a at the hands of the police on Monday is the business of skirmishes would give way to something and asking for rights. bad occurrence, pinning the blame on fresh evidence of just how vulnerable the far uglier. In fact, the protest that finds Unfortunate happenings such as the a policeman who could not handle the system has become to abuse by a single worldwide soccer the lawyers back on the streets in large fatal shooting of two lawyers threaten to authority vested in him. individual or to excesses by a group. to serve their numbers will take many days and much make the conversation even more one- The SHO in question is alleged to That is where the whole political effort to be controlled. sided. For the government, this incident have ordered the firing on the lawyers debate is concentrated: the system — interests and to The killing of two lawyers in a Punjab has come too soon after a joint investiga- resulting in the two deaths, including that or rather the absence of it. There seem town that is generally not so much in the tion team report on last year’s killing by of the local bar president who happened to be no bigger villains than the police enrich themselves. picture otherwise has led to an angry police in Lahore’s Model Town. to be a member of the PTI. to portray just how pervasive the rot is. Loretta Lynch response from lawyers in the province The government of Shahbaz Sharif There are stories in the media that DAWN US Attorney-General THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 ARAB VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Some thoughts on liberal democracy

Hobbes took the middle path In the Arab street, and among Arab between Locke and Rousseau, with a stance that does not demand intellectuals, there is a split over the democracy but defends tyranny. However, when Hobbes began his feasibility of liberalism, the ability of research on the rights of individu- als as the basis of a community, democracy to solve the Arab world’s he started valuing individualism. Hence, Hobbes’ stand is closer to modern ideas. problems, and the compatibility of these Locke remains the real repre- sentative of liberalism, since he two principles with our traditions. combined democracy with the rights of the individual. For him, and the compatibility of these two democracy doesn’t unleash the principles with our traditions. majority, but constrains it with The Arab world began showing constitutional restrictions pro- interest in liberalism after 1990. tecting the rights of individuals so The Soviet Union and the social- that they may participate in gov- ist bloc began collapsing around ernment; however, with the same that time, and in 1990, Saddam power, democracy puts restric- Hussein’s regime in Iraq attacked tions on and controls the majority Kuwait, sparking a global crisis and all authority. and a major war. Locke paid attention to the The media and intellectuals economy and was against monop- then heaped criticism on regimes oly or other forms of domination. led by dictators. They also turned For him, freedom required diver- BY KHALIL ALI HAIDAR their attention to the principles sity of ownership, whereas private of democracy, liberalism and property is one of the features of related matters. the freedom of individuals. A file photo of protesters waving flags while raising anti-government slogans during a demonstration at Tahrir ill the future Egypt Al Beblawi says in the intro- “Thus we find that Locke’s two be the next demo- duction to his work: “Democracy Square in Cairo in February 2011. basic principles of liberalism have cratic state built on has become an issue of time in persisted to the present day. They Wa liberal system? a large number of countries. stop analysing the fall of the announced the ultimate victory was one of the first philosophers to are, namely, the idea of state law, Or will some form of state con- In spite of that, it has lots of tyrant “right-wing” systems in of liberalism. delineate the basis of individuality. on one hand, and market economy trol, centralised moderation and definitions and diverse ways of the past two decades. There is a strong association The purpose of a community, in his based on private property on the compromise solutions feature in application, like the concept of In 1974, the regime of Salazar between liberalism and democracy, view, and the basis of its existence other hand.” its economic and social policies? people’s democracy or democracy collapsed in Portugal, followed and the word is derived from the is protecting the rights of individ- In addition to Locke, Hobbes What lessons did the Egyptians of the masses, that has allegedly by the fall of Franco in Spain Latin word for “free.” But liberal- uals from abuse or what is called and Rousseau, the Enlightenment learn from their experience been overstepping formal liberal in 1975. The military regime in ism is based on a special concept the war of all against all. era, with its British and French of Muslim Brotherhood rule? democracy in order to achieve Greece had suffered the same of freedom, whose features became However, John Locke, another thinkers, helped push the idea What will the Egyptian voter real democracy, but then, out fate in 1974. In Latin America, evident in the seventh century. English philosopher, is consid- of liberalism and its evolution do to ensure that the Muslim of the blue, people’s democracy which is known for coups and “Liberal thought” as Al Beblawi ered the real ‘father of classical and development. Figures like Brotherhood and totalitarian reveals its blatant face. dictatorships, the regimes fell explained, is “not only an invita- liberalism’, for his defence of con- Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Hume movements do not come to power “Democracy is not a reflection in Argentina (in 1982), Uruguay tion to freedom, but it is primarily stitutional monarchy. The idea of contributed to varying degrees to through the window of free, dem- of peoples’ rights and demands. (1983), Brazil (1984), and Chile a call to individuality and respect rights of individuals, which are the liberal tradition. ocratic elections after they were At the same time, fascination (1990). for the private framework in which derived from the natural laws Though Al Beblawi says that pushed out of the race as an out- with democracy and liberalism This wave then reached Asia, the individual enjoys independence that preceded man-made laws, “The Scottish school during the come of events that began on June is increasing in communities that where the South Korean regime and freedom without interference was evident to him. Enlightenment era was the base 30, 2013? have lived under oppressive total- fell in 1987, after the fall of or disturbance. Since these laws are natural, that gives liberalism an integrated In January 2014, I was in itarian regimes. However, we are the despotic Pol Pot regime in “Upon that, we find that lib- they apply to everybody and shape, especially through the writ- Cairo visiting a book exhibition. I starting to glimpse some sem- Cambodia. This then spread to eral thought, even if it is based oblige legislators to abide by ings of David Hume, Adam Smith, browsed through books and book- blance of boredom and anxiety in Africa, where South Africa’s on democracy, is not considered a constitutional limitations; hence and John Stuart Mill” about free- lets from the famous booksellers’ respected Western democracies. apartheid regime fell and a new sufficient guarantee, but must be there is no room for abusing the dom, which is considered a pillar market, Souq El Azbakeya, dis- “Moreover, we have found that constitution was announced accompanied by recognition of the freedoms of individuals and their of liberal thought.” played in the exhibition. some of the totalitarian regimes’ when Nelson Mandela was freed rights of individuals in a manner fundamental rights, even in the The development of liberalism Some of the books provided me previous attempts to gain liber- in 1990. Governments in Ethiopia that these rights will not be com- name of the “majority.” and the maturity of its princi- useful information. I was pleased ation and establish democracy and South Yemen also collapsed. promised or abused. This is a very important point ples were not the sole concern of when I saw an informative bro- resulted in chaos, barbarism Developments worldwide con- “Therefore, democracy that is in relation to the political weight those thinkers. chure titled ‘Liberal Democracy: and racism similar to tribalism, tributed to the spread of liberal consistent with liberal thought is a of the majority in democracy. Ronald Stromberg speaks Focus and Problems, published as happened in some countries in democracy after the fall of right- constitutional democracy, namely, This majority cannot create laws about the history of modern twenty-two years ago, in 1993, by central Europe and some repub- wing and dictatorial regimes it sets limits to protect individuals, that affect the freedoms of indi- European thought, from 1601 Dar El Shorouk Publications. lics of the former Soviet Union.” following the collapse of com- their wealth, and freedoms.” viduals or their basic rights, for to 1977, and about thinkers like What struck me was that the (P. 7) munism. Even Russia and the If liberalism sanctifies indi- example, under the slogan of “the Hume, who in his political writ- brochure presented information The ideas of liberal democ- former Soviet republics turned viduality to this extent, so, what will of the majority.” ings argued that politics is a sci- in an interesting way, and its racy took many years to mature away from socialism and moved is its stand on “community goals” For Locke, the basis of this ence like the other sciences. author was the prime minister in Europe. By the time of the towards democracy. or its “vision”? Al Beblawi said: liberal stand was that the social However, he decided that politi- in the interim government, Dr American Revolution in 1776, and Totalitarian as well as socialist “Liberal thought rejects inherited contract “is not a concession cal phenomena cannot have laws Hazem Al Beblawi. the French Revolution in 1789, ideas had prevailed throughout ideas and sees that the commu- from individual’s sovereignty such as the rules governing sports, I will try in this article to there was a widespread belief the twentieth century, particu- nity’s goals are inevitable, meta- given to the ruler, as much as it is and said political laws should be present Dr Al Beblawi’s take on that the path to democracy had larly in Third World countries physical or non-metaphysical; an agreement between everyone enacted with great caution. liberalism, as a prelude to address- been opened and there was now and the Arab states, through the and that the individual is har- in the framework of the natural I may agree with Montesquieu ing books by thinkers who have no going back, but the nineteenth emergence of socialist, nation- nessed to achieve these goals. law,” which is the idea of consti- on putting aside the social con- praised or criticised liberal democ- century saw many totalitarian alist and Muslim parties. The “On the contrary, liberal tutional democracy. tract theory, as it is necessary for racy in the Arab world. regimes. supreme guide of the Muslim thought believes that the indi- Locke’s view of democracy dif- peoples’ lives. Arab libraries have huge num- Then the twentieth century Brotherhood in Syria even vidual is the first step, the basis fers from that of Jean-Jacques In one of his funniest arguments bers of books and articles on lib- saw fascist, Nazi and dictato- wrote a famous book, titled The of communities, and that he or Rousseau, who proposed the idea about negating the importance of eralism, schools of democracy, and rial regimes emerge. Human Socialism of Islam. she seeks to pursue goals and of “public will”, and that all provi- the social contract, Hume said the challenges of applying their beings remained naive, as Francis The dominance of ideologies objectives that are always special sions and laws are imposed with- that “people can live well without principles in the countries of the Fukuyama wrote in his famous over politics made some writers, and variable.” out any deterrent limitation. having their government”, and West and in Asian countries such book, The End of History and the such as Jean-Francois Ravel, say Here, it is clear that there is On the basis of Rousseau’s he thought that the American as Japan and India. Last Man, about the worldwide in 1983 in a tribute to democracy, a contradiction with “collective ideas, dictatorship of the major- Indians set a good example. (p. In the Arab street, and among spread of liberal democracy and that “it is only a transitional phase doctrines,” which call for “com- ity and revolutionary terrorism 224) Arab intellectuals, there is a well- free market capitalism. in the history of mankind that munities that have goals.” can be imposed since “there is no Now, how did Westerners begin known split over the feasibility of We often ponder about the would soon disappear.” Who were the prominent phi- place for the rights of individu- applying liberal thought? liberalism, the ability of democracy course of events in eastern Meanwhile, Fukuyama declared losophers in the history of liberal- als, according to Rousseau,” as Al The author is a columnist and to solve the Arab world’s problems, Europe after 1990, and we rarely the opposite opinion as he ism? Englishman Thomas Hobbes Beblawi explained. researcher Moderate Islamic groups torn between prison and extremism and consequently offending Islam. the fallen regimes have tried eve- have been achieving victories “Islamophobia” has returned, The anti-Islamist political movements rything they can to intimidate the in Arab streets. When they got especially after the Arab Spring, Islamists in a way that exceeds a real democratic chance, they whose major result was Islamists should look for new ways to challenge the ugliness of the Western-style achieved successin elections. This winning elections in some Arab media that has prevailed over the is reinventing the wheel, instead countries. Islamists rather than imitate Western past two decades. They portray of manufacturing it! An Islamist party won in the new Islamist as being a ter- The anti-Islamist politi- Tunisia; then there were the methods that failed to discredit the rifying monster. cal movements should look for Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis I do not know why Islamists are new ways to challenge Islamists in Egypt. Islamists took the portrayed as demons. Isn’t it bet- rather than imitate Western lead in the scene in Libya in the Islamic movement. ter to accept the results of demo- methods that failed to discredit beginning. cratic elections than to demonise the Islamic movement and BY DR FAISAL AL In other words, the rise of a But this does not justify in any way ruling, particularly since they Islamists in this obsessive way? instead made it more powerful. QASSEM strong Islamist political landscape the demonisation of Islamists, who had spent most of their time in Isn’t intimidating Islamists What is more serious in the through electoral victory made are portrayed as a big threat to the prison because of persecution and a blatant attack on democracy light of this campaign against the their opponents, especially left- country’s revolutions. restrictions on political activity. and their followers, who number Islamists in many countries is that t is strange and rather funny ists, liberals, secularists and the Here it should be noted that any Consequently, you should not in the millions? Isn’t portraying moderate Islamist parties partic- that once the West was fin- remnants of fallen regimes band party that comes to power after a exploit their failure to rule after Islamists in this way a reflection of ipating in politics would become Iished with investing in the together to warn of the Islamic popular revolution will suffer the revolutions, crush them, and the weakness of their opponents? extreme, following in the steps of term “Islamophobia” for its own threat to the fledgling democratic fate of the Islamic parties that remove them from the political Isn’t it incumbent on the enemies the Islamic State if their oppo- purposes, Arabs began to use this politics in the Arab region in the came to power after the revolu- arena with no chance to return. of the Islamists to attract people nents use dirty ways to remove term, but this time against each wake of the Arab Spring. tions in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. If you observe the media cam- by presenting good programmes in them from the political scene. other; why not? The Islamists undoubtedly did This is because people’s aspira- paigns being waged by the Islamists’ their electoral and political cam- Where will the democratic Arabs do not mind blindly not act well after coming to power tions are usually very high, and opponents, you will be amazed. paigns rather than by defaming Islamic groups go when they find imitating Western traditions in Tunisia and Egypt. The major- the legacy of the fallen regimes Some warn of the Islamization their opponents? all doors and windows shut in their that offend us. One can under- ity of Tunisians voted against is often very bad. Therefore no of the entire public sector, while Those who warn Arab soci- faces? Will the extremist groups, stand how the West manufac- them in the last election because party, whatever talent it has to others warn of Islamic tyranny. eties of the Islamic threat which have become a major threat tured the term “Islamophobia” of their failure to run the country rule, can address the situation Many do not even argue that have not learnt lessons from to internal and external security, to achieve certain political, mili- after the revolution, especially on with a magic wand. some of the Arab countries the West, despite the cam- be a preferred destination for the tary and cultural aims, but it is the economic front. Let us not forget the condi- do not want to overthrow the paigns waged by the Western moderate Islamic forces? difficult to understand how the It is true that the first months of tion of the Islamists who came regime in Syria, fearing the rise media against the Islamists The author is a columnist victims of this term, the Arabs, the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule in to power. They did not have of Islamists to power. over the past twenty years. and presenter on Al Jazeera TV are using it to upset each other, Egypt were not very encouraging. long-standing experience in Secularists and supporters of Despite that, the Islamists channel THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Oman to deport over 1,000 workers in airport project

MUSCAT: Oman plans to deport Times of Oman said the labourers were south and southeast Asia; they far out- and reduce the amount of wages remit- workers without proper permits. over 1,000 foreigners found to be work- employed to build a new terminal at the number the Omani citizens working in ted abroad. The Al Shabiba daily quoted Minister ing illegally on a multi-billion dollar airport, but did not have the necessary the private sector. In 2013, the cabinet said it would aim of Transport and Communications project to expand Muscat International work permits for the construction sector. The government needs foreigners to to cut the proportion of foreigners in Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi as say- Airport, in a sign of tensions between Instead, they held visas to work in res- work in construction, oil, services and Oman’s population to 33 percent from ing the deportations would not delay the its labour policy and its big infrastruc- taurants, coffee shops and barber shops, other industries. around 40 percent. planned completion of the airport project ture building plans. and as tailors and housemaids. It has embarked on transport and So authorities have restricted access by the end of 2016. “The companies for which these illegal The media reports said at least some of industrial projects worth billions of dol- to work visas and pressed companies to “We will make sure that the contrac- workers were working will be fined and the workers were from Bangladesh, but lars that are intended to help the econ- hire quotas of Omani citizens instead of tor gets the human resources needed to the workers will be deported,” Salim bin did not give details or name the compa- omy diversify beyond oil. foreigners. finish the work on time,” he said. Officials Said Al Badi, director-general of labour nies involved. But the government also wants to Some companies complain the at the Ministry of Manpower could not welfare at the Ministry of Manpower, was There are over 1.5 million foreign limit the number of foreigners, in order restrictions have left them unable to be reached for comment. quoted as saying this week by local media. workers in Oman, many of them from to make more jobs available for Omanis find enough labour, forcing them to hire REUTERS 43 rebel soldiers killed in Sana’a raid Air raids target forces loyal to Saleh and arms depot

SANA’A: Saudi-led coalition damaged a rebel-controlled naval The United Nations is trying to warplanes killed 43 soldiers base in the province of Hodeida on reschedule peace talks for Yemen yesterday when they targeted a the Red Sea coast, residents said. that had originally been due to rebel troop headquarters in the Strikes also hit the northern begin in Geneva today. Yemeni capital as the United rebel stronghold province of It says almost 2,000 people have Nations tried to reschedule Hajja near the border with Saudi been killed and more than half a postponed peace talks. Arabia, witnesses said, reporting million displaced in the conflict The coalition campaign of casualties in seven raids on arms since the fighting escalated in air strikes against Iran-backed depots at Abs military base. March with the air campaign. Shia Houthi rebels and allied In the southern province of World Health Organization forces loyal to former leader Daleh, the coalition launched an chief Margaret Chan said yester- Ali Abdullah Saleh began on early morning attack on a rebel- day that the toll includes “hun- March 26 in an effort to restore held military camp north of the dreds of women and children”, UN-backed President Abedrabbo provincial capital. adding that “almost 7.5 million Mansur Hadi to power. Anti-rebel militiamen have people are in urgent need of medi- Yesterday, warplanes launched been trying to retake the camp, cal help”. a raid on the command headquar- and clashes there have killed “Hospitals around the country ters of special forces loyal to Saleh more than 60 fighters on both are closing down their emergency in southern Sana’a, as well as on sides over the past 48 hours, a operations rooms and intensive an arms depot in the Fajj Attan local government official said. care units due to shortages in A boy walks as he collects toys from the rubble of a house destroyed by a recent air strike in Yemen’s northwestern neighbourhood overlooking the Pro-Hadi forces said on staff and fuel for generators,” city of Saada, yesterday. city, residents said. Tuesday they had regained con- Chan said. “The health and lives An official from the rebel-held trol of the provincial capital itself, of millions of people are at risk.” Relief agency Oxfam warned Ki-moon has instructed his spe- scrapped after Hadi demanded health ministry said that “43 sol- also named Daleh. She urged all parties to “respect on Tuesday that at least 16 mil- cial envoy to step up efforts with that the rebels withdraw from diers and officers were killed and The coalition also raided other their obligations under international lion Yemenis, or two thirds of all factions in Yemen and coun- territory they have seized before 100 others were wounded” in the rebel positions in the central city humanitarian law to protect civil- the population, had no access to tries in the region to agree on a the negotiations begin. raids, raising an earlier toll of 15 of Dhammar and in Taez prov- ians, health facilities and health staff clean drinking water because of ceasefire and a new date for talks, The United Nations had called dead. ince, as well as in oil-rich Marib during conflict and to permit the the conflict. his spokesman said on Tuesday. for the talks to be held without Other air raids yesterday badly in the east, residents said. supply of vital humanitarian aid”. UN Secretary General Ban This week’s Geneva talks were preconditions. AFP

Israel president wouldn’t rule out Hamas talks Israel air force JERUSALEM: Israeli broadcast on television and year’s war in Gaza. described Hamas, along with common interests, of peace and chief plays down President Reuven Rivlin radio. Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Ismail the Islamic State group, as quiet for growth and prosperity, appeared to challenge a long- “I have no aversion to holding Haniyah, said after the fighting “branches of the same poison- even in the present situation.” Russia-Egypt standing taboo on talks with negotiations with anyone who is that there would be “no direct ous tree”. Israeli warplanes struck the the Islamist Hamas yesterday, prepared to negotiate with me,” negotiations with the Zionist But two weeks ago the gen- coastal territory early yesterday defence deal saying he favoured dialogue he said. enemy.” eral responsible for Israel’s bor- after a rocket was fired into the with everybody. “The question is what they The movement’s mili- der with the Gaza Strip said the Jewish state. HERZLIYA, ISRAEL: The The role of president is largely want to negotiate about. If they tary wing was added to the Jewish state and Hamas shared Palestinians said nobody was chief of Israel’s air force yester- ceremonial, but during a tour of want to negotiate my very exist- European Union’s first-ever some goals. hurt in the raids on Islamic day played down worries voiced northern Israel a reporter asked ence, then I would not negotiate terrorism blacklist drawn up “We have an interest in some- Jihad training camps. by some fellow officials about Rivlin his opinion on talks with with them.” in December 2001 in the wake one being responsible for the Israel’s defence minister said the possibility of Egypt acquir- Hamas, the de facto power in the Israel, along with much of the of the September 11 attacks on Strip, because otherwise there it was that group’s militants who ing advanced Russian-made air Gaza Strip. international community, main- the United States. The EU then will be chaos there and the state fired the missiles, but his govern- defences. “It is really not important tains a ban on overt, direct con- blacklisted its political wing in of security there will be far more ment nevertheless says it holds The Russian news agency TASS to me with whom I speak, but tacts with Hamas, although it 2003. problematic,” Major General Hamas responsible for attacks said in March Egypt would receive rather about what we are speak- held indirect truce talks through Israeli Prime Minister Sami Turgeman said. launched from its territory. the Antey-2500 missile system, an ing,” he replied in remarks Egyptian mediators after last Benjamin Netanyahu has “Israel and Hamas have AFP S-300 variant, and put the value of the contract at more than a billion dollars. Neither Egypt nor Russia has formally confirmed it. The S-300 would pose a chal- lenge to Israel’s air force. Heatwave hits region Russia is also in talks to sell IS kills 20 at Syria’s the system to Iran, to the open consternation of Israel, which has long threatened to attack its Palmyra: Report arch-foe’s nuclear facilities if it deems diplomatic efforts to deny Tehran the bomb to have failed. BEIRUT: The Islamic State Britain-based Observatory said IS “It (an Iranian S-300) is a group shot dead at least 20 had since executed at least 217 very big challenge. It is a strate- men in the ruins of Syria’s people, including 67 civilians, in gic problem long before it is an ancient city Palmyra yester- and around the city. EU foreign operational problem,” air force day, accusing them of fighting policy chief Federica Mogherini chief Major-General Amir Eshel for the government, a monitor warned last Thursday of potential told reporters on the sidelines of said. war crimes in Palmyra. a conference. “IS executed 20 men by fir- Thousands of people “risk to “Someone who has an S-300 ing on them in front of a crowd be exposed to arbitrary violent feels protected and can do more gathered in Palmyra’s Roman actions and more destructions aggressive things because he feels theatre, after accusing them of of cultural sites might be perpe- protected,” he said. fighting for the Syrian regime,” trated,” Mogherini said. But Eshel brushed off any Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the suggestions Israel would be con- Syrian Observatory for Human AL QAEDA THREAT cerned about an Egyptian S-300, A Syrian brown bear with two watermelons in the water at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo on a hot day yesterday. Rights, said. The leader of Al Qaeda’s Syria telling reporters: “Are you kidding According to the Israeli Metereological Service, an intense heatwave has hit the country and temperatures are “IS gathered a lot of people wing Nusra Front said his group me? We’re at peace with them.” there on purpose, to show their was aiming to capture Damascus In a state of stable albeit cold expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius. force on the ground,” Abdel and the fall of Syrian President peace since 1979, Israel and Egypt Rahman said. Bashar Al Assad would happen have in recent years stepped up The executions, if confirmed, quickly. security coordination against could signal the start of “the “We will continue our focus on militants. “We’re all for Egypt Algeria sentences 12 Islamists to death group’s barbarism and savagery Damascus and on toppling this getting anything it needs from against the ancient monuments regime,” Abu Mohamad Al Golani the United States for counterter- ALGIERS: An Algerian court dangerous branch of Al Qaeda to life.All were found guilty of of Palmyra,” Syrian antiquities told news channel Al Jazeera in a rorism,” a senior Israeli military sentenced 12 Islamist militants in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), “forming an armed terrorist director Mamoun Abdulkarim rare interview aired yesterday. “I officer said on condition of ano- to death yesterday and two more and were behind several attacks group and premeditated volun- said. “Using the Roman theatre to assure you, Assad’s fall won’t take nymity this month. “The problem to life imprisonment for their in the Boumerdes region 50km tary homicide”. execute people proves that these a long time.” is that the S-300 has nothing to involvement in a 2008 bombing east of Algiers. The two defendants in court, people are against humanity,” he He also said Lebanese Shia do with counterterrorism.” that killed a Frenchman and his Those given the death pen- Khaled Asalah and Brahim added. group Hezbollah, which backs A US official said he had heard driver. alty are all on the run and were Brahim, admitted membership of IS seized Palmyra, includ- Assad, knew its fate was linked “muted” misgivings over the The APS news agency said sentenced in absentia by Algiers AQIM and taking part in several ing its Unesco world heritage to the Syrian leader and its efforts S-300 deal, but that the Israelis the accused were all members criminal court, while the two attacks. site, on May 21, after a bloody to save him were in vain. seemed resigned to it. of Katibat Al Arkam, the most present in court were sentenced AFP assault that lasted nine days. The AGENCIES REUTERS THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Saudi sanctions Sectarian strife two alleged Hezbollah leaders

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yes- biggest threat terday announced sanctions against two alleged leaders of Lebanon’s powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah, including facing Muslims one it accused of “interfering” in Yemen. Tensions between Sunni- dominated Saudi Arabia and its Kuwait Emir calls for joint action regional rival Shia Iran have risen since late March when a Riyadh- KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s dangerous to the existence of our led coalition began bombing emir, speaking days after an nation ... We are all losers in this Iran-backed Houthi Shia rebels attack claimed by Islamic state conflict, and the winner is the in neighbouring Yemen. killed 21 Shia in neighbouring one who wants to inflame this Iran provides military aid and Saudi Arabia, said yesterday destructive strife for their own support to Hezbollah, which backs sectarian strife was the most objectives ...” the regime of Syrian President serious threat facing Muslims The emir did not mention the Bashar Al Assad while Riyadh and called for immediate action suicide bombing on Friday that supports Sunni-led rebels in to tackle it. killed 21 worshippers at a mosque Syria. Iran denies arming Yemen’s Speaking at the opening ses- in Al Qadeeh village, but com- Houthis. sion of a meeting of foreign min- mentators in Saudi Arabia dic- The official Saudi Press Agency isters of the Organisation of the sussing the attack have decried (SPA) said the two individuals Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H H what some see as the kingdom’s sanctioned by the kingdom were Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah failure to curb sectarianism at “responsible for activities ranging Emir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah attends the 42nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers said Muslim countries must work home. from supporting the Assad regime together to confront terrorism. The schism between Sunnis of the Organization of Islamic Corporation (OIC), in Kuwait yesterday. in Syria, including by sending fight- His remarks were echoed by and Shias dates back 14 centuries ers, paying sums of money to dif- Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister. ago. In modern times, this often government under the influence Sunni powerhouse Saudi and “We are all eager to confront ferent factions in Yemen and to “We must take a serious stand translated into rivalry between of Iran has rekindled sectar- Shia power Iran are locked in the threats that face the Islamic military leaders responsible for ter- on the sectarian malady that has the Wahhabi fundamentalism of ian sensitivities. Islamic State a regional tussle for influence nation, foremost among them rorist attacks in the Middle East.” been shaking the structure of our Sunni Saudi Arabia and the Shia openly acknowledges it is trying in the Middle East, where civil the phenomenon of terrorism, It accused Khalil Yousif Harb, nation and fragments it,” the emir theocracy of Iran. to stir sectarian confrontation strife has claimed hundreds of violence, extremism and sectari- 56, of being a senior Hezbollah told foreign ministers and repre- The overthrow of Saddam’s and has called on young Saudi thousands of lives mainly in anism, which have wrought deep military figure “involved in sentatives from the 57-member Sunni minority rule by the Sunnis in the kingdom to attack Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Saudi damage in the Islamic nation,” Hezbollah’s political interference OIC at its annual meeting. US-led invasion in 2003 and its targets in the kingdom including Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir Jubeir said. in Yemen,” including the alleged “This fanaticism is the most replacement by a Shia Islamist Shias. echoed Sheikh Sabah’s call. REUTERS transfer of money. The other suspect, Mohammed Qablan, born in 1969, was the alleged leader of a Hezbollah “terrorist cell” sentenced to life in prison in absentia by a Cairo court, SPA said. Saudi Arabia is to freeze any assets of the two men Tensions high ahead of Turkish election under its sanctions, SPA said.

ISTANBUL: A veteran US journal- mayor’s office in Gaziantep could not imme- ist and author said yesterday President diately be reached for comment. Sinai attacks kill Recep Tayyip Erdogan had blocked his “It’s odd to see a head of state so con- honorary citizenship and declared him cerned about a few unflattering sentences an enemy of the state, as the Turkish that appeared in a newspaper thousands of Egyptian cop leader’s war on critical media intensifies miles away months ago. It brings me up to a ahead of a June election. level to which I never aspired,” Kinzer told CAIRO: An Egyptian police- In what opponents see as part of a Reuters by phone from Gaziantep. man was killed and eight campaign to muzzle dissent, Erdogan has He said Gaziantep’s mayor had been told wounded in three roadside berated news outlets including the New he was “an enemy of our government and bombings yesterday in the Sinai York Times and Turkish daily Hurriyet in our country” because he wrote in the Jan. 4 Peninsula where an Islamic recent days, while a prosecutor this month column that Erdogan “sits in a 1,000-room State-linked group is spear- sought to shut two TV stations, seen as palace denouncing the European Union, heading an insurgency against opposed to the government, on terrorism- decreeing the arrest of journalists, and rant- security forces. related charges. ing against short skirts and birth control”. Jihadists have killed scores Erdogan is constitutionally barred from Erdogan rejects the notion that Turkey, of police and soldiers in attacks party politics as head of state, but has been which languishes near the bottom of inter- in the peninsula since the making podium speeches across Turkey national press freedom tables, has anything army ousted Islamist president ahead of the June 7 polls in the hope the but a free media, declaring in January that Mohamed Mursi in July 2013. ruling AK Party will win a big enough Turkish journalists were freer than any in Wednesday’s attacks targeted majority to hand him greater powers. Europe. police vehicles near a police sta- “Since when have you started meddling Erdogan has also attacked the Hurriyet tion in North Sinai’s provincial here from the United States? Who do you newspaper at recent rallies over a headline capital of El Arish, security offi- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, flanked by his wife Emine, feeds a carrot to a horse think you are?,” Erdogan said in a speech about the death sentence handed to former cials said. One explosion killed a during the opening ceremony of a hippotherapy center with Arabian horses in Ankara yesterday. in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Uskudar Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, which policeman, and a total of eight on Tuesday, after the New York Times pub- noted that Mursi had been elected with 52 were wounded in the three sepa- lished an editorial which suggested he was where he was to have been made an hon- hosts at the city council had told him the percent of the vote. Erdogan, who also won rate attacks. engaged in “brute manipulation of the orary citizen for his reporting 15 years award had been cancelled on the personal 52 percent in a presidential election last The jihadist “Sinai Province”, political process”. ago which helped save endangered Roman orders of Erdogan due to a column he wrote August, suggested that the headline was a the Egyptian affiliate of the Stephen Kinzer, a former Turkey bureau mosaics. in the Boston Globe in January. reference to him and was meant to imply Islamic State group, has claimed chief for the US newspaper, travelled to But Kinzer, who has written books on Officials in Erdogan’s office said they had that he should share the same fate. several sophisticated attacks in the southern city of Gaziantep this week the Middle East, said his embarrassed no information about the matter, while the REUTERS Sinai and the Nile valley. AFP Libya issues warning after PM escapes assassination BENGHAZI: The armed forces wounding a bodyguard, that it the creation of a national unity of Libya’s recognised govern- had been an attempt to kill the government, while Egypt is host- ment warned yesterday they premier. ing a meeting this week of Libyan would react to any aggression “It was an assassination tribal chiefs to bring peace to its against the state, a day after attempt, and the prime minister oil-rich neighbour. the prime minister escaped an survived it,” Hatem Al Ouraybi The bid to kill Thani comes four assassination attempt. said. months after Libya’s then interior Libya plunged into chaos after The elected parliament recog- minister escaped an attempt on the 2011 Nato-backed uprising nised by the international com- his life in Tripoli. that toppled and killed long-time munity has been based in Tobruk That came three weeks after dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with near the border with Egypt since deputy industry minister Hassan battle-hardened former rebels the Fajr Libya militia coalition Al Droui was shot dead in armed with heavy weapons carv- seized the capital last August. Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte. ing out their own fiefdoms. The government is also based in Thani’s attempted assassina- “The forces of the national the east. Tripoli hosts a rival gov- tion deep in his own stronghold army and the security services ernment and parliament that is reflected the impotence of the two affirm their support for the legal close to Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn). rival governments, according to a Sunni volunteers from the Anbar province, who joined Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation force as part of government government and commit to pro- Tuesday’s shooting came after former lawmaker turned political efforts to make the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, take part in their first training session in Habaniyah, tecting it against any obstacles or a meeting of parliament at its activist. west of Baghdad, yesterday. aggression hampering its work,” Tobruk headquarters. This “clearly reflects the fact a statement on the government’s Parliament spokesman Faraj that the two governments of news agency said. Abu Hashem said gunmen had Libya, who do not have a real ‘Anbar operation not well prepared’ It came after Prime Minister tried to storm the building but budget, are facing complex secu- Abdullah Al Thinni escaped were driven back. rity challenges and demands of BAGHDAD: The operation by Al Shaabi paramilitaries have against Daesh there, it will prepare unscathed when would-be assas- “The parliament was ques- the people they are unable to real- Iraqi government and allied launched an operation aimed at the ground for the larger battle in sins opened fire on his car on tioning the government work in ise,” said Othman Ben Sassi. forces to liberate Anbar and its severing IS supply lines in Anbar Nineveh,” said Juburi, using an Tuesday after a session of par- a session today, when we heard “The people are unhappy, and capital Ramadi from the Islamic and are closing in on Ramadi. Arabic acronym for IS. liament in the eastern city of gunshots outside,” he said over they understand that the two gov- State group was launched too The battle to wrest back the The northwestern province of Tobruk. the phone. ernments have neither the money soon, Parliament Speaker Salim provincial capital the jihadists cap- Nineveh is IS’s other main strong- “Any aggression against the “Members of the government nor the tools to act on important Al Juburi said yesterday. tured on May 17 in a deadly three- hold in Iraq. Its capital Mosul is seat of government and sover- and the prime minister left issues.” Both governments regu- “Zero hour was announced but day blitz has not begun in earnest Iraq’s second city and still holds eign state institutions will be fol- immediately as gunmen tried to larly announce meetings as well this important battle should have however, with government forces a large civilian population. lowed by a state response using its storm the parliament... but forces as political, economic and mili- been better prepared, especially positioning themselves around the “But it was understood after strength and legality, with force prevented them from entering.” tary decisions or debates on the because Anbar is a bastion,” he city for the time being. The jihad- the fact that the desired level of and firmness,” the statement said. The United Nations has for budget, but they do not have the said in an interview. ists also control most other parts preparedness was not reached,” Thani’s spokesman said months struggled to broker a deal tools to implement them. Regular forces and Hashed of Anbar. “If victory is achieved Juburi said. AFP after his car was hit by bullets, between warring parties through AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE UK announces EU referendum Parliament to start debate within weeks: PM

LONDON: Prime Minister pave the way for a referendum by economy remains fragile.” David Cameron’s government 2017 on whether Britain should The government’s plans to cut formally announced yester- leave the European Union. welfare spending by £12bn (¤17bn, day it will hold a referendum Parliament could start debat- $18.5bn) are expected to prove on whether Britain should ing the measure within weeks as particularly contentious. leave the EU in a policy speech Cameron said he hoped the meas- Cameron embarks on a read by Queen Elizabeth II on ure would pass in “extra quick whistlestop tour of European cap- Westminster’s grandest day. time” and has not ruled out hold- itals including Paris, Warsaw and Outlining the newly-elected ing the referendum vote next year. Berlin today and tomorrow as he government’s plans for its first The white-clad monarch, deliver- pushes for reforms which he says year, the 89-year-old queen, in a ing the 62nd Queen’s Speech of are necessary before the referen- crown and ceremonial dress, con- her reign, arrived at parliament in dum, including on immigration. firmed Britain would face further a gold and black carriage accom- The Queen’s Speech also fea- austerity to cut its deficit. panied by dozens of horsemen to tured legislation to secure a This will be tempered with the sound of the national anthem, “strong and lasting constitutional measures designed to help mid- “God Save The Queen”. settlement” which will hand new dle-income Britons, such as more In a bizarre tradition dating powers to Scotland after it voted free childcare and healthcare back to times of hostility between against independence in a refer- Police officers grapple with a demonstrator during protest after the State Opening of Parliament in central London spending and a promise not to parliament and monarchy, an MP endum last year. yesterday. raise three major tax rates for was “held hostage” at Buckingham But Nicola Sturgeon’s pro-inde- the next five years. Palace until she returned safely. pendence Scottish National Party “extremist organisations” seen as has provoked anger from the some European human rights “It’s a Queen’s Speech for work- Hundreds of people held anti- (SNP), which became the third responsible for radicalisation and Trades Union Congress umbrella laws, expected in the Queen’s ing people from a one nation austerity protests in central largest group in the Commons a communications bill, dubbed a group. The TUC said the govern- Speech, in favour of a “British bill government that will bring our London after the speech. following the election, wants the “snoopers’ charter” by critics, ment had declared “open season” of rights” due to opposition from country together,” Cameron told “Britain faces a fragile future government to go further. which could oblige mobile phone on members’ rights. within his party. the House of Commons after the for our economy, our constitution SNP lawmakers during the companies and Internet service The Conservatives have a But his official spokesman told monarch’s address. and our public services,” acting ceremonies wore white roses — a providers to hand individuals’ majority of only 12 in the 650-seat reporters to “be in no doubt” that After winning this month’s Labour leader Harriet Harman tribute to the Scottish poet Hugh browsing data to security services. Commons and could struggle to the move — which Cameron says general election with a surprise said in parliament. MacDiarmid’s “The Little White A proposed measure meaning pass controversial legislation if would make it easier to deport though slender majority, the cen- “Although we are seeing eco- Rose of Scotland”. that 50 percent of trade union they face rebellions from within foreign criminals — would still tre-right government will today nomic growth return, its benefits The government is also members have to take part in their own ranks. Cameron has go ahead at some point. publish its first bill which will are not being shared and the introducing new powers to ban strike votes for them to be valid already delayed a plan to scrap AFP

Denmark to hold Germany raps general election Russia’s N-threats deeply troubling: Nato Russia over law WASHINGTON: Russia’s forces on alert while Russia was share information about planned superpower that flatly denies on June 18 provocative rhetoric on annexing Crimea is but one exam- drills and to invite observers. allegations it is orchestrating the against NGOs nuclear weapons and its dra- ple,” said the former Norwegian One snap exercise was used conflict in order to halt Ukraine’s COPENHAGEN: Danish matic expansion of flights by prime minister. to move Russian forces to march toward the West. BERLIN: Germany yesterday Prime Minister Helle Thorning- nuclear bombers are “deeply The Nato alliance also was con- annex Crimea in February 2014 But he reaffirmed NATO’s com- criticised Russian President Schmidt yesterday called a gen- troubling” and “dangerous,” cerned about Russia’s compliance and others were employed to mitment to helping the ex-Soviet Vladimir Putin for signing a eral election for June 18, even Nato Secretary-General Jens with nuclear arms agreements support separatists in eastern country defend itself and build up law allowing security officials as opinion polls show her cen- Stoltenberg said yesterday. and stepped up global flights by Ukraine and to stage a military an intimidating army that averts to proceed against foreign and tre-left coalition trailing the Russia’s plans to deploy strategic bombers. build-up on Ukraine’s border, the possibility of future conflicts. international non-governmen- opposition. nuclear-capable missiles in “Russia has also significantly he said. “We are well aware of the for- tal organisations (NGOs) if they “Denmark is back on track, Kaliningrad — near Poland’s increased the scale, number and Russia is conducting yet midable challenges that Ukraine are deemed undesirable. we are out of the crisis... It’s time border — and its threat to move range of pro-active flights by another snap exercise near is facing,” Stamatopoulos told a Chancellor Angela Merkel’s to ask the Danes if they want nuclear forces in Crimea would nuclear capable bombers across Ukraine this week that involved defence meeting in Kiev. spokesman Steffen Seibert said to maintain this direction,” said “fundamentally change the bal- much of the globe,” Stoltenberg 250 aircraft and 700 pieces of “It’s not easy to launch wide- during a regular press confer- Thorning-Schmidt, who under ance of security in Europe,” said. heavy equipment, he said. ranging reforms while managing ence in Berlin that the law was election regulations had to call a Stoltenberg said in speech during The Russian bomber flights Citing Russia’s actions a major conflict and deterring an attempt to further isolate and vote to be held by September 14. a visit to Washington. spanned “from Japan to Gibraltar, in Ukraine and elsewhere, continual attacks against your discredit members of civil society “I want all of Denmark with In blunt language, the Nato from Crete to California, and Stoltenberg said Moscow “is territorial integrity,” he said. who were critical of the govern- (me). The growth must benefit chief delivered a scathing critique from the Baltic sea to the Black asserting its military power, stir- The assistant secretary gen- ment. The decision is a “step into everyone,” she added. Denmark of Russia’s behavior over the past Sea,” he said. ring up aggressive nationalism, eral’s visit to Kiev comes three the wrong direction”, Seibert said, was badly hit by the financial crisis year — including Moscow’s armed Russia was failing to draw claiming the right to impose its months into a truce deal that adding that German-Russian ties of 2008, which caused the country’s intervention in Ukraine — and on the lessons of the Cold War, will on its neighbors and grabbing has managed to scale down but could be further strained by the property bubble to burst. Since vowed the transatlantic alliance including that “when it comes to land.” not halt a pro-Russian upris- move. taking office in 2011, Thorning- would redouble its commitment nuclear weapons, caution, pre- Meanwhile, a top Nato com- ing responsible for nearly 6,300 Russia has accused the West Schmidt’s Social Democratic-led to “collective defense.” dictability and transparency are mander said yesterday that “con- deaths in Ukraine’s industrial of engineering the overthrow of government has overseen a slug- “Russia’s recent use of nuclear vital,” he said. tinual attacks” against Ukraine east. Ukraine’s pro-Moscow president gish economic recovery that only rhetoric, exercises and opera- “Russia’s nuclear sabre rattling were hampering Kiev’s efforts Russian President Vladimir Viktor Yanukovich last year recently began gathering pace. On tions are deeply troubling,” he is unjustified, destablising and to modernise its army enough to Putin rejects accusations his through its support for NGOs. Tuesday, the government raised told an audience at the Center dangerous,” he said. one day join the Western military generals are fomenting the Shortly afterwards, Russia its economic growth forecast for for Strategic and International Stoltenberg also criticised bloc. insurgency to weaken the pro- annexed Ukraine’s Crimean 2015 to 1.7 percent from a previ- Studies think tank. Russia for staging large snap mili- The Cold War-era alliance’s Western leadership that toppled peninsula and has been support- ous estimate of 1.4 percent, and Russian President Vladimir tary exercises, which he said was security chief Thrasyvoulos Terry a Moscow-backed president in ing pro-Russian separatists in maintained a two-percent growth Putin’s “admission that he con- a violation of international agree- Stamatopoulos made no direct February 2014. eastern Ukraine. estimate for next year. AFP sidered putting Russia’s nuclear ments requiring governments to reference to Russia — a former AFP The disputed law, signed by Putin last week, is aimed at bar- ring foreign NGOs from the coun- try if they are deemed to pose a threat to Russia’s constitutional order, defence or security. Electrical failure The law further increases pressure on NGOs after Russia enforced new rules in 2012 oblig- ing groups that engage in “politi- causes chaos at cal activity” and receive any funding from abroad to regis- ter as “foreign agents”, a move decried by Kremlin critics as an Belgian airports attempt to muzzle dissent. BRUSSELS: Chaos hit UN chief Ban Ki-moon, saying Belgian airports yesterday he was forced to travel by land Russian divers when an electrical failure at to Luxembourg to take a flight air traffic control in Brussels for Japan that he had been due report ancient ship caused Belgium-bound flights to take off from Brussels. to be diverted, with departures “We’re not operational, navi- find near Crimea delayed and flights cancelled gation screens are not working in over six hours. the tower,” Dominique Dehaene, MOSCOW: A group of Russian No plane was allowed to land spokesman for Belgium’s official divers said yesterday they or take off from Belgian air- Belgocontrol agency said. had found Byzantine-era ship ports between 0730 GMT and All morning, planes headed to wreckage in the Black Sea off 1200 GMT because of the power the EU capital were diverted to Crimea that included a trove of outage that paralysed screens regional airports, in an effort to 10th century pottery. and radars at Belgocontrol air clear Belgium’s airspace, airport The wreck was discovered off traffic control. Officials said 147 authorities said. Planes overfly- the coast of Sevastopol in Crimea, People wait at the departure hall of Brussels airport yesterday. Belgian airports were at a standstill after an flights were cancelled at Brussels ing Belgium however were not the peninsula with a rich history international airport, affecting affected, they said. electrical failure at air traffic control in Brussels caused flights to be diverted, with all departures also delayed that Russia annexed last year 20,000 people, including 4,000 Traffic was suspended at the until further notice. from Ukraine, and could have who had to land at airports in regional airport of Charleroi, come from a collision between neighbouring France, Germany a low-cost airline hub near About 600 flights a day arrive Kathimerini, referring to the affected flight crews and caused several ships, the expedition lead- and Luxembourg. the French border, as well or depart from Brussels airport, negotiations for Greece’s bailout. planes to land in neighbouring ers said in a statement. Reports said passengers as Antwerp and Liege, near which serves the headquarters of “Greek team arrives via countries. “This archaeological discovery, affected included a Spanish Germany. Several flights were both the EU and NATO. Duesseldorf,” she said. Ninety minutes after air traf- judging by its size, could become minister and the negotiators in diverted to Lille airport in north- “Due to air traffic, Brussels The situation at Belgian air- fic was allowed to resume, a first one of the biggest known finds Greece’s bailout talks. ern France, a spokesman there Group meeting will be delayed ports was only expected to return flight took off from Brussels to date,” the statement from European Commission head said. About 1,000 passengers today,” said in a tweet Eleni to normal by late Wednesday international airport, heading dive chief Roman Dunayev and Jean-Claude Juncker had to cut were to travel on from Lille to Varvitsiotis, the EU corre- evening due to the ripple effect for the United States, a journal- Russian Academy of Sciences short a press conference with their intended destination by bus. spondent for Greek newspaper from the power outage, which ist said. AFP historian Viktor Lebedinsky said. AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Colombian rebel Rick Santorum to launch peace team member killed in second White House bid aerial bombing HAVANA: The Colombian armed forces’ aerial bombing Ex-senator was runner-up to Republican nominee in 2012 campaign against leftist guer- rillas killed a member of the WASHINGTON: Rick appearances draw smaller crowds contrarian outbursts — he said rebel negotiating team who Santorum, the dark-horse 2012 than the previous cycle. president John F Kennedy’s had participated in peace talks US presidential contender His opposition to gay marriage speech on church-state separa- being held in Cuba, a guerrilla whose inflammatory family-val- — he said in April he would not tion made him “want to throw up” commander said yesterday. ues campaign challenged even- attend a loved one’s same-sex — eventually failed, but he lasted Jairo Martinez, a veteran of tual nominee Mitt Romney, is wedding — has remained solid, longer than anyone expected. two separate peace processes, launching another run for the even though legal gay marriage “I ended up competing in 30 was one of 27 rebels killed last White House. has expanded to 37 states and the states and winning in 11. I was the Thursday in Cauca province, He is expected to make the capital Washington. last person standing,” Santorum in a raid that led rebels of the bid official at 5:00 pm (2100 And he has blasted President told a Tea Party gathering in Revolutionary Armed Forces of GMT) near his childhood home Barack Obama’s Middle East South Carolina in January. Colombia (FARC) to end a five- in Cabot, Pennsylvania where he strategy for lack of leadership, He insists that track record month unilateral cease-fire. is to deliver a “special announce- saying the US military must take puts him at an advantage. But Martinez was also involved ment” about his plans. It will be a dramatically tougher approach while the 2012 Republican field in peace talks during the gov- a more difficult proposition this to the Islamic State group. was seen as particularly weak, the ernment of President Andres time around. The former US senator stunned 2016 crop is anything but. Former US Senator Rick Santorum at his Alabama and Mississippi primary Pastrana, who held office from With 15 or more promi- the political establishment four Santorum’s competition election night rally in 2012. 1998 to 2002. Although he was nent Republican presidential years ago by narrowly winning includes rock-star senators Ted active in the Havana talks, he contenders as his 2016 rivals, the Iowa caucuses, the first state- Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco television show host returning for Santorum faces the prospect was in Colombia on an education Santorum, 57, is even more the wide vote in the primary nomina- Rubio, fresh faces who insist another campaign, is drawing on of not qualifying for the first mission when he was caught in White House underdog than tion process. they can expand the appeal of his preacher past to lock in core Republican debate, on August 6, the attack, FARC leader Pastor four years ago. He turned his support for the Republican Party beyond its Christian voters. when organisers will accept only Alape told reporters in Havana. While he has years of new blue-collar Americans and con- traditional white male blueprint. And there is Jeb Bush, whose the top 10 candidates in recent “Jairo Martinez, a member of material from which to frame a servative Christian values into a Wisconsin Governor Scott fundraising prowess and name national polling. the FARC peace delegation in counterpoint to likely Democratic surprisingly strong challenge to Walker, popular in the party’s recognition put him in the top tier Santorum is on the bubble. A Havana, was among the guerrillas nominee Hillary Clinton, frontrunner Romney. conservative wing, is also mull- of candidates, where Santorum is RealClearPolitics poll average who was assassinated,” Alape said. Santorum has slipped from His underfunded cam- ing a run. Mike Huckabee, a unlikely to land. puts him in 10th place, with 2.3 He then added a message national prominence, and his paign, prone to the candidate’s 2008 candidate and popular Fox With such a deep field, percent support. AFP to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos: “Peace talks won’t advance with blood baths, President Santos.” US accidentally Heavy rains hit Texas, death toll rises to 13 shipped live AUSTIN, TEXAS: Storms nation’s busiest. Near Dallas, dumped rain on parts of Texas police evacuated people living Anthrax sample yesterday, bringing more run- near a dam that had threat- off to swollen waterways that ened to burst due to surging WASHINGTON: The US mili- spilled their banks this week in floodwaters. Water had topped tary accidentally shipped at places such as Houston, where the Padera dam, about 25 miles least one live anthrax sample to floods have killed six people southwest of Dallas, and police in a commercial lab in Maryland and caused chaos in the fourth Midlothian called on people liv- but there was no public health most-populous US city. ing downstream to evacuate and threat from the mishap, officials At least 13 people have been move livestock to higher ground. said yesterday. killed in Texas from storms “Engineers have assessed the A Defence Department labora- that started over the Memorial dam and do not anticipate a fail- tory in Utah had “inadvertently” Day weekend and led to record ure at this time,” the Midlothian transferred the live anthrax sam- floods, destroying hundreds of police said in a statement. ple to a commercial lab and gov- homes, sweeping away bridges Flash flood warnings were ernment health authorities were and stranding more than 2,000 expected through the weekend still testing other samples that motorists on roads. in Texas, the Texas Division of had been shipped to laboratories The death toll in Texas was set Emergency Management said in nine other states, a defense to rise with numerous people still as a storm system that has set- official told reporters. missing and thunderstorms pelt- tled along several southern states “There is no known risk to the ing the already flood-hit cities of brings more rain. general public, and there are no Houston and Austin. About 11 inches of rain fell in suspected or confirmed cases of “This rain has the potential Houston on Monday while parts anthrax infection in potentially to cause additional street flood- of Austin have been hit by as much exposed lab workers,” Pentagon ing so residents are advised to as 7 inches (18 cm). Helicopter crews spokesman Colonel Steven be careful as they commute to in both cities plucked to safety peo- Warren said in a statement. work,” the city of Houston said ple who had been stranded in cars The live anthrax sample was dis- in a statement, adding about 1,400 and on top of buildings. There was covered by the commercial lab late structures were damaged by high no damage estimate available for on May 22 and the other laborato- water and two people were unac- Texas, which has a $1.4 trillion-a- ries were then informed, officials Storm destruction along the Blanco River in San Marcos, Texas, yesterday. Central Texas has been inundated with counted for in the city. year economy and is the country’s said. At least nine other govern- tornadoes and flash flooding during the past several days. The latest victim in Houston main domestic source of energy, ment and commercial labs in nine was a 31-year-old man whose as well as an agricultural and states had received anthrax sam- body was discovered near a sub- The storms dealt a blow to more than 200 flights cancelled yesterday at airports in Dallas manufacturing power. ples and authorities were trying to merged vehicle, it said. air travel in the region with as of 12 p.m. CDT (1600 GMT) and Houston, some of the REUTERS determine if there were other live spores transported. The Pentagon was assisting the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Royal visit (CDC), which was investigating the incident, Warren said. Pilots urged to avoid U2 tour manager found dead at Los distracted flying Angeles hotel

WASHINGTON: US safety officials yesterday reminded pilots LOS ANGELES: Irish rock- to look out for other planes and make their own aircraft known ers U2 said yesterday their during flights, saying air collisions can occur if pilots are dis- longtime tour manager, Dennis tracted by cell phones, tablets or other wireless devices. Sheehan, died in Los Angeles After four small-plane collisions that caused eight deaths, the where the band is performing National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an official part of its latest tour. “safety alert” advising pilots to maintain fundamental “see and The Los Angeles County avoid” vigilance by scanning for traffic throughout a flight, using Coroner said Sheehan, 68, died lights and clearly communicating their intentions. last morning of natural causes “Accidents have occurred in which pilots operating near one at a hotel in West Hollywood. another did not maintain adequate visual lookout,” the federal safety Sheehan’s death came hours after agency said. the first concert on Tuesday night “The presence of technology has introduced challenges to the of a five-show run at The Forum see-and-avoid concept. Aviation applications on portable electronic in Los Angeles, part of a 20-city devices such as cell phones, tablets, and handheld GPS units, while tour. useful, can lead to more head-down time.” King Willem-Alexander (left) of the Netherlands speaks with Canadian retired Major-General Richard Rohmer AGENCIES NTSB pointed to four collisions involving Piper or Cessna aircraft after a wreath laying ceremony in Ottawa yesterday. The King and Queen is on a three-day visit to Canada. that have occurred over the past four years. Three of the mishaps proved fatal. In the deadliest accident, a pilot and three passengers were killed in 2011 near Talkeetna, Alaska, when their Cessna 180 col- lided with a Cessna 206 about 900 feet (274 meters) above ground. Martin Luther King Jr’s Nobel heads for mediation NTSB said the pilots of the two single-engine aircraft were moni- toring different radio frequencies and failed to see each other. The airline-rated pilot of the Cessna 206 was not injured. ATLANTA: A judge in Georgia agreed yes- King said they were close to settling a lawsuit Barack Obama during his second inauguration. Commercial airline pilots increasingly are using tablet computers terday to appoint a mediator to help settle filed against her by the estate. There have been years of legal disputes in the cockpit in place of paper flight plans and navigation charts. a dispute between the late Martin Luther A court-ordered mediator would help the among King’s heirs. The lawsuit filed by the But, under Federal Aviation Administration rules, the devices are King Jr.’s children over whether to sell his parties put the “final touches” on an agree- estate against Bernice King has been on hold not allowed for personal communications or activities. 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and the Bible ment, Eric Barnum, Bernice King’s lawyer, told for several months as the parties privately The devices are allowed for general aviation, including small he carried during the civil rights movement. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert negotiated a potential settlement. planes, but the pilot is responsible for determining whether a device’s The fight pits the slain civil rights leader’s McBurney during a hearing. McBurney said “We’ve made substantial progress,” Barnum electronics will interfere with flight instruments. sons Martin Luther King III and Dexter King, he would appoint a mediator, with a goal of said. “I believe we’re close.” Software makers have produced a host of pilot applications for who want to sell the medal and Bible, against completing an agreement by Sept. 30. Nicole Wade, an attorney for King estate, phones and tablets that offer radar and navigation services, approach King’s surviving daughter, Bernice King, who Martin Luther King III and Dexter King, agreed the parties were nearing a settlement charts, terrain awareness and weather graphics. opposes the sale of items she calls “sacred” to acting as majority board members of their of the lawsuit but did not take a position on REUTERS the family. father’s estate, voted last year to sell the Peace court-ordered mediation. Attorneys for the King estate and Bernice Prize and Bible, which was used by President REUTERS THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA

Singapore Bangladesh to detains two ‘self-radicalised’ move Rohingyas teenagers

SINGAPORE: Singapore has detained two “self-radicalised” to Hatiya island teenagers, including one who was planning to join the Islamic State group and carry out vio- lent attacks in the city-state, Rohingya leader urges rethink the government said yesterday. M Arifil Azim Putra Norja’i, DHAKA: Bangladesh plans to discriminatory treatment by the 19, a Singaporean student, was relocate thousands of Rohingya Buddhist majority. detained in April under the coun- who have spent years in refugee The United Nations refugee try’s tough Internal Security Act camps near the Myanmar bor- agency, which has been assisting (ISA), which allows for indefi- der to a southern island, an offi- the refugees in the camps since nite detention without trial, the cial said yesterday, as the region 1991, said such a scheme would Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) faces a human-trafficking crisis. have to be voluntary to succeed. said in a statement. The government has started “The success of the plan would Another 17-year-old planning the relocation to Hatiya depend on what will be on offer Singaporean student was island in the Bay of Bengal in a in the new location and if the detained in May also under the move backed by Prime Minister refugees would like to be there,” ISA “for further investigations to Sheikh Hasina, said additional UNHCR spokeswoman Onchita the extent of his radicalisation”, secretary Amit Kumar Baul. Shadman said. the ministry said without provid- “The relocation of the Rohingya A forced relocation would be ing his name or further details of camps will definitely take place. So “very complex and controversial”, his actions. far, informal steps have been taken she said. Myanmar government and UN officials inspect a boat used for human trafficking at a jetty outside Sittwe, Myanmar, The first suspect, Arifil, a post- according to the PM’s directives,” Baul said the move was partly yesterday. secondary student, had made Baul, head of the government’s motivated by concerns the plans to join the IS group after Myanmar Refugee Cell, said. camps were holding back tour- crackdown on human-traffick- to aid their investigation. have been tasked with preparing viewing “terrorist propaganda A Rohingya leader urged the ism in Cox’s Bazar, home to the ing and smuggling following the Malaysian media reported that for the relocation. online”, MHA said. government to rethink, saying world’s longest unbroken beach discovery of mass graves there, police are investigating 12 of their Badre Firdaus, government “He grew to support the radi- the plan would only make life and where locals flock to hotels which appears to have thrown own officers to determine whether administrator of Hatiya island, cal ideology and violent tactics of worse for the refugees — many and resorts. “The government regional trafficking routes into they had links to more mass said 500 acres had been identi- ISIS, and befriended individuals of whom have been languishing has been paying (increasing) chaos. graves found within Malaysia but fied as suitable for the relocation. online whom he thought could in the camps for years since they importance to the tourism sec- More than 3,500 migrants have close to the Thai sites. A total of The move would not include the help him join ISIS,” the MHA left Myanmar. tor. Therefore, a plan to relocate arrived on Thai, Malaysian and 139 grave sites and 28 recently estimated 200,000 unregistered said, using an alternative name “We want the (Bangladesh) them to an isolated area is under Indonesian soil in recent weeks, abandoned camps have been Rohingya refugees who have for the Islamic State group which government and international process,” he said. and hundreds or thousands more found on the Malaysian side of fled across the border over the has overrun large parts of Syria organisations to resolve our issue Thousands of persecuted are feared still trapped on boats. the frontier, but the number of past decade and taken refuge in and Iraq in a bid to create an from here,” Mohammad Islam, a Rohingya from Myanmar as well Seven camps — some with doz- dead is unclear. Muslim-majority Bangladesh. Islamic caliphate there. community leader in one of the as Bangladeshi migrants have ens of graves believed to contain Details of Bangladesh’s plans Most live close to the two “More importantly, Arifil also camps, said. been attempting perilous boat the bodies of Rohingya — have emerged just days after Hasina camps but are not entitled to food revealed that if he was unable to Bangladesh is home to 32,000 journeys organised by people- been uncovered in Thailand’s slammed Bangladesh’s own eco- or other aid. Rights groups say join ISIS in Syria, he intended registered Rohingya refugees who smugglers to Southeast Asia. Songkhla province close to the nomic migrants, calling them those illegal Rohingya migrants to carry out violent attacks in are sheltering in two camps in Malaysia is a favourite destina- Malaysian border. “mentally sick” and accusing them survive in appalling conditions in Singapore,” MHA said. the southeastern district of Cox’s tion. Migrants often travelled to Rights groups say local peo- of hurting the country’s image. Bangladesh, living on the margins “He gave considerable thought Bazar which borders Myanmar. Thailand by boat, then overland ple must have been aware of the The island plan, reported this and running the gauntlet of the to how he would attack key facili- The Muslim Rohingya leave to northern Malaysia. trade, and on Wednesday Thai week in local media, has not been country’s authorities. ties and assassinate government Myanmar largely to escape But Thailand began a police said they wanted villagers formally announced but officials AFP leaders,” it added. “Arifil is the first known self- radicalised Singaporean to har- bour the intention to carry out violent attacks in Singapore,” the statement continued. Singapore, one of Asia’s most Philippine, Vietnamese troops play soccer on disputed island affluent cities and a regional base for thousands of multina- MANILA: Vietnamese and games were being played on “But as for China’s sover- also have overlapping claims. the idea some time ago but that tional companies, is a prime tar- Philippine troops played soccer the Philippine-held island of eignty and territorial integrity, Fortifications belonging to all nothing was fixed. get for attacks by militant groups and sang karaoke on a South Northeast Cay. A Vietnamese our will and ability to defend it claimants except Brunei are dot- Diplomats and experts describe chiefly because it is an ally of the China Sea island yesterday in navy ship had earlier brought is there,” Hua said at a regular ted across the Spratlys. the nascent partnership as part United States and other Western a sign of the growing security about 60 Vietnamese sailors to the news briefing. Last year, Philippine troops vis- of a web of evolving informal alli- countries, according to security ties between the two Southeast island, where 100 Filipino troops Tensions have risen in the ited the Vietnamese-held island of ances across Asia that are being analysts. Asian nations most at odds were present, they said. Spratlys in recent months as Southwest Cay, just a few miles driven by fear of China. The government last July said with Beijing over the contested “We will have a good time China has sought to assert its from Northeast Cay, for similar “A Manila-Hanoi axis places it is aware of two Singaporeans waterway. together. These activities are claim to the potentially energy- games. Since then, Vietnamese a hurdle in China’s ambitions to currently fighting in Syria along Cooperation has blossomed helping raise the comfort level rich waters, warning Philippine warships have visited Manila. A control most of the South China with their families. between Hanoi and Manila since of troops in the disputed area and US military aircraft away naval hotline has also been estab- Sea,” said Patrick Cronin, an The city-state is part of the they shelved decades of enmity and will strengthen relations from the reefs it is turning into lished, which has helped in the expert on the region at the Center US-led coalition fighting the IS over their competing claims in between our two navies,” said a islands. return of fishermen who get into for a New American Security in group. the Spratly archipelago to try to senior Philippine naval official Both Beijing and Washington trouble in the open sea. Washington. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen counter China, whose creation of who declined to be identified. have accused each other of stok- Philippine military officials also “This may not lead to immedi- has previously said local authori- artificial islands in the region will Chinese Foreign Ministry ing instability. China claims most recently said that both sides had ate changes in the regional bal- ties are concerned about the allow it to project power deep into spokeswoman Hua Chunying said of the South China Sea, through informally discussed conducting ance of power ... but it will shine a potential formation of a Southeast the maritime heart of Southeast she was not aware of the activities which $5 trillion in ship-borne joint naval patrols in the South spotlight on how China’s assertive Asian branch of IS, with jihadists Asia. but that China’s consistent posi- trade passes every year. China Sea. unilateralism threatens to under- from the region returning home Senior Philippine naval offi- tion was that “we are not going to The Philippines, Vietnam, A Vietnamese military official mine stability and prosperity.” after fighting in Iraq and Syria. cials said soccer and volleyball disturb others”. Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei said the Philippines had raised REUTERS AFP

World No Tobacco Day Niger extends SIA Airbus loses power emergency powers in Boko in-flight to both engines SINGAPORE: A Singapore industry portal Flightradar24 said Haram area Airlines (SIA) Airbus plane the flight, codenamed SQ836, “lost carrying 194 people temporar- power on both engines & 13,000 NIAMEY: Niger has extended ily lost power to both engines feet before power returned”. for three months the state of on a recent flight to Shanghai, In a subsequent post, it said the emergency in its southeastern SIA confirmed yesterday after a plane “lost both engines during the Diffa region where the army has flight tracker said the plane had cruise” while flying through a “huge been battling Boko Haram mili- to descend 13,000 feet before storm”, pinpointing an area in the tants since February, authori- normal operation was restored. South China Sea off China’s southern ties announced yesterday. The carrier said it was inves- coast where the incident occurred. “Boko Haram elements are tigating the May 23 incident Airbus said only that it was there,” Daouda Malam Marthe, together with Airbus and engine “working with the company to first vice president of parliament, manufacturer Rolls-Royce. understand what happened”. said on state radio. “The prolon- “We are not able to provide Rolls-Royce said its Trent 700 gation of the state of emergency further information but we can engine “has an exceptional record is a necessity.” confirm that the same aircraft of safety and reliability, estab- The emergency declaration, was used for the return flight,” lished over 20 years” and has which parliament voted in favour an airline spokesman said. flown 32 million hours powering of on Tuesday, also gives security A man smokes in a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, yesterday. World No Tobacco Day is marked on May 31 every year. In a statement, SIA said the the Airbus A330. forces additional powers includ- Airbus A330-300, carrying 182 The firm is working with the ing the ability to order searches passengers and 12 crew mem- airline to provide support and of homes day or night. bers, “encountered bad weather technical assistance, a spokes- Niger, Chad and Cameroon have at 39,000 feet about three and a person said. since February helped Nigerian Thai polls pushed back to Sept 2016 half hours after departure” from SIA has 29 Airbus A330-300s troops push Boko Haram out of Singapore. “Both engines experi- in its passenger fleet. It also has towns and territories the militants BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta hold elections within 15 months. spokesman Colonel Werachon enced a temporary loss of power a fleet of 19 Airbus A380-800 had captured in an effort to create a confirmed yesterday that elec- But that timetable has repeat- Sukondhapatipak told reporters and the pilots followed operational superjumbos. hardline Islamic state in northeast tions will not be held until edly slipped as the junta goes after Prayut met a delegation of procedures to restore normal The airline, along with its sub- Nigeria. Niger’s Interior Minister September 2016, dealing a fur- about rewriting the country’s UN ambassadors in Bangkok. operation of the engines,” it said. sidiaries SilkAir, Scoot, and Tiger Hassoumi Massaoudou told the ther blow to hopes that the constitution, a process critics There had been confusion in “The flight continued to Shanghai Airways, flies to 119 destinations National Assembly that Boko kingdom’s generals will swiftly have described as an attempt to recent weeks over when an elec- and touched down uneventfully at across 35 countries. Last week Haram militants are still present hand power back to a civilian consolidate an unelected elite’s tion might be held after the junta- 10.56 pm (1456 GMT) local time,” Airbus warned of a technical bug in Diffa, which borders Nigeria. government. control over Thai politics once appointed committee tasked with it said. It added that the engines potentially affecting the engines “They are in the bush and on When army chief and now new polls are held. drawing up the new constitution “were thoroughly inspected and of its A400M military planes that Lake Chad,” Massaoudou said. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O- “The Prime Minister expects said the document should be tested upon arrival in Shanghai was discovered during an internal “They only come out night.” Cha swept to power in a coup last the elections will be held in approved in a referendum. with no anomalies detected”. test after one crashed in Spain. AFP May he initially said he hoped to September (2016),” junta AFP In a Twitter post late Tuesday, AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 Senate heads ‘Degree factory’ CEO arrested elected after Ready-for-print blank degrees, fake student IDs recovered from raided location deadline ISLAMABAD: The elections of KARACHI: Pakistani inves- the wake of the scandal. the heads of all the 40 standing, tigators yesterday arrested the Meanwhile, Pakistan has asked functional and special commit- head of a firm accused of run- US authorities to help it inves- tees of Pakistan’s Senate (the ning a global fake degree empire tigate Axact, a software firm upper house) were completed and conducted fresh raids at accused of earning millions of dol- yesterday - two weeks after the the company’s Karachi head- lars from the international sale of expiry of the stipulated time. quarters where they discovered bogus university degrees online, Under the rules, the commit- thousands of blank diplomas. officials said yesterday. tees are required to become func- Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, the CEO Pakistani police also arrested tional within two months of the of software house Axact, revealed the head of Axact in the early oath-taking of the new members the location of the blank degrees hours yesterday following a raid after the Senate elections. that were ready for printing as well on the company’s diploma print- Since the new senators had as fake student ID cards during the ing operations, and registered a taken oath on March 12, the elec- course of an interrogation, magis- criminal case against him, investi- tions of the chairpersons of all the trate Javed Malik told reporters. gators said. The interior ministry committees were required to be Shaikh is currently in the cus- wrote to the Federal Bureau of completed by May 12. However, tody of the Federal Investigation Investigation (FBI) on Tuesday sources said the elections of the Agency (FIA) and is expected to seeking assistance. Officials said chairmen of the committees be produced before a court to be a letter had been sent to the US were delayed due to differences formally charged later in the day. State Department. among the opposition parties over “We have now sufficient evi- The request came days after a the chairmanship of the choice dence against the firm and will New York Times article said that committees. proceed accordingly to file a case,” Axact had run a global network During the last session, the Shahid Hayat, a senior FIA offi- of fake online universities that Senate on a motion moved by cial said. manipulated customers and gen- PPP parliamentary leader Saeed Two other senior FIA offi- erated tens of millions of dollars Ghani condoned the delay in the cials told AFP Shaikh and six in estimated revenue annually completion of the elections of the other company directors would by selling bogus diplomas. Axact chairpersons. be charged under Pakistani laws Security officials escort Shoaib Shaikh (centre), the Chief Executive of software house Axact, as he arrives at a has denied the allegations, calling Yesterday, three members of relating to fraud, cheating, money court in Karachi yesterday. them “baseless”. the Awami National Party (ANP) laundering, and illegal electronic A senior interior ministry were elected as chairmen of dif- money transfer. also sought the FBI and Interpol’s Emirates who had paid sums fictitious reports about Axact official, who did not wish to be ferent standing committees. Pakistan began investigating assistance in the probe. ranging from thousands to hun- universities on CNN iReport, a named, said: “This is a scam Shahi Syed has been elected Axact after it was accused by The Times report quoted dreds of thousands of dollars for website for citizen journalism. whose victims are mostly peo- as chairman of the committee on the New York Times earlier this former employees and analysed their degrees. Axact had also announced ple outside of Pakistan, in the information technology and tel- month of running a network of more than 370 websites of fake The “university” websites plans to launch a news channel US, UK and the Middle East. “It ecommunication and Daud Khan websites for phoney universities universities, accreditation bod- mainly routed their traffic called Bol, which had hired many was inevitable for the FBI to get Achakzai has been re-elected as as part of an elaborate scheme ies and other purported institu- through servers run by companies of Pakistan’s leading TV anchors involved in a scam in which so head of the committee on com- that generated tens of millions of tions and cited clients from the registered in Cyprus and Latvia, at above-market salaries. Many many Americans have allegedly munications. Baz Mohammad dollars annually. Islamabad has US, Britain and the United Arab and employees would plant of the journalists have resigned in been cheated. AFP Khan has been elected as chair- man of the committee on overseas Pakistanis and human resources. Out of the 34 standing and functional committees, the rul- ing PML-N is now heading nine committees followed by five com- Bureaucracy numb Threat alert for VVIPs in Punjab mittees by the main opposition PPP, four by the MQM and three ISLAMABAD: Punjab province home depart- suffered in Zarb-e-Azb military operation and the by the ANP. ment has raised a threat alert for VVIPs after implementation of the National Action Plan to coun- The PML-Q, PTI and the to tribal demands receiving intelligence warnings that they could be ter terrorism. JUI-F have got the chairmanship targeted by Taliban militants. Usually, summer sees greater movement of VVIPs of two committees each whereas PESHAWAR: “Let them eat Pakhtunkhwa and that tribal Official communications advised the government as they head for cool Murree with their families. one member each of the BNP-A, cake,” a famous quote attrib- people wanted to be part of the to restrict the movements of VVIPs and their fami- “Now, the militants are planning to attack VVIPs PkMAP and NP from Balochistan uted to the bride of France’s province in future. lies and increase their security as they could be tar- and their families visiting or staying in Murree dur- and the PML-F from Sindh has King Louis (XVI) when she “You can delay integration of geted with IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and ing summer as the place is accessible from Khyber been elected as the committee heard that peasants had no Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa even Manned Portable Air Defence Systems can hit Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and mobility and logistics heads. bread to eat for the wrong or but you can’t block it forever. It their helicopter rides. are easy,” noted the threat alert. City Police Officer Four independents, including right reasons suits well to how will happen sooner or later,” he In its alert, the provincial home department said Israr Ahmed Abbasi said extra and well-equipped three from Fata, have also been Fata Secretariat bureaucracy said, demanding merger of Bajaur miscreants had long been planning such attacks in policemen would be deployed in Murree to ensure given the chairmanship of differ- sees the situation of the people with Malakand division. Lahore and Islamabad to avenge the losses they the safety of VVIPs helicopters. INTERNEWS ent committees. INTERNEWS of tribal borderlands. “Fata is like a black hole. Tribal people, parliamentarians Without bringing real reform in and civil society groups demand the system, preparation of such basic rights enshrined in the documents will be a futile exer- Constitution but bureaucracy is cise,” he said. offering them a ‘fantasy’. Senator Hidayatullah seconded Taliban siege of Kabul guesthouse ends “When Fata secretariat invites the opinion of Shahabuddin. us for giving suggestions on devel- He said line departments and opment, I feel like they are asking directorates could not utilise KABUL: Afghan police yester- us about the recipe of halwa (a funds allocated in the annual day ended an all-night Taliban regional confection) in a situation development plan for tribal areas siege of a guesthouse owned when we are starved,” remarked and that every year, around Rs6 by a prominent political fam- South Waziristan Agency MNA billion had lapsed due to a lack of ily, the latest attack on a venue Jamaluddin, who along with other capacity on part of the relevant frequented by foreigners in the parliamentarians were invited authorities. heart of Kabul. here for a stakeholders’ consulta- Khyber Agency MNAs Shah The standoff finished at day- tion on new development strategy Jee Gul Afridi and Nasir Khan break with all four attackers for the area. Afridi also came down heavily on killed, a government minister Popular demands of the peo- bureaucracy. said, reporting no civilian or mili- ple are durable peace, equal The Sustainable Development tary casualties. rights, justice system, return of Plan (2006-2015) and Post-Crises “Four attackers who had one IDPs, integration with Khyber Need Assessment (2010-2015) RPG launcher, three AK-47s and Pakhtunkhwa, amendment to have reached their logical end one grenade launcher were killed Article 247 and abolition of FCR but the targets set for the SDP in Wazir Akbar Khan,” deputy but bureaucracy is busy holding and PCNA that covered all sec- interior minister Mohammad consultations on another 10-year tors could not be achieved. One of Ayoub Salangi said on Twitter. development strategy - as if they the reasons for it is stated to be The assault was claimed by are living in a fantasy world of volatile security situation in the the Taliban, who are intensify- colourful PowerPoint presenta- region. ing their annual spring offensive tions and bulky fine-printe Target of the SDP was to despite repeated overtures from The three-day event, which was enhance literacy from 17 per cent the government about opening organised to discuss ideas for the in 2006 to 39 per cent in 2015 but peace talks. proposed strategy for Fata, served it could not be achieved. Literacy Sporadic blasts were heard as a forum for the catharsis of rate is still between 17 and 19 per hours after the raid began in the Fata parliamentarians and other cent. upmarket neighbourhood of Wazir stakeholders instead of provid- An official argued that mili- Akbar Khan, home to several for- ing input and suggestions for the tancy overshadowed SDP and eign embassies and a prime target plan. desired results could not be for attacks. Afghan security force and NATO troops stand at the gate of a guesthouse after an attack in Kabul, yesterday. That showed the level of frus- achieved. “The attackers who wanted to tration and anger of parliamen- The secretariat is working on enter the guesthouse used gre- safe rooms and no one was hurt. car bomber ripped through the cabinet. tarians and other segments of another strategy to improve gov- nades, but Afghan police used spe- “Heetal is very well fortified. parking lot of the justice minis- President Ashraf Ghani last tribal society. ernance and living standard of the cial tactics to kill them,” Kabul’s After one or two initial explo- try in Kabul on May 19, killing nominated Mohammad Masoom The Civil Secretariat Fata local population. police chief Gen. Abdul Rahman sions, our guards started firing four people and wounding dozens Stanekzai, a top official in the has organised consultation pro- Officials are working on a Rahimi told reporters. on attackers who were unable to of others. government body overseeing gramme about new development 10-year Fata Integrated Sectoral Fire trucks and police vehicles get inside,” manager Beizhan told Also this month 14 people -- the country’s peace process, for plan “Fata Integrated Sectoral Strategy (2015-2025) for the area, were seen around the guesthouse AFP by telephone from inside the mostly foreigners -- were killed in the crucial position of defence Strategy 2015-2025,” which which is considered most under yesterday morning, where broken guesthouse. a Taliban attack on a guesthouse minister. began here at the Institute of developed part of the country. glass and bullet-riddled walls bore The Heetal was damaged in in the capital that trapped dozens The post had been left vacant Management Sciences on Monday. After completion of homework, witness to the night’s carnage. 2009 when a suicide bomber blew attending a concert. for months due to disagreements Shahabuddin Khan, MNA from the secretariat will lure foreign Witnesses said the insurgents himself up outside the gate, kill- Official efforts to bring the between Ghani and his chief exec- Bajaur Agency, was critical of the donors and federal government had seized a guard room near the ing eight people and wounding Taliban to the negotiating table utive officer and former presi- role of bureaucracy and held the to pool financial resources for the front entrance but did not man- another 40. have so far borne little fruit. dential election rival, Abdullah establishment responsible for the new strategy. age to progress further. The Taliban, who have been The surge in attacks has taken Abdullah. Afghan forces are now agony of Fata people. He termed A single-page multi-colour “The attackers took over a waging a 13-year war against the a heavy toll on civilians, according solely responsible for security the civil secretariat a ‘white statement distributed among par- guard room at the gate and were US-backed Afghan government, to the United Nations Assistance after NATO’s combat mission for- elephant.’ ticipants of the programme at the throwing grenades toward the killed 26 Afghan police in multiple Mission to Afghanistan. In the mally ended in December, with a The ruling party parliamen- inaugural session said FISS would hotel and security forces around attacks in the volatile south a day first four months of 2015, civilian small follow-up force staying on to tarian demanded integration of be developed after thoroughly them,” said Shafiqullah, a local earlier. casualties jumped 16 percent from train and support local personnel. Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, examining previous policy docu- resident. The militants have launched the same period last year, it said. Earlier this month NATO for- representation in the provincial ments and frameworks. The manager of the Heetal a series of attacks in the capital The government has drawn mally announced plans to retain assembly, right to legislate for the It said FISS differed from pre- Hotel, owned by the family of and around the country as NATO criticism for failing to end insur- a small military presence in area and abolition of FCR. vious strategies in its modality as Foreign Minister Salahuddin forces have pulled back from the gent attacks, which critics partly Afghanistan after 2016 to help He said historically, Fata it involved diagnosis of ailments Rabbani and popular with for- frontlines. blame on political infighting and strengthen local security forces. remained part of Khyber plaguing different development eigners, said all the guests were in A blast triggered by a Taliban a lengthy delay in finalising a AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Berlin offers jets, submarines Pranab’s remark on German defence minister meets PM; focus now on finalising deal Bofors sparks row NEW DELHI: As President mentioning Bofors” and also NEW DELHI: Germany’s government-to-government deal Pranab Mukherjee prepares to warned that the planned presi- defence minister held out the for 36 ready-to-fly Rafales. travel to Sweden on a three-day dential visit “was at risk of being prospect of more talks on a Von der Leyen said Berlin was visit from Sunday, a controversy cancelled”. possible sale of Eurofighter jets also willing to support a project has been triggered over his tell- “In a telephone conversation to India and, on a visit to New initiated by India last autumn to ing Sweden’s Dagens Nyheter with DN prior to the publica- Delhi, said Berlin stood ready build six submarines at an esti- daily that the Bofors gun issue tion of the article, the ambassa- to back a multi-billion-dollar mated cost of ` 530bn ($8.3bn). was not a scandal but rather a dor made a direct request that Indian submarine project. In a first stage, local shipyards “media trial”. DN was to retract sections of Prime Minister Narendra would have to prove their fit- The Indian envoy in Sweden the interview mentioning Bofors. Modi, who has just marked his ness to build the diesel-electric has directed the Swedish daily She also warned that the planned first year in office, cut through subs, before being invited to bid to edit the references to Bofors state visit was at risk of being an impasse over a troubled ten- for the deal, possibly with foreign in the interview, which Dagens cancelled,” the paper says. der for high-end combat jets by partners. Nyheter refused. “I told the ambassador that we announcing a deal in France last “There is an Indian interest in Mukherjee is to visit Sweden couldn’t accept her demands. The month to buy 36 Rafales from industrial cooperation in building on May 31-June 2 in the first ever president became engaged and Dassault. submarines,” von der Leyen said. presidential visit from India “for was upset when Bofors was men- India has since said the original “Talks are already under way consolidation of bilateral ties”, tioned during a question regard- tender, launched by the last gov- and I made it clear that German said an official statement. ing how we can avoid corruption ernment to acquire 126 Medium industry is supported by the Ahead of the visit, Dagens today. Of course we had to tell Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, is German government.” Nyheter interviewed the presi- our readers about his reaction,” all but dead, but rival jet makers Initial talks on submarine dent and put up the entire inter- Wolodarski was quoted as saying. are hoping the $14bn tender will German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen with Prime Minister Narendra cooperation were under way view on its website. “The reactions in Indian media be reopened. Modi during a meeting in New Delhi. involving ThyssenKrupp Marine According to the daily, “dur- show that his answers are of pub- The Eurofighter, made by Systems, a unit of ThyssenKrupp ing the interview, the president lic interest, even more so in India Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, talks, should the Indian side be Germany has taken the lead AG, German media reported. commented on the Bofors affair, than in Sweden.” was knocked out in the final interested,” German Defence in the sales pitch to India for Von der Leyen met Modi an incident that has plagued “At the end of the interview round of the tender by Rafale. But Minister Ursula von der Leyen the Eurofighter, made by Alenia yesterday and said the two Swedish-Indian relations for a DN light heartedly mentioned the controversy over the lifetime cost said. Aermacchi, a subsidiary of had touched on the issue of long time”. fact that the president mixed up of operating the French plane “That was was taken on board Finmeccanica, Airbus Group and defence equipment, but the “The president stated then that Sweden and Switzerland several blocked a final deal. positively,” she added, after BAE Systems. conversation focused on the Bofors wasn’t a scandal, but times. This was unprofessional “I again conveyed to the defence meeting her counterpart, A spokesman for the Indian sharing knowledge on high-tech- rather a media trial. and unethical by the newspaper,” minister the interest of the Manohar Parrikar, on Tuesday defence ministry said the nology areas. “’I am not describing it. You are according to the ambassador. Eurofighter nations in continuing evening. focus now was on finalising the REUTERS putting that word. Don’t put that She also claimed that DN, by word’, the president said to DN’s shortening a video interview from editor in chief Peter Wolodarski six minutes to three, misled the during the interview in the presi- audience. dential palace,” the daily says on “I find the ambassador’s reac- its website. tion regretful. It is surprising that On Tuesday, Dagens Nyheter someone representing the world’s AAP opens electoral Missing NRI hotelier received an official letter from the largest democracies is trying to Indian ambassador in Stockholm, micromanage which questions we Banashree Bose Harrison, where should ask a head of state, and account in Kerala she conveys the “disappointment” which answers should be pub- still untraceable of “authorities in Delhi over the lished,” Wolodarski was quoted THIRUVANANTHA- the seat to contest. manner in which your interview as saying. PURAM: The Aam Aadmi The counting of votes was a CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police have booked a UK-based NRI for of the Honorable President has “DN published four pages in Party (AAP) opened its account tense affair as the victory margin the mysterious disappearance of a British hotelier of Indian origin been presented in the Dagens our Sunday edition, containing in electoral politics in Kerala was just three votes. Ranjit Singh Power, who has been missing from the state since May Nyheter of May 24, 2015”. almost every answer from the yesterday. The AAP had also fielded 7, an official said on Wednesday. The Indian envoy complained Indian president. We have con- The AAP won the by-election candidates during the 2014 Lok A kidnapping case has been registered by the Jalandhar police about the manner in which the ducted the interview in the same in the 21st ward at Cherthalai- Sabha polls but they did not fare against non-resident Indian (NRI) Baldev Deol, who is the victim’s Bofors question was represented manner as we do whenever we Arthungal in Alappuzha district. well. friend and business partner, on the complaint of the hotelier’s brother on its website and said this was interview other heads of state and Cherthalai is the home town With the local bodies’ elections Amrik Singh, who resides in Jalandhar. “all the more inexplicable since government,” it says. of former defence minister A K in the state likely to be held in The driver of Deol, along with several people, was questioned over you told me that Bofors is not of The Bofors scandal, which Antony. October/November this year, this the disappearance of the Wolverhampton businessman but no major interest to your readers”. rocked India in the 1980s, was By-elections were held for victory comes as a boost for AAP breakthrough has been achieved so far, a senior police official told The Dagens Nyheter repro- over allegations that the Swedish 10 wards. AAP candidate Tomi cadres here. IANS and added that the city police had received no request in this duced the ambassador’s complaint arms manufacturer Bofors AB Ellessery contested the election The party is likely to field a regard from UK officials. on its website. paid $640 million as kickbacks to after resigning as the president of candidate for the Aruvikara “If needed we will seek the assistance of Interpol to trace Deol,” he It also said the envoy called up secure a $1.3 billion contract to the village council and also from assembly by-election scheduled said, requesting anonymity. Deol was also in Jalandhar when Power the paper to make a request to sell 155 mm field howitzers to the the CPI-M which had given him for June 27. IANS went missing. IANS retract “sections of the interview Indian Army. IANS

AIIMS doctors protest Greenpeace granted Six injured in blast at access to bank accounts Meghalaya NEW DELHI: A court in New Delhi yesterday ordered authorities SHILLONG: Six people, three to unfreeze Greenpeace India’s local bank accounts in a partial vic- of them women, were injured tory for the environmental campaigner in its ongoing battle against when an improvised explosive the government. device (IED) exploded at a mar- In an interim ruling, the High Court said Greenpeace could also ket complex in Meghalaya yes- receive local donations into those two accounts, handing the group a terday, police said. lifeline which would allow its operations to continue in India for now. The explosion took place at “Our domestic accounts have been unblocked. This gives us the 11 a.m. at a hardware store in minimum resources to function and continue to protect India’s envi- Meghalaya’s Tura town. ronment,” the group said on Twitter after the court ruling. “The blast took place at 11 a.m. Greenpeace said, however, that the ruling was only temporary, with inside a hardware store at Tura further court hearings into its petition against the government’s crack- super market complex. It was an down expected later this year. IED blast and we are collecting Greenpeace has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s govern- the details,” Inspector General ment of waging a “malicious campaign” against the group after its of Police (Law and Order) G.H.P. foreign funding licence was withdrawn last month. Raju told IANS. The home affairs ministry cited violations of rules governing inter- Of the six injured, police said national financial transactions as reasons for the decision. two are in a serious condition and Following the ban, Greenpeace said many donors in India were all of them have been rushed to unable to deposit money into the group’s local accounts, leading it to the government-run Tura Civil warn that it could go under within weeks. Hospital. The campaign group receives 70 percent of its funding from Indian “The blast is mainly to create donors living in India. fear psychosis in the minds of the Greenpeace has been at loggerheads with the government over claims Activists of Jammu All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Coordination Committee scuffle with police- people. We are still investigat- of environmental damage caused by India’s heavy reliance on coal and men during a one-day strike in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, yesterday. AIIMS Coordination Committee, ing into it and we are not ruling the impact of deforestation and nuclear projects. an amalgam of more than 70 social, religious, political and business organisations called for a shutdown to out the involvement of militant According to Indian media, a secret report by the main intelligence protest against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition governments groups,” Raju said. agency recently warned that delays to keynote developmental projects and demanded an AIIMS be established in the Jammu region. IANS being sought by Greenpeace and other such organisations could knock up to three percentage points off the annual growth rate. Greenpeace campaigner Priya Pillai was prevented by immigration officials from leaving Delhi in January after the government placed her on a suspicious persons list. Right to live does not end with death verdict: SC The funding freeze on Greenpeace came shortly before the US Ford Foundation was hit with similar restrictions, prompting the American NEW DELHI: The Supreme Sikri said it was for “this reason Constitution bench judgment of executing death warrants and ambassador to New Delhi to warn of a “chilling effect” on democracy. Court yesterday said the right even when death sentence has to the apex court which said the the instructions issued by the AFP to live does not extinguish with be executed, the human dignity is review petition in a death sen- union home ministry detailing six the top court upholding the protected”. tence verdict would be heard by steps that the authorities have to death sentence of convicts in “That is the reason there are a three-judge bench in an open observe before the actual execu- murder cases as it quashed the many judgments as to the man- court, the court said this clearly tion of death sentence. Transgender principal execution of death warrants of ner in which the execution is puts the review plea in death sen- In the instant case, the sessions Shabnam and her paramour carried should be as painless as tence cases on a “higher pedestal” judge signed the death warrants KOLKATA: In a major initia- June 9. “She is an able adminis- Salim for killing seven mem- possible,” the court said. It held than review pleas in other cases on May 21, barely six days after tive to empower the community, trator and a fine human being. bers of the woman’s family. that issuance of death warrants which are decided by circulation the apex court on May 15 reaf- the West Bengal government This will empower the commu- “Right to live under Article 21 by the sessions judge within six among the concerned judges. firmed the award of death sen- has appointed a transgender nity across India. I am happy that does not end with the confirma- days of the apex court upholding Besides the review petition, tence to both Shabnam and Salim educationist as a college princi- the Bengal government has taken tion of the death sentence by the the death sentence was “clearly the death row convict also has for killing seven members of the pal in the state, a first for India. the step,” Rattan Lal Hangloo, Supreme Court,” said the vacation unwarranted”. the avenue of his death sentence woman’s family. Manabi Bandopadhyay, vice-chancellor of the Kalyani bench of Justice A K Sikri and The court said there was a considered by the governor or the However, the jail superintend- currently associate profes- University, told IANS yesterday. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, as it 30-day limitation period for filing president in a mercy petition. ent returned the death warrant sor in Bengali at Vivekananda At the national level, the Rights quashed the execution of death review petition seeking recall of The bench also pointed to as it was “defective” and did not Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya, of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 warrants issued by the sessions the verdict that affirms the death the apex court verdict as well mention the “date and time” of will take over the reins of the was passed by the Rajya Sabha judge. sentence. as the verdict of the Allahabad execution of the death warrant. Krishnagar Women’s College on last month. IANS Pronouncing the order, Justice Referring to an earlier High court on the procedure of IANS INDIA THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Death toll crosses 1,100 as heatwave continues Average temperatures at 45 degrees; Andhra worst hit

HYDERABAD: More than the few people brave enough to 1,100 people have died in a blis- capital’s streets with little shelter venture outdoors covered their tering heatwave sweeping India, from the hot sun. heads to protect them from the authorities said Yesterday, as Residents of Gurgaon -- a strong sun. forecasters warned searing high-rise satellite city that is Sugarcane juice stalls were temperatures would continue. home to many of the capital’s doing a brisk trade as construc- Southern India has borne the workers -- suffered power cuts tion workers and rickshaw pullers brunt of the hot, dry conditions of up to 10 hours a day as the desperately tried to quench their and many of the victims are electricity grid struggled to cope thirst. Elsewhere volunteers were construction workers, elderly or with the demand from millions of giving out cold drinks to motor- homeless people unable to heed air conditioners. ists stuck in traffic. official advice to stay indoors. “Nothing is working -- even Brahma Prakash Yadav, direc- In the worst-hit state of after taking half a dozen baths tor of the Indian Meteorological Andhra Pradesh nearly 900 a day, you can’t beat the heat,” Department, said top tempera- people have died since May 18 34-year-old shop owner Manish tures in the capital would remain -- double the total number of Singh told AFP in Gurgaon. around 45 degrees Celsius -- heat-related deaths last summer, “We try to spend more time the national benchmark for a authorities said. In neighbour- indoors to avoid heatstroke. It’s heatwave. ing Telangana, where tempera- worse than previous years -- we “Maximum temperatures won’t tures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 hardly get any electricity and the fall substantially. However, major degrees Fahrenheit) over the air conditioners become useless.” relief can be expected from June weekend, more than 200 people India’s power industry has long 2 as there are indications of good have died in the last week com- struggled to meet rapidly rising showers,” he said. pared to 31 in the whole of last demand in Asia’s third-largest Hospitals in the worst-affected year. economy, which is plagued by states were on alert to treat vic- In New Delhi, forecasters said poorly maintained transmission tims of heatstroke and authorities they expected the high tempera- lines and overloaded grids. advised people to stay indoors and tures to continue into next week The streets of Gurgaon were drink plenty of water. Hundreds -- adding to the misery of the largely deserted yesterday, while of people -- mainly from the thousands of poor living on the poorest sections of society -- die at the height of summer every year across India, while tens of thousands suffer power cuts from an overburdened electricity grid. Eleven people were confirmed to have died in the eastern state of Orissa and another 13 suc- cumbed to the heat in neighbour- ing West Bengal, where unions urged drivers to stay off the roads during the day. One person was killed in the western state of Maharashtra, where authorities said they did not expect condi- tions to improve until the arrival of monsoon rains in June. The Hindustan Times warned that some of the hot, dry con- ditions could plunge the worst- A worker uses a ricksahw to transport ice from an ice factory in Amritsar affected states into drought yesterday. Forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue. before monsoon rains arrive. AFP

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BY SACHIN KUMAR in the US, Australia, and Latin DOHA: Qatargas Operating America. The North Dome also Company Limited sold the DOHA: Qatar is unlikely to lift presents substantial technical first cargo of Liquefied Natural the moratorium on new North challenges such as the issue of Gas (LNG) to the Kingdom of Field projects, believe experts. condensate blockage, which is not Jordan on-board the Floating Holding an estimated 900 tril- conducive to further exploration,” Storage and Regasification Unit lion cubic feet of reserves, the he said. (FSRU), Golar Eskimo, at Ras North Field, located offshore The moratorium on additional Laffan Port. Qatar, is the world’s biggest gas gas developments projects at the The conventional-sized cargo, deposit. Qatar’s moratorium on North Field was instituted to which was sold Free-On-Board new North Field projects, which allow time to study field develop- (FOB) to Royal Dutch Shell, has been in place since 2005, is ment optimisation through the arrived in Aqba, Jordan on May set to expire this year. lens of information technology 25, 2015, where it will be perma- Experts speaking at the and big data. nently moored on the Red Sea roundtable discussion organised “I believe Qatar is more likely to coastline. by Gulf Intelligence on subject maintain its gas moratorium for The most recent entrance of ‘The Lifting of the North Field the future at next over next few Jordan into the LNG industry Moratorium: What Role Will years. The concern may be reser- represents an important mile- Big Data & Cyber Security Play voir damage due to massive gas stone for the Kingdom’s energy in this Year’s 10-Year Review of production by both sides in South security and an increasing sig- the Moratorium?’ discussed the Pars and North Field. Qatar may From left: Sean Evers, Managing Partner, Gulf Intelligence; Ghassan Barghouth, Vice-President, Middle East, Oil nificance for the Middle East as issues related to North Field need to save these massive gas and Gas and Industrial Segments, Schneider; and Mohammed Zumla, Head of Security Strategy, Qatar Petroleum; an LNG market. The sale of this moratorium. reserves for its future genera- addressing the media at a briefing about the roundtable on Qatar’s Moratorium on new North Field Projects at the first cargo to Jordan further dem- “It is extremely unlikely that tion. Qatar wants to make sure W Hotel in Doha yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) onstrates Qatargas’ commitment Qatar will lift the moratorium this is being managed in proper to expand its reliable supply of a on expanding production at the way,” said Siamak Adibi, Senior drop in gas in its South Pars enable national oil companies to into operational intelligence will clean, safe and efficient source of North Dome field. The priority Consultant, Head of Middle East where Qatari contractors have capture detailed data in real time determine the future outlook for energy to more countries. seems to be given to preserving Gas Team, FGE. been drilling close by. Same may by identifying reserve trends and the 10-year-old moratorium. Big One of the key strengths of the country’s oil and gas resources He added that while the gas happen on the Qatari side in the improving field and plant perform- data will play a crucial role in the Qatargas has been the develop- as opposed to simply increas- reserves in the shared field are future, he said. ance by 6 percent to 8 percent,” said expansion of field development as ment of a center for excellence in ing production,” said Abhishek rich, it is hard to be absolutely Experts said development in Ghassan Barghouth, VP Middle it generates information about the supporting the commissioning of Kumar, Analyst, Inerfax Global certain that one side’s production technology has helped companies East, Oil and Gas and Industrial present fossil reserves,” said Sean both land-based LNG Receiving Energy. “Also, Qatar has a grow- does not result in a drop in pro- to being more efficient. Segments, Schneider Electric. Evers, Managing Partner, Gulf Terminals and FSRUs. To date ing inclination towards diversify- ductivity in other areas. Iran has “The new IT tools that technol- “The Qatar oil and gas indus- Intelligence. the Company has supported the ing oil, gas, and LNG portfolios already experienced a pressure ogy companies are creating can try’s ability to aggregate data THE PENINSULA commissioning of 15 LNG termi- nals across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. THE PENINSULA Greece touts QIIB chairman opens imminent loan deal

ATHENS: Greece yesterday Al Khor branch said it was close to a loan deal with its EU-IMF creditors that DOHA: International Islamic year. This is the third branch would unlock badly-needed (QIIB) Chairman and Managing that we have opened since the bailout loans for its struggling Director Sheikh Dr Khalid bin beginning of 2015; the first two economy. Thani bin Abdulla Al Thani being Muaither Branch and the “We are in the final stretch, we opened the bank’s new branch Corporate Branch.” are close to an agreement,” Prime in Al Khor yesterday. The open- He added: “Al Khor QIIB Minister Alexis Tsipras said after ing of the branch is in line with branch is a qualitative addition a briefing at the finance ministry. the bank’s policy of focusing on to the Bank’s distribution net- “Very soon we will be able to the local market to meet the work. Given the rapid economic present more details,” he said, as needs of its ever growing cus- development of the region and its a top EU official said there were tomer base. future prospects, we are encour- still several issues to be resolved. The inaugural event was aged to support and meet the A Greek government source had attended by Abdulbasit Ahmed banking needs of Al Khor and its earlier said technical experts rep- Al Shaibei, Chief Executive neighbouring areas. It is also our resenting Athens and its creditors Officer, members on the Board endeavour to keep serving our were to start drafting the long- of Directors, senior QIIB officials existing customers and attract awaited agreement in Brussels and other prominent guests. new customers.” yesterday. “The process of drafting After formally opening the The CEO pointed out that the the staff-level agreements begins brand-new branch Sheikh Dr Al Khor branch was designed in Brussels today,” the source said. Khalid said the bank staff would in such a way to fully comply Drafting a staff-level agree- make sure the customers are get- with the renewed vision of QIIB ment would be the closest that ting world-class service in line and in harmony with the spirit Greece and its creditors have with the QIIB’s professed quality and essence of Qatari traditions come to a deal to unlock ¤7.2bn standards. and values and the development ($7.8bn) of bailout loan money in “Al Khor is in need for more achieved by Qatar and the moder- four months of talks. quality banking services from nity seen in the country. Tsipras said the final days could various categories of customers”, “Our customers will not only Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdulla Al Thani (third left), Abdulbasit Ahmed Al Shaibei( (second right) and the prove tricky and called for “com- Sheikh Dr Khalid said. get to see a state-of-the-art board members and senior bank officials at QIIB’s new branch in Al Khor yesterday. posure and determination.” Al Shaibei said: “The open- design in the new branch but can “We have to deal with three dif- ing of Al Khor branch is a new experience quality, personalised close to the main street, where QIIB has chosen a highly profes- meet their needs for quality prod- ferent institutions who frequently step within the strategy of local and comprehensive banking serv- different types of customers can sional team to work in Al Khor and ucts and services. The new branch have conflicting views,” he said, expansion carried out by QIIB, ices at the branch.” take advantage of the bank’s cus- the staff members have adequate operates from Sunday to Thursday referring to the EU, the IMF and which has seen an accelerated The new QIIB branch is located tomer-centric and high quality experience and capability to serve between 7.30am and 1pm. the European Central Bank. pace since the beginning of this at a vantage location in Al Khor, integrated banking services. all categories of customers and THE PENINSULA Oil futures fall below $63

LONDON: Crude oil futures Qatar Exchange benchmark index declines on global cues reversed early gains to fall below $63 a barrel yesterday as the dollar’s recovery from early DOHA: Qatar stocks closed rattled the market, analysts said. real estate sector plunged 2.14 Asian trade on Wednesday but technical support in the 4,000 losses outweighed expectations sharply lower yesterday on glo- Swiss authorities opened percent. is far from fully recovering from point area, where the index of a draw on US oil stocks. bal cues. The benchmark index criminal proceedings against QR9bn evaporated from the Tuesday’s drop of more than two had peaked in December and July Brent crude fell 83 cents fell as much as 2.8 percent to individuals on suspicion of mis- market as the market capitaliza- percent, Reuters reported. February. Abu Dhabi’s bourse to $62.89 a barrel by 1347 GMT, 12067 points before settling at management and money launder- tion fell to QR649bn. However, Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s index lost 0.9 percent in another down from an intraday high of 12,228, down 1.45 percent from ing .Meanwhile six high-ranking the total traded value spiked to fell 0.5 percent with most blue broad decline. The Abu Dhabi $64.67, while US crude was down the previous session. soccer officials, including two QR841m from the previous ses- chips in the red. Petrochemicals index lost 0.9 percent to 4,575 21 cents at $57.82 after touching The bourse’s power houses were vice-presidents of world govern- sion’s QR535m and traded vol- giant Saudi Basic Industries fell points. $58.95 earlier in the session. mostly in red, as QNB dropped ing body FIFA, were arrested by ume jumped to QR23 million 0.4 percent as Brent crude gave Egypt’s market inched down 0.1 Oil prices had fallen nearly 2.49 percent and QIB tumbled Swiss police and detained pending shares from QR13m. up early gains and fell below $64 percent but Telecom Egypt surged three percent the previous day, 3.06 percent on panic selling by extradition to the United States, Most Gulf stock markets fell in per barrel in response to a strong 4.5 percent after saying it might pressured by a strong rally in the local retail investors on fresh agencies reported. early trade on Wednesday after U.S.dollar. buy back its own shares following dollar. A weaker US dollar makes twist in FIFA developments and Real estate stocks were the Brent oil prices dropped late Dubai’s index fell 1.7 percent their drop due to the company’s dollar-backed commodities such drop in oil prices. worst hit on Qatar Exchange on Tuesday and global equities to 3,992 points as most stocks exclusion from MSCI’s emerging as crude oil more attractive for The fresh twist in criminal (QE) yesterday. Ezdan was sagged. Brent crude has risen 0.9 declined. Trading volume spiked markets index this month. holders of other currencies. probes against FIFA officials has hammered by 3.33 percent. The percent to $64.32 per barrel in when the benchmark fell below THE PENINSULA AGENCIES THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Qatar’s PPI for Qatar’s business Industrial sector declines 44.41pc outlook brightens, DOHA: Qatar’s Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for March 2015 declined 41.41 percent on year-on-year basis. The indicator is a meas- says BOI report ure of the average selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The sector cov- ers mining, electricity & water Challenges in key areas remain and manufacturing activities. The PPI for March, 2015 stood DOHA: Qatar’s has improved in both at 102.7 which showed a decrease overall business the hydrocarbon and of 5.2 percent over the PPI of environment out- non-hydrocarbon February 2015, the data released look has improved sectors. by Ministry of Development in both the hydro- The challenges Planning and Statistics (MDPS). carbon and non- we see cited as con- In the “mining” group (with hydrocarbon cerns by respondents a weight of 77 percent), the fall sectors, but declines are indicative of a is primarily noticed in “crude in key areas throw maturing economy. petroleum and natural gas” by up a number of We are seeing that 5.8 percent. challenges. companies are ris- “Manufacturing” group PPI According to the ing to the challenges (with a weight of 21 percent) Business Optimism presented by a grow- shows a fall of 3.2 percent. The Index (BOI) released ing private sector.” decreasing prices shows up in by Dun and Bradstreet and spon- The reason for the compos- refined petroleum products” by sored by the Qatar Financial ite BOI reflecting a decline in a Officials during the Service Excellence programme organised by Qatar Islamic Bank. 7.7 percent, “basic metal” by 3.1 Centre (QFC) Authority, confi- number of sectors this quarter percent, “cement and other non- dence in Qatar’s overall business can be attributed to many dif- metallic products” by 1.1 percent, environment is at an all-time high. ferent factors. For example, Q1 400 QIB employees participate “grain mill and other products” However, respondents saw record highs in the Trade by 0.2 percent and “dairy prod- expressed a cautious optimism for & Hospitality sector, which ucts” by 0.1 percent increases are the overall outlook given the many were thanks in part to the suc- noticed in “beverages” by 0.7 per- challenges faced in key areas. cess of the World Handball in Service Excellence training cent and in “basic chemicals by The outlook for the Championship predictions out- 7.5 percent. Construction sector has wit- lined in the Q1 report. DOHA: As part of QIB’s late last year at a gathering a key differentiator towards the The PPI of “electricity and water” nessed a slight moderation with Prashant Kumar, Associate continuous efforts to offer attended by all QIB employees, Bank’s future success in which group (with two percent weightage) the composite BOI declining from Director of Dun and Bradstreet, improved services to its cus- and featured speeches by Sheikh QIB employees play a major role. shows a decrease of 1.7 percent, 52 in Q1 to 46 in Q2. Whereas the said: “Despite a number of nega- tomers, the bank had recently Waleed bin Hadi, Chairman of the “Competition should serve as a resulting from the effect of price composite BOI for the Transport tive factors in this quarter’s concluded “Service Excellence” Shari’a Supervisory Board, QIB reminder for us to provide excel- decline seen in electricity by 1.1 & Communications sector is lower report, the overall business programme that featured Group CEO Bassel Gamal, Chief lent service to our customers, percent and water by 2.6 percent. by 9 points to 40 in Q2. The com- environment outlook is good. a series of training courses Strategy Officer Constantinos hence the “Service Excellence” The overall PPI of March, 2015, posite BOI for the Finance, Real Q2 has proven a difficult quar- attended by over 400 employees Constantinides and the Head Program that highlights privi- compared to the PPI of March, Estate & Business Services sector ter this year due to extenuating from all departments. The pro- of the Human Capital Group leged treatment as a key measure 2014, has decreased (year-on year) has retracted significantly from circumstances.” gram is part of QIB’s strategy Khalefa Al Mesalam. to satisfying existing custom- by 41.4 percent. The “mining” the record highs achieved in Q1. And, while the impact of fall- to become a truly customer cen- During the event, Sheikh ers and attracting new ones,” group PPI shows a drop by 44.5 Despite these challenges, ing oil prices is a major concern tric institution. Waleed bin Hadi, Chairman Gamal said. “This is a continuous percent, mainly by a price decline Qatar’s economy continues to for firms in the hydrocarbon sec- The Service Excellence of the Shariah Supervisory improvement program which will of similar order in the “crude thrive and drive business to all tor, competition continues to be Training Program, which lasted Board, addressed Shariah spe- extend well into the future with petroleum and natural gas”. sectors. According to the BOI the leading area of concern in the for five months, is built upon four cific banking requirements in our strategy being to standardize The “manufacturing” group report, the overall business envi- non-hydrocarbon sector. main pillars: Service Delivery, Islamic Banks, noting that the service delivery throughout our PPI shows a decline of 29.8 per- ronment outlook has improved in However, there is no sign of Leading/ Managing Service, “Service Excellence” program branch network and all support- cent in March 2015, when com- both the hydrocarbon and non- contraction in either sector. In Service Essentials, and QIB fulfils employee requirements ing functions in the Bank, and to pared to the PPI of March, 2014. hydrocarbon sectors. fact, in the hydrocarbon sector, Service Standards. The program provided that Shariah principles that end, we are investing in our The major groups which explain Twenty seven percent of 33 percent of firms have planned included classroom sessions as are observed when dealing with people to ensure their alignment this price fall are “refined petro- hydrocarbon and 39 percent of expansion investments during Q2, well as workshops. The classroom customers. with the highest banking and leum products” by 35.4 percent, non-hydrocarbon firms expect compared to only 15 percent in Q1. sessions focused on service essen- He explained various Shariah service standards. It is crucial for “basic chemicals” by 28.2 percent, no negative factors to impact The trend has remained stable for tials, better communication with rules relating to employee sat- us all to realize that the imple- “basic metals” by 16.9 percent and business operations in Q2, com- non-hydrocarbon firms as 36 per- customers, and handling differ- isfaction in the workplace and mentation of Service Excellence “grain mill and other products” by pared to 22 percent and 23 per- cent intend on taking up expan- ent situations that can occur in good manners when dealing with depends first and foremost on our 1.3 percent. cent respectively in the previous sionary activities in the current the daily life of bank employees. customers, from offering them a employees, who play a pivotal role The PPI for “electricity & quarter. quarter, the same level seen in Q1. The sessions were largely based warm welcome to providing faith- in making QIB the number one water” shows a decrease of 0.7 Yousuf Al Jaida (pictured), The small and medium enter- on role play to simulate real work- ful and dedicated service. destination for customers and in percent, resulting from the com- Deputy Chief Executive Officer prises (SMEs) community contin- ing conditions and have been sup- Bassel Gamal, QIB’s Group maintaining our status as a lead- bined effect of price rise seen in of the QFC Authority, said: “It’s ues to be more optimistic about ported by relevant case studies CEO, commented that this signif- ing Islamic Financial Institution”, electricity by 0.3 percent, and a no surprise that Qatar’s overall the overall business environment. from the banking industry. icant investment underlines the Gamal added. price fall in Water by 2.2 percent. business environment outlook THE PENINSULA The Program was introduced importance of customer service as THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Etihad says it will add $6.2bn to US Nebras Power signs MoU for Senegal energy project economy by 2020 DOHA: Nebras Power QSC Director Faisal Obaid Al Siddiqi, first of its type in Senegal, will be Nebras Power first investment Qatar Petroleum International has signed a memorandum of and Business Development selling the electricity generated to in the Republic of Senegal, and Limited 20 percent, and Qatar DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad understanding (MoU) with the Department Thomas McKay. the National Electricity Company we hope that by this project we Holding WLL 20 percent. The Airway’s contribution to the National Electricity Company The signed MoU aims to of Senegal through a long-term will be supporting the electricity authorised paid capital of Nebras US economy will almost double of Senegal and Mitsui Company develop a general framework for Power Purchase Agreement needs in Senegal and also contrib- Power is QR 3,650,000,000, and to $6.2bn by 2020, it said yes- from Japan for studying an cooperation between the parties (PPA). uting to stimulate the Senegalese the company is investing globally terday, in an apparent counter energy related project in and facilitate the ways of coop- Khalid Jolo said: “This memo- economy. We will ensure that the in new and existing projects, or to allegations that government Senegal. eration between them. According randum of understanding comes latest available technology would through the acquisition of power subsidies gave it an unfair edge The signing ceremony was held to the MoU, both Nebras Power within the framework of promot- be implemented in the project generation and/or water desalina- over competition. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mitsui will do a feasibil- ing economic cooperation between and at competitive prices “. At tion and or processing projects, The airline will support the in Dakar and in the presence of ity study for a project includes Qatar and Senegal, and we hope the conclusion of his speech, Jolo as well as cooling and heating American economy with 23,400 Senegalese Minister of Foreign development, financing, con- to lay the foundations for a strong wished success to all the partici- projects. Nebras will also invest jobs and $2.9bn in 2015, according Affairs, Minister of Energy, and struction, operation and main- and long-lasting relationship. We pants in the project. in the LNG terminal and fuel to research by Oxford Economics, Qatar’s Ambassador to Senegal tenance of Floating Storage and also hope that as a result of imple- Nebras Power QSC was founded loading and unloading facilities Etihad said in a statement. Saree Ali Mahdi Al Qahtani. Regasification Units (FSRU) and mentation of this MoU to reach in 2014 as a Qatari shareholding connected to the power genera- Both of the figures will nearly Nebras Power was represented a power plant that would use the to high levels in the common eco- company, a partnership between tion and/or water desalination double by 2020 as Etihad increases by its CEO Khalid Mohammed natural gas as fuel in the Republic nomic relations.” the Qatar Electricity and Water projects. operating expenditure and capital Jolo, Business Development of Senegal. This project will be the Jolo added: “We seek to get Company QSC 60 percent, and QNA investment. Etihad said the study assessed its capital expenditure with US suppliers and its operating PPP in Mena Region seminar expenditure, as well the impact of passengers it brought into the Wizz Air sees more country. Three US airlines, Delta, United and American, earlier this year launched a campaign, growth as profit soars asking for their Open Skies pact with Gulf carriers to be altered. LONDON: Eastern European- network and capacity across its In a lengthy report, the airlines focused budget airline Wizz key central and Eastern Europe accused Etihad, Emirates and Air reported a 67 percent jump area, at the same time as lowering Qatar Airways of taking $40bn in annual profit and said it costs, and the same tactic would in government subsidies, allowing was confident of further profit help drive profit in the coming them to lower prices and push US growth this year as it continues year. competitors out of certain markets. to expand capacity. Wizz, which carried 16.5 million “Open Skies is good for com- In its first results as a London- passengers last year, is dwarfed petition and good for the con- listed company, Wizz Air said by Europe’s largest low-cost air- sumer, but most of all today’s underlying net profit came in line Ryanair, which had 91 million report shows it is also good for at ¤146m ($159m) in the twelve passengers. the American economy,” Vijay months ended March 31, com- Ryanair on Tuesday forecast a Poonoosamy, vice president of pared to the ¤87m it made in the 10 percent rise in profit and pas- international and public affairs previous period. senger numbers in the current at Etihad said. For its 2016 financial year, financial year. While denying these accusa- Wizz, which was launched 11 years For the current year, Wizz tions, Etihad compiled a report in ago by a small group of Hungarian said trading was robust, but reply, saying the three US airlines airline executives and floated in it did not expect there to be had received $70bn in govern- FROM LEFT: Sameer Abdi, Senior Partner in EY Mergers & Acquisitions; Simon Green, Partner, Charles Russel February, guided to post-tax an earnings benefit from the ment support since 2000, largely Speechlys; Abraham Akkawi, Partner, EY, and Gareth Mills, Senior Associate, Charles Russel Speechlys profit in the range of between decline in fuel prices as lower through bankruptcy protection during the “Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Mena Region” seminar held at Qatar Chamber yesterday. ¤165m and ¤175m. fuel prices would feed through and pension guarantees. (ABDUL BASIT) Wizz said profit growth last to lower air fares. REUTERS year was driven by expanding its REUTERS THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Takata faces questions over air bag fix Regulators, automakers pursue separate probes; air bag can explode too forcefully, spewing shrapnel

DETROIT: Automakers and it turns out that the real problem statement on Tuesday. The com- explosion, chemical experts and Meanwhile, automakers that National Highway Traffic safety regulators could take was not addressed before Takata pany has organized an “independ- analysts have said. used Takata air bag hardware Safety Administration head Mark months to nail down why air began making parts to fix about ent Quality Assurance Panel” led Takata cited other factors, have stepped up efforts to deter- Rosekind said last week replace- bag inflators made by Takata 34 million vehicles covered by the by former US. Transportation including the design of the infla- mine the cause of the explosions. ment inflators “are safer. The Corp are exploding with too expanded US recall announced Secretary Samuel Skinner. That tor or the air bag, which may be Honda Motor Co, which built the concern is, are they safe over the much force, meaning consum- last week, several industry offi- panel is conducting “a compre- prone to leaky tape seals in some vehicles involved in all six of the long term? That has yet to be ers cannot be certain replace- cials familiar with the probes said. hensive review to ensure Takata’s cases; the shape of the explosive fatalities attributed to Takata air determined.” ment inflators installed under The air bags can explode with too current manufacturing proce- propellant used to deploy the air bags, last autumn bought used The explosive propellant Takata a sweeping recall are safe, much force, causing shrapnel to fly dures meet best practices,” the bag, and vehicle design. In past and scrapped cars in Japan to still uses to power its inflators - industry officials involved in the out and hit drivers and passengers. company said. recalls, Takata has blamed manu- conduct its own tests. Two senior ammonium nitrate - is not in the process said. “If you don’t find out the root The Japanese supplier has been facturing mistakes and problems Honda insiders said then that the clear, said officials familiar with Takata, 11 automakers that cause, who knows? We may have investigating air bag problems for with proper storage of propellant. testing indicated shortcomings in the various probes. The mate- used its air bag technology and this same discussion again in more than seven years, but says it “It’s a confluence of a whole Takata’s manufacturing quality. rial is less expensive and cleaner US safety regulators are pursuing four, five, six, seven, 10 years,” has narrowed the search only to series of issues that have been Federal safety regulators burning than other options, but it separate efforts to determine the said David Kelly, a former act- “preliminary conclusions” linked going on for a long time,” said Sean recently hired research group can be highly volatile, said indus- root cause of problems linked to ing NHTSA administrator now to multiple factors. Kane, president of Safety Research Battelle to probe for the cause - a try officials and chemists. at least six deaths. charged with leading a consor- Takata has said inflators & Strategies, a consultant with task made more complex because To make the propellant mix A subcommittee of the tium of 10 automakers investigat- exposed over several years to high plaintiffs’ attorneys, government automakers used four different safer, Takata more recently has House Energy and Commerce ing the Takata inflators. humidity combined with cycling organisations and companies. types of inflators across a wide added desiccant, a material that Committee has scheduled a hear- Kelly did not say how soon his between extreme high and low Takata said it has reviewed range of models. gathers up and holds moisture ing on June 2 on the problems group would finish its work. “It temperatures are at risk. Too more than 45,000 inflators over “We have a lot of work to do, chemically and should extend the that lead to the recall. is apparent to us that we have a much moisture can cause the the past year in ballistic tests, live especially with regard to why lifetime of the inflator by two to Replacement inflators that are lot of work in front of us,” he said. ammonium nitrate in the air dissections, propellant analysis for this happened in the first place,” three times, said a person familiar currently being installed could “We are confident that our new bag propellant to break down, moisture, chemical analysis, air and US Transportation Secretary with the change. eventually need to be replaced if air bags are safe,” Takata said in a increasing the risks of a violent helium leak tests and CT scans. Anthony Foxx said last week. REUTERS

Gas transit station Russia warned against Ex-Petrobras slashing oil output executive

MOSCOW/LONDON: As in January, easing the pressure given five Russia prepares to meet Opec for radical action. next week, a briefing paper Therefore Opec, which controls years in jail from a Moscow think tank has a third of the global oil market, shed light on how the govern- and Russia, which produces SAO PAULO: A Brazilian judge ment was warned against cut- another 12 percent, are unlikely sentenced a former interna- ting oil output late last year to reverse their output strategy. tional director at state-run oil even though global prices were The confidential briefing paper firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA to plummeting. said that should Moscow decide five years in prison for money Speculation was rife that to cut output or exports, simi- laundering yesterday, the second Russia and the oil exporters’ car- lar quality Opec crude — mainly company executive convicted in tel might strike a production deal from Saudi Arabia but also from an ongoing corruption probe. to arrest the slide when Energy Iran and Libya — would replace Federal Judge Sergio Moro said Minister Alexander Novak met as much as one million barrels there was ample evidence that the his Saudi Arabian counterpart per day (bpd) of Russian oil. former director, Nestor Cervero, last November. That is equivalent to a tenth of set up a front company to launder However, the think tank had both Russian production and of money. He also used illicit money already advised Novak that Opec European consumption. to buy a luxury apartment in Rio would not cooperate and unilat- The Energy Ministry declined de Janeiro, the judge said. eral action would be costly at a comment on the paper, which was Cervero was fired from time when Russian state finances written in November but carries Petrobras, as the company is were in a dire state. no exact date. known, in 2014 and arrested in “If Russia cuts output, Opec Vygon predicted Saudi Arabia A Ukrainian worker at the gas measuring station in Uzhgorod, near border with Slovakia, yesterday. January as he stepped off a plane will take our market share in would refuse to cut production as Cash-strapped Ukraine is heavily dependent on energy from Russia and is also a key transit country for from Europe. He is also suspected Europe,” a team led by energy it could weather the low oil price. supplies to Western Europe. of receiving bribes in exchange for expert Grigory Vygon said in the Instead, OPEC’s leading member awarding drilling ship contracts. previously unpublished paper, would use the opportunity to win Cervero’s lawyer, Edson commissioned by the Energy market share at the expense of Ribeiro, said in an email that the Ministry before the November rival and more costly producers, sentence had been rushed and 25 meeting in Vienna. such as in the United States or Germany lobbies India to buy Eurofighters that his client plans to appeal. The paper was prepared by the Russia, it said. The massive kickback scandal Skolkovo Institute’s energy team, That has proven true. Far from has paralyzed Petrobras’ infra- which has subsequently set up the cutting, Opec has increased pro- NEW DELHI: Germany’s The Eurofighter, made by A spokesman for the Indian structure plans and undermined independent Vygon Consulting duction by 1.4 million bpd over the defence minister held out the Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, defence ministry said the focus President Dilma Rousseff’s politi- group. past year with Saudi output alone prospect of more talks on a was knocked out in the final now was on finalising the govern- cal standing. More than 100 peo- In the event, Novak opted jumping by 450,000 bpd year-on- possible sale of Eurofighter jets round of the tender by Rafale. But ment-to-government deal for 36 ple have been indicted and 50 against lowering Russia’s out- year to 10.15 million in April. to India and, on a visit to New controversy over the lifetime cost ready-to-fly Rafales. politicians are under investigation put and two days later Saudi Oil The paper also predicted that Delhi, said yesterday Berlin of operating the French plane Von der Leyen said Berlin was for taking bribe money. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al Nuaimi US shale oil producers would stood ready to back a multi- blocked a final deal. also willing to support a project Paulo Roberto Costa, former also blocked calls at an Opec prove resilient in maintaining billion-dollar Indian submarine “I again conveyed to the initiated by India last autumn to Petrobras director of refining and conference for production cuts, output, even with the much lower project. defence minister the interest of build six submarines at an esti- supply, was sentenced last month sending crude prices to a fresh prices. That has also proved cor- Prime Minister Narendra the Eurofighter nations in contin- mated cost of Rs530bn ($8.3bn). to seven years and six months in four-year low and declaring a glo- rect, at least so far. Modi, who has just marked his uing talks, should the Indian side In a first stage, local shipyards prison but will serve only one year bal battle for market share. As well as Novak, Russia was first year in office, cut through be interested,” German Defence would have to prove their fit- of house arrest because he signed a Six months on, the agenda at represented at the November 25 an impasse over a troubled ten- Minister Ursula von der Leyen ness to build the diesel-electric plea bargain deal with prosecutors. least will repeat itself next week: talks by Igor Sechin, the head of der for high-end combat jets by said. subs, before being invited to bid Moro said Cervero’s sentence non-Opec producers led by Russia energy giant Rosneft and an ally announcing a deal in France last “That was was taken on board for the deal, possibly with foreign should be in prison initially, leaving are scheduled to meet the cartel of President Vladimir Putin. They month to buy 36 Rafales from positively,” she added, after meet- partners. open the possibility that some of in the Austrian capital yesterday met Naimi, Opec secretary gen- Dassault. ing her counterpart, Manohar “There is an Indian interest in it could be completed under house and Thursday, before an Opec eral Abdulla al Badri, Venezuelan India has since said the original Parrikar, on Wednesday evening. industrial cooperation in building arrest. Prosecutors have accused conference on Friday. foreign minister Rafael Ramirez tender, launched by the last gov- Germany has taken the lead submarines,” von der Leyen said. former Petrobras executives and Benchmark crude at around $63 and Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, ernment to acquire 126 Medium in the sales pitch to India for “Talks are already under way two dozen engineering firms of a barrel remains well below where energy minister of Mexico, which Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, is the Eurofighter, made by Alenia and I made it clear that German inflating the value of service con- it was before last November’s like Russia does not belong to the all but dead, but rival jet makers Aermacchi, a subsidiary of industry is supported by the tracts and funnelling the excess Opec meeting. However, it has cartel. are hoping the $14bn tender will Finmeccanica, Airbus Group and German government.” funds into their own bank accounts. recovered from a low of $46 hit REUTERS be reopened. BAE Systems. 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LONDON: After securing investors on a call on Wednesday. on lucrative transatlantic routes approval of the Irish govern- Ryanair said it would consider by using Dublin airport to add ment for its takeover offer for the bid once it had received the flights. Its biggest unit British Aer Lingus, British Airways- formal offer document. Airways (BA) cannot do that at owner IAG must now seek Cantor analyst Robin Byde said its main hub, London’s Heathrow, the backing of the Irish air- he expected Ryanair to agree to because the airport is full. line’s other major shareholder, sell, as the likely ¤405m euro Walsh said that if his plan to Ryanair, to seal the deal. windfall would be handy. add Aer Lingus to IAG, which The Irish government on “The additional cash would no already comprises BA, Spain- Tuesday agreed to sell its 25 per- doubt be welcome and may also based Iberia and Spain-based low cent stake in Aer Lingus, remov- accelerate planned (share) buy- cost carrier Vueling, succeeded, ing an obstacle that had stalled backs or further special divi- he could follow it up with further the ¤1.36bn ($1.48bn) deal for dends,” he said. acquisitions in Europe, which he months, after IAG gave reassur- But Jefferies analysts expected favours over Asia. ances on jobs and routes. Ryanair to “play hard ball”. “We’re clear that the oppor- IAG has now formally launched “Presumably if Ryanair rejected tunities for consolidation are its bid, which has already been the offer as too low, the onus stronger within Europe,” he said, recommended by the Aer Lingus would be on IAG to return with adding expansion in Asia would board, but the deal remains condi- a higher bid for all shareholders,” be by growing existing businesses. tional upon winning support from they said. The Irish government, which budget airline Ryanair, which IAG’s Walsh said yesterday he had been urged by opposition Willie Walsh, (left) Chief Executive of International Airlines Group, leaves after addressing a press conference in owns 30 percent of its Irish rival. would not increase the bid. parties and trade unions to Dublin, Ireland, yesterday. Ryanair has fully written down He added IAG was due to issue reject IAG’s offer and also faced the value of the stake, which it the offer document within 28 days objections to it from some rul- Lingus’ future in a competitive the number of aircraft deployed from the junior Labour party, sat- built up during several failed and had no plans for direct talks ing coalition lawmakers, had said market while also enhancing to the Irish market by eight and isfied with IAG’s commitments. takeover attempts of its own, dat- with Ryanair. Ryanair’s attitude was key to its connectivity to Ireland, key for add four additional transatlantic Asked whether more conces- ing back to 2006. That means any Aer Lingus shares were up 1.7 decision. its rejuvenated tourism market. services. sions would be needed to gain proceeds from a sale would be a percent at ¤2.43 by 1304 GMT, Before backing the deal, it Walsh said the Dublin hub Ireland’s parliament will approval from competition reg- boost to its finances. below IAG’s offer of ¤2.55. IAG also sought reassurances on jobs, would be used to improve con- begin to debate the deal later ulators, Walsh said the overlap “We’re hopeful that Ryanair shares were up 0.5 percent at transatlantic services and con- nections for airports in the UK on Wednesday before a vote on between IAG airlines’ current will see this as an attractive offer 547.3 pence. nections to London. regions that don’t have flights to Thursday set to be easily won routes and those of Aer Lingus for their stake in Aer Lingus,” IAG Buying Aer Lingus would It said on Tuesday IAG’s offer Heathrow. with most coalition lawmakers, was “not on a significant scale.” Chief Executive Willie Walsh told allow IAG to expand capacity was the best way of securing Aer IAG also said it would increase including a significant number REUTERS Airbus asks CEO to stay, faces rift with Spain on board Mexico, Brazil sign deals, AMSTERDAM: Airbus Group running the world’s second- But the Spanish government It could also put France and settle for a board seat as a guard- ended the suspense over the largest aerospace group behind has written to the company to Germany on the spot to decide ian of French defence interests. future of its chief executive Boeing since 2012. put forward the name of Belen whether to support Spain’s Spain does not have an equivalent aim to double yesterday, saying its board Yesterday’s meeting was Romana, former head of Spain’s request under an understand- role on the board. had asked German-born Tom expected to feature a tussle ‘bad bank’ Sareb, company offi- ing between state sharehold- Amparo Moraleda was nomi- Enders to serve for at least one between Airbus and the Spanish cials said. ers to safeguard each other’s nated after Airbus Group brought commerce more term after his mandate government over the choice of While Airbus maintains a interests. in headhunters, in an effort expires in 2016. a new board member, in a new board slot for Spain, the Madrid Such a common front could, to mark a visible break with MEXICO CITY: Mexico and Chairman Denis Ranque test of Enders’ efforts to free the government no longer has the for example, involve block- a previous system of political Brazil will take steps this year announced the move at the 15-year-old parent group from right to directly appoint its board ing separate proposals by appointments. to ease restrictions on bilateral start of an annual shareholder political influence. representative, who is now des- Airbus Group to make itself a Spain owns 4.1 percent of trade and aim to double their meeting marked by continuing Airbus Group, whose share- ignated as an independent under “European company” in a mainly Airbus Group through state hold- shared commerce in less than efforts by the planemaker to holders include the Spanish, corporate governance changes symbolic change of legal status ing company SEPI. 10 years, the leaders of Latin demonstrate political independ- French and German govern- negotiated in 2012. designed to underline European Madrid, which has long sought America’s two biggest econo- ence from its founding nations ments, was due to ask sharehold- But the debate could strain integration and smooth union to improve its status in Airbus, mies said yesterday. while trumpeting European ers to approve the appointment relations between Airbus and representation. is seen as anxious to maintain a During a visit to Mexico integration. of former IBM executive Maria Madrid during a sensitive time Airbus sparred with Paris over strong foothold in the company City, Brazilian President Dilma Enders, who has led an over- Amparo Moraleda Martinez to for the troubled A400M military the choice of chairperson in 2013, through a board member enjoying Rousseff said in a speech that haul in the Franco-German-led replace Josep Pique i Camps, who aircraft project, which is based in forcing the French government’s government confidence. talks would begin in July in an company’s structure, has been is standing down. Seville. candidate Anne Lauvergeon to REUTERS effort to increase the range of products included in a joint trade agreement known as ACE 53 from just over 800 to more than French nickel mine 6,000. The wider accord would aim ‘Tadbeer’ helps firms to cover industrial and agricul- tural goods and would include new chapters relating to services, online commerce and intellectual manage cash better property, among others, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto DOHA: Consolidating its position electronic banking system, ‘Tadbeer’ said at the same event. in the corporate banking market, empowers organisations across the “Today, we’re taking a quali- Doha Bank is riding a wave of business spectrum with unparalleled tative leap in relations between success driven by the rising popu- control of their cash management Brazil and Mexico,” Pena Nieto larity of “Tadbeer” – the bank’s operations, allowing them to man- said. innovative cash management sys- age their cash flow faster and more Speaking through a translator, tem that has been transforming efficiently,” said Dr R Seetharaman, Rousseff later said Mexican state- the way businesses in Qatar con- Group CEO of Doha Bank. “This run oil company Pemex “would be trol and manage their finance. unique service continues Doha very welcome in Brazil.” Brazil’s The first integrated cash man- Bank’s tradition of innovation and Petrobras could also help Pemex agement software platform in Qatar, represents a significant milestone in with deep water exploration tech- “Tadbeer” is designed to address a our push towards paperless banking.” nology in the Gulf of Mexico, she full range of collections, payment, He added: “Effective manage- added. liquidity management, and report- ment of cash flow is important for At the start of 2013, Mexico ing services, providing customers a any new or growing business, and and Brazil said they would con- single online interface that is capa- is often critical to business sur- sider cooperation between Pemex ble of managing all aspects of their vival. As a customised online plat- and Petrobras, but so far the two cash management requirements, form with an advanced web-based have not embarked on any joint including payables, receivables and interface, ‘Tadbeer’ provides cli- projects. liquidity information. ents access to a variety of cash Pena Nieto said he hoped the “By providing customers direct, management services, enabling latest efforts would help the two real-time access to their bank them to improve operational effi- Latin American nations dou- accounts and by centralising their ciency and reduce operating cost.” ble bilateral trade in less than A view of the nickel mine of Goro in southern New Caledonia, France. After a decade of technical and financial receivables and payables on one THE PENINSULA a decade, up from about $9.2bn difficulties and conflicts with the local population, the plant, operated by Vale, hopes to return to profits in 2015. currently. The two nations also signed deals to step up economic cooper- ation and investment. The latter would give investors from either Dogan banned from Turkey tenders amid dispute with Erdogan country greater safeguards and was the first of its kind signed by Brazil in the Americas, Pena ANKARA: A major Turkish to create a more powerful presi- August, publicly suggested the Dogan and its former fuel that has nothing to do with the cur- Nieto said. conglomerate has been sus- dency after June 7 polls he hopes headline was a reference to him retailing unit, Petrol Ofisi, will not rent conjuncture and debates,” he Further agreements were pended from state tenders, the will produce a big enough majority and was meant to imply that he be able to bid in state tenders for told reporters in Ankara. signed to promote tourism and government said yesterday, days for the AK Party he co-founded to should share the same fate. the next 237 days, according to In 2009, Dogan was handed environmental cooperation, he after President Tayyip Erdogan change the constitution. Recent “I don’t care what your column- an order from the energy minis- a large tax penalty after a tax added. accused its head of being a “coup surveys suggest he may fall short. ists write. I don’t care what your try published in the government’s inspection that followed its close Bilateral trade between the lover” and described columnists Erdogan appears to have taken bankrolled charlatans write; they official gazette. coverage of corruption allegations two has had a bumpy ride in for its media arm as charlatans. umbrage when, after former mean nothing to me,” Erdogan Dogan and Petrol Ofisi were against figures close to Erdogan. recent years, with Brasilia in The government denied any Egyptian president Mohamed said in television interview this handed a one-year ban in 2009 Erdogan said the corruption 2012 pushing through an auto link between the media dispute Mursi was sentenced to death, week. over quality issues in a supply deal investigations were concocted sales quota to protect its car and the ban. But Erdogan has Dogan’s flagship newspaper In an editorial published on with a state power plant. They by a former ally turned political industry, a quota that was due a history of conflict with Dogan Hurriyet ran a headline read- Wednesday, Hurriyet denied served part of that before the pen- enemy who was seeking to engi- to expire this year. Holding and its head Aydin ing: “elected with 52 percent of any suggestion of a comparison alty was overturned by a court. neer a coup against him. He has Mexico had hoped for a return Dogan. the votes and handed a death between Mursi and Erdogan. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said since purged the police force and to free trade but instead bowed Columnists in Dogan’s flagship sentence”. “The alleged connection never the decision to reinstate the penalty judiciary and the investigations to Brazilian demands to extend newspaper Hurriyet have been Erdogan, who also won 52 per- passed through the minds of was not related to the recent media have been dropped. quotas until 2019. critical of Erdogan’s ambitions cent in a presidential election last Hurriyet’s editors.” dispute. “This ruling is a decision REUTERS REUTERS THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Chicago’s Wall Str reprieve spurs Deepening Greek crisis eclipsing G-7 agenda rally before junk-bond sale BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL BY PAUL GORDON and ALESSANDRO SPECIAL push Jefferson County, Alabama, Tuesday. That was the highest by the state constitution. & BRIAN CHAPPATTA into bankruptcy when it was since May 12 before Moody’s unable to refinance debt after announced its decision. ALLEVIATING RISK he world’s top finance ministers and central-bank chiefs he price of Chicago’s the 2008 credit crisis. Emanuel had already planned meeting in Dresden this week are already struggling to most-actively traded CHANGING REACTION to refinance Chicago’s variable- stick to an agenda set by their German hosts that doesn’t bond has erased MARKET’S OPEN “The market’s initial reac- rate debt to fixed rates. Tmention Greece. almost all of the Chicago is moving to avoid tion was to throw Chicago in Investors said Wednesday’s In a sign of deepening global concern over the country’s stum- decline that followed that fate with its first bond that same pot with Detroit and sale will alleviate speculation bling bailout talks, US Treasury Secretary Jacob L Lew spoke TMoody’s Investors Service’s May offering since the Moody’s down- Puerto Rico,” said Gary Pollack, that the city will be hit with with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday for the 12 decision to cut the city to grade. The securities are still who manages $6bn of munis as penalties it can’t pay. second time in less than a week and told a London audience that junk. Buyer confidence has been considered investment-grade by head of fixed-income trading at “After the deal, people might “everyone has to double down” on reaching an accord. European bolstered because banks aren’t Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings Deutsche Bank AG’s private- actually feel a little better about Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis denied a Greek demanding penalties related and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, wealth management unit in New the whole situation, at least for government statement that a deal is close. to the downgrade, anticipat- the companies the city hired to York. “People sort of reassessed a while,” John Miller, co-head The Group of Seven meeting starting yesterday will officially ing Chicago will be able to sell rank the debt. The proceeds will Chicago and started to see the of fixed income in Chicago at focus on big-picture themes of economic growth, tax evasion and $668m of general obligations yes- pay off variable-rate bonds that differences.” Nuveen Asset Management, strengthening the global financial architecture. Yet the most press- terday to refinance debt. exposed Chicago to the penalties. Puerto Rico and Detroit were which oversees about $100bn ing matter for many of the policy makers attending is whether “It sends the market a mes- The city of 2.7m is offering left teetering from declining in munis, said in an inter- Greece can stay in the euro, and whether the world can handle sage that they are able to work some of the longer- dated bonds populations and years of borrow- view at Bloomberg’s New York the consequences if it can’t. through these difficulties,” said -- those maturing in 2042 -- at ing. That pushed Detroit into headquarters. “There are no major pressing issues related to currencies or trade Dan Heckman, senior fixed- a 6 percent yield, or 96.7 cents bankruptcy in July 2013, while Miller said the company may to be discussed,” Christian Schulz, an economist at Berenberg Bank income strategist at US Bank on the dollar, according to Puerto Rico has been rushing buy some of the new bonds. in London, said in an interview. “The worry on everyone’s mind Wealth Management, which three people familiar with the to shore up its budget to avoid “Maybe the $2.2bn implied will of course be Greece, and the message for Greece is going to be oversees about $128bn in Kansas sale, who requested anonymity being locked out of the bond that Chicago had a liquidity that it has to do what it takes to save its economy.” City, Missouri. “Sometimes you because the deal isn’t final. Most market. crisis of some sort,” he said. have to hit a low point before you maturities are priced below par, Chicago is dealing with pen- “The liquidity issue is going to PRAGMATIC OUTCOME bounce back.” according to the people. sions that don’t have enough abate.” While the G-7 doesn’t have a mandate to decide how to deal with Wall Street’s support is Chicago’s deal size is down money to cover all the benefits Even with the rally, the city’s Greece, it brings together officials from the euro area’s three biggest helping Chicago avert a cash from an initial $806m because that have been promised. The borrowing costs have risen over economies, as well as the European Central Bank, the International crunch as a $20bn pension-fund it will tap credit lines for part city is required to put an addi- the past year because of its fis- Monetary Fund and the European Union -- the institutions shortfall leaves it with the low- of the refinancing, according tional $600m into the retire- cal strain. The yield on a 10-year backing the 240bn-euro ($262bn) aid package that expires next est credit rating of any big US to a person familiar with the ment system next year, which bond was 5.32 percent on month. city except Detroit. The loss offering. may spur Mayor Rahm Emanuel May 18, up from 4.17 per- Time is running out for the Mediterranean country to agree of its investment-grade rank Federally tax-exempt city and the city council to raise cent when it was first sold to with its creditors over economic reforms needed to unlock funds from Moody’s triggered provi- bonds maturing in January 2040 property taxes or cut services. investors in March 2014. By before payments on IMF loans come due next month. sions allowing banks to seek as -- its most actively traded in the The options for reducing the comparison, yields on 10-year A Greek official said the country will start drafting an accord much as $2.2bn in accelerated last month -- have risen 4 per- pension-fund deficit were lim- benchmark munis have declined, at a meeting on Wednesday, and that a deal including changes debt payments or fees to break cent since May 15, when they hit ited by a ruling from the Illinois according to data compiled by to the pension system and a long-term solution on debt is close. derivative contracts. a 19-month low, to an average Supreme Court this month, Bloomberg. Dombrovskis responded by telling reporters in Brussels that “we Such requirements helped price of 90.7 cents on the dollar which said benefits are protected BLOOMBERG are still not there.” Earlier the same day, Lew told Tsipras in a phone call that failure to agree on a path forward would create immediate hardship for Greece and broad uncertainties for Europe and the global economy, the Treasury said in an e-mailed statement. He urged all parties to find common ground and reach an agreement quickly, reflecting similar comments in a call with Tsipras on Friday.

‘DANGEROUS THING’ “Brinksmanship is a dangerous thing when it only takes one accident,” Lew said Wednesday at the London School of Economics while en route to the G-7 meeting. “So everyone has to double down and treat the next deadline as the last deadline and get this resolved. The risk of going from deadline to deadline only increases the risks of accidents.” The ECB’s Governing Council left the level of emergency cash available to Greek banks unchanged at 80.2bn euros. The money is to replace deposits that are being withdrawn amid uncertainty over Greece’s future in the currency bloc. In Dresden, at a former palace of Saxon princes and kings, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will host their counterparts from France, Italy, Japan, the UK, Canada, and the US IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, ECB President Mario Draghi and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs meetings of his euro-area colleagues, are all scheduled to attend. As together the seven nations account for almost half of world economic output, Germany wants keep the Dresden meeting to global themes. That includes Schaeuble’s push for debt reduction and fiscal restraint that Germany is promoting for the euro area and beyond. Germany intends to use the G-7 event to push for countries to close gaps in financial regulation by implementing globally agreed rules. It will also argue in favor of international controls to prevent large corporations from shifting their profits across borders to minimize tax, and the sharing of tax information to combat evasion. For all the international cooperation, Schaeuble said this month that he still expects to be criticized at the meeting for his country’s austerity-focused approach to the euro area’s woes. The US has previously called for a quicker fix to Greece’s problems, hinting that it views Germany’s insistence that Greece fulfill bailout terms as a risk in itself. BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

OPEC seen backing Saudi plan to keep supplies elevated BY GRANT SMITH and as it steers the Organization of “The fact that prices have to OPEC than previous forms said on May 24, according to “cash-flow crunch,” Finance MAHER CHMAYTELLI Petroleum Exporting Countries to recovered somewhat, and we of new supply because it can be Mehr news agency. The organi- Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala favor market share over prices in appear to be past the bottom, restarted more quickly, according zation will “stick with” its present said on May 5. hen Saudi Arabia a bid to drive out high-cost that’s something the Saudis will to Goldman Sachs. The number strategy, Abdulmajeed Al-Shatti, “It is true that a number of argues next week producers. be able to point to in their dis- of wells that have been drilled a member of Kuwait’s Supreme non-core OPEC countries like that OPEC should “The Saudis probably feel cussions,” Mike Wittner, head of but are waiting to be fracked -- Petroleum Council, said on Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria and Wkeep up production their strategy is working, and oil market research at Societe known as the fracklog - - could May 12. Venezuelan President Algeria are suffering from a lower to fight the rise in U.S. shale oil, rightly so,” Francisco Blanch, Generale, said by phone from New help add an extra 500,000 barrels Nicolas Maduro, who in January price environment, as are non- prices will be on its side. Bank of America’s head of com- York on May 19. “And the other a day by the end of the year if urged the group to consider sup- OPEC producers,” said Harry Crude plunged for eight of modities research, said by phone thing they’ll be able to point to is prices remain at $65, according ply cuts, said on May 23 only that Tchilinguirian, head of commodity nine weeks prior to the group’s from New York. “There’s a major that U.S. production has topped to Bloomberg Intelligence. he is working with OPEC to raise markets strategy at BNP Paribas November gathering, when the decline in the U.S. rig count, and out.” “Because of the fast-cycle prices. SA in London. “But Saudi Arabia kingdom faced down opposi- a huge reduction in capex spend- Brent futures tumbled 33 per- nature of shale -- meaning it “Nigeria, Algeria and has led the strategy, and the oth- tion from the majority of fellow ing. That’s a sign the strategy is cent from last summer’s peak of can be turned on very quickly Venezuela favor a cut,” Bloomberg ers have followed.” members, who advocated output working.” $115.71 a barrel by the start of and turned off very quickly -- it Intelligence analysts William reductions to tackle a global glut. OPEC’s November meeting and should be the marginal barrel,” Hares and Philipp Chladek said SOFTER APPROACH With oil companies around the LINGERING RESISTANCE extended the loss to $45.19 on Jan. said Jeff Currie, head of commodi- in a note Wednesday. “OPEC’s Countries that often urge the world cutting investment, US At OPEC’s Nov. 27 meeting, 13. It traded at $62.76 at 12:24 ties research at Goldman Sachs Persian Gulf members, most group to restrain output will output peaking and prices up, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab p.m. New York time Wednesday. in New York. “It neutralizes importantly Saudi Arabia, are likely refrain from doing so, Seth Saudi Arabia’s strategy will be Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar Bank of America forecasts the OPEC.” more reluctant to relinquish mar- Kleinman, head of European extended at OPEC’s semian- rebuffed objections from the other grade averaging $62 a barrel this While the members who ket share.” energy research in London at nual meeting on June 5, say eight members -- in particular year, while Goldman Sachs Group opposed OPEC’s November deci- Amid reduced oil revenues, Citigroup Inc., said in a report. Societe Generale SA and Bank Iran, Venezuela and Algeria -- to Inc. sees it slipping to $51 in six sion criticized it again early this Venezuela’s foreign currency Algeria will soften its position of America Corp. their plan. While there may be months. year, the most recent comments reserves have plunged 26 percent because it has a new energy min- Oil prices have recovered more resistance at the June 5 confer- from ministers signal the group in three months to less than $18 ister, Iran will do so as it hopes to than 40 percent from a six- year ence, all but one of the 34 ana- OPPOSITION QUASHED will hold steady. billion, the lowest level since 2003, restore exports after the removal low in January as U.S. produc- lysts and traders surveyed by U.S. shale oil -- extracted by according to central bank data as of sanctions, and Venezuela tion eases from the highest in Bloomberg said OPEC will main- blasting underground rock with CONSTANT PATH of May 13. Nigeria’s authorities because it has a “poor history” of more than four decades. The tain its daily production target of liquids at high pressure in a proc- It’s “unlikely” OPEC’s output have already borrowed more than adhering to agreed cuts, the bank rebound will help vindicate the 30 million barrels, ratifying the ess known as hydraulic fractur- ceiling will change, Iranian Oil half the amount budgeted for said. approach taken by Saudi Arabia Saudi strategy. ing -- poses a more serious threat Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh all of this year because of a BLOOMBERG THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Orioles fall to Astros as Cavs sweep Hawks to offensive woes continue

BALTIMORE: Chris Tillman (pictured) remains in search punch ticket to NBA finals of his first win since April 18, and the Baltimore Orioles are still looking for a breakout per- LeBron James secures his fifth straight trip to the NBA finals formance from their lackluster offense. The Orioles managed only five CLEVELAND: LeBron hits and wasted a fine outing James advanced to his fifth- by Tillman in a 4-1 loss to the straight NBA finals, leading the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Cleveland Cavaliers to a 118-88 Tillman (2-6) allowed two runs rout of the Atlanta Hawks and a and five hits over seven innings. sweep of the Eastern Conference He’s winless in his last six starts finals. and has dropped five straight Once again James carried the decisions, tying a career high. Cavaliers on his back, finishing Cleveland To be fair, in this one the right- with 23 points, nine rebounds and Cavaliers hander didn’t get a whole lot of seven assists and then sitting on forward support. the bench and playing cheerleader “It’s a step in the right direc- LeBron for much of the final quarter of tion for a guy we know is capable James (left) Tuesday’s contest. of pitching at a good level,” man- “We worked our tails off all sea- drives to ager Buck Showalter said. “We son to get to this point,” James the basket obviously haven’t been giving our said. “We have everything it takes against pitchers much margin for error, to win. I have been there. We have Atlanta but he gave us a real good chance grit, determination and a willing- Hawks to win tonight. Probably even a ness to want to be great.” forward little bit better than that.” It was an impressive 4-0 series DeMarre Jimmy Paredes had three hits, sweep for the Cavaliers and their Carroll but the Orioles fell to 1-16 when title-starved Cleveland fans. during Game scoring fewer than four runs. Cleveland advanced to its first Four of the “When you’re not scoring a lot NBA finals since James led a Eastern of runs, the tendency is to press rough and tumble group there in Conference and try to overdo it,” cleanup 2007, when they were swept by Finals of hitter Chris Davis said. “I think the mighty San Antonio Spurs. the NBA you’ve seen that in the last few The city hasn’t celebrated a major Play-offs at games, just guys getting out sports title since the Cleveland of their approach, out of their the Quicken Browns won the National Football rhythm and trying to do too much Loans Arena League championship in 1964. with pitches The Cavaliers franchise has in Cleveland that aren’t good never won an NBA title. on Tuesday pitches to hit.” “I’m a guy who believes in night. Scott unfinished business,” James said. Feldman (4-4) Kyrie Irving returned for game gave up one run four in front of a crowd of 20,500 and four hits at Quicken Loans Arena follow- in six innings ing a two-game absence due to a against his knee injury. He tallied 16 points former team. and five assists in 22 minutes. The right- Cleveland will face either the hander was 5-6 Golden State Warriors or the He has been in the last four finals state in July following that messy Cavaliers won 114-111 in overtime. “We wanted to have this break in his lone sea- Houston Rockets in the champi- with the Miami Heat before divorce from the Cavaliers. The sweep allows the Cavs to to get him well,” Blatt said. son with the Orioles (2013) but onship showdown. Golden State deciding to return to his home- “LeBron took a courageous rest eight days until the finals Irving scored his first points 38 is 4-0 with a 2.41 ERA lifetime leads that series 3-1. “It hasn’t town Cavaliers at the beginning decision to come back,” said Blatt begin next Thursday. seconds into the game and James against them in Baltimore. always been easy the last 51 years, of the season. said of James. “All of this is where Not only will James get to heal slammed home an emphatic dunk “Fortunately at the right times waiting,” first-year Cavaliers The days of Cleveland fans his heart and family is and now some sore muscles but it is also from just inside the foul line a few I made some good pitches and got coach David Blatt said. “We burning James’ jersey following we are all part of that family. He important for Irving to get some minutes later as Cleveland roared them to hit it to the right place,” know the people are behind us his departure to the Heat where wants to lead us and we want to recovery time, said Blatt. out to a 12-4 lead. Feldman said. and that’s part of our motivation.” he claimed two NBA titles are keep going.” “He did fabulously, played beau- The Cavaliers were never Pat Neshek gave up a hit in the Four-time MVP James has now a distant memory. James battled through leg tifully, he moved well,” Blatt said. threatened from there, compil- seventh, Chad Qualls worked a made it to the finals five straight James didn’t make any prom- cramps late in game three but “He wanted so much to be with ing a 31 point lead at one stage of 1-2-3 eighth and Luke Gregerson years with two different teams. ises when he returned to his home stayed in the tilt which the his guys and to contribute.” the fourth quarter. AFP got three straight outs for his 13th save. “It’s hard to score on us late when we can hand it to the bullpen,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. Brassard shines as Rangers force game seven Tillman blanked the Astros before stumbling in the seventh TAMPA: Derick Brassard fin- also scored for top seeded New since the start of last season’s immediately after Baltimore took ished with five points as New York, who are aiming to get back play-offs. a 1-0 lead. After Evan Gattis hit York kept their perfect record to the Stanley Cup finals after New York made it 3-1 at 3:02 a leadoff double, Tillman got two alive when facing elimination losing in five games to the Los into the third period off a two-on- straight outs before Chris Carter with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Angeles Kings last June. one break that saw the initial two delivered an RBI single and scored Bay Lightning to force game Canada’s Brassard is a rare role shots stopped. Brassard then col- on a double by Jason Castro. seven in the Eastern Conference players — like former Edmonton lected his own rebound behind the “Just a couple pitches beat him finals. Oiler Esa Tikkanen — who is net and got it out front to Miller, tonight,” catcher Caleb Joseph Brassard scored a hat-trick able to raise his level of play and who banked it in off Lightning said of Tillman. “It’s unfortunate and added two assists for the become a key goal scorer in the goalie Ben Bishop. that they were back-to-back.” Rangers who faced their fourth postseason. Just under three minutes later, Luis Valbuena added a two-run elimination game this postsea- Brassard has never scored 20 New York went up 4-1 after double in the eighth, also with two son and once again conquered goals in the regular season but in Dominic Moore blasted it on net outs. the challenge to even the series 53 career playoff games he has 17. from the slot before Sheppard Feldman and Tillman domi- at 3-3. The Rangers line of Brassard, banged it in. nated the early innings before the “We battled all year for home Miller and Nash combined for five Brassard then made it a 5-1 at scoreless duel ended in the sixth. ice. Our fans deserve that game,” goals in a dominating evening. 7:14 when he wristed a shot from Paredes led off with a double, took Brassard said of the winner-take- “We just made plays,” Brassard the right face-off circle. third on a groundout and scored all contest which will take place said. “We were hungry on the Nikita Kucherov scored twice when Davis lunged at a breaking Friday at Madison Square Garden puck ... we were on the same and Ryan Callahan had the other ball, sending a fly to right field arena. page.” goal for the Lightning, who are that was deep enough to enable New York seized control with Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist looking to reach the Stanley Cup Paredes to tag up and reach the a three-goal surge early in the improved to 15-3 all-time in elim- finals for the first time since win- plate standing up. third period of Tuesday’s contest ination games as he stopped 36 ning it 11 years ago. Tillman walked the leadoff man in front of a crowd of 19,200 at shots for New York. Tampa Bay made their only in the second, third and fourth Amalie Arena. New York has also won 14 of trip to the finals in 2004, when innings but avoided damage. The “We wanted a chance and we the last 17 playoff games in which they defeated Calgary in a thrill- last time, Preston Tucker was cut Derick Brassard (right) of the New York Rangers celebrates with team- got a chance,” said Rangers coach they have faced elimination, dat- ing seven-game tussle. down at the plate trying to score mate J.T. Miller after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning Alain Vigneault. ing back to a 2012 series against Bishop surrendered five on a two-out double by Valbuena. during the third period in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals at J.T. Miller and Rick Nash each the Ottawa Senators. New York goals on 26 shots, while Andrei The Orioles got into a pattern the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday night. had a goal and three assists, while has won eight of nine playoff Vasilevskiy gave up one goal on at the plate, too, grounding into James Sheppard and Keith Yandle games when facing elimination seven shots in relief. AFP double plays to end each of the first three innings. AGENCIES

Baseball Results Houston 4 Baltimore 1 All Blacks retain Savea, Retallick for 2019 World Cup NY Yankees 5 Kansas City 1 Pittsburgh 5 Miami 1 WELLINGTON: Reigning “Brodie and Julian represent a revamped Super Rugby competi- to a remarkable 30 tries in 33 at the Waikato Chiefs and Savea Chicago Cubs 3 Washington 2 World Rugby Player of the Year big part of the future for us and tion from next year, the British tests for the All Blacks. at the Wellington Hurricanes Toronto 10 Chicago White Sox 9 Brodie Retallick and free-scor- we are delighted to have them and Irish Lions Tour in 2017 and “It’s fantastic news to have both for another four Super Rugby ing winger Julian Savea have sign for four more years,” Tew Rugby World Cup 2019.” Brodie and Julian re-sign through seasons. Cincinnati 2 Colorado 1 committed to playing in New said in a news release. Retallick, who has played 36 until 2019 and I’m sure all New The pair were the first All NY Mets 5 Philadelphia 4 Zealand until after the 2019 “We know our players have tests for the All Blacks since his Zealand rugby fans will join us in Blacks to sign up until the end Seattle 7 Tampa Bay 6 World Cup, New Zealand Rugby choices, so to have them commit debut in 2012, was the first tight applauding their decision,” said of the 2019 season but neither Texas 4 Cleveland 3 (NZR) announced yesterday. long-term to New Zealand Rugby forward in 13 years to be named All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. contract includes a sabbatical or NZR chief Steve Tew described is very pleasing, and I want to the best player in the world when “Even though they are still rel- the option for a spell overseas, as San Francisco 6 Milwaukee 3 the retention of 24-year-old Savea thank them both for their com- he took the honour last November. atively young, they are now very has been offered to key players Minnesota 2 Boston 1 and 23-year-old lock Retallick as mitment to New Zealand. Savea, nicknamed “The Bus” experienced rugby players. They in the past. St. Louis 6 Arizona 4 “very significant” as they look to “It’s an exciting period for for his rampaging ball-running are also very valuable team mem- Both are certainties to make Detroit 1 Oakland 0 lock in key All Blacks in the face rugby in this country and they skills, was also among the nomi- bers who are both world-leading the All Blacks squad for the World San Diego 4 LA Angels 0 of a drain of talent to wealthy will now be part of some very nees for the award after a season players.” Cup title defence in England later European clubs. important events, including the in which he took his scoring tally The deal will also keep Retallick this year. REUTERS LA Dodgers 8 Atlanta 0 THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Bolt wins 200m at rain-hit Ostrava Powell emerges on top in the 100m, Young takes silver in both 100m and 200m

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic: to do. “We’re just working on Jamaican sprint star Usain technique right now, we will ana- Golden Spike Bolt overcame rain-soaked, lyse everything and they will tell chilly conditions to streak to his me what I need to work on.” Results new season best in winning his Asked how sure he was of get- Ostrava, Czech Republic: Results from the favoured 200 metres at yester- ting back into his former shape, Golden Spike athletics meet in the eastern day’s Golden Spike meet. Bolt said: “A hundred percent, Czech city of Ostrava yesterday: Usain Bolt MEN In the eastern Czech city of man. If my coach is not worried, of Jamaica Ostrava, the 28-year-old world I’m not worried.” 100m celebrates and Olympic champion - who There was more Jamaican joy 1. Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.04sec with fans also holds the world 100 and 200m in the 100m, with former world 2. Isiah Young (USA) 10.13 after winning records, clocked 20.13 seconds, record holder Asafa Powell win- 3. Richard Kilty (GBR) 10.31 the men’s almost a second behind his world ning in 10.04sec, a steady distance 200m 200 metres record of 19.19sec set back in 2009. off Bolt’s record of 9.58sec fol- 1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.13sec Isiah Young of USA took silver. lowed by Young. race at the 2. Isiah Young (USA) 20.35 In his only previous appear- “I felt very good and the time IAAF World 3. Lykourgos Tsakonas (GRE) 20.62 ance over 200m this season, and in these weather conditions is not challenge following a string of injuries that that bad after all,” Powell said. Golden Spike 5,000m plagued him in 2014, Bolt timed There was drama, however, meeting, 1. Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 13:23.72 20.20sec on home soil in Kingston, for David Rudisha, the reigning in Ostrava, 2. Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE) 13:26.77 Jamaica, in April. It is the first Olympic 800m champion and Czech 3. Abdi Bashir (BEL) 13:28.07 time since 2007 that Bolt has run world record holder over the two- Republic, High jump two back-to-back 200m slower lap event. yesterday. 1. Bogdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2.24m than 20sec. The Kenyan limped off the 2. Jaroslav Baba (CZE) 2.24 Bolt said he had wanted to go track midway through a rarely- 3. Andriy Protsenko (UKR) 2.24 under the 20-second barrier but run race over 600m, holding his Javelin “the conditions didn’t allow and right thigh. I’m coming back from an injury “Very unfortunate that I pulled 1. Julius Yego (KEN) 86.88m so it’s going to take time”. my muscle just after 100m. But 2. Thomas Roehler (GER) 85.36 “For me it was not a perfect day it’s not a very serious injury, 3. Tero Pitkamaki (FIN) 83.96 but I’m just happy to have gotten thank you all for your support,” Pole vault out at least injury-free,” he said. he said on Twitter. 1. Thiago Braz (BRA) 5.75m “The longer you stay in the Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel, 2. Piotr Lisek (POL) 5.55 cold the more you worry about the Olympic runner-up from 3. Jan Kudlicka (CZE) 5.55 getting injured so my reaction was London 2012, won the 5,000 New injury concern for Triple jump slow because I didn’t really want metres in 13min 23.72sec. 1. Christian Taylor (USA) 17.52m to stress too much getting out of Reigning world champion the blocks. Bogdan Bondarenko of Ukraine 2. Aleksey Fyodorov (RUS) 17.11 “It was different but it was just claimed the high jump with a best 3. Alexis Copello (CUB) 16.38 a strategy because of the cold.” of 2.24 metres and Olympic cham- Rudisha ahead of worlds WOMEN Bolt, who has won six Olympic pion Christian Taylor of the USA 200m gold medals, eight world champi- dominated the triple jump compe- NAIROBI: Kenya’s Olympic not serious problem. With few 1. Charonda Williams (USA) 23.11sec onship titles and smashed world tition with 17.52 metres. 800m champion and world days of good care I hope to be back 2. Kerron Stewart (JAM) 23.43 records several times over, is aim- Brazilian youngster Thiago record holder David Rudisha in training.” 3. Bianca Williams (GBR) 23.50 ing to build up his form in a bid Braz took the pole vault honours (pictured) has been hit by The injury is nevertheless a 1,500m to defend his golden treble at the with 5.75 metres, Kenya’s Julius another injury scare ahead of cause of concern for the 26-year- 1. Anna Mishchenko (UKR) 4:07.09 world championships in Beijing Yego took the javelin gold with a this summer’s world athletics old runner, who has struggled 2. Besu Sado (ETH) 4:07.93 in August. national record of 86.88 metres, championships after he pulled a to return back to his best form Bolt said he was feeling better while Serbia’s Asmir Kolasinac muscle in Ostrava. after battling a nagging knee 3. Maureen Koster (NED) 4:08.17 ahead of Diamond League meets won the shot put with 20.51 Running in only his third race injury which forced him to miss Javelin in New York and Paris. metres. US sprinter Charonda of the season in the Czech city the 2013 world championships 1. Marharyta Dorozhon (ISR) 63.85m “Everything is going smooth, Williams won women’s 200 metres yesterday night, Rudisha wob- in Moscow. 2. Martina Ratej (SLO) 62.02 it’s all about now coming out in 23.12 seconds, while Ukraine’s bled out at the start of his 600 Rudisha is now doubtful for the 3. Lingwei Li (CHN) 60.63 there and executing in the races Anna Mishchenko earned the metre race, holding his leg in next Diamond League meeting on 100m hurdles -- the more I run the better I feel 1,500 metres honours in 4min pain. June 7 in Birmingham, where he 1. Sharika Nelvis (USA) 12.55sec and the faster I can go,” he said. 07.09sec. US hurdler Sharika “Very unfortunate that I pulled set the fourth fastest 600m time 2. Alina Talay (BLR) 12.78 “Hopefully in New York (there Nelvis dominated the 100m hur- my muscle after 100m. But it is in the world last August. 3. Tiffany Porter (GBR) 12.90 will be) better conditions and I dles in 12.56 seconds and reigning not a serious injury,” tweeted Rudisha’s last memorable race can push myself. world champion Zuzana Hejnova Rudisha, who was looking to set was at the 2012 London Olympics 400m hurdles “I have four or five more pleased the home crowd by win- a new world record in the little- when he stormed to a spectacular 1. Zuzana Hejnova (CZE) 55.13sec (meets) to go before the champi- ning the 400m hurdles in 55.13 run race. new world record of 1:40.91 in the 2. Denisa Rosolova (CZE) 55.45 onships so I have a lot of running seconds. AFP “It’s just a thigh muscle spasm... 800 metres. REUTERS 3. Wenda Nel (RSA) 55.47 World number one McIlroy puts Olympic champ Park allowed back in pool charity in charge at Irish Open SEOUL: Olympic gold medal- The pool is where his coach Roh list Park Tae-hwan, serving an Min-sang operates. Yonhap, citing 18 month ban for doping, will facility operators, said parents of NEWCASTLE, United return to action in a public other swimmers in the class gave Kingdom: World number one pool in Seoul on Monday after the 25-year-old Park permission Rory McIlroy says he will enjoy parents of local school children to join their children. his role as tournament host but allowed him to join a class, local Park, also a double world cham- also wants to correct his form at media reported. pion and one of the country’s most this week’s Irish Open at Royal Park, who became South popular athletes, made a tearful County Down in Northern Korea’s first swimming gold med- apology in March for the failed Ireland. Digvijay Singh allist when he won the 400 metre test attributed to an injection at McIlroy heads one of the of India plays a freestyle at the 2008 Beijing a local clinic. Park said he should strongest fields ever assembled shot during the Games, was banned by world gov- have taken more care to find out to contest Ireland’s premier golf- first round of the erning body FINA in March after what the doctor was injecting him ing event with the four-time Bashundhara testing positive for testosterone with. Major winner among three play- Bangladesh before September’s Asian Games. Last month, the unnamed doc- ers ranked inside the top ten in Golf Open at the Park’s ban means he isn’t tor pleaded not guilty of failing to the world rankings. Kurmitola Golf allowed to train at facilities disclose the substances contained Joining McIlroy is number Club in Dhaka yes- operated by the government or in the injection, as well as violat- seven Sergio Garcia of Spain, who the Korea Swimming Federation ing the medical code and causing terday. The Asian captured a maiden European Tour (KSF) but he was granted per- Park bodily harm. Tour event takes event in winning the 1999 Irish mission on Wednesday to use the The swimmer is scheduled to Open, while American number place from today Olympic Swimming Pool in Seoul, appear as a witness in the case nine Rickie Fowler, and winner of to May 30. Yonhap News reported. on June 4. REUTERS the recent Players Championship, was a member of the victorious 2007 USA Walker Cup team at Royal County Down. It is the first time since the inaugural Irish Open in 1927 the tournament has been staged on the links gem bordering the township of Newcastle that more didn’t quite fit in the schedule or a lot of other people and it gives the other stuff he does, as well. It recently hosted three British I just wasn’t enjoying it as much me an incentive to go out there looks like it’s very hard for him Senior Open Championships from as I could,” he said. and enjoy it and try to play well.” to say no. 2000 to 2002. “But then the European Tour McIlroy, who made his Irish “And I wanted Rickie to play McIlroy is no stranger to the approached us about getting Open debut in 2005 as a then here just because of the history course having played it regularly, involved, and we thought it was 16-year old amateur, will play that we had here. It’s great to including a visit last Sunday in a perfect way to really kick start the opening two rounds in the have him here. I was very pleased the company of his father, Gerry the Rory McIlroy Foundation and company of Fowler and double that Rickie and Sergio were in the and coach Michael Bannon. really start to help other people Major winning Martin Kaymer playoff at The Players a couple And it’s McIlroy’s extensive because of who I am. of Germany. Fowler and McIlroy weeks ago. It creates more buzz knowledge of the course that he “So honestly, what I want to have been friendly rivals for sev- about this tournament, and it was hopes will turn around the disap- get out of it this year is just to eral years and also have neighbor- great to see him win. pointment of the past two years raise a lot of money for the foun- ing homes in Florida. “The two previous yours tour- when he’s missed the cut as well dation for the cancer fund, and “It wasn’t that hard a pitch to naments Rickie had won as a as failing to qualify for the week- ultimately if I play well, and if I make to Rickie to play this week professional before the Players, end at last week’s European PGA do well in the tournament, then as I knew what a fan he was of the I finished runner-up in both of In a file photo taken on September 23, 2014 South Korea’s Park Tae- Championship. all the money that I earn is going golf course,” said McIlroy. them. He beat me in play-off at hwan prepares to compete in the final for the men’s 400m freestyle “The Irish Open the last few to go towards that, as well. “We played against each other Quail Hollow and he beat me by event during the 17th Asian Games at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan years was becoming a bit of a I “So I’m not really playing for at the Walker Cup here and six or seven in Korea a couple Aquatics Center in Incheon. don’t want to say a pain, but it myself this week. I’m playing for Rickie is a great guy. You see all years ago. AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29 De Villiers gets paternity leave, to miss Bangladesh Tests

JOHANNESBURG: AB de One-day captain De Villiers, that would normally also be AB’s this year has been retained. Villiers has been granted pater- however, will play the limited over responsibility. Leg-spinner Eddie Leie is the Test Squad nity leave and will miss the matches preceding the tests. “Aaron gives us a left-arm spin only uncapped player included in Hashim Amla (captain), Temba Bavuma, two-test series in Bangladesh, “The changes have been brought bowling option and we see this as the Twenty20 squad. Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Cricket South Africa (CSA) about partly by the retirement the ideal opportunity to involve Starting from July 5, South Plessis, Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Reeza said yesterday. of Alviro Petersen and the non- Kagiso in the test team environ- Africa will play two T20 interna- Hendricks, Morne Morkel, Aaron Phangiso, The Proteas named four availability of AB de Villiers who ment once again, so he will be the tionals, three one-dayers and two Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale uncapped players in their test has been granted paternity leave,” back-up fast bowling option.” tests in Bangladesh. AFP Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vilas. squad for the matches in July and CSA convener Andrew Hudson Pace duo Dale Steyn and August. said in a statement. Vernon Philander have been ODI Squad Opener Reeza Hendricks, wick- “Reeza and Stiaan van Zyl are rested for the three-match one- AB de Villiers (captain), Kyle Abbott, Amla, T20 Squad etkeeper Dane Vilas, spinner both options to open the bat- day series and were replaced by Farhaan Behardien, De Kock, Duminy, Du Du Plessis (capt), Abbott, De Kock, De Aaron Phangiso and fast bowler ting and Stiaan can also be used Rabada, Chris Morris and all- Plessis, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morkel, Villiers, Duminy, Beuran Hendricks, Eddie Kagiso Rabada have all previously in AB’s batting position in the rounder Ryan McLaren. Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Phangiso, Leie, Miller, Morris, Parnell, Phangiso, represented the country in the middle-order. Dane provides us The remainder of the squad AB de Villiers Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Tahir. limited overs formats. with the wicketkeeping cover that went to the World Cup earlier Rabada, Rossouw, David Wiese. Bayliss makes Ashes job Good defence! tougher, says Lehmann New England coach will make Australia’s job harder

SYDNEY: The appoint- Lanka, when he led them to the ment of Trevor Bayliss as the final of the 2011 World Cup. new England coach will make The Australian also guided Australia’s job of winning the New South Wales to two Sheffield Ashes series much harder, his Shield titles, picked up two Indian Australian counterpart Darren Premier League crowns with the Lehmann said yesterday. Kolkata Knight Riders and won Pakistani security officials escort a bus carrying Zimbabwean cricketers The 52-year-old former Sri the Australian Big Bash and as they arrive for a practice session at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lanka coach, an Australian, was Champions League with Sydney Lahore yesterday. The second match of the ODI series between the two handed the role on Tuesday to Sixers. sides will be played tomorrow. succeed the sacked Peter Moores Former Australia fast bowler and will take charge for the Brett Lee, who played under upcoming home series against Bayliss at the Sixers and Knight their arch-rivals. Riders, said England were “very, Bayliss is no stranger to very lucky” to have landed his SL sacks officials Lehmann or Australia’s play- former mentor. ers — nine of Australia’s squad “Trevor Bayliss is old school,” for the Ashes have played under Lee told Cricket Australia. him at New South Wales, where Australian coach Darren Lehmann (left) and newly-appointed England “He’s such a calming influ- over sex scandal he was coaching before being coach Trevor Bayliss. ence over the team and I person- headhunted. ally believe his record speaks for COLOMBO: Sri Lankan report and the separate inquiry He also stepped in as coach of of the game in Australia and has reminder to us that this Ashes itself. Whatever he’s touched has cricket’s governing body yes- by the sports ministry had the Australia T20 side that beat had great success with NSW in will be a tough contest,” he added. turned to gold.” terday announced the sack- highlighted the “unsatisfactory South Africa late last year while both the long and short format, as “I congratulate him on his Fellow Australian great Shane ing of three officials after situation” involving the women’s Lehmann remained with the Test well as with the Sydney Sixers and appointment and wish him all Warne also called Bayliss “old allegations that members of team where there was “favourit- squad following their 2-0 series Kolkata Knight Riders in T20s,” the best.” school. Everyone is a big fan of the women’s national team ism and bias”. loss to Pakistan. he told the Cricket Australia web- Bayliss will assume the role Trevor Bayliss,” he said in The were asked to perform sexual “Both reports have com- His first mission will be to site from the West Indies. with an already solid working Australian newspaper. favours to keep their places. mented adversely on the fail- avenge England’s 5-0 Ashes “He did a great job for us when relationship with current care- “I think he is more of a back- Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said ure to ensure that a female whitewash against his home he took the reins in the interna- taker coach Paul Farbrace, who ground sort of coach — he’s not all three officials were shown manager handles the women’s country in 2013-14, starting with tional T20s against South Africa steered England to a stirring 124- front and centre all the time. the door at the end of their con- cricket team,” SLC said, adding the first Test in Cardiff on July 8. last year, winning the series 2-1. run win over New Zealand in the “He’s not afraid to give a few tracts last month after an inter- that they will take appropriate Lehmann said England were “A trademark of Trevor’s teams first Test at Lord’s on Monday. rockets when they’re needed. He’s nal inquiry found two of them action to “rectify” management fortunate to have him at the helm. is that they are well prepared They worked together dur- fair, harsh and he creates a pretty guilty of sexual harassment and issues. “Trevor has been a great servant and this just serves as another ing Bayliss’s time as coach of Sri good environment.” AFP a third of improper conduct. Despite the sports minis- The board said in a statement try’s weekend announcement, that “there was no evidence of no charges have been brought Zimbabwe’s any physical intimacy” by any against any official so far. Snub disappoints Chanderpaul of the three men, none of whom An independent panel was Chigumbura have been named. asked by the ministry last GEORGETOWN, Guyana: in Jamaica June 11. Guyana Cricket Board, whose But the investigation had November to investigate local suspended for Shivnarine Chanderpaul is dis- “My request to finish up with officials have condemned the nevertheless determined that media allegations that unidenti- appointed with the manner the Australian series is not ask- decision. “there have been a few incidents fied players were dropped from in which his career as a West ing too much,” Chanderpaul was However new head coach Phil of sexual harassment which the team for refusing to have sex two matches Indies cricketer has come to an quoted as saying in the local news- Simmons emphasised that select- were committed by two male with sports officials. end but insists that he has not paper Kaiteur News on Tuesday. ing a West Indies team had noth- officials” and that the third was Sri Lanka’s Children’s LAHORE: Zimbabwe captain yet retired from the game. “It gives me a chance to ing to do with sentiment and was guilty of “improper conduct... Minister Rosy Senanayake, who Elton Chigumbura will miss the Chairman of the West Indies acknowledge my supporters at all about picking the best avail- which did not amount to sexual is also responsible for women’s rest of the one day series with Cricket Board’s selection panel, home...I should not be pushed into able players to compete against a harassment,” the SLC added. issues, told reporters in Colombo Pakistan after being suspended Clive Lloyd, explained the need retirement.” formidable Australian side. Sri Lanka’s sports ministry on Saturday that she was closely for two matches for maintaining to give younger batsmen in the Confirming that he will be “When we went through the said at the weekend that crimi- following the case. a slow over-rate, the sport’s gov- region an opportunity following available for his native Guyana process, he didn’t fit in so it’s not nal prosecutions would follow “It is a shameful incident,” erning body the International the announcement at the week- when the regional first-class about giving someone two Tests after its own inquiry had found Senanayake said. “We want Cricket Council (ICC) said end that the 40-year-old veteran season begins in November, to finish their career,” Simmons two team managers demanded to put a stop to this kind of yesterday. of 164 Tests was not included in Chanderpaul has found solid sup- explained. “It’s about picking the sexual favours from team behaviour.” Chigumbura-led Zimbabwe the 12-man training squad that port from his countrymen, espe- best team to play the next game.” members. She said she was closely mon- were three overs short in the first will be based in Barbados ahead cially with the left-hander just 87 Ironically, Simmons, then a Under Sri Lankan law, anyone itoring the progress of the case one-day international against of the first of two Tests against runs away from surpassing Brian West Indies opening batsman, was found guilty of sexual harass- and wanted the perpetrators Pakistan in Lahore on Tuesday. Australia. Lara’s tally of 11,953 as the most dropped in 1994 to accommodate ment can face up to five years in brought to justice. “The Zimbabwe side was ruled Dominica hosts the first Test runs by a West Indian in Test Chanderpaul’s Test debut as a prison plus an unspecified fine. Cricket is hugely popular in to be three overs short of its tar- beginning June 3 with the second cricket. 19-year-old at the former Guyana The board said both its own Sri Lanka. AFP get at the end of the match when and final match getting underway That backing includes the Test venue of Bourda. AFP time allowances were taken into consideration,” the ICC said in a statement. Getting ready for Headingly Test “As such, ICC remote match referee Roshan Mahanama handed Chigumbura two suspen- sion points while each of his play- ers received a 40 per-cent fine (10 per cent for each of the first two overs and 20 per cent for the third over). “The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Russell Tiffin, third umpire Ahmed Shahab and reserve umpire Shozab Raza,” added the ICC. Pakistan won the match by 41 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match will be played on Friday and third on Sunday both in Lahore. “Chigumbura pleaded guilty to the charge and the subsequent penalties were accepted without the need for a formal hearing,” said the ICC. If Chigumbura is found guilty of a second seri- ous over-rate offence in an ODI over the next 12 months, he will receive a sanction of between two and eight suspension points as per the provisions of the Code.” Hamilton Masakadza is likely England’s Joe Root catches a ball during a training session at Headingley Stadium in Leeds yesterday. RIGHT: New Zealand’s Mike Hesson and Brendon McCullum have a look at the pitch to lead Zimbabwe for the remain- at Headingley yesterday. The second Test of the two-match series between the two sides starts tomorrow. England won the first Test by 124 runs. der of the series. AFP THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Kane leads Gamba, Guangzhou Spurs to 2-1 victory in Malaysia friendly reach ACL quarters KUALA LUMPUR: Harry Kane showed no ill effects of a gruelling season by hit- Japanese side beats FC Seoul to qualify ting a first-half brace to give Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 vic- tory over a Malaysian select TOKYO: Gamba Osaka of Japan AFC Champions League cross four minutes from time. squad in a post-season friendly and Guangzhou Evergrande of Tokyo: Result from the AFC Champions Yun grabbed his second of the in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. China booked their places in League yesterday: game in stoppage time for the The 21-year-old, who played the quarter-finals of the AFC Round of 16, 2nd leg: well-beaten Korean side. 51 club games last season, got Champions League yesterday Gamba Osaka (JPN) 3 (Patric 16, Kurata At the Tianhe Stadium in straight down to business from after the two former Asian 45, Lins 86) FC Seoul (KOR) 2 (Yun Ju-Tae Guangzhou, the home side had to the kick-off, shooting straight at champions defeated South 58, 90+2) come from behind after conced- goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi, who Korean sides FC Seoul and Gamba Osaka win 6-3 on aggregate. ing a late penalty in a 2-1 loss to also did well to parry an Andros Seongnam FC in the Round of Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) 2 (Goulart Seongnam in the first leg. Townsend effort five minutes 16. 27-pen, 57) Seongnam FC (KOR) 0 But the 2013 champions got later. Japanese treble winners Guangzhou win 3-2 on aggregate. a spot kick of their own when Tottenham duly took the lead Gamba beat Seoul 3-2 at home Huang Bowen’s shot struck the in the 18th minute thanks to to complete a comprehensive 6-3 Stadium, drawing several defend- elbow of Kwak Hae-Seong and Kane, who stroked home a goal aggregate victory while a brace ers before dinking over a cross Ricardo Goulart converted the after Tom Carroll’s effort came by Ricardo Goulart saw Chinese for Patric to head home after 16 resulting penalty in the 27th off the post. champions Guangzhou down minutes. minute to level the aggregate Kane has been Spurs’ standout Seongnam 2-0 for a 3-2 aggregate Mauricio Molina squandered a score and put his team on top on performer this season, scoring 21 triumph. glorious chance to get the visitors away goals. league goals to help the club to a Those results leave K League back into the contest when the Kim Do-Heon missed a fifth-place finish in the Premier Classic champions Jeonbuk Colombian dragged a penalty kick great opportunity to restore League and breaking into the Hyundai Motors as the only wide three minutes before half- Seongnam’s advantage just before England side. Korean club in the last eight of time and that miss would prove half-time when his tame shot In Kuala Lumpur, he continued the competition after Suwon even more costly when Gamba from the edge of the box was too to benefit from the service pro- Samsung FC were eliminated by struck again in the final minute of close to goalkeeper Zeng Cheng. vided by winger Townsend and Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol on the first half through Shu Kurata. Goulart would wrap things up Christian Eriksen in midfield, and Tuesday. Yun Ju-Tae gave 2013 runners- in the 57th minute as the Brazilian saw a strike deflected just wide Takashi Usami had scored up Seoul a glimmer of hope when headed in Zheng Long’s corner for as the North London club threat- twice in Gamba’s 3-1 victory in he turned in Shim Je-Hyuk’s his tournament-leading eighth Al Ahli’s Abdulaziz Hussain Haikal (left) defends the ball against Al Ain’s ened to extend their lead. Seoul and the forward played a cross in the 58th minute but sub- goal to send Guangzhou into the Omar Abdulrahman during their AFC Champions League football match But the Malaysian side found key role in the opening goal for stitute Lins put the game to bed quarter-finals for a fourth con- at Sheik Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain yesterday. themselves level on the half hour the 2008 champions at Expo ‘70 by heading in Hiroko Fujiharu’s secutive year. AFP mark as Thiago Juninho out- jumped Danny Rose to arrow an header past Hugo Lloris, much to the delight of the 28,500 local fans gathered at the Shah Alam Real players ignoring Bale: Wales coach Stadium. Kane, however, restored LONDON: Wales manager Chris although he has struggled this season, he Tottenham’s lead in the 41st Coleman has rallied to the defence of has still found the net 17 times. minute, finishing off a slick move forward Gareth Bale by accusing his Bale has been included in Wales’s squad involving Carroll and Eriksen. Real Madrid team-mates of deliberately for their 2016 European Championship The second half paled in com- ignoring him on the pitch. qualifier at home to Belgium on June 12. parison to the first and the loud- Real Madrid’s Bale, 25, has endured a difficult second Meanwhile, Eddie Howe of Bournemouth est cheers were reserved for season in Madrid, coming under fire from forward Gareth and Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho have been Kane, who made way for Nacer fans and the media, and lost a key ally on Bale reacts honoured at English football’s League Chadli in the 57th minute. Monday when Carlo Ancelotti was sacked during the Managers Association (LMA) end-of-sea- Spurs, who are making their as manager. Champions son awards ceremony. first visit to Malaysia since 1979, Bale came in for particularly sharp League semi- Howe who led Bournemouth to promo- are due to face off against Sydney criticism after Madrid’s loss to Juventus final second tion from the Championship, was named FC in another friendly match in in the Champions League semi-finals, but leg match in Manager of the Year, while Mourinho was Australia on Saturday. Coleman said the focus on the former Madrid in this named Premier League Manager of the Arsenal forward Danny Tottenham Hotspur player was unfair. May 15 file Year for steering Chelsea to a league and Welbeck will miss Saturday’s FA “He was heavily criticised after that first picture. League Cup double. Cup final against Aston Villa due leg, but I am seeing him in great positions Howe, who was also named Championship to a knee injury, manager Arsene and not receiving the ball from certain Manager of the Year, is the first manager Wenger told a press conference players,” Coleman said in comments pub- from outside the English top flight to win yesterday. lished by several British newspapers on the overall award since Steve Coppell, then The 24-year-old has also been Wednesday. of Reading, in 2006. withdrawn from the England “My assistant Osian (Roberts) called Presenting the award to Howe, 33, at squad for their friendly against me up and I told him, ‘I know what you see that and it was not because he was not poor. They paid a lot of money for James Tuesday’s ceremony, Liverpool manager the Republic of Ireland in are going to say -- they are not giving him working hard.” Rodriguez and there is not a lot coming Brendan Rodgers, last year’s overall win- Dublin on June 7 and 2016 the ball.’ Coleman added: “There is so much focus from there, but it is Gareth who is get- ner, said: “He’s done a fine job, a remarkable European Championship “It wasn’t Carlo Ancelotti’s fault. It is on him that if he makes one mistake, it ting it.” job, and done it with style and humility.” qualifier against Slovenia in down to the players on the pitch and it is a big deal. If he fails to find Cristiano Madrid paid a reported world-record fee Mourinho, who was also named the Ljubljana on June 14. looked to me like he was being overlooked. Ronaldo with a pass and Ronaldo reacts of £85.3m to sign Bale from Spurs in 2013. Premier League’s Manager of the Season, “Danny Welbeck will not be fit, “You can only do what you do best. With and makes a gesture, it gets blown up. He scored 22 goals in his first season, was not present as he was attending not for us, nor for England,” said us, when he is in good positions we make “I have watched many games where including decisive strikes in the Copa del Chelsea’s own awards ceremony. Wenger, whose side are the FA sure we give it to him. In Madrid I did not Ronaldo has been poor, Isco has been Rey and Champions League finals, and AGENCIES Cup holders. AGENCIES Modolo wins again in Giro, Contador in pink LUGANO, Switzerland: Italian late Marco Pantani, in 1998, to Giro d’Italia Lampre rider Sacha Modolo win the Tour of Italy and Tour Lugano, Switzerland: Leading stage and won his second stage of the Giro de France in the same year. overall results from the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday as he came out The Giro enjoyed a welcome d’Italia, a 134km run from Tirano to Lugano on top in a sprint finish follow- day of sunshine and was brought yesterday: ing the 17th stage from Tirano to life by a three man escape that 1. Sacha Modolo (ITA/LAM) 3hr 07min 51sec, to Lugano in Switzerland. included Belgian Iljo Keisse and 2. Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA/TRE) same time, Spaniard Alberto Contador Italian duo Marco Bandiera and 3. Luka Mezgec (SLO/GIA) s.t., 4. Heinrich comfortably retained the leader’s Giacomo Berlato who took off at Haussler (AUS/IAM) s.t., 5. Davide Appollonio pink jersey after a relatively flat the 2km mark. (ITA/AND) s.t., 6. Stig Broeckx (BEZ/LOT) s.t., 7. Juan Jose Lobato (ESP/MOV) s.t., 8. day of racing across 134km. The peloton kept their maxi- Aleksandr Porsev (RUS/KAT) s.t., 9. Kevin The 27-year-old Modolo, who mum advantage to a miserly Reza (FRA/FDJ) s.t., 10. Nick Van der Lijke also won stage 13, finished ahead 3mins 30sec before reeling in the (NED/LNL) s.t., 11. Elia Viviani (ITA/SKY) s.t., of compatriot Giacomo Nizzolo, three riders 26km from home. 12. Maximiliano Richeze (ARG/LAM) s.t., 13. who also finished second last Australian Adam Hansen was Alexandre Geniez (FRA/FDJ) s.t., 14. Sonny Friday, while Slovenian Luka the next rider to attack but was Colbrelli (ITA/BAR) s.t., 15. Grega Bole (SLO/ Mezgec took third spot. also caught with 10km to race. CCC) s.t., 16. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/SOU) “It was like a family arrival,” The stage then came down to a s.t., 17. Matteo Montaguti (ITA/ALM) s.t., 18. Leopold König (CZE/SKY) s.t., Contador said after being greeted sprint finish that was dominated 19. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/BMC) s.t., 20. by his wife Macarena at the finish by the Lampre team who set up Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) s.t. and the fact he has a residence Modolo perfectly to make the Selected nearby in Lugano. decisive burst for the line. “In theory it was a transitional “On paper, the stage looked 21. Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) s.t., 23. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) s.t., 24. Fabio Aru (ITA/ stage but it was hard. The road easy, but in reality it was hard, AST) s.t., 29. Mikel Landa (ESP/AST) s.t. went up and down, and we were with a real ramp at 4km to go,” Overall riding into a headwind for most explained Modolo. 1. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 68hr 12min of the day. The peloton was very “I looked around me on the 50sec, 2. Mikel Landa (ESP/AST) at 4min nervous, and it was fast, with ramp and I saw lots of potential Italia rider Sacha Modolo cel- 02sec, 3. Fabio Aru (ITA/AST) 4:52, 4. Andrey the three-man breakaway up the sprinters in difficulty but perhaps ebrates as he crosses the fin- Amador (CRC/MOV) 5:48, 5. Yury Trofimov road. they were more tired than me. ish line to win the 17th stage (RUS/KAT) 8:27, 6. Leopold König (CZE/ “So far, something has hap- “Yesterday was very hard but of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling SKY) 9:31, 7. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) pened almost every day: a crash, a I had good legs today and it was race between Tirano and 9:52, 8. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/LNL) 11:40, 9. Alexandre Geniez (FRA/FDJ) 12:48, 10. puncture. I’m very happy because nice and hot - the sort of day I Lugano yesterday. BOTTOM: I got through the stage safely and like,” added the Italian. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/CAN) 13:01, 11. Maxime Tinkoff-Saxo rider Alberto Monfort (BEL/LOT) 14:04, 12. Jürgen Van arrived in Lugano, where I live, on The Giro now faces three hilly Contador of Spain celebrates den Broeck (BEL/LOT) 15:59, 13. Giovanni my home roads. days, including a 170km ride from as he wears the leader’s pink Visconti (ITA/MOV) 20:12, 14. Rigoberto Uran “Yesterday was much more Melide to Verbania on Thursday, jersey on the podium. (COL/ETI) 22:12, 15. Amaël Moinard (FRA/ wearing than I would have liked, and features a category one climb BMC) 26:21, 16. Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) but I’m one day closer to Milan,” that peaks 35km from home. 26:30, 17. Tanel Kangert (EST/AST) 26:58, added Contador, who won the The race finishes Sunday with 18. Darwin Atapuma (COL/BMC) 27:55, 19. Giro in 2008 and is bidding to a flat stage from Torino to Milan. Carlos Betancur (COL/ALM) 32:33, 20. Paolo become the first rider since the AFP Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 38:00 THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31 Balotelli staying at Liverpool: Agent Relegated EPL side Queen Park Rangers releases Ferdinand, Barton and Zamora

LONDON: Misfiring Liverpool new contracts and will leave when striker Mario Balotelli will their current deals expire on June Brazil club ends remain at the club next season, 30. his agent Mino Raiola claimed Barton, Dunne and Zamora first Indian yesterday. played a full part in QPR’s sea- Balotelli, 24, struggled in his son, but Ferdinand, whose wife, player’s dream debut campaign at Anfield follow- Rebecca Ellison, died from cancer ing his £16m move from AC Milan earlier this month, managed just last year, scoring just one league 12 appearances following his move NEW DELHI: The first Indian goal and four in all competitions. from United last year. footballer picked to play in It has prompted speculation “The club would like to thank the coveted Brazilian league that Liverpool, who did not qual- all the players for their contribu- has been released by his club ify for the Champions League, tion to QPR and wish them every after spending just 21 minutes will look to move the Italy inter- success in the future,” QPR said on the field, his manager said national on in the close-season in a statement on their website. yesterday. transfer window. On-loan quartet Mauricio Isla, Romeo Fernandes, 22, was But Raiola told Sky Sports: “We Eduardo Vargas, Niko Kranjcar taken on loan by Brazilian club have talks with Liverpool and he and Mauro Zarate have returned Atletico Paranaense from FC Goa will stay. I spoke many times with to their parent clubs, respectively earlier this year following a train- the club and they were happy Juventus, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev ing partnership agreement with with his input as a professional.” and West Ham United. the All India Football Federation. Asked if Balotelli and Liverpool However, veteran defender In his first appearance for the manager Brendan Rodgers had Clint Hull, 36, and midfielder club, the winger came on as a sub- successfully adapted to working Alejandro Faurlin, whose con- stitute in the 69th minute of the with each other, Raiola replied: tracts are due to expire, have match in the Parana state league “I think Mario did. I cannot talk been offered new deals to remain last month, but has since been for Brendan Rodgers. at the club. benched. “Obviously we’re pretty confi- Midfielder Karl Henry has Indian manager Rhys dent it’ll happen next year.” until the end of June to exercise Mascarenhas confirmed Meanwhile, former Manchester an option enabling him to extend Fernandes, whose six-month con- United captain Rio Ferdinand his contract by a year. tract was due to expire in June and midfielder Joey Barton were Promoted from the with the provision of an extension among six players released by Championship in 2014, QPR till December, had returned home. Queens Park Rangers yesterday finished bottom of the Premier “It was Romeo’s decision to go following their relegation from League, with manager Harry to Brazil and entirely his deci- the Premier League. Redknapp stepping down in sion to request the club to release The pair, along with striker February and being succeeded by him,” Mascarenhas said. Bobby Zamora, defender Richard academy head Chris Ramsey. “He did not even play a full half Dunne, winger Shaun Wright- Ramsey was named manager Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli reacts at the end of the match against West Ham United at Upton Park in London for the club, so there was no point Phillips and goalkeeper Brian on a permanent basis last week. in this file picture. RIGHT: Rio Ferdinand in him hanging on. Murphy, have not been offered AFP “Romeo is on the rolls of FC Goa and was loaned to the Brazilian club. His immediate Saviour task will be to be picked for the Indian team.” Thailand target gold at SEA Games Atletico Paranaense was quoted Advocaat in an Indian newspaper saying SINGAPORE: At the Southeast Influential midfielder Charyl Aide Iskandar contracted dengue English side Tottenham Hotspur Fernando had been released to decides to Asian Games, the men’s football Chappuis maybe missing but their while a tour of Japan resulted in in Kuala Lumpur. Those frustra- return to Goa with a view to play- gold medal carries more weight rivals remain wary. defeat to a local fourth division tions, though, are minor com- ing for his country in World Cup than any of the other 400 on “In any regional tournament, team. Singapore have never won pared to the ones being endured qualifiers. call it a day at offer in a region where football Thailand are always going to be the men’s gold but they will have by supporters of back-to-back The Indian Express said bragging rights are the most the favourites. But we proved taken heart from local club side runners-up Indonesia. Fernando’s move to Brazil had priceless of commodities. in the SEA Games semi-final in Lions XII upsetting the odds to Whether the country even been seen by some “more as a Sunderland The importance of winning 2013 that we can match them,” win a first Malaysian FA Cup title takes part in the tournament marketing gimmick” than a genu- the 11-nation tournament led Singapore striker Sahil Suhaimi last weekend. remains up for debate with FIFA ine transfer. LONDON: Veteran Dutch coach Thailand and Vietnam to move told The New Paper last month. That surprise win over threatening suspension if a row India’s English coach Stephen Dick Advocaat is to step down as their World Cup qualifying fixture “The pressure is there and not Kelantan in the final led to the between the government and local Constantine, who left Fernandes head coach of Sunderland days after a request to FIFA, while many Singaporeans think that we Crown Prince of Johor lambast- football association (PSSI) is not out of the national team roster after he ensured they retained domestic action in other countries can go all the way. It’s up to us to ing the state of Malaysian soccer. resolved by Friday, the start of for the World Cup qualifiers, said their English Premier League has also been put on hold. prove them wrong.” The Malaysians won gold in the football tournament. “We are last week “the door is open for status. The Thais want a 10th under- Singapore’s scepticism stems 2009 and 2011 but hopes of a third closing our eyes and our ears to everyone, but certainly not for a The 67-year-old -- who among 23 gold in 12 editions and are from frustration at the stagna- success are low with many fans FIFA’s letter (threatening sanc- player who has gone to Brazil for his many achievements has heavy favourites to achieve their tion of the senior national side in sharing the Prince’s view. tions),” PSSI secretary general somebody else’s benefits.” won league titles in three dif- goal with a third of their 20-man the two years since German coach Concerns about a lack of Azwar Karim told Reuters earlier India languishes at 147 in the ferent countries -- said he had squad part of the Suzuki Cup title Bernd Stange took over. adequate preparation have not this month. world rankings but the cricket- received offers from other clubs success the senior side enjoyed The under-23’s have fared little been helped by the timing of “Hopefully, if things go well mad country is due to host the but as he approaches his 68th over their Southeast Asian rivals better with preparation not going Wednesday’s money-spinning they will play on June 2 (against under-17 football World Cup in birthday (September 27) he no in December. to plan. Last month, head coach friendly between a local select and Myanmar). REUTERS 2017. AFP longer wished to continue in club management. “Sunderland has been one of the highlights of my career,” said Advocaat, who wept tears of joy Chelsea coach Mourinho when Sunderland got the point they required to stay up last Wednesday in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal in their last but one game of the campaign. pokes fun at EPL rivals “At certain moments in your life you have to make a decision LONDON: Chelsea manager and I am almost 68-years-old Jose Mourinho (pictured) says now. his Premier League winning “A number of clubs contacted players have not been given me but the decision was always the credit they deserve and Sunderland or nobody.” took time to make fun of the Advocaat, who coached teams that finished below them Rangers to two Scottish titles yesterday. and two Cup successes as well as The 52-year-old Portuguese PSV Eindhoven to a Dutch league -- whose side finished the season crown and Zenit St Petersburg eight points clear of 2014 cham- to the Russian championship, pions Manchester City -- used replaced Uruguayan Gus Poyet at the end of season Chelsea din- Sunderland in March with them ner to use a convoluted story to teetering on the brink of the rel- poke fun at City, Arsenal, who egation zone. finished third, and fourth-placed However, aside from an opening Manchester United. defeat he oversaw them win three To a backdrop of a graphic and draw three of their remain- showing a pitch with two goals they score, but they never con- Chelsea -- the team in blue shirts ing eight games to preserve their he addressed first of all Louis ceded goals, because no goal. -- and why they had won the title elite status. van Gaal-managed United -- the “Again, the international board and not the other three, even Sunderland chairman Ellis ‘plain red shirted team’ -- saying told them ‘I’m sorry, you can’t be harking back to his days in 2010 Short, who has seen his ‘Black they would have preferred to play champions because football is as Real coach when he defended Cats’ flirt with the drop in the without goals. with two goals’.” his tactics against Barcelona and past two seasons, said Advocaat “That team plays really well Vis-a-vis Arsenal, ‘the team critics accused him of parking the -- who coached Zenit to the 2008 and the ball goes and goes and with red shirts, white sleeves’ did bus in terms of how many men he UEFA Cup trophy beating his goes and the quality of the ball want to play with two goals. put behind the ball. former charges Rangers -- had possession is really beautiful, but “They were scoring some, they “They (Chelsea) wanted to play had an extraordinary dynamising no goals,” said Mourinho. were also conceding some. They with the normal rules and they effect on the team. “And they ask the international were fantastic. They scored really know that to win matches they “Although I am extremely dis- board of FIFA to play like this, beautiful goals, they concede some had to score one more goal than appointed, I understand and abso- but they were told that it was goals too and they were almost the opponent,” said Mourinho. lutely respect his decision,” said not possible, that the bigger per- there,” said Mourinho, who also “How can you do this? By scor- Short. centage of ball possession doesn’t guided Chelsea to the League Cup ing a lot of goals or not conceding Advocaat’s decision doesn’t win matches and they were not trophy. and scoring one. rule him out of a return to the champions.” “But they asked the interna- “And they did it both ways. international arena where he is City, ‘the sky blue shirted tional board to play only between Scoring a lot, conceding some. an equally experienced hand hav- team’, at least wanted to play with January and April. And they were Scoring one goal and conceding no ing been at the Dutch helm twice one goal. told ‘no chance, no chance’. goals. “That was the option and and among other countries he has Sevilla’s Grzegorz Krychowiak (left) celebrates after scoring a goal dur- “They were fantastic and they “You have to play between lots of goals were conceding, they taken charge of include, Russia, ing the UEFA Europa League final against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk scored a lot of goals and the goals August and May, so they couldn’t played from August till May and Belgium and South Korea. at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, yesterday. were coming from every position be champions.” sometimes they brought the bus.” AFP and they score and they score and Which brought him nicely to AFP Thursday 28 May 2015 10 Shaaban 1436 Volume 20 Number 6444 Sport Price: QR2

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Maria Sharapova of Russia in action against Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia during their second-round match of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday. CENTRE: Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after beating Marcel Granollers of Spain in their second-round French Open match. RIGHT: Simona Halep of Romania reacts during her French Open match against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia yesterday. Tempers flare in the crowd Federer, Sharapova sail as Paire beats Fognini

PARIS: Temperamental Frenchman Benoit Paire’s sec- through as Halep crashes ond round clash with Italian hot-head Fabio Fognini at the French Open yesterday always Nishikori eases past Bellucci as former champ Ivanovic defeats Doi promised fireworks but it was in the Court Seven stands that tempers boiled over. PARIS: Roger Federer Czech Lukas Rosol, while Fabio French stars in the last 32 — With a football-style atmos- advanced to the third round Fognini (28) and 2014 semi- Gilles Simon, seeded 12, dismissed phere producing roars that could of the French Open yesterday finalist Ernests Gulbis (24) were Martin Klizan of Slovakia 7-5, be heard across the complex, as Maria Sharapova brushed other seeds to go out, losing to 6-2, 6-3 while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Paire beat the 28th seed 6-1, 6-3 aside fellow Russian Vitalia Benoit Paire and Nicolas Mahut a former semi-finalist seeded 14, 7-5 to reach the third round for Diatchenko but Simona Halep respectively. overcame Israel’s Dudi Sela 6-4, the second time. became the day’s biggest The latter two join two other 6-1, 6-1. AFP But the local favourite became casualty. distracted as some fans got too Swiss second seed Federer beat French Open Results excited and a fight broke out. Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-2, “Yeah. I almost stepped in, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 in front of a packed Results from the fourth day of the French Open at Roland Garros yesterday (x denotes seeded but, no, no, it’s true that in the crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen player): crowd there were two people that that included Angus Young, the Men’s First Round started fighting,” 71st-ranked guitarist of veteran Australian Gilles Muller (LUX) bt Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 Paire told reporters. rock band AC/DC. Men’s Second Round “It was a bit of a mess. I was Federer got the job done in one focused on my match. I knew Gilles Simon (FRA x12) bt Martin Klizan (SVK) 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 hour, 47 minutes, although he was exactly what I had to do, and the broken twice and his opponent Steve Johnson (USA) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) weather was good. made life tough in the second set Kei Nishikori of Japan reacts after winning against Thomaz Bellucci of Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x8) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 “Everything was perfect to play in particular. Brazil at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday. Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-2, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 a beautiful match. So now if there The 2009 champion came is a problem in the crowd, if there Benjamin Becker (GER) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP x32) 6-4, 0-6, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8 through a tiebreak before run- year, breezed past French wild- champion who is seeded seven, is a donkey walking across the ning away with the third set and card Amandine Hesse 6-0, 6-1. overcame Japan’s Misaki Doi 3-6, Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) bt Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 court, I don’t care. I want to play will now meet Damir Dzumhur of Stosur and Sharapova also met 6-3, 6-4 in a match that went on Damir Dzumhur (BIH) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 my match.” Bosnia in the last 32. in the last 16 a year ago, with the beyond 9pm local time. Kei Nishikori (JPN x5) bt Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 Paire said Fognini, who has When asked about the presence Russian prevailing in three sets. Eighth seed Carla Suarez- beaten nine-times French Open Pablo Cuevas (URU x21) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-6 (9/7), 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 of Young among the crowd on a “She’s always a tough oppo- Navarro also progressed after champion Rafa Nadal twice this sun-drenched Paris day, Federer nent and loves playing on clay. her French opponent Virginie Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x19) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 year, told him after the match said: “I have seen them twice in But I have a good record against Razzano retired hurt having lost Benoît Paire (FRA) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA x28) 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 that he had been suffering from concert. Once when I was 15 and her and I hope I can continue the opening set. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT x24) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 food poisoning. I even met him. that,” said Sharapova of her next Men’s fourth seed Tomas Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x14) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 “I know that you always have “I still had long hair at the opponent. Berdych came through a gruelling to be careful, because Fabio can Gael Monfils (FRA x13) bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 time. I don’t know if he remem- Romanian Halep lost to match against his fellow Czech wake up all of a sudden,” Paire bers. It is a real pleasure to see Sharapova in the final last year Radek Stepanek that lasted more Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-3 said. REUTERS him here.” but the third seed was the biggest than three hours, winning 6-3, 6-7 Women’s Second Round Reigning women’s cham- name yet to fall by the wayside (7/9), 6-3, 6-3 on Court One. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt Misaki Doi (JPN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 pion Sharapova, who was also in the women’s draw as she was Federer’s compatriot Stan Annika Beck (GER) bt Paula Kania (POL) 6-2, 6-2 the winner at Roland Garros beaten 7-5, 6-1 by veteran Mirjana Wawrinka, seeded eight, ousted in 2012 and runner-up in 2013, Lucic-Baroni of Croatia in the Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, Lucie Safarova (CZE x13) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-2, 6-0 defeated Diatchenko 6-3, 6-1 to second round. 5-7, 6-3. Sabine Lisicki (GER x20) bt Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 6-1 - retired set up a clash with former final- “I couldn’t play my best today. Kei Nishikori, the fifth seed who Samantha Stosur (AUS x26) bt Amandine Hesse (FRA) 6-0, 6-1 ist Samantha Stosur in the third But, you know, she started to hit was the only one of five Japanese Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) bt Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) 6-3, 6-1 round. the ball very strong at the begin- players in the initial men’s draw The second seed won the opener ning of the match. So she was bet- to have made it through to the Alize Cornet (FRA x29) bt Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) 6-2, 7-5 when Diatchenko double-faulted ter than me today, and I have just second round, eased past Thomaz Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) bt Simona Halep (ROM x3) 7-5, 6-1 on set point and Sharapova then to take...this situation to handle Bellucci of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Donna Vekic (CRO) bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-4, 6-3 broke right at the start of the sec- it and just to go forward,” said Next up for Nishikori is Angelique Kerber (GER x11) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-3, 6-2 ond set to lead 2-0. Halep. Germany’s Benjamin Becker, Diatchenko saved a first match Lucic-Baroni, who last reached who eliminated Spain’s 32nd Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 point to pull it back to 5-1, but the third round in Paris in 2001 as seed Fernando Verdasco, emerg- Elina Svitolina (UKR x19) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 France’s Benoit Paire returns she could not stop her compatriot a teenager, now faces French 29th ing from a marathon fifth set to Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP x21) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-1, 6-4 the ball to Italy’s Fabio Fognini closing out the match in the fol- seed Alize Cornet, who saw off progress 6-4, 0-6, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP x8) bt Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-3, 1-0 - retired during a French Open men’s lowing game. Romania’s Alexandra Dulgheru Another Spaniard, 19th seed Flavia Pennetta (ITA x28) bt Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) 6-2, 6-0 second-round match at the Stosur of Australia, the runner- 6-2, 7-5. Roberto Bautista Agut, was Roland Garros in Paris yesterday. up in 2010 who is seeded 26th this Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 knocked out in straight sets by Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x9) bt Teliana Pereira (BRA) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3