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LONDON: Kuwait expects to table a bill to harmonize Businessman to corporate tax rates between local and foreign firms in around two years’ time, offering incentives to key sec- fund studies of tors like telecoms and IT, the country’s finance minister said yesterday. Kuwait said in April it was studying pro- posals to introduce the same levy for domestic firms, bedoon toppers which generally pay little or no tax on income, and for- KUWAIT: Following the release of high school exam eign companies, whose commercial activities are taxed results on Sunday, a local Kuwaiti businessman with a rate of 55 percent in the highest bracket. announced that he would fund the education of “We are looking at many, the top 10 bedoon (stateless) students in Kuwait. many scenarios ... but we are definitely looking at matching Badr Mohammed Al-Otaibi, a local businessman them,” Finance Minister Anas and philanthropist, yesterday Al-Saleh told Reuters on the said that he would pay full sidelines of a conference in tuition for the 10 bedoon stu- London. “We need to draft leg- dents who scored the highest islation ... in 24 months we in final high school exams. should have a law that can go The list includes seven to parliament.” female students and three Saleh expected the rate for international firms to fall and male students, all of whom KUWAIT: Opposition leader and former National Assembly speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun speaks during a Anas Al-Saleh the levy on local companies to scored more than 90 percent. meeting with former opposition lawmakers at his residence late Sunday night. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Al-Otaibi Otaibi promised to pay full rise, though he declined to indicate a level. He added tuition for the students at any university of their the government was also looking at introducing tax choice anywhere in the world. Saadoun blasts e-crimes law breaks for companies operating in key sectors like IT, telecommunications and petrochemicals. “There will Notably, the students who won the scholarships By B Izzak year jail term and a fine of KD 50,000 against violators. also (be) incentives, incentives to encourage corporates are: Hassan Majed Dhabet (98.2 percent), Ghanim Speaking after a meeting with former opposition law- to focus on certain sectors that are needed for our econ- Eid Al-Fadhli (97 percent), Alia Khalil Al-Fadhli KUWAIT: Opposition leader and former National makers at his residence late Sunday night, Saadoun said omy,” he said. (97.41 percent), Zahra Mohsen Al-Fadhli (96.2 per- Assembly speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun strongly criticized the law if passed in the current form will send scores of Introducing a new corporate tax will be politically cent), Bashayer Nasser Al-Enezi (96 percent), Fatima a law to combat electronic crimes, saying it will further people, especially online users, to jail. Saadoun said the sensitive in Kuwait, which has seen pressure on its state Nasser Al-Enezi (96 percent), Ohoud Salem Enad suppress freedom of speech in the country. The law was law has no parallel anywhere in the world, denying finances because of the plunge in oil prices. Officials say (96.08 percent), Fatima Al-Enezi (96 percent), Abdul given an initial approval by the Assembly last week and claims by the government that it is similar to laws in they want to diversify revenue sources beyond oil. Saleh Rahman Humoud Al-Fadhli (95 percent) and Aya is expected to come up for the second and final vote Europe. reiterated there were no plans to introduce income tax Mubarak Muhalhel Fayez (92.15 percent). — Al-Aan next week. It stipulates harsh penalties including a 10- Continued on Page 13 for individuals. — Reuters

News US invalidates Jerusalem passport law in brief UN keeps Israel off child rights blacklist Saudi Shiitez pilgrims die of poisoning in Iran WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court determination in the issuance of pass- TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have arrested five people yesterday struck down a law that would ports,” added Kennedy, a conservative over the deaths of four young Saudi pilgrims in Iran as a let American citizens born in Jerusalem who often holds the key vote in close result of an accidental mass poisoning in their hotel, have Israel listed in passports as the cases. Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported yesterday. The country of their birth, saying it unlaw- Ari and Naomi Zivotofsky, the report quoted Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, the fully encroached on the president’s American parents of now-12-year-old spokesman for the judiciary, as saying authorities are powers to set foreign policy. The 6-3 rul- Menachem Zivotofsky, had waged a investigating the incident. The five people arrested are ing, a victory for President Barack long court battle to have their son’s all employees of the hotel. “There is no evidence to Obama, comes at a time of strained rela- passport state he was born in Israel. The show the incident was a deliberate act,” Ejehi said, with- tions between Israel and the United case touched upon what Kennedy out elaborating on the nature of the charges. IRNA said States, the Jewish state’s most impor- called the “delicate subject” of the victims included a 14-year-old girl and three young tant ally. The Obama administration had Jerusalem’s status. The city, considered boys, all aged three. Ejehi said 24 other people were said if the law were enforced it would holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, is hospitalized over exposure to the poison, which is com- have caused “irreversible damage” to claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians monly used to kill insects and rats. The incident took America’s ability to influence the and has been a major point of con- place in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, region’s peace process. tention in the Middle East for decades. which is home to a major Shiite shrine. Writing for the court in an important The justices took no position on that ruling on separation of powers within issue. the US government, Justice Anthony Seeking to remain neutral on the Pakistani Taleban call Kennedy said the US Congress, which hotly contested issue of sovereignty for jihad in Myanmar enacted the law in 2002, has a role to over Jerusalem, the State Department ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taleban yesterday play in foreign policy but cannot make allows passports to name the city as the urged Muslims in Myanmar to rise up and fight decisions on recognizing foreign gov- place of birth, with no country name LINZ, Austria: Professor Hubert Egger (left) of Linz University, who created the country’s rulers, saying the Taleban’s resources ernments. That is the president’s “exclu- included. The ruling means Menachem the world’s first ‘feeling’ leg prosthesis, conducts tests with Wolfgang and training facilities were available to help them sive power,” Kennedy wrote. Congress Zivotofsky’s passport will simply list Rangger yesterday. — AFP “take up the sword”. Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman passed the law when President George “Jerusalem” as his birthplace. The court for the hardline Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of the W. Bush was president, but neither his was divided, with its four liberals joining Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement, said administration nor Obama’s ever Kennedy in the majority. Conservative World’s first ‘feeling’ leg they “shared the grief” of Myanmar’s beleaguered enforced it. While Israel calls Jerusalem Justice Clarence Thomas agreed with Rohingya Muslim minority. Myanmar refuses to its capital, few other countries accept the outcome but differed over the legal offers hope to amputees recognize most of its 1.3 million Rohingya as citi- that. Most, including the United States, rationale. The court’s other conserva- zens and places a series of restrictions on them, maintain embassies in Tel Aviv. tives, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice VIENNA: The world’s first artificial leg The 54-year-old also runs, cycles and such as family size, movements and access to jobs. “Congress cannot command the presi- Antonin Scalia and Justice Samuel Alito, capable of simulating the feelings of a goes climbing. When he moves, the The Rohingya issue is beginning to stir public dent to contradict an earlier recognition Continued on Page 13 real limb and fighting phantom pain limp is barely noticeable. Every time opinion in Pakistan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was unveiled by researchers in Vienna Rangger takes a step or applies pres- has reportedly set up a special committee to sug- yesterday. The innovation is the result sure, the small sensor devices send sig- gest what Pakistan can do to help the Rohingya, of a two-fold process, developed by nals to the brain. “In a healthy foot, skin and on Sunday protesters burned the Myanmar Professor Hubert Egger at the receptors carry out this function but flag in the central city of Multan. University of Linz in northern Austria. they are obviously missing here. Surgeons first rewired remaining foot However, the information conductors - nerve endings from a patient’s stump the nerves - are still present, they’re just Iran to open 150 alcohol to healthy tissue in the thigh, placing not being stimulated,” Egger said. “The treatment centers them close to the skin surface. Six sen- sensors tell the brain there is a foot and TEHRAN: Iran plans to open 150 alcohol treatment cen- sors were then fitted to the foot sole of the wearer has the impression that it ters, a health ministry official said yesterday, in an a lightweight prosthesis, and linked to rolls off the ground when he walks. All acknowledgement of the scale of abuse in a country so-called stimulators inside the shaft things considered, the procedure is a where drinking is illegal. The head of the ministry’s drug where the stump sits. very simple one given the results.” abuse department, Dr Alireza Norouzi, told the ISNA “It’s like a second lease of life, like This is not the first time the Austrian news agency that the 150 day centers would provide being reborn,” Austrian amputee scientist has caused a stir with his special settings and educational courses to help people Wolfgang Rangger, told AFP ahead of research. In 2010, he presented a mind- give up alcohol. Six of the centers to be opened by Monday’s media launch. The former controlled prosthetic arm, which the March 2016 would also provide in-patient detoxifica- teacher, who lost his right leg in 2007 user directed with motor neurons pre- tion, Norouzi said. Iran opened its first detoxification after suffering a blood clot caused by a viously connected to the lost limb. For centre in Tehran in late 2013. Authorities estimate that cerebral stroke, has spent the last six the artificial leg, the principle remains as many as 200,000 Iranians have an alcohol problem months testing the new prosthesis. “It the same except that the process works despite the ban on drinking in force since the Islamic feels like I have a foot again. I no longer in reverse: information is guided from revolution of 1979. But liquor is widely produced illicitly, slip on ice and I can tell whether I walk the prosthesis to the brain, rather than leading to frequent reports of deaths from adulterated on gravel, concrete, grass or sand. I can the other way around. WASHINGTON: In this Nov 3, 2014 file photo, Menachem Zivotofsky and his alcohol. It is also smuggled in from neighboring coun- even feel small stones,” he said. Continued on Page 13 tries, particularly Turkey and Kurdish parts of Iraq. father Ari Zivotofsky speak to the media outside the Supreme Court. — AP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 LOCAL

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Sabah meets French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian. Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities’ President Sheikha Mai bint Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Chief of the National Security —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos Mohammed Al Khalifa. Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (left) and his new assistant Sheikh Sabah Shamlan Abdulaziz Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Sabah Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah presents a His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al- copy of his Master’s degree to His Highness the Crown Prince Hamad Al-Sabah meets French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Khoder holds talks with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in presence of Sheikh Drian. Drian. Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. Amir receives French Defense Minister, Bahraini official

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah countries, the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of cooperation in military and security fields. The Undersecretary Major General Hashem Al- Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. They Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Moral Guidance and Public Relations said in a two sides discussed military cooperation and Refai and French Ambassador to Kuwait presented to His Highness Sheikh Sabah Palace yesterday French Minister of Defense press statement. Deputy Chief of Staff for efforts to upgrade joint exercises, trainings Christian Nakhla attended the meeting. Shamlan Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, on the occasion Jean-Yves Le Drian and his accompanying del- Operations Major General Ahmad and operations as well as the possibility of HH the Amir also received President of of his appointment as assistant chief of the egation. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Abdulwahab Al-Omairi and senior officials of transferring advanced technology and increas- Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities National Security Apparatus. of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah the army attended the meeting. Defense ing seats inside the French military colleges, (BACA) Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Also yesterday, HH the Crown Prince was in attendance. Later, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah also met his the National Guard said in a statement. Khalifa. Minister of Information and Minister of Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad French counterpart separately, and the two Le Drian meanwhile affirmed that Kuwait- State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah met Sheikh Thamer and his new assistant, as Al-Sabah received the visiting French minister sides discussed Kuwaiti-French military coop- France relations are deep-rooted and based Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah was in atten- well as the United States’ Ambassador to in attendance of Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah. eration, ways of developing them and several on mutual respect and constant consultations. dance. Kuwait Douglas A Silliman. HH the Crown Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant issues of mutual interest. He said that the two countries share principles Prince also met Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah General Mohammad Khaled Al-Khoder dis- and values of democracy and respecting National Security Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Sheikh Sabah cussed with Minister Le Drian bilateral military Joint exercises human rights, expressing his joy for cooperat- Meanwhile, HH the Amir received Minister Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah; who cooperation and means of promoting it. The French minister also held talks with ing with the National Guard to exchange of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad presented to His Highness a copy of his Such meetings and visits focus on enhanc- Deputy Chairman of the National Guard expertise and achieve goals. Sheikh Khaled Al- Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Chief of Master’s degree from Harvard University in ing cooperation between the two friendly Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on bilateral Jarrah, Lt Gen Khoder, Acting National Guard the National Security Apparatus Sheikh the United States. —KUNA Cabinet urges more efforts to maintain security, stability Cabinet offers condolences to China over Yangtze victims

KUWAIT: The Cabinet called for doubling efforts Yasser Abul informed the cabinet that the military plan being implemented by the Iraqi to deter whosoever dares to tamper with Public Authority for Housing Welfare had start- government in cooperation with the People’s Kuwait’s security or stability, or terrorize the ed work at Al-Metlaa city, a major project Mobilization Forces to restore power over innocent people. During its weekly meeting at included in the state development plan. He regions seized by IS, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Seif Palace yesterday, the cabinet hailed the said the project will contribute much to easing said. He reiterated Kuwait’s support to efforts security bodies’ great efforts under Deputy the problem of accumulated house applica- by the Iraqi government for fighting terrorism Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh tions. It will provide 30,400 lots of land, in addi- and in the meantime, boosting democracy and BEIRUT: President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) and Speaker Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The tion to an integrated city. national unity under the rule of the law. of Kuwait National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem held talks with Lebanese meeting was chaired by His Highness the Prime parliament speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut on Sunday. The two parliamentari- Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Bahrain’s visit Judiciary regulations ans discussed regional and international developments, as well as cementing Sabah At the onset of the meeting, the cabinet was Also yesterday, the cabinet approved and cooperation and coordination between the parliaments in Kuwait and Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled briefed yester- notified of the delegation that will accompany referred to HH the Amir amendments to be Lebanon, as well as other issues related to the AIPU. The meeting was attend- day’s meeting with the enormous efforts exert- HH the Amir during his visit to Bahrain today. It introduced to Law 23/1990 on judiciary regula- ed by MP Yusuf Al-Zalzalah, Chairman of the Lebanese-Kuwaiti friendship ed by the ministry for maintaining security and includes senior Sheikhs, and government offi- tions. The bill will be later referred to the stability, in line with directives by HH the Amir National Assembly. By the same token, the cabi- committee MP Ayoub Hameed, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaal Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to net approved two draft bills, the first for joining Al-Qinae and Secretary General of the AIPU Nour Ad-Deen Bouchkouj firmly enforce the law, applying it equally to all, the budget of the General Road and Transport attended the meeting. —KUNA Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Authority (GRTA) from 17/2/2015 to 31/3/2016. Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah The second was on joining the budget of the said. Public Authority for Telecommunication and Kosovo FM receives message The Interior Minister stressed that the Information Technology for the period from Ministry’s staff “are capable of assuming their 8/5/2014 to 31/3/2016. Both draft bills were from Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled responsibilities, and determined to realize secu- referred to HH the Amir, and will later find their rity and safeguard the nation’s potentials.” He way to the National Assembly. SARAJEVO: Kosovo’s First Deputy Prime tries to serve the interests of their peoples, boasted confidence by HH the Amir and HH the Addressing the topics on the agenda of the Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the ambassador said. Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber National Assembly, the cabinet reviewed draft Hashim Thaci received yesterday a written Bader said he and Thaci reviewed bilat- Al-Sabah in the security bodies. bills of endorsing final accounts for the FY 2013- letter from First Deputy Prime Minister and eral ties and horizons of enhancing them in 2014, and others on joining the 2015-2016 Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled all domains as well as a number of topics of Grade 12 budgets for some state bodies. It discussed two Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on bilateral ties and common concern. The ambassador Meanwhile, Minister of Education and draft bills for joining the budgets of the Public means to promote them. affirmed Kuwait’s support to efforts exerted Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Hamad Authority for Manpower and Kuwait Authority Kuwaiti Ambassador to Albania and to boost positive confidence through dia- Al-Essa offered the customary meeting a brief for Partnership Projects (KAPP) for FYs 2014- non-resident envoy to Kosovo Najib Al- logue and cooperation between Pristine on the results of Grade 12, the final year at high 2015 and 2015-2016. Concluding yesterday’s Bader delivered the message to Thaci dur- and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, that school, also known as general secondary school meeting, the cabinet discussed reports on Arab ing their meeting in Prishtine, the capital. contribute to promoting security, stability certificate (GSSC), for the academic year 2014- KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister and international political developments. During the meeting, Thaci lauded the deep and interests of the two countries. He 2015, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah added. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- bonds of friendship between the two coun- expressed his hope that efforts will be con- According to the results announced on Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yes- Ship disaster tries, stressing eagerness to develop bilat- stantly exerted to enhance cooperation Sunday, success at the scientific section hit 91.2 Meanwhile, the cabinet expressed condo- terday. —KUNA eral cooperation in all fields, Bader said. between Pristine and Belgrade and intensi- percent, compared to 86.3 percent for the liter- lences to the Chinese government over the Thaci also voiced his keenness on evolving fy regional collaboration to achieve the ary one. Up to 33,790 students took the exams, cials, the Cabinet Affairs Minister said. Then the death of over 400 people when a ship capsized historic relations between the two coun- strategic goals of the Balkans. —KUNA 17,607 in the scientific section and 15,234 in the meeting was informed of the message from in the Yangtze River last week. The 76.5-meter literary one. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra Eastern Star had been in service for nearly 20 Minister Essa also reviewed the ongoing thanking HH the Amir for inviting him to visit years and it went through an annual mainte- arrangements by the Kuwait University, the Kuwait. He lauded good bilateral ties. nance in late 2014. It was qualified to cruise Public Authority for Applied Education and Afterwards, First Deputy Prime Minister and until April 2016. It was carrying 456 people on Training, the Ministry of Higher Education and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- an 11-day trip along China’s biggest river when the Secretariat of the Private Universities Hamad Al-Sabah acquainted the cabinet with it was capsized by a tornado near Jianli on Council (PUC) for student admissions. the outcome of a recent meeting for the coun- Monday night. The cabinet voiced sympathy tries in the coalition fighting the Islamic State with the victims’ families and offered condo- Al-Metlaa city (IS). lences to the Chinese government and people, Then, Minister of State for Housing Affairs The gathering in Paris agreed to support the Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah said. Jarallah in London for Joint Steering Group meeting

LONDON: Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Foreign countries in all fields, he told reporters after arriving from letter from First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Ministry Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah arrived in London Bern. The UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group was formed Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Sunday night, leading an official delegation to the meet- during the visit of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter on Friday. The let- ing of the UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group. The group Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to London in 2012, he ter deals with the relations between the two friendly meets on a semi-annual basis to discuss ways for pointed out. countries, as well as regional and international issues of SARAJEVO: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Albania Najib Al-Bader hands a letter to Kosovo’s cementing the historical relationship between the two On his visit to Switzerland, Jarallah said he handed a common concern. —KUNA First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hashim Thaci. —KUNA TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 LOCAL Crime Weapons, safe driving discussed at Report Kuwait House of National Work ‘Surrender unlicensed weapons; observe defensive driving’

By Faten Omar people. He also stressed that the common factor in terrorism and drug-related crimes KUWAIT: The Kuwait House of National is weapons; “so we want to eliminate this Works, in cooperation with the Department problem by collecting unlicensed of Relations and Information Security at the weapons,” he said. Interior Ministry, organized two lectures He pointed out that under Law 6/2015 yesterday about the weapons collection on the collection of unlicensed weapons law and safe driving, at its location in and explosives, after June 22, whoever is Shuwaikh. The event underlined that the caught in possession of unlicensed public only has until June 22 to surrender weapons or explosives will be jailed for a their unlicensed weapons or else face a KD period not exceeding five years and/or a 10,000 fine and/or five years imprisonment. fine of not more than KD 10,000. He also During his lecture on the weapons col- said that trading in or storing of unlicensed lection law, Lieutenant Colonel Saleh Al- firearms or explosives or contracting with Omar, the lecturer from the Ministry of terrorist organizations to sell or buy them is Interior, said, “The weapons collection cam- punishable by imprisonment not exceed- paign made people feel safe; and in some ing ten years and/or a fine not exceeding areas, the sound of gunshots in weddings KD 50,000. Motorists injured in stopped; but this did not stop the weapons dealers from being smarter in their ways to June 22 deadline several accidents sell the weapons in social media,” adding Omar reminded that the public has until that some arms dealer advertise by chang- June 22 to hand over their unlicensed By Hanan Al-Saadoun ing the names of the weapons, like “we are weapons, but said the ministry will still KUWAIT: Lieutenant Colonel Saleh Al-Omar (left) and Retired Major General Nasser selling ‘tents.’” Omar noted that the Ministry receive weapons from citizens that were Makhlaf Al-Enezi from the Interior Ministry are pictured during the lecture. KUWAIT: Farwaniya firemen rescued a man who was of Interior understood their ‘game’ and out of Kuwait after June 22, if they can —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat trapped in his car following an accident near Nasser started to check all kinds of advertise- prove they were out of the country at that Sports Club. The man sustained several fractured verte- ments. time. hand over their weapons to the interior defensive driving and stressed that every- bras in his spine. Another citizen and a woman were Omar added that the interior ministry ministry or to its location in Shuwaikh. one should cooperate with the interior also freed. The three were taken to the hospital by Dangers has collected 2,270 weapons and 6 tons of ministry to solve the traffic problem. Enezi paramedics. In addition, Omar said that tragic inci- ammunition. Similarly, Kuwait House of Safe driving also showed the statistics for car accidents dents are examples of the danger of National Works received two weapons yes- After that, Retired Major General Nasser and explained the dangers of high-speed weapons that results to the death of many terday in the event, and asked all citizens to Makhlaf Al-Enezi explained the benefits of driving. 52 protest march participants fined By Meshaal Al-Enezi

KUWAIT: Fifty-two citizens were fined KD 100 each for taking part in a protest march that was called ‘A Nation’s Dignity,’ said security sources, noting that the fines were handed by a court order. In another case, the constitutional court yesterday adjourned hearing a case filed by lawyer Hussein Al-Asfour con- testing a previous ruling on the coeducation law pending the government’s response. Separately, a citizen who had been arrested for a murder case in Salmiya was released on KD 500 bail and a travel ban.

Work permits Acting Director of the Manpower Public Authority Ahmed Al-Moussa said that the authority has added a few more servic- es accessible online through the government’s e-portal with Concrete barricade the aim of facilitating various transactions. Moussa explained In another incident, Mangaf fire center freed a that the new online services would include issuing work per- woman from her car which hit the cement barricade on mits for the first time for government contracts, inquiries about Fahaheel road. The victim was taken to the hospital by the legal status of a company’s file, assessing a company’s paramedics. needs of labor and inquiries about visas status. In addition, Moussa highlighted that employers would get their own user- KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets names and passwords so that they can benefit from the servic- Major Ali Haidar Arab and Brigadier General Mubarak Al-Omairi from the Coastguards General Department. es regardless of the number of employees working for them. Meanwhile, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Hind Al-Subaih said manpower authority inspectors who are authorized to arrest violators should apply the law equally on Coastguards honored both employers and laborers without any discrimination. Speaking at a ceremony to dispatch a batch comprising of 102 inspectors, Subaih urged inspectors to fear Allah in their work, for saving expat family and impose laws equally on everybody.

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister dent near Kubbar Island. Major after making contact with the Municipal Council and Interior Minister Sheikh Arab had rushed to the aid of a boat’s motor, the Interior Ministry Under the presidency of Chairman Muhalhel Al-Khalid, the Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad woman who made a call for help said in a statement. Brigadier Municipal Council yesterday held its meeting number 11/2015 Al-Sabah honored Major Ali Haidar after falling off her boat. General Mubarak Al-Omairi, during which the agendas of meetings number 9 and 10 were Arab, who led a Kuwaiti Coastguard Coastguard officers also provided Director of the Coastguards General endorsed. The meeting’s agenda included discussing regula- patrol team that saved an expatri- first aid to another man on the site Department attended the honoring tions for nurseries and kindergartens within residential areas, ate family during a recent boat inci- who had sustained a leg wound ceremony. especially since many applications have already been submit- ted to MSAL to establish new ones while the municipality is try- ing to avoid traffic congestions in those areas. The meeting’s agenda also included plans to develop Shuwaikh and Rai indus- Interior Ministry reiterates trial areas. The council’s technical committee also approved a request to expand the area of a Salmiya mosque, build a mini- information transparency mart at Hadiya co-op, allocate a site to build a mosque and parking spaces in Sabahiya and build a special labor accommo- dation building in Subhan for workers of cleaning companies Ghous Street KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior is ministry harnesses its potential and keen to inform the public about local capability to maintain security and operating in Hawally, Nugra, Jabriya, Shaab and Maidan Also, Mangaf fire center freed several Egyptian Hawally. nationals from a car that was involved in an accident security conditions in full transparen- stability as per a systematic plan on Ghous Street, near Riqqa clinic, and handed them to cy, urging everybody to get informa- based on integrated aspects that paramedics. tion only from official sources, the cope with the latest regional devel- Threats to grill ministry said in a statement yester- opments. day. “It is the shared responsibility of minister over “The Ministry is interested in giv- everyone to maintain security and ing citizens, residents, public opinion stability. This can be achieved only Islamic curriculum transparent and clear information through cooperation with security about the real security conditions in men about everything that is related By A Saleh the country,” Director-General of the to the country’s security and stabili- Interior Ministry’s Public Relations ty,” he said. The ministry’s security KUWAIT: MP Mohammed Al-Jabri yesterday made a clear mes- and Security Information Colonel plan is greatly working out thanks to sage to the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Adel Al-Hashash said in a statement. fruitful and constructive cooperation Bader Al-Essa, and warned him against changing the Islamic Urging people to be careful about among all societal components, he education curricula. “Such step would be an intolerable red baseless online rumors, he said the added.—KUNA Colonel Adel Al-Hashash line,” he said, noting that the minister was under pressure to change the curriculum under the pretext that it contained text which encourages describing non-Muslims as ‘non-believers.’ “Kuwait’s Islamic education curricula are derived from moder- Ambassador inaugurates ate sharia,” he underlined, warning Essa that he would be sub- ject to grilling if he yielded to such pressure.

projects for Syrian refugees Top-scoring bedoons AMMAN: Kuwaiti Ambassador to while expressed his appreciation to the include constructing bus stops, tailor- MP Askar Al-Enezi urged Minister of Education and Higher Jordan Dr Hamad Al-Duaij launched Kuwaiti role in supporting and financ- ing workshops and others. —KUNA Education Dr Bader Al-Essa to increase the number of students yesterday some Kuwaiti-funded proj- ing UNHCR projects in various gover- accepted in Kuwait University (KU), as well as accept top-scor- ing bedoons (stateless) students in leading KU colleges, in Fintas fire ects prepared by the UN High norates of Jordan. Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Meanwhile, governors of Tafilah and addition to granting them monthly social allowances. Mangaf fire center put out a fire in a Fintas house. for Syrian refugees and the Jordanian Karak Hakam Mahamid and Ghaleb Al- No injuries were reported. An investigation was community in the southern gover- Solaimat respectively praised the Corporate governance opened to determine the circumstances which led to norates of Karak and Tafilah. Kuwaiti support for projects in Jordan Head of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) the fire. The Kuwaiti support for Syrian aiming to achieve sustainable develop- Commissioners’ Council Nayef Al-Hajraf said that the CMA had amended the governance rules for companies listed under the Suspected liquor bottles seized refugees and Jordanians is provided ment, saying this “embodies the broth- upon the directions of His Highness erly relations between Jordan and Kuwait Stock Exchange, adding the amendments have been Capital police stormed a local liquor factory early the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Kuwait and their brotherly peoples”. sent to all relevant authorities for consultancy. “Responses are yesterday morning, and arrested two Asian men with Jaber Al-Sabah as part of Kuwaiti They underscored the importance of due by mid-June and the final version will be issued during the 564 bottles of mineral water, suspected of being filled humanitarian aid extended to needy this support to enable Syrian refugees summer to take effect by November 10,” he said. with liquor. The men were sent to concerned authori- people, the ambassador said. and the Jordanians to absorb the ties. This also aims to help in the allevia- implications of the Jordanian Syrian Constitution slander The criminal court yesterday adjourned hearing a case filed Sailors rescued tion of Jordan’s burdens for hosting crisis. Syrian refugees, he added. He under- Ambassador Duaij meanwhile deliv- against former municipal council member Khalifa Al-Khorafi Six Iranian sailors were rescued by the Kuwait Coast lined the importance of such projects ered some food parcels to Syrian fami- and the crew of a talk show that interviewed him on Al-Youm Guard near Ouha Island. The sailors were in good to help Syrian and Jordanian families lies in Karak. The cost of projects hit TV channel, for slandering the constitution. The court will health and were taken to the coast guard department. improve their income and conditions $200,000 out of $40 million that Kuwait announce a later date in the future to issue its final verdict. Khorafi allegedly said that the constitution “should go to histo- Missing citizen found of living that are in line with Kuwaiti offered to support the activities of the AMMAN: Kuwaiti Ambassador to efforts for Syrian refuges and UNHCR in Jordan. About 500,000 ry’s dustbin,” while his lawyer, Hassan Al-Moussawi, denied it. A Kuwaiti woman was found after being reported Jordan Dr Hamad Al-Duaij speaks Jordanians. UNHCR deputy representa- Syrian refugees and the host country “[Khorafi] referred to the constitution made by those who missing by her relatives. The woman was taken to Abu at the launch of a project for Syrian tive in Jordan Paul Stromberg mean- benefit from these projects, which delayed development, laws, projects, violated public funds and Halifa police station. refugees. —KUNA created tumults,” the lawyer explained. TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 LOCAL

In Brief Coeducation ban Payroll alternative Price increases By A Saleh KUWAIT: MP Jamal Al-Omar criticized the government KUWAIT: MP Abdullah Al-Adwani called the Ministry of for “pushing the strategic payroll alternative project Commerce and Industry to exercise its price control KUWAIT: MP Dr Abdurrahman Al-Jeeran criticized a chal- without providing the parliament enough information authorities and watch over local markets to prevent lenge that a local lawyer submitted recently against the coed- or time to study it.” The lawmaker said that members of price increases of commodities ahead of Ramadan. ucation ban law in public schools and universities. The Islamist the parliament’s human resources committee “are cer- “The holy month has become an opportunity for some lawmaker argued that claims of increased spending to build tain that the law will leave negative impact on the gov- merchants to increase their profits by unjustifiably separate facilities for male and female students are not solid ernment’s already bad performance.” He added that increasing the prices of products they sell,” he said, enough to warrant challenging the law’s constitutionality. there was no reason to rush the law this term, and arguing that the government is mostly responsible in Jeeran quoted Article 2 of the Kuwaiti Constitution which sets instead the government should wait until the next controlling prices and holding violating merchants the Islamic Sharia as a basic source of legislation in Kuwait. term in order to give MPs more time to study it. accountable. Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Kuwait was affected yesterday by strong winds which raised dust and suspended navigation at the Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports. Visibility reached under two nautical miles and wind speed reached 32-34 knots at Shuwaikh Port, while three vessels had to wait before they were allowed to enter the Shuaiba Port, the Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) said. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat NBK celebrates graduation of new NBK Academy batch

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) cele- Group, along with other NBK officials. the country’s largest employers in the private brated the graduation of the twelfth batch of NBK Academy is the first initiative of its kind sector and is committed to supporting Kuwaiti newly hired young Kuwaitis from NBK Academy. in the private sector in Kuwait and is part of nationals and empowering them to realize their NBK Academy aims to train and develop the pro- NBK’s strategy to attract young Kuwaitis by offer- potentials. fessional skills of young Kuwaitis as part of NBK’s ing them a range of career and professional Annually, NBK offers many training programs strategy to attract and develop national human development opportunities. NBK Academy pro- for employees including Shabab program, and resources. grams run for four months and are specially tai- the first of its kind NBK High Fliers Program. NBK NBK organized a special ceremony for the lored to provide trainees with theoretical and also organizes executive training programs in graduation of the newly hired young Kuwaitis. practical skills covering the different aspects of line with the bank’s commitment to developing MILAN: UAE Minister of Environment and Water Rashid bin Fahad is seen The ceremony was attended by Emad Ahmad Al- the banking industry. and investing in its key resource and human Ablani, NBK General Manager, Human Resources NBK maintains its leading position as one of capital. while visiting Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. —KUNA Gulf officials visit Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo Milano 2015

MILAN: UAE Minister of Environment and work and its contributions to development Water Rashid bin Fahad and Secretary projects worldwide, Baddah said. The pavil- General of the Omani Ministry of Foreign ion functions as an invitation to Expo 2020 Affairs Badr Al-Busaidi paid two separate vis- Dubai, the minister said. its to Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 The six-month long Expo Milano 2015, yesterday. which boasts 54 national pavilions, was The two senior Gulf officials were opened on 1 May under the core theme received by Director of the Pavilion ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.’ The Mohammad Al-Baddah who said their visits Kuwaiti Pavilion, which was opened a day emphasized the deep-rooted ties among the later, reflects Kuwait’s nature, history, culture Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. and civilization through magnificent pictures The UAE and the Omani official expressed and other breathtaking multimedia means. admiration of the pavilion, themed The basic design of the pavilion resem- ‘Challenge of Nature,’ saying it manifests the bles the sails of a dhow, a traditional wooden ‘“successful” march for development in boat which is still in use today in the Arabian Kuwait, and the GCC in general, Baddah said. Gulf. With its design, it depicts some of the Touring the pavilion, minister bin Fahad greatest challenges Kuwait has been facing lauded Kuwait’s leading role in humanitarian due to its geographical location. —KUNA

Emad Al-Ablani, NBK General Manager, Human Resources Group and NBK officials in a group picture with NBK Academy’s new graduates. PAYS underlines importance of developing sports programs

KUWAIT: Deputy Director General of the Public upon the directions of Minister of Information he said, noting the five-day trip is a step towards Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) Ahmad Al- and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh integration into the world system of sports. The Khazal stressed the importance of evolving pro- Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah and PAYS delegation is set to visit the country’s tourist sites, grams of ‘sports for all’ to serve all segments of Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Sabah to Kazma sporting club and Jaber Al-Ahmad inter- the society. After meeting with a visiting delega- share expertise so as to develop Kuwait’s sports national stadium. IASLIM is an organization and tion of the International Association of Sport and infrastructure. movement with the intention of improving the Secretary General of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Badr Al-Busaidi Leisure Infrastructure (IASLIM), Khazal said in a The delegation was invited to be briefed on management of the sport and leisure infrastruc- tours the Kuwaiti pavilion. press statement yesterday the visit was made the latest developments of all sports programs, ture around the whole world. —KUNA LOCAL TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 GCC media officials meet in Doha

DOHA: Coordination among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) official and private media institutions, both tradition- al and electronic, are now more urgent than ever amid ris- ing regional and international challenges, a senior Qatari media official has said. CEO of Qatar Media Corporation, Sheikh Abdurrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani made the statement at the opening of a preparatory meeting for the undersecretaries of the GCC Information Ministries in Doha yesterday. He stressed the necessity of unifying targets and coordinating efforts so that the media can effectively deliver the aspired message through a clear view of a sole GCC media discourse. Sheikh Abdurrahman urged harder work for promoting joint GCC media creative work in the field of radio and TV production “to offer our peoples and the world the civilized A model of the Jaber Hospital. image we are worthy of, and to disseminate our cultural values stemming from the Arab and Islamic culture we Ministry HQs, Jaber Hospital belong to.” Meanwhile, Assistant Undersecretary for Initial Health to be handed over in Nov, Dec Care at the Bahraini Ministry of Health Mariem Azbi Al- Jalahma, submitted a paper on the role of media to com- KUWAIT: The new headquarters of the said that this year, the sector has 48 mainte- bat tobacco. She pointed to the role by the six-member Ministry of Education as well as the Jaber nance contracts at a total value of KD 84.19 bloc’s information ministries for the implementation of the Hospital complex are set to be handed over million ($278.49 million). They include: 11 World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention to the government in November and contracts worth KD 12.53 million ($41.4 mil- on Tobacco Control. December 2015 respectively, a government lion) for operation maintenance; 22 contracts Jalahma focused on article 12 of the Convention which official said. The Ministry of Public Works worth KD 41.44 million ($137 million) for stresses on the importance of enhancing education, com- Undersecretary Awatef Al-Ghoniem made roads and rains and sewage water networks munication, training and public awareness on tobacco this announcement to reporters following the maintenance; and seven contracts at a total issues and hazards. She urged a ban on all advertisements inauguration of an exhibition of the ministry’s value of KD 7.32 million ($24.2 million) for DOHA: Officials from GCC official and private media institutions meet yes- and propaganda for promoting tobacco, or sponsoring rel- maintenance sector Sunday. The event is repairing buildings. In 2014, the sector has terday. —KUNA evant events. -—KUNA meant to highlight the role played by the maintained 17.6 million square meters of maintenance sector, especially in renovating roads’ asphalt pavement, 947,000 square and repairing roads, rain and sewage water meters of tile floors, and cleaned up 2.4 mil- networks, and government buildings, he said. lion meters of rain pipeline networks and Meanwhile, Assistant Undersecretary for 128,000 meters of sewage water network, Maintenance Sector Mohammad bin Nekhai he pointed out. — KUNA Kuwait eyes stronger partnership with FAO

ROME: Kuwait is looking forward to expand- deal with desertification, water scarcity, and ing its partnership with the United Nations other chronic problems, she argued. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to Khalil reiterated her country’s support to eliminate hunger and poverty, head of the UN organization’s relentless efforts to Kuwait’s delegation to the 39th FAO achieve food security. She shed lights on Conference Nabila Al-Khalil said. Kuwait’s support to the rural communities to “Kuwait eyes stronger relations and greater eliminate poverty and hunger through financ- cooperation with the UN organization,” Al- ing agricultural, and development projects. Khalil, also Acting Chairperson and General “Kuwait is very proud of its finance to projects Director of the Public Authority for Agricultural that cater for poor and hungry people world- Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), said in her wide,” she said. Khalil urged the FAO, the World speech at the FAO conference yesterday. She Food Programme and the International Fund stated that a partnership agreement with the for Agricultural Development to exert more FAO is in the pipeline for achieving food securi- efforts to achieve the millennium develop- ty and for capacity building of national and ment goals and the world food conference regional cadres. objectives. She reaffirmed Kuwait’s confidence John Mattone speaks during the seminar. Despite the successes it made in the agri- in FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva culture sector, Kuwait still needs technical sup- and congratulated him on winning a new term Zain Participates in ‘Leadership’ seminar port from FAO and other member states to in office.— KUNA

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading ‘Knowledge Club’ 2015 program to ny’s premises, and witnessed vast a national and valuable invest- telecommunications company in provide its employees with an ide- attendance from Zain employees. ment, especially during the cur- Kuwait, recently concluded its par- al platform to further develop Zain explained in a press state- rent competition on the local tal- ticipation in the ‘Intelligent their skills on various levels. The ment that a great number of the ents. We are pleased to have Leadership’ seminar as part of seminar took place at the compa- company’s employees participat- involved our employees and man- ed in the exclusive seminar, which agement in this seminar, which mainly discussed topics related to will surely benefit them in areas of leadership, talent, and culture. The their expertise.” seminar was led by John Mattone, John Mattone advises Fortune a widely acknowledged world tal- 1000 CEO’s and senior leadership ent in leadership coaching, train- teams on how to create and sus- ing and well-sought after interna- tain a leadership and talent culture tional keynote speaker. that drives superior operating The company stressed that its results. He is a powerfully engag- partnership of ‘Knowledge Club ing, internationally-acclaimed 2015’, comes in line with the com- keynote speaker and top-ranked pany’s Human Resources develop- CEO executive coach. ment strategy, which works to find Zain continues to benchmark and provide the best development its pioneering position in acknowl- programs to its human resources, edging the importance of provid- with the aim to raise their skills up ing a platform that brings together to international standards. international experts from several Nawal Bourisli, Zain’s Human areas such as economics, finance, Resources Director said: “At Zain, marketing, and social fields to we believe that investing in our offer a range of realistic solutions employees by bringing them the to the challenges faced by institu- John Mattone world’s top trainers and speakers is tions.

GCC health awareness committee meets KUWAIT: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) committee for health awareness enhancement plays a distinguished role in spreading awareness between GCC countries’ citi- zens on health matters since its establishment in 1993, Ministry of Health’s Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Qais Al-Duwairi said yesterday. GCC health ministers had issued a number of deci- sions aimed at enhancing coordination among the Gulf states in the field of health media and awareness, Duwairi, also a member of the Executive Board of the GCC Health Ministers Council, added in a statement dur- ing the 11th meeting of the committee. He hailed the exerted efforts by the Executive Board’s Director General Tawfiq Al-Khawaja, who has always all health programs in the Gulf region. The committee’s importance was reflected during recent years as statistics showed a rise in rate of non- chronic communicable diseases. Most of those diseases resulted from patient’s wrong behaviors, Duwairi affirmed. The committee will discuss offering a prize for excellence in the Gulf region in the field of health media for the second year, approving its slogan and subject for 2015, he said. It will also look at the activities of the Gulf week for promoting health, themed “physical activity,” besides tackling the suggested measures by member countries for holding the 5th GCC conference for health awareness, he added. Duwairi hailed all those working to implement the joint plans and strategies of improving the health media and awareness field. He applauded the success the first Gulf week for promoting health awareness under the slo- gan of “my weight, my responsibility” in spreading aware- ness of the dangers of obesity. Meanwhile, Director of the Information Department in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Ghalia Al-Mutairi said that a total of 100,000 are set annually for Gulf excellence prize in the field of health media which works to improve awareness of the major health issues. Such a prize, the first of its kind in the Middle East, will encourage cre- ations and innovations among people working in that field, she said. —KUNA TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 From the Arabic press

Al-Anbaa Al-Jarida Where do Kuwait Women’s role NO WASTA WASTA donations go? By Saleh Al-Shayji

hen we speak about the woman, we speak By Arwa Al-Waqian about the ‘mother of life.’ We are not con- Wcerned with the formative details of her, veryone looked very elegant. The table in and what the human heritage has said about her front of them was lined with European fizzy and the historic displacement of her away from the Ewater and they all enjoyed a five-star hotel general living scene. I will not get into detailing this buffet during the break. Their speech sounded matter, and this is not what concerns me in today’s extravagantly profound using phrases like ‘Please column, and I will be specific to the woman in my come to the buffet, Your Excellency’, ‘The smoking country. room is right there Mr Ambassador if you wish to Following decades during which the woman suf- smoke your cigar’ and ‘We will be starting the ses- fered from being distanced from the political scene, sion in 15 minutes’. represented in depriving her from having a ministe- We met after a prayer break in a room near the rial position or representing the nation as an MP, this beautiful swimming pool. The view was fascinat- knot was broken and the ban was lifted, and we saw ing where the sun was spreading its rays on the the woman as minister and MP. But is this enough, surface of the sea. The AC was so cold that every- and is the demand for the woman to reach the min- body forgot all about the dreadful temperature istry or the MP’s seat only? It is necessary for the outside. woman to go to other sites that are much lower “If you please, may we resume discussing than a minister or MP that are more fitting to a human rights? The world is suffering from dis- woman than a man, which the woman deserves placement of millions around the globe, which is more than a man. far beyond humanitarian establishments’ and To give examples, the woman is more deserving even countries’ expectations. There are over three to handle cooperative societies and lead them, as million Iraqi refugees who were displaced by force this is a social and service activity in which the in addition to over three million Syrian refugees in woman appears very much and can feel the needs Al-Anbaa many neighboring countries. IS and mercenaries of its neighborhood’s people more than men. This is terrorist operations have reached a climax in Iraq. apart from the woman being more honest with a The world is becoming a terrible place to live in. more lively conscience than men, and fears a lot Host countries are under economic and security about her reputation, and this is what brings the pressure because of the refugees. The Gulf has required honesty in public NGO activity, and this Al-Anbaa given many valuable donations, yet, ladies and way we guarantee honesty and that shareholders’ gentlemen, we need to continue these donations money will not go waste. so that those refugees can go on living and sur- We will stop financial violations in some coopera- Good morning vive.” tive societies and referrals to public prosecution The funny and ironic thing about the confer- because of the ill-action of some cooperative socie- ences I have been attending is contradiction By Nermin Al-Hooti ty leaders among men. Although this is a private between the extravagant spending on such con- activity and subject to voting, and the law does not ferences that would provide handsome funds ecently, one early morning, I was reviewing my many people is limited to a circle that carries negativ- ban the woman from conquering it, I ask women to enough to sustain those refugees, and the shock- page on Facebook, and I found a message from ity, continued pessimism and fear of tomorrow, bear- get involved in it, or for the law to be changed so ing heartbreaking facts reviewed in them. The the woman’s presence becomes compulsory in man- Rmedia personality Hanan Kamal that was not ing in mind that tomorrow is beautiful if we wanted message can be conveyed with much less cost aging cooperatives. addressed only to me, but rather to all her friends. to make it matter. The human being has the capacity under private sector sponsorship. But dear Mr I move from that to another reality, and it is in its The message carried many meanings despite its few in the path of his life to make it positive or negative. Official, you cannot convince me nor the audience entirety in the hands of the government, which is words. Why doesn’t a human being start his day with the present of how truly humane you are when you the mayor’s position. Why does not the government “Until when are we going to continue focusing on morning light; open the windows while hoping that talk from high ivory towers while smoking Cuban appoint women mayors? I find the mayor’s job more and exchanging bad and disturbing news?” her mes- it will be a good day? Why doesn’t he feel the accept- cigars! fitting to a woman than men. The woman is more sage reads. “We are fed up with negative news. We ance of the sun with its golden rays despite its heat Kuwait has been and is still concerned with dis- knowledgeable and closer to the needs of the area need to read positive news. We long to laugh; when and high temperature? Why doesn’t he feel that the tressed countries’ disasters. It has been acting like in the form of cultural, landscaping and service are we going to say ‘Good morning?’” shadows cast a light of hope and optimism towards a a surrogate mother for them. We Kuwaitis are very activities over which she is more creative than men. The message ended here, and I found myself beautiful and a shining day? Why don’t we start our proud of the great role Kuwait has been playing in There is talk about an area where several service answering her message, and noticed that everybody day by saying a ‘good morning of optimism?’ serving and aiding distressed people and and cultural activities were carried out by the will of sent positive answers, that its words carry the mean- Let your words each early morning be like this: I refugees everywhere without discrimination or the mayor, but with direct help from some ladies of ing of optimism. I answered with positive energy also, woke up on the love of Allah, country and people. I racism. But Kuwait cannot go on shouldering this the area, without whom the development would but there remains the question: If all have positive woke up and I wish all people good. I woke up to a heavy burden alone while the whole world seems not have been achieved. So, why do not we shorten energy, why are we talking about negatives? beautiful morning for all my loved ones. I woke up consumed and busy with its own concerns, devel- the distance and let women become mayors in the That is the problem of our society now; not being hoping that people’s hearts remain pure and shining oping their economies and only contributing with open instead of being one from behind the scenes? optimistic, and being away from it, and not thinking like the morning lights. dimes and nickels in easing Third World countries’ — Translated by Kuwait Times through it. The dominant general atmosphere with — Translated by Kuwait Times hardships. Figures show that Kuwait’s contributions in var- ious fields worldwide were generous enough to build an entire country for each Arab refugee. News Those donations were given to the UN, but what In brief happened to them? And yet, those countries still call on Kuwait asking for more generosity and out Tires obstruct of our humane duties, we have to help fellow housing project human beings in distress. Nonetheless, a very important question remains about where has the KUWAIT: While the Public Authority for Housing $0.5 billion Kuwait donated to the Syrians gone?! Welfare (PAHW) announced earlier plans to over- One really feels disappointed with all humane come the obstacles in the South Saad Al-Abdallah organizations when corruption even prevails in project, a PAHW official warned that it is impossi- humane activities. ble to get rid of those obstacles at present, and Finally, funds spent on conferences that are criticized the lack of response by some govern- as luxurious as Oscar ceremonies are enough to ment entities. The source said the PAHW wrote to build a village capable of accommodating Kuwait Municipality in regards to Saad Al- thousands of refugees, and I wish these confer- ences’ organizers would be modest with spend- Abdallah project because of the presence of more ing, because I find it hard to believe the facts than 12 million tires in the collection site and you are displaying while you are in tip-top asked about the removal of obstructions in the shape and looking extremely elegant. What a same project. The source added the entanglement paradox! —Translated by Kuwait Times of authorities between departments is an eternal problem and this obstructs projects. — Al-Qabas Crime ‘Fintas’ members put Report on travel ban KUWAIT: The public prosecution placed 13 persons, related to the ‘Fintas Group,’ on the Youth arrested travel ban list as preparations to question them were being taken, informed sources said. for burning Quran The suspects include four ruling family mem- KUWAIT: Jahra police arrested a young man in his twenties bers, three lawyers, four Twitter account hold- for burning a copy of the Holy Quran in front of a mosque ers, a columnist and a fugitive outside the in Sulaibiya. The man did not deny his action and was tak- country. When asked about the ‘Fintas Group’ en for questioning. procedures, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Maid involved in sponsor’s home robbery Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said during an earlier A maid facilitated the entry of an Asian man into National Assembly session that the file was her sponsor’s home, with an intention to commit a sent to the prosecution. The interior ministry crime. A security source said that a citizen called police referred the ‘Fintas Group’ case following the and told them that a stranger was in his house. preliminary questioning on the case that Ahmadi police arrested the man along with the maid. included seven persons over state security Both were taken to the police station. During interro- gation, the suspect said that this was not the first time charges related to undermining public order, he got inside the house, and admitted that every time encroaching on His Highness the Amir’s he entered with the maid’s help. authorities, insulting HH the Amir, compromis- ing stability, spreading rumors, interfering in the judiciary and insulting some of its mem- Stolen cables bers. — Al-Rai Jahra police arrested two Asian men in Amghara with stolen copper cables used for government projects. Both were sent to the Criminal Investigations Department to K-Dow proceedings face legal action. KUWAIT: Parliamentary Public Funds Protection Committee sources said the committee asked the Citizen issued KD 584,000 bad cheque former Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO A citizen sold a piece of land and received a check Farouk Al-Zanki to provide them with the minutes worth KD 584,000. He later found out that the cheque of the Kuwait legal team’s litigation, in the case of was a bad one, said security sources. The citizen went to Nugra police station and filed a complaint. the termination of the contract between Kuwait Investigations are underway, the sources noted. Petroleum Corporation and Dow Chemical known as the K-Dow contract, and the fine which resulted from it. The sources said that there is an intention Clothes burned to involve the Public Anticorruption Authority in An Egyptian woman reported two persons of burning some of her clothes and belongings in her Salmiya apart- discussing the cases “especially that the law of ment. A security source said the woman called police when establishing the Public Anticorruption Authority she saw the two men burning her clothes, but when the commits it to discuss any case that has suspicions police arrived to the scene, they did not find anyone. Police of violating public funds.” —Al-Rai are investigating. — Al-Rai TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 India PM draws flak Israelis, Palestinians ‘would gain billions’ from peace for ‘despite being a woman’ comment Page 8 Page 11

GAZA: Palestinian Hamas police officers monitor the road as they set up a nightly checkpoint in Gaza City. — AP A nervous Hamas takes on jihadi threat

GAZA: Still recovering from a devastating war with emerged in Gaza a decade ago, though there have been Israel last summer, Gaza’s Hamas rulers now find them- occasional confrontations. In 2009, Hamas killed a Salafi selves confronting a new internal threat: jihadi militants leader who declared an Islamic emirate in the southern who support the Islamic State group and appear intent town of Rafah. Since then Hamas has worked quietly to on provoking Israel in order to pressure and embarrass dismantle the groups. “Now, they are scattered groups, Hamas. While these Salafi groups are not strong enough sometimes made up of 10 people who have an ideolog- to threaten Hamas, they are making life increasingly dif- ical problem with Hamas,” said Adnan Abu Amer, an ficult for the ruling Islamic militant group. analyst from Gaza. “They could not find a popular incu- Hamas accuses them of being behind a series of mys- bator to contain them in Gaza.” terious explosions aimed at Hamas security posts, as But in recent months, Gaza’s Salafists have been well as recent rocket launches that have drawn Israeli emboldened by the rise of the Islamic State group, reprisals and threats of tougher military action. A which seized about a third of Iraq and Syria and Hamas crackdown on the Salafists killed a wanted fugi- declared an Islamic caliphate on the territory it controls. tive during an arrest raid last week, appearing to erase At the same time, Hamas has been weakened by last any hopes of reconciliation in the near term. The fugi- year’s war while a stifling blockade of Gaza’s borders by tive, Younis Al-Hunnor, had been wanted for months, Israel and Egypt remains in place. Analysts believe there and his death has prompted angry calls for revenge. are about 1,000 Salafi loyalists - too few to pose a threat to Hamas but enough to cause persistent problems. ‘Hamas are infidels’ Their preachers deliver anti-Hamas sermons, and Salafi “Hamas are infidels,” says a spray-painted message fighters have claimed responsibility for several recent written on the stairway of Al-Hunnor’s apartment build- rocket strikes on Israel. These attacks have caused no ing in southern Gaza. “No condolences before revenge,” casualties, but have strained a 10-month-old cease-fire. said another message. On a recent day, blood stains Wary of the rising threat, Hamas has launched a were still visible outside the apartment, and Al-Hunnor’s crackdown on the most radical groups, demolishing a mother, Basma, fully covered in a black gown and veil, makeshift mosque where a preacher had praised the pointed to several bullets holes at the entrance. “They Islamic State group, arresting dozens of activists and killed him here. They executed him,” she said. She said religious leaders, searching houses for wanted men and her son, the first fatality in Hamas’ month-old crack- confiscating weapons. At night, Hamas security forces down, supported the Islamic State ideology, but that he can be seen manning checkpoints on main roads, had never acted against Hamas. “Even if he pays alle- checking ID cards and opening car trunks in search of giance to the Islamic State, what gives them the right to suspects. Mushir Al-Masri, a local Hamas official, said execute him?” she said. such steps are a last resort. “We are not interested in the existence of tension.” Ultraconservative groups Salafists include a number of ultraconservative Salafists, Islamic State Islamic groups that seek to turn Gaza into an Islamic But after the crackdown, particularly last week’s caliphate. These groups have created a headache for killing of Al-Hunnor, a 27-year-old father of three, ten- Hamas in recent years, accusing it of being too soft on sions are running high. Abu Mohammed, a Salafi Israel and of failing to adequately impose religious law. activist, said the Salafists “love, support and defend the Hamas has generally tolerated the Salafists since they Islamic State” and said anyone who opposes the group is “intentionally or unintentionally taking part in the war against Islam.” He refused to provide his full name, fear- ing retribution from Hamas. A visit to Al-Hunnor’s home provides a rare glimpse into the insular world of the Salafists. The apartment was filled with books by al- Qaida and Islamic State clerics, and the Islamic State group’s black flag is spray painted on the wall. Elsewhere, a colored poster explains 17 violations of Islam, ranking them in order of seriousness. The poster urges prayer for less serious crimes, whippings for more serious offenses and shows a picture of a sword - sym- bolizing the death penalty - for the most serious crimes, such as homosexuality and witchcraft. Like many Salafis, Al-Hunnor began as a member of Hamas’ military wing. His family said he was wounded during fighting against Israel in 2008-2009, and had collected a pension for wounded fighters. Relatives said he left Hamas after- ward over “ideological differences.” Another Salafi, identifying himself only as Abu Ahmed, said the jihadists are relatively weak and disor- ganized. Unlike Hamas, which has received help from Iran and other regional allies, he said the Salafists receive no weapons or money from abroad. Wearing a black robe and bushy black beard, Abu Ahmed said the group has no interest in battling Hamas since it is a fel- low Islamic movement. “Our problem with Hamas is that it wants to dominate, it wants to control, it wants to let everybody work according to its own interest. Hamas GAZA: Palestinian masked militants of Izzedine Al- wants us to fight the Jews when it wants to, and pre- Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, take part vents us from fighting when it has an interest,” he said. in a parade in the northern Gaza Strip. — AP “This is the main problem. We can’t be tools.” — AP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Israelis, Palestinians ‘would gain billions’ from peace

JERUSALEM: Israelis and Palestinians would gain just providing tools for leaders to make good deci- billions of dollars from making peace with each sions. In reaching their conclusions, researchers other while both would face daunting economic devised a “cost-of-conflict calculator” that factored losses in case of other alternatives, particularly in in issues like Israel’s defense budget, its trade rela- case of a return to violence, according to a new tions and what it would cost to relocate West Bank study released yesterday. The RAND Corp, a US- settlers. For Palestinians, variable costs included based nonprofit research organization, inter- potential destruction of property, freedom of viewed some 200 officials from the region and movement and banking regulations. The elsewhere during more than two years of research Palestinians seek the West Bank and Gaza Strip as into the costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its part of their future state, yet numerous rounds of main finding was that following a peace agree- peace talks have been unsuccessful. “A two-state ment, Israelis stood to gain $120 billion over the solution produces by far the best economic out- course of a decade. comes for both Israelis and Palestinians,” said The Palestinians would gain $50 billion, mark- Charles Ries, co-leader of the study and an execu- ing a 36-percent rise in their average per-capita tive at RAND. income, the report said. In contrast, the Israeli “In a decade, the average Israeli would see his economy would lose some $250 billion in fore- WEST BANK: A Palestinian boy rides a donkey in the E-1 area near the West bank settlement of or her income rise by about $2,200, versus a gone economic opportunities in a return to vio- Maaleh Adumim (background) on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. — AP $1,000 gain for Palestinians, compared with our lence, and the Palestinians would see their per- projection for present trends. But that only works capita gross domestic product fall by as much as RAND’s Israeli-Palestinian Initiative. The study international pressure on Israel. The study found out to 5 percent for each Israeli versus 36 percent 46 percent, the report said. The findings are in line looked into five different scenarios: a two-state that Israelis could lose $80 billion and Palestinians for the average Palestinian, meaning Israelis have with long-time arguments that peace is in the eco- solution, a coordinated unilateral withdrawal, an could lose $12 billion relative to current trends. far less and Palestinians far more economic incen- nomic interest of both sides. uncoordinated unilateral withdrawal, nonviolent But compared with a two-state solution, losses tive to move toward peace.” RAND spokesman “We hope our analysis and tools can help resistance and a violent uprising. Not surprisingly, from the non-violent resistance scenario become Jeffrey Hiday said copies of the study had been Israelis, Palestinians and the international com- the economic benefit for both sides dropped con- even more dramatic: about $200 billion for the sent to officials on both sides of the conflict, munity understand more clearly how present siderably in each alternative scenario down the Israelis and $60 billion for the Palestinians. RAND including the Israeli prime minister’s office and trends are evolving and recognize the costs and ladder. teams are currently in the region, presenting their Foreign Ministry and the Palestinian Finance benefits of alternatives to the current destructive Some of the elements of the nonviolent resist- findings to both Israeli and Palestinians officials. Ministry. Israeli officials declined comment, while cycle of action, reaction and inaction,” said C Ross ance scenario are already unfolding with The study was funded by an independent donor Palestinian officials could not immediately be Anthony, co-leader of the study and director of Palestinians taking actions to put economic and and the think tank insisted it was not advocating, reached for comment.— AP Horrific abuses ‘systematic and widespread’ in Eritrea

GENEVA: Eritrea’s government is responsible report said some 5,000 people were flooding for systematic and widespread human rights out of the country each month, despite a abuses on an almost unprecedented scale, “shoot-to-kill” policy along the borders, driving some 5,000 Eritreans to flee every adding to the nearly 360,000 Eritrean refugees month, a UN investigation said yesterday. counted by the UN last year. The investigators Wrapping up a year-long probe, a UN com- urged the international community to protect mission of inquiry on the human rights situa- fleeing Eritreans, to make their migration tion in Eritrea described a nightmare-like soci- routes safer and, above all, to not send them ety in the authoritarian Horn of Africa state. back. The report detailed horrific torture, including They described an Orwellian mass-surveil- electric shock, near drowning, sexual abuse lance society, where neighbors and family and forcing people to stare at the burning sun members are drafted to inform on each other, for hours. Its nearly 500-page report details and where people can be held for years in how the country, under Isaias Afwerki’s iron- horrific conditions without ever knowing fisted regime for the past 22 years, has created what crime they allegedly committed. “When I a repressive system in which people are rou- am in Eritrea, I feel that I cannot even think tinely arrested at whim, detained, tortured, because I am afraid that people can read my killed or go missing. thoughts,” one witness was quoted as saying. A system of indefinite conscription of all The probe was ordered by the UN Human Eritreans also forces many to toil in slave-like Rights Council last year, and the investigators conditions in the military and other state jobs, will present their findings to the body on June sometimes for decades. “Systematic, wide- 23. They never gained access to Eritrea, but spread and gross human rights violations said they instead based their report on 550 have been and are being committed in Eritrea interviews with Eritreans living abroad, and on with impunity under the authority of the gov- 160 written submissions. ernment,” said Sheila Keetharuth, one of the three commission members. The report found Sexual slavery BAIJI: Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilizationforce keep position during a battle against jihadists from the Islamic State group to retake the that some of the numerous abuses commit- Convincing expat Eritreans to testify was strategic town Baiji, north of Tikrit yesterday. — AFP ted in Eritrea “may constitute crimes against meanwhile difficult, due to Eritrea’s extensive humanity”, she told journalists, pointing out network of spies even outside the country, that the violations were taking place on a and fear of reprisals against family members “scope and scale seldom witnessed else- back home. That fear is justified, the report Mosul bides its time, where”. The report provides a list of govern- said, stressing “there is no rule of law in ment and state entities responsible for the Eritrea.” The torture was so widespread that abuse, including the military, police, justice the report concluded “it is a policy of the gov- ministry and Isaias himself. ernment to encourage its use,” it concluded. The investigators also found that Eritrea’s months under IS rule Mass exodus economy is largely dependent on wide- The situation has sparked a massive exo- spread forced labor, especially using people dus from Eritrea, which after Syria is the sec- stuck in indefinite conscription. Women Jihadist-led forces thrust deep into Sunni heartland ond largest source of migrants risking their recruits meanwhile are routinely subjected to lives to cross the Mediterranean to get to “sexual slavery”, the report found. “I was Europe. Eritrea, which broke away from ordered to bring girls to commanders’ rooms. BAGHDAD: When the Iraqi government lost postponed indefinitely,” said analyst Ayham the city are at an embryonic stage of their Ethiopia in 1991 after a brutal 30-year inde- They would give me their names and I would Ramadi last month, Abu Yasser’s heart sank: the Kamel, director for the Middle East and North development. pendence struggle, is “ruled not by law but by go and collect them,” a personal assistant to prospect of his own city, Mosul, shaking off Africa at the Eurasia Group. “Mosul is too big fear,” Keetharuth said. That, she said, is the an official at the Wi’a training camp told the jihadist rule had just faded farther into the dis- to be successful in the short term,” he said. Fear of IS, fear of liberators main reason why “hundreds of thousands are investigators. He said he would bring one or tance. Wresting back Mosul, Iraq’s second city, Tikrit, which is roughly a tenth of Mosul’s size, A string of small-scale attacks and assassi- fleeing their country, risking capture and tor- two girls a day, and that over a three year was always seen as the top prize and climax of was empty by the time Baghdad moved to nations late last year had raised hopes the ture by Eritrean authorities and death at the period, he had brought around 1,200 girls to any fightback against the Islamic State group. retake it in March. Estimates vary but around population would turn on IS, but no uprising hands of ruthless human traffickers.” The the officers. — AFP But Moslawis fear that being saved for last could half of Mosul’s population of two million is ever took place. Meanwhile, US-led training of mean their turn will never come. “We were thought to have remained. Residents wishing Iraqi forces needs time to make an impact, shocked when we heard the news that IS had to leave Mosul need to obtain a permit from IS leaving the controversial alternative of Shiite occupied Ramadi,” said Abu Yasser, who would and provide guarantees they will return, such militias. Salim Al-Juburi, the speaker of Iraq’s not give his full name. Even as the government as property deeds and the name of a relative. parliament and a prominent Sunni politician, vowed imminent operations to drive IS out of Jihadist-led forces began their attack in Mosul said Mosul residents had reason not to throw the western province of Anbar, the jihadists on June 9 and thrust deep into Iraq’s Sunni in their lot with the government at this junc- moved faster and seized its capital Ramadi in a heartland. When they took over the city on ture. “The residents of Mosul must be confi- devastating three-day blitz. June 10, many residents were relieved to see dent that the forces coming to liberate them The way the security forces retreated was the widely-reviled mostly-Shiite security will bring about a better situation than the reminiscent of the debacle that saw IS-led forces forces run away and a halt to car bomb one they’re in now,” he said. “They’re afraid of roll through Mosul with barely a fight last June. attacks. Daesh and of who will free Mosul of Daesh.” After taking back Tikrit in April, Baghdad turned A year on, however, the reality of IS rule Tikrit was recaptured by government forces to Anbar as a more achievable target than has caught up with Moslawis, who have seen and allied militias more than two months ago Mosul, so when security forces lost ground public beheadings, stonings and crucifixions but it remains a ghost town whose original instead of advancing, residents were not encour- and fear that any expression of discontent inhabitants are either afraid of returning or aged. “For Mosul, the political will to liberate it with their new masters will earn them the prohibited from doing so. Time is moving seems weak,” said Abu Yasser, a 44-year-old shop same fate. “On my street, there are maybe 50 slowly for Mosul residents but resources are owner. Timeframes for the big push for Mosul houses. Only one household supports Daesh dwindling fast, with the city’s growing isola- were announced multiple times by Iraqi and US (IS),” said one resident who spoke on condi- tion taking a bruising economic toll. “I have officials. First it was due by the end of 2014, tion of anonymity. “But we’re afraid of talking used all my money, borrowed from whom I pushed back to April-May this year, then to the even with friends, we’re afraid of being our- could and sold my wife’s gold. I was better off end of 2015. Now officials are being even more selves... It’s only once you’ve locked yourself than most but I am buried in debt,” said the MEDITERRANEAN SEA: Migrants rescued by Royal Marines from the British Royal Navy cautious and the operation seems off the table. up in your home with your family that you same Mosul resident. “Many people have done ship HMS Bulwark sit on the deck of HMS Bulwark. HMS Bulwark was called to assist with can say what you want.” The Sunni forces what they could to hold on for a year, hope its largest rescue operation since last month, which has so far seen approximately 1,000 Mosul off the table? trained in Nineveh province, where Mosul is gave them patience. But can we do this one migrants being rescued. —AFP “The whole Mosul operation is going to be located, with the declared goal of retaking more year? I don’t know.”— AFP Warring Libya factions Migrants return to Bangladesh in ‘decisive’ UN talks to face an uncertain future MAUNGDAW: Some 150 migrants found adrift in a boat off 1,000 have been taken to Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, SKHIRAT: Libya’s warring factions meet for a new round of resort town of Skhirat “will discuss a new draft” of a political Myanmar’s coast were transferred under armed guard to neigh- which borders Bangladesh, after being found by Myanmar’s “decisive” talks yesterday as the UN scrambles for a peace deal agreement to end the conflict, the UN mission to Libya said on boring Bangladesh yesterday, returning them to a life of grind- navy in two boats in the Bay of Bengal. Neither nation initially before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan next Friday. “UNSMIL is of the firm conviction that this round will be ing poverty many tried to flee months ago. The transfer of the showed a willingness to accept them and rights groups are con- week. Amid warnings the oil producer is on the verge of col- decisive,” the mission said. Saying Libya was at a “critical junc- men across a bridge over the Naf River separating the two cerned some could be pushed to the wrong side of the border. lapsing into a failed state, United Nations envoy Bernardino ture”, the mission called on the country’s rivals “to shoulder countries began late morning, AFP reporters on the scene said. Myanmar insists the majority of those discovered recently Leon is pushing for an agreement before the June 17 start of their historic responsibilities” by reaching a peace deal. “I’m happy,” one of the men, who gave his name as Uzzal said in are Bangladeshis leading to fears it may try to deport unwanted Ramadan. Libya plunged into chaos after a 2011 NATO-backed A source close to the negotiations said participants had English. “Four months after, go back to Bangladesh, to the fami- Rohingya Muslims, some 1.3 million of whom live in Rakhine uprising toppled and killed veteran dictator Muammar begun to arrive in Morocco late Sunday and the talks would ly, very happy.” In recent years tens of thousands of persecuted State. But they now appear to have agreed on the nationality of Gaddafi, with heavily armed former rebels carving out fief- not start until at least Monday afternoon. Moroccan media Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladeshi economic some of the rescued migrants, who come from a first boatload doms across the country. Two parliaments and two govern- reported that the talks could be quickly suspended for 24 to migrants have fled on boats across the Bay of Bengal in search of more than 200 found in late May. After accepting 150 people ments are vying for control of the country, where inroads 48 hours so participants could head to Germany, where world of better prospects, usually to Malaysia. back, a Bangladeshi border official said the complicated made by the Islamic State group have raised fears of a jihadist leaders are meeting for a G7 summit. Pressure has been The lucrative smuggling and trafficking industry was largely process of establishing where the remainder belong was ongo- stronghold on Europe’s doorstep. mounting for a deal, with Algeria, Egypt and Italy on Sunday ignored until a Thai crackdown last month upended those ing. “Only after the verification we can say how many or if any The lawlessness has also led to a huge influx of migrants calling for a political agreement. At a meeting of top diplo- routes and led to gangmasters abandoning their victims at sea Bangladeshis are among these migrants,” Lieutenant Colonel trying to make the dangerous crossing from Libya to Europe, mats hosted by Cairo, the three countries backed Leon’s and on land. Since then, around 4,500 of them have returned to Khandaker Saiful Alam, head of Bangladesh border guards in with shipwrecks leaving hundreds dead and the European efforts, with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni saying shore, but the UN estimates around 2,000 are still at sea. Nearly Cox’s Bazar district bordering Myanmar said. —AFP Union straining to respond. The talks in the Moroccan seaside Libya was “at a very important juncture”.—AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Viral video shows US police With eye on US election, pulling gun on teens’ party CHICAGO: Video on the Internet show- ities at the youths as he orders them to Republicans assail Putin ing a Texas police officer pulling out his lie on the ground. In a chaotic scene in gun at a pool party of unarmed black which youths can be seen running teens raised fresh questions yesterday around the pool area to evade the Candidates draw link to Obama-Clinton policy about the use of force by police in the police, one officer can be seen throwing United States. Officials in McKinney, a girl to the ground and pinning her WASHINGTON: Something about Vladimir Putin Chief Executive Carly Fiorina, calls Putin a “bad and Europe have brought about the worst East- Texas, some 30 miles north of Dallas, said down, then pulling out his gun as two makes Republicans in the US presidential race see dude.” She boasts of having sat face-to-face with West tensions since the Cold War. Nothing has they have placed the officer in question black male teens approach, apparently red. The Russian president has emerged as a sym- Putin in 2001 to bolster her claim to having for- worked to dissuade Putin, who seems indifferent, on administrative leave after the incident to try to help her. bol for what they view as President Barack eign policy chops. Putin was the only leader out- bemused and perhaps even politically invigorat- late Friday, when police responded to Authorities said they had launched a Obama’s weak foreign policy, and an easy route side the United States that former Texas Governor ed by the denunciation from the West. complaints of rowdiness by teens at a probe after becoming aware of the for criticizing his former secretary of state, Hillary Rick Perry mentioned in his presidential candida- “The president is afraid of provoking Vladimir community swimming pool. “The initial existence of the video, which has gone Clinton, the Democrats’ likely choice for the cy announcement speech on Thursday. “Vladimir Putin,” Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican call came in as a disturbance involving viral and been replayed repeatedly on November 2016 election. With his bare-chested Putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage,” he presidential nominee, told Reuters. “Vladimir multiple juveniles at the location, who do US news broadcasts. “This video has swagger and wily geopolitical moves, Putin is an said. “If energy is going to be used as a weapon, I Putin is on the move because he has paid no price not live in the area or have permission to raised concerns that are being investi- easy target, the man whose aggression against say America must have the largest arsenal.” for his aggression.” Campaign foreign policy be there, refusing to leave,” McKinney gated by the McKinney Police Ukraine and annexation of Crimea have revived Republicans link their criticism of Putin to the advisers say Putin is singled out as a way of sepa- police said in statement released Sunday, Department,” the statement said. “At Cold War tensions that Republicans credit their adding that there were also complaints this time, one of the responding officers hero, President Ronald Reagan, with having end- of fighting among the teenagers. has been placed on administrative leave ed in the 1980s. Several police units responded and pending the outcome of this investiga- “What Putin is trying to do is market the “officers were eventually able to gain tion.” The past year has seen numerous strongman concept,” Republican presidential can- control of the situation,” the police state- cases that have raised concerns about didate Lindsey Graham, a US senator from South ment. Video filmed by one of the teens, excessive and sometimes lethal police Carolina, told Reuters. “He has a brand and his which was later posted on YouTube force in black communities across the brand is to be in your face and say, ‘We’re not showed a white officer shouting obscen- United States. —AFP going to be pushed around by the West.’” No leader abroad draws more Republican criticism than Putin does. The candidates’ message is clear: Washington Post reporter If any of them are elected president, US relations with Russia will turn even more negative. “I think it will resonate with Republican voters,” said David begins defense in Iran trial Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. “There’s TEHRAN: Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post his answers were translated for the presiding real concern about what Putin is really up to.” correspondent accused of spying on Iran, judge at branch 15 of Tehran’s revolutionary It helps them that the 62-year-old former KGB began his defense yesterday in a trial that is court, it said, noting that the three-hour hear- officer is deeply unpopular in the United States. A taking place behind closed doors in Tehran, ing ended around 1:45 pm (0915 GMT). survey by the non-partisan Pew Research Center local media reported. Rezaian, a 39-year-old The report did not give any details of in February said Putin was viewed unfavorably by Iranian-American, has been in custody since what Rezaian said in court. The official IRNA 70 percent of Americans. Foreign policy does not last July in a case that has clouded nuclear news agency, quoting an informed source, always figure prominently in US presidential elec- talks between Iran and world powers led by said the date of the next hearing would be tions. The quadrennial vote often hinges on the announced later. The Post has said that health of the US economy. Republicans this time Rezaian is being used as a pawn in an inter- have seized on the daily drumbeat of news nal political power struggle about the ongo- around the world: Islamic State beheadings in the ing nuclear diplomacy. His lawyer insists that Middle East, Chinese claims to disputed waters, Russian President Vladimir Putin there is “no proof” against him. Iran and the Russia flexing its muscles. foreign policy record of Clinton, who as the chief rating him from the Russian people, who may or P5+1 group-Britain, China, France, Russia and Given the turbulent state of affairs, US diplomat carried out Obama’s “reset” in rela- may not share their leader’s world view. “It is bet- the United States plus Germany-are facing a Republicans believe the “Putin as boogeyman” tions with Moscow in 2009, soon after Obama ter to tactically single him out than to blame June 30 deadline for what would be a land- theme serves well as a way to rally the party’s succeeded George W. Bush as president. They say ‘nasty Russian policy,’” said John Herbst, a former mark nuclear deal. base of supporters. In Moscow, Kremlin Obama and Clinton eased up on Putin when they US ambassador to Ukraine who informally advises Yesterday’s hearing was the second in spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin could take should have applied more pressure. “She’s the Republican candidates. “That way you don’t have Rezaian’s case following the opening session the heat so long as the criticism did not go one that literally brought the reset button to the to alienate the whole country.” of his trial on May 25 when prosecutors pre- “beyond the limits of what is reasonable, if it’s not Kremlin,” Perry said in April. Republican candi- Michael McFaul, who was Obama’s first-term sented the charges against him. Rezaian’s an insult.” “Unfortunately, for probably the whole dates generally favor increasing economic sanc- US ambassador to Russia, said the Republican family has dismissed the charges as false and of modern history we have seen bilateral Russian- tions on Russia, sending arms and economic aid argument is faulty in that the reset led to some the United States has urged Iran to release American relations being made a sacrifice on the to Ukraine, boosting NATO defenses, especially in tangible benefits: A new nuclear arms control the journalist and other Americans detained altar of the election campaign, and being used as Poland and the Baltics, and increasing US exports treaty, sanctions on Iran, the opening of supply in the Islamic republic. Tehran does not rec- Jason Rezaian one of the tools of the campaign,” Peskov said. of natural gas to ease European dependence on routes for US forces in Afghanistan. Having said ognize dual nationality and says the case is a Russian gas. that, however, he said that singling out Putin for the United States. In a short report Iran’s purely Iranian matter for its judiciary. Rezaian, ‘Twitch a little’ Obama has imposed a series of sanctions on criticism is justified because Russia took its Tasnim news agency said Rezaian, who is who has worked for the Post since 2012, was Jeb Bush, soon to announce his presidential Moscow in coordination with European allies, but aggressive turn when Putin returned as president accused of collecting confidential informa- arrested with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, also a campaign, says he would like to make Putin he has stopped short of massive retaliation out of in 2012, succeeding Dmitry Medvedev. “We had a tion, cooperating with hostile governments journalist, at their home on July 22, last year. “twitch a little.” He will reinforce his message of a respect for European concerns that being too period of cooperation with the Russians several and disseminating propaganda against the Another woman, a news photographer more strident foreign policy toward Russia on a tough could trigger Putin’s retaliation. Relations years ago,” McFaul said. “We’re now in arguably regime, answered some of the charges whose name has not been disclosed, was also trip this week to Germany, Poland and Estonia. with Russia were strained under President Bush, one of the most confrontational periods we’ve against him. The reporter spoke in English and arrested on the same day. —AFP Another candidate, former Hewlett-Packard Co but Putin’s actions and the reactions of Obama been in since deep in the Cold War.” —Reuters INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Central Africa’s diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat Seleka, ‘anti-balaka’ militias battle for mines control BODA: Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their me find big diamonds,” said Laurent Guitili. “One actually be encouraging smuggling. naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the day for sure I will find a big one. Then I will be Central African forest digging for diamonds in a able to have my own mine and earn all the mon- Sectarian violence sandy pit half the size of a football pitch. They all ey I need.” When one of the miners does find a Since the sectarian violence that erupted as share the same desperate hope-that one day gem, the person who holds the concession takes the Seleka rebels were driven out, the town of they will find a diamond that will change their it and sells it, giving them back between 30 and Boda has been divided in two, with Muslims- miserable lives forever. The mine at Banengbele, 60 euros per carat. who used to control the diamond mines in the near Boda in the south of the strife-torn Central Good quality diamonds sell on locally for area-forced to take refuge in their own enclave. African Republic, is one of many in the region around three times that. The mines are now held by the country’s where groups of diggers-or “Nagbata” as they But at least in Boda miners are paid. In the Christian majority having passed through the are called-toil like ants with shovels and spades north of the country, where some of the coun- hands of both of the Seleka and the anti-balaka for the equivalent of three dollars a day. try’s richest mines are still in the hands of armed militias during the fighting. “It is better to work TIXTLA: Members of a community self-policing force stand watch above the town’s The owner of the mine takes a cut of that for groups, they are forced to hand over what they for someone from here,” one of the Nagbata main plaza as residents clash in Tixtla, Guerrero State, Mexico. — AP food, with many of the miners supplementing find at gunpoint. The Kimberley Process, the said, referring to Christian owners. One official their meagre rations with bush meat like snake international body which tries to stop the sale of said that jealousy at the relative wealth of Mexican ruling party leads; first caught in the surrounding jungle. Conditions in so-called blood diamonds, slapped a ban on the Muslims had been one of the “underlying prob- the camp are grim. Four men sleep in a export of diamonds from CAR after the over- lems” which aggravated sectarian violence in independent wins in rocky polls makeshift shelter no more than 1.5 meters wide throw of president Francois Bozize in March the region. That resentment has not gone away. (five feet) made of sticks, plastic sheeting and a 2013 by Seleka rebels threw the country into civ- At Boda’s mining police office a sign shows a MEXICO CITY: Mexican voters elected their the PRI’s 71-year rule and win the presiden- mosquito net. After long days of back-breaking il war. The mainly Muslim insurgents had miner selling a diamond to a bearded Muslim first independent gubernatorial candidate, cy for the opposition National Action Party. labor in terrible heat, many numb themselves allegedly funded their revolt with illegal dia- middleman with the warning: “Nagbata do not seen as a protest against party politics, Sunday’s vote came amid widespread with cannabis and palm wine. “We work hard. I monds. sell your diamonds to illegal buyers.” while giving the ruling party a lead in discontent with politicians in Mexico, ache all over,” said Jean Bruno Sembia. Seleka and rival “anti-balaka” Christian militias Moussa Traore, a Muslim dealer who set up Congress, sending mixed messages in where corruption scandals, a lackluster Widow Huguette Zonki had no choice but to have since battled to control the mines, the eco- in the town two months ago after getting a midterm elections. President Enrique Pena economy and human rights concerns relat- follow the miners into the bush to feed her four nomic lifeblood of the impoverished country, licence from the ministry of mines, insisted Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or ed to missing students and suspected army children. “I have to survive somehow,” she said with smuggling booming. “If you are armed you he sells his diamonds legally to the govern- PRI, lost legislative seats, according to offi- massacres have tarnished Pena Nieto’s holding her baby, whose head was covered in can have diamonds,” said former prime minister ment’s central office in the capital Bangui. cial vote counts released Monday by the image and fed anti-government protests. pustules. “My husband was killed in the war. I Martin Ziguele. “And with those diamonds you However, miners and the authorities claim a electoral institute. But a strong and contro- Green Party ads were everywhere during earn three euros (dollars) a day cooking for the can buy more arms and fund your rebellion.” huge amount of smuggling is going on, with versial campaign by allied Green Party the campaign as it marketed itself as a fresh men and I spend between five days and a month French and UN peacekeeping troops have tried Central African diamonds being channeled boosted that party by as many as 20 seats, alternative, and the party was fined mil- at a time out here in the camp.” to wrest control of the mines from the armed through neighboring Cameroon, Chad, DR which could give the ruling party a voting lions for violating campaign finance laws. groups so the legal trade in diamonds can Congo and Sudan. All agree that without the majority for the first time in nearly two But the strategy paid off. The Green Party Smuggling and sacrifices restart, vital to putting the shattered economy boost in the economy that lifting the export decades. votes in lockstep with the PRI, and critics The miners sacrifice chickens and give money back on its feet. The government hopes the ban would give, there will be no peace in the “The PRI lost, but not very much,” said called it a PRI tactic to bolster a small ally at to children in the hope that the spirits will smile embargo can be partly lifted at the next country. “With the embargo the price of dia- Jesus Cantu, political analyst at the election time when it is down in the polls. on them in a country where neither Christianity Kimberley Process meeting in Luanda in Angola monds has dropped,” said Traore. “They need Monterrey Institute of Technology. In an Thousands of soldiers and federal police nor Islam has entirely displaced traditional ani- later this month. Francois Ngbokoto, of the to lift the embargo so proper business can election marred by sporadic violence, inde- guarded polling stations where violence mist beliefs. “Every morning I pray to God to help ministry of mines, said the export ban may now start again.”—AFP pendent Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El and calls for boycotts threatened to mar the Bronco,” won the governor’s race in the bor- vote for 500 seats in the lower house of der state of Nuevo Leon, ousting the PRI Congress, nine of 31 governorships and from a key state that includes the business hundreds of mayors and local officials. hub of Monterrey. His popularity was Protesters burned ballot boxes in several attributed to voters’ disgust with all politi- restive states in southern Mexico, but offi- cal parties. “I think in the whole country, cials called the disruptions “isolated inci- this will help the political parties to renew dents.” A statement from a team of election and transform themselves so they can be observers from the Organization of America better,” said Rodriguez, adding that he States, headed by former Costa Rican would give them a “six-year vacation,” a ref- President Laura Chinchilla, said the inci- erence to the length of his term in office. dents didn’t prevent people from voting. Rodriguez said his first action as gover- “There were those who wanted to affect nor would be to attack corruption: “We the elections, including with violence in have to investigate the entire previous gov- the previous days designed to discourage ernment.” It was the first election in Mexico the public,” Pena Nieto said in a national to allow unaffiliated candidates, thanks to address. “But the mandate Mexicans gave electoral reform last year. The horseback- to authorities today was to reject violence riding, boot-clad, tough-talking Rodriguez and intolerance.” A loose coalition of radi- earned his nickname after he survived two cal teachers’ unions and activists had assassination attempts that left his car bul- vowed to block the vote, and protesters let-ridden as mayor of a suburb of burned at least seven ballot boxes and Monterrey. He said the attacks were from a election materials in Tixtla, the Guerrero drug cartel. His support harkens back to state town where 43 students vanished at 2000, when another plainspoken cowboy the hands of a local police force, creating candidate, Vicente Fox, managed to topple national outrage.—AP NYC highway melee trial exposes undercover life

NEW YORK: As an undercover detective in other investigations. New York, Wojciech Braszczok’s job was to In a 2009 internal affairs investigation of investigate members of Occupy Wall Street. a crooked officer dealing drugs out a bar- Going by the name “Al,” he hung around the bershop he owned, the department found group, blended in and was even arrested as an officer who had cut hair before joining DRESDEN: Supporters of the German right-wing movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident) hold up a a protester. He didn’t carry a gun or a badge the force and had him rent a chair there. poster reading ‘Give No Chance to Islam’ as they attend a PEGIDA rally in Dresden, eastern Germany. — AFP or identification bearing his real name. On Recruits are taken off of routine duty and the surface, he wasn’t a cop. “Basically I had diverted into special training programs, no contact with the police department, then given a cover name and a cover story. except for my handler,” he testified this Depending on how deep the undercover Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA week. assignment, any contact with regular police But that all ended when he joined a officers and even high-ranking command- motorcycle ride on Manhattan’s West Side ers can end there. makes surprise gains in polls Highway in September 2013 that devolved Braszczok was born in Poland and speaks into pandemonium with an SUV driver English as a second language. He joined the FRANKFURT: Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA Against the Islamisation of the Occident” and at came third with 15.4 percent of the vote, beaten bloody in front of his family. Now, force a dozen years ago, first on patrol in movement took nearly 10 percent of the vote in its height brought up to 25,000 people onto the spelling yet another loss of a large city for the the 34-year-old is being tried on charges of Queens before he was tapped to work nar- mayoral elections in its eastern stronghold of streets of Dresden, although later rallies attract- Christian Democrats. gang assault and other crimes for his role in cotics as an undercover. He made more Dresden Sunday, a better-than-expected result ed smaller crowds. The mayoral race is set to go to a second the melee that burned his cover and is than 250 drug buys during his time there for a group whose weekly demonstrations have The group, founded late last year, has also round run-off on July 5 after no single candidate shedding an unwanted light on how the and was transferred to the department’s steadily dwindled. In what was PEGIDA’s first been weakened in recent months by internal managed to win an absolute majority. Figures nation’s largest police department culti- Intelligence Division - a unit tasked with appearance at the ballot box, candidate Tatjana strife and scandal among its leaders, yet it still dating from 2012 show that Dresden, one of vates, supervises and protects the identities security for the mayor but that also handles Festerling came fourth in the city’s polls, sparked managed to spur PEGIDA clones in other cities, Germany’s 15 biggest cities, has the fewest for- of officers assigned to undercover duty in confidential informants and “infiltrates after the conservative mayor resigned for health while also sparking often far bigger counter- eigners, at about seven percent. And as a region, criminal probes or surveillance operations. domestic groups who could cause threats reasons, with 9.6 percent of the vote. protests. The best score in Sunday’s first round Saxony is among the states with the smallest to public safety,” according to testimony. The only opinion poll published ahead of the went to Eva-Maria Stange, the joint candidate immigrant population at 2.8 percent. In her cam- Private eye election, by the Technical University of Dresden, for the Social Democrats, Greens and far-left paign speeches, 51-year-old Festerling called for “The nature of the work is secret, but at Investigative target had predicted she would secure between just Linke, who took 36 percent, followed by a candi- a “renaissance” of German culture and con- the end of the day, you’re still a police offi- He was given a new name, Al one and two percent of votes. The surprisingly date from the pro-business Free Democrats demned asylum seekers who have “left family cer, you have a duty,” said Nick Casale, a for- Malokovitch, and a new investigative tar- strong showing is likely to be hailed as a success (FDP) with 31.7 percent. The conservative candi- and home because here there’s somewhere nice mer officer turned private eye. “You can get: members of Occupy Wall Street, the by PEGIDA, which stands for “Patriotic Europeans date from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party to live and you get dough from the state”.—AFP blow your cover if a crime is about to be protest movement that swarmed lower committed.” The 35,000-officer department Manhattan in 2011 and sparked similar won’t reveal how many officers work under- anti-wealth gap movements around the cover. But it’s believed their ranks are well in globe. When he was arrested, no one knew Cameron tells ministers: Back the hundreds, if not the thousands. he was a cop. His handler, another under- Supervisors often seek to recruit officers cover assigned as his contact to the police me on EU referendum or quit who are tough enough to deal with the world, took care of the arrest. The handler, stresses of living a double life, and who known in court only as “Undercover 7047” KRUEN: British Prime Minister David Cameron the referendum. But Cameron, who has promised speak foreign languages or have other skills testified that Braszczok was required to sought to quell fresh signs of rebellion in his to hold the EU referendum by the end of 2017, says that would allow them to escape detection check in at the beginning and end of his Conservative Party over Europe, warning ministers he is confident he can get a deal that will allow him in narcotics, gun-trafficking, terrorism and shift. —AP they will have to back his European Union strategy to recommend Britons vote to stay in the 28-nation or leave his government. Speaking on the side- bloc, a club they have belonged to since 1973. He lines of a meeting in Germany of the Group of is vulnerable however. Re-elected with a surprise Seven Industrial nations (G7), Cameron, who has majority, he commands a mere 12-seat majority in pledged to renegotiate Britain’s EU ties before the 650-seat House of Commons. A fully-fledged offering an in-out membership referendum, sig- rebellion over Europe among his own lawmakers naled he would not tolerate dissent. “If you want could derail his wider lawmaking agenda and cast to be part of the government, you have to take the a cloud over his second term in office. view that we are engaged in an exercise of rene- Some Eurosceptic Conservative lawmakers feel gotiation to have a referendum, and that will lead he has framed the referendum question in a that to a successful outcome,” he told reporters, when favors a vote to stay in the EU and are also angry asked whether he would allow ministers to vote in he has decided not to impose restrictions on gov- the referendum according to their conscience. ernment campaign activity in the run-up to the “Everyone in government has signed up to the vote. Some have even suggested they feel so program set out in the Conservative manifesto.” strongly about the subject that they may try to Cameron spoke out after a group of over 50 of his amend a law going through parliament to enable own lawmakers said they were prepared to join a the referendum to take place. But Cameron, campaign backing a British EU exit, known as a whose reform proposals have so far had a mixed ‘Brexit,’ unless he achieved radical changes in the reception from other EU leaders, made clear he bloc. It was the first sign of Eurosceptic revolt would not put up with any rebellion, especially since he was re-elected last month. One member among his own ministers. “If I can get a position of the same group suggested that up to nine of where Britain would be better off in a reformed Cameron’s ministers could vote to leave the EU. Europe, then obviously that’s not something the That could not be independently confirmed. government is neutral about,” he said. “It’s not a NEW YORK: Wojciech Braszczok (center) is led into the court with his face coveredin The same group appealed to the prime minister sort of, ‘On the one hand ...on the other hand,’ New York. —AP to let ministers campaign as they saw fit ahead of approach.” —Reuters British Prime Minister David Cameron INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Erdogan: Turkey’s abrasive ‘Sultan’ suffers a setback

ANKARA: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who Erdogan rose to prominence in the has dominated Turkey for over a Islamic movement. decade first as premier and now as He became mayor of Istanbul in president, has suffered the worst elec- 1994, tackling urban woes such as traf- tion setback of his career in legislative fic gridlock and air pollution in the polls amid increasing controversy over megacity of more than 15 million peo- his polarizing rule. The Justice and ple. When his religious party was out- Development Party (AKP) co-founded lawed, he joined demonstrations and by Erdogan won the most votes in was briefly jailed for four months for Sunday’s elections but lost its absolute reciting an Islamist poem which the majority in parliament for the first time court regarded as incitement to reli- since it came to power in 2002. The gious hatred. In 2001 Erdogan and his result has scuttled Erdogan’s plan to long-time ally, the former president push through the constitutional Abdullah Gul, co-founded the Islamic- changes he yearns for to create a pres- rooted AKP, which has won every elec- idential system that would give him tion since 2002. “The AKP is my fifth greater powers. child,” says Erdogan, who has two sons Erdogan, 61, who served as premier and two daughters. from 2003 and then became president Initially barred from becoming pre- in 2014, is lauded by his supporters as mier due to his criminal conviction, he a transformative figure who modern- rose to be head of government in 2003 ized Turkey and handed power back to when parliament passed new reforms. the people from the secular and mili- Under his rule, Turkey showed stellar tary elite. But in the last two years he growth rates that were the envy of has become an increasingly divisive other emerging markets and adopted figure, hated by large numbers of sec- an increasingly confident position on ular Turks who see him as an autocrat the international stage. He famously bent on Islamizing the country. walked out of a World Economic His vast new $615 million presiden- Forum debate with the then Israeli tial palace on the outskirts of Ankara, president Shimon Peres in 2009, in a slammed by the opposition as an moment that symbolized Turkey’s absurd extravagance, has become a more assertive foreign policy stance. symbol of his perceived aloofness and But from 2013, Erdogan started to authoritarianism. During the election encounter challenges to his rule, to DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) talks to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a signing ceremony. Modi set off a campaign Erdogan was more divisive which he reacted in a combative social media storm yesterday after he praised his Bangladeshi counterpart for having the courage to fight terrorism ‘despite being a woman’. —AFP than ever, showing no mercy in attacks rather than conciliatory fashion. The on opponents and telling foreign 2013 protests over plans to build a media who criticized him to “know shopping mall on a Istanbul park pro- your limits”. With an eye on his legacy, vided a rallying cause for secular Modi sparks outrage Erdogan wants to be ranked alongside Turks. Turkey’s post-Ottoman founding Even as some voices within the rul- father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as one of ing party urged moderation, Erdogan its great transformative figures and came out fighting, famously slamming ‘Despite being a woman’ remark draws flak could stay in power to 2024. A tower- the protesters as “capulcu” (hooligans). ing figure of almost two meters tall The anger came to a head again over NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra world has still not found a solution on how “Mentality of Men’s supremacy remains in with a notoriously fiery temper, he is his response to a mine tragedy in the Modi has sparked outrage after he praised to tackle terrorism. Even the UN is not in a the mind of Men always to show down the known to himself and followers as the western town of Soma in May 2014 his Bangladeshi counterpart for her courage position to provide guidance,” said Modi. “I woman with words like “buyuk usta”-the “big master”-or sim- that claimed 301 lives, when he to fight terrorism “despite being a woman”, am happy that the Prime Minister of #DespiteBeingAWoman,” tweeted user ply as “the Sultan”. attempted to downplay the incident triggering an avalanche of criticism on social Bangladesh, despite being a woman, is Panchal under the handle @NotNewToAny1. by comparing it to mining disasters in media site Twitter. #DespiteBeingAWoman openly saying that she has zero tolerance for Some users chose sarcasm to make their ‘AKP is my child’ 19th-century Britain. Erdogan, who was one of the top trends on the micro blog- terrorism. I would like to congratulate point. “ok. off to work. after cooking sending The son of a coastguard officer in took the presidency in Turkey’s first- ging site on Monday, with users expressing Sheikh Hasina for her courage to deal with kid to school to write big story and run Istanbul’s harborside neighborhood of ever direct elections for head of state anger at what they said was a bigoted and terrorism with zero tolerance,” he added. errands. like every other woman i know Kasimpasa, Erdogan spent his earliest in August 2014, responded by becom- sexist remark and posting pictures of Twitter users went into a frenzy yesterday #despitebeingawoman,” tweeted Gayatri years in the region of Rize by the Black ing even more pugnacious. Last year, famous female scientists, politicians and as Modi’s comments were picked up by local Jayaraman, senior editor at India Today. Sea but returned to Istanbul by his ear- the authorities launched a crackdown athletes. media, with many taking pot-shots at the Users also posted images of successful ly teens. He took a degree in business against allies of his number one ene- Modi, who was on a two-day official visit Indian leader’s remark. “How can you even women - from former Indian Prime Minister administration and, a promising foot- my, the Pennsylvania-based cleric to neighboring Bangladesh, on Sunday told say or think #despitebeingawoman when Indira Gandhi and British Prime Minister baller, even played semi-professional Fethullah Gulen, an estranged former an audience at Dhaka University that Prime your own country had a great female PM way Margaret Thatcher, to civil rights campaigner football for an Istanbul club. Under his ally whom Erdogan accuses of creat- Minister Sheikh Hasina showed that she was before most first world countries! Shame!” Rosa Parks and education activist Malala late mentor Necmettin Erbakan, who ing a “parallel state” aimed at toppling committed to ending terrorism which has tweeted a Mumbai-based fashion blogger Yousafzai to physicist Marie Curie - under the would later become prime minister, his government.—AFP plagued both South Asian nations. “The from the twitter handle @Fashionopolis. hashtag #DespiteBeingAWoman.—Reuters

Demirtas - bright new star of Turkish politics

ISTANBUL: The leader of the pro- Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas has emerged as a potent force in national politics after guiding his party past Turkey’s notori- ously tough 10-percent threshold to win dozens of seats in legislative elections. In a bruising campaign, Demirtas suc- cessfully reached out to non-Kurdish ISTANBUL: Supporters of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development voters and won praise for his statesman- Party watch television to see election results in Istanbul. — AP like response to a bomb attack on a par- ty rally that killed two people just two days before Sunday’s polls. Turkey’s possible scenarios Demirtas will now lead 79 MPs in the new parliament after scooping over 13 ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of assuming greater percent of the vote. Having easily powers suffered a major setback on Sunday when the ruling AK Party he cleared the 10-percent barrier, the founded failed to win an outright majority in a parliamentary election for opposition HDP is now in a position to the first time. The AKP now faces what could be weeks of difficult coalition scuttle President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s negotiations with reluctant opposition parties as it tries to form a stable plans to change the presidency from a government, or could seek to go it alone as a minority government ahead ceremonial role to a strongman execu- of an early election. Following are some possible scenarios: tive position. Demirtas, 42, the sole AKP-nationalist coalition Turkish politician to rival Erdogan’s If it is to enter into a coalition, the AKP’s most likely junior partner is the rhetorical skills, came third in 2014 pres- right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), with which it shares a certain idential polls with just under 10 percent degree of conservative and nationalist ideology. MHP leader Devlet Bahceli, of the vote, which emboldened the HDP who has spoken out against Erdogan’s ambitions to create a presidential to run as a party in legislative elections system in Turkey, is likely to try to extract significant concessions in such an for the first time. arrangement, including curbs on Erdogan’s powers. He is credited with transforming the He warned on Sunday, as the election results came in, that Erdogan HDP into a mainstream liberal party, should “remain within his constitutional limits” or consider resigning. He broadening its appeal beyond the main also said Turkey should hold a new election if the AKP is unable to agree a voter base of Kurds, who make up 20 coalition with parliament’s two other opposition parties. An AKP-MHP coali- percent of Turkey’s population, to secu- tion could deal a blow to a peace process with Kurdish militants. MHP sup- lar Turks and also women and gays. In a porters oppose negotiations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) mili- speech after the results were tant group. AKP and MHP combined would nonetheless have more than announced, Demirtas said his party 330 of parliament’s 550 seats, enough to take the country to a referendum would not form a coalition with the AKP, on a new constitution. saying the debate over the presidential system was over. “We, as the oppressed Broad opposition coalition people of Turkey who want justice, If Prime Minister and AKP leader Ahmet Davutoglu is unable to form a peace and freedom, have achieved a stable government, tradition in Turkey dictates that Erdogan could ask the tremendous victory today,” Demirtas next biggest party in parliament - the secularist Republican People’s Party said in Istanbul. “It’s the victory of work- (CHP) - to try to do so. However, there is no constitutional requirement for ers, the unemployed, the villagers, the this, and it is far from certain that Erdogan, who has built a political career farmers. on opposition to the CHP, would go this route. The CHP won around 132 It’s the victory of the left,” he said in seats, according to initial results. It could team up in a coalition with the Istanbul. Demirtas has been the target MHP and the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), which made it of fierce campaign attacks by Erdogan, across the 10 percent threshold and entered parliament for the first time in who belittled him a “pretty boy” who is Sunday’s vote. While it is unlikely that the MHP and HDP could set aside merely a front for the outlawed sepa- stark differences, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc challenged the three ratist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). opposition parties to try to form a coalition, saying the AKP was ready to Erdogan also called Demirtas an “infidel” step into the void if they failed. after he pledged to abolish the govern- ment directorate of religious affairs and Minority government likened him to a “pop star” because he The AKP could seek to form a minority government, with the support of plays the saz, a Turkish folk lute. But enough opposition deputies for it to win a confidence vote in parliament. Demirtas responded to those barbs with The MHP is the most likely to support this move, but would again seek to trademark serenity, challenging extract concessions such as a guarantee of an early election. Analysts see Erdogan by saying: “We, as the HDP, will little interest for the CHP or HDP in supporting such a move. transform the lion in your heart to a kit- ten.” Early election Demirtas is lovingly referred to as If no working coalition can be formed, or a minority government fails to “Selocan” (My darling Selo) by his sup- win a confidence vote within 45 days, the constitution gives Erdogan the porters and his good looks and rhetori- authority to call an early parliamentary election. That election would have cal skills have earned him the nickname to be held 90 days later.— Reuters the “Kurdish Obama”, in reference to the US leader. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Heartache for Japan’s real-life 40-year-old virgins

TOKYO: Takashi Sakai is a healthy 41-year-old that around a quarter of unmarried Japanese tough and competitive.” The pain caused by an are difficult to come by, but Japanese people streets-yet serious conversations about it are heterosexual man with a good job and a men in their 30s were still virgins-even leading inability to form emotional and physical rela- across the board appear to have less sex than few and far between. “In today’s Japan, we have charming smile. But he’s never had sex, one of a to the coining of a specific term, “yaramiso”, to tionships with women is something that one those in other developed countries. In the 2010 no place to learn about sex or how to form a growing number of middle-aged Japanese describe them. The figure was up around three 49-year-old architect, who did not wish to be survey quoted above, 68 percent of 18-19 year romantic relationship,” he said. Sakatsume runs men who are still virgins. Sakai has never even percentage points from a similar survey in 1992. named, knows too well. olds in Japan said they were virgins; a study car- the non-profit group “White Hands”, which had any kind of relationship with a woman, and The period corresponds with Japan’s prolonged ried out that year in Europe by condom maker helps heavily handicapped people find an out- says he has no idea how he might get to know economic slowdown, after a stock and asset ‘Virgin Academia’ Durex found virginity rates among those aged let for their sexual needs, based on the credo: one. “I’ve never had a girlfriend. It’s never hap- bubble burst and the one-time financial power- Only twice in his life has he had romantic 15-20 were much lower. For example, fewer “Sexual maturity means social maturity.” “Even if pened,” he said. “It’s not like I’m not interested. I house suffered years of lacklustre growth. and sexual feelings for a woman the first time in than 20 percent of young Germans had not had the person has disabilities, one who recognizes admire women. But I just cannot get on the Matchmaking expert Yoko Itamoto says the his mid-twenties and then again two decades sex by the time they hit 20, while even in social- and accepts his own sexuality tends to be able right track.” It might sound like the subject for a economic emasculation has taken its toll on later. Both rebuffed him. “It was devastating,” he ly conservative Turkey, the figure was only 37 to build balanced relations with others,” he said. Hollywood comedy, but far from being the Japan’s men, as more of them struggle to find told AFP. “It seemed to invalidate my life and percent. “People who are not sexually mature tend to social misfit portrayed by Steve Carell in 2005’s secure, full-time jobs. “Many men seem to have take away my reason to live.” On both occasions For Shingo Sakatsume, there is something get timid socially.” He now also caters to able- “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, Sakai is one of a crowd. lost confidence as they’ve lost their economic he suffered rapid weight-loss, and now fears he of a conundrum about modern Japan: a coun- bodied people whose attitudes to sex can A 2010 survey by the National Institute of muscle,” she said. “In the past two decades, the might live life as a singleton and a virgin. try where images of sex are everywhere-on tel- prove something of a barrier to their finding ful- Population and Social Security Research found situation for Japanese men has been very Directly comparable international statistics evision, in comic books and on many city fillment. —AFP

News in brief

Europe urges Saudi to stop lashing blogger BRUSSELS: The EU yesterday renewed calls on Saudi Arabia to stop lashing blogger Raif Badawi after the coun- try’s top court upheld the sentence against him for insult- ing Islam. Badawi received the first 50 of the 1,000 lashes he was sentenced to outside a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on January 9. Subsequent rounds of punishment were postponed on medical grounds. But the Saudi supreme court then upheld the blogger’s sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, his wife said Sunday, despite worldwide outrage over his case. “Corporal punishment is unacceptable and contrary to human dignity,” a statement for the European Union’s diplomatic service said. “We reit- erate our call to Saudi authorities to suspend any further corporal punishment for Mr Badawi,” the statement added. The EU spokesperson said Brussels would try to pursue talks with the Saudis on “the need to recognize and respect freedom of speech for all”. Badawi, 31, co-founded the Saudi Liberal Network Internet discussion group. He was arrested in June 2012 under cyber-crime provisions, and a judge ordered the website to close after it criticized Saudi Arabia’s notorious religious police.

Three Hong Kongers, Thai driver die in road smash BANGKOK: Three Hong Kong women and their Thai driver were killed when a van they were travelling in swerved off a highway and smashed into a tree in cen- tral Thailand, police said yesterday.”Four people were killed, they are one Thai driver and three women from Hong Kong,” Police Lieutenant Sayumpho Sittikul from Cha Am police station in Petchaburi province said. Three more Hong Kongers, including a 4-year-old boy, were injured in the crash which took place at around 5pm on Sunday. “They are not in a critical condition,” Sayumpho said, adding that the victims were heading south to visit a relative’s house in Chumphon province. Local news pictures of the crash site close to the sea- BEIJING: Parents wait for their children at a high school as students sit the 2015 College Entrance Exams in China in Beijing. Nearly 10 million high school side resort town of Hua Hin showed a silver minivan students are sitting China’s make-or-break college entrance exams under tight security on June 7 to June 8. —AFP upturned, its front end caved in. The bodies of four victims were laid out on stretchers at the scene, their faces covered by white sheets. Sayumpho said police believed the van swerved to avoid a vehicle ahead of it China cites ‘tremendous’ and careered into a sloping central reservation before striking a tree. human rights progress Rights groups lambasts China for harsh crackdown

BEIJING: China yesterday touted “tremendous achieve- decades since it embarked on economic reform and and regions” as progress. Regarding freedom of speech, ments” in human rights, citing legal improvements, opening up. the report provided figures for the number of newspa- poverty alleviation, and protections for minorities and But human rights groups have lambasted China for a pers, magazine and books published, as well as statis- freedom of speech, even as campaign groups point to a harsh crackdown against critics of the ruling party that tics for Internet and social media users. But it did not tough crackdown on dissent and civil society. “The has seen scores of journalists, lawyers and academics mention what monitoring groups and foreign govern- tremendous achievements China has made in its human detained and dozens jailed as well as taken it to task over ments decry as a vast network of online censorship and rights endeavors fully demonstrate that it is taking the what Human Rights Watch (HRW) last month said was control dubbed the Great Firewall of China. In terms of correct path of human rights development that suits its “appalling” torture carried out by Chinese police on crimi- minority rights, the report cited the number of places of national conditions,” read the preface of a newly released nal suspects. “Progress in China’s Human Rights in 2014” religious worship in mostly Buddhist Tibet and figures government human rights report. “Progress in China’s said that legal and judicial reforms were proceeding and for how many Chinese Muslims made the pilgrimage to Human Rights in 2014” was issued by the State Council stated flatly that: “The rights of the accused, detainees Makkah in Saudi Arabia last year as examples of how TEHRAN: In this file photo, the then Vice President Information Office, which falls under the State Council, or and criminals are protected”. It cited as an example the the right to freedom of worship for minorities is “fully Hamid Baghaei (center) and then President Cabinet. According to the official Xinhua news agency, use of audio and video recordings of interrogations. HRW guaranteed”. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad look at the Cyrus Cylinder the report has been released 12 times since 1991. said in May, however, that such videos are prone to William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International at the National Museum in Tehran, Iran. —AP It was published as China has made more robust manipulation. in Hong Kong, said Beijing deserves credit for at least plac- efforts in recent years to deflect foreign criticism of its ing “some rhetorical importance” on the issue of human Iran authorities arrest rights record, such as issuing its own report on human ‘Alternative reality’ rights through the report. “Nonetheless, in certain areas- rights in the United States as a rebuttal to the US State The lengthy report relies on copious data to back up especially related to freedom of expression, civil society, former vice president Department’s assessment of the situation in China. China, progress, such as citing as evidence of improved living and the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities-the TEHRAN: Iran’s official news agency says one of the coun- under the rule of the Communist Party, has traditionally standards a slew of numbers including last year’s annu- white paper seems to have been written in an alternative try’s vice presidents under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stressed the collective nature of human rights as opposed al economic growth of 7.4 percent-though does not reality,” he said in an emailed comment to AFP. He cited been arrested, the second such high-profile detention to the largely individual approach of Western-style mention that it was the slowest rate of increase since “increasing restriction on the freedom of movement” of among officials of the former administration. IRNA’s report democracies. International economic organizations 1990. The report also cites the establishment of a “China Uighurs-a largely Muslim ethnic group from the far west- quotes judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi including the World Bank and International Monetary Poverty Alleviation Day” in a section on reducing pover- ern region of Xinjiang-and Tibetans “particularly with as saying that Hamid Baghaei, who was Ahmadinejad’s vice Fund have lauded Beijing for strides made in lifting hun- ty, and included what it described as efforts to build respect to their ability to get a passport and travel president in charge of executive affairs, was arrested on dreds of millions out of poverty in the more than three “138 bridges to replace ropeways in seven provinces abroad”. —AFP Monday. There were no further details. Ahmadinejad’s administration ended in 2013. In January, Iran’s supreme court convicted and sentenced former Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi to five years in prison and fined Ukrainian rebels have ‘army him 10 billion rials ($300,000). The verdict came after repeated allegations by foes of Ahmadinejad’s hard-line government of massive corruption. Since taking over, President Hassan Rouhani has criticized growing corrup- of mid-sized European state’ tion in the country in unusually blunt terms.

Jailed tycoon seals KIEV: Ukraine’s defense minister yesterday accused 550 tanks and an arsenal of other heavy weapons. deal to keep hotels pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of “The combined size of the Russian armed forces assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a and illegal armed formations... stands at more than MUMBAI: The Sahara Group of jailed Indian tycoon “mid-sized European state”. Stepan Poltorak’s esti- 42,500,” Poltorak told a group of visiting lawmakers Subrata Roy said yesterday it had reached a deal with mates fly in the face of Russia’s denials that it either from NATO countries. “This amount of weapons, as Britain’s billionaire Reuben brothers to avert the sale of backs the separatist fighters or covertly sneaks we all understand, would be sufficient for a mid- three luxury hotels overseas. Roy, who was jailed for troops across its southwestern border into the sized European state.” Ukrainian President Petro contempt in March 2014, had tried to sell the proper- Ukrainian warzone. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Kiev’s own eastern force had ties-the Plaza Hotel and the Dream Downtown in New Poroshenko last week put the number of active grown to more than 50,000 after being limited to York and London’s Grosvenor House-to raise the $1.6 Russian soldiers in his former Soviet republic’s 5,000 soldiers at the onset of the war 14 months billion he needs to secure bail. The Sahara Group said industrial east at more than 9,000. ago. Ukraine’s latest charges come against the back- David and Simon Reuben were “in the final stage” of But President Vladimir Putin describes Russians drop of growing fears that the ceasefire that negotiations to take over the company’s loan portfolio. fighting against Ukraine’s pro-Western government Germany and France helped forge in February is “The negotiations that are already under way are troops as patriotic volunteers and off-duty soldiers now falling apart. Clashes around the 10,000-strong expected to generate new money for meeting the who are answering “a call of the heart.” Moscow has town of Marinka-straddling the twisting line sepa- group’s immediate requirements in the Hon’ble also distanced itself from two Russians captured last rating Kiev’s forces from the militants-and other dis- Supreme Court of India,” it said in a statement, refer- month who have told Ukrainian interrogators and puted villages claimed some 30 lives last week and ring to the bail money. “It is a matter of great satisfac- Western reporters that they were active members threatened to escalate on Monday. “Our positions tion to our chairman, Shri Subrata Roy Sahara, that the of the Kremlin’s special military reconnaissance near Marinka came under small weapons and mor- Indian flag will continue to fly on these three globally- force. tar fire this morning,” Ukrainian military spokesman renowned hotels.” Roy’s Sahara media-to-finance The Ukrainian defense minister said the insur- Andriy Lysenko told AFP by telephone. A rebel empire has made several failed attempts to come up gent army-in control of parts of the Russian-speak- defense spokesman denied the charges and called with the bail money since he was jailed for failing to ing Lugansk and Donetsk regions that are home to the situation around the heavily-damaged town OPYTNE: An Ukrainian serviceman walks on the front line near Opytne vil- comply with a court order. about four million people-could muster more than “calm”. —AFP lage, not far from Donetsk airport. —AFP NEWS TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium, yesterday. To celebrate the 450th anniversary of Antwerp city hall, artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven selected 31 different species to create a design of large geometric figures in bright sixties’ colors. Van Kerckhovenfound inspiration in the Renaissance floor of the Plantin-Moretus museum and in a map of the city by the river Scheldt, which dates from 1575, and includes the river bend. The carpet measures 60 by 30 m. — AP

World’s first ‘feeling’ leg offers hope... US invalidates Jerusalem passport law Continued from Page 1 “grave violations suffered by children as a result of Israeli mili- Continued from Page 1 to each other at a support group for amputees. “It struck tary operations in 2014”. me that he never laughed and he had these dark rings dissented, saying the law did not involve recognition of a “The unprecedented and unacceptable scale of the impact In addition to increasing balance and safety, the pros- under his eyes. It was awful.” foreign government. on children in 2014 raises grave concerns about Israel’s compli- thesis provides another remarkable function: it has Importantly, post-surgery recovery is quick and there Lawyers for the Zivotofsky family, Nathan and Alyza Lewin, ance with international humanitarian law, notably the princi- helped eradicate the excruciating pain Rangger had expe- are no known health dangers associated with the inter- expressed disappointment in a ruling they said highlights the ples of distinction, proportionality and precaution in attack, and rienced for years following his amputation. “I was barely vention, he added. “The only risk is that the nerves don’t “central fallacy” in the attitudes of US presidents since Israel’s respect for international human rights law, particularly in rela- able to walk with a conventional prosthesis, didn’t sleep reconnect properly and the feelings fail to return,” he said. founding in 1948. “Presidents have been permitted by tion to excessive use of force,” he said. The UN chief cited a “dra- for more than two hours a night and needed morphine to With the new technology ready, Egger now hopes that American public opinion to maintain, as American foreign poli- matic increase” in the number of children killed in Israel and in make it through the day,” he recalled. But within days of small companies will join his venture and start building cy, the absurd position that no country is sovereign over the Palestinian territories in 2014. undergoing the operation last October, the pain vanished. the prosthesis to help bring down the market price. At the Jerusalem, and that no part of the city, including the western UN special envoy for children and armed conflict, Leila As Egger points out, phantom pain occurs because the moment, a high-tech foot model costs between Ä10,000 portion of Jerusalem, is in Israel,” they said. Zerrougui of Algeria, had included Israel’s army - known as the brain gets increasingly sensitive as it seeks information ($11,240) and Ä30,000. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, wel- IDF - and Hamas in a draft of the report she had sent to Ban. Ban about the missing limb. “Plus the amputation is often tied Egger believes his latest project could vastly improve comed the ruling. “It is important because it confirms the long- had the final say on who was included on the blacklist, which to a traumatic experience like an accident or illness, and quality of life for amputees, including in developing coun- established authority of the president to make sensitive recog- was distributed to Security Council members yesterday. UN the mind keeps reliving these memories,” he noted. tries. “People with amputations aren’t patients in the tradi- nition determinations as an essential part of his authority over sources have said that Ban’s decision to override Zerrougui’s The advantage of the “feeling prosthesis” is that the tional sense, they aren’t sick - they’re just missing a limb,” the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy,” the official said. recommendation was unusual. They also said Israel lobbied Ban brain once again receives real data and can stop its frantic he said. “By giving them back mobility, they also regain Nabil Abu Rdaineh, spokesman for Palestinian President hard to stay off the list, though the Israelis denied pressuring search. “Rangger is a very different person now to the one their independence and are able to reintegrate into socie- Mahmoud Abbas, told Reuters: “This is an important decision him. which accords with international resolutions and the resolu- At least 561 children (557 Palestinian, four Israeli) were killed I met in 2012,” Egger said. The two men were introduced ty. That’s what I work for.” — AFP tions of the UN Security Council and General Assembly. This is a and 4,271 injured (4,249 Palestinian and 22 Israeli) last year. UN clear message that Israel occupies East Jerusalem as well as the spokesman Stephane Dujarric stressed that “the report is more West Bank and Gaza Strip.” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman than the list” and lays out concerns about the plight of children Emmanuel Nahshon said, “We do not react publicly to foreign in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor Saadoun blasts e-crimes law court rulings.” welcomed the decision, saying Ban “was right not to submit to An estimated 50,000 American citizens were born in the dictates of the terrorist organizations and the Arab states, in Continued from Page 1 to a slide in the average price of oil products sold by the Jerusalem and could, if they requested it, list Israel as their his decision not to include Israel in this shameful list, together company. As a result, KNPC is projected to post a deficit birthplace if the law had been enforced. In his dissent, Scalia with organizations like ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the Taleban.” Meanwhile, the Assembly’s interior and defense com- of KD 127.1 million. said the Jerusalem passport law “has nothing to do with recog- The current list has 51 groups including Boko Haram and the mittee yesterday approved amendments to a law allowing The company owns the country’s three refineries at nition.” By embracing the Obama administration’s argument, Islamic State group as well as the armed forces from eight coun- the installation of security cameras at public places as part Mina Ahmadi, Mina Abdullah and Shuaiba, with a com- the court may have made it easier for future presidents to direct tries such as Syria, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo of efforts to combat crimes. The law was passed in princi- bined production capacity of 930,000 barrels per day. foreign policy, Scalia added. That judgment call comes at a cost, and South Sudan. The blacklist of children’s rights violators was ple about three weeks ago and is expected to get the sec- Abdulsamad said that the refinery sector continues to post Scalia added, because “it is certain in the long run it will erode released just two months after a UN inquiry found that the ond and final approval next week. Member of the commit- losses as in the past few years and its loss this fiscal year is the structure of equal and separated powers that the people Israeli military was responsible for seven attacks on UN schools tee MP Sultan Al-Shemmari said one amendment stipu- projected to increase by 46 percent to KD 118 million. established for the protection of their liberty.” Palestinians want in Gaza that were used as shelters during the 2014 war. lates that specifications of the cameras must comply with KNPC expects to spend KD. 1.8 billion in the current fiscal East Jerusalem, captured by Israel in a 1967 war, as capital of the The board of inquiry confirmed that UN officials working international standards. He said that the cameras will not year on two mega projects - the clean fuel project to state they aim to establish alongside Israel in the West Bank and with Palestinian refugees sent twice-daily communications to infringe on the privacy of people and will not be installed upgrade Mina Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries and a Gaza Strip. the Israeli military with precise GPS coordinates of the schools in places used by women. The cameras aim to boost the project to build a new refinery in Zour. Separately, the United Nations yesterday released a “List of being used as emergency shelters. The United Nations is dis- efficiency of fighting crimes and apprehending criminals. Separately, head of the Assembly’s public funds protec- Shame” of children’s rights violators but did not include Israel, cussing measures to address the findings of the UN inquiry Head of the Assembly’s budgets committee MP tion committee MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji said the panel will despite an outcry over the death of more than 500 children in and it remains an open question as to whether they could be Adnan Abdulsamad said yesterday that revenues of meet tomorrow and Thursday to continue its probe in the the Gaza war. Rights groups had called on Secretary-General used in a possible war crimes case against Israel. The 50-day Ban Ki-moon to add Israel to the list and there was much conflict in Gaza last year killed 539 children and injured 2,956, national refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) in Dow Chemical deal. The committee is investigating why debate among UN agencies ahead of the final decision that most of whom are Palestinians now struggling with trauma the 2015/2016 fiscal year are projected to dive by 34 per- Kuwait rushed the payment of the $2.2 billion penalty for rested with the UN chief. Ban decided that last year’s list would and life-long disabilities, according to the UN children’s agency, cent to KD 7.08 billion. He said the drop in income is due scrapping a joint venture with US firm. remain unchanged, but said he was “deeply alarmed” by the UNICEF. — Agencies TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Jonathan Leff

o hear OPEC ministers in Vienna last week, one would think the cartel’s battle for market share is a Tcomplete success and oil prices are now firmly anchored where they are. “The strategy is working... It will take time for markets to rebalance,” was the mantra from OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali al-Naimi and his peers. However, the oil markets have probably become even less easier to read now than in November last year when OPEC launched its shock strategy of adding barrels to the already oversupplied market in the hope of win- ning back market share from higher-cost rivals such as U.S. shale oil. If anything, the list of uncertainties that could pull oil Companies ‘adjust’ profits in their favor prices both ways from OPEC’s current favourite price range of $60-$70 per barrel has grown longer. It includes the performance of the U.S. oil industry, the return of Iran By Bernard Condon adjusted profit figures calculated by financial analysts and collected by detailed analyses of financial statements, says most investors don’t to oil markets, demand growth in China, very tight spare S&P Capital IQ. AP looked at companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 even bother to sift, preferring instead to seize upon a single number, oil capacity in Saudi Arabia and finally a possible return of hose record profits that companies are reporting may not be all index. Most of the time, the adjustments made companies look better often the wrong one. “People just want to know the number,” she a political oil risk premium - as illustrated this weekend by they’re cracked up to be. As the stock market climbs ever higher, by leaving out things like costs related to laying off workers, a decline says. “They don’t care how the sausage is made.” a rocket attack on Saudi Arabia. Tprofessional investors are warning that companies are present- in the value of patents or other “intangible” assets, the value of compa- “If prices go back to $70 per barrel, US production goes ing misleading versions of their results that ignore a wide variety of ny stock distributed to employees, or losses from a failed venture. Frequent Adjustments back. Meanwhile if China’s stockpiling slows, we will all of normal costs of running a business to make it seem like they’re doing Critics argue that these are regular costs and shouldn’t be excluded. Boston Scientific, a maker of medical devices like stents used to a sudden have a very oversupplied market,” said Jamie better than they really are. What’s worse, the financial analysts who are prop open arteries, had adjusted profits of $3.6 billion in the five years Webster, a senior director at IHS Energy and a long-time supposed to fight corporate spin are often playing along. Instead of Key Findings through 2014, according to analysts’ calculations. But if you include a OPEC observer. US rig count has seen a spectacular challenging the companies, they’re largely passing along the rosy Seventy-two percent of the companies reviewed by AP had adjust- write-off for a failed acquisition, various “restructuring” charges and decline in the past months as companies cut investment. numbers in reports recommending stocks to investors. “Companies ed profits that were higher than net income in the first quarter of this costs stemming from layoffs and lawsuits, it’s a different picture But it has so far failed to translate into a deep production are tilting the results,” says fund manager Tom Brown of Second Curve year. That’s about the same as in the comparable period five years ear- entirely: $4.9 billion in net losses. decline. Predictions of future US output performance Capital, “and the analysts are buying it.” lier, but the gap between the adjusted and net income figures has In a brief talk to analysts in April, the chief financial officer at range from the very pessimistic by BP’s former chief Tony An analysis of results from 500 major companies by The Associated widened considerably: adjusted earnings were typically 16 percent Boston Scientific used the word “adjusted” in referring to results 34 Hayward, to a message from ConocoPhillips’ boss that US Press, based on data provided by S&P Capital IQ, a research firm, found higher than net income in the most recent period versus 9 percent five times, twice every minute, on average. The word is also littered shale “is here to stay”, which Ryan Lance delivered in per- that the gap between the “adjusted” profits that analysts cite and bot- years ago. throughout the company’s presentations and financial reports. In tom-line earnings figures that companies are legally obliged to report, For a smaller group of the companies reviewed, 21 percent of the recent years rivals Medtronic, Stryker and Zimmer have also high- son to OPEC last week during a two-day seminar in or net income, has widened dramatically over the past five years. At total, adjusted profits soared 50 percent or more over net income. This lighted their results this way, says Raj Denhoy, an analyst at Jefferies, Vienna. one of every five companies, these “adjusted” profits were higher than was true of just 13 percent of the group in the same period five years an investment bank. Aluminum giant Alcoa has taken “restructuring” The idea of US shale oil being now a perennial prob- net income by 50 percent or more. Many more companies are in that ago. Quarter after quarter, the differences between the adjusted and and related charges in 20 of the past 21 quarters. The company lem, with wells switched on and off depending on prices category now than there were five years ago. And some companies bottom-line figures are adding up. From 2010 through 2014, adjusted reported net losses of more than $900 million in the five years and production costs becoming increasingly cheaper that seem profitable on an adjusted basis are actually losing money. profits for the S&P 500 came in $583 billion higher than net income. It’s through 2014, but analysts have largely shrugged them off because every time fracking technology makes an advance, is It wasn’t supposed to be this way. After the dot-com crash of 2000, as if each company in the S&P 500 got a check in the mail for an extra they’re tied to a strategic shift that involves getting rid of unwanted something that will hugely complicate OPEC’s calcula- companies and analysts vowed to clean up their act and avoid high- eight months of earnings. businesses. Analysts prefer to point to the $3.1 billion in adjusted tions in the future. There might be something even worse. lighting alternative versions of earnings in a way that could mislead Fifteen companies with adjusted profits actually had bottom-line profits during that time. “Make no mistake. This (fracking) technology will be repli- investors. But Lynn Turner, chief accountant at the Securities and losses over the five years. Investors have poured money into their To be fair, analysts see the adjusted figures more as a tool for help- cated elsewhere around the world,” the head of the West’s Exchange Commission at the time, says companies are still touting stocks just the same. Stocks are getting more expensive, meaning ing estimate future profits than as a judgment on the past. They say energy watchdog, the International Energy Agency, Maria “made-up, phony numbers” as much as they did 15 years ago, perhaps there could be a greater risk of stocks falling if the earnings figures many losses and charges are not likely to recur and shouldn’t be van der Hoeven, told the OPEC seminar last week. more, and few experts are calling them out on it. “The analysts aren’t being used to justify buying them are questionable. One measure of included in their calculations. But in an age of constant change, when doing enough to get behind the numbers that management gives how richly priced stocks are suggests trouble. Three years ago, some companies revamp their business repeatedly, many one-time Chinese Dilemma them to find out what’s really going on,” Turner says. investors paid $13.50 for every dollar of adjusted profits for compa- items are starting to seem not so one-time anymore. “If you have to While the prospects of China producing its own huge Offering an alternative view of profits that leaves out various costs nies in the S&P 500 index, according to S&P Capital IQ. Now, they’re reinvent the company every couple of quarters, then it’s not a one- quantities of shale oil are remote, those of Chinese is not new. It’s perfectly legal, and sometimes helpful as a tool for paying nearly $18. off,” says accounting expert Jack Ciesielski, longtime publisher of The demand surprising on the downside or upside this year investors to gain insight into how a business is doing. But with stocks In a crackdown after the dot-com crash, regulators required com- Analyst’s Accounting Observer, a newsletter. are greatly underestimated. If anything, Saudi Arabia breaking record after record and the current bull market entering its panies to lay out clearly in their financial reports how they arrived at believes its strategy is working, mainly thanks to impres- seventh year, there’s more money riding on the assumption that the alternative versions of their profits. The bottom-line figures have to be What to Count sive oil demand growth which can help rebalance the earnings figures being touted by companies and analysts are based prominently reported, too. But it’s not clear the extra details have For their part, Boston Scientific and Alcoa say the extra figures oversupplied market. “We need to understand the dilem- on sound calculations. “The longer the rally, the bigger the downside helped. “The data is more confusing than it’s been in a long time, and they provide help shed more light on their companies. Boston ma of hidden demand in China, where you have two because of all the smoke and mirrors,” says money manager John Del the reason is all the junk they put in the numbers,” says fund manager Scientific says the numbers allow investors to see the company types of demand - normal demand and strategic stockpil- Vecchio, co-author of “What’s Behind the Numbers?” a book on how Michael Lewitt of the Credit Strategist Group. He says analyst reports “through the eyes of management” because they are the same ing. The latter won’t last forever,” said Webster. profit reports can mislead. don’t help, and finds himself spending too much time sifting through ones its executives use in making decisions. Alcoa says its financial US and European demand have also surprised on the In its study, AP compared bottom-line profit figures that follow the same “nonsense” figures he confronted back in the dot-com days. results reflect a “significant transformation” to make it more com- upside with the old continent showing a spectacular spike rules called generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, to the Michelle Leder, founder of Footnoted.com, which produces petitive. —AP in diesel demand of 7 percent in the first quarter. But it is still not clear how long it could last. David Fyfe, the head of research at trading house Gunvor, said a nearing nuclear deal between the West and Iran was probably the Erdogan bruised but will keep fighting greatest unknown for OPEC. With estimates ranging between zero and as much as one million barrel per day By Stuart Williams ‘Going to be Harder’ Already scarred by the mass anti-govern- statement in which he called on all parties of extra Iranian oil supply next year, OPEC may confront While Erdogan prides himself on being ment protests and corruption allegations of to act responsibly. Erdogan, chameleon-like, yet another period of weaker oil prices, which some poor- urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan one of the great election campaigners in 2013, Erdogan’s popularity has lost its shine appeared to have turned back into the apo- er members can barely afford. “OPEC will have to start suffered the toughest setback of his world politics, his hugely aggressive cam- as Turkey’s once pulsating economic litical president. looking at production discipline again,” said Fyfe. Tcareer in legislative elections but the paigning - mocking enemies at home and growth begins to stutter. After being pugnacious leader is unlikely to want to sur- abroad with undisguised venom - may also unavoidable on television screens over the ‘Unlikely to Give Up’ ‘Zero Risk Premium’ render his status as his country’s undisputed have put voters off the AKP. “Erdogan was a last weeks, Erdogan all but vanished from But ever with his eye on history, Erdogan Gary Ross, another veteran OPEC watcher and the number one. The Justice and Development major problem in this election. A lot of Turks sight yesterday, travelling from Istanbul to is driven to stay in power for another founder of PIRA think-tank, said he believed the market Party (AKP), the party Erdogan co-founded to are very happy he got his comeuppance,” Ankara ahead of a key meeting today with decade and complete his transformative was moving in OPEC’s favour as slowing investment make political Islam an election-winning said Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. There was project of a “New Turkey” to realise his would tighten supply. “The market is broken - not only are force in Turkey, lost its majority in Sunday’s Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign a huge contrast between the demagogic dream of ranking in post-Ottoman Turkish short-term prices too low, but so are long-term prices. legislative elections for the first time since it Relations. “It’s going to be very much harder rhetoric of the campaign rallies and the history alongside modern Turkey’s founder They are signalling that the world doesn’t need more sup- came to power in 2002. The outcome was for him to get what he wants.” moderate tone of his post-election written Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He can stand in ply. Over time, the market is going to tighten,” he said. particularly painful for Erdogan as he had presidential elections in 2019 and stay in One of the best known oil market bulls, the head of wanted the AKP, which he has described as power until 2024, allowing him to preside Astenbeck Capital Andy Hall, said in a letter to investors his fifth child, to push through a new consti- over celebrations for the 100th anniversary he believed global demand growth this year will likely tution that would enshrine his status as of the founding of the modern Turkish state come in closer to 2 million bpd rather than the 1 million Turkey’s paramount leader. in 2023. “being predicted by the principal forecasting agencies”. Erdogan, who became president in Aug The authorities have embarked on a Meanwhile, as Saudi Arabia burns more crude at home 2014 after over a decade as prime minister, sometimes eye-popping array of infrastruc- to meet peak summer demand for air conditioning, its should by rights have played no part in the ture projects leading up to the anniversary, spare capacity will essentially fall to zero, Hall said. “Yet the election campaign as the current constitu- including a new third airport for Istanbul geo-political risk premium in the oil price today is zero at tion states the president should not favour and even a new canal for cargo ships best”. —Reuters any party. But he took a major gamble by through Istanbul. “It seems unlikely that a wading into the campaign on behalf of the man such as Erdogan, with such acute polit- AKP, with the drive for the constitution partly ical instincts and an obvious desire for more turning the election into a referendum on his power, will give up easily,” said Natalie own divisive rule. The current constitution, Martin, lecturer in politics and international All articles appearing on these brought in after the 1980 military coup, gives relations at Nottingham Trent University. pages are the personal opinion of the president a lower-key role. Erdogan has spent much of the last year Erdogan had in spring boldly declared pursuing his enemies, with legal proceed- the writers. Kuwait Times takes no that the AKP should win a super majority ings pending against dozens on charges of responsibility for views expressed with 400 seats in the 550-MP parliament. But insulting him, and a full crackdown in therein. Kuwait Times invites read- in the end, the party won 258 seats. “He has progress against supporters of his archene- suffered a heavy loss considering that he my, the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. ers to voice their opinions. Please failed to accomplish his two main goals - a “Erdogan has never been magnanimous in send submissions via email to: opin- single-party government and a transition to victory. I don’t think he will be magnani- [email protected] or via snail an executive presidency,” said Ali Carkoglu, mous in these circumstances,” said Cook, mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Professor of International Relations at Koc saying the president may yet be eyeing University in Istanbul. “Voters did not Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan looks on after arriving at Esenboga Airport in snap elections as a way out of the impasse. The editor reserves the right to edit approve of Erdogan’s increasingly active role Ankara yesterday after Erdogan’s ruling party lost in the June 7 polls its absolute “I would never count him out... I think he any submission as necessary. in Turkish politics, they think he should have majority in parliament for the first time since coming to power in 2002. —AFP will continue to keep his eye on a presiden- stayed impartial.” tial system,” he said. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 SPORTS

Pakistan on Sri Lanka tour Villa to release Bent Ings to join Liverpool LONDON: Ron Vlaar has been offered a new contract by Aston LONDON: Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings, LAHORE: Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis expressed confidence the cricket squad would Villa but the Premier League club have released striker Darren the Premier League club announced yesterday. “Liverpool FC are delighted achieve targets in Tests and one-day series as they set off for a tour of Sri Lanka yesterday. Bent, the Birmingham side announced yesterday. to announce that they have agreed personal terms with Danny Ings and, Pakistan will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s on their Dutch international defender Vlaar’s current deal at Villa subject to a medical, the striker will join the club on July 1 after his con- 53-day tour of Sri Lanka, with the aim of qualifying for the 2017 Champions Trophy in Park expires at the end of the month, but manager Tim tract with Burnley has expired,” the club said on their website (www.liver- England. Pakistan, currently ninth in one-day rankings, must beat Sri Lanka to get to the Sherwood has previously made it clear he would like him to poolfc.com). eighth spot or better before the September 30 cut off date for the Champions Trophy, stay at the club. Burnley confirmed the agreement on their website (www.burnleyfoot- which will feature the top eight teams. Waqar said he believed the team would reach the Vlaar himself said following Villa’s FA Cup semi-final win ballclub.com) but said they had rejected Liverpool’s proposed fee. Champions Trophy. “We have set targets for Tests as well as one-day series and hope that Although Ings will be out of contract, Burnley are entitled the team does well on the tour to achieve the targets and I am confident that we will over Liverpool in April that Sherwood’s arrival as manager had transformed his view of the club’s prospects. to compensation for the 23 year-old, who joined them from qualify for the Champions Trophy,” Waqar told AFP. Since Waqar took over in June Bournemouth four years ago. last year, Pakistan had lost five one-day series before beating Zimbabwe at Villa were well-beaten, 4-0, by Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley last month but by then they’d achieved their main If the clubs cannot agree on a fee, it will be set by a Premier home 2-0 last month-a series which revived international cricket in Pakistan League tribunal. Ings becomes Liverpool’s second major sign- after six years. “As a coach there is always pressure on you, it’s there even goal for the season of retaining their Premier League status after a 17th-placed finish. The 30-year-old Vlaar, who joined ing since the end of the season, after England international when you are winning. Unfortunately we have lost five series but you must James Milner joined from Manchester City. Manager Brendan consider a lot of factors - the biggest of them all was losing Saeed Ajmal,” said from Dutch club Feyenoord in 2012, has made 88 Villa appear- Rodgers hopes Ings will boost the club’s goalscoring prowess Waqar of the ace spinner not selected for the Tests against Sri Lanka. ances and captained the club before being replaced as skip- after a disappointing campaign in which their tally dropped to Waqar said both Pakistan and Sri Lanka are in the rebuilding per by Fabian Delph in the season just completed. Premier 52 from 101 the previous season. Ings scored 11 goals in the phase.”They (Sri Lanka) lost some of their senior players and we League side Southampton had expressed an interest in sign- Premier League last season as Burnley finished 19th and have also lost some seniors so it will take time to rebuild the ing Vlaar after he impressed during the Netherlands’ run to were relegated. He was their only player to score in the one-day teams but a tour to Sri Lanka is always tough,” said last year’s World Cup semi-final, where they lost to Argentina last nine games. —Reuters Waqar.—AFP in a penalty shoot-out with Vlaar missing a spot-kick.—AFP Angels fall, Rays see off Mariners

NEW YORK: CC Sabathia pitched six sharp single. After another hit and a double play, innings before being ejected for arguing Ben Revere worked a walk to set the stage balls and strikes and Brett Gardner hit a for Francoeur. He hit a pitch from San tiebreaking, three-run homer Sunday as the Francisco reliever Javier Lopez into the left- New York Yankees won their season-high field corner, scoring Galvis and Revere. sixth straight game, 6-2 over the Los Right-hander Ken Giles (2-1) earned the Angeles Angels. victory, getting five outs. He struck out the Jose Pirela hit his first MLB homer and side in the eighth inning for the Phillies, Chris Young also connected off C.J. Wilson who ended a three-game losing streak. (3-5) for New York, which came back to win Jonathan Papelbon allowed a run in the after building big leads in the first two ninth inning, but managed his 12th save in games of the series. as many opportunities. The Yankees swept the Angels, losers of Maikel Franco hit a solo home run in the five in a row, in a series of at least three bottom of the eighth inning, his sixth of the games for the first time since 2003. Sabathia season, to give the Phillies an extra insur- (3-7) gave up back-to-back homers to Mike ance run. Trout and Albert Pujols in the first inning but then breezed through a struggling ROYALS 4, RANGERS 3 Angles lineup the rest of the way, notching Salvador Perez hit a solo home run with his 2,500th career strikeout in the fifth. two outs in the eighth inning, lifting Kansas City over Texas. Perez hit his eighth homer, RAYS 3, MARINERS 1 sending a pitch from Keone Kela (4-2) into Chris Archer became the first pitcher in the Royals’ bullpen. more than 100 years to reach double-digits Wade Davis (3-1) picked up the victory, in strikeouts without a walk in three straight working around Prince Fielder’s double in starts, leading Tampa Bay over Seattle. the eighth. Greg Holland pitched a perfect Archer (7-4) fanned 11 with zero walks in ninth for his ninth save in 10 opportunities. seven innings. No other pitcher had man- aged such a streak since 1914. Archer had METS 6, DIAMONBACKS 3 five three-ball counts and gave up six hits, Curtis Granderson hit two of New York’s along with an unearned run. After striking three leadoff homers, Jacob deGrom struck out 12 against Seattle on May 27 and 15 out 10 in seven effective innings and the against the Angels last Tuesday, he won his Mets bashed their way past Arizona. fourth straight decision overall. Granderson led off the game with a Kevin Jepsen pitched the ninth for his home run, had another to start the fifth and fourth save of the season and third in the the Mets hit four homers off Josh LOS ANGELES: Dodgers’ Andre Ethier (left) is tagged out at home by St. Louis Cardinals catcher Tony Cruz while trying to score on a single four-game series. Mike Montgomery (0-1) Collmenter (3-6) in six innings to earn a by Jimmy Rollins during the sixth inning. —AP pitched well against his former club, but got four-game split. Alfredo Simon (6-3) struck out seven and last season, connected in the ninth for his little run support. Eric Campbell hit a two-run homer in the giving up four runs on 10 hits in five first home run since May 1, 2014. He was 5 second inning and Wilmer Flores led off the innings. allowed four runs - one earned - in eight innings. Joakim Soria earned his 16th save f CARDINALS 4, DODGERS 2 sixth with a solo shot. Juan Lagares had or 12 with three RBIs in the series. Norris (2- in 18 chances. Detroit finished with 10 hits Jhonny Peralta homered and singled three hits and deGrom (7-4) recovered after RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 4 4) was activated before the game after miss- after getting 18 on Saturday. The middle of home the go-ahead run during a three-run a shaky first inning to win his fourth straight Rusney Castillo hit a solo homer and an ing a month with bronchitis. He allowed the order - Cespedes, Tyler Collins and eighth inning, leading the St. Louis decision. Jeurys Familia worked a perfect RBI single during a seven-run rally in the one run and struck out seven in five innings Martinez - combined for eight hits and six Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Los ninth for his 17th save, aided by fine defen- eighth inning that sent Boston over to win for the first time since April 26. RBIs. The Tigers rallied with three runs in the Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. sive plays from Lagares and Flores. Oakland for a three-game sweep. sixth on homers by Cespedes and Martinez, Matt Carpenter drew a leadoff walk from Xander Bogaerts delivered a go-ahead, MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 2 who had three RBIs. Cespedes cut Detroit’s reliever Adam Liberatore, and scored the CUBS 6, NATIONALS 3 two-run double. The Red Sox got eight hits Adeiny Hechavarria hit a two-out homer deficit to 4-3 with a solo shot, his eighth. tying run on a triple down the right-field Kris Bryant tripled, doubled, singled and in the comeback before ambidextrous Pat in the 10th inning, lifting Miami to a win Two batters later, Martinez hit a two-run line by Matt Holliday that skipped past scored twice as Chicago sent Washington to Venditte, Oakland’s fifth pitcher of the over Colorado. Hechavarria drove a slider drive, his 10th. Cespedes added an RBI sin- Yasiel Puig - who was playing his second its eighth loss in 10 games. Jason Motte inning, got the last out. from reliever Boone Logan (0-2) into the gle in the eighth. Avisail Garcia homered for game after missing 39 because of a strained pitched a perfect ninth for his first save Steven Wright (3-2) pitched 3 1-3 innings trees in straightaway center field. It was the last-place White Sox. left hamstring. since 2012, when he led the National of shutout relief for the win. Tommy Layne Hechavarria’s first homer since April 25. Holliday’s hit came off Juan Nicasio (1-2). League with 42 for St. Louis before getting threw a perfect ninth for his first save. Marcell Ozuna had a two-out, two-run REDS 4, PADRES 0 Peralta, who leads St. Louis with 34 RBIs, fol- hurt. Kendall Graveman took a shutout into single in the first inning to help the Marlins Jay Bruce homered twice to drive in all lowed with his clutch hit and scored on Closer Hector Rondon threw a perfect the eighth inning before Castillo led off with take two of three in the series. Carlos four runs and Johnny Cueto earned his first Mark Reynolds’ one-out double to left-cen- eighth - a day earlier, manager Joe Maddon a homer. Bogaerts doubled off Tyler Gonzalez tied the game at 2 in the seventh win in almost a month, leading Cincinnati ter. said he might put the right-hander in some Clippard (0-3) and Castillo’s single capped with a solo homer. The Rockies had a over San Diego. Kevin Siegrist (3-0) pitched one inning lower-pressure situations to get settled. the scoring. chance in the ninth with two outs and run- Cueto and relievers J.J. Hoover and for the victory. Trevor Rosenthal, the sixth Chris Coghlan and Starlin Castro both ners on first and second, but Sam Dyson (3- Aroldis Chapman combined to retire the Cardinals pitcher, threw a perfect ninth for had two hits and two RBIs, helping the Cubs BLUE JAYS 7, ASTROS 6 2) got pinch-hitter Ben Paulsen to ground last 15 batters, helping the Reds avoid a his 19th save in 20 attempts. take three of four in the series. The Chris Colabello extended his hitting out. Nationals fell out of the NL East division streak with a two-run single that capped a sweep. Cueto (4-4) gave up four hits in sev- en innings, striking out nine and walking PHILLIES 6, GIANTS 4 lead, passed by the New York Mets. ninth-inning rally, and Toronto beat TWINS 2, BREWERS 0 two. It was his first win since May 9. Pinch-hitter Jeff Francoeur drove in two Kyle Hendricks (2-2) went five innings, Houston for its fifth straight win. Mike Pelfrey pitched eight strong The right-hander made his second start runs with a two-out double in the seventh giving up three runs and six hits. Jordan Jose Bautista hit a pair of solo homers innings, his longest outing in three years, since missing two outings because of inning to help Philadelphia beat San Zimmermann (5-3) had won his last four and Russell Martin added a two-run shot for and Minnesota avoided a series sweep by inflammation in his pitching elbow. Last Francisco and stave off a series sweep. decisions. He began this game 1-4 lifetime Toronto, which scored three times in the beating Milwaukee. year, he became the Reds’ first 20-game Freddy Galvis led off the inning with a against the Cubs, and ran into more trouble, ninth to complete a three-game sweep. Eddie Rosario and Eduardo Escobar had Colabello’s game-ending single increased winner since 1988. Odrisamer Despaigne (3- RBIs for the Twins, who otherwise struggled his hitting streak to 17 games, the longest 4) lasted six innings. The Padres had won six with runners on base. Glen Perkins worked a active run in the majors. straight over the Reds since May 2014. scoreless ninth for his MLB-leading 21st Liam Hendriks (1-0) pitched two innings save in as many chances. for the win. Luke Gregerson (2-1) was hand- ORIOLES 7, INDIANS 3 Pelfrey (5-2) allowed eight hits and struck ed his second blown save in 17 chances. Matt Wieters hit his first home run in out seven. He has yielded only three earned Pinch-hitter Munenori Kawasaki doubled to more than a year and Bud Norris won in his runs over his last four starts, spanning 28 begin the ninth and scored on a single by return from the disabled list as Baltimore innings. This was his longest performance Jose Reyes. beat Cleveland. since April 21, 2012 - his last outing before Adam Jones also went deep to help the Tommy John surgery. PIRATES 3, BRAVES 0 Orioles take two of three in the series. They Minnesota, which entered fourth in the Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings have won three of four after losing five in a majors with a .298 batting average with run- to win his fourth straight start, Starling row. ners in scoring position, finished 2 for 12 in Marte had a two-run single in the three-run Wieters, the MLB All-Star catcher who those situations after going 1 for 6 on fifth inning as Pittsburgh beat Atlanta. returned Friday from Tommy John surgery Saturday. —AP Cole, the first overall draft pick of 2011, became the first Pirate since Emil Yde in 1924-25 with 30 victories in 53 or fewer MLB results/standings career starts. Cole (9-2) allowed six hits, three walks NY Yankees 6, LA Angels 2; Toronto 7, Houston 6; Cincinnati 4, San Diego 0; Baltimore 7, Cleveland 3; Boston 7, and struck out seven, throwing 74 of his 116 Oakland 4; Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0; Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 4; Minnesota 2, Milwaukee 0; Detroit 6, Chicago pitches for strikes. He leads the National White Sox 4; Kansas City 4, Texas 3; Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 3; Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 1; Miami 3, Colorado 2 League in victories and with a 1.73 ERA. His (10 innings); NY Mets 6, Arizona 3; St. Louis 4, LA Dodgers 2. 13 victories over his last 17 starts lead the American League National League majors over that span. Eastern Division Eastern Division Mark Melancon earned his 18th save in W L PCT GB NY Mets 31 27 .534 - NY Yankees 32 25 .561 - Washington 30 27 .526 0.5 19 chances, facing the minimum in the Tampa Bay 31 27 .534 1.5 Atlanta 27 29 .482 3 ninth by getting pinch-hitter Pedro Ciriaco Toronto 28 30 .483 4.5 Miami 24 33 .421 6.5 to fly out and striking out Jace Peterson and Boston 27 31 .466 5.5 Philadelphia 22 36 .379 9 Cameron Maybin. Alex Wood (4-3) took the Baltimore 26 30 .464 5.5 Central Division Central Division loss. He was ejected in the fifth inning for St. Louis 38 19 .667 - Minnesota 33 23 .589 - Pittsburgh 31 25 .554 6.5 arguing balls and strikes. Kansas City 31 23 .574 1 Chicago Cubs 30 25 .545 7 Detroit 30 28 .517 4 Cincinnati 24 31 .436 13 TIGERS 6, WHITE SOX 4 Cleveland 27 29 .482 6 Chicago White Sox 25 30 .455 7.5 Milwaukee 20 37 .351 18 Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez Western Division Western Division homered in the sixth inning to power Houston 34 24 .586 - LA Dodgers 32 25 .561 - Detroit past Chicago. The Tigers have won Texas 30 27 .526 3.5 San Francisco 32 26 .552 0.5 San Diego 29 29 .500 3.5 consecutive games after dropping eight LA Angels 28 29 .491 5.5 Seattle 25 32 .439 8.5 Arizona 27 29 .482 4.5 NEW YORK: Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher CJ Wilson throws during the first inning of straight, their longest skid since 2005. the baseball game against the New York Yankees. —AP Oakland 23 36 .390 11.5 Colorado 25 30 .455 6 TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 SPORTS England in search of one-day revival against Kiwis

LONDON: England, not for the first time, in the Caribbean. It also played a key ditions sometimes mean that the huge in 50-over cricket.” familiar fashion when thrashing will try to re-launch themselves as a role in Peter Moores being sacked as scores achieved in the southern hemi- During their run to the World Cup Leicestershire by 198 runs in a one-day one-day international cricket side when England coach by incoming director of sphere are not always within reach. final, where they lost to fellow co-hosts warm-up match on Saturday. Both Grant they face World Cup finalists New cricket Andrew Strauss and replaced by Australia, the Black Caps hammered Elliott, who hit Dale Steyn for six to seal Zealand in the first of a five-match series Australian Trevor Bayliss. ‘GETTING IT WRONG’ England by eight wickets in Wellington. New Zealand’s dramatic World Cup at Edgbaston today. Since they made For years now, England have tended But Buttler, England’s wicket-keeper Tim Southee took a stunning seven for semi-final win over South Africa, and the third of three losing World Cup final to regard white-ball cricket as a neces- at the World Cup and one of a new three as England were skittled out for wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi made 106 appearances back in 1992, England have sary, money-spinning, evil with results in breed of fast-scoring batsmen, accepted just 123. New Zealand then pulverised not out against the Midlands county. struggled to keep up with changes in five-day Test matches all that matters. the team’s approach to 50-over cricket England’s attack, skipper Brendon Mitchell McClenaghan then took four the 50-over game. But in omitting the likes of senior had to change. “You have to be brutally McCullum striking 77 off just 25 balls, a for 31 and the left-arm seamer, fresh But this year’s World Cup represented pacemen James Anderson and Stuart honest and say we were getting it they raced to victory in a mere 12.2 from winning the Twenty20 Indian a new low, with England failing to beat a Broad, as well as experienced batsman wrong,” the 24-year-old told the Mail on overs. Premier League with the Mumbai single Test nation in a tournament Ian Bell, for the New Zealand one-day Sunday. “We have to be looking at scores “We certainly played well that day. Indians, was eager for more limited where they suffered a first-round exit series and including the hard-hitting of 350 and upwards,” added the That’s the way we want to play,” said overs success in England. “Winning the after a defeat by Bangladesh. Alex Hales, Jos Buttler and Jason Roy, as Lancashire gloveman, who announced New Zealand coach Mike Hesson, who title in my first year playing the IPL was An antiquated approach, where 300 well as leg-spinner Adil Rashid, himself on the international stage with a last week saw his side square a two-Test awesome,” he told the Blackcaps’ web- was regarded as a par score, was England’s squad-still led by World Cup thrilling 74-ball 121 against Sri Lanka in series with England at 1-1 after a dynam- site. “I learnt a huge amount, and loved damned as “prehistoric” by Paul skipper Eoin Morgan-has something of a a one-dayer at Lord’s last year. ic 199-run win at Headingley. “Hopefully my time in India. “But it’s also great to be Collingwood, still the only Englishman fresh look about it. “That’s the way the game is going. In conditions allow that but if not, we’ve back with the boys. I’m looking forward to skipper the side to a global limited The 2019 World Cup will be staged in a few years we’ll look back at the (2015) got to try to skin the cat a little different- to the challenge over here, it’s a massive overs trophy-the 2010 World Twenty20 England, where pitch and overhead con- World Cup and say it was a turning point ly.” New Zealand certainly played in series.” —AFP Lingmerth wins Memorial

DUBLIN: Swede David Lingmerth, ranked 212th in the world, took down Justin Rose in a playoff to claim the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village on Sunday. Lingmerth won for the first time on the PGA Tour after a par on the third sudden death hole was enough to beat 2013 U.S. Open champion and world number six Rose, with 18-time major champion and tournament host Jack Nicklaus looking on. Tiger Woods shot a two-over 74, an 11-shot improvement on his career worst 85 on Saturday. The 39-year-old finished last at 14-over 302, the worst 72-hole total of his career. For Lingmerth, the victory will live long in the memory. “This is my third year on the PGA Tour, and it’s one thing to be a PGA Tour player, but it’s a whole other thing to be a winner out here,” he said. “Just to be on that list of PGA Tour winners is a special feeling and something that no one can take away from me. “And this tournament, with Mr. Nicklaus as ONTARIO: Suzann Pettersen of Norway holds the winner’s trophy at the 2015 host, I can’t think of many other tournaments Manulife LPGA Classic. —AP that would be put above this one so I’m pretty thrilled.” Playing in the event instead of his home country’s flagship event, the Swedish Masters, Pettersen bags LPGA Classic the 27-year-old shot a final round three-under 69 to finish at 15-under 273. ONTARIO: Suzann Pettersen paid tribute to one-stroke lead, but fell back with two ear- While the victory gives Lingmerth a three- new coach Butch Harmon after winning ly bogeys. year U.S. tour exemption and entry to the PGA the Manulife LPGA Classic by a stroke in “I kept digging deep and finished Championship and next year’s Masters, he still Ontario on Sunday. strong, and I feel like I played really good faces a 36-hole qualifier for the US Open on The 34-year-old from Norway countered golf this week,” she said. “It’s nice to be Monday. a sizzling charge by American Brittany Lang back. There’s probably been some tears of The qualifier in Columbus for a place at the with a late birdie run of her own to secure pain, feeling like you’re bouncing your June 18-21 US Open at Chambers Bay is one of the victory in breezy conditions on the head against the wall with injuries.” the main reasons he chose to play the event. Whistle Bear course in Cambridge. With Runner-up Lang thought she would at “It is a little heartbreaking not to get to play Lang already in the clubhouse after a bril- least get into a playoff after three straight in Sweden but sometimes you have to make liant seven-under-par 65, Pettersen made a birdies from the 15th, but watched help- those decisions,” he said. “And this year I’m defi- DUBLIN: David Lingmerth, of Sweden raises the trophy after winning the Memorial golf tour- tap-in birdie at the par-five 16th to tie and lessly as Pettersen responded. nitely happy I made this one.” nament in a three-hole playoff. —AP then a five-footer at the 17th to regain the “I hit great shots under pressure. Can’t England’s Rose, the 2010 Memorial champi- lead. be mad about that,” Lang, 29, who finished on, led by three overnight but trailed by the I have another gear.” World number two and into water on the par three 16th. A tap-in par at the last gave Pettersen runner-up at the 2005 US Women’s Open same margin through eight holes after a rough Masters champion Jordan Spieth shot a 65 to The resulting double bogey was enough her 15th LPGA victory, and her first in two while still an amateur. “A little let down start. He was forced to make par on the final post the early clubhouse lead but eventually to drop him out of contention. Australian years. “I’m so glad I made a move to go to when I heard she birdied 16 and 17. That’s hole after hitting a spectator in the head with his tied for third with Italian Francesco Molinari (71) Marc Leishman (69), veteran American Jim Butch,” Pettersen told Golf Channel after really good golf. She deserves it.” approach, posting a 72 to set up the playoff. at 13-under. Molinari had a two-shot lead at the Furyk (71) and defending champion Hideki shooting a 69 for a 22-under 266 total. “I Lang has notched only one LPGA victo- “I take confidence, really. I think for the most halfway point of the final round and a share of it Matsuyama (70) of Japan shared fifth place at feel like it’s better than it’s ever been and ry, in this event three years ago at a differ- part I played well this week,” said Rose. “I feel like through 15 holes before dunking his tee shot 12-under. —Reuters thank Butch for believing in me.” ent course, but she is confident of adding Harmon, who began working with to her total soon. Pettersen late last year, is the instructor “I’ve been playing really good lately and who guided Tiger Woods during the first six finally put it together. I got some new years of Woods’ professional career. equipment and I’m hitting it a little bit Pettersen started the final round with a longer.” —Reuters Triple Crown winner gets deserved rest

ELMONT: Less than 24 hours after joining Derby, the whole (Kentucky) Derby thing. the exclusive Triple Crown club, Belmont “There was a lot of pressure, and then Stakes champion American Pharoah there’s the stress. I was really relieved to appeared ready for the next challenge. win the Derby, and I was happy to win the “Looking at the horse today, he looked Preakness, and yesterday was very emo- pretty darn good for a horse that just ran a tional for me.” mile and a half,” trainer Bob Baffert told Baffert’s three previous attempts to reporters on Sunday. “He’s a tough horse. claim the Triple Crown at Belmont Park Today he looked like he could run back in ended in heartbreak after losses by Silver three weeks.” American Pharoah became Charm, Real Quiet and War Emblem. the 12th winner of the US Triple Crown by “I was starting to believe that maybe it winning the $1.5 Belmont Stakes on was never going to happen,” he said. “You Saturday, after claiming the Kentucky have to have a superior horse, and he also Derby on May 2 and the Preakness Stakes has to be tough and be able to handle the two weeks later. grind.” For American Pharoah’s curtain call, No horse had swept all three since probably in August, Baffert is looking at the Affirmed in 1978 and Saturday’s triumph Haskell Invitational, the Jim Dandy, the sent the Belmont Park crowd of 90,000 into Travers Stakes, or perhaps the Pacific hysterics. As jockey Victor Espinoza walked Classic. But for now, the son of Pioneerof the colt in front of the grandstand after the the Nile is getting a well-deserved mini- race, the cheers were at full volume. vacation. After a career-opening loss at Del Mar, “After we freshen him up, we have American Pharoah is a perfect seven-for- options,” said Baffert. “We’ll have time to seven, including Saturday’s commanding 5- figure it all out, and right now we just want 1/2-length victory over Wood Memorial to love on him and enjoy him.” winner Frosted. “Everybody was on board The colt’s career will likely end in with this horse,” Baffert said of the adoring October at the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Belmont Park fans. “This journey with this in Lexington, Kentucky. “We want to share horse has been incredible since we started him with the fans. He’s our Stanley Cup,” it. From the Rebel (Stakes) to the Arkansas said Baffert. —Reuters LONDON: Britain’s Sir Bradley Wiggins rides to break the UCI Hour Record at the Olympic Velodrome in Lee Valley Velopark. —AP Wiggins smashes UCI world hour record

LONDON: Briton Bradley Wiggins added the “It was just torturous; you are constantly track timed events. UCI world hour record to his extensive cycling looking at the clock, counting down the min- He looked on total control from the start career honours tally on Sunday when he cov- utes. So I’m really relieved that it’s done now.” and delivered a highly assured performance, ered 54.526km in the London Olympic velo- The 2012 Tour de France winner, four-time though finished just shy of the 55km target drome to smash the mark set by fellow Briton Olympic gold medalist and multiple world he had spoken of. Alex Dowsett last month. champion on road and track, covered 219 laps However, Wiggins said there were no Wiggins-who undertook six weeks of inten- in 60 agonising minutes, maintaining his regrets about failing to reach that mile- sive training ahead of the blue riband event record-setting pace despite concerns about stone, saying: “Just to get up there and put for the furthest distance travelled in one hour- the slight slowing effect of high air pressure in yourself on the line takes a lot of courage. rode into history in front of six thousand noisy London. It’s a mental game more than physical, it’s fans, destroying the 52.937 set by Dowsett in Wiggins is the fifth person since tough.” Asked where the new record ranks Manchester. September to break the record-held in the in his stellar career he said: “It just tops it “I’m just glad it’s done now, that’s the clos- past by Eddy Merckx and Chris Boardman- off...it’s memorable, it really is. More than est I will come to ever knowing what it’s like after the UCI changed the rules to allow riders any other ride I have done it was a bit emo- NEW YORK: Triple Crown winner American Pharoah rests in his stall after returning to tional really.”—Reuters Churchill Downs. —AP to have a baby,” the 35-year-old told Sky TV. to use whatever equipment is ruled legal for TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 SPORTS Wawrinka bursts Big Four’s bubble with backhand bullets

PARIS: Stan Wawrinka and his wondrous “He has probably the best one-handed one-handed backhand managed to pull off backhand on the tour. No question one of a feat no man outside tennis’s Big Four had the best one-handed backhands that I have achieved in the past 40 grand slams-to win seen in tennis,” Djokovic said after two major titles. Wawrinka crushed his dream of completing It has been 10 long years since anyone the career grand slam. not named Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, “Very powerful and can create a lot of Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray had been spin, a lot of rotation on the ball. He can hit able to boast of being anything other than it flat down the line. He can block the ball a one-hit wonder. very well. He has a short slice, long slice. He Even the one-hit wonders have been a has a lot of variety from that part of his rare commodity, with only Juan Martin del baseline game.” Potro, Wawrinka and Marin Cilic bursting The most spectacular of those eye-pop- the Big Four’s bubble from May 2005 to ping shots was unleashed towards the end May 2015. of the third set, with Wawrinka curling a On Sunday, Wawrinka finally broke rank backhand down the line around the net- as he added the French Open trophy to a post to polish off one of the 60 winners he collection that already includes a Norman produced on Sunday. Brookes Cup from the 2014 Australian So does Wawrinka think he can now bul- Open. ly his way to more major titles and herald So how did he pull off the impossible- the disbanding of the Big Four? “I’m not as and that too by toppling overwhelming strong as the Big 4. They are winning every- favourite and world number one Djokovic thing,” said the Swiss, who overcame the in the final? “I was relaxed on my backhand world’s top two players to triumph in Paris side and I could hit some wonderful back- as he also beat fellow Swiss Federer in the hands,” Wawrinka summed up simply. It quarters. “But I’m strong enough to win was a shot that left others purring. some big title sometimes during the years. “Wow! Just wow! I wanna play like that!” “I’m not as good as the Big 4. But I’m women’s champion Serena Williams quite good enough to win two grand slam exclaimed on twitter while former profes- tournaments. I can beat them in major sional-turned-coach Ivan Ljubicic added tournaments, in a semi-final, in a final. But “Holly Swiss cow. That was something once again, the Big 4 will always be the Big #bullets.” But no one had a better view of 4.” As far as Federer was concerned though, the backhand bullets than the man on the there was only word needed to describe opposite side of the net on Sunday. Wawrinka on Sunday: “CHAMP”. —Reuters SINGAPORE: Vietnam’s Le Thi Bang (right) lands a punch on Nwe Ni Oo, of Myanmar during the Women’s Bantam Weight (54kg) Semifinal Bout at the SEA Games. —AP Great shots, crazy shorts Schooling makes it 4 from PARIS: Forget the breathtaking back- baggy shorts over the dais in front of him, hands, formidable forehands and astonish- placing them next to the gleaming ing aces that Stanislas Wawrinka produced Musketeers’ Cup. “I know a lot of people during his magnificent run to the French talk about it, and it’s quite funny that they four in SEA Games pool Open title-it was his bizarre red and white won the French Open,” grinned Wawrinka checked shorts that stole the limelight on after joining the likes of Mats Wilander and SINGAPORE: Joseph Schooling continued his Singapore has a big lead in the swimming Gabuco had a 3-0 win over Singapore’s Leona Sunday. Ivan Lendl in completing the boys’ trophy- perfect start to the Southeast Asian Games, win- standings with 11 gold medals and 22 overall, Hui to move into the women’s light flyweight Where did he get the design? A pair of Musketeers’ Cup double at Roland Garros. ning two finals in meet record times yesterday to well clear of Vietnam with five gold and 10 in final against Thailand’s Raksat Chutnamat, who pyjamas tucked away in his father’s A few days after declaring he was going lift his tally to four gold medals in the pool. total. beat Thi Ngoc Anh of Vietnam 3-0. Two other wardrobe, or was it from a 1970’s wallpaper to “swim, play tennis and then sleep in Schooling won the 50-meter freestyle in At the time the swimming night session fin- Filipino women reached finals, with Irish Magno still hanging on an old relative’s house? them”, he announced that the star attrac- 22.47 seconds, 0.61 ahead of Wesshasartar ished, Singapore led the games medal table with beating defending flyweight champion Sopida Perhaps it was from a blanket handed tion of the 2015 French Open was heading Napat of Thailand, and the 200 butterfly in 1 40 gold medals and 114 in total. Vietnam had 26 Satumrum of Thailand and Nesthy Petecio reach- down in the family over generations. for a new home. minute, 55.73 seconds, a second clear of team- gold, three ahead of third-place Thailand. ing the bantamweight title fight. The hullabaloo over his “lost property” “They will be in the museum of Roland mate Quah Zheng Wen. Malaysia had 14 gold - including its first ever in Philippines fighters will feature in four men’s park-player outfit was not lost on the new Garros. You will see my shorts every day if Singapore won six of the seven finals on the petanque - and was one ahead of Indonesia. finals, including Ian Bautista in the flyweight. champion on Sunday as he draped the you want,” he added to hoots of laughter. third night of the swimming program, five in Myanmar was in sixth place with nine gold Bautista won by knock out after dropping “Everybody talks about those shorts since I meet record times. Malaysia’s Phee Jin En pre- medals, the Philippines had seven and Thongbang Seuphom of Laos in the second put them on. Apparently I’m the only one vented a complete sweep by the host nation by Cambodia still had one. Laos, Brunei and East round. Thailand has a shot at three gold medals who likes it.” Jokes aside, Wawrinka was still winning the women’s 100 breaststroke. Timor were yet to top the podium in Singapore. in the men’s division. struggling to digest the fact that he had Quah Zheng Wen won the 200 backstroke in Malaysia has won all six diving finals to date, At venues across the SEA Games, athletes and won a second grand slam title, and did it by 2:00.55 while his sister, Quah Ting Wen, won the with with Ooi Tze Liang adding the 10-meter spectators observed a minute of silence for the overcoming a player who had until Sunday, 100 freestyle and helped the Singapore women platform title on Monday with 415.50 points and victims of last week’s earthquake in nearby been unbeatable on clay in 2015. win the 4x200 relay. his teammate Chew Yiwei taking silver at 393.65. Sabah, Malaysia. Novak Djokovic was on a 28 match win- Tao Li opened the night with victory in the It was third gold of the meet for Ooi, a multi- The sepak takraw tournament was also reel- ning streak. The world number one had women’s 50 backstroke, her second gold in as ple Asian Games and Commonwealth Games ing from a traffic accident on Sunday which beaten nine-times champion Rafa Nadal many nights. Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Ahn Vien medalist. Ng Yan Yee and Nur Dhabitah Sabri resulted in Singapore player Azreen Sairudin and third seed Andy Murray to enter the increased her medal haul to six with a silver and combined to win the women’s 3-meter synchro- needing emergency surgery and the death of his final with a 16-0 record on clay this year. a bronze to go with her four gold medals from nized springboard. brother. The Singapore team lost its Group A The Serb had also beaten Wawrinka in 17 of the opening two nights. In boxing, 2012 world champion Josie matches 3-0 to Indonesia and Thailand. —AP their previous 20 meetings. Despite the stats stacked against him, Wawrinka showed that what happens in the past does not dictate the future. “To say Big stars held in check so far in Stanley Cup that I won the French Open, it’s something CHICAGO: One point. That is the combined total and then left for good. Andrei Vasilevskiy made to get a shot here or there.’ I just go out and try completely crazy,” said the 30-year-old. for Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Steven five saves to help close out the series-tying win. to make the right play and worry about the “Winning this one is really special, playing Stamkos through two games of the Stanley Cup There has been no word from the Lightning results from there.” Kane and Toews began the Novak here in final, the number one player. Final. on why Bishop departed. Cooper said he could series on the same line after they helped the He won almost everything since beginning The biggest stars for the Blackhawks and be available for Game 3. “You’ll have a better Blackhawks rally past the Ducks in the Western of the year. Lightning are looking to break out with the indication, I guess, tomorrow at the skate,” Conference finals. But coach Joel Quenneville “I’m still surprised the way I played, deadlocked series shifting to Chicago for Game Cooper said. “Although our morning skates are broke up the duo near the end of Game 2 and because I think I played amazing today. I 3 late yesterday. all optional anyway. Bish, notoriously he goes on likely will separate them again on Monday night, was really nervous but I didn’t choke. I was Toews’ third-period assist in Chicago’s 4-3 loss sometimes during them and sometimes he keeping at least one of the veteran scorers away always going for my shots.” to Tampa Bay on Saturday night was the 100th doesn’t. I’m sure you’ll get a clue then tomorrow.” from Tampa Bay’s top defensive pairing of Victor A slow-starter who won his first major at career playoff point for the captain - and his first The 6-foot-7 Bishop had a franchise-record 40 Hedman and Anton Stralman. the Australian Open 18 months ago, of the final. Kane, who played alongside Toews wins this season. He is 12-9 with a 2.20 goals- “I think that maybe changing those two guys Wawrinka added: “It’s quite strange when I for much of the first two games, failed to register against average in the playoffs. on different lines will get us a little bit more tell myself that I have an (Olympic) gold a shot on goal in Game 2. Stamkos, the captain Vasilevskiy, who turns 21 in July, has made 19 depth and a little bit more balance, see how they PARIS: Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka medal, the Davis Cup and two grand slams. of the Lightning, is scoreless in his last four appearances this year, counting the playoffs, but can defend it,” Quenneville said. returns in the men’s final of the French It’s quite amazing. Never expected that so games. The winner of the series very well could Cooper and the Lightning insist they are com- Stamkos is in the middle of a streaky postsea- Open. —AP late in my career.” —Reuters be the team that gets one of those scorers fortable with him in goal. son. He had no goals and three assists in the first going. “If Bish can’t go tomorrow, is that a blow to eight games, and then had a dazzling 10-game “I mean, as an offensive guy, you want to be us? Sure it is,” Cooper said. “But do we think the stretch of seven goals and seven assists. But he is Truex breaks through at Pocono helping produce, especially at this time of year,” series is lost because Vasilevskiy is going in? Not without a point since he had a goal and an assist Kane said. “But, you know, we said all along with a chance.” in a 2-0 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern LONG POND: Martin Truex Jr. slapped the Monday victory lane Sunday.” our team, we don’t really care where the goals Tampa Bay’s revolving door in net and the Conference finals against the Rangers. top of his No. 78 Chevrolet, thrust his right “It never gets any better than this,” Truex come from, as long as they’re coming from our free-wheeling pace of Game 2 made Kane’s Stamkos, one of the NHL’s most gifted scorers, fist toward the sky and bounded straight said. “It takes time to heal things, especially team.” blank scoresheet all the more surprising. It was led Tampa Bay and was second in the league into his girlfriend’s arms. with what Sherry and I went through. This While Toews, Kane and Stamkos have been only the second time that he failed to record a with 43 goals in the regular season. They hugged, kissed and Truex lifted her makes you forget all about it. Sherry’s here shut down so far, the big question hanging over shot on goal in 112 career playoff games, “I think both teams have some very skilled into the air. Truex has stood by Sherry healthy and she’s as excited as I am.” Truex the Stanley Cup on Sunday was which goalie according to STATS. players that the other team is paying close atten- Pollex’s side through her fight with ovarian took another hit when his grandmother, would be in net for Tampa Bay in Game 3. Even “It’s not a stat you like to see, for sure,” said tion to,” Stamkos said. “That’s when you get into cancer. Pollex was strong for Truex when Roberta, died Wednesday in the family coach Jon Cooper said he wasn’t sure. Kane, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2013 secondary scoring. You saw it in Game 1 for his career was in flux following a scandal hometown of Mayetta, New Jersey. Ben Bishop left midway through the third for playoff MVP. “At the same time going into the them. You saw it in Game 2 for us. That might be that cost him a shot at a championship and “I think the racing Gods were hanging period of Game 2. He returned for a brief stretch next game, I’m not going to go in saying, ‘I need a trend going forward.”—AP his ride. Sunday at Pocono Raceway, they out with my grandma today,” Truex said. were set for an overdue celebration. Truex dominated off late restarts down the Truex led the most laps for the fourth stretch to snap a 69-race winless streak. straight race, only this time he was in front Truex’s Furniture Row Racing team had on the one that mattered most, breaking brought the same car to the track each of through for his first Sprint Cup victory since the last three weeks, with smashing results. 2013. “This is easily the biggest win of my Truex didn’t win but he led the most laps at career,” Truex said. Kansas (95), Charlotte (131) and Dover Truex won the race and NASCAR’s ver- (131). He added 97 more at Pocono. sion of a popularity contest in victory lane. Kevin Harvick was second, followed by Rival drivers, owners, crew members Johnson, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch. With popped by for high-fives and congratulato- a new car at Pocono, Truex raced to his ry messages. Dale Earnhardt Jr. hugged third win in 347 career starts. Truex is the Pollex. Jimmie Johnson fist-bumped Truex. 10th driver to win a race this season and “He’s had more to overcome personally qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup and professionally than probably anybody championship. sitting in that seat right now,” Johnson said. Truex made the Chase in 2007 and 2012 Truex and Pollex, a couple since 2005, have - and should have made it in 2013. “As long endured their share of personal and profes- as they don’t kick me out before then, I’ll be sional heartache over the last 18 months. in it,” Truex said, laughing. Pollex, was diagnosed with cancer last Truex’s career seemingly hadn’t recov- summer and she had various organs ered since he was booted from the 2013 removed, including her ovaries, fallopian Chase in the aftermath of the Richmond tubes and part of her stomach. scandal. NASCAR determined that Michael Furniture Row owner Barney Visser told Waltrip Racing manipulated the outcome Truex he could sit out the rest of the season of the race in a bid to get Truex into the following Pollex’s diagnosis and still keep Chase. his ride for 2015. Truex, though greatly Truex slumped in 2014, his first year appreciative, declined the offer. Truex with Furniture Row after four seasons with found the track therapeutic and kept him MWR. He had just one top-five finish, led all focused on something other than her dis- of one lap the entire season and was a dis- ease. mal 24th in the standings. But he was always a steady support sys- “It was just miserable,” Truex said. With tem for Pollex. “She showed me what she his girlfriend by his side, Truex has stormed was made of,” Truex said. Pollex tweeted a his way toward the best start of his career selfie with Truex and the Pocono trophy in his second season. He has 13 top 10s in from victory lane that said, “Chemo 14 races with four top-fives.—AP TAMPA: Tampa Bay Lightning players greet backup goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy after their win against the Chicago Blackhawks in this file photo. —AP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 SPORTS

S American HQ could face raids if new law passes

ASUNCION: Lawmakers across prosecutors are prohibited from search- files that might aid the U.S. investiga- votes in favor are required for the bill to been no confiscation of his property,” Paraguay’s political divide are urging ing it. CONMEBOL’s home sprawls across tion. “The urgency for the Senate to act is pass, ending a status that critics said said Preda, Leoz’s lawyer. Leoz is likely to senators to approve stripping the head- the manicured grounds of a 98-acre (40- precisely that documents could disap- echoed FIFA culture. fight extradition to the United States, quarters of South American football of its hectare) site on the outskirts of the pear while it is being debated,” said Hugo “The diplomatic immunity that CON- given Preda said his client had been “sur- legal immunity, a status that spotlights Paraguayan capital, Asuncion, and Rubin, the congressman who drafted the MEBOL has received for nearly two prised” by the charges and that he was how soccer’s global governing body FIFA boasts a luxury hotel and helipad. new legislation. decades in Paraguay is illustrative of the innocent. has often been able to skirt legally The existing law provides legal immu- However, it was not clear if the legisla- legal grey area in which FIFA operates Leoz successfully brushed off previ- around national laws. nity for the headquarters, although tion would stand up to challenges over within host countries,” security consul- ous corruption allegations and enjoys a A draft bill to remove the immunity CONMEBOL’s officials themselves do not documents and electronic files created tancy group InSight Crime wrote in a quasi-hero status in the South American was put to Congress in late May, days enjoy the same personal legal immunity before the new law became active. The briefing note. country, a footballing minnow that bor- after U.S. authorities indicted 14 past and as diplomats and their private homes draft bill makes no reference to retroac- If immunity is lifted, police agents ders soccer giants Argentina and Brazil. present senior soccer officials and sports and offices are not covered. tive powers, Rubin said, raising the may swoop, as Swiss authorities have on There are still some lawmakers who media executives on a series of corrup- As a former president of the body, specter of legal disputes over what FIFA and the FBI on the headquarters of support the status quo. Senator Miguel tion charges, including bribery and mon- Leoz had no more immunity than any might be permissible in court. President Confederation of North, Central America Saguier defended the current immunity ey laundering. FIFA President Sepp other Paraguayan citizen and no longer Horacio Cartes has thrown his weight and Caribbean Association Football, law and said it had been demanded by Blatter announced his resignation last occupied any offices covered by the behind the bill and would be likely to CONCACAF, in Miami. A spokesman for FIFA as a condition for Paraguay hosting week as the investigation of FIFA and its existing law, his lawyer Ricardo Preda sign the bill into effect rapidly if it is Paraguay’s national police did not CONMEBOL. “Such immunity does not affiliates continued to widen. said. Preda has said his client maintains passed by the Senate. Cartes, a business respond to requests for comment. Leoz, prevent the imprisonment of anyone. Among those indicted was Nicolas his innocence. magnate, became president in 2013, 86, and the other defendants were They are creating a storm in a tea cup,” Leoz, a Paraguayan national and former Supporters of the bill, which sped returning his center-right Colorado Party indicted by U.S. authorities for allegedly Saguier said in recent comments to president of CONMEBOL, the sport’s gov- through the lower house of Congress last to power after a brief period of leftist rule running a criminal enterprise that Paraguay’s National Radio. The Liberal erning organization in South America. week, say they are confident it will win of the country. The Colorado Party holds involved more than $150 million in Party senator did not say how he would But if U.S. justice officials wanted the Senate’s backing because it is broad- 19 of the Senate’s 45 seats. bribes. He ran CONMEBOL (the South vote. Paraguayan authorities to raid the con- ly popular. A vote in the senate could be The opposition Liberal Party, the sec- American Football Confederation) for 27 On Saturday, Juan Angel Napout, the federation’s HQ in the hunt for evidence, held as early as Thursday. ond biggest bloc in the Senate, also sup- years until 2013, and is now under house current head of CONMEBOL, promised to they will have been disappointed up to The draft legislation would lift the ports the legislation. Blas Llano, head of arrest in his plush residence in an up- “promote transparency” and said the now. The pseudo-diplomatic status legal shield around CONMEBOL’s physical Congress and a Liberal Party senator, has market neighborhood in the capital. body would ensure the current immuni- granted to the complex by the govern- space and allow police to search the said CONMEBOL’s immunity privileges “There has been no request too ty provisions did not hinder investiga- ment in 1997 means that police and complex for documents and computer “deserve to be revoked.” Twenty three search any of his properties. There has tions. —Reuters Boca back to winning ways

BUENOS AIRES: Boca Juniors returned free kick in a line-up missing midfield to winning ways with a crushing 4-0 pair Fernando Gago and Nicolas home victory over Newell’s Old Boys in Lodeiro, who are both on international the Argentine championship on duty with Argentina and Uruguay. Sunday, though none of their fans were Dani Osvaldo was also missing after there to see it. being absent from training all week due Boca, playing at an empty La to a personal issue. The striker may Bombonera for a second time as pun- have played his last game for Boca ishment for crowd violence at their since his loan spell from Southampton Libertadores Cup tie with arch-rivals ends on June 30, though the club have River Plate last month, broke a run of said they want to try to keep him. San two league defeats and stayed second Lorenzo lead the standings by one with the win. point after being held 0-0 by Belgrano They have 31 points from 15 match- on Saturday. River, with 28 points from es at the halfway point in the champi- 13 matches, are playing at Olimpo in onship, which now shuts down for a Sunday’s late match and could go top month for the Copa America in Chile. before the championship resumes as The tournament kicks off on Friday. they have a game in hand at Tigre that “The win is good for our spirits,” said could be played during the recess. Boca coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena. “I Racing Club are two points behind San liked the team ... we have 33 players in Lorenzo after beating Velez Sarsfield 3- the squad and the kids who played 1 at El Cilindro, where Diego Milito had responded well.” a penalty saved but rounded off the Central defender Daniel Diaz gave win with a brilliant solo goal near the Boca the lead in the fifth minute with a end. —Reuters

ONTARIO: Germany’s Anja Mittag (11) watches her shot enter the net as she leaps over Ivory Coast’s goaltender Dominique Thiamale (16) beside Sophie Aguie (21) during second half FIFA Womenís World Cup soccer action. —AP Germany thrash I Coast 10-0 Women’s World Cup

OTTAWA: Top-ranked Germany announced their we’d win 10-0,” said German coach Silvia Neid. game. “It’s not what we’re used to, but we have arrival at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday by The biggest defeat in Women’s World Cup his- to accept it,” said German striker Mittag. Other handing out a near-record 10-0 thrashing to tory came in 2007, when Germany beat teams that could reach the July 5 final include Ivory Coast that underlined the gulf between Argentina 11-0. Ivory Coast coach Clementine the second-ranked United States, who start in the heavyweights and emerging teams. Toure said her team had been somewhat taken Winnipeg on Monday against Australia, the For the first time, the World Cup has been aback by just how good the Germans were. “We number 10 side. expanded to 24 sides from 16, which opens up want to be a competitive side and playing the “If we can bring our ‘A’ game that day, I’m sure the tournament to newcomers like Thailand and finest team in the world is the best way for us to we’re going to be a big rival to the U.S.”, said Ivory Coast. learn,” she said. A few hours before her players Australian coach Alen Stajcic. The teams are in Governing body FIFA says this reflects the were humiliated, Norway had outmuscled Group D, the so-called ‘Group of Death’, which increasing strength of women’s soccer but the Thailand, and only wasteful finishing prevented also features fifth-ranked Sweden and Nigeria. debutants learned on Sunday just how far them from scoring many more. There were only two games on Saturday and behind they still are. “We’ll play differently the next game ... we’ve Sunday but starting on Monday, that will dou- Germany’s victory in their Group B opener, learned quite a bit,” said rueful Thai coach ble. Japan, ranked fourth, open their Group C which featured hat-tricks from Celia Sasic and Nuengrutai Srathongvian. campaign against Switzerland in Vancouver Anja Mittag, was the second biggest win in tour- while Ecuador meet Cameroon. nament history. ARTIFICIAL TURF Hosts Canada kicked off the event on Norway earlier overwhelmed Thailand 4-0 in Germany and Norway next play each other Saturday with a labored 1-0 win over China, a one-sided triumph that should have been on June 11 in a game that will decide who wins courtesy of a late penalty call. The team looked much bigger. Ivory Coast had keeper Dominique the group. “If you score 10 times I think you can particularly blunt in attack. Thiamale to thank for avoiding an even heavier be quite confident going into the next match,” “They will need to find something more than defeat. said Neid. The World Cup is being played on arti- what they showed here ... if they have larger “We had judged them to be a better team ficial turf, which some players said was very dry ambitions,” Globe and Mail soccer columnist Daniel Diaz of Boca Juniors than they were today ... I’d never have thought despite being watered immediately before the Cathal Kelley wrote. —Reuters

Preview Marta steps up for Brazil as old foes France, England clash

VANCOUVER: Superstar forward Korea, a team ranked 18th, who are Colombia and Mexico also playing lat- Marta takes centre stage today as looking for a first World Cup win in er in the day in the New Brunswick Brazil open their Women’s World Cup Montreal, with group rivals Spain and city. Not only are France among the campaign against South Korea, while Costa Rica, both newcomers to the competition favourites, they have also England search for a first win in 41 competition, playing earlier in the day put England out of the last two major years against France. in the Quebec city. tournaments-Euro 2013 and World Despite having former five-time Marta’s reigning six-time Copa Cup 2011. world player of the year Marta in their America champions will be backed up Arsenal striker Lianne Sanderson ranks the Brazilians are looking for the by other seasoned veterans including said England are ready to build on maiden world title which would turn fellow striker Cristiane, goalkeeper their flawless qualifying campaign, their star into a legend. Andreia and midfielder Formiga. and success in this year’s Cyprus Cup. “What I hope in 2015 is that Brazil South Korea’s star striker Park Eun- “We know how good France are, changes history in the World Cup,” Sun will be looking to lift her side who but I’m sure they know how good we said the 29-year-old whose glittering are competing in their second World are too,” she said. “We haven’t got a 13-year senior career to date has only Cup and first since 2003, after qualify- great record against France but that produced a runners-up spot on the ing fourth in the 2014 Asian Cup. doesn’t concern us because we’ll be world stage in 2007. “We have a new Brazil coach Vadao has kept a tight ready.” team, a new generation and I hope reign on his group in Canada with a France midfielder Elise Bussaglia, we’ll be able to demonstrate our level one-hour session behind closed doors who scored the equaliser in 2011 at the World Cup and the Olympic planned on the eve of the opener to against England, which forced a Games.” work on a few set plays away from penalty shootout which put her side The Sweden-based player added: “I prying eyes. France, meanwhile, will through to the semi-finals, believes think we have the ability to do well, to be looking to maintain their unbeaten the French have grown in four years fight with the big powers.” First in run against England going back to on. “It’s one of my best memories,” she MEDELLIN: Deportivo Cali players celebrate their victory at the end of the Colombian League soccer final against their path are Group E rivals South 1974 in a Group F tie in Moncton, with admitted.—AFP Independiente Medellin in Colombia. Deportivo Cali won the championship with 2-1 aggregate score. —AP TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 SPORTS Hamilton wins Canada GP

MONTREAL: Lewis Hamilton put Monaco misery behind him on Sunday with a controlled Canadian Grand Prix victory that sent the Formula One world champion 17 points clear of Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg. The Briton’s fourth victory in seven races this season, and fourth career win in Canada, denied Rosberg a third triumph in a row and provided the perfect response to losing out in the show- case race two weeks ago. There he had been leading comfortably from pole only to lose out after a needless late pitstop when the safety car was deployed. There was no need for the safety car on Sunday, at a circuit that has seen it plenty of times in the past, and there was little in the way of drama either-other than a startled groundhog appearing on the track-as Hamilton led from pole. Rosberg was never close enough to attack, finishing 2.2 seconds behind after having to manage his brakes while Hamilton also had to coast at times to save fuel. The rest of the field was in another race entirely, with Hamilton lapping all but six of the cars behind him at the circuit where he took his first F1 win in 2007 with McLaren. Finland’s Valtteri Bottas was third for Williams, a massive 40.6 seconds behind Hamilton, to become the first driver from outside Mercedes or Ferrari to appear on the podium this year. “I love Montreal,” Hamilton told the crowd as MONTREAL: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain gives his crew a thumbs-up from he stood on the podium after his 37th career the podium after winning the Canadian Grand Prix. —AP win. “Nico was quick but I felt like I always had it under control. “Did I need this?” he asked the spectators to raucous cheers. “I think so.” On his way to victory, McLaren see no risk Hamilton also replaced 1992 champion Nigel Mansell as the British driver to lead most laps in Formula One history. Bottas moved up one place of Alonso meltdown from where he started, beating his fellow-Finn Kimi Raikkonen after the Ferrari driver spun fol- MONTREAL: McLaren are confident their “You guys see him regularly and you can lowing a pitstop, and looked forward to more relationship with Fernando Alonso is not see he is happy with the team, happy where podium appearances. about to go into meltdown after the Spaniard he is now. He wants to win, he wants to race, “I think we really needed this result,” he said. made his frustration evident in Sunday’s he wants to compete, we know he’s a winner “Like last year we saw that it really boosts confi- Canadian Grand Prix and we have the same agenda anyway. “He PARIS: Belgium’s Radja Nainggolan, scores the third goal during his international dence. We know again now that we are a top Those who predicted a bumpy ride, after told me the other day he was considering this friendly soccer match between France and Belgium at the Stade de France. —AP team and that we can fight for podiums.” the double world champion returned to the year like his testing year just to be ready next Raikkonen finished fourth, ahead of team team he fell out with in a stormy 2007 season, year,” added Boullier. mate Sebastian Vettel who fought his way will have heard the radio exchanges with “At least he doesn’t put himself into a cor- Fellaini nets double as through the field from 18th at the start. some foreboding. ner or a situation where he would feel frus- Bottas’s Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa fin- Until Sunday, despite failing to score a trated.” McLaren are starting a new partner- Belgium humble France ished sixth after starting 15th, and provided point for a team wrestling with a misfiring ship with Honda, with whom they won a some of the more memorable ovartakes. and underpowered Honda engine, Alonso string of Formula One titles in the late 1980s, PARIS: Marouane Fellaini played chief tor- defence and fired home from close range Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado scored his first had been relentlessly positive. But the mask but the Japanese manufacturer has consider- mentor as France suffered a 4-3 home to put the visitors ahead after 17 minutes. points of the season for Lotus in seventh place slipped somewhat in Montreal. Told to save able ground to make up with the new V6 tur- defeat in a home friendly against Belgium The towering Fellaini netted his fifth and Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg limbered up for fuel after just 24 of the 70 laps, he exclaimed: bo hybrid power units. on Sunday, one year before the European goal in three games for the national side, his Le Mans 24 Hours debut next weekend with “I don’t want. I don’t want”. Champions Mercedes, Ferrari and even Championship kicks off on their turf. heading the ball past Hugo Lloris from eighth place for Force India. “Already I have big problems now. Driving troubled Renault are well down the road after Manchester United midfielder Fellaini Toby Alderweireld’s cross after being left Russian Daniil Kvyat was ninth for Red Bull with this, looking like amateur. So I race and more than a year with the new and highly scored two first-half goals before Radja unmarked three minutes from the break. and Frenchman Romain Grosjean took the final then I concentrate on the fuel.” The ‘amateur’ complex engines. Nainggolan and Eden Hazard, from the Nainggolan made it 3-0 five minutes point for Lotus after a late coming together with reference lit up social media but McLaren rac- Neither McLaren finished Sunday’s race penalty-spot, added to the tally after the into the second half with a 25-metre strike, Manor Marussia’s Will Stevens. ing director Eric Boullier, no stranger to fire- after both cars suffered exhaust problems, break. with Fellaini responsible for the set-up play. Neither of the McLarens finished the race, fighting after his time at Lotus, played down with Jenson Button also missing out on quali- Les Bleus replied through Mathieu France, who will play only friendlies until with Spain’s double world champion Fernando the suggestion that the relationship was fying while the team changed his power unit. Valbuena’s second-half penalty and late Euro 2016 kicks off on June 10 next year Alonso expressing his frustration over the radio starting to fray. “There is a lot of work obviously to be goals by Nabil Fekir and Dimitri Payet. It because they qualified as hosts, pulled one at being told save fuel. “If we are still like this next year, yes of done,” said Boullier. “We always say we have a was France’s second loss since the 2014 back three minutes later when Valbuena “Already I have big problems now. Driving course I’m sure he is going to turn mad, but I mountain to climb but it looks like it’s a very World Cup, coming just over two months converted a penalty after Olivier Giroud with this, looking like amateur. So I race and don’t think he will,” the Frenchman told high mountain.”—Reuters after a 3-1 home defeat by Brazil. was brought down in the box. then I concentrate on the fuel,” Alonso told his reporters. “They were very efficient, we under-per- Koscielny, however, made the same mis- race engineer. —Reuters formed defensively, we were better after take when he pushed Axel Witsel in the the break,” France coach Didier Deschamps back, allowing Hazard to make it 4-1 with a told reporters. perfectly-taken spot-kick. “We can’t be hyper confident ahead of One minute from time, second-half sub- the Euro 2016, but we can’t be too worried.” stitute Fekir fired past Thibaut Courtois Deschamps’s side got off to a good start after playing a fine one-two with Paul- but failed to really threaten while Belgium Georges Ntep. Payet further reduced the scored with their first chance. arrears after collecting a backpass from Fellaini picked up the ball in the area Moussa Sissoko one minute into stoppage after a poor clearance by the French time. —Reuters

Preview Enticing matchups set for Under-20 World Cup

WELLINGTON: The group stage of the FIFA They have been impressive in this tourna- Under-20 World Cup produced a number of ment, as well as competitive and disci- major surprises, goals galore and an equal plined.” Serbia faces Hungary tomorrow. number of enticing matchups in the round “We’ve achieved history for our country of 16 starting tomorrow. and we’ve also managed to get out of the The biggest surprise in group play was so-called ‘group of death’ which makes the the elimination of South American champi- achievement even greater,” Serbian coach on Argentina, which finished third in Group Veljko Paunovic said. B with only two points after a loss to Ghana Uruguay and Mali joined Serbia in pro- and draws with Austria and Panama. The gressing from Group D. Mali will play best of the matchups in the round of 16 is Ghana tomorrow, the United States faces likely to be the clash on Thursday between Colombia, and Ukraine meets Senegal. In Germany and Nigeria - either of whom Thursday’s other matches, Austria plays could go on to win the tournament. Uzbekistan and Portugal takes on New SAO PAULO: Mexico’s Carlos Saucedo (left) fights for the ball with Brazil’s Fred during a friendly soccer match. Brazil and Mexico are preparing The quality of soccer has also been out- Zealand for a spot in the quarterfinals. for the Copa America which begins Thursday in Chile. —AP standing despite the poor weather, with Argentina brought a number of rising 244 goals scored in 36 matches at an aver- stars to New Zealand, among them captain age of almost seven per game. Angel Correa, who plays for Atletico Brazil extend winning run European champion Germany has been Madrid, and Giovanni Simeone, son of the most dominant team so far, scoring 16 Atletico coach Diego Simeone. But despite SAO PAULO: Brazil took their win- The game was played at a slow goals and conceding only two to top Group their impressive roster, the six-time cham- ning run under coach Dunga to pace, especially in a second half F, while Portugal scored 10 goals and gave pions scored only four goals and allowed nine on Sunday when first-half that had 12 substitutions and Palestine to switch home up just one to finish with three wins in five in its three group matches. goals gave them a comfortable 2- hardly a shot at goal. Mexico were Group C. Argentina joined Asian champions 0 win over Mexico in Sao Paulo. without Carlos Vela and Javier WCup qualifier to Saudi Brazil scored nine goals and conceded Qatar, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, North A week before they kick off Hernandez, both of whom were three to top Group E with three wins, finish- Korea and first-time competitors Fiji and GAZA: Palestine have given up had some exceptional conditions their Copa America campaign rested for next month’s Gold Cup home advantage for Thursday’s and they would not be able to visit ing just ahead of Nigeria. Serbia topped Myanmar on the sidelines after the group against Peru, Brazil dominated a in the US. Group D with two wins. stage. “It has been useful to judge our- World Cup qualifier against Saudi Palestine at this time.” poor warm up match though Brazil, meanwhile, were miss- Arabia after the oil-rich kingdom cit- Nasrallah said they had told the Germany coach Frank Wormuth said he selves against the best, experiencing there was a moment of brilliant ing Neymar, who was celebrating was pleased with his team’s performance in games against top-level teams from Africa, ed “exceptional conditions” for their Saudis they wanted the return by Philippe Coutino when they Barcelona’s Champions League inability to travel to the West Bank. match, scheduled to be played in the group stage, but added that the knock- Europe and South America,” Qatar coach opened the scoring after 27 min- triumph over Juventus. The win out rounds will require even more focus Felix Sanchez said. The Group A match, the first for both October in Jeddah, to be switched utes. means Brazil have won all nine of teams in the second round of joint to Palestine in return for accommo- and determination. Fiji pulled off the tournament’s biggest The Liverpool midfielder their games since Dunga took “The players have two different faces: in upset when it beat Honduras 3-0 for its first World Cup and Asian Cup qualifying, dating the late request. dropped a shoulder and wafted over in the wake of their 2014 was scheduled to be played at Faisal “In light of the discussion we training they joke around a lot but in the win at a FIFA tournament and had a chance past a Mexican defender before World Cup 7-1 humiliation by match they are absolutely focused,” to advance to the round of 16 until results Al-Husseini International Stadium have agreed to play the first match... slotting the ball home from a Germany, a run that includes vic- but will now take place in Jeddah. in Saudi Arabia on condition that the Wormuth said. “But we also know that we on the final day of group matches eliminat- tight angle to notch his first inter- tories over Colombia, Chile, still have to improve. There is still a lot of ed the team. The Saudi team would have return match will be played in national goal. Argentina and France. needed to travel through check- Palestine on Oct. 3, the agreement work to do.” Myanmar also competed at the Under- Diego Tardelli doubled their Brazil now play one more Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said achiev- 20 tournament for the first time. It finished points operated by Israel, a country was reached upon this understand- lead nine minutes later after good friendly against Honduras it holds no diplomatic ties with, to ing. “We have stressed to our Arab ing first place in Group E was “mission without a win in Group A, but gained valu- work by Elias. The Corinthians tomorrow before heading to accomplished” for his team, but he is aim- able experience for the future. play the fixture in Palestine. brothers the importance that they midfielder nutmegged a Mexican Chile. They kick off their Copa “Saudi Arabia requested the support Palestine’s right to host ing to go even further in the tournament. “I think we have to look to some defender and his pass left Tardelli America campaign against Peru The Brazilians meet Uruguay in the round European teams and see what they are Palestinian FA to move the match to matches.” Palestine hosted matches with the simplest of finishes from on June 14 before further Group Saudi Arabia,” Tayseer Nasrallah, against Afghanistan and Thailand at of 16 on Thursday. doing better than us,” Myanmar’s German- six yards. “It was good to come C games against Venezuela and “We were in a strong group with difficult born coach Gerd Zeise said. “This tourna- spokesman of the Palestinian the Faisal Al-Husseini stadium in home and play at home again,” Colombia. Mexico’s first Copa Football Association and a board 2011 in their failed bid to qualify for games and we played very well,” Micale ment was very helpful but it also hurt us said central defender David Luiz. match is against Bolivia on June said. “I believe that we have a chance to win because we learned that we are just at the member told Reuters by telephone the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but usu- “We’re happy with the win and 12. They also face Ecuador and from Ramallah. “The Saudis said they ally play matches away.—Reuters this title, but Serbia are a team to watch. start of our development.”—AP way we won.” hosts Chile. —Reuters Lingmerth Germany thrash wins Memorial I Coast 10-0

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OAKLAND: Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (left) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Marreese Speights (center) and forward Andre Iguodala (top) during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals. — AP James carries Cavs to OT win

OAKLAND: The final buzzer sounded, and series is big time.” It was the second straight their first finals game in franchise history. this season. James dropped to a knee near the base- LeBron James wasn’t done. As fans filed out overtime game, and one the Cavs never They were swept by the Spurs in their only Curry scored 19 points and shot 5 of 23 line and walked gingerly to the bench, of the quieting arena, James grabbed the should’ve let happen. other appearance in 2007, when James was from the floor, including 2 of 15 from 3- where he sat with his head down before ball and spiked it with all his might. He Stephen Curry had a horrific shooting just growing into the planet’s best player. point range, and had six turnovers. “Shots I returning to make both free throws. He flexed his arms and pounded his chest, let- performance but converted the tying layup Cleveland was staring at a major deficit normally make I knew as soon as they left seemed to deliver the dagger with a pull-up ting out a roar that echoed from California for the Warriors late in regulation. The MVP again. Teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on my hand that they were off. That doesn’t 3-pointer to extend the Cavs’ lead to 83-72 to Cleveland. also put Golden State in front 93-92 on free to win 28 of 31 series. Now that’s one thing usually happen,” Curry said. “Mechanically, I with 3:13 to play in the fourth quarter. He James turned in a triple-double to throws with 29.5 seconds left in overtime. the Cavs won’t have to overcome. don’t know if there is an explanation for it, stopped and turned to Cleveland’s bench, remember, Matthew Dellavedova made the Then, Draymond Green met James at the James is still left trying to carry Cleveland just didn’t have a rhythm and didn’t find taking out his mouthpiece and staring at go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the rim to block his left-handed layup, but the to its first championship in 51 years after one the whole game.” the stunned and silent crowd. Cavaliers overcame a fourth-quarter col- Cavs retained possession. After James Jones Kyrie Irving fractured his left kneecap in Klay Thompson tried to pick up the back- But Golden State gave its fervent fans lapse to outlast the Golden State Warriors missed a 3-pointer, Dellavedova grabbed Game 1. Irving had surgery in Cleveland on court slack, scoring 34 points. But the more reason to cheer. Curry broke his 18- 95-93 on Sunday night to even the NBA the rebound and was fouled. “That’s the Saturday to join sidelined starters Kevin Warriors went 8 for 35 from long range and minute scoring drought with a 3-pointer Finals at a game apiece. classic thing you practice as a kid growing Love and Anderson Varejao, both of whom shot 39.8 percent overall. during the Warriors’ furious rally, which he James finished with 39 points, 16 up,” Dellavedova said. “I felt like I’ve been in had already been lost for the season with The Cavs, who shot 32.2 percent, outre- finished with a tying finger-roll with 7.2 sec- rebounds and 11 assists in 50 minutes, car- that situation a million times before.” injuries. He got a little help this time. bounded the Warriors 55 to 45. It was the onds remaining. rying Cleveland’s depleted roster to victory Dellavedova made both to put Cleveland Timofey Mozgov had 17 points and 11 lowest shooting percentage for a winning Cleveland called timeout, and got James on the NBA’s toughest home floor. The up with 10.1 seconds to play. Curry air- rebounds but sat out a lot late in the fourth team in the playoffs since at least 1984-85. the ball isolated on Andre Iguodala at the Warriors had been 47-3 at ear-piercing balled a jumper contested by Dellavedova, quarter and overtime when the Warriors “It’s the grit squad right now,” James said. top of the key. James drove hard to his left Oracle Arena. “I tried to give it all to my James got the rebound and hit one of two went to a smaller lineup. J.R. Smith scored “If you expect us to play sexy cute basket- and his layup rimmed out, and Tristan teammates. free throws with 4.4 seconds left. 13 points and Dellavedova had nine. Cavs ball, that’s not us right now. Everything is Thompson’s tip missed to send the game to And they do a great job of giving it back After James made his free throw, Curry, coach David Blatt went with the same line- tough and it has to be that for rest of series.” overtime. “This is the finals. It’s hard. It’s to me. Total team effort,” said James, who without a timeout, raced up court and tried up that won Games 2 and 3 of the Eastern James sat for just 52 seconds in the first supposed to be hard,” Warriors coach Steve shot 11 of 35 from the floor and seemed to to pass ahead to Klay Thompson. But Iman Conference finals when Irving was out with half and got two quick breaks in the third Kerr said. “We had a tough night. So you wear down as the game dragged on. “To be Shumpert batted the ball away to seal the an injured knee. He started Dellavedova in quarter. He nearly had to stay on the side- have to move on. You’ve got to learn from it back in the same position we were in three Cavs’ win. Game 3 is today in Cleveland. It Irving’s place, and the scrappy Australian line when Green hit him the face as drove and get better, and that’s what we’re going days ago and to come back and even the was a pivotal point for the Cavs, who won corralled Curry as much as anybody has hard for a layup in the fourth quarter. to do.” — AP Family anger as Pistorius British officials to probe to be released in August Farah medical records LONDON: British distance great Mo Farah is “washed through”. JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius, the South African ually eased. to have his medical data examined by UK “What we can look at is all the data sur- amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend, is set Born without fibulas-calf bones-Pistorius had Athletics officials following the controversy rounding our own athlete, Mo Farah: blood to be freed on parole in August after serving just 10 his legs amputated below the knee at 11 months of engulfing his coach, Alberto Salazar, over data, supplements data - everything sur- months in jail, officials said yesterday, sparking age and was fitted with prosthetics which allowed doping allegations. rounding his medical treatment,” Warner anger from her family. him to play sports. Farah has flown to the United States told BBC Radio yesterday. Pistorius, who became a global hero after com- He took numerous sprinting titles in the where he is expected to meet with Salazar. “It may well be that the outcome of our peting in both the Paralympics and Olympics, Paralympics, and made history in 2012 when he The coach denies all the allegations made own investigation says there’s nothing claimed he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intrud- became the first double-amputee to compete at against him in a BBC television documen- untoward going on as far as we can uncov- er when he fired four shots through a locked bath- both the Olympics and the Paralympics. PRETORIA: In this Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 file tary last week, namely that he had encour- er in any way, shape or form around British room door on Valentine’s Day in 2013. But the shooting abruptly shattered his heroic photo, Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police aged athletes including America’s Olympic Athletics and a British athlete. “If, subse- The 28-year-old athlete was found guilty last year image and ended his sparkling career as sponsors officers as he leaves the high court in 10,000 metres silver medallist Galen Rupp, quently, the coach himself is proven to be of culpable homicide-a charge equivalent to dumped him and he was forced to sell his homes Pretoria. — AP a training partner of Farah, to use illegal guilty of doping offences, then there’s a manslaughter-and sentenced to five years in prison. due to mounting legal bills. State prosecutors were granted permission to substances. second stage there and a decision would “The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board... The case also exposed his darker side as volatile appeal against the verdict, arguing that Judge There is no suggestion that Farah has need to be taken. approved the placement of Oscar Pistorius under man with a penchant for guns, beautiful women Thokozile Masipa misinterpreted the law when she done anything wrong. Farah withdrew “Now, one of the possible outcomes of correctional supervision with effect from 21 August,” and fast cars. Weeks before he shot Steenkamp, he ruled Pistorius did not intentionally kill Steenkamp. from Sunday’s Diamond League in all of this is, even though-and I’m sure a government statement said. discharged a gun by accident at a Johannesburg The state argued he deliberately killed the 29- Birmingham, central England, saying he felt that’s probably going to be the case-there’s But Steenkamp’s family voiced dismay at the restaurant. In the dock, he sobbed, shook and vom- year-old law graduate and reality television star after “drained”. nothing untoward proven around Mo Farah announcement. “Incarceration of 10 months for tak- ited in the dock as details of his lover’s death were an argument. Pistorius’s legal team unsuccessfully His decision to pull out came just a day and British Athletics, we might still recom- ing a life is simply not enough,” Reeva’s parents June examined in excruciating detail as the world fol- tried to halt the appeal, saying the conviction was after the 32-year-old Somalia-born Farah, mend to Mo and might still decide our- and Barry Steenkamp said in a statement released lowed every twist and turn of the trial. based on facts presented during the trial and there- the double Olympic, world and European selves to suspend our relationship because online. “We fear that this will not send out the prop- State prosecutors are appealing against his fore could not be challenged. champion over the 5,000 and 10,000 of the reputational damage that could be er message and serve as the deterrent it should.” conviction for culpable homicide, saying he should If an appeals court finds him guilty of murder, the metres, said he had seen no evidence link- caused.” The statement added that the family had “forgiv- have been found guilty of murder. athlete-known as the “Blade Runner” for his pros- ing Salazar to doping. “I’m not leaving Farah joined Salazar in 2011 and went en” Pistorius and did “not seek to avenge” the death Yesterday, the appeal hearing was set for thetic legs he wears on the track-could face at least Alberto, for the reason I’ve not seen any on a year later to do the double in the of their daughter, 29, a successful model and televi- November-three months after Pistorius is due to be 15 years in jail. clear evidence,” said Farah. 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the Olympics, sion presenter. Zach Modise, commissioner of the freed on parole. “A specific date has not been set yet, Due to his physical disability, Pistorius has been However, UKA chairman Ed Warner sug- and then went on to rubber-stamp his correctional services, told AFP that Pistorius would but we can confirm that the appeal will happen in held in the hospital ward of a Pretoria prison, shield- gested Monday that Farah should suspend dominance in the events with doubles at likely be kept under house arrest with one hour of November this year,” a Supreme Court official, who ing him from the often brutal overcrowded cells that his working relationship with the Oregon- the 2013 World Championships and last free time each day before the restrictions were grad- declined to be named, told AFP. are known for gang violence. — AFP based Salazar until the allegations have year’s European Championships. — AFP Price rally cools amid surplus crude supplies Page 22

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) gestures while chatting with US President Barack Obama sitting on a bench outside the Elmau Castle after a so-called outreach meeting at a G7 summit near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, yesterday. —-AFP Obama tells Greeks to make tough decisions Greece talks of compromise as Merkel warns

ELMAU CASTLE, Germany: US President Barack Obama with European officials in recent days. austerity. Athens and Brussels exchanged proposals last Varoufakis himself had termed the proposals “border- weighed in yesterday on the Greece crisis, telling Greeks And Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has sought a meeting week in the hope of breaking an impasse that if unre- line insulting” over the weekend. Tsipras, 40, is under pres- they need to make tough choices to save the country from tomorrow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and solved, could force Greece out of the euro zone, an event sure from hardliners in his radical left Syriza party to reject a default and possible messy euro exit. Greek leaders will French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of an that could shake financial markets and even the global any deal that piles further austerity on the recession-hit have to make “tough decisions” that will be “good for the EU-Latin America summit in Brussels. economy. country. Several Syriza members have called for early elec- long term”, stressed Obama following a gathering of world “Talks are continuing in Brussels at a political level to Merkel, who is due to meet Tsipras along with French tions if the government is forced to accept austerity meas- leaders where the tottering Greek economy was high on examine the prospects of a common agreement,” Greek President Francois Hollande on Wednesday, stressed she ures outside its mandate. the agenda. government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis told reporters. wanted Greece to remain part of the currency bloc. “If we cannot bring this to a conclusion, I believe the Meanwhile Germany urged Greece to hurry along talks He added that Minister of State Nikos Pappas, one of Prime But speaking after a summit of the Group of Seven people should be asked to give a mandate with certain on a loan deal with its international creditors. “There’s not Minister Alexis Tsipras’ closest advisors, had joined the industrialised nations in Germany, she said: “There isn’t new limits,” Labour Minister Panos Skourletis told the Mega much time left. We have to work very hard on this,” German technical mission for yesterday’s talks. much time left. Everyone is working intensively.” channel yesterday. Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the close of a G7 leaders EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker criticised summit. Climbdown Stop finger-pointing Tsipras over the weekend, accusing the Greek leader of Greece is on a deadline to reach a deal before its current Greece proclaimed a new willingness to compromise Greece’s finance minister said yesterday it was time the misrepresenting the proposals and failing to deliver a EU-IMF bailout expires at the end of June, leaving the cash- with its international creditors, as German Chancellor finger-pointing in debt talks with its EU-IMF creditors promised list of alternative reforms. strapped country with no means of support against a Angela Merkel warned that time was running out for an stopped and that both sides come to an agreement. “It is Hollande underlined that to reach the end of June looming default. reform-for-aid deal to keep the country in the euro. time to stop pointing fingers at one another and it is time deadline, a deal had to be nailed down soon. Tsipras has Athens must repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the Just three days after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reject- that we do our job to bring to fruition months of efforts to called for broad-based political negotiations, but Hollande International Monetary Fund by June 30, funds it cannot ed the latest proposal from the EU and IMF as “absurd”, the come to an agreement,” Yanis Varoufakis said in Berlin after made clear the EU is more interested in the details of what hope to raise without an accord. A default could trigger a Greek government said it is ready to negotiate a settle- meeting German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. he will promise. “We must quickly have, in the coming series of events that could result in a messy exit from the ment acceptable to both sides by the end of this month - The Commission last week presented Greece with a hours or days, technical talks to narrow positions and to euro. But after five months the talks are still stuck on dis- when Greece’s bailout program expires and the country five-page list of proposed reforms, including sales tax hikes replace the proposals Greece cannot accept with alterna- agreement between Greece and its creditors on its future faces default on its debts. For all the more positive mood and cuts to civil servants’ salaries and pensions. Tsipras tive measures,” Hollande said after the G7 meeting. budget goals, economic reforms and tax revenues. music, a European Union official reported “no new devel- rejected the proposals as “absurd” and wants a 47-page As he spoke, Greek negotiators were holding talks in The radical left government in Athens said it would con- opments” in the hunt for a deal under which the creditors blueprint his government put forward this past week to Brussels with European Economics Commissioner Pierre tinue efforts to reach agreement despite testy exchanges would resume aid to Athens in return for promises of more serve as the basis for the talks. Moscovici. — Agencies Gulf stocks narrowly UAE may give CB role in mixed as oil slides setting monetary policy ABU DHABI: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are dis- The amended banking law will also place responsibility for cussing changes to the country’s banking law which would financial stability with the central bank, the governor said, MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS give the Gulf Arab state’s central bank a role in determining including by “stipulating measures for macro-prudential tools DUBAI: Gulf stock markets were mixed yesterday after UAE, EGYPT monetary policy, the central bank governor told Reuters yes- and direct instruments to stem the risk in the financial sector Brent oil slipped towards $63 per barrel on news of a Dubai’s index slipped in early trade as investors were terday. and align credit indicators with macro-economic objectives”. slide in China’s fuel imports. China, the world’s biggest dumping most stocks and buying shares in mortgage Existing law grants the central bank control over interest The central bank currently governs commercial banks and net oil importer, bought nearly a quarter less crude in lender Amlak Finance, which surged 15 percent to their rates, but this is negated by the fact the UAE dirham is pegged money supply, with other agencies also playing roles in main- May than it did in the previous month, official data daily limit for a fourth session in a row. But as Amlak hit to the dollar and so rate movements mimic policy in the taining the health of financial markets. showed. China’s imports of oil products also fell by more the limit, buyers switched to other names, lifting the United States. Mansouri, appointed in September, said he expected UAE than 6 percent, while oil product exports fell 10 percent. wider market, which closed 0.7 percent higher. The UAE is currently overhauling its banking law dating credit growth to remain robust and that there was excess liq- Saudi Arabia’s main index edged down 0.6 percent as Amlak resumed trading last week after being sus- back to 1980 and while he wouldn’t be drawn on details in his uidity in the banking system, judged by banks’ holdings of petrochemicals heavyweight Saudi Basic Industries fell pended for nearly six years because of debt problems. rare comments, the governor hinted at a greater role for his deposits and certificates of deposits at the central bank. 1.0 percent and major lender Al Rajhi Bank lost 1.2 per- Dubai’s index has roughly doubled in that time. Dubai agency in directing UAE policy. At the end of April, cash in banks’ current accounts at the cent. Makkah Construction And Development Co fell 1.8 Parks and Resourts was the second most traded stock “The law aims to empower the central bank board in deter- central bank totalled 23.1 billion dirhams ($6.29 billion) and percent after posting a 10.2 percent decrease in quarter- after Amlak, rising 2.7 percent to a record closing high mining the direction of monetary policy in consistency with certificates of deposit (CDs) held by banks were worth 90 bil- ly profit in year-on-year terms. The company follows the of 1.16 dirhams. The company, which is building several the requirements for the national economy,” Mubarak Rashid lion dirhams, according to central bank data. While the former Islamic calendar and its reporting periods are different theme parks in the city, does not expect to generate a Al-Mansouri said in an emailed response to questions from has only been higher in one month since at least December Reuters. Currently, most policy decisions are made by the gov- 2013, the amount of CDs held by banks was at its lowest level from those of most listed firms. profit until 2018, but has become a favourite of techni- ernment, with ultimate sign-off needed from the president, since October 2012. But oil shipper Bahri edged up 0.5 percent as freight cals-focused investors in the last few weeks. Egypt’s Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahayan. Banks in the UAE have been cash-rich for a number of rates from the Gulf to Japan appeared to have bot- bourse fell 0.7 percent as most stocks declined, extend- However, international bodies such as the IMF have recom- years, bolstered by deposits accrued during the period of high tomed out following a sharp decline from their 2015 ing the sell-off which followed the news that the coun- mended independence for the central bank, while upcoming oil prices. Lending to stable resources (which include deposits peak in the second half of May. try had swung to a current account deficit in the first changes stemming from Basel III rules are also forcing regula- in the banking system, term funds, capital and reserves) ratio Qatar’s benchmark lost 0.7 percent after Domenico quarter. tors to examine existing structures and practices. While the is 86 percent, Mansouri said. While lending was sluggish in the Scala, the independent chairman of FIFA’s audit and Egypt’s foreign currency reserves dropped to $19.560 planned changes would give the UAE central bank a greater early part of the decade, as banks recovered from the effects compliance committee, told a Swiss newspaper on billion at the end of May from $20.525 billion the previ- degree of independence, core strategic decisions would likely of a real estate crash and debt problems at Dubai state-linked Sunday that no evidence of vote-buying in Doha’s suc- ous month, the central bank said on Sunday, indicating remain in the hands of the government, an executive at an companies, it has picked up in recent months - growing 8.4 cessful 2022 World Cup bid had emerged so far, but that that its trade balance and current account could be neg- Abu Dhabi bank said, declining to be identified due to the percent in the year to April. “We expect credit growth to if it did, Qatar’s hosting rights would be invalidated. ative in the current quarter as well. — Reuters sensitivity of the matter. remain robust,” Mansouri said. — Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Price rally cools amid surplus News in brief US dollar stable crude supplies in Atlantic basin against KD at 0.302 KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Kuwaiti dinar was stable yesterday at KD 0.302, as well as the Euro at KD 0.336 compared to Sunday’s exchange NBK OIL MARKETS REPORT rates, said the daily bulletin of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). The Sterling pound exchange also stabilized at KD KUWAIT: While Brent felt the pressure from surplus For 2015 as a whole, the IEA has left its forecast for 0.462, while the Swiss Franc dropped to stand at KD West African crude in May, WTI firmed up amid rising world oil demand growth unchanged from last month, 0.321 and the Japanese Yen remained unchanged at KD gasoline demand and signs of a slowdown in US pro- with demand expected to increase by 1.1 mb/d in 0.002. The dollar maintained its level compared to the duction growth. 2015, to 93.6 mb/d. This compares with an increase of other major currencies following a wave of positivity in The rally in international oil prices looked to have 0.7 mb/d in 2014. the international markets witnesses last week, due to slowed as May came to an end. Dated Brent closed the issuance of economic data in the United States related to month at $63.6 dollars per barrel (bbl), down $1.3/bbl Saudi production an increase in manufacturing sector’s requests during (-2.0 percent) from the start of the month while Total OPEC crude oil production came in at 31.4 last May, while the commercial deficit was below expec- benchmark US crude, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), mb/d in April, according to OPEC data. This is the sec- tations last April. remained around $60.0/bbl, gaining slightly by $0.63 ond month in a row that supply has exceeded 31.0 (1.0 percent) on the beginning of May. Kuwait Export mb/d and the twenty-sixth consecutive month that Crude (KEC), meanwhile, fell by $1.4 (-2.3 percent) to OPEC’s output has topped the group’s 30 mb/d official Qatar raises May crude close at $59.1/bbl. Nevertheless, on a monthly average production ceiling. OSPs vs April on demand basis, international prices in May increased for the sec- Saudi Arabia continued to ramp up production; its Qatar has set its May retroactive official selling ond month in a row. output of 10.3 mb/d in April was a post-1980 high and price (OSP) for its Marine crude at $63.05 a bar- During the last week of May, Brent was forced low- came as the kingdom expanded its refining operations rel, up $5.45 a barrel from the previous month, er as a result of an overhang of crude supplies from in response to stronger international and domestic Qatar News Agency said yesterday, following West Africa and increasing crude coming out of stor- demand. For the time being, with international oil solid demand. The May price was set at a dis- age. A resurgent US dollar was also a factor. prices rising and signs that US oil production growth is count of $0.51 a barrel to the average price for With the US importing less and less oil, crude sup- slowing, the Saudi strategy of maintaining rather than the month of benchmark Dubai crude, 44 cents plies from Nigeria, Angola and Algeria, for example, cutting oil production in order to preserve market higher than the previous month. The Gulf Arab have been especially hard-hit; African crudes have share appears to be vindicated. Indeed, bucking the state also set its May Qatar Land crude OSP at consequently flooded the Atlantic Basin in search of trend of cost-cutting by international oil majors, the $65.35, up $5.25 from the previous month, the buyers, pressuring prices. Moreover, the recent oil kingdom, along with Kuwait and the UAE, has been state news agency said. That represents a $1.79 a price rally has also rendered crude storage less prof- boosting its investments in exploration and produc- barrel premium to Dubai crude, up 24 cents itable than before, leading to increasing quantities of tion; according to Baker Hughes, an oilfield service from the previous month. crude hitting the markets. While the futures curve still company, these three oil exporters are utilizing a remains in contango, with prices for future delivery record number of drilling rigs. higher than prices for immediate delivery (spot prices), the difference, or spread, has been narrowing in recent Kuwait output India’s Tata Steel softens months; having reached a 2015-high of $19.5 in Kuwait’s output has held steady at around 2.85 stance on UK pension January, the spread between the spot price of Brent mb/d for the last four months, with the country seem- MUMBAI: Tata Steel Ltd, which in the middle of a dispute and the futures price for delivery in December 2016, ingly able to compensate for the loss of the 330,000 with UK trade unions about proposed changes to its pen- for example, narrowed to $6.9/bbl at May’s close. b/d offshore Khafji field in the Neutral Zone last sion plan, has softened its stance, television channel Brent futures prices were trending lower in recent October, which it shares equally with Saudi Arabia, by CNBC TV18 reported yesterday, citing unnamed sources. weeks. Prices for delivery in December 2015 through boosting production from other fields. Output is likely Workers at four trade unions have voted for strike action to December 2017 were ranging between $67.8/bbl to take a hit in May, however, with the departure of last week in what could be the biggest labor action in the and $71.5/bbl. A month earlier, at the end of April, Saudi Chevron, operator of the 220,000 b/d Wafra British steel industry in three decades. Tata Steel Brent futures had been ranging slightly higher, field. It is not clear whether Kuwait will be able to rely Chairman Cyrus Mistry has written a letter to British between $69.7/bbl and $73.3/bbl. on production from some of its other fields to fully off- Prime Minister David Cameron, the TV channel said. The set the loss of Wafra. company, Europe’s second biggest steelmaker, has pro- US crude stocks Crude supply from both Iraq and Iran topped 3.0 posed lowering the pension age to 63 years from 65, the In contrast to Brent’s experience, WTI, at just over mb/d in April. Iranian production looks to be increas- TV channel said. Indian-owned Tata Steel is keen to avoid $60.0/bbl, is trading at close to its highest level in ing ahead of a potential deal on the country’s nuclear industrial action and will work towards reducing the 2015. Reflecting WTI’s relative strength and Brent’s program in June. Expectations are high that Iran will impact of the proposed changes, Mistry wrote in his let- weakness, the price spread between the two crudes be able to finally return to the oil markets during the ter to Cameron, according to the TV channel. Tata Steel narrowed to below $5.0/bbl-the narrowest in 5 weeks. second half of the year. did not immediately respond to calls and an email seek- WTI has been supported recently by supply outages in Non-OPEC production slipped slightly in April, but ing comment. Canada resulting from wildfires and, more broadly, by overall growth for 2015 has been revised up by signs that the hitherto relentless production of 200,000 b/d to 0.83 mb/d. shale/light tight oil (LTO) was finally beginning to slow Non-OPEC production looks to have declined down in the US. The drawdown in US commercial slightly in April, by 260,000 b/d to 57.9 mb/d, accord- 8 European companies crude stocks accelerated in May after stocks reached ing to the IEA. This was mainly due to a contraction in eye investment in Iran an 80-year high of 490 million barrels in April, while North American output, specifically Canadian and ANKARA: Eight western European companies are crude refinery runs increased in response to stronger Mexican production. US production growth also looks keen to invest in Iran’s $2.8 billion Siraf oil refinery demand for gasoline etc. to be slowing amid continuing declines in drilling project, an Iranian official said yesterday, as the Meanwhile, US drilling activity, as measured by the activity and reductions in capital expenditure that country ramps up capacity to reduce is depend- count of operational oil rigs, continued to decline dur- have curbed shale/light tight oil production growth. ence on imports. Iran - OPECís fifth-largest crude ing May; active US oil rigs were down by 60.0 percent According to the EIA, total US production growth is producer - has huge oil and gas reserves but lacks to 646 since their peak of 1,609 last October. expected to slow down from 9.5 percent year-on-year refining capacity, leaving it heavily reliant on Colder winter temperatures in the Northern (y/y) in April to 7.4 percent y/y by the end of June. imports. Western sanctions imposed on the Islamic Hemisphere and improving economic activity have Despite the slowdown in the US, the IEA has Republic over its disputed nuclear program have helped stimulate world oil demand. According to the revised up its forecast for non-OPEC supply growth in also deprived the country of industry technology. International Energy Agency (IEA), world oil demand 2015 from last month’s report, by approximately ‘This project has been designed for the current situ- has been gaining momentum in recent months on the 200,000 b/d, to 0.83 mb/d. The IEA has noted the ation,’ Alireza Sadeghabadi, managing-director of back of colder winter temperatures (stimulating robust growth of 2.3 mb/d y/y recorded in the first Siraf Refineries Infrastructure Co, said, referring to demand for heating) and improving economic activity quarter of the year which resulted from increases in Iran’s self-sufficiency drive. ‘Of course after the in India, OECD Europe and Asia Oceania. Since bot- output in non-OPEC countries such as Brazil, Russia, removal of sanctions more foreign companies will toming out at a five-year low of 210,000 barrels per China and Malaysia. The upward revision to non-OPEC be interested in investing in Iran,’ he said in an day (b/d) in 2Q14, demand growth has steadily risen supply has consequently lowered the ‘call’ on OPEC for interview with Reuters. every quarter to reach a high of 1.4 million barrels per 2015 by 300,000 b/d to 29.2 mb/d. This is an estimated day (mb/d) in 1Q15. 2.2 mb/d below OPEC’s current production. Oil slips after OPEC keeps output high

LONDON: Oil prices slipped yesterday on news of a Friday to maintain oil output at levels well above cur- in the wake of the OPEC meeting as supply gradually output as this is the next logical step to maximizing slide in China’s fuel imports and as markets digested rent demand, exacerbating a glut where millions of overwhelmed demand in many markets. “The oil mar- revenues in the face of shale oil’s scalability.” OPEC’s decision to maintain its production target, barrels of crude are stored without a buyer. ket still looks like it is heading for trouble,” Barclays Morgan Stanley analysts led by Adam Longson said which analysts said could prolong a supply glut for “The OPEC decision is bearish for oil,” said Tamas commodities analysts said in a report, adding that a the future oil market focus was likely to be on rising the rest of the year. China, the world’s biggest net oil Varga, oil analyst at London brokerage PVM Oil global oil market surplus would last for the rest of supplies, particularly if Iran agreed a nuclear deal importer, bought nearly a quarter less crude in May Associates. “It means we will have an oversupplied 2015, although it would probably shrink in the second leading to the end of economic sanctions on the than it did in the previous month, official data market for the rest of the year.” half of the year. Islamic Republic. “We believe the market will increas- showed. China’s imports of oil products also fell by Brent for July dropped to a low of $62.70 a barrel “This means that global oil stocks, already at record ingly turn its attention to the risk that Iran could add more than 6 percent while oil product exports fell 10 yesterday before recovering to around $62.95 a barrel highs, will continue to climb, resulting in further new supply to the market,” they said in a note. percent. by 1040 GMT, down 36 cents. US crude was at $58.70 downward pressure on prices,” they said. Goldman Analysts expect US drilling to start increasing again in The Chinese data came after the Organization of a barrel, down 43 cents. Sachs oil analysts agreed: “We forecast that Saudi and the second half of this year following 26 weeks of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on Several analysts said they expected oil prices to fall other low-cost producers will continue to increase decline. — Reuters

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GOLD Saudi Riyals 81.740 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. 20 gram 237.780 Jordanian Dinar 428.385 Asia 10 gram 121.590 Egyptian Pound 39.700 Bangladesh Taka 0.003558 0.004158 ASIAN COUNTRIES 5 gram 61.480 Japanese Yen 2.420 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.266 Chinese Yuan 0.047505 0.051005 Indian Rupees 4.753 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037065 0.039815 Indian Rupees 4.744 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Pakistani Rupees 2.977 Pakistani Rupees 2.979 Indian Rupee 0.004455 0.004845 Srilankan Rupees 2.263 Bangladesh Taka 3.897 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Nepali Rupees 2.973 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Philippines Pesso 6.758 Japanese Yen 0.002338 0.002518 Singapore Dollar 224.020 Australian Dollar 218.46 Cyprus pound 744.980 Kenyan Shilling 0.003387 0.003387 Hongkong Dollar 39.157 Canadian Dollar 247.85 Japanese Yen 3.530 Korean Won 0.000260 0.000275 Syrian Pound 2.605 Bangladesh Taka 3.901 Swiss Franc 327.87 Malaysian Ringgit 0.078296 0.084296 Euro 340.48 Nepalese Rupees 3.020 Philippine Peso 6.722 Nepalese Rupee 0.003044 0.003214 US Dollar 303.75 Malaysian Ringgit 83.410 Thai Baht 8.956 Pakistan Rupee 0.002783 0.003063 Sterling Pound 466.53 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.360 Philippine Peso 0.006705 0.006985 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.45 Thai Bhat 10.005 Bangladesh Taka 3.900 Turkish Lira 114.340 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 80.990 Singapore Dollar 0.220143 0.226143 Qatari Riyal 83.427 Indian Rupee 4.756 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.262 Bahrain Exchange Company South African Rand 0.018074 0.026574 Omani Riyal 788.850 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001848 0.002428 Bahraini Dinar 806.560 Nepali Rupee 2.979 Taiwan 0.009797 0.009977 UAE Dirham 82.689 Pakistani Rupee 2.978 CURRENCY BUY SELL UAE Dirhams 82.58 Europe Thai Baht 0.008701 0.0009251 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 806.23 Belgian Franc 0.007920 0.008920 Egyptian Pound - Cash 42.140 Egyptian Pound 39.70 British Pound 0.456361 0.465361 Arab Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.709 Jordanian Dinar 431.51 Czech Korune 0.004284 0.016284 Bahraini Dinar 0.798709 0.806709 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.417 Omani Riyal 787.77 Danish Krone 0.041126 0.046126 Egyptian Pound 0.039140 0.041690 Tunisian Dinar 157.080 Qatari Riyal 83.65 Euro 0.331376 0.339376 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Jordanian Dinar 428.500 Saudi Riyal 80.92 Norwegian Krone 0.034094 0.039294 Iraqi Dinar 0.000186 0.000246 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.037 Romanian Leu 0.087076 0.087076 Jordanian Dinar 0.423836 0.431336 Slovakia 0.009060 0.019060 Syrian Lira 2.164 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Swedish Krona 0.032191 0.037191 Morocco Dirham 31.620 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Swiss Franc 0.315599 0.325799 Turkish Lira 0.112652 0.119652 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021838 0.045838 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Nigerian Naira 0.001253 0.001888 US Dollar Transfer 303.550 US Dollar 303.500 Australasia Omani Riyal 0.782430 0.788110 Euro 339.070 Canadian Dollar 246.460 Qatar Riyal 0.082666 0.083879 Sterling Pound 469.500 Australian Dollar 0.222590 0.234090 Sterling Pound 464.830 New Zealand Dollar 0.207630 0.217130 Saudi Riyal 0.080310 0.081010 Canadian dollar 245.190 Euro 338.865 Syrian Pound 0.001287 0.001507 Turkish lira 109.390 Swiss Frank 286.525 Tunisian Dinar 0.154185 0.162185 Swiss Franc 325.000 America Bahrain Dinar 803.970 Turkish Lira 0.112652 0.119652 Australian Dollar 233.130 Canadian Dollar 0.238058 0.246558 UAE Dirhams 83.010 US Dollars 0.299450 0.303950 UAE Dirhams 0.081664 0.082813 US Dollar Buying 3 Qatari Riyals 84.180 US Dollars Mint 0.299950 0.303950 Yemeni Riyal 0.001372 0.001452 TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 BUSINESS OPEC adjusts to new oil market reality Cartel seeks to avoid price fluctuations

LONDON: OPEC has never really been a “cartel” in the transfer to itself of hundreds of billions of dollars, and for EXTERNAL SHOCKS conventional sense of an organization that agrees to having been, or not been, a successful cartel,” Skeet The big shocks in oil prices over the last 50 years restrict output to maximize revenues. So its decision on explained (“OPEC, twenty-five years of prices and poli- have all originated outside the organisation. In 1973, it Friday not to cut production was entirely predictable tics” 1988). was the exhaustion of spare capacity in the United and the only practical option open to its members. The reality, however, has been very different. OPEC States after two decades of very low prices which set The strategy of maintaining production even as has only intermittently and with limited success the stage for the oil shock. In the 1980s and 1990s pro- prices fall, led by the Saudis but now more or less behaved like a cartel. Its power over the oil market has duction from newly developed fields in the North Sea, embraced by most of the organization’s membership, is been vastly exaggerated. Alaska, the Soviet Union, China and the Gulf of Mexico really the only sensible course. During its first decade, OPEC was almost exclusively which depressed prices for around 15 years. In 1997- Most traders sense this: the price of Brent for delivery concerned with raising its share of oil revenues by taking 98, the Asian financial crisis depressed demand send- ISTANBUL: Turkish people wait in front of a exchange office yesterday in in December 2015 has been virtually unchanged since ownership of the oilfields and increasing taxation on ing prices below $10 per barrel. In 2004-2008, it was Istanbul. Turkish shares fell over 6 percent in morning trade yesterday and February and barely moved on Friday. operating companies. booming demand in Asia, and especially China, that the lira plunged to a new record low against the dollar, as investors took If the organization was confronted by a temporary Most OPEC members raced to increase their output sent prices soaring above $140. Most recently, the fright at new political uncertainty following legislative elections. —AFP shortfall in demand it might make sense to cut output to as quickly as possible. In the 1970s, members turned global financial crisis and now the shale revolution in secure more revenue. But faced with a permanent shock their attention to coordinating prices and discounts but North America have sent oil prices plunging. from the supply side, such as the shale revolution, and were still free to pump as much as possible. It was not In all these instances, OPEC and its members have Turkey investors take fright the permanent loss of demand from substitution and until March 1982 that OPEC began to announce a collec- been forced to adapt to market conditions rather than conservation, the organization’s only sustainable tive production target and allocations for individual driven them. The organization has been most success- at post-poll uncertainty response is to continue pumping and allow the market member countries (“OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin” ful when it accommodated itself to changing supply to adjust. Attempts to buck the market always end in fail- 2014). For the last 33 years, the organization has and demand conditions rather than tried to fight ure, a lesson top Saudi officials and others in OPEC have announced a collective target but has not always been them. ISTANBUL: Turkish investors yesterday Deniz Cicek of Finansbank in a note to learned the hard way over the last 50 years. able to agree on individual allocations and the target has Efforts to change prices by restraining supply have took fright at a new period of political clients. “Thus, markets will focus on how sometimes excluded certain member countries such as generally failed and left member countries with both uncertainty after legislative elections, with the prospects of forming a stable govern- OPEC OBJECTIVES Iraq. There have been only three periods when members lower prices and lower market share (1982-85) or suc- shares tumbling over six percent and the ment will unfold in the weeks to come.” According to its founding statute, the Organization of agreed to restrict production significantly to remove ceeded only in the short term (1998-2000 and 2008- lira hitting a new record low against the the Petroleum Exporting Countries, to use its full name, supply from the market and achieve higher prices: 1984- 2009). Faced with the shale revolution in the United dollar. Turkey’s central bank acted swiftly to ‘Turkey most vulnerable EM’ was established in 1960 to coordinate and unify the 1986, 1998-2002 and 2008-2010. States, which has unleashed a wave of mid-priced give some support to the pressured Turkish The AKP had been lauded in its early petroleum policies of its members (Article 2(A)). Even in these periods, the cuts for most members crude onto the market, Saudi Arabia and the rest of lira, saying it was pruning its short term for- years in power for driving Turkey to new The organization also seeks “ways and means of were notional, with widespread cheating and non-com- OPEC have taken the only sensible course open to eign exchange deposit rates effective levels of growth and prosperity with pro- ensuring the stabilization of prices ... with a view to elimi- pliance. Real cuts fell almost entirely on Saudi Arabia, them: do nothing. The oil market will gradually rebal- today. reform policies. It has prided itself on its nating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations” (Art. 2(B)) Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. ance. There are signs that the process is already well The Istanbul stock exchange’s BIST 100 reputation for ensuring financial and politi- as well as a “steady income” for producing countries and Other members such as Iran and Iraq have consis- underway. Demand will grow much faster than when index plunged 6.20 percent while the cal stability after coming to power in the a “fair return” on capital for investors in the oil industry tently rejected production restraints because they need prices were over $100 per barrel while new investment Turkish lira lost 4.0 percent to trade at 2.76 wake of the 2000-2001 financial crisis when (Art. 2(c)). to maintain government income and pay for defence- in supply will be curbed. to the dollar. The lira earlier broke through the country came close to economic melt- OPEC ministers confer regularly and typically related expenditures. The major producers around the Middle East Gulf the 2.8 lira level against the dollar for the down. announce their decision in the form of a collective pro- At its most powerful during the oil shock of 1973/74, will continue to increase their production though they first time. The Justice and Development But the election has come against the duction target and sometimes allocations (colloquially OPEC accounted for half of global oil production. But its will see sharply reduced revenues. Shale producers, Party (AKP) won the biggest portion of the background of growing concern for the termed “quotas”) for individual member countries. This share since the 1980s has generally been no more than too, will survive, though the industry will be forced to vote in Sunday’s legislative poll but came Turkish economy, with growth slipping has given rise to the myth that OPEC is a cartel that has around 40 percent. become more efficient and some of the highest cost well short of a parliamentary absolute under three percent in 2014, inflation still successfully raised prices by restricting the amount of oil If OPEC has ever really behaved like a cartel, it has and most speculative projects will be abandoned. The majority for the first time since it came to high and unemployment ticking up. that its members produce. been a very incomplete one. “Unless it controlled the real burden of adjustment will fall on the highest cost power 13 years ago. Markets had been rattled earlier this “OPEC has ... achieved a reputation that embraces world’s entire production, it could not possibly maintain and most risky projects which are caught in the cross- The situation has created huge political year by Erdogan’s leanings towards pop- extremes of response,” Ian Skeet, a former Shell execu- the new status quo forever. Sooner or later other produc- fire. The North Sea, the Arctic and OPEC’s own weaker uncertainty, with a coalition, early elections ulist economic policies and a standoff with tive, wrote almost 30 years ago. “It has been commend- ers would challenge it,” historian Stephen Howarth wrote members in Africa and Latin America will all struggle and a minority government all seen as pos- the central bank over rates. ed, reviled, supported, opposed.” about the organization’s problems with rival producers to attract investment and maintain let alone grow out- sible outcomes. The result also wrecked William Jackson, economist at Capital “It has been variously envied and derided for the in the 1980s (“A century in oil” 1997). put in a low-price environment. —Reuters President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to Economics in London, said that the uncer- agree a new constitution to create a strong tainty added to an “ugly mix” of problems, presidency with him at the top. including “rampant inflation, a large current “The election outcome failed to clarify account deficit, and a rapid increase in pri- uncertainties in Turkish politics,” said Ozgur vate sector debt”. “Turkey is perhaps the Altug of BGC partners in Istanbul. “Until the most vulnerable of any major emerging formation of the new government, uncer- market at this time,” he said in a research tainty will continue.” note. The central bank said the foreign Michael Harris, Turkey equity strategist exchange deposit short term interest rate at Renaissance Capital, however said that has been reduced from four percent to 3.5 while Turkish assets “might well wobble” in percent for dollar deposits and from two the short term, a credible coalition could percent to 1.5 percent for those in euro. be good for Turkey. The decision was due to “recent global “We believe a functioning coalition will and local developments”, it said, in an go a long way to reducing the medium apparent reference to the domestic situa- term market and economic risks associated tion. Altug said the move was the “first with a consolidation of president Erdogan’s action of the bank against the lira’s depreci- power,” he said. Erdogan’s plan for the the ation” but had so far only had a limited AKP to grab a thumping majority so he impact on the currency’s value. could tighten his control by creating a pres- “The election outcome paves way to idential system had also worried markets. extensive political discussions and negotia- “A coalition is not something to be afraid tions that may last for several weeks,” said of,” said Harris. —AFP Egypt’s record wheat purchases suggest smuggling is quite rife

ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Egypt’s reported record eign wheat,” the expert said. local wheat purchases of 5 million tons so far This year, a total of 10 billion Egyptian this season suggest chronic smuggling has pounds ($1.3 billion) has been allocated for local been worsened by an inflated government pur- wheat purchases. The fixed price is 420 Egyptian chasing price that is up to $200 a ton above the pounds ($55) per ardeb, which is equivalent to market, traders and experts say. Egypt, the about 150 kg. world’s largest wheat importer, annually fixes a The difference in price per ton between local procurement price for Egyptian wheat that Egyptian wheat and imported wheat is is above global prices in an attempt to encour- between $168 and $200 a ton. “This volume at age farmers to grow the crop. this time of year has never been so much but But the high price has led over the years to a also the price difference hasn’t been that much, smuggling business, where foreign wheat is between the value of what the government is sold to the government, mostly Russian, falsely paying for the domestic crop and the value of labelled as Egyptian. the global market,” said one European trader. Traders say as much as 1 million tons of the 5 The Egyptian supply ministry said the wide million bought this season could be foreign price gap acted as an incentive for Egyptian wheat and 400,000 tons could also be Egyptian farmers to sell more of their crop to the govern- wheat stored from the 2014 season. “It’s simple ment but traders disagree. Egypt bought 3.7 economics, when there is a big price difference million tons of local wheat in the 2014 season, between Egyptian wheat and foreign wheat it 1.6 million tons lower than this year’s expected will be too tempting for some traders not to sell target. their imported wheat as local to the govern- “There’s definitely some Russian, Ukrainian ment,” a top Egyptian wheat expert who has and maybe some French (wheat),” another trad- worked closely with the government told er said. The supply ministry refutes claims of Reuters. smuggling and insists the wheat is being rigor- Adding to the controversy, the supply min- ously inspected. istry raised its target of total purchases on “There are very stringent committees Thursday to 5.3 million tons from the previously formed by the supply ministry, the agriculture announced 3.7 million tons. Small-scale local ministry, the committee for supervision on traders usually approach farmers before the har- imports and exports and other bodies to ensure vest season and strike a deal to buy their crop at that no wheat is mixed,” Mahmoud Diab, a price lower than that announced by the gov- spokesman for the supply ministry, said. But ernment and then sell it when procurement with no clear specifications for the different starts, adding in some wheat they have already grades of and quality of Egyptian wheat and imported into the country to make a profit. lack of advanced inspection methods, it is easy “They convince the farmers that they are for the problem to persist, the wheat expert taking on some of their transport costs and that said. “Unless we follow advanced systems of the quality of their wheat is lower than what is inspection and clearly grade the wheat and give demanded and take it for a cheaper price, and realistic prices this will remain a challenge,” he then they can easily mix it in their bags with for- said. —Reuters Saudi regulator suspends trading in Mobily shares

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market 18 months of previously announced profits Authority (CMA) has halted trading in last November. CMA investigators conduct- Mobily until it gets a response from the dis- ed site visits, interviewed “concerned par- graced telecom operator on the likely ties” and obtained documents before sub- impact on its earnings from an initial regu- mitting a report on Mobily’s financial state- latory report examining accounting irregu- ments to the company on Monday, the larities. statement said. The regulator, which made the The regulator instructed Mobily to announcement via a bourse statement on determine the impact the regulator’s Monday, has been investigating Mobily observations would have on its financial after the firm stunned investors by slashing statements. —Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Deutsche Bank outperforms Europe markets

LONDON: Deutsche Bank shares surged more STOXX 50 index fell 0.3 percent. Monsanto. The FTSEurofirst remains up by around 27,316.28. Tokyo pared earlier losses to than 5 percent yesterday on boardroom European shares have recently taken a hit A pick-up in corporate takeover activity, 13 percent since the start of 2015, end marginally lower, dipping 3.71 changes at Germany’s largest lender, outper- from turbulence in the credit market, where a coupled with economic stimulus measures although it is down 7 percent from peaks points to 20,457.19, while Seoul closed forming weakness in European markets led by rollercoaster sell-off in bonds has unsettled from the European Central Bank (ECB), have reached in April, partly due to the linger- 0.14 percent down, giving up 2.91 points energy and mining stocks. Drinks group investors after years of cheap central-bank helped push European shares higher this year, ing worries over Greece. to 2,065.19. Diageo also rose after a report said a Brazilian money and low volatility. German bund yields and limited the impact from Greece’s debt Some traders expected the region’s Sydney was closed for a public holi- billionaire was considering a bid, while were higher yesterday. Traders and investors problems. The European Union’s exasperation stock markets to make little progress in day. Official data yesterday showed Europe’s biggest biotech company Actelion welcomed Deutsche Bank’s purge of its lead- with Greece burst into the open on Sunday the near-term while the Greek issues Chinese imports slumped 17.6 percent in lifted sharply on reported interest from Shire. ership, when it appointed Briton John Cryan when its chief executive rebuked leftist Prime remained unresolved. Greek shares rose May, a seventh straight fall. Exports But European energy and mining shares as chief executive to replace Anshu Jain on Minister Alexis Tsipras and warned that time 0.8 percent yesterday. “We’re treading dropped for the third successive month, were down more than 1 percent, with oil Sunday. was running out to conclude a debt deal to water on the markets while the Greek sit- slipping 2.5 percent. The figures are the prices slipping on news of a slide in China’s “We do not foresee a dramatic change in avert a damaging Greek default. uation remains uncertain,” said Berkeley latest to suggest the Asian economic fuel imports and in the wake of OPEC’s deci- strategy or capital raising, but market confi- France’s Finance Minister said yesterday Futures associate director Richard giant is struggling to get back up to sion to maintain its production target. The dence on delivery should...increase,” Jefferies that Greek exit from the euro would “not be Griffiths. speed after growth was recorded at its pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was analyst Omar Fall said. Syngenta fell 0.8 per- serious” for the euro-zone’s economy or its slowest since 1990 last year. down 0.4 percent at 1,536.73 points at 1107 cent after the company rejected a second finances although he added that it would Shanghai jumps However, traders took the data as an GMT, while the euro zone’s blue-chip Euro takeover proposal from agrochemicals firm damage the cause of European integration. Shanghai stocks ended at a seven- opportunity to continue buying equities year high yesterday after another round on expectations Beijing will add to its of weak Chinese data fuelled hopes for three rate cuts since November as well as fresh stimulus, while the dollar sat other easing measures. around 13-year highs following a fore- “The economy hasn’t yet bottomed cast-busting US jobs report. Shanghai out,” said Song Qiuhong, an analyst at added 2.17 percent, or 108.78 points, to Shunde Rural Commercial Bank Co. in close at 5,131.88 — the highest since Guangdong province’s Foshan city. “The January 2008 — while Hong Kong rose central bank has the incentive to keep 0.21 percent, or 56.12 points to finish at rates low.” — Agencies TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 BUSINESS The race to serve bank customers’ digital needs Banks, your customers are quietly leaving you

By Julien Faye and Maureen Burns Meanwhile, banks’ classic advantages- en of the ten most popular finance applica- lending rate and raised its savings rate by channel in 13 of 22 countries, our survey personal relationships between bank man- tions are related to mobile banking, with 0.1 percent for every 2,000 “likes” it received found, and accounts for around 30 percent hen Bain & Company surveyed agers and customers, big branch network ENBD, ADIB, and ADCB on top. on Facebook.” Likewise, a growing number of all banking interactions worldwide. The 83,000 customers in 22 countries and a reputation for security-have been Globally, younger consumers in particu- of customers are using nonbank online share of customers using mobile apps rose Wrecently, we found that more than crumbling. Even regulation in some coun- lar are willing to try companies with relative- lenders because of the convenience. Lenda by a stunning 19 percentage points in the one-third of them bought a banking prod- tries, such as the UK, has grown more ly short track records but plenty of online in San Francisco, for instance, has shortened past year. uct from their primary bank’s competitors accommodating, as regulators who once the process of a mortgage approval to 21 Hana Bank in South Korea, for example, during the past year. The rate of defection frowned on new business models now want days and is aiming for seven days. has made it easier for people to move mon- reached an average of 28 percent in devel- to promote competition. Which of these digital start-ups will ey through any device. Customers can with- oped countries and 47 percent in develop- As a result, bank revenues and profit thrive remains to be seen, but they, not tra- draw cash from ATMs via their smartphones, ing countries. margins look more and more vulnerable. In ditional banks, are currently the source of parents can send money to their children’s If that many bank customers were clos- Germany, France and Italy, for example, Bain most of the digital innovations that appeal phones and Hana’s mobile app includes ing their current accounts each year-com- estimates that at least 30 percent of retail to customers. So digital firms are starting to near-field payments technology that can be pletely defecting-bankers would be up in bank revenues are at risk of migrating or dis- siphon off many of the most profitable lines used to pay at many stores. Wrapped into arms. Yet the hidden defection, often involv- appearing by 2020. of bank business, especially the pools of lazy Hana’s digital services are engaging loca- ing more lucrative products, goes largely When Bain & Company surveyed UAE profits such as foreign exchange fees. tion-based offers and coupons, as well as unnoticed by banks because they seldom bank customers in 2013, 40 percent out of Who will emerge the winner out of all the ability to borrow for larger purchases know their customers were shopping in the about 2,500 respondents said that online this turmoil? That’s easy: customers. Just as while in the store. first place or that they lost the business. and mobile banking would become their online shopping adds convenience and flex- Your traditional bank really has no This trend is accelerating as digital start- preferred way to bank. This does not come ibility to holiday retail shopping, the digital choice: It needs to offer digital tools as good ups and specialist firms, less encumbered by as a surprise, as UAE residents lead the transformation of banking will mean more or better than any in the market-and use creaky old IT systems and a thicket of bank- MENAP region (Middle East, North Africa, & convenient, faster, cheaper options when it those tools to earn your loyalty. If you ing regulations, offer better, simpler solu- Pakistan) in smartphone penetration rates. Julien Faye comes to handling one’s finances. demand that it does, you might just save its tions and make it easy for people to find Among UAE mobile owners, 78 percent Better yet, your bank may work harder life. — Julien Faye is a partner with Bain & them. Strong demand for peer-to-peer have smart phones, according to Nielsen. reviews; like Fidor. Licensed as a bank in than ever to earn your loyalty before your Company and leads the firm’s Financial lender Lending Club’s recent initial public Many UAE banks are taking advantage of 2009, Fidor is based in Munich but operates business melts away. Many banks have Services practice in the Middle East. Maureen stock offering is just the latest sign of this fact by creating leading-edge mobile exclusively online. Fidor customers can earn already realized the value that consumers Burns is a Bain & Company partner, based in investors’ and customers’ confidence in banking applications to attract and retain Ä50 if they create a “user-help-user” video place on the convenience of mobile apps. Boston, and a member of the firm’s Financial alternative business models. customers. In the iTunes UAE App Store, sev- on YouTube. In one campaign, Fidor cut its Mobile has become the most-used banking Services practice. Chinese economy falters as imports and exports drop Growth weakens in face of easing measures

BEIJING: Chinese imports fell for a January-March, the worst quarter- extend into mid-year. reduced the amount of cash seventh straight month in May ly result in six years and weaker The government has warned banks must keep in reserve, along while exports also sank, data than final three months of last that the manufacturing industry with other measures to inject liq- showed yesterday, as the world’s year. still faces multiple strains even as uidity into the market. second biggest economy shows China’s official PMI hit a six-month It has also lowered minimum protracted weakness in the face of More easing needed high in May. Chinese leaders have downpayment levels on second government easing measures. The Beijing has set the target for said they are ready to accept houses and shortened the owner- disappointing figures also come as the economy to grow by “around slower but more sustainable ship period during which sellers leaders try to transform the econo- seven percent” this year, lower growth, as they try to transform are liable to a 20-percent capital my from one where growth is driv- than its target for 2014, which an investment-driven growth gains tax on properties other than en by consumer spending rather was about 7.5 percent. British model to one in which consumers their main home in a bid to sup- than government investment and exports. Imports slumped 17.6 VIETNAM: Farmers arranging lychees they have picked from a garden in percent year on year to $131.26 Thanh Ha district, northern province of Hai Duong. Thousands of tons of billion, the General Administration lychee are expected to be exported from Vietnam this year to new markets of Customs said in a statement. abroad including Australia and the USA.— AFP The decline was much sharper than the median forecast of a 10 percent fall in a Bloomberg News Russia silent on when Iran poll of economists and followed April’s 16.2 percent drop. oil-for-goods deal starts “Import growth disappointed the market with a fall even larger GELENDZHIK, Russia: Russian officials said cally import Iranian oil under the deal. than that in April, suggesting yesterday it was too soon to say when an oil- “Within our memorandum on expand- domestic demand remained weak,” for-goods deal with Iran would start, contra- ing trade and economic cooperation, Iran Nomura economist Zhao Yang said dicting a report that Moscow had already will sell us oil, and that money will go on in a research note. begun delivering grain under such an buying goods from Russia. Our traders if Exports dropped for the third arrangement. possible will help to find a buyer,” Interfax consecutive month, falling 2.5 per- The deal could help Moscow, which faces news agency quoted Novak as saying. cent to $190.75 billion, Customs Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Talks are now in their final stages on a said, although that was better strengthen its foothold in Iran. But an agree- deal to end the dispute between Iran and than the median estimate of a four ment between Tehran and world powers on the United States, Britain, France, Russia, percent fall in the Bloomberg sur- Iran’s nuclear programme that relaxes sanc- China and Germany on the nuclear pro- vey. The sharp decrease in imports tions on the Islamic republic has not yet gram, which the West suspects has military meant the trade surplus expanded been agreed. aims. Tehran says the program is for peace- 65.6 percent year on year to $59.49 An official at Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s ful purposes. billion, according to the data. food-safety regulators, said on Monday Russia has acted quickly to cement ties In yuan terms imports fell 18.1 grain sales to Iran had begun, according to with Iran after an interim deal was reached percent, exports decreased 2.8 the RIA news agency. But the regulators lat- in April on curbing the nuclear program in percent and the trade surplus er said that did not mean the barter deal exchange for removing economic sanc- expanded 65.0 percent. The fig- was already being implemented. “Of course tions. The negotiators hope for a final ures provided further evidence not,” a Rosselkhoznadzor spokesman said accord by the end of this month. that frailty in the Chinese econo- QINGDAO: Supermarket tally clerks check imported goods on their shelves in Qingdao, eastern my, a key driver of world growth, when asked whether he knew that the deal The oil-for-goods swap between Russia China’s Shandong province yesterday. —AFP had already started, adding that “we are and Iran is worth $70 billion, Iran’s ambas- has extended into the current dealing only with phytosanitary security.” sador to Moscow told the Russian newspa- quarter despite existing govern- Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, cit- per Kommersant in an interview published ment stimulus measures. bank HSBC’s Purchasing take centre stage. port the real estate market. But ing a report by Bloomberg, quoted Iran’s oil last week. Gross domestic product (GDP) Managers’ Index (PMI), which Still, authorities have stepped analysts are calling for more mon- minister on Saturday as saying Russia Mehdi Sanaei said it included a $1 bil- grew by 7.4 percent in 2014, the tracks activity in factories and up stimulus efforts since late last etary easing measures to arrest would begin oil imports from Tehran this lion deal already signed with state-run lowest rate in nearly a quarter of a workshops and is seen as an year in a bid to ensure the slow- the economic slowdown. “We week. Russian Railways on building rail tracks, as century, while the new year has important barometer of economic down does not get out of hand. believe China’s monetary policy But the Kremlin declined comment and well as six thermal power stations in Iran. shown few signs of a reversal in health, contracted for the third The central People’s Bank of China still needs to be accommodative the Russian Energy Ministry said it was too Russia has also said it is ready separately the slowing trend. straight month in May and econo- has cut interest rates three times to support domestic demand,” early to talk about the start of the arrange- to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran, the GDP expanded 7.0 percent in mists expect the shrinkage to since November and twice Nomura’s Zhao said. —AFP ment. Energy Minister Alexander Novak lat- sale of which was scrapped in 2010 under er explained that Russia would not physi- Western pressure. —Reuters Japan economy gains speed, Indonesian group to challenge grows at 3.9% pace in Jan-Mar bid to scrap fuel subsidies TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew at a faster pace than ini- The 3.9 percent annualized growth rate announced initial estimate of a 0.6 percent increase. Strong private PALEMBANG, Indonesia: Indonesia’s second- Constitutional Court, which is empowered to tially estimated in the January March quarter on stronger Monday by the Cabinet Office was sharply higher than demand in residential and corporate spending helped largest Muslim group plans to file a lawsuit carry out constitutional reviews of legislation, consumer and corporate spending, though economists the 2.4 percent pace initially reported. On a quarterly push growth higher. Corporate investment was revised challenging a decision by President Joko challenging Widodo’s decision to abandon anticipate slower growth in April-June. basis, the economy grew 1 percent, compared with the to a 2.7 percent quarterly increase from the 0.4 percent Widodo to scrap $20 billion worth of govern- costly gasoline subsidies for rates based on preliminary estimate. ment fuel subsidies in his most radical reform the global market price. Widodo took the The government has pointed to the stronger growth since taking office last October. unprecedented step on subsidies at the as a sign the recovery is gaining strength. However rising The action by Muhammadiyah, a national- beginning of this year, aiming to free up funds inventories as factory output outpaced demand also con- ist movement with about 30 million members, for infrastructure and farm projects. tributed to the upward revision, suggesting that growth is the next step in what it calls a “constitutional Government officials defended their policies, slowed in the current quarter. jihad” that has successfully dealt legal blows to but warned that the prospect of a lawsuit “Core consumer spending fell to the lowest level since private participation in the oil, gas and water could alarm investors. “It may scare investors. last summer in April, and industrial output may well have sectors. It may create uncertainty,” the vice president’s contracted this quarter. We therefore expect a sharp The group’s “jihad” may seem outlandish economic adviser, Wijayanto Samirin, said on slowdown in GDP growth” in the second quarter, Marcel and doomed to fail in a country where few the sidelines of the conference. Thieliant of Capital Economics said in a commentary. question the free-market economy, yet its citi- Last week, Muhammadiyah officials met Residential and corporate investment have improved but zen activism has already overturned two laws. the president and vice president to discuss the other vital figures, including retail sales, auto registrations The situation underscores the balance Widodo group’s concerns. Muhammadiyah, which runs and machinery orders, indicate lingering weakness in needs to strike in trying to attract much-need- thousands of schools, hospitals, and small overall demand. ed foreign investment, while satisfying an businesses, has identified more than 100 laws Exports and public spending, meanwhile, continue to electorate demanding more populist policies. it believes violate a constitutional tenet for the drag on growth. Japan reported what by one measure “There are so many economic policies in state to control natural resources for the bene- was its largest increase in wages in a decade in April. Indonesia going in the wrong direction,” fit of all Indonesians. In two previous cam- Some experts say that suggests the recovery is on the Syafruddin Anhar, head of the group’s eco- paigns, the group has shown it can force cusp of passing the stage at which increases in incomes nomic committee, told Reuters on the side- changes in government policy. In 2012, outpace inflation and spur more consumer and likewise lines of a conference in Palembang, in South Muhammadiyah succeeded in crimping the corporate spending. Sumatra. “Some policies are too friendly to for- government’s ability to sign contracts with pri- Private spending accounts for nearly two-thirds of eign investors, giving them a chance to take vate companies in the energy industry. This Japan’s economy and it rose only 0.4 percent in the first everything in Indonesia.” year, in a case brought by Muhammadiyah, quarter, signaling reluctance among consumers to He gave the examples of the mining and the constitutional court axed a rule allowing TOKYO: Office workers walk on a pedestrian crossing during a lunch break in Tokyo splurge. Though lower oil prices have stalled progress energy industries, but did not identify specific water permits to the private sector. That deci- yesterday. Japan’s economy grew at a faster pace than initially estimated in the toward an official 2 percent inflation target, Bank of companies. Muhammadiyah plans to file a sion plunged into uncertainty businesses from January-March quarter on stronger consumer and corporate spending, though econ- Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, insists that a revival of confi- lawsuit in the next few months in the textiles to beverage bottling. —Reuters omists anticipate slower growth in April-June. —AP dence is inevitable. —Reuters TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 BUSINESS Lexus reaps the reward for ‘7 Star Service’ Lexus Center in Kuwait embeds philosophy of ‘Customer as No 1’

KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer & Sons Lexus Division, one of the Al-Sayer Group Holding Companies received top recognition by winning award for excellence in Public Relations and Customer Service during the event which was held under the patronage of His Highness The Amir of Kuwait Shiekh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Radisson Blu Hotel - Hashmi Ballroom on 27 May 2015. The award being presented under the patronage of HH The Amir is highly distinguished and winning this award is a great achievement as well as a strong proof of Lexus commitment to 7 star customer service principles. Leading Public and Private sector organiza- tions were contenders for awards and Lexus Kuwait was chosen as the winner among the Automotive Sector of Kuwait. Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer CEO Al-Sayer Group Holding and Simon Firth Business Director Lexus Division Kuwait represented Mohamed Naser Al- Sayer & Sons to receive this prestigious award from Hind Al-Subaih Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Minister of Planning and Development and Sheikh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Head of Amiri Protocols — Amiri Diwan. GIG affirmed A- (Excellent) rating

KUWAIT: Gulf Insurance Group, a leader in pro- Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the viding insurance services in Kuwait and Middle United Arab Emirates. Both GIG’s revenue and East announced that A M Best affirmed the earnings are well diversified geographically. financial strength & credit rating of A- (Excellent) Over the longer term, GIG has ambitious of Gulf Insurance Group KSCP and Gulf Insurance growth plans and is expected to continue and Reinsurance Company KSC (Closed). The expanding its profile regionally as opportunities outlook for all ratings remains positive. arise. GIG’s risk-adjusted capitalization has Khalid Al-Hassan, Group CEO of Gulf improved in recent years, and remained at a Insurance Group said, “The ratings reflect GIG’s good level at year-end 2014”. strengthened risk-adjusted capitalization, its Al-Hassan concluded, “GIG has a comprehen- excellent regional business profile, robust track sive risk management framework, with a well- record of underwriting profitability and defined risk appetite statement. The company improved risk management.” has developed appropriate tools and processes GIG is amongst the largest and most diversi- to identify, measure and manage risks across its fied insurance groups in the Middle East and subsidiaries. These include internal assessments North Africa region. The group is one of the of capital requirements at a group and sub- leading private insurers (by gross premium writ- sidiary level, catastrophe exposures and count- ten) with a strong competitive market position er-party credit risk. Economic capital is managed in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Egypt. Khalid Al-Hassan, Group CEO of to ensure sufficient internal capital is generated Volkswagen Kuwait Furthermore, the group has interests in Syria, Gulf Insurance Group to support the company’s strategic plans”. introduces Value Packages

KUWAIT: Volkswagen Kuwait is keeping its “Delivering Service Excellence is one of customers and their cars on the road for our foremost priorities, we offer Volkswagen longer, while ensuring greater value-for- drivers greater choice and flexibility in money, through the introduction of Value knowing that their vehicles can be main- Packages. tained to the highest standards at a low Value Packages - a component of cost, even after four years on the roads.” Volkswagen Genuine Parts - are now avail- Volkswagen Genuine Parts(r), developed able at dealerships across the Volkswagen for Value Packages are built to unique tech- Kuwait retail network, providing customers nical specifications and are subject to a of Volkswagen vehicles four years or older stringent development and testing process with greater choice, flexibility and assur- to guarantee a high quality and durable ance that investment in vehicle mainte- product range. The lower cost of the range nance is in keeping with the age of the is partially due to adapting the production vehicle. materials to an older vehicle’s residual val- Commenting on that, Abdullah Ali, ue. The introductory Value Packages line Volkswagen Behbehani General Manager,, includes silencers, exhaust pipes, dust and said: “Volkswagen models truly stand the pollen filters, windscreen cleaners, starter test of time thanks to world-class German batteries, brake pads and discs, alternators, engineering. By introducing Value spark plugs, wiper blades, shock absorbers Packages, we can maximize the life span of and drive shafts for a limited range of mod- Board members and management. Volkswagen vehicles at a cost that ensures els. As the range rolls out across the region, greater value-for-money for the remainder the number of parts on offer will continue of the car’s service life. to grow. First Equilease for Equipment VIVA launches voice-over LTE and Transportation Co holds AGM for the first time in Kuwait KUWAIT: The General Assembly Energy Fund, Mubader WLL, Pearl panies that use equipment for this field. Given the respective Meeting for First Equilease for National Holding Company, and construction and various high study recommendations, it Equipment and Transportation Privatization Holding company. quality industrial purposes which expanded its various leasing activ- KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing ucts as well as presenting its customers Company KSC (closed) was held The company provides an inno- include a variety of heavy cranes ities, as well as the purchase and and most developed telecom operator, with award winning services. on 4 June 2015. 99.7 percent of vative model equipment leasing types, giant chunks tankers, sale of equipment. The company is announced that it is the first in Kuwait to VIVA is the fastest-growing telecom shareholders were present at the services in the Gulf region which cement mixers, trucks and other still studying a number of acquisi- introduce the all-new Voice over Long Term operator in Kuwait. Launched in December meeting and it was presided by caters to each of the company’s construction equipment and tion opportunities in companies Evolution (LTE) (VoLTE) technology. 2008, VIVA makes things Possible for its the Chairman, Mohammad A Al- customers according to their transportation vehicles. offering operating leases to create Through this new advanced technology, customers by transforming communica- Qahtany. The Annual General needs. In addition, it offers unique In 2014, the company’s total the desired investment opportuni- customers will be able to use the LTE tion, information and entertainment expe- Assembly Meeting approved the and flexible equipment leasing revenue reached KD1,115,135, ties. Internet during a riences. The 2014 financial results which ended services, with a focus on the while its shareholders’ equity The company has also estab- call, get HD-like company has on 31/12/2014 and all of the gen- petroleum, industrial, and infra- amounted to KD 12,845,821, with lished a subsidiary company call quality and rapidly estab- eral assembly’s items. structure sectors. a book value of 128.458 per share. engaged in the leasing and sale of take part in lished an unri- Al-Qahtany mentioned that the As part of its expansion policy, Previously, the company con- heavy equipment compatible with seamless HD valled position Company was established in 2005 the company signed a number of sidered a diversification study in the principles and provisions of quality video in the market as a Kuwaiti closed shareholding lease and sales equipment con- the field of leasing machinery and Islamic law with a capital of KD calls. through its cus- company with a current capital of tracts in 2014, bringing the total heavy equipment within the Gulf 1,000,000. The establishment pro- Through tomer centric 10 million dinars. the company’s existing contracts to date to and the Middle East in collabora- cedures are still in progress with VoLTE, VIVA’s cus- approach. major shareholders include Kuwait KD11,925 million. The contracts tion with one of the largest hous- an expected operation start date tomers will be VIVA’s quest is Financial Centre (Markaz), Markaz were signed by a number of com- es of global experience regarding during the 2015 year. able to conduct to be the high-quality calls mobile brand of and benefit from choice in an overall better Kuwait by experience. VIVA being transpar- Ethiopia eyes extra 12,000 MW aims to always provide its customers with an ent, engaging, energetic and fulfilling. VIVA integrated and complete voice and data continues to take a considerable share of solution that allows customers to enjoy the market by offering an innovative range in power projects by 2020 uninterrupted voice call and data streaming, of best value products, services and con- and its commitment to offering its cus- tent propositions; a state of the art, nation- tomers the latest in the world of technology. wide network and world-class service. VIVA ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia plans to launch megawatts will be added, Azeb Asnake, GTP 1 and GTP 2 will put the country slightly VIVA’s plan to invest further in its net- offers internet speeds of more than 100 hydropower dams and other renewable Chief Executive of state-run Ethiopian ahead of that target, once the projects are work, services and human capital has been Mbps, due to the implementation of the energy projects over the five years to 2020 Electric Power, told Reuters. completed. very evident as it continues to expand its most advanced fourth generation (4G LTE) that will add an additional 12,000 “For this ambitious plan, the idea is to The government says its priority is to sat- reach across Kuwait through new branches network in Kuwait resulting in superior cov- megawatts of electricity upon completion, a finance at least 50 percent by our own cof- isfy domestic needs but given demand still and partnerships, offer the latest in prod- erage, performance and reliability. senior official said yesterday. fers, by the Ethiopian government, and the remains insignificant, a large amount of elec- With one of the continent’s fastest-grow- rest from different sources,” she said of the tricity produced will end up being exported. ing economies, Ethiopia wants to become a projects slated to be launched by 2020. Addis Ababa already sells a small amount Eurotunnel reluctantly sells manufacturing hub and Africa’s top energy Ethiopia’s total energy plans could cost the of power to neighbors Sudan, Kenya and exporter by tapping the numerous rivers that country up to $25 billion, Azeb said. Djibouti. It has signed memorandums of ferries to Danish rival DFDS cascade through its highlands. Experts say “They could be grants, soft loans and understanding with South Sudan, Tanzania the Horn of Africa nation has the potential to commercial loans from foreign banks, gov- and Rwanda, while an underwater power PARIS: Eurotunnel, the operator of the SCOP SeaFrance, rather than to DFDS, a generate 45,000 megawatts of hydropower. ernments and the like,” she said. link with Yemen is also in the pipeline. Once undersea rail link between England and competitor on the same sea route, but Under a 2010-2015 development blueprint, Ethiopia’s grand plans are complete, it wants France, is reluctantly selling its Calais-to- the cooperative failed to secure suffi- the Growth and Transformation Plan 1 (GTP POWER EXPORTS to export power to countries in North and Dover ferry business, MyFerryLink, to cient backing to submit an offer, it said. 1), Ethiopia started work on the $4.1 billion Mega dams supplying up to 2,000 southern Africa and beyond. Danish rival DFDS, after a dispute with “DFDS are great professionals but I Grand Renaissance Dam and planned to megawatts each set up on several main “We have sufficient resources to power a British antitrust authorities. Earlier this deeply regret having to abandon this complete the $1.8 billion Gilgel Gibe 3. rivers and tributaries including the Omo and very large part of Africa,” Azeb said. Other year, Eurotunnel put the loss-making business. DFDS is no enemy, it is a rival,” Together the dams will boost generating the Nile are part of the plan, according to major African producers such as South Africa ferry service up for sale after it failed to CEO Jacques Gounon told a conference capacity from 2,400 megawatts now to more official documents obtained by Reuters. and Egypt boast generation capacity of overturn a ban on it operating the sea call. than 10,000 megawatts upon completion. Solar, wind and geothermal projects are about 42,000 MW and 34,000 MW, though route due to antitrust concerns. The price was not disclosed. Gounon Under a new 2015-2020 plan, or GTP 2, also planned. Ethiopia said in 2011 it their actual production is lower as many Eurotunnel had wanted to sell the said DFDS’s offer was “the least bad” to that is due to be endorsed by parliament in planned to launch projects to raise generat- plants are old and need to be temporarily business to a workers’ cooperative, preserve jobs. —Reuters September, projects generating 12,000 ing capacity to 20,000 megawatts by 2020. closed for maintenance. —Reuters technology TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Kaspersky endpoint security for business manageability

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The CIO’s future is in the I of the beholder

DUBAI: Toward the end of last year, I spoke in all of which are changing at an extremely rap- this column of the need for the region’s Chief id pace and are accompanied by their own Information Officers to prepare themselves inherent security implications. for an evolution of their role, with the ‘infor- Within the Business sphere, there is a clear mation’ of their title eventually transforming requirement for the CIO to become the Chief into ‘innovation’. Indeed, with their roles of Intelligence. Data is now global, compre- already encompassing the identification of hensive, and massive, and extracting value disruptive technologies for pilot projects, from this data and presenting it in the most CIOs are perfectly positioned to take on the appropriate form to business users is a critical mantle of Chief Innovation Officer, tasked challenge. My regular discussions with the with empowering business strategies, gener- region’s ICT leaders reveal that this priority ating new revenue streams, and enabling already tops most of their agendas, with the profitable growth through the innovative vast majority of CIOs striving to empower implementation of cutting-edge ICT solu- their businesses with actionable insights. Big tions. Data/analytics projects will change the way The ability to innovate has never been businesses make decisions, but many barriers easier, more affordable, more - the high cost of technology, possible, and faster than it is complexity of data integration, today. And in game-changing business and IT skills availability, times such as these, it’s up to and organizational maturity - the CIO to take charge - or must be addressed along the someone else will. But are there way, and responsibility for this any other I-shaped strings that lies firmly with the Chief of the forward-thinking CIO Intelligence. should be looking to add to his or her bow? Involvement In short, yes. While the role The next aspect to consider of CIO as innovator is undoubt- is Leadership, something that Wunderlist - has won praise from tech reviewers for its clean design and useful features. edly a crucial one, there are a has perhaps not been tradition- whole host of other dimensions ally associated with the office of that must not be ignored as the the CIO. However, with approxi- ICT leaders of today strive to mately 61% of IT investment Microsoft tries to maintain their relevance in the Jyoti Lalchandani funding already coming from ultra-competitive landscape of outside the IT department itself, tomorrow. Broadly speaking, these can be we are seeing a shift in the way CIOs and oth- categorized as Technical Dimensions, er senior executives relate and collaborate. If Business Dimensions, and Leadership the CIO is not the decision maker, he/she can win mobile friends Dimensions, with infrastructure, integration, still play a range of roles - from co-decision intelligence, influence, and inspiration all maker to partner to trusted advisor. And joining innovation as key areas of focus for regardless of the level of involvement, the IT NEW YORK: Looking for a new app for making “to-do” Facebook bought Instagram in 2012, the popular, free sizes.” Advertisers will also be able to target their mes- the future-ready CIO. department may end up fully accountable for lists on your Apple or Android phone? You could use photo-sharing app had no ads. Since then, Instagram sages to users based on their age, location and gen- Within the Technical sphere, I expect CIOs the integration, support, and success of the Apple’s Reminders or Google’s Keep. But Microsoft is has been careful to only show a few, hand-picked ads der, as well as their interests and things they follow on to actively embrace the responsibilities that technology being introduced, so it is critical hoping you’ll try Wunderlist, created by a German tech in users’ feeds, for fear of alienating its fiercely loyal fol- Instagram. “Working with Facebook, we will enable would be incumbent upon them as Chief of that the CIO is not left sitting in the dark. To startup that Microsoft bought this week. lowing - or marring the Instagram experience. But we advertisers to reach people on Instagram based on Infrastructure and Chief of Integration. The this end, the CIO must gain support and drive Microsoft’s acquisition of German firm all knew that wouldn’t last. demographics and interests, as well as information former is already a core area of accountability, action through others, serving as a Chief of 6Wunderkinder this week for an undisclosed sum is This week, Instagram announced that it will make businesses have about their own customers,” reads a with everybody across the business assuming Influence who proposes, reasons, persuades, part of its broader effort to win friends in the mobile ads on its app “available to businesses of all types and blog post from Instagram.—AP that running the organization’s infrastructure uncovers, or creates incentives, finds com- world. It is still promoting its Windows operating soft- smoothly and efficiently is the primary task of mon ground, and shares visions with other ware for smartphones, but relatively few consumers the CIO. Indeed, with legacy systems account- decision makers. are buying Windows phones. So the company is also ing for 65-70% of the overall IT budget, the The final new role I encourage all CIOs to building a stable of apps for devices that run on highest priorities for CIOs will continue to be embrace is that of Chief of Interpretation, tak- Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms. keeping the lights on and managing these ing on responsibility for translating technolo- That includes Android and iOS versions of legacy environments. Such processes and sys- gy concepts into business terms. This will Microsoft’s Office programs, which the Redmond, tems are globally interconnected and inter- require CIOs to develop a culture of collabo- Washington, company created in-house and released dependent, so there is also a pressing need ration and champion continuous change earlier this year. Then there’s a mobile calendar called for a consistent and integrated enterprise- management for the betterment of their Sunrise, made by a company Microsoft bought in wide perspective. organizations. And most importantly in this February. Microsoft Corp. also bought the startup regard, the CIO needs to lead by example. behind an email app called Accompli, which - like Collaboration They can no longer remain at the conceptual Sunrise and Wunderlist - has won praise from tech CIOs must orchestrate this technology col- level of technology and delegate specific reviewers for its clean design and useful features. laboration and ensure interoperability in their technology understanding to experts; they Microsoft has since rebranded the Accompli app as new guise as Chief of Integration. The ever- need to share the experience and fully “Outlook” for mobile devices. But it’s still offering the growing challenge in this respect is to accom- immerse themselves in the new world they Sunrise calendar and Wunderlist apps under their modate each unique user’s needs, mobility are helping to build. Simply put, they must original names, while planning to use some of their device of choice, and work arrangements walk the talk and prove there’s more to their features in other services. All the apps have a free ver- while still maintaining overall integrity, inte- role than at first meets the I. sion. Microsoft hopes they’ll eventually win people gration, and security across the organization. The columnist is group vice president and over to services that make money from subscriptions Enterprise architectures and coherent mobili- regional managing director for the Middle or ads. ty strategies provide the necessary frame- East, Africa, and Turkey at global ICT market works, and the goal is ultimately to enable intelligence and advisory firm International SEOUL: A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of visitors during the Job Fairs at a Taking a magic leap mall in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday. — AP the business across many different platforms, Data Corporation (IDC). Magic Leap, a secretive startup backed by Google, is working on a breakthrough that it promises will make people feel like wizards starring in their own personal Harry Potter movie. Tajikistan ends Although the technology is still shrouded in mys- tery, Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz describes it as a way to manipulate “rivers of light” so digital content normally seen on the screens of personal computers Facebook block and mobile devices appears as holograms. Geeks typi- cally refer to this concept as “augmented reality.” DUSHANBE: Ex-Soviet Tajikistan yesterday lifted which receives US government funding, saying: Abovitz prefers to think of it as “cinematic” or “mixed” blocks on popular websites including Facebook “We urge the government of Tajikistan to lift any reality. “We are giving people a paintbrush to paint all and YouTube it imposed after a police chief restrictions on Facebook, Radio Ozodi, and other the world,” Abovitz said Tuesday during a rare appear- appeared in an online video announcing his defec- Internet news and social media sites.” Halimov is ance at a San Francisco conference presented by the tion to the Islamic State group. the highest profile recruit to IS from formerly com- MIT Technology Review. Local Internet providers restored access to munist Central Asia, an economically depressed Abovitz is still being cagey about when Magic Leap blocked websites that also included the Russian region which borders Afghanistan and shares close will begin selling its products, but it might not be too social networks Odnoklassniki and VKontakte, as ties with Russia and China. much longer. He revealed that the Dania Beach, well as popular independent news agency Asia He headed the special forces unit in the Ministry Florida, company is planning to manufacture a “pho- Plus, following pressure from the United States. of Interior and received anti-terrorism training in tonic lightfield chip” in a 300,000-square-foot plant. A block on the Tajik service of Radio Free the United States prior to his defection, the State The expansion is being financed by Google Inc. and Europe, Radio Ozodi, was not lifted however. Department confirmed last month. other prominent investors, including Microsoft co- Tajikistan had prevented access to the websites on In a 12-minute clip featuring the logo of the founder Paul Allen, who have poured $592 million into May 28, a day after 40-year-old Colonel Gulmurod Furat media collective believed to be controlled by Magic Leap so far. Another sign of progress: Magic Halimov appeared in footage blasting the country’s Islamic State, Halimov called Tajikistan’s leadership Leap is getting ready to release a software kit that will anti-Islamic policies and swearing loyalty to the “dogs” and Americans “pigs”. enable outside developers create games and other radical group. The secular authorities in the majori- “We are coming for you, Inshallah! (God willing)” content that will work with the technology. “We are a ty-Muslim state in Central Asia are known for block- he warned the Tajik government. dream factory where you dream something and then ing websites that share content potentially embar- Halimov was placed on the Interpol wanted list make it happen,” Abovitz said. rassing to the government. last week and Tajikistan has charged him with trea- The latest blocks were among the most wide- son and involvement in a criminal group along with Insta-Ads? ranging in recent years, indicating the government other crimes. Tajikistan’s Interior Minister Ramazon LOS ANGELES: Robot cats are watched by cat lovers during the inaugural CatConLa event Instagram’s more than 300 million users will soon is rattled by Colonel Halimov’s shock defection. The Rahimzoda on Friday said that at least 412 Tajik citi- in Los Angeles, California on Sunday. The two day cat expo for cat people claims to be the see a lot more advertisements in their feed of trav- American Embassy in Dushanbe last week released zens have joined Islamic State since the outbreak of first of its kind in North America and showcases everything to do with felines. — AFP elscapes, breakfast scones and stylish babies. When a statement over the blocks, including on Ozodi, war in Syria, 71 of whom have died. — AFP HEALTH & SCIENCE TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Former model wrestles personal demons to the mat in yoga book

NEW YORK: A former model uses tales of sex, drugs the rest of her book provides. workshops and three studios in the New York area. tomology in women with treatment-resistant PTSD. and rock and roll in a book hitting stores yesterday “It’s sort of raw, but that’s who I am,” said With fashion designer Donna Karan they run “Yoga intervention: breathing, meditation/mind- to introduce the healing power of yoga sequences Saidman Yee, 55, about putting her personal Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program, which fulness, and physical practice, was found to reduce and demonstrate how the ancient practice of breath demons in print. “I’m hoping people will see them- brings yoga to hospital patients and healthcare pro- tension, anxiety, and (the incidence of) trigger and meditation can fortify the mind as well as the selves in the book.” fessionals. events,” said Matthews, an exercise science professor body. Saidman Yee designed the book’s illustrated Most yoga research has focused on the purely at Miramar College, San Diego. In “Yoga for Life: A Journey to Peace and yoga sequences around specific challenges. “They’re physiological benefits of improved flexibility, muscle Saidman Yee attributes her success to the yoga Freedom,” Colleen Saidman Yee, a former fashion issues that pretty much everyone has: self-esteem, strength, endurance and balance, said Jessica she has practiced since 1987. She takes to her mat model turned yoga teacher, recounts how yoga mothering, divorce, whatever our parents passed on Matthews, senior adviser for health and fitness edu- every day according to her changing needs. helped her battle a heroin habit, epilepsy and post- to us, alienation, even boredom,” she explained. cation at the American Council on Exercise. “Some days I need more balance,” she said, traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was New York-based Saidman Yee, and her husband But research suggests yoga can be effective adding other days she needs backbends and differ- injured in a car accident when she was 15 years old. and fellow yoga star Rodney Yee, have been dubbed against emotional distress as well. A 2014 study ent poses. “When my daughter left for college I just She hopes readers lured by the drama of her life the power couple of yoga. The two, who married in published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology laid on my mat and cried. But at least I got on the story will stay for the step-by-step yoga instruction 2006, head a yoga operation of DVDs, international showed that yoga significantly reduced PTSD symp- mat.” — Reuters S Korea reports sixth MERS death

SEOUL: South Korea recorded its sixth alone in a room and wear a surgical mask death and biggest single-day jump in when interacting with family members. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Hundreds of public events, school trips and infections yesterday, with 23 new cases in sporting fixtures have been cancelled, with the largest outbreak of the potentially movie theatres, theme parks and shopping deadly virus outside Saudi Arabia. malls reporting big drops in the number of From just four cases two weeks ago, the customers. total number of infections now stands at Ticket sales at movie theatres fell to 2.46 87, including six people who have died. million for the first week of June, down The latest fatality was an 80-year-old man from 3.85 million a week earlier, according who died Monday morning in a hospital in to the Korea Film Council. Daejeon, 140 kilometres (87 miles) south of Seoul, the health ministry said. Emptying supermarkets The outbreak has triggered widespread Both E-Mart and Lotte Mart, two of the public concern in South Korea, with 2,500 country’s biggest supermarket chains, people placed under quarantine orders and reported a 12 percent drop in weekly store nearly 2,000 schools-mostly in Seoul and sales, coupled with a 50 percent surge in surrounding Gyeonggi province-closed online sales. down. But experts say the likelihood of a Those who did venture to the stores serious epidemic is remote, given that the were greeted by staff who wiped down the MERS virus is not easily transmitted person- handles of the supermarket trolleys before to-person. “The chance of a massive out- and after use. Schools that remained open break in South Korea is not high,” said Ho screened students arriving for class yester- Pak-leung, a microbiology expert at the day morning, checking their temperature University of Hong Kong. “Rather I think with an ear thermometer at the gate and there will be continued transmissions at a sending home anyone with even a mild low level,” Ho told AFP. fever. GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: (L-clockwise) IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Canada’s Among the new cases announced yes- Lee Hyun-Shil, who was taking her son Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, terday, most were infected at the Samsung to a kindergarten in Seoul, said she was in United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, International Labour Organization (ILO) Medical Centre in southern Seoul-one of “utter shock” over the scale of the outbreak. Director-General Guy Ryder, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo, World Bank Group President Jim Kim, Chair of the the country’s largest hospitals where nearly “I can’t believe this is happening in South Commission of the African Union Dlamini Zuma, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US First Lady Michelle Obama, Nigerian President Muhammadu 900 patients and staff have now been Korea,” Lee told AFP. “I am really worried Buhari, French President Francois Hollande, Senegal’s President Macky Sall attend the second working session of a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle near placed under observation. these days... and wonder if it’s OK to use a Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, yesterday. — AFP subway to go somewhere,” she said. First teenage case Hong Kong University’s Ho said the A 16-year-old student became the first South Korean authorities had erred in ini- Merkel presses G7 leaders teenage case, but the education ministry tially refusing to name the hospitals where stressed he had contracted the virus while MERS patients had been treated. “If you are already in hospital, so it was “not possible” not transparent in terms of what hap- that he had infected any classmates at pened, people will start to lose trust, and to agree tough climate goals school. All the infections so far have been there will be unnecessary fear and restricted to hospitals. Criticised for its ini- rumours. “That makes any effort to try to tial response to the outbreak, the govern- contain it much more difficult,” he said. Hollande supports ambitious deal on climate ment on Sunday vowed “all-out” efforts to More than 20 countries have been affected curb the further spread of the virus, includ- by MERS, with most cases in Saudi Arabia. KRUEN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel dollar was a problem. Bloomberg News earlier ously, a number of times: that global demand is too ing tracking the mobile phones of those The virus is considered a deadlier but urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to quoted a French official as saying Obama had weak and that G7 countries need to use all policy under house quarantine to ensure they less infectious cousin of Severe Acute tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final made the comment. “The President did not state instruments, including fiscal policy as well as struc- stay home. Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed day of their summit in Bavaria yesterday, at that the strong dollar was a problem,” the U.S. offi- tural reforms and monetary policy, to promote Several have already been caught hundreds of people when it appeared in which they also discussed the threat from Islamic cial said. “He made a point that he has made previ- growth.” — Reuters sneaking out, despite facing possible fines Asia in 2003. militants. of three million won ($2,670). Chung Eun- A team of officials from the World Health Merkel, once dubbed the “climate chancellor”, Kyung, a senior official at the Korea Centre Organization arrived in Seoul yesterday to hopes to revitalise her green credentials by getting for Disease Control and Prevention, said help investigate the outbreak and offer the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emis- those confined to their homes should stay advice on its containment. — AFP Nigeria makes final sions goals ahead of a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris. Climate change topped the agenda yesterday, at which the leaders push to stamp out polio were also set to discuss combating epidemics and other health issues, the fight against terrorism from aSUMAILA: Health workers move from door suade parents to give their children the jab, Boko Haram to Islamic State, and African develop- to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano said health education officer Ahmed Sule ment. Merkel won support for her climate drive state, northern Nigeria, administering oral Hungu. from French President Francois Hollande, who will polio vaccines to children under five. Public information films were shown illus- host a UN summit on fighting climate change at It could be any other vaccination drive but trating the debilitating effects of polio, which the end of the year. Hollande was also looking for the programme has extra importance in includes paralysis, permanent disability and an ambitious G7 commitment to ending their Nigeria, where there has not been a case of the death. Health workers used the distribution of dependence on fossil fuels by mid-century, and virus since July 24 last year. nutritional supplements to persuade parents to sought a financial commitment to help poorer As the one-year anniversary approaches have their children inoculated. Murtala Yahaya, countries transform their energy sectors so they without a case, health officials are keen to keep 47, had his two children vaccinated after can reduce carbon emissions. “Commitments must it that way. If successful, Nigeria will be taken watching the film while 52-year-old Umar be made at this G7. For the moment, the commu- off the list of polio-endemic countries. Sallau said he was convinced because of the nique is going in the right direction,” the French president told reporters on the sidelines of the Fauziyya Ahmed scribbles a code with chalk involvement of clerics and traditional chiefs. summit at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain, on the door of a house that she and her team “I didn’t trust polio vaccines because I was the Zugspitze. The Europeans were pressing their have just visited to indicate the children are told it was not safe for children,” said Sallau, G7 partners to sign up to legally binding targets for now immunised. “So far we have not encoun- from Rimi village, 20 kilometres (13 miles) from reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In a boost for tered any resistance from parents in all the Sumaila. “But when I heard clerics advising peo- Merkel’s push to combat global warming, Japan homes we have visited,” she told AFP. “People ple to allow their children to be immunised and said on Sunday it would favour the G7 countries now accept the polio vaccine as safe for their I saw our traditional chief publicly giving polio setting their own target for reducing carbon diox- children, unlike in the past, when parents were drops to his child, my view on polio vaccines SEOUL: Two women wearing face masks walk on a street in Seoul yesterday. South Korea ide emissions. hostile to vaccinators and would call them changed. “If polio vaccines were not safe, our recorded its sixth death and biggest single day jump in Middle East Respiratory US President Barack Obama kept his counsel on names.” clerics would not advise us to use it for our chil- Syndrome (MERS) infections yesterday, with 23 new cases in the largest outbreak of the the climate issue on Sunday, the first day of the dren and our traditional leaders would not potentially deadly virus outside Saudi Arabia. — AFP summit, when leaders presented a united front in Aggressive battle have given it to their own children.” facing Russian over the Ukraine conflict and dis- They weren’t only called names. In February cussed the global economy. Japan and Canada 2013, eight unknown gunmen opened fire on Bargaining chip FDA weighs best patient group were regarded before the summit as potential two polio clinics in Kano, killing nine women Vaccinators still face challenges, stemming hold-outs on the climate issue, diplomats and envi- vaccinators. Between 2003 and 2004, Kano from the priority the local authorities have for Amgen cholesterol drug ronmental campaigners said. It was not clear if state suspended polio immunisation for 13 placed on polio at the expense of treatment for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would months, after some Muslim clerics and doctors other prevalent conditions such as malaria. WASHINGTON: Federal health regulators say Calif., studied the drug in several different accept a specific G7 goal. “Canada supports an claimed the vaccine was a US-led Western plot “This was why some of us rejected it in a highly-anticipated, experimental drug from groups of patients, including those already agreement in Paris that includes all GHG (green- to depopulate Africa. protest but now that they include other much- Amgen significantly lowers bad cholesterol. taking statins, those who cannot take statins house gas) emitting countries,” Stephen Lecce, Similar claims have been made in the needed drugs, we accept it,” said housewife But officials have questions about who due to side effects and patients with a rare spokesman for Harper, told Reuters in an email. world’s two other polio-endemic countries, Laraba Maikudi from Gidan Sidi village, as her should take the drug and whether to approve genetic disorder that causes extremely high The green lobby is hoping that Merkel will push Pakistan and Afghanistan. In all three, that and three-year-old daughter received the polio jab. it based on currently available data. cholesterol levels. for a pledge to phase out fossil fuels by 2050 ahead Islamist extremist violence from the likes of Two hundred metres away, two health The Food and Drug Administration posted On Wednesday the FDA will ask a panel of of the Paris meeting, which aims to agree on a suc- Boko Haram and the Taliban have hindered workers were sitting under a huge baobab tree, its review of Amgen’s Repatha ahead of a outside experts which patients are most likely cessor to the Kyoto Protocol. vaccination efforts, allowing the virus to re- examining sick children and dispensing drugs Wednesday meeting to consider its approval. to benefit from the drug, considering poten- emerge. Laboratory analysis both inside and for free. “This is part of the incentives to make Repatha is the part of a new class of tial risks seen in company studies, including Security focus outside Nigeria has declared the vaccine safe them accept the polio vaccine because they injectable, cholesterol-lowing drugs that higher rates of pancreatitis and kidney prob- A G7 official said France led discussion on cli- but public health officials and international complain the government is always concerned work differently than older, statin drugs. The lems. The same panel of experts will review a mate while Italy took the lead on energy security agencies have faced a battle ever since to con- about polio,” said one health worker, without new drugs are considered the first major similar drug from Sanofi on Tuesday. during yesterday morning’s talks, before the lead- vince parents. Their aggressive fight with the giving his name. ers turned their attention to global threats to inter- advance in lowering bad, or LDL, cholesterol Key to the FDA’s consideration of both help of organisations such as the Gates Resistance to the vaccine is also used as a national security. in more than 20 years. And analysts expect drugs is whether they will ultimately reduce Foundation and Rotary International has paid bargaining chip to force the state government The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, them to generate billions in sales heart attacks and deaths in patients. For the off. In 2009 there were 338 recorded cases of to provide much-needed but scarce social serv- But the prospect of approving a pricey last 20 years, the FDA has approved choles- Italy, Japan, the United States and European Union discussed Islamist militant threats from groups polio in Nigeria but there were only six last ices. People in remote Dagora village in new class of drugs for one of the most com- terol drugs based on their ability to lower lev- year, according to World Health Organization Sumaila district for example demanded an mon medical conditions in America is already els of the wax-like substance found in the such as Islamic State (or ISIS) and Boko Haram. surveillance data. access road in exchange for allowing in the vac- drawing concerns from health payers and bloodstream. Studies in older statin drugs “All G7 leaders are supporting military and or cinators. “Resistance is no longer about igno- providers. More than 73 million US adults, or have shown this reduction results in fewer humanitarian support to counter the spread of ISIS nearly one-third, have high LDL cholesterol, heart problems. But several cases in the last and help stabilise the region,” the G7 official said. Local leaders rance... but is as a result of social frustration cre- according to the Centers for Disease Control decade have shown that lowering cholesterol The G7 leaders met so-called “outreach guests” - In Kano state, work to combat polio has ated by lack of basic amenities, especially lack and Prevention. Patients with high LDL cho- does not always translate into real benefits the leaders of Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Liberia, included using the latest satellite technology to of healthcare facilities in public hospitals,” said lesterol have double the risk of heart disease. for patients. For example, in 2006 Pfizer Inc. South Africa, Tunisia and Iraq - and will hold final track teams of vaccinators and determine the Danjuma Al-Mustapha, a monitoring and eval- It’s not yet clear what portion of that group halted a study of its cholesterol drug torce- news conferences later. On the economy, a topic areas covered. Influential religious and commu- uation officer with the UN children’s fund in would take drugs like Repatha. trapib, after study results showed higher rates addressed on Sunday, a senior US official denied a nity leaders were also brought in to help per- Kano. — AFP Amgen Inc., based in Thousand Oaks, death in patients.—AP report that Obama had told the summit the strong HEALTH & SCIENCE TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

China’s greenhouse gases could peak early, easing climate fears

OSLO/BEIJING: China’s greenhouse gas emissions could peak by 2025, five years earlier than indicated by Beijing, a development that could help limit the mounting risks of global warming, a study by the London School of Economics (LSE) showed yesterday. The report, more opti- mistic about curbing the use of fossil fuels than a Chinese industry forecast on Monday, noted that China’s “coal con- sumption fell in 2014, and fell further in the first quarter of 2015”. “China’s greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to peak as late as 2030 - the upper limit set by President Xi Jinping in November 2014 - and are much more likely to peak by 2025,” the report said. “They could peak even earlier than that,” write the authors Fergus Green and Nicholas Stern, both from the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy. China, the top emitter of greenhouse gases - that are linked to rising ocean levels, heat waves and downpours - said last year its emissions would peak “around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early”. Wang Zhixuan, secretary general of the China Electricity Council, predicted in a research report on Monday that China’s emissions from the power sector would keep rising to 2030, spurred by lower prices of coal than natural gas. The industrial association projected that coal-fired power capacity would rise next decade, to 1,450 gigawatts in 2030 from 1,100 in 2020. The LSE authors estimated that China’s overall emis- sions could peak at the equivalent of between 12.5 and 14 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by 2025, up from about 10 billion around 2012. That earlier-than-expected high point would help the world get on track for limiting warming to a maximum of two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, they wrote, as long as China introduced sweeping reforms from cities to public transport. Group of Seven leaders were meeting in Germany yesterday to discuss DURBANVILLE: A picture taken on May 18, 2015 shows a beekeeper inspecting a brood frame suspected of having been infected with the foulbrood bacterial disease on a farm near issues including climate change and how to achieve Durbanville, about 50 km from Cape Town. South Africa’s traditionally tough honey-bees are getting “sick of humans” like others around the world, with hives of the crucial pollina- the 2C target, which many experts say is fast slipping tors collapsing and threatening food production, experts say. — AFP out of reach. And senior negotiators from almost 200 governments are meeting from June 1-11 in the German city of Bonn to work on a UN deal due in Paris in December to limit temperatures. — Reuters Bees are ‘sick of humans’ China turns focus but man will feel the sting to smoky ships PRETORIA: In a worrying development which could small-scale bee farming, Allsopp said. “It is growing rapidly and I can think of no reason why it SHANGHAI: China is considering regulating emis- threaten food production, South Africa’s traditionally “It is a ticking time bomb. Every colony that I’ve looked will stop unless human intervention stops it or controls it.” sions from boats and ships, the environment ministry tough honey bees-which had been resistant to disease-are at that has clinical foulbrood has died, and we’re not see- The stakes are too high for bee keepers to ignore, said said yesterday, as it tries to clamp down on pollution. now getting “sick of humans”, with the population of the ing colonies recover.” Allsopp. “We cannot afford to lose our bee population, not Facing mounting public pressure, leaders in Beijing crucial pollinators collapsing, experts say. When honey bee farmer Brendan Ashley-Cooper dis- because of the losses of honey, but because we have 20 have declared a war on pollution, vowing to aban- The seriousness of the global problem was highlighted covered foulbrood in his colonies in 2009, he knew the billion rands ($1.6 billion) worth of commercial agriculture don a decades-old growth-at-all-costs economic when US President Barack Obama announced a plan last worst was yet to come. that requires bee pollination.” model that has spoiled much of China’s water, skies month to make millions of acres (hectares) of land more “We thought we were going to have this major explo- Faced with the realisation that the bees can’t adapt to and soil. bee-friendly. sion of foulbrood,” said Ashley-Cooper, a 44-year-old based the foulbrood threat fast enough to sustain agricultural The Ministry of Environmental Protection said it Loss of habitat, the increasing use of pesticides and in Cape Town. “I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t know what pollination, South African officials say that they are in talks was seeking public feedback on whether to pass the regulation, which could include new standards on growing vulnerability to disease are blamed by many crit- the extent of it was. I was just worried about the bees.” to introduce stiffer regulations to tackle foulbrood. marine fuel quality and usage. “Environmental pollu- ics for the plight of the honey bees. Six years later, the nightmare has come true for the “There is a team that is currently working on an action tion problems caused by shipping are becoming The environmental group Greenpeace, which has third-generation beekeeper as hives die off. The state of programme that will be between industry and the depart- more evident,” Xiong Yuehui, an official with the min- launched a campaign to save the insects, says that 70 out South Africa’s bees has never been as bad as it is now, he ment that will be announced in the next few weeks,” said istry, said in a statement on the ministry’s website, of the top 100 human food crops, which supply about 90 says. director of agriculture Mooketsa Ramasodi. adding that China had 172,600 vessels at the end of percent of the world’s nutrition, are pollinated by bees. The government plans to clamp down on the registra- 2013. He estimated that the shipping sector In South Africa, an outbreak of the lethal bacterial dis- Bees under siege tion of beekeepers, heighten awareness of the issue, and accounted for 8.4 percent of China’s sulphur dioxide ease foulbrood is spreading rapidly for the first time in Foulbrood attacks the bee larvae, leading to the col- enforce beekeeping management measures-such as emissions and 11.3 percent of nitrogen oxide emis- recent history, says Mike Allsopp, honey bee specialist at lapse of the colony. It is spread when bees raid the dead checking the larvae regularly-which are aimed at identify- sions in 2013. the Agricultural Research Council in Stellenbosch in the colony, bringing back spore-infected honey to their colony, ing the disease before it kills the colony, he said. Environmental regulations for ships are overseen Western Cape province. or by the importation of contaminated bee products. South Africa would use antibiotics to treat hives-a con- globally by the International Maritime Organization. “It’s exactly the same as around the world, the bees are While North America and Europe have battled foul- troversial method only as a “last option”, Ramasodi said. But while the IMO has cut pollution with emissions sick of humans and the pressures and the stresses humans brood for centuries, South Africa’s bees have stayed Ashley-Cooper worries that the government action may be controls in America and Europe, which use low-sul- are putting on them,” said Allsopp. healthy-a resilience attributed to the country’s diverse bee too little too late for an industry that has a laissez-faire phur marine fuels as standard, Asia has been left “In the past they were less vulnerable because they population, which has naturally fought off disease and approach to beekeeping. untouched. weren’t stressed by intensive bee-keeping and pesticides pests in the past, as well as strict regulations that require In general, South African bee keepers leave the bees to Last October, a US environmental group said ship- and pollution.” any imported bee products to be irradiated. fend for themselves, confident that they will eventually ping was a significant source of air pollution in China The foulbrood hitting South Africa is the American Yet today the hardy South African bees are under siege. recover, as they have always done in the past. “It’s really a and that one container ship along the country’s coast strain of the disease, he said. The country’s bees have pre- “Foulbrood has spread massively in the last five months, it beekeeper issue, it’s about beekeeper education and emitted as much diesel pollution as 500,000 Chinese viously coped with the European version. has now spread over a 500 by 400-kilometre (about 300 by becoming modern beekeepers,” said Ashley-Cooper. “We trucks a day. — Reuters The fear is that the disease could spread north through 250-mile) area where most beekeeping operations are are keeping bees like our grandparents did 150 years ago, Africa, where hundreds of thousands of people work in infected,” said Allsopp. there’s huge room for improvement.” — AFP WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Juan Valdez opens third branch in Kuwait in The Cube

uan Valdez, a famous Colombian brand Complex for Juan Valdez’s 3rd branch, as it lessons to gain further experience and trans- and coffee shop chain, opened its 3rd meets our required standards of location and fer these expertise to other countries. At the Jbranch in Kuwait. Located in “The Cube” environment at the same time,” Lopez added. same time, we are planning to expand into complex at Salem Al-Mubarak St., Salmiya, Lopez pointed out saying, “Kuwait was promising regional and foreign markets. The the new coffee shop is the latest addition to chosen as a starting point to emphasize on first phase will take us to UAE, Qatar and the other two branches already opened at Juan Valdez’s presence for the first time in the Bahrain. These will be followed by other the Australian College of Kuwait “ACK” and Gulf & MENA region. A decision that came in countries as well as Egypt. Symphony Style Mall, Salmiya. A step regard- line with the company’s accurate studies and ed as the first league of an ambitious strategy extensive market research adopted by the Identity commitment adopted by the company which aimed at brand, where general characteristics of “We emphasize that this upcoming expan- having an influential presence in the MENA Kuwait market, regarded as the fastest in sion, whether in Kuwait or throughout the region and expected to be launched in two growth with its major investment in the hos- region, will maintain Juan Valdez identity. An phases during the next stage. pitality industry, cafÈs and restaurants; com- image with a privacy that stems from the “On this occasion, I’m pleased to pared to other countries of the region, brand’s concept based on sharing earned prof- announce, on behalf of Juan Valdez staff, the formed a vital and its and revenues with 500,000 coffee growers. opening of the 3rd branch of our renowned In addition, the coffee used in the chain’s out- coffee shop chain in Kuwait”, said Carla Ambitious expansion plan lets is extracted from a certain unique plant Lopez, Chain Operation Manager- Juan In terms of future plans at both the called “Arabica”, exclusively restricted to the Valdez, after cutting the ribbon. domestic and overseas levels, Lopez brand, which accounts for its excellent taste. “In the last phase, we have witnessed the explained saying, “the company regards Last but not least, all the working team of the opening of two branches in ACK and Kuwait as the first stop of a strategic expan- chain is of Colombian nationality. A fact that Symphony Style Mall. It’s an indication of the sion policy. We plan to double our branches’ contributes to the matchless features of the company’s keenness to select venues with a numbers in Kuwait to count 10 branches in 3 brand, which in turn reflects the company’s certain privacy that reflects the unique years covering strategic locations throughout eagerness to transfer this extraordinary experi- nature of the brand, its earned features and Kuwait. The company intends to invest ence to the local customers while maintaining distinguished traditional image. Based on intensely over the coming few years, benefits the basic identity and image of the parent these qualities, we have chosen The Cube from Kuwait’s immense competency, learn company”, Lopez concluded. KSNA Kuwait Chapter reconstituted

erala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi (KSNA) Kuwait KChapter unanimously elected Malayalam theatre writer and direc- tor K P Balakrishnan as its new chair- man and Malayalam playwright and social worker Dilip Naderi as its new coordinator. The election was held at a meet- ing of the newly-constituted Ad-Hoc Committee of the KSNA Kuwait Chapter. Outgoing Chairman Vijay Karayil presided over the proceed- ings while outgoing coordinator Sajeev K Peter welcomed the mem- bers. Dilip Naderi proposed a vote of Hoc committee of the Kuwait Aboobakker, Babuji Bathery, Rafia thanks. Chapter. The members of the recon- Anas, Suresh Mathur and K P Suresh. At a general meeting last week stituted Ad-Hoc Committee are: K P The four sub-committee members presided over by Akademi Chairman Balakrishnan, Babu Chakola, Iqbal are: Vipin Mangad, Dr Prathap Soorya Krishnamoorthy, six new Kuttamangalam, T V Jayan, Chessil Unnithan, Vattiyoorkavu members were nominated to the Ad- Ramapuram, Dilip Naderi, Krishnakumar and Raju Zacharia. Ice Skating Rink reopened

he Touristic Enterprises Co. (TEC)’s day to 7 sessions. PR and media manager, Sager Al-Bader added that the rink includes TAbdul Sattar Al-Bader recently a special school to train both children announced reopening the Ice Skating (starting at 3 years) and adults how to Rink’s two halls after completely main- skate for a monthly fee of KD ten per taining and renovating them. He added trainee. In addition, Al-Bader reminded eena John, raffle draw winner of ‘The Great Gold Rush’ campaign by Malabar Gold & Diamonds that the ice layers had been already put that admission tickets were KD 1.5 receives the prize 1/2 kg of gold from Mohammed Rafeek - Branch Head in the presence of in place and that the rink would resume including skating shoe. He added that officials from Malabar Gold & Diamonds. Beena John is the 10th raffle draw winner overall and operation in the usual working hours monthly subscriptions were also avail- B from 8:30 am - 10:00 pm dividing each able for a monthly fee of KD 40. first in Bahrain.

KidZ celebrates children graduation in Faiha, Kaifan

ith the presence of owner, Mohammed Faisal Al-Waqian and his wife and the executive manager, Nada Al-Thukair, KidZ Nursery and Preschool recently celebrated the graduation of over 40 kids from its Faiha and Kaifan branches. A special ceremony was held at the Discovery Mall stage and included fancy dress party, recreation, songs and concerts before Al-Waqian Wand Thukair distributed graduation certificates to the kids and their families. Meanwhile, Al-Waqian announced launching the nursery’s summer club season which will be due in the period of June 14 - August 12, 2015 mornings and afternoons receiving kids aged 9 months - 8 years. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Pickles, an upbeat burger experience

f you wish to get your burger fix, you can accentuating the name of the restaurant. apple sauce and the list goes on and on. As the stomach. With each impending bite, one cream is not pickle-flavored, but rather a head over to Al-Bida’a where you will For starters, you can choose from a selec- for burgers, common picks are the BBQ can also sip on a selection of milkshakes and mountain of chocolate and caramel good- Ifind a cozy burger place situated in the tion of the restaurant’s variously flavored Heaven Burger, and Mexican Burger with juices. If you are not in the mood for a burg- ness served in a pickle jar. corner to satisfy your craving. Belonging to signature pickles to give your burger some guacamole and sour cream, my personal er, Pickles offers a fine selection of well- As you leave, you can still enjoy your The Sultan Center’s Group of Restaurants, company, namely the standard long pickles favorite is the succulent shredded short rib crafted sandwiches that are equally enticing. Pickle burgers anywhere you go with a sum- and created by Kuwaiti Chef Ahmad Al- called the “stackers” or another popular mushroom Swiss burger that detonates a The desserts provide a great end to the mer barbecue box equipped and delivered Bader. choice the banana pepper rings. Whichever fiesta of flavors. meal; indulge in the French toast with a dol- to you with twelve seasoned burger patties, The restaurant is reminiscent of a con- one you go with, you can have your mouth- The delicious ingredients of each burger lop of mascarpone cream topped with buns and selected condiments. temporary rustic vibe with its woody seating tingling pickles either fried or fresh accom- are sandwiched between soft potato buns, shredded coconut and a drizzle of maple You can also find Pickles at Marina Walk and plating, along with lights in pickle jars panied with a wide range of sauces and and what is also special about these burgers syrup. A Pickle’s sundae is also on the menu, Arabian Gulf Street where you can dine hanging overhead that add warmth while dips like honey mustard, sour cream whip, is how light they are and not too hefty on but as the name would suggest, the ice while enjoying a spectacular sea view. MoH staff attend training sessions with Microsoft and Ebla Computer Consultancy

icrosoft Kuwait, along with Ebla Computer Nahas, Microsoft Kuwait General Manager. “Our solutions tomers and their organisations that can transform opera- Consultancy, has trained more than 500 employ- have been proven to successfully help Government depart- tions and bring about daily benefits for users and business Mees of the Ministry of Health (MOH) IT center on ments gain visibility and control across all work, enhancing operations. Our participation in this training programme the use of Microsoft productivity suite software and tech- decision-making, improving alignment with business strat- with the Ministry of Health and Microsoft enabled us to Greetings nologies, strengthening its commitment to transforming egy, maximizing resource utilization, and enhancing proj- unlock value for the Ministry, by bringing their staff up-to- Kuwait into a knowledge-based economy. MOH employees ect execution. Such initiatives are also in line with our long- speed on the latest solutions and technologies that can were trained on the adoption of electronic services for term commitment to helping our customers in Kuwait by help them achieve their goals more efficiently and effec- employees and citizens, equipping them to adapt electron- leveraging our technology infrastructure and software as a tively.” ic channels and platforms in Government departments as strategic asset to make them more competitive and pro- Microsoft will continue to work closely with the per the recent decision of the Council of Ministries to drive ductive.” Government in Kuwait to help create a favorable environ- adoption for the Law No. 20 of 2014 (the “Electronic Hilal Arnaout CEO at Ebla Computer Consultancy, said: ment for the development of the local software and tech- Transactions Law”). “Our focus is in implementing technology for our cus- nology industry. The introduction and training sessions on Microsoft Outlook, Lync and SharePoint will empower the employees with technology for their day-to-day work, increasing their ability to plan, collaborate and fulfil their duties more effi- ciently and effectively. Commenting on this initiative, Salah Baqer, CIO at the Ministry of Health, said: “Technology skills among our employees are vital to ensuring that our department deliv- ers on our ambitious targets and goals. This training, con- ducted by Microsoft and Ebla Computer Consultancy, has been very effective in helping to ensure that our employ- ees have the right tools as well as the right skills at their aif Rabee’ Abdul Hakam passed his high school disposal. Improved technology adoption in the depart- exams with flying colors and managed to get ment and among our people will bring about increased S96.6 per cent of the total grades and is currently efficiencies and better experiences for all our stakeholders.” preparing to join university. Heartiest congratula- “We are delighted to be working with Ebla Computer tions from uncle Hassan and well-done, Saif. Consultancy to support the development of IT skills across Ministry of Health in Kuwait,” commented Mr. Charles

Indian and Spanish dancers Zwara launches new store at Al Jabriya mesmerise Kuwait audience

hythm Dance Group, Kuwait organ- and Flamenco. The event was ornamented wara Sweets & Pastries, the Election Day well-loved sweets, chocolates ized a scintillating cultural concert by the presence of ambassadors of the and pastries brand and shop of Rrecently at the Indian Embassy audi- three nations,- India, Bangladesh and Z torium. The event was hosted by Spain in Kuwait. in Mexico Foodmaster Restaurants & Catering Company, a leading name in the food Melbandhan Cultural Group. The seventh The event was also graced by the pres- he Mission of Foreign Visitors of industry in Kuwait, has opened volume of Melbandhan, a book of Bengali ence of Shubhashis Goldar, the DCM of the Organization of American another door to the most amazing literally works was launched at the begin- Indian Embassy and Alberto Uceley, the TStates (OAS) in Mexico, headed and delicious collection of freshly ning. DCM of Spain Embassy and also by the by the former President of Costa Rica made Arabic sweets, chocolates, The Indian Kathak maestro- Nandini presence of many dignitaries and distin- Laura Chinchilla, states that citizens cakes, pastries, dates, mini salties Sinha and two Flamenco superstars from guished guests of many different nations were able to vote on election day in bites and salties in Kuwait. Following Spain - Mariana Collado and Amalia Lopez including the special guest of honour an environment where peace pre- the market’s tremendous response to mesmerized the audience by their breath- Mohammad Shahidul Islam. Ambassador vailed, despite isolated incidents that its first shop in Aswaq Al-Qurain, taking presentation of Kathak and of India, Sunil Jain, Ambassador of did not affect the overall develop- Foodmaster Restaurants & Catering Flamenco. The main attraction of the Bangladesh, Major General Ashab Uddin ment of the electoral process. Company decided to spread Zwara’s event was- Kathak- Flamenco fusion which and Ambassador of the Kingdom of With voting concluded, the reach and opened its second branch was witnessed first time in Kuwait. Rina Spain, Carlos Saenz De Tejada expressed Mission would like to highlight the to make its sought-after delicacies Deb, the Director of Rhythm Dance Group their curiosity in witnessing the unique efforts of electoral authorities that also available in Al Jabriya - a large, presented some exotic performances of blend of two different kinds of dances. were able to install nearly all of the mainly residential suburb and home contemporary dances based on Kathak They were overwhelmed by watching voting centers (99.4 percent), guaran- to a large number of expatriates in with her troupe. She expressed her desire the fusion. M S Ray and Mrs Ritu Nath teeing the population’s right to vote. Kuwait. to organize such unique events where anchored the event with their beautiful It also expresses its gratitude for the “After we opened Zwara’s first & Catering Company. “Having been in recipes. Thus, we were able to success- performers help in exchanging the culture interaction with the audience and soulful cooperation of the various institu- branch in Aswaq al Qurain 27th the food business in Kuwait for almost fully appeal and capture the hearts, and heritage between different countries anchoring. The little angels of Rhythm tions that provided the support December, 2014, we have since a decade, our deep understanding minds and taste buds of this market.” in future. Dance Group Saniya, Muskan, Bhabya, needed at all times to allow the attracted a huge customer base main- and knowledge of the appetite of the Aside from its two branches, Zwara Khurshida Monira from Bangladesh Sonal, Anahita, Madhurima, Nilanjana, Mission to conduct its activities inde- ly due to our amazing product and people in Kuwait have enabled us to also provides catering services and and Partha Bardhan from India sang a cou- Ushashi, Anika and Esha performed very pendently and in accordance with its service offering,” said Ahmad Marafie, incorporate this knowledge into our orders for special events, occasions ple of songs. The audience was mesmer- gracefully choreographed by Mrs Rina objectives. Chairman of Foodmaster Restaurants creative and innovative original and parties. ized at the enchanting fusion of Kathak Deb. TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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Your choices are as murky as mud today, yet you’re ready to boldly Often you are blessed in having the Scales of Libra assisting you in take on the world in spite of the confusion. Allow as much time as possible weighing and balancing the facts. Although you’re usually a champ when it before making a critical decision because an impulsive judgment call could lead comes to seeing both sides of an issue, your ability to remain objective is prob- you down a dead-end path, even if you believe you’re doing the right thing. It’s ably unreliable today. Your current desire to find an immediate answer throws crucial to figure out the truth first, for faulty assumptions only create tension in you off balance, swaying you one way or the other. You might not be certain your interactions with others. For now, playing out fantasies in your imagina- of what you want but any choice you make now could do more to decide your tion is safer than doing it in the real world. future than you realize. Reconsidering the alternatives to cover all your bases is surely in your best interest.

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

You might not be able to figure what to do next because of con- You might have an odd feeling that the fates have something spe- flicting instructions you receive from your boss. Instead of attempting to gain cial in store for you today. However, you may have a hard time knowing how additional clarity about your professional goals, it’s wise to step back now and to connect with your destiny. Your current uncertainty about your professional let the issues resolve on their own. However, there’s no reason to hesitate on goals could muddle your strategy at work. To make matters worse, dreams an important personal decision just because you feel blocked at work. You can from the past resurface to confuse your present aspirations with older ambi- still make significant progress on the home front if you’re willing to reach a lit- tions. Thankfully, once you give yourself permission to float for a few days, you tle further and try a little harder for the benefit of those you love. won’t be so frustrated by your lack of commitment. Too much searching often blinds the eye that seeks yet never finds.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) It’s prudent to avoid starting a major project today because you Although you could have all your facts gathered neatly in place, could easily mislead yourself about the amount of resources you you still may draw an incorrect conclusion from all the right data. It’s as if you will need to complete your work. Your exuberance may morph into discourage- ACROSS DOWN set a trap for yourself by taking every thought too far today. It’s one thing to 1. A flexible container with a single opening. 1. A small cake leavened with yeast. ment as the reality of the situation begins to dawn on you. Your best bet is to know what is true; it’s a completely different issue to turn your stacks of infor- use your time effectively by shifting into planning mode today. Buoyant Jupiter 4. A native American chieftain who argued for 2. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the mation into a successful game plan. Think again before initiating any action peace with the European settlers (16th centu- Ivory Coast. empowers you to see the big picture now, but it’s wiser to swing into motion a you might soon regret. Review your assumptions one last time to make sure few days after Mercury turns direct. Waiting for the wind to blow in your direc- ry). 3. Any of several large turkey-like game birds of you’re on the right track. 12. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who the family Cracidae. tion makes all the difference in the world. purchases securities in one market for immedi- 4. By accident. ate resale in another in the hope of profiting 5. Wading birds of warm regions having long from the price differential). slender down-curved bills. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 15. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba peo- 6. A human limb. Cancer (June 21-July 22) ple in southwestern Nigeria. 7. A well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Your psychic sense seems right on target today and you don’t real- Your ever-present need for stability could be challenged by a 16. An abraded area where the skin is torn or Island southeast of Honolulu. ly care about justifying your choices. You are so confident of your intuition now strange and enigmatic situation today. The more you attempt to untangle the worn off. 8. An association of nations dedicated to eco- that you trust your feelings without a second thought. Although your hunches complexity of the politics on the job, the more perplexing the dynamics 17. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring nomic and political cooperation in southeast- on the sea or ships. may be uncannily correct, it’s still challenging to discern a causal relationship become. You may dream of retreating to safer ground, but even the return path ern Asia. 18. The cry made by sheep. between the facts at your disposal and your emotional response to the situa- is more complicated than you remember. Relax; once you stop struggling, the 9. A silvery malleable metallic element that 19. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually tion. Stop over-analyzing everything; just follow your heart and hope for the answers will come from within. resists corrosion. bell-shaped fruits. best. 10. Used of physical heat. 20. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punish- 11. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small ment. straight horns. 21. Reports of the work of a society or learned Aquarius (January 20- February 18) body etc. 12. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the prac- Leo (July 23-August 22) 23. Unknown god. tice of Yoga). You can tell there are emotional dynamics that are beyond your Your mind is racing a mile a minute and little will prevent you from 24. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections 13. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having range of experience, but you can’t quite put your finger on them. Although you sharing your opinions today. Unfortunately, you could talk too much and turn a of the skin. small white flowers. 14. English monk and scholar (672-735). may be relying more on your intuitive accuracy now because it seems to be concise thought into a rambling string of unwieldy concepts that bewilders oth- 26. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth ers. You can state your case clearly if you use fewer words, but don’t oversimpli- group. 22. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. working better than ever, you would be wise to treat this newly found skill with 25. Annual or perennial herbs with large leaves care. Even if the likelihood of being correct is good, the odds are not perfect. fy everything by assuming that your actions speak louder than your words. You 30. Avatar of Vishnu. still must clarify your intentions now since no one will understand your true 31. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in that resemble the leaves of cabbages. Don’t assume you are right until you back up your conclusions with reality. 27. A measuring instrument for measuring and Trust your instincts, but listening to a second opinion never hurts. motivation without a clear explanation. Thankfully, you’re a genius at knowing which birds or animals are kept. exactly what to say. 34. A state in northwestern North America. indicating a quantity or for testing conformity 35. A neutral middle vowel. with a standard. 28. A radioactive transuranic element produced 37. Any of various primates with short tails or Virgo (August 23-September 22) no tail at all. by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. Pisces (February 19-March 20) 41. Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous 29. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of deliverance from prison. emotional reactions. You are closing in on a significant personal or professional break- It’s your second nature to tap into mysterious energies from paral- 45. A city in eastern Washington near the Idaho 32. Earnest or urgent request. through, but you must suspend your disbelief in order to make the leap. lel universes, but you can’t always rationally account for the results. The reflec- tive Moon’s current visit to your spiritual sign is just the tip of the cosmic ice- border. 33. Christian martyr. Unfortunately, progress will be difficult to come by now if you develop your plans based only upon logical analysis. Instead of sticking to rational thought to berg today. Any attempts to resist the otherworldly planetary forces at work 47. Stork with a grooved bill whose upper and 36. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness. find your answers, take a leap of faith into your limitless imagination. Nothing is now may produce weird results. The outcome is equally difficult if you push lower parts touch only at the base and tip. 38. An independent group of closely related holding you back from fulfilling your destiny except your fear of the unknown. your personal agenda too aggressively. Taking a wait-and-see position is your 49. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) Chadic languages spoken in the area between best move to cultivate peace of mind. Give reality a chance to catch up to your dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910- the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages. colorful imagination. 1997). 39. A mystical or allegorical interpretation 51. Tropical starchy tuberous root. (especially of Scripture). 52. A motley assortment of things. 40. (anatomy) A structure that resembles a shell WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution 53. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure in shape. effective friendly use of the electromagnetic 42. The location of something surrounded by spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of elec- other things. tronic warfare. 43. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the con- 54. A chronic drinker. densation of two molecules of acetaldehyde. 55. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one- 44. (formerly) A writing tablet made of slate. seeded fruits. 46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a 56. A member of the Siouan people formerly skewer usually with vegetables. living in the Missouri river valley in NE 48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Nebraska. 60. An amino acid that is found in the central Central America. nervous system. 50. Pertaining to or located on or near the sea- 61. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot. coast. 62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 57. An insane person. from aba cloth. 58. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in 66. Collect or gather. water. 70. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single 59. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs. ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy 63. Any of numerous local fertility and nature wall or pericarp. deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 71. Mediterranean germander having small 64. Harsh or corrosive in tone. hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers. 65. Imprudently incurring risk. 75. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake 67. A river in north central Switzerland that runs Chad. northeast into the Rhine. 76. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the 68. Indicating the most important performer or Dali region of Yunnan. role. 77. A religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) 69. A reason for wanting something done. in the Eastern Orthodox Church. 72. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nick- 79. A republic in the Middle East in western name for Confederate soldiers by the Federal Asia. soldiers in the American Civil War. 80. Late time of life. 73. A reptile genus of Iguanidae. 81. A bag used for carrying money and small 74. White crystalline compound used as a food personal items or accessories (especially by additive to enhance flavor. women). 78. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is 82. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse. highly corrosion-resistant. Yesterday’s Solution

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Kate Moss escorted off flight

ritish supermodel Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at a London flight arrived in London’s Luton Airport from Bodrum in Turkey on Sunday airport on Sunday for being “disruptive”, the BBC reported. Without afternoon. A spokeswoman for easyJet confirmed police had met the Bconfirming the person’s identity, police said they had assisted staff flight when it arrived “due to the behaviour of a passenger on board”. in escorting a passenger from a flight because “the passenger had been Moss, 41, became one of the world’s most recognizable models after her reported as being disruptive”. “Officers attended and escorted the passen- discovery as a teenager, becoming a regular on the cover of Vogue maga- ger from the plane,” a Bedfordshire Police spokesman said. “No formal zine and posing for brands such as Calvin Klein and Chanel. complaints were made against her and she was not arrested.” The easyJet

Leung receives Rapper Master P French arts honor says his new reality o his long list of accolades, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is adding one with French flavor. France’s con- Tsul general made the 52-year-old actor an “Officer of show is positive, cool the Order of Arts and Letters” at a ceremony Monday attended by Leung’s wife Carina Lau and his friends includ- ip-hop mogul Master P says his new show brings something that’s miss- ing director Wong Kar-wai. Consul General Arnaud ing from reality TV: positivity. The rapper invited cameras to follow his life Barthelemy praised Leung for his achievements in acting Hwith five of his children, ages 10 to 25, for “Master P’s Family Empire.” and thanked him for bringing together the cultures of “We’re about to make it cool to watch good, positive, family TV,” Master P, whose France and Hong Kong. Leung said he wanted to share the real name is Percy Miller, said in a recent interview. “The Kardashians are enter- honor because he didn’t make his films alone. “I think this taining, but what we’re doing is positive entertainment, which is supposed to honor should be shared with all those who have worked not be cool. With my family, we’re going to make it cool, because we’ve been with me in films for the last 30 years,” Leung said. Tony cool our whole lives.” The show, set to launch in November on Reelz, will follow Leung Chiu-wai is considered one of Hong Kong’s finest the single dad as he navigates raising his youngest children while his oldest actors, especially in his collaborations with Wong such as carve out entertainment careers. Son Romeo, 25, is a rapper and actor. Son Veno, Emile Hirsch due in Utah “Ashes of Time,” ‘’Chungking Express” and “In the Mood for 22, is a model. Daughter Cymphonique, 18, is a Nickelodeon star and aspiring Love.” That role won him a best actor award at the Cannes singer-songwriter. The youngest boys are Hercy, 12, and Mercy, 10. “Whatever Film Festival. Their last film, the kung fu epic “The the stereotype of what a hip-hop family looks like, we’ll show them what it do court on assault charges Grandmaster,” was a critical and commercial success. look like,” Master P said, acknowledging the reality could come as a surprise to France made Wong a “Commander of the Order of Arts and fans of his music. “My music is hard and street, but me, I’m more of a laid-back ctor Emile Hirsch is scheduled to Hirsch’s attorneys have said the actor from Letters” in 2013. guy,” he said. “The music is like my job, but when my job is over; I come home make another court appearance in Encino, California, doesn’t remember the and am a dad to my kids, like Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Kindergarten Cop.’” APark City, Utah, on allegations that events of Jan 25 at Park City’s Tao he put a studio executive in a chokehold Nightclub because he drank so much alco- while he was in town for the Sundance Film hol. They say Hirsch went to rehab and Festival. The “Into the Wild” star was received counseling. charged earlier this year with aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He also faces a misdemeanor count of intoxication. Attorneys are expected to discuss upcom- ing dates in the case at Monday’s hearing. Aniston desperate for Oscar nomination ennifer Aniston is still desperate to be Ian McKellen nominated for an Oscar. The 45-year- finds Jold actress, who won a Golden Globe nomination for her role in ‘Cake’ earlier this Joseph Gordon-Levitt: year, is reportedly looking for another edgy role in a bid to secure her place at all of the Sandman will avoid it ‘difficult’ to cry prestigious awards ceremonies next year. A ir Ian McKellen finds it “difficult” to cry life. “So when a character does that ... I sup- source close to the former ‘Friends’ star in front of the camera. The 76-year- pose sometimes you come up against a said: “Jen narrowly missed out on an Oscar ordinary cliches old actor - who’s starred in a string of block and say, ‘I can’t imagine what that’s nomination for ‘Cake,’ so she’s desperate to S land the lead in another drama. She wants oseph Gordon-Levitt has promised ‘Sandman’ will hit movies during his career, including ‘The like.’ And then you start using other little Hobbit’ and ‘X-Men’ franchises - has admit- triggers and ways of stirring it all up.” to be on that podium next awards season, avoid “ordinary cliches”. The 34-year-old actor-and- but with no offers coming in, she’s starting director has revealed that the latest comic book adap- ted there are limitations to his talents. He J explained: “I am trying to get better at the to fear it may not happen.” Since starring in tation will avoid a formulaic approach and is, consequent- job.”I know when I’m not being good, and I ‘Cake,’ Jennifer has only made one other ly, taking longer to write. He said: “It’s going to be like a movie, ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ and has just one grand spectacular action film, but that relies on none of know what I find difficult as an actor, and I know the corners I have to cut around and I new movie in pre-production, ‘Mean those same old ordinary cliches.”So, that’s why it’s taking a Moms’. But the actress is said to be serious- lot time to write, but it’s going to be really good.” Joseph know people are better than me. But they’re not me, so I have to get on with ly thinking about funding her own project explained that the ‘Sandman’ comic books are particularly in a bid to help her win over critics and difficult to adapt for the silver screen and so progress has what I do.” Sir Ian also admitted he’s spent his life trying to obscure his professional audiences. The insider told US OK! maga- been slower than usual. He told MTV: “It’s slow but steady. zine: “She knows that there are edgy roles It’s a really complicated adaptation because those comics, weakness. He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I tell you what’s difficult for me out there, and she’d be willing to find an they’re brilliant. But they’re not written as a whole. “It’s not indie film in order to get one. But at the like ‘Watchmen’, which is a graphic novel that has a begin- is an overtly emotional scene where the character cries, breaks down, has a speech same time, Jen would much rather be ning, middle, and end. ‘Sandman’ was written over the approached to star in someone else’s proj- course of whatever - I forget exactly, six or seven years. about his deepest feelings. If Shakespeare hasn’t written it, you’re going to have to ect. She doesn’t want anyone thinking that “One at a time. One little 20-page issue at a time. And to try she’s buying her success.” to take that and make it into something that’s a feature drag something out from your gut and ... film - a movie that has a beginning, middle, and end - is That’s difficult. “I don’t have much experi- complicated.” ence of expressing deep, complicated emotions for the benefit of somebody else. That’s not how I’ve gone about my [private] Franklin sings at service for dad, brother in Detroit

memorial service planned by Aretha Franklin for her late father and brother has drawn hundreds of people to a Detroit church Awhere they were ministers. The Detroit News reports the Sunday service featuring gospel music and a free soul food buffet packed New Bethel Baptist Church. Several people shared their mem- ories of Franklin’s father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, and her brother, the Rev. Cecil Franklin. Her father, who died in 1984, was also a civil rights activist, and her brother, who died in 1989, managed her career. Nearly two hours into the service in her hometown, the soul singer appeared on stage to perform the gospel tune “The Old Ship of Zion.” Some in the audience cried. The newspaper reports Franklin’s father would have turned 100 this year. lifestyle TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Music & Movies Glen joins psychological thriller ‘Beautiful Devils’

ame of Thrones” actor Iain Glen has joined the cast “Beautiful Devils” is directed by James Marquand (“One Night their lovers through lies, treachery and murder. Channeling of psychological thriller “Beautiful Devils,” which in Istanbul,” “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side”), and is pro- the themes of ambition, greed and the pressure of social “G started filming in London last week. The movie is a duced by Ascension Productions’ Craig Tuohy, alongside media culture, the film, like the original play, ends in bloody modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” set in Carnaby Intl.’s Andrew Loveday, Mike Loveday and Terry tragedy. “Beautiful Devils” is filming in the U.K. around the the world of the contemporary music business. Glen, whose Loveday. Carnaby has secured worldwide sales rights to the urban areas of East London, giving it a dark gritty feel to credits include the role of Lady Mary’s beau Sir Richard Carlisle film. The pic sees up-and-coming musician Oz (Ikhile) aban- match the tone of the tragic story. Filming commenced on in “Downton Abbey,” plays alongside a raft of up-and-coming don his friend, confidant and musical side-kick Ivan June 1 and is scheduled to wrap on July 5, and will receive its talent, including Osy Ikhile, who appears in the upcoming (Langridge), in favor of his lover Darcy (Hurd-Wood) and her theatrical release in the spring of 2016. — Reuters “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation,” Elliot James Langridge friend, the talented Casper (Horn). (“Northern Soul”), Rachel Hurd-Wood (“Home Fires”), and Ivan remains close to Oz as he rises to stardom, all the Danny Horn (“Emmerdale”). while secretly setting out to ruin his former friend. Ivan ropes Others appearing include comedian Rufus Hound, making in the services of the malleable Rigo, the producer’s son who his feature film debut, and established thesp Steve holds a grudge against Oz because of his unrequited love for Waddington, whose credits include “The Imitation Game.” Darcy. Together they set about destroying the new group and Iain Glen

Zambian musician arrested for ‘mocking’ president

Zambian musician was arrested yesterday song’s lyrics tell the story of a character named over a song he composed that officials said Lungu who grows up in a slum and becomes presi- Adefamed President Edgar Lungu by accus- dent. The Lungu in the song is described as carry- ing him of drinking too much and being incompe- ing a suitcase filled with bottles of Jameson Irish tent. Chama Fumba, 31, whose stage name is whiskey and having no idea how to govern. Pilato, was detained in Lusaka and charged with President Lungu, 58, who took office in January, is conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, his a former defense minister. He suffers from recur- lawyer told reporters at the capital’s central police ring achalasia, a condition caused by narrowing of station. “The police declined to grant us bail and the oesophagus, and has been regularly hospi- we requested to them that in that case the matter talised for treatment. His election victory followed should quickly proceed to court,” Marshall the death of predecessor Michael Sata. — AFP Muchende said. Fumba faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison or a fine if found guilty. The

This photo provided by Universal Pictures shows, Nick Robinson, left, as Summer box office stumbles: Zach, and Ty Simpkins as Gray, in a scene from the film, ‘Jurassic World,’ direct- Can save the day? ed by Colin Trevorrow, in ‘Jurassic World’ the next installment of Steven Spielberg’s ground- ot even the combined heat of the Avengers, sequels and reboots with sizzle. “There’s no reason to breaking ‘Jurassic Park’ Melissa McCarthy, and the Barden Bellas, can panic at all,” said Contrino. “Some of the strongest series. — AP Npush the summer box office past the boiling movies of the summer are still on the horizon. June point. Take this weekend when “Spy,” a critically and July were pretty weak last year, but this year is adored espionage send-up with McCarthy, bowed to a much stronger.” solid $30 million, even as overall ticket sales declined for the third time in a row. That losing streak comes on Diminishing part the heels of the worst Memorial Day the movie busi- It’s also true that individual movies are hits whether ness has seen in five years as “Tomorrowland,” the or not the overall box office is booming. “Spy” may heavily promoted George Clooney fantasy, stumbled have generated less than the $35 million that many out of the gate. There’s still a lot of popcorn movie sea- analysts had expected it would make, but with a pro- son left to go, but this was not the way that many ana- duction budget of $65 million and strong overseas’ lysts and studios expected summer 2015 to play out. numbers, it stands to be profitable. Likewise, “Pitch Zambian musician Chama Fimba, also known as Pilato, arrives at Lusaka Central Police station for “It’s not a Chicken Little, ‘the sky is falling’ situation, Perfect 2,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “San Andreas” questioning after police summoned him over a song he has released in Lusaka yesterday. — AFP but certainly we need a big hit and we need it now,” will enrich their backers, even if the larger business is said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at struggling. With the domestic box office a diminishing Rentrak. The problem is that too many movies have part of a film’s revenue pie US audiences aren’t as arrived without numerals in the title or have been important as they were a decade ago. “Avengers: Age pitched to older audiences instead of the teenagers of Ultron,” for instance, has generated 67% of its $1.3 who drive the movie business from May through billion bounty from foreign markets, while “Mad Max: Usher wants to August. “A lot of original titles combined with R-rated Fury Road’s” best chance at recouping its $150 million fare has had an impact,” said Dergarabedian. There are production budget lies with how fervently overseas’ a couple of reasons the expected windfall has yet to crowds embrace its apocalyptic vision. materialize. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” has earned a The issue is one of perception, however, and it’s a move to London massive $438 million stateside, but it will fall short of predicament largely of Hollywood’s own making. the $623 million that its predecessor racked up. And Facing a bleak 2014, studios and exhibitors relentlessly films like “Mad Max: Fury Road” have failed to match beat the drum for 2015, predicting that records would he 36-year-old star revealed he would “love” to move to the big box office returns of “Maleficent” and “X-Men: shatter and old benchmarks would be left in the dust. the English capital from his home in Atlanta, Georgia, Days of Future Past,” both of which premiered early in Some analysts even projected that summer 2015 Tbecause he wants his sons Usher ‘Cinco’, seven, and the summer of 2014. would be the first time in history that North American Naviyd Ely, six, to explore the city. Speaking at an intimate receipts would top $5 billion. That now seems unlike- show in the city on Sunday he said: “I’d love to live in London, Anticipated releases ly. Ticket sales trail previous record holder, the summer and I’d love my kids to explore the culture, the languages, As it currently stands, 2015’s summer is outpacing of 2013, by 7% and some analysts are revising their everything. I’ve always wanted to do a stint in London.” the previous year’s ticket sales by a mere 2.9%. That’s a summer estimates downward to roughly $4.5 billion, The exclusive semi-acoustic show was held as part of paltry lead given that 2014 fielded the worst summer less than the high water mark of $4.8 billion. “The sum- MasterCard’s Priceless Surprises campaign, with 400 lucky since 1997 when adjusting for inflation. Help is on the mer just isn’t firing on all cylinders,” said Jeff Bock, box guests being treated to some of his biggest hits including way. “Jurassic World” is projected to open to north of office analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “Four out of six “OMG’, ‘Climax’ and ‘Good Kisser’ alongside a five-piece band. $100 million and the months of June and July bring weekends this summer have been down and that’s left Speaking after his set, Usher added: “Performing tonight was a such highly anticipated releases as “Minions,” a spin-off a sour taste.” Of course next weekend, when “Jurassic completely unique experience - from the intimate crowd and of “Despicable Me”; Pixar’s “Inside Out”; the fifth World” takes multiplexes by storm, the seasonal acoustic set, to the incredible venue. It was great to be able to “Mission: Impossible”; follow-ups to “Magic Mike” and depression could give way to euphoria. Such is life on perform a completely different type of concert for my British “Ted”; Marvel’s “Ant-Man”; and the gaming comedy the emotional roller coaster that is the summer box fans.” “Pixels.” On paper, they look like winners. office. — Reuters Celebrity fans including ‘Jealous’ singer Labrinth and Bond Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst of girl Naomie Harris were among the lucky stars in the audience BoxOffice.com, says scheduling is to blame. The pic- for the show, during which the ‘Burn’ hitmaker sipped tea as a ture might seem rosier if say “Mad Max: Fury Road” and tribute to the UK. Mary J Blige is the next artist to perform for “Pitch Perfect 2” had debuted over Memorial Day the Priceless Gigs series, for which MasterCard cardholders have an exclusive chance to win tickets by entering before instead of “Tomorrowland,” he argues, and the rest of Usher the warm months will see an impressive number of Thursday 9 June .-Bang Showbiz

Richard Johnson, Abu Dhabi Court orders shut down a near miss to play of illegal TV services distributor ollowing a complaint received from OSN, the region’s leading covering hotels, shops and camps. 007, dies at 87 pay-TV network, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Investigation India based Direct-to-Home (DTH) overspill services such as ichard Johnson, a distinguished British FDepartment (CID) successfully conducted a raid at a shop Dish TV India, Airtel Digital TV, Sun Direct and Tata Sky are unli- actor who almost played James Bond, selling unauthorised subscription services and set top boxes from censed and unauthorised to operate in the MENA region. has died. He was 87. Johnson’s family Indian pay-TV operator, Dish TV. According to industry reports, TV piracy costs the industry over R Following the raid, the CID authorities presented the case US$500 million every year. The Anti-Piracy Coalition has launched says he died Saturday in a London hospital after a short illness. A founding member of before the Abu Dhabi Court for illegal provision of TV content, a campaign called ‘Do the Right Thing,’ encouraging illegal pay-TV the Royal Shakespeare Company, Johnson backed with evidence seized during the raid which included Dish subscribers to swap their service for a legitimate OSN set-top box. had a six-decade career on stage, film and TV receivers and a computer. television. His big-screen roles included Based on the evidence captured and applicable laws, the Abu “Khartoum” opposite Laurence Olivier and Dhabi Court has ordered the closure of the shop for one year, Charlton Heston. deportation of the shop manager, and imposed a fine of AED Johnson told Cinema Retro magazine in 200,000. This judgment is subject to appeal, which has to be filed 2009 that he declined the lead role in the first within 14 days. Bond film, “Dr. No.” Sean Connery got the part David Butorac, Chief Executive Officer of OSN, said: “We are instead. Johnson felt Connery was miscast thankful to the CID and the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department for but nonetheless perfect, “because it turned their swift and stern action that will dissuade operators and dis- the thing on its head and he made it funny.” tributors of illegal TV services. The court verdict reiterates the seri- Johnson wed four times, including a brief ousness with which the government regards TV piracy. We will 1960s marriage to American star Kim Novak. continue to work with the authorities to curb TV piracy, which He is survived by his wife Lynne and four chil- adversely impacts the TV and creative industry of the UAE.” dren. — AP Based on complaints filed by OSN, the Department of Economic Development and Criminal Investigation Departments Kim Novak walks arm-in-arm with British actor Richard across the UAE have investigated and conducted 47 raids to-date Johnson, her former husband, in London. — AP lifestyle TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Awards

The cast of ‘Fun Home,’ winner of the award for Best Musical, pose backstage during the American Theatre Wing’s 69th Annual Tony Awards at the Radio City Michael Cerveris, left, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a Music Hall in New York City. — AP/AFP photos leading role in a musical for ‘Fun Home,” and Kelli O’Hara winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for ‘The King and I’. ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tony Awards

he poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show “Fun Home” was named best musical at the TTony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way to making history for its composing team. It tied for the winningest show on Broadway this season with the British import “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which also won five awards, including best play. The sumptuous revival of “The King and I” also had reason to whistle a happy tune, with four awards including best revival. The melody was sadder for “Something Rotten!,” which came into the night with 10 nominations but left with only one award, the same number that both “Wolf Hall” plays took home. “Hand to God,” with five nominations, saw no divine love and Chita Rivera’s return to Broadway in “The Visit” was given the cold shoulder. London-born actor Alex Sharp won best lead actor in a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” beating out stars Bradley Cooper and Bill Nighy. “This time last year I was picked up my diploma gradu- ating from Julliard, so to be holding this is insane,” he said. “I just want to dedicate this to any young person out there who feels misunderstood or who feels different and answer that question at the end of the play for you: Does that mean I can do anything? Yes it does.”

Six nominations The adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel also won best play, lighting, scenic design and earned its direc- tor Marianne Elliott a Tony, too, with a total of six nomina- tions going into the evening. “Fun Home,” based on Alison Kristin Caskey, center, along with cast and crew accepts the award for best musical for ‘Fun Home’. Bechdel’s graphic novel about growing up with a closeted dad in a funeral home and the first musical to have a les- Tony for musical score for “Fun Home.” But that milestone with a low-key medley of jokes and songs that displayed Sam Gold accepts the award for best direction of a musical bian as its main character, won for best book, best lead happened during a commercial break and viewers never their playful, daffy chemistry. Their costume quick-changes for ‘Fun Home’. actor in Michael Cerveris and best direction from Sam Gold. It came into the night with 12 nominations and left saw it. Two veteran Broadway stars - Cerveris and Kelli included Cumming in a hoop skirt and Chenoweth as E.T., with the top trophies. Cerveris won his second Tony for O’Hara of “The King and I” - took home lead acting Tonys. her co-host cracking, “I said ‘Fun Home.’” playing the closeted and suicidal father at the heart of “Fun The British had a big night, with “Skylight” winning for One of the show’s highlights came as Joel Grey, who Home” while O’Hara got her first Tony after six nomina- best revival, and Helen Mirren nabbing her first Tony for recently announced he was gay, introduced “Fun Home” tions, winning for her role as the English school teacher in playing Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s “The with his daughter, Jennifer Grey, who joked that the show the classic musical “The King and I.” Audience.” She already won an Oscar for playing the was about a “brilliant and complicated father.” Joel Grey “I love what I do and I don’t need this but now that I monarch in the movie “The Queen.” “An American in Paris,” acknowledged that the topic was one his daughter “knew have it I’ve some things to say,” she said. “My parents who which had a co-leading 12 nominations, won four technical something about.” Another highlight: Jason Alexander and are sitting next to me for the sixth time, you don’t have to awards, including best scenic design and one for Larry David bickering about awards and their show “Fish in pretend it’s OK this time.” Songwriters Jeanine Tesori and Christopher Wheeldon for best choreographer. Co-hosts the Dark.” David joked that the reason it got no nomina- Lisa Kron became the first female writing team to nab a Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming infused the show tions was due to anti-Semitism.

Lisa Kron poses with the award for best book for ‘Fun Sydney Lucas, left and Michael Cerveris of the cast of ‘Fun Home’ Producer Scott Rudin, foreground, and the cast and crew of ‘Skylight’ accept the award for best revival of a Home’. perform on stage. play.

Kelli O’Hara, center, and the cast of ‘The King and I’ perform on stage. Andre Bishop, left, and crew accept the award for best revival of a musical for ‘The King Catherine Zuber accepts the award for best costume and I’. design of a musical for “The King and I”. lifestyle TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015

Awards

Best Musical: “Fun Home” Best Play: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” Best Book of a Musical:“Fun Home” Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: “Fun Home” Best Revival of a Play:“Skylight” Best Revival of a Musical: “The King and I” Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Alex Sharp, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Helen Mirren, “The Audience” Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, “Fun Home” Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Kelli O’Hara, “The King and I” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Richard McCabe, “The Audience” Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, “You Can’t Take It With You”

Winners Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Christian Borle, “Something Rotten!” Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, “The King and I”.

Helen Mirren accepts the award for performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for ‘The Audience’.

Annaleigh Ashford accepts the award for Ruthie Ann Miles pose backstage with her Richard McCabe accepts the award for best Christian Borle accepts the award for best per- Alex Sharp accepts the award for best perform- best performance by an actress in a featured award for the best featured actress in a musi- performance by an actor in a featured role in a formance by an actor in a featured role in a ance by an actor in a leading role in a play for ‘The role in a play for ‘You Can’t Take it With You’. cal for her performance in The King and I. play for ‘the Audience’. musical for ‘Something Rotten’. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’.

Corey Mitchell poses backstage with the Chita Rivera, standing, and the cast of “The Visit” per- Kristin Chenoweth, center, and the cast of ìOn the Twentieth Centuryî Simon Stephens, second right, Michael Morris, second left, and the crew Excellence in Theater Education award. form on stage. perform on stage. accept the award for best play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”.

Crazy ride The telecast on CBS at Radio City Music Hall featured appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Kiefer Sutherland, Bryan Cranston, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Nettles, Taye Diggs and Ashley Tisdale, among many others. Some non-theater celebrities including Kendall Jenner, Monica Lewinsky and Anna Wintour were also in the audience. Two Broadway favorites - Annaleigh Ashford and Christian Borle - won for best featured roles. He plays a sexy William Shakespeare in “Something Rotten!” and she played an incompetent ballet dancer in “You Can’t Take It With You.” It was her first and his second awards. “I can’t believe I am standing here right now for the worst dancing that ever happened on Broadway,” Ashford said. “The King Alan Cumming, center, and dancers perform a tribute to Tommy Tune, Bunny Christie, left, and Finn Ross accept the award Singer Keiza poses on arrival. and I” was crowned the best musical revival and it won for best actress in O’Hara and best musical costumes. One of winner of the lifetime achievement award. for best scenic design of a play for “The Curious its stars, Ruthie Ann Miles, won in her Broadway debut as Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”. best featured actress in a musical. She read her speech off her phone and thanked, among many others, her husband. “Thank you for agreeing to come on this crazy ride. Where are you? There you are. There’s a lot of people here.” Josh Groban led a moving “In Memoriam” section when he sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel,” backed by the casts of all the shows appearing on the telecast. The nominated musicals “On the Twentieth Century,” “Something Rotten!” “The Visit,” “The King and I,” “On the Town,” “Fun Home” and “An American in Paris” had songs performed. A few other non-nominated shows, including like Vanessa Hudgens’ “Gigi” and Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer with “Finding Neverland,” also got spots. The cast of “Jersey Boys” ended the show with “Oh What a Night.” Producers are hoping to beat last year’s average of 7.02 million viewers. But as happened last year, the Tonys Jennifer Lopez, from left, Nick Jonas and Kiesza Brian D’Arcy James, center, and the cast of ‘Something Rotten!’ per- Alan Cumming, left, and Kristin Chenoweth appear on stage. competed against Game 2 of the NBA Finals.-AP introduce a performance. form on stage.

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler Bernadette Peters poses on arrival. Kelli O’Hara, left and Ken Watanabe of Kendall Jenner and Francisco Costa. ‘The King and I’ perform. Laura Michelle Kelly ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tony Awards

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Children participate in the ninth annual tomato fight festival, known as ‘tomatina’, in Sutamarchan, Boyaca department, Colombia. — AFP Paris airport joins European push to gourmet eateries

irports aren’t usually reputed as culinary destina- French dishes such as a blanquette de veau (veal ragout), known as “The Perfectionist’s Cafe”. Thus, restaurant options in hub airports are “becoming a tions in themselves. But Paris’s hub Charles de to hamburgers, as well as tapas, lobster, and vegetarian Another eatery that opened in Heathrow’s Terminal 2 major criteria,” Baume said. The trend reflects what is AGaulle has become the latest in Europe to try to offerings. The cheapest menu combination is at 30 euros last year is “The Gorgeous Kitchen”, run by four female already happening in the air, with several airlines putting change that with an upmarket eatery called “I Love Paris”. ($33). chefs. In Germany’s airport serving Stuttgart, a one prestigious chefs into their kitchens. The restaurant, which opened last week in Terminal 2E Michelin star restaurant, “Top Air”, is open to all in the “The strategy today for all airports is to not only be a and is accessible only to passengers carrying tickets for Heathrow, Stuttgart, Geneva as well public zone. And in Geneva, in Switzbecomingerland, place you are made to pass through, but to become real Asia or the United States, is aiming high. A three-star The outlet isn’t the only one endeavoring to give long- starred chefs Gilles Dupont and Thomas Byrne have creat- lifestyle centers, where it’s a pleasure to come to,” Baume French chef, Guy Martin, has masterminded the menu haul passengers a choice beyond the inevitable clusters ed the dining room “Altitude”. said. “The more the environment becomes stressful, the while an Iranian-born, Paris-based architecture star, India of fast-food joints common in airports. Charles de Gaulle more we have to deliver pleasure, and gastronomy is Mahdavi, has designed the decoration. also has “Le Frenchy’s Bistro” overseen by another reputed Gulf hubs driving competition about spending time at the table, taking the time to pam- “The aim is to try to make a Chinese traveler prefer to chef, Gilles Epie. London’s Heathrow airport has already The hoisting of food quality in the airports is explained per one’s self and to relax.” The Middle Eastern hubs, she stop over in Paris rather than Heathrow or Dubai,” said trod the path to improving its culinary offer by hiring by the increasingly fierce competition for international noted, “are growing very fast and investing enormously French Chef Laure Baume, deputy director of the Aeroports de Paris famous chefs Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal. travelers. Upstart Gulf carriers such as Emirates and Qatar into infrastructure”. — AFP Guy Martin airport agency. In a nod to the varied palates of those eat- Ramsay is the name behind “Plane Food”, offering express Airways are eating into profitable long-haul routes flown ing in the I Love Paris restaurant, with its view of the run- menus from 17 pounds (23 euros, $26). Blumenthal is by European airlines Air France, British Airways and ways, there is a range of fare to munch on, from classic associated with a fish-and-chips and hamburger place Lufthansa, and airports are seeking to lift their appeal.

Frenchman named world’s best cheesemonger Frenchman was on Sunday named the world’s best cheesemonger at a competi- Ation in France, maintaining national pride in a country famed for its love of fromage. Fabien Degoulet, the son of dairy merchants, triumphed over a dozen leading candidates from around the world to capture the title at the International Best Cheesemonger Competition, organizers said. Degoulet, 31, lives in Japan and came to the northwestern French city of Tours to battle it out against rivals hailing from the United States, Belgium, China and Israel. An international jury of professionals picked the champion cheesemonger based on tests of theoretical knowledge, taste pairing, cutting and cheese presentation. For their piece de resistance, the contestants created a one square meter (yard) cheese tray on the theme of the “Art of cheese”. Second place went to Guillaume Cardinet, a Frenchman, with Belgian Nathalie Vanhaver taking third place. — AFP

Actress and cat parent Mayim Bialik cuddles up to two Artists get ready for the dress rehearsal of French stage director Bartabas’ new show ‘On Acheve Bien Les Anges, Elegies’ adoptable kittens from spcaLA. — AP (So Do We Finish the Angels, Elegies) as part of the Nuits De Fourviere festival in Lyon yesterday. — AFP