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Emir meets French minister Former PM being Outrage over considered for top UN post: Report DOHA: Qatar’s former prime minister H E Sheikh Hamad insult to sports bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani is being considered as a candi- date to replace Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the star in UAE United Nations, British news- paper The Telegraph reported yesterday. Ban will step down in 2016 Call not to mix politics with sports at the end of his second five- year term as Secretary General. DOHA: Qataris comment- from getting on to the podium and Sheikh Hamad was prime minis- ing on local social networking flagging off the event as planned, ter from 2007 to 2013 and simul- sites have reacted sharply to and was rather asked to leave. taneously foreign minister, a media reports about one of their “Security reasons were cited post he had held from 1992 until sports stars, Nasser Khalifa Al for not allowing him to do that. last year. Atiyah, having not been allowed Clearly, this is mixing politics THE PENINSULA to attend the opening ceremony with sports,” said Al Sharq. “The of Abu Dhabi Rally. Rally organisers were obeying Tensions rise on Politics should not be mixed orders of the powers that be.” with sports, was the gist of the Before the opening ceremony, Korean border comments posted on social net- Al Atiyah addressed a press con- working sites yesterday. ference. Nothing of what he said SEOUL: Troops exchanged Contacted for comment on at the news briefing appeared gunfire yesterday along the bor- the controversy by this daily, in the local media, according to der between North and South Al Atiyah said he wouldn’t since Al Sharq. A sports TV channel Korea, the second outbreak of he was a representative of an in Abu Dhabi had fixed an inter- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the hostilities in the past 10 days. international organisation. view with him that was cancelled. Emiri Diwan yesterday. There were no reports of inju- Vice-President of Federation He was told of the cancellation ries or damage, but the 10 min- Internationale de l’Automobile when he reached the TV station’s utes of shooting highlighted (FIA: International Automobile headquarters. rising tensions between the Federation), Al Atiyah said: “I “Al Atiyah immediately left divided countries. cannot comment on what hap- Abu Dhabi and came back to The shootout began after pened since I am a representative Doha without making any fuss ‘No special numbers for graves’ North Korea sent soldiers close of an international body”. about it,” the daily said. to the border in an attempt, ana- Local Arabic dailies Al Sharq Al Raya, meanwhile, reported DOHA: The Ministry of like a telecom operator auction- some did not and they even made lysts said, to put pressure on the and Al Raya reported that that it was Al Atiyah who brought Municipality and Urban ing unique mobile phone numbers enquiries about how to obtain South to stop leafleting its citi- Al Atiyah was not permitted the Rally back to the Middle East: Planning has denied plans to and the Traffic Department allot- those numbers. zens. The previous conflict came to participate in the opening to Abu Dhabi. There were some allot easy-to-remember num- ting easy-to-remember car reg- The daily said it spoke to a when North Korea opened fire on ceremony of the Rally due to problems earlier and Abu Dhabi bers to graves in Abu Hamour istration numbers, Abu Hamour source in the municipal minis- balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang security reasons. was cancelled as a venue. “What cemetery. cemetery authorities are mull- try which denied there are any leaflets that were floating over the “He went to Abu Dhabi to take happened to Al Atiyah in Abu Local Arabic daily Al Raya ing providing easy-to-remember unique number allotment plans border. South Korean activist part in the opening ceremony and Dhabi was not impromptu. It was reported yesterday that there grave numbers, too. for graves at the cemetery. groups, mostly made up of North he was startled when he was not planned. If not, the Rally organis- was a discussion on the local The daily said it seems some- “Grave numbers are allotted to Korean defectors, said they were allowed that privilege,” Al Sharq ers would have called and asked social media recently about graves one on social networking sites was the kith and kin of the dead after determined to continue sending said. He was not there as a Qatari him not to come to the opening in Abu Hamour cemetery being making fun of the craze of some burial. We have a set numbering the leaflets. South Korea said its official but as a representative of ceremony,” Al Raya said. allotted easy-to-remember num- for unique mobile phone and car process and we wouldn’t change soldiers fired warning shots at the FIA, the daily said. He was THE PENINSULA bers for a fee of QR5,000. registration numbers. that,” the source said. about 10 North Korean soldiers. prevented by the Rally organisers Continued on page 5 Commentators suggested that While many got the humour, THE PENINSULA THE GUARDIAN MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Minister attends key ICT Milipol Qatar Exhibition meeting in South Korea BUSAN: The Minister of meeting was attended by around 50 Information and Communications ministers from around the world Technology H E Dr Hessa Sultan to explore ways to achieve the 2014 opens today Al Jaber attended the 2014 Busan four goals identified in the ITU’s ICT ministerial meeting in Busan, Strategic Plan 2016-2019, branded DOHA: Under the patron- security expos which attracted the sector. The UK team is led and knowledge. We welcome South Korea. as ‘Connect 2020’, which will be dis- age of the Emir H H Sheikh major manufacturers of secu- by Richard Paniguian, Head of every opportunity to discuss It was held under the theme ‘The cussed and endorsed at PP-14. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, rity devices and weapons. UKTI’s Defence and Security challenges and issues faced by Future Role of ICT – Sustainable The four goals are growth, inclu- the 10th Milipol Qatar 2014, He said it came as a result Organisation (UKTI DSO), both our police forces and secu- Development through Inclusive siveness, sustainability, and innova- the international exhibition of efforts, cooperation and supported by Richard Freeman, rity sector. ICTs. tion and partnership. of internal state security sys- coordination between officials Senior Police and Security “I am keen that UK compa- The annual meeting sets the “Qatar takes part in this annual tems, opens today at Doha of interior ministries of Qatar Adviser, UKTI DSO who will nies look for partners in Qatar future direction for the develop- ministerial meeting in its capacity Exhibition Centre. and France. lead trade opportunities for UK and the region so that we can ment of ICT sector and provides a as an ITU member. As this meeting The three-day expo, organ- Meanwhile, innovation and companies. continue to share knowledge, venue to discuss ICT-related issues draws the future ICT framework ised every two years alternately partnership are the main UK Senior representatives from understanding and technology and challenges. It also serves as a worldwide, Qatar this year has an between Paris and Doha, is the themes as British companies College of Policing and National that can strengthen our ties”. venue for sharing future vision agenda rich of proposals and insight, only exhibition in the Middle exhibit capabilities in the law Offender Management Service The UK companies include, based on ICT policy experiences of highlighting the role of ICT as a key East that displays latest prod- enforcement and security sec- will be on the UK pavilion to Redtronic UK, Speedog each country. enabler and accelerator of social, ucts by international companies tors, include cyber security, discuss the UK policing and Technology Ltd, De La Rue, The meeting precedes the 19th economic and environmental sus- in the field of internal security. reflecting the commitment that offender management (prisons BAE Systems, Cobham, ITU Plenipotentiary Conference tainable growth and development in Participating in the fair this UK companies have to support and community sentencing). Prometheus Medical Ltd, (PP-14) to be held in Busan from our home country and around the year are 261 companies from the Qatari security and cyber Stephen Phipson, Director Avigilon, Quinsec, 360 vision October 20 to November 7 where world,” said Dr. Al-Jaber. 36 countries with an estimated sectors. of Industry Engagement at Technology Ltd, A E Taylor, ITU states will decide on the future “We also present Qatar’s future increase of nearly 7 percent in UK companies are looking for the Home Office, will review Airwave Solutions, ATG role of the organisation, determin- ICT vision that promotes sus- the number of companies which enhance opportunities in Qatar ties with Qatar’s Ministry of Access Ltd, e2v Technologies ing ITU’s ability to influence and tainable development by ensuring attended in Milipol Qatar 2012. via industrial partnerships and Interior. Plc, Fire Formed Plc, ISSEE affect the development of informa- delivery of ICT benefits to everyone The exhibition occupies an joint ventures. The UK is keen Paniguian said: “Qatar is Ltd, Northrop Grumman ISE, tion and communication technolo- regardless of location, age or gender area of 6,055sqm, up 12 percent to share experience in manag- an important partner and we NSC, M Price Western Leather gies worldwide. and through continuing our digital compared to 2012. ing large sporting events, most are continuing to deepen and Company Ltd, DMS Protective The PP-14, the world’s largest inclusion efforts and fostering inno- The Chairman of Milipol recently the Commonwealth strengthen our security rela- Equipment, RepKnight Ltd, meeting of international policymak- vation in the sector.” Qatar Committee, Brigadier Games in Glasgow. tionships, including in the Restrata Ltd, SAS, Scanna ers from the ICT sector, expected to The Busan Declaration on the Nasser bin Fahd Al Thani, told It also has extensive experi- cyber sector where the UK Msc Ltd, TCH (UK), Dog attract around 3,000 participants, Future Role of Telecommunications/ a press conference that the ence in cyber security and looks has over the past five years Detectives. including heads of state and around ICT in achieving sustainable devel- exhibition is one of the largest to work closely with Qatar in gained extensive experience THE PENINSULA 130 VIPs from over 160 countries, opment was adopted. It calls for including government ministers and upholding the internationally CEOs. It is held every four years to agreed commitments, fostering ICT set the strategic direction of ITU, for sustainable growth, bridging the develop policies and recommen- digital divide for inclusive develop- dations that address the evolving ment, promoting the sustainability Armed Forces sign ground satellite deal with Thales needs of the union’s members, elect of the ICT ecosystem, and promot- the senior management team, ITU ing innovation and partnership, DOHA: Qatar Armed Forces the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim command and control cen- particularly in electronics and Council members and members of with a focus on the importance and French Thales Group yes- bin Hamad Al Thani, also the tres, satellite communications communications. Radio Regulation Board. of ICT infrastructure and human terday signed a contract for Supreme Commander of Qatar stations for boats, military Sourisse said the signing of The Busan ICT ministerial development. THE PENINSULA the execution of ground satel- Armed Forces, for support machineries and fixed sites, the contract is a great success lites project to provide infra- for the armed forces and Al and includes training, transfer for Thales and Qatar Armed structure and communication Attiyah for support for techni- of technology, maintenance and Forces, adding the company is equipment for satellites and cal projects to enhance Qatar guarantee. proud to have been awarded the broad capacity means of com- Armed Forces’ command and Qatar’s launch of satellites responsibility which is a new QA honoured at Saveur munications to enhance the control system. through Es’hailSat and the sign of confidence Qatar Armed armed forces’ command and Al Dossari said the sign- armed forces’ ownership, oper- Forces are placing in Thales. control system. ing ceremony at Ritz-Carlton ating and managing of the mili- Cooperation between both The signing ceremony was Hotel comes as a culmination tary aspect of Es’hailSat have sides have extended for over Culinary Travel Awards attended by the Minister of of procedures over 16 months promoted the use of communi- 30 years, he said, adding that State for Defence Affairs and included tender, quotations cations via satellite as secure Thales has a lot of experience H E Major General Hamad and field examining of major means of communications in satellite ground segment bin Ali Al Attiyah, French equipment. approved by the armed forces. solutions. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le He said the project aims to To a question on the selec- “We have the right compe- Drian and Qatar Armed Forces provide infrastructure and sat- tion of Thales to implement tence to deliver this system to Chief of Staff Major General ellite communications equip- the project, Al Dossari said Qatar Armed Forces and the (Pilot) Ghanim bin Shaheen Al ment, as well as top secret and the company was chosen after contract is a new opportunity Ghanim. high capacity equipment to help international competition in to pursue this cooperation,” The deal was signed by the the armed forces’ command and which top companies in the Sourisse said. Assistant Minister of State for control system, with means of field of satellite took part and She said Thales has been Technical Affairs H E Brigadier communications anywhere. field experiments continued for delivering very sophisticated Engineer Abdul Aziz bin Falah Communications via satellite almost one year. systems for the French armed Al Dossari and Thales Vice- provide a broad coverage area in He said Thales has a high forces and working with North President Pascale Sourisse. which the service can be deliv- experience in the field and Atlantic Treaty Organisation In a statement after the ered, he added. is considered one of the big- (Nato). signing, Al Dossari thanked He said it will provide gest defence companies, QNA

Ooredoo promotes Speed Sisters to open Ajyal Youth utility payments through SSMs Film Festival on December 1 DOHA: Ooredoo has DOHA: Titus Johnson, (centre) QA’s Commercial Vice-President of the Americas, receiving announced a special promo- The second annual the award in the presence of Saveur Editor-in-Chief, Adams Sachs, and Publisher, tional offer for its custom- Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Kristin Cohen (left) in New York City. ers who use the self-service presented by Doha Film machines (SSMs) to pay their Institute (DFI), will open on Kahramaa bills, until from December 1 with the world NEW YORK: Qatar Airways kitchen, a delicatessen with organic November. premiere of Speed Sisters by (QA) won four honours, includ- and international lighter fare, luxuri- As part of the offer, 25 people Amber Fares, a documentary ing the Readers’ Choice award in ous private showers, and a business stand a chance to win the popu- about the Middle East’s first Saveur magazine’s annual Culinary centre with WiFi, PCs, and printers. lar tablet, the Samsung Galaxy all-woman motor racing team. Travel Awards. The airline’s new premium travel- Tab S. Speed Sisters takes viewers The awards, one of the industry’s ler lounge was unveiled in August at Customers are automatically inside the West Bank’s streetcar premier recognition events, repre- Hamad International Airport and is eligible for the draw when they motor racing scene, following up sent the world’s best cities, markets, garnering widespread praise. Named make a Kahramaa bill payment a group of young Palestinian restaurants, bars, hotels, airlines, and Al Mourjan Business Lounge, it occu- at any of the Ooredoo SSMs women. The debut feature by other experiences. pies a space the size of 10 Olympic- during the promotion period. Lebanese-Canadian director QA collected four honours in sized pools and can accommodate up The utility bill payment takes an intimate look at the three categories: Readers’ Choice: to 1,000 people. service made possible through lives of its five subjects and what Airport Lounge for QA at London “We never compromise on quality Ooredoo’s partnership with motivates them to compete as Heathrow Airport; Notable Airport and Al Mourjan Business Lounge is Kahramaa has been well they challenge social expecta- A scene from the documentary Speed Sisters, which is about the Middle Lounge for QA Premium Terminal, proof of this,” said Al Baker. “From received owing to its ease-of- tions, community politics and East’s first all-woman motor racing team. Doha International Airport; Notable the many dining options, through use, instant updates of custom- family dynamics while facing In-Flight Beverages; and Notable workstations, family spaces, games ers’ accounts and the growing restrictions of movement by “Our festival is dedicated to youth-oriented event in the In-Flight Dining (First & Business rooms, and private quiet rooms, we network of over 200 SSMs the Israeli military occupation. bringing generations together Middle East to celebrate the Class) have set a new standard for luxury across the country. The film was developed through cinema, and Speed energy, hopes and creativity of “At QA, we are always seeking and comfort in an airport lounge.” Ooredoo introduced the with the support of Sundance Sisters is a wonderful example of young people in the region. We new ways to exceed expectations QA was also recognized for its serv- option of real-time Kahramaa Institute and DFI’s grants pro- a film that explores some of the are honoured to be opening the and provide unforgettable passenger ice in the sky. Besides offering fully bills payment late last year gramme, along with interna- questions and challenges faced second edition of the festival.” experiences on board our aircraft, lie-flat seats with built-in back mas- and continues to upgrade its tional funds. by young people in our region — The closing night gala will in our Premium Lounges around sagers in its Premium Class, and over SSMs to bring more conven- Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival about notions of tradition and feature the Middle East pre- the world, and at our home base in 1,000 forms of entertainment through ience to customers with a range Director and Acting CEO, DFI, modernity.” miere of Prophet, the animated Hamad International Airport,” said 17-inch personal touch-screen TVs, of options that best suit their said: “We are thrilled to present Fares will attended the open- adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s QA Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al the airline provides one of the best evolving lifestyles. the world premiere of Speed ing along with a delegation of beloved book which made its Baker. “It is an honour to be recog- dining experiences at 30,000 feet. Customers can also top up Sisters in Doha at the opening the film’s cast and crew. world premiere at the Toronto nised for the work we do, providing The First and Business Class menus Hala accounts, pay Shahry night of the festival. It is a film Fares said: “We have spent International Film Festival last our customers with an unmatched are designed by an all-star roster of bills and access their Nojoom that took us by surprise – a first five years in Palestine bringing month. level of luxury and comfort while celebrity chefs from around the world. accounts using SSMs. feature by a new director that this story to the screen and I Produced by Salma Hayek they travel.” “QA has always been committed to They can also update their depicts a different aspect of life am excited that Doha will mark and made with support from Both of QA’s Premium Lounges combining cutting-edge aviation tech- accounts and purchase vouchers in Palestine from what we are the start of our festival journey. DFI’s co-financing programme, were recognised in the Best Airport nology with services and amenities for a range of shopping, vaca- accustomed to seeing on screen. Speed Sisters is a story about five the film features the work Lounge category, including the that harken back to the golden age of tioning and dining experiences “Speed Sisters captures the fiercely determined women and of nine renowned animators, former Premium Terminal at old luxury travel,” said Al Baker. “We are that can be used with some of passion and determination these their drive to break through the each depicting a chapter from Doha International Airport. The grateful to the readers and editors of the most popular brands in young women have for their obstacles in their lives to stay the book. The full festival pro- lounge at London Heathrow is one Saveur for recognising all the work we Qatar. For details about the sport, as well as the great sense true to themselves and their gramme will be announced early of the most highly regarded in the do to make flying with us a five-star offer, please visit the Ooredoo of personal freedom, camara- dreams. next month and tickets will go world. It features a gourmet res- experience.” website at www.ooredoo.qa derie and positivity that motor “We felt it was a perfect on sale on November 18. taurant with an open theatre-style THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA racing brings to their lives. fit to launch our film at this THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 PM meets Oman Minister Zumba enthusiasts create breast cancer awareness DOHA: Hundreds of Zumba enthusiasts gathered Director, Spa and Recreation, Ritz-Carlton Doha. yesterday at Ritz-Carlton Doha to create aware- She said Zumba was selected as it gives fitness, and ness about breast cancer. healthy living helps prevent breast cancer. Several Members of the Zumba Fitness Doha Qatar Team officials from the hotel and IBQ bank, the main spon- and other Zumba practitioners participated in the sor of the event, were present. “All funds raised will ‘Pink Ribbon Zumbathon’ which also raised funds be given to Qatar Cancer Society,” Pavlova added. for Qatar Cancer Society (QCS). Imad Askak, Instructor, Zumba Fitness Doha Dressed in pink, over 300 people performed Qatar, said, “We take the pride of giving back to soci- Zumba, a dance fitness programme for two hours ety through this event. Here we celebrate each other; to convey the message of the need for early diagnose we remember the people who have died because of of breast cancer as 140 cases are reported every year breast cancer, and people fighting the illness.” The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met among Qataris and expatriates. For some participants in the Pink Ribbon Omani Interior Minister Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidy. Talks dealt with relations and issues of common Zumbathon was part of events organized by the Zumbathon, it was a personal experience which had interest. Al Busaidy will attend Milipol Qatar 2014 today. hotel, with QCS throughout October to increase brought them to the event. “My grandmother died awareness about breast cancer. because of breast cancer and it gives me stronger rea- The hotel, in partnership with QCS, had launched son to support such an event. I believe there should be a ‘Pink Ribbon Campaign’ on October 10 under the more awareness about breast cancer,” said Anqelique theme ‘I Support, Love, Inspire.’ “Not many are De Lange, a participant. It was not just an event for aware about the symptoms of breast cancer and women, as some men also took part. “I’m here to IS not a direct threat the need for screening. Through Zumbathon, we contribute to a cause and support the community,” try to spread the message,” said Dr Tina Pavlova, said Thamer, a male participant. THE PENINSULA to GCC states: Expert Prolonged war led by US will drain the region’s wealth BY MOHAMMED OSMAN for 10 or 15 years and this means the region with Shia movements. depletion of the GCC wealth and Disagreements between the DOHA: The Islamic State (IS) destabilising the region, he added. GCC states are not new, he militants do not pose a direct The GCC states have joined added, but the new thing this threat to the GCC states but a the coalition against IS but the time is the way of handling the prolonged war against IS, led question is whether they did it conflicts, making them public by the US, means draining the with free will or to avoid fur- in the media and its timing. He region’s wealth, a conference ther complications. They face doubted the success of the GCC here was told yesterday. disagreements at least since the summit that is going to be held in IS and the youth from different withdrawal of three ambassa- Qatar under such circumstances countries joining this extremist dors from Qatar for reasons not and before the return of the three group do not consider GCC states related to their internal relations. GCC ambassadors to Doha. or their rulers their target and None of these countries consulted Babood said the disagree- such groups emerge in countries their people or parliaments, if any, ment between GCC countries is where there is sectarian con- when they decided to join this basically because of the confu- flicts, poverty, political tyranny coalition, said Al Misfer. sion created by the Arab Spring and oppression, according to Dr The US aim is to abet sec- revolutions. Different positions Mohammed Al Misfer, Professor tarianism as happening in Iraq, adopted by each GCC country of Political Science, Qatar scare the Arab rulers, make them towards the military coup in University, who was a speaker involve in its agendas to protect Egypt is a telling example, he at the two-day conference which themselves, weaken the Arab added. ended yesterday. states, export democracy by force Political and social reforms are The event ‘From Peoples’ and disunite the Arab states by inevitable for the GCC countries Participants performing Pink Ribbon Zumbathon at Ritz-Carlton Doha yesterday. BAHER AMIN Revolutions to an Arena of encouraging tribal and sectarian to benefit from their economic Regional and International movements. and political clout as well as the Conflict’ was organised by the Al Misfer said the GCC and shift in Arab politics in their Doha-based Arab Centre for other Arab rulers can be pro- favour. Otherwise they will lose Research and Policy Studies. tected only by their own peoples, their status and the trust of their The US began mobilising the but to win public trust, they have Western allies. region to support its wars decades to conduct real political, economic In his paper ‘Saudi Policy, ago and exploited the wealth of the and social reforms, achieve justice Al Qaeda and IS’, Alain Gresh, GCC states in rebuilding what has and equality, and address the root Journalist, International Rights been destroyed in these regional cause of extremism through a Activist and Secretary- General, wars such as in Afghanistan and comprehensive development plan. French Association of Journalists Iraq, Al Misfer told a session In his paper ‘Repercussions of of the Maghreb, said the Saudi ‘The policies of Arab Gulf states intra-Gulf conflicts on regional policy towards Iran and IS was towards political changes in the security in light of the waning characterised by fear and inability. Fertile Crescent’. of Arab revolutions and IS’, Dr The kingdom has no clear policy The Americans mobilised this Abdullah Babood, Director, Gulf towards these extremist organi- region against the erstwhile Studies Centre, Qatar University, sations, many of which share its Soviet Union, communist parties argued that the much-feared Shia Salafist ideology, he added. and regimes, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Crescent has now become a Shia Contrary to the Saudis, Iran has Iraq and now IS and in all of these Circle, surrounding the GCC a clear stance and many political wars the GCC states have been countries. tools to play with, and managed involved in one way or the other. Disagreements between the to create strong ties with differ- The US says the war against the GCC states have helped Iran ent groups in the region, he said. IS will be long and may continue strengthen its hold and besiege THE PENINSULA

FROM LEFT: Abdullah Babood, Director, Gulf Studies Centre, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Mohammed Al Misfer, Professor of Political Science, QU, Zoheir Hamedi, Researcher, ACRPS, and Alain Gresh, Journalist, International Rights Activist and Secretary-General, French Association of Journalists of the Maghreb, attending a session on ‘The Policies of Arab Gulf States towards Political Changes in the Fertile Crescent’ yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT

QA holds blood donation campaign DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA), in partnership with encouraged to donate as part of the company’s com- Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Blood Bank, mitment to give back to the local community. The held its annual blood donation campaign at the campaign saw over 40 percent increase in staff donor airline’s head office. volunteers from 2013. This is the fourth year QA has partnered with QA Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: Blood Bank to help provide the gift of life for those “I am pleased to see just how many of our staff with emergency blood needs. turned out to support the campaign. By supporting QA staff, who met the strict donor criteria, were the hard work of the Blood Bank, we are also sup- porting our local community and helping address the emergency needs of all those that call this great city home.” The QA Group Medical Services team has played a key role in the yearly campaign since it partnered with the Blood Bank four years ago. During this year’s campaign, staff, including the head of Medical Services, as well as administrative and nursing employees, were on hand to supervise, answer questions, register candidates, and assess suitability for donation as well as guide volunteers through the process. For those that wish to donate, HMC Blood Donor A Qatar Airways employee getting ready to donate Unit is situated at Hamad Medical Corporation blood. near Sports Roundabout, and can be contacted on 44391081 or 44391082. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QU to host Fourth International Gas Processing Symposium

DOHA: Qatar University’s (QU) Fourth International Gas Processing Symposium will be held on October 26-27 under the theme ‘Natural Gas and World’s Energy Mix’. One of the participants at the event. This was announced at a press conference where details of the symposium were outlined by College of Engineer Dean, Dr QatarDebate organises first Rashid Alammari, GPC Director, Dr Mohammed Al Marri, QP PRO, Mohammed Rashid Al Khater, Officials at the press conference. universities league in English ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. Vice- President, Public & Government Energy General Manager, Adel market. The symposium is one of oil and gas industry”, he added. DOHA: QatarDebate, mem- Aeronautical College, Qatar Affairs, Saleh Al Mana, RasGas Ahmed Albuainain, ORYX GTL our most important events and is Al Mana said: “At ExxonMobil ber of Qatar Foundation Community College, Qatar Head of Media, Publications CEO, Abdul Rahman Al Suwaidi, an opportunity to bring together Qatar, we are committed to sup- for Education, Science and University - Texas A & M and Communications, Fahad Al and Qafac General Manager, key academics and industry porting the Gas Processing Community Development, University of Calgary Qatar, Weill Buenain, and Oryx GTL DOT Nasser Jeham Al Kuwari. experts to address challenges Center and Qatar University in organised the First Qatar Cornell Medical College in Qatar Project Director, Rashid Al Over 200 delegates from aca- related to accessing, utilizing and an effort to help develop the next Universities Debate League in – Academic Bridge Program). Fehaidi. The biennial sympo- demic, government and industry processing natural gas.” generation of scientists and engi- English on October 18 at College There were 112 debaters and 20 sium organised by Gas Processing organisations are expected to Al Khater said the theme is neers in Qatar. of North-Atlantic Qatar. judges. Centre (GPC) and its consortium attend the event that will fea- relevant as it emphasises the “The symposium supports The league is one of the few The league included four pre- members, will be held under the ture discussions, technical ses- ever-growing contribution of this goal, and also complements educational programmes in Qatar liminary rounds and the motions. patronage of the Minister of sions, workshops and training conventional and unconventional our commitment to fulfilling the that brings together students This year’s league is spread out Energy and Industry H E Dr seminars led by experts. It will gas resources in helping meet the objectives of Qatar National Vision from 10 of 12 tertiary education through four tournaments. Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, also include an exhibition by world’s rising energy require- towards achieving a brighter and institutions based in Qatar. The debate points earned sponsored by QP, ExxonMobil, College of Arts and Sciences, QU’s ments. “It also highlights the key more prosperous future for Qatar This is the first event on our by the top two teams from the Rasgas, Qafac, Oryx GTL and Environmental Studies Centre, role played by Qatar in its enviable and its people”. calendar this year for univer- university at tournaments are Dolphin Energy. QP, Qapco, Dolphin Energy, Oryx position as the world’s No. 1 pro- Al Buenain said RasGas has sity students across Qatar, 28 accumulated. QU President, Prof Sheikha GTL, ExxonMobil and Qafac. ducer and exporter of LNG liq- great pleasure and pride to be a teams participating from 11 QatarDebate thanked College Abdulla Al Misnad, will join Al Dr Alammari said the is in uefied natural gas and the global sponsor of the symposium and universities, including Carnegie of the North Atlantic on the good Sada along with speakers, includ- recognition of Qatar’s position capital of gas-to-liquids products. held under the patronage Al Sada, Mellon University in Qatar, hosting, coaches, debaters, adjudi- ing Rasgas CEO, Hamad Rashid as one of the leading LNG and QP’s strong support to industry also Chairman and Managing College of North Atlantic Qatar, cators, observers and volunteers Al Mohannadi, ExxonMobil GTL exporters in the world, and events, such as this symposium, Director of Qatar Petroleum and Georgetown University School of who took part. Qatar Inc. President and General its commitment to sustainability is in line with our commitment to Chairman of RasGas. Foreign Service in Qatar, Qatar THE PENINSULA Manager, Bart Cahir, Dolphin and diversifying the natural gas the continued growth of the global THE PENINSULA Two Stars of Science candidates enter crucial design stage

DOHA: Audiences in the Arab world wit- nessed young innovators defend their proto- types to stave off elimination in the second engineering round of Stars of Science, Qatar Foundation’s (QF) “edutainment reality” programme on MBC4. Walaa Aniba of Tunisia and Rania Bou Jaoudeh of Lebanon progressed to the design stage, knocking out Ahmad Kurdi of Saudi Arabia and Ousama Dghaish of Jordan. Stars of Science, in its sixth season, pits inno- vators against each other in a competition to turn their ideas into reality. Twelve candidates aged 18 to 30 come to Doha to be mentored by world-class engineering and design experts at Qatar Science & Technology Park. The innovators’ resilience, ingenuity and teamwork are tested in challenges throughout Rania Bou Jaoudeh and Walaa Aniba the show as they develop inventions from con- cept to commercialisation to win funding for automatically when any risk is detected, while the pool their projects. warning system alerts owners of unintended and possibly During the engineering stage, the candidates dangerous use. were tasked with turning creative idea into a The other two projects, Ousama’s car refuelling tester working prototype. and Rania’s automatic zucchini corer, focused on making Episode 6 featured Walaa’s smart headphones existing tasks easier. The tester monitors the quality of and Ahmad’s pool warning system. petrol in an automobile’s gas tank, and the corer is an The smart headphones use sensors to moni- ergonomic machine that reduces the time and effort spent tor and analyse external sounds to stop music preparing a common staple of Arab cuisine. After weeks of tinkering and testing, the young men and women faced a jury, who judged based on prototype performance (50 percent), product outlook (30 percent) and the resourcefulness and leadership shown by the candidate (20 percent). In the engineering round, inno- vators with the two highest scores moved on while the candidates with the two lowest scores were eliminated. The perennial jurors for the engineering stage were Youssif Abdulrahman Al Salhi, General Manager, Qatar Shell Research and Technology Center, and Dr Fouad Mrad, Executive Director, United Nations ESCWA regional technology centre. Stars of Science welcomed VIP jury member Suneet Singh Tuli, who as co-founder and CEO of DataWind, designed the world’s most affordable tablet computer to increase access to computing and the Internet. Dr Mrad questioned the effectiveness of Ahmad’s project, asking if normal pool use would set off his alarm. Tuli tried on Walaa’s smart headphones and was satisfied when he heard how sudden, unexpected noises paused the music playback. Rania impressed the jury with the functionality of her corer, which performed flawlessly. She also got high marks for being persistent and tenacious despite experiencing setbacks throughout the engineering stage. Ousama gave a spirited defence of the reliability of his tester and made a case for his inclusion in the design round. The announcements of the final verdict prompted cel- ebration by Rania and Walaa, overjoyed to make it to the design stage. Inaccuracies in Ahmad and Ousama’s prototype testing turned out to be a decisive factor in the jury’s scoring, ending their SOS journey. “I am encouraged and inspired by the way candidates have collaborated with each other and experts at QSTP throughout this competition,” noted Al Salhi. “It takes great skill, patience and teamwork to make breakthroughs and problem-solving effectively. These four bright minds have exhibited these qualities, setting a great example for young people interested in science and technology across the region.” On the next episode on October 25 at 8:00 KSA time on MBC4, viewers will see four more candidates put their prototypes to the test to progress to the next stage. Season 6 will culminate in a live final hosted by Khaled Al Jumaily & Haneen Al Naqdi on MBC4 on November 15 at 8pm KSA/5pm GMT 2014. Voting from the public and the jury will determine the final outcome. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Qatar ranked 44th Plan to provide maids on hourly, in e-government weekly and monthly basis among 193 countries

DOHA: Qatar has improved EGDI’, ranking 18th globally. Kuwait meeting to discuss recruitment of domestic servants for GCC its position in the global e-gov- All GCC countries rank ernment ranking based on within the top 10 in Western DOHA: Manpower agencies at a meeting in Kuwait. help, Afeefa added. according to Afeefa. the recently released ‘United Asia due to their high GDP, high in Qatar and other GCC states In comments published yes- It would have the authority to Afeefa hinted that there are Nations E-Government literacy rates, small populations hope to urge authorities to terday, Hamad Mohamed Afeefa blacklist a country if it refuses some individuals operating ille- Survey 2014.’ and keenness of their govern- allow them to provide maids told the daily that concerned to comply with recruitment gally as domestic manpower According to the biennial ments to invest in and develop on hourly, weekly and monthly government officials and man- rules of a GCC state, Afeefa suppliers. report, Qatar has ranked 44th their online national portals, basis to needy homes. power agency representatives added. “Their offices are the bags among the 193 member coun- says the study. The idea is to provide maids from all GCC states will attend A proposal to fine employ- they carry,” he said tongue in tries included in the survey. The ranking as derived from for cleaning and cooking, mostly the meeting. ers with whom a maid refuses cheek. He said the meeting will It climbed four notches from the EGDI is not designed to cap- to expatriate homes that cannot The two-day talks is to begin to continue to work after the also look into the root-cause of its 48th position in 2012. It ture e-government development afford to sponsor and employ tomorrow and take up issues guarantee period will also be why maids run away from their ranked ninth in Asia. in an absolute sense; rather it full-time domestic help. like runaway maids and mull discussed. employers. The survey measures how aims to give a performance rat- This will help those in need ways to check the trend, Afeefa In Qatar, for example, the “Unless we study the reasons public administrations provide ing of national governments of part-time domestic help, and said. period is three months. in depth we cannot overcome electronic and mobile services relative to one another, says the such maids can be brought from Plans are afoot to set up a “They (the employer) should the problem of runaway maids. to people and focuses on e-gov- report. overseas, sponsored by man- permanent GCC committee share at least 25 to 50 percent of The trend needs to be checked,” ernment development based Qatar is also among the top power agencies. with members from among gov- a manpower agency’s expenses he added. on availability of online serv- 50 countries in e-participation The owner of a local man- ernment officials and manpower incurred on hiring the maid,” The meeting will also take ices, telecommunication infra- index (EPI), a supplementary power agency told local Arabic agency representatives. said Afeefa. up the issue of not barring any structure and human capacity, index to the UN E-Government daily Al Raya that the above and It would be empowered to sign Maids should also be fined country from where to source according to the UN. Survey. other issues related to maids’ mutual agreements with vari- for their failure to comply domestic help, Afeefa added. With E-Government The index focuses on the use recruitment will be discussed ous countries to source domestic with their contractual terms, THE PENINSULA Development Index (EGDI) of of online services to facilitate .6362, the country has been clas- provision of information by gov- sified among the countries with ernments to citizens (e-informa- ‘high EGDI,’ whose scores range tion sharing), interaction with between .5 and .75. The world stakeholders (e-consultation), average is .4712. and engagement in decision- Bahrain (.8089) is the only making processes (e-decision Academic Bridge Program hosts college fair GCC state to be included in the making). top 25 countries with ‘very high THE PENINSULA DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s requirements. universities and has enjoyed a offer eligible ABP students the Academic Bridge Program ABP students also had the very special relationship with opportunity to cross-register. (ABP) hosted a college fair and opportunity to learn more them. This means students enrolled information session entitled about HBKU’s Student Services “Part of the mission of the at ABP who meet certain crite- ‘HBKU Partner Universities division and courses at the six ABP is to provide our students ria can take cross-registration Unlicensed winter camp — A Closer Look’. HBKU partner universities. with necessary foundation to be classes at one or more of the Representatives from Virginia “The fair provides an oppor- successful in the English lan- HBKU universities. Commonwealth University in tunity for our students to learn guage universities in Education If successful, they can also removed in Al Rafa Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical more about the universities and City,” said Dr Marcie Linsey, earn university course credit. College in Qatar, Texas A & M the admission process. College Placement Counsellor, Sixty three ABP stu- DOHA: The Ministry of blacklisted and not permitted to University at Qatar, Carnegie “It builds excitement about ABP. dents are taking cross-reg- Environment has removed an apply for a licence in the succes- Mellon University in Qatar, university studies and offers “As such, it is important that istration courses at Virginia unlicensed winter camp in sive years, Al Sharq reported. Georgetown University School ABP students the chance to we foster our relationships with Commonwealth University in Al Rafa, while it continued to Registration for camping will of Foreign Service in Qatar, have a personal introduction to the HBKU partner universities Qatar, Texas A&M University receive applications from citi- continue until December 17. and Northwestern University in these six outstanding universi- through understanding their at Qatar, Carnegie Mellon zens seeking a licence. Booking for most sites in the Qatar were on hand to answer ties,” said Dr Mark Newmark, needs for our students so that University in Qatar, Georgetown The ministry has banned peo- coastal areas has been closed questions from ABP students. Assistant Director for Academic we can continue to provide them School of Foreign Service ple from pitching winter camps except Sealine and Khor Al They also provide students Affairs, ABP. with high quality applicants in Qatar and Northwestern without a licence. Udaid. with first-hand informa- The ABP is the largest ‘feeder annually.” University in Qatar. Those violating the ban will be THE PENINSULA tion about their admissions school’ to the HBKU partner HBKU partner universities THE PENINSULA NCP launches app to promote breast cancer awareness DOHA: The National Cancer many each year. However, research said, “A wide-spread misconcep- Program (NCP) yester- has shown that early detection of tion is that breast cancer is only day announced the launch of breast cancer offers better, more common among women over 50. its smartphone application successful treatment options and However, women younger than 50 ‘Monthlies’ which is available saves thousands of lives each year. are also reporting breast cancer. for free download on iTunes and For this reason, NCP took the “It is important to recognise Google Store. initiative to create Monthlies, a that the breasts change through- NCP is a collaboration between smartphone application targeting out the monthly cycle, particularly the Supreme Council of Health, young women to help them become that they become more lumpy dur- Hamad Medical Corporation more breast-aware and encourage ing the period, so it is important (HMC) and Primary Health Care early detection. for women to know how they look Corporation. The new offering is The app is designed as a period and feel throughout the duration part of NCP’s ‘Be Breast Aware’ tracker app which helps women of their cycle, especially just after campaign which runs through- keep track of their monthly cycle. their period. The prompt scheduled out October to celebrate Breast After every cycle, the appli- within the app reminds women to Awareness Month. cation sends notifications with be breast-aware two days after the Monthlies is the first period gynaecological and breast advice. period. It is hoped that a woman tracker app in the world provided Moreover, the app offers a step- with a better understanding of in English and Arabic, a feature by-step guide for being breast- breast health and knowing what NCP pushed to provide to reach a aware, including what to look for is normal for her will give her con- wider audience to raise awareness and how to look it, that is help- fidence to identify changes that are about breast cancer. ful in the process of breast cancer not normal for her. Women should According to experts, breast early detection. seek advice from their primary cancer is among the most common Ambika Anand, Senior care doctor in the first instance,” form of cancer in Qatar, affecting Consultant Breast Surgeon, HMC, Anand said. THE PENINSULA

Organisers deny mistreatment of Al Atiyah

Continued from page 1 “If security was the reason, as they say, they The organisers have denied and said they didn’t should not be holding the event (rally)”, was how prevent him from attending the opening ceremony, another commentator reacted. “Clearly, the reason according to the daily. is political.” Most commentators on local social networking One commentator quoted Yaqub Al Sadi, Director, sites have expressed displeasure. One said action Abu Dhabi’s sports TV channel, as telling a news should be taken against the UAE for taking such a website that the interview with Al Atiyah was not step against the FIA vice-president. fixed. “So where is the question of cancelling it.” Another said: “It seems that our brothers in Abu “In our channel, we welcome all sports personali- Dhabi are determined to aggravate the misunder- ties without any exception,” he was quoted as saying. standing with us (Qatar)”. On the networking site, the head of the organizing “They are spoiling cooperation with us,” said committee of Abu Dhabi Rally, Ahmed Al Kaabi, was another commentator about Abu Dhabi, referring quoted as saying that the report by a Qatari daily to the incident. about Al Atiyah had no element of truth. “We are “It is better to leave politics to our leaders and surprised by the false report. We accorded a warm rulers. Public involvement in politics can create more welcome to Al Atiyah. We treated him well and with problems,” suggested another person taking part in respect. The Qatari media reports are baseless.” the debate. According to the commentator, Al Kaabi, however, “It was an insult caused (to a fellow Qatari). They added that Al Atiyah was not scheduled to attend meant to humiliate him. I will not accept it. They the opening ceremony of the rally. “His participation should have asked him not to come (to Abu Dhabi). was not planned. The FIA had not informed us.” We need to treat Emiratis in the same way,” said Al Kaabi scoffed at media reports suggesting that one commentator. Al Atiyah was prevented from attending the opening Another, though, said Emiratis had nothing to do ceremony due to security reasons. “That’s ridiculous. with the incident. “They are our brothers so they We hold more important events than this rally. We are welcome here.” even hold Formula One which is attended by thou- Yet another suggested that what happened to Al sands,” said Al Kaabi, as claimed by the commenta- Atiyah in Abu Dhabi showed that Qataris wouldn’t tor on the social networking site. feel safe if they went to the UAE. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Traffic Department begins QRC team sent to Mauritania safety awareness Mission to perform cardiac catheterisations on kids with heart diseases

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent fundraiser. It targets families campaign for students (QRC) sent a medical team to that cannot afford treatment or Mauritania to perform car- travelling abroad for it. Some DOHA: The Traffic Department The awareness programme will diac catheterisations on chil- countries lack domestic treat- yesterday launched the first phase cover students of all Independent dren with heart diseases who ment capabilities. We are con- of a safety awareness campaign schools as well as Qatar University. cannot find local treatment templating other countries, such targeting school and university The first phase will continue until and whose families cannot as Djibouti, Yemen, and Niger. students. January 1 next year and focus on afford their treatment abroad. “The operations are aimed at The campaign follows introduc- topics, including traffic law, viola- The mission is accompa- treating heart congenital disor- tion of traffic safety as subject in tions, data related to traffic acci- nied by a media team from Al ders and diseases among poor Independent schools. dents and road manners. Rayyan Satellite Channel for children, such as holes in the The department plans to set up The second phase, from February first-hand documentation and heart, defective heart valves. traffic safety committees and traffic 10 to May 10 next year, will include coverage. They are cardiac catheterisa- friends’ groups in schools as part of visits to Rumailah Hospital, driv- Over one week, it will prepare, tions, not surgical operations the campaign, a local Arabic daily ing schools and other facilities con- perform and follow up on opera- like open heart surgeries,” he The QRC mission inspects medicines and equipment at a hospital. reported yesterday. cerned. THE PENINSULA tions, which will take place at added. National Center of Cardiology, Al Khulaifi said the mission Nouakchott, with an estimated Consultant, Dr Mahmoud physicians, assistants and was originally scheduled for last budget of about QR700,000. Al Soufi, Paediatric nurses. June, but due to coordination On average, the project will Cardiology Consultant, and Ahmed Al Khulaifi, Head, inconveniences, it was delayed Mitsubishi Motors Parts and serve 36 children between two Abdullah Ashkenani, Senior QRC Public Relations, and to this week. “In 2011, this team months and 16 years, including Cardiovascular Technician, Head of the mission, said, “The performed cardiac operations at 17 boys and 19 girls. Hamad Medical Corporation QRC annual cardiac catheteri- the same centre, and it is my Service Centre opens in Duhail The mission comprises Dr (HMC). zation project began in 2004 honour to be with them as the Mohamed Tawfik Noaman, They will be assisted by a and is financed primarily from head of mission,” he said. DOHA: Qatar Automobiles and a reliable all-time availability of Paediatric Cardiology Mauritanian anaesthetist, the revenue of the Ramadan THE PENINSULA Company (QAC), authorised genuine spare parts,” said Ihab El dealer of Mitsubishi Motors Feky, QAC General Manager. Corporation and Mitsubishi Fuso “Aftersales is the heart of the Truck & Bus Corporation in Qatar, business and selling a car is just opened its newest aftersales facil- the beginning of the customer’s jour- ity in Duhail on Thursday. ney,” said Ewen Baxter, Aftersales The new Mitsubishi Motors Parts Manager. Total holds technical training for staff and Service Centre has six service “It is the aftersales services that bays, a full parts department and retain a customer with the brand. DOHA: Total recently con- customer service call centre with We are confident that the new cen- cluded its second session of an aftersales team accessible at all tre with the highest standards is electric submersible pumps times. the right investment for the future (ESPs) training to provide The new facility is an addition to of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar and its employees with tools to existing Mitsubishi Motors service our customers so that we can offer become more efficient. facilities on Street 10 in Industrial them the best owning and driving The training was delivered by Area, in Al Wakra, Abu Hamour experience,” he added. an expert from Schlumberger and the parts centres on Salwa The centre is a full-service facility for over two days. Road and in Musheireb. and will strive to find the fastest and ESPs use centrifugal force Situated in Qatar Petrol Station, most suitable solutions to meet the to lift hydrocarbons to the sur- Duhail, the new centre is closer to needs of customers, with a capacity face, enabling high flows and customers living in northern Doha to manage over 30 vehicles a day. enhanced production. and makes it easier for them to It will operate from 7am to 7pm Having been introduced to access services. from Saturday to Thursday. To book Total’s production techniques, “The inauguration of the cen- appointments, customers can call employees and contractors of tre marks an important milestone 44761527. As part of Nasser Bin Total E&P Qatar were trained Some of the participants. for QAC and is another reflection Khaled Holding, QAC is fully com- in how to use ESP systems to of Mitsubishi Motors’ keenness to mitted to delivering the best services monitor performance and opti- provide superior and convenient constantly exceeding the expecta- mise efficiency. Maha Al Khulaifi, from the Vice-President, Al Khalij Asset. and contractors.” services to clients. tions of the customers, guided by its Employees in the workshops Geosciences Department. “Trainings are a key focus of Total has had a continuous The facility is equipped with commitment to upgrade customer and team-building sessions gave “I am more aware of how it our employees’ career develop- presence in Qatar for close to latest technologies in line with experience and service. positive feedback on the overall works and I have in mind the ment path, and we regularly 80 years, and is the only inter- Mitsubishi Motors’ global standards THE PENINSULA quality and importance of the best practices which will help train our employees in the national oil company active in course. me handle pumps more effec- technical fields to help increase all branches of Qatar’s oil and “The training was benefi- tively,” Al Khulaifi added. their motivation, energy and gas sector, including explora- cial to me as an engineer and “We are happy to have col- efficiency. tion and production, refining technicians, because it gave you laborated with our part- “Following the success of this and petrochemicals, and the the confidence to operate ESP ner Schlumberger for this training, we will be conducting marketing of lubricants. systems more efficiently,” said training, said Pierre Leschi, other sessions for our employees THE PENINSULA

Aboobacker Madappat, Managing Director, Shaheen Backer, Group Coordinator, and other staff members attend the cake-cutting ceremony. Safari Mall marks fourth anniversary

DOHA: Safari Mall in Abu Hamour celebrated the fourth anniversary with a grand cake-cut- ting function. Aboobacker Madappat, Managing Director, Shaheen Backer, Group Coordinator, and other staff members were present. The cake was over nine metres long and was served to customers. To mark the occasion, there were special offers for customers and superb bargains were available in all range of products. Selected products were available at QR4. Customers also had the opportunity to get their free photographs. A recipe contest was held for women who pre- pared exclusive dishes. Prizes were given to the winners. THE PENINSULA

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HE West has brought Ebola under control on its shores. With its advanced medical care, financial resources, and diligent governments, the Tvirus was effectively controlled. It’s certainly a commendable development, but what has to happen now Ebola has exposed Barack is that the West and the rest of the world have to turn their attention to West Africa, which is still grappling with this deadly virus, and a victory in that struggle still looks remote. Obama’s vulnerability In the US, concerns about the spread of the virus have eased and dozens of people under observation are expected BY GARY YOUNGE are deep, and when Ebola finally privatised response can make any sub- to be cleared. A Dallas lab worker who spent much of a landed it fell on fertile soil. First, it stantial, meaningful contribution. To Caribbean holiday cruise in isolation tested negative for N A COLUMN ostensibly explain- came from abroad – a place that many fight an epidemic like Ebola you need the virus and left the Carnival Magic liner with other ing why moderates struggle in the Conservatives are both afraid of and a well-resourced public sector, well- passengers after it docked in Texas. In Spain too, the Republican party, Washington resent. Republicans are the most likely trained government employees, cen- health authorities have done enough to ease the threat. IPost columnist Richard Cohen to be against immigration, for bomb- tral planning and coordination and a last year wrote: “People with conven- ing Isis, to believe that America’s global respect for science. A nurse, who contracted the disease while caring for two tional views must repress a gag reflex power is declining, and to fear globali- Sadly, we have not seen a lot of this infected priests in a Madrid when considering the mayor-elect of sation. They’ve wanted to build a huge either from the Centers for Disease hospital, is said to have overcome the deadly disease. New York – a white man married to wall on the Mexican border for years. Control or the Obama administration, The worst outbreak on record of the virus has killed a black woman and with two biracial Ebola breaking out on the other side whose response to the outbreak has more than 4,500 people, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone children. (Should I mention that Bill of the globe has simply added to their been patchy and confused. The CDC and Guinea, and the toll is still rising. The world must de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, used siege mentality. “Ladies and gentle- has conceded as much (very basic mis- to be a lesbian?) This family represents men,” Republican senate candidate for takes by the hospital in Dallas didn’t realize that stopping the spread of the virus outside West the cultural changes that have envel- North Carolina Thom Tillis said in a help). Obama is said to be seething at Africa is not enough. If there is something to worry about, oped parts – but not all – of America.” debate recently. “We have an Ebola out- his team’s efforts. Coming so soon after it is the failure to wipe out Ebola in Africa, and if the If the thought of New York’s first fam- break, we have bad actors who can come an intruder made it into the White international community can’t ily’s interracial marriage makes many across the border. We need to seal the House, and just a year after the botched Now that the stop the virus in the epicentre Republicans (and apparently Cohen) border and secure it.” South Carolina healthcare rollout, his administration is of its outbreak, it could well gag, imagine how congressman Joe Wilson last week getting a reputation for incompetence many sick bags warned that Hamas might deliber- that only confirms the right’s conspir- virus is under spread to other countries they are filling ately bring Ebola sufferers into the US acy theories. Fighting Ebola doesn’t just control in the with weak public health over Ebola. The through Mexico illegally. You couldn’t need government; it needs competent infrastructure. The virus is arrival of the make it up; you wouldn’t know where to governance. West, attention Christopher Stokes, an virus in America start. There have been three confirmed Fourth, it makes the case for public official of Doctors Without a metaphor has crystal- cases of Ebola in the US and none in healthcare. In 2012, 43% of Americans lised a range of Mexico – if anyone should be sealing the reported not getting the medical care should turn to Borders, said two days ago that for all that Conservative border to protect themselves from the they needed because of costs. The figure wiping out this Ebola was still out of control anxieties: immi- virus it should be the Mexicans keeping for the uninsured is far higher. Fearing in Africa, and their volunteers conservatives gration, race, ter- Americans out. high bills and long waits at emergency deadly disease rorism, science, Second, it’s coming from Africa – a rooms, the uninsured generally wait are still bearing the brunt loathe, and sees in the epicentre of care in the worst-affected big government, continent about which Conservatives to see if an ailment is really serious areas, running about 700 of the Barack Obama – apparently know little: while being before seeking assistance. Imagine how the president’s you name it. For briefed on foreign affairs during the likely they would be to seek immediate 1,000 treatment beds available of its outbreak. policies under the right, Ebola is 2008 campaign, vice-presidential can- help for a temperature and, if they did in the region. The situation not just a disease, didate Sarah Palin asked her tutors turn out to have Ebola, how many peo- is so serious that the latest renewed attack. it is a metaphor whether “South Africa was part of the ple they might infect before they did. offers of help from the US, Britain and other nations are for some of the country” [of Africa]? Four years later, About a quarter of Texans, the state still “not having any significant impact on the epidemic things they don’t Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney’s main where the outbreak is centred, do not and it won’t now for maybe another month or month understand and many of the things they rival, argued that thanks to Aids and have medical insurance. (That includes loathe. the threat of radical Islam “[Africa] Thomas Eric Duncan, the only person and a half,” Christopher said. First of all, the world took Conservative eminence grise Phyllis was a country on the brink”. Limbaugh to die from Ebola in the US.) It would too long to acknowledge the seriousness of the threat. Schlafly believes Obama is allowing it thinks Sierra Leone was founded by be less but Texas governor, Rick Perry, According to reports, last spring, much of the world wasn’t into the country deliberately. “Obama “British African American slaves” refused to cooperate with the federal even listening to the cries for help from Doctors Without doesn’t want America to believe that – whoever they are. One of the rea- government to expand Medicaid under Borders. Now, the world is listening, but enough isn’t being we’re exceptional,” she said. “He wants sons the government can’t ban direct the provisions of Obamacare. us to be just like everybody else, and flights from the infected west African Finally, Ebola serves as a proxy done to make up for the lost time. if Africa is suffering from Ebola, we countries – Sierra Leone, Liberia and for the many long-held Conservative Unfortunately, the debate in the West is focused on the ought to join the group and be suffer- Guinea – is because there are no direct prejudices about Obama – that he is wrong question: protecting its citizens from exposure to ing from it, too.” Rightwing radio host flights from those countries to America. an African-born interloper come to the virus-affected region. Banning travel to West Africa Rush Limbaugh claims liberals won’t Third, Ebola makes the case for gov- destroy America. A 2010 poll showed is one option being considered. That will be equivalent to impose a travel ban from infected areas ernment: an institution Conservatives that just under a third of Republicans quarantining an entire region, which will further damage because Ebola is “payback” for slavery. have no love for. It is an issue of pub- believed Obama was a “racist who hates The roots of this fear-mongering lic health to which no individual or white people”. THE GUARDIAN their economies. The other side Quote of Deal with Boko Haram the day

HOUGH NIGERIA may call it also lead to a ceasefire of sorts. No beliefs. President Goodluck Jonathan dreaded force that threatens the peace a breakthrough as it enters details are available about the salient had even gone to the extent of cob- and security of Nigeria and the region a swap deal with the Boko features of the understanding, and bling an international coalition to fight at large. There has been talk of THaram, there is no dearth of what geopolitical price Nigeria has Boko Haram, and had held a con- As at now, Boko Haram seems scepticism at the end of the day. agreed to pay. All said and done, it ference in Brussels in this regard. In to have been successful in dictating arming the Democratic The news from Abuja is that the is no less than capitulation. In an era July, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and its terms as it had negotiated from a armed forces have been successful when Boko Haram and their like in the Niger agreed to form a 2,800-strong position of strength. The reason is that Union Party (PYD) to in negotiating an agreement with the Middle East, such as the ISIS, are on regional force to tackle Boko Haram. there is no talk of the militants laying form a front against militants and they hope the abducted the move openly challenging the writ This change of heart apparently hints down their arms. It is unlear what con- schoolgirls will be released in near of the state and dismantling its social at political undercurrents, as Jonathan cessions have been granted to Boko the Islamic State. future. More than 200 Chibok girls edifice, such deals come to weaken is interested in a new term of presi- Haram and what role the extremist For us, the PYD is are in the captivity of the militants for the resolve to fight terrorism. dency and wants social fissures to be organisation is going to have in the the last several months, and the state Nigeria, too, had pledged to exter- bridged. body politick of the state in times to the same as the PKK forces had not been able to penetrate minate Boko Haram, which had killed The president should do some plain come. Till then it is a game of wait (Kurdistan Workers’ into their rank and file to free them. thousands of innocent civilians since talking to make his country’s position and watch to see how and when the The deal reportedly worked out 2009 when it launched the move- clear as to what compelled him to schoolgirls are released. Party), it’s a terrorist Recep Tayyip Erdogan through the good offices of Chad will ment to implement its own brand of enter into secret negotiations with the Khaleej Times organisation. Turkish President MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Fragmented nature of GOP field for 2016 Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses in Republican Mitt 2008, but his campaign was always crip- pled by lack of money. Hillary Rodham Clinton had great national numbers in Romney enjoys a 2007 but always looked vulnerable in polls of Iowa Democrats. Perry is Exhibit A of warm glow today the difference between how a candidate looks on paper and on the campaign trail. If he decides to run, Bush should be in part because of able to raise the money needed, but he is at odds with his party’s base on some key issues, and according to a recent Des what’s happened Moines Register-Bloomberg Politics poll of Iowa Republicans, he comes in with to President Barack just 4 percent support in the state whose caucuses kick off the process. The biggest question mark is whether he will even Obama since 2012. seek the nomination. Others in the prospective field have Remembered even bigger question marks behind their names. Simply put, how many of the pro- spective candidates look better as this are attributes or midterm election nears its conclusion than they did in the months right after statements that look the 2012 campaign? Readers can draw their own conclusions based on what they’ve seen so far. better in retrospect On the Democratic side, there are no surprises. It’s still Clinton vs all others. than they did at the In the latest survey, 65 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they favour the former time. senator and secretary of state for the nomination. Vice President Joe Biden is BY DAN BALZ second at 13 percent, with Sen Elizabeth Republican US presidential candidate in 2012, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (right) and his running mate Senator Paul Warren of Massachusetts, who has said hen Mitt Romney managed to Ryan during a campaign rally at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion, Ohio. repeatedly she has no intention of run- get about 25 percent support ning, at 10 percent. Win the early polls against his Although Clinton’s support is strong 2012 Republican rivals, everyone asked, vacuum he left behind. That he enjoys be the case, but so far no one has begun is the opposite. Paul Ryan does bet- through all demographic and economic “What’s wrong with Mitt?” He was, after top billing among prospective 2016 to break from the pack. ter with Republicans who have college groups, there are some variations of all, the presumed front-runner. Today, GOP candidates says something about The Post-ABC poll highlights this. degrees or incomes over $50,000 than note. She enjoys far more support among with a new Washington Post-ABC News Romney but much more about the others Taking Mitt and Ann Romney at their he does with those without degrees and women than men and stronger support poll showing something similar about in the unsettled field. word that a third campaign is not in making less. among Democrats 50 or older rather than 2016, the question could be, “What’s Romney enjoys a warm glow today their future, this race is as wide open On perhaps the most important divide among those younger. wrong with all the others?” in part because of what’s happened to as it could be, at least in terms of early within the GOP, Bush does significantly Clinton also wins demonstrably The survey tested Romney against the President Barack Obama since 2012. popular support. Absent Romney, Jeb better among Republicans who say they more support among white Christians prospective field of 2016 GOP presiden- Remembered are attributes or state- Bush leads with a mere 15 percent. Sen do not support the tea party, as befits than among those who say they have tial candidates. Ann Romney told Maeve ments that look better in retrospect Rand Paul of Kentucky is second at 12 his establishment pedigree. Huckabee no religion. And she does better with Reston of the Los Angeles Times last than they did at the time. Forgotten percent, and former Arkansas Gov Mike and Paul do better with the much larger white Democrats who do not have a col- week that she and the Romneys’ sons or dismissed are some of the mistakes Huckabee is third at 11 percent, all within group of Republicans who say they back lege degree than with those who do. In are “done, done, done” with presiden- Romney made in that campaign, from the margin of error. the tea party movement. that way, her profile differs from that tial politics after two failed campaigns. “self-deportation” to “47 percent.” After that, in descending order, are Any analysis of 2016 polls comes with of Obama, who has generally done bet- But for now, the former Massachusetts With the assumption that Romney the single-digit candidates, all bunched the obvious caution: given the number ter with voters who have college degrees governor and 2012 nominee is at the top would not run again, the 2016 race always between 8 and 6 percent: Rep Paul of candidates and the absence of a clear and post-graduate degrees than those of the heap in the eyes of rank-and-file was going to look different than past Ryan of Wisconsin, Sen Marco Rubio of front-runner, these early measures are without. Republicans. Republican nominating contests. For the Florida, New Jersey Gov Chris Christie, far from predictive. Beyond that, they That could prove significant in a gen- The Post-ABC poll found that 21 first time in a long time, there is neither Ben Carson and Texas Gov Rick Perry. can’t measure the fundraising where- eral election. If that profile was to trans- percent of Republicans or Republican- an heir apparent (George H W Bush in Coming in below 5 percent are Sen withal or the political staying power late into her capturing a higher share of leaning independents say they favour the 1988, Bob Dole in 1996, John McCain in Ted Cruz of Texas, former Sen Rick each candidate could bring to a cam- the white vote in a general election than former Massachusetts governor as their 2008, Romney in 2012) nor a dominant Santorum of Pennsylvania, Louisiana paign. Because they are national surveys, Obama managed in 2012 while retaining 2016 nominee. That was almost double first-time candidate (George W Bush in Gov Bobby Jindal, Ohio Gov John Kasich they don’t take into account strengths the Obama coalition of minorities and the 11 percent who named the person 2000). and, at 1 percent, Wisconsin Gov Scott or weaknesses in the early states that well-educated whites, Republicans would in second place, former Florida Gov. Republicans assumed their 2016 field Walker. winnow the field. Most significantly, they be in trouble, unless they can offset it Jeb Bush. collectively would be far stronger than Bush’s support is fairly even through don’t measure the quality of campaign- by doing better among non-white voters. Romney benefits as much or more the group who competed in 2012, which various demographic and economic ing skills. First, however, they will have to find a from the fact that no one among the is now regarded as one of the weakest in groups. Huckabee is stronger among Examples abound from past campaigns candidate. likely candidates has yet filled the modern times. That could still turn out to women than men, while Rand Paul to underscore those caveats. WP-BLOOMBERG What’s behind the terrorism phenomenon? Examining the BY DR MOHAMED KIRAT who do not choose terrorism or There is nothing either inside any form of violence. So, there ccording to Brian Jenkins, must also be other conditions testing system the potential causes of that combine to lead some to see terrorism include “rising people or in their circumstances terrorism as an effective way of A BY ARNE DUNCAN population; increased poverty and creating change in their world. bear responsibility here — and scarcity; racial tension; inflation that leads them directly There are two more reasons that includes me and my depart- and unemployment; increased why asking, “which conditions s a parent, I want to know ment. We will support state and tension between the have and create a favourable climate for how my children are pro- district leaders in taking on this have-not nations; waves of refu- to terrorism. terrorism?” is better than asking Agressing in school each issue and provide technical assist- gees shoved about by wars and about the causes. The first is, it year. The more I know, the more ance to those who seek it. repression; immigrants moving political roots, that it emerges circumstances — approach the makes it easy to remember that I can help them build upon their To be clear: I strongly believe from poorer states to wealthier during certain political conditions phenomenon in different ways. there are always at least several strengths and interests and work in using high-quality assess- ones, often bringing with them such as ethnic or nationalistic Some see it as an independent conditions. on their weaknesses. The more I ments, including annual tests, as the conflicts of their home coun- conflict, to combat the scourge phenomenon, while others view Terrorism is a complex phe- know, the better I can reinforce one (but only one) part of how try, sometimes causing resent- requires changing the political it as a tactic in a larger strategy. nomenon. It is a specific kind of at home each night the hard adults improve instruction and ment among native citizens; rapid conditions from which it emerged. Some seek to understand what political violence committed by work of their teachers during the hold themselves responsible for urbanisation; the disintegration of Democracy is frequently held makes an individual choose ter- people who do not have a legiti- school day. students’ progress. With my own traditional authority structures; out as the solution in this con- rorism, while others look at it at mate army at their disposal. The standardised tests my kids kids, I know parent-teacher con- the emergence of single-issue text. Democracy, on the other the level of a group. A second reason that has been take are one gauge on the dash- ferences, grades and other feed- groups, the rise of aggressive fun- hand, is not an overnight proc- In fact, the question, “what useful for researchers, is that board, but parents and educators back round out the picture of damentalist religious groups or ess. It takes years and decades to causes terrorism?” is not quite the thinking in terms of ‘conditions’ know that tests are not the only whether they’re on track. religious cults”. be implemented and to make the right question to ask, because we helps remember that people have indicator. After a generation of watch- The terrorist attacks of population benefit from it. will never be able to answer it. We a choice about whether to use Last week, state education ing other nations surpass ours September 11, 2001, and the subse- Each manifestation of terror- cannot say about a cause trigger- violence. chiefs and district superintend- educationally, the United States quent terrorist bombings in Bali, ism needs to be understood in ing terrorism with the certainty There is nothing either inside a ents announced a plan to examine is putting the building blocks in Mumbai, Casablanca, Baghdad, context and we may be able to with which we can talk about tox- person or in their circumstances their assessment systems, ensure place for schools that will once Istanbul, Riyadh, Madrid, London, discern underlying conditions, ins causing diseases. If you listen that leads them directly to ter- that assessments are high-quality again lead the world. But for this and elsewhere have intensified factors contributing to the risks closely to the explanations that rorism. Instead, there are certain and cut back testing that doesn’t effort to pay off, political leaders concerns about the terrorist of terrorism and perhaps even the are usually given as answers to conditions, some of which make meet that bar or is redundant. I must be both strong and flexible in threat and renewed calls to better causes of specific acts. Addressing the question, “what is terrorism?” violence against civilians seem welcome that important step. support of the nation’s educators. understand the roots or causes of causes may not be possible and you will find that they actually like a reasonable, and even nec- Parents have a right to know America’s schools are chang- terrorism. Historically and today, will not in any case end terrorism; answer the question: “What are essary option. Despite this, and how much their children are learn- ing because our world is changing. there have been divergent views addressing the wrong causes can the conditions in which terror- some of the deeply unforgivable ing; teachers, schools and districts Success in today’s world requires on this question, which reflect be counterproductive. Responses ism is most likely to take place?” circumstances that foster ter- need to know how students are pro- critical thinking, adaptability, col- philosophical, religious, political to emerging threats will be Sometimes these conditions have rorism, people always have the gressing; and policymakers must laboration, problem solving and and other differences. affected by the understanding to do with the people who become free will to seek another course know where students are excelling, creativity — skills that go beyond Terrorism is too complex and of terrorism’s causes, including terrorists (they are described of action. improving and struggling. A focus the basics for which schools were diverse a phenomenon to lend conditions that create support as having certain psychological Crenshaw, for instance, argues on measuring student learning has designed in the past. But in recent itself easily to causes. But we for terrorism and help recruit- traits, like ‘narcissistic rage’) and that terrorism is grounded in an had real benefits, especially for our decades, other countries have may be able to discern underly- ment. If one takes a simplistic some conditions have to do with “evolving historical context.” In most vulnerable students, ensur- retooled their schools faster than ing conditions, factors contribut- view of the causes, one is led to a the circumstances they live in (a the last generation, that context ing that they are being held to the we have. ing to the risks of terrorism and simplistic and narrow set of coun- poor society; a formerly colonised has included the rise of religiosity, same rigorous standards as their The good news is that, thanks perhaps even the causes of spe- terterrorism options rather than society, for example). the politicisation of religion, and well-off peers and shining a light to the hard work of educa- cific acts. Responses to emerging complex, multifaceted responses Though many people today the tendency to speak politics in a on achievement gaps. tors, students and communities, threats may not be affected by our that reflect the real nature of the believe that religious fanaticism religious idiom in mainstream, as However, many have expressed America’s schools have made knowledge of terrorists’ motiva- terrorist threat. “causes” terrorism, it isn’t true. It well as violent extremist, circles, concern about low-quality and historic achievements in recent tions, but our understanding of Terrorism is the threat or may be true that religious fanati- both in the East and West. redundant tests. And in some years. The US high school gradu- terrorism’s determinants, includ- use of violence against civilians cism creates conditions that are THE PENINSULA places, tests — and preparation ation rate is at an all-time high, ing conditions that create support to draw attention to an issue. favourable to terrorism. But we The writer is a professor of Public for them — dominate the calen- and the places most commit- for terrorism and aid recruit- Those searching for the causes know that religious zealotry does Relations and Mass Communication dar and culture of schools, causing ted to bold change have made ment, is critical. If for example, of terrorism — why this tactic not ‘cause’ terrorism because at the College of Arts and Sciences, undue stress. major progress on the nation’s one believes that terrorism has would be selected, and in what there are many religious fanatics Qatar University. Policymakers at every level report card. WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ‘Bad hijab’ Turkey against US support for Kurds link to acid Heavy losses for IS in Kobane attacks on ISTANBUL: Turkey would not agree to any US arms transfers Iraq premier to to Kurdish fighters who are bat- Iran women tling Islamic State militants in visit Iran today Syria, President Recep Tayyip TEHRAN: A series of acid Erdogan was quoted as say- BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime attacks on women in the historic ing yesterday, as the extremist Minister Haidar Al Abadi is Iranian city of Isfahan has raised group fired more mortar rounds to visit Iran today for talks fears and prompted rumours near the Syrian-Turkish border on Baghdad’s battle against that the victims were targeted and fighting around the besieged the Islamic State group, for not being properly veiled. town of Kobane intensified. which holds swathes of the Police have declined to com- Turkey views the main Syrian country, his office said. ment on a motive but suspects Kurdish group, the PYD, and its The one-day trip is part of have been arrested and an investi- military wing which is fighting IS Abadi’s bid “to unite the efforts gation is ongoing, General Hossein militants as an extension of the of the region and the world to Ashtari was quoted as saying by PKK, which has waged a 30-year help Iraq in its war against the the official IRNA news agency. insurgency in Turkey and is des- terrorist group,” it said. The He said four acid attacks had ignated a terror group by the US visit also aims to strengthen been reported in Isfahan, 450km and Nato. Washington has said cooperation between the two south of Tehran, but he gave no recently that it has engaged in neighbours “in the fields of other details. The violence led to intelligence sharing with Kurdish energy, and housing and con- chatter on social networks that fighters and officials have not struction,” among other areas. there had been up to 13 acid ruled out future arms transfers AFP attacks against women drivers to the Kurdish fighters. who were “badly veiled” with “The PYD is for us, equal to the accompanying warnings against PKK. It is a terror organisation,” Syrian rebel fighters trying to leaving car windows open. Erdogan told a group of report- remove Assad from power. Such incidents have risen ers on his return from a visit to The White House said in recent years in Pakistan, Afghanistan. “It would be wrong President Barack Obama spoke Afghanistan and India, with the for the United States with whom to Erdogan about the situation Syrians stand near tents after fleeing from Kobane in a refugee camp in Suruc district, Turkey, yesterday. abusers claiming they punished we are friends and allies in Nato in Kobane and steps that could women for “sullying” their fam- to talk openly and to expect us be taken to counter Isis advances. ily “honour” by committing “inde- to say ‘yes’ to such a support to a Meanwhile, the Islamic State cent” behaviour. terrorist organisation.” Erdogan’s group was taking heavy losses Jihadists training pilots to fly Under Islamic law in force in comments were reported by the in Kobane. US-led warplanes Iran since the 1979 revolution, state-run Anadolu agency. launched 11 air strikes near Kobane women must wear loose cloth- In Washington, the Texas on Saturday and yesterday, US ing, known as hijab, that covers senator Ted Cruz, a presumed Central Command said, helping captured MiG fighter planes the head and neck. Recent years, candidate for the Republican the town’s Kurdish defenders to however, have seen many wear a presidential nomination in 2016, repulse a new attempt to cut their thin veil that hardly covers the hair criticised President Barack supply lines into Turkey. ALEPPO: Islamic State is witnesses who had seen the planes and bombing missions only over and tight clothing or coats reach- Obama for not aiding the Kurdish The Kurdish fighters, who have takings its first steps towards flying low over Aleppo, in rebel- Iraq while the US is engaged in ing mid-thigh — an ensemble often fighters. “We have dropped a been under IS assault for more building an air force by train- held northern Syria. both Iraq and Syria. denounced by conservatives as “bad bomb here and a missile there, than a month, weathered fierce ing pilots to fly captured fighter If IS was able to train pilots, In February last year, the hijab” — instead of a traditional but it has been a photo-op foreign street fighting and at least two planes, according to a group they could mount 9/11-style sui- SOHR reported the capture of chador that covers the whole body. policy,” Cruz said. jihadist suicide bombings but the monitoring the conflict in Syria. cide attacks on key installations the Al Jarrah military airport A senior cleric of Isfahan, con- Turkey’s opposition to arms front line remained unchanged IS is using lots of tanks, in Damascus or Baghdad. near Aleppo, which had been held sidered Iran’s top tourist attrac- transfers to the Kurdish forces, yesterday, a Kurdish official said. armoured personnel carriers, Defence analysts said that by Assad’s forces. The MiG fight- tion for its carpets, ancient meanwhile, is hampering the “(IS) brought in reinforcements... artillery and jeeps taken from the while this is feasible, they were ers were said to have been taken mosques and giant square con- US-led coalition’s efforts to and attacked hard,” Idris Nassen Syrian and Iraqi armies but this is extremely sceptical. “There at the time. demned the attacks. “Such an act fight the extremists and further said. “But thanks to air strikes and the first report that it has planes is a small chance but not a big The monitoring group reported under any pretext is reprehen- complicating relations between (the Kurdish fighters’) response, in the air. chance,” said Afzal Ashraf, a witnesses saying the planes flying sible,” Hojatoleslam Mohammad Turkey and Washington. The they did not make any progress.” IS, which took the US by sur- former RAF captain, counter- low over Aleppo recently appeared Taghi Rahbar, a Friday prayers countries are involved in nego- The IS fighters suffered heavy prise this year with its rapid ter- terrorism specialist and consult- to be MiG 21s or MiG 23s and leader, told the ISNA news agency. tiations about Ankara’s role with losses in Kobane, which has ritorial expansion in Syria and ant at the London-based Royal had taken off from and returned “Even if a woman goes out into the US and Nato allies fighting become a key prize as it is being Iraq, has three Russian-built United Services Institute (Rusi). to the nearby Al Jarrah base. It the street in the worst way, no one the Islamic State group, which is fought under the gaze of the MiG jets, according to the Syrian It was feasible to train pilots added that training courses are has the right to do such a thing,” he attempting to capture Kobane. world’s press massed just over the Observatory for Human Rights for small aircraft but it would be taking place at the base. said. A fearful resident of the city Turkey has demanded that border in Turkey. From Saturday (SOHR), which appears to have a struggle to do the same with The SOHR said it did not know was quoted by ISNA as saying: “I the coalition widen its campaign into yesterday morning, a total a good network of observers on an advanced fighter jet. Such jets whether the planes were armed roll the windows closed and I panic against the militants by providing of 31 jihadists died in the bat- the ground and has often proved would require frequent mainte- with missiles. every time I hear the sound of a greater aid to Syrian rebels, who tle, said the Syrian Observatory reliable in the past. nance as well as a good naviga- Ashraf said of the former Iraqi motorcycle approaching.” are battling both IS and President for Human Rights. Coalition air Rami Abdulrahman, who runs tion system and air traffic control, air force pilots reported to have Iranian MPs have written to Bashar Al Assad’s forces. Turkey strikes near Kobane hit 20 IS the British-based group, said Ashraf said. joined Isis that it would be hard President Hassan Rowhani in has so far provided sanctuary to fighting positions, five IS vehicles IS has trainers who had gained Such planes could be easily for them to keep up with the lat- recent months to demand that an estimated 200,000 Syrians flee- and two IS-held buildings, said experience in the Iraqi air force picked off by US, UK, Turkish or est advances. “Flying is a very police better enforce wearing of ing Kobane, and recently agreed the Central Command. under former president Saddam even Syrian planes or air defences. perishable skill,” he said. the veil. to train and equip moderate AP/AFP Hussein. Abdulrahman cited The UK is flying reconnaissance THE GUARDIAN AFP League chief in Iraq Roadside bomb kills 7 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: A roadside bomb killed seven Egyptian soldiers and wounded four in the restive Sinai Peninsula yesterday, secu- rity officials said. The bomb exploded next to an armoured vehicle guarding a gas pipeline in north Sinai, the officials said. Militants have killed scores of policemen and soldiers in the rugged peninsula since the mili- tary overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July 2013. A military official said first responders were still assessing the Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari (second left) with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sabah Al Khalid Al casualties. The attack came three Sabah (left), Mauritania’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Teguedi (second right) and Arab League Secretary- days after a similar bombing killed General Nabil Al Arabi (right) at Baghdad Airport yesterday. Al Arabi flew in to the Iraqi capital to show two policemen in the north Sinai Arab support for Iraq’s newly-formed government. provincial capital of El-Arish. Militants killed 17 police- men in Sinai in two bombings in September and later released foot- age of the attacks. Those attacks were claimed by Ansar Beit Al Expert-level Iran N-talks on Wednesday Maqdis, the most active militant group in Egypt. It tried to assassi- TEHRAN: Expert-level talks between Iran shepherding the negotiations, will be announced nate the interior minister in Cairo and world powers aimed at clearing the later, according to Araqchi. The deal being last year with a car bomb. path toward a nuclear deal will be held on sought, after more than a decade of rising ten- The group has expressed sup- Wednesday and Thursday in Vienna, a top sions, is meant to ease concerns that Iran might port for Islamic State jihadists in Iranian official said. be able to develop nuclear weapons under the Iraq and Syria, although it has not Iran and the P5+1 group of nations (Britain, guise of its civilian energy programme. formally pledged its allegiance. China, France, Russia, the United States plus To do this, the P5+1 wants Iran to scale down President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Germany) are seeking a comprehensive agree- dramatically the scope of its atomic activities, the army chief who overthrew ment over Tehran’s nuclear programme by a offering in return relief from painful sanctions, Mursi and later won elections, has November 24 deadline. However the talks have but Iran is resisting this. Iran denies seeking to pledged to eradicate the militants. been hit by disputes over what limits should be build the atomic bomb. The military has said it killed placed on Iran’s atomic activities, particularly its In months of discussions since an interim agree- at least 22 militants in October, enrichment of uranium, and on the process of ment struck last November took effect in January, including a local Ansar Beit Al lifting US, UN and European sanctions. some progress has been made. This includes pos- Maqdis commander. “Negotiations between experts from Iran and sible changes in the design of an unfinished reactor The group itself has acknowl- the P5+1 will be held Wednesday and Thursday at Arak so that it produces less weapons-grade edged the arrest or deaths of its in Vienna,” Iranian negotiator and deputy foreign plutonium, enhanced UN inspections, and altera- cadres, but so far the army has minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying by tions to Iran’s fortified Fordo facility. been unable to quell the mili- the official IRNA news agency. Many analysts believe that the November tants despite a massive operation The date of the next meeting between the deadline may be extended, as happened with an in which it has deployed attack Iranian delegation, the United States and EU earlier target date of July 20, maybe locking in helicopters and tanks. AFP foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is measures related to Arak and Fordo. AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

HRW tells Kuwait Houthis capture town to stop revoking citizenship

KUWAIT CITY: International south of Yemen capital advocacy group Human Rights Watch called on Kuwait yester- day to stop targeting opponents Shia rebels dismantle Sana’a airport road camp through revoking their citizen- ship and to reinstate withdrawn SANA’A: Yemen’s Shia rebels at the time. Yesterday, according its fighters on the streets of the nationalities. Kuwait was dam- captured a town south of the to the officials, the Houthi rebels recently seized capital. aging its reputation with the capital early yesterday, when blew up the house. The dismantling of the encamp- practice, HRW said. they also blew up the home of The Houthis are at sharp odds ment, which allowed traffic to “Kuwaiti authorities should a rival Islamist politician, secu- with the Islah party and powerful move unobstructed between the immediately stop stripping rity officials said. Sunni tribes allied with it. The airport and the capital for the nationals of their citizenship In Sana’a, the rebels, known as rebels say they are demanding first time in weeks, came as newly because they exercise free speech the Houthis, stormed the head- a bigger share of power and a appointed Prime Minister Khaled or other legitimate human rights,” quarters of the capital’s local gov- change to the country’s political Bahah, Yemen’s ambassador to New York-based HRW said. They ernment. According to officials, order following the 2011 protests the United Nations, flew back should “reinstate the citizen- the rebels chased out the gov- that forced longtime leader Ali home to take up his post as part ship of people whose citizenship ernor, Abdul Ghani Jameel, who Abdullah Saleh out of office. of an agreement aimed at stabi- has been withdrawn on those they accuse of corruption. But their military advances lizing the conflict-prone country. grounds,” it added. In the past Yesterday’s developments suggest they are seeking to take The Houthis captured Sana’a few months, Kuwait revoked the reflected the growing strength full control of Yemen’s northern on September 21 after weeks of citizenship of 33 people and most of the Houthis, who overran provinces at a time when seces- anti-government protests center- of their family members. Sana’a last month and captured sionist sentiments are growing ing on fuel price rises. The group HRW said that at least three of a key Red Sea port city last week in the once-independent south of signed a power-sharing agree- the cases appeared to be politically along with a province south of the Yemen. ment with other political par- motivated. The state in July with- capital. Thousands in the Houthi- ties soon afterwards, a deal that drew the citizenship of the family Early in the day, the Houthis controlled port of Hodeida dem- was sanctioned by President Abd of Ahmad Jabr Al Shemmari and captured the town of Yarim onstrated to press demands for Rabbu Mansour Hadi, but this has shut down his satellite television about 170km south of Sana’a in the rebels to leave the city. Similar not deterred them from pushing station and newspaper. the province of Ibb. Yarim has a protests had taken place in Sana’a in to other parts of the country. In August Kuwait revoked the population of more than 100,000 in recent weeks. In Yarim and Under the terms of the power- An armed follower of the Houthi movement checks a car at a checkpoint citizenship of a former Islamist and lies along the main road to in Ibb, where the Houthis have sharing agreement, the Houthi on a street in Sana’a yesterday. opposition lawmaker and his Yemen’s southern provinces. some military presence but are group was supposed to start dis- brothers and sisters, in addi- The Houthis, widely suspected not in full control of the city, local mantling the protest encamp- opened after the tents were Yemen is one of the most active tion to 10 activists including to have links with Iran, took over authorities closed all schools yes- ment and withdraw its fighters removed yesterday (Saturday) in battlegrounds in the US campaign leading cleric Nabil Al Awadhi. the house of a prominent Islamist terday because of the tense secu- from the capital once a new prime implementation of the partner- against Al Qaeda’s leaders, hide- Also stripped of his nationality politician in Yarim on Saturday, rity situation. minister had been appointed. ship and peace agreement,” the outs and camps.The country’s was Saad Al Ajmi, spokesman of setting off clashes that left 12 Meanwhile, Houthis disman- The Yemeni Defence Ministry’s website said, quoting an official proximity to the vast oilfields of the Popular Action Movement, a people dead. The politician, who tled a protest camp blocking the website said that the encamp- at the capital’s municipality. “Life Washington’s Gulf Arab allies also nationalist opposition group. comes from the powerful Islah country’s main airport in Sana’a, ment had indeed been dismantled. in neighbourhoods of the airport adds to Yemen’s strategic value. (Reform) Party, was not home authorities said, but was keeping “The airport road has been road is back to normal.” AP/REUTERS Trial of Bahraini activist starts Tight vigil at Al Aqsa MANAMA: Prominent Bahr- aini rights activist Nabeel Rajab went on trial yesterday Death penalty fuelling over remarks published on his Twitter account that were criti- cal of state institutions, his law- violence in Iraq: UN yer said, in a case that has drawn criticism from international civil GENEVA: Iraq should stop its have received,” the report said. society groups. Rajab is one of the widespread use of the death pen- Some convicts’ relatives said most high-profile pro-democracy alty, which is unjust, flawed and they had been offered a chance to campaigners in the Arab world, only fuels the violence it purports avoid the death penalty by hiring and founder of the Bahrain to deter, the United Nations said a particular lawyer for $100,000, Centre for Human Rights. The in a report yesterday. while many women detainees said hearing began yesterday after- Sixty people were hanged in they had been detained in place of noon, where the court refused to Iraq by the end of August this a male relative, the report said. release Rajab, according to his year, and although that is fewer UN High Commissioner for Twitter account. The hearing than the 177 who were executed Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein was adjourned until October 29. in 2013, 1,724 people remained on and UN Special Representative for At the beginning of the month, death row. Iraq tends to carry out Iraq Nickolay Mladenov said Iraq Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior the sentence in batches because should impose a moratorium on the said that Rajab had been sum- President Jalal Talabani opposes death penalty. The report said the moned for questioning by the the death penalty so a vice presi- Iraqi government’s view that the General Directorate of Anti- dent orders executions when he death penalty deterred violence corruption and Economic and is out of the country, said the “appears not to be valid given the Electronic Security “regarding report, published jointly by the deteriorating security situation tweets posted on his Twitter UN Mission in Iraq and the UN over the past years” and said the account that denigrated govern- A Palestinian woman walks in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al Aqsa mosque compound yesterday. Human Rights Office. executions appeared to be merely ment institutions”. Israeli and Palestinian police kept a tight watch over the Al Aqsa mosque compound yesterday amid high Judges often pass death sen- a reaction to the violence. tension between Muslims and Jewish visitors to the holy site and calls from Palestinian President Mahmoud tences based on evidence from It added that the death penalty 18 killed at Shia disputed confessions or secret would not deter extremists who Abbas to defend it by “all means”. informants, condemning suspects were prepared to die to achieve mosque in Baghdad who are unaware of their rights, their objectives. The report also BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber may have been tortured and have rejected the government’s claim detonated explosives at a Shia no defence attorney until they that its use of the death penalty mosque in western Baghdad yes- Haniyah’s daughter arrive in court, the report said. enjoyed popular support in Iraq. terday, killing at least 18 people, “Far from providing justice to “Once informed of the facts, includ- security and medical officials Iranian rights lawyer ‘received’ medical the victims of acts of violence and ing that it has no deterrent effect said. The blast in the Harthiyah terrorism and their families, mis- whatsoever on levels of violence area, which also wounded at least treatment in Israel carriages of justice merely com- and the risks of serious and irre- 30 people. In further violence, a pound the effects of the crime by versible miscarriages of justice, it roadside bomb exploded near barred for 3 years JERUSALEM: A daughter of potentially claiming the life of is unlikely that the death penalty a security forces patrol in the the leader of Hamas in Gaza was another innocent person and by would continue to enjoy the pub- Tarmiyah area north of Baghdad, TEHRAN: Award-winning and rights activists including admitted to an Israeli hospital undermining any real justice that lic support that it now allegedly killing at least four people. Iranian human rights lawyer Nobel Peace laureate Shirin for emergency medical treatment the victims and families might receives,” it said. REUTERS AGENCIES Nasrin Sotoudeh said yesterday Ebad. When in jail she staged this month after she suffered that she has been barred from two hunger strikes, in protest at complications from a routine practising for three years and the conditions at Evin and on a procedure, two sources said. will hold a protest against the ban against seeing her son and Ismail Haniyah’s daughter’s decision this week. daughter. week-long admission to a hospi- Sotoudeh was released from jail Hailing from a religious middle tal in Tel Aviv — which Israeli and last year when halfway through class family, Sotoudeh was among Palestinian officials declined to a six-year sentence for “actions the few Iranian lawyers to take confirm or deny — shows humani- against national security and on high-profile rights and political tarian coordination between the committing propaganda against cases, including juveniles facing the sides continues just weeks after the regime”. death penalty, before her arrest in the Gaza war ended. She said the ban was a threat 2010. Haniyah, who has 13 children, is to the legal profession but she At the time of her release last the leader of the Islamist group in would not appeal. Instead, year Iranian media reported that Gaza and one of its most senior fig- she will conduct a sit-down around a dozen political prison- ures overall, serving as a deputy to protest outside the Iran Bar ers rounded up for involvement Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile. Association’s headquarters in in 2009 anti-government protests Two sources — one Palestinian Tehran, starting tomorrow. had also been freed. and the other a foreign diplomat “The tribunal made this illegal Among them were ex-dep- — declined to name the daughter decision at the demand of a court uty foreign minister Mohsen and, out of respect for her privacy. based at Evin Prison,” the Tehran Aminzadeh, reformist politician Haniyah spent the seven-week- jail where she served her sentence, Feyzollah Arabsorkhi and journal- long war largely in hiding. His Sotoudeh said by telephone. “This ist Mahsa Amirabadi. home in the northern part of the ruling opens the way for the dis- They were among thousands Gaza Strip was destroyed by an qualification of other lawyers in the jailed after the disputed re- Israeli air strike. An Israeli official future,” she added. election of president Mahmoud said that in most cases a request Sotoudeh was released in Ahmadinejad led to a deadly by a Palestinian doctor to allow September 2013 shortly before regime crackdown. The election a patient across the border for Iran’s then newly elected of Rowhani last summer came urgent treatment was sufficient President Hassan Rouhani after he pledged to improve civil — indicating Haniyah may not attended the UN General rights in Iran. have been personally involved in Assembly in New York. A court In New York at this year’s open- his daughter’s application. Israeli last month authorised Sotoudeh ing of the UN General Assembly media has reported that one of — who won the European par- the reform-minded leader denied Haniyah’s granddaughters was liament’s prestigious Sakharov that human rights were worsen- treated in an Israeli hospital last rights prize in 2012 — to resume ing in Iran and said he remained November, while his mother-in-law her practice. committed to his pledges. sought treatment in a Jerusalem She has defended journalists AFP hospital in June. REUTERS MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Political woes Ebola concerns grow for UK, say forecasters ease as more LONDON: Business inves- tors are increasingly wor- ried about political risks in Britain, including the outcome test negative of a national election in May and a possible referendum on European Union (EU) mem- bership, an economic forecast- Dozens under watch in US cleared ing firm said. In a report due to be pub- GALVESTON, Texas: Some Today, more were expected to lished today, EY ITEM Club of the dozens of people who end 21 days of monitoring — the predicted growth in business are being watched for possible incubation period for the virus. investment next year would exposure to Ebola in the United They would include Duncan’s slow to 5.8 percent from nine States are expected to be fiancee, Louise Troh, her 13-year- percent in 2014. cleared today, potentially eas- old son and two other people who That would be barely half the ing concerns about the spread have been in mandatory quaran- rate forecast by the Bank of of the disease after two nurses tine at an undisclosed location in England (BoE) for next year and were infected. Dallas. would contribute to an expected A Dallas lab worker who spent “They will be free to go ... It will cooling in overall economic much of a Caribbean holiday expire for them at midnight tonight growth in 2015. cruise in isolation tested nega- and that’s going to be a good thing “The first wave of investment tive for the deadly virus and left for those families who’ve been is now well under way, but on the the Carnival Magic liner with through so much and we’re very ground businesses are becoming other passengers after it docked happy about that,” Clay Jenkins, nervous,” said Mark Gregory, at Galveston, Texas, early yester- Dallas County’s top official, said in A member of the ‘Azov’ Battalion gives a farewell hug to his friends during a ceremony sending soldiers to eastern chief economist at accountancy day morning. an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” Ukraine, in Kiev, yesterday. firm EY which sponsors the EY The precautions taken for the There are still 75 health workers in ITEM Club. cruise passenger reflected wide- Dallas who have isolated themselves “They haven’t pulled on the spread anxiety over Ebola in the and are being monitored. reins just yet, but there is a defi- United States, including calls The lab worker who was being Ukraine set for wartime vote nite sense of caution.” from some lawmakers for a travel monitored aboard the Carnival Besides a slowdown in key ban on West Africa. Magic worked at Texas Health KIEV: War-weary Ukrainians across the culturally splintered economy back to life. export markets in the euro zone, The worst outbreak on record Presbyterian Hospital, where pick a powerful new parliament nation on the European Union’s But fears that Poroshenko investors are worried about the of the virus, which is spread by Duncan was treated. The ship nex t Sunday set to be dom inated outer frontier. was effectively caving into the outcome of May’s election, which contact with bodily fluids of sick arrived at Galveston after a week- by pro-Western and national- Russian-backed president Kremlin by offering rebels limited offers the starkest differences in people, has killed more than 4,500 long cruise that included being ist forces who will determine if Viktor Yanukovych’s rejection of self-rule in return for peace have the policies of the two main par- people, mostly in Liberia, Sierra denied docking by Belize and President Petro Poroshenko can a deal with the European Union spurred the hopes of nationalist ties in more than 20 years, EY Leone and Guinea. Mexico because of the presence of make peace with the Kremlin last November sparked months of parties which reject talks with said. Liberian President Ellen the woman on board. “It was scary. while holding on to the separa- street unrest that culminated in Russia. If the Conservative Party is Johnson Sirleaf urged yesterday It was really very worrying,” said tist east. the shooting of nearly 100 people Poroshenko “faces significant returned to power, its plan to hold stronger international action to passenger Regina Sargent of Dallas. But it will be a vote held on a and the ousting of the ruling elite. scepticism over the peace process a referendum on EU membership bring the epidemic under control, The lab worker, who has not war footing in which millions of But the Kremlin’s subsequent from the public and centre-right is likely to raise fresh uncertain- saying the disease was unleashing been named, did not have con- ethnic Russians in Ukraine will seizure of Crimea and alleged parties,” the Eurasia Group politi- ties, especially among car-makers, an economic catastrophe that will tact with Duncan, but was under not be able to cast ballots because backing of the eastern revolt cal risk consultancy warned. which depend heavily on the EU leave a “lost generation” of young observation as she might have their lands have been either triggered a Cold War-style con- A dizzying 29 parties—none for sales, it said. West Africans. come into contact with test sam- annexed by the Kremlin or seized frontation between Moscow and formally representing the ousted Wrangling over plans to In the United States, the first ples from him. She voluntarily iso- by pro-Moscow militants. the West. regime—will be contesting seats in devolve more powers away from person to be diagnosed with the lated herself in her cabin and her And it will be quickly followed Poroshenko hopes the October the 450-seat chamber whose pow- Westminster and the rise of the disease was Thomas Eric Duncan, blood sample was flown by heli- by another poll called by insur- 26 vote will give him the man- ers will include the right to name anti-EU UK Independence Party a Liberian who fell ill while visit- copter for testing. “The lab test- gents in the mainly Russian- date to follow through on a the prime minister and most of could affect Britain’s reputation ing Dallas last month. He died on ing done was negative,” said Coast speaking eastern rustbelt whose hotly disputed peace plan he the cabinet. for political stability and cer- October 8, and two nurses who Guard Lieutenant Sam Danus. battle against government forces agreed with Russian President “For the first time since inde- tainty, the firm said. treated him were infected. This Officials in Dallas, where has killed 3,700 people and left Vladimir Putin in September pendence, a pro-European major- EY said it expected British triggered a lengthy watch list of nurses Nina Pham and Amber Ukraine in economic ruins. after a string of catastrophic ity has emerged in the electorate,” economic growth to slow to 2.4 people who had had possible con- Vinson were infected, have urged “The main issue of this election battlefield defeats. said Vadym Karasyov of Kiev’s percent in 2015 from 3.1 percent tact with them. residents to stay calm. “This is a is war and peace,” said Volodymyr The pro-Western chocolate Institute of Global Strategies. this year. In August, the BoE At midnight, some 48 people critical weekend,” said Jenkins. If Fesenko of Kiev’s Penta political baron is hoping the truce deal will The president’s eponymous forecast growth of three percent who might have been in con- there are no new patients, he said, research institute. enable vital industries that have Petro Poroshenko Bloc is leading for 2015, but on Friday its chief tact with Duncan will no longer Dallas is “going to be statistically The rival elections are the lat- stood shuttered amid the daily opinion polls but lacks the major- economist said the outlook had require monitoring for signs of less likely” to see new cases. est act in a historic and bloody shellings to resume production ity needed to form a government. darkened. the virus, health officials say. REUTERS drama played out at warp speed and help stir Ukraine’s imploding AFP REUTERS

Barroso warns against Cameron’s Brazil contenders gear plan to change up for final ballot migration rules BRASILIA: Leftist incum- the other of lying and turning a LONDON: Outgoing EU bent Dilma Rousseff and Social blind eye to graft, a key issue in Commission President Jose Democratic challenger Aecio the debate amid a kickbacks scan- Manuel Barroso yesterday Neves are fighting to break a dal involving oil giant Petrobras. warned British Prime Minister statistical tie in the polls a week While insisting he will keep in David Cameron against trying out from next Sunday’s presiden- place extensive PT welfare reform to rewrite the European Union’s tial runoff. programs after they pulled mil- freedom of movement principle, The contest has developed into lions out of poverty in the past saying it was essential to the the closest-fought in a generation decade, Neves has accused bloc’s internal market. as Neves looks to unseat Rousseff, Rousseff’s administration of fail- Barroso’s comments to the BBC whose Workers Party (PT) has ing on the economy by leading it will deal a blow to Cameron’s been in power for 12 years. into recession this year. efforts ahead of a 2015 national Having unexpectedly thrashed Rousseff’s four years have been election to appease voters who environmentalist Marina Silva in marked by low growth which had worry Britain is suffering eco- the first round, Neves, former gover- raced ahead under predecessor nomically and culturally because nor of southern Minas Gerais state, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. immigration is too high. has his nose just in front, polls say. With the Petrobras scandal His Conservative party has But his advantage going into also haunting her administration suffered two high-profile defec- this weekend was wafer-thin at — though his own party has not tions in recent weeks to the 51 percent to 49, leaving him and escaped allegations of wrongdo- anti-EU UK Independence Party Rousseff in a virtual dead heat. ing — Neves insists that “Brazil (Ukip), which also won its first The past week has seen Neves cannot take another four years elected seat in parliament earlier Presidential candidate for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party Aecio Neves (centre) waves a Brazilian national 54, and Rousseff, 66, engage in of misgovernment on this scale.” this month. Ukip want an end flag during his campaign at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. caustic debate with both accusing AFP to what they call “open-door” immigration. “The freedom of movement is a very important principle in the internal market,” Barroso said in an interview on BBC television. Britain grapples with delicate issue of returning jihadists “My strong advice to Britain is not to put that in question, that principle.” LONDON: Do you lock them “ISIL is a proscribed organisa- to commit bloody attacks. who have returned, more than 60 regime. They are currently pris- Writing in the Sunday up, or try to rehabilitate them? tion so these people are guilty of But many experts argue that have been arrested and 16 have so oners of the IS group. Telegraph, Cameron said on Britain has taken a hard line on a criminal offence,” said Defence the programmes should be acces- far been charged—raising ques- In total, between 30 and 50 Sunday that he was “putting EU citizens returning from fight- Secretary Michael Fallon. “And if sible to returning jihadists who tions about what has happened Britons want to return but migration right at the heart of ing in Syria and Iraq, but anti- we can get them into the courts on might help prevent others follow- to the others. fear they face jail, according to our negotiations in Europe.” extremism groups and experts their return that’s what we will do.” ing in their path. Scotland Yard highlighted the researchers at the International Cameron has broadly outlined say more good might come from The British authorities say they Britain has stepped up pre- “significant increase” in arrests Centre for the Study of which reforms he wants to win trying to help them. refer about 50 people a week to vention measures, including sur- linked to Syria and the prevention Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s from the EU, such as retaining An estimated 500 Britons have “de-radicalisation programmes”, veillance of flights in and out of measures, but stayed silent on the College London, who have been lawmaking powers at a national travelled abroad to become jihad- where their mental health can be Istanbul — a key transit point returning fighters. contacted by one of the jihadists level, cutting red-tape for busi- ists, many with the Islamic State assessed and they can be offered — and by confiscating passports While some jihadists are seen speaking on the group’s behalf. nesses and migration controls, but organisation, and about half have help with issues such as housing, of suspected jihadists before they as a threat, others become disillu- Hanif Qadir, the founder of has not given specific details. returned, according to govern- employment and education. leave. sioned with the realities of fight- the Active Change Foundation, The Times newspaper, citing ment sources. These are only open to those Prime Minister David Cameron ing in Syria. an anti-extremism organisation, unnamed sources, on Sunday The problem of what to do with who have not yet left the country, and his interior minister have According to the British press, said British fighters must be given reported that Cameron wanted them faces many Western gov- however. expressed their desire to with- five Britons, three French, two an opportunity to come home. to cap the number of low-skilled ernments, but Britain, which has The security services are draw- draw British citizenship from Germans and two Belgians want “At the moment there is noth- migrants from within the EU suffered several Islamist attacks ing on experience from the war Islamist fighters, although inter- to return home after complaining ing put in place by the British who could register to work in the and fears the returning fighters in Afghanistan, where a number national human rights conven- that they ended up fighting other government to allow a corridor country. will wreak bloody havoc on home of western Islamists went to tions prohibit making a person rebel groups rather than Syrian for them to return,” he said. REUTERS soil, is clear on its response. Kabul and some returned home stateless. Of the 250 or so jihadists President Bashar Al Assad’s AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

US to cooperate Clashes erupt in probe over murder of despite HK Filipino MANILA: The United States said yesterday it would coop- erate with a Philippine pros- talk prospects ecutor’s effort to question a murder suspect and four other US Marines over the killing Leader seeks more time for resolution of a transgender Filipino sex worker. HONG KONG: Violent clashes leader Leung Chun-ying, who has The prosecutor ordered the five erupted in Hong Kong early so far resisted calls to quit, said US Marines to give depositions yesterday for a second night, more time was needed to broker after police named one of them as deepening a sense of impasse what he hoped would be a non- a suspect in the October 11 hotel between a government with violent end to the upheaval. killing in the northern port of limited options and a pro- “To work out a solution, to put Olongapo. democracy movement increas- an end to this problem, we need “The United States will con- ingly willing to confront police. time. We need time to talk to the tinue to assist in the investigation The worst political crisis in people, particularly young stu- to help ensure justice is served,” Hong Kong since Britain handed dents,” he told Hong Kong’s ATV US embassy spokeswoman the free-wheeling city back to Television. “What I want is to see Anna Richey said in an emailed China in 1997 entered its fourth a peaceful and a meaningful end response. week with no sign of a resolution to this problem.” “This will include making the despite talks scheduled for tomor- Hong Kong’s 28,000 strong suspect, witnesses, and any evi- row between the government and police have been struggling to dence gathered available to the student protest leaders. contain a youth-led movement Philippine authorities.” Beijing has signalled through that has shown little sign of wan- Pro-democracy advocates gather for a rally during the Occupy Central movement at Admiralty district of Hong However the embassy said in Hong Kong’s leaders that it is not ing after three weeks of standoffs. Kong yesterday. a later statement the suspect’s willing to reverse a decision in late Roughly a thousand demon- lawyer decided whether he would August that effectively denies the strators in the Mong Kok district bleeding from a gash in the head. generation of students, have been activists said that rendered the appear before the prosecutor, and financial hub the full democracy launched a fresh assault early yes- Several protesters were taken demanding China’s Communist universal suffrage concept mean- not the US government. the protesters are demanding for terday, putting on helmets and away. Party rulers live up to consti- ingless. They are demanding elec- “Whether the suspect will an election in 2017. goggles before surging forward Dozens of people were report- tutional promises to grant full tions with open nominations. appear on Tuesday is a deci- “Unless there is some kind of to grab a line of metal barricades edly injured in the two nights of democracy to the former British Leung appears hamstrung, sion that the suspect will make breakthrough in two hours of hemming them into a section of clashes, including 22 police offic- trading outpost. unable to compromise because in consultation with Philippine talks on Tuesday, I’m worried we road. ers. Four people were arrested Hong Kong is ruled under a of the message that would send legal counsel, in accordance with will see the standoff worsen and Scores of riot police had early yesterday, police said. “one country, two systems” for- to people on the mainland while Philippine law,” the statement get violent,” Sonny Lo, a profes- smashed batons at a wall of The clashes came hours after mula that allows it wide-ranging more force looks likely to only gal- said. sor at the Hong Kong Institute of umbrellas that protesters raised the talks were confirmed for autonomy and freedoms and spec- vanize the young protesters. Richey said the suspect was Education, said. to defend themselves. Amid tomorrow. They will be broad- ifies universal suffrage for Hong Hong Kong’s Security Chief being held on board the USS “We could be entering a new shouts and hurled insults, violent cast live. Kong as an eventual goal. Lai Tung-kwok said some of the Peleliu pending an investigation and much more problematic scuffles erupted before police Yesterday evening, crowds But Beijing is wary about cop- clashes in recent days had been into the death of Jeffrey Laude, stage. I hope the government has surged forward with shields, forc- again began building as protesters ycat demands for reform on the initiated by activists affiliated to described by local police as a worked out some compromises, ing the crowds back. stockpiled helmets and fashioned mainland and it ruled on Aug. 31 “radical organisations which have transgender sex worker. because things could get very dif- One activist in a white T-shirt home-made forearm shields out of it would screen candidates who been active in conspiring, plan- The four other American ficult now.” and goggles was hit with a flurry foam pads to parry baton blows. want to run for the city’s chief ning and charging violent acts”. marines sought by prosecutors Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed of baton blows, leaving him The protesters, led by a restive executive in 2017. Democracy REUTERS were described by the Philippine foreign department on Friday as witnesses. The US Pacific Command earlier ordered the warship to remain at a port near Olongapo while the murder inves- tigation was ongoing. Nepal rescuers find 34 more trekkers, 12 bodies Police said they found the vic- tim half-naked on the bathroom KATHMANDU: Nepalese helicopters were sent out today Trekking Agencies’ Association of higher altitude today, coordinat- guides and others have been res- floor of a room with more than teams yesterday rescued 34 to the affected areas in Mustang, Nepal, an industry group. ing with local officials to identify cued since operations started on a dozen bruises, cuts and bite more trekkers and guides Manang and Dolpa. We have res- Three bodies were found early areas where remaining trekkers Wednesday, including 292 foreign- marks. They said the victim, who stranded in the Himalayas since cued 34 since morning,” said police Sunday and another nine — all might be found,” said Dhamala. ers. Thousands of people head had checked in with the suspect a snowstorm struck five days official Pradeep Bhattarai. Nepalese support staff for trekkers Searches would resume on to the Annapurna region every just over an hour earlier, had died ago at the height of the hiking They include 17 Nepalese, 10 — late in the day on different sec- Monday to retrieve more bodies October, when the weather is usu- from “asphyxia by drowning”. season but also found 12 more Germans, five Swedes and two tions of the circuit, the associa- along with any more survivors, ally clear and cool. Police and the prosecu- bodies, officials said. Australians, Bhattarai said, with- tion’s Ramesh Dhamala said. he said. Search efforts were initially tor both named the suspect as Rescuers using helicopters found out giving details of their injuries Searchers were taking advan- Nepal has pledged to set up a focused Sunday on an area of the Private First Class Joseph Scott the bodies buried in the highly pop- or condition. tage of good weather but efforts weather warning system after the circuit in Manang where two bod- Pemberton, attached to a North ular Annapurna Circuit trekking Rescuers pressed on with their were being hampered by the fact snowstorm caught trekkers una- ies were found and where more Carolina-based unit that had just route hit by the storm, with the search for bodies that they have that snow was turning to ice, ware as they heading to an exposed were feared buried, another asso- taken part in joint military exer- total number of those confirmed seen from the air but have so far making it difficult to free trapped high mountain pass on the circuit. ciation official said. cises in the Philippines. or feared dead put at 40. “Four been unable to retrieve, said the bodies. “We are scanning areas at Police have said 483 trekkers, AFP AFP Chinese vessels Two tourists missing in Thai boat crash patrol disputed BANGKOK: Two tourists — believed to be yet unknown. A conflicting report from China’s waters from China — were missing late yesterday official news agency Xinhua said the two missing after their tour boat crashed into a fishing tourists were from South Korea, while 14 Chinese BEIJING: China has sent vessel between two Thai resort hubs, local passengers suffered “slight injuries”. coastguard vessels to disputed police said, adding several others were “seri- Accidents involving boats, buses and other waters in the East China Sea ously injured”. forms of public transport are common in after Japanese Prime Minister The speedboat was carrying around 40 passen- Thailand, where safety standards are generally Shinzo Abe angered Beijing by gers — the majority apparently Chinese tourists poor. Yesterday’s accident will do little to improve sending a ritual offering to a — from the famous Phi Phi island to Phuket off Thailand’s reputation as a tourist haven, which Tokyo shrine that honours the the southern mainland when the crash occurred has been buffeted in recent months. dead from Japan’s wars. around dusk. Prolonged and often-violent protests in The uninhabited islands — “Eight passengers were seriously injured with Bangkok resulted in a coup on May 22 and the which Japan controls and calls two missing. We don’t know what has hap- introduction of martial law — which is yet to be the Senkaku but which China pened to them yet,” Police Colonel Chanucharn revoked. The murder of two British holidaymak- also claims as the Diaoyu — Chonsuwat of Phang Nga province said late ers on the southern resort island of Koh Tao in have inflamed passions in the yesterday. mid-September has also raised serious fears over world’s second and third biggest “All of the 37 on board were Chinese tourists,” tourist safety. economies. he said, adding the cause of the crash was as AFP Relations between them are further aggravated by the respects that Japanese politicians regu- larly pay at the Yasukuni Shrine, New French school in China which is widely seen as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Three Chinese coastguard vessels — 2305, 2101 and 2112 — patrolled Chinese “territo- rial waters” near the Diaoyu islands on Saturday, China’s State Oceanic Administration said in a terse statement on its website. It gave no further details. Patrols by vessels and aircraft from both sides near the dis- puted islands have raised fears of a clash. China expressed “serious con- cern” on Friday after Abe sent a small masakaki tree to the shrine. South Korea deplored the offering saying the shrine was “the symbol of glorification of Japan’s colonisa- tion and invasive war”. On Saturday, three Japanese cabinet members visited the shrine which honours wartime leaders convicted by an Allied tribunal as war criminals along French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (third right) looks at a model of the new French International with millions of war dead. School during the groundbreaking ceremony for the school in Beijing yesterday. REUTERS MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN

Pakistan’s Robbers loot top anti-graft body recovered millions from Rs4bn last year ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top anti-graft body National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs4bn during the Edhi centre last one year. According to official docu- ments, during last year, from 5kg of gold and $200,000 plundered October 2013 to September 2014, NAB has recovered Rs3.93 bil- KARACHI: Armed rob- members of the public, who are lion, received 19,816 complaints, bers raided the home of one of allowed to store cash and valu- authorised 767 inquiries, 276 Pakistan’s most revered figures ables with the charity. It is one cases were converted into inves- yesterday, stealing cash and of the many free services offered tigations and 152 references were gold held by his hugely respected for the poor and sick that are filed in the accountability court. social welfare foundation. run from the small building in The figures of complaints, Abdul Sattar Edhi, an 88-year- Mithadar, one of Karachi’s oldest inquiries and investigations are old social entrepreneur who has neighbourhoods. almost double as compared to the spent a lifetime building up From there Edhi runs a net- corresponding period of October Pakistan’s largest health charity, work of hospitals and ambulances 2012 to September 2013 with 10,414 was sleeping when up to 10 armed — including a medical evacua- complaints, 276 inquiries, 84 inves- men raided the humble building tion aircraft — as well as animal tigations and 138 references. in a Karachi slum that serves as sanctuaries and offices around The comparative figures for both his residence and the head- the world that raise funds from the last two years are indicative quarters of the Edhi Foundation. the Pakistani diaspora. The huge Afghan Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah (right) with Pakistan’s Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs of the hard work being put in His family and staff said they organisation grew out of his first and National Security, Sartaj Aziz, during their meeting in Kabul yesterday. by all ranks of NAB staff in an initially thought the men were charitable efforts in the late atmosphere of renewed energy among the normal flow of people 1950s, when he borrowed money and dynamism, where fight who visit a man many Pakistanis to rent tents and buy medicine to Top Pakistani official visits Kabul against corruption is being taken say had a stronger claim to win offer free treatment to victims of as a national duty. Increase in the the Nobel peace prize than Malala an Asian flu epidemic. number of complaints also reflects Yousafzai, the 17-year-old educa- Even in a city racked by ter- KABUL: Sartaj Aziz, the advi- Afghanistan and the region came time, the statement said. enhanced public trust in the NAB. tion activist who won the award rorism and crime the targeting of sor to the Pakistani prime under discussion, Xinhua reported Meanwhile, Iran has sum- A recent research report from this month. Edhi’s grandson, Edhi shocked many. “He is an icon minister on national secu- citing the statement. moned the Pakistani ambassador Pildat for the last year also sup- Ahmed, said the men demanded for Karachi and for Pakistan so rity and foreign affairs, visited President Ahmadzai noted and demanded immediate steps ports the position stated above as the keys for secure lockers where robbing him is really the depth of Afghanistan yesterday and that Afghanistan would not to stop attacks by “terrorists 42 percent people trusted NAB the foundation keeps valuables. depravity,” said Sherry Rehman, held a meeting with President allow its soil to be used by ter- and rebels” that sparked deadly against 30 percent for police and Edhi refused but they smashed a veteran politician and Karachi Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, a rorists, the statement said, add- clashes on the countries’ border, 26 percent for government officials. their way inside and stole 5kg of resident.” statement from the Presidential ing both the governments should state media reported yesterday. The NAB has been rejuvenated in gold and $200,000. Ahmed Chinoy, head of Palace here said. avoid blaming each other over Noor Muhammad Jadmani the past year and efforts are going “It is the first time anything Karachi’s citizen police liaison During the meeting, matters this issue. was called to the foreign min- on to make it a more credible and like this has happened,” said committee, said: “I just feel like pertaining to mutual interest, The Pakistani dignitary, istry on Saturday evening fol- efficient anti-corruption organi- Ahmed. “They came, held the crying that a man with such a including enhancing economic besides congratulating President lowing the deaths in the restive sation. The enforcement efforts staff hostage and put a pistol high nature, and who spent his cooperation, trade and cul- Ahmadzai for assuming office, border province of Sistan- in the shape of complaint verifica- on Edhi so that he would give whole life helping others, should tural relations between the two also conveyed the invitation of Baluchistan, the official Irna tions (CVs), inquiries and inves- the keys.” Ahmed said much of be targeted like this.” countries as well as the role of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for news agency said. tigations have shown a marked the money and gold belonged to GUARDIAN NEWS Pakistan for peace and stability in him to visit Pakistan at a proper AFP improvement. The concept of combined inves- tigation teams (CITs) compris- ing of at least two IOs, a legal consultant and a case officer (additional director) along-with PPP Chairman Bilawal holds first mass rally in Karachi other experts from the relevant required field, has been strength- ened. This helps in a team work KARACHI: Thousands of is Bhuttoism and the PPP.” public meeting. They believed that in all elections, and the spirit- fill the rally-cum-coronation and concept and leaves no room for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) The impact of the PPP pub- the Karachi rally was in response ual followers of Vice Chairman show of power and money made discretion and the Headquarters supporters yesterday attended lic meeting launching formally to the PTI’s scheduled meeting in Mehmood Qureshi, spread across fun of poor people of Sindh. Operations Division analysis the first mass rally held by the the political career of party Larkana on November 21. interior Sindh. However, politi- There was also a barrage of monitors the regional CIT reports son of murdered Prime Minister Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, has However, the PTI is not the cal sources say it will be quite a attacks on the PPP for using offi- before presenting the same to the Benazir Bhutto. caused considerable commotion first non-PPP party that is hold- feat if they together will enable cial resources for the public rally. executive board meeting (EBM). Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 26, is in the ranks of Imran Khan’s ing a public meeting in Larkana, the PTI to win even a single seat Misuse of government resources The Prosecution Division has tipped to become the next leader Pakistan Tehrik Insaf (PTI), the hometown of Bhuttos. Nawaz from this area. by any ruling political party for been allocated additional man- of the People’s Party (PPP), cur- which is giving the impression as Sharif had organised a number The anguish of PTI stalwarts its activities is uncalled for and power in the shape of hiring rently headed by his father Asif if it is scared from it. of such rallies there in the past. and trolls was specifically notice- deserves condemnation, but this competent law officers, based on Ali Zardari. Some PTI leaders used their The main contribution to the able on the social media. One principle is required to be applied market salaries and a fair and He told supporters: “If you want usual peculiar language against PTI show will be made by Mumtaz leader wrote that the PPP rented to every party in power. transparent hiring process. to save Pakistan, the only answer the PPP while referring to its Bhutto, who has successively lost people at Rs1,000-Rs3,000 each to AGENCIES INTERNEWS Fruits season India, Pakistan troops trade border fire

ISLAMABAD: Indian and Pakistani troops traded cross-border fire yesterday, officials said, the latest in a series of clashes that began ear- lier this month and have claimed at least 20 civil- ian lives. No one was injured in the latest incident, which according to a Pakistani army statement began when Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked” fire across the border that separates Indian-held Kashmir and Pakistan’s Punjab province. Each country holds part of the Himalayan territory An Afghan fruit vendor sorts pomegranates at a market in Kandahar yesterday. Pomegranates are a major but claims it in full. The agricultural crop in the war-torn nation. two nations have fought two full-scale wars over Kashmir, though tensions have eased since the sign- ing of a 2003 ceasefire. Gunmen kill nine labourers It is still unclear what precipitated the recent upsurge in unrest, which began on October 6 dur- in southwest Pakistan ing the Islamic festival of Eidul Adha and has forced QUETTA: Suspected separa- workers belonging to Punjab prov- rule. Its roughly seven million thousands of residents on tist insurgents in southwest ince and shot them while setting the inhabitants have long complained both sides to flee their Pakistan killed nine labourers two Baluch workers free,” he said. they do not receive a fair share of homes. Pakistan’s most yesterday in what appeared He added that the freed Baluch its gas and mineral wealth. senior foreign affairs offi- to be an ethnically motivated workers made their way to a local Separatists also chafe at the cial Sartaj Aziz meanwhile attack, officials said. police station to report the crime. outsize influence of Punjab, had a phone conversa- The gunmen stormed a poul- Akbar Harifal, another senior Pakistan’s most populous prov- tion with UN Secretary- try farm in the early hours in the district administration official, ince, and the influx of migrant General Ban Ki-moon, town of Hub, some 640km south- confirmed the incident. “Hub is a workers from other parts of the officials said. He told Ban west of Baluchistan province’s cap- developing industrial town where country. Last week the Human that Islamabad “was fully ital city Quetta. They kidnapped most of the workforce comes from Rights Commission of Pakistan united and determined to 11 labourers, senior local admin- Karachi and from cities in Punjab said that more than 300,000 peo- thwart any aggression”, istration official Fawad Soomro province,” he said. ple including religious and ethnic according to a statement said, and questioned them over Resource-rich but poor minorities had left Baluchistan released by his office. their ethnicities. Baluchistan is in the midst of its over the past 10 years due to ris- AFP “They blindfolded the nine fifth uprising against Pakistani ing unrest. AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 BJP makes big gains in state polls Party creates history in Haryana, becomes single largest group in Maharashtra; Congress humiliated MUMBAI/CHANDIGARH: Maharashtra, Haryana assembly election results 2014 The BJP yesterday created his- tory in Haryana by getting a Maharashtra Haryana clear majority on its own for Seats Declared: 288/288 Seats Declared: 90/90 the first time and said that it Parties Won Total (L + W) Parties Won Total (L + W) would form the government in Maharashtra too where it fin- BJP+ 122 122 BJP 47 47 ished the single largest group in a hung assembly. SS 63 63 INLD 19 19 The Congress was humiliated in Cong 42 42 Cong 15 15 both Haryana and Maharashtra which it had been ruling for two NCP 41 41 HLP 0 0 and three consecutive terms respectively. MNS 1 1 HJC (BL) 2 2 For the first time, the Bharatiya Others 19 19 Others 7 7 Janata Party got a clear mandate in Haryana and was looking at names of probable leaders who could be its first chief minister in Richest woman loses in Haryana the state. Upsetting past trends, the BJP CHANDIGARH: Savitri Jindal, the richest woman in the coun- won 47 seats in the 90-member try, lost from the Hisar assembly seat in Haryana. Haryana assembly, winning a 33.2 Jindal, who was elected from Hisar in 2005 and 2009 and is a min- percent vote share. The BJP’s win ister in the outgoing Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress govern- in Haryana is a big achievement ment in the state, lost to BJP candidate Kamal Gupta by 13,646 votes. considering it had won only four Jindal, who is the mother of billionaire industrialist-cum-politician seats in the 2009 assembly polls. Naveen Jindal, trailed during counting. She was the Congress can- The BJP Parliamentary Party didate on the Hisar seat. Board met in New Delhi to dis- Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Maharashtra state President Devendra Fadnavis flashes the victory symbol during She is the chairperson of the multi-billion rupee O P Jindal group cuss chief minister probables. celebrations outside party office in Mumbai yesterday. that has interests in the steel, power and mining sectors. First named The names doing rounds include the country’s richest woman in 2008 by Forbes, she has retained the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh Pawar-led Nationalist Congress hope the BJP and Shiv Sena will “If (the BJP) they make any position in the October issue of the respected business magazine. activist Manohar Lal Khattar, Party offering unexpected “out- come together,” said Advani, one proposal, we shall consider it,” he She has been placed 12th in the list of India’s richest, with a net state BJP president Ram Bilas side support” to it, leaving the of those who was not happy with said. Amit Shah said the victory family worth of $6.4bn (`395bn). The list includes industrialists Anil Sharma and party spokesperson runner up and former ally Shiv the BJP decision to dump its ally in Haryana and the near victory Ambani and Mukesh Ambani, NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Abhimanyu. Other names of lead- Sena high and dry, BJP president of 25 long years after a row over in Maharashtra proved that the realtor K P Singh. ers, who did not contest, include Amit Shah said in New Delhi that seat sharing ahead of elections. “Modi wave” which catapulted the union ministers Sushma Swaraj, his party would “form the next The Congress, which, with the BJP to power in the Lok Sabha Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan government” in the state. NCP, ruled Maharashtra for 15 battle was still intact. Earlier, parties gained 16 seats. mandate). I accept this and wish Pal. Congressman-turned-BJP NCP leader Praful Patel said years until their alliance collapsed Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Outgoing Haryana Chief well for the incoming govern- leader Birender Singh is also in Maharashtra needed stability and before the elections, finished third Fadnavis said that while no dis- Minister Bhupinder Hooda ment,” said Hooda, who has at the running. Senior party sources so his party was ready to prop with 42 seats. cussions had taken place with the accepted defeat and submitted his been at the helm since March said that the new government up a BJP government. With the Shiv Sena spokesman Sanjay Sena, “if the need arises, we expect resignation to Governor Kaptan 2005. “The result is a surprise for could be sworn in before Diwali NCP’s 41 seats, the BJP can cross Raut claimed that “all options” our friends to support us”. Singh Solanki to pave way for for- us (INLD). We will review where this week. The Hindu festival of the threshold. will still open for his party but he Shiv Sena leader Anil Desai mation of the new government. we went wrong. People have given lights falls on Thursday. The Shiv Sena, which could did not elaborate. added that the acrimony between The Congress won only 15 seats, their mandate to the BJP. We will In Maharashtra, the BJP won end up with 63 seats, had ear- Party chief Udhav Thackeray his party and the BJP was history. down from its tally of 40 last extend our support to the govern- 122 seats in the 288-member lier said it was ready to make later said that nobody from the Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra time. The Indian National Lok ment for Haryana’s progress,” assembly, falling well short of up with the BJP, a sentiment BJP has approached his party for Navnirman Sena cut a sorry fig- Dal (INLD) ended with 19 seats, INLD leader Abhay Chautala told the 145 seats required for a sim- shared by some of the latter’s support, and his party would not ure and ended up with just one down from 31 seats in 2009. media after his party’s defeat. ple majority. With the Sharad leaders, including L K Advani. “I approach it with any proposal. seat. Independents and smaller “This is the Janadesh (public IANS Impressive debut for MIM Bad news for BJP in UP: SP wins assembly bypoll LUCKNOW: Amid the jubi- leader of the BJP legislature party the distant third position with their woes. Kairana was won by of the defeat and initiate course liation by huge gains in the in the state and now an MP, was 16,906 votes. This is the second the BJP in the 2012 assembly correction as it braces up for its with 3 seats Haryana and Maharashtra won by SP’s Nahid Hasan by a setback for the BJP in the past polls when Hukum Singh defeated Mission 2017, when the state will HYDERABAD: It was celebra- assembly polls, bad news came margin of 1,099 votes. four months after its sweep in Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) go for assembly polls. tion time for Majlis-e-Ittehadul for the Bharatiya Janata Party According to the Election the Lok Sabha polls when it won Anwar Hasan by 19,000 votes. Samajwadi Party spokesman Muslimeen (MIM) which (BJP) for Uttar Pradesh where Commission, Hasan polled 83,984 71 of the state’s 80 parliamen- BJP state spokesman, Vijay Rajendra Chowdhary said the made an impressive debut in the ruling Samajwadi Party votes and the BJP candidate Anil tary seats. Bahadur Pathak, while conceding results had proved beyond doubt Maharashtra assembly elec- wrested the Kairana assembly Kumar, Hukum Singh’s nephew, The SP wrested eight seats that the loss was a setback even that the “communal politics” of tions by bagging three seats. constituency in the bypoll. polled 82,885 votes. Congress from it in a bypoll and Sunday’s though it was by a slender mar- the BJP will not succeed in UP. In its first attempt to expand The seat, held by Hukum Singh, candidate Arshad Hasan was at results are only going to add to gin, said the party will take stock IANS outside Hyderabad and have pan- India presence, the party stunned the rivals by making inroads in the western state. BJD wins Odisha Lok Sabha byelection Rahul accepts Bagging 25,314 votes, MIM’s Warish Yusuf Pathan won from BHUBANESWAR: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate election defeat Byculla in Mumbai, trounc- Pratyusha Rajeswari won the Kandhamal Lok Sabha byelection in ing BJP strongman Madhukar Odisha by a margin of nearly 300,000 votes, officials said. NEW DELHI: Congress G Chavan and Akhil Bharatiya Rajeswari secured 477,529 votes while her nearest rival, Rudra vice-president Rahul Sena’s Geeta Gawli. Madhav Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party, received 178,661 votes, Gandhi yesterday Imtiyaz Jalik was elected from state’s joint chief electoral officer Jyoti Prakash Das said. accepted the party’s Aurangabad Central, defeat- Congress candidate Abhimanyu Behera stood third, securing just defeat in the Maharashtra ing his nearest Shiv Sena rival 90,536 votes. and Haryana assembly Pradeep Jaiswal by 30,000 votes elections. and in Aurangabad East, MIM’s Record 13 women get elected in Haryana “We accept the verdict Abdul Gaffar Kadari defeated of people. People have BJP’s Atul More by over over CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s legislative history has a new entry - voted for a change, after 15 15,000 votes. 13 women candidates have been declared elected to the new state years of our government in Scores of party activists cel- assembly yesterday out of the record 116 who had contested. Maharashtra and 10 years ebrated the party’c victory at Out of those elected, eight belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana,” Gandhi said Darussalam, the party headquar- (BJP), three to the Congress and one each to the Indian National Lok in a statement issued ters here. A stream of workers Dal (INLD) and Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC). by his office. He said the and supporters were seen con- Five sitting legislators have been re-elected. These include two minis- Congress will “work hard gratulating MIM chief Asaduddin ters — Geeta Bhukkal and Kiran Choudhary — in the outgoing Congress on the ground to once Owaisi and his younger brother government. The other three re-elected are Renuka Bishnoi (HJC), again earn the confidence Akbaruddin Owaisi, who aggres- Shakuntla Khatak (Congress), Santosh Chauhan Sarwan and Kavita of the people”. sively campaigned in Mumbai and Jain (both BJP). AGENCIES IANS parts of Marathwada. The party fielded 24 candidates and backed an Independent. Awareness rally Leaders feel it is a big achieve- ment for the party considering the fact that it did not have any proper organisational structure in the state and majority of its candidates were political novices. They pointed out that the party also finished runners up in five or six constituency. “It is a good beginning. We will now build on this victory and expand the party to other states,” a senior party leader said. He did not wish to be identified. He believes the poll results reflect disillusionment of Muslims with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). “The Congress-NCP alliance was in power for 15 years but did nothing for the development of Muslims. It even failed to protect the community. In fact Muslim youths were arrested and tor- tured after blasts in Malegaon in which right-wing fundamentalist Eminent personalities, doctors and local people walk during a breast cancer awareness rally by the groups were involved,” the leader Calcutta Breast Health and Welfare Association in kolkata yesterday. said. IANS MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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DOHA: International Islamic’s nine-month net profit touched QR625m, up 10 percent com- pared to a year ago. The bank’s financing portfolio grew by 14.8 percent and total assets increased by 14.5 percent dur- ing the third quarter compared to the same period of 2013. Announcing the results yester- day, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani (left) and Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei. International Islamic Chairman and Managing Director, said forward to achieving further especially because we are work- at the end of the corresponding customer deposits experienced growth especially in view of the ing with determination to achieve period in 2013, which shows a strong growth of 8.8 percent year- favourable investment conditions it. The existing market conditions growth rate of 14.5 percent. on-year basis. provided by the local economy and encourage us to go further and The bank’s earnings per share The results were announced the great efforts being made by remain optimistic,” he said. (EPS) stood at QR4.13 in Q3, after a meeting of the Board of the executive management and The CEO said the bank’s 2014 compared with an EPS of Directors held under the chair- the all employees of the bank. total financing portfolio grew QR3.76 in the same period last manship of Sheikh Dr Khalid, These help us face market chal- to QR20.9bn in the third quar- year. Capital adequacy under which discussed International lenges and raise the quality of ter of this year compared with Basel II stood at (17.29 percent) in Islamic’s performance in the third work and provide decent returns QR18.2bn in Q3, 2013, which the third quarter, which reflects quarter of 2014. motivates the bank to work more in the process of adding value to our shareholders and excellent shows a growth rate of 14.8 per- the wise policies being pursued by Expressing his delight at and contribute further. to our national economy. As we service to our customers,” Sheikh cent. The deposits increased to the bank within the realm of risk International Islamic’s strong The local market presented focus on the domestic market and Dr Khalid said. QR26.3bn at the end of the third management. performance, Sheikh Dr Khalid promising opportunities; there rich investment opportunities, we Commenting on the results, quarter compared with QR24bn Al Shaibei said International said the results indicated the are many ongoing projects and also study any foreign investment International Islamic’s CEO at the end of the corresponding Islamic will attach topmost prior- strength of the bank in the mar- the general environment is very opportunities, carefully and with Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei said period last year. ity to technological adaptation as ket and great efforts exerted by favourable, he said. “We are doing due diligence, and in accordance the third quarter results were Al Shaibei said the results also it strives to develop Islamic bank- International Islamic to enhance what requires to be done to con- with the risk management pro- in accordance with the bank’s showed that the total assets of ing. This will enable the bank to profitability. tribute to funding these projects cedures we have in place,” Sheikh expectations. International Islamic at the end keep pace with important devel- He said the growth of the based on our policies and strat- Dr Khalid said. “We look forward to further of the third quarter reaching opments in the sector, globally. national economy in various fields egies. These help us participate “In the period ahead, we look growth in the coming period, QR37.9bn compared with QR33bn THE PENINSULA Qatar banks’ loan book on growth path Ukraine, Russia see DOHA: Qatar banks’ loan loan book in 2014 followed by the (+18.6 percent YTD). On the other percent and is down 10.5 percent book increased by 4 percent SMEs and consumer lending. Our hand, private sector deposits YTD. Furthermore, the semi- month-on-month, while deposits view is based on the expected declined by 2.3 percent (+8 percent government institutions’ segment imminent end increased by 1.9 percent in the uptick in project mobilizations YTD 2014). On the private sector declined by 1.6 percent (+12.0 per- month of September 2014. Public in the coming months”, the QNB front, the companies and institu- cent YTD). Hence, the government sector drove the strong growth analysts said. tions’ segment decreased by 5 per- institutions and semi-government in the overall loan book. Public sector posted a strong cent (+7 percent YTD 2014) while segment pulled the overall growth to latest gas war The deposits increased by 1.9 performance in September. The the consumer segment posted flat down for the month of September percent; thus increasing the loan- public sector deposits increased performance, up 0.4 percent and 2014. KIEV: Ukraine and Russia stood television interview. He said a more to-deposit ratio (LDR) to 107 by 7.8 percent MoM (+9.9 percent 8.9 percent YTD 2014. Private sector loans gained by on the verge yesterday of resolv- detailed protocol agreement due to percent against 105 percent in YTD 2014) for September 2014. The overall loan book increased 2.4 percent and are up 13.5 percent ing their latest gas war in time be completed by tomorrow will see August,” QNB Financial Services Delving into segment details, the by 4 percent, a 0.8 percent growth YTD. Consumption and others to keep the war-scarred nation Ukraine meet Russia’s demand and monthly banking sector update government institutions’ segment in August 2014. Total domestic increased by 1.7 percent (+15.8% and EU clients warm through pay $385 per 1,000 cubic metres noted yesterday. improved by 2.1 percent (+10.8 public sector loans grew by 3.9 YTD). Furthermore, the real the winter months. of gas for deliveries guaranteed “Going forward, we expect percent YTD 2014). Moreover, percent to recover lost ground estate segment grew by 2.1 per- Ukrainian President Petro through the end of March. increased activity in the sector. We the semi-government institutions’ (flat YTD). The government seg- cent (+3.5 percent YTD). However, Poroshenko said he and Russian Poroshenko said he and the two continue to expect improvement segment posted a growth of 12.8 ment’s loan book grew by 23 per- services segment posted a decline counterpart Vladimir Putin had European leaders had pressed in the public sector, in addition to percent (down 9.1 percent YTD cent (up 22.1 percent YTD 2014). of 1.8 percent but is still up 20.5 reached a price deal at high-stakes Russia to lower that rate to $325 large corporate loan growth to be 2014). In addition, the government However, the government insti- percent in the first nine months talks in Milan on Friday that oth- per 1,000 cubic metres for sum- the primary drivers of the overall segment increased by 16.5 percent tutions’ segment declined by 2.3 of 2014. THE PENINSULA erwise focused on the six-month mer months when energy demand pro-Kremlin revolt convulsing the drops. “The Russian side insists ex-Soviet state’s separatist east. on $385 for the whole year,” said Two meetings mediated by Poroshenko. Job fair in Chicago German Chancellor Angela Merkel The chief spokesman for Russia’s and French President Francois state-held gas giant Gazprom Samsung, LG Hollande — as well as a brief confirmed that the two sides had exchange on their own —marked found an interim price solution. the two leaders’ most in-depth But he added that Ukraine still to sell 81.5m dialogue since Poroshenko’s May disputed the amount of money it election. The tense day broke up owed Moscow for unpaid deliveries without Putin meeting EU hopes and that no formal agreement had LCDs this year that he would denounce the sepa- yet been reached. ratist leadership election that pro- A new deal’s signing “depends on SEOUL: South Korean tech Russian militants intend to stage other factors — including the pay- giants Samsung Electronics on November 2, a week after par- ment of debts,” spokesman Sergei Co and LG Electronics Inc are liamentary polls in Ukraine. But Kuprianov said. “These will be dis- expected to sell a combined 81.5 Poroshenko said the meetings pro- cussed in Brussels on Tuesday.” million liquid crystal display duced the broad outlines of a deal Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy (LCD) TVs this year, taking up that could see Russia halt the gas Yatsenyuk was also cautious, say- about 38 percent of the global supply cutoff it began in June — its ing it was “premature” to speak market, a market tracker said third in less than 10 years. about an accord. “These were just yesterday. Kiev had branded the cut a form discussions. I have no reason to Samsung, also the world’s larg- of “economic aggression” aimed at trust Putin,” he told the television est smartphone maker, will likely punishing the new pro-Western channel ICTV. ship 48 million units of LCD TVS leaders for their February ouster Russian Energy Minister this year worldwide, up 11 percent of a Kremlin-backed president and Alexander Novak said last week from the previous year, South a decision to sign a landmark EU one compromise could see Moscow Korean News Agency (Yonhap) trade and political association pact. lower the amount of debt repay- reported Display Search as saying. Poroshenko told the nation late ments it expected to see this year LG, Samsung’s domestic rival, Saturday that he had made sure in to $1.45bn from $3.1bn. is forecast to sell 33.5 million LCD Milan that their homes would stay The new price is 20 percent TVs in the global market in 2015, warm through the bitter winter less than the figure Moscow began up 15 percent from a year earlier. season — a crucial promise to make charging Ukraine after it cancelled The combined market share is ahead of next Sunday’s crunch a special rebate it offered ousted likely to reach 37.5 percent this A United Parcel Service (UPS) employee walks past a sign bearing the company’s logo at a job fair in Chicago, general election. “Ukraine will president Viktor Yanukovych for year, compared with 34.8 percent Illinois, yesterday. UPS was looking to hire 300 full and part-time drivers for seasonal jobs in the area. have gas. Ukraine will have heat,” his decision last year to reject the last year, it said. QNA Poroshenko said in a pre-recorded fateful EU pact. AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Lithuania’s first Qatar stocks rebound, up 1.59pc LNG terminal Banking stocks main driver as sector gained 1.57pc Saudi bank shares go on sale ends Russian DOHA: Qatar stocks rebounded percent. Bellwether Industries performers, surging 8.1 percent. yesterday after a sell-off in the Qatar, which is expected to dis- Abu Dhabi’s index added 0.5 in largest IPO worth $6bn grip on Baltics past week that shaved 6.43 per- close its results in the coming percent as Abu Dhabi Commercial cent off the benchmark index days, advanced by 2.47 percent. Bank rose 1.9 percent and Abu RIYADH: Shares in National Commercial Bank went on sale VILNIUS: As much of Europe amid broader global equities Industrials sectoral stocks gained Dhabi Islamic Bank surged 5.7 yesterday in Saudi Arabia’s largest-ever initial public offering, anxiously awaits a Ukraine- corrections. Qatar Exchange’s 1.51. Foreign institutional inves- percent. which at $6bn is also one of the biggest in the world this year. Russia deal to avert the risk of main stock index jumped 1.59 tors were the net buyers. Saudi Arabia’s main index rose The IPO comes despite opposition from the kingdom’s top reli- winter gas cuts, Lithuania is percent, led by banking stocks. Most exchanges in the Middle 2.4 percent as most stocks gained. gious leader and follows a difficult week on Gulf stock markets. breathing a sigh of relief as its Shares of Commercial Bank East rebounded yesterday after Alinma Bank was the main sup- NCB, the last of 12 Saudi banks to go public, is offering one- first liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose by 2.77 percent and Al Rayan global stock markets recovered port, surging 9.5 percent. The quarter of its two billion shares, including 300 million for the public terminal will sever Moscow’s was up 1.95 percent. QNB edged on Friday from a big sell-off lender has yet to publish its third- along with another 200 million which will be allocated to the state grip on gas deliveries to the 2.02 percent up, while Doha Bank triggered by worries about the quarter earnings and other local pension agency. The offer would be worth $6bn if all 500 million Baltic states. added 1.43 percent. International impact of weak earnings reports banks have so far posted mixed shares are purchased at the offered price of SR45 ($12) each. Aptly dubbed “Independence”, Islamic, which announced a 10 on growth and businesses, Reuters results. One analyst said it was too early to gauge subscriber interest the massive floating LNG facility percent growth in its net profit, reported. Egypt’s index also edged up in the offer, which runs until November 2, after which the bank’s measuring three football fields in rose 1.1 percent. Overall, the Dubai’s bourse jumped 3.5 per- early in the session but then shares will be traded publicly for the first time. length is due to dock in the port of banking sector appreciated by 1.57 cent after tumbling 5 percent in changed direction and closed 0.8 The IPO comes ahead of an expected easing next year of foreign Klaipeda on October 27. percent. Rest of the sectoral indi- the previous session. Most stocks percent down as most shares investment restrictions in the country’s Tadawul ALL-Shares Index Its arrival comes just as Russian ces were also up, with real estate posted gains and builder Arabtec declined. (TASI). The TASI declined by 12 percent last week. AFP President Vladimir Putin warned sector gaining the most by 2.05 Holding was one of the top THE PENINSULA that Europe faces “major transit risks” to gas supplies coming from Russia this winter unless Ukraine resolves a gas dispute with Moscow. The terminal gives Lithuania the capability to import up to four bil- lion cubic metres of gas per year Toyota C-HR concept from sources like Norway’s Statoil — well above the 2.7 billion cubic metres it bought from Russia last unveiled at Paris show year. That leaves plenty of extra capacity for its Baltic neighbours Latvia or Estonia, analysts note. DOHA: Toyota unveiled its From a design perspective, the Despite joining the EU and C-HR concept hybrid compact sculpted lower bodywork presents NATO in 2004, Lithuania has crossover at the Paris Motor a precision-cut, faceted look, while been completely dependent upon Show recently showcasing a the corners of the bodyshell have Russia for natural gas, a legacy of new, dynamic design language been cleanly shaved off, reducing five decades of Soviet domination with new styling themes and an overall mass and emphasising that wound down in 1990. agile and engaging drive. The the powerful flaring of the wheel The nation of three million will C-HR concept hybrid represents arches. Viewed from every angle, initially import 0.54 billion cubic Toyota’s vision of the future the crossover concept has a broad, metres of gas from Statoil in 2015, with hybrid and is the synthesis planted stance. covering about one-fifth of its of 20 years of creativity. The frontal styling displays a demand. According to Takayuki further development of Toyota’s Tensions have been running Yoshitsugu, Chief Representative, current style language, but with high between Vilnius and Moscow Middle East and North Africa new themes that hint at a future for years over gas, as Lithuania Representative Office, Toyota design direction. The slim upper believes that state-controlled Motor Corporation, “The C-HR grille design has evolved in to a Gazprom has abused its monopoly Concept is another tangible man- floating ‘wing’ graphic that flows position and driven up the price. ifestation of Toyota’s new global seamlessly around the front cor- Gazprom’s prices are confiden- vision thinking, first advocated by ners of the vehicle to the apex tial, but Energy Minister Rokas our president Akio Toyoda in 2011. of each wing. Within this wing Toyota C-HR concept at the Paris Motor Show. Masiulis told AFP that “Lithuania It introduces a new version of the shape, the headlamps feature has paid the highest prices for nat- sophisticated full hybrid power- strong detailing, including a high- muscular wheel arches and angu- to needle points either side of the the front of the vehicle, together ural gas in the EU in recent years”. train technology that was first tech, 3D treatment of the daytime lar rear shoulders are juxtaposed rear screen. with distinctive, aero-inspired Vilnius has not taken the situ- seen in the Prius and, inspired by running lights. with a sleek cabin profile. The The floating roof has patterned floating light clusters. A dedicated ation lying down. In addition to the Toyota 86, targets new levels Adding emphasis to the corners glasshouse is emphasised by a openings that create a lively play wheel design reinforces the con- arranging for the LNG terminal, of dynamism and agility which will of the vehicle further reinforces sweeping, uninterrupted exten- of light in the cabin. Seen from cept’s crossover credentials, with it has asked the EU to conduct an stand out in a competitive market. the vehicle’s solid look. The large sion of the side glazing into the the rear, the sharply tapering blade-style spokes. anti-trust probe against Gazprom The C-HR is all set to redefine the lower grille is flanked by strongly rear screen. This creates a slim, glasshouse emphasises the car’s The C-HR Concept is built on and launched an international compact crossover segment and sculpted downward projections, floating roofline, tipped with a broad, planted appearance. The a new platform and measures arbitration procedure, with hints at a future design direction underscored by a floating front spoiler. Its length is exaggerated rear end displays the same faceted 4,350mm long, 1,850mm wide and decisions expected within the for Toyota vehicles.“ spoiler. The faceted lower body, by residual C-pillars which taper treatment and corner detailing as 1,500mm high. THE PENINSULA coming year. AFP Real estate sector set for giant leap: Al Asmakh Standard Chartered DOHA: The announcement of is about QR15,000, while prices of investment in Qatar’s real state sec- The report said a huge number of readies to close mega projects at Qatar’s prestigious apartments range between QR13,000 tor is set to increase in the coming mega projects, both commercial and The Pearl-Qatar and Lusail City to QR22,000 per square metre. With months. In fact, Qatar’s real estate non-commercial, are in the pipeline. signals Qatar’s real estate sector is a state-of-the- art recreational facility sector is witnessing a strong perform- The proposed projects include large several UAE accounts fast recovering. The sales of resi- and marina, The Lusail City projects ance, compared to other sectors of the number of hotels and residential dential properties in these projects are high in demand. local economy. buildings. The completion of large NEW YORK: Standard Chartered has notified thou- have witnessed positive perform- According to Asmakh report, the Qatari economy’s successful diver- development projects such as the New sands of UAE small and medium enterprise customers ance during third quarter of this prices of apartments in The Pearl- sification programme has impacted Doha Port, the Metro rail projects it is closing their accounts as it responds to pressure year, Al Arab reported citing real Qatar, has seen a slight increase since positively on all sectors of the country. will attract many allied real estate from US regulators to cut its risks following an anti- estate developer Al Asmakh’s latest the beginning of the year, and most The diversification programme has projects to the country. money laundering settlement. “Qatar real estate report’. likely to continue this growth over the mainly benefitted the real estate sector. The report noted both the volume “We regret to notify you that Standard Chartered Bank The Pearl-Qatar, which offers high- next year, especially with the comple- “Qatar’s real estate sector is set to take and value of real estate transactions will no longer be able to provide banking services to you, end apartments, has emerged as a tion of shopping centres and infra- a giant leap in the coming years. The during the week beginning September and your account(s) will be closed 30 days from the date major property among the premium structure facilities. country’s huge spending programme 28 witnessed a huge growth. The of this letter,” the London-listed bank wrote in a letter segment in Qatar’s property market. As the outlook for Qatar’s real and projected investment in the con- municipalities of Doha and Rayyan to customers dated October 9. The average monthly rent for fully estate sector has been projected as struction sector will give a great fillip recorded large number of transactions The letter has angered UAE customers, who say they furnished apartment in Pearl-Qatar, ‘strong’ by various market analysts, to this sector”, the report said. during the week. THE PENINSULA have not been given enough time to close their accounts. Under a settlement agreed with the New York State Department of Financial Services in August, the bank was fined $300m and given 90 days to end high-risk rela- tionships with SMEs in the UAE and suspend processing of dollar-denominated payments for some clients at its Hong Kong unit. The UAE central bank said in August that between 1,400 and 8,000 Standard Chartered accounts in the coun- try were expected to be affected by the US settlement. “The bank is putting a lot of peoples’ livelihoods at risk as businesses like ours have salaries and suppliers to pay,” said Louay Al Samarrai, managing director of Active Public Relations in Dubai, who has banked with Standard Chartered for 13 years. “I need more than 30 days notice as it takes a minimum of a few weeks to set up a new account with another bank.” In a statement, Standard Chartered said it would hon- our existing borrowing agreements with customers with loans, allowing them to pay back outstanding amounts under the existing repayment timetable. It would make every effort to minimise the inconvenience, it said. Those affected by Standard Chartered’s exit have an annual sales turnover of between $1m and $35m, it added. The bank had initially considered selling part of the SME business, sources familiar with the matter said in August, and several local banks had expressed a potential interest in buying the assets. But the tight deadline imposed by the US regulator and the risk to potential buyers of handling accounts that could lead to further regulatory penalties proved stumbling blocks to a sale. “In an ideal world you would sell it and get some value but in the overall scheme of things it’s not that large an asset. The key driver is to keep the regulator happy,” one of the sources with knowledge of the matter said. Standard Chartered declined to comment on any poten- tial plan to sell the SME business. REUTERS MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Gulf Capital’s Takata toiled $750m fund to maintain to invest in 10-12 firms

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-based buy- air bag quality out firm Gulf Capital is looking to invest in 10-12 companies over five years with the launch of its third private equity fund 16m vehicles recalled since 2008 of $750m, its chief executive said yesterday. MEXICO CITY/DETROIT/ is cooperating with that investiga- “We are making offers and TOKYO: Manufacturing prob- tion along with nine automakers. talking to companies... we can lems with Takata Corp air bags Dozens of internal Takata engi- move very quickly and close deals go beyond what the Tokyo-based neering reports, presentations and because we’ve raised the funds,” company has disclosed to US copies of emails show the company A visitor compares steering wheels at the Takata exhibition stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Karim El Solh said. safety regulators about why the struggled to meet its own stand- El Solh said the sectors the devices are at risk of exploding ards for safety in manufactur- other employees in a March 2011 to get the industry to act despite Still, the problems now coming company is looking to invest in with dangerous force, according ing air bag inflators for a decade email in Spanish titled “Defectos the uncertainties.” to light at the plant in Mexico may are power and water, oil and gas, to internal company documents. until 2011 — four years beyond the y defectos y defectos!!!!” prompted NHTSA said it had not looked intensify the scrutiny the Japanese healthcare and education as well Takata has cooperated with an period now under investigation by by the discovery of an improperly at the issue of leaks in Takata company faces from safety advo- as companies that will profit from investigation begun in June by US safety regulators. welded inflator that had been inflators before beginning the cates and its customers. Takata’s government spending. National Highway Traffic Safety The documents also show shipped to an automaker. Takata current probe and had not been largest customer, Honda Motor Gulf Capital, with total assets Administration (NHTSA) inves- Takata’s engineers at its flagship subsequently tightened inspec- notified of manufacturing issues Co, has already moved some busi- of $3.3bn, invests an average $60- tigators into whether its air bags inflator plant near Monclova, tions, records show. at the Monclova plant. If NHTSA, ness to rival inflator maker Daicel 75m in each company and tends contain a defect in the inflator Mexico tracked a range of prob- Under NHTSA rules, Takata automakers or Takata determined Corp, a person with knowledge of to buy partnerships that sup- — the device at the core of the lems that they believed could have and other suppliers are under no the inflators under review contain the matter said. port rather than replace existing air bag that allows it to inflate prevented inflators from being obligation to report quality control a defect, the investigation would More than 16 million vehicles management. in a fraction of a second in the sealed air-tight at the factory and issues like those detailed at the turn to the cause of that flaw, globally have been recalled for Solh said 60 percent of the event of a crash to protect vehicle could have caused them to fail in Monclova plant. NHTSA relies on including design and manufactur- defective Takata air bags since external investors in Gulf occupants. accidents. automakers, accident reports and ing issues. 2008. That could rise depend- Capital’s new fund are from the Specifically, NHTSA has been Among the problems recorded defect claims as the starting point Takata declined to comment in ing on the outcome of NHTSA’s United States, Europe and Asia looking in part at whether some by Takata engineers: inflators that for investigations. Vehicle manu- detail. Spokesman Alby Berman investigation. and include sovereign wealth Takata air bag inflators made were improperly welded or sealed facturers have a responsibility to said: “Takata remains focused on Takata - the world’s second- funds and pension funds. between 2000 and 2007 were because of mistakes by workers at identify defects that pose a safety its mission to produce the high- largest supplier of auto safety Gulf Capital however, will be improperly sealed, a flaw that the Monclova plant or — in one risk and report them to NHTSA. est quality products to ensure the parts behind Sweden’s Autoliv, the anchor investor — it tends to could expose the explosive mate- case — because Takata had been In response to questions, safety of the driving and riding and just ahead of rival TRW be the largest investor in all of rial inside and cause the air bag using the wrong kind of steel tube, NHTSA declined to comment public.” Automotive Holdings Corp — has its funds at about 25-30 percent to blow apart in an accident. That according to the documents. on the manufacturing flaws It was not clear whether the taken almost $750m in charges contribution. investigation has focused on infla- “A part that is not welded, one recorded in Takata documents. improperly welded inflators over the past two years for the As for its second private equity tors recovered from cars being life less, which shows we are not The agency said it was “aggres- detailed in those records made recalls, and its stock is down fund, the firm said 92 percent of recalled for repairs in hot and fulfilling the mission,” Takata sively looking into this potential their way into vehicles sold in by almost 29 percent this year. $533m had been invested and had humid places like Florida. Takata supervisor Guillermo Apud told safety defect issue and was able North America. REUTERS generated a net internal rate of return of 25 percent as of June 30. Private equity in the Middle East suffered a difficult time at the end of the last decade, as chal- Safco Q3 profit lenging global and domestic mar- Twitter spices timelines with unasked-for tweets ket conditions left some unable to exit investments without major rises 24.4pc on losses. The economic rebound SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter you already know, or know of,” the they don’t follow, provided the page explained. “We believe that both locally and internationally said it would start reconfigur- San Francisco-based company messages are deemed worthwhile each successful experiment, big has revived deal making in the sales increase ing users’ timelines with “rel- said. “But, there are times when based on “signals” such as popu- or small, can make your Twitter last two years, with many now evant” messages from people you might miss out on Tweets we larity, level of interaction, and experience simpler and more rel- divesting stakes and looking for DUBAI: Saudi Arabia Fertilizers they haven’t bothered to follow think you’d enjoy.” how much interest is shown by evant to you.” new opportunities. Co reported a 24.4 percent rise at the service. Twitter said the plan, which account’s one does follow. The notion of curating Twitter El Solh said Gulf Capital, which in third-quarter net profit yes- Based on a positive response has drawn resistance from some A support page at Twitter on timelines that have long been also has real estate development terday, beating analysts’ fore- from its tests, the popular one-to- users, remained a “timeline Friday explained that when it loved for the real-time blast of and credit units, may announce a casts and ending a sustained many messaging service is inch- experiment” and might not make identifies a tweet, an account to information provided is seen as revolving debt facility or tap the profit slump as sales prices and ing toward the Facebook model of it to 100 percent of users. follow, or other content that is anathema by some fans of the equity market to raise funds for sales volumes increased. using software to “curate” what It said, however, that for now, popular or relevant, may be added service. A stream of messages its investments. The company, a unit of Saudi users see based on their interests users would not be able to opt out to timelines. fired off at Twitter urged the Sources said in July that Gulf Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), or activities, Twitter said in a blog of the feature. The company said “This means you will sometimes company to back away from what Capital is looking to sell shares to one of the world’s biggest petro- post last week. “In many cases, testing showed that many people see Tweets from accounts you was lambasted as a terrible idea. the public. chemical companies, said it made the best Tweets come from people enjoy seeing tweets from accounts don’t follow,” the Twitter support AFP REUTERS a profit of SR913m ($243.5m) in the three months to September 30, up from SR734m in the year- earlier period. A group of nine analysts polled forecast on average that Safco would make a quarterly profit of SR794.7m. Snapchat weaves ads into vanishing message service Safco, a big producer of ammo- nia and urea, is dependent on SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat — things like Snaps or Chats. That dabbling with advertising is simply to as “The Snappening,” people Snapchat assured users that global demand and prices. Since said it will begin weaving ads would be totally rude,” Snapchat that it needs to make money. who used a third-party programme the startup’s servers were not mid-2013, global players have into the popular service for said. “We want to see if we can “Advertising allows us to sup- instead of the official Snapchat breached, nor were they the source voiced increasing concerns over sending ephemeral smartphone deliver an experience that’s fun port our service while delivering application had copies of suppos- of the leaked images. the continued fall of urea prices messages, but promised not to be and informative, the way ads used neat content to Snapchatters,” the edly transient missives squirreled Outside applications eyed as due to China’s ramp up in output. “rude” to its members. to be, before they got creepy and blog post said.. away by hackers who began posting sources for purloined Snapchat The firm had reported decreas- The first Snapchat ad were to targeted.” The introduction of ads comes them online. pictures are designed to let ing year-on-year profits for five appear in the United States this The new ads will be the first just weeks after a huge trove of About half of Snapchat users users undermine the intent of consecutive quarters as it suffered weekend in a section of the service paid content at Snapchat. Users evidently intercepted Snapchat are reported to be 17 years old or the service by keeping copies of from declining urea prices. Saudi devoted to “recent updates,” the will have the option of ignoring ads, images and videos were exposed younger, raising worries that sexy self-destructing pictures sent or companies issue brief earnings Los Angeles-based startup said in which will automatically disappear online, raising fears about what self-shot images they thought received. Snapchat rocketed to statements early in the report- a blog post. after being viewed or within 24 may be revealed in messages would disappear will be shared on popularity, especially among teens, ing period before publishing more “We won’t put advertisements hours, according to Snapchat. intended to vanish seconds after the Internet in what would amount after the initial app was released detailed results later. REUTERS in your personal communication The startup said the reason for beng viewed. In what was referred to child pornography. in September 2011. AFP

SIAL in Paris

People do business at the SIAL (Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire, Global Food Show), yesterday in Villepinte, north-east of Paris. Various companies participated in the show. MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Closure threat to UK Colliery Kuwait oil Jarir to double union slams Saudi halt to number of stores joint output

KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti oil trade union yesterday con- over five years demned the unilateral closure by Saudi Arabia of an offshore oilfield jointly operated by the Arab neighbours, calling on the Aims to boost bottom line 15pc annually government to intervene. Fadghoush Al Ajmi, head of the RIYADH: Saudi Arabian “We have more than 25 stores workers union at Kuwait Gulf Oil retailer Jarir Marketing Co in the pipeline. We are expand- Co (KGOC), urged ministers to plans to invest SR1.1bn ($293m) ing our stores and we are opening take action to ensure that produc- over the next five years to between four and eight stores a tion at the Khafji oilfield resumed. roughly double the number of year, averaging around six stores The head of operations at its stores in Saudi Arabia and a year. This will bring us to more Khafji, Abdullah Helal, who the Gulf, its chairman said. than 60 stores by end-2018 in represents Saudi national oil The kingdom’s largest listed Saudi and in the Gulf states of company Aramco, cited environ- retailer aims to open six new Kuwait and Qatar,” Agil said. mental reasons for ordering the stores on average each year, seek- “When we open stores every halt to the field’s 311,000 barrels ing to increase its bottom line 15 year, this gives us 18 percent sales per day output, Kuwaiti media percent or more annually, and space growth, which translates reported. believes growth could hit 20 per- into 10-15 percent sales growth, Media cited an internal memo cent next year. depending on location. A general view shows the Kellingley Colliery in Knottingley, northern England. A short drive across Britain’s issued by Helal saying that the “As a general rule, we want to “Adding the existing stores gritty former industrial heartland of south Yorkshire separates the past and the possible future of its once level of harmful emissions from double our store number every which are still growing at 8-10 mighty coal industry. The mine is likely to shut soon because it is losing money - one of the last three work- the operations far exceeded the five years, and we think the percent, this will give us between ing underground pits in the country. allowed pollution percentage. market can support it in Saudi 15 and 20 percent growth — for Khafji is part of the neutral Arabia, the Gulf and eventually instance next year we think zone between Kuwait and Saudi in North Africa, starting from growth will be above 20 percent,” Arabia which is jointly operated Egypt,” Muhammad Al Agil said Agil, who co-founded the by the two nations and pumps told the Reuters Middle East chain with his family. Morocco mega solar project to open in 2015 around 700,000 bpd. The produc- Investment Summit. The population of the six- tion is shared equally between “In order to do this expansion nation Gulf Cooperation Council them. over five years, we expect to invest is projected to climb 30 percent OUARZAZATE, Morocco: decade with a combined produc- including the construction of Al-Rai newspaper quoted uni- SR1.1bn. More than 100 million of over a decade to more than 50 Morocco’s first solar energy tion capacity of 2,000 megawatts two additional solar parks, will dentified Kuwaiti oil sources as that is going to be spent outside million in 2020, according to the plant will begin operating in (MW) and at an estimated cost begin at the start of next year, saying they were surprised by the Saudi Arabia, including Egypt.” Economist Intelligence Unit. At 2015, an official said yesterday, of ¤7bn ($9bn). Bakkoury said. decision as the two countries had Jarir is one of the stock mar- present most of the 20.3 million as part of a multi-billion-euro The Nour 1 plant cost ¤600m He said a call for tenders had an understanding to address envi- ket’s most direct plays on Saudi citizens of Saudi Arabia, the larg- project the oil-scarce kingdom and is expected to have a capacity attracted seven firms, including ronmental issues by 2017. Arabia’s rapid population growth est Arab economy, are under the hopes will satisfy its growing to generate 160MW. French and Spanish groups, the Local media said the closure and rising incomes, which is why age of 30. energy needs. A consortium led by Saudi result of which will be announced could be the result of differences its shares are up 75 percent since Saudi labour reforms over the The so-called “Nour 1” thermo- developer ACWA Power won the before the end of the year. A third between the two countries over a end-2012 compared to a 40 per- past three years have helped tens solar plant at the southern desert contract to build the plant, near and final construction phase at small export facility in the nearby cent gain for the main market of thousands of young nationals city of Ouarzazate will be opera- Morocco’s desert gateway city, Ouarzazate will be announced “in Al-Zour area where Kuwait has index. secure jobs in the private sec- tional “next year”, Mustapha last September. the coming weeks”, Bakkoury said. decided to locate a large new The company, which sells books, tor, raising household disposable Bakkoury, the head of Morocco’s The World Bank, the African The kingdom has scarce oil and refinery. office and art supplies, comput- income. Masen solar energy agency said. Development Bank and the gas reserves and is hoping with Independent MP Faisal Al ers and some other electronics, “In general there is room for The North African country is European Investment Bank are the solar projects, along with Kundari has meanwhile asked has grown from a single store growth in the sector, coming from aiming to become a world-class helping to finance the solar com- a string of planned wind farms Oil Minister Ali Al Omair to brief in a Riyadh street in 1979 into a population growth, better educa- renewable energy producer and is plex. Bakkoury said the general along its Atlantic coast, to raise parliament about the reasons for chain with 36 stores. Thirty-one tion, higher disposable income eyeing the chance to export clean project — the largest of its kind in renewable energy production to halting production at Kafji and if of them are inside Saudi Arabia plus general economic growth,” electricity to nearby Europe. the world — was progressing “in 42 percent of its total power sup- Kuwait had been informed before with the remainder in Abu Dhabi, Agil said. Morocco expects to build five a satisfactory manner”. ply mix by 2020. production was stopped. Kuwait and Qatar. REUTERS new solar plants by the end of the The plant’s second phase, AFP AFP Dubai judge approves liquidation of local Espirito Santo unit

DUBAI: A judge in the Dubai The bank is indeed insolvent and Ismael Al Zarouni, chairman of International Financial Centre there are no countervailing con- law firm Horizon & Co, represent- (DIFC) court approved on siderations to my mind which ing the creditor. He said the order Sunday an application to liqui- would call for the refusal of an would prevent his client from pur- date ES Bankers (Dubai) Ltd application of the winding up suing separate civil and criminal (ESBD), the latest collapse of a order,” Justice David Steel said charges against ESBD. But Steel unit of the Portuguese Espirito at a hearing yesterday. said the liquidation would not stop Santo family’s empire. The Dubai Financial Services them from taking separate action. Espirito Santo’s problems have Authority (DFSA) on September “The purpose of appointing liq- mounted since accounting irreg- 29 submitted an application to the uidators is to recover assets and ularities were identified at one DIFC court for the winding up that should be a source of comfort of its holdings earlier this year, of ESBD, saying it was no longer to opposing creditors, rather than leading to a ¤4.9bn ($6.3bn) able to meet its obligations. a source of concern,” he said. bailout for Banco Espirito Santo, The liquidation of ESBD would Philip Bowers and Neville Kahn formerly Portugal’s largest listed be in the best interests of the DIFC of advisory firm Deloitte will act bank, and global court actions and the bank’s 31 creditors, opening as joint liquidators of ESBD after against the group. the way for them to try to claim being provisionally appointed to The decision in the United Arab back outstanding debts owed to the role by the court last month. Emirates comes after the Dubai them by the bank, said Steel. ESBD The Dubai bank’s future regulator announced last month it was insolvent in both cashflow and appeared increasingly bleak after had frozen deposits at ESBD and balance sheet terms, with a liquid- Banque Privee Espirito Santo imposed other restrictions on the ity shortfall of around ¤54m, said (BPES), a Swiss-domiciled bank bank to protect customers after Tom Smith QC of South Square law also owned by Espirito Santo its operations and solvency had firm, representing the DFSA. Financial Group and that owed been “seriously compromised.” A Ras Al Khaimah-based credi- money to ESBD, went into liqui- “In reality, it’s impossible for tor of the bank owed around ¤21m dation on September 19. the bank to continue its business. opposed the liquidation, said Ali REUTERS

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The $40bn jet buying spree Amid IPO woes, private equity – IndiGo’s big bet BY TOMMY WILKES and TIM HEPHER buyers prepare to swoop BY FREYA BERRY and LMOST four years ago a handful of people gathered in British lender Virgin Money that it was September, and the $2.2bn acquisition of SOPHIE SASSARD Airbus sales chief John Leahy’s spacious country house out- postponing its flotation, worth up to £2bn Norwegian cable operator Get AS by Danish side Toulouse and argued long into the evening over curry ($3.2bn), has dampened hopes that IPO mar- telecoms group TDC. But private equity Aand cigars. Last weekend they met up again at a Parisian CROSS Europe, companies kets might stage a quick recovery. firms are hoping their time is coming. hotel for more haggling, with breaks taken at a nearby cafe where hoping to list are having Europe’s blue-chip stock index the informality of old business friendships mingled with hard-nosed their plans dashed by plung- FTSEuroFirst 300 has dropped over 10 per- SPIE HUNTING negotiations typical of the aircraft industry. ing equity prices. But what’s cent since its September 19 high. And after a French energy services firm Spie with- The sum total of money discussed over these meals? About $40bn bad for public stock mar- record first half of the year for equity capital drew its flotation last week, which would at catalogue prices, and the bill was for 430 jets, all sold to the same kets may be good for private markets, which saw companies around the have been the largest French listing since Indian airline — IndiGo, the low-cost carrier which has grown to Aequity firms. Having started the year with world raise almost half a trillion dollars in before the financial crisis, and is already become the country’s biggest airline in eight years of operating. a record $1 trillion cash pile, private equity the biggest share sale bonanza since 2007, being eyed by private equity firms, accord- Represented according to insiders by co-founder Rakesh Gangwal funds have found few chances to spend it, the balance has shifted. ing to two sources familiar with the matter. and President Aditya Ghosh, IndiGo has now made aircraft industry despite pressure from investors wanting Jimmy Choo had to sell shares at the Industry sources said it was unlikely the history twice in four years — each time by placing record orders for them to put the money to work. bottom of its expected price range, a sign company would want to sell to a buyout Airbus planes, including last Wednesday’s announcement that it will Strong demand for initial public offerings that public investors are driving an increas- firm because of the management team led buy 250 A320neo jets. (IPO) and cash-rich companies muscled ingly hard bargain, while companies from by Gauthier Louette is looking for long-term The largest order in India’s aviation history is IndiGo’s most aggres- them out of deals. Italian cosmetics firm Intercos to UK lender investors. sive bet yet that Indian air travel is on the cusp of a huge expansion, But that may be starting to change, as a Aldermore have had to scrap listings after The most likely scenario would be for and that the model that made it the nation’s only profitable carrier will slide in equity markets has put off IPO inves- failing to get enough demand. sovereign wealth funds such as the Abu keep working as competition intensifies. “IndiGo is showing us the level tors, and slowing global growth has injected Failed IPOs are not always good news for Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and of confidence it has in its own sustainability, in the long-term growth a new caution into corporates. private equity firms, particularly if they are Singapore’s GIC to become so-called cor- of aviation and in the future performance of the Indian economy,” said “Everyone in the private equity commu- the owners looking to sell in a listing. And nerstone investors by buying a sizeable stake Harsh Vardhan, Chairman at Delhi-based Starair Consulting. nity is looking at what IPOs haven’t gone they still face competition for deals with in Spie at a pre-agreed price to underpin a Airline industry executives are hoping India’s weak economy will ahead and whether they can get in on them,” trade buyers and other investors, such as fresh attempt at an IPO. rebound under new Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that the a private equity source told Reuters, declin- sovereign wealth funds. But any new attempt to list would not government will press for cuts to jet fuel tax and build more air- ing to be named because of the sensitivity Financial services group Old Mutual’s be until at least next year, and prospects ports, slashing costs and opening up new markets. Higher disposable of the issue. wealth arm snapped up money manager are dim for other IPO candidates, mean- incomes, an expanding middle class and rapid urbanisation have made “I’m not sure anyone would come today and former IPO candidate Quilter Cheviot ing private equity funds remain hopeful of India one of the world’s fastest-growing domestic aviation markets, to these kinds of markets, because inves- for £585m on Friday, less than the price opportunities to come. These could include where passenger numbers are expected to grow by more than 75 tors will smell blood,” he added, referring it reportedly offered earlier in September French linen firm Elis and German classified percent in the next six years to exceed 217 million. to the low price investors would demand when equity capital markets were in bet- ads group Scout24, which have also put back According to Airbus executive vice-president and the president of in an IPO. ter shape. planned listings. “All the banks are saying its India operations Kiran Rao, optimism about growth in Indian air- Shares in luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo That followed Singaporean sovereign the IPO market is dead,” the private equity craft demand is rising. But few airlines have translated that optimism nudged higher after they listed on Friday. wealth fund GIC taking a stake in Carlyle’s source said. “I think Jimmy Choo will be the into new orders on the scale of IndiGo’s since most are losing money. But the announcement the same day by UK roadside recovery group RAC in last one.” REUTERS Ghosh said last week India was a “highly underpenetrated market” and that a lot of the new planes would be for growth rather than replacing older aircraft.

STAYING IN PROFIT Despite more Indians flying, fierce competition and high costs have left airlines including SpiceJet, Jet Airways and state-run Air India losing cash fast. The sector will lose up to $1.4bn more this financial year, according to consultancy CAPA. Privately held, IndiGo does not disclose its full accounts but is the only major Indian carrier which says it is profitable. It reported a six-fold rise in net profit to Rs7.87bn ($128m) in the 2012-13 financial year, and has since expanded its market share to about 32 percent. Founded in 2006 by travel entrepreneur Rahul Bhatia and Gangwal, a former chief executive of US Airways and an old hand in executing game-changing aircraft orders, IndiGo has relied almost entirely on the sale and leaseback model to fuel its growth. IndiGo buys a single line of planes in bulk at discounts, and then sells them to leasing companies around the time they are delivered, leasing the planes back and retiring the aircraft within six years to avoid depreciation and maintenance costs. This keeps capital costs low and its balance sheet light, and is a strategy some analysts say hands it up-front cash to meet operating costs and tips it into profitability as rivals succumb to losses. IndiGo denies that the sale and leaseback model is the reason it makes money, and instead points to an advertising budget which is less than 1 percent of revenues, the fast turnaround of its fleet and its high level of seat sales as a proportion of capacity compared with its rivals. The airline says it will also stick to the standard low-cost operator’s strategy of flying a single type of narrow body plane within India and to a handful of overseas destinations. IndiGo’s ascent is not without its risks, however. An end to the era of cheap borrowing to finance its plane orders would raise its costs, and should India’s fragile economic recovery wilt IndiGo would be left facing delivery of 250 Airbus planes from 2018 that it would struggle to fill. Increased competition in a notoriously cut-throat Indian market plagued by overcapacity could throw up the biggest hurdle to IndiGo’s ambitions, analysts say. Once-profitable airlines like Jet, which went from market leader in the 1990s to today’s sprawling international carrier, have turned loss-making in the last two years as fares fell faster than they could cut costs. Meanwhile Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia launched its first Indian flight in June, bringing in an airline which manages to operate with one of the lowest unit costs per kilometre flown in the industry. “The biggest risk for IndiGo is how the competition behaves, whether AirAsia and others respond more aggressively now,” said Starair’s Vardhan. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Dark room combs data as D-Day tests ECB nerve BY JEFF BLACK and Analytics, which provides consultancy and worry now is that the exam won’t reveal or sue. In 2011, German regional lender a Supervisory Dialogue, concluded last SONIA SIRLETTI software services to banks. “It has been a big enough capital shortfalls to prove its Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, known week. Banks were given a rough idea of massive undertaking, but I think they will rigor, according to the document, dated as Helaba, prevented the publication of their outcomes, without the ECB pro- EEP in the European Central achieve their aim of restoring confidence October 6 and obtained by Bloomberg its results in an EBA stress test. viding enough detail to make any share- Bank’s headquarters here, in the banking system.” News. “Results may be seen as not cred- “In some countries banks are entitled holder disclosures necessary. So far, the there’s a room sealed off from The Comprehensive Assessment ible if below market expectations,” the to withhold consent; however credibility ECB has succeeded in avoiding any of the the world. In the Dark Room, started in October 2013 as a way to ensure document states. Officials are advised of the exercise and the benefit to banks premature leaks of results that it consid- as it’s referred to internally, that when the ECB became the eurozone’s to stress that “a strong methodology is in the high level of transparency which ers so damaging. Dstaffers are combing through almost single supervisor it would know exactly underpins the exercise” and that capi- ultimately benefits participating institu- “After D-Day there’s a risk that if some 39,000 points of data on the euro area’s what it was dealing with. Since then, at tal-building measures have “already been tions,” the document states. “The ECB listed banks are considered to be under- 130 biggest banks before the results of least 25 million data points have been col- pre-emptively taken by banks.” has made every effort to ensure the accu- funded their stock will fall in the expec- the ECB’s Comprehensive Assessment lected on credit files, collateral and pro- “We are disclosing the results of the racy of the process and provide opportu- tation that new capital will be issued,” are released on October 26. The secu- visioning. This knowledge of asset quality Comprehensive Assessment on October nities for the banks to comment.” said Karim Bertoni, an analyst at de Pury rity precautions — no Internet con- has been fed into a stress test, an inno- 26,” the ECB said in an e-mailed state- While the ECB looks set to deliver the Pictet Turrettini & Cie. in Geneva. nection or external phone lines — being vation the ECB says makes this better ment. “This is an unprecedented opera- results of its health check on time, there According to the October 6 document, taken are part of a plan to ensure that than previous tests run by the European tion in terms of scale and we are planning have been hiccups along the way. A planned banks will receive their detailed results at “Disclosure Day” arrives without leaks, Banking Authority. accordingly.” risk-profiling exercise had to be jettisoned noon on Thursday, October 23, and have lawsuits or glitches. Banks will be required to show that Estimates of the system’s new capital when it became clear it wouldn’t be ready 48 hours to return their signed consent When it starts to supervise eurozone their ratio of capital to risk-weighted needs have varied wildly, from zero to as in time. Templates for data had to be forms. The ECB’s Governing Council, its banks on November 4, the ECB will assets can remain above 8 percent under much as ¤767bn ($973bn). Draghi said on adjusted after banks protested their com- highest decision-making body, will then embark on its biggest new mission since current circumstances, and above 5.5 per- October 9 that since the summer of 2013, plexity. Some banks criticized the stress- swing into action to approve the final dis- the introduction of the single currency, cent over three years after a hypothetical banks the ECB will supervise directly test scenarios for being inconsistent. Last closure. Central bankers, after 16 years of one that also poses the biggest threat to recession and bond-market collapse. had “strengthened their balance sheets month, a confidentiality agreement had to the ECB’s life as a purely monetary insti- its reputation. The challenge between now To hold the line that everything is going by almost ¤203bn,” with ¤59.8bn of that be redrafted after errors provoked a revolt tution, are nervous about the threats to and then is to publish the results of its according to plan under the pressure of coming from gross equity issuance. The among some lenders. their credibility that the messy business year-long bank audit and convince the conducting an unprecedented biopsy on rest consists of contingent convertible bond Those glitches haven’t tarnished the of bank supervision can bring. world that it’s tougher, fairer and more 130 banking groups across 19 countries issuance, retained earnings, asset sales, image of the whole process, according to “We are all aware that taking up credible than any test that came before. in 12 months, the ECB has distributed a one-off items, additional provisioning and Martin Hellmich, professor of risk man- responsibility for supervision is a very “The ECB understands that they’ve troubleshooting manual to officials out- “about ¤50bn of other measures,” he said. agement and regulation at the Frankfurt risky affair,” Governing Council mem- only got one chance at getting this right, side Frankfurt. At the same time, the ECB is prepar- School of Finance & Management. ber Ewald Nowotny said on October 9. and if they don’t their reputation will be ECB President Mario Draghi said at ing for the contingency that banks cry In the Dark Room, officials are going “I would say that no central banker with severely damaged,” said Christian Thun, a the outset that banks “need to fail” to foul when they receive the final results of over the final numbers after a process a certain survival instinct would do so.” Frankfurt-based senior director at Moody’s prove the exam’s credibility. A pressing the assessment and prohibit publication of consultation with lenders, known as WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 13,147.79 1.59 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 19,609.81 1.59 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 4,424.09 1.37 % RATE QE All Share Index 3,334.23 1.58 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 3,304.69 1.57 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 5244.282 6.326 0.12 5672.3 5072.7 QE All Share Industrials 4,331.05 1.51 % QR145.7183 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 QE All Share Transportation 2,252.94 1.46 % Cac 40 Index/D 3853.84 -85.88 -2.18 4598.65 3933.16 QE All Share Real Estate 2,609.95 2.05 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.7873 QR 5.8687 QE All Share Insurance 4,043.36 1.43 % Dj Indu Average 16141.74 -173.45 -1.06 17350.6 15161.33 QR 2.0492 Euro ...... QR 4.6137 QR 4.6778 QE All Share Telecoms 1,583.58 0.73 % CA$ ...... QR 3.1848 QR 3.2483 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 7,194.85 1.67 % Hang Seng Inde/D 22900.94 -239.11 -1.03 25362.98 21137.61 Services Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8242 QR 3.8779 QE Market Summary Comparison Iseq Overall/D 4288.62 -92.77 -2.12 5195.97 4381.39 Yen ...... QR 0.0341 QR 0.0348 Aus$ ...... QR 3.1447 QR 3.2064 Today Previous day Karachi 100 In/D 29982.45 -138.54 -0.46 30639.78 25273.11 CRUDE OIL 19-10-2014 16-10-2014 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0584 QR 0.0595 Index 13,147.79 12,942.00 Nikkei 225 Index 14738.38 -335.14 -2.22 16374.14 13885.11 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0350 QR 0.0358 Change 205.79 387.02 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0802 QR 0.0819 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 2019.26 1695.93 % 1.59 2.90 $ 83.09 SL Re ...... QR 0.0276 QR 0.0282 YTD% 26.67 24.69 Straits Times/D 3154.21 -44.51 -1.39 3387.84 2953.01 Taka ...... QR 0.0466 QR 0.0476 Volume 11,017,062 14,330,083 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0367 QR 0.0374 Value (QAR) 576,620,866.54 771,863,635.62 Straits Times/D 3290.99 -1.82 -0.06 3387.84 2953.01 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3234 QR 0.3299 Trades 5,890 7,522 $ 82.51 Straits Times/D 3274.06 -8.82 -0.27 3291.83 2953.01 Up 33 | Down 07 | Unchanged 02

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Oil slump puts focus on US shale industry

OMMODITIES reached decade, could see its third quarter especially in Brent – but also the long lasting price spikes. a new five-year low this growth slow to its lowest level in Weekly Commodity Update rejection at 80 US$/barrel on Now that these disruptions week as weakness in five years when data is released WTI crude – helped the market have faded, not least from Libya,

Cenergy and industrial next week. Imports of key raw regain some of its composure. For we can see the impact of the rapid metals offset gains in precious materials, such as copper, crude BY OLE S. HANSEN oil traders around the world the growth in US production during metals and agriculture. and iron ore remained strong in weekend can’t arrive fast enough the past four years. With sup- (Head of Commodity The reduced outlook for global September, but this failed to trig- Strategy, Saxo Bank) after a very bruising week. ply now rising at a time where economic growth has been adding ger much excitement. The fundamental shift in expec- demand growth is slowing, the pressure on growth-dependent Most of the damage to com- tations about where oil prices will market will have to find a new commodities such as energy and modity prices has been triggered Corn was heading for its big- gold, helped it to outperform silver, go in the near-to-medium term price level to achieve a balance industrial metals as it is happen- by the dramatic weakness in the gest weekly gain in more than which is now trading at its cheap- triggered another exodus out of between supply and demand. ing at a time where demand could energy sector where rising sup- year, which helped extend the est level to gold since July 2009. speculative long positions, espe- From Opec’s perspective, this be struggling to keep up with ris- ply both from Opec and non-Opec rally across the grain sector to Platinum – and especially pal- cially in WTI crude, which unlike new level needs to be somewhere ing supply. producers is not being met by a a third consecutive week. Rain ladium – also suffered as the Brent has hardly seen any reduc- low enough to reduce a contin- In addition, we have seen similar rise in demand. across the US growing regions outlook for economic growth and tion in gross longs since August. ued ramp-up in non-conventional heightened volatility across most The International Energy has delayed the harvest of what is demand continue to deteriorate. Increased hedging activity from production methods, especially in asset classes from bonds to stocks, Agency has increased the pres- still expected to be a record crop. Palladium ended as one of the producers and from banks that the US. This new price range will especially in the Eurozone where sure by lowering its 2014 demand As of October 12 only 24percent worst performing commodities had sold these hedges also played not be found overnight and until bond spreads between German growth forecast to the lowest level of the corn crop was harvested over the week, while platinum hit its part in the sell-off. such time we can expect high and and non-core countries rose since 2009. At the same time the compared with a five-year aver- parity to gold for the first time in Crude oil markets will continue volatility in the market to con- and the DAX index of leading market has come to the conclu- age of 43percent, according to the 18 months. to see raised levels of volatility tinue and potentially even lower German stocks fell to a 13-month sion that Opec is in no hurry to US Department of Agriculture. The big story of the week was with the removal of price support prices still. low. In the US the S&P 500 lost cut production in the belief that it For soybean the number was the continued drop in oil prices. from Saudi Arabia and Opec. With the sharp drop in oil all of its gains for the year as car- would like to see production cuts 40percent against an average of Brent crude hit 83 US$/barrel, a For almost three years the prices and raised speculation that nage hit the bond markets. Hedge from its members and others. 58percent. level last seen nearly four years recurring focus has been the Saudi Arabia and Opec’s motive is funds and other investors were Industrial metal weakness was Precious metals found support ago before the Arab Spring and multiple supply disruptions from to impact the US shale oil indus- bailing out of bearish bets (ris- led by nickel and zinc, while cop- from falling stocks and lower bond subsequent supply disruptions. geopolitical events. Up until a try’s ability to expand production, ing yields) as expectations about per dropped to its lowest level yields and a second weekly drop in The price of oil has now fallen few months ago supply was at its the attention has turned to the when the first US rate hike will since April after breaking a key the value of the dollar. A renewed some 25percent below the average highest level since the Gulf War US – especially about how low the occur continue to be pushed fur- technical level on the outlook for flight to safety from falling stocks, price of 110 US$/barrel that the in the early 90s. Increased supply price of WTI crude needs to go ther out. reduced demand in China, where together with short covering by market had grown used to during from Saudi Arabia, and especially before output from US shale oil China, which has been the main growth expectations are being hedge funds that until recently the past three years. non-Opec suppliers, helped us producers begin to suffer. driver of commodity demand this lowered. held a record short position in An extreme oversold condition, through this period without any THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

Pittsburgh Royals ready to take on Penguins’ right wing Pascal Dupuis (left) and New York Islanders’ right wing Giants in World Series Kyle Okposo battle for a loose puck Best-of-seven MLB Championship to start tomorrow during the first period of their match at NEW YORK: One of Major no-name contributers. “They love the CONSOL League Baseball’s wildest post our energy. They love the way Energy Center, seasons heads into its final chap- these guys play hard and enjoy yesterday. ter as the Kansas City Royals each other. And they love the way and San Francisco Giants tan- that they stand up and get clutch gle in an unlikely World Series hits and make fantastic plays. matchup. “I think they just love the way The American League cham- we play the game.” pion Royals return to the World The Royals and Giants will Penguins score twice Series for the first time in 29 contest the first all wild card years when they host the National Series since the win-or-go-home League pennant-winning Giants wild card play-in game was estab- to open the best-of-seven Major lished in 2012 to put extra pres- in power play for win League Baseball (MLB) champi- sure on play-off teams that failed onship tomorrow. to win a division title. WASHINGTON: The Hamilton, Zdeno Chara and Torey Both teams bucked the odds to Their clash marks the first Pittsburgh Penguins scored Krug all scoring for the Bruins. book their spots in the Fall Classic World Series between teams that twice on the power play to beat Goalie Niklas Svedberg made by battling their way to tense, failed to win at least 90 games in the New York Islanders 3-1 and 32 saves for his first career tight wins by whatever means a non-shortened regular season, hand the visitors their first loss shutout. necessary – using bunts, stolen though both clubs have been red- of the season. Defenceman P.K. Subban bases, sensational defense, clutch hot with the Royals unbeaten The Penguins (3-1-0) conceded scored twice to lead the Montreal hitting and sterling relief. and the Giants 8-2 so far in the the first goal but recovered to win Canadiens to a 3-2 home win over Kansas City, starved of posts- tournament. for the eighth time in their last the Colorado Avalanche. eason baseball since the George Kansas City, fueled by the bril- nine regular-season meetings Goaltender Carey Price made Brett-led Royals won the 1985 liant all-around play of outfielder with the Islanders. 32 saves for Montreal (5-1-0), his World Series, spun a Cinderella Lorenzo Cain and the sudden Sidney Crosby picked up the first start this season in which he story, becoming the first team to power generated by Eric Hosmer primary assist on Pittsburgh’s gave up fewer than three goals. win four extra inning games in a and Mike Moustakas, swept the first goal, scored by Evgeni The Washington Capitals beat postseason in making a best-ever top-seeded Los Angeles Angels Malkin, giving him at least one the Florida Panthers in a shoot- 8-0 start to the play-offs. and Baltimore Orioles after over- point in nine of his last 10 games out as goaltender Justin Peters Royals manager Ned Yost said coming a 7-3 deficit to beat the versus the Islanders. made the most of his return to America had “fallen in love” with Oakland A’s in the do-or-die wild The Ottawa Senators continued the crease. his underdog club, the first team card game. their early season roll by defeat- Peters, in his first NHL start in since the 1959 White Sox to reach “We know what a roll they’re ing the Columbus Blue Jackets nearly nine months, turned aside the postseason after finishing last on,” said Giants skipper Bruce 3-2 for their fourth consecutive 20 of 21 shots through 65 minutes in the American League in home Bochy. “They’re so talented. They Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez kisses the series trophy after game victory. and one of two in the shootout runs. have great athletes and pitching.” 4 of the American League Championship Series at Kauffman Stadium in A spectacular goal by Senators to earn his first victory for the “They love our athleticism,” Yet the Giants have an unshake- Kansas City, in this October 15, 2014 file photo. winger Mike Hoffman, his first Capitals. Henrik Zetterberg’s goal Yost said about his band of able belief in themselves, finding of the season, with 10:22 left in with 10 seconds left in overtime the third period proved to be the gave the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 an wide assortment of ways to Francisco advanced past the top- winner as Ottawa goalie Robin victory over the Toronto Maple San Francisco win, scoring on wild pitches, tak- seeded Washington Nationals and Lehner made some big saves to Leafs. REUTERS Giants ing advantage of miscues and 2013 National League champion preserve the win. manager relying on a shut-down bullpen. St Louis Cardinals in a string Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture Bruce Bochey “We keep saying, ‘Keep win- of nail-biters, dropping just one each scored a power-play goal and NHL Results (right) chats ning. Have a chance, have a game in each series. Antii Niemi turned aside 34 shots Boston 4 Buffalo 0 with catcher chance,’” Bochy said. “That’s all Giants starter Madison as the unbeaten San Jose Sharks Montreal 3 Colorado 2 Buster Posey we can ask, and we look forward Bumgarner said the team’s win- scored a 4-2 road win over the Ottawa 3 Columbus 2 to being there playing them.” ning background could be a trump New Jersey Devils. during practice Detroit 1 Toronto 0 While the Giants are no stran- card.”You don’t necessarily have Patrick Marleau, who also had for the World San Jose 4 New Jersey 2 Series against gers to the postseason, winning to have (experience), but it cer- an assist on Couture’s goal, scored the World Series in 2010 and 2012, tainly don’t hurt when you do a third-period goal for the Sharks, Pittsburgh 3 NY Islanders 1 the Kansas they began the play-offs as long- have it,” said Bumgarner , the his fourth of the season, as San Washington 2 Florida 1 City Royals at shots after finishing six games league championship most valu- Jose picked up their fourth win Philadelphia 6 Dallas 5 AT&T Park in behind the Los Angeles Dodgers able player.. Including this year’s of the season. San Francisco Chicago 2 Nashville 1 in the NL West. wild card game, the Giants have Boston coasted to an easy St Louis 6 Arizona 1 yesterday. After pounding the Pirates 8-0 won nine consecutive postseason 4-0 road win over the Buffalo Tampa Bay 4 Vancouver 2 in the wild card showdown, San series since 2010. REUTERS Sabres, with defencemen Dougie

Seahawks deal Harvin Nicholas Walters of Jamaica (left) to NY Jets throws a punch NEW YORK: Percy Harvin, against Nonito who scored a touchdown in Donaire of the Seattle’s Super Bowl victory Philippines eight months ago, was traded during their yesterday to the New York Jets WBA “Super” for a future NFL Draft pick. Featherweight The deal came on the heels title bout at of multiple reports of conflicts StubHub Center involving Harvin in recent months, one of them with former yesterday in Seattle receiver Golden Tate that Los Angeles, left the ex-Seahawk with a black California. eye. Harvin and Seattle receiver Doug Baldwin were involved in a pre-season incident in August that ended with a cut on Baldwin’s chin. And Harvin apparently decided not to re-enter the game when asked in the fourth quarter of a Walters KOs Donaire for 30-23 loss to Dallas last weekend, having finished the game with three catches for zero yards. “Although this was an WBA featherweight title extremely difficult decision, we are constantly evaluating our LOS ANGELES: Undefeated in his career, was sent to the “I just can’t compete with guys team and believe at this time that Jamaican Nicholas Walters canvas for the first time in the like Walters. He was over- this is in our best interest to move knocked out Filipino star third round before being sent whelming. I couldn’t match his the team forward,” Seahawks gen- Nonito Donaire with one sec- down for good. size and his power.” eral manager John Schneider said. ond remaining in the sixth “He knocked the (hell) out of Donaire had won titles at Harvin returned the second- round yesterday to win the me,” Donaire said. “I was at my 112, 118 and 122 pounds and half kickoff 87 yards for a touch- World Boxing Association best. I never trained this hard.” was defending for the first time down in a 43-8 triumph over featherweight title. Walters, three years younger the WBA crown he won in May Denver in last February’s cham- Walters landed a power- than Donaire at 28, improved to at Macau over South African pionship matchup in suburban ful overhand right to the left 25-0 with his 21st career stop- Simpiwe Vetyeka. New York at the same stadium temple that sent the champion page inside the distance in his Donaire was able to land a that Harvin’s Jets call home. crumpling to the canvas and first world title bout. left hook that stung Walters The Seahawks, 3-2, obtained referee Raul Caiz counted out Donaire, who fell to 33-3, just before the end of the sec- Harvin from Minnesota in 2013 Donaire at 2:59 of the sixth said he needed to re-evaluate ond round. but he underwent hip surgery round. his career plans, potentially “I got a little bit too confi- and played only one regular-sea- “I invited him in and then I looking to a lower weight class, dent,” Walters said. “He caught son game before joining Seattle’s caught him with that power- after being unable to cope with me with a very good shot. Boom. playoff run. ful shot,” Walters said. “It was the superior size of Walters, “I recuperated from the shot In five games this season, tough work. He’s a super world who also opened a cut over the just by walking to the corner. I Harvin made 22 receptions for champion. He caught me (with) champion’s right eye. came out and I knew I had a 133 yards and ran 11 times for 92 a few shots early.” Donaire, who “I’ve got to go back to the job to do and I went out and got yards and a touchdown. AFP had never been knocked down drawing board,” Donaire said. that job done.” AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Li Na rules Cilic, Pavlyuchenkova clinch out retirement U-turn

SINGAPORE: Chinese star Li Na ruled out a return to tennis yesterday despite quitting the Kremlin Cup titles in Moscow sport just months after winning her second Grand Slam title. Li, speaking to reporters in Cilic downs Bautista 6-4, 6-4; Pavlyuchenkova defeats Begu in WTA final Singapore one month after her shock retirement, said she was now busy making up for lost time MOSCOW: US Open champion with her family. Marin Cilic continued his fine Kremlin Cup Results “Of course I’m not going to season by beating fifth seeded Results from the final day of the come back to tennis. I’m already Spaniard Roberto Bautista- Kremlin Cup ATP and WTA 32, at the beginning of (next) year Agut in straight sets to win tournaments yesterday: Russia’s I’m going to turn 33,” she said Anastasia the Kremlin Cup in Moscow Men’s singles final: Marin Cilic (CRO) bt ahead of the WTA Finals. yesterday. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 6-4, 6-4 Pavlyuchenkova “I think I have to take care of celebrates her The 26-year-old Croat, a Women’s singles final: Anastasia my family right now because I’ve career-high eighth in the ATP Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt Irina Begu (ROM) victory over lost 32 years.” rankings fired 10 aces in a 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. Romania’s Irina- Li had been set to headline 6-4 victory, his first ever meeting Camelia Begu the WTA Finals, being played with Bautista-Agut. important titles because after in their Kremlin in Singapore for the first time, Cilic thus became the first winning a Grand Slam event you Cup tennis before she retired citing injuries Croat to win in the Russian lose a lot of energy and emotions match finals in September. capital since his coach Goran and it was very important for me in Moscow, Her decision came just months Ivanisevic took the Kremlin Cup to bounce back,” Cilic said after yesterday. after she won the Australian title in 1996. winning. RIGHT: Open in January and reached In reaching the final he also “I feel that a win here will be a career-high ranking of world Croatia’s Marin booked his spot in the season- a serious push forward for my number two. Cilic holds ending ATP World Tour Finals career and very important for my But Li, a trailblazer who has in London. further progress. up his trophy vastly raised the profile of tennis Second-seeded Cilic broke his “Today I still wasn’t able to after defeating in Asia, said she was now thor- rival’s serve halfway through the serve really big bombs. I played Spain’s Roberto oughly enjoying her new life away opening set before serving it out more from the baseline and we Bautista-Agut from the pressures of elite sport. in 46 minutes. had plenty of long and physical in the men’s “I can have seven days off now. He started the second set with rallies,” he said. singles final. When (Chinese) national day an immediate break. “It was a really tough match, as came I could just stay at home,” Bautista-Agut, 16th in the I expected.” she said. world, who was playing his fourth Earlier yesterday, sixth seed “I don’t have to worry about the career final, fought tooth and nail Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of schedule. I used to wake up wor- to try to break back but Cilic held Russia claimed the WTA title at rying about that. It’s pretty nice.” his nerve to win his fourth ATP the event by beating Romania’s Pavlyuchenkova managed to set- the match. finish the season,” Pavlyuchenkova She added: “I’m pretty happy Tour crown this year and the 13th Irina Begu 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 in two tle down. In the deciding set said at the award ceremony. “It to be here (in Singapore). I’m of his career. hours 28 minutes. The Russian pocketed the set Pavlyuchenkova again moved up was a really tough match. We not training, I’m not playing any At the award ceremony Cilic The women’s final got off to a in 50 minutes but it was Begu, a gear to break twice for a com- were both fighting but somebody matches, I’m just coming here to promised to come back next year nervy start that produced seven playing in her fourth WTA Tour manding 5-0 lead, taking her to had to win. I just couldn’t have see old friends. I’m going to be to defend his title. breaks of serve in the open- final, who dominated the second the seventh title win of her career. lost at home.” AFP like a fan, just watching some “It’s one of my career’s most ing set before the 30th-ranked set to break serve twice and level “It’s just the best possible way to matches.” AFP Federer, Nadal tackle two extremes Murray triumphs in Vienna BASEL, Switzerland: Home anti-biotics. Basel will be crucial hero Roger Federer and ailing in shaking out the race for the Andy Murray of Great Rafael Nadal will be working remaining places in the field at Britain with the Erste to completely different agendas the eight-man World Tour Finals Bank Open Trophy when the Swiss Indoors begins showpiece. during the winner today. Federer begins in the first ceremony after the The event, which Basel-born round against Luxembourg vet- Federer has won five times, eran Gilles Muller while Nadal final match against marks the penultimate week of takes on a qualifier. David Ferrer of Spain the points race to the World Tour Third seed Wawrinka starts at the Erste Bank Finals in London, beginning in against Mikhail Kukushkin of Open ATP tennis just over three weeks. Roger Federer (left) and Rafael Nadal Kazakhstan who was a semi- tournament in Vienna, The 33-year-old Federer is finalist in Moscow. Austria. The title among those already qualified, desperately seeking some reassur- looks determined to at least make Milos Raonic takes the fourth sends the Scot to just along with Novak Djokovic, Nadal, ance. The nine-time French Open an attempt at an appearance for seeding with the Canadian hop- shy of eighth spot in Australian Open winner Stan winner has not played in Federer’s Swiss fans as he searches for his ing to have recovered from illness the points race for Wawrinka and US Open cham- backyard for a decade and missed first win in the city after losses in which compromised his last two the London season- pion Marin Cilic. last year with fatigue after sign- 2003 and 2004. events, in Shanghai and Moscow. ending finale which Federer, who has played the last ing a three-year appearance fee Nadal’s camp says they will He plays American Steve Johnson. begins in three weeks. eight finals at the St Jakobshalle – contract in 2012 which he has yet decide with doctors after Basel Fellow year-end contender he stands 37-3 at home – looks to to start honouring. whether or not the world number Grigor Dimitrov is seeded fifth close in on the year-end number Even with an appendix which three should play Paris or go for ahead of Ernests Gulbis, number one ranking held by Djokovic. will require surgery in the coming surgery on his painful appendix seven David Goffin and eighth Nadal, meanwhile, will be weeks, the 28-year-old Spaniard which he has been treating with seed Ivo Karlovic. AFP Qatar to host two Ilonen earns biggest win of career major bowling events ARLINGTON, Texas: Qatar “Starting the 2015 World will host two major champi- Bowling Tour with back-to-back with World Match Play title onships as the World Bowling majors is a great way to begin Tour season is all set to kick our fifth season,” World Bowling LONDON: Mikko Ilonen of mistakes and I didn’t make any,” off with the PBA World President and CEO Kevin Finland pulled off the biggest said Ilonen, who won the Irish Championship in Las Vegas Dornberger said. “It is my hope win of his career at London Golf Open this summer. from October 26. that many bowlers will travel to Club yesterday, defeating top “I definitely felt really comfort- Finnish golfer Qatar will play host to the compete in Daejeon. It’s a first- seed Henrik Stenson of Sweden able going into the final and I felt Mikko Ilonen Qatar Open which will be held class event in a first-class city.” 3-1 in the final of the Volvo World I had a good chance of beating next month from November 22 In late February and March, celebrates Match Play championship. him.” to 27 in Doha, what will be the the WBT returns with the sec- with the Ilonen clinched the win, in what Stenson said that he had third contest of the season. ond GCC swing with the H H was the 50th anniversary of the exceeded his own expectations trophy after Qatar will host another mega Emir Cup in Doha which will celebrated European PGA Tour just by getting to the final. beating event in the H H Emir Cup, be followed by the Kingdom of tournament, on the 17th green “I felt I was running low on Swedish slated to run from February 24 Bahrain Open (March 3-9) and when Stenson, already 2 down, energy and I don’t know where golfer Henrik to March 2 in Doha. Meanwhile, the Kuwait International Open. conceded after missing with a I found the energy to finish this Stenson in the Daejeon International Open The Brunswick Euro Challenge long birdie putt. afternoon,” he said. the final of the in Daejeon, Korea, has come on in Munich March (14-22), wraps Setting out shortly after win- “I didn’t play my best and was Volvo World board and will be a major event. up month. THE PENINSULA ning their morning semi-finals, unlucky on a couple of holes but Match Play the tournament’s concluding tie all credit to him.” Championship Bowling Tour Schedule saw some patchy play from both Earlier in the day in the semi- at The October 26-November 2, 2014: PBA World Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (major) men to start with. finals Stenson defeated George London Golf November 9-22, 2014: It’s Daejeon International Open, Daejeon, Korea (major) Ilonen though was the steadier Coetzee of South Africa at the Club in Kent, November 22-27, 2014: Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar and he moved ahead with a birdie last while Ilonen saw off the pre- yesterday. putt at the eighth. viously unbeaten Joost Luiten of November 28-December 2, 2014: Kingdom International Open, Riyadah, Saudi Arabia The Finn then took back-to- the Netherlands 2 and 1. December 4-15, 2014: World Men’s Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE (major, qualification through back holes at the 11th and 12th Top seed Stenson was two federations only) to move three ahead. down early on to Coetzee, who January 2-11: Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland Stenson tried hard to claw his only got into the tournament as February 1-8: United States Bowling Congress Masters, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States (major) way back into it, taking the 13th a late replacement for the injured the 18th green missed narrowly, all-square after the Dutchman February 24-March 2: H H Emir Cup, Doha, Qatar and 15th holes, but Ilonen kept Thomas Bjorn. Stenson sunk an 18-footer for three-putted the next. March 3-9: Kingdom of Bahrain Open, Manama, Bahrain him at bay by winning the 14th. But as he did in the quarter- birdie and the win. Ilonen looked to be in trouble March 10-14: Kuwait International Open, Kuwait City, Kuwait The Swede needed to win the finals on Saturday against Jonas Ilonen was two up after seven at the 15th but a superb chip and March 14-22: Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany last two holes to take the final Blixt, the Ryder Cup player holes against Luiten, but made a putt saw him take the lead and May 9-17: into a sudden death playoff, but turned up the heat down the back mess of the par-three eighth to he finished it off at the 17th when PBA Summer Swing Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Ilonen hit a better drive and nine going four under for the last reach the turn with the slimmest another long range effort tipped May 13-19: United States Bowling Congress Queens, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States approach close to the pin and six holes. of leads. in from the side. October TBD: WBT Thailand, Bangkok Thailand Stenson shook hands after miss- He levelled the tie with a Luiten bounced back again to Luiten took third place in the TBD: US Open, TBD, United States ing with his birdie putt. “The long putt at the 15th and after take the lead for the first time afternoon by defeating Coetzee at November TBD: World Bowling Tour Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States game plan was not to make any Coetzee’s putt from the edge of at the 13th, but it was back to the first extra hole. AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 West 22nd and Ramos 23rd in Moto2 race in Australia

PHILLIP ISLAND, was close to the point rankings the more fuel I burned, because it was much better than before. Australia: QMMF Racing when he made a small mistake the fuel load kept the front down I was battling with people that Team riders Anthony West and going into a turn and ran off the to help it turn. There was a group I had considered unreachable Roman Ramos looked like true track. Almost pushed to the last in front of me and I could have before and I was able to defend team-mates in the Australian spot, West started his hunt for stayed with them to get points, myself as well. I fought tooth and Grand Prix, riding side-by-side the second time and recovered but when I entered one turn I nail from the first lap not to let for most of the second part of quickly from 30th place but the made a small mistake and went the group in front of me escape the Moto2 race to finish in 22nd big success that he had hoped for straight off the track. From there and this paid off. All in all I can’t and 23rd spot respectively. at his home Grand Prix remained I came back and caught up with be too happy with the weekend, But the first part of the race out of reach. the pack of riders in front of me, but at least we managed to fix couldn’t have been more differ- “I had a good start and passed but the real race was over,” West some of our issues for the race ent for both of them. Whereas many riders in the first half of a said. and put up a fight. I hope this will Ramos fought within his group lap. Then, I had a big high-side His team-mate Ramos said: “It help us to have a good start into from the first to the final lap, and lost three positions. I kept was a tough weekend, especially the next race in Malaysia. I want recovering from his 31st place on fighting and I felt the bike was Friday and Saturday. But after to thank the team because they the grid and fighting for every heavy to turn compared to other the warm-up, we made another kept trying to give me the best QMMF Racing Team riders Anthony West (95) and Roman Ramos (97) in position, West stormed into the riders in the fast sections, so it change to the set-up of the bike solutions for this difficult track.” action during the Moto2 race of the Australian Grand Prix. top 20 almost immediately and was difficult to ride. It got worse and as it turned out in the race, THE PENINSULA Cudlin begins season with two wins Australian makes great start to his QSBK season; Al Naimi takes two second places

DOHA: Defending champion race, I felt better and led the race Alex Cudlin started the new for seven laps. But in the corner Raj Bharath season of Qatar SuperBike six, I almost crashed and lost the Championship (QSBK) with lead to Alex. I tried to close the wins MRF two wins at Losail International gap and I was fighting with him Circuit on Saturday night. in all the remaining laps but there Challenge race In the first race, despite the was too much traffic on the track. Australian not starting on pole, For the next round, I’ll try to DOHA: Raj Bharath pulled off it took him only two laps to take change the strategy because with two stunning overtaking moves the lead of the race. 47 riders on the track you have to en route to winning his first race He won the race 3.197 seconds change the plan. Congratulations in the 2014 MRF Challenge at ahead of Mishal Al Naimi. Nasser to Alex, Nasser and Saeed and the Losail International Circuit Al Malki was third. thanks to Ooredoo for sponsor- here. In the second race too, Cudlin ing me,” he said. Raj finished ahead of Kyle won ahead of Al Naimi but Saeed Al-Sulaiti said that the second Mitchell and Toby Sowery in Race Al Sulaiti finished third. race was very difficult for him. “It 3 Saturday night to make it two Cudlin was extremely happy was a big fight between me and consecutive wins for Indian driv- after the two victories in the Nina (Prinz) with a difference ers after Tarun Reddy won Race opening round. “The first race only of 0.055 seconds. I am really 2 on Friday. Raj almost made it was really nice to win. I won by 3 happy to be in the podium espe- two wins in a day but just missed seconds, but physically I was feel- cially in the opening round. Last out by 0.212 seconds to Toby in ing really bad and tired after the year, I was not lucky in all the Race 4. race. In the second race, however, rounds. But this season I think it Fans were treated to great rac- for some reason, I wasn’t tired at is a good start and I am looking ing under floodlights with both all. I think the second race has forward to the next races. I want races providing plenty of over- been the most fun race I have ever to thank QMMF and Mr. Nasser taking and close racing in what had at Losail. I passed Mishal and Khalifa al-Attiyah, for their con- is probably the closest MRF he passed me maybe around 20 tinuous support and belief in Challenge grid. times and never once we touched, me, and also thanks to NBK,” Al The main feature race started but we were really close. I am Sulaiti said after his podium. with Toby on pole position with happy to have two wins, lead the In the Losail Asian Road Raj alongside him. Raj had a great championship. I will be back in 2 Racing Series, Serbian rider start and went into the lead with weeks for the World Superbike Milos Milovanovic won the first Toby falling to third position Championship weekend,” Cudlin race while Manca Katrasnik from behind Ryan Cullen. said after the podium ceremony. Slovenia won the second race. Cullen passed Raj at the end Al-Naimi expressed satisfac- The next QSBK race will be of the first lap to take the lead tion with his performance in run as a support race of the with Kyle Mitchell also squeez- the opening round and the bike. last round of World Superbike ing through. Toby ran wide and “These two podiums are very good Championship, which will slipped back into sixth. for me and for my championship take place at the Losail Raj spent the next few laps campaign. In the first race, I had International Circuit on October trying to find a way past Kyle as problems overtaking Alex, who 30-November 2. Cullen failed to take advantage was very fast, but in the second THE PENINSULA of his lead. Raj pulled off a great move to get past Kyle and within ABOVE: Alex Cudlin (centre), a lap he was right behind Cullen. Raj overtook Cullen on the next Mishal Al Naimi (left) and lap to take the lead of the race. Nasser Al Malki on the Raj crossed the finish line to podium after the first race take the win with Kyle managing of the Qatar SuperBike to hold off Toby to take second Championship race at Losail place. Cullen finished in fourth International Circuit on position with Pedro Cardoso in Saturday night. RIGHT: Raj fifth. Bharath celebrates with the Raj, who also won the Mercedes trophy after winning a race Young Star Driver programme in the 2014 MRF Challenge earlier this year, was ecstatic at Losail International Circuit after scoring the most points of in Doha on Saturday night. the day. PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT “It was an amazing day after all the issues we had yesterday. Starting on the front row, the start wasn’t the best and I fell back to fourth. All the drivers I ended up fighting with were far more experienced. So it was an Alex Cudlin and Mishal Al Naimi in action during a Qatar SuperBike incredibly close and tough dice Championship race at Losail International Circuit on Saturday night. and I’m really happy to have come out on top,” said Raj. IANS

The winners pose on the podium at Losail Shooting Range. Maltsev Konstantin emerged as the champion in the men’s 25m standard pistol event at the Federation Cup Shooting and Archery Championships at the Losail Shooting Range. He beat Moaidh Ahbabi, who came in second, and Adel Rustam Khan claimed the bronze medal. Ahmed Al Shammari justified his talent, winning the junior men’s 25m standard pistol crown. This was his third title of the championship. Ahmad Mazhar and Abdulaziz Al Anaizi won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Organising committee head Mohamed Ahmed Taher presented the medals to the winners. MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Twenty20 Hafeez good for unconcerned cricket, says over bowling Mahmood action DUBAI: Former Pakistan all- DUBAI: Pakistan all-rounder rounder Azhar Mahmood yes- Mohammad Hafeez yesterday terday said he disagreed that said he was confident about his Twenty20 cricket was spoiling bowling action despite being younger generations of batsmen reported during an Indian and is a threat to Test and one- domestic league game last day cricket. month. The 39-year-old was speaking The 34-year-old is likely to open at the launch of the International the batting with Ahmed Shehzad Cricket Council’s (ICC) nine- in the first of two Tests against day camp in the United Arab Australia starting in Dubai from Emirates for young players to Wednesday. learn how to play the shortest But in the absence of ace spin- format of the game. ner Saeed Ajmal, who was sus- Mahmood quoted the example pended for an illegal bowling of South African batsman AB de action last month, Hafeez will be Villiers who he said adjusts to all required to serve as a fifth bowler. three formats with consummate Hafeez said his bowling action ease. worries were behind him. “Look, you need basic technique “Nothing is on my mind over to bat and if your technique is FROM LEFT: Tournament Director Gul Khan Jadoon, ACC Technical Director Iqbal Sikander, Qatar Olympic Committee representative Eisa Ali Ghanem my bowling action,” Hafeez good, then you can easily switch and Qatar Cricket Association General Secretary Manzoor Ahmad at a press conference at Holiday Villa in Doha yesterday. told reporters after his team’s the gears like de Villiers is doing practice. so wonderfully,” said Mahmood, “When I was warned over my who played 21 Tests and 143 one- action (in India) I bowled in the day internationals for Pakistan. next game and there were no “I don’t accept that Twenty20 problems and I have also reviewed is threatening for future gen- my action in the national acad- erations in terms of batting Hosts Qatar get set for emy in Lahore with Saqlain techniques.” (Mushtaq) and as per the rules Twenty20 cricket has been its cleared.” Mahmood’s speciality, having Saqlain, a former Pakistan played a key role in Surrey’s spinner, is currently working on county win in England when the improving Ajmal’s action. shortest format was introduced ACC Under-16 Elite Cup Since July this year the in 2003. International Cricket Council He is one of only 13 players to (ICC) as part of a wider drive have featured in more than 200 against bowlers with suspect Twenty20 matches at all levels, Five nations to face each other from October 22-28 actions, has suspended Ajmal, with 213. Sri Lanka’s Sachitra Senanayake, BY D CHAKRABORTY Mahmood said Twenty20 com- host a major tournament. At this school students could attend and — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, plimented the five-day game. stage we in the process of testing office-goers could come in after Bangladesh — participate in all Bangladesh’s Soha Gazi and “When one-day cricket started DOHA: Qatar will host the the facilities and if all goes well, work. I would like to thank the tournaments. I don’t know the Zimbabwe’s Prosper Utseya — all (in 1971) people used to say that it Asian Cricket Council (ACC) we want to award more high-pro- West End Park Chairman Mana exact reasons for the BCCI not off-spinners like Hafeez. will hurt Tests, but it didn’t and Under-16 Elite Cup for the first file tournaments. We want to see Ibrahim Al Mana and Abdul Aziz sending teams (to these tourna- Bangladesh’s paceman Al-Amin now Twenty20 is an innovation time from October 22-28. cricket grow in Qatar,” said ACC Obaid Ali, Manager (Business), ments) but we are in talks with Hossain was also reported and it compliments Tests,” said Teams from five nations will Technical Director Iqbal Sikander Industrial Cities for their vital them to see if they can send junior last month and is likely to be Mahmood. AFP participate in the event, which at a press conference at Holiday support,” the QCA General teams to these events,” Sikander suspended. will be hosted in two venues on the Villa here yesterday. Secretary said. said. The latest crackdown puts outskirts of Doha — the Mesaied “We are thankful to the ACC QOC representative Eisa Ali The QCA General Secretary Hafeez in danger of being reported Industrial City (MIC) Ground for giving Qatar this opportunity,” Ghanem promised support for said: “I had a talk with BCCI in the first Test. His action was and West End Park Stadium. said Qatar Cricket Association the tournament and thanked the President N. Srinivasan regard- cleared after being reported in a Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Iran, (QCA) General Secretary ACC for giving Qatar the oppor- ing this earlier this year. He said one-day match against the West Kuwait and Qatar will participate Manzoor Ahmad. “We would also tunity to host it. India would try to send teams to Indies in Brisbane back in 2005. in the tournament and games will like to thank the Qatar Olympic The ACC Technical Director these types of events.” Hafeez said he has been bowling be played over 40 overs per side. Association, especially Sheikh was also asked about his view on Teams for the ACC Under- with the same action for 11 years. Usually, six nations take part in Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani the Indian board’s (BCCI) reluc- 16 Elite Cup will start arriv- “Look, I have not changed my the Under-16 Elite Cup but UAE (Secretary General of the QOC), tance in participating in multi- ing in Doha today. The opening action. It’s the same for 11 years has pulled out sighting schedul- for its support.” discipline sporting events, like the ceremony of the event will be now, so I am confident.” ing issues. For the first time matches Asian Games, and whether this held at West End Park Stadium Under the ICC rules any bowler “The reason for giving this of the ACC Under-16 Elite Cup was hampering the growth of the from 9am on Wednesday — fol- flexing his elbow more than 15 tournament to Qatar is that it will be played under lights. “We sport outside South Asia. lowing which Qatar will take on degrees is liable to be reported Azhar Mahmood has two proper grounds now. We wanted some matches to be “It is a big advantage if all the Iran from 3pm. for a suspect bowling action. decided it is now time for Qatar to played later in the day so that four Asian Test-playing nations THE PENINSULA AFP Indian league off to strong start with FIFA endorsement

NEW DELHI: The jury is Delhi franchise play out a goalless “It’s not a question of com- of ISL clubs would also like to still out on whether the Indian draw against David Trezeguet’s peting with cricket but I think progress into I-League eventu- Super League (ISL) can wake Pune on Tuesday and he liked the India is big enough to have a sec- ally. I think it’s a good beginning.” the world’s second most popu- level of enthusiasm. ond sport and football is strong Co-owned by La Liga champi- lous nation from its football “What was nice last night is enough to become the second ons Atletico Madrid, the Kolkata slumber but the first week of the sound, it was amazing,” Valcke sport in India,” Valcke said. team, with Spaniard Luis Garcia the eight-team competition has later said of his experience at Bankrolled by India’s Reliance as their marquee player, currently at least made people sit up and the capital’s Jawaharlal Nehru Industries, Rupert Murdoch’s top the table having won both take notice. Stadium. Star India and sports manage- their games so far. Some 70,000 fans thronged the “(I witnessed) How strong ment group IMG, the ISL has The demand for ISL tickets is Salt Lake Stadium in the east- was the support of the fans in welcomed former cricket greats in stark contrast to the I-League ern Indian city of Kolkata for the stadium, how they supported Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav and Arthur Papas, deputy coach last Sunday’s spectacular opening the teams, how they supported Ganguly, as well as current cap- of the Goa franchise, had no hesi- ceremony and social media has whenever there was a change of tain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, tation in admitting it having been been abuzz with discussions about player, how they supported Del among the team owners. involved in both. the league with celebrity owners, Piero when he came in. The league’s strong start has “I’ve been in this country for experienced foreign managers “That’s football. That’s when fuelled fears that it might eclipse two and a half years playing in and a sprinkling of high-profile you feel yes, football has its place the national league but the All national leagues and I-League, players. in India. Yesterday you saw a cul- India Football Federation (AIFF) but I haven’t felt this sense of Not a bad start in a cricket- ture of football here.” president Praful Patel assured excitement about a competition obsessed country of 1.2bn, which The first week of the tourna- I-League will remain the coun- before,” said the Australian who ranks an embarrassing 158th and ment has also seen packed stadi- try’s only league. coaches Dempo in the I-League. was described as football’s ‘sleep- ums at other venues and the trend “I-Legaue is the league of India. “That’s probably what is lack- ing giant’ by FIFA President Sepp is expected to continue after the This (ISL) is a tournament which ing at the I-League... A packed Atletico de Kolkata player Joffre Gonzalez celebrates after scoring a Blatter. West Indies cricket team abruptly brings more attention and extra stadium will improve the prod- goal against Delhi Dynamos FC during an Indian Super League match at FIFA Secretary General called off their tour of India on popularity, it’s like a booster dose,” uct you see on TV all around the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata yesterday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Jerome Valcke was at hand to Friday following their internal Patel said. world, not just in India,” he added. watch Alessandro Del Piero’s dispute. “I can assure you that a number REUTERS Serena slams ‘sexist, racist’ slur from Russian boss

SINGAPORE: World number the WTA Finals in Singapore. His said his words were “insulting, not just in sport, but being part TV was said without malicious one Serena Williams lashed comments, I thought, were very demeaning and have absolutely of the Olympic committee. It intent.” out at “sexist” and racist” com- insensitive, I thought they were no place in our sport”. was just really irresponsible on Serena Williams is headlining ments from the head of Russian extremely sexist as well as racist Russia’s Maria Sharapova, the his side.” this week’s WTA Finals, where tennis yesterday after he jok- at the same time, and I thought world number two who is also in In his apology, Tarpischev called she is hoping to become the first ingly called her and her sister they were in a way bullying. Singapore for the season finale, the Williams sisters, who have 25 woman to win the year-end tro- Venus the “Williams brothers”. “I just wasn’t very happy with also criticised her fellow country- Grand Slam titles between them, phy three years in a row. Williams applauded swift his comments and I think a lot of man for his “very inappropriate” “outstanding athletes” but he She said she was now back hit- action from the Women’s Tennis people are unhappy as well.” comments. played down the significance of ting balls in practice and hoped to Association (WTA), which fined Tarpischev, a vastly experi- “I think they were very dis- his off-the-cuff remark. be injury-free after withdrawing Russian federation chief Shamil enced coach and administrator, respectful and uncalled for, and “I’m sorry that the joke which from this month’s China Open Tarpischev $25,000 and banned has apologised for the comment I’m glad that many people have was taken out of context and with a knee problem. him from tennis for a year. which he made on a Russian chat stood up, including the WTA,” attracted so much attention,” he “I feel okay. I wasn’t sure that I Serena Williams attends a press “Well I think the WTA did a show and which drew a furious Sharapova told reporters. said. would make it to this tournament, conference ahead of the WTA really great job in taking initiative reaction when translated into “It was very inappropriate, “I think this story does not but I am here and I feel better,” championships in Singapore and immediately taking actions,” English. especially in his position and all deserve the attention it is receiv- Williams said. “I am just getting yesterday. Williams told reporters ahead of WTA chief Stacey Allaster the responsibilities that he has ing. Everything that I said on better every day.” AFP MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Valencia suffer first loss, Atletico win Tiago header sets up victory for La Liga champs, Deportivo move off bottom of table

MADRID: Valencia’s unbeaten start to the season came crash- ing to an end as they were Barca’s Messi nears beaten 3-0 away at struggling Deportivo la Coruna yesterday. Los Che are now tied with Atletico Madrid in fourth place record in Eibar win after the champions beat Espanyol earlier in the day thanks to goals BARCELONA: Lionel Messi from Tiago and Mario Suarez. notched his 250th La Liga goal Valencia had started the week- to move one off the all-time end just two points adrift of lead- league scoring record as leaders ers Barcelona, but never got going Barcelona won 3-0 against Eibar against a Depor side that had won on Saturday ahead of next week- just one of their first seven league end’s Clasico with Real Madrid. games on their return to the top Barca needed Xavi to come to flight. the rescue on the hour to finally The hosts opener came in break the resistance of a resolute controversial circumstances, Eibar side who are enjoying their however, as Shkodran Mustafi first season in the top flight. inadvertently turned a corner Neymar quickly added to the towards his own goal and despite lead and then combined with Jose Gaya’s attempts to clear Messi for the Argentine, who this off the line the goal was given, week celebrated 10 years since his although replays suggested the Barca debut, to reach a quarter- whole ball hadn’t crossed the line. century of La Liga goals. German international Mustafi Messi has a chance against was at fault again as Depor dou- Real to beat Telmo Zarra’s record Barcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts bled their lead six minutes later, of 251 goals for Athletic Bilbao in after missing a goal against Eibar misjudging a header as Lucas the 1940s and ‘50s. during their La Liga match at Perez scampered in behind the Suarez had the easy task of tap- ABOVE: Atletico “We found it difficult to get the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona Valencia defence before firing in ping home the second from Jose Madrid’s Tiago opener but after that it was a lot on Saturday night. off the far post. Gimenez’s header 20 minutes Mendes (left) easier,” Xavi told reporters. “They Valencia pushed for an equal- from time. were more tired by then but at million, succeeded in frustrating celebrates with iser after the break, but despite “The team played the way they the same time we were strong the home side until Xavi scored his team-mates starting with Spanish interna- had to,” said Atletico boss Diego defensively and that should be and then goals for Neymar and tionals Paco Alcacer and Rodrigo Simeone. after scoring a goal recognised.” Messi followed as the Eibar play- up front, the closest they came to “We played with a good tempo against Espanyol New coach Luis Enrique has ers’ heads dropped. getting back into the game was and with patience until the first Barcelona during a strengthened the defence and In injury time Messi had a final when Alcacer struck the outside goal arrived. Then, in the second La Liga match at the Barca are still to concede a goal chance to equal Zarra’s record of the post 13 minutes from time. half, we controlled the game.” Vicente Calderon after eight league games. after combining with Andres However, within a minute, Simeone’s men had been beaten Stadium in Madrid “Sometimes you score in the Iniesta but Irureta saved well. Deportivo had extended their lead by an early three-goal blitz at yesterday. Deportivo first minute but this is football REUTERS as Toche took advantage of the Valencia last time out and they Coruna’s Lucas Perez and it just depends. I think we huge space in behind the Valencia set out to make amends early celebrates after played well,” Xavi added. La Liga Results defence to gallop clear on goal and on as Kiko Casilla denied Arda scoring a goal against Barcelona had plenty of the slot past Yoel Rodriguez. Turan from point-blank range Valencia CF at the ball in midfield but they found it Atletico Madrid 2 (Tiago 43, Suarez 70) Espanyol 0 Earlier, Atletico moved back before the Turkish midfielder had Riazor Stadium in La difficult to break down a resolute to within five points of Barcelona a goal ruled out for offside. Coruna yesterday. Eibar side. Deportivo la Coruna 3 (Gaya 36-og, Perez 42, thanks to goals either side of Casilla also turned behind Messi had a chance midway Toche 79) Valencia 0 half-time. a fierce drive from Koke, but over the helpless Casilla from from time when Christian Stuani through the first half which was Playing later Tiago opened the scoring with Atletico were thankful to their Tiago. Sergio Garcia could have tumbled under pressure from saved by goalkeeper Xabi Irureta, Elche vs Sevilla, Villarreal vs Almeria a wonderful looping header into own goalkeeper Miguel Angel punished some slack defending by Gimenez in the box, but within while Eibar wasted a golden Saturday’s Matches the far corner from Gabi’s cross Moya moments later as he smoth- Atletico with the last kick of the 60 seconds it was Casilla who was opportunity through Ander Capa Levante 0 Real Madrid 5 (Ronaldo 12-pen, two minutes before half-time to ered Lucas Vazquez’s effort at the half but he blasted over from a forced into action once more as he who rounded keeper Claudio 61, Hernandez 38, Rodriguez 66, Isco 82) settle the hosts’ nerves. back post. narrow angle. repelled Mario Mandzukic’s low Bravo but put the ball wide with The Portuguese midfielder then The home side continued to The champions were dealt a drive. Atletico made the game the goal gaping. Athletic Bilbao 1 (Aduriz 6-pen) Celta Vigo 1 limped off early in the second half, enjoy the majority of the play, blow at the start of the second safe on 70 minutes as Espanyol Bravo also did well before the (Nolito 72) making him a doubt for Atletico’s though, and made the break- period as Tiago hobbled off to be struggled to defend a corner and break to block a Saul Berjon Barcelona 3 (Xavi 60, Neymar 71, Messi 73) Champions League game against through just before half-time replaced by Suarez. Gimenez’s header across goal was strike. Eibar 0 Malmo in midweek. when Gabi’s cross to the far post Espanyol had claims for a tapped home by Suarez for his Eibar, with a budget of 18m Cordoba 1 (Ghilas 90+4) Malaga 2 (Samuel However, his replacement was looped back across goal and penalty waved away 25 minutes first goal in two years. AFP euros compared to Barca’s 539 22, Amrabat 31-pen) Record-equalling Marseille Hoffenheim fail to claim second make it eight wins in a row spot after draw with Hamburg

PARIS: Marseille earned a club of the match. BERLIN: Hoffenheim missed record-equalling eighth consec- “Our opponents were unable to out on reclaiming second place utive league win yesterday, beat- run more than us, although there in the Bundesliga after yester- ing Toulouse 2-0 at the Stade were moments where we were not day’s 1-1 draw against strugglers Velodrome to move seven points so good because the way we play Hamburg while leaders Bayern clear at the top of Ligue 1. is very demanding. Munich finished the weekend First-half goals from Nicolas “There were moments when four points clear after hammer- Nkoulou and the in-form Andre- the players struggled to keep up ing Werder Bremen. Pierre Gignac proved enough for the tempo.” Hoffenheim took an early lead Marcelo Bielsa’s side to take all The last time the south-coast when striker Anthony Modeste three points as OM matched their club won eight league games in a coolly slotted home in the 15th previous record for consecutive row was in 1998, when their run minute, but hosts Hamburg, who league victories set in 1937 and was ended in a 2-1 defeat at Lyon, are third from bottom, hit back in 1998. who will be Marseille’s opponents when Pierre-Michel Lasogga OM, who have won every game next weekend. showed superb finishing on 34 since starting the campaign with OL will look to extend their minutes. a draw and a defeat, are seven own five-game unbeaten run The former Germany Under-21 points above reigning champions when they host Montpellier on international had several chances Paris Saint-Germain, although Sunday evening. in the second-half and clipped the Bordeaux can cut their lead back On Friday, PSG came from crossbar with 10 minutes left to to five points by beating Caen Marseille’s Andre-Pierre Gignac behind to beat Lens 3-1 in a leave Hoffenheim, Bayern, Mainz later yesterday. applauds at the end of their remarkable encounter played at and Moenchengladbach as the “I didn’t know Marseille had French Ligue 1 match against the Stade de France which fea- league’s only unbeaten teams. pulled off such a run of results Toulouse at the Velodrome tured three red cards in the space The point lifts Hamburg up to before. It gives me great joy that Stadium in Marseille yesterday. of six second-half minutes. 16th, while Hoffenheim are third we have managed it,” said Bielsa, On Saturday, Monaco warmed after Borussia Moenchengladbach Hamburg’s Johan Djourou reacts after the Bundesliga match against TSG for whom the only black mark on up for their Champions League moved up to second with 1899 Hoffenheim at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg yesterday. a fine afternoon came when he off his shoulder. clash with Benfica by beating Saturday’s 3-0 win at Hanover sat on his own cup of coffee in the Florian Thauvin then shot just Evian 2-0 at the Stade Louis II 96 when Germany striker Max during his eight-month reign at on 74 minutes after a mix-up in technical area. wide before the home side doubled thanks to a Joao Moutinho pen- Kruse scored twice. Chelsea, is looking for his second the Dortmund defence to seal Marseille were looking to pick their lead nine minutes before the alty and a second-half Yannick The weekend’s results mean win when Schalke host Sporting their first home victory against up where they left off before the interval as Gignac — who starred Ferreira Carrasco strike. first plays second when Gladbach Lisbon on Tuesday in Europe. Borussia since 2003. international break and Bielsa’s in France’s friendly win against Saint-Etienne went fourth host Bayern Munich in the Netherlands striker Klaas-Jan The result leaves Dortmund starting line-up was unchanged Armenia in midweek — netted his with a 1-0 win at Lorient, but league’s top game next Sunday. Huntelaar put Schalke ahead with 14th — just a point above the bot- from that which triumphed 2-1 10th goal in as many league games Lille, who entertain Everton in Paderborn moved up to sev- a long-range header on 19 min- tom three — while Cologne are at Caen a fortnight ago. this season. the Europa League on Thursday, enth with a 3-1 comeback win utes before Germany midfielder 11th. There was a new record crowd Toulouse initially lost posses- went down 2-1 at home to strug- against Eintracht Frankfurt, who Julian Draxler made it 2-0 with Bayer Leverkusen, who host at the recently renovated Stade sion from a throw-in and then gling Guingamp. AFP dropped to eighth. a well-taken goal on 65 minutes. Zenit St Petersburg in the Velodrome, with the figure of failed to clear a cross from the Defender Uwe Huenemeier and The result lifts Schalke to Champions League on Wednesday, 61,846 beating the previous Marseille left, allowing Gignac to Ligue 1 Results striker Stefan Kutschke put the ninth while Borussia Dortmund’s threw away a three-goal lead in mark of 59,120 set in the rugby sweep the ball into the net against Marseille 2 (Nkoulou 21, Gignac 36) Toulouse result beyond doubt after Marvin horror league run continued as their 3-3 draw at plucky VfB World Cup quarter-final between his old club. 0; Bordeaux 1 (Diabate 22-pen) Caen 1 Ducksch’s stunning volley put they lost 2-1 at Cologne to go five Stuttgart. Australia and England in 2007. Zacharie Boucher turned a (Bazile 77) Paderborn level after Frankfurt Bundesliga games without a win. A win would have seen The home fans almost saw Payet long-range strike over the captain Alex Meier gave the It was their third defeat in Leverkusen go third, but the draw Playing Later their side fall behind early on bar early in the second half and guests a first-half lead. a row ahead of Wednesday’s saw them drop to sixth. AFP against an in-form Toulouse as substitute Abdelaziz Barrada had Lyon vs Montpellier Roberto di Matteo got off to a Champions League clash at Steve Mandanda turned a Martin an effort cleared off the line late Saturday’s Matches winning start as Schalke 04 coach Galatasaray. Braithwaite shot onto the bar. on as Marseille failed to add to Lorient 0 Saint-Etienne 1 (Lemoine 87); Lille when the Royal Blues picked up Cologne took a 1-0 lead as mid- Bundesliga Results But OM got the breakthrough their lead. 1 (Mavuba 78) Guingamp 2 (Beauvue 45+1, only their third win of the sea- fielder Kevin Vogt fired home on in the 21st minute, Cameroon “My team played very well,” Schwartz 57); Metz 0 Rennes 0; Monaco son with a 2-0 victory at home to 40 minutes. Hamburg 1 (Lasogga 34) Hoffenheim 1 defender Nkoulou rising to con- added the always demanding 2 (Moutinho 2-pen, Ferreira Carrasco 70) Hertha Berlin. Although Dortmund striker (Modeste 15) vert a Dimitri Payet free-kick, the Bielsa. “Toulouse only had one Evian 0; Nantes 1 (Audel 13) Reims 1 (Diego The 44-year-old, who won the Ciro Immobile equalised, Simon Paderborn 3 (Ducksch 66, Huenemeier 79, ball appearing to go into the net real opportunity, right at the start Rigonato 58); Nice 0 SC Bastia 1 (Ayite 51) 2012 Champions League title Zoller netted Cologne’s winner Kutschke 85) Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Meier 57) Monday 20 October 2014 26 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6224 Sport Price: QR2 Cilic beats Qatar set to Bautista to win host ACC U-16 title in Moscow Elite Cup

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar eye AFC U-19 final spot with Myanmar scalp YANGON: Myanmar coach probably 50-50 to play at the “We need to be mentally of Friday and be prepared to Gerd Zeise is sweating on the moment,” said Zeise. “We have focused against a very tough do their best in the semi-final fitness of a trio of key players some other minor injuries on top Qatar team.” and hopefully we’ll get the right ahead of the hosts’ AFC U-19 of that but we have a good physio In their action-packed 4-2 result.” Championship semi-final with department so hopefully they will quarter-final victory over China Sanchez Bas, however, will have Qatar at Thuwunna Youth all be OK to play.” on Friday, Qatar also returned to to play Monday’s game without Training Centre Stadium today. Having returned seven-time the final four after several dec- one of his key players in mid- Goalkeeper Myo Min Latt and champions Myanmar to the ades away, having last appeared fielder Assim Madibo who will striker Aung Thu both received semi-finals of the AFC U-19 at the semi-final stage in 1990. be suspended following his red extended treatment during Championship for the first And despite the West Asians card against China, although the Friday’s 1-0 quarter-final victory time since 1971, and in doing so having clinched their first FIFA Spaniard is confident his team over the United Arab Emirates, secured a first-ever place at the U-20 World Cup place since they has enough strength in depth to with the outfielder being replaced FIFA U-20 World Cup finals, the hosted the event in 1995, Qatar cope with the absence. with 10 minutes remaining. German insisted that although coach Felix Sanchez Bas is intent “Madibo is an important player And the pair, along with the pressure had lessened some- on leading his players to the final. as he started all the games so far, defender Nan Wai Min who was what, his team were still highly “Getting to the final of this but I think we have other players ruled out of the match against the motivated to reach the final of the tournament is a big motivation who can take his place and we’ll UAE with injury, are significant tournament for the first time in for my players, especially playing still be in good shape,” he added. doubts for the final-four clash 44 years. against the host team Myanmar “We have 23 players in the with a Qatar team that is yet to “It’s not pressure like before, for what will sure to be a great squad and we try to plan the taste defeat in the tournament it’s different pressure, we are all environment and atmosphere in games and line-ups in the best thus far. Asian teams and in the last four the home stadium,” said Bas. way we think will work on a “Our goalkeeper is injured but of an Asian tournament,” said “We expect a tough game as, game-by-game basis. Qatar coach Felix Sanchez Bas (left) speaks during a press conference he is getting treatment, while Zeise. obviously, each game you play “The main style will be same, Nan Wai Min, who didn’t play “My team is very motivated, we in a tournament gets more and but we might make some changes on the eve of the AFC U-19 Championship semi-final clash against the quarter-final, has returned are already history-makers but more difficult. “But the players with respect to our upcoming Myanmar in Yangon today. Myanmar coach Gerd Zeise is also present. to light training. Aung Thu is the tournament is not over yet. will re-focus after the happiness opponents. THE PENINSULA Liverpool claim dramatic victory Two own goals in Reds’ 3-2 win over QPR; Stoke rally to beat Swansea City 2-1

LONDON: Liverpool scored a the lead through Dunne’s own Asmir Begovic the wrong way as stunning 3-2 win over Queens EPL Results goal – the 10th of his career – but Swansea went 1-0 up in the 34th Park Rangers with four of the QPR looked like they had saved a minute. QPR 2 (Vargas 87, 90+2) Liverpool 3 (Dunne five goals coming in the last point when Vargas levelled with But shortly before the inter- 67-og, Countinho 90, Caulker 90+5-og) seven minutes capping an aston- his first equaliser with time run- val Stoke were level when Oliver ishing finale to their Premier Stoke City 2 (Adam 43-pen, Walters 76) ning out. awarded a penalty at the other League match at Loftus Road Swansea City 1 (Bony 34-pen) Meanwhile, Stoke came from end. yesterday. Today’s fixture behind to beat Swansea 2-1 at the Swansea’s Angel Rangel made Liverpool needed the help of West Brom vs Manchester United Britannia Stadium. Arsenal and minimal contact with Victor two own goals for the win that (1900GMT) Tottenham Hotspur. Moses, who then appeared to dive lifted them to fifth in the table It was a tale of two penalties in the box. and left QPR bottom after a mes- as Vargas headed them level at as the first half ended all square Nevertheless, Oliver signalled a merising finish. 2-2 in the second minute of stop- at 1-1. penalty and Charlie Adam’s spot- Liverpool’s winning goal came page time. Referee Michael Oliver first kick beat the dive of Swansea in the fifth minute of added time With time almost up, one final pointed to the spot after Stoke keeper Lukasz Fabianski. after Steven Caulker scored Liverpool counter-attack in the defender Ryan Shawcross grap- The 67th minute saw Swansea’s Rangers’ second own goal with 95th minute ended with Caulker pled Wilfried Bony to the ground South Korea midfielder Ki Sung- virtually the last kick of the game. putting through his own goal to as the pair waited for a Swansea yueng twice denied as he tried to Richard Dunne scored the give Liverpool all three points. corner to come in. restore the Welsh club’s lead but first own goal to put Liverpool Liverpool came more into the Shawcross was booked while his first shot from 12 yards out 1-0 ahead in the 67th minute match in the second half and the decision was met with disbe- was blocked and the follow-up before Eduardo Vargas equalised had a great chance of their own lieving jeers from Stoke fans who, saved by Begovic. for QPR after 87 minutes with a to take the lead after 61 minutes in common with many English Instead it was Stoke who close-range shot. when an Adam Lallana shot was football-watchers, had grown went 2-1 up nine minutes later Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling (left) celebrates with Steven Gerrard (centre) But Liverpool went 2-1 ahead parried away by keeper Alex used to seeing such incidents go when Jonathan Walters planted and Jose Enrique after his cross was deflected into the goal by QPR’s with 15 seconds of normal McCarthy. Mario Balotelli also unpunished. a header beyond Fabianski fol- Steven Caulker during their EPL in London, yesterday. time remaining when Philippe blasted high over the bar with However, Oliver had issued lowing a good cross by Oussama Coutinho scored with a curling the goal at his mercy. a warning before the corner. Assaidi for his first league goal of minute of normal time, Ki tried Swansea were unable to force shot that took a deflection. The breakthrough came in the Ivory Coast striker Bony then the season. to curl in a 25-yard free-kick but an equaliser in four minutes of Rangers were still not finished 67th minute when Liverpool took got up to send Stoke goalkeeper As the match entered the final Begovic repelled the effort and added-on time. AGENCIES

Australia MotoGP Results Rossi wins as champ Marquez crashes out PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: place only to claim his first win mate Mika Kallio finishing lower Results from the Motorcycling Valentino Rossi rolled back the in Australia since 2005. It was a than third to take his first title Grand Prix Australia MotoGP years to win his sixth premier popular victory for the 35-year- but had to be satisfied with yesterday. class Australian Grand Prix old Italian, who celebrated his extending his championhship lead 1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 40:46.405 yesterday after world cham- 250th premier-class race with over the Finn, who was fourth, to 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 40:57.241 Italian pion Marc Marquez’s cruise to his 82nd victory at one of his an imposing 41 points. “I pushed MotoGP rider 3. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha a pole-to-flag victory was ended favourite tracks.“It is one of the until I made some mistakes,” said 40:58.699 Valentino suddenly by a crash on lap 18. best,” said the 35-year-old Italian Kalex rider Rabat, who needs to Rossi of With a second successive Yamaha rider. finish in the top six in Malaysia 4. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 41:01.298 Movistar MotoGP world title secured in “To come from third place, to next week to clinch the title. “So 5. Hector Barbera (Spain) Avintia 41:16.494 Yamaha Japan last week, 21-year-old win on the island after 10 years. I said to myself, ‘try to finish 6. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Honda 41:16.559 MotoGP Honda rider Marquez looked I’m very happy.” ahead of Mika and think of the 7. Scott Redding (Britain) Honda 41:16.563 celebrates destined to match Mick Doohan’s Spaniard Lorenzo was second championship’.” 8. Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 41:19.571 after winning record of 12 race wins in a sin- while Briton Bradley Smith was KTM rider Jack Miller gave 9. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Yamaha the 2014 gle season when he led by four third in a Yamaha sweep, the the locals something to cheer for seconds. Oxford rider securing his first when he won a thrilling Moto3 41:19.982 Australian Ten laps from the end, though, podium when compatriot Cal race ahead of Marquez’s brother 10. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Honda 41:20.549 MotoGP, at his front end was just snatched Crutchlow fell off his Ducati rid- Alex and cut the Spaniard’s lead 11. Yonny Hernandez (Colombia) Ducati Phillip Island, away from under him and he ing in second place on the last lap. in title race to 20 points with 50 41:25.873 Victoria, slithered along the asphalt and Tito Rabat had been hoping to up for grabs in final two rounds. 12. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) ART 41:43.089 Australia, onto the trackside grass. wrap up the Moto2 title at Phillip The Australian teenager, who 13. Michael Laverty (Britain) PBM yesterday. Seven-times world champion Island but had to settle for third had started eighth on the grid, 41:59.218 Rossi was racing in his 250th place behind compatriot Maverick swept past the Hondas of Marquez 14. Mike Di Meglio (France) Avintia premier class Grand Prix and Vinales and Swiss Thomas Luthi and Alex Rins in the final lap to 42:14.455 had won a ding-dong battle with after an error-strewn race. take the chequered flag and leave . Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Ducati 26 Laps team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for Spaniard Rabat had needed a the Spaniards in second and third what he thought would be second victory combined with his team place. REUTERS