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El Meyna trip for children FM takes part in Former PM’s Friends of Syria meet in London DOHA: The Foreign Minister interview a hit H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday led Qatar’s delegation to a meet- ing of Friends of Syria basic on social media group in London. It was attended by foreign ministers of the group’s member countries and representative of Qatar’s stances come in for praise the Syrian opposition. They discussed the massive DOHA: Reactions differed with Sheikh random acts of violence per- poured in yester- Hamad bin Jassem’s petrated by the Syrian regime day on social media views on various against civilians, the best ways and news portals issues, he couldn’t of supporting the opposition, across the GCC deny that he was an achievement of urgent progress and the rest of the excellent and popu- in the alleviation of the increas- Arab world to the lar GCC and Arab ingly deteriorating humanitar- interview former politician. ian crisis and the revival of prime minister and The online edi- Children boarding a dhow yesterday on Katara beach for the launch of the three-day El Meyna, a traditional the political process which has foreign minister of tion of London-based diving activity for kids organised by Katara for the first time. Sixty kids aged 10 to 16 are participating in the stumbled due to the regime’s Qatar, H E Sheikh Al Arab newspa- event to learn more about Qatar’s maritime heritage. They will have the chance to participate in the Senyar reluctance to negotiate. Hamad bin Jassem per, reacting to the competition and the Fath Al Kheir journey in the future. In a statement to Qatar News bin Jabor Al Thani interview, wrote that Agency (QNA), the Foreign gave to Bloomberg Sheikh Hamad bin Minister said Friends of Syria H E Sheikh Hamad bin late last week. Jassem gave his ulti- group had condemned illegiti- Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani This was the first mate support to the mate elections conducted by the time Sheikh Hamad Arab Spring. regime at the expense of inno- bin Jassem gave a media inter- “His support for the Arab Guardian still biased against Qatar cent Syrian people’s lives, calling view after stepping down as Spring was unflinching and with- on the international commu- prime minister last June. out any hesitation,” it said. DOHA: London-based The under-resourced. “They have only specifically — I suggest hav- nity to categorically reject such Several Egyptians, reacting People commenting on Qatari Guardian newspaper contin- a small team of staff who have to ing a look here at this excellent illegitimate elections because on a Cairo-based website, fondly social media were also all praise ues to focus on labour issues in deal with hundreds of problems BBC investigation into labour they contradict the concepts of remembered him and recalled for Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem, Qatar, ignoring ongoing social every day,” said Pattison. exploitation in the construction democracy, freedom and justice. how Qatar, under his premiership, with some saying they missed tensions and labour rights One of the most useful things industry, including trafficking of Dr Al Attiyah also held the helped the people of Egypt during him. issues in its country. the Nepal government could do migrants.” Syrian regime responsible for different regimes. “He was a charismatic leader The daily conducted a live is increase the number of staff in Pattison said all migrant work- the barbarism and mass anni- A commentator said regard- and diplomat,” said a commenta- online chat on the issue of migrant its embassies. ers, British or Indian, are subject hilation of the Syrian people, as less of who ruled Egypt, Qatar tor, with several others recalling workers in Qatar on Wednesday, Lynch said in his opinion to the same labour laws in Qatar well as the escalation of violence extended its wholehearted sup- how Qatar extended its support the day Doha announced plans to remittances migrants routed but the laws affect them in very and the prevention of reaching port to the people of the country. to the people of Egypt even before change its sponsorship and exit home were an important source different ways. out humanitarian assistance to “Qatar deals with governments the Muslim Brotherhood came to permit rules for foreign workers. of income for the governments, To another question as to how the victims of the war that has and states and not with political power. Guardian writer Pete Pattison so their embassies felt they were likely will other Gulf countries been waged by the regime for parties, factions and individuals,” “Whether you agree with and Amnesty International’s in a delicate position — they improve workers’ rights follow- three years. wrote another commentator. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem or James Lynch answered questions don’t want to jeopardise recruit- ing events in Qatar, Pattison said He said Friends of Syria group When Qatar was backing disagree but he left his footprint from readers across the world on ment opportunities for their Dubai was taking notice now agreed during the meeting to Egypt, it really didn’t know that on the foreign policy of Qatar,” the issue. nationals by derailing relations that they have been awarded the increase support to the moder- the Muslim Brotherhood would said one commentator, writing In reply to a question about with Qatar. World Expo in 2020. ate opposition by backing the ride to power, said yet another on a local social networking site. why embassies (of major man- To another question on the role Qatar should show the rest of national alliance. commentator. The site was full of reactions power exporting countries) are of the UN in the realm of migrant the region that ambitious devel- The Foreign Minister said “We have tremendous respect to the interview. “He is one of the unable to engage with Qatar workers’ rights, Lynch said labour opment and workers rights are member states of the basic for Qatar’s stance whatever it is,” politicians I am very fond of,” was on labour rights issue, Pattison exploitation was a global prob- not mutually incompatible, said group had directed senior offi- said still another commentator. how another person reacted. said embassies do try and added lem: There are abuses of migrant Lynch. cials to prepare a plan of action On another portal, a Saudi THE PENINSULA that as for the Nepali embassy workers around the world. THE PENINSULA to face all possibilities. commentator said although he Continued on page 5 in Doha was concerned, it was “You ask about the UK Continued on page 5 QNA

Three more MERS CMC against new sponsorship, exit deaths in Saudi; permit rules for domestic workers DOHA: The Central Municipal Council (CMC) is against domestic toll reaches 160 workers being covered by new proposed sponsorship and exit per- mit rules. CMC Chairman Saud Al Hanzab told local Arabic daily RIYADH: Health authori- Al Raya in comments published yesterday that household workers ties in Saudi Arabia yester- like maids, drivers and cooks should be kept out of the purview of day announced the deaths of the new sponsorship and exit permit systems. “We don’t want to see another three people from the families being blackmailed by domestic workers. They could leave MERS respiratory virus, tak- if offered a job by some other family with a salary that is just 100 ing the country’s toll to 160. riyals more.” CMC member Ahmed Al Sheeb said families spend up The health ministry’s daily to QR15,000 to hire domestic workers and spend further by sending bulletin on the Middle East drivers to obtain licence. “They could learn driving at our expense Respiratory Syndrome outbreak and try for a job elsewhere. Is it justified?” asked Al Hanzab. in the Gulf nation said the lat- est people to die were two women 10 Qatari firms added to MSCI Index aged 72 and 54 and a 63-year-old man. DOHA: In a move which will help the Qatari stock market attract World Health Organisation said additional foreign investment, Morgan Stanley Capital International on Wednesday that while concern has announced the final list of Qatari stocks that will join the MSCI about the virus had “significantly Emerging Markets Index upon the upgrade of the Qatari market, increased”, the disease was not on June 2. Qatari companies to be added to the index are Masraf Al yet a global health emergency. Of Rayan, Barwa Real Estate, Commercial Bank of Qatar, Doha Bank, One of the stalls at Al Khor-Al Zakhira market. the new cases, three had died. Ooredoo, Qatar Electricity & Water, Qatar Industries, Qatar Islamic The rate of infection in Saudi Bank, Qatar National Bank and Vodafone Qatar. Rashid bin Ali Al has surged in recent weeks after Mansoori, CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange, described the announcement Al Mazrouh markets close tomorrow big outbreaks associated with as a positive step that would improve the performance of the Qatari hospitals in Jeddah and Riyadh. stock market. “We are proud of the performance of Qatari listed com- DOHA: The vegetable and Development at the ministry. In addition, 974 tonnes of fresh The total number of infections panies as evidenced by the inclusion of 10 companies in the index. fruits market of Al Mazrouh “Work is on to build more mar- fruits, 33 tonnes of fish, 590 sheep, nearly doubled in April and has This development would enhance liquidity in the market and contrib- Yard in Umm Salal and Al kets for local products, including goats, cows and camels and 4,000 risen by a further 25 percent ute to the flow of medium- and long-term foreign investments.” Khor-Al Zakhira close tomor- vegetables, after successful expe- chickens were also sold. already in May. row as the season has ended, riences of Al Mazrouh Yard and Al Mazrouh Yard had been The recent upsurge is of con- Lawyers of Al Jazeera staff on trial quit the Ministry of Environment Al Khor-Al Zakhira markets,” he extended for eight weeks this cern because of pilgrims from has announced. added. Both markets have sold season lasting six months, said Al around the world expected in July CAIRO: The main defence lawyers of Australian journalist Peter The markets will reopen in the one-third of produce from 42 Mohannadi. However, Al Khor- during Ramadan. Greste and another Al Jazeera reporter being tried in Cairo quit next season in December. farms on three days a week — Al Zakhira market remained Scientists around the world yesterday, accusing the satellite news station which employs them of “A third market for fresh veg- Thursday to Saturday. opened for 19 weeks. have been searching for the ani- working against Egypt. Greste and four other journalists of Al Jazeera etables in Al Wakra will also be They sold 321,000 boxes (1,993 With the opening of Al Wakra mal source, or reservoir, of MERS have been charged with aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood opened by the year-end,” said tonnes) of fresh vegetables, market in December, sales will virus infections since the first and defaming Egypt. In yesterday’s session, lead defence lawyer Mohammad Saed Al Mohannadi, compared to 135,000 boxes (837 increase remarkably, he added. human cases were confirmed in Farag Fathy said he and two colleagues also representing producer Head, General Department tonnes) of same products last sea- THE PENINSULA September 2012. Baher Mohamed would no longer represent the reporters. of Agricultural Research and son, up 137 percent. Continued on page 5 AGENCIES THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

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Tollfree 36 participants from 10 countries complete tourism strategy course Fax DOHA: Thirty-six participants from destinations in Qatar to assess their poten- said Valdez. He said there will be two 10 countries yesterday completed the tial for growth. more courses this year; one in September UNWTO Regional Capacity Building Divided into three groups, the partici- on “Tourism Product Development” and Tel Course on Tourism Strategy organised pants visited potential tourist attractions in another in December which will focus Fax by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and the country including Zekreet, Al Zubarah, on “Investment and Public and Private UNWTO THEMIS Foundation. and villages and forts in the Northern part Partnership.” The five-day regional workshop held at Al of Qatar. “Our plan is to continue delivering educa- Tel Mirqab Souq Waqif Boutique Hotel provided “They visited these sites to propose tional and training activities to all UNWTO the participants skills needed for building some policy recommendations and prod- member states in this region and around the Fax successful destination tourism strategies. uct development recommendations, which world, because this is one of the best ways to Hassan Al Ibrahim, Director of Strategy they shared in the final session today and improve competitiveness and sustainability Development and the Head of the Tourism definitely we’ll try as much as possible to in our member states.” Tel Industry Development Committee at QTA, integrate their creative and innovative ideas This initiative is just one of the many said the workshop was part of the QTA’s in our plans moving forward to the future,” initiatives of QTA along developing human Fax Tourism Strategy. added Al Ibrahim. capital building capacities in the sector. “This initiative is one of those we have Omar Valdez, Executive Director of Another important initiative Al Ibrahim www.doha.hilton.com launched in the field of developing human UNWTO Themis Foundation, described the mentioned was the Tour Guide programme, capital, which is one of the most impor- course a complete success with very good in which QTA has collaborated with Stenden Tel +974 44233333 tant factors in the implementation of the participation from Qatar and the Mena University Qatar. strategy. This initiative also comes as an region as well as experts from Hungary and The first batch under this programme has Fax +974 44233000 implementation of the second phase of the UK, “making the course an international already graduated. This programme focuses the agreement we have signed with the forum for discussion on tourism and policy on Qatari candidates to attract them to the UNWTO in February. We will hopefully be and strategy.” sector and the tour guide job, one of the organising more courses before the end of “The UNWTO has already organised a most important jobs in the sector, he added. the year and every quarter next year,” said few courses in the past but this is the first “We will also be targeting the public and Al Ibrahim. one in a series of courses that would come private sectors moving forward in the future A vital element of the workshop was in the near future, within the framework with some of these initiatives,” he said. excursions to existing and potential tourist of collaboration with QTA and UNWTO,” THE PENINSULA

Tel Fax Q-Post to support QRC Tel Fax as logistic partner DOHA: The Qatar Postal informative workshops on Services Company (Q-Post) the international humani- Tel has signed a memorandum tarian law and the Geneva of understanding (MoU) Conventions, and the oppor- Fax with the Qatar Red Crescent tunity to participate in QRC’s (QRC) for bilateral support annual Disaster Management and sponsorship. Camp. The one-year agree- “Cooperation with chari- Tel ment was signed by Q-Post table organisations is a top Fax Chairman Abdul Rahman Ali priority for Q-Post, which Al Aqaily, and QRC Secretary- translates into initiatives to General Saleh bin Ali Al support organisations that Mohannadi. serve humanity worldwide,” As a logistic partner, Q-Post said Al Aqaily, Tel will sponsor the distribution of Al Mohannadi explained Q-Post Chairman Abdul Rahman Ali Al Aqaily and QRC Secretary-General Fax QRC’s publications and news- that QRC’s portfolio involves Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi exchanging documents after signing the MoU. letters, particularly in relation not only ambulance, relief, and to humanitarian campaigns. humanitarian services, but employees, and the youth. major state institutions to play In return, QRC will provide also training and education of The first of its kind between a stronger role in community Tel the corporation’s staff with different targeted social cate- QRC and Q-Post, the agree- development. Fax hands-on first aid training, gories, such as schoolchildren, ment reflects the keenness of THE PENINSULA

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Tel visits Qatar Foundation Fax DOHA: Qatar Foundation also introduced to Qatar hosted Abdul Rahman Foundation’s many educa- Al Sadiq Al Mahdi, the tional initiatives, community Tel Assistant to the President development plans, and sci- Fax of the Republic of Sudan, entific research programmes. recently. Al Mahdi said: “Qatar A welcoming commit- Foundation is an exemplary www.renaissancedoha.com tee led by Engineer Jassim organisation that has dem- Telefat, Group Executive onstrated its commitment to Tel +974 44195000 Director of Qatar Foundation the advancement of educa- Fax +974 44195100 Capital Projects and Facilities tion, science and research, Management, met with Al as well as environmentally- Mahdi and his delegation at friendly technologies. We Abdul Rahman Al Sadiq Al Mahdi, the Assistant to the President of Sudan, the Qatar Foundation Visitors believe that Qatar’s wise and being received at the Qatar Foundation. Center. visionary leadership has set He was shown a pres- the foundation for a noble efforts it is making across various Al Mahdi signed the visitor’s entation which outlined mission that aims to promote fields, which has brought about book and received a commemora- the vision and mission of world peace. We thank Qatar well-deserved recognition from tive gift from Qatar Foundation. Qatar Foundation. He was Foundation for the great across the world.” THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 QNRF grants for 162 research projects Best researcher, research team and best research office in Qatar receive awards DOHA: Qatar National environment, computer science Research Fund (QNRF), a and information and communi- centre of Qatar Foundation cations technology, health and life Research and Development (QF sciences, and social sciences. R&D), has awarded research The awarded research topics grants to 162 proposals across range from engineering, water 22 institutions in Qatar during security, and cyber security to the seventh cycle of its flagship road traffic accidents, as well as National Priorities Research diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular Program (NPRP). The results and infectious diseases. Projects were announced during the 6th that delve into topics including QNRF Annual Forum held at education, urban development, the Qatar National Convention business innovation, culture, Centre. language and identity were also Themed ‘Building on Success’, awarded by QNRF. the Forum, held under the patron- QNRF received 798 proposals age of Faisal Alsuwaidi, President in the seventh cycle of the NPRP, of QF R&D, was attended by an 18 percent increase in the more than 400 members of number of applications, compared Qatar’s research community and with the previous cycle. This most streamed live on QNRF’s website. recent cycle also saw the number Highlighting the success of applications from Qatari lead and achievements of QNRF, principal investigators double. Alsuwaidi, in his opening speech, Addressing the continued said: “Qatar National Research success of the NPRP, Dr Abdul Fund continues to help in build- Sattar Al Taie, QNRF’s Executive ing a vibrant research culture in Director, said: “I am proud to Qatar by fostering human capac- see a significant increase in the Researchers presenting their success stories during QNRF’s 6th Annual Forum at the Qatar National Convention Centre. RIGHT: QNRF Executive Director ity and investing in the research number of proposals we received Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie addressing the audience. enterprise. QNRF is focused during this cycle as it shows that on Qatar’s priorities by deliver- research activity in Qatar is grow- 2014 went to the team working Medical College as recognition research. The programme is outcomes. Researchers who had ing along the Qatar National ing steadily. We therefore remain on novel concepts of emission for his diligent work ethics as also a platform from which local completed an NPRP project were Research Strategy and in sup- committed to building on this suc- and transmission of light for well as having published 14 jour- researchers can work with pres- able to apply for renewed funding port of the Qatar National Vision cess as we continue in our efforts optical information technologies. nal papers and a book chapter. In tigious global institutions to con- to further build on the results of 2030.” to drive Qatar’s research sector.” The team is led by Texas A&M addition, Qatar University was duct research vital to Qatar’s their completed research.” He added: “We are proud that Furthermore, as part of University at Qatar and is com- also acknowledged as the Best development and sustainability. Al Merekhi added: “I am QNRF’s flagship funding program the Forum, QNRF invited six prised of researchers from lead- Research Office in 2014 for the Elaborating further on the pleased to see that as part of this continues to inspire originality, as researchers from four institu- ing institutions in the United organization’s excellent punc- developments of NPRP this cycle, we received 16 renewal it encourages greater collabora- tions to present the results of States, Germany, China, Serbia, tuality and compliance during cycle, Noor Al Merekhi, NPRP applications out of which 10 were tion between the international their research projects and share and Australia. Collectively, they pre-funding and post-funding Programme Manager said: “We awarded to researchers across community and researchers in their success stories with those have published 32 journal papers, phases. introduced a new element to the Qatar. A full list of the winning Qatar.” attending. five conference papers, one book As QNRF’s flagship funding 7th cycle of NPRP, namely the institutions and more informa- The awarded proposals are QNRF also recognised chapter and nine online papers. programme, the NPRP aims to launch of the Renewal Grants sys- tion about their research propos- aligned with the four pillars of the researchers and research offices The Best Researcher Award support Qatari institutions by tem, which is designed to encour- als are availabel at www.qnrf.org/ Qatar National Research Strategy with well-deserved awards. The for 2014 was bestowed upon Dr building the infrastructure nec- age sustainability and successful awarded_proposals (QNRS), namely energy and Best Research Team Award in Shahin Rafii from Weill Cornell essary to support high-quality research grants with potential THE PENINSULA Texax A&M students to drive in Shell Eco-Marathon DOHA: Students from Texas engineering at Texas A&M at takes a back seat. The “Urban A&M University at Qatar and Qatar. “The participants have Concept” class encourages more their ultra-energy-efficient clearly applied the engineering practical designs. vehicle will be taking part in the knowledge they have gained in Texas A&M at Qatar contin- Shell Eco-Marathon Europe, class. The Texas A&M at Qatar ued its tradition from past Shell an energy efficiency four-day team worked very hard to over- Eco-Marathons and chose to par- competition which started in come several technical and non ticipate in the Urban Concept cat- Rotterdam, The Netherlands, technical challenges and they are egory with its ‘Al Gazal’ vehicle. from yesterday. looking forward to participating The team divided into subgroups, The Shell Eco-Marathon is one in the competition.” each responsible for the different of the world’s most innovative and The Shell Eco-marathon pro- aspects of the car’s design — for challenging student competitions gram aims to encourage students example, the chassis, body, steering, held annually in Europe, America to develop innovative vehicles power transmission and electrical and Asia in which university that exemplify fuel-efficiency systems. student teams from around the and the future of transportation. Rob Sherwin, general manager world are challenged to design, Currently, the world’s leading of corporate affairs and deputy build and compete their energy- teams complete the 15km compe- country chairman at Qatar Shell, efficient vehicles. The winner is tition distance on a teaspoon full of said: “We are very pleased to see the team that goes the farthest fuel. The current record for a gaso- Texas A&M at Qatar partici- distance using the least amount line prototype vehicle at Shell Eco- pating in Shell Eco-Marathon of energy. Marathon stands at 4,896.1km on a Europe. I have been impressed “The Shell Eco-Marathon com- single liter of fuel — the equivalent by the level of detailed prepara- petition provides our students the of driving from Qatar to Paris. The tions and innovative thinking that opportunity to work as a team, Shell Eco-Marathon competition the students have demonstrated tackling a real-life engineering has two categories. The ‘Prototype’ in the design and assembly of the problem,” said Dr Reza Tafreshi, group focuses on maximum effi- Al Gazzal vehicle. ” Highly skilled professional engineers and technicians at the maintenance service centre of Qatar Executive’s assistant professor of mechanical ciency, while passenger comfort THE PENINSULA Doha base. Qatar Executive boosts maintenance Call to apply for services for Bombardier aircraft Schengen visa English version of popular well in advance Arabic novel released DOHA: Qatar Executive, busi- numbers of visiting business jets, region, the enhanced mainte- DOHA: Schengen embas- ness jet arm of Qatar Airways, which are flocking into Doha on a nance capability removes the sies in Doha receive high has strengthened its position as daily basis as the economy of the need to fly their aircraft to dis- number of visa applica- DOHA: Bloomsbury Qatar son of a cross-cultural marriage a leader in maintenance serv- country continues to show strong tant maintenance facilities which tions between May and Foundation Publishing (BQFP) between his Moroccan father and ices for Bombardier aircraft in growth. provides significant cost savings September, said a joint has released the award win- German-born mother, is caught the Middle East as it received The enhanced maintenance on ferry flights. press release. ning novel The Arch and the up in a mesh of family tragedies two new maintenance approv- service upgrade further under- Additionally, private jets flying “We are all committed Butterfly by former Moroccan that reflect the changing world als from aviation authorities pins Qatar Executive’s status through Doha can now make effi- to facilitate visa applica- Culture Minister Mohammed he lives in. of Bahrain and the Cayman as a Bombardier Authorised cient use of their stop in Qatar tion process to the best of Achaari. In the opening of the book, Islands. Service Facility (ASF) in the and have repairs carried out by our abilities. For your own Published on May 8, The Arch Youssef finds a mysterious let- In a press statement yester- Middle East, with its existing Qatar Executive, so that down- comfort and to ensure that and the Butterfly was winner of ter under his door. day Qatar Executive said the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority time can be minimised. you will be issued a visa in the 2011 International Prize for He learns that his only son Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) and EASA-Part 145 Line Qatar Executive’s Executive time, you are kindly advised Arabic Fiction PAF Prize. It was Yasin, whom he believed to be has granted regulatory approval and Base certifications to support Vice President David Edwards, to apply for your Schengen translated into English by Aida studying at a prestigious col- for the airline’s subsidiary to con- European- and Qatari-registered said: “The latest maintenance visa well in advance, as the Bamia. lege in Paris, has been killed in duct Line maintenance services Bombardier aircraft. upgrade is an important step visa process may take, for The judging panel described it Afghanistan fighting with the for Bombardier Challenger 604s The CEO of Qatar Airways, towards establishing Qatar some nationalities, up to as “A wonderful novel with great Islamist resistance. and 605s and the manufacturer’s Akbar Al Baker, who also heads Executive not just as a leading several weeks,” said the literary quality that deals with With his world in pieces and Global series aircraft. up the airline’s business jet divi- charter operator, but also as a release. important and realistic problems finding himself abandoned by his In addition, the business jet sion, said: premier private jet Maintenance, It also urges people to be in the Middle East, problems wife, Youssef begins to question service provider recently received “Our newly granted authori- Repair and Overhaul Facility in sure that the application file which have been reflected on ban- everything, including his own val- approval from the Civil Aviation sations expand our maintenance the Middle East.” is complete in order to pre- ners during the protests that have ues and identity. Authority of the Cayman Islands service portfolio significantly, A highly skilled team of pro- vent unnecessary delays. shaken the Arab world, demand- Mohammed Achaari is a poet, to perform Line and Base main- and will provide Qatar Executive fessional licensed engineers and All the necessary informa- ing change.” short story writer, journalist, tenance services on similar air- with the flexibility and scope to technicians is available not just at tion for the visa application Set in the author’s home former Minister of Culture in craft registered in the Western serve regional as well as interna- Qatar Executive’s Doha-base, but procedure is available on country of Morocco, this is Morocco and head of the Union Caribbean State. tional private jet operators from can also be dispatched through- the websites of all Schengen a moving novel of identity, of Moroccan Writers. His work With this move, Qatar our dedicated hangar facility in out the region to resolve technical embassies. extremism, culture and gen- has been translated into several Executive’s Technical Operation Doha.” defects and aircraft-on-ground THE PENINSULA erational change. languages. is responding to the growing For private jet owners in the issues. THE PENINSULA The narrator, Youssef, the THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM Religious pluralism and tolerance

BY MURAD HOFMANN reformation, this aggressive, exclusivist doctrine was completed by the equally Let there be no eligious pluralism normally vicious doctrine of cuius regioeius religio becomes an issue only between (the monarch determines the religion of compulsion in monotheistic religions (like all). RJudaism, Christianity and Even today, the Catholic Church (not religion: Truth stands Islam). Polytheistic religions (like to speak of the even more intolerant Hinduism), mere rules of life (like Greek Orthodox one) refuses to accept out clear from error: Confucianism) and systems without Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a mes- claims to absolute truth (like Buddhism) senger of God and the Quran as divine whoever rejects evil are much less likely to clash. It is indis- message. Alas, this extreme doctrinal putable that Islam, in principle and doc- divergence determined much of the his- and believes in God trine, is by far the most tolerant of all tory of Occidental-Muslim relations. monotheistic religions. While Judaism The Muslims on the whole, except hath grasped the rejects Prophet Jesus (peace be upon occasionally under foreign attack, abided him)) and Prophet Muhammad (peace by the Quranic command of religious tol- most trustworthy be upon him), and while Christians reject erance. Thus the Christian and Jewish Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Islam communities flourished for 800 years in is inclusivistic: It recognises each and Muslim Andalusia (Spain). The same hand-hold, that never every prophet who lived before Prophet was true for the Ottoman empire. As a Muhammad (PBUH) and considers the result, Christianity in Greece survived breaks. And God Bible, including the New Testament, as a 500 years of Turkish rule. Even today, holy script. Only the Quran, in Chapter in Istanbul there is a Greek Orthodox heareth and knoweth Al Ma’ida, contains what can be termed cathedral, the seat of the Greek Orthodox a manifesto of religious pluralism: patriarch, many Catholic, Armenian, and all things. To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, Protestant churches as well as dozens of confirming the scripture that came before it, Jewish synagogues. (Quran 2:256) and guarding it in safety: so judge between In Syria, the crosses on Christian them by what God hath revealed, and fol- church steeples are neon-lit at night, in low not their vain desires, diverging from Cairo, on the road to the airport from and Calvinists, had decimated each the Truth that hath come to thee. To each downtown, one sees more Coptic churches other, most countries in Europe remained among you have we prescribed a law and (for the 14 million Egyptian Copts) than mono-religious, What a contrast to an open way. If God had so willed, He would mosques. In Amman (Jordan) the main the Muslims world! As a result, the have made you a single people, but (His plan mosque and the main cathedral face each Europeans find it extremely difficult to is) to test you in what He hath given you: so other peacefully, in Morocco, Catholic adapt to the new, multi-religious land- strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of bishops continue to exercise their office. scape. This explains the Russian rejec- you all is to God; it is He that will show you In fact, to this day, Christians and Jews tion, not only of mosques but also of the truth of the matters in which ye dispute. can be cabinet ministers in places like Catholic churches! (Quran 5:48) Egypt. ‘Iraq, Morocco, and Turkey. The only place where Muslims do not Similar messages are to be elsewhere Christian practice was of course welcome churches is indeed Saudi Arabia in the Quran and in 10:99 Prophet entirely different. Hardly had the which houses the two most holy places Muhammad (PBUH) is even asked rhe- Catholics defeated the Muslims in for Muslims, Madinah and Makkah. Is torically: “Do you really think you can Andalusia in 1492 when forced conver- it not understandable, and legitimate, force people to believe ?”: sion set in. Those Muslims and Jews who that Muslims claim one single place in If it had been thy Lord’s will, they would refused were all exiled in a mass exodus this world where they can be among all have believed, — all who are on earth! the opposite conclusion, like: If any- here means submission to God ‘’.. not the of religious cleansing. The same happened themselves (although only Makkah and wilt thou then compel mankind, against one desires a religion other than Islam, historical religion called Islam. in Greece and Serbia, Not one function- Madinah are strictly off limits for non- their will, to believe! (Quran 10:99) never will it be accepted of him; and in the Christian dogma, fatefully postulating ing mosque survived the Reconquista in Muslims)- just like men in a club off- This fantastic code of inter-religious Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those that mankind is victim of a hereditary, Spain, none in Greece, and only one in limits for women and women in a club tolerance predates the US Constitution who have lost All spiritual good. (Quran “original sin”, until most recently fol- Belgrade (on Kalemegdan). off-limits for men? That is why Muslims by 1050 lunar years; it is backed up by 3:85) or The Religion before God is Islam… lowed what could be called a manifesto Indeed, intra-Christian intolerance never complain about the fact that the the famous verse in the Quran forbid- (Quran 3:19) of religious intolerance: the doctrine of was as virulent, leading to the 30 Years Vatican State in and near-Rome would ding forced conversions: Let there be However, in these cases, a correct extra ecclesiam nulla salus (no salva- War in Central Europe (1618-48). After not accept a mosque or synagogue on its no compulsion in religion: Truth stands reading takes into account that “Islam” tion outside of the Church). During the Catholics and Protestants, Lutherans sacred territory either. www.onislam.net out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. particular question, at first, I would like an extreme act. Yet, people usually use And God heareth and knoweth all things. to remind you that it is very essential their own interpretation of Islam as (Quran 2:256) Peaceful harmony… to differentiate between a faith and the reference to as such acts. Indeed, the Quran leaves such matters practice of those who are affiliated to it. Finally, Islam gives no religious or to individual decision: Say, “The truth is We should judge faiths by their teachings moral basis for any action that goes from your Lord”: Let him who will believe, and or violent intolerance? and values to which the faith is calling, against the values and the teachings of let him who will, reject (it): … (Quran 18:29) and not by the perception and practices the message. People of all faiths tend to Consequently, Prophet Muhammad SALEM AL HASI of its followers. use religion to justify their actions and (PBUH) was told that he is not every- Concerning the unity of value, the The reason is that a faith’s values and legitimise their opinions. Yet, logically body’s “guardian”: “Now have come to you, Quran says in Chapter 49, verse 13, the teachings are constant because they are faiths never provide legitimisation to from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): n encouraging people to seek peace meaning of: revealed by a constant Supreme Being; actions and practices, which are pro- if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his and maintain it, the Quran states Verily the most honored of you in sight of that is God. Yet, our perceptions and hibited by that very religion. own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his that the purpose behind the crea- Allah is he who is the most righteous of you. practices are variable due to the changes Islam commanded Muslim to appreci- own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over Ition of different tribes and various As for the unity of destiny, the Quran in our psychology, culture, abilities, and ate good and denounce evil. This com- your doings.” (Quran 6:104) nations is to interact and know each says in Chapter 28, verse 88: sometimes desires or inclinations. mand is a result of a focus on justice, It is Allah, and nobody else, who other and not to be a reason to fight Everything is bound to perish, save His This fact is not limited only to Islam which is the highest value in Islam. makes Muslims: each other. The Quran states in Chapter eternal self. With Him rests all judgment; and Muslims. Other religions were also Good in Islam is good whether commit- … God by His Grace Guided the believers 49, verse 13: and unto Him shall you all be brought back. subject to some extreme perceptions ted by a Muslim or by a non-Muslim. to the Truth, concerning that wherein they O mankind! We created you from a sin- Also, the message of Islam never limited and practices. In our contemporary Simultaneously, evil is evil whether com- differed. For God guides whom He will to a gle pair of a male and a female, and made peace and harmony to those who accepted time, many who act against the values of mitted by a Muslim or by a non-Muslim. path that is straight. (Quran 2: 213) you into nations and tribes, that you may the faith. On the contrary, by establishing Christianity claim to be Christians, and The meaning of justice in this regards In keeping with these fundamental know each other. the principle of no compulsion in religion others proudly proclaim being Jews while is that praising or rejecting actions or rules, Islam never knew of missionary To emphasise the importance of peace that was stated clearly in the Quran, Islam acting contrary to Judaism. However, the opinions relies on the act itself not on work as an institution. Muslims are and harmony among people, the message made peace a right for every one, whether media and international political con- who committed the act… expected to invite others in the nicest of Islam, from the beginning, declared affiliated with the religion or not. flicts have positioned Islam in the front The Quran says in Chapter 5, verse 8: possible way to consider the values and the unity of mankind in its three aspects; Most importantly, Islam was not a seat for receiving criticism, whether for O you have attained to faith! Be ever truth of Islam, no more and no less: origin, value and destiny. man-made invention, or an odd reve- factual or fabricated reasons. steadfast in your devotion to God, bearing Invite all to the Way of thy Lord with wis- About the unity of origin, the Quran lation! Islam in its essence is the final Furthermore, people insist on por- witness to the truth in all equity; and never dom and beautiful preaching; and argue says in Chapter 4, verse one: message of God, which is a continua- traying extremism as a religious phe- let hatred of any one lead you into the sin of with them in ways that are best and most O mankind! Fear your Lord Who created tion of all the previous messages. Thus, nomenon, whereas it is merely a social deviation from justice. Be just: this is clos- gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who you from a single person, and created out of it contains all the values of peace and phenomenon. There is no one single est to being God-conscious. And remain have strayed from His Path, and who receive it his mate, and from them twain scattered harmony, which were revealed in the command or teaching in Islam can be conscious of God: verily, God is aware of guidance. (Quran 16:125) (like seed) countless men and women. preceding divine religions. For your referenced as the direct reason behind all that you do. There are Quranic verses suggesting Revive your relationship with the Quran BY MUHAMMAD FATHI of the Prophet’s Hadiths that encourage will be at the last verse you recite.”’ 6. An-Nawwas ibn Sm`an (may Allah Prophet (PBUH) said: “A person who us to revisit and revive our relationship (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi) be pleased with him) narrated that the has nothing of the Quran in his heart is midst our fast-paced life we with the Quran. Let’s get ready for the Prophet (PBUH) said: “On the Day of like a ruined house.” (Tirmidhi) tend to forget a very impor- month of the Quran and receive it with 3. Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be Resurrection, the Quran will be brought tant question: How well is our a fresh and fruitful connection with pleased with him) narrated that the with its people who acted according to it 9. Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari (may Allah Arelationship with the Quran? Allah’s Book. Prophet (PBUH) said: “The best among in this world. The Surahs of Al Baqarah be pleased with him) narrated that the How much time and effort do we spend you (Muslims) are those who learn the and Aal Imran will be at the front argu- Prophet (PBUH) said: “Keep refresh- in reciting, studying and understanding AN ELEVATED RANK Quran and teach it.” (Bukhari) ing on behalf of their devoted reciter.” ing your knowledge of the Quran for I this Guide, granted to us by Allah to lead 1. A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with (Muslim) swear by the One in whose hand the a successful and happy life? her) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) A TREASURE OF GOOD DEEDS soul of Muhammad is, it is more liable I think it will be embarrassing for said: “One who is proficient in reciting 4. Abdullah ibn Masud (may Allah OVERWHELMING BLESSINGS to escapes (from memory) than camels many of us to try to compare the amount the Quranis associated with the noble, be pleased with him) narrated that the 7. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be do from their hobbles.” (Bukhari and of time spent browsing the internet or pious (angel) scribes. As for he who Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever recites a pleased with him) narrated that the Muslim) following Facebook/Twitter accounts stammers when reciting the Quranand letter of the Book of Allah will be credited Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whenever a with the time dedicated to the Book of find it difficult for him, he will be with a good deed and a good deed is multi- group of people assemble in one of the 10. Abdullah ibn `Umar (may Allah Allah. Some of us may not even open granted a double reward” (Bukhari plied into ten. I do not say that the word: Houses of Allah (i.e. Mosques), recit- be pleased with him) narrated that the their copies of the Quran except in the and Muslim) “Alif Lam Meem” is counted as one letter. ing the Book of Allah and studying it, Prophet (PBUH) said: “Envy is not jus- month of Ramadan only. Rather, Alif is one letter, Lam is one letter tranquility descends upon them, Mercy tified but in case of two persons only: Having mentioned the month of 2. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (may and Meem is one letter” (Tirmidhi) covers them, angels surround them and - One who has been given knowl- Ramadan, did you know that it is Allah be pleased with him) narrated Allah makes a mention of them among edge of the Quran by Allah and thus he approaching; only a couple of months that the Prophet (peace and blessings HELP IN CRITICAL TIME those who are with Him.” (Muslim) recites it during the night and day, away. For a smart Muslim, this means be upon him) said: “The one who was 5. Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased - and a man who has been given that the countdown has already started devoted to the Quran will be told on the with him) narrated that the Prophet INVEST IN LEARNING THE wealth by Allah, so he spends it dur- for the blessed month and the warm-up Day of Resurrection: ‘Recite the Quran (PBUH) said: “Recite the Quran, for it QURAN ing the night and the day (in ways that for it should begin immediately. and ascend in ranks as you used to recite will come as an intercessor for its reciters 8. `Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah please Allah).” (Bukhari and Muslim) In this series we will explore a number when you were in the world. Your rank on the Day of Resurrection.” (Muslim) be pleased with him) narrated that the www.onislam.net FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 HOME / MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Centrifuges key Friends of Syria to ramp up aid to oppn sticking point in Assad’s plan for election scorned Iran nuclear talks VIENNA: The biggest hurdle LONDON: Western and Arab put up some $1.7bn in humanitar- Iran and world powers must nations vowed yesterday to try ian aid, also voiced frustration at overcome to clinch a lasting deal to funnel more aid to desper- the bottleneck in getting food and on Tehran’s nuclear programme ate Syrians and “ramp up” sup- supplies to desperate civilians. by a July deadline is agree- port for moderate rebels, as the “It is not getting to people. ing on the future scope of ura- US backed claims that chemical It’s going through one gate, one nium enrichment in the Islamic arms had again been unleashed entryway, and it’s going through Republic, officials and diplomats in the conflict. Damascus and/or controlled by said yesterday. The Friends of Syria group the Assad regime. That’s unac- An Iranian official said it will meeting in London also poured ceptable,” Kerry said. be “very difficult though not scorn on Syrian President Bashar “We’re going to join with other impossible” to bridge the divide. Al Assad’s plan to press ahead countries in an effort to try to Western officials said Iran and the with presidential elections on June guarantee accountability through six powers must agree not only on 3, despite the raging civil war. the UN in making that happen.” the number and type of centrifuge Assad’s “staged elections are a With 3.5 million Syrians in areas machines Iran will operate but farce, they’re an insult; they are that aid convoys are able to reach also the level of enrichment and a fraud”, US Secretary of State only sporadically, and with over size of uranium stocks Tehran can John Kerry told reporters after 240,000 stuck in besieged com- accumulate. the talks. munities, blockades have become As a result, diplomats said that A joint statement from the 11 a powerful tool by both sides. enrichment has emerged as the countries at the London talks Kerry also revealed that he had principal sticking point in nego- described the election as “illegiti- seen “raw data” which suggested tiations on what US officials say mate” and “a parody of democ- chlorine had been used as a chemi- must be a comprehensive agree- racy” urging the international cal weapon in Syria, supporting ment covering every issue under community to reject the results. accusations made by France. discussion if it is to be acceptable Ministers from the Friends And he insisted that if such to Washington. of Syria group — Britain, Egypt, use was proven there would be Iran has defied a UN Security France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, accountability before organisations Council ban on uranium enrich- Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the such as the International Criminal ment and other sensitive nuclear United Arab Emirates and the Court. activities, resulting in crippling Debris rises during what rebel fighters said was an operation in which they blew up a tunnel targeting the United States — were meeting for In a diplomatic boost to US, UN and European Union the first time since January. the Syrian opposition, Britain regime’s Al Sawadi checkpoint, used to protect the east side of Wadi Al Deif military camp. sanctions. It denies allegations “We have to redouble our announced it had upgraded the from Western powers and their efforts, all of us, in support of the status of their London office to a allies that it is covertly seeking moderate opposition in order to mission. the capability to produce atomic bring about a peaceful resolution Hague said the move was “in Massive tunnel bomb hits army base weapons. that the people of Syria want,” recognition of the strength of our Some issues have been satisfac- Kerry said. partnership” with the National BEIRUT: Rebels detonated said that his brigade dug a 850- into the base, which has been torily resolved, though US officials British Foreign Secretary Coalition headed by Ahmad Jarba. 60 tonnes of explosives packed metre tunnel underneath Wadi used for attacks in the surround- caution that an agreement will not William Hague added: “We are Britain will also provide an underneath a large Syrian Al Deif base, which is sur- ing province of Idlib. be possible until every detail is of course united in our disgust extra £30m in “practical support” army base, blowing a hillside rounded by rebels but is under “Another attack like this and resolved. “Nothing is agreed until and anger at what is happening for the opposition, Hague said. hundreds of metres into the government control. we won’t even need to move in to everything is agreed,” a senior US in Syria, and the regime’s utter Meanwhile, a reporter and a air, an insurgent in the opera- Footage of the base provided take the base,” he said via Skype, official told reporters this week. disregard for human life.” photographer for British daily The tion who provided footage of by the commander showed the adding that once rebels take the “We need at least 100,000 IR-1 Hague said the group was deter- Times, Anthony Loyd and photog- the attack said yesterday. ground balloon up before break- base they would control all of the (first generation) centrifuges to mined “to step up our efforts to rapher Jack Hill, were recovering The casualty toll from the ing into a cloud of earth that south Idlib, which is situated in produce enough fuel for each of deliver humanitarian aid across in Turkey yesterday after being blast was not immediately engulfs the area. Syria’s northwest bordering on our (civilian) nuclear (power) borders and across lines irrespec- kidnapped, shot and beaten while known. The commander said the Turkey. plants. We have informed the tive of the consent of the regime”. in Syria. An Islamic Front commander attack would help rebels break REUTERS International Atomic Energy The United States, which has AFP Agency about our plans to build 20 plants,” a senior Iranian official said on condition of anonymity. US officials, however, have Explosion kills 43 at Turkey border, 40 die in air strikes made clear for months that the number of centrifuges they are BEIRUT: At least 43 people were killed group that tracks casualties in the Syrian group which defected from Al Qaeda. team, during five air raids in Atarib in the willing to tolerate operating in when a car bomb went off at a Syrian civil war. The crossing is run by rebels opposed to northern Aleppo province. Iran over the medium term is border post on the frontier with Turkey Pictures sent by activists showed burnt Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Four rebel fighters were killed by air in the low thousands to ensure yesterday, the Syrian Observatory for cars and charred corpses and body parts. The monitoring group also said that more strikes in the same area, while 21 people, that Tehran’s ability to produce Human Rights said. They said scores of people were wounded. than 40 people, many of them civilians, were including women, were killed in air strikes a usable amount of bomb-grade Five women and three children were It was not immediately clear who car- killed by air strikes across northern Syria. on the Sarmada area in northwestern Idlib uranium, should it go down that among the dead at the Bab Al Salameh ried out the attack but activists accused the On Wednesday, 15 people were killed, province, the monitoring group said. road, is severely limited. crossing, according to the Britain-based Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, a hardline including three from an emergency medical REUTERS REUTERS

People say they miss ex-PM S Sudan ceasefire crumbles as battles rage in oil-state JUBA: Forces in South Sudan Upper Nile’s war-ravaged state to them by their respective field nation has claimed thousands -- weeks of mounting international yesterday fought fierce battles capital Malakal, and in the north- commanders.” possibly tens of thousands -- of pressure and shuttle diplomacy. Continued from page 1 and traded blame for break- ern Renk district. Continued fighting comes as lives, with more than 1.3 million But fighters on the ground “We miss him immensely. ing a ceasefire as the civil war “We will continue to strictly aid agencies warned Thursday the people forced to flee their homes. appear to have paid little if any He knew how to deal with dif- entered its sixth month amid abide by the peace agreement, young nation faces a catastrophic In the Renk district, a strate- notice to it. ferent issues. His ways were warnings of famine if bloodshed but we will not allow this ceasefire “tipping point” amid famine and gic region just north of the main The United States on transparent. Qatar, the entire continues. to be used by rebels to continue genocide warnings, and as health Palouch oil field still left pumping, Wednesday called for an immedi- GCC and Arab world should be Both sides reported heavy moving and attacking our posi- officials reported the first death the rebels said government troops ate deployment of African troops proud of him,” said yet another fighting in the key oil-producing tions,” Aguer said. from a much-feared cholera were “continuously attacking”. from regional nations to safeguard commentator. state of Upper Nile, which now Rebel spokesman Koang outbreak. Aguer said it had been the the ceasefire, with Washington “He is one of the greatest Arab pumps almost all of South Sudan’s charged that government troops “We either act now or millions guerrillas who had attacked. seeking a UN resolution to ensure leaders and diplomats and will crude after intense battles shut Thursday carried out “relentless will pay the price,” Oxfam chief President Salva Kiir and rebel the force is in place as “quickly go down in the region’s history down most fields in the other and intensive shelling” of their executive Mark Goldring said. chief Riek Machar signed a fresh as possible,” said Linda Thomas- as a legend,” said still another main area of Unity state. positions at Dolieb. The International Committee ceasefire last week but fighting Greenfield, Assistant Secretary commentator. Both army spokesman Philip He claimed government troops of the Red Cross said it had begun broke out hours later, the second for African Affairs. “We will miss his statements. Aguer and his rebel counterpart had fired shells as rebels gathered dropping food by costly air drops, time a truce has failed to stick. Thomas-Greenfield warned of He put his points of views in a very Lul Ruai Koang reported heavy for a morning military parade the first time it had done so since The ceasefire agreement, signed possible dire consequences should clear-cut and explanatory way.” artillery barrages and fierce gun to listen to ceasefire “agree- Afghanistan in 1997. Friday in the Ethiopian capital the shaky peace deal fall apart. THE PENINSULA battles at Dolieb Hill, south of ment messages being read out The war in the world’s youngest Addis Ababa, was the fruit of AFP

Fire in Al Khisa Lebanese lawmakers fail Over 7,000 tonnes of vegetables donated to charity again to elect president Continued from page 1 BEIRUT: Lebanese lawmakers from parliament’s 128 deputies. The markets attracted a large number of customers, as fresh vegeta- failed for a fourth time to choose But the two alliances support bles were available at reasonable prices, Qatar News Agency reported. a new head of state yesterday different sides in neighbouring The 42 farms donated more than 7,000 tonnes of fresh vegetables and will try again in a week’s Syria, where Sunni rebels are to Surplus Foods Saving Arm of Qatar Charity for poor families. The time, only three days before fighting to overthrow Hezbollah Nasco outlet also donated fresh fruits. President Michel Suleiman’s ally President Bashar al-Assad, More than 500 needy families are expected to benefit from donated term ends. entrenching divisions in Lebanon. products. If the next round on May 22 Thursday’s vote was called off THE PENINSULA fails, it will create a power vac- after March 8 deputies boycotted uum in a country that desperately the session, leaving it without the needs leadership to deal with a two-thirds quorum needed for the spillover of violence from neigh- vote to go ahead. bouring Syria, more than a million Under the country’s religion- refugees from the civil war there, based power-sharing system, the ‘India must use clout with Gulf’ and a budget deficit close to 10 president must be a Maronite percent of the size of its economy. Christian, a sect that is itself Continued from page 1 Politicians say they expect divided on its support for March When an Indian wanted to know about the Indian government’s disagreements over Suleiman’s 8 and March 14. actions on the issue, saying that workers in Qatar were not only Nepalese replacement to drag on for months Some lawmakers from the but also Indians, Pattison replied that generally South Asian countries after he leaves office. March 14 coalition have warned would be in a better position if they realised that Gulf countries need Any candidate would have to get that if no president is elected them just as much as they need the Gulf. support from the two main politi- before Suleiman’s term ends they “The Indian government hasn’t been critical of Qatar publicly. I cal blocs - Shia Muslim Hezbollah’s will boycott parliament, leading to agree with Pete that India could have real clout on this issue — not Plastic barricades on the roadside in Al Khisa caught fire last night, March 8 alliance and the rival further paralysis in the country of just with Qatar but with other Gulf states — if it chose to use it,” sending thick black smoke into the air. No injuries were reported. Sunni-led March 14 coalition - 4 million people. Lynch said. to win the necessary majority REUTERS THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE Ukrainian crisis is unravelling in an interesting way. The West, led by the US, keeps slapping Ukraine’s tormentor — Russia — with sanctions. However, it is Tnot affecting Russia, which is overly satisfied with the recent Crimean accession, in a significant way. Then there is Germany’s eurosceptics gain the threat of sanctions by the West. If the sanctions themselves didn’t make much headway in preventing Moscow from interfering in its former Republic’s internal affairs, how does support but ‘populist’ tag stings Washington think that a threat would work? Already criticised for its non-interference in the Syrian BY ALEXANDRA HUDSON crisis, Washington seems to be trying to give the impression voters’ trust, he adds. Parliament would be a platform for it it’s doing its best. But have sanctions discouraged Moscow in “If the media consistently says we to chip away at support for mainstream its latest geopolitical misadventure? The answer is no. First, INCE the agony of just missing are a right-wing party then we become parties like Merkel’s conservatives. ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich took shelter in out on parliament seats in the attractive to the far-right and they join. Lucke campaigned on Wednesday Russia — presumably guided and led by Moscow in the entire German election last year, the We can’t identify them all immediately, evening in Brandenburg an der Havel, chain of events that led him to flee the country. It was then Sleader of Germany’s eurosceptic though we then try and root them out,” a quiet town of 71,000 an hour from party has been branded a “salon fascist”, the party’s second lead candidate for the Berlin. Unemployment here is 12.9 per- that Ukraine, already walloped by weeks of unrest against seen 40 percent of his posters destroyed, election, Hans-Olaf Henkel, told foreign cent - about twice the national average, Yanukovich’s misrule and his refusal to sign an EU agreement, and encountered protests wherever he journalists. as in much of the former Communist started sinking into a deeper crisis. With Moscow’s overt goes. But Bernd Lucke, a 51-year-old “In other countries you can discuss east of Germany. support, the eastern regions of Ukraine saw a rebellion to economics professor, finally has the euro politics and alternatives much Striking an affable tone, he appeared secede and join Russia. Amid a highly volatile situation in the consolation of seeing his Alternative more openly. That is unfortunately very much the college lecturer with industrial east of the country, a referendum in Crimea paved for Germany (AfD) climb to its highest not the case here, and we suffer from an hour-long auditorium address to a ever poll rating of 7 percent - 10 days that ... I have had to face slurs, threats crowd of several hundred dominated by the way for the province to separate. The West heaved with before Germans vote for the European and a level of enmity which I’ve never pensioners and men. Beefy security men uproar, but Moscow would have none of it. Crimea is ours, Parliament, and enough towin a hand- ever encountered before,” said Henkel, scowled at the doors and police stood said a defiant Putin. And the peninsular piece of land south ful of seats. the 74-year-old former president of guard outside. of Ukraine was soon annexed by Eurosceptic parties like Britain’s the influential Federation of German Warming the audience up with gags Moscow. UKIP are expected to poll well in Industries. The AfD polled 4.7 percent about EU regulations on light bulbs and Sanctions or As Putin signed the annexation the elections, of the national vote last September, fall- toilets, Lucke moving onto national sov- mining popu- ing just short of the 5 percent threshold ereignty, economics and the euro and their threat papers, the West kept throwing up its lar frustration needed to win seats in the Bundestag democracy. hands in despair. Crying foul didn’t over taxpayer- (lower house of parliament). “Lucke is this well-spoken economics has failed help. The former KGB spy was not Eurosceptic parties funded bailouts It caused a buzz of excitement last professor, but states don’t just function to be cowered. The world watched as like Britain’s UKIP of indebted euro year, bursting onto a political scene with economics alone. They need poli- to deter Putin led an applauding Russia into states and the where euroscepticism was limited to a tics too, and that is where the AfD is are expected to poll European Union’s clutch of rebels within Angela Merkel’s attracting a dangerous element,” said adding new territory to its land. Russia from well in the elections, perceived med- conservative-led government and mock- local council Social Democrat candidate One would have thought that to be dling and attacks ing headlines about Greece. Sebastian Moeckel, leading a group of interfering in the end of Ukraine’s separatist woes. mining popular on national Initially, the AfD struck a chord with several dozen protesters outside. Ukraine. However, the East kept erupting and frustration over interests people frustrated at Merkel’s line that Brandenburg holds communal elec- Russia kept exulting. Moscow had taxpayer-funded Some projec- there was no alternative to bailing out tions on the same day as the European got a golden opportunity to beat its tions suggest struggling euro states. Since then it has election, and will vote again in a state bailouts of indebted around a quarter struggled to keep up the momentum, election on Sept 14. The AfD is anxious Western neighbour into submission. More referendums by two Euro states and the of the 751 seats with the euro crisis out of the headlines to make its mark in all. more regions led to overwhelming support for independence. European Union’s in the European and the party scrambling to root out “I completely agree with the content This time Putin pulled a punch. Donetsk and Luhansk were not Parliament could far-right sympathisers. of what Lucke says, but I wish he said Crimea. Moscow, though silently supporting the desire of the perceived meddling go to non-main- “It is really critical for them to put in it more forcefully to rally people,” said separatists, would not openly show its glee. Putin being a clever and attacks on stream parties. a good showing in this European elec- 73-year-old Helmut Astel, adding that strategist sees the benefit of a divided and weak Ukraine across national interests. But it is a dif- tion. They have the reputation as a one- he would really prefer a party like UKIP. ferent story in issue eurosceptic party, and if they can’t “Lucke is much too afraid of the media.” its borders. But he wants to move slowly — as in a creeping Germany. The manage to do well when the poll is all One AfD candidate complained from acquisition — to quote an example from the world of business. AfD - barely a year old - is hampered about Europe, then they never will,” said the floor that he had heard another local Now, amid a raging dispute over the supply of gas to by suspicions that it attracts far-right Klaus-Peter Schoeppner of the Emnid candidate making comments bordering Ukraine, Moscow is trying to browbeat its former republic. voters, a sign of how deeply pro-EU feel- polling institute. on racism - prompting Lucke to reiter- Knowing that the coffers of Kiev are empty it wants payment ings and fear of nationalism lie in the He sees about 3 percent of the ate that the party “will not tolerate it”. German psyche since the horrors of the German electorate as having a deeply- He said he would not give up his politi- for the crucial commodity in cash. This has Ukraine in a tight Nazi past. rooted antagonism towards the EU and cal campaign despite personal attacks spot as its already flaggering economy is undergoing bouts of Lucke, a father of five, insists his another 2-3 percent as determined to and stress. pain because of the upheaval. Now, as the May 25 presidential party is not populist nor anti-foreigner cast protest votes. “We need to show our country that election comes closer, the US has threatened Ukraine with and will not tolerate such sentiments The AfD has ruled out work- there are people here with backbone, more sanctions. This will again go unheeded by Moscow as it among its members or candidates. ing with UKIP, France’s National who stand up for their views,” Lucke would most likely incite separatists to create trouble Political opponents have deliberately- Front or the anti-Islam PVV party concluded, to a standing ovation. made such charges to destroy German in the Netherlands, but the European REUTERS during the vote. The other side Quote of A mystery virus, still the day

AUDI Arabia crossed a sustained human-to-human transmis- as hand washing, gloves and masks. not been modifications in the genome grim threshold Wednesday, sion” of the kind that could lead to a Hospital conditions were “suboptimal.” of the virus that would allow it to be announcing that the number pandemic. Clearly, there has been some How did the virus spread? Does it transmitted from human to human more Sof cases of Middle East transmission involving people in close survive in the environment? That’s an efficiently than before. That’s reassuring, respiratory syndrome, caused by a contact with victims, such as relatives important factor in infection control for but the key will be a steady stream of novel coronavirus, has exceeded 500 and health-care workers, but not rapidly any hospital — whether in Jiddah or genetic sequencing information to keep Our message is in the kingdom, with 157 deaths among and broadly. Orlando — that hasn’t been answered. watch on the unpredictable evolution- them. The global number of MERS The WHO decision should not lead to Yet another big information gap has ary process. really, quite simple: cases is now more than 570, with two a sense of complacency; the announce- been the lack of a case-control study, The WHO emphasized that its con- of them recently reported in the United ment was studded with warnings. which would compare those infected cern has significantly increased in part Let Ukraine vote. States. Far too much is still unknown about with a similar group of people that is because of “critical gaps in information.” Let the Ukrainian At the same time, the World Health this virus and how it works. For exam- not. Such a study could go a long way That is putting it politely. A large share Organization declared that the disease ple, it appears that one reason for the toward helping explain how the virus of the responsibility for this black hole people choose their has not yet reached the point of a “pub- escalating number of cases in Saudi behaves and the risks of transmis- must fall on Saudi Arabia, a closed soci- lic health emergency of international Arabia in recent weeks was a break- sion and infection. Comparing older ety where the disease was not met with future. concern.” The reason is that experts down in infection control. A visiting genetic blueprints with recent ones sufficient urgency for more than a year. John Kerry have not yet detected “evidence of WHO team found lapses in such basics has led experts to conclude there have The Washington Post US Secretary of State FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Warlordism isn’t always bad for democracy

and elite-driven cooperation is For the coming weeks, all eyes exactly what Tilly and other scholars of state formation sug- are on Afghanistan’s presidential gest was key to Europe’s develop- ment. Rather than marauding in the countryside, taking what they run-off. want as they go, Afghanistan’s warlords and power brokers have BY DIPALI in which repeated elite confronta- bought into the electoral system MUKHOPADHYAY and tions eventually lead to political and the consolidation of the cen- FRANCES Z BROWN bargains. Even when the fight- tral state. They see a future in ing ends, of course, competition winning elections, not in chopping ithout brand- for political power continues, off the heads of rivals or expand- ing all generals with muscular power persist- ing their territory through violent and statesmen ing as the deal-maker and deal- conquest. as murder- breaker. In the above passage, To be sure, the Afghan future ers or thieves political sociologist Charles Tilly holds more than strongmen and W… a portrait of war makers and was writing not about modern- muscular rule. Other groups have state makers as coercive and self- day Afghanistan, but about early emerged with the potential to seeking entrepreneurs bears a far European states where functional bring about reform and progress. greater resemblance to the facts governments took centuries to The country claims a young, than do its chief alternatives: the emerge. It is not surprising that urbanized elite; a cadre of dedi- idea of a social contract, the idea European-style governance has cated, increasingly educated civil of an open market … the idea of a not arisen in Afghanistan within servants; and a collection of pri- society whose shared norms and a short decade. vate entrepreneurs, all bolstered expectations call forth a certain The international community’s by a robust, growing media sector. kind of government.” Charles intervention in Afghanistan was An Afghan labourer builds a traditional mud wall in Mazar-e-sharif as the country remains at war. But their timeline for influence is Tilly, 1985 not the first attempt to introduce longer, and in some ways depend- As Afghanistan’s election sea- democracy to a conflict-ridden ent on the consolidation of secu- son marches on, Charles Tilly’s country. Bold, international remained contingent on forming prominent governors. They did warlords over customs revenue rity under muscular rule. unsavoury portrait of states- state-building projects have been alliances with regional, muscu- so with a heavy hand and to in the early days of the Karzai For the coming weeks, all eyes men as “coercive and self-seek- attempted across the globe in the lar power brokers. The president their personal benefit, but their regime. are trained on Afghanistan’s pres- ing entrepreneurs” seems eerily past several decades: the Balkans, performed the acts required of “strongman” brand of govern- As the government’s new idential runoff. Our research and resonant. Observers worry that sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast him as a young democrat, but ance made the new state rel- finance minister, his consolida- others’ offer reminders that state despite record turnout by voters, Asia, Latin America, and more he was forced to cut deals with evant in northern and eastern tion of financial capital on behalf formation and (re)formation are the campaigns featured opportun- recently Iraq. As the foreign- strongmen as well. In some ways, Afghanistan. To illustrate the of Kabul brought to life the often nasty, brutish, and anything istic deals between power brokers sponsored leaders in this latest the partnerships he forged with point, Atta’s city Mazar-e Sharif very theories he espoused as a but short. State-building can with checkered backgrounds and incarnation of a well-established these men undercut the very had functional and (mostly) Columbia-trained academic and involve campaigning and voting that those bargains will deter- model, President Hamid Karzai project of democratization; on the respected traffic lights long before senior official in the World Bank. but, in Tilly’s early Europe, it also mine the election’s ultimate and his government ticked off other hand, these power players central Kabul did. Ten years later, after coau- involved “eliminating, subjugat- outcome. Indeed, over the past the boxes on the now-standard afforded him a kind of clout out- Atta remains perhaps the most thoring “Fixing Failed States,” ing, dividing, conquering, cajoling, decade foreigners and Afghans “post-conflict reconstruction” side Kabul he had no other way powerful backer of presidential a seminal book on post-conflict buying as the occasions presented alike have bemoaned the slippery to-do list. And with foreign sup- to obtain. frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah. state-building, Ghani has aligned themselves.” and self-interested machinations port, a number of institutions For example, Karzai appointed Gul Agha Sherzai ran for the himself with a ferocious warlord, These are tough words to swal- of Afghanistan’s ruling class. and processes were started that former warlords as governors of presidency himself this year Abdul Rashid Dostum, hoping to low in the context of a costly, The international community undeniably brought political rep- the key border provinces of Balkh and, after a poor showing in the exploit the strongman’s ethnic committed effort to introduce has invested a great deal to help resentation, human rights protec- and Nangarhar. Atta Mohammad first round, threw his weight to Uzbek voting bloc and his ongo- democracy to a country whose cit- the Afghan state move toward tion and electoral participation Noor and Gul Agha Sherzai lever- Abdullah, as well. Interestingly, ing influence in northern Afghan izens seek better governance even the ideals of good governance we into the relationship between aged a combination of foreign sup- Atta and Sherzai used their mus- politics. at risk to their own lives. As the associate with liberal democracy Afghanistan’s government and port and their own security and cular power within the context of At first glance, these actions next chapter of Afghanistan’s evo- in the West. Why has progress governed for the first time. economic means to solidify their the electoral framework, rather seem to run counter to the ideals lution unfolds, we should remem- been so halting? But as is always the case, the position, strengthening the pres- than to simply discredit it. of democracy and good govern- ber that muscle has always had Sociologists, political scien- devil is in the details. Even as ence of the state at the periphery On the other side of the presi- ance as articulated by interna- a place in the building of states; tists, and economists argue that the international community in the process. To the surprise of dential race is Ashraf Ghani, who tional institutions and promoted perhaps we should check back in state-building has always been looked to Karzai to promote “good many, these warlord-commanders rose to national and interna- by Nato. That said, violent warlord two hundred years. an untidy, often violent process governance,” his own survival became the country’s two most tional prominence by confronting showdowns followed by cautious WP-BLOOMBERG US dragging us towards war with Russia Pros and cons of dealing

BY JOHN PILGER with Boko Haram Democratic Republic of Congo. All are subjected to a western hy do we toler- media campaign of vilification – BY JOSHUA KEATING ate the threat of think Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, another world war now Vladimir Putin. n a video distributed this week, which also showed dozens of Win our name? Why Washington’s role in Ukraine abducted young women chanting verses from the Quran, Boko do we allow lies that justify this is different only in its implica- Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said he would be willing to trade risk? The scale of our indoctri- tions for the rest of us. For the Ihis prisoners for imprisoned members of his group. nation, wrote Harold Pinter, is a first time since the Reagan years, The video is good news — the best indication the world has had that “brilliant, even witty, highly suc- the US is threatening to take the 200 students abducted nearly a month ago are still alive — but it also cessful act of hypnosis”, as if the the world to war. With eastern presents President Goodluck Jonathan’s government with the thorny truth “never happened even while Europe and the Balkans now dilemma of whether to open negotiations with the group. it was happening”. military outposts of Nato, the last The best outcome would be for government forces — now working Every year the American “buffer state” bordering Russia – with military assistance from the US and other countries — to rescue historian William Blum pub- Ukraine – is being torn apart by the girls. But these operations don’t have a great track record of get- lishes his “updated summary of fascist forces unleashed by the ting the prisoners back alive. the record of US foreign policy” US and the EU. We in the west In 2012, for instance, when the Nigerian military, aided by British which shows that, since 1945, the are now backing neo-Nazis in a special operations forces, attempted to rescue a Briton and Italian US has tried to overthrow more country where Ukrainian Nazis A pro-Russian activist with a shell casing and a US-made meal pack that fell being held hostage by Boko Haram, both were killed by their captors than 50 governments, many of backed Hitler. from a Ukrainian army APC in an attack on a roadblock in Ukraine on May 3. before they could be rescued. A rescue operation in the case carries them democratically elected; Having masterminded the coup the very real risk that not all of the girls will survive. On the other grossly interfered in elections in in February against the demo- – run personally by CIA direc- “remarkable restraint” after the hand, a French family of seven kidnapped by the group in Cameroon in 30 countries; bombed the civilian cratically elected government in tor John Brennan in Kiev, with Odessa massacre. The junta, says 2013 was released unharmed after a $3m ransom was paid by unknown populations of 30 countries; used Kiev, Washington’s planned sei- dozens of “special units” from the Obama, is “duly elected”. As Henry parties. chemical and biological weapons; zure of Russia’s historic, legiti- CIA and FBI setting up a “secu- Kissinger once said: “It is not a But negotiating with the group after a crime this dramatic sets a and attempted to assassinate for- mate warm-water naval base rity structure” that oversees sav- matter of what is true that counts, bad precedent and could encourage more acts like this in the future. eign leaders. in Crimea failed. The Russians age attacks on those who opposed but what is perceived to be true.” Taking a cynical political view, it would also make Jonathan’s govern- In many cases Britain has been defended themselves, as they the February coup. Watch the In the US media the Odessa ment look extremely weak at a time when it’s already under intense a collaborator. The degree of have done against every threat videos, read the eye-witness atrocity has been played down as domestic and international scrutiny for having failed to prevent the human suffering, let alone crimi- and invasion from the west for reports from the massacre in “murky” and a “tragedy” in which kidnapping. nality, is little acknowledged in almost a century. Odessa this month. Bussed fas- “nationalists” (neo-Nazis) attacked The line out of Abuja right now is that negotiations are off the table. the west, despite the presence of But Nato’s military encircle- cist thugs burned the trade union “separatists” (people collecting sig- “The Federal Government is not going to engage in any form of sell- the world’s most advanced com- ment has accelerated, along with headquarters, killing 41 people natures for a referendum on a fed- ing human beings,” says presidential spokesman Reuben Abati. “The munications and nominally most US-orchestrated attacks on eth- trapped inside. Watch the police eral Ukraine). Rupert Murdoch’s federal government would never negotiate with terrorists of which free journalism. nic Russians in Ukraine. If Putin standing by. Wall Street Journal damned the vic- Shekau is one, under whatever circumstance,” says Nigerian Senate That the most numerous vic- can be provoked into coming to A doctor described trying to tims – “Deadly Ukraine Fire Likely President David Mark. tims of terrorism – “our” terror- their aid, his preordained “pariah” rescue people, “but I was stopped Sparked by Rebels, Government “We don’t negotiate with terrorists” is a line that governments con- ism – are Muslims, is unsayable. role will justify a Nato-run guer- by pro-Ukrainian Nazi radicals. Says”. stantly trot out, often when they’re engaged in doing just that. That extreme jihadism, which rilla war that is likely to spill into One of them pushed me away Propaganda in Germany has This topic has recently been in the news in Israel as well, with law- led to 9/11, was nurtured as Russia itself. rudely, promising that soon I and been pure cold war, with the makers advancing a bill to prevent the release of convicted murderers a weapon of Anglo-American Instead, Putin has confounded other Jews of Odessa are going Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung — a measure that could make it harder to reach future deals with the policy (Operation Cyclone in the war party by seeking an to meet the same fate. What warning its readers of Russia’s Palestinians involving prisoner swaps. Afghanistan) is suppressed. In accommodation with Washington occurred yesterday didn’t even “undeclared war”. For the As Neumann notes, some experts have argued that the decision to April the US state department and the EU, by withdraw- take place during the fascist Germans, it is a poignant irony negotiate with terrorists should be made on the basis of whether the noted that, following Nato’s cam- ing Russian troops from the occupation in my town in world that Putin is the only leader to group has rational political aims. But this is a tricky distinction to paign in 2011, “Libya has become Ukrainian border and urging eth- war two. I wonder, why the whole condemn the rise of fascism in make, particularly in the case of a group like Boko Haram. a terrorist safe haven”. nic Russians in eastern Ukraine world is keeping silent.” 21st century Europe. On the one hand, the group has some characteristics of a millenarian The name of “our” enemy has to abandon the weekend’s provoc- Russian-speaking Ukrainians A popular truism is that “the cult — its leaders want to impose Shariah law over the entire country changed over the years, from ative referendum. These Russian- are fighting for survival. When world changed” following 9/11. But and reject “Western” notions such as the Earth being round or rain communism to Islamism, but speaking and bilingual people – a Putin announced the withdrawal what has changed? According to being linked to evaporation. But while the group may not be “rational” generally it is any society inde- third of Ukraine’s population – of Russian troops from the border, the great whistle-blower Daniel in its aims, it has also drawn strength and membership from some very pendent of western power and have long sought a democratic the Kiev junta’s defence secre- Ellsberg, a silent coup has taken real grievances among people in the areas where it operates. occupying strategically useful federation that reflects the coun- tary, Andriy Parubiy – a found- place in Washington and ram- In reality, negotiations by governments with Al Qaeda-linked ter- or resource-rich territory, or try’s ethnic diversity and is both ing member of the fascist Svoboda pant militarism now rules. The rorist groups likely happen far more than those governments discuss merely offering an alternative to autonomous of Kiev and inde- party – boasted that attacks on Pentagon currently runs “special publicly. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the North African affiliate US domination. The leaders of pendent of Moscow. Most are nei- “insurgents” would continue. In operations” – secret wars – in 124 of the global terror network, has earned millions of dollars by kidnap- these obstructive nations are usu- ther “separatists” nor “rebels”, as Orwellian style, propaganda in the countries. At home, rising poverty ping foreigners in recent years. African and Arab governments have ally violently shoved aside, such the western media calls them, but west has inverted this to Moscow and a loss of liberty are the his- pushed for an international ransom ban to prevent these payments, as the democrats Muhammad citizens who want to live securely “trying to orchestrate conflict and toric corollary of a perpetual war but in the short term, many governments — particularly those in Mossedeq in Iran, Arbenz in in their homeland. provocation”, according to William state. Add the risk of nuclear war, Europe — have considered ransoms a price worth paying for the return Guatemala and Salvador Allende Like the ruins of Iraq and Hague. His cynicism is matched and the question is: why do we of their citizens. in Chile, or they are murdered Afghanistan, Ukraine has been by Obama’s grotesque congratu- tolerate this? At this point, Jonathan is likely searching for the least bad among like Patrice Lumumba in the turned into a CIA theme park lations to the coup junta on its THE GUARDIAN some pretty terrible options. WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Turkey holds protest strike; mine toll 283 Unclear how many still trapped; investigation begins

SOMA: Anger at Turkey’s gov- south of Soma, the 61-year-old reaction from relatives of the ernment boiled over yesterday head of one of the main unions victims and the missing, some of when thousands went on strike Kani Beko was hospitalised after whom began kicking his vehicle. and police clashed with protest- violent clashes with riot police. Photographs of his advisor ers after at least 283 workers In Ankara, police fired tear gas Yusuf Erkel kicking a protester in died in one of the worst mining and water cannon on around 200 Soma sparked outrage on social accidents in modern history. protesters, a day after thousands media. As hopes faded for scores more clashed with police in the capital Defending his actions, Erkel miners still trapped underground and in Istanbul, accusing the gov- told Hurriyet newspaper: “He two days after the devastating ernment and mining industry of attacked and insulted me as well blast, police fired tear gas and negligence. as the prime minister. Should I water cannon at around 20,000 President Abdullah Gul said on have stayed silent?” anti-government protesters in the a visit to the mine Turkey faced “a It is unclear how many work- western city of Izmir. great disaster”, and vowed action ers are still trapped underground Turkey’s four biggest unions to prevent further such accidents. following the huge explosion on called a one-day strike, saying “Whatever necessary will be Tuesday, believed to have been set People pray during funerals for the victims of a mine explosion near Soma, Manisa province, Turkey, yesterday. workers’ lives were being jeopard- done. We need to review all the off by an electrical fault. ised to cut costs, and demanding regulations, like all developed Mining operators put the fig- those responsible for the collapse countries do, so that these acci- ure at 90, but reports from rescue Before midday prayers yester- But accounts from rescue work- (CHP) said it asked parliament of the coal mine in the western dents do not happen again,” a sor- workers suggest the figure could day, thousands of locals packed the ers cast doubt over these numbers. last month to investigate work- town of Soma in Manisa province rowful Gul said, with a cracking be far higher. Most died of carbon cemetery in Soma where grave- Erdem Bakin, a doctor with the related accidents at coal mines be brought to account. voice. monoxide poisoning. diggers were still hollowing out a Search and Rescue organisation, in Soma, but the government “Hundreds of our workers have Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Intensifying the pressure on long line of graves. said only around 70 to 80 peo- turned down the request. been left to die from the very Erdogan has rejected claims of Erdogan, local media reported All morning, loudspeakers in ple who were between the mine “We receive tip-offs every day beginning by being forced to work government culpability, saying that the general manager of the the town of 100,000 had been entrance and the transformer that that workers’ lives are under in cruel production processes to that “such accidents happen”. mine operator Soma Komur, crackling with the sound of death exploded had survived. threat,” local CHP lawmaker achieve maximum profits,” they He compared the collapse to Ramazan Dogru, was married to announcements — the names of The prosecutor’s office in Soma, Ozgur Ozel told Turkish media. said in a joint statement, calling 19th-century mining disasters, a member of his ruling Justice and the deceased, and details of their a key centre for lignite coal min- Turkey’s ministry of labour and on people to wear black. saying that “204 people died in Development Party (AKP). burial arrangements. ing located around 480 kilome- social security said the Soma mine Anger at the disaster has swept the UK in 1862 and 361 people in Another body was retrieved Early reports said 787 work- tres southwest of Istanbul, has had been inspected eight times in across Turkey, where mine explo- 1864”, in an apparent attempt to late yesterday, bringing the con- ers were underground when the launched an investigation into the the last four years, most recently sions and cave-ins are a frequent downplay its severity. firmed death toll to 283, making blast occurred. By late Wednesday, disaster. on March 17, and was found to occurrence. Erdogan was forced to take it Turkey’s worst ever mining “close to 450” workers had been The main opposition comply with safety regulations. In Izmir, around 100 kilometres refuge in a shop after a furious accident. rescued, according to Soma Komur. Republican People’s Party AFP Iraq militants kill 10 in court Bouteflika offers reforms to opposition BAGHDAD: Militants killed 10 people in an assault on a Baghdad court involving suicide bombers and shot dead five army officers in attacks yes- ALGIERS: Algerian President unable to finish his new term. constitutional revision,” APS Front (FLN) and the army. terday amid a surge of post-election violence. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, newly A previous two-term limit was state news agency said. Most of its opposition leaders The attacks were the worst in unrest that left 25 people dead nationwide, re-elected despite suffering a removed to allow him to run for APS said details of the pro- - including secular and Islamist part of a protracted spike in bloodshed as officials tally votes from Iraq’s April stroke last year, has proposed a third term five years ago, when posals from a panel of experts rivals - have already rejected 30 parliamentary election. a raft of reforms including he won a landslide victory. would be released today, but the Bouteflika’s proposal they join In Thursday’s deadliest attack, militants assaulted a court in central setting a two-term presiden- The government source said source said the government had the debate, dismissing the invi- Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding dozens. tial limit and delegating more the 47 proposed amendments dropped a previous idea of creat- tation as a move to co-opt them Twin suicide bombings, one of which involved an attacker setting off a authority to the prime minis- included lifting controls on the ing a vice president’s position to rather than an attempt at real car bomb, came minutes apart during morning rush hour in the commercial ter, a government source said media and giving parliament help Bouteflika administer his reform. district of Karrada, near a crossroads that is the site of a hospital, a police yesterday. more ability to question govern- fourth term. “Two years ago, the regime headquarters and the court complex. Bouteflika, 77, won last ment officials. His ally Abdelmalek Sellal called us to make proposals for “What happened near the Karrada court was an attempt by terrorists to month’s election to secure his The source said the draft was was reappointed prime minister a new constitution. They did break into the court,” said Baghdad security spokesman Brigadier General fourth five-year term, despite handed to political parties, which after the election, having briefly not take into consideration any Saad Maan. Maan added that “we lost some security forces” in the first blast. his opponents’ arguments that have been invited to debate the stepped down to campaign on of our suggestions,” Abderazak Elsewhere in Baghdad, a car bomb near a row of shops in a predominantly his fragile health undermined his reforms in June before they go behalf of the president. Mokri, leader of the moder- Shia neighbourhood killed at least four people, while violence outside the ability to govern. to a constitutional committee for Politics in the OPEC state ate Islamist party MSP, said capital left 11 dead. Analysts said the proposed review and then probably to a have been mostly dominated this week. “This new invitation In Salaheddin province, militants seized a vehicle transporting five off-duty reforms may be aimed at easing referendum for final approval. since the end of French colo- is just another way to fool the army officers in civilian clothes and killed them, officials said. worries over a potential transi- “Invitations have been sent to nial rule in 1962 by the rul- opposition.” AFP tion should Bouteflika become partners in the process of the ing National Liberation REUTERS

Palestinians warn Israel after two killed RAMALLAH: Israeli forces yesterday shot dead two Palestinians during a Nakba Day demonstration in the West Bank, prompting a Palestinian warning of a halt in security coordination with the Jewish state. The demonstration was held to mark the anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe” of the 1948 establishment of the state of Israel on the former British mandate of Palestine. “The Palestinian leadership cannot remain idle in the face of Israel’s violations, the latest of which was the killing of the two young Palestinians today (Thursday)” near Ramallah on the West Bank, Palestinian security spokesman Adnan Al Damiri said. “And all this prompts the leadership to seriously consider a halt to security coordination with the Israeli side,” he said. According to Israeli media, the Jewish state counts on coor- Palestinians carry large replicas of keys symbolising the homes that were lost to Israel in the 1948 war, dination with the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its “targeted” during a rally to mark the 66th anniversary of the ‘Nakba’, in Ramallah, yesterday. killings in Gaza and to counter threats in the West Bank. northern city of Nablus, in the Nakba, we hope this year Jerusalem”, said the right-wing Security and medical sources Hebron in the south of the West will be the one in which our premier. earlier said Musaab Nuwarah, Bank and in east Jerusalem, long suffering ends,” Abbas said “Another answer to the Nakba 20, and Mohammed Udeh, 17, where police reported a clash in a speech broadcast late on is our passing the Nation Law, died in a Ramallah hospital after and arrests. Wednesday. “It is time to put an clarifying to the world that Israel being shot in the chest during Hundreds of demonstrators, end to the longest occupation is the State of the Jewish people,” a protest outside Ofer jail near some carrying Palestinian flags in modern history and time for he said in remarks relayed by his Ramallah. or banners calling for refugees Israel’s leaders to understand office. Israel’s military said its border to be allowed to return to their that there is no other home- Palestinian chief peace nego- police had clashed with around former homes, also marched in land for the Palestinians but tiator Saeb Erakat, in a com- 150 protesters, using “anti-riot the Gaza Strip near the Erez Palestine,” he said. mentary published in Israel’s methods and rubber bullets”, crossing with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin left-leaning daily Haaretz, said although Damiri said live rounds In Ramallah, where Netanyahu yesterday accused the PLO has officially recognised were fired. Palestinian president Mahmud the Palestinians of teaching their Israel’s right to exist since 1988. Protesters set fire to tyres and Abbas and his PA has their children that Israel “should be But “the concept of an exclu- hurled stones at border police, an headquarters, people stood in made to disappear”. sively Jewish state necessar- army spokesman said. silence on the streets for 66 The Israeli answer was to ily implies the negation of the Other Palestinian rallies for seconds while sirens wailed. “continue building our coun- Nakba”, Erakat wrote. Nakba Day were held in the “On this 66th anniversary of try and our unified capital, AFP FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Call to release Sombre mood as 9/11 museum opens

NEW YORK: President Barack Obama hailed the love and sacrifice he said was “the true spirit of 9/11” yesterday as he inaugu- abducted girls rated a haunting Ground Zero museum dedicated to the Al Qaeda attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people. Obama said the museum, in the footprint of unconditionally the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, would ensure the horror and heroism of September 11, 2001 would not be forgotten by future generations. Nigeria rules out prisoner swap The president, speaking slowly and somb- erly, told New York dignitaries and relatives ABUJA: Relatives of more than the Pentagon said, while Britain of those killed in the attacks that it was an 200 schoolgirls held hostage by was sending a spy plane and a honour to recall “the true spirit of 9/11 — love, Boko Haram yesterday called military team to Abuja to work compassion, sacrifice — and to enshrine it for- for their unconditional release, alongside French and Israeli ever in the heart of our nation.” after Nigeria’s government experts. The United Nations spe- Obama said that he was grateful for such a ruled out a prisoner swap with cial envoy for West Africa, Said “sacred place of healing and hope” in the bed- the extremists. Djinnit, met Jonathan and said rock of Manhattan island, and vowed “nothing An on-the-run Boko Haram a package of measures were in can ever break us. Nothing can change who suspect wanted in connection place to help the girls after their we are as Americans.” with a bomb attack that killed 75 release, including psychological Obama was an unknown state lawmaker in in Abuja was meanwhile arrested counselling. Illinois when the attacks shook the foundation in Sudan, while the UN pledged “The UN is committed to do of American life and drew the country into to do all it could to help end the its utmost within its capacity to a still unfinished cascade of wars and anti- crisis. assist the authorities of Nigeria terror operations. Boko Haram leader Abubakar in their efforts towards the But the aftermath of September 11, the Shekau indicated in a video release of the schoolgirls,” he said wars in Afghanistan and Iraq which followed, this week that he could release in Abuja. and the thicket of legal snares laid down by the 223 girls now held for more Nigeria’s capital was hit by its the “war on terror” have cast a shadow over Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks at the dedication ceremony of September 11 than a month in exchange for worst ever bombing on April 14, his presidency. Memorial Museum in New York yesterday. militant fighters in custody in when a car bomb ripped through The president highlighted the courage of Nigerian jails. a crowded bus station in the one red bandana-wearing young man called But Britain’s Africa minister Nyanya suburb. Boko Haram Welles Crowther, who helped people out of marker of our past.” and brought it down in rural Pennsylvania, far Mark Simmonds said after meet- were blamed. the flaming south tower and returned sev- The museum, with its 10,000 artifacts, pro- from its believed target of the White House ing President Goodluck Jonathan The country’s secret police the eral times, only to perish when the building vides an emotionally bracing experience likely or the US Capitol. on Wednesday that the head of Department of State Services collapsed. to revive terrible memories of the attacks, Inside the museum, a map charts the path state was adamant there “will (DSS) said this week that five Before speaking, Obama toured the museum which shattered the illusion that mainland of the airliners sent on a suicide mission on a be no negotiation that involves men had been arrested on sus- with First Lady Michelle Obama and former America was insulated from threats facing crisp but fateful morning nearly 13 years ago. a swap”. picion of carrying out the attack president Bill Clinton and former secretary of much of the rest of the world. There are poignant reminders of the people Ayuba Chibok, whose niece but the two alleged masterminds state Hillary Clinton, who was a senator for In addition to the two planes steered at the who went to work that day and never came is among the hostages, said the were at large. New York when the attacks took place. World Trade Center, another aircraft slammed home — a set of charred credit cards and a girls’ detention was taking its One of them, British-born Former New York mayor Michael into the Pentagon outside Washington. woman’s shoe, as well as a crushed and burned toll on parents and families in Nigerian Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, Bloomberg, who was in office as the museum A fourth jet was brought down by passen- fire engine memorialising the 343 New York their remote town from where was held on Tuesday as he tried became reality, said the museum was a “sacred gers who overpowered the Al Qaeda hijackers firefighters who died. AFP the teenagers were abducted to get a visa from the Turkish on April 14. embassy in central Khartoum, “For me, I want these girls where he had been studying released without any negotia- Arabic, a source close to the case tions. Even if Boko Haram wants told AFP. to request something from the The DSS said Ogwuche, an Emergency as 5 killed in Bosnia, Serbia floods government, let them request army deserter who served in an something else,” he told AFP by intelligence unit, had previously telephone from Chibok. been arrested on suspicion of ter- SARAJEVO/BELGRADE: church said it would hold special evacuated dozens of people police were trying to reach the “Let (Shekau) release these ror offences in November 2011 at The heaviest rains and floods in prayers in Belgrade for the rain stranded on the top floors of their northern Bosnian town of Doboj, girls unconditionally,” he added. Abuja international airport but 120 years have hit Bosnia and to stop. flooded homes in the central town which was cut off from the rest of The mass abduction — and bailed the following October. Serbia, killing five people, forc- “This is the greatest flooding of Maglaj, where the Bosna river the country after all major roads Boko Haram claims that the girls In parliament, senators were ing hundreds out of their homes disaster ever. Not only in the past swelled to record levels and swept out were flooded. would be sold as slaves – has led quizzing security and mili- and cutting off entire towns. 100 years; this has never happened away the main bridge. Rescuers Bosnia ordered the Defence to global outrage and galvanised tary commanders before vot- The five casualties, one of them in Serbia’s history,” Serbia’s Prime used boats to reach stranded vic- Ministry to use troops to help the international community to ing on a request by Jonathan a firefighter on a rescue mission, Minister Aleksandar Vucic told a tims. Doctors said one man in thousands of civilians whose help Nigeria end the crisis. for a six-month extension to drowned in Serbia. Bosnia and news conference. “More rain fell eastern Bosnia died of a heart homes were engulfed by water, US drones and manned surveil- a state of emergency in three Serbia declared a state of emer- in one day than in four months.” attack while trying to save his particularly in the central and lance aircraft have been deployed, northeast states. AFP gency, while the Serbian Orthodox In Bosnia, army helicopters cattle from drowning. Special eastern regions. REUTERS

Drumming support Anti-World Cuba blogger launches Cup protests, first online newspaper strikes MIAMI: Cuba’s prize-win- calls from Cuban state security ning blogger, Yoani Sanchez, officials prior to the official launch hit Brazil is launching the island’s first on May 21. independent digital newspaper Public criticism of Cuba’s com- SAO PAULO: Protesters dis- next week to challenge the com- munist system can be considered gusted at the price tag of the munist-ruled country’s state- enemy propaganda, punishable by World Cup called for demon- controlled media. stiff jail sentences. strations across Brazil yes- Sanchez said the online publi- Sanchez, 38, has won several terday, trying to regain the cation will be named “14ymedio,” prestigious media awards in the momentum that disrupted in honour of the year of its launch United States and Europe and has the Confederations Cup a and the 14th floor Havana apart- been included on Time magazine’s year ago. ment where she writes her popu- annual list of 100 most influential Ongoing strikes by police and lar Generation Y blog on daily life people. Vowing to be totally inde- teachers and the threat of a and politics in Cuba. pendent and transparent, Sanchez nationwide strike by federal police Going up against Cuba’s heavy said she opted for online journal- also raised fears of chaos with 28 media restrictions will not be easy, ism to voice her criticism of Cuba’s days to go until the World Cup. she admitted in an announcement one-party system, rather than In business hub Sao Paulo, on her blog on Wednesday. becoming an opposition politician. about 5,000 members of the “It will be a difficult road. In “A reporter should not have any Homeless Workers’ Movement recent weeks, we have seen a pre- kind of militancy,” she said. (MTST) set fire to car tyres and view of how official propaganda Instead, she hopes 14ymedio marched towards the Corinthians will demonise us for creating this “will support and accompany the Arena stadium, which will host medium,” Sanchez wrote, adding necessary transition that is going the World Cup opening match that several of her online team to take place in our country.” between Brazil and Croatia on Colombian presidential candidate of Alianza Verde party Enrique Penalosa (centre) with supporters during a have already received warning REUTERS June 12. campaign rally in Duitama, Boyaca, yesterday. Elections will be held on May 25. Around 200 metalworkers also held a protest against unemploy- ment outside a factory in the south of the city. Several hundred demonstrators US warns of new sanctions if Russia disrupts Ukraine election blocked a nearby street demand- ing housing, and hundreds of others barricaded a road leading KIEV: The United States seized over a dozen towns in a against rebels around Slavyansk, can do to create bleeding,” a US in March, which plunged relations from the Osasco suburb into the warned yesterday that the month of fighting and declared the epicentre of the uprising. On official said, adding that the aim between Moscow and the West city, Globo TV reported. West would inflict tough new independence in two industrial Wednesday, Kiev had hosted the was “to use a scalpel rather than to their lowest point since the Several movements took to sanctions if Russia and its allies regions in defiance of Kiev and first round of unity talks under an a hammer”. Cold War. social media calling for protests in Ukraine disrupt a crucial the West were “sowing mayhem”. OSCE initiative to try to resolve Facing the very real prospect Dozens of people have been in at least 10 of the 12 World Cup presidential election just 10 “Far from defending the rights the escalating crisis on Europe’s of Ukraine’s partition, interim killed in the southeast since host cities on issues ranging from days away. of the people in the east they are doorstep. President Oleksandr Turchynov mid-April as government troops poverty to concerns over human Ukraine’s interim leaders are seeking to speak for everybody Crucially however, the rebels said his administration was ready continue their offensive to try to rights. One of the groups calling battling to keep the country through the barrel of the gun,” fighting against Kiev’s rule were to reach out to pro-Russians in dislodge the rebels. for protests was the Free Pass together for the May 25 vote in Kerry told reporters. not invited, despite Western the east but that the separatists Fears are growing that Ukraine Movement (MPL), a student the face of a bloody pro-Moscow “If Russia or its proxies disrupt calls for inclusive talks, and no must first lay down their arms. could tear apart after rebels group whose demand for free insurgency in the eastern indus- the elections the United States progress was reported. “We will not yield to blackmail,” declared “sovereignty” in the public transport helped spark trial heartland. and those countries represented President Barack Obama has he said. “We are ready to listen industrial regions of Donetsk million-strong street protests “Our message is really, quite here today in European Union already drafted an executive order to the people of the east but they and Lugansk following weekend last year that embarrassed Brazil simple: ‘Let Ukraine vote. Let the will impose sectoral economic for sanctions across key sectors must not shoot, loot or occupy referendums. during the Confederations Cup, a Ukrainian people choose their sanctions as a result.” such as banking, energy, defence government buildings.” “When Ukrainians kill World Cup warm-up tournament. future’,” US Secretary of State His tough talk, echoed by and mining, adding to punitive Western leaders see the May Ukrainians I believe this is as The movement said it hoped to John Kerry said at a meeting with British Foreign Secretary William measures already imposed by 25 vote as crucial for the future close to a civil war as you can get,” gather 15,000 people in the streets European counterparts in London. Hague, came as Ukraine pressed Washington and Brussels. of Ukraine after Russia’s much Russian Foreign Minister Sergei of Sao Paulo. AFP He said the separatists who have on with a military operation “There are a lot of things we criticised annexation of Crimea Lavrov said on Wednesday. AFP FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES 21 die in anti-China protests in Vietnam 100 Chinese hospitalised as riots spread in Ha Tinh

HANOI: Up to 21 people were Xinhua reported that at least admitted to the Ha Tinh hospital. killed in Vietnam, a doctor said two Chinese nationals had The plant is expected to be yesterday, and a huge foreign died and more than 100 were Southeast Asia’s largest steel steel project was set ablaze as hospitalised. making facility when it is com- anti-China riots spread to the Vietnamese Prime Minister pleted in 2017. No details of fire centre of the country a day Nguyen Tan Dung called on police damage or financial losses were after arson and looting in the and state and local authorities immediately available, the com- south. to restore order and ensure the pany said. The doctor at a hospital in safety of people and property in The Ha Tinh industrial park, central Ha Tinh province said the affected areas. estimated to cost more than five Vietnamese workers and 16 “Appropriate measures should $20bn, is more than half com- other people described as Chinese be taken immediately to help plete. When finished in 2020, were killed on Wednesday night businesses stabilise and return to it will have a port, a 2,100MW in rioting, one of the worst break- normal production activities,” he power plant and six furnaces, downs in Sino-Vietnamese rela- said, without elaborating. Vietnamese media say. tions since the neighbours fought The Planning and Investment Such industrial zones are the Members of China Youth Service & Recreation Centre tear a portrait of Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang, a brief border war in 1979. Ministry blamed the clashes on backbone of Vietnam’s $138bn demanding apology and compensation from Vietnam, outside the Vietnamese Consulate in Hong Kong yesterday. “There were about a hundred “extremists” and warned that economy. The country has 190 people sent to the hospital last they could seriously affect the registered industrial parks night. Many were Chinese. More investment environment. employing about 2.1 million peo- been borne by Taiwanese firms, has taken place at Chinese busi- and more than 1,000 years of are being sent to the hospital Formosa Plastics Group, ple. They manufactured products mistaken by the rioters as being nesses and to Chinese people Chinese colonial rule that ended this morning,” the doctor at Ha Taiwan’s biggest investor in worth $38bn in exports last year, owned by mainland Chinese. has a direct relationship with in the 10th century. Tinh General Hospital said by Vietnam, said its upcoming steel or 30 percent of Vietnam’s total China expressed serious con- Vietnam’s winking at and indulg- The dispute in the South China phone. plant in Ha Tinh was set on export revenue. cern over the violence in Vietnam ing law breakers there.” Sea has sparked anger on both Foreign Ministry spokesman fire after fighting between its The anti-China riots erupted and urged it to punish crimi- Although the two Communist sides. Dozens of vessels from Le Hai Binh confirmed one death Vietnamese and Chinese workers. in industrial zones in the south nals and compensate victims. neighbours have close economic the two countries are around in the clashes, and described One Chinese worker was killed of the country on Tuesday after Foreign Ministry spokeswoman and political ties, Vietnamese the oil rig, and both sides have media reports and accounts on and 90 others injured, it said in protests against Beijing placing an Hua Chunying suggested Hanoi resentment against China runs accused the other of intentional social networking sites of higher a statement in Taipei. oil rig in a part of the South China had turned a blind eye to the deep, rooted in feelings of national collisions, increasing the risk of a casualties as “groundless”. It was not immediately clear if Sea claimed by Hanoi. protesters. pride and the struggle for inde- confrontation. China’s state news agency the casualties were among those The brunt of the violence has “The looting and stealing that pendence after decades of war REUTERS 12 die as Bangladesh ferry with hundreds on board sinks DHAKA: A Bangladeshi river capsized in high winds and rain cannot be sure of the number due to overcrowding and lack of swim ashore despite strong cur- A rescue vessel sent from ferry with around 200 pas- on the Meghna river near the of passengers (on board),” enforcement of safety standards rents and high waves. Dhaka reached the scene three sengers on board capsized in a capital Dhaka. Saiful Hassan Badal, Deputy such as numbers of lifeboats. “There was a sudden storm hours after the accident. storm yesterday, killing at least Most of the passengers were Commissioner of Munshiganj Bangladesh Coast Guard diver and we requested the boatswain Twelve bodies had been recov- 12 people, and a rescue diver city workers and students head- district, said by telephone from Liton said he had pulled out the to anchor at the riverside but he ered so far, including those of said he had seen more bodies ing home for the weekend begin- the scene. body of a child of around five and ignored us ... the ferry capsized women and children, said Oliur inside the wreck. ning today. Bangladesh has a history of had seen several more bodies in within a few seconds,” said Abdur Rahman, a police officer at the Police said some 40 people had “We fear there will be more ferry disasters, with casualties the ferry. Rahman, 50, a passenger who scene. swam ashore as the MV Miraj-4 bodies inside the vessel and we sometimes running into hundreds Some survivors were able to managed to swim ashore. REUTERS

Sewol crew face death SEOUL: The captain and three crew members of the ferry that sank off South Korea last month were indicted yesterday on charges of manslaughter through gross negligence. Captain Lee Joon-Seok, two navigators and a chief engineer could be handed the death sentence if convicted, although the pen- alty is very unlikely to be carried out. Even after being instructed by maritime safety authorities to help passen- gers evacuate the Sewol ferry, they failed to take action and almost an hour later got on the first rescue boat, officials A US Air Force V-22 Osprey prepares to land near the command post on said. The four are accused of the last day of the annual US-Philippine military exercise at the former US leaving the ship as it was sink- traget range in Crow Valley, Capas town, yesterday. ing while telling passengers, mostly high school students on an excursion, to stay back. Philippines offers naval Thai panel calls for poll delay base in Palawan to US BANGKOK: Thailand’s Election Commission yes- MANILA: The Philippines, the US would help pay for the terday called for the post- aiming to boost its ability to development of the base, where ponement of parliamentary defend offshore areas, wants to the Philippines has begun work, polls due on July 20 because ensure US warships are closer and help develop it into a major of political unrest. The to the disputed South China Sea operating base for both navies. appeal follows an attack on by offering the United States an Oyster Bay is only 160kms an anti-government rally underdeveloped naval base on from the disputed Spratly islands, in Bangkok that left three a western island, its military where China has been reclaiming dead. Hours later, opposi- chief has said. a reef known as Johnson South tion demonstrators stormed Brunei, Malaysia, the Reef, and building what appears a meeting between gov- Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan to be an airstrip on it. ernment and vote officials, also have claims over the sea, or The Philippine foreign minis- forcing caretaker Prime parts of it, through which about try released yesterday aerial sur- Minister Niwattumrong $5tr of ship-borne goods pass veillance photographs of the reef Boonsongpaisan to flee. every year. Last month, the showing some work had been done. Philippines and the US signed an In October, the Philippine navy Singapore to test Enhanced Defence Cooperation commander on Palawan said the Agreement (EDCA) allowing US force had a plan to convert Oyster visitors for MERS forces wider access to Philippine Bay into a “mini-Subic” where the bases and building facilities for country’s two former US Coast SINGAPORE: Singapore joint use in maritime security and Guard cutters would be based. said yesterday it will begin disaster response. Subic Bay is a former US naval checking travellers from the “Oyster Bay is still underdevel- base which is now a commercial Middle East for fever, tight- oped but we need to improve it for free port, where US warships ening its guard against the our armed forces,” armed forces dock because of its deep harbour. MERS virus which has killed chief of staff General Emmanuel There are plans to convert parts 157 people in Saudi Arabia. Bautista said, referring to a base of the free port into an air and “We intend to commence on Palawan island to the west of naval base. temperature screening at air main Philippine islands. Meanwhile, a joint exercise checkpoints for passengers “Perhaps with the EDCA that was held between the US and the from affected countries in the can be facilitated and further Philippines at various areas of the Middle East from May 18,” improvement in Oyster Bay will country, including Crow Valley in the health ministry said. be made.” Tarlac for live firing exercises. AGENCIES Bautista said he was hoping REUTERS FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Malala portrait goes for Travelling without polio $102,500 in New York dose banned NEW YORK: A painted por- Malala Yousafza is an educa- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan trait of Malala Yousafzai, the tion activist from the town of yesterday announced that Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the Mingora in the Swat District of residents of its restive tribal head by the Taliban, fetched Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber belt would not be able to $102,500 at auction yesterday Pakhtunkhwa province. travel to other parts of the in New York -- with the money She is known for her activism country without getting vac- going to female education in for rights to education and for cination against polio. Nigeria. women, especially in the Swat The move came days after The proceeds will be donated Valley, where the Taliban had at Pakistan said it would set from her Malala Fund to a special times banned girls from attend- up mandatory immunisation fund designed to assist local NGOs ing school. points at airports to help stop working to educate girls and In early 2009, Yousafzai wrote its polio outbreak spreading women in Nigeria, where more a blog under a pseudonym for abroad, in response to new than 200 schoolgirls are missing the BBC detailing her life under guidelines by the World Health after being snatched at gun point Taliban rule, their attempts to Organisation (WHO). last month by extremists. take control of the valley, and her “(The) Prime Minister Auction house Christie’s views on promoting education for decided to involve (the)... Army had estimated the portrait of 22 girls. to ensure security on all FATA the veiled teenager -- done in Malala, now 16, was shot by a (Federally Administered Tribal 2013 by leading British art- Taliban gunman in 2012 over her Area) border points to regulate ist Jonathan Yeo -- would fetch outspoken views on education for ingress of people from FATA $60,000-$80,000. girls in her home region of north- into settled areas only after But after several bids it was west Pakistan. After undergoing polio vaccine has been adminis- snapped up in just a few minutes extensive medical treatment, she Christie’s employees take phone bids on as a TV monitor displays the work of Jonathan Yeo titled ‘Girl Reading’ tered,” a statement from prime at a higher price. now lives in Britain. AFP during an auction at Christie’s New York Afternoon Session of Post-War and Contemporary Art yesterday. minister Nawaz Sharif’s office said. AFP Second Afghan poll run-off on June 14 Winner will take charge at a crucial time with most foreign troops due to withdraw by year-end

KABUL: The Afghan elec- agreement with Washington per- Washington allowing American favoured candidate, finished a dis- has been a vocal critic of Karzai’s Around 7 million of an eligi- tion headed for a second round mitting some US forces to stay troops to stay beyond 2014 for tant third with 11.4 percent, but administration ever since. ble 12 million voters braved the run-off in mid-June between hanging in the balance. counter-insurgency and train- has since joined Abdullah’s camp. The run-off will be held two threat of Taliban attacks to cast Abdullah Abdullah, a former Abdullah, a former leader in the ing purposes. President Hamid Karzai was constitutionally weeks later than initially planned, ballots in what will be the first opposition leader, and ex-World anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, Karzai had refused to sign a pact, barred from standing for a third partly due to the loss of election democratic transition of power in Bank economist Ashraf Ghani scored 45 percent of the vote in which otherwise would have been term, having been first elected in materials that were destroyed by their country’s history. after final results yesterday the first round held on April 5, seen as part of his legacy. 2004. He earlier held the presi- the Taliban in an attack on the Just 300,000 votes were cast out showed no candidate had won followed by Ghani with 31.6 per- Both contenders have also said dency for two years on an interim IEC’s headquarters ahead of the as fraudulent compared to over a an absolute majority. cent, the Independent Election they are open to a peace deal with basis after Afghan forces backed vote, Nuristani said. million in the previous election. The run-off will be held on Commission (IEC) said. the Taliban, who have refused to by the United States ousted the Although the April 5 presi- That said, election authori- June 14 and the results will be “As the none of the candidates deal directly with Karzai’s gov- Taliban from power in late 2001. dential election generated more ties have however been criticised announced on July 22. got more than 50 percent of the ernment, calling him a puppet Having served as foreign min- complaints of serious fraud than by observers for taking decisions The winner will take charge vote, the election goes to the sec- of the West despite his frequent ister in the early years of Karzai’s in 2009, it is widely seen to have behind closed doors, where they at a crucial time with most for- ond round,” IEC chief Ahmad outbursts over US strategy in presidency, Abdullah ran against been a success because voter could be swayed by political pres- eign troops due to withdraw by Yousuf Nuristani said. Afghanistan. Karzai in a 2009 election, but turnout was unexpectedly high sure and horse-trading. The next the end of the year, the Taliban Abdullah and Ghani both say Former foreign minister Zalmai pulled out of a run-off due to and fewer votes were thrown out round of campaigning is due to insurgency still raging and an they will sign the agreement with Rassoul, widely seen as Karzai’s allegations of electoral fraud and than last time. start on May 22. REUTERS ICG meeting

US Ambassador James F Dobbins, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, arrives at the Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Tokyo yesterday. Fifty representatives from countries and international organisation gathered for the one-day conference. Pakistan, Afghan US frees 10 Pakistanis forces clash on Durand line from Bagram prison KABUL: According to reports, the Afghan and Pakistani ISLAMABAD: US authori- several weeks. Pakistani authori- forces exchanged fire along the ties have released 10 Pakistanis ties did not tell the families the Durand line yesterday morning. from Bagram Prison in US had freed the six and only Preliminary reports suggest Afghanistan, lawyers said yes- acknowledged holding them after that the Pakistani forces have terday, after the men had spent Justice Project Pakistan won attacked a number of the Afghan years in prison without trial. court orders. check posts which spark clashes One had been held for 10 years Foreign prisoners at Bagram between the two sides as said in after being captured by British face review boards staffed by a statement. Local government forces in Iraq and transferred to US military officers but are not officials confirmed the incident Afghanistan, said legal charity allowed to know all evidence and said the clashes between the Reprieve. against them or be represented two sides broke out after Afghan US authorities say detentions by a lawyer of their choice. border police forces stopped the are necessary to keep potentially The boards evaluate evidence Pakistani troops to create check dangerous men off the battle- and whether detainees might pose posts inside the Afghan soil. field. It was not immediately clear a future threat to US forces. Provincial police spokesman where the 10 released men had Sarah Belal, lawyer at Justice Ahmad Zia Durani also con- been taken. Project Pakistan, said dozens of firmed that the Afghan security Justice Project Pakistan, which men remain in the prison under forces are on alert to respond to is providing representation to US custody. She said Pakistani Pakistani forces fire. some detainees, said International government officials needed to Durani confirmed that a serv- Committee of the Red Cross had tell lawyers and families about ice member of the Afghan bor- informed their families that the releases to avoid putting the der police was killed during the prisoners had been released, but men at risk of torture. “They clashes which started early yester- not where they were. A batch (Pakistani forces) have no prob- day. There are no reports regard- of six prisoners was released in lem torturing people. The longer ing the casualties of the Pakistani December, only to be secretly you let someone sit incommuni- security forces following the clas transferred to Pakistani pris- cado in detention, the bigger the hes. AGENCY ons and held incommunicado for risk of torture.” REUTERS FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA BJP prepares for poll win, security tight Victory rallies banned in Varanasi

NEW DELHI: Indian police defeat after 10 years in power, tightened security amid restric- has warned that a BJP victory tions on election celebrations will stoke interreligious tensions yesterday as the Hindu nation- in the country. Violence flared in alist Bharatiya Janata Party the southern city of Hyderabad geared up for victory ahead of on Wednesday in which three the publication of results. people were killed during clashes Workers at the flower-fes- between Muslims and Sikhs. tooned New Delhi headquarters of Hundreds of police and para- the BJP passed around traditional military forces patrolled the old Indian sweets and chanted trib- quarter of Hyderabad enforcing utes to hardline leader Narendra a curfew yesterday, one day after Modi who, polls show, is likely to mobs destroyed homes and other emerge as prime minister. property. “About 500 police are BJP workers said they brought patrolling the area. The situation Supporters of Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for BJP, shower confetti from atop a bus in Ahmedabad yesterday. in two car-loads of fireworks, is calm and quiet now,” local joint while confectioner Hari Gyan police commissioner Y Gangadhar N D Tiwari marries Singh said he had prepared said. According to local media, around 2.5 tonnes of laddoos, a Wednesday’s clashes erupted Modi keeps cards to himself, his companion traditional ball-shaped sweet for after a group of Muslims allegedly the celebrations. torched a flag at a Sikh temple. Ujjwala Sharma Vote counting will start at 8am Modi was taking a break from today at the climax of a marathon months of relentless campaign- but names do the rounds LUCKNOW: Veteran Congress six-week parliamentary election ing yesterday and was staying in leader and former Uttar Pradesh that saw a record 551 million peo- his home state of Gujarat which NEW DELHI: With the BJP’s opposing Modi within the party affairs ministry and BJP presi- chief minister Narayan Dutt ple file through polling booths. he has run since 2001 as chief prime ministerial candidate forum and had to make way for dent Rajnath Singh for defence. Tiwari married Ujjwala Sharma, “People have voted for development minister. Narendra Modi keeping all cards Modi for the Varanasi seat, could Regarding the crucial home retired lecturer and the woman and progress. People are restless Sources in his administration close to his chest on ministry be accommodated as deputy chair- ministry, it is being said that Modi whose son he recently accepted as for change. They will feel liberated said he would seek the bless- formation if the NDA comes to man of the Planning Commission, a would like to keep the portfo- his own, Ujjwala said yesterday. once results are announced,” BJP ing of his mother Hiraba before power, party leaders yesterday source privy to some of the think- lio himself. Amit Shah could join The wedding was held on spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing public meetings in his publicly said there was only media ing, said. A senior party leader the Prime Minister’s Office and Wednesday night at his official told reporters. Gujarat constituency of Vadodara speculation on the issue. Yet said: “Modi ji’s cabinet is diffi- control the home ministry from residence in Mall Avenue area Election Commission officials and the main city of Ahmedabad. names of possible cabinet minis- cult to predict. Things will be as there, though everything remains here in the presence of family have banned victory processions The BJP’s previous best showing ters kept doing the rounds in the never before.” Top party sources in the realm of party speculation as members from both the sides, she in Varanasi, where Modi is stand- was in elections in 1998 and 1999 expectation of a Modi govern- said that BJP candidate for the Modi is unlikely to have shared his said. Ujjwala is mother of Rohit ing, and throughout the elector- when it won 182 seats and ran the ment by next week if the exit poll Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Smriti thinking with many people other Shekhar, whose biological rela- ally critical northern state of country until a shock defeat at predictions get confirmed today. Irani, could be inducted as a min- than a few people close to him like tion with the 88-year-old former Uttar Pradesh. The state’s chief the hands of the Congress in 2004. BJP sources said they were not ister even if she loses to Congress Jaitley and Rajnath Singh. Uttarakhand chief minister was election official, Umesh Sinha, “We all are so happy,” Modi’s certain about who and how many vice president Rahul Gandhi. However, a party leader from settled by the Delhi High Court said the decision was “ultimately younger and only sister Vasantiben leaders will be part of the Modi There is a strong feeling that Gujarat said there may be more recently. aimed at maintaining law and Modi, 58, told AFP from a mod- government if the NDA comes to senior leader Arun Jaitley, who is technocrats involved in decision Tiwari was dressed in traditional order in the state”. est two-storey house in the dusty power. The names doing the rounds considered close to Modi and has making in the Modi government. wedding attire and Ujjwala wore Uttar Pradesh is one of India’s town of Unjha in Gujarat. “My in the BJP’s inside circles include been one of the earliest champions Officially, the decisions on minis- a bright coloured saree and the most sensitive states and vio- brother is going to be the prime top leaders like Arun Jaitley, of his prime ministership, could try formation will be taken by the pichauda (odhni) gifted by Tiwari’s lence in Muzaffarnagar district minister and nothing could make Sushma Swaraj, Ravi Shankar get the finance ministry, consider- BJP parliamentary board on May family, she said. Tiwari spoke about last September between Muslims me happier,” she added, sitting on Prasad, Shahnawaz Hussain, Rajiv ing the importance Modi intends 17 if the party is set to form the the wedding to her a few days back and Hindus left some 50 people a sofa in her living room where Pratap Rudy, B C Khanduri, B S to give to fixing the economy. government. Where Modi would and discussed it later with their kul dead and forced thousands to flee two family portraits with Modi Yeddyurappa, Ananth Kumar, Other names being specu- perhaps face some tricky situa- purohit (family priest) and the day their homes. sitting in the front row with his Kalraj Misra and Shanta Kumar. lated about were that of leader tions is in accommodating senior of Budh Poornima on Wednesday The ruling Congress party, mother adorn the walls. AFP Senior BJP leader Murli of opposition in the Rajya Sabha leaders Sushma Swaraj, Joshi and was finalised for the occasion, expected to face a resounding Manohar Joshi, who has been Sushma Swaraj for the external even L K Advani. IANS Ujjwala said. “I am happy that a social sanc- tity has been given to this rela- tionship,” Ujjwala said, looking happy after the wedding. She said Modi could encounter problems, say astrologers their son Rohit also wanted this to happen. Tiwari’s office yester- NEW DELHI: BJP leader Narendra problems that could lead to a major crisis But there will be times when Modi will in the planetary positions like the transi- day said the legal process, includ- Modi is sure to head India’s new govern- in October this year. But later, including if have to battle political crises — from July tion of Guru. “The NDA government will ing registration of the marriage, ment but he could face problems even there is a new election, Modi will emerge to November 2015 and again from August be there but there may be changes at the would be completed after a formal while providing strong governance for a very powerful leader, he said. to November 2016. leadership,” Venkataraman said. announcement of the marriage. the next five years, astrologers say. Mumbai’s astro-aura reader Milan According to Gupta, these problems will Thakar, however, feels that Modi will Tiwari’s first wife passed away But there is no unanimity among astrol- Thakar added: “As per Modi’s astrological be caused by the Third Front “with the rule “firmly, and generally peacefully, for an years back. ogers across the country on the number of charts, the formation of the BJP and other blind backing of the Congress”. He said entire five-year term” during which period Ujjwala was locked in a pro- seats the Bharatiya Janata Party and its crucial factors, Modi is likely to take over the most challenging times for Modi will the economy will prosper in certain sec- tracted legal battle with Tiwari allies will win in the just ended Lok Sabha as prime minister.” But he too warned that come between 2015 and 2017 when there tors. He too had a word of caution for the over accepting Rohit as his son election. The vote count is due today. Modi could face “initial teething problems, will be opposition to him from both within BJP veteran. and the two sides settled the In their estimates, the number of seats especially with some smaller NDA allies”. the party and opposition parties. Modi’s spectacular rise in the BJP “may matter out of the court after a the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance Kolkata-based astrologer Rakesh Raj Chennai astrologer H Venkataraman too result in immense internal strains and ego DNA test ordered by the Delhi (NDA) will win ranges from 250 to over Gupta has predicted that a Modi govern- is sure that Modi, who led the BJP into clashes with possible irreversible long-term High Court proved that Rohit was 300. Haridwar-based Ratna Kaushik told ment will run smoothly for the next five the election, will “certainly become prime consequences which senior party leaders Tiwari’s biological son. IANS that while Modi was bound to be the years and “will boost the image of the coun- minister”. But he warned of a major shake- will have to guard against”. IANS next prime minister, he could encounter try the world over”. up in December this year “due to changes IANS Tight market conditions prompt banks to woo NRIs

ESPERATION to to the extent when their non-res- that boost, money conditions. Dena for the entertainment of visiting along with access to a dedicated raise funds in tight ident son or daughter need not supply has grown THE NR EYE Bank, for exam- customers. Video chatting facility relationship manager to take care market conditions support them. The young profes- slowly in 2013- ple, recently has also been introduced for the of the customer’s banking needs, is making banks in sional is also aware of the invest- 14. Further, the Moiz Mannan started offering first time. and a travel insurance bouquet Indian – in public ment avenues and does not, as a banking system a higher rate of According to a Daily Bhaskar which includes air accident cov- Dand private sector – to devise rule, squander money on luxuries. has been adversely 9.15 percent for report from Jaipur, the account erage of up to Rs 1 crore. NRI new products and roll out spe- All this is not lost on the Indian affected by bad loans (non-per- 444-day deposits. State Bank of holders in the bank are Bollywood Premia customers will also get to cial facilities for non-resident banks who at the moment are forming assets) and restructuring India (SBI), the largest govern- celebrities, cricketers, former experience special privileges in Indians (NRIs), especially the battling with a host of issues in requests from corporates. ment bank, as well as ICICI Bank, royal family members and NRIs. the form of 24 X 7 concierge pro- wealthy ones. a tight market. According to Interest rates, obviously play a the largest in the private sector, Besides offering amenities match- gramme that gives them access Last year, once again, over- Reserve Bank of Indian (RBI data, significant role. When interest both offer a maximum of 9 percent ing a 5-star hotel this bank also to reservation assistance as well seas Indians made their country money supply has seen a lower rates are low, banks are better rate on deposits for similar periods. provides forex facilities. as preferential pricing on din- the world’s leading recipient of rate of growth in the past year, able to sell loans and thus boost SBI’s associate the State The private sector giant ICICI ing, travel bookings, golf courses, remittances, sending in around at 13.3 percent. Deposit growth business. At this point the rates Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur has Bank recently opened two more spas and special events across the $70bn, according to the World has also been slow at 14 percent as are high, but many believe that started operating one of the branches in Thiruvananthapuram world. Bank. A large proportion of this has been the credit growth which as inflation starts to decline, so country’s most luxurious banks in Kerala to offer, among other And then, it is not just the was remitted by Indian expats in dropped to under 14 percent. As will the interest rates. One of the for NRIs and wealthy residents. facilities, specialised services for larger banks that are eyeing the Gulf. compared to this, money supply main reasons for the significant Jaipur-based Kohinoor Royale NRIs. NRI business. The Mysore-based There has been a perceptible rose at over 20 percent in 2007- drop in banks’ deposits rate has Banking Centre is a specialised Pan India, ICICI Bank has Kaveri Grameena Bank (KGB), change in the character and com- 2010 and was growing at over 15 been the high inflation that eats Branch, where the accounts launched two new saving account a regional rural bank sponsored position of Indian migrants to the percent until 2011-12. The growth into returns. shall be opened only by invita- products — NRI Pro and NRI by State Bank of Mysore, has Gulf over the past few years. Not rate of deposits between 2008 and Experts are hesitant at the tion. It has a five star ambience Premia — for NRI customers. In announced plans to introduce net in absolute, but in comparative 2010 was at over 20 percent. moment to take any guesses with ultra modern facilities. The addition to offering regular sav- banking and NRI accounts and terms a larger number of profes- Reserve money and money because of the rather negative Branch has a plush lounge named ings account benefits, the NRI mobile banking to its customers. sionals as against blue collar work- supply growth rates peaked in forecasts so far for the 2014 mon- Deewane Khass, which consists Pro savings account offers NRI The bank operates in the ers are now making their way out September-October 2013. Experts soon. Weathermen are seeing a of Rajkosh, the locker facility, customers value-added features districts of Mysore, Hassan, of India. Most of these professional feel that this was probably owing 65 percent chance of El-Nino and Shringar, the dressing room, and such as priority service, prefer- Tumkur, Bangalore Urban, are young and single with little or to the RBI allowing swap deals to have forecast a below-par mon- Darbar, a conference room with ential rates on money transfers Bangalore Rural, Ramanagar, no financial liabilities. boost reserves at that time. RBI soon. In that case, food inflation video conference facility apart and banking benefits for family Chamarajanagara, Mandya, The Sixth Pay Commission encouraged banks to get non-res- could force the central bank to from personal business centers, members based in India. Chikmagalur and Kodagu. About implemented for government ident Indians to make deposits in raise rates again. cafeteria, and most comfortable The NRI Premia savings 310 out of 400 branches are employees has found the pensions foreign currencies which it took In the wake of this, banks are sitting arrangements. The lounge account will offer all the benefits spread in rural areas. of parents in many such cases rise to give rupees to banks. Despite thinking of ways to battle the has both music and TV channels of a NRI Pro savings account THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Qatar plans to establish deposit insurance framework QE’s market DOHA/DUBAI: Qatar regula- insurance is rare in the region The plan also calls for develop- Qatar’s plan also calls for reporting on capital adequacy, cap rises to tors will establish a deposit insur- but would help bring Qatar in ing a Shariah-compliant equiva- strengthening regulation of solvency and liquidity, as well as ance framework that will include line with best practices in other lent to deposit insurance, an Islamic finance institutions to a framework for liquidation of a Shariah-compliant scheme, one high-income jurisdictions. even-greater rarity, deemed nec- further develop the sector. “The Islamic finance institutions. The QR734.34bn of several reforms aimed at mod- The scheme would initially be essary by regulators as Islamic three regulatory authorities will country’s four fully fledged Islamic ernising the financial sector of set up under central bank law, a banks now hold over a third of develop a common approach to banks are Qatar Islamic Bank, DOHA: The main index the world’s top exporter of lique- safety net that would promote total banking assets in Qatar. legal issues and harmonise regu- Masraf Al Rayan, International of Qatar Exchange gained fied natural gas. financial stability, said the strat- Under an Islamic version, any latory and supervisory practices,” Islamic and Barwa Bank. 143.35 points (1.11 percent) The scheme is part of a stra- egy plan published in the Qatar expenses and investments made the strategy plan said. Qatar has been working for last week with trading clos- tegic plan for Qatar’s financial Central Bank (QCB) website. by the scheme must comply with Initiatives include enhanc- several years on plans to unify ing at 13,104.75 points yes- sector developed by the country’s “Going forward, steps will be religious principles such as a ban ing licensing criteria for Islamic market watchdogs and make the terday. The trading value of three regulatory bodies, which taken to implement a depositor on interest and pure monetary banks, tightening corporate gov- regulation process simpler and QR4.95bn was an increase they aim to implement by the protection scheme in Qatar as speculation. Bahrain pioneered ernance standards and those for clearer for companies. Progress by 0.71 percent compared to year 2016. While government sup- required by the QCB law. At a Islamic deposit insurance in 1993, the Shariah boards that oversee towards this goal has been slow, QR4.91bn the previous week. port for domestic banks is consid- later stage, consideration will be with others including Kuwait, their operations. however, partly because of the The trading volume of over ered implicit in many cash-rich given to developing a risk-based Jordan and Malaysia also having Regulators would also incor- complexity of the reform process. 111 million shares decreased by Gulf countries, explicit deposit premium mechanism,” it said. developed schemes of their own. porate prudential standards and REUTERS 12.16 percent compared to over 127 million shares the previous week, while 51,758 transactions was a drop by 1.66 percent compared to 52,631 transac- tions the week before. The market capitalisa- tion stood at QR734.34bn, an Slew of deals increase by 0.33 percent com- pared to QR731.89bn the week before. The banking and financial services sector led the traded value last week accounting signed at for 32.2 percent of the total. Industries accounted for 21.32 percent. Real estate accounted for 15.32 percent, and con- sumer goods and services Project Qatar accounted for 13.35 percent. The banking and financial services sector led the traded volume last week accounting Event ends on a successful note for 25.45 percent of the total. Real estate accounted for 22.65 DOHA: The 11th International Qatar continues to be the single- percent. Telecoms accounted Construction, Technology and most important construction for 16.08 percent, and industries Building Materials Exhibition and building materials event in accounted for 14.84 percent. — Project Qatar 2014 — success- the exhibition calendar in the The banking and financial fully concluded yesterday, which Middle East. It has proven to be services sector topped the witnessed a number of business the best opportunity for exhibi- number of transactions last partnership deals singed between tors and visitors to connect, build week accounting for 25.64 local and international compa- and foster new relationships and percent of the total. Industries nies, reflecting upon the strength partnerships.” accounted for 25.51 percent. of Qatar’s booming infrastruc- Among the partnership deals Officials pose for a group picture after the signing ceremony. Real estate accounted for 18.49 ture and construction sector. inked during the event were two percent, and consumer goods The four-day exhibition exclusive joint ventures signed and ceramic floors. UIC will be the will allow the companies to focus technology at competitive prices, and services accounted for received an overwhelming between United International exclusive distributor in Qatar for on the sales and rental of verti- well trained staff and around the 13.01 percent. response both from participants Company (UIC), one of the lead- Revigres’ premier ceramic prod- cal and horizontal formwork and clock assistance. Of the 43 companies listed, as well as visitors, and also wit- ing companies in Qatar specialising ucts and associated services. scaffolding whilst combining its Ajab Al Qahtani, CEO of UIC, 23 ended higher last week nessed launch of several new in the business of distribution and During the event, Pilosio, which marketing functions and promot- said: “These new partnerships we while 18 fell and two remained products, including three new sale of sanitary wares, fittings, tim- is a manufacturer of scaffolds ing the latest building technology, have signed today with Pilosio unchanged. Masraf Al Rayan next-generation heavy trucks by ber, pipes and pumps, and Pilosio, and formworks for above-ground “Made in Italy”. and Revigres at Project Qatar led traded value last week India’s largest automobile manu- an Italian technology leader in the walls, floors, ground containment The joint venture between are perfect mutual alliances with with 9.22 percent of the total, facturer, Tata Motors. field of construction and main- systems and UIC, distributor and Pilosio and UIC will combine all international companies provid- followed by Qatar Fuel (8.67 Rawad Sleem, Project Manager tenance equipment and a sec- provider of advanced system solu- the critical success factors for ing specialised technical assist- percent) and Vodafone Qatar of Project Qatar, said: “As we ond partnership with Revigres, a tions, signed an exclusive distri- formwork and scaffolding manu- ance in the care of new projects (6.49 percent). conclude this year’s event, one Portuguese ceramics company spe- bution agreement for the Qatar facturing bringing together syn- for customers in the region.” THE PENINSULA thing remains clear, Project cialising in production of coatings market. The new arrangement ergies, providing construction THE PENINSULA

Lower earnings for Wal-Mart IEA forecasts higher oil demand, urges Opec to boost output

PARIS: Demand for oil this for Economic Cooperation and energy security not just in China year will be slightly higher than Development — mainly emerging but globally, crude exports of that expected, the IEA forecast yes- economies — also rallied strongly scale might also support oil mar- terday, highlighting signs of in the first quarter. kets,” the IEA said. tension in the market and urg- The IEA, the energy monitor- But it warned: “While Opec pro- ing Opec to raise output. ing and policy arm of the OECD, duction gains of around 400,000 Oil prices are expected to said this was driven notably by b/d went some ways towards eas- remain high, and the IEA said growing demand in India, China, ing markets last month, that gain that Opec should raise production Brazil, Iran and Saudi Arabia. will be insufficient to meet market sharply to keep world oil markets The agency said that despite needs in the second half of the year, well-supplied in the face of what easing of demand in April, nor- when consumption bounces back would be record global demand. mal for the time of year, “crude seasonally.” This meant that “in Customers walk outside a Wal-Mart store in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles. Wal-Mart Stores But strong demand in the first prices remain elevated” and signs order to balance forecast demand, reported lower earnings due to cold winter weather. Earnings in the first quarter came in at $3.6bn, quarter is predicted to slow down indicated there should be a “sig- Opec countries would need to down five percent from the year-ago level. Revenues rose 7.5 percent to $115bn. for the rest of the year because nificant rise in Opec production hike third-quarter production by a weaker outlook for global eco- from current levels in the second another 900,000 barrels per day nomic growth would weigh on half of the year”. from April levels”. consumption. While the Organisation of The IEA said customs data sug- Opec production had fallen to Petroleum Exporting Countries gested that China had increased a five-month low point in March “has more than enough capacity” its oil imports sharply to a record Moody’s changes QIIC outlook to ‘positive’ but surged by 405,000 barrels per to raise output, the IEA said it high of 6.81m b/d in April. Oil day (b/d) in April to 29.90m b/d, was not clear that Opec would be tanker tracking data also pointed DOHA: As a result of continued strong perform- strong capitalisation in relation to insurance risk the agency said, close to the Opec able to overcome problems that to a big increase in imports from ance of Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC), (with the 2013 consolidated equity increasing by ceiling. The IEA expects Opec “have plagued some of its member Russia, Oman, Angola and Iraq, international ratings agency Moody’s yesterday QR40m to QR450m since 2011 and maintaining a ministers to maintain the pro- countries recently”. and that supplies from these affirmed the Baa2 insurance financial strength Gross Underwriting Leverage of 0.7x), and its sus- duction ceiling of the world’s top Unrest in Libya, for exam- sources had risen to more than rating (IFSR) of QIIC, and changed the outlook of tained strong profitability at both the underwriting oil producing group at 30m b/d in ple, meant that it was unclear 700,000 b/d, another record. the Qatar’s second largest insurer from ‘Stable’ to level (relative to peers in the Middle East) and the Vienna meeting on June 11, noting whether the country “can keep “China’s imports from Iran ‘Positive’ (rated Baa3 IFS), said a press statement. bottom line (with a Moody’s basis five year average that Saudi Arabian Oil Minister its ports open and unlock its also jumped to over 600,000 bar- The QIIC was one of the first Islamic insurers Return on Capital of 16.8 percent and a five year aver- Ali bin Ibrahim Al Nuaimi had exports,” the IEA said. On the rels per day, based on preliminary to be established worldwide. However, Moody’s age Combined Ratio of 68.9 percent as of 2013). said that “supply is sufficient” and supply side, the monthly IEA data, the highest since June 2012.” noted that the insurer continues to be exposed to Nonetheless, Moody’s added that QIIC maintains there was “absolutely no reason” report said that in April global However, the agency warned investment risk, to a reducing extent, due to signifi- a significant albeit reducing level of investment risk, to raise the limit. supplies rose by 700,000 b/d from that in the long term, “relatively cant investment in the Qatari equity and property as QIIC invests predominantly in Qatari equity and The International Energy the March level to 92.1m b/d, with challenging economic conditions markets. property markets (translating to the 2013 high risk Agency raised its forecast for more than half of the increase continue to dampen expectations Operating exclusively in Qatar, QIIC provides both assets, Moody’s basis, being equal to 95.2 percent of global demand by 65,000 b/d to coming from Opec countries. of Chinese oil demand for 2014”. life and non-life insurance to individuals and busi- consolidated equity compared to 100.8 percent as at 92.8m barrels, largely because of The agency also pointed to Demand in the first quarter nesses in Qatar with gross contributions of QR212m 2011), and that its insurance risk remains relatively unexpectedly strong demand in evidence that the world’s second- of this year had outstripped the in 2013 ($58m) and total assets of QR741m ($203m), concentrated to Qatar and to motor insurance (46 the first quarter, driven by con- largest economy China may have previous forecast by 190,000 b/d to and operates as the 6th largest insurer in the Qatari percent of contributions in 2013, down from 59 per- sumption in the US economy. begun pumping oil into a recently 91.3 mbd, mainly because of unex- insurance market (2nd largest in Takaful only). cent as at 2011), both of which may constrain the Demand for oil from countries completed expansion of its strate- pectedly strong demand in the Moody’s said that its positive outlook for QIIC’s rat- company’s ratings over time. outside the advanced democra- gic reserve facilities. United States, Japan, Germany ing reflects the company’s improving and extremely THE PENINSULA cies covered by the Organisation “While that would benefit and Britain. AFP FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Key European Voltas conducts workshop indices slide; Dow tumbles Euro rallies; gold loses shine

LONDON: European equi- double to 0.8 percent in the first ties fell yesterday as investors quarter from the previous three digested gloomy eurozone data months, beating market forecasts. showing anaemic economic Gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of in Italy, the third-biggest euro- the year. zone economy, shrank by 0.1 London’s benchmark FTSE percent; and in Portugal, about 100 index gave up 0.55 percent to emerge from a bailout corset, to close at 6,840.089 points as output contracted by 0.7 percent. investors considered a £3.7bn In a separate data release, ($6.2bn) merger of retail giants Eurostat confirmed that euro- Indian Ambassador to Qatar Sanjiv Arora addressed Voltas management team in Qatar on issues of cross-cultural communication and intercultural Carphone Warehouse and Dixons zone inflation rose to 0.7 percent understanding at a Workshop on ‘Cross Cultural Sensitivity, Awareness and Skills’, held at the Oryx Rotana Hotel on May 13. The workshop was as defensive. in April. That was up from the 0.5 conducted by Renu Mattoo, a veteran trainer in cross-cultural communication from XLRI Jamshedpur. The envoy complimented Voltas for organising Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 1.0 percent reported in March, but the workshop. Voltas officials — Emmanuel David, Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer; Gavin Appleby, Executive Vice-President & Chief percent to 9,656.05 points despite still a long way from the European Operations Officer, and K Visweswaran, Regional Director, Qatar — were present. impressive German growth, while Central Bank’s 2.0-percent target. the CAC 40 in Paris shed 1.25 per- The poor results caused borrow- cent to 4,444.93 points. ing rates for weaker eurozone Italian stocks took more of a states to jump. battering, with the Milan index The rate of return to inves- plunging 3.61 percent. All of its tors on 10-year Italian bonds in stocks ended the day down, with the secondary market climbed to US jobless claims hit seven-year low the Mediaset business empire 3.103 percent from 2.911 percent of former prime minister Silvio late on Wednesday. The yield on Berlusconi leading the plunge Spanish bonds jumped to 3.020 WASHINGTON: New appli- since May 2007 and suggested In the 12 months through weeks because of difficulties with a fall of 8.5 percent to ¤3.17. percent from 2.857 percent. cations for US unemployment a recent pick-up in job growth April, consumer prices rose 2.0 adjusting the data around the In foreign exchange activity, the Meanwhile, the euro slid to benefits hit a seven-year low could be sustained. percent after gaining 1.5 percent Easter and Passover holidays and European single currency sank 81.69 pence from 81.78 pence on last week while consumer prices In a second report, the depart- in March. The increase was the school spring breaks. to $1.3648 — the lowest level in Wednesday, while the British recorded their largest increase ment said the Consumer Price biggest since July last year and The labour market is strength- two and a half months. It later pound rose to $1.6789 from in 10 months in April, pointing Index increased 0.3 percent last in part reflected prices coming off ening after wobbling in December stood at $1.3716, up marginally $1.6769. The price of gold declined to a firming economy. month as food prices rose for a last year’s low base when energy and January because of an icy-cold from $1.3713 late in New York on to $1,299 an ounce on the London Factory activity in New York fourth consecutive month and the costs decreased. winter, and economists expect a Wednesday. Bullion Market from $1,305.25 on state expanded at its quickest cost of gasoline surged. Stripping out food and energy quickened pace of hiring to boost US markets also tumbled after Wednesday. pace in nearly four years in May, It was the biggest rise since prices, the so-called core CPI rose economic growth. snapping a five-day winning Wall Street also slumped lower but the otherwise bright growth June last year and added to 0.2 percent after advancing by the Growth braked sharply to a 0.1 streak for the Dow on Wednesday after concerns of a US slow- picture was dimmed by another March’s 0.2 percent rise. same margin in March. In the 12 percent annual rate in the first that included three straight down triggered a decline in the report on Thursday showing a The combination of a strength- months through April, the core quarter as a very cold winter record closings. country’s benchmark indexes on surprise slump in industrial out- ening jobs market and an uptick CPI increased 1.8 percent, the big- and businesses ordering fewer Analyst Jasper Lawler at CMC Wednesday. In midday trading the put last month. in inflation pressures should com- gest gain since August last year. goods weighed on output. Second- Markets UK said “mixed corpo- Dow Jones Industrial Average fell “It’s still consistent with the fort the Federal Reserve as it “By no means does the US have quarter growth is forecast to top rate earnings and poor Eurozone 1.17 percent to 16,419.87 points. view that the economy is going scales back its monetary stimulus. an inflation problem in the tra- a 3 percent rate. economic growth took their toll The broad-based S&P 500 shed to show stronger growth in the However, it did not alter views the ditional sense, but it doesn’t feel In a separate report, the Fed and caused an afternoon selloff 1.37 percent to 1,862.69, while second quarter. The underlying US central bank will wait until as though ‘lowflation’ is dogging said output at the nation’s mines, in European equities.” the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite momentum is improving but it’s at least the middle of 2015 before the economy either,” said Michael factories and utilities fell 0.6 per- Gross domestic product across Index gave up 1.46 percent to not definitive,” said Josh Feinman, raising overnight interest rates Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan cent in April after advancing 0.9 the 18-nation eurozone grew 4,040.93. chief global economist at Deutsche from near zero. in New York. percent in March. It was the big- by just 0.2 percent in the three Asian markets were mixed. Asset & Wealth Management in The data failed to lift the spir- The Fed targets 2 percent infla- gest drop since August 2012. The months to March, the Eurostat Tokyo slipped 0.75 percent, or New York. its of US stock investors, who tion, but it tracks an index that is decline reflected a decrease in fac- data agency revealed, dashing 107.55 points, to finish at 14,298.21, Initial claims for state unem- focused on unexpectedly weaker running even lower than the CPI. tory production after two healthy market expectations for 0.4-per- Sydney added 0.26 percent, or 14.3 ployment benefits declined 24,000 earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Policy makers have worried that monthly gains, and a plunge in cent expansion. points, to 5510.8 and Seoul was flat, to a seasonally adjusted 297,000 Inc. The dollar hit an 11-week inflation is too low. utilities output as demand for However, the German economy edging down 0.63 points to 2,010.20. last week, the Labour Department high against the euro. Prices for As for initial jobless claims, heating moved back toward nor- sprinted ahead, seeing growth AFP said. It was the lowest reading US government debt rose. they have been volatile in recent mal levels. REUTERS

GM recalls 2.7 million vehicles QATARI MARKET Tunisia to issue Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.63 0.99 % Aa2 AA delayed $140m Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 121.00 2.03 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 114.63 2.47 % Aa2 AA sukuk in Sept Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 109.75 3.07 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 160.75 4.43 % Aa2 AA TUNIS: Tunisia will sell its Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 124.00 4.77 % Aa2 AA first Islamic bond in September Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 114.00 4.83 % Aa2 AA after months of delays, raising Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.44 0.55 % Aa2 AA $140m to boost dwindling cur- Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.25 2.83 % Aa2 AA rency reserves and help cover the budget deficit, its finance Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.25 0.44 % A1 A- minister said yesterday. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 1.78 % A1 A- The sukuk has been delayed QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.00 0.93 % NR NR several times as a political cri- QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.13 1.02 % Aa3 A+ sis in the North African country QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.63 1.66 % Aa3 A+ stalled the adoption of an Islamic Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.50 1.86 % A2 A- finance law by parliament. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.00 1.27 % A2 A- “This time there will be no delay and we will issue a $140m Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.00 2.58 % A2 A- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.00 3.25 % A2 A- Brand new Chevrolet cars sit on the sales lot in San Leandro, California. General Motors announced the recall sukuk in September,” Hakim Ben Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 106.13 4.31 % A2 A- of 2.7 million GM cars and trucks for five different safety issues that include steering and braking problems. Hammouda told Reuters on the Vehicles affected by the recall include the 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2008-2013 Corvette, 2005-2010 sidelines of a finance ministry Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 101.88 0.30 % Aa3 A event. The ministry had planned Pontiac G6, 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and the 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS. Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.50 2.96 % Aa3 A a $500m sukuk and gave no rea- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.13 3.68 % Aa3 A son for the reduction in size. Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.13 3.87% Aa3 A Tunisia’s foreign currency reserves fell this month to the SOVEREIGNS equivalent of just 93 days of Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Russia, Ukraine near deal on gas pricing import cover, below the level the Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.25 1.96 % Aa2 AA central bank considers adequate. Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 1.01 % NR NR MOSCOW/KIEV: Moscow threat to cut exports if Kiev fails Moscow of using energy supplies The government has since Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.75 1.85 % NR NR and Kiev took tentative steps to pay in advance for June deliver- “politically” to punish the coun- managed to secure more financ- yesterday towards ending ies but also the talks offer. try for trying to break free from ing from international lenders Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.75 3.25 % NR NR their standoff over the price “The Russian Federation is still its influence. Kiev says $268.5 per and foreign partners as it tries Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 120.00 3.55 % NR NR of Russian gas supplies to open to continue consultations 1,000 cubic metres is a fair price. to shore up an economy reliant on Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.25 0.61 % Aa2 AA Ukraine that has threatened and work together with European Gazprom has stood firm, saying foreign tourism and remittances Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 115.75 2.55 % NR BBB to disrupt onward deliveries to countries in order to stabilise the it is sticking to a 2009 contract from overseas and damaged by its Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 109.25 3.73 % NR BBB western Europe. situation,” he said in a declaration signed by Kiev, and has threat- political crisis. Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 103.25 5.11 % Caa1 B- A day after Moscow suggested to foreign leaders. ened to cut supplies to Kiev if it Tunisia will hold elections Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 107.88 3.13 % NR BBB- price negotiations with Kiev could Ukraine’s deputy energy minis- fails to redeem it debt, which it this year, three years after an resume if its new leaders paid off ter, Ihor Didenko, reiterated that says stands at $3.51bn not includ- uprising toppled long-time ruler Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.63 3.32% NR BBB- part of their debts, Ukraine said Gazprom’s price of $485 per 1,000 ing payments for June. Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Prime *Periodic Distribution Amount it could give around $4bn by the cubic metres was “non-market, Moscow has twice before Minister Mehdi Jomaa said on IMPORTANT NOTE: end of May but stood by a demand monopoly-inflicted and unfair”, reduced gas supplies over price Wednesday that planned subsidy Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which for a much lower rate for supplies. adding that Kiev was coming up disputes, hurting supplies to reforms and public spending cuts is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Renewed talks would reduce with proposals to avoid the gas Europe, which takes about half should help reduce the budget Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising the threat of a shut-off of Russian taps being switched off. of its gas from Russia through deficit by 1.5bn dinars or $927 out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not gas exports to Ukraine that “The Ukrainian side has clearly Ukraine, at the height of winter. million in 2014. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds could affect Europe, and would said that if the price of $268.5 (per But Russia has signalled a slight Jomaa, whose caretaker can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant benefit Russia’s state-controlled 1,000 cubic metres) is fixed, then softening of its stance, with Prime administration is governing liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and Gazprom, which has debts of just Naftogaz is ready to pay before Minister Dmitry Medvedev say- until elections, told reporters consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. over 1 trillion roubles ($30m). the end of May a sum of around ing on Wednesday that Moscow the budget financing needs were Russian President Vladimir $4bn,” he told a news conference. would start gas talks if Kiev’s new 3.5bn Tunisian dinars or $2.16bn Putin urged European leaders to Ukraine, dependent for more leaders pay off at least part of its through this year. The govern- do more to help Ukraine through than half of its gas needs on debts and that the price could be ment has said growth should its economic crisis and to resolve Russia, has refused to pay at the discussed. reach 3 percent this year. the standoff over gas, repeating a price Russia is asking, accusing REUTERS REUTERS FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

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Players in action during the GCC Club Basketball Championship underway at the Aspire Dome in Doha. As many as eight teams divided into two groups are vying at the championship for top honour. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT

Rome Masters Results Wawrinka loses with back ROME: Results from the fourth day of the WTA/ATP Rome Masters tournament yesterday:

Women’s 3rd round

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x13) bt Simona pain as Murray advances Halep (ROM x4) walkover Sara Errani (ITA x10) bt Petra Cetkovska Rome Masters: Ivanovic hands Sherapova first loss of clay season (CZE) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) Li Na (CHN x2) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-3, 6-1 ROME: Monte Carlo cham- point. Wawrinka said that after pion Stanislas Wawrinka joined playing a match in the chill two Ana Ivanovic (SRB x11) bt Maria fellow Swiss Roger Federer days earlier, he started having Sharapova (RUS x8) 6-1, 6-4 on the scrapheap at the ATP- back problems. WTA Rome Masters yesterday But experience told him that he Jelena Jankovic (SRB x6) bt Flavia as back pain resulted in a 5-7, worry is not serious and should Pennetta (ITA x12) 6-2, 6-3 6-2, 6-3 loss to 15th seed Tommy not affect his chances for Roland Haas. Garros starting in 10 days. Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Christina McHale The 36-year-old has now “It was difficult to give the (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 won both of his matches with intensity. I know my back, I just Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x3) bt Wawrinka, a 2008 finalist at the need some rest - maybe two days Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-4, 6-1 Foro Italico. is enough - Andy Murray, who quit the But I’m not worried about it,” Men’s 3rd round event with back problems a year he said. ago and eventually required sur- Murray now owns a perfect 7-0 Tommy Haas (GER x15) bt Stanislas gery, closed out a welcome win record over Austrian Melzer, who Wawrinka (SUI x3) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 over Jurgen Melzer with his is back on court after shoulder sixth ace for a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 result problems. Milos Raonic (CAN x8) bt Jo-Wilfried which puts him into his second In women’s play, Chinese sec- Tsonga (FRA x11) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 straight clay quarter-final after ond seed Li Na defeated Samantha Madrid a week ago. Stosur 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quar- Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt Ivan Dodig (CRO) Germany’s Haas ended with ter-finals, turning the momentum 6-3, 6-2 seven aces to eight for Wawrinka, in a long-running rivallry. who could not hold onto leads Ana Ivanovic handed Maria Andy Murray (GBR x7) bt Jurgen Melzer throughout the two-hour con- Sharapova her first loss of the (AUT) 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 test. The winner produced 32 spring clay season as she beat the winners while Wawrinka struck Russian eighth seed 6-1, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Mikhail Youzhny 40 unforced errors. Sharapova had won back- (RUS x14) 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-1 Haas broke in the third set for to-back titles in Stuttgart and Britain’s player Andy Murray returns the ball to Austria’s Juergen Melzer during the Rome Masters Tennis Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Tomas Berdych 5-3, then finished with an ace Madrid, compiling a dozen tournament yesterday at the Foro Italico in Rome. (CZE) 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-2 a game later on his first match straight victories. AFP

Emir Cup Volleyball ‘Suspicious equipment in Doha to host Sochi’ claims unfounded, summit on says Olympic Committee football DOHA: The Asian Football LAUSANNE: Russian claims a document by the Russian Sports Confederation (AFC) President that certain delegations at Minintry claiming that baggage will be joined by top football and the Sochi Winter Olympics scans at Sochi airport had show match-fixing watchdog bodies in were in possession of potential seven delegations to be carrying a summit to be held tomorrow. doping material were appa- the intravenous equipment. The summit is timed to coin- rantly unfounded, the IOC said The Wada observer mission to cide with highly anticipated Emir yesterday. the Games said Russian customs Cup final as many top interna- IOC inspectors followed up scanned 16,000 bags in the build- tional football officials will come allegations from the security up to the Olympics and during to Doha to watch the match, services that “large quantities of the Games. “Seven named nations which is annually attended by intravenous equipment” had been were identified as importing ‘large the Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin detected in the baggage of seven amounts of intravenous systems’ Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. delegations. as well as other medical equip- The summit will debate issues Russian security services also ment,” said their report. “On five like match-fixing and betting allegedly found syringes and nee- occasions the Federal Security scams that have tarnished the dles in five athletes’ apartments, Services ‘detected the use of game across Asia and the rest of a World Anti-Doping Agency needles and syringes in the living world. The issue of football cor- (WADA) report published last quarters’” of unnamed delega- ruption will be extensively debated week showed. tions, it added. However, Craig in speeches and research papers But IOC spokesman Reedie, the British chairman of worked on by the International Emmanuelle Moreau told AFP Wada and an IOC vice-president, Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). yesterday: inisisted: “The anti-doping pro- The summit initiative has been “All the identified NOC medi- gramme that the IOC put in place planned by QFA in collaboration cal areas were visited by members for Sochi was every bit as robust with Qatar Stars League, ICSS of the IOC Medical Commission and professional as we could and Josoor Institute. Games Group to investigate the have hoped for.” At least eight The Football Integrity & findings. “In all seven cases the athletes faced disciplinary hear- Security Summit aims to put an equipment was identified as being ings for banned drugs during the end to corrupt practices in the permitted for use by the NOC Winter Games in February. Four game in the shape of match-fixing Al Rayyan and Al Wakra clash at the Emir Cup volleyball championship in Doha. PICTURE BY ABDUL BASIT medical teams.” In their report, athletes were excluded from the and illegal bets involving fans and doping watchdog Wada alluded to event before it ended. AFP players. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Hanzab calls for tough $140bn lost in sports steps to eradicate betting

DOHA: Creating a sport bet- the ICSS, but in the fight to pro- ting tax - to finance investi- tect and preserve the integrity gations into match-fixing and of sport. With reports of match- illegal-betting – is one the sev- fixing and corruption now plagu- eral steps the Sorbonne-ICSS ing sport on a daily basis, it is betting: ICSS report Report has suggested as part time for key organisations in of its findings. sport, betting and government to The Sorbonne-ICSS Report step forward and work together Illegal gambling growing threat to football and cricket is a joint collaborative work to eradicate these problems once of Doha-based International at for all,” Mohammed Hanzab Centre for Sport Security (pictured), President of the PARIS: Asian dominated crim- 85% of the total legal and Chinese betting market.” Chair of the Sorbonne-ICSS (ICCS) and Sorbonne ICSS said: inal groups are laundering more illegal market and Asia Sports betting in India Research Programme. University in Paris. “I hope that this than $140bn of illegal sports accounts for 53% of the is confined to horse rac- “An international agreement on As part of its find- extensive and com- betting, mainly on football, a illegal market. ing and gambling is legal the manipulation of sport com- ings, the Sorbonne- prehensive two-year watchdog group said yesterday. While the research- in only a couple of states. petition, coordinated by an over- ICSS Report provides project between the The International Centre for ers estimated there are Despite that the coun- arching global platform, is now an Guiding Principles for ICSS and University Sport Security (ICSS), in a report about 8,000 legal opera- try is home to a huge urgent necessity,” he added. governments, sports Paris 1 Panthéon- released less than a month before tors mainly operating in illegal betting market, The cricket and football world organisations, betting Sorbonne will provide the World Cup starts, said ille- offshore low tax zones prompting demands governing bodies have both set regulators and opera- a clear call to action gal gambling is a growing threat they said it was “impos- there for legalisation. up anti-corruption units. But tors to adopt in order and move forward especially to football and cricket. sible” to say how many “My point is that by police and experts say bribery is to combat match-fix- plans for the creation But it added that tennis, bas- illegal gambling opera- attacking the effect of spreading. ing and illegal betting. of a coordinated inter- ketball, badminton and motor tions exist. betting fraud, match fix- Seven players from English The Sorbonne- national integrity plat- racing are also affected. Chris Eaton (pictured), ing, you are only paper- lower-league clubs were arrested ICSS Report released yester- form. This is crucial, not only Eighty percent of sports gam- ICSS director of sport integrity ing over the problem,” Eaton by British police in April for day is the findings of a two-year to safeguard the credibility and bling is illegally carried out, said: “The rapid evolution of the explained. alleged spot-fixing, with six oth- research programme into sport integrity of sport, but to ensure according to the researchers global sports betting market has “You’re forcing the match fix- ers re-arrested. Vidal said that corruption. It includes startling we protect the very morals and from the Doha-based ICSS and seen an increased risk of infil- ers up and down the leagues but numerous Asian champion- figures on the scale and scope of ethics that sport was founded Sorbonne University in Paris. tration by organised crime and they’re not moving away from ships are “fixed”. He said there the sport-betting market, which upon,” he added. “Betting threatens all coun- money laundering. betting fraud. We must attack were certain provinces in the is identified as the primary pur- As well as exploring preven- tries and regions, with football “Alongside this, the trans- the real lifeblood which is cash Philippines that do not check pose for match-fixing. tion, the report identifies the and cricket the sports most under formation of the nature of bet- and the cash comes from betting where money comes from. The report also provides priorities in the battle to repress siege,” said the report. ting, with more complex types fraud.” With cases of match-fixing “Match fixing and gambling is detailed analysis of current corruption. “We are proud also The ICSS estimated that of betting, such as live-betting, spreading, the report called for an at the basis of laundering dirty efforts to combat corruption to propose solutions. The Report wagers worth between $275bn which according to this study is international convention on the money. Before arms traffickers and presents guiding principles reveals the startling scale of sport and $685bn are made each year the most vulnerable, has made manipulation of sporting events. and slave traders were launder- including practical steps that corruption and betting fraud and around the world with more than suspect activity even harder to “It is clear that current inter- ing money when they would put can be taken by sport, govern- the limitations of current pre- 80% made illegally. detect,” he added. national instruments are insuf- in 100 units and get 60 at the end. ments and betting. ventative measures,” Laurent Legal betting only provides “The Indian betting market ficient and there is a desperate “With gambling they invest “The Sorbonne-ICSS Report Vidal, Chair of the Sorbonne- about $5.5bn in tax revenues, it is even more opaque than the need for well-designed criminal 100 and get 95 back. These are on Sport Integrity represents ICSS Research Programme said. said. Chinese market, it operates in laws specific to the manipulation money laundering machines.” a historic moment, not only for THE PENINSULA Asia and Europe represent a wholly different way than the of sport,” said Laurent Vidal, AGENCIES Match-fixing ‘treasure trove’ no surprise to New Zealand

WELLINGTON: Former New a treasure trove of information chief executive, said the revela- informed by the ICC that some of match-fixing. He later con- Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent about matches that were targeted tions contained in the newspaper Auckland Aces matches in the firmed he had been approached (pictured) has opened up to for spot-fixing and the names of were well known to officials. Champions League in South by bookmakers. investigators about widespread players” involved. “We have been informed of a Africa in 2012 are being investi- The Telegraph report said match-fixing in several coun- The former international “has lot of the information over some gated,” White said. Vincent had provided evidence tries, the country’s cricket boss agreed a plea bargain in the hope period of time (by the ICC) so it Vincent, who played for the about match or spot fixing during confirmed Thursday. of avoiding a criminal prosecution doesn’t come as a surprise to us,” Aces in New Zealand’s domestic competitions in England, India, David White’s comments came for his involvement in and knowl- he said. competition, was revealed last New Zealand, Hong Kong and after the London Telegraph edge of spot-fixing in five or more Although no current New December to have been under South Africa. reported Vincent had provided countries” between 2008-2012, the Zealand players nor any games investigation along with fellow However, White said no games the International Cricket Council report said. involving the Black Caps were New Zealanders Chris Cairns played in New Zealand were part (ICC) anti-corruption unit “with White, New Zealand Cricket’s being investigated “we have been and Daryl Tuffey over allegations of the investigation.

Pakistan appoint Amotta hails players Grant Flower Easy win for Rajasthan batting coach AHMEDABAD: Rajasthan brave effort in ACL Royals hammered Delhi Daredevils by 62 runs to hand DOHA: Al Sadd coach Hussein the Moroccan.“It was natural for LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan them their sixth consecutive Amotta (pictured) is delighted our team to get back into our appointed former Zimbabwe defeat of the Indian Premier that all the hard work put in own half especially when Esmaeel opener Grant Flower as their League (IPL) at the Sardar by his team has paid off as the Sharifat came on at the start of batting coach yesterday in a Patel Stadium here yesterday. former winners advanced to the second half. The substitutions comprehensive overhaul of the Chasing Royals’ mammoth the quarter-finals of the AFC by Foolad was the reason why we national team’s management total of 201/6, Daredevils could Champions League (ACL) on decided to play with more caution in their bid to win next year’s only manage 139/9 off their 20 away goals after a thrilling but finally we got what we had World Cup. overs. With the win, Royals solidi- 2-2 draw with Iranian cham- come for.” Grant, younger brother of fied their third position in the Ajinkya Rahane of pions Foolad Khouzestan on Having drawn 0-0 in Doha former England coach Andy, will standings with 14 points. Rajasthan Royals Wednesday. in the first leg of the Round of join in August during Pakistan’s Royals got off to a fantastic plays a square cut The Qatari side had been held 16 clash, Al Sadd grabbed the tour of Sri Lanka. start after being put in to bat during the Indian to a goalless draw in the first initiative in the return match “We have completed the sign- thanks to Ajinkya Rahane’s knock Premier League leg in Doha but they grabbed with goals by Nadir Belhadj and ing of Grant Flower as batting of 64 off 50 deliveries. Though match against the initiative in the Khalfan Ibrahim in the coach for two years starting from opener Karun Nair (19) got out Delhi Daredevils return match at Ghadir opening half-hour. August,” a Pakistan Cricket Board early, Rahane was given good in Ahmedabad, Stadium with goals However, the Qatari (PCB) spokesman told reporters. support by Kevon Cooper, who yesterday. by Nadir Belhadj and side had to endure The latest appointment follows smashed a 16-ball 32. Khalfan Ibrahim giving a nervous finish as PCB’s decision to name Waqar After the West Indian Cooper them a 2-0 lead in the defender Abdelkarim Younis as head coach for a second got out, Rahane still continued opening half-hour. Hassan was sent off stint and Mushtaq Ahmed as spin his onslaught till he was bowled The visitors were with 14 minutes left and bowling consultant. by spinner Shahbaz Nadeem with more cautious after they conceded twice to Pakistan is also likely to appoint the score at 167/3 in the 17th over. the interval and Foolad Chimba. former England fielding coach The home team suffered a hit back with a pair of But to the disappoint- Richard Halsall as their fielding minor jolt as they lost all-rounder late goals by Chimba ment of the home fans, and strengthening trainer. Stuart Binny (0) and Sanju after Al Sadd had been Omid Khaledi headed The 43-year-old Grant is Samson (40) in a span of two runs reduced to 10 men fol- against the woodwork known for his superior technique but James Faulkner provided an lowing the dismissal of in stoppage time as among Zimbabwean batsmen. exciting cameo towards the end defender Abdelkarim the Iranian side bowed Ironically his highest Test score to take his team to a 200-par Scoreboard Hassan. out of the tournament of 201 came against Pakistan at total. The Australian smashed However, the 2011 winners despite not losing any of their Harare in 1995. three sixes in his 8-ball unbeaten RAJASTHAN MA Agarwal c Smith b Faulkner ...... 17 hung on to clinch the tie on away eight games. He played 67 Tests and 221 one- innings knock of 23. A M Rahane b Nadeem ...... 64 KD Karthik c Cutting b Kulkarni ...... 3 goals and secure a spot in the Foolad Khouzestan coach day internationals for his coun- South African googly specialist draw for the last eight on May 28. Hossein Faraki was left disap- try before moving to England as Imran Tahir was the pick of the K K Nair lbw b Nadeem ...... 19 JP Duminyc Nair b Tambe ...... 8 “I had said before the match pointed after his team’s attempt coach, and also coached Zimbabwe bowlers for the Delhi outfit as he KK Cooper c Shukla b Duminy ...... 32 MK Tiwary not out ...... 61 that we could qualify,” said at a remarkable late comeback for a brief period until 2012. picked 2/25 from his four, slow- SV Samson c Jadhav b Imran Tahir ...... 40 LRPL Taylor c & b Bhatia ...... 4 Amotta. against Al Sadd fell just shot Pakistan’s national team have ing down the Royals’ run rate. STR Binnyst Karthik b Imran Tahir ...... 0 KM Jadhav run out (Cutting) ...... 3 “It was a 50-50 chance for “What happened in the match been plagued by batting problems, Nadeem also clinched two while BCJ Cutting run out ...... 8 S Nadeem b Cutting ...... 1 either teams before the kick-off was tough for us as we were mostly on foreign tours. They lost J.P. Duminy scalped a wicket at JP Faulkner (not out) ...... 23 Imran Tahir b Binny ...... 4 but our chance rose to 100% dur- beaten by away goals,” said Faraki. all three Tests in South Africa and the start. ing the match. We took advantage “But that is football is and were bowled out for their lowest In reply, Daredevils batting Extras: (LB 10, W 4, NB 1) ...... 15 R Shukla c Smith b Cooper ...... 14 of the conditions in the match and we are now eliminated from the score of 49 in the Johannesburg never clicked as a batting unit as Total: (6 wickets; 20 overs) ...... 201 S Kaul (not out) ...... 2 qualified. competition although we were not Test last year. they started losing wickets right Did not bat: SPD Smith, R Bhatia, DS Extras: (LB 3, W 6) ...... 9 “Foolad had a good performance defeated. Pakistan had also hired from the start. Kulkarni, PV Tambe Total: (9 wkts; 20 overs) ...... 139 but we did a great job to control “We equalised against a team Australian Trent Woodhill for a Only four batsmen -- Kevin Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-93, 3-167, 4-168, Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-30, 3-43, 4-48, their players and we achieved the which has experienced and pro- brief two-month stint last year Pietersen (13), Mayank Agarwal 5-169, 6-201 5-58, 6-75, 7-86, 8-91, 9-120 result we had wanted. Tactically, fessional players with very big but even that failed to bring any (17), Manoj Tiwary (61 not out) we performed well although we contracts,” he added. improvement to Pakistan’s bats- and Rahul Shukla (14) -- reached Bowling: J P Duminy 3-0-25-1 (2w); R Bowling: DS Kulkarni 4-1-24-1 (2w); BC J had failed to obtain the preferred “Our players lost because men, who are regarded as flat double figures out of the XI who Shukla 4-0-44-0 (1nb); S Kaul 3-0-34-0; S Cutting 4-0-31-1; JP Faulkner 1-0-6-1; KK result in the first leg. of their inexperience and track bullies. Former greats Javed batted. Nadeem 4-0-35-2 (2w); Imran Tahir 4-0-25- Cooper 3-0-19-1(1w); V Tambe 3-0-24-1 “We started to play offensively amateurism. Miandad, Inzamam-ul Haq and Middle order batsman Tiwary 2; M K Tiwary 2-0-28-0 (2w); R Bhatia 3-0-18-2 (1w); STR Binny from the beginning of the match, “We didn’t value our chances Zaheer Abass have also tried to waged a lone battle hitting two DELHI 2-0-14-1 and it was after our second goal and that helped our opponent to lift the quality of batting in the sixes and five boundaries in his Player of the match: when Foolad lost the tie,” added get past us.” THE PENINSULA recent past. AFP 44-ball knock. IANS KP Pietersen b Bhatia ...... 13 AM Rahane (Rajasthan) FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 SPORT 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Man United to pay Puyol bids emotional $50m price for European absence farewell to Barcelona LONDON: Failure to qualify full-back Luke Shaw, whose form for European soccer next sea- this year has just earned him a son will cost Manchester United callup to the England national Versatile footballer ‘may join’ old team-mate Raul in Qatar more than 30m pounds ($50m), squad for next month’s soccer the club said yesterday, though World Cup in Brazil, though the BARCELONA: Barcelona cap- see myself as being a manager.” it still had the financial muscle club on Thursday also made no tain Carles Puyol had to fight Puyol has been linked with moves to boost its squad. comment on possible signings. back tears as he said he has to Major League Soccer in the There was no word from the Revenue in the three months to played his last game for the club United States or joining his old club, owned by the American March rose 26 percent to 115.5m after 593 appearances spanning international teammate Raul in Glazer family, on the identity of a pounds ($194m) and operating a 15-year career. Qatar, but ruled out continuing new manager after the departure profit reached 40m. Atletico Madrid visit the Camp his playing career until he can of David Moyes last month follow- For the year as a whole, the Nou tomorrow in a match that prove he is fit enough. ing a failed first season in charge. club stuck to its forecast for rev- will decide the La Liga title, but “I need to be honest and I United, English champions a enue of between 420 and 430m Puyol will not play a part in trying couldn’t play for anyone at the record 20 times, are set to con- pounds and EBITDA (operating to win the seventh Spanish cham- moment because me knee isn’t firm Dutch national team coach profit) of 128 to 133m. pionship of his illustrious career. responding, so I wouldn’t want Louis van Gaal as their new man- Moyes had been picked by his “I am not going to play. I have to kid anyone trying to sign me ager, according to media reports, predecessor Alex Ferguson, who spoken with the coaches and we or myself.” after Moyes was ousted. had become the most successful are playing for a title so those On top of his six La Liga titles, Speaking to financial analysts, manager in British soccer in his that are 100 percent have to play. Puyol also led Barca to three Woodward said only that the club 26 years in charge, but his per- I won’t even be on the bench,” Champions Leagues, two Copa would make an announcement in formance fell short and the club he said at a press conference del Reys, two World Club Cups “due course” on the new manager faces heavy spending on new play- yesterday. and six Spanish Supercups as well and remained active in the trans- ers in coming months to compete Puyol confirmed in March that as winning the 2008 European fer market. better next season. he would rescind his playing con- Championships and 2010 World “Everyone at the club is work- United finished only seventh in tract at the end of the current Cup with Spain. ing hard to ensure the team is the 20-team Premier League in campaign due to an ongoing knee “I have lived the dream of mil- back challenging for the title and 2013-14, a position which means injury, but hinted he could stay lions of children,” he said on a trophies next season,” Woodward they will miss out on European with the Catalans beyond the reflection of his career. said in a statement as the club competition next season. end of the season in a different “For 19 years I woken up to do released its latest financial results. “We estimate that the iso- capacity. what I most love, which is train- Woodward added that United lated impact on fiscal year 2015’s “My idea is to recover. It has ing and playing football.” had generated record revenue and EBITDA from not qualifying for been a difficult year when I have “Thank you for all that you profit in the three months to the European football will be in the not been able to be with the have given us; your courage, end of March, despite the prob- mid 30m of pounds,” Woodward team and help them in difficult bravery and sacrifice, you are an lems on the pitch. “This puts us said. The blow will be cushioned moments. I have to recover not example. in a healthy financial position to by a new shirt sponsorship deal to play necessarily, but to have “You are the best professional I continue to invest in the squad,” that will involve players wear- an active life which I can’t at the have ever shared a dressing room he said. ing the logo of General Motors’ moment. with by quite a distance and any Barcelona’s midfielder Carles Puyol speaks during a farewell press United have already been linked Chevrolet marque on their famous “I could continue with the club, of your teammates would say the conference at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. Puyol announced with a multi-million pound move red shirts from the start of next but not as a manager. I don’t same.” AFP in March that he will leave the club at the end of the season. for 18-year old Southampton season. REUTERS Injury woes for Bayern Munich Man United to wait on Van Gaal: Reports

LONDON: Netherlands coach Noordwijk and is thought to have ahead of German Cup final Louis van Gaal will have to been offered the chance to work wait until next week before as his assistant. The Guardian BERLIN: Bayern Munich “If we lose, it won’t have been being appointed as Manchester newspaper reported that Giggs head to Berlin for tomorrow’s a good season for me any more,” United’s new manager, British was invited to Van Gaal’s home, German Cup final showdown admitted Ribery, who has said he media outlets claimed yesterday. where the pair held a discussion against Borussia Dortmund is fit to play, but unlikely to last Newspaper reports earlier “lasting around three hours”. with mounting midfield injury the 90 minutes. in the day had suggested that Van Gaal would not comment concerns ahead of the battle of Bayern are monitoring the the Dutchman’s appointment when approached by a reporter the Bundesliga giants. Frenchman and Germany’s was imminent, but the Press from British television station Spain midfielder Thiago Schweinsteiger, who has been Association said that although Sky Sports News as he left a book Alcantara will definitely miss unable to train this week, on a a “broad agreement” had been launch in Amsterdam. the clash at Berlin’s Olympic “day-to-day” basis according reached, “no deal has yet been The straight-talking Stadium having been ruled out to director of sport Matthias signed”. Dutchman, who has also previ- of next month’s World Cup after Sammer. “These three players United refused to comment on ously coached Ajax, Barcelona, suffering a new knee injury last are all world-class,” said Sammer. the matter when contacted by AZ Alkmaar and Bayern Munich, week while on the verge of mak- “But whether they only play 20, AFP, but in a conference call to is currently preparing the ing his comeback. The German 30 minutes or aren’t even availa- investors, executive vice-chair- Netherlands squad for a friendly champions are also waiting on ble won’t be a factor on Saturday. man Ed Woodward said that an game against Ecuador tomorrow the fitness of defensive midfielder “Everyone must be willing, announcement would be made “in His contract with Holland Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has in a sporting sense, to die for due course”. means that he would not be able strained knee ligaments, and each other.” This will be the 71st Van Gaal, 62, quickly emerged to join up with United until after winger Franck Ribery, who is German Cup final and the 20th as the favourite to become this year’s World Cup in Brazil, struggling with a back problem. time Bayern are involved. United’s next manager after which would not be until mid- Bayern are chasing the dou- Dortmund are looking for their David Moyes was sacked last July if the team reached the lat- ble having already won the fourth cup final victory while month and is reported to have ter stages of the tournament. If Bundesliga title, but while coach Bayern have lifted the trophy a held a meeting with player-coach appointed, he would become the Pep Guardiola can win his fourth record 16 times and can add the Ryan Giggs in Holland recently. first manager from outside the title since taking charge last June, domestic cup to their league, Club Giggs, who was appointed British Isles to take charge of a third defeat to Dortmund this World Cup and UEFA Super Cup interim manager following United. Van Gaal admitted his Franck Ribery (left) and Claudio Pizarro attend a training session last month season would mean a bad 2013/14 titles already collected this sea- Moyes’s dismissal, was pictured interest in taking up the role last in this file photo. Ribery is among the injured Bayern’s players. campaign for the Bavarian giants. son. AFP in Van Gaal’s hometown of week. AFP ‘Asian boxers Cycling: Canada’s Routley wins need support’ stage as Wiggins retain lead KUALA LUMPUR: Boxing great Manny Pacquiao has said LOS ANGELES: Will Routley overall lead over Aussie Rohan behind Wiggins. American Lawson Asian fighters need greater sup- claimed stage four of the Tour Dennis, who is 28 seconds back. Craddock is fourth, while British port and more discipline if they of California yesterday but the Yesterday’s stage, down the sce- rider Adam Yates rounds out the are to become world-beaters, a Canadian rider couldn’t catch nic California coast, included one top five. report yesterday. former Tour de France winner sprint and three climbs. The riders had to battle hot The Filipino superstar has Bradley Wiggins, who comfort- Former Canadian road cham- temperatures but they didn’t have fought professionally for nearly ably held onto the yellow jersey. pion Routley rode a clever race to deal with the steep climbs that two decades and last month Routley (Optum) outsprinted as he saved enough energy for the were a big part of third stage. reclaimed the World Boxing five breakaway challengers to sprint at the finish. Meanwhile, Australian Michael Organisation welterweight world complete the 116-kilometre stage Jonathan Clark jumped out Matthews retained the overall title. “We have a lot of good talent in three hours, 48 minutes and first in the sprint, prompting De lead in the Giro D’Italia yesterday in Asia, especially in our coun- 37 seconds. Gregory Daniel was Mesmaeker (Novo) to take the after getting the better of compa- try (the Philippines) where there second and Kevin De Mesmaeker inside line. Routley then roared triot Cadel Evans in a treacher- are a lot of young ones who can finished third. down the right side and held off ous sixth stage. Orica-GreenEdge do the country proud,” he said. “You know you can win but the pack for the victory. rider Matthews pulled away from . “Fighters need to have good you can make a mistake so eas- “I came here with a goal to win Evans and third-placed Tim coaches, trainers and facilities. ily,” said Routley, of the Canadian a stage,” Routley said. “That’s Wellens inside the final 40 metres It is also important to educate resort town of Whistler, British what I’ve wanted to do every to take the 247-kilometre stage them . Columbia. “These are all veteran time I’ve come to the Tour of from Sassono to Montecassino. “To become a professional is bike racers. These guys know California. Victory for Matthews increased not easy. My advice to make it is what they are doing.” “This time I felt like I was pre- his lead over Evans to 21 seconds, to love their job, focus, believe in With four days of racing pared and ready.” with third-placed Colombian God and most importantly stay remaining, British rider Wiggins Portugal’s Tiago Machado is Rigoberto Uran over a minute Aussie rider Michael Matthews celebrates after winning the sixth stage, 257 disciplined.” AFP (Team Sky) maintained his third in the overall, 69 seconds further back. AGENCIES km from Atena Lucana to Montecassino, of the 97th Giro d’Italia yeswterday. FRIDAY 16 MAY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Engineered ATHENS 24/15 Partly cloudy 24/16 Clear WASHINGTON 21/11 Chance of storm 22/12 Partly cloudy Mike Leigh cheered as measles vaccine SYDNEY 24/14 Mostly cloudy 24/13 Cloudy LONDON 20/07 Mostly cloudy 21/08 Partly cloudy wipes out cancer PARIS 20/11 Clear 21/11 Clear ISTANBUL 22/14 Clear 19/14 Clear WASHINGTON: MANILA 36/26 Clear 36/26 Chance of storm Cannes race kicks off A potent DHAKA 40/28 Clear 40/28 Partly cloudy dose of engineered measles CANNES: Veteran British He is a powerful member of the he lacked in his own child- virus has been shown for the DELHI 36/25 Clear 35/25 Partly cloudy director Mike Leigh drew rap- establishment who rubs shoulders hood from his “lunatic” mother. first time to have completely ISLAMABAD 28/19 Mostly cloudy 28/19 Chance of storm turous reviews yesterday for with his aristocratic patrons and Turner, who died in 1851 at wiped out a woman’s cancer, US a lush historical portrait of the fellow members of the Royal the age of 76, is bewildered and scientists reported this week. painter JMW Turner as the Academy while travelling where inspired by the technological “Here we have got a therapy race for gold kicked off at the his muse takes him to capture the changes the Victorian age brings, that you give once, and the out- Cannes Film Festival. perfect light. including the new camera used to come can be long-term remis- Jupiter’s giant red spot Timothy Spall, a charac- An eccentric of few words take his portrait. sion of cancer,” said lead author ter actor best known as Peter and enormous appetites, Turner Leigh, who took home the Stephen Russell, a hematologist Pettigrew in the Harry Potter communicates much of the time Cannes festival’s Palme d’Or top who co-developed the therapy movies and Winston Churchill in through guttural noises, a fact prize in 1996 for Secrets and Lies, described on Wednesday in the shrinking, images show “The King’s Speech”, delivered a that Spall put down to his trou- is up against 17 other contenders Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal. grunting, snorting, spitting, wom- ble putting his racing thoughts this year including fellow Briton “We believe it can become a CAPE CANAVERAL: anising warts-and-all perform- into words. Ken Loach, who will be premier- single-shot cure.” Jupiter’s most distinctive fea- ance in Mr Turner of the tortured But after the death of his father ing Jimmy’s Hall about an Irish The 49-year-old patient was ture — a giant red spot big- Romantic landscape painter. plunges him into depression, he communist who was deported in diagnosed with a kind of bone ger than Earth — is shrinking, Both the daily Guardian begins spending more time on the the 1930s. marrow cancer called multiple images from the Hubble Space and Time Out London gave the Kent coast with a kindly twice- The Cannes Film Festival runs myeloma. She had a tumour on Telescope released yesterday period drama a maximum five widowed woman, Mrs Booth, until May 25. her forehead and the cancer had showed. stars, calling the latest from the who shows him the warmth AFP spread through her bone marrow. The so-called “Great Red Spot” film-maker behind Vera Drake She was given an intravenous is a violent storm, which in the and Secrets and Lies “extraor- dose of measles virus, known as late 1800s was estimated to be dinary” and “a dazzling feat of MV-NIS, that is selectively toxic about 40,000 km in diameter — confidence”. to myeloma plasma cells. wide enough for three Earths to David Ketchum, a contributor A normal dose of measles vac- fit side by side. to industry bible Variety, posted cine contains 10,000 infectious The storm, which is the biggest on Twitter that Mr Turner was units of the measles virus. The in the solar system, appears as a “impeccably crafted, absolute dose in this study was 100 billion Jupiter’s most distinctive feature, a deep red orb surrounded by layers cinematic perfection” while infectious units. of pale yellow, orange and white. giant red spot, in a photo taken by Nigel Smith of US movie web- “She had a remarkable Winds inside the storm have been the Hubble Space Telescope. The site Indiewire hailed the per- response,” said Russell. measured at several hundreds of spot is bigger than Earth. formances as “across the board Despite some side effects early miles per hour, Nasa astronomers magnificent”. on, including a severe headache, said. The biopic traces the life of the the tumor on her forehead soon By the time Nasa’s Voyager eddies are feeding into the storm iconoclastic genius who infused disappeared and her bone mar- space probes flew by in 1979 and ... These may be responsible for his depictions of threatening row cleared. 1980, the spot was down to about the accelerated change by alter- skies and stormy seas with reflec- Russell said her remission 22,500 km across. ing the (storm’s) internal dynam- tions of his troubled inner life. lasted for nine months. When the Now, new pictures taken by ics,” Amy Simon, an astronomer The film starts with Turner, tumor on her forehead began to the Earth-orbiting Hubble space with Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight already a star of the early 19th reappear, doctors treated it with telescope show Jupiter’s red spot Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, century art world, living in con- local radiotherapy. is smaller than it has ever been, said in a statement. vivial harmony with his ailing A report in the Minneapolis measuring just under 16,100 km Simon and colleagues plan barber father in London, while Star Tribune said the woman, in diameter. It also appears more follow-up studies to try to figure treating the women in his life (From left) British producer Georgina Lowe, director Mike Leigh, actress now 50, continues to be in good circular in shape. out what is happening in Jupiter’s with contempt. Marion Bailey, actor Timothy Spall, actress Dorothy Atkinson and health and hopes her doctor’s Scientists aren’t sure why the atmosphere that is draining the These include his neglected cinematographer Dick Pope pose as they arrive for the screening of their visit next month will show that Great Red Spot is shrinking by storm of energy and causing it to former mistress, their two film Mr Turner at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, she is still cancer-free. about 1,000 km a year. shrink. daughters and his long-suffering southern France, yesterday. A second patient in the study “It is apparent that very small REUTERS housekeeper. did not fare as well. She had large tumours in her legs and the ther- apy did not eradicate them. However, using advanced imaging studies, doctors were able to track the path of the mea- sles virus in her body and found US rebuked Norway on Obama Nobel Peace Prize it was indeed attacking the areas where tumours were growing. OSLO: Barack Obama’s admin- untested leader, a Norwegian daily Dagens Naeringsliv. “for his extraordinary efforts to are appointed by the Norwegian Both patients were the first istration rebuked Norway after diplomat revealed yesterday. The diplomat said that the prize strengthen international diplo- parliament. two studied at the highest pos- he won the 2009 Nobel Peace “My most embarrassing day at put Obama, who was nominated macy and cooperation between The committee’s choices are sible dose of the therapy, which Prize, saying it was an awk- the UN, at the time when I was for the prize just weeks after tak- peoples”. sometimes considered to represent had not worked at lower doses. ward honour for an as-yet Norway’s ambassador there, was ing office, in a difficult position. The announcement came as the the country’s foreign policy. The women also had limited when Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize “An American president wants US was engaged in two conflicts, When Chinese dissident Liu exposure to measles in the past. was announced. Nobody was talk- to set his own agenda. Here he was in Iraq and Afghanistan. Xiaobo won the prize in 2010, the Both their cancers had spread ing about it,” said Morten Wetland, forced into a role that he hadn’t Norway’s ambassador to the US Asian nation froze all high-level to the point where they had no who served at the UN from 2008 sought,” Wetland said. at the time, Wegger Stroemmen, diplomatic contact with Norway. other treatment options. to 2012. “It could seem like somebody could not be reached for comment. Several voices including An accompanying editorial “My colleague in Washington did this to make Obama visit the Wetland’s words were pub- Wetland are calling for the open- by John Bell of the Center for received a reprimand from country.” lished in the midst of a recurring ing of the Nobel committee to Innovative Cancer Research at Obama’s chief of staff (Rahn The Nobel was unexpectedly debate on the independence and foreign personalities in order to the Ottawa Hospital Research Emmanuel, at the time). The awarded to the first African the make-up of the Nobel com- broaden its scope and highlight its Institute, said the evidence was word ‘fawning’ was used,” Wetland American president of the mittee, whose five members make independence. “compelling.” added in an article in Norwegian United States on October 9, 2009, fully autonomous decisions but AFP AFP