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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Msheireb will have several new features Workers’ safety is top priority BY JABER AL HARAMI respect their dignity. We make sure there is nothing that goes against DOHA: With more than 14,000 this principle,” he added. labourers currently work- The QR20bn township will have ing in the ambitious Msheireb streets free of air and noise pol- Downtown Doha project and lution caused by moving cars. It their number expected to double will also have one of the largest in the coming phases, top prior- underground parking facilities ity is given to safety and “dig- in the country with a capacity of nity” of the workers, according more than 10,000 vehicles to be to a senior official of Msheireb controlled by smart applications, The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with FIFA President Sepp Blatter at Al Bahr Palace yesterday. The meeting reviewed relations between Real Estate Company. said the official. Qatar and the FIFA in addition to the latest developments related to the organisation of the 2022 World Cup. The project is on track, with the Parking areas would all be first three phases to be completed underground so there would be no by 2016, said Engineer Abdullah car parked on the streets. Visitors Hassan Al Mahashadi, Executive will be able to locate their cars in No co-hosting of 2022 World Cup: Blatter Chairman of the company. the dedicated parking lots using “Currently, there are 14,300 a new smart phone application. DOHA: FIFA President Sepp “I just want to tell you that December 2010). It will be organ- challenge of a World Cup is a workers involved in the project, The project would use an Blatter yesterday ruled out any when the 2002 edition was staged ised by Qatar. The decision is not test for any host nation. Every but the number may reach advanced waste disposal system, possibility of co-hosting the in Korea and Japan, FIFA decided reversible,” Blatter said. country has had its case. In 1994 more than 28,000 as the project arguably a first in the country, in 2022 World Cup, saying the gov- then not to go for co-hosts (in The FIFA chief was quick to when they said that the United progresses. We have completed 72 which all waste will go to one place erning body does not favour the future),” Blatter added. add that Qatar would surprise States has no football industry million working hours, 68 million through pipes to be processed for idea of two or more countries “For the 2018 World Cup we had football world in 2022. or in South Africa (2010) where of which are free of any accidents recycling. Water, electricity and sharing matches. joint bids. Spain and Portugal and “This is not my first visit. I they said there was a lot of crime or injury. There are 715 buses to telecommunications systems News reports over the week Netherlands and Belgium wanted have seen the presentations. I can rate in the country,” Sheikh transport the workers,” he said, would also be underground so that hinted at the UAE and Iran show- to bid as co-hosts. This was dis- tell you that Qatar is on a really, Mohammed said. talking to The Peninsula and Al no excavations would be required ing ‘interest’ in sharing matches missed by the FIFA Executive really good track,” Blatter said. He added: “Such stories come Sharq during a site tour. in case any expansion works are of the 2022 World Cup to be held Committee in December 2010,” “We (FIFA) were shown a great about before a host nation takes He said the company was highly carried out in the premises. in Qatar. Blatter explained. presentation (of their plans). centre stage to host a World Cup. concerned about the safety and “Thirty percent of the project “The decision of the FIFA is The FIFA chief was quick to They are going forward. I can We are happy to have taken that security of the workers not only is now completed, next year it to play in one country and that dispel the notion that the World say you are on the right track,” spotlight nine years earlier than in the work site but even during will be 50 percent and in 2016, will be in Qatar,” Blatter said at Cup may be moved out of Qatar. he added. most but either way we embrace transportation. “We are implement- we will finish the third phase,” a press conference attended by “Let me reiterate that the Sheikh Mohammed said Qatar it fully and hopefully we can make ing the Karama (Dignity) initiative Al Mahashadi said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad 2022 World Cup will be held in will rise to the challenge of deliv- about the necessary changes.” launched by the Qatar Foundation THE PENINSULA Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Qatar. This was decided by the ering a memorable World Cup. THE PENINSULA recently to deal with labourers and Continued on page 6 2022 Supreme Committee. FIFA Executive Committee (in “Of course taking on the See also page 28 70-foot dhow launched

Three traditional boats fully made in Qatar were launched at the Corniche yesterday. The biggest of the dhows is 70-foot long and the other two are 60 and 40 feet long. The boats will ferry guests of the Souq Waqif hotels to promote Qatari heritage and tourism.

European satellite heading Venezuelan is back toward Earth Miss Universe MOSCOW: A 25-year-old CAPE CANAVERAL: A large ran out of fuel on October 21 and Venezuelan television pre- science satellite that mapped has been steadily losing altitude senter, Gabriela Isler, yesterday Earth’s gravity, now doomed by since, tugged by Earth’s gravity. was crowned Miss Universe in the force, is heading back into Most of the spacecraft will burn Moscow in a glittering ceremony. the atmosphere, officials said. up as it blasts through the atmos- Judges, including rock star Europe’s Gravity field and phere, but up to 50 fragments — or Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, steady-state Ocean Circulation roughly 25 percent of the satellite picked the winner from a total Explorer, or GOCE, was just — is expected to survive re-entry of 86 contestants at the show, 160km above Earth and dropping and end up somewhere on the watched by millions of viewers at a rate of 13km per day, opera- planet’s surface. With two-thirds around the world. Last year’s win- tions manager Christoph Steiger of Earth covered by water and vast ner Olivia Culpo placed a diamond wrote in a status report posted areas of sparsely populated land, crown on the head of Isler. on the European Space Agency’s the risk to human life and property Thomas Roberts, an American (ESA) website. “Re-entry into is considered extremely low, the television presenter, who co- the atmosphere (is) probably less ESA said. Due to constant changes hosted the final with ex-Spice Girl than two days away,” Steiger said. in Earth’s upper atmosphere, sci- Melanie Brown, dedicated the The 1,100kg satellite was entists cannot yet predict where show to the people suffering from launched in 2009 to map varia- and when GOCE will re-enter. the typhoon in the Philippines. tions in Earth’s gravity. GOCE REUTERS AFP SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Stage set for first Ajyal Youth Film Festival DOHA: Films by Qataris and With festivities from November online Family Film Challenge, expatriates will take centre 26 to 30 at The Cultural Village the second from the seven-day stage at the inaugural Ajyal Katara, the festival will showcase Filmmaking Challenge, both of Youth Film Festival, presented works of filmmakers across three which were open to filmmakers by Doha Film Institute (DFI), in segments. The first will feature from Qatar and the third will its ‘Made in Qatar’ programme. works of winners of DFI’s 48-hour include the screening of Batal Wa

Resalah (The Hero and the Message), an Al Rayyan TV production. Commissioned by Al Rayyan TV to celebrate Qatar National Day 2012, The Hero and the Message tells the tale of a Qatari brother and sister who travel back in time to wit- ness the founding events of Qatar in the 19th cen- tury. The screening on November 29 will be fol- lowed by a question-answer session with Qatari talents. The 48-hour Family Film Challenge will put emerging filmmakers to test, by launching an online challenge. Participants in teams of three or four will be tasked to produce a five- minute film using mystery prop and catchphrase. Two winners will be selected,, voted by the audi- ence via dedicated social media outlets. The ‘Made in Qatar’ programme will announce the winners, followed by screenings of their films. Tahaddi, the seven-day Filmmaking Challenge, part of the Gulf Development Unit at DFI, aims at teaching the proc- ess of creating short films — from conceptualisation through execution — in seven days. Seven of the best films from this year’s Tahaddi programme will be screened. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 CMU-Q lecture series to help new businesses DOHA: Carnegie Mellon Al Misnad and Rifaat. Law, Property Law, Franchise and Taxation University in Qatar The public is Intellectual Property and November 27, on (CMU-Q) will commence also invited to the Law and Contract Dispute Resolution, a new series of lectures Qatari Law Lecture Law, November 21, Litigation and tomorrow to simplify Series on November on Securities Law, Arbitration. Qatari laws for the benefit 14 on Employment Bankruptcy Law, THE PENINSULA of future entrepreneurs. The first on foreign investment in Qatar will be held at 3pm tomorrow in the Moot Board Room. The lectures are open to the public, students and faculty. Speakers will explain how the local legal system works and equip the com- munity with knowledge required to successfully set up a business in Qatar. The process of setting up a new business can be con- fusing and aspiring entre- preneurs are often deterred by the lack of transparency in legal matters. CMU-Q recognises this challenge and has collabo- rated with local law firm Al Misnad and Rifaat to pro- vide community lectures to clarify rules to assist those in the process of setting up businesses and future entrepreneurs. The series is organised by CMU-Q professors Thomas Emerson and George White. “Universities like CMU-Q create the right environment to inspire new businesses. “The combination of bright students, talented faculty and open infor- mation creates an envi- ronment where local start-ups can flourish bet- ter,” Emerson said. The first of four lec- tures will be an introduc- tion to foreign investment in Qatar will be delivered by Aline El Sayed, Senior Associate at local law firm SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QC pledges to control ‘unjustified’ price rise Qatar Chamber’s sectoral panels have started work

DOHA: In response to call by the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Chamber (QC), the country’s oldest and largest industry rep- resentative body, has announced to have doubled its efforts to control “unjustified” price rise, a senior official of the chamber said. The chamber said its sectoral committees have “immediately started working” as part of their initiatives to control the rising inflation, and unjustified price rise in the country. The Emir, in his opening address to the recent 42nd session of the Advisory Council, called on individuals, civil society organisa- Engineer Ali Abdul Lateef Al Misnad (right), Honorary Treasurer and Board tions and QC to play their role Member of Qatar Chamber, and Remy Rowhani, CEO of Qatar Chamber, and endeavour to avoid any unjus- during the press conference. ABDUL BASIT tified price rise. “The chamber is considering Asked about details of the wanting his name in print. setting up a strategy in coopera- strategy and time-frame, he said: He said in Qatar’s case, tion with the private sector to “We will soon get back to you to either the Consumer Protection find solutions to the price rise,” announce details of strategy and Department, a market watchdog said QC’s Director General, Remy progresses made by the chamber under the Ministry of Economy Rowhani. in this regard. We take the issue and Commerce, should be pro- He was replying to a question of price rise as a major challenge. vided with more powers or an asked by this newspaper dur- We are also encouraging the com- independent competition commis- ing a press conference at the mittees to get together and bring sion be established to protect the QC headquarters on Thursday up such issues.” interest of consumers and pro- to announce its support for the Analysts, however, suggest that ducers from all kinds of market upcoming ‘Trans4’, the inter- it is not appropriate to expect dominance, including monopolies national transport and logistics from industry chambers — usu- and cartels. industry exhibition, to be held by ally the protectors of producers’ Some say inflation can be this month-end. rights — to be able to do much in checked with effective imple- Also present at the conference controlling price rise. mentation of people-centric mon- was Ali Abdul Lateef Al Misnad, “Generally, industry chambers etary policies and a combination Honorary Treasure and Board are mouthpieces of business com- of other regulatory mechanisms. Member of QC. munities in any country. They are The Emir, in his maiden address “We have doubled our efforts, normally expected to strive to to the Council, also announced and I assure you that the secto- protect the producer’s interests, that a special committee had ral committees have immediately not the consumer’s rights. It is the been set up to propose solutions to started working on it after His antitrust bodies or competition inflationary pressures and called Highness’ speech on November commissions that are entrusted for a study to find out the rea- 5, in which he mentioned twice to safeguard consumers from all sons behind the “unjustified rise” about the chamber. It was a great kinds of market abuses,” said an in the cost of some projects. honour for us,” he added. expert in competition laws, not THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Nobel laureates to attend QF ARC ‘13 Genetics experts to discuss progress in stem cell therapy

DOHA: Two of the world’s leading geneticists will discuss advancements in stem cell ther- apy in Doha this month during the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference (ARC ’13), organised by Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D) and its research institutes. Sir Martin John Evans, an advisory board member of Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), and Professor Shinya Yamanaka, Director of the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Christine Walker, Headmistress of Primary, Doha College (West Bay campus), and Mark Leppard, Principal of Application at Kyoto University, Sir Martin John Evans Prof Shinya Yamanaka Doha College, with the Head Boy and Head Girl and their deputies watch as British Ambassador Nicholas Hopton were awarded the Nobel Prize in officially opens Doha College’s West Bay Campus. Physiology or Medicine, in 2007 second day of the conference. as diabetes and cancer through and 2012 respectively, for their QBRI is a principal constituent of five research laboratories and research in stem cells. Qatar Foundation Research and two research centres, including Professor Yamanaka, who dis- Development and will lead these the Stem Cell and Regenerative covered how to re-programme discussions, and other health Medicine Research Centre. QBRI British ambassador opens Doha mature cells to become pluripo- deliberations, at the conference. engages an innovative multidisci- tent, will take part in a panel Dr Abdelali Haoudi, Executive plinary approach, with a focus on discussion ‘Facing the Challenges Director of QBRI, expressed his the major diseases affecting the College’s West Bay Campus — International Experiences and delight at the calibre of research- country such as diabetes, cardio- Qatar’s Opportunities’, during the ers attending the event. “The vascular disease and cancer.” opening plenary of the conference. number of international, regional QBRI will showcase its latest DOHA: Doha College’s West for Doha College and for the wider campuses we operate as one Yamanaka and Sir Martin, who and local leading experts taking developments in genomic medi- Bay Campus was recently offi- UK-Qatar relationship, especially school, each campus embraces was awarded the prize for his part in the Annual Research cine and stem cell research with cially inaugurated by the British as we celebrate the Qatar-UK the same standards, delivers the contribution to the discovery of Conference will once again shed regards to diabetes. Ambassador, Nicholas Hopton. Year of Culture in 2013. I am same curriculum and shares the principles for the introduction of light on Qatar’s thriving research According to the International Located on Al Farouq Street, very pleased that we are continu- same values. specific gene modifications in mice landscape and showcase the Diabetes Federation, Qatar has the campus is a purpose-built ing to strengthen our education “Now we have West Bay through the use of embryonic stem activities of top scientists here in a high prevalence of the disease school which offers a British-led partnership with the Supreme Campus established, we must cells, will participate in a debate Qatar,” he said. ranking eighth globally with a curriculum to primary school Education Council (SEC), and turn our attention to raising ‘Stem Cells and Gene Therapies: “Our institute was estab- 23.3 per cent comparative preva- children aged three years to 11 . contributing to Qatar’s National money to build our new campus.” Promises and Challenges’ on the lished to tackle diseases such lence rate. THE PENINSULA The college also offers a pri- Vision 2030. This new campus will At the West Bay Campus, 450 mary and secondary campus at help meet the education needs of primary school children started Al Waab and plans an additional the growing British community their education and met their new new campus in Abu Hamour to in Qatar as well as the wider headmistress Christine Walker. Al Attiyah holds talks with Polish Minister in Warsaw accommodate the growing need community.” Established in 1980, Doha WARSAW: The Chairman of the Administrative Parties to Kyoto Protocol. The meeting took place for school places in Qatar. The Principal of Doha College, College operates under the spon- Control and Transparency Authority H E on the sidelines of Al Attiyah’s visit to the Polish Hopton said, “It’s great to Mark Leppard, explained, ”Doha sorship of the British Embassy on Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah met yesterday capital to attend COP19 and 9th Conference of the be here to mark the opening of College is delighted to be invited a not-for-profit basis and the new Polish Environment Minister Marcin Korolec, Parties to Kyoto Protocol which begins tomorrow. the West Bay Campus of Doha by SEC to open this campus in West Bay Campus operates under also President-designate of 19th Conference of the They discussed the conference’s agenda and coop- College. West Bay. the same philosophy. Parties (COP19) to the UN Framework Convention eration in all issues related to climate change. “This is an exciting development “Although we have multiple THE PENINSULA on Climate Change and 9th Conference of the QNA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Hamad bin Khalifa Premier to inaugurate World Symposium on Islamic Art to be held in Italy Social Security Forum today DOHA: Scholars from around exhibitions at galleries and muse- the world will explore the role ums internationally, and is rep- of light in Islamic art and cul- resented by Gladstone Gallery in Panellists will discuss funds and how to save them from bankruptcy ture during the Fifth Biennial New York. Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium She won the International DOHA: The World Social on Islamic Art in Palermo, Award of the LXVIII Venice Security Forum (WSSF), the Italy. Biennale in 1999 for films largest international meeting The three-day symposium, Turbulent and Rapture. In 2006 of social security policy-makers ‘God is the Light of the Heavens she was awarded the Dorothy and senior managers repre- and the Earth’, features 13 and Lillian Gish Prize and in senting governments, national speakers, all leading scholars in 2009 she won the Silver Lion for social security administrations Islamic art and architecture, who best director at the 66th Venice and international organisations will address the role of light in Film Festival for Women with- from more than 120 countries Islamic art and culture from a out Men. She is working on her begins at Doha Sheraton today. wide range of perspectives, from second feature film Oum Kolthum The Prime Minister and the metaphoric imagery of light on the Egyptian singer, expected Interior Minister H E Sheikh in the Quran and the litera- to be released in 2015. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa tures of the Islamic lands to the The symposium is organised Al Thani will inaugurate it. practical role of light in build- by Sheila S Blair and Jonathan Turki Mohammed Al Khater, ings, paintings, performances, M Bloom who have shared the President of Qatar’s General photography, and other works Hamad Bin Khalifa Endowed Retirement and Social Insurance of art produced over the past 14 Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Authority, told a press conference centuries. Commonwealth University since yesterday that Qatar was privi- The Quran is rich in refer- its establishment in 2006. leged to be the first Gulf country ences to light, and light conse- The symposium is sponsored to host the event and has done quently permeates the culture by Virginia Commonwealth everything possible to make it and visual arts of the Islamic University School of the Arts, successful. lands; one of the most famous Qatar Foundation, Virginia “There is shortage of social passages in the Quran, the Light Commonwealth University security workers in the region Al Khater opens the media centre of the forum. Verse (24:35) majestically extols in Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa and most advanced countries. God as the Light of the Heavens University and the University of However, developing countries and the Earth, a metaphor for Palermo. are suffering the problem of poor Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, by a strong political consensus, historic event as “we are launch- His guidance and illumination Twenty experts have been healthcare services,” he said. Secretary General of the provide a solid basis for further ing the ISSA Centre of excellence over all creation. selected for the Hamad Bin “There is a need to prepare International Social Security extension to all people the fun- at the event.” The keynote address, Khalifa Travel Fellowships out plans and programmes for social Association (ISSA), said, “The damental right to social security. The centre will be virtual and ‘Contemporary Islamic Art’, will of over 200 applications. They security funds. The panellists of forum provides a unique oppor- The agenda will cover issues cater to ISSA members. It will be delivered by the acclaimed will be invited to attend special the forum will discuss issues and tunity to analyse and debate the with a focus on how social secu- hold workshops and training artist Shirin Neshat, an Iranian events and awarded the fellow- ideas to develop social security role of social security as a key fac- rity systems can better protect programmes and exchange oppor- born artist-filmmaker living in ship certificate. funds and how to save them from tor of social cohesion and stabil- and support the livelihoods and tunities to improve and develop New York. She has held solo THE PENINSULA bankruptcy. Qatar as a new player ity, and of sustainable economic dignity of people in all regions, leadership and administration of in the field of social security will development.” Konkolewsky said. There will also social security schemes. benefit from such events to make Despite challenges, the last few be deliberations on effects of glo- More than 1,000 delegates from new policies to cover all segment years have seen rapid develop- bal financial crisis on the social are expected to attend the six-day of the Qatari community.” He also ment of social security systems security funds. event to discuss ways of improv- Msheireb Downtown Doha opened a media centre for the to benefit millions of people. Errol Frank Stoove, President ing the social security system forum, in the presence of officials. Improved administrations, backed of ISSA, said the forum will be a world wide. THE PENINSULA safety systems in focus Flooded street DOHA: Msheireb Properties, a management hubs across the site subsidiary of Qatar Foundation, capturing web-enabled CCTV IKEA begins ‘Soft will showcase fire protec- system (external public realm, tion, safety, security, manage- internal public realm, primary Toys for Education’ ment and monitoring systems service areas and service tun- employed at its flagship project nels, lifts and lobbies); and ICT campaign Msheireb Downtown Doha infrastructure. at the fourth Civil Defence Access controls include car DOHA: IKEA Qatar has Exhibition and Conference park management systems, vehi- announced the launch of its which opens tomorrow. cle number plate recognition, annual ‘Soft Toys for Education’ Msheireb Properties is a plati- intruder detection and panic campaign to help improve lives num sponsor of the event. alarm systems. An emergency of children less fortunate in “Msheireb Downtown Doha is response action plan is in place Qatar and across the world. the world’s first sustainable regen- detailing response to fire, incident For every soft toy sold in the eration project which employs management and local authority Doha Festival City store between world class safety and security communications protocols. November 10, 2013 and January technologies across the devel- The project system is also 4, 2014, IKEA Foundation will opment. Our sponsorship of the equipped with fire detection and donate QR5 to help support event reflects our commitment to suppression technologies that Unicef’s education programmes implementation of standards and include smoke extraction, CO2 around the world. guidelines set by the Civil Defence detection and foam/gas suppres- The IKEA Foundation, based Authority,” said Abdullah Hassan sion systems all centrally con- in the Netherlands, works relent- Al Mehshadi, Chief Executive trolled and monitored through a lessly to help improve opportuni- Officer, Msheireb Properties. central command centre. ties for children and young adults The project follows strict guide- The exhibition and conference in some of the world’s less privi- lines for resident and public safety, will bring together academics, leged communities. It supports with an automated system that businesses, researchers and gov- holistic, long-term programmes monitors areas including internal ernment authorities across Qatar. that create long-lasting substan- and external premises, primary The fourth edition of the event tial change. For more than 10 service areas and service tunnels. runs until November 13 at Qatar years, the IKEA Foundation has The project has been mapped National Convention Centre. been a key supporter of Unicef’s with five localised facility THE PENINSULA Save the Children’s work. THE PENINSULA A street in Mansoura was inundated after a water pipe burst yesterday. UNNIKRISHNAN O V Msheireb project on track

Continued from page 1 restaurants and cafes, he said. Several local contracting com- “We have already awarded He said the project cost panies are also involved in the all tenders to the construction remains at QR20b, however, with project. “From the beginning companies and there are no rea- the construction of the Metro sta- we made it a condition to have sons that could delay the project tion, there would be some modifi- a local contractor for every for- because all engineering require- cations in the original plan. eign contracting company. Six ments are ready, designs approved “The underground Metro sta- Qatari companies are working and main contractors are there,” tion is located in the place which in the project and the aim is to Al Mahashadi told The Peninsula. was supposed to be a car park- make local firms gain experience “Majority of works is still ing area so we moved some of the from foreign companies to be able underground but once we come parking spaces to another build- to work in the future as main to the surface of the project, work ing and made underground car contractors.” will speed up.” parking to six floors.” Nine major construction com- Government buildings, he said, With regard to transporta- panies are working besides 17 are ready to be handed over and tion within the Msheireb project, sub-contractors. the museum would be completed the company is studying options The 31-hectare Msheireb by next year. The underground whether to use trams or golf project includes three equal sec- cooling plant, which covers 50 carts, he said. “We plan to use tions for offices, residential build- percent of the project, is ready, one of these because we want to ings and commercial facilities while there will be another plant avoid making use of any vehicles and comprises Emiri Diwan area to cover the rest. that utilise diesel or cause envi- which includes building for Emiri The last stage of the project ronment and noise pollution.” Guard and national archive, herit- will start after the underground The project, he said, includes age buildings, mosque, amenities, Metro station is finished. eco-friendly buildings providing offices, town houses, apartments, The Msheireb development. “We need to wait until the all needs and services in one place hotels, schools, a cultural centre, Metro station is finished before and there would be no need for mosques, department stores, a we start the fourth and last phase. people to travel outside. day care centre, a museum, res- such as art centre, social enrich- development of Qatari architec- of introducing the project to the We are discussing with Metro sta- In 2012, Qataris represented 37 taurants and cafes. ment centre which would show- ture, is expected to receive 2,000 public by taking part in expos in tion contractors to implement the percent of Msheireb employees It also includes 900 residential cases Qatari history, culture visitors every month and will and outside Qatar,” he said, add- fourth phase within its schedule.” who occupy leading positions in units, four hotels with 800 rooms, and tradition and the history of provide programmes for schools, ing whether residential or com- The fourth phase includes different sections. “We have plans and 282 shops, but the number Msheireb development. and embassies. “We haven’t mercial facilities will be open for commercial buildings, hotel, to increase the number of Qataris may change, Al Mahashadi said. The Msheireb Enrichment come to the stage of marketing ownership or leased had not been offices and palm open area with in the company, which is at 260.” The project also has facilities Centre, which is vital for the the facilities. We are in the stage decided yet. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Western diplomats push to end Iran standoff Crunch talks stretch into unscheduled third day; Tehran wants oil, banking sanctions eased for nuclear deal

GENEVA: France warned of (their) stances.” The main stick- serious stumbling blocks to a ing points appeared to include long-sought accord with Iran as calls for a shutdown of an Iranian unity among Western powers reactor that could eventually help seemed to fray in talks on get- produce weapons-grade nuclear ting Tehran to curtail a nuclear fuel, the fate of Iran’s stockpile of programme seen as a bomb risk higher-enriched uranium and the in exchange for relief from eco- nature and sequencing of relief nomic sanctions. from economic sanctions sought Iranian media quoted the by Tehran. Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign US Secretary of State John minister, Abbas Araqchi, as saying Kerry said on Friday there were “the issues are serious and there is “some very important issues on still a gap in stances”, and that the the table that are unresolved. It talks would probably end later in is important for those to be prop- the day and be resumed at a later erly, thoroughly addressed”. date. As discussions stretched on, He avoided the media yester- French Foreign Minister Laurent day before engaging in another Fabius was doubtful whether they two hours of intensive talks would soon succeed in nailing with Iranian Foreign Minister down an interim deal that would Mohammad Javad Zarif and begin to defuse fears of a stealthy European Union foreign policy Iranian advance towards nuclear chief Catherine Ashton. The three arms capability. met for five hours on Friday night. “As I speak to you, I cannot say British Foreign Secretary there is any certainty that we can William Hague said the talks have conclude,” Fabius said on France achieved “very good progress” but US Secretary of State John Kerry (second left), European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (centre) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Inter radio, stressing that Paris much more needed to be agreed Zarif (second right) prior to a meeting yesterday, on the third day of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme at Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. could not accept a “sucker’s deal”. and it was unclear if this would His pointed remarks hinted at happen by the end of the day. a rift brewing within the Western “We are very conscious of the moment.” Foreign ministers from take part in yesterday’s talks with preliminary agreement that oil and banking sanctions during camp. A Western diplomat close fact that real momentum has all five permanent UN Security Zarif. would restrain Iran’s nuclear the first phase of any deal. The to the negotiations said the built up in these negotiations,” Council members — Britain, But it is only the Americans programme and make it more powers have offered Iran access French were trying to upstage he told reporters. “So we have to China, France, Russia and the and Iranians, whose estranged transparent for UN anti-prolif- to Iranian funds frozen abroad the other powers. do everything we can to seize the US — and Germany were due to countries have not had formal dip- eration inspectors. In exchange, for many years but ruled out any “The Americans, the EU and lomatic ties for more than three Tehran would obtain phased, ini- broad dilution of the overall sanc- the Iranians have been working decades, with the power to make tially limited, relief from punitive tions regime in the early going of intensively together for months France defending Israel: Iran MPs or break an agreement on Iran’s sanctions throttling the economy an agreement. on this proposal, and this is noth- contested nuclear ambitions. of the giant Opec state. Diplomats said that even a ing more than an attempt by TEHRAN: Two senior Iranian MPs accused French Foreign The fact that any deal might be The goal now is to take a big breakthrough this weekend would Fabius to insert himself into rel- Minister Laurent Fabius yesterday of defending Israel, which feasible after a decade of feuding first step towards resolving a pro- be only the start of a long confi- evance late in the negotiations,” objects to world powers reaching a deal with Tehran over its rather than genuine negotiations tracted dispute rife with political dence-building process towards a the diplomat said, speaking on the controversial nuclear programme. between Iran and the West high- baggage and legal complexities permanent resolution of concerns condition of anonymity. Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman of the parliamentary foreign lights a striking shift in the tone and to thereby arrest a drift about Iran’s nuclear quest. In a further indication that affairs committee, said “the behaviour of the French representative of Tehran’s foreign policy since towards a major new war in the But they said the arrival of the atmosphere of cordiality that in the nuclear talks shows that France is trying to blackmail” Iran. the landslide election in June of world’s most volatile region. Kerry, Fabius, Hague, German reigned in the first round of talks “While the French people want better ties between Tehran and moderate Hassan Rouhani as “We’re working hard,” Kerry Foreign Minister Guido last month and first two days of Paris, unfortunately the French government prefers the will of president. The powers remain told reporters on Friday night. Westerwelle, Russian Foreign discussions this week was dis- Zionist regime,” said Naqavi Hosseini. concerned that Iran is continuing Iran spelled out one major Minister Sergei Lavrov — and the sipating, Araqchi complained Esmaeel Kosari, a fellow conservative and member of the commit- to amass enriched uranium not bone of contention. A member expected appearance of Chinese to Mehr news agency that his tee, expressed regret that Fabius’s comments “express the positions for future nuclear power stations, of its negotiating team, Majid Foreign Minister Wang Yi — sig- counterparts from the six powers of the Zionist (Israeli) regime, which prompts us to eye the talks as Tehran says, but as potential Takt-Ravanchi, told Mehr news nalled that the six powers could “need constant coordination and with pessimism.” AFP fuel for nuclear warheads. agency on Friday that Western be closer to an elusive pact with consultation in order to determine They are searching for a powers should consider easing Iran than ever before. REUTERS SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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NUCLEAR deal between Iran, the US and the international community is getting closer to reality and optimism is running high among some quarters. Why I hate being a black man AEqually virulent is the opposition to such a deal. The Gulf states and Israel are highly pessimistic about Iran’s intentions, while the US and some Western powers favour giving Tehran another chance to disarm itself. BY ORVILLE LLOYD DOUGLAS child calling him the “N word” and The US Secretary of State John Kerry cut off a Middle East how he becomes cognizant of how he tour to fly to Geneva yesterday and was joined by the chief EU is different and viewed as someone diplomat Catherine Ashton and officials of other major powers VERY time I sit on a crowded people should fear. A lot of the time I feel for negotiations with Iran. The sudden meeting was seen street car, bus, or subway train There is also a fear by some black like my skin color is like as proof of huge progress in the negotiations, though Kerry Ein Toronto, I know I will have people that discussing the issue of self- tempered enthusiasm with the statement that lots of obstacles an empty seat next to me. It’s like hatred is a sign of weakness. There is a my personal prison, a broken record. Sometimes I don’t discourse that black people engender: were yet to be overcome. Reports later said talks weren’t mind having the extra space, but other that black is beautiful. But the truth something that I have easy and hit a roadblock over French objections to a draft times I feel awkward, uncomfortable, is, the image of blackness is ugly – at agreement allowing Iran to continue work on a heavy water and annoyed. least it’s perceived that way. There is no control over, for I am reactor that would produce plutonium when completed. The I know I have good hygiene, I dress nothing special or wonderful about judged just because of Iranians threatened to put off the negotiations until another appropriately, and I mind my own being a black male – it is a life of mis- business. However, recently, I finally ery and shame. the way I look. occasion, complaining of splits within the six-nation group. became cognizant of why people might The issue of black self-hatred is Tehran especially singled out France for the divisions saying fear being around me or in close usually depicted from a female point it was holding up progress by dividing the P5+1. The draft proximity to me: I am a black male. of view. There are documentaries certainly don’t associate with crimi- lays out a temporary deal to slow down work on the nuclear Although Canadian society presents such as Dark Girls which aired on nals. In fact, I abhor violence, and I programme in return for limited lifting of sanctions. But the the façade of multiculturalism the Oprah’s OWN network earlier this resent being compared to young black French objected to the draft saying truth is Canada has a serious problem year, in which black women discuss males (or young people of any race) with the issue of race. I didn’t realize their feelings of self hatred for hav- who are lazy, not disciplined, or delin- it has been presented as a fait it until my sister said to me: ing dark skin. There are numerous quent. Usually, when black male youth Optimism is high accompli and they didn’t want to be Orville, people books, articles, documentaries, and are discussed in Toronto, it is about about a nuclear forced into the agreement. are afraid of you. essays published by black female writ- something going wrong. Despite the glitches, talks You are a six foot ers describing black self-hated. Black Honestly, who would want to be deal between are likely to continue as the tall black man women are not afraid to speak out black? Who would want people to be Iran and the new Iranian leadership seems with broad shoul- about their self-loathing, yet for some terrified of you and not want to sit We espouse ders. My sister is reason, black men are silent about our next to you on public transportation? West, but the committed to a diplomatic solution right, people don’t own contempt for what we are. Who would want to have this dark to the crisis, and Washington too ‘black is sit next to me on A lot of black men don’t want to skin, broad nose, large thick lips, and concerns of Gulf will welcome any opportunity beautiful’, but the street car, the acknowledge the feelings of disgust wake up in the morning being despised states too need to that would offer it an easy, non- subway or on the we have for ourselves. It is considered by the rest of the world? confrontationist solution. Also, the true image bus because they emasculating to even admit the exist- A lot of the time I feel like my skin are afraid. ence of such thoughts. I think my own color is like my personal prison, some- be addressed. the breakdown of the current of blackness The issue of self-hated manifests from the exterior, thing that I have no control over, for negotiations will have disastrous black self-hatred from the outside world. It is born out I am judged just because of the way consequences for Iran and US and will push them down the is ugly. If we is something I of the despair and the unhappiness I I look. path of direct confrontation. But other western powers are confront our self- am supposed to see within a lot of young black men. Not discussing the issue doesn’t likely to throw objections as they see the dangers in rushing to pretend does not I can honestly say I hate being a mean it is going to go away. In fact, an agreement. hatred, maybe exist. However, black male. Although black people like by ignoring the issue, it simply lurks the great French to wax poetic about loving their label underneath the surface. I believe a Though the international community will welcome a we’ll have real psychiatrist I hate “being black”. I just don’t fit dialogue about self hatred should nuclear deal with Iran, the negotiators should not turn a blind pride. Frantz Fanon into a neat category of the stereotypi- be brought to the fore in the public eye to the concerns of others who have a stake. For example, wrote about this cal views people have of black men. In sphere, so that some sort of healing Washington and other Western powers should listen to the issue in his ground popular culture black men are rec- and the development of true non-label Gulf countries which have been apprehensive about Iran’s breaking book ognized in three areas: sports, crime, based pride can occur. nuclear ambitions. Unfortunately, the Gulf countries haven’t Black Skin White Masks in a chap- and entertainment. I hate rap music, Of course, I do not want to have ter called “the Lived Experience of I hate most sports, and I like listen- these feelings, to have these dark been taken into confidence and they are no party to the the Black Man”. According to Fanon, ing to rock music such as PJ Harvey, thoughts about being a black man. talks. A deal with Iran needs to be convincing for all and all the black man is viewed in the third Morrissey, and Tracy Chapman. I have However, I cannot deny that this is the loopholes need to be plugged. person, and he isn’t seen as a three- nothing in common with the arche- way I feel. I don’t want to be ashamed The European foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, who dimensional human being. The black types about the black male. of being a black man; I just want to be is coordinating the talks, said that the amount of time Iranian man internalizes the perspectives of There is so much negativity and treated as an individual based on the white society and its negative thoughts criminal suspicion associated with content of my character, and not just and US top diplomats have spent “talking to each other in about blackness affect his psyche. In being a black male in Toronto. Yet, based on the colour of my skin. the last 24 hours is more than the preceding 34 years.” That’s the chapter, Fanon discusses a white I don’t have a criminal record, and I THE GUARDIAN commendable, but a final deal needs to be comprehensive • The other side Quote of Target: Pakistan: New TTP chief the day

ITH a single appointment, assassination of an army general after — though it remains to be seen if if the US killed Hakeemullah Mehsud the TTP has sent across the country’s political leadership had the political class and sections of the simply to scuttle the possibility of dia- a host of unwelcome endorsed talks with the TTP. Of course, public will absorb this lesson. Mullah logue with the TTP, it is the TTP itself Wmessages. First, it has the militant from Swat has a long his- Fazlullah does not reside in Pakistan, that has chosen a new leader who is signalled that its campaign is not just tory with the Pakistan Army, one that he now hides out across the border emphatically against talks — how does about the Mehsuds or Waziristan or turned decisively and irreversibly ugly in in Afghanistan. If militancy in Pakistan a state talk to a group that emphatically even Fata — it is a national agenda. 2009. If his predecessor Hakeemullah is really a by-product of the war in rejects the very possibility of talks? The The decision of the Mullah Fazlullah’s aim always has been Mehsud preferred to confuse and disori- Afghanistan, then why does Fazlullah real challenge is now for the govern- and still is about installing the Taliban’s ent the state with his talk of peace while prefer to attack Pakistan instead of ment. Lamenting the perceived blow to FIFA is to play in version of Sharia across the country. simultaneously waging war, Fazlullah is fighting the Americans in his new back- the possibility of dialogue is not policy. So gone is the fig leaf of the TTP being a more direct kind of militant: he knows yard? There is an even simpler way to If the concessions to the Mehsud-led one country and a parochial movement that ultimately what he wants — Pakistan — and he will debunk the myth of the fight against TTP were problematic enough, serious that will be in cares only about its own backyard in attack until either the state capitulates or militancy being a post-9/11 creation. thought needs to be given to validating Fata. he is eliminated, whichever comes first. The TNSM that was the precursor to the Fazlullah-led TTP. There is already a Qatar. Second, the TTP has signalled to Third, a message has been sent Fazlullah’s Swat TTP chapter waged a state — Pakistan — and there can be the army that the military is its biggest that the fight in Pakistan is not about war against the Pakistani state a dec- no room for another one. Sepp Blatter enemy. Fazlullah took great pride in the the US military presence in Afghanistan ade before 9/11 even happened. And DAWN FIFA President SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Thailand must overcome Thaksin obsession The hope would be for Yingluck’s party to demonstrate a mandate to resurrect the amnesty bill. To do that, it will need farmers. Hence the linear focus on boosting rice prices.

BY WILLIAM PESEK Thais should be worrying instead about how much this political circus is hurting ou won’t see these words dis- their $366bn economy. Every day that played in the customs hall politicians and policymakers in Bangkok when arriving in Thailand, spend obsessing over Thaksin’s return is “Welcome to the Republic one that’s not being used to modernise of Thaksin,” but the Land of the economy, increase competitiveness YSmiles has indeed morphed into the land and avoid the “middle-income trap” that of Thaksin Shinawatra. befalls many developing nations and may That should be giving Southeast Asia’s soon ensnare Thailand. second-biggest economy plenty to frown The politics of personality aren’t con- about. Seven years after the former prime fined to Thailand. Asia is awash with minister was ousted in a coup, Thaksin’s larger-than-life populists bigger on cha- long shadow continues to dominate Thai risma and spin than concrete reforms: politics. Since then, the country has seen leaders like Shinzo Abe in Japan, Xi six prime ministers, the most recent one Jinping in China and, in some ways, being Thaksin’s baby sister, Yingluck Benigno Aquino in the Philippines. The Shinawatra. same problem afflicts several figures who Like many loving siblings, Yingluck have yet take the helm, including India’s looks out for her kin. Recently she tried Rahul Gandhi. All have neglected tough Thais protest against the amnesty bill near parliament in central Bangkok yesterday. to ram a get-out-of-jail-free card for policy work in hopes that a strong per- Thaksin and other politicians through sonality will be enough to carry them power base. His “Thaksinomics” program airport. Instead Suvarnabhumi Airport, further hobble her ability to govern. The the parliament — as big a political blun- through and bolster their approval of flooding the hinterlands with cheap opened the same month in 2006 in which bill might have gotten further if it had der as Asia has seen in years. Markets ratings. loans was never more than Tammany Thaksin was ousted, continues to struggle also applied to people charged with lese plunged and more than 32,000 people But Thaksin raised the strategy to an Hall-like doling out of cash for support. with capacity constraints that are imped- majeste, which mandates prison sen- joined demonstrations in the capital and art form, essentially making an entire The money did nothing to improve the ing the all-important tourism market. tences as long as 15 years for defaming 17 other provinces. This week, Yingluck nation about him. His tenure from economy’s fundamentals or capacity for Why champion such a debacle? The or insulting the king, queen, heir appar- backed down and agreed to scrap the bill February 2001 to September 2006 saw innovation. It’s a strategy Yingluck cop- rice program is sure to pay huge divi- ent or regent. for now. nothing less than the wholesale bastardi- ied early and often after becoming prime dends for Yingluck, and by extension Instead the bill would have allowed But anyone who thinks that’s the sation of Thai democracy. He neutered minister in 2011. Thaksin, come early 2014 when her gov- Yingluck’s brother, army officers and end of Thailand’s Thaksin nightmare is its institutions and enriched his family Take her disastrous rice- subsidy plan, ernment may call a snap poll. former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, wrong. The proud and acerbic billionaire, members and cronies in ways that would which by the latest estimate has cost The hope would be for Yingluck’s who faces murder charges for author- Asia’s answer to Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, have made a Russian oligarch blush. $19bn since October 2011 and over time party to demonstrate enough of a man- ising soldiers to use weapons during isn’t about to shelve his obsession with Like former Italian Prime Minister has recorded losses equivalent to 59 per- date to resurrect the amnesty bill. To do unrest in 2010, to walk free — not aver- returning home, reclaiming the portion Berlusconi, Thaksin was a powerful cent of that figure. that, they will need the farmers. Hence age Thais. It left the pro-Thaksin Red of his telecommunications fortune frozen tycoon who leveraged his business suc- Thailand is now sitting on two years of the linear focus on boosting rice prices. Shirts and opponents known as the by the state and succeeding his sister. cess to become leader. Thaksin, like export production, which has distorted It’s frustrating to think where Yellow Shirts wondering who, or what, Many fear Yingluck is little more than a Berlusconi, was later accused of bending rice markets in the Mekong River region Thailand might be today had the nation they had been fighting for. placeholder for big bro. the government to his will and in align- and cost Thailand the title of world’s not squandered the last seven years on all It’s time that the Republic of Thaksin With his ambitions thwarted for ment with his business interests. biggest rice exporter. What’s depress- things Thaksin. By overreaching so spec- became less about one man and more now, the focus has turned to how much He got away with it by literally bribing ing is that in that time Thailand could tacularly with the amnesty bill, Yingluck about the aspirations and needs of Thais. money this setback will cost Thaksin. the rural communities that formed his have, say, built a new state-of-the-art displayed a level of cluelessness that will WP-BLOOMBERG Poor Tokyo-Seoul ties challenge for US Soldier worship blinds

could alienate a critical population in Japan Britain’s reality of war Nuclear and missile — moderates who advocate a robust security role for Japan while believing in facilitating BY JOE GLENTON threats from North Japan’s reconciliation in Asia. They are right to be concerned. Many Japanese feel that Japan has apologised ith the official Remembrance Day ceremony closing in, Korea and other shared enough. and soldier worship about to hit its tedious annual peak, And they have a point. Seoul’s criticism of a the public have been given an unexpected glimpse of security concerns lack of individual compensation for “comfort Wwar’s unsanitised face. A Royal Marine has been con- women” fails to consider the activities of the victed of murdering a wounded Afghan in his custody. Two marines Asian Women’s Fund. were acquitted. make it imperative that This 11-bn yen ($111m) fund established by While the public has for 12 years been told otherwise, the Afghan the Japanese government, with approximately occupation is not simply a case of good guys and bad guys. Nevertheless, Japan and South Korea half of its funding coming from private dona- tired references to “bad apples” will now flow. The Ministry of Defence tions by Japanese citizens, offered the victims will repeatedly and frantically highlight the supposed “good work” the cash compensation and other assistance. troops have been doing in the smoking ruins of Afghanistan. A stock re-establish policy In addition, the recent rulings by South statement will be released by the ministry about military values and Korean courts ordering Japanese companies high standards of behaviour. Allegations of law-breaking, they will tell consultation at least at to pay cash compensation to those who were us, are investigated thoroughly and can result in disciplinary action up subject to forced labour during World War II to and including court martial, discharge and prison. And all of this the working level. upset a great number of Japanese, including will obscure rather than address the issue. moderates. From the outset this episode has been written through with the When Japan and South Korea normalized brand of self-delusion that has come to typify the “good war”. The BY YUKI TATSUMI diplomatic relations in 1965, the two countries original arrest of seven marines in 2012, following the discovery of foot- also signed a separate agreement on the set- age on a laptop, sparked an indignant Facebook campaign to “Support t a recent conference on the tlement of wartime claims. the 7 Royal Marine Commandos arrested for murder in Afghanistan”. South Korean President Park Geun-hye US-South Korea alliance in Under this agreement, Japan agreed to pro- To date, it has attracted 63,000 “likes”. If nothing else, this highlights Washington, a former senior official vide large-scale financial aid to South Korea, how a section of society can leap to the defence of servicemen long Aof the Obama administration used Japan-South Korea relations indeed have and South Korea agreed to relinquish its right before the facts are known. the word “painful” to describe the US per- remained at new lows, with little prospect of to claim wartime compensation in return. In It is my view that Royal Marine commandos are the best light role spective on the recent strain in Japan-South improvement in the near future. other words, it was the South Korean govern- infantry in the world – bar none. Bootnecks, as they are colloquially Korea relations. The heart of the tension between Tokyo and ment that chose to forgo the right to claim known, are capable, professional and robust soldiers. But I can say While carefully avoiding criticising either Seoul in the last several years has been “his- wartime compensation. all this without once gushing about “heroes” and without ever once South Korea or Japan, the former official reit- tory issues.” Seoul has expressed its grievances Many Japanese interpret the South Korean needing to shy away from an uncomfortable truth simply because it erated that it is essential for the US, while over the lack of a straightforward apology and government’s lack of response to the court happens to concern soldiers. We should not feel compelled to point facing security challenges in the Asia-Pacific compensation from the Japanese government. rulings as a sign of unwillingness to honour out that those brave men and women are fighting in Afghanistan to region, that Japan and South Korea have a Washington has had its own questions those agreements, which served as the foun- secure our safety every time the military is mentioned. First, because constructive relationship. He expressed his regarding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s view dation of Japan-South Korea relations after it is not true that they are; and second, because such blustering at the “strong hope” that Japanese and South Korean of history. normalisation. merest glimpse of camouflage clothing is an obvious and embarrassing leaders will come to see that focusing on both Most recently, in April 2013, he became the Although some in Washington urge the US capitulation to dogma. countries’ common strategic interests will subject of intense criticism not only in South to play a more active role, the US is unlikely To understand why an occupying soldier turns to vigilantism and serve their individual national interests far Korea and China but also in the US when to put itself in a position of seeming to side murder, we can do worse than look at their daily experience, which can better than prolonging the current tension. he referred to the “definition of ‘aggression’” with one ally over the other. never be divorced from the over-arching political context. Killings like As the US explores ways to sustain its during a debate on the Diet floor. In the meantime, given the renewed vocal this most often occur when soldiers have lost a comrade or comrades. “pivot/rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region Abe’s statement upset many in Washington criticism by Park against Japan during her They lose comrades because they are in a war. Killings like these can in a cost-effective manner, it will place greater who interpreted it as rejecting the legitimacy recent visit to Europe, Tokyo and Seoul are reasonably expected to be carried out by all sides in any conflict. emphasis on cooperation with allies. In par- of the process of establishing the post-World unlikely to reestablish channels for dialogue What radicalises soldiers then is not too far from what radicalises ticular, it will be increasingly important for War II international order. at senior political levels anytime soon. lone wolf killers, terror cells and drone strike orphans: the impact of the US to see security cooperation broaden However, incessant criticism of Abe by However, nuclear and missile threats from policy on an individual and the people you care about. Marine A, now and deepen among its allies. South Korean President Park Geun-hye and North Korea and other shared security con- convicted, was a 39-year-old senior non-commissioned officer. He had In this context, the current diplomatic the South Korean government’s persistent cerns make it imperative that Japan and the done six tours of Afghanistan as an infantryman. He is likely to have impasse between Japan and South Korea has refusals to hold bilateral meetings with Japan Republic of Korea reestablish policy consulta- experienced countless engagements and lost various friends in a fail- begun to create a serious alliance management even to discuss North Korean issues, despite tion at least at the working level. ing war. problem for the US. the restraint demonstrated by Abe for the last Washington should continue to encourage When a political decision is taken that puts men who are primed In the immediate term, a strained Japan- several months, have led many in Washington Tokyo and Seoul to compartmentalise their for violence into a war, bad things will happen. This is another reason South Korea relationship not only makes to question the South Korean government’s dialogue on the “history issues” and re-ener- to make sure that war is the very last resort and not, as in the case of policy coordination vis-a-vis North Korea intentions. gise bilateral dialogue on issues of bigger stra- the post-9/11 wars, something that is engaged in lightly, in a spirit of extremely difficult but also makes practical While Washington continues to urge tegic importance. hubris or in the pursuit of narrow interests. security cooperation among the three almost Japanese political leaders to exercise maxi- Abe and other political leaders in Japan At its core, this is a problem at the political level, which can only impossible. mum restraint in their behaviour to prevent should support such US efforts by not tak- be resolved or avoided at the political level. It does not diminish the Tension between Japan and South Korea further aggravation of the “history issue,” ing actions that give critics an excuse to con- responsibility of the killers to say the issue is more complex than bad also hinders trilateral cooperation in other it takes the view that merely demonising tinue their demonisation of Japan, while better apples letting the side down. The culture of irrational and uncriti- policy areas, such as dealing with China and Japanese leaders accomplishes very little. articulating Japan’s past efforts in reconcilia- cal soldier worship serves only to blind us to the realities of war and capacity-building in Southeast Asia. Despite Rather, Washington is concerned that the tion with its Asian neighbours. occupation – and this contrived, blinding effect, I have long suspected, the obvious convergence of interests, however, non-stop diplomatic assault from South Korea WP-BLOOMBERG is rather the point of lionising the military. THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Oppn wants pressure on Assad before talks Officials debate Geneva peace conference attendance

ISTANBUL: Syria’s splintered stalled by the opposition’s internal meanwhile, said Syrian opposition opposition coalition insisted dissent — robbing it of credibility was justified to have “hesitations” yesterday it would not go to internationally and in the eyes of about Geneva 2, particularly over peace talks in Geneva unless the rebels it is meant to represent its format and Assad’s future role. pressure was brought to bear — and its demand for the talks to Turkey, which borders Syria on Damascus to abide by the call for Assad’s ouster. and has received a flood of more outcome. A key faction in the opposition than 600,000 refugees from the “We have always said that we coalition, the Syrian National conflict, has become a key oppo- are fully committed to Geneva. Council, has baldly refused to nent of Assad. But we are worried that if we go take part, and has threatened to The opposition coalition’s there the Assad regime is not break from the grouping if some spokesman said of the proposed serious about the implementation members go. Geneva meeting: “Everyone of Geneva,” said coalition spokes- Foreign ministers from 11 knows that the Assad regime is man Khaled Saleh. Western and Arab nations hold- going to try to buy more time.... He was speaking as the oppo- ing a “Friends of Syria” meeting and kill more Syrian civilians.” sition battling to topple Syrian in Britain last month to pave the He added: “We want to go President Bashar Al Assad met way for Geneva 2 agreed Assad to Geneva but everyone has to in Istanbul to decide whether to should have no role in any future be serious, not only the Assad Officials of the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian National Council during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. attend a peace conference that Syrian government. regime but its allies. We want the world powers want to hold in But that failed to convince the Russians to apply real pressure on Geneva. opposition to commit to Geneva. the Assad regime.” The meeting involving the main And Assad’s regime, which has Saleh noted that recent Russian umbrella group, the National international diplomatic protec- pressure had been instrumen- Rebels retake army base in Aleppo Coalition, and due to run into tion from Russia, has warned it tal in making Assad destroy his today took place as rebels retook will not take part if the aim is to chemical weapon stocks. BEIRUT: Rebels retook most them out. The Syrian Observatory control around the airport, which a strategic base in northern Syria. call for Assad to leave power. Asked about when the oppo- of a military base in north- for Human Rights said fighting has been closed to most civilian The UN-Arab League envoy Assad refuses to acknowledge sition might declare whether or ern Syria from forces loyal to continued yesterday around the flights after rebels fired at an air- tasked with trying to quell the that his army is fighting a revolt, not it was going to the talks, the President Bashar Al Assad yes- base, one of several locations to liner there last December. Syrian conflict, Lakhdar Brahimi, preferring to label the rebels “ter- spokesman said the coalition “cer- terday after two days of fighting the east and southeast of Aleppo Rami Abdelrahman of the warned earlier this week that bit- rorists” sponsored by Arab rivals. tainly hadn’t received any invita- in which at least 60 people have where Assad’s forces have been British-based Observatory, which ter rival camps in the opposition The president has also opened tion from the UN”. been killed, a monitoring group challenging rebel control. monitors the violence in Syria must forge a united front for the the door to possibly standing for Saleh stressed the opposition’s said. The army has recaptured the through a network of medical and proposed peace talks, dubbed re-election in polls next year, to categorical rejection of Assad play- The heavy fighting reflects the town of Safira, where one of security sources, said at least 21 “Geneva 2”. the fury of the opposition and the ing a role in any negotiated solu- strategic importance of the 80th Syria’s main chemical weapons soldiers and 41 rebels — includ- World powers unsettled by the consternation of the US. tion to the conflict. “It has become Brigade army base, a few hun- facilities was housed, and has ing 11 foreign fighters from the vicious, two-and-a-half year war Russian Deputy Foreign obvious to anyone that there is no dred metres from Aleppo airport advanced to attack the rebel-held Islamic State in Iraq and the in Syria have been pushing for the Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said role for Assad if Geneva 2 is really on the eastern approaches of the towns of Tel Arn and Tel Hasel Levant — had been killed in fight- peace negotiations between the this week that some opposition to be applied, whether in the tran- disputed city. which are closer to the southeast- ing for the base. warring sides and Arab states to members have accepted an offer sitional period or after that.” Of Rebels had held the site for nine ern edge of Aleppo. He said the army was backed take place before the end of the of informal talks in Moscow to the president’s future, he added: months until Friday when Assad’s If it were to take those towns by the Lebanese Shia militant year. precede the Geneva conference. “I can only say that he deserves a troops, backed by heavy artillery and the army base, authori- group Hezbollah and pro-Assad But the initiative has been Turkey’s foreign ministry, fair trial.” AFP fire and air strikes, briefly pushed ties would have tightened their Syrian militias. REUTERS

Saudi reports Fuel shortage in Yemen two new cases Egypt to boost Russia of Coronavirus ties after spat with US RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded two new cases of CAIRO: Egypt will expand the MERS virus, the health cooperation with Russia in the ministry said yesterday. wake of a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia accounts long-time ally the US following for a full 52 of 127 deaths president Mohammed Mursi’s worldwide from the Middle overthrow, Foreign Minister East Respiratory Syndrome Nabil Fahmy said yesterday. Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) The foreign minister was so far. speaking ahead of a visit on The two new cases were Wednesday by Russia’s defence both Saudis, the ministry and foreign ministers to discuss reported on its website, one arms sales and political relations. a 72-year-old in Riyadh with Fahmy said strained relations pre-existing health problems, with Washington, which sus- the other a 43-year-old in the pended some of its massive mili- commercial capital Jeddah. tary aid to Cairo after the army MERS is considered a toppled Mursi, had improved with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil deadlier but less-transmissi- Secretary of State John Kerry’s Fahmy during an interview in his ble cousin of the SARS virus visit last Sunday. office in Cairo yesterday. that erupted in Asia in 2003 But Egypt is taking a more and infected 8,273 people, “independent” tack and broad- nine percent of whom died, ening its choices, he said. leaders, yes,” Fahmy said, citing and sowed economic chaos. “Independence is having an attempt by intellectual Kamal Since MERS first appeared choices. So the objective of this Abul Magd to mediate between in September last year, virtu- Motorcyclists wait in line to buy fuel at a petrol station in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. Reports state the capital foreign policy is to provide Egypt the government and the Islamists, ally of the deaths have been in and other main cities are experiencing fuel supply shortages because of repeated attacks on a major pipeline with choices, more choices. So I’m which went nowhere. the Gulf or among people who by insurgents in central Yemen. Oil exportation accounts for 75 percent of Yemen’s budget revenues. not going to substitute. I’m going “And there have been other had recently travelled there. to add,” he said. informal attempts,” he added. AFP “I see this as a beginning of a “We don’t yet see a clear new phase,” he said. commitment from the Muslim Kerry’s visit “left better senti- Brotherhood that they want to ments here in Egypt,” Fahmy said be part of a 21st century modern Ethiopia to bring Somali president vows to restore of the visit just a day before Mursi Egypt that is inclusive to all peo- went on trial for inciting the kill- ple, and that can be done peace- back illegal expats ings of protesters. fully,” he said. peace after Shabaab car bombing “It does not mean everything For now, a 50-member panel from Saudi Arabia has been resolved. It does not appointed by the military- mean there won’t be hiccups in installed government is preparing ADDIS ABABA: The MOGADISHU: Somalia’s and stability and good govern- defended the prison and repelled the relationship in the future,” a new constitution, which could Ethiopian government is repat- president vowed yesterday he ance,” he added. Officials said the attackers”. Fahmy said, speaking in his office possibly be put to a referendum riating its citizens living in would not halt efforts to restore one of the country’s top diplo- It said no prisoners escaped on the banks of the Nile River. next month, paving the way for Saudi Arabia illegally, after peace and security to the coun- mats — Abdulkadir Ali Dhuub, during the raid, and that Al Egypt had close ties with parliamentary and presidential reports that an Ethiopian was try in the wake of a car bomb a former acting ambassador to Shabaab rebels were being pur- Russia until several years before elections. killed by Saudi police, officials attack in central Mogadishu by London — was killed when the sued into a nearby mountainous president Anwar Sadat made The new constitution could said yesterday. Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab car bomb exploded outside the area. peace with Israel in 1979, bring- stipulate whether groups such as Last April, the Saudi govern- rebels. hotel, which is popular with offi- Al Shabaab militants have been ing in roughly $1.3bn in yearly US the Muslim Brotherhood, whose ment issued an amnesty period The huge blast on Friday cials and businessmen. pushed out of Mogadishu but still military aid over the subsequent activities have been banned, would giving illegal immigrants seven evening outside a top hotel in The statement from the pres- control large parts of the coun- decades. be able to contest the parliamen- months to gain legal status or Somalia’s capital killed at least idency said another blast was tryside and have continued to Turning to domestic issues, tary elections hopefully to be held leave the country. “The ones who four people, including a govern- averted, with a man carrying strike at the heart of the capital. Fahmy said the deadly tumult in the spring, Fahmy said. failed are the ones who are being ment official, and wounded 15, a “laptop and explosive items” In September the group also that swept Egypt after Mursi’s “If the constitution... lays down repatriated,” the spokesman for according to the government. apprehended while trying to set claimed responsibility for a mas- overthrow in July had decreased, rules under which the (Muslim the Ethiopian foreign ministry, “I strongly condemn this hei- off a bomb inside the hotel at the sacre at an upmarket shopping but “it will take time for it to sub- Brotherhood’s) Freedom and Dina Mufti said. Every year, large nous act of terrorism outside same time as the car bomb. centre in the Kenyan capital side completely.” Justice Party would be allowed numbers of Ethiopians leave their the Maka Al Mukurama Hotel In northeastern Somalia’s Nairobi that left at least 67 dead. More than 1,000 people, mostly to run, they would be allowed to country looking for work. Most by Al Shabaab, which caused semi-autonomous Puntland The latest attack comes as the Islamists, have died in clashes run,” he said. are females moving to the Middle deaths and injuries to civil- region, authorities said they had African Union force in Somalia, and thousands been arrested in In the past, religious parties East seeking domestic work. ians,” Somalia’s internationally also repelled a late Friday night AMISOM, is asking the UN a harsh crackdown on Mursi’s had been banned from elections, Last year, 200,000 women left backed president, Hassan Sheikh Al Shabaab raid on a prison hold- Security Council to green-light Muslim Brotherhood following but the Brotherhood and other Ethiopia seeking jobs, according Mohamud, said in a statement. ing militants. a boost in its numbers as part of his overthrow. Islamist groups circumvented to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labour “The aim of the attack was “A group estimated to be 30 efforts to step up offensive opera- Informal mediation attempts that by registering parties with and Social Affairs. to terrorise people in order to to 40 men armed with rocket tions against the Al Shabaab. with the Muslim Brotherhood vague platforms. Dina said there were uncon- stop the huge progress towards launchers, machine-guns and It also comes after a US army have failed because of the The military, from which every firmed reports that an Ethiopian peace and stability in Somalia. hand grenades attacked Bossaso drone strike on a Al Shabaab Islamists’ intransigence, Fahmy president before Morsi has come, had been killed by Saudi police We say out loudly to Al Shabaab Central Prison,” the regional gov- convoy last month that officials said. has signalled it wants to retain who were shifting illegal immi- that you will never stop us mak- ernment said in the statement, said killed the rebels’ top suicide “There have been attempts broad privileges in the new con- grants into camps. AFP ing huge progress towards peace adding that its troops “bravely bomb-maker. AFP to engage Muslim Brotherhood stitution. AFP SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Nato vehicles Afghan troop deaths climb but transition on track WASHINGTON: Afghanistan percent during the April-September pulled back from the front lines. It also ANSF will remain on a path towards troop casualties climbed 79 percent period under review. The Pentagon did cautioned that Afghan forces would an enduring ability to overmatch the during key fighting months this year not provide the number of casualties be at risk without continued interna- Taliban.” attacked as the still-resistent Taliban kept for either year. Despite the jump in tional support after Nato wraps up The report comes ahead of the up the pace of its attacks and Nato Afghan casualties and high attrition its combat mission at the end of 2014. assembly later this month of Afghan forces moved into a support role rates in the Afghan army, the report “After 2014, ANSF sustainability tribal elders, who are due to weigh a in preparation to end their combat was broadly upbeat about the Afghan will be at high risk without contin- security pact with the US, including in Pakistan mission, the Pentagon said on Friday. National Security Forces, or ANSF. ued aid from the international com- a contentious provision giving immu- The data came in a Defence It said they had proven their abil- munity and continued coalition force nity to US forces. Without the pact, PESHAWAR: Gunmen Jehangir Azam Wazir, Department report to Congress that ity to hold hard-won gains from the assistance,” the report said. the US has threatened a complete opened fire yesterday on confirmed the incident and also showed Nato casualties falling 59 12-year-old war, even as Nato forces “With assistance, however, the pullout after 2014. REUTERS two trucks carrying Nato said the attackers had fled. vehicles in Pakistan’s No group has claimed troubled northwest responsibility for the lat- near the Afghan border, est attack but the Taliban wounding two drivers. have in the past said they The trucks came under carried out such attacks fire in Jamrud area of to disrupt supplies for Khyber, one of seven the US-led interna- districts that make up tional troops fighting in Pakistan’s semi-autono- Afghanistan. Taliban and mous tribal belt, as they Al Qaeda-linked mili- crossed into Pakistan from tants frequently launch Afghanistan. attacks across north- Pakistan is a key transit western Pakistan and the route for the Nato mission lawless tribal belt, which in landlocked Afghanistan. Washington has branded “The two trailers were the most dangerous place on their way to Karachi in the world. when gunmen attacked From November 2011 to them at different locations July 2012, Pakistan shut its in Jamrud and opened fire Afghan border to overland on them, wounding their Nato traffic after botched drivers,” a local intelligence US air raids that killed 24 official said. A senior local Pakistani troops. administration official, AFP

Autopsy reports missing

ISLAMABAD: Autopsy reports of more than 100 cases sent for chemical examination are missing at the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), Lahore. Police say they had sent the reports to PFSA during the last 20 months, however, the agency officials have, in writ- ing, responded that the reports are not with the agency. The situation is supporting the criminals and adding to the miseries of the victim families who are pressing the police to conclude the investigation. However, the police are unable to decide the cases in the absence of the opinion of forensic experts. The issue of the missing reports came to the fore when Khurram Sohail Raja, head of the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, sent a letter to the chief of the forensic sci- ence agency, asking it to clear the pending reports. INTERNEWS SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Typhoon Haiyan kills 1,200 in Philippines Rescue workers race to reach devastated towns; typhoon expected to make landfall in central Vietnam today

MANILA: A powerful typhoon estimated 1,200 people had died. Palo, about 10km from Tacloban, is believed to have killed 1,200 “This is destruction on a mas- by helicopter and said he believed people in the Philippines, the sive scale. There are cars thrown “hundreds” of people had died in Red Cross said yesterday, as like tumbleweed and the streets that area. rescue workers raced to reach are strewn with debris,” said Pope Francis tweeted his sup- towns devastated by tsunami- Sebastian Rhodes Stampa, the port for the victims: “I ask all like waves. head of a UN disaster assess- of you to join me in prayer for A day after Super Typhoon ment coordination team which the victims of Typhoon Haiyan/ Haiyan whipped across the cen- visited Leyte. “The last time I Yolanda, especially those in the tral Philippines with maximum saw something of this scale was beloved islands of the Philippines.” sustained winds of around 315 in the aftermath of the Indian Military, government relief kmph, a picture emerged of entire Ocean tsunami,” he said, referring workers and non-governmental communities having been flat- to the 2004 disaster that claimed organisations battled to reach tened. Authorities said that, aside about 220,000 lives. communities and deliver supplies. from the winds, storm surges of Stampa made his comments About 15,000 soldiers were in up to three metres swept into after arriving in Tacloban, the the disaster zones, helping in coastal towns and inland, destroy- destroyed capital of Leyte with a the rescue effort, army spokes- ing countless homes. population of 220,000. man Lieutenant-Colonel Ramon “Imagine a 1km strip deep More than 100 bodies were lit- Zagala said. inland, and all the shanties, tered in and around Tacloban’s Zagala said helicopters were everything, destroyed,” Interior airport, according to the manager. flying rescuers into priority areas, Secretary Mar Roxas said after Journalists who arrived in while infantry units across the visiting coastal towns in Leyte, Tacloban on a military aircraft affected areas were proceeding one of the worst-hit provinces encountered dazed survivors wan- on foot or in military trucks. in the east of the archipelago. dering amid the carnage asking Nearly 800,000 people in danger “They were just like matchsticks for water, while others sorted zones had been moved to evacu- flung inland. All houses were through what was left of their ation centres, while thousands destroyed.” destroyed homes. of boats across the archipelago The official death toll last night One resident, Dominador were ordered to remain secured was 138. Gullena, cried as he recounted his at ports. Hundreds of flights were But with rescue workers yet to escape but the loss of his neigh- cancelled. reach or communicate with rav- bours. “My family evacuated. I Aquino said last night it aged communities across a 600km thought our neighbours did the appeared some communities had stretch of islands, authorities said same, but they didn’t.” not heeded the warnings. “I hesi- Survivors move belongings after Haiyan battered Tacloban City yesterday. they were unable to give a proper Eight bodies had been laid to tate to say this, but it seems that assessment of how many people rest inside the airport’s chapel, Tacloban was not that prepared, it the strongest typhoon in the Sea yesterday and tracked make landfall in central Vietnam had been killed. which had also been damaged. shall we say, compared with other world this year and one of the towards Vietnam, where more today, with millions of people Philippine Red Cross Secretary Energy Secretary Jericho areas,” he told reporters. most intense. than 200,000 people crammed into thought to be in its path. General Gwendolyn Pang said she Petilla reached the fishing town of Haiyan’s wind strength made It exited into the South China storm shelters. It is expected to AFP MNLF chief in Middle East Bo supporters set 84-hour Bangla strike from today MANILA: Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) DHAKA: The opposition during several violent protests other leaders. Founding Chairman Nur Bangladesh Nationalist Party and shutdowns. “They were arrested on spe- Misuari has reunited with up political party (BNP) yesterday announced The mounting tension is a cific allegations as they were his family in a Middle East another 84-hour nationwide fresh threat to Bangladesh’s instigating attacks on people and country and is preparing to strike, starting today, after $22bn garment export indus- their properties,” said Shamsul attend the 40th session of BEIJING: Supporters of Communist Party, China’s eight police arrested BNP lead- try, the economic lifeblood of Haqu Tuku, junior minister for the Organisation of Islamic China’s disgraced senior poli- other political parties, parlia- ers, triggering violent protests the impoverished country of 160 home affairs. Cooperation (OIC) next tician Bo Xilai, who has been ment and the top advisory body across the country. million, which has already been After the arrests, pro-BNP month in Conakry, Guinea. jailed for corruption, have to parliament, Wang said, adding The aim of the strike is to rocked by a string of deadly fac- activists went on the rampage, A source said yesterday as set up a political party, two that no ceremony was held. force the ruling Awami League to tory accidents this year. torching vehicles and blocking a permanent observer in the separate sources said, in a It also sent a letter to Bo via hold elections, due by January at “To protest the arrests of our the Dhaka-Chittagong highway. OIC, Misuari is expected to direct challenge to the ruling the warden of his prison inform- the latest, under a non-partisan senior leaders, we were forced to Bangladesh has also been hit report to the 57 member coun- Communist Party’s de facto ing him that he would be their caretaker government. extend the shutdown by another by a wave of violent demonstra- tries on the outbreak of hostili- ban on new political groups. “chairman for life”, she said. It Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 12 hours to 84 hours”, said Ruhul tions over war crimes convictions ties in Zamboanga City and the The Zhi Xian Party, literally was not immediately clear if Bo has repeatedly refused. Instead, Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretary dating back to the war of inde- status of the tripartite review “the constitution is the supreme would agree. The party was set she has offered the formation of General of the BNP. pendence from Pakistan in 1971, of the 1996 peace agreement authority” party, was formed up because it “fully agrees with an all-party government to see Police early yesterday arrested with more than 100 people killed with the government. It was on Nov 6, three days before the Mr Bo Xilai’s common pros- through the elections with her at least five senior leaders of the in protests and counter-protests not revealed which country in opening of a key conclave of top perity” policy, according to a staying in charge. BNP including opposition leader this year. the Middle East Misuari and Communist Party leaders to party document seen, a refer- The deadlock, nothing new Begum Khaleda Zia’s adviser and Bangladesh is a unitary state his family are now staying in. discuss much-needed economic ence to Bo’s leftist egalitarian in Bangladesh, has led to the a special assistant. and parliamentary democracy. Misuari reportedly used an reforms, the sources said. policies that won him so many deaths of at least 18 people Police also raided the homes of REUTERS ancient maritime route to get It named Bo as “chairman for supporters. out of Mindanao and landed life”, Wang Zheng, one of the Asked if party members on Bolongan coast in Southern party’s founders and an associ- included Communists, gov- Sulawesi, Indonesia, before ate professor of international ernment officials or People’s the regional trial court of trade at the Beijing Institute of Liberation Army officers, Wang UN court to rule Zamboanga City could issue an Economics and Management, said she could not discuss the Vote counting begins in arrest warrant. The usual sea said by telephone. “This is not matter to protect them because route is from Sulu to Sandakan illegal under Chinese law. It is it was politically “sensitive”. in temple row or Lahad Datu in Sabah, legal and reasonable,” Wang said. The constitution guarantees BANGKOK: The UN’s top Malaysia, but Misuari’s group Calls to the Communist Party’s freedom of association, along court will on Monday hand down Maldives presidential poll reportedly used the Bolongan propaganda department seeking with freedom of speech and its verdict in a dispute between route to avoid the Malaysian comment went unanswered. assembly, but all are banned in Thailand and Cambodia over a MALE: Ballot counting began The election was observed by navy. The party announced its estab- practice. flashpoint temple that threatens late yesterday in elections in over 2,000 local and foreign moni- lishment by sending letters to the REUTERS to reignite nationalist tensions. the Maldives to choose a new tors across the archipelago of Asylum boat Leaders of the two countries president and avert a constitu- 1,192 tiny coral islands. have appealed for calm ahead tional crisis after two previous However, a run-off planned stand-off ends of the ruling by 17 international attempts to select a leader were for Sunday in the event no can- judges but residents on the bor- scuttled. didate wins more than 50 percent JAKARTA: Australia said der have been building bunkers in Opposition leader Mohamed of the vote may be in doubt, Chief yesterday it will take a boat- 13 die in army chopper crash anticipation of renewed violence. Nasheed, ousted as president Elections Commissioner chief load of asylum-seekers at The dispute has touched a raw nearly two years ago in what he Fuwad Thowfeek told reporters the centre of a high-seas JAKARTA: An Indonesian army helicopter carrying construction nerve in Bangkok, with Thai cen- called a coup, is seeking to return in the capital Male. stand-off with Indonesia to workers to build a military outpost crashed in the jungles of Borneo sors briefly banning a documen- to power and hoping for a first- The two other candidates, its Indian Ocean outpost of yesterday as it came in to land, killing 13 people, an official said. tary film on the issue, saying it round victory. Abdulla Yameen and Qasim Christmas Island. Australia The aircraft was carrying eight crew members and 13 construc- could “cause disunity among Thais The independent Elections Ibrahim, were yet to approve had requested Indonesia tion workers, and materials and went down in the Indonesian part and jeopardise national security”. Commission began counting bal- voter lists, a requirement by the to take the group of about of Borneo. “There was engine trouble and the helicopter lost power,” The ruling will be broadcast live lots after the polls closed and Supreme Court for a run-off to 60 people picked up by an military spokesman Iskandar Sitompul said. He said the others suffered on Thai national television and said it expected initial results by take place, he said, threatening a Australian vessel south of Java burns when the Russian-made Mi-17 aircraft crashed. Yingluck is scheduled to address early today. “Polling proceeded constitutional crisis. on Thursday but Indonesia The army was transporting the workers and materials to Malinau the nation shortly afterwards, smoothly and peacefully across Under the constitution, a new had refused. Officials said the district, North Kalimantan province, to build an outpost along the according to officials. the country,” the foreign ministry president must be sworn in by group would be transferred border with Malaysia, he added. AGENCIES AGENCIES said in a statement. tomorrow. AFP to camps on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island or the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru, in line with Australia’s hard- line policy on asylum-seekers arriving by boat. Senators may file perjury HK visa-free charges against Napoles access to end MANILA: Perjury charges await alleged pork barrel scam master- MANILA: Hong Kong MPs mind Janet Lim-Napoles as Senate leaders want her punished for passed a non-binding motion “outright lying” during her appearance before the chamber’s Blue by People Power, calling on the Ribbon committee last Thursday. government to impose sanc- “Clearly she was lying and she was guilty. It is becoming very regular tions on the Philippines in con- and ordinary for people to lie before the courts or Congress, so I think nection with the 2010 Manila the committee should consider not only citing them in contempt but hostage killings, the South also charging them with perjury in order to restore the respect in China Morning Post reported the courts and quasi-judicial bodies like the Senate,” Senate Majority yesterday. They also passed Leader Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters yesterday. A perjury case an amendment to scrap visa- can land Napoles in jail for several years if convicted. Napoles denied free access for Filipino, the every accusation thrown at her or kept her silence by invoking her newspaper said. right against self-incrimination at the Blue Ribbon committee hear- AGENCIES Filipinos protest during a Senate hearing in Pasay City. ing on the pork barrel scam last Thursday. THE PHILIPPINE STAR SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

SPD seeks tax Leaks: British MPs to on rich despite Merkel veto quiz Guardian editor BERLIN: Germany’s centre- left Social Democrats hope to reach a deal to raise taxes on the rich even though Chancellor Newspaper accused of endangering national security Angela Merkel’s conservatives are opposed, an SPD leader said LONDON: British lawmak- publication of, the Snowden newspaper destroyed some of the yesterday. ers will grill the editor of the leaks” as part of a wider inquiry data it was given because it said Merkel’s conservatives emerged Guardian next month over into counter-terrorism. the government had threatened from the September 22 election the newspaper’s publication of The revelations over the to use legal action to block its as the largest force but need a intelligence leaks by Edward past five months have sparked publication. coalition partner. The SPD was Snowden, it said. embarrassment and outrage in But the daily, which also pub- at first reluctant to join Merkel “Alan (Rusbridger) has been Washington by laying bare the lished files obtained by whistle- in a reprise of the “grand coali- invited to give evidence to the huge scale of US spying, including blowing website WikiLeaks, tion” that ruled from 2005-09 but home affairs select committee on its allies. They have also shone insists it has handled the highly coalition talks are now underway. and looks forward to appearing light on the surveillance pro- sensitive information in a respon- Andrea Nahles, deputy SPD next month,” a spokeswoman for grammes of Britain, a close ally of sible manner. In an editorial this leader and a likely minister in a the daily said. the United States, to widespread week, the Guardian said the new government, renewed the In this image obtained from Nasa TV, Cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei The Guardian has been accused condemnation by politicians and anger against the leaks was mis- demand from the SPD’s left wing Ryazansky (rear) perform a handoff of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games of endangering national secu- intelligence chiefs here. placed, focusing on the media who even after chairman Sigmar Torch during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station yesterday. rity by publishing information “Our adversaries are rubbing published them rather than the Gabriel said it was no longer essen- about US and British spying their hands with glee. Al Qaeda agencies who lost the data. tial to raise taxes as the SPD had programmes leaked by Snowden, is lapping it up,” John Sawers, the “The intelligence agencies were pledged in its election campaign. Russians take Olympic torch a former contractor with the head of British foreign spy agency saved from true catastrophe by “A moderate tax increase for US National Security Agency MI6, told lawmakers on Thursday. only one thing: the fact that those few with very high incomes (NSA). However, the newspaper “The leaks from Snowden have Snowden didn’t dump the mate- or great wealth would be an impor- on historic spacewalk has strongly defended its actions, been very damaging, they put our rial on to the web, but handed it tant contribution to improving the saying the publication has opened operations at risk.” instead to journalists,” the edito- lives of many people,” Nahles told MOSCOW: Two cosmonauts nations because of the Soviet up a debate about secrecy, privacy Iain Lobban, the head of the rial said. Spiegel Online. took the Olympic torch — unlit Union’s invasion at the time of and freedom of speech. electronic listening station “Together with the New York The Christian Democrats — for a spacewalk yesterday Afghanistan. Moscow has already There was no immediate com- GCHQ, told the same hearing Times and Washington Post, (CDU), their Bavarian sister party in a historic showcasing of sent the feather-shaped red-and- ment from the home affairs that terrorist groups had been we have worked carefully and the Christian Social Union (CSU) Russia’s hosting of the Sochi grey torch symbolising universal committee, which is made up of heard discussing which of their responsibly (in consultation with and the SPD are in month-long Winter Olympic Games in three peace and friendship to the North elected members of parliament communications were now known governments and agencies) to dis- coalition talks. The CDU/CSU are months’ time. Pole aboard a nuclear-powered from Britain’s three main politi- to be vulnerable. close a small proportion of what opposed to any tax increases. The Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov ven- icebreaker. It will soon visit the cal parties. Prime Minister David Cameron he leaked.” two camps have agreed on some tured outside the International bottom of Baikal — the world’s But its chairman, opposi- had previously warned that the Snowden is currently in Russia issues but if all the plans were Space Station (ISS) with the deepest freshwater lake. tion Labour MP Keith Vaz, said leaks have “damaged national where he has been granted tem- enacted, the federal government torch held ceremonially in his All are extravagant reminders last month that it would be security”, and threatened the porary asylum as he tries to evade would need about ¤50bn per year gloved hand. The torch was teth- from President Vladimir Putin’s investigating “elements of the Guardian with injunctions if it US prosecution for espionage. in added revenues. ered safely to his bulky spacesuit government about the breadth of Guardian’s involvement in, and does not stop publishing. The AFP REUTERS to make sure it did not spin away both Russia’s ambitions and its in orbit, 420km above the Earth. natural wealth. The flashy moment was cap- But little compares to the pride Protest tured on high-tech video and Russia has taken in shooting the photo equipment operated by fel- torch up to the ISS aboard the low cosomonaut Sergei Ryazansky, same type of rocket the Soviets USS Gerald Ford unveiled who preceded Kotov out the used for launching pioneering airlock. “Beautiful,” Ryazansky spaceman Yuri Gagarin in 1961. WASHINGTON: The American navy yesterday christened a new exclaimed as Kotov proudly waved “Taking the Olympic torch to aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, a colossal ship plagued by the torch in front of the camera space — only we are capable of equally huge cost overruns, at a time of growing budget pressures. while floating almost directly that,” a state television presenter The daughter of the former US president, Susan Ford Bales, broke the above Australia. boasted on Thursday during a traditional bottle at a ceremony in the port of Newport News, Virginia, “It is hard to believe that this news show about the upcoming near the sprawling Norfolk naval base. “May God bless and watch over the is happening,” a commentator on February 7-23 Sochi Games. USS Gerald R. Ford, those who built her and the men and women who Russian state television exclaimed The bold claim is not actually will sail her into harm’s way,” a teary Bales said moments before shatter- as the first images of the space- true. Torches also left the planet ing the bottle against the hulking ship on a sparkling autumn morning. walk were beamed live across the aboard US space shuttle voyages A parade of dignitaries spoke at the christening, which was also a nation. “Something this beautiful ahead of the 1996 Summer Games celebration of the life of Ford, the 38th US president. “He was a man has never happened before,” the in Atlanta and the 2000 event in of courage and solid values, and I know the men and women who sail Russian commentator said. Sydney. But never has a torch this ship will bring those same qualities in their service to our nation,” It was the very first time the been taken out for a spacewalk former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the audience. Olympic symbol entered open until Saturday. US law requires the military to maintain 11 aircraft carriers, but space — a no-expense-spared tri- Space officials stressed that Spanish musician Kiko Veneno takes part in an action organised by at the moment only 10 are available since the retirement of the USS umph for Russia as it showed off safety precautions meant the the environmental organisation Greenpeace in Barcelona yesterday, to Enterprise in 2012. The current carrier fleet, launched between 1975 its prowess in science and sport. torch remained unlit while inside demand the release of 28 Greenpeace activists, one photographer and to 2009, are Nimitz-class ships, but the Ford, or CVN 78, represents Russia was promoting its first the ISS at all times. And flames a new class of carrier with a new design, which will be followed by the Olympic event since the 1980 outside the station are impossible a cameraman who are kept under arrest in Russia for carrying out a John F Kennedy and new Enterprise carriers. All have a similar length Summer Games in Moscow were because of the lack of oxygen. protest against Arctic oil drilling at a Gazprom oil rig in the Pechora Sea. of about 1,090 feet. AFP boycotted by a bloc of Western AFP

Miami Herald reporter detained in Venezuela CARACAS: Venezuelan authorities were holding an American journalist from the Miami Herald for a third day yesterday after he was picked up near the border with Colombia reporting on economic shortages and an upcoming local election, his colleagues said. Bogota- based Jim Wyss was believed to have been transferred to Caracas from the border area, his newspaper said. “We are very concerned,” Aminda Marques Gonzalez, the Herald’s executive editor, said in a story on its website. “There doesn’t seem to be any basis for his detention and we’re trying to figure out what’s going on. We are asking that Jim Wyss be released immedi- ately.” Officials from President Nicolas Maduro’s gov- ernment had no comment on the case. Mali names new army chief BAMAKO: Mali’s government said yesterday that it had named a new army chief of staff, two months after the country’s new president took office seeking to restore stability following a rebellion and coup. The government named General Mahamane Toure, previously the direc- tor of a peacekeeper training academy in the capital, to take over from Ibrahim Dahirou Dembele, without giving a reason for the replacement. It also formally dissolved a committee on military reform that had been criticised as a golden parachute for the leader of the March 2012 coup that helped plunge the country into chaos. US must update Cuba policy: Obama

MIAMI: The United States must continue to update its policy towards communist Cuba, US President Barack Obama said late on Friday, speaking at the home of a prominent Cuban-American activist. Freedom in Cuba will come from the work of activists, Obama said, but the United States can help in “creative” and “thoughtful” ways. “And we have to continue to update our policies,” said Obama, speaking at a political fundraiser at the home of Jorge Mas Santos, head of the Cuban-American National Foundation (CANF). “Keep in mind that when Castro came to power, I was just born. So the notion that the same policies that we put in place in 1961 would somehow still be as effective as they are today in the age of the Internet and Google and world travel doesn’t make sense.” Washington broke diplomatic ties with Havana in 1961, after Fidel Castro seized power in 1959 and nationalized US-owned properties. An official embargo was imposed in 1962. AGENCIES

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 PM unlikely to attend Chatt Puja Lanka summit meeting Tamil parties put pressure; Khurshid to lead delegation

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: yesterday, is to formally convey rights violations by Sri Lanka and Prime Minister Manmohan his decision to Sri Lanka, the alleged war crimes committed by Singh is unlikely to travel to sources added. its army during the final days of Colombo next week to attend This is not the first time the the war against the Liberation the Commonwealth summit, summit has been attended by Tigers of Tamil Eelam. bowing to political pressure, an external affairs minister. In Sri Lanka has been keen on especially from the Tamil par- the 1995 Auckland summit, it Prime Minister Manmohan ties. External Affairs Minister was then external affairs min- Singh attending the summit Salman Khurshid is set to lead ister Pranab Mukherjee who and had sent Foreign Minister the Indian delegation, sources represented India, while in 2002 G L Peiris to Delhi in August to said yesterday. in Coolum, Queensland, it was personally hand over the invi- In Chennai, DMK patriarch M Jaswant Singh who, in the same tation from President Mahinda Karunanidhi was quick to wel- capacity. headed the delegation. Rajapaksa. The prime minister, come the “decision” of the prime There were indications in a strong votary of good relations minister not to attend, saying the morning of the prime min- with neighbours, had been keen it was “somewhat comforting ister skipping the meet when to attend, and the external affairs that at least Prime Minister the external affairs ministry ministry had also been in favour Manmohan Singh has listened said that India had not yet con- of it, saying it was necessary in to our voice and decided not to veyed its decision to Sri Lanka keeping with the country’s stra- Women carrying offerings stand in the waters of the Sun Lake as they pray during the religious festival of Chatt participate in CHOGM”. He said on who would lead the delega- tegic and security interests. Puja in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Women fast the whole day for the betterment of their family Khurshid’s decision to participate tion. Ministry spokesperson Syed Khurshid has also been in and the society during the festival. in the summit was a “debatable” Akbaruddin also said that of the favour of Manmohan Singh’s one. last 10 Commonwealth summits, presence in CHOGM. Though there was no offi- only five were attended by the Navtej Sarna, additional secre- cial word, the Congress Core prime minister of that time. tary in the external affairs min- Committee, at its meeting on Tamil Nadu political par- istry, and Pavan Kapoor, joint Third Front focus on policy: Yechury Friday, had decided against the ties — the DMK and AIADMK secretary, UN political division of prime minister attending the — and some union ministers, the ministry would be in Colombo NEW DELHI: A Third Front, government which will give them chief Sharad Yadav, Samajwadi November 15-17 Commonwealth like P Chidambaram, Jayanthi to attend the official-level meet- which is still in the making, relief,” he said. Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Heads of Government Meeting Natarajan and G K Vasan from ings ahead of the summit. Foreign will focus on policies and not on “Neither the Congress nor the as well as representatives of the (CHOGM). that state, have been urging the Secretary Sujatha Singh would a leader, Communist Party of BJP has any alternative to offer, AIADMK, Biju Janata Dal and The prime minister, who was prime minister not to attend the also be there. India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader so we are trying to work out some UPA ally Nationalist Congress campaigning in Chhattisgarh summit in view of alleged human IANS Sitaram Yechury said in the common front,” he said. Party. national capital yesterday. “Our motto is “neta nahin, niti Yechury, however, did not rule He added, however, that an nai” (new policy, not leader),” said out some of the parties backing alliance is likely to be formed Yechury. out. only after the 2014 Lok Sabha Traces of a Third Front could “Regional parties have taken an elections. be seen when 14 parties shared opportunistic stand in the past, Top court stays Gauhati Deceased Delhi “In the post-emergency era, all the dais in the capital in October one cannot say they will not do alliances have been formed after this year and vowed to fight the so in future,” he said. maid’s family election results,” Yechury said “threat of communalism” at a Yechury said that credit for at an interaction with women gathering organised by the Left most rights bills passed by the HC verdict on CBI journalists at the Indian Women parties. But doubts over its long- UPA goes to the Left parties. NEW DELHI: The Supreme the high court verdict, saying the untraceable Press Corps. term viability persist. “The Right to Information, Court yesterday stayed a court “asked wrong questions, “An alternative policy trajec- The October 30 gathering in Right to Education, forest dwell- Gauhati High Court order preceded on wrong premises and NEW DELHI: Delhi Police tory is required to change the sit- Delhi brought together diverse ers rights, all were part of the holding the Central Bureau gave wrong answers”. personnel have not been able to uation in the country, and there is parties like the Janata Dal-United, common minimum programme of Investigation (CBI) uncon- The attorney general told the trace, in West Bengal, the kin of very little to choose between the represented by both Bihar Chief of the alliance,” he said. stitutional after quashing the court that the “order has far- the maid who died while work- Congress and BJP. People want a Minister Nitish Kumar and party IANS April 1, 1963 home ministry reaching consequences. It has ing at the home of a lawmaker in resolution setting up the agency been passed on a completely the national capital. Earlier, the under the Delhi Special Police wrong premise”. woman’s son had gone missing. Establishment Act, 1946. “They (the high court) pro- A team of Delhi Police was sent An apex court bench of Chief ceeded on the basis that the to West Bengal after Shehzan, the Justice P Sathasivam and Justice source for setting up the CBI was 21-year-old son of the dead maid, Ranjana Prakash Desai, while not there in the statute. And that Rakhi, went missing from outside staying the high court order after it was done by a mere executive the Chanakyapuri police station a 19-minute-long hearing at the order.” on Thursday night. former’s residence, said: “We have As the apex court asked the Police found the family home to stay the order. You have read attorney general to point to the in West Bengal’s 24-Parganas today’s newspapers. Two people portion of judgment they are district bolted from outside. accused in sensational cases are objecting to, Vahanvati said: Shehzan’s mobile phone was seeking stay of their trial. What “Only two reasons are given (by switched off. will happen?” the high court), that you have Sources said the police team The court’s observation came not mentioned the DSPE Act. reached the West Bengal home as counsel L S Chaudhary, Non-mention or even wrong of the maid yesterday, but could appearing for Narendra Kumar, mentioning of a provision does not locate her husband or other sought the dismissal of a peti- not invalidate it (CBI) as long as members of her family. tion as it was being filed by the there is a legislation.” The team is camping in the Department of Personnel and At this, Chief Justice state and has sought the help of Training (DoPT), which is not a Sathasivam said: “The resolution the local police. party to the proceedings before (April 1, 1963) very unfortunately The body of 38-year-old Rakhi the high court. did not notice it (Section 2 of was found on Monday evening The court said: “We can’t dis- DSPE Act, 1946). But it is there inside Bahujan Samaj Party par- miss it... CBI too is filing a peti- in the Act. We take it that there liamentarian Dhananjay Singh’s tion challenging the high court is a mention in section 2.” house, with several wounds on it. order. We are not rejecting your The ministry of personnel and Police arrested Dhananjay and objections. You file your objec- training, the CBI’s administrative his wife, Jagriti Singh, a dentist tions. Your objections will be con- ministry, moved the court chal- at a government hospital, in con- sidered at an appropriate time.” lenging the high court order and nection with the maid’s murder. “We want to know whether you seeking stay of its operation. According to police, Shehzan read today’s newspapers. Within The government last morning came to Delhi on Thursday to a day, two of the accused in sen- filed a petition challenging the take the body his mother home sational cases, they prayed for high court order and seeking an after a post-mortem examina- stay of the trial,” the court told ex-parte stay. The government tion. He told police that he had Chaudhary. sought an urgent hearing of the not spoken to his mother since The order came after Attorney matter. she came to Delhi 10 months ago. General G E Vahanvati faulted IANS IANS

PM announces Rs20bn Reject JPC report on 2G, for cyclone relief HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: BJP leader tells speaker Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday announced interim assist- NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Six BJP leaders who were ance of Rs10bn each for Andhra Janata Party (BJP) leader memebers of the JPC — Pradesh and Odisha for relief and Yashwant Sinha yester- Jaswant Singh, Gopinath rehabilitation after the states were hit day wrote to Lok Sabha Munde, Harin Pathak, Ravi by cyclone Phailin last month. Speaker Meira Kumar ask- Shankar Prasad, Dharmendra Manmohan Singh made this ing her to reject the Joint Pradhan and Sinha — had announcement when Andhra Pradesh Parliamentary Committee alleged that the committee’s Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy (JPC) report on 2G spectrum meeting of September 27 was and his cabinet colleagues met him in the allocation. a “farce”. national capital and sought assistance Sinha, in his letter, said JPC The BJP leaders have also of Rs65.1bn. chairman P C Chacko had given a dissent note on the The prime minister assured Reddy “blatantly violated” rules in panel’s report. that the centre would release Rs.11.45bn framing the report, and urged “We apprehended that the as central assistance due to the state its rejection. chairman might edit and since 2009 towards drought and cyclone “My request to you, there- mutilate our note of dissent,” relief. fore, is to reject the report Sinha said. “The total quantum of assistance to even at this late stage in order He also said that on October the states will be finalised after consid- to ensure that no permanent 25, he had received a let- eration of the on-the spot assessment damage is done to the insti- ter from the JPC secretariat report of the inter-ministerial central tution of JPC, parliament informing him that the oppo- team,” said a statement issued by the itself and to the parliamen- sition’s dissent note had been Prime Minister’s Office. tary system of democracy deleted. IANS in our country,” Sinha said. IANS

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BEIJING: Chinese leaders began a four-day secret meet- installed ing yesterday to set a reform agenda for the next decade as they try to push more sustain- able growth after three decades Project closer to completion: RasGas of breakneck expansion. However, analysts have cau- DOHA: RasGas Company “Completion of this offshore tioned against expectations for Limited (RasGas) announced installation takes the country’s big changes as they say stability that the $10.3bn Barzan Gas landmark energy project one step remains the watchword for the Project’s four offshore platform closer to completion. We now look leadership. topside modules, collectively forward to continuing this team- President Xi Jinping and weighing a total of 9,500 tonnes, work during the final offshore Premier Li Keqiang must unleash have successfully and safely hook-up phase of the project. new growth drivers as the world’s been installed. This marks This entails connecting 30 devel- second-largest economy loses more than 80 percent comple- opment wells located 80km off the steam, burdened by industrial tion of the project’s offshore and coast of Qatar to subsea pipelines overcapacity, piles of debt and onshore construction. which will take gas to shore in soaring house prices. Lifting for all three wellhead Ras Laffan,” said Nafez Bseiso, The meeting — held under topsides and the additional living RasGas Chief Venture Officer, in tight security at a Soviet-era quarters module from the transport a press release issued yesterday. hotel in western Beijing — will vessel on to their respective jackets The three wellhead topsides, A topside module is being lifted to its jacket. show just how committed the was completed by Hyundai Heavy impressive in scale and each new leadership is to reform after Industries’ (HHI) subcontractor, weighing more than 3,000 tonnes RasGas’ commitment to high safety and ExxonMobil, to manage the the Barzan gas processing trains formally taking power in March. Seaway Heavy Lifting, using its along with the 450-tonne addi- standards and operational excel- Barzan Gas Project. When the will make RasGas one of the larg- Economic reforms will domi- 5,000-tonne heavy lift crane ves- tional living quarters module were lence. Successfully and safely execut- two trains are in operation, they est single gas processors in the nate the meeting of the 205-mem- sel, the Oleg Strashnov. The instal- transported some 6,000 nautical ing projects of the scale of Barzan are expected to supply approxi- world. ber Central Committee of China s lation process lasted almost two miles via sea, on a 20-day jour- requires organisation and teamwork. mately 1.4 billion standard cubic RasGas Company Limited ruling Communist Party. Little if weeks and involved teams operat- ney, from Ulsan in South Korea “The team is effectively coordi- feet of sales gas per day (Bscfd). (RasGas) is a Qatari joint stock any news will be released during ing on shifts round-the-clock. to Qatar’s North Field onboard a nating a multi-national workforce As Qatar anticipates an company established in 2001 by the event, but official news agency The offshore scope of the heavy lift transport vessel, meas- of more than 29,000 staff across a increased demand for energy to Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Xinhua traditionally issues a dis- Barzan Gas Project includes the uring 43 metres in width and three square kilometer site, often in fuel infrastructure projects over RasGas Inc. RasGas acts as the patch on the last day. installation of three wellhead more than 180 metres in length. challenging conditions and working the next decade, the Barzan Gas operating company for and on Xinhua confirmed in an platforms, living quarters and two Bseiso said: “While the Barzan at a rate of over 1.5 million work- Project has monumental signifi- behalf of the owners of the lique- English-language dispatch that pipelines to deliver gas to a new Gas Project is a prime example of hours per week,” Bseiso added. cance for the country’s sustain- fied natural gas (LNG) projects RL, the meeting had begun, with the onshore gas processing plant in Qatar’s push for sustainable develop- RasGas was appointed by able growth. Intended to fuel the RL (II) and RL3 (Project Owners). agenda led by a discussion over Ras Laffan Industrial City. ment, it is also a demonstration of shareholders, Qatar Petroleum country’s planned megaprojects, QNA a draft document on deepening reform, which pools the wisdom of the whole Party and from all aspects. It added: Comprehensively deepening reform means the reform will be more systematic, Qatar to emerge as major centre for Islamic finance integrated and coordinated. It gave no other details. DOHA: The size of Qatar’s strong demand from the govern- of Interior, from December 10 to a representative of AAOIFI Global interest in the Islamic Some media reports have said Shariah-compliant banking is ment sector, which is increasingly 11 at The Ritz-Carlton, will pro- has addressed the Euromoney financing sector was demon- top policymakers could take bold expected to grow to over $100bn working to ensure that at least a vide a major platform for discus- Conference, and reflects the grow- strated in October 2013, when steps to deal with entrenched (QR365bn) by 2017. And, given proportion of large project financ- sion of the direction of the Islamic ing global interest in Shariah- Britain announced that it would vested interests, such as state the rising global demand for ing is structured in compliance financial sector, and the models compliant financing and investing. become the first non-Muslim monopolies. interest-free financing, Qatar, with Shariah law. for cooperation and competition Qatar has one of the fastest- country to sell a bond that can be The Development Research Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will “As the fastest-growing of the that will help sustain it. growing Islamic banking sec- bought by Islamic investors. Prime Centre, a think-tank for China s emerge as the major centres of three markets, the balance sheet Co-hosted by Qatar Central tors in the world, driven by the Minister David Cameron said that cabinet, set out last month eight Islamic finance in the coming of Qatar’s Islamic banks are Bank (QCB), the Conference demand for local credit to finance the UK Treasury is drawing up key areas for reform at the ple- years, said a press statement, expected to be worth more than will see a major presentation on government infrastructure and plans to issue a £200m (QR1.17bn) num — finance, taxation, land, yesterday, issued by ‘Europmoney $100bn by 2017, according to a “Islamic Markets and Economic investment projects. Sukuk, a form of debt that com- state assets, social welfare, inno- Conferences’, a leading organiser recent report by global credit rat- Growth”, presented by Dr Khaled This in turn is having an impact on plies with Islamic financial law. vation, foreign investment and of financial events. ing agency Standard and Poor’s”, Al Fakih, Secretary General and the assets of Qatar’s Islamic banks, The new Sharia-compliant gilt governance. The Europmoney also forecast said the statement. CEO of The Accounting and increasing their share of the coun- will enable Britain to become the These are just recommenda- that the growth will be largely The Euromoney Qatar 2013 Auditing Organization for Islamic try’s banking system. The Islamic first non-Muslim country to tap tions. There is still strong opposi- driven by high demand for Conference, to be held here under Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), banks’ market share in domestic the growing pool of Islamic invest- tion to the proposed reforms, a infrastructure and investment the patronage of H E Abdullah bin a Bahrain-based non-profit credit increased from 13 percent in ments, which is set to exceed $1 source with ties to the leadership financing. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the organisation. 2006, to 25 percent at the end of 2012, trillion by 2014. said, requesting anonymity. In particular, there is set to be Prime Minister and the Minister It will be the first time that according to the S&P report. THE PENINSULA REUTERS

Boeing to break ground on South Carolina facility on Tuesday

CHARLESTON, South facility will be located in away from its main campus in Carolina: Boeing Co said it Palmetto Commercial Park, North Charleston, which holds would break ground on Tuesday near another Boeing center that the second final assembly plant for a propulsion facility in North makes interior parts for the 787 for the 787 Dreamliner. Charleston, South Carolina, Dreamliner. The company has not said how expanding its facilities in the Engine nacelle inlet assembly many jobs the propulsion facility nonunion state. is expected to start in mid-2015, will add to its roster of almost The facility, which will be Boeing South Carolina spokes- 6,100 workers in South Carolina. known as Propulsion South man Robert Gross said on Friday. In spring, Boeing announced Carolina, will design and assem- Initial engineering design work a more than $1bn expansion at ble the engine nacelle inlet for the for the engine nacelle inlet has its North Charleston plant that 737 MAX. A nacelle is the outer begun, Gross said. would add 2,000 jobs over the next housing of a jet engine. Engineering design work for eight years. The planned expansion comes the 737 MAX and the new propul- Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, as Boeing appeared poised to sion facility mark the first work based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, consider building its newest jet, for Boeing South Carolina on a will build the facility in about a the 777X, outside of Washington commercial aeroplane other than year, Gross said. state, after union leaders criti- the 787. Boeing also has workers at cized a labour deal that was sup- Nicole Piasecki, vice president Joint Base Charleston who work posed help ensure the work went and general manager of Boeing’s on the military cargo C-17 air- to Washington. Union members propulsion systems division, and plane, Gross said. Engineers and are due to vote on the contract Charlie Hix, director of Propulsion the Propulsion South Carolina offer on Wednesday. Boeing is South Carolina, are due to speak workers are included in Boeing’s looking at South Carolina and at Tuesday’s groundbreaking. projected new 2,000 jobs over the other sites for the new jet. The commercial park is on land next eight years, Gross said. A Boeing 787 sits on the assembly line at the company’s operations in Everett, Washington. The new 225,000-square-foot that Boeing owns about 10 miles REUTERS SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Ethiopian Airlines’ 777-300ER arrives US jobs report SAC Capital catapults dollar to new highs pleads guilty against euro NEW YORK CITY: The dol- lar scored solid gains against the euro after a surprisingly in $1.8bn deal strong jobs growth report stirred expectations the Federal Reserve could begin to reduce Hedge fund accepts fraud charges its huge monetary stimulus soon. The euro fell to $1.3368 around NEW YORK: SAC Capital SAC regret terribly the miscon- 2200 GMT, down from $1.3414 at Advisers pleaded guilty to crim- duct of these individuals,” the the same time on Thursday. inal fraud charges, satisfying a lawyer said. “We have paid, and The dollar jumped to 99.04 yen deal with the government that are paying, a very steep price for from 98.02 yen. The euro also was requires the Connecticut-based their actions.” stronger against the Japanese hedge fund to pay a record He expressed regret at the currency, rising to 132.40 yen $1.8bn to settle charges that damage to the firm’s reputation from 131.50 yen. it allowed, if not encouraged, and said it was “chastened by this Investors bought dollars insider trading to occur for experience.” aggressively on the back of the more than a decade. But a prosecutor, Arlo Devlin- payrolls report, said Kathy Lien The plea came in US District Brown, insisted the crimes were of BK Asset Management. Court in Manhattan four days “not limited to the conduct of The Labor Department said after the government announced these six individuals. Additional the US economy added 204,000 that the once influential hedge people engaged in insider trading.” jobs in October, double what ana- fund owned by billionaire Steven He cited “institutional failure,” lysts forecast, and revisions to A Cohen had reached the deal saying the firm hired individuals Ethiopian Airlines’ newly-acquired Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with a seating capacity of 400 passengers, the previous two months added that also required it to shut down with proven access to insiders at arrives at the Bole International Airport in Capital Addis Ababa. another 60,000 jobs its operations to outside investors. public companies and failed to The upbeat jobs growth, despite But Judge Laura Taylor Swain effectively monitor its employees a 16-day partial federal govern- did not immediately accept the even when their actions should ment shutdown, suggested the plea, saying she’d wait until a have served notice that they may world’s largest economy could be probation report is made and be based on inside information. in better shape than previously other papers are submitted for Devlin-Brown said a tone was Japan Display applies for believed, and could encourage her review. She set a sentencing set by senior management at the the Federal Reserve to decide date for March 14, assuming she company that allowed insider to reduce its asset-purchase accepts it. trading to occur and prosecutors program, or quantitative easing The plea was entered by Peter would have proven so at trial up to $2bn share listing (QE), by the end of the year. Nussbaum, SAC’s longtime gen- through the use of witnesses, Markets are taking the news as eral counsel, to a single count recorded conversations, trading TOKYO: Japan Display, the expansion, one of the sources said, projects. a sign that the Federal Reserve of wire fraud and four counts records and other documents. world’s largest maker of displays confident of continued growth in Japanese companies typically will begin to taper QE3 sooner of securities fraud. It was made “Between 1999 and 2010, for smartphones and tablets, has smartphone and tablet demand proceed with a share offering than later perhaps December given on behalf of SAC Capital LP, numerous portfolio managers applied for a share listing in Tokyo and its ability to find additional about three months after submit- labour conditions bucking expecta- SAC Capital Advisors LLC, CR and analysts engaged in insider that it hopes will raise up to 200bn customers. ting an application to the Tokyo tions, said Christopher Vecchio, a Intrinsic Investors LLC and trading in at least 20 public yen ($2bn), sources familiar with Industry sources have said the Stock Exchange. currency analyst at DailyFX. Sigma Capital Management LLC. companies,” the assistant US the matter said yesterday. capacity utilisation rate at its Although the company does For Lien, the jobs report In pleading guilty, Nussbaum said attorney said. He also said the The state-controlled com- recently opened Mobara plant not name its customers, indus- extended a string of positive eco- SAC Capital wanted to “express company encouraged its employ- pany may face difficulty hitting near Tokyo fell sharply in October, try sources widely confirm that it nomic surprises that could give our deep remorse for the miscon- ees to “aggressively pursue” an its fund-raising target, however, reflecting soft orders for tablets supplies screens for both Google Fed policy-makers the confidence duct of each individual who broke edge in information, regardless after a sudden slowdown in its using its screens. This is likely Inc’s Nexus7 tablet and Amazon. to reduce stimulus before March. the law while employed at SAC.” of “whether that edge was law- tablet screen business last month to weigh on the company’s earn- com Inc’s Kindle Fire HDX, as The bottom line is that if the gov- “This happened on our watch, fully obtained.” that could raise doubts over an ings outlook and could dampen well as Apple Inc’s iPhone. ernment shutdown did not happen, and we are responsible for that Devlin-Brown also noted that expansion drive, industry sources demand for the share offering, Japan Display chalked up sales the unemployment rate could be at misconduct,” he said. the agreement bans the company have said. they added. of 450bn yen in the latest year to seven percent and with the antici- Nussbaum then described the from making any public state- Japan Display has nevertheless A Japan Display representative March and an operating profit of pated snap back in government crimes of six former SAC employ- ments for five years that would decided to push ahead with plans declined to comment. several billion yen. jobs in November, labour market ees who had pleaded guilty to conflict with or disavow the plea. for an initial public offering (IPO) The company, formed in April At the start of the current conditions are strong enough for insider trading charges. “We at AP by March and proceed with its of last year from display units financial year in April, Japan December tapering to be a serious of Sony Corp, Hitachi Ltd and Display President Shuichi Otsuka option for the Fed, she said. Toshiba Corp, is 70 percent owned said it was targeting sales of The euro’s sharp fall against by the Innovation Network Corp 700bn to 800bn yen and an oper- the dollar came amid mixed euro- of Japan, a mostly government- ating profit margin around five zone data and the downgrade of funded body to support “next- percent. France’s credit by ratings firm generation” businesses. Japan Display has tapped S&P to AA from AA+. Japan Display has commit- Goldman Sachs(GS.N), Nomura Adding to the pressure was the ted $2bn to investment in the Securities and Morgan Stanley European Central Bank’s interest Mobara plant, which it bought (MS.N) as global coordinators rate cut on Thursday, taking its key from Panasonic Corp and began for the IPO, sources with direct rate to a new all-time low of 0.25 operating in June of this year. The knowledge of the matter have percent after holding it unchanged funds raised from the IPO would said. at 0.5 percent since May. be used for additional expansion REUTERS AFP SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 GCC inflation remains China’s fixed-asset investment rises in check: QNB report Falling food prices offset rising house rents

DOHA: GCC inflation contin- GCC, this has been more than Meanwhile in Bahrain, Kuwait ues to remain in check thanks offset by falling food prices. Good and UAE, inflation is flat or in part to lower international harvests around the world have rising slightly as a recovery in food prices, and should not act led to high stockpiles of food and real estate prices, particularly as a break on growth, accord- have resulted in declining inter- in Dubai, is stronger than the ing to QNB Group. Consumer national food prices. The World decline in food prices. Price Index (CPI) inflation in Bank’s food price index has fallen There is scope for GCC infla- the GCC slowed to 2.5 per- 13.3 percent so far this year on tion to slow further later this cent in September 2013, from a an annualised basis. As the GCC year with falling international peak of close to three [ercemt utilises food imports for the bulk food prices. However, QNB Group in April 2013. Although GCC of its food needs, softening inter- expects that downward pressures rental inflation continues to national food prices feed directly on prices are mainly short term. accelerate, lower international into lower inflation. Food infla- International food and other commodity prices have led to tion in the GCC peaked at an commodity prices are likely to lower inflation in food and other annual increase of five in July stabilize in the next few months, components of the CPI. 2013, but slowed to 3.9 percent in assuming more normal global Other inflation (excluding rent September. harvests and a pickup in global and food) is slowing as weaker Other GCC inflation (exclud- economic activity. growth and softer hydrocarbon ing rent and food) slowed from 3.1 Meanwhile, domestic inflation- A visitor looks at a model of a new apartment complex at a showroom of Evergrande Real Estate Group in prices ease inflationary pressures. percent in the year to December ary pressures are likely to inten- Wuhan, Hubei province, yesterday. China’s fixed-asset investment, a key driver of economic growth, climbed QNB Group expects inflation to 2012 to 1.6 percent in the year to sify. A number of GCC countries, 20.1 percent in the first 10 months from a year earlier in line with forecasts. pick up again in 2014 to around September 2013. This is another particularly Saudi Arabia and three percent as rents continue to major factor that is weakening Qatar, plan heavy investments rise, international food prices sta- regional prices. Other inflation in major projects in 2014. This bilise and heavy public investment (around 53 percent of the GCC CPI is likely to accelerate economic drives up inflationary pressures. basket) mainly comprises trans- growth, which could lead to sup- Housing costs (mainly rents) port, communications, education, ply bottlenecks pushing up prices. QNB rated number 3 Arab account for 27 percent of the clothing, furniture and health Strong inflows of expatriates are CPI basket in the GCC and food services. A broad economic slow- needed to work on projects, which prices for 20 percent. These items down is expected in the GCC in is likely to sustain rent infla- Bank; number 1 in Qatar tend to be relatively volatile and, 2013 as increases in oil production tion and increase demand pres- therefore, account for most of the are scaled back. Along with lower sures throughout the domestic change in the direction of infla- international oil prices (down economy. NEW YORK: Qatar National QNB Group is amongst the QNB Group’s success in achieving tion. GCC average annual house around two percent in the year Overall, QNB Group expects Bank (QNB) has been named highest rated of regional banks strong growth across the range price inflation was only 0.6 per- to September), this is leading to GCC inflation to pick up to around once again as one of the World’s with credit ratings of Standard & of revenue sources. Total assets cent in 2012, but accelerated to 3.2 weaker demand and an easing of three percent in 2014. However, 50 safest banks in the emerging Poor’s (A+), Moody’s (Aa3), Fitch increased by 24.5 percent from percent in the year to September inflationary pressures in the GCC. this is far from the double-digit markets, according to the lat- (A+), and Capital Intelligence 30 September 2012 to QR437bn, 2013. In Qatar, housing costs rose The inflation picture is mixed inflation experienced in 2007-08, est update published by Global (AA-) The Bank has also been the the highest ever achieved by the 6.1 percent over the same period. across the GCC. In Qatar, Oman which was partly driven by higher Finance Magazine in 2013, a recipient of many awards from group. While rising rents continue and Saudi Arabia, inflation is international food and fuel prices. press release said yesterday. leading international specialized With the addition of a new to push up inflation across the slowing across all components. THE PENINSULA QNB was ranked Number 1 in financial publications. subsidiary in India and a new Qatar and rated Number 3 Arab The Group recorded net profit, office in China, the Group’s pres- Bank in the Global Finance list. for the nine months ended 30 ence through its subsidiaries and This is an Annual Survey and September 2013, of QR7.1bn, up by associate companies increased the findings are based around 14.1 percent compared to the same to 26 countries worldwide. The IOC sees slight both the evaluation of long-term period last year. This was driven total number of employees is Irish central bank probes credit ratings — provided by by operating income, including approximately 13,500 operating delay in Paradip Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and the share of results of associates, from over 570 locations, with Fitch Ratings — and the total which increased to QR10.9bn, an ATM network of over 1,200 assets of the 500 largest banks up by 29 percent compared to machines. refinery start up RSA regulatory issue worldwide. September 2012, demonstrating THE PENINSULA

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp DUBLIN: Ireland’s central confirmed RSA had reported a aims to start its 300,000-barrels- bank is investigating a poten- regulatory issue and it was in per-day Paradip refinery by April- tial regulatory issue after RSA close and regular dialogue with May instead of March as cyclone Insurance suspended the chief the insurer. It said it had started Phailin caused a labour shortage. executive and two other senior an investigation into the matter. “There was a setback because of managers of its Irish business, RSA is Ireland’s top insurer, the recent cyclone because most it said yesterday. offering home, motor and commer- of the contract labourers had to The insurer has suspended the cial coverage. A spokesman said desert that place... We lost almost Irish unit’s Chief Executive Philip the RSA Insurance Ireland execu- one-and-a-half to two months Smith, Chief Financial Officer tives were not available to com- because of this cyclone,” said R K Rory O’Connor and claims direc- ment. The company has injected Ghosh, IOC’s head of refineries. tor Peter Burke while it inves- capital into RSA Insurance There were 23,000-24,000 work- tigates issues in its claims and Ireland to ensure its solvency ratio ers and hardly half of them have finance functions. was comfortably in excess of 200 come back, said Chairman R S RSA said no findings had percent, the benchmark ratio set Butola. Ghosh said Paradip refinery been made against any individu- by Ireland’s central bank. is equipped to process tough grades als at this time, but as a result The company said the issues like that from Latin America but of these issues it estimated that identified in the audit were dis- in the initial year of operation IOC the group’s 2013 operating result tinct from the need to increase will use only low sulphur oil from would be £70m lower than cur- reserves, in response to increased Middle East and West Africa. rent market expectations. bodily injury claim trends. REUTERS Ireland’s central bank REUTERS SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Nissan to make Twitter move likely to spark IPO flurry mini-vehicles Several Silicon Valley companies holding informal talks with banks on its own TOKYO: Nissan Motor will SAN FRANCISCO: For tech- private venture capital investors, potential IPO candidate. They even though it had only begun guy on Madison Avenue ask- start producing mini-vehicles, nology executives weighing but it remains unclear whether it don’t have inventory and have to make money in September ing, What’s our Twitter strat- a special category of small cars market flotations for Silicon is profitable. pretty low overhead, said ana- by showing ads. Chief Executive egy? What’s our Tumblr strategy? in Japan, as early as next year Valley startups, this week’s Twitter’s lack of profits proved lyst Michael Pachter, who believes Ben Silbermann has consistently What’s our Facebook strategy? in a bid to maintain its jobs and gangbusters Twitter Inc initial to be no obstacle to the micro- the company is profitable. The denied that the company is con- What’s our Snapchat Strategy? production level, a report said public offering sent a powerful blogging site raising as much company declined to comment. sidering an IPO. Snapchat is perhaps one of yesterday. signal: full speed ahead. as $2.1bn in its IPO. Its current At Dropbox, a file-sharing Jeremy Liew, a partner at the furthest down the line. It The move would mark the first About a dozen private compa- share price of around $41 gives service, Chief Executive Drew Lightspeed Venture Partners, raised $60m earlier this year time that Nissan producing kei- nies are valued at more than $1bn, it a market value north of $22bn. Houston said in September that which invested in photo-messag- at a valuation of $800m. A Pew category cars, defined as auto- and many of them have already That opens the door for other his company, valued at $4bn, has ing application Snapchat, said Research Center study released mobiles with engines of 660cc or been holding informal talks with big-name private companies cash left from a recent fundrais- Twitter was the latest company last month said that nine per- smaller. bankers. Now, many — includ- including Square, the payments ing round and is in no hurry to to prove to investors that social cent of US mobile phone users The firm has been selling such ing Box, Square and Airbnb company founded by Twitter co- hold an IPO. media services can eventually use Snapchat. models made by Suzuki and — are likely to accelerate their founder Jack Dorsey, which has I’m sure we’ll go public at turn their mass audiences into Notetaking service Evernote, Mitsubishi Motor under its brand IPO plans, according to venture begun exploring the possibility of some point, but fortunately it’s reliable revenue sources, even if which has been valued at $1bn, since the early 2000s. capitalists. an IPO next year, according to not something we have to think they have yet to turn a profit. has signaled for several months Nissan will stop buying kei File-sharing company Box the Wall Street Journal. Profits are about right now, Houston said at Once you touch that many that it is beginning to mull an vehicles from Suzuki, while deep- picked Morgan Stanley, Credit not expected until 2015. Square a Techcrunch conference. people, you will always figure IPO, although CEO Phil Libin ening its ties with Mitsubishi, the Suisse and JP Morgan to lead declined to comment. Social media service Pinterest, out ways to make money, Liew said an offering would still be at Nikkei said. its IPO. The company has been Airbnb, an accommodation meanwhile, raised $225m at said. After you enter the popu- least two years away. The report came after Renault- valued at more than $1.2bn by service, is also often cited as a a $3.8bn valuation in October lar consciousness, there’ll be some REUTERS Nissan and Mitsubishi announced on Tuesday that they would broaden their strategic coopera- tion to share the production of Chip Wilson ruffles feathers vehicles, technology and factory capacity and highlighted the Kuwait expects Opec development of electric cars. In 2011, Mitsubishi and Nissan created a joint company called NMKV to develop kei cars. to keep output target Mitsubishi is already produc- ing a mini-vehicle model jointly NEW DELHI: Kuwait’s oil oil production capacity of four developed with Nissan, and plans minister said yesterday he million bpd by 2020. Shamali, who to produce the second model to expected Opec to keep its crude is also Kuwait’s deputy prime min- come out of the joint programme, oil output target unchanged at ister and is visiting New Delhi as the Nikkei said. its next meeting. part of a delegation led by Kuwaiti But Nissan would produce the Kuwait is a member of the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al third model to be developed from Organisation of Petroleum Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, the Nissan-Mitsubishi cooperation, Exporting Countries (Opec), said Kuwait was not concerned the Nikkei added. The move should the producer group that pumps by rising supplies of US shale oil. help offset the impact of Nissan s more than a third of the world’s Opec expects global demand for decision to bring production of oil. It will meet on December 4 in its crude to fall in the next five sports utility vehicles the United Vienna to decide output target. years because of increasing sup- States from Japanese plants. It will be a normal meeting. We plies outside the 12-member group The planned production of will consider everything regard- from the boom in shale energy mini-vehicles should fill the idle ing every single thing, pricing and and other sources, according to capacity of Japanese factories to the production, and I think it will its annual World Oil Outlook. keep domestic output at 1 million keep (oil output) the same as now, Shamali said Kuwait was will- units a year, the level needed to Mustapha Al Shamali said. ing to raise supplies to India. He maintain employment, the Nikkei He also said Kuwait was cur- said in next three months Kuwait said. Mini-vehicles, which are fuel rently producing 2.9 million bar- would decide on India’s demand to A customer enters the Lululemon store in Vancouver, British Columbia, yesterday. When the founder of the efficient and come with smaller rels per day of oil and had the raise the credit period on crude athletic apparel business, Chip Wilson, said his products were wrong for certain body shapes, some customers taxes, account for 39 percent of capacity to produce 3.2 million sales to 90 days from 60. were quick to take offence, creating a potential public relations headache for the highly successful company. all new-auto sales in Japan. bpd. He said Kuwait could achieve REUTERS AFP Indian Hotels abandons $1.2bn Orient-Express bid

NEW DELHI: Indian Hotels, luxury travel. Orient-Express also and abroad. The rebuff outraged an arm of the giant Tata Group, wrote to the hotel chain to say Indian Hotels whose parent, tea- has abandoned a $1.2bn offer it was not an opportune moment to-steel Tata Group, is one of to buy Orient-Express Hotels, for them to consider a sale of their India’s oldest and most respected marking its second unsuccess- company, Indian Hotels said in a business houses. ful attempt to purchase the statement. Orient-Express had rejected Bermuda-based luxury global Indian Hotels has long Indian Hotels second offer chain. expressed confidence about as deeply unattractive from Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL) its future as an independent a financial perspective even made the unsolicited offer last company. though it represented a 40 per- October for Orient-Express, The chain, whose overseas cent premium to share price at whose name comes from the purchases include the Pierre in the time. iconic trans-European train, as New York, recently reported its Indian Hotels, which owns the it sought to boost its global hos- second-quarter net loss widened iconic seafront Taj Mahal Palace pitality presence. to Rs3bn, from a Rs63.6m loss a in financial hub Mumbai and The decision not to pursue the year earlier. a string of other top hotels in offer its second in four years for The larger loss reflected the India and abroad, had said last the chain took into account the writedown of the value of its year that acquisition of Orient- current economic environment investments in foreign properties, Express would create one of the and also other opportunities and including Orient-Express. world s pre-eminent portfolios of priorities for the company, Indian In 2007, Orient-Express luxury hotels and resorts. Hotels said late on Friday. spurned an offer by Indian Hotels Orient-Express s properties Indian Hotels had earlier for a tie-up on grounds its pres- include Venice’s Hotel Cipriani, acquired a 6.9-percent stake in tige brand value might be diluted the 21 Club in New York, and Orient-Express. But the value of by an association with the Indian other deluxe hotels. It also offers its stake has fallen sharply in the company, which owns the pre- high-end train and cruise travel. face of slowing global demand for mium Taj hotel chain in India AFP

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Farmers ride their oxen-pulled cart on the outskirts of Havana. Cuba rolled out a master plan this week to reform food production and sales that ends the state’s monopoly on distribution and replaces many rules that hamper farmers and consumers. SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Twitter and the How Ineos humiliated upcoming crisis Unite in Grangemouth BY JAMES SAFT BY RICHARD SEYMOUR Labour leadership used it to launch a wide- to push the majority into militant action. he bad news is: we are going to have another crisis. The ranging attack on the union link, forcing the When Ratcliffe bypassed the union and good news is that by then promoted messages on Twitter his was a rout. One of the best Unite leadership onto the back foot. offered workers a financial inducement to will make it easy to find bankruptcy attorneys. Yes, this organised workplaces in the Stephen Deans, a Unite representative at capitulate the union rightly urged workers Twas the week that Twitter went public at a stratospheric country, Grangemouth, suffered the plant and a Labour constituency chair, to reject it, and it seems a majority did. But valuation and the Federal Reserve, in two papers, set the stage for one of the worst defeats of the was initially accused. It was later conceded at least a third signed the new contracts, yet more aggressive monetary policy. trade union movement in years. that he was responsible for no wrongdoing, accepting utter defeat in exchange for a job Those events are linked, of course, and though it may take a TBarely a shot was fired. The union was but Ineos’ lawyers used the scandal to justify and an immediate cash boost. while, both will bear some bitter fruit. stunned; this wasn’t the dispute they looking into Deans’s company emails to see The tactic had played on workers’ fear Twitter, a great but overvalued company, is likely to ultimately thought it was. if he had been using his working time to for their short-term future, encouraging disappoint investors. That may well happen when an overly con- Lured into a limited battle over the witch- fight the scandal. They finally suspended them to individualise their calculations: if fident and aggressive Fed finally gets its comeuppance. Or rather hunting of a union organiser, the real stakes Deans, provoking a vote for industrial action. they lost their jobs, how would their families gets the latest in a repeating series of comeuppances. were quickly revealed when the boss locked Thus was the trap laid. The union took survive? In such an unpromising situation, First, let’s look at Twitter, which opened at $45.10 per share, workers out of the plant and threatened to their time, beginning with action short who wouldn’t look favourably on £15,000 73 percent above its IPO price. That put its market cap at about close it down. of a strike and negotiations. Even when up-front? It’s the same desperate logic that $32bn, or 53 times sales, making it the most expensive single The union’s retreat was humiliating. They Ineos walked out of Acas negotiations on leads us to go to payday lenders and loan technology stock on a price-to-sales basis. conceded everything: pay freezes, an end to 15 October, Unite again played cautiously, sharks, knowing full well that immediate Even if we forecast stupendous growth, this is a stock which final salary pensions, the end of full-time calling off planned strike action. Ratcliffe relief will be followed by a high cost. will struggle in the next couple of years to produce sufficient profit union convenors on site, and no strikes for responded by locking out the workers the This signalled the weakening of the union. to justify even current pricing. three years. Employers across the country next day and shutting down the plant, What had been an overwhelming mandate Not only is it considerably more expensive than Facebook will look enviously on what Jim Ratcliffe, imperilling the Scottish economy. This was for strike action was turning into a cata- and Linkedin, for the $32bn you could buy cereal maker Kellogg the billionaire boss of Ineos, has achieved. an employers’ strike, not a workers’ strike. strophic retreat for a significant and grow- and semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices and have Why did they lose so badly? After all, this Instead of workers withdrawing their labour, ing minority of the workforce. another $10bn or so to play with. was not the first time that Ratcliffe had he withdrew his capital and threatened to Neoliberalism has always been, in part, I can’t shake the feeling that technology shares are suffering gone after the final-salary pensions scheme. withdraw it for good. about changing the calculations that peo- from, for want of a better phrase, irrational exuberance. He was comprehensively defeated in 2008. The Scottish government would find a ple make by altering the balance of incen- You never get a bubble without a good story, and rarely with- His battle with tanker drivers in March this buyer for the plant if necessary, but nation- tives and risks in their daily lives, making out some earth-shaking change in technology, but it also helps year met with no greater success. alisation was off the agenda. Any private individual solutions to their problems easier, if you have one more thing: loose monetary policy. That we have, However, it seems that in March Ratcliffe sector buyer would be in a strong position ruling collectivist solutions out of bounds. in abundance. Judging from the noises coming out of the Fed, we began planning for a new confrontation, and to demand cuts to jobs, as well as pensions The wider context of stagnation, austerity may well soon be about to make a great leap forward in radical stockpiling oil reserves to see out any strike. and pay. They could make a killing and still and the rightward turn of politics has rein- monetary policy. The basis for an offensive was provided be welcomed as a knight in shining armour. forced this. That is how Ineos won. Two significant papers by Fed economists were released in by the Falkirk controversy, in which Unite It’s easy to blame union leaders for not Not every workplace is Grangemouth. conjunction with a conference this week. The one which got the officials were supposedly involved in rig- being more militant, and usually this sort The same trick can’t be pulled twice. But most attention, by William B English, J David Lopez-Salido and ging Labour’s selection procedures. It was of criticism rings true. But workers at the terrain has just become much more Robert J Tetlow, argued that the Fed can cause unemployment a candyfloss controversy: mouthwatering, Grangemouth were not straining at the favourable to employers. to drop more quickly by pledging to hold interest rates pinned to but fuzzy and insubstantial. However, the leash, and nor were any ringleaders ready THE GUARDIAN zero for longer than they do now. Called forward guidance, this is a policy under which the Fed simply tells the market what it will do and waits for the market to duly reprice credit in response. The paper argues that the Fed could use a lower unemployment threshold for rate rises than its current 6.5 percent, perhaps 5.5 percent. But will investors genuinely believe a forward commitment by the Fed, or any other central bank, for that matter? “Forward guidance is a stupid academic fantasy grabbed by those who wish to escape making real policy,” former Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen said on Twitter. “Cheap talk is not credible, especially given uncertainty and committees.” (Yes, I do see how perfect it is that policy is being panned on the genuinely wonderful but overpriced Twitter on the day of its IPO, which Fed policy helped make so successful.) And though markets are not behaving as if the Fed will be looser for longer, I have my doubts about how much they will believe it when they pledge to become less loose. The second paper, by David Reifschneider, William W Wascher and David Wilcox, posits that following a damaging crisis a cen- tral bank might do less damage to the economy by fomenting a second crisis by holding rates low than by raising them to avoid a bubble and bust. This paper centres on the concept of ‘optimal control,’ essen- tially specifying what you will tolerate as a central banker in terms of inflation, unemployment and other variables, and then making assumptions about how policy and the economy will interact. This is, significantly, a technique which has been approvingly cited by Fed chief-to-be Janet Yellen in the past. Again, this only works if, first, people believe the Fed will do what it says it will, and, second, that the Fed is actually good at forecasting and understands how the economy works. Neither point is believable. It is impossible to know if this is simply musing, or if this represents an evolution of thought at the centre of the Fed. Nor can we know how successful Yellen might be at pushing forward guidance and lower target unemployment as policy. What seems clear, and you only need look at Twitter to see, is that the markets believe that monetary policy will be good for risk assets. Two financial busts in 13 years apparently aren’t enough. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate MPs may live to regret rash bid to neuter charities

BY ZOE WILLIAMS this week’s dry-sounding but assumed it was a spoof consulta- shine on the tearing up of due candidate’s chances for years. revolution since 1651. fire-crackingly page-turning tion paper on late-night Radio 4. process and the inside of Clegg’s This has come to fixate the No doubt in some blue-sky n Tuesday night, in the report by the former Bishop of Why was this bill presented to troubled mind, I believe I can Commons — the idea that “other meeting, some sunny morning last hour of the work- Oxford: Non-party Campaigning parliament with only two work- help with the “hypothetical” political or campaigning organisa- before Steve Hilton left, when ing day and the final Ahead of Elections. It read like ing days to read it? In a mas- situation that this regulation tions… are competing with parties everyone was still allowed to Ometaphorical hour of a novel. sive, unprecedented shake-up of seeks to fix. for members”. wear sandals and think of ways their credibility, the government From the ex-bishop to the charities, why were no charities The government is attacking (House of Commons Library, to turn the UK into a teeny, cut- agreed to pause the second part chief executive of Mumsnet, consulted? charities because it is terrified of 2012). price America, this seemed like a of its lobbying bill. from the TaxPayers’ Alliance to Why did Nick Clegg claim that them, and this is for a very good Is the National Trust seri- good idea: Why do charities have We have many reasons to Amnesty International, from the the “parts on third-party cam- reason. A few statistics have been ously drawing away the Tory to stick their oar in? Why can’t suspect this “pause”, not least joint select committee on human paigning were discussed exten- plaguing MPs for some time. hardcore? they keep to what they’re good its newness. Like the “omni- rights, through the… well, all the sively by the three parties in the The National Trust has four Or is it possible that many peo- at, delivering services we should shambles” and the “rebuke by relevant committees, they rose cross-party funded talks”. million paying members; 38 ple, beyond Russell Brand, think be delivering — for free? a statistical authority”, I don’t as one, channelling the outrage When nobody else can remem- Degrees has 1.9 million (we don’t that if a conventional politician Why can’t we ask for some remember anyone “pausing” of Joan of Arc through the baf- ber this extensive discussion, and have to pay subs but sometimes is the answer, you have asked a third-sector neutrality? before 2010. fled derision of (Elizabethan era) one Labour MP, John Denham, do anyway); many animal or really weird question? You don’t see Barack Obama Looking at the pause in action Blackadder. suggested rather that they were wildlife charities boast 500,000 Do people need some other out- getting his chain yanked by Child during the health and social care “This bill is an object lesson in “never raised, never proposed and members. let for their civic spirit and sense Poverty Action Group. bill in 2011, it seems designed to how not to produce legislation,” never discussed”? Membership of political par- of exuberant possibility? Tory politics is littered with concede enough small, techni- stated the political and constitu- And the most obvious, pressing ties, meanwhile, has fallen to 1 Rather than asking these ques- Americanisms, from food parcels cal things to humiliate its key tional reform select committee; point belongs to Juliet Swann of percent, or under 500,000 (in the tions, politicians have determined to free schools, cheap attempts to defenders and bore everyone else “we urge you to stop, to listen and the Electoral Reform Society in three main parties combined). that they can stave off this threat choke off decent state provision in into submission — while slip- to work with us,” said Oxfam and Scotland: This means there are more to their power by bringing down the name of the free market, or ping in enough new, large things the Women’s Institute, among “What are they trying to pre- people who care about birds than the third sector. “freedom” for short. to show the world who was in others. They called it perverse vent? What terrible thing has who can get meaningfully exer- Hubris combined with — in But to attempt to strip chari- charge once the government hit and terrifying and undemocratic, happened that they think this cised about the victory of any par- the kindest possible light — ties of their right to campaign, play again. Humiliation! and pointed out that it had gone will stop from happening in the ticular candidate. not giving themselves enough damp down a philanthropic pas- What doesn’t unseat you makes through no proper constitutional future? … Why are they trying to If MPs are anxious about the thinking time has resulted in a sion that is centuries old, that you stronger. process. fix a hypothetical situation that impact a charity could have with suggestion that, were charities predates universal suffrage? It’s Nonetheless, before we write The report was so strongly you can’t give me any examples a campaign they are dead right sincerely to mobilise their sup- so unlikely that it might even be off this particular pause, it worded that, had it only con- of?” to be: Just one petition from porters against it, it would fuel fun to watch them try. marks a significant victory for tained swearing, you would have As little light as any of us can 38 Degrees could decimate a the closest thing we’ve seen to a THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday China exports surge above UK growth to pick up expectations easing pressure France credit rating cut to AA in 2014: NIESR on leaders by S&P on growth outlook LONDON: The National Institute BEIJING: Chinese exports rose above US economy growth 2.8pc in the PARIS: France’s credit rating was of Economic and Social Research economists’ expectations in October third quarter cut by Standard & Poor’s, which (NIESR) forecasts growth will come following a decline in September, easing Japan’s coincident composite WASHINGTON: According to the latest said President Francois Hollande’s in at 1.4pc this year and quicken to pressure on the country’s leaders. China’s economic index hits 5-yr high policies will fail to spur growth and 2pcnext year. Both those forecasts National Bureau of Statistics said exports figures released, the US economy has TOKYO: Japan’s key index of recorded an increase of 2.8 per cent fix public finances. The nation’s are up by 0.2 percentage points rose 5.6pc in October, compared to a indicators designed to show the annually during the third quarter of long-term foreign and local- since NIESR’s last outlook was 0.3pc fall in September. Economists current state of the economy the year. The economy recorded a currency grade was lowered one published in August. expected an export growth rate of 3.2pc rose in September to its highest higher than expected growth during step to AA from AA+, S&P said in for the month. level in more than five years as the quarter as businesses re-stocked a statement today. France lost the companies boosted production goods. The report by Commerce top rating at S&P in January 2012. and investment amid an economic Department showed that the growth The outlook on the grade, now the recovery, the government said was less encouraging as it showed third highest, is stable, according that the speed of consumer and to S&P. French bonds fell, sending Thursday. the 10-year yield up 2 basis points business spending slowed during the India’s banks will struggle for three months till September. to 2.39 percent growth as economy slows NEW DELHI: The Indian economy has slowed to its lowest for a decade, and one sector that will feel the pain is the country’s SA dollar millionaires decline banking system. For the fiscal year Brazil real tumbles on concern ending March 31, the economy JOHANNESBURG: The number of dollar government lax on budget deficits clocked a 5 per cent GDP increase, millionaires in South Africa has declined the smallest rise in 10 years. SAO PAULO: Brazil’s real fell the most in 2013 thanks to a softer local currency. During this period corporate India’s among emerging-market currencies This is according to the 2013 Credit debt levels reached a 10-year high, Reserve Bank lowers Australia’s and swap rates surged on concern Suisse Wealth Report, which found that even as profits continued to be growth forecast, says benefits of rate the government isn’t doing enough South Africa’s millionaires declined to under pressure. cuts may not be seen until 2015 to control budget deficits and avoid a approximately 43,000, from 47,000 in SYDNEY: The Reserve Bank says record low credit rating cut. 2012. interest rates are having a positive effect on the economy, but the full benefits may not be seen until well into 2015. In its latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, the RBA says variable borrowing rates are now below their 2009 financial crisis lows, after the most recent move to cut official rates to 2.5 per cent in August.

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I could play Prior injury adds three more Ashes series, to England’s woes says Clarke SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke has dismissed Match against Australia A ends in draw the idea of being driven into retirement by a degenerative HOBART, Australia: At the close, Australia A were also struggling. Pietersen was back problem and believes he Wicketkeeper Matt Prior sent 119 for three with Shaun Marsh trapped lbw by Trent Copeland could play three more Ashes an injury scare through the 27 not out and Callum Ferguson with one that stayed low, and lost series over the next five years. England camp as the tourists on 15 in reply to England’s 430 for an opportunity for a long batting Clarke will start his sixth drew their rain-marred match seven declared off 128 overs. stint after missing the opening Ashes series on November 21, against Australia A in Hobart England lost two playing days tour game in Perth. Trott and but with the back problem cer- yesterday. in the match when rain washed Ballance were claimed by pace- tain to return at some point and Prior felt tightness in his calf out play on days two and three of man Ben Cutting (2-75). his captaincy the subject of a when attempting a quick single the four-day game. Trott was caught behind for media debate, there has been while batting on the final day Australian Test candidate Alex four. Ballance did not help his speculation he might soon call of the Bellerive match, and may Doolan made a fluent start to his Test hopes with another cheap time on his test career. require a scan. final bid for a debut in Brisbane, score following up his first-ball “I won’t be retiring, not for a Joe Root kept wicket for but he failed to put forward an duck in Perth, with four before he long time,” the 32-year-old told England as Prior stayed off the overwhelming case after he was was lbw to Cutting. Prior made 26 Sydney’s Daily Telegraph. field during Australia A’s first bowled by James Anderson for 31. before he fell lbw to spinner Jon “I feel as fit and healthy as innings, and his fitness will be a Another batsman in contention, Holland, who also got the wicket I’ve been for a long time and my concern for the tourists heading Marsh, also did nothing wrong of Stuart Broad for eight. love and drive to have success into their final pre-Ashes tour with his limited opportunity. Root enhanced his claims of and be a part of this Australian match against an Invitational XI Anderson (2-20) looked sharp batting lower down the order in team and New South Wales starting on Wednesday in Sydney. with the new ball and Root (58 the Ashes series opener, after team is as strong as ever. The opening Ashes Test takes not out) made a good fist of his opener Michael Carberry’s cen- “As long as I’m performing, I place at Brisbane’s Gabba ground return to the middle-order, but tury in this match with a handy think I’ve got a good four or five on November 21. many of England’s batsmen were half-century which included six years left in me.” The Hobart weather finally dismissed cheaply. fours. There has been little wrong made play possible yesterday with Star batsman Kevin Pietersen England captain Alastair Cook with his performances with all the leading batsmen getting (8) was one of several England (154) and his new opening partner England paceman James Anderson (right) reacts after bowling Australia the bat in the two years since some action and the England’s stars who failed to find form at Carberry (153) retired out when A batsman Alex Doolan on the final day of their tour match played at Clarke took up the captaincy. bowlers sending down a combined Bellerive, with Jonathan Trott (4), play resumed to give others a bat. the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, yesterday. Although his record against 31 overs in Australia A’s innings. Gary Ballance (4) and Prior (26) AFP England (1,746 runs at an aver- age of 46 per innings) does not quite match up to his over- Lehmann all stats (7,656 runs at 52), Australian cricket fans will be De Villiers proud over series win delighted their best batsman is confident going nowhere. ABU DHABI: South African disappointing series in Sri Lanka Another five years would take Pakistan captain AB de Villiers showed just tells you about his character Clarke through the 2015 tour of pride in his team after win- cricket cap- and obviously about his talent, I Watson will England as well as the 2017-18 ning the one-day series against tain Misbah always knew that he is a special series Down Under and to an Pakistan, hailing a comeback ul Haq (left) talent,” said De Villiers of the be fit for Test age close to that of his prede- after losing tamely to Sri Lanka talks with 20-year-old left-hander. cessor Ricky Ponting when the four months ago. South African Meanwhile, Pakistan captain SYDNEY: Australian coach Tasmanian retired. South Africa took an unassail- captain AB de Misbah blamed his team’s defeat Darren Lehmann said yesterday “My love of the game is able 3-1 lead in the five-match Villiers before on their lack of mental strength. he is confident Shane Watson stronger than it has ever been. series after a hard fought 28-run the start of “We need to be mentally strong, will be fit to play in the Ashes The older you get, the more you win in the fourth game in Abu the third day- need to be calm because in such series opener against England experience the highs and lows,” Dhabi on Friday night. night inter- situations an over can change the later this month. Clarke said. De Villiers, whose team lost 4-1 national in game and that’s what happened,” The experienced all-rounder “It makes you enjoy the good in Sri Lanka in July, was delighted Sheikh Zayed said Misbah. was cleared this week of a serious times and enjoy the wins, and with the improvement against a Stadium in Misbah termed a narrow one- left hamstring injury he picked also realise that when you’re Pakistan side he rates highly. Abu Dhabi on run defeat in the first match as up during Australia’s recent tour not winning hard work will turn “I am proud of each and every November 5. the turning point of the series. of India, raising concerns that that around. one of the team, a series win away “The turning point was the first he could miss the Test opener at “I’m as excited as I’ve been at from home is never easy espe- game, had we won that the result Brisbane starting on November the start of any summer.” cially after defeat in Sri Lanka excited but a little bit nervous at batting. I never felt that it was would have been different,” said 21. After losing the last Ashes and against a world-class team the prospect of what is lying ahead getting out of our hands but I had Misbah of the match in Sharjah But Lehmann said Watson was played in Australia 3-1 in like Pakistan,” De Villiers said and the way the boys responded a feeling that we needed to stay when Pakistan failed to chase a making good progress and was in 2010-11 and going down 3-0 in after the match. is magnificent,” said De Villiers. patient.” modest 184-run target. line to play at the Gabba. England just a few months ago, Opener Quinton de Kock set “It (series win) is a small step Steyn turned the game in “As a captain it’s not being “The reports from our medical Clarke’s team are in the rare the foundation with a maiden in the right direction, we defi- South Africa’s favour in the 47th under pressure, it’s disappoint- team on Shane’s recovery from position of going into a home century while paceman Dale nitely are not a great side yet, over, claiming the wickets of ment that we cannot handle the injury are pleasing,” Lehmann series as underdogs. Steyn took a career best 5-25 to very far off still, but winning a Umar Akmal (22), Misbah-ul Haq pressure.” said in a Cricket Australia “If I didn’t think we could derail Pakistan, who were 228-5 series away from home is great,” (65) and Saeed Ajmal (nought) to The fifth and final one-day statement. win I wouldn’t take the field,” at one stage after being set a 267- said De Villiers, who singled out bundle Pakistan out for 238, but international will be played in “He is making good progress Clarke said. “You want to win run target. Steyn for praise. the role played by De Kock was Sharjah tomorrow before the and responding well to treatment. every game you play. That’s “I thought it was a very solid “Dale is an impact player for us. not lost on De Villiers either. teams play two Twenty20 inter- If that continues, we have confi- part of playing for Australia.” performance, it was a make I bowled him when we felt like we “I am very very proud of him, nationals on November 13 and 15 dence that he will be fit for the REUTERS or break game for us. We were could make inroads in Pakistan’s the way he came back after a -- both in Dubai. AFP first Test.” AFP

Aspire Academy student makes Qatargas Open Badminton European debut begins from November 13 DOHA: Aspire Academy reached another impressive DOHA: The Qatargas Open Talal Al Mawlawi, Board Member term goal of hosting international milestone on Thursday night Badminton Championship of QBA said: tournaments, in line with the when one of its former students organised by Qatar Badminton “We thank Qatargas for its State of Qatar’s strategy to be a made his debut in European Association (QBA) will kick commendable support to this prominent player on the World competition. off from November 13 at Qatar championship which, we expect, sports map.” Hamza Zakari, a product of Table Tennis Association’s will help propel Qatar into the The tournament will have 16 the Academy’s Football Dreams indoor training hall, it was world map of yet another increas- categories for juniors, while sen- project, played for top-tier announced here yesterday. ingly popular sporting event. iors will play in ten events. Norwegian outfit Tromso IL in Qatargas is the title sponsor “The tournament brings Winner and runner’s up in the their Europa League tie against of the biggest open badminton together almost all badminton senior category will get air tick- Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, championship organised by QBA players of different nationalities ets, while podium winners in the details have shown. Hamza Zakari (second right) with John Benson (red) along with other that will see around 400 play- in Qatar under one roof. This is junior sections will receive gift Zakari is currently on a year- Academy’s Football Dreams project students in this file picture. ers vying for top positions in the biggest badminton tourna- vouchers. long loan at Tromso from KAS 25 categories, held for various ment in Qatar with a total of 25 The matches will be held Eupen, the Belgian club owned by age-groups. events under various categories between 2 pm to 10 pm on Friday Aspire Zone Foundation. what Hamza can achieve if he The project screens thousands The tournament will be held and is open to all resident of and Saturday and between 4 pm The talented 19-year-old mid- continues to apply himself,” Bravo of children across three conti- over a period of six days and all Qatar. We are also planning to to 10 pm on week days. The finals fielder has already represented added. nents, with the most promising the finals will be on November 18. hold several such tournaments will be held on 18 November. his native Ghana national team at Since opening its doors in 2004, footballers given the chance to Addressing a press conference in the coming years with a long THE PENINSULA youth level, and appears destined Aspire Academy has become one further enhance their skills at for great things if his present rate of the foremost national sports Aspire Academy. of progress continues. academies in the world. Zakari joined the Academy Talal Al Mawlawi (right), “Hamza is just one of many The Academy is conceiving, in 2008, and his commitment Board Member of Qatar former Academy students who is promoting and implementing to advancing his skills has seen Badminton Association currently excelling in European game-changing excellence in him make consistent progress, (QBA) speaking dur- football,” Ivan Bravo, Director sports training and elite athlete culminating on Thursday in ing a press conference General of Aspire Academy, said development that is enabling an what is likely to be the first of in Doha, yesterday. The in a statement. entire generation of talented, many appearances in European Qatargas Open Badminton “His outstanding development disciplined and committed indi- competition. Championship will be held demonstrates his determination viduals, both Qataris and inter- On this occasion, his Tromso from November 13 to 18, it to workhard continuously to make nationals to pursue their sports side was unfortunate to lose the was announced. Mansour the most of his natural talent, dreams. game 1-0 following an injury- Rashid Al Naimi (centre), and this work ethic is something Aspire’s Football Dreams time strike by Anzhi’s Karlen Public Relations Manager, that Aspire Academy’s coaches project is a unique enterprise, Mkrtchyan, but it seems cer- and teachers constantly impress whose unrivalled development tain that this temporary setback Qatargas and Gamal Rasmi upon our student-athletes. Like of world-class footballing talent will only serve to make Zakari Board Member of QBA our other Academy students and looks set to produce many more stronger in the long run. were also present. graduates, there is no limit to stars of tomorrow. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Qatar Classic Schedule Today’s Matches [2] James Willstrop (Eng) vs Qatar Classic begins today Abdulla Al Tamimi (Qat), 5.30pm Daryl Selby (Eng) vs [Q] Gregoire Marche (Fra), 12.00noon Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned) vs [Q] World No. 3 Willstrop clashes with Qatar’s Abdullah in the first round Olli Tuominen (Fin), 1.00pm [5] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) vs Chris Simpson (Eng) 7.30pm DOHA: France’s World No. 2 [8] Tarek Momen (Egy) vs Gregory Gaultier leads a gal- [Q]Kristian Frost (Den), 2.00pm axy of stars who will be tak- Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) vs [Q] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy),3.00pm ing part in the Qatar Classic Omar Mosaad (Egy) vs which begins from today at the Ong Beng Hee (Mas),8.30pm Khalifa International Tennis [4] Karim Darwish (Egy) vs and Squash Complex. Adrian Grant (Eng), 6.30pm After the withdrawal of Ramy Tomorrow’s Matches Ashour from the PSA World Alister Walker (Bot) vs [3] Series event following an injury Nick Matthew (Eng), 7.30pm sustained at last week’s PSA Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) vs [Q] Max Lee (Hkg), 8.30pm World Championship in England, Stephen Coppinger (Rsa) vs the Frenchman is the top seed of [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus), 1.00pm the tournament. Saurav Ghosal (Ind) vs Gaultier will be looking to [6] Amr Shabana (Egy), 2.00pm regain the Qatar Classic title he Nicolas Mueller (Sui)vs won in 2011. The Frenchman will [7] Borja Golan (Esp), 3.00pm open his campaign against top- Tom Richards (Eng) vs ranked German Simon Rosner, [Q] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas), 12.00 noon Cameron Pilley (Aus)vs the World No. 13. [Q] Joe Lee (Eng), 6.30pm The 30-year-old from Aix-en- Simon Rosner (Ger) vs Provence is scheduled to link up [1] Gregory Gaultier (Fra), 5.30pm with Spain’s world No 8 Borja 12 Nov: Round Two from 12.00 - 8.30pm Golan in the quarter-finals - Mohamed Elshorbagy (right) of Egypt and Qatar’s Abdullah Al Tamimi during a training session at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex 13 Nov: Quarter-Finals from 3.00pm - before a likely semi-final encoun- in Doha yesterday ahead of the Qatar Classic tournament which begins today. In today’s matches Elshorbagy will take on compatriot Tarek Momen 6.00pm 14 Nov: Semi-Finals from 6.30 pm ter with England’s Nick Matthew, while Abdullah will face World No. 3 James Willstrop of England. RIGHT: Willstrop (right) and Saurav Ghosal of India. BOTTOM: Abdullah relaxes 15 Nov: Final 6.30pm the man who beat him in last after a training session. PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP week’s World Championship final Venue: Khalifa International Tennis & in Manchester. Squash Complex Gaultier and Matthew fought encounters. Four-time world two-time winner of the title in By contrast, Denmark’s out a blistering 111-minute final champion Shabana - the 34-year- the draw. The World No. 5 from Kristian Frost Olesen secured his Qatar Classic which went the full distance - old from Cairo whose latest goal is Cairo, champion in 2008 and 2010. maiden Qatar Classic appearance Qualifying Results with home hero Matthew prevail- to become the oldest World No. 1 The 2013 Qatar Classic, the after beating Kuwait’s Ammar Olli Tuominen (Fin) bt Charles Sharpes (Eng) ing to win the prestigious title for or world champion - has reached seventh PSA World Series event Altamimi 11-9, 11-7, 11-4. 5-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-2, 11-6 a third time. the Qatar final on three occasions, of the year is one of the leading The lowest-ranked player to Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) bt Ali Anwar But 2009 Qatar Classic cham- winning the title in 2007. events on the PSA World Tour qualify, World No. 63 Olesen has Reda (Egy) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6 pion Matthew has a lot to do England’s World No. 3 James since 1992. been drawn to meet eighth-seeded Gregoire Marche (Fra) bt Andrew Wagih before reaching the semis. Willstrop, elevated to second seed Meanwhile, eight players from Egyptian Tarek Momen. (Egy) 11-2, 11-3, 8-11, 11-4 Matthew’s first opponent is following Ashour’s withdrawal, different nations made it through England’s Joe Lee survived the Kristian Frost (Den) bt Ammar Altamimi former England team-mate begins his 11th Qatar campaign yesterday’s qualifying finals. day’s longest match. The World (Kuw) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 Alister Walker, the World No. 15 against wild card Abdullah Veteran Helsinki-based Olli No 33 was pitted against Egypt’s Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas) bt Harinder Pal who now represents Botswana. Mohammed Al Tamimi, a prom- Tuominen became the sole Finn Marwan Elshorbagy, ranked just Sandhu (Ind) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 5-11, 11-1 A predicted second round clash ising Qatari junior who is ranked in the main draw after twice a single place higher. Max Lee (Hkg) bt Omar Abdel Meguid (Egy) with the Colombian Miguel Angel 99 in the world. coming from behind to see off But 24-year-old London-born 11-6, 13-11, 11-13, 11-8 Rodriguez, the highest-ranked The revised draw now sees young Englishman Charles Lee fought back from 1/0 and 2/1 Joe Lee (Eng) bt Marwan Elshorbagy (Egy) South American of all-time, Willstrop in the same quarter Sharpes 5-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-2, down and saved two match-balls 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1, 12-10 could take the Sheffield star on as Mohamed Elshorbagy, the 11-6 in 56 minutes. in the decider to beat Elshorbagy Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) bt Nasir Iqbal (Pak) to a quarter-final clash with sixth fifth-seeded Egyptian who upset Having earned his 13th suc- 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1, 12-10 in 93 14-12, 13-11, 11-3 seed Amr Shabana. the Englishman in the World cessive appearance in the event minutes. The Egyptian made his first Championship quarter-finals. since 2001, the 34-year-old World Lee’s reward is a first round Past Winners in major PSA Tour appearance in Willstrop’s biggest threat in No. 28 will now face Dutchman clash with Australian No. 1 Doha in 1996, a full five years his half of the draw is fourth Laurens Jan Anjema, the World Cameron Pilley. Qatar before Matthew began his Classic seed Karim Darwish, the only No 18, in the first round. THE PENINSULA 2012: Ramy Ashour (World Open) 2011: Gregory Gaultier 2010: Karim Darwish Qatar’s Abdullah determined to give his best 2009: Nick Matthew 2008: Karim Darwish DOHA: Qatar rising star Abdullah “I looking forward to the clash. I am deter- Association (PSA) events. This year he Abdullah who is aiming to turn pro, how- 2007: Amr Shabana Mohammed Al Tamimi says noth- mined to give my best. It will be a good learning managed to register a few upsets win in ever, is disappointed that he would not face 2006: Ramy Ashour ing will come easy for his much famed experience. I have not met him (Willstrop) the PSA events. his idol World No. 1 Ramy Ashour, after the 2005: James Willstrop rival and World No. 3 James Willstrop before. So that should be interesting,” said the “I had set a target of breaking into the Egyptian pulled out due to injury from the 2004: Thierry Lincou (World Open ) when the two clash in the first round 19-year-old, while speaking to The Peninsula. top 100 rank at the start of the year which Qatar Classic. 2003: Lee Beachill of the Qatar Classic tournament at the Abdullah, a product of the state-of-the- I have achieved. I have beaten a few players “I wanted to play him, I was upset when Khalifa International Tennis and Squash art Aspire Academy, has been making ranked much higher to me in the hierar- I learnt about his decision (pullout).” 2002: Peter Nicol Complex. rapid strides on the Professional Squash chy,” said the World No. 99. THE PENINSULA 2001: Peter Nicol

NBA Results Australian PGA Scores Victor NY Knicks 101 Charlotte 91 GOLD COAST, Australia: Leading scores Dubuisson Indiana 91 Toronto 84 of France Boston 91 Orlando 89 after the third round of the OneAsia- Philadelphia 94 Cleveland 79 sanctioned Australian PGA Championship tees off on Washington 112 Brooklyn 108 at Royal Pines (par-71) on the Gold Coast the 10th hole Oklahoma City 119 Detroit 110 yesterday (Australia unless stated): during the Chicago 97 Utah 73 203 Adam Scott 65-67-71 third round Minnesota 116 Dallas 108 206 Rickie Fowler (USA) 63-72-71, David of the inau- New Orleans 96 LA Lakers 85 McKenzie 65-69-72 gural Turkish San Antonio 76 Golden State 74 207 Michael Wright 69-70-68, Steven Airlines Open Phoenix 114 Denver 103 Jeffress 68-68-71 Portland 104 Sacramento 91 in the south- 208 Marc Leishman 69-71-68, Jack west city NHL Results Wilson 68-71-69, Ashley Hall 68-69- of Antalya, Toronto 2 New Jersey 1 71, Nathan Green 66-69-73, Gareth yesterday. Winnipeg 5 Nashville 0 Paddison (NZL) 68-67-73 Colorado 4 Calgary 2 209 Cameron Percy 69-73-67 Anaheim 6 Buffalo 2 LPGA Mizuno Classic Scores TOKYO: Leading scores after the second Knicks spoil round Saturday of the $1.2m LPGA Mizuno Dubuisson five shots Classic tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Ewing’s Country Club in Shima, Japan (Japanese unless stated): clear in Turkey Second round (par 72): coaching 136 Mamiko Higa 70-66, Yuki Ichinose BELEK, Turkey: Victor third round yesterday. The 70-66, Shiho Oyama 68-68 Dubuisson, the young 23-year-old took advantage of debut 137 Asako Fujimoto 70-67, Brittany Frenchman with the Hollywood an electrifying four-birdie start Lincicome (USA) 69-68 actor good looks, stole the show to power his way to a nine-under CHARLOTTE: It wasn’t 138 Teresa Lu (TPE) 70-68, Junko Omote by charging into a five-shot lead 63 for a 21-under total of 195 to exactly the NBA head 69-69, Chella Choi (KOR) 69-69, after the Turkish Airlines Open eclipse world number one Tiger coaching debut former Jang Eun-Bi (KOR) 69-69 Woods, European Ryder Cup Knicks great Patrick 139 Stacy Lewis (USA) 71-68, Julieta hero Ian Poulter and money-list Ewing had in mind. Granada (PAR) 71-68, Hwang Turkish Open leader Henrik Stenson. Ewing, the Hall of Fame Ah-Reum (KOR) 71-68, Miki Saiki Scores Woods was unable to repeat centre who spent 15 sea- 73-66, Yumiko Yoshida 74-65 his outstanding 63 from Friday Scores from the European Tour Turkish sons with the Knicks, McGladrey Classic Scores and had to extracate himself Open at the par-72 course yesterday in stood in as head coach of SEA ISLAND, United States: Leading partial from several awkward spots fol- Antalya the Charlotte Bobcats yes- scores yesterday in the second round of the lowing some errant ball-striking terday in place of ailing US PGA $5.5m McGladrey Classic (Round 195 Victor Dubuisson (France) 67 65 63 on a perfect day for scoring. Steve Clifford. halted by darkness. USA unless noted, 200 Ian Poulter (Britain) 66 66 68 Typically, though, the 14-times As luck would have par-70): 201 Raphael Jacquelin (France) 67 72 62 major champion hung in there to it, Ewing’s debut came 132 Chris Kirk 66-66 Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 67 68 66 grind out a face-saving 68 for 201, against the team where he 133 Kevin Chappell 65-68, Briny Baird Tiger Woods (US) 70 63 68 one behind second-placed Poulter once starred -- who beat (68). Woods flashed a trademark 63-70, Webb Simpson 65-68, John Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 64 68 69 the Bobcats 101-91. Senden (AUS) 66-67 smile and waved his putter in the 202 Justin Walters (South Africa) 66 66 70 Carmelo Anthony had 28 134 Jason Kokrak 69-65, Scott Brown air after keeping his title hopes 203 Justin Rose (Britain) 70 66 67 points, eight rebounds and 66-68, Ted Potter 67-67, Tim Clark alive by rolling in a 20-foot birdie six assists, while Andrea (RSA) 67-67 Jamie Donaldson (Britain) 68 67 68 putt at the 18th. Stenson, playing Bargnani added 25 points 135 Brian Harman 67-68, Matt Every 67- 204 Chris Wood (Britain) 69 70 65 alongside the American for the and eight rebounds for 68, Brian Gay 63-72, Jonathan Byrd Thomas Aiken (South Africa) 71 67 66 third day running, carded a 69 to New York, who are with- 66-69 Julien Quesne (France) 67 69 68 share third position with Woods, out starting centre and Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin 136 Matt Kuchar 68-68, Will Claxton David Lynn (Britain) 68 68 68 defensive stalwart Tyson (62) and Alejandro Canizares of 65-71, Kevin Stadler 68-68, Boo 205 Marc Warren (Britain) 69 70 66 Chandler. AFP Weekley 67-69 Spain (66). REUTERS SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Handball: Asian League Club Championship England

LEFT: Al Rayyan’s Vasilii Filippof (in red) takes a shot during his side’s tame Pumas match against Kuwait during the Asian League Club Championship at gloomy match at Al Gharafa Sports Club in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Lekhwiya’s Megannem Heykel (in Twickenham red) attempts to shoot during his LONDON: England ran in side’s match against Ahli (Bahrain) three first-half tries but faded at the same venue. Fifteen teams after the interval on the way to are taking part in the tournament a 31-12 win over Argentina at a which ends on November 21. gloomy Twickenham yesterday. Qatar’s Eljaish, Iraq’s Karkh, Lock Joe Launchbury, centre United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Billy Twelvetrees and winger Jazeerah, Qatar’s Al Rayyan, Iraq’s Chris Ashton crossed the line Naft Al Janoob, Muscat’s Oman, to put the hosts, bristling with Kuwait, Uzbekistan’s Yoshlik attacking intent, 24-6 ahead at Tashkent, Kuwait’s Qadsiya, UAE’s half-time. Ahli, Saudi Arabia’s Ahli Jeddah, England, who fought back Iran’s Thamen Al Hojaj, Bahrain’s to beat Australia 20-13 last Ahli, Libya’s Sadd and Qatar’s Saturday, struggled to maintain Lekhwiya are competing. their momentum and Nicolas Sanchez kicked two penalties to reduce the deficit for the Pumas. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT But England replacement number eight Ben Morgan stormed over with a barrel- ling 20-metre run late on and the hosts completed a comfort- able win to put themselves in good heart for next week’s game against world champions New Marquez storms to pole Zealand. “It was a forward-orientated battle in the first half,” England Nearest title challenger Lorenzo second quickest in season-finale hooker and man of the match Dylan Hartley told Sky Sports. “At the set-piece they came VA LENCI A, Spain: Spanish warning looking ahead to tomor- after us but we put them under rookie Marc Marquez edged MotoGP Qualifiying row when I will have to be 100 a load of pressure early on and closer to becoming the youngest percent focused, and do my race. really happy with the forwards’ MotoGP world champion when Results “The positive thing is that I performance. he grabbed pole position ahead VALENCIA, Spain: Valencia motorcycling am feeling good, and have found “Courtney Lawes came into of compatriot Jorge Lorenzo my rhythm. Jorge perhaps has a Repsol Honda his own with his line-out calling. for the season-ending race in Grand Prix final qualifying results yesterday: slightly better rhythm so far, but Team’s Spanish His ability was outstanding. I just Valencia yesterday. MotoGP: it has been a good outing.” rider Marc wanted to come in and do my role, Marquez rides The 20-year-old Honda rider, 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Repsol Honda) Lorenzo’s chances of snatching my job. who had set the fastest ever lap pole from Marquez faded when during the “Argentina are a class side. of the circuit in morning practice, 1:30.237, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at he had to change to his second MotoGP quali- We’ve seen how they’ve come on broke Dani Pedrosa’s pole record 0.340, 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Repsol Honda) bike after losing power during fying session at in the Championship and they from last year with a time of one 0.426, 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) qualifying. Ricardo Tormo weren’t going to roll over and we minute 30.237 seconds. 0.683, 5. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha “The second bike has a much racetrack in saw that until the very end. He was 0.340 of a second ahead Tech) 0.876, 6. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha more aggressive engine and is Cheste, near “We set ourselves a few chal- of defending champion and com- much worse so I wasn’t able to lenges and now this is ticked off Tech) 0.964, 7. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Gresini Valencia in the patriot Lorenzo on a Yamaha, compete with Marc for pole, final race meet we can go into New Zealand with while Honda team-mate Pedrosa Honda) 1.357, 8. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda but we still logged a good time,” of the season momentum and confidence and if completed the front row of the LCR) 1.401, 9. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Team Lorenzo said. yesterday. The we can win we can go second in grid in third. “(The title) is very difficult, 13 the world.” Ducati) 1.481, 10. Nicky Hayden (USA/Team 20-year-old Marquez is aiming to oust points is a big gap. Marc has to After flyhalfs Owen Farrell is aiming to American Freddie Spencer, who Ducati) 1.633 finish fifth, sixth or worse, which and Sanchez had exchanged early won the 500cc title aged 21 in is hard to imagine but anything become the penalties, the England forwards 1983 with Honda, as the young- thrown off his bike in a high-speed can happen in these races, where youngest started to dominate. est champion in the top class of wobble near the end of qualifying many factors can effect things. MotoGP REUTERS grand prix racing. and he admitted it had come as We’ll see. champion Marquez leads the stand- something of a wake up call. “We have to be very focused since Freddie Yesterday’s Rugby ings with 318 points, 13 ahead of “Yes, I had a bit of a scare on and do our jobs as best we can to Spencer in Lorenzo, the only rival who can my last lap when I had already win the race, and we’ll see how it 1983. Results catch him and who has cranked decided not to push it any more, plays out at the end.” Italy 20 Australia 50 up the pressure with victories in but when you aren’t completely Italy’s Valentino Rossi leads the England 31 Argentina 12 the last two races in Australia and focused, look what happens,” second row for Yamaha, ahead of Japan. Marquez told Spanish broad- British duo Cal Crutchlow and Scotland 42 Japan 17 The youngster was almost caster Telecinco. “It was a little Bradley Smith. REUTERS Wales 15 South Africa 24 Langdon, AlBalooshi Disappointment for Sheikh Hassan, shine in qualifying POMONA, California: point standings by at least 101 Curtis; Nasser, Nicolini finish fourth Shawn Langdon is the qualify- points, he will clinch the NHRA ing leader after two rounds of Mello Yello Top Fuel World qualifying and has increased Championship. KEY WEST, Florida: Sheikh his points lead for the Qatar Langdon said: “The whole Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis with Al Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Al-Anabi team has done such a and Steve Curtis suffered Adaa’am 96 in action at the Key West team, the two-time NHRA phenomenal job. You see the hard further disappointment in Super Boat World Championships in Mello Yello Top Fuel World work and determination that round two of the 33rd Annual Florida, USA. Champions owned by Sheikh goes into everything the team Key West Super Boat World Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani. does throughout the season, but Championships yesterday. Langdon’s team-mate Khalid there’s something different when After storming into an early alBalooshi is ninth at the Auto the Countdown (Countdown to lead in their second race of the Club NHRA Finals, the last the Championship NHRA Play- week, the crew of Al Adaa’am 96 of six races that comprise the offs) begins.” suffered power steering problems Countdown to the Championship He added: “Everybody digs after the opening lap and were NHRA Playoffs and the 24th of that much deeper, works that forced to return to the pits. They 24 events making up the United much harder and stays that did, however, score vital points for States’ 2013 NHRA Mello Yello much later just to make sure completing one lap of the 6.75-lap Drag Racing Series season. everything is absolutely perfect. race. Langdon continues to slowly The Al-Anabi guys have done Italian throttleman Matteo increase his command of the such a good job preparing the Nicolini and Qatar’s Nasser NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel car; even after that 3.750 run, Saleh Al Attiyah followed up point standings. everything looked great on the their second position in round In yesterday’s first qualifying car. We are excited that we are one of Superboat Unlimited with Hassan, President of the Qatar Fi, Broadco and Spirit of Qatar in Miss Mary Mac 741 joined round, Langdon was No.1 with a getting closer to clinching the another spirited showing in Spirit Marine Sports Federation third, fourth and fifth. Al-Adaa’am 96 (Spirit of Qatar 3.772-second pass at more than Mello Yello World Championship; of Qatar 613. (QMSF) and driver of Al-Adaa’am JD Byrider was struggling with 96) on the start in the Turbine 322 mph. we have a job to do, and that is to They finished fourth overall 96. engine gremlins and Warpaint class for the third and final race Antron Brown, the only clinch that World Championship behind Bob Bull and Randy Scism He added: “We suffered a power also slowed after colliding with a of the day. other driver with a mathemati- for Sheikh Khalid, and hopefully, in CMS 3, Marc Granet and Scott steering problem and that forced green buoy and returned to the Al Attiyah and Nicolini lined cal chance to win the World we can get that done.” Begovich (who nearly caught us to retire from the race, but that pits. up in Spirit of Qatar 613 along- Championship, was second. AlBalooshi suffered prob- the winners in a thrilling finish places an extra special emphasis The leading two held station side CMS 3, Team Jo Lamberti 76, Langdon earned three qualify- lems and blasted down the drag in Miss Geico 113) and Marine on the final race on Sunday.” into the next lap and Broadco and Alex & Ani 100, Marine Concepts ing bonus points. strip yesterday with a brilliant Concepts 88. Al Neama and Moore lined Spirit of Qatar managed to pass a 88 and Miss Geico 113 in the Brown earned two points. 3.806-second pass at more than Qatari Ali Al Neama and up alongside six rivals in the struggling Burger Fi to take third Superboat Unlimited class. Thus, Langdon increased his 323 mph. American Billy Moore started Superboat category and five other and fourth. Sheikh Hassan stormed out in lead in the point standings to AlBalooshi said: “Our team their second Superboat race boats in Superboat Extreme for Burger Fi was duly sidelined front through the opening turns, 103. made a very good run today. strongly and held a comfortable the start of their second race with blue smoke trailing the boat but technical problems soon The exact same scenario Everybody on our team worked fourth position until they were yesterday. and WHM, Stihl, Broadco and intervened. played out yesterday with very hard today, and I thank sidelined with ongoing technical Stihl had comfortably won the Spirit of Qatar maintained their Miss Mary Mac continued to Langdon’s 3.750-second effort them for their hard work.” problems midway through the first encounter on Wednesday and positions through lap three, as lead the Turbine class but Spirit leading the class while earning He added: “We have two race. started as the favourite to win the Superboat field was whittled of Qatar 613 came under pressure three bonus points and Brown chances to make better runs Team Stihl’s Robert Noble and round two, but Team CRC was down from seven to five. from a resurgent Miss Geico as coming in second earning two. tomorrow, and I am sure our Grant Bruggemann managed to unable to start after the testing Stihl continued to close on the race progressed. CMS main- Langdon’s lead is now 104 team will do its best to run bet- overtake WHM Motorsports to accident earlier in the week. WHM for the outright lead and tained the advantage in the points. ter. I thank Sheikh Khalid for take a second successive win. After a frantic sprint to turn Broadco edged away from Spirit Unlimited class and finished clear Should Langdon complete the the opportunity to drive this Top Broadco was third. one, where at least two boats of Qatar. But Stihl found a way of Miss Geico, Marine Concepts qualifying process leading the Fuel car.” THE PENINSULA “It’s obviously disappointing touched, WHM held a slender through and into the lead heading and Spirit of Qatar 613. what happened,” said Sheikh advantage over Stihl, with Burger into lap five. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Qatar Basketball League: Al Ahli defeat Al Shamal; Al Rayyan edge Al Gharafa 68-65

Action from the Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match between Al Ahli and Al Shamal at Al Rayyan Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al Ahli won 92-82. RIGHT: The players of Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa vie for ball possession during their QBL match at Al Rayyan Stadium. Al Rayyan won 68-65. Rio has gala time to mark Federer enters semi-finals 1000-day Six-time Tour Finals champion overcomes Del Potro, to clash with Nadal countdown

LONDON: Roger Federer RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio marked staged a superb fightback to 1000 days to the 2016 Olympics reach the semi-finals of the ATP by starting the impending World Tour Finals with a 4-6, countdown with a blast, dyna- 7-6 (7/2), 7-5 victory over Juan miting the entrance to a tun- Martin del Potro yesterday. nel to the new Transolimpica Federer had only once failed to expressway which will link the reach the last four in 11 previous city centre with future Games appearances at the season-ending sites. event and he recovered from a set Organising Committee presi- and a break down, and then 3-0 dent Carlos Arthur Nuzman and down in the final set, to subdue Rio governor Sergio Cabral were the Argentine fourth seed and on hand to push the button to maintain his impressive record. detonate the blast as the host city The six-time Tour Finals cham- took a spectacular step towards pion qualified in second place in launching the 23km-long express- Group B behind defending cham- way which will help to link four pion Novak Djokovic and will face competition zones. world number one Rafael Nadal Organisers say the first ever in today’s semi-finals at London’s Games to be held in South O2 Arena. America are all about providing “A lot of coming from behind, the city with a lasting infrastruc- trying to get back into the match, tural as well as sporting legacy and it was amazing that I was able and Nuzman warmed to the to pull it off,” Federer said. theme, telling reporters: “This “I could never play free flowing construction is of historic and tennis. I fought hard, maybe got a fundamental importance in pro- bit lucky at times.” viding a legacy for the people.” After a disappointing year saw Brazil has in recent months his ranking tumble to seventh in been racked by protests with the world, Federer remains in many residents of the giant nation with a chance of finishing the sea- of some 200 million complaining son on a high with a fourth suc- that the combined estimated cessive appearance in the final of $30bn cost of staging next year’s the Tour Finals. World Cup in 12 cities and the “I don’t get a day off, I’ve got Olympics thereafter is too great to back it up and be ready to go to bear and the money would be again tomorrow,” Federer added Roger Federer from Switzerland returns the ball to Juan Martin del Potro from Argentina during their group B singles match in the round robin stage better spent on social projects. ahead of the 32nd instalment of at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the O2 Arena in London, yesterday. RIGHT: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland hits a return to David Ferrer of There are also fears that the his epic rivalry with Nadal. Spain during their men’s singles tennis match on Friday night. country will struggle to revamp “I’ll try to make his life a bit sagging infrastructure on time. difficult.” International Olympic Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam Committee (IOC) coordination winner, had beaten del Potro in teams have made five visits to Rio the quarter-finals of the Paris Murray critical of ‘unprofessional’ already, and recognised steady Masters last week, one of 14 victo- progress. But just a month ago ries in 19 previous meetings with Brazilian press reported that a the Argentine. national auditing office check on But del Potro got the better of Games finances showed prepara- the Swiss great in the Basel final Troicki and Cilic after drug bans tions behind schedule with ear- last month and famously beat him marked state cash largely unspent. in the 2009 US Open final. LONDON: Wimbledon champion Andy just buy stuff over the counter in any old “I just feel like we’re not getting maybe In addition, the Games budget Del Potro earned three break Murray yesterday blasted Viktor Troicki pharmacy’. But we can’t do that and you tested enough,” said Federer. has still to be unveiled. points in Federer’s opening serv- and Marin Cilic as “unprofessional” after have to accept that.” Troicki was originally “I didn’t get tested in Basel, in Paris The original budget at the time ice game and converted the third both were handed doping bans with the banned for 18 months before his punishment (October). I got tested here (at the ATP of Rio’s winning bid in 2009 was when the 32-year-old drove a British star backing the drug testing was reduced this week after the Court of World Tour Finals in London) after the first $2.8bn, but many analysts say it forehand wide. system. Arbitration for Sport decided that “his fault match. is likely to top $4bn with a capital On Friday night, Rafael Nadal Troicki is serving a 12-month ban for fail- was not significant”. “I feel like I used to get tested more, I think budget of around three times that. secured top spot in Group A at ing to supply a blood sample on demand at The 27-year-old Serb insisted that a dop- I was tested 25 times in 2003, 2004. Ever But Nuzman said Thursday the ATP Tour World Finals with a the Monte Carlo Masters in April when he ing control officer told him he could return since, I think it’s been clearly going down that he was “absolutely confi- victory over Tomas Berdych that claimed he was too ill. the following day in Monte Carlo to take the this season.” dent all the construction projects also sent Stanislas Wawrinka into Cilic served a four-month suspension after blood test, something the officer denied. Federer spoke after outrage from world will be delivered in the expected the semi-finals. testing for banned stimulant nikethamide at He did give a blood sample 24 hours later number two Novak Djokovic over the ban timespan.” Nadal had already qualified for the Munich Open in May. and it showed no irregularities. handed to his fellow Serb Troicki. IOC chief Thomas Bach said the last four of the season-end- Croatian star Cilic, who returned to action “We don’t know exactly what was said in Djokovic said he no longer trusts the anti- on Thursday he believed Rio has ing event at London’s O2 Arena in Paris last week, said the substance was in the room between the doping control officer doping system. already come a long way and is and his 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win against a supplement bought by his mother from a and Viktor but the reality is that there are “It proves that this system does not work,” optimistic the city will prove an Berdych ensured a first place chemist in Monte Carlo. rules and you need to stick to them,” added said the Serb. excellent host. finish with a 100 percent record But Murray believes there can be no Murray. “First of all, he’s not positive on any banned “One thousand days remain from his three group matches. excuses when it comes to trying to explain “When we’re asked to go and give a drugs substance. I’m not saying that it’s completely until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Czech fifth seed Berdych could away offences. test, we must do that. not his fault. begin and young athletes across have gone through with a win, but “Whether either player was intentionally “I’m happy that the drug testing is going “She (the DCO) did not clearly present Brazil and around the world are instead he was eliminated and cheating or not -- we don’t know that, and I in the right direction: they’re starting to him all the severe consequences that he will dreaming about being part of Swiss seventh seed Wawrinka don’t think either of them are like that -- but increase it, they’re doing more blood test- have if he avoids that. She told him that he this great celebration of sport,” progressed to the last four follow- both of them were unprofessional,” Murray ing and we’ve got the biological passports needs to write a report and that he will be he said. ing his 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-1 victory told the BBC. in place. just fine. “The Rio Games have inspired over Spanish third seed David “I personally would never go and buy some- “There almost has to be zero tolerance on “And because of her negligence and because those young sports people, as Ferrer earlier on Friday. thing over the counter in a pharmacy -- it’s that stuff because, if not, people are just going of her unprofessionalism, he is now off the well as many others, who see Wawrinka, playing in the Tour just unprofessional. to think they can get away with anything.” tour for one year. And now it makes me nerv- and understand the benefits that Finals for the first time, will “I think 10 or 15 years ago, when people Earlier this week, 17-time Grand Slam title ous as a player to do any kind of test. these Games will bring the citi- take on Group B winner Novak didn’t think drug taking happened in sport, winner Roger Federer called for more drug “I don’t have trust in them anymore. I zens of the host city and Brazil Djokovic in the last four clash people might have thought ‘yeah, we can tests in tennis. don’t have trust in what’s going on.” AFP long after the 17 days of competi- AGENCIES tion have ended. AFP SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Dortmund Hazard rescues Chelsea lose again as Bayern set Liverpool move up to second spot after thrashing Fulham 4-0 at Anfield record LONDON: A fiercely disputed goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, only for DORTMUND: South Korea 96th-minute Eden Hazard pen- Eto’o to poke the rebound home. striker Son Heung-Min scored alty saw Chelsea snatch a 2-2 Chelsea led for only 16 minutes, his first Bundesliga hat-trick draw with West Bromwich however, with Long outjumping in Bayer Leverkusen’s 5-3 win Albion yesterday to preserve John Terry and Frank Lampard over Hamburg SV yesterday Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten home to head home an equaliser after while Borussia Dortmund lost record in league games. Petr Cech had pushed Gareth 2-1 at VfL Wolfsburg in their The Chelsea manager was McAuley’s powerful header into Chelsea’s Eden second defeat in four days. heading for his first home defeat the air. Hazard (right) Leaders and defending champi- in 66 matches when Steven Reid Things got worse for home challenges ons Bayern Munich beat Augsburg was contentiously adjudged to side Chelsea in the 68th minute West Bromwich 3-0 to set a Bundesliga record have fouled Ramires and Hazard and Cech bore a sizeable degree Albion’s Morgan by completing their 37th match held his nerve amid angry West of culpability, allowing a tame Amalfitano dur- without defeat as they went fur- Brom protests to roll home an shot from Sessegnon to squirm ing their English ther ahead at the top. Their last equaliser. beneath him. Premier League defeat was at Bayer Leverkusen Samuel Eto’o had put the West Brom manager Steve in October last year. match at hosts in front, but West Brom Clarke, Mourinho’s former assist- Kevin-Prince Boateng scored Stamford Bridge hit back through Shane Long ant, looked destined to enjoy a twice to give Schalke 04 a 3-1 win and Stephane Sessegnon to take famous victory only for referee in London, over Werder Bremen and Adrian Chelsea to the brink of a second Andre Marriner to point to the yesterday. Ramos scored twice for Hertha consecutive league defeat fol- spot after Ramires threw him- Berlin in a 3-2 win at Hoffenheim lowing last weekend’s 2-0 loss at self against Reid and went down, after the hosts had recovered Newcastle United. to the anger and disbelief of the from two goals behind to draw Despite Hazard’s equaliser, the visiting players. level. Europa League champions slipped Liverpool capitalised on Bayern, who have 32 points to fourth place, four points below Chelsea’s slip-up by crushing from 12 games, moved four points league point leaders Arsenal, who Fulham 4-0 at Anfield to climb clear of Dortmund who are now could move even further clear if to second place, two points below level on 28 points with Leverkusen they win against Manchester Arsenal. to take his tally of league goals Lambert, who tipped the game completing victory after Yannick after yesterday afternoon’s five United today. Manager Brendan Rodgers to eight. in the home side’s favour. It was Sagbo replied for Hull. games produced 23 goals. Mourinho had restored Hazard reacted to his side’s 2-0 defeat at New England call-up Adam from a Lambert knock-down A Leandro Bacuna free-kick Dortmund, beaten 1-0 at home to his starting XI after the Arsenal by jettisoning his experi- Lallana impressed in front of that Morgan Schneiderlin headed and a Libor Kozak header gave by Arsenal in the Champions Belgian attacking midfielder was ment with a three-man defence watching national coach Roy Southampton into a 16th-minute Aston Villa 2-0 win at home League on Wednesday, went dropped for the mid-week win and the changes seemed to have a Hodgson as surprise package lead and the 31-year-old striker to Cardiff City to hand Paul ahead in first-half stoppage time over Schalke following his late positive effect as the hosts romped Southampton climbed to third in made it 2-0 with an emphatic Lambert’s side a first win in five with a Marco Reus free kick. return from an authorised trip to victory. the table with a 4-1 win at home penalty after Lallana was felled league matches. In a pulsating second half, to France. An own goal from Fernando to Hull City. by Steve Harper. Kick-off in Everton’s game at Ricardo Rodriguez equalised The 22-year-old seemed eager Amorebieta, a Martin Skrtel Lallana has been called into the Lallana added a fine third eight Crystal Palace was delayed by 15 for the Wolves before Ivica Olic to atone and was the catalyst for header and a Luis Suarez effort England squad alongside uncapped minutes before half-time, wrig- minutes due to traffic problems scored the winner with a superb his side’s opener on the stroke of put Liverpool 3-0 up inside 36 team-mate Jay Rodriguez, but it gling down the left-hand chan- ahead of the game. curling effort while Dortmund half-time, with a low shot that minutes, with Suarez adding a was another of Southampton’s nel and beating Harper with a The game eventually finished striker Roberto Lewandowski had was pushed out by West Brom second goal in the 54th minute England internationals, Rickie cool finish, with Steven Davis 0-0. AFP two penalty appeals turned down. Unheralded Leverkusen kept up the chase after a humdinger China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Your TV guide for against former Netherlands coach coach Marcello Lippi (front left) Bert van Marwijk’s Hamburg. Son scored twice in the first and player Zheng Zhi (front 16 minutes, Hamburg hit back right) hold up the trophy after live matches today through Maximilian Beister and winning their final match of the Event Competition Time Channel Pierre-Michael Lasogga only AFC Champions’ League against for Son to put Sami Hyppia’s South Korea’s FC Seoul at Recreativo vs Deportivo Spanish 2nd Division 14:00 +2 Leverkusen back in front. Tianhe Stadium in the southern Espanyol vs Sevilla La Liga 14:00 HD2 Stefan Kiessling extended Chinese city of Guangzhou yes- Leverkusen’s lead, Lasogga pulled PEC Zwolle vs Twente Eredivisie 14:30 .TV terday. Guangzhou Evergrande another back and Gonzalo Castro became the first Chinese winners Genoa vs Verona Serie A 14:30 .TV wrapped up a remarkable game in of the AFC Champions League Tottenham vs Newcastle Barclays Premier League 14:30 HD6 the 89th minute. when they drew 1-1 with FC There was no such drama in Seoul in the second leg to prevail CSKA vs Terek Russian Premier League 14:45 +1 Munich where Bayern, treble on away goals after a 3-3 aggre- Bordeaux vs Nantes Ligue 1 16:00 .TV winners last season, cruised to a typically straightforward home gate tie. NEC vs Ajax Eredivisie 16:30 .TV win. NAC vs PSV Eredivisie 16:30 .TV Jerome Boateng put them Atalanta vs Bologna Serie A 17:00 .TV ahead after five minutes and Frank Ribery ended the game as Parma vs Lazio Serie A 17:00 .TV a contest when he scored with a Cagliari vs Torino Serie A 17:00 .TV rasping free kick just before halft- Guangzhou claim historic ime. Thomas Mueller rounded off Roma vs Sassuolo Serie A 17:00 .TV the win with a last-minute pen- Chievo vs Milan Serie A 17:00 .TV alty. REUTERS Stortford vs Northampton English FA Cup 17:00 +3 Champions League title Sunderland vs Man City Barclays Premier League 17:30 HD6 Ronaldo fires Al Ahly vs Orlando CAF Champions League 18:00 +2 GUANGZHOU, China: Guangzhou Evergrande Lippi sprung a surprise with his lineup by select- hat-trick in became the first Chinese winners of the AFC ing midfielder Zhao Xuri ahead of forward Gao Lin Feyenoord vs AZ Eredivisie 18:30 .TV Champions League when they drew 1-1 with FC but his side could have done with the extra attacker Valencia vs Valladolid La Liga 19:00 +4 Real’s 5-1 win Seoul in the second leg yesterday to take the title as they dominated the opening half against nega- Marseille vs Sochaux Ligue 1 19:00 .TV on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate tie. tive Seoul. The Chinese champions dominated but struggled Argentine playmaker Dario Conca hit the post Man United vs Arsenal Barclays Premier League 19:00 HD6 MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo to convert pressure into goals until Brazilian for- with two early efforts and Elkeson also went close Swansea vs Stoke Barclays Premier League 19:05 .TV scored a hat-trick and Real ward Elkeson broke the deadlock in the 58th minute, with a long drive as the South Korean champions Madrid rattled in four goals sending the majority of the red clad 58,000 capacity were lucky to stay lvel 0-0 at halftime. Villareal vs Atletico La Liga 20:30 +3 before halftime in a 5-1 La Liga crowd at the Tianhe Stadium into raptures. The contest burst into life near the hour mark Cruziero vs Gremio Brazilian Championship 22:00 .TV rout of Real Sociedad at the FC Seoul were level four minutes later with their when Elkeson opened the scoring with some samba St Etienne vs Lyon Ligue 1 22:30 HD5 Bernabeu yesterday. first chance of the game, Dejan Damjanovic firing flair, producing an exquisite first touch to take a The prolific Portugal forward home to make it a nervy finale but Guangzhou sur- pass which fell behind him into his stride and calmly Fiorentina vs Sampdoria Serie A 22:45 .TV took his tally for the season to an vived to take a deserved title. slotted home. Shortwood vs Port Vale English FA Cup 22:45 HD6 unmatched 16 goals from 13 games Guangzhou’s victory means they will be Asia’s Damjanovic quickly levelled with a sharp strike in La Liga, adding to his top representative at the FIFA Club World Cup in as Guangzhou failed to clear but the Koreans did Juventus vs Napoli Serie A 22:45 .TV scorer status in the Champions Morocco next month while Italian World Cup winner not test Zeng Cheng in the home goal again to leave Mallorca vs Ponferradina Spanish 2nd Division 23:00 +4 League where he has eight from Marcello Lippi became the first coach to win both China celebrating a first Asian club success since four games. Betis vs Barcelona La Liga 23:00 +3 the European and Asian Champions League titles. Liaoning won the Asian Club Championship in 1990. Karim Benzema and Sami The Italian, who won in Europe with Juventus in While dozens of police and soldiers could be seen Khedira added the others as Carlo 1996, was tossed in the air by his players after they snapping photographs from the pitchside, fans and English Premier League Results Ancelotti’s men climbed on to 31 collected their winners medals. even regional governments took to popular microb- points in third place, two behind “When they (Seoul) did score it was a pretty dan- logging site Sina Weibo - China’s answer to Twitter LONDON: English Premier League results yesterday: city rivals Atletico Madrid, who gerous situation for us because it made the game - to rejoice in victory. visit promoted Villarreal today. Aston Villa 2 (Bacuna 76, Kozak 84) Cardiff 0 50-50 for us and we were pretty worried,” Lippi told “After 24 years, the Asia cup has returned to Unbeaten leaders Barcelona reporters. China. Evergrande, this battle will live on in mem- Chelsea 2 (Eto’o 45, Hazard 90-pen) West Brom 2 (Long 61, Sessegnon 68) have 34 points and visit struggling “But in the end we won this trophy and I think ories for ever!” the local government of the poor Real Betis in today’s late game. we deserved it.” northeastern province of Jilin wrote on its microblog. Crystal Palace 0 Everton 0 Ronaldo had already struck His expensively-assembled Chinese side were “This is the highest honour for Chinese football,” Liverpool 4 (Amorebieta 23-og, Skrtel 26, Suarez 36, 54) Fulham 0 the crossbar when he notched the strong favourites after drawing 2-2 draw in the first it said in a congratulatory message carried by the opener in the 12th minute. leg in Seoul last month and their milestone success state-run Xinhua news agency. “We sincerely hope Southampton 4 (Schneiderlin 16, Lambert 30-pen, Lallana 37, Davis 88) Hull 1 (Sagbo 55) A floated cross from Karim was celebrated throughout the country despite their you keep working hard, but guard against pride and Benzema found him unmarked at failure to hit the heights set in previous rounds. impatience.” REUTERS Norwich 3 (Hooper 54-pen, Snodgrass 72, Fer 90) West Ham 1 (Morrison 32) the back post, and the Portuguese forward netted from a tight angle. Ronaldo returned the favour Ibrahimovic nets treble as PSG crush Nice soon after, crossing low for the Frenchman to sidefoot home the second in the 18th, and then he PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and then completing his hat-trick held by Anderlecht, with Thiago dominated proceedings, although won a penalty for the third, when (pictured) scored a hat-trick as after Nemanja Pejcinovic had Silva wearing the captain’s arm- only after Dario Cvitanich had Sociedad’s Markel Bergara inad- Paris Saint-Germain strength- pulled a goal back for the visitors. band in his first start since suf- come within inches of convert- vertently handled the ball as he ened their position at the top But if anyone is to prevent PSG fering a thigh injury at the end ing a Christian Bruls cross at the slid in for a tackle in the area. of the Ligue 1 table with a 3-1 from retaining their title, they of September and Javier Pastore other end early on. The spot kick was converted, win against Nice at the Parc des will have to end the capital side’s also returning after a spell on the Making his Ligue 1 debut in the as for the fourth game in a row Princes yesterday. remarkable run of not having lost sidelines due to injury and loss of Nice goal, Luca Veronese needed against Sociedad at the Bernabeu, Ibrahimovic gave the defending over 90 minutes in 33 games since form. to be alert to prevent a Maxwell Ronaldo netted a double, and he champions the lead shortly before the start of March. And against a mid-table cross from sneaking in under his then laid on the team’s fourth for the interval before adding a pen- PSG coach Laurent Blanc made Nice side who had lost three of bar, and he later came off his line Khedira in the 36th minute with alty early in the second period changes to the team that was their last four games, the hosts to deny Ibrahimovic. AFP a first-time pass. 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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar will rise to the challenge, says Q22 chief BY DENZIL PINTO spotlight nine years earlier than in front of top football officials in most but either way we embrace Qatar including Qatar Football “The World Cup DOHA: Qatar will ‘embrace’ the it fully and hopefully we can make Association (QFA) President challenge of hosting the FIFA about the necessary changes.” Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin will come and 2022 World Cup and are deter- The 25-year-old, who graduated Ahmed Al Thani. mined to staging an ‘amazing’ from Harvard University earlier Sheikh Mohammed also said go but our work tournament, Sheikh Mohammed this year, reaffirmed Blatter that Qatar is improving quickly and bin Hamad Al Thani, Managing Qatar are ready to host the pres- is eager to show the world what to improve the Director of Qatar 2022 Supreme tigious football tournament in any the Gulf nation has to offer. Committee, said yesterday. time of the year. “Coming to Qatar, every six lives of the people The tiny Gulf nation has been “We won the bid with plans months, you’ll realise that there will continue. We in the media spotlight recently to host a summer World Cup,” are changes in landscape, changes due to workers’ standards, but Sheikh Mohammed said. in skyline and we are looking look forward to Sheikh Mohammed, chief of the “Having said that we are ready forward to showing the world organising committee for the to deliver the World Cup whether what Qatar has to offer,” Sheikh working with FIFA. 2022 World Cup, said that every it’s in the summer or winter and Mohammed said. host nation will be faced with either way it’s going to be an “This is a commitment, a jour- We will be ready challenges, citing United States of amazing World Cup,” Sheikh ney that still has nine years on America (1994) and South Africa Mohammed added while smiling the clock. We are committed to to host the 2021 (2010) as examples. to the world governing body chief. staging the World Cup in summer Speaking during a press con- The former Qatar equestrian or winter. I don’t want to sound Confederations ference under the presence of team captain also announced that like broken record but we are FIFA President Sepp Blatter six stadiums are already in differ- working on improving the lives of Cup with all our at Four Seasons Hotel, Sheikh ent planning and design phases everyone in the country, everyone facilities in place Mohammed said: “Of course tak- and said that all football venues associated with development pro- ing on the challenge of a World should be completed by 2020. grams linked to the World Cup. and then host a Cup is a test for any host nation. “Six stadiums are in different “We have a huge workforce Every country has had its case. planning and design phases with here and we want take advan- successful event in In 1994, they said that the United the others coming down on the tage of staging the World Cup States has no football industry line,” Sheikh Mohammed said. to improve the lives of all those 2022.” and in South Africa (2010) it was “We are confident all stadiums citizens,” Sheikh Mohammed said. said there was a lot of crime in will be ready by 2020. “The World Cup will come and Sheikh Mohammed the country.” “We will be ready to host the go but our work to improve the Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Chief of Qatar 2022 Supreme He added: “Such stories come 2021 Confederations Cup with all lives of the people will continue. bin Hamad Al Thani Committee, speaks during a news conference in Doha yesterday. FIFA about before a host nation takes our facilities in place and then We look forward to working with president Sepp Blatter was also present. centre stage to host a World Cup. host a successful tournament in FIFA,” he added. We are happy to have taken that 2022,” said Sheikh Mohammed, THE PENINSULA

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“Let me reiterate with Winter Olympics: FIFA that the 2022 World Cup will be We have to have respect for the Olympic family, says Sepp Blatter held in Qatar. This was decided by BY RIZWAN REHMAT FIFA World Cup hosts 1930 Uruguay the FIFA Executive DOHA: FIFA will avoid a clash 1934 Italy of dates with the International 1938 France Committee (in Olympic Committee (IOC) if 1942 not held the 2022 World Cup is moved to December 2010). It 1946 winter, President Sepp Blatter FIFA not held promised yesterday. President 1950 Brazil will be organised The world football family has Sepp Blatter 1954 Switzerland been thinking to move the Qatar shakes 1958 Sweden by Qatar. The World Cup to winter, raising con- hands with 1962 Chile decision is not cerns in the IOC ranks about a Sheikh 1966 England possible clash with the dates of Mohammed 1970 Mexico reversible.” 2022 Winter Olympics. bin Hamad Al 1974 West Germany “We will not play the (2022) Thani, Chief 1978 Argentina World Cup in January or of Qatar 2022 1982 Spain February,” Blatter said during Supreme 1986 Mexico a press conference attended by Committee, 1990 Italy “I can tell you we local and international media 1994 United States yesterday. in Doha will see a great 1998 France “We have to have respect for yesterday. 2002 South Korea/Japan the Olympic family. They have World Cup (in the (Winter) Games (in 2022) in 2006 Germany February. Their media and Games 2010 South Africa 2022). I ask the partners are our partners also,” 2014 Brazil Blatter added. 2018 Russia journalists there (in Last month, FIFA urged Asian 2022 Qatar England) to go to Football Confederation (AFC) to consult the stakeholders of the December 2022, no way it’s going at Four Seasons Hotel. “For the President and his team is looking Africa in 2010. In 2022 Qatar will Qatar and see how game in the region and elsewhere to take place in January/February. 2018 World Cup we had joint into this matter. As of now, I know become the first country in the on the possibility of moving the We have to see how we can have bids. Spain and Portugal and that Qatar had bid for a summer Middle East to stage the quadren- they are planning World Cup to winter to avoid the the FIFA World Cup played Netherlands and Belgium wanted World Cup. They are willing and nial event. searing heat in summer in the in winter, but only November/ to bid as co-hosts. This was dis- they are capable of hosting the Qatar will also host the 2021 for the World Cup.” Middle East. December are possible.” missed by the FIFA Executive World Cup in summer.” Confederations Cup, a warm- The prospect of moving the To a question, Blatter yester- Committee in December 2010,” Blatter said the Qatar 2022 up event held a year before the 2022 World Cup from its tra- day clearly said FIFA does not Blatter added. Supreme Committee made a actual World Cup is staged by a ditional June and July slot to support the idea of co-hosts for The FIFA President said Qatar detailed presentation on Qatar’s host country. January-February has angered World Cup editions. remained the sole hosts of the plans for the World Cup. “I have been with FIFA since “This is not winter sports federations because News reports on Friday indi- 2022 edition. “This is not my first visit. I have 1978 and I can tell you we will see of a possible clash with that year’s cated interest from neighbor- “Let me reiterate that the seen the presentations. I can tell a great World Cup (in 2022). I ask my first visit. I Winter Olympics. ing UAE wanting to stage a few 2022 World Cup will be held in you that Qatar is on a really, really the journalists there (in England) have seen the Winter sports federations and matches of 2022 World Cup which Qatar. This was decided by the good track,” the FIFA Preisdent to go to Qatar and see how they broadcasters argue that a high- will be held in Qatar. FIFA Executive Committee (in said. are planning for the World Cup. presentations. I profile football event clashing with “I answered this question in December 2010). It will be organ- In a historic FIFA vote on “We (FIFA) were shown a great their own seasons would dent tel- Tehran and in the UAE also. ised by Qatar. The decision is not December 2, 2010, Qatar beat bids presentation (of their plans). can tell you that evision audiences and revenues. When the 2002 edition was reversible,” Blatter said. from the United States, Japan, They are going forward. I can say Earlier on Friday, Blatter had staged in Korea and Japan, FIFA When asked for an update on Korea and Australia. you are on the right track. They Qatar is on a really, informed a news conference in decided then not to go for co- the consultation process on the Under the stewardship of started their work many months Abu Dhabi: “The FIFA World Cup hosts (in future),” Blatter said possibility of switching the World Blatter, FIFA took the World ago,” he added. really good track.” can only be played in November/ during the press conference held Cup dates, Blatter said: “The AFC Cup - it’s flagship event - to South THE PENINSULA