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Emir meets Venezuela President Rains bring Serious traffic relief, likely to continue today DOHA: Parts of Qatar wit- violations nessed scattered rains yesterday bringing much needed relief to the people from scorching heat. Some areas of Labseer, Ber Al Suaile, Al Rafeeq, Khwazan, on the rise Rawdat Al Rashid and Al Jamilea received scattered rains leading to water logging on some roads. Motorists told to behave responsibly Enjoying the unexpected rains, many residents shared photos DOHA: The Traffic Department by the department are related to of rains on social networking refers about 250 cases of viola- traffic jams and these complaints websites. tions every month to the public are mostly filed by expatriates. The weather is likely to be windy prosecution, showing that irre- The traffic department has today with likelihood of rains as the sponsible behaviour of a section many other modes of punish- Qatar Meteorology Department of motorists is on the rise. ments, said Al Kaabi. One is has forecast strong winds and Khaled Mubarak Al to detain the vehicles of seri- chances scattered rains. Kaabi, Head of cases follow- ous violators for a few days The temperature in Qatar is up at Traffic Department, said and referring their cases to the likely to be in the range of 28 the cases are mostly related to court. Motorists are detained to 42 degree Celsius while in serious road accidents and over in the cases where the victim The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with President of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Doha mercury will be in 35 to speeding of more than 180 kilo- either dies or is severely injured. Maduro at Al Bahr Palace yesterday. They discussed bilateral relations and the means to enhance them in 39 degree Celsius. metres per hour. In case of driving under the all fields. See also page 3 THE PENINSULA Speaking to magazine Majallat influence of alcohol, finger prints Al Muroor, Al Kaabi said that of the drivers are stored in the some cases also related to driv- database after which their cases ing under influence of alcohol and are sent to public prosecution. drugs, driving without licence, When a case comes from inves- reckless and stunt driving and tigation section, the department 50 Emirati, Bahraini soldiers killed in Yemen major accidents causing severe thoroughly checks the case and injuries. The cases which cannot asks for required documents DUBAI/SANA’A: Forty-five they fired a Soviet-era Tochka of the UAE Armed Forces, praised Arabia.” It didn’t give specifics. be solved amicably are referred to before referring case to the court. soldiers from the United Arab missile in the area. Marib resi- the troops for their sacrifice and The Saudi-led and US-backed the court. If the cases are not of The follow up section refers cases Emirates and five Bahraini dents said they saw fire raging at said the UAE would continue to coalition, made up mainly of Gulf serious nature then the depart- which come from investigation soldiers were killed in Yemen the camp and plumes of smoke. support the Saudi-led campaign nations, has been launching air- ment tries to solve the cases ami- section of the traffic department, while taking part in Saudi-led The deaths pointed to the in Yemen. strikes against the rebels since cably, he said. he added. operations against Shia rebels, increasingly prominent role of “The sons of the UAE continue March. But the UAE is the only Increasing population is putting Rise in the traffic is also lead- the Gulf nation said yesterday, the Emirates on the ground in to show resilience and bravery in country that has acknowledged pressure on the traffic manage- ing to jump in traffic violations in in the deadliest day for its mili- Yemen’s war — both in troops and support of our Yemeni brothers having troops on the ground in ment system. Close to 10,000 vehi- Qatar. According to the 17th edi- tary in its 44-year history. hardware — though the govern- against injustice and aggression,” Yemen in the conflict. cles hit the roads every month in tion of Qatar: Monthly Statistics UAE Minister of State for ment has never made clear the he said. Before the latest incident, The Emirati deaths came amid Qatar. According to the Ministry bulletin released by MDPS, traffic Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash full extent of their role or the at least five Emirati soldiers had heavy clashes and intensified coa- of Development Planning and violations increased by four per- said the troops were killed when numbers of troops involved. been killed in Yemen since the lition airstrikes in Marib prov- Statistics (MDPS) data, 9,853 vehi- cent in May this year compared to a rebel missile struck an ammuni- The UAE’s news agency, WAM, offensive began. ince, as the opposing sides gear up cles were registered in May this April this year. A total of 145,182 tion depot. On his official Twitter initially said 22 members of the Yemeni security officials have for a critical battle over the com- year compared to 9,937 in April. traffic violations were registered feed, he said the “cowardly attack military were killed yesterday but said that Saudi, Emirati, Egyptian ing days. Pro-government forces Al Kaabi said that traffic jams in May 2015, up from 139,662 vio- will not deter us”. later reported that 23 more had and Jordanian military advisers want to clear Marib province of in the country have a strong lations in April this year. Pro-government Yemeni secu- died of their wounds. are training hundreds of fighters Houthi fighters, then proceed on positive co-relation with road Al Kaabi urged motorists to rity officials said the missile In a series of messages on at a military base in Aden. to neighbouring Jawf province accidents. The cases of acci- comply with traffic rules and strike took place in the province his official Twitter feed, Sheikh Bahrain’s state news agency to the north then to Saada, the dents increase when there are behave responsibly on the road to of Marib, about 120km east of the Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also reported that five of its sol- Houthis’ stronghold in the north, more traffic jams. The maximum ensure safety of other commuters. capital Sana’a. Officials from the the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi diers were killed while “defend- security officials said. number of complaints received THE PENINSULA media office of Houthis confirmed and Deputy Supreme Commander ing the southern border of Saudi AGENCIES Migrant crisis strains European unity Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran BUDAPEST: A mass of des- N-deal after Obama meeting perate refugees stranded at Budapest’s main rail station WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is satisfied with US President for days set off on foot for the Barack Obama’s assurances about the Iran nuclear deal and Austrian border yesterday, believes the agreement will contribute to security and stability despite mounting efforts by in the Middle East, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday. Hungary to crack down on a Speaking after a White House meeting between Obama and the deepening crisis that is strain- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al ing Europe’s unity. Saud in Washington, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir said With tensions growing across Obama had assured King Salman that the agreement prevents Iran a divided EU, the human cost from acquiring a nuclear weapon, includes inspections of military was underlined as the father and suspected sites, and has a provision for the snapback of sanc- of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, tions if Iran violates the agreement. Saudi Arabia hopes the Iranians whose drowning on the crossing will use any additional income from the lifting of sanctions to fund to Europe shocked the world, bur- domestic developments rather than engage in nefarious activities, ied his family in their war-torn Al Jubeir said. Obama and King Salman also discussed the threat hometown. “I will have to pay from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and the political situation in the price for this the rest of my those countries, Al Jubeir said. See also page 5 life,” the devastated father told mourners. Germany urged an end to Russian military in Syria: Reports “recriminations” as Britain said WASHINGTON: The White House yesterday said it was closely it would take in thousands more monitoring reports that Russia is carrying out military operations Syrian refugees — but only direct in Syria, warning such actions, if confirmed, would be “destabi- from camps, not those already in lizing and counter-productive”. “We are aware of reports that overstretched Hungary, Greece Russia may have deployed military personnel and aircraft to Syria, and Italy who are demanding their Migrants march along the highway towards the border with Austria, out of Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. and we are monitoring those reports quite closely,” said spokes- EU partners do more to help. man Josh Earnest. The comments come after images appeared Hungary has become the new- not want more Muslim migrants warned the EU faced a “defining crisis. The International Olympic on a social media account linked to Syrian fighters purporting to est flashpoint as thousands of and warned that Europe would moment” and called for the man- Committee launched an emer- show Russian aircraft and drones near Idlib province.Unconfirmed migrants try to get to Western lose its Christian identity, as well datory resettlement of 200,000 gency $2.2m fund. The Malta- reports suggested the aircraft may have included a Russian Sukhoi Europe, particularly Germany as lashing out at Germany for refugees by EU states. based Migrant Offshore Aid 34 advanced strike fighter, which Syria is not thought to own. Both which has said it will no longer failing to deal with the crisis. Germany and France back Station had received $666,500 the White House and the Pentagon refused to say whether they had deport Syrian refugees and will Hungarian lawmakers passed quotas, but Hungary, the Czech since Aylan’s photo went viral. intelligence suggesting the reports were accurate. take in 800,000 people this year. tough new anti-immigration Republic, and Slovakia Outspoken Irish rocker Bob In the Hungarian capital, a measures, including criminalis- together rejected any quota sys- Geldof pledged to take in four crowd of migrants put at more ing illegal border crossing and tems in a statement yesterday. Syrian families at his two homes. Call for protests in Lebanon than 1,000, including people in vandalism to a razor-wire fence Charities across Europe, mean- And Bayern Munich football club BEIRUT: Thousands of people converged on Beirut’s Martyrs wheelchairs and on crutches, set off erected along the border with while, reported a surge in dona- pledged ¤1m to aid groups, and Square yesterday as part of a demonstration called by one of determined to get to the Austrian Serbia. Some 50,000 migrants tions. British Prime Minister said it was organising a friendly Lebanon’s leading Christian parties to demand that parliament border some 175km away. arrived in Hungary last month David Cameron, under pressure game at which it hoped to raise elect a new president for the country. The gathering came ahead Hungary’s right-wing Prime via the western Balkans. to act, said Britain would pro- a further ¤1m for the migrants. of more nationwide protests today by the non-partisan “You Stink” Minister Viktor Orban sparked UN High Commissioner for vide an extra £100m ($153m) in AGENCIES group, which has organised a series of growing protests in recent anger by saying his country did Refugees Antonio Guterres humanitarian aid for the Syrian See also pages 5 & 8 weeks against Lebanon’s political class. AGENCIES SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Foreign Minister attends regional meeting on Afghanistan

KABUL: Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah has participated in the sixth forum for regional economic coopera- tion on Afghanistan, during his current visit to Kabul. The Forum is among the most important efforts to establish cooperation between the Central and South Asia regions in order to help Afghanistan economically. It also aims to support stability in Afghanistan and improve eco- nomic cooperation between the regions of Central and South The Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah with Afghan President Dr Mohammad Asia. www.swiss-belhotel.com Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in Kabul yesterday. Talks dealt with bilateral relations. QNA Tel Fax

Tel WCMC-Q targets young Qataris Fax for research in science Tel Fax Summer Research Internship for National High School Students launched

DOHA: Weill Cornell Medical College Tel + 974 44298888 in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) Research Division launched the Summer Research Fax Internship for National High School Students in a bid to increase the number of Qatari scientists. The ultimate goal is Tel to increase research capacity and help fulfill the goals of Qatar National Vision Fax 2030. The programme targets nationals who have recently completed grades 10 or 11 and Tel are interested in scientific research, like Fax current intern 17-year-old Salah Mahmoud who attends Qatar Academy. Salah has spent one month at the col- lege, learning the basics of running a high- Tel level, international biomedical research Fax programme. Salah, who is considering a career in www.doha.hilton.com research and medicine, said that so far it had been a real learning experience, allowing Tel 44233333 974+ him to understand the mechanisms of how a world-class research division operates. Qatari students at the internship programme. Fax 44233000 974+ He said, “So far it’s been a great experi- ence. I’ve been involved in laboratory man- Dr Khaled Machaca, Associate Dean economy by having nationals in careers agement — making sure the researchers for Research, said “We have been run- where knowledge is created and biomedi- have the supplies they need, that the logis- ning training programs for nationals who cal research is undoubtedly one of those.” tics are running smoothly and that all the had completed a university degree for five Applications for next year’s summer equipment is fully operational.” years now and it’s time to expand; to give internship will be announced in the Spring He had also been training in clinical younger generations the chance to learn and and those interested in participating can research management, grants management, explore the research field. The program has register to be notified when applications research integrity and had received train- given interns the opportunity to work as become available on the program’s website, ing in building his professional skills such part of the team rather than as a student. http://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/research/ Tel as time management, presentation skills, Moreover, this will help Qatar in achiev- traniningprograms/highschoolinternship. team work and work ethics. ing its aim of becoming a knowledge-based html THE PENINSULA Fax

Tel Fax Indonesian embassy holds business meet Tel DOHA: Fax Indonesian Affairs in Economics, Embassy recently held Social and Cultural a preparatory meet- explained the vari- ing of Bussines and ous fields of economic Investment Forum cooperation and Tel (PM-BIF). investment opportuni-

Fax The activities carried ties in Indonesia. out within the frame- Several agencies work of the visit by and private compa- President of Indonesia nies including Qatari Tel to Qatar on September Business Association, 14. Qatar Chambers, Fax Ambassador Deddy Mannai Corporation; Preparatory meeting of Bussines and Investment Forum, organised by Indonesian Saiful Hadi along with Nebras Power; Al embassy in Doha. Alwi Shihab, Special Mana Group WLL, Envoy of the presi- Qatar Airways, New Beauty Light & Furniture, Chartered, Ooredoo, Al Jaber Tel dent for economics Hamad Port Project, Indoors Decorators, Lulu Group Engineering, Al Khaliji, EIAK, Fax and Wahid Supriyadi, Hassad Food; Muntajat, International, Carefour, Al Meera, Teyseer Motors, Rasgas and Kafa’ah Senior Advisor to the Tasweeq, Cila Trading Commercial Bank, Qatar National attended the forum . Minister of Foreign & Project Promotions, Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Standard THE PENINSULA

R Seetharaman Tel conferred PhD in Fax Green Banking DOHA: Dr R Seetharaman, Tel CEO of Doha Bank has been Fax awarded the PhD in “Green Banking and Sustainability” by Sri Sri University of Odisha, www.marriottmarquisdoha.com India. Dr Nand Lal, Vice Chancellor Tel + 974 44195000 of Sri Sri University, awarded Fax + 974 44195100 the PhD to Dr R Seetharaman at a convocation in the pres- ence of the Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Life time President of Sri Sri University. Dr Nand Lal, Vice Chancellor of Sri Sri University, awarding the PhD to Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank THE PENINSULA in Odisha, India. SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Emir condoles with Venezuelan President arrives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince on martyrdom of soldiers

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held yesterday a conversation with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan over the telephone to express his condo- lences on the martyrdom of a number of UAE soldiers taking part in the Operation Restoration of Hope aimed at protect- ing legitimacy in Yemen. The Emir also expressed his condolences to the families of the martyrs. At least 50 soldiers from the UAE and Bahrain were killed in Yemen yesterday in the deadliest attack on Gulf Arab troops in the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi forces. The incident took place in the oil-producing Marib area of central Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, apparently when Houthis rocket fire hit a weapons store at a military camp. UAE state news agency WA M initially reported that 22 Emirati soldiers were killed, then later said the total number had risen to 45 after 23 more soldiers died of their wounds. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences to the UAE and Bahrain who lost a number of soldiers who were taking part in Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen, which aims to bring security and stability to the country. The ministry in a statement yesterday extended Qatar’s soli- darity with UAE and Bahrain and their people. The ministry also expressed Qatar’s support to all measures taken by UAE and Bahrain to protect the lives of its soldiers who are carrying out their duty in Yemen. The statement also conveyed Qatar’s condolences to the families of the soldiers. President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela is greeted upon arrival at Hamad International Airport yesterday by the Minister of Energy and Industry H E QNA Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and Venezuela’s Ambassador Julian Rivas. Waterlogged Thai puppet show fascinates audience Cultural night marks 35th anniversary of bilateral relations BY RAYNALD C RIVERA with the “Thai Blessing Dance,” shows abroad. Its founder Sakorn a traditional dance which sym- Yangkhiesod is a National Artist DOHA: Thai puppet masters bolises wishes for good things and whose parents were members of have put on an impressive per- usually performed on auspicious the troupe of the founder of Thai formance of Thai classical pup- occasions for the happiness in classical small puppet theatre. petry featuring acclaimed Joe every undertaking. It was fol- The troupe has won accolades Louis Theatre which captivated lowed by “Living Puppet,” a con- locally and internationally in the the crowd with their artistic temporary performance depicting field of puppetry including awards genius acquired from over a a blend of two streams of Thai from the World Festival of Puppet century of puppet art tradition. art forms namely Nora, the folk Art in , Czech Republic. The show was the main high- entertainment of the South and They are set to perform at the light of Thailand’s Cultural Night classical small puppetry using World Puppet Festival in France 2015 held on Thursday at Grand innovative elements. at the end of this month. Hyatt Doha and was attended Puppeteers also demonstrated Guests at the event were by representatives of diplomatic how they breathe life into the taken into a gastronomic journey missions, the Thai community, the lifeless puppets giving them vari- through the exquisite flavours of private sector and other guests. ous emotions such as love, anger, Thailand tasting a mélange of Vehicles ply on a waterlogged road in a remote area after scattered rains hit Labseer, Ber Al Suaile, Al Rafeeq, “In the past years, the Royal fear and laughter. The crowd was scrumptious Thai cuisine includ- Khwazan, Rawdat Al Rashid and Al Jamilea. The weather is likely to be windy today as the Meteorology Thai Embassy regularly brought awed by the sheer coordination ing Pad Thai, Som Tum, Tom Department has forecast scattered rains. traditional Thai cultural perform- and flair of the three puppeteers Yum, among others. ances and shows to the Qatari controlling one puppet and mak- Copies of “Discovering Thai public in response to the Royal ing it appear as if it were alive. Cuisine in Qatar,” a handbook Thai Government’s soft diplomacy The highlight of the show was featuring authentic Thai recipes policy that encourages Thai diplo- a puppet performance featur- and ingredients were distributed matic missions around the world ing a scene from the well-known among the guests. The handbook to actively promote traditional epic “Ramayana” which portrays also serves as a useful reference Thai culture,” said Ambassador Hanuman, a central character, to foodies as it lists the various Piroon Laismit. seizing Benyakai who disguised outlets in Qatar where Thai food Ambassador Laismit took the herself as Sita, the central female ingredients are available as well opportunity to invite the guests in character of the popular epic. as a directory of Thai restaurants celebrating the 35th anniversary Established decades ago, Joe in the country. In addition, it also of diplomatic relations between Louis Theatre, boasts as the provides relevant information on Thailand and Qatar. first and only puppet troupe in Thai tourism. The cultural night kicked off Thailand which regularly presents THE PENINSULA

Some of the participants during the concluding ceremony of Bedaya summer camp. Bedaya holds summer camp for 70 varsity, school students

DOHA: The Bedaya Center for art and hand crafting sessions. “Bedaya’s Summer Camp gave Entrepreneurship and career At the end of the Summer students who attended a great Development (Bedaya Center) Camp, students were given job opportunity to use their summer held a week long Bedaya shadowing assignments in several holidays in a very productive way Summer Camp from 23rd – major local companies based on to learn some key workplace skills 27th August for 70 male and their career interests. The com- and further their career interests female university and high panies involved were QNB (for by experiencing working in their school students from different those interested in a business chosen career in job shadowing educational institutions. and marketing career), SIDRA placements.” The summer camp included (aimed at students interested Bedaya Center’s Summer Camp several workshops focusing on in administration and medical tops several major initiatives and communication skills, personality careers), QF Legal department activities Bedaya has achieved analysis, leadership skills, busi- (for budding lawyers and parale- this year in career develop- ness development and CV writing. gal aspirants), QChem (for those ment that have already benefit- Students had a fun introductory interested in petrochemical ted approximately 2,000 Qatari workshop at Aljazeera café located engineering), HMC (for students youth. Bedaya has also offered job in Katara to kick-start the sum- considering medical careers) and shadowing opportunities to some mer camp. Other fun activities Aljazeera network (appealing to 200 students to date to help them were also on the agenda such as those interested in media and PR identify the ideal career path for visits to the Aqua Park, Museum careers). the future to match their skills of Islamic Art and the Sheikh Reem Al Suwaidi, General and personality. Joe Louis puppet show at the Thailand’s Cultural Night 2015 organised by the Royal Thai Embassy at the Grand Faisal Museum, parasailing, and Manager, Bedaya Center, said: THE PENINSULA Hyatt Doha. SALIM MATRAMKOT SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Moroccans vote in test for Islamist govt PJD government remains popular despite limited success

RABAT: Moroccans voted the party that wins the most seats Bakkoury, leader of the opposi- yesterday in local polls seen as in parliament. tion Authenticity and Modernity a test for the ruling Islamists, Around 32,000 seats on local Party, has criticised Benkirane’s who swept to power nearly four and regional councils were at rule. years ago after Arab Spring stake in yesterday’s vote, which “His priority over the last four protests prompted reforms by will offer a snapshot of the politi- years has been his own clan, the monarchy. cal climate. Polling stations which rather than all the people of the About 15 million Moroccans opened at 8am (0700 GMT) were country,” said Bakkoury, a close were eligible to vote in the munic- closed at 7pm. adviser to the king. ipal and regional polls, considered Benkirane, who voted in the While Morocco is considered a gauge of the popularity of Prime capital Rabat, said that “Morocco one of the most stable countries Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and is taking a decisive step towards in the region, it faces a challenge his government, a year ahead of a democracy”. dealing with Islamist extremism. general election. Habiba Ramzi, a woman voter The authorities have frequently In 2011, Benkirane’s Justice and in her 80s, said she hopes that the announced the arrest of “terrorist Development Party (PJD) became winning candidates “will think cells” and reported seizing weap- the North African country’s first about the poor this time. ons from groups they say have Islamist party to win a national “To those candidates I say pledged allegiance to the Islamic election, and the first to lead a ‘enough corruption and lies’,” she State group. Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, government. said, adding that she wanted to With less than half of regis- casts his vote in the local elections at a polling station in Rabat yesterday. That vote followed conces- see more being done to improve tered voters taking part in the sions from King Mohammed VI, education. election of November 2011, turn- a professor of political sciences at after the weekly Friday prayers. Democratic Path — had begun the scion of a monarchy that has A total of 140,000 candidates out on yesterday was being closely Rabat’s Mohammed V University, “The elections are crucial smoothly. ruled the country for 350 years. are standing. watched for an indication of the said the elections will serve as a for the country and voting is a The official MAP news agency, A new constitution curbed Benkirane remains popular in state of political transition. “springboard” for parliamentary national duty,” said one voter, however, reported that voting was some, but not all, of his near- the conservative country, despite “In a Morocco that is learning polls due next year. Akhbar Al Mohamed Mahdi Bouzid, a uni- disrupted briefly in one village absolute powers as autocratic limited success in tackling cor- to walk along the path of democ- Yaoum said turnout will serve as a versity professor in his fifties. north of Marrakesh after eight regimes toppled in Tunisia, Egypt ruption, and is credited with low- racy, participation in elections is key indicator of Morocco’s ability The interior ministry said people entered a polling station and Libya. ering the budget deficit to less not a luxury; rather it is the first to turn towards democracy. the election — boycotted by and smashed a ballot box. Previously the monarch could than five percent of gross domes- step along the road to building the Early turnout was slow how- Morocco’s largest Islamist move- It said the authorities were choose his prime minister. Now tic product, down from seven. future,” independent daily Akhbar ever in Rabat, a journalist said, ment, Justice and Charity, and searching for the culprits, whose he must appoint a candidate from But his main rival Mustapha Al Yaoum said. Mohamed Madani, with most voters cast their ballots the smaller far-leftist party motive was unclear. AFP

After Iran deal, IS releases Power struggle in Algeria as 15 Christians EU bids to restart arrest, sackings continue in Syria Palestinian talks BEIRUT: At least 15 Syrian Christians who had been held LUXEMBOURG: Arab countries will join the ALGIERS: Algeria’s security serv- Tlemcani. The latest move came with into retirement. “Many other officers in by the Islamic State (IS) group Middle East Quartet in New York at the end ices have been rocked by the arrest the unprecedented arrest on August 27 these services, notably those who made in the central village of Al of September to seek ways to revive peace of the anti-terrorism chief and sack- of Abdelkader Ait-Ouarab, also known names for themselves in the fight against Qaryatain were released yes- talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the ings of top officials in recent weeks, as General Hassan, who served for two terrorism, found themselves on the list terday, monitoring groups said. EU’s top diplomat said yesterday, part of a new as a behind-the-scenes power struggle decades as Algeria’s anti-terrorism chief. of those eligible for retirement, includ- “A group of 15 Christians who European diplomatic initiative. intensifies. Until 2014, the general had led an elite ing some between the ages of 38 and 50,” had been under house arrest by IS Encouraged by Europe’s role in securing a The oil-rich North African state unit under the DRS that had carried it wrote. in Al Qaryatain were released and nuclear deal with Iran, the EU believes a broad has been ruled since 1999 by President out special operations — including a 2013 In the last 18 months, the DRS has arrived in Fayrouzah,” said Rami range of countries could help, more than a year Abdelaziz Bouteflika, but concerns have assault on the In Amenas gas plant after already lost many of its powers — includ- Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian after the collapse of a U.S.-brokered peace push been growing over how much longer he it was seized by extremists in a crisis ing the right to carry out judicial probes Observatory for Human Rights. envisaging a Palestinian state co-existing with can stay in power. The 78-year-old won that left 38 hostages dead. into corruption — and some of its respon- IS had taken at least 230 civil- Israel. re-election last year but appeared only Local media reported that General sibilities have been transferred to the ians hostage, including dozens of On the margins of the General Assembly of the once during the campaign, in a wheel- Hassan had been arrested at his home army. There have also been unconfirmed Christians, in the village in Syria’s United Nations, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and chair after suffering a stroke in 2013. in Algiers and was being held in a mili- reports that the powerful GIS Special Homs province in early August. the head of the Arab League will join the Middle East Experts say Bouteflika and his allies — tary prison 50km south of the capital. Intervention Group, a hundreds-strong The Assyrian Monitor from Quartet of the United States, the United Nations, especially powerful army chief of staff Newspaper El Watan described tactical sub-unit of the DRS, has been Human Rights confirmed that the and Russia for talks. Ahmed Gaid Salah — are consolidating General Hassan, a close ally of state dissolved. the 15 Christians had arrived in “We hope that this re-start of the process can power ahead of a potential succession intelligence chief Mediene, as “collat- For political analyst Rachid Grim, Fayrouzah, five kilometres (three lead to improvements on the ground and also to battle. eral damage” in the struggle between the there can be no doubt what has been miles) southeast of Homs city, re-open prospective and political horizons to the There are fears such a struggle could presidency and DRS. His arrest came happening. yesterday afternoon. talks,” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini spark instability in a country already several weeks after the firings of three “Now the presidency has taken Citing a medical source, it said said at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in beset by a persistent Islamist insurgency, security chiefs including two considered power,” he said. The intrigue comes at they “were in good health.” Luxembourg. outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence and a close to Mediene, who has led the DRS a time when Algeria is facing a slew of According to Abdel Rahman, Mogherini sees a chance for EU diplomacy in squeeze on public finances from falling since 1990. Known here as Toufik, he has challenges. the group had been released after the absence of a new push from Washington as oil prices. Experts say the recent moves never appeared in public. An Islamist insurgency that reached paying jizya, a tax imposed on U.S. President Barack Obama approaches the end have tilted the balance in favour of the Both the head of the counter-intel- its height in the 1990s has subsided but non-Muslims. of his final term. The Quartet last met in March tight circle around Bouteflika and Salah ligence unit and chief of presidential militants continue to carry out regu- Those released did not include in Munich, which was the first meeting in about a at the expense of a rival faction centred security were replaced with little expla- lar attacks, including an ambush by Al Father Jacques Mourad, a Syriac year, according to an EU official. on the DRS state intelligence service and nation except for reference to an “acci- Qaeda’s North African branch in July Catholic priest who was kid- Meanehile, a Palestinian youth was injured and its chief, 76-year-old Mohamed Mediene. dent” in which shots were fired at one that killed at least nine soldiers. There napped from a monastery in four others detained during a raid by Israeli forces “The battle is coming to an end and of Bouteflika’s residences. have also been sporadic outbreaks of Al-Qaryatain in May by unknown in the Qalandiya refugee camp early yesterday, president Bouteflika has defeated the As commander-in-chief and defence deadly fighting between Berbers and assailants but who is in IS cus- Ma’an news agency quoted locals and medics as shadowy power” of the DRS, which had minister, Bouteflika has the power to Arabs in the country’s south, with 22 tody, he said. saying. emerged as a “state within the state”, sack any security official and El Watan people killed in July in the worst violence A Vatican’s news outlet, Agence REUTERS said political science professor Rachid said recent months had seen many forced in years. AFP Fides, said Mourad and other Christian Syrians were in a “sta- ble” situation and that local reli- gious figures were negotiating their release. Nationwide protest Security forces kill terrorist in call in Lebanon Abqaiq: Saudi TV BEIRUT: The civil campaign that has when tens of thousands flooded Martyrs DUBAI: Saudi Arabian secu- organised protests against Lebanese Square in central Beirut in a rare display rity forces killed what they politicians in Beirut called yesterday of non-partisan mobilisation. called “a terrorist” who for a nationwide mobilisation against On Tuesday, dozens of young activists attempted to attack a security a government they say is too corrupt staged a sit-in at the environment min- facility in the country’s oil-pro- to function. istry to demand the resignation of the ducing Eastern Province, state “The people’s outrage at this corrupt minister, but they were forcibly ejected. television reported yesterday. system continues... The protests will go On Thursday, 13 “You Stink” activ- Al Ikhbariya TV cited unnamed on today and tomorrow in all Lebanese ists began a hunger strike that they sources as saying that there was regions,” the “You Stink” campaign said would not end until Mohammed no “terrorist organisations” in wrote on its Facebook page. Mashnuq resigned as environment Abqaiq but a person was sur- The collective has called for dem- minister. rounded and killed after attack- onstrations on Friday at 6pm (1500 In addition to his resignation, the ing a security man. It gave no GMT) in the coastal city of Tyre and campaign is calling for a lasting waste more information. in Zrariyeh, both in southern Lebanon. management plan, parliamentary elec- It was not immediately clear And activists have called on support- tions, and accountability for violence whether yesterday’s attemped ers to protest today in the eastern city of against protesters. attack was near any energy Chtaura, the historic town of Beiteddine Rubbish has been piling up on the facilities. Saudi security and oil and Nabatiyeh and Marjayoun in the streets of Beirut and in the heavily pop- officials could not be reached for south. ulated Mount Lebanon area since the comment. The protest movement began over a country’s largest landfill closed on July Saudi Arabia, the world’s big- rubbish crisis that left pungent waste 17. gest oil exporter and strategic piling up in Beirut and its outskirts, but The cabinet awarded tenders to sev- ally of the United States, has it has evolved into a broad-based move- eral waste management companies last put security forces on alert for ment against government impotence and week, but has since retracted them. a possible militant attack on a Supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) carry flags and a broom stick during a protest corruption. Both the cabinet and parliament have shopping mall or energy instal- in Beirut yesterday to support a leading Christian politician’s call for a presidential election, in the Demonstrations have escalated over been paralysed by profound political dis- lation, the Interior Ministry said midst of a political crisis that has paralysed the government and parliament. the past two weeks, peaking on Saturday putes. AFP in April. AGENCIES SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Obama, Saudi King hold talks on Syria, Yemen WASHINGTON: US President Anthony Cordesman of the Center Obama also said that the pair Barack Obama welcomed the for Strategic and International “share concerns about the cri- Custodian of the Two Holy Studies. sis in Syria and will have the Mosques King Salman bin “Both nations are close stra- opportunity to discuss how we Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia for tegic partners in spite of their can arrive at a political transi- a first and long-delayed White differences, and both states need tion process within Syria that House summit yesterday, each other.” can... end the horrific conflict marked by warm public words But behind the warm public there.” amid clashing views on Middle statements, there are deep disa- But Saudi Arabia’s backing for Eastern crises. greements on Syria and Yemen opposition groups like Jaysh Al Obama made the rare move of as well as lingering Saudi doubts Islam, an amalgam of factions greeting the 79-year-old monarch about the nuclear deal with Iran. that include hardline Islamists, at the doors of the White House, Saudi Arabia publicly voiced has concerned the White House. as he hailed the “longstand- tepid support for the Iran deal, Riyadh views Sunni fighters as ing friendship” between the two but privately expressed grave a counterbalance to the Iranian- countries. misgivings that the nuclear agree- backed Shia militias helping prop Salman’s inaugural visit as king ment may legitimise their arch- up Bashar Al Assad. — originally scheduled for May foe Iran. “The kingdom sees the conflict and cancelled by Riyadh — has Obama acknowledged only that against the Iranian-supported been billed as a way of putting the two sides would have much Assad regime as an extension of relations back on a more stable to discuss. the wider Persian-Arab rivalry” footing. “This is obviously a challenging said Simon Henderson of the In the Oval Office, Obama was time in world affairs, particularly Washington Institute for Near effusive, saying he wanted to in the Middle East,” Obama said, East Policy. “once again reaffirm not only our saying the pair would discuss a Ahead of the meeting senior personal friendship, but the deep “wide range of issues.” Obama foreign policy aide Ben and abiding friendship between Obama said the two sides Rhodes said the White House our two people.” “share concerns” about the need wants to make sure both coun- For his part Salman said his to restore a functioning govern- tries “have a common view” on visit was a “symbol of the deep ment in Yemen and relieve an which Syrian opposition groups and strong relationship that we urgent humanitarian crisis. get support. have with the United States.” Saudi Arabia began a bomb- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia speaks with US President Barack “We are looking to isolate more These meetings normally end ing campaign in Yemen to oust Obama during their meeting in the White House in Washington yesterday. extremist elements of the opposi- in “some kind of public state- Iranian-backed rebels soon after tion, that’s been an ongoing con- ment that puts as positive a spin Salman and his son and defence Muhammad, came to power. supported that effort, but has impact the fighting has had on versation with Saudi Arabia,” he as possible on the meeting,” said minister, Deputy Crown Prince The United States has repeatedly warned about the civilians. said. AFP Father buries drowned toddler, family in Kobane Europe turning the Mediterranean into a cemetery: Erdogan

KOBANE, SYRIA: The father and their mother Rihana were “I will have to pay the price for of a three-year-old Syrian boy buried in the Martyrs Cemetery this the rest of my life.” whose drowning off Turkey in the Syrian-Kurdish border He said his children were only a shocked the world buried his town. The father, Abdullah Kurdi, few of the many victims of Syria’s son, another child and his wife “looked broken and numb” as he four-year conflict and pleaded for in an emotional funeral in addressed a large gathering, said Arab countries in particular to Kobane yesterday. Ebdi who attended the service. find a “solution to the tragedies” Local journalist Mustefa Ebdi I don’t blame anyone else for gripping his country. said three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, this. I just blame myself,” the dev- Relatives of the Kurdi family his four-year-old brother Ghaleb astated father told mourners. gathered in Kobane as a gaunt Abdullah carried the bodies of his young children to the cemetery, a photographer said. There, he laid the tiny body of Aylan, wrapped in a snow-white shroud, into a small grave dug in the red-brown earth. The two children and their mother drowned off the Turkish coast on Wednesday while try- ing to reach Europe across the Aegean Sea. A photograph of tiny Aylan’s lifeless body on the beach at Bodrum caused a global outcry Abdullah Al Kurdi (centre), father of the drowned three-year-old boy Aylan Kurdi from Syria, holds his son’s body and has put a human face to the during the burial in Kobane, Syria, yesterday. dangers refugees risk trying to reach safety in Europe. home of Kobane from Turkey. world leaders. Turkish President that left more than 200 civilians The boy’s name “Aylan” trans- There, he had travelled with Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused dead. The family then decided to lates to “symbols” in the Kurdish the bodies of his family from the European leaders of turning the try to reach Europe via Turkey, language, Ebdi said. coastal tourist city of Bodrum to Mediterranean into a “cemetery”. Ebdi said. “Everyone was very sad and the Turkish border town of Suruc. Kobane was the scene of fierce After a month of saving up crying,” said Ebdi. He said the A car carrying him and three fighting between Kurdish militias and borrowing from relatives, family was being honoured as coffins crossed the border into and Islamic State (IS) group for the family of four boarded a tiny “martyrs of Kobane who lost their war-torn Syria, along with several control of northern Syria in the inflatable boat with dozens of lives to flee the war”. members of Turkey’s parliament. country’s civil war. other refugees to try to reach Ebdi said he told Abdullah “the Ibrahim Ayhan, Dilek Ocalan, Kurdish forces ousted IS from the island of Kos. In a harrowing world is standing with you”, but and Leyla Guven from the pro- the town after a months-long tale of how the boat capsized, a the grief-stricken father said he Kurdish HDP party were among struggle in January. tearful Abdullah said his children had nothing left in the world to the Turkish officials who attended Abdullah’s family was displaced “slipped through my hands”. live for. the ceremony and spent time with several times inside Syria and had Millions of Syrians have been “What do I want with the Abdullah afterwards. returned to Kobane in June in displaced internally since Syria’s world? I’ve paid the highest price,” The heart-rending deaths hopes of settling there. conflict began in 2011, and more Ebdi quoted Abdullah as saying. of Aylan, his brother and his But IS fighters re-entered the than four million have been forced The father arrived earlier yes- mother have dominated headlines town, holding hostages in several to flee the country. Abdullah Al Kurdi weeping during his child’s funeral in Kobane yesterday. terday at the family’s ancestral and sparked condemnation from buildings in a two-day stand-off AFP Britain to take thousands more Syrian refugees

MADRID: Britain promised yester- the Syrian border. “I want to send the that more details would be announced Britain has opted out of a quota system Cameron’s position. day to take in thousands more Syrian message out that the best way to get next week and that the resettlement for relocating asylum seekers within the “At the moment the UK is doing much refugees and give £100m in extra aid, a new life is not to make this perilous scheme would be kept “under review”. European Union despite growing calls in less than other European countries”. as their plight raised pressure on journey,” he said at a news conference in Cameron said the level of aid for the EU for fairer distribution. Peter Sutherland, the UN special rep- European leaders. Madrid alongside his Spanish counter- Syrians was Britain’s biggest-ever On the streets of London, views on the resentative on international migration, “Given the scale of the crisis and part Mariano Rajoy. response to a humanitarian crisis and issue varied. told the BBC that while some countries the suffering of the people, today I can Britain, which lies outside the pass- greater than that of any other European “It’s disgusting that we have to get to were “massively bearing the burden” of announce that we will do more, providing port-free border Schengen zone shared country. a point where children are dying before the migrant crisis, Britain was among resettlement for thousands more Syrian by most of its European Union neigh- A petition to parliament urging Britain we even recognise that we’re not acting those that “can do more”. refugees,” Prime Minister David Cameron bours, faces pressure to accept a greater to accept more refugees has garnered morally. It’s horrific,” said 45-year-old Rajoy has faced demands for Spain told reporters on a visit to Lisbon. share of Syrian refugees. more than 360,000 signatures. Campaign shopper Victoria Buurman, bursting into too to host more than the 2,739 asylum- Speaking later in Madrid, he said Calls for action peaked this week after group Avaaz said that 2,000 Britons had tears. seekers it has agreed to accept in 2015. Britain will provide an extra £100m the publication of harrowing images of volunteered to host refugee families. But Souvik Ghosh, a 26-year-old He has said any change to the quotas (¤137m) in humanitarian aid for the a three-year-old Syrian toddler who Britain has accepted 216 Syrian refu- research student from India, said Britain should take into account Spain’s high Syrian crisis, bringing its total contri- drowned as his family tried to reach gees under a special government scheme should not take any more migrants. unemployment rate. Yesterday, he reit- bution to more than one billion pounds. Europe. over the past year and around 5,000 “Otherwise this country’s economic erated his call for a common European But he declined to offer sanctuary “We want to work with NGOs to take Syrians have been granted asylum since system will be overflowed,” he said. asylum policy and called for action to for some of the hundreds of thousands them directly from refugee camps, rather the conflict there broke out in 2011 -- All the contenders for the leadership address the “source of the problem”. of migrants, including many displaced than do anything that will encourage far fewer than countries like France, of the main opposition Labour Party and The chief executive of the UK Refugee Syrians, who have already reached these desperately unsafe journeys that Germany and Sweden. even some MPs within Cameron’s party Council Maurice Wren welcomed Europe, some of them in perilous sea are leading to these appalling tragedies,” More than four million Syrians have have urged Cameron to do more. Cameron’s announcement but said crossings. Cameron said, referring to those images. fled the war, many of them taking ref- The Council of Europe’s Commissioner Britain should accept tens of thousands Instead, he said Britain would select He did not specify how many more ref- uge in neighbouring Lebanon, Turkey and for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, say- to make a difference to the crisis. Syrians from UN refugee camps near ugees Britain would accept, saying only Jordan, according to the United Nations. ing he was “seriously concerned” by AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate LEXIS Tsipras is getting a taste of things to come even before the general election on September 20, which was triggered by his resignation as prime Aminister after agreeing to the stiff austerity measures proposed by creditors. Reports from Greece say that the popularity of Tsipras’s Syriza party is plummeting. In July, Syriza signed the third austerity memorandum Trump’s foreign policy after months of tough negotiations with the European Union (EU), the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. This came just days after the population voted in a landslide to reject the framework of that agreement. Since then, Syriza’s poll ratings have is all over the map collapsed. And polls this week found that Syriza and the BY JOSH ROGIN conservative New Democracy (ND) were now virtually find someone like General Douglas said it was a secret. “You don’t want to neck and neck. On Thursday, a poll for the first time MacArthur to handle national security. let people know what you’re going to ONALD Trump’s short- That’s revealing, in as much as it shows do with respect to certain things that showed ND had a slight lead over Syriza at 25.3 percent to comings on foreign pol- that Trump doesn’t think of himself as a happen. You don’t want the other side 25 percent. If the current pace of unpopularity continues, icy extend way beyond strategist or even a deep thinker when to know,” he said. “I don’t want people Tsipras is likely to suffer more setbacks. The party’s crisis his inability to name it comes to foreign policy. to know my thinking.” worsened on Tuesday when its youth wing effectively split terror group leaders Hewitt didn’t ask Trump if he would That answer is Trump’s go-to and announced it would not support its parent organisation on a radio interview. have fired MacArthur for pushing to response whenever he seems to get into DThe entirety of his utterances reveal a bomb China during the Korean War, as trouble answering foreign policy ques- in the election. potential president who would reshape President Harry Truman did in 1951. tions. He has said he doesn’t want to More than an opposition to the signing of the third US foreign policy into a mess of con- MacArthur is also the principal author telegraph his plan to defeat the Islamic austerity memorandum, the reason for Tsipras’s is his flicting and often incoherent policies, of the constitution that Japan imple- State — which he nonetheless described about-face. Greeks now realize that there is no alternative and delegate the most important mented after World War II, a docu- as “very beautiful” — although at other to agreeing to the stiff austerity issues of national ment Trump has indirectly criticized times he has promised to surround its measures imposed by the creditors, security to as- for preventing Japan from fighting wars oil fields with American troops, or to yet unnamed away from its shores. Trump lashed out bomb the fields and later send in Exxon but what was more shocking was that subordinates. at the US-Japan alliance treaty, which to rebuild them. a leader who had been elected on a The press was signed in 1951, during his stadium On the Iran deal, Trump has Disaffection promise of chucking out the creditors’ The entirety of is jumping on speech last month in Alabama. appeared downright thoughtful, stating with Syriza demands had himself signed on the his utterances Trump’s admis- “You know, we have an agreement that he would not trash the agreement dotted line without the least protest. sion to conserva- with Japan where if somebody attacks on day one, as some of his competitors party is This means Syriza’s election victory reveal a potential tive radio host Japan we have to come to their rescue. have promised. His pledge to rigor- Hugh Hewitt But if we get attacked Japan doesn’t ously enforce the deal has won praise mounting was a waste and Greeks could have president who Thursday that have to help us,” he said. “Do you think from even liberals, who have sug- elected those parties which stood for would reshape he didn’t know that’s a good deal?” gested that Trump, unconstrained by in Greece the austerity on the ground that the the names of the Trump’s willingness to lash out at the Republican foreign policy dogma country didn’t have other options. US foreign policy leaders of top longstanding US allies was also on dis- machine, may be adding a fresh perspec- ahead of terror groups play during the Hewitt interview. He tive to the primary debates on interna- The opinion polls show that into a mess of disaffection with the Syriza is and didn’t seem criticized the security alliance with tional affairs. election. conflicting and to care about South Korea and lashed out at the More likely, the truth is that Trump escalating which can create further the differences US-Saudi relationship, suggesting that has no defined worldview, does not instability and social tension. The often incoherent between those if he were president, there might not understand how diplomacy or warfare young and the old are saying that groups. be a rationale for helping the Saudis works, and has no real plans to solve they felt cheated by Tsipras. “He made so many promises. policies, and “Do you know at all. “We get virtually nothing from the world’s problems. Other Republican He should have said less. He did everything he pledged he delegate the the players with- Saudi Arabia,” he said, just as Saudi candidates similarly have little foreign out a scorecard, King Salman arrived in Washington. policy experience, but at least they are wouldn’t do. Of course I’m disappointed,” a student told most important yet, Donald “We’re probably, very soon, if we allow trying to study up. When Chuck Todd of a foreign newspaper, which summarises the feelings of Trump?” Hewitt our people to get going, we’re probably “Meet the Press” asked who he consults Greeks. issues of national asked. not going to need them for the oil. So on foreign policy, Trump replied that he In a democratic election, voters are free to vent their security to as- “No, you know, we don’t need Saudi Arabia nearly to watches “the shows.” anger and parties which fail to deliver are definitely I’ll tell you hon- the extent that we needed them in the Now that polls show he is soundly shelved. But Greeks must realize that electing any leader yet unnamed estly, I think by past.” the Republican front- runner, the free the time we get Besides reworking or casting aside pass he has been given on these issues who promises a rollback of the austerity measures will be subordinates. to office, they’ll major US security alliances that have may be finally ending. His stumbling on counterproductive. If Tsipras reneged on his poll promises, all be changed. been in place for decades, Trump also foreign policy questions, combined with it’s not because he wanted to do so or he had such a plan They’ll be all suggested he would, as president, dis- his disdain for greater knowledge, are when he was elected in the first place. The realities on the gone,” Trump replied. mantle the system of deterrence that clear indications he is not up to the job ground forced him to change stance. That means there is Trump called these “gotcha” ques- currently underpins our strategy as Leader of the Free World. It’s 3 a.m. no alternative to austerity. If Greece needs money to repair tions, and said he would learn about toward potential major adversaries. in Donald Trump’s campaign, and he national security and foreign policy later When asked by Hewitt what he would isn’t ready to answer the call. its economy, it must listen to the lenders• on. Trump said he would eventually do if China sunk a Japanese ship, Trump WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of Risky portents in Manipur the day

HE CRISIS in Manipur stems issue anywhere in the northeastern control of the Manipur Hill districts. nor any of the tribal organisations was from the demand to stop region as the borders are largely porous These are chiefly groups of Kukis, approached for any kind of dialogue. ‘outsiders’ from buying land in and the Government of India has not Mizos and Chins. They feel insecure as The pro-ILP movement was mostly con- the State, in a context where done enough to check the passage many of them who came to Manipur fined to the Valley districts, while the Tthe local population, predominantly of people across them. One reason after 1951 or whose lineage may not people in the Hills isolated themselves, the Meiteis, harbours fears of being this was not done was to protect the meet the list of criteria set out in the assuming and arguing that they were This is obviously marginalised. The valley constitutes only state’s own interest: for a long time Bills, could now be legally identified as protected from outsiders under exist- 10 per cent of the State’s geographical now, a section of the immigrants ‘outsiders.’ Many of them also believe a ing laws. As the tensions grew in the a challenging area and Meiteis constitute about 50 have been engaged to counter local rumour that the two amendments would absence of dialogue, political groups per cent of the population there. The insurgent groups. But as the demand be valid in the Manipur Hills districts, added fuel to the fire to try and topple time in long-standing demand has been to for an ILP escalated, a cut-off year of which is untrue. the Congress-led government and invite introduce a system similar to the Inner 1951 was determined in the new Bills The issues might not have escalated President’s Rule. Hence, it is not any world affairs, Line Permit (ILP) in other northeastern passed on Monday in order to identify had the State government consulted genuine fear of becoming marginalised particularly in States, or some similar stipulation, to outsiders. However, one of them, the the Hill Areas Committee before passing but realpolitik that is playing out in the stop in-migration. But for this to be Protection of Manipur People’s Bill, and the Bills in order to clear any misun- hills of Manipur. But from any perspec- the Middle East. effective, the State needs to identify the two amendments, have been opposed derstanding. Neither the organisation tive, this is a dangerous portent for all Barack Obama ‘outsiders’ first. But that is a complex by the tribal organisations, which claim that had led the pro-ILP movement the northeastern States. THE HINDU US President SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Smuggling refugees a new growth industry Thousands of migrants set out every day to make the long journey from refugee camps neighbouring Syria to the Western European nations that have offered them safe harbour. They do so hand-in-hand with smugglers, who often advertise their services openly on Facebook and other social media sites.

BY MICHAEL BIRNBAUM illegal drugs and are now shifting to people smuggling,” said Robert mid the biggest Repinko, the head of the organ- wave of migration to ised crime unit at Europol, the Europe in decades, European Union’s policing arm. fast-growing smug- “The number of criminal activi- gling networks are ties is growing with the same Aspiriting Syrians and others to speed as the number of illegal the continent, law enforcement migrants.” officials say — and there are few The criminal boom has been so limits to the sophistication of rapid that Europol’s new online their efforts. monitoring unit, which on July Migrants and refugees protest at the port of Lesvos island, Greece, yesterday. Greece’s Coast Guard with the help of the police made use of stun grenades The 71 corpses discovered in a 1 began monitoring terrorist- to deal with the uprising of thousands of migrants. truck on an Austrian roadside last related social media activity, has week are only a grim glimpse of recently expanded to monitor The wide range of methods Reitano, the head of the Global reaching their territory used smugglers for each leg of their a fast-expanding wave of human smuggling, Repinko said. reflects the diverse circumstances Initiative against Transnational smugglers to ease at least a part journey ahead of time, giving smuggling seizing Europe, said National law enforcement from which the asylum-seekers Organized Crime. of their trip. European officials their escorts little motivation to officials who are charged with authorities have struggled to keep are coming. Syria’s conflict, well There is a service for every estimate that the business runs make sure they reach their des- hunting the smugglers. Vans that up with the influx of migrants, as into its fifth year, has upended the price point, ranging in the hun- in the billions of dollars. tination safely. once may have been used to smug- old criminal rings move into new lives of many middle-class families dreds of dollars for a choppy “In Turkey, the smugglers are “The Austrian case, and this gle cigarettes are being used for areas of business. with deep wells of savings. Many below-deck voyage across the much more media-savvy and they may sound chilling, is just one the much more fragile cargo of “As a global criminal enter- of them might have stayed close Mediterranean to thousands of cater to a specific audience,” said case that we’ve uncovered,” said humans. On social networks and prise, it is very lucrative,” said to Syria for years in the hopes of dollars for longer, more complex Izabella Cooper, a spokeswoman Engström, of the Swedish police. in person, migrants can pick from Patrik Engström, the head of the returning home before giving up journeys, law enforcement offi- for Frontex, the EU border polic- “Now this happens every day, a menu of services, ranging from Swedish police’s national border and turning toward Europe. cials said. In a smartphone era, ing agency. “On social media, you probably every hour, not only that a slippery seat on a rubber dinghy policing section, who has moni- Asylum-seekers have powerful many of the smuggling services can simply look up what’s avail- people are transported every day to Greece all the way to a char- tored human smuggling and traf- motivations to make it to wealthy are available on Arabic-language able, there’s a specific date, and under really hard conditions, but tered business jet straight to the ficking for years, and watched as nations such as Germany and Facebook and other social media a specific type of transportation also that they suffocate, but we refugee haven of Sweden. it has taken new life in Europe Sweden without being detected sites. Migrants also communicate being offered.” don’t find them.” The long trek across the since the beginning of 2014. along the way. If authorities in with one another along the jour- Until earlier this year, the bulk In the few days since Austrian Western Balkans has taken fresh Sweden, along with Germany, other EU countries detain them, ney using messaging tools such as of crossings came by sea, over the authorities began screening prominence in recent months has become Europe’s top desti- they can be forced to apply for WhatsApp to warn about where Mediterranean from northern most truck traffic coming from after years in which Syrians and nation for asylum-seekers after asylum under far less-welcom- police coverage is heaviest. Africa. Now the flow has shifted Hungary, they have found several Iraqis fleeing war favoured a per- the government announced that ing circumstances. Hungary has “The Syrians are manag- to the western Balkans, along instances in which migrants were ilous sea route from Libya. Now Syrian refugees would be granted strung up a razor-wire fence ing their trips in a much more routes that have long been used packed into vehicles in unsafe thousands of migrants set out permanent residency and the along its frontier with Serbia, savvy way than any other group by human traffickers, but never circumstances, Austrian Interior every day to make the long jour- right to resettle their entire fami- and Hungarian leaders this week that we’ve seen in the history of at current volumes. Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner ney from refugee camps neigh- lies within the country’s peaceful barred their onward journey to migration, that I’m aware of,” The sea journeys have drawn said this week. bouring Syria to the Western borders. Austria. Germany, meanwhile, Reitano said. headlines with all-too-frequent And one man suspected of European nations that have Engström said his agency has expects to take up to 800,000 asy- The trip is made by boat, foot, capsized boats. But the Balkan involvement in the 71 deaths offered them safe harbour. They uncovered schemes to get to lum-seekers this year. Critics say rail and bus — and over the more routes also can carry great in Austria had been sought by do so hand-in-hand with smug- Sweden that are as basic as an RV that type of patchwork enforce- than 1,000 miles between jumping danger. There may be far more German authorities in connection glers, who often advertise their over a bridge and as complicated ment only fuels the demand for off points in Turkey and the safety victims than the 71 suspected with a human-smuggling inci- services openly on Facebook and as a chartered plane that lifted off smugglers. of Germany, smugglers are almost migrants who perished in the dent a month earlier, said Peter other social media sites. from Turkey, charging the Syrian “As it becomes more difficult to always involved in at least part truck in Austria, authorities Wiesenberger, a state prosecutor “There is a growing number of passengers about $10,000 each for move in Europe, the cost for the of the journey, law enforcement say. Most of the asylum-seekers in the southern German district networks that we saw in the past the privilege. When they landed, migrants and the need for smug- officials say. Swedish authorities making their way to Europe of Deggendorf. were dealing in the trafficking of they claimed asylum, he said. glers will go up,” said Tuesday think that 90 percent of refugees through the western Balkans pay WP-BLOOMBERG Brazil political jungle swallows Levy How Team Bush divides BY MAC MARGOLIS A severe recession and stubborn and entitlements into a new constitution. in order to conquer OR anyone looking for a The result was a 400-plus page snapshot of Brazil’s eco- tome which bound elected lead- inflation have gutted government BY MICHAEL C BENDER Fnomic travails, you could do ers to spend fixed percentages of But “not coordinated” isn’t no better than the press confer- revenues on education, health and clearly defined, and candi- ence on August 31 unveiling the coffers at the same time Brazil welfare. The arrangement looked EB Bush is entering the next dates have taken advantage of government’s 2016 budget, replete grand on paper but left govern- phase of the Republican that. This year almost every with a whopping deficit of 30.5bn needs to trim waste and generate ments scant room for emergen- Jpresidential battle, and some presidential candidate in the reais ($8.1bn). cies and discretionary spending. of his closest allies are moving field has at least one support- Any other day, all eyes would But Brazilian political caciques along with him. ing super-PAC that’s ostensibly have been on the tallest man a budget surplus to convince are masters in finding ways to On the campaign trail, Bush acting independently of his or in the room, Joaquim Levy, the perdition, then passing on the is attacking Donald Trump, her campaign, though staffed in 6-foot-4 finance minister whose creditors not to downgrade the bill: The national tax burden rose the front-runner for the GOP many cases by the candidates’ University of Chicago diploma and from 25 percent of gross domes- nomination, using multiple lan- long- time aides. low threshold for fiscal folly have tic product in 1991 to just over guages to question the celebrity Arguably, no one has taken made him the toast of foreign country’s debt to junk. 35 percent in 2014, economists real estate mogul’s conservative advantage of this legal loophole investors and President Dilma Mansueto de Almeida, Marcos credentials. The super-PAC sup- more than Bush. The flow of con- Rousseff’s guarantor of sound the budget. Fat chance, said former bureaucracy, some of Rousseff’s Lisboa and Samuel Pessoa con- porting Bush’s bid, Right to Rise sultants from the outside groups economics. finance minister Mailson da top advisers, led by Barbosa, pro- cluded in a recent study. In most USA, is airing a $10m, mostly to the campaign and, in at least Now, however, Brazil’s top Nobrega. “Legislators play to the posed feeding it by recreating a emerging market nations, taxes positive TV advertising campaign one instance, the sharing of staff, economist seemed laconic and gallery, which sings the national financial transactions tax. Levy represent less than 30 percent of introducing him voters. A non- has created a series of interlock- suddenly diminished. Instead, anthem at every line item.” dissented, but toed the line, only the economy, the study added. profit group, Right to Rise Policy ing relationships that illustrate planning minister Nelson Barbosa The stakes are high. A severe to see Rousseff withdraw the plan Nonetheless, government rev- Solutions, has published a website how the best-funded Republican took the microphone to explain recession and stubborn inflation when congress and business lead- enues grew a remarkable 7 per- with multiple position papers as candidate is aggressively navigat- why, for the first time since have gutted government coffers ers lashed out. cent a year above inflation from Bush prepares to rollout propos- ing the new world of campaign America’s biggest country at the same time Brazil needs to Rousseff, belatedly, came to 2000 to 2011, leaving plenty of als on tax policy and college debt. finance laws. beat hyperinflation and restored trim waste and generate a budget Levy’s defense, denying he was extra to spread to pensioners and This next chapter in the nom- While there’s no apparent responsible accounting, a govern- surplus to convince creditors not isolated or on his way out. “We public sector wages. Then Brazil’s ination race will require some legal violation, and the various ment had sent congress a budget to downgrade the country’s debt have the utmost respect for the economy ran out of steam, but careful stepping by Bush and the pro-Bush entities have insisted proposal that it readily admitted to junk, which would send bor- minister,” she said Sept. 2. That’s the government’s appetite didn’t: two outside groups, which are they are in compliance with the didn’t add up. rowing costs soaring. not always how it looks. “The After 2011, revenues rose 1.5 per- trying to aid the former Florida law, the situation shows how dif- Rousseff’s spin men put this Damage control fell to Levy, wear is showing,” said financial cent a year while federal spending governor while complying with ficult it can be to fence off outside down to forthrightness — see, no who put in 18-hour days scav- analyst Alexandre Schwartsman, continued to grow at 5.4 percent federal law that requires them to groups, which can collect contri- more accounting tricks to dis- enging for savings, cajoling inves- a former Central Bank director. above inflation. keep a distance. butions in unlimited amounts. In guise a shortfall, boasted Vice- tors, strong-arming ministers and “I would have said ‘Stuff it’ a long Consider the munificent pen- The Right to Rise groups rep- the case of Right to Rise Policy President Michel Temer — but preaching parsimony to legisla- time ago.” sion system, where the average resent the latest evolution of a Solutions, organized as a “social managed only to give transpar- tors. But Brazil’s guarantor lacked If fiscal adjustment has been retirement age is a sprightly 54 campaign phenomenon that dates welfare” non-profit, donors never ency a bad name. a guarantor. tough, what to say of the aggres- for men and just 52 for women. back to the Supreme Court’s 2010 have to be disclosed. Though plenty of prior admin- With Rousseff’s own approval sive structural reforms that Levy “Pensions are just the most vis- Citizens United decision that “It shows the absurdity with istrations had missed spending ratings sagging to record lows, defended to right-size govern- ible symbol of a country that gives struck down limits on corporate which the campaign finance targets, and military dictators Levy saw his initiatives diluted ment, control runaway pensions away more than it has. A country political spending. Writing big laws are being interpreted and routinely hid their financial skel- when they weren’t sabotaged and boost productivity? that grew old before it developed,” checks to help politicians wouldn’t enforced,” said Larry Noble, sen- etons, no elected government in by spendthrift legislators and Brazil’s road to insolvency the trio of economists concluded. corrupt them as long as the ior counsel at the Campaign Legal the last two decades had ever the populist wing of the ruling began well before Rousseff’s ten- Minister Levy put it more gen- money didn’t go directly to their Center, which accused Bush and thrown in the towel before the Workers Party. His target for a ure and was paved with demo- tly. “We have a plan beyond the campaigns, the majority argued. other White House contend- fiscal year began. modest primary budget surplus cratic intentions. The problem [fiscal] adjustment, but we need “By definition, an independent ers earlier this year of violating Political analysts were , was reduced nearly to zero. A dates to 1988, when a new gen- a bridge to stability,” he reiterated expenditure is political speech campaign finance laws before they but most reckoned Rousseff was planned 80bn-real spending cut eration of lawmakers sought to recently. It remains to be seen presented to the electorate that is officially entered the presidential playing political chess, daring con- fell to below 70bn. throw off two decades of author- whether anyone is still listening. not coordinated with a candidate,” race. gress — yes, congress — to balance Instead of curbing the bloated itarian fiat by burning liberties WP-BLOOMBERG Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote. WP-BLOOMBERG SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE Scores narrowly Migrants flee as Hungary loses grip escape death in packed truck: Parliament tightens laws; Europeans will be minority in our own continent, says Orban Austrian police ROSZKE: Migrants in Hungary, EISENSTADT: Scores of many of them Syrian refugees, migrants being smuggled into broke out of a border camp, fled Austria narrowly escaped from a stranded train and struck death last week by breaking out on foot for western Europe open their truck door with yesterday as a crackdown by the a crowbar just one day after country’s right-wing govern- the same gang of traffick- ment faltered in the face of over- ers had abandoned a vehicle whelming numbers. containing 71 dead refugees, In chaotic scenes, hundreds police said yesterday. chanting “Germany, Germany” Austrian police provided streamed down the main highway details about the two ill-fated from Budapest to Vienna; others truck journeys from Hungary sprinted down railway tracks, as Europe grapples with its escaping a packed train held back biggest refugee crisis since the by police for two days, while in the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. south they broke down barriers Police in the east- and wrestled with helmeted riot ern Austrian province of officers at an overcrowded border Burgenland said photos of camp near Serbia. suspected members of the The chaos contrasted with a human smuggling ring behind vow by Prime Minister Viktor the truck with 71 dead had Orban to get to grips with turned up another case in Europe’s worst migrant crisis which 81 people crammed into since the Yugoslav wars of the a truck from Hungary were in 1990s; parliament tightened lethal danger. laws that his government said Both trucks were owned by would effectively seal Hungary’s the same man, a Bulgarian southern border to migrants as citizen, police said, who has of September. 15. been arrested along with five Orban hailed “a different era”, other suspects. “According to but yesterday brought more des- their account, they were twice perate scenes in a crisis that has able to open the vehicle’s side left Europe groping for unity. A door with the help of a crow- Pakistani man died, police said. bar (in order to be able to State television said he had stum- breathe freely),” Burgenland bled and hit his head as he ran police chief Hans Peter down train tracks. A young girl holds up a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside Doskozil said. The traffickers Hungary has emerged as the Keleti station in Budapest yesterday. RIGHT: Migrants holding a sign at the then set them loose near the main entry point for migrants railway station in Bicske, Hungary. Austrian town of Gols. reaching the EU by land across In the case involving the the Balkan peninsula, nearly all of have been recorded entering Keleti railway station, where all processed and deported if denied. border-free zone, but its rules 71 dead migrants, police said them seeking to press on to richer Hungary so far this year through trains to western Europe have The measures introduce jail require asylum seekers to regis- they had suffocated in a sealed and more generous countries fur- the EU’s external border with been halted for days to pre- terms for those who cross the ter in the first country where they truck whose refrigeration unit ther north and west, especially Serbia, where Orban’s govern- vent migrants from travelling. border without permission or arrive and remain until they are was not working, probably Germany. ment is building a 3.5 metre high Clutching pictures of German damage the fence, and may even- processed. Over 1,000 had been dying quickly as they only had The government in Budapest wall. Countless others may have Chancellor Angela Merkel, they tually provide for the use of the camped outside Budapest’s Keleti enough oxygen for an hour to says it is implementing EU rules entered without registering. broke through a police barricade army. Serbia appealed for EU railway station after Hungary can- an hour-and-a-half. by forcing all of the migrants to On the border, police gave on the main road west to Vienna. funds to address a potential bot- celled trains to western Europe. The truck’s doors had been register in the first EU coun- chase and halted traffic on a In Bicske, west of Budapest, tleneck of migrants. Hungary has hit out at Germany, bolted shut and secured with try they reach. Orban, one of nearby motorway after some 300 a two-day standoff ended after “We don’t know what’s going which expects to receive 800,000 wire, making it impossible for Europe’s most outspoken critics migrants fled a crowded reception some 300 migrants managed to on,” said Ahmed Mahmoud, a asylum seekers this year, for the refugees to escape. None of mass immigration, took to the centre in Roszke near Serbia. escape from a train held up by 60-year-old Iraqi who said he was accepting requests from Syrians have been identified so far. airwaves to issue caustic warnings They were eventually caught, police demanding they disembark trying to reach his daughter in regardless of where they enter Among the 71 dead were that Europeans could become a police said, but hundreds broke and go to a nearby reception cen- Belgium but had been stopped at the EU. Orban’s government says eight women, two children minority on their own continent. out again despite a ring of hun- tre. The remainder went volun- the Bicske railway station. this is spurring the flight, which and a family that included But his government’s plans for a dreds of officers in full riot gear, tarily. “No camp. No Hungary. “The police told us, get finger- he says poses a threat to Europe’s a baby girl and young boy. crackdown appeared to be break- clutching shields. Some were Freedom train,” someone had printed or face jail time. So we “Christian values”. Austria issued six European ing down in the face of such large bussed to other camps. written with shaving foam on the gave our fingerprints and they “Now we talk about hundreds arrest warrants in connection numbers headed for Germany, side of the train. told us we can go. But we can’t of thousands but next year we will with the case, prosecutors which has said Syrian refugees “FREEDOM TRAIN” Hungarian lawmakers adopted go to the west. I just want to see talk about millions and there is no said, leading to the detention can register there regardless of In Budapest, about 500 some of a raft of measures cre- my child in Belgium.” end to this,” Orban said. “All of a of five suspects in Hungary where they enter the EU, sus- migrants led by a Syrian refugee ating “transit zones” on the bor- The European Union normally sudden we will see that we are in and one in Bulgaria. Five of pending EU rules. with one leg set out on foot from der, where asylum seekers would allows free movement between a minority in our own continent.” those detained are Bulgarians More than 140,000 migrants a sprawling campsite outside the be held until their requests are the 26 countries of its Schengen REUTERS and one is an Afghan citizen. REUTERS New strategy to boost Tsipras hints at vote deal with socialists ATHENS: Greece’s former Fofi Gennimata “distances herself Opinion polls suggest Syriza unlikely to garner the three per- flagging climate talks leader Alexis Tsipras has opened from the right”. Pasok and New has little chance of winning an cent of the vote needed to stay the door to a coalition with rivals Democracy have previously gov- absolute majority, running neck- in parliament, and analysts say BONN: As a December dead- and interactive negotiations” on the left should his Syriza party erned together in coalition. and-neck with New Democracy. Tsipras will have to seek compro- line looms, diplomats wrangling added Gurdial Singh Nijar, fail to win a majority in elections “Fofi Gennimata has adopted A poll on Thursday by the TV mises if he wants to stay in power. over the text of a climate rescue a Malaysian negotiator and in two weeks’ time. the position of the right and not chain Mega showed Syriza only Pasok has plunged in popular- pact kicked the can further down spokesman for the Like Minded Tsipras, who quit as prime min- that of European social democ- 0.5 percent ahead of the conserva- ity in recent years after it signed the road yesterday, frustrated at Developing Nations bloc, which ister last month triggering a snap racy. If that does not change—and tives. Another poll had given New Greece up for two previous inter- their own lack of progress. includes China, India, and many vote on September 20, had previ- I’d be happy if it did change— Democracy a wafer-thin lead for national bailouts that forced the On the final day of a crucial African, South American, Middle ously ruled out any cooperation there cannot be any prospect of the first time, with 25.3 percent of government to introduce sweep- negotiating round in Bonn, del- Eastern and Asian countries. with the Pasok socialists or the cooperation,” Tsipras said. respondents saying they would vote ing austerity measures. egates turned to the joint chair- “The time for talking about con- conservatives of New Democracy, Radical-left Syriza swept to for the party, ahead of 25 percent Opinion polls suggest Pasok men of the UN forum for help in cepts and general chit chat is over,” who have alternated in power for power in January, but Tsipras for Syriza. Tsipras had previously currently has less than five per- editing the unwieldy blueprint he added. The Paris agreement is much of the last four decades. quit after a major rebellion over only supported an electoral deal with cent of the vote but Gennimata into a more manageable format. meant to slow the march of dan- But in an interview late on Greece’s huge new financial bailout the nationalist Independent Greeks, hopes to boost the party’s chances The duo, Algeria’s Ahmed gerous global warming by slashing Thursday with the TV channel left him forced to rely on the oppo- Syriza’s junior coalition partners for after announcing it will team up Djoghlaf and Daniel Reifsnyder climate-altering greenhouse gas Kontra, he hinted Syriza could sition to ensure the rescue package the last eight months. with the small leftist party Dimar. of the United States, promised to emissions from mankind’s unbri- work with Pasok if its new leader was adopted by lawmakers. But the nationalists appear AFP have a streamlined version ready dled burning of fossil fuels. in time for the next round of The overarching goal is to limit Bonn talks from October 19-23. average warming to two degrees Crucially, these will be the final Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) Border Railway five days of official negotiations to over pre-Industrial Revolution prepare for the much-anticipated levels. But there are fundamen- British preacher November 30-December 11 Paris tal disagreements on how to conference tasked with sealing share out carbon-emissions cuts granted bail the long-sought universal climate between rich nations, which have deal. “We have only 1,800 minutes polluted for longer, and emerging LONDON: A British judge to agree on the draft package for giants such as China and India yesterday granted bail to high- Paris,” Djoghlaf said. powering fast-growing economies profile radical preacher Anjem The pair also announced that and populations. Poor nations are Choudary, who faces charges for a dedicated “drafting committee” also looking to developed-coun- inviting support for the Islamic will be created to start work as try partners for commitments of State jihadist group through soon as negotiators reassemble. financial and technological aid for social media. As it stands, the text is an their shift to greener energy, and The 48-year-old Choudary, who 83-page tome with contradictory adapting to a new world disfig- has been frequently interviewed country proposals on how to deal ured by climate change. by British and US media on his with the global warming threat. Climate envoy Laurence views on Islam and the Middle Diplomats lamented the “snail’s Tubiana of France was hopeful East, was arrested last month pace” of this week’s five-day hag- the chairmen’s intervention would and has indicated he will plead gle, accusing one another of yield “a clear, global picture”. “I’m not guilty. He appeared via video rehashing well-rehearsed posi- very happy that... the milestones link from the top security prison tions and holding up the real work are very clear, we know where where he was being held. of point-by-point text bartering. we are going by October and the Choudary and his co-accused “We see very senior, expe- text will be the base where we can Mohammed Rahman, who faces rienced negotiators very frus- engage in full negotiating mode.” the same charge, are due to stand trated because they are itching The Paris conference will open Fergus John McCann, dressed as Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish novelist, poet and playwright born in August trial next year. “I am concerned to get to the line-by-line negotia- in the presence of heads of state 1771, poses in front of a Borders Railway train carriage, operated by Abellio ScotRail, at Tweedbank Station about anything being disseminated tions, which we very much need who will be keen to avoid a repeat publicly by either of them or on in Scotland yesterday. The rail link is the first new domestic train route to open in the UK in over 100 years, to take place before we get to of the 2009 Copenhagen confer- their behalf which would encour- and re-establishes a section of the old Waverley route that was closed in 1969. The new route will run from Paris,” European negotiator Elina ence, which tried and failed to age others to go to live in Syria as Bardram told AFP. produce a universal climate deal. Edinburgh through Midlothian to Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. part of their religious duty,” judge It is time for “direct, inclusive, AFP John Saunders said. AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Trump slams Hillary ‘sorry’ for email confusion foreign policy Democratic front-runner denies wrongdoing; FBI investigation continues ‘gotcha’ queries WASHINGTON: Donald WASHINGTON: Democratic In a revelatory moment, Trump lashed out yesterday candidate Hillary Clinton said Clinton admitted that in the at a radio reporter for asking yesterday that she was sorry whirlwind start to her tenure at him, as the Republican presi- that her use of a personal email State, there was little thought dential frontrunner, “gotcha” account while secretary of state to how she would conduct her questions about the men who caused confusion, in her most electronic communications. “We lead Iranian special forces contrite comments yet about an had so many problems around and major radical Islamic issue that is plaguing her presi- the world,” she recalled. “I didn’t organisations. dential bid. really stop and think, what kind The US real estate mogul Clinton, the Democratic front- of e-mail system will there be.” told popular conservative radio runner for the November 2016 Three committees in host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday election, did not apologise for her Congress, which is controlled that it was “ridiculous” to be own behaviour but said she was by Republicans, have launched questioned about who leads wrong not to use a government aggressive investigations and such groups as the Shia mili- email account when she was serv- have called on Clinton employees tia Hezbollah, the Palestinian ing as the nation’s top diplomat. to testify, including her adviser Hamas or Al Qaeda’s Syrian “At the end of the day I am Jake Sullivan and her longtime affiliate the Al Nusra Front. sorry that this has been confus- adviser and lawyer Cheryl Mills During their interview, ing to people and has raised a lot on Thursday. when asked about the leader of questions but there are answers Clinton herself testifies before a of the Quds special forces of to all these questions,” she told House panel October 22, nine days Iran’s powerful Revolutionary MSNBC in an interview. after the first televised Democratic Guards, General Qassem Clinton has faced steady criti- primary debate. In March, as the Suleimani, he appeared not to cism from political opponents scandal emerged, Clinton played pick up on the reference, reply- since it emerged in March that down the hacking risk, assuring ing “The Kurds, by the way, she used her own email account Americans that no classified infor- have been horribly mistreated.” on an unsecured private server mation had been transmitted via “That is a gotcha question, you in her New York home for official her email account. know, when you’re asking me business, rather than a govern- But as the controversy deep- who’s running this, this, this,” ment-issued email address. ened, warning signs emerged Trump complained afterwards. But asked directly by MSNBC in New Hampshire, where her “As far as the individual players, anchor Andrea Mitchell in a Former Hillary Clinton aide Cheryl Mills (centre) speaks to the media after she testified before a House committee approval rating has slid and of course I don’t know them. I’ve lengthy sit-down interview hearing that is investigating the Benghazi attacks in the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Mills was Clinton’s Chief polls show liberal Senator Bernie never met them. I haven’t been, whether she wanted to apologise of Staff at the State Department. Sanders running neck and neck you know, in a position to meet to the American people for her against her. them,” he said. He argued that choices, Clinton demurred: “I cer- she had done nothing wrong. “It this sort of information, whether campaign in April, far fewer than The state holds the second the leaders of such groups could tainly wish that I had made a dif- was allowed and it was fully above written or spoken, must be clas- just about all of her Democratic nominating contest in the nation, “be all gone” by the time the ferent choice and I know why the board. The people in the govern- sified from the start and handled and Republican rivals. after Iowa, and a victory there next US president takes office. American people have questions ment knew that I was using a per- through secure, government-con- Clinton knows that journalists could help pave her path to the Yesterday on MSNBC, about it,” Clinton said. “I take sonal account,” she said. trolled channels. following her to the US island nomination. Trump again complained about responsibility. I should have had The FBI is now investigating Clinton said she used the per- territory of Puerto Rico are less Clinton had been the frontrun- the questioning by Hewitt and two accounts, one for personal the security of the private server sonal email account for conven- concerned, for now, with the ner in 2008 against then-senator called him a “third-rate radio and one for work-related.” and any classified information on ience and did not give the issue candidate’s detailed proposals to Barack Obama. Asked if she was announcer”. “Gotcha gotcha Clinton’s slump in opinion polls it. Reviews by Reuters of Clinton much thought when she took over improve the economy or fight cli- worried that a similar opportunity gotcha. Every question was, do has also given space for a possible emails released to the public as secretary of state in 2009. mate change. could now be slipping through her I know this one, and that one,” run by Vice President Joe Biden. under a judge’s orders found 87 “I was not thinking a lot when I Asked if she was concerned fingers, Clinton was firm. “I don’t Trump said. Hewitt insisted Biden, whose son died earlier this email threads that the State got in. There was so much work to that polls show many Americans feel that,” she said. during their interview he was year, said on Thursday that he is Department has marked to show be done. We had so many problems distrust her, Clinton said “it cer- While she acknowledged pub- not asking “gotcha” questions, trying to determine whether he they include information shared around the world. I didn’t really tainly doesn’t make me feel good. lic “scepticism about politics, even but said it would be appro- has the emotional energy for a in confidence by foreign govern- stop and think what kind of email “But I am very confident that cynicism,” Clinton said she would priate to discuss such groups White House bid. ment officials, from prime minis- system will there be,” she said. The by the time this campaign has run “keep making the case” for her during Republican presidential Clinton said that while she ters to spy chiefs. interview was only her third on its course people will know that presidency. debates — the next of which he should have behaved differently, US government regulations say television since the launch of her what I’ve been saying is accurate.” REUTERS/AFP will be moderating on CNN on September 16. AFP

Police actions inflamed tensions In policy shift, Cuba welcomes in Ferguson: Report back doctors who deserted WASHINGTON: The use of HAVANA: Cuba has decided if they so desire, to rejoin our medical deserters turned up in armoured vehicles and dogs to allow doctors who deserted National Health System, and will Colombia seeking to travel to in efforts to restore order in while on foreign missions to be guaranteed work placement in the United States under a pro- Ferguson following the police return home without punish- conditions similar to those they gram adopted in 2006 during the shooting of a black teenager ment or loss of position in the had before,” a ministry state- administration of George W.Bush. in the St. Louis suburb only state health care system, the ment said. Likewise, Cuban doc- Although better off than most fuelled tensions, the US Justice government said yesterday. tors who have emigrated under a of the Cuban population, doctors Department said on Thursday. The action comes amid worries more open policy introduced in make much less than their Latin In a damning report nearly 200 of a brain drain of Cuban medical 2013 can also return, although American counterparts. pages long, the DOJ condemned professionals as the Communist- with no guarantee of working for But the international missions city, county and state police for ruled island loosens long-time the state system. allow them to make 10 to 20 inconsistent, inappropriate and restrictions on emigration. In the past, deserters and times their normal salary, which overly reactive strategies in deal- Doctors in particular have faced emigres alike were barred from in Cuba averaged 1,600 pesos, or ing with the protests that erupted stringent restrictions on travel visiting the country for periods a little more than 50 dollars a in Ferguson, Missouri following since the 1960s, and stiff sanctions of five to 10 years, or even for life month, last year. the fatal shooting of Michael awaited those who deserted from in some cases. Cuba insists it still has one Guatemalan President Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (centre) receives military Brown in August last year. government-sponsored missions An estimated 25,000 doctors of the highest doctor-patient honours during a ceremony in Guatemala City yesterday. Guatemala’s Brown’s killing made Ferguson in foreign countries. and a similar number of health ratios in the world. The island the epicenter of an outcry against Under the new policy professionals currently serve in receives about $10bn a year for Congress swore in vice president Maldonado as head of state on Thursday perceived police violence towards announced by the ministry of pub- international missions in 68 coun- the medical services it provides after his former boss Otto Perez resigned amid corruption allegations. African Americans that continues lic health, doctors who deserted tries. But the missions have been other countries, mainly Brazil more than a year later. while on foreign missions are plagued by complaints about com- and Venezuela, making it the top The Justice Department’s being welcomed back. paratively low pay and defections. source of hard currency revenues. own response to the shooting They “have the opportunity, In recent weeks, about 100 AFP Guatemala heads for continues as well, and it said Thursday’s report comes after it determined there was a need to elections tomorrow investigate the police response in Venezuela politics Ferguson and the public outcry GUATEMALA CITY: Guate- If no candidate musters more against it. mala’s presidential candidates than 50 percent of the vote on It was intended to “determine if wrapped up their campaigns yes- Sunday, the top two will face each actions could be taken to improve terday, two days ahead of elec- other in a run-off on October 25. situations like (the Ferguson tions at the end of a tumultuous The winner will be inaugurated police response) in the future.” week during which the country’s on January 14. More than 110 “lessons disgraced leader was jailed after Until then, the country is in learned” were identified. “The months of unprecedented protests. the hands of newly sworn-in Ferguson (Police Department) Sunday’s elections have been President Alejandro Maldonado, had virtually no established upended by the firestorm that who donned the presidential sash community relationships with engulfed the administration on Thursday in a hastily organ- the residents of Canfield Green of conservative president Otto ised ceremony as his former boss Apartments, where Brown was Perez, who was finally forced to appeared in court. killed, or with much of the resign hours before a court hear- Maldonado, a 79-year-old African-American community in ing on Thursday at which a judge former Constitutional Court Ferguson,” the report said, sum- remanded him in custody to face judge, only became vice presi- ming up what it deemed one of prosecution for corruption. dent in May, after his predeces- its most critical findings. With Guatemalans increasingly sor in the post, Roxana Baldetti, It also said the use of police exasperated with politics-as- resigned over the same scandal force was sometimes inappropri- usual, the long-time frontrunner that felled Perez. ate during the 17 days it exam- in the presidential race, right- Prosecutors accuse Perez and ined between Brown’s death and wing lawyer Manuel Baldizon, has Baldetti of masterminding a his funeral. been overtaken by comedian and scheme in which businesses bribed “The use of canines for crowd political outsider Jimmy Morales, corrupt officials to clear their control in Ferguson was an inap- according to a poll released on imports through customs at a frac- propriate and ineffective strategy. Thursday. tion of the actual tax rate, defraud- Canine use should be narrowly Morales, who rose to fame play- ing the state of millions of dollars. limited,” the DOJ said, noting ing the role of a naive cowboy who The bribes amounted to $3.8m that using dogs on crowds in the accidentally ends up becoming between May 2014 and April 2015, racially fraught situation was par- president, has 25 percent support including $800,000 received by ticularly troubling due to dogs’ Lilian Tintori (second right), wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, waves a Venezuelan national to 22.9 percent for Baldizon and Perez and the same amount by use against civil rights protestors flag as she arrives at the courthouse to attend her husband’s trial in Caracas yetserday. 18.4 percent for former first lady Baldetti, prosecutors allege. in the 1950s and 60s. Sandra Torres, the poll found. AFP AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA

Two killed at Sirisena swears in new unity govt sufi shrine in Bangladesh Sri Lankan president gives most portfolios in the 43-member cabinet to PM’s party DHAKA: Two men were slaughtered inside an Islamic COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Sufi shrine in the Bangladesh President Maithripala Sirisena In a further sign of progress port city of Chittagong yes- appointed members of a new towards reconciliation, yesterday terday in an attack police said unity government yesterday, a a Tamil lawmaker became leader was carried out by a “trained day after parliament endorsed of the opposition for the first time and unknown assassin”. The the move as part of efforts to in three decades. Eighty two- murderer escaped after slit- address ethnic reconciliation year-old moderate Rajavarothiam ting the throats of the shrine’s after decades of war. Sampanthan heads the Tamil head custodian and his assist- President Sirisena gave most National Alliance, which emerged ant in the neighbourhood of portfolios in the 43-minis- from last month’s elections as the Bayezid Bostami, Chittagong ter cabinet to Prime Minister third-largest party with 16 seats. police commissioner Abdul Jalil Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United Decades of conflict ended in May Mondal said. National Party (UNP), which 2009 with the crushing of the sep- The attack took place just won the August 17 general elec- aratist Tamil Tiger guerillas after after the end of Muslims’ Friday tions, but fell short of an absolute claiming more than 100,000 lives. prayer, when the usually crowded majority. Ahead of yesterday’s swearing Lengta Fokirer Majar shrine is The rest were given to in, Sirisena charged three min- comparatively quiet. Sirisena’s Sri Lanka Freedom isters with urgently addressing “The killer’s professionalism Party (SLFP), the country’s sec- issues arising from a UN Human showed that he was trained for ond biggest party, who it will gov- Rights Council (UNHRC) report such activities,” Mondal said, ern within coalition. on alleged war crimes committed adding that the murderer deto- The SLFP was in opposition while crushing the rebels. nated two handmade bombs near until the most recent election. They are Foreign Minister the shrine’s entrance to create a “We have agreed to work as one Mangala Samaraweera, Justice diversion. group for a period of two years,” Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Police raised the possibility President Sirisena said as he and D M Swaminathan, minister that Islamist militants, who have addressed the newly appointed for resettlement. carried out several attacks on ministers after a swearing-in The UNHRC report is to be shrines and their guards in the ceremony in the capital Colombo. made public at this month’s ses- past decade, could be behind the Earlier this week, Sirisena sion of the UN Human Rights assault. asked the new parliament to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (right) takes oath as he is sworn in as minister of policy planning Council. Rajapakse’s government “It might be one of those take “difficult political deci- and economic affairs in front of President Maithripala Sirisena (centre) in Colombo, yesterday. had refused to cooperate with the Islamist militant groups who sions” to help bring about ethnic UN and insisted that not a single think shrines conduct unholy reconciliation between majority cabinet posts should be shared, MPs were also inducted into the a breakaway faction to success- civilian was killed by troops under practices and spread misconcep- Sinhalese and minority Tamils six officials said. President Sirisena government. However, a splinter fully challenge Rajapakse’s bid his command. The new govern- tions of Islam,” a local police offi- years after the end of a 37-year retained the key defence portfo- group of the SLFP loyal to former for a third term as president in ment agreed to cooperate with cial said, requesting anonymity. civil war. lio in the new cabinet as required president Mahinda Rajapakse was January in a victory backed by the the UN and address allegations Millions of Bangladeshis worship The formation of the govern- by Sri Lanka’s constitution. The sidelined. Prime Minister’s UNP. that government forces killed at at shrines, but militants consider ment had been delayed by pro- UNP took other key posts such Despite belonging to the same The SLFP contested the August least 40,000 ethnic Tamils while Sufis and other shrine-goers as tracted negotiations between the as finance, foreign affairs, health party, Sirisena and his predeces- 17 election as the main party in a fighting the separatist Tamil heretics and grave worshippers. UNP and the SLFP over how and education, while 11 SLFP sor are arch-rivals. Sirisena led group called the United People’s Tiger rebels. AFP AFP Thai probe hits hurdle as tests fail to find links to blast site BANGKOK: Forensic tests on gang frustrated by a police crack- The bomb killed 14 foreigners, two suspects have failed to find down. Thailand has rejected the including seven from China and a link to the site of Thailand’s possibility a militant group was Hong Kong and wounded more deadliest bomb attack, police involved. than 100 people. Investigators said yesterday, dealing a blow to Police were testing DNA sam- were trying to match the second the investigation. ples of the second of two foreign- detained man, who was arrested DNA examination of the two ers, to establish if he was the chief at the Thai-Cambodia border last foreigners tie them to a stash of suspect – a yellow-shirted man Tuesday, with DNA left by the explosives found in a Bangkok caught on surveillance camera prime suspect in a cab, on frag- apartment block, but not to evi- placing a rucksack at the shrine ments of the backpack and on a dence collected at the Hindu before the explosion. banknote given to a motorcycle Erawan Shrine where 20 people “There’s no evidence to confirm taxi driver. The man was carry- were killed on August 17, police he is the yellow-shirt man,” police ing a Chinese passport which gave said in a televised announcement. spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri his name as Yusufu Mieraili, and The lack of a link complicates said. his place of birth as the western a high-profile case shrouded Prawut said police believed he Chinese region of Xinjiang, but it in mystery, with authorities no was “definitely involved in the was unclear if it was authentic. closer to establishing a motive bombing”. If the China link is proven it for the attack carried out in one Police seized a large amount of would add weight to theories by of Bangkok’s busiest commercial bomb-making material in raids on some security experts that the areas. two buildings in north Bangkok, bombing could have been revenge The military has speculated but nothing that ties the two men, by sympathisers of the mainly People pray at the Erawan shrine after Brahmin priests performed a religious ceremony yesterday after it was the perpetrators could have been whose nationalities are unknown, Turkic-speaking Uighur Muslims renovated following the deadly bombing on August 17 in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. members of a human trafficking directly to the attack. from Xinjiang. REUTERS Over 2.1m internally China’s Xi lauds Czechs at war parade

BEIJING: Chinese President Putin, and about China’s message and many anti-fascist heroes to each country to decide who it displaced in Nigeria Xi Jinping yesterday lauded the to a region worried by its growing sprang up that all are familiar sent and that those who did come contribution of the Czech people military assertiveness over claims with,” Xi said. would be welcomed. during World War II in a meet- in the South China Sea. Zeman said he was “very But grumbles did appear in by Boko Haram ing with the country’s head of Meeting Czech President happy” to have appeared at the state media that such absence was state, the only Western leader Milos Zeman in the Great Hall parade and that his country paid a sign of disrespect to the millions ABUJA: Over 2.1 million peo- 1.6 million,” it said. to attend a massive military of the People, Xi said his appear- great attention to developing ties of Chinese who died in the ple are internally displaced The IOM said the majority of parade in Beijing this week. ance at the parade “showed a with China. war, especially because coun- in northeast Nigeria after a those displaced by the violence Other Western leaders stayed spirit of respecting historical The Chinese government did tries such as the United States spike in a six-year insurgency (92%) now live in host commu- away, nervous about sharing fact.” not raise a fuss in public about and Britain fought with China by the Boko Haram group, the nities while the remainder live in the stage with dignitaries such “On the European battlefield, the snubbing of the parade by against Japan. International Organisation camps or camp-like sites, adding as Russian President Vladimir the Czech people never yielded, Western leaders, saying it was up REUTERS for Migration said yesterday, that the victims were in dire need revising a previous figure of 1.5 of food and shelter. million. “Many IDPs, especially in host “The recent spike in attacks communities, have yet to receive Nepal cop shot by insurgents triggered the basic items including food and After accord, Koreas back to fighting increase,” the IOM said, refer- shelter,” said Enira Krdzalic, IOM ring to stepped up attacks by the Nigeria Chief of Mission. dead in protest hardline Islamist group in recent “It is very important for the SEOUL: Less than two weeks Jeong Joon-Hee said. are repeatedly uttering wild months. authorities and humanitarian after securing a rare deal to Jeong urged the North to remarks,” said a spokesman KATHMANDU: A Nepali More than 1,000 people have partners to speed up the delivery improve relations, North and cooperate and “sincerely imple- for the North’s Committee for policeman was shot dead yes- died in Boko Haram attacks of adequate assistance to these South Korea are already back ment” the August 25 agreement Peaceful Reunification of Korea. terday in the latest round of since May 29 when President people,” she added. on more familiar territory, that allowed both sides to step “If the South Korean authori- clashes to hit the country’s Muhammadu Buhari came to Attacks by Boko Haram, which trading accusations of insult back from the brink of an armed ties persist in... peddling the southern plains as protests power. seeks to impose a strict Islamic and insincerity. Previous agree- conflict. internal issues of the nation intensify against a proposed The IMO said the new figure system in northern Nigeria, have ments have been scuppered by As well as addressing the issues abroad, North-Southrelations will new constitution. released in Abuja covered inter- killed at least 15,000 people since similar verbal disputes, which that led to a tense military stand- slip back into the evil cycle of con- The officer died when around nally displaced people (IDPs) 2009. can easily escalate into some- off, the agreement committed frontation,” the spokesman said. 300 demonstrators clashed with in the northeastern states of The extremists have carried thing more serious. both sides to beginning official He also bristled at Park’s police in western Bardiya district, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, out deadly ambushes across The North’s annoyance over talks and organising a reunion for suggesting that North Korean a local official said. Taraba and Yobe as well as the Nigeria’s borders and in recent comments made by South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 “provocation” was behind the “A police constable was hit by a central state of Nassarawa and weeks suicide bombers, many of President Park Geun-Hye in Korean War. recent standoff. Under the terms bullet on his right leg during the Abuja. them women, have staged several Beijing this week drew a sharp But the North took excep- of the August agreement, Seoul clashes, he died while undergo- “The increase...can be attrib- attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon and response from Seoul yesterday. tion to Park’s remarks in Beijing switched off loudspeakers blasting ing treatment,” said district chief uted to the intensification of Chad. “It is regrettable that North where she thanked China for its propaganda messages across the Binod Bahadur Kunwar. attacks carried out by the insur- An 8,700-strong Multi-National Korea is lambasting remarks “constructive role” in resolving border after the North expressed “We believe the bullet was fired gents, as well as to improved Joint Task Force, drawing in made by our president... and the crisis -- a third-party credit regret over recent mine blasts by someone amongst the demon- access to previously inaccessible Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon threatening to scuttle the inter- Pyongyang took as a “serious that maimed two South Korean strators. We are investigating areas of Borno state, where the and Benin, is expected to deploy Korean agreement,” the South’s insult”. soldiers. right now,” Kunwar said. IDP population is now well over against the insurgents soon. AFP Unification Ministry spokesman “The South Korean authorities AFP AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Islamabad residents get Homecoming for Afghan refugees quota in police ISLAMABAD: Justice Feeling shunned by the adopted country Pakistan, rate of returnees has more than quadrupled Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court yester- KABUL: Rahim Khan’s return were being taught the dangers of to pay 1,000-1,500 rupees ($10-15) A spate of lethal attacks in around his farmland in neigh- day directed the Ministry of to Afghanistan 28 years after mines and roadside bombs. every few days. Kabul that Ghani believes were bouring Baghlan. Interior to allocate 20 percent fleeing to Pakistan was not the Outside, the thump of explod- “We decided to leave, there was planned by militants hiding on As thousands arrive from posts of assistant sub-inspec- homecoming he had dreamed of. ing ordnance from a nearby no other option. We couldn’t keep Pakistan’s side of the porous, Pakistan, others are seeking ways tors and constables in the capi- The 60-year-old is one of a army range echoed off arid paying 1,500,” said Manan. “This rugged border soured relations to leave. tal police for the residents of growing number of Afghan refu- hills, another reminder that is our home and we have no other further. Humanitarian organisations Islamabad. gees making the journey back with Afghanistan appears no closer to place to go.” Pakistani Interior Minister estimate that nearly one million The court issued the direction trepidation, as militant violence peace than when Khan left during Raja Shafqat Khan, senior offi- Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has Afghans have been internally on a petition filed by some resi- intensifies, yet feeling shunned by the Soviet occupation. cial at the police headquarters in said he wanted all refugees displaced by fighting, and on the dents of the federal capital. their adopted country as relations The dangers mean thousands Muzaffarabad, administrative repatriated. streets of Kabul, conversations In a petition, the residents con- between the neighbours sour. of people have fled Afghanistan capital of Pakistan-administered “The cards will not be quickly turn to departure. tended that the Islamabad Capital The rate of returnees has more this year, many of them to Europe Kashmir, said he was not aware extended,” he said. “They expire Almost everyone knows some- Territory (ICT) police initiated than quadrupled this year, with where governments are struggling of the family’s complaints. at the end of this year.” one attempting to get to Europe. the process for the recruitments 137,000 refugees going back to to cope with an influx of migrants “As a policy, we do not harass There are four months left for After Syrians and Eritreans, in February. Afghanistan since January. from the Middle East and beyond. Afghan refugees,” he said. the neighbours to patch things up, Afghans are the third big- As per the quota for the entire The number could spike fur- Yet Khan and others like him Pakistan’s refugee minister, but for now the mood is hostile. gest group of asylum seekers Pakistan, there were 45 seats ther if the countries fail to agree say they had little choice but to Abdul Qadir Baloch, promised to Since Ghani pointed the fin- in Europe, making up about 11 to be filled on merit, 255 seats by December 31 to extend iden- leave Pakistan. renew ID cards if he got cabinet ger of blame across the border percent of the 300,000 refugees by candidates having domicile tity cards for two years and allow His son Abdul Manan said approval, and said Pakistan would for the attacks, Pakistani flags and migrants who have made it of Punjab, 58 from Sindh rural, some 1.5 million registered refu- their life as labourers and fruit “not use any coercive measures” and currency have been burnt by across the Mediterranean this 39 from Sindh urban, 59 from gees to stay in Pakistan. vendors in Pakistan-administered to send Afghans back. protesters. Pakistani diplomats year, according to data from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 304 from The chill in relations, amid an Kashmir took a dramatic turn for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul say they are restricting UN refugee agency. Balochistan, 21 from Gilgit- offensive by Taliban insurgents the worse after Taliban gunmen spent much of his first year in their movements. Ahmad Faheem, who runs the Baltistan and Fata and 10 from which Kabul blames partly on massacred at least 141 students office trying to improve rela- Seeking to assert itself after agency’s Kabul reception centre, AJK. The petition claimed that Pakistan, has put the extension at an army school in northwest tions and spur peace talks with Omar’s death, and exploiting said some of those leaving were Islamabad was a separate terri- in doubt, along with the future Pakistan in December. the Taliban, widely believed to a reduced foreign troop pres- among 3.5 million former refugees tory but the authorities had not of another million unregistered Islamabad blamed the atrocity have close links with Pakistan’s ence, the Taliban has stepped up who returned from Pakistan soon fixed any quota for the capital ter- Afghans. on militants based across the bor- spy agency that helped create the its insurgency, leading to hefty after the United States toppled ritory. It requested the court to “First we had to leave here der, and anti-Afghan sentiment in movement in the 1990s. clashes with Afghan forces and the Taliban in 2001, amid brief direct the interior secretary and because of war. Now we are com- Pakistan rose. But efforts stalled and the thousands of casualties. hope of a better future. the senior police officers to allo- ing back to war and bombs,” Manan said police started fledgling peace process collapsed Khan is moving in with his “Day by day the security sit- cate a separate quota for the resi- said Khan, speaking at a refu- showing up at their home, asking after it was revealed in July that daughter-in-law’s family in the uation is getting worse,” said dents of Islamabad in the police. gee centre near Kabul where to see their papers and threaten- Taliban leader Mullah Omar had northeastern province of Kunduz, Faheem, who himself returned INTERNEWS his Pakistan-born grandchildren ing them with jail if they failed died two years earlier. because fighting is too fierce from Pakistan in 2002. REUTERS

Afghan meet Seminary data recommendation Tribal areas may get handed to govt anti-smuggling laws LAHORE: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has for- ISLAMABAD: The federal border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa warded its recommendations government of Pakistan is likely (KP) and Chaman in Quetta, to the government on seminary to issue next week notification Balochistan regarding the situ- data form and steps for promo- regarding extension of relevant ation of immigration system has tion of interfaith harmony. laws to Federally Administered presented a bleak picture most In its recommendations for- Tribal Areas (Fata) facilitating particularly regarding Torkham warded to the Committee for action against human traffick- border. Madrassa Reforms yesterday, the ing, illegal trade, immigration The court was informed PUC said the affairs of the reli- violation and smuggling etc in that as per figures, provided gious schools should be supervised Torkham and Chaman, border- by the FIA, Customs, Political by a single department and the ing Afghanistan. Administration, FC, and officials education ministry should pref- The need for extension of the of intelligence agencies operat- erably be the overseer as these relevant existed laws to Fata was ing at Torkham border, approxi- institutions deal with education. felt earnestly by the government mately 15000 to 30,000 people It also stressed the need for in order to accomplish the objec- cross Torkham border daily in arrangements of extracurricular tives, envisioned in the National either direction out of which only activities for students of semi- Action Plan (NAP), taking con- one per cent is pedestrian traffic naries besides liaison with their crete steps against the threats of and passengers travelling in vehi- administrations at the union terrorism faced by the country, cles get randomly checked. council level for improvement of financing of terrorist organiza- Similarly, the Commission’s the institutions. The council also tions and money laundering etc. report revealed that the volume of prepared a code of conduct for Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani (centre) poses for a photograph with foreign delegation at the Regional At present, the six stat- illegal trade at Pak-Afghan bor- promotion of harmony between Economic Cooperation Conference of Afghanistan in Kabul, yesterday. utes including FIA Act, 1974; der Torkham per day is Rs100-150 various sects. INTERNEWS Foreigners Act, 1946; Exit from million while the worth of goods Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, seized from the border is in mil- 1981; Passport Act, 1974; lions of dollar per month, but sur- Immigration Ordinance 1979 and prisingly no record of the same Prevention and Control of Human is available or maintained by any Sindh govt turns weak with poor policies Trafficking Ordinance 2002 have department. not been extended to Fata. “It is a matter of four days KARACHI: The Sindh prov- city’s streets in clear view of law was issued, no tangible result has other notifications hangs in the “The government has been and probably, the notification ince government has taken enforcers. come out of it and guards in plain- balance as there has been no regularly pursuing extension of will likely be issued next week,” the lead in drafting legisla- The notification, issued by the clothes are still seen roaming the action for their implementation. the existed relevant laws to the sources revealed adding that the tions and issuing notifications home department, said, “The city, harassing the public. Around two years ago, the tribal areas in order to curb the extension of six statues to Fata over the last couple of years. ban will be enforced on the dis- Dr Sikandar Mandhro, the law Sindh government had banned menace of human trafficking, had already been finalised but due Most of these have, however, play of arms and guards wearing and parliamentary affairs minis- the manufacture and sale of gutka illegal trade, immigration viola- to some observations, made by the been limited to paper, with no civil clothes except that of law ter of the Sindh government, said and mainpuri throughout the tion etc at Pak-Afghan border,” FIA, it could not be materialised. steps being taken towards their enforcement agencies. It will be that implementation takes time. province. According to a revised sources close to officials engaged It is pertinent to mention that implementation. prohibited for security guards The provincial government has notification last year, police offic- with the Ministry of Interior on recently the government had A recent example of one such to wear uniforms that resemble been implementing the law and ers were authorised to register the matter said yesterday. informed the Supreme Court notification is the provincial gov- the uniforms of law enforcement notifications it issues, he insisted. complaints under Section 188 of The Commission constituted that a summary for extending ernment’s ban on private guards agencies.” Somehow, his words don’t quite the Pakistan Penal Code. by the Supreme Court for check- the relevant laws to Fata has been in plainclothes, who roam the A week after the notification ring true. The fate of dozens of INTERNEWS ing the situation at Torkham moved. INTERNEWS

Flying colours Fading Parsi group looks abroad

KARACHI: For more than long been active in business and our low profile,” she said at her 1,000 years, Parsis have thrived charity, has been unnerved by the studio at the Indus Valley College. in South Asia, but an ageing upsurge in Islamist extremist vio- “But at the same time it back- population and emigration to lence. One expert said the loss of fires because a lot of people focus the West driven by instability in the Parsis would be a “huge blow” on how the community is becom- Pakistan means the tiny com- to Pakistan’s diversity. ing small numerically.” munity of “fire worshippers” Only around 1,500 are left in Rustomji has traced her fam- could could soon be consigned Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, ily’s past in Hong Kong, where to the country’s history books. where they have “fire temples”, Parsis founded a university, a The ancestors of today’s community centres and final rest- ferry service and hospitals. It is Parsis in Pakistan -- followers of ing places -- where the remains of this link to business as well as Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s their dead are left in the open to charity that Byram Avari, the oldest religions -- fled Persia over be consumed by vultures accord- head of the Avari chain, one of a millennium ago for the safety of ing to their tradition. Pakistan’s leading luxury hotel the western Indian subcontinent. Parsis are often called “fire groups, said has allowed the com- Legend has it Parsi leader worshippers” because their reli- munity to build an enduring rela- Jadi Rana made a pledge to gion considers fire -- together tionship with Karachi. the then emperor of India that with water -- as agents of purity “Before partition the ladies Zoroastrians, known in the region and fires are lit as part of reli- maternity home called Lady as Parsis, would not be a burden gious ceremonies. Duferfin hospital was put up (by) but would blend in like sugar into They have long been discreet the Parsis, the NED college, now milk. in observing their faith, but some, medical college, the Spencer Eye But today they are a fading like 23-year-old art student Veera hospital and I cannot tell you how people across the subcontinent, Rustomji, think they need to do many numerous things have been with many affluent families from more to preserve their heritage. set up by the Parsis for people of India and Pakistan leaving for the “It’s been successful (in) that Karachi,” he said. Parsis believe Pakistani Air Force pilots display their skills during rehearsal for the Defence Day ceremony in Islamabad, West. we have been an unattacked and “in giving back what they had,” yesterday. Pakistan will celebrate its Defence Day on September 6. The community, which has unharmed community because of he added. AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Please call me Mukherjee Sir: Pranab President turns teacher on the eve of Teachers’ Day, delivers lecture on political history of India

NEW DELHI: “I am just your my mother that I can’t walk five some students. partially true.” science as well as a degree in law students of class 11 and 12 listened Mukherjee sir. I am not the km each way every day, she would To a question on how to over- Mukherjee was born in the from the University of Kolkata with rapt attention. president of India or a politician say you don’t have any option. You come teenage problems, the pres- village of Mirati in Birbhum dis- and then embarked on his pro- “My mother then told me that now. I would be happy if you call have to do it,” he recalled. ident replied the basic problem trict of West Bengal in 1935. His fessional life as a college teacher since I didn’t have any other me Mukherjee sir,” President Asked by a student, on who in the country was poverty and father was a Congress leader who before joining politics full time in option, I would have to study Pranab Mukherjee requested had the biggest influence in his nothing else. endured great hardship includ- 1969. He narrated to the students hard,” he said. students on a day he took an off life, Mukherjee replied it was his As another student asked him ing being sent to jail several times how the constitution of the coun- The president also told the stu- from his high-profile respon- mother and a school principal whether if his parents’ claim that for his role in India’s struggle for try was framed after 300 people dents that experiments with ideas sibilities as the head of state who taught him English. he would not be able to get a job independence. toiled over its contents for a long of public interest were beneficial to teach a class on the eve of The president, known for his if he pursued his love of music Mukherjee acquired a Master’s time. for the Indian democracy. “Indian Teachers’ Day. sharp memory throughout his was true, Mukherjee said, “It is degree in history and political Mentioning about the 1943 people are making experiments A visibly-happy Mukherjee, political career, said this talent Bengal famine, the president told (with ideas).” who taught the students at the was also due to his mother who the students that it was actually a Referring to the concepts such Sarvodaya Vidyalaya on the pres- always asked him to recollect PM lauds teaching profession man-made famine in which peo- as universal voting rights, free ident’s estate the brief political what all he had done through the ple found it difficult to buy rice and fair voting mechanism, an history of India since independ- day. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inter- even at `1 per kg. independent election commission, ence, even asked the children to “She sharpened my memory by acted with school students and praised teachers, saying that The president touched upon he said people continue to ques- tell him when they were feeling making me recollect the events of teaching is beyond other professions. the historical background of the tion if the country had progressed bored. the day chronologically.” Addressing students and teachers at an event at Manekshaw issue, saying the constitution and what more it could achieve. Covering a wide spectrum of Travelling further into his Auditorium on the eve of Teacher’s Day, Modi said former president came into existence three years “The powerful instruments issues from pre-independence memories, Mukherjee noted that A P J Abdul Kalam said he always wanted to be remembered as a after the nation attained inde- are developing as offshoots of famine in Benga, to post-liberal- he was “going back to the role of teacher — and had died while delivering a lecture to students. pendence in 1947. this thinking of the civil society, isation India to the Anna Hazare a teacher after many years”. Modi, who was accompanied on stage by Human Resource Sharing his experiences as a NGOs, social movements,” he movement for Jan Lokpal as he “The last time I taught was in Development Minister Smriti Irani, also released a commemorative student, the president reminisced explained. saw it, the president’s one hour 1968... many of you were not even coin in honour of former president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose not many facilities were available Recalling social activist Anna lecture was dotted with refer- born then,” he said. birthday is marked as Teacher’s Day. during his school days. Hazare’s public movement, the ences to Mukherjee’s own child- The president also joked that He said “a teacher can never retire” and they have a great respon- “I was not a very good student... president said people have the hood and school years in which his past as a teacher was reflected sibility towards shaping the future of children. I would complain to my mother right to question. he recalled how he had to go to even in his speeches in parliament The prime minister said, “Leadership quality is essential. You must that I would not go to school “If people feel that the MPs and school walking through wet paddy when sometimes he felt that he also be clear why you want to be a leader — to fight elections only or any more as I had to walk for the governments were not doing fields in his village. was giving a lecture to politicians. to make a difference.” IANS three to four kilometres to reach their jobs, they cannot sit idle.” “Whenever I would complain to He also took questions from there every day,” he recalled, as IANS

Young Krishnas Ex-servicemen to up ante if centre’s scheme disappoints

NEW DELHI: India's mili- with what we are asking," Maj say they can at the most agree to tary veterans said yesterday Gen Satbir Singh (retd), chair- review every two year. The vet- they would scale up their agita- man of the Indian Ex-Servicemen erans say even this would mean tion over implementation of the Movement, said, however adding that 11 percent of the seniors, who One Rank One Pension (OROP) that they were willing to make have retired, would get lower pen- scheme if the government's ver- minor concessions. sion than their juniors for a year. sion diluted their demands. "If any announcement (by the A key demand of the ex-serv- According to sources, the government) is against our inter- icemen is that juniors should not Narendra Modi government has ests, we will oppose it," he added. get higher pension than the sen- an OROP draft ready, and an Sources said, some mediators iors any time. announcement may come soon. from the government's side have Another offer made by the vet- The government has readied approached the ex-servicemen erans is of four revisions between the draft even its talks with rep- and offered to arrange a meeting two successive pray commissions, resentatives of the ex-servicemen with Prime Minister Narendra which is 10 years, and then in remain inconclusive, despite Modi. the 10th year a review by the pay attempts by several mediators. However, the veterans said they commission. Sources said the government first wanted information about Earlier in the day, Maj Gen is under pressure over the OROP the government's stand before Satbir Singh said they had written scheme in the light of the veter- meeting the prime minister. five times to the prime minister ans' protest for its implementa- The government's version of the but there had been no response. tion entering its 82nd day and the OROP, a draft of which is ready "We have written five times approaching Bihar assembly polls. with the government, apparently to the prime minister seeking a Thus, it may soon announce the takes 2013 as a base year, and July direct meeting," Major General scheme. 2014 as date of implementation, Satbir Singh (retd.) told the Schoolchildren dressed as Hindu lord Krishna wait to perform during celebrations on the eve of Janmashtami The veterans said whatever along with provision for review media. "We would like to meet festival in Chandigarh, yesterday. The festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, will be cel- they have heard of the govern- every five year. him." ment's version of the scheme so This is, however, not acceptable Addressing retired soldiers at ebrated across the nation today. far that is not acceptable to them to veterans, who say July 2014 as the Jantar Mantar protest venue, and nothing has been conveyed to date of implementation can be Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh said they them officially. acceptable only when base year were fighting against "injustice" Modi to open "We will intensify our agita- is 2014 as well. They also object and were not against any govern- RSS bats for Modi, says tion if OROP is not in conformity to revision after five years, and ment or political party. IANS Metro line Peeling time govt is on right track tomorrow NEW DELHI: Rejecting criti- veteran, who interacts closely CHANDIGARH: Residents of cism that it was acting like a with the Modi-led government, Haryana”s Faridabad city will "remote control", the RSS said rejected Congress criticism that be able to enjoy the Delhi Metro yesterday that the Narendra the RSS was acting like a remote services with Prime Minister Modi government was on the control of the ruling coalition. Narendra Modi scheduled to right track and that three days "Those who remote control- inaugurate the Badarpur to of discussions with government led (the government) have no Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) leaders had been "very useful". moral right to talk about remote line tomorrow. "Only 14 months have passed control." The extension of Delhi Metro (since the government took Replying to a question that till Faridabad, an industrial hub power). There is more time and ministers were violating the in Haryana, will ease commut- a lot more is to be done. Whatever oath of secrecy by reporting to ing between both cities. Nearly has been done so far, the govern- the RSS, he said, "We are not an 200,000 people travel between ment's direction is fine, so is its illegal organisation. We are also both cities daily, clogging the dedication, commitment and citizens of the country. connecting roads, a Haryana thinking. Its achievements are "We have every right to ask government spokesman said here good," RSS joint general secretary ministers, who are also swayam- yesterday. Dattatreya Hosabale said. sevaks. Swayamsevaks have “This will make commuting "There cannot be 100 percent become ministers." hassle-free and help save lot of satisfaction for everyone," the Hosabale said he and his col- time, energy and money,” the 59-year-old added. leagues told the government that spokesman said, adding that The leader of the Rashtriya India needed to go for an eco- 95 percent of the metro line to Swayamsewak Sangh, the ideo- nomic model suited to it instead Faridabad was built indigenously logical parent of the Bharatiya of aping the West which was fac- and put on the track within the Janata Party (BJP), said the Modi ing a grave economic crisis. sanctioned cost. government had raised the aspi- On the construction of a “It will provide people a safe, rations and hopes of the people grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, affordable, quick, comfortable, as never before and created a Hosabale said the RSS only fol- reliable, environment-friendly Kashmiri men peel walnuts as they are prepared for the domestic market and for exports, in Srinagar, yesterday. sense of confidence both within lows the footprints of Hindu reli- and sustainable transport facil- and outside the country. The RSS gious leaders. IANS ity. Non-availability of such sys- tem has caused congestion on the roads and resulted in high cost and long hours of journey, high SC judge recuses from hearing PIL on Malegaon blast probe consumption of fossil fuel, and environmental pollution,” he said. There are nine stations in this NEW DELHI: The hearing on used himself from hearing the earlier as a lawyer before he was Central Bureau of Investigation's to an interview by Salian wherein section - Sarai, NHPC Chowk, the PIL seeking to bring back matter. elevated as a judge. case. she had alleged that she was pres- Mewala Maharajpur, Sector Rohini Salian as special pros- As the matter was called for Former bureaucrat-turned- He has also sought probe into sured by the NIA to go soft in the 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, ecutor to lead the CBI's case in hearing before the bench of social activist Harsh Mander has the allegations that Salian was Malegaon case, has sought the Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Malegaon bomb blast case and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim moved the apex court seeking that asked by the National Investigation court's intervention for a fair trial. Chowk and Escorts Mujesar seeking probe into allegations Kalifulla and Justice Lalit, the lat- Salian who had stepped down as Agency (NIA) to go slow in the The PIL has alleged that NIA - which is an extension of the that she was pressurised to go ter recused himself from hearing special prosecutor in Malegaon case, an allegation denied by the was acting under the instructions Metro”s Violet Line, currently slow in the case was put off as the matter saying that he had case involving right wing Hindu agency. of its political masters. running from ITO to Badarpur. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit rec- appeared for some of the accused groups be brought back to lead the Mander, in his PIL, referring IANS IANS SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Three jailed HC grills NDMC for rape of Japanese lady JAIPUR: An Indian court on Aurangzeb yesterday convicted three men over the February rape of a young Japanese tourist and sen- tenced them each to 20 years in jail, the public prosecutor said. Road renaming The assault on the 20-year-old woman in the western state of Rajasthan was the latest in a Court seeks reasons for new name string of high-profile sex attacks that have highlighted high lev- NEW DELHI: The Delhi What”s wrong with that?” els of violence against women in High Court yesterday asked It was not the first time that the world’s second most popu- New Delhi Municipal Council any road has been renamed in the lous country. (NDMC) to apprise it on what city, and the name of Humayun The woman told police that basis it decided to change the Road was also changed, the ASG one of those convicted, Ajit Singh name of Aurangzeb Road to A P added. Choudhary, met her outside her J Abdul Kalam Road in the late The plea has said that NDMC”s hotel in Jaipur and offered to former president’s honour. move to change a historical name show her around on his motor- A division bench of Chief was bound to “adversely affect the bike, before drugging and rap- Justice G Rohini and Justice image of India as a secular and ing her in a secluded area of Jayant Nath asked NDMC to justice-imparting country”. the historic city. The court in file its response by September The plea said the “act of alter- the Rajasthani capital convicted 22 while hearing a PIL seeking ing the historical name is nothing Policemen beat protesting members of the Nishad community in Patna, yesterday. three of the nine defendants of to restrain NDMC from issuing but an outcome of sick and com- gang rape, while another three a notification regarding changing munal politics”. were convicted of harbouring an of the name. On August 28, the request to offender and sentenced to two “We need information on what change the name of the road, years in jail. basis you (NDMC) decided to made by BJP MPs Mahesh Giri Patna protests leave 50 injured “Six accused were found guilty change the name. Apprise the and Meenakshi Lekhi and the and three (of these) have been court the procedure you followed,” trade wing secretary of the state”s PATNA: At least 50 people, Mukesh Shahni, the chief of started pelting stones at police jailed for 20 years, including the the bench asked the council. ruling Aam Aadmi Party was including 12 police officers, Sahni (fishermen) Samaj Kalyan officials and attacked policemen main accused,” public prosecutor Additional Solicitor General accepted by the NDMC. were injured here yesterday Sanstha, said people of this sec- without any provocation, Patna’s Bhanwar Singh Chauhan said. (ASG) Sanjay Jain, appearing for “The NDMC in utter violation afternoon when police in a bid tion of society were a deprived lot senior superintendent of police The court acquitted the NDMC, told the court that public of law and procedure, instead to disperse protestors resorted and had not benefitted from the Manu Maharaj said. remaining three defendants cit- notice has been given to rename of naming a new road in mem- to baton-charge, fired in the air government’s welfare schemes. “Police officials were forced to ing lack of evidence. Indian laws the road after a “contemporane- ory of late A P J Abdul Kalam and lobbed teargas shells, police Though police allowed the lathicharge, fired in the air and state that if a woman is raped by ous public icon who the country has renamed an historical road said. protestors’ leader Shahni to go to burst teargas shells to disperse one or more people “acting in fur- worships”. known as Aurangzeb Road to be The incident occurred as hun- meet Governor Ram Nath Kovind the unruly mob,” Maharaj added. therance of their common inten- The PIL filed by advocate known as A P J Abdul Kalam dreds of supporters of Nishad in Raj Bhavan but it prevented He said that over a dozen tion”, each can be deemed to have Shahid Ali said the decision to Road,” the plea said. Adhikar March, demonstrating others from entering the prohib- police officers were injured in committed gang rape, meaning all change the name “lacks under- It said the guidelines for nam- in support of their charter of ited area. the stone pelting. Police later nine were charged with the crime. standing of history” and the deci- ing/renaming of roads, streets, demands, blocked a main road Governor Kovind, however, detained Shahni along with his Police completed their investiga- sion was against the notification villages, towns and installation near Gandhi Maidan, known for refused to meet Shahni. He 20 supporters. tions in March and the case was of 1975 as per which names which of statues/memorials to be fol- rallies, here for three hours. returned and soon his supporters IANS resolved. AFP are part of history will not be lowed by state names authority, altered. Delhi, provide that the name of The court also questioned the existing streets, and roads will petitioner for raising controversy normally not be changed and on the issue. only new streets and roads will be The ASG said: “It was just considered for being named after an advisory to the effect that eminent personalities. Row over Maharashtra sedition norms already named roads will not be “Names which are part of renamed. This road comes under history will not be altered. All MUMBAI: A recent order of to have misused the guidelines sedition charges slapped in 2012 guidelines and set preconditions the domain of NDMC giving proposals for renaming will be the Maharashtra government for its own convenience. This is against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi for police to adhere while apply- unfettered power to NDMC to referred to the ministry of home laying down guidelines to police condemnable.... they have been for his cartoons during the India ing the sedition charge, which rename the road. We have given affairs in accordance with instruc- for invoking the Indian Penal issued so that the people do not Against Corruption movement have now been issued in the form public notice to rename the road tions in letter dated September Code section’s 124A pertaining criticize the government”s failure headed by Anna Hazare. of a government resolution by after a contemporaneous public 27, 1975,” it further stated. to sedition set off a wave of pro- on various fronts, including the Trivedi was arrested on Deputy Secretary K A Gaikwad icon who the country worships. IANS tests here yesterday from both drought in the state,” he said. charges of insulting the national on August 27. the opposition as well as social Terming it as an attempt to emblem, the parliament and the These include: Words/signs/ media users. suppress the Opposition, senior Constitution through his illustra- representations must bring gov- The government order, which Congress legislator Sanjay Dutt tions, but following a nationwide ernment (central or state) into Cyberdome to open soon follows the guidelines of the demanded immediate withdrawal outcry, the state government had hatred or contempt or cause or Bombay High Court last March of the guidelines which would dropped the charges against him. attempt to cause disaffection, for invoking the provision and treat any criticism of politicians Ruling on a public interest lit- enmity or disloyalty to it, must THIRUVANANTHA PURAM: hardware equipments, for the has been sent to all police sta- as treason. igation filed by lawyer Sanskar also be incitement to violence or Kerala Police will soon launch software various companies are tions in the state, has triggered a Republican Party of India-A Marathe who contended that intended to create public disor- a Cyberdome to deal with the expected to chip in and the costs storm of protests on social media president Ramdas Athawale said the IPC”s section 124A curbs the der/reasonable apprehension of increasing number of cyber will be shared between the par- networks with many criticising that if these guidelines are objec- freedom of speech and expres- it. Those against politicians or crimes and tackling traffic woes, ticipating companies. it as “draconian”, “anti-democ- tionable, he would meet Chief sion guaranteed under the con- public servants by themselves do a police official said yesterday. “Through this Cyberdome we racy”, “dangerous”, etc. Minister Devendra Fadnavis and stitution, a division bench of the not fall in this category, unless “This is the first such venture expect not only to tackle the Leader of Opposition launch an agitation against them. Bombay High Court comprising they show them as representa- to be set up in the public-private cyber crimes but also provide Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, of Bharatiya Janata Party state of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and tives of the government. partnership (PPP) domain. The quick solutions to the traffic prob- the Congress, hit out at the gov- president Raosaheb Danve Justice N M Jamdar held sedition Comments expressing disap- office is expected to be ready lems,” added Abraham. ernment, saying the guidelines allayed apprehensions over the cannot be invoked whenever the proval or criticism of government very soon,” said Manoj Abraham, The Cyberdome will also act as are intended to strangulate the guidelines and while some other government is criticised, unless to obtain a change of government Inpector General of Kerala Police. the nodal centre for policing the democratic rights of the people. state BJP ministers supported it leads to violence and public by lawful means, without any of At the Cyberdome, while social networking sites and for “The state government has them. disorder. the above, are not seditious. Kerala Police will source all the awareness campaigns. IANS failed on all fronts and appears The order is rooted in the The court also framed IANS

Valuable search Power to reach Nestle may get Maggi all Odisha villages: Goyal back into market ‘soon’ BHUBANESWAR: Union NEW DELHI: Nestle India upon to do so,” Narayanan added. Coal and Energy Minister Chief Suresh Narayanan yes- He said the Food Safety and Piyush Goyal yesterday said terday said the Indian arm of Standards Authority of India’s Odisha villages which remain the company is trying to get (FSSAI) legitimacy and impor- un-electrified would be provided Maggi noodles back into the tance has never been under electric supply within the next market by the year-end. contention, as far as Nestle is one-and-half years. Narayanan said, “We are tar- concerned. Goyal, who attended a review geting to get the product (into The food regulator has the right meeting of the power sector with the market) by the end of this to set the standards, to monitor state government officials last year. By the end of September the food quality and safety in the Thursday, said about 4,000 vil- the process of testing, which has country, Narayanan added. lages or 50 lakh households were been directed by the Bombay “Nestle has never challenged yet to have electricity connec- High Court should be completed.” the standards, what we have tion even after so many years of Narayanan said if Maggi noo- looked at is the fact that there Independence. dles clear all the tests by accred- are three elements of the testing The union minister said all the ited laboratories, as directed regime -- infrastructure, equip- villages would be electrified under by the Bombay High Court, the ment, protocols and the quality two central schemes -- Integrated Swiss company would start man- of people who are actually doing Power Development Scheme and ufacturing the popular noodles in the tests,” he said. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti India, after which there would be He continued to maintain that Yojana. another round of tests. the products of Nestle, including A man searches for his lost valuables in the water of river Yamuna in New Delhi, yesterday. Goyal yesterday also met Chief Regarding `640cr class action Maggi noodles, have always been Minister Naveen Patnaik, who suit filed by the government for and will be safe for consumption. apprised the former about the unfair trade practices, Narayanan Naryanan also said, “Out of problems, including law and order said the company was extremely 2,700 tests done on Maggi noodles, Will probe threat to police: Senkumar and land acquisition, for electric- “disappointed”. 1,100 have been done in accredited ity connection to villages in the “As far as Nestle is concerned, laboratories, both domestic and THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: “The latest threats that have said that police officials “are also state. we are very disappointed with overseas. But not a single test has Kerala’s police chief T P been reported will be probed, and human beings”, after some sen- Stating that the agricultural the case that has been preferred failed to meet the standards or Senkumar said yesterday that the law will be applied,” Senkumar ior colleagues took to the social electricity consumption of farm- on us. It’s a case on the grounds specifications on lead.” threats made to police officers said. yesterday, a BJP leader, V media to vent their frustration ers is just two percent in the entirely based on FSSAI’s conten- The Bombay High Court on will be probed. V Rajesh, warned that the post after they were transferred. state, the minister said a separate tions which have been presented August 13 lifted the ban on Maggi “Threats to police officials from retirement life of police officials “Police officials are also human dedicated line would be ensured before the high court,” he said. noodles, ordering fresh tests political parties have always been “who protect CPI-M activists beings. It’s quite natural that at to supply electricity to the farm- “This is a question of our trust within six weeks to check if it there, and it is nothing new,” the engaged in political violence” times they vent their emotions, ers of Odisha. and reputation, and we would complies with the country”s food director general of police said. would be tough. Senkumar also like other people,” he said. IANS IANS defend it vigorously when called safety norms. IANS SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Equity markets tumble after

US jobs report Crude futures Uncertainty over Fed rate hike down one percent; await NEW YORK: Global equity can no longer afford, while high markets tumbled and the dollar volatility still “hasn’t been swept traded mixed yesterday after a under the carpet,” Wilkinson said. US rig count US jobs report for August kin- “When the volatility indexes are dled uncertainty over whether running at those levels, be on the NEW YORK: Crude futures the Federal Reserve will raise watch,” he said. were down more than one interest rates in two weeks. The CBOE Volatility Index, percent yesterday, once again The headline number of a Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge, tracking stocks on Wall Street, less-than-expected increase of was up 6.9 percent at 27.17, or as oil traders awaited a weekly 173,000 in non-farm payrolls was about double the rate it traded reading on the US drilling rig offset by the generally strong at all year until mid-August. count after monthly US jobs Labor Department report. The Major US and European stock data failed to provide much unemployment rate dropped to indices were poised to end the direction. a near 7-1/2-year low and wages week lower. Yesterday, the pan- The United States created accelerated. European FTSEurofirst 300 fewer new jobs in August than Also, the jobs count may have index was down 2.17 percent at forecast in a survey, but unem- been flawed because of a statis- 1,397.80 points. MSCI’s all-coun- ployment in the world’s largest tical fluke that has often led to try world stock index was down economy also fell its lowest in sharp upward revisions to pay- 1.34 percent. more than seven years. roll figures for August after initial On Wall Street, the Dow Analysts concluded that the weak readings. Jones industrial average fell report was neither good or bad Whether the Fed boosts rates 202.03 points, or 1.23 percent, to enough to help the US Federal in September or holds off for 16,172.73. The S&P 500 slid 19.96 Reserve decide on a potential later, investors are preparing for points, or 1.02 percent, to 1,931.17 rate hike later this month, mean- an eventual raise, said Andrew and the Nasdaq Composite lost ing financial markets could stay Wilkinson, chief market strate- 25.18 points, or 0.53 percent, to extremely volatile the next couple gist at Interactive Brokers LLC in 4,708.32. of weeks. Greenwich, Connecticut. A hike US medium- and long-dated While Brent, the global bench- would be the US central bank’s Treasuries prices rose, while mark for oil, and US crude were first in almost a decade. short-dated prices were slightly headed for weekly gains, both “Regardless of the global dislo- lower. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. were whipsawed lately by some cation for equities, investors still The benchmark 10-year of the biggest swings ever in oil seem to be preparing for a lift-off Treasury rose 7/32 in price to Fed will hike rates at its policy- of fixed income at Manning & Against the euro, the dollar was prices as oversupplied and over- in the fed funds rate. There’s not yield 2.1438 percent, while the US setting meeting on September Napier in Rochester, New York. up 0.04 percent at $1.1116. sold crude markets had rallied on a lot to stop the onset of tight- two-year note fell 1/32 in price to 16-17. The dollar index of major cur- Crude futures fell as the oil the strength in equities before ening at some point in the near yield 0.7246 percent. “They will probably raise rates rencies traded rose 0.09 percent, market awaited a weekly reading turning lower. future,” Wilkinson said. Strong average hourly earnings just because they’ve been wanting while the dollar was down as on the US oil rig count, after the US stocks were more than one- The equity sell-off suggests and a drop in the unemployment to get off the zero bound, but I do much as one percent against the US jobs report failed to provide percent lower on Friday. Lighter there is deleveraging as investors rate to 5.1 percent in the jobs think it’s one of the closer calls,” yen, and was last trading at 119.26 much direction. trading volumes were also evident are forced out of positions they report support the view that the said Marc Bushallow, director yen, or a loss of 0.67 percent. REUTERS with players hesitant to put on big positions ahead of the longer US weekend due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday. “I get the feeling the longs do not want to wait out the three- day weekend,” said Tariq Zahir, a G20 promises transparency on rate moves trader in crude oil spreads and fund manager at Tyche Capital Advisors ANKARA: World financial communique, seen by Reuters, competitive devaluation to prop Luxembourg Finance Minister proposal from a group of financial in Laurel Hollow, New York. leaders will agree to calibrate said. up Chinese exports. Pierre Gramegna, whose country stability experts to adopt a two- Brent was down 80 cents, or and communicate monetary “We will carefully calibrate and “We reiterate our commit- holds the rotating presidency of stage approach for introducing 1.6 percent, at $49.88 a barrel by policy carefully to avoid trig- clearly communicate our actions ment to move toward more mar- the European Union, shrugged off Total Loss Absorption Capacity 12.04pm EDT (1604 GMT), after gering capital flight, but will not to minimize negative spillovers, ket determined exchange rate the prospect of US interest rate (TLAC) buffers for big banks, a falling $1 earlier. Still, it was call an expected US rate rise a mitigate uncertainty and promote systems and exchange rate flex- hikes. G20 source said. headed for a second straight week risk to growth, a draft commu- transparency,” said the draft, ibility to reflect underlying fun- “We cannot live all the time on The buffer is a new layer of debt of gains, rising 10 percent this week nique showed yesterday. which may yet change before it is damentals, and avoid persistent easy money ... One has to be real- big banks like Goldman Sachs and for its best week since late April. Many emerging market econo- finally agreed today. exchange rate misalignments,” it istic that at one point in time the Deutsche Bank AG must issue to US crude slid 60 cents, or 1.3 mies are concerned that when the An earlier version of the text said. curve of interest rates will have write down in a crisis and bolster percent, to $46.15. It was up 2.4 US Federal Reserve raises bor- said policy tightening in devel- “We will refrain from compet- to change,” he said. “This G20 their capital. The proposal would percent on the week, after last rowing costs, investors will with- oped economies “may remain one itive devaluations and resist all comes at a very good time because introduce a buffer of 16 percent week’s 12 percent gain, the biggest draw from other markets and buy of the main sources of uncertainty forms of protectionism.” it gives the Fed an opportunity to of a bank’s risk-weighted assets since 2011. dollar assets, weakening other in financial markets”. Slower growth in China and ris- gauge all the elements at stake.” from 2019 and 20 percent from Oil services firm Baker Hughes currencies and creating turbu- “In one of the wild formulations ing market volatility have boosted Bank of Japan Governor 2022, the source said. will issue its weekly reading on the lence as capital flees. it said that this was the biggest the risks to the global economy, Haruhiko Kuroda said any Fed The United States had pushed US oil rig count at 1pm (1700 GMT). Officials from emerging mar- threat to the world economy. the International Monetary Fund rate rise would be a positive sign for 20 percent, while some in The rig count has risen for six con- kets wanted the communique This was killed immediately and warned ahead of the G20 meeting, for the global economy, despite Europe had been arguing for 16 secutive weeks so far. A drop in the from finance ministers and cen- forever,” a Russian source said citing a mix of potential dangers the unease in some emerging percent on the grounds that their reading indicates less drilling for oil tral bank governors of the Group earlier. such as depreciating emerging markets that such moves could banks were still recapitalising in the future, and could alleviate the of 20 biggest economies, meet- The text welcomed strength- market currencies and tumbling cause capital outflows and cur- after the financial crisis. weak price outlook from an over- ing in Turkey, to say that a US ening activity in some economies commodity prices. rency volatility. The draft pencilled in that supplied crude market. rate rise now would be a risk to but said that global growth fell But the G20 had been seen “If the US were to raise rates, a deal should be ready for the Oil prices have been a wild ride growth. short of expectations, although it as unlikely to come up with any that would speak to the underly- endorsement of G20 leaders at over the past two weeks. U.S. crude But the draft avoids such expressed confidence a recovery concrete new measures to address ing firmness and growth in the their summit in southern Turkey plunged to a 6-1/2-year low of wording. “We note that in line would gain speed. the spillover from instability in US economy, and that would in November, but some countries $37.75 early last week, then climbed with the improving economic It also indirectly addressed the world’s second-largest econ- actually be a plus for the global were concerned there would not almost 28 percent over three trad- outlook, monetary policy tight- Chinese moves that weakened omy, or to call directly on Beijing economy,” he said. be enough time to reach a final ing sessions into Monday before ening is more likely in some its yuan currency in August, in to address structural issues such One specific idea being exam- agreement by then. giving back some of those gains. advanced economies,” the draft a sign these were not seen as a as rising bad debts. ined at the Ankara meetings is a REUTERS REUTERS

Protest against oil block allocation Egypt’s EGAS invites 10 LNG firms for Finland revises away workshop recession, but not crisis linked to tender HELSINKI: Finland’s statis- Director Mika Kuismanen said. MILAN: Ten liquefied natu- tics agency yesterday revised Finland’s economy has been ral gas (LNG) trading firms away a recession in the first half slumping for three consecutive have been invited by state-run in the year, but the government years, with its GDP contracting Egyptian Natural Gas Holding warned the crisis that has seen by 1.4 percent in 2012, 1.1 per- Co (EGAS) to join a techni- the Nordic eurozone nation’s cent in 2013 and 0.4 percent in cal workshop, which traders economy contract the past three 2014. say amounts to a short-list of years has not disappeared. While Kuismanen did not see potential winners for a major Statistics Finland said the the latest figures as a turning LNG tender. economy grew by 0.2 percent point, he did say it “pulled the Twelve companies sent through quarter-on-quarter in the April rug from under the most negative offers to supply Egypt with 45 through June period, instead of financial commentators.” LNG cargoes for 2015/2016 ship- an initial estimate of a 0.4 percent Finland was a top performer ment and now two appear to have contraction. in the eurozone in the 2000s, but been knocked out, traders said, With an improvement also in its economy is now suffering the based on the latest communica- the first quarter, Finland was no effects of a rapidly ageing popula- tion by EGAS. longer technically in recession. tion and hits to mains sectors of Among the 10 companies invited The Nordic eurozone mem- its economy. to attend the workshop are Noble ber’s finance ministry warned The forestry sector and tech- Group, PetroChina, Shell, Gunvor, the revision was more of a tech- nology industry led by one-time Vitol, Trafigura, Gas Natural, BP nical nature and should not be giant Nokia, have shrunk dra- and Engie. Egypt has emerged overrated. matically in recent years. as a major market for LNG and “The financial outlook is still At the same time two of is highly-sought after by traders Hundreds of demonstrators take to the street during a protest in Iquitos, Peru. The protest took place during rather gloomy. Finland is not Finland’s biggest trading part- who must contend with weaken- the last of a two-day strike called by the Front for the Defence of Loreto against the government’s decision doing well, growth is nearly inex- ners, Russia and the eurozone, ing demand in Asia, oversupply to award the exploitation of oil block Lot 192, the largest oil concession in the country, to Canadian Pacific istant and growth is projected to are slogging through their own and plunging prices. Stratus Energy company rather than to the state-owned petroleum company Petroperu. be very moderate in the follow- economic woes. REUTERS ing years as well,” the ministry’s AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Dim prospects for extra money printing by ECB Unsure if Europe faces pothole or landslide, says Nowotny; analysts say China unlikely to rebound

FRANKFURT: A day after As a result, there is increased Draghi said on Thursday that is on the way — possibly, they investment due to a glut of newly in China yesterday. “I don’t see Mario Draghi presented a pressure on the ECB to bolster he was seeking to find out more hope, by raising the current built homes as the key reason for a lasting danger for the global sobering economic outlook for its money-printing quantitative about China’s problems at a meet- ¤60bn a month spend to, say, the fall. “It will not rebound. It’s a economy,” he said, cautioning, as the eurozone, the nervousness easing more than planned. ing of the Group of 20 leading ¤80bn. trend. (Chinese) growth will con- often before, of the ‘limits of what coursing through his European Benchmarks used to measure global economies, whose finance A senior delegate at the G20 tinue to slow.” a very expansive monetary policy Central Bank was underscored the eurozone economy, whether ministers and central bankers said that the group is likely to Nonetheless, Draghi may gloss can achieve’. by a fellow policy maker. on lending or economic output are gather in the Turkish capital of send a “reassuring” message on over China’s problems for now, This is a widely held view in “There is serious uncertainty modest, despite a ¤60bn a month Ankara yesterday and today. China and will not single out not least because of the limits he Germany and one that will make at the moment because you don’t ECB scheme to buy chiefly gov- “We have to see whether these Beijing for criticism over its faces in responding. it hard for Draghi to keep the know exactly whether this is a ernment bonds. effects are transitory or per- recent market turmoil. Germany, the economic anchor money printing presses humming pothole on the road or a land- As oil prices tumble, price infla- manent,” Draghi told reporters. But brushing off China’s diffi- of the eurozone, and its ultra longer than planned. slide,” said Ewald Nowotny, the tion, one of the key ways of taking “Then we will decide whether to culties will not be that easy. The conservative Bundesbank will be “It would be wrong to react head of Austria’s central bank and the economy’s pulse, has fallen to do more.” gloomy economic-forecast down- hostile to any extension of money too quickly,” said Volker Wieland, member of the ECB’s policy-set- 0.2 percent. Draghi has warned ‘More’ would be to increase grades at the ECB on Thursday printing beyond its planned end one of the influential group that ting Governing Council, of which that it could yet dip into the red — asset buying. The ECB has already were made before the Chinese date of September 2016 — another advises the German government Draghi is president. a danger zone for the ECB whose made some changes, adjusting the market meltdown. possibility raised by Draghi this on economic policy. “We can’t be Nowotny was referring to the goal it is to keep it nudging two limits on the amount of a bond “It is not a cyclical problem,” week. paralysed by these long-range new threats to the world and percent. issue it can buy. said Chang Chun Hua, an econo- Jens Weidmann, the head of (inflation) targets like a rabbit in eurozone economies from China’s To make matters worse, China That has been taken by some mist with Nomura in Hong Kong, the Bundesbank, played down the headlights.” slowdown and market turmoil. is in trouble. investors to mean enhanced QE pointing to a steep fall in property the latest market turbulence REUTERS

Putin bets on Asia pivot to lift flagging Far East

KHASAN: With weeds chok- infrastructure projects, under- ing the husks of many of its scoring the limits to a relationship abandoned buildings, the tiny Moscow has cast as a counter- settlement of Khasan on the weight to the West. Russia-China-North Korea bor- Chinese direct investment into der is an object of curiosity for Russia totalled around $8.4bn in Chinese tourists and a symbol 2014, up more than 10 percent of neglect in Russia’s Far East. from the previous year. But that “They bring them here and tell was dwarfed by Chinese direct them, ‘Do you want democracy? investment into Europe for the Here it is’,” a Russian border same year, which hit $18bn, officer, who asked not to be iden- according to Rhodium, a China- tified, told Reuters, referring to focused research group. tourists who gaze at the Russian Putin told the forum yesterday settlement from China. he was confident the Asia-Pacific “And they point to the ruins of region would remain “the engine Khasan.” of the world economy” despite its But if Russian President current problems. Vladimir Putin gets his way and The forum’s attendance China opens its wallet, Khasan reflected Russia’s change in may not be poor for much longer. emphasis. China’s delegation was As Russia’s economy stut- headed by Deputy Prime Minister ters, buffeted by cheap oil and Wang Yang. The only high-profile Western sanctions imposed over Western participant was Ben van the Ukraine crisis, Putin is turn- Beurden, chief executive of Royal ing his attention to the country’s Dutch Shell. Far East region where he hopes Some Russians fret over their Asian money can generate some country’s increased economic much-needed prosperity. reliance on China — a proc- Yesterday, Putin wooed inves- ess encouraged by the Western tors at the Eastern Economic sanctions — but there was no sign Forum in Vladivostok, an inaugu- of any such reservations at the ral event he initiated, urging them Vladivostok forum. to bring their cash to a region “Chinese counterparts ... are Attendants pose for a photo beside the models of a high speed train during the China High Speed Railway on Fast Track exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia. famed for its abundance of natural interested in investments, in resources, forestry and fish stocks. organising joint companies - for “The possibilities here are them this region is of huge inter- Indonesia dumps plan for high-speed rail line enormous,” the Russian leader est,” Russia’s First Deputy Prime told Chinese, South Korean and Minister Igor Shuvalov told the Japanese investors at the forum. state Rossiya-24 news channel. JAKARTA: Indonesia has “I conveyed that Indonesia taking office in October to over- reporters after meeting Putin said he wanted the Wang Yilin, Chairman of unexpectedly dumped much- thanked them, but we wouldn’t haul Indonesia’s ageing roads, rail Nasution.“However... we pay due region, which amounts to more the board at China National vaunted plans for its first high- be continuing with the high-speed and ports, but has struggled to get respect to this decision. This was than a third of Russia’s vast land- Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), speed railway in favour of a train project,” he told reporters, his agenda moving. not an easy decision.” mass, to become as profitable as told reporters that developing slower and cheaper rail option, adding he expected to inform the Tokyo, with its rail expertise An independent review of other “leading business centres”. ties with Russia was a priority in a blow to Japan and China Chinese ambassador later in the and infrastructure record, seemed the rail project commissioned Denied access to most Western for Beijing because of the desire who have been fiercely compet- day. destined to build the high-speed by Widodo found a high-speed financial markets because of the to diversify its sources of energy. ing to win the construction job. It is not yet clear whether rail line until Jakarta announced line was not appropriate for the sanctions, Russia is looking par- “China is importing crude oil President Joko Widodo was Japan or China will throw their in April that China had entered short distance to Bandung, and ticularly to China for investment from other countries, usually via expected to award either China hat in the ring for the revised rail the race with a counter offer. a medium-speed line would be a opportunities. sea, while here we can import oil or Japan the multi-billion con- proposal, with the finer details of Tokyo and Beijing had both fraction slower but 30 percent With slowing economic growth by land. This is good protection tract this week but instead the the project yet to be announced. intensified efforts to win the cheaper, presidential chief of staff hitting its stock market, China has for the security of our country’s government announced yesterday The two Asian powerhouses contract in recent months, dis- Teten Masduki said. its own problems. But its proxim- crude oil imports.” the project had been shelved, cit- had been locked in a contest for patching lobbyists to Jakarta Where the previous arrange- ity to Russia and its status as the The Russian government has ing cost and feasibility concerns. months to build a high-speed and sweetening deals to woo the ments with China and Japan world’s second biggest economy been passing laws to try to attract Chief Economics Minister, railway connecting the sprawling administration. required Indonesia either front makes it an attractive target for investors to the area and has des- Darmin Nasution, summoned the capital Jakarta with the moun- But in the end it came to up cash or enter joint ventures the Kremlin nonetheless. ignated Vladivostok a free port, Japanese ambassador yesterday tain-fringed city of Bandung nothing, with the Japanese with state companies, the new Putin visited Beijing on a move that eases its visa regime to tell him that Indonesia would about 160km away. ambassador unable to hide his proposal would draw on private Thursday, securing a clutch of and is aimed at increasing trade pursue a medium-speed rail It was seen as a landmark infra- disappointment. “I expressed finance to free up the national new business deals. But there and tourism. option and throw open the bid- structure project for President my regrets,” Japanese ambas- budget, he added. was no breakthrough on major REUTERS ding process to other competitors. Joko Widodo, who pledged upon sador Tanizaki Yasuaki told REUTERS

Video wall at IFA China’s Bohai to buy Avolon for $7.6bn

SHANGHAI: Chinese leasing said. Bohai offers aircraft, ships, exposure to the Chinese market, company Bohai will buy Irish jet engineering equipment and other calling it “one of the most com- lessor Avolon for $7.6bn, accord- items for lease. pelling growth opportunities in ing to a statement, as Beijing It is the second acquisition by global aviation over the next two pushes its companies to search HNA Group or its subsidiaries decades”. overseas for future growth. this week, after the parent com- But the deal comes as Chinese Bohai Leasing Co, a subsidiary pany announced it had bought an growth slows, which could cut of HNA Group which operates office building at London’s Canary into air travel by Chinese citizens Hainan Airlines, will pay $31 per Wharf. It gave no value for the both domestically and overseas. share for New York-listed Avolon, deal, but said it marked its first China’s economy expanded 7.0 a 31 percent premium to its clos- “major” acquisition in the British percent in each of the first two ing price on July 13, the day before capital. quarters, slowing from a 7.4 per- Bohai’s interest in a deal was for- China has encouraged its com- cent growth last year, which was mally announced, Avolon said in panies to “go out” and make its weakest since 1990. the statement. acquisitions to gain both market Still, US aircraft maker Boeing “Avolon has delivered remark- access and international experi- last month forecast the country able growth over the past five ence, while at the same time seek- will need 6,330 new planes over years to become a leading indus- ing oil and other raw materials to the next 20 years, valuing them try franchise with a distinct busi- keep the world’s second largest at $950bn, based on demand from ness model, and the company is a economy moving. international expansion and budget strong complement to our exist- At the same time the plunging carriers. Shares in Bohai, which ing investment in the aircraft euro has made eurozone assets is listed on China’s Shenzhen leasing sector,” Bohai CEO Chris cheaper for outside buyers. exchange, closed down 1.45 percent Jin said in the statement. Avolon has a fleet of 260 air- at 6.82 yuan ($1.07) on Wednesday, A visitor photographs a video wall at the South Korean electronics and home appliances manufacturer LG’s booth “Our vision at Bohai is to build craft serving 56 customers and the last day of trading this week on the opening day of the 55th IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin yesterday. each of our transportation finance its chairman Denis Nayden said before a market holiday. businesses into global leaders,” he the merger would offer greater AFP SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

Will low oil prices cause Federal policy makers the next recession? BY A GARY SHILLING fear radical uncertainty f oil prices take another dramatic slide, as I believe they will, who wins and who loses? And could plummeting oil prices sow BY NOAH SMITH the seeds of the next recession? rate to central banks’ long-term growth. Yet despite these fac- expectation anchoring. If peo- I Oil-importing countries are obvious winners from falling targets. tors, Fischer insists that the ple get too used to zero interest crude prices. That includes the US, where — despite a surge in acroeconomic This and many other theo- Fed’s chief objective is the “nor- rates, the economy may take a domestic production — imports still account for nearly 50 percent policy making retical controversies mean that malisation” of interest rates -- larger hit if and when the Fed of petroleum consumption. The net oil-importing countries of is fascinating no one really has a firm grasp i.e., raising rates above zero: eventually does raise rates. western Europe and Asia also benefit from falling crude prices. to watch. Here of how monetary policy works To do what monetary policy I have a different hypothesis. India and Egypt, which subsidize domestic energy use, will surely we have some of — much less what we should do can do towards meeting our I think the Fed is just confused, benefit. Some of that, however, will be offset because crude oil is Mthe most intelligent, competent, with it. goals of maximum employment and acting conservatively in priced in US dollars, and those countries’ currencies have grown serious people in the world, act- It’s small wonder, then, that and price stability, and to ensure the absence of knowledge. Zero weaker against the greenback. ing in an environment of radical monetary policy makers sound that these goals will continue to interest rates are, historically The windfall for US consumers is considerable, with average uncertainty. a bit hesitant and confused. be met as we move ahead, we will speaking, highly unusual, and a gasoline prices down 24 percent to $2.47 a gallon from $3.77 in The Federal Reserve and all of For example, a speech by Fed most likely need to proceed cau- prolonged period of zero inter- June 2014. No doubt, prices will fall even more when the summer the economists who staff it and Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer tiously in normalizing the stance est rates is even more unusual. driving season ends after Labor Day. advise it are basically groping in at the recent Federal Reserve of monetary policy... In this context, the Fed prob- Most forecasters believe consumers will spend the windfall, and the dark. Bank of Kansas City Economic With inflation low, we can ably feels as if it is in uncharted thus boost the economy. But almost all of the savings from lower This is a complicated prob- Symposium in Jackson Hole, probably remove accommodation waters. pump prices so far have been used to rebuild household assets and lem in the best of times. Just Wyoming, seemed to express a at a gradual pace. Yet, because A rate increase, therefore, at reduce debt. Consumers tend to increase their savings in tough choosing which macroeconomic high degree of uncertainty on a monetary policy influences real least moves the Fed back into a times; they’ve been doing so during the six-year recovery, even as model to rely on is a daunting number of topics. activity with a substantial lag, region where it can use past data real wages and median household incomes remain flat. task. For decades, most econo- Mark Thoma, a University of we should not wait until infla- as a guide to policy, since most Lower oil prices, however, could come with a downside. As they mists believed that higher inter- Oregon economist and blogger, tion is back to 2 percent to begin of the historical record includes work their way through the system, deflation could follow. Already, est rates slow the economy and cut Fischer’s speech into a simu- tightening. periods when interest rates were 10 of the 34 largest economies in the world have seen year-over-year reduce inflation, while low inter- lated “interview” in which the Fischer seems reluctant to higher than zero. declines in consumer prices. The risk is that deflationary expecta- est rates encourage inflation and vice chairman’s remarks seem raise rates immediately, citing That, in a nutshell, is my tions could follow, encouraging consumers to withhold purchases give a boost to growth. But that not to offer a cohesive case for a reasons that many others have theory of why Fed officials keep in anticipation of even lower prices. view is being challenged by a rate hike. Fischer acknowledges pointed out. But the mere fact using the word “normalization.” If that happens, excess capacity and inventories would build, theory called Neo-Fisherism, that inflation has been below the that he has to make that case, Their goal is normality. They forcing prices down more. When buyers’ suspicions are confirmed, which says that raising rates Fed’s 2 percent target for years, and that he accepts the idea that are drowning in radical uncer- they further delay consumption, in a vicious downward cycle. The will actually boost inflation in and that inflation expectations monetary policy must be “nor- tainty, and looking to reduce result is little if any economic growth, as deflation-prone Japan the long run. That theory is far have been stable. He also points malized” in a timely fashion, that uncertainty by whatever has seen over the last two decades. from the mainstream, but it is to persistent slack in the labor shows how fixated the Fed is on means they have at their dis- The losers from declining oil prices obviously include producers gaining credence because of the market -- unused resources this idea. posal. It makes sense that even and oil-services companies, especially those that are highly lever- persistent failure of Japanese that are thought to hold down Why the obsession with the world’s smartest economists aged. US shale-oil frackers are taking a hit, and yet they stubbornly and US quantitative easing inflation. He mentions the dete- “normalization”? One possibil- are scared of the unknown. refuse to leave the business. One reason is that well-drilling costs programs to boost the inflation rioration in Chinese economic ity is that the Fed is afraid of BLOOMBERG are also declining. Another is that oil prices are still above frack- ers’ marginal costs, which encourages them to increase output to make up for falling revenue. Employees in the US oil- and gas-extraction industry make up just 0.14 percent of total payrolls, but they were paid an average of about $41 in July — almost twice what other US workers are paid. Since late last year, jobs are down only 4 percent in the sector and weekly pay has declined just 3 percent. With another big leg down in oil prices, vacancy signs may soon appear in the once-booming North Dakota fracking fields. Further drops in oil prices will add to the woes of African export- ers Ghana, Angola and Nigeria. Oil exports finance 70 percent of Nigeria’s budget. Ditto for economic basket case Venezuela, where the bolivar has collapsed from 103 per US dollar in November to 701 on the black market. (The official rate remains a fanciful 6.29 to the greenback.) Russia depends heavily on oil exports to finance imports and gov- ernment spending. With Western sanctions over Ukraine squeezing the economy and Russian banks unable to borrow abroad to service their foreign debts, another drop in oil prices could precipitate a rerun of the country’s 1998 default. The ruble has dropped to 66 per dollar from 49 per dollar in May, inflation is running at a 16 percent annual rate, and the economy contracted by 4.6 percent in the second quarter versus a year earlier. With no other meaningful source of foreign exchange, Russia no doubt will continue to produce and export oil even if prices fall below marginal costs. And who knows what President Vladimir Putin might do next to divert domestic attention from this miser- able situation? According to Shakespeare, the dying King Henry advised his son, Prince Hal, to “busy giddy minds with foreign quarrels.” Energy stocks are already down substantially on oil price weak- ness, with stalwart Royal Dutch Shell off 35 percent over the past year. Expect more punishment for speculators and investors who hold oil and related securities if prices drop toward my $10- to $20-a-barrel target. The US Federal Reserve has put off raising short-term interest rates until labor markets and inflation data are more to its liking, but it now seems to many that it will take action before the end of 2015. I believe the Fed will hold off on a rate hike until next year, at the earliest. But if it does move this year, and commodity prices tumble, China slumps and deflation sets in, it could soon wish it hadn’t. The combination of all these forces may be the shock that precipitates the next global recession. BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Happy hedge funds and its scared lenders BY MATT LEVINE expected return is higher for Here’s a good Mike Konczal perfect access to borrow against here’s a Securities and Exchange course slower for the recipient to hedge funds than fixed income, post on college costs, student future outcomes. Students can’t Commission action against a read. ome hedge funds had a we will continue to see money loans and educational subsidies. do this now due to financial mar- collateralized debt obligation We study the impact of emo- good month, with equi- shift from fixed income to hedge Konczal writes about New York ket imperfections, which is why manager for allegedly keeping tions on real-world decisions made ties long-short funds run funds.” Fed research finding that Pell the government provides student restructuring fees instead of by loan officers by analyzing the Sby former SAC Capital Consider that when you read Grants have only a modest effect lending. But as finance does a passing them on to clients. Here’s loan conditions of loans granted employees doing particularly well. comparisons of hedge fund per- on tuition, while “for every dol- better job of providing students SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar immediately after a bank branch Jason Karp’s Tourbillon Capital formance to the S&P 500, as lar in increased student loan with these options, or the govern- calling for reforms to the SEC’s robbery. We find significant dif- Partners, Aaron Cowen’s Suvretta you did in the first paragraph of availability colleges increased ment reworks markets to create waiver process; he does not seem ferences in conditions of the loans Capital Management, and Gabriel this newsletter. Elsewhere, Lee the sticker price of their tui- these conditions, say in the form to like my idea of just getting rid granted after a robbery compared Plotkin’s Melvin Capital are all Cooperman thinks that “sys- tion 65 cents.” He notes that Pell of human capital contracts, we of it. And here is a story about to changes in loan conditions that up on the year. Various non-SAC- temic/technical investors” are Grants are an actual tuition sub- are talking about a widespread how prosecutors and regulators occur contemporaneously at unaf- alum funds are also doing well, partly responsible for the crash. sidy, but don’t seem to increase increase in tuition. search for suspicious phrases and fected branches. In general loan although “the average hedge fund, “A Pyrrhic Victory for Active tuition. Loan availability does, But yesterday’s Wall Street JI acronyms in traders’ electronic officers seem to adopt so-called as measured by the HFR Index, Stock Pickers.” And “Why though, which is weird, because realize that this is a pretty tenu- communications: avoidance behaviour. is down about 1 percent,” and the University Endowments are the Modigliani-Miller theorem ous bond-market liquidity sec- Evasion techniques can get Loans at once carry a some- S&P is down 5.3 percent. One Large and Risky.” predicts that things shouldn’t tion. Here, have an article about creative. Raj Rajaratnam, the what lower interest rate and a possible advantage of the recent The big parade happened, and if cost more just because you bor- the “Sudden Dry Spell for Bond fund manager convicted in 2011 of higher loan amount: the inter- market volatility might be that it your theory was that China’s gov- row to finance them. One of my Sales.” insider trading, would write “fon” est rate drops by 30 basis points will make it harder to talk about ernment was propping up stocks core beliefs about finance is that Oops, no, it was fake. The FBI instead of “phone.” Prosecutors (bps), for a mean interest rate of hedge funds as a unitary asset in anticipation of the parade, then nobody believes in Modigliani- has things to say about how the said they suspected the inten- 17.2 percent, and the loan amount class with an undifferentiated I guess that is a bearish signal? Miller, and Konczal’s conclusion scammers have become increas- tional misspelling was meant to increases by 34 Million COP, for a strategy and similar, sub-market (Or not, I mean, maybe private is that it doesn’t hold in educa- ingly sophisticated, leading to distract the all-seeing electronic mean loan amount of 928 million returns. That has never been capital was just waiting until after tion finance because that market their growing success. Another Javert of Control-F. COP. It’s a bummer to ring the especially accurate, but it seems the parade to come back in; mar- is not complete. contributing factor might be that Oh I will take the other side of closing bell on a bad day for the to have been especially inaccurate ket timing is hard.) Also perhaps I read this research as implic- no one ever wants to talk on the that. In my experience powerful market. Cheniere Energy’s Sabine recently. bearish is the fact that China’s itly concluding that the cost of phone any more, making it less middle-aged men in finance, like Pass liquefied natural gas termi- As Don Steinbrugge, an indus- interventions, and its search for higher education is low relative to likely that anyone will ever pick texting teens, love using abbrevi- nal in a Louisiana bayou. Market try veteran who analyses the people to blame for the crash, “are where it would be if markets were up the phone to verify e- mailed ated misspellings. It makes them calls for US and Europe to end sector for Agecroft Partners in damaging China’s credibility as a “complete.” By complete I mean a transfer instructions. feel young and powerful and alive, derivatives dispute. Virginia, puts it: “As long as the legitimate investment market.” situation in which students have In other regulatory news, plus it’s faster to type, though of BLOOMBERG SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 CLASSIFIEDS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

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NORTON, US: Rory McIlroy is Brady’s ban confident he can hold on to his world number one ranking at the Deutsche Bank Championship, quashed, even with Jordan Spieth and Jason Day breathing down his neck. Goodell to All he has to do is play good golf. appeal “I’m sort of holding this rank- ing, I feel, based on how I played NEW YORK: A US judge’s last year,” admitted McIlroy, decision to strike down New whose 2015 campaign was dis- England Patriots Tom Brady’s rupted by a left ankle injury that four-game “Deflate-gate” sus- forced him out of the British pension means the superstar Open. quarterback can play in the “But I’ve got a good run of National Football League’s events coming up to put another season opener next Thursday. couple of wins on the board before The ruling by US District the end of the year, and I feel I’m Judge Richard Berman not playing well enough to do that.” only paves the way for Brady McIlroy regained the world to take the field against the number one ranking last week Pittsburgh Steelers but it is also without lifting a club when Spieth a public relations embarrass- missed the cut at the Barclays to ment for commissioner Roger bring his two-week reign at the Goodell and calls into question top to an end. his role as the league’s ultimate Day, who reached a career- authority. high third in the world with his “Brady’s four-game suspen- PGA Championship triumph last sion is vacated, effective imme- month, won the Barclays to give diately,” Berman ruled after himself a shot at the summit this failing in his effort to induce week as well. the warring sides to reach a His 10.99 average world rank- settlement. ing points put him just 1.36 points The decision however is not behind the 12.35 of McIlroy, with Jordan Spieth of the US acknowledges the crowd after making his par putt on the 18th green during the third round of the British Open, in this July a definitive end to a saga that Spieth in the middle on 12.22. 2015 file photo. CENTRE: Australia’s Jason Day during an event in this November 2013 file photo. RIGHT: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland watches a has shadowed the NFL since Before teeing off, at least, tee shot during a practice round prior to the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in this August 2015 file photo. January, when accusations each man was willing to defer to surfaced that the Patriots used another when asked who’s the balls inflated below the league best right now. good golf right now (but) you tournaments and playing well an old set of irons after trying a said, adding in an ominous note minimum in the first half of “You’d have to say Jordan,” said can’t look at the world rankings takes care of all of that.” new one at the Barclays, and said for his challengers: “I liked last the American Conference McIlroy, pointing to the 22-year- and say ‘Yes I’m the best player Spieth said the Big Three buzz some work with coach Cameron week’s venue, and I like this one championship victory over old Spieth’s two major titles in the world but I’m third in the isn’t distracting. McCormick had assured him even more.” Indianapolis. among four wins in 2015. world rankings.” “I’m not focused on what either there was no big problem with The top 70 finishers in the Goodell said the league would “I believe that Jason is number The only thing for Day to do is one is doing on the leaderboard his game. 100-strong field for the $8.25m appeal “in order to uphold the one right now,” said Spieth, in def- play his way to the top. Like his unless they’re in the lead,” he said “There wasn’t much to fix,” he event advance to the third collectively bargained responsi- erence to the red-hot Day’s three rivals in the race, he said he won’t of McIlroy and Day. “And then if said. Day, in contrast, is coming playoff tournament, the BMW bility to protect the integrity of wins since July. be thinking about the ranking they’re in the lead, how do I get in hot. After his record-setting Championship in Chicago. the game.” Day, however, says the actual when he tees it up at TPC Boston up there and surpass them?” 20-under par triumph in the PGA, The Tour Championship in But Berman concluded that rankings don’t lie. in the second of four events in Spieth is aiming to bounce he finished 19-under at Plainfield Atlanta caps the playoffs, with a Goodell overstepped his bounds “It’s a two-year roll-over for a the US PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup back after suffering just his third Country Club on Sunday to win $10m bonus up for grabs to the in the punishment meted out reason,” the Aussie said. “I hon- playoffs. missed cut of the season in New the Barclays by six strokes. final FedEx Cup series points to Brady, which the judge said estly believe that I’m playing some As McIlroy put it: “Winning Jersey last week. He’s returned to “It’s been quite a run,” Day leader. AFP was based on “several signifi- cant legal deficiencies.” Berman questioned the independence of investigators who found Brady was probably “generally aware” that Patriots employees had purposely Gonzalez, Rockies power past deflated the balls -- making them easier to grip, grab and throw -- and found him unco- fading San Francisco Giants operative over questions about the controversial game. “With respect to ‘general NEW YORK: Carlos Gonzalez their past six games, their best awareness’ of others’ miscon- continued his home run barrage Baseball Results stretch since the All-Star break. duct... Brady had no notice that and Chris Rusin threw a com- Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 4 Gonzalez tied franchise records such conduct was prohibited plete game on Thursday night as Washington 15 Atlanta 1 for the most home runs (four) and or any reasonable certainty of the Colorado Rockies pounded Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3 RBIs (11) in consecutive games. potential discipline stemming the fading San Francisco Giants He took over the National from such conduct,” Berman Colorado 11 San Francisco 3 11-3. League lead with a career-high wrote, at one point accusing Gonzalez, who hit two homers just the third for Colorado in the 35 home runs, one more than he Goodell of dispensing “his own and had a tootal of seven RBIs on ongoing season. hit in 2010 and one more than brand of industrial justice.” Wednesday, hit a two-run homer He is the first Rockies pitcher teammate Nolan Arenado. Berman found that Goodell’s in the Rockies’ four-run first and to throw two complete games in a The left-handed hitting argument that tampering with belted another two-run shot in season since Ubaldo Jimenez and Gonzalez’s first homer, his dou- the balls merited punishment the four-run third as the Rockies Jhoulys Chacin both threw two in ble and his single all went to the similar to that for doping was strafed starter Ryan Vogelsong. 2011 and the first Rockies pitcher opposite field. flawed. He said the lack of equal “I just stunk,” said Vogelsong to throw two complete games at “I don’t think it can get any access to investigative files for (9-11) who left after the first Coors Field in one season since better than that,” Gonzalez said. Brady and the refusal to make three batters reached base in the Aaron Cook in 2008. “When you can go foul pole to NFL lawyer and “Deflate-gate” fourth and allowed a career-high The loss was the sixth straight foul pole, it’s the best you’re ever investigator Jeff Pash available tying 11 hits and eight runs. and ninth in 12 games for the going to feel. It tells me my hands as a witness at his appeal made “Didn’t command the heater, Giants, who were swept in three are quick enough, I don’t have to the process “fundamentally Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija pitches in the first breaking ball was up. Just didn’t games at Dodger Stadium to begin worry about anything. I don’t care unfair” to the player. inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday. Chicago throw well at all.” their current 10-game road trip. if the guy throws 95-plus(mph), I It was another slap in the won the game 6-4. Rusin threw his second com- The Rockies, who banged out just go to the plate with no wor- face for Goodell, who has seen plete game in four starts and a season-high 19 hits, are 4-2 in ries.” AGENCIES a string of disciplinary decisions overturned in courts or arbitra- tion. Among them, all player suspensions in the 2012 pay- for-injury “Bounty-gate” scan- dal involving the New Orleans Saints were vacated and former Baltimore Ravens running back Bob Arum expects Pacquiao to retire in 2016 Ray Rice’s year-long suspen- sion for domestic violence was LOS ANGELES: Manny that Pacquiao fought with a torn overturned. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Boxing While the league will appeal, (pictured) says the Filipino Pacquiao then underwent surgery icon Manny it will apparently not seek to boxer is ready to hang up his after the Mayweather fight which Pacquiao of keep Brady – one of the big- gloves after one more fight in generated a record 4.4 million the Philippines gest names in the NFL – off 2016 and then make the switch pay-per-view buys. smiles as the field. to being a full-time politician. Arum told the Times it he answers “While the legal phase of Arum told the Los Angeles is unlikely Pacquiao and a question this process continues, we look Times on Thursday night that Mayweather could fight again. at a press forward to focusing on football the 36-year-old Pacquiao wants “From what I’ve heard, conference and the opening of the regular to get on with his political career Mayweather is retiring,” Arum shortly after season,” Goodell said. and run for the Senate in the said. 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Some of the biggest Pakistani paceman Wasim names in cricket have shown Akram (pictured) said yester- interest in the PSL and are day he was excited that Pakistan ready to set the tournament on would host a Twenty20 league fire. that will give the country’s It has been learnt that from players much-needed interna- the West Indies, the hard-hit- tional experience. ting was ready Pakistan last month to make an appearance in the announced it would host a PSL, while the top two bowl- Twenty20 league in Doha, Qatar, ers in International Cricket after previous attempts in 2014 Council’s Twenty20 Rankings – and 2015 were postponed after a and Samuel Badree lack of response from sponsors – have also shown availability for and logistical problems. the tournament. The league was proposed to give is another West Pakistani players Indian who is an opportunity to interested in rep- compete with and resenting a team against top foreign in the PSL. players, which they New Zealand’s have not been able semifinal hero in to do since interna- the 2015 World tional cricket was Cup, Grant Elliot, Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his match against Steve Darcis of Belgium during the fourth day of the 2015 suspended in the will be available US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, on Thursday. RIGHT: Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts after country in 2009. for the tourna- defeating Adrian Mannarino of France during their match on Thursday. Wasim said he ment as well, while was very keen to Australian Brad support the event. Hodge is another “I have been player who is offered to be the ambassador ready to present his services in of the league and I am excited the event. about the league as it will help Other players who have shown Federer cruises, Murray our players game-wise as well as interest are the Kiwis’ James financially,” said Wasim. Franklin, South African Richard “Pakistan needed such a Levi and Roben Peterson, and league so we all have to support England’s Tim Bresnan and the league and some good work is Michael Carberry. done for hosting this in the Gulf Media reports say the event escapes shock defeat state and I am sure it will help will accommodate 25 foreign lift Pakistan cricket,” he added. players for its first edition. Former captain Ramiz In addition, top foreign Raja has also tipped to be an coaches are also being roped in Hewitt bids farewell, Wozniacki beaten by World No.149 ambassador. for the first edition of the PSL. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) The tournament will carry col- said some 40 foreign players will lective prize money of up to $1m. NEW YORK: Five-time cham- 33-degree Celsius (91.4 F) heat. be approached to take part in AGENCIES pion Roger Federer strolled into US Open Results Twelve men -- a record at the the US Open third round on NEW YORK: US Open results on Thursday, the fourth day of the majors -- as well as two women Thursday as fellow old-timer 2015 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player): have now quit matches in the first Lleyton Hewitt bid farewell in Men Second Round: Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) bt Hyeon Chung (KOR) 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 four days. trademark fighting style. (8/6); Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) bt Jack Sock (USA x28) 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 2-1 - retired; Viktor The 22-year-old Sock was lead- On a dramatic day which saw Troicki (SRB x22) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-6 (12/10), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Donald Young (USA) bt Aljaz ing Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans a record created for the longest Bedene (GBR) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; Kevin Anderson (RSA x15) bt Austin Krajicek (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 1-2 when he started women’s match, and a new Grand 6-2; Dominic Thiem (AUT x20) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4, 6-4, 1-0 - retired; Thomaz Bellucci cramping and was forced to retire. Slam high for retirements from (BRA x30) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-0, 6-3, 6-4; Andy Murray (GBR x3) bt Adrian Mannarino Sock, the 28th seed, collapsed the men’s tournament, Andy (FRA) 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1; Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (7/2), 6-1, on the court, where he was treated Murray escaped his earliest exit 6-3; Guillermo García-López (ESP x31) bt Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1; Bernard with ice packs by US Open medi- in 10 years when he came back Tomic (AUS x24) bt Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5; Richard Gasquet (FRA x12) bt cal staff before being helped off from two sets down to make the Robin Haase (NED) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4; John Isner (USA x13) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3, to the shade of the Grandstand. last 32. 6-4, 6-4; Jirí Veselý (CZE) bt Ivo Karlovic (CRO x21) 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4); Philipp Bemelmans next plays fifth- There was also a late security Kohlschreiber (GER x29) bt Lukás Rosol (CZE) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-2; Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt seeded French Open champion scare when a drone crashed into Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. Stan Wawrinka who beat South the corner of Louis Armstrong Korean teenager Chung Hyeon Women Second Round: Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Nicole Gibbs (USA) 6-3, 6-4; Anna Karolina Stadium. 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (8/6). Schmiedlova (SVK x30) bt Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Andrea Petkovic (GER x18) bt Then, after midnight, 2009 Istomin called it quits on Court Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4); Johanna Konta (GBR) bt Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP x9) 7-6 and 2014 runner-up Caroline Seven against Austrian 20th seed (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 6-2; Sara Errani (ITA x16) bt Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Samantha Wozniacki, the fourth seed, was Dominic Thiem, who was 6-4, 6-4, Stosur (AUS x22) bt Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-1, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta (ITA x26) bt Monica knocked out by Czech world 1-0 up at the time, with his win Niculescu (ROM) 6-1, 6-4; Petra Cetkovska (CZE) bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x4) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 number 149 Petra Cetkovska who coming on his 22nd birthday. (7/1); Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) 7-6 (9/7), 6-2; Mona Barthel (GER) saved four match points to win The carnage led again to sug- bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka (BLR x20) bt Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/1). gestions that the men, who play (BEL) 7-5, 6-4; Angelique Kerber (GER x11) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 7-5, 6-2; Barbora Strycova Cetkovska, who recently missed the best of five sets, should be (CZE) bt Qiang Wang (CHN) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; Sabine Lisicki (GER x24) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-4, seven months of action with a hip accorded the same heat protec- 6-0; Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-4, 6-4; Simona Halep (ROM x2) bt Kateryna injury, committed 60 unforced tion as women players. Bondarenko (UKR) 6-3, 6-4. errors but unleashed 60 winners. The WTA allows a 10-minute World number two Federer, break between the second and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right) from Jamaica reacts after crossing the the 17-time Grand Slam cham- Darcis later tweeted that play- fellow Australian Bernard Tomic third sets of women’s matches finish line to win the women’s 100m race during the IAAF Diamond League pion, needed just 80 minutes to ing Federer was like facing “a on a rocking the Grandstand when the mercury bursts through international athletics meeting in Zurich on Thursday. rout Belgium’s Steve Darcis 6-1, Martian.” court. 30.1 degrees. 6-2, 6-1. Third seed and 2012 champion In his final match in New York, “When it’s extremely hot and The 34-year-old Swiss star, who Murray came back from two sets the 34-year-old fell 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, humid, it helps to have that was champion from 2004-2008 down to defeat tiring Frenchman 5-7, 7-5 after three hours and 27 break,” said Murray. Fraser-Pryce secures and runner-up in 2009, goes on Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, minutes after his 57th career five- “You get the chance to sort of to face German 29th seed Philipp 6-3, 6-1 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. set match. go off and change, get under a cold Kohlschreiber. Murray goes on to face Brazilian Hewitt will retire after shower if you want to.” Federer has lost just nine 30th seed Thomaz Bellucci for a January’s Australian Open. Britain’s world number 97 100m trophy in Zurich games in the first two rounds, his place in the last 16. “I would have liked to have been Johanna Konta made history fewest in 16 appearances. Murray, 28, who had needed able to enjoy it a bit more,” said when she defeated Wimbledon ZURICH: Twice Olympic grit after a long season to win “Very often I started this tour- four sets to beat Nick Kyrgios in Hewitt who was described as a runner-up Garbine Muguruza in champion Shelly-Ann Fraser- on a countback from American nament quite strong. It’s always the opening round, fired 21 aces “legend” by Tomic. the longest women’s match in US Pryce streaked to victory in the Marquis Dendy and clinch the gone quite well for me,” said while Mannarino was undone by “But obviously when it’s so Open history. Diamond League women’s 100 Diamond League trophy. Both Federer. 61 unforced errors. tight, especially in the fifth set, Konta won 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), metres final on Thursday with men leaped 8.32 metres. “I’ve always enjoyed conditions Former world number one you’re just trying to find a way 6-2 in 3 hours 23 minutes, beat- a time of 10.93 seconds against “It was very important to come here, the balls, the speed of the Hewitt, the champion in 2001, to obviously get across the line.” ing by seven minutes the previ- a head wind on a cold, blustery out here to win again,” Rutherford court, the atmosphere in the made a dramatic farewell battling America’s Jack Sock and ous longest match played in 2011 evening. said. “I am absolutely over the arena. It’s always worked very from two sets down and having Denis Istomin retired from their when Samantha Stosur defeated The 28-year-old Jamaican, moon, I won the world champi- well for me.” two match points before losing to matches as they wilted in the Nadia Petrova. AFP who dyed her hair green for her onships and I won the Diamond successful world title defence in race. It is the last crown for me.” Beijing last month before revert- Former Olympic champion ing to black during a two-hour American LaShawn Merritt won visit to a Zurich hairdresser on the men’s 400 metres in a race Police make arrest in drone scare Wednesday, picked up $40,000 which finished with the Beijing for winning the Diamond League medallists again taking the top NEW YORK: Police in New No one was injured, tourna- Trophy in her event. three places but this time in a dif- York arrested a 26-year-old ment officials said. Sixteen finals were staged on ferent order. man yesterday and charged him Pennetta eventually advanced Police stand Thursday at a meeting which fea- The 2011 world champion with reckless endangerment in 6-1, 6-4 in 79 minutes at the year’s guard next to tured 20 individual gold medallists Kirani James of Grenada, who connection with a drone that final Grand Slam tournament. from Beijing. The remaining 16 finished third in Beijing, was a drone after it crashed at the US Open during “I feared the drone was a events will be decided in Brussels second and South Africa’s sur- crashed into the an evening tennis match. bomb,” Pennetta told www.ten- on September 11. prise world champion Wayde van Daniel Verley, a city depart- nisworlditalia.com. stands in Louis “There is no more to ask, I won Niekerk was third. James’s second ment of education employee, was “With all the news out there, I Armstrong the world championships and place was enough to give him the picked up early yesterday and thought it was over. My team was Stadium during the Diamond race,” said Fraser- Diamond League Trophy for his charged with reckless endan- so scared.” the Women’s Pryce. “I was eager to come back event. germent, reckless operation of A similar incident took place Singles Second on the track after Beijing and I Beijing bronze medallist Eunice a drone and operating a drone at Wimbledon in July as some of Round match just enjoy this meeting.” Sum of Kenya surged to the front in a city public park outside the the world’s top players warmed up between Flavia Fraser-Pryce completed the in the final 50 metres to win the allowed area, police said. for the Grand Slam in southwest Pennetta of Italy night by anchoring the Jamaican women’s 800 metres in 1:59.14 The small remotely operated London. and Monica team to a meeting record of 41.60 from Britain’s Lynsey Sharp and flying craft interrupted a sec- Police were alerted to a man fly- Niculescu of seconds in the women’s 4x100 pick up the trophy for her event. ond-round match between Italy’s ing a drone over the All England Romania at the metres relay. Sum, who lost her world title to Flavia Pennetta and Romania’s Club from a nearby golf course US Open on Britain’s Greg Rutherford, who Maryna Arzamasova of Belarus Monica Niculescu when it crashed in contravention of British law, Thursday. added the world men’s long jump when she finished third in China, in an unoccupied area of Louis which states that it is an offense title to his Olympic, European said: “This race really meant a lot Armstrong Stadium at the US to fly a drone within 50 meters and Commonwealth gold medals to me after Beijing. I didn’t feel National Tennis Center. (yards) of a structure. AFP in Beijing, showed his competitive well there.” REUTERS SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Hamilton stays on top as Mercedes dominate again Italian GP: Briton ahead of Rosberg at practice, Vettel finishes third Mercedes Formula One driver MONZA: Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton of Britain is seen continued his domination of Italian GP 2nd Free in the box during the first free Formula One by topping the practice session for the Italian F1 times ahead of Mercedes team- Practice Results Grand Prix in Monza, yesterday. mate Nico Rosberg in yester- 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:24.279 day’s second free practice ahead 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:24.300 of this weekend’s Italian Grand 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:25.038 Prix. 4. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes Hamilton The newly-blond defending 1:25.278 two-time world champion, in his 5. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - 50th Grand Prix for Mercedes, against any Mercedes 1:25.325 clocked a best lap in one minute and 24.279 seconds on a warm, if 6. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:25.380 overcast, afternoon at the high- 7. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes deal with speed Autodromo Nazional where 1:25.497 Mercedes’ new engines reigned 8. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Red Bull supreme. Mercedes 1:25.513 Hamilton had been fastest in 9. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes the morning’s opening free ses- 1:25.647 MONZA: Double Formula sion ahead of Rosberg as the 10. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes One world champion Lewis Mercedes pair took early control 1:25.891 Hamilton has warned his and demonstrated their speed 11. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari employers Mercedes that it advantage. 1:26.114 would be a mistake to supply Hamilton’s best time was 0.021 12. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari rivals Red Bull with engines if seconds faster than that of his 1:26.133 that team’s partnership with German partner, who became a Renault comes to an end. 13. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - father for the first time last week- The possibility has been mooted Renault 1:26.222 end and who lies 28 points adrift should Renault withdraw from in the drivers’ title race. 14. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso the sport or acquire Lotus as - Renault 1:26.454 Both men were satisfied with Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain leads his team-mate Nico Rosberg of Germany during their favoured works team. 15. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault Rosberg adding that he was sur- the second free practice session for the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza, yesterday. The French manufacturer is prised at Mercedes continuing 1:26.641 currently assessing its options, ascendancy and the performance with a decision expected soon. of their new engine. It still feels the same,” added the temple of speed’, plays host to the fourth and fifth places with of his car at high speed. Briton “I think if we’re serious about Hamilton said: “It has been a Briton. Rosberg said: “Yes, we their home event for what may be Mexican Sergio Perez narrowly Jenson Button’s car had a water winning world championships, good day, a day of testing - with are surprised by this margin of the penultimate time. Vettel said outpacing his Force India team- leak as he struggled to 19th place probably not,” Hamilton told Sky a lot of things to try. The car has advantage here. We look really he was not surprised by Mercedes’ mate German Nico Hulkenberg for McLaren Honda ahead of the television at the Italian Grand been feeling good so far this week- quick here at the moment and I opening day dominance. ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen, equally desultory Russian Daniil Prix when asked whether it would end and it’s given great pace to am pleased with that,” he said. “It is always to say what people who was sixth in the second Kvyat whose Red Bull, fitted with be a wise move for Mercedes, the team so we just need to keep “Lewis has been quick up until are doing on a Friday, but they Ferrari. an ‘old’ Renault engine, left him whose power unit is currently it together.” now, but it got very close at the are very strong,” said Vettel. Frenchman Romain Grosjean relatively powerless and in 20th. dominant. Although Mercedes has intro- end as we were trying the qualify- “They do look very, very quick. was seventh ahead of his Lotus Two-time world champion “Red Bull is a great team and duced an updated engine after ing runs.” No surprise, I would say,” the team-mate Venezuelan Pastor Spaniard Fernando Alonso was, it’s like giving Ferrari our engine,” having used all its remaining Four-time champion German German driver added. Maldonado and the two Williams by contrast, in good form as he added the Briton, 28 points clear development tokens, Hamilton Sebastian Vettel was third for “And if they’re not in front of Finn Valtteri Bottas and climbed to 16 th in the second in the championship and well on said it felt the same as before. Ferrari, unable to close a gap of tomorrow -- that would be a sur- Brazilian Felipe Massa. McLaren while Australian Daniel the way to a third title. “It just feels the same. It 0.759 seconds on the two ‘silver prise, but we like surprises. So, The session was without seri- Ricciardo was 13 in the other Red “We’re here to win so we don’t is more reliability changes to arrows’ much to the disappoint- we’ll do our utmost to turn things ous incidents, but Dutch teenager Bull. really need it. There’s no financial improve reliability,” he said. ment of the tifosi gathered within around.” Max Verstappen survived one For both teams, and their driv- benefit really in it, so I think we’re “The engine feels fantastic the old royal park where the Behind Vettel, two more frightening incident when he had ers, however, it was a day without good where we are.” because it is a fantastic engine. circuit, dubbed by some as ‘the Mercedes-powered cars filled a ‘moment’ and recovered control much joy. AFP Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff was more pragmatic. “From a team perspective Wilson to have you have to have a no-prisoners Ecclestone defends Pirelli in tyre row approach and look in an oppor- tunistic approach,” said the British funeral Austrian. “But it’s also a matter MONZA: Not for the first time, Friday practice, but also put the of what we can do to make F1 next week Bernie Ecclestone exerted his Bernie safety emphasis back on their function.” authority over Formula One and Ecclestone (left), teams. Ferrari had chosen to run The Williams team, who have MONZA: The funeral of the sport’s leading drivers with the Belgian race using a risky Mercedes engines and are cur- Chief Executive IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, a few forthright words when one-stop strategy for Vettel. rently third and ahead of Red of the Formula who died last month after a he intervened to defuse a sim- Ecclestone’s comments come Bull in the championship, also crash at Pennsylvania’s Pocono mering row over the quality of One Group, at a time when there is much voiced understandable opposi- Raceway, will be held near the Pirelli’s tyres. talks with Toto speculation about who will win tion to any deal that gave their Silverstone circuit in his native He also gave a clear signal of Wolff, head the next three-year tyre contract nearest and better-funded rivals Britain next Thursday. possible intent and assured the of Mercedes for Formula One, from 2017, with an advantage. A statement on his personal Italian company not only has Benz Motor- Michelin reportedly also in the “How do I feel about it? Not website said the September security and backing during a Sport, during running. great, to be honest,” said deputy 10 funeral would be held at difficult period, but, another practice for the Michelin has made it clear principal Claire Williams when Paulerspury, a small village some long-term deal with the sport in 2015 Formula 1 that it would prefer to supply asked about the prospect. “it 12km from Milton Keynes, with prospect. Canadian Grand tyres that would last a full race doesn’t fill me with much joy. family and friends then invited After hearing of continuing Prix in Montreal, distance and not degrade rapidly, “At the moment obviously we to Silverstone. complaints from four-time cham- in this June 2015 thus requiring pit stops. are ahead of Red Bull but Red Wilson raced in Formula One pion German Sebastian Vettel of file photo. Ecclestone’s statement added: Bull are never going to be down in 2003 for Minardi, now Toro Ferrari, whose expletive-riddled “Pirelli has offered to provide to for too long and we need to make Rosso, and the Milton Keynes- anger had been aired widely after each car a single set of tyres to sure if they do get an engine, then based Jaguar team that became last month’s Belgian Grand Prix, last for an entire event. While we fair enough and we have to deal Red Bull Racing. the sport’s commercial boss issued paramount, Formula 1 encour- tactics, and if they do not, it is at know they would be very capa- with it. Formula One teams and driv- a rare official public statement. ages Pirelli to provide tyre com- their own risk. ble of it, a race with no pit stops “But that is a conversation ers have been remembering the This said: “Pirelli has been a pounds with performance because “We are entirely satisfied would be less exciting. between Red Bull and Mercedes popular driver, a fierce competitor first class partner of Formula 1 tyre degradation contributes to Pirelli was not at fault for any “Thank you, Pirelli, for help- that we have no influence on whose nickname ‘Badass’ was the during the five seasons in which the challenge and entertainment tyre-related incidents during the ing us to deliver excitement to whatsoever. We therefore will just complete opposite of his friendly it has been the official supplier of of a Formula 1 race. Belgian Grand Prix.” Formula 1 fans.” have to produce a better chassis...I and gentle demeanour outside the tyres to the FIA Formula 1 world “When doing so, Pirelli pro- Ecclestone’s support for Pirelli In the wake of the blowouts don’t believe a Red Bull powered cockpit, at this weekend’s Italian championship. vides strong guidance to com- not only ended the immediate at Spa-Francorchamps, and by Mercedes would absolutely Grand Prix. His death, after being “We continue to have full con- petitors about any performance argument about their tyres fol- widespread amazement at their jump ahead of us.” hit on the helmet by flying debris, fidence in the safety, quality and limitations of the tyres supplied. lowing the high-speed blowouts proposal to increase advised min- Williams said they had no pref- has also revived calls for closed suitability of its tyres. Within “Competitors should heed suffered by Vettel, during the imum tyre pressures by five psi erential terms with Mercedes, cockpits in IndyCar and Formula the constraints of safety con- Pirelli’s expert advice when set- Belgian race, and fellow-German this weekend, Pirelli also reacted who treated all their customer One. REUTERS siderations, which are always ting their race strategy and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, during again. AFP teams with parity. REUTERS

‘Overweight Balotelli not ready’ Robben sidelined for a month MILAN: AC Milan fans hoping he still has to improve,” Mihajlovic Dutch player Arjen to see Mario Balotelli (pictured) said La Gazzetta dello Sport. Robben leaves the hit top form for the first city “He’s training well and his pitch due to a groin derby of the season were kept physical tests are satisfactory, injury during the in check yesterday by Rossoneri but he’s three kilogrammes over- UEFA Euro 2016 coach Sinisa Mihajlovic. weight: he’s on a diet and when qualifying round Balotelli, who has returned to he’s ready he will play.” match against Iceland the San Siro on a season-long Milan CEO Adriano Galliani, at the Arena Stadium, loan deal, hit the opener, pro- meanwhile, rang a more positive in Amsterdam on vided an assist and won a pen- tone when asked about Balotelli’s Thursday. The Bayern alty on Thursday as Milan beat fitness and admitted the striker’s Munich striker has fourth division side Modena 3-2 has not lost his nose for goal. goal had got him “excited”. “His been ruled out of in a friendly during the break for But he has a long way to go until fitness is improving, physically international fixtures. lasting a full 90 minutes, said he’s in a good place and he can action for a month, Balotelli’s goal from distance Mihajlovic, whose revamped side do what he wants when he has yesterday due to the showed the striker, whose depar- are away to Inter Milan next the ball. Let’s hope his goal augurs injury. ture from Liverpool was widely week. well for the rest of the season,” applauded by Reds aficionados, “He’s not played for a while and said Galliani. AFP Most Popular Bangladeshi Newspaper

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 PROTHOM ALO WEEKLY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Published every Thursday 22 Available in all leading stores in Qatar       Tel: 4465 0600 Email: [email protected] Venus clears path for Serena, Cilic survives scare NEW YORK: Venus Williams Venus Williams only the fourth but Venus responded with a fore- eliminated the highest-rated advanced to a US Open Results ever while also hand winner to break back in the rival in her sister Serena’s path fourth-round Men’s Third Round: Benoit Paire (FRA) seeking her 22nd seventh game and broke again in to a historic US Open final by match against bt Tommy Robredo (ESP x26) 7-6 (7/3), career Slam sin- the ninth before ending matters defeating 12th-seeded Swiss either US com- 6-1, 6-1; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x19) gles crown, match- with her fifth ace. teen Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 patriot Madison bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-3, 7-5, 6-2; ing Graf’s Open Meanwhile, defending cham- yesterday. Brengle or Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Mikhail Kukushkin Era record and two pion Marin Cilic escaped a scare Bencic, who inflicted the most Estonian qualifier of Kazakhstan (KAZ) 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/1), shy of Australian to reach the fourth round of recent defeat upon top-ranked Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1. Margaret Court’s the US Open, outlasting 56th- Serena Williams in a Toronto and could face her Women’s Third Round: 23-Venus all-time mark. ranked Mikhail Kukushkin of semi-final last month, fell to 0-4 sister Serena in the Williams (US) bt 12-Belinda Bencic This could be the Kazakhstan 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/1), against Venus and has yet to win quarter-finals. (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-4; 13-Ekaterina first Grand Slam 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1. a set off the seven-time Grand Serena Williams, Makarova (Russia) bt 17-Elina Svitolina event in which The Croatian ninth seed was Slam champion. who holds all four (Ukraine) 6-3, 7-5; Kristina Mladenovic Williams reaches threatened with the earliest exit “I’m really pleased I played a Grand Slam titles, (France) bt Darya Kasatkina (Russia) the final without by a defending champion since (great) match against someone continues her quest 6-2, 6-3. facing a top-10 Andre Agassi lost to Arnaud who had such a great summer,” for more tennis opponent. Clement in the 1999 second round. Venus Williams said. history when she faces 101st- Venus broke Bencic in the He fought back after losing the Williams, 35, fired 31 winners ranked fellow American Bethanie eighth game and held on her first set and having to save two against 15 unforced errors while Mattek-Sands later in Arthur fourth ace to take the first set in set points in the 12th game of the Bencic, 18, had 12 of each. Ashe Stadium. 33 minutes, having blasted 16 win- second set to reach a last-16 date Venus Williams (right) of the US shakes hands with Belinda Bencic of “I would rather make an error Williams is trying to complete ners to only four by Bencic. with either Spanish seventh seed Switzerland after defeating her in the third round of US Open in New and play aggressive, go for it,” the first calendar Grand Slam Bencic broke for a 3-1 lead David Ferrer or French 27th seed York, yesterday. Williams said. since Steffi Graf in 1988 and when Venus sent a forehand long Jeremy Chardy. AGENCIES Scotland’s hopes Rooney on brink of England history at Euro qualifiers

LONDON: It is telling that dented by Georgia although he stands on the verge of becoming England’s all-time leading goal-scorer, Wayne Hosts secure 1-0 win in Group D clash Rooney’s standing in the game remains a matter of debate. Ahead of back-to-back Euro TBILISI: Scotland’s Euro 2016 qualifiers away to San 2016 qualifying hopes were Marino, today, and at home to severely dented yesterday as Switzerland, on Tuesday, Rooney they crashed to a 1-0 defeat to needs two goals to surpass Bobby England’s Georgia in their Group D clash Georgia Charlton’s tally of 49, which has Wayne in Tbilisi. head coach stood for 45 years. Rooney A cagey first half saw Valeri Kakhaber But he goes into the games on (right) and Qazaishvili score a superb goal to Tskhadadze the back of a 10-match league Jamie Vardy give Georgia a 38th minute lead. celebrates scoring drought – the longest of during team’s The Scots struggled to create at the his Manchester United career training, any real openings until late on end of – and facing questions as to yesterday at when substitute Grant Hanley whether he can still cut it as a the match St George’s headed a stoppage time chance top-level goal-scorer. with Valeri Park, wide as the visitors failed to reg- Aside from a well taken hat- Staffordshire. ister a single shot on target. Qazaishvili trick at Club Brugge in the The result is a major blow to (right) who Champions League play-off round, the Scots and has parallels with scored the Rooney has cut a sluggish figure the 2-0 loss they suffered in Tblisi winning in United’s campaign to date. in 2007, when a victory would goal against Obliged to lead the line alone in have set Scotland up to qualify Scotland manager Louis van Gaal’s single- for Euro 2008. in Group striker system, he has looked iso- It means Scotland, who started D clash of lated and off the pace, his touch the night in third place, will need the UEFA betraying him, his famous explo- to pick up points against world Euro 2016 siveness diminished. champions Germany in Glasgow Qualifying It has brought to mind the on Monday before group leaders at Boris words uttered last year by Paul club’s third-highest scorer with He is only the ninth player to Poland visit in October to give Paichadze Scholes, Rooney’s former United 233 goals. have represented England 100 themselves a realistic chance of Dinamo team-mate, who said that He has scored some of the mod- times or more and with his 30th reaching the finals of a major Arena, Rooney’s premature emergence ern era’s great goals, including a birthday still to fall, he is likely to tournament for the first time as a teenager means he may have stunning overhead bicycle kick surpass Peter Shilton’s all-time Tbilisi, since 1998. reached his peak form some years against Manchester City in 2011, appearance record of 125 and Georgia, Georgia sparked the first alarm ago. and was voted England’s Player of improve Charlton’s goal-scoring in the Scotland defence early on yesterday. Rooney himself has dismissed the Year in 2010 by both his peers mark by a healthy margin. when a promising counter-attack suggestions that he is past his best and the country’s journalists. “He has to rank right up there ended with Qazaishvili dragging a and has pointed with justification But for all that, there lingers a in the pantheon of English foot- shot well wide of goal. to a historical record that shows sense of potential unfulfilled, and ball’s finest,” says Gary Lineker, Scotland began to enjoy more his fallow periods are frequently nowhere is that feeling more pro- whose tally of 48 England goals possession and had a half-hearted followed by flurries of goals. nounced than when his achieve- Rooney matched with the winner appeal for a penalty turned down the Georgian striker brought the ended with Fletcher clipping a And yet there is no escaping ments with England are brought in a 3-2 victory against Slovenia in the 12th minute when Steven ball down on his right foot before shot off the base of the post but the fact that he is no longer the under consideration. in June. Naismith went down in an aer- drilling a low shot under the the striker had already been game-changing force of nature, It is now 11 years since he Geoff Hurst, who scored the ial challenge with a Georgian despairing David Marshall with flagged for offside. the rampaging bull, that burst exploded onto the international hat-trick against West Germany defender as he attempted to get his left from the edge of the box. Qazaishvili then set up onto the scene with Everton at football consciousness at Euro that gave England the 1966 World on the end of Andrew Robertson’s Georgia threatened early in Mchedlidze for an effort but his the age of 16, earning him the 2004 and the time since has Cup, this week described Rooney cross. the second half as Jano Ananidze curling strike was pushed over the nickname ‘the White Pele’. brought nothing but false dawns as a “true great”, although he said The Scots came close to open- whipped a ball into the near post bar by Marshall. Mchedlidze then Arsenal manager Arsene and disappointments. Charlton’s role in that success set ing the scoring in the 28th minute but Levan Mchedlidze steered his fired into the side netting from Wenger described him as “the Rooney admitted as much last him apart. when Steven Fletcher stretched effort into the arms of Marshall. a tight angle as the Georgians biggest England talent since year, after England’s meek group- Lineker famously squandered to reach Robertson’s dangerous Scotland thought they had continued to ask questions of the I’ve arrived in England”, but the stage exit at the World Cup in an opportunity to equal Charlton’s low cross into the box but the the ball over the line in the 50th Scottish defence. true weight of his achievements Brazil. record when he botched an Sunderland striker prodded his minute when Steven Naismith Maloney’s late free-kick was remains hard to measure. “Obviously I’m not going to attempted ‘Panenka’ penalty in a effort wide. applied the slightest of touches deflected over before Hanley With United, who he joined be as big a legend as Sir Bobby friendly against Brazil in 1992 on Disaster struck for Scotland in to Maloney’s inswinging corner missed a golden chance to equal- from Everton in 2004, he has Charlton,” Rooney said. “He’s won what was to prove one of his last the 38th minute when Qazaishvili but the forward was penalised for ise in stoppage time when he won almost everything, includ- the World Cup.” England appearances. All-time fired home a sublime opener for using his arm on the Georgian headed Charlie Mulgrew’s cross ing five Premier League titles, In purely statistical terms, great or not, Rooney is unlikely the hosts. The Scots failed to ‘keeper . wide from close range with the two League Cups and the 2008 however, Rooney’s England record to finish his international career clear their lines properly and A good passing move then goal gaping. AFP Champions League, and is the stands up against anyone’s. without adding to his tally. AFP My discipline may have cost United: Ferguson

LONDON: Alex Ferguson’s and it might have cost us several England, including 13 Premier teenager to prove a success at Old insistence on discipline above titles, “ Ferguson said in one of Leagues in England and two Trafford. all else might have cost the extracts being released on Champions Leagues, before retir- Martial’s new France and Manchester United trophies United’s official Facebook page. ing in 2013. United team-mate Morgan during his 26-year reign, he has “But if I had to repeat things I’d “The book brings together the Schneiderlin revealed earlier said. do it precisely the same because most important skills and the key this week that Rooney had asked In his new book “Leading”, discipline has to come before any- philosophies I developed during him about the teenager and the most successful manager in thing else. my 38 years as a football man- the England captain confessed British football history said that “People will give a manager ager and draws on my experiences to being in the dark about the does not mean he would do any- plenty of opportunities to crack of managing some of the biggest striker. thing differently. the whip so it’s best to pick and talents in the game in a high- “It’s been well-documented I David Beckham, Roy Keane, choose your moments. pressure environment,” he said. haven’t seen that much of him Jaap Stam and Ruud van “You don’t have to dish out a Meanwhile, Manchester United play, so I can’t really say too much UEFA coaching ambassador Alex Ferguson of Scotland (right) speaking to Nistelrooy were among the lead- punishment very often before captain Wayne Rooney admit- on him,” Rooney told reporters Arsenal FC head coach Arsene Wenger of France during the UEFA 2015 ing players who left the club after everyone gets the message.” ted yesterday that he knows lit- ahead of England’s Euro 2016 Elite Club Coaches Forum on Wednesday at the UEFA headquarters, the falling foul of Ferguson. Ferguson won almost 50 tro- tle about new signing Anthony qualifier in San Marino to be House of European Football, in Nyon, Switzerland. “I place discipline above all else phies all told in Scotland and Martial, but backed the French played later today. AGENCIES 11:30am, 1:30,3:30,5:30,7:30,9:30&11:30pm Welcome Back(2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm 11:00am, 1:00,3:00,5:00,7:00,9:00&11:00pm Welad Risk(2D/Arabic) Paayum Puli 4:00 &9:30pm Dynamite (2D/Telugu) Welcome Back(2D/Hindi) Loham ( The Transporter Refueled Lila &Eve SCREEN 3 (2D/Horror)Purgatory The GameMaker SCREEN 2 Welcome Back(2D/Hindi) Let UsPery SCREEN 1 Purgatory (2D/Horror)Purgatory The GameMaker Ricki &TheFlash SCREEN 3 (2D/Adventure) SCREEN 2 The Transporter Refueled Hitman: Agent47 SCREEN 1 Baby Blues By Jerry Scott andRick Kirkman Scott Baby Blues ByJerry Syndicate York New Times /The International Arts Cartoon Sudoku. a normal like solved is Sudoku aHyper Otherwise, once. only appear 1to 9can from numbers the regions Inall regions). standard nine the with overlap regions 13 (four unlike Sudoku regions has Sudoku Hyper A cells. blank 1 to 9intofrom the numbers by the filling solved is Puzzle Sudoku A Hyper Sudoku: Hyper play to How HYPER Ricki &TheFlash Let UsPery Lila &Eve SCREEN 3 The Transporter Refueled Hitman: Agent47 SCREEN 2 The GameMaker SCREEN 1 SCREEN 10 SCREEN 9 South Paw SCREEN 8 Mission ImpossibleRogueNation(2D/Action) SCREEN 7 (2D/Horror)Purgatory SCREEN 6 The Returned SCREEN 5 SCREEN 4 SCREEN 3 10:00am, 12:00noon,2:00,4:00,6:00,8:00,10:00&11:55pm SCREEN 2 SCREEN 1 ASIAN TOWN MALL NOVO ROYAL PLAZA LANDMARK

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Herds of wildebeest cross the river in Masai Mara, Kenya. Every year hundreds of thousands of wildebeest make the crossing from the Serengeti to Masai Mara game reserve to graze during the migration.

Family jokes Longest Polish river reveals secrets amid drought and school : Archeologists are layers of sediment — they search ’s water level was too low” “Its bed consists of a layer of Soviet military plane that crashed having a field day in Poland’s for curious objects from aboard to keep their boats afloat. sand eight to nine metres deep at the end of World War II turned struggles: Film longest river, the Vistula, which their inflatable boat. Other items to emerge from and the river does what it likes up in the almost completely dried- because of a drought has hit a The large sandbanks poking out the Vistula this summer include with it, like piling it up into a up Bzura River. record low water level allow- of the water give the river the air pieces of bridges and boats, as well massive mound only to dig a huge Meanwhile, a small patrol boat shows private ing them to uncover a treasure of a barren desert landscape. But as ceramic objects dating as far hole in the same spot the following from World War I washed up in trove of ancient artifacts. for the archeologists, it’s paradise. back as 700 to 400BC. year.” The Vistula’s green river- the San River in the country’s side of Malala “There are pieces of marble Even the bulldozers are able to They include obelisks and bases banks are a favourite with birds, southeast, complete with ammu- and stoneware and fragments of follow them into areas that are of columns that likely came from pedestrians, cyclists and even sun- nition and three guns more than WASHINGTON: Most people fountains, window sills, columns, normally off limits for the heavy Warsaw’s Kazimierz Palace, which bathers and campfire enthusiasts a century old. know Pakistani Nobel Peace concrete slabs, cannonballs,” said machines. was built in the 17th century and in the summer months. But the surprises were not limited Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Hubert Kowalski, a researcher at Using water pumps borrowed is today a Warsaw University Its water level usually averages to sunken ships and ancient arti- who was shot by the Taliban in Warsaw University’s archeological from firemen, the archeologists building. The Vistula is the EU 237 centimetres in the capital but facts: a moose also wandered into the 2012 for demanding girls’ right institute. remove layers of sand and pebbles member’s largest river, as well reached a high of 787 centimetres middle of the Vistula near downtown to education, but few have heard Dressed in orange and green to retrieve their treasures, some- as its longest at more than 1,000 in 1960. Records began in 1789. Warsaw last month to beat the heat, of the 19th century Afghan hero- rubber hip waders, the archeolo- times with the help of cranes when kilometres (600 miles), splitting The low water level of the river all to the media’s delight. ine she was named after. gists slosh around the Vistula, the objects prove too heavy. “It’s the country in half and flowing and its tributaries has hit the Television stations showed According to Pashtun tradition, whose level has fallen to just 40 mainly fragments of carved stones into the Baltic Sea. farm sector hard but has had no hours of live feeds of the animal Malalai of Maiwand spurred her centimetres in downtown Warsaw that the Swedes tried to steal in It is also “one of Europe’s effect on the capital’s supply of staring pensively off into space countrymen to victory against — the lowest in over 200 years. the 17th century during their 1656 most capricious waterways,” said drinking water, which is sourced before police managed to catch it British troops in 1880, taking to Armed with detectors of all invasion,” Kowalski said. Culture Minister Malgorzata underground. and release it into a greener area the battlefield to rally a demor- sorts, sonars and sub-bottom “But they failed to get them Omilanowska, who visited the Historic finds have also sur- away from downtown. alised Afghan force with a verse profilers — tools for identifying out of the country because the archeologists on Thursday. faced elsewhere: the wreck of a AFP about martyrdom. She was later struck down and killed. The legend is recounted in He Named Me Malala, a new docu- mentary about Yousafzai, now 18, whose attack while riding a school Tom Hardy bus shocked the world. Depp wows Venice in mobster mode “You named her after a girl who spoke out and was killed. takes on It’s almost as if you said she’d VENICE: Johnny Depp’s por- it’s your fault,” he said. Barely rec- Bulger a degree of protection as eventually lead to him being be different,” director Davis gangster Kray trayal of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger ognisable after having been given an incentive to help provide the jailed for life for corruption and Guggenheim tells Yousafzai’s was tipped yesterday as a the Irish-American gangster’s leads and evidence they need. for knowingly causing the death father, Ziauddin, in the film. potential Oscar winner after severely receding hairline, sallow The Faustian pact ini- of one of Bulger’s many victims. “You’re right,” he replies. twins in Legend Black Mass, an account of the Celtic complexion and piercing blue tially yields rewards, allowing Bulger became a fugitive in Filmed over 18 months, the inti- Boston mobster’s life of crime eyes, Depp features in almost every Connolly’s career to blossom in 1994 and evaded capture for 17 mate portrait shows a teenager LONDON: British actor Tom was unveiled to a warm recep- scene of Scott Cooper’s movie. parallel with Bulger’s develop- years. For much of that time he more at ease on the world stage Hardy delves into the criminal tion at the Venice film festival. It is a biopic that could almost ment of an empire that grows to was classed as second only to — speaking at UN headquarters world in Legend, taking on not Greeted by thousands of fans, be classed as a buddy movie eventually include illicit gambling, Osama bin Laden as the United in New York — or addressing stu- one but two roles as the notorious some of whom had been camped since at its core is the relation- extortion rackets and much of the States’ most wanted man. dents in Syrian refugee camps London gangsters the Kray twins. out all night, the American star ship between Bulger and John city’s drug trade. He was finally captured in 2011. than with classmates in Britain The Mad Max: Fury Road star kicked off an at-times rambling Connolly, a childhood friend from But as it becomes clear that Two years later he was convicted where she was flown for surgery. plays both Ronnie and Reggie press conference with a joke the tough, Irish-dominated area Connolly has little, if any, con- of involvement in 11 murders and “In this new school, it’s hard,” she Kray in the biopic about the acknowledging that he may appear of South Boston, who has become trol of his supposed inform- sentenced to spend the rest of his says, admitting a lack of shared feared duo, who built up a crimi- to be slightly the worse for wear. an FBI agent. ant, Bulger’s eventual downfall lift in prison, where he turned 86 experiences with the other girls. nal empire in the 1950s and 1960s. “This is non-alcoholic,” he said Connolly persuades his bosses becomes only a matter of time. on Thursday. While much is known about Ronnie and Reggie, who also after sipping from a water bottle. that he can bring down the Italian The film ends with Connolly’s Cooper’s account spares view- Yousafzai’s advocacy work, the mingled with the rich and famous, “I’m being responsible. So if I slur mafia in the city, if they offer arrest on charges which ers the worst incidents of extraor- documentary lifts the lid on her were sent to jail for life for mur- dinary brutality that punctuated family life in central England with der convictions in 1969 and died in Bulger’s criminal career while still much humour generated by her 1995 and 2000 respectively. providing ample testimony of the two brothers. “There’s a part of me that enjoys sociopathic, sadistic core of his per- “She’s a little bit naughty,” investigating the world of criminal sonality. In one scene culled from says Yousafzai’s youngest underworld ... and it seemed like a real life, he strangles a friend’s brother, who she introduces as natural progression but the chal- girlfriend to death in front of him “a good boy” in contrast to her lenge would be to play two people,” after discovering she knew more other brother who she calls “the Hardy said at the film’s premiere than she should about their affairs. laziest one”. on Thursday night. But the Bulger portrayed by She giggles when asked if she Asked about the film’s title, he Cooper is also a man bestowed would ever ask a boy on a date. added: “It’s kind of ironic because it with a natural charisma who lets Using archive footage and voice means that there are lots of myths his elderly mother cheat at cards recordings of Islamist leader that circulate around about the — a world away from the Bulger- Fazlullah, the documentary cap- Krays ... No one really knows the based monster played by Jack tures the steady crackdown on truth about them... There’s loads Nicholson in Martin Scorsese’s freedoms in Yousafzai’s native of material out there but it’s pretty “The Departed.” Swat Valley, including schools much open to interpretation.” Without overlabouring the destroyed by bombs and music Despite their record, the Kray point, the film includes a refer- CDs burned. twins still hold almost mythical ence to the fact that Bulger had Encouraged by her teacher status in Britain, with thousands taken LSD repeatedly for experi- father, Yousafzai began blog- of people watching the corteges ments conducted during an ear- ging for the BBC at the age of at their funerals. “There is noth- lier stint in prison. It also depicts 11. Writing anonymously, she ing in this film that I see as glo- how badly Bulger was affected by described life under the harsh rifying their behaviour,” actor the sudden death, from Reye’s edicts of the Taliban, bombed- Christopher Eccleston, who plays syndrome, of his six-year-old son, out schools, executions under the the police officer investigating the overtly suggesting the loss helped cover of dark and girls’ education Krays in the movie, said. Actor Johnny Depp’s fans sit in front of the entrance of the venue of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, northern Italy, to explain what followed. limited to reading the Holy Quran. REUTERST yesterday. AFP REUTERS