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Emir arrives in South Korea Four die as Saudi Alarming rise hunts gunmen who killed eight RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi secu- rity forces yesterday shot dead in bounced two suspected members of an armed group that killed at least eight people in an overnight attack on Shia Muslims mark- ing an important religious anni- cheque cases versary in Al Ahsa. Two security officers also died and two were wounded in the gun battle in the town of Buraida, Courts hear hundreds of cases daily north of the capital Riyadh, in which the two suspected mili- DOHA: Court cases involving been an alarming rise in instances tants were killed, the official cheques that are dishonoured of cheques bouncing is that peo- Saudi Press Agency said, citing by banks due to insufficient bal- ple are doing business without an Interior Ministry statement. ance in the account of the issuer enough experience and with the Al Ahsa is one of Saudi Arabia’s are on the rise. sole intention of making a quick main centres of minority Shias. Cheques are bouncing in such buck. “As a group of citizens was leav- large numbers due to insufficient The problem occurs not only ing a building ... three masked balance in the accounts of issuers between individuals but also men opened fire at them with that they are losing their value as between individuals and compa- machine guns and pistols,” the a financial guarantee in business nies, the daily said. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Seoul yesterday on a two-day state visit. The Emir ministry was cited as saying by deals. “People just issue a cheque and his delegation were welcomed by First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong, a number of Korean officials, SPA about the Al Ahsa attack. Bounced cheque cases are com- without thinking and without Qatar’s ambassador to South Korea, Mohamed Abdullah Al Dehaimi, and the South Korean ambassador to REUTERS ing to courts by the hundreds making sure they have enough Qatar, Chung Keejong. each working day of the week, Al balance in their bank account, as Sharq reported. a form of guarantee in a business Last week, the preliminary deal,” said the daily. court alone heard some 200 cases Banks and law-enforcement of bounced cheques on a single agencies have been raising pub- UK-based activist wins $500,000 WISE prize day, the daily said. lic awareness against issuing of And this week, some 300 cases cheques without having a suffi- BY FAZEENA SALEEM innovation, the goal of the WISE More than three million chil- education for girls. We have com- of bounced cheques have been cient bank balance to help check Prize is to raise the status of edu- dren in the poorest areas of these mitted to support further one mil- heard by different courts. rising numbers of court cases. DOHA: A UK-based activist cation in the global agenda. Our countries have benefited from the lion girls in secondary education Many people issue cheques Still, it seems that many people has walked away with the cov- WISE Prize for Education laure- innovative education programme. over the next five years in Africa. without sufficient balance in their are not aware of the importance eted fourth $500,000 ‘WISE ates stand as examples of what The campaign, based in We believe that secondary educa- bank accounts. When a cheque of a cheque and the dangers of Prize — a ‘Nobel’ for Education’ is possible. By celebrating their Cambridge in the UK, provides tion is absolutely fundamental,” is dishonoured by the bank, the issuing a cheque without suf- — for her outstanding campaign achievements, we aim to inspire bursaries to help girls stay in she said. person to whom it had been issued ficient balance in their bank that provides millions of under- millions more social entrepre- school, paying school fees or buy- An international jury with approaches the issuer and asks accounts, according to the daily. privileged girls in sub-Saharan neurs, advocates and education ing textbooks and uniforms. prominent educationists includ- him for the sum involved. Legal circles say that according Africa access to education. innovators who deliver solutions “I want to dedicate this prize ing Dr Monique Canto Sperber, When the issuer refuses to pay to Law No. 11 of 2004, issuing a H H Sheikha Moza bint one child, one village, one town to all those girls in Africa who Julia Gillard, Androulla Vassiliou, the said amount the person goes cheque that is dishonoured by the Nasser presented the award to at a time.” were able to exercise their right Professor Zhou Qifeng, Dr to the Capital Police and files a bank due to insufficient balance in Ann Cotton at the sixth World Ann launched the Campaign to education and to those girls Michèle Pierre-Louis and Dr complaint. The complaint is the issuer’s account is a criminal Innovation Summit for Education for Female Education (Camfed) who even as we sit here, fetch and Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, referred to the Public Prosecution offence. (WISE), which began at Qatar to improve opportunities to chil- carry water and wood and have no Chairman of WISE, picked the if the police are unable to resolve The law prescribes a jail sen- National Convention Centre here dren deprived of education in five idea that the WISE prize is going WISE Prize winner for this year. the matter. The Capital Police has tence ranging from three months yesterday. countries in sub-Saharan Africa. to change their life,” said Ann on This year’s WISE event is being a section dedicated exclusively to to three years or a fine of QR3,000 Announcing the WISE Prize Camfed International, which receiving the award. held under the theme ‘Imagine- bounced cheques. to QR10,000, or both, for the laureate for this year, Sheikha began in 1993, supports girls in “Along with its pride and pres- Create-Learn: Creativity at the The prosecution eventually issuer, depending on the severity Moza said, “By recognising the rural communities in Ghana, tige, it also carries a financial Heart of Education. refers the matter to the courts. of the crime. dedication of true education Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and prize, and that financial prize THE PENINSULA One of the reasons there has THE PENINSULA pioneers and showcasing their Zimbabwe. we are committing to secondary Continued on page 6

Not so Nice Burglar gets Republicans eye Senate 15 years for murder control in midterm vote WASHINGTON: Americans seats in as many as 10 states. DOHA: A criminal court has voted yesterday in key mid- The party of an incumbent sentenced an Asian to 15 years term elections expected to president historically fares badly in jail for stabbing a person to hand control of the Senate to in elections in the middle of his death in a burglary case in which Republicans, an outcome that second term. Every president a steel vault with some cash was would dash Barack Obama’s since Ronald Reagan has left office stolen from a company’s office. hopes for a productive final two with the opposition party control- The court sentenced five accom- years at the White House. ling Congress, and Obama is likely plices of the above convict to five Many key races could go down to be no different. years in prison for the burglary. to the wire, but polls suggest Republicans have successfully A sixth accomplice was sen- Republicans are on course to win capitalised on Obama’s unpopu- tenced to six months in jail for the six Senate seats they would larity to convince voters of a need hiding the knife used in the stab- need to gain control of both cham- for new leadership on Capitol Hill. bing. The knife was later recov- bers of Congress for the first time Democrats hold a 55 to 45 ered from him. since 2006. seat advantage in the Senate, The court ordered that all the Democrats — who were work- where 36 seats are up for grabs. seven convicts be deported after ing feverishly to draw voters to the Republicans control the House of they have served their sentences, polls in a last-gasp effort to stave Representatives. AFP Al Sharq reported. Police patrol a street strewn with debris in the French Riviera city of Nice yesterday after large waves broke off disaster — could lose Senate See also page 11 The convicts first entered a against barriers at the harbour of Nice amid an alert for storms, heavy rain and a risk of flooding. company’s office and tried to make away with a steel vault. However, they had to flee empty-handed after some noise they had made alerted a security guard. They then entered another company’s Qatar to be first Middle East clearing hub for yuan office and stole a steel vault. As they were carrying the vault BEIJING/DUBAI: Qatar will “The signing of the MoU and trading, boosting activity in a gas trade. The yuan is still believed China suggests it is looking ahead away, a group of four men saw become the Middle East’s first the appointment of the renminbi financial centre. to be years away from becoming a to a time when that will change. them. The four men confronted hub for clearing transactions clearing bank will increase the At present, the Gulf’s wealthy fully convertible currency, limit- As the Gulf’s trade and invest- the burglars in a bid to snatch the in the Chinese yuan, in a step strong ties between China and oil and gas exporters rely heav- ing its attraction for use in central ment ties with China boom, the vault from them. A fight ensued that could over the long run Qatar and position Qatar as the ily on the US dollar; most of their bank reserves. yuan is becoming increasingly and one of them was stabbed and help Gulf oil exporting countries regional centre for renminbi clear- currencies are pegged to the dol- Although the yuan is now used important to the region. he later succumbed to his injuries. reduce their dependence on the ing and settlement,” the Qatari lar, and most of their huge foreign to settle over 24 percent of China’s Qatar is the biggest supplier of The vault contained QR17,000 US dollar. central bank said. currency reserves are denomi- total trade, up from 3 percent in liquefied natural gas to China. in cash and some passports and Industrial and Commercial Bank A clearing bank can handle all nated in dollars. 2010, according to estimates by Its overall trade with China documents. The company that of China’s Doha branch has been parts of a transaction from when This is largely because their HSBC, bankers believe the share soared to QR41.9bn ($11.5bn) in owned the vault told the police its appointed as the clearing bank a commitment is made until it is energy exports to China are for Chinese trade with the Gulf 2013 from just QR1.5bn a decade loss amounted to QR26,000. for yuan deals in Qatar, China’s settled; having such a bank can mainly denominated in dollars, is much lower, at about half that ago. THE PENINSULA central bank said yesterday. reduce costs and time taken for the currency of choice in oil and level. However, Qatar’s deal with REUTERS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Emir holds talks with Chinese Premier

BEIJING: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Emir arrives in South Korea after wrapping up two-day state visit to China Thani held talks with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at People’s Palace. Talks dealt with means of enhancing cooperation in the context of strategic relations. The Emir’s delegation and Chinese officials were present. The Emir also met the Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, Wu Jingjing, at People’s Palace and discussed relations and topics of mutual interest. The Emir held separate meet- ings with the President of China Islamic Association, Imam Hilaluddin Chen Guangyuan, and the Chairman of Chinese- Arab Friendship Association, Arken Imirbaki, at his residence and reviewed issues of mutual interest. The Emir met at his residence Qataris studying on scholarships in China. The Emir praised their efforts to complete their studies to serve their community and country. The Emir urged them to make The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani holding talks with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at People’s Palace, in the presence of officials from both sides. the most of every opportunity of learning and knowledge and to China. The Emir and his del- Minister Li Keqiang, thanking Ambassador Chung Keejong, people my sincere greetings and thanks to our common keen- cultural exchange offered by the egation were seen off at Beijing them for the warm hospitality Arab ambassadors and Qatari greetings of the Qatari people, ness to continue to enhance and scholarships, build relationships International Airport by the and reception accorded to him embassy staff. together with the best wishes of strengthen these ties in various and acquire expertise. Representative of the Chinese and his delegation. In a statement, the Emir continuous progress and pros- fields. The students thanked the Emir Government and Assistant In Seoul, the Emir and his said, “Upon arrival to the city of perity to all of them and their “I am looking forward to meet- and said the meeting would moti- Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan, delegation were welcomed at Seoul at the beginning of a state friendly country. ing the President and the Prime vate them to continue their stud- Qatari Ambassador Sultan bin Seoul Military Airport by the visit to the Republic of Korea, it “I would also like to express Minister to discuss with them ies and redouble their educational Salmeen Al Mansouri and Qatari First Vice-Foreign Minister, Cho gives me pleasure to extend to satisfaction over the develop- issues of mutual concern and attainment and knowledge. embassy Staff. Tae-yong, top officials, Qatari President Park Geun-hye, Prime ment and growth in the excellent ways of expanding cooperation The Emir left for South Korea, The Emir sent cables to Ambassador Mohamed Abdullah Minister Jung Hong-won, their relations of friendship and coop- for the benefit of our two peo- wrapping up a two-day state visit President Xi Jinping and Prime Al Dehaimi, South Korean government and their honourable eration between our countries, ples.” QNA

Exhibition on Qatar’s Master of equine art opens solo Acne, vitiligo covered by Seha flora and fauna opens expo with 35 works at Katara if treatment not DOHA: Sixty art pieces Qatar is always looking for crea- DOHA: Iraqi-Canadian artist inspired by Qatar’s flora and tive and innovative ways to engage Al Al Mimar, one of the mas- cosmetic: NHIC fauna will be displayed at an local residents and raise aware- ters of equine art, is displaying DOHA: The National Health exhibition which opens this ness about the broad and varied 35 of his works at a solo exhi- Insurance Company (NHIC) has evening at Katara Art Centre. heritage around them. bition which opened at Katara clarified that dermatological dis- The 20-day expo ‘Qatar Natural “The exhibition represents Building 13 on Monday. eases such as acne and vitiligo are Heritage under the Microscope: Qatar’s rich natural heritage in ‘Neigh in the Time of Silence’ covered by the National Health Designs based on Flora and Fauna a creative and novel way that runs until November 24, featur- Insurance Scheme — Seha — as found in Qatar’ is being organised highlights the diversity and ing unique works by the world long as the treatment is not cos- by UCL Qatar. depth of natural wonders in their renowned painter of Arabian metic in nature. Designed by Doha-based artist environment”. horses. Acne is a common skin disease Mariana Heilmann, the exhibition A key element of the pro- The expo, organised in col- that causes pimples. Vitiligo causes is the first of its kind, unifying gramme was the use of scientific laboration with Qatar Fine Arts the skin to lose colour resulting in Qatari natural heritage, art and data, providing an educational Society (QFAS), was opened patches of lighter skin. science. experience for exhibiting students by Katara General Manager, Citizens, who are beneficiaries Students in Al Ruqayya School, and visitors. Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al of Seha in the current phase, can Qatar Canadian School and Doha In the interest of creating a Sulaiti, Qatar Fine Arts Society seek treatment for such conditions College were encouraged to cre- well-researched study, experts Chairman, Yusuf Al Sada, and Al from any of the providers included ate pieces based on microscopic Dr Aspasia D Chatziefthymiou, Mimar in the presence of promi- in the Seha network, NHIC said images of local flora and fauna in Microbial Ecologist, Weill Cornell nent artists. yesterday. workshops run by UCL Qatar. Medical College in Qatar, and Dr Al Sulaiti said Katara has Doctors will draw up a plan for The resulting 60 designs and Philip Connolly, Laboratory always been keen to collaborate Iraqi-Canadian artist Al Al Mimar (left) and Katara General Manager, the member and submit it to Seha patterns are on display at the Technician, UCL Qatar, were with associations and centres, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, (second left) with other officials at the to maintain a structured course of exhibition alongside background commissioned to contribute including QFAS, in Cultural opening of the expo. action for treatment. information about the study. expertise from latest research Village to enrich the art scene and Cases that are not clear whether “Using micrographs as a basis projects. support artists whether Qataris Qatari artists with the oppor- Mimar goes beyond the aes- medical or cosmetic will be intro- for artwork is something I have Dr Chatziefthymiou’s research or others. tunity to know others’ works, thetic appeal of the Arabian duced to a committee of experts been developing over the years. focuses on the behaviour of bacte- Stressing the significance of art experiences and innova- horse, shedding light on what it from the public and private health The focus on Qatari natural herit- ria adapted to extreme climates. the arts as a mirror that reflects tions. This time we are hosting has been associated with such sectors to provide opinion. age came about through dialogue Microscopic images of organisms how different communities live Al Mimar who became famous as authenticity and nobility. He Members have the right to with UCL Qatar, which recog- that survive in the desert sand and develop, he said, “It is para- for his skills in painting horses,” said he fashions art on nobility inquire about their cases with nised the potential for the pro- dunes, mangroves, wadis, rawdats mount to work in collaboration Al Sada said, praising the origi- and knighthood at a time when NHIC at their convenience. gramme to be used in schools. (meadows), sabkhas (oases) and with QFAS to reflect this aspect nality, honesty and clarity in Al the values of knighthood are Information and updates on the “Our aim is to encourage the intertidal zones in Qatar formed through exhibitions of Qatari art- Mimar’s works and his devotion lost. scheme are available at the Seha next generation to appreciate the basis of the exhibition works. ists and expatriates from various to art. Born in Baghdad in 1965, Al website www.seha.qa and on social their environment by exposing The aim is to shed light on the nationalities. Al Mimar’s interest in paint- Mimar graduated from Institute media at facebook.com/SehaQatar them to the awe-inspiring intrica- often forgotten natural environ- “This would be a significant ing Arabian horses started of Fine Arts in 1985 and College and twitter.com/SehaQatar. cies revealed by science, through ments within Qatar in an engag- addition to efforts to bring other when he was a student. He was of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1991. Members can also call the Seha an artistic lens,” said Heilmann. ing, interactive way. cultures together. inspired by his mentor Fa’ik He has been recognised inter- call centre on 4020 8444, or visit the The project organiser, Antonia The exhibition is open to the “We are always keen to host Hassan, a pioneering Iraqi nationally and has featured in customer care centre on the sixth Rosati, Community Engagement public until November 24. professional foreign artists whom artist. exhibitions around the world. floor of Amwal. THE PENINSULA Officer, UCL Qatar, said, “UCL THE PENINSULA we select carefully, to provide In creating his works, Al THE PENINSULA Al Huwailah Link Road opens

DOHA: The Public Works Authority The road primarily serves traffic Road improvement works included, (Ashghal) yesterday announced the from and into Ras Laffan Industrial in addition to increasing the number of opening of Al Huwailah Link Road, City, especially heavy vehicles, by pro- lanes from one to four in each direction, which connects Ras Laffan Industrial viding an alternative road to Ras Laffan the establishment of four new intersec- City to Al Shamaal Road at Al Road that links Ras Laffan and Al Khor tions — between Al Huwailah Road and Huwailah Intersection. Street, which used to cause congestions College Street, between Al Huwailah The road was fully opened to traffic on on the expressway from Doha City to Ras Road and Al Shagub Street, between Al October 27. However, some complemen- Laffan Industrial City. Huwailah Road and Khalifa Street and tary works, such as cycling and footpath, The 16-km road is linked to Al Shamaal the intersection between Al Huwailah are being given final touches on both Road at Al Huwailah Intersection No. Road and Al Jassasiya Street. sides of the road that do not affect traffic. (Intersection 66), and represents an As for infrastructure improvement Al Huwailah Link Road was developed essential part of expansion plans for Ras works, services networks have been from single carriageway with one lane in Laffan Industrial City and its environs. established, including storm water drain- each direction without any separation, “Given the movement of heavy vehicles age, potable water and telecommunica- into a dual carriageway that includes four on the road from Ras Laffan Industrial tion networks and intelligent transport lanes in each direction, separated by a City to Al Shamaal Road, we have mixed systems. Al Huwailah Link Road is one median. asphalt in construction materials to of Expressway Programme projects being In addition, street lighting (high mast) achieve longer durability of the asset. The executed by Ashghal. The programme has been provided and traffic signals have road has been designed for a maximum includes more than 32 projects to build been installed with cameras to monitor speed of 80km per hour,” said Ahmed 1,000km of improved multi-track roads Ahmed Shawqi El Warraky, (second right) Project Manager, Al Huwailah Link Road, with violations on the four new intersections Shawqi El Warraky, Project Manager, and 240 main intersections. other officials during a visit to the project. to improve traffic safety. during a visit to Al Huwailah Road. THE PENINSULA HOME WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 HMC presents awards for outstanding works Annual Research Day 2014 recognises top achievers

Dr Hanan Al Kuwari (right), Managing Director, HMC, honours Dr Jassim Al Suwaidi, Senior Consultant and Executive Director of Cardiology, in the presence of Dr Ibrahim Janahi at the ceremony.

DOHA: Hamad Medical academic health system’, ‘Building Hospital, were honoured with Corporation (HMC) selected the foundations for the future of the Best Publication Award and its Department of Surgery for research’, and ‘Honouring the the Best Researcher Award the Best Department Award for pioneers of HMC research’. was given to Dr Mohammed its outstanding performance in Awards were presented to Hammoudeh, Senior Consultant, research. researchers, recognising the best heumatology-medicine. Several other individuals and work in 2013. Forty-nine abstracts Hanan Al Kuwari, HMC institutions were also recognised for poster presentations and five Managing Director, stressed the for their outstanding work dur- for oral presentations were on role of research at HMC and said, ing the HMC’s Annual Research display, highlighting the research “In recent years we have been Day 2014. More than 300 senior culture at HMC and promoting working hard to develop HMC leaders and researchers were researchers’ efforts to improve into a thriving research centre. present at Four Seasons Hotel to outcomes for patients through “Research, along with educa- showcase research efforts of HMC implementation of new practices tion and health, is one of HMC’s staff and highlighted the role of and treatments. three pillars and plays a central research and its application in The Best Oral Presentation role in ensuring our patients improving patient care. Award went to Dr Hamdy Shokr, receive the highest possible This year’s Annual Research Specialist, Anaesthesia, Best standard of care. The Annual Day was held under the theme Poster Presentation Award to Dr Research Day 2014 has given us ‘Honouring the Past, Celebrating Ahmed Malki, Qatar University, the opportunity to come together the Present, Shaping the Future.’ Dr Khalid Al Ansari, Paediatric and celebrate the valuable work Delegates heard presentations Emergency Center, Al Sadd, undertaken by our researchers we from experts on topics, including and Dr Tawfeg Ben Omran, are all proud of,” she added. ‘Research in the context of an Paediatrics, Hamad General THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir, PM greet More emergency units UAE President DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh urged at health centres Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations DOHA: The Central Municipal hospital beds and providing free to the UAE President H H Council (CMC) has called on parking for emergency patients. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al authorities to consider set- Only a medical staff should deal Nahyan on the anniversary of ting up more emergency with a patient, especially in criti- his accession to the throne. units at health centres to cal conditions. The Prime Minister and ease congestion at Hamad The CMC also recommended Interior Minister H E Sheikh Medical Corporation’s (HMC) that procedures for citizens to Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Emergency Department. receive the bodies of their loved Al Thani sent a similar cable. The CMC discussed the issue ones be made easier and called at its weekly meeting yesterday, on authorities to conduct a fea- Emir gets phone based on a report prepared by sibility study on establishing an its public services and utilities office of the public prosecution call from Abbas committee on problems facing at HMC. citizens visiting the Emergency The council reiterated its DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Department. demand to transfer mainte- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The report was prepared by nance of internal roads from the yesterday received a tel- CMC’s Vice-Chairman, Engineer Ministry of Municipality and ephone call from Palestinian Officials inspecting parking on the Salwa Road. SYED OMAR Jassim bin Abdullah Al Malki. Urban Planning to the Public President Mahmoud Abbas. It cited problems, including Works Authority — Ashghal — to They reviewed means of long waiting in the reception avoid overlapping and study the enhancing relations. QNA area to see physicians and for possibility of opening up Ashghal laboratory tests. It suggested offices in municipalities to follow that officials at the department up on maintenance works. Used car dealers hit by take a serious note of complaints It recommended a fine of not Security, human about staff neglecting patients. more than 10 percent on contrac- The report acknowledged tors for not completing projects rights forum some challenges at the depart- on schedule. Other measures ment, especially the large turn- should include withdrawal of the crackdown on parking opens today out of patients. This has to be project and termination of the addressed by prioritising cases contract. DOHA: Under the patronage of based on seriousness and expand- To a query from Councillor Salwa Road traders seek land for showrooms, time to relocate the Prime Minister and Interior ing the emergency units at Al Khalifa Hashim Al Saada, the Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah Wakra and Al Khor hospitals. media consultant from Ashghal DOHA: Traders running the paralysed their business and they the municipality but they had bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Other recommendations said work on the Rawdat Al second-hand car showrooms on were not given time to find alter- expressed helplessness. Thani, the international confer- included opening more units and Rashid Project would start next the Salwa Road say they have native arrangements. “All cars Officials have indicated that ence on challenges to security treatment rooms to avoid con- month. been hit hard by an ongoing encroaching public areas were Salwa Road has been specially and human rights in the Arab gestion in one unit, increasing THE PENINSULA crackdown on cars encroaching removed about two months ago. targeted in the campaign as it is region opens today at the Ritz- public spaces. Then inspectors came and told us a key artery linking Qatar with Carlton Doha. The Ministry of Municipality that we are not allowed to park other GCC countries, he added. Organized by Qatar National and Urban Planning, in partner- our cars in parking lots in front of Traders felt that the only solu- Human Rights Committee, in CMC launches website ship with the Traffic Department, our shops. When asked why, they tion to the problem is shifting the cooperation with the General launched the campaign to clean said these spaces are intended for showrooms to a suitable location. Secretariat of Arab Interior DOHA: The Central Municipal Council yesterday launched a web- the streets off all illegal struc- the visitors,” said the manager of “We are not against the law but Ministers Council, the UN High site to increase interaction between citizens and councillors on tures, abandoned cars as well as an affected shop. the campaign was launched in a Commissioner for Human Rights, planning for the country. those occupying public spaces. He said inspectors had also hurry. We need six months to one the General-Secretariat of Arab The website www.cmcqatar.net was launched at the CMC headquar- Haphazardly parked cars imposed fines of up to QR10,000 year to find a new location and League and the Arab network ters just before the biweekly session. obstructing traffic was a common on shops that violated the rule. make arrangements for shifting,” for National Human Rights Saud Abdullah Al Henzab, Chairman, said the website was like sight on both sides of Salwa Road “We are sort of closed now. We said a showroom manager. Institutions, the forum will bring a house of democracy, being equipped with interactive facilities to — home to several second-hand can park a maximum eight cars He said in Dubai, no second- together over 400 representatives allow the public to engage with Councillors and officials in providing car showrooms and other shops. in our covered parking area. And hand car showrooms are on the of top international and Arab suggestions. Now the streets and walkways they are mostly expensive cars, main roads. Each has 600 to organisations working in the field “Every councillor will have a profile page, with a contact where the wear a cleaner look, with the which are not easily sold. 1,000sqm area for operations. of human rights, Arab Interior public can engage directly with their representatives,” he said. shops having been forced to take “Another problem is that “Give us land to build a new and Justice ministries, human Jaber bin Hamad Al Akhan, Secretary-General, explained to council- out their cars from public areas. women customers won’t like to showroom and enough time to rights departments of Arab for- lors how to use the website its facilities, including an archives of photos The campaign has been exe- come inside to check cars. We also relocate.” The Barwa Real Estate eign affairs ministries, security and videos related to on which sessions will be stored and available for cuted by Al Rayyan Municipality, park cars behind our shops but company recently announced institutions, studies and research the public to view. The website will also publish monthly programmes in collaboration with the Traffic most customers are not familiar plans to build an exclusive “motor centres, government institutions and other news. Department. with this place,” he added. city” for second-hand cars trade and civil society organisations. “This is just the beginning and we intend to make it as interactive Several showroom owners He said some shops had taken which is expected to solve the It will cover topics, including as possible with the public,” said Al Akhan. THE PENINSULA said the crackdown had nearly up the issue with officials at problem. THE PENINSULA the relationship between security and human rights, experiences of Arab Interior Ministers Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as expe- riences of international organi- sations in dealing with security US News unveils best Arab region universities rankings institutions in the field of human rights, and best human rights DOHA: US News & World Science & Technology at third surveys of Arab region’s academ- institutions in the region, allow- the best universities for them in practices in security institutions. Report, a leading publisher of place. ics and employers and statistical, ing prospective students and the US. It will feature workshops on education analysis and rank- Cairo University in Egypt school-level data collected directly parents to accurately compare “We are dedicated to giving challenges to security and human ings, unveiled the inaugural is ranked fourth, followed by from Arab region universities. institutions. The overall rank- parents and students resources rights, codes of conduct for Best Arab Region Universities American University of Beirut in H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, ings include 91 universities in 16 they need to understand their security institutions and capac- rankings on usnews.com at the Lebanon in fifth place. Chairperson, Qatar Foundation countries. education options,” said Brian ity-building and role of police World Innovation Summit for The 2015 rankings are the (QF), initiated the project to cre- There are also separate rank- Kelly, Editor and Chief Content in promoting dialogue, alterna- Education (WISE) yesterday. beginning of a long-term project ate global consistency and add ings in 16 subjects, including key Officer, US News & World Report. tive solutions and reforms of the Three universities in Saudi by US News to develop surveys value to higher education in the ones such as computer science, “We bring to the Arab region security, penal and correctional Arabia claimed the top spots, and rankings for the region. region. QF assisting in research engineering, medicine, maths and and university community the institutions. with King Saud University taking In subsequent editions of the efforts with a grant. social sciences. same commitment and depth of The majority of UN panels the first place, followed by King rankings, US News plans to The 2015 US News rankings For 30 years, the US News Best study that has become so impor- dealing with the subject of the Abdulaziz University at second include other ranking factors, offer the most comprehensive Colleges rankings have been help- tant in the US.” forum and UN special rappor- and King Abdullah University of including separate reputation assessment of higher education ing prospective students identify THE PENINSULA teurs will also attend. QNA Best Buddies, Al Rayyan club hold sport festival

DOHA: Best Buddies Qatar, in partnership with Al Rayyan Sports Club, held ‘Festival of Social Sport Integration of People With and Without Intellectual Disabilities Hugo Boss is the most recently opened boutique at the airport. and AESN Students.’ Many Best Buddies Qatar members from Shafallah Center for Children with Qatar Duty free adds Special Needs and students from other schools were among the participants. four new brands They shared joy playing football, ground hockey, DOHA: Qatar Duty Free Vice-President, QDF. shooting the targets, table (QDF) yesterday announced “We are committed to bring- tennis, running with obsta- addition of four new premium ing the very best brands to the cles, collecting puzzles, shopping boutiques to its port- airport and providing our passen- tugging the rope, and dis- folio of retail destinations at gers with a world-class experience tillation challenges, in pairs Hamad International Airport. when they shop in our boutiques. and groups. Passengers looking for luxury “Our aim is to make the air- Mohammed Al Beshi, brands as they travel through port the No. 1 shopping destina- Deputy to the Manager of Doha will now be able to shop at tion for international and regional the Cultural Committee at Coach, Montblanc, Almotahajiba travellers, and we will continue to the club, said, “We are glad Methker Salem Al Shafi, General Manager, Al Rayyan Sports and Hugo Boss, as well as more open further stores in the coming to hold this festival with Club, presenting the partnership award to an official from Best than 70 other retail outlets within months to strengthen our posi- Best Buddies Qatar. I think Buddies Qatar. the 25,000sqm of retail space at tion as a leading player in this it is great to match people the airport. competitive global arena”. with and without intellec- Shafi, General Manager on permanent cooperation “We are delighted to offi- The most recently opened bou- tual disabilities. We hope of the club, presenting the in terms of holding mutual cially announce the opening of tique is Hugo Boss, where pas- to develop partnership and partnership award to Best sport events, festivals, train- Coach, Montblanc, Almotahajiba sengers will find a range of men’s hold such events annually.” Buddies Qatar. Best Buddies ing programmes and inter- and Hugo Boss at the airport,” fashion, eyewear, watches and The festival culminated Qatar and the club are keen national sport holidays. said Keith Hunter, Senior fragrances. THE PENINSULA with Methker Salem Al to conclude the agreement THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Infographic on youth QRC performs 30 cardiac unemployment in Mena region released surgeries in Mauritania

DOHA: Silatech and we see reflected in news head- Visualizing Impact, two of the lines are largely rooted in the region’s organisations dedi- frustration of disenfranchised Mission targets needy children born with heart defects cated to promoting economic youth without hope. opportunities for youth and “Youth exclusion is the sin- DOHA: The Qatar Red social justice, have released an gle most important challenge Crescent (QRC) medical infographic on youth unem- faced by the Mena region, and mission to Mauritania has ployment in the Middle East yet it receives a minimal share performed 30 cardiac catheter- and North Africa (Mena) of attention and resources. It is isation operations for free on region. time for that to change.” children born with heart prob- ‘The Long Run’ focuses on Visualizing Impact is an inter- lems and whose families cannot youth unemployment and its national creative design studio afford their treatment abroad. effect on delayed independence that focuses on Mena-based The project was coordi- which contribute to the region’s social issues. nated with National Center of sustained troubles. “Data Visualization has always Cardiology, Nouakchott, and The region’s 28 percent of been a way to express complex Mauritanian Red Crescent. youth labour force is without a ideas in simple terms,” explains For over eight days, the medi- job — the highest youth unem- Ramzi Jaber, Co-director of cal team examined 97 cases at ployment rate in the world. Visualizing Impact. the centre, and 30 children were This means that over seven “With ‘The Long Run,’ we catheterised in the heart after million young people must wait created a graphic that uses an they were found medically and longer to gain their first profes- easily comprehensible image of physiologically fit. sional experience, and are una- a running track to overlay data Doctors used latest technolo- ble to start saving for a home or that gets to one of the most gies to treat defective heart marriage and begin on a path important, yet often under-dis- valves and ventricular septal towards independence. cussed issues facing the region: defects and conducted diagnostic In addition to taking a social that Mena’s high youth unem- cardiac catheterisations. and financial toll on millions of ployment rate is not only detri- The mission distributed gifts young people, the high youth mental to the region’s economies and toys to the children as part unemployment rate adversely and delays the independence of of psychological support to help affects the region’s economies. many young lives, but is also an them respond well to treatment. It is estimated that the underlying foundation to many QRC Secretary-General, Saleh region’s Gross Domestic Product of the social and economic prob- bin Ali Al Mohannadi, welcomed (GDP) could increase by $25bn lems in the Arab world.” back the team, who accomplished by 2018 if the youth unemploy- For all their modernity and a successful mission, hailing the ment rate is reduced by half, digital lifestyles, most Mena good spirit showed by the three according to International youth commonly live with their doctors, who voluntarily con- Labour Organisation (ILO). families until they are married. tributed efforts over 10 years of “Youth unemployment is a They are waiting longer than the programme in response to pressing issue in many parts their counterparts in other the call of humanitarian duty The QRC medical team with Ahmed Al Khulaifi, Head of the mission, in Nouakchott. of the world, but nowhere is developing regions to reach and in support of QRC’s goal to the problem more long-stand- their ‘age of independence’. help the vulnerable everywhere enjoying their childhood and liv- Ahmed Ould Sid’Ahmed Agg, and implemented in many coun- ing, with action more urgently “If adulthood equals mar- to save their lives and preserve ing normally,” Al Mohannadi said. Secretary-General, Mauritanian tries, including Sudan, Morocco, required, than in the Mena riage in the Middle East, exclu- their dignity. Mohamed Lemine Ould Ministry of Health, said, “We Mauritania, Syria, Lebanon, as region,” says Dr Tarik M Yousef, sion from marriage or delayed “Such missions are important Mohamed Vall, President, thank the Qatari mission that well as Gaza. CEO of Silatech. marriage compromises full as they sometimes are the only Mauritanian Red Crescent, came to Mauritania to perform Having performed 160 “Without a job, and unable to participation in society” writes resort for thousands of children thanked the members of the mis- heart surgeries on the children. It operations so far at a cost of marry and begin a family, too noted scholar Diane Singerman, plagued with congenital heart sion for their efforts towards the is an example of brotherly coop- QR2,240,000, the project tar- many young people are locked Co-Director, Middle East diseases, which often cause death needy children and cooperation eration between both countries. gets at children born with heart out from full participation in Studies, American University before 16. As such, timely medi- between both societies based on We are willing to sustain and anomalies in the neediest coun- their societies. in Washington DC. cal intervention through cathe- a three-year MoU signed in 2012 deepen this relationship.” tries. On average, the cost is “The anger and desperation THE PENINSULA terisation saves the lives of those that covers health, food, capacity- QRC’s catheterisation pro- QR14,000 per operation. children and raises their hopes of building, and other fields. gramme was launched in 2004 THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 46 teams take part in Qatar Schools Debate League 138 debaters, 69 judges participate in Open and English Language categories

DOHA: Forty-six teams from 24 schools took part in the First Qatar Schools Debate League (QSDL) in English, organised by QatarDebate at Raba’a Al Adawiya Independent Secondary School for Girls (ISSG). Participants included Aisha Bint Abi Baker ISSG, Al Bayan ISSG, Al Ieman ISSG, Al Jazeera Academy, Al Maha Academy for Girls, Al Resala ISSG, Al Shahaniya ISSG, Amna Bint Wahab ISSG, Arwa Bint Mutaleb ISSG, Birla Public School, Cambridge International H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser presents the prize to Ann Cotton, Founder School for Girls, DeBakey High of Campaign for Female Education (Camfed). AR Al-Baker School, Doha College, Doha Modern Indian School, DPS Modern Indian School, Dukhan English School, MES Indian School, Mesaieed International WISE Summit sets School, Newton International Academy, Pakistan Education Center, Qatar Academy, Raba’a Al Adawiya ISSG, Rawda Bint up Creative lab Jassim ISSG, and Zobaida ISSG. QSDL included four prelimi- Continued from page 1 nary rounds and the motions Teams taking part in the debate in English. It has set up a Creative lab, showcasing transforming trends in were ‘This house believes that education. sporting bodies should not prioritise organ donations to A total of 138 debaters and Mutaleb, Raba’a Al Adawiya and “Nearly 60 million children and young people around the world still penalise their sportsmen for those who have lived a healthy 69 judges took part in two cat- Amna Bint Wahab schools. lack access to school, particularly in fragile states, and the regions of their off-field behaviour’, ‘This lifestyle.” egories namely — Open and Top speaker in Open category conflict and further 250 million are at risk of leaving school without house supports the rise in cam- The league was spread out English as a Foreign Language. was Zuha Sattar from Pakistan basic literacy and numeracy skills,” said Dr Al Thani. paigns such as the ice bucket through four tournaments and The top three teams in Open Education Center and Sondous “Education challenges are not limited to the developing world, but challenge’, ‘This house would debate points earned by the top category were MES, Al Bayan Adel from Arwa Bint Mutaleb common for all, that is why education needs to be competitive. “There make military service compul- teams from the schools in tour- and Doha College and the other in the EFL category. is an urgent need to close the gap between the education we have and sory’, and ‘This house would naments were accumulated. category was led by Arwa Bint THE PENINSULA the education we need,” he said. The annual summit since 2009 offers this year an opportunity for more than 1500 participants from 100 countries to collaborate, share efficient practices and challenge their thinking during interactive plenary sessions and debates. Manpower agencies Focus sessions highlight innovative practices or projects, along with workshops to facilitate collaboration on specific issues. The three-day to hold monthly Hyatt Plaza wins top award summit ends tomorrow. THE PENINSULA talks with Minister

DOHA: Manpower agency rep- resentatives will have monthly for marketing excellence meetings with the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs DOHA: During the 20th anniversary celebra- Forum on industry H E Abdullah Saleh Mubarak tions of RECON Middle East & North Africa last Al Khulaifi to discuss their month, Hyatt Plaza walked away with the Silver woes and seek redress. Award in the cause-related marketing excellence At a meeting on Monday, offi- category. awareness today cials from manpower recruitment With this, Hyatt Plaza Shopping Mall distin- businesses urged him to crack guished itself as the first in Qatar to win an MECSC/ down on unlicensed manpower ICSC award. DOHA: Qatar Railways subcontracts, architectural fin- agencies and individuals supplying The event was organized by International Council Company (Qatar Rail) will ishes subcontracts, including manpower. All companies should of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Middle East Council host an Industry Awareness interior fit outs for stations, hire workers through licensed of Shopping Centres (MECSC) — both of whom rep- Conference today to intro- provision of entrance structures agencies, they told the minister resent the shopping centres industry globally and duce companies specialising to stations and elevated station and urged him to ensure a wid- regionally. Their mission is to provide an effective in architectural and electro- shelters. ened role for them as hundreds of forum for exchange of ideas and sharing knowledge mechanical engineering to “The holding of the aware- thousands of foreign workers are and be a catalyst for the development of the industry. the works at the Doha Metro ness day is part of Qatar Rail’s to be recruited for the develop- Evaluation of award entries was based on the Project. proactive strategy to enhance ment projects linked to the FIFA efficiency of a particular campaign, design and its The conference at La Cigale the role and contribution of cur- 2022 event, local Arabic daily Al overall effectiveness in terms of return of invest- Hotel - Al Wajba hall from rent contractors to its projects Watan reported yesterday. ment, increase in mall traffic, enhancement of sales, 8.30am to noon, will be attended and give them the opportunity THE PENINSULA and media coverage. by more than 200 companies and to be part of the company’s Hyatt Plaza’s 2014 Ramadan Events Entry made it over 500 people. works,” said Abdulla Abdulaziz to the award. The competition was open to 40 nomi- It is likely to witness a lively Al Subaie, Managing Director 99 residential nations from the Middle East and North Africa and discussion on the occupational and Chairman of the Executive the entry was a single event, programme or project and management aspects of the Committee, Qatar Rail. Officials at the awards ceremony. that primarily benefited a charitable or community pioneering project with suppliers, The phase one of the project plots sold in need, interest or cause. and to be more determined to bring home the Gold consultants and contractors, as consists of eight major design and Hyatt Plaza captured the spirit of Ramadan by Award next year. We dedicate this award to our well as the companies with the build civil contracts with a value one week organising events, including Fast-a-thon, Kids fun stakeholders, especially tenants and customers. They potential to cooperate with in the of about QR45bn, each of which zone, charity Iftar parties and a donation drive. have inspired us to organise interesting activities future. will require the appointment of DOHA: Some 99 residential Feroz Moideen, General Manager, said, ‘We are and events, and provide superior value to them Presentation will include an large-scale multi-discipline MEP plots of sizes from 436sqm honoured to be presented with the award and appre- while delivering our social responsibility to society. explanation and description of subcontractors, OEMs (original to 2,000sqm were sold in Al ciate the industry’s recognition of our marketing Our marketing and customer service strategies are the sub-contracting tenders for equipment manufacturers) and Wukair locality of Al Wakra excellence among participating malls from the aligned to support Qatar’s vision of creating excep- the project. large-scale high quality architec- town in the week from region. Winning this accolade has given our team tional tourist destinations. And we are proud to play The tenders include mechani- tural work subcontractors. October 26 to 30. confidence and motivation to keep up the good work our role in the mission.” THE PENINSULA cal and electrical (MEP) THE PENINSULA Real estate transaction details released by the Ministry of Justice yesterday show that out of 245 deals, 99 were related to residential plots in Al Wukair. The total value Total solution for greenhouse emissions of the deals was QR774.36m. No big transactions were con- DOHA: Total, the French gases into the atmosphere is a project initiated in 2010 in Pau, cluded in the week. energy giant, recently presented serious problem, with substantial France. The prices of Al Wukair a practical solution for reduc- impacts on human health, ecology, The project demonstrates the plots ranged from QR800,000 ing the emission of greenhouse the environment and resources. technical feasibility of an inte- to QR7m depending on size. gas, as part of a climate change The phenomenon has led to a grated onshore carbon capture Contacted for comment, panel session. rise in the global average annual and storage for stream production real estate expert and evalua- The presentation was made by temperatures, which has affected on an industrial scale. Following tor, Khalifa Al Muslemani, told Dominique Copin, an expert on the lives and economies of many the success of the pilot, the project this newspaper that there was sustainable development at Total, nations. is being placed in a surveillance increasing demand for small at the Seventh SPE Middle East Copin addressed issues such as period ending 2016. plots for villas in Al Wukair Health, Safety, Environment the impact of our energy industry Total has taken a stand to play because of its proximity to & Sustainable Development on greenhouse gas emission. an active role to cut carbon pol- Hamad International Airport Conference & Exhibition. He insisted that the switch lution and greenhouse gases, in and the New Doha Port. As part of the environmental from coal to gas can contribute support of Qatar National Vision Also, land prices are still pillar of Qatar National Vision to the reduction of carbon diox- 2030. low in Al Wukair compared to 2030, the country has taken a ide emission, particularly when “We are committed to promot- other areas, he added. Many sustainable approach to address- applied to power generation. ing clean energy, and enhancing people buying small plots are ing global climate change. It has In addition, by making the energy efficiency,” said Guillaume investors as they would build made efforts and plans to contain switch, less storage capacities Chalmin, Managing Director, houses for rentals amid an the national greenhouse gas emis- will be needed. This might be of Total E&P Qatar, and Group increasingly heavy influx of sions, as mentioned in its Initial importance in areas where carbon Representative. “Total’s invest- foreign workers into the coun- National Communication under dioxide storage capacities are not ment in solar energy has reas- try for the 2022 FIFA event. the United Nations Framework enough to cope with its emissions. serted our responsibility as an Dominique Copin (left), expert in sustainable development with Mohamed THE PENINSULA Convention on Climate Change. His idea was backed by Total energy major to combat climate Basser HSE Manager, Total in Qatar. The release of greenhouses Lacq, a research and development change.” THE PENINSULA MIDEAST WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Hezbollah ‘ready for any future war with Israel’ Takfiris have no future in the region, says Nasrallah

BEIRUT: The leader of Hezbollah said yesterday that his group was determined to battle ultra-hardline Sunni Muslims who seized land in Syria and Iraq and predicted they would be defeated across the region. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also said his Lebanese Shia group remained ready for any future war with Israel despite sending hundreds of fighters to support President Bashar Al Assad’s forces in Syria. His remarks come days after an Israeli army general said the Jewish state believed that Hezbollah had probably dug tunnels across from Lebanon in preparation for any future war although it had no con- clusive evidence. Lebanese supporters of Hezbollah raise their hands as they listen to the Nasrallah was speaking to tens speech of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (on screen) during Ashura Day in of thousands of his supporters who southern Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. flocked to the streets in Beirut’s southern suburbs to commemorate this year has been especially experience,” he said. The group, the annual Ashura rituals. tight, after Sunni militants from created in the 1980s to fight Israeli “These takfiris have no future.. Syria attacked areas in northern occupation in Lebanon, fought a (they) will be defeated in all Lebanon and took soldiers hostage. 33-day war with Israel in 2006 in regions, all countries .. And we Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria which it fired thousands of rock- will have the honour of being has stirred tensions in Lebanon, a ets that hit deep into Israel. among those who took part in religiously and ethnically-mixed Residents of northern Israel defeating them,” he said to the country where a delicate power have at times reported under- crowd, to chants of “we sacrifice sharing system between different ground noises suggesting that our souls for you Nasrallah”. sects has been in place since the guerrillas were burrowing across “Takfiri” is a term for a hard- end of a 1975-1990 civil war. the frontier in a new tactic. The line Sunni Muslim who sees other The group lost some popularity Israeli military says searches it has Muslims as infidels, often as a justi- in the Arab world when it entered carried out have turned up nothing. fication for fighting or killing them. the Syria crisis. It said its fight- There have been occasional attacks The Islamic State group, which ers were entering the conflict to along the border in recent weeks, controls parts of Iraq and Syria, defend Shia shrines and later said however, including a roadside bomb is considered among the takfiri it was fighting the jihadis to deter planted by Hezbollah that wounded groups Nasrallah was referring to. them from coming into Lebanon. an Israeli soldier. Israel responded Dressed in black, people of “The Israelis imagined that the by firing artillery shells into south- all ages marched through the developments in the region, par- ern Lebanon. streets of Hezbollah’s stronghold ticularly in Syria, will weaken the “Yes, (in future war) you should beating their chests and chant- resistance... and would distract it close your ports, close your airports. ing: “We sacrifice our souls for from preparations (for a future You will not find an area across the you Hussein,” referring to Imam war) and would drain it,” he told occupied Palestine which our rock- Hussein who was killed in a battle supporters via a video link. “I ets can not reach. Anything you 1,300 years ago against the army tell you today, that the resist- can think of, you Zionists, count it of Umayyad Caliph Yizid. ance is stronger than before and in your calculations.” Security for Ashura in Lebanon is more developed and has more REUTERS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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IVE days before the world marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the end of the Cold War, a new one seems to be raising its head in the immediate Fvicinity of Russia. Luhansk and Donetsk, the rebellious breakaway regions of Ukraine, yesterday set out on the road West should know why to a new course that would make them move away farther from Kiev and closer to Moscow. The Russian-backed regions inaugurated their leaders yesterday after November 2 elections, which were denounced by the West but hailed by Russia. The Putin survives in Russia elections, which came days after Ukraine held parliamentary elections that were won by pro-European parties, have given BY JONATHAN POWER free-market economist advisers price In the 1990s, Yeltsin changed his a new self-proclaimed legitimacy to the pro-Russian regions controls were lifted and the price of prime ministers frequently, (one was in the east. However, elections in the east violate terms of a RESIDENT Vladimir Putin is food rose by 500pc, and later infla- only 35) searching elusively for com- ceasefire agreement earlier signed between Ukrainian President often painted as an ogre in the tion soared. Second, the US sent a petence and stability. The national Petro Poroshenko and rebels with Moscow’s mediation. world’s media. The seemingly Treasury team to Moscow to check debt rose, pensioners were not being It was around the end of 2013 when protesters who could no Peternal president of Russia has on whether the new Russia would pay paid and workers were owed $9bn an iron grip on his nation and a foreign back the Soviet debt without a word in unpaid wages. In August 1998 the longer endure then-president Viktor Yanukovich’s corrupt and policy to match. Yet a large majority of on economic aid. (Compare this with ruble crashed. Many banks and busi- authoritarian regime, poured out in thousands in Kiev’s famous Russians give him their support. the enormous economic help offered nesses went into liquidation. The State Square and started sit-ins that lasted for months, leading to Is it his early economic success? Or to defeated Germany and Japan at the Prosecutor was said to be on the trail the ouster of Yanukovich. Poroshenko has been doing a tough is it because of a new stability? Or the end of the Second World War.) of prosecuting Yeltsin’s family for balancing act in his country where he has to battle the grim nation’s growing self-respect after the In March 1993, Yeltsin went on TV corruption. realities of poverty and joblessness. After assuming power, the ignominious years that followed the to announce he was suspending the It was then — in August 1999 — that demise of the Soviet Union? Or is it a unhelpful and recalcitrant parliament Yeltsin appointed yet another prime leader’s energies — which could have been used to fight poverty sense of besieged defensiveness because and called for new elections. The vice minister — Putin. On December 31, and lay out plans for development of the impoverished country of the advantage the West undoubtedly president, Alexander Rutskoy, and Yeltsin resigned, having struck a deal — have been spread thin between Kiev and the eastern rebel- took of Russia after that demise. parliamentary members attempted with Putin that his family would be held regions. The answer is a bit of all these. to impeach Yeltsin. Yeltsin retali- protected from prosecution if he made The inauguration of leaders of Few in the outside world seem to talk ated with a referendum when he won him president. It was the first peaceful The swearing the so-called People’s Republics of much about what a slim vote of approval but in a low and democratic transfer of power in happened after turnout. Moreover, the ballot papers Russian history. in of rebel Donetsk and Luhansk is another President Boris were quickly incinerated. Yeltsin’s Putin’s greatest achievement was step heightening tensions between Yeltsin pushed opponents, crying foul, saw no reason to revive the economy. Inflation came leaders in Kiev and the Kremlin. aside Mikhail to back down. down, pensions were paid and incomes Poroshenko’s decision to send After the Gorbachev, the In September, the US-supported increased by an average 250pc. eastern troop reinforcements to protect last president of Yeltsin dissolved the Duma (parlia- But on his watch, Chechen gunmen vicissitudes of the Soviet Union. ment). In response, 200 deputies occu- took 800 hostages and 130 of them died eastern cities from attacks by Ukraine marks Few recall the pied the building, voted to strip Yeltsin when Special Forces made a mess of a Russia-backed separatists is a the Gorbachev political and eco- of the presidency, swore in Rutskoy relief operation. Later two passenger a new phase in countervailing move to counter and Yeltsin nomic upheavals as president and armed themselves. jets were downed and terrorists seized the influence of the rebel regions. of that time and Yeltsin ordered a shelling assault on a school and hundreds of children, the worsening However, the decision has cosmetic years, on the why the stability the parliament building. Yeltsin, the parents and teachers died in another value, but one shouldn’t forget that of Putin’s gov- “democrat” was photographed wielding botched rescue operation. The economy conflict. main issues that ernance is wel- a machine gun. The rebellion was put is no longer doing well. it is as good as it gets for Ukraine comed by people down. Yeltsin called elections. With the Nevertheless, after the vicissi- now. preoccupy most at large. Perhaps aid of drugs to keep him going he won. tudes of the Gorbachev and Yeltsin European Union officials have rightly voiced concerns over people, Putin it is because this Yeltsin then backpedalled on eco- years, on the main issues that pre- the two regions leading to a frozen conflict zone in the country. was a quarter of nomic reforms and his government occupy most people, Putin seems to The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, heralding the end seems to be a a century ago and became more nationalistic. It warned be a steady leader who gets on top of of the Iron Curtain separating Communist USSR-backed people now ruling against the expansion of Nato and problems. State controlled TV stations steady leader the West, and the argued with Ukraine over Crimea. (as in France) help ensure popular areas and the capitalist West. Today, Putin has helped lay the journalists who Meanwhile, corruption soared. Rich support. groundwork for another invisible barrier between his culturally who gets on top report on them, businessmen, each struggling to be For now Putin’s support has put resurgent Russia and the West. Symbolic as it is, Russians were of problems. were only teen- top dog, blew each other up with car down deep roots. The West must yesterday marking Unity Day, a nationalist holiday celebrating agers or in their bombs. understand why. It is far more than a 17th century battle. The holiday was revived by Putin to twenties at the In December of that year the long the popular take over of Crimea or the time — and suffer war in Chechnya began. meddling in Ukraine. replace the Soviet-era celebration of the Bolshevik revolution. from that common Western political The war dragged on, the economy If only the West had given Gorbachev The creeping ‘acquisition’ of rebel-held eastern Ukraine and disease of lack of perspective and little was in dire straits and in the parlia- and Yeltsin a sound economic hand all annexation of Crimea have helped bloat the ego of a Russia knowledge of history. mentary elections a year later the this turbulent history might never have steadily losing legitimate influence in world affairs. The victory Immediately after Gorbachev’s fall Communist party looked set for a happened. of Kremlin-backed rebels in consolidating gains is something two things happened. Under the influ- major rebound. Yeltsin’s party man- Now Russia, not just Putin, is in a they can brag about, but it will be nigh impossible for them to ence of misguided, radical, Western aged a narrow victory. very assertive mood. THE PENINSULA attain international recognition. The other side Quote of Myanmar springs a surprise the day HE SPOTLIGHT is once again agreed to share political space with the timing of the initiative is studied, leads power or made political parties subservi- on Myanmar. The Southeast electorate and the elected representa- to an indispensable result and that is ent to its whims and wishes. Asian Buddhist populated tives. Currently, the country possesses a the junta is more interested in legitimis- In all this hyperbole, one thing seems Tstate surprised the international fractured quasi-military and quasi-dem- ing its new role as an arbitrator among to be missing and that is what would forecasters as it initiated a debate on the ocratic system, which could hardly be the political forces. The fact that Thein be the format for brokering a thaw on political future of the country. termed as representative in essence. The called for these broad-based talks just communal lines between the Buddhists Ties between the President Thein Sein took the initia- powerful military that had ruled the coun- hours after he spoke to US President and the minority Muslims. Clashes in tive as he invited political forces across try for last many decades sits petty cool Barack Obama underlines the fissures Rohingya had left a bad taste and the US and China the board to join hands in order to ensure in the parliament by virtue of a dictated of diplomacy. It is not a coincidence, state and political parties, including Suu free and fair elections due next year. It deal with the political forces, who had no however, that Obama plans to travel to Kyi, had looked the other way as the dis- will do much to is, however, little known whether he is choice but to become part and parcel the military-ruled fiefdom for the second possessed and state-less status minor- playing to the gallery in order to appease of a compromised dispensation. Thus time and is apparently choreographing ity was made to face genocide. Obama determine the the United States or it is an outcome of the reforms that are the anvil are likely the country’s transition towards genuine and the Western leaders should prevail shape of the 21st deep introspection. The opposition led to be highly contested and it remains to democracy. This is a positive develop- over the powers-that-be in Yangon to do by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for be seen what amount of participatory ment and could go a long way in restor- away with the social-centric grievances century. long had demanded such a reconcilia- equation is born out of it. ing participatory process in countries for all times to come. John Kerry tory process provided the military junta The most startling aspect, if the where the military had either usurped Khaleej Times US Secretary of State WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 How IS evolved in an American prison From the radicalisation of white supremacists in US prisons to the UK’s disastrous bid in the 1970s to incarcerate IRA members, the problem is nothing new: Prisons are pools of explosive extremism awaiting a spark. Camp Bucca in 2008. Many of the Islamic State leaders were incarcerated and likely met there. RIGHT: Prison guards at Camp Bucca, which provided the sparks for radicalisation of Islamist militants.

BY TERRENCE MCCOY Camp Bucca, which funnelled certain they were when they left. emerged, former prison com- the Iraq surge in 2007, when the the potential that detainees would 100,000 detainees through its “Before their detention, Mr mander James Skylar Gerrond prison was glutted with 24,000 become more radical.” n March 2009, in a wind- barracks and closed months later, Al Baghdadi and others were vio- remembered many of them. “Re: inmates, it seethed with extrem- But the unique setting at swept sliver of Iraq, a sense would prove prescient. The camp lent radicals, intent on attacking Badghadi,” he wrote on Twitter in ism. Inhabitants were divided Bucca, which thrust together of uncertainty befell the now represents an opening chap- America,” wrote military veteran July, “Many of us at Camp Bucca along sectarian lines to amelio- Saddam Hussein’s Baathist secu- southern town of Garma, ter in the history of Islamic State Andrew Thompson and academic were concerned that instead of rate tension, a military report larists and Islamic fundamental- home to one of the Iraq — many of its leaders, including Jeremi Suri in the New York just holding detainees, we had said, and inmates settled their ists, set the stage for something IWar’s most notorious prisons. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, were Times this month. “Their time in created a pressure cooker for disputes with Islamic law. “Inside perhaps worse: collaboration. At The sprawling detention centre incarcerated and likely met there. prison deepened their extremism extremism.” He worked at the the wire at these compounds are the prison, the two seemingly called Camp Bucca, which had According to former prison com- and gave them opportunities to prison between 2006 and 2007, Islamist extremists who will incongruous groups joined to form detained some of the Iraq War’s manders, analysts and soldiers, broaden their following. . . . The when it was glutted with tens of maim or kill fellow detainees for a union “more than a marriage most radical jihadists along the Camp Bucca provided a unique prisons became virtual terrorist thousands of radicals, including behaviour they consider against of convenience,” Soufan reported. Kuwait border, had just freed setting for both prisoner radicali- universities: The hardened radi- Baghdadi. Islam,” the military report said. Soufan found each group hundreds of inhabitants. Families sation and inmate collaboration cals were the professors, the other Many were guilty of attack- “Shariah courts enforce a lot of offered the other something it rejoiced, anxiously awaiting their — and was formative in the devel- detainees were the students, and ing American soldiers. But many rules inside the compounds,’” one lacked. In the ex-Baathists, jihad- sons, brothers and fathers who opment of today’s most potent the prison authorities played the more were not — “simply being a soldier quoted in the report said. ists found organisational skills had been lost to Bucca for years. jihadist force. role of absent custodian.” ‘suspicious looking’ military-aged “’Anyone who takes part in behav- and military discipline. In the But a local official fretted. In all, nine members of the It’s a scenario that’s long con- male in the vicinity of an attack iour which is seen as ‘Western’ is jihadists, ex-Baathists found pur- “These men weren’t plant- Islamic State’s top command founded law enforcement: How was enough to land one behind severely punished by the extrem- pose. “In Bucca, the math changed ing flowers in a garden,” police did time at Bucca, according to do you crack down on extrem- bars,” according to the Times ist elements of the compound. . . as ideologies adopted military and chief Saad Abbas Mahmoud told the terrorist analyst organisa- ism without creating more of it? opinion piece. Shadid reported as . It’s quite appalling sometimes.’” bureaucratic traits and as bureau- The Washington Post’s Anthony tion Soufan Group. Apart from From the radicalisation of white much in 2009, confirming many Prison commanders such as crats became violent extremists,” Shadid, estimating 90 percent of Baghdadi himself, who spent five supremacists in US prisons to the viewed it “as an appalling miscar- Gerrond observed the grow- the Soufan report said. the freed prisoners would soon years there, the leader’s No 2, Abu United Kingdom’s disastrous bid riage of justice where prisoners ing extremism. “There was a From the ashes of what former resume fighting. “They weren’t Muslim Al Turkmani, as well as in the 1970s to incarcerate Irish were not charged or permitted huge amount of collective pres- inmates called an “Al Qaida strolling down the street. This senior military leader Haji Bakr, Republican Army members, the to see evidence against them sure exerted on detainees to school,” rose the Islamic State. problem is both big and danger- now deceased, and leader of for- problem is nothing new: Prisons [and] freed detainees may end up become more radical in their Indeed, when those inhabit- ous. And regrettably, the Iraqi eign fighters Abu Qasim were are pools of explosive extremism swelling the ranks of a subdued beliefs,” he told Mother Jones. ants freed in 2009 returned to government and the authorities incarcerated there, Soufan said. awaiting a spark. insurgency.” “. . . Detainees turn[ed] to each Baghdad, the Post reported, they don’t know how big the problem Though it’s likely the men were And at Camp Bucca, there was That this subdued insurgency other for support. If there were spoke of two things: their conver- has become.” extremists when they entered no shortage of sparks. As news eventually caught fire isn’t much radical elements within this sup- sion to radicalism — and revenge. Mahmoud’s assessment of Bucca, the group added, it’s of Baghdadi’s tenure at Bucca of a surprise. At the height of port network, there was always WP-BLOOMBERG New Congress may not fix healthcare The world leaders

could use a process called recon- will create tensions. The tempo- to providers (which Democrats The need for ciliation to pass budget-related rary budget deal that Democratic generally support, in the form of who won’t quit bills with just 51 votes, but even Sen Patty Murray and Republican Accountable Care Organizations greater control then the legislation is subject to Rep Paul Ryan shepherded or bundled payments) — by allow- BY ADAM TAYLOR and ranks above the democrati- a presidential veto, which takes through Congress last year alle- ing both. cally elected presidents, who are is especially 67 votes to overturn. And while viated pressure on the discretion- It would also reinforce the he huge protests that indeed constrained by term limits. it’s true that a noticeable number ary budget, but that pressure will recent deceleration in Medicare rocked Burkina Faso last Putin, himself nominally sub- of Senate Democrats are moder- come back in force in 2015 and spending, increasing the odds of Tweek had one key issue ject to term limits (though he got the case in the ates (and their ranks may swell 2016. The caps on both defence reaping a bigger fiscal dividend at their core. Protesters wanted around them by briefly retaking a bit now), their votes will not be and non-defence spending will than any direct policy agree- Blaise Compaoré, their president the prime minister’s office), is Senate, where at so easy for Republicans to obtain become increasingly difficult to ment could plausibly achieve. since 1987, to cancel his plans to one of a number of post-Soviet and are probably not sufficient to meet as time marches on, espe- Nevertheless, given the difficul- extend his term limits. He had leaders. However, his relatively least 60 votes are assemble a veto-proof majority. cially since the Barack Obama ties of moving forward in today’s already been president for 27 modest 15 years in power isn’t So anyone who expects a Senate administration and Congress have polarised policy world, it’s prob- years; why did he need more time? much compared to Kazakhstan’s generally required shift to produce broad tax reform different spending priorities. ably too much to hope for. In the end, the protests suc- Nursultan Nazarbayev or or immigration reform over the What about health care? A final item that becomes some- ceeded and Compaoré stepped Uzbekistan’s Islam Karimov, both next two years is likely to be dis- Votes to repeal Obamacare may what more likely with Republican down. of whom have led their countries to get anything appointed. Tax reform is easy to be inevitable, but they will not control of the Senate is the It may seem strange for since Soviet times. Cambodia’s say and hard to do; immigration have sufficient support to over- Trans-Pacific Partnership, an Western readers, who tend to Hun Sen, who emerged as a done. reform is slightly more plausible ride the inevitable presidential international trade deal that has live in countries with strict term political leader after his time as BY PETER R ORSZAG but still very unlikely in the polar- veto. Republicans may do better been languishing. The coalition limits (such as the United States) a fighter with the Khmer Rouge ised environment. So what might with targeted legislation aimed in favour of free trade is harder or entrenched party politics that and subsequent defection to happen? at provisions that are unpopu- to cobble together today than it make it difficult for any one poli- neighbouring Vietnam, has held he question of the day is, One bad scenario is another lar with a number of Democrats. was in the past, but Republicans tician to hold onto power (the high office since 1985, at one point What difference will it outbreak of fiscal drama. The US On that list are the medical are still generally more support- United Kingdom). But around briefly sharing power with Prince Tmake if Republicans take economy seems to be recovering, device tax and the Independent ive than congressional Democrats the world, there are many lead- Norodom Ranariddh. the US Senate? despite headwinds from abroad, Payment Advisory Board. I am a are. Providing trade-promotion ers who have clung to power for Writing in The Washington Post The backdrop is a highly in part because, for the past year, supporter of both, and believe the authority and ratifying the TPP, decades. earlier this year, Thomas E Cronin, polarised political environment. lawmakers in Washington have Independent Payment Advisory once the international negotiations Power isn’t always defined a professor of American institu- Regardless of whether it’s pref- not created needless uncertainty. Board in particular has been wrap up, could let Republicans by the position held, of course. tions and leadership at Colorado erable for Congress to enact Next spring, however, the debt widely misunderstood, but they demonstrate effectiveness on an Russia’s Vladimir Putin shifted College, looked abroad when argu- bipartisan laws, the moderates limit, the doc fix and other fiscal are politically vulnerable. The issue that happens to split the from president to prime minister ing for the continued use of term who produce them are so rare cliffs will rear their ugly heads. White House would be wise to Democrats. and back to president. Some lead- limits in the United States. that only partisan legislation is Kevin McCarthy, the House start defending them now — or Mostly, though, we should ers have small gaps in their terms “The principle of rotation is likely to be considered. Getting Majority Leader, has already spo- at least limit the damage any expect continuation of not very in office. (For example, there were a check against the notion that such laws passed, though, requires ken publicly against the strategy changes might impose. much from Washington. Inaction, two days in 1999 when Sam Hinds any single leader is indispensa- that one party control not just the of creating mountains out of these The best thing that could hap- to be sure, is better than drama. technically didn’t lead Guyana, but ble,” Cronin argued. “It was the House and the Senate but also the cliffs: “Why put cliffs up that hold pen would be for Congress and the That’s why the recent comments we didn’t count them). African assumption of indispensability White House. In a world where us back from doing bigger policy?” White House to agree to improve from McCarthy, along with the leaders, many with autocratic that led Hugo Chávez to cam- you need all three, having two as Many newly elected members of the Affordable Care Act by pass- Republicans’ expected desire to (or semi-autocratic) tendencies, paign for the end of term limits opposed to one doesn’t matter the House and Senate, though, ing legislation such as the Better retain their Senate majority in are well represented, especially in Venezuela and Robert Mugabe much. may be itching for a cliff-linked Care, Lower Cost Act. That would 2016, suggest that we may, at those from the oil-rich areas of to rig his tenure in office in The need for greater control is fight. Let’s hope the McCarthy settle the question of whether least, not have to put up with central and southern Africa. Also Zimbabwe. It led other national especially the case in the Senate, view holds, since the last thing we value-based payments should go unnecessary distractions. high on the list is Iran’s supreme liberation leaders such as Mao where at least 60 votes are gen- need is a repeat of the debt-limit to insurers (which Republicans — Peter R Orszag is a Bloomberg leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Zedong, Fidel Castro, Kim Il Sung erally required to get anything crisis of 2013. generally support, in the form of View columnist. . who wields ultimate political and and Muammar Gaddafi to become done. The Republicans, to be sure, Even without cliffs, fiscal issues Medicare Advantage plans) or WP-BLOOMBERG religious authority in the country lifers.” WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Khartoum and Israel demolishes Juba to resume work on border two homes in demarcation

KHARTOUM: The presidents East Jerusalem of Sudan and South Sudan agreed yesterday to resume work to demarcate their con- ‘Settler plan a slap in the face of US’ tested border, a dispute that boiled over into armed conflict JERUSALEM: Israeli forces has grown since the July-August between the countries in 2012. demolished two Palestinian war in Gaza and the movement The south split from the north homes yesterday in an East of dozens of Jewish settlers into in 2011 under a peace agreement Jerusalem neighbourhood that Silwan in recent weeks. ending 22 years of civil war, and has been at the heart of clashes A Palestinian official respon- the two remain at odds over unre- between Israeli police and sible for Jerusalem said the solved issues from the secession, Palestinian protesters, a move difficulty in getting housing per- including the frontier. likely to exacerbate weeks of mits applied unfairly to East South Sudan’s President Salva tension in the holy city. Jerusalem’s mainly Arab resi- Kiir arrived in Khartoum yester- Authorities knocked down the dents. Locals frequently tell of day for talks that followed a new buildings near the district of Abu years of struggle to secure a per- Palestinian schoolchildren ride a motorcycle rickshaw past the ruins of houses on a rainy day in the east of Khan flare-up of fighting in his coun- Tor, southeast of the Old City, in mit that takes a few weeks for Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. try’s 11-month civil war. the early hours, saying they had Jewish residents in the western Kiir and Sudanese President been built without construction side of the city. “This incident is Omar Hassan Al Bashir said a permits. “At 5 o’clock this morn- part of an attempt to punish Arab joint committee would resume ing, around 90 policemen and two Jerusalemites in various ways,” Israeli law limits prisoner releases meetings to oversee “the demar- bulldozers kicked us out of the Ahmed Rwaidi said. “Why else cation of the buffer zone on the house and started destroying it are there building permits avail- JERUSALEM: Israel’s parlia- had been convicted for murder- party accusing Prime Minister border, with the deployment of without letting us take any of our able in West Jerusalem and no ment has passed a law that could ing Israeli civilians. Benjamin Netanyahu of “capitu- troops outside the buffer zone”. belongings,” Hamza Abu Rajab, demolitions there?” block the release in any future The Jewish state also famously lating to the extreme right and Juba and Khartoum briefly bat- owner of one of the buildings, said. Meanwhile, a top Palestinian peace negotiations of Palestinian released 1,027 Palestinian pris- supporting a demagogic law”. tled for the Heglig oil field on the He said his extended family of 17 official said Israeli plans for prisoners convicted of murder, a oners in 2011 in exchange for the Meanwhile, the Palestinians will frontier before Sudan took the was now homeless. roughly 500 new settler homes spokesman said yesterday. freedom of an Israeli soldier held submit a draft resolution to the UN area. The conflict led to the sign- Jerusalem’s municipality said in occupied east Jerusalem are a The 120-member Knesset, for five years by the Palestinian Security Council later this month ing of agreements in September it had carried out two demolition “slap in the face” of the United late on Monday, voted 35 to 15 in militant group Hamas. calling for an end date for Israeli 2012 appointing a joint body to orders on partially-built struc- States and the international com- favour of the bill, which was initi- The releases angered hardliners occupation, a senior official said. create a buffer zone between tures put up without permits in munity. Israel approved construc- ated by a far-right politician and such as Ayelet Shaked of the far- The text is expected to be vetoed the two, although this was sus- an area where building is banned. tion of the homes on Monday as approved by the cabinet in June, a right Jewish Home party who initi- by permanent member the United pended in May. The presidents “The municipality enforces the chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb parliament spokesman said. ated the new law earlier this year. States. But officials in Ramallah said in the joint statement read by law against illegal building equally, Erekat met US Secretary of State The law gives judges the power “The mass release of terrorists have said that will not deter them Foreign Minister Ali Karti that in all parts of the city,” it said. John Kerry in the United States. to convict murderers under a new through diplomatic deals makes after round upon round of failed they would again cease “support- Tension has deepened in “With the situation in occupied category of “extraordinarily severe a mockery of the Israeli public as peace talks with Israel. ing and hosting the rebel groups the Silwan and Abu Tor dis- Jerusalem at boiling point, Israel’s circumstances” which would pre- does shortening the prison terms “No other solution has been from both sides”, without giving tricts in recent months, with latest settlement announcement vent the government from releas- of criminal murderers,” she said in proposed by the United States” to further details. AFP almost nightly clashes between is a slap in the face to Kerry, to ing them in any future deals. a statement in June. achieve peace and the establish- Palestinians throwing rocks and the international community, to Israel freed 78 Palestinian pris- But left-leaning politicians ment of a Palestinian state, senior setting off firecrackers and heav- the Palestinian people, and to oners during failed US-backed have said the law would tie Palestine Liberation Organisation No major attacks ily armed Israeli police firing stun peace,” Erekat said. peace talks between July 2013 Israel’s hands in future talks, with official Wassel Abu Yusef said. grenades and tear gas. The unrest AGENCIES and April, including many who Zehava Gal-On of the Meretz AFP in Iraq on Ashura KARBALA: A gathering of mil- lions of Shia Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashura religious commemora- tion passed without any major Saudi, France seal $3bn weapons deal for Lebanon army attacks by early evening under tight security imposed for fear of RIYADH: Saudi Arabia The deal comes as the poorly without giving details on the list of Tripoli was rocked by three said his country was still waiting Islamic State bombers. and France sealed an agree- equipped Lebanese army bat- of weapons to be supplied — a days of fighting between troops “impatiently” for the delivery of In Karbala, hundreds of thou- ment yesterday for Riyadh to tles jihadists, including militants clause that had stalled the agree- and suspected Al Qaeda loyalists the French-made weapons. sands of pilgrims gathered out- finance the delivery of $3bn of the Islamic State group, both ment for months. late last month that left at least In August, Saudi Arabia pledged side the Shrine of Imam Hussein. worth of French weapons to the along its porous border with Syria The French foreign minister 11 soldiers and five civilians dead. a further $1bn to strengthen the During the ritual, Shias were Lebanese army, which has come and in its second city Tripoli. said: “This agreement, financed Last December, Saudi Arabia Lebanese army and last month defiant, despite the new dangers under mounting jihadist attack. The deal was signed in Riyadh through Saudi aid, will contrib- agreed to finance a $3bn package Washington announced it had posed by IS. “Islamic State cannot French Foreign Minister by Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim ute to strengthening the Lebanese of French military equipment and delivered a new shipment of stop us from coming with their Laurent Fabius hailed the conclu- Al Assaf and Edouard Guillaud, the army, guarantor of Lebanon’s arms for the Lebanese army. Hellfire missiles and would also violence,” said pilgrim Ali Ajaj, 65. sion of the deal, first announced head of the ODAS organisation unity and stability. And in mid-June, at a confer- supply light aircraft. Under strict security measures, last December, as a major boost set up by France for the export of “It will help it to carry out its ence in Rome, the international Announcing the supplies, US cars were not allowed to enter to the Lebanese army’s ability to defence equipment, a diplomat said. mission to defend national terri- community pledged its backing ambassador David Hale said the Karbala for fear of car bomb tackle “terrorism” at a time when Lebanese army chief General tory and fight terrorism, at a time for the Lebanese military. aircraft would be paid for out of attacks. Instead, pilgrims boarded the former French colony is under Jean Kahwaji was also present at when Lebanon is under threat.” But in September, Lebanese the additional Saudi funding. buses organised by authorities. mounting threat. the ceremony, the diplomat said, Lebanon’s main northern city Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil AFP REUTERS

US drone strikes, clashes kill 20 in central Yemen SANA’A: US drone strikes killed a least 10 suspected Al Qaeda militants yesterday in central Yemen, where fighting between members of Ansar Al Sharia and Shia rebels also killed 10 people, local tribesmen said. Tribesmen said the drones tar- geted positions held by Ansar Al Sharia in the town of Radda in Al Bayda province and a vehicle used by the group. In the latest clashes, tribal sources said 10 Houthi fighters died in attacks on their checkpoints at the entrance to and in the centre of Radda, fol- lowed by clashes that went on for much of the night. REUTERS A picture taken from the Turkish side of the Turkey-Syria border shows Syrian rebel fighters firing a heavy machine gun against Islamic State positions from a location west of Kobane yesterday. Asdaa World Cultures Music Festival to debut in Dubai IS tortured child hostages: HRW DOHA: Asdaa World Cultures ISTANBUL: Islamic State jihadists subjected “They made us learn verses of the Holy Quran Music Festival, the first edi- a group of teenagers from the Syrian battle- and beat those who didn’t manage to learn them. tion of cultural music festival ground town of Kobane to a string of abuses, When some boys tried to escape, the treatment in the Middle East, will kick off including torture, during six months in cap- got worse and we were all punished and given on November 25 and run until tivity, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. less food.” December 1 at The Meydan Hotel A group of 153 schoolchildren was taken hos- IS has besieged Kobane just a few kilometres in Dubai. Held under the royal tage by IS in May en route to their hometown of from the Turkish border, sparking an exodus patronage of Mohammed VI Kobane after sitting exams in the Syrian city of of some 200,000 refugees to Turkey. Those King of Morocco, the L’Institut Aleppo, according to HRW. IS released the last whose families were close to the Kurdish fight- du Monde Arabe and the 25 hostages in late October. ers defending Kobane were singled out by the Andalusian Music Association in Interviewed in Turkey where they were given captors, who were from Syria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, the new cultural event refuge, four boys from the group recounted regu- Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, a boy said. will focus on traditional Middle lar beatings with cables and a hose and being “They told them to give them the addresses of Eastern and Asian music. forced to watch videos of IS militants in combat their families, cousins, uncles, saying ‘When we While celebrating Arabic musi- and beheading captives. go to Kobane we will get them and cut them up’.” cal culture and traditions, the fes- The militants forced the children — aged 14 to 16 The boys said they were given no explanation for tival will promote cross-border — to pray five times a day and beat those who tried their release other than that they had completed cultural collaborations between to escape or did poorly in compulsory religious les- their religious education. the Middle East, Asia and Western sons, the New York-based group said. “Those who HRW said the abuse of the children was a countries. The six-day festival’s didn’t conform to the programme were beaten. “war crime under international humanitarian schedule will be organized around They beat us with a green hose or a thick cable law” and urged the international community to two main pillars: The forum and with wire running through it. They also beat the swiftly take measures “to stem IS abuses”. the concerts. THE PENINSULA soles of our feet...” one boy was quoted as saying. AFP WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Britain to end UK spy chief training for Libyan troops LONDON: The first wave wants more of Libyan army cadets being trained in Britain will be sent home early, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said yesterday, after five were access to Net charged over a series of sex attacks on local residents. Two cadets have been charged Twitter, Facebook singled out with raping a man in Cambridge on October 26, Cambridgeshire LONDON: Twitter and spies about the damage done by Police said. Three more were Facebook are so important to former National Security Agency charged with sexual assaults militant groups that the tech- contractor Edward Snowden. on women in Cambridge the nology giants should give secu- Media reports based on previ- same day, police said. Two of the rity services greater access to ously top secret documents sto- men pled guilty at Cambridge their networks to allow gov- len by Snowden, a US citizen who Magistrates’ Court last week. ernments to foil attacks, the now lives in Moscow, laid bare the Cambridgeshire Police said it head of Britain’s eavesdropping extent of American and British had also received nine reports of agency said. surveillance, including demands sexual assaults on October 17 The new director of Britain’s spies made to telephone and tech- Britain played a key role in GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, said nology companies. the Libyan revolution that over- US tech companies Twitter Inc, In the wake of the Snowden threw Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Facebook Inc and WhatsApp were revelations, GCHQ, which stands mounting an air campaign against in denial about their unintended for Government Communications Gaddafi’s forces. role as “the command and control Headquarters, was accused by pri- But Libya has failed to build networks of choice for terrorists”. vacy groups and some lawmakers up its security forces and disarm Islamic State militants are har- of the widespread illegal monitor- rebels militias since then, leaving nessing the power of the Internet ing of electronic communications. Amy Sanders takes her son, Sammy Sanders, 4, to vote in Precinct 28 in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday. the country on the brink of chaos. to create a militant network with British ministers denied any near global reach just a quarter of illegality and top spies dismissed Prosecutors appeal a century since the creation of the any sinister intent, saying they Voting in US midterm polls begins World Wide Web, Hannigan said. sought only to defend the liberties Pistorius verdict “The challenge to governments of Western democracies. and their intelligence agencies is The director general of the MI5 WASHINGTON: Americans estimated at $4bn — is likely to be worker Charles Kaster said out- PRETORIA: South African huge — and it can only be met Security Service, Andrew Parker, trooped to the polls yester- no different. side a polling station in Berryville, prosecutors yesterday appealed with greater co-operation from warned last year that the revelations day in key midterm elections, Many Republicans have essen- Virginia. “We’ve given the other the verdict and sentence of technology companies,” Hannigan were a gift to terrorists because with Republicans expecting to tially based their campaigns on side six years to have their way Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, wrote in the Financial Times they had exposed GCHQ’s ability claim the Senate majority on a attacks against the president with things and it doesn’t seem who was last month handed a newspaper. “If they are to meet to track, listen and watch plotters. day of reckoning for Democrats and his policies like health care to be working out too good, so I five-year jail sentence for killing this challenge, it means coming “Young foreign fighters have learnt weighed down by an unpopular reform. think it’s time to switch back to his girlfriend. up with better arrangements for and benefited from the leaks of the president. Although the economy has somebody else.” After a sensational eight- facilitating lawful investigation past two years,” Hannigan said. Although many battlegrounds improved gradually since the 2008 Democrats hold a 55 to 45 seat month trial, Pistorius was found by security and law enforcement GCHQ, MI5 and Britain’s may go down to the wire, recession, the national mood is far advantage in the Senate, while guilty of culpable homicide, a agencies than we have now.” foreign spy service, MI6, need Democrats could lose Senate seats from buoyant. Republicans control the House charge equivalent to manslaugh- Twitter and Facebook, which greater support from the private in as many as 10 states, a result Economic gains have not trans- of Representatives. ter, for shooting dead his model owns WhatsApp, declined sector, said Hannigan, who sin- that would hamstring Barack lated into support on the cam- Republicans, whom several top girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on repeated requests for comment. gled out US technology companies Obama in his final two years as paign trail in red-leaning states forecasters give about a three Valentine’s Day 2013 and began GCHQ also declined to comment. in particular. No British-based president. with Democratic Senate incum- in four chance of winning the to serve his sentence on October Data compiled by Twitter companies were named. Polls suggest Republicans are bents, like Alaska, Arkansas and Senate, expressed confidence in 21. showed it had received 78 “infor- Prime Minister David on course to win the six extra Louisiana. the home stretch. Prosecutors announced last mation requests” from the British Cameron’s office said the pre- seats they would need to gain con- Much media attention has “Victory is in the air, we’re week that they would press for a government in the first half of mier agreed with the spy chief’s trol of both chambers of Congress focused on recent crises like Ebola going to bring it home tomorrow murder conviction and a harsher 2014. Facebook says organisa- comments. for the first time since 2006. and advances by the Islamic State night!” ebullient Senator Mitch sentence and on Tuesday offi- tions with a record of terrorist or “The prime minister very And the party of an incumbent jihadists in Syria and Iraq, but McConnell, the top Republican cially lodged the appeal. “Today, violent criminal activity are not much shares the view that is president historically fares badly polls suggest voters minds were and potential new Senate majority we announce that the NPA filed allowed to maintain a presence being expressed there around in elections in the middle of his made up months ago. leader, told a crowd in Kentucky the application for leave to appeal on its site. the use of web-enabled, Internet second term. Republicans have successfully Monday. both the conviction and sen- Such a strong public warn- access technologies by violent and Every president since Ronald capitalized on Obama’s unpopu- Republicans have hammered tence,” the National Prosecuting ing from one of the West’s most extremist groups amongst oth- Reagan in the 1980s has left office larity to convince voters of a need home their message that a vote Authority said in a statement. powerful spies indicates the grav- ers and the need to do more,” a with the opposition party control- for change on Capitol Hill. for Democrats is a vote for a tar- ity of the perceived threat, and a Downing Street spokesman said. ling Congress, and Obama — fol- “I think we need a change in nished Obama and his policies. Spain court sense of frustration felt by many REUTERS lowing the costliest-ever midterm, American politics,” construction AFP blocks Catalan independence vote

MADRID: Spain’s Constitutional Court yesterday Ukraine supports peace, but ready for war: Poroshenko suspended a watered-down vote on independence in Catalonia KIEV: Ukraine remains com- said, referring to Moscow and elections on Sunday had “torpedoed” In the two rebel enclaves in insisted Kiev negotiate with the scheduled for Sunday, a move mitted to a peace process with the rebels. a key provision of the September the east, the Kremlin-backed rebels as equals. “Ukraine has to certain to stoke frustration pro-Russian separatists, but is Poroshenko warned that peace deal in which rebels would be leaders added to the trappings understand that the (Donetsk among Catalans, most of whom rearming and prepared for war Ukraine’s military was ready for given wide autonomy, while preserv- of statehood with post-election People’s Republic) is already favour a referendum. should they attempt to launch a any separatist attempt to expand ing Ukraine’s integrity. inaugurations. another state,” he told Russian Spain’s government had asked new offensive, President Petro the territory they control — as they The September accord — signed At a swearing-in ceremony in radio station Echo of Moscow. the court to block the “con- Poroshenko said yesterday. have repeatedly threatened to do. by Ukraine, the rebels, Russia and Donetsk’s main theatre, separatist Meanwhile, artillery bombard- sultation of citizens” called by Speaking at the start of a cri- “We are obliged as the the European security body OSCE chief Alexander Zakharchenko ments started up again outside Catalonia’s regional government sis meeting of security chiefs in Ukrainian state not to allow the in Minsk — was meant to pave the — a former electrician who was Donetsk. “Very heavy firing started on grounds it was a way to get the capital Kiev, Poroshenko said spread of this cancerous tumour, way for a ceasefire and ultimately already undisputed rebel com- from 6:30 this morning,” said local around the court’s September that he had not given up on a deal to ensure the blockade of this a political settlement. mander — took an oath on a Bible resident Tatyana. “It’s hellish.” suspension of a non-binding ref- brokered in September to end the territory,” he told his National But Poroshenko said he was “to serve the people.” Analysts in Ukraine have erendum on secession. seven-month conflict, in which Security and Defence Council. now considering scrapping the In neighbouring Lugansk, Igor warned that a surge in the That referendum, which would more than 4,000 people have died. The meeting was called after autonomy offer, a measure at the Plotnitsky — a burly ex-Soviet fighting could follow the rebel carry more legal weight, was “Ukraine remains a firm separatists staged leadership elec- heart of the whole peace plan. army officer — was also confirmed elections. Zakharchenko has originally scheduled for Sunday supporter of the peace plan,” tions that were backed by Russia, Constant ceasefire violations as rebel supremo there, Russian repeatedly stated that his forces but the court suspended it at the Poroshenko said. However, “other but condemned by Ukraine, the have already undermined the media reported. intend to capture more territory, end of September to consider its participants” of the Russian- United States, EU powers, and truce, with fighting breaking out Zakharchenko, 38, said that specifically the Black Sea port city legality, a process that could take supported truce accord are not the head of the United Nations. again yesterday near the rebel- he was ready to meet with of Mariupol. months. meeting their obligations, he Poroshenko said the “pseudo” held city of Donetsk. Poroshenko for discussions but AFP AGENCIES

LibDem minister quits Mexico catches mayor blamed for disappearance of students

MEXICO CITY: Mexican at buses carrying the students went to Iguala to raise funds but police detained yesterday a and then handed 43 of them to acknowledged they had seized the fugitive ex-mayor and his wife the gang, in a case that has drawn buses to transport themselves. accused of ordering a police international outrage and exposed The mayor and his wife have attack that left six people dead Mexico’s struggle to tame police since been linked to the Guerreros and 43 college students missing. corruption and gang violence. Unidos gang. Pineda also has Jose Luis Abarca, the former The teacher college students three brothers who are known mayor of the city of Iguala, and remain missing despite a vast members of the Beltran Leyva Maria de los Angeles Pineda search operation in the state of drug cartel. “were detained by federal police Guerrero, where a dozen mass Abarca’s family says he is in Mexico City,” a national secu- graves containing 38 unidentified innocent. rity commission spokesman said. bodies have been discovered. Families of the missing have “There was no violence in Abarca, his wife, and the city’s voiced frustration over the lack the operation,” the spokesman police chief went on the run two of progress in the search and said, adding that the couple was days after the September 26 expressed their anger to President taken to federal prosecutors to be police attack. Enrique Pena Nieto in a private interrogated. Authorities say Abarca ordered meeting last week. The arrests come more than the officers to confront the stu- The mass disappearance has a month since the students van- dents over fears that they would turned into a human rights crisis ished after they were attacked derail a speech by his wife, who for Pena Nieto, whose economic by municipal police linked to the was the head of the town’s child reform efforts have been over- Guerreros Unidos drug gang in protection agency. shadowed by the Iguala case and Liberal Democrat Norman Baker arrives at Liberal Democrat HQ in central London yesterday. Baker has resigned Iguala, 200km south of Mexico Fellow students from the left- an alleged summary execution of as Home Office Minister after a struggle with his boss, Home Secretary Theresa May, local media reported. City. wing college near the Guerrero drug suspects by army soldiers. Authorities say the officers shot capital Chilpancingo said they AFP WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Ombudsman Parents want death for killer of Indonesian woman ousts Philippine CILACAP, INDONESIA: The was still so young.” Jutting, a of his daughter, who was one of 49-year-old said that the family money to support her family. The parents of a young Indonesian 29-year-old securities trader, who four siblings and had been provid- were saddened at reports that Indonesian consulate confirmed town mayor woman murdered in Hong Kong until recently worked at Bank of ing financial support to her family Ningsih was a sex worker as they yesterday that the other vic- called yesterday for her “sadis- America Merrill Lynch, called back in Indonesia. “I want the mur- had believed she was employed at tim found in the apartment was MANILA: The Office of the tic” killer to be put to death, police to his home in the Wanchai derer of my child to be sentenced a restaurant in Hong Kong. Seneng Mujiasih, 29 — who went Ombudsman has ousted Ecija a day after a British banker district in the early hours of to death. He killed her, sadistically, “We are not rich. My daughter by the name Jesse Lorena — and town’s Mayor Lucio Uera for appeared in court accused of Saturday. Investigators found a so he must be put to death,” said was a good girl. She was never was also Indonesian. She had been suspending and terminating 40 killing her and a second woman. naked woman, also Indonesian, Ahmad Kaliman, 58, speaking in rude to anyone. She would send working as a domestic worker, the permanent employees of the The mutilated and decompos- with knife wounds to her neck Cilacap, a port town on the south home three million rupiah ($250) consulate said, but her employ- municipal hall here nine years ing body of Sumarti Ningsih, and buttocks in the living room coast of Java. Hong Kong does not every month,” she said. Ningsih ment visa had run out in 2012. ago. 23, was found on Saturday in a of the flat, on the 31st floor of a impose the death penalty. last transferred money to her Jutting appeared in court for In an order dated October suitcase on the balcony of Rurik plush residential block. “I also plead for the govern- father’s bank account on October the first time on Monday, show- 20 but released only yesterday, Jutting’s upmarket apartment in The body of Ningsih, who had ments of Indonesia and Hong 22. ing no emotion as he listened to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio- the southern Chinese city. a young son and was from a poor Kong to return our child’s body Her family were farmers who the charges. He was taken to Morales approved the recom- “I am absolutely horrified, no farming family, was discovered as soon as possible. I want her to could only afford to put their jail to await his next hearing on mendation of graft investigator mother could accept her child hours later as police searched be buried in Indonesia,” he said. daughter through elementary November 10. He was a pupil at Joan Lou Gamboa to deny Uera’s being hurt in such a terrible the apartment — court docu- Her mother Suratmi backed school. She went to work in the exclusive English boarding appeal of a ruling that found him way,” Suratmi, the mother of ments state that she was killed the call for the death penalty, several Indonesian cities before school Winchester College with guilty of two counts of grave mis- Ningsih, said. “My daughter did on October 27. Her father spoke of saying it would be appropriate moving to Hong Kong for the former classmates saying he conduct, grave abuse of authority not deserve to die like this, she his shock and anger at the death for such a terrible crime. The first time in 2011 to try to earn excelled academically. AFP and oppression. The case against Uera stemmed from a complaint filed by Antonio Capia and 43 other employees in March 2005 accusing Anti-occupy rally the mayor of unjustly suspending and terminating their services. Thailand arms Suu Kyi to visit China this year

YANGON: Myanmar opposi- villagers to tion leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first official visit to China next month, her party said yesterday, as the veteran activist reaches out to a power- quell violence ful ally of the former junta. The Nobel laureate, who plans to lead her party into elections next year seen as the litmus test Right groups express concern of Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, will travel to China BANGKOK: Thai authorities self-defence... they can’t fight with within weeks, her party said. have distributed hundreds of just wooden sticks,” ISOC spokes- “It is true that there is a trip assault rifles to village volunteers man Colonel Banphot Phunphien planned to China in December,” in the insurgency-battered south, said. “They are for security volun- a senior member of her National in a move seemingly at odds with teers... who are stationed at pro- League for Democracy (NLD) a pledge to find peace to a dec- vincial halls, district offices. They said, asking to remain unnamed. ade-long conflict within a year. will also protect governors and Violence in Thailand’s Muslim- district chiefs,” he said, adding the Kenneth Fok Kai-kong (centre), grandson of Hong Kong’s late billionaire tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung, takes majority south has left thousands majority of the weapons have gone part in an anti-Occupy Central rally at Hong Kong’s financial Central district yesterday. S Korean kids last dead — the majority civilians to local Muslim villagers. — since 2004 across the south- Authorities have doled out in happiness survey ernmost provinces of Pattani, weapons before to Buddhist Narathiwat and Yala, which were and Muslim villagers to protect China ties to shape 21st century: US SEOUL: South Korean chil- annexed more than a century ago remote hamlets from near-daily dren are the least happy in study by Thailand. shootings. But rights groups have among developed countries, the In response to a recent slew of expressed fears that arming local WASHINGTON: The relation- Kerry is scheduled to arrive quarter of the world’s population, government said yesterday, cit- shootings and bomb attacks on volunteers promotes vigilantism ship between the United States first in Paris for meetings with need to ensure that they do not just ing the stress of the country’s civilian “soft” targets, Thailand in a region already scored by vio- and China is the “most conse- French Foreign Minister Laurent “co-exist but that we also cooper- educational pressure cooker. has vowed to protect locals while lence, suspicion and impunity for quential” in the world today, US Fabius. He will then fly to Beijing ate,” Kerry said. South Korea ranked at the it seeks a firm date for a fresh civilian deaths. Several rounds Secretary of State John Kerry for a meeting of Asia-Pacific for- The top US diplomat outlined bottom among 30 countries in round of peace talks with the of peace talks with some rebel said yesterday before a high- eign ministers, ahead of an APEC four specific goals for the Obama terms of children’s satisfaction publicity-shy but ruthless rebels. groups came unstuck during the profile trip that includes a stop leaders’ summit next week. administration’s so-called “rebal- with their lives, the country’s Some 2,700 Heckler & Koch wider political crisis in Bangkok, in Beijing. Because US-China ties are so ance” towards Asia. They include health ministry said, followed HK33 assault rifles have been which resulted in a May coup. Ties between the world’s top important, “that means we have to creating sustainable economic by Romania and Poland. “The distributed over the past two The ruling junta has since two economies will “do much to get it right,” Kerry told an audience growth, including finalising an most relevant factor to the chil- months to volunteers in the loudly trailed its efforts to reboot determine the shape of the 21st at the Johns Hopkins University ambitious trade pact called the dren’s life satisfaction is academic region, according to a spokes- the talks, which will be facilitated century,” Kerry said, before key School of Advanced International Trans-Pacific Partnership to stress, followed by school violence, man for the Internal Operations by neighbouring Malaysia, where meetings in China preparing the Studies in Washington. The two encompass 40 percent of the glo- internet addiction, negligence and Security Command (ISOC). many of the rebel leaders are way for a visit next week by US countries, which make up one- bal economy stretching across 12 cyber violence,” the ministry said. “They need weapons for believed to be holed-up. AFP President Barack Obama. third of the global economy and a nations. AFP AGENCIES Perilous year for typhoon mothers TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES: Emily Sagalis gave birth on a concrete slab after battling storm surges that killed thou- sands, then like many new mothers in razed communities of the Philippines began another perilous struggle for survival with her baby. About 250,000 women were pregnant in areas hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan a year ago, and in the weeks that followed babies were born on shattered roads alongside corpses, in the rubble of destroyed buildings and other places where exhausted mothers lay without adequate or any medi- cal care. Successful deliveries, such as for Emily, became powerful moments of hope for trauma- tised families struggling in the typhoon’s desperate aftermath, as well as for those involved in a massive international relief effort. Filipino children run past the ships washed ashore by the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in Anibong village, Tacloban The strongest winds ever recorded and storm surges City of Leyte province yesterday. higher than two-storey buildings destroyed entire towns in already belly from crashing debris with Children Philippine country there was space, in unhygienic poor farming and fishing areas, her other. director Ned Olney said in an conditions,” Olney said. killing or leaving missing more She then rested at an evacu- interview ahead of Saturday’s Infections, respiratory ill- than 7,350 people. ation centre with hundreds of one-year anniversary of Haiyan. nesses and hypothermia are “She is my miracle. I’d thought other survivors, before going There are no official fig- the typical killers of new-born I would die with her still inside into labour and frantically ures for the number of babies babies in disasters such as me, when high waves came and catching a tricycle to the air- who died in the year after the Haiyan, according to Olney. took us all away,” Emily, then 21, port, where the military had set typhoon. Even for the babies that sur- said as she lay on the concrete up a makeshift hospital. But an average of 750 babies vived, most begun their lives in slab moments after giving birth But for every “miracle baby”, have been born every day in bitter poverty. to Bea Joy. many others died because of a the typhoon-hit communities, Emily and her husband, The birth took place three days lack of medical care shortly including during those initial Jobert, spent the first few after Haiyan amid the ruins of the after the typhoon, and then weeks and months when access months after the disaster liv- airport in Tacloban, one of the over the next year from mal- to medical care was at its worst, ing in a shanty on the same worst-hit cities. nutrition, illness and other according to Olney, whose site as their previous home in Emily had survived the tsu- complications, according to organisation played a big role San Jose, a small fishing town nami-like storm surges, which aid groups such as Save the in providing aid to newborns facing the Pacific Ocean on the killed her mother-in-law and Children and UNICEF. and children. outskirts of Tacloban that was wiped out her shanty home, by “We know mortality goes “It was common that chil- almost entirely wiped out by holding onto a fence with one up for newborns in a typhoon dren were being born every day tsunami-like waves. hand and protecting her swollen affected community,” Save the on the side of the road wherever AFP WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Bombs kill four High security Pakistan mob in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Two bombings killed four people yesterday in a kills couple restive northwestern Pakistani tribal area where the army is fighting militants, officials said. The bombs went off at Painda Cheena village in the lawless over blasphemy Khyber tribal district, where the army is mounting an operation against the Taliban and other Islamist insurgent groups. Punjab CM constitutes probe team In the first bombing two para- military soldiers and a civilian LAHORE: An enraged mob the investigation of the killings were killed, while the second beat a Christian couple to death and ordered police to beef up blast, at the same place, killed in Pakistan and burnt their bod- security at Christian neighbour- another civilian during rescue ies in the brick kiln where they hoods in the province, an official work. “Two paramilitary soldiers worked yesterday for allegedly from his media office said. and a peace committee member desecrating a Quran, police said. Blasphemy is a hugely sensi- were killed after a bomb planted The incident took place at the tive issue in the majority Muslim on a roadside exploded,” a security town of Kot Radha Kishan, some country, with even unproven official said. “After some time a 60km southwest of the city of allegations often prompting mob second bomb exploded when peo- Lahore, and is the latest example violence. ple were busy in rescue work. The of mob violence against minorities A Christian woman has been second blast killed a local tribes- accused of blasphemy. on death row since November man and wounded two paramili- Pakistani Police commandoes patrol during Ashura commemoration, in Faisalabad, yesterday. “A mob attacked a Christian 2010 after she was found guilty of tary soldiers.” couple after accusing them of making derogatory remarks about Local government official desecration of the Holy Quran the Prophet Mohammed(peace be Tayyab Ali confirmed the casu- and later burnt their bodies at a upon him) during an argument alties. No group immediately Fight to save Indus dolphins, turtles brick kiln where they worked,” with a Muslim woman. claimed responsibility. More local police station official Bin- An elderly British man with than 150,000 people have fled Yameen said. severe mental illness, sentenced from Khyber since Pakistan’s SUKKUR, PAKISTAN: Local up to 2.5 metres, is one of the serenity to the river in the “Yesterday an incident of dese- to death for blasphemy in January, military launched an operation in legend has it that Pakistan’s world’s rarest mammals, with shadow of the Sukkur Barrage, cration of the Quran took place in was shot by a prison guard last the district in October. Militants Indus River dolphin was once a a population of just 1,400 living built by the British, around 470 the area and today the mob first month. Global rights watch- had taken sanctuary there after woman, transformed by a curse scattered along a 1,200km stretch km north of Karachi. beat the couple and later set their dog Amnesty International in a fleeing strongholds in North from a holy man angry that she of the Indus, which rises in the The monsoon season draws bodies on fire at a brick kiln,” he statement urged the Pakistani Waziristan, where the military forgot to feed him one day. Himalayas and flows out into the families and picnickers hoping to added. Another police official con- authorities to bring to justice launched a large-scale offensive After thousands of years swim- Arabian Sea near Karachi. catch a glimpse of the dolphins. firmed the incident. The victims those responsible for the vicious in mid-June. ming the mighty river the gentle, They are classed as endangered But the series of dams and bar- were only identified by their first mob killing. More than 1,100 militants and blind mammal is under threat on the International Union for rages built across the Indus since names, Shama and Shehzad, and “This vicious mob killing is 100 soldiers have been killed since from a combination of uncon- Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the late 19th century to help irri- were a married couple. just the latest manifestation of the start of the North Waziristan trolled fishing and damage to red list of threatened species, gate farmland have divided the Pakistan’s brick kiln workers the threat of vigilante violence offensive, and more than 100 mili- its habitat caused by man-made which says the population has dolphin’s habitat into 17 separate are often subject to harsh prac- which anyone can face in Pakistan tants have surrendered, accord- dams. fallen by more than 50 percent sections. The dolphin has died out tices, with a study by the Bonded after a blasphemy accusation — ing to the army. On Sunday a Conservationists are fighting since 1944. Functionally blind, in 10 of these sections, according Labour Liberation Front Pakistan although religious minorities are suicide bomber killed 55 people to save the dolphin as well as the they use echolocation — a form to a recent study published in the estimating that 4.5 million are disproportionately vulnerable,” at a frontier post with India in river’s black spotted turtle, at risk of natural sonar — to find fish, PLoS One journal by experts from indentured labourers. said David Griffiths, Amnesty eastern Pakistan, blowing himself from poachers who hunt it to sell shrimp and other prey in the Britain’s St Andrews University, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz International’s Deputy Asia up among crowds leaving a daily to collectors and traditional medi- muddy river waters. Sticking and the sub-populations are left Sharif has constituted a three- Pacific Director. military border-closing ceremony. cine dealers. their snouts and heads from more vulnerable by their isolation. member committee to fast track AFP AFP The dolphin, which can grow the waters, the dolphins bring AFP

President Ghani visits Kabul Parliamentary panel urges neutral Afghan policy ISLAMABAD: Discussing the which experts and citizens gave need for internal reconciliation is peace in Afghanistan after the to militancy. A foreign policy expert detention centre possible impacts on Pakistan their input. in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nato withdrawal, the Afghan Asfandyar Khan said Afghanistan after the imminent draw- After mutual consensus, the Pakistan must facilitate recon- immigrants might be asked to must accept the Durand line as an KABUL: Afghan President down of Nato forces from participants also proposed that ciliation talks in Afghanistan, return to their native country. international border. He proposed Mohamamd Ashraf Ghani made Afghanistan, a parliamentary Pakistan should prepare itself when and if asked to do so, and “However, if Afghan warlords that Pakistan should allocate a big an unannounced visit to Kabul panel has underlined the need in advance for possible reper- all regional communities must be become active once again after the budget for border fencing, setting up primary jail in a bid to review for a firm policy in relations to cussions and effects of the Nato involved for peace in the region, withdrawal then we can expect a maximum possible check-posts and the condition of the inmates. Afghanistan and to secure the pullout, address needs and griev- they proposed. greater influx of immigrants,” he policed border crossings. The Presidential Palace media Durand Line. ances of the people of Federally The committee’s chairman Haji said. He said loss of lives, infrastruc- “The monitoring of people office said President Ghani vis- The proposals were floated by Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) Adeel said currently there were ture and peace as a result of ter- crossing the Durand Line and ited the detention facility on the the Senate Standing Committee and have a neutral foreign policy 3.7 million Afghan refugees, living rorism was alarming, adding that fencing of international border eve of Ashura day. on Foreign Affairs after having a on Afghanistan. in various cities of Pakistan. He 5,000 schools have been destroyed will also benefit Afghanistan. In his meeting with the public hearing over the subject in They also highlighted the dire was of the opinion that if there in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) due INTERNEWS inmates, President Ghani said the government is obliged to apologise if the convicts are not found guilty Pilgrims’ journey by judiciary institutions,. He also warned the security officials that they will face pun- ishment if they arrested any indi- vidual and keep them in custody without proper documents and evidence to prove their involve- ment in crime. President is due to meet with a woman who was gang-raped by a group of eight men in north- eastern Badakhshan province. According to reports, Ghani will meet the victim and her family in ARG Presidential Palace today, in a move which is believed to be an interference to ensure the perpetrators are in tried for their crime. Ghani spoke with Jahangeer, the husband of the victim yes- terday after the case was broad- casted through media following years of failed attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Sikh pilgrims from India wave from a train bound for Pakistan at the Attari International Railway Station, BBC Farsi reported. AGENCIES 35km from Amritsar, India, yesterday. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims are travelling to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to celebrate the 545th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev which falls tomorrow. Karachi to have world’s third largest mosque ISLAMABAD: Bahria Town architecture of the mosques of Town in the shortest possible Centre and a museum will also is going to build a mosque in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, period. Renowned religious be affiliated with this mosque. Karachi which will be the third Iran, the United Arab Emirates scholar, Maulana Tariq Jamil, Here, holy antiques, ancient largest mosque of the world, and Kuwait. led the Friday prayers followed Quranic manuscripts, books after the Masjidul Haram in The mosque will cost billions by more than 100,000 believers carrying the explanation of the Makkah, and Masjidul Nabavi of rupees. The material used in there recently. Quran and Islamic books will in, Madinah, and the largest the mosque will be of high qual- The mosque is a representa- also be placed. one in the non-Arab world. ity and the best air conditioning tive of the culture of Pakistan In the third largest mosque of With regard to their sanctity, system will be installed there. and Islam, and can accommo- the world in Karachi, an Islamic no mosque can be holier than Bahria Town Chairman date around 70,000 believers. institution will be organised Masjidul Haram and Masjidul Malik Riaz Hussain said that Malik Riaz Hussain has now where leading scholars will Nabavi, therefore, the mosque to the mosque would be con- requested the nation to help give lectures and international be built in Bahria Town would in structed in the shortest possi- him in constructing the third moots will also be arranged. effect be the largest in the rest ble time. He vowed to allocate largest mosque of the world in Moreover, CCTV cameras, of the world. all resources to construct the Karachi. walkthrough gates and a state- The mosque, which will mosque, and hoped that Allah He pledged that he would use of-the-art air conditioning plant accommodate around 800,000 Almighty would help him in this the bounty conferred by Allah will also be installed, in addi- people at a time, is going to endeavour. Almighty on him in building tion to chandeliers. An institute be built by renowned archi- Malik Riaz Hussain has built the mosque which would be an of Islamic research will also be tect Nayyar Ali Dada, who the seventh largest mosque of emblem of Islamic culture. created. would also keep in view the the world in Lahore’s Bahria He said that an Islamic INTERNEWS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Assurance to Punjabis 300 people duped BJP, AAP claim of Rs6 crore NEW DELHI: A 41-year-old man has been arrested for duping 300 people of Rs6 crore they will win by persuading them to invest in Ponzi schemes of a market- ing company on the pretext of doubling their money in six months, police said. Sukhdev Delhi poll battle was arrested on Saturday near Dwarka Sector 14 in west Delhi where he had gone BJP to harp on good governance to meet someone. “Sukhdev, Narender Satoha and his wife NEW DELHI: Soon after the confident of winning more than Anita Satoha had raised a cabinet recommended the disso- 45 of the 70 seats in Delhi — up company in 2008 in the name lution of the Delhi assembly, both from the 28 it bagged in 2013, of Almandine Marketing Pvt the BJP and the AAP yesterday leading then to a hung house. Ltd with an office in Dwarka claimed they were confident of After the BJP with 31 seats North. “The company cre- winning the fresh elections. refused to form a government, the ated a Ponzi scheme with the But Bharatiya Janata Party’s AAP took power with the backing promise to double the amount Delhi unit president Satish of the Congress. But the govern- within six months. More than Upadhyay said his party — unlike ment collapsed in 49 days, leading 300 people invested over Rs6 in the December 2013 election — to political uncertainty. Family members of the Punjabi men, held captive by Islamic State militants in Iraq for the past five months, crore in the company and would not project a chief ministe- Kejriwal said the AAP would stand next to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (right-sitting) and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal the owners fled after collect- rial candidate. “It’s too early to seek votes on three key issues: Its ing the amount,” said Joint (left-sitting) during a press conference in New Delhi yesterday. Swaraj has assured the family members that talk about the CM candidate. achievements during its 49-day Commissioner of Police (Crime the government is working on the issue and making all efforts to bring back the citizens from Iraq. The party will decide at the rule, a corruption-free Delhi and Branch) Ravindra Yadav. A right time and will choose a leader making the capital one of the Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent through a democratic process,” he world’s best cities. investment plan promising said, adding quickly that he was not Asked if he could take on high rates of return. in the race for the post. Upadhyay Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the BJP would repeat its win- the AAP leader said Delhi’s vot- Death row fishermen assured of release 2 warships moved ning streak in Maharashtra and ers would have to choose between Haryana in Delhi too. him (Kejriwal) and BJP’s Jagdish CHENNAI/COLOMBO: office where he handed over Meanwhile, they were free to away from Kolkata Aam Aadmi Party leader Mukhi for the chief minister’s post. India’s High Commissioner to some clothes and toiletries and write letters to their relatives, NEW DELHI: The navy Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, “Will Modi resign as prime Sri Lanka Yash Sinha yesterday enquired about their welfare. He the sources added. The fishermen withdrew two warships from accused the BJP of spread- minister and contest for the chief met the five Indian fishermen assured them of unstinted sup- expressed happiness at the high the eastern port of Kolkata ing communal poison in Delhi ministership of Delhi?” Upadhyay sentenced to death at Colombo’s port and cooperation of the Indian commissioner personally coming yesterday after intelligence and said his party would bring said: “Our MLAs are ready for Welikada prison and assured government in ensuring that their to meet them and thanked him agencies warned of an attack together eminent religious leaders fresh elections and we will fight them of every effort to secure case receives the utmost attention for this gesture. on the port and the city, to combat this. He also insisted under a collective leadership... their early release, even as in and that the government of India Meanwhile, MDMK founder police and navy officers said. that the AAP would win a major- We will repeat our performance Chennai the MDMK accused will make all efforts to secure Vaiko in Chennai asked why the Two naval warships, INS ity in the upcoming election in the of Haryana and Maharashtra.” He the government of “playing with their early release and repatria- Narendra Modi government was Khukri and INS Sumitra, capital. “We will win in Delhi no said the BJP’s main plank would the lives of Indian fishermen”. tion to India, said official sources. keen on having defence ties with that had docked in Kolkata matter how hard the BJP tries.” be “good governance”. Sinha met the five Indians — The fishermen appeared in good Sri Lanka despite the death sen- on Monday were ordered Upadhyay and Kejriwal spoke The capital has been under Emerson, P Augustus, R Wilson, K health and requested permission tence handed down to the five back into sea for “operational a day after Lt Governor Najeeb President’s rule since February 17. Prasath and J Langlet — who were to write to their relatives in Tamil fishermen. “The lives of Tamil reasons”, navy spokesman Jung was told by all three major Earlier in the day, the union cabi- awarded the death sentence by the Nadu and also to make telephone fishermen should not be taken Captain D K Sharma said. parties in Delhi — the BJP, AAP net recommended the dissolution Colombo High Court on October calls. The prison authorities readily lightly. If the NDA follows the The ships were meant to be and Congress — that said they of the Delhi assembly, paving the 30 on charges of drug trafficking. agreed and said they would arrange UPA policy on Sri Lanka, the in port until Friday for public favoured fresh elections. way for a fresh electoral contest. The high commissioner met for telephone calls to be made by Tamil youth will not tolerate viewing as part of ceremonies Kejriwal said the AAP was IANS them at the superintendent’s the prisoners in a couple of days. that,” he said. IANS in the run-up to Navy Day next month, he said. 16.4 million use Net in Mumbai MUMBAI: Mumbai has the India dismisses Pakistani claims on Kashmir at UN highest number of Internet users with 16.4 million in India, UNITED NATIONS: India dismissed that the people of Jammu and Kashmir New Delhi calling Kashmir a part of India were held under what he said was foreign a study said. Mumbai is fol- Pakistan’s “unsolicited” comments on had been deprived of their right to self- and citing UN Security Council resolu- occupation and could not be impartial. lowed by Delhi with 12.15 mil- Kashmir at the UN, maintaining it was determination. Self-determination did tions describing Kashmir a disputed ter- In reply, India’s representative said that lion users and Kolkata with a part of India and asserting that free not lapse with the passage of time, he ritory. Regarding elections in Kashmir, he the Pakistani delegation’s references to 6.27 million users. Bengaluru and fair elections were held in that state. said. Nor could it be “set aside” by charges asserted that polls conducted by the Indian foreign occupation were out of context as with 5.99 million Internet users In his address to the UN General of terrorism. authorities could not be a substitute for a Kashmir was a part of India. and Chennai with 5.58 million Assembly committee that deals with social, Joshi dismissed as unsolicited Pakistan’s UN plebiscite. Warning that nuclear terrorism threats Internet users are fourth and humanitarian and cultural affairs, India’s comments about Kashmir and said they The Indian delegate pointed out that the were a pressing challenge to the glo- fifth respectively, the joint study Mayank Joshi said free, fair and open elec- were factually incorrect. Free, fair and elections in Kashmir had been held under bal community, India separately called by the Internet and Mobile tions were regularly held in Jammu and open elections were regularly held in that the scrutiny of international media, which for stronger national and international Association of India and IMRB Kashmir at all levels. state at all levels, he said. had not faulted those elections. Going for action to prevent terrorists getting hold said. India has around 243 mil- Diyar Khan, a counsellor at Pakistan’s Exercising the right of reply, Pakistan’s another round, the Pakistani representa- of nuclear material. lion Internet users. UN Mission, said his country regretted delegate escalated the issue, questioning tive of Pakistan claimed that the elections IANS IANS

Politics should be based on ideology, Modi like Indira Gandhi: Book not violence, NEW DELHI: Prime Minister subservient to the individual,” is bugged nowadays!” the minis- Narendra Modi is like Indira the riveting 372-page book says. ter is quoted as saying. says Kerala CM Gandhi in leadership style, and “Much like Indira, Modi in According to the book, the he has also instilled a sense of power is in no mood to reach out original list of cabinet and other MANJESWERAM: Politics fear in his cabinet colleagues, a to the opposition,” says Sardesai, ministers in Modi’s government should be practised on ideol- book by veteran journalist and referring to the Bharatiya Janata was prepared by Modi confidants ogy and not by indulging in well known television anchor Party’s refusal to recognize the Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah and violence, said Chief Minister Rajdeep Sardesai says. Congress as the leader of the then vetted by the Rashtriya Oommen Chandy yesterday. The book 2014 The Election opposition in parliament. Swayamsewak Sangh. “The Chandy was speaking after That Changed India (Penguin/ Modi, the book says, is deter- final touches, including portfolio launching State Congress presi- Viking), also says that Congress mined to exercise tight control distribution, were done by the dent V M Sudheeran’s statewide vice president Rahul Gandhi over the cabinet system. prime minister himself.” ‘Janapaksha Yatra’ at the north- has failed to show any quality as “There is a certain fear factor Describing Modi as “a tough, ern tip of the state here. a leader and is hardly respected that Modi has instilled in his dynamic politician”, the book The ‘yatra’ will pass through by his own party colleagues. cabinet colleagues,” the author says: “Challenging him will all the 140 assembly constituen- “Modi is perhaps closest to says, adding how a minister in require the Congress to move cies and conclude in the state Indira Gandhi in his personal- the Modi government told him beyond its time-worn slogans capital on December 9 in the ity driven leadership style, an (Sardesai) to enter his house and identify more directly with presence of AICC vice president imperious attitude that ensures from the back entrance. the aspirations of a younger, Rahul Gandhi. that institutions remain “You never know which room more impatient India.” IANS “The major objective of the yatra is to propagate the message of peaceful living. Politics is not meant to decimate political rivals Painting competition using violence but it should work for the upliftment of the people. The CPI-M and the BJP here fail to desist from indulging in vio- lence. Politics should be fought on ideology and not by using weap- ons,” said Chandy. Sudheeran said that through- out the ‘yatra’ he will raise the issue of politics of murder being practiced by the BJP and the CPI-M. “People in Kerala are peace loving and are fed up of the poli- tics of murder. My yatra would emphasise this aspect. Another issue would be to spread the mes- sage of the need for an anti-sub- stance campaign with the slogan of ‘Clean Campus, Safe Campus’,” said Sudheeran who added that he would also speak on achiev- ing self sufficiency in vegetable Physically-challenged artist Gokaran Pati holds a brush with his foot to make a painting on the theme production by starting kitchen ‘Vision of Madhya Pradesh’ during an open painting competition in Bhopal yesterday. gardens in all homes. IANS

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KUWAIT 24/11 Clear 23/10 Clear BAHRAIN 28/22 Partly cloudy 26/18 Partly cloudy SANAA 25/09 Clear 24/09 Clear RIYADH 28/15 Partly cloudy 24/13 Partly cloudy DUBAI 33/26 Clear 29/23 Partly cloudy Comet landing BAGHDAD 19/10 Partly cloudy 21/10 Clear Spontaneous HIV ‘cure’ THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW site to be HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER called Agilkia ATHENS 19/16 Clear 21/16 Clear mechanism found PARIS: Will space histori- WASHINGTON 20/16 Mostly cloudy 18/09 Thunderstorm PARIS: French scientists to be honest,” University of virus into their genes, neutralised ans one day say “Agilkia” with SYDNEY 23/14 Partly cloudy 26/14 Clear claimed yesterday to have found Nottingham molecular virology it, and were passing resistance on the same awe as they utter LONDON 10/03 Partly cloudy 12/10 Mostly cloudy the genetic mechanism for a professor Jonathan Ball told AFP, to their offspring. “Tranquility Base,” where in PARIS 12/05 Partly cloudy 12/08 Partly cloudy “spontaneous cure” in two HIV- insisting the team had provided “We propose that HIV cure may 1969 man first walked on the ISTANBUL 15/09 Clear 17/09 Clear infected men, proposing a new “no evidence” of a functional cure. occur through HIV endogenisation Moon? MANILA 30/23 Partly cloudy 29/21 Partly cloudy strategy for combating AIDS HIV replicates by invading in humans,” the team wrote. Agilkia — called after an island DHAKA 32/21 Partly cloudy 32/23 Partly cloudy even as other experts urged human CD4 immune cells, which But Ball said endogenisation on the Nile — has been selected DELHI 31/19 Clear 30/19 Clear caution. it reprogrammes to become virus can only happen by the altered as the name of the site for the ISLAMABAD 25/13 Clear 23/14 Partly cloudy The findings were based on a factories. virus being passed on to offspring first landing on a comet, the study of two men infected with the A rare group of people — fewer through semen or egg cells. European Space Agency (ESA) human immunodeficiency virus than one percent of those infected “I am not aware at all of them said yesterday. (HIV) who never developed AIDS — are naturally able to rein in viral showing the presence of the virus The historic event will take symptoms. replication and keep the virus at in any gamete,” he said, referring place on November 12, when ESA’s Australian novelist wins The virus remained in their clinically undetectable levels. to reproductive cells. Rosetta spacecraft will send down immune cells but was inactivated They are known as “elite con- The team said their findings a robot lab, Philae, to Comet 67P/ because its genetic code had been trollers”, but the mechanism by implied that persistence of HIV Churyumov-Gerasimenko. top French literary award altered, said the scientists. which they keep the virus at bay DNA in human cells, rather than Rosetta is named after the stone They sequenced the HIV remains a mystery. eradication, is what may lead to a that in the early 19th century PARIS: Australian writer Lily genome in samples taken from The French group looked at cure and protection. helped Egyptologists decipher the Brett (pictured) yesterday won the pair who, they said, had expe- two such individuals, a 57-year- The approach hitherto has been mystery that was hieroglyphics. France’s Prix Medicis literary rienced an “apparent spontaneous old man diagnosed HIV-positive the opposite: to try and clear all Philae, in turn, was named for award for best foreign book for cure”. in 1985, and a 23-year-old in 2011. traces of HIV from human cells the Nile island in southern Egypt Lola Bensky, a novel drawing on The mutation may be linked to a Though they remained infected, and from cell reservoirs where where in 1815 an obelisk was found her experience both as a 1960s common enzyme named APOBEC, standard tests could not detect the they hide. that was key to understanding the rock journalist and the daughter the team said. virus in their blood. “We suggest that persistence of Rosetta stone. of Holocaust survivors. “The work opens up therapeutic In both cases, the virus was integrated HIV DNA is not a bar- And Agilkia is a nearby island Brett’s sixth novel tells the avenues for a cure, using or stimu- unable to replicate in immune cells rier, but on the contrary, may be a that became the new home of story of an eponymous heroine lating this enzyme,” they said in a due to mutations in its genetic prerequisite to HIV cure,” said the Pharaonic temples transferred who arrives in London in 1967 and statement. code, the team found. study authors. from Philae when the Aswan Dam proceeds to interview the biggest The work, published in the And they said this may be The team said they did not threatened to flood the complex. names in music from Mick Jagger journal Clinical Microbiology and explained by spontaneous evo- believe their two patients were “It couldn’t be a more appropri- to Jimi Hendrix. Infection, was carried out by sci- lution between humans and the unique or that the phenomenon ate name,” said Rosetta mission Soon, however, she starts to entists at France’s Institute of virus, a process called “endog- was new. manager Fred Jansen. wonder if the questions she is Health and Medical Research enisation” that is believed to And they called for “massive “The relocation of the temples of asking are in fact substitutes for (Inserm). have neutralised other viruses in sequencing” of human DNA, par- Philae island to Agilkia island was questions about her parents’ past. Some, however, found the humans in the past. ticularly from Africans who had an ambitious technical endeavour Brett said that, like her char- and that led to the basis of Lola results unconvincing. A similar process has been wit- been exposed to HIV for longest, performed in the 1960s and 1970s acter Lola, she too had been sent Bensky,” she said. “If it came across my desk for nessed in a population of koalas to find further proof. to preserve an archaeological to London as a rock journalist in Brett’s Jewish parents, Max and review, it would get short shrift, that has integrated an AIDS-like AFP record of our ancient history. 1967. She was able to get close to Rose, were both sent to Auschwitz “On November 12, we’ll be many of the stars, she said, add- during World War II. Both lost attempting a unique comet ing that it was a conversation with their entire families in the conflict. landing, an even more ambitious Jimi Hendrix that provided the The winner of the Prix Medicis’s endeavour to unlock secrets of idea for the book. main category, meanwhile, was our most remote origins.” “I was sitting in Mick Jagger’s French author Antoine Volodine, Singapore hotel pampers pet guests Rosetta is in close orbit around apartment... discussing hair curls for Terminus Radieux (Radiant the comet at a distance of some with Jimi Hendrix,” she said. Terminus), set in Siberia in the SINGAPORE: A luxury pet 400 million kilometres from the “We both had very curly hair. aftermath of a nuclear disaster. hotel featuring air-conditioned Sun. His much more curly than mine AFP suites, spa services and gourmet Philae will descend to the meals was unveiled yesterday in comet and harpoon itself to the Singapore, further raising the surface to carry out a series of level of pet pampering in the scientific tests. wealthy city-state. Astrophysicists believe that The 4,317 square-foot Wagington comets are remnants of ancient Shakespeare plays go digital hotel is located in a converted ice and dust left over from the for- British colonial-era bungalow in mation of the Solar System. LONDON: A new digital project British actors Mark Rylance and the diplomatic quarter. Experts see them as time cap- hopes to make performances of Stephen Fry, as well as Roger Lodgings cost up to Sg490 sules of primeval material that Shakespeare’s plays available to Allam’s award-winning perform- ($271) a night for three dogs shar- may yield insight into how the a global audience on demand for ance in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry ing the “royal suite”, which boasts planets formed after the Sun the first time. IV, Part 2. a chandelier, a television and faux flared into light. London’s Globe Theatre has Other much-loved classics leather orthopaedic beds. The comet is shaped rather made over 50 productions avail- include The Taming of the Shrew, Designed largely for dogs, the like a rubber duck, with a large able to download as full-length As You Like It, Love’s Labour’s Lost hotel can also accept cats. lobe and small lobe. The landing high-definition films on its dedi- and Romeo and Juliet. “If we deserve the best in life, site — until now codenamed J — is cated online platform, in what it The films, available to rent shouldn’t your most loyal compan- roughly where the duck’s “brow” said yesterday was a world first. for £3.99 or to buy for £7.99 at ion deserve it equally?” founder would be. Among the plays featured GlobePlayer.tv, are compatible Estelle Taylor said in a press The moniker “Agilkia” was cho- A staff member takes a dog for a swim in a bone-shaped pool at the is a highly acclaimed produc- with smartphones and tablets. statement. sen in a contest won by Alexandre tion of Twelfth Night, starring A series of foreign-language “Being animal lovers, we feel Wagington luxury pet hotel in Singapore. Brouste from France, who will go productions staged as part of the strongly that there should be a to mission control in Darmstadt, theatre’s international “Globe to place where pets can be left that services, including grooming island of 5.5 million people, most Germany, to see the operation at Globe” festival, coinciding with the makes them feel at home.” and trimming, a “pawdicure”, of them living in high-rise apart- close hand. London 2012 Olympics, are also It is not all lazing around at the mud masks, micro-bubble baths, ment blocks but with a high per More than 8,000 entries from available on the website. hotel. fur dyeing and aromatherapy capita income. 135 countries were received in just In addition, over 100 interviews The furry guests can exercise massages. There are more than 250 a week. can be downloaded for free with at its bone-shaped swimming pool The hotel also provides limou- licensed pet shops, many of them They included names in ancient actors including Judi Dench, Ewan and artificial turf garden, and sine services to shuttle pooches operating in shopping malls. One and modern languages, from McGregor, Sir Ian McKellen and indoor treadmills can be used on to and from their homes without businessman offers weekend boat mythology and works of science Jude Law, discussing Shakespeare’s rainy days. hassle. cruises for pets and their owners. fiction. theatrical works. AFP Owners can also order spa Singapore is a densely populated AFP AFP Wednesday 5 November 2014 12 Muharram 1436 Volume 19 Number 6240 Price: QR2

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BEIJING: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), one of the world’s most aggressive investors, has signed an agree- Qatar, China trade volume hits $11.5bn ment yesterday with CITIC Group Corp to launch a $10bn fund that will invest DOHA: The volume of trade between Qatar and China during the period from 2008 in the region, the chief executive of the to 2013 rose by 345 percent to reach $11.5bn in the past year, said the Minister of Qatari sovereign wealth fund said. Economy and Trade, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani. QIA, which is estimated to have around The Minister was speaking on the sidelines of the 5th forum for business leaders in $170bn, and state-owned conglomerate the emerging markets being organised by QIA and the Credit Suisse Bank in Beijing CITIC Group signed a memorandum of yesterday. He said that Qatar and China share a strong economic ties which constitute understanding to launch the 50-50 invest- an incentive for Chinese companies to enter the Qatari market. He said 13 companies ment fund, QIA Chief Executive Ahmed Al fully owned by China are currently operating in Qatar, in addition to the 181 joint venture Sayed said at an investment conference in companies with Qatari partners and a Chinese capital which reached up to 49 percent . Beijing. The Minister praised the role of Chinese companies in boosting the development in The joint-venture fund appears to be part Qatar, which coincides with the State entry into large-scale projects in various areas. of QIA’s efforts to diversify away from its He also touched on exports of Qatar’s natural gas to China, pointing out that Qatar is traditionally Europe-focused portfolio as the the main source of China with respect to liquefied natural gas, where Qatar gas exports European economy continues to stagnate. to China was estimated at 60 percent of its needs in 2012, noting that the total value “We’ve just done a deal in Europe, and of the Qatari gas and oil, which had been exported to China reached $5.6bn. He noted we’ll continue doing deals in Europe,” Al that the gross domestic product of Qatar jumped dramatically during the period from Sayed told reporters. “But as a global fund, 2008 until 2013 up to more than $200bn. QNA also we need to diversify asset allocations and geographical location but we will con- tinue in Europe, of course.” sectors. Al Sayed also pointed to potential of diversifying its portfolio, which had nearly QIA is looking for new partners as it opportunities in the consumer, services and 80 percent exposure to Europe. plans to invest between $15bn and $20bn tech, media and telecommunications sector The fund is best known for European in Asia in the next five years, he said. but emphasised that QIA would look at any investments including the acquisition of The fund is also expanding its office in promising investment. London department store Harrods and Beijing as it considers investments in China’s Sources said last year that the fund was a significant stake in the firm that runs property, infrastructure and healthcare hiring bankers and executives with an aim London’s Heathrow airport. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Oil slides 3pc to new Translation app lows on Saudi move Saudi Arabia cuts prices for US customers

NEW YORK: Oil dived more than 3 percent yesterday to multi-year lows, as Saudi Gold edges up from four-year low Arabia’s sharp cut in export LONDON: Gold edged higher yesterday, recovering from last prices to the United States week’s four-year low, as the dollar’s retreat from multi-year looked likely to deepen a glo- highs against a currency basket relieved downward pressure on bal supply glut that has already the metal. A lack of robust buying from the major physical gold driven prices down 30 percent markets of China and India, however, along with weak technicals, since June. underscored prospects for further declines, analysts said. On Monday, Saudi Arabia Bullion broke below a key chart level of around $1,180 an ounce on surprised the market by raising Friday after the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus programme in prices for Asia and Europe but a surprise move, lending strength to the dollar. The break prompted cutting prices for US custom- a further sell-off that took gold all the way to $1,161.25, its lowest ers. Oil slid as much as $2 a bar- since July 2010. rel in late trade, and the sell-off Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,166.85 an ounce at 1507 GMT, continued yesterday, triggering while US gold futures for December delivery were down $3.10 technical sell-stops. “The Saudis at $1,166.50. REUTERS have basically declared war on A woman uses a translation app on her smartphone during a Google promotion event at the City of Fashion the US oil producers,” said Phil and Design (Cite de la mode et du design) in Paris yesterday. Flynn at Price Futures Group. “I putting charts into a contango “not panicking”. Venezuela and think they believe that the only structure for the first time since Ecuador have said they are work- way they’re going to survive in the January 17. Yesterday, the Dec/ ing on a joint proposal to defend long term is to break the market Jan spread was around minus 8. oil prices. in the short term.” US commercial crude stocks “I can see Opec and Saudi JPMorgan under US criminal probe US crude futures were down are likely to have risen last week Arabia playing the long game. $2.33 at $76.45 after reaching the in the fifth straight weekly stock A low price for a period of time lowest price since October 2011. build, according to a survey. may actually play into the hands NEW YORK: The US Department of Justice has discussions will result in settlements,” it added. Many analysts say the US shale The Organisation of the of people with a lot of reserves in launched a criminal investigation of JPMorgan Previous disclosures by JPMorgan and other large boom could slow if crude stays Petroleum Exporting Countries the ground at cheap cost,” Pierre Chase’s foreign exchange trading business, the banks of regulatory probes into foreign exchange below $80 a barrel. The price of (OPEC) could curb output meets Lorinet, chief financial officer of bank disclosed on Monday in a securities filing. trades have described civil investigations. Brent for next-month delivery November 27, but there are no Trafigura, said at the Reuters JPMorgan said it is cooperating with the DOJ The investigation has focused on whether traders was down $2.22 at $82.56 by 1701 clear signs that Opec will curb Global Commodities Summit. probe and with other US and foreign investiga- from large banks colluded via online chat rooms to GMT after touching its lowest output. Most core Gulf members Ian Taylor, chief executive tions related to manipulation in the forex trade, set rates in the massive foreign exchange market. point since October 2010. have indicated little alarm over of Vitol, said at the summit as it raised its estimate of related legal costs by Several leading banks have suspended or fired trad- On Monday, longer-dated oil the price drop. that Opec members would have $1.3bn to $5.9bn. ers amid the investigations. futures became more expen- The United Arab Emirates “serious discussions” about an The foreign exchange probes focus on the bank’s Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority is holding sive than near-term contracts, oil minister said the country is output cut. REUTERS “spot FX trading activities as well as controls appli- talks with JPMorgan and five other large banks to cable to those activities,” the filing said. settle allegations the banks conspired to manip- The bank is in talks with regulators to settle ulate currency trades, people familiar with the Saudi Prince calls for sovereign fund the cases, but “there is no assurance that such matter said. AFP

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia should set up a sover- Singapore and Norway that could earn 5 or 10 per- eign wealth fund to protect itself from sliding oil cent a year, Prince Alwaleed told reporters. prices by earning higher returns from its foreign The annual earnings of the fund would cover a Barwa acquires half of Al Asmakh real reserves, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin large part of the budget deficits which the govern- Talal said yesterday. ment may now run because of cheaper oil, he said. Prince Alwaleed publicly urged the government The International Monetary Fund has estimated estate unveils last month to do more to protect the economy of the Saudi Arabia would need an average oil price of $91 Lusail Golf development world’s top oil exporter from the slide, and yester- a barrel in 2015 to balance its state budget. “What new identity day he recommended that officials put most of the I’m asking for now in this open forum is to have an DUBAI: Qatar’s largest listed Barwa has struggled with debt, kingdom’s official savings in a new fund. active sovereign wealth fund, and to put in it all the developer Barwa Real Estate leading it to offload assets and “The budget of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia excess foreign exchange that you have, all the money acquired a 50 percent stake cut staffing costs. Qatari Diar depends 90 percent on oil ... I’ve already said that you have...” Prince Alwaleed said. in Lusail Golf Development agreed to buy Barwa’s assets this is a huge mistake,” said the prince, who is one The Saudi central bank has built up immense foreign for QR2.48bn ($681.08m), the worth $7.1bn last June, which of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen and reserves over the past several years of high oil prices; company said in a statement included its stake in unlisted international investors. “And I have said before that net foreign assets totalled SR2.76 trillion ($736bn) in yesterday. Barwa Bank. if the situation remains the same then we could face September, up 6 percent from a year earlier. The stake was purchased It made a net profit of a deficit in 2015 and have to use the reserves, which In June this year, the country’s influential Shura through Barwa International QR673.4m ($184.93m) in the nine is something unfavourable.” council advisory body discussed a proposal to estab- Company, a subsidiary of the months to September 30, up from Saudi Arabia should therefore set up a sover- lish a sovereign wealth fund, but no decision was property firm, it said in the QR467.4m in the year-earlier. eign fund similar to those of Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, reached. REUTERS statement. REUTERS

DOHA: Al Asmakh Real Estate, one of the leading property man- agement companies in Qatar, unveiled its new-look identity. Al Asmakh Real Estate’s future ambitions and its business approach towards offering luxury, high-end property and facility management services. “The new branding dem- onstrates our forward-thinking attitude while maintaining our her- itage in a strong and contemporary fashion,” explained FadiBarakeh (pictured), General Manager of Al Asmakh Real Estate. As Al Asmakh brand continues to grow and evolve, the challenge to remain current and reinstate its brand presence is key to strength- ening its position in the market. And with the company venturing into a new phase in its illustrious history, by becoming a property developer, it was crucial to revisit its brand and logo. “Our objective is Officials at the Doha TecShare Middle East 2014. to show that the brand is building on its reputation and moving for- ward, expanding into new horizons and maintaining a larger role as a Vodafone takes part in TecShare partner in Qatar’s growth,” added Barakeh. As an extension of that DOHA: Vodafone addressed a host of industry Mada Assistive Technology Center for bringing us vision, Al Asmakh Real Estate have speakers at Doha TecShare Middle East 2014, all together today to engage in such critical debate also recently launched its exclusive yesterday. The two-day event brings together around making technology accessible for people Concierge Service, the first of its a range of experts and stakeholders to discuss with disabilities and aging population, and form- kind in the country, which provides best practice in access to technology for people ing strategic partnerships to bring these solutions tailor-made and personal services with disabilities at a national and regional level. to life. At Vodafone Qatar, we had the pleasure of to residents. TecShare provides a chance to network, share working with MADA over the last 3 years trying The service aims to deliver infor- experiences and influence the future of acces- to provide support in every way we can to the mation, assistance and guidance to sibility throughout the Middle East. amazing work that MADA does in helping improve residents in a wide range of areas Speaking at TecShare as well were Mari the quality of life of people with disabilities using to ensure ultimate comfort and Satur Torre, Innovation Manager at Vodafone technology to enable them to live independently. convenience, adding value to their Spain Foundation and Ricardo Garcia, Business Technology is indeed so powerful in making that experience with Al Asmakh. Development Manager, Accessibility Division at possible, and mobile technology is even more so due These services cover various ONCE & ONCE Foundation Business Group(the to the ease of its availability and its portability.” areas such as travel arrangements, Spanish Blind Association). Torre and Garcia dis- Haidan added: “At Vodafone, we want to make personal care, fitness and recrea- cussed Vodafone’s Mobile for Good vision and its the mobile phones and services we provide easier tion, transportation and general outcomes in terms of accessible ICTs. to use, particularly for customers who are elderly information. “Our Concierge team Giving one of the opening keynotes at or for people with special needs. The number of is available around the clock to TecShare, Dana Haidan, Head of Corporate people excluded from mobile communications due answer for our residents needs in Social Responsibility & Sustainability at Vodafone to profound disabilities is relatively small, but the a friendly and efficient manner,” Qatar said: “I would like to thank the Ministry of potential benefits of using technology to improve said Barakeh about the service. Communication and Information Technology and quality of life are substantial.” THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Wider US trade US factory activity accelerates in Oct deficit, weak Best October in a decade for US auto sales; GM misses Global factory activity exports point to The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) tracks Comparison of economies WASHINGTON: US manu- last month from 56.6 in September. ago to 1.28 million units, pushing performance in the manufacturing and service Circle size indicates GDP facturing activity unexpectedly The index is now within spitting the annual rate to a sturdy 16.46 sectors. A reading over 50 indicates expansion forecasts in US$ billion slower growth accelerated in October and auto- distance of its cycle high of 59.3 million units. of activity in the sector. for 2014 mobile sales were strong, easing reached in February 2011. Prices for US government debt WASHINGTON: The US trade concerns of a significant moder- Any reading above 50 indicates fell on the upbeat data, while the HOW KEY ECONOMIES PERFORMED deficit unexpectedly widened in 1,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 ation in economic growth in the an expansion in activity. dollar rose to a fresh four-year Manufacturing PMI in October September as exports hit a five- fourth quarter. The improvement was broad- high against a basket of curren- G8 country BRICS country month low, suggesting slowing The pick-up in manufacturing, based, and the index topped even cies. On Wall Street, the Standard 60 global demand could undercut which was driven by robust growth the most optimistic estimate on & Poor’s 500 index and the Dow PMI lower PMI higher than previous month economic growth in the final in new orders and production, sug- Wall Street. The gauge of export Jones industrial average ended Canada three months of the year. gested the economy was weather- orders, however, slipped. slightly lower after briefly climb- U.S. Eurozone The Commerce Department ing a slowing of demand in major While US manufacturing is ing to intraday records. 55 Japan said yesterday the trade gap Global India markets such as China and the gaining steam, factories across “It looks like the economy is Britain increased 7.6 percent to $43.03bn. eurozone. Factory activity is now Asia and the eurozone are sput- going to close the year with a bang. China Economists had forecast the Expanding economy Expanding back at the 3-1/2-year high first tering. Manufacturing activity This growth picture looks increas- 50 S. Africa shortfall at $40bn in September. Australia reached in August. hit a five-month low in China and ingly sustainable,” said Chris France Germany “The disappointing perform- “The overall growth outlook continued to stagnate in the euro Rupkey, chief financial economist ance in export activity suggests Italy remains very resilient as the zone, separate reports showed. at MUFG Union Bank in New Brazil Russia that the loss of export competi- 45 underlying strength in domestic Back in the United States, auto- York. The US economy expanded Contracting tiveness from the strong dollar demand clearly outweighs poten- makers reported their strongest at a vigorous 3.5 percent annual and the weak global backdrop tial external headwinds,” said October sales in a decade on robust rate in the third quarter, although are becoming a net drag on US Harm Bandholz, chief US econo- demand for brawny pickup trucks a surprise decline in construction 40 economic activity,” said Millan mist at UniCredit Research. and roomy sport utility vehicles, spending in September reported -2 -1 0 132 Mulraine, deputy chief economist The Institute for Supply even though top-seller General could lead to a downward revision Change from previous month, in index points at TD Securities in New York. Management said its index of Motors Co missed expectations. of as much as two-tenths of a per- The trade deficit was bigger Sources: Markit Economics; Kagiso Tiso Holdings; International Monetary Fund; Thomson Reuters national factory activity rose to 59 Sales rose 6.1 percent from a year centage point. REUTERS than the $38.1bn gap that the government had assumed in its advance gross domestic product estimate for the third quarter published last week. The weak trade data came on Growth outlook for eurozone Obama, Yellen discuss the heels of a report on Monday showing a decline in construction spending in September. Economists said the two slashed in new blow to recovery Wall St reforms, economy reports combined suggested that the third-quarter 3.5 percent BRUSSELS: The EU sharply WASHINGTON: US President finalising rules from the 2010 annual growth pace could be cut cut its growth forecasts for the Barack Obama and Federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform by as much as half a percent- eurozone on yesterday, warning Reserve Chair Janet Yellen dis- act, which aimed to strengthen age point when the government that France and Italy remain cussed the outlook for the US the financial system after the publishes its revisions later this huge problems for the slug- and global economies and the 2007-2009 credit crisis shattered month. Trade was reported to gish European economy that is implementation of Wall Street confidence throughout global have contributed 1.32 percentage becoming a worry worldwide. reforms during an Oval Office markets. points to GDP growth. The threat of deflation and meeting on Monday, the White Obama and Yellen talked about Exports in September fell 1.5 recession combined with stub- House said. the near- and long-term outlook percent to $195.59bn, the lowest bornly high unemployment It was the first one-on-one for the economy in the United since April, a sign that weaken- across the 18-country eurozone meeting between Obama and States and around the world, the ing demand in key markets such loomed large in the European Yellen since she took the helm White House said. They also dis- as China and the euro zone was Commission’s autumn economic of the central bank, which sets cussed the Consumer Protection starting to weigh. Exports are forecasts. the nation’s monetary policy but Act. likely to weaken further after In a grim set of numbers, it operates independently from the Obama leaves this weekend for a survey of US manufacturers cut its 2014 growth prediction White House. Asia on a trip that will include published on Monday showed a for the 18-country area to just The Federal Reserve and other a meeting of the G20 group of decline in a gauge of export order 0.8 percent from the previous 1.2 financial regulators are still economies. REUTERS growth. REUTERS percent, then predicting expan- sions of 1.1 percent in 2015 and 1.7 percent in 2016. EU officials called for urgent European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness investment to boost jobs and Jyrki Katainen (left) and European Commissioner for Economic and Financial growth, amid fears that just two Affairs Pierre Moscovici present the EU executive’s autumn economic years after its last debt crisis, the forecasts at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels yesterday. eurozone could again destabilise the global economy as a whole. “The economic and employ- Pierre Moscovici, the new com- and rise only to 0.8 percent next ment situation is not improving missioner for economic affairs, year — both way off the European fast enough,” said Jyrki Katainen, warned that there would also be Central Bank target of just under the commission’s new vice presi- hard work ahead to both bring two percent. dent for jobs and growth, as he in investment and for eurozone Unemployment in the euro- announced the bleak figures. nations to bring in structural zone, already sky high in several With years of austerity failing reforms. crisis-hit countries, will remain to reanimate the eurozone, new “There is no magic bullet, there a huge problem in the next few European Commission president is no simple answer,” Moscovici years, it said. The rate would slip Jean-Claude Juncker has prom- told the same press conference. to 10.2 percent in 2016, still above ised to unveil a €300bn ($380bn) Also haunting Europe is the pre-crisis levels and with Spain investment plan for the eurozone danger of deflation, and while the and Greece both at 22 percent. by Christmas. commission believes prices will Germany emerges as a worry But despite apparently avoiding not fall outright, it said inflation from the EU figures, with the a so-called “triple-dip” recession, will remain very low and also drag economy, normally seen as the the eurozone headwinds on the on growth. growth engine for the continent, world economy have caused tur- The commission said inflation set to expand by a sluggish 1.3 moil on global stock markets in in the eurozone this year would percent in 2014 and just 1.1 per- recent weeks. sink to a “very low” 0.5 percent cent next year. AFP

Hyundai, Kia in record settlement with US for overstating mileage

WASHINGTON/DETROIT: Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp will pay $350m in penalties to the US government for overstating fuel economy ratings in what offi- cials said was the biggest settlement of its kind. The deal comes on top of $395m the automak- ers agreed to pay last December to resolve claims from the owners of the vehicles, bringing the companies’ total cost for the mileage overstate- ments to more than $700m. The settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Justice and the California Air Resources Board resolves an investigation of the South Korean carmakers’ 2012 fuel economy ratings. The penalties were the largest ever under the Logos of KIA and Hyundai. Clean Air Act. “This will send an important mes- sage to automakers around the world that they must standards. She declined to say whether other viola- comply with the law,” said Attorney General Eric tors may also be fined. Holder. Under the accord, which involved the sale “Every automaker will be looking carefully at its of 1.2 million cars and SUVs, the South Korean car current testing procedure to avoid a similar penalty firms will pay a $100m penalty, spend around $50m in the future,” said Karl Brauer, senior analyst at to prevent future violations and forfeit emissions Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, who noted “frustration credits estimated to be worth more than $200m. in the gray area between automakers’ stated MPG The greenhouse gas emissions that the forfeited numbers and the real-world results experienced by credits would have allowed are equal to the emis- car owners”. sions from powering more than 433,000 homes for In November 2012, Hyundai and Kia conceded a year, the EPA said. they overstated fuel economy by at least a mile per “Businesses that play by the rules shouldn’t have gallon on vehicles after the EPA found errors for 13 to compete with those breaking the law,” said EPA Hyundai and Kia models from the 2011 to 2013 model Administrator Gina McCarthy. years. Hyundai said at the time that the affected McCarthy said Hyundai and Kia had commit- cars’ reported fuel economy would be adjusted by 1 ted the most egregious violation of the reporting to 2 miles per gallon. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Central bankers to challenge Draghi’s style ECB chief accused of pursuing secretive management style and erratic communication

FRANKFURT/PARIS: bonds to combat falling inflation governors sometimes feel kept in beginning of 2012” at the peak of against each other at the annual confidence is Bank of France National central bankers in and economic stagnation. the dark, out of the loop,” said one the euro zone crisis. IMF session in Washington. governor Christian Noyer, an the euro area plan to challenge Some members intend to raise veteran ECB insider. That particularly rankled with An ECB source said German elder statesman who was on the European Central Bank chief their concerns with Draghi at the “Jean-Claude used to consult council members since they had Chancellor Angela Merkel, who Governing Council when the euro Mario Draghi today over what governors’ traditional informal and communicate more,” another just agreed not to put any price met Draghi at an EU summit on was launched in 1999, one ECB they see as his secretive man- working dinner on Wednesday ECB source said. “He worked a lot tag on the “sizeable” plan decided Oct. 24, had privately urged both source said. That did not stop agement style and erratic com- before their formal monthly rate- to build consensus.” that day to buy bundled loans men to mend their relationship. Noyer voting against Draghi’s plan munication and will urge him setting meeting on Thursday, the The ECB sources, like other known as asset-backed securi- Merkel went out of her way to to buy asset-backed securities to act more collegially, ECB sources interviewed by Reuters central bankers interviewed for ties (ABS) and covered bonds, praise Draghi publicly that day and covered bonds, which Noyer sources said. said. this report, declined to be identi- the sources said. when asked about a Reuters thought ill-prepared and techni- The bankers are particularly Many people at the central fied because of the confidentiality “We specifically agreed at the report on the tensions between cally flawed, another source said. angered that Draghi effectively bank, which manages a sin- of the bank’s highly market-sen- meeting... not to put any numbers the ECB chief, Berlin and the At times, Draghi has appeared set a target for increasing the gle currency for 18 European sitive deliberations. on the table,” one central banker. Bundesbank. to pay little attention to national ECB’s balance sheet immediately Union member states, welcomed Even members of the ECB’s “Draghi’s reference to the balance After her intervention, Draghi governors’ comments in the after the policy-making govern- Draghi’s greater informality when executive board — the six-mem- sheet of 2012 irritated a lot of col- and Weidmann met last week to monthly rate-setting meeting ing council explicitly agreed not he took over from Jean-Claude ber inner circle that runs the leagues. So he has had to back- try to clear the air but they did after chief economist Peter Praet to make any figure public, the Trichet of France in 2011. His bank — were not informed in track a bit ... to compensate.” not resolve all their policy differ- and board member Benoit Coeure sources said. efforts to keep meetings short, advance about two key recent pol- The ECB declined comment on ences, the source said. report on the economic situation “This created exactly the delegate and brainstorm more, icy announcements, two sources the matter. Merkel’s office declined com- and financial markets. expectations we wanted to avoid,” were received as a breath of fresh said. Several ECB sources said ment on her reported meeting “He sits there with these three an ECB insider said. “Now every- air. Those were a key passage Draghi had cut back on circulat- with Draghi, and neither the mobile phones in front of him and thing we do is measured against However, as decisions to loosen inserted into Draghi’s speech at ing policy papers in advance of ECB nor the Bundesbank would sometimes he’s sending text mes- the aim of increasing the balance monetary policy and resort to fur- the US Federal Reserve’s Jackson council meetings, apparently out comment on whether Draghi and sages or going out to make or take sheet by a trillion (euros)... He ther unconventional measures Hole conference in August, in of concern that opponents, nota- Weidmann met last week. phone calls,” one source usually created a rod for our own backs.” have become more contentious, which he highlighted falling euro bly in the German Bundesbank, “We now know that the further in the room said. On at least one Irritation among national gov- insiders say the Italian ECB chief zone inflation expectations and were leaking them to try to block we go, it will be without Jens,” said occasion, a national governor has ernors who hold a majority on the has acted increasingly on his own vowed to act to counter them, and or discredit decisions. a central banker who has tried skipped his turn to speak because 24-member council could limit or with just a handful of trusted his September 4 comment during Draghi’s relationship with to build bridges between them. Draghi was not present. “This has Draghi’s space for bolder policy aides, sidelining even key heads of a question-and-answer session Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann “He’s clearly not going to change got a bit better. He’s paying a bit action in the coming months as department. that the ECB aimed to expand hit a low point in October after his position.” more attention now,” the source the bank faces crucial choices “Mario is more secretive... its balance sheet “towards the the German publicly criticised One of the few national chiefs said. about whether to buy sovereign and less collegial. The national dimensions it used to have at the ECB policy and each side briefed whom Draghi takes into his REUTERS

Hugo Boss trims profit outlook Qatar Exchange index UK tribunal gains 18.70 points backs holiday overtime pay DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) remained unchanged. index gained 18.70 points, or 0.14 Meanwhile, shares in Saudi LONDON: A British employ- percent when the bourse closed Arabian telecommunications firm ment tribunal ruled yesterday at 13,799.29 points yesterday. Mobily plunged their 10 percent that companies should factor in The traded value dropped to daily limit yesterday after the overtime when calculating work- QR495.839m from QR663.364m firm restated 18 months of earn- ers’ holiday pay, a decision that on Monday. The traded volume ings and posted a shock profit employers’ groups warned could dropped to 11,374,078 shares from drop, undermining the entire put some smaller firms out of 5,550 transactions yesterday com- stock market. business. A small group of workers pared to 12,121,393 shares from Mobily, the counry’s second big- had brought cases against three 6,414 transactions on Monday. gest telecommunications opera- companies arguing that their The market capitalisation tor, tumbled to a 21-month closing holiday remuneration was far less increased to QR744.895bn from low of 72.00 riyals at the opening than their usual pay because it did QR743.040bn on Monday. and remained at that level for the not include overtime. All indices ended in the green rest of the day. The Employment Appeal zone yesterday, barring telecoms At the close, about 310,000 of Tribunal backed their claims, which dropped 0.73 percent when Mobily’s shares had traded while concluding overtime should be it closed the day at 1,565.44 points. sell orders of about 27.6 million considered part of normal pay. Transport index gained the most shares were unfulfilled, indicating Britain’s biggest union Unite said up 0.88 percent to 2,392.31 points fol- the stock could decline further on the verdict could lead to other lowed by consumer goods and serv- Wednesday. similar claims and payouts of ices index, up 0.39 percent to 7,313.74 Most other Gulf markets were thousands of pounds. points while real estate gained 0.18 flat or suffered minor declines, “Up until now some workers percent to 2,754.71 points. but telecommunications firms A man looks at a shop window outside the Hugo Boss showroom in a shopping mall in Mumbai. The German who are required to do overtime From the 43 listed companies, fared poorly across the region. fashion house trimmed its 2014 sales and profit outlook yesterday. have been penalised for taking 23 gained, 17 declined and three AGENCIES the time off they are entitled to,” said Howard Beckett, the union’s executive director for legal, mem- bership and affiliated services. Tecom picks banks to raise loan It is estimated that about one- sixth of Britain’s 30 million work- force receive overtime pay and DUBAI: A unit of Dubai Holding, the invest- Bank and Noor Bank as arrangers, two sources employers said the decision could ment vehicle of the emirate’s ruler, has man- with direct knowledge of the deal said this lead to soaring and damaging costs. dated banks to raise a syndicated loan, with week. Overtime is a sensitive issue because two banking sources saying the facility would The loan will have a lifespan of between seven British wages have not kept pace be worth Dh4bn ($1.1bn). and eight years and will have an amortising with inflation despite falling unem- Tecom Investments, a business park operator structure, the sources said. Under an amortis- ployment and economic growth. and one of the key assets of Dubai Holding, is ing deal, the borrower repays parts of the loan The government said it would expected to use the proceeds for its growth plans, throughout the duration, as opposed to a bullet also review the judgement as a while some of the cash will be provided to the schedule which only requires interest payments matter of urgency. “This ruling parent company, another source said. to be serviced. is damaging for businesses across Tecom said in a statement in September that Tecom operates 11 business parks in the the UK. Firms could be at risk it was seeking to raise a loan facility and the emirate, including Dubai Media City and Dubai of incurring significant financial funds would be used to “support future growth Internet City. This month it said it would create losses, which could force them to opportunities and other strategic objectives”. It a new zone for the technology, new media, smart close their doors altogether,” said declined to comment further. education and scientific industries, planning to Adam Marshall at the British The company has mandated Citi, Dubai spend Dh4.5bn ($1.2bn) on such inititiaves. Chambers of Commerce. Islamic Bank , Mashreq, Abu Dhabi Commercial REUTERS REUTERS

‘Google speak’ Cyprus central bank tells big business to pay up debts NICOSIA: Big business needs to repay debt to struggling banks if Cyprus is to enjoy a sustained eco- nomic recovery, central bank chief Chrystalla Georghadji said yester- day. “I want to take this opportunity to call on large corporate businesses to use some of the surplus funds generated in the recent boom years to meet their repayments and coop- erate with their lenders in restruc- turing their debts,” Georghadji told a conference. Around 30 big borrowers, includ- ing property developers and hotels, are estimated to owe roughly ¤6bn ($7.5bn) in bad loans to struggling Cypriot banks. Bad loans are seen as a major stumbling block to the nation’s economic recovery and there are suspicions that some com- panies are using legal loopholes to deliberately fall behind on payments. Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, speaks during an event in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. AFP WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Citi’s Linville slowly turns around bank’s card business Saudi trip to Latam

BY DAVID HENRY HEN Jud Linville joined Citigroup in 2010 to head its evokes 1990s oil troika main credit card business, he discovered a card called W“Simplicity” that was anything but. It had three different possible base interest rates, depending on BY JONATHAN LEFF “I suspect that Nuaimi will tell “There are some interesting Gulf members are in any hurry whether money was borrowed for balance transfers, cash advances, the Venezuelans the unvarnished changes and opportunities today to tighten the taps. Without a or purchases, plus penalty fees and possible higher interest rates if OME 15 years ago, a truth — prices have to go down given the fact that the United reduction in Opec output or a payments were late. Customers that did not want a Simplicity card troika of powerhouse quite a bit and stay down,” says States has become a major sharp slowdown in US shale pro- could instead choose from 10 different versions of rewards cards. The oil producers forged a Philip K Verleger, President of light sweet producer,” said Amy duction, some analysts expect array of cards was dizzying, and marketing so many possibilities was secret pact to revive consultancy PKVerleger LLC Myers Jaffe, Executive Director prices to keep sliding into next expensive for Citigroup. oil prices from a crisis- and a one-time adviser to presi- of energy and sustainability at year. Linville, 58, has spent four years simplifying products like Simplicity Sinducing low of near $10 a barrel. dent Jimmy Carter. the University of California, Officials in Venezuela and as part of an effort to turn around the bank’s credit card business, In a series of private meet- Oil prices have tumbled nearly Davis. Mexico declined to say whether which in the late 90s was second biggest in the US by spending, but a ings from Madrid to Cancun, 30 percent since June, with US The stated purpose of any direct discussions between decade later fell to fourth biggest, according to data from The Nilson ministers from Saudi Arabia, crude falling below $80 a barrel Nuaimi’s trips is benign: he will oil officials were planned. Report. He is showing signs of stabilizing the business: annual spend- Venezuela and Mexico set aside on Monday, but the open hostil- attend a climate change confer- Venezuelan officials have pub- ing on Citi-branded cards in the United States has climbed nearly months of acrimony to hammer ity and panic big oil producers ence in Venezuela and a natural licly lamented talk of a price war seven percent since Linville took over. out production cuts. faced nearly two decades ago is gas conference in Mexico. Naimi following Saudi Arabia’s move While Linville has been turning his group around, credit cards This week, Saudi Oil Minister largely absent. Even if Nuaimi has long been the kingdom’s last month to cut export prices have become one of Citigroup’s most important businesses. Ibrahim Ali Al Nuaimi will make were rallying support for action, envoy to global climate talks, of its crude, seen by some as an Linville’s unit, combined with another that runs cards for retail- a rare visit to the two other Latin American producers but he has not been to Venezuela indication that the world’s big- ers, was responsible for a third of the bank’s profits from its main nations involved in that effort. struggling to maintain output since 2006. gest exporter had shifted strat- businesses last year, a figure that would have been closer to about But veteran oil analysts see no would likely be his last stop. But the visits will also afford egy toward defending its market one-fourth before the crisis. The bank is the biggest issuer in the sign of a new coalition in the “This (trip) is very much a a chance for Nuaimi — who was share, even at the expense of world by loans and number of credit cards. making, despite some parallels sign of business as usual without involved in the late 1990s talks — lower global prices. To be sure, even with Linville’s success, rivals have been speeding to the late 1990s — a structural any panic,” said Paul Horsnell, to explain the kingdom’s relaxed But that veiled criticism is a ahead. Citi’s seven percent gain in US branded card spending com- downturn in oil markets and talk global head of commodities stance on oil prices to Venezuela, far cry from the open hostility pares with a 38 percent increase at JPMorgan Chase & Co and a of a price war among producers. research at Standard Chartered one of the Opec members at between the two nations in the 32 percent increase at American Express, according to Nilson data. If anything, Nuaimi may Bank. greatest risk from falling crude late 1990s, when Saudi Arabia JPMorgan’s business has been overhauled by Gordon Smith and simply seek to explain Saudi The visits may be an early revenues. It may be a precursor sought to punish Venezuela for Eileen Serra, who, like Linville, used to work at American Express, Arabia’s latest stance on the indication that the three coun- to more difficult conversations revving up output in excess of its and have followed a similar playbook. market, a tough message about tries — once fierce competitors down the road. Opec quota by flooding the mar- For Citigroup, the credit card unit has particular importance. The how all big producers must be selling heavy crude into the pre- Less than four weeks ket — the last of several price bank has some $50bn of tax credits, many from losses in the finan- prepared to endure a period of mium US market — are find- before the Organisation of the wars within the cartel. Now cial crisis, which it can only take advantage of if it generates enough lower prices in order to slow the ing common cause facing the Petroleum Exporting Countries Venezuela is fighting to keep US income. Those credits generally came from losses that the bank march of their newest rival: the fast-emerging threat of North meets in Vienna, there is no output from falling. recognized in the financial statements that it reported to investors, United States. American shale and oil sands. indication that the group’s core REUTERS but that can’t be used for tax purposes until the bank earns more taxable income in the United States, which credit cards can provide. In addition to credit card loans the bank makes to customers, it can market other products, such as mortgages and savings accounts, to them, which could boost US revenue even more. Most of its rivals have lower tax credits from the crisis and more sources of US income. “The card business is a powerful asset to help restore the Citi brand,” Linville said in an interview. Linville’s efforts to boost the bank’s credit card unit over the last four years mirror the struggles of Citigroup as a whole, which has been trying to find its way for more than a decade. Built up through a series of acquisitions starting in the 1980s, Citigroup has struggled to integrate its businesses, harmonise and update its computer systems globally, and figure out how to best profit from its broad array of international businesses. The bank required three rescues during the financial crisis after it found itself heavily exposed to bonds linked to US subprime mortgages. Going forward, Citigroup can be a formidable force in credit cards, said David Robertson, publisher of The Nilson Report, an industry newsletter. “A lean, meaner, tougher Citi being recommitted to cards is going to be a much more forceful competitor in the US market than it has been over the last decade,” said Robertson. “They want to get that brand out there again before the American public.” For Citigroup’s investors, its ability to gain ground on rivals in businesses like credit cards is one of its biggest opportunities to boost its share price valuation, which lags many rivals. Citigroup’s shares trade at about 0.8 times their book value, or the accounting value of the bank’s assets minus its liabilities, while its peers tend to trade around, or even above their book value. For credit cards, Citigroup’s next step for boosting profit is its international business. The bank has 11 different rewards pro- grammes around the world, which Linville is boiling down into one. Having a single programme should make it more efficient to strike promotional deals with more than more than 100 assorted vendors around the world, including Hilton hotels, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Linville had similar simplifying and updating to do when he joined Citigroup in 2010, becoming the fifth head of the bank’s credit card business in six years. Parts of the bank’s information systems for things like fraud detection and marketing analytics were more than 20 years old. To cut costs, Citigroup had closed its call centres for credit card rewards on Sundays, one of the busiest days of the week for point redemption. When the bank asked customers if they would recommend their credit cards to someone else, just as many said “no” as “yes.” Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate REUTERS Why Argentina is most attractive shale play outside US

BY JOHN KEMP meagre foreign exchange reserves. exchange controls for investors in Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Of course, all these explora- political and economic turbulence. Relations between the govern- the oil and gas sector, harmonise India. tion and production companies In August 2014, it was disclosed RISTINA Fernandez, ment and much of the business treatment across provinces and In 2013, US oil major Chevron are very bullish about the play’s that billionaire hedge fund investor President of Argentina, community and foreign inves- provide more favourable fiscal signed a deal with YPF on a drill- future. But it would be a mistake George Soros had more than dou- is the sort of populist tors can best be described as terms. ing programme across 5,000 acres to write off their enthusiasm bled his stake in YPF to 3.5 percent. political leader finan- confrontational. Many observers remain scepti- in the Neuquen Basin. entirely. Vaca Muerta has made Sceptics in the business commu- cial markets love to In the energy sector, oil and gas cal, however, about whether shale In total, they drilled 109 wells in faster progress than other shale nity, politics and the media ques- Chate. production has stagnated over the can be successfully developed 2013, and the drilling plan includes plays in Poland and China. tion whether the Vaca Muerta’s For business interests and the past two decades as consumption without a fundamental change in a further 140 wells in 2014, accord- The play remains speculative potential can ever be realised media, she has become an arche- has grown, adding to pressure on the business climate. ing to Chevron. from a regulatory and politi- under the current administration. typal villain, a symbol of every- the balance of payments. “Flogging a Dead Cow” was In a conference call with inves- cal perspective. But the geology But Cristina Fernandez’s thing that has gone wrong with Oil output has been falling, from the headline of an article that tors on August 1, the company is favourable (with hundreds of administration has favoured the country’s economy over the a peak of more than 900,000 bar- appeared in the Economist disclosed it had 19 active rigs in feet of thick organic-rich marine shale production. In any event, last century. rels per day in 1998 to a little over magazine in July 2013, typical of the first half of the year and had shale). Neuquen has a long his- Argentina’s next presidential Extreme political polarisa- 700,000bpd in 2013, and Argentina the attitude of the international already drilled 89 wells. tory of conventional production electionis due in October 2015, and tion, serial defaults, devaluations, became a net petroleum importer media. “Chevron is pleased with our as well as existing pipelines to she is term-limited from seeking hyper-inflation and expropriations in 2012. But there is another side to the initial results in the Vaca Muerta,” Buenos Aires. immediate re-election. of foreign property, culminating in In the foothills of the Andes, story, which suggests Argentina Chevron’s exploration chief told Neuquen was labelled “geo- With record drilling already the nationalisation of oil company however, the country has could be one of the first large shale analysts. “Drilling results have logically perhaps the best shale underway, good quality shale YPF in 2012 and a standoff with world-class shale resources plays outside the United States identified two sweet spots where basin outside North America”, resources, support from local gov- the US courts over unpaid foreign in the Neuquen Basin’s Vaca (“Flirting with default, Argentina we are focusing our activity. In by Advanced Resources ernment and strong interest from debts in 2014 — Argentina’s eco- Muerta(Dead Cow) and Los enjoys drilling boom” July 21). one of these areas we have com- International, the consultants who outside investors such as Chevron nomic dysfunction is legendary. Molles formations. There are more rigs drilling for menced a horizontal (drilling) conducted the landmark assess- and Soros, it would be foolish to The country remains frozen out The US Energy Information oil and gas in the country than programme.” ment of 137 shale plays around the write off Argentina’s potential as of foreign debt markets while its Administration estimates at any time in the last 30 years, He continued, “We have seen a world on behalf of the US Energy one of the first major shale plays lawyers argue about how to pay Argentina has the world’s fourth- according to oil field services com- production uptick, which gives us Information Administration outside of North America. restructured bond holders without largest technically recoverable pany Baker Hughes. With over 100 confidence that we will deliver the (“EIA/ARI World Shale Gas and Argentina is a high-risk ven- also paying investors who refused shale oil resources at around 27 rigs operating in September, the growth we anticipated when we Shale Oil Resource Assessment,” ture and definitely not for the to participate in the restructuring. billion barrels, putting it behind number of rigs has doubled since entered this play.” July 17, 2013). faint-hearted. But big rewards in The federal government only Russia, the United States and 2009. Other smaller North American Vaca Muerta’s potential has the oil industry come from taking enforces strict controls on imports China. There is more drilling activity exploration and production com- already drawn strong interest big risks. There are no low-risk as well as the export of capital and The government recently in Argentina than anywhere else panies also have active drilling from investors willing to separate options. earnings to protect Argentina’s updated the energy laws to ease except the United States, Canada, programmes in the Vaca Muerta. Argentina’s oil potential from its REUTERS WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Cubs introduce Rockets down 76ers, head new manager Maddon

NEW YORK: Joe Maddon was introduced yesterday as the Chicago Cubs’ new manager after the two sides agreed to a for Miami test unbeaten five-year deal through the 2019 season, and he didn’t waste any time talking about the playoffs Heat’s Bosh earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week honour and the World Series. Terms were not disclosed but according to media reports, the PHILADELPHIA: The deal is worth $25m plus incentives Houston Rockets routed the tied to the postseason and does rebuilding Philadelphia 76ers not include an opt-out clause. 104-93 yesterday to improve to The Minnesota Twins hired 4-0 in the fledgling NBA season, Paul Molitor as the 13th manager with their toughest test to date in club history after the Hall of looming at Miami. Famer agreed to a three-year James Harden made just seven contract that covers the 2015-17 field goals but hit 17 of 18 free seasons. throws to finish with 35 points Molitor, 58, will be introduced for the Rockets, adding nine at a news conference Tuesday. He rebounds and five assists for a replaces Ron Gardenhire, who Houston team off to its first 4-0 was fired five weeks ago after 13 start since they won six straight seasons. The Twins are coming to launch the 1996-97 campaign. off four straight seasons of 92 or Trevor Ariza added 24 points more losses. and Dwight Howard chipped in 11 The Kansas City Royals points with 14 rebounds and four extended a one-year, $15.3m blocks for the Rockets, who made qualifying offer to right-handed seven three-pointers in the first starting pitcher James Shields. quarter to take a 32-19 lead after Shields has until November 10 to one period and used another bar- accept or decline the offer. rage of long-range shots – includ- If Shields signs to play some- ing two from Isaiah Canaan – to where else, the Royals will receive put the game away in the fourth a draft pick as compensation. quarter. The Kansas City Royals exer- The victory over the winless cised the team’s one-year, $7m 76ers, who fell to 0-4, was no option on right-handed reliever surprise. Wade Davis. The Rockets will face a tougher Davis was 9-2 with three saves test when they visit the Heat, who Miami Heat’s forward Chris Bosh reacts after making a three point shot against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Arena on Monday. RIGHT: this past season. His 1.00 ERA led are off to a 3-0 start despite the Houston Rockets’ Dwight Howard (right) controls the ball during the fourth quarter as Boston Celtics’ forward Brandon Bass defends at Toyota Center all relievers in baseball and helped departure of superstar LeBron in this November 1 file photo. the Royals make it to the World James for Cleveland after four Series. seasons in Miami. The Tampa Bay Rays have Tomorrow the Rockets face when they host the defending Chris Bosh, often overshadowed the Rockets today the Heat will Zach Randolph both contributed retained veteran reliever Joel another searching examination champion San Antonio Spurs. by James and Dwyane Wade in his be trying to maintain their status double-doubles, Randolph deliver- Peralta on a $2.5m option. They won’t be able to get away first four seasons with the Heat, as the only unbeaten team left in ing 15 points and 11 rebounds in Peralta, 38, was 3-4 with a 4.41 NBA Results with the kind of mistakes they has emerged as a leader. the Eastern Conference. the game. ERA in 69 appearances (63 1/3 Houston 104 Philadelphia 93 made against Philadelphia, nota- Bosh earned Eastern The Memphis Grizzlies also Gasol and Randolph limited innings) last season. Since 2011, Brooklyn 116 Oklahoma City 85 bly 22 turnovers. Conference Player of the Week improved to 4-0 on Monday with the Pelicans’ Anthony Davis to 14 Peralta leads major-league pitch- Memphis 93 New Orleans 81 “Give our guys credit, in what honours for the first week of the a 93-81 victory over the New points and eight rebounds, lack- ers with 296 appearances. was a ragtag game for us they season with an average of 25.7 Orleans Pelicans. Spanish big man luster numbers compared to the Milwaukee Brewers third base- Dallas 118 Boston 113 found a way to get a win,” Rockets points per game and 11.3 rebounds Marc Gasol led all five Grizzlies 28.5 points and 16 rebounds Davis man Aramis Ramirez accepted Sacramento 110 Denver 105 coach Kevin McHale said. They’ll per contest while handing out starters in double figures with 16 was averaging through two games the $14m mutual option for the LA Clippers 107 Utah 101 have to do better in Miami, where four assists per game. Against points and 11 rebounds. Gasol and coming into the contest. AFP 2015 season. AGENCIES Scott surprised after Luck leads Colts to big victory ‘cracking’ caddie offers

SHANGHAI: Adam Scott had some really cracking (offers) (pictured) has been contacted come through, which makes you against struggling Giants by about 100 caddies offering wonder,” Scott said at Sheshan their services but the world Golf Club yesterday as he pre- NEW YORK: Indianapolis in the game when the Colts were number two is in no hurry to pared for this week’s WGC-HSBC quarterback Andrew Luck out of sight. The Colts scored the appoint a replacement for Steve Champions tournament. threw four touchdown passes to opening touchdown when Luck Williams. He used Eddie Gardino at the guide the Colts to a 40-24 road hustled off the snap before the Scott’s bag is probably the Japan Open last month and will win over the New York Giants Giants could challenge the pre- Indianapolis second most coveted behind employ David Clark in Shanghai yesterday and solidify their lead vious play and passed to Coby Colts’ world number one this week and at the in the AFC South. Fleener for a 32-yard score. quarterback Rory McIlroy. The job Australian Masters in The defeat leaves the Giants Vinatieri’s boot helped the Andrew Luck became available when Melbourne. (3-5) facing the prospect of a visitors to a 16-3 halftime lead sets to pass Williams, who previ- However, he says he third season without playoff and they extended that margin ously worked for Tiger plans to trial several action as they fell further behind early in the third quarter as TY during the Woods, decided he other caddies over the Philadelphia (6-2) and Dallas Hilton scored from 31 yards from second half wanted to cut back on next few months before (6-3) in the NFC East. another Luck pass. of the game the number of tourna- settling on a full-time The Colts (6-3) go into their Andre Williams rushed over against the ments he caddied in, replacement before the bye week two games clear of from a yard for the Giants to give New York which did not fit with Scott’s Masters rolls around in April. Houston (4-5). them some hope of a comeback at Giants at requirements. Scott says he is seeking some- Quarterback Luck delivered 23-10 down, but Luck’s 40-yard MetLife Scott sounded surprised that one whose personality he gels an interception-free performance scoring pass to Reggie Wayne Stadium, some of the caddies wanting with and who has the knack of and totaled 354 yards through the cemented the Colts’ win. yesterday. to work for him are currently giving good advice under pressure. air, while veteran field goal kicker Indianapolis tacked on another Indianapolis employed by other successful “I’m testing personalities. Adam Vinatieri had a four from score when Luck threw a two- Colts defeat players, but that only speaks vol- That’s why I need a little more four night. yard pass to Dwayne Allen and the New umes for the coveted nature of the time to make a good decision,” he The Giants have now lost three another Vinatieri field goal pad- York Giants job working for the 34-year-old said. “You can be the best player in a row after putting together ded the scoreline to 40-10. 40-24. Australian. If the 2013 Masters and do all the right things, but three consecutive victories. Two- Manning brought the Giants a champion maintains his form of there is only one other person time Super Bowl winning quar- degree of respectability with scor- the past couple of seasons, his who can influence you on the golf terback Eli Manning threw for ing passes to Larry Donnell and new caddie can expect to make course and that is the caddie,” he two touchdowns and 359 yards Corey Washington in the fourth at least $500,000 next year. “I’ve added. REUTERS but much of his success came late quarter. REUTERS Qatar 2015 announces Al Siddiqi Holding as ‘Official Partner’ DOHA: The Qatar 2015 signed a contract of mutual event, where players will be giv- Organising Committee yes- agreement, Al Sulaiti said: ing their best to succeed, is the terday announced Al Siddiqi “We have reached this part- perfect illustration of our vision Nasser Al Sulaiti, Holding as an ‘Official Partner’ nership with the support of Dr. – ‘Believe, Achieve, and Succeed,” Executive Committee of the 24th Men’s Handball Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, he added. Member, Qatar World Championship. Director General, Qatar 2015 and The Qatar 2015 Organising 2015 Organising A Qatar-based multinational are pleased to be working with Al Committee is working with a Committee and business, Al Siddiqi Holding will Siddiqi Holdings, a company that number of leading Qatari busi- Mohammed Al support the Championship with has such a strong presence in the nesses as part of its efforts to Siddiqi, Vice official uniforms and traditional State of Qatar.” ensure a lasting legacy from host- Chairman, Al Siddiqi Qatari attire such as thobes, Al Siddiqi, said: ing the Championship. abayas and shaylas for the team- “We are proud to be a partner As well as promoting national Holding gesture at members and volunteers. of the 24th Men’s Handball World brands to an international audi- the contract signing At an official ceremony in Championship and aim to con- ence, the Committee is also ceremony in Doha Doha, Nasser Al Sulaiti, Executive tribute to Qatar’s 2030 national instituting best practice in part- yesterday. Committee Member, Qatar 2015 vision by supporting its efforts to nership with local organisations Organising Committee and host sporting mega-events,” he that can be tapped for future glo- Mohammed Al Siddiqi, Vice said. bal events held in Qatar. Chairman, Al Siddiqi Holding “Supporting such an amazing THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Anderson stakes Test Chappell rejects Tendulkar’s claims in warm-up game

SHARJAH: All-rounder claim over India captaincy Corey Anderson reminded New Zealand selectors of his cre- dentials with a hard-hitting half-century in the three-day I never contemplated Sachin replacing Dravid as captain: Ex Coach warm-up game against Pakistan ‘A’ in Sharjah yesterday. The left-hander scored a 121- SYDNEY: Former India master batsman only once – 12 ball 80 with four sixes and eight cricket coach Greg Chappell months before the incident was boundaries to steer the Kiwis yesterday vehemently denied supposed to have taken place. to 244-8 declared in reply to Sachin Tendulkar’s claims that Chappell said he went to Pakistan ‘A’ first innings total of the former Australian great Tendulkar’s home with a physio 215 all out. tried to have the Indian captain and assistant coach during the At stumps Pakistan ‘A’ had removed before the 2007 World Indian master’s rehabilitation made 13-1 in their second knock, Cup. from injury. with opener Shan Masood dis- In his autobiography “Playing It “We enjoyed a pleasant after- missed for four by paceman Neil My Way”, extracts of which were noon together but the subject Wagner, still trailing by 16 runs. released on Monday, Tendulkar of captaincy was never raised,” Sami Aslam was six not out says Chappell asked him to take Chappell said. and Abid Ali was still to get off over from Rahul Dravid as cap- In the book, Tendulkar the mark. tain ahead of the tournament. describes Chappell as a “ringmas- Anderson added 57 for the Chappell, who coached India ter who imposed his ideas on the sixth wicket with BJ Watling between 2005 and 2007, rejected players without showing any signs (37) after top order did not bat Tendulkar’s claim, saying he of being concerned about whether for long to get tune up to the con- “never contemplated” such a they felt comfortable or not”. ditions ahead of the first of three move. Tendulkar says he was shocked Tests against Pakistan starting in “The claims made in Sachin’s during the meeting at his home to Abu Dhabi from Sunday. new book were brought to my hear Chappell “say that ‘together, Anderson, 23, played last of his attention earlier today,” the we could control Indian cricket seven Tests in February this year former Australian captain said for years’, and that he would help and was not part of the team for in a statement on the Cricket me in taking over the reins of the the West Indies tour in this year’s Australia website. side. tour in June. “Whilst I don’t propose to get “I was surprised to hear the Openers Tom Latham (15) and into a war of words, I can state coach not showing the slightest Luke Ronchi (16) fell within 17 quite clearly that during my time amount of respect for the captain, overs while Kane Williamson as Indian coach I never contem- with cricket’s biggest tournament In this photograph taken on September 7, 2006, Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (centre) is watched by coach made 28 with four boundaries and plated Sachin replacing Rahul just months away. He stayed for a Greg Chappell (left) and captain Rahul Dravid during a practice session at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) a six. AFP Dravid as captain. couple of hours, trying to convince in Bangalore. “I was therefore very surprised me, before finally leaving.” to read the claims made in the Tendulkar says that he then QCA to hold book.” suggested to the Board of Control exit from the 2007 World Cup. not privy to what was a private Harbhajan Singh, lashed out at In the book, to be released for Cricket in India that Chappell Tendulkar, a national icon, conversation. Chappell. selection camp worldwide on Thursday, should not be sent with the team retired last year as the world’s Dravid said he had not heard While Khan told the Press Tendulkar says Chappell vis- to the World Cup, but the idea leading run-getter in both Test before of such a conversation tak- Trust of India that “control freak” for Gulf T20 ited him at home a few months was rejected. and one-day cricket with an ing place, but added such issues Chappell tried to prevent his before the showpiece event in the During Chappell’s controversial unprecedented 100 international did not matter to him any more comeback into the national team, Caribbean and suggested that he tenure in India, Sourav Ganguly centuries. since Chappell’s tenure ended a Singh said the Australian “tem- Cup become the captain. was sacked as captain before the Dravid refused to be drawn long time ago. porarily destroyed Indian cricket” Chappell disputed this on coach was himself shown the door into the controversy, telling the But two other former team- by targeting senior players of the DOHA: Qatar will send its Tuesday, saying he had visited the after India’s shock first-round Cricinfo website that he was mates, Zaheer Khan and national side. AFP team in the upcoming Gulf Cup Women’s Twenty20 Championship, which is sched- uled in Muscat, Oman next Tamim, Shakib hit tons as hosts dominate month. The Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) has planned a selec- KHULNA, Bangladesh: tion camp for female cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Bangladeshi Scoreboard (all categories) at the West Bay cricketer Tamim Iqbal scored centuries as Bangladesh (I innings): Bowling: Panyangara 29-10-49-2 (nb2); Cricket Complex (Dafna) from Iqbal reacts Bangladesh took charge of the Tamim Iqbal c Ervine b Masakadza ...... 109 Chigumbura 22-5-60-1 (w2); Chatara 27-7- November 8 at 2.30 pm. after scoring a second Test against Zimbabwe Shamsur Rahman lbw Chigumbura ...... 2 61-2(nb1); M’shangwe 40.5-7-127-1; Waller After the camp, the Qatar team in Khulna yesterday. century during Mominul Haque c&b Panyangara ...... 35 23-4-65-2; Raza 11-2-31-0; Masakadza 6-1- will be selected and successful The hosts, who plodded to 193-3 the second day M Mahmudullah lbw Panyangara ...... 56 28-1. players will represent Qatar in on the opening day after elect- of the second Shakib Al Hasan b Waller ...... 137 Zimbabwe (I innings): the Gulf Cup. ing to bat, made 433 in their first Test against Mushfiqur Rahim (run out) ...... 11 S Raza lbw Taijul ...... 11 Only those players who are innings before being dismissed in Zimbabwe at Shuvagata Hom c Chari b Waller ...... 15 B Chari (batting) ...... 21 born in Qatar or have completed the final session of the second day. the Sheikh Abu Taijul Islam c Masakadza b Chatara ...... 32 H Masakadza (batting)...... 15 two years of residence in Qatar, Zimbabwe ended the day on Naser Stadium Shahadat Hossain c M’shangwe b Chatara . 18 Extras (B-1, LB-5) ...... 6 will be eligible for the selection. 53-1, still trailing by 380 runs with in Khulna, Jubair Hossain lbw M’shangwe ...... 1 Total (for 1 wkt) ...... 53 They must come to the selection nine wickets in hand, after left- camp along with the copy of pass- yesterday. Rubel Hossain (not out) ...... 0 To bat: Taylor, Waller, Ervine, Chigumbura, arm spinner Taijul Islam trapped Extras (B-6, LB-6, W-2, NB-3) ...... 17 Chakabva, Panyangara, M’shangwe, Chatara. port and valid residence permit. Sikandar Raza leg-before for 11. Total (all out) ...... 433 Fall of wicket: 1-17. More information regarding the Hamilton Masakadza was the first Test in Dhaka by three Shakib made 137, his third Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-78, 3-173, 4-305, Bowling: Shahadat 4-0-12-0; Taijul 8-2-21-1; selection camp may be obtained unbeaten on 15 and Brian Chari wickets. Test century, with the help of 18 5-322, 6-376, 7-383, 8-426, 9-433, 10-433. Shakib 3-0-3-0; Jubair 3-1-11-0; Rubel 1-1-0-0. from Mrs Maryam Gul (Cell No. was on 21 when stumps were The left-handed pair of Tamim boundaries and two sixes. 66194764) or Mrs Shivani Mishra drawn. and Shakib put Bangladesh on top Tamim scored a painstaking (Cell No 66417375) or the QCA Bangladesh lead the three- with a fourth-wicket stand of 132 109, his fifth Test hundred and the The third Test between the be played in Chittagong from Office (Tel No. 44641514). match series 1-0 after winning on a slow pitch. first in four years, with 10 fours. two lowest-ranked teams will November 12-16. AFP THE PENINSULA Qatar ready to host FIBA 3x3 All Stars competition

DOHA: Qatar Basketball Domovic-Bulut of Serbia, QBF Federation (QBF), headed by Executive Director Saadoun Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, Katara Operations Al Thani, will host the sec- General Manager Ahmed Al ond edition of the FIBA 3x3 Sayed, FIBA 3x3 Event Manager All Stars Contest at Katara Ignacio Soriano and Connor Beach on December 12, it was Sport Court International Vice- announced here yesterday. President Andrew Gettig. Addressing a press conference QBF officials said they aim to here yesterday QBF Secretary raise the bar at this year’s cham- General Mohamed Ali Hobash Al pionship boosted by last year’s Marri hectic preparations are on massive success. to host the event. QBF Executive Director “We are ready to welcome and Saadoun Al Kuwari said: “We’ll host all the players and officials take six players to the visit of six for the second edition of the FIBA schools and hospital to create 3x3 All Stars on December 12 at more awareness about the sports the impressive Katara Beach. and its benefits. Last year, the We’re trying our best to raise players also went to meet children the level of the event and wish with special needs and that trip to treat sports fans with another was certainly very inspiring for thrilling contest,” said Marri. them. The players will visit them “We’ve increased the prize again.” money to attract the best 3x3 “All the players will be stay- players in the world. Along with ing in Retaj Hotel and the offi- Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) Secretary General Mohamed Ali Hobash the contest, there will be some cials will stay in St Regis. Qatar Al Marri (third left) addressing a press conference in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: side events to make it a unique Airways has again offered to bring Al Marri (right) shakes hand with Katara Operations General Manager Ahmed and memorable event. We’re con- the teams and officials. Al Sayed after signing the agreement. PICTURES BY: IBRAHIM KUTTY fident that the second contest Katara Operations General would present a higher level of Manager Ahmed Al Sayed said competition, which reflects the he was looking forward to the partnership with the QBF for this mass sports activities is a part of edition at Katara. His team, Brezovica. Qatar pulled off a big growth achieved in the sport over championship and thanked the and their other events. It was a the Katara’s social responsibility Novi Sad, won the World 3x3 upset as they beat Serbia, which a year,” said the QBF official. FIBA and QBF for bringing the grand success in the 2013 and we and we’re very delighted to be a Tour finals in Japan. The 2013 included Domovic-Bulut in the Besides Marri others who event to Katara for the second hope we will have bigger crowd part of it,” the Katara official said. season was not as good as they team, to win the FIBA World 3x3 attended the press meet were successive year. and more exciting matches in the Domovic-Bulut said he was lost the World 3x3 finale and Championship in Moscow earlier world top-ranked player Dushan “We’re proud to have upcoming edition. Helping such looking forward to the second then the Qatar final to Slovenia’s this year. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

A Qatari player jumps to intercept the ball during a Men’s FIVB Qatar Beach Volleyball Open match against Oman at Al Gharafa Stadium beach courts in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Qatari and Omani players shake hands with the umpires after their match yesterday. PICTURES: KAMMUTTY VP Qatar eye FIVB Beach Slam next year Al Gharafa Stadium beach courts come in for praise from world volleyball body

BY ARMSTRONG VAS countries like Egypt and Algeria The trend is to host champion- took part in the championship. ships in the central areas of the FIVB Qatar Beach DOHA: Qatar Volleyball Two years back FIVB decided city or in locations which will Association (QVA), which is playing is more important than ensure full stadiums throughout Volleyball Results hosting the Men’s FIVB Qatar the outfit. FIVB has accepted the day. Plantinga-Wheelan CAN [0] bt Ajanako-Sarpong Beach Volleyball Open for the the religious sentiments of peo- “The 2015 World GHA [15] 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) first time, has kick started their ple have accordingly made the Championships which will be held Salvetti-Daguerre FRA [0] bt Denin-Popov campaign to secure rights to adjustments,” added Lersel. in the Netherlands and all the UKR [10] 2-0 (25-23, 21-16) host the FIVB Beach Grand “If we take the example of play- four venues will have one stadium Betzien-Rudolf GER [0] bt Mermer-Sekerci Slam, it was revealed here ers from my own country you will in areas which are busy through- TUR [6] 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) yesterday. find that women and men players out the day and night.” Sheaf-Gregory ENG [0] bt Pustynnikov- Addressing a press confer- play beach volleyball fully covered. Larsel said the 2015 Grand Bogatu KAZ [14] 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) ence on the first day of the Qatar The reason for that is the cold Slam will be a crucial one for Eglseer-Müllner AUT [0] bt Roberts-Crabb Beach Volleyball Open which weather.” many players as they will aim USA [13] 2-1 (18-21, 21-12, 16-14) started here yesterday at the Al Lersel said wearing a full length to pick points for the 2016 Rio Gharafa Stadium beach courts, dress as compared to two piece Olympic Games. Court-Schumann AUS [0] bt Opsahl- Mohammed Ali Al Mohannadi, beach suits will not in any way “The 2015 Grand Slam will be Nordstrand NOR [12] 2-0 (21-13, 21-8) General Secretary, QVA said: “We affect the player’s performance or important. Four teams from each Tomás-Menéndez ESP [0] bt Li Zhuoxin- are have won the rights to host add to their discomfort. continent will earn the right to Zhang Lizeng CHN [8] 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) the FIVB Qatar Beach Volleyball “Many players have done it in participate in the Grand Slam. Hordvik-Eithun NOR [0] bt Haitham-Ahmed Open for the next three years.” the past (wearing a full length With a year away from the Rio Oma [16] 2-0 (21-12, 21-6) “We are planning to host the dress) at international champion- Games the Grand Slam will be Haitham-Ahmed OMA [16] bt Ahmed Tijan- Grand Slam next year or in 2016 ship and countries from Muslim important for the players to qual- Cherif Y QAT [17] 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-11) depending on the green sig- FROM LEFT: FIVB Technical Supervisor Joep Van Lersel, QVA General countries have played in the beach ify for the Games,” said Larsel. nal from the FIVB (Fédération Secretary Mohammed Ali Al Mohannadi and Ahmed Al Sheebani, championship. FIVB is open to The FIVB official said the level FIVB Qatar Beach Internationale de Volleyball),” Operational Open, Qatar Open attend a press conference at the Wyndham suggestions,” he added. of volleyball in the region on a added the QVA official. Grand Regency Doha yesterday. Lersel said most of the beach upward swing. “The level of beach Volleyball Schedule Meanwhile, Qatar’s beach volleyball events in recent years volleyball is increasing all over the 5 Nov: Pool Play Round 10am-10.30pm courts at Al Gharafa Stadium Gharafa Stadium are top class. way women players dress for the have been held on artificial beach world and more and more peo- came in for praise from FIVB The beach courts at Al Gharafa event and are ready to adjust con- courts. He suggested that Qatar ple are playing beach volleyball, 6 Nov: Pool Play Round 3-10.30pm Technical Supervisor Joep Van are excellent,” said Lersel while sidering the local sensibilities of should follow the example of other including the Middle East region 7 Nov: Quarterfinals 3-9.00pm Lersel. “Qatar can host the big- talking to reporters. the Middle East. countries and host championships and hosting championship of Ist Semi-finals 10.00am ger championships. They have all The FIVB official said the “We are not strict on the way which are close to city. this nature like the Qatar Open 2nd Semi-finals 11.00am facilities and perfect one for big Grand Slam is a double gender players dress during the game. “If you look at the recent ven- increases the level of participa- 8 Nov: Bronze Medal 4.00pm events. I am impressed by what championship and the world gov- We have passed the stage in 2003 ues, only a few championships tion of children in the game,” he Final 5.00pm I saw here. The facilities at Al erning body is not rigid on the in Japan. I was a referee and have been held at natural beaches. added. THE PENINSULA Awarding Ceremony 6.00pm English pair building new legacy at Doha Open

DOHA: Jake Sheaf and Chris to do it,” Gregory said. “Balfour been the European Tour, with a Open earlier in the season, but Gregory have been trying to put Beatty are our main sponsor and place at the inaugural European the pair are playing in their first beach volleyball back onto the gave us the bulk of our budget to Games in Baku their main aim World Tour event together, but sports agenda in England ever play the year and Nourishment for next year. they impressed with a 2-0 (21-19, since the London Olympics in Active have given us a little bit of “We weren’t sure if we were 21-17) victory over Hasan Huseyin 2012, and yesterday they con- funding towards the season and going to come and play this tour- Mermer and Selcuk Sekerci. tinued their efforts to do so by the rest of the costs we cover nament and we only arrived last “It is very important we won making it through to the Doha ourselves. night as we’d been playing Sweden because our stay here depends on Open main draw with a 2-0 (21- “It has been tough and finan- for the weekend,” Sheaf said. “To this match,” Rudolf said. 17, 21-17) win over Kazakhstan’s cially it has been a big strain come here and qualify for the Like many of their illustrious Vladislav Pustynnikov and on us, but we’re really happy with main draw, our first international male and female compatriots, Sergey Bogatu at Al Gharafa the way it has gone this year. World Tour main draw, we’re over Betzien and Rudolf have honed Stadium here. We’ve had a really successful the moon. their skills on the ultra-competi- During the London Olympics, year and I think it makes us “Beach volleyball is growing. tive German Tour and earlier this beach volleyball was one of the more hungry and makes us play Sometimes you have to convince year won bronze at the tourna- most popular sports and 15,000 better.” them that it is a legitimate sport ment in Binz. fans packed into the Horse The pair hit their stride quickly in England, it just we don’t have “We have about eight national Guard’s Parade venue in cen- against the Kazakhstanis and the weather for it, but we do teams playing international vol- tral London three times a day to their reward is a first-ever place have the facilities. UK Sport’s leyball and it is a great platform watch the action. in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World approach is if you’re not medal for young players to improve,” But since then the National Tour main draw. They previously potential you don’t get funding Betzien added. “It is perfect for Lottery funding for beach volley- played at the Long Beach Grand and that is fair enough as that’s our first step before the World ball has been rescinded and the Slam, but were knocked out in the their approach, but we’re just Tour.” English pair has been finding new second elimination round. trying to prove that we deserve Doha is making its debut as avenues to fund their beach vol- The pair trains at the Crystal that.”Betzien and Rudolf stepping a World Tour venue. The World leyball dreams. Palace Sports Centre in south onto World Tour after impressing Tour is made up of 10 Grand Slam “It is a tricky one because UK London, one of the venues around on German Tour tournaments and eight Opens. Sport pulled the funding but Jake the country where sand and sta- Germany’s Max Betzien and The next and final tournament and I have always shared the dium fixtures from Horse Guard’s Niklas Rudolf were another of the on the 2014 World Tour is the Jake Sheaf and Chris Gregory of the UK in action against Kazakhstan’s same ambition. We’re the same Parade were taken after London eight teams to make it through to Mangaung Open in South Africa Vladislav Pustynnikov and Sergey Bogatu at Al Gharafa Stadium in Doha age and we’ve worked really hard 2012. the main draw. that runs from December 9 to 14. yesterday. to find the sponsors that we need Their main focus this year has Rudolf featured at the Anapa THE PENINSULA Police asked to investigate racist Twitter abuse of Toure

LONDON: British police yes- spokesman said: “GMP can con- full support.” Toure closed down He received several abusive press conference. “I read the news terday announced an inves- firm we have received a number his Twitter account five months messages from other Twitter about what happened, but I think tigation into complaints that of complaints regarding racist ago in order to concentrate on users in reply. the people in charge will do the Manchester City midfielder tweets directed at Manchester the Ivory Coast’s campaign at the City manager Manuel Pellegrini right things.” Yaya Toure was racially abused City Football Club player Yaya World Cup in Brazil. said on Tuesday that he did not Toure was subjected to racist on Twitter. Toure on Monday, November 3 Announcing his return to the think the matter would affect abuse by fans of CSKA Moscow, The 31-year-old Ivory Coast 2014.” social networking website follow- Toure’s focus. who have been punished for international was reportedly Anti-racism charity Kick it ing City’s 1-0 win over Manchester “I think Yaya is an experienced similar incidents by UEFA, subjected to a string of abusive Out was one of the complain- United on Sunday, he tweeted: player. He is always trying to fight during a Champions League and racist messages hours afters ants, tweeting on Monday: “We “Great to be back on twitter against those things, but I don’t match last season and City have reactivating his Twitter account are informing the police of racist after a good win yesterday. Now think he will have any problem a home fixture against the same Yaya Toure on Monday. tweets directed @yayatoure ear- my focus is on the next game... about that, to play in the way he club at the Etihad Stadium today. A Greater Manchester Police lier this evening and offer him our Happy Monday everyone!!” knows to do it,” Pellegrini told a AFP WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Jemaa helps Al Sailiya blank Al Shahaniya 2-0 Tunisian scores brace as Al Sailiya jumps in standings

DOHA: Issam Jemaa scored a brace as Al Sailiya defeated Al Shahaniya 2-0 to leapfrog at the Qatar Stars League (QSL) standings, here at the Al Wakra Stadium yesterday. Following the victory, Al Sailiya jumped to the ninth position from 11th, surpassing Al Kharaitiyat with 11 points from three wins and two draws. Both the Al Sailiya’s goal came in the first half following which the side did well to hold their opponents in the second half which also saw Al Shahaniya’s Masoud Mohammad Reza being red carded in the 51st minute. Jemaa scored his first goal with a clinical kick into the net in 35th minute. The Tunisian completed his brace just before the half-time Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Yohan Cabaye controls the ball whistle. during a training session yesterday at the Camp-des-Loges in Saint- Al Sadd are leading the table Germain-en-Laye, Western Paris, on the eve of their UEFA Champions followed by Michael Laudrup’s League football match against APOEL Nicosia. Lekhwiya. Al Gharafa and El Jaish occupy third and fourth position respectively. Issam Jemaa (left) vies for the ball possession with Al Shahaniya’s players during their QSL match at the Al The QSL will resume on Wakra Stadium yesterday. Jemaa scored two goals in the first half to steer his team to a 2-0 victory over their PSG eye last 16 berth November 26 following break for opponents. The QSL will resume on November 26 after the break for the Gulf Cup. the Gulf Cup. THE PENINSULA as Marseille await

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain In recent times, PSG have ‘Barca calm ahead of Ajax clash’ have their eyes set on seal- saved their best performances ing a place in the last 16 of the for Europe, such as their 3-2 win AMSTERDAM: Barcelona and powerful goal.” Barca are sec- Champions League when they against Barcelona at the end of are calm heading into today’s ond in the group on six points, entertain APOEL at the Parc September, while in Ligue 1 their Champions League Group one behind Paris St Germain, des Princes in Group F today. displays have often been laboured. F game at Ajax Amsterdam who beat them 3-2 in the French The French capital club are However, this week they could despite consecutive defeats in capital at the end of September. unbeaten at home in Europe in perhaps be forgiven for priori- La Liga, according to coach Ajax are third on two points with eight years and a win against tising domestic matters with a Luis Enrique. APOEL bottom with one. the Cypriot champions will be crunch home meeting with their Alarm bells are ringing at the Barcelona will go through if enough to take them through to bitter rivals Marseille – whom Catalan club after they followed they win and APOEL fail to beat the knockout phase in the com- they trail by four points at the top up a 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid in PSG, while Ajax need at least a petition for the third season run- of the table – awaiting on Sunday the ‘Clasico’ with a poor display in point to retain any real hope of ning providing Ajax fail to beat evening. a 1-0 defeat at home to Celta Vigo qualifying and could be eliminated Barcelona in Amsterdam in the Blanc’s injury worries have at the weekend. if they lose. night’s other game. eased of late, with Brazilian A win at Ajax could put Barca Today’s game marks a return Laurent Blanc’s side, who have centre-back Marquinhos return- through to the last 16 of Europe’s to Ajax for Uruguay striker Luis not lost at all this season, dream ing to the side after a month on elite club competition if the Suarez, who made his official of winning the Champions League the sidelines in Saturday’s 2-1 other result goes their way and Barca debut in the ‘Clasico’ after but their display against APOEL success at Lorient while Zlatan Luis Enrique said it was positive a four-month ban for biting but in Nicosia two weeks ago, when Ibrahimovic is on the road to Barca’s next game had come along has yet to open his account with they required a late Edinson recovery from a heel injury. so soon as they can use it to help his new club. Cavani strike to secure a 1-0 vic- The Swede, still PSG’s top get their season back on track. Suarez made 110 appearances tory, means they will not be tak- scorer this season, has been side- “The team seem very calm to for Ajax in the Dutch top flight ing the group’s supposed outsiders lined since September 21, and me, despite the last match when between 2007 and 2011, scoring 81 FC Barcelona’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez arrives to attend a press lightly. while he has been called up by strange things happened,” the goals, and he played 11 times for conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, yesterday. “I think this match will be simi- Sweden for a Euro 2016 quali- former Spain midfielder told a them in the Champions League, lar to when we played them last fier in Montenegro next week, news conference on Tuesday. including qualifiers, and netted time. Nicosia are a difficult team it seems unlikely that he will be “What concerns me is that the five times. it,” he added. Speaking at an ear- with goals from Lionel Messi, to play against, aggressive in the ready to return just yet. team improves and until that “Everyone knows the affection lier news conference, Ajax coach Neymar and Sandro. right way and with good indi- Cavani will therefore once again becomes impossible I will remain I have for them (Ajax),” Suarez, Frank de Boer, who played with “I want to see confidence from vidual talents,” Paris goalkeeper lead the home attack while right- optimistic,” he added. who moved on to Liverpool before Luis Enrique at Barca from 1999 my team tomorrow,” De Boer said. Salvatore Sirigu told the club’s back Gregory Van der Wiel and “We are in a logical and normal joining Barca, told news confer- to 2003, said he and his players “The most important ting is website. midfielder Thiago Motta will start situation and at this club (Barca) ence. “I would love to get my respected the La Liga side but did that we keep playing as a team “They get men behind the ball before sitting out the Marseille there is an urgent need to win first goal but out of respect for not “fear” them. Barca beat Ajax and someone is always close to and it is difficult to find spaces encounter due to suspension. every game. It is an attractive this city I would not celebrate 3-1 at the Nou Camp last month, Messi.” AFP against them.” AFP

Zenith marks success of Dix Mille Tours du Castellet Spotlight on ‘Sustainability in Sports’ at Josoor Institute

DOHA: The Josoor Institute and the country is already a lead- Jones is also delivering a session course focusing on creating sus- ing example when it comes to sus- on planning sustainability strate- tainability for sports and major tainable design. gies and systems. events in Qatar, the Middle East The venues that will be used Mushtaq Al Waeli, Executive and North Africa (MENA), for the 2022 FIFA World Cup can Director (acting) for Josoor comprising a panel of interna- be a shining example of how sus- Institute, said: tionally renowned experts com- tainability can be applied to large “Our aim is to be a catalyst menced yesterday in Doha. sporting stadia. for transforming the sports and Titled ‘Sustainability for Sports In this context, a case study events industries in the region, & Major Events’, the course is titled ‘Achieving the gold standard ensuring local and regional prac- being been attended by over 70 in the creation of a sustainable titioners have the skills required delegates from Qatar and the venue’ was presented on the first to successfully deliver large-scale region, including FAs of Iran, day of the course highlighting events.” Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen and the Qatar National Convention “Sustainability is an integral Tunis. Centre, one of the country‘s aspect of any major event, be it This introductory two-day largest venues, which was built in sport or other industries. As course, being hosted during the according to LEED gold-certifi- Qatar looks towards the 2022 Doha GOALS Forum, examines cation standards, setting a new World Cup, we want to make sustainability for sports and major benchmark when it opened in sure those involved in the plan- events from an environmental, 2011. ning process have the knowledge social and economic perspective. Speakers delivering sessions to adopt the best practice in sus- It also examines the global impli- over the two days include Tamim tainability from around the world cations facing sports and events El Abed, Lusail Stadium Manager and apply them to events in the practitioners in the region. at the Supreme Committee for region.” As Qatar looks to host more Delivery & Legacy, who spoke Launched at Doha Goals 2013, international events building up about the vision for a socially, Josoor Institute is training many to the FIFA World Cup in 2022 economically and environmen- of the people who will play an The fifth edition of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was held recently on the Paul Ricard Circuit, near Marseille, and continuing with its drive for tally sustainable Lusail precinct; integral role in Qatar’s hosting of France. As many as 260 competition cars and 600 collector’s cars (clubs and private owners) participated in sustainable stadia design, the Simon Lewis of Team Planet the 2022 FIFA World Cup, indi- the event. To mark the success of the event, the official timekeeper of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet, Zenith, course draws global and regional Sports, defined the meaning of viduals who will then have the invited around 40 guests comprising journalists, retailers as well as customers, to a celebratory gathering at best practice to one platform. sustainability and delivered a case knowledge to deliver large-scale the Paul Richard Circuit. Nadim Mehanna, who is credited with popularising Formula One and Motor-racing in Qatar’s bid for the 2022 FIFA study along with Meegan Jones, sporting and non-sporting events World Cup focused heavily on sus- Founder of Greenshoot Pacific, on across the region long after Qatar the Middle East, also known as Mr F1, was also present on the occasion. tainability and the environment, sustainable events. Furthermore, 2022. THE PENIN SULA WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Bayern look to secure Man City can go all the way: Pellegrini

LONDON: Manchester City’s manager Manuel Pellegrini yes- berth in knockout stages terday voiced belief that his side can win the Champions League this season, despite their peril- ous current position in Group E. Bavarians target quick qualification with win over Roma City have collected only two points from their opening three BERLIN: Bayern Munich games and trail group leaders are making short work of the Bayern Munich by seven points Champions League group stage, ahead of Wednesday’s home game the German giants aware that a with CSKA Moscow. home victory over Roma today With second-place Roma also will advance them to the knock- two points better off, City no out round with two games to longer have any margin for error, Manchester City’s manager spare. but Pellegrini believes that get- Manuel Pellegrini speaks at a The Bavarians, who recorded ting out of the group should be news conference in Manchester their biggest away win in the the English champions’ minimum yesterday. competition when they crushed ambition. Roma 7-1 in the Italian capi- “Of course our target is always the group, Pellegrini is prepared tal last month, are in scintillat- to try to win the Champions for City’s bid to reach the last 16 ing form and top Group E on a League. We must put in our mind to go down to the wire. maximum nine points from three that we are able to do it, that we “It will depend what the other games. have a good squad,” the Chilean teams do and it is impossible to be The German champions told Tuesday’s pre-game press sure, but I think this group will be have won 12 of 15 games in the conference in Manchester. decided in the last game in Italy Bundesliga, German Cup and “Maybe there are five or six against Roma,” he said. Champions League this sea- squads better than our squad or “We will see what happens. We son, drawing the other three at the same level as our squad are going to try to win our two matches to remain unbeaten in that also want to do it, but with games at home and see what the all competitions. a winning mentality and an ambi- other teams do, but I am sure this They received a further boost tious mind, you must always think will be decided in the last game.” to their confidence on Saturday you can do it. City will be without David Silva when they came from a goal down “I think we have time to prove (knee), Aleksandar Kolarov (calf) to edge past fellow Champions it.” and Frank Lampard (thigh) League club and main domestic After playing Russian cham- against CSKA. REUTERS rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1. pions CSKA, City host German More pleasing for Bayern coach heavyweights Bayern on Today’s Champions Pep Guardiola was the perform- November 25 before visiting ances of Arjen Robben, back from Roma for a thorny final fixture a minor knock, and fellow winger on December 10. League Matches Franck Ribery, who is gradually But although failure to beat All times in (GMT) returning to his best form after Bayern Munich’s French midfielder Franck Ribery walks onto the field during a training session on the eve of CSKA will take City’s destiny out Bayern Munich (Germany) vs AS Roma (Italy) a long injury break. their Champions League match against AS Roma, in Munich yesterday. of their hands, Pellegrini does not (1945) Dutchman Robben was a con- believe that it is a game his side Manchester City (England) vs CSKA Moscow stant source of danger and also happen by itself. It does not but 23 goals and conceding three in challenge for second place ahead have to win at any cost. (Russia) (1945) converted an 85th minute spot we are on a good path.” 10 matches as they plot a smooth of Manchester City, who are two “I think it is a very important Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) vs Barcelona kick, awarded after Frenchman It is difficult to see how course towards a successful points behind them after three game, but it is not a ‘death’ game (Spain) (1945) Ribery was brought down follow- Bayern can improve on current Bundesliga title defence. matches. because until mathematics can’t Paris St Germain (France) vs APOEL Nicosia ing a surging run, for the winner. form as they march towards Roma had a far less successful Roma have managed at least fix (it), you can continue,” he said. (Cyprus) (1945) “We are playing good football their seventh straight knockout weekend, slumping to a 2-0 defeat one away win in each of their last “We must win this game Maribor (Slovenia) vs Chelsea (England) at times but there is still room stage in Europe’s premier club at Napoli to slip three points four Champions League group because we have just two points (1945) for improvement,” Robben said. competition. behind rivals Juventus at the top stage appearances and there and we have three games to play “We won in Rome 7-1 and we beat In their three group games so of Serie A. would be no better time for a vic- and it is very important to have Sporting (Portugal) vs Schalke 04 (Germany) Dortmund. far, they have netted nine times Coach Rudi Garcia knows his tory on the road to restore some more points. But we will consider (1945) “But we always have to remain and let in just one goal. team have a mountain to climb at pride after their thrashing at the it not a final game, but a very, Athletic Club (Spain) vs Porto (Portugal) critical, improve things, never In the league they are equally the Allianz Arena on Wednesday hands of the Germans. very important game.” (1945) Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs BATE let off and think that it will just as effective, scoring a staggering if they are to maintain their REUTERS With Bayern expected to win Borisov (Belarus) (1945) Klose strikes twice as Lazio climb up to third

MILAN: Miroslav Klose struck taking small steps and taking it left-back Edson Braafheid a brace in a 4-2 win over 10-man game by game.” deflected Andrea Cossu’s effort Cagliari as Lazio moved up to Lazio’s quickfire start was past Federico Marchetti in the third place in Serie A on Monday rewarded with a seventh-minute Lazio net three minutes after the and stretch their unbeaten run opener from captain Stefano restart. to six games. Mauri, who bundled the ball past Ibarbo twice came close Cagliari have enjoyed a promis- Alessio Cragno from close range to opening his account but ing run including a 4-1 win away as it ricocheted in the Cagliari was stopped twice by an alert at Inter Milan since wily veteran box. Marchetti and the Colombian was Zdenek Zeman took over the It was far from pretty, but Klose given his marching orders on 72 Sardinians at the start of the made amends on 25 minutes when minutes when he lashed out fol- season. Germany’s all-time record goals- lowing a tussle with Lulic on the However Lazio had won five of corer fired past Cragno from close left flank. the sides’ past six league meet- in after Senad Lulic had headed Zeman replaced midfielder ings and after Victor Ibarbo saw Antonio Candreva’s cross into the Lorenzo Crisetig seven minutes red in the 72nd minute the hosts 36-year-old German’s path. later with Joao Pedro, and the survived a brief, second-half fight- Klose, who retired from inter- Brazilian reduced arrears six back at the Olympic Stadium national football after helping minutes from the final whistle to claim their sixth win of the Germany to World Cup glory in after beating Marchetti from season. July, grabbed his second a minute close range. Lazio are six points adrift of later when he beat Cragno from Ederson came on for Mauri leaders and defending champi- the edge of the area with a slightly on 88 minutes and in the second ons Juventus but only three points deflected shot. minute of injury-time had the behind city rivals Roma, who lost Zeman told Sky Sport: “We easiest of tap-ins past a stranded 2-0 to Napoli on Saturday. gifted them the first half. You Cragno when Candreva’s invit- “I’m happy, because I’ve seen could see that my players are used ing ball into the box duped the the fruit of the work we did lead- to going to bed at nine o’clock. Cagliari defence. ing up to the game,” Lazio coach “We woke up after the interval Earlier, Verona grabbed a Stefano Pioli told Sky Sport. and we went close with Ibarbo, share of the points at Cesena and “I’m not looking at the league but his sending-off made life dif- remained in 11th spot, 12 points Lazio’s Miroslav Klose (left) beats Cagliari’s Luca Ceppitelli to score a goal during an Italian Serie A match at standings. We’ll first do that in ficult for us.” adrift of Juve. Cesena’s fourth the Olimpico Stadium in Rome on Monday. January. Our objective is to qual- Cagliari were given brief draw of the season left them third ify for Europe, but it’s a case of hope of a fightback when Dutch from bottom. AFP Fletcher double helps Sunderland sink Crystal Palace

LONDON: Sunderland climbed for a second booking, Fletcher to play the man who scored such United centre-back, on as a sub- out of the relegation zone after netted again in stoppage-time to a spectacular own goal in the St stitute for the injured Patrick Jordi Gomez’s late strike and seal the points. Mary’s mauling as Vergini was van Aanholt, accidently turned a Steven Fletcher double The victory was just lucky to escape conceding a pen- Campbell’s backheel over the line inspired a crucial 3-1 win at fel- Sunderland’s second in the league alty in the opening seconds. via a post. low strugglers Crystal Palace on this season and it lifted them Palace boss Neil Warnock has Sunderland could have been Monday. above Palace into 15th place, while been outspoken about refereeing forgiven for letting their heads Gus Poyet’s side began the day the south Londoners are now out- decisions costing his side points drop after such an unfortunate in the bottom three, but their side the relegation zone only on in recent games and he was left goal. hopes of avoiding a lengthy battle goal difference after their fifth shaking his head having only just But they kept Palace at bay for Premier League survival were defeat of the campaign. taken his place in the dugout and were rewarded when former enhanced by Gomez’s goal with Poyet stuck with goalkeeper when Vergini hacked at Fraizer Wigan midfielder Gomez bagged just 11 minutes left at Selhurst Vito Mannone and the back four Campbell. his maiden league goal for the Park. which was hammered 8-0 at Despite Palace’s bright start, it club in the 79th minute with a Scotland striker Fletcher had Southampton for the defeat to was the visitors who took the lead perfectly placed strike in the far given Sunderland a first half lead Arsenal last weekend but he made in the 31st minute when Fletcher corner. before Wes Brown’s own goal two alterations here. took advantage of poor marking Jedinak earned his second drew the Eagles level soon after Although Mannone and Brown to head in Sunderland’s first away booking in the 87th minute for the interval. lost their places in the porous league goal since the opening day kicking out at Gomez and a bad With a draw looking likely, Sunderland side, Poyet moved of the season. night for Palace was confirmed in Spanish midfielder Gomez fired Santiago Vergini into a central Warnock’s side turned up the the last minute of stoppage-time Sunderland’s striker Conor Wickham (left) is challenged by Crystal home from the edge of the area role to accommodate debutant heat in the second half and lev- when Fletcher latched onto Liam Palace’s midfielder Mile Jedinak during an English Premier League match and, after Palace’s Australia mid- Anthony Reveillere. elled through Brown’s own goal Bridcutt’s pass to fire past Julian at Selhurst Park in London on Monday. fielder Mile Jedinak was sent off Poyet almost rued the decision when the former Manchester Speroni. AFP Wednesday 5 November 2014 12 Muharram 1436 Volume 19 Number 6240 Sport Price: QR2

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DOHA: Olympic champion European Championships and when he received a two-year ban Linford Christie said that the the Commonwealth Games. He for taking a performance-enhanc- new generation of athletes has was the first European to break ing substance, although he has Olympic different priorities that may the 10-second barrier in the 100 m always denied any wrongdoing. champion limit their success in the sport and still holds the British record “To be prevented from being a Linford while speaking at the Doha in the event. part of the Olympics – including Christie Goals Forum here yesterday. Joyner-Kersee’s world record London 2012 – had a profound (right) of UK In an on-stage conversation in the heptathlon has stood for 26 effect on my life. But people speaking with fellow Olympic champi- years, as well as the top six results know what kind of person I am. at the Doha ons Jackie Joyner-Kersee and of all time in the discipline. I’m here, alive, and I will always Goals Forum Jonathan Edwards, Christie “You have to believe in the move forward.” addressed the fact that his impossible. They said no woman Joyner-Kersee addressed the at Aspire national record for the 100m has could win a marathon; no woman effect that a high-profile drug ban Dome in remained unbroken for 21 years. could break the 7,000 point bar- has on the sport, particularly Ben Doha yester- “Young athletes are fast and rier in my sport. But I’m sure Johnson’s disqualification from day. Fellow strong enough but they aren’t that 7,000 points will be a con- the 1988 Olympic Games after Olympic really durable. They (athletes) sistent achievement by 2016,” the winning the 100metres race. champi- compete because they can make 52-year-old American said. “That really put a dampener ons Jackie money from it – but I did it Christie also addressed the on my whole Olympic spirit – it Joyner- because I loved it. They want to issue of his failed drug test was our moment. From that day Kersee live the life, but you can’t – if you and subsequent ban, which he on, people were whispering and (centre) want to be successful in athletics, incurred in 1999, as he was on it wasn’t fair – it took hard work of US and it’s 24x7 (job),” said British most the verge of retiring. Christie was for the rest of us to achieve that,” compatriot decorative athlete having won cleared by UK Athletics. said Joyner-Kersee, who won gold Jonathan 24 major championship medals “It was one of those things. You in the heptathlon and long jump Edwards including 10 gold medals. have to live your life - when you’re in the same championships. also took Christie is the only British innocent and know you haven’t Since his retirement Christie part in the man to have won gold medals in done it, you have to move on. It is has focused on coaching, helping debate. the 100 metres at all four major my honest belief that one day, the Katharine Merry and Darren competitions open to British truth will come out,” the 52-year- Campbell to Olympic medals, and athletes, the Olympic Games, old said. his sports management company. the World Championships, the Christie’s track career ended THE PENINSULA Make doping a criminal offence, says WADA Chief

DOHA: The President of the in law, said questioned about their perform- World Anti-Doping Agency there was ance, it bothers me that nobody is (WADA) Sir Craig Reedie (pic- a need to stepping up to speak for the clean tured) has called for increased make dop- athlete, against the whispers that cooperation between the public ing a crimi- surround them.” authorities and sporting regu- nal offense The panel moderator Jonathan latory bodies to improve the besides Edwards, himself a former athlete efficacy of doping sanctions in sanctions and still the world record-holder sports. from the in triple jump, brought up the Reedie, who is also the Vice sporting example of the American sprinter President of International bodies. Justin Gatlin, who served two bans Olympic Committee (IOC), said: “We for failing drugs tests and this year “If you cheat, especially at the should crimi- has registered some of the fastest highest level of a sport, you can nalise the import and distribution times in 100 meter history. inflict huge damage on that sport. of performance-enhancing sub- Joyner-Kersee said: “I believe Yes, sport should sanction its own stances but we need legislation in second chances and I believe people but with greater assist- and regulation in all countries to Justin paid his dues and served ance from the public authori- be implemented – it’s a big ask the time. But now everyone is ties – for example, WADA is 50 but we need to keep asking.” upset because he bounced back per cent sport 50 per cent public Jackie Joyner-Kersee, triple and is doing well. It’s a no win authorities.” Olympic gold medal winner in situation. The British sports administra- heptathlon and long jump and the “We need to pull all parties tor was taking part in a debate current director of USA Track together and agree that if you Ethics in Sports and the criminal- and Field, praised the work of the serve your time as agreed by isation of doping offences in sport, IOC and WADA. the rules of your governing body, one of the key topics of discus- “I’m glad they have changed and if you have paid the penalty sions at the Doha Goals Forum the message to one of protect- imposed, you should be allowed yesterday. ing the clean athletes, who put in to come back, to move on,” she Reedie, who holds a doctorate the work. Every time someone is added. THE PENINSULA Men’s FIVB Qatar Beach Volleyball Open kicks off

Television commen- tators give expert comments at the end of Qatar and Oman match of the Men’s FIVB Qatar Beach Volleyball Open at Al Gharafa Beach Court yes- terday. The cham- pionship began yesterday and will end on November 8. The hosts are represented by four teams at the cham- pionship in which 56 teams are tak- ing part. (See also page 25) PICTURE BY: KAMMUTTY VP