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FIFA to vote on releasing Four killed in bus crash probe report PARIS: FIFA faces a vote Driver ‘accelerates’ instead of applying brakes at Al Ghanem terminal; two injured next week on whether or not to publish the controversial and DOHA: At least four people sensitive report into alleged were killed and two injured wrongdoing during the bidding early afternoon yesterday in a for the 2018 and 2022 World crash at the busy Al Ghanem Cups. main bus station near the Gold The sport’s world governing Souq. body will discuss the matter at The condition of the injured its two-day executive committee could not be ascertained until the meeting on the sidelines of the time of going to the press. Club World Cup in Morocco on Two of the deceased were December 18-19. reportedly Filipinos, including The agenda released yesterday a woman, while the others were for the meeting will hear a pro- apparently Indians. posal by Theo Zwanziger, former Witnesses said the accident head of the German football asso- took place around 12.30-12.40pm, ciation and a critic of the decision when a bus sped past a stand to award the 2022 Cup to Qatar. where it was supposed to have Britain’s Daily Telegraph stopped, and hit and ran over claimed Zwanziger wanted a waiting commuters. It then hit redacted version of the full Ethics the shed of the stand and two Al Committee report published to Million taxis before coming to a protect the identities of witnesses halt. who co-operated with the probe Three people were said to have led by US lawyer Michael Garcia. been killed on the spot. Garcia carried out an 18-month It is believed that the driver of investigation into the bidding the bus (No. 156 for Al Gharrafa) which led to the awarding of the pressed the accelerator instead 2018 tournament to Russia and of applying the brakes, witnesses the 2022 tournament to Qatar. said. The former New York federal The mortuary of Hamad prosecutor’s 350-page report General Hospital (HGH) con- summed up the probe that firmed that it had received four involved interviewing over 75 bodies from the bus terminal at witnesses and a dossier of more around 2.30pm. But sources did Commuters and onlookers standing near the Al Gharrafa-bound bus that ran over people waiting to get into it, killing at least four at Al Ghanem main than 200,000 pages and audio not give the nationalities of the bus station in a freaky accident yesterday. interviews. deceased. Witnesses said two of Garcia had blasted as “incom- them were Filipinos — a man and at around 8.30pm. Al Gharrafa suburb and was rush wasn’t much, witnesses said. station and saw the accident from plete and erroneous” a subsequent a woman. According to witnesses, the approaching the stand after drop- This is the second time a freak the rooftop of his building a little version of his report. Contacted, the Philippine other two deceased were from ping the passengers. accident has taken place in Al after it occurred and that three German Judge Hans-Joachim Ambassador, Crescente R the Indian sub-continent. A ver- Among the casualties were Ghanem. One person had died (in people died on the spot. Eckert, Chairman of the adjudica- Relacion, said there was no nacular newspaper said both were those waiting for the bus that hospital) and many were injured “We could see three bodies tory chamber of FIFA’s independ- confirmation about the death Indians. However, No one was would take them on Al Gharrafa in a mishap in August 2013. wrapped in white clothes lying ent ethics committee, said the of Filipinos. “It was reported to available at the Indian embassy route on its return trip. Photographs of two bodies close to the accident site, while probe had not yielded evidence me that there was a crash at Al for comment. Al Ghanem terminal is crowded stuck under the tyres of the bus a woman was being carried to an of wrongdoing and there would Ghanem bus station at around The driver, whose nationality on Fridays since it is a day off and in yesterday’s accident went viral ambulance with an oxygen mask be no re-vote on the tournaments. 1-1.30pm today (yesterday) and could not be ascertained, has been people throng it in large numbers, on local social media. on her face,” he added. He also argued that Garcia’s some Filipinos could be involved. taken into custody for question- but since the crash took place a A Bangladeshi witness, Kabir, THE PENINSULA report could not be published for I need to verify,” he told this daily ing. The bus had arrived from little after Friday prayers, the said he had stayed close to the bus Continued on page 2 legal reasons. AFP

Protest over Jewish settlement No delay in first Foggy morning, colder night likely

A350 commercial DOHA: Qatar is expected to witness foggy morning and colder night today, Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast. People flight, says QA driving vehicles early morning and at night should be careful as fog would lead to poor visibility, it said. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) The temperature is expected in the range of 17-26 degrees Celsius. said yesterday that the first Abu Samra is expected to be the coldest place, with the minimum commercial flight of Airbus temperature at around 17 degrees. Messaid and Al Wakra are likely A350-900 would go ahead as to have maximum temperature of 26 degrees. scheduled next month despite a delay in the delivery of the next- Abbas backs crackdown on tunnels generation plane. Akbar Al Baker, Chief CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said he supported Executive, QA, said the carrier Egypt’s crackdown on tunnels linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza had a “small issue” it was try- Strip to the Sinai Peninsula and any other action Cairo took to ing to resolve with the European protect itself from militants, according to a report. plane manufacturer. “We have supported all measures taken by Egyptian authorities “The issue should be resolved to close the tunnels and stop the trafficking of arms and the passage very soon and we will be taking of people between Gaza and the Sinai,” Abbas said in an interview the delivery of our planes immi- with Egyptian magazine Al Ahram Al Arabi due to be published today, nently,” he told reporters. extracts of which were published by MENA news agency. “We will “The aircraft is scheduled to continue to support any measure protecting Egypt from danger,” he do the first commercial flight A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas grenade against Israeli soldiers during clashes over the Jewish was quoted as saying. on January 15 and this will be to settlement of Qadomem in Kofr Qadom village, near West Bank city of Nablus, yesterday. Frankfurt. Airbus 350 will be the Oil plunges to new five-year lows backbone of the QA fleet,” he said. The A350 had been due to be NEW YORK: Oil fell $2 a barrel to plumb new five-year lows yes- delivered today in the southwest- Bush ‘misled US on Iraq attack’ terday after the world’s energy watchdog forecast lower prices on ern French city of Toulouse. But weaker demand and higher supplies next year. on Wednesday the airline post- WASHINGTON: The CIA Hussein and the September 11, Levin said he had asked the Benchmark Brent oil tumbled to below $62 a barrel and US crude poned the delivery of the first declassified a letter yesterday 2001 attacks on New York and CIA to declassify the document slumped to under $58 to extend Thursday’s landmark fall below $60. A350-900. that suggests US intelligence Washington. But, in a letter to to show how the Bush administra- Surging crude inventories in the US and top oil exporter Saudi QA has ordered 80 aircraft, had grave doubts about part of Senator Carl Levin in March this tion “misled” the country before Arabia’s reiteration that it will not cut production had roiled prices whose delivery has been pushed the case made by former presi- year and now declassified, CIA the invasion of Iraq. Levin said over the past two days despite data pointing to strong US economic back about a year. The aircraft dent George W Bush’s White Director John Brennan said field the “alleged meeting was a cen- recovery. See also page 14 will also be flown to London’s House to justify the war in Iraq. agents had “expressed significant trepiece of the administration’s Heathrow airport for a week of tri- In the run-up to the March concern” over the report. campaign to create an impression Iran N-talks to resume on Wednesday als to measure the sound emission 2003 invasion, officials, includ- The letter said US agents in the public mind that Saddam “to prove to the world, especially to ing then vice-president Dick had not established Atta was in was in league with Al Qaeda ter- TEHRAN: Iran will resume talks with world powers in Geneva the British community, how quiet Cheney, alleged that 9/11 hijacker Prague, evidence suggest that rorists who attacked us on 9/11. next week aimed at reaching a deal over its controversial nuclear this plane is,” Al Baker said. Mohammed Atta had met an Iraqi he was not, at the time he was “On multiple occasions, includ- programme, its Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. Meanwhile, Airbus said the spy in Prague before the attacks. supposed to have met Iraqi agent ing national TV appearances, Negotiations will begin on Wednesday, with meetings at the dep- delivery of the first A350 had been The alleged meeting was cited Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir Al Cheney cited reports of the meet- uty minister-level taking place two days earlier, state news agency rescheduled for December 22. as evidence of a possible link Ani. The letter was first reported ing, at one point calling it ‘pretty IRNA quoted Araqchi as saying. AGENCIES between Iraqi dictator Saddam by McClatchy newspapers. well confirmed,’” Levin said. AFP THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

The bus, whose back is seen, crashed through barriers before it ran over people. The cafeteria had a close shave, one of its workers said. KAMMUTTY VP The ‘bus missed our cafe by a few metres’ Continued from page 1 the bus station when we saw a by a few metres,” he added. He said he had just returned bus rampaging and crushing peo- Meanwhile, at its last ses- from Fanar after performing ple and barriers. In fear we fled sion on Tuesday, the Central Friday prayers when he saw our taxis,” he said. Municipal Council (CMC) dis- police vans near the bus station. A worker from a cafeteria cussed the conduct of drivers of Mowasalat, the state-run (Green Tea) close to the site of public transport buses (Karwa). transport company that owns and the accident said he was still Councillors said drivers lacked runs Karwa buses, did not issue shaken since one of the deceased good skills and behaviour. any statement on the mishap. had collected tea from him in The public representative body By 3pm, normalcy returned to a plastic cup and as he left he asked Mowasalat to organise the terminal. came under the rampaging bus intensive courses to help improve A taxi driver who gave his and died. “I will never forget this the efficiency of its drivers, their name as Ali Mohamed Kamal day. I saw his body lying in a pool familiarity with roads and loca- said he was a witness to the of blood and the cup a few metres tions in Qatar and their English accident. away. language skills. “We were in the parking lot of “The bus missed our cafeteria THE PENINSULA

Registration for property Qatar, Kenya review ties DOHA: The Foreign Minister deals now from home H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday held DOHA: If you want to sell a centres, Al Sharq reported yes- phone talks with Kenyan coun- property, gift or mortgage it, terday. The service is available terpart Amina Mohamed and you need not go to the head- for everyone eligible to avail it, reviewed means of enhancing quarters or a service centre including the elderly, people with relations. Dr Al Attiyah also of the Ministry of Justice for special needs and the general congratulated the Kenyan gov- registration. public. With regard to the elderly ernment and people on their Instead, you can register and and people with special needs, Independence Day pay the fee from your home. the team visiting them will not In a unique initiative, the seek appointments. “They will Lebanon Speaker ministry has launched a serv- visit the homes of the people ice whereby its employees will concerned,” Al Sharq said, quot- meets envoy visit homes for signatures for ing Faisal Mohamed Saad, Head transactions such as property of the home visit team, as saying. BEIRUT: The Lebanese sales and mortgages and gifting, To make the service available to Parliament Speaker, Nabih among others. ordinary people, prior appoint- Berri, yesterday met Qatari The ministry says the idea is ment will be taken, but not more Ambassador Ali bin Hamad Al to reduce crowding by visitors than 24 hours before a visit. Marri and discussed relations. at its headquarters and service THE PENINSULA Qatari women’s role highlighted

DOHA: ‘Sheroes — How Female Leaders are Changing Qatar’ a lecture at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) put spotlight on Qatari women leaders. Buthaina Al Ansari, Senior Human Resources Director, Ooredoo, and Founder and Chairperson, Qatariat T&D Holding Company, brought her message of the power of edu- cation and personal persever- ance as part of GU-Q’s Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) Monthly Dialogue Series. “There are male and female CEOs, male and female scientists, male and female doctors, and male and female achievers, but there are only heroes. I believe Buthaina Al Ansari (left), Senior Human Resources Director, Ooredoo, and there should be sheroes,” said Al Founder and Chairperson, Qatariat T&D Holding Company, with Dr Mehran Ansari, introducing the theme of Kamrava, Director, CIRS, at the event. her presentation. Al Ansari, who holds a Master’s to create the desired outcome. and contributes to the country’s in business management & HR Don’t underestimate your role in development.” strategic planning from Qatar the country,” she said. Borrowing from her experi- University, and a Master’s from The Director of CIRS, Dr ences in struggling to create American University of Cairo in Mehran Kamrava, launched the opportunities for herself and fel- human resource management, has public event, saying, “Part of what low women, Al Ansari shared her forged a career out of promoting we do at Georgetown is encour- success with the audience com- positive change for her country age mentorship as an educational prising the university community and the emerging talent of Qatari resource for personal and profes- and members of her ‘Buthaina Al women. sional growth. Ansari Recipe’. She reinforced the message, “Al Ansari’s dedication to She also spoke on identifying encouraging women to take strengthening Qatari women’s and recognising the role of fam- advantage of resources available role in the public and private sec- ily, the importance of education, to them. “In Qatar, whether you tors, and elevating and recognis- learning how to brand yourself, are a mother, wife, student, an ing their contributions to Qatari and the willingness to take risks. employee, or business owner, we society, is the kind of trailblazing But she identified education as are all at the development phase. mentorship that sets new stand- the most important of these ele- “We have to contribute together ards for community engagement ments. THE PENINSULA SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Leaders greet Kenya President QF joins National Day celebrations DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratula- UN Alliance of Civilisations team, visitors from Europe and Americas take part in activities tions to the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on his coun- DOHA: Qatar Foundation “This is my first visit to Qatar, try’s Independence Day. for Education, Science and and I am impressed by its The Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Community Development (QF) progress. I am proud that QF, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani is participating in National an Arab organisation, is so active also sent a cable of congratula- Day celebrations with a tent at in the development of educa- tions to Kenyatta. Darb El Saai. tion, science, research and the The Prime Minister and Hundreds of visitors, includ- community.” Interior Minister H E Sheikh ing a delegation of young lead- Emily Glen, an Irish delegate, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa ers from the UN Alliance of also on her first visit, added: “We Al Thani sent a similar cable to Civilisations, and representa- are so excited to be here to mark Kenyatta. tives from European countries National Day and I am having a and the Americas took part in wonderful time. Everyone is so Condolences offered activities. warm and friendly and I can’t Comprising writers, journal- wait to come back. to Belgian King ists and media professionals, “QF is exerting great efforts the group is in Qatar for three and holding activities, especially BRUSSELS: H E Sheikh days to learn more about the for young people, and encourag- Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani country’s culture, customs and ing children to learn in a fun and yesterday offered condolences traditions to share with their entertaining way. of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim communities. “In Ireland, we have St. bin Hamad Al Thani to King “Qatar National Day brings Patrick’s Day, our national event, Philip of Belgium on the death great joy to everyone in Qatar, but it is nothing like this. This of former queen Fabiola. and Darb El Saai is helping pro- is great and I am getting great Sheikh Joaan also offered con- mote patriotism among locals,” ideas.” dolences to members of the royal said Abdulla Ahmed Al Sada, a Developing the nation’s human family during the funeral service member of Qatar Committee for capital is a key objective of QF in in the capital Brussels, attended Alliance of Civilisations, who led support of Qatar National Vision by dignitaries and officials. the delegation. 2030. QNA “Activities are giving visitors a The tent has a special corner Young visitors taking part in a session at the Qatar Debate corner at the tent. glimpse into QF, Education City, for Qatar Debate, a member of and Qatar’s heritage. It is a fan- QF, to encourage young people Day take place throughout the tent in an interactive and educa- the celebrations until December More buses, taxies tastic initiative.” to master the art of dialogue. day. Al Shaqab, also a member tional setting. It allows visitors 20. Open to families, activities Hani Selim, Project Officer, Discussions on education, sci- of QF, is giving special riding to explore the world of horses, include a reading corner, a col- on National Day Intercultural Exchange, UN ence, research, community devel- and grooming lessons, as well as deeply rooted in Qatari heritage. ouring station, and healthy living Alliance of Civilisations, said: opment and aims of National horse healthcare tips outside the The tent is open throughout exercises. THE PENINSULA DOHA: People planning to take part in National Day pro- grammes will find it easy to get taxies, limousines and buses. Mowasalat is increasing the Ashghal eyes largest album on Qatar’s past and present number of taxies, limousines and buses to meet high demand for DOHA: The Public Works public transportation to venues Authority (Ashghal) has lined for celebrations. up National Day activities. Vehicles will be increased Ashghal will familiarise its where National Day festivities employees, consultants and visi- are planned, in particular. tors with Qatari traditions and Demand for public trans- customs and strengthen their portation surges across Qatar sense of patriotism and belong- on National Day marked on ing, according to a statement. December 18. Ashghal has launched an ini- Khaled Kavood, Director, tiative ‘Qatarna, Our Past and Public Relations, Mowasalat, said Present’ to create the largest the company had increased the album on the country. number of buses in the Corniche The idea behind the album ‘We area so that people planning to Make Our Album’ is to share watch the parade will not face any two photos of Qatar: One from problem. the past and one contemporary He said the company expected photo. a large number of people going to Ashghal staff and students can the Corniche. participate with any two pictures Mowasalat has also increased depicting the past and present of the number of taxies and lim- any site, building or landscape, ousines at Hamad International or any projects implemented Airport to receive tourists coming by the authority. They can also to Doha to take part in National participate with the currency, Day programmes. It has already stamps, or anything that embod- Ashghal officials at the launch of Qatarna programme. decorated buses and taxies with ies Qatar’s culture, heritage and national flags. history. set up Heritage Village this year. over a 3,000sqm area to welcome henna-painting in addition to a with youngsters and make them The company has expanded The activity was launched It is a model of an old Qatari employees, consultants, custom- display of traditional tools, pot- aware of their key role in Qatar’s its reach to met the needs of the by Abdulla Saad Al Saad, village with its diverse cultural ers, students and the general tery, and clothing and a heritage development. people by providing airport taxi, Manager, Public Relations and elements to highlight legacies left public from December 14 until coffee shop. Students will also be briefed standard taxi, VIP limousine, Communications Department, behind by parents and grandpar- December 17. It will host a tra- Ashghal will welcome schools on Ashghal’s departments, spe- standard limousine, public bus who was first to submit an entry. ents, such as customs, traditions, ditional market featuring shops, under the ‘Ashghal in the eyes cialisations, projects and achieve- service, school bus service, and Ashghal will recognise the best activities and crafts. boutiques, crafts and occupations of our children’ initiative for ments and taken on a tour to private hire bus and coach serv- five entries. The village at Ashghal head- practised in the past. There will students to visit its headquar- Heritage Village. ices. THE PENINSULA For the first time, Ashghal has quarters in West Bay extends also traditional food shops and ters to enhance communication THE PENINSULA Property deals may rise in coming weeks

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate percent of the total. Department at the Ministry of 245 percent from the previous sector witnessed stability in Al Daayen Municipality Justice, said the average daily week. terms of the volume of trans- implemented 28 deals, includ- value of deals amounted to The biggest deal in Al Daayen actions during the third week ing a majority of plot transac- about QR180.5m compared to was worth QR50m — the sale of November (16-20), despite tions — 77.1 percent of the total QR184.7m the previous week. a 16,560sqm plot in Alab at only 135 deals, down 11.7 per- — compared to 22.9 percent of Doha Municipality ranked QR3,019 per sqm. Acquired cent compared to the previ- other transactions in all areas first in terms of the value of lands represented 100 percent ous week, according to Ezdan and municipalities. transactions — QR363.3m — of total transactions in the Holding Group’s weekly report. The report said property deals compared to QR287.8m the municipality. This became possible due will experience a rise in the com- previous week, up 26.2 percent Al Wakrah Municipality the execution of an exceptional ing weeks, especially in the land with 21 deals, compared to 35 ranked third in terms of value QR236.8m deal for a 2,167sqm sector, noting that investors and the previous week, or 40.2 per- — QR134m, down 49.6 percent land in Old Al Ghani, sold at a developers are directed towards cent of total transactions. with 19 deals or 14.8 percent of rate of QR109,000 per sqm. the establishment of more Land plot transactions overall transactions. The big- The combined value of trans- projects to meet the increas- recorded 88.8 percent of total gest deal in Al Wakra was worth actions was QR902.6m, down 2.3 ing demand for residential and deals in Doha worth QR322.5m QR27m — the sale of 20 villas, percent compared to QR923.7m commercial units generated by and other deals represented 11.2 over 3,400sqm in Al Mashaf at worth of deals the previous the economic growth Qatar is percent, at QR40.8m. QR7,941 per sqm. Acquired land week. witnessing. Al Daayen Municipality space represented 17.9 percent of Al Rayyan Municipality The report, based on the ranked second with 22.3 percent total transactions worth QR24m, witnessed the largest number recent weekly bulletin issued of total deals. The trading value while other deals generated of transactions — 30 or 22.2 by the Real Estate Registration was QR201.2m for 28 deals, up QR110m. THE PENINSULA Ooredoo to launch Mobile Academy DOHA: Ooredoo plans to launch Mobile course work, the cloud-based academy will courses on your tablet.” The service won Academy, the world’s first subscription- enable users to access educational materials the Best Consumer Service award at World based mobile learning service to unlock at any time on any mobile device from any Communication Awards 2014. the potential of Qatar’s next generation location and complete course work online The academy is in line with the Qatar workforce. at their pace. National Broadband Plan, which aims to The announcement at ITU Telecom Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operating Officer, expand digital literacy to the whole popula- World 2014 is another major breakthrough Ooredoo Qatar, said: “By launching the tion by 2016. for the company. academy, we are leveraging Qatar’s mobile Demonstrating how the people of Qatar The academy will provide an “all-you- device take-up to unlock human potential are rapidly adopting mobile devices, from can-learn” experience, offering more than and enhance 21st century skills needed in smartphones to tablets, Qatar ranks No. 17 50 courses on a different subjects, from lan- the interconnected economy. We are start- in the world, and No. 3 in the Middle East guage learning to business skills. ing to tap the potential of mobile services and Africa, and in active mobile broadband In comparison to traditional educational to transform daily lives – imagine learning penetration at 76.8 percent, according to the courses, which are at set times in on-cam- a language with native speakers halfway ITU’s State of Broadband 2014 report. pus classrooms with final deadlines for around the world, or live-streaming business THE PENINSULA SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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he world’s top 3x3 basketball teams Tyesterday took centre stage at Doha’s Katara Beach, where hundreds of fans turned up to watch the players in action. Novi Sad from Serbia broke home hearts with a 20-12 win over Team Doha in the final and walked away with the top prize of $35,000. Captain Dusan Domovic, the world number one in 3x3 basketball, received the winning trophy from FIBA President Horacio Muratore and Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrehman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation. Novi Sad remained unbeaten in four games, including the final, yesterday. Four other sides — Kaunas U18, Saskatoon and Yokohama — also featured in the one-day event. In 3x3 basketball every team fields three players, with each game lasting just 10 minutes. The players target one basket Hoopsters thrill at Katara to score points. SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Qatar highlights Entrepreneurs fine-tune opportunities for Swiss investors their business models GENEVA: Qatar is set to the Swiss business community Youth from across world join Qatari experts at science and technology park launch huge investment projects Qatar’s economic situation and in all fields as part of prepara- investment opportunities. DOHA: A team of 12 young tions for hosting the 2022 FIFA Nasser bin Ibrahim Al Lanqawi, entrepreneurs from around the World Cup and development Head of the Ministry of Economy world joined Qatari experts at projects, Qatar’s Permanent and Commerce’s office, said fol- Qatar Science & Technology Representative in Geneva, lowing directives of the Minister Park (QSTP) to fine-tune their Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab, of Economy and Commerce H business models and learn the said yesterday. E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin art of the perfect pitch. He was addressing a meet- Mohammed Al Thani, the office QSTP worked with ing of Arab-Swiss Chamber of will continue efforts to boost International Telecommunication Commerce and Industry in which cooperation to bring more Swiss Union (ITU) — the UN agency for Qatar’s permanent delegation to investments to the country to information and communication the UN and international organi- contribute to implementation of technologies — to offer insight sations in Geneva took part along Qatar National Vision 2030. into technology-based innovation with a team of the Ministry of Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al and commercialisation. Economy and Commerce’s office Thani, Representative of the The mentoring workshop at the permanent delegation. ministry at the permanent del- supported efforts of Qatar The meeting was part of efforts egation, highlighted Qatar’s eco- Foundation for Education and to enhance economic and com- nomic progress and investment QSTP to equip young people with mercial cooperation between opportunities. the knowledge they need to make Qatar and Switzerland and brief QNA a difference in their community and succeed in the marketplace. QSTP, part of QF’s scien- tific research pillar QF R&D, is Qatar’s main incubator for tech- nology development, fostering the environment required for Strategic leadership accelerating commercialisation of research and supporting innova- tion and entrepreneurship. One of the visiting entrepreneurs with a Qatari expert at QSTP. conference ends In the run-up to ITU Telecom World 2014 conference, QSTP DOHA: The fourth Strategic for the adoption of successful hosted a session for partici- were among the session’s – mentors helped entrepreneurs Dalilah, a crisis management sys- Leaderships Forum ended practices and innovative concepts pants in ITU’s Young Innovators mentors. work through critical aspects tem that utilises satellite infor- at Katara Cultural Village for senior executives and employ- Programme, which works with The team comprised innova- of building a business model, mation to allow first responders yesterday. ees involved with strategies. people from all over the world to tors from Qatar, Tunisia, Iran, including cost structure, value and firefighters to communicate A large number of senior exec- Addressing the concluding transform their communities and India, Kenya, Vietnam, Nigeria, proposition, revenue streams and and share information more utives and personnel working in session, he said the forum was society through technology. Colombia, Uganda and the customer relationships. rapidly. the strategies field were present. an important event in a series Haya Al Ghanim, QSTP’s Philippines. Qatar resident Ahmed Fawzi, The workshop culminated in The four-day forum was the of meetings launched by Katara Director of Innovation, and Using the Business Model Managing Director, Nano sessions where each entrepreneur culmination of a series of sessions. to bring together senior leaders, Khalid Naji, QSTP’s Acting Canvas – a globally-recognised Technologies, worked with Naji delivered a two-minute standing It was held in partnership with executives and employees to dis- Director of Strategic Research, tool and template for start-ups to explore new applications for Al pitch. THE PENINSULA Qatar for Petroleum Additives cuss matters related to their work Company (Qafac) Palladium for their benefit and for the good International and sponsored by of their organisations. strategic expert Dr David Norton. He said such meetings reflected The Director-General of positively on the work of Katara Cultural Village, Dr Khalid which saw a leap in its perform- Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, said the forum ance, mission and programmes as Culture Pass members briefed on QM activities backed by Katara for the fourth part of a strategy matching Qatar consecutive year, was a platform National Vision 2030. QNA DOHA: MIA Park hosted its were briefed on QM’s upcoming Arif Saeed, Marketing and Culture Pass members have first Qatar Museums (QM) exhibitions and treated to live Digital Expert in Public Art, QM, access to VIP exhibition open- Culture Pass members’ party Arabic music, food, a gift bag and provided an insight into the ways ings; workshops that develop where over 200 enjoyed events henna designs. in which QM is nurturing emerg- creative skills and explore exhi- and displays celebrating Qatari Phil Lawrie, Chief Commercial ing talent. He said the former bition themes; tours of museums culture. Officer, QM, said “To our mem- Civil Defence building, known and galleries; additional discounts Over 220 benefit from The Culture Pass free mem- bers, the value of Culture Pass as Doha’s Fire Station, has been and benefits, including 15 percent bership programme, launched is about getting something extra transformed into a hub for crea- off at QM food and beverage out- earlier this year in partnership – discounts at our cafés, restau- tive exchange. lets, discounts at QM gift shops with Vodafone Qatar, is open to rants and shops or invites to spe- The nine-month programme and 10 percent discount on venue ExxonMobil training everyone and offers the chance cial events and activities like our will support local artists by pro- hire at premium spaces. to experience benefits linked to monthly workshops and lectures viding 20 studios and gallery As part of the programme, DOHA: Over 220 employees of led by ExxonMobil experts and cultural activities in Qatar. or members-only tours of our space to collaborate with other QM and Vodafone have opened ExxonMobil Qatar and its joint offered for free for participants In less than one year, it has exhibitions. This party-in-the- artists, academia and the com- the first world-class call centre venture partners have received to enhance the sustainability for welcomed 9,000 new members. park is another way to provide munity to hone and develop their dedicated to culture. training under the company’s Qatar’s future. During the evening, members something extra for members.” techniques. THE PENINSULA Tamayoz programme since “Tamayoz demonstrates mid-October 2014, according to ExxonMobil’s commitment to a statement. the human development pillar Tamayoz provides professional of Qatar National Vision 2030,” and personal development oppor- said Alistair Routledge, Vice- tunities for joint venture partner President, and Joint Interest Qatar Petroleum, and joint ven- Manager, ExxonMobil Qatar. Qapco backs vocational research chair tures RasGas and Qatargas. “By imparting knowledge accu- Offering 10 courses on disci- mulated through years of expe- DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical plines, including project manage- rience, ExxonMobil experts are Company (Qapco) and College ment, leadership and personal equipping the next generation of of the North Atlantic – Qatar effectiveness, technical, com- Qatari business leaders with skills (CNA-Q) have signed an agree- mercial and operations excellence, in a way that maximises trans- ment to set up a professional Tamayoz has positioned itself as fer of technical, commercial and chair of vocational studies to the marquis corporate develop- operational expertise and empow- assist in building a road map for ment programme in Doha. ers them.” vocational education. 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HE pro-democracy protests that started eleven weeks ago in Hong Kong with a roar have ended in a whisper. It wasn’t unexpected. Leave protesters, even Tthe dim-witted wouldn’t have expected the movement to produce drastic results in such a short period. The fight Moral posturing on torture is against China and China isn’t known for buckling under pressure, especially if it’s about democracy. The democracy movement’s leaders had demanded China reverse a decision to screen candidates for Hong Kong’s first just isn’t good enough leadership election in 2017 and that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying resign. When it became clear that neither demand BY CLIVE CROOK Because torture might conceivably everybody lied. This was not a single, would be met, they sought talks with Leung. He refused. Police be justified, the question of whether forgivable instance of terrible action on Thursday removed the last of the roadblocks at the main EADING the summary of it works becomes relevant. (If it could under duress. It was an elaborate and Admiralty district protest site near the government offices, the just-released report on never be justified, there’d be no need ongoing system. In thinking through with little interference. About 100 protesters, including pro- the Central Intelligence to ask whether it worked.) In fact, the rights and wrongs, that matters. democracy lawmakers, staged a non-violent sit-in and were RAgency’s interrogation pro- efficacy is the main subject of the There’s a difference between ordinary gram is a deeply depressing experi- new report. Its finding is that torture mass killing and building a concentra- arrested one at a time. ence. The accounts of torture in the failed. Not only that, it suggests that tion camp. It’s wrong to say that the democracy movement has fizzled name of national security are sham- torture was actually counterproduc- Knowing only as much as this — out. The students can still come back and repeat what they had ing and revolting. They are bound to tive from an intelligence-gathering that torture is disgusting, that it didn’t done, and despite the clearing of the streets, the leaders have incline any decent person to the view point of view. Subjected to the disgust- work, and that the standard line of said they are determined to continue their protests. “We want that torture is wrong, always and ing methods described in the report, justification doesn’t apply — you could to tell the government we will increase in strength and with everywhere. people who didn’t know anything accept that torture might be allowable That conviction, I’m sure, ought resorted to pretending they did and in certain imaginable circumstances each protest we will get more Hong Kong people involved,” said to dictate policy — but it’s unsatis- gave up false information. and still deplore the CIA program. To Alex Chow, secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of factory nonetheless. It falls short, to What slightly blunts the force of reach that conclusion, you don’t need Students. “Today the government is clearing the protest sites, begin with, because it’s false. In addi- this finding is the evident incom- to consider the further, indirect costs but they can’t clear the problems,” tion, because it’s false, it provides too petence of the people in charge. of what was done. Let’s consider them he added. flimsy a defense against arguments Interrogators weren’t always trying anyway. The police have But the blame for the failure that say, war is a to get information from people known The program was shameful and terrible thing but to have (or even strongly suspected of therefore had to be hidden. Congress cleared Hong of the current round of protests sometimes you having) information to give. They tor- was lied to. This undermined the must be laid at the door of student Kong’s main pro- just have to do tured people to find out if they had any rule of law — a matter on which the leaders. They began the protests The accounts what’s necessary. information. In one way, this makes U.S. prides itself and likes to lecture democracy protest on a ferocious note, with crowds Circumstances what was done even more shocking; the world. Notions of constitutional swelling each day and support of torture in the that would make in another, it’s less surprising that accountability were trashed by plau- camp with mass torture mor- the results were so bad. Perhaps more sible deniability and outright lies. The pouring in from the West and name of national arrests. The ally justifiable competent torturers could have been CIA acted as a law unto itself, partly their media. The leaders said security are aren’t that hard less promiscuously depraved and seen because it was allowed to, even asked leaders must plan that the protests would end to imagine. The better results. More plausibly, inter- to. (Just do what it takes. Spare us the only with the fulfillment of their shaming and ticking-bomb rogation falling well short of torture details.) The program, in other words, their future course scenario is the would have worked at least as well. was an assault on the American idea objectives. They failed to realize revolting. They that demonstrators can’t stay classic thought- In any event, the program failed. of lawful government. of action more experiment. Make Notice, too, how far removed it was Above all, it eroded, and continues indefinitely on the roads and the are bound to sensibly. the bomb nuclear. from the ticking-bomb scenario, to erode, America’s moral standing. communist regime in Beijing was incline any decent How many really where somebody is known to have I’m less concerned about the effects too powerful to be threatened. believe that it information of enormous value meas- this has on U.S. soft power and allies’ The protests were kick-started on person to the would be better ured in innocent lives and is forced to willingness to cooperate, real as those September 26 when student leaders stormed the premise of the view that torture to let millions die surrender it. That kind of justification may be, than I am with the effect on government headquarters. Two days later, the police used tear than use torture doesn’t apply. how Americans see themselves. To is wrong, always on one man to The program was not in any sense prevail in the struggle against ene- gas in to disperse the demonstrators, an act that sparked public gain the informa- a desperate measure of last resort. mies such as Islamic State, we need outrage and drew as many as 100,000 people to the streets. and everywhere. tion that would On the contrary, it was planned, to know we are better than they are. The demonstrations began to dwindle as public support waned allow the bomb to organized, and made routine. Memos It’s important, when we feel revulsion after weeks of traffic and business disruption, as hundreds of be defused? went to and fro, blandly discussing at the video-taped beheadings of inno- arrests and injuries occurred during clashes with police and Asserting that torture is wrong, what was being done. Secret facili- cent people, that we don’t also need always and everywhere, is really a ties were built and equipped for the to wonder if we aren’t as cruel or as disagreements over tactics grew among the protest leaders. moral posture — an admirable one, to purpose. This being an agency of the capable of evil. Instead of launching a high-voltage action, the leaders should be sure — rather than an exercise in U.S. government, lawyers nit-picked Moral advantage makes you proceed slowly and carefully, and focus on building public moral reasoning. It’s an injunction not legal rationales. Where that wasn’t stronger. More than that, if we aren’t support. Democracy can’t be won in weeks or months. It’s a to think about a question we fear will possible, strategies were devised sim- better than they are, how much would long struggle and peaceful methods bring better results than have a disturbing answer. We can do ply to evade the law. And, just to be it matter if they won? violent ones. better than that. safe, nobody took responsibility and WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of Europe’s overplayed hand the day OW much or how little central cuts in European auto industry’. as the figures show how anaemic the (ignoring evidence from the street that bankers know about the And so European Central Bank eurozone really is. what energy companies cannot charge economy of the street and president Mario Draghi announced Yet the prognosis from Europe’s is not equal to what consumers actu- Hthe budgets of the household this week that “projections for real central bank is just as anaemic and ally save). We have to remember was on view, once again, via the torpid GDP (gross domestic product) growth appears blind to the many dimensions This confusing and contradictory statements this week of the European have been revised substantially down- of the European recessionary crisis, viewing of the European economic that today more Central Bank. The occasion should wards” for the coming years. The GDP for that is what in fact is. The ECB still condition comes soon after European than half of global have been grimmer than the financial of the eurozone “is expected to grow by imagines that domestic demand should Commission President Jean-Claude press made it out to be: the economic 0.8% in 2014 (from 0.9% three months be supported by monetary policy meas- Juncker presented a 315 billion euro emissions — more health of the 28-member European ago), by 1% in 2015 (from 1.6%) and ures, that there are “ongoing improve- investment plan for stimulating the than half — are Union has never been worse. Headlines by 1.5% in 2016 (from 1.9%)”. The ments in financial conditions”, that European economy. The math of this from the European media over the Bank has, according to more than a there has been “progress made in fiscal plan can be reduced to the following coming from last fortnight have included: ‘Protests few caustic observers of the manner consolidation and structural reforms” — the EU budget will provide 16 bil- erupt in Rome against attack on job in which central banks conduct them- (as if the scandalous Luxembourg tax lion euro, another five billion will come developing nations. So protection’, ‘German parliament passes selves, become adept at serving verbal dodge had not happened at all), and from the European Investment Bank it is imperative that austerity budget’, ‘UK workers see six guarantees regarding the eurozone. But that “significantly lower energy prices” and the balance will be financed by John Kerry years of falling wages’ and ‘Further job such guarantees are no longer sufficient are supporting real disposable income private investors. Khaleej Times they act too. US Secretary of State SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Torture, deny, repeat: The CIA never learns

After 9/11, the CIA threw out the rule intelligence is worse than no intelligence. The report looks at 20 of the book instructing its officers that torture most prominent examples of “pur- ported counterterrorism successes does not work as a method of gathering that the CIA has attributed to the use of its enhanced interrogation intelligence. And out with the rule techniques.” In some of those cases, “there was no relationship book went the agency’s institutional between the cited counterterror- ism success and any information knowledge and hard-won wisdom. provided by detainees.” In the rest of the 20 cases, “the CIA inaccu- BY TIM WEINER instructing its officers that tor- rately claimed that specific, other- ture does not work as a method wise unavailable information was hen the United of gathering intelligence. And acquired from a CIA detainee ‘as States was attacked out with the rule book went the a result’ of the CIA’s enhanced on 9/11, every mem- agency’s institutional knowledge interrogation techniques.” Wber of the Central and hard-won wisdom. These are lies that CIA officers Intelligence Agency’s clandestine During the Korean War, the CIA told to themselves, to one another services had a rule book on the created clandestine prisons — the and then repeated to their col- conduct of interrogations. It was biggest was in the Panama Canal leagues in the government of the clear and concise. Zone — where suspected Russian United States. It outlawed the following meth- double agents were injected with We must leave the questions ods: “Torture, cruel, inhuman, drugs and brutally interrogated. of deception for another day, but degrading treatment or punish- The agency gave four suspected they begin with self-deception — ment, or prolonged detention with- North Korean double agents the a grave danger in the business of out charges or trial.” It was based same treatment in occupied Japan. secret intelligence. on five decades of experience. The CIA searched for many Better to conclude with two President George W Bush, Vice years for a magic potion — a truth pieces of wisdom. One is some- President Dick Cheney and the serum that would draw confes- thing Helms told me a long time A file photo of Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees in orange jumpsuits sitting in a holding area at Camp X-Ray at leaders of the CIA threw out the sions from incarcerated subjects, ago. He started out in the CIA in rule book as they set out on their especially suspected enemy spies — Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. the very beginning, back in 1947, global crusade against terrorism. using LSD, heroin, amphetamines and served as director for seven This was unwise. and other “special techniques in under research and development. the Washington Post that his incar- – and Cheney — insist that tor- years until President Richard M Anyone who was in New York or CIA interrogations,” to quote from In 1964, the CIA secretly incar- ceration had been “a terrible mis- ture works. Nixon cut his throat, figuratively Washington after 9/11 remembers a 1952 CIA report. cerated Yuri Nosenko, a KGB take.” But after all, George said: That is false. The Senate report speaking, in 1972. Helms was talk- the fear — every day, every night, The legendary CIA Director defector, suspecting he knew “You can’t be in the spy business released Wednesday makes this ing about political assassination. every time the phone rang — that Allen Dulles approved an expanded something about the assassination without making mistakes.” painfully clear. It uses the CIA’s Let’s forget about the laws of man there would be another attack. programme code-named ULTRA, of President John F Kennedy. With What, then, was learnt from the own records to make an irrefuta- and God and war, he said. It’s a Fear trumped wisdom for the in which, to cite one among many the approval of Attorney General mistakes with “enhanced inter- ble case. It shows that the claim practical question: If you try to kill next seven years. examples, seven prisoners at a Robert F Kennedy, the CIA threw rogation techniques” — or, if you that torture worked is a delusion, their leaders, why shouldn’t they CIA Director John Brennan federal penitentiary in Kentucky Nosenko into a secret prison at the prefer, torture? and the insistence that it produced try to kill yours? said on Thursday that some were dosed with LSD daily for 11 CIA’s training grounds in Virginia. The CIA had firmly rejected unique intelligence is a lie. A professionally distinguished intelligence officers used “abhor- weeks. When the agency slipped As if in a Soviet gulag, under a sin- cruel and unusual punishment, “The use of the CIA’s enhanced and highly intelligent former FBI rent” methods on the people they the drug to an unsuspecting army gle bare light burning 24 hours a Richard Stolz, chief of the clan- interrogation techniques was not counterterrorism agent, Ali H detained after the attacks. He said civilian employee named Frank day, Nosenko suffered psychologi- destine service under Presidents an effective means of obtaining Soufan, said much the same on it was “unknowable” whether the Olson, he jumped out of the win- cal assault, physical hardship and Ronald Reagan and George H W accurate information or gaining page one of The New York Times. so-called enhanced interrogation dow of a New York hotel. solitary confinement for nearly Bush, said in 1988 — “not only detainee cooperation,” the Senate Soufan knows whereof he speaks: techniques — EITs, in CIA jargon, All the subjects of these tests four years. because it is wrong, but because it report says. “Multiple CIA detain- He witnessed, and warned against, torture in plain English — yielded were human guinea pigs in the CIA Director Richard Helms has historically proven to be inef- ees fabricated information, result- the use of torture by the CIA in useful intelligence. Cold War. They were expend- finally determined that the agency fective.” The CIA’s 1990s codes of ing in faulty intelligence … on the darkest days of the black sites. “We have not concluded that it able. The CIA destroyed most of had kept an innocent man “in dur- conduct stated: “Inhumane physi- critical intelligence issues, includ- “We played into the enemy’s was the use of EITs,” Brennan said, the records of these tests. But a ance vile … against the laws of the cal or psychological techniques are ing the terrorist threats which hands,” he said. “Now we have “… that allowed us to obtain useful 1956 progress report described the United States.” counterproductive because they do the CIA identified as its highest American hostages in orange information from detainees.” continuing “planning of overseas When Nosenko died in 2008, not produce intelligence and will priorities.” jumpsuits because we put people This much we know: The interrogations” and new “spe- Clair George, a former chief of probably result in false answers.” This information comes from in orange jumpsuits.” CIA threw out the rule book cial interrogation” techniques the CIA’s clandestine service, told Former leaders of the CIA the CIA’s own records. And false REUTERS You, too, can command an Iraqi Japan’s climate policies come under pressure Army division for $2m BY AARON SHELDRICK and OSAMU TSUKIMORI nce at the forefront of the fight against global warming, Japan is BY PETER VAN BUREN now facing calls from other big economies such as China to set fresh Oemissions targets as Tokyo increases its use of dirty coal energy to raqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi replace nuclear. recently revealed that there are 50,000 Japan is the world’s fifth-biggest emitter of CO2, but has watered down I“ghost soldiers” who haunt the payrolls of emissions targets due to the shutdown of its nuclear plants after the 2011 the Iraqi Army. Many see the phenomenon Fukushima disaster, with utilities burning a record amount of coal for power as a factor in the army’s defeat at the hands generation of the Islamic State, and as an example of China and the United States, the world’s biggest economies and polluters, how Prime Minister Abadi is trying to initi- as well as the European Union, have committed to new targets in the last ate reform. few months. Japan now finds itself alongside India and Russia, the world’s How corruption like this is handled will third- and fourth-biggest polluters, by not yet declaring goals. tell the tale of the army’s future, and of the Officials at Japan’s industry and environment ministries denied any back- US’ investment. sliding on climate policies and said by phone a joint committee was discuss- The current Iraqi Army is a US construct. ing new emission cut goals and aimed to come up with proposals as soon as The second official act of the US occupation possible. in Iraq was to disband Saddam-era forces But analysts say Japan’s room for manoeuvre is limited after Tokyo eased and create a new Iraqi Army. This would rules for coal plants amid plans to raise coal-fired capacity by nearly 40 ultimately cost US taxpayers over $20bn. percent. What did they get for their money? “We expect Japan would certainly come up with an ambitious target for The Iraqi Army the US wrought was cre- the post-2020 period. That is not just China’s expectation I think it is the ated within the climate of the insurgency. expectation of the world,” said China’s delegation leader Su Wei at climate It was thus never really a national institu- talks taking place in Lima ahead of a 2015 UN summit in Paris (COP21). tion, but rather a loose collection of fiefdoms Japanese delegates in Lima also said the government aimed to have targets divided along sectarian lines. as quickly as possible but gave no timeline. Sunni units were based in Sunni areas and China, the European Union and environmentalists criticised Japan last led by Sunni generals, Shias were in their year after it threw out a plan to cut emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels areas and, of course, the Kurds and their and diplomatic sources say they are alarmed about its shift towards coal. peshmerga were off on their own. The US Japan was a leading proponent behind the 1997 Kyoto Protocol that com- Iraqi soldiers monitor a checkpoint east of Baghdad. accepted these divisions out of expediency. mitted countries to binding emissions reduction targets and pushed for it to The alternative, a non-starter, was to wait be named after its former imperial capital. until sectarian problems were resolved first. at least until the Islamic State appeared. commanders to avoid punishment for their “Japan cannot excuse itself in Paris COP21 by saying ‘sorry we don’t have Disbanding Saddam’s army meant throw- A system seen as ineffective to some was absenteeism. These strains become more nuclear power so we can’t reduce CO2 emissions’,” said Nobuo Tanaka, an ing out experienced military leadership, seen by others as an opportunity. In 2009, an acute under fire: many soldiers in Mosul had adviser at the government-affiliated Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. Iraq’s professional soldiers. Many just melted appointment as a colonel required a $20,000 to purchase their own food and water from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called an election for December 14, wants away, while some took up with the insur- bribe. The same job today costs $200,000. civilian markets. When the markets closed to restart reactors but is facing strong public opposition from voters wary gency. The United States was left to recreate Divisional commander positions run about under Islamic State attack, the soldiers had of nuclear power after Fukushima. an officer corps from scratch, but even under $2m. no choice but to flee. The Paris UN summit in 2015 aims to finalise an agreement as part of the best of circumstances, training effective Of course, such bribes are seen as an As for the idea that exposing these ghost long-term efforts to limit average temperature rises to 2 degrees Celsius leaders takes time. The job was rushed, with investment by those who pay them. soldiers shows a commitment by Prime above pre-industrial times. predictable results: amateurs were put in A commander wanting to make money Minister Abadi to fight corruption, the real Countries are meant to announce plans for emissions reductions after charge, given that the US had thrown out all off their position could sell off army fuel and test is in what he does next. 2020 by an informal deadline of March 31, 2015. experienced, professional soldiers. spare parts, create unsanctioned checkpoints Likely under American pressure, Abadi In November, China and the United States pledged to set new limits on From its early days, the factors that to harvest bribes from motorists, and sell took this first step. But watch what does, or carbon emissions from 2025. birthed the new Iraqi Army also spelled electricity if they controlled a large genera- doesn’t, happen now. How many senior com- Carbon emissions in Japan rose 1.6 percent in the year through March its own doom. A weak Baghdad govern- tor. Iraqi commanders have the power to manders’ heads will roll? What, if any, cen- to a record. ment divided along sectarian lines meant skim budgets, withhold salaries from their tral and systematic auditing procedures will Encouraged by eased environmental rules, companies are planning to resources were never allocated based on subordinates, and even create ghost troops be put in place? Will AWOL soldiers be held install about 14.8 gigawatt of coal-fired capacity, an increase of 37 percent, need, and that the kind of oversight neces- to justify budget increases. to higher standards? Will the food procure- in coming years. sary to avoid “ghost soldiers” did not exist. The ghost troops served another purpose, ment system be reformed? Will American Japan’s appetite for cheap coal, to counter a soaring oil and gas bill after the The problems were often masked. An too: covering soldier absences. Where were funds be withheld pending real progress? nuclear shutdown, saw it import a record 109 million tonnes of coal in 2013. Iraqi unit desperate for spare parts could the Iraqi troops? Lacking a reliable banking Answers to those questions will answer Two nuclear reactors have cleared basic safety standards and may restart either fight a long battle with Baghdad, system, some soldiers left to physically carry the most important question of all: will next year. But analysts and environmentalists say even with these utilities or appeal to the local American military their salaries home. Others were absent as Abadi and the United States really fix the will not cut coal, which supplies about a third of power. commander for help. The commander, they worked at outside jobs to feed them- Iraqi Army, or is the latest move meant only “Japan is losing a golden opportunity to reduce emissions by turning to under pressure himself to report success, selves — food budgets were often skimmed to create the appearance of change ahead coal to deal with nuclear power stoppages instead of building on its forte, typically gave in. The Iraqi system was by their commanders. of more American money pouring down the energy savings, and developing modern ways of efficiency and conservation,” never forced to mature or allowed to fail, The soldiers often bribed those same same hole? REUTERS said Aileen Mioko Smith, Executive Director, Green Action. REUTERS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Erdogan plans fresh moves against rival Gulen’s supporters to be pursued

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Gulen supporters had appar- Tayyip Erdogan yesterday sig- ently subsided, until the latest nalled a fresh campaign against comments. supporters of US-based Muslim The remarks unnerved mar- cleric Fethullah Gulen, vowing kets wary of renewed political to pursue them “in their lairs”. tensions, adding to pressure on The pledge came a year after the lira, which hit a two-month the emergence of corruption low of 2.3 against the dollar. The investigations targeting Erdogan’s currency was also hit by a fresh inner circle which he said was a call from Erdogan for lower inter- plot to topple him orchestrated by est rates. a “parallel structure” of support- “Concerns that political ten- ers of Gulen. The cleric, a former sion may rise again as it did on ally of Erdogan, denies the charge. December 17 last year had some- “We have gone into their lairs what of an impact,” a treasury and we will go into them again. desk manager at one bank said. Shia pilgrims gather in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, a day before Arbain ritual, which marks the end of 40 days of mourning for Imam Hussein, a Whoever is beside them and Alluding to an international grandson of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), who died in a seventh century battle in Kerbala. behind them, we will bring down conspiracy, Erdogan said the this network and bring it to “parallel structure” was target- account,” Erdogan told a business ing Turkey’s stability, independ- forum in Ankara. ence and economy. The corruption probe, which “I want my dear nation to know Rocket fire on Iraq pilgrim city kills one became public with police raids that we are not just faced with a on December 17 last year, led to simple network, but one which is a BAGHDAD: One person was Arbain ritual, which marks the Iraq and cemented its hold over detonating his bomb. Mortars the resignation of three ministers pawn of national and international killed by rocket fire yester- last of 40 days mourning for the Anbar province to the west of were then fired at the site. and prompted Erdogan to purge evil forces,” he said. day in the Iraqi city of Kerbala death 1,300 years ago of Imam Baghdad. Islamic State fighters follow the state apparatus, reassigning Erdogan was speaking a day where huge crowds of Shia pil- Hussein. Kerbala, 80km southwest of a radical ideology which con- thousands of police and hundreds after a widely-followed Twitter grims have gathered for reli- Hussein’s death in battle is a Baghdad, has remained firmly siders Shia Muslims as heretics of judges and prosecutors. account, which has previously gious ceremonies, a local police defining point in Shia history and under government control but and have targeted them across He also pushed through legisla- given advance warning of police commander said. the schism between Sunni and there has been heavy fighting this the swathes of Iraq and Syria tion increasing government con- operations, said police were set to He said the dead person was a Shia Muslims. year just 20 miles to the north. where their group has declared trol of the judiciary, most recently detain some 400 people, including Kerbala resident and the rocket Officials have said they expect In the town of Muqdadiya, a caliphate. a law restructuring two top courts. around 150 journalists regarded as which killed him was fired from Sunni militants to target Arbain, northeast of Baghdad, five people Since the United States Prosecutors have meanwhile Gulen supporters. north of the city, an area where which is likely to be attended by a were killed at a Shia religious site launched air strikes against the dropped the corruption cases. No such raids have been car- radical Sunni Islamic State fight- record number of foreign visitors by a suicide bomber and a wave of group it has been pushed back by Erdogan last stepped up his bat- ried out but a crowd gathered ers have battled Iraq’s army and after Iraqi authorities waived visa mortar bombs, security and medi- the Iraqi army, Kurdish fighters tle with Gulen ahead of an elec- on Thursday evening outside the Shia militia. fees this year during the Arbain cal sources said. and Shia militias. But it still con- tion in August which he won to offices of Zaman newspaper, close Iraqi officials say millions of period. They said the suicide bomber trols many towns in the mainly become the country’s first popu- to Gulen, in solidarity with jour- Shia pilgrims from across Iraq This year’s ceremonies come embraced the guard at the Sunni Muslim parts of northern larly elected president. His self- nalists seen as potential targets. and neighbouring countries are six months after Islamic State ‘Husseiniya’, where Shias gather and western Iraq. declared “witch hunt” against REUTERS expected in Kerbala for today’s swept through much of northern to remember Hussein, before REUTERS

Syria rebels killing hundreds of civilians Marzouki rebuked over

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels using Farouq Al Libi, who it said car- improvised mortar bombs ried out the “suicide operation”. Tunisia vote comments made of cooking gas canisters The Al Qaeda offshoot Islamic TUNIS: Tunisia’s incumbent Sarsar said he was disturbed by killed 311 civilians between State has been gradually con- President Moncef Marzouki was the “irresponsible declarations”. July and December this year, a solidating control of the oil-pro- reprimanded by the electoral On Wednesday, Essebsi’s Nidaa monitoring group said yester- ducing Deir Al Zor region this commission on Thursday for Tounes party called Marzouki’s day, condemning the use of the year. President Bashar Al Assad’s saying the only way he could lose remarks a “threat to social peace wildly inaccurate weapons. forces have held on to the local this month’s run-off vote would and incitement to... chaos.” Two-thirds of the deaths, or military air base and parts of the be through fraud. In the first round Essebsi took 203 people, were in the north- provincial capital. Marzouki came second to Beji 39.46 percent of votes cast among ern city of Aleppo where the so- On December 6, militants Caid Essebsi in the first round of 27 candidates and Marzouki 33.43 called “hell cannons” have been entered the base but were swiftly polling last month, and will face percent. fired on government-held dis- repelled. Deir Al Zor borders ter- him again on December 21. The election in the North tricts of Syria’s second city. ritories in Iraq are also controlled “I have no problem with the African nation is the first time The Britain-based Syrian by Islamic State. The province’s other side winning, but I have its people have been able to vote Observatory for Human Rights, oilfields are a source of revenue a problem if they win through freely for their head of state since which tracks the violence using for the group. fraud,” he said in remarks in Tunis independence from France in 1956. sources on both sides, said that Syria’s state news agency on Tuesday. The ouster in 2011 of longtime 42 children and 25 women were SANA said the army had pur- “May everyone be a soldier strongman Zine El Abidine Ben among the dead in Aleppo. It said sued Islamic State fighters in the against fraud,” he added before Ali set off a chain of revolts that more than 700 people had also area around Deir Al Zor base and later saying on the radio: “Without saw several Arab dictators toppled Fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units stand at attention at a been wounded during that time. killed many. fraud, they won’t beat me.” by citizens demanding democratic Syria’s official news agency military training camp in Ras Al Ain, Syria, yesterday. The British-based Syrian The electoral commission called reform. SANA said on Thursday that Observatory for Human Rights on both men Thursday to “respect The country’s leaders pride “terrorists” fired 11 of the impro- and fired by large cannons. eastern Syria, jihadist social said the tank blew up on the the principles of the campaign”, themselves on the fact that vised bombs in the southern In the province of Deir Al Zor, media and a monitoring group outskirts of the base. It gave saying it had sent “a warning Tunisia has been largely spared city of Deraa, wounding several an Islamic State suicide bomber said yesterday. no details of casualties or other to the candidate who had called the bloodshed that has hit other civilians. detonated a tank at a Syrian One Islamic State Twitter damage. After the blast, clashes into question the integrity of the Arab Spring states such as Egypt, The canisters are packed with air base, one of the last remain- account published two photos of took place last morning, it added. election”. Libya and Yemen. explosives, fitted with a guide fin ing government strongholds in a smiling man it named Abu Al REUTERS Commission chairman Chafik AFP

Japan in focus at Marrakesh festival MARRAKESH: The 14th films have been shown here. I to win the trust of the West. Marrakesh Film Festival in think it is really impressive,” said “In the past, Japanese cin- Morocco is paying tribute to film-maker Hideo Nakata, who ema generated revenue,” said Japan by showcasing a retro- directed the 1998 cult horror film Kurosawa. spective of 27 movies at an event Ring. “Today, this is no longer the traditionally dominated by Arab, Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, case,” added the director and French or American cinema. who was honoured four years university professor who said he “Along with American, French ago at Marrakesh with a per- encourages his students not to and Italian cinema, Japanese cin- sonal tribute because of his work, stick to “dogma” but to explore ema is among the four that have remembers being told in 2010 that new methods. established a cinematographic the festival planned to pay homage Over the years, Japanese language,” festival director Bruno to Japanese film. productions have earned major Barde said. “I thought they were just being awards around the globe, and “It is maybe even the biggest,” polite,” he added with a smile. several have been nominated for he added at the onset of the nine- Japanese films listed in the ret- prestigious Academy Awards day festival that ends tomorrow. rospective included Mikio Naruse’s in the foreign language film Takuya Misawa’s debut feature 1955 black-and-white Floating category. Chigasaki Story, a romantic com- Clouds and Naomi Kawase’s 2014 Yojiro Takita’s Departures won edy, is among 15 films vying for the release Still the Water. the Oscar in 2009, and in the early top prize to be decided by a jury Japanese animation films, 1950s three Japanese movies won headed by French actress Isabelle which have won the country the Academy’s Honorary Award, Huppert. kudos around the world, are also including Akira Kurosawa’s A large Japanese delegation, led being showcased. Among them is Rashomon in 1952. by director Hirokazu Koreeda, has manga artist Hayao Miyazaki’s In addition to honouring travelled to Marrakesh, and many 2001 fantasy movie Spirited Away, Japanese cinema, the Marrakesh among them have expressed pride his greatest commercial success. festival this year also paid trib- Moroccan film producer Khadija Alami (right) and Zakaria Alaoui (left) pose after receiving their trophies from and also surprise that they were The tribute to Japanese cin- ute to industry stalwarts includ- English producer Denise O’Dell during a ceremony in tribute to their work at the 14th Marrakech International being honoured. ematography comes at a time ing award-winning British actor Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco. “This year, they paid tribute to when its industry is facing a Jeremy Irons and US star Viggo Japanese cinema — 27 Japanese box office crisis and struggling Mortensen. AFP SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Suspected acid Libya chaos may engulf Sahel, UN warns UNITED NATIONS: The chaos in Libya, where Islamic State fighters are said to be gaining a foothold, threatens attack wounds to engulf Sahel countries and must be quickly brought under control, a UN envoy warned on Thursday. five Israelis Ethiopian diplomat Hiroute Guebre Sellassie told the Security Council that the humanitarian and security crises in the band Palestinian attacker shot of semi-arid land south of the JERUSALEM: A Palestinian founding of the Islamist Hamas Sahara desert were worsening, man threw a chemical substance group, in the largest show of sup- pointing to turmoil in Libya as a believed to be acid at an Israeli port for the organisation there key factor. family in the occupied West since a five-week war with Israel “If the situation in Libya is not Bank yesterday, injuring a man that ended in August. quickly brought under control, and four children, Israeli police In the hostilities, more than many states in the region could and the military said. 2,100 Palestinians were killed, be destabilised in the near future,” The assailant was shot and most of them civilians, Palestinian said the UN envoy for the Sahel. wounded immediately after the officials said. More than 70 Israelis Libya has been sliding deeper attack, which took place at a were also killed, most of them into crisis, torn by rival govern- checkpoint south of Jerusalem. soldiers. ments and parliaments battling Police spokeswoman Luba Samri Fathy Hammad, a former cabi- powerful militias, despite UN said the attacker had “poured an net minister, saw the large turnout efforts to broker talks on ending unknown substance suspected to as showing Hamas remained pop- the violence. be acid on a Jewish family.” She ular despite the war’s devastation Last month, the Security said a civilian at the scene shot and the hardships of an Egyptian Council added the Libyan group and wounded the assailant. and Israeli blockade of the coastal Ansar Al Sharia to its terror list Black smoke rises as pro-government forces backed by locals clash with fighters loyal to the Shura Council of The Israeli military said the territory. over its links to Al Qaeda and Israeli man had stopped to pick “Once one road is blocked, for running training camps for Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, in Benghazi yesterday. up the Palestinian as a hitchhiker another one opens,” Hammad said. Islamic State fighters sent to and then the attack occurred. But he cautioned against Syria and Iraq. Human trafficking is rife, with effort to resolve the Libyan crisis months later, but the situation There was no immediate claim Palestinian frustration with what Guebre Sellassie said terrorist children making up 60 percent of that is threatening to destabilize remains volatile. of responsibility for the attack. they see as a slow pace of efforts to and criminal networks in Libya the victims. the entire region,” the envoy told Guebre Sellassie called for Over the past four months, 10 rebuild homes and other property, were developing closer ties to And acute malnutrition is on reporters after her meeting with greater coordination from Israelis and a foreign visitor have warning this could bring about Mali and northern Nigeria, deal- the rise, with 6.4 million people the 15-member council. regional players in address- been killed by Palestinians in knife further confrontation. ing in arms sales and drug traf- now suffering from food short- “The longer the wait, the ing security threats, including or car-based attacks, while at least “We will extract reconstruc- ficking among other illegal trade. ages, up from five million at the greater the chances are that we from Boko Haram, which has a dozen Palestinians have also been tion by our rifles, if there will Close to 20,000 arms have beginning of the year. will have many more Mali-like extended its operations from killed, including most of those who be no rebuilding, there will be poured into the Sahel from Libya The number of people driven crises.” northern Nigeria to Chad, Niger carried out the killings. another explosion,” Hammad told and most of the 18 tonnes of from their homes has doubled Northern Mali was occupied by and Cameroon. In the Gaza Strip, tens of thou- those gathered at a rally in Gaza’s cocaine, worth $1.25 billion, sent from 1.6 million in January to 3.3 Islamist groups in April 2012 and “This has now become a sands marched in celebration Jebalya refugee camp. to West Africa transits through million. imposed a brutal rule before being regional concern,” she said. of the 27th anniversary of the REUTERS the region, she said. “We need to put a lot more driven out by French troops nine AFP Jewish extremists named behind Police stations, prisons reopen in Benghazi BENGHAZI: Police stations, to the town of Bayda, east of “We’ve resumed work at all force, though his opponents say Jerusalem school arson prisons and the local security Benghazi, sees the return of polic- police stations in Benghazi except he is backed by the United Arab JERUSALEM: Three members of an extremist Jewish group headquarters have reopened in ing as a sign of progress towards where fighting is ongoing,” said Emirates and Egypt, which are were named by Israeli security officials on Thursday as being Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi ending the state of anarchy in Tareq Kharaz, spokesman for worried about the spread of mili- behind an arson attack last month targeting a Jewish-Arab school for the first time in over a year, the oil-producing North African Benghazi’s security forces. A tants. He denies receiving their in Jerusalem. officials said, after pro-govern- country. detective unit had also restarted support. The Shin Bet internal security agency said Jerusalem resident ment forces seized back part of Critics say its military gains work. Three years after the civil war Yitzhak Gabai, 22, and brothers Nahman (18) and Shlomo (20) Twitto the port city. were achieved only with the help Army special forces will that ousted long-serving leader of the ultra-orthodox Beitar Illit settlement were members of Lehava, Medics say around 450 people of a former army general, Khalifa accompany police patrols, which Muammar Gaddafi, rival militias an extremist group which fights against intermarriage. have been killed in a two-month Haftar, using aircraft and artil- had stopped due to ambushes, a have turned on each other and On Sunday, police announced the arrest of several suspects in the offensive by pro-government lery in densely populated areas. spokesman for the force said. two governments, each with its torching of a classroom at the Hand-in-Hand school, a rare symbol forces which has restored some Army special forces, backed up Police stations had been closed own parliament and army, are of coexistence, without providing further details. sense of normality in parts of the by Haftar’s troops, have expelled for over a year due to frequent vying for legitimacy in Libya. The Shin Bet said on Thursday the three had confessed, saying city, though fighting is still raging Islamist groups that had roamed attacks with rocket propelled The Libya Dawn group, which they had done it to “raise the issue of objection to coexistence and in the port and other areas. unchallenged through parts of grenades and other weapons. took over Tripoli in August, has intermarriage to the top of the public and media’s agenda”. The return of order to some Benghazi. Policemen and army officers used set up its own government in Lehava activists follow the teachings of the late Meir Kahana, a parts of Libya’s second city will Around five police stations, to keep a low profile, hardly show- competition with that of Prime virulently anti-Arab rabbi whose Kach party was banned in Israel. provide some encouragement to two prisons, the city’s passport ing up for work after a wave of Minister Abdullah Al Thinni, and Lehava leader Bentzi Gopstein said his organisation does not act the internationally recognised immigration office and local assassinations. both had planned to send rival illegally, accusing the Shin Bet in a statement of trying to frame government, which lost control of intelligence headquarters have Ex-general Haftar started his oil officials to an Opec summit in Lehava to thwart its “holy work of saving the daughters of Israel”. the capital Tripoli to a group from reopened, security officials told own campaign against Islamists Vienna last month. Only Thinni’s AFP the west of the country in August. a multimedia team during an in May. He uses artillery and delegation got an invitation in the The government, which fled organised tour. planes from Libya’s outdated air end. REUTERS

Iran arrests 12 for embezzling billions of dollars Saudi king gives $35m TEHRAN: Iranian authori- local prosecutor Yadollah Movahed on bail, according to Movahed. had been arrested in connection ties have arrested 12 people for as saying. Iran is considered one of the with fraud that occurred in 2011 siphoning off more than $4.5bn Media said most of the 130 world’s most corrupt places. It was and 2012. grant for Ebola fight from one of the country’s main billion rials embezzled had been ranked 136th out of 175 countries Since Rowhani took office in banks over several years, media retrieved and returned to the on Transparency International’s August 2013, several prominent RIYADH: The Custodian of two weeks after it raised $500m reported on Thursday. bank in Kerman, in southern Iran. corruption index for 2014. graft cases have come to light. the Two Holy Mosques King from an Islamic bond. President Hassan Rowhani Tejarat was quoted as saying The main offences include the Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has The deal, raised through the warned on Monday that corrup- shareholders and clients were not payment of bribes to facilitate first vice president under former donated $35m to the Islamic International Finance Facility for tion poses a threat to the Islamic undermined in any way. trade in a country where state president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Development Bank (IDB) to Immunisation Co, is the largest republic, pinning the blame on Those arrested included two institutions, such as the military, was sentenced to prison and support its Ebola fighting pro- Islamic bond ever issued by a glo- monopolies. officials of the Kerman branch, control businesses ranging from fined, Iranian media reported in gramme, funding equipment bal non-profit organisation, part The suspects embezzled from considered the prime suspects, as telecoms to oil sales. September. and specialised treatment of a trend to use bond markets to the Kerman branch of Tejarat well as other employees and some Earlier this week, Intelligence And in May, a businessman con- centres in four West African fund ethical projects. Bank from 2009 until their arrest clients, media said. Minister Mahmoud Alavi said victed of masterminding a $2.6bn countries. GAVI, which is funded by gov- in 2013, Shargh newspaper quoted Four people were released three former government officials banking scam was hanged. AFP Under the grant, the Jeddah- ernments and the Bill & Melinda based IDB will set up treat- Gates Foundation, said in a state- ment centres in countries where ment on Thursday it was ready Ebola is endemic — Sierra Leone, to begin procurement as soon as South Sudan’s suffering Guinea and Liberia — as well as the World Health Organisation Mali, where some cases have recommended a vaccine for use. Egypt reports appeared, the IDB said in a state- GAVI said it would meet fund- ment on Thursday. ing needs of the Ebola vaccine eighth bird flu Separately, the GAVI global programme using a combination vaccines alliance is committing up of existing and new financing. death this year to $300m to buy Ebola vaccines, REUTERS CAIRO: Health authorities in Egypt on Thursday reported the country’s eighth death this year from bird flu. “A woman of 33 originally from Tomb of pharaonic queen Sohag province (in the south) has died of the H5N1 virus,” health ministry spokesman Hossam discovered in Egypt Abdel Ghafar said. He said another person was CAIRO: The tomb of a queen from ancient Egypt’s Ramesside Period still being treated, and added that has been discovered in Luxor by a joint team of Egyptian and French seven patients diagnosed this year archaeologists, the antiquities ministry announced on Thursday. with bird flu were cured. “Research is continuing to determine the name of the pharaoh she The H5N1 strain has killed was married to,” a statement said. more than 400 people worldwide During the Ramesside Period — the Nineteenth Dynasty (1314-1200 since first appearing in 2003, BC) and Twentieth Dynasty (1200-1085 BC) — 11 kings were named mainly in Southeast Asia. Rameses. It is one of several deadly or Inside the tomb, archaeologists found fragments from 20 funerary potentially deadly strains of bird statues on which was inscribed the name “Karomama”, which may help flu closely monitored by the World narrow the search. Finding this vital clue “will help establish more about Health Organisation. The strain this important person”, the ministry said. is different from the H5N8 ver- South Sudanese patients inside the surgery ward at the Bor teaching hospital after renewed conflict in Bor, Luxor, a city of half a million on the banks of the River Nile in the sion hat has spread on European Jonglei state. Troops and South Sudanese rebels have been fighting for more than a week in a northern region. south, is an open-air museum of temples and tombs from ancient Egypt. poultry farms. AFP AFP SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Chief defends CIA, but admits abhorrent abuses Torture tends to lead to false intelligence: Brennan

LANGLEY, United States: tough tactics in the wake of the summary released on Tuesday US spymaster John Brennan attacks, Brennan said it is impos- was a small part of a 6,700-page admitted that some CIA inter- sible to know whether harsh report, and denied that lawmak- rogators had used unauthorised interrogations had won useful ers had cherry-picked damning and “abhorrent” tactics in the intelligence. material. past decade and said he believes “I tend to believe that the use And she disputed the idea that torture tends to lead to false of coercive methods has a strong it could not be known whether intelligence. prospect for resulting in false torture — known as enhanced In an extraordinary news con- information,” he said. interrogation techniques, or EITs ference, broadcast live from the Brennan said information from — had led the CIA to its quarry. agency’s Langley headquarters in detainees was indeed useful in the “Study definitively proves EITs what is believed to be a first in hunt for Osama bin Laden, but did not lead to bin Laden. Page CIA history, Brennan mounted a it was impossible to say whether 378,” her staff tweeted. stout defense of his officers, say- the “enhanced” interrogation had The report into the spy agen- ing the vast majority of them did been necessary. cy’s abuse of Al-Qaeda suspects not mistreat prisoners. “There’s no way to know if in a network of secret prisons But, in the wake of a damning information obtained from an around the world between 2002 Senate report into CIA treat- individual who had been subjected and 2009 triggered global outrage A second-storey walkway to apartment units is shown after it collapsed during heavy rains in Long Beach, ment of Al Qaeda suspects that at some point during his confine- and demands for justice. California, yesterday. triggered global revulsion, he ment could have been obtained Rights groups demanded US confirmed that some had gone through other means,” he said. prosecutors charge officials who beyond their orders and abused Brennan refused to say whether approved the torture. Powerful storm batters California detainees. the methods amounted to torture, “If we don’t hold officials Brennan said the torture came but said the CIA was no longer accountable for ordering that amid fear of another wave of vio- involved in detaining and inter- conduct, our government will SAN FRANCISCO: About Coast. “It’s clearly the strongest storm was expected to move lence from Al Qaeda after the rogating suspects and has adopted adopt these methods again 150,000 people were left with- storm to impact the West Coast south, reaching Los Angeles September 11, 2001 attacks, as reforms to prevent such abuses in the future,” said Anthony out power on Thursday as a in the last three years,” Todd and San Diego from Thursday the Central Intelligence Agency from happening again. Romero, executive director of the powerful storm slammed into Morris, a spokesman for the evening. scrambled to take on a task it had As the program had been American Civil Liberties Union. drought-stricken California, National Weather Service, said, In the suburbs of Los Angeles virtually no experience with. scrapped, it was time to “move Obama has condemned the bringing snow, heavy rain and adding that the highest winds parking restrictions were imposed “We were not prepared,” forward,” he said. torture, but has refused to say ferocious winds to the western were expected in the mountains. in areas vulnerable to mudslides. he said, describing how then But Brennan blasted this whether he thinks it is sometimes US state. Businesses shielded shop win- Schools were closed in San president George W Bush had week’s Senate intelligence com- effective. Winds gusting up to 230km per dows with wooden or cardboard Francisco, Oakland and Marin approved the so-called “enhanced mittee report that accused the White House spokesman Josh hour and the biggest snowfalls for coverings, while others protected County and elsewhere in north- interrogation techniques” now CIA of misleading the US govern- Earnest refused a “yes or no” six years were reported, although their property with makeshift ern California, while local media denounced as torture. ment and public for years about question as to whether Obama it was expected to do little to sandbags. reported that San Francisco’s President Barack Obama halted the scale and success of its torture believes that torture saves lives. compensate for a drought now in Tens of thousands were left scenic Great Highway had been the program upon taking office in methods. “The most important question its third year. without power, according to the closed as a precaution. 2009 and has since described the Committee chair Senator is: Should we have done it? And The storm, which began to PG&E utility company. In the The National Weather Service Bush-era use of torture by the Dianne Feinstein, who released the answer to that question is batter northern California late San Francisco Bay area ferry said a flashflood warning would CIA as counterproductive and an the report after a long wran- ‘no’,” he said. Wednesday, was expected to last crossings were suspended, while remain in effect all day on affront to American values. gle with the CIA over what “The president does not believe through yesterday, causing severe a station on the BART public Thursday, and cautioned motor- “In a limited number of cases, should be redacted, responded to that the use of enhanced inter- flooding in coastal areas and mud- transport system was closed. ists that “driving conditions may agency officers used interroga- Brennan point-by-point during rogation techniques was good for slides in higher areas. Blizzard warnings were issued be very poor.” tion techniques that had not been his appearance. our national security.” The bad weather sweeping into for mountain areas, the first Flashflood watches and warnings authorized, were abhorrent and “CIA helps keep our nation According to the report, Bush the region was being carried on a such alerts since 2008, with up were in place all along the west- rightly should be repudiated by safe, strong. Torture does not. We only learned details of it in 2006, current with the unlikely name to a meter (three feet) of snow ern United States from the Pacific all,” Brennan said. must learn from our mistakes,” four years after it started in the “Pineapple Express” — an intense expected, said Morris. Northwest to San Diego at the Amid a political row about her staff wrote on Twitter. wake of the 9/11 attacks. stream of moisture stretching Blowing in from the north- Golden State’s southernmost tip. whether Bush was right to order She said the 500-page executive AFP from Hawaii to the US West ern Pacific, the unusually strong AFP

Cameron leaves Air traffic control failure disrupts flights over Britain Northern Ireland LONDON: Flights to and from It later said the system had international transfers, the dis- technical problem at its air traf- during the Friday afternoon travel London were severely disrupted been restored, but that it would ruption was likely to be felt far fic control centre in Swanwick, peak. “I can’t remember when I without deal to yesterday by a technical fail- take time for operations to fully beyond the UK. Over 67 million southern England, although it saw last something similar. For ure at England’s main air traf- return to normal. passengers travel through the air- had not yet identified the fault. sure this will affect many thou- fic control centre that forced Gatwick, another major London port annually on services offered Swanwick is one of NATS’ two sands of travellers around Europe end deadlock authorities to limit access to the airport south of the capital, said by 90 airlines to over 180 destina- main centres. The other is at and the whole world,” he said. country’s airspace. flights were departing but with tions in more than 90 countries, Prestwick in Scotland. Philippe Guilbert, who was due BELFAST: British Prime Flights in and out of Heathrow, delays. Stansted airport, the city’s according to its website. In a similar incident last to fly from Guernsey in the Channel Minister David Cameron left which calls itself the world’s busi- third busiest, said in a tweet Airports in Birmingham and December, thousands of travel- Islands to Gatwick, said the pilot on Northern Ireland yesterday with- est international airport, were that departing flights were also Manchester, in central and north- lers were delayed at major air- his plane told passengers he had out a deal he hoped would end halted for at least an hour before resuming. ern England, said they were unaf- ports across England when the not heard of similar disruption in months of political deadlock over it said operations were beginning Details on the cause of the fected by the airspace closure and NATS night operating system Britain in the last 10 years. financial and cultural disputes in to resume. problem were not immediately were ready to accept diverted at Swanwick failed properly to Ian Allison, a computing sci- the province. The nationalist Sinn “UK airspace has not been available. A government source, flights. switch over to daytime mode. ence professor at Robert Gordon Fein party branded efforts by closed, but airspace capacity has speaking on condition of anonym- British Airways said passen- Mikael Robertsson, co- University in Aberdeen, said Britain and Ireland to help nego- been restricted in order to man- ity, told Reuters it did not appear gers who did not wish to travel founder of plane tracking site air traffic systems are usually tiate an accord as “amateurish”. age the situation,” the National to be linked to any security threat on Friday could seek a full refund FlightRadar24, said it was very designed to cope with technical Britain called all-party talks Air Traffic Service (NATS) said to the United Kingdom, or postpone travel. unusual for hundreds of flights failures. nine weeks ago aimed at break- on its website. As Heathrow is a major hub for NATS said it suffered a to be diverted at the same time REUTERS ing an impasse over budget cuts among Belfast’s power-sharing government and settling other divisive issues like parading and Truce memorial the flying of flags. After flying in to join the talks Double bombing rocks along with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Thursday, Cameron said he hoped to con- clude them this week but left Nigeria; 31 killed after 10 hours of discussions admitting it had not been possible LAGOS: At least 31 people were In Kano, a senior security to reach an agreement. killed in a double bombing in source and a nurse said a 13-year- “A deal is possible. The real the Nigerian city of Jos, while a old was arrested on Wednesday work needs to be done to make 13-year-old girl in an explosives after she and a male accomplice sure the budget of the Northern vest was arrested in the north- walked into a clinic seeking medi- Executive is sustainable and ern city of Kano on Thursday. cal treatment. works, so intensive work needs The blasts in Jos happened The location of the clinic — to be done by the parties on that at a makeshift market near the some 20km from the scene of issue,” Cameron told reporters. Terminus bus station, which had a double suicide attack by two “I’m confident in the period ahead been set up after a twin car bomb women on a textile market just that more progress can be made.” attack in May that left at least 118 hours earlier — raised suspicions. Kenny said he was also hope- people dead. “We alerted the police who ful a deal could be reached, but Mohammed Abdulsalam, immediately mobilised and Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams coordinator for the National arrested the duo,” said one nurse, took to Twitter to criticise the Emergency Management Agency who asked to remain anonymous governments’ contribution, say- (NEMA) in the city, said the for security reasons. ing: “2 Govts exiting after most Britain’s Prince William with servicemen after attending the ceremony for the Football Remembers memorial scene of the attack was a densely “On searching her, the police amateurish ham fisted episode I to commemorate the 1914 Christmas Truce, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, central populated area. discovered explosives hidden have ever been involved in.” England, yesterday. “The bodies recovered so far under her hijab, confirming our The standoff is one of the worst are 31 but rescue workers are suspicion. They took her and the political disputes in Northern at the scene and the figures man accompanying her away.” Ireland since the 1998 Good Friday may change,” added Pam Ayuba, The senior security source Agreement that ended years of spokesman for the Plateau state said the young girl was from the sectarian violence between mainly Man jailed for attack on Galloway governor Jonah Jang. northeastern state of Bauchi and Roman Catholic nationalists and The city, which is the capital of had been part of the “suicide primarily Protestant pro-British Plateau, lies in Nigeria’s “Middle team” that attacked the busy unionists. LONDON: A man who attacked frenzied assault while wearing a called Israel “illegal, barbarous Belt” where the mainly Muslim Kantin Kwari textile bazaar. Britain raised the stakes last British pro-Palestinian law- pink t-shirt with a logo of the Israeli and savage” and declared his con- north meets the mostly Christian Four people were killed in that week by pledging to devolve cor- maker George Galloway in a Defence Forces, and shouting “anti- stituency an “Israel free zone”. south. attack and seven others injured. poration tax setting powers to London street while calling him Semitic little man, I... despise you.” An MP for the left-wing It has been targeted by Boko “Her arrest is a huge break- Northern Ireland if it could resolve “anti-Semitic” was jailed for 16 A recovering drug addict, Respect party, Galloway was hos- Haram Islamists in the past but is through in unravelling the spate the row, offering it the chance to months. Masterson told police he felt pitalised for one night for cuts also a hotbed of ethnic and sectar- of suicide attacks by young girls in match the low 12.5 percent rate Neil Masterson, 39, admitted to “morally justified” in attacking and bruises to his head and ribs. ian tensions that frequently boil the city,” the source added. across the border in Ireland. attacking Galloway in August in a Galloway, who weeks earlier had AFP over into deadly violence. AFP REUTERS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 China may use pressure to stem protest Hong Kong students fear intimidation

HONG KONG: As the dust set- contentious. Beijing might be able tles on Hong Kong’s pro-democ- to put pressure on Hong Kong to racy ‘Occupy’ protests, China is charge us (the protest leaders) likely to embark on a sweeping with more serious offences to but covert campaign across the shut us up.” territory’s judiciary, media and China rules Hong Kong under universities to ensure there is a “one country, two systems” for- no recurrence, activists and mula which allows wide-ranging politicians say. autonomy and freedoms in the The surprisingly resilient, 75 territory not enjoyed on the days of protest for a fully demo- mainland. cratic vote to choose Hong Kong’s “The illegal ‘Occupy Central’ next leader was the most serious actions did not enjoy popular challenge to China’s authority support,” China’s Hong Kong since the 1989 pro-democracy and Macao Affairs Office said on demonstrations and crackdown Friday. “(We) hope that all sides in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. in Hong Kong society take this as To ward off future protests, a lesson, reflect on it coolly, further activists say Beijing’s rulers are correctly understand and follow the unlikely to embark on a harsh ‘one country, two systems’ policy.” response that could pose a risk to Beijing has never publicly sig- stability and prosperity in Hong nalled any potential consequence Kong, a financial hub that is the of involvement in the protest gateway to the world’s second- movement. But in June, it bluntly Traffic resumes after the main “Occupy” protest site is cleared outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong yesterday. biggest economy. reminded Hong Kong in a cabinet- Alex Chow, one of the student level White Paper that China holds Kong),” said one source who from the Apple Daily, the news- territory’s anti-corruption agency “If they start to persecute them, protest leaders, said “Chinese supreme authority over the city. declined to be identified given the paper reported yesterday. “We after a raid on his home. then everything that makes Hong methods” could be applied in Two sources with contacts to sensitivity of the matter. know there will be many battles Over the last year, several Kong special goes away,” he said Hong Kong, a term he used to China’s Ministry of State Security Beijing’s United Front Work before we win the war,” Lai told major banks have pulled advertis- in an interview. “They are looking refer to pressure, intimidation say Chinese intelligence agencies Department, an arm of the CNN before he was arrested on ing from the pages of Apple, amid for scapegoats because they have and coercion against government had beefed up their presence in Communist Party that propa- Thursday at the main protest site. what the newspaper’s executives mishandled this so badly.” critics in China. Hong Kong because of the pro- gates the goals of the party An executive close to him said have called backroom pressure Pressure will also be piled on “How long can we maintain tests, sometimes engaging in through grassroots political and the resignation was not linked to from the government. academics and members of the Hong Kong’s judicial independ- direct operations that violate social activities, is also expected the protest and that Lai retained Mark Simon, Lai’s senior aide local Legislative Council who ence?” Chow said at the protest Beijing’s promises to allow the to intensify its efforts. control of the newspaper. But Lai’s at his Next Media company, said have supported the movement, site before he was hauled away former British colony wide-rang- Hong Kong media tycoon role as the main financial patron he and Lai were obvious targets, said Kenneth Chan Ka-lok, a by police as they cleared the ing autonomy. Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of the pro-democracy movement but the government and pro- pro-democracy lawmaker and a main protest site on Thursday. “They expanded a broad net- of Beijing who has vowed to con- since Hong Kong’s 1997 handover Beijing forces would also target professor at a local Hong Kong “We’ve already seen judges make work of agents to monitor and tinue the pro-democracy protests, to China has come under scru- Hong Kong’s young activists with University in international affairs. decisions that have been highly gather intelligence (in Hong has stepped down as publisher tiny. In September, Lai visited the a campaign of persecution. REUTERS

China, Vietnam clash again ‘Catastrophic’ Bangladesh oil spill threatens rare dolphins DHAKA: An oil spill from a with another vessel on Tuesday. mangrove forest, which straddles Sundarbans. Spread over 10,000 found in South East Asia. But their over South crashed tanker in Bangladesh The accident occurred inside one India and Bangladesh. square kilometres (3,800 square population size is very small com- is threatening endangered dol- of three sanctuaries set up for the “It’s a catastrophe for the deli- miles), the Sundarbans is a pared to Bangladesh,” said Mansur. phins in the vast Sundarbans dolphins, said Rubayat Mansur, cate ecology of the Sundarbans,” Unesco-listed World Heritage Site Bangladesh set up sanctuaries China Sea delta, officials warned on Bangladesh head of the New York- the area’s chief forest official and home to hundreds of Bengal in the Sundarbans in 2011 after Thursday, calling it an ecologi- based Wildlife Conservation Society. Amir Hossain said. tigers. The delta comprises a net- studies showed there were hun- BEIJING: China and Vietnam cal “catastrophe”. Rescue vessels have now sal- “The oil spill has already black- work of rivers and canals. dreds of endangered Irrawaddy have clashed again over com- The tanker was carrying an vaged the tanker, but officials said ened the shoreline, threatening Mansur said Bangladesh’s and Ganges river dolphins there. peting claims in the South estimated 357,000 litres of oil when the damage had been done as the trees, plankton, vast populations coastal areas including the Fishing is banned, but tankers China Sea, after Vietnam sub- it sank in the Sundarbans’ Shela slick had spread to a second river of small fishes and dolphins.” Sundarbans were the “largest and other boats are allowed to mitted its position to an arbi- river, home to rare Irrawaddy and and a network of canals in the Hossain said the oil had spread known home” of the Irrawaddy dol- pass through. tration tribunal initiated by the Ganges dolphins, after colliding Sundarbans, the world’s largest over a 60km long area of the phins. “Irrawaddy Dolphins can be AFP Philippines over the festering dispute that involves several countries. China has said repeatedly it will Sri Lankan govt denies using not participate in the case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, branding it an underhand attempt to exert polit- state resources to skew poll ical pressure over territory which is inherently Chinese. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government has charges that police were biased towards any China’s foreign ministry, in denied allegations made by a group of inde- candidate, adding: “There can be delays, but we a statement released late on pendent monitors that it is using state totally deny inaction and the allegations.” Thursday, called on Vietnam to resources to give an unfair advantage to Rajapaksa, president of the Indian Ocean respect China’s sovereignty, which President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is run- island state since 2005, had been expected to it said had historical basis. ning for an unprecedented third term in next win re-election easily until the emergence last China will not change its posi- month’s election. month of his former health minister, Mithripala tion of not taking part in the arbi- The seven observer groups, some of which are Sirisena, as the opposition’s common candidate tration, the ministry said. funded by foreign non-governmental organisa- to challenge him. Vietnam’s foreign ministry said tions, on Thursday raised concerns that the The International Crisis Group, an independent it had submitted its point of view ruling party was exploiting public services conflict-prevention organisation, said in a report to the court to ensure it pays and employees and that the police were ignor- this week that the unexpectedly strong challenge attention to “our legal rights and ing complaints. “These are wild accusations. If had raised the “likelihood of election-related vio- interests”. there is a basis for those allegations, they should lence and fraud in an increasingly authoritarian take action,” government spokesman Keheliya political context, where all state institutions are Hong Kong media Rambukwella said. under the tight control” of Rajapaksa. tycoon Jimmy Lai Police spokesman Ajith Rohana rejected REUTERS quits tabloid Miraculous escape HONG KONG: Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, has stepped down as editor-in- chief of the popular Apple Daily after being arrested for refus- ing to leave a key pro-democ- racy protest site in the centre of the city. Hong Kong police arrested nearly 250 activists on Thursday and cleared most of the main pro- test site near the Central busi- ness district, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese- controlled city. Public broadcaster RTHK said on Friday all of those arrested, including Lai, had been released. Lai, a self-made millionaire, has been the main financial patron of the pro-democracy movement since Hong Kong’s 1997 hando- People look at a car hanging on the edge of a caved-in area on a street in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu prov- ver to Communist Party rulers ince in China, yesterday. The street collapsed as the car drove by and formed the pit measuring 2M in China. in depth and 5M in diameter . AGENCIES SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN CIA report little comfort to detainees Survivors of CIA’s brutal torture and rendition in Pakistan and Afghanistan speak out on their ordeal

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: locked in a pitch black cell for He returned to Pakistan A Pakistani detained at days on end to being beaten until in 2008. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan’s infamous Bagram his interrogators were exhausted. Afghanistan, as US allies, aided jail, where he was beaten and “They used to beat me for hours in the rendition of suspects. In threatened with dogs, said that a with sticks and guns, they would his autobiography, Pakistan’s damning US report on the bru- go on beating me until they got former military ruler Pervez tal treatment of terror detain- exhausted,” he said. Musharraf said the CIA paid ees will do nothing to return the “Sometimes they would inter- Pakistan millions of dollars for five years he lost to the ordeal. rogate me for nine, ten hours, handing over hundreds of Al The US Senate report released that was the most horrible Qaeda prisoners. on Wednesday revealed grim thing.” “I was tortured by Americans, details about how prisoners were He claimed that interrogators Afghans and Pakistanis for no treated at so-called “black sites”, used wires to give him electric reason, my life has been ruined. facing torture ranging from rectal shocks. “They would bring dogs What good will the report do?” feeding to being suspended from and threaten me that if I didn’t Shah said. the ceiling by their wrists. tell the truth they would throw After his release Shah was At least one inmate died of me to the dogs,” he said. required for several years to hypothermia at one such site Another Pakistani held as a notify the police whenever he known as “Salt Pit”, in addition “war on terror” suspect, Islamic wanted to leave his village. With to two already documented deaths scholar Saad Iqbal Madni, said no qualifications and no job, he in Bagram. the treatment he suffered “can’t struggles to get by and says he The detention centre north of be put into words”. wishes he could clear his name. Kabul, once dubbed the Afghan “People don’t do to animals “I am waiting for justice, let’s Guantanamo Bay, became highly what they do to us,” he said. see how the US report compen- controversial for the way detain- “There is no doubt that after 9/11 sates the hundreds of detainees ees were treated. America has wronged Muslims. but I am not very hopeful about Afghan authorities took control But if you admit your wrongs, it,” he said. of Bagram, renamed Parwan, in you should also try to make them The United States has pulled March 2013, but the US retained right.” out of all prisons in Afghanistan control of foreign prisoners, wor- Madni was held in Indonesia and no longer holds any detain- ried the Afghans might release US soldiers prepare their Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for a mission in the Laghman province in 2002 for allegedly plotting to ees, a US official confirmed, as them back onto the battlefield. of Afghanistan yesterday. carry out a shoe-bomb style plot, Washington extricates itself from Former inmate Kamil Shah then transferred to Bagram, then the war-torn country. said that the report, which has people, put them in dark cells seek treatment for a sick friend Qaeda militant, though he was Egypt and finally Guantanamo The announcement on triggered worldwide condemna- and tortured them for five, 10, in the southern city of Kandahar, eventually released with no Bay. In Egypt he says he was kept Wednesday came after the release tion, was little comfort for the five 15 years and now they are saying the heartland of the Taliban. But charges and nothing tying him to in a cell that was “smaller than of a searing Senate report on the years he spent in Bagram. they were wrong.” on his way there he was arrested any suspected wrongdoing. a grave”. brutal US treatment of “war on “What’s the benefit of the by American forces. Shah’s time at Bagram con- “They kept me in a three terror” detainees triggered world- report? Will the US compensate BEATINGS AND DOGS They did not believe his story sisted of a mixture of violent and months underground — for three wide condemnation, including the victims?” Shah said by tel- Shah said that in 2004, aged 17, and he was thrown into Bagram non-violent forms of torture, months where I couldnt lie or from Afghanistan’s new President ephone. “They arrested innocent he crossed into Afghanistan to as a suspected Taliban or Al he recalled, ranging from being stand up,” he said. Ashraf Ghani. AFP Pakistan arrests Huge response to Karachi shutdown call KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city and business hub was para- suspected Qaeda lysed yesterday on a strike call given by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party as part of its countrywide pro- commander tests against the Nawaz Sharif government for allegedly rig- ISLAMABAD: Pakistani affluent background,” the police ging last year’s polls. authorities have arrested a man officer said. Khan claimed that the strike they describe as an important Officials said Usman was pre- by his party in Karachi was a big commander in Al Qaeda’s newly viously associated with the out- success and vowed to continue created South Asian wing, lawed Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami the campaign to create a “new police said yesterday. militant group, whose operational Pakistan”. Police arrested Shahid Usman, commander, Ilyas Kashmiri, The cricketer-turned-politi- in his mid-thirties, and four was killed in a US drone strike cian reached Karachi to a rous- others in the southern city of in 2011 near the Afghan border. ing welcome in the afternoon as Karachi late on Thursday. They Usman had received training in the city remained paralysed due also seized weapons and 10kg (22 Afghanistan, the police officer said. to the PTI’s strike call addressed lb) of explosives. Al Qaeda announced the for- hundreds of charged up workers Al Qaeda’s new South Asia mation of its South Asian wing and supporters at the Nursery wing, Al Qaeda in the Indian on Sept. 4 with Al Qaeda chief junction on the Shahrah-e-Faisal Subcontinent, tried to hijack a Ayman Al Zawahiri promising to road leading to the Airport. The Pakistani navy ship in September spread a holy war across South PTI announced the end of the this year, a few days after Asia, home to more than 400 mil- shutdown after Imran ended his the group had announced its lion Muslims. speech and headed for the airport. formation. Analysts say the move is part “Today the citizens of Karachi Police say Usman is the head of Al Qaeda’s plan to take advan- have supported us and the people of the Al Qaeda wing in Karachi, tage of the planned withdrawal of of Lahore will also support us on a steamy port city of 18 million US-led forces from Afghanistan December 15,” Khan clad in a white people, and was planning more and boost its influence in the shalwar kameez with the PTI flag attacks there. region. draped around his neck said. “He is the Karachi chief of The new Al Qaeda wing may Markets, shops, educational Al Qaeda’s newly formed wing also be an attempt to grab back institutions and petrol pumps working under the set up of the initiative from the Islamic remained closed in many parts Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks to his supporters Asim Umar, the South Asia chief State militant group that was of the metropolitan city since during an anti-government rally in Karachi yesterday. of Al Qaeda,” a senior official at expelled from Al Qaeda for its early morning and with sparse the police counter-terrorism unit brutal tactics and which now public and private transport on sit-ins were dominated by female the city although a small PTI rally into the rigged election results. said. holds parts of Iraq and Syria. the roads the city wore a deserted workers and supporters of the going from Lyari to join the main Political analysts credited the The official said Usman lived Pakistani militants say envoys look as PTI leaders, workers and party. The strike was enforced rally in Nursery was dispersed in PTI’s successful and largely in Defense, a wealthy neighbour- from the Islamic State are trying supporters held protest sit-ins at by the PTI as part of its ongoing panic after unknown miscreants peaceful strike to the late night hood, and owned a car-parts deal- to make contacts in the region. around 38 points in the city block- protest against alleged rigging in threw a cracker in the crowd. announcement by the chief of ership in one of the city’s most Usman’s arrest followed the ing main arteries and roads. the last general elections by the He said the PTI protests the Mutthaida Qaumi Movement expensive commercial areas. reported killing of two senior Al At many of the points that Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). and sit-ins in different cities of (MQM) Altaf Hussain that he “Unlike the usual militant Qaeda leaders in Pakistan this included the upscale areas of They was no major incident of Pakistan would continue until a supported Khan’s right to protest. profile, Usman comes from an month. REUTERS Clifton and Defence the protest violence reported from any part of judicial commission holds inquiry AGENCIES

World Bank funds to be used for mega projects Remittances from overseas

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has projects which promise a high expected to remain around $710m which will continue till September Pakistanis up 16 percent decided to avail loans from return on investment. in the current financial year, forc- 30 next year. World Bank (WB) for critical The new country partnership ing the government to prioritise Pakistan and WB signed the KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistanis during the mega-development projects but strategy of WB promises roughly its needs. PPAF-III deal in June 2009 with first five months of this fiscal year shot up by 15.5 per cent to not for the next phase of pov- $1.2bn per annum lending to However, the possibility for get- a goal to achieve all the agreed $7.398bn from $6.407bn a year earlier, the central bank said erty alleviation as the current Pakistan. ting funding at some later stage targets and close the project by yesterday. phase of the programme faces At the moment, the govern- has not been ruled out, as the gov- January 2015. At the same time, there is fear that massive fall in OIL PRICES delays. ment’s priority is to complete the ernment intends to keep financ- So far, WB has released $237.7 could lead to retrenchment of thousands of Pakistanis working in The finance ministry has, for $4.2bn Dasu hydropower project ing the operations of PPAF, said million, according to official doc- the oil-rich Gulf countries. Over 40pc drop in oil prices can simply now, turned down a request from with the help of WB. the officials. uments of the Economic Affairs not be fully cushioned. the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation The lender recently approved PPAF was established in 1999 Division (EAD). It is not clear The State Bank reported that during November 2014, the inflow Fund (PPAF) for initiating dia- $588.4m for Dasu and gave with the help of WB. However, how much of the releases were of workers’ remittances amounted to $1.320bn, which is 4.5pc lower logue with WB for PPAF-IV, sen- guarantees against $480m the 15-year-old partnership has actually spent on the ground. than October 2014 but 16.8pc higher than November 2013. ior officials said. borrowings. come to a phase where it needs a Due to delays in implementa- The largest amount was received from Saudi Arabia. Other Gulf They said the government has The low penetration of microfi- full review of the strategy due to tion, WB has extended the clos- countries would also face a cut in their oil incomes which might decided to give priority to mega nance institutions despite years of flaws at the implementation stage. ing period by eight months to ultimately hit Pakistan in the form of job cuts and low exports to development projects only due to INVESTMENTS also remains a “We have not received a request September 2015, according to the these countries. The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves WB’s limited financing envelope. reason behind pushing additional from the government for the latest WB report. So far WB has increased to $13.922bn during the week ending December 5 com- The decision is in line with the financing for PPAF-IV on back- funding of PPAF-IV”, said WB approved $890m for the PPAF pared to $12.993bn the previous week. recommendations of development burner, said the officials. Communications Officer Mariam including funding for activities Of the total reserves $9.203bn was held by the SBP and $4.719bn sector experts who have been In the last fiscal year, WB dis- Altaf. She said at this stage, WB in areas affected by the 2005 by other banks, the State Bank announced yesterday. urging the government to avail bursed $696m in project fund- is focused on the implementation earthquake. INTERNEWS foreign loans against only those ing to Pakistan a figure that is of the $250m PPAF-III phase, INTERNEWS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Hindu outfit plans Protest against acid attack religious conversions Secular foundation under threat: Opposition

LUCKNOW: A Hindu priest- in the northern town of Aligarh a patriot. Gandhi was assassinated turned-lawmaker vowed yes- as scheduled and that it was an by Hindu nationalist Nathuram terday to convert hundreds entirely voluntary affair. Godse and for years rightwing of Muslims and Christians to “We have been doing this every Hindu nationalist organisations Hinduism on Christmas Day, year for the past 10 years. It’s not were banned, even though they despite a police investiga- a conversion, its a homecoming,” were exonerated of the killing. tion into an earlier round of he said, adding that the families Sakshi’s remarks touched off conversions. signing up for the ceremony were an uproar in parliament where Religious conversions in multi- originally Hindus. India’s 1.2 bil- opposition MPs refused to allow faith India are threatening to sow lion people are predominantly any business until he retracted. fresh discord as Muslim groups Hindus. But the country also has “These people talk of develop- and opposition parties accuse some 160 million Muslims and a ment, but are trying to create a organisations tied to Prime small proportion of Christians. rift in society,” Hussain Dalwai, a Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling The constitution grants equal Congress lawmaker said. party of trying to undermine the rights to everyone, but hardline The BJP denies any bias against nation’s secular foundations. Hindu groups have become more minorities but says it opposes This week, police said they assertive since the BJP came to appeasement of any community. were investigating a case in power with a strong election victory Modi has said he wants to focus which Muslim slum-dwellers this year and that the worst fears on delivering economic growth for complained they had been tricked of minorities may be coming true. all Indians. But his rivals say he into a Hindu conversion ceremony Last week, a government has to rein in the hardliners in his in Agra, lured by the promise of minister apologised for mak- camp who are pursuing a divisive cheap government rations and ing derogatory remarks about agenda. voter identity cards. non-Hindus. Yesterday, Sakshi “These conversions are just But Yogi Adityanath, a four- Maharaj, another Hindu activist the beginning,” warned Mulayam time member of parliament from parliament member representing Singh Yadav, a leader of a regional Kashmiri students hold placards as they participate in a protest against an acid attack on a woman in Srinagar the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the BJP, withdrew his remarks group. “If this spreads to other yesterday. A female law student was attacked with acid by unidentified attackers on Thursday, sustaining said an even bigger ceremony to that the man who shot independ- parts of the country, there can be serious burn injuries to her eyes and face. convert Muslims would be held ence leader Mahatma Gandhi was riots.” REUTERS

India to test-fly heaviest rocket, Govt caps prices of 52 more essential drugs crew module MUMBAI: India has extended (NPPA) regulator to fix prices drugmakers in India and have Companies including Lupin to look at other disease areas price caps to 52 drugs deemed of drugs on a list of essential been opposed by many in the Ltd, Cadila Healthcare Ltd and where the prices of drugs may CHENNAI: India will test-fly essential by the government, medicines. In a notice issued in industry, who have said drug Merck Ltd, the Indian arm of need to be fixed. Indian phar- its heaviest and upgraded rocket as the country’s drug price September, the body had fixed prices in the country are already Germany’s Merck KGaA, are maceutical industry bodies filed — the Geosynchronous Satellite regulator enforces measures the prices of 36 drugs, includ- among the lowest in the world. among those selling drugs men- two separate lawsuits against the Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark to improve the affordability of ing those to treat infections and In the latest pricing move, the tioned in the latest notice, the NPPA in July over its notice to III) — on December 18, space medicines. diabetes. drugs added also include medi- authority said. cap the prices of 108 drugs that agency ISRO said yesterday. The additional drugs, includ- The latest additions bring the cines used to treat cancer and A Lupin spokesman said the were not on India’s national list According to a tweet by ing painkillers and antibiotics, total market size of medicines skin disorders, a notice on the company would see no impact of essential medicines. the Indian Space Research join a list of nearly 400 essential under price control to about NPPA website said. It cited the from the price caps. The NPPA’s powers to cap the Organisation (ISRO), the 630- treatments under price control in 1.23 billion rupees ($20m), said price at which the drugs could Cadila did not immediately prices of non-essential medicines tonne rocket will be powered by India, where a majority of peo- market research firm AIOCD now be sold but did not say what respond to a request for comment were subsequently revoked by a liquid and solid fuel engines while ple live on less than $2 a day and Pharmasofttech AWACS Pvt that were before. and Merck Ltd was not immedi- higher authority, but the price the cryogenic stage/engine will be health insurance is scarce. Ltd. Price caps on some of these ately reachable. caps on the 108 drugs remain, a passive one. Indian law allows the National The wide-ranging price cuts drugs only apply to specific com- NPPA Deputy Director Naresh while hearings in the cases con- The rocket will also carry a Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority have hit both local and foreign panies, it added. Arya said the regulator continues tinue. REUTERS crew module to test its re-entry characteristics. “The main purpose of the mis- sion is to test the atmospheric Amjad Ali Khan performs characteristics and stability of the rocket on its way up. We also decided to use this oppor- Bengal minister held tunity to test one component of the crew module - a human space mission that India may in Saradha scam embark on at a later date,” M Y S Prasad, director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre KOLKATA: In a huge blow since coming to power in Bengal in Sriharikota, told reporters to West Bengal’s ruling three and a half years back. in a recent interaction. Trinamool Congress, the CBI He not only handles two cru- The experimental mission will yesterday arrested Transport cial ministerial portfolios, but cost `1.5bn and will not carry any and Sports Minister Madan also plays a key role in mobilising satellite as the cryogenic engine Mitra — a close associate of masses at party programmes and needed for the purpose is still Mamata Banerjee — for his rallies in Kolkata and neighbour- under development, he said. alleged role in the multi-crore- ing South 24 Parganas. “The cryogenic engine is under rupee Saradha chit fund scam. Amid months of speculation development and will take more The chief minister lashed out that he could be in trouble, espe- two years to be ready,” he said. at the BJP, terming the arrest cially after the agency recorded As the other rocket engines are “political vendetta”. the statement of his former con- ready, ISRO decided to go ahead An angry Trinamool chief fidential assistant Bapi Karim, with this mission. Banerjee also dared Prime Mitra was evading CBI question- “This will be India’s new launch Minister Narendra Modi to take ing for some time citing health vehicle. It is bigger and can carry her into custody. grounds. satellites up to four tonnes,” said But a buoyant opposition lost The minister was even hospi- GSLV Mark III project director no time in going on the offensive, talised when he complained of S Somanath. demanding her resignation and illness. He first got admitted in As for the crew module, it will grilling by the CBI in connection a nursing home and later shifted not carry any living being and is with the scandal. to the government-run SSKM only for study purposes. A Central Bureau of Hospital where he was said to IANS Indian classical musician Amjad Ali Khan performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at the Oslo spectrum Investigation (CBI) spokesper- have complained of a “panic yesterday. son said Mitra was arrested on attack”. “prima facie evidence of criminal Upon his discharge from the conspiracy, cheating and misap- hospital Nov 26, Mitra approached propriation as well as deriving the CBI and expressed his desire undue financial benefits from the to appear for questioning. Saradha group”. Six days back, Mitra admitted Indian, Pakistani MPs keen to start talks The 57-year-old minister was he was “tense” about facing the nabbed by the probe agency after grilling. NEWDELHI: Parliamentarians often marked the India-Pakistan Pakistan’s National Assembly result-oriented. hours of grilling spread over two He is the fourth Trinamool from India and Pakistan yester- relationship but we have always and the Senate. “I hope there is Setting a stage for a burgeon- sessions by CBI sleuths during the leader to be arrested after the day agreed on initiating a “talk succeeded in getting a dialogue more sense that prevails within ing thaw in the people-to-people day at its office here. scam came to light last year. about talk” process to set the going,” Aiyar said. India and the government moves diplomacy, the joint statement The minister, who had headed Suspended Trinamool leader stage for resumption of formal “In the present circumstances towards resumption of talks.” sought to revive bilateral talks the Saradha employees’ union but and Rajya Sabha member Kunal dialogue between the two coun- at the border, we hope that the In a statement released after through increased exchanges in has repeatedly denied allegations Ghosh was arrested by police in tries, Congress leader Mani efforts we (the parliamentarians closed-door bilateral delibera- sports, culture, youth fora, and of his involvement in the scam, November last year, before the Shankar Aiyar said. from either side) are making to tions that lasted for two days, digital media. participated in several Saradha CBI nabbed parliamentarian As many as 12 modes were dis- remove tension would help in the parliamentarians reposed The two sides expressed programmes and heaped praises Srinjoy Bose and party function- cussed in the sixth round of the restoring the official dialogue,” he their faith in dialogue while immense confidence in parallel on group chairman Sudipto ary Rajat Majumdar. Pakistan-India Parliamentarians added. In a joint statement, the rejecting armed conflict as a way diplomacy, urging the mainstream Sen for creating job opportuni- Ghosh had named many party Dialogue with a view to facilitat- two sides agreed to impress upon to move forward. media on both sides to end the ties for thousands of people and colleagues, including Mitra, in a ing the restoration of bilateral their respective governments Restraint in the use of force projection of content that stere- assured help if the group faced “tell-all” video after his arrest. He talks between the two neighbours. the need to create an enabling and stable peace along the Line otypes false notions about peoples any difficulties. gave details of how and what rela- Despite the downslide in bilat- environment for a government- of Control or across the interna- across either border and misrep- “Sudipto Sen knows how to tions they shared with Sen and eral relations due to the heat on to-government dialogue, signal- tional border must precede the resents ground reality. make an ocean out of droplets. his company and asserted they the India-Pakistan border and ling a sense of urgency to resume effort to make environment con- On the Indian side, it was a Work well, we are with you,” can help the investigators. Pakistan raking up the Kashmir bilateral talks. ducive to peace talks, the state- multi-party representation with Mitra was captured on tape say- Prior to his arrest and even issue, there was hope in the “We are all for talks and for ment said. Normal diplomatic three members from the govern- ing at one such programme. afterwards, Ghosh has time and 26-member Indian delegation for the peace process to start again,” channels, bipartisan parliamen- ing Bharatiya Janata Party, 12 The minister, known for his again called for Mitra’s question- Track-I diplomacy gaining trac- said Awais Khan Leghari, who co- tary process, back-channel dia- from the Congress, and 11 from organisational ability and grass- ing, claiming he knew how Sen, a tion due to the efforts being made chaired the dialogue to represent logue were deemed as enablers other regional and national par- roots contacts, is one on whom small-time businessman, “made a at the Track-II level. “Tension has the 12-member delegation from for making bilateralism more ties. IANS Banerjee has reposed much faith meteoric rise”. IANS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Qantas Airways’ Brent prices tumble towards $62 domestic and IEA cuts outlook for 2015 global oil demand; FTSE posts biggest weekly drop in three years international,

LONDON: Oil fell to fresh lows and other oil-exporting countries. in more than a decade. this week. Analysts said there was Street. Trading volume, which chiefs to leave not seen since July 2009 yester- “It spells out the main scenar- “It’s following the trend lower. scope for oil to slip further. had been modest for most of the day with Brent crude slipping ios that are in the market and The market has reacted strongly “We are getting quite close to day, also spiked just before the SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd towards $62 a barrel on con- said that stockpiles will be sub- to the Opec forecast cut, and excess supplies which could push closing bell to end the day eight said yesterday that the heads of cerns over a global supply glut stantially bigger in the first half it is focusing only on the nega- prompt Brent (prices) down percent above the FTSE’s average its international and domestic and weak demand. of 2015,” said Bjarne Schieldrop, tive,” said Hans van Cleef, senior to incentivise traders to store for the past three months. divisions “decided to leave” the Brent is down more than 9 chief commodity analyst for SEB energy economist at ABN Amro increased volumes of crude on Oil and gas stocks fell 3.1 per- Australian carrier, four days percent this week, taking its fall in Oslo. in Amsterdam. ships, as onshore storage fills up,” cent as crude slipped to fresh after the airline told sharehold- since a June peak above $115 to Brent was down $1.03 at $62.65 He added there was little tech- Abhishek Deshpande, an analyst lows not seen since July 2009 on ers it expects to swing back to 45 percent. per barrel by 1427 GMT and hit a nical support until $50-$55. at Nataxis told the Reuters Global concerns over a global supply glut profitability. The International Energy low of $62.37. Top energy consumer China Oil Forum. and weak demand. Qantas International Chief Agency (IEA) said oil prices Down 33 percent already, it is released data on Friday show- Meanwhile, Britain’s FTSE “Traders are assessing the Executive Officer Simon would likely come under fur- on track for its biggest quarterly ing near-record refinery runs in share index posted its biggest impact of the fall in oil prices Hickey and Qantas Domestic ther pressure, cutting its outlook drop since the fourth quarter of November, with factory output weekly loss in more than three and selling positions in major Chief Executive Officer Lyell for demand growth in 2015 and 2008. growth weaker than expected. years on Friday as crude oil prices oil producers. This is adding to Strambi will leave as the air- predicting that non-Opec out- US crude was down $1.21 at High Chinese oil demand, which fell further and disappointing the FTSE’s demise along with line takes a “flatter” executive put gains would increase global $58.74 per barrel, after falling has remained above 10 million bpd Chinese economic data hit com- weaker data from China,” said structure, Qantas said in a supplies. to $58.27, its weakest since May for the past three months, could modity stocks. Tom Robertson, senior trader at statement. The IEA, which coordinates the 2009. The contract has lost about help provide a price floor. The FTSE 100 fell 161 points, Accendo Markets. “In a number of roles at Qantas, energy policies of industrialised 11 percent this week. Remarks by Saudi Arabia’s or 2.5 percent, to 6,300.63 points, “But with a pullback in prices, but especially as the CEOs of countries, cut its outlook for glo- The Organisation of the oil minister reiterating that the taking its weekly loss to 6.3 per- this may represent a buying our domestic and international bal oil demand growth for 2015 Petroleum Exporting Countries kingdom would not cut output, cent, the biggest since August opportunity if your view is that airlines, Lyell and Simon have by 230,000 barrels per day (bpd) (Opec), which accounts for a and a surprise jump in US crude 2011. the markets will go back up with helped build a stronger Qantas,” to 900,000 bpd on expectations of third of world oil output, sees and distillate inventories, have The selloff gathered pace in the seasonal ‘Santa Rally’.” group CEO Alan Joyce said in the lower fuel consumption in Russia 2015 demand falling to its lowest also helped drive down prices late trade, mirroring falls on Wall AGENCIES statement. The airline didn’t give a fur- ther reason for the departures, which come a year into a three- Tesla’s China chief quits year restructure by Joyce as he watched earnings plummet Americans turn more amid growing international competition and a domestic price war with Virgin Australia Holdings. bullish on spending In 2013, Qantas formed an alliance with Emirates Airline WASHINGTON: US consumer borrowing costs will stay at rock to trim losses on international confidence rose in December to bottom for a “considerable time.” routes. On the home front, a near eight-year high, a sign The Fed wants to get inflation Qantas and Virgin in August that falling gasoline prices and back to two percent, while keep- declared the end of their years- expectations of a better job ing any overshooting of that tar- long price war, which had led market could give a boost to the get to a minimum. both airlines to run some routes economy. Friday’s data suggested con- unprofitably. The Thomson Reuters/ sumers expect faster inflation. The outlook for Qantas is also University of Michigan’s con- The survey’s one-year inflation lifted by lower fuel costs as global sumer sentiment index rocketed expectation rose to 2.9 per- oil prices decline. up to 93.8 this month, according cent from 2.8 percent, while Qantas said on Monday that it to a preliminary reading released its five-year inflation outlook expects to post an underlying net yesterday. also rose. profit over A$300m ($248m) for That was above analysts’ expec- That runs quite counter to the six months to December 30 tations and pairs with strong recent price data. The Labour compared with a A$2.8bn loss for retail sales data for November in Department said yesterday its fiscal 2014. suggesting American consumers producer price index for final The upbeat profit guidance entered the holiday shopping sea- demand dropped 0.2 percent in sent Qantas shares to their son on better footing. November. highest since February 2011. “Surging expectations signal The decline was driven by On Friday, the stock closed 1.64 very strong consumption over falling gasoline prices, but even percent lower at A$2.40, just the next few months,” said Ian excluding the drag from gasoline, off its Monday multi-year high, Shepherdson, an economist at prices were soft. in a weaker overall market. Pantheon Macroeconomics. A core measure of producer A man looks at Tesla Motors’ Model S P85 at its showroom in Beijing. The US electric car maker said yesterday REUTERS Americans were the most bull- inflation, which excludes food, its China president, Veronica Wu, has resigned, without giving a reason for her departure. ish on their prospects for earning energy and trade services, was higher wages since 2008, survey flat. When compared to a year director Richard Curtin said in earlier, that core index was up a statement. just 1.5 percent, and the annual The data bolsters the view that reading has been dropping a Russian rouble falls after central bank intervention the US economy is turning a cor- tenth of a point each month since ner and that worker wages could September. begin to rise more quickly, laying Fed officials largely view the MOSCOW: The Russian rouble the euro. Russia’s stock market main lending rate by one percent- Russia’s central bank said on the groundwork for the Federal current low inflation environment dropped to a new low below 57 indexes also dropped, following age point on Thursday but failed Friday it had conducted 11.18bnn Reserve to begin hiking its bench- as transitory. against the dollar, continuing a weaker oil prices. to stop the rouble’s slide or lift the roubles ($197.44m) worth of mark interest rate, which it has US stocks briefly cut losses slide that traders said on Friday The rouble has lost more than gloom over the economy. forex market interventions on kept near zero since 2008 to help after the buoyant sentiment prompted the central bank to 40 percent since the beginning of Some investors said the bank had December 10. the economy emerge from a deep data but stayed lower on the day intervene to defend the cur- the year, weakened by a slide in intervened. “This, without doubt That followed $348 million recession. as investors fretted about declin- rency after a rate rise failed to oil prices and aversion to Russian was the central bank ... I believe in interventions on Dec. 9 and Many investors see the Fed ing oil prices and what that halt its decline. assets that has been fuelled by it went out to defend the 58 rou- around $4.5 billion in interven- raising rates in mid-2015, and said about global demand. US At 0930 GMT, the rouble was Russia’s standoff with the West bles mark and sold some $700 mil- tions last week, even though the central bank policymakers are Treasury prices were up, while around 1.8 percent weaker against over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine lion for a short time,” said Aleksei central bank floated the rouble in expected to debate next week the dollar fell. the dollar at 57.44 and down 2.19 conflict. Vorobyov, head of forex operations November. whether to keep a pledge that REUTERS percent to trade at 71.40 versus Russia’s central bank raised its department at Vozrozhdenie bank. REUTERS

South Stream woes Gold set for biggest rise in 6 months

LONDON: Gold edged lower elsewhere,” Saxo Bank’s head and 45 percent below its June yesterday as some buyers of commodity research Ole peak. cashed in recent gains, but Hansen said. “We have reached The improved sentiment remained on track for its big- levels which short sellers have towards gold was seen in the hold- gest weekly rise since June as been attracted to in the past ings of the world’s top bullion- the dollar retreated and sliding and this may slow the positive backed exchange-traded fund, oil prices hurt risk appetite and momentum that has emerged SPDR Gold Trust, which rose stocks. during the past week.” 0.13 percent to 725.75 tonnes on Gold is up nearly three per- “Overall there is a feeling out Thursday, up nearly five tonnes cent so far this week, following there that traders are now going this week. a 2.1 percent jump the previ- defensive on their positions and That marks a second straight ous week. Falling stock markets this is weakening the dollar, week of inflows, and the biggest have prompted some investors to thereby adding some support to weekly increase in its holdings buy the metal as an alternative precious metals.” since early July. asset, while a drop in the green- The dollar index was down 0.4 “The longer gold holds above back made dollar-priced bul- percent on Friday and $1,200, the more it may attract lion cheaper for other currency European stocks slid another fresh buying and gold ETFs may holders. 1.3 percent, with further declines begin to build,” HSBC analysts Spot gold was down 0.2 per- in the price of oil hitting energy said in a note. cent at 1302 GMT at $1,225.10 stocks and political concerns over Among other precious metals, an ounce at 1302 GMT, while Greece also curbing risk appetite. silver was up 0.2 percent at $17.11 US gold futures for December an ounce, while spot platinum was Gas pipes bearing the flags of Serbia and Russia lie on the ground near the Serbian village of Sajkas, north delivery fell 30 cents to Benchmark Brent crude down 0.1 percent at $1,234.99 an of Belgrade, where Serbia ceremonially launched its leg of Russia’s South Stream pipeline before the project $1,225.30. oil futures fell 1.3 percent to ounce and spot palladium was was cancelled. South Stream’s demise deprives south-eastern Europe of an alternative supply of energy to “Gold and silver have below $63 a barrel, the low- down 0.3 percent at $813.50 an the disruption-prone route through Ukraine. both had a very good week, est since July 2009. Brent is ounce. going against the trend seen down eight percent this week, REUTERS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Drax shares fall China factory, on UK change to biomass investment subsidies

LONDON: Shares in British power producer Drax fell to growth flagging their lowest in more than two years, wiping as much as £300m ($471m) off its market value, after the government Fresh stimulus measures expected announced changes to a subsidy scheme for biomass plants. BEIJING: China’s economy after sources said on Thursday Changes to the subsidy sys- showed further signs of fatigue that the People’s Bank of China tem were needed because more in November, with factory out- (PBOC) had instructed banks to biomass generation was being put growth slowing more than lend more and had quietly relaxed developed than expected and to expected and growth in invest- the enforcement of loan-to- safeguard funds for other types ment near a 13-year low, putting deposit ratios to further that end. of low-carbon power generation, pressure on policymakers to “The lending numbers give the Department for Energy and unveil fresh stimulus measures. hope that investment will pick Climate Change (DECC) said in a Weighed down by a sagging up now that there is more funds consultation published on Friday. housing market, China’s economic available to pay for capital spend- Drax shares were down 10 per- growth had already weakened to ing projects,” said Kowalczyk. cent at 506 pence at 1105 GMT, 7.3 percent in the third quarter, Not all the new lending is being after trading as low as 490.1 so November’s soft factory and put to productive use, however, pence. investment figures suggest full- as some will just replace existing The government is changing year growth will miss Beijing’s debt, and there is evidence that the way it supports renewable 7.5 percent target and mark the speculators are ploughing some of energy projects. It is replacing weakest expansion in 24 years. it into a wild stock market rally direct subsidies with a contracts- “The data bodes ill for GDP of recent weeks. for-difference (CfD) system growth in the fourth quarter, Other data this week showed whereby qualifying projects are which is bound to slow further,” China’s export growth slowed guaranteed a minimum price for said Dariusz Kowalczyk, senior sharply in November, while their electricity. economist at Credit Agricole CIB imports unexpectedly shrank. DECC said it would no longer in Hong Kong. And despite the resulting Police officers and protesters clashing during a nationwide strike, in Milan, northern Italy, yesterday. grandfather, or guarantee, the Growth in real estate invest- expansion in the money supply, subsidies offered under its pre- ment also slipped for the first 11 consumer inflation hit a five- vious Renewables Obligation months of 2014, though property year low, stoking expectations Italian unions strike against reforms scheme, for biomass conversion sales registered their best month that Beijing may move more projects. this year, buoyed by Beijing’s aggressively to stave off deflation, Drax meets around 7-8 percent efforts to revive a sector on which including a cut to banks’ reserve ROME: Two major Italian burden of the reforms and spend- “I think it is right to strike, it of Britain’s electricity demand. It so much of the economy depends. requirement ratio (RRR), which unions held a nationwide strike ing cuts is being placed unfairly is time, we need to start moving is gradually converting generation After September’s move to cut would allow them to lend still yesterday, the latest in a series on workers and will do nothing things. We need to start playing capacity at its coal-fired power mortgage rates and downpay- more. of protests against Prime to revive growth. our part as citizens and workers,” plant in Yorkshire to biomass. ments for some home buyers, the “We’re ready for an RRR cut at Minister Matteo Renzi’s plans “The government has to change said Rome commuter Loriana “Today’s announcement will People’s Bank of China cut inter- any point. We think there will be to overhaul labour laws and its policies on employment,” Blasi. have no impact on the Drax base est rates on November 21 for the 100 basis points of cuts over the make it easier for firms to lay Susanna Camusso, head of the Italy’s other main union, CISL, strategy of converting three gen- first time in two years. next couple of quarters,” said Tim off workers. CGIL, Italy’s largest union, said. has also criticised the govern- erating units to burn sustain- The surprise rate cut signalled Condon, head of Asia research at Renzi, facing resistance from The Jobs Act and the budget do ment’s handling of labour reform, able biomass in place of coal and policymakers’ growing concern ING in Singapore. both unions and some in his own nothing to revive the economy but did not take part in Friday’s becoming a predominantly bio- that a sharper slowdown in the The closure of many facto- centre-left Democratic Party, has and create jobs.” walkout. mass-fuelled power generator,” economy would raise the risk of ries in northern China early in pledged to push on with reforms With pressure growing on Speaking in Turkey late Drax said by email. job losses and loan defaults. November to reduce air pollu- to Italy’s limping economy, which Italy to meet European Union on Thursday, Renzi said he “We have said that we are eval- Factory output rose 7.2 percent tion as Asia-Pacific leaders met is heading for a third straight deficit and debt targets, Renzi’s respected the unions’ right to uating the option for a fourth unit in November from a year earlier, in Beijing likely curbed industrial year of contraction. progress is being monitored by strike, but he added that the conversion and we must now con- down from October’s 7.7 percent, output, but demand for products The main target of Friday’s EU partners. Both the European unions would not throw his sider the implications of a change the National Bureau of Statistics such as concrete and steel was demonstrations was the 39 year- Commission and German reform drive off course. in grandfathering policy on that said yesterday, and missing ana- also hit by slackening growth in old premier’s “Jobs Act”, aimed Chancellor Angela Merkel have The Jobs Act is part of a pack- decision,” it said. lysts’ forecasts of 7.5 percent. export orders and the cooling at loosening restrictions on firing pushed for faster action from age of promised measures to The first power generation Fixed-asset investment, an housing market. employees when companies face a Rome. revive the euro zone’s most slug- unit was converted in May last important driver of growth, grew A bright spot in November was business downturn and weakens a The strike by CGIL and UIL gish economy, whose citizens had year and the second conversion 15.8 percent in the first 11 months retail sales, where growth ticked treasured right to protest unlaw- unions hit public transport as less spending power on average in was completed in October. Both from the same period last year, up to 11.7 percent from 11.5 per- ful dismissal. well as hospitals, schools and civil 2013 than they had at the start of earned government support. slipping from 15.9 percent in the cent in October, which was the With unemployment at record administrations throughout Italy. the century. Drax plans to convert a third unit first 10 months. slowest pace since early 2006. levels and youth jobless rates top- More than 50 rallies were planned REUTERS between July 2015 and June 2016. The rise in new loans comes REUTERS ping 40 percent, unions say the across the country. REUTERS Asian stocks mostly up on upbeat US data Draghi to urge Europe

SEOUL: Asian shares mostly closing down 0.3 percent at sales advanced 0.7 percent, companies have took a beating. climbed yesterday as investor 23,249.20. the highest in eight months. A source of caution for inves- leaders to reform sentiment was lifted by strong “Investors faced a mixed bag,” Excluding gas stations, whose tors on Friday was a raft of data US retail sales. But the price said Ric Spooner, chief market sales were dented by falling from China. China’s factory out- FRANKFURT: The head of become increasingly strident. He of oil extended its fall below analyst at CMC. “Overnight news gasoline prices, sales climbed 0.9 put growth declined further in the European Central Bank is warned last month that failure to $60 per barrel, keeping buying of strong US retail sales adds to a percent. November, rising 7.2 percent over set to tell European leaders in change could damage the “essen- appetite in check and erasing consolidating picture of improv- Benchmark US crude fell 55 a year earlier. That was a slower stark terms at a summit next tial cohesion” of the euro zone, gains in some markets. ing growth in the world’s larg- cents to $59.40 a barrel in elec- pace than 7.7 percent growth in week that they need to reform signalling that the euro’s survival Gains in some Asian mar- est economy,” he said. “However, tronic trading on the New York October and 8 percent expansion straggling economies or risk depended on it. kets narrowed in the afternoon. another slide in oil prices and Mercantile Exchange. The con- in September.. blunting an ambitious mone- But European leaders, grap- Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 caution ahead of monthly data tract fell 99 cents to settle at US stocks closed higher after tary offensive to help revive the pling with Eurosceptics who want rose 0.7 percent to 17,371.58 on China’s economy is likely to $59.95 a barrel on Thursday, its strong US retail sales, though stagnant eurozone. to scrap the euro currency and and South Korea’s Kospi added keep investors cautious about the first time below $60 a barrel in energy stocks lost ground. The As the central bank inches with vested interests clinging to 0.3 percent to 1,921.71. China’s materials stocks and the energy more than five years. Brent crude, Dow Jones industrial average closer to printing money to buy acquired rights, have little room Shanghai Composite climbed sector in particular.” a benchmark for international rose 0.4 percent to 17,596.34. The government bonds, Mario Draghi to respond for now. 0.4 percent to 2,938.17. Stocks American retail sales perked oils, dropped 74 cents, to $62.94 Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 0.5 has become increasingly worried ECB officials have discussed in Southeast Asia also rose but up in November as cheaper gas on the ICE futures exchange in percent to 2,035.33 and the tech- about slack reform in countries with the European Commission, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 and an improving job market London. The lower energy costs heavy Nasdaq composite rose 0.5 such as France and Italy, which the EU’s executive, the idea of percent to 5,219.60. Hong Kong’s fuelled a promising start to the have freed up money for con- percent to 4,708.16. he fears will undermine the long- “structural reform pact”, a com- Hang Seng erased earlier gains holiday shopping season. Retail sumers but stocks of energy AP term boost from so-called quanti- mitment signed by all 18 euro tative easing (QE). zone countries with benchmarks On December 18, Draghi will and peer pressure to encourage urge leaders including French laggards. Uber drivers strike in Delhi President Francois Hollande and “To the extent that this Banks fined over Italian Prime Minister Matteo increase in governance can lead Renzi to step up reforms and hold to more ownership at the national tainted research down spending, people familiar level and more commitment to with ECB thinking say. the reforms, everybody will be on Toys’’R’’Us He wants German Chancellor better off,” that person said. Angela Merkel, by contrast, to An informal EU summit in invest more in infrastructure and February is due to discuss these NEW YORK: Regulators fined boost domestic demand. ideas, but such a pact, if it ever 10 investment firms a total of Yet French caution, Italian fra- comes, is a long way off. $43.5m for promising positive gility and electoral uncertainty Proposals by former write-ups on toystore chain in Greece mean Draghi is likely European Council President Toys”R”Us in exchange for to come away without a political Herman Van Rompuy for lucrative investment banking “game changer”, forcing him to “reform contracts” offering business. press ahead with QE regardless financial incentives in return The Financial Industry to avert a deflationary economic for binding reform commit- Regulatory Authority said the spiral. ments went nowhere. Northern firms “offered favourable research ECB bond buying may give a states saw no need to pay part- coverage” in 2010 in exchange for temporary boost to confidence, ners to do what they should be a role in an initial public offer- but Draghi is convinced his efforts doing anyway, and southern ing of the company. Toys”R”Us will be in vain in the longer run states refused to see reforms subsequently cancelled plans for unless countries make a more imposed from outside. the IPO. binding commitment to shake up While unveiling timid steps to “FINRA’s research analyst con- rules such as those for employees loosen a highly regulated econ- flict-of-interest rules make clear or taxation. omy, France has been defiant in that firms may not use research “The agendas of the French and overshooting EU budget deficit analysts or the promise of offering Italian governments are the right rules that limit the shortfall to favorable research to win invest- ones but the implementation is three percent of output. It faces ment banking business,” said Uber taxi drivers hold placards during a protest against the ban on online taxi services in New Delhi yesterday. not complete,” one person familiar the threat of a possible fine in FINRA executive vice president The ban has brought uncertainty to the millions of dollars of international investment pumped into Uber’s with ECB thinking said. “Europe March unless it takes some cor- Susan Axelrod. Indian rivals Ola and TaxiForSure. can help through peer pressure.” rective measures by then. AFP In public, Draghi’s appeals have REUTERS SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com CLASSIFIEDS

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SYDNEY: Expectant father Adam at the Royal Pines Resort Queensland, Scott shot a three-under-par round near where Scott was raised, and the of 69 yesterday to close within defending champion made four birdies two shots of the lead at the half- but gave back a shot with a bogey at way stage of the Australian PGA the par-four 13th hole. championship. “I really want to finish this off with Scott, who revealed before the start a win and hang on to trophy this year of play that his wife is pregnant with and go into next year feeling a little their first child, followed up his open- bit chuffed with myself,” Scott told ing-round 68 to head into the weekend reporters. at seven-under-par. “It was really solid golf from tee to That left the world number three green today, just a bit frustrated not alone in third place, just two strokes to take advantage of a few more of the behind his fellow Australians Wade holes.” Ormsby and Strange had con- Ormsby and Scott Strange, who fin- trasting rounds. After making a bogey ished at nine-under. on his opening hole, Ormsby made an American Boo Weekley, who led eagle at his third, the par-five 12th, overnight after the first round was then reeled off four birdies in a row suspended because of thunderstorms, from the 14th. He made another birdie fired an even-par 72 to remain at six- on the third hole, his 12th, then made under but dropped back to fourth place a late bogey for a round of 67. on a heavily congested leaderboard. Strange produced the round of the Australian golfer and defending champion Adam Scott in action during round Six players, including Nick Cullen, day, a flawless six-under-par 66. He one of the Australian PGA Golf Championship at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold who beat Scott by a shot to win last made a solid start, with two birdies Coast, Australia on Thursday. month’s Australian Masters, ended on his front nine, before picking up the day at five-under while a total of four more on the run home, including “I think we got the right side of with the rain,” said Strange. “So I took 44 players were under par. one on his last hole to join Ormsby in the draw with the storms and that advantage of it and played nice today,” Conditions on day two were perfect the lead. rolling in yesterday and this morning he added. REUTERS

Blackhawks A handout picture seal eighth made available by McLaren-Honda of Formula One drivers straight win shows British Jenson Button (right) and NEW YORK: The Chicago Spanish Fernando Blackhawks built a 3-0 second- Alonso during the period lead and then held off the presentation of Boston Bruins for their eighth McLaren-Honda’s consecutive victory. driver line-up for the Goaltender Scott Darling, 2015 FIA Formula One filling in for the injured Corey World Championship Crawford, finished with 32 stops at the McLaren as the rampant Blackhawks Technology Centre improved to 20-8-1. in Woking, Britain on Kings 5, Senators 3 Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings spoiled the head-coaching debut of Ottawa’s Dave Cameron by beat- ing the Senators. Goals by centers Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis 1:42 apart early in the third period broke a 2-2 tie and helped the Kings end a two- game losing run. Button chosen to partner Avalanche 4, Jets 3 Centre Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist and added the deciding tally in the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to Alonso at McLaren in 2015 beat the Winnipeg Jets and snap a four-game losing streak. LONDON: Jenson Button will remain McLaren chief executive officer Ron “I am joining this project with enor- Blues 6, Islanders 3 at McLaren to partner returning Dennis took his time before plumping mous enthusiasm and determination, Left wing Alexander Steen driver Fernando Alonso in 2015, the for Button over 22-year-old Magnussen, knowing that it may require some time scored his second goal of the game British Formula One team announced having held a meeting with board to achieve the results we are aiming just over four minutes into the on Thursday. members to discuss the matter last for, which is no problem for me,” the third period to break a 2-2 tie as The announcement follows weeks Thursday. 33-year-old Spaniard said. the St Louis Blues beat the New of speculation over whether Button, Magnussen finished in 11th place in “Over the past year I have received York Islanders. world champion with Brawn in 2009, the drivers’ championship in his maiden several offers, some of them really Lightning 2, Hurricanes 1 or rookie Dane Kevin Magnussen would campaign, three places behind Button. tempting, given the current perform- Right winger Nikita Kucherov be retained to team up with Alonso, who He will remain at McLaren as test and ance of some of the teams that showed scored on a shot that was returns to the team from Ferrari. reserve driver. interest. kicked into the net by Carolina “I am extremely excited to be Alonso, world champion with Renault “But, more than a year ago, McLaren- Hurricanes defenseman Ron embarking on my 16th year in Formula in 2005 and 2006, spent the 2007 sea- Honda contacted me and asked me to Hainsey with 31 seconds remain- 1 and my sixth season for McLaren,” son at McLaren before returning to take part, in a very active way, in the ing as the Tampa Bay Lightning Button, 34, said in a statement on the Renault. After two years at Renault, return of their partnership – a part- escaped with a win. McLaren website. he moved to Ferrari, where he finished nership that dominated the Formula Blue Jackets 3, Capitals 2 “Like Fernando, I am certain that twice three times in five seasons. 1 scene for so long.” Dennis said: “As Columbus battled back from a McLaren and Honda will achieve But Ferrari failed to compete with regards drivers, McLaren’s policy has pair of one-goal deficits to send great things together, and I feel sure the dominant Mercedes team last sea- always been to assemble the strongest the game into overtime, where that, working together, all of us will pull son, with Alonso finishing 223 points line-up possible, and in Fernando and left winger Nick Foligno scored on incredibly hard to create a brilliantly behind champion Lewis Hamilton in Jenson I firmly believe that is exactly the power play with 18.8 seconds effective winning team.” sixth place. what we have.” AFP remaining as the Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals. Predators 5, Coyotes 1 Nashville left winger James Neal scored his 11th goal of the season and center Mike Fisher scored his first and the Predators 24-carat Khan to wear sport’s sent the Arizona Coyotes to their eighth straight home loss. Flyers 4, Devils 1 Centre Sean Couturier scored Philadelphia’s first short-handed most expensive shorts goal of the season as the Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils. LONDON: Britain’s Amir Khan weeks we’ve been working on designs AGENCIES (pictured) will wear boxing’s “most and colours and obviously Amir and his expensive shorts” when he steps into family had a little bit of input, but at the ring to face Devon Alexander in the end of the day it’s what we think is NHL Results a welterweight bout in Las Vegas this going to look best.” Chicago 3 Boston 2 weekend. Khan, 28, has already caught the eye Former Olympic silver medal- with a separate pair of dazzling shorts in Buffalo 4 Calgary 3 list Khan will wear shorts, made of the build-up to the bout with Alexander, Philadelphia 4 New Jersey 1 white nappa leather, silk and featur- who has won 26 of his 28 career fights. Columbus 3 Washington 2 ing a waistband made of 24-carat gold He wore a pair of black shorts made Los Angeles 5 Ottawa 3 thread, with a reported value of at of “Versace material” and featuring Tampa Bay 2 Carolina 1 least £20,000 ($31,430). The Sheffield more than “1000 Swarovski stones” for St Louis 6 NY Islanders 3 company Fight Label, who made the Whittam, told BBC Radio 5 live: “I think a media workout on Wednesday. Khan’s shorts, said Khan “wanted extravagant it’s possibly the most expensive shorts clash with Alexander will be his first Colorado 4 Winnipeg 3 and we’ve delivered”. ever made. “We worked closely with fight since defeating veteran American Nashville 5 Arizona 1 The designer of the shorts, Sophie Amir’s team. For around four to six Luis Collazo in May. AFP San Jose 2 Minnesota 1 SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Zaqhwan enjoys flying start at Asia Road Racing

DOHA: Honda’s Zaqhwan Zaidi up top five with 2’06.704s. The the quickest lap time in the Asia got off to a rapid start in the 19-year old Zaqhwan is cur- Dream Cup opening practice, on final round of the Petronas Asia rently ranked third overall in the day. Road Racing Championship the SuperSports 600cc standings The Malaysian who secured as he topped the SuperSports with 125 points, 22 points adrift the developmental series crown 600cc opening practice at the Fujiwara (147 points) while Yuki in Thailand became the only rider Losail International Circuit in is sandwiched between them with to dip his lap time under the two Doha, yesterday. 140 points. minutes 33 seconds mark with The Musashi Boon Siew Honda Meanwhile Kazuki Masaki 2’33.227s. rider outpaced championship (Team Honda RSC) cast usual Japan’s Nagoe and Kurogi reg- leader, Katsuaki Fujiwara (BEET suspects into the shade as he istered second and third quick- Kawasaki Racing) by 0.001 sec- blazed to the top of the Underbone est with 2’35.657s and 2’35.782s onds late into the practice session 130cc timesheets. respectively, more than two sec- with 2’06.217s. The Japanese rider who won onds adrift from Khairul. His team-mate, Zamri Baba the previous race in Thailand Today, FP3 3 are scheduled came in third quickest with posted the quickest lap in 2’34.211s from 16:00 to 18:30. Qualifying 2’06.256s. ahead of Mohd Amirul Ariff Musa practice for Underbone 130cc is Petronas Hong Leong Yamaha’s (T.Pro Yuzy Honda) and Gupita at 19:45, for Supersport 600cc is Yuki Ito who led the timesheets Kresna (Kawasaki KYT Rextor at 20:40 and at 21:35 it will be for for most parts of the practice Manual Tech) with 2’36.749s and Asia Dream Cup. dropped to fourth with 2’06.235s 2’37.622s respectively. There will be an official group Honda’s Zaqhwan Zaidi in action during the opening practice of SuperSports 600cc at the Petronas Asia Road having failed to improve his pace Lastly newly crowned cham- photo with all the riders and Racing Championship at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, yesterday. while Yudhistira (Manual Tech pion, Khairul Idham Pawi edged teams at 22:30 at the starting grid KYT Kawasaki Racing) rounded rival, Teppei Nagoe to record of the circuit.THE PENINSULA Warner fires ton again to

put Australia in command Sean Abbott Opener blasts 102 as hosts take 363-run lead against India on Day 4 Abbott makes

ADELAIDE: Red-hot opening tribute to batsman Phillip Hughes Australia’s remarkable batsman David Warner pun- during his first innings knock and players ished a wasteful India with his repeated the gesture yesterday greets return second century of the first Test after raising his sixth hundred Nathan yesterday as Australia seized in his last 11 Test innings. Lyon control of the match at the close Two of those hundreds also SYDNEY: Sean Abbott, the (centre) of play on day four. came in the same Test on tour Australian fast bowler who The combative left-hander, who against South Africa earlier in as they delivered the ball that killed scored an emotional 145 in the the year. celebrate Phillip Hughes, has made a first innings, added another 102 Hughes, who died two weeks the wicket remarkable return to cricket, to help fire Australia to a 363-run ago after being hit by a ball dur- of India’s helping New South Wales beat lead at a sun-drenched Adelaide ing a domestic match, famously Rohit Queensland yesterday. Oval. became the youngest player to Sharma (not The 22-year-old Abbott has Steven Smith added a half- score two centuries in a match pictured) been receiving counselling, century to his own first innings when he achieved the feat against on the and the support of the cricket- ton to push the hosts to 290-5. South Africa in Durban in his fourth day ing world, after he bowled the He was unbeaten on 52 at stumps, second Test in 2009. of the first bouncer that struck Hughes on with wicketkeeper Brad Haddin “Definitely it was in the back of Test at the the neck last month. on 14, and Australia in position my mind,” Warner said of Hughes’ Adelaide Hughes died in a Sydney hos- to make an early declaration on record. Oval, pital two days later, triggering the final day. “He was giving me some luck yesterday. a massive outpouring of grief Warner gazed at the sky in out there today, which is fortunate in Australia, and devastating Abbott, a former team-mate and enough for myself.” Warner got overstepping the crease on his bowled out for 444, with Australia friend of Hughes. Scoreboard himself out attempting a frivolous delivery. A match that had pro- spinner Nathan Lyon finishing Abbott attended his funeral Australia (I innings): ...... 517/7 decl dle 18.4-2-88-2(w-1); M Marsh 11-4-29-0; S reverse sweep and was bowled by ceeded in good spirit suddenly with 5-134. and was consoled by Hughes’ India (I innings): Watson 5-1-13-0; S Smith 3-0-19-0. legspinner Karn Sharma as the became tetchy. “He was hitting it (the rough) family and other cricketers, who M Vijay c Haddin b Johnson ...... 53 Australia (II innings): Australians picked up the tempo Aaron gave Warner a big send- virtually every delivery,” Warner urged him to resume playing. S Dhawan b Harris ...... 25 C Rogers c R Sharma b K Sharma ...... 21 in the last session. off after rattling his stumps and said of the bowler’s encouraging Still stricken by grief, he made C Pujara b Lyon ...... 73 D Warner b K Sharma ...... 102 Mitchell Marsh smashed 24 the Australian retaliated after his performance. “That’s going to be his return this week at the Sydney V Kohli c Harris b Johnson ...... 115 S Watson b Shami...... 33 runs, including three sixes, off one let-off. the key for us.” Cricket Ground, the same venue A Rahane c Watson b Lyon ...... 62 M Clarke c Saha b Aaron ...... 7 over from Sharma but chanced Umpires Marais Erasmus and A former groundsman at where Hughes was fatally injured. R Sharma c&b Lyon ...... 43 S Smith (batting) ...... 52 his arm once too often to be Ian Gould intervened to stop the Adelaide Oval, Lyon captured After a slow start in which he W Saha c Watson b Lyon ...... 25 M Marsh c Vijay b R Sharma ...... 40 caught slogging in the deep after opposing players from arguing three early wickets as India, who took two wickets in Queensland’s K Sharma b Siddle ...... 4 B Haddin (batting) ...... 14 a cavalier 40 off 26 balls. and had to do so again after Smith resumed on 369-5, lost their last first innings, Abbott hit his stride M Shami c Watson b Siddle ...... 34 Extras (B-1, LB-6, NB-9, W-5) ...... 21 Injured captain Michael Clarke and Rohit Sharma exchanged five wickets for just 45 runs. on Friday, showing why he is I Sharma c Smith b Lyon ...... 0 Total (for 5 wkts) ...... 290 could not repeat his first innings words following a hopeful lbw The highest victorious run- regarded as one of Australia’s V Aaron (not out) ...... 3 Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-140, 3-168, 4-213, heroics when he scored 128 appeal after tea, which also fired chase in Adelaide was Australia’s rising talents. Extras (LB-4, NB-2, W-1) ...... 7 5-266. despite a painful back strain and up India captain Virat Kohli. 315-6 against England in 1902, With the match seemingly Total (all out) ...... 444 To bat: P Siddle, M Johnson, R Harris, N Lyon. was caught behind for seven off Warner also survived a big though the hosts will remember heading to a draw, Abbott pro- Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-111, 3-192, 4-293, Bowling: M Shami 11-2-42-1; I Sharma 14-3- the bowling of Varun Aaron. shout for caught behind off ruefully how South Africa man- duced an extraordinary spell to 5-367, 6-399, 7-406, 8-422, 9-422, 10-444. 41-0(nb-6); K Sharma 16-2-95-2; M Vijay Warner was reprieved on 66 Aaron’s bowling and was dropped aged to bat through an entire fifth capture 6-14 as Queensland col- Bowling: M Johnson 22-6-102-2(nb-2); R 6-0-27-0; R Sharma 12-2-35-1; V Aaron 10-0- when Aaron bowled him only in the gully when on 89 off day with only six wickets in hand lapsed to 99 all out in their sec- Harris 21-6-55-1; N Lyon 36-4-134-5; P Sid- 43-1 (nb-2, w-1). to be recalled when television Mohammed Shami. to save the match, back in the ond innings and NSW wrapped replays showed the paceman Earlier in the day, India were year 2012. REUTERS up victory. REUTERS Williamson, Henry help Kiwis down Pakistan to draw level

SHARJAH: Captain Kane by Matt Henry and Mitchell Williamson led from front to McClenaghan. Scoreboard steer New Zealand to a four- The pair reduced Pakistan PAKISTAN Devcich 2-0-14-0; C J Anderson 7-0-35-1. wicket victory over Pakistan to 20 for three in the fifth over. Mohd Hafeez c Latham b Henry ...... 76 NEW ZEALAND in the second ODI in Sharjah, Henry had Ahmed Shehzad Ahmed Shehzad c Ronchi b Henry ...... 0 D G Brownlie b Shahid Afridi ...... 47 yesterday. caught behind and bowled Asad Younis Khan c Taylor b McClenaghan ...... 6 A P Devcich (run out-Hafeez/H Sohail) ...... 58 The series is level at 1-1 with Shafiq; McClenaghan coaxed an Asad Shafiq b Henry ...... 1 K S Williamson (not out) ...... 70 three matches to play. edge off Younis Khan to slip Ross Haris Sohail c Taylor b Anderson ...... 33 R L Taylor c Sarfraz Ahmed b Haris Sohail ...2 The visitors chased down Taylor. Pakistan were bowled out Misbah-ul-Haq c Ronchi b Henry ...... 47 T M Latham c Sohail Tanvir b Haris Sohail ...3 253, just the second time in 33 for 252 in 48.3 overs. Sarfraz Ahmed c Latham b McClenaghan .23 C J Anderson b Haris Sohail ...... 10 attempts Pakistan had been Support also came from Adam Shahid Afridi c Vettori b Milne ...... 27 L Ronchi c Sohail Tanvir b Shahid Afridi ....36 beaten at the ground after post- Milne, particularly in his final Wahab Riaz c Taylor b Milne ...... 14 D L Vettori (not out) ...... 13 ing more than 250. three-over spell. He dismissed Sohail Tanvir lbw McClenaghan ...... 14 Extras (LB-6, W-8, NB-2) ...... 16 Williamson’s 70 not out from Shahid Afridi for 27 from 14 with Mohd Irfan (not out) ...... 0 Total (for 6 wkts in 46 overs) ...... 255 91 balls was the match-winning a useful bouncer after getting hit Extras (LB-1, W-9, NB-1) ...... 11 Fall of wickets: 1-103, 2-129, 3-138, 4-148, innings for the Kiwis. for consecutive sixes. Total (all out in 48.3 overs) ...... 252 5-167, 6-225. Ross Taylor (2), Tom Latham Taylor played a pivotal fielding Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-11, 3-20, 4-97, 5-163, Bowling: Sohail Tanvir 6-0-30-0 (2w); Mo- (3) and Corey Anderson (10) role with three catches to con- 6-172, 7-209, 8-231, 9-248, 10-252. hammad Irfan 10-0-50-0 (2nb, 2w); Wahab departed to part-timer spinner tinue his extraordinary record. Bowling: M J Henry 10-0-45-4 (3w); M J Mc- Riaz 9-0-58-0 (2w); Shahid Afridi 10-0-47-2 Haris Sohail. His last wicket had His 94 catches in 139 matches is Clenaghan 9.3-0-56-3 (1nb, 5w); A F Milne (1w); Haris Sohail 9-0-48-3 (1w); Ahmed Sheh- New Zealand hobbling at 167 for at a ratio of 0.686 per innings. The 10-0-53-2 (1w); D L Vettori 10-0-48-0; A P zad 1-0-7-0; Asad Shafiq 1-0-9-0. five in the 33rd over after being next best catcher in ODI history 103 without loss in the 19th. - for those who have played 10 Earlier, New Zealand responded or more matches - is Australia’s He got the ball to spit off a flat top order players - Mohammed New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry celebrates a wicket during the to a couple of Pakistani batting Mike Hussey at 0.570 per game. wicket, similar to that which was Hafeez for 76, Shehzad for a duck, second ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah. Henry grabbed four wickets in counterattacks to capitalise Henry produced a revelatory seen on the opening day of the Shafiq for one and Misbah-ul-Haq the match to play key role in his team’s victory. on an outstanding start gifted performance with four for 45. third Test. His dismissals were all for 47. AGENCIES SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Two PSG QSL: Lekhwiya desperate fans stabbed after Barca game for win against Qatar SC BARCELONA: Two Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) support- ers were stabbed in two separate Defending champions want ‘to keep pace’ with points leaders Al Sadd incidents near Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday fol- lowing a Champions League DOHA: Defending champions match between the two sides, Lekhwiya are hoping to main- Spanish police said on the inci- tain close pursuit with leaders dent yesterday. Al Sadd as they take on Qatar The two victims, whose injuries Sports Club today in Round were not life-threatening, were 14 of the Qatar Stars League taken to hospital for treatment, (QSL) at the Seham Bin Hamad a police spokesman said. Stadium. One of the two victims Having secured 30 points from remained in hospital. their last 13 matches, Lekhwiya In the first attack a French are trailing Al Sadd by three football fan who had just left points and a win today will ensure the Camp Nou stadium was a tight battle between the two top approached by two men dressed QSL side to topple points table. in dark clothing and wearing ski- Lekhwiya Assistant Coach masks who wounded him with a Albert Hernandez said his team knife, a police statement said. will try to dominate Qatar SC in “The victim, who was accom- the vital game. panied by other PSG supporters, “We are playing a lot of games was taken to hospital where he in a short amount of time; yes- continues to be treated,” added terday we just had a recov- the statement. ery training session and today Shortly afterwards three will be a more intense session,” French youths who had also Hernandez said at the pre-match attended the match were press conference. assaulted on a nearby street by “In the next game we must “several individuals”, the state- move the ball as fast as we can, ment added. and try to dominate possession. One of the French youths was We have to win this game if we injured by a knife and taken to hope to keep pace with Al Sadd.” hospital but has already been dis- “Overall I think we are strong, charged, police said. in the beginning of the season we Police said they were investi- started strong but I can see that gating the motive of the attacks we need to work to continue and and working to identify those make sure they keep up this high responsible in attack of the PSG level. Last season compared to fans. this one, I would say we have done One of the two stabbings could even better.” Lekhwiya’s captain Luiz Martin Junior (right) controls the ball in a Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Stadium, in this have nothing to do with football “There are a few doubts for the September 2014 file photo. RIGHT: El Jaish defender (right) tries to block an attack from Al Wakrah player during the QSL match in August 2014 file and could be an attempted mug- game but hopefully by the end of photo. The Round 14 of the QSL will be played today with four matches to be be held at different venues. ging, said a police spokesman. today we can decide who will be But Guillaume Pretot, a friend of the victim of the first attack QSL Fixtures on the bench and who will start.” and this game against Al Wakra and Munatri back in the squad as the level of quality needs to be who witnessed the stabbing, said Meanwhile, in other matches will be too,” said El Jaish head they have recovered from their improved because the big teams he had no doubt it was football 4pm: Qatar SC vs Lekhwiya at Qatar SC today, Al Khor will take on Al coach Nabil Maaloul. injuries.” are also trying to win the Asian related since they were both Stadium Arabi, Umm Salal will face Al “Al Wakra showed against “The QSL yes is very exciting Champions League.” wearing PSG t-shirts at the time 4pm: Al Khor vs Al Arabi at Al Khor Stadium Gharafa while Al Wakra will Gharafa that they can be danger- and we have seen some interest- “I am happy to see some of the and no attempt was made to steal 6:30pm: Al Wakra vs El Jaish at Al Wakra lock horns with El Jaish who are ous. They are very unpredictable ing results this season, El Jaish new players scoring goals but I anything. Stadium expecting a tough match from at the moment and this makes it drew against Kharaitiyat, Wakra feel I need a big contribution of “I had the instinct to leave and 6:30pm: Umm Salal vs Al Gharafa at Qatar SC their ‘unpredictable’ side. hard to know what they will do. beat Gharafa. goals from the team as a whole,” I saw that my friend did not man- Stadium. “The last game was difficult, For us we are happy to see Rizk “However I think generally he said. THE PENINSULA age to get away,” he said. “He was on the ground and they were taking him to a park- ing entrance.” Suarez happy in Messi’s “My friend was stabbed three times. He was injured in the tho- Barcelona’s rax. It was clearly an attack by Uruguayan hooligans,” said Pretot, who lives forward shadow, angry at racist label in Barcelona. Luis Suarez His 28-year-old friend is stable celebrates BARCELONA: Luis Suarez and not provide passes. I came the best player in the world,” the and conscious, a spokesman for after scoring is unconcerned at being over- because I had scored a lot of goals Uruguayan added. Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic said a goal during shadowed by Lionel Messi’s in the my career and above all at “On his own and with his skill about the injured fan. the UEFA scoring feats at Barcelona but Liverpool but fortunately I have he has ended all the doubts over The hospital will not provide Champions remains angry about being more to my game than just that. the team and him.” further information on his status League Group labelled a “racist” and a “cheat” “We don’t just play for Messi Suarez, however, is unhappy at the request of the patient, the F match in England. but for everyone. We have players at the way he was treated in spokesman added. The former Liverpool striker that we know can make the dif- England and the eight-match FC Barcelona has not com- against Paris has made more an impact with ference like Messi, Neymar and ban he received at Liverpool for mented on the attacks while Saint-Germain his assists since returning from a (Andres) Iniesta. They are play- racially abusing Manchester Joaquin Form, who is responsible at the Camp biting ban at the end of October ers that give you confidence when United defender Patrice Evra. for security at Barcelona city hall, Nou Stadium while Messi has become the top they have the ball at their feet.” “For now I have to accept that said he could not say if the inju- in Barcelona scorer in La Liga and Champions Suarez said it was easy to play I was accused of being a rac- ries were due to a clash between on December League history. with Messi. ist without any proof over what rival fans. 10. “I have always been a goal “I am having a great time here. happened with Evra,” added the The attacks came ten days scorer but I also like to help set Obviously I want to score more striker. after a Deportivo fan was killed up goals,” Suarez told the Catalan goals but while the team is doing “Also of being a diver and after being beaten and pushed newspaper Sport. well then there is no problem. throwing myself on the ground. into a river during clashes out- “I came here to score goals It is fantastic to play alongside It is lies.” REUTERS side Atletico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon stadium before a La Liga match that involved doz- Di Maria to ens of fans from rival groups in a scuffle. No need for January signings, miss Liverpool Police took 24 people into custody, all members of radical fan groups from Deportivo and game Atletico, as well as two other Madrid clubs, Rayo Vallecano and says Arsenal’s Wenger LONDON: Manchester United Alcorcon. winger Angel Di Maria will The Spanish government LONDON: Arsenal manager Wenger, who has reputation for miss the visit of bitter rivals sacked the security coordinators Arsene Wenger has risked keeping his powder dry in the Liverpool in the Premier League at the two clubs following the angering frustrated fans by transfer market, said there was tomorrow due to a hamstring brawl in which rioters rampaged saying the under-performing no immediate need for January injury. with metal bars and knives in the London club do not need any reinforcements. United manager Louis Van Gaal match. January signings if everyone in “There will be very little activ- told reporters yesterday that the Spanish football authorities the current squad stays fit. ity,” he told reporters yesterday. Argentine, who has missed the and the government have vowed The Frenchman has come “Quiet in first three weeks, fre- last two games, had yet to recover to banish members of violent under mounting criticism in netic in last few days. Usually the from the problem he sustained in and abusive supporters’ groups recent weeks as Arsenal’s title market is not busy in January. the 3-0 home win over Hull City. known as “ultras” from stadiums challenge has faltered at an early “If everybody is fit and avail- The 20-times English champi- and their surroundings following stage again with a 3-2 Premier able, we don’t need to go into ons will also have to cope without the brawl. League defeat to Stoke City last transfer market.” injured defenders Luke Shaw and Spain’s Football Federation weekend provoking an angry Wenger said he may have to Chris Smalling as well as mid- and the government-controlled reaction from some supporters. rethink his plans if defender fielder Daley Blind. Higher Sports Council have said The Arsenal boss was subjected Laurent Koscielny fails to recover “Now I have only four players tougher sanctions for clubs over to a torrent of verbal abuse from from a calf injury he suffered in injured, so that’s better than ever violent behaviour by supporters fans at a railway station after their victory over Southampton on Arsenal’s head coach Arsene Wenger attends the UEFA Champions I believe,” Van Gaal said, in refer- will come into force on December Saturday’s reverse. December 3. The French centre League group D football match against Galatasaray in Istanbul on ence to a spate of injuries. 15. Club officials also blocked back joins Aaron Ramsey (ham- December 9, 2014. United are third in the table Barcelona won Wednesday’s unhappy supporters from display- string) and Nacho Monreal (foot) with 28 points from 15 games, match 3-1 in what was dubbed as ing banners calling for Wenger on the sidelines for Saturday’s Pardew, who the Frenchman once for all he has achieved at the club. eight behind leaders Chelsea, and the match of the week. to be sacked ahead of Arsenal’s game against Newcastle United, shoved in a touchline skirmish. “We had a problem once but we have won their last five matches. Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis 4-1 victory at Galatasaray on along with the suspended Calum Pardew described the incident sorted it out,” Wenger responded. Liverpool have endured a stut- Sanchez scored the goals win win Tuesday. Chambers. at the train station as ‘totally dis- “I am very thankful for compli- tering start to the season and for Barcelona. Both sides qualified Yet with Arsenal trailing league Wenger has found an unlikely respectful’ and told Arsenal fans ments but all I want is to do well are ninth, seven points adrift of for the last 16 knockout stages of leaders Chelsea by 13 points, ally in Newcastle manager Alan they should be grateful to Wenger for my club.” REUTERS United. REUTERS the competition. AFP Most Popular Bangladeshi Newspaper

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DOHA: Serbian giants Novi Sad yesterday capped their dream run in 2014 by winning the 3x3 All Stars title with an emphatic victory over Team Doha at Katara Beach. Led by influential Dusan Domovic, Novi Sad won the final 20-12 to supplement their group stage win against the same side earlier in the evening. Two months ago, Novi Sad ended the 3x3 season with a win over Canada’s Saskatoon in the final of the third edition of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, which was held at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Japan. After losing in the final last year in Istanbul, Novi Sad came back to the FIBA 3x3 World Tour this October. Fast forward to December 12, 2014, and Novi Sad exhibited high-pressure skills to crush home hopes of a maiden title worth $35,000. In June this year, Novi Sad players had lost to Qatar in the FIBA 3x3 World Championship held in Moscow. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrehman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation, joined Horacio Muratore, the FIBA chief, to present trophies to the Novi Sad players are seen with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrehman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), and Horacio Muratore, the FIBA chief, after the Serbian side won two finalists. the 3x3 All-Stars title at Katara Beach in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Team Doha player Boney Watson jumps to score against Novi Sad in the final. Novi Sad won 20-12. BELOW (left): A view “I feel amazing, really,” Domovic of the playing arena at Katara Beach yesterday. PICTURES: BAHER AMIN said after the one-side final which also featured team-mates Marko Zdero, Marko Savic and Dejan “And I showed that video to my When asked about the one- “We have one more tournament Majstorovic. team-mates and said ‘we must be sided scorecard, 20-12, Domovicic in Brazil on January 10 (2015) and Bucharest player Lulian “I told you last night that we focused every game’. said: “No, that is our usual stuff. then we head for a vacation. It Corneanu engages young lost the final to them and after “I am glad that we are the best We are an offensive team and we was almost a perfect year as we fans during his team’s a year when we saw that video, in the world now,” Domovic, the play to 21 points. It is our game,” lost (only) two finals. We need to game at Katara yesterday. it (the loss) still hurt,” he added. world number one in 3x3, said. he said. be satisfied for sure,” he said. “They are my friends off the court. We hang out together,” Domovic said. Team Doha captain Yassen Musa blamed fatigue for the side’s poor show in the title clash. Musa’s team-mates included Boney Watson, Mohammed Yusuf and Mohammed Abdulla “They beat us twice this tour- nament,” Musa said. “Maybe next event we can play better. We did good since we reached the final,” the tall Qatari added. “You know it was tough. Let me tell you guys (the journalists): the problem was we played three GCC matches yesterday. Today we play four matches. Tomorrow we play games. Considering the number of Sad crushed Bucharest 21-16 another three matches,” the world games we play, it was good that we while Team Doha edged past number 12 explained. reached the final. It is hard to play Kaunsas 18-15. Team Doha kicked “It is very hard. One player so many games. We are not young. off the day’s proceedings with a can’t play so many matches. All of us are over 30,” Musa. 18-13 win over Yokohama but lost People may think it is easy to “We have the GCC 3x3 com- to Novi Sad 20-17 in game two. play so many matches, but it is ing up in February. We will meet Novi Sad beat Yokohama 18-14 not easy. Plus we play the regular them again and with better prep- to reach the semi-finals with two league games as well,” Musa said. aration, we will play better. They wins in as many games. The sixth “These guys only play this for- looked fresh,” he added. team Saskatoon also lost both mat whereas we play all these Earlier in the semi-finals, Novi their games. THE PENINSULA Ecclestone reveals pact Resurgent Manchester United could derail Qatar’s bid

LONDON: Formula One chief about really, but I’m sure they stalk hurting Liverpool Bernie Ecclestone has revealed soon will. “When we went to the presence of Bahrain and Bahrain I made a deal with the LONDON: Manchester United Memories of last season’s Abu Dhabi on the sport’s circuit people there. will relish the opportunity to thrilling title bid are fading fast at means Qatar is unlikely to stage “They said to me that as they Manchester inflict more pain on wounded Anfield, but midfielder Joe Allen a Grand Prix in the future. were going to be something new foes Liverpool when the teams says his side will draw encourage- United manager’s Qatar won the right to host in the area, would I give them renew their heated rivalry at ment from their last performance Louis van Gaal the 2022 World Cup, while the a guarantee I wouldn’t stage Old Trafford in the Premier at Old Trafford when they make shakes hands energy-rich Gulf state was also another race in the Gulf, and I League this weekend. their return tomorrow. with Southampton recently awarded the 2019 World said yes. Liverpool won both league fix- “We had a fantastic result there manager Ronald Athletics Championships. “It was a typical Ecclestone tures against United last season, last season, so we’ll be looking to Koeman before The country already possesses handshake deal with the Crown triumphing 3-0 on their last visit draw some confidence and inspi- their English a motor-sport facility at Losail Prince. to Sir Matt Busby Way in March, ration from that performance and Premier League that hosts MotoGP and World “But then Abu Dhabi wanted en route to finishing 20 points we’ll go there and try to get the soccer match at Superbikes and wouldn’t require a race. I explained to them the clear of their cross-county rivals win,” the Wales international told St Mary’s Stadium major redevelopment to stage a position I was in, and I said to in the final standings. the Liverpool website. in Southampton, Formula One race. them, ‘You better ask the people But the tables have since “They are great games to play on December 9. Last week the FIA held its in Bahrain. If they’re happy, I’m turned and while United go into in between two clubs who are annual gala in Doha, prompting happy, if not, we won’t (go)’. the weekend in pursuit of a sixth massive globally and there’s a renewed speculation of Ecclestone “So they got together and that’s consecutive victory -- a run that great rivalry between the clubs.” staging a race at Losail. what happened. has lifted Louis van Gaal’s side Liverpool remain without on the sidelines. goalkeeper Joe Hart has urged But, despite having held talks “Now this other race has been to third place -- Liverpool’s con- injured striker Daniel Sturridge, While Liverpool crashed out of his team-mates not to lose focus with Qatari representatives, with proposed, so I put the people fidence is at a low. while Mario Balotelli has not the Champions League in mid- in their quest to topple Jose Bahrain and Abu Dhabi already together and said ‘Can you sort Having made a dismal start to played for over a month, but week, Manchester City secured Mourinho’s Chelsea. on the calendar, they will not this out between you?’. They their league campaign, Liverpool’s United have injury problems as their place in the last 16 with a “We are confident we can do allow Qatar to join the party, haven’t managed to do it.” season nose-dived further on well. Chris Smalling sustained a superb 2-0 victory away to Serie well against anyone, but it is according to Ecclestone. Asked whether Bahrain and Tuesday when they were elimi- groin injury during United’s 2-1 A title contenders Roma. Leicester now and we have to Speaking at an end-of-season Abu Dhabi have a right of veto nated from the Champions League win at Southampton on Monday, City will learn the identity of turn our eyes to that,” said the briefing in London on Thursday, over Qatar for as long as they in the group phase following a 1-1 joining Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, their next Champions League England international. “That’s Ecclestone said: “I’ve a bit of a stage Grands Prix, Ecclestone draw at home to Basel. Angel di Maria and Daley Blind opponents on Monday, but our next big game.” AFP problem, which nobody knows nodded and replied: “Yeah.” AFP SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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ISLAMABAD 18/06 Cloudy 16/04 Clear Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, These are some of the unusual has resigned from her royal discoveries that have emerged post, a palace statement said from the largest, most sophisti- yesterday. cated mapping of the bird fam- The announcement appeared ily tree, published in more than Christie’s celebrates modernists in the Royal Gazette and follows two dozen separate papers, eight a high-level corruption investiga- of which are in the December 12 at second India auction tion that has embroiled several issue of the US journal Science. senior police, military officials Researchers in 20 nations MUMBAI: Christie’s strengthened its foothold in the Indian art and one of Thailand’s richest spent four years on the project market with only its second sale in the country, showcasing a range men and has implicated relatives to sequence the entire genomes of work by homegrown modern artists. of Srirasmi. of 48 species of birds, including The London-based auction house offered 78 lots at Mumbai’s luxury Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn owls, hummingbirds, penguins Taj Mahal Palace hotel and raised `752.7m ($12.04m), exceeding esti- asked the government to strip and woodpeckers. mates, following its first sale in the same venue last year. his wife’s family of their spe- They also compared birds to The best-seller was Tyeb Mehta’s 1999 acrylic on canvas “Falling cial royally-bestowed surname three different species of croco- Bull”, which sold for 175.4 million rupees ($2.8m) to an internet buyer in November, after seven of her diles — which are the reptiles in New York. close relatives were arrested for most closely related to birds — Works by other modernists M F Husain and S H Raza were among alleged graft, with charges rang- and found vastly different rates those to go under the hammer, with the oldest piece being a pocket ing from bribery to defaming the of evolution. notebook of author and artist Rabindranath Tagore, dated 1889 to 1904. monarchy. The birds were much faster at Growing wealth has fuelled an interest in art collecting among A palace statement released evolving new traits, while croco- India’s super rich, but the auction did not quite match the success of late yesterday said Srirasmi diles — which shared a common Christie’s inaugural sale last year, which more than doubled estimates had decided to give up her royal ancestor with birds and dinosaurs to raise $15.5m. status. about 240 million years ago — Sonal Singh, Christie’s head of department in Mumbai, said second “Princess Srirasmi, wife have barely changed at all. sales were “always a little bit harder”, but added that “the depth of of Crown Prince Maha Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn walks with Royal Consort Birds are “the one lineage of the market is visible, quality works are in demand.” Vajiralongkorn ... has written Princess Srirasmi in Bangkok. (File picture) dinosaurs that made it through Contemporary Indian art enjoyed heady days before prices plum- to respectfully resign from her the mass extinction at the end of meted with the 2008 global economic crisis, but the market for the status in the royal family and and nervousness about what a father’s ceremonial duties. The the so-called age of dinosaurs,” country’s modern masters has proved more stable. permission has been granted by royal succession might bring. The crown prince married Srirasmi some 65 million years ago, said A report from market research firm Art Tactic earlier this month His Majesty the King,” read the king was admitted to hospital in in 2001. co-author Ed Braun, associate said confidence in the Indian art market was at its highest since statement. October and underwent an opera- Thailand’s laws protecting the professor from the University of November 2007. “The reason we have come here is we have seen very No reason was given for her tion to remove his gallbladder. monarchy are among the strict- Florida. active bidding out of India,” said Amin Jaffer, international director resignation. Srirasmi will lose her Bhumibol, seen by many Thais est in the world. It is a crime to “Their closest living relative is of Asian art, at a viewing of the lots earlier this week. “We’ve seen an royal title, “Mom”, which trans- as a unifying figure, was last seen defame, insult or threaten the actually crocodilian so you have expansion in the range of interest.” lates as princess. in public in November. king, queen, heir-apparent or again these very different organ- India’s art market lags behind that of China, where the first Christie’s The news comes at a time of The designated heir to the regent and anyone convicted or isms going back fairly deep in auction last year raised $25m, and which has boosted its art scene by heightened anxiety in Thailand throne is Vajiralongkorn, a doing so faces up to 15 years in time.” pouring money into new museums. over the health of the revered fighter pilot who has in recent prison for each offence. A few kinds of birds are AFP but ailing King Bhumibol, 87, years assumed many of his REUTERS believed to have survived the catastrophic event that wiped out the dinosaurs, and from then on they evolved rapidly into the diverse array of some 10,000 spe- cies we see today. Miss World showdown in London in shadow of murder Birds lost their teeth some 116 million years ago, according to the research. LONDON: Beauty queens from London. They held candles and London on November 20 for the with no beauty element at all. the all-time leader board with The urge to mate and be across the globe have descended said prayers in their own lan- 64th annual final, being held at “Some of us run very fast, some six titles, ahead of India and the noticed by the opposite sex led on London for tomorrow’s Miss guages in front of a framed pho- the Excel exhibition centre. of us speak very well, some of us United Kingdom on five titles to the rapid evolution of 15 pig- World 2014 final, a competition tograph of Alvarado. The remembrance service have received the gift of outer each. While beauty has always mentation genes associated with rocked by the murder of Miss “We are devastated by this ter- was part of a series of events beauty that’s being emphasised by been at the heart of the event, plumage and feathers, said the Honduras. rible loss of two young women, in the run-up to the televised inner beauty,” replied Miss South brains, skills and commitment to findings. Some 121 contestants from who were so full of life,” said Miss extravaganza. Africa Rolene Strauss. good causes also play a role. Birds’ ability to sing and mimic Albania to Zimbabwe are taking World chairwoman Julia Morley. The contenders visited prestig- British bookmakers Ladbrokes Contestants have to present sounds is based on the same brain part in the pageant, but there The new Miss World will travel ious Oxford University to address have the 22-year-old medical stu- their “Beauty With a Purpose” circuits seen in humans, though will be no representative from to crime-plagued Honduras to the Oxford Union debating hall — dent as their 2/1 hot favourite, fol- projects to the judges. we arrived at these abilities by Honduras following the fatal build a school in their home- where some of the world’s finest lowed by Miss England and Miss Miss Serbia has been coaching different evolutionary paths. shooting of finalist Maria Jose town that will be named in their minds have honed their ideas. India at 7/1, Miss Australia at 8/1 a disabled volleyball team, while Meanwhile, chickens and Alvarado. honour, the contest’s organisers “Miss World is not a celeb- and Miss Russia at 10/1. Miss India founded an organisa- ostriches are among the birds The bodies of the 19-year-old announced. rity; she is an ambassador,” Miss “It’s always one of the hard- tion which teaches slum children whose makeup most closely national title-holder and her Police in Honduras accuse United States Elizabeth Safrit est events to come up with odds the importance of washing their resembles that of their ancestors. 23-year-old sister Sofia Trinidad Sofia’s boyfriend of shooting the told students. for,” Ladbrokes spokesman Alex hands. Co-author Erich Jarvis, an were found buried on a remote sisters in a fit of jealousy after “She tells women all around Donohue said. Miss Bolivia has been helping associate professor of neurobiol- riverbank near the northwest- seeing Sofia dancing with another the world that it’s OK to have an “Fans think Miss South Africa to improve the lives of children ogy at Duke University School of ern city of Santa Barbara on the man at a party. opinion. She makes changes hap- ticks all the boxes and she has living in prison with their jailed Medicine, described discovering day Maria Jose was due to fly to Three other people have pen. She identifies problems and been the most popular bet to parents, bringing them books, “a big surprise that it’s actually London. appeared in court alongside him she finds solutions.” win, but Miss France at 14/1 other learning materials and even the chicken that seems to have Tears were shed when the Miss for allegedly helping him bury the Students threw questions at shouldn’t be discounted at all and puppies to help them learn how retained the most ancestral chro- World contestants attended a bodies. them, including if they thought she looks like a good outside bet to care for another living thing. mosomal organization compared special remembrance service in The contestants arrived in there could be such a competition to be crowned.” Venezuela tops AFP to the other species. AFP