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Thursday 9 October 2014 • 15 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6213 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 UN convention on Air strike in Kobane terrorism urged Don’t link the scourge to religion, race or culture: Qatar

DOHA: Qatar has called for a that the convention should have comprehensive convention on a specific definition of terrorism international terrorism that and not link it to religion, race should clearly define the phe- or culture. nomenon by not linking it to The convention should also religion, race or culture. confirm the commitment of Addressing a meeting of the the international community to United Nation’s Legal Committee strengthen cooperation to combat (Sixth Committee) on “measures terrorism, she added. to eliminate international terror- Sheikha Alia also stressed that ism” in New York, Ambassador the fight against terrorism is a Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif priority in Qatar’s policy, as it Al Thani, Qatar’s Permanent continued its efforts on national, Representative to the UN, con- regional and international levels demned terrorism in all its forms for implementation of the UN and manifestations, regardless of counter-terrorism strategy, and justifications and perpetrators. strengthening cooperation with Smoke rises after an air strike by an alleged alliance warplane on Islamic State targets in the west of Kobane, She stressed the need to dis- UN agencies to achieve the goal. Syria, yesterdy. Turkey’s military yesterday imposed a curfew in parts of the southeast after at least 18 people tinguish between terrorism and Sheikha Alia said the Executive were killed in pro-Kurdish protests over the government’s failure to act against militants attacking Kobane. legitimate resistance to foreign Director of the counter-terror- occupation, self-defence as well ism Directorate of the UN visited as the right to self-determination Qatar in January this year and met of people under occupation. competent authorities. Doha also She called on the international hosted a workshop in December last community to condemn all atroci- Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed year on integrated strategies in the First US Ebola patient dies ties against civilians for political bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar’s Permanent fight against terrorism with partici- purposes, whether murder or Representative to the UN, pation of UN experts. WASHINGTON: A Liberian insidious disease, Ebola. He fought people in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra intimidation or targeting densely addressing the Legal Committee Meanwhile, US and coalition man who was the first person courageously in this battle,” said Leone, Nigeria and Senegal since populated residential areas and meeting in New York. aircraft targeted Islamic State diagnosed with Ebola outside of a statement from Texas Health the beginning of the year. civilian facilities, such as schools, fighters near the town of KObane West Africa died in a Texas hos- Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Hours after Duncan died, hospitals and refugees in bombing growing trans-national terrorist yesterday, launching six attacks, pital yesterday, as Washington Duncan is believed to have been the White House announced and other crimes, which also con- organisations” said Sheikha Alia. the US military said. The strikes stepped up airport screening infected with Ebola before he left that stricter airport screen- stitute one of the worst manifesta- She added that eradicating destroyed an armoured person- against the deadly virus. Liberia and boarded a plane to visit ings would be implemented at tions of terrorism in every sense terrorism “requires more genu- nel carrier, artillery and several Thomas Eric Duncan died in family in Texas.The however raised John F Kennedy International of the word. ine cooperation among member vehicles, Central Command said. a Dallas hospital 10 days after he global fears, leading to a spike of in New York, Washington Dulles “The world has witnessed tragic states and hard work to reach The sounds of heavy gunfire was admitted and despite receiving suspected Ebola cases and forcing International, Chicago O’Hare events over the last year rejected a comprehensive convention on and mortar shells were heard an experimental drug to fight off governments to consider stronger International, Hartsfield-Jackson by the conscience of mankind, as international terrorism as the from the Turkish side of the the illness, which causes vomiting, methods of keeping the virus at Atlanta International and a result of the increasing unprec- world is in urgent need of it more border, a reporter said, as fierce diarrhea and often fatal bleeding. bay. The world’s largest outbreak Newark Liberty International in edented acts of terrorism and than ever.” Sheikha Alia stressed street battles raged. QNA/AFP “Mr. Duncan succumbed to an of Ebola has killed more than 3,400 New Jersey. AFP

Scholars union Marginal rise in loan default despite stricter lending calls for Palestine BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB according to data released by the was for Kuwait at 5.5 percent in growth (over 78 percent) of banks Report for 2013, domestic credit solidarity march banking regulator, Qatar Central 2008 followed by Bahrain (2.9 in the year. Qatar, to recall, is a in Qatari Riyal was reported at DOHA: The period of easy Bank. percent) and the UAE (2.4 per- country where banks dispense QR431.31bn ($118.44bn) as of end DOHA: The International credit may be over in Qatar after International Monetary Fund cent). Oman had the lowest at 1.2 large credit volumes. Their total of 2013, up 78.4 percent compared Union for Muslim Scholars the 2008 financial crisis but the (IMF) figures for years between percent. lending to individuals for con- to QR241.70bn ($66.37bn) in the (IUMS) headed by Qatar-based number of loan defaulters has 1995 and 2008 show that the GCC World Bank (WB) statistics sumption in 2013 alone stood at previous year (2012). The massive Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al increased marginally despite nations were among the countries from 2009 until 2013 also show QR80bn ($22bn). increase in local currency denom- Qaradawi has called on Muslims stricter lending by banks. in the world with very low levels that GCC states are among the The primary factors affecting inated domestic credit was due all over the world to stage dem- Non-performing loans (NPLs) of NPLs. And Qatar had one of countries with lowest NPLs. overall assets quality is the qual- to rise in lending to government onstrations in solidarity with of commercial banks in Qatar in the lowest NPLs in the region at The marginal rise in NPLs by ity of credit portfolios and credit institutions. the Palestinians on October 17. 2013 were 1.9 percent, up mar- 1.7 percent in the period. 0.2 percentage points in Qatar in administration programmes. Continued on page 4 The Union also called on the ginally from 1.7 percent in 2012, The highest NPL in the region 2013 was attributed to large credit According to QCB’s 37th Annual THE PENINSULA Arab and Islamic countries to play their roles to support the Palestinian cause, Al Sharq reported. The Union urged the Show on ice international community to come together to end the crimes being committed by the Israeli occupy- Cyber attacks: Qatar ing forces against the Palestinians. The international community acted fast to form an alliance third most targeted against organisations which it sees as extremist while keeping mum on the Israeli aggression, BY SACHIN KUMAR 1,824 advanced cyber attacks the Union said. that bypassed traditional secu- DOHA: Qatar is the third rity layers (IPS, Firewall, Anti- 90pc of Industrial country after Saudi Arabia Spam, Web Gateway Security, and Turkey in the Middle East Application Whitelisting and Area road project and Africa (Mena) region tar- Sandboxing solutions),” he said. geted most in the cyber attacks. In the GCC region, Saudi Arabia completed Qatar faced close to 2,000 cyber faced the highest number (8,564) of attacks in the first half of 2014, cyber attacks in the first half of the DOHA: Work on the main according to FireEye, a major current year. Turkey and Kuwait Industrial Area road is ex pected player in the area of cyber were the other countries which to be completed in December. security. were targeted by cyber-attacks. About 90 percent of the work “FireEye tracks and protects Broadly the attacks can have is completed including the tun- against advanced cyber attacks either political or financial nel, flyover and the walkways, Al and the data we have collected motives. Sharq reported. shows Qatar is in the top three “The vast majority of attacks The road which links the countries after Saudi Arabia and we see in the region are politically Industrial Area with Salwa Road Turkey being the most targeted motivated and are perpetrated by and other key areas of the city is in the region,” Richard Turner, organisations that are either part expected to reduce traffic conges- Artists perform at Dream on Ice programme at Katara yesterday. The two-hour extravaganza on ice includes vice president EMEA, FireEye of or aligned to particular nations tions. The company executing the elegant skating, acrobatic performances, stilt walkers as well as an animal show featuring dogs, cats and told The Peninsula. or regions,” said Turner. project is currently giving the final seals. KAMMUTTY V P “Between January 1 and Continued on page 4 touches, said the daily. June 30 this year, Qatar saw THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatar Charity’s Eid Al Qatar Conference Hall inaugurated at Mahmud Kashgari University in Bishkek BISHKEK: Qatar’s countries, and its belief that edu- Dr Ibraev Almaz, praised the Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, cation is the cornerstone of com- important role being played by Adha Festival ends Mohamed bin Arar Al Nuaimi, munity development. Qatar through support for educa- yesterday opened the Qatar He praised bilateral relations tional and development projects. Conference Hall at Mahmud which last month witnessed the He thanked Qatar for provid- Kashgari University in the cap- signing of a cooperation agree- ing all facilities for the hall. The ital, Bishkek. ment in the field of education, opening ceremony was attended He said Qatar’s donation higher education and scientific by Kyrgyz education officials, for building and equipping the research to provide legal frame- university professors, students hall with facilities stems from work for cooperation. and representatives of television ties of friendship between both The Rector of the university, channels and the media. QNA Qatar Airways best Middle East airline for fifth consecutive year

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has been honoured for the Children participating in one of the games at the festival. fifth consecutive year as Best Middle East Airline at the 2014 DOHA: Qatar Charity’s (QC) and Public Relations, Abdullah neighbouring Gulf states,” he said. Business Traveller Asia Pacific Eid Al Adha festival, organised Bin Ali Al Musnad Independent Al Marikhi said the variety Awards. by Creek Centre for Community Secondary Preparatory School for of services, combined with mild The ceremony at Conrad Hotel Development (CCCD) for the Boys, Seashore Group, and Creek weather, the spacious location Hong Kong was attended by top eighth year, ended yesterday. and Dhakhira Company. and good organisation had con- personalities from the aviation, Thousands of citizens, members It also included a section for tributed to the high number of travel and trade industries. of various communities and peo- productive Qatari families, an participants. The annual awards, now in ple from neighbouring Gulf states area for Hamad Medical City He thanked Ras Laffan Social 23rd year, were presented in over took part. Ambulance Service, lost property Networking and all agencies and 50 categories. The festival included a family section, a theatre, contests, prizes institutions that contributed to QA Commercial Manager Hong restaurant, a café, two mosques and entertainment, including a the success of the festival, which Kong, Yap Kiang Thiam, accepted for men and women and dozens performance by the local band was part of QC’s efforts in chari- the award on the airline’s behalf. of games for children. Karamish. table community service and QA Group CEO, Akbar Al It was sponsored by Ras Laffan “The festival is one of its kind development. Games included Baker, said: “We are extremely Social Networking in collabora- in the region and the number of planes, swings, bungee jumping, proud to have received this award. tion with the Ministry if Interior, participants increases every year, boats, ball games, rope climbing, “To be recognised for our com- the Department of Development with about 40,000 this year,” said horse, pony and camel riding. mitment to provide five-star of Productive Families at the Khamis Al Marikhi, Director, Participants expressed happi- service and an enhanced travel Ministry of Labour and Social CCCD. ness over the family atmosphere experience to all our passengers QA Commercial Manager Hong Kong, Yap Kiang Thiam (left), receiving Affairs, the Municipality of Creek “Participants included people and recreational facilities for chil- throughout our network is a great the award. and Dhakhira, Sadaf Advertising from the region and families from dren. THE PENINSULA honour. We would like to thank Business Traveller Asia Pacific China and the rest of the world, The code-share has also resulted for their recognition and look for- the airline has shown its commit- in a surge in demand on the Hong ward to offering our passengers in ment to serve its passengers in Kong route, particularly from the region the best in QA service the Asia Pacific region. corporate and business travellers. and hospitality when travelling It entered into a code-share In May, the airline moved to its Over 11,000 benefit from sacrificial meat from QC with us.” with Cathay Pacific, the home new base at Hamad International With a combined 38 flights a carrier of Hong Kong, in March. Airport. DOHA: More than 11,000 people benefited from needy expatriates from different communities, Al week, mainland China and Hong With the double-daily flights, pas- It also welcomed its first A380 sacrificial meat distributed by Qatar Charity Sharq reported, quoting a QC official. Kong are two of the most valued sengers of both airlines are able and launched 10 new routes to its (QC) during Eid Al Adha. During Eid, the charity also distributed sacrificial markets in the QA network. By to benefit from more convenient network, including Dallas, Miami Beneficiaries included 668 families who receive meat worth QR13.25m to about one million people offering passengers one of the connections through Hamad and Edinburgh. monthly allowances from the charity, besides many in 54 countries. THE PENINSULA largest route networks between International Airport in Doha. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Travelling expo ‘Angry Birds Universe’ opens at Katara Qatar second stop for exhibition which continues until October 31 BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

DOHA: Angry Birds Universe, a first of its kind travelling exhibition which combines education and fun, witnessed warm reception from fans during its opening yesterday at Katara. “Angry Birds Universe: The Art & Science Behind a Global Phenomenon” is a brand new exhibition by US-based Imagine www.swiss-belhotel.com Exhibitions together with Rovio Tel and JRA which premiered in Dubai recently. Fax Doha is the second stop of the exhibition which would go around the world in the next five years. Tel “It’s a pleasure to be in the Fax Gulf and work with Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) to bring this exhibition here. There haven’t been a lot of such edu- cational exhibition in Qatar so Tel it’s nice to introduce the idea Fax with something playful and fun with characters everyone Children enjoying games at one of the sections of the exhibition at Katara yesterday. ABDUL BASIT knows,” Tom Zaller, President and CEO, Imagine Exhibitions Tel + 974 44298888 Inc, told this daily. activities that are educationally designed for students but could at the opening. Asked why he chose to pre- based. The games take place on be enjoyed by people of all ages. “It has been a very busy Fax miere the exhibition in the Gulf, an island where the birds live, “The written content is good day. We see Saudis, Kuwaitis, Zaller said: “I wanted to be in protecting their eggs from pigs for children aged six to 12 but Emiratis and many Qataris and a region where people appre- who want to steal them,” Zaller the concepts are for every one,” people from all over the region Tel ciate these activities. Dubai explained. he said, adding the expo pro- and many seem very happy,” Fax and Qatar governments want The expo’s geographical vides chance for collaborative Zaller said. to bring educational exhibits areas, including Bamboo Forest, learning involving the entire The expo is also catered to rather than just games because Cobalt Plateaus, The City, Cave family. schools and since it’s a travel- they want the children to grow Studio, Crown Mountains and Among the concepts visitors ling museum it can inspire stu- Tel up and learn these basic princi- Space provide visitors with can learn are friction, mass, dents to visit other museums, Fax ples, these building blocks.” interactive games based on basic velocity, simple machines and he added. Built on a 1,500sqm area, the educational concepts under the mechanical advantages, grav- The exhibition is open today expo comprises areas where STEAM (Science, Technology, ity, orbits, space, rockets, natu- and tomorrow from 11am to children can learn scientific Engineering, Art and Maths) ral history of birds, animation, 11pm, from October 11 to 31 Tel principles that can be applied principle. drawing and music. from Sunday to Thursday (9am Fax in every day life while having “Many countries adopt the The use of colours and the to 1pm and 4pm to 10pm) and fun with games in an interac- STEM but we added art because Angry Birds brand delivers on Fridays and Saturdays (1pm www.doha.hilton.com tive and immersive way. we think it is an important effectively educational and fun to 11pm). Ticket is priced at “The idea is to take the play- part of life,” Zaller said, add- elements of the expo visitors QR50 and is free for children Tel 44233333 974+ fulness of the game and create ing the exhibition was specially from all over the region enjoyed below five. THE PENINSULA Fax 44233000 974+ Beach-goers upset over lack of facilities

DOHA: People who visited some of the country’s beaches to celebrate Eid Al Adha were disappointed at the lack of Tel basic facilities like toilets and Fax cafeterias. Al Ghariya and Al Wakra beaches were among the most popular, receiving hundreds of visitors who had almost simi- Tel lar complaints, the local Arabic Fax daily Al Raya reports. Fahad Al Kaabi who turned up at Al Ghariya beach said it was among the most beauti- Tel ful and attracted hundreds of Fax people even on other holidays but the absence of toilets was irritating, especially for families with children. “There are also no places Tel for families to buy groceries or A file photo of residents at Al Wakra beach. Fax refreshments and have to drive to other areas,” he said. Abdullah Al Sada, another beach-goers with only a small of facilities and many families During Eid Al Adha last year, resident who visited Al Ghariya place. He also urged authorities were forced to set up mobile four people, including a Kenyan Tel beach, urged authorities to pri- to regulate scooters and ensure toilets. couple, were reported to have oritise basic facilities for the all riders have life jackets and Abdullah Al Shaibani, a citi- drowned in Al Wakra beach. Fax beach, including instructions children are not left on their zen who camped at the beach, Ahmed Hassan, another for riders not to use their water own. said it was one of the most camper at the beach, said the scooters up to 300 metres from Ahmed Al Abbas, another important in Qatar and urged low temperatures had encour- the shores as it could endanger beach-goer, said Al Ghariya authorities to provide basic aged him and his family to try Tel the lives of swimmers. beach also lacked a proper facilities and spare residents out Eid celebrations at the Fax Al Ghariya beach is popular road as the existing one was the worries about using toilets beach. He urged authorities to for water scooters and many very narrow and often caused or having to set up mobile ones ensure cleanliness at the beach youth who visited the beach traffic snarls. At some beaches He said there are not coast and fine violators. He said he during the Eid holidays rented like Al Wakra, the Ministry of guards despite the fact that the had enjoyed sea breeze, watch- scooters for racing. Environment allowed families to beach attract many families and ing over his children swimming Al Sada said scooter rental set up tents and stay for most the provision of life guards is and did exercises like running companies occupied a lot of of the Eid holidays. But this joy essential for the safety of swim- and stretching up this Eid. space at the beach, leaving disappeared due to the absence mers, especially children. THE PENINSULA Tel Fax

15 bird call whistles, diesel truck seized Tel Fax DOHA: Fifteen devices illegally used The Environment Protection department pictures of the violations through its envi- to hunt down birds and a truck illegally said it had also registered several violations ronment complaints application system on transporting diesel have been confis- over the last few days in an effort to curb iPhones and iPads. www.marriottmarquisdoha.com cated, the Ministry of Environment has land, sea and air pollution and reiterated The application sends the message to reported. that the protection of the environment was the department which identifies the sender Tel + 974 44195000 The bird call whistles were used by hunt- every one’s responsibility. The ministry said and the location of the violation through an Fax + 974 44195100 ers to attract the birds by mimicking their it had referred the violators to the public inbuilt interactive map and sends inspec- sounds and once a large number of birds prosecution. tors to the site. The ministry has urged flock to the devices, they catch and sell It also seized a truck carrying diesel with- the people to search for the programme them, reported a local Arabic daily. out authorisation or licence to transport through the Apple store and download it The ministry has banned the whistles hazardous materials. on their iPhones or iPads. The programme that attract rare species of birds in large The ministry received complaints from can be searched with the words — MOE numbers which are then sold. people about environmental abuses and INSPECTOR. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Entries invited for Postgraduate Student Awards Qatar plans to lead Middle East and North Africa in development of engineering PhD programmes

DOHA: Qatar, which hosts the characterisation of multi- more tier-one US universi- phase flow properties, capillary ties than any other country pressure, residual trapping, wet- in the Middle East and North ting and relative permeability, for Africa, plans to lead the region gas injection processes, CO2 stor- in developing engineering PhD age and enhanced oil recovery; the programmes, the first study on investigation of recovery proc- the availability of postgraduate esses from mixed-wet carbonates education in Doha has reported. typical of the Middle East; and Last year, Qatar Foundation the development of a life cycle (QF) launched its first PhD pro- assessment model to analyse the gramme — QF Interdisciplinary energy, water and food nexus. Doctoral Programme in Energy The awards ceremony will take Sciences (QF IDPES), in collabo- place in Doha on Tuesday, April ration with Hamad Bin Khalifa 28 next year at Qatar University University (HBKU), providing New Research Complex. The graduates with a regional plat- 2015 Selection Committee com- form to develop careers in the Dr. Wyatt Hume, Director, prises academia and industry energy field. Education, Training & Development, experts in research and Qatar “Qatar is also developing PhD Qatar Foundation Research & post graduate studies: Dr. Wyatt programmes, an essential next Development. Hume, Dr. Mounir Hamdi, Dean, step in progress towards the Some of the participants at the Gulf Intelligence Qatar Energy R & D Forum. College of Science, Engineering country becoming a sustainable, and Technology, HBKU, Dr. knowledge-based and creative National Research Fund provides programmes. with Qatar National Vision 2030. “I am honoured to again Mark Weichold, Dean & CEO, economy,’’ said Dr. Wyatt Hume, financial support for PhD stu- A group of Qatari students will The award programme seeks be a member of the Selection Texas A&M University at Qatar, Director, Education, Training & dents to study in approved Qatari be recognised for their achieve- to highlight achievements in Committee for these awards.” Dr. Rashid Al Ammari, Dean, Development, QF Research & institutions through National ments in postgraduate studies the country’s emerging R&D Stakeholders from industry and College of Engineering, Qatar Development. Priority Research Programme with the second annual ORYX sector by recognising current academia as well as students are University, Dr. Iain Macdonald, “PhD programmes in Qatari and Graduate Student Research GTL Post Graduate Student or recently-graduated Masters invited to nominate top individu- Senior Programme Manager, institutions will add substan- Awards. Second, QF Research Awards in April 2015, which hon- and PhD candidates for their als for the Masters or PhD award Qatar Carbonates and Carbon tially to new intellectual property Institutes can now employ indi- our Masters and PhD students for accomplishments in academia in category, along with a rationale Storage Centre, Imperial College and enterprise development and viduals enrolled as PhD students commitment to further engineer- energy-related fields. for why they were selected and London and Mohamed Al Enazi, accelerate the growth of Qatar’s in partner universities in Qatar ing education for the advance- “The Qatar Post Graduate how their research findings are Quality Manager, Oryx GTL. research capabilities,” he added. or elsewhere to work as part of ment of Qatar’s energy sector. Student Awards are an impor- relevant for Qatar. To submit a nomination The QF supports individual Qatar-based research groups The awards were developed tant initiative to empower Qatari Previous winner research areas and find out details about the PhD students and the develop- focused on national research by Gulf Intelligence in support youth and recognise their contri- included oil and gas reservoir awards, please visit http://bit.ly/ ment of PhD programmes in priorities. Third, HBKU, part of Qatar’s ambition to transform butions to Qatar’s energy indus- stimulation and management of QatarStudentAwards three main ways. First, Qatar of the QF, is establishing PhD into a knowledge economy in line try, said Dr. Hume. Qatar’s hydrocarbon resources; THE PENINSULA

Foreign currency credit drops Qatar home to second Continued from page 1 previous year. Domestic credit in foreign The ratio of total provision as currency denominations was a percentage of total assets was largest gathering of QR101.76bn ($27.94bn) as of 2013- 1.3 percent as against 1.2 percent end. There was a considerable of 2012, according to the report. drop in foreign currency credit, According to major ratios for dugongs in the world especially to the public sector. banks’ profitability criteria, in The local currency-wise increase 2013, return on equity reduced to DOHA: Qatar’s coast has the There is a new agreement in credit to the public sector was 16.5 percent as against 17.7 per- second largest gathering of between these research institutes in tandem with the decrease in cent in 2012. During the same dugongs in the world, accord- to enhance the understanding of foreign currency credit in 2013. period return on assets reduced ing to a new study by Texas the dugongs, especially when tak- The ratio of provisions for to 2.1 percent (in 2013) over 2.4 University, Qatar University ing major environmental deci- NPLs was reported to be 96.8 percent in the previous year, and Axon Mobil Research. sions on the coasts like that of percent in 2013 compared to last whereas net return on earning The research, conducted to Qatar where they are in large year’s 97.5 percent. The ratio assets declined to 2.5 percent in highlight the behaviours of the numbers. of loan provision to total loans 2013, compared to 2.6 percent in dugongs, found that Qatar was Results of the study will be increased to 1.85 percent in 2013 2012, according to the report. second to Australia in having revealed at Qatar Foundation’s compared to 1.7 percent in the THE PENINSULA many dugongs along its coast in Annual Research Forum. the world, Al Sharq reports. The dugong is the largest sea The research also aims at mammal that stays in coastal sea bridging the gap of information waters. It weighs about 400kg on the dugongs due to inadequate and can be found in 37 countries. Four new 911 Carrera One of the dugongs cited along Qatar’s coast. research on the species. THE PENINSULA models unveiled Politics ‘main reason behind recent cyber-attacks’ DOHA: Porsche is sending its Light System (PDLS) and sport second generation of 911 Carrera exhaust system for unmistak- Continued from page 1 do not try to gain competitive websites of Qatar in 2013. its allies, may lead to increase in GTS to the starting line. Four able GTS sound are included as “The main driver behind most advantage by disrupting national Those with financial motives cyber-attacks on Qatar and other models — each in coupe or standard. The new models also recent incidents tends to be of a infrastructure. try to make money by steal- countries. cabriolet, with rear-wheel or feature 911 Carrera 4 body with political nature. The Arab Spring Cyber-attacks in Africa and ing confidential information “It is very tough to predict the all-wheel drive — close the gap wide-flared rear wheel arches, has resulted in many political con- the Middle East have increased from commercial institutions future, if previous experience is a between 911 Carrera S and the a wide track and 20-inch alloys flicts. A country could be attacked after Syria’s civil war and political or stealing intellectual property reliable indicator, we would prob- road-legal sports car optimised with centre wheel locks, painted for supporting or opposing a cer- strife in Egypt. of any private or government ably expect to see more activities for the race track, the 911 GT3. in black silk gloss. tain regime,” he added. The Syrian Electronic Army, organisations. (cyber-attacks) through this Some of the technical ingredi- Like other GTS models from Attackers with political a hacking group loyal to the gov- Political tension in the Middle period of unrest then we may have ents that generate more dynamic the Stuttgart-based sports car motives trying to prove a point or ernment of President Bashar East, including the ongoing seen previously,” said Turner. performance and driving fun for manufacturer, the new 911 inte- communicate a message usually Al Assad, had attacked several attack on Syria by the US and THE PENINSULA this model include 430hp power, rior includes Alcantara leather- Sport Chrono package and PASM trimmed sport seats for driver active damper system which low- and passenger, alongside centre ers the ride height by 10 mil- panels also finished in Alcantara. limetres. Improved efficiency Black trim strips on the custom- has led to quicker accelerations ised GTS air intake screen and and higher top speeds, with fuel black chrome-plated exhaust tail- consumption figures remaining pipes accentuate the rear of the DFC to attend RECON ME & North Africa forum unchanged at the favourable level car. of S models. Combined with the With the addition of the new DOHA: A delegation of senior Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe models, the 911 Carrera range now officials from Doha Festival City (PDK), 911 Carrera GTS acceler- consists of 12 sports cars at three (DFC) will hold meetings with ates from zero to 100km/h in four power levels, as coupes and cabri- shopping centre industry pro- seconds (cabriolet 4.2 seconds). olets, and with rear-wheel and fessionals, retailers and brand All new GTS models reach top all-wheel drive systems. The new owners during a three-day speeds of over 300km/h with the 911 Carrera GTS and 911 Carrera RECON ME & North Africa manual transmission, rear-wheel 4 GTS models can be ordered as conference from October 12 to drive Coupe being the fastest at of now. The basic retail prices 14 at Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai 306 km/h. in Qatar are: 911 Carrera GTS International Financial Centre. Taking into consideration addi- Coupe QR453,000, 911 Carrera DFC is an iconic mixed-used tional features on offer, the new GTS Cabriolet QR488,900, 911 development that includes Qatar’s models are attractive in price. Carrera 4 GTS Coupe QR478,300 biggest retail and leisure mall Options such as bi-xenon head- and 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet which is set to be one of the larg- lights with Porsche Dynamic QR514,600. THE PENINSULA est in the Middle East upon com- Doha Festival City is an iconic mixed-used development that will include Qatar’s biggest retail and leisure mall. pletion in Q3 of 2016. As a sponsor of the annual event leading regional retail groups, to provide visitors with the most finest retailers in the region and which is organised by Middle East including Al Futtaim Group technologically advanced movie beyond,” said Kareem M Shamma, Council of Shopping Centres and Retail Brands, Alshaya, Apparel, experience. Ali Bin Ali Group has CEO, BASREC, the joint venture International Council of Shopping Azadea, Landmark, Dubai committed to bringing the first which comprises Dubai-Based Al Centres, DFC officials will meet Holding Group, Abu Issa Group, full-sized Monoprix store to Doha. Futtaim Real Estate Services, decisionmakers and retail tenant Al Tayer Group and Salam Studio “Following DFC’s successful Qatar Islamic Bank, Aqar Real prospects for the iconic develop- & Storeshave have committed to participation at World Retail Estate Investment Company and ment, which upon completion will bringing extensive selections of Congress 2014 in Paris, during a private Qatari investor. comprise 250,000sqm of mixed- their fashion, dining and enter- which Qatar’s largest mall gath- In May, DFC announced the use gross leasable area, making it tainment brands to what is set ered significant exposure, many appointment of a joint venture Qatar’s biggest retail and leisure to become Qatar’s most exciting award-winning brands voiced between two of Qatar’s leading destination. retail and leisure destination. intent to join our project. We are contractors, Gulf Contracting Recently, DFC signed leasing Vox Cinemas will redefine pleased to be part of the confer- Company and ALEC Qatar, who agreements with many world- Qatar’s entertainment landscape ence which will give us another proceeded with construction of The new Porsche 911 Carrera GTS models. famous retailers. Most of the by introducing 16 digital screens opportunity to connect with the the mall. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 FBI asks for Jihadists pushed back in Kobane tips on IS US-led coalition continues air strikes; pressure mounts for more international action volunteers MURSITPINAR: Intensified including at least 20 in coali- air strikes helped Kurdish mili- tion air strikes. It says about 400 WASHINGTON: The FBI tia push back Islamic State people, more than half of them on Tuesday appealed for help jihadists fighting for Kobane jihadists, have been killed in and tracking people planning to as pressure mounted for more around Kobane since IS began its join the Islamic State group in international action to save the assault in mid-September. combat, including an English- key Syrian border town. The three-week IS assault on speaking militant with a “North France threw its weight behind Kobane has sent about 200,000 American accent.” calls for a buffer zone on the people flooding across the border “We need the public’s assist- Syrian-Turkish frontier. The US into Turkey, but some residents ance in identifying US persons and Britain said they were will- said hundreds more remained two going to fight overseas with ter- ing to “examine” the idea of a safe days after jihadists breached the rorist groups or who are return- haven. town’s defences. “There are 1,000 ing home from fighting overseas,” A new strike by the US-led civilians who refuse to leave,” said Michael Steinbach, assistant coalition hit near Kobane early Kobane activist Mustafa Ebdi. director of the FBI’s counterter- yesterday after a flurry of raids “One of them, aged 65, said to me: rorism division, said in a state- the day before. The strike sent a “Where would we go? Dying here ment on the agency’s website. cloud of thick black smoke billow- is better than dying on the road’.” The Federal Bureau of ing from the eastern side of the An IS fighter carried out a Investigation posted forms online town, where Kurdish militia were suicide truck bombing in east for the public to submit poten- reported to have forced IS fight- Kobane yesterday, but there was tial tips, at www.fbi.gov/ISILtips, ers out of several neighbourhoods no immediate news of casual- and released a segment from a in heavy overnight fighting. ties. Rahman said IS forces had 55-minute propaganda video in The jihadists pierced Kobane’s advanced around 100 metres hopes someone might recognise defences this week, sparking towards the town centre yester- the English-speaking IS militant. fierce street battles that contin- day evening, but that fighting had “No piece of information is ued yesterday with the sounds of subsided slightly. But he added too small,” Steinbach said. In the heavy gunfire and mortar shells that IS group reinforcements video, the masked man — dressed falling on the town. were heading for Kobane from Iraqi Kurdish supporters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hold banners with portraits of leader Abdullah in desert camouflage and waving A Kobane official, Idris Nahsen, Syria’s Raqa province. Ocalan during a demonstration outside the UN office in Arbil yesterday. a pistol — stands in front of pur- said fighters from the Kurdish Kobane, also known as Ain Al ported prisoners as they dig their People’s Protection Units (YPG) Arab, would be a major prize for own graves and then later pre- had managed to push IS militants the jihadists, giving them unbro- sides over their executions. out of key areas after “helpful” ken control of a long stretch of In the clip released by the FBI, air strikes by the US-led coali- Syria’s border with Turkey. IS becoming more savvy: US the faces of the alleged prison- tion. “The situation has changed The United States along with ers are obscured and their kill- since yesterday. YPG forces have Arab, European and other allies WASHINGTON: The Ultimately, “capable” ground can,” Dempsey told ABC News in ing is not shown. The individual pushed back ISIS forces,” he said. have launched nearly 2,000 air Pentagon warned yesterday forces — rebel fighters in Syria an interview. in the video has what appears to The Syrian Observatory for raids against jihadists in Iraq and that US air power on its own and Iraqi government troops — IS fighters are “a learning be “a North American accent,” it Human Rights, a Britain-based Syria. Amid warnings of Kobane’s could not prevent Islamic State would have to defeat the IS group, enemy and they know how to said. About a dozen Americans monitoring group, also said IS imminent fall, the UN envoy to jihadists from capturing the but that would take time, he said. manoeuvre and how to use popu- are fighting with the IS group, fighters had withdrawn over- Syria, Staffan de Mistura, joined Syrian border town of Kobane. Kirby said that “we don’t have a lations and concealment,” the according to the FBI. night from several areas and calls for the international com- US-led aircraft were hitting the willing, capable, effective partner general said. He indicated the IS US authorities on Saturday were no longer inside the west- munity to take urgent action. IS group at every opportunity but on the ground inside Syria right extremists were more difficult to arrested a 19-year-old man at ern part of Kobane. Observatory “The world, all of us, will regret without a competent force on the now. It’s just a fact.” Other towns track as they were staying off of O’Hare International Airport director Rami Abdel Rahman, deeply if (IS) is able to take over ground to work with, there were could also fall to the IS group mobile phones or other devices in Chicago who they alleged was whose group relies on a network a city which has defended itself limits to what could be accom- until local ground forces could that could be monitored. heading to the Middle East to of sources inside Syria, said the with courage but is close to not plished by bombing from the air, find their footing, he added. “They’re becoming more savvy fight with the IS group. AFP withdrawal came after coalition being able to do so. We need to spokesman Rear Admiral John The chairman of the US Joint with the use of electronic devices,” air strikes hit IS positions “caus- act now,” he said. “The interna- Kirby told reporters. “Air strikes Chiefs of Staff, General Martin he said. “They don’t fly flags and Iraqi copter shot ing casualties and damaging at tional community needs to defend alone are not going to do this, not Dempsey, said coalition aircraft move around in large convoys the least four of their vehicles.” them. The international commu- going to fix this, not going to save were bombing the IS group when- way they did... They don’t estab- down, pilots killed The Observatory said at least nity cannot sustain another city the town of Kobane,” Kirby said. ever possible but tracking the lish headquarters that are visible 32 IS fighters were killed in falling under (IS)”. “We know that. And we’ve been militants presented a challenge. or identifiable.” SAMARRA: An Iraqi mili- and around Kobane on Tuesday, AFP saying that over and over again.” “We have been striking when we AFP tary helicopter was shot down by suspected jihadist fight- ers yesterday, five days after Turkey detains Kurds at border a similar incident in the same location north of Baghdad, MURSITPINAR: Turkey detained militants who have fought the Turkish officers said. dozens of Kurds who crossed the border authorities for the last three decades in an The helicopter was a Bell 407 from the besieged Syrian town of Kobane insurgency that has claimed 40,000 lives. flying back from the Baiji refinery, on suspicion of links to the outlawed Kurdish officials earlier this week said 200km north of Baghdad, where Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), offi- all civilians had already fled Kobane. “From federal forces have been fend- cials said yesterday. now on, whomever comes from the other ing off Islamic State fighters for A local official in the Turkish border side of the border will be either from the four months. An aviation officer town of Suruc said that around 265 peo- PKK or the YPG. We are talking about the said both pilots, two majors, were ple were taken into custody for fingerprint country’s security,” the official said. killed in the attack over Seiniye, identification after they crossed from the The Turkish government has prevented west of Baiji. mainly Kurdish town, which is under attack Kurds from crossing into Syria to join the “They were on a security mis- from Islamic State (IS) jihadists. fight against IS, infuriating locals and fuelling sion and coming back from the “Their fingerprints will be identified deadly protests across Turkey. Idris Nahsen, refinery. They flew above the entirely for security purposes. They could a Kurdish official from Kobane who fled to wreckage of the other helicopter,” be members of the organisation,” he said, Turkey after escalating clashes between he said, speaking on condition referring to the PKK, which Turkey’s gov- Kurds and IS insurgents, said hundreds had of anonymity. A Russian-made ernment refuses to name. He said they had been detained after crossing the border. Mi-35 was shot down on Friday not been placed under formal arrest. “Some 350 civilians crossed to Turkey over- in the same area. Turkey fears the standoff around Kobane night but the Turkish intelligence captured Iraq last year received the last could lead to the creation of a Kurdish them, accusing them of links with the PKK,” of 30 Bell 407 helicopters from the Soldiers on a tank enforce a curfew as part of the Turkish government’s response to ongoing fighting force overlapping the Turkish he said. He said the detainees, currently being United States. They are designed protests by Kurds demanding Turkey intervene to protect the Syrian town of Kobane, in and Syrian borders. Syria-based Kurds held in two different schools in Suruc, burned as commercial helicopters but can fighting with the People’s Defence Units blankets on Tuesday night and were threaten- be armed with machine guns and Diyarbakir, southeast of Turkey, yesterday. (YPG) against IS are affiliated to the PKK ing to set themselves on fire. AFP Hellfire missiles. AFP

Prisoners held in Libya freed, In Tunisia, old regime figures make a comeback

TUNIS: At Tunis airport of his aides and ministers disap- chance in the elections in regional says Russia arrivals terminal last month, peared, were imprisoned and pre- cities and towns where they still hundreds of Tunisians gathered vented from participating in the retain their influence. MOSCOW: A group of 22 waving flags to greet a special first elections won by the moder- Tunisia’s democratic transition Russians, Ukrainians and guest — not a sports legend or ate Islamist party Ennahda. contrasts sharply with Egypt and Belarussians held in Libya for pop star, but a former minister The return of the so-called Libya, which have both struggled three years on suspicion of fight- from ousted President Zine El “Remnants” to the political scene with the role of former regime offi- ing for deposed ruler Muammar Abidine Ben Ali’s government. has opened up debate over the cials versus new political systems Gaddafi have returned home Three years after Tunisia’s legacy of the 2011 revolution that since their own 2011 revolutions. after being freed, Russia’s for- “Jasmine Revolution” forced helped inspire the “Arab Spring” Political compromise between eign ministry said yesterday. the autocrat out and set the uprisings in Libya, Egypt and Islamists and secular rivals has But Libyan authorities said North African country on path Syria and eventually led Tunisia more than once pulled Tunisia there had been no decision to free to democracy, Ben Ali regime to become a model for democratic back from the brink of political the men and they were looking old guard are not only making a change. crisis, and helped keep it from the into whether they might have comeback but are poised again to “All we want is to build Tunisia type of polarised chaos now engulf- escaped from jail. win elected posts. without exclusion, it must be ing neighbouring Libya. The 18 Ukrainians, two After approving a new constitu- a new phase in which everyone In Tunisia’s 2011 election, a Russians and two Belarussians tion this year, in October Tunisia contributes in building the coun- temporary law prevented all were convicted to lengthy prison will hold its second parliamen- try,” Ben Ali’s former transport officials of former regime from terms in 2012 by a court in Tripoli tary election since the revolt. In minister Abderrahim Zouari told participating. But now they can Former Tunisian transport minister Abderrahim Zouari works in his office on accusations of being mercenar- November, it will hold presidential Reuters. “I hope to go beyond this participate in elections after the in Tunis yesterday. ies, according to Russian media elections that are seen as a test of debate because Tunisia needs all Ennadha agreed with secular reports. its newly found democracy. its men and women.” opponents to reject the new draft decision, saying that such a law trying to bring Islam deeper into “All the Russians have returned Prominent among candidates Zouari, who is running for law to ban Ben Ali officials. would have only increased the politics in the Arab world’s most home and are in good health. for the legislature and for the the presidential elections for the That contrasts sharply with division of Tunisians in the sen- secular nation. In equal measure this refers presidency are former officials Constitutional Movement party, Libya, where a similar political sitive time in its transition. The assassination of two oppo- to the citizens of Belarus and and cabinet ministers from the is just one of several former Ben isolation law has been the source “In the end, the ballot box will sition leaders last year by Islamist Ukraine, for whom we fought Ben Ali regime, who are pitting Ali cabinet members running in of armed clashes and court battles have the final word,” he said. extremist gunmen tipped Tunisia no less persistently than for themselves against Islamist party that ballot. between rival factions looking to After coming to power in a coa- into a political crisis that eventu- our fellow countrymen,” foreign that governed after Tunisia’s first Former regime officials will gain political influence, often at lition government, Ennahda were ally forced Ennahda to step down ministry spokesman Alexander free election. also be a strong presence in the the barrel of the gun. accused by secular opponents of and make way for a transitional Lukashevich said. After the 2011 revolution, Ben parliamentary elections and ana- Rached Ghannouchi, chief of coddling Islamist hardliners, of government that will rule until AFP Ali fled to Saudi Arabia and most lysts expect them to have ample Ennahda defended his party’s economic mismanagement, and the elections. REUTERS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Iran defends refusal to let in IAEA expert Official denied visa three times; N-talks next week

VIENNA: Iran has dismissed right and we will issue it when we development wing of its Natanz criticism by the International deem it appropriate”. The IAEA enrichment plant. Centrifuges Atomic Energy Agency of its has for years been trying to get refine uranium, a nuclear fuel refusal earlier this year to let to the bottom of allegations that which can have both civilian and one IAEA expert into the coun- Iran has worked on designing a military applications. It said the try as part of a team investi- nuclear bomb. IR-8 was a “complete new centri- gating allegations of nuclear Iran says its nuclear activity is a fuge” and criticised the IAEA for weapons research. peaceful, but suspicions in the West calling it a “casing” in its reports. Tehran said it had a sover- that the civil nuclear programme Meanwhile, Iran’s supreme eign right to decide who to admit is a front for weapons development leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei onto its territory. But its failure have led to punishing economic reiterated yesterday his country’s to issue a visa to an IAEA offi- sanctions, which Tehran hopes “red lines” in negotiations with cial, who diplomatic sources said will be lifted if ongoing negotia- world powers over its nuclear pro- was probably a Western atomic tions with world powers succeed gramme due to resume next week bomb expert, may deepen long- in ending the standoff. in Vienna. standing Western suspicions that IAEA member states have Khamenei’s intervention it is stonewalling the UN agency’s the right to deny access to indi- came as EU foreign policy chief inquiry. vidual inspectors proposed by Catherine Ashton’s spokesman A taxi driver and a boy look at a Houthi rebel manning a checkpoint in Sana’a yesterday. The IAEA said last month the UN agency, and Iran has for announced that she and US that Iran had not issued a visa several years blocked staff from Secretary of State John Kerry for one member of a team that some Western nations, including would meet in the Austrian capi- visited Tehran on August 31 to try the United States, to check its tal with Iranian Foreign Minister Yemen sinks into new crisis to advance the investigation into nuclear sites. Mohammad Javad Zarif. what the UN agency calls the pos- A separate, high-level IAEA Ashton will first hold bilateral SANA’A: Yemeni Shia rebels withdrawal from Sana’a once to three during a meeting with sible military dimensions of the team in charge of the Iran inquiry talks next Tuesday with Zarif, as dug in their heels yesterday a neutral premier was named, seven advisers, including a rebel country’s nuclear programme. — which at least on some occa- is customary ahead of each round after rejecting the newly named for their disarmament and for representative who left the gath- It was the third time the per- sions has included officials from of nuclear negotiations, and a premier, stirring fears of fur- the political transition to be ering in protest. A Hadi aide son, whom the UN agency did not France, the United States and three-way meeting is to be held ther violence as Al Qaeda and revitalised. accused the rebels of rejecting identify, had been unable to obtain Britain — has held several meet- the next day, spokesman Michael tribes accused security forces of But the rebels swiftly con- the decision because “they do not an entry permit. It was unclear ings in Tehran since early 2012, Mann said. favouring the insurgents. demned Bin Mubarak’s appoint- want to keep their commitments” whether this official had received including one this week. Iran said An infographic published on With confusion reigning in ment as against the “will of the under the peace deal. one to join an IAEA delegation it had provided visas on time to Khamenei’s official website out- rebel-controlled Sana’a, suspected nation” and “at the behest of out- Since swooping on Sana’a, the holding talks in the Iranian capi- three new members of the IAEA lined 11 points to be observed by militants with Al Qaeda, which side forces”, an apparent refer- rebels have been continuously tal this week. team in recent months. negotiators before Iran will sign has vowed to battle the rebels, ence to US and Saudi influence. tightening their grip on the city It is important, the IAEA said Western officials say Iran an accord. One of the stipula- killed 10 policemen in central “This decision has violated all while also looking to expand their in a September 5 report on Iran’s needs to cooperate with the tions includes “the absolute need Yemen. the principles agreed upon by control eastwards to oilfields and nuclear programme, that “any IAEA inquiry if it wants to reach for Iran’s uranium enrichment President Abd Rabuh Mansur all parties,” the rebels, officially to the strategic southwestern staff member identified by the a breakthrough diplomatic settle- capacity to be 190,000 SWU Hadi on Tuesday named his known as Ansarullah, said in a strait of Bab El Mandab. Foes agency with the requisite exper- ment with world powers. (Separate Work Units)” — close chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin statement yesterday. They said of the Huthi rebels accuse them tise is able to participate in the Underlining a determination to to 20 times its current processing Mubarak as the new prime min- the move did not reflect a Yemeni of taking orders from Iran and agency’s technical activities”. press ahead with efforts to mod- ability. Iranian officials say this ister, after a UN-brokered peace agreement “as much as it was a rejecting Bin Mubarak because of But, in a statement distrib- ernise its nuclear capacity, Iran’s is needed to produce fuel for its deal agreed on September 21, the foreign decision”. his political past as a student at uted to IAEA member states statement said it had installed Bushehr reactor, which is being day the Huthi rebels overran the Five candidates had been Baghdad University, where he was this week, Iran said that granting a new, advanced centrifuge, the provided by Russia until 2021. capital unopposed. shortlisted out of 21 candidates, in Saddam Hussein’s Baath party. visas was “our sovereign national IR-8, last year in a research and REUTERS/AFP The accord provided for a rebel before Hadi reduced the number AFP

Clashes break Concern for US citizen on hunger strike in Cairo jail out at Al Aqsa WASHINGTON: The family of arrested during a much-criticised After being bounced around dif- She urged Washington to pres- by ongoing politicized arrests and an American citizen on hunger widescale military crackdown ferent police stations, he has been sure the Egyptian authorities into detentions in Egypt, including his ahead of holiday strike in an Egyptian jail for against the Muslim Brotherhood charged and held with little access letting her brother go. “I think detention. We continue to raise some 250 days are appealing after president Mohamed Mursi to outside visitors, apart from that it’s on the US government this case with Egyptian officials JERUSALEM: Clashes broke to the US government to press was ousted by the military. weekly visits from his mother and to say ‘Well you’ve got our citi- at the highest level.” out at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Cairo to let him go fearing his Soltan was not really a sup- occasional authorised trips from zen and if you want to continue Rights groups are also pressing mosque compound yesterday as life is at risk. porter of Mursi “or political in US consular officials. He is due receiving our support, you need for Soltan’s release. “Mohamed dozens of Palestinian youths pro- Mohamed Soltan, 26, a bilin- any way really,” his sister Hanaa back in court on Saturday. to give him a fair trial or release Soltan should not have been in jail tested against Jews visiting the gual dual US-Egyptian national, Soltan said, adding her brother The last medical records him so that he can receive proper in the first place and what he is flashpoint holy site ahead of a has been refusing food since however “was definitely anti-mili- obtained by the family some medical care.’” accused of should not be a criminal religious feast, Israeli police said. January 26 to protest his contin- tary rule”. “He had been pro-rev- three months ago showed he had The State Department has offense. Now, the authorities are The youths threw stones and ued detention on what his family olution in 2011, and didn’t like the already lost some 45kg by then, voiced concern about Soltan’s toying with his life in this man- fired flares at police after Jewish calls “fabricated evidence” after fact that there was military rule and his family is concerned about health, and US consular officials ner,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, visitors ascended to the com- he was arrested for working with coming back so soon, so easily.” his failing health. have attended all except one of his Amnesty International’s deputy pound on the eve of the week-long media outlets covering Egypt’s Egyptian authorities had raided “My mom says he looks court hearings. “We spoke with director for the Middle East and holiday Sukkot, or the Feast of political upheavals. the family home looking for his like death. There’s been a few him on the phone on September 17 North Africa programme. “The Tabernacles, police spokeswoman The Ohio State University father, Salah Soltan who had a post instances when he hasn’t been and we’re also seeking permission authorities have an obligation to Luba Samri said. graduate has been charged with in Mursi’s government as deputy able to come out for the visits, for an additional visit as soon as ensure that all detainees in their The site houses the Dome of “spreading false information” to minister of religious endowments, he was either hospitalised inside possible,” said State Department custody are granted access to the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque, destabilize the country, Amnesty and Mohamed was “caught in the the prison hospital, or completely spokeswoman Jen Psaki. adequate medical care.” Islam’s third holiest site. Non- International says, after being crossfire”, his sister said. unconscious,” said Hanaa Soltan. “We remain deeply concerned AFP Muslim visits to the Al Aqsa com- plex are permitted and regulated by police, but Jews are not allowed to pray at the site for fear it could trig- ger major disturbances. Jews pray instead at the Western Wall below. Egypt, Libya in deeper $3bn Lebanon Police pushed demonstrators away from the area above the arms deal to go Western Wall and towards the Al Aqsa mosque, from where they security cooperation threw stones and petrol bombs, ahead: France lightly wounding four officers, CAIRO: Egypt will train that Egypt had offered to train Samri said, adding that the visit Libyan forces to fight terrorism pro-government forces battling PARIS: France will soon provide then went ahead. and help secure a shared bor- rival armed groups in Libya to weapons and military equipment Witnesses nearby heard several der, the prime ministers of the help address what it says is a to the Lebanese army as part of a explosions from the compound. two states announced in Cairo threat to its own stability. $3bn grant from Saudi Arabia to Police regularly throw stun gre- yesterday, stepping up efforts The arrangement was publicly help it fight jihadists encroach- nades and sometimes fire rubber against Islamist insurgents in announced in Cairo, where Libyan ing into Lebanon from Syria, or sponge bullets to disperse pro- both countries. Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thinni Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le testers. Samri said five protest- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah expressed alarm over Islamist mili- Drian said yesterday. ers were arrested and Palestinian Al Sisi has expressed concerns over tants controlling large parts of his One of the few institutions not medics said 17 were injured in militants who have capitalised on country. “We are facing terrorism overtaken by the sectarian divi- yesterday’s clashes. the chaos in post-Gaddafi Libya to ... and terrorism must be faced with sions that plague Lebanon, the Azzam Al Khatib, director set up operations there and sneak strength and power and requires army has few resources to deal of the Islamic Waqf (religious across the border into Egypt. building and training cadres capa- with the instability on its border endowments) body that oversees They have forged ties with ble of confronting these terrorists,” and has been seeking to modern- the site, said he had implored Egypt’s Ansar Bayt Al Maqdis, said Thinni. ise its military hardware. police to prevent Jews from visit- the Sinai-based militant group He is recognised internation- “All the work is done and the ing in order to avoid clashes with that has stepped up attacks on ally but is currently based in the President (Francois Hollande) a group of Muslims who had spent soldiers and policemen since city of Tobruk in the east — near indicated yesterday to (Saad) the night at the mosque. Sisi as army chief removed the the Egyptian border — having Al Hariri that the conditions “I asked that there would be no Muslim Brotherhood from power lost control of the capital to a to fulfil the contract had been contact, but police refused, and last year. Hundreds of security rival prime minister and par- met,” Le Drian told parlia- this is the result,” he said. forces have been killed. liament. Both prime ministers ment. “This is a necessity. The Palestinian President Mahmud “We need to urgently support stressed that extensive coopera- Lebanese army is the last barrier Abbas accused the Israeli gov- all the needs of our (Libyan) tion was needed to stem the tide that exists against the security ernment of complicity in allow- brothers to coordinate at the of Islamist militants in chaotic threats this country faces.” ing Jewish “extremists” into the highest level in all areas...in the Libya. Former prime minister compound. “Aggression against fields of security and we empha- Thinni said his visit was Haririwas in Paris on Tuesday the blessed Al Aqsa mosque is size the exchange of informa- intended to coordinate the begin- to meet Hollande. He said that increasing, led by settlers and tion to combat terrorism...and ning of “operational plans” to another Saudi grant of $1bn for extremists, sponsored by the Israeli also emphasise border security secure the border through bilat- the Lebanese army had also been government,” he said. Jordan also and control,” Egyptian Prime eral military cooperation and finalised. Le Drian said France condemned Israeli security forces’ Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb (left) greets Libyan Prime Minister Minister Ibrahim Mehleb told a “boosting the efficiency of army would provide land, air and naval conduct at the holy site. Abdullah Al Thinni in Cairo yesterday. news conference. units and training the police.” equipment. AFP Reuters reported last week REUTERS REUTERS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Witchcraft-related British nuclear child abuse on the rise in Britain LONDON: Instances of child abuse related to witchcraft and plant wins EU a belief that children are pos- sessed by evil spirits are on the rise in Britain, police said yesterday. In the past year there have funding fight been 27 reported allegations, a rise from 24 the previous year. One case resulted in an arrest for Opponents see guarantee as state aid rape and another in a charge for rape, they added. BRUSSELS: A British plan to power price of £92.50 ($148.64) Examples include a child who guarantee the price of power per megawatt-hour for 35 years, was forced to drink unknown sub- from its first new nuclear project more than twice the current mar- stances, children being dunked in in decades won European Union ket rate, once the plant begins a bath, a pastor swinging a child backing in a landmark ruling operations in 2023. around and banging its head and yesterday that threatens to The Commission said British parents taking their children out trigger legal challenges. authorities had agreed to cut the of the country to attend an exor- Seen as market-distorting state subsidy by more than 1 billion cism ceremony, in attempts to aid by opponents, the price guar- pounds and that Britain’s share remove “evil spirits.” antee was approved in a 16-to-5 of any windfall profits over the “Abuse linked to belief is a hor- vote with one abstention in a plant’s lifetime would amount to rific crime which is condemned tense meeting of the College of billions of pounds. by people of all cultures, com- Commissioners, sources said. Not Britain relies on nuclear power munities and faiths,” Detective all 28 members were present. for around a fifth of its yearly Superintendent Terry Sharpe The ruling clears the way for electricity output but needs to from the Sexual Offences, the £16bn ($26bn) Hinkley Point replace ageing reactors. Exploitation and Child Abuse nuclear power station in south- “Today’s announcement will Command said in a statement. west England to be built and be welcomed not only by those He was speaking ahead of a operated by French utility EDF. involved in the Hinkley Point planned seminar in London on The British government helped C project but also by the many US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) points to a video slide of contributions by nations to combat the Ebola virus aimed at identifying and fighting to secure the deal by agreeing to a other companies that are looking during a joint press conference with British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond at the State Department yesterday. faith-related child abuse. lower subsidy and a smaller share to invest in nuclear energy in the Officers believe this form of of windfall profits for EDF, the UK and more broadly in Europe,” child abuse is rarely reported and European Commission said. said Jonathan Cobb, senior adviser UK sends 750 military personnel, that is a hidden crime kept within Britain pressed hard for at the World Nuclear Association. families and faith communities. approval, arguing that replacing Analysts called it a boost for “Often in the perpetrators’ its ageing nuclear reactors was an industry in the doldrums since minds, any abuse is not going to vital to meeting its environmen- the 2011 Fukushima nuclear dis- medical ship to combat Ebola affect the victim because he or she tal goals. aster in Japan and for France’s believes the child is effectively not The case could serve as a prec- Areva, which will deliver two LONDON: Britain is sending decided to step up precautions that other isolated infections in there any more and the abuse is edent for countries such as the 1,600-megawatt EPR pressurised 750 military personnel, a medi- against Ebola in Britain includ- Europe were “unavoidable”. directed at whatever has pos- Czech Republic, Lithuania and water reactors for the plant. cal ship and three helicopters to ing through a planned “national Health officials in the US sessed the child,” Sharpe said. Poland that have sought guidance Horizon Nuclear Power, a sub- Sierra Leone to help fight the exercise and wider resilience announced Wednesday that a on the level of state aid allowed. sidiary of Japan’s Hitachi Ltd spread of Ebola, officials said training”. Liberian man diagnosed with US F-15 fighter jet The Commission, the EU execu- which plans to build a nuclear yesterday. The government said in a state- Ebola in Texas, Thomas Eric tive, has never before approved plant at Wylfa in Wales, also wel- The ship will be equipped with ment that posters would also be Duncan, had died. crashes in England state aid for a new nuclear plant. comed the decision. That project hospital-style critical care units put up in British airports to raise Britain’s trade union for “We have concluded that a will also face an EU review once while the three Merlin helicopters awareness. doctors, the British Medical LONDON: A US F-15 fighter market failure exists. Without terms are agreed with the British will carry doctors to areas where In Washington, US Secretary of Association, urged ministers to jet crashed into a field in east- support, this investment would government. they are needed. State John Kerry also urged more make it easier for doctors from ern England yesterday after the not take place,” Competition Czech firm CEZ has also The personnel will be deployed countries to “step up” in the fight west Africa working in Britain pilot successfully ejected and Commissioner Joaquin Almunia watched the British deal with from next week and will help against Ebola following talks with to return to the region and treat escaped with no serious injury. told reporters. The decision can interest as it looks to expand its to build treatment centres, the Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Ebola victims. “The plane has come down in be challenged in European courts, own Temelin nuclear power sta- defence ministry said. Hammond. The Ebola epidemic Many are currently concerned an isolated rural area and no however, and Austria has already tion. “One argument was that it It said 200 military personnel has killed nearly 3,500 people in that doing so would put their abil- premises have been affected,” said threatened legal action, arguing would never go through because would be deployed to run and Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, ity to return to Britain at risk due a spokesman for the US Air Force that the British deal amounts to it is public support. Now, though, staff a training facility for medi- Nigeria and Senegal this year. to visa issues, said BMA senior at their base in Suffolk. a subsidy for nuclear power. Brussels approved it for the British. cal workers and 250 would use the Britain has only treated one director Vivienne Nathanson. “The pilot ejected and is safe,” The Green Party said it would It is always good when someone helicopters to transport supplies case of Ebola on its shores. She also warned that Britain the spokesman said. work with all “forces in Europe big clears the way for you,” CEZ and doctors. William Pooley, a nurse who needed to have a “higher level of sus- The incident happened near the willing to annul this decision by Chief Executive Daniel Benes told The remaining 300 were contracted the virus while work- picion” about the risk from Ebola. town of Spalding. Four airmen an EU court decision”. the Hospodarske Noviny newspa- already planned to assist Sierra ing in Sierra Leone, made a full “We know there is a risk associated were killed when a US helicopter Claude Turmes, Luxembourg per last month after the EU gave Leone’s government. recovery last month after being with the numbers of people coming crashed in January while flying Green Member of the European initial backing to the plan. The announcement came after treated in a London hospital. through London because of our air low on a training exercise, also in Parliament, deemed the deci- Echoing the stance of Green British Prime Minister David But concerns have risen since links to west Africa so we need to eastern England. Their helicop- sion “the most outrageous EU Party politicians, environmental Cameron chaired a meeting of a Spanish nurse caught Ebola have a higher level of suspicion and ter was from the same Royal Air Commission decision of the last campaigners also voiced opposi- the Cobra emergency committee while treating a patient in a that means we need to inform the Force base of Lakenheath, which 15 years. It is economic nonsense.” tion to the decision. on the spread of Ebola. Madrid hospital and the World public,” she told BBC radio. hosts the USAF’s 48 Fighter Wing. EDF will receive a guaranteed REUTERS The government meeting also Health Organisation has warned AFP AGENCIES Damaged by govt, LibDems stay upbeat

GLASGOW: Battered by four years in spending cuts to help cut the budget def- to go in but it’s cost us a lot,” said David coalition, Britain’s Liberal Democrats icit after the recession. They are polling Patterson, a pensioner and lifelong Lib Dem yesterday set out dividing lines ahead of at just eight percent, putting them fourth activist from London. next year’s election which they hope will behind the anti-immigration, anti-EU UK He added: “May’s a long way ahead. We boost their dismal poll ratings and allow Independence Party (UKIP) — and causing want to be sharing power if we can.” them once again to play kingmaker. predictions they could lose up to half of their While the coalition still has seven months Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, the Deputy 57 parliamentary seats. to run, senior Lib Dems have spent much Prime Minister, closed the centrist party’s But the mood at the conference was of their time at conference stressing how annual conference in Glasgow with a strong upbeat, with most delegates insistent they different they are from the Tories. defence of his time in government and a could maintain enough MPs to hold the Clegg condemned Cameron’s proposals positive vision of why voters should back balance of power if neither the Tories or for “unfair, unfunded tax cuts” for higher him in May. Labour win a majority in the House of earners as well as the further squeeze he He said the Lib Dems are “the only party Commons in the election. has promised on the welfare budget. who are as economically competent as we Clegg acknowledged the party was no Clegg rounded on opposition Labour are socially fair”, and promised an alterna- longer “untainted” as it was before it took leader Ed Miliband for forgetting to men- tive to the “politics of blame and fear” he office, but said he was “immensely proud” tion the deficit in his own conference speech, said were peddled by other parties. of what the Lib Dems had achieved. saying he could not be trusted on the econ- Support for the Lib Dems has collapsed Many delegates here agreed and voiced omy. And he condemned the “bitter tribal- since they joined Prime Minister David hope of staying in power, whichever of the ism” presented by both main parties and the Cameron’s Conservative-led coalition in main parties wins the most votes next year. Scottish Nationalist Party and Ukip. 2010 and agreed to implement unpopular “Stability was the key and it was right AFP

North Sea oil rig Mexico pressed to solve students disappearance workers evacuated IGUALA: Mexico faced growing international called for “the clarification of the murders that LONDON: Dozens of workers pressure to solve the disappearance of 43 stu- have brought grief not only to the Mexican peo- were evacuated from an oil rig in dents who vanished after they were attacked ple, but to all the countries of the Americas.” Britain’s North Sea after a vessel by police linked to a drug gang. While authorities say the motive remains carrying radioactive waste caught The United States and the Organisation of under investigation, Guerrero’s governor said fire and started drifting towards American States joined appeals for the country one theory is that the police attacked the stu- it, officials said yesterday. to find the young men, who were last seen 10 dents because the mayor’s wife was concerned Some 52 workers were taken days ago in Iguala, a city in the violence-plagued they would disrupt a speech she was giving that off the platform by helicopter late southern state of Guerrero. day. on Tuesday night after a fire on Fears over their fate rose over the weekend Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto the Danish-registered Parida, after authorities found a mass grave up a steep deployed hundreds of federal police to Iguala on which was transporting material hill outside Iguala containing 28 unidentified and Monday to take over security and disarm the from Dounreay — a nuclear site in badly burned bodies. municipal police force. northern Scotland which is being Two gang hitmen told investigators they had The attorney general’s office dispatched 30 decommissioned — to Antwerp executed 17 of the 43 young men and dumped investigators, criminologists and forensic experts in Belgium. The ship’s cargo was them in pits. But authorities say it will take at to crack the case, which could rank among the low-level radioactive waste encased least two weeks for DNA tests to confirm the most horrific in a drug war that has left 80,000 in concrete, the Maritime and victims’ identities. people dead and 22,000 missing since 2006. Coastguard Agency said. Having “This is a troubling crime that demands a But families of the missing refuse to believe lost engine power, the vessel drifted full, transparent investigation,” said US State they are dead. And hundreds of members of a off the northeastern Scottish coast Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki. “The per- civilian militia, which formed last year to combat about 25km from the platform. petrators must be brought to justice.” cartels, arrived in Iguala to help with the search. AFP OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died from the virus yesterday while in isolation at a Dallas hospital. Once again, the world Twas reminded of the huge challenge of containing a virus that has taken a heavy toll and caused global fear on an The US may have blood unprecedented scale. And in Spain, a nurse has been found infected. According to the doctor treating the patient, the infection might have been caused by an accident when the nurse was taking off her protective equipment. on its hands in Mexico The world’s largest outbreak of Ebola has killed 3,865 people out of 8,033 infected so far this year, mainly in Liberia, BY ELLIE MAE O’HAGAN Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to the WHO’s latest of alleged subservience of the authori- persecuting social activists including count. ties to criminal gangs, and also because students, trade unions and peasant The spillover of the virus -- with the first death in the HE terrible wave of violence the students are innocents with no campaigners.” United States and the first case of infection in Spain -- has gripping Mexico is back in criminal connections. Mexico’s current A 2011 documentary for al-Jazeera raised fears of contagion in the West. the news, with the discovery president, Enrique Peña Nieto, says he even went so far as to suggest that of a mass grave holding 28 is “dismayed and perplexed” by the dis- the drug war is used by the Mexican The risk of a full outbreak in the West is extremely T bodies in the city of Iguala, Guerrero. covery of the mass grave. It’s likely he security services as simply a pretext low, but the cases in the US and Spain will help highlight The bodies were dismembered and will feel a lot worse if it transpires the for oppressing those who attempt to the seriousness of the threat. First of all, it shows that the burnt to such an extent that Mexican bodies are indeed those of the miss- campaign for social justice. Earlier this international community has failed miserably in its response officials believe it will take up to two ing students, especially as Mexicans year, the Washington Office for Latin to the Ebola virus. It was first considered an African months to formally identify them, but are now preparing for nationwide America criticised the Mexican gov- problem, with the West watching from a distance and there is speculation that they could be protests in response to the students’ ernment fordragging its heels over the those of students, 43 in total, who went disappearances. protection of human rights defenders ignoring calls for urgent, comprehensive help. The cases in missing on 26 September. The horror of the mass grave and and journalists. the West are the price for this tardy response. The students had clashed with police the missing students must be seen in It is undeniable that the US dishes West Africa doesn’t have the financial resources and as they solicited donations to fund a the context of Mexico’s war on drugs. out extravagant amounts of mili- medical infrastructure to protest against cuts to their state- Calderón advocated a predominantly tary aid to Mexico with a scandalous deal with a pandemic of this funded school. At least six students military response to the drug war, lack of oversight as to how it is used. magnitude. The stories of and bystand- which led to high levels of support and According to Amnesty International: ers were killed, political impunity for Mexico’s secu- “In August [2012], despite the fail- The world suffering and death coming from and prosecutors rity services, which then went on to ure of Mexican authorities to meet the Ebola-affected areas are arrested 22 police commit exactly the kinds of atrocities human rights conditions set by the hasn’t done heartrending. officers after wit- that appear to have been carried out US Congress as part of the Merida The world must wake up to the Excessive nesses accused against the missing students. initiative, the US State Department enough to threat of this pandemic. While them of hand- When Peña Nieto was elected, he recommended that Congress release ing the students promised a less military approach, the 15% of funds subject to the condi- the advanced countries are in military aid to prevent the over to a gang to but he has failed to seriously depart tions.” This aid may have since been a position to contain its spread, Mexico without be executed. The from his predecessor’s policies. This spent on equipment and training of the spread of this they must realize that insulating mayor and police insistence on responding to the drug same security services that prosecu- their people from the virus alone oversight could chief of Iguala war militarily is ludicrous. At root its tors are now accusing of the extraju- pandemic. will not help. The virus must be partly to are now on the causes – both in Mexico and Latin dicial execution of students, many of be wiped out from Africa and run after being America as a whole – are social: whom are teenagers. subpoenaed in namely inequality, poverty and mass The US must learn serious lessons the impoverished region must blame for a the case, though unemployment. According to the social about its relationship with Mexico be given all it requires to fulfill mass grave it’s still unclear development agency Coneval, half of and ask the country to make a genu- this task. The US Secretary of whether the mass Mexico’s population lives in poverty. ine commitment to tackling human State John Kerry said more countries must step up the fight and 43 missing grave and the Nevertheless, the country’s militaristic rights violations and the excruciating against Ebola. But a central coordination is the need of the students. missing students response to the drug war is encour- inequality that is fomenting the drug hour, and also loosening of the purse strings. are connected. aged by US foreign policy, namely in war. Moreover, the Americas must fol- Mexico is a the form of the Merida Initiative”, a low the progressive lead of countries The president of the World Bank Jim Kim said a new country accus- regional security cooperation agree- such as Uruguay and Bolivia in explor- $20bn global health fund is needed to enable countries react tomed to aston- ment that supplies Mexico with $1.9bn ing alternatives to a military response instantly to emergencies. “We should have done so many ishing levels of violence and endemic of military aid. to the war on drugs, which has been things. Healthcare systems should have been built. There corruption. During Felipe Calderón’s Grace Livingstone, author of an unmitigated failure of violence, cor- should have been monitoring when the first cases were presidency (2006-2012), 60,000 people America’s Backyard, says: “In the ruption and oppression. were killed and 150,000 displaced as a name of fighting the so-called war Soon there will be 43 Mexican reported. There should have been an organised response,” he result of drug-related violence, with on drugs, the US has poured mil- families who have to live with the says. 98% of all crimes going unpunished. lions of dollars worth of military aid knowledge that their loved one was The economic cost of the pandemic too will be heavy. It But even by these standards, the dis- into Mexico, militarising the society unearthed in a mass grave. We owe it will affect airlines, as travel is affected, and the impact will covery of the mass grave and its pos- and strengthening the armed forces, to them to be honest about the factors cascade to other sectors of the global economy like the stock sible link to the missing students is which already had a poor record on that put them there. markets. shocking, in part because of the extent human rights and were notorious for THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Hezbollah should work with Lebanese Army the day

he extremists linked to Al important success for Lebanese same requirement for statesmanship have poured into the country as they Qaeda have successfully institutions that the Shia-affiliated that it exhibited two months ago still fled for their lives from the brutal fight- managed to trigger bitter Hezbollah stayed out of the fighting holds, as all Lebanese factions need ing enveloping all Syria. Hezbollah is Tfighting in Lebanon by with the Sunni extremists, leaving the to stand by their country’s institutions supporting the Syrian government attacking more than 10 Hezbollah nation’s legitimate armed forces to and Hezbollah must avoid leading against the rebels, which include bases along the mountain range next defend the national territory. Clearly, Lebanon into another round of wide- Jabhat Al Nusra, and it would suit Ebola is an to Syria, where they are a major force this was not what the murderous spread fighting. the extremists to expand their area in the brutal civil war. Two months extremists wanted, which is why they This will not be easy. The weak of war into Lebanon. Nonetheless, urgent global ago, the same extremist organisation, have mounted this latest direct attack and bickering Lebanese parliament it is up to all Lebanese to make sure Jabhat Al Nusra, had attacked the on Hezbollah, which was forced to is still trying to find a compromise that the chaos is contained as much crisis that Lebanese border town of Arsal and defend itself. candidate for the presidency, after as possible and they should stand took several people hostage. Since As Lebanon struggles with multiple which the current prime minister and by their institutions and not allow demands an then, it has publicly murdered at least issues, it is important that Hezbollah his government will review their posi- foreign groups to take advantage of urgent global three. At that time, the resistance does not allow itself to be dragged tion. This lack of political leadership the country’s weakness for their own to the incursion was managed by into leading a direct confrontation at the top is a major disadvantage as nefarious needs. response. the Lebanese Army and it was an with Jabhat Al Nusra fighters. The more than a million Syrian refugees Gulf News John Kerry US Secretary of State THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Soon they will smell Houthis’ sweat

did not know what he was think- manners of the president and his ABDEL AZIZ AL MAHMOUD ing about. But I believed that he kind heart and the need for him was fighting a lost battle by all to stay in the highest office until measures. the end of time. e have been fol- in a matter of few hours? What Shamlan, known for his hon- I came back to Doha and wrote lowing news from a Herculean task! esty and integrity, lost the elec- an article in which I described Yemen for several An Arab capital deeply-rooted tion. I kept following news about Yemen as a beautiful carpet that Wdays, trying to in the history of the Arabs and him from a distance. He disap- must be turned over so that an know details about the downfall one that contributed to mak- peared after the election. I was onlooker can get to its reality. of the capital Sana’a and whether ing this history has fallen. But told that he had a disease that There are signs of a civil war in the details were true. nobody seemed to care? Nobody made it necessary for him to stay Yemen at present. The members Our Yemeni friends and col- complained about it — a com- at home all the time. I forgot the of the union should get rid of their leagues could not help us under- plete silence from leaders and him until I heard about his death caution and confront the Houthis. stand the situation. They are very calm reactions from news in early 2010 at his home in Aden. The Houthis have come to rule. like us: They do not have enough agencies. I got out of his home in 2006 They came to change the mak- information about what is hap- The arms carried by Yemenis and headed to Yemeni Reform ing of Yemen, its culture, policies pening in their country. wherever they went had all of a Union in Sana’a. A man led me and role. For them, the clouds created sudden fallen silent. What hap- to a room where union leaders To do this, the Houthis have by the presence of many sources pened? What is happening? had assembled. They received to kill a lot of people and shed a and contradictions among the The fact we must accept is that me warmly. Asked whether any lot of blood. Their mentality is sources blurred their vision. Then Houthis are the rulers of Yemen of them had the desire to talk not political, it is sectarian out there were reports by some news at present. All papers signed at about the election, I said I knew of the mould of that of Hassan agencies about the Houthis’ entry the presidential palace were part that president Saleh had kept all Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese into Sana’a. However, none of the of a theatrical show championed the media away from it. militant Hezbollah movement. news agencies talked about the by Hadi during whose reign the “But I am here if any of you Even with this, the Houthis massacres Houthis militants com- capital had fallen into the hands wants to speak,” I said. do not have Nasrallah’s flexibil- mitted in some districts of the of a group of sectarian militants. Nobody uttered a word. Smiles ity, calculations and experience. capital. None talked about the The president did not even try to disappeared and I felt marked They are stupid and blinded homes destroyed, burned down or resist it. tension filling the atmosphere. I by power. Their fast victories looted either. These homes were I was in Sana’a in 2006 when had to excuse myself and leave. brought the work of their brains owned by clerics, dignitaries and former president Ali Abdullah Shia Houthi rebels in army uniform patrol downtown Sana’a, in a vehicle On that night, a colleague asked to a standstill. activists. Saleh wanted to play the role of they have taken from the army, yesterday. me to accompany him on a visit to We will meet few people like Then there was a feeling inside a democracy-believer. He opened a Yemeni chieftain backing Saleh Shamlan who was ready to fight us that the whole world, including the door for contested presiden- to spend the rest of the night a losing battle with the few the correspondents of these news tial elections. His rival in the elec- face. The smile bespoke no ten- answers. He leaned towards with him. I agreed because my resources he had. We will also agencies, was conspiring against tion was the most honest man at sion. Shamlan was not known me and came so close to me, a flight was early in the morning. I meet many people who can ride Sana’a. the time — Engineer Faisal bin for his frequent appearance in position not customary in inter- believed that spending the night on the crest of the waves of the The first photo that came Shamlan who had represented the media. views between politicians and at the chieftain’s home would time like the chieftain. Such peo- out of Yemen was of President a group of political parties, and The meeting was brief, but journalists. make the night shorter. ple can see in the Houthis a new AbdRabbu Mansour Hadi. Tension adopted the slogan “A president I tried to know the extent to The impression I got was that I entered the house and shook Ali Abdullah Saleh. was clearly visible on his face. He for Yemen, not a Yemen for the which he believed in the demo- Shamlan had a clear objective. hands with the chieftain. Many people have fallen silent raced against the Houthis on his president”. cratic process. I also wanted to Away from pretensions, he was “I saw you at the union premises vis-a-vis developments taking way to the table that carried the I decided to visit Shamlan at know whether he believed that fighting a battle but did not have earlier today,” the chieftain said. place in Yemen. Many others agreement. I asked myself: Who his home. I was received by a man there was a genuine democratic the necessary weapon. He did not I said to myself — now I know conspired against the country. had drafted this agreement and who led me into a very modest transformation. have anything to fight. His cloth- why nobody wanted to talk to me However, these developments when? How did all these people reception area. I sat down to wait The answers were not very ing, propaganda and home could at the union. The chieftain was so would not fall silent. Soon, eve- read it? Is not it strange that an for the house owner who soon clear as far as I can remember. not be compared with those of close to Saleh. He spent the night rybody will smell the sweat of the agreement is drafted and signed arrived, a smile glinting over his He tried to give me diplomatic the then-incumbent president. I talking about the “wonderful” Houthis. End-of-service reward right of civil servants KHALID AL JABER

atari civil servants have taught by civil servants at schools been demanding their RASHID AL OUDA AL FADLY and universities. Confronting ISIS Qright to the end- of-service Legal experts say civil serv- financial reward. I ask these questions, even as employees who were referred to ants have the right to the end- he funniest piece of news in the past few days dealt with The reward has been suspended each and every one of us is certain what was known as the Central of-service reward without any statements by Al Qaeda leaders, who warned against the in violation of laws that give them about the integrity of our judicial Clause or what is now the General commitment to the Retirement Tdanger posed by the militant organisation, Islamic State the right to it once they meet system. We are also certain that Secretariat and Administrative Law. Which is why it is impor- of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), to Islam and Muslims. stipulated terms, for 10 years now. our rulers are doing their best Development. Years passed before tant that the Human Resources But the most ruthless piece of news, however, declared the This right is provided in the to usher in the highest degree of they could get their reward. Law and the Retirement Law are detection of a new militant group, which could be more danger- Human Resources Law for 2009 dignity and vocational security for Many were even referred to the in harmony as far as this right is ous than ISIS. and in Article No. 23 of the citizens. Even with this, we con- Retirement Fund and could not concerned. The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia described ISIS as the Retirement Law No. 24/2002. demn the delay in implementing get the reward, even as a court We also refer to the impor- Khawarej of this era. He said ISIS fighters kill innocent people Both make it mandatory for laws that ensure the rights and ruling supported their right to it. tance of the recommendation of and understand only the language of bloodshed. civil servants who spend 20 years duties of Qatari civil servants in all The sorry thing is that most the Legislative Council that civil He noted that ISIS is a bad group that came with the aim of or more in the job to receive the fields. Some government officials people who were subjected to this servants should get their pension sabotage and destruction and that the group was made up of reward. Both laws are still in force tend to wash their hands off the treatment were employees of the together with the end-of-service misguided bandits. as no decisions have been taken to implementation of the laws. Ministry of Education. This was reward. It is not fair that they get The mufti explained that talking about ISIS fighters and abolish them. The failure to give civil serv- done in disregard for the educa- the subscription money they paid exposing their deception and deviation is a must, adding that We do not need to reiterate the ants their right to end-of-service tional role they had played and to the Retirement Fund back in their reality must be revealed so that the people would not be fact that our dear state pays huge reward is a flagrant and disgusting their constructive efforts towards return for the end-of-service deceived by them or by the name of their group. attention to the highest degree example. achieving major national goals. reward. The fact that a law is to be If this is the description of the ISIS, then what will be the of integrity and vocational and This reward is a legitimate right These employees’ students — issued in this regard in the future future with the appearance of a more extreme, radical group social fairness. Our country also of all civil servants. Employers mostly in leading positions now should not hinder implementation that enjoys more killing? sets a model in backing legiti- have to take the initiative to — bear witness to their role and of the current law. The question which lacks a convincing answer is: How a group mate demands in and outside the give it in full to their employees, efforts. This is an urgent plea to the that does not have anything other than a few thousand fighters country. even if they do not request for it. Military personnel and workers Prime Minister and the members could expand on the ground that easily? This makes it hard for us to Employees deserve this reward in receive distinguished treatment of his Cabinet. We call on them ISIS overran — without resistance — large swaths of Iraqi imagine a government official return for their efforts, long serv- and get their full right as far as to issue a law that guarantees the territories, continues to spread in areas in Syria, has besieged denying a civil servant one of his/ ice and honesty during the years the end-of-service reward is con- right of Qatari civil servants to the Kurdish cities on the borders with Turkey, controls more than her legitimate rights. of their work. The reward is not a cerned. Civil workers also have end-of-service reward. 60 villages, and deported more than 100,000 refugees within a Why should citizens resort to gift from anybody to them. the same right to the same treat- The law should also bring an few days. the courts to complain against What can be understood from ment and the same reward, given end to debates over the issue. We According to information leaked by the Pentagon, the cost their deprivation of one of their the above-mentioned article is the fact that everybody should be have confidence that decision- of the war on ISIS amounted to about $5.7m a day since the legitimate and legal rights? How that employees have the right to equal before the law. makers will positively respond to beginning of air strikes in Iraq. It added that spending on the can any person hinder the enforce- this reward whether they continue Military and civil workers play the plea because our leaders and war can would exceed $60bn in the coming three years. ment of laws or court rulings that to do the job or are forced to retire. an important role in the country’s honest officials always stand by How can we fight terrorism? Can this be achieved by elimi- must be implemented, regardless Here we can recall what hap- development. The fact is that sen- the oppressed and help them get nating ideas, or fighting the group that embodies them on the of the position of this person? pened to a large number of Qatari ior army and police officers are their rights. ground? The English philosopher, John Locke, said: “Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.” Without an end to the religious, political, social and human tyranny, without building a civil society that spreads the culture of dialogue, without believing in the principle of moderation to face violence, corruption, militancy, rigidity, and without respect Journalists continue to be victims in Arab countries for the rule of law, the Arab and Muslim world will not stop producing the culture of extremism and terrorism embodied he Doha Centre for Media this case, they are equal to street in groups like ISIS, Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, Boko Haram, Abu Freedom, which defends JASSIM IBRAHIM FAKHRO cleaners. Sayyaf, Houthis, Asa’ib Ahl Al Haq, Swat and others, until the Tthe rights of journalists Journalists and street cleaners end of time. and media people in general, or confrontation. Journalists are there are people who work and cannot complain to labour associa- organised a solidarity event in scapegoats in both cases. have knowledge. There is a huge tions or resort to the courts to get memory of journalists killed dur- Another thing is that laws difference between both worlds. their rights back. They need lots ing the Israeli offensive on the are always kept aside and acti- We should not look far away to of patience and money to get these Gaza Strip. vated only on demand. Everybody drive our point home? Let us stay rights back through the courts, but During the event at one of the knows that they are controlled by in Qatar. Does anybody know the their salaries are barely enough for halls of Katara, words of support regimes, regardless of the nature enormity of the suffering journal- the month and their newspapers and sorrow for the journalists of such authorities. ists — working for commercial, care the least about them. were delivered. In the case of Gaza, we are not political party or state-run Are not journalists victims of all But what is clear is that such talking about Israel, which is newspapers — sustain? times? As we speak in Qatar about meetings and protests — even above the law — we like it or not. In Qatar, there are no agen- rights and duties and the protec- they are important in that they During the meeting, I was given cies that can protect journal- tion of the media people, I hope shed light on professional and a placard saying “Journalism is ists against the problems they we do not overlook the media law, human issues — are not effective not a crime”. may face. Journalists are always which is about to come out. I hope enough, given the bad conditions But it is so in Arab countries stuck between the rock of their it will be up to the aspirations of of the Arab world as far as human where the lowest ranking police- responsibility and the hard place the media people. rights, journalists’ rights and laws man can intimidate the most sen- of the executives. They are always I want to thank Qatar Centre in this regard are concerned. ior journalist. This is not the case victims of complaints from gov- for Media Freedom. I also want Experiences tell us that jour- in Western countries, where the ernment officials and often their to say that I back its pursuit of a nalists are always victims, espe- most senior government official relatives. Stories abound in this better future for media freedom. cially in Arab countries and their holds the youngest journalist in regard. surroundings. This is particularly high esteem. A large number of journalists The views expressed in the articles on this so because inter-Arab relations This is the difference. We are have lost their jobs because they page do not reflect the viewpoint of the A jihadist carrying the ISIS flag. either have to be based on flattery a people of slogans. In the West, had none to protect them. In newspaper. THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Spanish Ebola 10 die a day in nurse may have touched face Ukraine despite with gloves

MADRID/LONDON: A Spanish nurse who is the first ceasefire: UN person to contract Ebola out- side of Africa may have touched her face with the gloves of her protective suit while caring for Foreign fighters push up casualties a priest who died of the dis- ease, a doctor treating her said GENEVA: The conflict in of the office of UN High yesterday. eastern Ukraine is still claim- Commissioner for Human Rights The nurse, Teresa Romero, ing about 10 lives a day among Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, told a was being treated for the deadly government troops, pro-Rus- news conference to present the infection at a Madrid hospital sian separatists and civilians report. while Spanish officials launched despite a ceasefire agreed in Since the ceasefire was agreed an investigation into how she was early September, the United in Minsk between Ukraine’s able to contract Ebola despite Nations said yesterday. President Petro Poroshenko, strict protocols for handling con- Over 3,660 people have died Russian President Vladimir Putin tagious patients. and 8,766 been wounded in east- and separatist chiefs, at least 331 The virus, which has killed ern Ukraine since fighting broke deaths have been recorded in the more than 3,400 people in West out in mid-April when armed conflict area, it said. Africa since March in the largest separatists declared they were In a separate statement, Zeid outbreak of the disease on record, setting up their own state, the called on both sides in the fight- causes haemorrhagic fever and office of UN High Commissioner ing — largely around the indus- is spread through direct contact for Human Rights said. trial and coal mining cities of Members of the National Guard and grave diggers put down coffins at a mass funeral ceremony for unidentified with body fluids from an infected The overall death rate has Donetsk and Lugansk — to “halt soldiers of pro-Ukrainian military forces who were killed while taking part in the conflict in eastern regions, at a person. dropped sharply since the cease- the attacks on civilians and civil- cemetery in Dnipropetrovsk, yesterday. While Romero is the only con- fire began, according to the latest ian infrastructure once and for firmed Ebola case in Spain aside monthly report by the nine inter- all.” allegations of human rights vio- servicemen and volunteers, to the Ukraine crisis, its new for- from two priests who contracted national monitors and 24 support The report said the separatist lations by some of the volunteer according to the report, although eign minister said in Warsaw. the disease in Africa and died, staff sent in March to the former fighters, portrayed in the Moscow battalions fighting alongside the it noted that “the reporting of In perhaps his boldest policy more than 50 other people who Soviet republic now at odds with media as defending their regions poorly-equipped Ukrainian army Ukrainian military casualties is statement since taking office last may have had contact with the Russia. against a “fascist regime” in Kiev, that were sent in to police regions imprecise and contradictory”. week, Grzegorz Schetyna insisted virus in the country are currently A surge in civilian casualties in “continue to terrorise the popula- recaptured from the separatists Also included were the 298 pas- that the format of “talks with being monitored, including pri- late August, the report said, fol- tion in areas under their control”. in August. sengers of a Malaysian airliner Russia and Ukraine, limited to mary health care and hospital lowed an influx of foreign fight- The fighters, it said, were “The (Kiev) government needs shot down over separatist-con- France and Germany, has been staff, European officials said. ers including former or current “pursuing killings, abductions to exercise more control of all trolled territory on July 17, and exhausted.” “She has talked to me about Russian servicemen “on leave” and torture” and seizing prop- its forces, including the volun- some 1,300 separatist fighters and “We need a new stage now. I the gloves, she touched her face to back up the separatists as the erty and businesses at will. They teer battalions, and to ensure civilians in the Donetsk region think those talks should include with the gloves. That’s what she Ukrainian army was gaining the abducted people for ransom and accountability for any violations and some 842 in and around a Polish presence,” he told com- remembers and what she has upper hand. forced labour or to be exchanged and crimes committed by their Lugansk. mercial broadcaster Radio Zet in told me three times,” German “The situation has improved for their own men captured by members,” it declared. Meanwhile, Poland is keen to an interview posted on its website Ramirez, one of the doctors at since the ceasefire, but it is still Ukrainian forces. Among the dead in the conflict, work with Germany and France yesterday. Carlos III hospital where the concerning,” Gianni Magazzini, But the report also recorded at least 1,078 were Ukrainian in search of a diplomatic solution AGENCIES nurse is being treated, told reporters. The nurse took leave from work immediately after Spanish missionary Manuel Garcia died on September 25. Wearing a full Super-microscope earns trio Nobel chemistry prize protective suit, she had entered the priest’s room once while he was alive and once after his death STOCKHOLM: Two into the nano-dimension,” it said. diffraction limit, it was thought, to clean the room. Americans and a German “Today, nanoscopy is used for instance, that the inner “I believe the error was made won the 2014 Nobel Prize for worldwide and new knowledge of workings of a cell would never when taking off the suit,” she told Chemistry yesterday for lay- the greatest benefit to mankind is be clearly observed, preventing Spain’s El Pais newspaper in a tele- ing the foundations of an ultra- produced on a daily basis.” a full understanding of how cells phone interview published yester- powerful microscope that has Working separately, the trio function, reproduce or become day. “I see that as the most critical exposed life at the molecular overcame a presumed limit on infected. moment, when something could level. optical enlargement, theorised in The basis of the laureates’ have happened. But I’m not sure.” The tool has revolutionised 1873 by microscopist Ernst Abbe. work, dating back to pioneering Health worker union officials research into diseases and drug He said the laws of phys- research by Hell in the 1990s, said Romero alerted hospital staff design, the Nobel jury said, as it ics meant the resolution of an adds fluorescent molecules to a three times to say she had a fever lauded Americans Eric Betzig and image would never be better than sample to be studied. From left: Stefan Hell, Eric Betzig and William Moerner and a rash, but because her tem- William Moerner and Germany’s around 200 nanometres (200 bil- A laser beam is directed at perature had not gone above 38.6 Stefan Hell. lionths of a metre), which is half the sample to make the mol- except for a tiny area of inter- are thrown into sharp relief—and degrees Celsius the hospital did “Their ground-breaking work the wavelength of light. ecules glow, while a second laser est in the middle. As a result, are observable in real time. not see her as a risk. has brought optical microscopy Because of this so-called beam quenches all fluorescence objects as small as 20 nanometres AFP REUTERS Kenyatta becomes 14 hurt as Kurds, Islamists clash in Germany first president to HAMBURG: German police used water can- group, leaving five people and four police officers appear before ICC non to stop clashes between hundreds of Kurds injured. Germany is home to one of Europe’s larg- and radical Islamists in Hamburg overnight, est Kurdish diasporas. Salafists make up only a and 14 people were injured and another 22 tiny proportion of Germany’s Muslim population THE HAGUE: Kenya’s Uhuru arrested, authorities said yesterday. of 4 million but German intelligence says their Kenyatta yesterday became Around 400 Kurds had gathered by a Hamburg numbers grew to 5,500 in 2013 from 4,500 the the first sitting president to mosque, which they believed to be used by radi- year before. appear before the International cals, to protest against Islamic State insurgent At least 12 people died in unrest across Criminal Court, where his attacks on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. A Turkey on Tuesday, local media said, as the lawyer sought an acquittal rival group of 400 hardline Islamist Salafists then Ankara government’s reluctance to intervene on charges of crimes against formed. Police said they confiscated numerous militarily in Kobani, which sits on the Syrian- humanity. knives and batons. Turkish border, stirred tensions with Turkey’s Kenyatta, who handed power Earlier on Tuesday 500 Kurds had protested Kurdish minority. to his deputy before flying to The in central Hamburg, with a group of about On Wednesday, US-led air strikes pushed Hague, was summoned to answer 50 briefly blocking rail tracks at Hamburg Islamic State fighters back to the edges of Kobani, questions at his floundering trial station. which they had appeared set to seize after a for allegedly masterminding In the northern German town of Celle, Kurdish three-week assault. deadly post-election violence in demonstrators clashed with an Islamist Chechen REUTERS 2007-2008. “The case has failed. It has failed in a way that there’s no prospect to go further,” Kenyatta’s lawyer Steven Kay said after the prosecution admitted it did not have enough evidence because Nairobi was allegedly not cooperating. “It would be an affront to com- mon sense to say that we are not entitled to an acquittal,” Kay told the court as a public gallery packed with Kenyatta supporters looked on. Kenyatta spoke to his sup- porters on the steps of the ICC’s fortress-like building after the hearing, thanking them for com- ing to court. “We came here today which is what they wanted — and still there is nothing,” said Kenyatta, referring to the lack of evidence in the prosecution’s case. The repeatedly-delayed case has seen at least seven pros- ecution witnesses drop out, allegedly through bribes and intimidation. Judges could decide to send the case to trial or to abandon it after the prosecution said it did not have enough evidence. Protesters and policemen face each other during a demonstration against Islamic State in Hamburg early AFP yesterday. THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 HK pro-democracy chiefs vow to stay Police using negotiators to ask protesters to leave

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police community relations offic- pro-democracy protest leaders ers to engage in dialogue with pledged to stay on the streets people gathering there,” Lee yesterday in a bid to keep pres- Kwok-chung, senior superintend- sure on the government ahead ent of traffic police, told reporters. of already fraught talks on “We tried to convince them to political reform. remove the blockage as soon as Numbers at demonstration possible and, if not, we will con- sites around the city have dwin- tinue to monitor the situation and dled to a few hundred after days of take suitable actions if needed.” mass rallies to demand fully free Rising social inequality, the elections and police said yesterday soaring cost of living and distrust they were employing negotiators of the government is also fuelling to try to persuade protesters to discontent, particularly among leave the barricades. Hong Kong’s disillusioned youth. But student leader Lester Protesters remain sceptical Shum insisted they would stay. that talks with the government High waves batter a breakwater at a port at Kihou town in Mie prefecture, central Japan, as strong typhoon “We have reached the stage of will achieve any concessions on Phanfone slammed into Japan, packing gust winds that have already swept three US military officials out to sea. dialogue and we will be persistent Student leader Lester Shum political reform and those who in our civil disobedience campaign remain on the street want to and stay on the streets,” he said. stand their ground. Haiyan-like typhoon to hit Japan Leader of the pro-democracy “We are very sincere about “This is an important spot -- Occupy movement, Chan Kin- organising this meeting and we should hold on to this regard- man, added: “Only if the govern- dialogue,” said Ray Lau, deputy less of how many people we have,” TOKYO: A supertyphoon Haiyan left nearly 8,000 peo- it smash into Japan sometime ment quickly take action and give secretary for mainland and con- said Helix Kwok, an 18-year-old on course to hit Japan over ple dead or missing when gusts of over the weekend, just days a concrete response to students’ stitutional affairs. student who was among a dozen the weekend is as powerful as around 300 kilometres per hour after typhoon Phanfone whipped demands (for democracy) will the But he added there were “many protesters camping outside the the deadly storm that ripped tore through the country, gener- through the country, leaving 11 problem be resolved.” difficulties ahead”, with disagree- Chief Executive’s office yesterday. through the Philippines in 2013 ating giant waves that swamped people dead or missing and caus- Formal talks are set for tomor- ments over arrangements, includ- “If we withdraw, the govern- killing thousands of people, coastal communities. ing travel chaos. row between students and Chief ing the venue and whether there ment will then ignore us. With meteorologists said yesterday Vongfong was registering gusts Vongfong is expected to con- Secretary Carrie Lam -- the should be a mediator. us here, we can react to anything The monstrous storm, named of the same strength, according to tinue strengthening over the deputy to Hong Kong’s embattled The authorities have given no that happens.” Vongfong, was picking up speed as the Japanese agency. next 24 hours but could lose some leader Leung Chun-ying. indication of concrete plans to The government complex has it churned through the far west Satellite images of Supertyphoon steam as it heads north. Pro-democracy leaders agreed clear the protest sites and reopen been one of the key protest sites of the Pacific Ocean. Vongfong show a perfectly formed “Normally, typhoons are to a dialogue earlier with Lam roads, despite traffic gridlock and and scene of tense standoffs “Its strength is very much eye in the middle of a gigantic strongest when they are in the but called it off last Friday after truncated bus routes. between police and students, with similar to Haiyan,” which rav- swirling disc of cloud that appears Tropics. They start to gradually what they described as “organ- “(With) all the obstacles on the yesterday’s opening of parliament aged the Philippines in November, to be sucking up weather systems weaken as they move into the ised attacks” on protesters at the road, we have already arranged called off over security fears. AFP said a meteorologist at the Japan from across the Tropics. subtropical region and the tem- Mong Kok demonstration site. the police negotiators and the Meteorological Agency. Its present course will see perate zone,” he said. AFP Maritime authorities search for oil tanker amid hijack fears SINGAPORE: Maritime October 2 when it was bound for The ship is owned by piracy attacks in Southeast Asian Vietnam’s National Search with agencies from other coun- authorities across Southeast Quang Tri province in Vietnam. Vietnam’s Haiphong Sea Product waters this year, with at least 11 and Rescue Committee said that tries in the region. Asia are scouring the seas for Noel Choong, head of the Shipbuilding Co, which said its vessels hijacked in the Strait of it and the foreign ministry had “Maritime authorities are a Vietnamese oil tanker, which International Maritime Bureau’s last known location was 115 nau- Malacca or South China Sea since sent diplomatic notes on Tuesday out searching for her (the ves- has not been heard from for six (IMB) piracy reporting centre in tical miles northeast of Singapore. April, according to the IMB. to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, sel) using surface ships and days and is now feared to have Kuala Lumpur, said they suspect “We learnt that parties involved On August 28, the Thailand- Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, maritime patrol aircraft,” said a been taken by pirates. it was hijacked. have started the search for the flagged tanker VL 14 was attacked Brunei and Cambodia asking for spokeswoman for the Regional The Sunrise 689, which had a “It looks like their communica- ship. So far Vietnam has yet to by six armed pirates 30 nautical help in the search. Co-operation Agreement on crew of 18 people and was car- tion system is off or destroyed,” send any ship to the last-known miles north of Tioman Island in It said that its maritime search Combating Piracy and Armed rying over 5,000 tonnes of gas Choong said yesterday, saying an location,” said company official Malaysia. The pirates drained the and rescue coordination cen- Robbery against Ships in Asia oil, vanished from radar 40 min- attempt to trace the tanker using Nguyen Vu Diep. vessel’s cargo of l,296 tonnes of tre, coastguards and navy were (ReCAAP) in Singapore. utes after leaving Singapore on satellites had failed. There has been a series of lube oil before escaping. searching for the vessel along REUTERS Dhaka tannery Jakarta fears militants may One killed, 300 join IS group after release injured in China quake: Media JAKARTA: The looming “Prisons are still the epicentre release of hundreds of militants of terrorism in Indonesia. The BEIJING: Thousands of rescu- from Indonesia’s prisons, hot- most dangerous militants are ers were deployed in southwest beds of radicalism where influ- behind bars and recruitment is China yesterday after a strong ential Islamists openly preach going on,” said terrorism expert earthquake left one person dead extremist ideology, is raising Taufik Andrie from the Jakarta- and more than 300 injured, with fears some will join forces with based Institute for International over 100,000 displaced, state- the Islamic State group. Peace Building. run media reported. More than a decade after The alarming trend in the The shallow 6.0 magnitude Indonesia vowed to dismantle ter- Muslim-majority country comes tremor hit late Tuesday in Yunnan rorist networks to stem a series despite authorities’ growing con- province, close to China’s borders of attacks, neglect of jails has cern about Islamic militancy and with Myanmar and Laos, China’s allowed top detainees to promote in particular, the Islamic State. official Xinhua news agency said. their views behind bars, and even Authorities say about 60 School buildings were widely beyond, thanks to smartphones Indonesians are believed to have damaged in the area, reports said, and laptops. joined IS, although most analysts although the quake struck dur- About 200 convicted militants believe the true figure is up to ing the night and no pupil deaths are due for release and experts 200, and concerns are mount- were recorded. say inadequate deradicalisation ing that they could return and Xinhua said 100 schools were efforts mean many will leave jail revive sophisticated militant damaged and cited a local official with their ideology intact. networks. AFP as saying an estimated 170,000 Workers process skins of animals slaughtered during the Eid Al Adha, at a leather factory in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, square metres of buildings needed yesterday, The hides meet roughly 48 percent of the annual demand for raw materials of the tanneries. repairs. School construction is a touchy subject in China, where more than 5,000 children died as their Nepal charges political activist with treason Only three political prisoners schools collapsed on top of them in a huge 2008 earthquake in KATHMANDU: Nepalese political autonomy. But lawmak- have misguided him and back- neighbouring Sichuan province. authorities yesterday charged a ers in Kathmandu have struggled tracked on their commitment,” freed from Myanmar jails Shoddy buildings, with corruption prominent political activist with for years to agree on a draft con- Jha said. playing a key role, were widely treason over calls for a separate stitution that would address their Calls to government officials YANGON: Only three politi- Nations that US President Barack blamed, provoking public anger. homeland for the marginalised demands by dividing the country were not answered. “People in cal prisoners were granted Obama and other world leaders The latest quake had taken Madhesi community living in into new federal states. the Terai are sensitive about his amnesty by the Myanmar gov- are expected to attend. only one life so far, Xinhua said, the country’s southern plains, Civil society activists warned the arrest...the government’s move ernment this week and rights The government has in the past citing local officials. his lawyer said. charges against Raut could spark will add fuel to the fire,” said Tula group said the release was attempted to bolster its reformist More than 124,000 people had Police arrested Chandra Kant violent protests in the Terai, home Narayan Shah, executive director apparently aimed at improv- credentials by releasing political been forced from their homes Raut, a former scientist who to around half of the Himalayan of the non-profit Nepal Madhesh ing the country’s image before a prisoners, often shortly before by the quake, Xinhua added, has a doctorate from Britain’s nation’s 27-million population. Foundation. visit by the US president. major diplomatic meetings, but but there had been “little to no Cambridge University, last month Raut, who has repeatedly called “Just words do not disintegrate Myanmar said on Tuesday it a Myanmar rights group and rain” in the region in recent days, and have detained him for weeks for an independent state for a country. At a time when the was releasing 3,073 prisoners for Amnesty International said only reducing the risk of landslides. while preparing charges. Madhesis, went on an 11-day hun- country is writing its constitu- the sake of “peace and stability” three political prisoners were The US Geological Survey “CK Raut has been charged ger strike to protest his arrest, tion, he simply voiced his opinion,” and “the rule of law,” but it gave among the 3,073. measured the earthquake as mag- with treason, if he is found guilty, before agreeing to end the fast Shah said. The Madhesis domi- no details of who they were or The Myanmar group Assistance nitude 6.0. he could face life imprisonment,” after senior government officials nate the Terai, a fertile region why they had been imprisoned. Association for Political Prisoners, “Many houses collapsed and said his lawyer, Dipendra Jha. visited him in hospital last week known as Nepal’s bread basket, The release came just over a said of those released, 2,989 had we are investigating the casual- The Madhesis, who live in and pledged to free him. and have long complained of dis- month before Myanmar hosts almost finished serving their ties,” a local official told Xinhua. Nepal’s Terai region bordering “The state has behaved in a crimination by high-caste high- a summit of leaders from the prison terms for various ordinary “The aftershocks seem non- India, have long demanded greater shocking and cruel manner, they land communities. AFP Association of South East Asian crimes. REUTERS stopping.” AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PHILIPPINES No terrorist threat in Typhoon Haiyan protest Metro Manila: Army Security forces ‘foil’ bombing attempt by rebels

MANILA: The military of three men with links to an of the Rajah Solaiman Movement assured the public yesterday extremist group in Quezon City. who had been charged over the that there is no serious ter- Quezon City Police District Awang airport bombing in Datu rorist threat in Metro Manila director Chief Superintendent Odin Sinsuat. despite reports that security Richard Albano identified the Police said Macapagal, who was forces have foiled an attempt suspects as Ricardo Ayeras, driving the motorcycle, failed to by extremists to bomb the Andrescio Valdez and Ricky present a driver’s license. metropolis. Macapagal, who were nabbed Albano said Ayeras yielded a Armed Forces public affairs near Muñoz Market at the corner hand grenade and an identifica- chief Lt Col Harold Cabunoc said of EDSA and Roosevelt Avenue tion card bearing his photo but Metro Manila residents do not last Sunday. with the name “Ely Mariano need to worry because govern- Superintendent Pedro Sanchez, Faiso.” ment forces are doing what they QCPD Station 2 commander, Valdez also yielded an ID can to ensure their safety. said the suspects had been under card bearing his photo but with “We did not monitor any seri- surveillance by the Intelligence the name “Michael Anderson ous threat,” Cabunoc said in an Service of the Armed Forces of Sarcia.” Another ID also had his interview. the Philippines (ISAFP) and the photo but with the name “Najib “There is no need to worry PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Habalo”. because we will just continue Detection Group. Cabunoc urged the public our close coordination with the “They are tracking the suspects to help authorities in prevent- Philippine police. We have sup- for their alleged plan to conduct ing terrorist acts and untoward porters in the communities who bombings in Metro Manila,” incidents. can help us in maintaining secu- Sanchez said. ISAFP agents and “Reporting highly suspicious rity,” he added. police officers flagged down the activities is the responsibility not Yesterday, authorities said suspects on a Honda motorcycle only of the armed forces but also a plan to bomb Metro Manila for not wearing helmets. the public,” Cabunoc said. Filipinos covered in mud stand during a protest outside a church in Manila yesterday. Eleven months after super has been foiled after the arrest Ayeras is reportedly a member THE PHILIPPINE STAR typhoon Haiyan hit the country, relatives of the victims staged a performance art to protest the government’s poor rehabilitation efforts and slow delivery of justice to all survivors. Makati mayor’s lawyers Jailed senators can’t touch funds Filipino pilots A380 to Manila MANILA: About P18m in the funds of the three senators of the Commission on Audit to seek SC intervention combined monthly opera- in the meantime that they are (COA), each senator can tap MANILA: A Filipino piloted tional funds for the offices of suspended,” a source told The P40m to P60m every year for the world’s largest passenger MANILA: The lawyers of Makati possible time and file it with the detained Senators Juan Ponce STAR yesterday. their salaries, benefits, travel airplane that made its first City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Supreme Court to seek an injunction Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Estrada, Enrile and Revilla expenses, rentals for offices, landing at the Ninoy Aquino Binay yesterday said they would ele- or temporary restraining order on Ramon Revilla Jr have been are also prevented from mak- professional/consultancy fees, International Airport (NAIA) vate the issue of jurisdictional chal- the ongoing inquiry being conducted placed under control of the ing cash advances since they extraordinary and miscellane- Tuesday night. lenge before the Supreme Court. by the Senate sub-committee. Senate leadership during might be able to tap their budg- ous expenses as well as other Carrying 517 passengers, Binay’s lawyers added that they Certeza said they would also their 90-day suspension by ets while suspended from office, miscellaneous and operating Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 would also ask the High Court to refer to the resolution read by Sen. the ombudsman. the source added. expenditures. Flight EK334 arrived at the issue an injunction against the Aquilino Pimentel III in yesterday’s The Office of the Senate The three senators have The amount varies among NAIA at 10.15pm Tuesday. hearings now being conducted by a hearing in preparing their petition Secretary under lawyer Oscar been suspended by the regular senators and those The pilot of the huge aircraft is sub-committee of the Senate Blue to the Supreme Court. Yabes will handle the senators’ Sandiganbayan one after the handling top posts such as Capt Franklin Mallari Desiderio, Ribbon Committee into the alleged He cited a parallel case (Neri ver- funds, including their respec- other since September, as the Senate President, Senate who has been with Emirates for overpricing of the Makati City Hall sus Blue Ribbon Committee) in which tive salaries. implemented by the Office of the President Pro-Tempore, major- the last five years. Building 2. the Supreme Court said that while Senate President Franklin Senate President despite ques- ity and minority leaders. “I can’t describe how happy I “At this point, our clients’ the Senate has the power to conduct Drilon has directed the Senate tions raised by acting Senate Each senator also gets a uni- am now,” Desiderio said about Constitutional rights are already at an inquiry, it is always limited to the secretariat to take over the majority leader Vicente Sotto form amount of P2m for chair- piloting the Emirates Airbus stake and are being violated. The extent that it should always be in aid functions of the three senators III on why the suspensions were manships of the various Senate A380, which he described as a only recourse left to us is to seek of legislation, it is with due respect with regard to the handling of not brought before the body for committees, as well as benefits “flying gentle giant.” the intervention of the Judiciary. In to the Constitutional rights and it about P2m a month operational plenary discussions. as members of the Commission Emirates Airbus A380 has a any democracy, a person denied of is done in accordance with the pub- budget of each of the offices, The suspension orders that of Appointments. design range of 15,700 kilome- his rights to due process may turn lished rules. sources said. would last until December are As this developed, the COA tres, sufficient to fly nonstop to the Supreme Court, which is the Certeza asserted that their clients In the 90 days of the suspen- related to the plunder cases has reiterated anew the need from Dubai to Los Angeles. It ultimate arbiter of the law,” Claro were not liable for contempt as they sion, the total amount involved filed before the Sandiganbayan for senators to submit their has a speed of Mach 0.85 or about Certeza, one of Binay’s lawyers said. were “merely exercising the remedies is P18m for the three senators. in connection with the fund documentary and other audit 900km/h, 560 mph at cruising Certeza said Binay’s legal team available under the Senate Rules.” “The Office of the Secretary scam. instruments. altitude. will finalise a petition at the soonest THE PHILIPPINE STAR will take over the disposition of Based on the previous reports THE PHILIPPINE STAR THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Milf to keep arms even after law passage

MANILA: The Moro Islamic ratification in a plebiscite. peace panels, third party moni- Bangsamoro region that will Liberation Front (Milf) will The BBL will implement the toring team and facilitator cer- replace the Autonomous Region continue to keep its firearms final peace agreement signed tify that all commitments have in Muslim Mindanao is formed. even after the passage of the by the government and the been completed. They pointed out that it is hard Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Milf last March. The meas- Under the normalisa- to talk peace to an armed group. An editorial posted on the ure has been certified urgent tion annex of the Framework The Milf said decommis- Milf website luwaran.com said by President Aquino and is Agreement on the Bangsamoro, sioning is “simply no surren- the decommissioning of the expected to be discussed by the Milf will undertake a gradu- der of firearms nor of their firearms would be done in four lawmakers when they resume ated programme for decommis- destruction.” phases. sessions this month. sioning of its forces so that they The Milf said decommission- The first phase is what the The Milf said another 35 per- are put beyond use. ing is “a very emotional and sen- Milf described as “goodwill” cent of the firearms would be The decommissioning shall sitive issue.” symbolic decommissioning of decommissioned upon the estab- include activities that would “The Milf is staking itself to 75 firearms by yearend. lishment of the Bangsamoro ensure a smooth transition of the scrutiny of time and history The second phase, Milf said, Police. The remaining 30 per- the Milf forces towards a pro- and the vicious attacks of critics would involve the decommis- cent of the Milf weapons would ductive life. to prove that this is the right sioning of 30 percent of its be decommissioned two months Critics believe Milf forces track to solve this question of weapons upon the passage of the before the signing of the Exit should be required to surren- problem.” BBL in Congress and upon its Agreement provided that the der their firearms once the THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Filipinos witness rare total lunar eclipse

MANILA: A total lunar and turns a shade of orange eclipse was seen yesterday red, followed by the greatest in the Philippines, the state eclipse at 6.54pm. weather bureau said. The total eclipse ended at The Philippine Atmospheric, 7.24pm and the partial eclipse Geophysical and Astronomical at 8.34pm. Services Administration According to National (PAGASA) said the eclipse Geographic, this year is one begins at 4.14pm (Philippine of the rare years with multi- Standard Time) and ended at ple lunar eclipses. Yesterday’s 9.35pm. eclipse will be the second in a The eclipse begins with the series of four – a tetrad – over penumbral phase. The partial two years. That pattern won’t eclipse, when the moon enters repeat for another 20 years or Earth’s dark shadow, around so. 5.14pm. The Philippines experienced At 6.25pm, the total eclipse a penumbral lunar eclipse last Clouds partially cover the moon as it turns orange during a total lunar begin when the moon is fully April 15. eclipse as seen from Taguig, Metro Manila, yesterday. engulfed in the Earth’s shadow THE PHILIPPINE STAR THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 5 Afghan men hanged despite UN appeal Amnesty slams executions as ‘an affront to justice’

KABUL: Five Afghan men came to power on August 29. “The outcry and anger this were hanged yesterday for “Five men in connection to the case has caused is of course the gang rape of four women Paghman incident and one other understandable...But the death despite the United Nations and big criminal were executed this penalty is not justice -- it only human rights groups criticising afternoon,” Rahmatullah Nazari, amounts to short-term revenge,” the trial and urging new presi- the deputy attorney general said. said David Griffiths, Amnesty dent Ashraf Ghani to stay the The men were hanged in Pul-e- International’s Asia-Pacific dep- executions. Charkhi prison near Kabul along uty director. The brutal attack in Paghman, with Habib Istalifi, head of a kid- “The many fair trial concerns outside Kabul, provoked a napping gang. in this case only make these exe- national outcry with many “Today’s executions cast a dark cutions more unjust. It’s deeply Afghans demanding the men shadow over the new Afghan gov- disappointing that new President were hanged, and then-president ernment’s will to uphold basic Ashraf Ghani has allowed the exe- Hamid Karzai signed their death human rights,” EU ambassador cutions to go ahead.” sentences shortly before leaving Franz-Michael Mellbin said on Before the executions, the UN office last week. Twitter. High Commission for Human Amnesty International The armed gang members, Rights had called on Ghani to slammed the executions as ‘an wearing police uniforms, stopped refer the cases back to the courts affront to justice’, while the a convoy of cars returning to ‘given the very serious due proc- European Union ambassador to Kabul at night from a wedding ess concerns.’ Afghanistan questioned President in Paghman, a scenic spot popular The accused were found guilty Ghani’s commitment to human with day-trippers. and sentenced at a nationally-tel- rights. The attackers tied up men in evised trial, which attracted noisy But the ministry of women’s the group before raping at least rallies outside the courtroom call- affairs in Kabul welcomed the four of the women and stealing ing for the death penalties. hangings ‘as a step towards ensur- valuables from their victims. Applause erupted inside the A September file picture of Afghan men (from left) Safiullah, Nazar Mohammad, Qaisullah, Azizullah, Samiullah, ing social justice and defending But the court process raised courtroom when Kabul police women’s rights, and a lesson for major concerns. chief Zahir Zahir also called for Mustafa, and Jamil, the seven men who gang-raped four women on August 23, standing for trial in court in Kabul. those who think of committing The trial lasted only a few the men to be hanged. such crimes.’ hours, suspects were alleged to It was only nine days between “The horrendous due process HRW said the case included August 23 has become a symbol of There was no immediate com- have tortured before confessing, the men’s arrest and their trial, violations in the Paghman trial a manipulated lineup for iden- the violence that women face in ment from Ghani, who faced and Karzai called for the men to and the sentences were quickly have only worsened the injustices tification and a trial with little Afghanistan, despite reforms since strong public pressure to not be hanged even before the case confirmed by the appeals court of this terrible crime,” said Phelim evidence. the Taliban regime fell in 2001. delay the executions after he was heard. and the Supreme Court. Kine of Human Rights Watch. The crime in the early hours of AFP

Minister tells Khan 21 die after drinking to protest against Govt upgrading power plants

US drone attacks toxic liquor in Karachi ISLAMABAD: Based on sugar mills, while Nepra has that each mill, on average, pro- 2012-13 data on cane crushing also started issuing generat- duces 9MW power using bagasse ISLAMABAD: Responding to KARACHI: Pakistani officials she said, adding that they were and sugar production released ing licences to sugar mills and available during the cane crushing PTI chief Imran Khan’s criti- said yesterday that 21 people in unconscious. by the Pakistan Sugar Mills potential investors. The regulator season. cism on government, Federal the city of Karachi had died after Area police chief Akhtar Association and assuming a 30pc issued up-front tariff on May 29, On this basis, the total gen- Minister for Information and drinking homemade liquor dur- Farooq said police had conducted average yield rate of bagasse 2013, and decided that the option eration of the 80 or so operative Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed ing the Eid holidays, highlight- raids at illegal liquor factories, from crushed sugarcane, 15m for accepting the up-front tariff sugar mills would be 720MW. yesterday said that Imran Khan ing the dangers of moonshine in arresting three suspects and seiz- tonnes of bagasse were available by co-generation projects will be According to a recent report by should go to the United States a country where Muslims are ing a quantity of “katchi sharab” in that year to potentially pro- applicable up to May 28, 2015. So Nepra, about 16 sugar mills are of America (USA) to stage sit-in barred from drinking. (home made liquor). duce about 1,500MW electricity. far, three sugar mills with total supplying nearly 120MW power protest against drone attacks, The deaths occurred in the Though legal breweries exist Facilitated by the ‘Framework installed capacity of 102MW have to discos. alleging that Khan remained low-income Landhi and Korangi in Pakistan, the sale of alcohol for Power Co-generation 2013’ and accepted the up-front tariff. Perhaps other sugar mills are silent over Taliban’s terrorism. neighbourhoods of the southern to Muslims is prohibited and other official policies, all stake- Currently, a number of large not able or presently willing to In a statement, Pervaiz city. The majority of the victims tightly regulated for minorities holders appear to have geared up business and industrial groups supply surplus power to Discos. Rasheed said that Imran Khan is were Muslims celebrating the and foreigners. to play a positive role in setting either directly or indirectly own With high pressure boilers, that naïve friend who is harming three-day public holiday over Eid While higher-income up bagasse-based power co-gen- more than one sugar mill. each sugar mill is assumed to pro- the country. He said that Imran Al Adha. “Since last (Tuesday) Pakistanis buy boot-legged alcohol eration plants with high pressure They are thus better placed to duce 15MW from bagasse, leading Khan’s bravery disappears in night 21 people have died after at heavily-inflated prices, the poor boilers, with the Alternate Energy finance, install and operate high to potential aggregate capacity of front of terrorists. consuming toxic liquor,” Seemi often resort to home-brews that Development Board (AEDB) and pressure boilers and modern all sugar mills at 1,200 MW. Federal Minister said that Jamali, a doctor at Karachi’s can contain methanol, commonly Nepra processing documents on a generators. Thus, with the installation of Imran Khan is angry because Jinnah Hospital, said. used in anti-freeze and fuel. fast-track basis. Due to information gap regard- high pressure boilers, additional Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Doctors were trying to save the Consumption of methanol can The AEDB has already issued ing existing installed capacity for capacity of around 480MW could raised Kashmir cause in the lives of 22 others in a serious con- lead to blindness, liver damage letters of intent (LoIs) to seven power generation, a reasonable become available for sale to the United Nations. dition after drinking the liquor, and death. AFP or possibly more investors and guess could be made by assuming national grid. INTERNEWS He said that those who are harming Pakistan’s economy through their politics are also Afghan suicide bombing Pakistan’s enemies. Exiled families get financial aid

ISLAMABAD: As many as 94,543 temporarily dis- placed families of Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan Agency have received Rs396.35m under the Provincial Government Esaar e Pakhtunkhwa Programme to help them in their hour of need. According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government under its Esaar-e-Pakhtunkhwa Programme has disbursed Rs 396.35m among 49,543 families of North Waziristan Agency till October 3, 2014. All the registered verified families would be provided with Rs23,000 including monthly house rent. Non food items like tents, blan- kets would also be provided to them ahead of upcoming winter season. AGENCIES Afghan policemen inspect the site of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand, yesterday. At least five security personnel were killed and 19 were injured in the attack. Bomb blast kills two polio vaccinators PESHAWAR: A roadside a polio worker, and his cousin, immunisation workers across health workers and police pro- bomb exploded in northwest although it was not clear Pakistan. viding security have been killed in Pakistan yesterday killing two whether they were specifically The militants allege polio vac- militant attacks on polio vaccina- off-duty polio vaccinators and targeted. cination is a cover for espionage tion teams since December 2012. their relative, officials said. “Two polio workers and their or Western-conspiracy to steri- The number of polio cases The blast occurred in Ali cousin were killed in the bomb lise Muslims. recorded in Pakistan passed Nagar village in the Mohammad blast,” local government official Those conspiracy theories 200 for the year last week, a tribal district along the Afghan Khushhal Khan said. gained further traction after the 14-year-high. border where Taliban militants A local security official also CIA recruited a local doctor to Officials said 136 of the news are active. confirmed the bombing and start a vaccination programme cases were recorded in the trou- The bomb went off near casualties. during the hunt for Osama Bin bled northwestern tribal areas the house of polio vaccinator Nobody claimed responsibility Laden which dismayed many aid that border Afghanistan and are Mohammad Gul who was out for the bombing, but militants and health workers. home to Taliban and Al Qaeda walking with his brother, also have been aggressively targeting Some 60 people including militants. AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Bangladesh Border firing intensifies; two more killed ready to help 20,000 people shifted to safer areas with Bengal

JAMMU/MUMBAI: Pakistan 15 civilians, were injured in over- blast probe Rangers continued to fire night Pakistani firing at the across the international border border. KOLKATA: Amid speculations with India through the night “Four army soldiers were that suspected Bangladeshi and well into last night, killing injured in Pakistan firing on the militants were involved in the at least two more people and LoC in Poonch district, one BSF October 2 explosion in West injuring two dozen. India was trooper and 15 civilians were Bengal, a Bangladesh minister quick to retaliate, but the casu- injured in firing by Pakistan yesterday said his government alties on the Pakistani side was Rangers on the international is willing to help India in the not immediately known. border in Jammu district during investigation. More than 20,000 residents the night. Bangladesh’s State Minister for of 30 villages along the interna- “Pakistan has again started fir- Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal tional border in Jammu region ing at BSF positions and civilian expressed surprise over India yet have been shifted to safer loca- areas in Hira Nagar sector of the to officially communicate any- tions, Indian officials said. India’s border in Kathua district yes- thing on the blast that took place top military official said they were terday morning,” a senior police in a house in Burdwan district’s keen to resolve the ceasefire viola- officer said in Jammu. Khagragarh area. tions as Pakistan again raised the In retaliation to Pakistan tar- The blast killed two suspected Kashmir issue at the UN. geting civilian habitations in militants and injured another. The latest string of Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir, the union “We share very cordial rela- ceasefire violations on the 700 home ministry yesterday put tions, so it’s surprising that km-LoC and the international on hold a scheduled flag meet- India is yet to officially inform border started on October 3. ing between Pakistan and Indian us about the explosion. We are The number of people killed in paramilitary forces to discuss the committed about tackling ter- Pakistan shelling on civilian areas recent hostilities. rorism and we will certainly take in Jammu region has now gone Indian Air Force (IAF) chief steps if India officially commu- up to seven, while the number of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, nicates,” Kamal said over phone injured has shot up to 55. who is also the chairman of from Bangladesh. Panic gripped the border vil- the Chiefs of Staff Committee, “Media reports have claimed lages here as shells landed with yesterday said India wants to Villagers sit in a trailer as they prepare to leave the area following a cross-border exchange between Indian and that the militants killed in the fierce intensity on homes, shat- resolve the issue of ceasefire Pakistani soldiers at Chilayari village in Samba district, some 50km from Jammu yesterday. explosion were from Bangladesh, tering windows and leaving the violations by Pakistan as soon if it so, then it is matter of con- walls with gaping holes and as possible. cern. We hope India will officially pock-marked. The bloodied and “It is a serious issue, it should (UNMOGIP) into the current sit- from 10 countries, the UNMOGIP Maharashtra. This is playing with communicate us soon so that we wounded were carried to hos- not have happened...The gov- uation along the Line of Control monitors the ceasefire along the national security,” said an edit in may jointly tackle it,” said Kamal. pital, while the locals scurried ernment is taking it seriously... where cross-border shelling has Line of Control under a UN the party mouthpiece Saamana Four people, including two to safety and spent a sleepless We want peace, tranquility, and flared up. Security Council mandate. yesterday. women, have been arrested in night. good relations with neighbours,” “UNMOGIP must be enabled Khan’s mention of the It said Modi “is currently connection with the explosion Pakistani troopers fired he said after the 82nd Air Force to play its role in monitoring UNMOGIP comes after India busy with election campaign in which is being probed by the CID through the night and did not Day celebrations at the Hindon the ceasefire,” UN Ambassador signalled that it considers the Maharashtra” and he is moving and a composite task force drawn stop as the day broke. Air Force Station on the outskirts Masood Khan told the General group has outlived its utility. This in different villages for votes. from various state investigating A senior police officer: “Two of Delhi. Assembly on Tuesday. is in line with India’s contention “Maharashtra politics can agencies of West Bengal. people have died and five are India’s top military official said He said: “...We call upon the that the Kashmir issue can only come later. The country’s secu- While the BJP and the CPI-M injured in Pakistan mortar shell- that the government “has taken Indian government to immedi- be resolved between New Delhi rity is important. Modiji, please have been demanding a probe by ing in Chilyari village in Samba diplomatic steps and is making ately cease fire and help us pre- and Islamabad because the 1972 stop tolerating the indiscretions the National Investigation Agency, district today. The injured have all efforts to bring it (firing) to serve tranquility.” Simla Agreement called for find- of Pakistan,” Sena urged. alleging the state administration been shifted to government medi- an end. We are all concerned The current round to cross- ing a bilateral solution to the Modi has so far not said any- was trying to cover up the probe, cal college (GMC) hospital in and want an early solution to it. border firings resumed after an dispute. thing on the latest border upsurge the state’s ruling Trinamool Jammu city for treatment.” The security forces are working almost month-long lull. It has The cease-fire violations but is believed to be in regular Congress has opposed the move “BSF is also retaliating effec- towards it”. been described by Indian officials found a resonance in poll-bound touch with Defence Minister contending the central agency’s tively to silence Pakistan guns in Raising the Kashmir issue yet as the worst cease-fire violations Maharashtra. Arun Jaitley and military com- intervention will tantamount to the area,” the officer said. again at the UN, Pakistan dragged since 2003. “Modi is needed in New Delhi, manders in Delhi. attack on federalism. As many as 20 people, including the UN Military Observer Group Made up of military personnel but the BJP has stopped him in IANS IANS

Govt launches Rahul targets Modi in website to stop bureaucrats Maharashtra campaign RAIGAD/LATUR, naming but referring to Modi’s slacking off Maharashtra: Congress vice- recent statements. president Rahul Gandhi entered He criticised Modi’s “one-man” NEW DELHI: India’s new the Maharashtra poll campaign style of functioning and the BJP’s right-wing government has yesterday, targeting Prime claims that only he could do eve- begun an online trial run to reg- Minister Narendra Modi and the rything for the country. ister staff attendance records, BJP for their silence on China, Gandhi wondered how Modi seeking to tackle absenteeism Pakistan issues and anti-poor would make Maharashtra No.1 among the country’s notoriously and anti-farmer stand. after Gujarat when this state work-shy bureaucrats. Addressing public rallies in (Maharashtra) was already on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Raigad and Latur districts, top in the country on all fronts. pledged during his election cam- Gandhi lashed out at Modi for “Prithviraj Chavan is a clean paign to crack the whip on civil “sitting on swings” with Chinese leader... He does not resort to servants, notorious for arriv- President Xi Jingping when ‘marketing’ gimmicks,” Gandhi ing late, taking long lunches or Chinese soldiers were invading said, adding that the Congress spending parts of their day on the the Indian borders. has given maximum help to the golf course. “Not once did he ask the farmers, jobless youths and the The new system will use fin- Chinese President during his tour poor of the state with various pro- gerprints to ensure that workers why this had happened...Since the poor policies. have to physically turn up, and past few days, Pakistan has been “Do you know that they are will not be able to clock in on each attacking our borders...We have slowly changing all the pro-poor other’s behalf. “The basic principle never seen anything like this in laws that we had introduced in behind this (project) is to ensure the country’s history. During the country... In the near future, that there is no ghost worker,” a (Lok Sabha) campaign, he was you will realise how expensive government official involved with claiming if voted to power, they medicines will become... How will the programme said yesterday on would teach a lesson to China and the poor be able to afford them?” condition of anonymity. Pakistan... Why are they quiet Gandhi asked. “Everyone is equal under this now?” Gandhi said. He said recently Modi visited new system, unlike before, when Challenging Modi’s claims the US where pharmaceutical junior workers would mark that the Congress did noth- companies sought a removal on attendance on a register but sen- ing in 60 years in the country, the cap on medicine prices. ior officers would not necessarily Gandhi said by this, they (BJP) With this, Gandhi pointed (do so),” she added. are questioning the works of out that soon cancer, diabetes The website, attendance.gov.in, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal and other critical drugs costing is hooked up to special comput- Nehru, B R Ambedkar and `8,000 would be priced `100,000, ers in government offices that will Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and even other medicine prices would identify employees through their the people of the country. soar. fingerprint and a unique identity “If the country has reached “On the other hand, the number, a process that takes less these heights, it’s not because Congress provided free treatment than a second, according to the of any one leader, but the people to all poor and also give free medi- government official. AFP of this nation,” he said, without cines...” he said. IANS

Power ministry to sell LED bulbs at `10 NEW DELHI: A day after the Nobel Prize in at `10,” an official release here said. “The discoms physics was won by the scientists who invented then repay EESL, over a period of five to eight blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the power years from the savings that accrue due to use of ministry yesterday launched a business model this energy efficient lighting technology,” it added. enabling the sale of LED bulbs to households at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu `10 against the market price of `400. Naidu on October 2 launched the Energy Conservation “The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) together Mission’s Demand Side Efficient Lighting Programme with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), (DELP) in the state, which promotes replacement of which is a joint venture of four central public sec- incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient LED bulbs. tor undertakings in the power sector, have worked The DELP is covering 3.7 million households, who will with electricity distribution companies (discoms) to be provided with two high quality LED bulbs each at develop a business model under which EESL pro- a subsidised price of `10. cures LED bulbs in bulk and sells them to households IANS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Cyclone heads Air Force Day to Andhra, Odisha coast Crisis preparations being made

BHUBANESWAR: An approa vegetables, candles, match boxes, -ching cyclone will cross batteries and fuel. Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Potatoes, which were available Odisha coast by Sunday noon for `25 a kilo on Tuesday morning and preparations have been have shot up to `30 a kilo and are made to meet the situation, expected to further rise. authorities said yesterday. The memory of cyclonic storm “The deep depression over Phailin that hit Odisha on October Andaman Sea and neighbour- 12, 2013 is still fresh in the minds hood ... intensified into a cyclonic of people. Phailin wreaked havoc storm ‘Hudud’ and lay centred in coastal Odisha although there at 8.30am today (Wednesday) were fewer casualties compared over Andaman Sea and adjoin- to the killer Super Cyclone of ing Bay of Bengal,” said an India 1999. Meteorological Department Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bulletin. yesterday said the state was fully “It (cyclone) is now crossing prepared to meet any eventuality Andaman and Nicobar Islands arising out of the cyclonic storm. close to Long Island. It would “I reviewed the cyclone situ- continue to move and, inten- ation with all the concerned sified further into a severe departments. All the preparations cyclonic storm by Thursday and have been made to meet the situ- subsequently into a very severe ation. The departments have been cyclone, cross Andhra Pradesh asked to prepare contingency plan and Odisha coast between to deal with it,” he said. Former cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar shares a light moment with the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur The chief minister met officials Robin K Dhowan, as his wife Anjali Tendulkar looks on during the Air Force Day parade at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts by October 12,” it said. of several departments includ- of New Delhi yesterday. The Indian Air Force celebrated the 82nd Air Force Day. It advised fishermen not to ven- ing National Disaster Response ture into the sea and asked those Force (NDRF), police, water who have ventured into deep sea resources, energy and special to return immediately. relief commissioner. People in Odisha are stocking The police administration, fire DMK demands centre’s intervention in Tamil Nadu essential items as the cyclonic department, NDRF and Odisha storm is expected to hit Andhra Disaster Rapid Action Force Pradesh and coastal Odisha. (ODRAF) will hold a meeting to CHENNAI: The DMK yester- meeting was chaired by party law and order in the state would office here to protest the impris- While the prices of vegetables discuss how to carry out the res- day urged the central govern- president M Karunanidhi. be beyond redemption. onment of former Tamil Nadu have increased by 40 percent cue operation, said DGP Sanjeev ment to put a stop to the violent Condemning the violent acts of Former chief minister and chief minister J Jayalalitha. since Monday, some items like Marik. acts by AIADMK cadres and sup- the AIADMK cadres, the party AIADMK general secretary “Maya had come along with candles have vanished from shops. NDRF commandant M.K. porters in the state following the urged the central government Jayalaltihaa was sentenced to four her daughter and a can of kero- Traders are also trying to cash in Yadav said: “We are fully pre- conviction of former chief minis- to intervene and put an end to years in jail by a special court in a sene. Both tried to self-immolate on the sudden rush by increasing pared for the cyclone. There are ter J Jayalalithaa in a graft case. such actions. According to the disproportionate assets case. themselves, but they were luck- prices of essential commodities. 12 teams of which one each is The DMK passed a resolution DMK, the state machinery has Meanwhile, Tamil actress Maya ily stopped by officials on duty,” a People have resorted to panic already deployed in Balasore and to this effect at a meeting of its been affected and if this situa- yesterday attempted suicide in police official from Vepery police buying of items like groceries, Puri districts.” IANS district secretaries held here. The tion is allowed to continue, the front of police commissioner’s station said. AGENCIES

Gatka martial arts Cops seize cash stashed in Ajit Pawar’s car

PARBHANI, Maharashtra: Maharashtra along with the cash stashed in two bags, Parbhani Police have seized `48.5 lakh from a car allegedly Superintendent of Police Anant Rokde told the belonging to senior Nationalist Congress Party media. (NCP) leader and former state deputy chief min- Pawar and his aides were not available for their ister Ajit Pawar, an official said here yesterday. comments in the matter, though top NCP officials The police also seized some visiting cards and maintained they were not aware of the incident. clothes of Pawar from the intercepted vehicle IANS

CISF guard kills three in shooting spree NEW DELHI: A para- military officer charged with guarding a nuclear plant shot and killed three of his colleagues yesterday in a shooting spree at their base in southern India, authori- ties said. It was not immedi- ately clear what provoked the attack, which took place early last morning Sikhs demonstrate their Gatka martial arts skills during a procession from the Sri Akal Takhat at the Golden at a Central Industrial Temple in Amritsar yesterday, on the eve of the birth anniversary of the fourth Sikh Guru Ramdass. Ramdass Security Force (CISF) was born in Lahore in 1574 and is the fourth Guru as well as the Guru who established the city of Amritsar. base in southern Tamil Nadu state, around 10km away from the Kalpakkam power plant. The CISF is tasked with Govt will examine complaints on guarding key government offices and monuments such as the Taj Mahal, as well as nuclear plants. Flipkart sale, says Sitharaman “They had assembled for morning duty when he NEW DELHI: A day after we will make it clear soon,” she failure,” the Bangalore-based opened fire,” CISF spokes- e-retailer Flipkart apologised to added. e-commerce major said in a mail man Hemendra Singh said. millions of customers after its Flipkart’s sale, that offered to all its registered users after “We are looking into promises of bumper discounts steep discounts on a range of its portal crashed for hours dur- the matter and checking on orders placed for a host of products, has raised concerns ing the day-long sales and rejec- what triggered this. But products came a cropper, the among traders that such cam- tions owing to stocks running we immediately detained government yesterday said it paigns would badly affect players out in minutes. him and handed him over will look into complaints and in the traditional retail market. Claiming that a record 1.5 mil- to the police.” take a call on whether more Earlier this week, the lion people shopped on its por- He said the officer, Vijay clarity is required on e-com- Confederation of All India Traders tal, Flipkart accepted it was not Pratap Singh, was highly merce in retail. (CAIT) had demanded that the adequately prepared for the sheer experienced and “in shock” “We have received many commerce ministry take steps scale of the event. after the attack. inputs. Lot of concern has been to monitor and regulate online “We didn’t source enough “It is not as if he is a new expressed. We will look into it,” businesses, as well as probe trade products and deals in advance to fellow, he has been doing Commerce and Industry Minister practices of e-commerce compa- cater to your requirements. More this service for 24 years. Nirmala Sitharaman told report- nies as to how these are offering over, the load on our server led After questioning there ers here on Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion huge discounts during the ongoing to intermittent outages, further will be more clarity on why Day’ sale held on Monday festival season. impacting your shopping experi- it happened,” he added. “Now there are many com- “We failed to live up to this ence on our site,” company co- Operations at the plaints. Whether there is a need promise yesterday (Monday) founders Sachin Bansal and Binny nuclear power plant were for a separate policy or some and would like to apologise to Bansal said. unaffected, Singh said. kind of clarification is needed, every single customer for our IANS AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER A radio-controlled flying witch makes a test flight past a moon setting into clouds along the pacific ocean in Carlsbad, California, yesterday.

MUSCAT 36/26 Clear 34/26 Clear MAKKAH 39/27 Chance of showers 38/27 Chance of storm KUWAIT 38/22 Clear 38/23 Clear BAHRAIN 36/28 Clear 35/28 Clear SANAA 21/15 Chance of rain 23/12 Partly cloudy ‘Blood moon’ awes sky RIYADH 36/24 Clear 36/24 Clear DUBAI 39/29 Clear 38/29 Clear BAGHDAD 35/21 Mostly cloudy 34/22 Mostly cloudy THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW watchers in Americas, Asia HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER WASHINGTON: Stargazers others had climbed atop the city’s ATHENS 24/17 Partly cloudy 24/17 Clear in the Americas and Asia were skyscrapers to view the sky. WASHINGTON 21/12 Partly cloudy 19/16 Chance of rain treated to a lunar eclipse yes- On Australia’s east coast, a live SYDNEY 24/14 Mostly cloudy 25/13 Partly cloudy terday, a celestial show that video feed set up by the Sydney LONDON 18/10 Chance of rain 18/12 Chance of showers bathed the moon in a reddish Observatory was hit by cloud PARIS 20/15 Rain 19/15 Partly cloudy tint to create a “blood moon.” cover, thwarting some viewers. ISTANBUL 19/15 Chance of rain 18/15 Partly cloudy During the total lunar eclipse, In New Zealand, the moon will MANILA 31/24 Cloudy 30/24 Chance of storm light beams into Earth’s shadow, be close to its highest point in DHAKA 34/25 Partly cloudy 33/26 Chance of storm filling it with a coppery glow that the sky, according to Auckland’s DELHI 36/23 Clear 34/23 Clear gives it a red hue. Stardome Observatory & ISLAMABAD 29/18 Clear 28/17 Clear The early phase of the eclipse Planetarium, making for a view began at 0800 GMT, or 4am, of the spectacle unobstructed by on the east coast of the United buildings. States. In Hong Kong, hundreds of NASA provided live footage via patient onlookers of all ages lined Mickey and Minnie in Myanmar telescope of the eclipse, showing a the harborfront promenade late black shadow creeping across the Wednesday hoping for a glimpse moon in a crawl that took about of the eclipse. an hour. Many came armed with cam- Only when the moon was totally eras and telescopes but on a eclipsed did the redness appear. cloudy evening in a city whose sky The total eclipse was also to last is rarely clear of pollution haze, about an hour, and ditto for the it was visible only intermittently. return to its normal colour. The With tweets from across the total eclipse happened at 6:25 am viewing countries in Asia, one in on the US east coast (1025 GMT). New Zealand described the eclipse The NASA web site was pep- as “omg the sky is red right now... pered with Tweets bubbling with at 12:26 am in Auckland” with the questions and comments on the hashtag “#sofreakingcoool .” heavenly phenomenon. After clouds on Australia’s east “This is amazing. Thank you for coast, the Sydney Observatory this opportunity,” read a Tweet welcomed a sighting with “We from the handle @The Gravity saw the blood Moon finally!”. Dive. “Is there any crime increase “Sydney skygazers didn’t com- during this process? Any psycho- pletely miss out tonight, though logical problems?” wrote a per- the cloud did dampen everyone’s son who identified herself as Alisa spirits early on,” said the The The moon is seen glowing red during a total lunar eclipse from Kathmandu, Young. Sydney Morning in a live report Just before the climax, Kathi Nepal, yesterday. on the eclipse. Hennesey in California wrote, The event was not visible in “Watching from San Francisco earth, you would see it all black, public to observe the various Africa or Europe, NASA said. Bay Area. Just a sliver now.” with ring of fire around it. phases on telescopes. The eclipse is the second of four A NASA commentator In Hong Kong, free viewing In Tokyo’s Roppongi fash- total lunar eclipses, which started Actors dressed as Walt Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie explained that during the total locations were set up on a har- ion and entertainment district, with a first “blood moon” on April Mouse perform during the Disney Live! show at Myanmar Event Park in eclipse, if you were standing on borside promenade by the Hong enthusiasts performed yoga exer- 15, in a series astronomers call a Yangon yesterday. The show, which runs until Ocotber 12, is Disney’s the moon and looking at the Kong Space Museum for the cises under the blood moon. Many tetrad. AFP first live show in the country.

Antarctic sea ice Democracy revealed in Churchill’s paintings at record high LONDON: It has all the mak- struggle to make ends meet. mood of wartime Britain led to “Sunday painting” and drawing Churchill’s genius was to fight ings of a radical rant. Thirty- But before firing off that blast the Labour party’s famous victory today such as the British broad- such fascist fantasies with a dem- NEW YORK: Sea ice around eight paintings by Winston against Churchill-worship and the in 1945. Is it time for the cigar caster Andrew Marr, he defended ocratic art of leadership. At his Antarctica has reached its high- Churchill have been offered to easy breaks that seem to fall so smoke of patriotic myth to be his enthusiasm as a form of relax- birthplace, Blenheim palace, in est level since measurement Britain in lieu of death duties, readily to the upper crust, hold on blown away? ation and a way of being happy. Oxfordshire, I recently gawped at started in 1979, NASA said. The after the death of his daugh- a minute. This looks like a reason- No. Churchill’s paintings may Yet in Churchill’s case the the maroon velvet romper suit he upward trend in the Antarctic, ter, Lady Mary Soames, in able offer to me. It is not exactly not stand among the great art- bright jollity of his landscapes was slept in during the war, so he was however, is only about a third of May. So once again the rich the Picasso donation. Then again, works of the 20th century but just one release for a deeper crea- ready to get up, already dressed, the magnitude of the rapid loss find a loophole in the system. without Churchill the painter of they tell us a lot about why he tive fire. He really was an artist in in any emergency. This kind of of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Churchill’s descendents get Guernica might have spent dec- was such a unique and memorable his own way. Churchill’s imagina- aestheticism reveals the colour- The new Antarctic sea ice to palm off his chocolate box ades - rather than three years - of leader. His political genius lay in tion was unleashed by the battle of ful soul hidden within his gentle record reflects the diversity and daubs, pretty-pretty pieces of his life passively resisting a Nazi the very creativity that the paint- Britain into flights of oratory that paintings - a deeply, even eccen- complexity of the Earth’s environ- amateur impressionism with no empire. ings quietly embody. His love of rank with the greatest poems and trically imaginative character. ment, said NASA researchers. place whatsoever in the history OK - hero worship. What is painting was just one outlet for plays in the English language. Art At Blenheim, you can see why “The planet as a whole is doing of modern art, on a credulous Churchill’s true place in history? a genuine artistic side that was is strangely central to Europe’s young Winston grew up to be a what was expected in terms of country and walk away cash in Was he the war hero we were quite at odds with conventional age of extremes that entered its war leader. The house and its warming. Sea ice as a whole is pocket while ordinary people taught to revere? Historians are politics (it would be even less bloodiest phase in 1939. grounds constitute a vast shrine decreasing as expected, but just sceptical about many of his poli- likely today). Hitler too was an artist - or to the first Duke of Marlborough like with global warming, not every cies and strategies during the sec- Churchill did not take up paint- thought he was. Hitler’s failure who put Britain on the road to location with sea ice will have a ond world war. He was impulsive ing as a stunt - it was his hobby to become a painter in pre-1914 power by defeating France at downward trend in ice extent,” and romantic. Again and again for a long time and he worked sin- Vienna was put behind him as the battle of Blenheim. A column explained Claire Parkinson, sen- he got it wrong - from his vision cerely at it. He started when he he shaped German art after to Marlborough rises from the ior scientist at NASA’s Goddard of attacking Nazi Europe via was 40, painting regularly from 1933, ostracising modernists as soft English fields. It is sublime Space Flight Centre in Maryland. Scandinavia to his obsession with the 1920s onwards. He is a model “degenerates” and promoting - and yet in his own art and life, Since the late 1970s, the Arctic the Mediterranean as Hitler’s to amateur painters because he grandiose architecture and art. Churchill rejected the sublime, has lost an average of 53,900 “soft underbelly”. took his hobby seriously without Leni Riefenstahl’s films endure that sensation beloved of fascists square km of ice a year while the On the home front, his total ever claiming it was more than nightmarishly as Hitler’s aes- everywhere. Antarctic has gained an average failure to read the progressive what it was. Like champions of thetic legacy. GUARDIAN NEWS of 18,900 square km. IANS Thursday 9 October 2014 15 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6213 Price: QR2

Yusuff Ali to invest $85m in East India Company

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NEW YORK/LONDON: Cross-border credit facility grows by 33.3 percent Gold rose about 1 percent yesterday after minutes of BY SATISH KANADY sector, the drop was 72.6 percent. in Government securities, espe- the last US Federal Reserve This remarkable drop in for- cially T-bills and Government policy meeting showed US DOHA: The overall credit facil- eign currency denominated bonds. Total Government securi- central bankers concerned ities by Qatar banks increased domestic credit is attributed to ties recorded at QR125.2bn as of about the rising dollar, slow- 13.1 percent to QR575.4bn year- public sectors’ intent to obtain end of the year. Annually, commer- ing inflation and economic on-year at the end of 2013. local currency credit in order cial banks investment on domestic turmoil in Europe and Asia, Among other items in the assets to avoid forthcoming impact of Government securities increased feeding the view that inter- side, financial securities portfo- upward interest rate movement significantly from 2011 onwards. Of est rates would stay low. lios accounted for QR164.2bn. as part of monetary normalisation the total QR125.2bn worth invest- Bullion accelerated gains Compared to the year 2012, the in the United States. The rela- ment in Government securities, after the Fed released min- portfolio grew by 18.4 percent tive share of domestic credit in QR47.3bn was in sukuks in 2013. utes showing the policy debate in 2013, Qatar Central Bank foreign currencies has reduced to As of the end of 2013, the heated up last month. (QCB) data said. just 19.1 percent, thus put the end banks’ foreign financial securi- “The main focus for gold The banking sector perform- of three-year expansion of foreign ties reported at QR25.1bn assets, investors now is on the Federal ance was remarkable in 2013 with currency credit. where Government securities Reserve and US monetary their combined assets (liabilities) Cross-border credit facilities accounted QR15bn assets, or 59.5 policies,” said Daniel Hwang, reaching QR910.1bn, up 11.4 per- by Qatar banks increased by 33.3 percent, of total foreign finan- managing director of trading cent compared to the previous percent to QR42.3bn YoY. Among cial securities held by the banks. at Alternative Investments year. Although the banks contin- 89.5 percent of credit outside Compared to 2012, there was a Capital Asset Management ued their strong growth in past Qatar were processed in foreign significant jump of 526.2 percent LLC in New York. many years, the 2013 year asset currencies, while 94.5 percent of in foreign government securities “Gold prices are likely to growth was mostly driven by firm foreign credits were distributed held by the banks in 2013. rangebound in the near term expansion of credit financial secu- to private sector in 2013. Significant accumulation of as traders are now betting rities in their balance sheet. Financial securities are the sec- foreign government financial that the Fed will not be able In the combined balance sheet of ond major assets class of the banks’ securities has led to 89.2 per- to raise interest rates until Q2 banks, domestic credit is the larg- balance sheet with QR164.2bn cent increase in total foreign or Q3 next year,” Hwang said. est asset with QR533.1bn. Share of worth securities as of the end of financial securities in 2013. With The dollar dropped sharply domestic credit is 58.6 percent of 2013. The banks’ domestic securi- regards to other foreign secu- against a basket of major cur- total assets by the end of the year, a ties recorded at QR139bn in 2013, rities, banks held QR6.9bn of rencies, sending gold to its 11.8 percent year-on-year increase. 10.9 percent higher than a year other bonds, QR2bn equities and third straight daily rise. A The year witnessed a significant ago. Share of domestic securities QR1.3bn other financial securities stock market rally limited drop in foreign currency credit accounted for 84.7 percent of total (mainly mutual funds and oth- gold’s gains, traders said. especially from the public sector. financial securities portfolio held ers). Overall, the banks’ financial Spot gold was up 0.8 percent Domestic credit in foreign cur- by the banks. securities were equivalent to 18 A Somali man uses the first-ever ATM cash withdrawal machine at $1,218.79 an ounce by 3:07 rency has decreased by 56.7 percent Out of total domestic securi- percent of overall assets in 2013. p.m. EDT, Its session high was installed in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, yesterday, by the Salaam against previous year. In the public ties, 90.1 percent were invested THE PENINSULA $1,220.60. Somali Bank in an upmarket hotel. Before the Fed released its minutes, bullion briefly gave up early gains as US crude futures tumbled and the dol- lar index hovered near a four- year high. Bahrain bourse preparing Islamic product range US COMEX gold futures for December delivery settled MANAMA: Bahrain’s stock trading of sukuk, which at Murabaha is a common struc- of the scholars saw that trading actually dealing in the market — down $6.40 an ounce at $1,206 exchange plans to launch a present is mostly done over the ture in Islamic finance; an insti- of the same commodity on the you will own it immediately and it in heavy turnover. On Tuesday, range of Islamic investment counter, said Shaikh Khalifa bin tution agrees to purchase assets same warehouse is not necessar- has the risk factor of prices going investors bought gold after products, including a novel Ebrahim Al Khalifa, appointed as from a counterparty which prom- ily Shariah-compliant,” Al Khalifa up and down.” the International Monetary equity-based murabaha financ- chief executive of Bahrain Bourse ises to buy them back with an said. Bahrain Bourse argues that Meanwhile, the bourse has Fund cut its global economic ing tool and Islamic real estate in May. “Banks want a central agreed mark-up at a later date. using equities instead of com- developed rules for issuing REITs, growth forecasts and weak investment trusts (REITs), its counterparty, a more appropri- The commodities-based version modities will make murabaha less which invest in income-producing German industrial data stoked chief executive said. ate framework to trade, and that of murabaha, known as tawarruq, controversial. There would be a real estate assets, and expects to concerns. The Bahraini stock market is what we are aiming to provide.” is used by some banks to man- clearer transfer of ownership, and allow the introduction of Shariah- As Chinese markets is seeking to attract regional Last month, Bahrain Bourse age their short-term funding, but parties might be more directly compliant equivalents after con- returned from a one-week funds in the face of heavy com- appointed scholar Osama the choice of commodities as the exposed to price risk. This could ventional versions are introduced holiday, bullion investors petition from bigger markets such Mohammed Bahar as Shariah underlying asset has been criti- convince more Islamic banks to in November. Al Khalifa added were watching the Shanghai as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the adviser to oversee its Islamic cised as lacking sufficient ties to use the product. that the bourse was working on Gold Exchange to gauge buy- United Arab Emirates; Islamic financial products. the real economy, an important “The scholars agreed on equi- creating a Bahrain Islamic price ing interest in China, the top financial products are a major The “murabaha through equi- principle in Islamic finance. ties as a commodity that can be index, expected to be introduced consumer of the metal. part of the strategy. ties” platform will be launched “It is a highly debatable product used in murabaha as a solution in early 2015. REUTERS The exchange aims to host before year-end, Al Khalifa said. in Islamic finance, where many to the issues, because you are REUTERS

Infosys founders moving out Brent recovers from 27-month low

NEW YORK: Brent crude hit this moment, the action is not on Tuesday, and trimmed its a 27-month low yesterday before terrible, and it wouldn’t surprise Brent crude price forecast for recovering partially to close me to see some kind of short 2015. That forecast came as the above $91 a barrel, with ana- covering rally on the cards as International Monetary Fund lysts saying the market could the market’s been routed the last cut its global economic growth be headed for a rebound despite couple of days.” forecasts for the third time this growing stockpiles and a gloomy Brent crude for November year, warning of weaker growth world economic outlook. delivery settled down 73 cents, in core euro zone countries, Japan US crude stocks climbed by 5 or 0.8 percent, at $91.38 a barrel. and major emerging markets such million barrels to 361.65 million It fell to as low as $90.57 earlier, as Brazil. The dollar held to its in the week to October 3, data marking a bottom since June 2012. recent strength early yesterday from the Energy Information Except for one session, Brent has before falling in later trade while Administration showed. The been down daily from September global stock markets plumbed a build was way above the 1.5 mil- 30, losing about 6 percent in that six-month low. lion barrels forecast by analysts in period. “We could probably see some a poll, but in line with preliminary US crude finished down $1.54, short-covering, but not a lot, as stockpile data issued on Tuesday or 1.7 percent, at $87.31 a barrel, we are still teeing off on the dol- by the American Petroleum after hitting $86.83, its lowest lar and other negatives out of Institute. level since April 2013. Europe,” said Jim Ritterbusch, Some analysts also saw the The spread between the two president at Ritterbusch & EIA numbers differently, pointing crude markets crept back up, to Associates in Galena, Illinois. especially to a stockpile draw in above $4 after falling to as low as The Organisation of the Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery $2.41 on October 2. Petroleum Exporting Countries FROM LEFT: Founders of Indian IT firm Infosys Technology Nandan Nilekani, K Dinesh, S D Shibulal, N S point of the US crude contract, While the Cushing draw was is due to meet in Vienna on Raghavan, N R Narayana Murthy and Kris Gopalakrishna at a farewell function in Bangalore yesterday. Kris which brought down inventories encouraging to some, gasoline November 27, and analysts say Gopalakrishnan, non-executive Vice-Chairman and the last of the serving co-founders of Infosys, will retire there by 1.6 million barrels. stockpiles and imports were the group could significantly cut tomorrow, bringing down the curtains on a historic chapter at the IT major. They founded Infosys in 1981 “To me, that was bullish,” said both up. In addition, the EIA its output target from 30 million with a capital of $250 and shaped it into an $8bn company. Andy Lebow, vice president at cut its global demand forecast barrels per day (bpd). Jefferies Bache in New York. “At for 2014 by 1.24 million barrels REUTERS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS US fiscal 2014 Yusuff Ali to invest $85m in East India Company DOHA: Yusuff Ali M A, the Indian businessman and the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi-headquartered EMKE budget deficit Lulu Group of Companies, has signed an agreement yesterday in London to pick up signifi- cant stakes in the historical falls to $486bn East India Company. As per the deal, Ali has put in $60m immediately and is expected to plough in another $25m in Revenues grew faster than spending phase 2. Yusuff Ali has taken 10 per- WASHINGTON: The US budget individual income taxes and payroll cent stake in the parent East deficit fell by nearly a third dur- taxes, up $114bn, or 6 percent, as India Company and 40 percent ing fiscal 2014 to $486bn as fed- the economy expanded. stake in the East India Fine eral revenues grew far faster “Growth in wages and salaries Foods Company, the flagship than spending, the Congressional explains most of the increase in company preparing to open Budget Office said yesterday. withheld receipts, but almost one- businesses across many new Releasing preliminary estimates third of it stemmed from changes countries. of final budget data for the year in law,” the CBO said, citing an The event was attended by ended September 30, the CBO increase in payroll tax rates that Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman of said receipts grew nearly 9 percent pushed up withholding. East India Company along with from the previous year to $3.013 Corporate tax receipts rose Ranjan Mathai, Indian High trillion, while outlays were up 1.4 $48bn, or 18 percent, reflecting Commissioner to the UK, Abdul percent to $3.499 trillion. profit growth, while receipts from Rahman Al Muthaiwe, UAE The resulting fiscal 2014 deficit the Federal Reserve grew $23bn, Ambassador to the UK, Zooben Yusuff Ali MA (sitting-left) and Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman of East India Company along with Ranjan Mathai, Indian was down about $195bn from the or 31 percent, due to the increased Bhiwandiwala, Vice President High Commissioner to the UK, Abdul Rahman Al Muthaiwe, UAE Ambassador to the UK, Zooben Bhiwandiwala, $680bn budget gap recorded in size of the central bank’s bond of Mahindra Group and other Vice President of Mahindra Group and other dignitaries during the event which marked the deal between Yusuff fiscal 2013. The CBO estimated a portfolio and higher interest yields. dignitaries. Ali and East India Company in London yesterday. September surplus of $106bn, up The CBO said the $44bn increase “We will support East India from a $75bn surplus a year earlier. in outlays during fiscal 2014 was Company to develop into a truly The US Treasury Department is fuelled by higher spending on low- global luxury brand and will will help the company to expand “We have great plans for the India Company in this new era,” expected to report final budget data income healthcare programmes deliver great results in the com- its business in new regions and future and will try our best to he said. for fiscal 2014 by October 17. as provisions of President Barack ing days. I am sure our alliance markets,” said Ali. bring back the past glory of East THE PENINSULA The fiscal 2014 deficit is slightly Obama’s health insurance reform less than a $506bn gap that the law went into effect, including an non-partisan agency forecast in expansion of Medicaid and $13bn August, when it predicted that for new health insurance subsides many companies would reduce tax for policies purchased through Air France strike payments due to uncertainties over new exchanges. Spending on Social Turkey slashes growth estimates tax laws. The CBO has forecast a Security rose $37bn, or 5 percent, $469bn deficit for fiscal 2015, which while payments from housing cost hits €500m started on October 1. Later in the finance groups Fannie Mae and ANKARA: Turkey has slashed likely to reach 9.4 percent, well Turkey’s economy was set to decade, it expects deficits to rise Freddie Mac, which are recorded its growth estimates and raised above the central bank’s forecast grow by 3.3 percent this year, PARIS: Struggling French again as costs associated with an as offsetting receipts to outlays, its inflation forecast for 2014 and of 5.3 percent, before falling to Babacan said, and 4 percent next flag carrier Air France yester- aging population mount. were $23 billion less than last year 2015, Deputy Prime Minister 6.3 percent in 2015, up from esti- year. day said last month’s two-week The fiscal 2014 receipt growth due to lower one-time payments. Ali Babacan said yesterday, cit- mates in a previous three-year Babacan said narrowing strike would have an impact of was driven by higher collections for REUTERS ing unfavourable conditions in economic programme. Turkey’s current account deficit around €500m on its bottom line the global economy. Turkey is struggling to con- was the second priority in the for this year. Turkish government officials trol inflation even as its economy economic programme, and added Taking into account the lost have warned that tensions in slows and conflict intensifies in that the government aimed to revenue during the strike and World Bank CFO gives up bonus Iraq and Syria, as well as Ukraine, neighbouring countries. reduce the deficit to 5.2 percent the knock-on impact of disgrun- combined with slower growth in Babacan said economic weak- of gross domestic product by 2017, tled passengers staying away in WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s top Chief Financial Officer Europe could hit the economy, ness recovery in Europe, Turkey’s from 5.2 percent expected this future, the impact over 2014 for Bertrand Badre gave up a controversial $94,000 bonus after a putting pressure on the central biggest trading partner, has year. the Air France-KLM group will be staff uproar over the issue, officials said. World Bank President bank to cut rates and support weighed on the outlook. Turkey is especially sensitive to “in the order of €500m” ($632m), Jim Yong Kim announced the change in a meeting with staff called growth. “The European Central Bank is changes in global liquidity because said financial director Pierre- urgently in Washington, spokesman said. Badre’s bonus, granted Fighting inflation will continue taking steps to support economic of its large current-account deficit Francois Riolacci. “We need a few despite Kim’s budget-slashing austerity programme at the bank, to be the fundamental priority of recovery ... These developments in which was easier to finance dur- more days to finalise completely had sparked anger, and last week the World Bank Group Staff Turkey’s economic plan in 2015 our largest trading partner have ing the years of cheap US funding. our estimates. But we think the Association demanded Kim meet them to explain the issue. Badre, to 2017, Babacan said, along with an impact on Turkey’s economy,” The tide has turned against impact on the third quarter will from France, was hired in March 2013, one year into Kim’s tenure boosting growth and reducing the he said. emerging markets as the US be in a range of €320m-€350m.” as president, and was awarded a $94,000 bonus for fiscal year 2014, current account deficit. Estimates of economic growth Federal Reserve is set to gradu- The news sent Air France in addition to his net annual salary of about $380,000. AFP Babacan told a press confer- for the next two years have also ally raise interest rates. shares into a tailspin on the Paris ence that year-end inflation was been slashed. REUTERS market, losing four percent while the overall market was broadly flat. Riolacci said the knock-on conse- quences were harder to calculate Siri a distraction to drivers exactly but warned there would be an impact both on the last quarter WASHINGTON: Drivers using hands-free virtual assistants like of the year and the first part of Apple’s Siri can be distracted by the technology, creating safety next year as Air France, Europe’s hazards, according to a study. The study produced for the AAA second-largest airline, battles to Foundation for Traffic Safety found that some systems offering hands- win back its reputation. free communications for tasks such as navigation or changing radio “We made some savings (like in stations can create “cognitive distractions” which compromise safety. aviation fuel) because the planes The research comes amid growing use of hands-free technology which were not flying,” he noted. aims to get drivers to avoid the dangerous use of hand-held phones behind “On the other hand, we had the wheel. But with the technology offering more complex functions — additional costs: putting passen- such as making dinner reservations or updating social media profiles gers up, compensation or buying — these virtual assistants have their own perils. tickets from our competitors for “Technologies used in the car that rely on voice communications may some of our passengers, which have unintended consequences that adversely affect road safety,” said we did not always get at the best Peter Kissinger, president and chief executive of the foundation. AFP price,” he said. AFP Infiniti unveils Q80 Inspiration

DOHA: Infiniti signals a clear intent to break into the top tier of the premium sedan cat- egory with the eye-catching Q80 Inspiration concept car revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show by Infiniti Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, François Goupil de Bouillé, and Infiniti’s Executive Design Director, Alfonso Albaisa. The four-door fastback aims to shake up the segment with progressive body styling and dar- ing proportions that challenge convention. At five meters long and two meters wide, the Q80 Inspiration is only 1350mm at its highest point, further underlining its fastback contours. Portal-style doors open into an artistically tailored interior which pampers the senses. The The Q80 Inspiration at the Paris Motor Show. four individual leather seats give equal importance to driver and passengers, while the plunging expected to deliver 550hp while carbon dioxide emissions. panoramic glass roof creates a returning 5.5L/100km. Both the Q80 Inspiration con- light, airy environment inside. In addition, the new 2015 cept and the new Q70 sedan Showcasing ingenious inno- Infiniti Q70 made its premiere in embody the expansion of Infiniti’s vations, the Q80 Inspiration Europe during the show, allowing upper range, providing strong previews autonomous driving visitors to admire the perform- indication that Infiniti is on track technology which empowers and ance sedan’s fresh new looks. to increase its vehicle portfolio enhances the driving experience. Powered by a new 2.2-litre, four- by 60 percent over the next five It also provides a glimpse into a cylinder turbo diesel engine, it years, and to more than double high-performance and efficient delivers 170 hp of power and 400 the number of engines and trans- hybrid electric powertrain that is Nm of torque while retaining low missions. THE PENINSULA

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Switzerland IMF warns of fresh to begin talks on sharing financial crisis threat bank data

Ultra-low interest rates pose major global problem ZURICH: Switzerland will begin negotiations soon with WASHINGTON: A prolonged counsellor, said: “Policymakers are and liquidity risks,” Vinals said. the European Union and period of ultra-low interest facing a new global imbalance: not “If left unaddressed, these risks some other countries on rates poses the threat of a fresh enough economic risk-taking in could compromise global financial automatically sharing data financial crisis by encouraging support of growth, but increasing stability.” on Swiss bank accounts held excessive risk taking on glo- excesses in financial risk-taking The stability report said low by foreigners, the govern- bal markets, the International posing stability challenges.” interest rates were “critical” in ment said yesterday. Monetary Fund has said. He added that traditional supporting the economy because It could start exchanging The Washington-based IMF banks were safer after the injec- they encouraged consumers to data in 2018 at the earliest, said that more than half a dec- tion of additional capital but not spend, and businesses to hire once an international stand- ade in which official borrowing strong enough to support eco- and invest. But it noted that loose ard is in place and pending costs have been close to zero had nomic recovery. monetary policies also prompted parliamentary and even voter encouraged speculation rather Vinals said the IMF had ana- investment in high-yield but risky approval. than the hoped-for pick up in lysed 300 large banks in advanced assets and for investors to take Switzerland, the world’s big- investment. economies, making up the bulk bigger bets. One concern is that gest offshore financial centre In its half-yearly global finan- of their banking system. It found much of the high-risk investment with more than $2 trillion in cial stability report, it said the that institutions representing has taken place in emerging mar- assets under management, risks to stability no longer came almost 40 percent of total assets kets, leaving them vulnerable to has come under huge pres- from the traditional banks but lacked the financial muscle to rising US interest rates. sure from the European Union from the so-called shadow bank- supply adequate credit in support “Accommodative policies aimed and the United States to end ing system — institutions such as of the recovery. In the eurozone, at supporting the recovery and bank secrecy as cash-strapped hedge funds, money market funds this proportion rose to about 70 promoting economic risk taking IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (left) gives opening remarks before countries clamp down on tax and investment banks that do not percent. “And risks are shift- have facilitated greater financial a session addressing inclusive growth during the IMF-World Bank annual evasion. take deposits from the public. ing to the shadow banking sys- risk taking,” the IMF said. Under automatic informa- meetings in Washington yesterday. Jose Vinals, the IMF’s financial tem in the form of rising market THE GUARDIAN tion exchange, if an individual opens a bank account in a for- eign country, the tax author- ity in the person’s country of origin will automatically be informed. In May, Switzerland agreed Venezuelans turn to bitcoins to bypass currency controls to join other countries in shar- ing tax information once this is CARACAS: Tech-savvy demand, or tapping a shadowy year as a popular exchange, Mt professor who styles himself as and sellers online. The price of a established as a global stand- Venezuelans looking to bypass black market. Even small dollar Gox, collapsed and some devel- ‘Dr. Bitcoin Venezuela,’ speaks at bitcoin price has dropped 70 per- ard, effectively signalling an dysfunctional economic controls transactions are out of the ques- oped countries began to mull conferences and appears in online cent to under $350 from a peak end to Swiss banking secrecy. are turning to the bitcoin vir- tion for most Venezuelans. bitcoin regulation. In Venezuela, videos to urge Venezuelans to last November, illustrating one “Negotiations with part- tual currency to obtain dollars, While President Nicolas using bitcoins can carry a scent adopt the currency. risk of the digital currency. But ner states should commence make Internet purchases — and Maduro makes frequent tirades of subversion. “I’m teaching people to use Venezuela’s own bolivar currency shortly,” the government said launch a little subversion. against black market traders, “Bitcoin is a way of rebelling bitcoin to bypass the exchange has dropped nearly 60 percent ver- in a statement yesterday, but Two New York-based whom he sees as part of the against the system,” said one bit- controls,” said Mogollon, a sus the dollar on the black mar- gave no indication of how soon Venezuelan brothers hope this “economic war” on his govern- coin trader, Caracas-based soft- 42-year-old professor at the ket here in the last year. And a that might be. week to start trading on the first ment and the reason for inflation ware developer John Villar, 32, University of Tachira’s graduate black market dollar costs 16 times “The first exchange of infor- bitcoin exchange in the socialist- and shortages, he has never said who discovered the usefulness of business school. more bolivars than the strongest mation could take place in 2018, run country, which already has anything about bitcoin. The gov- bitcoin when he wanted to buy a Currently, bitcoin trading in Venezuelan government rate. subject to parliament and pos- at least several hundred bitcoin ernment declined to comment on $10 cellphone battery on Amazon. Venezuela is between enthusiasts “Even though bitcoin is volatile, sibly voters approving the nec- enthusiasts. bitcoin policy. Unable to pay for it in dollars, who use internet forums and it’s still safer than the national essary laws and agreements in Due to currency controls intro- That has created a gray mar- he bought bitcoin off a friend social media to make ad hoc deals. currency,” said Kevin Charles, good time,” it said. duced by late president Hugo ket for bitcoins, a digital cur- using local currency. He then Venezuela-born brothers Kevin 22, who has just completed an The government did not Chavez a decade ago, acquir- rency which is not governed by used the bitcoin to purchase an and Victor Charles, now based in economics degree in neighboring name the non-EU countries ing hard currency now means a central bank or controlled by Amazon gift certificate, with New York, are this week hoping to Colombia. Many convert the bit- with which it will negotiate either requesting it from the a single source. Bitcoin values which he bought the battery. open the “SurBitcoin” exchange, coin immediately into dollars, in on automatic exchanging data. state, which struggles to satisfy have soared and fallen in the last Gerardo Mogollon, a business which will match bitcoin buyers any case. REUTERS REUTERS

LME wins court battle Russian car OECD predicts weak sales plummet eurozone growth 20.1pc in Sept PARIS: The OECD pointed to On Tuesday, the IMF cut MOSCOW: Car sales in a weak outlook for growth in sharply its eurozone growth fore- Russia plunged 20.1 percent in the eurozone, particularly in cast to 0.8 percent and warned September as the economic toll Germany, yesterday when its that the single currency bloc faces from the Ukraine crisis roiled index of leading economic indi- a long period of sluggish activity the economy. cators pointed to stable growth and dangerously low inflation Sales slumped by 20.1 percent elsewhere. which the European Central Bank compared to the figure for the This latest signal of gloom for must tackle. same month last year to 197,233 the eurozone came the day after And earlier this week Germany on the back of a fall of over 25 per- the International Monetary low- reported a 5.7-percent slump in cent in August, the Association of ered its forecast for growth in the August factory orders and a 4 European Businesses said. 18-member single currency area. percent drop in industrial output, Sales are down by 13 percent, “In Europe, signs are emerging which analysts said meant there or more than 260,000 vehicles, for of a loss of growth momentum in would likely be little rebound the period of January-September the Euro area,” the Organisation from the 0.2 percent contraction in comparison to 2013. While the for Economic Cooperation and posted in the second quarter. figure for September showed a Development said. The OECD’s CLI for Germany slight uptick from August due in Its latest composite leading began dropping earlier this year part to the end of the summer indicators, CLIs, which it calcu- and in August, the last month cal- A file picture shows traders operating in the pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME) in central London. LME holiday season the overall trend lates monthly to show trends in culated, fell below the long-term won a court battle over plans to reform its aluminium warehousing network that could end a long-running looked grim for the sector, the economic activity, point to a slow- average of 100 points, dropping legal dispute with Russian metals firm Rusal. group’s Automobile Manufacturers down in momentum in Germany from 100.1 to 99.7 points. Committee said. AFP and Italy, with France stable. AFP Abraaj Group acquires majority stake in Libstar DUBAI: Emerging market-focused private equity firm Abraaj Group has bought a majority stake in Liberty Star Consumer Holdings (Libstar), a South African food and personal care product manufacturer, it said yesterday. Dubai-headquartered Abraaj bought shares in unlisted Libstar from its existing shareholders including Metier, Old Mutual Private Equity, Development Partners International and Lereko, it said in a statement. Abraaj said it would continue to support Libstar’s pan- African growth strategy, including in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. It did not disclose the size of the deal. The fund, which has around $7.5bn of assets under man- agement, has targeted a number of acquisitions in recent months in consumer businesses in large emerging markets across Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. It is jointly bidding with TPG Capital to buy a majority holding in Saudi fast-food chain Kudu, while its investment management affiliate approached Egyptian snack maker Bisco Misr in July for a 51 percent stake. In June, it said it intended to complete a take-over of Egyptian healthcare company Cairo Medical Center, and finalised an 80 per- cent stake buy of Turkish dairy products maker Yorsan in December. Libstar operates across South Africa through manufacturing, supply and distribution and employs about 4,200 people. The $56bn South African grocery retail mar- ket and $14bn food services market are estimated to grow at 7 percent and 9.5 percent per year respectively to 2018, Abraaj said in the statement. REUTERS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

UK’s bullying corporations Invest in infrastructure are the new enemy within BY GEORGE MONBIOT that can pay for itself n Friday, the British chancellor of the exchequer, George BY LAWRENCE SUMMERS Osborne, claimed that business is under political attack than increase government debt burdens. economy’s capacity, infrastructure investment on a scale it has not faced since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Stated boldly: Public infrastructure invest- increases the ability to handle any given level OHe was speaking at the Institute of Directors, where t has been joked that the letters IMF ments can pay for themselves. of debt. Critically, it takes no account of the he was introduced with the claim that “we are in a generational stand for “it’s mostly fiscal” rather Why does the IMF reach these conclu- fact that in many cases government can cata- struggle to defend the principles of the free market against people than International Monetary Fund. sions? Consider a hypothetical investment lyse a dollar of infrastructure investment at a who want to undermine it or strip it away”. A few days before, The IMF has long been a stalwart in a new highway financed entirely with cost of much less than a dollar by providing a while introducing Osborne at the Conservative party confer- advocate of austerity as the route out debt. Assume — counterfactually and con- tranche of equity financing, a tax subsidy or ence, Digby Jones, former head of the Confederation of British Iof financial crisis, and it annually chastises servatively — that the process of building a loan guarantee. Industry, warned that companies are at risk of being killed by dozens of countries for their fiscal indis- the highway provides no stimulative benefit. When it takes these factors into account, “regulation from ‘big government’” and of drowning “in the mire cipline. Fiscal consolidation — a euphe- Further assume that the investment earns the IMF finds that a dollar of investment of anti-business mood music encouraged by vote-seekers”. Where mism for cuts to government spending only a 6 percent real return, also a very con- increases output by nearly $3. The budget- is that government and who are these vote-seekers? They are a — is a staple of IMF rescue programmes. servative assumption given widely accepted ary arithmetic associated with infrastruc- figment of his imagination. As recently as last year, the IMF’s Fiscal estimates of the benefits of public invest- ture investment is especially attractive at Where, with the exception of the Greens and Plaid Cymru Affairs Department was suggesting that the ment. Then, annual tax collections adjusted a time like the present, when there are – who have four MPs between them – are the political parties United States had a fiscal gap of as much as for inflation would increase by 1.5 percent enough unused resources that greater infra- calling for greater restraints on corporate power? When David 10 percent of gross domestic product that of the amount invested, since government structure investment need not come at the Cameron boasts that he is “rolling out the red carpet” for multi- would require massive increases in taxes claims about 25 cents out of every additional expense of other spending. If we are enter- national corporations, “cutting their red tape, cutting their taxes”, and cuts in spending. dollar of income. Real interest costs — that ing a period of secular stagnation, unem- promising always to set “the most competitive corporate taxes in All of this makes the IMF’s recently pub- is, interest costs less inflation — are below ployed resources could be available in much the G20: lower than Germany, lower than Japan, lower than the lished World Economic Outlook a remark- 1 percent in the United States and much of of the industrial world for quite some time. United States”, all Labour can say is “us too”. able and important document. In its flagship the industrialised world over horizons of up In emerging markets, the need is to Its shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, once a fierce publication, the IMF advocates substantially to 30 years. Thus, the infrastructure invest- assure that projects are chosen in a rea- campaigner against tax avoidance, accepted a donation by a com- increased public infrastructure investment, ment actually makes it possible to reduce sonable way based on economic benefit and pany which delivers “tailored tax solutions to individuals and and not just in the United States but in burdens on future generations. to reduce lags in execution. What is crucial organisations internationally”. The shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, much of the world. It further asserts that In fact, this calculation understates the everywhere is the recognition that in a time cannot open his lips without clamping them around the big busi- under circumstances of high unemployment, positive budgetary impact of well-designed of economic shortfall and inadequate public ness boot. like those prevailing in much of the industr- infrastructure investment, as the IMF rec- investment, there is a free lunch to be had Last month the Commons public accounts committee found ialised world, the stimulative impact will be ognised. The calculation neglects the tax rev- — a way that government can strengthen that the British government has inserted a remarkable clause greater if this investment is paid for by bor- enue that comes from the stimulative benefit the economy and its own financial position. into contracts with the companies to whom it is handing the rowing, rather than by reducing spending of putting people to work constructing new The IMF, a bastion of “tough love” auster- probation service (one of the maddest privatisations of all). If a elsewhere or raising taxes. Most notably, the infrastructure, as well as the possible long- ity, has come to this important realisation. future government seeks to cancel these contracts (Labour has IMF asserts that properly designed infra- run benefits that come from combating reces- Countries with the wisdom to follow its lead said it will) it would have to pay the companies the money they structure investment will reduce rather sion. It ignores the fact that by increasing the will benefit. WP-BLOOMBERG would otherwise have made over the next 10 years. Yes, 10 years. The penalty would amount to between £300m and £400m. Windfalls like this are everywhere: think of the billion pounds the government threw into the air when it sold Royal Mail, or the massive state subsidies quietly being channelled to the private train companies. When Cameron told the Conservative party conference “there’s no reward without effort; no wealth without work; no success without sacrifice”, he was talking cobblers. Thanks to his policies, shareholders and corporate executives become stupendously rich by sitting in the current with their mouths open. It’s because of the power of corporations that the minimum wage remains so low, while executives cream off millions. It’s because of this power that most people in poverty are in work, and the state must pay billions to supplement their appalling wages. It’s because of this power that, in the midst of a crisis so severe that the world has lost over 50 percent of its vertebrate wildlife in just 40 years, the government is organising a bonfire of environmental protection. It’s because of this power that instead of innovative taxation (such as a financial transactions tax and land value taxation) we have permanent austerity for the poor. It’s because of this power that billions are still pumped into tax havens. It’s because of this power that Britain is becoming a tax haven in its own right. And still they want more. Through a lobbying industry and a political funding system, successive governments have failed to reform, corporations select and buy and bully the political class to prevent effective challenge to their hegemony. Any politician brave enough to stand up to them is relentlessly hounded by the corporate media. Corporations are the enemy within. So it’s depressing to see charities falling over themselves to assure Osborne that they are not, as he alleged last week, putting the counter view to the “business argument”. “We don’t recognise the divide he draws between the concerns of businesses and chari- ties,” says Oxfam. People “should be celebrating not denigrating the relationship between business and charities”, says the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. These are good groups, doing good work. But if, in the face of a full-spectrum assault by corporate power on everything they exist to defend, they cannot stand up and name the problem, you have to wonder what they are for. There’s a generational struggle taking place all right: a struggle over what remains of our democracy. It’s time we joined it. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Energy market plunge continues as supply weighs

ommodity markets also resulted in a sharp deterio- have failed to trigger an expected semi-precious metal, especially remain on the defensive ration in the number of bullish Weekly Commodity Update tightness in the market. through exchange traded prod- with rising supply in bets hedge funds and large money As a result the price of nickel ucts where holdings rose to a new

Cmany key commodities managers were carrying. has now entered into a bear mar- record despite the recent dismal continuing to apply near-term The energy sector was the BY OLE S. HANSEN ket as the losses since the May performance. downside pressure to prices. hardest hit with the price of WTI (Head of Commodity peak has exceeded 20 percent. While hedge funds having That, not least, is also due to and Brent crude reaching 17- and Strategy, Saxo Bank) The outlook for 2015 however moved from a record net-long current concerns about a slow- 27-months lows. still looks promising so we would back in July to a net-short as down in global growth and its The market continues to adjust expect to see buyers return soon of September 23, investors in potential negative impact on to lower near-term price expecta- Brent has fallen almost 20 and soybeans reaching new multi- following the speculative washout. exchange traded funds backed by demand at a time where the dol- tions due to a continued rise in percent since the IS militant year lows earlier in the week. HG copper for December deliv- silver has seen a continued rise lar continues to go from strength supply at a time where demand scare back in June and this level The recovery however has been ery is testing support just below 3 in holdings. to strength. has struggled to keep up. is often used as the threshold driven by wheat futures, both in USD/lb and the risk is rising that Momentum in silver remains The adversity created by the With Brent’s premium over through which a market is viewed Paris and Chicago, in response to a break through this level could negative and it raises the ques- current rise in the dollar looks these lower quality crude oils con- as being in a bear market. signs that Russia may be reluc- signal a deeper correction over tion as to where all this buying set to be theme that will stay with tracting, Saudi Arabia announced Soft commodities such as cot- tant to sell out what is a near- the coming month. is coming from and what kind us for the foreseeable future with that it has cut the price towards ton and especially coffee ensured record crop. Precious metals remain under of pain threshold these investors analysts currently expecting the Asian clients by more than a strong week for the sector. Russia is normally one of the pressure and when it comes to have. greenback’s ascent to continue. expected during November. The cost of Arabica coffee world’s top exporters but a recent gold the main negative driver has The feeling is that most of this Some are now even talking Apart from improving the jumped to the highest since April run-up in domestic prices may undoubtedly been the continued buying has been done by retail about the rate against euro to competitiveness against Brent, as current dry weather in Brazil trigger export curbs in order to rise of the dollar. Potential bulls investors who view the metal cur- return to parity which would rep- the price cut was also viewed has raised concerns about next prevent the cost of feed towards should therefore consider gold rently priced at one-third of the resent a more than 25 percent by traders as a sign that Saudi years crop. poultry and livestock from rising against other currencies such level it traded at back in 2011 as appreciation from current levels. Arabia are not currently pre- This follows on from the further. as euro, yen or possibly even the being a long-term attractive bet. The past week was no excep- pared to hand over market share drought this January that trig- A sharp sell-off in nickel dur- Aussie dollar. The risk is obviously near term tion with regard to commodity to other OPEC producers such gered a sharp down revision in ing the past five weeks has tipped Gold priced in dollars will that continued weakness may weakness with the broad-based as Iraq and eventually also Iran this year’s production and which the sector as a whole back into remain under pressure until we lead to some of these now under- Bloomberg Commodity index when sanctions are lifted some- so far has seen the cost of cof- negative performance on the year. see a correction in either stocks water positions being scaled back, reaching a new five year low. time in the future. fee rise by almost 90 percent Worries about tight supplies or the dollar or begin to receive thereby adding to the negative Since the rout began back in July As long as this uncertainty year-to-date. earlier this year triggered a very some news about the Swiss Gold trend which the continued selling this index has fallen in all but just about how OPEC will deal with The grain index comprising strong second quarter rally in referendum in late November. from hedge funds have helped to three weeks. the current supply glut exists, the wheat, corn and soybeans is on nickel, but since then we have Silver however is the story establish during the past couple This dramatic change in sen- risk of further losses can not be track to record its first weekly seen inventories rise to a record of the week as we are continu- of months. timent towards the sector has ruled out. gain in ten weeks after both corn as the Indonesian export ban ing to see retail demand for the THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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Astana face UCI review McIlroy’s Masters, Woods’ after doping cases

PARIS: The Astana team face return top new PGA season a thorough investigation after two of their riders failed dope tests recently, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said Irishman seeks third straight major win, Woods eyes record of triumphs yesterday. Kazakh brothers Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy failed a test for NAPA, United States: Rory record of 18 majors won by Jack Country Club, both in the the banned blood-booster eryth- McIlroy seeking a third consec- Nicklaus, is expected to return Washington suburbs. ropoietin (EPO) in August shortly utive major triumph and Tiger in December at the Hero World The new campaign will con- after Astana, managed by former Woods making his comeback Challenge event he hosts in clude next October with the doper Alexandre Vinokourov, from a nagging back injury will Florida. Presidents Cup in South Korea, won the Tour de France through highlight the 2014-15 US PGA Woods, who turns 39 in the team event’s first stop in Asia Italian Vincenzo Nibali. season that begins today. December, missed most of last sea- with holders United States fac- “The Union Cycliste Just 25 days after American son after undergoing back surgery ing the Internationals collection Internationale (UCI) views the Billy Horschel won the season- on March 31 and has not played of non-European talent. Tiger Woods positive tests for EPO by two ending Tour Championship to since the PGA Championship in In addition, the start of 2015 (right) of riders of the same team – as an claim the play-off title, the next August as he works to strengthen will mark the beginning of the the United extremely serious situation and championship chase begins with his back. final calendar year for the ban States and one which raises questions about the Frys.com Open at Silverado as The former world number one on anchored putting, which could compatriot the management of the team and American Jimmy Walker defends has not won a major title since the cause some issues for players who Phil Mickelson the ethics which are upheld within his title. 2008 US Open. He did not win in use it such as Australian star walk off during it,” the UCI said in a statement. World number one McIlroy, 2014 but won five times in 2013, Adam Scott. They might begin the second “We will be discussing this with who helped inspire Europe to most recently at the WGC event making transitions in style dur- round of the the team to see whether we are victory over the United States in in Akron, Ohio. ing the upcoming season. 96th PGA satisfied that they are doing all the Ryder Cup last month, was No player has ever won four The Masters figures to feature Championship they can to ensure their riders do named the US PGA Tour Player major titles past his 39th birth- McIlroy against Bubba Watson, not use performance-enhancing at Valhalla of the Year for last season after day, as Woods must now in order who has won two of the last three drugs. Golf Club in winning back-to-back major titles to match Nicklaus. But another Masters, while McIlroy takes aim “Once we have reviewed the at the British Open and PGA target is within reach in the new at the US Open with German Louisville, situation, we will see if there are Championship, the third and season if he regains top form. Martin Kaymer defending his Kentucky in changes we believe need to be fourth majors of his career. Woods has 79 career PGA titles, title and Phil Mickelson, a six- this August made internally at the team or It sets the stage for McIlroy to three shy of the all-time record time US Open runner-up, seeking 2014 file indeed whether we should attach complete a career Grand Slam at held by the late Sam Snead. to finally capture the crown and photo. conditions to their licence going the age of 25 with a victory next Six tournaments outside the complete his career slam. forward which are consistent with April at the Masters. And if the majors will be played on new After that, McIlroy will defend the WADA Code.” Northern Ireland star dons a courses in the new campaign, major titles at the British Open Astana already have a World green jacket, he could complete including the National, another at St Andrews and the PGA at Tour (elite) licence for 2015. a “Rory Slam” by winning next event owned by Woods that Whistling Straits, where Kaymer The Kazakh-funded outfit is a year’s US Open at Chambers Bay. benefits his charity foundation. beat Watson in a playoff in 2010 member of the Mouvement Pour Woods, the 14-time major It moves to the Robert Trent the last time the course hosted un Cyclisme Credible (Movement champion chasing the all-time Jones course from Congressional the event. AFP for Credible Cycling or MPCC), which enforces stricter anti-dop- ing rules than the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA). Howell joins captain’s panel As per those rules, Astana suspended themselves for the LONDON: England’s David month. Joining Howell on the by the Ryder Cup Committee, season-ending Tour of Beijing English golfer Howell has been named as the panel will be the three previous who selected Jacobs again in 1981, which starts tomorrow because David Howell fifth and final member of the European Ryder Cup Captains - Tony Jacklin in 1983, 1985, 1987 they have had two doping cases poses on the panel which will select the McGinley, Jose Maria Olazabal and 1989, and Bernard Gallacher in the team in the past 12 months. Swilcan Bridge European Ryder Cup captain and Colin Montgomerie - along- in 1991, 1993 and 1995. They will, however, face a fine with the trophy for The 2016 Ryder Cup at side the Chief Executive of The However, in 1999, Mark James from the UCI because the govern- after winning Hazeltine in Chaska, Minnesota. European Tour, George O’Grady. was the first European captain to ing body’s regulations state that the Alfred The 39 year old Howell, who This will be the third proc- be nominated by the European World Tour teams must take part Dunhill Links played in Europe’s Ryder Cup ess used to select The Ryder Tour’s Tournament Committee in all World Tour events. Championships on wins in both 2004 and 2006, Cup captain since players from and ratified by the Ryder Cup “We confirm that the financial the Old Course at was nominated by the European Continental Europe joined the Board, a process which went on penalties contained in the UCI St Andrews, in this Tour’s Tournament Committee fold for the 1979 contest, under to select Sam Torrance (2002), Rules under such circumstances September 2013 at a meeting on Tuesday night in the captaincy of John Jacobs, at Bernhard Langer (2004), Ian will indeed be applicable,” the UCI file photo. Portugal. The Greenbrier in West Virginia. Woosnam (2006), Nick Faldo said. “The final decision regarding He will be their representative From then until 1997, when (2008), Montgomerie (2010), the fine will be made by the UCI on the panel which will choose the the late Seve Ballesteros led Olazábal (2012) and McGinley Disciplinary Commission. Until man to succeed Paul McGinley, Europe in his Spanish homeland (2014). It is expected that deci- a decision has been reached, the who led Europe to a 16 1/2 to at Valderrama, the European sion on the captain will be made UCI will not comment any further 11 1/2 victory at Gleneagles last Ryder Cup Captain was chosen in the early part of 2015. AFP on this issue.” REUTERS

Dodgers’ Beckett retires St Louis Cardinals’ first baseman Matt Adams due to injury celebrates after hitting a three-run NEW YORK: Injury-ravaged home run against Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting the Los Angeles pitcher and former World Series Dodgers in the 7th MVP Josh Beckett announced inning during game his retirement yesterday, con- four of the 2014 firming the decision in an NLDS baseball interview with Major League Baseball’s official website. play-off game at On the same day the Dodgers Busch Stadium, were ousted from the play-offs by yesterday. the St Louis Cardinals, the right- hander told MLB.com that his ail- ing hip had prompted him to end his 14-season career. The 34-year-old, who was the 2003 World Series MVP for the Florida Marlins when they beat Cardinals, Giants advance the New York Yankees, threw a no-hitter in May but was on the disabled list by August due to a left hip impingement and did not with play-off victories play again this season. He is expected to undergo sur- ST LOUIS: The St Louis the Giants or Cardinals will gery next May to repair a torn Cardinals and San Francisco Play-offs Results face the Baltimore Orioles or hip labrum but feels the recov- Giants booked a National Kansas City Royals, in World ery process will keep him out of League finals showdown after Results from the MLB Play- Series starting October 21. action for too long to consider a each team won yesterday to offs Division Series games yes- At St Louis, Dodgers’ Clayton return to the mound. advance in the Major League terday (home team in CAPS) Kershaw struck out nine, “I just don’t see me going Baseball play-offs. National League including all three St. Louis through that (three-month) Matt Adams smashed a At St Louis batters in the sixth inning, but rehab and coming back to pitch three-run home run in the St Louis 3 LA Dodgers 2 he was undone in the seventh at this point,” told the website. seventh inning to lift St Louis (St Louis win series 3-1) inning by a Cardinals rally. Beckett was also MVP in over the Los Angeles Dodgers At San Francisco The Dodgers scored twice in the 2007 American League 3-2, while Joe Panik scored on the sixth inning in a flurry that San Francisco 3 Washington 2 Championship Series with the a bases-loaded wild pitch in began when Crawford opened (San Francisco win series 3-1) Boston Red Sox, again helping the seventh to give the Giants with a single, advanced to third his team go on to a World Series a victory over the Washington Cardinals, who seek their sec- on an Adrian Gonzalez single triumph. In 14 career post-season Nationals by the same score. ond World Series title in four and scored when Matt Kemp appearances, Beckett went 7-3 Both the Cardinals and seasons after having lost last grounded into a double play. with a 3.07 ERA and 3 shutouts. Giants captured their best-of- year’s final to Boston. Hanley Ramirez was hit by a Over his career, Beckett com- five series three games to one The Giants will try to claim pitch and took first base, then piled a 138-106 record with a 3.88 to reach the best-of-seven NLC their third World Series crown reached second when Andre ERA in 335 games (332 starts) Series that opens Saturday. in five campaigns after their Ethier walked and scored when and he was selected for All-Star It marks the fourth NL finals record seventh consecutive Juan Uribe followed with a sin- Game three times. REUTERS appearance in a row for the play-off series victory. Either gle. REUTERS THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Rafa curses Nadal, Wawrinka suffer bad luck after losing to Lopez SHANGHAI: Rafael Nadal early exits in Shanghai yesterday cursed the miser- able luck which has plagued him since being dumped out World no.1 Djokovic defeats Thiem while Murray eases past Janowicz of Wimbledon, a period which saw him sidelined with injury before being struck with SHANGHAI: An ailing Rafael appendicitis. Nadal added his name to the “(It) is true that the last few list of upsets at the Shanghai months I was not in the best of Masters after the Spaniard luck,” the world number two said suffered a 6-3, 7-6(6) loss to after crashing out of the Shanghai Feliciano Lopez in yesterday’s Masters in his opening match. second round, as fourth seed The tournament’s second seed Stanislas Wawrinka and world was diagnosed with appendicitis number seven Kei Nishikori also on Sunday, but showed no obvious made early exits. signs of suffering from the condi- World number one Novak tion in his 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) loss to Djokovic kicked off his title compatriot Feliciano Lopez. defence with a 6-3, 6-4 win over The 14-time Grand Slam Dominic Thiem, while Andy winner is competing in his sec- Murray did his hopes of grabbing ond event since returning from a spot at the season-ending ATP his latest injury layoff, which World Tour Finals no harm with stretches back to the end of an assured 7-5, 6-2 win over Jerzy July. Janowicz. He crashed out of last week’s Nadal has been diagnosed with China Open at the quarter-final appendicitis which will require stage in his return to competition, surgery and while the world and admitted afterwards that he number two tried to play through is still far from his best form. the pain he was clearly not at his The 28-year-old insisted he was best. still fit to play in Shanghai after The Spaniard, who could lose he was put on a course of anti- his number two ranking to Roger biotics which relieved stomach Federer, looked out of sorts as the pains and helped avoid immedi- first set passed him by, but he ate surgery. gave himself a jolt in the second But the French Open cham- and looked well placed to level the pion was left cursing a poor run match. of luck since he was forced out However, Lopez fought back at Wimbledon by 19-year-old with the same kind of aggression Australian Nick Kyrgios in July. he had been showing in the first “I didn’t have the best of luck set and forced it to a tiebreaker since Wimbledon,” he said. before closing out the match with “I was playing a good year, very a terrific volley at the net. positive year. After that I was With five spots still up for unlucky with the wrist, what’s grabs at the season-ender in going on now... Obviously the last London, Australian Open cham- couple of months have been little pion Wawrinka, who fell at the bit hard for me.” first hurdle in Tokyo last week, After his defeat in Shanghai, suffered the same fate in China Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a shot against Gilles Simon of France during their men’s singles second round match at the Shanghai the 28-year-old said he did not with a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 defeat to Masters 1000 tournament at the Qizhong Tennis Stadium in Shanghai yesterday. RIGHT: Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his second round match want to discuss his condition, Frenchman Gilles Simon. against Feliciano Lopez of Spain in Shanghai yesterday. other than to say he felt “a little Wawrinka broke Simon’s serve biz more dizzy”. in the 12th game to claim the It was the American’s first blame him. He’s a young player, the match in the second set, to Finals. World number 553 Chuhan “I lost. Feli played better than opening set but his 29th-ranked win over a top 10 opponent and playing on center court, it’s his progress. Wang’s ATP World Tour debut me. That’s it. I talked about that opponent battled back to tie the brought Nishikori’s hot streak to opportunity to shine.” The fifth seed found the going was halted in another second yesterday, so I don’t need to talk contest before overcoming an an end. The Japanese came into Briton Murray made short difficult against his Slovak oppo- round encounter when Tunisia’s again about my health,” he said. early break in the decider and the tournament after wins in work of an out-of-touch Janowicz nent before grinding out a 4-6, Malek Jaziri beat the Chinese He also said he would wait emerging victorious after two and Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. to reach the third round with 7-6(4), 6-4 victory as he looks to wildcard, who had stunned 15th until the “end of the year” to have a half hours. Djokovic, who is undefeated ease, blasting the big-hitting Pole climb up from his current 10th seed Fabio Fognini in the first appendix surgery, as he did not “Two weeks I didn’t win in 26 matches in China, had too off court in straight sets in less position in the race for the Tour round, 6-0, 6-4. REUTERS want the condition to return dur- matches,” the Swiss said on the much class for up-and-coming than 90 minutes. ing a major tournament. AFP ATP’s official website. “But you Austrian Thiem, winning 76 The 27-year-old Scot, boosted Shanghai Masters Results have to accept that and see what per cent of his service points by a win at the Shenzhen Open WTA Linz Results was the problem. I don’t think I and saving both break points he and reaching the semi-finals of Men’s Singles: Second Round: Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-3, 6-4; Andy lost my game. I think I’m play- faced. the China Open over the last few Murray (GBR x11) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 7-5, 6-2; David Ferrer (ESP x5) bt Martin Klizan (SVK) Results from the third day of the ing okay. I just had two really bad “I had to be on alert from the weeks, is once again in conten- 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4; Roberto Bautista (ESP x14) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-4; Julien WTA Linz Open in Austria matches. start because he was serving tion for London after climbing to Benneteau (FRA) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x10) 7-5, 6-3; Jack Sock (USA) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x7) Women’s Singles: First Round: Anna-Lena “I will take the positives from already 215 kilometers per hour ninth in the Race. 7-6 (7/5), 6-4; Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3, 6-1; Malek Jaziri (TUN) bt Friedsam (GER) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x3) losing early.” in the first service game,” said Murray will next meet David Wang Chuhan (CHN) 6-0, 6-4; Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x4) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4; Juan 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. American Jack Sock produced Djokovic. “He was serving big, Ferrer after the Spaniard sur- Monaco (ARG) bt Milos Raonic (CAN x8) 5-2 (Monaco won after retirement from Raonic); Mikhail Second Round: Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Ons another upset when he defeated playing big. vived a tense encounter against Youzhny (RUS) bt Ivan Dodig (CRO) 7-6 (9/7), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3; John Isner (USA x13) bt Steve Johnson Jabeur (TUN) 6-3, 6-2; Marina Erakovic (NZL) Japan’s Kei Nishikori 7-6(5), 6-4. “He was going for it. I don’t Martin Klizan, who served for (USA) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (9/7); Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6). bt Klara Koukalova (CZE) 6-0, 6-2. US retain women’s team gold Wasps set for costly

NANNING, China: Simone seven points after Biles collected Biles led the United States to a table-topping 15.375 points move to Coventry win a second straight women’s on floor with four soaring tum- team title at the world gymnas- bling passes as the night’s last LONDON: English rugby “When Wasps played a tics championships yesterday as performer. giants Wasps will be moving to European Cup match here in she geared up for her defence of Yao, Chen Siyi and Tan Jiaxin Coventry after the city Council 2007, it brought about £6m into the individual all-around title. failed to land clean on vault and voted on Tuesday to sell the the local economy.” The 2012 Olympic champions Yao fell from the uneven bars in club their controlling inter- Opposition leader Councillor collected 179.280 points through the second rotation. est in Arena Coventry Limited John Blundell told Tuesday’s four apparatus events with hosts China bested the others on bal- (ACL), the company that runs meeting the Tory (Conservative) China second at 172.587 and ance beam but their score was the Ricoh Stadium, for $48m. group would support Wasps’ bid. Russia third at 171.462. limited in the final event as Chen Wasps, two-time European Cup “After some initial reserva- Romania finished fourth at touched the floor after her third winners and six times English tions, and after listening to the 170.963 as a near capacity crowd spirited tumbling pass. champions, are also planning to arguments and after many hours roared on the home team at the “I was not really satisfied with build a training centre in the area of discussion, we will be minded to 4,000-seat Guangxi Gymnasium my performance today,” said which will end their long spell support the resolution subject to in Nanning, the day after China 19-year-old Yao. “The audience in the south of England as they further consideration in private,” grabbed a record sixth straight were so enthusiastic, that made move to the Midlands. he said. men’s world team title. me a little nervous,” she said of Their move — which sees them “If Wasps are successful they The 17-year-old Biles competed her fall from the uneven bars. end a 12 year association with would want to build a training in three of the four events, top- Simone Biles of the US competes on the balance beam during the women’s “I could not control my body Wycombe football club where facility in the Coventry area. ping the table on vault and floor team final event at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships through the air, and I just could they played their home games — “They also want to develop exercise, while her team domi- in Nanning yesterday. not hold my motion.” AFP will not affect League One outfit rugby in the community, which nated all but balance beam. Coventry City, who will still host alongside the work Coventry Biles said her team of six teen- winning team, who will turn 18 pep talk: “Just to go out there World Championships football matches at the stadium. Rugby Club do will also be of great agers aged 16 and 17 had never this month, also contributed to and have fun and do what we do Wasps owner Derek Richardson benefit to young people across the thought of getting anything less what was a fourth US world wom- in practice. Just have fun and Results made a six-hour presentation to city.” than gold. en’s team crown overall. embrace the moment.” Women’s team final Coventry councillors in late-night Wasps have been based at “We just think of going out Biles, the US national cham- China, the 2006 world champi- talks on Monday ahead of the Wycombe’s Adams Park for 12 1. United States (Alyssa Baumann, Simone there and having fun and hit- pion, said the team gold “means ons, were paired with the United crucial vote. years, but their search for a per- Biles, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla ting all our routines,” she said, the world” when compared with States in a rotational group due to “It is no secret we have manent home was accelerated by Ross, Mykayla Skinner) 179.280 pts “because we don’t really watch individual titles she won at last their top two places in qualifying. been negotiating with Wasps,” Irish businessman Richardson’s the other competition.” year’s worlds where she also Led by Yao Jinnan, the 2011 2. China (Bai Yawen, Chen Siyi, Huang Huidan, Coventry City Council leader Ann club takeover in April 2013. The last world team competi- picked the floor title. world all-around bronze medal- Shang Chunsong, Tan Jiaxin, Yao Jinnan) Lucas told the meeting. Wasps captain James Haskell tion was held in 2011 but it was “I’m so proud of all the girls out list, they bounced back from third 172.587 “We know they are as focused yesterday insisted the side had lit- not staged in the 2012 Olympic here who competed in our team.” spot in their opening event, vault, 3. Russia (Maria Kharenkova, Ekaterina on delivering success for their tle choice but to move to Coventry year and last year in accord- Biles will defend her all-around but trailed in second spot behind Kramarenko, Aliya Mustafina, Tatiana Nabieva, club, the Ricoh and Coventry. if they were to safeguard their ance with the International crown on Friday as the cham- the US women for the rest of the Alla Sosnitskaya, Daria Spiridonova) 171.462 “The benefit to having a top long-term future. The move has Gymnastics Federation’s calendar. pionships move into individual competition with a gap of more 4. Romania 170.963, 5. Italy 169.023, 6. rugby club playing here along- dismayed many of their own fans Kyla Ross, a holdover from contests today. She said she told than three points. Britain 168.495, 7. Australia 165.988, 8. Japan side a successful football club is but Haskell insisted the club had the London Olympics gold medal her novice team-mates in her The gap widened to nearly 165.422 enormous. few options. AGENCIES THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Statistics for the Russian Grand Prix Statistics for this Sunday’s Crash, crisis overshadow inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix, race 16 of the 19-round championship: Lap distance: 5.853km. Total distance: 309.732km (53 laps) Start time: 1100 GMT (1500 local) Russia Formula One debut Tyres: Soft (yellow), Medium (white) Wins %Mercedes have won all but three races so far this season. The exceptions were Canada, ‘It’s understandable that people would be in a very subdued mood’ Hungary and Belgium - all won by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo. SOCHI, Russia: Russia makes Tuesday. The street race will run % Red Bull’s quadruple world champion its long-awaited Formula One around the Black Sea resort’s Sebastian Vettel has 39 career wins, Fernando debut in Winter Olympic city Olympic Park, against a backdrop Alonso 32, Lewis Hamilton 30, Kimi Raikkonen Sochi this weekend with the of some of the venues familiar to 20, Jenson Button 15, Nico Rosberg seven. sport in no mood to party even television viewers worldwide from A general %Hamilton’s win in Japan was his eighth of without the political clouds that last February. view of the season, making him only the seventh driver hang heavy over the race. “We are happy, the sponsors the Sochi to chalk up 30 grand prix victories. No driver has Dominant Mercedes could appear to be happy, so we carry Autodrom ever won eight in a season and not also taken clinch the constructors’ title for on,” Ecclestone told the Times this Circuit the championship. Rosberg has won four so far. the first time, while Britain’s week. in Sochi, % One more win would put Hamilton level Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a “No one has spoken to me about Russia. with 1992 champion Nigel Mansell in the all- ninth win of the season to add to this race or told me that we can- The 2014 time list as the most successful British driver his 10-point lead over German not go. The sanctions do not affect Formula in terms of wins, with 31. team-mate Nico Rosberg but us and what we are doing is not One Grand % Ferrari have won 221 races, McLaren sport will not make all the illegal. Prix of 182, Williams 114 and Red Bull 50. Mercedes headlines. “The Russian people asked us Russia will have won 25. Unthinkable in the communist to come here and that is what we take place %McLaren have not won for 34 races, a run era, when a Ferrari on the streets are doing. We are putting on a that dates back to Brazil 2012 but is not their of Moscow was as rare as a Zil Grand Prix - this is nothing to do on October 12. longest drought. Most recently, they went 48 limousine in Las Vegas, the Grand with politics,” added the 83-year- races without a win between 1993 and 1997. Prix arrives at a time when many old, who first mooted a race in % Ferrari’s last victory was in Spain in in the west find it unpalatable. Russia back in the 1980s. May 2013 - the last time a team other than The crisis in Ukraine, with con- Formula One, a regular visitor Mercedes or Red Bull won. demnation of Moscow and sanc- to Bahrain despite civil unrest in tions imposed by the west, the the Gulf kingdom, is no stranger One-two seizure of Crimea and the down- to controversy but Sunday’s race broadcast publicly but circulated “When we get a situation like for them next year following %Mercedes have had eight one-two finishes ing of a Malaysian airliner near on the streets of Sochi has also on the internet, have proved truly this, it just hits us hard. Especially Sebastian Vettel’s departure. this season. The record of 10 in a season was Donetsk in July have all added to been clouded by sadness inside the shocking. with a driver like Jules, who is Sochi is the only new circuit on set by McLaren in 1988. criticism of the race going ahead. tightly-knit paddock. Bianchi was also a test driver such a nice guy.” the calendar this season, with Title Britain’s deputy prime minister Marussia’s French driver Jules for Ferrari, the Italian glamour Teams were busy setting up Ecclestone in Baku on Tuesday to %Mercedes can win the constructors’ title Nick Clegg said back in July that Bianchi, a popular member of the team that for many fans embod- their garages at the circuit yester- promote another new addition for this weekend. They have a 190 point lead over Russia should not be allowed to only Russian-registered team in ies Formula One, and his accident day, with freight being unpacked 2016 with Azerbaijan coming in. Red Bull with 215 still available to be won but host the grand prix. the sport, remains in a critical has hit the paddock hard. and the cars put together after Organisers are expecting a only 172 after Sochi. Formula One supremo Bernie condition in a Japanese hospital “If you’ve got a situation like the flight from Japan, where a crowd of about 55,000 in the race Pole Position Ecclestone has shrugged off the after suffering a brain injury in a that, especially in our sport, it’s typhoon delayed some departures. on Sunday, most of them from %Mercedes and Williams are the only teams critics and President Vladimir crash at Suzuka last Sunday. totally understandable that peo- The name of Russian rookie within Russia. to have started a race on pole position this year. Putin, for whom the Grand The accident is the most seri- ple would be in a very pensive and Daniil Kvyat was over the Toro British bookmakers William % Prix is a showcase legacy of the ous since Brazilian Felipe Massa subdued mood,” Richard Cregan, Rosso garage, with the 20-year- Hill have Hamilton as race favour- Rosberg (Bahrain/Monaco/Canada/Britain/ Germany/Hungary/Belgium/Japan) has had record $51bn spent on the Winter suffered a life-threatening head who is acting as a consultant to old at the centre of local atten- ite at 4/6 with Rosberg at 2/1 eight poles this year to Hamilton’s six (Australia/ Games, is expected to attend after injury in Hungary in 2009 and the Sochi organisers, said in an tion after champions Red Bull and Red Bull’s Australian Daniel Malaysia/China/Spain/Italy/Singapore). Brazilian celebrating his 62nd birthday on images of the latest crash, not interveiw. announced he would be driving Ricciardo at 12/1. REUTERS Felipe Massa was on pole for Williams in Austria. %Vettel has 45 career poles. Hamilton has 37. Safety first for Sochi organisers % Ferrari’s last pole was in Germany with Alonso in 2012. SOCHI: Jules Bianchi’s horrific anyway. “I think there’s always for the Marussia team and is also Points Japanese Grand Prix accident a pressure with the first race a Ferrari tester, sustained severe %After Suzuka, only three drivers remain in has thrust driver safety fur- to make sure everything is of a head injuries after crashing into mathematical contention for the title - Hamilton, ther into the spotlight ahead of standard that’s even beyond what a recovery tractor at Suzuka in Rosberg and Ricciardo. Russia’s Formula One debut on is required by the FIA,” he said. an accident that ended the race. %Vettel, the four times world champion, is Sunday but race organisers say “We are very lucky to have The governing FIA has ordered now 127 points behind Hamilton with a maxi- they are well prepared. somebody like (race director) a full enquiry, while questions mum of 125 points to be won due to double Even if most of the marshals Charlie (Whiting) there who is have been asked about the deci- points on offer in the final round in Abu Dhabi. at the Sochi circuit are Russian, so attentive to detail. He’s been sion to allow the heavy vehicle % Caterham, who came into the sport in and will be working at a Grand here many times and very willing into an exposed position while 2010, are the only team on the grid who have Prix for the first time, they are to come out at very short notice cars were still lapping on a wet yet to score a point. supervised by experienced offi- to help and do inspections. track and in fading light. % cials brought in from Australia’s “You can never relax on Cregan said everything was Ferrari’s record run of 81 successive races CAMS motorsport body. safety. It’s always something you ready at the circuit, where teams with at least one car in the points, a streak dat- Richard Cregan, who works have to ensure,” added Cregan. were setting up their garages, and ing back to 2010, came to an end in Suzuka closely with local promoter Sergey “Everything that we’ve done here ticket sales had been strong. when Alonso retired and Raikkonen finished Vorobyev and was previously is according to the FIA regula- The race, held up as part of 12th. chief executive of the Abu Dhabi tions and standards.” the legacy of the Olympics, is % No driver has scored in every race this Circuit, recognised Bianchi’s acci- Cregan said the local mar- a showcase event for Russia season, although Ricciardo has now gone 13 dent had added to the pressure. shals had done a huge amount with President Vladimir Putin races in a row in the points. But the Irishman saidat the of training, including at places expected to attend on Sunday but %Sauber have gone 15 races without scor- The manager of injured Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France, Nicolas circuit, whose fenced layout like Moscow raceway, and had it has also been overshadowed be ing, their longest barren run since they entered Todt (right) speaks with President of the FIA Medical Commission Gerard snakes around the Olympic Park attended races around the world the crisis in Ukraine. Cregan said the sport in 1993. They went nine in a row between October 1995 and May 1996, at a Saillant at the Mie General Medical Centre in Yokkaichi yesterday. used for this year’s Winter Games to see how other venues operated. there had been no discernable in February, that it was there Frenchman Bianchi, who drives effect on ticket sales. REUTERS time when only the top six cars scored points. Struggling Pakistan Ponting backs Pietersen claims lose paceman Junaid LONDON: Former Australia has happened in this England captain Ricky Ponting has spo- team.” Ponting was not involved SHARJAH: Under-strength advised a four-to-six-weeks’ rest,” ken up in support of Kevin in the two most recent Test Pakistan received further said Moin. Pietersen’s allegations of a series between the arch-rivals blow yesterday when frontline “He will receive treatment back “bullying” culture within the – England’s 2013 success and paceman Junaid Khan (pic- home,” said Moin. “It’s another big England team. Australia’s 2013/14 5-0 white- tured) was ruled out of the ODI blow to us as he is one of our best Pietersen, in one of sev- wash triumph on home spoil after and two-Test series against bowlers in one-days and Tests.” eral controversial claims in his which Pietersen was effectively Australia after injuring his Pakistan have added left-arm recently-published autobiography, sacked by the England and Wales knee in practice. paceman Sohail Tanvir to replace accused England’s senior bowlers Cricket Board (ECB). Pakistan are already without Junaid in the one-day squad. and wicketkeeper Matt Prior of But the 39-year-old – on the off-spinner Saeed Tanvir was part of aggressively demanding apolo- winning side in several Ashes Ajmal who was last the Twenty20 squad gies from team-mates not in their series but the losing skipper in month suspended but wasn’t played clique for any mistakes they made 2005, 2009 and 2010/11 – insisted from all international in team’s six wicket while fielding. the ‘bullying’ observed by former cricket for an illegal defeat in Dubai on Retired off-spinner Graeme England captain Pietersen had bowling action. Sunday. Swann, one of the bowlers sin- been evident for some time. Last week all- Australia have also gled out by Pietersen, said yes- “They had a lot of very good Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (left) is seen with discarded rounder Mohammad added left-arm spin- terday there was “absolutely no players that were able to achieve a England Test batsman Kevin Pietersen in Sharjah during the IPL season, Hafeez suffered a hand ner Xavier Doherty to bullying” but Ponting, Australia’s lot of success as a team,” Ponting in this April 2014 file photo. injury which forced their squad to replace captain from 2004-11, supported said.”Pietersen tweeted a link him out of the limited- Mitchell Marsh who the claims of England’s all-time to Ponting’s quotes on Twitter overs series. was ruled out of the full tour with leading run-scorer. with the comment: “PLS READ being dismissed in the final Test document, telling Twitter he had Pakistan lost the only Twenty20 a hamstring injury. “We saw them doing it, (James) THIS.” in Sydney, and told his team- “never read as much b------in match by six wickets in Dubai on Meanwhile, Struggling Anderson was always the same, Earlier, Michael Vaughan ridi- mates to get thicker skins when all my time”. Sunday and started the three- Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul and Swann,” Ponting told the culed a leaked ECB report into they complained of criticism of Vaughan added: “Never laughed match one-day international Haq denied shedding weight has Sydney Daily Telegraph yesterday. Pietersen’s alleged misbehaviour their performance in tweets by his so much... England are 4-0 down (ODI) series with a 93-run defeat caused him to lose form, saying he “The pointing of fingers and during the Ashes whitewash in friend Piers Morgan, the televi- in the Ashes and it’s because of @ in Sharjah on Tuesday. and his team needed just one good you’d hear a few expletives if there Australia. sion interviewer, when England piersmorgan tweet.” Junaid, 24, twisted his knee in innings to restore confidence. was a misfield or a dropped catch. Among the ‘offences’ of which were 4-0 down in the Ashes. The ECB insisted the email practice and, after an MRI scan, Misbah, 40, shed 10kg (22lb) The guys who were doing it Pietersen was accused were “star- Embarrassingly for the ECB, the received by the Cricinfo website was advised to rest for up to six during a fitness camp in June this were the so-called leaders. That’s ing out the window” and “look- document also incorrectly spelt was not the official dossier com- weeks, team manager Moin Khan year but has since struggled at the where the captain has got to come ing at his watch” during team England captain Alastair Cook’s piled by Flower, criticised severely said. “Junaid injured a cartilage in crease scoring just 67 in the 2-0 in, not wait and let little things meetings led by then coach Andy name as “Alistair”. in Pietersen’s book, but an inter- his knee during nets on Monday Test defeat against Sri Lanka in turn into big things,” he said. Flower. Former England captain nal email draft drawn up by their and after an MRI he has been August. AFP “That’s what it sounds like It also said he whistled after Vaughan derided the ECB lawyers. AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Germany’s Arsenal star Ozil out for 12 weeks BERLIN: Mesut Ozil will miss Ozil is also added to Arsenal out training the day after,” said “We have to introduce sev- Germany’s Euro 2016 quali- manager Arsene Wenger’s team manager Oliver Bierhoff. eral new players into the squad fier against Poland on Saturday mounting injury list and will Draxler, of Schalke, is expected because of injuries and a few and faces up to 12 weeks out miss the rest of the Gunners’ to join the squad once he recovers retirements. with a knee injury, the German Champions League group stage from illness. “The team will have a different Football Association (DFB) matches, including the key Group Even without Ozil, Loew has look to how it was two months confirmed yesterday. D showdown at home to Borussia targeted six points from their ago.” The 25-year-old Arsenal star Dortmund on November 26. games against Poland and Ireland With Schweinsteiger injured, complained of pain in his left Germany coach Joachim Loew to give the Germans control of Germany will be captained by knee and was flown to Munich is already missing several stars Group D after they beat Scotland goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the yesterday morning to be treated for the trip to Warsaw with cap- 2-1 in their opening match. next two games. by the DFB’s doctor, who diag- tain Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sami Bierhoff said Germany are “These are key games for us, it nosed a partial tear of the left Khedira, Benedikt Hoewedes, rebuilding after established stars is important to keep playing well cruciate knee ligament. Marco Reus and Mario Gomez Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker after the win over Scotland,” said Ozil will miss the Group D all injured while midfielder Julian and Miroslav Klose all retired in Neuer, of Bayern Munich. qualifiers in Warsaw and against Draxler has the flu. the wake of their World Cup tri- Loew is set to hand a first cap the Republic of Ireland in Chelsea forward Andre umph in Brazil in July. to Bayer Leverkusen attacking Gelsenkirchen next Tuesday. Schuerrle also missed training “We want to win both games midfielder Karim Bellarabi, who He also misses a qualifier on Wednesday with a muscular and give ourselves a bit of a has opted to play for Germany against minnows Gibraltar in problem, but is expected to be fit. cushion in the qualifiers,” added over Morocco, where his mother Nuremberg on November 14, “Things look good for Andre, Bierhoff. was born, on the back of sev- Mesut Ozil is not expected to play again this year after confirmation he plus a friendly against European he received some treatment on “It’s going to be a tough October eral impressive displays in the has torn ligaments in his left knee. champions Spain on Nov. 18. Tuesday, so it’s normal that he sat with two difficult games. Bundesliga. AFP Cabaye Asian disillusioned Chilean official football must at part-time adapt, says PSG role AFC official PARIS: France midfielder Yohan Cabaye has had mixed considers FIFA bid LONDON: Asian football must fortunes since leaving Newcastle adapt to the increasingly com- United for Paris Saint-Germain petitive nature of the world in January and has admitted his Mayne-Nicholls may challenge Blatter for presidency game or risk being left behind, frustration at his lack of playing Alex Soosay, the General time at the Parc des Princes. Secretary of the Asian Football The 28-year-old former Lille LONDON: Harold Mayne- needed to win,” he added. “I wrote Confederation (AFC), said player returned to France for a Nicholls, the former head of a column a few months ago for El yesterday. fee of around $27.3m and helped the FIFA technical committee Pais in Spain in which I point out Four Asian countries — Japan, PSG win the Ligue 1 title and the which warned world soccer’s the need for fresh air. What has South Korea, Iran and Australia League Cup last season. governing body against holding happened lately has not served — qualified for this year’s World He enjoyed a successful World the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the image of FIFA or, indirectly, Cup finals in Brazil but none of Cup, helping France reach the is considering running for its football. them won a game and they all quarter-finals in Brazil, where presidency next year. “There is a complete disconnect went out in the group stage. they were narrowly beaten by If he did, Mayne-Nicholls would between what the fans think is Soosay, speaking to delegates eventual winners Germany, but be the third candidate in the race needed and the administration of at the Leaders in Sport Summit has started just four times so far with the incumbent and over- the game. at Stamford Bridge, said the AFC this season for Laurent Blanc’s whelming favourite, 78-year-old “That leads me to believe that must make changes to both its PSG side. Swiss Sepp Blatter, and former you can accomplish change while international and club competi- Called up by Didier Deschamps FIFA deputy secretary general maintaining what works well. I tions to spark an improvement. to the France squad for Saturday’s Jerome Champagne, a 56-year- do not think it is wise, in the long “In the AFC we realise that friendly against Portugal at the old Frenchman. term, to maintain both the same without better competitions Stade de France, Cabaye hopes Mayne-Nicholls, 53, is the individuals and structures.” among member associations his international form will inspire former head of the Chilean FA UEFA president Michel Platini, we will struggle to adapt to the a change of fortune at club level. and was in charge of the techni- who has said he no longer sup- increasing competitive nature of “I need to play, that’s for sure. cal investigation which evaluated ported Blatter’s presidency, the global game,” he said. But when I’m on the pitch, as all the bids for the 2018 and 2022 announced in August he would “As such a new change is on soon as things don’t go quite so World Cups. not run for the job, deciding to the horizon for the AFC premier well, I get the impression that He said yesterday: “I am actu- stay with UEFA instead. competitions. For the Asian Cup I am replaced immediately,” ally evaluating the situation. It is On Monday, Michael Hershman, the number of teams will be Cabaye told sports daily L’Equipe a very good idea but I must be a member of the Independent increased from 16 to 24 for the yesterday. careful with the decision. Governance Committee which 2019 edition. “I know the coaching staff have “If I decide to stand it will not handled FIFA’s reform process “This will give more oppor- decisions to make and I respect be as a testimonial candidature, between 2011 and 2013, said it was tunity for the member associa- that, so I tell myself that I have I will give my best efforts to win, time for Blatter, 78, to step aside. tions to be part of Asia’s flagship to be really good on the pitch to that will be my goal.” Hershman said: “I think that competition. The gap is closing play the next match. He continued: “In my opinion, Harold Mayne-Nicholls president Blatter should resign (between Asian countries) and we “I don’t want to lose confi- the best for FIFA’s future will be for the good of the sport, and are optimistic that Asian football dence. We had a great World to have as many candidates as bottom of those competing for the keirradnedge.com: “A decision for the good of the organisation. at that level will definitely shine.” Cup in which I participated but possible. finals behind the United States, is not necessary before January He was in a leadership position Australia host the 16th edition a coach is in place (Blanc) and “Then we will be able to dis- Australia, South Korea and Japan. 28 next year. The election is when all of the scandals happened of the Asian Cup from Jan. 9 next I have to respect his decisions. cuss ideas; to exchange opinions; He needs to get the backing on May 29, so we have all of and he hasn’t taken personal year and will be looking to win I have strong character and the to look forward to the changes of at least five national federa- October, November, December responsibility. it for the first time since moving goal is to show on the pitch what the organisation needs. As well as tions to be eligible to stand for and January. “(Even) if it’s true that he from the Oceania confederation I’m capable of doing.” those aspects, we will bring back the presidency and if he won he “That means four months to hasn’t been found to have been in 2006. After making his mark with “democracy” and that is the main would be only the second non- check everything so that the involved in personal wrongdoing, Soosay also outlined plans for northern club Lille, with whom key to having more transparency European president of FIFA since people who have contacted me -- frankly, my experience has been changes to the way Asian nations he won the Ligue 1 and French in football.” it was formed 110 years ago. Joao and whom I have contacted -- can that when you have organisa- qualify for the World Cup. Cup double in 2011 under current Mayne-Nicholls was the first Havelange of Brazil, president assess the best way forward. tions that are continually under “With the new format, eight Roma boss Rudi Garcia, Cabaye senior official to openly warn from 1974-1998 was the other one. “Once you decide to be a candi- a cloud, one of the most effective group winners and four second spent two and a half seasons with against playing the World Cup Mayne-Nicholls indicated date, you have to convince 105 of ways to get out from under that best teams from the eight groups Newcastle where he was idolised in the summer heat of the Gulf, his intention in a newspaper 209 countries who are members cloud is to change the leadership.” will qualify for our final round of by the Magpies faithful. AFP and the Qatar bid was ranked column in Spain and also told of FIFA because that is what is AFP qualifications,” he said. AFP England has racism problem, German FA to release World Cup film says FIFA Vice-president

LONDON: English football era, in this century, should we has an ongoing problem with really be having to mandate racism, FIFA Vice-president opportunities for qualified indi- Jeffrey Webb (pictured) told a viduals? Sadly, the answer is conference in London yesterday. yes,” said Webb, who is also the Webb, who is also the head of president of Caribbean, North and world governing body FIFA’s anti- Central American confederation discrimination taskforce, used the CONCACAF. example of Chelsea youth coach Only two of the managers cur- Eddie Newton to illustrate his rently in charge of the 92 clubs in point. England’s top four divisions are Newton worked as an assistant black: Huddersfield Town’s Chris to manager Roberto di Matteo Powell and Keith Curle of Carlisle when Chelsea won the Champions United. League in 2012, but has not been Gordon Taylor, chief executive able to secure a senior managerial of players’ union the Professional post since. a Champions League final, doing Footballers’ Association, has “I don’t know how it could be well. claimed that there is “hidden rac- hidden. You have 92 clubs, you “He can’t even get an inter- ism” in English football. have two coaches of colour,” Webb view, Eddie Newton. I’m not talk- But Chelsea manager Jose German forward Thomas Mueller poses with his trophies during an award ceremony to honour his performance told the Leaders Sport Business ing about getting a job -- getting Mourinho has disagreed, saying at the Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Monday. Mueller received the Silver Ball Summit. an interview. That’s not hidden. last week: “There is no racism in as the second best player of the tournament, as well as the Silver Shoe as the second best scorer. Germany’s “How many board members That’s right in front of your face.” football. Brazil 2014 victory will be shown on the silver screen next month when the German Football Association (DFB) or executives are in various club Webb called for English foot- “If you are good, you are good. releases a 90-minute film of their World Cup triumph. Entitled “Die Mannschaft” (The Team), the film goes behind positions or at the FA, in UEFA? ball to adopt something similar to If you are good, you get the job. If the scenes of the entire campaign from their pre-tournament training camp in South Tyrol to their dramatic extra- So, it’s not hidden. American football’s Rooney Rule, you are good, you prove that you time win over Argentina in the Rio de Janeiro final and celebrations in Berlin. DFB team manager Oliver Bierhoff “I hosted a dinner a few months which obliges clubs to include eth- deserve the job. says the film will include footage shot by players and will go on release in German cinemas from November 10 ago, last time I was here. I met a nic minority candidates on short- “Football is not stupid to close after its premier in Berlin, before being shown on television. “In the movie, we try to get across the emotions young guy coaching at Chelsea, lists for coaching positions. the doors to top people. If you are on the pitch, inside our World Cup base and from within the squad,” Bierhoff said. who was assistant coach and won “In this day and time, in this top, you are top.” AFP THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Euro 2016: England stay serious against San Marino We can’t let our standards drop, says Man City midfielder Milner

LONDON: Having launched their 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign with an impressive Russia head coach Fabio Capello win in Switzerland, England attends a training session at face a thankless task today Friends Arena in Solna, near when perennial whipping boys Stockholm, yesterday on the eve San Marino visit Wembley of the Euro 2016 qualifying match Stadium. against Russia. With San Marino currently 208th and last in the FIFA world ranking, having scored only one goal in their last 29 competitive Euro 2016 fixtures, even a handsome victory will not earn Roy Hodgson’s side Qualifying Fixtures any credit. PARIS: Euro 2016 qualifying England won 5-0 and 8-0 when fixtures from today to October they met San Marino in quali- 14 (all kick-offs 1845 GMT fying for this year’s World Cup, unless stated): after which the microstate in Today Italy finished with a goal differ- Group C ence of -53 for the second quali- fying tournament in succession. At Borisov, Belarus: Belarus vs Ukraine England now have control of At Skopje: Macedonia vs Luxembourg Group E after winning 2-0 in At Zilina, Slovakia: Slovakia vs Spain Basel last month, but midfielder Group E James Milner believes it would be At London: England vs San Marino dangerous to slacken off in today’s At Vilnius: Lithuania vs Estonia game. At Maribor, Slovenia: Slovenia vs Switzerland “We can’t let our standards Group G drop,” the in-form Manchester England’s Jack Wilshire (left), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (centre) and Raheem Sterling take part in a training session at St George’s Park near Burton- At Vaduz: Liechtenstein vs Montenegro City man told a press conference on-Trent, central England, on Tuesday, ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino at Wembley Stadium today. at England’s St George’s Park At Chisinau: Moldova vs Austria training base. At Solna, Sweden: Sweden vs Russia “Everyone knows this is a Schalke still October 10 game we should win and that’s Group A not being disrespectful. But when At Riga: Latvia vs Iceland teams come and sit, it’s not easy target Champions Premier League to set At Amsterdam: Netherlands vs Kazakhstan to break them down. “The biggest thing is not let- League spot, says At Istanbul: Turkey vs Czech Republic ting standards drop, even against Group B lesser opposition. We want to Di Matteo At Brussels: Belgium vs Andorra keep improving.” sail, says Swansea chief At Nicosia: Cyprus vs Israel One man itching to get onto At Cardiff: Wales vs Bosnia and Hercegovina the pitch against San Marino LONDON: English Premier “We have got to make sure, (extreme greed)!” BERLIN: A Champions will be England captain Wayne League matches will be staged whether we like it or not, we are However, Lineker subse- League spot for next season Group H Rooney, who is currently serving overseas within two years, on board with it,” he added, in quently added he’d been told remains Schalke 04’s target for At Sofia: Bulgaria vs Croatia a three-match suspension with according to claims reported comments reported by the Wales there were no immediate plans the current campaign despite At Palermo, Italy: Italy vs Azerbaijan Manchester United. yesterday to have been made by Online website. to play Premier League matches their disappointing start, new At Ta’Qali, Malta: Malta vs Norway With 41 international goals, Swansea City chairman Huw A spokesman for England’s abroad. coach Roberto Di Matteo said October 11 the 28-year-old needs four more Jenkins. Football Supporters Federation “The premierleague have yesterday. Group D to overtake Jimmy Greaves as There has long been a view said it remained opposed to contacted me to say ‘stories The former Chelsea manager, At Dublin (1600 GMT): Republic of Ireland England’s third-highest goal- within English football that the Premier League matches being are premature and there’s no who won the Champions League vs Gibraltar scorer and he should have plenty huge global popularity of the played abroad. plan currently for international in a caretaker position for the of opportunities to add to his tally Premier League, particularly in “Once again the idea of poten- games.’ Great news!”,” he said. English club in 2012, has been At Glasgow, Scotland (1600 GMT): Scotland against San Marino. the Far East and United States tially huge changes to the game Meanwhile, the chief execu- tasked with turning Schalke’s vs Georgia The game also represents a -- where Manchester United has arisen without consulta- tive officer of the Bundesliga, season around after they sacked At Warsaw: Poland vs Germany useful opportunity for England to recently drew huge crowds on tion with one of the groups that Christian Seifert, has declared predecessor Jens Keller on Group F hone their tactics against defen- their pre-season tour -- could matters most -- the fans,” the that he is strongly opposed to Tuesday. At Bucharest (1600 GMT): Romania vs sive teams. be exploited by staging matches spokesman told the BBC. such an idea being introduced in “The Champions League quali- Hungary Hodgson’s side visit Estonia abroad. “If the reaction to previous German football. fication (for next season) remains At Helsinki: Finland vs Greece on Sunday and will also come up However, plans for an over- incarnations of ‘Game 39’ and “It would be completely the aim of the club,” former Italy At Belfast: Northern Ireland vs Faroe Islands against Lithuania and Slovenia in seas ‘39th game’ were dropped the idea of matches overseas against our understanding of how international Di Matteo, who Group I Group E -- none of whom will be in 2008 following opposition are anything to go by, we expect the fans should be involved,” he signed a deal to 2017, told report- expected to come out and attack from supporters’ groups and this proposal to be met with the told the Leaders Sport Business ers in Gelsenkirchen. “I have my At Yerevan (1600 GMT): Armenia vs Serbia them. FIFA and UEFA, football’s global strongest possible opposition Summit at Stamford Bridge in work cut out to get out of this At Elbasan, Albania: Albania vs Denmark “We’ve been working on how and European governing bodies from supporters.” London. mini crisis.” October 12 we want to play in training, pre- respectively, who were concerned But Premier League chief “This is a match-day which Schalke are in 11th place with Group C paring for the game exactly as about the impact of such a move executive Richard Scudamore, can have an impact on who’s eight points from seven games. At Lviv, Ukraine (1600 GMT): Ukraine vs normal and allowing ourselves to upon domestic leagues. speaking about the concept at a going to be relegated, who’s going Di Matteo, who stayed eight Macedonia be professional and put in a good But now there are suggestions pre-season event in August, said to be champion, who plays (quali- months at the helm of Chelsea At Borisov, Belarus: Belarus vs Slovakia performance and get the three that existing league fixtures -- it was just a matter of time. fies for the) Champions League. before leaving in late 2012, has At Luxembourg: Luxembourg vs Spain points,” said midfielder Adam rather than additional games “The clubs wanted it then (in “For the financial side, it would more than a week to get the team Lallana. -- could be taken overseas, with 2008) and they would all prob- be maybe a good idea to play a into shape with the Bundesliga Group E “I’m sure players will want Jenkins telling a fans’ forum: “I ably want it now” he said. match-day all over the world. resuming on Oct. 18 after a break At Tallinn (1600 GMT): Estonia vs England to fill their boots and get goals. think it is inevitable it is going “It will happen at some point. “But for the supporters, who for international matches. At Vilnius: Lithuania vs Slovenia That’s the same in any game. If to happen. Whether it’s on my watch, who are visiting 34 games of this “It is a good team that has a Group G you’re a striker you want to get on “There’s definitely going to be knows?” club -- no matter if it’s snow, lot of potential up front,” he said. At Vienna (1600 GMT): Austria vs Montenegro the score-sheet and the same for a run of games played abroad in Former England striker or rain, or wind -- and for that “But defensively there are some At Moscow (1600 GMT): Russia vs Moldova midfielders, (who) will be looking 12 months or two years. turned BBC television presenter game where the impact is that problems. There is still some work for assists as well.” “That’s where it’s going to be Gary Lineker tweeted his objec- the team could be relegated, they to be done there.” At Solna, Sweden: Sweden vs Liechtenstein With Glen Johnson, Kyle and where the money is. It’s a tions, saying: “Reemergence of cannot be there because it’s in Schalke have conceded 12 goals October 13 Walker and John Stones all sad reflection of where football plans to play PL games overseas Thailand. in seven league games, with the Group A unavailable due to injury, is, but unless we are part of that, is a rotten one. Need to make “I think this would not be an absence of Benedikt Hoewedes At Astana (1600 GMT): Kazakhstan vs Czech Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne it’s inevitable we are going to fall game more affordable for fans approach for the Bundesliga.” in the past month affecting their Republic will hope to win his first cap at behind. not less. Disrespectful avarice AFP defensive operation. At Reykjavik: Iceland vs Netherlands right-back. REUTERS At Riga: Latvia vs Turkey Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Group B Delph missed training on Tuesday due to a knock, but he is expected At Andorra la Vella: Andorra vs Israel to be fit to play. At Zenica, Bosnia and Hercegovina: Bosnia San Marino created a sen- and Hercegovina vs Belgium sation against England in 1993 At Cardiff: Wales vs Cyprus when they scored after just eight Group H seconds of a World Cup qualify- At Osijek, Croatia: Croatia vs Azerbaijan ing match, only to go on to lose At Ta’Qali, Malta: Malta vs Italy 7-1. At Oslo: Norway vs Bulgaria Davide Gualteri’s strike is the only goal they have scored in four October 14 meetings with England, who have Group D found the net 26 times against At Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Germany vs them at an average of 6.5 goals Republic of Ireland per game. At Warsaw: Poland vs Scotland But San Marino only lost 2-0 to At Faro, Portugal: Gibraltar vs Georgia Lithuania in their opening Euro Group E 2016 qualifier, and captain Andy At Serravalle, San Marino: San Marino vs Selva has urged his team-mates to Switzerland build on the improvements they showed in the second half of that Group F game. At Torshavn, Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands “We were braver and tried to vs Hungary press them high up the pitch, so At Helsinki: Finland vs Romania we saw a completely different At Piraeus, Greece: Greece vs Northern Ireland game,” said the 38-year-old for- Group I ward. “We have to play as we did The England squad poses for a picture as they take part in a training session at St George’s Park near Burton-on-Trent, central England, on Tuesday, At Copenhagen: Denmark vs Portugal in the second half in the future.” ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino at Wembley Stadium today. At Belgrade: AFP Serbia vs Albania Thursday 9 October 2014 15 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6213 Sport Price: QR2

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KOCHI, India: Marlon amassing 9 fours before falling after they were sent in to bat by Samules’ unbeaten ton proved to man-of-the-match Marlon Indian skipper MS Dhoni. ICC bans Gazi the difference as West Indies Samuels in the 29th over. The pair went on to occupy dismissed India for 197 to record Samuels took 2 for 10 from 3 the crease for over 20 overs, of Bangladesh a convincing 124-run victory in overs. taking advantage of the decent the first one-day international Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja (33 platform laid by opener Dwayne DHAKA: Bangladesh off-spin- at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi not out) and Mohammed Shami Smith (46 from 45), before ner Sohag Gazi has been banned yesterday. (19) rallied late on with 42 for the Ramdin mishit a low full-toss to from bowling in all forms of With the hosts chasing a daunt- last wicket, but Ravi Rampaul long-on for a comfortable catch cricket after his bowling action ing 322 to win, only opener Shikar ended proceedings with a yorker for Ravi Jadeja. was found to be illegal, officials Dhawan offered any real resist- that smashed into the tailender’s Samuels battered 11 fours and said yesterday. ance without much assistance as legstump in the 41st over. 6 maximus while Ramdin struck Chief executive officer of the he laboured for nearly 30 overs. Earlier, Samules and Denesh 5 fours and 2 sixes in his innings Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) India lost regular wickets Ramdin put on 165 runs for the of 61 from 59 balls. Nizamuddin Chowdhury said with their star batmen failing fourth wicket to lift West Indies Mohammed Shami was the a report was received from the to contribute with Virat Kohli, to 321 for six from their 50 overs. pick of the bowlers with crafty International Cricket Council Suresh Raina and skipper MS Samuels went on to notch his bowling that slowed the visitors (ICC) which said Gazi bent his Dhoni all unable to make it to sixth century of his career and down at the back-end of their arm by more than the permitted double-figures. matched his highest-score with an innings and was rewarded with 15 degrees during testing. Dhawan went on to make 68, unbeaten 126 from 116 deliveries figures of 4-66 from 9 overs. “We’ll take step to rectify his Earlier in the day the West bowling action according to the Indies Cricket Board (WICB) was directions of ICC,” Chowdhury Scoreboard spared a major embarrassment said. An ICC statement later WEST INDIES S Dhawan b Samuels ...... 68 after its leading players, who had confirmed that Zimbabwe’s Dw Smith b Jadeja ...... 46 V Kohli c Sammy b Taylor ...... 2 issued a strike threat following a Prosper Utseya was also banned Dw Bravo c Dhawan b Shami ...... 17 A Rayudu c Benn b Russell ...... 13 row with their own union, showed from bowling from international Da Bravo c Dhawan b Mishra ...... 28 S Raina b Dw Bravo ...... 0 up for the tour opener against cricket. M Samuels (not out) ...... 126 M Dhoni b Sammy ...... 8 India. “The analysis revealed that all D Ramdin c Jadeja b Shami ...... 61 R Jadeja (not out) ...... 33 The WICB and the West Indies of their deliveries exceeded the 15 K Pollard b Shami ...... 2 B Kumar c Sammy b Samuels...... 2 Players Association (WIPA) degrees level of tolerance permit- A Russell c Kohli b Shami ...... 1 A Mishra lbw Dw Bravo ...... 5 signed a new agreement last ted under the regulations,” it said. D Sammy (not out) ...... 10 M Sharma c Taylor b Rampaul ...... 8 month covering pay and condi- Marlon Samuels of West Indies bats during the 1st One Day International Gazi was reported for suspect Extras (B-7, LB-5, NB-1, W-17) ...... 30 M Shami b Rampaul ...... 19 tions but one-day captain Dwayne (ODI), against India at the Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India, yesterday. action after the second One- Total (for 6 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 321 Extras (LB-1, W-14) ...... 15 Bravo said players were kept in Day International against West Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-98, 3-120, 4-285, Total (all out in 41 overs) ...... 197 the dark about the talks and Asked at the toss about the back home against Bangladesh,” Indies in August, while Utseya 5-296, 6-298. Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-55, 3-82, 4-83, would not accept the outcome. mood in the camp, Bravo, who he said, referring to the 3-0 sweep was reported after the third Bowling: B Kumar 10-1-38-0(w-1); M Sharma 5-114, 6-134, 7-138, 8-146, 9-155, 10-197. The WICB on Tuesday con- had earlier shot an angry letter in August. One-Day International against 9-0-61-0(w-1); M Shami 9-1-66-4(nb-1 w-3); Bowling: R Rampaul 8-0-48-2(w-2); J Taylor firmed the threat of a players’ to WIPA president Wavell Hinds, “Some of them did not play South Africa in Bulawayo that R Jadeja 10-0-58-1(w-2); A Mishra 10-0-72- 10-1-50-1(w-2); Dw Bravo 6-0-28-2(w-5); A strike loomed over the match and said it was “very good” and went against the number one or number same month. Both players under- 1(w-1); S Raina 2-0-14-0. Russell 4-0-21-1(w-3); S Benn 5-0-16-0; D must have been relieved as the on to explain the importance of two ranked team in the world. It’s went bio-mechanical testing on INDIA Sammy 5-0-23-1; M Samuels 3-0-10-2. players took the field in the south the series against world champi- always a great opportunity for us to September 19 at the Cardiff A Rahane (run out-Dw Smith, Ramdin) ...... 24 Result: West Indies won by 124 runs. Indian city of Kochi for the first of ons India instead. see where we are as an ODI team.” Metropolitan University in Wales. five one-day internationals. “We had a very good ODI series AGENCIES AFP Winter Olympics may have to Japan’s Tomita gets move for 2022 World Cup: ECA 18-month ban for

LONDON: The 2022 Winter stealing camera Olympics may have to move from its traditional January TOKYO: The head of Japan’s Tomita has been suspended for and February dates to accom- Qatar 2022 Supreme delegation to the Asian Games 18 months by the country’s swim- modate the World Cup finals Committee Secretary is to receive a severe reprimand ming federation and fired from being staged in Qatar, leading General Hassan by the country’s Olympic com- his job after stealing the camera European soccer clubs’ official Al Thawadi (sec- mittee (JOC) in the wake of at the Games. Umberto Gandini said yesterday. ond left) with ECA swimmer Naoya Tomita’s (pic- He was initially told he had Gandini, vice-chairman of the Chairman Karl-Heinz tured) fine and ban for stealing to stay in South Korea until the European Club Association of Rummenigge (left), a camera in South Korea. case was resolved but was cleared Europe’s top 200-plus clubs and First Vice-Chairman Tomita was expelled from the to leave after being issued with Director of Sport at AC Milan, Umberto Gandini (sec- September 19 to a summary indict- told delegates at the Leaders In October 4 Games ment and paying ond right) and Second Sport summit at Stamford Bridge in Incheon and a fine of 1 million Vice-Chairman Sandro that the World Cup should take told he had to pay won. precedence over the Winter Rosell at the Qatar his own way home A former world Games. 2022 Legacy Pavilion after admitting to champion, Tomita “Not to be controversial, but in this file picture. stealing a camera won a gold medal the World Cup is one of the major valued at 8m won in breaststroke events in the sports landscape ($7,600) from a at the last Asian with the Summer Olympics,” he journalist work- Games in 2010 but said. “But the Winter Olympics, heat of the Gulf summer. World decision was based on holding the chairman of the British Olympic ing for a South failed to win any with all due respect, are not up soccer’s governing body, whose World Cup in the summer of 2022. Association, suggested governing Korean news medals this time. there,” said Gandini. president Sepp Blatter is also “If there is now a strong wish bodies must have more contact to agency. He was caught “When you have such a huge on the International Olympic for the stakeholders, FIFA, UEFA, avoid conflicting schedules. Japan’s Kyodo on closed circuit event like the World Cup, and you Committee, has set up a task FIFPro, and so on, to want to “We are going to have to have a news agency television stealing have to move it from its summer force under Asian Football change, we are ready to discuss global conversation that looks at reported that the the camera after window, don’t tell me it’s not pos- Confederation (AFC) president under one condition -- that there the global sporting calendar,” Coe JOC held a board the journalist sible to find a solution and move Shaikh Salman of Bahrain and is no damage for club football, told delegates at a sports security meeting yester- reported his gear the Winter Olympics a bit so FIFA secretary-general Jerome because if we change from sum- conference in London. day and decided missing. they don’t clash -- especially now Valcke, which met for the first mer to November or January “You cannot be left by power- to censure delega- Kyodo reported where the Winter Olympics are time last month. then it will affect our business, house sporting organisations who tion chief Tsuyoshi Tomita had been still under the bidding process Gandini, on a panel at the our calendar. say that under no circumstances Aoki, as well as suspended by the and there are only two candidates Leaders summit with ECA chair- “And we are not ready to pay can you stage your sporting event hand out stern warnings to gen- Japanese Swimming Federation (Beijing and Almaty). man Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, such a bill. That cost cannot be at this time of this year. eral director Yuji Takada and offi- until March 31, 2016. “With wisdom and debate it said 76 percent of players at the paid for by the clubs. We are not “It may be better to be more cial Daichi Suzuki. His employer, sports apparel is possible to achieve a solution last two World Cups were con- ready to pay it and it has to be flexible around the bidding proc- A formal decision would be manufacturer Descente, had fired which will satisfy the majority.” tracted to ECA clubs and what- made clear to FIFA that they ess and say we don’t want to made at an executive meeting on the 25-year-old swimmer, Kyodo FIFA awarded the 2022 finals ever decision is eventually taken need the goodwill of the clubs or stop countries that have climatic November 21, Kyodo added. said. to Qatar in 2010 and since then about the 2022 World Cup would we are not ready to talk or dis- challenges in the summer months “I feel sorry and feel regret The federation’s executive the question of when they would “need the goodwill of the ECA”. cuss it.” from staging sport. (about what has happened),” director Masafumi Izumi and be played has been an issue for Rummenigge, the chief execu- On Tuesday Sebastian “That way you give the rest of said JOC President Tsunekazu national team manager Norimasa debate. FIFA agreed in principle tive of German champions Bayern Coe, vice-president of the the world of sport some notice in Takeda. Hirai had been censured over the earlier this year that matches Munich, added: “The first thing International Association of order to change their schedule.” “I want to apologise to all the incident. REUTERS could not be played in the searing we must recognise is that FIFA’s Athletics Federations (IAAF) and REUTERS people (of Japan).”