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Emir meets GCC officials Emir greets Fine of up to leaders on new Hijri year QR20,000 for DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exchanged yesterday congratulatory mes- sages with leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the new Hijri wasting water year. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also exchanged yesterday con- Emir issues new law on rationalisation gratulatory cables with his coun- terparts from Muslim countries DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim external lights on from 7am to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan yesterday the heads collections of control on the new Hijri year. bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday 4.30pm. Clause 3 prevents them and accountability of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), who called on the Emir to greet him on the occasion Prime Minister and Interior issued amendments in the law from leaving a damaged pipe Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah of their visit to the country. They were here to participate in their 14th meeting in Doha. on rationalisation of water and in the external water network bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani electricity consumption. unrepaired after they receive a exchanged yesterday congratula- The new law stipulates fines of notification from the authorities tory cables with Prime Ministers up to QR20,000 for wasting tap concerned. The ceiling of the fine of Arab and Islamic countries on water in violation of the provision will be doubled in both the cases the new Hijri year. of the law. if the violation is repeated. Saudi lifts ban on travel QNA Law No. 20 of 2015 has amended Article 7 of the new law states several provisions of Law No. 26 that Kahramaa chairman or the of 2008. Article 3 Clause 2 of the one who represents the chairman Rockets hit new law has made it manda- has the right to reach a recon- for Umrah in private cars tory for buildings and establish- ciliation on offences mentioned ments to install special automatic in the law. However, this must be DOHA: Saudi authorities have Umrah pilgrims from Qatar last The fee charged by the tour Russia mission switches for external lights. These done before filing a suit in court lifted a ban on Umrah pilgrims year since many expatriates pre- operators for a visa varies with switches should meet the condi- against the violator or during from Qatar and some other GCC fer to travel in their private cars, the demand and shoots up during in Damascus tions and specifications to be set the hearing, but before a verdict states from travelling to Saudi along with their families. busy seasons like Ramadan. by a decision of the chairman of is issued. Reconciliation must be Arabia in private cars. A Qatar-based Umrah tour Many Umrah tour operating BEIRUT: Al Qaeda’s Syrian Qatar General Electricity and reached against paying half of the The ban imposed during the operator told the daily that the companies in Qatar faced huge affiliate called on militants to Water Corporation (Kahramaa). maximum fine. last Umrah season has been lifted Saudi Haj Ministry has laid down financial losses last year due to attack Russia over its air strikes Anyone violating Clause 1 of The law will be in force from ahead of the new season which some new regulations for those a drastic fall in the number of in Syria, as rockets hit Moscow’s Article 4 of Law No. 26 of 2008 the date of issuance and after begins mid-November, Al Sharq travelling in private cars includ- Umrah pilgrims, he said. Damascus embassy yesterday will face fines of up to QR20,000. publication in the official gazette. reported. ing mentioning the type of car on He hoped that the Saudi deci- where demonstrators had gath- Clause 1 bans the owner or ten- The issuance of the new law However, the ban on people on the visa. sion would have a positive impact ered to back the intervention. ants of any building or establish- compliments Kahramaa’s ongo- visit to GCC states from travel- The pilgrims must be linked during the coming season. “Two rockets hit embassy terri- ment from using hoses or other ing campaign — Tarsheed — to ling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah with an authorised Umrah tour He also expressed the hope tory at 10:15 am. No one was killed instruments that allow free flow encourage rationalisation of water will prevail, Al Sharq reported operator and will be automati- that the existing ban on visi- or wounded,” Russian news agency of water for washing cars or and electricity. The prime objec- Quoting a statement issued by cally registered with the Saudi tors from going for Umrah would Interfax quoted an embassy offi- cleaning the building premises. tive of Tarsheed is to reduce per the Saudi Haj Ministry, the daily ministry. also be reviewed by the Saudi cial as saying. Foreign Minister However, car wash companies are capita water and electricity con- said that the ban on travelling in They should produce a full list authorities. Sergei Lavrov told reporters in exempted from this rule. sumption in Qatar by 35pc and private cars has been revoked fol- of pilgrims travelling with them This also had a negative impact Moscow it was an “act of terror”. The new law imposes fines of up 20pc, respectively until 2017. The lowing complaints received by the that have been approved by the on the sector since a number of Russian President Vladimir Putin to QR10,000 for violating Clause per capita consumption of water ministry from Umrah tour opera- company concerned. expatriates used to bring their slammed Washington for refus- 2 and 3 of Article 4 of Law No. and electricity in Qatar is one of tors and some institutions about Under the existing rules, the parents and families to Qatar ing to cooperate on Syria, saying 26 of 2008. Clause 2 prevents the the highest in the world. its negative impact. applicant must go through an for the purpose of performing “some of our partners simply have owner or tenants of buildings and The decision had led to a sig- authorised tour operator to obtain Umrah. mush for brains”. establishments from leaving the THE PENINSULA nificant fall in the number of an Umrah visa. THE PENINSULA AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir convenes Advisory Council Premier meets DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday Qatar calls for joint Arab stance to issued Decree No. 42 of 2015, calling upon the Advisory Council to GCC officials convene its regular 44th session. The decree stipulates that the coun- DOHA: Prime Minister and cil shall convene on Tuesday, Muharram 21st, 1437, corresponding to end Israeli aggression, violations Interior Minister H E Sheikh November 3, 2015. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met GCC CAIRO: Qatar called on Arab rights and the establishment of Islamic countries on Israeli vio- heads of collections of control and Emir ratifies Kyrgyzstan deals countries to take a unified Arab an independent Palestinian state lations in Jerusalem and incur- accountability who were in Doha stance to promote the rights of with Jerusalem as its capital. sions of Al Aqsa Mosque. for their 14th meeting. The Pre- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued docu- the Palestinian people and put This came in a speech deliv- He stressed that Israeli prac- mier wished them success in com- ments, ratifying a memorandum of understanding on tourism coopera- an end to Israeli aggression and ered by Qatari Ambassador to tices against the Palestinian ing out with results that enhance tion, a memorandum of cooperation in youth policy, an agreement on violations on Al Aqsa Mosque Egypt and Permanent Repre- people are flagrant violations GCC partnership in developing stimulation and protection of mutual investments, a cultural coopera- and Islamic and Christian holy sentative to Arab League, Saif of resolutions of international the joint action. tion agreement and an agreement on exempting holders of diplomatic sites. bin Muqaddam Al Buainain, at legitimacy and the international and special passports from visa between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan — all It also stressed the need for an an extraordinary meeting of the humanitarian law and described PM sends message signed in Doha on December 8, 2012. Arab move through the Ministe- League at the permanent delega- them as repugnant, racist prac- The Emir also issued a ratification document, endorsing a twinning rial Committee on Palestine and tions’ level which started at the tices exercised against the to Bulgaria agreement between Doha Municipality and Bishkek Municipality, the Arab Peace Initiative to urge League Headquarters to discuss unarmed Palestinian people. signed in Doha on December 8, 2012. the United Nations, the Security Israeli violations in Jerusalem Al Buainain denounced the SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Council and the international and the storming of Al Aqsa bloody scene when Israeli occu- Minister and Interior Minister community to carry out their Mosque. pation forces shot an Arab child Rumiana Bachvarova received Water, power law amended responsibilities and issue a reso- Al Buainain said that since the and left him bleeding while set- a written message from Prime lution to oblige Israel to imple- beginning of these attacks, Emir tlers gathered around him in a Minister and Interior Minister DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday ment international legitimacy H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad clear provocation to the feelings H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser issued Law No. 20 of 2015, amending some provisions of Law No. 26 resolutions on restoring the Al Thani has conducted contacts of humanity. bin Khalifa Al Thani on bilat- of 2008 on rationalisation of water and electricity consumption. Palestinian people’s legitimate with fellow leaders of Arab and QNA eral relations and issues of com- mon interest. The message was handed over by Qatari Ambassa- Cabinet decisions endorsed dor Mohammed bin Ali Al Nuaimi during a meeting with Bachvar- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ratified Cabi- ova yesterday. net Decision No. 34 of 2015 on the regulation of the government com- mittee on coordination of conferences and events. He also ratified GCC transport Cabinet Decision No. 35 of 2015 on amending the regulation of some Hospitality Qatar 2015 administrative units of Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and iden- meeting held tifying their powers. DOHA: The 20th preparatory meeting for the committee of US agreement approved set to be a huge draw GCC undersecretaries for trans- port started yesterday in Doha DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued Decree and will refer its recommenda- No. 44 of 2015 ratifying an agreement between Qatar and the US tions to the 19th ministerial to improve international tax compliance and carry out the foreign 111 exhibitors from 12 countries taking part meeting on Thursday. account tax compliance act and a memorandum of understanding in In his opening address, the this regard, signed in Doha this January 7. DOHA: Minister of Economy and Minister of Transport’s Adviser QNA Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed Rajab Al Sayed Hassan Al Heel bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al welcomed the participants, hail- Thani opened Hospitality Qatar ing the role of the GCC general 2015 yesterday at Doha Exhibi- secretariat and technical commit- tion Centre. tees, particularly the Kuwaiti del- The ceremony was attended egation for chairing the previous by Minister of Culture, Arts and edition. Al Heel said giant leaps Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin and development in infrastruc- Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, senior offi- ture of the GCC transport sector cials and diplomatic figures. necessitates legislative and other The exhibition, licensed by procedures to cope with progress. Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), He said Qatar is working along is hosting 111 exhibitors from 12 side other GCC states to promote countries, including China, Qatar, the march of economic integra- Officials present the findings of the survey during the Fourth Thinking the UAE, Kuwait, Egypt, Ger- tion, especially in the transport Session organised by PHCC at Millennium Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP many, India, Italy, Jordan, Leba- sector, to facilitate the movement non, Romania and Lithuania in of GCC citizens within member over 5,000sqm of space and is states. likely to attract over 10,000 visi- QNA tors. Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Waiting time for patients “The hospitality sector is one Mohamed Al Thani and Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad Radars with of the main and fastest grow- bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari inaugurate the expo at Doha Exhibition Centre in ing in Qatar, especially with the Doha yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT cameras on Doha reduces to 15 minutes increase of local companies and investments in it. Qatar is also Salon Culinaire which brings Business-to-Business matchmak- roads soon appearing as a major host and together the country’s leading ing platform, as part of which 14 at several health centres organiser of regional and inter- chefs to compete in 15 catego- top hotels in Qatar were hosted DOHA: Several intersections in national events, in particular ries. It is co-organised by Qatar as buyers, with over 320 meetings Doha may soon have radars sup- DOHA: The waiting time for Separately, the PHCC’s helpline the 2022 FIFA World Cup,” said Culinary Professionals association with exhibitors. ported with video cameras. patients at several health centres ‘Hayak 107 has received 80,223 Sheikh Ahmed. (QCP) and supervised by World The first day also included a Brig Mohammed Saad Al has reduced to 15 minutes as a calls for services such as to book Rawad Sleem, Project Manager Association of Chefs Societies for certified safety training workshop Kharji, Director, Traffic Depart- result of complete implementa- appointments, make inquires and of the show, said, “The expo is Africa & the Middle East. The conducted by Boecker, entitled ment, said new radars will be tion of appointment system, complaints. expected to have a great turno- contest is judged by 10 regional ‘Induction to HACCP’. QCP also installed in different intersections according to a recent survey. Among them, 63,037 were ver, especially that trade visi- and international judges. held a seminar conducted by Chef in the city soon to control traffic The survey by Primary Health regarding making or reschedul- tors started flowing as soon as “QCP is proud to take part in Gilles Refloch which included and reduce violations, Al Sharq Care Corporation (PHCC) has ing appointments with doctors. A it opened its doors. Also, activi- the first approved World Chef sugar and flower theme: Tech- reports. New radars have video found that over 40 percent of total of 16,987 calls were made for ties, including B2B matchmaking, Salon Culinaire competition. Our nics, Sugar Cooking and Flower cameras recording traffic move- patients at the health centres in general information. Majority of Salon Culinaire, Mocktail com- support for it reinforces our mis- Making. The Mocktail competi- ment at intersections and can also Dayeen, Omar Bin Khattab, West calls were by Arabic and English petition and certified training sion to provide chefs with tools to tion attracted a large audience detect violations by motorists, he Bay and Al Grarafah are seen by a speakers and others were in dif- workshops have featured massive develop their careers while creat- who saw amazing skills of Doha’s added. The most common traf- doctor within the first 15 minutes. ferent foreign languages such as participation of local and regional ing a network of chefs from across most talented bartenders. The fic violations on Doha roads are Only two to four percent of Hindi and Tagalog. professionals. We expect an even multi-unit food service operations expo is open from 3pm to 9pm using mobile phone while driving patients had to wait for more The highest number of calls larger audience through the next in the Middle East,” said David until tomorrow. and failure to wear seat belts, he than one hour due to the less seri- were regarding Al Wakrah Health two days.” Sosson, QCP President. added. ousness of their condition. Centre (10,348) and Mesaimeer Yesterday’s events started with A main feature of the show is THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA The survey was conducted Health Centre (10,929). between March 15 and Septem- According Dr Bekheit, over 85 ber 15 and the findings were pre- percent of patients at primary sented by Mariam Al Hanadi, health centres are satisfied with Executive Director, Communi- services provided through ‘Hayak cation Department, PHCC, and 107.’ 236 projects funded by Qatar donors in 24 countries Dr Mohamed Bekheit, Executive The PHCC has unified ‘Hayak Director, Operations, PHCC yes- 107’ to include all health cen- DOHA: Islamic Dawa Organi- poor people and provide them distributed to some families to These projects are important terday at a ‘Thinking Session’ at tres to make it easier for visi- sation (IDO) has implemented with their basic needs of life,” ensure a source of income for for needy people, as they provide Millennium Hotel. tors to receive information and 236 development projects funded said Hamad Abdula Qadir Al them. Vocational training pro- job opportunities for unemployed The PHCC has developed a is increasing services gradually. by donors from Qatar to ensure Sheikh, Head of the organisa- grammes were organised to people, livelihood, and confi- system which classifies patients ‘Hayak 107’ was launched in livelihood of needy families and tion’s office in Qatar. make them ready for the job dence. based on their condition, into 1 five health centres in June 2014. orphans in 24 countries in the “Donations were used to set up market. The projects also cater these to 5 levels. Patients in levels 1-3 The service is available seven past three months. small businesses like agricultural Such small projects are very communities and help in their can see the physician while those days around the clock and 36 call The projects cost about QR1m projects, commercial outlets and useful for people living in rural development by providing in levels 4-5 will be given an centre agents are employed to and benefitted 2,500 people in animal breading farms for needy areas because they suit the local enough commodities and serv- appointment after 24-72 hours. answer queries. these countries, Qatar News people,” he added. environment. They have enough ices for them, he added. And if they choose to stay, they Agency (QNA) reports. Sewing machines and small experience to run such busi- may have to wait. THE PENINSULA “The projects aims to support transport vehicles were also nesses, said Al Shaikh. THE PENINSULA Palestinian Abu-Assad’s The Idol to open third Ajyal festival DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) announced yesterday include this year’s in the developing world from Academy and DFI grantee Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya. It originally touched the region, and the third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festi- Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear-win- Award-winning Bosnian director Danis is a dark comedy that takes a sly look at world, in 2013. We are also honoured to val will open on November 29 with the ner, Jafar Panahi’s Taxi, in which the Tanovic, and Mia Madre, a drama about organised crime and political corruption, present Chaaya’s outstanding debut fea- Middle East premiere of The Idol from celebrated Iranian director drives a cab a film director’s relationship with her ail- premiered at TIFF 2015 and is screening ture Very Big Shot that embodies our com- Academy Award-nominated Palestinian around Tehran, picking up passengers ing mother by Cannes Palme d’Or winner in competition at 59th BFI London Film mitment to support emerging talent from filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad. to great comedic and dramatic effect; Italian director Nanni Moretti. Festival. Its screening at Ajyal will be its the region. “We believe the third edition The Idol tells the true story of Moham- and 2015 Cannes ‘Un Certain Regard’ Ajyal 2015 marks Qatar premiere for regional premiere outside of its home ter- of the festival is set to be our strongest mad Assaf, an amateur singer from Gaza, opener An, by Japanese director Naomi Tigers. Tanovic was one of the five Mas- ritory, Lebanon. yet, as its reputation continues to grow who became a worldwide sensation after Kawase, a gentle tale about a sad cook’s ters at the inaugural edition of Qumra DFI CEO Fatma Al Remaihi, said: each year. Works from renowned auteurs winning Arab Idol in 2013. The film had professional relationship with an elderly in March. Mia Madre will have its Gulf “Abu-Assad’s The Idol, the powerful true will provide a memorable experience for its world premiere at 2015 Toronto Inter- woman who teaches him to commune premiere at Ajyal, following its world pre- story of a young boy overcoming stagger- our audiences and young jurors.” national Film Festival last month and is with nature. Other films from cele- miere at Cannes Film Festival this year, ing odds to realise his dream, is an ideal Ajyal 2015 will continue at Katara Cul- screening this week at 59th BFI London brated filmmakers in the selection are where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize. opening for this year’s edition of the fes- tural Village until December 5. Film Festival. Tigers, a hard-hitting look at nefarious Also in the line-up is Very Big Shot, tival. As a co-financer of the film, we are Other Middle East premieres practices of multinational corporations from Lebanese first-time feature director delighted to bring home the story that THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 PM meets Ireland police chief ‘Pearls, Jewels from the Sea’ expo opens in Istanbul today Qatar Museums event a highlight of 2015 Qatar Turkey Year of Culture

DOHA: Internationally tant feature of Ottoman jewel- acclaimed ‘Pearls, Jewels from lery. Bringing pearls to Istanbul the Sea’ – an exhibition on the as part of Qatar Turkey 2015 Year history and legend, mythol- of Culture feels like a natural way Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin ogy and meaning of pearls and to celebrate the warm friendship Khalifa Al Thani with Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland, pearl jewellery from Qatar and and spirit of collaboration and Major General George Hamilton, and his delegation, in Doha yesterday. around the world — opens today partnership between both coun- Talks dealt with cooperation between the two countries and ways of at Museum of Turkish & Islamic tries. The Museum of Turkish & developing them, especially in the security field. Arts in Istanbul, Turkey. Islamic Arts is a unique and inti- Running until January 10 and mate space, and the ideal setting produced by Qatar Museums to reflect the many wonders of (QM), the expo comprises unique this amazing gemstone and high- and beautiful pieces carefully col- light our centuries-long passion lected and curated in the past 10 with pearls,” said Dr. Hubert Bari, Qatar calls for convention years. It is a highlight of 2015 curator of the exhibition. Qatar Turkey Year of Culture QM Chief Museums Officer, initiative. Sefa Saglam, said: “Not only are on global terrorism The exhibition is one of QM’s these jewels from the sea exqui- flagship international projects site rarities, they are historically NEW YORK: Qatar has said groups across the borders. which has travelled to countries, Officials at Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts in Istanbul, where the expo and culturally significant for the world needs a comprehensive He said the desired counter- including Japan, the UK and will continue until January 10. both countries. The expo is set convention on international ter- terrorism results will not be Brazil as part of the Year of Cul- to be a true highlight of Qatar rorism. achieved through military and ture programme. It showcases lights include pieces produced Pieces in the collection date Turkey 2015 Year of Culture and Qatar also renewed its condem- security means only and reiter- over 100 pieces from around the by French jeweller Cartier, pearl back from Roman times through joins activities that celebrate, nation of terrorism in all its forms ated the importance of address- world, including the Gulf, Europe earrings designed by Bvlgari and to 2011. The oldest is a bracelet strengthen and enhance deep cul- and manifestations and regard- ing root causes of terrorism and and Asia. The collection includes worn by Elizabeth Taylor, a tiara from the 3rd century, and the tural relations and mutual under- less of its motives or objectives eliminating the circumstances pearls, shells, tiaras, lockets, worn by Archduchess Marie most recent item is the ‘Frozen’ standing between both countries. and by whomever and wherever leading to it. He also stressed brooches and necklaces — several Valerie of Austria, six royal tiaras necklace, produced in 2011 by It has been enjoyed by people it is committed, stressing that that this requires commitment of European royal provenance. from other European monarchies, Vietnamese-German artist Sam around the world and we hope it it will continue efforts to imple- to international conventions and Jewellery items made from ethnographic and tribal pieces of Tho-Duong. proves as popular in Turkey.” ment its obligations in the fight resolutions. Gulf natural pearls are among pearl jewellery, such as a head- “Pearls are a crucial part of against terrorism and addressing Al Malik said the absence of masterpieces on display. High- dress from Tibet. Qatar’s heritage and an impor- THE PENINSULA its causes in accordance with the the rule of law, violations of the international law and UN reso- rights of peoples and individu- lutions, in cooperation with UN als, atrocities in many parts of agencies and member states. the world and the international This came in a statement by community’s delay or reluctance HMC begins cashless payment system for outpatient appointments Qatar to the UN sixth Committee to take actions contributed to the (Legal) on ‘Measures to Eliminate creation of favourable conditions DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) which can be topped up and used to pay for Staff will receive training to help enhance International Terrorism’, deliv- for the growth of terrorism. has announced a new cashless payment sys- government services. It costs QR20 and can patient experience in the clinics. ered by Yasser Ali Al Malik, a He said the convention should tem for outpatient appointments at Bone and be bought from QNB branches. Dr Mohamad Al Ateeq, Medical Director at member of Qatar’s delegation to include a specific definition of ter- Joint Centre and Internal Medicine Clinic, For standard transactions, patients will no the centre, said: “When patients come to our the 70th session of UN General rorism and not linked to a partic- as part of a programme to streamline and longer need to go to the cashier once they have clinic, we want them to have the best possible Assembly in New York. ular religion, race or culture and enhance overall ambulatory patient experi- booked their appointments, they will be able to experience. Al Malik said international stressed the need to distinguish ence across the organisation. pay at the same counter where they book in. “The cashless system will mean they will developments confirmed that between terrorism, legitimate The cashless system mean that from now This also applies to pharmacy, where pay- have a much more streamlined process when the international community has resistance to foreign occupation, on at these clinics, patients will pay for out- ments can be made on the spot instead of they come for their appointments. We are become more aware of the seri- self-defence and the right to self- patient services by credit, debit or e-cash card needing to go to a cashier. The cashless sys- working with patients and listening to their ousness of the threat terrorism determination of peoples under instead of cash. tem will also allow subsequent payments for feedback to deliver the care they want in the poses to global peace and security occupation. The e-cash card is a new type of payment services to be taken in the clinic instead of the way they prefer.” due to the expansion of terrorist QNA provided by Qatar National Bank (QNB), patient needing to visit the cashier. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QA Doha-Adelaide Breast cancer Ban on conventional survivor Katara to host forum air conditioners soon flights from May 2 to share DOHA: The Ministry of Environment DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) yesterday said its experience on strategic leadership is finalising preparations to impose a daily non-stop scheduled flights between Doha proposed ban on conventional air con- and Adelaide will commence on May 2 next year. DOHA: As October is ditioners and replace them with power The airline has embarked on a major expansion in Breast Cancer Aware- saving ones. Australia, recently announcing the launch of daily ness Month, Sandee Experts from public and private sectors to attend Authorities are holding meetings flights to Sydney from March 1 next year. Adelaide Thompson, a 53-year- with importers and traders to discuss will also be the first destination in Australia to which old single woman in prices and import of environment- QA will fly its state-of-the-art A350 aircraft, for Qatar for three years, DOHA: The Cultural Vil- activities with any organisa- implementing its five-fold friendly A/Cs, said Dr Mohammed bin which it is the global launch customer. Flying a long- has agreed to share her lage Foundation — Katara, in tion’s strategic vision. strategy. “The real chal- Saif Al Kuwari, Assistant Undersecre- haul service to Adelaide, which is a key business and experience as a breast cooperation with Palladium The scorecard has been lenge lies in implementing tary for Laboratory and Standards at leisure destination in southern Australia, will enable cancer patient. Group, is hosting the sixth lauded as one of the best the national strategy in line the ministry. QA to maximise A350’s efficiency and performance She is an EFL Strategic Leadership Forum methods of business man- with every industrial sector Two months after the meetings and allow its Australia-bound passengers their first Instructor at College on Monday. agement in the past 75 years, important to Qatar. with suppliers, an official announce- opportunity to try the world’s newest aircraft. With of the North Atlantic It will feature prominent according to Harvard Busi- “Another obstacle present ment for mandatory implementation of the addition of Adelaide, QA’s Australian capacity Qatar and this is her strategic leaders in the pub- ness Review. is the aligning of all opera- these specifications will be made. A six- will rise to 28 flights a week, spread across the four second experience with lic and private sectors from Kaplan’s publications have tional units within institu- month grace will be given before the key cities, including Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. breast cancer. Qatar and neighbouring Arab been translated into 22 lan- tions with sector-related final decision banning import of con- Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al She received treat- countries. guages with sales exceeding strategies. ventional A/Cs is announced, he added. Baker, said the new route demonstrated the airline’s ment at National Can- This year’s edition of one million copies. “A study by Palladium Meanwhile, an updated version of expanding commitment to the Australian market. cer Care Centre and the forum will host world Katara General Manager Group indicated that failure Qatar Construction Specification Code “2016 is going to be yet another exciting year for QA Research at Hamad renowned economic academic Dr Khaled bin Ibrahim Al in 90 percent of unsuccess- 2014 will be launched next month in and we are pleased that Australia will figure promi- Medical Corporation Robert S Kaplan. Sulaiti said holding the sixth ful strategies is attributed to collaboration with American Society nently in our expansion plans with the launch of (HMC). She is a two- As the co-founder of Pal- edition of the forum is a sign misapplication as opposed to for Testing and Materials. flights to Sydney and Adelaide to further strengthen time breast cancer sur- ladium Group, Kaplan has of the event’s consistent suc- strategy. The new version will include stand- our operations in the country.” vivor and says she has been categorised by Harvard cess. “These figures stress the ards and specifications indicated in travelled to the edge University among 25 most He said the forum has importance of the forum in Qatar Code 2014 and American Con- THE PENINSULA and back again, twice. influential figures within the become the umbrella under adopting the essential nature struction Code. Al Kuwari said by 2018, At the time of her intellectual science of global which strategic leaders meet of the practices needed to specifications will become international first diagnosis, she was economics. to exchange views on the best implement strategies. with the issuance of Qatar Construc- in the middle of a huge Among his contributions is practices used within strate- “All individuals present at tion International Specification 2018 life transition. During the highly revered provision gic planning. the forum this year will bene- for hot areas. “We are preparing to her second diagnosis, of balance scorecards; one of He spoke highly of the fit from pioneers in this field, review Qatar code to develop Qatari she was living in a for- the most highly used tools by strong relations between chiefly Professor Kaplan,” he specifications to international speci- eign country and didn’t corporations and firms world- Katara and Palladium Group, said. fications.” know how to navigate wide which aligns business which Katara will utilise in THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA the medical system. Both were learning experiences for her and she has come out of them stronger than when she went in. Ezdan instals water-saving devices in residential units THE PENINSULA DOHA: Ezdan Real Estate Com- to 60 percent as part of implementa- which the Group last year pany, one of Ezdan Holding Group tion of a comprehensive plan to make signed a memorandum of subsidiaries, has completed installa- the Group’s properties water-saving understanding (MoU) with tion of 120,000 water-saving devices entities. Qatar General Electric- in 7,000 of its residential units. The objective is in line with the ity & Water Corporation The project aims to reduce daily national programme for conservation (Kahramaa). water consumption per capita by 40 and energy efficiency ‘Tarsheed’, for Ezdan Real Estate has made great progress in its plan, scheduled for comple- tion by mid-2016, to make Ezdan compounds energy- efficient. Implementation includes housing units, such as one-, two- and three- bedrooms is within the framework of apartments and villas. The Ezdan’s efforts to contrib- water-saving units are ute to community devel- spread over 11 residential opment and supporting villages. Ezdan is working the expansion vision of on the completion of the the state. Over 55 years next stages with the intro- of experience in the con- duction of new and sophis- struction sector, the Group ticated methods to reduce has been keen to pay more electricity consumption. attention to the protec- Ali Al Obaidli (pic- tion of the environment tured), CEO, Ezdan Hold- and natural resources, ing Group, said progress as it involves energy and in the programme comes resources factors. There- as a result of the Group’s fore, implementing the efforts towards supporting resources rationalisation vital environmental and programme is an oppor- development initiatives tunity for the Group to that benefit our country. be more consistent with He said the Group backs its strategy based on sup- initiatives that would cre- porting community initia- ate an environmentally tives to develop the state aware society, through and society. The MoU was construction of resource- by Sheikh Dr Khalid bin efficient infrastructure Thani bin Abdullah Al that reduces pollution and Thani, Chairman of the keep Qatar clean and safe. Group, and Essa bin Hilal Ezdan is keen to coop- Al Kuwari, President, Kah- erate with state agencies ramaa, to strengthen coop- in promoting sustainable eration in support of plans development, as it operates and initiatives of Tarsheed, with a long-term vision to and reduce daily per capita preserve resources suf- consumption of water and ficient for future genera- wastage of resources. tions of Qatar. Al Obaidli said the MoU THE PENINSULA HOME WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 QU College of Medicine holds workshop in health science Medical consultants, faculty members attend

DOHA: Qatar University Col- lege of Medicine (QU-CMED) engaged 47 medical consultants and faculty members from the college and various universities, hospitals and primary care insti- tutions across Qatar in a train- ing workshop on teaching and learning strategies in medical education. Themed “Certificate of Com- petence in Medical Education”, the course was an opportunity for participants to be oriented on the most up-to-date teach- An expert speaking at the workshop. ing and learning techniques in health sciences education academics and medical doctors the Faculty of Health, Medicine such as Problem-Based Learn- from Hamad Medical Corpora- and Life Sciences and Vice Chair ing (PBL), Team-Based Learn- tion, Primary Healthcare Corpo- of Maastricht University Medical ing (TBL), student-centered ration, and University of Calgary Centre Prof Albert Scherpbier. learning, Case-Based Learning in Qatar. The two-day workshop They addressed a wide range of (CBL), Task-Based Learning, and featured training sessions and topics related to medical edu- Research-Based Learning, among presentations led by Medical cation, and moderated presen- many others. Education Expert and QU CMED tations and group work for the Attendees included QU VPs, Associate Dean for Academics participants to directly apply the Associate VPs and Professors Prof Hossam Hamdy, and Pro- new techniques. from Pharmacy, Health Sci- fessor of Quality Promotion in ences and Medicine, as well as Medical Education and Dean of THE PENINSULA

Certificates presented Kingfish catching ban ends tomorrow DOHA: Prices of kingfish are expected to go down in the local market as ban on catching kingfish is going to expire tomorrow. The Ministry of Environment imposed a temporary ban on fish- ing Kanaad (a species of Kingfish) in Qatari waters for two months from August 15. The ban was implemented as part of the ministry’s commitment to preserve the country’s marine wealth and comply with the GCC Agricultural Students from the middle school academy of DeBakey High School Committee’s unified decision to ban Qatar with ‘Act of Kindness’ certificates. To promote positive inter- fishing Kana’ad. Kingfish contributes 13 percent of total fish stock in the actions among students, such awards are presented throughout country. the year. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GULF / MIDDLE EAST

Day of rage France inks Erdogan sees Syria $11bn deals link in Ankara attack with Saudi RIYADH: France yesterday announced a series of deals worth ¤10bn ($11.4bn) with Saudi Ara- Turkish president orders special probe bia, during a visit by Prime Min- ister Manuel Valls. ANKARA: Turkish President resignations were not appropri- two suicide bombers. Turkey’s “France-Saudi Arabia: ¤10bn Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday ate. “If there’s any negligence of NATO allies have long pointed in contracts,” he wrote in a tweet. ordered a special state probe into duty, then both the prime min- the finger at Ankara for not tak- The deals include contracts and possible shortcomings over the ister and related units will take ing a tougher line as IS militants letters of intent between the Ankara bombings which killed 97, steps needed. Nobody should seized swathes of northern Iraq two countries whose economic saying intelligence indicated the doubt it.” and Syria. and political bonds have been attack had its origins in Syria. But following months of West- strengthening. Among the agree- The government has said the ‘ROOTS IN SYRIA’ ern pressure, Turkey is now a full ments is a Saudi order for 30 Islamic State (IS) group is the There have been growing indi- member of the US-led coalition patrol boats. The deals also cover prime suspect behind Turkey’s cations that the authorities are against IS and allowing Ameri- energy, health, food, satellites and deadliest attack, which saw two focussing on possible parallels can jets to use its Incirlik air base infrastructure, according to the suicide bombers blow themselves or even links to a July 20 suicide for raids, potentially making it a Arab Israelis, some holding Palestinian flags, take part in a demonstration prime minister’s office. up in crowd of leftist and pro- bombing at a peace rally in Suruc more likely target for IS attacks. as part of a general strike organised to support the Palestinians who called The announcement came dur- Kurdish activists at a peace rally. on the Syrian border that killed The attack has raised political for a “day of rage” in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin, yesterday. ing the third high-level visit by Ergodan announced that he 34. tensions to new highs as Turkey French officials to Saudi this year. ordered the State Supervisory The government blamed IS for prepares for a November 1 snap France has been reinforcing Council (DDK), an inspection that attack, which also targeted election, with polarisation within links with the kingdom — the body attached to the Turkish a gathering of pro-Kurdish and the country now greater than Yemeni port receives Arab world’s largest economy — presidency, to undertake a spe- leftist activists. ever. Selahattin Demirtas, the despite persistent criticism from cial investigation “to handle (the Without giving further details, leader of the pro-Kurdish Peo- rights activists of the kingdom’s attack) from a different perspec- Erdogan said Turkey received ples’ Democratic Party (HDP) record on civil liberties. For tive”. intelligence indicating that the which lost several members in the first ship in weeks Saudi Arabia, expanding ties with Its probe will be held in parallel Ankara attack may be linked to blasts, accused Ankara of turning France are part of an effort to with the regular police and judi- Syria, where IS jihadists have a “blind eye” to IS in Syria. DUBAI: Officials at Yemen’s Red facility about three weeks ago. build alliances beyond its tradi- cial investigation. The DDK has captured swathes of territory up Hundreds of labour activists Sea port of Hodeidah said the The tanker that arrived yes- tional defence partner the US, to in the past probed state-sensitive to the Turkish border. gathered in front of Istanbul’s first ship to dock there in three terday had been waiting in inter- counter regional rival Iran. issues like the death in 1993 of “We received intelligence that Sirkeci train station -- the fabled weeks arrived yesterday, carrying national waters for two months, former president Turgut Ozal, there were some preparations for terminus of the Orient Express -- desperately needed fuel, as Saudi they said, adding that nine other which many regard as suspicious. various attacks by entering our in the hope of marching through Arabia denied it was obstructing vessels were anchored about 60 Saudi executed for Amid bitter criticism of the country. There is some intelli- the city to remember the dead. aid supplies heading for Yemen miles away from the port awaiting authorities’ handling of the dis- gence that this has roots in Syria,” “We know the killer!” read by sea. permission to enter. International killing policeman aster, Erdogan admitted there he said. Over the weekend and on the slogan on several banners, Yemen is suffering what the aid officials say imports to Yemen were security shortcomings but Monday, police arrested dozens accusing the government of United Nations has designated as have slowed to a trickle because of RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yester- said their magnitude would be of people with suspected links to complicity in the bombing. The one of its highest-level humani- inspections of vessels by a Saudi- day executed one of its citizens made clear only later. IS in cities stretching from the government has ridiculed such tarian crises but aid efforts have led coalition looking for smug- in the southern city of Abha “There must undoubtedly be a Mediterranean resort of Antalya claims. But tensions rose after the been severely hampered by ongo- gled weapons. However, coalition after he was convicted of kill- mistake, a shortcoming in some to the southern city of Adana. police blocked their way, saying ing fighting and air and sea ports spokesman Brigadier General ing a policeman, the interior place. Of what dimension? This Erdogan said the Ankara the rally was not appropriate being blocked for long periods. Ahmed Al Asseri said there had ministry said. will emerge after examinations.” attack culprits will be brought to following a ban issued overnight Hodeidah port officials said been no attempts to prevent ships Ali Assiri shot and killed the With pressure growing to dis- justice but warned “some patience by the Istanbul authorities. that two cargo ships, one carry- from reaching Hodeidah. policeman while being arrested, miss Interior Minister Selami is needed” as DNA tests are car- ing wheat and the other timber, the ministry said in a statement Altinok, Erdogan said immediate ried out on the remains of the AFP were the last vessels to enter the REUTERS published by the official SPA news agency. Senior IS leader killed in August strike IS frees second

BEIRUT: The Islamic State name is Fadhil Ahmad Al Hay- White House also said that Kurdish scribe (IS) group’s spokesman con- ali, was killed on August 18 in a Hayali “was in charge of ISIL firmed yesterday the killing US air strike near the northern operations in Iraq, where he was ARBIL: The Islamic State (IS) of the organisation’s second in Iraqi city of Mosul. instrumental in planning opera- group released Kurdish journal- command in a US air strike ear- It said the strike targeted tions over the past two years, ist Farhad Hamo yesterday, three lier this year. a vehicle and also killed an IS including the ISIL offensive weeks after freeing the colleague “America is rejoicing over the “media operative” known as in Mosul in June 2014,” using with whom he was kidnapped in killing of Abu Mutaz Al Qurashi Abu Abdullah. The US National another name for IS. Syria, their employer said. and considers this a great vic- Security Council said at the time Like many senior Iraqi jihad- “This morning, IS militants tory,” Abu Mohamed Al Adnani that Hayali was IS leader Abu ists, before joining the IS group, released the Rudaw network’s said in an audio recording posted Bakr Al Baghdadi’s senior dep- Hayali had been a member of Al correspondent in Syria, Farhad on jihadist websites. uty. The White House described Qaeda’s Iraqi faction. Hamo, following a series of “I will not mourn him... he Hayali as a member of the IS He was reportedly a former attempts by his family supported whose only wish was to die in ruling council, and “a primary Iraqi officer from the era of by Rudaw,” the Kurdish chan- the name of Allah... he has raised coordinator for moving large Saddam Hussein. IS militants nel said. Hamo was detained in men and left behind heroes who, amounts of weapons, explosives, launched a devastating offensive mid-December with Massud God willing, are yet to harm vehicles and people between Iraq in Iraq in June 2014. Beginning in Aqeel in northeastern Syria, America,” he added. and Syria”. Mosul, the country’s second city where they were on assignment. Adnani did not say, however, IS controls large swathes of and capital of Nineveh province, Aqeel was freed last month after in what circumstances Qurashi Syria and neighbouring Iraq and they swept security forces aside what Rudaw said was a prisoner died. But the White House, in has set up an Islamic “caliphate” and eventually overran around a exchange between Kurdish forces an announcement on August 22, straddling both countries. In third of the country. and IS. said that Qurashi, whose real its August announcement the AFP AFP

Gunmen kidnap dozens of Tunisian workers in Libya

TUNIS: Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in northwestern Libya to demand the release of a local Libyan official arrested in Tunisia this week, families and locals sources said yesterday. An official from Sabratha, a coastal town between Lib- ya’s capital Tripoli and the Tunisian border, was arrested along with another Libyan at Tunis airport on Saturday, Sabratha’s municipal council said. They had flown to Tunis on a visit organised by United Nations, the council said. Tunisian officials were not immediately available to comment. “Gunmen kidnapped my father ... We talked with the kidnappers over the phone and told us they would release them only when Tunisia frees the Libyan offi- cials arrested in Tunisia,” the daughter of one of the detained Tunisians told local radio. “I ask the authori- ties to intervene.” Mustapha Abd El Kebir, a Tunisian human rights activist with contacts in Libya, said dozens of Tunisians were being held in Sabratha. Armed groups in chaotic Libya often act with impunity because of a security vacuum in which two rival govern- ments and their armed backers fight for control of the North African state four years after Muammar Gaddafi’s fall from power. Tunisians and other foreign nationals have been kid- napped or detained in the past to pressure their govern- ments to release Libyans held overseas. An armed group stormed the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli and kidnapped 10 staff this year before releasing them. Tunisia closed the consulate after the kidnap- ping. Relations between the North African neighbors have become increasingly tense, with Tunisia’s government worried about spillover from the chaos that continues to plague Libya after the 2011 revolt against strongman Gaddafi. Two Tunisian soldiers were killed and four wounded in a clash with militants in a western region near the Algerian border on Monday, the defence ministry said.

AFP GULF WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Iran House okays N-deal bill 161 MPs vote in favour, 59 against the bill DUBAI: Iran’s conservative- greements could still arise. said in a televised news confer- dominated parliament passed “Members of parliament made ence after the vote. The bill was a bill yesterday approving its a well-considered decision today adopted with 161 votes in favour, nuclear deal with world powers, showing they have a good under- 59 against and 13 abstentions, the signalling victory for the govern- standing of the country’s situa- state news agency Irna said. ment over hardline opponents tion,” government spokesman who worry the accord opens a Mohammad Baqer Nobakht REUTERS door to wider rapproche- ment with the West. Many conservative law- makers opposed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that President Hassan Row- hani’s government agreed with the six powers on July 14, and the vote — which followed a bad-tempered, rowdy debate on Sunday — lifts a significant hur- dle to putting the deal into effect. With strong parlia- mentary backing, the bill is likely to be ratified by a clerical body called the Guardian Council. The exact stance of Supreme Leader Ayatol- lah Ali Khamenei, who has the last word on all mat- ters of state, is not known. To date, he has neither approved nor rejected the agreement, but has com- mended the work of Row- hani’s negotiating team. Provided Khamenei does not openly oppose it, many expect Iran will begin shutting down parts of its nuclear programme in coming weeks. When completed, that proc- ess will result in most international sanctions, imposed on Iran since 2006 over concerns it was covertly seeking atomic bombs, being lifted. The bill also calls on Iran’s government to impose strict curbs on UN nuclear inspectors’ access to military sites, leaving the possibility that disa- WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Hostages in Philippines Manila denies Myanmar to go ahead MH370 debris appear in video found on island MANILA: Three foreign men powered machine guns. One man with poll as planned and a Filipina kidnapped last also holds a large knife. ZAMBOANGA: Philippine month in the southern Philip- After the three foreigners authorities insisted yesterday pines have appeared in a video spoke, one of the gunmen, with that Malaysian Airlines flight Proposal to postpone election due to flooding dropped posted online, making demands a scarf and sunglasses com- MH370, which went missing for the Islamic militants who pletely covering his face, spoke last year, had not crashed onto YANGON: Myanmar’s general abducted them. in English, repeating his demand a remote Filipino island, after election will go ahead as sched- Gunmen raided a luxury for military operations to stop a man’s claims that wreckage uled on November 8, according marina near the major southern against “us”. had been found there made to an announcement on state-run city of Davao on September 21, He said once the military oper- headlines. television yesterday night. abducting the Norwegian owner ations stopped, the kidnappers Malaysian media reported Earlier, the country’s main of the resort, two Canadian tour- would be prepared to start nego- at the weekend that a Filipino political parties and election com- ists and one of their girlfriends. tiations for the hostages’ freedom. man told Malaysian police that mission had discussed postpon- No group immediately claimed In all other Abu Sayyaf kid- his relatives had found wreck- ing the ballot less than a month responsibility, but the video nappings of foreigners, the group age of a plane, with skeletons before it was due be held, owing uploaded on YouTube on Monday has demanded and often received inside, in the jungles of the to disruptions to preparations appeared to confirm it was Abu large sums of money for the Philippines’ remote Tawi-Tawi caused by widespread flooding. Sayyaf, which has a long history release of its captives. island chain. “After taking into considera- of kidnappings-for-ransom. The Canadians abducted were Philippine authorities said tion the discussions of the Central In the video, the three for- John Ridsdel, 68, and Robert Hall, yesterday that no plane wreck- Mediation Committee about the eigners appealed for Philip- 50, and the Norwegian resort age had been found, and ques- possible consequences of postpon- pine authorities to halt military owner was Kjartan Sekkingstad, tioned the credibility of the ing the general election, the Union assaults against the gunmen. 56. Hall’s girlfriend, Marites Flor, apparent police witness. Election Commission decided not The hostages were sitting on was also abducted. to postpone the general election the ground, surrounded by at AFP but to hold it on November 8 as People ride motorbikes and bicycles on a flooded street as they participate least eight men holding high- AFP scheduled originally,” said the in an election campaign rally of the NLD party in Mandalay yesterday. announcement read out on state- run MRTV. Nobel laureate Aung milestone in the country’s tran- the capital Naypyitaw yesterday San Suu Kyi’s opposition National sition from a military dictator- morning and asked them whether League for Democracy (NLD) is ship to democracy. The election they wanted to postpone the Japan, China to expected to do well in the vote, a commission invited 10 parties to election because of the floods, a Approval for US base government official and two poli- ticians who attended the meeting promote dialogue said. The NLD opposed the move, Landslide claims 17 lives while the ruling Union Solidarity in Okinawa revoked TOKYO: Senior officials of Japan and Development Party (USDP) and China agreed yesterday to YANGON: A landslide triggered by torrential rains has killed at was in favour of a postponement, TOKYO: The governor of pursue high-level dialogue to least 17 people in eastern Myanmar and forced the evacuation of the three said. There was an Okinawa yesterday revoked mend frayed relations, a Japanese scores more, state media said yesterday. exchange of views but no voting approval for work on a US air government official said. The landslide hit a village in Hpa-saung township in the remote on the matter, the two politicians base on the southern Japanese China’s successful bid last week Kayah state last Monday afternoon, killing 10 men and seven added. island, in the latest setback to to include documents related to women, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported. Win Htein, a senior member of the controversial plan. the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in a More than 360 people areas have been relocated to temporary the NLD present at the meeting, The proposal to relocate programme by the UN cultural relief camps that have been opened at schools and a local hospital, said the floods were insufficient Futenma air base to the Henoko and heritage agency Unesco has with more heavy rain expected, it said. Scores of people died in reason to delay the landmark region, first mooted in 1996, has become a new irritant in Sino- July when the worst flooding in years hit the country, affecting vote. Parts of western Myanmar, become the focus of anger among Japanese ties. 1.6 million people nationwide. Myanmar’s annual monsoon rains including the impoverished Chin locals, who insist it should be shut Yang Jiechi, China’s top dip- provide a lifeline to farmers but can also prove deadly, with land- state, were devastated by the dis- and a replacement built elsewhere lomat, and Shotaro Yachi, the slides and flash floods a common occurrence. The recent floods aster. It is the worst natural dis- in Japan or overseas. head of the secretariat of Japan’s have devastated vast swathes of land in the country’s crucial rice aster in Myanmar since Cyclone Outspoken Okinawa governor National Security Council, agreed bowl regions and raised concerns about reaching voters ahead of Nargis killed nearly 140,000 peo- Takeshi Onaga (pictured) voided news conference in Okinawa. in Tokyo to press ahead with much-anticipated November 8 elections. ple in May 2008. approval after work in Henoko Work in Henoko, a rural coastal bilateral dialogue including one AFP resumed last month following district in central Okinawa cho- between top leaders, the Japanese REUTERS a month-long delay, saying that sen for the replacement facility, official said. “defects” had been found in the is only in the initial stages with Japan’s top government spokes- approval given by his predeces- crews setting up sea floats and a man said earlier yesterday that sor in 2013. makeshift bridge necessary for Tokyo might halt funding for “We will do our best to fulfill landfill work. Unesco. my promise not to build a new base in Henoko,” Onaga told a AFP REUTERS

Australia plans to tighten terror laws SYDNEY: Australia yesterday the back of the head in Sydney age for an order of this kind to be outlined plans to tighten counter- while reportedly shouting reli- made,” Brandis added on national terrorism laws further, including gious slogans before being gunned radio. restricting the movements of sus- down by police. “Unfortunately the reach of pects as young as 14 in the wake “The new laws will, among ISIL and ISIL surrogates and of a deadly attack by a teenager other things, lower the age at agents in Australia is extending to this month. which a control order can be younger and younger people.” ISIL Attorney-General George applied from 16 to 14 years of age,” is another name for the Islamic Brandis said a fifth instalment of Brandis said in a statement. State group. the legislation had been drawn up A control order allows the He said that under the new leg- and would be introduced to par- movements and activities of a islation, there would be protection liament in coming weeks. suspect to be restricted, with ter- and safeguards for minors in the It follows Farhad Jabar, a ror groups targeting ever-younger 14 to 17 age category. radicalised 15-year-old, shooting individuals. police employee Curtis Cheng in “Fourteen is not too young an AFP

Six killed in new attacks in DR Congo

GOMA: Six civilians were killed yesterday in three separate attacks blamed on Ugandan rebels in the troubled east of the Demo- cratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said. The gun attacks hap- pened within two hours of each other in the res- tive north of North Kivu province, from which many locals have been evacuated after massacres blamed on the Ugandan Allied Demo- cratic Forces (ADF). “We recorded six deaths yesterday,” Amisi Kalonda, the administrator of the Beni area said from the provincial capital Goma, blaming the ADF for the killings. Army spokesman Lieu- tenant Mak Hazukay con- firmed the shootings and also said the rebels were responsible. Muslim ADF are accused of slaughtering more than 400 villagers.

AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 ASIA / PAKISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Taliban pull back from Kunduz Fighting rages near Ghazni, troops battle to reopen key highway

KABUL: The Taliban said they ing continued in nearby villages were pulling back in the northern and the highway was blocked off, city of Kunduz yesterday in order leaving many desperate people to protect civilians, but fighting trapped in the open by the fight- continued elsewhere in the coun- ing. People stand beside debris following a landslide that killed at least 13 try with government troops bat- “There are hundreds of cars, people in Karachi yesterday. tling to reopen the main highway buses stuck in the Nawrak area of south of the capital Kabul. Zabul since yesterday morning,” The Taliban have mounted said Sayed Abdullah, a traveller, a wave of attacks in the capital speaking by telephone from the Kabul and beyond since the with- area. 13 crushed to death drawal of most foreign troops last “We beg the government and year, culminating in the seizure the Taliban to let us go either of Kunduz in a carefully orches- back to Kandahar or Ghazni. trated offensive at the end of last There are many women and chil- in Karachi landslide month. dren,” he said. Though the Taliban only con- Afghan security forces have KARACHI: Thirteen people as young as six months, a rescue trolled the city for three days, struggled to contain the insur- including seven children were worker said. fighting between the militants gency, which has shattered hopes crushed to death in Karachi “After up to five hours of rescue and Afghan security forces con- of a smooth transition after Nato yesterday when a rare landslide work the 13 bodies of the victims tinued for two weeks, driving tens pulled out of most combat opera- struck their thatch huts as they were recovered from the heap of of thousands of residents to seek tions last year and piled growing slept, officials said. stones and dust,” senior police safety in neighbouring provinces. pressure on President Ashraf Members of the Afghan security forces stand guard at a checkpoint in The victims, who police said officer Javed Jaskani said. As government forces have Ghani. Ghazni yesterday. were from three families, were Rescue workers initially dug slowly regained control in Kun- The Taliban, seeking to re- living on a plot of land carved out through the rubble with shovels duz, fighting has flared in Ghazni, establish their hardline Islam- lah Mujahid said in a statement. city centre had been cleared of a hill in the eastern neighbour- and hoes in the hunt for survi- a provincial city that lies south ist rule after it was toppled by “Pulling back from Kunduz and residents were starting to hood of Gulistane Jauhar when vors before switching to mechani- of Kabul on Highway One, the US-led military intervention in city and government compounds return. the tragedy struck in the early cal tools. Jaskani said that a joint main link between the capital 2001, said the decision to move is based on consultation in order “Getting the city back to nor- hours. Tearful relatives gathered enquiry would be conducted by and the major southern city of out of Kunduz city was not a sign to protect civilians from bomb- mal, Afghan government forces at the scene, watching as the bod- the police and the city adminis- Kandahar. of defeat. ings and prolonging it is a waste are removing the destroyed vehi- ies were pulled from the rubble tration to probe the cause of the Security forces beat off an “We assure our people and the of humans and ammunitions.” cles and roadblocks from the city,” and wrapped in shrouds. One tragedy. attack by hundreds of Taliban world that we are able to seize the Kunduz police chief Moham- Jangalbagh said. victim was a girl believed to be AFP in Ghazni on Monday but fight- city,” Taliban spokesman Zabihul- mad Qasim Jangalbagh said the REUTERS

Waiting for tourists Pakistan hangs eight for murder Refugees hit by aid cuts as

MULTAN: Pakistan yester- day hanged at least eight men Europe crisis drains funds for murder, officials said, bring- ing the total number of people PESHAWAR: Aid programmes northwestern city of Peshawar, asks about Afghans. Our war executed since it controversially for some of the 2.5 million Afghan are telling students to go home. has been going on for 35 years,” lifted a moratorium on the death refugees in Pakistan are being “This year, during the summer said Mohammad Amin, a white- penalty to more than 230 since slashed amid the worst funding holidays, we were suddenly told bearded veteran of the fight December. shortfall for a generation, as the that the funds aren’t there, and so against the Soviets, unable to hide The executions took place in European and Syrian migrant we are withdrawing 7th and 8th his anger. four cities in the central province crisis uses up cash and domi- grade classes,” said Zamir, gazing Globally, UNHCR’s budget is of Punjab: Attock, Gujrat, Multan nates headlines, United Nations over a crowd of blue-uniformed under-funded by 61 percent in and Bahawalpur. officials said. students sitting on the floor of a 2015, the largest gap in more than Two brothers, Mohammad Pakistan hosts the world’s larg- tent. 15 years. Azam and Mohammad Aslam, est long-term refugee population, Thousands of children could be The shortfall is forcing hard were hanged in Gujrat; while according to the United Nations affected by the cuts. More than choices. another two brothers, Ghulam refugee agency (UNHCR), mostly half a million refugees have tried “If ... there is a child who has Qadir and Ghulam Sarwar, were Afghans who fled more than three to enter Europe this year, includ- just crossed with their families executed in Bahawalpur for mur- decades of war. ing 80,000 Afghans, UNHCR says. into the hills of Lebanon, and it’s dering two relatives, prison offi- The exodus of people from That’s still a fraction of the winter and they’re freezing to cials said. countries like Syria, Iraq and 2.5 million who live in Pakistan. death: do you give a tent there, or Double murder convict Afghanistan is forcing U.N. offi- Many fled violence one or two do you replace a shelter (in Paki- Muhammad Ashraf was hanged cials to cut programmes like generations ago. stan)?” asked Indrika Ratwatte, in Attock, two men were executed infant feeding, education, and Since the 1980s, Afghanistan UNHCR’s Pakistan chief. in Multan, and the eighth was sanitation for refugees in Paki- has endured the campaign against The cuts could have the unin- also hanged in Bahawalpur, the stan. The UNHCR in Pakistan Soviet occupation, civil war after tended effect of creating more officials said. Pakistan ended its has received only $33.6m for 2015 the Soviets withdrew and the migrants to Europe. In Kababiyan six-year moratorium on execu- out of its $136.7m annual budget, ongoing battle against Taliban camp, home to around 12,000 peo- tions after Taliban militants mas- officials said. insurgents since the hardline ple, some members of Saida Jan’s sacred more than 150 people at a That means schools like the Islamist movement was toppled family have already decided there school in Peshawar last December. A sailor stands on the bow of his tourist boat in Sardaryab River at one run by principal Mohammad in 2001. is no future to be had in staying. Charsadda, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. Zamir, 55, at the sprawling Kaba- “The UN is supporting Syr- AFP biyan refugee camp outside the ian refugees. But no one ever REUTERS

Dhaka gives killed Japanese a Muslim burial DHAKA: A Japanese farmer Rangpur. converted to Islam before his killings of a series of atheist shot dead by suspected Islam- His murder came just five death.” bloggers this year have rocked ist militants in Bangladesh was days after an Italian aid worker, “We held his funeral prayer the nation and sparked a crack- buried in a Muslim graveyard Cesare Tavella, was shot dead in and then buried him in the down on local hardline Islamist yesterday after a cleric testified similar fashion in the Bangla- graveyard in accordance groups. that he had converted to Islam, deshi capital Dhaka, an attack with Muslim rites. The Japa- Experts say Islamist militants officials said. also claimed by the jihadist nese embassy in Bangladesh pose a growing danger in Mus- Hoshi Kunio was shot dead by group IS. approved the burial and two lim-majority Bangladesh, warn- three men on a motorbike who “He was buried in the city’s Japanese officials were present,” ing that a long-running political stopped his rickshaw on a dirt Munshipara graveyard early Talukdar said. crisis has radicalised opponents road last week, an attack later Tuesday morning,” Rangpur city Japanese embassy spokesman of the government. claimed by the Islamic State police chief Abdur Razzaq said. Takeshi Matsunaga confirmed However, experts have group. Priyasindhu Talukdar, a gov- Kunio had been buried in Bang- expressed scepticism about the The 66-year-old had settled ernment official in Rangpur, ladesh. IS claim of responsibility in the in Bangladesh, where he had said Kunio was buried in a Bangladesh prides itself on murders of Kunio and Tavella. leased land to farm, and was Muslim graveyard, adding, “we being a mainly moderate Mus- living in the northern city of got confirmation that he had lim country. But the gruesome AFP

Rising salinity a threat to Bangla communities

GAMBURA: Suruj Miah walks Six years ago he had to quit try faces worsening drinking ties. In a worst case scenario, through his village carrying farming and now pulls a rick- and irrigation water scarcity in the study predicts that the area two large pots of water, one in shaw for a living. the next few decades. served by freshwater rivers in his hand and the other on his Climate change-induced “Left unattended, 2.9 million the country’s 19 coastal districts shoulder. His 8-year-old grand- alterations to sea level, temper- to 5.2 million poor (people) in will drop from 41 percent to 17 daughter, Rozina, lugs a small ature and rainfall are affecting southwest coastal Bangladesh percent by 2050. pot by his side. freshwater supplies in low-lying will face serious river salinity Researchers believe sea- “It is one of our daily duties,” coastal areas around the world, problems by 2050,” said Susmita level rise, rising temperatures, Miah says. “We have to walk scientists and environmental- Dasgupta, the lead environ- changing rainfall patterns and almost three kilometres to col- ists say. mental economist of the World a reduction of water flow in the lect fresh water for our daily With more than a quarter of Bank’s research department, in rivers could add to river salin- needs.” its population living in 19 dis- an email interview. ity. Losing freshwater could Miah used to be a farmer in tricts facing or near the Bay of A study by the World Bank mean “significant shortages of Bangladesh’s coastal southwest Bengal, Bangladesh is especially and Bangladesh’s Institute of drinking water” and a lack of district of Satkhira, but rising vulnerable, they say. Water Modelling published last irrigation water for dry-season salt levels in the region’s soil and If access to fresh water con- year paints a dire picture of the agriculture, the study said. water have made his land impos- tinues to decrease at current future of freshwater supplies for sible to cultivate. rates in Bangladesh, the coun- the country’s coastal communi- REUTERS WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE Taliban have finally found it tough to cling to Kunduz. The insurgent group said yesterday that they were pulling out from this northern city after Theavy attacks by the Afghan forces. The defeat is no big setback for the extremist group in their rollercoaster One question to make ride. They have advanced and retreated, lost and gained and tried and abandoned and never admit defeat. The group said the latest decision to move out of Kunduz city was also not a sign of defeat. “We assure our people and the world that debates worthwhile we are able to seize the city,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. “Pulling back from Kunduz city and By Stephen Carter rules don’t allow candidates to treat to turning the questioning over to a government compounds is based on consultation in order to difficult questions with the seriousness panel of nonpartisan experts (if such protect civilians from bombings and prolonging it is a waste here’s a question that won’t they deserve. Instead, they are able at creatures exist), to replacing the cur- of humans and ammunitions.” be asked in Democratic best to impress us with their glibness. rent format with an unusual version of At the same time, the victory in Kunduz is a big deal presidential “debate” — it’s Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Doug- a television game show. (No joke; the for the Afghan forces as it comes at a crucial time in their never asked — but we’d all las, in their 1858 debates, were able to 2007 proposal, from the economist Alex be better served should the hold the stage for an hour apiece — not Tabarrok, is actually quite intriguing.) struggle to gain advantage over the militant group. A defeat Tmoderator offer it up. If and when the counting the half-hour left for rebuttal. Maybe we’d be better off if candidates would have led to a string of defeats all over Afghanistan stage gets small enough, the same chal- Okay, those days are gone forever. But abandoned their refusal to answer hypo- from which a recovery would have been difficult, even lenge could be tossed to the Republican the current format basically allows the thetical questions. Certainly there has near-impossible, and would have sapped the confidence and candidates. The question I have in mind candidates a choice between tossing red to be more to the picking of a president energy of Afghan forces who are still struggling to contain is, in a sense, the only one that mat- meat to the base, offering their vacu- than the candidate’s fluency with quips the march of the Taliban. The insurgents controlled the ters — a question that helps us figure ous verities or committing gaffes. And and one- liners. out whether each aspirant wants to it’s only those gaffes (or what devoid of But change, alas, is unlikely, and the city only for three days, though fighting continued for two be leader of a party or president of a context sounds like a gaffe) that voters greatest obstacle to fixing our debate weeks, driving tens of thousands of residents to seek safety country. who don’t watch the entire debate will system is neither the news media nor in neighbouring provinces. I’ll get to that pivotal question in a likely ever see. our short attention spans. It’s the can- Since the withdrawal of most moment. First, let me deal with the Maybe the debates don’t matter. Just didates themselves. As communications The pullout of foreign troops last year, the other thing that’s probably irking you: in case they do, however, we should at professor Sidney Kraus reminds us in his Taliban have mounted a wave the reason I put least treat presidential elections with analysis of the presidential debates, it’s the word “debate” the solemnity granted to high school wrong to say that the format is forced Taliban from of attacks in Kabul and beyond, in quotation debates, where a speaker typically upon the candidates. Their campaigns the northern which culminated in the seizure marks. has eight minutes to defend a posi- are actively involved in the negotiations. of Kunduz, raising fears that they Presidential tion. Nowadays, we’d likely dismiss as And what about those short time limits? city of Kunduz could be unstoppable in their More than 20 debates are an long-winded a candidate who needed Writes Kraus: “Candidates are not inter- advance. The retaking of the city excellent idea. that long. Such is the parlous process ested in educating the public or in arriv- years ago, But we don’t have through which we select the leader of ing at truth, but in winning the election.” is a huge would boost the morale of Afghan them. What we the executive department of the most In other words, the structure of the victory for forces and the government in the columnist have is a ridicu- powerful nation on earth. debate isn’t likely to change any time Kabul. It’s a personal victory Mary McGrory lous stage show, It’s unlikely that the changes reflect a soon. So how can we bring some mean- Afghan forces for President Ashraf Ghani who in which report- difference in the quality of the elector- ing to the ridiculous event we’re about and President had invested considerable efforts suggested that ers come up with ate. There is little evidence that 19th- to stage? Let’s go back to where we and time to find a negotiated questions and the century voters were more politically started — with a question that should the problem time limits make sophisticated than today’s. Some critics always be asked but never is: “Can you Ghani. solution to the insurgency. He it impossible for tie the short length of answers to the name three important issues on which had enlisted the help of Pakistan was not the anybody to give polarisation of the electorate — particu- your party’s base is absolutely wrong?” to build a bridge to Taliban. debaters but the a serious answer. larly in primaries — although even if the The question has several virtues: First, Those efforts haven’t produced the results he wanted. While Candidates have critics are right, it’s hard to tell cause it lets us see who’s willing to be a leader he spent his time talking, Taliban continued fighting on the questioners — no opportunity from effect. and who’s essentially a follower. Evasion ground. to persuade us; More than 20 years ago, the col- would sound craven. Second, it invites a criticism that all they can do is umnist Mary McGrory suggested that the candidate to show courage in front of The Taliban have been seeking to re-establish their rattle off canned the problem was not the debaters but an audience where many are likely to be hardline Islamist rule ever since they were toppled by has often been paragraphs of the questioners — a criticism that has angered by the answer. Third, although US-led military intervention in 2001. The battle-hardened repeated since. varying vacuity. often been repeated since. Moderat- here argument matters, it matters less extremists had proved a tough force, even for Nato and US I’ve argued ing a debate, she wrote, brought out than on other issues, because the point soldiers. The exit of foreign troops has emboldened Taliban before that seri- “a lamentable tendency on the part of is to see whether those who seek high ous candidates reporters to bask in the klieg lights, to office are willing to differentiate them- and the country is witnessing their resurgence. Ghani must should boycott the debates. I believe it ham, to preen while 60 million ordinary selves from the most polarised voters. initially focus all his energies on strengthening Afghan still. An actual debate would allow the people look on.” She suggested getting Those who can’t give a good answer are forces to defeat the Taliban in the battlefield. Talking to speakers to try to explain their positions the candidates “into a room together,” as much as telling us that they intend a powerful Taliban will be a waste of time because the on complex issues. In my experience, without a moderator. (She didn’t say to run the executive branch according government would never be able to agree to the terms they our most divisive issues tend to divide whether there would be an audience.) to the views of a minority. dictate. Only a subdued Taliban will be able to talk sense precisely because they’re difficult. But Any number of reforms have been . the time limits under contemporary suggested, from abolishing the debates, THE WASHINGTON POST The other side Quote of Terror in Ankara the day ATURDAY’S deadly blast that stunning political success of the Kurd- border. This adds new dimensions to movement among them. killed at least 128 people and ish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), a complex situation, for it is Syrian and All this is happening at a time when injured over 200 in Ankara which crossed the 10pc vote barrier and Turkish Kurds who have offered the Moscow’s role in Syria has assumed couldn’t have come at a entered parliament. More unfortunately most determined resistance to the IS. greater proportions, with Russian Sworse time for Turkey. for the country, the truce with the Kurdis- Yet, for Erdogan it is the Kurdish planes violating Turkish airspace. The Tensions across the nation are high. tan Workers’ Party (PKK) broke down, insurgency rather that the IS that is bitter polarisation centring on Erdogan’s To the people who Last June’s general election stripped thus renewing a 30-year-old conflict the problem. personality and the worsening regional come here, we make Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and which has claimed over 40,000 lives. Who bombed the Ankara rally is not situation call for a calmer Turkey. We Development Party of its majority in This has aroused intense national- yet clear. Prime Minister Ahmet Davu- can only hope that Erdogan will learn to clear from day parliament, and no party was willing ist feelings across Turkey, though his toglu suspects four parties, including be more realistic, that the November 1 to share power with him, forcing the opponents accuse Erdogan of delib- the IS, but the IS has yet to claim election will give a clearer parliamentary one that we have president to go for another election. erately escalating the war on the PKK responsibility. The opposition’s charge picture and that this will lead to a cohe- laws and rules that While the fanatic hordes of the self- to cash in on anti-PKK sentiments that the government caused the blasts sive coalition government, which is able styled Islamic State occupy large chunks and deny the HDP another electoral shows Erdogan’s growing unpopularity to give Turkey stability, consolidate the govern communal of territory near the Turkish border, the triumph. To make matter worse, a large with a wide cross section of the people country’s economic gains and wage a nation’s decades-old Kurdish issue has number of Kurds from Turkey have — hard-line Turkish nationalists, liberal determined war on terrorism. life which they must resurfaced with greater intensity. One joined Syrian Kurds and managed to elements unhappy with his authoritarian follow. Angela Merkel major upset in the June election was the occupy some territory on the Turkish methods and the followers of the Gulen DAWN German Chancellor WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 OPINION www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 There is no new Cold War, only a new reality Russia has started bombing as well. Most Russians perceive ISIS targets in Syria. Had the this operation as a very success- military operation long been on Russia has started air strikes in Syria, claiming to fight against ISIS. ful move by Putin because for the the table in Moscow or it was an first time in many years Russia unexpected move? The military intervention brings a new dimension to Syrian crisis. In is not a dependent force. It is not There have been some signals order to understand the Russian perspective, Feyza Gumusluoglu us who react to something, this of the Russian action, but still it time it is us who have the initia- was surprise for many of us. Of spoke to a prominent Russian academic and analyst, Yan tive and the USA and European course such operations cannot Vaslavsky, who is the director of the School of Government and leaders have to cooperate. So for be planned in few days, for sure us it demonstrates Russia’s grow- there has been some kind of prep- International Affairs at MGIMO University, as well as Rethinking ing military and political force, it aration, but it was not announced. think-tank in Moscow. is an opportunity. I am not say- In order to carry such operation, ing the Russian intervention does Russia did not only need to pre- not hold any risk. There are lots pare its air forces but also needed of risks. to settle it with its allies, coun- operation, it is limited to air Libya. Maybe you ousted the pre- threats to Russia. Yan Vaslavsky tries which welcomed the opera- force and missiles only. There is vious leaders but what for? The What are the risks for Rus- tion and provided assistance, such only one task, which is to fight only result you caused are civil The opposition forces are cal? Terrorists are just terrorists. sia? as Iran and Iraq. ISIS, and help Assad to restore wars and disintegration.” For us being targeted as well, accord- Western governments call certain Russia has gone into war in his power, on his request by the it is the moment to engage again. ing to some reports… extremists who organise ter- Syria on the side of one particu- Obama said “Russian air way. Russia is now the only coun- In regard to ISIS, the USA did I personally do not have enough rorist attacks and fight against lar group, or party, which is the strikes strengthen ISIS.” Does try in Syria which acts fully in not bomb some of the ISIS targets information to judge. But if you national army ‘moderate opposi- Assad government. Second, Rus- this action can create a tension coherence with international despite they knew the location. put yourself in the shoes of Assad, tion’, but we do not understand sia is coordinating with the Shias. between the USA and Russia? law. There are two things that Why? If you know the coordinates who is now combating in two how such an opposition can be Moscow has to be very careful I hope it will create not ten- can legalise foreign presence in why don’t you bomb? I believe fronts, one against ISIS and the moderate, how is it distinguished when it cooperates with the Shias sion but practical cooperation. a country. The first one is a UN there is a double game here. Rus- other one is the opposition which at all? Those are forces who try against the Sunnis in certain The Pentagon recently requested Security Council decision. There sia clearly made everyone under- gets outside support. It might to destabilise the constitutional countries. Russian Muslims are cooperation and exchange of is no such decision. But the other stand that we do not have a double be true that these groups were framework. For us, those who on Putin’s side. Ramzan Kadyrov, information about the opera- one is an official request from a game in Syria. Our aim is simple, targeted, too. But isn’t Jabhat Al go beyond constitutional frame- leader of the Russian Chechen tion and it was welcomed by the government of a certain country we are helping the government of Nusra a terrorist organisation as work are extremists by definition, Republic, even proposed to send Russian Defece Ministry. From to help. Russia received such a Assad on his request. That is it. well? There is a fundamental dif- some of them become terrorists. his ground forces to Syria to help Russia’s perspective, we have request from the Syrian leader. ference in approach to Russian It is not only taking weapons and Putin. But it does not make the been seeing the USA bombing Is the real target ISIS? action. In the West, everyone going to fight. The mere idea of whole operation less sensitive or targets in Syria for more than a This is the first time Russia First and primary target is says that if Russia attacks the leaving the negotiation table is dangerous, because the Muslim year, without any viable result. has gone this far since the col- ISIS. It is a common threat to opposition it is not right, because unacceptable. world is very diverse. We under- ISIS is only strengthening. Also, lapse of the Soviet Union? What international security, includ- Assad is no longer legitimate stand that our involvement in the the Assad opposition remains does that really mean? ing Russia. It is better to start in their eyes. But in the eyes of Why is Assad so important to support of only one side can lead very active. On the other hand, If you go deep into the history, fighting terrorism when it is still Russian government and people, Moscow? to some unexpected or unwanted Bashar Al Assad’s army cannot you can better understand the Russia saw the Arab Spring. outcomes. Plus, the Syrian opera- resist ISIS for too long because logic of Russian action in Syria. The main results of the Arab tion will add another dimension they have been weakening. We We must remember the case of Spring are not positive. It has led to our relations with Western have to understand that ISIS is Afghanistan. Russia conducted What the majority of Russian foreign policy to disorder, social and economic countries. not only a threat for Syria, it is a an inefficient and costly operation problems in many countries. regional and international threat. in Afghanistan. For the Soviet analysts agree on today is that the unipolar What happened in Syria was Are we on the brink of a new society, it became a deep wound. another illegal attempt to over- Cold War? What is Russia hoping to gain Many men were sent to fight, model has failed, because wherever the USA throw a legitimate leader. For us If you look at the recent from this operation? many died, some came injured. It has engaged in the recent years, they only the priority is territorial integ- speeches of Putin, he noted sev- For Russia it is not only a fight became a social problem, kind of rity, sovereignty and power of eral times that it is not Russia against terrorism. It has become an ‘Afghan syndrome’. We were left behind civil war and devastation. the local government. Supporting who started talking of civil war an opportunity for our foreign unsuccessful in certain foreign Bashar Al Assad is not like sup- again. It is the USA and some of policy, since the collapse of the operations in the past. Then for porting one of the gangs in Syria, their allies in Europe which have Soviet Union, to act decisively and years after the collapse of the as the West tries to portray. It never stopped thinking in the comprehensively. If you look at the Soviet Union, Russia has never far from your borders, before it Assad is the only legitimate leader is supporting the legitimate gov- logic of civil war even when Rus- operations of the USA in Syria, had the ambition to go outside of reaches your country. We very of Syria. So, in our logic, we do ernment. That is the difference. sia was very weakened in 1990s. the efficiency is really doubted, post-Soviet space until now. Syria well know what international not do anything wrong or unlaw- Besides, Syria is really impor- We have our own national inter- maybe only their PR is good. But has provided an opportunity for terrorism is. In 1990s we had a ful. We have the official request tant to us. The Soviet Union had ests and in certain cases need to if you look at the Russian opera- Russia to do something useful huge problem in northern Cau- from the Syrian government. The strong ties with Syrian govern- defend ourselves. If we talk about tions, there is a big difference in outside the region. casus with our Chechen repub- whole idea is not to only eliminate ment. It is a historical ally for us. the Cold War, then the Russian terms of sharing information by lic, very dangerous regime which ISIS and other terrorists but at public would say it is not Russia the Ministry of Defence. It gives Why now? was illegally created there by the same time to ensure the Syr- How is the public opinion in who has this discourse. It is not lots of information about what is I would say time has come for local separatists and brought a ian government, who is officially Russia regarding the opera- Cold War, it is a new reality which going on in Syria; images, videos, Russia to come back to the glo- lot of problems to regional sta- elected. Russia is just doing what tions? is called multi-polar world. Russia everything is clear and transpar- bal issues. What the majority of bility. Then Russia saw terrorist it should do, helping the legiti- There is an overwhelming sup- is just trying to live in a new real- ent. This is one of the things that Russian foreign policy analysts attacks in late 1990s. Those peo- mate government. port for the operations, thanks to ity, while the West is pretending allows to say that the efficiency agree on today is that the uni- ple, extremists, came from Chech- the Russian government which as if they are still 30 or 40 years of this operation is much higher. polar model has failed, because nya, and it was all supported by According to Moscow the shares lots of information with ago, when there were no China, wherever the USA has engaged outside forces like Al Qaeda. We whole Syrian opposition is ter- the public. Russians are not afraid India, or Brazil as forces like they For how long do you expect in the recent years, they only left know what terrorism can lead rorist, there is no modest oppo- only of ISIS, but also the whole are nowadays. It is a multi-polar this operation to continue? behind civil war and devastation. to. Russia decided to combat sition. Do not you think it is a opposition in Syria, because of world today where there are at Russia is not planning to con- We don’t do such harm. We criti- ISIS when it is still far from its problematic approach? the Arab Spring experience. By least several strong powers. duct this operation for years. And cised them and said “you should borders, especially when one con- OK, how can terrorists be dis- the way, Russian Muslim com- we are not talking about ground not have intervened in Iraq and siders that ISIS has already sent tinguished as moderate or radi- munity supports the operation THE PENINSULA Sanders isn’t socialist enough for many socialists

and reparations for victims of US that’s not a real possibility. “If imperialism.” Bernie Sanders won the Demo- Should Sanders win the presi- cratic nomination, he would face He is running in the Democratic Primary, dency, she added, he would, like an out-and-out revolt from the the other major party candidates Democratic Party and their cor- which is rigged by corporate control and “become the CEO of the capitalist porate masters,” he said. system of the United States, one Not surprisingly, the biggest corporate masters and dominated by an whose primary and sole objective cheerleader for Sanders candi- establishment which is completely hostile to is to maximize the power of the US dacy has been the Democratic corporations and the US military.” Socialist party, which happen the working class. With the ascension of Jeremy to be the words Sanders uses Corbyn to lead the Labour Party to define himself. “Those who in Britain, socialism would seem argue that Sanders touched the to be on the march. But ironically, Democrats and thereby sullied this reflects badly on Sanders in himself should remember that By David Freedlander 2016 presidential nominee for some quarters and on some issues, any left candidate will have to the Party of Socialism and Lib- especially foreign policy. “I don’t form alliances with Democrats,” ow to define the politi- eration. “He supported the Israeli think Bernie goes as far. Corbyn said Jake Altman, an executive cal philosophy Vermont war against Gaza. He supports is consistently anti-war. He is a Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus board member of the group told HSenatorBernie Sanders? the drone bombing campaigns in true progressive.” Institute conference in Washington. a panel titled, “Should Social- On Meet the Press on Sunday, other countries, which is a war Just as liberals in the Demo- ists Support Bernie Sanders” the Democratic presidential can- crime. He has said that Cuba cratic Party are torn between earlier this year at a conference didate was asked by host Chuck needs to be a democracy, but we going with the candidate who It is on this point that the a dirty word; capitalism and Wall sponsored by International Todd whether he was a capitalist. believe Cuba already truly is a expresses their values (Sanders) Communist Party stands alone. Street are dirty words.” Socialist Organisation in the “No,” Sanders responded. “I’m system for the people there.” and the one who they think can For the rest of the left, running But, Locker noted, “He is run- Boston area. a Democratic Socialist.” La Riva, a perennial vice-presi- win (Clinton) so are divisions in the Democratic Party is akin to ning in the Democratic Primary, He decried “small left-wing For some Republicans, that dential candidate for the Workers on the furthest reaches of the making common cause with the which is rigged by corporate con- organisations that believe it is declaration is enough to disqualify World Party in the 1980s and 90s American left divided between enemy. And so even those will- trol and corporate masters and more important to grow their Sanders from consideration, but (the PSL split from the WWP the practical and the possible. On ing to overlook Sanders’ impurity dominated by an establishment activist base or stick by a third for those in the oft-overlooked for reasons that remain largely the former side is what remains on issues like foreign policy and which is completely hostile to party then defend the actual provinces of left wing politics, unclear, even to its most com- of the Communist Party, which immigration stop at the fact that the working class message he is interests of workers.” whether Sanders is a bona fide mitted partisans) said that even has, counter-intuitively, been a Sanders will finally capitulate and running on,” he continued. “The If Altman and the rest of the socialist is the subject of endless if Sanders won the Democratic reliable endorser of the eventual support the Democrat. Democratic Party is not the vehi- DSA’s stance is meant to prod debate. nomination, she would continue Democratic nominee (and which For the left, with Corbyn and cle of the kind of radical change duelling factions of the American “He isn’t an anti-capitalist! He to seek the presidency. has often been criticised by other Sanders, it’s a hopeful time. “The that Bernie Sanders is calling for.” left to come together, it has been is for reforming capitalism, not “I don’t think he is a Socialist. leftist parties as “Communist in whole Bernie Sanders phenom- Locker says that despite their seen instead as an invitation to changing capitalism. He is really He ignores socialist countries,” Name Only.”) “We are part of the enon to me shows the discontent differences with Sanders on some storm the barricades. a lot closer in ideology to Hillary she said. “We agree with him that broad anti-right coalition in this that is bubbling up and how new key issues, including his slow out- “Their general position seems Clinton than he is to me,” said the rich should be taxed more country. We work with and in modes of resistance are forming,” reach to the Black Lives Matter to be that there are some positive Stephen Durham, the 2012 presi- heavily, and that the minimum the Democratic Party,” said John said Phillip Locker, a spokesman movement, he is working to help things about the Sanders cam- dential nominee of the Freedom wage should be higher, but we Bachtell, chairman of the Com- for Socialist Alternative and Sanders make as much noise as paign, some positive things are Socialist Party. “His is the politics are calling for the seizure of the munist Party USA. “We are very an aide to Kshama Swant, who he can in the Democratic primary, better than no positive things (the of a lesser evil among some very banks, the seizure of the health glad that Bernie Sanders is run- causes ripples in leftist circles and then hopes that Sanders will usual), so let’s chalk it up to a win,” bad choices.” care system, the seizure of the ning in the Democratic Party, and in 2013 when she won a citywide run on the Green Party line in the wrote Joe Monaco, the managing “He is a progressive on the pharmaceutical companies. We if he doesn’t win I am sure he will race for Seattle City Council as an general election. editor of Communique New Eng- home front, but he is pretty reac- are calling for full immigrant join with the rest of us in mak- out and proud Socialist. He cred- And should Sanders somehow land, a popular Socialist website. tionary when it comes to foreign rights, dismantling the Pentagon, ing sure that the Republicans are ited Sanders with helping Ameri- knock off Clinton and capture policy,” says Gloria La Riva, the bringing all of our troops home defeated in 2016.” cans realise “that Socialism is not the Democratic nod? To Locker, THE WASHINGTON POST WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / INDIA ‘Modi condoning violence’ Salman Rushdie says rising intolerance in India poses danger to liberties

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Indian life now is a degree of what so many of the writers pro- what he has to say about all this.” Narendra Modi’s “silence” along thuggish violence which is new. testing about, by the silence of the Rushdie was speaking on the with the silence of institutions And it seems to be, I have to say, Prime Minister’s Office. Mr Modi publication of his twelfth novel like the Sahitya Akademi is per- given permission by the silence is a very talkative gentleman, he “Two Years, Eight Months & mitting a new “degree of thug- of official bodies, by the silence has a lot to say on a lot of subjects Twenty Eight Nights”. gish violence” in India, celebrated of the Sahitya Akademi which is and it would be very good to hear Responding to a question author Salman Rushdie has said. about whether that change was Speaking to NTDV from Lon- reflected in, for instance, the don, Rushdie said the rising smearing of journalist Sudheen- intolerance in India posed a “real Sena pats Kulkarni’s attackers dra Kulkarni’s face with black ink grave danger” to liberties. by the Shiv Sena, Rushdie said: “There are attacks on ordi- MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena yesterday patted its activists who “I think that is unfortunately Activists of All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan hold placards demanding nary liberties, the ordinary right blackened senior journalist Sudheendra Kulkarni’s face for host- true. The book does seem to have security for women and children during a protest following the rape of a of assembly, the ordinary right to ing the launch of a book by Pakistan’s former foreign minister expressed something that’s really four-year-old girl, in New Delhi yesterday. organize an event in which people Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Police said yesterday they had arrested happening.” He said that he stood can talk about books and ideas six members of the Shiv Sena over the attack. “We have arrested in solidarity with Nayantara Sah- freely and without hostility, that six men, they are all Shiv Sainiks and have been released on bail,” gal and all the other authors who seems to be in real grave danger Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni said. had returned their awards to take in India today,” he said, according Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met the party activists who a principled position on the attack Suspect in rape of to a statement from NDTV. carried out the widely condemned ink attack last Monday on on liberty. Making it clear that he was Kulkarni, a former aide to BJP leader L K Advani. “I made a tweet supporting taking no sides between the Con- Such “elements” may be handful in number but they wield a lot Nayantara Sahgal and many of gress and the ruling Bharatiya of influence and sabotage the country, the party said in an editorial the other writers who have pro- four-year-old arrested Janata Party, Rushdie said he in its mouthpiece “Saamana”. tested against these recent terri- was no supporter of the Congress, “With persons like Kulkarni around, where is the need for Paki- ble events in India. And no sooner which had banned his book, but stan to send terrorists like Ajmal Kasab to the country? A hundred had I said that than 10 thousand NEW DELHI: Police said yes- pects, although only one arrest he believed there was something Kasabs will not be able to achieve what a few Kulkarnis can. They hateful tweets were aimed at me terday they had arrested the has been made so far. Swati Mali- different unfolding in India today. will invite Pakistan’s (Khurshid Mahmud) Kasuri,” it said. and still going on.” main suspect in a horrific attack wal, head of the Delhi Commission “I am not a fan of any political The activists, whom some Sena leaders said were “heroes”, were Asked if the volley of hatred he on a four-year-old girl who was for Women, said she had visited party. I don’t support either side called to the Thackeray clan’s residence in Bandra East, where the had to face on Twitter for sup- raped and slashed with a blade the girl in hospital and described of this argument. Obviously, when party chief showered praise on them. porting Nayantara Sahgal and before being abandoned beside a her injuries as “horrific”. ‘The Satanic Verses’ was banned On Monday morning, the six activists, working for local Shiv others deterred him in any way, railway track. “Her condition can’t be it was banned by the Congress of Sena branches, accosted Kulkarni outside his Sion home, shouted Rushdie said, “I am too old in this The child, who is now in inten- described. Horrific. Her parents Rajiv Gandhi and then there was slogans and smeared black ink on his face. game to be scared by 140 charac- sive care, was playing near her are extremely poor. When will the episode of Jaipur (Literary They were protesting against Kulkarni’s decision to host Kasuri ters on Twitter. At this point I family’s home in a poor area of this heinous crime stop?” she Festival) which was the last time for hosting the release of Kasuri book, “Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove: just have what I have to say and I New Delhi when she disappeared tweeted. we had to talk like this by long An Insider Account of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy”. will say it.. If people don’t like it, last Friday, in the latest in a series The attack adds to a grim distance. And of course, I am not that is their problem.” of horrific sex attacks. record of sexual assaults, many any kind of fan of that. AGENCIES Media reports said she had suf- of which have sparked domestic “But I think what’s crept into IANS fered severe internal injuries and and international outrage. had apparently been slashed with The fatal gang-rape of a young a sharp object. student on a bus in Delhi in 2012 “We have arrested the prime led to an outpouring of anger suspect, who is a 25-year-old over frightening levels of violence unemployed youth. He used to against women. visit the area frequently and was The attack led to a major Police foil Andhra Pradesh leader’s fast known to the victim,” a senior reform of rape laws, speeding police officersaid. up trials and increasing penal- GUNTUR: Police foiled YSR As his condition deteriorated, wife Bharathi and other family criticism from the party leaders. “We are verifying if he was ties, but sexual violence against Congress party president Y S police swooped on the hunger members and senior party lead- Botsa Satyanarayana, said the involved in any previous cases of women has continued at frighten- Jaganmohan Reddy’s fast early strike camp here around 4am. ers rushed to the hospital to meet party would hold a meeting to sexual assault. We are also ques- ing levels throughout the country. yesterday by shifting him to a He was taken to a government him. Police had to face resistance decide its next course of action. tioning some other people,” he The country recorded 36,735 hospital, where he was forcibly hospital in an ambulance and was from scores of party activists, who Jagan had vowed to continue his said on the condition of anonym- rape cases in 2014 -- 2,096 of them administered fluids. The leader of admitted to the intensive care had arrived here from various fast till the central government ity. in Delhi. Experts say those figures opposition was on indefinite fast unit. Doctors administered him parts of the state. accords special status to the state. Police believe more than one likely under-represent the true for six day demanding special cat- fluids intravenously. The government’s action in person was involved in the attack scale of the problem. egory status to Andhra Pradesh. Jagan’s mother Vijayamma, foiling Jagan’s fast came under IANS and are questioning further sus- AFP Six held in illegal forex transfer case ‘Dead’ man wakes up before post-mortem NEW DELHI: Six people were arrested yesterday in a joint opera- MUMBAI: A homeless man chaos after which the doctors they might have been able to do Assets case a tion by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau who had been pronounced dead rushed to the room. Then they a better job,” he said. of Investigation (CBI) in connection with an ongoing probe into a woke up on an autopsy table, snatched the death certificate The man is being treated in witch-hunt, says forex transfer case involving Bank of Baroda, ED officials said. shocking hospital staff who were from my staff and tore it up,” the hospital for severe malnutri- The ED arrested four people alleged to be middlemen who facili- about to begin a post-mortem, Dudhe said. tion, suspected alcoholism and Himachal CM tated the illegal forex transfer abroad, while the CBI arrested the authorities said yesterday. Hospital dean Dr Suleman substance abuse, Merchant said. other two who are bank employees, officials said. Police in Mumbai said they Merchant said the police forced “He is delirious still and we The case pertains to transfer of over `61.72bn in foreign exchange found the man, who has not been the error by asking doctors to are trying to stabilise him. Let’s ROHRU: Himachal Pradesh through a Bank of Baroda branch to Hong Kong. named, unconscious and suffer- examine the man on the road hope the damage from his past Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh The money was transferred through 59 bank accounts to compa- ing from multiple infections on outside the hospital, because can be tackled,” the dean said. yesterday said the registration nies in Hong Kong and Dubai for fake import and export businesses. Sunday morning and took him they were busy with security Police officer Dudhe called the of a disproportionate assets case to the local hospital. arrangements for a visit by suggestion police were responsi- against him and his wife by the A doctor at the Lokmanya Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ble for the mix-up “ridiculous” CBI was a political witch-hunt. Two injured in Kashmir gunfight Tilak Municipal General Hos- “They forced my doctor to and said the hospital was “trying “Accusing me of possessing SRINAGAR: Two civilians, including a girl, were injured during a pital certified the man as dead examine the patient on the road- to cover up their negligence”. unaccounted wealth and income gunfight between the security forces and militants in Jammu and and sent the body for autopsy, side as they wanted to rush back The police have finished an is like a witch-hunt. Since I am a Kashmir’s Pulwama district yesterday, police said. A senior police Ashok Dudhe, Mumbai Police to the prime minister’s security internal enquiry into the inci- scion of an erstwhile royal family, officer said a patrol party of the security forces was fired upon by deputy commissioner said. duty,” Merchant said. dent, he added. I have inherited property from my hiding militants in Dogripora (Awantipora) village of Pulwama “As the autopsy was about to “Had the police allowed my ancestors,” the chief minister said district in the evening, and retaliated, triggering the gunfight. begin, the man awoke triggering staff to take the man indoors, AFP at a public rally near Rohru town, some 120km from state capital Shimla. SC dismisses Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea “False cases were framed NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the plea Iran releases nine Indian sailors against me twice by the then BJP by sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking an SIT government in Himachal Pradesh probe into allegations that he had hacked into the email account of and both times I came out clean,” the then additional advocate general of Gujarat, Tushar Mehta, and NEW DELHI: India yesterday Indian sailors — Thank you Iran. Sushma Swaraj had raised the he said. Referring to his acquittal tampered with it. Mehta is at present the additional solicitor general thanked Iran for releasing nine Thank you HE @JZarif for a issue with Iranian Foreign Min- in a corruption case in December mainly representing the central government in the Supreme Court. Indian sailors who had been lan- prompt action on our request.” ister Javad Zarif when he vis- 2012, the chief minister said: “My An apex court bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Arun guishing in a Tehran jail for two “We have secured the release ited India on August 14. She had acquittal was challenged but it Mishra while rejecting Bhatt’s plea asked the trial court to complete years. of Sushil Kapoor and 8 Indians highlighted the plight of the nine was turned down by the Supreme the hearing as expeditiously as possible. The verdict was pronounced External Affairs Minister from jail in Iran. They will reach Indians jailed on charges of smug- Court, sending shock waves in the by Justice Mishra. Sushma Swaraj tweeted her Delhi tomorrow (on Wednesday),” gling oil. opposition camp.” thanks: “Iran has released nine she posted. IANS IANS Bihar women voters outnumber men PATNA: In a development that each party is interpreting differ- ently, more women voted in the first round of Bihar assembly polls Wall collapse last Monday. Around 57 percent of the 13.5 million electorate voted in the first of the five-phase voting in 49 of the 243 constituencies Punjab farmers end rail last Monday, officials said. Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V Nayak said 59.50 percent of women voted against 54.50 percent of male voters. According to him, long queues of women voters were seen outside blockade, continue protest polling booths last Monday in all 10 districts. Cultural activist Jai Prakash said this was a result of several schemes initiated by CM Nitish Kumar for women’s empowerment. CHANDIGARH: Punjab farm- ers and the Punjab government, ers demanding better compen- led by Chief Minister Parkash sation for losses due to whitefly Singh Badal, failed to end the Need to boost medical tourism: FICCI pest attack on cotton crop yes- deadlock. The government said it NEW DELHI: Leading business chamber FICCI yesterday urged terday ended their week-long rail was not in a position to accept the the Centre to take new initiatives to boost medical tourism in India blockade and decided to protest demands of the agitating farmers, including multiple-entry medical visa to enable easy followup treat- against state ministers. After a government sources said. ment for foreigners. India needs to have a comprehensive, uniform meeting of eight farmers’ organi- Badal reiterated that the Akali and simplified check list for foreign medical travellers along with all sations here, the ‘rail roko’ (rail- Dal-BJP alliance government was relevant information for medical visas which should be displayed at way blockade) was called off on committed to the welfare of farm- the Indian embassy website across the globe, the Federation of Indian the seventh day. The protest had ers and farm labourers. Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said in a statement. hit hundreds of trains. Akali Dal leader and MP Prem According to experts, the Indian medical tourism is expected The rail blockade had affected Singh Chandumajra said the to reach $6bn by 2018, with the number of people arriving in the over 800 trains in Punjab over the meeting was held in a “positive country for medical treatment set to double over the next four years. Locals stand near debris after the extended wall of a bridge collapsed past week, putting thousands of atmosphere”. Over 800 trains in Bhopal yesterday. Two people were killed and five injured after the passengers to inconvenience. were cancelled or diverted due to IANS wall adjoining a flyover collapsed in the middle of the night. Last Monday meeting was held the agitation by farmers. after talks between farmers’ lead- IANS WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 EUROPE / AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 MH17 shot down by BUK missile from Ukraine Warhead strike caused plane to break up: Report; Dutch premier urges Russia to cooperate in criminal probe

GILZE-RIJEN, NETHER- Ryabkov responded to the report shot down by a surface-to-air mis- sile, it said. The victims were LANDS: Malaysia Airlines by saying there had been “an sile fired from separatist-control- from the Netherlands, Malaysia, Flight 17 was shot down over obvious attempt to draw a biased led territory in eastern Ukraine,” Australia, Indonesia, Britain, Ger- eastern Ukraine by a Russian- conclusion, and carry out politi- National Security Council spokes- many, Belgium, The Philippines, made BUK missile, the Dutch cal orders”, according to Russian man Ned Price said. Canada and New Zealand. Safety Board concluded yesterday news agencies. The report also seemed certain Rutte, speaking of the separate in its final report on the crash in The Safety Board report said to strengthen calls within the air- criminal investigation, said: “In July 2014 that killed all 298 peo- that simulations of the missile’s line industry for a review of how regard to our relationship with ple on board, most of them Dutch. trajectory showed it came from information is shared in con- Russia, this inquiry has an enor- But the long-awaited find- somewhere in an area cover- flict zones. The board found that mous impact, both in the Neth- ings of the board, which was not ing some 320km southeast of Ukraine should have closed the erlands and abroad and certainly empowered to address questions Grabovo, Ukraine — an area airspace over the conflict zone, in Russia. What I want to do now of responsibility, did not point the mostly controlled by separatists. and that the 61 airlines that had is appeal to the Russian authori- finger at any group or party for The makers of the Buk said continued flying there should have ties to respect and cooperate with launching the missile. their tests had shown that the recognised the potential danger. this report. The obligation we now A bitter war was raging in east- aircraft could not have been hit It recommended international have is that we do all we can to ern Ukraine between Russian- by a missile fired from rebel-con- aviation rules be changed to force ensure that those who are respon- backed separatists and Ukrainian trolled territory. operators to be more transparent sible face justice.” government forces when the air- Although the report did not about their choice of routes. At a meeting with victims’ fam- craft was downed and, amid a assign blame, it is almost certain However, Gennadiy Zubko, ilies earlier yesterday, Joustra said huge international outcry, many to further strain diplomatic ties head of a separate probe by it was likely that passengers who Western experts and govern- between the Netherlands and its Ukraine, said Ukrainian authori- were not killed by the impact of ments immediately blamed the allies and Russia. ties had followed the established Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Gennadiy Zubko (centre) and Deputy the missile would have been ren- rebels. Dutch Prime Minister Mark procedure. “All the recommen- Foreign Minister Olena Dzerkal (right) presenting the results of the criminal dered unconscious very quickly by “A 9N314M warhead deto- Rutte urged Russia to cooper- dations from the ICAO (Interna- investigation of the MH17 crash in Kiev yesterday. the sudden decompression of the nated outside the aeroplane to ate fully with a separate criminal tional Civil Aviation Organisation) aircraft and the lack of oxygen at the left side of the cockpit. This investigation that the Nether- were carried out ... Ukraine closed not one that is decided in secret nel hurtling with “tremendous 33,000 feet. fits the kind of warhead installed lands is leading, with participa- its airspace below 9,750 metres and in different ways by airlines force” into the plane. The deto- The report said it was likely in the Buk surface-to-air mis- tion from Malaysia, Australia, (32,000 feet),” he said in Kiev. and countries,” Stephen Landells, nation killed three crew members that the occupants “were barely sile system,” said Safety Board Ukraine and Belgium. The British pilots’ union flight safety specialist at BALPA, instantly and caused the break-up able to comprehend the situation head Tjibbe Joustra, presenting The White House called the BALPA called for states and oper- said in a statement. of the aircraft, with the nose sep- in which they found themselves”. the report. report an “important milestone ators to share accurate informa- The safety board’s report said arating first, followed by a section None could have survived impact Russia for its part disputes in the effort to hold accountable tion on where it is safe to fly. that a 9N314M (BUK) warhead of the tail and rear fuselage. with the ground, it said. that a BUK may have been used. those responsible”. “Our assess- “Passengers and pilots want an had exploded to the left of the air- Shrapnel fragments all pointed Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei ment is unchanged — MH17 was open and uniform level of safety, craft’s flight cabin, sending shrap- to a ground-launched BUK mis- REUTERS

Germany extends border controls until month end UK sees sharp rise

BERLIN: Germany, facing a The Commission spokesman record migrant influx, will extend said that “the concept of transit temporary border controls until zones is something that is indeed in hate crimes the end of October, with a special foreseen under EU rules. focus on the Austrian border, the In practice, they are currently LONDON: Britain saw a sharp tity or because they are disabled interior ministry said yesterday. used at airports. “Transit zones rise in the number of hate crimes are absolutely abhorrent and this Berlin, which started to imple- allow you to control who enters recorded by police last year with government will do everything to ment the controls on September the territory and, in an acceler- the vast bulk of offences moti- eradicate them,” she said. 13, has told the European Com- ated procedure, to filter out those vated by race, official figures All strands of hate crime saw mission it will maintain them clearly not entitled to interna- showed yesterday. noticeable rises, but the greatest until October 31 as “the situation tional protection.” There were 52,528 hate crimes increase was in the number of at the border is such that we can- EU border agency Frontex said in the 12 months to March, up 18 religiously motivated offences, up not do without them”. “We need that 710,000 migrants entered the percent on the year before, with 43 percent on the previous year. to return to an orderly handling European Union in the first nine the Home Office (interior minis- Cameron, who was due to host of refugee policy,” a ministry months of this year, compared to try) suggesting that the increase the inaugural meeting of a new spokeswoman said. only 282,000 in all of 2014. was due to more victims coming Community Engagement Forum In the passport-free Schengen The Warsaw-based agency forward and police becoming bet- to discuss countering extremism, zone of 26 European countries, released the latest figures a day ter at identifying such offences. said police forces in England and members can temporarily rein- after the UN refugee agency said Hate crimes are defined as a Wales would be asked to record state border controls with other the EU’s new relocation scheme criminal offence which the victim anti-Muslim hate crime as a spe- member states if they cite a secu- Refugees and migrants arrive by a rubber boat on the Greek island of for refugees fleeing conflict and believes was motivated by a per- cific category. rity threat or exceptional circum- Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey yesterday. poverty is “not enough” to address sonal characteristic such as race, This would put such crimes on stances. the scope of the problem. religion, or disability. the same footing as anti-Semitic Members can do so for 10 days erty, with total numbers expected the Balkans and Austria — state “The total number of migrants Separate government figures incidents. “I want British Muslims and then maintain the controls to reach 800,000 to one million premier Horst Seehofer has pro- who crossed the EU’s external bor- based on statistics over the last to know we will back them to stand for “renewable periods” of up to this year. posed setting up ‘transit zones’ ders in the first nine months of this three years from the annual against those who spread hate and 20 days, for a maximum total of Chancellor Angela Merkel where migrants would be held year rose to more than 710,000 with Crime Survey, which collates to counter the narrative which two months. In Brussels, a Euro- has urged citizens to welcome while their asylum claims are the Greek islands on the Aegean figures from interviews with the says Muslims do not feel British,” pean Commission spokesman said the newcomers and help to assessed. continuing to be the most affected public, suggested there were an he said in a statement. “I want that “indeed, we were notified by quickly integrate them, but has While Merkel’s conservatives by the unprecedented inflow of peo- estimated 222,000 hate crimes on police to take more action against October 9 that this extraordinary faced harsh criticism and falling are considering the idea, the cen- ple,” Frontex said. “This compares average per year. those who persecute others simply measure would be prolonged by a approval ratings amid rising fears tre-left Social Democrats, part- with 282,000 recorded in all of last Prime Minister David Cameron because of their religion.” further 20 days”. about the burden the refugee ners in her coalition government, year.” Frontex added however that said the rise was unacceptable The move comes with the Germany, the EU’s top econ- wave poses for Germany. have voiced scepticism, arguing the number of migrant crossings and Karen Bradley, the govern- government due to publish a omy, has taken in the largest In the southern state of Bavaria that the zones would amount to in September fell to 170,000 from ment minister for preventing counter-extremism strategy share of migrants arriving in — the main gateway to Germany “large detention centres in no 190,000 in August. abuse and exploitation, said they soon which will detail propos- Europe to escape war and pov- for migrants travelling through man’s land”. AFP would develop a new action plan als for tackling radical ideolo- to try to stop them. gies which ministers argue put “Crimes motivated by hatred people on the path to violence, or hostility towards someone but which others say risk curb- because of their race, religion, ing free speech. US woman charged sexual orientation, gender-iden- REUTERS for shooting at Italy’s Senate votes to curtail powers fleeing shoplifter ROME: The Italian Senate voted yesterday to curtail its powers CHICAGO: A woman who shot in a victory for Prime Minister Half of US Democrats at the tyres of a fleeing shoplifter Matteo Renzi, who has overcome in the parking lot of a Home determined opposition to push Depot will face criminal charges, through the reform that he says US prosecutors said yesterday. will make the country more gov- want Biden in race The charges come a day after ernable. a customer reportedly opened fire Renzi has attached consider- WASHINGTON: The drum- didacy. Just 17 percent of those on two shoplifters fleeing a farm able political capital to the bill, beat for Joe Biden to jump into surveyed said Biden would be supply store in Indiana. which looks to reduce the number the 2016 presidential race is their first choice, while 46 per- Police said nobody was in any of senators by two-thirds, strip growing louder. Almost half of cent would back Clinton. Biden danger when Tatiana Duva-Rod- the chamber of its ability to bring the nation’s Democrats want the would also run behind Sanders, riguez, 46, pulled out a gun after down a government and sharply vice-president to enter the field who remains the favourite of one hearing someone shout “stop limit its scope to block legislation. and challenge front-runner Hil- fourth of Democrats surveyed. thief” last week in suburban Because it involves a change lary Clinton, according to a new Steve Schale, a Democratic Detroit, Michigan. to the constitution, the reform Reuters/Ipsos poll. strategist in Florida with Draft Prosecutors said she shot at will have to return to the Sen- The results come as speculation Biden, a political action commit- the tires as the alleged shoplifter’s ate for another vote next year Gianluca Castaldi (centre), a member of Five Stars movement, talks during surrounding Biden’s intentions tee established to lay the ground- Jeep drove past in a “misguided and will also have to pass twice a debate at the Italian Senate in Rome yesterday. has intensified, with reports hav- work for a Biden run, said more attempt to disable the vehicle.” through the lower house, giving ing him close to a decision. The voters would be likely to sup- “I find it very disturbing that its opponents ample opportunity declared Democratic presidential port Biden once he has officially someone would take out their gun to ambush the package. Two, the Italian constitution gave number of senators to 100 from candidates, including Clinton and launched a campaign. in a busy parking lot,” Oakland It will then be put to a refer- identical powers to both houses of 320. Most of them will be drawn US Senator Bernie Sanders of Former Maryland Governor County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper endum, adding a further awkward parliament, boosting the checks from regional councils and will no Vermont will take the stage in Las Martin O’Malley, ex-Senator said in a press release. hurdle to its eventual ratification. and balances inside the political longer be directly elected. They Vegas for the first party debate. Jim Webb of Virginia and Lin- “Once fired, the bullet could However, yesterday’s vote came system in an effort to prevent will only have a full legislative Biden will not be there, but 48 coln Chaffee, a former governor of have easily ricocheted or frag- as a relief to the centre-left gov- the rise of another dictator like say over proposed changes to the percent of Democrats surveyed in Rhode Island, comprise the rest of mented and injured or killed ernment, which had faced attacks Benito Mussolini. constitution. the Reuters poll wish he were a the Democratic presidential field. someone else. It would have been from both inside and outside its However, different electoral The senate shake-up follows a candidate, compared with 30 per- Those close to Biden told Reu- much more helpful for her to take own ranks, with critics saying laws altered the make-up of the stream of other government ini- cent who said he should stay out. ters that the vice president, still out her cellphone and shoot pic- the overhaul will diminish Italy’s twin chambers. This made it tiatives since Renzi took office in Independents were split on the grief-stricken over the death of tures of the shoplifter’s license democratic credentials. hard for prime ministers to pin 2014, including a new electoral question, with 36 percent saying his son Beau from brain cancer plate.” Auburn Hills Chief of Most opposition parties aban- down secure majorities in the law, a reform of the education Biden should stay in and an equal in May, has not yet settled upon Police Doreen Olko said she was doned the 320-seat chamber two houses and contributed to a system and jobs market, and a share believing otherwise. a course of action and is deter- “grateful that nothing more seri- ahead of the vote, which Renzi’s stream of revolving-door govern- major revamp of banking norms. But support for Biden’s entry mined to stay true to his personal ous happened”. coalition won by 178 to 17. ments over the past 60 years. into the race does not translate timetable. AFP Drawn up after World War Renzi’s reform will cut the REUTERS into equal passion for his can- REUTERS

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 FEATURES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 A case for slowing down and enjoying the ride

put it in “Sport” and left it there. car is well outfitted with options and of thing. The Q3 is noticeably and disap- It felt all-around better in that standard equipment - blind-side warn- pointingly lacking in such goodies. mode, although “Normal” was in no ing, rearview backup camera, parking- But here, admittedly, I am looking for Iway offensive. It’s just that “Sport” assistance technology, onboard navigation something to complain about. The truth appeared to move with more authority, featuring Google map technology, and is that the Q3 is a good car, one that will especially on westbound Interstate 66 one of the best sound systems available serve the daily transportation needs of near the evening rush hour, when some in any automobile at any price - a Bose most small families quite well. It fits eas- authority is needed. surround- sound stereo (465 watts, 10 ily into the city without holding you hos- The Audi Q3 Prestige for 2016, the sec- channels, 14 speakers). tage at the fuel tank (20 miles per gallon ond model year in which the subcom- The Q3 Prestige reflects the reality in the city, 29 on the highway.) pact crossover-utility vehicle has been on of governmental pressures worldwide - But, yes, it does require premium fuel. sale in the United States, behaved well. the push for safer, cleaner, more fuel- Still, I like it. It makes sense. And It was responsive, steering easily around efficient vehicles. I would have thought, even fully optioned - all-wheel drive and less-polite traffic - motorists cutting in, in as much as it has been around since advanced electronic safety equipment - it hogging the passing lane, wandering aim- 2011, during which time the global auto- is enjoyable at a price - $42,625 in US - lessly into adjoining lanes - with little or motive market has been flooded with that does not leave me totally gasping no drama. compact crossover-utility models, that for breath. I liked this one and found myself won- Audi would have boosted the Q3’s power dering why colleagues in the automo- a bit. It hasn’t. tive media played down its performance, Those familiar with Audi will find the Nuts & bolts saying that it was neither as fast nor as same reasonably fuel-efficient, reliable Bottom line: The Audi Q3 remains agile as competitive crossovers such as turbocharged (forced air) 2-litre in-line an excellent choice for small middle- the Lexus NX 200t, the larger Audi Q5 four-cylinder gasoline engine (200 horse- income families interested in transpor- or the 2016 BMW X1. power, 207 pound-feet of torque) that tation safety, style and reasonable fuel Engine/transmission: The Q3 comes Mileage: My actual highway mileage Perception is in the eyes and attitude motivates many Audi products designed efficiency. If the $40,000-plus price of standard with a turbocharged, 16-valve was 27 miles per gallon. of the beholder, I guess. more for affordability than they are for the fully equipped Q3 Prestige bothers 2-liter in-line four-cylinder gasoline Safety: Standard equipment includes I’ve long ago jettisoned my view of pub- earth-scorching road performance. And you, consider the Q3 Premium Plus, or engine with variable valve timing (200 ventilated front disc brakes and solid lic roads, often congested with other peo- the 2016 Q3 is affordable, in the entry- choose front-wheel instead of all-wheel horsepower, 207 pound-feet of torque). discs in the rear; four-wheel anti-lock ple and their families, nearly all of whom level luxury sense, although it carries a drive. The engine is linked to a six-speed auto- brake protection; emergency braking expect to get to where they are going base price $1,200 higher than last year’s Ride, acceleration and handling: matic transmission that, via steering- assistance; stability and traction control; alive and without injury, as my personal model. The all-wheel-drive Q3 Prestige gets good wheel-mounted paddle shifters, can also height-adjustable rear headrests; Xenon racetracks. I want a vehicle that moves Audi’s argument is that it has loaded marks in all three. be operated manually. high-intensity-discharge headlamps; and with authority when it has to move. But more standard equipment into the 2016 Head-turning quotient: It’s pretty Capacities: Seating is for five peo- front, rear and side air bags. let’s face it: Egregious speeding has never Q3, which also has undergone a modest inside and out. Hints at class. ple, with smaller folks recommended Pricing in US: 2016 Q3 pricing starts gotten me anywhere except into trouble. facelift for the new year. Assuming that Body style/layout: The Audi Q3 is for the rather cramped ear quarters. at $33,700. Price as tested is $42,625, I can slow down, especially in a nice Audi keeps the model around for another a front-engine, subcompact crossover- Cargo capacity with all seats in place is including $8,025 in options (Bose pre- vehicle. And the Audi Q3 Prestige, on sale season or two, as it is likely to do, look for utility vehicle with four side doors and 16.7 cubic feet. Maximum cargo capac- mium sound system, panoramic glass roof overseas since 2011, is nice. a few more changes. For example, rare is a rear hatch. It is available with front- ity is 48.2 cubic feet. Fuel capacity is and other items). Fit and finish are excellent. The seats the premium vehicle nowadays that isn’t wheel or all-wheel drive. There are two 16.9 gallons (premium-grade gasoline is are covered with supple leather. The fully plug-in ready - USB ports, that sort trim levels: Premium Plus and Prestige. required). THE WASHINGTON POST

“Most childhood cancer sur- vivors don’t live near some- Computer training good for where that offers it,” she said. “Computerized programs are a really nice alternative.” Cogmed is commercially avail- able for adults with brain injury childhood cancer survivors or children with attention-deficit disorder, but had not been used By Kathryn Doyle with childhood cancer survivors, By getting the neurons in the Conklin said. hildren who receive can- brain to fire, we can foster growth “If you are noticing problems cer treatments may suffer in your child, take them to a psy- Cthinking problems later, of new white matter cells. chologist or neuropsychologist but using an at-home computer and have them evaluated,” she training program can help reduce five years earlier. They were in the Cogmed group completed said. If they are struggling with these deficits, according to a new randomly separated into two the program. experience lingering cognitive completing a memory task before attention or working memory, study. groups, one receiving the com- Ten weeks after the study problems, he said. and after the intervention. After Cogmed may help, but it is not “This is the only computerized puter training program, another began, the youngsters’ working Radiation cancer treatment the study, they appeared to have covered by insurance and costs training so far in childhood can- put on a “waitlist” to serve as a memory, attention and process- targets growing cells, including reduced activation in the language between $1,000 and $1,500 for the cer survivors,” said lead author comparison. ing speed increased more in the brain cells, which is why kids have areas of the brain. training program and coaching Heather M Conklin of St. Jude The first group was asked to Cogmed group than in waitlist thinking problems later, he said. That’s because after using the sessions, she said. Children’s Research Hospital in complete 25 at-home sessions group. Parents also reported big- These computerized games tax computer program, their memory “It’s up to the family in terms Memphis, Tennessee. with the Cogmed program over ger reductions in their children’s and stretch working memory abil- processing was “more efficient,” if whether they have the financial The study included 68 survivors five to nine weeks. These sessions, “executive dysfunction,” or deci- ity, asking kids to manipulate an Conklin said. resources to pursue it,” Conklin of acute lymphoblastic leukemia 30 to 45 minutes each, included sion-making problems, after they object and hold it in their work- Cancer survivors with atten- said. It’s not yet clear when the (ALL), a blood cancer, or brain visual-spatial games or working used Cogmed. ing memory, training the brain, tion or memory problems can also optimal time might be to start tumors, who had all survived at memory games. The children also “We have done a great job in the Mabbott said. take stimulant medications like computerized “brain-training” least one year after their cancer had weekly coaching phone calls last 30 years developing therapies “By getting the neurons in Ritalin or attend in-person ses- interventions, but pending future treatment ended. All of the chil- to collect feedback and offer moti- to cure kids with cancer,” said the brain to fire, we can foster sions with a therapist, which con- study it is possible the program dren had thinking or memory vation to keep using the program. Donald Mabbott of The Hospital growth of new white matter cells,” fer some benefit as well, but drugs could confer some benefit as soon problems reported by their parents. Some kids who were making for Sick Children in Toronto, who he said. The kids in the compu- can have side effects, and some as cancer treatment ends, or even On average, the participants slower progress took advantage was not part of the new study. ter program group had functional patients cannot take them, and five to 10 years later, Mabbott were 12 years old, and had com- of five extra sessions. “Most cancer patients treated magnetic resonance imaging therapy sessions require traveling said. pleted cancer treatment about Almost 90 percent of the kids in childhood survive,” but may scans of their brains taken while to a specific facility, Conklin said. REUTERS Tokyo fashion: Superior street style lost in transaction

ost fashion designers try to He was “Fat Man”, the atomic bomb Blind accordion player Sota Nii, 31, stand out from the crowd by that destroyed Nagasaki three days donned a pair of wide chequered trou- Mdeveloping their own individ- after Hiroshima. sers, a masculine black jacket and a ual niche. Takafumi Tsuruta wants to “The theme is 1945,” Takafumi classic felt hat. appeal to everybody, especially those Tsuruta said, when asked to sum up “I cannot see myself, but for me, fashion often forgets. his 2016 spring/summer collection. fashion is something to enjoy with His show yesterday on the second “It is a tough subject, but I thought others,” he said. day of Tokyo Fashion Week featured I can express it through fashion,” he “I can also enjoy people’s reaction to models from all different walks of life added. what I wear,” he added. — throwing in ample references to But behind his eye-raising theme “It is just natural for me that there nuclear weapons along the way. was a laudably sober goal — creating are models with different personali- On the runway, a dancer with devel- clothes that better reflect real life by ties,” Tsuruta, who boasts technicol- opmental disabilities who said he featuring the kind of models main- oured hair, said. effectively stopped physically ageing stream fashion routinely ignores. “You may think such a world is like at 13 played “Little Boy”, the nuclear One of those modelling Tsurata’s a utopia, but it is the real world we bomb dropped on Hiroshima in the ready to wear “tenbo” brand was disa- live in. I want to showcase it through closing stages of World War II. bled comedian Yusei Terada, who wore fashion.” “I am the bomb that exploded,” the a pair of trousers boasting a pocket Akako Ozawa, 32, a singer with model, who only gave his first name near the knee for wheelchair users like muscular dystrophy, walked down Soma, said. himself. the runway with the help of a flower- A few steps behind him, eating a Clothes were also designed for Ko decorated cane. piece of yellow cake meant to repre- Hamamatsu, a transgender model, as “When I go on a stage, I try to sent uranium, walked a significantly well as 1.15 metre (3.8-feet) tall Hitomi wear something as lovely as I can. plus sized model. Goto who has achondroplasia. That keeps me upbeat and helps my

audience to see you can enjoy fashion regardless of one’s disabilities,” she said. Alexandrine Naurice, a 25-year-old French woman in a wheelchair who also took part, said she supported the designer’s equality message “As well as his will to relay the message in this tough business of fashion,” she added. AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK Climate change clips wings Sea level rise will swallow of migratory birds Miami, New Orleans

KRYNICA MORSKA, Poland: It takes the dexterity MIAMI: Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans. No matter what we of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink nets strung between pine trees on Poland’s Baltic below rising seas, according to a study on Monday. coast, a veritable paradise for dozens of migratory But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to renewable energy species. could save millions of people living in iconic coastal areas of the United Polish ornithologist Jaroslaw Nowakowski deli- States, said the findings in the October 12 edition of the Proceedings of cately unravels the Goldcrest, among Europe’s small- the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. est bird species, placing it inside a muslin bag before Scientists have already established that if we do nothing to reduce moving it to a make-shift laboratory in a tent for our burning of fossil fuel up to the year 2100, the planet will face sea measuring and tagging with rings. level rise of 14-32 feet, said lead author Ben Strauss, vice-president The hulking professor says studies by the University for sea level and climate impacts at Climate Central. of Gdansk over the last 55 years show a disturbing trend The big uncertainty is the issue of when. in the wings of certain species. “Some of this could happen as early as next century,” Strauss “Pointed wings better adapted to travelling long dis- said. tances are giving way to more rounded ones that work “But it might also take many centuries,” he added. better on shorter trips,” Nowakowski said, blaming “global “Just think of a pile of ice in a warm room. You know it is going warming, urbanisation and deforestation” for the change. to melt, but it is harder to say how quickly.” “Thanks to our extensive records, we have solid proof To bring this issue home for people in the United States, the of the change and have raised the alarm, but generally to study pinpoints at-risk land where more than 20 million people no avail. reside. “Climate change is nothing new, but today humans are The authors projected business-as-usual carbon emissions, triggering very rapid changes and certain species aren’t able in addition to the complication of the melting West Antarctic to adapt—that’s the greatest risk.” ice sheet, a process some experts fear is irreversible. Migratory birds face a myriad of other man-made threats. They also considered what might happen if the world were Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, end up on dinner plates to make a big turnaround, reaching peak carbon emissions around the Mediterranean basin. by 2020. Snipes, with their long, slender bill, are considered a delicacy This radical scenario would have to occur far earlier than from Cyprus to France, even though they provide precious lit- the current aim of some world powers to peak by 2050, said tle meat. Strauss. “Sometimes our bird rings return to us, as it’s a rule to return An online tool at http://choices.climatecentral.org allows them to the country of origin. I’m sure more than one Frenchman users to see the impacts on various US cities. A global ver- has cracked a tooth eating pate made using our birds,” he said. sion is expected in the next month, Strauss said. He explains that rings often return with documents marked The tool shows which US cities may face “lock-in dates “pate” as the location they were found. beyond which the cumulative effects of carbon emissions The colourful Goldcrest that Nowakowski has just removed from likely commit them to long-term sea-level rise that could the net is tiny, yet mighty. Weighing in at just 4.5 grams (0.16 submerge land under more than half of the city’s popula- ounces), it can easily fly cross the Baltic. tion,” said the study. “It can weigh up to six grammes, but then we’d say it’s a bit obese,” “Norfolk, Virginia, for example, faces a lock-in date of he chuckles. 2045 under a scenario of unabated carbon emissions.” After weighing it and measuring its wings and tail, Nowakowski For cities like Miami and New Orleans, the limits fastens a numbered ring around one of its legs that will help track its are already exceeded. winter migration south or west. “In our analysis, a lot of cities have futures that Fifteen volunteers including pensioners, engineers and bank employ- depend on our carbon choices but some appear to be ees, help Nowakowski and fellow ornithologist Michal Redlisiak check already lost,” Strauss said. 50 nets for new birds around the clock. Any delay in removing them “And it is hard to imagine how we could defend could prove fatal. Miami in the long run.” Volunteers on the night shift wear head-lamps as they wander the Miami’s low elevation and porous limestone foun- forests like ghosts checking the nets for freshly snared birds. dation mean that sea walls and levees will not help, “Some days our nets catch just 30 birds, while on others there are 1,000 he said. to 2,000. We don’t really sleep much. Without the volunteers, our research The state of Florida has the most number of would be impossible,” says Nowakowski. big cities at risk from sea level rise, holding 40 Ornithologists have been studying birds annually on Poland’s Vistula Spit percent or more of the US population living on using the same methods and measurements for the last 55 years, creating potentially affected land. an unparallelled treasure trove of data. After Florida, the next three most affected “This is how we managed to create the world’s largest and most compre- states are California, Louisiana and New York. hensive continuous data base of measurements,” he told AFP. One beloved American city, New Orleans, At 96 kilometres (60 miles) long and two kilometres wide, the spit located home to jazz music and some of the nation’s on Poland’s Baltic sea coast just east of Gdansk is considered one of the world’s most beloved cuisine, is already sinking. most important habitats for migratory birds, alongside Gibraltar and the Bos- “New Orleans is a really sad story,” Strauss phorus Strait. said. Nowakowski explains the area is a crossroads for three migratory routes.” “It is a lot worse looking than Miami.” Flocks from Scandinavia rest there en route to the Balkans and Africa via New York is also in peril, and under a the Middle East. worst-case scenario, the city could be con- Others from northern Russia, Finland and the Baltic states pass through while signed to an un-livable future by the year flying to France, Spain and West Africa. 2085, according to the study. Yet another route leads from northern Europe to Africa via the Alps and Sicily. But strong action—the kind that would reduce carbon emissions in the year 2050 AFP to levels that more closely resemble those seen in 1950 — could make a difference. A total of 14 cities with more than Hot or not: Were dinos 100,000 residents could avoid locking in this century, including Jacksonville, Florida; Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach in Virginia; and Sac- warm-blooded? ramento and Stockton in California. “We were really trying to show PARIS: A new method to chemically analyse dinosaur egg shells has allowed scientists what the consequences of our car- to gauge the extinct lizards’ body temperature, researchers said yesterday. bon choices are going to be,” said The findings support recent work by other teams that dinosaurs were neither warm- Strauss, whose study was co-authored nor cold-blooded, but somewhere in between, researchers wrote in the journal by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Nature Communications. Impact Research in Germany and edited But it also indicated that body temperature differed between dino- by renowned Nasa climate scientist and saur species. “The temperatures we measured suggest that at least author James Hansen. some dinosaurs were not fully endotherms (warm-blooded) like According to earth scientist Michael Mann, a modern birds,” said the study’s lead author Robert Eagle of well-known author on climate change, the latest findings are the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). “They may a “useful contribution to the literature.” The study provides a “better have been intermediate — somewhere between modern alliga- quantification of the detrimental impacts of the magnitude of sea level tors and crocodiles and modern birds.” This meant they could rise we may commit to in the decades ahead if we continue with business- produce heat internally and raise their body temperature, but as-usual policies of fossil fuel burning,” said Mann, who was not involved not maintain it at a consistently high level. in the research. Warm-blooded animals, or endotherms, typically maintain AFP a constant body temperature while cold-blooded ones, called ectotherms, rely on external heat sources to warm up—like lizards lazing in the Sun. Scientists have been debating for 150 years whether Man survives on ants for six dinosaurs were warm-blooded hunters, like mammals, or cold-blooded and sluggish like many reptiles. days in remote Australia “If dinosaurs were at least endothermic (warm-blooded) to a degree, they had more capacity to run around search- PERTH: A man missing for six days in a remote Australian ing for food than an alligator would,” Eagle said. desert in searing heat without water was found yesterday after Warm-blooded animals typically need to eat a great deal surviving by eating black ants, police said. to stay warm, forcing them into frequent hunts or to eat Reg Foggerdy, 62, disappeared on October 7 heading to the large quantities of plants. The team said it used a pioneering Shooter’s Shack camp near Laverton in the West Australian procedure to measure the internal temperature of dinosaur Goldfields, some 950km northeast of Perth, on a hunting trip. mothers which lived some 71-80 million years ago. When he failed to return, family members raised the alarm AFP and a search by police trackers finally found him 15km from where he went missing. Goldfields Police superintendent Andy Greatwood said Fog- gerdy had been sitting under the same tree for the last two days, with no water during his ordeal. “He was eating black ants, that’s how he survived. So, fantastic survival skills by him, and fantastic skills by our trackers who found him in an extremely remote location,” he told the West Australian newspaper. “He was extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, but we’ve administered first aid and rehydrated him and it’s pleasing to say he is now sitting up and talking. “It was extremely hot, extremely remote, and most people probably wouldn’t have survived.” His relieved wife Arlyn said she cried when she heard the news, delighted he managed to stay alive. “How you can survive without water and food is a miracle,” she told ABC radio.

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QPMC to focus on private sector firms

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar sells Qatar is committed to Hochtief shares for €540m transparency in tenders FRANKFURT: Hochtief shares being sold by Qatar Investment Authority have been placed at €77 apiece, fetching around €540m Competition is key factor in process, says Minister ($614m), a person familiar with the matter said. Morgan Stanley DOHA: H E Sheikh Ahmed bin law (No 19, 2006) for competi- of GDP in OECD countries. In had offered 7 million shares in Jassim Al Thani, Minister of tion protection and prevention of this sense, competition is a fun- Hochtief, or a stake of close to 10 Economy and Commerce, has monopoly practices. A commit- damental factor in the tendering percent, with a guidance of €76.50 stated Qatar is committed to tee has already been in place for process. to the market close of €81.78. strengthening its institutions to ‘competition protection’. The Ministry stated the ten- ensure there is absolute trans- In line with the Qatar National dering process is of utmost Real estate trades parency in its public tendering Vision 2030, the ministry is keen importance since it sets the process. Qatar is keen on ‘compe- on further strengthening the framework that regulates the tition protection’ and combating country’s investment environ- purchases of government entities. surpass QR500m collusion in public procurement, ment, he said. Therefore, promoting competi- DOHA: The total trading value the minister said. Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim said tion in tenders and bids protects in real estate sales contracts Delivering opening address at the workshop will help all stake- the interests of all parties as the registered with the Land Reg- the two- day international work- holders understand the appro- government or awarding entity istry Department of the Minis- shop on ‘Competition protection priate mechanisms to stimulate benefits from completion among try of Justice during the period and collusion combat in public competition and anti-manipula- bidders to ensure it gets the best H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, from October 4 to 8 reached procurement’, being organised tion in tenders and help identify price in line with the required speaking during a workshop on ‘Competition protection and collusion QR507,920,147. According to the by the Ministry of Economy the most important indicators of technical specification. combat in public procurement’ by the Ministry of Economy in Doha weekly bulletin issued by the and Commerce here yesterday, collusive behaviour. The work- The opening day saw panel dis- yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP Department, the real estate sales Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim noted shop will also shed light on how cussion on “Competition issues in included various types of plots the combined value of general to work with authorities special- public procurement”, ‘Methods Qatar Chamber; Saif Said Al Tunisian High Authority of Public of land, houses, various types of tenders accounts for a major ised in anti-competitive combat. to detect cartel and bid rigging Sowaidi, member of competition Procurement; and Abdulaziz Zaid buildings and residential units. share of a country’s gross domes- Earlier, the Ministry of Econ- cases” and “Designing a govern- protection committee, Qatar Uni- Al Taleb, Qatar Central Tenders The sales were distributed at tic product (GDP). Enhanc- omy and Commerce said in a ment-wide programme to pro- versity vice president for Institu- Department were among others the municipalities of Doha, Umm ing the efficiency of the public note that public procurement mote completion and fight bid tional planning and development; who addressed various sessions Salal, Al Khor, Al Dhakira, Al tendering process, therefore, is accounts for up to 25-30 per cent rigging”. Alexis Brunelle, French Competi- on the opening day. Rayyan, Al Zain, Al Wakra and important for any local economy. of GDP in developing countries Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin tion Authority; Despina Pachonu Al Shamal. Qatar has already issued a and for approximately 15 percent Mohammad Al Thani, Chairman, from OECD, Khaled El Arbi, THE PENINSULA AGENCIES QIB’s 9-month profit grows by 24.8 percent to QR1.4bn

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s of 2014. Net fee and commission previously held ‘A’ with a sta- (QIB) net profit attributable income reached QR345m, repre- ble outlook. Capital Intelligence to the shareholders amounted senting a 19 percent year-on-year (CI) has rated QIB’s Financial to QR1.4bn for the nine-month growth. Strength Rating (FSR) of ‘A’, period ending September 30, QIB was able to maintain the with ‘Stable’ Outlook in view of 2015, reflecting a growth of 24.8 ratio of non-performing financing the significant improvement in percent over the same period of assets to gross financing assets to financing asset quality and sta- 2014. around 1 percent, one of the low- bilised return on average assets. Total assets of the bank have est in the industry, reflecting the Standard & Poor’s Rating Serv- also increased by 28 percent quality of the bank’s financing ices has retained QIB’s Counter- compared to December 2014 and assets portfolio and its effective party Credit Rating at “A-“with now stands at QR123bn, driven risk management framework. a stable outlook. by a continued growth in the core The bank continued to pursue QIB has received a number of financing and investing activities. the conservative impairment prestigious awards during the QIB’s financing activities policy with the coverage ratio for first nine months of 2015 reflect- now stand at QR82bn having non-performing financing portfo- ing the results and achieve- increased by QR22bn represent- lio above 100 percent. ments of the bank, including ing 38 percent increase compared Total shareholders’ equity of the ‘Islamic Bank of the Year to December 2014. Customer the bank increased by QR417m 2015’ award in the Middle East deposits of the bank have grown compared to December 2014 to for the first time, and Qatar for by QR20bn to reach QR87bn, reach QR13bn. The bank also the third time in a row by The representing a growth of 30 per- raised Basel III compliant Addi- Banker magazine (part of the cent compared to December 2014. tional Tier 1 Capital by issuing Financial Times Group). QIB Total income for the nine- perpetual sukuk for an amount of was also recognised as the fast- month period reached QR3.3bn, QR 2bn. Capital adequacy of the est growing financial brand in the registering a 23 percent growth bank now stands at 14.2 percent world, with its brand value rising compared to QR2.7bn for the as per Basel III guidelines issued 91 percent over last year, making same period of 2014. Income from by Qatar Central Bank. the bank one of the top 50 most financing and investing activities In a report issued in April valuable brands of all industries has grown by 24 percent to reach 2015, the international ratings in the Mena region. QR2.8bn for the period compared agency Fitch, has upgraded QIB’s to QR2.3bn for the same period Long Term IDR to ‘A+’ from the THE PENINSULA

Nod for sale of GE to sell $30bn specialty GWC shares finance trade to Wells Fargo DOHA: Qatari bourse yesterday announced that the market reg- NEW YORK: General Electric percent of the company’s profit ulator Qatar Financial Markets Co took a big step in its plan in 2014. Authority (QFMA) has given the to unload most of its financing Only one remaining significant nod to Gulf Warehousing Com- operations, saying it has agreed GE Capital business in the United pany (GWC) for the sale of shares. to sell commercial lending and States remains: its franchise Qatar Exchange (QE) extended leasing businesses worth more finance unit, which has about invitation to brokers and all than $30bn to Wells Fargo & Co. $5.5bn worth of assets. interested investors to attend the The US conglomerate has now The ability to move fast on its introductory meeting, which will inked $126bn in transactions — US transactions is critical because be dedicated to discuss the rights more than half of its overall tar- once those deals close, GE plans to issues of the GWC, tomorrow. get — since announcing in April apply to shed GE Capital’s regula- During the meeting, experts will it would seek to reduce its GE tory designation as a Systemically brief on the rights issues mecha- Capital financing business to less Important Financial Institution, nism, as well as its calculation and than 10 percent of earnings as it or SIFI, a label it gained after the execution methods. focuses more on industrial manu- 2008 financial crisis. facturing. THE PENINSULA GE Capital accounted for 42 REUTERS WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS QPMC to focus Vodafone launches DDoS mitigation service

DOHA: Vodafone has launched to evolve in the region and show on private its DDoS mitigation proposition a continuation of extremely high for businesses and governments volume attacks posing a huge in Qatar which will provide risk to organisations and gov- assured connectivity to dedi- ernments. Vodafone was the first sector firms cated Internet customers, ena- service provider globally to pro- bling safer communications over vide a managed DDoS mitigation the Internet. service. We have been protect- DDoS attacks are Denial-of- ing our customers from DDoS Inks deals with five companies Service attacks that leverage the attacks since 2004. By combining massive, distributed, and stolen leading-edge technologies into By Sachin Kumar als’ trader and distributor and computing power from infected one resilient platform, we detect ambitiously, a price regulator at Eisa Al Hammadi, QPMC Chief Executive Officer, at a meeting. endpoints to flood target networks attacks in real time and we use DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials the local level,” said Al Hammadi. and web applications with traffic. advanced techniques to mitigate Company (QPMC) has signed five QPMC has signed agreement of private sector companies,” said of materials and timely delivery DDoS attacks disrupt operations them, including dynamic filter- agreements with private firms for with Doha Quarry in which it Al Hammadi. to all construction sites around and prevent users from accessing ing, active verification of pack- the procurement of primary con- will provide 3 MT of gabbro for a The company has signed supply the country. QPMC is increasing critical Web applications. ets, anomaly detection, protocol struction materials to the Qatari one-year period while MFH will agreements with 24 local contrac- the capacity of the bulk materials This downtime results in loss of analysis and rate limiting,” said market, mainly gabbro and lime- procure 7.5 MT limestone for five tors to source them 1.11 MT of with the construction of the Gab- productivity, loss of visitor traffic, Mahmud Awad, Chief Business stone. The deals will increase years. Oryx Trading has agreed materials, which would increase bro Berth Terminal in Mesaieed loss of e-Commerce transactions, Officer, Vodafone Qatar. stock of primary materials under to supply 2 MT of gabbro for a profitability and investment in Port, which will have an unload- revenue loss, impact to com- The number of attacks in the the supervision of QPMC to 58 year while Village Trading will be the upgrade of company assets ing capacity of 34 MT a year. In petitive position, negative brand Middle East in the first half of million tonnes (MT). supplying in turn 6 MT of gabbro and facilities to the highest lev- Lusail, QPMC’s jetty will supply 3 impact, loss of reputation, reduc- this year rose to 61,937 compared Speaking at a media round- over five years to QPMC. These els, Al Hammadi said. He said MT of construction material per tion in share price, loss of business to 29,326 in 2014. Sectors such as table, Eisa Al Hammadi, QPMC are all Qatari-owned companies. the company seeks to stabilise year to support all construction data and rise in IT expenditure to oil and gas and financial services Chief Executive Officer, said that “These agreements are capable the prices of primary infrastruc- work in the new city. defend from attacks. are particularly vulnerable in the QPMC’s new vision includes of increasing the local stockpile ture materials and establish qual- QPMC has also set up two float- More than 40 percent of com- region and with the emergence of developing close partnerships with of primary materials under the ity standards for aggregates and ing jetties in RasLaffan to supply panies which were attacked the Internet of Things and the era private sector. “It was necessary supervision of QPMC to 58 MT, limestone in the long-term. the needed primary materials reported theft of funds, data or of connected devices and smart to revisit our vision after 10 years which takes care of the national The procured materials will be with total port receiving capac- intellectual property and for some cities, the attack surface is set to in operation, and a paradigm shift demand first and foremost and stored in QPMC-owned facilities ity of 9 MT a year. financial and web based busi- grow exponentially. from a cargo handling company, ensures both price competitive- in Lusail, Mesaieed and RasLaf- nesses. to a major construction materi- ness and constancy for the benefit fan. It will ensure accessibility THE PENINSULA “DDoS attacks are continuing THE PENINSULA

Qatalum takes part in ALUEXPO in Turkey

DOHA: Qatalum recently participated in nated information about the latest devel- a platform to showcase its value added ALUEXPO 2015 connecting with leaders opments at the company. premium products to a wide audience in the aluminium sector from all over At the conclusion of the Fair, chief exec- and enhance our brand with the made in the world over the course of the three- utive officer of Qatalum said, “This year’s Qatar label.” day fair. ALUEXPO was a first-rate platform to Additionally, ALUEXPO creates an Billed as ‘Eurasia’s leading event for the connect with leaders and influencers from opportunity to share technological devel- Aluminium Industry’, ALUEXPO 2015 all across the global Aluminium industry.” opment, products and services, as well was held from October 8-10 in Istanbul, “Qatalum took full advantage of this as providing business development and Turkey. opportunity to discuss new areas of investment in Turkey and Eurasia. The event’s exhibitors included more cooperation and collaboration, to share Exhibitors were encouraged to learn than 350 major aluminium industry play- knowledge about key trends and the main about the latest developments in the ers from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, challenges in the sector, and to explore industry, share their experiences, and dis- and the Americas. Based at a stand at developments in best practices in proc- play their products and services. This was the Istanbul Expo Centre, a senior man- esses and operations,” the CEL added. the fourth such trade fair held in Turkey, agement delegation from Qatalum net- He also said: “Turkey, at the crossroads the last being held in 2013. worked with fellow participants and of two continents allow for events such as Delegation from Qatalum at the ALUEXPO 2015 in Istanbul. guests, shared knowledge, and dissemi- the ALUEXPO to provide Qatalum with THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

British inflation QBIC kicks off fourth falls back into negative territory

LeanStartup Program LONDON: Britain’s annual infla- tion rate fell back into negative territory in September, damp- At least 42 participants from 29 startups taking part ened by lower prices for food and petrol, official data showed yes- DOHA: Qatar Business Incuba- the target customers. For the field of development, technology, terday. The 12-month Consumer tion Centre (QBIC) founded by very first time, and by utilising and education. Out of a total of Price Index (CPI) inflation rate Qatar Development Bank (QDB) the same approach, the fourth 29 ideas, six are related to tour- sank to minus 0.1 percent last and Social Development Centre wave of the programme is being ism. If eventually incubated, these month, compared with zero in (SDC) kicked off its fourth wave conducted in Arabic. will fall under the first special- August, the Office for National of the LeanStartup Program on “After a lengthy and strenu- ised incubator, the newly soft- Statistics (ONS) said in a state- October 4. At least 42 participants ous application process, we are launched “QBIC Tourism”, guided ment. from 29 startups enrolled in the pleased to have witnessed a high by Qatar Tourism Authority. Participants at the LeanStartup Program. That matched the CPI reading 10-week entrepreneurial journey number of applications to QBIC’s Aysha Al Mudahka, QBIC from April, which was also the that will help the centre achieve flagship programme the Lean- CEO, said, “We are very pleased ial minds who also seek to build gramme said, “The best thing lowest level since March 1960. its mission of developing the next Startup Program. With the fourth to introduce the first Arabic successful startups, but feel more about the programme is learn- Market expectations had been QR100m companies in Qatar. wave taking place in Arabic, we LeanStartup Program at QBIC. confident and efficient doing so ing how to start a business from for no change. The September The LeanStartup Program are confident that the strength The last three LeanStartup waves in Arabic.” scratch. To be able to think aloud rate was also hit by smaller-than- focuses on providing entrepre- of our unique programme will were very effective in transform- Two specialised instructors are with a group and exchange ideas, expected increases in the cost of neurs with real world, hands on further produce a wide and ing ideas into startups that are currently conducting the fourth is more productive than thinking clothing. experience and knowledge on impressive range of projects,” said now quickly thriving. However, we wave of the programme, and alone.” Muted inflation means that how to successfully transform Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, realised that there are many more are heavily experienced in the He added: “My intended busi- the prospect of a hike in British their business idea into a thriv- CEO, QDB and Chairman, QBIC. ideas out there that are remain entrepreneurship field. In the ness project is called ‘Doobee’, interest rates — which have stood ing startup. The programme runs “By providing all means of support uncultivated, which deserve to be remaining nine weeks, the aspir- which is a mobile application that at 0.50 percent for more than six twice a year, in Spring and Fall. It and unifying our efforts to help brought to light and developed to ing entrepreneurs will learn more acts as a platform to all of Qatar’s years — is unlikely any time soon, follows non-traditional approach Qatari entrepreneurs, we would their maximum potentials.” about the lean methodology and laundry and dry cleaning vendors. economists said. by excluding the necessity of cre- be fulfilling our duties in develop- She added: “By reinstating will test their products and serv- By ‘uberizing’ this concept, users In reaction, the pound fell to ating a business plan in advance, ing the local SME sector,” he said. QBIC’s flagship programme in ices using the customer validation will be provided with a delivery the lowest level against the euro and instead follows a practical Some of the potential ideas a new light and in our country’s technique. laundry service. since May, as investors bet the approach by developing products that could turn into prosper- native language, we’re expanding Khalid Hamad Al Thani, QBIC Bank of England would delay hik- and services that are needed by ous startups include ideas in the our reach to those entrepreneur- entrepreneur enrolled in the pro- THE PENINSULA ing interest rates. Sterling sank as low as 74.75 pence per euro, hitting a level last seen on May 7. “UK inflation figures have come in lower than analysts expected,” noted analyst Manoj Ladwa at brokerage TJM Partners in Lon- AB InBev, SABMiller agree $100bn mega tie-up don. “While this is likely to pre- vent the BoE from hiking interest rates in the near-term, it also fur- BRUSSELS/LONDON: The ous proposals, the breakthrough SABMiller said its board was the world’s beer. The parties have remains designed to appeal only ther indicates the UK economy is world’s two biggest brewers came on Monday evening in the prepared in principle to recom- agreed that AB InBev would pay to Altria and SABMiller’s second- struggling to grow.” agreed yesterday to create a com- Mayfair offices of boutique firm mend the main cash offer to a break fee of $3bn to SABMiller biggest shareholder, Colombia’s BoE Governor Mark Carney pany making almost a third of Robey Warshaw, when AB InBev shareholders and has asked for if the deal falls through due to Santo Domingo family, which said in August that he “wouldn’t the world’s beer after SABMiller Chairman Olivier Goudet agreed a two-week extension to the UK- the significant regulatory issues owns nearly 14 percent of the UK- be surprised if we have another received an improved offer worth to push up the price to a level imposed deadline set for 1600 or because AB InBev sharehold- based brewer. Together with the month or two of negative infla- more than $100bn from larger acceptable for SABMiller. GMT today for a formal bid to be ers do not back it. The new offer cash offer to other shareholders, tion”. rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev said it would now made. The new deadline is Octo- unveiled increases a proposal the total price AB InBev is offer- However, the BoE chief has If it goes through, the deal pay £44 in cash per SABMiller ber 28. “We have written exten- made on Monday to pay £43.50 ing to pay for SABMiller is worth maintained that the likely tim- would rank in the top five merg- share, with a partial share and sively on the attractions of (an in cash, which in turn was an £68.5bn at current prices. ing of a rate hike is drawing closer ers in corporate history and be cash alternative valued at £39.03 ABI/SAB combination) since 2011 increase from the £42.15 it put SABMiller shares were up 9.3 amid growth in wages. the largest takeover of a UK a share designed to appeal only and continue to see major long- forward last week. percent at £39.60 by 1405 GMT, The central bank’s main task company. The new group would to SABMiller’s two biggest share- term benefits for ABI sharehold- The £44 now accepted is 50 when AB InBev’s share price was is to keep 12-month CPI inflation bring together AB InBev’s Bud- holders, who together own nearly ers now,” said Canaccord Genuity percent above SABMiller’s share up 1.8 percent at €100.10. close to a government-set target weiser, Stella Artois and Corona 41 percent of the company. analysts. price on September 14, the day AB InBev has a reputation for of 2.0 percent. So far this year, brands with SABMiller’s Peroni, The biggest shareholder, Altria For many observers this would before speculation surfaced about fierce cost-cutting, but will need inflation has languished close to Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell. For with a 26.6 percent stake, later be the final chapter of decades an impending AB InBev approach. to be at its sharpest to extract zero on the back of a fierce super- AB InBev it would also add more said it was pleased with the deal, of consolidation in brewing. The The partial share alternative savings to justify the price as well market price war, while slumping breweries in Latin America and but South Africa said it would big four, AB InBev, SABMiller, offer has also been improved, as pushing its global brands into global oil prices have dragged fuel Asia and crucially opens up new need to assess tax implications Heineken and Carlsberg, are with an increase in the cash ele- new markets. costs lower. growth markets in Africa. and could “in the extreme” try to already present across the globe ment raising the value to £39.03 Having rejected four previ- block it. and brewing more than half of a share from £37.49 last week, but REUTERS AFP

China trade data adds to growth Qatargas completes gas fuel trials on Q-Max ship DOHA: Qatargas and collabora- utive Officer Saad Sherida Al manufacturer and the equipment woes; Asia tors yesterday announced com- Kaabi, said: “The protection of suppliers. The project’s success pleting the second phase of main the environment is a deeply held represents a significant milestone engine gas injection system trials value within Qatar Petroleum and in our efforts to proactively meet stocks rally ends on Nakilat-owned Q-Max Liq- we are very encouraged by the upcoming environmental regula- uefied Natural Gas (LNG) ship success of this important project. tions, honouring our commitment HONG KONG: A more than 20 Rasheeda successfully. I would like to convey our sin- to ensure the highest environ- percent dive in Chinese imports The world’s top LNG producer cere appreciation to the project’s mental standards and deliver led to renewed worries about a and the globe’s premier inte- stakeholders who have worked so efficient operations on behalf of growth slowdown in the world’s grated LNG enterprise RasGas, hard to help fulfil this vision.” our shareholders. Through the number two economy yester- and Qatar Stock Exchange-listed Nakilat built Rasheeda ves- implementation and testing of day, hitting Asian equities and shipping company Nakilat col- sel in 2010. Project collaborators new technologies such as MEGI, emerging currencies as investors laborated on the project that will installed the MEGI system on the we show our continued com- flocked to safe assets. use the pioneering MEGI tech- vessel at the Erhama bin Jaber mitment to build a world-class, A more than week-long rally nology in maritime propulsion, Al Jalahma shipyard in Qatar in pace-setting, premier organisa- across regional markets came to QNA reported. The trials involved June 2015. tion — one that our people and an end as profit-takers moved in commissioning Rasheeda’s gas Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Kha- our country are proud of.” and worries about China resur- burning M-Type Electronically lifa Al Thani said, “Qatargas is The collaborators said, the sys- faced with the weak trade figures. Controlled Gas Injection (MEGI) pleased with the safe and success- tem will further undergo exten- However, the figures fed hopes System. The Qatar Petroleum- ful commissioning of Rasheeda’s sive technical and commercial Officials on board Nakilat-owned Q-Max LNG ship Rasheeda. Beijing would use the latest report sponsored project cost stakehold- MEGI system which would not evaluation to determine its poten- to unveil a fresh round of stimulus ers over $30m. The technology have been possible without the tial for installation on the other measures, having seen five inter- upgrade move pre-empts global close collaboration between the vessels that are part of the Qatari Q-Max and 31 Q-Flex large LNG diesel engines for propulsion. est rate cuts since November fail environmental legislation. charterers, the vessel owner, Q-Fleet. carriers which all use dual Man to provide any boost. QP President and Chief Exec- the vessel operator, the engine The Qatar fleet comprises 14 Diesel Turbo’s S70-ME low speed THE PENINSULA Adding to downward pres- sure across Asia was a sell-off in energy firms that was fuelled by a plunge in oil prices late Monday and the weak data from China, the world’s top energy user. National Car Company wins Hyundai award VW to cut investments China said imports fell 20.4 per- cent in dollar terms year-on-year DOHA: Hyundai Spare Parts Division of National during September as the nation’s Car Company (NCC), the sole distributor of Hyundai property sector stuttered, leading vehicles in Qatar for over 37 years, was awarded the by €1bn per year to a knock-on effect for the cru- Excellent Part Sales Award by Hyundai Mobis for cial construction industry. I its outstanding performance and continuous efforts FRANKFURT: German auto will be more efficient, will reor- Exports slipped 3.7 percent to enhance spare parts operations during 2014. giant Volkswagen said yesterday ganise our product range and core owing to weak overseas demand. Dr Hongsang Ahn, Managing Director of Mobis it would slash its annual invest- technologies and with the acceler- In yuan terms imports fell 17.7 Parts Middle East (MPME) presented the award ment budget by €1bn ($1.13bn) for ated efficiency measures, we will percent and exports dropped 1.1 to NCC spare parts department Manager Venkit its main VW brand in the wake have more room for trend-setting percent. Narayanan during the 2015 Hyundai Annual Parts of the pollution-cheating scandal. new technologies,” Diess said. The Asian giant is the world’s Conference held in Budapest, Hungary, last month. “The newly-constituted man- Brand chief Diess vowed to leading trader in goods but its Presenting the award, Dr Ahn said: “I thank our agement board of the VW brand implement the measures with “all slowing economic growth has partners for their hard work and support. You are Dr Hongsang Ahn (left), Managing Director, MPME, with has taken a number of strategic our strength”. “Even in difficult seen prices plunge for the com- given these awards because you know that your work NCC spare parts department manager Venkit Narayanan decisions in an extraordinary times, the Volkswagen team has modities it uses, fuelling turmoil brings the future closer for all of us. We have faith in Budapest, Hungary. meeting today,” the company said again and again proved” its met- through producer countries such in what you are doing and in what we hope you will in a statement. tle, Diess added. as Australia. continue to do” Among other measures, brand VW is currently battling its A slew of data out of Beijing has The award recognises the high achievement of prestigious award which comes as a true recognition chief Herbert Diess had decided biggest-ever scandal after it was raised a red flag about the econ- Hyundai part sales among distributors in the Middle for our unrelenting efforts to deliver high quality “that investments will be cut by forced to admit last month that omy, which is growing at around East and North Africa region who are leading the after sales service to our customers through state one billion euros per year and effi- it had fitted 11 million cars world- seven percent, its slowest pace in way to establish new business excellence standards of the art facility and systems as well as meticulous ciency measures will be stepped wide with devices aimed at cheat- a quarter of a century. in the individual markets. planning & timely delivery by our professional team.” up,” the statement said. ing pollution tests. Ahmad bin Nasser A Al Thani, President Direc- “The Volkswagen brand is rea- AFP tor of NCC, said, “We are delighted to receive the THE PENINSULA ligning itself for the future. We AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS China picture remains It isn’t just Asians cloudy as exports fall By Xiaoyi Shao and Pete Sweeney

HINA’S exports fell less than expected in September, with who excel in the US monthly figures showing recovery, but a sharper fall in imports left economists divided over whether the country’s Cailing trade sector is showing signs of turning around. By Noah Smith experiments indicating that the rian-Americans, for instance, with low-skilled immigrants, On the surface, the trade data yesterday reinforced views that stereotype of high intelligence have a median household income and they have enriched the US the world’s second-largest economy is still slowly losing momen- N a recent column in the and strong academic potential well above the American aver- enormously. But unless the US tum, putting more pressure on Beijing to roll out further stimulus New York Times, Nicho- may be self-fulfilling — a positive age, and above the average of adopts “open borders” and lets in measures and keeping global markets on edge. las Kristof dared to ask version of “stereotype threat.” many white and Asian groups. all immigrants it should tip the But the numbers did not suggest a greater risk of a hard landing, the “awkward question” Kristof’s article is good, and This isn’t the power of Con- scales toward the high-skilled. either, as some investors have feared. of why Asian-Americans you should read the whole thing. fucius. It’s the magic of high- One additional reason the Exports fell 3.7 percent from the same period last year, less than Ihave been so economically suc- But the focus on East Asians, skilled immigration. When a US should do this is to foster a 6.3 percent drop forecast by economists in a Reuters poll and cessful in the US. The most and “Confucian” culture, seems country selects immigrants for economic equality. Low-skilled moderating from a 5.5 percent decline in August. important reasons, he says, are misplaced to me because the their educational background immigrants compete with However, imports by value tumbled for the 11th straight month, hard work and a reverence for kind of education-intensive cul- and technical skills, it doesn’t native-born Americans who losing over 20 percent year-on-year in September due to weak education: ture he describes is common just get smart people -- it gets do jobs like fixing houses, land- commodity prices and soft domestic demand, which will continue “The Asian American to all high-skilled immigrant families committed to education, scaping yards, cleaning build- to complicate Beijing’s efforts to stave off deflation. Achievement Paradox,” by Jen- groups. Perhaps most surprising hard work and future-oriented ings and staffing cash registers. Economists had expected a 15.0 percent drop, after a 13.8 percent nifer Lee and Min Zhou, notes is that, by many measures, the life planning. Every society has That holds down the wages of decline in the previous month. that Asian-American immi- most-educated immigrant group its own version of what Kristof less-educated Americans. Highlighting persistent weakness in demand at home and abroad, grants in recent decades have in the US isn’t East Asians. It’s calls Confucian values. They are Nor should the US worry China’s combined exports and imports fell 8.1 percent in the first started with one advantage: Africans. universal. And skilled immigra- about inflicting harm on the nine months of the year from the same period in 2014, well below They are highly educated...Lee According to Census data, tion brings the families with source countries. the full-year official target of 6 percent growth. and Zhou note that kids of work- more than 43 percent of Afri- those values to the US from Some immigration opponents That will likely reinforce expectations that Beijing will cut inter- ing-class Asian-Americans often can immigrants hold a bachelor’s every corner of the globe. claim that accepting skilled est rates again in coming months and announce other measures also thrive, showing remarkable degree or higher, a significantly That’s one reason why the workers causes “brain drain” to avert a sharper economic slowdown. upward mobility... higher percentage even than US should shift its immigration across the rest of the world. But “In general, there are no green shoots in this set of data,” said I’m pretty sure that one fac- Chinese or South Korean immi- system to be more like Cana- studies show that when skilled Zhou Hao, senior economist at Commerzbank in Singapore. tor is East Asia’s long Confucian grants. African immigrants are da’s. Canada famously awards people move to the US, they “The growth of port throughput volume still remains low.” emphasis on education...Immi- also very likely to hold advanced prospective immigrants with end up helping their ancestral However, monthly figures were more rosy. grant East Asians often (make) degrees, many of which are “points,” based on education and nations. China’s exports to every major market except Taiwan rose from sacrifices for children’s educa- earned at US universities. By other skill-based qualifications. So instead of singing the August, as did imports, and some economists were inclined to give tion, such as giving prime space many measures, African immi- This isn’t to ignore the con- praises of Confucian culture, that more weight than year-on-year changes. For a table on trade in the home to kids to study. grants are as far ahead of Amer- tribution of low-skilled immi- the US should be harnessing the with major markets, see. Kristof notes research show- ican whites in the educational grants, who work hard, pay power of its immigration system Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics warned that annual ing that even when IQ scores achievement as whites are ahead taxes and commit relatively few to recruit scholastic stars from export readings may be distorted downward by comparisons with are equally matched, East of African-Americans. crimes, despite what some con- all over the globe. strong export performance at the end of 2014, which many sus- Asian kids tend to get ahead by That education translates into servative politicians now claim. pected was inflated by yuan speculation disguised as trade. working harder. He also cites higher household income. Nige- There is nothing at all wrong BLOOMBERG He suggested paying closer attention to monthly trends, which show a steady rise to most major export markets in the US and Europe over the summer. “Basically, exports have been doing better since the second quarter, but that recovery trend has been masked on a year-on-year basis because the second half of 2014 was so strong.” Evans-Pritchard also said that import data had become unreli- able given massive swings in prices due to the commodity downturn and a divergence between prices and trading volumes. Indeed, China’s imports of copper, iron ore, crude oil and coal all rose in September from August, data from the General Adminis- tration of Customs showed yesterday. Still, import volumes are a leading indicator for exports in China, given a large share of materials and parts are re-exported as fin- ished goods, keeping the outlook cloudy. Growth below 7 percent would be the weakest since the global financial crisis. China posted a trade surplus of $60.34bn for Sep- tember, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday, higher than forecasts for $46.8bn and up slightly from $60.24bn in August. While the surplus is largely due to weak imports, it does help ease pressure on the country’s money supply from capital outflows, ANZ argued. China is widely expected to post its slowest economic growth in a quarter of a century this year amid weak demand, factory overcapacity, high debt levels and cooling investment. That is denting hopes that any recovery in China’s domestic demand might offset weakness elsewhere, but there are doubts over whether Beijing can do much about it. Repeated monetary easing and fiscal stimulus over the past year have yet to revive growth as debt-laden companies are in no mood to expand as the economy cools. Beijing is also reluctant to prop up exporters at the low end of the value chain. In fact, developed economies are to blame for the global economic malaise because their slow recoveries were not creating enough demand, China’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei was quoted as saying over the weekend. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said last week that the world could get stuck in a muddle of mediocre growth unless policymakers take economic reforms more seriously. “The latest snapshot of the global economy looks uneasily familiar: a brittle, uneven recovery, with slower-than-expected growth and increasing downside risks,” Lagarde said

REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Time is running out for American frackers

By Leonid Bershidsky October redeterminations are borrowing this year to cover all this will result in a US oil rout to win back some market share 1.5 percent of global demand, so dire. Last month, a survey con- their negative cash flow (which, in 2016 and a steep price rise. from the American upstarts. there’s no reason to expect a big HE US shale oil indus- ducted by the law firm Haynes for the entire industry, hit $32bn Leonid Fedun, vice president OPEC expects US oil produc- price rise, barring some unex- try is in retreat, but it and Boone predicted a 39 per- in the first six months of this year, and a large shareholder in Rus- tion to drop by 100,000 barrels pected supply shock. This means will largely survive next cent decrease in the oil compa- almost as much as for the whole sia’s biggest private oil producer, per day after explosive growth another harrowing year for eve- Tyear, and its production nies’ borrowing ability, with 79 of 2014). Lukoil, predicts that oil prices in 2014 and a slight increase ryone, but especially for the US decline will not be catastrophic percent of borrowers expecting In the second quarter of 2015, will rise to between $70 and $80, this year (recent losses haven’t producers. enough for oil prices to shoot up. a decrease. The firm quoted Jeff 83 percent of US onshore oil pro- possibly even to $100 per barrel completely wiped out the strong This year, according to the Scarier things probably await US Nichols, a partner at its Houston ducers’ operating cash flow was next year. Speaking at a recent growth in the first six months of Organisation of Petroleum frackers in 2017. office, as saying: used for debt servicing, accord- conference, he called shale oil “a 2015). That’s not a huge decline. Exporting Countries, US oil Saudi Arabia’s price war on What really stood out for us ing to the US Energy Information typical American bubble, just like Yet OPEC countries, especially companies’ spending on explora- the US producers began a year was the contrast between the Administration. the dotcom bubble” and suggested Saudi Arabia, will expand their tion and production dropped 35 ago, and the shale producers held results of the spring and fall sur- This is not a sustainable busi- a big shakeout in the US market market share by more than that percent, compared to 20 percent out as well as they could for most vey. In the spring, it looked like ness model. The oil companies can as oil firms’ credit shrinks. because demand is projected to for the industry worldwide. Wood of it, running on bravado, cost- the response was a ‘wait and see’ keep up their borrowing only if It’s difficult to imagine that increase by 1.25 million barrels Mackenzie predicts that the effect cutting, borrowing and previously mentality. But with fall approach- investors believe prices will rise happening in 2016, however. per day. The forecast, backed of the shrinking investment will bought hedges. By now, all these ing, the ‘wait and see’ mentality significantly; that’s not the case. Though there will be more bank- up by the International Energy peak in March, 2017, with produc- resources are mostly exhausted seems to have passed and there December 2016 futures contracts ruptcies than the handful the Agency in its October market tion from horizontal rigs falling to for the smaller players. is recognition that more action for Brent crude sell for $56 per industry saw this year, most of report, is probably realistic: At 6.6 million barrels a day compared According to the consultancy needs to be taken to reduce barrel, about $6 higher than the the financially strained companies current prices, demand is grow- with 7.4 million barrels per day Wood Mackenzie, about a third debt through equity investment, current price. This makes hedging can survive by selling off assets to ing everywhere because cars, this year. There is not much the of oil production in the US states, restructuring or even declaring by selling contracts such as this private equity investors, who will trucks and planes are cheaper to US government can do to help. not including Alaska and Hawaii, bankruptcy. one rather unattractive, though drive a hard bargain but won’t use. Even China, that cemetery Raising the export ban would comes from companies that have While this is relevant to small oil firms still do it to retain their miss a chance to take part in a of commodity demand forecasts, probably increase domestic prices borrowed against their oil and producers that can only borrow borrowing ability. Wood Macken- buyer’s market. is getting hungrier for oil because by a dollar or two per barrel. Yet gas reserves and that face rede- against their reserves, bigger ones zie estimates that the 26 biggest Though these investors will of a growing domestic demand for the benefit to the industry would terminations of their borrowing too will be hurt by banks’ and independent oil producers’ cash probably keep pumping as much cars and travel. probably be insignificant, and a base. Banks recalculate the value investors’ cooler attitude toward flow from hedging will go down as they can, the US production The Saudis — and whoever else rate hike would immediately wipe of reserves for their oil company the oil industry. Even big com- to $2.2bn next year from $9.1bn decline will accelerate, just as manages to keep up production it out. clients twice a year, in the spring panies such as Continental and in 2015. the Saudis wanted when they — will cover the increase, but the and in the fall. Forecasts for the ConocoPhillips have increased Some industry investors believe announced their determination added volume will only approach BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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How to play Hyper Sudoku: A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. BABY BLUES BABY

How to play Kakuro: NOVO SHOWING AT The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any KAKURO SCREEN 1 Knock Knock (2D/Thriller) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:45pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells SCREEN 2 The Martian (3D/Action) 10:30am, 3:50 & 9:10pm TEL: 444933989 / 444517001 like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, The Martian (2D/Action) 1:10, 6:30 & 11:50pm some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some SCREEN 3 Pan (3D/Adventure) 10:00am, 2:30, 7:00 & 11:40pm cells will contain two numbers. Pan (2D/Adventure) 12:15, 4:45 & 9:15pm However, in a crossword the numbers reference SCREEN 4 Straight Outta Compton (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 3:00 & 8:30pm clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! Black Mass (2D/Drama) 12:45, 6:00 & 11:15pm They denote the total of the digits in the row or SCREEN 5 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 11:00am, 12:50, 4:30, 6:20 & 10:00pm column referenced by the number. Hotel Transylvania (3D/Animation) 2:40 & 8:10pm Sicario (2D/Action) 11:50pm SCREEN 6 The Walk (2D/Adventure) 10:15am, 2:45 & 7:15pm Within each The Stranger (2D/Drama) 12:45, 5:15, 9:50 & 11:50pm collection of cells SCREEN 7 Etiquette For Mistresses (2D/Tagalog) 10:30am, 2:30, 6:30 & 11:20pm - called a run - any Operator (2D/Action) 12:40, 4:40 & 9:20pm of the numbers 1 SCREEN 8 Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm to 9 may be used SCREEN 9 The Walk (IMAX 3D/Adventure)11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pm but, like sudoku, SCREEN 10 The Martian (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:40, 3:20, 6:00, 8:40 & 11:20pm each number may only be used once. MALL

Yesterday’s SCREEN 1 Rudhramadevi (Telugu) 2:00pm answer Pan (2D/Adventure) 5:00 & 7:00pm Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate The Martian (2D/Action) 9:00pm Operator (2D/Action) 11:30pm SCREEN 2 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Jazbaa (Hindi) 4:15 & 10:45pm Operator (2D/Action) 6:30pm Jamna Pyari (Malayalam) 8:15pm ALL IN THE MIND SCREEN 3 Puli (2D/Tamil) 2:15pm Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 5:00pm Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 6:45pm Etiquette For Mistresses (2D/Tagalog) Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, 9:00pm The Martian (2D/Action) 11:00pm vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards. LANDMARK SCREEN 1 Puli (2D/Tamil) 2:00pm Pan (2D/Adventure) 4:45pm Jamna Pyari (Malayalam) 6:45 & 11:30pm The Martian (2D/Action) 9:00pm SCREEN 2 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 2:00 & 3:45pm Operator (2D/Action) 5:30 & 9:15pm Pan (2D/Adventure) 7:15pm Jazbaa (Hindi) 11:00pm SCREEN 3 Rudhramadevi (Telugu) 2:00pm Jazbaa (Hindi) 5:00pm Etiquette For Mistresses (2D/Tagalog) 7:15pm Hoy en la Historia Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 9:15pm The Martian (2D/Action) 11:15pm October 14, 1947 U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first man to ROYAL PLAZA break the sound barrier, reaching SCREEN 1 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Mach 1 in the experimental Pan (2D/Adventure) 4:15 & 6:30pm rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft The Martian (2D/Action) 8:45 & 11:15pm SCREEN 2 Jazbaa (Hindi) 2:30 & 11:00pm 1990: Leonard Bernstein, U.S Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 4:45pm conductor and composer, died Operator (2D/Action) 6:30pm Etiquette For Mistresses (2D/Tagalog) 1995: Italy’s former prime minister 8:30pm SCREEN 3 Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 2:15pm Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to Operator (2D/Action) 4:30 & 11:00pm stand trial on corruption charges The Walk (2D/Drama) 8:30pm 2007: The process of moving the 2,500 BITS, BYTE, CACHE, COMPUTER, DATA, DESKTOP, year-old marble sculptures from the ASIAN TOWN Acropolis to a new, modern museum at DIGITAL, DISK, DRIVER, FLOPPY, GIGABYTE, HARD Rudhramadevi (Telugu) 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00 & 9:30pm the foot of the hill, began in Athens DRIVE, HARDWARE, HEXADECIMAL, INPUT, Puli (Tamil) 4:00 & 10:00pm INSTALLATION, INTERNET, KEYBOARD, KILOBYTE, 2012: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Jamna Pyari (Malayalam) 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, & 10:30pm LAPTOP, MAINFRAME, MEGABYTE, MEMORY, made the highest ever freefall, falling Jazbaa (Hindi) 8:15 & 10:45pm MICROCHIP, MODEM, MONITOR, MOUSE, NOTEBOOK, faster than the speed of sound Singh Is Bling (2D/Hindi) 5:30pm OUTPUT, PASSWORD, PERIPHERAL, PRINTER, Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS PROCESSOR, PROGRAM, SCANNER, SCREENSAVER, SOFTWARE, UTILITY, VIRUS, WIZARD. WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

NHL RESULTS Tampa Bay 6 Boston 3 Bolt aiming to crack NY Islanders 4 Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4 Columbus 2 Philadelphia 1 Florida 0 Vancouver 2 Anaheim 1 19 seconds in 200m Stamkos dazzles Olympic champion begins training for Rio Games in Tampa Bay’s win over Bruins KINGSTON: Six-time Olympic my coach (Glen Mills) thinks I he is closing the gap on his Jamai- champion Usain Bolt has already can do it so it is just about the can competitor, having only lost started his preparations for next work and finding the perfect time the 100m final in Beijing by 0.01 BOSTON: Loaded with postsea- year’s Rio Games and has sent a to do it, so it is one of the things seconds. Bolt won the 200 more son experience on a roster that’s warning to his competitors -- he (for 2016).” comfortably. nearly identical to last season, the thinks he is capable of breaking 19 Bolt is seeking to become the “It’s one of the joys to go out Tampa Bay Lightning are off to seconds in the 200 metres. first man to win three successive there and to compete against the another strong start. Bolt’s record of 19.19 seconds Olympic titles in the sprint events best because when you go out Steven Stamkos scored his for the 200 has stood since August and the 4x100m relay in Rio. there and beat the best it shows 500th career point with a tie- 20, 2009, four days after he set the About his retirement he said: that you are the greatest,” Bolt breaking power-play goal that 100m record of 9.58 seconds, both “Me and my coach have been said in anticipation of facing Gat- sent Tampa Bay to a 6-3 win over at the world athletics champion- discussing when I should retire. lin again next year. the Boston Bruins on Monday. ships in Berlin. After the Olympics he says that “So for me, I live to compete Brian Boyle scored two goals, “I really want to run under 19 we shouldn’t say no or yes. After and I look forward to my team and Ondrej Palat, Jonathan seconds,” Bolt said from his train- the Olympics we will decide if mate Yohan Blake coming back Drouin and Valtteri Filppula ing base at the University of West we should continue for one more ... he’s been out for pretty much added goals for the Lightning. Ben Indies in Kingston as he began year or not, so we have to wait two seasons.” Bishop stopped 27 shots. preparations for next year’s Rio until then.” The Jamaican sounded a warn- It was the first win in Boston Olympics. The lanky Jamaican shrugged ing to Gatlin, Blake and anyone since March 25, 2010, for the Sprint super- “It’s one of my major goals. off a nagging pelvic injury this else considering trying to stop defending Eastern Conference star Usain Bolt “I think it’s one of the toughest year to win three golds at the him at next year’s Olympics. champion Lightning, snapping ones, because it’s going to be hard Beijing world championships in “I’m starting the season in a of Jamaica in a 10-game losing streak in TD to find the right day and some- August, which included ending much better shape than I did the action in this Garden. time the perfect race to get this American Justin Gatlin’s almost last one, so it is only forward from file picture of Last season, the Lightning (200m record). two-year unbeaten run over both here.” 2015. started 11-3-1 under coach Jon “It will not be an easy task, but the 100 and 200 metres. Cooper. In the season before it I personally feel I can do it and Gatlin has already said he feels AFP was 14-5-0. On Monday, they dug out of an early 2-0 hole, taking advantage of Boston’s struggling young defense with a high-powered offense. Loui Eriksson had two power- play goals, and David Krejci also had one for Boston, which opened Bell’s run lifts Steelers past Chargers a season with three straight losses for the first time since 1999. NEW YORK: Le’Veon Bell’s onds remaining, Bell took a direct said he never hesitated in going San Diego coach Mike McCoy a week and a half ago when the The Bruins have been outscored one-yard scoring run with no snap and ran to the left side. for the win instead of kicking the said. Steelers attempted a fourth down 16-7 in their first three games — time remaining lifted the Pitts- The running back was wrapped tying field goal. “He’s a special back and a great play rather than a field goal in all at home. burgh Steelers past the San Diego up by linebacker Donald Butler, “We have to run the football,” player, and we knew what we overtime, leading to their loss to Tuukka Rask made 17 saves for Chargers 24-20 Monday night. but was able to stretch the ball Tomlin said. “We have Le’Veon were dealing with.” Baltimore. Tomlin was seen on the Bruins. The Chargers grabbed the lead over the goal line for the win. Bell. It was time to go to the mat- Pittsburgh Steelers coach camera saying “my bad” into his Boston captain Zdeno Chara on rookie Josh Lambo’s 54-yard “To win the game, the game- tresses so to speak. Mike Tomlin has proven to be a headset, acknowledging responsi- played his first game after miss- field goal with 2:56 to play. The winner on the last play of the “Le’Veon gave us an opportu- late-game daredevil, not afraid bility to his coaching staff. ing most of the preseason with Steelers then drove 80 yards in game, that’s what you dream nity to win, and we were trying of taking a gamble in the final “When you lose, you’re open to an undisclosed upper body injury. 12 plays for the win. about it,” said Bell who rushed to do everything we could to move seconds, and it paid off with the criticism,” Tomlin told the Pitts- Stamkos fired a slap shot from On first-and-goal at the San for 111 yards on 21 carries. the football.” most dramatic win of the season burgh Post-Gazette. “We lost, so the top of the right circle for the Diego one-yard line with five sec- Steelers coach Mike Tomlin Chargers tight end Antonio on Monday night. The Steelers, I’m not going to try to justify any- milestone point that broke a 3-3 Gates returned from a four-game undeterred by the game’s final thing that we did. Anything we tie at 15:17 of the second period. suspension and caught two touch- seconds or past results, edged did, I take responsibility for.” Drouin and Filppula scored in the down passes. He finished with the San Diego Chargers 24-20 on Tomlin’s willingness to take third. nine receptions for a game-high a risky play call as time expired. chances may in part stem from Boyle stole the puck from 92 yards. Pittsburgh had the ball at San his pedigree as coach and the winger David Pastrnak near San Diego quarterback Philip Diego’s one yard-line while trail- franchise he works for. center ice at the end of a Bru- Rivers completed 35 of 48 passes ing by three and just five seconds ins’ power play, broke in alone for 356 yards with two touchdown remaining. A field goal would have AGENCIES on Rask and slipped a backhand passes and one interception. been the safe call and extended between his pads, making it 3-2 Pittsburgh quarterback the game to overtime, but the NFL RESULTS just under five minutes into the Michael Vick was 13 of 26 for 203 Steelers instead ran a direct snap second. Washington: Results in the National Football yards with a touchdown and an to running back Le’Veon Bell who League: Boston tied it with its third interception. was met quickly by the defence Pittsburgh 24 San Diego 20 power-play goal when Krejci’s San Diego scored the first 10 but narrowly stretched over the shot from the point caromed into Chicago 18 Kansas City 17 points of the fourth quarter to goal-line and avoided the loss. the net off Eriksson. Cincinnati 27 Seattle 24 take a 17-10 lead, but Pittsburgh “We have to play to win and Trailing 2-0, the Lightning Atlanta 25 Washington 19 tied the game one play after the that’s what we did,” Tomlin told scored twice in just over a minute Tampa Bay 38 Jacksonville 31 Chargers went ahead. reporters. “We had an opportu- late in the opening period. Philadelphia 39 New Orleans 17 Josh Lambo had given San nity to win the game and we’re on Boyle beat Rask with a wrister Cleveland 33 Baltimore 30 Diego a 20-17 lead with his before the road in a hostile environment. over his left shoulder at 15:42. they charged back down to field We have to run the ball.” Green Bay 24 St. Louis 10 With Patrice Bergeron off for after Lambo had given the Charg- Tomlin, known for his stoic Buffalo 14 Tennessee 13 goaltender interference, Palat Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back Le’Veon Bell (26) is defended by San ers a 20-17 lead with his second poker face on the sidelines, has Arizona 42 Detroit 17 redirected a shot between Rask’s Diego Chargers’ nose tackle Sean Lissemore (98) on a first quarter run field goal before the Steelers boldly stared defeat in the face New England 30 Dallas 6 pads from the edge of the crease. at Qualcomm Stadium yesterday. replied through Bell. in consecutive weeks with mixed Denver 16 Oakland 10 “They made one more play,” results. He faced wide criticism New York Giants 30 San Francisco 27 AGENCIES Mets one win from League Injured Pacquiao looking to Championship Series return to ring early next year NEW YORK: The New York for Tejada’s injury.“For us it was NEW YORK: Philippine box- Mets, stinging from a costly loss, MAJOR LEAGUE to stay focused, go out and let our ing legend Manny Pacquiao mauled the visiting Los Angeles BASEBALL PLAYOFF play do all the talking,” he said. announced in New York yester- Dodgers 13-7 on Monday to move Filling in admirably for Tejada day that he was “80 to 90 percent within one win of reaching the RESULTS was Wilmer Flores, who stroked healed” from a shoulder operation National League Championship Washington: Major League Baseball’s a single and a double and scored and expected to return to training Series. Divisional Series play-off results on Monday two runs. within weeks. The Citi Field crowd alternated (series best of five): The Dodgers struck first with Pacquiao had surgery on May 7 between roars of delight for slug- American League four hits in a row in the top of to repair a tear to his right rota- gers Curtis Granderson, Yoenis In Houston the second for three runs off win- tor cuff sustained in a unanimous Cespedes and Travis d’Arnaud Kansas City 9 Houston 6 ning starter Matt Harvey, but the points defeat against American and taunting chants for bench- Mets quickly did them one better. Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas (Series tied 2-2) riding Dodger Chase Utley as the A booming, bases-loaded dou- just a few days earlier. In Arlington Mets seized a 2-1 lead in the best- ble off the centre field fence by Pacquiao announced last week Toronto 8 Texas 4 of-five Division Series. Granderson in the bottom of the he would likely retire next year Utley, whose two-game suspen- (Series tied 2-2) second put New York ahead 4-3. after one last fight to focus on his sion for a fierce slide into New National League D’Arnaud lined a two-run career in politics, and is in talks York’s Ruben Tejada that broke In Chicago homer to left in the third off with Mayweather and Britain’s the Mets shortstop’s right leg in Chicago Cubs 8 St. Louis 6 losing starter Brett Anderson Amir Khan on who will be his last Game Two awaits an appeal, did (Cubs lead series 2-1) and Cespedes capped a four-run opponent. not get into the game. fourth with a three-run blast that “My shoulder is 80 to 90 per- Boxer Manny Pacquiao speaks to reporters after touring the Asia Yet the crowd of 44,000 rocked playoff game. “The response when turned it into a rout for the Mets, cent healed and I believe I can Society in New York yesterday. with chants of “Utley Sucks” and our guys came on the field was striving to win their first World start training in November or “We Want Utley” as New York’s unbelievable.” Series in 29 years. December. I can fight early next lead grew in the first postseason Granderson drove in five runs A three-run homer in the ninth year. I can fight by March,” he Asked about the possibility the plan of god. Who knows if he game played at Citi Field, which with a pair of booming doubles, by Howie Kendrick narrowed the told the Asia Society in New York, of one day running for presi- will become a president?” said the replaced Shea Stadium as the while Cespedes and d’Arnaud both gap. Adrian Gonzalez hit a solo whose Asia Game Changer award dent, the 36-year-old boxer said, boxer. Mets’ home in 2009. homered and each had three hits, home run for the losers in the he is to receive at the United “Right now, I don’t have that in Pacquiao turned professional “We knew going in it was going three runs scored and three RBIs. seventh. Nations yesterday. my mind.” when he was 16 years old and to be loud, it was going to be a Harvey, who yielded two earned Game Four will be played in Pacquiao, a congressman since Under Philippine law, presi- has won an unprecedented eight lot of energy,” said Mets manager runs in five innings, said the team New York today. 2010, announced this week his bid dential candidates must be at world titles in as many weight Terry Collins after his team’s needed to concentrate on winning for a senate seat in national elec- least 40.“Becoming a president divisions. franchise record runs total for a rather than look for retaliation AGENCIES tions to be held in May next year. is not the plan of the man. It’s AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

TALKING POINTS AHEAD Younis overshadows Malik’s century OF SRI LANKA-WEST INDIES TESTS GALLE, Sri Lanka: Five talking Veteran becomes Pakistan’s leading run scorer in Tests, Malik steers team against England points ahead of the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and Sri ABU DHABI: Younis Khan If it was not for Younis, it would Lanka starting in Galle today. became Pakistan’s all-time lead- have been Malik’s day. Return- Sri Lanka’s legends leave big boots to fill ing run scorer in Test cricket ing to the side after a five-year -- This is the first series since Sri Lanka’s and Shoaib Malik scored his first absence, Malik hit his third Test Pakistan’s Younis record run scorer Kumar Sangakkara’s century in almost six years, as century overall and his first since Khan plays a shot retirement, which came only months after the home side posted 286-4 at 2009. during the first fellow maestro Mahela Jayawardena called it the end of the opening day of the It was a steady knock but day’s play of the a day. So if the team is to turn the page after first Test against England in Abu one which contained one large first Test against losing three Test series in a row, the likes of Dhabi. moment of fortune: Broad over- England at the Lahiru Thirimanne and Dimuth Karunaratne The 37-year-old Younis clob- stepping in the first over after Sheikh Zayed will have to lift their game. Sangakkara’s bered Moeen Ali for six over lunch rendered the edge to Joe International departure will put an even heavier burden on mid-wicket early in the evening Root in the gully irrelevant. skipper Angelo Mathews. But having notched session to surpass the 8,832-run It was one of three gifts Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, up three hundreds during the recent home marker set by Javed Miandad, the afforded to Pakistan during a series against Pakistan and India, Mathews yesterday. man considered Pakistan’s great- day when England threatened to appears to thrive under pressure. Younis became est ever batsman. shoot themselves in the foot after Herath and Galle can be deadly combination Pakistan’s lead- Younis said he felt proud at being asked to bowl in hot condi- -- The veteran spinner Rangana Herath has ing scorer of Test reaching the milestone. tions and on a track which offered hinted of retirement after next year’s T20 “I had wanted to contribute little assistance to bowlers. match runs after World Cup so the first Test could be his last more runs, but we are still in a In the penultimate over of the he passed former chance for glory on his favourite ground. The good position as Malik played day, Shafiq edged James Anderson player Javed 37-year-old was Sri Lanka’s match-winner really well,” said Younis, who now to Ian Bell at second slip. It was Miandad’s tally of against India in Galle back in August when has 8,852 runs. the simplest of chances but Bell 8,832 runs scored he took seven for 48 in the tourists’ second “If he (Malik) plays the first dropped it. in 124 matches innings, evoking memories of his 12 wickets two sessions on Wednesday It wasn’t his only offence of the during an illustri- against England at the same venue in 2012. then our position will be further day. ous career which He is now just 22 wickets short of reaching strengthened, he has shown all of Mohammad Hafeez breezed to stretched from the 300 mark in Tests and so will be licking us how to make a comeback,” said 98 with some smart stroke-play, 1976 to 1993. his lips at the prospect of another slow turner the veteran batsman after open- particularly against England’s against a side more used to pace than spin. ing day’s play. debutant spinner Adil Rashid, Young West Indies skipper needs to impress The few Pakistan fans in a before succumbing leg before to -- With only eight Tests, new West Indies sparse crowd in the United Arab Ben Stokes’ last ball before tea. skipper Jason Holder is one of the most Emirates broke the subdued However, the Pakistani opener inexperienced men to captain an international atmosphere to cheer their man, should have been out for seven cricket team. But his match-saving century while the Pakistan dressing room when Bell dropped him off the against England in Antigua earlier this year gave him a standing ovation for bowling of Anderson – who had ICC unveils massive cash indicated a maturity well beyond his years. the feat achieved in his 102nd already bizarrely dismissed Shan While some former players say the 23-year- match -- 22 fewer than Miandad, Masood for two with a bouncer old is too young for the job, batting legend Viv who played the last of his 124 Test which hit his helmet and deflected Richards says Holder appears to have “the matches in December 1993. onto the stumps. boost to develop the game respect factor” in the dressing room. Younis was eventually out for Also cursing his luck was Paki- 38, caught by England skipper stan captain Misbah-ul-Haq after DUBAI: Cricket’s governing which the ICC Board introduced ICC women’s events to be played Internal strife overshadows West Indies Alastair Cook off the bowling of being given out by the TV umpire body has unveiled a cash boost last year to help ensure Test play- from 2016-2023. preparations Stuart Broad, with Asad Shafiq for edging Anderson to wicket- for Associate and affiliate coun- ing sides are able to sustain a “The women will compete for -- The last visit by the West Indies to the sub- (11 not out) and Malik (124 not keeper Jos Buttler but without tries as well as an increases in home programme of Test cricket total prize money of $4.4m dur- continent ended in tears when a pay dispute out) unbeaten at the close. any assistance from Snicko or prize money for the top men’s and through to 2023. ing the period, including a prize brought a premature halt to an India tour. Hotspot, which are not in used women’s teams. “The fund will be available from money pool of $1m for the ICC This time, the crisis erupted even before their Scoreboard in this series. The decisions were made dur- next year to all Test Members Women’s World Cup 2017,” said arrival with coach Phil Simmons suspended The wicket would have been ing a two-day meeting of the except the Board of Control for the ICC. The ICC noted a devel- for voicing unhappiness at the omission of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from Pakistan (I innings): seen as reward for England, who International Cricket Council Cricket in India, Cricket Aus- opment in relations with the the ODI squad. Bravo was captain in India Mohammad Hafeez lbw Stokes ...... 98 having been plundered for 74 (ICC) Board which concluded in tralia and the England and Wales suspended United States Cricket and many observers say his treatment is Shan Masood b Anderson ...... 2 runs off 96 balls at the start of Dubai yesterday. Cricket Board.” Association. payback from the board. With star batsman Shoaib Malik (batting)...... 124 the evening session by Younis and “The Board approved an The ICC said it has increased “The Board was pleased with Chris Gayle also absent, a young squad will Younis Khan c Cook b Broad ...... 38 Malik, tightened things up in the increased allocation of $65m prize the fundings for 38 Associate the work undertaken, in conjunc- be looking for inspiration from the handful Misbah-ul-Haq c Butler b Anderson ...... 3 last hour of play. money for the top ranked Test and 57 affiliate members in an tion with the wider US cricket of veterans, including Marlon Samuels and Asad Shafiq (batting) ...... 11 The visitors were also boosted sides and for men’s and women’s attempt to develop the game in community, to start developing a Denesh Ramdin. Extras (B-4, LB-5, NB-1) ...... 10 before a ball had been bowled, ICC Events during the period these countries. meaningful strategy for cricket Stop-gap coaches stake claim for long-term Total (for 4 wkts) ...... 286 with Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah 2016-2023,” said an ICC release. “The Board approved that in the USA, which includes the jobs To bat: Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Zulfiqar ruled out of the match with a back That means a 41 percent direct funding available to the unification of all stakeholders,” -- Simmons’ suspension means his stand-in Babar, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan. injury sustained in final practice increase in prize money paid to Associate and Affiliate Members the statement added. Eldine Baptiste -- an all-rounder for the West Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-173, 3-247, 4-251. on Monday. players compared to the previous (AMs) will increase from $125m The Women’s World Cup (50 Indies in the 1990s -- has a chance to press Bowling: Anderson 14-3-29-2; Broad 14-5- Yasir was the fastest man to eight-year cycle, the ICC said. in the previous cycle to $208m overs) will have a new format his credentials for a job he has coveted in the 30-1 (1nb); Stokes 10-1-35-1; Wood 13-3- 50 Test wickets in Pakistan his- As a result, the number-one for the period 2016-2023,” said for the 2017 edition with eight past. Sri Lanka’s coach Jerome Jayaratne 34-0; Rashid 17-0-76-0; Ali 19-2-73-0. tory and England had been ripped ranked Test team as of April 1 the ICC. teams competing in the event is also officially an interim appointment but England: A Cook, Moeen Ali, I Bell, J Root, J apart by spin during the last next will receive $1m, up from The ICC Board also acknowl- to be hosted by the England and knows that a strong showing could persuade Bairstow, J Buttler, B Stokes, Adil Rashid, S series in 2012. $500,000 in 2015. edged improvement in women’s Wales Cricket Board. his board to make it permanent. Broad, J Anderson, M Wood. “This prize money is in addition cricket by approving a five-fold REUTERS to the Test Cricket Fund of $70m, increase in prize money to the six AFP Miandad, Inzamam hail record-breaking Younis

KARACHI: Former Pakistan a committed effort, which is the captains Javed Miandad and hallmark of a great sportsman,” Inzamam-ul-Haq praised hard- said Miandad. Pakistan’s working and committed Younis Miandad said Younis had made Shoaib Malik Khan who became the country’s good contribution to Pakistan plays a shot leading Test run scorer yesterday. cricket. during the Younis, 37, overtook Miandad’s “I wish him the best of luck and first day’s tally of 8832 runs made in 124 now he has broken the record I play of the Tests -- a record which stood for hope he will not stop, and play as first cricket 22 years on the opening day of the well as he has done in the past 15 Test match first Test against England in Abu years,” said Miandad. against Dhabi on Tuesday. Inzamam, who skippered England in Younis jumped out of his crease Younis from 2003 to 2007, said and heaved off-spinner Moeen Younis was someone who takes Abu Dhabi Ali over deep mid-wicket for a Javed Miandad Inzamam-ul-Haq pride in his hard work. yesterday. big six, crossing Inzamam’s 8830 “When he came into the team I runs and Miandad’s aggregate in broken by a patriot who plays for game. “Younis had played under found that he is not very talented one stroke. Younis was finally dis- the team and for the country,” my coaching and I have always but he overcame that through his missed for 38 and now has 8852 said Miandad. found him a great student of the hard work,” said Inzamam. runs in 102 Tests. Miandad added that Younis has game who is always willing to “I am happy that my record is always been a good student of the learn and always ready to put in AFP

Hamilton heeds father’s words as title nears

SOCHI: Lewis Hamilton has not join the elite group of triple dynamic that has even had Ham- within the team so that is good. his father’s words in mind as he champions – possibly in Texas in ilton’s team bosses rubbing their It is great for the sport and it is stands on the brink of a third two weeks’ time. hands in anticipation. going to push us, as it is the team Formula One world champion- If Hamilton wins in Austin, and With his 42nd career win, you want to be battling with.” ship. Vettel fails to take second place, Hamilton equalled Vettel’s career Hamilton spoke warmly of Vet- “I don’t think about ‘nearly’,” he will have matched the three tally and the two of them are tel afterwards, the two champi- the Mercedes driver told British titles of the late Brazilian Ayrton third in the all-time lists behind ons joking in the post-race news reporters, after celebrating his Senna, his boyhood hero. Michael Schumacher and Alain conference after inviting the ninth win of the season in Rus- It should be in the bag by the Prost. podium hostesses in to join them, sia, when it was suggested that time he gets to Brazil for the Finishing one-two, with the and described the German as an the job was nearly done. penultimate race of the season German overtaking Rosberg in original. “You either are or you’re not. but Hamilton said the location the standings, hinted at plenty of “What you see is what you get. I’m not there yet. That’s what my was not important. battles ahead next season as Fer- A great driver and just a good Dad would always say. You either “My mind’s set on crossing the rari close the gap. personality. I’m looking forward do or you don’t and I don’t yet.” line at the last race and being “They are both in very per- to racing him for many more Hamilton is 66 points clear of ahead, that’s what matters to me. forming cars and it could be years,” he said. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and 73 Whether it’s before then or not one of the great rivalries in the “If I hung up my gloves and was ahead of his own team-mate Nico is kind of irrelevant to me,” said sport – in different teams,” said just a fan I would want to see the Rosberg with four races remain- the Briton. Mercedes motorsport head Toto two of us up against each other. I British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG ing. He would still be a champi- Wolff, without underestimating am super excited to do that,” he Petronascelebrates on the podium after winning the 2015 Grand Prix The points gulf make it incon- onship behind Vettel, who won Rosberg’s potential to battle his said. of Russia at the Sochi Autodrom Circuit, in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday. ceivable, even if mathematically four with Red Bull, but the Sochi team mate. possible, that the 30-year-old will podium spoke of a changing “Lewis has his own rivalry REUTERS WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Federer crashes out in Shanghai to World No. 70 Spaniard Ramos-Vinolas is the lowest-ranked competitor to beat the World No. 3 in more than two years

SHANGHAI: Seventeen-time ATP SHANGHAI ent story in the Shanghai sec- Grand Slam champion Roger ond round yesterday as Federer Federer crashed out to little- MASTERS RESULTS struggled to impose himself in the known Spanish left-hander Shanghai: Collated results from the ATP first set and collapsed in the tie- Albert Ramos-Vinolas in a major Shanghai Masters yesterday: breaker with a string of unforced shock in his opening match at the Men’s Singles errors. Shanghai Masters yesterday. Order was seemingly restored 2nd Round Defending title-holder Federer as the great Swiss broke early in was stunned 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3 by Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) bt Roger the second set and again for 5-2, the world number 70, who is yet Federer (SUI) 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3 before calmly serving it out to to claim his first career title and Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Borna Coric (CRO) 6-1, 6-2 level the match. has only won three matches in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt But disaster struck as Federer total at the Grand Slam tourna- Victor Estrella (DOM) 6-3, 6-2 served at 2-3 down in the third, ments. 1st Round when he dished up a double break Federer, 34, gave a thin smile Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Simone Bolelli (ITA) point and then clipped the net and a wave to the crowd, which 6-3, 6-4 before Ramos-Vinolas punched included his idol Rod Laver, as he David Goffin (BEL) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-4, 6-2 away a forehand for his first break left a shocked Qi Zhong Stadium, of the night. Jack Sock (USA) bt where he lifted the trophy last And Federer caused his own Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-4, 6-2 year and won the 2006 and 2007 downfall in the final game as he Tennis Masters Cup. Milos Raonic (CAN x9) bt Thomaz Bellucci netted a forehand to bring up “I just think the first round (BRA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/2) match point, and then misfired here in Shanghai has always been Richard Gasquet (FRA x11) bt Gilles Muller a backhand return to leave a dis- Novak Djokovic of Serbia listens historically quite difficult, getting (LUX) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 believing Ramos-Vinolas saluting to a question during a press used to the conditions and the Gilles Simon (FRA x10) bt Nikoloz the crowd. conference at the Shanghai surface and the balls,” said Fed- Basilashvili (GEO) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 “I played him at Wimbledon Masters tennis tournament in erer, who saved five match points Viktor Troicki (SRB) bt before, so I knew him. I’ve seen Shanghai yesterday. against Leonardo Mayer in his Pablo Cuevas (URU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 him play. He’s definitely improved opening match last year. Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 7-6 since then. That was a while back “The balls play very different (7/2), 6-3 and that was not his favorite sur- than in other places. Last year I face,” Federer told reporters. Djokovic feels Kevin Anderson (RSA x12) bt got lucky. This year I didn’t. So “I was aware that he could give Tommy Haas (GER) 6-3, 7-5 it’s a pity.” me a tough workout and even beat lure of Rio gold Ramos-Vinolas is the lowest- me. I’m always cautious. I don’t ranked competitor to beat the iard. “Before the match I thought underestimate or lack respect for SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic world number three in more I’m not going to win. But when I anybody out there. These guys are yesterday said the Rio Olympics than two years, since he lost to saw how I was playing, it was not all touring professionals, they would be one of his top priorities Argentina’s 114th-listed Federico the same as Wimbledon,” said the know what they’re doing. next year as he looks to add a gold Delbonis in the Hamburg semi- Spaniard. “It was my first Wim- “The margins are so small, medal to his haul of Grand Slam finals in July 2013. bledon. I didn’t feel comfortable that’s why I sometimes struggle titles. Federer, who had a bye in the during the match. to talk to you guys about, ‘Yeah, Top-ranked Djokovic, a 10-time first round, had played Ramos- “But here, when I saw that we I’d like to play Novak (Djokovic) Grand Slam-winner, said he had Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain celebrates winning his men’s singles Vinolas only once before, in the were very, very similar during the in the finals, Rafa (Nadal) in the already started planning his tennis match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Shanghai first round of Wimbledon in 2012, first set, I thought, ‘Okay, maybe semis, (Jo-Wilfried) Tsonga in the schedule for next season with the Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, yesterday. dropping just three games in a I can do a good match.’ second round.’ Rio de Janeiro Games marked out 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 dismissal of the Span- And it was a very differ- AFP as a major target. He added that he was consid- ering skipping the second round of the Davis Cup, which falls between Wimbledon and the Venus battles to next round of Hong Kong Open Olympics. Djokovic won Olympic bronze at Beijing 2008. HONG KONG: Seven-time “At first I really wasn’t that WTA LINZ OPEN RESULTS “Everybody is looking forward Grand Slam winner Venus Wil- confident, but I didn’t want to Venus 1st Round to being part of the Olympic liams battled through a gruelling lose. I just kept fighting,” Venus Games. I’m not an exception. I Williams of Andreea Mitu (ROM) bt first-round match at the Hong said after the match. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-3, 6-4 really would love to be part of US returns Kong Open yesterday, taking “There are no givens -- she Camila Giorgi (ITA x6) bt the Olympic Serbian team,” he three sets to beat unseeded Yuliya came out and played the match the ball Julia Görges (GER) 6-3, 6-4 told reporters at the Shanghai Beygelzimer. of her life.” against Yuliya Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) bt Masters. The American finally sealed Williams added she was try- Beygelzimer Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 6-2, 7-5 “That’s definitely one of the victory 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 after more ing to “play smart” so as not to of Ukraine Madison Brengle (USA) bt highlights and one of the priori- than two hours on court. aggravate the thigh injury, which during the Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-0, 6-3 ties of the next season, is to try Williams, 35, is fighting for a she picked up in Wuhan. WTA Hong Johanna Konta (GBR) bt to get a medal for my country. I’m place in the eight-player WTA “I’m just trying to make sure Kong Open Annika Beck (GER) 6-1, 6-3 going to do everything I can pos- Finals in Singapore later this that I stay out on court,” she said. in Hong Kong Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x7) bt sibly to achieve that.” month with Hong Kong her last Williams will play China’s yesterday. Katerina Siniaková (CZE) 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 As well as the 2008 bronze, chance to get the points she needs. Wang Yafan in her second round Stefanie Vögele (SUI) bt Djokovic narrowly missed out She is currently 11th in the match tomorrow. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-4, 7-5 on honours in 2012 when he lost Road to Singapore rankings. Former world number one WTA HONG KONG OPEN in the semi-finals to Andy Mur- Williams has had a resurgent Jelena Jankovic also struggled to 400 places below her. nament with an eye towards Women’s Singles ray, and was beaten in the bronze season, winning her biggest title find her rhythm against Roma- The Italian world number eight earning points in the Road to Sin- 1st Round medal match by Juan Martin Del in five years in Wuhan at the nian qualifier Ana Bogdan but went out to Ukrainian Lyudmyla gapore, but her appearance at the Venus Williams (USA x3) bt Yuliya Potro. beginning of October. went on to seal a 6-4 6-2 win. Kichenok -- ranked 414 -- in WTA Finals may now be in jeop- Beygelzimer (UKR) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 “The way it looks now, I would But Ukrainian Beygelzimer, Australia’s Samantha Stosur straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. ardy after her second early exit Angelique Kerber (GER x2) bt Francesca be surprised if many top players who came into the competition as and Caroline Garcia of France Pennetta saved seven break in as many weeks.She was sent Schiavone (ITA) 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-3 would play that second round (of a last-minute Lucky Loser from went through to the second points in the second set but ulti- packing from the China Open in Jelena Jankovic (SRB x4) bt Ana Bogdan the Davis Cup). But, again, you the qualifying rounds, outpaced round, as did Britain’s Heather mately went out in an hour and Beijing by Russia’s Anastasia Pav- (ROM) 6-4, 6-2 never know,” said the Serb. her in the first set with blistering Watson. 38 minutes. lyuchenkova in the third round. Samantha Stosur (AUS x5) bt Risa Ozaki “I mean, Davis Cup is also an returns. World number 10 Angelique The 33-year-old won the big- In Tianjin, second seed Agnieszka (JPN) 6-3, 6-1 important competition for us Williams hobbled around the Kerber takes on former French gest title of her career at Flushing Radwanska of Poland brushed Caroline Garcia (FRA x7) bt Lauren Davis because it’s the only official team court with a strapped left thigh Open winner Francesca Schia- Meadows last month, announc- aside Ukrainian qualifier Olga (USA) 6-1, 6-3 competition we have in our sport. but managed to claw her way back vone in the final match of the day. ing at the time that she would Savchuk, 6-1, 6-0, in 53 minutes. Daria Gavrilova (RUS x6) bt Miyu Kato (JPN) Again, between Olympic Games to one set all. Meanwhile, US Open champion retire at the end of the season -- Meanwhile, Czech third seed 6-7 (6/8), 7-5, 6-3 and Davis Cup, I think there is Both players dropped their and Tianjin Open top seed Flavia although later reserved the right Karolina Pliskova beat Kristina Alize Cornet (FRA x8) bt Kateryna Kozlova logical conclusion what the player serve in the third but Williams Pennetta made a spectacular first to change her mind and may com- Kucova of Slovakia 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. (UKR) 6-4, 6-0 is going to choose, but you never finally turned on the power to round exit yesterday at the hands pete in next year’s Olympics. Heather Watson (GBR) bt Zhang Kai-lin know.” take the set with a scorching pass. of a qualifier ranked more than She entered the Tianjin tour- AFP Zhang (CHN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 AFP South Africa’s Kriel braced for titanic Welsh clash

BAGSHOT, United Kingdom: ers to match that as well,” added “We want to make the country players in our squad and, from my South Africa centre Jesse Kriel Kriel. proud and win at all costs. point of view, it’s a team effort.” is readying himself for another Two-time world champions One more try for South Africa’s Meanwhile, reland captain Paul bruising encounter when the South Africa have been in knock- Bryan Habana on Saturday will O’Connell pulled out of the World Springboks face Wales in a World out mode since they suffered a see him surpass New Zealand star Cup and ended his international Cup quarter-final at Twickenham stunning 34-32 loss to Japan in Jonah Lomu’s World Cup record career yesterday because of a on Saturday. their opening match before recov- of 15. hamstring injury suffered against While a breakdown battle ering to top Pool B. “I think Bryan is world-class, France. between Springbok great Schalk “In the last couple of weeks we definitely one of the best finish- “Paul O’Connell suffered a sig- Burger and Wales captain Sam have been in the knockout stages, ers in world rugby as we’ve seen nificant hamstring injury and will Warburton is sure to be fiercely we know what it takes and we’ve over the last few weeks,” Kriel undergo surgery this week,” the Greig Laidlaw contested, the midfield clash had to grind it out,” sad Kriel. said. Irish rugby union said in a state- of Scotland could prove almost as brutal, Wales beat South Africa 12-6 in “Knowing Bryan, I don’t think ment. during a train- with the injury-hit Welsh boast- Cardiff last year and utility back he’ll be too worried about the “Paul will not play again at ing session ing a power centre in Jamie Rob- Pat Lambie said: “Wales have record, he’ll just want the best Rugby World Cup 2015 and his at Scotland erts. fast line-speed, lots of numbers for the team. He’s a legend and time out of the game will depend Training “I’m expecting another hard on their feet and put sides under in a class of his own. on the outcome of the surgery.” Surrey game this week, it’s going to be pressure with their defence. Lambie added: “He’s a great Leinster’s Mike McCarthy has Sports Park a challenge for us, a big challenge “They kick lots of high balls, role model, a great example,not been called up to the Ireland yesterday. for them as well,” Kriel said in lots of cross-field contestables, only for other players in the group squad, now preparing to take on Bagshot, where South Africa are which they chase down with huge but youngsters around the world.” Argentina in the quarter finals on using knocked-out hosts Eng- intensity.” It was a theme echoed by Sunday. McCarthy was to arrive land’s Pennyhill Park training However, Lambie added: “What Springbok backs coach Richardo on in Cardiff yesterday. base. happened in the past needs to Loubscher, who said: “Bryan is a “A leader, a warrior, a gentle- “They’ve obviously got some stay in the past, Saturday is the special player. You just have to man (Paul O’Connell) has played special players in their side. I only thing that counts now. look at his record. I am very for- his last for Ireland,” the Irish think they’ve got some big strong “Obviously we’ll have a look at tunate, as a coach, to work with union also tweeted. runners, but I think we’ve got Cardiff last year and see what we him. exactly the same and the play- can learn from those experiences. “But we’ve got a lot of special AFP WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT ‘Speed merchants’ gear up for new racing season at QRC QRC CEO Fahad Behzad announces details of 2015-16 calendar

DOHA: Racing fans in the coun- standards along with a policy to try and around the Middle East adhere to safety standards at our region will put their skills to the events,” Behzad said. test when the second round of the “For the national events, there Drift Track Day takes place at is no entry fee. There will be Qatar Racing Club (QRC) today, awards for the fans. We take it was announced yesterday. this opportunity to tell the fans Drag racing testing and tune- to come to our events and enjoy up will also take place at the same racing,” Behzad said. venue, Fahad Behzad, CEO of “Our message to motor sport QRC, said yesterday. fans is whoever is interested in “These events and many more racing without inhibitions, should over the course of the next six- come and join us at our events,” seven months are open to fans he said. who love speed racing,” Behzad “Our venue is the place for you said while announcing the details to test your skills and race against of the 2015-16 calendar at QRC others,” Behzad added. premises. “We are doing this because “We urge fans to come with we want speed riding done in a Al Gharafa captain Lawrence Quaye (left) in action during a Qatar Stars their cars, bikes or SUVs and be secure environment. We don’t League (QSL) match. part of our events,” he added. want youngsters speeding on Top events like Arab Drag Rac- roads and streets in the city,” he ing League, Qatar Mile, Qatar added. Drift Championship, National “You are a professional or an Street Drag, Ramadan Free- amateur does not matter. All you Al Gharafa’s Quaye upbeat Style Drift, Track Drift, Day and Fahad Behzad (left), CEO of Qatar Racing Club (QRC) and Abdul Rehman have to do is bring your car or 4x4 Freestyle Track Day will be Al Kharji, Media Manager of QRC, in Doha yesterday. bike and we will see if you can staged over many legs in the next take your vehicle on to our cir- ahead of crunch El Jaish tie seven months. cuit,” Behzad said. According to QRC chief, an in their motor sport segments,” with 12 events per year. Last two The QRC official said every car DOHA: Al Gharafa captain Lawrence Quaye believes the pressure will enthusiastic rider or driver can Behzad said. years we made it 20 events. This entry has to undergo a technical be on El Jaish as the two teams face off in Round 5 of the prestigious win cash prizes by finishing in the “They will be broadcast around year we have 25 events,” he said. inspection before it is allowed to league next week. top-8 in each class of any event. 2-3 days after the event because “There has been a consistent take part in the event. In an interview with the qsl.com.qa, Quaye was upbeat ahead of the “Yes, there are cash prizes. we have weekly programmes on increase in the number of events. “We have made arrangements big match against El Jaish. When we think of the prize Al Rayyan Channel and Al Kass But now we don’t want to add to make the outing at QRC a fun Quaye is the beating heart and natural leader of Gharafa, having money, we want to reward the Channel,” he added. to our events because we have time for fans of all ages,” Behzad spent most of his career at the club. We got the lo-down and here top-eight in each class at every Competitors from overseas also reached our limit,” Behzad said. said. is what he thought about his oponents, the new Head Coach at Al event. No other country does this feature regularly at the events, “We want to keep our high THE PENINSULA Gharafa, the team’s tactics and his upbeat outlook for the season ahead. at such events around the region. Abdul Rehman Al Kharji, Media Q: Your team Gharafa has had a very good start to the season, how “This is a deliberate move to Managaer, QRC, said. are the new signings settling in? assemble the best talent and give “For sure, especially in the A: I think we are doing quite well, if you consider the many changes them more of a push to be at our drifting events, we will have a lot that were made to the team, we brought in many new players and events. of competitors from UAE, Bah- despite the short amount of time we’ve had to gel, we have actually “For example, we have three rain, Oman and Jordan. At our done really well.” categories in drifting - pro, semi- Sealine events, only those living Q: What’s different this year with regards to the squad? pro and amateur. In the pro class, in Qatar will put their skills to A: I think it’s a more balanced than in previous years, if you look we give prizes to the top eight. It test,” Al Kharji said. now at the players we have brought in, most of them have fitted in is the same in the National Street “ADRL is an international right away. In the past we brought in players and they needed some Drag class. We have junior par- event and hence interested par- time to get used to the league and to the club but this season, we have ticipants who also get prizes,” ties arriving from the US and had very few problems.” Behzad said. most Arab countries,” Behzad “So far we haven’t conceded a goal in the first three games of the Car events (8, 10 and 12 cylin- said. season, so our defence too had a bit of an overhaul over the summer ders and SUVs) will be split into “Nearly 155 in drifting cham- and I think its working. We have improved defensively and this gives three categories: unlimited, modi- pionship and some 230 in the the team more confidence when attacking. So yes, I think we are more fied and stock, Behzad informed. ADRL. And in 4x4, we expect balanced and this has given the team more options generally speaking.” The 4x4 SUV category event somewhere close to 150 competi- “We brought in Anderson from El Jaish and Madi form Al Sadd will also be run in similar classes tors. It is nearly 800 racers in five and Aden Ali Aden Umm Salal and so far it’s been pretty good for “We have our events live on events,” he added. our defence.” youtube. We have some events “We see our series improving A view of Qatar Racing Club which will host the first of six rounds of the Q: In the last round you were instrumental in setting up the winning on live streaming. Some events every year. We are creating more 2014 Arabian Drag Racing League starting today. goal against Al Arabi, how important was that game for your side? will be covered Al Kass Channel events than before. We started off A: Yes, it was very important for us, if you look at the recent head to heads between us and Arabi in the last three years; we haven’t been able to beat them. They were somewhat of a bogey-team for us, so we were very focused on getting a positive result against them this time and we did just that.” “Five years ago when we had that Championship winning side we used to beat everyone, but more recently it has been difficult to beat Chinese envoy visits iconic Al Shaqab Arabi in particular, so it was a crucial win, psychologically speaking.” “It’s also important to remember that they too were unbeaten until DOHA: The Ambassador of the lot of interesting information we played them.” PR of China to the State of Qatar, about horses today “and added:” THE PENINSULA H E Yue Xiaoyong visited Al as horses are part of Qatar’s her- Shaqab yesterday where he was itage, this is a beautiful place to introduced to Al Shaqab’s amaz- keep that heritage alive” ing facilities, stables, breeding & - “Ienjoyed my visit at Al- show and the indoor and outdoor Shaqab and everything was well GCC Games: Qatari spikers arenas. organised and we will plan for H E Yue Xiaoyong was amazed sending group of visitors from our by the Arabian horses and its embassy to Al Shaqab, as it is one open campaign with a win breeds. of the places that people should He also visited Al Shaqab facili- visit in Qatar”said the Ambassa- DOHA: Qatar’s Volleyball team opened its campaign in the second ties and was introduced to the dor of China. edition of the GCC Games with an emphatic 3-2 victory over Oman modern systems for horse train- H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa in Dammam city, KSA on Monday. The national volleyball team ing and praised the sophisticated bin Hamad Al Thani, the Father defeated Oman 25-22, 25-10 and 12-15. In the second match hosts modern machines, saying: “It’s a Emir, established Al Shaqab in KSA outclassed United Arab Emirates 3-0 ( 25-20, 25-17 and 25-17). world class facility with beautiful 1992 in order to preserve the The Qatar volleyball delegation to GCC Games is chaired by Ali Al horses”. cultural heritage. He located the Fayhani, the board member of Qatar Volleyball Association (QVBA) As he also witnessed a horse The Ambassador of the PR of China to the State of Qatar, H E Yue Arabian breeding farm at the accompanied by 12 players beside the technical and administrative while swimming in the pool and Xiayong during his visit to Al Shaqab, yesterday. landmark Al Shaqab battle site, staff members. The prestigious Games are bring together five GCC walking on the walking machine. where more than a century ago nations after the withdrawal of Kuwait to include Qatar, hosts KSA, In addition, the Ambassador the Qataris fought this pivotal Bahrain, Oman and Oman. In the goal ball competitions, Qatar were was very interested to see the the meaning ofAl Shaqab? Who expressed his happiness over this battle. To achieve this noble goal, held to a 4-4 draw against United Arab Emirates, meanwhile in the exciting details of Al Shaqab, choose the name of Al Shaqab and tour,and admiration of the place, Al Shaqab joined Qatar Founda- second encounter, defending champions, KSA thrashed Bahrain where he raised many questions why? When can a newbornfilly facilities and beautiful horses tion in 2004. 11-3. such as, :“When was the estab- stand? ..”. that are owned by Al Shaqab. THE PENINSULA lishment of Al Shaqab? What is The Chinese Ambassador His Excellency said: “I’ve had a THE PENINSULA

Real Madrid’s Portuguese Ronaldo collects fourth Golden Shoe award forward Cristiano MADRID: Real Madrid forward former Spain striker Raul, with and we want to win La Liga, the time, he is the leading marksman Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo collected a whom he is level on 323 goals, Cup and the Champions League. in Europe’s elite club competition (centre) record fourth Golden Shoe award and has another chance to break I hope we see each other again with 82 goals, five ahead of Barca’s poses with as Europe’s top scorer yesterday the record in Saturday’s La Liga next year.” Argentina forward Lionel Messi. his mother for his 48-goal haul in La Liga game at home to Levante. Ronaldo has had a relatively Messi, who scored 58 goals in Dolores last season and said he is hungry “I never planned on winning subdued start to the latest La all competitions last term and 38 Aveiro (right), for more. four times,” Ronaldo said at a Liga campaign with five goals in La Liga, holds the record for son Cristiano The Portugal captain and FIFA presentation ceremony in Madrid in seven appearances. All five the most in Spain’s top flight in Ronaldo Jr Ballon d’Or holder netted 61 times attended by his mother and son. came in one match, a 6-0 romp one season of 50 set in 2011-12. (bottom) and in all competitions in 2014-15, “Maybe one or two yes but at Espanyol last month. Meanwhile, with 10 million brother Hugo although Real missed out on the never four,” he added. He has a much better return followers, Germany midfielder after receiv- three main titles as arch rivals “I always want more. I know I in the Champions League, hitting Mesut Ozil is the world champi- ing European Barcelona swept to a treble of am the only one to have four but five goals in two Group A outings, ons’ most popular footballer on Golden Champions League, La Liga and I want more. including a hat-trick against Sha- social media platform Twitter,” Shoe award, King’s Cup triumphs. “That implies winning trophies khtar Donetsk. said a report yesterday. yesterday. Ronaldo, 30, is poised to become with the world’s greatest club. A global icon and one of the Real’s all-time top scorer ahead of This year will be no different most prolific goalscorers of all REUTERS WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 All eyes on Qatar’s Al Attiyah at Jordan Rally Star Rally driver in quest for 11th FIA Middle East Rally Championship win, Al Naimi in Group N title contention

DOHA: All eyes will be on Qatari Mishari Al Thafiri, who finished superstar Nasser Saleh Al Atti- 10th overall in Jordan last year. Voltcom Crescent Suzuki yah when the Jordan Rally will be These are the only four drivers held this weekend at Dead Sea, who can realistically win the 2015 Jordan. Group N Championship. ready for finale at Losail The iconic rally driver will be But several Jordanian drivers in quest for an 11th FIA Middle are present to upset the apple- DOHA: Voltcom Crescent Suzuki great race and something a little East Rally Championship title in cart: Husam Salem teams up with prepares to bid farewell to the more exciting due to it being the 13 years at the event. Nancy Al Majali for a second year 2015 eni FIM Superbike World only night race. Apart from Al Attiyah’s aim, and will be hoping to retain his Championship with the season’s “I’m really determined to finish there is a secondary battle going Group N crown in Jordan. spectacular final race set under my season strong for Suzuki and on under the radar for the Mid- Salem finished a superb sixth the floodlights of Qatar’s iconic the team, as they have worked so dle East’s prized Group N crown. overall last season with his Mit- Losail International Circuit on hard all year, so I’m expecting a Held in conjunction with the subishi Lancer Evolution and a Sunday. lot from the weekend. I know the eight-round regional rally series second maximum points score in Suzuki racers Alex Lowes and track from last year; it’s a fun lay- and open to cars that are more 17 months could throw the title Randy de Puniet both have expe- out with a lot of really quick cor- reminiscent of those we see on race wide open. rience of the 5,380m desert cir- ners in the middle section which our public highways, the Group Ma’rouf Abu Samra has enjoyed cuit, with the former achieving is my favourite part of the lap. I N series has a strong following. missed fortunes in recent Jordan two top-10 finishes and strong really can’t wait to get there, get Drivers are attracted by the rallies and had planned to com- race-pace aboard his Yoshimura- out on my GSX-R and see what availability of competitive cars, pete at the Dead Sea with naviga- powered GSX-R during last we can do for the last round.” the lower budgets required to tor Nicolas Fanous. But plans to year’s visit. De Puniet has raced Puniet said: “I like the Qatar run a rally programme and a close run a new car were thwarted by at the Qatar track on 10 previous track, I have raced there many level of competition. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, winner of the Qatar International Rally, cel- late logistical delays. occasions on MotoGP and 250cc times and I especially like riding Kuwaiti driver Salah bin Eidan ebrates on the podium during the awards ceremony at QMMF head- Other local competitors capa- machinery but is determined to there at night.” arrives in the Hashemite King- quarters in Doha, in this February, 2015 file photo. ble of causing a Group N upset finish his first Superbike season “The lights give you consistent dom with a 30-point lead in the include Khaled Juma, Ihab Al- with a strong race weekend on his vision and the different schedule championship with three rallies Shorafa and the second female Suzuki GSX-R1000. makes an interesting weekend – to run - Jordan and Oman and championship title, but I know Edith Weiss has been compet- driver Lina Hadadi. Due to its desert location – on with more free time during the Dubai in November. that a podium finish is possible ing in the Middle East since the The event gets under way the outskirts of Qatar’s capital day and on track in the evening,” Eidan and American naviga- here if some of the more powerful 1990s and is enjoying her best ever tomorrow afternoon with a full city Doha – with temperatures he added. tor Alex Gelsomino finished fifth S2000 cars have problems,” said season. The Mitsubishi driver is a programme of activities, start- often reaching 40°C, the Losail “The three right corners, overall in Jordan last season with Bin Eidan. clear second in the points’ stand- ing with the ceremonial start International Circuit will run its before the final left-hander at the a Ford Fiesta R5, but the Kuwaiti “We have had a good season so ings and will take the start of the in Abdoub Circle from 14.30hrs World Superbike race weekend end of the lap, is a very fast sec- switched to a showroom category far and the target is a finish and Jordan Rally nine points in front and the opening 2.5km spectator under the slightly cooler cover of tion which I really enjoy, the track car for 2015 and teamed up with more points on the board, but I of Qatar’s Rashid Al Naimi. stage, starting at 16.30hrs. darkness. can be a little slippery on the first the Slovenian co-driver Vili Oslaj. would also like to finish as high A further point behind is the Built in 2004, the FIA and FIM day but the grip always improves “The goal is obviously the as possible.” fourth-placed Kuwaiti driver THE PENINSULA homologated facilities, however, as the weekend develops. are illuminated by 1000 flood- “I always have fun and enjoy lights providing daylight condi- Qatar so I’m looking forward to tions as the competitors battle the weekend. It is the last race of their way around the 16-corner, the year and I would like to finish Guintoli and Van der Mark head for Qatar clockwise layout, with speeds of my season with a good weekend up to 327kph recorded last time and enjoy riding the GSX-R,” said DOHA: With the Superbike something similar. The last three out thanks to its kilometre-long Puniet. World Championship title already rounds have been really positive finish straight. decided, Sylvain Guintoli and with the results we’ve got and it Lowes said: “Qatar is always a THE PENINSULA Sylvain Michael van der Mark head for was such a good feeling to finally the final round of the 2015 season Guintoli (right) step on the podium in Magny- this weekend at Losail in Qatar. in action Cours.”I’m hoping we can take The two Pata Honda riders during last that positivity into Qatar and fin- have enjoyed a strong upturn in year’s World ish in a really strong way, which results since the series returned Championship would be a great reward for eve- from an extended summer break round at ryone.” with Guintoli and van der Mark Losail Van der Mark said: “It might taking their Honda CBR1000RR International be the end of the season but I’m Fireblade SPs to podium finishes Circuit. already looking forward to 2016,” in the last two rounds. he said. “It’s sometimes been After qualifying in fifth place, a difficult learning year on the Frenchman Guintoli, 33, fin- CBR and, if not for some recur- ished third in a damp race one ring technical issues, I think we at his home race Magny-Cours in season in the previous round at layout of the track and I love rac- could have been fighting for the France two weeks ago, scoring his Jerez in Spain and followed that ing under the lights there, which podium more often. I think we first podium of the season in front up with two impressive fourth I also did while I was racing in have shown in the last few races of an appreciative crowd. Qatar place finishes at Magny-Cours MotoGP. It’s a ‘big’ circuit, like how strong we can be and I think will mark Guintoli’s final race having started from 15th place Sepang, and it’s fast and flowing, going 4-4 in the last round at with the Pata Honda team and on the grid. which really suits my riding style. Magny-Cours was a really good he is looking forward to leaving Guintoli said: “Last year at “We had a really good week- result from a difficult qualifying on a high. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Qatar were definitely the best end at Sepang earlier this season position. Voltcom Crescent Suzuki’s Alex Lowes of Great Britain GBR during last World Superbike rookie van der racing moments of my career but which is another ‘big’ circuit, so year’s race at the Losail International Circuit. Mark took his third podium of the even before then I really liked the I am hopeful that we can aim for THE PENINSULA

Triumphant Qatari team returns El Bayoumy shines at Doha tennis

DOHA: Amir El Bayoumy won QATAR TENNIS FEDERATION & the Men’s Singles title at the 8th QTF InterContinental Doha 8th INTERCONTINENTAL DOHA TENNIS OPEN defeating Ghassen Salah Al Ansi Boys 8 Years and Under Fahed Khalid Al-Khulaifi bt Yousif Majid Al Abdulla 2-0 in the final at the Khalifa Inter- Girls 8 Years and Under Meriam Al Mahmoud bt Johara Al Thani 2-0 national Tennis Complex on Mon- Boys 9 Years and Under Nasser Khalid Al-Kulaifi bt Naser Al Moutawi 2-1 day night. Girls 9 Years and Under Fay Yasser Al-Bloshy bt Mashael Nasser Al-Khanji 2-0 El Bayoumy, partnering with Boys 10 Years and Under Adel Mohamed Ghanim bt Zaid Al Mashni 9-4 Sultan Khalfan, went on to reg- ister a double as he pocketed the Girls 10 Years and Under Krisal Olivera bt Arwa Medhat Keshk 9-3 Men’s Doubles title overcoming Boys 12 Years and Under Mohammad Al Raouf Amirul bt Ibrahim Eid Al- Sulaiti 63-62 the stiff challenge of Cliff Acaso Girls 12 Years and Under Sravanti E.N bt Amna Hamoud 62-60 and Reynaldo Amazona. Boys 14 Years and Under Taym Alazmeh bt Skander Ben Fredj 61 61 Around 350 players competed Girls 14 Years and Under Karina Sarajan bt Chloe Saleh 62 62 in the 22 categories from different Boys 18 Years and Under Issa Shannan bt Siddharth Ramesh 61 60 nationalities along with a number of national team players, with a Girls 18 Years and Under Vipasha Mehra bt Shahed Al-Mashni 60 RET few of them topping in some cat- Boys Doubles 10 Ghanim Hamad Zainal, Turki Majid Al Abdulla bt Meshaal Nasser Al Khanji, egories. Abdulla Sultan Al Gazal 9 8 (10) Qatar national team player Boys Doubles 12 Arjun Karnik, Athrey Ananth bt Kirk Cipriano, Mohamed Al Raouf Amirul 62 62 Qatari team players celebrates their gold medal along with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, President Ola Basel clinched the Women’s Boys Doubles 14 Rayane Jufairi, Mohammed Sumaiti bt Adil Khan, Taym Al Azmeh 75 61 of the Qatar Basketball Federation at the World Military Games in South Korea after returning home, yesterday. Singles crown while Issa Shanan Mens Single Amir El Bayoumy Ghassen Salah Al Ansi 61 62 The Qatari team deefated their Greek counterparts to win the premier medal. took the first place in Boys U-18 Mens Doubles Amir El Bayoumy, Sultan Khalfan bt Cliff Acaso, Reynaldo Amazona 75 64 category. In Boys Doubles U10, Ladies Singles Olla Basel Mourad bt Fatima Ayesha Amirul 60 30 the team of Mesha’al Al Khenji and Turki Al Abdallah won the Ladies Doubles Regina Matyak, Olla Basel Mourad bt Debra Mace, Hazel Casurao 75 60 title beating Ghanim Zeinal and Veterans Single Jose Blasi Manny Lucas 60 62 Aspire Academy bags two trophies Abdallah Al Ghazal. Veterans Doubles Ahmed Askar, Reynaldo Amazona bt Ahmed Tawfik, Raymund Hayek w/o In Girls U9, Amna Hmoud Mixed Doubles Araya Suksomrup, Amir El Bayoumy bt Mujahid Khan, Saba Aziz 62 63 could also reach the final but DOHA: Aspire Academy’s first least once, thereby exposing the auditorium on their philosophy Tri-Series tournament of the Academy’s teams to a combina- and management approach when lost to Fatima Sravanti Enn in spread the game and increase its 2015-16 season concluded last tion of styles, philosophies and working with junior players, which the title clash. By holding such popularity among Qatari Youth.” week following a thrilling com- tactics, and creating a competitive benefited the coaches at Aspire events, QTF aims to expand the Cyril Mouawad; Executive petition against elite Qatari, Ger- environment that pushed them to Academy, as well as Lekhwiya SC base of tennis in the country and Assistant Manager at Inter- man and Argentinian oppositions. improve their performance. and Eintracht Frankfurt. also to provide both professionals Continental Doha and a number Spanning three days, the At the end of the tournament, On the days the visiting clubs and amateurs the opportunity to of sponsors representatives of first round included a competi- Aspire Academy’s teams won in were not participating in the compete in professional ambience Art&Art and Thai Smile were tion schedule that pitted the two tough categories: U-16 and tournament, they were given Tariq Zeinal; General Secre- present along with QTF officials. Academy’s U-16, U-17 and U-18 U-17. On the other hand, Estudi- a tour of Doha where they vis- tary Assistant at Qatar Tennis InterContinental Doha Hotel teams against local counterpart antes De La Plata took home the ited the city’s touristic sites Federation (QTF) said: “QTF & presented gifts and vouchers with Lekhwiya SC, German club Ein- U-18 trophy. and important landmarks, and InterContinental event booked its a value of QR 100,000 to the win- tracht Frankfurt and Argentine During their time at the Aspire learned about Qatari history and place as one of the most impor- ners in addition to QR 40,000 pre- club Estudiantes De La Plata. Academy, representatives from culture. tant tournaments in QTF’s local sented by QTF. The schedule enabled each team Estudiantes De La Plata also gave Tariq Zeinal events calendar. It reflects the to play against its opponents at a presentation in the Academy’s THE PENINSULA strategy followed by QTF to THE PENINSULA Wednesday 14 October 2015 1 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6583 Sport Price: QR2 Bolt aiming to Federer crack 19 secs crashes out in in 200m Shanghai

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DOHA: Hosts Qatar yesterday produced a slick performance on home turf to rout Maldives 4-0 in their 2018 FIFA World Cup and N Korea, Thais and 2019 Asian Cup joint-qualifying match. Two goals by Boualem Khoukhi Qatar Boualem Khoukhi (28 and 68), a second-half strike (centre)attempts a shot at Oman move clear by Mohammed Kasolo (69) and Maldives goal during 2018 Mohamed Musa’s goal in injury FIFA World Cup Russia time saw the home side canter SINGAPORE: North Korea, Thailand and Oman took advan- and AFC Asian Cup 2019 to their fifth consecutive win in tage of the absence of Asia’s elite to storm clear in their World qualifying match at Al Sadd Group C. Cup qualifying groups with victories yesterday. Qatar now lead the group with Stadium in Doha yesterday. With the top seeds across the eight joint Asian Cup qualifying 15 points from five matches. The BOTTOM: Qatar’s Khoukhi groups sitting out the sixth matchday, the region’s unfancied reigning Gulf champions are now (right) and a Maldives player sides boosted their chances of grabbing one of the 12 places on five points clear of second-placed locked in an aerial battle for offer for the next stage of the Road to Russia 2018. Hong Kong. supremacy. North Korea are close to doing so after Jong Il-gwan struck Also yesterday, Hong Kong BAHER AMIN a 15th minute penalty for a 1-0 home win over Yemen to leave stunned hosts Bhutan 1-0 in the the twice World Cup qualifiers four points clear of Uzbekistan other Group C Clash. in Group H with only three games remaining. Al Anabi now require just two thanks a well-worked team move In Muscat, Oman dispatched India 3-0 to move three points more victories at most to auto- that was capped by Khoukhi’s clear of favourites Iran at the top of Group D. matically progress from the group 28th minute opener at the Jas- Iran entertained Japan in a friendly that finished 1-1 after into the next round of qualifica- sim bin Hamad Stadium. Yoshinori Muto cancelled out Mehdi Torabi’s opener for the tion. The pattern of a dominant hosts. Perennial qualifiers South Korea were 3-0 winners over It was Qatar’s second home Qatar side frustrated by a com- Jamaica in another friendly. victory in less than a week, after pact defence, well-drilled by New With Japan in Tehran, Singapore took the opportunity to beating rivals China 1-0 in the Zealand’s 2010 FIFA World Cup- move level with the four-times Asian champions at the top of same Al Sadd stadium 1-0 on qualifying coach Ricki Herbert, Group E after a sketchy 2-1 win at home to Cambodia, who October 8. continued in the second-half with scored their first goal of the campaign through Sos Suhana. Qatar dominated the first- the home side having a number of Singapore coach Bernd Stange was left surprised at the criti- half in terms of possession and opportunities to add to their tally. cism of his side, who have aspirations of taking one of the four opportunities and went into the Qatar eventually made it 2-0 best runners-up places that will mean qualification for the next interval with a deserved 1-0 lead when Kasola connected with a Asian Cup and third stage of World Cup qualification. 69th minute corner and then, “Why are you not able to be happy that we have 10 points?,” WORLD CUP ASIA just 60 seconds after the Al Sadd the German told reporters who questioned why the team made QUALIFYING RESULTS defender had side-footed home hard work of the result. his second goal of the qualifiers, Thailand are keen not to leave anything to chance and they Results from World Cup qualifiers in Asia Al Arabi star Khoukhi scored his ramped up the pressure on favoured Iraq in Group F by claiming yesterday: second of the match. a 3-0 away in Vietnam to open up a five-point gap in the pool, Group A Qatar would add one more which has been reduced to four teams following Indonesia’s Timor Leste 0 Malaysia 1 (Amri Yahyah 10) to the 23 goals that they had suspension by FIFA for political interference. Group C amassed during the qualifiers Kroekrit Thawikan hit a stunning long-range swerving Bhutan 0 Hong Kong 1 (Chan Siu Ki 89) thus far, with Musa scoring the opener before an own goal by Tien Thanh just before the hour Qatar 4 Maldives 0 fourth of the match two minutes mark made the game safe for the visitors, with Theerathon into second-half stoppage time Bunmathan completing the scoring in Hanoi by finishing a Group D as Al Annabi remained firmly in neat team move. Oman 3 India 0 control at the top of the Group C Thailand face Taiwan next month before what is sure to Group E standings. be the decisive clash away to former Asian champions Iraq in Singapore 2 (Faris Ramli 16, Fazrul Nawaz In Thimpu yesterday, Hong Tehran in the battle for top spot in the group. 47) Cambodia 1 (Suhana 66) Kong claimed their third win in Southeast Asian rivals Malaysia grabbed their first World cup Group F Group C. qualifying away win in 14 years when they edged East Timor Vietnam 0 Thailand 3 (Kroekrit 29, Dien Hong Kong left it agonisingly 1-0, their opening victory in Group A. Tien Thanh 56-og, Theerathon 70) late to find the winning goal at “This is an important win. We needed it to revive our chances Group G the Changlimithang Stadium, of finishing third in the group,” interim coach Ong Kim Swee with veteran striker Chan Siu Ki said. There was no first point of the campaign for lowly Bhutan, Myanmar 3 (Suan Lam Mang 13, Kyaw Ko settling the contest in the 89th however, with Hong Kong’s Siu Ki Chan heading the only goal Ko 32, Aung Thu 50) Laos 1 (Khampheng 2) minute. in the 89th minute winner to move the visitors clear of China Group H in second place in Group C. North Korea 1 (Jong Il-gwan 12-pen) Yemen 0 THE PENINSULA AFP Amir Khan impressed by Hamburg to host 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships

Qatar’s sporting vision DOHA: The German city of 2017 will be of huge importance to Hamburg will host the 2017 AIBA the continuing growth of German DOHA: Amir Khan, two-time World Boxing Championships, it boxing,” he said. Dr Thani Al former world champion and cur- was announced yesterday. Following the meeting, AIBA Kuwari (right), rent holder of the WBC Silver Hamburg, which is also one of Vice President and EUBC Presi- welterweight belt, spent time Secretary-General the cities aiming to host the 2024 dent Franco Falcinelli was swift with Dr Thani Al Kuwari, Secre- of Qatar Olympic Summer Olympics, beat two other to add his words of support for tary General of the Qatar Olym- Committee and bids to secure the event in two the city. pic Committee, to discuss Qatar’s Amir Khan (cen- years’ time. “With Hamburg being awarded sporting vision, world-class sport- tre), two-time “Hamburg proved its appetite the 2017 World Boxing Champion- ing facilities and the opportunity former world for boxing when it held the APB ships, Europe is proud of hosting to develop boxing further in Qatar champion in Doha finals in September, and the coun- this major event for our sport in and across the Middle East. yesterday. try’s capacity for hosting major Germany for the third time after Khan is in the country as a sporting events like the AIBA Munich in 1982 and Berlin in guest of the Qatar Boxing Federa- World Boxing Championships 1995. I’m confident it will be an tion and AIBA for the prestigious (Doha 2015 AIBA World Box- model for young, aspiring boxers is clear,” said AIBA’s president amazing Championships in a city World Boxing Championships, but ing Championships) has been a both here in Qatar and through- Ching-Kuo Wu (pictured). Committee Member and Presi- with a long boxing tradition,” said once the marquee event finishes memorable experience in a truly out the world. I’m pleased that he AIBA said it would not reveal dent of the German Boxing Fed- Mr Falcinelli. today, he will remain in Doha for world-class venue. The boxers has taken Doha to his heart, and the identity of the losing bids, eration, was thrilled with the Michael Neumann, Senator further two-week long training competing here have had the per- that he’s seen some of what Qatar though Sochi in Russia earlier decision. of the Ministry of Interior and camp. fect place to compete and prepare has to offer as a world-class sport- this year expressed interest in “The Qatar Boxing Federa- Sports of the Free and Hanseatic “I’m really enjoying my time for the Olympics as every aspect ing, cultural and tourist destina- hosting the 2017 championships. tion has done an outstanding job City of Hamburg was thrilled here in Doha, and it was great to is of the highest standard. I’d love tion. By hosting the AIBA Boxing The decision was taken at a in Doha, and this underlines the with the news. “It is a great suc- learn more about Qatar’s vision to have a fight in Doha at some World Championships in Qatar, meeting of the governing body’s confidence AIBA has in our fed- cess for us and we will take the for sport. There are so many point, for sure, and I can’t wait to passion for this noble sport has executive committee in Qatar, eration’s capacity to organise an opportunity to show the world amazing facilities here all geared get into my training,” Khan said. been ignited and hopefully Amir where the current world cham- event of this magnitude. We are what we are capable of. My city to help athletes achieved their Dr Al Kuwari was delighted to will return to compete here one pionships are being held. already looking forward to host- is very grateful to AIBA for their best, and you can really feel the spend some time with the British day in the future.” The finals for that event take ing the world’s most exciting box- decision,” said Neumann. passion for sports wherever you boxing sensation: “Amir Khan is place today and tomorrow. ing tournament, and the World go. Being ringside at the Worlds a real gentleman and a great role THE PENINSULA Jürgen Kyas, AIBA Executive Boxing Championships Hamburg THE PENINSULA