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New airport to open Huge rise in partially next month DOHA: The Hamad International Airport will be partially open by the end of next month, Al Sharq reported yesterday. the cost of The plan for the initial open- ing includes the air cargo serv- ice to and from Doha, the daily said quoting the New Doha International Airport Steering education Committee. THE PENINSULA 9.1 percent increase last year US drone strikes DOHA: The cost of education the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the country has shot up by a basket. are war crimes, huge 9.1 percent in a year until Rent that is clubbed with fuel last September, official figures and energy has the highest share says rights group show. in the CPI basket, at 32.2 percent. The rise is mainly due to goods Food (clubbed with beverages and ISLAMABAD: US officials and services related to education tobacco) has 13.2 percent weight. responsible for the secret CIA having become expensive, said Talking of the rising cost of drone campaign against sus- the Ministry of Development “Entertainment, Recreation and pected terrorists in Pakistan Planning and Statistics. Culture”, the Ministry said in a may have committed war Interestingly, the inflation in statement it was due to a hike in The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with foreign ministers of France Laurent Fabius, Saudi crimes and should stand trial, the education sector has sur- the prices of goods and services Arabia’s Prince Saud Al Faisal, Britain’s William Hague, US’ John Kerry, the UAE’s Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed a report by a leading human passed escalating rents that shot related to education. Al Nahyan, and other officials before the ‘London 11’ meeting from the Friends of Syria Core Group yesterday. rights group warns. up only 6.1 percent in the period. About the rising rent, the Amnesty International has Children’s education, thus, Ministry statement said that highlighted the case of a grand- seems to be emerging as the big- resulted mainly due to an increase mother who was killed while she gest spoiler of household budgets in the “rentals of residential Syria opposition pressed on talks was picking vegetables and other of limited-income families. buildings”. incidents which could have bro- Food prices show some reprieve Price increases have been regis- ken international laws designed but they have also inched up, tered in most of the groups, except LONDON: Western nations meeting of 11 nations, said before- refuse to recognise the exiled to protect civilians. albeit by a marginal 0.7 percent, in the case of “Miscellaneous and their Middle Eastern allies hand that it was vital that all opposition favoured by the West. The report is issued in con- year-on-year in September 2013, goods and services” whose prices pressed Syria’s fractured oppo- elements of the Western-backed US Secretary of State John junction with an investigation by Ministry figures released yester- have plummeted 4.5 percent, the sition yesterday to join proposed Syrian opposition join the talks. Kerry met Ahmad Jarba, the Human Rights Watch detailing day suggest. Ministry said. peace talks, although President “If they are not part of a peace head of the umbrella opposition missile attacks in Yemen which Thanks to the price escalation, Asked for comment, finan- Bashar Al Assad has made clear process in Syria then all the Syrian National Coalition, before the group believes could contra- the overall inflation in the coun- cial analyst Abdullah Al Khater he will not step down — which is Syrian people have got left is to the London talks began, but there vene the laws of armed conflict, try was 2.7 percent year-on-year described the rise in educa- their condition for participating. choose between Assad on the one was no word on the outcome. international human rights law in September, the Ministry said. tion costs as “too much and The US and Russia said in May hand and extremists,” he told Kerry said on Monday events and Barack Obama’s own guide- The above three heads of uncontrolled”. they would convene a “Geneva 2” BBC Radio. may have moved in Assad’s lines on drones. expenses (education, rent and House rents are shooting up conference to try to end a conflict However, opposition factions favour since he and Russian The reports are being pub- food) can collectively account for driven by an increasing influx that has killed well over 100,000 are loathe to discuss anything Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lished while Nawaz Sharif, more than half (56.3 percent) of of foreign workers for the mega people and forced millions from except the immediate departure announced plans for the peace Pakistan’s prime minister, is in a household’s monthly expenses development projects, affecting their homes, but it faces huge of Assad - who said on Monday conference five months ago, but Washington. Sharif has prom- in Qatar. Education is included in almost every aspect of the coun- obstacles and no firm date has he saw no reason why he should that the aim remained to get both ised to tell Obama that the drone the category of ‘Entertainment, try’s life and economy, he said. been set. not run for re-election next year. sides to choose a transitional gov- strikes — which have caused out- Recreation and Culture’ which THE PENINSULA British Foreign Secretary And many of the mostly ernment. REUTERS rage in Pakistan — must end. has a weight of 10.9 percent in Continued on page 7 William Hague, hosting the Islamist rebels fighting in Syria See also page 10 THE GUARDIAN Arabic billboards a curiosity in London Old tyres to be used DOHA: Billboards in Arabic were quite used to having milk announcing the opening of and ‘Chapati’ began mixing tea an eatery at London’s world- with the boiled and sweetened to pave Qatar roads renowned department stores, milk. The Harrods, are a curious From the north the trend DOHA: Qatar hopes to use more load, he said. sight in London these days. spread to some other parts of recycled car tyres to pave its The average life of such roads Well, those who know Arabic India as well. ‘Karak and chap- roads from next year, making is 50 years and they need less look at the billboards not just ati’ were introduced in Qatar the thoroughfares quieter and maintenance, while the roads out of curiosity but with great and the rest of the GCC through more durable. asphalted with bitumen have a excitement and expectation. their close contact with the This is, however, not the first life span of 20 years and require The excitement takes the Indians. time the country will be paving regular maintenance. form of ecstasy, especially in Community elders say ‘Karak its roads with recycled tyres, says The cost of surfacing roads the case of the large number of and Chapati’ were known in a senior environment ministry with recycled tyres is only five citizens of Qatar and other GCC Qatar even before the discovery official. percent more but since these countries who are based in the of oil through their contact with The pioneering trial was first roads are more durable, less noisy metropolis. Indians during the pearling days. carried out in 1997 and then in and need less maintenance, they The billboards announce However, as hordes of Indians 2000, and that is why the cur- work out to be much cheaper in the opening of an eatery at came over to Qatar and the rest rent initiative has been named the long run,” said the official. The Harrods that would offer of the GCC region and opened up ‘Qatar3’. He said the disposal of used ‘Karak and Chapati’. Actually, eateries, ‘Karak’ and ‘Chapati’ Qatar has some 11m tonnes tyres in landfill sites poses sev- the upcoming outlet has been became more popular among the of used car tyres lying as land- eral environmental hazards, one named ‘Karak and Chapati’. locals. fill waste posing threats to the of them being their proneness to ‘Karak’ is the Qatari and They are liked so much by the environment. fire. GCC version of a concoction of Qataris that when the Katara Annually some 1.5m to 2m The other risk is that during tea and milk boiled with ginger Cultural Village was opened, an tonnes of used tyres are gener- rains, water can seep under- and cardamom that has been eatery offering just ‘Karak’ and ated here. ground with unwanted chemicals in vogue mostly in some parts ‘Chapati’ was set up there. This was disclosed by Dr washed out of the tyre waste. of north India, especially Uttar It is a favourite spot for many Mohamed Saif Al Kuwari, assist- Al Kuwari said that during Pradesh. Qataris and nationals from other ant undersecretary for labora- the sizzling summer months, day ‘Chapati’ is the traditional GCC states and Arab countries. tory and standardisation affairs temperatures in the country soar north Indian hand-ground and The billboards on the London at the environment ministry in up to 45 and 48 degrees Celsius. baked round wheat bread. taxis announce in Arabic “From an interview published in local But due to the heat, the In Qatar and the rest of the Katara to Knightsbridge”, talk- Arabic daily Al Raya yesterday. temperature of the bitumen- GCC, ‘Karak’ which is a Hindi- ing of the upcoming eatery at He said a technical commit- asphalted road can rise up to a Urdu (Hindustani) word mean- The Harrods. Katara in the tee has been set up headed by mind-boggling 76 degrees C. ing strong, takes a little changed billboard refers to Qatar while the Public Works Authority He hinted that due the above form as they mix saffron with the Knightsbridge is where The (Ashghal) which, along with for- reasons, it is unsafe to use those the other Indian ingredients. Harrods is located. eign consultants, is studying the car tyres that are not manufac- ‘Chapati’ can be either crisp or As a commentator said in new initiative. tured specifically for this region. soft in the north of India, where remarks to this newspaper, The panel is likely to approve His department, meanwhile, it is the staple food, but in Qatar “After Qatar bought over The the recycled tyre asphalting in a statement has called on the and the GCC, it is mostly crisp. Harrods, change is in the air at material for use from next year. people to be extremely careful Since tea consumption the western department store. It Advertisements on London taxis announce in Arabic the upcoming eatery Roads paved with recycled and not order car tyres through became widespread in India, is tasting the Arab and Oriental at The Harrods. car tyres do not develop cracks, the Internet. many people in the north who culture”. THE PENINSULA are less noisy and can withstand THE PENINSULA

WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Social media come in handy for Arabs More than two-thirds of population regularly use social networks to seek recommendations on buying decisions

DOHA: With consumerism National Generation (ANG) Yet while “generosity” and Regarding differences, the The survey and focus group different generations are extend- on the rise in the Arab region, including those born between “hospitality” are shared values ADG associates itself more with findings regarding generational ing their use of networks in a more than two-thirds of the 1948 and 1964 (49 to 65 years); across all three generations, they “adventure” and “extravagance” differences in the work environ- varied manner. Media and con- Arab population across all gen- Arab Regional Generation (ARG) seem to be declining over time than the older two generations. ment are intriguing. sumerism are emerging as topics erations regularly use social including those born between 1965 — possibly a reflection that in The ANG associates itself with Most attributes associated with of such differentiation. networks to seek recommenda- and 1977 (36 to 48 years); and the many countries the ADG is facing “achievement.” the older generation are positive: A core theme of the findings is tions on buying decisions, shows Arab Digital Generation (ADG) hardships with high unemploy- A positive sign is that Arabs They are seen as punctual, lead- that social media are growing in a regional survey. which included those born from ment among youth, a high cost are likely to believe their country ing by example, respectful, willing relevance regarding purchasing The survey by Booz & Company, 1978 onward. of living, and reduced economic is a leader in the region in general to teach, and appreciative. behaviour. a leading management consulting The online survey covered opportunities. terms. Considering more specific Gender equality in the work- “Regional governments and firm, among three generations of nearly 3,000 people in Egypt, Asked about their level of sat- aspects, however, they are less place was a key area of inquiry. business leaders need to take Arabs in six countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi isfaction with life achievements likely to believe that their coun- More than 50 percent of all these generational differences Qatar, also showed that young Arabia, and the UAE. thus far, including career and try leads in terms of technology respondents across all three gen- into consideration when craft- Arabs were the least satisfied Supplementary data from education, the least satisfied were or education. erations support women seeking ing social and economic policies. about their achievements, edu- 649 respondents was collected members of the ADG, particu- This trend is more pronounced employment, provided there are If they are to meet the needs of cation and career. in Algeria (170), Lebanon (148), larly in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi for younger respondents — mem- rules and regulations to respect a broad range of groups, poli- To understand the generational Libya (73), Morocco (163), and Arabia. By contrast, satisfaction bers of the ADG were less likely the country’s traditions and cymakers must understand the differences within the Middle Syria (95). levels were highest among the to agree than ARG or ANG culture. diverse perceptions and priori- East and North Africa region, In general, results showed that ANG, especially in the GCC. respondents that their country The three generations ties of the region’s generations,” the survey took the 15-65 work- all three Arab generations are Asked about values they do not has a leadership position, perhaps have adopted social networks said Richard Shediac, a Senior ing-age population and divided more united than divided in their associate with their generation, all reflecting their current dimin- extensively. Partner with Booz & Company. it into three age groups — Arab core values. three groups cited “individuality”. ished economic prospects. Outside social purposes, THE PENINSULA

Unique opportunities for budding researchers at QF conference DOHA: Qatar Foundation sustain a vibrant ecosystem of culture among youth in Qatar. It Research & Development (QF research and innovation in Qatar. encourages young people inter- R&D) has announced opportu- QF R&D recently launched its ested in science and research to nities for student researchers first PhD programme — Qatar pursue careers in the field. to gain valuable exposure at Foundation Interdisciplinary The programme facilitates the Qatar Foundation Annual Doctoral Programme in Energy opportunities for its trainees Research Conference (ARC’13). Sciences. The competitive pro- to work and intern at research The conference will open its gramme is a collaboration institutes such as Qatar doors to young researchers to between QF R&D and Hamad Computing Research Institute, showcase their projects, network Bin Khalifa University, the first Qatar Biomedical Research with peers and learn from the university to join the programme, Institute and Qatar Energy and local and international research and will provide its graduates Environment Research Institute, community. with an excellent platform for a and offers students the opportu- Held under the theme ‘Qatar’s successful career in energy sci- nity to study at prestigious insti- Cross-cutting Research Grand ences. QF R&D is also liaising tutions such as the University Challenges’, this year’s edition with other universities interested of Cambridge, the University of of ARC’13 will bring together in joining the programme. Oxford, Imperial College London, renowned researchers, experts An impetus constituent of QF and Massachusetts Institute of from the public and private sec- R&D, Qatar National Research Technology, among others. Students presenting their works at last year’s annual research forum. tors, academia and budding sci- Fund (QNRF), also runs funding “Qatar Science Leadership entists with the aim of finding programmes to provide oppor- Programme offers full-scale sup- solutions to challenges outlined tunities for young researchers, port for students interested in sci- in the Qatar National Research from high school students to ence and research, where they can Strategy. “We see in many of graduates. It recently launched join our undergraduate and post- these students a strong talent the Graduate Student Research graduate programmes,” said Dr that will propel Qatar to the Awards (GSRA), a new fund- Ayman Bassil, Head of Research forefront of research excellence,” ing programme to help develop Training at QF R&D, who also said Dr Wyatt Hume, Executive human capital in research for oversees QSLP’s programmes. Director for Education, Training Qatar, and encourage PhD pro- The conference will be held and Development at QF R&D. grammes in the country. on November 24-25 at the Qatar “As a premier platform for local Its Undergraduate Research National Convention Centre, and young scientists to gather, the Experience Programme (UREP) will provide national stakehold- conference offers talented stu- and its Junior Scientists Research ers and international partners dents the opportunity to develop, Experience Programme (JSREP) with the opportunity to network, learn and fulfil their potential.” are two of many programmes learn about and get involved in Nearly 1,170 abstracts have which fund competitively selected Qatar’s latest research initiatives. been submitted and 517 accepted. projects in basic and applied It will also feature poster sessions, Of these, 125 will be presented by research that relate to Qatar’s as well as stands for local and students at ARC’13. national priorities. international exhibitors, offering In addition to the conference, QF R&D’s Qatar Science all attendees an exciting opportu- QF R&D is behind capacity- Leadership Programme (QSLP) nity to interact directly. building initiatives to support and aims at fostering a research THE PENINSULA Qatar to attend ministers’ meet DOHA: Qatar will take part in the 26th ordi- nary session of the Arab Transport Ministers’ Council meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, from today. The Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti will lead Qatar’s delegation to the two-day meeting. The agenda includes discussion on rail link between Arab countries. 3,854 Eid calls to Kahramaa DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) received 3,854 inquir- ies and complaints from customers during Eid Al Adha holidays. The complaints regis- tered at Kahramaa’s call centre were related to water and electricity. The huge number of inquiries and complaints reflect our responsiveness towards our customers, Kahramaa said yesterday. It welcomes customer feedback, suggestions and comments through its website km.qa, Facebook and Twitter pages and call centre 991. THE PENINSULA/QNA WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Doha among 28 finalists 14 Arab women honoured in New7Wonders Cities Qatari paediatric cardiologist and photographer among Arab Award recipients global campaign DOHA: Fourteen inspirational Kuwari (literature), Aya Magdy women were honoured at this (sport), Waad Ali (fashion design- DOHA: Doha is one of the 28 finalists in the New7Wonders year’s Arab Woman Awards ing), Ghada Al Subaei - The Kayys Cities global campaign. Qatar at the W Doha Hotel & (young designer), Fatima Al Ali Doha is the only city in the GCC region short-listed out Residence yesterday. (humanitarian services), Elham of more than 1,200 nominees from over 220 countries. In its second year, the event Bader (media), and Huda Al Ansari Announcing the finalists on Monday, Bernard Weber, marks achievements of women of (Inspirational Woman of the Year). Founder-President of Swiss-based New7Wonders Qatar who have displayed excel- The board of judges engaged in a Foundation, said the campaign recognises “cities that best lence in business, entrepreneurship, two-month research and evaluation represent achievements and aspirations of our global urban medicine, charity, art and fashion. to choose the winners. civilisation.” According to its website, New7Wonders said The awards recognise outstand- Mishael M Al Ansari, Marketing the finalists were chosen by popular vote and advised by a ing accomplishments and contri- and Communication Director at panel of experts. bution to society of remarkable Anti Doping Lab Qatar and one of The other finalists include Athens, Greece; Bangkok, women, who through their hard the jurors, said: “We have had such Thailand; Barcelona, Spain; Beirut, Lebanon; Casablanca, work and dedication have positioned a fantastic range of entries this Morocco; Chicago, the US; Durban, South Africa; Havana, themselves as leading role models year, with so many women involved Cuba; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Istanbul, Turkey; Kuala for future generations. in amazing projects across such a Lumpur, Malaysia; Kyoto, Japan; La Paz, Bolivia; London, Among this year’s award recipi- wide variety of fields. It was very the UK; Mendoza, Argentina; Mexico City, Mexico; Mumbai, ents was first Qatari female pae- tough to narrow it down to our final India; Perth, Australia; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Prague, diatric cardiologist and Head of 14 winners, but I think the range is Czech Republic; Quito, Ecuador; Reykjavik, Iceland; St Paediatric Cardiology Section at a fantastic reflection of the amaz- Petersburg, Russia; Seoul, South Korea; Shenzhen, China; Hamad Medical Corporation, Dr. ing work being done by women and Vancouver, Canada. Reema Yousef Hussain Kamal, who across Qatar and the Arab world. I “This outstanding shortlist of 28 cities mirrors the diver- received the Medical award. She is am very humbled to be surrounded sity of urban society, especially when, for the first time in one of the few cardiologists in the by so many extraordinary women history, more than half of our planet’s population lives in Gulf who perform and interpret today.” cities. Going forward, the campaign will encourage debate fetal echocardiograms. Other members of the board were about how cities should respond to challenges of the present Another winner was Sarah Al Bothaina Al Ansari, Senior Director and the future,” said Weber. Shamlan, a young Qatari photog- of Human Resources at Qtel; Dr. The new seven wonders cities will be determined through rapher who has harnessed her love One of the winners receiving her award at the event. Nawal Al Shaikh, CEO and Founder global election, which will run across three elimination for photography to help the less for- of 2-B Communications; Amal Al phases culminating on December 7, 2014 when the winners tunate. “It is an honour to be recog- across all fields,” said Sarah of her received the Lifetime Achievement Athem, Qatari artist; Aisha Al will be revealed. New7Wonders Cities is the third global vote nised among such an extraordinary Young Talent award Award for her experience in the Bedded, founder of Fashion House organised by New7Wonders and follows the New7Wonders group of women. The women on the awards list social sustainable domain. Darz, and Nadine El Chaer, Group of the World and New7Wonders of Nature campaigns. “These awards go a long way in are also heads of major non-profit Other recipients were Natra Editor of Ahlan! Arabic. Established in 2001, the New7Wonders Foundation aims not only recognising the successes establishments and NGOs. Said Abdullah (business), Hessa The awards were hosted by ITP at contributing to the protection of the world’s human-built of women in Qatar, but also in high- Amal Al Mannai, Executive Abdullah (education), Mouday Al Consumer, publisher of women’s and natural heritage and fostering respect for the planet’s lighting the development of the role Director of Social Development Hajrey (art), Fatima Al Hudaifi magazines in the region. diversity. THE PENINSULA of women in the region as pioneers Centre at Qatar Foundation, (entrepreneurship), Wedad Al THE PENINSULA DFI to hold ‘Volunteer Open House’ for Youth Film Festival DOHA: Doha Film Institute is going above can register during the Open outlook for festival visitors from around of the youth through the medium of film.” Ajyal invites generations to come to hold a ‘Volunteer Open House’ from House, receive first-hand information the world. The festival is looking for more than together to discuss cinema through October 25 to 27, from 11am to 7pm, at about available opportunities and learn “The festival provides volunteers with 500 volunteers to help with all aspects of events that inspire creative interaction, Building 33 at Katara. workings of an international film festival a unique chance to interact with film operations. Volunteers will gain industry opening up a fun, collaborative environ- The Open House will provide film from the volunteer management team. experts, industry professionals, inter- experience and receive a participation ment where young people can express enthusiasts in Qatar with the opportunity Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival Director, national guests and hundreds of young certificate. themselves. to be part of the inaugural Ajyal Youth said: “The volunteer programme is at jurors. The festival builds on the Doha Film For details and to volunteer at the Film Festival from November 26 to 30. the heart of the festival and highlights “They are helping build a major cul- Institute’s history of community-based festival, visit www.dohafilminstitute.com Interested candidates aged 18 and the city’s multicultural and cosmopolitan tural event that will harness the power programming. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Tourism sector to create Moon on 17th of Dhul Hijjah 127,000 jobs by 2030 Qatar Tourism Sector Strategy 2030 will be launched by year-end BY RAYNALD C RIVERA experience other destinations is a vital right of every individual,” he DOHA: Qatar Tourism said, adding studies have shown Authority (QTA) projects tour- outbound tourism does not nega- ism will contribute 8 percent tively impact a country’s tourism. to the country’s gross domestic Qatar saw 15 “China has 83 million of its product by 2030 with the imple- percent increase population travelling around the mentation of Qatar Tourism in the number of world but that does not mean Sector Strategy 2030. their tourism sector has failed. “The target is 8 percent, which inbound tourists in People will have to travel to other is the international average con- the third quarter this countries no matter how many tribution to GDP by 2030,” QTA year, with 17 percent tourist destinations it has,” he Chairman Issa Mohammed Al said. Mohannadi told a press confer- rise in the number Stressing the importance of the ence yesterday ahead of the offi- of tourists from the tourism sector in countries like cial launch of the strategy by GCC and 7 percent Qatar, Al Mohannadi said, “The year-end. Issa Mohammed Al Mohannadi, most influential countries in the The tourism sector is also pro- world today have active tourism Chairman of Qatar Tourism Authority, growth in tourist jected to contribute to creating sector. There is a need to align the addressing a press conference at arrivals from other about 127,000 jobs by 2030, which tourism sector to Qatar having represents 5.3 percent of total Doha Exhibition Center yesterday. countries. played major role in world affairs.” employment in the country by SHAIVAL DALAL QTA started outlining the 2030 — a huge leap from 19,900 tourism strategy in collaboration jobs in 2012 which was only 1.8 He stressed that the Meeting, more products to sustain tourism with local stakeholders in June percent of the total employment. Incentive, Conference and momentum throughout the year, last year. It looked into global Revealing latest figures on Exhibition (MICE) sector as a he added. To encourage foreign reports from international organ- tourist arrivals, Al Mohannadi major contributor to the growth investment, Al Mohannadi said isations and studied experiences said Qatar saw 15 percent Qatar tourism is witnessing. one of the regulations would grant of 26 countries which succeeded increase in the number of inbound “Business tourism is far more exemption to foreign investors to in the sector. tourists in the third quarter this lucrative than leisure tourism,” set up businesses without the Aligned with Qatar National year, with 17 percent rise in the he said, adding non-Arab tourists need for sponsors and with 100 Vision 2030 and National number of tourists from the GCC tend to come to the country for percent ownership. Development Strategy 2011-2016, and 7 percent growth in tourist business tourism. He denied reports that it is the tourism strategy takes into arrivals from other countries. But this does not mean lei- part of the strategy to minimise account local tradition and val- The Eid Al Adha holidays wit- sure tourism would not be given outbound tourism and stressed ues, economic impact and envi- nessed 90 percent hotel occu- much attention. In fact, there is the right of every resident here ronmental sustainability. pancy rate, he added. a need to develop it by creating to travel. “The right to travel and THE PENINSULA The moon seen in the background of a minaret of a mosque in Al Wakrah yesterday, the 17th of Dhul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar. KAMMUTTY V P Average residential rents in Doha up 16pc year-on-year DOHA: A lack of supply in Bay, which now command rents locations across Doha. On aver- expatriate tenants looking to pur- In the commercial sector, a office space is for smaller sized the residential market due to of up to QR12,000 per month — age West Bay Lagoon is now the chase and a resurgence in inves- significant number of property office suites in West Bay, in light increasing expatriate inflow has an average increase of 6 percent most expensive area to lease a tor appetite. Direct and resale deals have been agreed for office of increasing occupancy levels, led to an average annual rental which has been consistent over four-bedroom villa at QR27,000 prices in the Porto Arabia-Pearl buildings in West Bay, which will many landlords are reluctant increase of 16 percent, says the the past year. per month, up 16 percent year- increased 7 percent and 9 per- lead to a decrease in availability to enter into negotiations with latest Asteco Qatar Q3 2013 “Leasing rates have most nota- on-year, while Ain Khalid and cent respectively, while direct of prime office space in the area, potential tenants unless they report. bly increased in The Pearl Qatar, Al Waab saw annual increases and resale values for properties potentially driving rents upwards consider taking up an entire or On average two-bedroom units where availability will continue of 18 percent and 15 percent, in Viva-Bahriya-Pearl were up 6 for the remaining space available. at least half a building. in The Pearl Qatar development to be scarce until the completion respectively. percent and 3 percent. “The average price per square Most of the remaining available have increased by 9 percent of a number of new towers cur- “The expatriate influx has also “According to figures from the metre per annum in West Bay is office building space is either to compared with Q2 2013 and 16 rently under construction,” said driven further demand for serv- Ministry of Justice, the number QR185, which is still 5 percent shell and core standard, awaiting percent year-on-year. A two- Jed Wolfe, Managing Director, iced apartments, where occu- of sales transactions fell from Q3 lower than Q3 2012, but signifi- government interest, or below the bedroom apartment now costs on Asteco Qatar. pancy levels have increased from 2012, however, the overall value of cantly it is 9 percent higher than standards required by most ten- average of upwards of QR14,000 Availability of good quality vil- long-stay guests,” added Wolfe. transactions increased, indicating Q2 2013,” said Wolfe. ants, especially offices in second- per month, closely followed by las is also limited, with rental Increasing rents in the freehold an increase in average property Although evidence should sug- ary locations. similar sized apartments in West increases apparent in most zones have led to an increase in values,” said Wolfe. gest that most of the demand for THE PENINSULA Prices of Qatar history textbooks slashed

DOHA: The Supreme Some expatriate schools have decision to reduce the prices, copies of the books required for Education Council (SEC) has collected money from students wondered why their children all private schools. We have got reduced the prices of text- but have not yet provided the have not been given the books a few books and are teaching the books for the newly intro- books. Complaints from par- until now. subject using their photocopies,” duced subject, Qatar history, ents about the high prices of the “We are happy that the prices said the principal of an Indian but several expatriate schools books had prompted some expat have been reduced. If the books school. say they have not yet received schools to take up the issue with are not ready, why did the school He said the school had taken the books. the SEC. force children to pay the money up the issue with the SEC and Since last year, SEC has made An Indian school recently in advance? Why are they not was awaiting reply. “We will it mandatory for all private sent a circular to parents say- refunding the whole money,” refund the money to the stu- schools to teach Qatar history. ing the prices of both books asked a parent. dents if the SEC says the books It has prepared two books for have been reduced from QR180 School officials say they will not be ready this year.” the subject in English, which to QR101. It also informed par- couldn’t distribute the books Even if the books are issued, together cost QR180. The reader ents that the balance QR79 will because they didn’t receive suf- schools would face difficulty in for grades 1 to 10 costs QR126 be refunded. ficient copies from the SEC. convincing parents to buy them and the workbook is priced at Several parents, who “We understand that the in the middle of the academic QR54. expressed happiness over the SEC has not prepared enough year. THE PENINSULA Sand-covered highway

A highway in the northern part of Qatar seen covered with sand following strong winds that lashed the country yesterday. The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning said it had cleared 104 tonnes of sand from roads in Dakhira and Ras Laffan. Strong winds are expected to continue today, according to the Meteorology Department. WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Premier receives US official UK scientists to deliver Cafe Scientifique series QU to mark the first ‘Women in Science Day’ on Nov 27

DOHA: Top British scientists The Café Scientifique and insects, exploring how are coming to Qatar to take series brings together this enriches our culture and part in Café Scientifique series strengthens public interest in and and the first Women in Science Qatari and British understanding of science. Day, Qatar UK 2013 and the enthusiasts and On November 27, Qatar British Council announced University marks the first yesterday. experts to talk, be ‘Women in Science Day’, bringing The series consists of public curious and learn. together female science experts discussions with top scientists in from Qatar and the UK to cel- The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met the a casual setting. ebrate their leadership and the US Deputy Secretary of Energy, Daniel Poneman, and reviewed cooperation. The Premier also met the UAE The three Café Scientifique other than the sun. importance of science in their Ambassador, Juma Rashid Saif Al Dhaheri. lectures are ‘Stars under the In ‘Can We Reach the Stars?’ lives. A panel discussion, which Stars’ on Friday from 7.30pm to Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock from will be open to the public will be 9.30pm at the Museum of Islamic Science Innovation Ltd will take followed by workshops. Art Park Café; ‘Can We Reach the her audience on a journey on the Martin Hope, Director of PHCC marks World Pharmacists Day Stars?’ on November 1 from 6pm future of space exploration. British Council Qatar, said: “The to 8pm at the MIA Café (indoors); John Jackson, Science Policy popular Café Scientifique series and ‘A Passion for Observation: Adviser at the Natural History brings together Qatari and British The Natural World and Science’ Museum in London, will deliver enthusiasts and experts to talk, on November 8 from 6pm to 8pm ‘A Passion for Observation: the be curious and learn, furthering at the Falcon Souq in Souq Waqif. Natural World and Science’ lec- our mission to bridge cultures and In ‘Stars under the Stars’, Dr ture and discuss how curiosity engaging people. Chris Lintott, astrophysicist from is transformed into a passion to “Set in open and friendly envi- the University of Oxford, will observe and how the innate curi- ronments with discussion topics discuss the place of Earth in the osity becomes part of a shared out of this world, I am looking universe, and navigating the night participation in science. forward to these talks and invite sky with a focus on the discovery He will present examples people in Qatar to join us,” Hope of exoplanets and orbiting stars and ideas, focusing on birds added. THE PENINSULA

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USSIA was on Monday rocked by a suicide blast on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd. Though a relatively low-intensity explosion that killed six, Rit comes more than three months ahead of the Winter Olympics to be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Saudi Arabia’s decision to The attack, which also injured thirty people, received a disproportionately large amount of press in the country and outside it. The death count notwithstanding, such attacks have been lately keeping the Kremlin on tenterhooks. In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Islamist militancy has been surging, especially in reject UN seat bewildering the volatile Caucasus. Chechnya and Dagestan have become the BY JONATHAN POWER latest hotspots of militancy in a region that sees itself as being will be many other issues besides in effect. Even Russia and China have neglected by the powers-that-be in Moscow. these that will come to the attention voted for sanctions on Iran because of The North Caucasus has not been peaceful for years now. IPLOMATS at the UN were of the Security Council. Moreover, its nuclear programme. International Rising unemployment, decrepit infrastructure and slow amazed last week when Saudi the ten rotating members have what policy on terrorist financing has been economic growth, like in the rest of Russia, especially in the DArabia did the unthinkable and is called the “Sixth Veto”. For exam- harmonised. The Security Council turned down the seat it had just won ple, in 2003 the US and UK couldn’t has authorised action against Somali rural hinterland, has a part to play in the local population on the Security Council. get the 9 votes necessary to legiti- pirates (dramatically but truthfully feeling alienated. However, militants need a ruse for violence. The ten rotating seats — that join mise their planned action over going portrayed in the new film, “Captain There would not be a sea of difference in the development levels those of the Permanent Five (the US, to war with Iraq- mainly because of a Phillips”). in the Caucasus and the rest of Russia. However, militants who UK, France, Russia and China) — are negative vote by the African members. Certificate-of-origin regimes have want Islamic rule in the region are trying to drive a wedge in regarded as the most prestigious spots The subsequent invasion was illegal in curtailed to some extent the trade in Russian society, already besotted with problems of its own. in international diplomacy. international law. “blood diamonds” that financed several Saudi Arabia had badly wanted that The Security Council falls well short African civil wars. Addressing Muslim clerics in the city of Ufa yesterday, Putin seat. But the moment it got the votes of perfection but without it the world The Security Council also has the railed at foreign forces for using “radical Islam to destabilise that handed it to it, it stepped back. would be in sorry shape. Even during power to refer cases of genocide and the country”. It has been revealed that the woman suicide The BBC reported that this created the Cold War when the Soviet Union crimes against humanity to the pros- bomber who blew herself up on “shock and confusion”. The Russian and the Western nations seems to ecutor of the International Criminal Instead of blaming the bus had been prepared for Foreign Ministry called it “bewilder- compete to veto each other’s proposals, Court. It did this for the first time in ing”. No state has there was agreement on 17 peacekeep- 2005, resulting in a (still outstanding) the act by her husband. A young foreign forces done this before. ing operations. warrant for the arrest of Sudanese guerrilla fighter now being hunted Saudi Arabia Since the Cold War ended the president Omar Hassan Al Bashir. of instigating by Russian forces, he made the accused the UN of Council has authorised 51 operations, There is plenty to criticise the militancy, the suicide belt used in the attack. Since the Cold “double standards”. deploying troops to conflict zones. Council for. In 1993, the US, which The run-up to the Sochi Olympics War ended, the It pointed to the Often they have been given, as in the worked side by side with the UN in Kremlin should is making Russian officials nervous Security Council’s Congo today, more muscular mandates Somalia — part of the UN but not of Council has failure “to find than just holding the ring, as has been it — pulled out its troops after eighteen lay down a by the day. Militants have vowed to a solution to the the tradition. Army rangers were killed in an attempt sustainable plan attack the Games, which are being authorised 51 Palestinian cause The US is by far the most important to capture a warlord. held in a region long considered operations, for 65 years”. It funder of UN peacekeeping, with Japan Subsequently, President Bill Clinton to fight extremism. undeveloped. also criticised the in second place. Pakistan, Bangladesh sought to lay the blame on the UN, Amid a low-level insurgency, deploying troops UN for its “failure” and India are the big troop providers even though the rangers had been the Caucasus has also seen a heavy crackdown on suspected to rid the Middle with Ethiopia and Nigeria in second commanded directly by the US, not the to conflict zones. East of weapons of place. Although “Big Five” members UN. This malicious attempt to tarring militants. Security forces are using heavy-handed techniques Often they have mass destruction, have contributed peacekeeping troops the UN had a maligning influence on to muzzle dissenting voices and intimidate elements considered including Israel’s none are in the top ten. Nor is Saudi American public opinion, constrain- a security threat. But this has invited criticism from civil been given, as in nuclear weapons. Arabia or, come to that, any Arab ing peacekeeping operations for many society groups and rights bodies, which accuse security agencies the Congo today, Strangely, in the country. years. It was also a major contributory of using unmarked cars to pick up people, many of whom light of a joint During the Cold War the Security cause in Somalia descending into the more muscular Russian-US accord Council did not make use of sanc- pit of mayhem it now finds itself in. disappear. The human rights record of the Kremlin is not on how to get rid tions except on two occasions: against In the Balkans during the civil wars glorious. However, it should realise that stanching the threat mandates than of Syria’s chemical white-ruled Southern Rhodesia (today the UN failed its mandate on a number of militancy should not come at the cost of people’s rights. It just holding the weapons that won Zimbabwe) and apartheid-era South of occasions. Most notorious of all was has been proved that use of excessive force in curbing militancy ring, as has been the endorsement Africa. But from the early 1990s they the failure of Dutch troops to protect often leads to greater resentment in the population, triggering a of the Security have been widely used against coun- the men and boys of Srebrenica from vicious cycle of more attacks and more severe crackdowns. the tradition. Council, Saudi tries such as Iraq, former Yugoslavia mass slaughter. Arabia accused and Haiti. In the beginning, the poorest In the Congo, UN troops have been The Kremlin should lay down a sustainable strategy for the UN of allowing often suffered the most, as happened accused of rape and looting. fighting extremism that originates in the North Caucasus. Such the Syrian government “to kill its own in Iraq. Saudi Arabia has plenty to con- strategy should not only emanate from Putin and his coterie but people with chemical weapons....without These days sanctions are more care- tribute to the work, much of it of should also involve civil society groups, rights bodies, security confronting it or imposing any deter- fully focussed — often designed to hurt inestimable value, of the Security experts, clerics, reformed militants and also victims of terror. It rent sanctions.” the governing elite and its many privi- Council. Its decision to withdraw is is only by implementing such a measure that Russia can find a But in the next two years there leges. Around a dozen embargoes are inexplicable. THE PENINSULA long-term solution to militancy • The other side Quote of World is weary of US dysfunction and failure on international stage the day

HE world is coming to terms ‘’cynical stagnation’’ in Washington The cost of America’s military adven- ago, Barack Obama announced a red with the magnitude of the and called for a de-Americanisa- tures in the Middle East, notably line for Syria, beyond which it would failure of the US government tion of the global financial system, its invasion of Iraq, has proved to not accept further murderous behav- Tas the self-appointed military the criticism raced around the be a trillion-dollar drag on the US iour by the Assad regime. That red line I wish to assure and financial police of the world. world because it was built on valid economy. has since been crossed on numerous This decline stands in distinct con- grievances. The unwitting legacy of the milita- occasions without retaliation. ...that Pakistan trast to the continuing march of US The world does not need lectures rism of the former president George The determination of Iran to soft power, via its culture, technology on democracy from a totalitarian state W. Bush has been to unlock the acquire nuclear weapons is another desires to live in and global brands, which continue to such as China but it does listen to Sunni-Shiite schism in the Middle US red line that has been crossed do more for the power of American Chinese complaints about political East, which has come to define the without an American response. peace with its ideas than any actions by the govern- instability, military adventurism and region and make it inherently more Only economic sanctions and a neighbour. We ment. Congress needs to start rec- fiscal brinkmanship by Washington, violent - a development barely con- proxy war of attrition by Israel via elec- ognising how the world increasingly since policies enacted in Washington sidered by the Bush administration. tronic sabotage and black operations would not be found sees it, as a democracy in decline. set in train the global financial crisis The long-term cost of this strategic has prevented the Iranian theocracy Last week, when the government of 2008 and much of the increased ignorance has revealed itself on sev- developing the nuclear weapons it so wanting in walking Nawaz Sharif in Beijing, via its mouthpiece, the instability in the Middle East. eral fronts, notably the Obama admin- clearly wants. the extra mile. Xinhau news agency, assailed the The US has reached a crossroads. istration’s impotence in Syria. Months The Sydney Morning Herald Pakistan Prime Minister WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 US: Boulders from Iran to Syria to Israel The US president and his secretary of state may end up feeling more like Sisyphus than any other of history’s great peacemakers before their term in office is over.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF a great stride forward. Indeed, getting rid of any government’s chemical weap- iven that he was a mythical ons is progress toward their ultimate, character, it is probably not welcomed elimination. But by requir- true that Sisyphus was the ing the government’s cooperation to do Middle East’s first negotia- this, it ensures the position of Bashar Al tor. But certainly the poor Assad’s regime for some time to come. Gold king who had to spend eternity push- Paradoxically, even though this initiative ing a boulder up a hill only to have it has also helped the Damascus govern- tumble back to the bottom each time he ment look somewhat more reasonable neared the peak would find ready com- (despite having started this whole process miseration from the diplomats who have by using weapons of mass destructions over the years engaged in the exercises against its own citizens), every day that in futility that are so common in Middle passes is a day the Islamist opposition Eastern diplomacy. grows stronger. “We were so close,” they would say. “So The strengthening of the opposition was I,” he would retort. And it is with this will become a bigger problem when the US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (right) attend a meeting of five permanent members of in mind that we view the positive stories negotiations for a political solution pick the Security Council during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. currently trickling out of the Middle East up steam. There is probably a deal to with a bit of trepidation to go along with be done that creates a power-sharing that buys them time is in their inter- regional hegemon and threat whether or growing allergy to getting drawn into our requisite portions of hope. arrangement of some sort between the est -- whether it be long negotiations not it has a nuclear programme. foreign problems, are starting to spread For example, the rumblings out of representatives of the Free Syrian Army or even short negotiations and then a Finally, while an Israeli-Palestinian their bets around, wondering who will be Geneva are encouraging. The talks with and the Alawites and other current allies period of apparent stasis or rolling back deal is the longest shot of the three ini- supportive of them in a Mideast with- the Iranians over their nuclear pro- of Assad who are closest to the Russians of their programmes. That’s because long, tiatives, even if it were to come it would out as active a role as they have come to gramme are producing good buzz among and Iranians and form a buffer to the drawn-out negotiations allow them time ultimately produce a number of serious expect from the US. The simple fact of the corridor stalkers reading the body north and west impeding the flow of to advance their research and develop- complications even beyond the implemen- the balance of international power shift- language (and the leaks) of participants. Sunni insurgents. ment efforts. Or it is because they would tation of such a deal which seems well ing in this part of the world — as it is The progress on removing chemical Furthermore, the appetite of the US only consider an “acceptable” deal as one beyond the capabilities or inclinations inevitably doing — may be as big a chal- weapons from Syria has been excellent, and the West to throw their weight that would provide them with relief from of any of the parties right now. First, lenge for US policymakers in the years surprising to old hands in its speed and around anywhere other than the nego- sanctions which in turn would provide an it requires cohesion among the divided ahead as any of the other issues cited tangible gains. tiating table has been proved to be zero. economic lift. Palestinians that has yet to effectively above. The peace talks between the Israelis This creates a particularly acute prob- An Iran without a nuclear weap- manifest itself in the post-Arafat era. In a city like Washington where you and the Palestinians brokered by lem because a peace deal, were it to be ons programme (and thus one without Next, it requires that other actors in the are considered a visionary if you can Secretary of State John Kerry were reached, will require years and years of sanctions) would be in a stronger posi- region don’t seek to sabotage the proc- see beyond the current news cycle and recently called by one senior regional funding for rebuilding, resettlement of tion to continue supporting the mischief ess because of its symbolic value. Finally, where strategy is thinking one-and-a- leader “the most promising I have seen refugees, and, very likely, armed peace- and mayhem sowed by its client terror- on a related and more important point, half moves ahead, this kind of analysis is in my professional lifetime.” keeping. The ultimate result could be that ist entity, Hezbollah, and related enter- success on this front would quickly dispel likely to fall on deaf ears. In part, that’s As with the US budget battles, what even with the chemical weapons com- prises in the Middle East, like Hamas. one of the region’s most enduring myths: for a good reason. These are all initiatives is defined as success in each case — and pletely gone, Syria will remain the most The Iranians also would be seen by their that fixing the Israel-Palestine problem that should be undertaken, and frankly, even substantial progress — is likely to dangerous country in a dangerous region, close neighbours, notably the Saudis and would help resolve many of the region’s the Obama administration deserves great result in subsequent challenges that may festering for years to come and infecting other Gulf states, with great distrust both other ills, including its animosity toward credit for getting each of them to where well be harder to manage than the prob- its neighbours with a steady stream of because of the history of the region and Israel. it is today. But, when punting economic lem initially being tackled. In fact, in the refugees, terrorists, and other carriers because of the deep cultural divide that Further, if an Iranian deal takes place catastrophe three months down the road case of Syria, Iran, and even the Israel- of unrest. separates the Sunni and Shia worlds. and an Israel-Palestine deal takes place, is considered a great victory, it should Palestine talks, the US president and A deal with Iran on nuclear weapons, Their growing influence in Iraq, the like- it is only likely to accelerate the discon- come as no surprise that many of the his secretary of state may end up feel- despite the warm and fuzzy talk of recent lihood they maintain influence with the nect of the US and Western powers from concerns raised here are unlikely to be ing more like Sisyphus than any other of days, is still a long way off and carries next Syrian government, their influence the region. Indeed, the Gulf states and addressed until they step into the one history’s great peacemakers before their similar problems. If the Iranians main- in Lebanon and Gaza, and the possibil- the Israelis, looking at what is going on category of issue that the leaders of the term in office is over. tain at some level ambitions of build- ity they gain more traction in western between the US and Iran and correctly most powerful nation on Earth regularly In the case of Syria, getting rid of ing nuclear weapons or acquiring the Afghanistan after the US departure are sensing President Barack Obama’s deep devote themselves to: the crisis du jour. the government’s chemical weapons is capability to build them, then anything all reasons that Iran will be seen as a appetite for a deal and his country’s WP-BLOOMBERG Europe faces its own shutdown Afghan vote puts poll As the Tea Party has before democracy turned Congress into BY SARAH CHAYES y friend’s voice on the line was a breathless jumble. He was calling from the Afghan border town of Spin Boldak a paralysed institution, the night before Afghanistan’s last presidential election, Min the summer of 2009. I was in nearby Kandahar, where an alliance of anti-EU I had lived for seven years. By then, I was serving as an adviser to the commander of the international troops. “It’s the border police,” my friend galloped on, describing the house parties could give and the street where the crime was occurring. His tone conveyed the wild wish that I could somehow dispatch a platoon to stop the travesty. Europe its gridlock. But I couldn’t. Even then, international community policy — civilian and military, that of embassies and the United Nations — was to “Afghanise” BY JAN-WERNER MUELLER the election. So, though the world’s democracies were paying for the exercise, they stood back and in effect facilitated tremendous electoral uropeans have been stunned and dis- fraud, scurrying to rectify the impact only after the fact. mayed by the shutdown and near- Now, four years later, Afghanistan’s presidential campaign season is default of the US. Perhaps they even officially open again, for a vote to be held in April. The roster of more felt some schadenfreude. After all, than two dozen candidates, including several whom many Afghans E The Front National’s Marine Le Pen (centre) is leading an alliance of anti-EU parties. European leaders have been held to ridicule describe as war criminals, gives a taste of the likely integrity of the and contempt for their global brinkmanship exercise. Yet US officials are once again vesting incautious hope in the over the dysfunctional eurozone in recent Except that the ideal of the gentleman- problem? As an illuminating study by Marley notion that it will somehow produce, as one told me recently, a “more years — time and again taking their econo- legislator who cuts backroom deals in the Morris has shown, anti-Europeans do lit- legitimate government.” mies to the cliff, only to pull back just before public interest seems plainly an illusion in tle real work in the legislature, preferring Afghanistan fits a pattern of transitioning countries that have rushed the markets opened. the age of 24-hour news cycles and constant to grandstand in plenary sessions — Ukip to elections before their polities were sufficiently constituted. And the Yet Europe might be in for its own version pressure from interest groups with seemingly is a champion of this approach. Many of results, from Nigeria in 2004 to Egypt and Libya in the wake of the of a shutdown — less dramatic than the US unlimited financial and, ultimately, electoral these parties — concentrated in the Europe Arab Spring, have been dire. US officials and democracy promoters government one, to be sure, but with similar fire-power. of Freedom and Democracy group, a kind of would do well to regain the sophistication of our founders, who under- causes. As the Tea Party has turned Congress The European parliament — though never International of nationalists — offer no coher- stood that elections can deliver good or ill, depending on the quality of into a paralysed institution, an alliance of anti- exactly a beloved institution — was until ent policy platform. the framework within which they take place. EU parties could give Europe its gridlock if recently more likely to live up to the US ideal, Marine Le Pen’s Front National (leading in The 2009 Afghan vote-rigging operation was sophisticated. It began they win enough of the popular vote in next for the simple reason that most of its mem- French polls for the May 2014 European elec- with what the military would call a psychological- operations campaign year’s election. European elites — and any bers had at least two things in common: they tions) and Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration — this one mounted against the international community. President citizen who cares about the fate of the EU were broadly pro-EU and they were eager to and anti-Islam party in The Netherlands are Hamid Karzai and his proxies understood that Afghanistan’s benefac- — better start thinking about that scenario. guard the hard-won powers of the parliament attempting to forge a pan-European anti-EU tors desired an election, at almost any cost. Karzai’s clique played on the The US and the EU share one characteris- and, wherever possible, expand them. alliance. They might campaign more effec- international presumption that most members of his Pashtun ethnic tic: they are, in the jargon of political science, The parliament has actually become more tively together, but are also likely to make group would vote for him — untrue, if the disgust of every Kandahari “mixed regimes”, with a strong separation of influential than most Europeans realise, and things even more chaotic: some populist par- I knew was any guide. Taliban inroads were concentrated in Pashtun powers and numerous checks and balances. not just on high-profile issues such as data ties will want nothing to do with the racism areas, and Karzai threatened to challenge election results if too many This is good news for those who want laws protection. As the LSE professor Simon Hix associated with them. On one level this inco- polling places were closed for security reasons, thus disenfranchising to be based on broad consensus and generally has pointed out, approximately 25 percent of herence is a good thing, as is the fact that even “his” voters. What they got in return was a stunner: no guarantee to avoid what James Madison called “public amendments to legislation proposed by the within the far right, alliances have regularly that people could actually vote, just a Taliban promise to allow ballot instability”. Unlike the Westminster model European parliament end up as law — more broken down. boxes and papers to enter the district, then leave unmolested after mixed regimes make it easy for a relatively than in any national parliament. Unless they truly want a dysfunctional EU, the election. Tales recounted by villagers around Kandahar confirmed small number of political players to veto Blueprints for making the EU more demo- European citizens should think twice before the obvious: Almost no one voted. Taliban threats were too explicit. change. cratic have often focused on giving even more they vote for such parties. They will not get The result? Dozens of empty ballot boxes, from areas presumed Americans have been lamenting “gridlock” powers to MEPs — on the naïve assumption different policies, but paralysis. There are real to be pro-Karzai. These receptacles were then filled with fraudulent for years, but the founding fathers probably that the parliament would always auto- alternatives — even to austerity — and there papers, sometimes dozens marked with the same ink and handwriting. wanted things that way — to some extent. matically be pro-European. But what if it is is a genuine left-right spectrum of options in UN-supplied investigators ruled that at least one-third of the votes What the men at Philadelphia also hoped for captured by a European version of the Tea the parliament, more so than in many national for Karzai were invalid. was for politicians to become socialised into Party, a group that campaigns in the name parliaments. Shutdown is for political teenag- If these more recent experiences are any reference at all, the likely this system and learn how to work together. of the principle that government itself is the ers, not for adults. THE GUARDIAN result will be worsening political turmoil. WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST London talks agree no future role for Assad Syria fully cooperative on chemical disarmament: Mission head Assad more confident LONDON: Western and Arab powers agreed with Syrian opposition leaders yesterday than ever: Analysts that President Bashar Al Assad should be excluded from any BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is feeling strength- future government, but urged ened as international pressure to step down appears to ease amid the rebels to take part in a growing Western fears of an Islamist takeover and unwavering peace conference in Geneva. Russian support, analysts say. British Foreign Secretary Only a few weeks ago, the United States was threatening military William Hague said after a meet- strikes on Syria, but there has been a major shift since then. ing in London that the rebels had Much of that is due to a US-Russian deal on destroying Syria’s to overcome their differences and chemical weapons, apparently giving Assad the confidence he needed commit themselves to the talks in to announce on Monday that he would be willing to stand for re- the Swiss city that are due to take election. Assad also said he did not feel the situation was yet ripe place in late November. for peace talks. But a defiant Assad said he “It’s no mistake he’s feeling more confident than ever,” said Shadi was willing to run for re-election Hamid, director of research for the Brookings Doha Centre. in 2014, a move further likely to “Any previous talk of regime change on the part of the interna- anger a key rebel group that has tional community has been pushed to the side and now Assad is a so far refused to take part in the partner for the international community,” he added. Geneva 2 conference if regime fig- While much of the West supported the rebels’ demand that Assad ures are present. must go, “you don’t hear people talking about regime change any Hague told a press conference more,” Hamid said. Fearing the growing influence in rebel ranks after the meeting of the so-called of hardline Islamist groups, some of them loyal to Al-Qaeda, the Friends of Syria that they had United States has opted to push for a political settlement, rather agreed a “number of important than giving all-out support to the revolt. steps” during a meeting with At the same time, Assad “continues to enjoy the full support of Ahmad Al Jarba, the head of the (key backers) Russia and Iran”, Hamid said. Syrian National Coalition. In the West, “I think there’s a real concern that the strongest “We are as clear as he is that and most dominant factions are people the international community Assad has no role in a peaceful President of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad Al Jarba (centre), during a press confrence after a meeting of does not want to win”, he said. and democratic Syria,” Hague the ‘London 11’, the core group of the Friends of Syria, in London, yesterday. “Assad feels that that kind of development helps his narrative.” said. US Secretary of State John When the uprising against his rule erupted in March 2011, Assad’s Kerry urged the world to help leaders. The Syrian National and lead and form the heart of cooperated” in destroying its regime claimed it was a foreign-funded “terror” plot, despite ample find a negotiated settlement for Council, a key member of Jarba’s any opposition delegation.” massive chemical arsenal, the evidence of extensive domestic support for change. Syria, adding that the country Syrian National Coalition, has In a communique after the chief of the joint Organisation But Al Qaeda-affiliated groups entered as the protest movement itself could disintegrate if more already said it opposes the Geneva meeting, the Friends of Syria for the Prohibition of Chemical escalated into an armed rebellion and have gained ground militarily, is not done. conference and threatened to quit agreed that when a transitional Weapons and United Nations particularly in the north and east. “The only alternative to a nego- the umbrella opposition group if government was established mission said. At the same time, the opposition is deeply divided, not only tiated settlement is continued if Assad’s regime takes part. “Assad and his close associates “To date, the government of militarily but politically. That has raised further concern among not increased killing,” Kerry told Hague said that Jarba had to with blood on their hands will Syria has fully cooperated in sup- international backers of the revolt, particularly ahead of US-Russian- reporters. “carry others with him” ahead of have no role in Syria. porting the work of the advance proposed peace talks in Geneva that have been repeatedly delayed “We believe that the state of a meeting of leading rebel groups “There must be accountability team and the OPCW-UN joint and are now targeted for next month. war will simply lead to the implo- in early November, when they for acts committed during the mission,” said mission chief Hamid said “the political opposition is totally irrelevant, so the sion of the state of Syria.” will decide whether or not to take present conflict.” Sigfrid Kaag in Damascus. people who are going to Geneva do not represent the fighters on The London talks grouped part in the Geneva meeting. Notably absent from London’s Kaag said that “by joining the the ground,” who are now mostly Islamist. Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, He added: “Despite the enor- meeting is key Syria ally Russia, Chemical Weapons Convention, ‘This has definitely gone in his favour’ Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, mous challenges faced by the which has dismissed such gather- the Syrian government has indi- Another factor strengthening Assad’s hand has been the deal Turkey and the United Arab Syrian opposition, we urged the ings in the past, saying they do cated its commitment to the task” struck by Moscow and Washington after a sarin gas attack near Emirates and the United States, National Coalition to commit not represent all Syrian people. of destroying it arsenal. Damascus on August 21. AFP together with Syrian opposition itself fully to the Geneva 2 process, Syria has so far “fully AFP

War disabled Egypt orders trial of Palestinians, occupy Libyan Israelis discuss parliament four cops over killing water in latest TRIPOLI: A number of disa- peace talks bled former rebels from the of Islamist detainees war that toppled Libyan dicta- tor Muammar Gaddafi, broke RAMALLAH: Palestinian and into the parliament building and CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecutor Israeli negotiators have held vandalised some of it yesterday, general yesterday ordered an Bombs kill two a new round of peace talks in an MP said. The protest came urgent criminal trial of four Jerusalem, a Palestinian official on the eve of the second anni- police officers charged with kill- said, saying it had focused on versary of the rebels’ declara- ing 39 members of the Muslim in Egypt’s Sinai the issue of water resources. tion of victory over Kadhafi’s Brotherhood after they were Monday’s session was attended forces, three days after he was detained in August, the gen- CAIRO: Militants set off by Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi captured and killed outside his eral prosecution and a security four roadside bombs tar- Livni and Palestinian negotiators home town Sirte. source said. geting a security convoy in Mohammed Shtayeh and Saeb MP Mohammed Al Khalil Al The Islamists died after tear- Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula yes- Erakat, the official said. Zarruq said the protesters came gas was fired into the back of a terday, killing two people and The official did not elaborate, from the town of Ajdabiya, a key police van where they were being wounding five, the army said. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressing members of but the question of water rights crossroads between the capital held. The four policemen have The convoy was travelling parliament from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the is one of the core issues that must and eastern Libya which was a been arrested and charged with from Rafah, on the Gaza bor- parliament in Ankara, yesterday. be settled in any peace deal. major battleground in the 2011 murder and unintended injury, der, towards the North Sinai Israel controls most of the war against Gaddafi. according to the security source. provincial capital El Arish underground water resources “They got into the Congress “Investigations have proven further west, when the bomb- EU resumes talks with in the West Bank, and the chamber and smashed some fit- that the officers transported ers struck. Militants then Palestinians want a more equita- tings,” Zarruq said. The MP 45 prisoners inside a transport traded fire with security forces ble share of them. said the chamber was empty at vehicle that is not suitable to before fleeing, army spokesman Turkey after 3-year break US Secretary of State John the time but deplored the “new carry more than 24 people and Colonel Ahmed Ali said on his Kerry said that negotiations, assault on a state institution.” fired teargas inside ... (This) led official Facebook page. LUXEMBOURG: The said in a statement. “I hope more which take place under an This was the latest in a to the death of 37 prisoners and One member of the secu- European Union agreed yes- chapters will follow.” American-imposed media black- string of security breaches at the suffocation of (two others),” rity forces and a civilian were terday to restart membership Despite criticism from some out, have “intensified.” the General National Congress the general prosecution said in a killed, and five security person- talks with Turkey next month, that the bloc has grown too big Speaking in Paris, Kerry said building and came less than two statement. nel wounded, Ali said. ending a three-year freeze too quickly, Fuele has hailed “the that, since the end of July, 13 weeks after the brief abduction of The Interior Ministry said at The army has poured troops despite Ankara’s crackdown on transformative power” of the direct meetings have taken place, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from the time the prisoners were try- and armour into the Sinai to protests this year. enlargement process. including three in the past four his Tripoli hotel. ing to escape from the vehicle as try to crush militant activ- EU European and foreign affairs He says the many benchmarks days. it was transporting them to jail ity, which has surged since it ministers meeting in Luxembourg set so a country can join helped “The pace has intensified, and that they had also taken a overthrew Islamist president said talks would resume in a fort- bring the troubled Balkans region all the core issues are on the Oman to represent police officer hostage. Mohamed Mursi on July 3. night, with an inter-governmental into the democratic fold and this table and they have been meet- “The prosecution has been A subsequent crackdown on conference to be held in Brussels year led to a historic accord ing with increased intensity,” Iran in Canada investigating the incident since Islamists has resulted in more on November 5. between Serbia and Kosovo. Kerry said. it happened and investigated with than 1,000 people being killed Keen to breathe new life into That is an opinion shared by “It is no secret to anybody that DUBAI: Oman will look after the seven involved police officers and more than 2,000 arrested Ankara’s long-stalled effort to Britain, which has been pushing this is and remains a difficult Iranian affairs in Canada after in three private sessions,” the nationwide. prise open the EU door, the hard for the EU to bring Turkey process, there is no shortage of diplomatic relations were sus- security source said. In the Sinai, dozens of sol- 28-nation bloc had agreed to the into the fold. passionate sceptics,” he added. pended last year, Iran said yester- “Today the prosecution ordered diers and policemen have been resumption in principle in June, A UK spokesman in Brussels Kerry will be meeting Israeli day, part of efforts by Tehran to jail for four senior officers for four killed in near daily attacks. but then postponed the process said “the EU process has driven Prime Minister Benjamin improve ties with the West under days pending trial and released Since Mursi’s ouster, attacks in protest over Turkey’s spring wide-ranging reform in Turkey. Netanyahu in Rome today. President Hassan Rowhani. the three junior ones. The four have also targeted Egypt’s crackdown. We have a shared interest in Meanwhile, the Israeli occupa- Canada closed its embassy were charged with neglect and interior minister as well as The November negotiations maintaining an active and cred- tion authorities yesterday decided in Tehran and expelled Iranian killing detainees.” Christian homes and churches. will focus on regional develop- ible accession process.” to open the Karam Abu Salem diplomats in Canada in 2012. The state-run Al Ahram daily AFP ment, one of 35 chapters or sets of Fuele is eager for talks to start crossing for the entry of aids and Canadian Foreign Minister John said on its website that pub- EU rules and standards that can- soon with Turkey on two other goods into the Gaza Strip. Baird at the time called Iran the lic prosecutor Hisham Barakat didate states must satisfy before chapters, one on fundamental Head of the Coordination biggest threat to global security. ordered the imprisonment of The state denies the accu- winning entry to the club. freedoms and the other on the Committee for entry of goods Rowhani is trying to mend the four policemen pending fur- sations and describes the Turkey’s EU Minister Egemen rule of law — chapters 23 and 24. in the Gaza Strip Raed Fattouh ties with Western nations to try ther investigation on suspicion of Brotherhood as terrorists bent Bagis called Tuesday’s decision to When asked about Turkey’s said that the occupation authori- to win the removal of economic murder. on destabilising the Arab world’s resume accession talks a “delayed expectations about opening nego- ties will allow the entry of 270 sanctions imposed over Tehran’s The Muslim Brotherhood has most populous country. but positive development.” tiations on those chapters, Bagis truckloads with aids and goods disputed nuclear programme. accused the military-backed Hundreds of Islamists have In Brussels, the bloc’s told the private NTV network: for the commercial and agricul- “Oman has been named the Egyptian authorities of flagrant been killed and nearly 2,000, Enlargement Commissioner “We hope that the 27 member tural sectors. protector of Iran’s interests in human rights abuses against the including Mursi and other top Stefan Fuele too welcomed the states will convince the Greek Fattouh added that limited Canada, and Italy has been named movement since the army top- Brotherhood leaders, have been decision. “Accession negotia- Cypriot administration to remove quantities of transportation fuel the protector of Canada’s inter- pled Islamist President Mohamed arrested in a concerted campaign tions need to regain momentum, obstacles standing before the and cooking gas will be pumped ests in Tehran,” Foreign Ministry Mursi in July following weeks of to disable Egypt’s oldest Islamist respecting the EU’s commitments opening of the two chapters.” into the Gaza Strip. Spokeswoman said. AGENCIES mass unrest over his rule. movement. REUTERS and established conditionality,” he AFP AGENCIES MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Fire destroys Al Jazeera Sudan, South Cairo office

CAIRO: mend ties to A fire broke out at Al Jazeera office in the Egyptian capital in the early hours of yes- terday, resulting in the destruc- tion of office equipment and keep oil flowing cameras. A spokesman for Al Jazeera said no members of staff were hurt in the fire as the Network’s Bashir’s second visit to Juba offices in Cairo have been closed by the Egyptian Authorities since JUBA: The presidents of Sudan South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, said in the Military Coup on 3rd of July and South Sudan said yesterday a joint communique after talks in 2013. they were happy with work to Juba. Al Jazeera Media Network rebuild southern oil exports It was only Bashir’s second awaits a full investigation by through a Sudanese pipeline, visit since the south seceded. the Egyptian Authorities to seeking to end a recurring row It followed unrest in Sudan in uncover the details of the fire. that has hurt a vital source of September over fuel subsidy The network also said that the revenues for both nations. cuts, driven by a severe financial targeting of the Network, its Within months of South crunch since the north lost most staff and offices should stop. The Sudan’s secession in mid-2011 of its oil producing areas to the Egyptian Authorities continue to from Sudan, Juba halted its south. detain two of its staff, Abdullah exports that at the time had been Output is now about 190,000 Al Shami and Mohamed Badr. running at 300,000 barrels per barrels per day, South Sudan’s The Network holds the Egyptian day because of a row of transit Petroleum Ministry said in Authorities responsible for the fees, border security and terri- October, revising down a figure of safety and security of its crews tory. Both economies struggled. 240,000 bpd it gave in September, and offices in Egypt. The taps were turned on again attributing that mistaken number in April, but just three months to a “clerical error.” later South Sudan had cutback The presidents also sought to Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al Bashir with his host, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, at the latter’s office Israel kills militant output and threatened to shut it strike a unified note over the dis- in Juba, yesterday. Bashir made a rare visit to South Sudan to meet his counterpart Kiir, on a trip that is expected down again after Sudan accused puted territory of Abyei, a region to focus on their disputed border region. behind bus bomb Juba of backing rebels. on the border whose fate was left The land-locked south depends undecided when South Sudan Sudan group have threatened to including arrears, will be paid to South Sudan said this month it TEL AVIV: Israeli troops yes- on a pipeline that runs north to a declared independence. hold their own referendum next the Abyei administration.” had made more than $1.3bn in oil terday killed an Islamic Jihad Sudanese terminal in Port Sudan. A long-promised official plebi- week. Abyei was a major battleground sales since the country restarted militant said to be behind “The two sides express satisfac- scite on whether it belongs to The joint communique said the in the north-south civil war that production in April this year. It the 2012 bombing of a Tel tion over the progress made with Sudan or its southern neigh- two sides would seek to establish ran for more than two decades also said it had paid more than Aviv bus, officials said, as the regard to the flow and export of bour has been stalled by argu- an administration and police force until a peace deal in 2005. It has $300m to Khartoum to export the Palestinian movement con- oil,” the two presidents, Sudan’s ments over who is entitled to for Abyei and said “the 2 percent emotional, symbolic and strategic crude through Sudan’s pipelines. firmed his death. Omar Hassan Al Bashir and vote. Leaders of one pro-South share of Abyei area in oil revenue, significance for both. REUTERS The militant was killed as troops stormed an area between the West Bank villages of Bilin and Kufr Ne’meh, 10km north- west of Ramallah, sparking a gunfight which ended at a cave, Palestinian witnesses and med- Israelis vote in local polls after graft scandals ics said. The army confirmed the inci- JERUSALEM: Israelis voted will remain our united capital.” four mayors have been arrested in hi-tech ventures, is leading the Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, a dent, naming the dead man as in municipal elections yesterday Turnout figures have tradi- in the past year and four others opinion polls and has the back- former fighter pilot and Labour Mohammed Assi and describing shunned by much of the pub- tionally been low in Israeli local indicted for serious wrongdoing. ing of secular residents and some party member who brought him as an Islamic Jihad militant lic, who see local authorities as elections, with only 51.85 percent A survey last week showed that religious groups. the city international visibility, responsible for the November tainted by corruption. participating in the last vote in 63 percent of Israelis think their His rival is Moshe Leon, an cultural growth and economic 2012 bombing of a Tel Aviv bus In 191 municipalities, 8,771 poll- 2008. And participation this year local authority is corrupt, 19 per- accountant from the ruling right- success, is practically assured that wounded 29 people. ing stations opened their doors at looks set to be lower still because cent believe the opposite and only wing Likud party of Netanyahu, re-election after 15 years in office. “A wanted Palestinian terror- 7am to allow almost 5.5 million of a series of corruption scandals 57 percent said they planned to who has the support of the ultra- His top rival is Nitzan Horowitz, ist was killed this morning in voters to cast ballots for both a plaguing several local authorities. vote. Local elections are largely Orthodox Sephardic party Shas an MP with the leftwing Meretz Bilin during a gunfight with the mayor and a list of local council By 4pm, 22.3 percent of eligi- based on personalities, with may- as well as that of the hardline party, who has campaigned on a army while he was in a cave,” candidates. ble voters had cast their votes, ors often re-elected, as was the Yisrael Beitenu party of Avigdor platform of environmental issues army spokesman Avichay Adraee There are 767 candidates run- the interior ministry said. In case in 2008 when two-thirds won Lieberman. and gay rights but is trailing far tweeted in Arabic. ning for mayor, while 1,912 lists Jerusalem, the figure was only 18 another term in office. More than a quarter of behind in the polls. Islamic Jihad confirmed Assi are contending for seats on local percent and in Tel Aviv, 15 per- But in certain cities, like Jerusalem’s residents are The election looks set to more was one of its militants in a state- councils. At a polling station cent. As revelations continue to Jerusalem, where there is signif- Palestinians, but they have tra- than double the number of Arab ment on its website which said at a Jerusalem school, Prime emerge from the trial of former icant tension between religious ditionally boycotted local elections women serving on local councils. he had been “assassinated” by Minister Benjamin Netanyahu premier Ehud Olmert, who is and secular Israelis, the battle to demonstrate their refusal to In 2008, only six Arab women the army in Kufr Ne’meh, while called on Israelis to “go and fighting bribe-taking allegations could be close. Outgoing mayor accept Israel’s 1967 seizure and were elected to local office, but Gaza’s Hamas rulers offered con- vote,” pledging that “as long as in a massive property scandal Nir Barkat, a 54-year-old busi- annexation of the mainly Arab this year, that number is seen ris- dolences. AGENCIES I am prime minister, Jerusalem from his time as Jerusalem mayor, nessman who made his fortune eastern sector of the city. ing to 15. AFP

Iran urges UN reform

TEHRAN: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on the United Nations yesterday to undertake reforms to reflect the “growing role of developing countries”. “To continue its presence in the international political and eco- nomic scene, the United Nations needs to undertake fundamental reforms,” the Isna news agency quoted Araqchi as saying. He was speaking at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the 68th anni- versary of the UN charter going into effect, which was attended by UN Development Programme administrator Helen Clark. “These reforms must reflect the change in global order, partic- ularly the growing role of develop- ing countries, the right of nations to determine their own fates and Iranian Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organisation Massoumeh Ebtekar (right) to allow (nations) to enjoy new receives UN Development Programme administrator Helen Clark in Tehran, yesterday. technologies,” said Araqchi, whose country holds the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement. Araqchi led Iran’s negotiating Bushehr fuel line in 3 months team in talks with the major pow- ers last week on its controversial TEHRAN: Iran’s nuclear guaranteeing that ic can not megawatt reactor in Bushehr nuclear programme, which has chief Ali Akbar Salehi said use it for other purposes, such with the help of Russia in drawn several rounds of UN sanc- the a fuel production line for as military ones. Bushehr. Iran has said it wants tions as well as far tougher meas- its sole nuclear power plant Salehi did not specify a date to produce 20,000 megawatts ures from the European Union will go on stream within after which Iran could use of electricity from nuclear and the United States. three months, media reported locally produced fuel instead power, which would necessi- Western governments sus- yesterday. of that provided by Russia. tate building 20 such reactors. pect Iran is seeking to develop “The production line of Iran has informed the Salehi said Iran is currently a nuclear weapons capability enriched uranium dioxide International Atomic Energy producing in Isfahan 20 per- under the cover of its civil- (UO2) for the provision of fuel Agency (IAEA) about the pro- cent enriched uranium fuel for ian programme, a claim vehe- to the Bushehr power plant will duction of the new fuel at the a research and medical reac- mently denied by Tehran, which be fully operational within next Isfahan nuclear site. tor in Tehran and for the Arak is pressing for an easing of the three months”, said Salehi dur- Bushehr nuclear power plant, heavy water reactor now under sanctions. ing a visit to the nuclear site which produces 1,000 mega- construction. “These illegal, inhumane and in central city of Isfahan, state watts of electricity, came into Western powers and Israel oppressive sanctions target news agency Irna reported. service until 2011 after several suspect that Iran’s declared Iranian citizens ... as well as the Under a contract with delays blamed on technical peaceful programme of ura- country’s developing programmes Russia, Moscow agreed to problems. In September,Tehran nium enrichment masks a in health, education and its fight provide fuel for 10 years, took control of the Bushehr covert weapons drive, a charge against poverty,” Araqchi said. with Tehran committed to plant. vehemently denied by the Iran. AFP returning the spent fuel, Iran could build a new 1,000 AFP WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Queen with horse prop Calgary’s first Obamacare Muslim mayor re-elected

CALGARY, Alberta: Calgary not costing Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who three years ago became the first Muslim elected to the office in a major North American city, easily won re-election yesterday after a first term dominated by full-time jobs a stellar performance during devastating floods. Nenshi, 41-year-old Harvard White House challenges business’ views graduate and former McKinsey & Co consultant, won a national WASHINGTON: The White not find full-time work made profile for his response to the House said yesterday there was up 5.5 percent of the employed, floods that swamped large parts of no evidence President Barack unchanged from August. the city of 1.1 million in Canada’s Obama’s signature healthcare The spike in 2008 and the costliest natural disaster. programme is driving up the steady drift downward since He won 74 percent of the vote number of part-time workers, then suggests the elevated level of against eight opponents, including challenging the view of many part-time workers is more likely a former provincial cabinet minis- business owners in the country. due to the economy’s weakness. ter, a marijuana advocate and an Conservative Republicans have The issue is a sensitive one for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II receives flowers from a child actor as she inspects the horse prop from the thea- anti-abortion activist. pointed to the high level of part- the administration, which is also tre production ‘War Horse’ at the National Theatre in London yesterday, during a visit to commemorate the “Calgarians have spoken loud and time employment as evidence on the defensive over a clunky institution’s 50th anniversary. clear,” the Calgary Herald quoted businesses are cutting hours for roll-out of a website workers Nenshi as saying. “They’ve spo- their staffs in response to the new use to navigate the new health ken loud and clear about the kind healthcare law, which will require insurance landscape created by of community they want. A com- them to offer health insurance to Obamacare. munity of great, livable, walkable full-time workers. While many economists say neighbourhoods everywhere ... not a And, indeed, one in five busi- there is a logical reason for Child removed from Roma family community of never-ending sprawl.” nesses in the service sector employers to cut back on work- Nenshi, a left-leaning leader think the program, popularly ers’ hours, the pressure to do DUBLIN: Irish authorities the public who noticed she looked coverage of this development,” it in a province known for its con- known as “Obamacare,” has so this year eased in July when have removed a child from a nothing like the rest of her family, said in a statement. servative bent, was a ubiquitous hurt employment at their firms the White House delayed the Roma family in Dublin, police the tabloid said. “Actions by the state need to be presence during the floods that over the last three months, a beginning of Obamacare’s so- and a charity said yesterday, in Her parents claimed she was evidence-based and due process shuttered downtown Calgary for National Association of Business called “employer mandate” until a case that has sparked com- their daughter and was born in needs to be accorded to all com- nearly a week in June. Economics survey showed on January 2015. parisons with the ‘blonde angel’ 2006, producing a birth certificate munities living in Ireland. Monday. Under the mandate, which was affair in Greece. and a passport. “There is a real danger that Spider outbreak Many businesses polled by the previously due to take effect in Police said a child was taken But the documents failed to precipitative action, undertaken NABE said they were holding January 2014, firms with more from a house in Tallaght, just satisfy police, and DNA tests may on the basis of appearance, can shuts British school back on hiring due to the costs than 50 employees must provide outside Dublin, on Monday under now be conducted, the newspaper create the conditions for an imposed by the law, and the sur- reasonable healthcare insurance the provisions of the 1991 Child said. Under Irish law, the girl can increase in racism and discrimi- LONDON: An English school vey also showed 15 percent of to employees who work more than Care Act and put in the care of be kept in the care of the health nation against the Roma commu- has been forced to close after service sector firms planned to 30 hours a week. the health service. service for one month before a nity living here.” an outbreak of “false widow” shift to more part-time workers “Health reform’s employer Pavee Point, a charity which final decision must be made to The discovery of the girl in spiders, the latest in a series of due to Obamacare. mandate is likely to have some campaigns for Irish Traveller return her or seek a permanent Greece, known as Maria and sightings of Britain’s most poi- But economic data on employ- effect on hours worked, but it rights, confirmed that a Roma care order. dubbed the “blonde angel” by local sonous arachnid. ment has been less compelling. hasn’t yet shown up in the data,” family was involved, although it The Health Service Executive media, has prompted thousands Dean Academy in the western The number of people with Paul Van de Water, an analyst at warned against jumping to any refused to confirm the details, of calls from parents of missing Forest of Dean region would shut its part-time jobs who want full-time the Center on Budget and Policy conclusions. stating it does not comment on children from around the world. doors on Wednesday while experts work, for example, was essentially Priorities, wrote in a report ear- The case emerged the day after individual cases. She was initially thought to be dealt with the eight-legged invad- flat in September at 7.9 million. lier this month. a Roma couple in Greece were Siobhan Curran, Roma project four years old, but later confirmed ers, Vice-Principal Craig Burns said. “We are not seeing any effect Ron Axelrad, chief executive charged with abducting a blonde coordinator at Pavee Point, told from dental checks to be five or six. The spiders, which resem- in the data,” Jason Furman, of Access Staffing, which places girl found in their care, putting AFP that the family involved were DNA tests revealed she was ble the potentially deadly black chairman of the White House part- and full-time employees Roma communities around the Roma. But the charity warned not related to her “parents”, a widow, have colonised parts of Council of Economic Advisers, across the greater New York City world in the spotlight. against “witch-hunts” against the 39-year-old Roma man and his southern England for more than told Reuters Insider. area, said his firm had been get- The Sunday World newspaper community, saying it hoped the 40-year-old wife. a century although they are Also, the number of part-time ting a lot of calls from companies said the Dublin child was a seven- authorities were prioritising the The couple, who are being held thought to have spread in the last workers spiked in 2008, well six months ago about how to pre- year-old girl with blonde hair and best wishes of the child. in pre-trial detention, deny the 25 years, according to Britain’s before Obamacare was enacted, pare for Obamacare. blue eyes who was taken from her “Pavee Point are concerned charge of abduction and claim that Natural History Museum. Their and has been slowly falling as a But the delay of the employer family due to concerns they were about witch-hunts against a vul- she was voluntarily handed over bite can cause swelling or fever. share of total employment since mandate has pushed the issue not related. nerable community and old ster- by her Bulgarian Roma mother So far, no one at the school has 2010. In September, people work- “out of everyone’s mind,” he said. Police took action after receiv- eotypes of an entire community who could not care for her. been bitten, said Burns. ing part time because they could REUTERS ing a tip-off from a member of being propagated in the media AFP AGENCIES

Hollywood Gitmo guards accused of seizing private legal documents photographer to FORT MEADE, Maryland: “From time to time at least, white garb, speaking occasion- “I’m a little annoyed,” she said typically was stamped “privileged” capture christening US military guards at the it’s just been ignored,” said attor- ally with interpreters and their in describing the guards’ seizure by the military Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay detention ney David Nevin, who represents attorneys. of the detainees’ legal papers, overseeing the detention facility and of Prince George facility improperly seized pri- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Nevin and other defence attor- translating them and reading was to be exempt from seizure. vate legal documents from five confessed mastermind of the neys said improper seizure of the them. “They keep penetrating the “I am concerned that if I issued LONDON: A British photog- prisoners charged with plot- hijacked plane attacks in 2001. defendants’ legal documents could privilege and it’s going to bring an order and it is not being fol- rapher known for his portraits ting the September 11 attacks, The five defendants are charged interfere with their rights to a this attorney-client relationship lowed,” additional measures of rock stars and Hollywood defence lawyers said in a pre- with terrorism, hijacking and fair trial. to a halt. might be needed to force guards actors was named yesterday trial hearing yesterday. nearly 3,000 counts of murder “If this continues, it makes a “If it’s written and stamped, to comply, said Pohl. “I want to as the official photographer of The attorneys accused and could be executed if they are sham of this entire proceeding,” they should not be seizing it. get this resolved.” The chief pros- the world’s newest celebrity — Guantanamo guards of taking convicted in the Guantanamo war said attorney Cheryl Bormann. Period,” said Bormann. ecutor, Brigadier General Mark Prince George. legal papers stamped “privileged” crimes tribunal. Bormann represents Walid bin The judge, Army Colonel James Martins, suggested some of the Prince William and his wife from the detainees’ cells despite a During the hearing on Tuesday Attash, a Yemeni who is accused Pohl, set limits on what guards could guards might be confused about Kate have chosen Jason Bell to court order forbidding the seizure at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval of training some of the September seize from the Guantanamo Bay the restrictions as they regularly photograph the christening today of confidential attorney-client Base in Cuba, the men sat quietly 11 hijackers at an al Qaeda camp cells at an earlier hearing. Material search for contraband. of their son, the third-in-line to documents. at courtroom tables, dressed in in Afghanistan. signed by a defense attorney REUTERS the British throne, a palace state- ment said. Bell, 44, is an award-winning photographer best known for por- Raymond lashes Mexico traits of celebrities such as musi- cian Paul McCartney, footballer San Francisco train David Beckham, James Bond actor Daniel Craig and Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Nicole Kidman. service restarts “The royals have become glo- bal celebrities but being the one SAN FRANCISCO: San on Tuesday, and BART officials photographer there could be a Francisco’s commuter trains warned riders to expect 30- to bit daunting for Jason Bell,” said lumbered back into operation 45-minute delays as employees Mark Stewart, a photographer for the first time in five days returned to work. “I feel very specialising in royals. early yesterday after union happy when I hear the BART As well as the christening, workers reached a tentative strike was over,” said Eva Gallegos, Bell is expected to shoot the first labor deal with management, a certified nurse assistant from portrait of four generations of ending a strike that paralyzed San Leandro whose commute had the royal family in more than the nation’s fifth-largest rapid been frustrated by the strike. 100 years, with Queen Elizabeth, transit network. She added that it took over an her son Prince Charles, grandson Officials for the Bay Area hour and a half to drive from her Prince William and great-grand- Rapid Transit, or BART, sys- home to her job in Berkeley. She son Prince George. tem clinched a settlement late took side streets and said she saw British media said Bell had been on Monday with two unions that freeways “packed like a parking lot.” chosen over other top photogra- represent more than 2,000 strik- At a usually bustling BART sta- phers including John Swannell, ing employees, capping several tion just off clogged Interstate 80 who took official pictures of the months of contentious contract in El Cerrito, the parking lot was Queen’s Diamond Jubilee last negotiations over wages, benefits not as full as usual on Tuesday on year, and South African Jill and workplace rules. a cold and foggy morning as trains Edelstein, who has photographed Due to the late hour of the deal resumed full service. No station Nelson Mandela. — announced at around 10pm agent was on duty. Archbishop of Canterbury Monday (0500 GMT Tuesday) — The strike, a continuation of Justin Welby, spiritual leader of and the logistics of ramping up labor tensions that led to a four- the Church of England, will con- the system from a standstill to day walkout in July, halted a com- duct the private, 45-minute serv- full capacity, BART executives muter rail system that serves ice in the Chapel Royal of the 16th A small school in the middle of flood water in the Coyuca de Benetez town, Guerrero state, Mexico, yester- said normal service was unlikely more than 400,000 riders a day in century St James’s Palace in cen- day. Guerrero and Michoacan continue to be affected by the heavy rains caused by the hurricane Raymond to resume before the Tuesday San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley tral London. which remains stationary and is a Category 2 on the Saffir Simpson scale. afternoon rush-hour. and suburbs. REUTERS Train service was limited early REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Putin turns to German lawmakers meet Muslim clerics to ease tension Fears of attacks ahead of Olympics

UFA, Russia: President become the objects of propa- Vladimir Putin accused for- ganda by various fundamental- eign rivals yesterday of using ist groups.” radical Islam to weaken Russia The former KGB officer and appealed to Muslim clerics became president after directing to help reduce tensions after a war against separatist Muslims a deadly suicide bombing and in power in the Chechnya region nationalist riots. of the North Caucasus in 1999 The comments, his first on this when he was prime minister. month’s riots in Moscow, were But Russia is still struggling to delivered in the mainly Muslim contain an Islamist insurgency region of Bashkortostan and in the North Caucasus and the underlined Kremlin concerns Kremlin is concerned violence Representatives sing the national anthem during the constituent assembly of the German parliament at the Reichstag building in Berlin, yesterday. The that ethnic or religious tensions could spread to other mainly parliament met yesterday for the first time since general election in September 2013. The meeting of the 631-strong Bundestag comes a day before could threaten the unity of the Muslim regions of Russia. Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to lead the first round of negotiations with the main opposition Social Democrats to forge a new coalition government. Russian state. A bomb was discovered and Monday’s suicide bombing, safely detonated by Russian blamed on a Muslim woman security forces near a trade cen- from the North Caucasus, killed tre yesterday in Khasavyurt in Zuma red-faced six people on a bus in Volgograd Dagestan, in the North Caucasus, and raised fears about attacks law enforcement officials said, as Russia prepares for the 2014 underlining the daily threat of Germany calls for tighter after Malawi gaffe Winter Olympics in Sochi. violence in the region. JOHANNESBURG: South “Some political forces use Russia’s 20 million Muslims African President Jacob Zuma Islam, the radical currents within make up around 15 percent of was left red-faced yesterday fol- it ... to weaken our state and cre- the population of more than 140 integration of Nato states lowing a public backlash at com- ate conflicts on Russian soil that million, and the percentage is ments labelling nearby Malawi can be managed from abroad,” expected to grow. as backward. Putin told Muslim clerics meet- The threat of violence spread- BRUSSELS: Germany called countries, including France, had military systems at a time when While trying to convince ing in Ufa, Bashkortostan’s capi- ing is a particular concern for for closer military integration concerns about the proposal, many Nato allies are slashing motorists to accept a controver- tal, in southern Russia. Putin because Russia hosts the between groups of Nato coun- fearing it could undermine coun- defence spending in response to sial plan to toll highways in and “Tensions between the West Winter Olympics in February tries yesterday as the alliance tries’ sovereignty and lead to the economic crisis. around Johannesburg, Zuma on and the Islamic world are rising and the soccer World Cup finals grappled with how to keep its over-specialisation. Only four of the 28 Nato mem- late Monday said South Africans today, and someone is trying to in 2018. defences strong at a time of fall- “Does that lead to a kind of spe- bers — US, Britain, Greece and need to stop thinking like gamble on that by pouring fuel He has staked his reputation ing military spending. cialisation which could be danger- Estonia — met the alliance’s target “Africans in Africa, generally.” on the fire,” he added. on hosting a safe and successful Germany’s proposal, discussed ous if some nations specialise only of spending 2 percent of their eco- “We are in Johannesburg, this Putin did not say which for- Olympics in Sochi, on the Black by Nato defence ministers at in certain types of mission and nomic output on defence in 2012. is Johannesburg. It’s not some eign rivals could be fostering Sea, but has said security there is a Brussels meeting, is that big disengage from other missions?,” Groups of Nato allies already national road in Malawi,” Zuma Islamist separatism. But he has improving too slowly. Volgograd, Nato nations act as “framework one diplomat said. cooperate on some projects but said during the ruling ANC party often accused other countries, where the female suicide bomber nations” leading a cluster of Some diplomats also worry the German idea would take that public forum on Monday evening. including the US, of interfering struck, is due to be a World Cup smaller Nato allies. that a cluster system could make further by intensifying coopera- His comments went viral on in Russia’s affairs and sought to venue. These clusters of countries it more difficult for Nato to use tion among a group of countries social media, with the opposition deflect blame for problems onto Attacks by insurgents from the would jointly provide some mili- forces on operations because a on a range of military projects. party calling him to retract them. other nations since securing a North Caucasus include a suicide tary capabilities or develop new parliament in one country could Nato’s Rasmussen said the Zuma’s office yesterday scram- six-year third term as president bombing at a Moscow airport ones for the benefit of the whole effectively veto military action by German proposal was an exam- bled to correct the diplomatic last year. that killed 37 people in 2011 and alliance, with the lead nation coor- other nations in the cluster. ple of how allies could “cooper- gaffe, saying media quoted him The Moscow rioting began subway bombings that killed 40 dinating their efforts. Germany, Italy, Spain and oth- ate more closely with a view to out of context. over suspicions that an ethnic in 2010. The idea could be a way of ers declined calls by Nato in 2006 acquiring and developing much- “The remarks were made in the Slav was stabbed to death by an Putin deflected any respon- plugging gaps in the armoury of to move troops based in calm needed military capabilities”. broader context of South Africa Azeri national. Russian police sibility for ethnic and religious European Nato countries such areas of Afghanistan to the vio- British Defence Secretary achieving more in the past 19 later responded by rounding up strife, putting the blame partly as air-to-air refuelling aircraft, lent south. Philip Hammond said London years of freedom and democracy,” hundreds of migrants. on local authorities which turned a shortage of which was exposed The US has repeatedly voiced supported the German proposal. said his spokesman Mac Maharaj. Putin urged the clerics to help “a deaf ear to the people”. during the Nato bombing cam- alarm about the growing gulf “We think this is a good initiative He said Zuma was trying to Muslim immigrants adapt to life The president also depicted paign of Libya in 2011. between US military spending which has the potential to side- justify the sophisticated road in Russia to reduce the likelihood Russia as a force for peace in The idea was welcomed by and capabilities and those of its step some of the delays that we system in the country’s economic of such violence. the Middle East at what he said Nato Secretary-General Anders European allies. have had in Nato processes in the hub, saying the roads were better “They need to hear your was a time of meddling by other Fogh Rasmussen and by Britain The German proposal would past,” Hammond told reporters in than those of other small towns. voice,” he said. “Otherwise they countries. REUTERS but diplomats said some other help share the cost of expensive Brussels. REUTERS AFP

Madagascar heading to polls ‘Kenya army took goods in mall siege for safekeeping’

NAIROBI: Kenyan troops accused of ran- sacking Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall during last month’s mas- sacre by Islamist gun- men took goods only “to ensure their safety”, the army chief said yesterday. Shop owners — includ- ing a top end jewellery store as well as others selling mobile telephones, watches, cameras, expen- sive suits and lingerie — said their stores were People gather to attend a campaign meeting of a candidate yesterday in Antananarivo ahead of the October completely looted. 25 presidential elections. Thirty-three candidates are running in a poll that is meant to end a four-year political But speaking in front crisis in Madagascar sparked when strongman Andry Rajoelina ousted then-president Marc Ravalomanana of parliamentary com- in a coup. But supporters are divided over new candidates after Rajoelina and Ravalomanana's wife Lalao, mittee investigating the along with a few others, were barred from running under international pressure. four-day siege in which at least 67 people died, army chief Julius Karangi insisted officers did not loot, and took drinks from Mozambique police station attack the supermarket only “to quench their thirst.” Explaining the other goods taken, Karangi ends two-decade-old peace deal called it “sanitisation to ensure their safety.” MAPUTO: Mozambican ex- ruling party against which at killing their leader, Afonso Several business own- rebel group Renamo staged a Renamo fought a bloody 16-year Dhlakama. ers said they locked their pre-dawn attack on a police war that ended in 1992. “The situation is horrible here. premises before escaping station yesterday after declar- “Gunmen attacked the police Early this morning, armed men from the mall only to find ing the end of a two-decade-old station but fortunately there were supposed to be Renamo attacked, them ransacked and with peace deal that ended one of no casualties because the police- and it was a mess,” said Romao valuables missing when Africa’s worst civil wars, offi- men fled the post,” Maringue’s Martins, a Maringue teacher. they were allowed back in cials and locals said. administrator Antonio Absalao “For one hour shooting could after the siege. Security Police fled their post in the said. The town is located about be heard from all directions and camera footage from the central town of Maringue when 35km from Renamo’s military people fled from their homes,” he mall released over the Renamo fighters opened fire in an base, which government troops said. Schools have been shut amid weekend shows soldiers car- escalation of hostilities between seized on Monday in an operation fears of an escalation in violence. rying white plastic bags out the ex-rebels and Frelimo, the the ex-rebels claimed was aimed AFP of the supermarket. AFP WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 ASIA 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Post-typhoon search Brunei unveils Bangladesh, tough Shariah punishments BANDAR SERI ILO on factory BEGAWAN: The Sultan of Brunei introduced tough Shariah law punishments yesterday, including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, hailing what he safety drive called a “historic” step by his country. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said a new Shariah Experts to inspect 1,000 plants Penal Code in the works for years was officially intro- DHAKA: Bangladesh and building, where workers toiled duced and would be phased the International Labour for long hours and poor pay to in beginning in six months. Organisation (ILO) will launch make clothes for Western retail- Based on individual cases, a $24m safety campaign yester- ers, focused attention like never punishments could include day in the latest effort to over- before on factory conditions in stoning to death for adul- haul appalling conditions at the Bangladesh, the world’s second tery, severing of limbs for nation’s clothing factories, offi- largest garment producer. theft, and flogging for viola- cials said. A fire at the Tazreen garment tions ranging from abortion Experts will conduct safety factory in Dhaka killed 111 work- Members of Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force remove debris as the search for missing people continued to alcohol consumption. The inspections at more than 1,000 ers last November, the country’s yesterday after a landslide caused by heavy rains from Typhoon Wipha hit Oshima Island, 120 km south of Tokyo. code applies only to Muslims. factories as part of the multi-year worst such tragedy, and revealed campaign, after a garment fac- unauthorised sub-contracting of Eight punished tory collapse in April that killed orders from Western groups. 1,132 people highlighted inad- Many EU retailers have signed Lanka shuts factory after toxic gas leak over receptions equate safety standards in the up to a new safety accord since industry. the April disaster, pledging COLOMBO: Sri Lankan “The initial investigations sug- concern about factories near resi- BEIJING: Eight employ- The campaign will target fac- improved conditions at factories, authorities shut down a deter- gest there had been an ammonia dential neighbourhoods following ees of China’s largest rail- tories that operate as sub-con- while US retailers have launched gent factory in the capital gas leak from the plant,” he said. a recent groundwater contamina- way building firm have been tractors or produce garments for a separate pact. Colombo yesterday after more The Central Environmental tion by a rubber glove plant just punished for spending more lesser-known Western retailers, The ILO and the Bangladesh than 70 people were hospital- Authority (CEA) said it imme- outside Colombo. than $137m on receptions, and have not signed up to safety government will sign an agree- ised following a suspected toxic diately shut down the factory in Sri Lanka became a plantation state media reported yester- accords established since the ment later yesterday for the $24m gas leak, police said. the suburb of Piliyandala on the economy, famous for its produc- day, the latest move in the disaster. inspection campaign to be funded Police spokesman Ajith Rohana outskirts of Colombo pending fur- tion and export of cinnamon, leadership’s much-publicised “We want to bring the jointly by the Dutch, British and said 72 factory workers and ther investigations. rubber and Ceylon tea, which anti-corruption drive. The number of industrial accidents Canadian governments, Shipar nearby residents were taken to CEA director Saranga remains a trademark national state-run Global Times news- to a tolerable limit,” Labour and said. He added that the cam- hospital earlier yesterday after Alahapperuma said investigations export. paper did not give details Employment Secretary Mikail paign would target about half gas -- thought to be ammonia -- were underway into the factory’s Colonial plantations were of the punishment but said Shipar said. “There will be zero of Bangladesh’s 4,500 factories, leaked from the plant. methods for storing chemicals dismantled, industries were another 57 employees of the tolerance to poor working condi- while the ILO said some 1,200 “Some of them are still in hos- used to manufacture detergents. nationalised and a welfare state state-owned China Railway tions in our factories.” plants would be scrutinised. pital eight hours after the inci- Industrial accidents are rare in established. Construction Corporation The collapse of the Rana Plaza AFP dent was reported,” Rohana said. Sri Lanka but there is growing AFP have been reprimanded, and one faces prosecution. According to the company’s March 2012 annual report, CRCC spent 837m yuan ($137m) on receptions in one China defends year — equivalent to about 10 its human Khmer Rouge defence slams ‘showcase’ trial percent of its 2012 profits. PHNOM PENH: Defence conclusion that everyone involved Cambodian’s current strongman executioners.” Hun Sen was once S Korean cyber rights record lawyers at Cambodia’s wanted and expected from the premier, Hun Sen. a low-level Khmer Rouge com- Khmer Rouge court yester- day the tribunal was constituted,” “Prime Minister Hun Sen, mander but defected in 1977 to unit probed GENEVA: China defended its day denounced the trial of two said Nuon Chea’s lawyer, Victor Senate Chairman Chea Sim, join Vietnamese forces fighting human rights record to the former top regime leaders as a Koppe, claiming that “no one in and President of the National to overthrow the regime. He is SEOUL: South Korea’s UN yesterday, insisting it has “showcase” that had pre-judged this court is interested in ascer- Assembly Heng Samrin all took opposed to pursuing more regime Defence Ministry said yes- undertaken sweeping reforms them as guilty. taining the truth”. active roles in carrying out the suspects. terday that senior members as Tibetan activists said more Prosecutors are demanding the Delivering its closing statement policies which the co-prosecutors The complex case of the of its cyber warfare unit must be done to hold Beijing to maximum sentence of life impris- to the UN-backed tribunal, the say today were criminal as such,” regime’s two most senior surviv- had been questioned over account. onment for “Brother Number defence said political interference Koppe said. ing leaders has been split into a their possible involvement China’s special envoy Wu Two” Nuon Chea, 87, and ex-head had prevented it from obtaining “If Nuon Chea is guilty, so too series of smaller trials, initially in a widening scandal over Hailong told the UN Human of state Khieu Samphan, 82, for evidence to support its case. are they,” he added. “If Nuon focusing on the forced evacuation state interference in elec- Rights Council that his country their roles in a regime that left up It also argued that if the Chea enslaved the Cambodian of people into rural labour camps tions. Areas of the unit’s had lived up to a pledge made in to two million people dead from defendants were guilty as charged, population, then these three men and related charges of crimes headquarters were searched 2009 when China was last under 1975-79. then so were other former whose faces hang everywhere... against humanity. and several of its command- scrutiny by the watchdog. The trial is “a showcase of the Khmer Rouge cadres including in Phnom Penh were his loyal AFP ers questioned, a ministry “The Chinese government made official said. The main oppo- a solemn commitment when China sition Democratic Party has undergoes the next review, the accused the unit of posting world will see a China with a more online comments prior to last prosperous economy, improved year’s presidential election, democracy and the rule of law, a Suu Kyi finally gets Sakharov prize smearing opposition candi- more harmonious society and peo- date Moon Jae-In and extol- ple living in greater happiness,” Wu STRASBOURG, FRANCE: Myanmar a really democratic one.” ling his ruling party rival and said. opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yes- Suu Kyi, 68, spent 15 years under house winner Park Geun-Hye. In 2009, the council had urged terday finally received the EU’s Sakharov arrest before she was freed after elections China to make more efforts in rights prize she won in 1990 at the height in 2010 produced a quasi-civilian govern- Japan warns areas including poverty reduction, of a brutal military crackdown, but said ment regime. judicial reforms and ethnic minor- her work was not yet done. Myanmar President Thein Sein, who took Thai visitors ity rights. “Four years have passed, Members of the European Parliament power in March 2011, has earned interna- and I want to tell you that the above gave Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi a stand- tional recognition for reforms since then TOKYO: Japan has issued a recommendations either have been ing ovation as she accepted the award from that include freeing political prisoners, with warning to Thais not to stay implemented or are being carried the parliament’s president Martin Schulz. Western sanctions largely lifted. in Japan beyond the 15-day out, and our commitment has been “You demonstrate that people who fight But the military and its political allies visa free period or risk being basically fulfilled,” Wu said. for democracy will triumph in the end,” remain in control of parliament, and reli- banned for life. The warning All 193 UN member states are Schulz said. “I congratulate you.... You are gious violence and the continued arrests of came after a number of Thai meant to undergo reviews of their a great symbol of freedom and democracy.” activists have tempered optimism. visitors abused the visa-free rights record every four years. Dressed in a striking traditional costume The current Myanmar constitution privilege to enter Japan and In the run-up to yesterday’s of bright yellow and dark green, Suu Kyi would block Suu Kyi from becoming presi- illegally work there. Since review, human rights campaigners gracefully downplayed the praise, saying dent in elections scheduled for 2015 as it July 1, Japan introduced raised the alarm about the disap- much work was still to be done to bring excludes anyone whose spouses or children free visas for tourists from pearance of Chinese activist Cao full democracy to Myanmar. are foreign nationals. Her two sons are Thailand who wish to stay Shunli, who had been due to attend Recalling how the military prevented her British nationals through their father, the in the country up to 15 days. the session. National League for Democracy from taking late scholar Michael Aris. The decision prompted a In a statement Monday, the power after she won elections in 1990, Suu Earlier this month, the European sharp increase in tourists and European Union’s top diplomat Kyi asked: “Where are we now? We have Parliament awarded Pakistan’s Malala about 200 of them reportedly Catherine Ashton had urged made progress since 1990 but we have not Yousafzai the 50,000-euro ($65,000) entered Japan with the inten- Beijing to clarify what had hap- made sufficient progress.” Sakharov prize, whose past winners include tion of overstaying and seek- pened to Cao, and to do nothing to Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi poses at She said her people were “just begin- South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson ing work. hamper the participation of cam- the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, ning to learn” that they can ask questions, Mandela and former UN secretary general paigners at the Council. after receiving the Sakharov human rights prize. stressing that the current military-backed Kofi Annan. Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Maldives poll AFP constitution must be changed “so that it is Prize in 1991. AFP on November 9 MALE: The Maldives yes- terday faced the prospect of a constitutional crisis after one China blames weather for hampering efforts to banish smog of the main political parties warned it may not endorse BEIJING: China’s battle The government has announced “Right now, total pollution activated on a date set by the heating plants, winds from the plans to restage aborted elec- against a persistent air pollu- many plans to fight pollution over emissions have exceeded environ- government, provides heat to 65 Gobi Desert and fumes from tions next month. Following tion crisis, which all but shut the years but has made little mental capacity,” he told a news percent of Harbin, figures quoted millions of vehicles can combine an international backlash over down a city of 11 million this apparent progress, especially in conference on new smog emer- last year in the state media show. to blanket the city in a pungent the last-minute cancellation week, is being hampered by the country’s north and northeast. gency measures in the capital. Much of that heat comes from shroud for days. of an election scheduled for tough weather conditions, an Harbin, a frigid northeastern Fang blamed thick fog for the burning coal. If three days of hazardous and last weekend, the Elections environmental official said city of 11 million people, virtually pollution still blanketing Harbin Beijing’s central heating nor- near hazardous pollution are Commission announced late yesterday. ground to a halt on Monday when and large parts of the northeast. mally comes on in mid-November. forecast this winter, Fang said, on Monday that a new poll Air quality in cities is of a pollution index showed airborne “Harbin, coincidentally, on Beijing, sometimes derided the capital will temporarily halt would be held on November 9. increasing concern to China’s sta- contaminants at around 50 times its first day of winter heating as “Greyjing” or “Beige-jing” by construction, factory production, Commission Chairman Fuwad bility-obsessed leaders, anxious to the levels recommended by the encountered thick fog - these two English-speaking residents, suf- outdoor barbecues and fireworks. Thowfeek also said in a post on douse potential unrest as a more World Health Organisation. things are closely linked,” he said. fered its own smog emergency If hazardous pollution is Twitter that a run-off would affluent urban population turns “This severe smog, first of all, “If you just equate heavy pollu- last winter, when the pollution expected for three consecutive take place on November 16 if against a growth-at-all-costs eco- is caused by climate conditions,” tion with winter heating, then the index reached 45 times the rec- days, school will be cancelled and no candidate won more then nomic model that has besmirched Fang Li, the deputy chief of whole winter would be like this. ommended level one particularly temporary curbs imposed on driv- 50 percent of votes. much of the country’s air, water Beijing’s municipal environmental That’s not possible”. bad day in January. ing, he added. AGENCIES and soil. protection bureau, told reporters. Collective central heating, Smoke from factories and REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Rebel landmines New UK diplomat arrives kill nine soldiers Five hurt in Mindanao attacks by New People’s Army

MANILA: Communist insur- landmine and ambushed by the of the Communist Party of gents killed nine soldiers on rebels, killing one more soldier the Philippines, has been wag- Monday in landmine ambushes and wounding four others. ing an armed campaign in the in the southern Philippines, the The attacks took place near the Philippines since 1969. At least military said yesterday. town of Kidapawan on the south- 30,000 people have been killed The attacks, among the bloodi- ern island of Mindanao. according to the government. est by the New People’s Army “This criminal act of the NPA While the NPA ranks have (NPA) in months, also left five in using landmines has to stop,” declined to about 4,000 fight- soldiers wounded, a military the local army commander, ers from a peak of 26,000 in the statement said. Colonel Marcos Flores, was 1980s, the rebels are still capa- The first group of soldiers were quoted as saying. ble of mounting deadly attacks, on their way to meet pro-govern- The military has accused the especially in rural areas where ment militiamen when they hit a rebels of using landmines even isolated military and police units landmine planted by the NPA, it though the Philippine government and businesses are targeted. said. The rebels then opened fire ratified an agreement banning the President Benigno Aquino had on the soldiers, leaving eight dead use of such devices in 2000. been aiming to end the rebellion and one in critical condition. The rebels have previously said before his six-year term expires They then carted off seven of their devices are different from in 2016, but the government said the soldiers’ rifles. military landmines and are not in April that peace talks had Troops rushing to the aid of the covered by the ban. collapsed. first group were hit by another The NPA, the militant wing AFP Asif Anwar Ahmad, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Philippines, arrives at the Malacañang Grounds to present credentials yesterday.

10 million annual tourists Soldiers to help Philippines, India to step up in election target by 2016 ‘hard task’ MANILA: The military will ties amid China stand-off deploy more than 800 soldiers MANILA: The Philippines will have a tough time getting 10 mil- to support the Philippine lion tourists each year by 2016 amid bad roads and unexpected set- MANILA: Foreign Affairs standoff last April. Chinese ves- visit Manila which Khurshid National Police in securing backs, industry officials said yesterday. Secretary Albert del Rosario sels have also been spotted enter- welcomed. the Barangay polls in Metro To reach the ambitious target, double the five million visitors and Indian External Affairs ing Philippine-claimed coastal “The president of India is look- Manila next week. Armed expected this year, arrivals would have to grow by 26 percent per year Minister Salman Khurshid territories in the South China/ ing forward to his visit to the Forces public affairs chief Lt from 2014, former tourism secretary Narzalina Lim said at an annual agreed to boost military and West Philippine Sea. Philippines in 2014,” it said. Col Ramon Zagala said 861 Philippine business conference. The country only managed a growth defence cooperation between Manila, attempting a “rules- Both officials also discussed soldiers would help in poll- in arrivals of about 11 percent yearly since 2010, and is now about 16 their countries amid recent based approach” in resolving the other areas of exchange between related duties such as man- percent behind its full-year 2013 target, said Lim. stand-off with China. maritime feud, elevated an arbi- the two countries. ning checkpoints, conducting Domingo Enerio, Chief Executive of the government’s Tourism “The ministers agreed to step tration case against Beijing in a “Del Rosario and Khurshid visibility patrols, establishing Promotions Board, agreed his task was a tough one, but added, “We still up cooperation in combating United Nations court. held comprehensive discussions assistance desks and securing sincerely believe that we can do it.” The government hopes tourism will non-traditional threats through “Khurshid expressed support on political, defence, security, eco- vital installations and vot- create seven million jobs and contribute 12 percent of economic output. exchange of experiences and for a peaceful resolution of the nomic and cultural cooperation, ing centres. The deployment The industry now accounts for three million workers and seven capacity building in the areas of South China Sea dispute consist- and reviewed the progress of the took effect last Monday and percent of economic output, Lim said, citing government data. disaster management, food secu- ent with freedom of navigation joint working groups on trade and will be in force until October Cesar Cruz, President of the Philippine Tour Operators Association, rity and pandemics,” a joint state- and the rule of law,” the state- investment, tourism, agriculture, 30. Zagala said each major outlined the challenges. ment issued on Monday read. ment said. health and medicine, the joint service has committed 67 “We still have to address the road congestion, or the lack of reliable Both countries share a common Del Rosario also conveyed committee on renewable energy soldiers to be placed under transportation... in most out-of-town destinations,” he told the forum. rival claimant in China, whose President Benigno Aquino III’s and of the joint defence coopera- the command of the Joint “Security and safety need to be improved... There are so many things troops breached Indian terri- invitation to Indian Prime tion committee,” it added. Task Force National Capital that need to be done,” he said. AFP tory resulting in a three-week Minister Manmohan Singh to THE PHILIPPINE STAR Region. These military per- sonnel would augment the 165 soldiers under the task force. The soldiers will undergo pre- deployment lectures on legal procedures in the conduct of election-related duties. Quake island officials accused of hoarding aid Cops sacked for MANILA: The Philippine gov- He said Bohol police were The Red Cross said the local ernment said yesterday it was ordered to monitor aid distribu- authorities had asked them to under-reporting investigating allegations that tion for signs of hoarding. hand over aid to them, and that local officials on an island dev- The quake left 190 people dead, they had refused. MANILA: The Philippine astated by an earthquake are most of them on Bohol. Hundreds of Maribojoc resi- National Police’s (PNP) withholding aid to residents in It also damaged more than dents were left hungry and dis- one strike-policy on alter- need. 50,000 homes, and 111,000 Bohol appointed after lining up for ing police blotters hit six While large deliveries of aid residents are staying in govern- Red Cross food packs, Philippine more police chiefs in Central have arrived in Bohol, mainly ment-run camps, the National Red Cross secretary-general Luzon for allegedly trying to from the national government, Disaster Risk Reduction and Gwendolyn Pang said. conceal the actual peace and some residents have complained Management Council said. “They (local officials) wanted order situation in their juris- they had not received any from Relief officials said many oth- our people to surrender the goods diction. PNP chief Director their local officials a week after ers were camped out in tents out- to them. We can’t do that,” she General Alan Purisima said a 7.1-magnitude quake hit the side their homes amid frequent added. “It is one of worst-affected two of the officers have been island, Interior Secretary Mar aftershocks. areas.... We see a lot of people suf- relieved while four others Roxas said. The aid controversy has cen- fering,” Pang said. are facing pre-charge inves- “It is not right that relief goods tred on Maribojoc, a town of Local media have accused tigation for alleged inac- given by the national and provin- 20,000 people about 15 kilometres Evasco and other Bohol officials of curate declaration of crime cial governments are hoarded at (nine miles) west of the quake’s wanting to take control of the aid data. Purisima said the police (municipal and district) offices,” epicentre. for political gain, so that residents chiefs under-reported crime he said in a statement. Mayor Leoncio Evasco said he feel beholden to them, something incidents by as much as 75 A doctor tries to revive a newborn boy at a makeshift hospital in Cebu City. “If this is really happening, asked the Red Cross to leave the that Evasco has denied. percent. He issued a one- The baby was born after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol Island those responsible must be pros- town Thursday, saying the organi- “The whole town is an evacua- strike policy and ordered and died a few hours later due to breathing difficulties. ecuted for relief hoarding,” he said sation had disrupted Maribojoc’s tion centre,” Evasco said. all police unit command- without naming names. aid distribution system. AFP ers to strictly observe com- plete and accurate reporting of all crimes. Relieved were Superintendent Ponciano Zafra of Gerona, Tarlac, and Chief Inspector Orlando Jet acquisitions not linked to Reyes of Olongapo City 13 Vietnamese held with turtles Station 2. PUERTO PRINCESA: look into filing a case against Their case is still pending China territorial row: Official Quake towns Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen them, Caabay added. in court. The issue of foreign- were arrested after being found Sea turtles are protected under ers poaching endangered spe- MANILA: The Defence department yesterday maintained that the fully accessible in Philippine waters with a haul Philippine law and catching them cies has become sensitive in the acquisition of fighter jets from South Korea has nothing to do with the of protected sea turtles, police is punishable by at least 12 years Philippines, with environmental- territorial row in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). MANILA: The Department said on Monday. in jail. In recent years, Philippine ists calling for stronger action “This (acquisition) has been planned even before the developments of Interior and Local The fishermen were caught on authorities have frequently against the perpetrators. in the West Phil Sea,” Defence department spokesman Peter Galvez Government yesterday said Friday off the western Philippine caught foreigners, often Chinese, Following pressure from their said in a phone interview. all municipalities in earth- island of Palawan, in waters near catching or buying sea turtles in governments, the foreigners Galvez was asked for a reaction after a Japanese paper reported on quake-ravaged province of the South China Sea where the waters off Palawan. often have the charges dropped Monday that China had asked South Korea not to sell FA-50 jets to Bohol are now fully acces- authorities say foreign poaching In November last year, in the or lessened, allowing them to be the country. sible. Secretary Manuel of endangered or protected spe- same area where the Vietnamese deported quickly back home. Galvez declined to comment on the report itself but maintained that Roxas II said personnel from cies has become a major problem. were caught, the Philippine navy Caabay said fisheries experts the military’s upgrade efforts are not related to the territorial row the Department of Public “Upon initial inspection, it rescued more than 100 sea turtles were still determining what with China. The Defence department previously said that the lead- Works and Highways and the was found out that the said from poachers. But the fishermen, species of turtles were caught, in fighter jets acquisition project would boost the territorial defence Provincial Engineering Office foreign fishing vessel is loaded whom authorities believed to be although he stressed they were capabilities of the country. of Bohol have been working with undetermined (number of) Chinese, escaped. all protected under local laws. Officials, however, stressed that the modernization program is not round-the-clock to ensure pieces of dead sea turtles,” said Twelve Chinese fishermen were The turtles were frozen and directed towards any country. The government plans spend P18.9bn all roads remain inter-con- Benigno Caabay, a station officer also arrested in April after their packed tightly in the cargo hold to acquire 12 FA-50 jets from South Korea. nected and no municipality at the Palawan police provincial boat, which ran aground on a of the fishing vessel, he said. Air Force chief Lt Gen Lauro Catalino dela Cruz previously said the is isolated from major high- headquarters, quoting an official protected reef, was found to be Turtles are used in traditional negotiations with the Korea Aerospace Industries started last month. ways, the Philippines News report. carrying hundreds of dead pango- medicine or are served as delicacy Two jets could be delivered by the end of 2014 if all the contracts and Agency said today. The 13 are being held at a police lins, or scaley anteaters, another in many Asian countries. other necessary documents are signed this year. AGENCIES camp in Palawan while officers protected species. AFP THE PHILIPPINE STAR WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com End drone attacks secrecy: Rights groups Growing concern as North Waziristan strikes reach 45

ISLAMABAD: The United Amnesty said that without more a meal at the end of the day in States should end the secrecy transparency it was impossible to July last year. surrounding its drone cam- test US claims that the attacks “We cannot find any justifica- paign in Pakistan and Yemen conform to international law. tion for these killings. There are and bring those responsible for “Secrecy surrounding the genuine threats to the US and illegal attacks to justice, rights drones programme gives the US its allies in the region, and drone campaigners said yesterday. administration a licence to kill strikes may be lawful in some cir- Amnesty International and beyond the reach of the courts or cumstances,” said Qadri. Human Rights Watch (HRW) basic standards of international “But it is hard to believe that published separate reports on law,” said Mustafa Qadri, the a group of labourers, or an eld- drones on the eve of White House group’s Pakistan researcher. erly woman surrounded by her talks between US President US President Barack Obama grandchildren, were endanger- Barack Obama and Pakistan mounted a defence of the drone ing anyone at all, let alone posing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at war in May as legal and just and an imminent threat to the United which the weapons are expected the best way to counter terror States.” to be discussed. Amnesty high- plots against Americans. Amnesty called on the US lighted two drone attacks in But they are very unpopular to investigate publicly all cases northwest Pakistan last year, in Pakistan, where the govern- where drone strikes may have one of which killed a 68-year-old ment condemns them publicly caused deaths unlawfully, and grandmother as she picked veg- as counterproductive and a vio- to prosecute those responsible etables, saying there appeared to lation of sovereignty. Amnesty’s where there was enough evidence. be no justification for either. drone report published yesterday Though the Pakistani government The US has carried out nearly focused on 45 confirmed strikes publicly protests against drone 400 drone attacks in Pakistan’s in the North Waziristan tribal strikes, previous administrations restive tribal districts along the agency between January 2012 and are known to have given them Afghan border since 2004, kill- August 2013. The campaign group their tacit blessing. Amnesty ing between 2,500 and 3,600 highlighted two incidents that it called on Islamabad to investigate people, according to the London- said raised serious concerns about drone strikes and probe whether Pakistani Christian minority leader J Salik (centre) holds a placard with the posters of the US President Barack based Bureau of Investigative violations of international law. Pakistani officials were involved in Obama and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest in Islamabad on Monday. Journalism. The first was the death of providing information for them. Washington says they are an 68-year-old Mamana Bibi in a ‘Clear violation of rules of law’ Its report examined six US clear violation of international legal basis for its targeted kill- important and effective tool in the double strike as she picked veg- According to Human Rights attacks on suspected members humanitarian law — the laws of ings and ensure they conform to fight against militants linked to the etables in the family’s fields in Watch, the US has carried out of Al Qaeda in the Arabian war — because they struck only international law. It also echoed Taliban and Al Qaeda, who have October 2012. 80 targeted operations in Yemen Peninsula, which Washington civilians or used indiscriminate Amnesty’s call for the US to inves- strongholds in the tribal areas. But In the second, Amnesty said, 18 since 2009, including strikes from regards as the global jihadist net- weapons,” the report said. tigate possible breaches of law and critics say hundreds of innocent labourers were killed in a village drones, warplanes and cruise mis- work’s most dangerous affiliate. HRW urged the Obama admin- prosecute those responsible. civilians have died in the strikes. on the Afghan border as they ate siles -- killing at least 473 people. “Two of these attacks were in istration to explain in detail the AFP 16 presidential More Pakistanis refuse candidates Taliban toxic bombs creating disqualified KABUL: Afghan officials free polio dose: Report yesterday disqualified more ‘medical complications’ than half of the candidates ISLAMABAD: Compared refused to allow the polio team for the 2014 presidential elec- to last year, more people have to administer the vaccine. It also PESHAWAR: Pakistani the science of manufacturing The officials said that the tion, marking a chaotic open- started refusing polio vaccines shows the total number of chil- Taliban are now using more bombs that cause more than the explosives used by Taliban in all ing stage in the country’s for their children in Pakistan, dren vaccinated in the areas. toxic chemicals in their explo- intended casualties as they are attacks were pale, white or yel- first democratic transfer of according to the consolidated It may be mentioned here sive devices to inflict lethal inju- imparted training in the use of lowish in colour, which meant power. Of 26 candidates who report of the latest National Anti that the anti-polio campaign ries on victims of their bomb potassium, nitrogen, sugar, urea that their source was the same. had registered with IEC, Polio Campaign obtained from was launched in limited areas of and suicide attacks, according and glycerine, etc in the bombs,” “Not only healing of wounds after checking documents, the Prime Minister Monitoring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally to officials. they said. caused by Taliban bombs is hard 10 made it to the election and Coordination Cell. Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), Quoting doctors, the officials The officials said that terror- but the survivors often develop race, Independent Election In September, 65,947 families in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and said that the people who sustained ists used phosphorus in explosives contractures and other physical Commission chief Yousof the country refused to have their Azad Jammu and Kashmir. injuries in Taliban attacks devel- that destroyed human cells. deformities due to injuries,” they Nooristani said. All major children vaccinated while during `More incidents related to oped complications due to pres- The Taliban-made bombs pro- added. names remained in the April a similar campaign in September refusal of polio vaccines would ence of toxins in the explosives. duced carbon monoxide and car- The forensic experts at health 5 vote seen as a key test of last year, 45,122 families had have surfaced if the campaign “The survivors of Taliban’s bon dioxide, which damaged the and police departments said that Afghanistan’s progress as the refused. had been launched in all districts bombs suffer from chronic oxygen-binding capacity of the even deep wounds caused by gun- US-led Nato coalition pulls The report stated that of the country,` said an official of wounds that leave scars on skin survivors, they said. shots or knives were treatable out after 13 years of fight- 33,320,524 children were given the polio monitoring cell. and don’t respond to antibiotics “The survivors may go into but the people injured in Taliban ing the Taliban. “Those who anti-polio vaccination across the He said refusal cases were with proven efficacy in other sur- coma and end up dying due to attacks had to live with lifelong couldn’t make it had prob- country this September whereas increasing in the country and gical infections,” they said. stoppage of the oxygen-carrying deformities after recovery. lems, they could not fulfil the target was set at 34,175,758 there was a dire need to mobilise The officials said that the explo- process of victims when smoke “The use of toxins in bombs the requirements in the elec- children. the society and apprise people of sives used by Taliban left lasting caused by the explosives pen- worsens injuries that are not cur- tion law, including not hav- The table provides a breakup the importance of the vaccine. effects on the injured people. etrates their bodies,” the officials able,” they said. ing enough voter signatures of the number of families which INTERNEWS “Taliban have now mastered added. INTERNEWS from all provinces or some of their forms were incomplete,” Nooristani said. Among the Laundry labour leading candidates are former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, the president’s Afghan intelligence agency elder brother Qayum Karzai and former finance minister sacks ‘heroin addict’ officers Ashraf Ghani. Islamabad to KABUL: The intelligence who were addicted to heroin and service of opium-plagued our efforts will continue,” the acting issue bond Afghanistan has sacked 65 offic- head of the National Directorate ers after discovering they were of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah ISLAMABAD: The federal addicted to heroin, the agency’s Nabil, told parliament. government will issue $650m head said yesterday. The attempt to rid the agency bonds by December 2013 The announcement came weeks of drug addicts will be welcomed for international banks and after the United Nations said by the international commu- financial institutions. The Afghanistan, which is responsi- nity, which has been fighting a duration of the bond will be ble for producing at least 80 per- 12-year war against Al Qaeda from five to seven years. The cent of the world’s opium, risked and a Taliban-led insurgency, Sharif Nawaz government becoming a “narco state” due to but is increasingly expecting has a better image abroad a jump in poppy production over Afghanistan’s security forces to than previous governments the last year. shoulder the burden. and foreign elements are sat- “We have sacked 65 employees REUTERS isfied with its performance, A man washes clothing in an outdoor laundry in Peshawar yesterday. A pair of salwar and kameez (baggy shirt official say. AGENCIES and trousers), the most popular local dress, costs about 50 rupees ($0.47) to be washed, starched and ironed. Businessman accused of channelling aid money to militants KABUL: US inspectors are on years of war - and the contrac- of mistaken identity. SIGAR to stop firms believed to be sup- business ties with the Haqqani “The owners of these com- the trail of a successful Afghan tors who receive it are being believes Zadran’s case is one of porting the insurgency from network’s leader, Sirajuddin panies are facilitators and businessman they believe has scrutinised by the US Special dozens that show a sinister side winning multi-million-dollar con- Haqqani. commanders of the Haqqani channelled millions of dollars Inspector General for Afghan to the story of how endemic cor- tracts exposes the lack of control The Haqqanis, Islamist insur- Network,” one US government in aid to the Al Qaeda-linked Reconstruction (SIGAR), with ruption, a charge often levelled at that donors have over cash once gents who operate on both sides of memorandum says. Haqqani network, one of the one case in particular involving President Hamid Karzai’s govern- it is handed over to the Afghan the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Zadran says he approached deadliest insurgent groups businessman Haji Khalil Zadran ment, has undermined efforts to government. are believed to have introduced SKB Chief Executive Kamal in Afghanistan, but still has linked to the Haqqanis. stabilise Afghanistan. Those transfers make up an suicide bombing into Afghanistan. Naser Khan because they had donor-funded reconstruction “It makes absolutely no sense Zadran left school to drive increasing proportion of aid. US The links between Zadran already worked together on contracts around the country. that individuals and entities des- trucks and went on to build an federal agencies want more than and the insurgency include him the construction of an airport The investigation, detailed in ignated as supporting the insur- empire that has won more than $10.7bn for reconstruction pro- teaming up with Saadullah Khan in Faizabad in northeastern a trove of documents obtained by gency could receive US contracts,” $125m in donour-funded con- grammes in 2014, SIGAR says, and Brothers Engineering and Afghanistan in 2009. Reuters, comes at a crucial time John Sopko, the chief of the US struction projects. and the government has prom- Construction Company (SKB), Zadran confirmed the con- for Afghanistan and its foreign watchdog agency, said. His fortune should reflect the ised at least half will be granted believed to be one of Sirajuddin tracts and partnerships, but said allies, who have poured billions “If they get a contract not only potential for success in post-war directly to Afghan institutions to Haqqani’s companies. that alone did not constitute proof of dollars into leaving behind a do they get US taxpayer money, Afghanistan. Instead, the SIGAR spend as they see fit. Together they won a $15m he financed the Haqqanis. stable, viable state when most but they could gain access to US investigation paints a picture of Much of the evidence against contract to help build a road On the contrary, he said, it was Nato-led combat troops pull out personnel and facilities, putting how aid has been siphoned off to Zadran is classified, but the cache between the towns of Gardez and fortunate the US auditors had next year. our troops at risk,” he said. maintain a web of corruption, vio- of documents given to Reuters by Khost in Afghanistan’s east for alerted him because it had saved Development aid to Afghanistan Zadran rejects the allega- lence and failure. US officials on condition of ano- the US Agency for International him from becoming involved. - approaching $100bn after 12 tions, saying it is simply a case The inability over many years nymity show that he has close Development (USAID) in 2011. REUTERS

WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 INDIA 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Onion prices Kudankulam plant starts production touch Rs90 per kg; govt The Russian-backed nuclear plant initially generating 160 megawatts of power may import NEW DELHI: India’s larg- came into existence. est nuclear plant — dogged by Russia and India issued a joint NEW DELHI: India may protests and multiple delays — statement during Singh’s visit import onions to stabilise prices is generating power and was saying they had “agreed to speed that have soared to `90 per kg in linked yesterday to the grid in up work on drafting a general the national capital, Commerce the country’s south, an official framework agreement” on the and Industry Minister Anand said. third and fourth planned reac- Sharma said yesterday. The Russian-backed tors at Kudankulam and would Talking to reporters on the Kudankulam plant is designed seek to “resolve all outstanding sidelines of an event here, Sharma to help meet surging demand for issues”. blamed hoarders for the recent electricity in Asia’s third-largest India’s liability law says nuclear spike in prices. “We will import economy where blackouts are firms planning to build plants in onion if there are proposals and frequent. India must pay large sums in the requirements so that we can sta- Unit one of the Kudankulam event of an accident. bilise the prices,” he said. Nuclear Power Plant in the state Other nuclear power plant sup- However, the minister empha- of Tamil Nadu was “synchronised pliers have also expressed strong sised that there was enough stock with the power grid” and “is reservations over the law. of onion in the country. “We have generating 160 megawatts”, R S Plans for the Kudankulam enough onion stock in the country Sundar, site director of the state- facility were first drawn up in and the state governments must run Nuclear Power Corporation of 1988. It was supposed to open in act firmly against the hoarders India, said in a statement. 2011 but large, often violent pro- who are hoarding the onions which “The power will be further tests, by residents worried about has led to the artificial scarcity and raised to 500 mw, 750 mw and the possibility of a nuclear acci- sharp escalation of prices,” Sharma 1,000 mw in stages,” he added, as dent delayed the startup. said. Onion prices soared to `90 the plant clears various tests. Opponents of the plant, on per kg in the national capital and The reactor’s commission- the coast devastated by the 2004 The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. they are being sold at around `80 ing came after Prime Minister Asian tsunami, say it is located in per kg in other parts of the coun- Manmohan Singh failed on a seismically sensitive area and try. The prices have more than Monday to strike a nuclear fear a Fukushima-style disaster doubled in the past four months. power deal with Russia in could kill thousands. Moscow over the Kudankulam The plant is one of many India Sri Lanka raises concerns project. Agreement has been hopes to build as part of its aim Status report held up by India’s strict safety of generating 63,000 megawatts of COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan is a disaster similar to the raised concerns as the power liability law. nuclear power by 2030 — part of government yesterday said it Fukushima incident in Japan. plant is located in the part of on coal filed Work has been completed on a planned near 15-fold rise from could not rule out the possi- The KNPP in the south Indian India which is closest to Sri the 1,000-megawatt first unit current levels, according to the bility of a threat to the island state of Tamil Nadu has now Lanka. NEW DELHI: The Central and is nearly finished on a sec- Nuclear Power Corp. posed by the Kudankulam been connected to the power grid In March this year, India Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ond 1,000-mw reactor, despite Once the first unit of the Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) for the first time. denied reports of leaks having yesterday filed a status report local protests that delayed Kudankulam plant is fully in neighbouring India. Ranawaka said that local developed in critical equipment with the Supreme Court on the construction. onstream, the nuclear power Sri Lanka’s Research and authorities continue to carry of the Kudankulam Nuclear progress of its investigation into Singh had been hoping to contribution to the country’s Technology Minister Patali out tests to look for any radiation Power Plant which could result the irregularities in allocation strike deals for an additional energy supply will increase to Champika Ranawaka said that that may come from the Indian in radiation leaks posing a threat of coal blocks. The agency filed two Russian-backed reactors 5,789 MW. Sri Lanka has sought an agree- power plant. to Sri Lanka. the status reports in a sealed at the same location as India The plant is the 20th nuclear ment with India where informa- The minister also said that the The Indian high commission in cover with the apex court reg- looks to meet surging electric- power station connected to India’s tion on the power plant would Sri Lankan government was yet Colombo said those reports were istry. The court is monitoring ity demand. power grid. be shared but so far India has to take a policy decision on turn- totally baseless. the investigation. The status But Japan’s 2011 Fukushima The Kudankulam nuclear plant not responded to that request, ing to nuclear energy to meet The high commission also report gives the details of other nuclear power plant accident project attained “criticality” — Xinhua reported. the electricity demands of the said that all nuclear power FIRs filed by the CBI and the prompted India to adopt a strict the point when a nuclear chain The minister said Sri Lanka country. plant sites in India are capa- progress in the ongoing investi- safety liability law, which Russia reaction becomes self-sustaining could not rule out a threat Protests have been staged in ble of managing the radioactive gation in coal block allocations argues should not be applied to — in July. The second reactor is being posed to the island from India against the power plant waste generated. since the perusal of the earlier the project since it was conceived expected to be brought into serv- the Indian power plant if there while in Sri Lanka groups have IANS status report by the court on many years before the legislation ice by mid-2014. AFP August 29. IANS Haryana rolls out red carpet for diaspora investment

ollowing up on its earlier and monitored, along with a ‘sta- as the corporate hub of India. It incentives and welfare tus tracking facility’ for the per- has been able to attract sizable measures for non-resi- son making such correspondence. investment from multinational Fdent Indians, the wealthy An advisory committee under companies, large business houses, north Indian state of Haryana the chairmanship of the Chief foreign investors, non-residents has now launched a scheme to Minister had also been consti- Indian (NRIs) and small scale involve its diaspora in speeding tuted to review the Cell’s action. entrepreneurs. Some three years up development projects. Much The Cell is located under Haryana back, the state decided to reserve like the chief ministers of other State Industrial and Infrastructure up to 10 percent of industrial plots major manpower exporting states Development Corporation or sheds for NRIs and persons of such as neighbouring Punjab and (HSIIDC), which has been des- Indian origin (PIO). the southern states, Haryana CM ignated as the Nodal Agency for Industrial units with 33 percent Bhupinder Singh Hooda has rolled investment related matters. or more foreign direct investment out the red carpet for non-resi- (FDI) can also avail the benefit dent Indians with his new ‘Pravasi of reservation of industrial plots. Haryanvi Bhagidari Vikas Yojna,’ THE NR EYE In case of NRI plots, the entire that would encourage those work- amount towards the price of ing abroad to become partners in Moiz Mannan the plot would have to be remit- the state’s development. ted through the Non-resident Hooda himself chaired a meet- Further, the Haryana gov- External Rupee (NRE) Account ing of top officials of the state’s ernment has set up Investment of the applicant or in remittances rural development and panchayat Promotion Centres (IPCs) in from abroad or foreign exchange. department in which the scheme Delhi and the state capital, The state’s industrial base in received the green signal. The Chandigarh. The IPC is again a Gurgaon, Manesar, Faridabad, chief minister has approved the Single Point Contact Agency to Panipat, Kundli and other places setting up of district level com- provide information, guidance are well-known. Some big names mittees under the chairman- and hand holding services for like Maruti-Suzuki, Hero Honda ship of deputy commissioners, venture location by prospective and several others have invested which would receive proposals entrepreneurs particularly with in the state. NRIs and applicants from foreign residents regarding regard to various sanctions and of other categories will apply the development projects to be approvals needed for implemen- to the HSIIDC for allotment of adopted or funded by them. These tation of projects, availability of industrial plots. Haryana has panels would also provide griev- land and present entrepreneurs planned industrial model town- ance redressal forum to the NRIs. in submission for applications or ships (IMT) and industrial estates A state-level cell would also be registration to different organisa- in several places across the state, created under the chairmanship tions. This centre has complete especially in the national capital of the chief secretary to super- database on availability of land, region (NCR) of New Delhi. vise and monitor the functioning water, power, finance etc. and The new industrial estates of the district committees. The norms, rules and regulations of are located in Panchkula, Bawal, district committee would main- all the institutions engaged in Bahadurgarh, Rai and Kundli tain a database of all NRIs from industrial development. while IMTs are coming up at the district with details of their The state has a strong loca- Manesar and Rohtak. addresses, etc. Officials said, the tional advantage, in that, it sur- A cluster based approach has aim is provide a single-window rounds the national capital from been adopted to ensure manu- clearance mechanism for NRI three sides. One-third of Haryana facturing competitiveness of the investors willing to invest in the falls under the national capital local industry and to encourage development of the state. region (NCR). Further, Panipat, the ancilliarization process. A With an eye on foreign invest- Rohtak, Gurgaon, Faridabad and number of theme parks have been ment and to address the griev- Sonepat have a special potential set up at various locations includ- ances of NRI’s, the Haryana for accelerated socio-economic ing Food Parks at Saha & Rai, government has already set up development. The State offers Footwear Park at Bahadurgarh, a ‘Foreign Investment and NRI impressive infrastructure facili- Textile Park at Barhi, Agricultural Cell’. The Cell acts as a window ties in relation to road and rail Implements Park at Karnal, receiving complaints relating to network, well-developed indus- Electronic Hardware Technology property, marital disputes, law trial estates, good banking facili- Park at Kundli and IT Parks at and order, and other social issues ties, reliable communication Panchkula, Rai & IMT Manesar. of NRIs. The state home depart- network, modern technical insti- A project of International ment is the nodal agency and has tutes and developed commercial importance i.e. Delhi Mumbai appoint single point contacts, to markets. Today, Haryana is not Industrial Corridor (DMIC) also which all the grievances received only the hub of manufacturing includes the state of Haryana. by the Cell would be forwarded activity, but has also emerged THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Husband’s Day festival Mars mission PM to discuss launch set for ‘stapled’ visa November 5 BANGALORE: Scientists yesterday set November 5 for the delayed launch of India’s first mission to Mars, which issue with China was postponed due to prob- lems in positioning a seaborne tracking system. Blast-off for the unmanned Manmohan Singh arrives in Beijing Mars Orbiter Mission had to be rescheduled after the BEIJING: All issues would Maintaining peace and tran- state-run Indian Space Agency be on the table, including of quillity on the disputed boundary Organisation (ISRO) said at China issuing stapled visas to would be high on the agenda, with the weekend that it would be residents of India’s Arunachal both sides negotiating a Border unable to launch as expected on Pradesh, when Prime Minister Defence Cooperation Agreement October 28. Manmohan Singh holds talks (BCDA) on the issue. Two Indian ships have been with his Chinese counterpart Li The Indian cabinet approved sent to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean Keqiang here today. the blueprint of the BDCA that to enable constant tracking of As Manmohan Singh arrived is aimed to prevent face-offs on the rocket, but one of them has in the Chinese capital yesterday the boundary. The agreement is been late to arrive because of from Moscow on the second leg likely to be inked during the visit. bad weather. of his visit, informed sources said Despite incidents like Depsang “The Mars Orbiter Mission that all issues would be discussed which led to a three-week face off has been rescheduled to between the two leaders, includ- between troops of the two coun- Hindu women offer prayers at a temple in Amritsar, during Karvachauth (Husband’s Day) festival, yesterday. November 5 and its spacecraft ing of stapled visas, maintaining tries in Ladakh earlier this year, Married women observe Karvachauth by fasting and offering prayers seeking welfare, prosperity, and longevity will be launched at 14:36 IST peace and tranquillity on their the border issue is not considered of their husbands. (Indian Standard Time) from over 4,000km long boundary and a “hot border dispute” as there has Sriharikota spaceport,” ISRO the adverse trade balance. been no firing for years, said the spokesman Deviprasad Karnik India has stressed that the source. While the potential for said. northeastern state of Arunachal Depsang-like incidents exists, The 1.3-tonne Orbiter probe Pradesh is an inalienable and both sides have agreed on the Dam turns 50, staff get big bonus will be launched on a 350-tonne integral part of India, which was need to prevent it from escalating rocket from Sriharikota on reiterated by Foreign Secretary through their established mecha- CHANDIGARH: The iconic hydro-electric projects, Rawat so involved with the project that the Bay of Bengal, about 80km Sujatha Singh ahead of the prime nisms, the source added. Bhakra Dam, which made a announced a reward of two he visited the site 13 times dur- northeast of Chennai. minister’s two-nation tour. India and China are also major contribution to the Green months’ salary to all officers and ing its construction phase. Built The nine-month Mars mis- “Our stand is that we will not cooperating on terrorism and Revolution to make the coun- staff of BBMB. Addressing the on river Sutlej, the 225.55-metre sion was approved by the gov- allow someone from Arunachal discussing Afghanistan where try self-sufficient in food grains, gathering, Rawat said that the high concrete dam was termed as ernment and has a budget of Pradesh to be treated differently,” international troops are set to completed 50 years of its exist- contruction of the Bhakra Dam a technological marvel when it was 4.5bn rupees ($73m). said the source. China, which lays withdraw next year end. ence yesterday. A function was paved the way for the Green completed in 1963. India says the mission will claim to Arunachal Pradesh and “We both have an interest in organised at Nangal township Revolution and transformed The dam itself is now located mark a significant step in considers it “disputed”, never Afghanistan, in preventing it in Punjab, 110km from here, to states like Punjab and Haryana in Himachal Pradesh, close to the its space programme, which issued stapled visas to Indians from from becoming a haven for ter- mark the occasion. A commem- into granaries for the country. Punjab-Himachal border, 13 km has already placed a probe on that state earlier and has begun the rorism like it used to..All have orative stamp on Bhakra Dam, “It gave the country its food from Nangal town. the Moon and is a source of practice only since the past few common interests in Afghanistan the second one for this dam, was and fruit bowl, energy for indus- The dam’s reservoir, named national pride in the country years. In fact, the issuance of sta- and all are agreed on what we also released on the occasion. trial expansion and domestic ‘Gobind Sagar’ after tenth Sikh of 1.2 billion. pled visas by Beijing has adversely want to see and what we can do The contribution of the dam consumption besides saving peo- guru, Gobind Singh, is about But the spending has also impacted its own interests in get- together to help the situation,” the was duly acknowledged by union ple from the scourge of floods 96.56km long, and covers an area attracted criticism as the gov- ting an agreement on liberalised source said. China has also begun Water Resources Minister Harish and famines. We take pride in of about 168.35 sq km. It is the ernment struggles to tackle visa regime for its businessper- acknowledging of late that terror- Rawat, Haryana Chief Minister celebrating five decades of cease- largest reservoir in India, the widespread poverty and massive sons to operate in India. ism is “coming out of Pakistan”, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other less service to the nation,” BBMB BBMB spokesman said. Built at infrastructure problems. India is keen to go ahead with which it considers its all-weather leaders present on the occasion. chairman A B Agarwal said. a cost of `245.28 crore in 1963, A host of countries have a deal on liberal visa regime with friend. The adverse trade issue Lauding the contribution of the Called the “temple of a resur- the canal system of the Bhakra previously launched missions China, but it could take a while would figure in the talks. India is dam and appreciating the role of gent India” by first prime min- Dam irrigates 135 lakh acres of to Mars, including the United to process now. When the stapled seeking market access to pharma- the Bhakra Beas Management ister Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhakra agricultural fields of food grain States, Russia, Japan and China. visa row came up, India decided ceuticals, IT among other items. Board (BBMB) for the smooth Dam was dedicated to the nation states Punjab and Haryana. AFP to slow down, it is learnt. IANS operation and maintenance of on October 22, 1963. Nehru was IANS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Hips don’t Underwater craft lie: Experts Fajr (Dawn) 4:19 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:36 prove it Zuhr (Noon) 11:18 Asr (Afternoon) 2:34 with robots Maghrib (Sunset) 5:01 Isha (Night) 6:31 TOKYO: Robot research- ers in Japan have proved what entertainers from Elvis WEATHER Presley to Miley Cyrus knew all along: the secret is in the hips. Today Thursday Weather Friday Conditions: But where Elvis “The Pelvis” Clear Clear Clear gyrated his way to 1950s fame Slight dust with and one-time child star Cyrus some clouds. attained instant Internet notoriety with her recent High: 32° High: 31° High: 32° awards show “twerking”, Low: 23° Low: 24° Low: 24° the engineers just wanted to make their robots walk more naturally. A team of researchers at DOHA - SUN & SEA Waseda University’s Humanoid Robotics Institute, near Tokyo, SUN TIDE SEA spent hours analysing how the SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND waist was used to give humans their easy gait. 05:36 17:01 07:30 & 18:30 00:15 & 14:00 04-14/18 KT They then tried to mimic this in their creations. Two divers sculpting jack-o-lanterns during the Underwater Pumpkin Carving contest in the Florida Keys National THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW “Most humanoid robots Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo. About 30 contestants competed in the offbeat event organised by the Amoray HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER don’t have waist motions...so Dive Resort. must bend their knees,” giving them an awkward and stilted MUSCAT 32/25 Clear 33/24 Clear walk, assistant professor Kenji KUWAIT 32/20 Partly cloudy 31/19 Partly cloudy Hashimoto told reporters BAHRAIN 31/22 Clear 31/23 Clear yesterday. SANAA 24/09 Partly cloudy 24/10 Mostly cloudy The team’s Wabian-2 has Famous NY music venue to close RIYADH 34/20 Clear 35/20 Partly cloudy flexible hips that allow each leg DUBAI 33/24 Clear 34/27 Clear to rotate and mean the robot NEW YORK CITY: One of New house, grunge, hip-hop and rap. company Live Nation, which has had BAGHDAD 29/13 Clear 29/15 Clear can walk in a way that closely York’s best loved music venues, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, an exclusive music booking agree- mimics humans. which for nearly a century has Madonna and Beyonce have all per- ment with Roseland since 1990, said THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW “The waist is rolling, and the hosted stars from Fred Astaire formed live at the venue. Former it would celebrate the venue’s his- HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER robot can stretch its knees,” he to Madonna, announced yester- US secretary of state Hillary tory with “an unparalleled closing said. The pelvis also twists and day it would close next year. Clinton had a birthday party there. run of shows.” moves up and down just as its The current owners said it had The current owners have oper- “One of the best things about human counterpart does, he been a “labour of love” to manage ated the venue, which has a maxi- New York is how our city contin- ATHENS 24/17 Clear 21/15 Clear added. the Roseland Ballroom and that mum capacity of 3,500, at 239 West ues to reinvent itself and we look WASHINGTON 14/05 Showers 12/04 Partly cloudy While the Wabian-2 may they now had plans to redevelop 52nd Street off Broadway for more forward to sharing our tremendous SYDNEY 22/10 Clear 24/11 Clear be some way off grinding the property after April 2014. than 30 years. “Managing Roseland plans for live entertainment in the LONDON 18/11 Chance of rain 18/15 Mostly cloudy its robot booty on stage, it The Roseland Ballroom, which has been a labour of love, which is city for 2014 and beyond,” it added. PARIS 20/14 Chance of rain 19/16 Mostly cloudy might help researchers learn has provided a stage to some of the why we have deferred major changes Future events are advertised on ISTANBUL 18/13 Partly cloudy 17/12 Partly cloudy more about people. “In the greatest entertainers and musi- for all these years,” Roseland Roseland’s website until February MANILA 30/24 Chance of storm 32/24 Chance of storm case of Wabian-2, we want to cians of the last eight decades, first Development Associates announced. 4. Among those scheduled are mimic the human body,” said opened in New York in 1919. “Plans to redevelop the prop- Danzig, Fitz & the Tantrums, DHAKA 29/23 Chance of storm 30/23 Chance of storm Hashimoto. It was a time when ballroom erty are now underway and will be Simple Minds, Chris Brown & DELHI 31/19 Partly cloudy 30/19 Partly cloudy “The purpose of developing dancing was all the rage, but the made public when they are finalised. Danity Kane, Pretty Lights, ISLAMABAD 30/15 Clear 29/16 Clear a humanoid robot is to under- venue evolved with the times, Roseland will cease operations at the New World Punx and Panic At stand humans.” AFP headlining jazz, rock n’roll, disco, end of April 2014.” Entertainment The Disco. AFP Wednesday 23 October 2013 18 Dhul-Hijja 1434 Volume 18 Number 5861 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 International Islamic’s assets grow by 34.8pc Bank records net profit of QR568.4m

DOHA: International Islamic recorded a net profit of QR568.4m at the end of the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), up 7.1 percent compared with the same period in the previous year. The bank’s total assets stood at QR33.1bn at the end of the quarter compared with QR24.5bn in the correspond- ing period last year, reflecting a growth rate of 34.8 percent. Announcing the financial results for the period that ended September 30, 2013 here yes- terday, International Islamic’s Dr Sheikh Khaled bin Thani Al Thani Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei Chairman and Managing Director Dr Sheikh Khaled bin Thani Al especially because of the strong to increasing its customer base. Thani noted the bank’s posi- indicators in the national econ- We are keen to design and intro- tive results would significantly omy, which are mirrored on vari- duce more products and serv- contribute to the growth of the ous sectors, particularly banking.” ices that meet the aspirations national economy. The total revenues earned by of our customers and require- “We are working actively to International Islamic at the end ments of the national economy. contribute to the emergence of of the third quarter amounted We feel it is our responsibility the national economy, which to QR1.03bn compared with to nurture and nourish Islamic enjoys the support and patronage QR874m in the same period last banking and bring more vitality of H H the Emir, Sheikh Tamim year, reflecting a growth rate of to products and services,” the The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, with US Deputy Secretary of Energy bin Hamad Al Thani,” he said. 18.2 percent. CEO said. Daniel Poneman. Dr Sheikh Khalid said: “We The bank’s financing port- He said financing the huge are engaged in the financing of folio grew by 44.5 percent and projects in infrastructure and various projects in Qatar even as reached QR18.2bn compared with industry in Qatar remains a chal- Minister meets US energy official we take advantage of the invest- QR12.6bn in third quarter of last lenge for the country’s banking ment opportunities abroad in year. Deposits rose at the end of industry. line with our risk management the third quarter to QR23.9bn “At International Islamic, we DOHA: The Minister of H E Ahmed Amer Al Humaidi meet global energy challenges. policy. We focus on the domestic compared with QR17.4bn in Q3, are committed to support and Energy and Industry, H E Dr and Ahmad Mohamed Al Sayed, “A clean energy economy has the market as Qatar provides lots of 12. finance various projects that are Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, CEO of the Qatar Investment potential to fuel economic growth opportunities.” The earnings per share (EPS) important and that add value to met the visiting US Deputy Authority, a press release issued for decades to come,” he said in a “Our performance is improv- amounted to QR3.76 in Q3, 2013 our national economy. We will Secretary of Energy Daniel by the US embassy said. Presidential Proclamation. “But ing all the time. We emphasise compared with QR3.51 in the actively pursue all such projects,” Poneman. “Qatar is an important part- we must invest in the technolo- on the implementation of strate- same period last year. The capi- the CEO said. They reviewed issues of com- ner in the global effort to build gies of the future and fund break- gies that perfectly align with the tal adequacy ratio under Basel On local expansion, Abdulbasit mon interest and cooperation in a sustainable energy future. We through research to make these needs of the market. There are II was 19.7 percent, which indi- said a number of branches are the energy field. discussed how our two countries technologies better and cheaper.” lots of opportunities and growth cates the prudent policies pur- expected to open at various places The meeting was attended by can work together to develop He also visited the Qatar potential in the market, which sued by the bank in terms of risk in the coming months. This will US Ambassador Susan L Ziadeh, clean energy technologies and Science and Technology Park will reflect positively not only on management. meet the growing demands for the delegation accompanying to improve the security of cyber (QSTP), where he met with the banking sector, but also on the Abdulbasit said the bank con- customer-centric Islamic bank- Poneman, as well as a number networks and critical energy Hamad Mohammed Al Kuwari, entire economy, going forward.” tinues to strengthen its position ing in the country. of senior officials from Qatar infrastructure,” Poneman said. Managing Director of QSTP, Commenting on the results, and looks forward to further Additionally, International Petroleum and Qatar Petroleum “This visit highlights the shared and Dr Thomas Zacharia, Qatar the Bank CEO Abdulbasit A growth in line with the vision of Islamic has placed a great deal of International, a press release US-Qatari commitment to forging Foundation Vice-President for Al Shaibei said the third quar- the Board of Directors, especially emphasis on premium banking issued by Qatar Petroleum said. a sustainable future,” said Ziadeh. Research and Development, to ter results were in line with the because of the inherent strength services through the Internet in Poneman also met the Prime President Barack Obama has explore opportunities for Qatari- bank’s expectations. of the national economy and addition to the telephone banking Minister and Interior Minister H declared October 2013 National American collaboration in clean “We hope that the period ahead opportunities available. facility. E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Energy Action Month and has energy technologies. would witness further growth, “The bank remains committed THE PENINSULA Thani, Minister of Environment called for international action to THE PENINSULA GIS records QR1.7bn revenue

DOHA: Gulf International notable developments of the third 44.3 percent. The year-on-year Services (GIS), the largest quarter of 2013, Ebrahim Al improvement was driven by the service group in Qatar with Mannai, Chief Coordinator, Gulf ambitious growth plans across interests in a broad cross- International Services, said: “As all segments. section of industries, recorded part of the insurance segment’s Profit in the insurance seg- revenue of QR1.7bn and net growth plan, Al Koot (insur- ment increased by QR16.3m, or profit of QR0.5bn for the nine ance segment) is actively seeking 26.7 percent, largely in line with months ended September 30, new opportunities in the market, the growth in revenue. Aviation 2013. especially in the medical insur- segment earnings increased The recorded revenue rep- ance line. As per the business compared to the nine months resents a significant increase plan, the medical line of business ended 2012 by QR47.9m to reach of QR662.2m, or 64.0 percent is expected to contribute over 45 QR187.5m. over the same period last year. percent to segmental revenue by This year-on-year perform- The revenue was mostly con- 2017. ance was also aided by strong tributed by the catering seg- In the aviation segment, the revenue growth as the segment ment, followed by the aviation five-year business plan expects to maintained margins throughout The Managing Partner of Birzeit Consulting, Khalid bin Arhama Al Kuwari addressing the workshop in Doha segment. add 10 new helicopters to the fleet the year on broadly flat operat- yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) In a statement to the Qatar by the end of 2017 to reach a total ing costs. Exchange, Minister of Energy of 51 helicopters. During the year, Additionally, the segment and Industry, Chairman and Gulf Helicopters Company added reported a positive variance of Birzeit Consulting ties up with AACI Managing Director of Gulf two new helicopters and wrote off QR82.2m, or 78.0 percent, ver- International Services H E Dr one helicopter, reaching a total of sus the budget, mainly due to Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, 43 helicopters. an increase in operations and DOHA: Birzeit Consulting of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) entity. The AACI fills this gap said: “The group closed the third Al-Mannai commented on the improved cost efficiency. Qatar, a professional services Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah and provide effective means to quarter with year-to-date rev- achievements during the quarter The favourable year-on-year company providing an inte- bin Saud Al Thani here yesterday. battle fraud and corruption. enue of QR1.7bn — an increase of for the aviation subsidiary, “It is positive net profit variance in the grated spectrum of internal Addressing the event, Lawrence AACI offers over 50 pro- 64 percent on the prior year, and with pleasure that we previously drilling segment of QR43.5m, or control and anti fraud/corrup- Burke Files, President, AACI noted grammes designed to suit all lev- net profit of QR0.5bn — the high- announced that the AW-139 inter- 36.5 percent, was driven prima- tion advisory and training serv- fighting corruption is multifaceted els of management ability. The est third quarter year-to-date mediate twin engine helicopter rily by the to strong perform- ices, has formally announced and should always be carried out programmes are delivered by results since inception and a 44.3 fleet operated by Gulf Helicopters ance from offshore operations a strategic partnership with with a disciplined approach. specialist experts . percent year-on-year increase. Company achieved the milestone in 2013. the American Anti-Corruption The AACI believes that deci- Khalid bin Arhama This positive growth was due to of 40,000 flying hours. Net profit in the Catering Institute (AACI). sion makers should always have Alkuwari, Managing Partner of the ambitious growth plans in all Commenting on the group’s segment was QR49.2m, up by The event was marked by anti-fraud intelligence. It believes Management Birzeit Consulting segments, and the acquisition last net profit Al-Mannai said, “Net QR35.9m, and was ahead of the inauguration of “Corruption that management is the weakest and Emily Cassanora were among year of Amwaj Catering Services profit for the year was QR budget by QR11.9m, or 31.8 Prevention in Financial cycle that usually jeoparadises others who addressed the event. Limited.” 459.2m, a significant year-on- percent. Institution” in the presence any anti-corruption effort in any THE PENINSULA Providing details on the most year increase of QR140.9m, or THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Kia All New Soul preview Apicorp to Russia grabs acquire 10pc more stake in China oil and EMethanex DOHA: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) announced yester- day that it is set to increase gas deals its equity share in Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company (EMethanex) by purchasing Rosneft to supply 200,000bpd to Sinopec an additional 10 percent stake from the majority shareholder, BEIJING: Russian energy “It has become very important Canada-based Methanex. The companies signed a slew of deals for Russia to expedite entering $110m transaction will increase with China yesterday, seeking the Asia-Pacific, especially the Apicorp’s share in the joint ven- to lock in sales to fund costly Chinese market,” said Feng Yujun, ture from seven percent to 17 production and pipeline projects head of Russian studies at the percent. Subject to completion that will direct exports away China Institute of Contemporary of certain conditions precedent, from Europe to Asia. International Relations. the companies expect the sale to The agreements, announced “It risks losing more opportuni- be finalised by the end of 2013. during a visit by Prime Minister ties if it keeps dragging its feet.” The government of Qatar owns Dmitry Medvedev to Beijing, Analysts said the Rosneft- a 10 percent stake in Apicorp. brought Igor Sechin, CEO of state Sinopec deal, under which sup- Apicorp has been a stakeholder oil major Rosneft, closer to his goal plies are expected to flow from Models pose close to a new ‘All New Soul’ box car by South Korean car maker Kia Motors Corp during a in EMethanex since its inception of exporting more than one million 2014, will increase the pressure presentation on the vehicle’s release, in Seoul, yesterday. in 2005. Apicorp has also been barrels per day of oil to China. on Sechin to develop new fields a Senior Lead Arranger for the Gas independent Novatek in Eastern Siberia to increase financing arranged in 2006 for the secured a long-term contract to pipeline exports to China from construction of EMethanex. supply liquefied natural gas, ahead the current 300,000bpd. Ahmad bin Hamad Al Nuaimi, of the lifting of state-controlled Already in June, Rosneft struck Chief Executive and General Gazprom’s export monopoly on deals to treble long-term supplies to Dana Gas sues Kurdish govt Manager of Apicorp said: “We LNG exports expected next year. China to 922,000bpd, raising ques- are pleased to expand our Gazprom, the world’s larg- tions over whether it has the reserves DUBAI: The largest oil and OMV, and Hungarian oil and shortest possible time, in order direct equity participation in est gas company, made mod- and capital on hand to deliver. gas investor in Iraqi Kurdistan gas group MOL — wants “clari- to enable full and proper develop- EMethanex, a company that has est progress towards supplying A separate deal announced has initiated the first major fication” from the Ministry of ment of the fields.” over the last decade developed into pipeline gas to China but — after in Beijing said that Rosneft and legal case against the regional Natural Resources of its contract The case was filed at the an important methanol produc- years of talks — will fail to seal a China National Petroleum Corp — government over payments with the government to develop London Court of International tion hub. One of the key focuses deal before its Russian rivals can the main importer of its oil — had and production rights, just as and market gas from the Khor Arbitration under the terms of of our ongoing diversification pro- compete for exports. agreed on supplies to a planned oil the autonomous enclave is on Mor and Chemchemal fields, Dana’s 2007 agreement with gramme is to support companies Medvedev hailed Rosneft’s out- refining joint venture in Tianjin. the cusp of becoming a major Dana said. Kurdistan, the company said. that are helping expand the Arab line agreement to pump 200,000 “Sechin’s logic is very simple - energy exporter. To date, the Pearl consortium There was no immediate comment world’s downstream production barrels per day of crude oil over 10 he wants first of all to capture the Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas, has invested over $1bn and pro- from the Kurdistan government. capabilities. We believe that such years to China’s Sinopec Group, in consumer for the long term,” said leading a consortium of energy duced approximately 100 million Kurdistan’s relatively safe capabilities are critical for Arab a pre-paid deal valued at $85bn. Vitaly Kryukov, an energy analyst investors, has filed an arbitra- barrels of oil equivalent of gas and operating environment compared economies to maximise economic “That is a large sum of money at IFD Kapital in Moscow. “Then tion case in London to clarify the petroleum liquids in Kurdistan, to southern Iraq, and favour- gains from their vast hydrocarbon for any country — even China,” he has to figure out how much oil amount of money they are owed the statement said. able production-sharing terms, resources. ” the prime minister said. “It tes- he needs and where to find it.” for work already carried out in Dana, which holds 40 percent have attracted international oil Following the equity transac- tifies to the fact that we have Since taking on heavy debts to the area and on their rights to of the Pearl consortium, has firms such as Exxon, Chevron tion, Methanex, the world’s larg- reached a higher and completely buy Anglo-Russian oil venture develop and market gas fields, the previously said it alone is owed and Total SA to the autonomous est supplier of methanol, will new level of cooperation.” TNK-BP in March for $55bn, company said yesterday. about $430m by the Kurdish region, despite its dispute with continue to remain the opera- Speaking after the deals were Rosneft has shown greater willing- The Kurdish Regional government. the central Iraqi government tor and majority shareholder of signed, Chinese Premier Li ness to allow China to own barrels Government is due to start its Dana said it was resorting in Baghdad over how to share EMethanex with just over 50 per- Keqiang said: “Commercial coop- in the ground instead of securing first crude oil exports via a new to arbitration after an effort to energy revenues. cent ownership. eration is ... extremely important future supplies against loans. pipeline by end-2013, bolstering resolve its differences with the Announcing its third-quarter The remaining 33 percent and must not be put off.” Rosneft last week signed a deal its long search for independence ministry through impartial medi- earnings last week, OMV said it interest is held by the Egyptian The pivot to Asia by the world’s with CNPC to create an exploration as it will soon earn more from its ation failed. would book net special charges government, through Egyptian largest energy-producing nation and production venture handily sited exports than it receives from the The company “very much of around 100 million euros ($135 Petrochemical Holding Company; has been hastened by Europe’s eco- to feed in to Russia’s main eastern central government in Baghdad. hopes that all outstanding mat- million) for the quarter, partly Egyptian Natural Gas Holding nomic slump, while the shale energy export artery, the Eastern Siberia- Pearl Petroleum — owned by ters with the Ministry of Natural because of the write-down of an Company; and Egyptian National revolution threatens to close off the Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. Dana, Crescent Petroleum of the Resources will be resolved, ami- asset in Kurdistan. Gas Company. export route to North America. REUTERS United Arab Emirates, Austria’s cably and in good faith, in the REUTERS THE PENINSULA Doha Bank issues Chinese, European firms clarification on Tier 1 win Brazil oil auction

RIO DE JANEIRO: China’s would bring about a “small revo- Capital Notes CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo- lution” in the country. Dutch giant Royal Dutch Finance Minister Guido DOHA: With reference to Shell and France’s Total Mantega, meanwhile, said the reports carried by local news- joined Brazilian state operator government was “very satisfied.” papers on October 7, 2013 Petrobras yesterday in winning “We are talking about ... 41 per- regarding the Issuance of production rights to the huge cent of a very big cake—so we are Tier 1 Capital Notes by Doha “Libra” Atlantic oilfield. very satisfied with this stake,” he Bank, the bank yesterday The five firms won 35-year con- added. clarified to the sharehold- cessions, with Petrobras taking a The auction attracted 10 par- ers that the ‘recommenda- 40 percent stake, more than the ticipants, but none from the tion that will be submitted to minimum required by the terms United States. US firms saw too the Extraordinary General of Brazil’s offer, which has been many strings attached, includ- Assembly of the shareholders controversial at home. ing major state intervention via by the Board is not intended Shell and Total both earned a Petrobras, which will enjoy sole to increase the number of the 20 percent stake, with CNOOC operator status. bank’s current capital shares and CNPC securing 10 percent A further concern was the through the issuance of new each. creation of a new state com- shares, but is intended to Their consortium was the only pany, PPSA, to oversee offshore strengthen the bank’s Tier 1 bid to offer the Brazilian state the exploration. capital’. minimum 41.65 percent of oil to Spain’s Repsol pulled out just The issuance of these notes be extracted from the site, which ahead of a decision, unveiled at a will not entail offering any new holds an estimated eight to 12 bil- hotel in Rio. shares for subscription, and lion barrels of oil. Analysts had expected China Doha Bank’s capital shall remain To put that into context, Brazil National Petroleum Corporation at its current level of 258,372,252 currently has 15.3 billion barrels (CNPC) and China National and any dividend distributions of proven reserves and is already Offshore Oil Corporation will be for the shares of the cur- the second-largest in South (CNOOC) to land the lion’s share rent capital of the bank, an offi- America after Venezuela. of the deal. Instead, they each had cial clarification from the Bank Brazilian President Dilma to settle for less than their Anglo- noted. Rousseff hailed the auction’s out- Dutch and French partners. THE PENINSULA come, calling it a “success” that AFP

Cuba to drop dual currency system

HAVANA: Cuba has approved and savings,” it said. Since 1994, the peso (CUP) — in which most a plan to gradually eliminate its after the fall of the Soviet Union, wages are paid and local goods dual monetary system as part of Cuba has had two currencies. One priced — and the convertible reforms aimed at improving the is pegged to the dollar, while the peso (CUC), used in the tour- country’s economic perform- other is valued at a fraction of the ism industry, foreign trade and ance, a communique carried by dollar’s value, angering the popula- upscale eateries and stores car- official media yesterday said. tion which is paid in the latter, and rying imported goods. Neither are “The Council of Ministers has complicating accounting, the evalu- legal tender outside Cuba. adopted a chronogram of meas- ation of performance, and trade for In a country where almost the ures that will lead to monetary state companies. entire economy is in state hands and exchange unification,” the Plans to decentralise and intro- and prices fixed, companies must government statement said. duce market mechanisms into the exchange dollars and CUCs with the “(Unification) is imperative to Soviet-style economy adopted by the government at the official exchange guarantee the reestablishment Communist Party in 2011 under the rate of one peso, while the CUC is of the Cuban peso’s value and its leadership of President Raul Castro currently valued at 25 pesos by the role as money, that is as a unit included currency unification. government at exchange offices. of accounting, means of payment The two local currencies are REUTERS

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Austria 4G auction Dubai Holding Qatari bourse unit sees telecom stake index slips sales soon ABU DHABI: Dubai Holding’s telecom unit could conclude the sale of stakes in two other telecom firms in the next few by 7.92 points months, its chief executive said, part of a strategy by state- linked companies to sell assets Egypt surges on stimulus increase plan to repay the emirate’s debt pile. Dubai Holding, owned by the DOHA: Qatar Exchange index feeds into that,” said Simon ruler of the emirate, is among a slipped 7.92 points, or 0.08 Kitchen, director of regional group of state-linked companies percent, yesterday to 9,723.64 strategy and research at EFG- trying to recover from a 2009 points from the previous closing Hermes in Cairo. property crash. The firms face of 9,731.56 points. “My problem with the stimu- debt repayments of about $50bn The volume of the shares down lus package and minimum wage over the next three years. to 6,009,280 from 8,432,880 on increase is how this will be Its unit, Emirates International Monday and the value of shares financed. It’s not clear how they Telecommunications LLC (EIT) decreased to QR293,275,183.07 will bring the deficit down and is seeking to sell its 35 percent from QR 362,768,521.33 on find finances for the spending and stake in Tunisia’s state-owned Monday. the minimum wages.” Tunisie Telecom and 26 percent Among the top losers were Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the stake in Dubai-based mobile Qatar National Bank whose share United Arab Emirates promised Mobile network antennas atop the roof of a house in Vienna yesterday. Austria raised $2.75bn in an auction phone retailer Axiom Telecom. dropped 0.36 percent to QR166.10, a combined $12bn in loans, grants for fourth-generation telecoms frequencies which was among the costliest in Europe to date and totalled JP Morgan Chase estimates the International Islamic Bank and fuel shipments after the almost four times the amount targeted. sales of the minority stakes could lost 0.35 percent to QR56.80, army, prompted by mass protests, generate $1bn in total. Electricity & Water fell 1.85 per- overthrew the country’s first EIT Chief Executive Deepak cent to QR154.10 and Commercial democratically elected president Padmanabhan said yesterday that Bank of Qatar down by 0.74 per- Mohammed Mursi on July 3. formal sale processes were under- cent to QR67. Shares in Telecom Egypt Libya oil output still at 600,000bpd way. “The process (Tunisian sale) The Banking and Financial sec- rose 2.5 percent, and gained as is still going on. Given the current tor index lost 0.20 percent while much as 5 percent intra-day, political climate it would be a few Consumer Goods and Services after Bloomberg reported that TUNIS: Libya’s oil production ended Muammar Gaddafi’s rule, stakes in Libya, Algeria and Egypt months ... The government has sector index dropped 0.19 percent. Vodafone had expressed interest is stable at around 600,000 bar- Libya’s fragile central government in the past 18 months. But while been so far supportive but it is The industrial sector lost 0.46 in buying Telecom Egypt’s 45 per- rels per day (bpd), where it has and nascent armed forces are analysts say North Africa may the overall political climate that percent while insurance sector cent stake in Vodafone Egypt ; it been for about a month, as the struggling to contain rival tribal be less attractive for US majors, is the challenge,” he told reporters added 1.07 percent. said no offer had been made and government works to end pro- militias and Islamist militants the region’s proximity still makes on the sidelines of a conference in Meanwhile, Egypt’s bourse that the Egyptian government tests at fields and ports that who control parts of the country. it appealing to European oil Abu Dhabi. surged yesterday after the gov- had not decided how it would have cut shipments for months, That instability was driven explorers. After the murders of two left- ernment announced plans to respond to one. the National Oil Corp (NOC) home earlier this month when Libya and Algeria are among wing politicians triggered street increase spending in an economic In Saudi Arabia, shares in Saudi said. armed militiamen briefly kid- Africa’s top four oil producers, protests, Tunisia this year slid stimulus package by a third to Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) rose Striking workers, militias and napped Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and alongside Egypt, are major into its worst political crisis since 29.6bn Egyptian pounds ($4.3bn), 1.0 percent after a second subsidi- political protests had slashed for several hours before releasing suppliers of gas to Europe. the overthrow of autocratic presi- and to implement a minimum ary posted estimate-beating earn- the Opec member’s oil output to him unharmed. Sanalla said the government dent Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali in wage scheme in January. ings for the third quarter. as low as 200,000bpd, but Libya Libya’s turmoil has added to should finish drafting a new oil law January 2011. Cairo’s benchmark index rose Yanbu National Petrochemical managed to resume production the jitters of foreign oil companies as an incentive to foreign oil compa- On the Axiom Telecom sale, 1.8 percent to 6,201 points, its Co reported a doubling of its from some fields in the west in already skittish about the political nies by the end of this year or early Padmanabhan said: “The proc- highest level since January 2011; third-quarter net profit. But its mid-September after reaching a and investment outlook in North next year. The government said last ess is on, it will take a couple of it posted its sixth consecutive shares ended 0.8 percent lower deal with some protesters. Africa. year it would seek to improve terms months.” daily gain. after an intra-day surge which NOC board member Mustafa Nearly three years after the for foreign companies. With that In August, Reuters reported This week the index broke took the stock to its highest level Sanalla said production was at Arab Spring revolts began, law approved, Libya would hold that a unit of Libya’s sovereign above major technical resistance since January 2008. The main 600,000 bpd but that armed pro- countries in the region are still another bidding round by the first wealth fund was in talks to buy at 6,025 points, the September Saudi stock index eased 0.01 testers were controlling eastern struggling with messy political half of next year, he said. a 35 percent stake in Tunisie 2012 peak; that leaves no major percent. ports and halting shipments from transitions. Despite security worries, com- Telecom from EIT, citing sources chart barrier before 7,248, the In the United Arab Emirates, there as part of broader unrest. In January, an attack by panies in Libya have drilled 40 familiar with the matter. January 2011 peak hit before the shares in Dubai telecommunica- “The government is still resolv- Islamist militants on the Amenas development wells and 11 explo- Padmanabhan confirmed the revolution which toppled Hosni tions operator du gained 2.2 per- ing the problem to reach normal gas plant in Algeria, where nearly ration wells this year, he said. Libyan interest but added that Mubarak. The market is up 74 cent to Dh6.5, a near two-month production of 1.6 million bpd by 40 contractors were killed, also Libya has reserves of over 40 there were several parties inter- percent from its post-revolution high. The stock rose to Dh6.7 the end of the year. We have the showed the security risks from Al billion barrels, but analysts have ested in the stake. low, reached in late 2011. intra-day on unconfirmed market technical capacity; it is a prob- Qaeda-linked militants in North warned that some of the toughest Credit Suisse is advising EIT “The sentiment on the market talk that a significant shareholder lem of security,” Sanalla said on Africa. terms in the business, in addition on the Tunisie Telecom stake sale, has improved in the last three might sell its stake at a higher the sidelines of a North Africa oil At least seven companies, most to the security concerns, could while Citigroup Inc is advising on months — the news of increased than market price. conference in Tunisia. of them based in the United deter investors. the Axiom Telecom deal. spending and minimum wage AGENCIES Two years after a revolution States, have left projects or sold REUTERS REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Tinkoff prices London IPO at top of range Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 102.13 0.47 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.88 1.58 % Aa2 AA MOSCOW: Russian entrepre- cards by courier. “The fact that (the households grew by as much as 50 with the idea of a direct mail Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.38 2.53 % Aa2 AA neur Oleg Tinkov’s consumer bank) has no branches gives people percent last year as the country’s credit card business while tak- Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 113.50 2.87 % Aa2 AA credit firm TCS priced its some excitement, but that doesn’t emerging middle class demanded ing a sabbatical in San Francisco Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 108.00 3.38 % Aa2 AA London IPO at the top of a tar- mean that costs are (incredibly more consumer goods and banks and receiving adverts through the Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 156.25 4.80 % Aa2 AA get range and its shares gained low),” said Jason Hurwitz, analyst rush into the profitable market. post from Capital One. Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 118.00 5.14 % Aa2 AA five percent on debut as inves- at Alfa Bank, who said TCS still In the six months to the end of Prior to supplying credit cards, Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 109.63 5.10 % Aa2 AA tors bet on its ability to capi- has to spend money advertising and June, TCS issued 710,000 credit Tinkov built up and sold busi- talise on households’ growing delivering cards by courier across cards, bringing its total number in nesses including a brewing chain Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.38 0.97 % Aa2 AA appetite for debt. the world’s largest country. issue to 3.5 million compared with and a frozen foods business. He Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.88 3.19 % Aa2 AA TCS Holding Group, owner of Hurwitz said the investment 2.8 million at the end of last year. sold Darya, a frozen foods busi- Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.13 1.09 % A1 A- Tinkoff Credit Systems, has chal- case largely comes down to TCS’ The interest rate for purchases ness named after his daugh- Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.38 2.35 % A1 A- lenged state-controlled banks and ability to charge high effective ranges from 24.9 to 45.9 percent. ter, to Russian oligarch Roman QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.25 1.64 % NR NR grabbed market share in the high- interest rates, factors hard to TCS is raising over $1bn in the Abramovich in 2001, and sold his QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.88 1.22 % Aa3 A+ margin business of consumer credit. predict due to changes in regula- offering which values it at $3.2bn. brewer Tinkoff to InBev in 2005 QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.13 2.09 % Aa3 A+ The company focuses on Russia’s tion and competition in Russia. The company was founded in for ¤167m. regions where it delivers credit Unsecured lending to Russian 2006 by Tinkov, who came up REUTERS Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.25 2.19 % A2 A- Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.50 1.82 % A2 A Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.38 3.12 % A2 A Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 106.63 3.71 % A2 A Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 102.63 4.71 % A2 A Majid Al Futtaim Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 104.50 0.64 % Aa3 A Analysts warn on Serbia growth Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.75 3.40 % Aa3 A plans $500m Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.25 3.93 % Aa3 A BELGRADE: A new call for would not be enough to meet IMF “Steps to improve the busi- SOVEREIGNS hybrid bond austerity in Serbia is a step in demands and would fail to sig- ness climate and reduce the Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P the right direction, but the gov- nificantly fix the budget, Serbian state’s footprint in the economy Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 102.38 0.25 % Aa2 AA LONDON: Emirati malls opera- ernment should do more if it analyst Milan Culibrk said. “With are needed to provide impetus Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 123.50 2.16 % Aa2 AA tor Majid Al Futtaim has set a wants to revive its ailing econ- these measures alone there is no to investment, economic diversi- maximum deal size of $500m on omy, analysts warn. way they can ... deliver a sustain- fication, and sustainable private Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 109.25 1.85 % NR NR a new hybrid bond, according to With a budget deficit likely able deficit (target),” Culibrk said. sector growth in order to create Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 106.88 2.84 % NR NR a lead. The order book on the to hit 7.5 percent of output and Serbia’s public sector employs jobs,” the IMF said. Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 119.25 4.49 % NR NR deal is above $1bn, the lead said. public debt to surpass 60 per- almost 700,000 people out of Serbia’s Both newly appointed Finance Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 111.25 4.82 % NR NR The note, which will callable cent, the government has opted total work force of 1.7 million peo- Minister Lazar Krstic and Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.00 0.74 % Aa2 AA after five years, is expected to for an austerity programme that ple and slashing salaries by the pro- Economy Minister Sasa Radulovic Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 111.50 3.77 % NR BBB price today. Initial price thoughts includes public sector wage cuts posed 25 percent without cutting said they planned more measures Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 102.38 5.06 % NR BBB remain at mid to high 7%s. and a sales tax hike. jobs will not be enough, he said. to ensure growth, which in 2013 The issuer, rated BBB-/BBB-, The International Monetary Many state employees see was expected to be around 1.7 per- Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 93.00 7.11 % Caa1 CCC+ hosted investor calls on Monday Fund, with whom Serbia hopes to the measures as just “another cent, according to IMF. Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 101.38 4.27 % NR BBB- and yesterday. The company first strike a loan deal next year, said hit on our incomes,” said Irina “We identified the grey econ- *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: went on roadshows in May this measures, if fully implemented in Todorovic, a 38-year-old teacher. omy, estimated to be worth 30 Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which year but decided not to launch a 2014, would be “an important step “Teachers are already humili- percent of the GDP, as an easy is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services deal at the time because of unfa- in the right direction.” ated with the lowest salaries target that could provide first Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary vourable market conditions. Abbas Ameli-Renani, analyst among those paid by the state, results quite fast,” Radulovic said. data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising Goldman Sachs and HSBC at Royal Bank of Scotland, said which apparently does not care Fighting the informal economy out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds are structuring advisors and the measures “most importantly... about educating its future work- had also been the first piece of can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant joint bookrunners with Bank of should serve to keep the IMF ing force,” she said. advice by ex-IMF chief Dominique liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not America Merrill Lynch, Emirates engaged and willing to formalise Culibrk, the analyst, urged the Strauss-Kahn, recently hired to a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and NBD Capital, JP Morgan and a loan arrangement.” government to deal with over- advise the government. consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. Standard Chartered. An IMF loan worth one bil- indebted public companies oth- Strauss-Kahn had no role in The Reg S-only notes are lion euros ($1.3bn) was frozen in erwise Serbia would only continue preparing the austerity package, expected to be rated BB+ and to February 2012 because the previ- to borrow money to cover costs. but consults on mid- and long- receive a 50 percent equity credit by ous government had not complied The IMF also warned that term reforms, a government both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch. with commitments. “wide-ranging structural reforms source said. REUTERS But austerity measures alone should support fiscal adjustment.” AFP WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Australia’s home prices Beware Joe Hockey’s running out of control BY JAMES NORMAN commission of cuts y friend Roger and his partner inherited enough BY WAYNE SWAN money to buy an Olympic Village house in Heidelberg Australia would be to defund Medicare and reduce government revenues by abolishing West. Another couple I know purchased a three-bed- stop the roll out of disability care because the MRRT, the carbon price and reinstating Mroom house out in Belgrave with a $300,000 mortgage reasurer Joe Hockey is continu- it is funded by the Medicare levy. Hockey tax breaks through the fringe benefit tax. — despite being city kids at heart. ing to throw rocks from the didn’t choose to acknowledge the strength He plans to spend big on the world’s most A number of my colleagues are buying in towns over 50km outside cheap seats rather than manage of Australia’s fiscal position as the govern- expensive paid parental leave scheme. These of Melbourne like Woodend, Castlemaine or Ballarat — since they a huge structural transition in ment moves to increase Australia’s debt cap. policies are a triumph for wealthy miners, love the small-town lifestyle, but also because that is where they our $1.5trn economy. His hyper- In doing this Australia sensibly borrowed big polluters and high income wage earners. can afford to raise their young families. But in the current housing Texaggeration of a “debt crisis” and a “budget to support our economy. It was a modest While this is an agenda that is not as nihil- market, these are the lucky few. For most people I know around my emergency” continues. Australia faces no price to pay to maintain the strongest istic as the United States Tea Party, it is an age or younger (I’m 42) the possibility of owning a home is barely such prospect. economic fundamentals of any developed agenda that reeks of fiscal irresponsibility, even on the radar. The possibility of owning a place within 20km of Net debt in Australia is one of the lowest economy. As the pre-election fiscal out- the beneficiaries of which are those on the the CBD is even more remote. These are not people who I would of any advanced economy, as the graph below look shows, this path of consolidation has highest incomes. call poor or even working class. Most of them have steady incomes demonstrates. That’s why Australia has a brought down budget deficits progressively It will have to be funded in the long run and work in full time creative or professional positions. AAA credit rating from the three major to enable a clear pathway to surplus and by large cuts to the social safety net and In Melbourne we have just seen the September house values global rating agencies. There is a world of the elimination of net debt. Last year a sud- key investments in education and health. peak above records previously set during the 2010 housing boom. difference between debt levels in Australia den drop in corporate tax revenue meant His commission of audit announced today Buoyed by low interest rates, buyers are surging back into the and debt levels in the United States. that the Government took the responsible will be used to camouflage this fiscal reck- market, delivering a 5 percent rise in prices in Melbourne over The divisive and catastrophic debt debate position to slow the path back to surplus lessness. In fact, Tony Shephard, who the the past quarter. That means prospective smart investors can in the United States shows what goes wrong by two years. Hockey and his colleagues government appointed today to run the expect an annual return of around 10 percent or higher. when economic discussion and sensible have repeatedly said that debt was because commission of audit, is on the record time But the question is, who are these buyers? What we are now public policy is hijacked by hyper-partisan of Labour’s “legacy of waste and reckless and time again advocating an increase in witnessing is a trend that is occurring in major cities globally language of the type repeated by Hockey spending”. This statement is untrue. the GST and reducing conditions and pen- including London, New York and Paris. today. It’s damaging to confidence within In 2013-14, Australia remains within the alty rates for Australian workers. Mark my Major, thriving cosmopolitan international cities like ours are a nation and standing within the global debt cap legislated in May 2012 and it was words, the losers from Hockey’s commission becoming global capital reserve shelters. Such cities in relatively economy. Over the past 18 months in the always the case that it would have to be of cuts will be those on modest and mid- prosperous economies are in danger of becoming places where the United States a Tea Party faction in the lifted as gross debt peaked at $370bn over dle incomes dependent upon quality health world’s richest people can safely park their money and sit back US Republican Party has been prepared to the next four years. Hokey said this figure and educational services to lift their liv- to watch it grow at a staggering rate. shut down the US Government and hold had increased by $30bn. But as a matter ing standards and those of future genera- Globally speaking, housing in Melbourne and Sydney make a the global economy to ransom. This could of government choice he added an addi- tions. Australia will still hear plenty from pretty safe investment — with fast returns almost guaranteed. have caused the United States to default on tional $100bn to the debt cap. This is not Hockey about debt and deficit caused by Meanwhile, the gap between our capital city prices and those its debt obligations and a global economic a consequence of Labour’s commitment irresponsible Labour spending. Our deficits of rural areas continues to grow as we embrace an urbanised meltdown would have followed. in the 2013-14 budget to implement and are modest and our spending responsible. international economy. The Tea Party rhetoric about the size fund DisabilityCare and the Gonski School The Liberals have different priorities and The downsides for local people are stark and sobering. Where and role that debt plays in modern govern- Improvement Programme. Both were fully what the Abbott government and its com- I live in St Kilda, entire streets such as Inkerman Street and the ment is aimed at abolishing the social safety funded by Labour for the next decade. mission of audit is about is hacking away at top of Fitzroy and Barkly Streets have become medium density net, in particular healthcare for uninsured If Hockey has a spending problem, it’s of public investment in health, education and “off-the-plan” investment property strips, with shiny new towers Americans. The equivalent of these events in his own creation. He intends to substantially the social safety net. THE GUARDIAN popping up like mushrooms in the morning sun. Meanwhile the character of the area is changing from one of art-deco seaside charm to shiny, prosperous urban living. The ripple effects for those of us that live and work here are felt at many levels. The general cost of living shifts upwards to meet the new inves- tor demographic. Increased property prices mean increased living costs generally — café prices go up, theatre and cinema tickets, groceries. Our open community spaces are increasingly perilous as commercial interests covet every square acre of land. Clearly Melbourne needs higher density planning for environmental, pub- lic transport and infrastructure reasons. But these developments are not offering affordable housing or in any way contributing to building diverse communities. They are being sold as mostly one or two-bedroom “off-the-plan” invest- ment properties for rich local and, increasingly, international investors. Meanwhile, rather than providing affordable housing or support for those struggling in the top-heavy housing market, in Australia it is high income earners that are the overwhelming beneficiaries of government housing support. A new report from the Grattan Institute, Renovating Housing Policy, has found that Australian homeowners received $36bn a year in government subsidies, landlords about $7bn and renters less than $3bn. In other words, government policy settings are geared toward helping the rich shore up their investments, while those locked out of the market altogether are left in the outer. The small amount of tax foreign property investors pay mean government coffers for schools, medical centres, low-income housing, and community services is increasingly stretched. These days it’s not just the poor that are being squeezed out, but an entire generation of young and middle aged Australians — many of them professional working people trying to build families and careers. In the worst-case scenario our cities cease to be unique places of urban living and become soulless places of fleeting investor transience — accessible only to an international elite who wish to do business here or merely hold onto a stake of it until it can be sold to the next higher bidder; a commodified housing market place where people no longer search for a place to live so much as merely a good investment opportunity. Australian cities need to aim higher than that. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Next generation demands sustainable, innovative business

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With advanced technology, a flight when a video-conference herself into the modern economy. lent of a corner store — consumers who care more about The reality is that sustainable they automatically capture and will do makes a difference, so Studies have shown that intro- Cin rural South Africa. purpose than packaging or price. practices are the foundation of analyse emissions data across the every employee has the power to ducing 10 new mobile telephones Five years ago she was forced to They are concerned, creative and business models that will win, manufacturing process. As they move the needle. per 100 people in the developing keep her young son out of school impatient for opportunities to grow and scale. conserve energy, they improve These measures lie at the core world can add between .5 to 1 per- while she travelled to the nearest make a difference. Their terms Think about what’s happening business results and build greater of our ability to continue trans- cent to a country’s GDP growth market, a half day’s trip away, to are crystal clear: innovate busi- in the automobile industry with brand loyalty among purpose- forming our company. rate. purchase products to sell in her ness models around making the connected cars. Leading manufac- driven consumers. That’s why when we report our Christina’s story is being store. Today, she manages inven- world run better and improving turers understand that consumer Saving the world, it turns out, annual business performance, played out over and over again tory via text message from a people’s lives — or be left behind interest has shifted from sexy to is a winning business strategy. we integrate our sustainability in Africa — and in Asia, Europe mobile device. Her son is back in by those that do. smart. Andrew Liveris, chairman and performance. and America. Christina’s son and the classroom. During the recent annual It doesn’t matter to Millennials chief executive officer of Dow Our shareholders appreci- millions like him will grow up in a Her story is one of personal meeting of the Clinton Global that they can drive zero to sixty Chemical Company, says that ate that engaged employees and better-run world and one day will determination, but also of real Initiative, I joined some distin- in five seconds if they can’t afford the world’s largest companies operating income are inherently have the opportunity to live out progress. guished panellists to talk about the fuel and their joy rides hurt have the responsibility to lead this linked (for every 1 percent reduc- their own winning dreams. Fuelled by innovation and the the world’s resource crisis. Many the planet. transformation. tion in employee turnover, SAP Many of my fellow boomers determined ambition of a whole statistics are simply beyond Interconnected mobility is the He’s absolutely right and has saves 62m euros). If we involve are despondent, thinking we’ll new generation, stories like this dispute. new value proposition, offer- built Dow into a case study with people in the decisions that com- leave younger generations a world are transforming business models Today, the United Nations ing young drivers fuel efficiency, high standards across his global panies make, the change will be worse off than the one we inher- and entire value chains. To the reports that 870 million people real-time information, social net- supply chain. more significant than we ever ited. Guess what? world’s future leaders, sustain- worldwide are undernourished. working and pro-rated insurance Other companies are follow- imagined. This is the epitome of They won’t let us! They were able behaviour is as much about More than 10 percent of the in a single product. Fulfilling this ing suit on the Ariba Business sustainability. raised with too many tools that educating Christina’s son as it is world’s population can’t access a promise requires collaboration Network — a virtual supply chain Engagement begins and ends allow them to reverse the trends. about protecting the world’s sup- safe water supply and more than across industries, co-innovating that tracks compliance and meas- with serving customers like Mobility. Big data. Social net- ply of drinkable water. It’s up to 2 billion people lack adequate to responsibly meet consumer ures businesses worldwide on Christina Marule. works. Let’s take inspiration from today’s leaders to connect those sanitation. While we discuss these demand. It’s true for business their performance. Seven of the ten fastest grow- our heirs and co-innovate with dots. challenges, the world’s popula- processes, too. At SAP, we bet big on the ing economies in the world are young dreamers to create a new In a recent survey 84 percent tion is on course to grow from Danone, the world’s larg- power of transparent data and in Africa. Mobile technology is era of responsible growth that of Millennials (the generation today’s 7 billion to more than 9 est yogurt maker, has more network-driven behaviour. Today, core to reaching those emerging protects the planet and benefits born between 1980 and 1993) said billion by 2050. Despite these and than 100,000 employees on five any employee can monitor the markets. everyone. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Athletics: Kenyan ladies Cardinals, Red Sox get set hatch plan to snatch Radcliffe for World Series duel record Baseball: The 109th World Series opens at Boston’s Fenway Park NAIROBI: A group of Kenya’s best women distance runners are conspiring to BOSTON: The resurgent Red to make the World Series and the take a shot at the marathon Sox will try to cap a worst-to- playoffs from the start. World Series Schedule world record set by Britain’s first season with a World Series “Everybody here just believed Game One: Wednesday, Oct 23 - St Louis Paula Radcliffe more than 10 win over talent-laden St Louis it, and the numbers this year, they Cardinals at Boston Red Sox (0007GMT/8:07pm years ago. in a battle of baseball’s best speak for themselves. The way ET) Radcliffe’s record of 2hr teams that starts today. guys grinded out at-bats through- Game Two: Thursday, Oct 24 - St Louis Cardinals 15min 25sec, set on the streets The 109th World Series, which out the season, passing the torch at Boston Red Sox (0007GMT/8:07pm ET) of London more than 10 years opens at Boston’s Fenway Park, is to the next guy -- it’s what this Game Three: Saturday, Oct 26 - Boston Red Sox ago, has become one of athlet- one for the purists. For the first team’s about.” at St Louis Cardinals (0007GMT/8:07pm ET) ics’ toughest marks, with only time since 1999, the teams with The Cardinals are back in the Game Four: Sunday, Oct 27 - Boston Red Sox a handful of women managing the most wins in the American World Series for the fourth time at St Louis Cardinals (0015GMT/8:15pm ET) to break even 2:20 since then. League and National League have in 10 seasons, but they too have But Kenya’s top ladies, tired Game Five (if needed): Monday, Oct 28 - Boston made it through the playoffs to had to put behind them the disap- of seeing their record-break- Red Sox at St Louis Cardinals (0007GMT/8:07pm Major League Baseball’s Fall pointment of 2012. ing male counterparts steal ET) Classic. After lifting the title in 2011 the limelight at international Game Six (if needed): Both Boston and St Louis they appeared headed back to Wednesday, Oct races, say the time has come posted 97 regular-season victo- the World series last season, 30 - S Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox to bring the title home. ries and both led their leagues in only to surrender a 3-1 lead in (0007GMT/8:07pm ET) “Why can’t we do like our runs scored. the NL Championship Series to Game Seven (if needed): Thursday, Oct 31 - men?” said two-time Berlin The Red Sox wrapped up the San Francisco, which went on to St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox (0007 marathon champion Florence American League pennant with sweep the Tigers for the crown. GMT/8:07 p.m. ET) Kiplagat. a six-game triumph over Detroit The Cardinals haven’t displayed “Though I was privileged to in the AL Championship Series, the kind of offensive power shown ABOVE: St Louis Cardinals’ win the women’s race on both while the Cardinals downed the by the Red Sox, who had grand pitcher Jaime Garcia throws ocassions, the men turned out Dodgers in six games in the slams from both 37-year-old des- simulation at Busch Stadium to be the big heroes,” she said NLCS. ignated hitter David Ortiz and in St Louis yesterday. Garcia of the 2011 and 2013 races, “I’ve faced the Cardinals a lot Victorino in the series against who hasn’t played since May when the men’s world records over the years and that’s one Detroit. 17 because of a shoulder injury, were set by Patrick Makau excellent baseball team,” Red Sox However, the St Louis offense is making his comeback as and then Wilson Kipsang. right fielder Shane Victorino said. led by Carlos Beltran has shown the Cardinals prepare to take “I celebrated for Makau and “We’re going to have to be at the an uncanny knack for the timely Kipsang, knowing very well on the Boston Red Sox in the top of our game.” hit. that next time it would be my World Series. RIGHT: St Louis For the Red Sox, the entire Beltran, a 17-year veteran who own turn to become a hero if season has been about rebound- is playing in the World Series for Cardinals’ Allen Craig checks his I broke the current women’s ing from a dismal 2012 campaign the first time, is hitting only .256 elbow protection. record,” said the 26-year-old, that yielded only 69 victories and this October, but has driven in 12 a former world half marathon 93 defeats. runs in 11 games. who twice out-dueled Dodgers ace the powerful Jon Lester, John Lester, who has bounced back champion who has a personal A roster makeover included the St Louis’ offense could also Clayton Kershaw. Lackey and Buchholz. The rock- from a 9-14 2012 to go 15-8 in 2013 best over the marathon of addition of Victorino, Mike Napoli receive a spark from the return The rookie has won all three solid Red Sox bullpen features and 2-1 in this post-season. 2:19:44. and Jonny Gomes, with former of first baseman Allen Craig. of his post-season starts and was Japanese closer Koji Uehara, the Given how finely matched the “The time has come for us pitching coach John Farrell Craig, who led the Cardinals named Most Valuable Player of AL Championship Series MVP. teams are, game one could be the Kenyan women to make the returning to Boston as manager with 97 runs-batted-in and a .454 the NLCS. Uehara hasn’t walked a bat- start of an epic clash between attempt. to guide the turnaround that the batting average with runners in “I think we just don’t talk about ter in his last 30 appearances clubs that are meeting for the “It is difficult for one per- Red Sox say won’t be complete scoring position, hasn’t played it much, because we don’t want and has five saved games in the fourth time in US baseball’s son to manage alone but with without a World Series triumph. since September 4 because of a it to change,” Cardinals manager post-season. championship showcase. teamwork we can succeed. “We’ve got to win four more broken foot. Mike Matheny said of Wacha’s St Louis will send right-handed Most recently, in 2004, the Red Four of us have all managed to games,” right-handed hurler Clay He was expected to be back on brilliance. “We just want him to ace Adam Wainwright to the Sox ended their fabled 86-year run under 2:20, and if we plan Buchholz said. the roster, perhaps as a desig- think that this is normal and this mound today. Wainwright, the title drought with a four-game well and run as a team, it can “But the way this team jelled nated hitter. is expected.” National League wins leader in sweep of the Cardinals. be achievable,” she said. and meshed right away in spring Defensively, the Cardinals boast Wacha’s emergence should the regular season with 19, is 2-1 In 1946 and 1967, however, the Priscah Jeptoo, the Olympic training, obviously every team in a rising star in 22-year-old right- help St Louis counter a strong in this post-season. Cardinals beat the Red Sox in silver medallist and current Major League Baseball has a goal handed pitcher Michael Wacha, Boston rotation that includes The Red Sox give the ball to seven games. REUTERS London marathon champion, said the Kenyan ladies needed to select a fast-and-flat course -- like Berlin, Chicago or London -- then train specifi- Phelan resigns cally and run as a team. “I believe it can be achieva- as Argentina’s ble if we take a joint approach to a particular race like the head coach Berlin or London marathon,” said Jeptoo, 29. BUENOS AIRES: Santiago She said she would like Phelan resigned as coach of a race where herself, Mary the Argentinian rugby team Keitany (2:18.37), Florence with immediate effect yester- Kiplagat (2:19.44) and Edna day ending a five-year spell in Kiplagat (2:19.50) “assist each charge, the Argentinian Rugby other and push beyond the Federation (UAR) announced. world mark.” The 39-year-old -- who guided “There will have to be a col- the Pumas to the 2011 World Cup lective responsibility for all of quarter-finals after succeeding us to select a race to compete Marcello Loffreda -- had been in, and, in the end allow one widely expected to step down person to go for the record,” when his contract came to an end added Jeptoo, underscoring in December. the need for any attempt to Rafael Laria, the UAR spokes- have fast women pacesetters man, said that Phelan would on hand in order to be eligible not take charge of Argentina’s as an world record. November test matches which Radcliffe used a Kenyan sees them play England at male pacesetter for her Twickenham on November record-breaking run, although 9, Wales a week later at the that was before the IAAF Millennium Stadium and Italy in changed the rules and banned Rome on November 23. male pacers for world record- Phelan, who is due to give a eligible runs -- thereby mak- press conference today, has just ing Radcliffe’s record that come off a Four Nations tourna- much more untouchable. ment where the Pumas lost all Edna Kiplagat, how- six of their games to the south- ever, voiced scepticism over ern hemisphere heavyweights whether such a joint attempt New Zealand, South Africa and Representatives of all 14 teams line up at the launch of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester. The 14-team tournament will ever get off the drawing Australia in what was their sec- kicks off in Cardiff with games between England against Australia and Wales against Italy on October 26. board. ond participation. “It will be difficult for us Phelan enjoyed success as a all as elite athletes to enter player, being capped 44 times at in one race with the aim of flanker and played all his club breaking the record,” said the rugby for Club Athletico San 34-year-old. Kenyan runners Isidro. Nonu heading back to Blues depend heavily on race wins, Meanwhile, Cardiff Blues and course bonuses and World Wales hooker Matthew Rees is WELLINGTON: New Zealand the Blues,” Kirwan said in a joint coach Mark Hammett in 2011 team to players contracted to Marathon Majors points for to undergo testicular surgery, centre Ma’a Nonu has bur- statement with the New Zealand that he was not in his plans for New Zealand-based sides. their income -- making the his club announced in Cardiff ied the hatchet with Auckland Rugby Union (NZRU). the future. The 31-year-old said he had prospect of working together yesterday. Blues coach John Kirwan and “He’s one of the best midfield- After it became clear the been offered an overseas con- and eventually sacrificing one- Rees, 32, will now have “an is heading back to the Super ers in the world so to have some- inside centre was not returning tract - local media had earlier self for a rival a difficult and enforced spell away from rugby”, Rugby franchise. one with his abilities is a huge to Dunedin and he expressed a reported it was with a French costly proposition. a Cardiff statement said. Nonu, who appeared to have asset to the squad.” desire to return to his home town, club - but he wanted to remain Still, she said Radcliffe’s Former Wales captain Rees, the burned his bridges with the Blues Nonu’s playing future had been Nonu met with Hammett but the in New Zealand. record is beatable: “It would current Blues skipper, has won 58 after joining the Highlanders this a concern for the NZRU this sea- Wellington-based franchise did “I am excited to be staying in take one person to get her caps for his country and played in season, has signed a two-year deal son after he walked away from not offer him a contract. New Zealand and returning to coach and her family rally the 2009 British and Irish Lions that will make him eligible for a contract extension with the The NZRU had been increas- play my rugby with the Blues,” behind her in training in order Test series against South Africa. All Blacks selection for the 2015 Highlanders, a year after joining ingly resigned to Nonu playing said Nonu, who has played 85 to prepare well,” said Kiplagat, Rees led Cardiff to their shock World Cup. them from the Blues. abroad in the first part of 2014, tests for the All Blacks and more saying she planned to have one 19-15 European Cup win over “Ma’a has been in brilliant He joined the Blues for the 2012 creating selection issues for All than 100 Super Rugby games last shot at the time before reigning champions Toulon last form for the All Blacks and we’re Super Rugby season after being Blacks coach Steve Hansen due for the Hurricanes, Blues and she retires. AFP weekend. REUTERS thrilled to welcome him back to told by Wellington Hurricanes to a policy restricting the national Highlanders. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Jamaica China’s Guan says ‘no could be banned from Olympics, limit’ to Masters ambition says report LONDON: Jamaica’s athletes, The 14-year-old amateur has no immediate plans to turn professional including sprint star Usain Bolt, could be banned from major events like the Olympics due to HONG KONG: Chinese golf tournament’s youngest ever com- the island’s handling of recent prodigy Guan Tianlang says petitor, beating the record set by drug scandals, according to yes- there’s “no limit” to what he Italy’s Matteo Manassero in 2010 terday’s Daily Telegraph. can achieve at next year’s US when he was aged 16. This handout photo World Anti-Doping Agency Masters if he qualifies by retain- He has no shortage of ambition, provided by Asian president John Fahey, in an ing his Asia-Pacific Amateur before the Masters that he aimed Amateur Championship interview with the paper, accused Championship title this week. to become the first player to win shows Guan Tianlang Jamaica of “farcical” behaviour in The Guangzhou schoolboy sent the hallowed ‘Grand Slam’ all four its attempts to defer an extraor- of China hitting a shot shockwaves through the sport at majors in the same year. dinary audit of its anti-doping at the Asia-Pacific Augusta National in April when, Despite his slim build and lack programme until next year. aged just 14 years, five months and of distance with the driver, Guan Amateur Championship This followed an invitation to 18 days, he became the youngest earned acclaim at Augusta by at Nanshan WADA by Jamaica’s prime min- golfer to make the cut at a major shooting rounds of 73, 75, 77 and International Golf Club ister to investigate revelations tournament. 75 for 58th place. in Longkou City, China, from the former executive direc- And Guan, who lifted the Silver And he attracted widespread yesterday. tor of the Jamaican Anti-Doping Cup for best-placed amateur, sympathy when he was hit with Commission (JADCO) that it con- believes the experience will leave a harsh penalty for slow play, ducted no drug tests in the five him better prepared second time although the youngster insists months leading up to last year’s around, should he again qualify by he harbours no ill-will towards London Olympics. winning the Asian amateur title referee John Paramor. But JADCO’s suggestion that on home soil in Nanshan, starting “I respect and accept the deci- they would talk to WADA next tomorrow. sion,” Guan said. year infuriated anti-doping chiefs. “I really hope I can play at the “It was actually a good expe- If Jamaica is deemed to be non- Masters next April and I will defi- rience which also made me pay compliant with the WADA code, nitely try my best to go high up attention to speed when I play their athletes could be banned on the leaderboard,” Guan said. later. However, I have always been from major competitions until the “As much as I would enjoy my comfortable with my routine and situation is resolved even though second Masters experience, I hope speed, I think it is all OK and I the likes of multiple Olympic I can make it to the weekend, should thank him.” champion Bolt have never failed win the low amateur again and Guan, who turns 15 on Friday, a drugs test. of course go as far as I can. There during the Asian amateur cham- McIlroy in a “skills challenge” at Hideki Matsuyama, who won the up differently each year and it will “The current position is unac- is no limit on that.” pionship, said his game was now Mission Hills on China’s Hainan Asian amateur title in 2010 and still be very challenging. ceptable to WADA and we’re not Guan said he has ditched his much improved after his fitness Island next Monday. 2011. “I don’t think I would do any- going to take it lying down, their belly putter ahead of a ban on the work and experiences this year. “I think my distance has And if he does earn another thing different, just hopefully go suggestion that they’ll talk to us clubs from 2016 and has also been He said he has learned from improved a bit because of my fit- ticket to Augusta, for April 10-13, there and play a couple of practice next year,” said Fahey. working on his strength and fit- the likes of Tiger Woods at the ness training during the summer he said his exploits in this year’s rounds to get to know the course.” “To suggest to WADA they’re ness to put distance on his shots. Masters, and also from playing on break,” he said. Masters would stand him in good However, any plans to turn not ready to meet with us to talk He won the Asia-Pacific the PGA Tour. “It is not just about the game, stead. professional are firmly on hold, about their problem until some- Amateur Championship by a After being invited to April’s but more importantly the experi- “The understanding of the with the level-headed youngster time next year is unsatisfactory, single stroke in Thailand last Zurich Classic, Guan also made ence and what I have learnt from course and the tournament would insisting “it is not the time yet”. it’s totally unacceptable to me and November, holding his nerve to the cut there. the top golfers, the best profes- definitely be helpful,” Guan said “Schoolwork and golf are both we shall act appropriately within sink a crucial five-foot putt on the In a measure of his sky-rock- sional events, helped me grow.” of Augusta’s par-72 hole layout very important to me. I will think an appropriate time frame.” last hole. eting profile, Guan will take on This week Guan, who said he which this year measured 7,435 about the whole turning pro Asked if Jamaica would be Guan’s prize, entry to world number one Woods and was feeling “great” with a conven- yards. thing when I feel I am ready,” declared ‘non-compliant’, Fahey the Masters, made him the two-time major winner Rory tional putter, can emulate Japan’s “However, the course will be set he said. AFP replied: “There are a number of options. “You can read into that exactly World Rankings what those words are likely to mean but I don’t want to flag it World rankings. (US unless Stenson doubtful for Shanghai up,” added Fahey, a former pre- stated, last week’s positions in brackets): mier of the Australian state of SHANGHAI: Swede Henrik yesterday and instead I had treat- New South Wales, whose man- 1. (1) Tiger Woods 12.76 average Stenson is in serious doubt for ment on it, and was advised to datory maximum six-year term as points his return to golf at this week’s have an MRI on it to make sure WADA president ends this year. 2. (2) Adam Scott (Australia) BMW Masters in Shanghai. there is nothing major wrong.” WADA said in August it was 9.05 FedEx Cup champion Stenson After winning both the season- standing by to help Jamaica arrived in the Chinese business ending Tour Championship and resolve their problems in the 3. (3) Phil Mickelson 8.29 capital sporting blue ‘spider’ FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour, wake of the doping scandal involv- 4. (4) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) tape on a swollen right forearm, Stenson has returned to the ing former 100m world record- 8.04 revealing he sustained the injury European Tour season-ending holder Asafa Powell. 5. (5) Justin Rose (England) 7.30 while practicing last week at the four event Final Series looking to The global anti-doping agency Lake Nona course in Orlando, finish the year also as European had then called for urgent 6. (6) Rory McIlroy (Northern Florida. Tour No. 1 action on the concerns raised Ireland) 7.07 The current World No. 4, who Stenson currently leads the by former Jamaica anti-doping 7. (7) Steve Stricker 6.55 is commencing a seven-event run number two Race to Dubai placed chief Renee Anne Shirley over 8. (8) Matt Kuchar 6.51 to end his season, was to undergo Graeme McDowell of Northern flaws in the country’s drug test- an MRI scan on his forearm at a Ireland by 425,573 euros in this ing programme. 9. (9) Brandt Snedeker 6.13 Shanghai hospital later. week’s event carrying a first prize JADCO chairman Herb Elliott 10. (10) Jason Dufner 5.78 “I’ve had four weeks off since cheque of 852,660 euros. responded to Shirley’s revelations the Tour Championship but “I’m no expert on wrist inju- by labelling her a “Judas” and a 11. (11) Zach Johnson 5.29 unfortunately I’ve got a bit of a ries but this spider-like tape on “bit demented”. AFP 12. (12) Graeme McDowell problem with my right wrist and my arm is supposed to draw some (Northern Ireland) 5.14 forearm,” he said. fluids out and help lift the skin 13. (14) Jim Furyk 5.07 “I am hoping to get it sorted and make it easier for treatment,” Kenya plans over the next couple of days but he added. 14. (13) Luke Donald (England) at the moment I’m not in great “I’m on pain-killers, anti- 4.97 Former NBA player Yi Jianlian of China (right) plays a shot as Rory McIlroy new measures shape and I’m not certain of play- inflammatories and I’ve been of Northern Ireland watches ahead of the BMW Masters golf tournament 15. (15) Keegan Bradley 4.82 ing this week here in Shanghai. having regular icing and while it’s in Shanghai on Monday. to stop dopers 16. (16) Jason Day (Australia) “I really don’t know how it quite painful I’m just hoping there 4.77 happened as I was practicing is nothing serious. last week back in Florida but on “It’s very worrying especially be nothing too serious. I’ve had a HSBC Champions here also in NAIROBI: Foreign athletes 17. (24) Webb Simpson 4.68 Wednesday and Thursday I just as this will be the first week of a problem before in my left wrist Shanghai.” and coaches planning to train 18. (17) Charl Schwartzel (South felt it ache a little bit and it’s just seven tournament stretch for me, but this is the first time I’ve And Peter Hanson, who is this and work in distance-running Africa) 4.53 got progressively sore and a little so it’s not the best scenario to be developed an injury in my right week’s defending champion, is epicentre Kenya could soon 19. (18) Sergio Garcia (Spain) swollen. having a wrist problem. wrist. also hoping he will not suffer a face a wealth of restrictions 4.32 “Then on the flight over here “But it is what it is and I will “So if it’s not feeling any bet- recurrence of a long nagging back as authorities try to stop the it felt just worse and worse be guided by what the doctors ter I will have to withdraw and injury that forced him out of the scourge of doping. 20. (20) Jordan Spieth 4.28 and I couldn’t hit any golf balls inform me and, as I said, it won’t hope it’s better for next week’s recent Seve Trophy. AFP Athletics Kenya chief Isaiah Kiplagat and sports minister Hassan Wario said claims that QMMF President attends Opening Ceremony of Iran’s Azadi Race Circuit Kenya’s running prowess was down to performance-enhancing drugs was damaging a major source of national pride and income. “It will destroy one of the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle most important institutions in Federation (QMMF) President Nasser the country,” Wario told report- bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (second left) is ers, admitting that claims that seen with officials during the opening Kenyans were cheating had ceremony of the Azadi Race Circuit become “rampant”. in Iran. RIGHT: Al Attiyah gives a The officials said they were television interview to a journalist. drawing up procedures to keep Al Attiyah, who is also the President a closer eye on agents, coaches of Fédération Internationale de and athletes who visit Kenya l’Automobile (FIA) Cross Country to look for local talent or profit from the famed running culture, Commission, attended the ceremony ideal climate and altitude training on behalf of FIA President Jean Todt. facilities. The circuit was renovated and can Kenya has long been seen as host karting, drift and national and the world’s running capital, and international events. the sport has become a major source of income for hundreds of athletes, mostly from the Eldoret area of the Rift Valley region in the west of the country. AFP WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29 Postecoglou Don’t take win for granted, accepts Australia job, says report Robben tells team-mates SYDNEY: Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou has accepted an offer to coach the Socceroos but his club needs to Bayern face Czech minnows Plzen at home; Juventus meet Real Madrid thrash out a compensation deal before releasing him, reports said yesterday. MUNICH, Germany: Dutch Football Federation Australia winger Arjen Robben has has made clear they favour a local insisted under-firing Bayern replacement for German Holger FROM LEFT: Bayern Munich must prove their mettle Osieck, who was dumped earlier as European champions against Munich’s striker this month after two successive Czech side Viktoria Plzen in the Thomas Mueller, 6-0 thrashings. Champions League today. midfielder Bastian Postecoglou is widely seen as After convincing wins at home Schweinsteiger and the favourite ahead of fellow to CSKA Moscow and away to defender Philipp Lahm A-League coaches Graham Arnold Manchester City, Bayern are top arrive for a training and Tony Popovic and the Sydney of Group D ahead of the visit of session ahead of the Morning Herald reported on its Czech champions Plzen. UEFA Champions website that he has accepted the While Bayern have had no League Group D job. problems producing stylish per- match against Czech’s “Postecoglou, a former national formances against perceived big Viktoria Plzen in youth team coach, has always cov- name clubs, they have struggled Munich, southern eted the senior job and accepted on occasion in the Bundesliga this Germany, yesterday. the offer that was put to him by season against low-ranking sides. RIGHT: Real Madrid’s the FFA over the weekend,” the Despite running out 4-1 win- Argentine midfielder newspaper said. ners at home to Mainz 05 on But Postecoglou is signed with Angel Di Maria Saturday, Bayern were punished the Victory until the middle of (left) and Wales’ for a lethargic first-half when 2015 and the club is reportedly they went into the break behind Gareth Bale train at demanding Aus$1m ($964,000) before scoring four goals without Valdebebas Sports in compensation before releasing replay. Complex in Madrid, him. Robben says Munich can ill yesterday. Real Madrid Victory chief executive Ian afford a repeat against Plzen, will face Juventus in Robson said there could be move- who have lost both of their open- the UEFA Champions ment on the appointment soon. ing matches in Europe and are League Group B “We might be making some bottom of the group. match at Santiago comment later today,” he told Fox “They won’t be coming here Bernabeu Stadium Sports yesterday. just to hand us the victory,” today. “There are conversations going warned Robben. on and, for the moment, we want “We’ll have to be up for it from to keep those conversations the start.” directly with the FFA.” Having drubbed Moscow FFA chief Frank Lowy has 3-0 in Munich and City 3-1 “I want to see improvement On Saturday, they drew 1-1 at World Cup in Brazil that will take CSKA Moscow, a third straight previously said he does not in Manchester, Bayern have very soon. home with Slavia Prague who place next year. defeat would effectively end intend employing a short-term laboured in the Bundesliga with “I don’t want the fans to think were sitting last in the table and The 49-year-old has a contract the Czech champions chance of coach, with the chosen candidate a 1-1 draw at second-from-bot- it’s only worth turning up to the coach Pavel Vrba has said a simi- at Plzen until 2015 and despite reaching the knock-out phase. leading Australia through next tom Freiburg and posted below- stadium for the second half.” lar performance against Bayern pressure to let Vrba step up to Meanwhile, Italian champi- year’s World Cup in Brazil, the par 1-0 wins over Wolfsburg and Bayern will be without Brazil would be a “disaster”. coach the Czech Republic, his club ons Juventus travel to face Real 2015 Asian Cup in Australia and Frankfurt. Bayern have fallen into centre-back Dante, after he “We keep making the same is reluctant to let him go after Madrid desperately needing to beyond. the habit of turning on the style needed 10 stitches in an ankle mistakes, this concerns two or the won the national league at a kickstart their Champions League He added earlier this month for an impressive victory after a wound in the first-half against three players in the backline,” he canter last season. campaign. that a major deciding factor would poor first-half on occasion and it Mainz, while France winger said. Plzen will miss injured left- Juve could only manage dis- be making sure the impacted is something coach Pep Guardiola Franck Ribery should be fit “If we don’t improve our back David Limbersky, out with a appointing draws against FC A-League club was left in a stable wants to change. despite suffering an ankle injury defence, the Bayern game will be torn hamstring, while ex-Hertha Copenhagen and Galatasaray in condition. AFP “We need to find out why this last week. a disaster, they would punish our Berlin defender Roman Hubnik their opening two games, leaving is,” said Guardiola, who refused Plzen trail Sparta Prague by six mistakes badly.” may be called up to boost the wob- them four points adrift of Madrid. to blame the first-half perform- points in the Czech league after Vrba is being touted as a future bly defence. And their confidence ahead of Fulham shatter ance against Mainz on the inter- winning only one of the last four coach of the Czech national side Having lost 3-0 at home to the daunting trip to the Santiago national break. league games. after they failed to qualify for the Manchester City and 3-2 away to Bernabeu wasn’t helped by a first Palace with league defeat of the season on Sunday as Fiorentina came from four-goal burst 2-0 down to beat Antonio Conte’s men 4-2. Ex-coach Ferguson lifts lid on Conte described his side’s sec- LONDON: Fulham crushed ond-half meltdown at the Artemio Crystal Palace 4-1 despite fall- Franchi as a “nightmare”. ing behind early in a Premier However, he is hoping his side’s League London derby on experience will help them to get Monday. Beckham, Rooney and England over the disappointment of defeat Palace, with only one win from quickly. their opening seven matches since LONDON: Former at home to Arsenal in February “The game against Real Madrid returning to the top flight, gave Manchester United manager 2003 when he accidentally kicked didn’t condition the game. When the home fans cause for optimism Alex Ferguson launched his a boot into the midfielder’s face you are on the pitch it is difficult when Adrian Mariappa headed new autobiography yesterday, during a post-match argument. to think about the next game,” he them in front after seven minutes lifting the lid on his relation- “The next day the story was in said. but Fulham ruthlessly exposed ships with stars such as David the press. In public an Alice band “It is inexplicable with the their deficiencies. Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, (worn by Beckham) highlighted experience that we have. Patjim Kasami scored a stun- Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney. the damage inflicted by the boot,” “It annoys us to lose, but we ning equaliser on the volley after Ferguson said Beckham Ferguson said. have to forget it quickly. We are 19 minutes and Steve Sidwell became too obsessed with fame “It was in those days that I a mature team.” put the visitors in front with a in the latter years of his Old told the board David had to go. Juve’s two points from their net-bulging strike on the verge Trafford career and reiterated The minute a Manchester United opening two games mean they of halftime. his claim that Rooney asked to player thought he was bigger than lead Galatasaray and Copenhagen Dimitar Berbatov made it 3-1 leave the club at the end of last the manager, he had to go. That by a solitary point and are likely to with a header five minutes into season. was the death knell for him.” have to take points from Madrid the second half before Phillipe He confirmed that Keane, his Expanding on the story at to avoid a tense showdown with Senderos hooked in from close long-serving captain, was asked a press conference in central the Turkish champions for second range shortly afterwards as to leave the club after lashing out London to mark the launch of place in the final game in Istanbul. Palace crumbled. at several of his younger team- the book, Ferguson said that There have been no such prob- Victory lifted Fulham up mates in an interview with in- Beckham’s focus shifted after lems for Madrid in their open- three spots to 14th with 10 house television channel MUTV he married the pop star Victoria ing two group games as they set points while second-bottom that was never broadcast. Adams in 1999. a new competition record for Palace look destined for a long, He also revealed that he was “The big problem for me is that the most prolific start by firing hard struggle against relega- twice offered the England man- he fell in love with Victoria. That 10 goals past Galatasaray and tion after their seventh defeat of ager’s job, in 1999 and 2001, but changed everything,” he said. Copenhagen. AGENCIES the season. REUTERS turned it down. Ferguson said that his rela- Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson poses with his new “There was no way I could con- tionship with Keane broke down autobiography before a news conference at the Institute of Directors in template that. It wasn’t a bed of irretrievably after the Irishman London, yesterday. Fergusson’s new book “My Autobiography” will be nails I was ever tempted to lie on,” “slaughtered” players includ- available in book shops tomorrow. Your TV guide for he said in ‘My Autobiography’. ing Kieran Richardson, John Ferguson, 71, stepped down as O’Shea, Darren Fletcher and On the first occasion, Ferguson day after we won the league and live matches today United manager in May after a Rio Ferdinand in an MUTV inter- said Rooney was worried about asked away. He wasn’t happy with record-breaking 26-and-a-half- view in 2005. Ferguson recalled United’s ambition and urged being left out for some games and Event Competition Time Channel year tenure in which he won an exchange with his assistant him to sign Germany playmaker subbed in others.” New Zealand vs Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup U-17 16:00 HD6 13 Premier League titles, two manager, Carlos Queiroz: “’He Mesut Ozil, who went on to join At the press conference, Champions League crowns, five needs to go, Carlos,’ I said. ‘One Arsenal in a club-record transfer Ferguson reiterated his support Italy vs Uruguay FIFA World Cup U-17 16:00 +3 FA Cups and four League Cups. hundred percent,’ he said. ‘Get last month. for his successor, David Moyes, Slovakia vs UAE FIFA World Cup U-17 18:30 HD4 The Scot developed a repu- rid of him,’ I said.” “Wayne said that we should who has overseen United’s worst tation for imposing unyielding Ferguson described Ronaldo, have pursued Mesut Ozil, who start to a league season since CSKA vs Man City UEFA Champions League 18:30 HD6 discipline on the players in his who left United for Madrid in had joined Real Madrid from 1989. Honduras vs Brazil FIFA World Cup U-17 19:00 +3 squad and he was particularly 2009, as “the most gifted player Werder Bremen,” Ferguson said. “You know something? Leverkusen vs Donetsk FIFA World Cup U-17 21:45 .TV forthright about several of the I managed” and said watching “My reply was that it was none Manchester United are the only superstars he worked with. him play for the first time was of his business who we should club in that league that can Bayern vs Plzen UEFA Champions League 21:45 .TV He described Beckham as “the “the biggest surge of excite- have gone for. I told him it was win the league by coming from Benfica vs Olympiakos UEFA Champions League 21:45 .TV only player I managed who chose ment... I experiencied in football his job to play and perform.” behind, believe me,” he said. to be famous, who made it his management”. Ferguson said Rooney “seemed “Once they get the ball rolling, Galatasaray vs Copenhagen UEFA Champions League 21:45 .TV mission to be known outside the The Scot disclosed the con- to tire in games” during his last they’ll be fine. David Moyes is in Anderlecht vs PSG UEFA Champions League 21:45 .TV game”. tents of the conversations he had campaign and claims the former a great position. There’s a great Real Madrid vs Juventus UEFA Champions League 21:45 +3 Ferguson said he decided to sell with Rooney on the two occasions Everton striker asked to be support system.” Beckham to Real Madrid after an he asked to leave the club, in 2010 allowed to leave. The book goes on general sale Man United vs Sociedad UEFA Champions League 21:45 HD6 incident following an FA Cup loss and in May this year. “He came into my office the tomorrow. AFP Uni Catolica vs Sao Paulo Copa Sudamericana 02:45 +3 WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 SPORT 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Qatar keen to add more events to annual sports calendar Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani opens AIPS Executive Committee meeting

DOHA: Qatar is aiming to host at least 50 top international sports events every year, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Our continuous Thani, the Secretary General of LEFT: Sheikh the Qatar Olympic Committee Saoud bin relationship (QOC), said yesterday. Abdulrahman Hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Al Thani, the Cup, Qatar in April unveiled a with AIPS is Secretary calendar of 40 events to be held in the 2013-14 season General of the something “All the sporting events hap- Qatar Olympic pening in Qatar now and in future Committee important to showcase our passion and com- (QOC), is seen mitment for sport,” Sheikh Saoud with AIPS us. We are said during his opening remarks President Gianni at the AIPS Executive Committee Merlo, at the hosting about meeting yesterday. AIPS Executive 40 international “This year we will organise 40 Committee top international sports events. meeting in Doha events this By 2030 we want to have an inter- yesterday. AIPS national event in every of the 52 Treasurer Michael year and this weeks we hold an event,” Sheikh Kuhn is at left. Saoud added as the AIPS family partnership is attended the session. The AIPS Executive Committee important for us. opened its first board meeting since the Associations elections Sheikh Saoud bin held last April. The meeting was officially Abdulrahman Al opened by Sheikh Saoud at RIGHT: AIPS Sheraton Hotel, which hosted the President Gianni Thani 69th AIPS congress in 2006. Merlo (third right) The AIPS top brass will hold addresses the a two-day marathon meetings to AIPS Executive inform the Associations activi- We are happy to ties of the past year and also plan Committee ahead for the coming sporting officials in Doha return to Doha season, the bulk of which will be yesterday. Qatar’s held in the Arabian region. Mohammed Al and hear how “Our continuous relationship Malki (second with AIPS is something impor- left), Vice much Qatar is tant to us,” said Sheikh Saoud. President of “Since the last congress (AIPS) AIPS, is also investing in in 2006, AIPS has accomplished seen. Michael so much and we will continue Kuhn (third developing a with our partnership with AIPS left), the AIPS through the Qatar Sports Press Treasurer, was sports culture Committee like the translation of also present. the AIPS Africa website and the in this country. magazine. We are hosting about 40 international events this year Doha is becoming and this partnership is important the Under-17 football World Sheikh Saoud also expounded get the master plan devolved During the Executive for us,” Sheikh Saoud added. Cup going on across the border on the Qatar sports master for the year 2022 and beyond. Committee the board will meet one of the sports AIPS President Gianni Merlo in Dubai and an exciting ‘Young plan that includes the construc- Whatever venue we require for the organisers of some of the acknowledged the significant role Reporters’ programme which I tion of an education city, a new the World Cup and even the international events that will be capitals of the Qatar has played in the promo- hope one day we can be able to Games Centre, Water Park, Doha Olympics, we shall have a last- hosted in Doha, a report on www. tion of sports and the impor- organise during one of the many Olympic Park to the already ing legacy for each venue,” he aips.com said. world. tant role the Qatar Sports Press events you plan to host in future,” existing Aspire Academy, a strat- continued. The board members had a Committee has played in sports said Merlo. egy that revealed the country’s “After the 2022 World Cup, our chance to watch the FINA World AIPS President journalism within the Gulf. The 2022 FIFA World Cup Olympic dream after two failed commitment will be higher and Cup swimming on Monday and “We are happy to return to host is well on its way to achiev- bids (2016 and 2020). we remain committed to hosting will also attend the ongoing Gulf Gianni Merlo Doha and hear how much Qatar ing its ambitious plan to organise “Sport is a catalyst for our the Olympic Games. It remains Countries Council conference on is investing in developing a sports 50 international sporting events country’s development and finan- part of our plans. We don’t know Sport and Environment. culture in this country. We have annually, Sheikh Saoud said. cial investment. We managed to if it will be 2024 or 2028.” THE PENINSULA Snooker: Meet Pakistan’s Police players successfully modest world champion block a smash from an El Jaish SC player FAISALABAD: Rising sports Champion” Asif helped Pakistan to victory during their stars regularly spout the cli- -- a gift from in last month’s world team cham- Qatar Volleyball che about not letting success Pakistan’s rich- pionship in Ireland and he said Association change them, but in the case est man, prop- the experience has brought him Federation (pictured) of Mohammad Asif , erty tycoon Malik added mental steel. Cup match Pakistan’s sole current world Riaz. “The recent wins have boosted at Al Wakrah champion, it seems to be true. Asif is only my morale and have matured my Indoor Stadium The 31-year-old was given a the second game. I have learnt how to han- hero’s welcome when he returned Pakistani to win dle the pressure, which is key in yesterday. to Pakistan after winning the the world title, snooker,” he said. PICTURES BY: amateur world snooker champi- after Mohammed All being well, Asif plans to turn KAMMUTTY VP onship a year ago, feted by politi- Yousuf, nearly 20 years ago, but professional next year thanks to cians and media alike. his campaign nearly ended before a $20,000 sponsorship deal from He still lives in the same mod- it began. entrepreneur Nadeem Omar. est house in a nondescript corner A shortage of funds meant the Illustrious names like Jimmy of Faisalabad, an industrial city in Pakistan Billiards and Snooker White, James Wattana and Ken Punjab province, and still prac- Federation (PBSF) had practi- Doherty are all former amateur tises at the same grubby base- cally given up hope of sending champions, with the Irishman ment club. He says he has seen players to last year’s champion- being the only player so far to nothing of the $100,000 reward ship in Bulgaria until a slew of have held both the amateur and promised him by the government personal donations allowed Asif professional crowns. for his win, but his success has to board the plane. Despite enjoying great popu- Al Rayyan SC made him a superstar in the city The shy, softly spoken Asif larity at amateur level around player takes a once known as the “Manchester repaid their generosity with a Pakistan, snooker struggles for point against of Pakistan” for its countless cot- fairytale win, beating England’s funding and exposure in a coun- Al Wakrah SC ton mills. Gary Wilson 10-8 in the final. try obsessed with cricket. But for during their “Wherever I go, thanks be to Now he has his sights set on Asif, there is no comparison. Federation God, I get special love from the matching the achievement of his “This is the best game. Cup match people, everybody is caring and professional counterpart Ronnie Technically there is a lot of joy in at Al Wakra praying for me,” he said. “Now O’Sullivan, who in May success- it, you have to beat your opponent Indoor everyone in the city recognises fully defended the world crown he by yourself whereas in cricket Stadium me, which makes me happy.” won in 2012. you have to rely on your team- The biggest change for Asif “I am ready to defend my title mates,” he said, noting that the yesterday. has been his wheels. Gone is his and am confident I will win it sport had a distinguished his- rickety old motorbike, replaced by again,” Asif said ahead of the tory in Pakistan. “Our founder a gleaming black Toyota Corolla tournament in Latvia starting Muhammad Ali Jinnah also used emblazoned with “M. Asif -- World on November 27. to play this game.” AFP WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31 Rain forces early stumps after Shakib strikes Rain returns to curtail play on the second day of Test

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan Scoreboard vicious turn as New Zealand leg- claimed three wickets as spinner Ish Sodhi chipped in with Bangladesh reduced New Bangladesh (I innings): Bowling: Boult 16-2-55-1; Bracewell 14-1- two wickets to finish with 3-59. Zealand to 107-3 yesterday Tamim Iqbal c Williamson b Wagner...... 95 57-0 (w1); Wegner 19-5-64-5; Sodhi 18.5-3- Wagner had Bangladesh skip- before rain forced an early close Anamul Haque c Williamson b Boult ...... 7 59-3; Williamson 4-0-30-0; Anderson 3-0-14- per Mushfiqur Rahim caught at on the second day of the second Marshall Ayub b Wagner ...... 41 1. gully for 18 before Sodhi dismissed Test in Dhaka. Mominul Haque c Watling b Anderson ...... 47 New Zealand (I innings): Nasir Hossain, caught at slip for A downpour led the umpires Shakib Al Hasan lbw Sodhi ...... 20 P Fulton lbw Shakib ...... 14 19. to suspend and then call off play Mushfiqur Rahim c Fulton b Wagner ...... 18 H Rutherford c Mominul b Shakib ...... 13 Bangladesh’s Sohag Gazi after an early tea break with the Nasir Hossain c Taylor b Sodhi ...... 19 K Williamson (batting)...... 28 launched a counter-attack, hit- game evenly poised. Sohag Gazi c Williamson b Wagner...... 14 R Taylor (batting) ...... 37 ting a four and a six but could New Zealand had dismissed the Abdur Razzak b Sodhi ...... 13 B McCullum c Rubel b Shakib ...... 11 not repeat his heroics in the first hosts for 282 early in the morning Rubel Hossain c Watling b Wagner ...... 4 Extras (B-4) ...... 4 Test when he scored an unbeaten thanks to Neil Wagner’s maiden Al-Amin Hossain (not out) ...... 0 Total (for 3 wkts) ...... 107 century and claimed a hat-trick. five-wicket haul, but Bangladesh Extras (B-2, LB-1, W-1) ...... 4 Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-32, 3-101. He fell for 14. struck back through Shakib. Total (all out) ...... 282 Bowling: Al-Amim 6-3-14-0; Sohag Gazi 6-0- Wagner completed his haul He took two wickets in his first Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-90, 3-166 4-208, 13-0; Shakib 11-1-25-3; Razzak 5-1-33-0; with the wicket of Rubel for four two overs, with New Zealand in 5-228, 6-246, 7-252, 8-266, 9-274, 10-282. Rubel 5.3-0-18-0. while Sodhi bowled Abdur Razzak trouble at 32-2 at lunch before for 13 to wrap up the innings. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor Williamson (28 not out) was rebuilt. Wagner finished with 5-64, said. “Every opportunity you get, batting alongside Taylor (37 not Williamson had to leave making full use of overcast con- you want to put your hand up and out) when play was called off. the field after Rubel Hossain ditions to induce some edges from make the most of it,” said Wagner, Shakib said Bangladesh must struck him with a bouncer, but the batsmen, after play resumed who replaced left-arm spinner take those two wickets today if he returned soon afterwards as 30 minutes early to make up for Bruce Martin for this Test. they want to take the lead and Shakib removed incoming bats- overs lost on the opening day due “For me personally it was tough put New Zealand under pressure. man Brendon McCullum. to rain. to miss out on the first Test, but “We need to pick up the two Rubel took a stunning catch “I take quite a bit of confidence it’s one of those things; that’s the wickets at the crease now because at deep square leg as the New out of that and that’s something I nature of the game.” they are the most important bats- Zealand captain fell for 11. think that any bowler works hard “When you get another chance men,” he said. “They are the sen- Bangladesh bowler Shakib Al Hasan celebrates the dismissal of New Resuming on 228-5 at start of for in their career,” Wagener said you’ve got to use it and you’ve got ior players and can always play Zealand batsman Peter Fulton during the second day of the second play, Bangladesh managed to add of his first five-wicket haul in nine to grab it with both hands,” he big innings.” cricket Test against New Zealand at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium only 54 more runs in the face of Tests. said. The first Test ended in a draw. in Dhaka yesterday. tight bowling. “So I’m pleased with that,” he The pitch provided some REUTERS Amla to South Africa playing for pride in Dubai miss Test DUBAI: South African captain provide the performances that playing in the conditions and that Graeme Smith vowed his team is needed to win the Test,” said helped us with the success that we will look to keep their pride and Smith yesterday. have had away from home,” said while Steyn an unbeaten seven-year away Smith said he looks forward to Smith. record by winning the second an improved showing. Meanwhile Pakistan captain faces fitness Test against Pakistan starting “I would love to see the graph Misbah-ul Haq said he did not here today. going on an upward curve in this think that the absence of Amla Smith’s men have not lost an Test, from the batting perspective and Steyn would give his team examination away series since losing in Sri we need to be posting more solid any benefit. Lanka in 2006 on their way to totals and that is something we “We don’t want to think about CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s becoming the world’s top team in have prided ourselves on over a that, we are ready,” said Misbah. top-ranked batsman Hashim the Test rankings. period of time,” said Smith. “We are just assuming that both Amla (pictured below) will But that pride and record will South African batting folded are playing, so we are getting miss the second Test against be at stake as they seek to level for 249 and 232 in Abu Dhabi. ready for that. Pakistan in Dubai to stay at the two-match series after losing Smith said he was confident “Even if they are not playing home for the birth of his sec- the first Test by seven wickets in of his team’s ability to level the they are still the top side in the ond child while strike bowler Abu Dhabi last week. series. world so we have to play well Dale Steyn faces a late fitness Their task get sterner as key “I think there is still confidence against them.” test, Cricket South Africa said players Hashim Amla and Dale in our ability, we know we are a Misbah asserted a series win yesterday. Steyn -- both number one bats- team that has won all around the was very important for his team Amla, who last week retained man and bowler respectively in Graeme Smith world and we know we have the Misbah-ul Haq after being routed 3-0 and losing his place at the top of the individ- Test rankings -- will be missing ability to win, it’s just about get- a Test in Zimbabwe this year. ual test batting rankings, played in action. ting ourselves mentally and skill- “I think every match is very in last week’s first Test in Abu Amla was ruled out as he failed overcome the obstacles when the wise to that point,” said Smith, remember the last time winning a important for the team, not Dhabi but flew home on Friday to make it back in time after Test starts today. whose team has lost only one out series (in Pakistan in 2007) it was only the series but every game for the impending birth. returning home for the birth of “I think if we are going to of nine series against Pakistan, a big turning point in our path is important, the more you win Team officials had hoped the his second child, while Steyn is maintain a standard over the back in 2003. “It was long time as a Test team, we went from matches the more it will lift the baby would arrive over the week- a serious doubt after suffering a next period of time we need to ago (lost series to Pakistan), I strength to strength,” said Smith. morale of the team and you prove end to allow Amla, who scored hamstring injury. be able to meet those obstacles mean we have had a fair amount “I think every time you lose yourself in the world of cricket,” a century in the first innings, Smith is hopeful his team will and hopefully the replaced players of success against Pakistan and I you learn lessons, lessons about said Misbah. REUTERS to rejoin his team mates in the United Arab Emirates for the second Test, which starts today. “Hashim’s wife hasn’t given Ponting birth yet, so he won’t be play- Lorgat sidelined as ing in tomorrow’s Test,” South backs African team manager Mohamed Moosajee said. Steyn faces a late test of his fit- Warner, India, SA agree deal ness after a hamstring scare in the nets on Monday. “Dale sustained what was ini- Hughes for LONDON: India’s tour of a reduced role in CSA’s dealings investigation, CSA has ordered tially thought to be a right ham- South Africa will go ahead, offi- with the BCCI and would stand the withdrawal of Mr Lorgat string strain but fortunately the cials announced yesterday, but down from the ICC’s chief execu- from representing it at the ICC’s MRI scan revealed that there Ashes Cricket South Africa (CSA) tives’ committee while the global Chief Executive’s Committee (or was no major pathology so we are SYDNEY: Former Australia chief executive Haroon Lorgat governing body “investigated” his from acting in any other ICC- treating it as tightness,” Moosajee skipper Ricky Ponting (pic- has been “withdrawn” from conduct. related matters), and CSA has added in a statement. tured) yesterday backed dumped India-related matters. Furthermore, “the findings and also withdrawn him from hav- “He will undergo a fitness test. batsmen David Warner and Phil A joint statement issued by recommendations” of the ICC ing involvement in any aspect of The challenge with a tight ham- Hughes to make their mark in CSA and the Board of Control investigation will be “binding” CSA’s relationship with the BCCI, string is the fear of aggravating the Ashes series against England for Cricket in India (BCCI) said upon CSA, the statement said. including but not limited to the it. It could easily become a strain starting next month. their sides will now play two Tests “The agreement to tour was upcoming tour. or progress into a tear, so we will Ponting, who retired from international cricket last year after 168 and three one-day internationals, concluded by the two boards Becker, in a statement pub- be managing it carefully.” Tests, believes both players warrant their places and feels Hughes, although the dates and venues after various concerns were lished by South Africa’s Business South Africa are likely to in particular, has been harshly treated. have still to be announced. raised around the recent ICC Day newspaper on October replace Amla with left-hander The 24-year-old has already been axed three times and been shuf- Relations between the two board meeting in London about 10, slammed BCCI president Dean Elgar and have Rory fled up and down the order. boards deteriorated as a result of the alleged conduct of CSA’s chief Narayanaswami Srinivasan’s Kleinveldt on standby should “He is clearly our best young batsman in the country,” Ponting told reported BCCI anger at the way executive, Mr Haroon Lorgat, and influence on world cricket. Steyn fail the test. Pakistan Australian Associated Press, referring to Hughes, on the current Lorgat had dealt with them in his recent comments made about the “There is one man (Srinivasan) lead the two-match series after one-day tour of India but missing from the Test team since July. previous role as chief executive of ICC Board by a former legal advi- who makes decisions at (ICC) a seven-wicket win last week. “The guy knows how to bat. He knows how to score runs. And he’s the International Cricket Council sor to CSA, Mr David Becker,” the board level and they are cer- REUTERS just the sort of character that you love to have around your team. (ICC). joint statement added. tainly not in the interests of world “He would be somebody that I would give a spot in the order and And the situation was inflamed “The ICC and CSA have already cricket,” Becker said. let him go about making that his own... if you give him a bit of love further when David Becker, a refuted the comments made by “It’s not only hugely concern- and a bit of stability around his game, I’m sure he’ll come good.” former legal advisor to CSA, Mr Becker, and the ICC is now ing for the game, it’s contrary to Ponting said wayward Warner, who has been in regular trouble accused the BCCI -- cricket’s considering its legal options in the regulatory framework within and was axed for punching English opener Joe Root during the tour wealthiest national board and one respect of the same. which ICC operates, and hence of England earlier this year, will have learned from his exclusion. on which other countries depend “In addition, the ICC will illegal.” “To me, some of the things that have happened have just been for finance as a result of lucrative convene an investigation by an Becker later insisted Lorgat almost tell-tale signs of someone just under extreme pressure,” broadcast income arising from independent third party (to be and CSA had “nothing to do with Ponting said of Warner, who has been in fine form for his state side India tours -- of breaching rules appointed by the ICC) into the my comments”. New South Wales after being overlooked for the India tour. regarding the ICC’s Future Tours content and distribution of the Earlier this month India’s “The thing about Davey, he hasn’t had a break from any cricket for Programme. media comments, subsequent Supreme Court reinstated about two years... and it’s such a high-pressurised environment. You However, the joint state- attempts to have them with- Srinivasan as the country’s cricket need to be able to get away and let a bit of steam off here and there. ment, which followed discussions drawn, and, in particular, the role chief, but ordered him to stay “Whenever he has tried to do that, he has got himself in a little between the two boards dur- of Mr Lorgat in relation to these away from a fresh inquiry into bit of trouble. He would have learned from that.” REUTERS ing the recent ICC meeting in matters. alleged spot-fixing in the Indian London, said Lorgat would have “Pending the outcome of this Premier League. 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sinks Arsenal; Barca held LONDON: Yorkshire and England batsman Joe Root (pictured) was the new addi- Champions League: Torres scores twice as Chelsea crush Schalke tion when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced their 11 centrally LONDON: Robert contracted players for 2013/14 Lewandowski’s late volleyed yesterday. winner threw Champions Root, 22, featured through- League Group F wide open as out England’s recent 3-0 home Borussia Dortmund heaped Ashes series win and scored more German misery on a Test-best 180 in his side’s Arsenal with a 2-1 victory at crushing 347-run win over Emirates Stadium yesterday. Australia in the second match The match appeared to be of the series at Lord’s in July. petering out into a draw when Now an England regular the unmarked Pole was picked across all three formats, he out at the far post by Kevin replaced Middlesex batsman Grosskreutz in the 82nd minute Eoin Morgan as a centrally- and he smashed the ball past his contracted player. countryman Wojiech Szczesny to The timing seal the three points. of yesterday’s Arsenal, Dortmund and Napoli, announcement who beat Olympique Marseille was significant, 2-1 away, all have six points from coming as it did three matches. a day before Dortmund punished a slow England are start from the home side to due to fly out take the lead through Henrikh Borussia Dortmund’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan (right) scores a goal against Arsenal during to Australia for Mkhitaryan after 16 minutes but their Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium in London, yesterday. RIGHT: a return Ashes Arsenal hit back before halftime Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions series. through Olivier Giroud. League match against AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. There had A Lionel Messi strike saw been concerns that protracted Barcelona maintain their two talks would not be concluded point lead at the top of Group H the blocks, putting pressure on The Spain midfielder slipped in of Group E. Torres, making his by the time the players boarded after drawing 1-1 at AC Milan. Barca’s backline and a defensive Messi on the right, who after cut- 100th start for the London club in Champions the plane and would be a source The Argentine struck in the error led to Robinho’s goal. ting inside drilled low to level the all competitions, produced a fly- of squad unrest. 23rd minute with a fine finish to The Brazilian beat the away scores just as he looked to have ing header at the far post after League Results Instead the make-up of the a breakaway move to cancel out side’s dithering defenders to a lost his footing. Branislav Ivanovic had flicked on current deals will now run Robinho’s stylish ninth minute high ball, and after exchanging Barca dominated the second a Frank Lampard corner in the Steaua Bucharest (ROM) 1 Basel (SUI) 1 until 2019 -- although individ- opener, which came during a passes with countryman Kaka, half against a tired Milan, but fifth minute. Schalke 04 (GER) 0 Chelsea (ENG) 3 ual contracts will still last for frantic opening period of pressure slid a simple finish past Victor despite a couple of good chances The Spain international, back Arsenal (ENG) 1 Borussia Dortmund (GER) 2 12 months. from the home side. Valdes. couldn’t make the most of their in the starting lineup following a Meanwhile, the terms are Marseille (FRA) 1 Napoli (ITA) 2 Barcelona moved up to seven The home side rarely looked possession and had to settle for knee injury earlier this month, understood to have been points, with unbeaten Milan in troubled in the opening period, a point. struck again in the 69th minute FC Porto (POR) 0 Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) 1 enhanced from previous deals second spot on five, two ahead but found themselves back to Elsewhere, Fernando Torres when he raced clear to beat Austria Vienna (AUT) 0 Atletico Madrid (ESP) 3 following claims by England’s of Celtic who beat Ajax 2-1 in square one 14 minutes later after scored twice and Eden Hazard keeper Timo Hildebrand. Hazard Celtic (SCO) 2 Ajax (NED) 1 Professional Cricketers’ Glasgow. giving the ball away sloppily to added a late goal as Chelsea out- made it 3-0 as Chelsea, took their Association back in February Milan came racing out of Andres Iniesta. classed Schalke 04 3-0 to go top points tally to six. AGENCIES AC Milan (ITA) 1 Barcelona (ESP) 1 that England players were “substantially underpaid” compared to their Australian counterparts. However, PCA chief execu- tive Angus Porter said: “I am pleased that we have secured a Opening wins for Serena, fair and appropriate long-term agreement, and have done so via amicable and constructive dialogue.” ECB Managing Director Azarenka in Istanbul Serena Williams of the Hugh Morris added: “We are US returns to Angelique delighted to have concluded a ISTANBUL: Serena Williams squeezing through the first set Kerber of Germany during six-year deal and to have all crushed one of the few women Results tie-break. the WTA Championships contractual issues resolved in to have beaten her in the last 15 ISTANBUL, Turkey: Results “I was a little rusty at the match in Istanbul, yester- advance of what we all hope months as she began her defence from the first day of the WTA beginning. I think it’s a little bit day. Williams, the defend- to be another successful Ashes of the WTA Championships in Championships yesterday (x expected after a break, and, you ing champion has lost only tour. Istanbul with a speedily impres- denotes seeding): know, playing right away against four matches this season, “We thank the Professional sive win yesterday. a top player always makes it a lit- Cricketers Association Red group winning 10 titles including The world number one from tle bit difficult because you don’t (PCA), Team England Player Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Angelique Kerber the Roland Garros and US the United States took little more have that room, adaptation. So I Partnership and the ECB Board (GER x8) 6-3, 6-1; Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Open. Serena won 6-3, 6-1. than an hour and allowed only Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x3) 6-4, 6-4. had to make that adaptation kind for reaching this agreement four games to Angelique Kerber, of during the match. which now allows the players White Group who beat her in Cincinnati last “But I think, you know, over- to focus solely on cricket, not year but who was now outplayed Victoria Azarenka (BLR x2) bt Sara Errani (ITA all was important to take that just during this tour, but for a almost from the moment she x6) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. first set. It was a big turnaround considerable period beyond.” dropped serve in her opening point and to stay in the moment, Meanwhile, England national service game. stuff going on.” That apparently to really just try to find a way how selector Geoff Miller said Root As usual it was Williams’ referred to business affairs which to, you know, how to win points, deserved his elevation to cen- superbly produced serve and will presumably take a back seat how to win games,” she said. tral contract status. withering power off the ground while she chases the record of She was helped by Errani, “Congratulations to Joe Root which overwhelmed her oppo- Grand Slam titles during 2014. whose ground strokes had been who is the one addition to the nent, and the 6-3, 6-1 success sug- Her main rival, Victoria well-controlled and disguised for list of players awarded a central gested she is as far ahead of the Azarenka, looked care-worn and the first half of the match, begin- contract and this reflects the field as she has ever been. uncertain by comparison. She was ning to lose some rhythm and Victoria important role Joe has played Only briefly, when Kerber far from consistent and might confidence. Azarenka for England since making his earned a break back point in the easily have lost the first set in a That was partly due to of Belarus international debut last year third game, did the German have 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 survival against Sara Azarenka improving her length hits a return and will I’m sure continue to a glimpse of getting back into it, Errani, the sixth seeded Italian. whilst retaining her weight of to Sara play across all formats,” Miller and Williams soon denied her The world number two from shot, and from the third game Errani of said. that with fierce straight drives on Belarussia found it hard to force onwards in the second set she at Italy. World The other players to be the backhand and the forehand. the pace on the slowish surface, last got on top. number two awarded central contracts were Williams’ composure was oce- lost three of her first four service However she may need to James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Azarenka, anic, and possibly disconcerting. games, and trailed 2-5. improve if she is to win a group Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Test won 7-6, “Tennis is tranquil for me to get It confirmed the impression which includes Li Na, the captain Alastair Cook, Steven out there,” she said before the given by her disappointing per- Chinese player whom she only 6-2. Finn, Kevin Pietersen, Matt match. “It helps me relax and it formances in Beijing and Tokyo narrowly beat in the final of the Prior, Graeme Swann and makes me calm because I don’t that she has not been in the best Australian Open at the start of Jonathan Trott. AFP have to worry about all the other of health, but she improved after the year. AFP