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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 29 died in No bail for three road mishaps Filipinos in last month DOHA: Some 29 people died in road accidents last month, up from barely 13 in the previous month of March, official figures espionage case show. Most deaths (9) occurred in the north of the country, followed by the Industrial Area (6), Madinat Manila denies wrongdoing Khalifa (4) and in the south of the country (also 4). DOHA: Three Filipinos fac- admitted the lawyer’s plea. According to figures released ing trial here in an espionage The trio faces charges of spy- by the Ministry of Development case are unlikely to get bail ing and passing on to some intel- Planning and Statistics for April over the next five months as a ligence officials in the Philippines, 2014, two deaths were caused in higher court conducting the sensitive defence-related and eco- Al Rayyan and Al Mamoura each. trial has adjourned the hearing nomic information about Qatar. A total of 161,000 traffic viola- to October 27. The three Filipinos were tions were detected in the month, Manila has, meanwhile, denied employed in Qatar and the main and of these, more than 2,000 involvement in spying activities accused has been here since 1993. related to jumping the red light. of the three overseas Filipino Meanwhile, the media in Most others were radar-related workers. the Philippines yesterday car- Gifts being distributed to a passenger at Hamad International Airport yesterday. violations, with their number The lawyer for the accused had ried reports of the country’s being an incredible 77,000. urged the Court of Appeals on Department (Ministry) of More traffic violations were Monday to release them on bail Foreign Affairs denying that the recorded in March, though, with on condition that they would not government was engaged in any All airlines move to new airport the total being 164,000. Of these, travel overseas. espionage. radar-related offences were The lawyer had gone in appeal “We categorically deny that we DOHA: A Qatar Airways flight first 10 flights from HIA were Municipality and Urban Planning 88,000. against the verdict of a lower are engaged in espionage,” foreign from Bahrain — QR 1113 — greeted with roses, dates and HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Contrary to general belief that court in the case, and the first affairs spokesman, Charles Jose touched down at the Hamad Qatari flags. Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. not many driving licenses are hearing of the court was to be told reporters in a text message, International Airport (HIA) at They were also able to take ‘The new airport is well equipped being issued due to increasing held on Monday. reported the media in Manila. 9:10am yesterday, marking the advantage of the many new to support the massive develop- restrictions, some 9,562 people The lawyer argued in the court Jose said the Philippine gov- full opening of the new multi- services available at HIA, from ments in Qatar in different areas were issued licenses last month. on Monday that since the trio is ernment had raised this issue in billion airport. the free Wi-Fi to play areas for and the transfer of all airlines to Of these, a vast majority (6,825) in jail for the past five years they several high-level meetings with About 45,000 passengers used children, multiple quiet areas to the airport is a test for its capac- were the licenses issued for light be let out on bail, and a travel ban Qatari officials. the airport on the first day, who relax, and the amazing array of ity,” Al Sulaiti told the media. He vehicles, 1,907 for heavy, 125 for be imposed on them to ensure He did not provide the iden- were served by a team of 11,000 shopping and eating options. didn’t disclose the date for the offi- motorcycles and 705 for earth- that they don’t leave the country. tity of the three Filipinos, but said employees deployed at its wide The airlines that shifted opera- cial opening of the airport. moving and other equipment. But the judges turned down the the one sentenced to death was an ranging facilities, Qatar Airways tions to the new airport yester- Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi, Chairman Almost an equal number of new plea and adjourned the hearing to employee of a state-owned com- CEO Akbar Al Baker told the day were British Airways, Cathay of the airport’s Steering Committee, vehicles were registered in April, October 27, local Arabic daily Al pany while the two others were media later. Pacific, Egyptair, Emirates, Gulf said that the third phase of con- the total being 9,131. Of these, 166 Raya reported yesterday. technicians in a military base. All 29 airlines operating daily Air, Jet Airways, MEA Middle East struction at HIA will begin next were motorcycles, two taxis, 237 A lower criminal court had ear- Meanwhile, another Court of from Doha have now moved from Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United year and will be completed within were trailers and as many as 459 lier sentenced the main accused Appeals hearing the Villaggio fire the Doha International Airport Airlines and Qatar Airways. the allotted cost. heavy equipment. to death, while sentenced his two case on Monday adjourned the (DIA) to the new aviation hub. The Prime Minister and The design for the third phase In March, too, almost a simi- accomplices to life imprisonment. trial to June 9, the daily reported. HIA marked the occasion by Interior Minister H E Abdullah is almost complete and tenders lar number (9,427) of new driv- The defence lawyer also urged The adjournment was due to distributing gifts to the pas- bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will be invited early next year. er’s licenses was issued. Only the court not to enforce the ver- the fact that some key witnesses sengers to congratulate them inspected the operations at the Construction works in this phase seven percent of the licensees dict of the lower court, and ask in the case failed to turn up in on being part of this important airport yesterday, along with the will last for two years, he added. were Qatari. the prosecution to bring evidence the court. moment in Qatar’s aviation his- Minister of Transport HE Jassim THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA against the accused. The court THE PENINSULA tory. Passengers departing on the bin Seif Al Sulaiti and Minister of Continued on page 2 Continued on page 6

Dealing a blow Racism on the Shops booked for selling rise in Britain ‘fake’ mobile phones LONDON: The proportion of Britons who admit to being DOHA: The Consumer of the mobile phone brand also racially prejudiced has risen since Protection Department at took part in the raids. the start of the millennium, rais- the Ministry of Economy and During the campaign that ing concerns that growing hostil- Commerce has booked sev- lasted one week, the Department ity to immigrants and widespread eral shops for selling mobile inspected 60 shops and 15 of them Islamophobia are setting race phones with misleading infor- were found violating the law. relations back 20 years. mation about the country of A significant quantity of mobile New data from NatCen’s British manufacturing. phones with altered manufactur- Social Attitudes survey shows that The mobile handsets belong- ing details were seized during the after years of increasing toler- ing to a reputed brand were campaign. ance, the percentage of people who being sold with claims that they Apparently new stickers were describe themselves as prejudiced were manufactured in Finland, put on the handsets showing against those of other races has despite the fact that the coun- that they were made in Finland, risen overall since 2001. The fig- try has stopped producing it, the instead of China. This involves ures reveal a nation geographically Department said in statement commercial fraud and violation divided, with London reporting the yesterday. The handsets were in of the law since the product speci- lowest levels of racial prejudice. fact made in China. fications and country of manu- The data shows a broad decline The Department launched facturing are important factors in the proportion of people who inspections after it received com- in deciding the price, said the said they were either very or a plaints from the public about the Department. little prejudiced against people of cheating. The authorised dealers THE PENINSULA other races — from a high of 38 percent in 1987 to an all-time low Getachew Molla (in blue) lands a punch on Jomah Arbabi Othman during their bantam class bout on day one of 25 percent in 2001. However, of the Doha Open Championships at Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall yesterday. Molla won the 56kg class bout in 2002, there was a sharp rise. with a 3-0 card to advance to the final rounds to be held at the same venue today. The event is being staged For 12 years that upward trend by Qatar Boxing Federation. More pictures and story on page 25. ABDUL BASIT continued to a high of 38 percent Egypt extends vote by a day in 2011. The following year it fell to 26 percent before increasing CAIRO: Egypt’s presidential election was extended by a day yester- again in 2013. THE GUARDIAN day in an effort to boost lower than expected turnout that threat- Palestinian unity govt tomorrow ened to undermine the credibility of the frontrunner, former army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. The two-day vote was originally due to conclude yesterday at 10pm (1900 GMT) but was extended until today RAMALLAH: The Palestinian The current Prime Minister leaders held a meeting in Gaza to to allow the “greatest number possible” to vote. Lines outside polling interim unity government will Rami Al Hamdallah will lead put the final touches on the new stations in Cairo were short, and in some cases no voters could be seen 1 5 be sworn in tomorrow before the future government and he cabinet lineup. A similar meeting yesterday, the second day of voting. President Mahmoud Abbas, a will also be given the disputable was held in Gaza on Monday. Showing signs of panic, the military-backed government had DAYS TO GO Palestinian official said yesterday. portfolio of interior minister, In April, Hamas and Fatah launched a determined effort to get out the vote, declaring yesterday “Abbas will announce the new the official said. He added that movements announced a rec- a public holiday. The justice ministry said Egyptians who did not vote government himself and then it the current foreign and finance onciliation agreement to end would be fined, and train fares were waived in an effort to boost the will be sworn in on Thursday,” ministers will be present in the a Palestinian political rift that numbers. Media loyal to the government chided the public for not the official said, reported Xinhua upcoming consensus government. started when Hamas took over turning out in large enough numbers. REUTERS news agency. Earlier, Fatah and Hamas Gaza in June 2007. QNA See also page 7 WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir receives 45,000 passengers at HIA on day one call from Obama DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Continued from page 1 HIA also celebrated the day a state-of-the-art air traffic con- yesterday received a phone The number of passengers who by introducing its new social trol tower, a stunning passenger call from US President Barack used the airport on the first day media platforms and website. terminal with an initial design Obama. They discussed rela- ranged between 40,000 to 45,000, Passengers looking for fur- capacity of 30 million passengers tions, ways of bolstering them Al Sharq quoted Al Baker as say- ther information on airport, per year and 8,700 customers and latest regional develop- ing. Transfer to the new airport transport, flights and airline per hour, as well as a uniquely ments. QNA will help the expansion of Qatar operations can now visit www. shaped public mosque. Airways by about 30 per cent dohahamadairport.com, or With more than 70 retail out- in terms of destinations and alternatively check updates via lets offering an unprecedented number of flights, he added. HIA’s new social media chan- selection of designer labels, high 15 percent off on “Qatar Airways will be able nels including; Twitter (@ street fashion, electronics, gour- to offer an exceptional passen- HIAQatar), Facebook (Hamad met foods and much more, Qatar oneworld Visit ger experience, as HIA has been International Airport) and Duty Free at HIA also has more designed with passengers fore- Instagram (HIAQatar). than 30 cafes and restaurants Middle East pass most in mind. Positioned at the edge of the with a sumptuous selection of DOHA: oneworld celebrated yes- “The airport will also be able Arabian Gulf, the new airport global and local cuisine. terday’s full opening of Hamad to accommodate the world’s larg- is set in a tranquil waterside All passengers travelling International Airport by cutting est aircraft, such as our much- setting that provides a perfect via HIA are advised to arrive The Minister of Transport H E Jassim bin Seif Al Sulaiti and (right) Qatar 15 percent off the price of the anticipated Qatar Airways backdrop for its stylish architec- three hours before their flight, Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker at the event. alliance’s Visit Middle East pass. Airbus A380 which will com- tural elements, underpinned by with check-in closing one hour The special offer applies to the mence operations to the UK in advanced airport systems. before departure for Economy passes bought from May 27 until June and France in July,” said Al HIA features two runways, Class, and 45 minutes before June 24 this year. Baker. among the longest in the world, departure for First and Business The pass makes travel around Class. e-Gates are already opera- the region easier and better value tional in both the departures and for international travellers, offer- arrivals areas, offering holders of ing attractive flexible fares on an e-Gate Card a swift journey flights within one of the world’s through the new airport. fastest growing regions for air The new airport is located on travel demand. the East coast of the peninsula, For the month ahead, it is even just 16km from the centre of better value, with the special 15 Doha and 4km from DIA. Due percent discount. oneworld is the to an elaborate newly-built road leading airline alliance serving the infrastructure surrounding HIA, region, with two airlines based arrival time to the airport is there – Qatar Airways, which is around 25 minutes, depending the only major Gulf carrier to be on traffic. Passengers can travel part of a global airline alliance, and to HIA via car, bus, taxi or limo Royal Jordanian, which was the services. THE PENINSULA first airline from the Arab world to A Qatar Airways flight lands at the new airport. Passengers checking in at the new airport. become part of the airline groups. The pass features all of oneworld flights within the Gulf, Levant and HMC opens two state-of-the-art emergency centres at new airport Egypt – and those of other one- world partners operating within DOHA: Passengers at Hamad example of HMC’s dedication to deliv- support all who use this new world-class bikes, segways and golf carts, will also the region, British Airways and International Airport will experience ering effective community support and facility,” he said. operate within the terminal. Further serv- Cathay Pacific — giving unrivalled enhanced medical services with the engagement. The centres in the arrival and depar- ice expansions are planned in the coming coverage of the area. The pass opening of two state-of-the-art emer- “They will provide travellers and other ture concourses are the newest addition years,” added Dr Yogdutt Sharma, Vice- must be purchased in conjunction gency centres. visitors with urgent medical treatment to enhancements HMC is undertaking at Chairman, ED Operations, and account- with an international flight to the Operated by Hamad Medical and curative and preventive care, delivered various facilities to ensure the public is able medical officer for the project. region with any oneworld member Corporation (HMC), the centres will oper- by our expert team of healthcare profes- provided with the safest, most effective HMC operated the emergency care serv- airline. ate 24 hours. sionals,” said Professor Peter Cameron, and compassionate care. ice at Doha International Airport for more It can include from three to 10 Staffed by a multidisciplinary team of Chairman, ED Operations, HMC. “A comprehensive Ambulance Service than a decade. sectors in the region. Prices are professionals, the opening of the centres “We are proud to have been asked to provided around the terminal will respond Last year, more than 9,000 passengers based on the cabin selected — yesterday coincided with the closure of the provide an extended range of emergency rapidly to any emergencies on the runway and other members of the public were Business or Economy — and the clinics at Doha International Airport. and medical care services at Hamad airside and landside. treated at HMC’s airport clinics. length of each sector. “The purpose-built centres are a prime International Airport and effectively “A robust paramedic system that utilises THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA ‘Bazaar of Hope’ to feature handicrafts by Syrian refugees

Some of the Syrian women from the Zaatari Refugee Camp attending the handcrafts workshop.

DOHA: Handicraft produced or educational, to help improve severe conditions due to the war, by women at Zaatari Refugee their living conditions and enable destruction and homelessness. Camp in Jordan will feature at them to withstand their distress. Beside the revenue, the project Qatar Red Crescent’s (QRC) Noura Al Kuwari, Art also helps beneficiaries occupy ‘Bazaar of Hope’ which opens Researcher at the centre, said, their free time and utilise skills on Thursday at the Souq Waqif “‘Our Hearts Are With You’ is and energy to help themselves Art Centre. the new campaign of the cen- and their families. Under the theme ‘Together for tre. Believing in the importance The negative psychological Humanity’, the three-day exhibi- of socio-humanitarian aspects of impact of their adverse circum- tion aims at generating funds for society, we welcome QRC to the stances will be replaced with Syrian women and their families bazaar for the Syrian people.” positive thinking that stimulates at the camp and encouraging This is one of the series of QRC them to make their lives better talents. programmes for Syrian refugees. and revives their hopes in shifting In a statement, QRC Its strategy is based on occupa- from idleness and depression to a Secretary-General Saleh bin Ali tional therapy through a craft- sense of productivity and adapta- Al Mohannadi, thanked the cen- ing project for Zaatari women, tion despite hardships. tre for the gesture. managed and sponsored by QRC, Under the project 135 Zaatari He highlighted QRC’s efforts which secured necessary supplies women were trained in hand- to provide Syrian brothers eve- and requirements. crafting. Over two months, they rywhere — Jordan, Lebanon, The project is also designed to produced nearly 300 items. Turkey, and Iraqi Kurdistan — provide socio-psychological sup- The fair will be open from with assistance whether financial, port for women who have diffi- 8.30am to 9.30pm. psychological, social, healthcare, culty coping with their lives amid THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 3,500 homes linked with fibre optic network

BY SACHIN KUMAR will transform the commu- long term. The overall benefits of nity and enterprise by bring- fiber optic broadband infrastruc- DOHA: Qatar National ing with it enhanced services, ture are the improvements to Broadband Network has con- multi-media entertainment at internet access making it faster, nected 3,500 homes in Qatar faster download speeds, cost better and clearer. through its fibre optic net- savings, more choice, increased Qnbn has signed agreements work and these homes are get- competitiveness and improved with service providers — Ooredoo ting services through Vodofone sustainability. and Vodafone. It will lease its pas- network. Fiber networks, which are sive fiber optic broadband infra- “We have already reached to capable of providing near-lim- structure for service providers so four municipalities which are itless capacity, offer the most that they offer their broadband Doha, Al Khor, Al Wakra and Al future-proof approach to meet- services to end users. Daayen and in future we will cover ing broadband demand over the THE PENINSULA other three municipali- ties,” Mohamed Al Yafei, Business Development Manager of Qnbn, told The Peninsula. Qnbn is an independent company wholly owned by the government, with the mandate to enable acces- sible high speed communi- cations through a cutting Col Abdul Rahman Al Maliki, Assistant Director of Information Security Department at MoI, explaining about the edge fiber optic broad- e-services on the sidelines of the Qitcom at Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT band infrastructure. In line with the Qatar ICT Strategy 2015, Qnbn is building a network that provides open and equal E-services accessible access to service providers to ensure faster, next gen- eration internet services, whilst providing end-users with a choice of service through MoI website providers. According to officials Qnbn has connected 22 More services to be added soon, says official homes but they do not have actual connections. DOHA: Some e-services of the at shopping malls. individual or a company rep- “Qnbn’s fiber optic Ministry of Interior (MoI) are As of yesterday a total of 52,000 resentative could access only broadband infrastruc- now accessible through its web- people have registered for 70 through a smart ID. ture empowers citizens site. Visa, security system and eservices of the MoI, said Colonel “All information are secured and businesses across NOC services have been made Al Maliki. and when someone access to the the nation. It does so accessible through the web- “Everyone is not comfortable service, they can only see details by enabling the deliv- site since Monday, said a senior using the services on a smart- relevant to them,” he said. ery the internet speeds official. phone. There will be lot of new Also 30 new services have been people require to suc- Civil Defence Services, Traffic users, especially companies will added to Metrash2, in addition ceed at work, enjoy the Services, Iqama and ‘Cases prefer to access the services to the existing services. Sponsors capabilities of the inter- Services’ will soon be available through the website,” he added. can register absconding com- net at home, education, through the ministry’s bilin- To access MoI’s e-services, one plaints against his employees, if healthcare, and experi- gual website, said Colonel Abdul should have a smart ID, a smart found absconded, and contact the ence more efficient and Rahman Al Maliki, Assistant card reader from any author- Search and Follow up Department responsive public services Director of Information Security ised store. A smart ID could for further procedures. in their everyday life,” said Department of MoI, on the side- be obtained at any office of the Registered users can avail Mohamed Al Yafei. lines of the Qitcom 2014. Immigration Departmnet by pay- required certificates, visas and Fiber optic cable is the MoI’s eservices were earlier ing QR300. other official papers through next-generation alterna- available through Metrash2, Colonel Al Maliki said that Metrash2. These services will be tive to copper wire net- which could be accessible through information communicated made available through the MoI works and is up to 10 a mobile application on a smart- through the website for e-serv- website later. times faster than con- phone and at designated booths ices will be secured and an THE PENINSULA ventional broadband. It WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Social and economic optimism high in Qatar Arab water forum begins

DOHA: Social and economic On their current economic Premier urges solutions to challenges facing Arab countries optimism is high among conditions, Qataris rated 86.8, Qataris, high-income and low- high-income 77.3, and low- DOHA: The Prime Minister income expatriates, suggests income expats 76.8. and Interior Minister H E a survey by Qatar University The survey also revealed opti- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser (QU). mism for future economic condi- bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- It was disclosed in the first- tions, with Qataris rating 92.1, day urged participants in the quarter findings of the Qatar high-income 88.7 and low-income Second Arab Water Conference Quarterly Survey (QQS), an expats 90.8. to come up with recommenda- opinion-monitoring poll by QU’s Respondents indicated a posi- tions which are practical and Social and Economic Survey tive outlook when rating Qatar as implementable in the long term. Research Institute (SESRI), a place to live now, one year ago, “This conference is a good Data collection was done dur- and one year from now. opportunity to support sustain- ing March and April 2014. Ratings were based on a scale able development in Arab coun- A representative sample of of 0 to 100, with 0 representing tries. We are confident that 2,717 respondents (894 Qataris the worst place to live and 100 results and recommendations and 889 high-income and 934 the best place to live. will bring about solutions to low-income expats) were asked Ratings from a year ago challenges facing Arab countries about their personal financial showed 84 for Qataris, 73 for in the water sector,” he told the situation, quality of life and per- high-income and 69 for low- opening ceremony at Ritz-Carlton ceptions on the overall economy income expats. Doha. in Qatar. Current-year ratings showed He said Qatar under the wise Qataris presented the highest 92 for Qataris, 78 for high-income leadership of H H the Emir ratings (90.8) in consumer con- and 77 for low-income expats. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al fidence, followed by high-income Year-ahead ratings showed 95 for Thani is working to support the (85.9) and low-income expats Qataris, 83 for high-income and state’s needs with regard to water (87.3). 84 for low-income expats. sustainability and has mandated The Qatar Consumer “Our survey results reveal the creation of a clear and com- Confidence Index is an indica- high consumer confidence lev- prehensive strategy for the man- The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and other officials tor of the degree of optimism or els among Qatari residents, who agement of natural resources, touring an exhibition on the sidelines of the forum yesterday. pessimism consumers express remain optimistic about the in accordance with the highest with respect to their personal economy. Findings from QQS international standards. “Water is a crucial topic in the by climate change, high evapora- water rationalisation program financial situation and the over- serve as important markers With the majority of Arab Arab world and we need to unify tion and declining rainfall. This aimed at reducing individual all state of the economy, affecting for business owners and policy- countries under the water poverty our approach to meet challenges affects not just the water available consumption of water by 35 per- their expenditures. makers looking for indicators line, the Minister of Energy and that threaten the sustainability for agriculture but also the overall cent by 2017, and projects to boost A higher index is gener- on consumer behaviour,” said Industry Affairs H E Dr Mohamed of our economies and impact quality of arable land,” he said. Qatar’s water reserves, recently ally associated with more con- Dr Darwish Alemadi, SESRI bin Saleh Al Sada urged a unified national development and long- Despite water scarcity in GCC increasing the storing capacity by sumer purchases and economic Director and Associate Vice- approach to ensure water sustain- term stability within the Arab countries due to harsh weather 126 percent. expansion. President for Research. ability in the region. world,” he said. conditions, the GCC region has Arab Water Council President Asked to evaluate their cur- SESRI’s Head of Research and “There are between 18 and 20 Among the biggest challenges one of the highest average individ- Dr Mahmoud Abu-Zeid said the rent financial condition and share QQS Principal Investigator Dr Arab states under the ‘water pov- the Arab region faces when it ual consumption of water in the Arab world, which makes up less their future economic expec- Abdoulaye Diop said the findings, erty’ line, where there is a deficit comes to water are the reliance world, Dr Al Sada stressed, urg- than 5 percent of the world popu- tations, respondents’ answers along with upcoming results, will of thousands of cubic metres per on imported water, drought and ing the significance of the GCC lation, has only one percent of the revealed an upward trend, indi- provide important information year per capita. Among them, the depletion of natural resources. water link project and setting up total available water resources in cating relative financial security about the social and economic eight suffer extreme water defi- “While agriculture comprises a long-term plan for water supply the world, adding the gap between and optimistic prospects for the trends in Qatar. ciency, with per capita water about 85 percent of total water in the bloc. available water and demand is on future. THE PENINSULA access of just 100 to 200 cubic consumption in the Arab region, With regard to Qatar, Dr Al the rise. metres per year,” he said. increasing pressures are exerted Sada highlighted the national THE PENINSULA Arab Ministerial Council discusses 3m customer milestone by Ooredoo strategic plan for water security DOHA: The Arab Ministerial Water Council yes- in South Korea next April were also discussed. DOHA: Ooredoo has announced emerged as the fastest-growing business solutions.” terday held a meeting on the sidelines of the Second It will enable Arab countries to show achieve- that it had reached the mile- mobile service in Qatar. “We are striving to make Qatar Arab Water Conference which opened under the ments and challenges facing the region in the field of stone of more than three mil- One of the most important fac- the best-connected country not theme ‘Towards Rational Management of Water water security. The council is keen to cooperate with lion customers in Qatar, the tors driving the growth of customer just in the region, but in the world. Resources in Arab Countries — Sustainable and regional groups and countries, particularly South highest number recorded by the base has been the rising use of data Our focus on customer experience Creative Solutions to Meet Current Challenges.’ American countries and Turkey in the area of water company. across business and customers in and the cutting-edge of new tech- The sixth round of the meeting, headed by the resources. In a statement, it said the cus- Qatar. Ooredoo is the data market nology is ensuring that we build Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed Lauding the regional initiative that links energy, tomer base includes mobile, fixed leader, with 26 percent year-on- upon our leadership position, bin Saleh Al Sada, discussed a 19-point agenda, water and food, the council called upon German line, broadband, entertainment year data revenue growth and 80 and deliver more and better for including the issue delegated by the Arab Summit Agency for International Cooperation, Economic and and business solution customers, percent mobile broadband pen- our customers,” he added. Since on Development where the council was assigned to Social Commission for Western Asia and Arab League and the company has seen surg- etration at 2013-end. launching the Ooredoo brand in develop a strategic plan on water security for the to mobilise financial and technical resources to imple- ing growth across all areas in 2014, Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al March 2013, the company has seen Arab region to meet current challenges and require- ment activities related to the initiative. driven by expanding portfolio of Thani, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar, said: the highest brand equity scores in ments and future sustainable development strategies. It has issued directives to help the preparation services and ongoing dynamism of “Today, we pass another important its history, reflecting its deepen- The plan by the council will be presented to the Arab committee for the first Arab water conference in Qatar’s economy. stage on our journey of develop- ing bond with its customers. The Summit at the beginning of next year in Tunisia. occupied territories to be held at the Arab League Mobile service growth has been ment and growth. We now serve launch of new services, including Arab countries’ water utilities association has been headquarters in Cairo under the patronage of the particularly strong, with Ooredoo 3m customers and pledge to pro- simplified data offers, Qatar’s first assigned to start preparing the first report on water Secretary-General of the League Dr Nabil El Araby. supporting more than 2.5m mobile vide the best possible services to and only 4G network, and nation- supply and sanitation. The council has emphasised It also called on Arab countries to provide financial customers in Qatar. It has grown each and every one, from people wide Ooredoo Fibre network, has that the water issue is to be included in sustainable support to the water desalination plant in Gaza Strip its base of post-paid customers using our Hala service, through to struck a chord with progressive development objectives beyond 2015. and participate effectively in the donors’ conference. over the past year, as Shahry has companies deploying pioneering customers. THE PENINSULA Preparations for the seventh World Water Forum THE PENINSULA Mango Festival 2014 opens at Safari Mall

DOHA: Mango Festival lined up for Ramadan for 2014 has opened at Safari visitors coming to Doha Mall in Abu Hamour. during summer and those More than 60 varie- planning vacations back ties from India, the US, home. Thailand, Kenya, Australia, From June 2, the ‘Back the Philippines, Brazil and To Home’ promotion will other Latin American offer all kinds of travel countries are on offer. bags and luggage. On every “It has been our con- purchase of American stant effort to bring some- Tourister luggage worth thing unique for our valued QR99, a free Nivea travel customers and make them kit will be provided. The happy. Mangos are loved by offer is valid until July 31. everyone and we wanted to On every purchase of celebrate the season. Last Parajohn luggage and school year’s tremendous response bags worth QR99, Parajohn has prompted us to go for torches are given free. This a bigger and better festi- offer closes on June 30. On val,” said ZainulAbideen, every purchase of QR50 Safari Group Director and and above, a raffle coupon General Manager. is issued to participate in a Safari’s sales promotions mega draw to win 10 Toyota this summer include Bon Camry cars. The offer is Voyage and others to give available at all Safari out- value for money to cus- lets in Qatar and closes on tomers. Promotions are July 5. THE PENINSULA

The logo of the festival. WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Four in 10 Mena women Qatar hailed for Japan projects happy with their jobs DUBAI: Four in 10 women though 73 percent of all employed Abe, Al Attiyah review reconstruction projects under Qatar-Japan Fund in the Middle East and North women are actively looking for Africa region (Mena) are a new position or are willing to TOKYO: Japanese Prime acquainted with culture, heritage happy with their jobs on an leave if the right job offer comes Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday and civilisation of both countries. overall level, and as many feel their way. met Foreign Minister H E Dr Abe praised relations and otherwise, a Bayt.com survey The perceived lack of employ- Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah reciprocal visits by senior officials reveals. ment opportunities in the region who is on a two-day official visit which reflect in-depth partner- Despite this, levels of motiva- is likely affecting employees’ abil- to Japan. ship between Qatar and Japan. tion at the workplace are high, ity to change company; 69 percent An official source at the Foreign He also valued Qatar’s energy with 57 percent claiming to be of women are either ‘somewhat’ Ministry said in a statement to supplies to Japan, terming them ‘motivated’ or ‘highly motivated’ or ‘extremely dissatisfied’ with Qatar News Agency that Japan as a key aspect of relations. compared to 23 percent who are employment opportunities where thanked Qatar for its develop- Both sides also discussed issues ‘not so’ or ‘not at all motivated’. they live. ment projects being undertaken of mutual concern, including More than a third of women Levels of stress among women through Qatar-Japan Fund for developments in the Middle East. (37 percent) are unhappy with are high, with 65 percent claim- the reconstruction of the areas Bilal attended the meeting. their current degree of financial ing their everyday life leaves affected by earthquakes and tsu- Dr Attiyah also held a separate independence, and 46 percent are them ‘somewhat’ or ‘extremely nami which hit east Japan in meeting with his counterpart unhappy with the remuneration stressed’. March 2011. Fumio Kishida and discussed they receive. Beyond this, though, While the increasing cost of The $100m fund was launched Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid relations and latest Arab and having their work and achieve- living is a major contributor to as part of a generous initiative bin Mohamed Al Attiyah in Tokyo. international developments. ments recognised is a major this for 69 percent of women, by the Father Emir H H Sheikh They also reviewed key projects boon for half of the women (49 work-related issues is a signifi- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. It sectors including fisheries, the Qatari leadership is keen to being undertaken by the fund. percent). cant factor for five in 10 (46 per- is now sponsored by the Emir healthcare, education , tech- further relations between both The meeting was attended by Training and development cent) women. H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al nology, scientific research and countries. Dr Al Attiyah also Bilal, Tsukasa Aomiura, Director- opportunities and the potential The economic situation in Thani and under direct supervi- entrepreneurship. briefed the Japanese side on General, the Middle East and for career advancement are also their country of residence is a sion of the Foreign Minister. Dr Al Attiyah said such projects Qatar’s keenness to exchange vis- African Affairs Department at of high importance, particu- worry for 44 percent, while 38 It is chaired by Qatari have given Qatar the opportunity its at official and popular levels so the Japanese Foreign Ministry, larly the latter, as 56 percent of percent consider family demands Ambassador to Japan, Yusuf to bolster multisided relations Qatari citizens and their Japanese and top officials from both foreign women feel dissatisfied with the and the inability to maintain a Mohamed Bilal. It is supporting with friends in Japan, adding that counterparts can explore and get ministries. QNA prospects of promotions. good work-life balance a problem. The ability to maintain a good On an average working day, work-life balance is a strong half of the women (48 percent) motivational factor for 97 per- feel stressed – 18 percent of them cent of women, with 58 percent consider themselves to be under claiming their current employer severe stress, with 29 percent E-Government ‘key to Qatar’s digital future’ supports a healthy balance. This stating they face excessive work is likely a contributing factor pressure on a daily basis. A third DOHA: Qatar’ e-Government Strategy they are providing better services to people committee, spearheaded by the Ministry of for 80 percent of women to feel claim to face such pressure at 2020 would make it impossible to envision and businesses which are more efficient and Information and Communications Technology satisfied with their familial rela- least once a week. Qatar’s digital future without embracing achieving better overall results for the nation. and comprising eight of the largest ministries, tionships, while 62 percent are Despite the perceived levels of technology, to create a more efficient, effec- The result is savings in public administra- Dr Al Jaber said. happy with their ability to main- stress caused by everyday life and tive, accessible and transparent govern- tion due to e-Government and saving time of The committee was charged with develop- tain healthy relationships with work, 86 percent of women are ment that meets the needs of individuals citizens and other users. Beyond cost and time ing and guiding implementation of a national family and friends. satisfied with their mental well- and businesses. savings, e-Government also creates greater e-Government strategy. Qatar e-Government Four in 10 (41 percent) women being, and 78 percent with their The Prime Minister and Interior Minister transparency and higher-quality results. 2020 is the result of the committee’s efforts. want to stay with their current physical well-being. H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa All over the world, governments are provid- The strategy has one overarching vision — employer for at least one year, THE PENINSULA Al Thani launched it on Monday while inaugu- ing more and more information and services “All individuals and businesses will benefit rating the third edition of Qatar’s ICT confer- online as well as automating their processes from connecting online with Qatar’s more ence and exhibition ‘QITCOM 2014’ at Qatar to provide value to customers, help spur eco- open and efficient government”. National Convention Centre. nomic development and create more interac- The strategy applies to all government enti- The strategy will benefit everyone. Members tive relationships with the people they serve. ties and builds on the progress made over of the public – whether they are citizens, resi- As e-Government efforts expand, demand past years since Qatar’s i-Gov programme Ooredoo launches dents or visitors – will be able to access e-Gov- for more user-friendly, ‘anytime, anywhere’ was established. Our work has been driven ernment services that are simple, secure, and access to government and its services will con- by the mandate of the five-year National ICT available anytime, anywhere. tinue to increase. Plan to achieve wide accessibility and effec- The population has doubled in recent years The Minister of Information and tiveness of key government services through new ‘Smart’ and is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2022, Communications Technology H E Dr Hessa innovative ICT applications, new transactional and the government places a high priority on Sultan Al Jaber said e-Government uses tech- online services, and creating greater aware- meeting the needs of people, and making the nology to deliver real benefits for people who ness of these services among individuals and best use of rapidly changing technology, now access government services. This will involve businesses. products, services and in the future. making more transactions online, simplify- All around the world, technology is enhanc- Businesses and private organisations will ing websites to make them easier to use, and ing people’s lives. Technology allows us to do find it easier, simpler and faster to register creating innovative new applications that things we need to get done in ways that are DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday many people have disconnected, and operate a business. Qatar’s strategy for improve people’s lives. simpler, easier and faster than before. For announced new ‘Smart’ prod- which devises people are using to economic diversification relies on creating the That is why ministries in Qatar have joined governments, technology offers new oppor- ucts and services to enhance access the Internet, which sites right environment for investment and busi- together to accelerate e-Government initia- tunities to connect with and meet the needs Qatar’s standing as one of the they are visiting, and much more. nesses and removing any barriers to doing tives. In late 2013, the Prime Minister and of the public and the business world, while world’s best connected coun- Ooredoo also unveiled Smart business so that the economy can continue Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin giving government employees tools to build a tries in the world, in line with Healthcare services. The new to grow. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani identified e-Gov- world-class civil service that is more efficient, Qatar National Vision 2030. solutions will enable customers Government entities will be confident ernment as a priority and formed a steering open and innovative, the Minister said. QNA New launches include Smart to purchase latest easy-to-use Wifi, Smart Healthcare serv- smart healthcare devices, such ices and security products. as the HealthGuard-3000 Blood “Ooredoo is forging ahead, Circulation Analyzer, the world’s Lulu holds second draw for cars bringing innovative technology to first near-infrared and non-inva- Qatar so people can benefit from sive blood circulation technique New seawater fish the sustainable economic and that enables fast and accurate social growth that smart tech- results, checks blood vessel aging, breeding project nology brings. We have devel- vascular elasticity, ejection time DOHA: The Ministry of oped a full ‘Smart Strategy’ that and strength of cardiac output. Environment plans to launch a will cross industries and deliver Ooredoo also launched seawater fish breeding project measurable improvements to HealthGuard Wellness Kiosks, at a cost of QR270m ($74.1m). people’s lives,” said Sheikh Saud empowering customers to exam- The project in Ras Matbakh bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO, ine people effectively and quickly near Al Khor is expected to Ooredoo Qatar. with near-infrared technology to be completed by 2016, said the “Ooredoo is pushing forward perform an entire body composi- Fisheries Department at the to make Qatar not just one of the tion analysis. ministry. Meanwhile, the min- most connected countries in the For the home, Ooredoo intro- istry has given huge quantities world, but one the most techno- duced latest security products of tilapia (Al Balti) fish to Qatar logically advanced. Through our for small business and consum- Charity for free distribution to investment in a world-class net- ers, placing a perfect Home the poor. The supply was from work and customer service solu- Automation solution at custom- the ministry’s fish breeding tions, Ooredoo can deliver latest er’s fingertips. Smart Home is a farm in Tambak. products and services to people wireless, secure, innovative and of Qatar, and the fastest Internet accessible self-security solution. Qatar-Morocco speeds in the world,” said Waleed Smart Home gives custom- Al Sayed, COO, Ooredoo ers customised control of their relations reviewed Unveiled for the first time at home or small business through QITCOM 2014, Smart Wifi from cameras that stream video sur- Lulu Hypermarket Regional Director, Shaijan M O, Regional Manager, Shanavas P M, Al Gharaffa Branch RABAT: Morocco’s High Ooredoo is designed to revolu- veillance, alerts in changes in Manager, Mohammed Basheer, D-Ring Branch General Manager, M H Z Abideen, Al Gharaffa Branch General Commissioner for Water and tionise the way enterprises use an environment via phone or Manager, Basheer, and Lulu Centre Manager, Naseer Ali, with Jassim Shaqir Al Shummari from the Ministry of Forests Abdeladim El Hafi met data. It enables enterprises to PC, high-end technology that Economy and Commerce after the second mega draw of Lulu Mercedes Benz Car Promotion at Al Gharaffa Qatari Ambassador Abdullah control how much of bandwidth can remotely control light- Branch yesterday. Al Shummari supervised the draw. Winners Ali Abdul Malik (Coupon No. 1418855), Radi Al bin Falah bin Abdullah Al each user gets, how many peo- ing systems, music, sound and Islam Shahal (Coupon No. 2608023) and Yousef Mubarak Al Kuwari (coupon No. 1035683) each will get a 2014 Dossari and reviewed relations ple are accessing the Internet at multimedia. and issues of mutual concern. Model E200 car. The third and final draw will be held today at 7pm at Al Khor Branch. SALIM MATRAMKOT any point of time, can count how THE PENINSULA QNA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 700 Qatar Petroleum staff tested for diabetes Most test negative during screening by Action on Diabetes

DOHA: Around 700 Qatar Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, Petroleum (QP) employees have which provide an opportunity to been tested for diabetes as part improve the health and well-being of a major workplace screen- of the QP community. The next ing campaign run by Action on visits will be outside Doha. QP Diabetes. looks forward to working together Qatar’s new diabetes screening with Action on Diabetes again at bus was positioned at QP’s Ras its offices. Abu Abboud Compound and Al The custom-made screening Handasa Building in Doha, allow- bus is fitted with seven testing ing medical experts from Action stations and is large enough to on Diabetes to test for and pro- accommodate six nurses and two vide advice about diabetes. educators. The proportion of people living A full range of testing equip- with diabetes in Qatar is among Ahmed Ali Al Mawlawi, Director, ment is installed to allow analysis the highest in the world, with 16.7 Administration, QP of random blood glucose, HbA1c, percent of Qataris having the con- cholesterol, body mass index and dition according to a recent Qatar blood pressure. STEPwise report. was a new approach for us and Those tested receive person- The screening at QP showed made it easier to raise awareness alised analyses of their results, that most employees had normal of diabetes and encouraged our complete with colour-coded results in terms of blood glucose, employees to get tested. Insights graphs showing their risk levels, blood pressure and lipid profile. and analyses from the six days of and recommendations to improve However, there was in some screening will help our employ- their score over time. cases a moderate risk of devel- ees improve their health and help A diabetes health audit is oping diabetes, the risk factors us better understand where we provided to employers with a identified being a lack of physi- should be focusing our workplace final report which aggregates The medical team with officials at the event. cal activity, overweight, obese and health schemes. screening results with follow-up having unhealthy eating habits. Preventive measures and recommendations. Ahmed Ali Al Mawlawi, health promotion activities are The visit to QP was part of the getting tested for the disease. partnership, visited Supreme tested over the past six month. Director Administration, QP supported and encouraged by the Workplace Screening Campaign Prior to the visit, the bus funded Council of Health, Al Rayyan TV The bus is scheduled to visit many said: ‘Having Action on Diabetes Minister of Energy and Industry to raise awareness of diabetes by Maersk Oil Qatar under its headquarters and Barwa Towers workplaces in the coming weeks. screening bus at two of our sites and Managing Director, H E Dr and boost the number of people sponsorship of Action on Diabetes where around 800 people were THE PENINSULA Partnerships ‘vital for GCC Workshop focuses on viral diseases DOHA: Medical and public held over four days at the states to boost economies’ health experts from all over Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, the world gathered in Doha researchers are discussing a DOHA: Members of Qatar’s del- board member Khalid Jabor Sultan to discuss serious viral dis- variety of issues relating to viral egation to the 15th GCC Joint Tawar Al Kuwari said the participa- eases affecting the Middle diseases, including the status of Exhibition in Sharjah have high- tion of Gulf states in the 15th GCC East and North Africa, such the HIV epidemic, Hepatitis C lighted the importance of building Joint Exhibition is good for product as Hepatitis C, HIV/Aids and treatment, the biology of the constructive partnerships between marketing especially that everyone MERS. Middle East Respiratory Virus- GCC states to boost the growth of can manufacture but they may find The Endemic and Emerging Corona Virus (MERS-CoV), their economies. it difficult to market and sell these Viral Diseases of Priority in the and vaccine development. Speaking to QNA on the sidelines products, which, he added, highlights Middle East and North Africa The aim is to promote of the event, the members said estab- the significance of the event. (Mena) workshop begun yes- international collaboration on lishing these partnerships can only In turn, board member Rashid terday and is supported by the research to combat viral dis- be achieved through participation in Nasser Sraiya Al Kaabi said the exhi- National Institutes of Health, eases in Mena, an issue that joint events. bition, as one of the mechanisms of Weill Cornell Medical College has been highlighted recently Qatar Chamber board member facilitating communication between in Qatar (WCMC-Q), Qatar by the fatalities caused by the Dr Mohamed bin Jawhar Said Al companies and consumers alike, is a National Research Fund of MERS virus. The workshop Mohamed underlined the significance good opportunity for boosting busi- Qatar Foundation, Qatar’s is also discussing the risks to of the event as a way of achieving nesses among GCC states. Supreme Council of Health, public health in Mena posed commercial and economic coopera- He expressed hope the event will Hamad Medical Corporation, by Hepatitis C and E and tion between GCC states and the result in public and private sector and Sidra Medical and Research Dr Saleh Al Marri, Assistant Secretary General for Medical Affairs at the Flaviviruses like the Alkhumra whole world. partnerships that would benefit GCC Centre. Supreme Council of Health, addressing the workshop. virus. He said such exhibitions resulted economies, noting that such partner- The interdisciplinary work- The researchers contributing in increasing imports and exports ships shouldn’t be limited to GCC shop is part of a collaborative Department of State’s Bio- North Africa. to the workshop are drawn from among GCC states and new indus- states but go beyond that to include initiative between the United engagement Programme. “Our aim is that we in Qatar elite global institutions includ- tries were introduced to them by world countries. States, Qatar, and the rest of Dr Saleh Al Marri, Assistant can provide a forum within ing Johns Hopkins University bringing knowledge from different Meanwhile, Qatar Development the MENA region. It is led Secretary General for Medical which researchers from all and Harvard University in parts of the world. Bank (QDB) showcased Qatar com- from the United States by the Affairs at the Supreme Council over our region as well as from the United States, Toulouse Al Mohamed said Gulf states have panies and their products. National Institute of Allergy of Health, said: “Bringing the United States, Europe and University in France, as well recently become capable of compet- QDB CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al and Infectious Diseases of the renowned experts in the field the Far East, can collaborate as leading institutions from the ing with many world countries as evi- Khalifa said, “We are glad to partici- National Institutes of Health of viral diseases to Qatar from to develop initiatives that will Mena region such as WCMC-Q, denced by Qatar’s winning bid to host pate in an event which gives us the within the US Department of elite institutions all over the help to eliminate these diseases, American University of Beirut, the 2022 World Cup and the UAE’s opportunity to meet with so many Health and Human Services in world is an extremely impor- which cause terrible suffering Tripoli Medical Centre in Libya, victorious bid to stage EXPO 2020. businessmen and investors.” partnership with the National tant step in the effort to control to very large numbers of people Cairo University in Egypt, the For his part, Qatar Chamber QNA Institute of Health’s Office infectious diseases that affect all over the world.” University of Jordan. of Rare Diseases and the US people in the Middle East and In a series of plenary sessions THE PENINSULA

Es’hailSat hosts QFBA signs MoU with malomatia satellite technology DOHA: Qatar Finance and of what we expect will be a business sector,” he said. Business Academy (QFBA), strong and fruitful partnership “The QFBA and malomatia panel at QITCOM which operates under with malomatia, opening the share many synergies. malo- the auspices of the Qatar doors for both organizations to matia was created to cre- DOHA: Es’hailSat, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), yes- share their expertise and work ate sustainability in the local Satellite, yesterday hosted a terday announced the signing together on future plans,” said IT sector and also to support technology panel session at of an MoU with malomatia, Dr Abdulaziz Al Horr. Qatar Vision 2030 by working QITCOM, Qatar’s largest ICT the leading provider of tech- “We are eager to start pro- towards a greater knowledge- event which ends today. nology services and solutions moting the common training based economy. The session was entitled ‘At in the government, health- and education goals of our two “We cannot talk about a the Cornerstone of Innovation care, and education sectors in national entities. knowledge economy without in Broadband & Broadcast: Qatar. “The next step in this part- considering the role of infor- Satellite’s Impact on Society’. The agreement was nership is to define the core mation technology. Doing busi- QITCOM is supported by lead- announced during the QITCOM areas of our shared e-learning ness today and interacting with ing technology companies and conference and the MoU was capabilities to deliver added stakeholders cannot be possible government departments and is endorsed by QFBA CEO Dr. value to clients seeking to build without embracing technology considered an important platform Abdulaziz Al Horr and malo- their human resources capa- and innovation,” said Yousef Al for ICT development and inno- matia CEO Yousef Al Naama. bilities and skills in special- Naama. vation in Qatar, the region and “This MoU is the beginning ized areas of the finance and THE PENINSULA internationally. Es’hail 1, Qatar’s first satellite was launched on 29th August 2013 and officially entered serv- ice on Qatar National Day, 18th December 2013. The Es’hailSat Population at 2.15m by April-end satellite program will help to meet the rapidly growing com- munications needs in the region Continued from page 1 and school students. The min- became 2.5 percent more and is the first step in the devel- The country’s population istry has from this year begun expensive in just a month— opment of a sustainable national by April-end was 2.15 million issuing monthly statistics. from March to April. satellite industry as part of the (2,155,446) as against 2,144,101 The month (of April) Entertainment became country’s 2030 vision. in March, up 0.5 percent. Only recorded 319 marriages and equally expensive as its cost As a Platinum Sponsor, a quarter of the population 97 divorces, a high percentage. rose 1.9 percent in barely a Es’hailSat has major pres- comprised women. Births totalled 1,624 and of month. The prices of furniture ence at Qitcom. The Satellite & Of the total population, them, 823 were male. Nearly and textiles rose 1.6 percent Broadband Panel session, hosted 1,589,050 were economically a quarter of the births (433) over March. by Es’hailSat, is dedicated to active people (1,584,815 of were recorded in the Qatari Household expenses overall understanding the vital role sat- them employed), the Ministry community. rose 0.3 percent in the month, ellites play in ICT infrastructure figures show. Some 231,885 Prices showed a disturbing adding up to an annual infla- their impact on the media land- people were economically trend in the month as (pur- tion rate of 3.6 percent. scape in Qatar in terms of access inactive, including housewives chased) transport services THE PENINSULA and content. QNA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Gunmen fire Chemical arms team attacked in Syria grenades at All team members reported safe Libya PM’s home TRIPOLI: Gunmen fired gre- AMSTERDAM/BEIRUT: A came it came under attack. nades at the Tripoli home of team of international experts “All team members are safe and Libya’s new Prime Minister, investigating the alleged use of well and are travelling back to the Ahmed Maiteeq, and his guards chlorine bombs in Syria came operating base,” it said in a state- killed at least one assailant yes- under attack yesterday but ment, without providing further terday, just days after parlia- all members of the team were details. ment approved his appointment safe and returning to base, the President Bashar Al Assad, in a contested vote. Organisation for the Prohibition whose forces have been battling Full details of the morning of Chemical Weapons said. rebels trying to unseat him for attack were not clear, but Maiteeq, Syria accused rebel fighters of more than three years, agreed last who is Libya’s third premier in two abducting the members of the year to hand over Syria’s entire months, was unharmed. “There joint OPCW/UN fact-finding chemical weapons stockpile after were two cars and they fired RPGs team, who had travelled to the hundreds of people were killed in (rocket-propelled grenades) at his central province of Hama to a sarin gas attack near Damascus. home,” a source from the prime investigate allegations of illegal Damascus denies allegations of minister’s office said. chlorine attacks by government military use of chlorine, which the A week after Maiteeq’s appoint- forces. opposition says has been dropped ment, gunmen loyal to a renegade The OPCW said “a con- from helicopters in “barrel former general attacked the par- voy of OPCW inspectors and bombs” in recent months. liament as part of the general’s United Nations staff that was The Syrian Foreign Ministry self-declared war on Islamist traveling to a site of an alleged said in a statement the fact-find- militants. chlorine gas attack” when it ing team had been trying to reach The former general, Khalifa Haftar, has rejected Maiteeq’s government and demanded par- Hezbollah commander killed liament hand over power. Early elections have been called for June. Syrian residents and rescue workers search the rubble for survivors following a reported air strike by government BEIRUT: A senior Lebanese-Canadian commander in the Shia Haftar gained the support Muslim militant group Hezbollah has been killed in Syria where forces in the Al Maghayer Al Qadima neighbourhood in Aleppo yesterday. of several regular military fac- he was fighting alongside Syrian government troops against tions and other militia brigades rebels, security sources and a monitoring group said yesterday. the village of Kfar Zeita, where a mention the reported abduction. chemical weapons it declared to fiercely opposed to the Muslim Fawzi Ayoub, who is on the FBI’s “most wanted” list for attempt- ceasefire had been agreed between The OPCW said last week that the OPCW. It looks increasingly Brotherhood and Islamist factions. ing to bomb Israel, was killed on Monday by the predominantly 8 am and 6 pm to allow it to carry Syrian authorities had agreed to likely it will miss a final deadline Rival powerful brigades more Sunni Muslim rebel forces who have been waging war on Syrian out its work. provide security for inspections of of June 30 to destroy the entire allied with Islamist political par- President Bashar Al Assad for more than three years. Two cars carrying 11 people — sites within government control- toxic stockpile, Britain said on ties have already rejected Haftar Hezbollah has joined the Syrian government in a increasingly five Syrian drivers and six mem- led areas and had stressed that it Thursday. as a would-be coup-plotter, leaving sectarian conflict that is pulling in fighters from across the region bers of the team — were “seized would be a “particularly challeng- The Chemical Weapons Libya closer to a violent stand-off and destabilising Syria’s neighbours. by terrorist groups”. ing undertaking” gaining access Convention, which Syria joined in among its militia factions. Ayoub was arrested in the West Bank in 2000 and spent four One car was hit by a bomb, to territory outside its control. October as part of a US-Russian At stake also are Libya’s large years in an Israeli jail before being released as part of a prisoner forcing the convoy to turn back, OPCW inspectors investigat- agreement to give up its chemi- oil resources. They have been bat- swap, the sources said. He is a prominent member of Hezbollah and it said, but only one of the vehicles ing earlier allegations of chemical cal weapons programme, does not tered by months of blockades by an comes from the southern village of Ain Qaana. returned successfully, the minis- weapon use in Syria were fired at ban chlorine, but does ban its use array of former rebel groups and He also holds Canadian citizenship and has lived in the United try said. by snipers, and shells and rockets as a weapon. local protesters whose demands States. The sources said Ayoub was killed in Nawa, a town in the The opposition Hama Media landed near their hotels. France says it believes there range from more autonomy to bet- southern Syrian province of Deraa. Centre said the attack on Syria is months behind sched- have been 14 such attacks with ter payments. REUTERS the convoy was carried out ule and still has roughly eight the chemical in recent months. A brigade from Libya’s state- by Assad’s forces. It did not percent of 1,300 metric tonnes of REUTERS run Petroleum Facilities Guard was disrupting operations at Hariga port as they demanded salary payments, an official from state-run oil company AGOCO said. The protest was interrupt- ing work at the port, where full In polarised Egypt, Mursi’s village has unusual calm storage tanks forced a stoppage of production at two oilfields. AL ADWA: In the Egyptian Mursi last July and cracked down Sisi for removing the Brotherhood “People refuse to put their fin- kin, and we are a village, and this is The Petroleum Facilities Guards village where Islamist President on his Muslim Brotherhood. from power and saving Egypt from ger in the ink bottle, so the village their way of thinking,” said Selim, at Hariga have been allied with Mohamed Mursi was born, The government says the their pan-Islamic ideology. residents don’t notice they cast who said he sneaked around to a Ibrahim Jathran, a former rebel police and soldiers guard vot- Brotherhood is a terrorist group He said Sisi supporters were their ballots,” said Abdulrahman voting booth so that Brotherhood commander who defected from ing booths during a presidential that threatens national security. sensitive to the fact that 18 pro- Essam, head of a polling station. neighbours would not notice. the Guards to take over four major election expected to bring the Yet in Mursi’s home village, Brotherhood members of the vil- Posters urge people to boycott Rickshaw driver Mohamed oil ports last summer to demand man who toppled him to power. there seemed to be a desire for lage had been jailed. the “election of blood” which is Ibrahim said Mursi had suffered more autonomy for his region. The security measures belie harmony, a rare commodity these Although he voted for Sisi, “null and void”. Young children from massive injustice and his Jathran had agreed to lift his a rare sense of unity along the days in a country plagued by pro- other supporters of the presiden- chant “down with military rule”. removal had destroyed Egypt. blockade under a deal with the rice paddies, corn fields and dirt tests, political violence and an tial frontrunner did not take part But the images don’t seem to Nevertheless, he too underlined government. But late on Monday roads. Islamist insurgency. in the election. Of more than 7,000 unnerve Sisi fans like livestock the need for harmony in Al Adwa. he said he does not recognise Egypt has become deeply Al Adwa has a sizable number registered voters in the village, dealer Ahmed Ibrahim Selim. “We are considered as one fam- Maiteeq’s government, suggesting polarised since former army of pro-Sisi residents, like business- only around 350 had cast their “People are not voting because ily, one home,” he said. the oil deal may be in jeopardised. chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi ousted man Ahmed Azab, who praised ballots as of mid-day yesterday. of Dr Mohamed Mursi, we are a REUTERS REUTERS

Death row convict gives birth in jail

KHARTOUM: A Christian Sudanese woman, sentenced to hang for apostasy in a case that has sparked international outcry, has given birth in jail, her husband said yesteday. “Until now I did not see them. They didn’t allow me to go in and see,” Daniel Wani said. “I’m disappointed really,” he said from a prisons office where he was contin- uing efforts to see his wife and newborn daughter. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27, is being held at a women’s prison in A view shows the damage at the site of a bomb attack inside a Shia mosque in Baghdad, yesterday. Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman. Ishag already has a 20-month old son, who is Shia mosque bombed; 27 die in Iraq also incarcerated with her, rights activists say. BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks videos of the aftermath of the security officials say Sunni mili- A court sentenced her to in Iraq, including a suicide scene, a common occurrence in tant groups including ISIL hold death on May 15. bombing at a Shia mosque in the wake of deadly violence in the significant sway there. Born to a Muslim father, Baghdad, killed 27 people yes- capital. Yesterday’s incidents pushed she was convicted under terday, the latest in a protracted No group immediately claimed the death toll for the year above the Shariah law that has surge in bloodshed. responsibility for the bombing, but 4,000 as near-daily violence and been in force in Sudan since In the deadliest attack, a sui- Sunni militants including those battles with militants in western 1983 and outlaws conver- cide bomber blew himself up at linked to the Islamic State of Iraq Iraq have fuelled fears the coun- sions on pain of death. the entrance to a Shia mosque in and the Levant jihadist group try is slipping back into the all- Wani said he is normally central Baghdad’s Shorja neigh- often target Iraq’s Shia majority, out conflict that plagued it in 2006 granted a weekly visit to bourhood as worshippers were whom they regard as apostates. and 2007. the prison but had sought performing ablutions ahead of Elsewhere in the capital, road- Violence has surged in the past permission to see his wife midday prayers. side bombs in the neighbourhoods year to its highest level since 2008. again after she gave birth. At least 19 people were killed of Sadr City and Dura left two The authorities blame exter- Ishag was “frustrated” and 34 wounded in the blast at people dead. nal factors such as the civil war when he saw her on the Abu Al Timan Husseiniyah, And a series of shootings and in Syria, but diplomats and ana- Monday, he said. “We near the headquarters of the bombings in the main northern lysts say the Shia-led government weren’t able to speak. Baghdad mayoralty, security and city of Mosul killed six others. must also do more to reach out There is a guard sitting medical officials said. Mosul and surrounding to disgruntled minority Sunnis to there beside us,” said Wani, Security forces barred journal- Nineveh province are among the undermine support for militancy. a Christian. ists from taking photographs or most violent parts of Iraq, and AFP AFP WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE smooth transition to a new airport shows a significant scale-up of capabilities whose trajectory Qatar will traverse in the years to come. Aptly called Tthe new gateway to the world, Hamad International Airport completed the final leg of its phased opening yesterday with Qatar Airways and other carriers moving operations to the A word in the American new facility, which claims to be at the forefront of innovation and luxury. Qatar Airways, which flies to 140 destinations across the world amid a rapidly expanding route network footprint, is known to follow a hub-and-spoke model that connects major world cities through Doha. With the new airport opening up president’s ear completely, Qatar Airways will get more breathing space for its BY JONATHAN POWER the former president of the Council on the Soviet Union and engineered “nor- aircraft and equipment. The airline would now be in a better Foreign Relations, Leslie Gelb, said that malisation”. He and the paramount position to leverage its ‘connections-based’ model to maximise ho makes foreign policy Brzezinski should be appointed to head Chinese leader, Deng Xiao Ping, formed revenue and increase passenger volume. Hamad International in the US government? Obama’s White House foreign policy a close intellectual bond, cementing a Airport claims a capacity of 30 million passengers a year, to Ultimately the president. team. de facto, albeit secret, anti-Soviet alli- That goes without saying. Last month two books were pub- ance. He was also an advocate of human reach 50 million after 2015. The airport, according to authorities, W But who has his ear? Sometimes the lished that allow us at last a full picture rights, pushing for a boycott of South has been designed to handle 8,700 passengers an hour. eminence grise becomes well known of Brzezinski. They are both excellent Africa, while using rights advocacy Though the wait became somewhat stretched after the decision — a star like Henry Kissinger who portraits of the man. as a way to tarnish the image of the last year to delay the inauguration, it was not something that crafted policies that put the flesh- One is by a Polish scholar, Andrzej Soviet Union. detracted from looking forward to a seamless transition. Amid and blood-on Richard Nixon’s foreign Lubowski. The other is edited by He helped engineer the beginning of the euphoria generated by the new facility, the convenience of the policy. Others become an intimate but Charles Gati and is a series of essays the end of the Soviet Union by provoking out-of-the-limelight counsellor, like by some top players in US foreign pol- its military intervention in Afghanistan old airport and its contribution to the life in and around Doha Brent Scowcroft with George Bush icy. I should add that I have my own — the US deployed CIA-supported insur- has become history. One of the few airports in the world inside senior. Others observations going back to 1977 when gents against the Moscow-supported a city, Doha International Airport had acquired the image of the like Barack I was the first journalist to do a major regime in Kabul. ‘airport-next-door’. It contributed to Obama’s two sec- interview with him that ran for a full But the support — some say guns retaries of state, page in both the Washington Post and the given to the Mujahedeen (which later the leitmotif of the capital’s culture Brzezinski and that embodies the scent of a varied Hillary Clinton International Herald Tribune. This inter- certainly became highly sophisticated The new Chinese leader Deng and John Kerry, view was commented on by nearly every military hardware) also laid the founda- diaspora. are strong voices major European newspaper. The Soviet tions for the subsequent build-up of the airport, which No longer would one cross the Xiao Ping formed in the adminis- President, Leonid Brezhnev, referred to Taliban and later, Al Qaeda. will help ‘airport signal’ — as the junction a close intellectual tration but are it in derisory terms. Another bad mistake was his continu- of D-Ring Road and Airport Road bond, cementing not in the White So who is this Cold War warrior who ing support for the Shah of Iran. Qatar Airways is popularly called —for getting House’s self-effac- today appears angry about Russia’s Also his push — in the end not sup- a de facto, albeit ing inner circle. doings in Ukraine but who at the same ported by Carter — to support a crude into a small facility and past a few secret, anti-Soviet Obama makes time advocates the moderate policy of dictatorial regime in Somalia in a war expand rapidly, check-in counters in a matter of alliance. Brzezinski the foreign policy “Finlandisation” for the country? (This against Marxist Ethiopia. Then there is a major minutes. No longer would those new himself, although concept, which Finland developed in was the counterproductive US “freeze” to Doha gawk at aircraft rudders was also an in his early days, the Cold War, meant not belonging to on India’s nuclear industry because infrastructure jutting above the boundary wall. advocate of human unaccountably, Nato and generally not criticising Soviet India refused to pledge not to produce And no longer will kids point out — rights, pushing for he allowed the actions, while at the same time running plutonium. (By driving India into a boost for the military to make its home affairs in a purely Western corner the paradoxical outcome was with utmost delight —planes with a boycott of South his policy in democratic way.) to pass up the real possibility of per- country. their undercarriages down and Africa, while using Afghanistan. Brzezinski is of the left, of the right suading the Gandhian-inclined prime landing lights on, coming to land Perhaps the and of the middle. He came to oppose minister, Moraji Desai, to face down at the city airport along the Doha- rights advocacy as most perfect of the Vietnam War. Following 9/11 he his military and foreign ministry and Wakra highway. What was once a Doha landmark like Berlin’s a way to tarnish the relationships was felt America should have been quickly close down India’s incipient nuclear Tempelhof — the now-closed iconic pre-World War II airport — image of the between President in and out of Afghanistan once it had bomb programme [which he wanted to Jimmy Carter bombed the daylights out of the Taliban be in a position to do].) Not least, there has folded up, wrapping valuable history into its portals. Soviet Union. and Zbigniew and Al Qaeda. He opposed the two wars was the blind eye that the White House The new facility has a futuristic design and is surrounded Brzezinski, his with Saddam Hussein and the talk of turned towards Pakistan’s nuclear by attractive landscaping. Fountains and greenery announce national Security Advisor. It was an intervention in Syria. He is the joint bomb making. to the traveller a world far removed from the arid terrain of unusual union between a southern author with Carter of the one success- In the one term of the Carter presi- the country. Hamad International Airport is one step in the “born again” Christian and a sophis- ful effort to bring the Arabs and Israel dency the two of them achieved more — ticated academic who had made his closer when they persuaded Egypt and some of it good, some of it bad — in four direction of infrastructure development Qatar is eyeing for the name in the hard knocks school of Israel to bury the hatchet. Today he years than any other post-War presi- 2022 Fifa World Cup. realpolitik. is a sharp critic of Israel — its settle- dent. But US voters, misled by a largely The old has yielded to the new, but it would have been Such was his success that Ronald ments’ policy and its refusal to make a hostile press and foreign policy estab- befitting for the last aircraft taking off from Doha International Reagan, who defeated Jimmy Carter, conciliatory deal with the Palestinians. lishment that regarded Carter as “soft”, Airport to get a ceremonial send-off. This would have honoured considered making Brzezinski his He and Carter put the relationship elected right wing Ronald Reagan. decades of service the airport rendered to the country during National Security Advisor. More recently with China before the relationship with THE PENINSULA which it saw layers of history unfold. The other side Quote of No clear Afghan strategy the day ITH so much emphasis favoured candidate in the presidential that cannot help obfuscate the almost legacy issues and doing things the way — many times rightly, election reduced to a dismal showing in complete and total breakdown in any it is clear he wanted to do in Afghanistan but also often wrongly the first round, President Karzai appears kind of meaningful planning by the all along. What that means is the least W— on Pakistan’s role in to have little left to offer beyond digging American side of what to do about possible military engagement. Surely, ...We have to (ask a settlement that can help secure in his heels, trying to secure some Afghanistan after the end of this year. as that diminishes to virtually non- ourselves) what a relatively peaceful and stable kind of post-presidential relevance A large chunk of the policy confusion existent on the ground in Afghanistan, Afghanistan post-2014, it is sometimes for himself and playing the nationalist appears to stem from a White House so will diminish all the other elements mistakes we made forgotten that there are at least two other card with gusto. Quite how far he has — or perhaps just a coterie of Obama of engagement with Afghanistan. What principal players. And rarely has disarray gone in alienating and angering the very foreign policy architects within it — that ought to be done, however, remains if a quarter of the in those camps been more evident than countries that helped instal him in power is at odds with much of its own foreign as obvious as ever, and perhaps now at the moment. For all the blame heaped more than a decade ago was evident policy establishment. Beyond getting that the forcefulness of US ambitions in (French) electorate on Pakistan and its tacit support for the when US President Obama did no more American troops out of Afghanistan, Mr the region has lessened it may even be voted for not a Afghan Taliban, the Afghan government than telephone the Afghan leader while Obama does not appear to have much achievable: the focus must remain on led by Hamid Karzai has clearly fallen far staying in Afghanistan for roughly four hope for or even interest in the region reconciliation with the Afghan Taliban right-wing party short of even the most basic of goals hours. anymore. Having given his military the and a way to keep the writ of the Afghan that could have been set and achieved. Yet, as poor as the last chapter of surge troops it wanted in Afghanistan, government in Kabul over the country but for a fascist, Wolfgang Schaeuble Now, on his way out and with his Mr Karzai’s presidency may be, even he now appears to be turning towards both tenable and credible. DAWN extremist party. German Finance Minister WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Looking for winners from Ukraine’s poll President Poroshenko will take office owing those men, whose predations on the Ukrainian state did much to create the economic mess that the new government must try to clean up.

BY JACKSON DIEHL Russia has been fomenting armed insur- rection. Two are sponsoring their own his should have been a fes- militias to push back against the pro- tive spring day, when citizens Moscow separatist movements. who fought to overthrow Poroshenko will take office owing those their corrupt and autocratic men, whose predations on the Ukrainian government voted for a new state did much to create the economic Tpresident in a free and fair election. But mess that the new government must try the mood at the polls here on a warm and to clean up. He also may owe Dmytro sunny Sunday was sober. Ukrainians feel Firtash, a shadowy figure who made a themselves to be at war, and their hopes fortune brokering gas deals between that their votes will revive the country Russia and Ukraine and is under a US are tempered. indictment for bribery. “I’m a realist,” said Katya Lapina, a Firtash backed Poroshenko and is 25-year-old office worker, outside a poll- reported to have helped cut a deal under ing station in the Kiev suburbs. “I don’t which one of Poroshenko’s principal think after this day everything will challengers withdrew from the presi- change. It’s the first step in a very long dential race (though the candidate’s The newly-elected President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, during a speech in Ukraine. way. I just hope the future president will staff denies it). Firtash is also close to remember the price we spent for this.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, who That remains to be seen. The big win- considers Ukrainian presidents to be his Poroshenko talks of making Ukraine It helps that a detailed road map feasted on cheap energy, lucrative and ner in Sunday’s vote was not the ide- rightful vassals. a partner of both the West and Russia, already exists, in the form of Ukraine’s opaque government procurement con- alistic young protesters who spent the As disheartening as all this may be to of signing an association agreement with agreements with the European Union tracts and access to uncompetitive winter in Kiev’s Maidan square but Petro Ukrainians longing for an economy and the European Union and a free trade and International Monetary Fund. Russian markets. Putin could take away Poroshenko, one of Ukraine’s billionaire political system worthy of the European agreement with Moscow. The cabinet under Prime Minister the latter — he has already blocked business magnates. Union, it may also explain why Putin He says he’ll use force to clear Russian- Arseniy Yatsenyuk has already taken the Poroshenko’s chocolate sales — while Poroshenko, who made his money has ratcheted back his armed aggres- sponsored separatist militants from the first painful steps: a 56 percent increase the West demands reform of the rest. producing chocolate, joined the Maidan sion inside Ukraine and hinted he will two eastern provinces where they occupy in gas prices; 25,000 civil service layoffs; Past governments — Poroshenko served movement and helped steer it away from recognise the new government. government buildings, but that he’ll also a cut in child subsidies. in three of them — invariably dodged the violence. But he is very much a figure Western diplomats and some Ukrainian move quickly on constitutional reforms The corruption of the previous govern- IMF and cut shady deals with Putin. of Ukraine’s failed past — dysfunctional analysts suspect that the Kremlin may be that would decentralise power to those ment was so staggering that some think If there is a difference this time, it is governments, outsized oligarchs and epic open to bargaining with Poroshenko, or regions. “If Putin actually wants a deal,” big improvements could be relatively easy. that the people who turned out on the corruption. may already be talking to him through says one Western official, “he can do it An European ambassador says that Maidan and at the polls Sunday are more Thanks in no small part to Russian Firtash or others. with Poroshenko.” $70bn may have been diverted from engaged. “We have to be open and honest aggression, the oligarchs, who along with That makes the ascent of the chocolate So what of the sweeping economic and the government budget over five years; with people, tell them the truth and not thuggish president Viktor Yanukovich king a hopeful prospect for the Obama political reforms that the Maidan move- reduce that graft by just 20 percent and be corrupted,” Yatsenyuk’s chief cabinet were the targets of the Maidan, have administration, Germany and other ment demanded? Poroshenko and the the government could match the bailout minister, Ostap Semerak, told a group I emerged from the revolution stronger European governments, who would wel- cobbled-together parliamentary govern- it’s getting from the IMF. joined from the German Marshall Fund. than ever. Three are actual or de facto come the chance to back away from con- ment with which he will share power say But can Poroshenko rein in the oli- “Otherwise the people will turn on us.” governors of eastern provinces where frontation with Putin. they are still on the agenda. garchs? For years many of them have WP-BLOOMBERG

Labour needs hope to counter Ukip’s despair China doesn’t want to take For years Labour has pursued test for English anymore a strategy of professionalising BY ADAM MINTER o Chinese student can hope to attend a decent Chinese university without the ability to test well in the English its politicians: its upper ranks language, if not necessarily speak well. The distinction Nboth frustrates and inspires Chinese educational reform- are dominated by privileged ers. They’ve long pushed to do away with the country’s exam-oriented education system, especially the notorious national college entrance exam, or gaokao. technocrats in Britain. But despite occasional, highly incremental changes meant to dissuade China’s teachers from teaching to the test, English education — and BY OWEN JONES spent most of their lives in the education in general in China — remains nearly as regimented today Westminster bubble. In 1979, 21 as it was in the 1980s. f Labour believed a divided MPs had previously worked in the That helps explain why news that China’s national education authori- right would deliver Number political world; by 2010, this had ties plan to drop English from the gaokao in 2017 set off a brief but 10 to Ed Miliband, the past surged to 90 MPs. intense debate recently over whether and how Chinese should be learn- few days’ election results The weakening of trade unions ing English in the first place. Much of the discussion was overheated I Ed Miliband (left) greeted by supporters at Redbridge town. have surely blown that assumption and local government has purged and went well beyond the bounds of what the reform package entails. apart. Ukip is the Frankenstein’s working-class voices from a party (English will still be taught and tested in Chinese schools.) Yet the monster of Britain’s entire estab- founded as the political wing of the pro-immigration think-tank a “cost of living” crisis – which is tone itself revealed a Chinese public eager to move beyond a test-driven lishment – Labour’s leading lights organised labour: just 4% of all the Migration Matters Trust. If an analysis, not a solution – will education system that encourages rote learning, to one that rewards included – emerging from a toxic MPs come from a manual back- Labour escalates its anti-immi- never win Labour a firm base of actual mastery of a subject. political landscape. For years the ground. Special advisers are para- gration rhetoric, it will keep the support. “Reducing the role of English in the gaokao doesn’t deny the impor- political elite has pursued poli- chuted into constituencies they focus of debate on an issue its Underselling policies is coun- tance of English,” wrote Yuan Guangko in the Changsha Evening News. cies that have left large swaths have never heard of. If they know opponents will always be trusted to terproductive, too. Rather than “It just means that we have serious issues with the traditional teaching of Britain gripped by insecu- the price of milk, it’s only because crack down on harder. According “strengthening the minimum method that need to be rectified.” The problem, he later explained, is rity: 5 million people trapped on they’ve Googled it. to polling by Lord Ashcroft, the wage”, why not translate it into simple: “English is learnt only for the purpose of taking an exam and social housing waiting lists; mid- Policies are decided by focus NHS is as important an issue to a concrete offer such as “increas- only a very few Chinese master it.” dle-income skilled jobs stripped groups; a language is spoken that voters as immigration. Saving a ing the minimum wage”? The Chinese passion for rote learning and exam-oriented education from the economy; the longest is alien to the average punter, national institution being disman- There is also a broader prob- dates to imperial times, and was resuscitated in the late 1970s to help fall in living standards since the full of buzzwords and jargon such tled by privatisation should be at lem. The polls show overwhelm- Chinese reformers cull — fairly — the large number of applicants for Victorian era, in a country where as “predistribution” and “hard- the heart of Labour’s strategy ing support for Labour’s policies a limited number of spots in Chinese universities. Thus, the gaokao most people in poverty are also working people better off”. – though it will mean a firmer on, say, an energy price freeze was born, and in 1984 it acquired an English section. The reason was in work. So colourless, so dreary is this renunciation of New Labour’s own or controlling private rents. But simple: China was reforming and emerging, and English was and is Rather than taking respon- political elite, that Farage – a pri- record. many people do not believe they the dominant global language of culture and business. sibility, politicians have partly vately educated ex-City commodi- And though Miliband can will ever happen. The anti-pol- Indeed, were it not included in the gaokao, English would still be a deflected blame on to immi- ties trader who wants to cut taxes no longer be assailed for hav- itics mood – fostered by prom- popular and necessary topic of study for Chinese with anxiety about grants (with the help, of course, on the rich – ends up looking like ing an empty policy cupboard, ise-breaking, expenses-milking their — and China’s — ability to integrate into the global middle class. of a media that prefers inflam- an ordinary bloke down the pub, here lies another problem. The politicians – has led people to The challenge for China’s educators has been balancing the under- ing prejudices to informing their simply because he speaks like a Conservatives have long had a stop believing that politicians are standable desire to ace a one-time exam that can transform an entire readers): stealing BNP slogans vague approximation of a human knack for relentlessly hammer- capable of implementing progres- family’s fortunes, and the likelihood of the language being used in real such as “British jobs for British being. ing away at simple policy mes- sive change: Nick Clegg’s tuition life. For now, at least, the balance tilts to the former, resulting in a workers”, imposing unworkable However, a surge in the Ukip sages over and over again. Watch fees debacle helped cement that. plague of so-called dumb English, whereby grammar is mastered on immigration caps, sending pub- vote in a low-turnout Euro elec- a typical interview with a Tory The need to practically sign policy paper but is unable to be used properly. licly funded vans around mixed tion does not guarantee the party minister – they’re “clearing up messages in blood is greater than Like so many problems in China this one is often taken to symbolise communities urging illegal immi- any seats: their support is so dis- Labour’s mess” with deficit reduc- ever. broader issues with Chinese educational institutions that can pro- grants to “go home”. And now parate and uniform that first past tion, reforming a broken welfare Ukip’s politics of despair has duce internationally renowned test-takers, but have yet to turn out a we have the consequences. Nigel the post remains a formidable state, taking low-paid workers out filled a vacuum. That’s why Chinese Steve Jobs. Reducing the role of English on the gaokao won’t Farage, jubilant and clutching a obstacle to winning a single MP. of tax, and so on. The repetition Labour needs to offer hope: a soon change those facts. pint of real ale on the front page What, then, for Labour? The makes their opponents tear their living wage, for instance; let- A widely-read commentary by Xiong Binqi, a renowned education of every newspaper. likes of Ed Balls want to respond hair out. But it works: perversely, ting councils build Britain out of reformer, made that point in Tuesday’s edition of the state-owned There are other factors too, of to the high tide of Farageism with after all the economic and social its housing crisis; an industrial Guangzhou Daily. He notes that the real problem with China’s educa- course. Ed Miliband is “weird”, a firmer immigration-bashing consequences of austerity, the strategy to create the renewable tion system isn’t any particular subject or teaching method, but rather one of those courageously anon- message. This is political suicide. Cameron-Osborne duo remain energy jobs of the future; turning a centralised college admission system that evaluates students largely ymous “Labour sources” told Despite the media mantra of “Red decisively ahead on economic the bailed-out banks into account- on the basis of their gaokao scores. a Tory newspaper. It begs the Ed”, a striking characteristic of credibility. able public investment banks; tax “Many people feel that reforming the centralised admission system question: who are those down- Miliband’s leadership has been to Labour, on the other hand, justice; and public ownership of is impossible due to our national conditions,” he writes, referring to to-earth, totally normal politicos swing to the right on immigra- promises that all patients can see our key utilities. China’s large population, and relatively small number of slots at its at the top of the Labour hierar- tion, berating New Labour for let- a GP within 48 hours and, ironi- Unless Labour offers this hope, universities. chy who the electorate are dying ting in too many foreigners. cally, the policy sank without a the populist right will increas- “So they put the focus on reforming certain subjects even though to have a pint with? For years It has antagonised some trace in an even shorter period of ingly set the terms of political the public should be working to reform admissions.” Labour has pursued a strategy of Blairites so much that they time. It is futile unveiling a policy debate – and, next May, it will Until that much more difficult reform is undertaken, China may professionalising its politicians: attack Miliband from the left: in some wonkish set-piece speech be a Tory party safely ensconced remain home to some of the world’s most accomplished and tested its upper ranks are dominated by anti-Miliband Telegraph blogger unless it is repeated ad infini- back in Downing Street. English-language grammarians. Unfortunately, few will have the abil- privileged technocrats who have Dan Hodges has helped to set up tum. Going on constantly about THE GUARDIAN ity, much less the incentive, to speak. WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Protest in Bahrain Turkish activists Iran-IAEA talks call for protests on anniversary advancing too of ‘Gezi’ unrest ISTANBUL: Activists behind last summer’s anti-government demonstrations in Turkey called yesterday for a mass pro- slowly: France test this weekend to mark the first anniversary of the unrest, raising the prospect of renewed Tehran not cooperating enough clashes with the police. What began as a peaceful dem- PARIS: Iran is cooperating “too The November accord was onstration against plans to rede- slowly” with a UN watchdog inves- designed to buy time for talks on velop Gezi Park, a leafy corner of tigation into suspected nuclear a final accord to end the decade- central Istanbul’s Taksim Square, weapons research, France said old nuclear dispute over Iranian spiraled into nationwide protests yesterday, warning that world nuclear activities that Tehran says against Prime Minister Recep powers will not seal any long-term are peaceful but the West fears may Tayyip Erdogan a year ago after deal with Tehran until there were be aimed at developing a nuclear a police crackdown. tangible results. weapons capability. Taksim Solidarity, a collec- The International Atomic Energy Those talks began in February tive of labour unions, opposition Agency said on Friday that Iran had and are meant to hammer out an parties and civil society groups cut its most sensitive nuclear stock- agreement by a self-imposed July 20 which helped organise the pro- pile by around 80 percent under an deadline. An anti-government protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by the police during a funeral tests, said it would take to the interim pact agreed in November However, Nadal said Iran’s “coop- procession yesterday for a man who died on May 21 after clashes between security forces and dem- streets again on May 31 to mark with world powers and had begun eration with the IAEA on a possible onstrators, in the village of Sitra, south of Manama. the anniversary of the start of engaging with the IAEA inquiry military dimension (to its nuclear the unrest. after years of stonewalling. program) is progressing too slowly “We will be on the streets, Iran’s discussions with the IAEA despite the agency’s repeated with millions of people, with tens are separate from its talks with the efforts”. of different languages, different powers, but both are aimed at ensur- US officials say it is vital for MERS infections in Saudi Arabia voices and all of our colours,” it ing that it does not develop nuclear Iran to answer IAEA questions if said in a statement. weapons, an intention it strongly Washington and the five other pow- It is unclear how widely fol- denies. ers are to reach a broader nuclear lowed the call will be. Riot police “(The IAEA report) shows that settlement. However, Tehran’s drop to four a day have maintained a presence on Iran is respecting its commitments repeated denials of any nuclear bomb Taksim since last year and on according to the Geneva agreement,” aspirations will make it hard for it RIYADH: The rate of infec- May 1 prevented labour unions French Foreign ministry spokesman to admit to any wrongdoing in the tion of a deadly virus in Saudi Iran confirms two cases of MERS from getting anywhere near the Romain Nadal said, referring to past without losing face. Arabia has slowed since mid- square, a traditional rallying point last year’s pact under which Tehran “Concrete results (in the IAEA- May and Monday was the first DUBAI: Iranian officials say they have confirmed the coun- for May Day marches. curbed parts of its nuclear pro- Iran talks) are indispensable before day free of new cases in six try’s first two cases of MERS. Mucella Yapici, a spokeswoman gramme in exchange for some easing the possible finalization of a long- weeks, figures released by the “Four suspected cases of new coronavirus infection were for Taksim Solidarity, said the of sanctions battering its economy. term agreement,” Nadal said. “More kingdom’s Health Ministry observed in a family in the province of Kerman. Two of these group aimed to make clear that “That is indispensable for talks needs to be done between now and showed. cases were confirmed in two sisters,” said Mohammad Mahdi it had not dropped its demands, to reach a long-term agreement July.” Middle East Respiratory Gouya, the director-general of communicable diseases at the including the dismissal of charges between the six and Iran,” he said. REUTERS Syndrome (MERS) was discov- Iranian Health Ministry’s Centre for Diseases Control and against those involved in the ered in Saudi Arabia two years Prevention. protests. ago and has since infected 562 “One of the sisters is in critical condition and the other is Those demands look unlikely to people in the kingdom, killing currently receiving treatment under special circumstances,” the be met. A Turkish court yester- 179 of them. It can cause flu- ministry’s website quoted him on Monday as saying. day issued arrest warrants for 47 Next round of talks with six like symptoms, pneumonia and Gouya also said that Tehran had dispatched trained medical of 255 suspects in an ongoing case organ failure in some. teams to Saudi Arabia, where they studied MERS cases among over the unrest. powers set for June 16-20 A surge in new cases in Iranian Haj pilgrims, according to Iran’s Press TV. “The government is pushing April prompted the Custodian Arrangements were being made for Iranian pilgrims to a climate of tension with poli- BRUSSELS: The next round of talks between six world powers and of the Two Holy Mosques King undergo medical check-ups after they return home, he added. cies encouraging police violence,” Iran on resolving a dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme will be Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to sack REUTERS Yapici said, pointing to the heavy held in Vienna from June 16 to 20, the European Union said yesterday. the health minister and led police presence on May Day, a EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton held “very long and useful to criticism of infection con- cases in Saudi Arabia aver- with the total number of con- clampdown on protests after discussions” with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in trol procedures in many Saudi aged nearly 11, but since May firmed cases jumping to 511 on this month’s mine disaster in Turkey on Monday and yesterday on ways of advancing the nuclear talks, hospitals. 14 the average number of new May 14 from the 173 confirmed the western town of Soma, and Ashton’s spokesman Michael Mann said. Cases have also been discov- confirmed infections has been in laboratories at the end of violence following a funeral for a “They explored different possibilities as part of an ongoing process. The ered in other countries, includ- a little over four a day, the fig- March. protester who died after almost a next formal round of (six-power) talks with Iran will be from 16-20 June ing the United States, Britain ures show. International scientists have year in a coma. in Vienna,” Mann said in a statement. and France. Most of these Late on Monday the minis- complained that Saudi authori- According to police records, Ashton coordinates with Iran in the long-running negotiations on behalf cases are linked to people who try reported its first day free of ties have not done enough to more than three million people of the six powers — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and have recently visited Gulf Arab new confirmed infections since work with them on investigating across Turkey, which has a popu- Germany. countries. April 13. the disease, something the king- lation of 77 million, attended last REUTERS In the first two weeks of the The number of new patients dom’s Health Ministry denies. summer’s protests. month, the daily number of new had soared across Saudi Arabia, REUTERS REUTERS

40 prisoners on 200,000 Somali kids risk starvation hunger strike GENEVA: The United Nation’s providing 70 percent of all health Unicef warned that could balloon children’s agency yesterday said services in Somalia, has so far to 200,000 without aid from the hospitalised that 200,000 children may die received just 10 percent of the UN agency. of starvation this year in war- $150m it needs for its activities Somalia was the hardest hit JERUSALEM: Israel ravaged Somalia if it does not in the country this year, he said. by extreme drought in 2011 that hospitalised 40 hunger- raise enough funds to provide The lack of funding is dramatic, affected over 13 million people striking Palestinian vital aid. amid warnings that the troubled across the Horn of Africa, with detainees this week as “If funding is not received country, which was hit by an famine zones declared in large their fast entered a sec- immediately, Unicef will have extreme famine less than three parts of the war-ravaged south. ond month, the spokes- to suspend essential life-sav- years ago, could be sliding back Some 250,000 people, around woman of Israel’s Prison ing health services within one into a food crisis. half of them young children, died Authority said yesterday. month,” spokesman Christophe Some 50,000 children under the in Somalia during that famine, In all, some 240 detainees Boulierac said. age of five are already suffering according to the UN. are on a hunger strike. Unicef, which has been from severe malnourishment and AFP The condition of those hospitalised is “reason- able,” said spokeswoman Sivan Weizman, but did not Blatter in Palestine elaborate. Advocates for the pris- oners said their health was deteriorating. The advocacy group Addameer visited five hunger strikers in Israel’s Ramle Prison last week and said they were weak and barely able to move. Issa Karakeh, the Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs, told a news conference yesterday that some of the hunger- strikers were in serious danger. The prisoners demand their release and the halt of open-ended “adminis- trative detention,” which allows Israel to hold people without charge or trial. The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem said that as of April, 191 Palestinians were in administrative detention. Overall, Israel is holding more than 5,000 Palestinians convicted Fifa President Sepp Blatter (in glasses) and the head of the Palestinian Federation of Football, Jibril Rajoub, or accused of anti-Israeli watch a girl performing a kick-up at a football academy named after Blatter in Al Bireh, near the West Bank activity. city of Ramallah, yesterday. AP WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Snowden has Poroshenko in action; 50 rebels killed much to tell Putin wants halt to offensive as new Ukraine leader unleashes assault German inquiry:

DONETSK: Ukrainian air- in Kiev may have calculated that Magazine craft and paratroopers killed the election, by bestowing legiti- more than 50 pro-Russian macy on the authorities, makes BERLIN: Former US intel- rebels in an assault that raged it harder for Putin to justify ligence contractor Edward into a second day yesterday intervention. Snowden has new information to after a newly elected president Putin said in recent weeks he share with a German parliamen- vowed to crush the revolt in the would withdraw troops from the tary inquiry investigating US east once and for all. border. A NATO military officer surveillance and he believes all The unprecedented offensive said most of them were still there, Germans’ rights were violated, throws a challenge to Russian although some showed signs of he has told a German magazine. President Vladimir Putin, who packing to leave. German lawmakers on a commit- has said he reserves the right to The new Ukrainian govern- tee investigating the spying decided defend Russian speakers under ment assault began even as earlier this month they wanted to threat, but whose past assertions Poroshenko was holding his vic- question Snowden, but they could not that Kiev is led by an illegitimate tory news conference in Kiev. agree on whether he should be invited “junta” were undermined by the After rebels seized the Donetsk to testify in person or remotely. landslide election victory of bil- airport on Monday, Ukrainian Snowden, who risks being lionaire Petro Poroshenko. warplanes and helicopters strafed arrested and extradited if he sets Journalists counted 20 bodies them from the air, and paratroop- foot in any US-allied country, told in combat fatigues in one room of ers were flown in to root them Stern magazine he had been “per- a city morgue in Donetsk. Some out. sonally involved with information of the bodies were missing limbs, Shooting carried on through stemming from Germany” and a sign that the government had the night, and yesterday the that in that process the “consti- brought to bear heavy firepower road to the airport bore signs of tutional rights of every citizen in against the rebels for the first fighting. Heavy machinegun fire Germany were infringed”. time. could be heard in the distance in He had used systems able to “From our side, there are more mid-morning. intercept large amounts of data, than 50 (dead),” the prime min- On the airport highway, a truck he said, adding: “I’d be surprised if ister of the rebels’ self-styled — the kind that rebels have used German lawmakers learnt nothing Donetsk People’s Republic, to ferry dozens of fighters across new if I laid out all the information.” Alexander Borodai, said at the the region — had been torn apart Snowden said Germany’s for- hospital. by machinegun fire. Blood was Pro-Russian militants guard their base in an abandoned hospital in Semyonovka village, outside Slaviansk, eign intelligence agency, the BND, The government said it suffered sprayed across the road and splat- Ukraine, yesterday. had used the same methods as the no losses in the assault, which tered on a billboard seven metres Americans and that might be the began with air strikes hours after above. The Organisation for Security “anti-terrorist” campaign, saying Poroshenko, who served in cabi- reason why some in Berlin were Ukrainians overwhelmingly voted “The airport is completely and Cooperation in Europe said it ought to be able to put down the nets under both Yanukovich reluctant to hear him. to elect 48-year-old confectionery under control,” Interior Minister a team of four of its monitors - a revolt within hours, rather than and his anti-Russian pred- He was charged last year in magnate Poroshenko as their new Arsen Avakov told journalists in Dane, an Estonian, a Turk and months. He also said there could ecessors, and campaigned on the United States with theft of president. the capital Kiev. “The adversary a Swiss - had gone missing after be no negotiations with rebels he his reputation as a pragmatist government property, unauthor- Putin demanded an immedi- suffered heavy losses. We have no approaching a road checkpoint compared to terrorists, bandits capable of bridging the deep ised communication of national ate halt to the offensive. Moscow losses,” he added. near Donetsk on Monday. In early and pirates. east-west divide that has been defence information and wilful said a visit by Poroshenko was “We’ll continue the anti-ter- May, pro-Moscow rebels held a Ukraine’s future has seemed in Ukraine’s greatest weakness communication of classified intel- not under consideration, though rorist operation until not a single team of seven OSCE monitors for the balance since Putin responded since independence. ligence to an unauthorised person. it has said it is prepared to work terrorist remains on the territory eight days. to the overthrow of a pro-Russian Poroshenko became the first An option would be for him with him. of Ukraine,” First Deputy Prime The battle marks the first time president in Kiev in February by candidate to win a presidential to testify from abroad but the Until now, Ukrainian forces Minister Vitaly Yarema said on the government has unleashed declaring that Russia had the election with more than half of German opposition argues that have largely avoided direct the margins of a government the full lethal force of its aircraft right to defend Russian speakers the vote in a single round since Snowden can only express him- assaults on the separatists, partly meeting. and ground troops directly at the and swiftly annexing Ukraine’s 1991, when Ukrainians first voted self freely if he is in Germany. because they fear tens of thou- Borodai, the self-proclaimed Donetsk rebels, a group of local Crimea peninsula. to secede from Moscow’s rule. Snowden’s German lawyer has sands of Russian troops massed rebel prime minister, also said the volunteers and shadowy outsiders Moscow’s consistent message Although separatists man- ruled this out, saying it could on the border could invade. airport was now under govern- led by a Muscovite that Kiev and has been that the government aged to prevent a tenth of voters jeopardise his stay in Russia. But Poroshenko and his govern- ment control. Western countries say works for in Kiev, which took power after from reaching polls by blocking Angela Merkel’s conservatives ment appear to have interpreted Inside the city of a million peo- Russian military intelligence. President Viktor Yanukovich the election in two eastern prov- have so far rejected quizzing Snowden his victory as a clear mandate for ple, where normal life had previ- Moscow says the rebellion is fled an uprising by pro-European inces, his margin of victory left in Berlin, fearing it could further decisive action. He won more than ously carried on despite the crisis, purely local and it has no control demonstrators, was an illegiti- little room to question his legiti- damage relations with Washington 54 percent of the vote in a field of there was a new climate of fear. over the fighters. mate “fascist junta” and Russian macy. He was helped by calls from which have suffered from the rev- 21 candidates, against 13 percent Firefighters battled to put out a In his victory news conference, speakers were in danger. potential rivals for voters to unite elations that US spies tapped the for his closest challenger. blaze at a hockey stadium torched Poroshenko promised to invig- But that argument was behind the frontrunner. German chancellor’s own phone. Poroshenko and other leaders during the night. orate the government’s stalled undermined by the victory of REUTERS REUTERS

Rainy days Prince Charles Boko Haram attack kills stirs controversy with warning 31 security personnel DAMATURU/MAIDUGURI: the high court and residence of over climate Boko Haram gunmen attacked district head Abba Hassan. a Nigerian military base and “One was shouting in English LONDON: Prince Charles adjacent police barracks simul- to the others: ‘Let’s go, let’s go. warned business leaders yester- taneously in the northeast- Finish this and let’s go’,” a police- day to take action against cli- ern town of Buni Yadi, killing man who escaped the attack and mate change or watch the world at least 31 security personnel, fled to the state capital Damturu continue on a path to destruc- security sources and witnesses said. tion — the latest forthright said. From being a clerical move- comment from the heir to the The attack late on Monday in ment opposed to Western culture British throne in a month when Yobe state occurred not far from — Boko Haram means “Western his views have caused political where the Islamist insurgents education is a sin” in the north- and diplomatic waves. shot or burned to death 59 pupils ern Hausa language — the sect Charles sparked a diplomatic spat at a boarding school in February. has emerged as well armed, fully last week by comparing Russian The militants, whose violent fledged armed insurrection. President Vladimir Putin to Adolf struggle for an Islamic state in A military offensive launched a Hitler, with some lawmakers calling northern Nigeria has killed thou- year ago to try to flush Boko Haram for the 65-year-old prince to keep sands and made them the biggest out, which initially seemed to be his personal opinions private. threat to security in Africa’s top working, appears to have left them But he showed yesterday he is oil-producing state, are still hold- stronger than ever. The insurgents determined to voice his opinions, ing more than 200 girls kidnapped occupy a vast, hilly terrain along calling on an audience of global busi- Tourists walk wearing rain ponchos on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in London, yesterday. on April 14, an act which provoked the Cameroon border, from where ness leaders to take tough choices a storm of international outrage. they have repeatedly launched dev- over climate change and capitalism A witness and resident of Buni astating hit and run strikes. even if it made them unpopular. Yadi, who identified himself only Cameroon has deployed some He said the world was at the mercy as Mustafa for fear of retribution, 1,000 troops and armoured vehicles of people vociferously and aggres- Scots get new weapon in battle said the militants arrived in an to its border region with Nigeria sively denying the current operat- armoured personnel carrier and as it steps up its military presence ing model was accelerating climate six Toyota Hilux pickup trucks to counter the rising threat. change which could destroy the world. before dismounting and firing Nigeria and its neighbours say “... we can choose to act now for independence: Europe into the air. They fired rocket Boko Haram now threatens the before it is finally too late, using propelled grenades at both bases. security of the whole region. all of the power and influence that EDINBURGH: A surge in Polls show Scots remain doubt- While polls show Scots are so A senior security source in Chief of Defence Staff Air each of you can bring to bear to Euroscepticism in England ful about breaking up the United far unlikely to vote for separation, Yobe state said 17 soldiers were Marshal Alex Badeh said on create an inclusive, sustainable has handed secessionists in Kingdom, but the worry for sup- the proportion of those support- confirmed killed and 14 police Tuesday the military knew where and resilient society,” he said in a Scotland a new weapon in porters of the union is that the ing independence has increased officers, including a female police the abducted girls were but ruled speech in London to a conference their battle to break away from rise of Euroscepticism could con- this year. Many are undecided. officer, also died. out using force to rescue them for entitled Inclusive Capitalism. the United Kingdom: a warn- vince undecided Scots that a vote Though Scotland is consid- The spokesman for defence fear of endangering their lives. He added: “There will, of ing that only independence for independence on September ered to be more pro-European headquarters was not immedi- Since the girls were captured, course, be hard choices to make, can keep Scotland inside the 18 is the only way to stay in than England, UKIP doubled its ately available for comment, but according to a Reuters count, at and, take it from me, in the short European Union. Europe. vote from 2009 to win its first a military source at the headquar- least 470 civilians have been killed term, you will not be popular with The Scottish National Party, “The surge in support for the Scottish seat in the election to ters of the northeast operation in in various locations at the hands your peers, but if you stand firm which runs the devolved Scottish anti-EU party outside Scotland the European Parliament. Maiduguri confirmed the attack. of Boko Haram, which has said and take the kind of action that government, secured 29 percent could push more wavering vot- Scottish nationalists won Yobe police spokesman Nansak it wants to reinstate a medieval is needed, I have every confidence of the vote in European elections, ers towards the Scottish inde- two seats, Labour two and the Chegwam said he knew of it but Islamic caliphate in Africa’s most the rewards will be immense.” a slight dip from the 2009 vote but pendence campaign,” said Holger Conservatives one. The Liberal that the details were sketchy. populous nation. He told yesterday’s confer- bucking a trend in England where Schmieding, chief economist of Democrats lost their only In what has become rare for a Nigeria accepted help from the ence that “we stand at a pivotal the anti-EU UK Independence Berenberg Bank. European seat in Scotland. movement that has killed thou- United States, Britain, France moment in history”. He high- Party (UKIP) won. Breaking Scotland’s 307-year- In England, UKIP won the sands of civilians in the past year, and China last week and around lighted the growing plight of the Scottish nationalist leader Alex old union with England would rip European vote while in Wales Boko Harm called out to people 80 US troops have started arriv- world’s most vulnerable people Salmond has already warned that out about 10 percent of the United Nigel Farage’s party came a on the street not to run away as ing in neighbouring Chad to start and the unprecedented environ- the biggest threat to Scotland Kingdom’s gross domestic prod- close second to Labour but beat they had only come for the secu- a mission to try to free the girls. mental change that he said was remaining in the EU is Prime uct, weaken British diplomatic both the Conservatives and Plaid rity forces, Mustafa and the Yobe Surveillance drones are scanning undoubtedly compounded by Minister David Cameron’s pledge clout and raise questions over Cymru, the Welsh nationalist police source said. the Sambisa forest, where parents man-made global warming. to hold an in-out referendum on its permanent seat on the U.N. party. The insurgents also razed the say the girls were last sighted. REUTERS membership by the end of 2017. Security Council. REUTERS police barracks, the army base, REUTERS WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Beijing arrests five ‘terrorists’ Vietnam, China trade barbs anew in crackdown

BEIJING: Chinese police Sinking of Vietnamese fishing boat near Chinese oil rig raises tensions over Paracel islands have broken up a “terrorist gang” in the restive west- HANOI/BEIJING: Vietnam Xinhua said: “Crew aboard ern region of Xinjiang, the and China traded accusations the boat were saved after their local government said yes- yesterday over the sinking of a ship jostled a fishing boat from terday, arresting five people Vietnamese fishing boat not far Dongfang City in southern China’s conspiring to launch attacks from where China has parked Hainan province and overturned with explosives, days after a an oil rig in the disputed South in the waters near China’s Xisha deadly blast in the capital, China Sea, as tensions fester Islands.” Urumqi. between the two countries over Vietnam has said the rig is in China has announced a year- the giant drilling platform. its 200-nautical mile exclusive long anti-terrorism operation Hanoi said some 40 Chinese economic zone and on its conti- in Xinjiang, home to a large fishing boats surrounded the nental shelf. China says it is oper- Muslim Uighur minority, as Vietnamese craft on Monday ating within its waters. well as nationwide, following before one of them rammed it and Yesterday, the rig’s opera- a series of bloody attacks that it sank. Vietnamese fishing boats tor, China Oilfield Services Ltd Beijing blames on Islamists and operating nearby rescued the 10 (COSL), said the rig had finished separatists from the region. fishermen on board, the govern- its first round of drilling and Monday’s arrests in the ment and the coastguard said. moved to another site in the area. Hotan area of southern China’s official Xinhua news In a statement, COSL said Xinjiang, reported on the local agency, citing a government exploration would still take place government’s news website, source, said the vessel capsized off the Xisha islands, suggesting come after authorities said after “harassing and colliding the platform was not moving far. they had caught more than with” a Chinese fishing boat. The rig had “smoothly” com- 200 suspects in 23 “terror and China Foreign Ministry spokes- pleted the first phase of its work religious extremist groups” in man Qin Gang said Vietnam said COSL, the oil service arm May. caused the incident with its of state-run China National Police in Hotan arrested five “insistence on forcefully disrupt- Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) gang members, destroyed two ing China’s normal operations and Group, which owns the $1bn explosive-making sites and its dangerous actions on the seas. platform. seized 1.8 tonnes of explosive “We urge the Vietnamese side COSL said it had obtained rel- raw materials, the Tianshan once again to immediately stop all evant geological data from the news website reported. disruptive and damaging (activi- Motorists ride past billboards showing Vietnam’s resolve to defend its coastal waters and islands in Hanoi yesterday. drilling, but did not give details ties),” he added. or specify the current location of Nepal probes Scores of Vietnamese and the site. Each side has blamed the rig, which is drilling between the deliberately encircled by 40 fish- the rig. Chinese ships, including coast- other over those incidents. Until Paracel islands occupied by China ing vessels from China before it Neither officials from COSL ‘chopper’ climb guard vessels, have continued to Monday, no ship had sunk. and the Vietnamese coast. China was attacked by a Chinese ship,” nor CNOOC Group, parent of square off around the rig despite The disputed incident took calls them the Xisha islands. the head of Vietnam’s coastguard, flagship unit CNOOC Ltd, could KATHMANDU: Nepal said a series of collisions this month place around 17 nautical miles “A Vietnamese boat from the Nguyen Quang Dam, said by be reached for comment. yesterday it was investigating after the platform was towed to from the Haiyang Shiyou 981 central city of Da Nang was telephone. REUTERS whether a Chinese woman, this season’s sole climber of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side, used a heli- copter to reach a high camp after a deadly avalanche last Philippine-US pact challenged in court Seoul hikes award for month washed away part of the route. Using a helicopter would MANILA: A group of left-wing month signed a new Enhanced in favour of the US that the constitute a serious moral vio- Philippine lawmakers yesterday Defence Cooperation Agreement secrecy surrounding its negotia- ferry owner’s capture lation of tradition in climbing petitioned the Supreme Court (EDCA) to allow US forces wider tions can only be viewed as an the world’s highest peak. But to immediately halt a new access to local bases and con- attempt to thwart any criticism SEOUL: South Korea has official involved in the case. Wang Jing, 40, who completed defence pact with the United struct facilities to store logistics or even public debate regarding hiked to nearly half a million Yoo is wanted on charges of the climb last Friday, denied States, saying it was barred by for maritime security and disaster its content.” dollars its reward for informa- embezzlement, negligence and tax she had used the aircraft to the constitution. operations. On Monday, two former sena- tion leading to the capture of evasion stemming from a web of advance up the mountain. The petition by members of Congressmen Neri Colmenares, tors, who voted to evict two large Yoo Byung-un, the head of the business holdings centred around Wang completed her climb the lower house of Congress was Antonio Tinio, Terry Ridon, and American military bases from the family that owns the operator of a holding company owned by his with five Sherpa guides the second legal challenge this Luz Ilagan and street activists Philippines in 1991, had asked the a ferry that capsized and sank sons that ran the ferry operator. arranged privately to become week to the pact, and is bound led by Renato Reyes asked the high court to rule that the pact last month, killing more than The authorities have also the first to go up from the to draw attention to President Supreme Court for a temporary was unconstitutional, alleging the 300 people. offered 100 million won for tips Southeast Ridge route after Benigno Aquino’s battles with order to restrain implementation government had failed to uphold The figure of 500 million won leading to the arrest of one of the the deadliest accident in the the courts. of the pact. and protect the country’s sover- being offered by authorities after sons. The other is believed to be in mountain’s history. The courts have blocked many “The Enhanced Defence eignty and national interests in a week of futile searching for Yoo the United States. The trio have Authorities said they were of the government’s reforms Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) the agreement. is a tenfold increase from the 50 all evaded summons to appear for looking into reports that Wang since Aquino came to power in is a basing agreement that is Aquino said he was not worried million set initially, and is the questioning and have arrest war- took the helicopter and flew 2010, including a landmark law not allowed under the 1987 by the legal challenges to the mili- maximum allowed by criminal law rants outstanding. over the route damaged by the creating a truth commission to Constitution, except under strin- tary pact with the United States, as a reward for fugitives. Yoo’s daughter was arrested avalanche to the site of Camp examine the wrongdoings of past gent conditions,” the lawmakers the Philippines’ oldest ally in the “This is the largest amount ever in France, South Korea’s Yonhap IIat 6,400 metres. AGENCIES administrations. said in their petition yesterday. Asia-Pacific region. offered by an investigative author- news agency said. Manila and Washington last “EDCA is so grossly lopsided REUTERS ity as reward,” said a prosecution REUTERS

Hasina in Japan Kuala Lumpur releases flight MH370 data

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia yesterday released raw satel- lite data used to determine that missing Flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean, information demanded by passengers’ relatives who are frustrated over the failure to find any wreckage. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said it had worked with Inmarsat to provide 47 pages of data communication logs recorded by the British satel- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (centre) with students of Japan’s Waseda University campus lite operator, as well as explana- in Tokyo yesterday. Hasina is on a four-day visit to Tokyo. tory notes for public consumption. Analysts said it would take time to draw any conclusions from the raw, highly technical data. The families of the 239 pas- sengers and crew on board the Thai soldiers detain ex-minister Malaysia Airlines plane had called for the information to be made BANGKOK: Thai soldiers Other former ministers the international community or public after a massive and costly burst into a journalists’ club were detained by the military the Thai people.” search for the flight found nothing. in Bangkok yesterday and after the coup although most, He said he had not been in Officials, relying in part on the detained a former minister in including former premier touch with Yingluck, the sis- Inmarsat data, have said they the government deposed by Yingluck Shinawatra, have now ter of deposed former premier believe the plane ended up over the army last week after he been freed, even if their move- Thaksin Shinawatra. the southern Indian Ocean where had denounced the coup as a ments are being monitored. Thailand’s political upheaval it crashed into the sea. disaster. Chaturon had told reporters is the latest spasm in a nearly The numerical data used the Former Education Minister the coup would only exacerbate decade-long struggle between Doppler effect -- the change in Chaturon Chaisang had been conflict. former telecoms mogul turned frequency of waves from a moving on the run after refusing to “I believe that from now on populist politician Thaksin object -- to decipher the Boeing turn himself in to the military there will be more and more and the royalist establishment 777’s final flight path. after being summoned in the arrests, society will be in a which sees him as a threat. Inmarsat’s interpretation of wake of the May 22 coup. worse situation. The economy Asked about Thaksin, the data was subsequently veri- Shortly before the sol- will be in a bad situation if we Chaturon said he did not know fied by the international investi- diers appeared, Chaturon let these coup-makers do what what his role would be. gation team, which includes the had told a packed Foreign they like. It will be a disaster,” “In my now opinion, Thaksin DCA and the air safety boards Correspondents’ Club of he said. has contributed to democracy of Britain, China and the United Thailand that he expected to “They have a big weakness. but it might be different if he States. But, with no sign of the be arrested. “They’re just doing They have no knowledge or lessened his role,” he said. He plane found since its disappear- their duty,” a smiling Chaturon experience to run a country. did not elaborate. ance on March 8, relatives and said as he was led away. They don’t have the support of REUTERS friends are sceptical. AFP WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 India, Pakistan set to open new page in ties Modi, Sharif signal steps to rebuild trust; foreign secretaries to discuss future roadmap

NEW DELHI: A day after mistrust. Modi warmly recipro- taking oath of office, Prime cated my sentiments,” Sharif said. Minister Narendra Modi yes- Sujatha Singh termed the terday held wide-ranging dis- meeting between the two prime cussions here with his Pakistani ministers as “very constructive”. counterpart Nawaz Sharif on a “Both sides were trying to range of issues including terror- address each other’s concerns,” ism with a hope to start a new she said. chapter in their strained bilat- “We want peaceful relations eral ties. with Pakistan. However, for such The first meeting between relations to proceed it is impor- India’s new prime minister and tant that terror and violence is Sharif was held at Hyderabad brought to an end,” she said when House here with the two sides asked whether the meeting could agreeing that their foreign sec- open a new chapter in bilateral retaries will be in touch to discuss relations. the future roadmap for talks. The foreign secretary said that Modi clearly articulated India’s India’s “concerns on terrorism concerns on terrorism at the were clearly articulated”. meeting which was described as Singh did not confirm or deny if a “good, substantive and construc- Modi had raised with Sharif con- tive” meeting by Indian officials. cerns about involvement of ter- Sharif, who interacted with ror group Lashkar-e-Taiba in the media before going back to attack on the Indian consulate in Islamabad, said he had “a very Herat in Afghanistan last week. good meeting” with Modi and it Afghanistan President Hamid was time to open “a new page” in Karzai has stated that, accord- bilateral relationship. ing to information given to his Modi “underlined his concerns government by a Western intel- on terrorism and expressed the ligence agency, Lashkar-e-Taiba hope that Pakistan will abide by was behind the attack on the Indian Premier Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif prior to a meeting in New Delhi yesterday. RIGHT: Nawaz Sharif its commitment not to allow its Indian consulate. IANS waves next to chief cleric Syed Ahmed Bukhari (second left) during his visit to Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi. territory or territories control- led by it to be used for terrorist activities against India,” Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh told media. Team Modi takes charge, promises clean governance Modi also called for a speedy trial of Pakistanis accused of mas- terminding the Mumbai terror NEW DELHI: A new Indian govern- reviving economic growth that has fallen attack of 2008. ment took charge yesterday with most to its lowest in a decade, containing infla- The bilateral relationship ministers visiting the offices of their Process for repealing Article 370 on: Minister tion and repairing public finances. between the two countries has allotted portfolios, some even to two- NEW DELHI: Stirring a controversy, Minister of State in Jaitley also had a chat at South Block, been bedevilled by what India three offices, led by Prime Minister the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh (pictured), the office of the defence minister, where he views as Pakistan’s hesitation in Narendra Modi who began with an early yesterday said the new government has started the process for said there was no issue now in the appoint- taking action against the perpe- meeting at his South Block office. repealing article 370, which grants special status to Jammu ment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the trators of the 26/11 Mumbai ter- One of the first official directives issued and Kashmir. “The process of repealing article 370 has started. next army chief by the previous government ror attack. by Modi was to ensure best treatment for We are speaking to the stakeholders,” Jitendra Singh told TV during its last days in office. “I believe there Sharif had on Monday joined those injured in Monday’s Gorakhdham news channel CNN-IBN. should be no controversy about the appoint- leaders from Saarc countries at Express rail accident, besides announcing “The BJP has won more than half of the seats in Jammu and ment of any person,” said Jaitley, who will the swearing in of Modi as India’s a grant of Rs.200,000 to the families of Kashmir. So we will interpret this as an endorsement of the BJP’s be a member of Modi’s Cabinet Committee prime minister. He met Modi each of the 25 people killed in the mishap. stand. Article 370 is more like a psychological barrier,” he said. on Security, along with Rajnath Singh, given yesterday for what was called a “Modi has directed the railway ministry The Bharatiya Janata Party won three of the six Lok Sabha seats in the state. home ministry, and Sushma Swaraj, who “courtesy meeting” by officials. to ensure that the relief operations follow- His colleague and union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, refused to make will oversee external affairs. In a statement which he read ing the Gorakhdham Express rail accident any detailed comment of the issue and said the government will take a “structured According to sources, Rajnath Singh out, Sharif said he had underlined are carried out smoothly,” an official state- view” on the issue. Repealing article 370 after consultation with all stakeholders was and Sushma Swaraj were to join office that India and Pakistan needed ment said, adding the injured, numbering one of the promises made by the BJP in its election manifesto. Wednesday. There were also murmurs in peace to build their economies. some 100, will be given Rs.50,000 each. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the state will not be a part the corridors of power that some of the He said his 45-minute meet- Modi himself assumed charge at 8am at of India if article 370 is repealed. “So the new MOS PMO says process/discussions to alliance partners, not happy with the allot- ing with Modi was held in a his South Block office and held a meeting revoke article 370 have started. Wow, that was a quick beginning. Not sure who is talk- ted portfolios, had asked their ministers warm and cordial atmosphere.” with his principal secretary, Nripendra ing,” Abdullah said in a tweet. “Mark my words and save this tweet - long after Modi to wait. Among the other ministers, Ravi He told Modi that he desired to Mishra, and other officials in his secre- government is a distant memory either J&K won’t be part of India or article 370 will Shankar Prasasd had to visit three offices. take forward the peace process tariat. The Prime Minister’s Office fixed still exist,” he said. “Article 370 is the only constitutional link between J&K and rest of A lawyer himself, Prasad first visited the that he had initiated with then 5.50pm as the time for the first cabinet India. Talk of revocation not just ill informed it’s irresponsible,” the chief minister added. office of the law ministry, then Sanchar Indian prime minister Atal Bihari meeting. Bhavan that houses the communications Vajpayee in 1999 until it was Modi then shifted to Hyderabad House ministry and later to IT department’s derailed by a military coup. for a series of meetings with visiting dig- HRD Minister Smriti is not even a graduate Electronics Niketan. “I intend to pick up the threads nitaries from neighbouring countries who He, too, made an important state- of the Lahore peace declaration.” had flown in to witness his inauguration NEW DELHI: The Congress yesterday taunted the BJP-led ment. “For good governance, a good legal The Pakistani premier said as India’s 15th prime minister at a grand, government saying the new Human Resource Development regime is very necessary,” he said, add- his own election and Modi’s elec- well-attended event the evening before. Minister Smriti Irani (pictured), is not even a graduate, while ing his government will be investment- toral victory — both “with a clear The dignitaries included Pakistan Prime the BJP retorted that the responsibility was given on the friendly, with fair and transparent policy. mandate” — “should be a historic Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan President basis of leadership ability. “What a cabinet of Modi? HRD He also promised to set right the mess opportunity for both our coun- Hamid Karzai, Sri Lankan President Minister (looking after education) Smriti Irani is not even a in the telecom sector. In the backdrop of tries” to meet hopes and aspira- Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maldives President graduate!” Congress leader Ajay Maken said in a tweet, refer- the Gorakhdham Express accident, Rail tions of people on the two sides. Abdullah Yameen, Bhutan Prime Minister ring to her election affidavit. Minister D V Sadanand Gowda’s first Sharif said he urged Modi “to Tshering Tobgay, Mauritius Prime Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called the remarks covered safety, even as his dep- strive to change confrontation to Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, comment unfortunate. “It is very unfortunate if he (Maken) has uty, Manoj Sinha, visited the spot with his cooperation” and added his gov- Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said this... the way she (Irani) speaks in parliament, both in English and Hindi, and senior cabinet colleague Kalraj Mishra, ernment was “ready to discuss all and Bangladesh speaker Shirin Sharmin her leadership ability, are in front of the entire country. It is because of these quali- allotted small enterprises. issues in a spirit of cooperation”. Chaudhury. ties that the prime minister has given her this responsibility,” said the BJP leader. Among others who took charge, Ram “After all we owe it to our peo- Soon after taking charge of his finance Inducted in the union cabinet Monday, Irani, at 38, is the youngest cabinet minister Vilas Paswan promised to ease the flow ple ... to rid the region of insta- portfolio, Arun Jaitley said he was only in the present government. IANS of foodgrain at fair price shops and curb bility and insecurity that has holding additional charge of the third inflation, as part of the challenges posed plagued us for decades. portfolio, defence, and that it would be by his consumer affairs ministry, while oil “Accusations and counter-accu- handed over to a new person once there the portfolio of corporate affairs. at hand was to restore the confidence of minister Dharmendra Pradhan focused on sations will be counter produc- is a cabinet expansion. Jaitley also holds Otherwise, he said the immediate task domestic and overseas investors, besides energy security. IANS tive... 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Pilot killed in IAF MiG crash Kejriwal released from Tihar SRINAGAR: An Indian Air NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief. In the morning, the high Force (IAF) pilot was killed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal court suggested that Kejriwal, yesterday when his MiG-21 (pictured), was yesterday who had initially refused to fur- fighter plane crashed in Jammu released from Tihar jail here nish the bail bond in the trial and Kashmir’s Anantnag dis- after a court ordered his release court, seek bail and allowed the trict, officials said. The co-pilot from judicial custody in a defa- Bhushans to meet him in jail. was seriously injured. mation case. “Everything can’t be an excep- Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Kejriwal was received by Aam tion for this man,” the bench who took charge earlier in the Aadmi Party leaders Manish remarked. Kejriwal on Monday day, said he was “extremely sorry” Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and moved a habeas corpus petition to learn about the accident and Ashutosh along with hundreds for his immediate release, say- called it a “matter of great con- of party workers outside the jail’s ing he has been “illegally” sent to cern” while President Pranab gate No.1 in the evening. judicial custody on a “completely Mukherjee also expressed his He was sent to judicial custody wrong premise of law” by the condolences. on May 21 and was lodged in a court’s orders of May 21 and 23. A statement from the air force 16-by-10-feet separate cell of ward He challenged a trial court said the MiG-21 crashed about No.14 in jail No.4. Court asked him “not to make order sending him to judicial cus- 10km short of the Awantipur air Earlier yesterday, Metropolitan it a prestige issue”. A division tody till June 6 after he refused base at around 10.45am. “The Magistrate Gomati Manocha bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir to furnish a personal bond in a pilot from Srinagar was on a allowed Kejriwal to be released and Justice Sunita Gupta asked defamation case filed by BJP routine training sortie,” the state- on bail after his counsel told the advocates Shanti Bhushan and leader Nitin Gadkari, now a cabi- ment said. court that he would furnish a per- Prashant Bhushan, appearing for net minister in Prime Minister Local officials said the pilot’s sonal bond. Kejriwal, to file the personal bond Narendra Modi’s government. body had been recovered. A police A party leader said that before the concerned magistrate. The high court also issued officer identified him as Squadron Kejriwal was in good health and Prashant Bhushan informed notice to Gadkari and the Delhi Leader Raghu Bansi. Officials said Flames are still visible after a MIG-21 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force he directly went home. the court that Kejriwal agreed to government on the plea and the body was airlifted to the IAF (IAF) crashed into the ground in the village Marhama-Bijbehara, about 50km Kejriwal agreed to furnish file the personal bond and pro- sought their response within field station. IANS south of Srinagar, yesterday. the bond after the Delhi High duced a bond signed by the AAP three weeks. IANS

WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 US plans full Afghan A hot day in Rawalpindi pullout by 2016 9,800 troops to remain at the beginning of next year

WASHINGTON: United “We will only sustain a military Karzai, who is due to step down States’ forces will com- presence after 2014 if the Afghan this year after a June election. plete their withdrawal from government signs the Bilateral Both of the candidates in that Afghanistan by the end of 2016, Security Agreement,” a senior run-off vote, Abdullah Abdullah 15 years after the September administration official said ahead and Ashraf Ghani, have said that 11 attacks, President Barack of Obama’s announcement. if they win they would sign the Obama was to say yesterday. “Assuming a BSA is signed, security agreement proposed by The United States invaded at the beginning of 2015, we will Washington. Afghanistan to oust the Taliban have 9,800 US service members Around 51,000 US-led NATO regime in Kabul and to hunt its in different parts of the country, troops are currently deployed in ally Al Qaeda leader Osama bin together with our NATO allies Afghanistan supporting Kabul in Laden, author of the 2001 attacks and other partners,” the official its fight against the Taliban. on New York and Washington. continued. Although American forces have The Taliban crumbled quickly “By the end of 2015, we would been fighting in Afghanistan for in the face of a US-backed rebel reduce that presence by roughly 12 years — and are due to end offensive, but later regrouped to half, consolidating US troops in their combat role within seven launch a bitter insurgency and Kabul and on Bagram Airfield. months — Obama’s visit was con- draw the United States into its “And one year later, by the end ducted in extreme secrecy. longest war. of 2016, we will draw down to a His trip was not announced in The insurgents are still far normal embassy presence with a advance — apparently not even to from defeated, but Washington security assistance office in Kabul, the Afghan government — and he now wants to withdraw its troops as we have done in Iraq.” touched down for only four hours, from the battlefield and into a Obama visited US forces in never leaving NATO’s sprawl- support role for Afghan govern- Afghanistan on Sunday and ing Bagram airbase north of the ment forces, and eventually to spoke briefly by telephone with capital. leave. outgoing Afghan leader Hamid AFP Pakistani labourers sit in the shade of a roadside installation featuring a car on a pole in Rawalpindi yesterday. Hot and dry weather is expected in the Punjab province as maximum temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius. Pakistani woman stoned to death by family Lashkar-i-Taiba denies

LAHORE: A 25-year-old severe head injuries and was pro- to argue that she had married of Even those that do result in a attack on Indian consulate woman was stoned to death nounced dead in hospital, police her own free will, he said. conviction may end with the kill- by her family outside one of said. All the suspects except her Around 1,000 Pakistani women ers walking free. Pakistani law KABUL: The Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Taiba was responsi- Pakistan’s top courts yesterday father escaped. He admitted kill- are killed every year by their fam- allows a victim’s family to forgive militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba ble for the assault on the Indian in a so-called “honour” killing ing his daughter, Cheema said, ilies in honour killings, accord- their killer. has denied that the attack on consulate in Herat province, for marrying the man she loved, and explained it was a matter of ing to Pakistani rights group the But in honour killings, most of the Indian consulate in western (Khaama Press) reported. police said. honour. Aurat Foundation. the time the women’s killers are Herat province was carried out However, the man who claimed Farzana Iqbal was waiting for Many Pakistani families think a The true figure is probably her family, said Wasim Wagha of by them. to be Lashkar-i-Taiba’s spokes- the High Court in the eastern city woman marrying her own choice many times higher since the the Aurat Foundation. Abdullah Ghaznavi, a man man said in a phone call, “Hamid of Lahore to open when a group of of man brings dishonour on the Aurat Foundation only compiles The law allows them to nomi- identifying himself as Lashkar-i- Karzai’s claim is not based on around dozen men began attack- family. figures from newspaper reports. nate someone to do the murder, Taiba spokesman, rejected allega- truth. We condemn the attack.” ing her with bricks, said Umer Iqbal had been engaged to her Campaigners say few cases then forgive him. tions against the group. He said, Our operations are lim- Cheema, a senior police officer. cousin but married another man, come to court, and those that do “This is a huge flaw in the law,” This comes as Afghan presi- ited to Jammu and Kashmir alone, Her father, two brothers and Cheema said. Her family regis- can take years to be heard. No he said. “We are really struggling dent Hamid Karzai said that and these will continue until the former fiancé were among the tered a kidnapping case against one tracks how many cases are on this issue.” he had been informed by a dawn of freedom for the territory.” attackers, he said. Iqbal suffered him but Iqbal had come to court successfully prosecuted. REUTERS Western intelligence agency that AGENCY WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Bullfighting festival Robots to replace Fajr (Dawn) 3:17 Shorook (Sunrise) 4:44 astronauts for Zuhr (Noon) 11:31 space work Asr (Afternoon) 2:56 Maghrib (Sunset) 6:19 TORONTO: Soon, space- Isha (Night) 7:49 walks can be a thing of the past. While robots are replac- ing humans on earth in various walks of life, a Canadian robot WEATHER is repairing and fixing cameras on the ”Canadarm2” and its mobile base at the International Today Thursday Friday Weather Conditions: Space Station (ISS). Partly cloudy Clear Partly cloudy Dextre is currently in the Hazy to misty middle of a week-long repair at places with job to replace and fix cameras some clouds. on the “Canadarm2” and would High: 45° High: 43° High: 44° finish the job tomorrow. Low: 32° Low: 31° Low: 32° “`Dextre’, `Canadarm2’ and the base make up the space station’s robotic Mobile Servicing System, making this the first ever robot self- DOHA - SUN & SEA Spanish bullfighter Matias Tejela fights against his first bull on the 18th day of the San Isidro festival at Las repair in space,” the Canadian SUN TIDE SEA Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Space Agency announced in a statement. WIND SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW “Using the ‘Canadarm2’ and 04:44 18:19 03:30 & 17:15 10:00 & 00:00 05-10/15 KT Dextre reduces the overall number of spacewalks, defi- THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Singapore blogger offers PM nitely,” Mathieu Caron, mis- sion control supervisor at the HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Canadian Space Agency, was quoted as saying. MUSCAT 48/32 Partly cloudy 48/33 Partly cloudy damages for defamatory post The robots are control- MAKKAH 35/26 Partly cloudy 36/27 Partly cloudy led from the Canadian Space KUWAIT 42/28 Mostly cloudy 42/29 Partly cloudy SINGAPORE: A Singaporean premier of corruption. However, Singh rebutted on Agency headquarters in BAHRAIN 45/29 Partly cloudy 42/29 Partly cloudy blogger accused by Prime Singh had said the commen- Monday that his apology “was not Longueuil, Quebec, and NASA’s SANAA 29/14 Partly cloudy 30/16 Mostly cloudy Minister Lee Hsien Loong of tary, penned by Ngerng and and never meant to be genuine” Mission Control Centre in RIYADH 45/31 Partly cloudy 44/31 Partly cloudy defamation yesterday offered posted on his blog The Heart Truths, after Ngerng circulated a YouTube Houston, Texas. DUBAI 39/31 Partly cloudy 40/30 Partly cloudy compensation after initially implied that “Lee Hsien Loong, the video over the weekend where he Spacewalks are very complex BAGHDAD 38/27 Clear 43/27 Partly cloudy refusing to do so, as the pre- Prime Minister of Singapore and spoke about his legal predica- and use a lot of space station mier’s lawyer accused him of the chairman of GIC, is guilty of ment. Singh said the blogger was resources while robots never THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW lacking contrition. criminal misappropriation of the “opportunistically” using the case need to return to the inside of “Our client proposes to offer monies paid by Singaporeans to the to gain sympathy and renew his the space station, making them HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Sg$5,000 ($4,000) as damages to CPF (Central Provident Fund)”. attacks against Lee, and that the more flexible, the Canadian the Prime Minister,” Roy Ngerng GIC is a sovereign wealth fund the prime minister was entitled to Space Agency said. IANS ATHENS 30/20 Clear 29/18 Clear Yi Ling’s legal counsel M Ravi that manages more than $100bn “aggravated damages”. WASHINGTON 28/16 Thunderstorm 19/16 Chance of rain said in a letter to Lee’s lawyer. of the city-state’s foreign reserves. Singh did not immediately SYDNEY 22/13 Clear 23/13 Clear “The sum of Sg$5,000 is based CPF is the state pension fund. respond to whether Lee would LONDON 16/11 Chance of rain 18/10 Chance of rain on our client’s modest living and Ngerng has said the article was accept Ngerng’s offer of damages. PARIS 19/10 Chance of storm 21/11 Clear income that he derives from work- meant to call for greater trans- Singapore has ranked top in ing as a healthcare worker,” Ravi parency on how the pension fund surveys as one of the world’s ISTANBUL 26/19 Partly cloudy 25/18 Partly cloudy wrote in the letter, released to is invested by the government least corrupt countries, but inter- MANILA 34/26 Chance of storm 32/27 Chance of storm the media. Lee’s lawyer Davinder through its two sovereign wealth national human rights groups DHAKA 34/26 Thunderstorm 37/27 Chance of storm Singh last week demanded an firms. He took down the articles have regularly accused its lead- DELHI 43/27 Partly cloudy 43/29 Partly cloudy apology and compensation from and links to it, and on Friday ers of using financially ruinous ISLAMABAD 38/23 Partly cloudy 39/25 Partly cloudy 33-year-old Ngerng for a May apologised unreservedly, while libel actions to silence critics and 15 article seen as accusing the urging Lee not to seek damages. political opponents. AFP Wednesday 28 May 2014 29 Rajab 1435 Volume 19 Number 6079 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 QInvest sees Vodafone to launch 4G on June 3 Turkey playing Recommends dividend of QR0.17 per share; market share rises to 33.8pc leading role in BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Islamic finance DOHA: Vodafone Qatar is set to launch its 4G network serv- DOHA: QInvest, one of Qatar’s ices from June 3. This was leading Shariah-compliant announced by Kyle Whitehill, investment bank, sees Turkey Chief Executive Officer of the as being a key driver of growth company during a press confer- in Islamic finance worldwide, ence yesterday. and will be exploring the oppor- The telecom major has also tunities at the Turkish-Arab announced that its Board of Economic Forum, which is open- Directors has recommended dis- ing today in Istanbul. tributing maiden dividend of 17 QInvest’s Turkey Country Head, dirhams (QR0.17) per share to its Can Guclu, will be a panelist at the 38,000 shareholders, which is sub- two-day forum, which will con- ject to approval by the company’s clude on May 29. annual ordinary general assembly Guclu, said: QInvest is proud to meeting to be held on June 18. have a strong track record in being “We have witnessed a mas- involved with Islamic finance in sive improvement in our 2G and Turkey. We expect to play a major 3G services, and we are going to From Left: Vodafone Qatar Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani. Khalid Barzak, head of Investor and shareholder relations, Kyle Whitehill, CEO, role in the increased Shariah- launch our 4G services from June and Steve Walters, CFO, Vodafone, in Doha yesterday. ABDUL BASIT compliant finance activities in 3rd,” said Whitehill, adding that as Turkey by corporates and the a result of better services the com- The company reported a remark- to deliver solid growth in our fifth to its shareholders of QR0.17 per Steve Walters, CFO of Vodafone government including growth in pany has witnessed a significant 22 able 30 percent growth in its rev- full year of operations with strong share.” Qatar, stressed that the company sukuk issuance, asset management percent increase in the customer enue year-on-year to QR1.98bn for revenue growth of 30 percent over Earnings before interest, tax, is investing heavily to enhance and real estate financing and advi- base (year-on-year) reaching over the year ended March 31, 2014. the year to reach QR1.98bn. As a depreciation and amortisation its services across the country. sory. This growth will be driven by 1.32 million. Qatar Vodafone’s mobile cus- result, our mobile revenue mar- (EBITDA) margin improved 6ppts “During last year we invested about the rapid increase in demand for However, he did to provide tomer market share has increased ket share grew to 33.6 percent to 25 percent with EBITDA for the QR350m to improve our services, Islamic finance solutions we are further details about the 4G net- to 33.8 percent while the average for the year, up from 30.4 percent full financial year of QR496m, a and in the current year we expect- witnessing in the country.” work coverage area, and whether revenue per user (ARPU) improved last year. This growth enabled the remarkable 75 percent improve- ing increase the amount by 50 per- The 9th edition of the Forum the ‘Key’ to avail the 4G network by 4 percent to QR126. company to further increase its ment over the last year. cent,” said Walters. will witness participation of prime service will be free. Whitehill said: The company has reported a profitability with EBITDA margin The net loss of the company The company said that it is ministers, Turkish and Arab min- “There will be a formal announce- distributable profit of QR157m for improving six percentage points improved by 39 percent to a loss committed to playing a key role isters, prominent business people ment for the launch of the 4G the period compared to QR2m for over the year to reach 25 percent. of QR246m, while the return in Qatar’s society and to bring the and investment and finance lead- service in a ceremony to be held the corresponding period last year. Consequently, we have achieved per share is minus QR0.29 (29 world’s most advanced technologies ers to discuss the macroeconomic on June 2 at Katara, where we will Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al positive Distributable Profit of dirhams) compared with minus to help realize the Qatar National developments and major invest- share all the details regarding the Thani, Chairman of Vodafone Qatar, QR157m, and as such, the board QR0.47 (47 dirhams) of the same Vision 2030. ment opportunities in the two 4G service.” in a statement, said: “We continue recommends a dividend payment period last year. THE PENINSULA regions. QInvest has an office in Istanbul and offers cross-border services to clients from its pres- ence in Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The bank has been involved in a number of high profile sukuk Jet Airways issuances in Turkey, including its QE outperforms again on MSCI hopes recent role as joint lead manager for Turkiye Finans’s $500m sukuk posts record DUBAI: Stock markets in the companies to raise their foreign 5,099 points; it faces strong resist- discouraging international inves- and the $1.25bn Turkish sovereign Qatar and United Arab Emirates ownership limits to 49 percent. ance on last month’s multi-year tors tracking the MSCI emerging sukuk. outperformed the region once At present, foreign ownership peak of 5,249 points. index,” Jeddah-based Alkhabeer QInvest has also been active in quarterly loss again yesterday because of the is usually limited to 25 percent, Local retail investors are count- Capital said in a report. other areas of Islamic finance in approach of MSCI’s upgrade though some firms have already ing on fresh inflows of passive funds Nevertheless, a significant the country, including Murabaha, NEW DELHI: Jet Airways of those markets, even though been raising their ceilings above around the end of this week, when number of retail investors remain and mezzanine and equity finance. (India) Ltd, part-owned by Abu many institutions believe many that level. international index compiler MSCI willing to put fresh money into It is active in the Turkish asset Dhabi’s Etihad, reported its big- shares are now richly valued. Once implemented, the order will upgrade the UAE and Qatar the markets. In Dubai, they once management industry and is in gest-ever quarterly loss as costs Qatar Exchange added 106.22 could have a major impact in to emerging market from frontier more focused on stocks that will talks with a leading portfolio man- jumped and it took a charge on points, or 0.79 percent, to advance attracting foreign money to Qatar, market status. be included in the new MSCI agement company to advise on sha- its investment in a subsidiary. to 13,499.56 points from 13,393.34 and in the long run even help to These flows are likely to be emerging index, including Emaar riah-compliant asset management. The No. 2 Indian carrier by on Monday. secure developed market status relatively minor — a few hundred Properties, which rose 1.5 percent, QInvest has a strong track domestic market share, which last Among the top gainers were for the bourse. Although MSCI is million dollars — and may not be and builder Arabtec , which shot up record in managing sharia’a- year sold a 24 percent stake to Qatar Insurance, which was up about to upgrade Qatar, it is limit- enough to offset profit-taking in 9.2 percent. “The recent volatility compliant funds via its QInvest Etihad, said yesterday that stan- 2.38 percent to QR77.30, Vodafone ing the weightings of four major the markets after their strong rises witnessed in Gulf equities should Managed Account Platform dalone net loss was Rs21.54bn Qatar gained 2.94 percent to firms in its index because of low fo earlier this year. For that reason, continue in the ensuing weeks (QMAP), the world’s first open ($366.5m) for its fiscal fourth- QR19.25, Electricity and Water Dubai’s main index climbed 1.1 many institutional investors have given that we are now entering architecture Islamic managed quarter to end-March, compared added 1.89 percent to QR194 and percent to 5,009 points, just below become cautious. high seasonality effects due to the account platform. The Firm brings with a loss of Rs4.96bn a year ear- Masraf Al Rayan up by 3.24 per- technical resistance at 5,011 points, “The DFM index is trading at summer, and retailers tend to cash best practice from the conventional lier. The latest quarterly loss was cent to QR60.50. the neckline of the minor head & a valuation level of 19.4x, much in profits,” said John Sfakianakis, fund industry to sharia’a investors Jet’s fifth in a row. The Qatari index also rose after shoulders pattern triggered earlier higher than the Qatari and Saudi chief investment strategist at Saudi through a range of global partner- Jet, which has been without the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin this month. Arabian indices which are trad- Arabian investment firm MASIC. ships with managers around the a full-time chief executive since Hamad Al Thani, ordered listed Abu Dhabi gained 1 percent to ing at PE multiples close to 14.5x, QNA/REUTERS world. THE PENINSULA January, named Cramer Ball as its new CEO, pending regulatory approvals. Ball previously worked as the CEO of Air Seychelles, according to Jet. Competition is set to increase in the six-player market as two new Global banks haven’t changed since crisis: IMF airlines, separate joint ventures of AirAsia Bhd and Singapore LONDON: The head of the “Some prominent firms have industry pushback, and from the Airlines, are gearing up to start International Monetary Fund even been mired in scandals fatigue that is bound to set in at operations this year. All Indian has warned that a persistent that violate the most basic ethi- this point in a long race.” airlines except the market leader violation of ethics among bank- cal norms — Libor and foreign Lagarde told the inclusive IndiGo have been losing money. ers and rising inequality pose exchange rigging, money launder- capitalism conference that ris- Jet, which has not reported an a major threat to growth and ing, illegal foreclosure.” ing inequality was also a barrier annual profit since 2007, said con- financial stability. Lagarde warned the too-big-to- to growth, and could undermine solidated net loss for the fiscal year Christine Lagarde told an audi- fail problem among some of the democracy and human rights. The to March was Rs41.3bn, a more ence in London that six years on world’s largest financial institu- issue has risen up the agenda in than five-fold jump from Rs7.8bn from the deep financial crisis tions was still unresolved and recent months with the publi- net loss reported for the previous that engulfed the global economy, remained a major source of sys- cation of the French economist fiscal year. For the fourth quarter, banks were resisting reform and tematic risk, with implicit subsi- Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in Jet’s total expenses jumped about still too focused on excessive risk dies of $70bn in the US, and up to the Twenty-First Century. 29 percent from a year earlier to taking to secure their bonuses at $300bn in the eurozone. “One of the leading economic Rs59.32bn on a standalone basis, the expense of public trust. In a speech littered with quota- stories of our time is rising while total income grew 16 per- She said: “The behaviour of the tions from Winston Churchill to income inequality, and the dark cent to Rs45.66bn. financial sector has not changed Pope Francis and Oscar Wilde, shadow it casts across the global Jet said it took a charge of fundamentally in a number Lagarde said international economy,” Lagarde said. Rs7bn on its investment in unit of dimensions since the crisis. progress to reform the financial Borrowing from Oxfam Jetlite (India) Ltd, which is also While some changes in behav- system was too slow. “The bad research, she noted that the losing money and had a negative iour are taking place, these are news is that progress is too slow, world’s richest 85 people, who net worth as of end-March. not deep or broad enough. The and the finish line is still too far could fit into a single London Shares in Jet fell 3.3 percent industry still prizes short-term off. Some of this arises form the double-decker bus, control the ahead of the results in a Mumbai profit over long-term prudence, sheer complexity of the task at same wealth as the poorest half market that closed 0.6 percent today’s bonus over tomorrow’s hand. Yet, we must acknowledge of the global population of 3.5 bil- IMF Chief Christine Lagarde addressing the inclusive capitalism conference lower. REUTERS relationship. that it also stems from fierce lion people. THE GUARDIAN in London yesterday. WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Boost for growth Huge task awaits India’s finance minister NEW DELHI: Hardened by a term in prison as a student leader and pol- ished over a career as a successful and as US durable urbane courtroom lawyer, Arun Jaitley, India’s new finance minister, could prove an effective foil for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 61-year-old has also been given the goods orders up important portfolio of defence, making him the most powerful member of Modi’s cabi- net. Finance is arguably the most crucial portfolio in Modi’s new government as it Consumer confidence rises seeks to drag India out of its economic tor- por and create enough jobs for the 10 mil- lion young people who join the workforce WASHINGTON: Orders for long- which accounts for more than two- each year. lasting US manufactured goods thirds of US economic activity. “We have to restore back the pace of unexpectedly rose in April and Another report showed house growth, contain inflation and obviously consumer confidence perked up in prices continued to appreciate in concentrate on fiscal consolidation,” Jaitley May, supporting views of a rebound March. The pace, however, is mod- told reporters on Monday, signalling on his in economic growth this quarter. erating a bit. That could help the first day in the job a determination not to Other data yesterday showed housing market, where rising house allow India to drift. underlying strength in the housing prices and high mortgage rates have On the election campaign trail he said market as home prices continued to undercut home sales. that it would be important to send an early increase in March. The Standard & Poor’s/Case signal that major infrastructure projects India’s new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the finance ministry in New Delhi yesterday. Services industries, which domi- Shiller gauge of house prices in 20 tied up in red tape would finally move nate the economy, grew at a steady metropolitan areas increased 12.4 ahead with “five big clearances, some big- minister in charge of trade in the last BJP of India’s slowdown and addresses a deficit that clip in May. “It appears that the percent in March from a year ago. ticket clearances”. government, he led India in talks at the World Chidambaram capped by putting off spending. economy continues to bounce back The reports helped to support US His polish, Western-style education and Trade Organisation, blocking attempts by The ringing endorsement, not only of voters from the harsh winter,” said John stocks. strong command of English makes him an developed countries to gain greater access to for Modi’s pro-growth agenda but also of inves- Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Prices for US Treasury debt fell, effective foil to the rough-hewn Modi in emerging markets without reducing agricul- tors who have piled into Indian stocks, bonds Economics in New York. while the dollar was little changed articulating the government’s position to tural subsidies. He takes charge of an economy, and the rupee, should buy Jaitley time to put Durable goods orders increased 0.8 against a basket of currencies. foreign investors, captains of industry and Asia’s third largest, that is battling its longest the country’s public finances in order. percent as demand for defence capi- The durable goods report showed India’s own central bank governor. slowdown since the 1980s. Growth has almost “There is going to be some kind of fiscal slip- tal goods surged and orders for fabri- core capital goods shipments fell 0.4 A patrician figure who would not be out halved to under 5 percent in the past two years page in the short term, but it would be positive cated metal products, transportation percent last month. Shipments of of place in London’s High Court, Jaitley — too slow to create enough jobs for aspira- for the medium term if Jaitley is appointed equipment and electrical equipment, core capital goods are used to calcu- is the son of a successful lawyer. He was tional young Indians. finance minister,” said Himanshu Malik, a appliances and components rose, the late equipment spending in the gov- educated in an elite New Delhi school and Inflation is meanwhile running dangerously strategist at HSBC in Hong Kong. Commerce Department said. ernment’s GDP measurement. They at the prestigious Delhi University, where close to 10 percent, way above the central Arvind Panagariya, an economics profes- Durable goods range from toast- increased 2.1 percent in March. he was a students union leader in the youth bank’s comfort zone. “I don’t want to use any sor at New York’s Columbia University, who is ers to aircraft and are meant to Business are placing fewer orders wing of the BJP. Jaitley has said he was harsh language,” the bespectacled Jaitley told tipped to get an advisory role in the govern- last three years or more. Orders while working through a stockpile formed politically by the experience of a recent news conference in his booming bari- ment, has said the 2014-15 fiscal deficit could advanced by a revised 3.6 percent of goods amassed in the second half being jailed for 19 months in a crackdown tone voice, putting his predecessor as finance be revised up to 4.5 percent of gross domes- in March. Economists had forecast of 2013. Last month, durable goods by then-prime minister Indira Gandhi of minister, P Chidambaram, in the dock. tic product from the 4.1 percent envisaged by orders falling 0.5 percent after a pre- inventories rose 0.1 percent after the Congress party. “But the finance minister inherited 8.5 per- Chidambaram. Backsliding on the deficit is viously reported 2.5 percent rise in increasing 0.2 percent in March. Born into a family that migrated to India cent growth, and he is going to leave behind a a blinking orange light for sovereign ratings March. Morgan Stanley lowered its sec- from Pakistan after the partition of India 4.6 percent growth rate.” agencies, with Fitch saying that India’s debt “We are the same track as we ond-quarter growth estimate to in 1947, Jaitley headed the Delhi University Yet, in a heated campaign, Jaitley has been and deficits were higher than other countries were before, which is still a slow an annual pace of 3.7 percent from student union and the student wing of the careful to avoid joining the public attacks on that share its BBB, or investment grade, rating. track. There is not a dramatic case 3.9 percent. Economists expect the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the widely respected governor of the Reserve But reviving stalled investment and eco- for companies to expand capacity government will cut its first-quar- the ideological parent of the BJP. He has Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, that have been nomic growth are the bigger priorities. “The because they don’t think the econ- ter GDP growth estimate to show represented multinational corporations launched by some of his more populist party most salient of these issues from a sovereign omy will improve dramatically,” said the economy contracted instead of such as Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. colleagues. “We don’t take a stand on individu- credit perspective is the need to re-boost the Mark Vitner, a senior economist at growing at a 0.1 percent rate as it in court. Since 2002, he has emerged as als,” Jaitley said. sustainable growth rate,” Fitch commented. Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, reported last month. a leading party strategist, scripting sev- One of Jaitley’s first tasks will be to deliver a “This will require an re-acceleration of the North Caroline. Orders for defence capital goods eral of its victories in state elections. As revised budget that deals with the fiscal fallout investment cycle.” REUTERS While non-defence capital goods jumped 39.3 percent, the largest rise orders excluding aircraft, a closely since December 2012. Transportation watched proxy for business spending equipment rose even as bookings for plans, fell 1.2 percent, March’s orders civilian aircraft and automobiles fell. were revised to a 4.7 percent gain. There were declines in orders That was the largest rise since for machinery, primary metals and BHP Billiton November and economists said it computers and electronic products. British banks lend fewest would be a boost to second-quarter Unfilled orders rose solidly in April, business spending. Orders for the an indication that factory activity may cut jobs so-called core capital goods were will continue to push ahead. previously reported to have risen 2.9 Separately, financial data firm LONDON: BHP Billiton , the mortgages in eight months percent in March. Markit said its “flash” services world’s largest diversified min- Separately, the Conference Board Purchasing Managers Index rose to ing company, may cut jobs at LONDON: Britain’s banks lending was up 24.5 percent The BoE is due to publish said its index of consumer attitudes 58.4 in May from 55.0 in April. A its Worsley Alumina operations last month approved the low- compared with April last year, its own mortgage lending data rose to 83 in May from 81.7 in April. reading above 50 signals expansion in Australia after completing a est number of mortgages slowing sharply from previous for April on June 2, after two Improving household confidence in services sector activity. review of the business, the com- since August 2013 in the months, the BBA said yester- consecutive months of falling should boost consumer spending, REUTERS pany said yesterday. The review latest sign that the hous- day. However, net mortgage mortgage approvals. follows last year’s completion of ing market is losing some lending was at its highest in Matthew Pointon, a prop- a $3bn expansion of the site that momentum, although prices nearly three years and the erty economist at consultancy former CEO Marius Kloppers remain strong. average value of mortgages was Capital Economics, said the FPC was reported to have described as Economic recovery and near a record high, suggesting would probably look at whether the biggest mistake of his tenure. record-low interest rates have the rate of price growth could the new mortgage rules had A weakening of alumina prices driven British house prices up still become a problem. brought down loan-to-income was among the factors that forced by about 10 percent over the The Bank of England is ratios. “Today’s release does BHP to book a $2.2bn gross impair- past year, raising concern some expected to announce further ring one alarm bell — the aver- ment against Worsley in the six buyers might be taking on too mortgage controls, possibly as age mortgage value increased months to December 2012 and the much debt. soon as the June meeting of its again to close to a record high. group has earmarked its alumin- The British Bankers’ Financial Policy Committee Action to ensure that under- ium division among its non-core Association said its members which was set up to help avert writing standards do not ease businesses and said it would con- approved 42,173 mortgages recklessness in the financial any further therefore remains sider options such as the sale or a in April, falling for a third system. a distinct possibility,” he said. spin-off of unwanted assets into a straight month and down from Bank of England officials The average value of loans separate company. “With no new 45,045 in March. have become more vocal about for house purchases rose to projects planned for the next five New tighter rules on mort- their concerns with the housing £164,500 in April — its high- years, the structure of Worsley gage lending are widely believed market in recent weeks, espe- est since £166,600 in June 2012, is under review,” a BHP Billiton to have dampened borrowing cially the risk of households which was a record high. spokeswoman said. REUTERS in recent months. Mortgage taking on too much debt. REUTERS

Airbus takes stock Inkel’s board meeting in Doha

DOHA: A meeting of the board of directors of Inkel Ltd with head quarters in Kochi, Kerala will be held in Doha on May 30. Inkel Ltd is a unique venture promoted by the Government of Kerala for the development of industrial infrastructure and basic infrastructure. The investors in Inkel include several prominent businessmen of Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Muscat. T Balakrishnan, Managing Director, Inkel, and Directors Mohamed Althaf of the Lulu Hypermarket Group, C K Menon of the Behzad Group of Companies, C V Rappai of the Video Home & Electronics Group, Varghese Kurian, P H Kurian, Siddique Ahmed Haji and Abdul Basheer would be meeting the entrepreneurs including inves- tors in the company to exchange views on the progress achieved by the company tomorrow. The meet Airbus Group Chairman Denis Ranque (left) and CEO Thomas Enders at the shareholders meeting of will be held at Hotel Doha Marriot the Airbus Group in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, yesterday. at 6.30pm on May 29. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Russia not to EU-brokered gas deal not good: Ukraine target foreign This does not suit us: Minister companies KIEV: Ukraine expressed dis- been keen to help find a compro- pleasure yesterday with the mise that could avert a repeat of VIENNA: Russia is not prepar- terms of an EU-brokered com- 2006 and 2009 disruptions that ing retaliatory steps to punish promise with Russia that could damaged Russia’s reputation as foreign companies for west- save Europe from seeing a part a reliable supplier and prompted ern sanctions over Moscow’s of its gas supplies cut as early as Brussels to seek ways to diversify involvement in Ukraine, next week. supplies. President Vladimir Putin’s “What we are hearing now European Energy Commissioner top economic adviser told an is you pay and then we talk,” Guenther Oettinger on Monday Austrian newspaper. Ukrainian Finance Minister reported “relatively good progress” Russia was above all feeling Oleksandr Shlapak said a day at talks in Berlin involving Russian the impact of “soft sanctions” — after Europe’s energy commis- Energy Minister Alexander Novak recommendations to companies sioner reported that there was a and his Ukrainian counterpart and banks to cancel or refuse to “good chance” a compromise could Yuriy Prodan. finance projects in the country, be reached within days. “This does Oettinger said a deal under Kremlin aide Andrei Belousov not suit us,” Shlapak said. consideration would see Ukraine told Die Presse. The two neighbours launched pay Russia’s state energy giant “We saw nervousness not so their third gas war in less than Gazprom $2bn by Thursday out much at Russian companies but a decade after the ouster of a of money it received from the much more at foreign companies Kremlin-backed president in International Monetary Fund and that are working in Russia. But I February and Ukraine’s decision other world lenders in the past few can say openly that as of today we to seek closer economic ties with weeks. are not preparing countermeas- EU states. Russia retaliated by Russia would then be ready to Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller leaves after a news conference given by Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri ures,” he was quoted as saying. hiking Ukraine’s gas price by 81 renegotiate the price of future Prodan (left) about EU-Ukraine-Russia energy negotiations at the EU commission representation in Berlin. Belousov had said at the week- percent to $485.50 per 1,000 cubic deliveries. A $500m payment from end that if any new measures metres — the highest of any of its Ukraine’s Naftogaz state energy are made. “We need a connected be reached by Thursday. “That is broken all conventions by seizing were to restrict Russia’s foreign European clients — and demand- company to Gazprom would follow strategy and so we will continue to absolutely unacceptable,” Russia’s its Black Sea peninsula of Crimea trade, Russia may take legal ing a payment by next Monday on June 7 to cover a part of the bill negotiate to have some payments, Energy Minister Novak said in in March. Crimean waters con- action by appealing to the Dispute of $5.17bn for debts and June for May. But Naftogaz said in a to have constructive negotiations Moscow. “If that happens, no tain largely-untapped natural Settlement Body of the World deliveries. statement issued late Monday that coming to a market-based price agreement can be reached.” The gas fields that the local authori- Trade Organisation. Ukraine refused to pay anything the Berlin meeting “unfortunately and having additional payments argument is complicated by the ties confiscated from Kiev within Asked about this by Die Presse, and branded the price increase a produced no real progress”. afterwards,” the commissioner different rates Moscow and Kiev days of declaring their allegiance he said: “I am not saying it is a form of “economic aggression” Oettinger said yesterday he said in Prague. are using to determine how much to Russia. Yatsenyuk put the value measure that we will necessar- launched by Russia to regain con- remained “quite optimistic” Ukraine has threatened to sue money is actually owed. of those fields at $1bn and said he ily apply. I hope Europe does not trol over its western neighbour. despite Ukraine’s insistence that Russia in an arbitration court in But Ukrainian Prime Minister expected Russia’s compensation commit the stupidity of more Europe imports 15 percent of Russia commit itself to a lower Stockholm should no agreement Arseniy Yatsenyuk said this was for them to be a part of any final sanctions.” its gas through Ukraine and has gas price before any payments between Gazprom and Naftogaz irrelevant because Russia had agreement. AFP REUTERS Iraq’s southern oil S Africa economy contracts for first time since 2009 PRETORIA: South Africa’s 2013. On an unadjusted year-on- of global production of the pre- years ago, partly due to industrial economy shrank 0.6 percent year basis, the economy grew by cious metal. Economists had action in key sectors such as min- quarter-on-quarter in the first 1.6 percent in the first quarter expected an overall quarter-on- ing and manufacturing. exports eye record three months of this year as a compared with 2 percent in Q4, quarter contraction of 0.1 percent, The mining strike is the costli- massive decline in output from Statistics South Africa said. while forecasting year-on-year est and longest in South Africa’s LONDON: Oil exports from Helping lift southern output, the strike-hit platinum mining The 24.7 percent decline in growth of 1.9 percent. history. The Reserve Bank kept Iraq’s southern terminals are Russia’s Lukoil started commer- sector triggered the first over- mining output was the biggest The rand fell nearly one per- interest rates steady at 5.5 per- on track for a record high in cial production from a new oil- all quarterly contraction since a quarterly contraction since 1967. cent to a session low of 10.44 cent last week — even though it May, according to loading data field, West Qurna-2, in March. 2009 recession. The platinum strike now in its against the dollar. Africa’s most is in a tightening cycle - to try and industry sources, reflecting Its output is eventually expected The economy had expanded 3.8 fifth month has halted mines that advanced economy has struggled and support faltering economic its efforts to accelerate supply to reach 1.2 million bpd, 10 times percent in the fourth quarter of normally account for 40 percent to recover from a recession five growth. REUTERS growth in 2014 after a slow- higher than the initial rate. down last year. Without exports from north- But shipments of Kirkuk crude ern Kirkuk fields via pipeline to from northern Iraq have stayed Turkey, however, Iraq’s overall Pilgrim’s Pride offline since a bomb blast halted shipments are still set to be below the oil flow along the pipeline on February’s rate of 2.8 million bpd, for $6.4bn deal March 2, industry sources said, which Deputy Prime Minister for keeping total Iraqi exports below Energy Hussain al-Shahristani with Hillshire their potential. had described as a record high. Exports from Iraq’s southern There are signs that northern NEW YORK: US chicken pro- terminals have averaged 2.60 mil- flows may resume in the next few ducer Pilgrim’s Pride yester- lion barrels per day (bpd) in the weeks. day announced a bid to acquire first 27 days of May, according An Iraqi oil official said last frozen-foods company Hillshire to shipping data. Two industry week that engineers had reached Brands in a deal worth $6.4bn. sources, who also monitor the some damaged sections of the Pilgrim’s offer would require exports, had a similar estimate. northern pipeline, which was Hillshire to abandon its own If that is sustained for the rest attacked by an al Qaeda-offshoot $6.6bn deal announced May 12 of May, southern exports this cell and that repairs could be fin- to acquire Pinnacle Foods, which month would top April’s level of ished in 10 to 15 days from May owns the Duncan Hines and Mrs. 2.51 million bpd, the highest since 20 if all went well. Butterworth’s brands. 2003. Repairs are underway on Kurdistan last week started Pilgrim’s said the deal, which the northern pipeline, a step loading oil from its new pipeline markets sausage and other pre- towards boosting exports even for shipment from Ceyhan, defy- pared meats under the Hillshire higher, but traders do not expect ing the central government. The Farm logo, was “superior” to the a rapid return of Kirkuk to the first shipment of 1 million bar- pending Hillshire-Pinnacle deal market. rels may go to Italy or Germany, and would combine strong mar- “I am a bit cautious,” a trader Turkey’s energy minister said. keting and operational advantages. of Iraqi crude said, referring to Meanwhile, global oil prices “We believe that together Pilgrim’s Kirkuk. “It does not look like edged lower yesterday as traders and Hillshire will better serve our things are going smoothly there.” took profit after a long holiday combined customer bases for the Iraq has expanded its south- weekend and analysts felt confi- benefit of all our stakeholders,” ern export capacity, easing bot- dent there would be no disruption said Bill Lovett, chief executive of tlenecks that had kept a lid on to Russian energy supplies after Pilgrim’s Pride. “We look forward shipments, and is aiming to lift Ukraine elected a new president. to working constructively with exports to 3.4 million bpd in 2014, Brent was down 41 cents at Hillshire to sign a definitive merger including 400,000bpd from the $109.91 a barrel by 1:08pm EDT agreement and quickly realise the autonomous Kurdish region. (1708 GMT). REUTERS benefits of this combination.” AFP

Hearing for Siemens CEO

Christophe de Maistre, CEO of Siemens France, arrives to attend a commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris yesterday. Siemens is readying a formal offer for Alstom under which it would trans- fer its rail activities and less than €7bn in cash to its French rival in exchange for its power assets. WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Gold slips 2pc ECB on €300m after US data; platinum falls spending spree on strike LONDON: Gold slipped two percent to a 3-1/2 month low for watchdog yesterday, extending losses after strong US data lifted optimism about the econ- omy, while platinum fell after €156m earmarked for 1,000 staff South Africa’s mining minister pledged to mediate in a long- FRANKFURT: The European her salary. The issue of pay for running strike. Central Bank will spend ¤300m top European civil servants is US consumer confidence rose ($410m) this year and next in contested while the economy in line with expectations, with the building an elite group to moni- remains sluggish and unemploy- Conference Board index at 83 in tor top banks, with the lion’s ment in some countries such as May from a downwardly revised share spent on generous pay for Spain and Greece is at a record 81.7 in April, as consumers saw many of its staff. high. the economy, including the labour While the new watchdog is “People are being alienated market, in a better light. funded by a levy on the banks for several reasons,” said Costas Separately, the Commerce rather than by taxpayers, the Chrysogonos of Greece’s leftist Department said durable goods wage bill could reignite a debate Syriza party, who will join the orders increased 0.8 percent as about salaries for European growing number of critical voices demand for defence capital goods Union officials after protest par- in the European Parliament fol- surged. ties triumphed in elections to the lowing the elections which ended Spot gold fell two percent to its European Parliament in France, on Sunday. lowest since February 10 at $1,265.76 Britain and elsewhere. “There is huge inequality. There European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (right) attends a conference during the ECB Forum on Central an ounce in earlier trade and was For the hiring spree, which are people in Bulgaria who are Banking in Sintra Portugal, yesterday. down 1.9 percent at $1,268.10 an has prompted a flood of 8,000 paid ¤150 a month for their work. ounce by 1441 GMT, heading for its applications, the ECB has a And there are people in Brussels worst daily loss in two months. US ¤156m budget in 2015 for 1,000 who are being paid some tens of Krugman urges ECB to raise inflation target gold futures dropped 1.8 percent to staff earning low-tax salaries of thousands of euros.” $1,268.50 an ounce. up to ¤245,000 a year for the top With the agency’s budget set Equity markets were firmer, supervisors. to increase further over time, its LISBON: The European not to be adequate in the future,” Nevertheless he said the eroding gold’s appeal as a hedge The new authority in Frankfurt establishment has attracted wide Central Bank should raise said the Princeton University ECB was alert to risks that against riskier assets, while the will lead supervision of banks interest from bankers, many of its inflation target in order professor and New York Times the current bout of low infla- dollar cut its losses after the data. throughout the 18 countries of the whom have lost their jobs as the to boost the competitiveness columnist. tion, which has been regu- “The US data was good today eurozone, overseeing a clean-up of industry slims down. of the eurozone economy, “There is a significant risk that larly lower than expectations and most likely had an impact the sector this year and ensuring Barclays, for one, is cutting up Nobel award winning econ- Europe gets trapped in low infla- this year, might become in sending prices lower than the that the lenders blamed for trig- to 19,000 staff as the British group omist Paul Krugman said tion or deflation.” self-reinforcing. recent range,” Credit Suisse ana- gering the financial crisis are kept pares back investment banking yesterday. Deflation, or a sustained drop Expectations are high that lyst Karim Cherif said. in check. and embarks on a revamp. Other With inflation running consid- in prices, can be very damaging the ECB will take some sort of “But beyond the data it is really Revealing the budget for the banks are also scaling back after erably below the ECB’s target of if consumers begin to postpone action after Draghi said earlier the fact that there is very limited “Single Supervisory Mechanism” the credit bubble that led to the just under two percent, there purchases in the hope prices will this month the bank’s governing investor interest and this is why (SSM), the ECB defended what it economic crash burst. has been considerable debate on fall further, thus triggering a spi- council was “comfortable” with the impact of economic releases called “comparatively good con- The new ECB watchdog, which what measures the central bank ral of falling output, employment the idea of easing monetary con- may be a bit emphasised.” ditions” as necessary to recruit will take the pulse of the euro should take to ensure prices do and prices. ditions at the next policy meeting Gold has struggled to break con- qualified staff. zone’s biggest banks in health not fall, but few calls to change However low inflation makes in June. sistently above the $1,300-per-ounce “You need to have some good checks this year, will be tasked the target. economic adjustment harder Raising the inflation target level for the past two weeks, indi- people,” said Steven Keuning, the with restoring shattered confi- “I am well aware that any pro- in eurozone countries that would also send a signal and cating a lack of conviction by inves- ECB’s budget chief, told reporters dence in the sector. posal for a rise in the inflation don’t have the possibility to change expectations. tors and speculators, analysts said. on Tuesday. “This is not amount- For some bankers involved with target is greeted with extreme devalue their currency to regain “A relatively high inflation Developments in Ukraine, where ing to a very lavish bureaucracy.” risk management, for example, scepticism by central bankers,” competitiveness. target can be regarded as a air strikes and a paratrooper A further ¤78m or so will be the hiring in Frankfurt offers Krugman said at a forum on With moderate inflation eco- crucial form of insurance, a assault were launched against pro- spent next year on travel, consul- hope in an often barren jobs monetary policy organised by the nomic competitiveness can be way of foreclosing the possibil- Russian rebels who seized an air- tancy and information technol- market. Supervisors working for ECB in Sintra, near the Portugese gained by freezing salaries, but ity of very bad outcomes,” said port on Monday, had little impact ogy, while ¤26m is set aside for national agencies that are hand- capital Lisbon. when prices are nearly steady, Krugman. on gold, which is usually bought as premises. ing over part of their powers to While officials are concerned a outright cuts in wages are Raising the target would an insurance against risk in times The ‘gross salaries and other the ECB are also throwing their change in the target would dam- necessary. be a non-starter with the of global political uncertainty. personnel costs’ at the agency hat in the ring. age their credibility, Krugman ECB chief Mario Draghi said Bundesbank, which has fiercely “The geopolitical situation could work out at roughly ¤156,000 per The top jobs are particularly warned the world has changed on Monday at the conference that guarded against inflation as impact prices significantly but we person. ECB President Mario hotly contested. In one instance, and monetary policy needs to the cental bank expects that low Germany still remains scarred need a big change in Ukraine to Draghi earned ¤378,000 last 1700 hopefuls applied for 90 high- adapt. inflation will be prolonged but by the memory of hyperinflation make a difference,” Sharps Pixley year while the watchdog’s chief, ranking positions. “If the two percent target was gradually return to close to the in the 1920s. CEO Ross Norman said. Daniele Nouy, does not disclose REUTERS defendable in the 1990s, it’s likely 2.0 percent target. AFP REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Erdogan rate remarks push Turkish lira down Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.44 1.03% Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 121.25 1.94% Aa2 AA ANKARA: The Turkish lira like mocking the nation. Instead, rates at the expense of Turkey’s an Istanbul-based banker said. Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 115.13 2.37% Aa2 AA fell yesterday in anticipation of the decisions need to be serious,” economic health. “Erdogan will continue to beat Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 110.50 2.95% Aa2 AA further interest rate cuts after Erdogan told his weekly AK Party Central Bank Governor Erdem them until the bank cuts inter- Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 163.13 4.27% Aa2 AA Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan group meeting in parliament. Basci appeared to have been est rates further.” Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 125.25 4.70% Aa2 AA said the central bank’s action last Turkey’s lira weakened to 2.1060 resisting the pressure, saying Turkey’s inflation rose to a Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 116.25 4.69% Aa2 AA week on rates was not enough against the dollar after Erdogan’s politicians had a right to their higher-than-expected 9.38 percent Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.44 0.48% Aa2 AA and called for more “serious” comments from 2.0977 beforehand. views but insisting that the cen- year-on-year in April. The central decisions from the bank. Erdogan had been calling for an tral bank had a free hand. bank expects inflation to begin fall- Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.75 2.73% Aa2 AA The central bank cut interest emergency rate cut for weeks as Basci said last month he saw ing in June but still sees it at an Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 101.88 0.96% A1 A- rates for the first time in a year he strives to maintain economic room for a gradual lowering in above-target 7.6 percent at year end. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 1.76% A1 A- last Thursday, despite stubborn growth ahead of his expected bid rates but ruled out a deep cycle of The central bank had raised inflation, after calls for a rate cut for the presidency in August. easing. Policy would stay tight until its overnight lending rate to 12 QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.00 0.87% NR NR from the prime minister. It low- He has frequently criticised the there was a clear improvement in percent from 7.75 percent, its one- QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.13 0.97% Aa3 A+ ered its one-week repo rate, the central bank since it hiked inter- the inflation outlook, he said. week repo rate to 10 percent from QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.63 1.63% Aa3 A+ main rate at which it currently est rates dramatically in January “He will obey, listen to the 4.5 percent and its overnight bor- funds the market, by 50 basis to stem the lira’s losses. prime minister and cut interest rowing rate to 8 percent from 3.5 Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.50 1.84% A2 A- points to 9.5 percent. He has railed against an “inter- rates, which would strengthen after the lira had fallen to record Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.25 1.13% A2 A- Erdogan said more was needed. est rate lobby” of speculators he the ‘sultan’ image of Erdogan in lows in January. Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.13 2.52% A2 A- “A half percentage point (cut) is accuses of conspiring to drive up the eyes of the Turkish public,” REUTERS Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.25 3.21% A2 A- Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 106.63 4.26% A2 A- Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 101.75 0.24% Aa3 A Indian industry hopes for tax change Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.63 2.87% Aa3 A Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.50 3.61% Aa3 A Alhokair plans SOVEREIGNS debut sukuk, loan Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.50 1.88% Aa2 AA to fund expansion Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 0.90% NR NR DUBAI: Saudi Arabian retailer Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 109.63 1.52% NR NR Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 126.00 3.19% NR NR plans to issue a debut riyal- Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 120.50 3.47% NR NR denominated sukuk and is close Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.13 0.66% Aa2 AA to signing a SR1bn ($266.6m) Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.50 2.37% NR BBB loan, it said yesterday, to help Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 109.88 3.61% NR BBB fund expansion. Alhokair, the Saudi Arabian Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 104.38 4.89% Caa1 B- retailer which franchises brands Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 107.75 3.13% NR BBB- such as Zara and Marks and Spencer in the kingdom, will begin

*Periodic Distribution Amount meeting local investors yesterday IMPORTANT NOTE: ahead of a potential issuing of the Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Islamic bond, a bourse filing said. is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Samba Financial Group’s Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary investment banking arm will data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not arrange the transactiont. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds The company was also close can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant to signing an agreement with a liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not group of banks for a loan worth a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. 1 billion riyals, Alhokair said in a separate stock market statement. The loan would be used to repay most of its existing loans A customer stands inside a Maruti Suzuki’s car showroom in Ahmedabad. Indian carmakers, battered by two and also to finance the company’s years of slowing sales, hope the resounding election victory by Narendra Modi will spur replacement of the expansion. country’s complex array of duties with a simple goods and services tax (GST). REUTERS WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Fixing the credit card Both Airbnb and Uber trade: What’s left to do BY DANIELLE DOUGLAS are facilitating rip-offs OT too long ago, credit card companies could jack up your interest rate or change your payment due date without warning, a tactic that, not surprisingly, led to BY DEAN BAKER they like, without making a commitment to insurance requirements imposed on standard Nlate payments. And if you paid late or exceeded your standard shifts. taxis. Also, many cities impose some restric- credit limit, you’d get hit with hefty fees. But no more. HE “sharing economy” – typi- But the downside of the sharing economy tions on the number of cabs in the hopes All of those sorts of abusive — and very lucrative — practices fied by companies like Airbnb or has gotten much less attention. Most cities of ensuring a minimum level of earnings are no longer the norm thanks to the Credit Card Accountability, Uber, both of which now have and states both tax and regulate hotels, and for drivers, but if Uber and related services Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act. market capitalisations in the the tourists who stay in hotels are usually (like Lyft) flood the market, they could harm The landmark legislation to clean up the credit card industry billions – is the latest fashion an important source of tax revenue (since all drivers’ ability to earn even minimum was signed into law five years ago and it has since shed light on the Tcraze among business writers. But in their governments have long recognised that a wage. This downside of the sharing needs once opaque pricing structure that allowed credit card companies exuberance over the next big thing, many modest hotel tax is not likely to discourage to be taken seriously, but that doesn’t mean to put the screws on customers. But for all that the legislation boosters have overlooked the reality that most visitors nor provoke the ire of constit- the current tax and regulatory structure is accomplished in the past five years, it’s failed to prevent credit card this new business model is largely based on uents). But many of Airbnb’s customers are perfect. Many existing regulations should be companies from peddling useless debt-protection products or murky evading regulations and breaking the law. not paying the taxes required under the law. changed, as they were originally designed to promotional financing deals. For the uninitiated, Airbnb is an Internet- Airbnb can also raise issues of safety serve narrow interests and/or have outlived The law also didn’t address many of the same eyebrow-raising based service that allows people to rent out for its customers and nuisance for hosts’ their usefulness. But it doesn’t make sense to antics in the debit card market. Industry lobbying during the fight spare rooms to strangers for short stays. neighbours. Hotels are regularly inspected essentially exempt entire classes of business over the bill resulted in carve-outs for bank-issued debit cards Uber is an Internet taxi service that allows to ensure that they are not fire traps and from safety regulations or taxes just because and prepaid debit cards, which continue have minimal consumer tens of thousands of people to answer ride that they don’t pose other risks for visi- they provide their services over the Internet. protections. requests with their own cars. There are hun- tors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections Going forward, we need to ensure that Still, there is a lot to celebrate on the CARD Act’s anniversary dreds of other such services that involve the — and their neighbours in condo, co-ops or the regulatory structure allows for real consumer advocates say, even as they rally for tweaks to the law. renting or selling of everything from power apartment buildings may think they have innovation, but doesn’t make scam-facili- Here’s a breakdown of what went right: tools to used suits and wedding dresses. the right not to be living next door to a hotel. tators into billionaires. For example, rooms Savings: A recent study from New York University estimates The good thing about the sharing econ- Insofar as Airbnb is allowing people to rented under Airbnb should be subject to that CARD Act fee reductions have saved consumers $12.6bn a omy is that it facilitates the use of underuti- evade taxes and regulations, the company the same taxes as hotels and motels pay. year since being enacted. Researchers examined 150 million credit lised resources. There are millions of people is not a net plus to the economy and society Uber drivers and cars should have to meet card accounts and found that limits on fees reduced overall bor- with houses or apartments that have rooms – it is simply facilitating a bunch of rip-offs. the same standards and carry the same level rowing costs to consumers by an annualised 1.7 percent of average sitting empty, and Airbnb allows them to Others in the economy will lose by bearing of insurance as commercial taxi fleets. daily balances. profit from these empty rooms while allow- an additional tax burden or being forced to If these services are still viable when Faster repayment: Because credit card statements must now ing guests a place to stay at prices that are live next to an apartment unit with a never- operating on a level playing field they will say how long it will take to pay off the balance if you only pay often far less than those charged by hotels. ending parade of noisy visitors, just to cite be providing real value to the economy. As the minimum each month, people are apt to pay down the debt Uber offers prices that are competitive with two examples. it stands, they are hugely rewarding a small faster, according to a report by Demos. One third of the house- standard taxi prices and their drivers are The same story may apply with Uber. number of people for finding a creative way holds surveyed by the liberal think tank said the new disclosure often much quicker and more reliable — and Uber is currently in disputes with regulators to cheat the system. has led them to do just that. its drivers can drive as much or as little as over whether its cars meet the safety and THE GUARDIAN Lower late fees: A key change brought about by the CARD Act was the requirement that penalty fees be “reasonable and pro- portional” to the violation of account terms. In the past, credit card companies would, for instance, charge a $35 late fee for a $25 minimum payment that was two days past due. Once the law took effect, late fees came down because compa- nies could not charge more than $25 unless one of the previous six payments were late. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that the average late fee went down by $6, leading to a $1.5bn reduction in the amount of fees paid by cardholders in 2012. And that brings us to the shortcomings of the CARD Act: Deferred interest cards: You’ve probably seen these products, or even have one. Retailers often peddle this kind of plastic that lets customers finance purchases without interest for a period of time. Here’s the catch: If the balance is not paid in full by the end of that period, you will get hit with accumulated interest. Some of these cards will also charge you a daily periodic interest rate, even during deferred interest periods. Say you opt for the credit card financing plan to buy a $1,600 MacBook Air. There is zero interest for 12 months under the terms of the deal, but the card carries a 20 percent interest rate that takes effect once the period is up. If it’s a deferred interest card and it takes you 13 instead of 12 months to pay off the computer, then you will owe retroactive interest. This part of the deal is not always clear, which is why regulators are now examining the risks. Overdraft fees: Most credit card companies stopped charging customers for going over their credit limit after the CARD Act. The law lowered the fees and required that customers opt-in to have limit-busting transactions covered by card issuer, with the understanding that customers pay fees for the service. That same opt-in feature was applied to debit cards, but with limited impact because banks often fail to inform customers of the right. And since there are no caps on the fees banks can charge for overdrawing your checking account, there’s little incentive to curb the practice. There are also no restrictions on the tricky ways banks can trigger multiple overdraft fees. Ever heard of reordering? Let’s say you had $900 in your checking account. You pay your $300 student loan bill, $500 car note and $150 electricity bill, or $950 in charges. Then you accidentally spend $100 at the grocery store. No sweat, you figure its only one standard $35 overdraft fee. Oh no, my friend — your bank decides to process the transactions from largest to smallest. After the car note and student loan payments go through, there is only $100 left and two more debits to go, leading to two overdraft charges. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Crude oil rising on seasonal pickup, gold is still playing ping pong

HE DJ-UBS Commodity levels in almost three years. All are stuck in this range is the uncer- the current outlook this premium index is showing signs of this is has made holders of Weekly Commodity Update tainty about where to go next and could widen even further beyond of bottoming out follow- euros nervous and it could be the need to determine what themes the 15.5 percent level that was

Ting three weeks of selling precursor to a very interesting should be the overall driver for this reached in January when the which was led by a broad-based European Central Bank meet- BY OLE S. HANSEN sector at the moment. Holdings in South African strike action was round of profit taking across the ing on June 5 as the markets are exchange traded products backed announced. agriculture sector. Once again, this gearing up for another potential (Head of Commodity by physical gold continue to hit The price of key crops, such as sector saw negative performance bazooka being unleashed by Mario Strategy, Saxo Bank) new 4 year lows while physical corn and wheat on one side and this past week not least driven by Draghi similar to his “whatever demand may receive a boost from soybeans on the other, went their a correction in soft commodities it takes” statement back in the weekly inventories shrank by a year and a relatively high price is pent up Indian demand later this separate ways with the cost of the and continued weakness in corn summer of 2011. surprising 7.23 million barrels — needed over the coming months year when import restrictions are new crop soybeans future rising and wheat. Industrial metals The best performing sector the most in four months — on a to encourage producers to keep expected to be eased by the new strongly. Relentless demand for continue to make up lost ground for a second week in a row is the combination of reduced imports production levels high and also to government. US soybeans, both from domes- with nickel and aluminium mak- industrial metals sector with alu- and increased refinery demand. motivate power plants to switch The platinum group metals tic processors and exporters, has ing good progress while platinum minium and copper receiving a WTI crude is currently trad- from gas to coal. So far, however, (PGMs) consisting of platinum driven current inventories down group metals outshone precious boost from improved Chinese data ing within a $100 to $105/barrel the weather conditions have and palladium continue their to precarious low levels. This is metals as supply concerns linger. and signs that US housing and range and we may see an increased been perfect for the rebuilding strong performance as supply leaving little room for disappoint- While US stocks continue to employment data also continue amount of profit taking should the of storage as slowly rising tem- concerns emanating from the ment during the coming planting trade near record levels some to improve. Nickel, meanwhile, upper end of the range become peratures requires less fuel for air mining strike South Africa and and season as a record soybean headwind for commodities could was higher following the recent challenged but for now momentum conditioners compared with cold the potential for increased sanc- harvest is required to rebuild potentially come from a recover- bout of long liquidation as sup- remains positive and hedge funds weather. The longer this remains tions against Russia both lend inventories for the 2014/15 sea- ing dollar which has made tenta- ply concerns related to Indonesia are increasing their net-long posi- the case we could see a success- support. As a result, we have seen son. As a result of the rally in soy- tive gains, not least against the and the continued suspension of tions following the reduction that ful rebuilding of storage levels palladium jump to a 33-month beans, the relative price over corn euro since the cross almost hit production at a Vale mine in New took place in early May. back towards the US Energy high while platinum has reached is trading at its most expensive 1.40 on May 8. The European Caledonia lend support. China and Russia signed the Information Administration’s its highest levels since last for this time of year in at least Parliament elections could be This was another positive biggest gas deal to date but prices target of 3,500 billion cubic feet September. So while consumers ten years and this could influ- on track to cause some tremors weekly performance of both Brent both in Europe and the US con- at the end of the injection season begin to worry about the availa- ence farmers’ planting decisions across the political landscape as and WTI crude oil. The drivers tinue to trade on the weak side. in October. bility of supply during the coming this spring in favour of soybeans. anti-EU parties are expected to behind the positive momentum In Europe, the ICE UK natural Precious metals continue to months, investment holdings in Should growers decide to allo- make solid gains. At the same are the combination of the annual gas futures touched a six-month bounce between support and resist- exchange traded funds backed by cate an even higher acreage to time we are seeing economic data pickup up in demand from refin- low while US inventories rose by ance with the only good news being platinum and palladium have both soybeans at the expense of corn slowing within the eurozone and eries as production of gasoline more than forecast. Following the that the current range can hardly been climbing to a new record. this could ultimately lend support yield spreads between core and escalates and geopolitical con- very cold winter gas stockpiles are become much narrower and a brea- Platinum is currently command- as corn production estimates may noncore countries are widening cerns mostly related to Ukraine still over 40 percent below the kout is now on the horizon. The big ing a price premium over gold of have to be revised lower. again after reaching their lowest and Libya rumble on. In the US, five-year average for this time of question and the reason why we almost 13 percent but considering THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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INTERNATIONAL MARKETS A List of Shares from the world

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Kabra Extr-B/D 46.5 -2.25 11466 Oudh Sugar-T/D 26.1 0.45 14310 Kingfisher/D 416.9 4.2 3168906 Chola Invest-B/D 344.55 0.3 4363 Goodyear I -B/D 418.65 -6.4 3343 Kajaria Cer-B/D 546.6 -0.55 59634 Radico Khait-B/D 108.55 -2.25 94603 Land Secs Grou/D 1049 2 869460 WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 NBA: Brilliant LeBron excels as Heat outwit Pacers for 3-1 lead Victory puts Miami one win away from fourth straight appearance in NBA Finals

MIAMI: LeBron James pro- favorable refereeing. Miami were duced a blistering 14-point third NBA Play-offs given 34 free throws, double quarter as the Miami Heat took Indiana’s total. a commanding 3-1 lead over the Semi-final Result “I thought we outplayed them. Indiana Pacers in the Eastern It’s just demoralizing when a Conference finals with a 102-90 1 2 3 4 T game is lopsided, I’m sorry to say win yesterday. Miami 27 22 31 22 102 but that was the case again. How The Heat led 49-44 at the half, Indiana 19 25 20 26 90 rare is it that we shoot 50 percent, with Chris Bosh having his best (Miami lead the best-of-seven series by 3-1) turn the ball over 14 times, out- performance of the postseason rebound a team and lose? with 17 first-half points, but the Miami have struggled with slow “They made 30 free throws and home side ran away with the starts throughout the postseason that put them over the edge,” he game in the third. but they were determined from said before adding: . “I feel like we Miami burst out with a 7-0 the outset, grabbing a swift 8-0 are just as aggressive as they are streak to grab a 12-point lead advantage with all the points attacking the basket and making and LeBron took charge with coming from Bosh. plays at the rim. Maybe this was two spectacular three-pointers “Coach drew up a play for me just home cooking,” he said. and a ferocious dunk among his and I pretty much made my mind He further added: “We did 14 points in the third. up that I was going to shoot it,” only have five turnovers and 20 James, who finished with 32 said Bosh. points off their turnovers. That points, 10 rebounds and five “After that, it’s a funny thing has nothing to do with the free assists, now has 74 career playoff but when my team mates see me throw line,” he said. games with at least 25 Pts, five being aggressive like that and the It was a particularly fired-up rebounds and five assists, passing shots do go in, they look for me a performance from James but he Michael Jordan for the most in little bit more and I try to make rejected the idea that ‘trash talk’ NBA history. their job a little easier.” in Game Three and further pre- The win puts Miami one vic- While Miami credited Bosh game comments from Indiana’s tory away from a fourth straight and James for a strong perform- Lance Stephenson had contrib- Miami Heat’s forward LeBron James drives to the basket past Indiana Pacers’ guard George Hill in game four appearance in the NBA Finals ance, Indiana’s Paul George felt uted to his aggressive mindset. of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 NBA Play-offs yesterday. and a shot at a third straight title. the Heat had benefitted from REUTERS NHL: Kings blow away Blackhawks Washington Capitals name LOS ANGELES: The Los Trotz as next head coach Angeles Kings unleashed an NHL Play-offs early onslaught to blow away the Chicago Blackhawks in a Conference Final NEW YORK: The Washington having been with the team since 5-2 win yesterday that moved Capitals named former its inception, after the Predators them to within one victory of Result Nashville Predators bench boss failed to qualify for the playoffs. the Stanley Cup Finals. 1 2 3 T Barry Trotz as their head coach “Barry is a highly respected The Kings stormed ahead and promoted Brian MacLellan and accomplished coach who Los Angeles 3 1 1 5 with three first-period goals that to the role of general manager, brings us a wealth of experience. whipped the home Staples Center Chicago 0 1 1 2 the National Hockey League He possesses high character and crowd into a frenzy, and held on (Los Angeles lead the best-of-seven series team said yesterday. the exact leadership qualities to grab a 3-1 lead in the best-of- by 3-1) Trotz and MacLellan replace we look for in the head coach,” seven Western Conference Finals Adam Oates, who was fired as Capitals majority owner Ted series. victory when the series shifts the team’s head coach and gen- Leonsis said in a statement after In a match-up between the back to Chicago tomorrow. eral manger after two seasons, teh appointment. past two Stanley Cup champi- A series victory would serve as the latest which ended with the Trotz, who is fourth in wins ons, the Kings have looked the sweet revenge for Kings after they Capitals missing the playoffs for among active bench bosses, has Kings’ Matt Greene (right) and Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane battle for puck sharper of the teams in the last were defeated by the Blackhawks the first time in seven years. ties to Capitals as former coach in at Western Conference Final of 2014 Stanley Cup Play-offs yesterday. three contests and can eliminate in five games at the same stage a Trotz, 51, who was fired in April the team’s minor-league system the Blackhawks with a Game Five year ago. REUTERS after 15 seasons with Nashville, during the 1990s. REUTERS Perfect Ryu powers Dodgers to win

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles’ season, gave the to Cincinnati Wilson to pull the Reds within pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin threw Dodgers’ pitch- Baseball Results shortstop the final margin. seven perfect innings yester- ers 17 hitless Zack Cozart, Heisey reached second base Boston 8 Atlanta 6 day to help set a club record innings in a who fumbled with two outs in the ninth but D and power the Dodgers to a row, shattering Pittsburgh 5 NY Mets 3 the grip and Mesoraco flew out to centerfield 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati the old team Miami 3 Washington 2 allowed a run to end the game. Reds. record of 12 Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 2 to score on the Meawnhile, the Melky The 27-year-old South from 1976. Baltimore 7 Milwaukee 6 error. Cabrera drove in three runs Korean left-hander retired the A third- Texas 7 Minnesota 2 Carl with three hits and a sacrifice first 21 Reds batters he faced inning error by Oakland 10 Detroit 0 Crawford fol- fly as the Toronto Blue Jays before Todd Frazier doubled Reds first base- lowed with a defeated the Tampa Bay Rays Chicago Cubs 8 San Francisco 4 down the left-field line to break man Frazier two-run dou- to extend best winning streak up the perfect game and no-hit allowed Dodgers Seattle 5 LA Angels 1 ble to give the to seven games in the ongoing bid. catcher Drew NY Yankees 6 St Louis 4 Dodgers a 4-0 season.. Ryu improved to 5-2 on the Butera to score Philadelphia 9 Colorado 0 lead. Edwin Encarnacion also had season, throwing 66 of his 95 from second Toronto 10 Tampa Bay 5 But Ryu saw three hits, including his 15th pitches for strikes. He struck base to give Los Houston 9 Kansas City 2 the perfection homer of the season, for the out seven batters without a Angeles a 1-0 LA Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 3 bid slip away Blue Jays (30-22) and was a tri- walk and surrendered three lead and the on Frazier’s hit. ple shy of hitting for the cycle. Arizona 7 San Diego 5 runs over 7 1/3 innings. scored stayed Frazier The first baseman’s homer Ryu’s winning effort, coming there until Ryu scored on a against right-handed reliever one day after teammate Josh helped his cause in the bottom Chris Heisey sacrifice fly and Alex Colome in the sixth was his Beckett threw the first no-hit- of the seventh inning. Billy Hamilton hit a two-run 13th of the month, a club record ter of the Major League Baseball Ryu chopped a ground ball double off Dodger reliever Brian for May. AGENCIES

St Louis Cardinals’ Kolton Wong watches a ball go to right field for a RBI double in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Busch Stadium in St Louis yesterday. WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT F1: Rosberg expects Wawrinka mystified ties with team-mate Hamilton to improve by slumping form ST MARTIN, Italy: Formula and it will again be better and it One leader Nico Rosberg will be forgotten,” said Rosberg, expects his rocky relationship who has known Hamilton since with Mercedes’ team-mate and they were teenage team mates in Australian Open champion loses in the first round title rival Lewis Hamilton (pic- go-karts. tured) to improve despite the Before the German’s second PARIS: Stan Wawrinka said rift between them after last victory of the season, which put he had no answers to his listless weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. him four points clear of 2008 first round exit at the French Rosberg won the showcase race world champion Hamilton after Open on Monday where he was on Sunday to retake the champi- six of the 19 races, his British rival well beaten by Spanish journey- onship lead from Hamilton, who had won four in a row. man Guillermo Garcia-Lopez suggested the German had used Meanwhile, Ferrari Formula 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. underhand tactics One driver Fernando The Australian Open cham- to secure pole posi- Alonso will wave pion, who was tipped as a possible tion in Saturday the official starting winner in Paris after claiming the qualifying. flag for this year’s Monte Carlo Masters title, strug- Visiting the Le Mans 24 Hours gled throughout in a mistake- German soccer team sportscar race next strewn performance that saw him at their World Cup month. produce 61 unforced errors. preparations in Italy The Spaniard, “It wasn’t good at all, I kept yesterday, Rosberg who was invited by trying to find my game, anything said such disputes the organisers as a to get back in it but I just need to between drivers of leading representa- take a few days off now and figure the same team were tive of Ferrari, said out what happened,” said a visibly nothing new. he looked forward to dejected Wawrinka. “In our sport we catching up with old “He’s a really good player but can only have suc- friend Mark Webber, it was me, I couldn’t find solu- cess as a team,” the Australian who tions and it was just terrible and Rosberg told a now competes for a really big disappointment.” news conference. Porsche after leav- Wawrinka has endured a roller- “Nothing can hap- ing F1 champions coaster claycourt season with the pen alone. I make an effort for Red Bull last year. high of his Monte Carlo title fol- teamwork and for the atmosphere “We miss him in Formula One lowed by dispiriting early exits in in the team. and I want to know how he’s get- Madrid and Rome. “It is a bit more difficult inter- ting on in Endurance racing,” the On Monday, there was the nally at the moment. But it has double world champion told the added pressure of trying to happened in the past as well in Ferrari website. become the first man since our sport.” Alonso said he was also hoping American Jim Courier in 1992 to Mercedes bosses have warned to get some insights into the tech- Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka is comforted by Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the end of their French win the French Open in the same both drivers that they must not nology used in the hybrid sport- year as the Australian title. tennis Open first round match at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on Monday. overstep the mark in an increas- scars compared to Formula One, “I’m really sad but I can’t ingly intense fight for the Formula which has entered a new era this change it and I just have to accept breaking twice and putting time in the opening game of the Wawrinka, who has a repu- One title between the pair, with year with a V6 turbo hybrid. it and think about the future,” Wawrinka in an early hole by third set to seize the momentum tation as a great five set player, the team having won every race The 82nd edition of Le Mans said Wawrinka. taking the first set in 36 minutes. he never relinquished. never got that far as he collapsed so far this year. runs at the Sarthe circuit in west- “The grass court season is com- The Swiss number one and When he wrapped it up 6-2 6-0 in the decider to hand Garcia- “We discuss the issues and ern France over the weekend of ing up and there’s still a lot to quarter-finalist last year, then under fading light on a rain-hit Lopez arguably the finest win of we have already discussed them June 14 and 15. AGENCIES think about for the rest of the had to dig deep to level the match day, the writing was on the wall his career. year but I don’t have the answers when he broke at 6-5 up in the for the Swiss star. The 30-year-old, who came into right now as to what happened. second despite firing an unchar- The 29-year-old was increas- the tournament ranked 41 in the “Everything was terrible but acteristic 17 unforced errors. ingly frustrated and out of sorts world, can now look forward to that’s what it is.” he added. The Spaniard remained unruf- as Garcia-Lopez continued to a second round match against Garcia-Lopez laid down the fled however and broke the dominate a match he never looked Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. gauntlet from the outset by Wawrinka serve for the fourth like losing. AFP Many things wrong with me, admits Li

PARIS: Chinese second seed plays today against me, I always match,” said the dejected 32-year- Li Na (pictured) admitted she lose because I don’t think I put old double Grand Slam winner. wasn’t ready mentally after pressure on her,” she said about “I think today is not about ten- crashing out in the French Mladenovic, who reaches the last nis, so many thing are wrong.” Open first round at the hands 64 for just the second time in six Yesterday, she committed 37 of world number 103 Kristina appearances in Paris. Li came unforced errors. Mladenovic of France. into the tournament in good form “I don’t think I’m doing well. Following men’s third seed Stan having reached the quarter-finals If I’m doing well, I believe I still Wawrinka’s exit on Monday, fel- at Rome and Madrid as well as the can win the match if it’s not my low Australian Open champion Li Miami Masters final where she best day. became the biggest early victim in lost to Serena Williams. However, “But I don’t think today I tried the women’s draw as 21-year-old her results in Paris since becom- a lot. Like I said before, doesn’t Mladenovic stormed through 7-5, ing the first Asian player to win a matter who plays today against 3-6, 6-1 on a windswept Suzanne Grand Slam three years ago have me. I already lose the match Lenglen court. been disappointing. already.” German Golf professional Martin Kaymer (right) and German Formula “Nobody says if you’re number She was knocked out in the Mladenovic next meets Alison one driver Nico Roseberg attend a press conference of the German two in the world you have to win second round last year and hasn’t Riske of the United States. national football team on a training ground in San Martino in Passiria, all the matches. I mean, this is been past the fourth round in any “It’s just incredible, I don’t have Italy, yesterday. Germany’s squad prepares for the upcoming FIFA World tennis,” said Li, the 2011 Roland of her seven other appearances in the words to describe what hap- Cup 2014 in Brazil at a training camp in South Tyrol until May 31, 2014. Garros champion. the French capital. pened,” a tearful Mladenovic said. The FIFA World Cup 2014 will begin from June 12 in Brazil. “I think it doesn’t matter who “I think today I gave away the AFP England leave door ajar for Toulon star Armitage

LONDON: Steffon Armitage’s Saturday. Armitage followed that ultimate really, and you want the His place in the Springbok ongoing England exile is set to up by being named European Saracen’s players to play in our club pro- squad currently training in continue for at least another sea- player of the year by tourna- Alex gramme,” Lancaster said. Durban has been taken by son but coach Stuart Lancaster ment organisers European Rugby Goode is “We pay an unbelievable uncapped Bulls hooker Callie said it was possible the newly- Cup on Monday -- the same day tackled amount of money for a club- Visagie. crowned European player of the Lancaster announced a squad for (left) with country relationship that gives “Adriaan’s suspension means year could be recalled for the next month’s tour of New Zealand Toulon’s you access to the players you we’ve lost another one of the lead- 2015 World Cup. where Armitage’s name was again Steffon don’t normally get through the ers in our squad for some time, The fact Armitage plays his absent. Armitage IRB situation. but this is a great opportunity for club rugby in France currently But Lancaster said the 28-year- during the “I do think probably the big- Callie,” Springbok coach Heyneke rules him out of England conten- old could add to his meagre tally Heineken gest one is still about players play- Meyer said in a statement release tion, with Lancaster happy to of five caps were England to suf- Cup Final ing here and if Steffon or Toby by SARU yesterday. uphold a Rugby Football Union fer an injury crisis ahead of the Rugby (Flood) was to go and keep play- “Of the players who have been regulation that players at over- World Cup. ing for England, what would hap- part of Springbok squads in the Union seas clubs won’t be considered for “The special circumstances pen next? last two seasons, Scarra Ntubeni, match Test selection save in exceptional have got to be associated with “If Manu (Tuilagi), Corbs Chiliboy Ralepelle and Tiaan circumstances. injuries,” Lancaster said Monday. at the (Alex Corbisiero) and Courtney Liebenberg are injured, while The rule is designed to help “It’s not my rule but it is a rule Millennium (Lawes), and Owen (Farrell), and Schalk Brits and Craig Burden maintain the peace between the I support. Stadium, the list goes on, if they were to are playing in club finals this RFU and England’s top-flight “The players are aware: I had Cardiff, in choose to go, I think that would weekend and aren’t available for Premiership clubs. a conversation with Toby Flood Wales, on have a knock-on effect. the camp.” But there are concerns ahead about his move to Toulouse this May 24. “But I’m not getting any indi- Strauss pleaded guilty to lifting of next year’s World Cup on summer and he’s aware of his cation anyone does to be honest, Stormers winger Kobus van Wyk home soil that England could be position. the younger players certainly, all off the ground in a tackle and needlessly depriving themselves “But equally there is that out there who could be developed.” Lancaster also said selecting they are talking about is wanting failing to bring him down safely of a talented player by continu- potential there, but it would be Armitage, previously of London players based abroad for England to play for England and for their in the Cheetahs’ 33-0 defeat at ing to ignore back-row forward more likely closer to a World Cup Irish, hasn’t played for England duty would amount to a slap in the clubs.” Newlands on Saturday. Armitage. if that was the case. since 2010 but Lancaster defended face for all those involved in brok- Meanwhile, South Africa The 28-year-old Strauss will The turnover specialist was “That would have to be for me the effective ban on overseas play- ering the deal between the RFU hooker Adriaan Strauss will miss miss South Africa’s match against named man-of-the-match as he close to a World Cup, I wouldn’t ers as a way of preventing a host and the Premiership which allows two home tests against Wales a World XV on June 7 and two he helped reigning champions do it at the moment, for a New of Test players being seduced players to be released to England next month after he was given a tests against Wales. Toulon retain the European Cup Zealand tour, autumn interna- across the Channel by big-money outside of the International Rugby three-week suspension from all He will be available to play with a 23-6 win over Premiership tional or for Six Nations either. offers from wealthy French clubs Board’s mandatory Test ‘window’. forms of rugby by a SANZAR dis- Scotland on June 28. side Saracens in Cardiff on Not when I’ve got other players such as Toulon. “Playing for England is the ciplinary hearing. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Aderogba, Amer enter final round at Doha Open Championships The two-day boxing event ends today at Qatar Sports Club Stadium Indoor Hall

DOHA: Exhibiting bru- In the welterweight category tal punching power, Adebayo for boxers falling in the 69kg Tunde Aderogba yesterday beat class, Mahjoub Ahmed got a TKO A Naser Abdulrehman in their against Abderlghafour Jalal. light welterweight bought on In the seniors’ class, Getachew day one of the 2014 Doha Open Molla proved too skillful for Championships. Jomah Arbabi Othman, winning In another bout staged at Qatar their 56kg bantam fight with a SC Indoor Hall, Ahmed Amer 3-0 card. outshone Mohamed Amir in In the 75kg class, Nabah Hazem their light fly category (46-49kg) crushed Lahbal Reda while to move into today’s final rounds. Alghanem Karem knocked Al Punching with preci- Shami Firas in the super heavy sion, Aderogba clearly domi- category (+91kg). nated the three rounds against Al Tom Had (75kg) and Alouafi Abdulrehman who buckled under Azedine (+91kg) got walkovers a barrage of punches from the against their rivals. seasoned campaigner in the 64-kg Qatar Boxing Federation (QBF) class. is staging the two-day event. Aderogba sealed his win with Yousuf Ali Al Kazim, President a 2-1 card in his favour from the of QBF, said Qatar’s national box- judges using a new scoring system ing squad will be seen in action introduced by world body AIBA. today’s final rounds. In another fight, Zouhar “We are looking for youngsters Hamdan Mahmoud proved his who can take up this sport seri- excellence over Abdalnaser ously. Anyone who we feel has the Abada in their welter weight class talent, will be given full support restricted to boxers in the 69kg by Qatar Boxing Federation to category. enhance their profile as boxers,” Also yesterday in the junior Al Kazim said on Monday. categories, Abdulah Murad beat The QBF chief also expressed Atout Ahmed Ousaama with a 3-0 resolve to make the event, which card in the bantam class (56kg). has been resumed after six years, Houseen Jawad also claimed vic- an annual competition. A: Zouhar Hamdan Mahmoud (red) and Abdalnaser Abada fight during the two-day Doha Open Boxing Championship that kicked off yesterday at tory with a technical knockout Today’s final rounds will com- Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall. B: Atout Ahmed Ousaama (red) receives left punch from Abdulah Mourad. C: Mohamed Amir (red) in exchange of against Abdulah Badr in the 60kg mence at 4:30pm at the same punches against Ahmed Amer on the opening day of the event. D: Another glimpse of Atout-Mourad bout. PICTURES BY: ABDUL BASIT class. venue. THE PENINSULA

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PGA: Ireland’s Lowry Jamaica’s Suarez is progressing ‘very Powell seeks books berth in US Open well’ after knee surgery reduction to LONDON: A day after finish- “I can’t wait to get to 18-month ban ing second in the BMW PGA Pinehurst,” said Lowry, referring Championship at Wentworth, to the Pinehurst No. 2 course in LONDON: Uruguay striker session last week. Meanwhile, t he Ireland’s Shane Lowry booked Pinehurst, North Carolina which Luis Suarez (pictured) is pro- Asian Football Confederation has TRINIDAD: Jamaica’s former his place in next month’s US will stage the year’s second major gressing “very well” after warned the Maldives authorities 100 metres world record holder Open by heading the interna- from June 12-15. undergoing keyhole surgery not to investigate the running of Asafa Powell could yet com- tional sectional qualifier held in “Majors are where I want to be on his left knee although his the AFC Challenge Cup or risk pete at the 2014 Commonwealth England yesterday. playing. Last week I was comfort- chances of playing at the World their soccer team being banned Games in Glasgow, if his appeal Despite consistently heavy rain, able competing down the stretch Cup are still in the balance, the from international competition. to the Court of Arbitration for Lowry carded rounds of three- with the likes of Thomas Bjorn, team doctor said yesterday. The biennial AFC Challenge Sport against an 18-month dop- under-par 69 on the New Course Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald, “It’s only been a few days (since Cup, set up in 2006 for emerg- ing ban. The 31-year-old was in the morning and five-under 67 so I’ve got a lot of confidence the operation) but we can say that ing footballing nations in Asia, is handed a backdated 18-month on the Old in the afternoon to and I’ll take that with me to progress is very good,” Alberto being hosted by Maldives this year ban in April. It is due to end in lead 14 successful qualifiers from Pinehurst.” Pan told a news conference at the and concludes on Friday. December. a starting field of 105 at Walton Also qualifying for Pinehurst team’s training camp. The governing body for Asian CAS said the sprinter has Heath, Surrey. were Swede Niclas Fasth, “It would be adventurous to set football issued the warning requested his suspension be “It was really tough out there,” Englishmen Simon Griffiths and a timeline. We have nearly three after local media reported that reduced to just three months. Lowry, a double winner on the Graeme Storm, Germany’s Marcel weeks ahead of us.” the Maldives Anti-Corruption Powell tested positive for a European Tour, told reporters. Siem and Max Kieffer, Scotsman “We can’t rule out that he will Commission, which describes stimulant, oxilophrine, at the 2013 “I played okay and putted really, Chris Doak, South African Garth be ready for intense activity in itself as an “an independent state national championships. really well. Mulroy, India’s Shiv Kapur and this period, but we can’t be cer- institution”, had seized documents He said at the time of his ban “I holed a lot of six to eight American Brooks Koepka. tain, either,” he added. “You can play their first match in Group from the offices of the Maldives that the stimulant - which is only footers for par and carried a lot of Six golfers had to play off for have adverse reactions and we D, against Costa Rica in Fortaleza FA (FAM). banned during competition - had momentum in from yesterday to the final four spots on offer for will not know about this until he on June 14. “The jurisdiction to investigate been found in a legal supplement get the job done. “It was tough last the U.S. Open and those places undergoes more intense activity.” The two-times champions also any misconduct remains exclu- he was taking. week (at Wentworth) and then were secured by England’s Oliver Pan praised Suarez’s attitude. face England and Italy in the first sively with the AFC and FIFA,” A date for an appeal hearing 36 holes in this weather was very Fisher and Tom Lewis, Italy’s “I’ve never heard a negative round. Suarez, top scorer in the the confederation said in a state- has not yet been set, but Powell, tiring. I’m looking forward to my Andrea Pavan and Dane Lucas expression from him, he’s always English Premier League last sea- ment on Tuesday. along with training partner bed tonight.” Bjerregaard. been positive,” he said. son with 31 goals for Liverpool, “If any domestic investigative Sherone Simpson who was given The 27-year-old Irishman, who A further 10 sectional qualifi- Suarez, who helped Uruguay is expected to miss Uruguay’s authority attempts to intervene the same ban, have been invited to finished one stroke behind win- ers will take place in the United to fourth place at the World Cup warm-up matches in Montevideo in the affairs of AFC or in any file written submissions to CAS. ner Rory McIlroy at Wentworth, States on June 2 for the 2014 in South Africa four years ago, against Northern Ireland on tournament conducted by AFC in The deadline for athletes is eagerly anticipating his second U.S. Open at Pinehurst, where underwent surgery on Thursday May 30 and Slovenia on June 4. partnership with FAM as a mem- wishing to compete at the U.S. Open appearance, having England’s Justin Rose will defend and is expected to need 15 to 20 Uruguay said that Suarez sus- ber of AFC and FIFA is at risk of Commonwealth Games is June missed the cut on his champion- the title he clinched by two shots days to recover tained a knock in the club’s final being penalised for such interven- 11, six weeks before the Games ship debut at Congressional in at Merion last year. The 27-year-old has little room match of the season and felt tion, including suspension from get underway on July 23. 2011. REUTERS for manoeuvre before Uruguay intense pain during a training events. REUTERS REUTERS WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Lukaku dazzles in Belgium win Friendly matches: Wilmots’ side trounce Luxembourg 5-1; Russia down Slovakia

GENK, Belgium: Belgium won third minute it looked like being for the first time in five matches a very tough night for the visi- on Monday with a Romelu tors, but 10 minutes later they Lukaku hat-trick securing a 5-1 equalised when Aurelien Joachim, friendly win over a Luxembourg who plays for Dutch side RKC side ranked 100 places below Waalwijk, span off Thomas them. Vermaelen and fired in. Three weeks before their World It was perhaps the wake-up Cup opener, Belgium showed call a slightly sleepy Belgium off the neat passing that has required, allowing Lukaku to prompted many to tip them to score his first international hat- do well in Brazil and also blooded trick. He had the doggedness of Luxembourg’s three debutants, including Marouane Fellaini to thank for Maxime Chanot 19-year-old Manchester United his opener, a failed Luxembourg (left) and Belgium’s winger Adnan Januzaj. clearance for his second, while Divock Origi) vie However, the defensive lapse he dribbled through the defence for the ball during that allowed a Luxembourg equal- for his third. a friendly match iser will encourage World Cup Belgium brought on five substi- between Belgium rivals Algeria, Russia and South tutes at half-time, giving a debut and Luxembourg at Korea that they can upset the to Januzaj, who only declared his the Crystal Arena Group H favourites. allegiance to Belgium a month Stadium in Genk, “I’m a bit of a perfectionist, ago. Lille’s Divock Origi, another Belgium, yesterday. but it was the first game in three uncapped teenager in the squad, weeks. I wasn’t so happy with replaced Lukaku on the hour organisation in the first half,” said mark. coach Marc Wilmots. Substitute Nacer Chadli scored “We had a reaction in the sec- Belgium’s fourth while Kevin De ond half. We were perhaps a bit Bruyne converted a 91st minute nonchalant. But we still have penalty. three weeks to go.” Belgium will fly to Stockholm A catalogue of keeper inju- on Tuesday for a training camp ries and the absence of number ending with a friendly against one Thibaut Courtois, recover- Sweden on Sunday in which ing from Saturday’s Champions Wilmots said he would try to League final, meant a first cap for simulate more of a World Cup feel with a 1-0 win over Slovakia. lifting the ball over goalkeeper World Cup send off in front of went close to adding to the lead Sammy Bossut, one of only three with fewer substitutes. Fabio Capello picked a strong Jan Mucha but English referee 59,000 fans. for the Japanese, who dominated squad members still playing in After a few days at the Belgian team for their win over Slovakia Mark Clattenburg ruled it out The Schalke O4 defender, on possession and were rarely tested Belgium. coast, they play a warm-up match in St Petersburg with Zenit St for offside. his return to the Japan side after in defence. Otherwise, Belgium, set to against Tunisia in Brussels before Petersburg forward Alexander In another match, Japan eased a thigh injury curtailed his sea- “I think the team did okay. play in their first World Cup boarding their plane to Sao Paolo Kerzhakov heading the only goal to a comfortable 1-0 win over son in Germany, drove home at We had a physically hard train- since 2002, began with a line-up on June 10 and a match behind eight minutes from time. Cyprus yesterday. the second attempt two minutes ing camp in Ibusuki so there was that may well start their tour- closed door against the United Alexander Kokorin thought Fullback Atsuto Uchida slot- before halftime after his initial not so much sharpness, but our nament opener against Algeria States two days later. he had put Russia in front after ted the only goal as a dominant effort was blocked. decision making was good,” Japan on June 17. Meanwhile, Russia started latching on to a glorious through Japan grabbed a 1-0 victory over Shinji Kagawa, Yoichiro coach Alberto Zaccheroni told When Lukaku struck in the their World Cup countdown ball by Sergei Ignashevich before Cyprus in a largely uninspiring Kakitani and Keisuke Honda reporters. REUTERS QFA announces new regulations El Jaish approve loan of Anderson to Corinthians

DOHA: El Jaish Sports Club after loan spells with Umm Salal. for upcoming 2014-15 season has revealed that their Brazilian The latter will be especially defender Anderson Martinez important to the team, because DOHA: The Qatar Football (pictured) will head to his last season the army side lacked Association (QFA) new com- homeland on a loan spell with the fire power needed to secure petition regulations were Corinthians SC for one season. the Qatar Stars League title. announced at the Diplomatic El Jaish club officials said Both players are on five year Club in Doha where clubs from that the player will be with the contracts. both the first and second divi- Brazilian outfit from next sea- Meanwhile, Al Sailiya Sports sion attended. son and will come Club announced The workshop which took place back to El Jaish at that the General last week focused on the Qatar the end of his loan Assembly will be Stars League, the Qatar Cup, agreement. held next Sunday the Emir Cup and the Qatar Gas Anderson has on June 1. The League. a contract for five club board under Saud Al Mohannadi the QFA years with El Jaish, the presidency of Vice President, Hammad Al having already Abdullah Al Aida Mannai the Senior Councilor spent two seasons will discuss with of the QFA, Mubarak Al with the Army. the assembly mem- Sulaiti Vice President of the The Brazilian bers the results of Disciplinary Committee all still has three sea- all the teams who spoke and explained all the vari- sons left on his five represent the club ous matters related to the new year contract. in all sports. regulations. With the loan Al Sailiya foot- Among the most important spell imminent the ball team who changes that were announced defender will not finished in fourth were the new rules for the rel- be included in the spot in the Qatar egation and promotion between Lekhwiya players and backroom staff are seen celebrating their Qatar Stars League (QSL) title victory at 30 man squad for Stars League, and the leagues. Lekhwiya Stadium in Doha in this March 29, 2014 file picture. the 2014-15 season, runners-up in the The new regulations say that which means that Emir Cup will look next season any of the top five second division ascend to Qatar The new regulations state that also been fixed. As of next sea- El Jaish can now to find ways to teams in the Qatar Gas League Stars League based on their final any player released by a club in son each club can only register look for two foreign improve even fur- who are not reserves teams will ranking. the last few days of the January 30 players per squad which means players to join their ther next season. automatically qualify for the The teams who finish in 13th transfer window will be able to that there will be 420 players in ranks. The members Qatar Stars League (QSL). and 14th position respectively make an appeal to FIFA. With total in the QSL. The 30 players Due to some will also discuss If a second division team fin- in the QSL are relegated to the the approval of the football world can play for both the reserve and family issues back all the results ishes in sixth or lower then they Qatar Gas League unless they win governing body, the player will first teams. in his home land the Brazilian achieved by the youth teams as will face a one off promotion play- the promotion play-off. then be able to move to another Also, if a player plays a single opted for the move back, head well as the results of the first off against the team who finished The issue of venues for next Qatari Club or abroad despite the half of football in the first team, coach Maâloul said that it was team in Futsal after their debut in 13th position in the Qatar Stars season was also discussed. transfer window having come to he is then eligible to play another better to send him back so that he participation in the league last League. Officials at the workshop stated an end. half of football in the reserve team can help his family and when the season.-- The Qatar Gas League has 14 that they are close to resolving In addition, any QSL player the following day. player returns he will be ready The club board will also discuss QSL reserve teams and 4 second the issue of fewer venues for QSL who doesn’t participate in the Meanwhile, the foreign players and at the peak of his powers with the suggested budget and then division teams that participate matches next season. first six matches with his club is quota will reduced to two players no distractions. present their business plan for every season. The Qatar Gas The player transfer regula- then eligible to move to another per team for the 2016 season, the In addition, right back Mosaab their various sports activities for League competition is a league tions were also deliberated at the club if he so wishes. QSL officials said. Mahmoud and Striker Maher the season ahead. format where two teams from the meeting. The squad size of the club has THE PENINSULA Yousef will return to El Jaish THE PENINSULA Al Sadd ask for Sheikh Jassim Cup to be rescheduled

DOHA: Al Sadd - Qatar’s rep- The AFC Champions League the quarter-finals of the Asian year’s competition is Al Ittihad, Al department of the Qatar Stars The report was distributed resentative in this year’s Asian quarter-final first leg will be Champions League. Hilal, Al Ain, and Al Sadd. From League (QSL) have published to all 14 QSL clubs, including Champions League (ACL) - played on 19 of the same month, After three months of intense East Asia and Australia there are the first ever in depth report of the General Secretaries of the have asked Qatar Stars League giving the wolves just four days to group stages and round of 16 also four teams: Western Sydney Qatar’s top football league. The clubs, the Sport Officers, Head (QSL) organisers to resched- recover and play again. matches, the ACL quarter-final- Wonderers, Pohang Steelers, FC report was published and distrib- Coaches, Assistant Coaches, ule next season’s Sheikh Jassim Therefore the club has asked ists will be eagerly awaiting the Seoul and Guangzhou Evergrande. uted on May 15. Fitness Coaches, Performance Cup. that the Sheikh Jassim Cup be draw results that will be held at The first quarter-final will be Within its pages is a highly in- Analysts and the Goal Keeping The request is due to the moved to August 13 so that the AFC House May, 28. played on the August 19 by two depth statistical analysis of the Coaches. Champions League quarter players have a week to get them- South Korea and Saudi Arabia West Asian Clubs, and a day later entire 2013/14 QSL season and Al Harami - QSL Chief finals that will take place within selves ready for the important are represented by two clubs each, two East Asian teams will also was compiled with the help of of Competition and Football a few days of the Qatari domestic pan-Asian clash. whilst there are also teams from fight it out. The second legs will Prozone, a performance analysis Development said: “The report competition. Meanwhile, Mohammed Al Australia, China, UAE and Qatar. be played on the August 26 and 27 company. signifies yet another significant The Sheikh Jassim Cup is to be Balushi the Sports Director of Al Clubs from traditional power- respectively, to see who will end Al Harami - QSL Chief step forward for the QSL as an played on August 15 between the Sadd will fly out to AFC head- houses such as Japan, Uzbekistan up in the semi-finals which will of Competition and Football organization and the clubs who winners of QSL, Lekhwiya and quarters on May 27 to Kuala and Iran all failed to make the cut take place on September 16. Development over saw the project will undoubtedly benefit from the winners of the Emir Cup, Al Lumpur, Malaysia. for the quarter-finals this season. Meanwhile, the Competition along with his team who spent the such a comprehensive document.” Sadd. He will attend the draw for Representing West Asia in this and Football Development whole season working on it. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Pochettino named Spurs manager Argentine is Hotspur’s 10th manager in the last 13 years, gets five-year contract

LONDON: Argentine Mauricio individual, whilst building great appearances for Espanyol he tradition of attacking football Pochettino became Tottenham team spirit and a winning mental- cut his managerial teeth at the and Pochettino’s high pressing Hotspur’s 10th manager in ity. We have a talented squad that Barcelona-based club but, after attacking style, usually based on the last 13 years when he was Mauricio is excited to be coaching two decent seasons, lost his job a 4-2-3-1 formation should win appointed on a five-year contract next season.” with the club bottom of La Liga over any fans who may be some- yesterday after leaving Premier Pochettino added: “This is a in November 2012. He quickly what sceptical of his appointment League rivals Southampton. club with tremendous history resurfaced at Southampton in after so many false dawns. The 42-year-old former inter- and prestige and I am honoured January 2013 with the club 15th One thing that would impress national defender takes over from to have been given this opportu- in the standings, finally ending them initially is if he speaks Tim Sherwood who was sacked nity to be its head coach. the season in 14th spot. English rather than using an by Spurs at the end of last season “There is an abundance of top- Pochettino began to make his interpreter as he has been doing five months after replacing Andre class talent at the club and I am mark during his first and what since he arrived in England nearly Villas-Boas. looking forward to starting work has proved to be his only full sea- 18 months ago. Pochettino, who had managed with the squad. son with the Saints, playing some He has occasionally spoken to Southampton since January last Pochettino first came to the bright inventive attacking foot- the media in English but has said year, is the second Argentine to attention of England fans during ball built on a nucleus of English that until he can express himself hold the job at Spurs after World the World Cup in 2002. players. fully he will continue to speak in Cup winner Ossie Ardiles who Then, sporting shoulder-length Southampton achieved some Spanish. was in charge 20 years ago. hair and wearing a headband, he good wins last season but lost Ultimately Spurs fans won’t His task is to bring back the tripped striker Michael Owen to home and away against Spurs, mind what language he uses as domestic and European honours concede a penalty in their group losing 3-2 in Sherwood’s first long as he brings them the tangi- Tottenham won when Ardiles stage match with England in match in charge at St Mary’s in ble success which has eluded them A file picture dated December and his equally revered Argentine Saitama which David Beckham December and by the same score- for so long. 7, 2013 of then Southampton compatriot Ricky Villa played converted to secure a 1-0 win. line at White Hart Lane in March They finished last season in manager Mauricio Pochettino for the north London club in the He featured 20 times for after leading 2-0. sixth place and have qualified during the English Premier 1980s, and to secure Champions Argentina, scoring twice, after Spurs, who have flattered to for the Europa League but while League soccer match between League football. beginning his playing career with deceive for years in their quest those achievements are credible, Southampton and Manchester “In Mauricio I believe we have Newell’s Old Boys in his home- for silverware and regular what chairman Levy and the sup- City at St. Mary’s Stadium a head coach who, with his high land before moving to Espanyol Champions League football, were porters want is a trophy, a top- in Southampton, Britain. energy, attacking football, will in Spain in 1994. reportedly also interested in Ajax four finish and a place among the Tottenham Hotspur have embrace the style of play we He also played in France with Amsterdam coach Frank de Boer European elite. appointed Mauricio Pochettino associate with our club,” Spurs Paris St Germain and Girondins but Pochettino’s attacking style Pochettino might never be chairman Daniel Levy said on Bordeaux before returning to should find an appreciative audi- regarded with the same rever- as their new manager on a five- the club’s official website (www. Espanyol for a second spell and ence at White Hart Lane. ence as Ardiles and Villa but if he year contract, the London club tottenhamhotspur.com). then retiring as a player in 2006 Even before Ardiles and Villa achieves those objectives sooner confirmed, yesterday. “He has a proven ability to begin his coaching career. enjoyed success there in the rather than later, it will be a step to develop each player as an After more than 300 early 1980s, Spurs had a rich in the right direction. REUTERS Milan to sack Cameroon plunged into bonus dispute Seedorf, hire

KUFSTEIN, Austria: Samuel the players rejected, and then to get a point and slumped out Eto’o watched from the sub- saying: “I don’t think it’s too Eto’o and Cameroon’s other increased it to 68,000 euros, which after the first round, the players stitutes bench as Cameroon, serious.” Inzaghi as World Cup stars are locked in a was also turned down, Cameroon received a reported 65,000 euros. who start the World Cup in Choupo Moting, who plays in battle with their federation over daily Le Jour reported. The team reached the quar- Group A against Brazil, Croatia Germany, scored the second goal. coach: Reports bonuses for the tournament, Le Jour said the players were ter finals in 1990 but have oth- and Mexico, confidently beat Cameroon’s first match is press reports said. demanding more than 120m erwise failed to get past the Macedonia in Kufstein. against Mexico on June 13, before ROME: AC Milan are set to The African team, who will CFA francs (182,000 euros) each. first round. Cameroon coach Volker Finke Croatia on June 18 and Brazil on fire coach Clarence Seedorf be playing in their seventh finals The daily blasted the demand as Their record has been picked suffered a shock however when June 23. (pictured) and replace him in Brazil, beat Macedonia 2-0 in “indecent”. up by critics in the latest money Pierre Webo performed a spec- Finke did not talk about the with youth team coach Filippo a warmup match in Austria on The Nouvelle Expression daily dispute. tacular scissors kick for the first bonus dispute. He said “it is a dif- Inzaghi, Italian media said Monday. said there is “tension” over the “It is urgent to question the goal in the 52nd minute but fell on ficult group, but we are not going yesterday. Back home the players face bonuses, which have been a regu- unfettered mercantilism of the his shoulder and had to be helped their for a holiday.” Seedorf is only four months mounting press criticism over lar problems between the players ‘soldiers’ of another kind for off the field. The team have a second war- into a two-and-a-half year con- their wage demands. and their bosses. whom we are still waiting for the Finke played down the mup game against Paraguay in tract and has overseen a consider- The Cameroon government last At the 2010 World Cup in South first prizes on the battle field,” gravity of the injury to the Austria on Thursday. able improvement in results, but week offered 61,000 euros, which Africa, when Cameroon failed said Le Jour. Fenerbahce striker, however, AFP rumours about the Dutchman’s future have been rife for several weeks. Protesters Club president Silvio Berlusconi met chief executive Adriano attack coach Galliani to discuss the move at the former’s villa in Arcore, around 20 kilometres outside Milan, late carrying on Monday night, media reported. Italy’s three sports papers, Brazil players Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport, all TERESOPOLIS, Brazil: The carried simi- bus carrying Brazil’s World lar reports, Cup squad to their first day of which were training yesterday was kicked unsourced. and punched by demonstrators Seedorf, angry at what they consider 38, who spent exorbitant spending on foot- 10 years of ball and not enough on social his play- programmes. ing career A small group of striking at Milan, teachers attacked the bus as it took over left Rio de Janeiro for the moun- at the end tain town of Teresopolis, where of January the squad will be based during the to replace tournament. Massimiliano The teachers covered the bus Allegri, who with stickers as Barcelona players was fired Neymar and Dani Alves looked on after two- from inside. and-a-half When the bus arrived in years in charge. Teresopolis, 100kms away, another The members of the Qatar football team Kayaking yesterday as part of the training programme at the Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore’s Falls) near Former Italian prime minis- group of around 30 people chanted Rome, on Monday. Qatar squad of 30 players and backroom staff arrived in Rome five days ago to begin their eight-month phase that includes the ter Berlusconi had been chas- anti-World Cup slogans. Gulf Cup in November and the Asian Cup in January 2015. This is the first overseas trip for the Qatar squad coached by Djamel Belmadi. The players ing Seedorf for several months “This country’s priority will be playing friendly matches and undergoing special training sessions in the coming days. Qatar will play against Macedonia in a friendly during before finally appointing him, yet shouldn’t be the World Cup, it the training camp. Qatar will play first Spanish division outfit Malaga on August 6, in addition to three more friendlies which have been lined up against the Dutchman quickly fell out of should be improving health, edu- favour. the national teams of Morocco, Australia and Uzbekistan. cation, housing and public trans- Although Seedorf had no previ- port,” said Rui Costa, a striking ous coaching experience, results teacher who helped organise the improved markedly under him protest. with 11 wins in 19 league games, Costa said none of the houses Del Bosque hopeful of Costa recovery compared to five in the previous promised to victims of a deadly 19 under Allegri. flood in the area that killed MADRID: Spain coach Vicente register the (final) squad of 23 Atletico players selected for the Cup due to a hamstring injury.” Milan climbed up the table around 1,000 people in 2011 had del Bosque is hopeful Diego and we don’t need to rush,” he finals will join up with the squad. The decision was taken after to finish eighth, missing out on been delivered. Costa will recover from a leg added. “I hope he makes it but Meanwhile, midfielder Niko tests at their training camp in Europa League qualification by Protesters allied to a far-left muscle injury in time to feature we have good replacements.” Kranjcar has become the third Austria. one point. political party held up a banner at the World Cup but believes If Brazil-born Costa is unable player to withdraw from the Kranjcar, who has 81 caps and However, they also suffered in English that read, “Billions for the world and European cham- to make the trip to his native Croatia World Cup squad due scored 16 goals for his country, fol- an embarrassing exit from the the FIFA’s World Cup, No housing pions have plenty of backup if he country for the finals starting to injury in the last week and lows Dnipro defender Ivan Strinic Champions League after losing for the victims of the heavy rains doesn’t make it. next month, Del Bosque has sev- will miss the finals in Brazil, the and SV Hamburg midfielder Ivo 5-1 on aggregate to eventual final- of 2011. Do you think it is fair?” Forward Costa, who plays eral players available with a sim- Croatian Football Federation said Ilicevic out of coach Niko Kovac’s ists Atletico Madrid in the round The demonstrations ended his club football with Atletico ilar profile, including Fernando yesterday. squad. of 16. peacefully but they provided Madrid, has been struggling with Torres, Alvaro Negredo and The 29-year-old was injured Kovac said the injury would Similar to Seedorf, Inzaghi has another warning of the poten- a series of niggles in recent weeks Fernando Llorente. playing for Queens Park Rangers sideline Kranjcar for two-to-four no previous experience of coach- tial pitfalls that Brazil faces as it and was forced off in the ninth As well as Costa, winger Jesus in their 1-0 Championship play- weeks. ing a senior professional team. struggles to host soccer’s biggest minute of Saturday’s Champions Navas and right back Juanfran off win over Derby County at “I’m extremely sorry for Niko The 40-year-old spent 11 sea- extravaganza. Last year during League final against Real Madrid. are injury concerns and Del Wembley on Saturday when - he is one of the most experi- sons playing for Milan, where he the Confederations Cup, the dress “He has a muscle injury and we Bosque has already called up they won promotion back to the enced players in our squad and he won two Serie A titles and two rehearsal for next month’s tour- will monitor his development so Gerard Deulofeu as cover if Navas Premier League. deserved to be part of it in Brazil,” Champions League titles, and also nament, hundreds of thousands of we can make a last-minute deci- does not recover in time. The Croatian FA confirmed Kovac said. won 57 caps for Italy. people took to streets across the sion,” Del Bosque said on Spanish Spain play a World Cup war- the injury on their official web- “I needed Niko with his experi- He has been in charge of country to protest bus fare hikes. radio late on Monday. mup against Bolivia in Seville on site (www.cff.hr) stating: “Niko ence and good shape but we have Milan’s under-19 team for the AFP “We have until June 2 to Friday, after which the Real and Kranjcar will miss the World to go on. AGENCIES past two seasons. REUTERS Wednesday 28 May 2014 29 Rajab 1435 Volume 19 Number 6079 Sport Price: QR2 Aderogba, Pochettino Amer advance named Spurs’ at Doha Open manager

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Wozniacki Li Na stunned in first round, vows to move after heartache Murray through in Paris PARIS: Caroline Wozniacki’s return to tennis and the pub- lic eye after her breakup with Top seed Serena to meet Muguruza today, Venus to face Schmiedlova golfer Rory McIlroy ended in more pain yesterday when the 13th seed was knocked out in PARIS: Li Na, the Australian offered far fewer problems to against Dutchman Igor Sijsling. the French Open first round by Open champion, followed The Spaniard said he was not sur- Yanina Wickmayer. her male counterpart Stan prised by the early shocks. “The The 23-year-old Dane vowed Wawrinka out of the French French Open tennis is very close. It’s difficult to move on in her life after Open in the first round when this sport,” he said. Wickmayer won a high-quality she lost 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to local Today’s Order of Eleventh seed Grigor Dimitrov, baseline battle 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2, con- favourite Kristina Mladenovic one of the young players expected demning Wozniacki to her first yesterday. Play to challenge the likes of eight- opening round defeat at Roland The second seed from China, Oder of play on the fourth day times champion Nadal in Paris, Garros since her debut in 2007. who won the Roland Garros title of the French Open today (all found giant Ivo Karlovic too hot At the post-match press con- in 2011, admitted she had handed matches second round, prefix to handle in a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(4) loss. ference, the former world No.1 victory to the Frenchwoman numbers denote seedings): “Today he was all over the said she would not answer ques- through her own failings on court. He was just hitting his tions about her private life, but Court Philippe Chatrier (play starts at another chilly day in Paris. shots, you know, penetrating made a short statement. 0900 GMT/5 AM ET): “I think it doesn’t matter who every volley, low slice, serving “The only thing I really have plays today against me, I always Anna Schmiedlova (Slovakia) vs 29-Venus really good. He always serves to say is that, you know, thank Williams (United States) lose the match. Today I just gave good,” said Dimitrov. everybody for their support and it away,” said Li. “Nobody says if Jeremy Chardy (France) vs 2-Novak Djokovic “I just couldn’t find the rhythm, sweet messages. That’s really nice. you’re No. 2 in the world you have (Serbia) and I couldn’t achieve any of the “You know, what happens in my to win all the matches. 13-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) vs Juergen little opportunities that I had in personal life, I just want to really “The problem is myself, I Melzer (Austria) the match.” keep that between my closest peo- don’t think I’m doing well on the Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) vs 7-Maria Murray also had his problems ple around me,” she said. court. I didn’t think totally what Sharapova (Russia) in the third set against Golubev, Wozniacki added: “You know, I I should do, like especially I didn’t Court Suzanne Lenglen (0900 GMT/5 who suddenly started mixing up just have to move on.” follow the game plan. In my mind AM ET) his game, but he regained control She later added: “You’re not I didn’t have any idea how to play Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) vs 29-Gilles to reach the second round in a prepared for something like this, the match.” Simon (France) quarter of the draw opened up by and it came as a bit of a shock. David Ferrer, runner-up last 1-Serena Williams (United States) vs Garbine Wawrinka’s defeat. You need to just keep going and year to eight-times champion Muguruza (Spain) “He’s a tough player, he’s keep moving forward.” Rafa Nadal, and Wimbledon extremely aggressive and puts Li Na returns the ball Kristina Mladenovic during their French tennis The players swapped breaks Diego Sebastian Schwarztman (Argentina) vs champion Andy Murray and you on the back foot really early,” Open first round match. BOTTOM: Andy Murray hits a shot during his of serve in the first set and the 4-Roger Federer (Switzerland) local favourite Richard Gasquet said Murray of Golubev. “It was men’s first round match against Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan at Roland advantage swung one way and reached the second round. 20-Alize Cornet (France) vs Taylor Townsend windy, especially at the beginning. Garros yesterday. then the other in the tiebreak Murray, who missed the clay- (United States) I didn’t go for my shots too much, before the Belgian ended a superb court grand slam because of a Court One (0900 GMT/5 AM ET) I just tried to be patient.” rally with a backhand crosscourt back injury last year, was the Benoit Paire (France) vs 27-Roberto Bautista France’s Richard Gasquet, winner to take it. only one of the trio to drop a set Agut (Spain) seeded 12, won 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 Wozniacki wasted five break in a 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 defeat of 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) vs against Austria’s Bernard Tomic points in the sixth game of the Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kazakhstan) while former world No. 1 Lleyton second set but made amends with Men’s seeds Tommy Haas and 31-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) vs Claire Hewitt, who had reached two the score at 5-4 when Wickmayer, Nicolas Almagro were forced to Feuerstein (France) quarter-finals in 13 visits before serving to stay in the set, netted withdraw injured. 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) vs Karolina Tuesday, lost 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to a simple forehand to bring the Li’s defeat made it the first Pliskova (Czech Republic) Argentine Carlos Berlocq. Dane level. time that men’s and women’s Tommy Haas, the 16th seed, But Wickmayer, going for her grand slam champions have been 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic on pulled out with an injured shoul- shots, hit back immediately by knocked out in the following major the same court. The Serbian won der when leading 5-2 in the first breaking Wozniacki in the first in the first round. Wawrinka, the 6-1, 6-3 to join the 2009 title win- set against Juergen Zopp of game of the final set and again Swiss third seed, lost to Spain’s ner, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the Estonia. in the fifth. Guillermo Garcia Lopez in four second round. Nicolas Almagro of Spain, also McIlroy, also a former world sets on Monday. Caroline Wozniacki, the former withdrew, with an injured foot, No.1 in his sport, said he called off Mladenovic saved two set world No.1 now seeded 13th, suf- from his match against Jack Sock the engagement after getting cold points in the opener, lost focus in fered more pain after her break- of the U.S. when trailing 5-0 in feet while sorting out the wedding the second but stepped up a gear up with top golfer Rory McIlroy the first set. In the first match on invitations. again in the decider to wrap it up when she lost in three sets to the Philippe Chatrier show court, The Northern Irishman told on her second match point. Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium Simona Halep, seeded fourth, the world of his pain at the “It’s incredible, without you I on her return to tennis and the narrowly missed inflicting the breakup on the eve of last week’s couldn’t have done it,” a weep- public eye. Ferrer, the fifth seed first “double bagel” of the tourna- BMW PGA Championship but ing Mladenovic told the cheer- who beat world No.1 Rafa Nadal ment after serving for the match he went on to win the European ing crowd. Another young in the Monte Carlo quarter- when leading Alisa Kleybanova of Tour’s flagship event. Frenchwoman, Caroline Garcia, finals, eased through 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 Russia 6-0, 5-0. REUTERS REUTERS Rain postpones IPL qualifier Younus hopes to revive one-day KOLKATA: The Indian Premier League (IPL) qualifier career, wants World Cup call-up 1 between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders sched- LAHORE: Pakistan batsman opportunity to play the World Pakistan to its World Twenty20 uled here yesterday was post- Younus Khan said yesterday Cup,” he added. win in 2009. poned due to inclement weather he hopes to revive his one-day Next year’s edition is to be held Meanwhile, Glamorgan have and will now be played today. career in time for next year’s in Australia and New Zealand, signed West Indies all-rounder The match has now been World Cup. and Pakistan is due to get plenty Darren Sammy to play in English scheduled for 4pm today. The The 36-year old has been out of of practice against the hosts in county cricket’s Twenty20 Blast organisers have also announced the one-day side since March last a UAE series from October to tournament, the club announced. that tickets for the original match year following a run of wretched December. The former captain Sammy day will be valid. Refunds will only form, with the last of his six hun- Pakistan will then journey to is set to head straight to Welsh be made to ticket purchasers if dreds coming against the West New Zealand for a short one-day county Glamorgan’s Cardiff base the match is cancelled without a Indies in 2008. series before the 2015 World Cup. from the Indian Premier League ball being bowled. But Khan, who is one of Khan, who averages over 51.38 in time for their first home match The scenario remained with Pakistan’s modern Test batting in Tests and with 23 centuries, of the Blast campaign against the ground getting soaked follow- greats, insisted he wanted to end said he doesn’t want to restrict unbeaten Sussex on Friday. ing frequent spells of rain. his limited-overs career on his himself to one form of the game. He will stay with Glamorgan, If it is not possible to complete own terms. “A player like me, who has who although a Welsh side play the qualifier 1, Kings XI, having “My desire is to walk away on played 14-15 years of top cricket in all of England’s senior county finished on top of the league, will my own conditions, playing in and played all forms of cricket, his competitions, until the start of advance through to the final to be every form of the game I am avail- career shouldn’t end being classi- the Caribbean Premier League, played in Bangalore June 1 while able to play, rather than being fied as only a Test player,” he said. another domestic Twenty20 Knight Riders will play the quali- dropped,” he told reporters at a His 253 one-day matches have event. Sammy is renowned as fier 2 May 30 against the winner team camp ahead of the team’s yielded 7014 runs -- seventh in a powerful Twenty20 batsman, of the Eliminator. IPL qualifier was postponed yesterday after torrential rain in Kolkata. tour of Sri Lanka in August. all time Pakistan’s one-day run a useful seamer and fine close AGENCIES “I surely would like to grab the scorers list, and he also captained catcher. AFP