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GCC agrees on Emir tours exhibition OPINION Qatar does not draft contract control Egypt hen Wthe Heir Apparent, for housemaids H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Khalid Al Sayed addressed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Call to implement uniform wages a con- ference on ‘Geostrategic DOHA: The GCC states have pressures faced by GCC states Changes within the Context finalised a common draft job from manpower exporting coun- of Arab Revolutions’ in Doha contract for domestic workers, tries, and it will be put before the last month, he had a clear with Asian diplomatic circles Council of Ministers of Labour for message. here saying such a contract adoption. He stressed that turning would work only if the wages He said the strategy suggested external support for revolu- are uniform and there is provi- holding collective meetings with tions into intervention in the sion for a day off in a week for manpower exporting countries, affairs of the countries where the workers. and several other steps aimed at revolutions had taken place “Unified wages and accent on unifying procedures in the mem- was against the will of the the welfare of household workers ber states for recruiting domestic The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday toured the Art of Travel Exhibition organised at people. The real power lay will hold the key to making such workers. the Alriwaq Doha Exhibition Space, located next to the Museum of Islamic Art. The exhibition, organized by with the people, he said. a common contract work,” said a It is likely the draft contract the Orientalist Museum of the Qatar Museums Authority, shed light on European-Ottoman relations during He said that after the diplomatic source. would contain clauses entitling the early sixteenth century. emergence of the man on the The wages for domestic work- workers to end-of-service benefits street as a determining fac- ers must be unified and fixed in if they have completed a year of tor, Arab politics had become US dollars, the source said. “If service with a family. more independent and auton- that’s the case, all manpower This and several other benefits omous, more oriented towards exporting countries would wel- like specific working hours and the achievement of justice and come the common contract, else entitlement to a day off in a week Algeria hostage crisis ends adherence to international it would be a futile exercise,” the have been recommended by Qatar, conventions. source added. although the common draft has ALGIERS: Thirty hostages, fleeing Islamists and an unknown force,” and threatened to “kill all When Prime Minister and Undersecretaries from the reportedly been prepared by including at least seven for- number of their hostages, the the hostages if the Algerian forces Foreign Minister H E Sheikh labour ministries of the GCC Saudi Arabia. eigners, were killed yesterday communication minister said. succeed in entering the complex.” Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor states reached an agreement It is highly unlikely the draft when Algerian forces stormed Communication Minister He said 34 hostages and 15 kid- Al Thani spoke to Al Jazeera on a regional unified draft con- would have a clause suggesting a desert gas plant seized by Mohamed Said said a number nappers were killed in an army channel last week, he had tract for household workers at unified wages for the workers, and Islamist militants, an Algerian of kidnappers had been “neu- air strike, a claim that could not almost the same clear mes- a meeting in Bahrain late last the issue of remuneration might security source said. tralised” as they tried to flee, be verified. sage, particularly about Egypt. week. Maids constitute the larg- be left to each member state to He said that among the dead in the first official comment on APS said the army freed four He said Qatar only wanted est segment of household workers decide. hostages were eight Algerians, the operation, but admitted that foreigners — two Britons, a Egypt to be strong again. in the region. A manpower agent told this two Japanese, two Britons and one “some” hostages were killed or Frenchman and a Kenyan — and “Egypt is the largest Arab The Director-General of the newspaper on grounds of ano- French national. The nationalities wounded. 600 Algerian workers held hos- country,” the Prime Minister Executive Bureau of the GCC nymity that it would be a wel- of the other dead were not clear. Earlier, one of the Al Qaeda- tage at the In Amenas plant in said. “If Egypt is strong, all Council of Ministers of Labour come step if a GCC committee Algerian special forces ear- linked Islamists said “warplanes southeastern Algeria. other Arabs will be equally and Council of Ministers of Social oversees the recruitment of lier launched a rescue operation and ground units” had begun an AGENCIES strong.” Affairs, Aqeel Ahmed Al Jassim, domestic helpers from different on a desert gas complex, killing operation “to take the complex by See also page 4 Continued on page 3 said they had agreed on the draft countries. THE PENINSULA contract, which will now be sub- “We don’t know what clauses mitted to the GCC ministers of the proposed draft would have. labour at their meeting to be held Maybe they would make rules in Bahrain this year. stricter for household workers,” He said discussions led to sev- he said. 56 buildings earmarked for demolition, facelift eral amendments in the draft But one clear disadvantage aimed at balancing the working would be that a domestic worker DOHA: Some 56 old and dilapi- A panel at Doha Municipality Urban Planning told local daily Al ugly buildings with necessary relationship between families and may not be permitted to work in dated buildings in the city responsible for assessing the con- Arab in a written communication. details like the name of their own- the domestic workers, including any GCC country if he or she has have been earmarked by Doha dition of buildings has so far iden- The 56 buildings pose a threat ers, their ID and contact details protecting the rights of all the flouted rules in a member country. municipality for demolition and tified 70 buildings and singled out to the lives of people, including and the area and plot numbers. parties. Currently, such a ban is renovation. 56 of them for immediate renova- occupants and those living in The owners of these properties Al Jassim added that the imposed on domestic workers only It is not known how many of tion or demolition. their neighbourhood. have been urged to cooperate with undersecretaries also adopted if they are involved in very serious these buildings are to be demol- The assessment is an ongo- Engineer-members of the the committee to ensure public a working paper from Qatar on crimes, he claimed. ished and how many would be ing process and continues, the assessment committee are pre- safety. a Gulf strategy to address the THE PENINSULA renovated. Ministry of Municipality and paring a list of ramshackle and THE PENINSULA

Hot wheels Pakistan cleric calls Qatar Airways grounds off protest after fleet of Dreamliners govt concessions ISLAMABAD: A Muslim cleric DOHA: Qatar Airways has United States and Qatar’s Civil with a history of ties to the mili- grounded its fleet of 787 Aviation Authority, the airline was tary who has been calling for the Dreamliners following direc- implementing the Airworthiness Pakistani government to resign tives from the Federal Aviation Directive issued by the FAA for reached a deal with the admin- Administration (FAA) of the all operators of the Boeing 787 istration yesterday that will give US and Qatar’s Civil Aviation to ground the aircraft, effective him a say in the electoral proc- Authority. yesterday. ess ahead of elections. The airline presently has five Chief Executive Officer of the Muhammad Tahirul Qadri trig- Dreamliners (Boeing 787-8) in its airline, Akbar Al Baker, said: gered a political crisis by launch- fast-growing fleet and they were “I previously stated that Qatar ing mass protests in the capital deployed on important routes Airways will only stop oper- four days ago calling for electoral that included Doha-London ating our Dreamliners if we reforms to clean up Pakistani Heathrow and back, Doha- receive such an instruction from politics. Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club yesterday. The five rounds Zurich-Doha, Doha-Munich- regulators”. He has been pushing for the of races will end on February 15. (See also page 23) QASSIM RAHMATULLAH Doha as well as on Dubai and “Safety remains the number military to play a role in the for- Kuwait sectors. one priority for Qatar Airways. mation of the caretaker admin- One of the five grounded We ensure all our aircraft meet istration that takes over in the Dreamliners is in London the most stringent safety stand- run-up to scheduled elections. Heathrow, while the remaining ards and this will not be com- “We have reached an agree- No agreement in UN nuclear talks with Iran four are in Doha. promised in any way. “In light of ment,” Qadri told supporters The airline had placed orders recent events surrounding the camped out near parliament. VIENNA/DUBAI: The UN source said yesterday. The UN added. The apparent absence of for 60 Dreamliner jets — 30 firm Boeing 787 Dreamliner world- Qadri persuaded the govern- nuclear watchdog and Iran International Atomic Energy a breakthrough in the January and an option for 30 more — and wide, we are actively working ment to dissolve parliament appear to have failed again in Agency and Iran were expected 16-17 discussions signalled a had received five of them. with Boeing and the regulators to before a scheduled date of March talks this week to finalise a deal to hold a further meeting on new setback for efforts to allay A Qatar Airways press state- restore full customer confidence 16 so that elections, due in May, to unblock an investigation into February 12, following two days mounting international concern ment said that following instruc- in the 787”. can take place within 90 days. suspected atom bomb research of negotiations in Tehran that over Tehran’s atomic aims. tions by both the Federal Aviation Continued on page 3 REUTERS in the Islamic state, a diplomatic ended yesterday, the source AFP Administration (FAA) in the THE PENINSULA See also page 11 FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 HOME 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Emir issues Emir hosts children of Palestinian martyrs ratification DOHA: Sixty-one Palestinians, including 45 children of mar- documents tyrs are currently visiting Qatar at the invitation of the DOHA: The Emir H H Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Khalifa Al Thani, who visited Al Thani has issued a rati- Gaza recently. The team arrived fication document approv- in Doha from Gaza Strip on ing a Memorandum of Wednesday on a week-long visit. Understanding (MoU) Member of the Qatari on Education, Higher Committee for the Reconstruction Education and Scientific of Gaza Ahmed Al Zuwaidi, who Research Cooperation received the sons and daughters between Qatar and Vietnam of martyrs and the accompanying signed in Hanoi on January delegation, said that the visit was 16, 2012. a culmination of the Emir’s initia- The Emir also issued rati- tives to support the Palestinian fication documents approv- people, the people of Gaza and the ing an Agreement on the sons of martyrs in particular. Establishment of the Global Al Zuwaidi told Qatar News Green Growth Institute signed Agency that the Emir’s generous in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, sponsorship covered all aspects 2012, and a draft agreement including the provision of decent between Qatar and Barbados living, housing, hospitals, schools on the Avoidance of Double and compensations for the effects Taxation and Prevention of of war. The Emir sought to alle- Children of Palestinian martyrs, visiting Qatar at the invitation of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. IBRAHIM R O Fiscal Evasion with Respect viate suffering of the Palestinian to Taxes on Income, signed in people and took into considera- is responsible for reconstruction Khaled Abu Odeh, a member been supportive to the Palestinian and thanked the leadership and Doha on December, 12 2012. ) tion humanitarian and moral and humanitarian projects cover- of the visiting Palestinian delega- cause and the rights of Palestinian the people of Qatar, saying it was The Emir has issued a aspects, he added. ing basic services that are denied tion, expressed deep gratitude and people. Several children of the the first time they had left the Decree No. 5 of 2013 rati- He said the Qatari Committee to Palestinians due to the Israeli appreciation to the Emir and the martyrs expressed happiness over war-torn Gaza Strip. fying a Memorandum of for the Reconstruction of Gaza war on Gaza. people of Qatar who have always the generous gesture of the Emir THE PENINSULA Understanding (MoU) on environmental cooperation between Qatar and Singapore, which was signed in Doha on March 13, 2012. The MoU shall have the Mosques to power of law according to the Article 68 of the Constitution. Al Million adds 200 more taxis The decree is to be effective have taller from its date of issue and will be published in the Official minarets Stiff competition from illegal cabs, says company official Gazette. QNA DOHA: Minarets of all the new mosques in Qatar would DOHA: Al Million, the first be taller than the existing private taxi operator in Qatar ones, not to be overshadowed has expanded its fleet with an Qatar Airways by the numerous skyscrapers additional 200 taxis, but the vying for visibility. company says it is facing com- apologises The Ministry of Awqaf and petition from the hundreds of Islamic Affairs has issued illegal cabs. guidelines raising the height of Al Million launched its serv- Continued from Page 1 minarets at least eight metres ice in July last year with an ini- “Qatar Airways will resume taller compared to the exist- tial fleet of 300 taxis, after the 787 operations when we are ing ones. state-owned Mowasalat granted clear that the aircraft meets In the new designs of the permission to three private com- the full requirements of the mosques, height of the mina- panies to operate taxis on a fran- Airworthiness Directive and our rets have been raised from 16 chise basis. standards which assure the safety metres to 24 metres in one “Currently we are operating of our passengers and crew at all category and from 24 metres 500 taxis, with 200 new cabs times. So we are not flying the to 32 metres in another, a added last month. There is a good aircraft until and only such a time local Arabic daily reported demand for our service, but the this is achieved”, said Al Baker. yesterday. competition we are facing is not “Qatar Airways would like to The Ministry is working from other operators but from the express our sincere apologies to on an electronic programme numerous illegal taxis,” a com- passengers booked on our 787 to provide information about pany official told The Peninsula flights, but we are sure they will mosques across the coun- yesterday. understand our concerns in view try through the Internet He lamented that illegal cabs of recent events with other 787 and mobile phone, the daily have been operating under the operators around the world. Our said, quoting Mohammad nose of the authorities and to staff are assisting all affected pas- Hamad Al Kuwari, director serious action is taken against sengers to be accommodated on of the Mosques Management them. The fleet of Al Million, the first private taxi operator in the country. other flights to get them to their Department at the Ministry. “You can see them openly final destination with minimum The programme is intended inviting customers near the cen- launched its service in October We expect Mowasalat will allow rates. We are using state-of-the- inconvenience,” he added. to help worshippers locate tral bus station and many shop- last year with an initial fleet of us to further increase our fleet in art meters which are difficult to THE PENINSULA mosques in different areas. ping centers. We have requested 80 cars and currently operates future based on an evaluation of tamper with. We are also trying There is also a plan to install Mowasalat and the Traffic about 300 taxis. our performance.” to motivate our staff by honouring signboards on streets showing Department to intervene to stop Mowasalat has allowed each of “We have a very good response the best and outstanding drivers”, Police Open Beach the location of mosques. This this illegal practice and are await- the three private companies to from the market and are expect- said the official. will be implemented in col- ing a positive response,” added the operate a maximum 500 taxis in ing a break-even by the middle of The company currently has Football begins today laboration with the Ministry official. the initial phase. this year,” he added. about 700 drivers plying taxis DOHA: Fifth Police Open of Municipality and Urban The taxi service in Qatar is Asked about the future pros- He said the company is closely from a mix of nationalities. Beach Football Championship Planning. Reacting to com- being diversified with an addi- pects of the service, the official monitoring its drivers to improve Similar to the Karwa taxi drivers, will start today. Fifteen teams plaints about the lack of tional 800 cabs operated by Al said: “We were told during the their performance and reduce majority of them are working on are participating in the champi- mosques in the Tower Area Million and the second private tender process that Mowasalat complaints from passengers. a daily rental basis, paying QR265 onship which will be held in col- in West Bay, Al Kuwari said operator Al Ijarah Holding, will gradually reduce the number “Recently we issued warnings to the company from their daily laboration with Intercontinental a huge mosque is under con- besides the nearly 2,000 Karwa of Karwa taxis allowing more to some drivers who were found earning. Hotel. struction near West Bay. taxis run by Mowasalat. 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We are for a strong Egypt Sidra recruitment process in full swing Continued from Page 1 He said Qatar did not take sides with either the opposition or the government in Egypt because this was purely an Egyptian issue. He BY ISABEL OVALLE Paediatrics, obstetrics and gynae- added that it was up to Egyptians to choose the political system they cology, surgery, anesthesia, radi- wanted and the government they wanted. “Qatar only supports the DOHA: Sidra Medical and ology, pathology and psychiatry. choices of the people,” he said. “It supports Egypt and its people.” Research Centre has filled the The hospital building has an area Despite all this, some columnists in Arab newspapers still talk about position of chair of the surgery of 3.5 million square feet which a bid by Qatar to manipulate Egypt, glossing over facts about Qatar’s department, who will arrive in is an extraordinary size for a clear-cut regional policies. Qatar stands by the Egyptian people and Doha tomorrow, and is finalising hospital. The CMO further said their government because it always supports stability in the Arab world. the recruitment process for the that “the building is magnificent It is necessary for us intellectuals and writers to read history well head of obstetrics and gynaecol- as it has a $7.9bn endowment, and understand politics better. We need to understand the will of the ogy and radiology units. which is the largest for a hos- people, even if we have political differences. We need to fully understand Dr Edward Ogata, Chief pital in any place in the world, that sovereignty lies with people who have the final say in everything. Medical Officer (CMO) at Sidra, and thanks to the generosity of Qatar, a small country in size, does not stand to benefit from sup- told The Peninsula that the Qatar this will allow Sidra to porting one party against another, knowing that it is the people who recruitment process was going meet its objectives.” decide in a post-revolution Egypt. well, but not completed. When Sidra will be fully equipped this In Qatar, we are only interested in seeing Egypt become stronger the hospital opens it will have a year. However, “it will open when like before, regardless of whether we have political differences with the workforce of 5,000 people, includ- we are absolutely sure that we current Egyptian government or not. We are only interested in seeing ing 500 physicians and 200 nurses, are able to meet all of the goals,” the Egyptian people join hands so that they can overcome the current all of them with bachelors degree added Ogata. economic hardships. History teaches us that economic hardship always or higher. “As we bring staff from all over sparks revolutions and fuels their continuity. The chair of surgery will take the world, we are going to have to Countries of the Arab Spring have to learn a lesson from Afghanistan, up the task of developing various work together and train them to where various militias are fighting against each other but all of them Dr Edward Ogata, Chief Medical Officer, Sidhra Medical and Research members of his department. The work in this facility,” he said. believe that “There is no God but Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is the Centre. SALIM MATRAMKOT CMO added that he will also make “We will open when staff is Prophet of Allah”. Many innocent lives were lost in this conflict. Then an offer shortly to a candidate for formed, comfortable with one came Al Qaeda with its radical brand of Islam to solve Afghanistan’s the chair of obstetrics and gynae- next week, so that Ogata expects “The recruitment with other another, knows their expecta- problems, but instead of solving them, they took the country decades cology, “who will be returning in to hire the top applicant prob- chairs are also moving forward tions, completely trained in the back to the times of darkness, poverty and backwardness. about a week.” ably by March. The CMO also and, in addition, we’ll be making systems in the hospital and abso- Arab intellectuals and writers have to understand that conflicts The five final candidates for the has an ‘outstanding’ candidate offers to selected faculty positions lutely sure that when we open it and instability disappoint people fast. The resulting desperation might position of chair of Paediatrics for the position of head of radi- very shortly,” he added. Sidra will will be as flawless as possible.” encourage people to reinstate tyranny in a bid to replace what is worse Department will also come back ology who’s arriving next week. have seven clinical departments: THE PENINSULA with what is worst. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Several killed in Algeria hostage crisis Algerian forces mount assult on desert gas plant; French president cites problem to justify intervention in Mali

ALGIERS: Twenty-five foreign hos- that a military operation was under way. tages escaped and six were killed yes- British Prime Minister David Cameron rerday when Algerian forces launched said people should prepare for bad news an operation to free them at a remote about the hostages. He earlier called desert gas plant, Algerian sources said, his Algerian counterpart to express as one of the biggest international hos- his concern at what he called a “very tage crises in decades unfolded. grave and serious” situation, Cameron’s In the first official word from Algeria spokesman said. after hours of fast-moving events, gov- “The Algerians are aware that we ernment spokesman Mohamed Said was would have preferred to have been con- quoted last evening as saying the opera- sulted in advance,” the spokesman said. tion to free the hostages was still going The incident dramatically raises the on and many “terrorists” had been killed. stakes in the French military campaign There had been “several deaths and in neighbouring Mali, where hundreds injuries” among the hostages, he said, of French paratroopers and marines are without elaborating. The reported loss launching a ground offensive against of hostages’ lives raised a chorus of con- rebels after air strikes began last week. cern from Western leaders, scrambling “What is happening in Algeria jus- for word on the fate of their nationals. tifies all the more the decision I made A local source told Reuters three for- in the name of France to intervene eign hostages were freed by the army as in Mali in line with the UN charter,” it continued its operation after dark. French President Francois Hollande The standoff began when gunmen call- said, adding that things seemed to have ing themselves the Battalion of Blood taken a “dramatic” turn and he was still stormed the gas facility on Wednesday seeking details. morning. They said they were holding He said earlier that an unspecified 41 foreigners and demanded a halt to a number of French nationals were among French military operation against fel- the hostages. A French national was also low al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants among the hostage takers, a local source in neighbouring Mali. In Amenas gas field, jointly operated by British oil giant BP, Norway’s Statoil and state-run Algerian energy firm Sonatrach, in eastern told Reuters. A large number of peo- The raid increased fears that jihadist Algeria near the Libyan border. TOP RIGHT: File photograph of Stephen McFaul, an Irish passport holder, taken hostage by Islamist ple from the former French colony live militants could launch further attacks kidnappers. ABOVE RIGHT: Former Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaking at an undisclosed in France. in Algeria, a vast desert country with location. Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould large oil and gas reserves that is only Kablia said the kidnappers were led by just recovering from a protracted con- has been in constant contact with the kid- account of Wednesday’s raid, a local man 34 of the captives and 15 of their captors Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a veteran Islamist flict with Islamist rebels during the 1990s nappers, had earlier said seven hostages who had escaped from the facility told had been killed when government forces guerrilla who fought Soviet forces in which cost an estimated 200,000 lives. were still being held: two Americans, Reuters the militants appeared to have fired from helicopters at a vehicle. Afghanistan in the 1980s and had set up A local source told Reuters six foreign three Belgians, one Japanese and one good inside knowledge of the layout of the Those death tolls, far higher than con- his own group in the Sahara after falling hostages were killed along with eight cap- British citizen. complex and used the language of radi- firmed by the local source, would contra- out with other local Al Qaeda leaders. tors when the Algerian military fired on It quoted one of the kidnappers as say- cal Islam. dict the reports that large numbers of A holy warrior-cum-smuggler dubbed a vehicle being used by the gunmen. ing that Algerian ground forces were try- “The terrorists told us at the very start foreigners escaped alive. Last evening, “The Uncatchable” by French intelligence He said 40 Algerians and three for- ing to fight their way into the complex. that they would not hurt Muslims but ANI said it had lost contact with the and “Mister Marlboro” by some locals eigners were freed by the army as it con- The reports were difficult to confirm. were only interested in the Christians kidnappers. for his illicit cigarette-running business, tinued its operation into the evening. An Algeria’s official APS news agency said and infidels,” Abdelkader, 53, said by tel- Britain and Norway, whose oil firms BP Belmokhtar’s links to those who seized Algerian security source said earlier 25 about half the foreign hostages had been ephone from his home in the nearby town and Statoil run the plant jointly with the towns across northern Mali last year are foreign hostages had escaped. freed and about 600 Algerian workers of In Amenas. “We will kill them, they Algerian state oil company, said they had unclear. Mauritania’s ANI news agency, which at the site had fled. In a rare eyewitness said.” ANI and Aljazeera reported that been informed by the Algerian authorities REUTERS Over 100 civilians killed in new Syria massacre

DAMASCUS: More than 100 civilians refuge from fighting in the central Syria homes and others stabbed or hacked to army advances against “gunmen” — a a fact-finding team to probe the latest have been killed in a new “massacre” metropolis. death. Among the dead were 32 members term used by the regime for insurgents bloodshed. The reported deaths were in Syria, a watchdog said yesterday, as “The Syrian regime carried out a new of the same clan. — in the area, but activists said there the latest to emerge from Syria, where Russia slammed the United States for massacre on Tuesday claiming 106 vic- Homs, dubbed “the capital of the revo- were no insurgents there. twin blasts on Tuesday tore through blaming deadly blasts at a university tims, including women and children,” said lution” by Syria’s opposition, is the most “They came in and slaughtered the an Aleppo campus while students were campus on the Damascus regime. the Britain-based watchdog, which relies strategic city in the country’s largest women and the children. They burned sitting exams. At least 87 people were The Syrian Observatory for Human on a network of activists and medics on province, lying on key trade routes near their bodies,” an unidentified woman killed in one of the bloodiest attacks of Rights said the deaths came when the the ground. the borders with Lebanon and Iraq, and told an anti-regime activist, according the 22-month conflict, in a city that has army on Tuesday swept through farm- Witnesses said several members of the with its southwestern areas not far from to amateur video distributed by Homs- suffered some $2.5bn in damage in six lands north of Homs city, where it same family were among those killed, Damascus. based opponents of the regime. months of bitter conflict, according to said around 1,000 people had sought some in fires that raged through their Pro-regime daily Al-Watan reported The Observatory urged the UN to send Aleppo’s governor. AFP

Saudi Arabia beheads No headway in Iran nuclear talks citizen for murder VIENNA/DUBAI: Senior details. The Vienna-based UN Deputy Director General UN nuclear inspectors and agency had hoped to finalise an Herman Nackaerts was due to RIYADH: Saudi Arabia Iran ended two days of talks elusive framework deal with return to Vienna early today, a beheaded one of its nationals in Tehran yesterday with Iran this week that would allow diplomatic source said. yesterday after he was con- no early sign of any break- the IAEA to resume a long- There was no immediate victed of murdering a fellow through in unblocking their stalled inquiry into suspected comment from the UN agency. citizen, the interior ministry investigation into suspected military dimensions to the The IAEA, whose mis- announced. Saeed Al Qahtani atomic bomb research in the country’s nuclear programme. sion is to prevent the spread shot dead Khazmaa Al Qahtani, Islamic state. Diplomats in Vienna said of nuclear weapons, has been a woman apparently from his Iran’s ISNA and Fars news they did not yet have details trying for a year to negotiate a own tribe, due to a dispute agencies reported that a fur- on how the talks in the Iranian so-called structured approach between the two, the ministry ther meeting between the capital had ended, but made with Iran giving the inspectors said in a statement published by International Atomic Energy clear they were not optimistic access to sites, officials and the official SPA news agency. Agency (IAEA) and Iran would that an agreement had been documents for their long- He was beheaded by the sword be held on February 12 in the struck. stalled inquiry. in the southwestern Aseer region. Iranian capital, but gave no The IAEA team led by REUTERS AFP

Saudi cultural festival US recognises Somalia government for first time since 1991

WASHINGTON: The United States and Somalia yesterday launched a new era of diplo- matic relations, as Washington recognized the African nation’s government for the first time since 1991. “Today is a milestone. It is not the end of the journey, but it is an important milestone towards that end,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after talks with new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. “For the first time since 1991, the United States is recognis- ing the government of Somalia,” she said, adding Washington now wanted “an open, transparent dialogue about what more we can do to help the people of Somalia realise their own dream.” The move turns the page on the Saudi camel riders perform at the opening ceremony of the Tabouk Cultural Festival in the desert, darkest chapter in ties between 1500km from Riyadh, yesterday. the two nations. AFP FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 ISLAM www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 The Prophet and the Intellectual equality status of women he Islamic teachings about the treatment of women are some of the most misun- derstood. In the West Muslim women are BY IBRAHIM H MALABARI wives were riding. While Anjsha he was amazed that these women, Toften perceived as repressed and deprived was singing, the camels began to upon hearing Umar’s voice, had all of their rights. The media portrays the stereotypi- ecently, we have wit- move quickly. The Prophet said hidden themselves. Umar, address- cal Muslim woman as fully covered and dominated nessed instances of to him: “Anjsha, take care that ing them said: “You fear me but do by her husband, with little more status than a slave. the horrific treatment the glass (the women) does not not fear God’s Messenger”. They all You may be amazed to find, that for 1400 years, Rof women around the break.” (Al Bukhari & Muslim) replied: “You are hot-tempered in Muslim women have been enjoying rights for which world. In the time of Prophet Asmaa’ daughter of ‘Umais, comparison with God’s Messenger”. non-Muslim women are still struggling.” Muhammad (peace be upon one of those who had immi- The Prophet agreed with them. Islam provides guidance for a peaceful and ideal him), similar cruel practices were grated to Abyssinia in the early (Muslim) society. For such a society to exist there must be a enacted by his society and he period of Islam, returned with One day, the Prophet was sleep- social system which upholds the rights and respon- opposed all such forms of oppress- the others to Madinah during the ing in Aisha’s house with his face sibilities of each individual. Such a system would ing women. Indeed, at the sight Khaybar campaign. One day she covered. It was the day of Eid, and provide a balance in the role and status of men and of a tragedy of any human being, came to see Hafsah when Umar so the young girls were singing. women, thus putting the status of women on an Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) was present. Seeing her, Umar Abu Bakr entered the house and equal footing with that of men. Such a society was heart would be saddened and his inquired about her and Hafsah told them to stop. The Prophet in fact created over 1400 years ago by the noble eyes would flow with tears. told him the details. Umar said: said: “Let them sing. It is the day example of Muhammad (PBUH) through divine One of the spectacular exam- “O, that Abyssinian”. of Eid for them.” (Al Bukhari) guidance safe guarded in the Islamic revelation. ples of this is in the following Asmaa’ replied: “Yes, the same.” As result of the Prophet’s good During Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) ministry story that concerns the practice Umar said that they (his group) temperament and kindness, women were granted: of shunning daughters. had emigrated before them and women used to ask him questions. • The right to divorce Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) therefore had more right to God’s Although the companions were • The right to inheritance was born in a society where Messenger. Asmaa’ became angry often surprised at their boldness, • The right maintenance/alimony women had been subjected to and exclaimed: “Not so! You peo- he never showed any dislike or • The right to an education much violence, which often took ple lived with God’s Messenger, intolerance for their questions. • The right to work and a career the form of female infanticide. who fed the hungry, while we were In fact, Abu Sa’id, Aisha, Anas, • The right to a separate income Daughters were considered a bur- away from home, living among Ibn Abbas, Jabir, and many other • The right to own property den; and getting rid of them was strangers (the Abyssinians) who companions related that Prophet • Equality under the law sometimes considered a necessity, often mistreated us. We were in Muhammad said: “Whoever has which they did in a most violent constant fear of our lives”. two or three daughters or sisters To put this into context, in Great Britain: manner: by burying them alive! During this conversation, and treats them well will go to • The right to divorce – Matrimonial Causes Prophet was very kind and the Prophet entered the house. Paradise.” (Abu Dawud) Act 1937 (2:270) polite towards women. At a time Asmaa’ told him: These stories are reflective of • The right to inheritance – Married Women’s In other words, only those who ponder can when they were treated very “O God’s Messenger, Umar has the Prophet’s mercy and kind- Property Act 1884 understand the signs of God and come closest to badly, he gave women honour and said this”. ness towards women. But he went • The right maintenance/alimony – Matrimonial him. The Quran further teaches us a short prayer dignity equal to men. Prophet Muhammad asked: even farther. He tried to liberate Causes Act 1907 which simply says: “O my Lord, increase me in knowl- Umar, the second caliph “What did you reply?” women from all kinds of injus- • The right to an education – Sex Disqualification edge.” (20:115) reported: “We did not have much She told the whole story, tice, maltreatment and oppres- (Removal) Act 1919 In keeping with these commands, Prophet regard for women in Makkah; after which the Prophet said: sion. He can genuinely be viewed • The right to work and a career–Sex Muhammad (PBUH) encouraged his wives to seek however, they were better treated “Umar has no more right over as a liberator of women. He gave Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 knowledge and once stated that “half the religion in Madinah. The Prophet estab- me than you have. Umar and his women such rights and privileges • The right to a separate income–Sex of Islam could be learned from Hadhrat Ayesha lished women’s right through his Companions emigrated only once, that even Western women did not Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 (his wife).” sayings and commands, which whereas you people emigrated enjoy until centuries later, like the • The right to own property – Married Women’s Indeed, after his death, the advice of his wives strengthened their position and twice”. When the news of this right to own and use property Property Act 1893 was sought by the entire Muslim community. In status”. (Mishkat ul Masabih) incident spread in Madinah, the independently of her husband and • Equality under the law – We are still legislating. modern times days you will see Muslim women Since men were always around Abyssinian emigrants came run- family. She also had a voice in the The most recent law being the Sex Discrimination active in many professions, such as medicine, nurs- the Prophet, women were pre- ning to Asmaa’ and listened to the public sphere and politics, as the (Election Candidates) Act 2002 ing and teaching. Any restriction placed on young vented from listening to him or Prophet’s words again and again. example of Prophet’s giving audi- Islam stresses that education for men and women in the field of knowledge is deemed to be asking about matters of concern According to her account, nothing ence to women shows. women is of equal importance, and the Prophet unislamic, it’s a shame the cultural practices in to them. Therefore, they requested in the world was more pleasing to Indeed, Muslims after the (peace be upon him) laid down that education is some countries has deprived themselves of the him to appoint one day a week them than the Prophet’s words. Prophet followed his example. We compulsory for both. He said: intellectual abilities and crucial role of female when they could have free access to (Al Bukhari and Muslim) see Umar’s example when he was “It is the duty of every Muslim man and every professionals. him, a proposal to which he agreed. Once, many of the Prophet’s castigated by a woman for having Muslim woman to acquire knowledge.” It is interesting to note that at the time Islam He took special care of them and female relatives were sitting two pieces of clothes from the dis- He also exhorted both to “seek knowledge even brought enlightenment for women, in Europe a always treated them with kindness around him and talking loudly tribution state money whereas eve- if you have to go to China,” and to “seek knowledge woman displaying any kind of knowledge was in so that they would feel free to ask to him. When Umar entered the ryone else received only one. Umar from the cradle to the grave.” danger of being burnt at the stake for being a witch! him about anything. house, they all left the room and responded that his son gave him The Holy Quran says: “He grants wisdom to whom Furthermore, most universities, even in the United Once when the Prophet was the Prophet laughed. Umar said: his share. Importantly, the woman He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed States, did not admit women to higher learning travelling, an Abyssinian slave “O God’s Messenger may God was given her full right to question been granted abundant good; and none would take until the 20th century. named Anjsha was leading the keep you smiling. Why did you Umar’s political and public author- heed except those endowed with understanding.” www.amercyformankind.org camels that some of the Prophet’s laugh?” The Prophet replied that ity. www.onislam.net The beginning of the universe

BY DR MOHAMMAD with power, And We are expanding it.” scroll. As We began the first creation We God, The One The Almighty. (Quran 14: 48) In the above verse, “The Day” means HUMAYOUN KHAN (Qur’an 51:47) shall repeat it.” (Quran 21:104) The Day of Judgment and the contrac- When earth is shaken with her final THE SMOOTH OUTER SURFACE tion of the universe, is compared to the “Have not “those who disbelieve” known THE ACCELERATING EXPANSION earthquake.” (Quran 99:1) OF THE EARTH closing of a scroll. This is when time and that heavens and earth were of one piece, “The Physics of the Day of Judgement” Time and gravity are closely linked. As the earth explodes and throws gravity will reverse. Earth would then We parted them and, We made every living is based on the concept that the expan- Unlike electricity and magnetism grav- out all the liquid lava which is inside transform into a hollow sphere with sky thing of water, will they not then believe?” sion of the universe (space) is the cause ity is only an attractive force. There is it now, its outer surface will become towards its center. Mankind will rise (Quran 21:30) of the “phenomenon of time.” If this is no repulsive gravity in the expanding glassy smooth lava plain without any from the grave inside this transformed he universe came into existence true then as the expansion of the uni- universe in which we live now. mountains, hills, valleys or any kind of earth and come back alive. Every event billions of years ago. This event verse slows it will paradoxically appear Some physicists feel that in the con- unevenness. They will ask about the moun- will be replayed again as everything has is called the “The big bang. It is to be expanding faster as we try to tracting universe time can reverse if tains, say: My Lord will break them into been recorded in time. Tclearly mentioned in the Quran measure the expansion rate of the dis- gravity also reverses. scattered dust. And leave it (earth) as an This book pronounces against you with 1400 years ago that the discovery of “The tant space with our local earthly time Quran appears to be describing empty plane, so you see neither curve nor truth. We have caused (all) you did to be Big Bang” and that of “The aquatic ori- which is slowing down. This anomaly both the reversal of time and gravity. ruggedness.” (Quran 20:105-107) recorded (In time). (Quran 45:29) gin of life” will be made by the non- of faster expansion And there is nothing hidden in the heav- Muslims, (“those who disbelieve”). In was discovered by two THE REVERSAL OF TIME ens, or the earth, But it is a clear record (in the beginning all the matter and space groups of astrono- AND RISING FROM THE time). (Quran 27:75) (heavens) was at one point (one piece). mers in 1998. Another The physics of the GRAVES As the history of earth runs back- Then everything was separated in what group of scientists 2 Time is one of the most elu- wards through time, nations will return the physicists describe as “The big bang.” from the University sive mysteries of the universe. one after another. All the good and evil The evidence that the universe began in of the Basque Country Day of Judgement Time passes slowly within mov- deeds of the individuals as well as that the “The big bang” is so overwhelming in Bilbao, and ing objects; slowing progressively of the nations will be completely exposed that it is now considered a fact and not Spain’s University of at speeds close to that of light and as time reversal occurs. “And you will see just a theory. Salamanca believe that slowing of our The reversal of gravity will cause it to stops altogether at the speed of light. each nation humbled, each nation called time is causing us to mistakenly inter- become a repulsive force; this will cause Time also slows near massive objects like to its record. And it will be said to them: THE RECEDING GALAXIES pret these measurements as accelerated the earth to literally explode. The moun- earth, sun, neutron stars where expan- This day you are repaid for what you used The galaxies other than our “milky expansion of the universe. tains will fall apart and red-hot lava will sion of space is slower, and almost stops to do.” (Quran 45:28) way” are moving away from us at tre- It should be noted that we cannot be thrown out lighting up the sky like inside the super massive stars “the black The playing back of time will cause mendous speeds. This is ascertained measure or notice slowing of time locally, molten copper. The earth with the moun- holes,” where the expansion of space people to anticipate and see what they by analyzing the light given off by the however if our time is slowing then if we tains shall be lifted and crushed with one would have almost stopped linking time had done previously. They will have no galaxies by an instrument called the look into the distant space where light is crash. (Quran 69:14) to the expansion of the universe. control over their hands, feet, mouths, spectroscope. The more distant a galaxy coming to us from billions of years ago “When the sky will be like molten cop- Time has a direction, it always moves and eyes. All the wrong and right things is the greater is its speed of recession. we will see evidence for a faster time in per and the hills will be like flakes of wool.” towards the future. We see rain falling that were done before by them will be This motion of the galaxies is due to the the past. (Quran:70:8-9) from the sky, objects breaking up, people repeated again. In this sense, tongues, expansion of the universe. The universe This is what astronomers are observ- The reversal of gravity will cause the getting older, and people dying. We do hands, and feet, will become witnesses began about fifteen to twenty billion ing when they talk of accelerating earth to throw out all the mass inside not see a glass becoming “unbroken” or against them in front of the angels and years ago with a tremendous explo- expansion of space. A faster expansion in it to become completely empty. This will anyone returning from the dead. God, and they will not be able to deny sion called “The big bang” and has been distant past means slowing of our time transform earth into a massive hollow That could happen only if time any of their wrong doings. expanding ever since. The universe is not and slowing of expansion of space locally. structure with sky trans-located to its ran backwards. Some physicists like On the day when their tongues and their just a sphere of galaxies rushing away The slowing of expansion will eventu- center. And when the earth is spread out. Michael Berry, Thomas Gold, and Steven hands and their feet. Testify against them from each other into unending empti- ally cause time to stop and then time And hath cast out all that was in her, and Hawking have proposed that time may as to what they used to do. (Quran 24:24) ness of space. It can be compared to a will reverse when the universe starts is empty” (Quran 84:3-4) reverse when the universe begins to con- “We warn you of doom at hand. A day balloon with many dots on it, each rep- contracting. This change in the earth and the tract. Verses in the Quran suggest that when a man will look on that his own hand resenting a galaxy. However, the surface The Quran clearly supports this sce- sky is again mentioned in the following one day the universe will start contract- has sent before, and the non-believers will of this balloon, which is two dimensional, nario in the following verses in which verses. All these are certainly extraor- ing and this will coincide with beginning cry: “Wish that we were dust.” (Quran 78:40) represents all three dimensions of our contraction of the universe is compared dinary happenings and are a reflection of the Day of Judgment when all life will “And, the messengers are brought into space, and is expanding into a higher to the rolling up of a scroll and also sug- of the extraordinary event of the “The be recreated with the reversal of time. their time appointed.” (Quran 77:11) (The dimension, that is beyond our imagina- gests that the process of creation will be Day of Judgment.” The day when, We shall roll up the heav- prophets will be returned into their time as tion. The expansion of the universe is repeated. On the day when the earth will be ens as a recorder rolls up a written scroll. time runs backwards) clearly mentioned in the following verses The day’ when, We shall roll up the changed to other than this earth and the As We began the first creation We shall www.islamcity.com of the Quran: “The heavens, We have built heavens as a recorder rolls up a written heavens also And they will come forth unto repeat it.” (Quran: 21:104) To be continued FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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oeing is in trouble, and so are the airlines flying the much fabled and vaunted Dreamliner. The American aircraft manufacturer is in the news for the wrong Breasons. A slew of glitches in the Dreamliner being used War threat unites Islamists by eight airlines in the world has led to the grounding of the aircraft by all the carriers. A number of problems—cracked cockpit window to an oil leak in engine — contributed to the skepticism around the in trouble-torn Mali safety of the plane. A smoke-filled cockpit in an All Nippon BY DAVID LEWIS Airways (ANA) in Japan on Wednesday triggered a virtual Algabass Ag Intallah, a senior mem- worked together and coordinated their worldwide alert in the aviation fraternity, leading to two leading ber of Ansar Dine, a group that only push on Konna,” said France’s mili- carriers grounding its fleet of the Boeing 787, another name powerful southern offensive last month had committed to peace tary chief Admiral Edouard Guillaud, of the Dreamliner. The last straw came yesterday when the by Islamists in Mali last week, talks with Mali’s government. “This is whose jets and helicopter gunships have Ahalted only by French air an aggression. We all have to defend strafed rebel columns, training camps US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a directive strikes, showed that a loose alliance of ourselves.” and fuel depots. saying that all aircraft of the make need to be grounded. The rebels from Al Qaeda’s North African “Al Qaeda helped us, but we are the Behind Mali’s reputation for stability, US aviation watchdog, the directives of which are taken very wing and local groups has been united ones who are leading,” he added. Al Qaeda’s presence there has worried seriously by the aviation community, said that airlines must by the threat of foreign intervention. Residents in the north-eastern regional powers and Western nations alleviate battery safety concerns before reflying the aircraft When the coalition of Islamists swept Malian town of Gao, MUJWA’s strong- for over a decade. The United States across northern Mali last year, massa- hold, confirmed pick-up trucks carrying has led efforts to train national armies model. There are around 50 Dreamliners in service, and all of cring army troops and carving up the its turbaned fighters had also joined the and improve security coordination them are now in the hangars. Though glitches in aircraft models vast desert zone, ties between Al Qaeda rebel offensive. within the region. are quite common and it is not rare for airlines to launch in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and The seizure by Islamists of the north- Until last year, AQIM had struggled safety probes, the scale of the current problem seems gigantic. local groups Ansar Dine and MUJWA ern two-thirds of Mali, for decades one to break from its Algerian roots and The Seattle-based aircraft maker has immediately gone on had looked of West Africa’s most stable democra- activities focused on the multi-million the defensive, alluding to teething opportunistic, cies, sowed fears that its desert dunes dollar business of taking hostages for and regional and craggy mountain ranges could ransom, including eight French citizens problems and saying that it is mediators become a base for terrorist attacks on it still holds captive. Its numbers were Giant aircraft completely safe to fly the Boeing 787. Behind Mali’s believed they Europe. limited to a few hundred mobile fighters The Dreamliner has been could prise Yet as Islamists severed limbs, in the remote desert. makers need designed to enable it to fly longer reputation them apart. silenced music and smashed traditional However, last year’s rebellion — to streamline distances without refuelling. Some fight- Sufi shrines in the ancient caravan launched by Tuareg separatists but Boeing’s contention is that the for stability, ers imposed town of Timbuktu — acts reminiscent quickly hijacked by Islamists — changed systems to strict Islamic of Afghanistan under the Taliban — all that. battery-related problem is not a Al Qaeda’s law and Malians and foreign powers wavered In Iyad Ag Ghali, a veteran of pre- increase huge one and airlines would not have presence there recruited for- throughout 2012. vious Malian Tuareg rebellions who efficiency and a hard time getting around it. eigners and Much of the delay was due to con- had acted as a negotiator in hostage The Lithium-ion battery has worried locals hungry fusion over the nature of the Islamist releases, AQIM found an ally to expand focus on quality. which led to the fire and fury for jihad, oth- alliance, experts say. their local presence in return for arms ers framed the Some governments advocated dia- and funding, diplomats said. on the Japanese carrier is part regional conflict around logue to tackle the long-standing politi- Ag Ghali, described in US diplomatic of all modern gadgets like tablet powers and local Malian cal grievances of those living in Mali’s cables as an expert at “playing all sides”, computers, phones and navigation devices. However, there have tribal politics under-developed north. Others, led by had sought to lead the Tuareg sepa- been safety issues with this type of battery Western and religion, France, called for swift military action ratists. When he failed, he split from Batteries aside, there are larger issues when it comes to while crimi- to stamp out a security threat, finally them to found Ansar Dine, with AQIM’s aircraft making. In the brouhaha generated after the crisis, the nations for nal networks winning UN backing for an African-led backing. Previously known for his love smuggling operation. of the high life, Ag Ghali has over the larger picture may be missed. Aircraft makers grapple with over a decade. drugs and con- These divisions evaporated last last decade became a convert to funda- a series of challenges from supply chain management to the traband joined week with the united rebel advance mental Islam. After routing Mali’s army efficacy of using original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In the fray, earning them the title “gang- on the central town of Konna, a gate- and sidelining MNLA Tuareg separa- the era of outsourcing, these gargantuan establishments rely ster jihadists”. way toward the southern capital tists, Ansar Dine occupied Ag Ghali’s on a set of scattered units spread across the globe. Outsourcing With Mali’s army crippled by politi- Bamako, deemed so dangerous that fiefdom around Kidal in the far north. may cut costs and lead to better economies, but where critical cal divisions and a series of defeats to Paris reversed pledges not to intervene Washington estimates the core of the rebels that led to a March coup, West directly. The African force, which had combined Islamist force to be 800 to operations are concerned, quality may be the casualty. More African mediators tried to divide the not been expected until September, is 1,200-strong. A military plan drawn up than ‘Made in A’ or Made in B’ tags it is the efficacy of the rebels by offering talks to local Islamists being hastily rolled out. by West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc esti- management model that is more relevant. A probe is on and while excluding foreigners, extremists Even Algeria, which had previ- mated the rebel fighting ranks just over the battery involved in the ANA emergency was probably made and criminals. ously hoped to unravel the coalition by twice that size. MUJWA emerged in late in Japan. The battery glitch may be a relatively small problem UN backing in December for an enticing Ansar Dine into peace talks, 2011 as a splinter from AQIM, estab- African-led intervention due later this dropped its opposition to military inter- lishing itself by recruiting among Arab What needs to be focused on is better integration of systems year changed the picture. vention, allowing French Rafale jets to and black African communities in Mali in a large global footprint of manufacturing practices so that “People in the north don’t have any fly via its airspace to pound the rebels. and elsewhere in the region. bigger problems are less likely to occur. choice now but to stand together,” said “Ansar Dine, MUJWA and AQIM REUTERS The other side Quote of France’s action in Mali gives US welcome breathing space the day

T took the fear that Mali’s capital would fall to Islamic to deride a French proposal in December for swift inter- for Algeria’s allowing France to use its airspace for militants for the United States and France to part vention by an African force. Mali operations. Whereas the war-weary U.S. pub- Iagreeably on the question of intervention. France Originally, the French had no plan to send in their lic probably wouldn’t have supported sending U.S. has sent troops; the U.S. won’t, though it will help in own military, but the jihadists’ move toward Bamako forces to Mali, the French have been enthusiastic about The hard work other ways. changed that. French fighters and helicopter gunships President Francois Hollande’s Malian action, to which That’s an appropriate division of labor, given the began attacking rebel positions on Jan. 11. he has committed 2,500 troops. begins, the problem different stakes the countries have in Mali. It’s a France is particularly concerned by the fall of Mali’s The U.S., which is sharing intelligence with France, the government welcome one, too. The U.S. can’t spearhead every northern half to Islamic radicals. Thousands of French may also lend logistical support. Even that could prove battle against jihadists with global ambitions. If U.S. citizens live in Mali, a former French colony. A handful unnecessary. Germany, Italy and Britain have already must address campaigns in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen cre- are held hostage by militant groups. Intelligence reports pledged to assist France’s effort. ated that impression, the Mali model ought to put the suggest terrorists have trained in Mali for attacks in As four of the world’s 10 largest economies, these urgently is the notion to rest. France. Moreover, with business interests in former countries can afford to take on more of the burden of pacification of the For months, the U.S. and France had disagreed colonies surrounding Mali, France has a stake in con- tackling global jihadists. The U.S. devotes 4.8 percent about how best to time and sequence measures to taining the spread of extremism. of its gross domestic product to defense, while Europe country and the confront the jihadists who have taken control of north- Mali’s radicals pose less of a danger to U.S. inter- spends 1.6 percent. What’s more, defense spending restructuring of the Nicolas Tiangaye ern Mali. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ests, although U.S. citizens appear to be among hos- is decreasing in Europe. Central African Susan Rice, went so far as to use a four-letter obscenity tages taken by militants in Algeria Jan. 16, in retaliation THE WASHINGTON POST army. Prime Minister FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 10 trials of Barack Obama’s first term

— makers of the product most associated The American dream with the American Dream — started into the death spiral in 2009, the president was redefined, the saw himself with little choice but to lav- ish them with billions. Many disagreed, of course, seeing the bailout as a symbol economy collapsed of a society grown soft, a country where failure no longer had consequences. But and gasped its then, after the carmakers’ near-death experience, Chrysler recruited Eminem and Clint Eastwood for 2011 and 2012 way towards Super Bowl ads that would prove far more powerful than any Obama reelec- recovery, nature tion spot. From “a town that’s been to hell and back,” Chrysler made a gut-wrench- ing, emboldening case for American cars, turned destructive American jobs and American spirit. “We’re certainly no one’s Emerald City,” to an almost the voice of Detroit said. Eminem pointed at us and said: “This is the Motor City unprecedented — and this is what we do.” A year later, Eastwood captured our anxiety: “We’re all scared, because this isn’t a game.” But degree, and a man “all that matters now is what’s ahead. The world’s gonna hear the roar of our murdered a small engines. Yeah, it’s halftime, America, and our second half is about to begin.”

town’s children. 9. APPLE’S iPAD When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad BY MARC FISHER in 2010, it seemed to be the culmination of his 1983 dream to “put an incredibly n four years, presidents age a dec- great computer in a book that you can ade, sometimes two. They turn carry around with you and learn how to gray, their faces sag, their voices use in 20 minutes.” But the tablet compu- grow huskier. Whatever mandate ter and advances in smartphone technol- they’ve been elected to fulfil, what- ogy offered far more than simplicity and Iever sense of control they felt on that 1 convenience. Ordinary people could now January morning when the crowd’s hopes a country, but against an idea, an ism. he supported the right of men to marry Johnson expanded the definition of secu- manipulate systems previously controlled carried them down Pennsylvania Avenue, Obama ran for office promising to end men and women to marry women, there rity to include health care for the elderly by experts. The latest burst of innova- quickly runs up against a cold fact: that war and win the one in Afghanistan, was no shock. This social revolution and poor, with Medicare and Medicaid. tion smashed borders and hierarchies, The world stops for no president. another war with no name. When we occurred not in the public square, but Half a century after that, Obama — for allowing WikiLeaks, Anonymous and We can’t know what travails and tri- finally declared the end to the fighting at home, in kitchens and living rooms once able to set his own agenda — asked other hackers to gain power previously umphs the next four years will send in Iraq, we had neither ended terrorism where family and friends learned that Americans to see health care as a basic reserved to nations and corporations, President Barack Obama’s way, but we nor created a vibrant democracy. But had their loved ones loved people of their own right for all. Like Social Security and presidents and CEOs. can be certain that the list won’t be what’s we planted the roots of the Arab Spring? sex. It was a revolution of private persua- Medicare before it, Obamacare — the The new gadgets brought people on his docket this Inauguration Day. And when the president doubled down on sion, helped along by popular culture, and wholesale acceptance of the term is together digitally but also atomised our In Obama’s first term, revolution Afghanistan, just as we had in Vietnam, by the new shape of the American family the best evidence that the programme lives, making it ever harder for a presi- swept the world’s most volatile region, did he do so knowing there would be no — single parents, childless couples, people will stick — aroused horrified visions of dent to rally the country to his agenda. the American Dream was redefined, the victory, just a never-ending rearguard in ever more complex stepfamilies. By American socialism. But its provisions “We live in a society of social networks, economy collapsed and gasped its way action against something worse? We the time laws and votes and presidential proved immediately popular (covering with Twitter pages and Facebook, and towards recovery, nature turned destruc- couldn’t claim to have made life much pronouncements started piling up, the pre-existing conditions, keeping young that’s fine,” said Kansas City Chiefs tive to an almost unprecedented degree, better for Afghanis, we lost thousands change was pretty much done. adults on their parents’ policies). As quarterback Brady Quinn, reacting to and a man murdered a small town’s chil- of our own men and women, we spent ever with expansions of security, the new his teammate Jovan Belcher’s murder- dren. As Obama prepares to shoulder ourselves into unfathomable debt, and the 5. NATURAL DISASTERS minimum is quickly accepted, even if the suicide. “But it seems like half the time whatever comes next, we look back on best we could say is that we maintained The heavens raged. Storms with the price continues to sting. we are more preoccupied with our phone 10 trials of one presidential term: a grim status quo. names of sirens, Sandy and Irene, altered and other things going on instead of the the coastlines. Quakes ravaged Japan and 7. ARAB SPRING actual relationships that we have right 1. ECONOMIC CRISIS 3. OCCUPY WALL STREET jostled Washington. Hurricanes, torna- In a part of the world where long-gone in front of us.” The collapse hurt everyone, then American history offers this constant: dos, tsunamis — for years, experts on colonial powers drew artificial borders things got weird. In the first months When times get tough, the frustrated turn both sides of the global warming debate and a few men wielded awesome and 10. GUN VIOLENCE after Obama took office, it seemed that back to the principles that got us started. warned us that weather does not equal autocratic authority, revolution came not Mass shootings are powerfully effec- the entire nation had been dealt a body Suddenly, people who had never had much climate: Stuff happens, and it’s only with guns or fires, but through videos tive at making parents hug their children blow: Stocks plummeted, foreclosures interest in politics were carrying copies the long, long run that makes the case. posted on YouTube and messages sent tighter. What they don’t do is change the mounted, factories shuttered, jobs evapo- of the Constitution, allying themselves But although a few big weather events via Facebook. Dictators fell across North rules on guns. A Batman-batty gunman rated. But in the following years, even as with the Founders, revving up their inner don’t prove that the planet is warming, Africa and in the heart of the Arab world: killed 12 and injured 58 in a movie theatre corporate profits rebounded nicely and Tom Paines. As unemployment soared climate change in the form of warmer Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, in Colorado; a schizophrenic college drop- stocks proved resilient, unemployment and foreclosures flourished, the tea party sea temperatures is contributing to the Gaddafi in Libya. Ordinary people, newly out killed six and injured 13, including his remained stubbornly high. The yawning flared, fed by cynicism about Washington strength of the recent megastorms. For able to see what they were missing out congresswoman, at an Arizona shopping inequality between the rich and the rest and anger aimed at corporate powers. now, the insurance industry and govern- on in other lands, used the newfangled — centre; a psychiatrist who fancied himself expressed itself in a realigned economy, Then came Occupy Wall Street, similarly ment, like three-year-olds after they’ve social media — to facilitate the old-fash- a terrorist is charged with killing 13 and with most Americans facing suddenly cynical. Despite their ideological differ- knocked down their blocks, gamely pick ioned — people power in public squares. injuring 32 on an Army base in Texas and unhappily lowered expectations. ences, both movements were wonderfully up the pieces. But like any reasonable Tyrants were also toppled through tra- — and the political calculus across the Basements filled with 20-somethings who American and almost irrationally optimis- toddler, the taxpayer will eventually tire ditional means: American power and ideological spectrum was that the best had neither careers nor clear trajectories, tic, attracting people who truly believed of repeated cleanups. And then? ingenuity finally got Osama bin Laden, course of action is to change the subject. the nation’s birthrate dropped to a record they could change the system just by mak- and natural causes claimed Kim Jong Il, There was a time when mass crimes low, Europe’s woes provided a warning ing themselves known and clear. Not long 6. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT but the Arab Spring demonstrated that and assassinations and attempts — King, about the deeper pain that austerity after they flared, both began to drift into The history of economic security, from cellphones trump truncheons and tanks. RFK, Reagan — prompted debate about could bring, and meanwhile, the rich were history. Coming together in frustration is feudalism (bless you for feeding me, lord!) What next? Technology is a superb dis- who gets to buy which weapons. But of doing better than they had pre-collapse. one thing; governing is harder. to fraternal organisations (the Masons rupter, but taking apart is always a lot late, gun control advocates were unable to Thus do fairness and populism poke their and Elks take care of their own) to the easier than building anew. find traction; gun control opponents could way back into the nation’s politics. 4. UNCONVENTIONAL MARRIAGE modern nation-state (poorhouses to pen- relax. Last month brought Newtown and It was the biggest shift in social atti- sions), is a story of slow expansion of the 8. AUTOMOBILE BAILOUT the murder of 20 first-graders and their 2. WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN tudes since the civil rights movement, minimum we think people need to get by. Almost two years passed between a big teachers. It never even had a name; it was just but this change happened without lunch There have been times when thousands bailout that rubbed millions of Americans Would politicians merely express sor- the war in Iraq. For the war’s entire counter sit-ins or shameful images of marched on Washington to demand more the wrong way and two moments that row, attend a funeral and wait for the nine-year history, debate raged over what men in uniforms wielding fire hoses security. That kind of uprising — and the provided a patriotic pick-me-up. Wall next big story to distract the nation, or would constitute a win. The president against people asserting their human- crushing, nearly universal pain of the Street and the banks had received would a moral imperative kick in as a who started it said this was part of a war ity. By the time the president announced Great Depression — brought us Social all manner of federal support in their president shaped his final term? that might never end, a war not against what most people had long assumed, that Security. Three decades later, Lyndon time of need, so when GM and Chrysler WP-BLOOMBERG Moscow’s adoption march spells emergence of social protest BY NATALIA ANTONOVA had a centralised power model, for one thing. Last autumn, soci- mother, I find something seri- even in the so-called wild 1990s. ologist and lapsed United Russia ously wrong with this), I also e’ve all heard about But Sunday’s protest march, member Olga Kryshtanovskaya believe that Russia’s orphan the ongoing recent referred to as the March Against said that what Russia really problem can be solved by mak- political protests the Jerks (the jerks being the poli- needs right now are “lofty ide- ing changes that must happen on Win Russia, from ticians who bent to the Kremlin’s als”, because the idea that “money a local level, and not as the result riot’s trial to activists taking to will and passed the adoption law), decides everything” has become of a top-down decree. There must the streets shouting “down with was different. It was emotional, tiresome for everyone. I see no be viable social programmes, Putin!”. But last weekend the yes, but it was also more down- better representation of Russia’s for one thing (and the govern- infamous Dima Yakovlev law, to-earth: it centred on the basic emerging ethical struggle than ment appears to be moving in which has banned adoptions of idea that the immediate needs the debate over the adoption law. that direction, though only time Russian orphans by Americans, of orphaned children are more The march featured no stage will tell how successful they will has led to something slightly dif- important than politics. and no impassioned speeches be). Society must simply evolve, ferent: The emergence of social The march was criticised for from the leaders of the pro- become better, become — to bor- protest. being “pro-American” or even test movement, and this was row Kryshtanovskaya’s word — The satirist Dmitry Bykov “pro-selling-our-children-to-the- a good thing. The problem of “loftier”. It’s the only way. recently wrote in an otherwise evil-Americans,” but then again, I finding new homes for orphans Sunday’s march goes back to darkly humorous essay that was there and didn’t see any fer- in Russia will not be solved by the notion that Russia needs an “fears about (Putin’s possible vent Uncle Sam worshippers. In shouting slogans. This is an issue evolution, as opposed to a revolu- departure) are understandable, fact, while shooting a video there that adoption experts and adop- tion. Of course, some people will because after Putin, we won’t get with my colleague, I felt self-con- tive parents can speak about say that the former is not pos- to take him to task for anything, scious about speaking loudly in with the most authority — and sible without the latter. I’m not we will have to take ourselves my obviously American English. they are not the people who can sure about that. For a society as to task — and nobody is ready Who knows? We might have been or should be climbing a stage painfully divided as Russia’s, the for that responsibility”. And it accused of being provocateurs or to fire up a crowd. And while I principle of “do no harm” is most seems that many people who “American pigs”, as we were at a also believe that banning adop- crucial. Particularly when we’re attend political protests, or even previous protest. tions by Americans is unethical talking about protecting said soci- lead them, may not be ready for Still, this march had a friendlier (this is personal for me — as an ety’s most fragile members — its People carry posters with the word “Shame” written across photographs any kind of major responsibility. atmosphere. The people who were American, I am also now banned orphans. of politicians who supported the ban. That’s because Russia has always marching were debating ethics, from adopting, and as a young THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL EU agrees to Bracing for Obama oath throw weight behind Mali European ministers underscore threat

BRUSSELS: European offi- clearly a case where Europe should cials had a message yesterday for help, but one where it should also French forces fighting on the front make sure that Africans are in lines of the battle against Islamist charge as much as possible. extremists in the troubled African Heather Conley, Europe pro- country of Mali: We’re behind you gramme director for the Center for all the way — and right behind you Strategic and International Studies, is exactly where we plan to stay. noted that such forays often have At an emergency meeting in unintended consequences. Brussels yesterday, EU foreign min- In fact, Mali’s current problems isters approved sending a military can be partially traced to the inter- training mission to Mali to shore up national intervention in Libya, where the army and so, it is hoped, enable the fall of leader Muammar Gaddafi the country’s government to regain led weapons and fighters to spill control of all its territory, perhaps across porous borders and spread with help from neighbouring African throughout the lawless desert. countries. Even that is nothing new; Another reason for the rest of the EU has long planned to send Europe’s reluctance to follow France’s Two workers adjust the US flag on the Capitol during preparations for the second inauguration of US President Barack Obama in Washington, trainers, but the timetable is being lead may be simple battle fatigue. DC, yesterday. Obama faces a near impossible task in his second inaugural address on January 21, uniting a nation in which there are deep expedited. Many European countries have been political divides. Before a crowd of thousands and the eyes of the world on television and online, Obama will stand on the West Front of the No European leader downplays the fighting militants in Afghanistan US Capitol and swear to faithfully execute the office of president and defend the Constitution. danger posed by northern Mali. for more than a decade. Countries “The threat of jihadi terror- as varied as Bulgaria, Belgium, ists is something that should be a Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland still matter of great concern to all of have troops deployed there. Larger us,” Dutch Foreign Minister Frans countries, such as the UK, Germany, Timmermans said on his way into Italy and France still have thousands the meeting. “And there is not one of troops committed. All Dreamliners sent to hangars European country that can hide if The Islamist radicals in northern this threat would present itself to the Mali are said to have ties to Al Qaeda, TOKYO/SEATTLE: Airlines indicated a battery problem. its new planes, with 50 deliv- Dreamliner was key to the air- European continent.” the terrorist group that made its scrambled yesterday to rear- “While it is entirely possible ered to date. Around half of line’s growth strategy. Yet no combat role is envisioned home in Afghanistan. And history’s range flights as countries that the current battery issue those have been in operation in Regulators in Japan and for the EU troops. Instead, France is verdict on whether, after so many in Europe, Africa and Asia is resolved in short order, it is Japan, but airlines across con- India said it was unclear when out alone on the front lines, at least years, the international operation in joined the United States in also equally possible that the tinents are also flying the 787, the Dreamliner could be back so far. Afghanistan will in the end be called grounding Boeing Co’s 787 787s current certification could which has a list price of $207m. in the air. A spokesman for “It is completely possible — but a success has yet to be delivered. Dreamliner passenger jets be called into question,” BB&T With most of that Dreamliner the European Aviation Safety this is up to them — that others or Similarly, French officials have while battery-related prob- Capital Markets analyst Carter fleet now effectively out of Agency said the region would the same European countries decide given different goals at different lems are investigated. Leake wrote yesterday, cut- action as engineers and regula- follow the FAA’s grounding to offer not just logistical support, times since the operation in Mali Poland’s state-controlled ting his rating on the stock to tors make checks, primarily of order. but also to make soldiers available,” began last week. E J Hogendoorn, LOT Airlines said it would seek “underweight.” the plane’s batteries and com- Boeing said in a statement French Foreign Minister Laurent deputy director for the International compensation from Boeing for The US Federal Aviation plex electronics systems, air- it was confident the 787 was Fabius said. Crisis Group’s Africa programme, grounding its two planes. It Administration (FAA) on lines are wrestling with gaps in safe and it stood by the plane’s “But we’re not going to force them said the French military could cer- expects delivery of three more Wednesday temporarily their scheduling. integrity. to, obviously.” tainly take the cities of northern Mali Dreamliners by the end of grounded Boeing’s newest com- Japan Airlines Co said it can- Passengers leaving United’s French officials say the opposi- if it puts all its might behind such March, but would only take mercial airliner, saying carriers celled eight Dreamliner flights flight 1426 in Houston, which tion they’ve encountered has been a mission — but finding a durable, them if the technical issues would have to demonstrate the between Tokyo and San Diego took off from Los Angeles fiercer and more heavily armed than peaceful solution for an area the size have been resolved, deputy chief batteries were safe before the until January 25, affecting some moments before the FAA they had expected, hardly words to of Texas would be another matter. Tomasz Balcerzak told a news planes could resume flying. It 1,290 passengers, and would announcement, reported an encourage queasy national leaders to “Once this mission is stepped up, conference. gave no details on when that switch aircraft for another incident-free trip. participate. they’ll be able to hold the major cities, The lightweight, mainly car- might happen. 70 flights scheduled to fly the “I fly over 100,000 miles a A French helicopter pilot has died but then the question comes up: who bon-composite plane has been It is the first such action since 787. Air India said it would year,” said Brett Boudreaux, a in the effort. fills the vacuum?” he asked. plagued by recent mishaps, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 use other planes on scheduled salesman from Lake Charles, Of course, there can be other rea- Meanwhile, 40 Togolese soldiers raising concerns over its use had its airworthiness certificate Dreamliner flights. Louisiana. sons for reluctance. European adven- arrived in Mali yesterday, the first of lithium-ion batteries. An All suspended following a deadly Keeping the 787s on the “That was one of the most turism in Africa has a sorry history. of those pledged by African nations to Nippon Airways domestic flight crash in Chicago in 1979, ana- ground could cost ANA alone relaxing flights I’ve ever had. I EU foreign affairs chief Catherine back a French-led offensive against made an emergency landing on lysts said. more than $1.1m a day, Mizuho hope they sort it out. It’s a hell Ashton said this week that Mali is Islamist rebels. AGENCIES Wednesday after warning lights Boeing has sold about 850 of Securities calculated, noting the of a plane.” REUTERS

London copter debris Zimbabwe vice president dies HARARE: Zimbabwean vice- president John Nkomo has died after a long battle with cancer, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday. Nkomo, 78, was said to have died at St Anne’s hospital in Harare. “We have lost our vice-presi- dent John Landa Nkomo, he was suffering for a long time with can- cer,” said Mugabe “We have lost a real revolution- ary, a fighter of freedom, a friend of the people. He will be dearly missed by all of us.” Nkomo was appointed to one of the country’s two vice-presiden- cies under Mugabe in late 2009. Responsible for overseeing financial, economic and environ- mental policy Nkomo, a former Wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Vauxhall, London. Two persons died and 12 were injured speaker of parliament, was seen on Wednesday when the helicopter clipped a crane at the top of a building in central London, scat- as loyal to Mugabe. AFP tering debris as it burst into flames and plunged to the ground. Russian opposition man kills self in Netherlands

MOSCOW: A Russian oppo- reports about the immediate Rotterdam jail. The news report dissident Eduard Limonov. sition activist who was seek- circumstances of Dolmatov’s said he was in fact being pre- “This is a sad and delicate ing political asylum in the death. pared for extradition and had case,” Limonov told Interfax. Netherlands has committed The Human Rights committed suicide as a result. “We have to figure out the suicide while being held in a Association of Attorneys of A Russian embassy official circumstances of what hap- refugee centre, friends and Russia said he had “commit- confirmed Dolmatov’s death to pened. But everything points to associates said yesterday. ted suicide (Wednesday) in an the Interfax news agency but this just being a tragedy.” Alexander Dolmatov fled Amsterdam centre for refugees.” did not specify in which city it Senior Other Russia mem- Russia after the authorities It added that a decision on occurred. ber Alexander Averin said the searched his home in June to his asylum request had been due The activist’s initial request Russian government was indi- determine his role in a violent “within a matter of days”. for asylum had been denied and rectly responsible for the activ- rally held outside the Kremlin But the respected Gazeta.ru he was awaiting a ruling on his ist’s death. on the eve of President Vladimir news reported that Dolmatov appeal. “The role our authorities Putin’s May 7 swearing-in to a had days earlier sent his mother Dolmatov was a member of played in bringing Dolmatov third term. a telephone text message say- the Other Russia movement to this state is clear,” Averin There were conflicting ing he was being held in a led by writer and radical leftist tweeted. AFP FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Disputed birth control law takes effect Catholic groups opposing the legislation shift their battle to the Supreme Court, question its constitutionality

MANILA: A controversial international and local medical hard for clinics to offer services,” birth control law came into and religious groups, said Hazel said country director Maxime effect in the Philippines yes- Chua, an official at the Health Piasecki. terday after more than a dec- Department’s family planning President Benigno Aquino ade of bitter opposition from unit. signed the bill into law last month the Catholic Church, in an his- “It has a lot of broadstrokes in in the face of strong lobbying by toric move welcomed by many it that need a lot of guidelines. It the Catholic Church, and religious women. will take a lot of time before (the leaders have vowed that the fight The law requires government law) will go down to the ground,” was not over. health centres to hand out free she said. The church is now relying on condoms and birth control pills, Under the law, government lay groups that have filed peti- benefiting the country’s poor who health centres will be guaran- tions with the Supreme Court would not otherwise have access, teed a supply of contraceptives, to challenge the law, said Roy and mandates that sex education unlike in the past when local may- Lagarde, a spokesman for the be taught in schools. ors could be intimidated by the country’s Catholic bishops. The government is still work- church into not providing birth But the legislation’s chief ing on the measure’s finer details, control services, Chua said. author Congressman Edcel including how to allocate funding One provision of the law, legal- Lagman said he was confident it to different regions and at what ising post-abortion medical care, would not be struck down. age to introduce sex education, is still undergoing special study “We have long expected that the according to officials. since abortion remains illegal in opposition will go to the Supreme Supporters say the measures the Philippines, Chua added. Court. We have prepared for this will help moderate the nation’s “The abortionist is criminally eventuality,” he said. rapid population growth, reduce liable and should be prosecuted Housewife Nerissa Gallo, 44, poverty and bring down high (but)... if someone comes in after who has given birth to 16 children, maternal mortality. (an abortion) and is haemorrhag- said she welcomed the law which But Catholic groups have ing, we have to take good care of would bring contraceptives into already shifted their battle to the them,” she reasoned. the reach of the poor. courts, questioning the law’s con- The medical charity Merlin Asked about the church’s stitutionality. The church, which praised the law as a “milestone” opposition, she said: “We don’t counts 80 percent of Filipinos as but said more efforts were needed pay attention to that. They are followers, forbids the use of arti- to make sure it was properly not the ones who are giving birth ficial contraceptives. implemented. again and again. We are the ones The government also has to “There is likely to be cultural who have to find a way to care for go through “consultations” with opposition... led by religious con- the children.” A health worker educates mothers on different kinds of birth control, at Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health. various stakeholders, including servatives, which could make it AFP

Legion of Honour New stem cell therapy US minesweeper runs aground for Hillary Clinton guidelines on the way MANILA: The Philippines has in protected marine sanctuary conferred the Legion of Honour MANILA: The Department of PSSCM amid the increas- on US Secretary of State of Health (DOH) is coming out ing demand for the use of stem Hillary Rodham Clinton for her with guidelines for the practice cells as therapy in oncology, end MANILA: A US Navy mine- The US Navy said on its web- damaged. support for the country’s advo- of stem cell therapy in the coun- organ diseases and regenerative sweeper has run aground in a site that the 224ft vessel is based But it said there were no imme- cacy for a rules-based approach try, Health Secretary Enrique medicine. protected marine sanctuary in in Sasebo, southern Japan but it diate reports of fuel or oil leaks. to resolving territorial claims. Ona said yesterday. Ona said the public must be the Philippines, the US embassy was not known what it was doing All its crew members were also On behalf of President Aquino, Ona said they have come apprised of the most current and in Manila said yesterday. in the area when the incident safe, it added. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert up with a preliminary draft of accurate information about stem The USS Guardian ran aground happened. The Philippine military also del Rosario conferred on Tuesday the guidelines, which would be cells and its various applications. on the Tubattaha Reef on Located in the Sulu Sea about confirmed the grounding yester- the Legion of Honour on Clinton the subject of a public hearing “We must ensure that only safe Wednesday night “during nor- 130km southeast of the western day, but it was too early to say at the US State Department in tomorrow. and ethical uses of stem cells are mal transit”, it said. The extent island of Palawan, the reef is a whether coral was damaged. Washington. “When we have the guidelines, being used in the Philippines,” he of the damage to the ship and the protected sanctuary that is popu- Washington considers the The Legion of Honour is the you’ll see those things that will said. cause of the accident were still lar with divers. Philippines a major non-Nato ally highest the president may grant not be allowed,” he told reporters Ona expressed concern that not known, it added. It has walls of corals, and a very in Asia. It played host to some of to an individual without the con- on the sidelines of the 1st National “some facilities might not have “The government of the diverse ecosystem that environ- the US military’s biggest bases currence of Congress. Convention on Stem Cell organ- the minimum capabilities needed Philippines was promptly mentalists say rivals that of the in Asia until 1992, when the last The highest rank, Chief ised by the Philippine Society on to perform stem cell therapies informed of the incident and Great Barrier Reef in Australia. troops pulled out after the Senate Commander, is normally con- Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM). safely and effectively.” offered to assist the US Navy,” it The US embassy statement did voted to end lease agreements. ferred on heads of state or gov- He lauded the establishment THE PHILIPPINE STAR said. not say whether any coral was AFP ernments, and distinguished individuals in recognition of their contribution to the country. The first American to be conferred the rank of Chief Commander was US President Audio debate on Cyber Crimes Act out Telecom cellsite explosion Franklin D Roosevelt (post- humous). Also given the same honour were President Dwight MANILA: For the first time in office said in a text message to acting chair of the SC to the clerk in Zamboanga hurts guard Eisenhower, General Douglas its 112-year history, the Supreme reporters. of court after the proceedings. MacArthur, and Senator Daniel Court (SC) has released to the Oral arguments of the high tri- This is why court observers MANILA: A Globe Telecom Despite the unfortunate incident, Inouye. public a recording of its oral bunal have been open to the public viewed the move to make public cellsite was bombed in our subscribers did not experi- “Secretary Clinton strongly argument. but recording of the hearings is recording of the oral argument as Zamboanga del Norte on ence any service disruption as all supported the Philippines’ advo- The SC public informa- prohibited under SC rules. a positive step toward transpar- Tuesday morning, injuring a mobile services are up and run- cacy for a rules-based approach in tion office announced the audio Reporters are not allowed ency in the high court. Meanwhile, security guard. ning in the Zamboanga area,” said resolving competing claims over recording of Tuesday’s oral argu- to use audio or video recorders petitioners against RA 10175 yes- Authorities said an impro- Globe spokesperson Yoly Crisanto. maritime areas through peaceful ment on the constitutionality while covering oral arguments. terday lauded the SC justices for vised explosive device was used Crisanto said Globe is waiting and diplomatic processes within of Republic Act 10175 or Cyber Proceedings of the SC in its ses- their deep understanding of issues in the bombing of the cellsite, at for the results of the official inves- the framework of international Crimes Prevention Act can be sion hall are strictly closed door. surrounding the questioned law. Barangay Poblacion in Siocon, tigation from the Zamboanga law. On various occasions, she downloaded from the court’s web- Not even the clerk of court is Lawyer Jose Jesus Disini Jr Zamboanga Del Norte. The police to determine possible spoke up for the common interest site, www.sc.judiciary.gov.ph. allowed inside the chamber when believes the justices took time attack, meanwhile, had no effect motives behind the attack. in maintaining freedom of naviga- “You can now listen to or down- the justices are deliberating on to understand how the Internet on Globe’s service in the area. Globe reported it is currently tion, unimpeded lawful commerce, load the mp3 of the entire oral cases during their full-court works to be able to understand “Our guard on duty suffered undergoing a $700m network and transit of people across the argument on the Cyber Crimes sessions. the contentions cited in the very minor injuries and was modernization program meant to seas,” the Department of Foreign Act at the microsite for the act Results of the deliberations are petitions. immediately given treatment at completely transform its network. Affairs said. orals at the SC website,” the SC only relayed by the chief justice or THE PHILIPPINE STAR a nearby Siocon medical clinic. THE PHILIPPINE STAR THE PHILIPPINE STAR Armed forces chief vows troops will stay out of politics MANILA: Newly-installed delicate mandate as protectors of Elections commissioner Virgilio Armed Forces Chief Lt Gen the people and the state,” he said. Garcillano. The conversations Emmanuel Bautista yesterday The constitution bars soldiers supposedly discussed how the assured the public that the mil- from engaging in partisan poli- 2004 poll results in Mindanao itary would be insulated from tics or supporting candidates. The were manipulated in favour of politics during the upcoming only political exercise that sol- Arroyo. elections. diers are allowed to do is to vote. In a report entitled “Sins of the In his assumption speech, The military is mandated to Cavaliers”, a group of rebel sol- Bautista noted that the military support the police in ensuring diers claimed that while the can- has sworn to protect the coun- an honest and peaceful election vassing of votes was being held try’s democratic institutions and in May. inside military camps in Jolo, poll processes. Some officers were dragged into watchers were bribed by officers “Your Armed Forces personnel a controversy during the time for them to leave the canvassing shall remain non-partisan in the of President Gloria Macapagal- area. upcoming May elections. You can Arroyo, who was accused of rig- The report claimed mas- count on us to assist in ensur- ging the 2004 polls. sive cheating also took place in ing honest, credible, orderly and In 2005, some military generals Zamboanga, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi peaceful elections,” he said. were accused of poll fraud after and other areas in western Bautista also vowed to follow their names were mentioned in Mindanao. the straight path being advocated the “Hello Garci” recordings. Officials claim that poll cheat- by President Aquino. The “Hello, Garci” scandal ing is “a thing of the past”, and “Soldiers shall be held to high involved wiretap conversations that measures are now underway President Benigno Aquino (left) gestures as he talks to the new Armed Forces Chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel ethical standards and strict codes between a woman believed to be to uphold professionalism among Bautista during a change of command ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, yesterday. of conduct. The trust of the people Arroyo and a poll official believed the troops. is vital in the performance of our to be then Commission on THE PHILIPPINE STAR FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA Changing Myanmar: Suu Kyi’s party accepts funds from junta cronies

YANGON: Cronies of Myanmar’s dictatorship that ruled Myanmar for donated a further 41.5m kyat ($50,000) in following a year of reforms, includ- harmed her reputation, already dented by military junta, which kept democracy almost half a century. an auction for one of two sweaters knit- ing amnesty for hundreds of political criticisms that she has not stood up for leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house The donations have caused barely a stir ted by Suu Kyi. prisoners. ethnic victims of state-sponsored violence. arrest for nearly two decades, have in Myanmar, a sign of how much Suu Kyi SkyNet donated 130m kyat ($151,430). Many people loathe and mistrust them Some supporters on Facebook, the reached a milestone in their quest to is revered and how successfully the cro- “All the money we have raised is for for their tacit support of a brutal regime, main forum for popular political dis- rehabilitate their image: they’re now nies have repositioned themselves since educational purposes, and has nothing conspicuous flaunting of wealth and con- cussion in Myanmar, have nicknamed donors to Suu Kyi’s political party. a reformist government came to power to do with the rest of the party,” said tinued domination of many sectors of Suu Kyi “Robin Suu”, a reference to the While the Nobel Peace laureate’s will- in March 2011. Some see it as a sign of Myint Myint Sein, who is responsible for Myanmar’s economy. English outlaw Robin Hood who stole ingness to accept military-tainted funds reconciliation after five decades of mili- the NLD’s humanitarian and education Opposition leader Suu Kyi, who spent from the rich to give to the poor. for education projects might jar with tary misrule. policies. a total of 17 years under house arrest The donations are vital to a party her international image, her supporters AGB Bank, owned by self-proclaimed A top official said the party was “very until she was freed in 2010, defended her which lacks a mechanism to raise funds praised the move as politically shrewd billionaire Tay Za, once described by thankful” for the donations. “I am sure actions last week, saying it was better to from its million-plus members, most of and financially necessary. the US Treasury as “a notorious regime all party members are happy about this,” donate money for good purposes rather whom are poor. Suu Kyi’s opposition party, the National henchman and arms dealer”, donated said Naing Naing, who sits on the NLD’s than waste it. Both Suu Kyi and the donors are plan- League for Democracy (NLD), accepted 40m kyat ($47,000) to Suu Kyi’s party at Central Executive Committee. “Anybody should be given a chance to ning for a 2015 general election, in which 211.5 million kyat ($250,000) at a fund- a December concert. Tay Za and many other well-connected mend their ways, no matter how much the NLD faces an unpopular but well- raising concert from companies owned The wife of Kyaw Win, a tycoon who businessmen remain on Western black- wrong they have done,” she said. funded rival party established under the by Western-blacklisted businessmen owns the conglomerate Shwe Than Lwin lists despite the suspension last year of Her association with what she called former junta. who made fortunes under the military and private television station SkyNet, most sanctions against the government “those so-called cronies” seems not to have REUTERS

Iran ship flees Sri Lanka Floods paralyse Jakarta amid financial dispute 20,000 people displaced in Indonesian capital; more rainfall forecast COLOMBO: An Iranian cargo Warnakulasuriya said the navy vessel at the centre of a finan- had fired warning shots last week JAKARTA: Heavy monsoon cial row with a German lender in a bid to discourage the vessel rain triggered severe flood- fled Sri Lanka yesterday despite from leaving, but it had man- ing in large swathes of the warnings to remain in anchor- aged to escape attention and Indonesian capital Jakarta age, a naval official said. slipped out in rough seas late on yesterday, bringing the city to The vessel, identified as M Wednesday. a halt with many government V Amina, was under “observa- The vessel had travelled from offices and businesses forced to tion” for over two weeks after China with a crew that included close because staff could not get a German bank obtained a Sri eight Indians, and reached Sri to work. Lankan court order to hold Lanka’s southern port of Galle At least 20,000 people were it, but the ship slipped out on late last month, Indian diplo- forced from their homes in the Wednesday, navy spokesman mats and police officials in the capital and weather officials Kosala Warnakulasuriya said. area said. warned the rain could get worse “It was anchored just outside An Indian diplomatic source over the next few days. our territorial waters and we here said the Indian crew disem- “Rain will continue to fall in had no jurisdiction to arrest it,” barked from the vessel despite a the greater Jakarta area ... the Warnakulasuriya said. “By last row over their salaries. Two crew- potential for flooding remains,” a evening, the ship had managed to men were evacuated for medical spokesman for the Meteorology get away.” treatment, an official said. Climatology Meteorology and Iranian shipping has come “There was no court order for Geophysics Agency said. He said under increased scrutiny following us to board the ship and take rain was expected to remain heavy international sanctions targeting action. We were only asked by in mountains above Jakarta, often the country’s revenues used for its the Marshal of the High Court of the source of floodwater. disputed nuclear programme. Colombo to keep it under obser- Four people were reported to It was not immediately clear vation and track its movements,” have been killed, according to what cargo the M V Amina was Warnakulasuriya said. the National Disaster Prevention carrying or where it had headed. He said the vessel had not com- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yodhoyono (second left) inspects the flooded presidential palace compound Agency, which urged residents to Indian media reports had said mitted any offence in Sri Lankan in Jakarta, yesterday. stay at home to reduce traffic that Iranian owners of the vessel waters and therefore they did not congestion on blocked roads. owed a large amount of money to act to seize it by force. Torrential rain was reported has never flooded, ever. This is the to office last October with prom- open but many roads leading to a German bank. AFP across much of the country, very first time,” said Ninuk, 30, a ises to work to fix a huge array it were reportedly blocked. Most including the main island of Java resident of central Jakarta. of basic infrastructure problems commuter trains and buses were and heavily agricultural area of Floods even forced the coun- that bedevil the city of about 10 suspended. southern Sumatra. try’s anti-corruption agency to million people. The Jakarta Stock Exchange However, officials said there move some of its most promi- In the centre of Jakarta, where did open but trading was light. had been no reports of any seri- nent prison inmates, including a streets are jammed at the best Flooding was even reported New wave of Rohingya ous damage to key crops such as former deputy head of the cen- of times, long lines of idled cars at the presidential palace, forc- rice, sugar and palm oil. tral bank, to a notorious women’s waited for waist-deep water to ing the postponement of a meet- An estimated more than 175 prison, Pondok Bambu, in east recede. An inflatable dinghy pro- ing between President Susilo migrants reaches Thailand mm of rain fell in one part of Jakarta, a spokesman said vided by emergency services fer- Bambang Yudhoyono and his west Jakarta between 7am and The flooding will put pres- ried people to safety across water visiting Argentine counterpart, BANGKOK: More than 130 of remote areas in rubber plan- noon. sure on the capital’s popular new dividing the heart of the city. Cristina Fernandez. Rohingya migrants have landed tations near the border with “In 30 years of my life here it Governor, Joko Widodo, who came The city’s main airport was REUTERS on Thai soil in less than 24 Malaysia, leading the UNHCR hours, a local official said yes- to try to confirm whether any of terday, as the kingdom grapples them plan to seek asylum. with a flurry of arrivals from the The UN’s refugee agency said minority group in Myanmar. on Wednesday it had received Some 88 Rohingya came ashore permission from Thailand to visit Death sought for Bangladesh war crimes suspect at Phra Thong island in the south about 850 people, many thought of the country on Wednesday in to be Rohingya, held after raids DHAKA: Prosecutors sought Molla was present at a special of Mr. Molla and he deserves to Crimes Tribunal, the court is a full view of television cameras, on camps in the Thai south. the death sentence yesterday court in the Bangladeshi capital be awarded capital punishment, domestic one set up by the secu- according to Kuraburi district Thousands of Rohingya, a for a top Bangladeshi opposi- where his lawyers said the pros- which is death sentence,” he lar government in 2010. It is not chief Manit Pienthong. Muslim minority group not rec- tion figure who is expected to ecution had failed to prove any of added. endorsed by the United Nations. Another 48 landed on the ognised as citizens in Myanmar, be the first person convicted by the six charges against him. Ali said the court would now Both BNP and Jamaat called Andaman sea island last morn- have fled communal unrest in the the country’s controversial war Prosecutor Mohammad Ali, in deliver the judgement “at any the cases “politically motivated”. ing claiming they were Rohingya, country’s Rakhine state, heading crimes court. his closing arguments, said Molla moment on any day soon”. International rights groups also Pienthong said, adding they were to Thailand and other countries. Abdul Quader Molla, 64, the deserved maximum punishment If convicted, Molla would be highlighted shortcomings of the sent to immigration officials in Rights groups have criticised third highest ranked official of as the charges against him, such the first of about a dozen opposi- war crime laws and questioned the provincial capital of Phangnga Thailand for failing to help the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was as genocide and murder, including tion leaders — two from the main the fairness of the proceedings. to start the process of returning Rohingya who reach its terri- accused of killing more than that of a top journalist and a poet, opposition Bangladesh Nationalist The government says up to them to Myanmar. tory, instead pushing them back 400 people during Bangladesh’s were “proved beyond reasonable Party (BNP) and the rest from three million people were killed Over the last week, hundreds to Myanmar or into neighbouring deadly 1971 liberation war against doubt”. Jamaat — to be found guilty. in the war. of Myanmar migrants have countries. Pakistan. “We prayed for the conviction Named the International AFP been arrested in police sweeps AFP

Frozen fish South Korean nuclear reactor Japan PM in Bangkok shuts down due to malfunction to boost economic ties BANGKOK: Japanese Prime SEOUL: A South Korean South Korea operates 23 Minister Shinzo Abe visited nuclear reactor shut down yes- nuclear power reactors which Thailand yesterday, part of a terday due to a technical mal- meet more than 35 percent of the three-country Southeast Asian function, the latest in a series of country’s electricity needs. tour to consolidate business ties glitches that have raised public Half of the six reactors at one in one of the world’s fastest- safety concerns of the country’s largest nuclear growing regions and counter The Uljin-1 reactor, 330km power complexes, Yeonggwang, growing Chinese assertiveness. southeast of Seoul, was tripped off were shut down in November, Tension remains high over by what a spokesman for Korea two of them to replace “non-core” China’s claims on parts of the Hydro and Nuclear Power Co said parts that had been provided South China Sea that are also appeared to be a faulty gauge. with forged quality and safety claimed by four Southeast Asian “There has been no radioac- warranties. countries, including Vietnam, tive leak and there is no health The shutdowns fuelled safety which Abe visited on Wednesday. hazard involved. It was an auto- concerns and raised the spectre Abe and his Thai counterpart matic shutdown for safety,” the of power blackouts during a par- Yingluck Shinawatra gave no spokesman said, adding that an ticularly severe winter. indication at a news conference investigation was under way to There has been a series of after talks whether any progress confirm the precise cause. official power alerts in the past had been made on this issue, mak- It was the second time in less month — automatically triggered ing only general comments about than six months that the same by reserves running lower than security that did not mention the reactor had automatically shut four million kilowatts for more South China Sea. The Japanese down, and two other reactors at than 20 minutes. premier leaves today for Jakarta, Artists work on an ice sculpture during an international festival of snow and ice sculptures, called ‘The separate plants did the same in The government plans to build where he is expected to give a Magical Ice of Siberia’ on an embankment of the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, yesterday. October because of unspecified an additional 16 reactors by 2030. major policy speech. systems malfunctions. AFP REUTERS FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Talks begin with Qadri to defuse crisis Supreme Court adjourns Ashraf’s case until January 23

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coa- lition government opened talks yesterday with a Muslim cleric whose calls for the administra- tion to resign have electrified thousands of protestors camped out near parliament. A spokesman for the cleric, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, said a delegation was holding discus- sions to defuse a political crisis that erupted after he led a convoy of buses carrying protesters into the capital on Monday. Qadri, who supported a 1999 military coup, is calling for the immediate resignation of the government and the installation of a caretaker administration in the run-up to elections due in the Pakistani cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri addresses supporters from a next few months. secured room during a protest rally in Islamabad, yesterday. Hours before the meeting began, Qadri issued what he called a final warning to the government rejected a Supreme Court order has fuelled speculation that the as supporters listened to his latest to arrest the prime minister. army, with its long history of speech during heavy rain in the On Tuesday, the court ordered involvement in politics, has tac- heart of the capital, where some the arrest of Raja Pervez Ashraf itly endorsed his campaign to pile have set up large tents. for corruption allegations in more pressure on a government “Now I give an ultimatum that transactions involving rental it sees as inept and corrupt. The the president and his team must power plants when he served as military denies this. come for dialogue in one and a power minister. half hours and it’s the last peace- Fasih Bokhari, from the POLITICAL TURMOIL ful offer to them,” said Qadri, who National Accountability Bureau, Qadri’s appeal has cast fresh Supporters of Qadri hold placards during a protest in Islamabad. returned home from Canada a few told the court that investigations uncertainty over the govern- weeks ago and became a media of the allegations against Ashraf ment’s effort to become Pakistan’s disillusioned with dynastic politics. Fresh troubles may be brewing Pakistan People’s Party, accusing sensation with calls for a new were incomplete. first civilian administration to The military has ruled Pakistan on another front for the govern- her of committing blasphemy. political landscape. The court asked Bokhari to complete a full term. for more than half of its 65 years ment, which has been heavily crit- Court documents show that the “Today is the last day of our sit- produce case records so that it The cleric, who has been deliv- since independence. Current army icised for its failure to strengthen police have been directed to inves- in. Tomorrow, we will act with a could decide whether there is ering long, fiery speeches from chief General Ashfaq Kayani has the economy, fight militancy and tigate the allegations. Rehman new strategy.” enough evidence to prosecute behind a bullet-proof glass box, vowed to keep the military out of eradicate poverty. has faced death threats from He did not elaborate. the prime minister. The case was has many followers who back his politics. The Supreme Court has admit- militants for calling for reforms Although Qadri kept up the adjourned until January 23, judges religious charity, which has offices Qadri has repeatedly demanded ted a petition filed against Sherry of Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law, pressure, the government felt said. in 80 countries. that the army should have a say Rehman, Islamabad’s Ambassador which has been condemned by some relief after the chief of the Qadri’s appearance at the fore- But he also appeals to mid- in the formation of an interim to the United States and a well- human rights groups. state’s anti-corruption agency front of Pakistan’s political scene dle and lower class Pakistanis administration. known member of the ruling REUTERS Alert over Taliban attacks on Afghan forces Legislator shot dead KARACHI: A Pakistani law- potential violent backlash. BRUSSELS: Committed to are going to come at the Afghan” Karzai held tough talks last week which military prosecutors are maker from a coalition part- It is the second shooting of an withdrawal in 2014, Nato’s forces as the fighting season over a continued US troop pres- seeking the death penalty. ner in the government was shot MQM lawmaker in over two years Afghan strategy faces a seri- returns with improved weather. ence, with Washington touting a Robert Bales, 39, a veteran of dead with three of his guards in in Pakistan’s business centre, with ous test in coming months with He said it was significant that “zero option” amid sharp differ- four combat tours in Iraq and a drive-by shooting in Karachi a population of 18 million. the Taliban expected to step the Taliban had been pushed out ences over their legal status. Afghanistan, is accused of gun- yesterday, police said. The death of MQM lawmaker up attacks on local forces tak- of major population centres, with There are some 100,000 foreign ning down people, women and Manzar Imam, 42, belonged Raza Haider in an ambush in ing over security, a senior Nato Afghan police strong enough troops in Afghanistan, two-thirds children, in their homes in two to Muttahida Qaumi Movement August 2010 sparked ethnic and officer said yesterday. to act as a holding force on the of them American. The Afghan villages in Kandahar province. (MQM), which dominates politically-linked violence that US-led Nato forces are handing ground. army will comprise 350,000 sol- The shootings occurred over Karachi. killed scores of people. over more and more duties as the The Nato withdrawal means diers by 2014. The Taliban said five hours in March. “A member of the Sindh pro- Meanwhile, militants deto- Afghanistan army this year takes the Taliban will no longer be able coalition forces had “completely During a pre-trial in November vincial assembly was killed with nated explosives in a government the lead role in combat. to claim they are fighting foreign lost their will to fight and began at Washington state’s Joint Base three of his guards when gunmen preparatory junior school in the But a decline in Taliban activ- forces, a major factor in their the process of retreat”. Lewis-McChord, where he is held on two motorcycles intercepted northwest. There were no casu- ity, which began in 2009, should recruitment drive, the officer said. Meanwhile, a report from and is being arraigned, witnesses his car in Orangi neighbourhood alties. The blast in the school in not be taken as guaranteed to “Also, there is no problem Seattle said a US soldier accused of said that he had been angered by and shot them with automatic Lund Khawar in Mardan District continue, said the officer. recruiting for the Afghan army.” killing 16 villagers in Afghanistan a bomb blast near his outpost that weapons,” police said. in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province “They have not taken a (time- President Barack Obama and is due to be arraigned on charges severed a fellow soldier’s leg days Many markets closed and peo- partially damaged the main build- out),” he said. “We think they his Afghan counterpart Hamid of premeditated murder, for before the shootings. AGENCIES ple rushed home to avoid any ing. AGENCIES Used cloth sellers Police disperse villagers protesting with coffins

PESHAWAR: Pakistani police involved and said it was militants early yesterday fired tear gas who attacked the homes. shells to disperse coffin-carry- Shabbir said his father, five ing protesters who refused to brothers and two cousins were bury 14 people allegedly killed among the dead. in a raid by security forces, offi- The government ordered a cials said. judicial enquiry into the incident The pre-dawn operation was and decided to pay 400,000 rupees launched about 13 hours after ($4,000) each to the families of around 300 people staged a sit- the deceased, Hussain said. in outside the governor’s house in Pakistani troops have been the northwestern city of Peshawar fighting Islamist militants and along with bodies of those killed local militia for months in in the raid on Tuesday night. Khyber, which is part of the semi- The protesters blamed security autonomous tribal district on the forces and refused to bury the Afghan border where the Taliban bodies until they get justice. and other Islamist groups have “We used tear gas and dispersed strongholds. the protesters because they were Wednesday’s protest was the creating a law and order situation second of its type in a week in in Peshawar,” senior police officer Pakistan. Islamic custom dictates Kamal Hussain said. that the dead should be buried the The bodies were taken to their same day or a day later. home town of Bara in the tribal In the southwestern city of district of Khyber and handed to Quetta, thousands of Shias dem- Afghan women sell second-hand clothes at a roadside in Herat. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, a UN report said. the local administration for burial, onstrated for four days after the he said. Local police station chief worst-ever bomb attack on their Shabih Hussain confirmed the minority community killed 92 tear gas shelling and that 17 people people. were arrested and later released. They refused to bury the dead, Commission determined to hold free and fair polls Residents said armed men demanding the army take over attacked five homes in Bara and security in Quetta. The protest ISLAMABAD: The Chief the recent days for its inaction to Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, who the ECP were in high spirits killed 14 people on Tuesday night. mainly by ethnic Hazaras ended Election Commissioner (CEC), proceed against fake-degree hold- is leading a sit-in in Islamabad, and feel no pressure because of “They entered our houses and after Prime Minister Raja Pervez Fakharuddin G Ebrahim, and ers, tax-evading parliamentari- include dissolution of the ECP the demands of the participants killed our relatives to avenge the Ashraf sacked the provincial all members of the Election ans, those breaching sanctity and too. However, all the political of a long march as they all are killing of six security person- government. Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secrecy of ballot in a recent vote forces yesterday expressed their retired judges, do not have any nel in the same area of Bara on Last month, Amnesty are determined to hold free and of no-confidence in Balochistan full trust in the impartiality and affiliation with any political party Monday night,” said local resident International said both the fair general elections and feel Assembly and in implementation neutrality of the CEC and all of and were appointed under the Muhammad Shabbir, a former Pakistan military and the Taliban strengthened and enthusias- of the Supreme Court judgment its members. Constitution. member of the Frontier Corps were guilty of rights abuses in the tic after the support of all the on delimitation of constituencies Ebrahim couldn’t be Sources say that overwhelming paramilitary said. tribal belt. The military rejected political forces of the country, it and verification of voters lists in approached but senior officials support by all the political parties Security and military officials the allegations as a “pack of lies”. was learnt yesterday. Karachi. of the ECP confirmed that not has boosted the spirit of all the denied that security forces were AFP The ECP was being criticised in The demands made by only he but all the members of members of ECP. INTERNEWS FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Air India grounds Dreamliner fleet We’re entitled to reimbursement from Boeing: Minister

NEW DELHI: Aviation min- the money has been paid. these technical problems will be ister Ajit Singh said yester- Air India bought 27 Dreamliners resolved soon. The Boeing com- day ailing Air India should be as part of a 2005 multi-billion- pany is to submit its initial find- entitled to “reimbursement” dollar deal. It received the first ings report to the FAA today,” a from US giant Boeing after the plane last September and now has senior Air India official said. state-owned airline’s fleet of six with the remaining 21 due to According to the Air India offi- Dreamliners was grounded over arrive by 2016. cial, some international airlines safety concerns. Boeing’s troubled next-genera- which operate the B-787 had Air India suspended operations tion model has suffered a series of faced problems with the aircraft’s of its fleet of Boeing Dreamliners glitches, although Boeing insists battery systems’ getting over- yesterday along with many other the plane is safe. heated. Recently, a smoke alarm airlines around the world until a “We have asked Air India to was activated in a domestic flight fire risk linked to the plane’s bat- ground all six Dreamliners after operating in Japan. teries is fixed. getting an advisory from the FAA “As far as the initial reports go, “I am sure this grounding will citing safety concerns,” Arun there is a fire risk associated with entitle Air India to some reim- Mishra, the Director-General of enhanced use of battery systems Border Security Force soldiers patrol along the India-Pakistan border in Abdulian, 38km southwest of Jammu, bursement,” Ajit Singh told NDTV Civil Aviation said. on board which have replaced yesterday. network. K Swaminathan, a spokes- many traditional hydraulic sys- Singh did not name any figure, man for Air India, said the car- tems, thereby making the aircraft saying India would have to “wait rier would await approval from lighter. As this incident has hap- until we get some clarity on the Indian regulators before putting pened only once, an initial investi- PM to decide on Pakistan talks issue”. the Dreamliner back into service. gation is in the offing,” the official The US Federal Aviation The 27 Dreamliners are part of said. NEW DELHI: Talks between something that we noted and and we have to resolve among Administration (FAA) grounded 111 planes ordered by Air India The grounding — an unusual India and Pakistan have not something that we would look ourselves and we cannot be hop- all US-registered Boeing from Boeing and Airbus to reju- action for a new plane — focuses been frozen, External Affairs very carefully and let us see ing and working towards find- 787 Dreamliner aircraft on venate its aeging fleet and turn on one of the more risky design Minister Salman Khurshid what is acceptable. Talks have ing somebody else to step in and Wednesday to address the poten- around the airline’s loss-making choices made by Boeing, namely said yesterday while stat- not frozen between India and resolve it.” tial battery fire risk and issued a operations. to make extensive use of lithium ing that Prime Minister Pakistan.” Khurshid said that India was security advisory alerting inter- The Dreamliners have been ion batteries aboard its airplanes Manmohan Singh would decide Pakistan Foreign Minister hopeful that Pakistan had under- national aviation authorities. expected to reduce Air India’s for the first time. on Islamabad’s offer of foreign Hina Rabbani Khar has called for stood the “strong message” of the Air India and Boeing had ear- fuel costs because of their lighter The batteries are part of an minister-level talks. talks with Khurshid, saying that prime minister, who on Tuesday lier concluded negotiations for an weight. “We can’t say when we electrical system that replaces “The differences have to be continued tension along the Line said it could not “be business as undisclosed sum in compensation will allow it to fly again — it many mechanical and hydraulic resolved and for that we need to of Control (LoC) in Jammu and usual” following the brutal kill- over a four-year delay in delivery depends on when Boeing gives us ones common in previous jets. proceed with wisdom, keeping in Kashmir was not in the interest ing of two Indian soldiers near the of the Dreamliner because of pro- satisfaction over safety concerns,” When contacted, DGCA said mind the interest and sentiments of South Asian peace. LoC, and would respond positively. duction problems at the company. Mishra said. it would wait for the results of of the nation. We will await the Khurshid said any problem “An atmosphere is needed for Indian officials had said they Air India expects the technical the FAA’s inquiry into Boeing’s prime minister’s direction in this between the two countries had the talks to go on. We are hopeful were seeking up to $1bn in com- problems with its newly acquired ability to fix the fire risk, linked regard,” Khurshid told CNN-IBN to be solved by them only. that Pakistan will understand the pensation for the delays but nei- Boeing 787 aircraft would soon be to battery systems on board the news channel. “What we have always main- message sent by our prime minis- ther side has disclosed whether resolved. “We are confident that aircraft. AFP/IANS “Having said that, it is certainly tained that there is a problem ter,” he said. IANS

States asked to file Diesel pricing partially freed from state-control details of VIP security NEW DELHI: The Supreme NEW DELHI: In another time-to-time”. In a related deci- have been given the freedom to meeting (Chintan Shivir) and Javadekar termed it “atrocious” Court yesterday directed all move, state-run transport fuel sion on India’s petroleum sector, make small corrections from annual session which began in saying it would have a “cascad- the state and union territory retailers have been allowed to it was also decided to raise the time-to-time,” Finance Minister Jaipur yesterday. ing” effect on the prices of other governments to file the “rules, revise diesel prices marginally annual allocation of subsidised P Chidambaram said, even as But other political parties nota- commodities. “First they raised orders or guidelines” permitting and periodically without prior cooking gas from six to nine cyl- officials said the oil marketing bly the main opposition Bharatiya rail fares and now diesel. This is the use of red lights on the vehi- government consent. inders per household. companies could revise prices by Janata Party (BJP), Trinamool atrocious,” Javadekar said. cles and security personnel to In a cabinet meeting presided The government had earlier an amount less than `1 per litre Congress and the Left parties, “Diesel goes into the prices various people in public life and over by the Prime Minister limited the number of subsidised at one go. did not take kindly to the move of all essential commodities. administration. The court also Manmohan Singh, it was decided cylinders to six per annum. The move comes nearly three saying, that the diesel prices had Whether it is food grains, veg- sought the details of the names to partially decontrol pricing of The decisions on diesel and years after petrol prices were a bearing on the overall inflation etables, fruits, diesel becomes a and designation of people hav- diesel, giving the state-run oil cooking gas take immediate similarly freed in June 2010 and of most commodities. component when price escalation ing security cover, the number marketing companies to “make effect, officials said. coincided with the Congress Reacting on the government’s takes place,” West Bengal Finance of security personnel so used small corrections in pricing from “Oil marketing companies Party’s three-day introspection decision BJP spokesman Prakash Minister Amit Mitra said. IANS and the total cost to the excheq- uer. The court has also sought details of the total security per- sonnel in each of the states and those engaged in maintaining law order, crime prevention and Gang rape case moved to investigation and traffic man- agement. The court direction to the state and UT governments came in the course of a hear- fast-track court: Lawyer ing where it is examining the issue of allowing red lights on NEW DELHI: Five adults “The magistrate has com- separately by a juvenile court. the vehicles to various people were ordered yesterday to mitted the case to the sessions The victim, who cannot be as well as deployment of police stand trial in a fast-track court which is fast-track,” named for legal reasons, died and other security personnel for court on charges of gang-rap- Sadashiv Gupta, the lawyer for 13 days later in a Singapore their security. ing and murdering a student fruit-seller Pawan Kumar, told hospital from intestinal injuries on a bus in New Delhi, one of reporters outside the court. sustained during the assault in their defence lawyers said. Kumar and four other adults which she was also violated Court stops ruling on A magistrate sitting at a dis- are all accused of murder, rape, with a rusting iron bar. A male trict court in the Saket area of robbery and kidnapping in companion, with whom she had Gulberg carnage southern Delhi committed the five connection with the attack on spent the evening at the cin- defendants to a more senior ses- the 23-year-old medical stu- ema, was also badly injured in NEW DELHI: The Supreme sions court which is authorised to dent on December 16. The case the attack which ended when Court yesterday asked an handle such case and which will against a sixth defendant, who the pair were thrown off the Ahmedabad court not to pro- begin its hearings on Monday. says he is 17, is being heard bus. IANS nounce its orders on the clo- sure report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the allegations of inaction by Parade rehearsal Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and senior state officials in the Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 riots. The court passed its order while hearing a petition by Zakia Nasim Jaffri, wife of a former Congress MP killed in the Gulberg Society carnage, that the magistrate’s court has not given her all the documents that SIT had relied upon while filing the closure report of its investi- gation into her complaint. Jaffri’s husband Ehsan Jafri was one of the 69 killed at Gulberg Society. President’s rule likely in Jharkhand

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet decided to recommend president’s rule in Jharkhand, where no party has staked claim to form the government after Arjun Munda resigned Soldiers perform motorcycle stunts during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, as chief minister following the yesterday. The nation will celebrate 64th Republic Day on January 26 with a large parade. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with- drawing its support. IANS FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Financial regulator issues rules for three sectors

DOHA: The Qatar Financial strengthen regulation covering the new requirements are well to the residency requirement Centre (QFC) Regulatory governance and risk management understood. The rules will com- for money laundering reporting Authority yesterday released by requiring the governing body of mence on July 1, 2013. officers, and a revised regime for rules covering three areas of a QFC authorised firm to approve general insurance business firms regulation in keeping with and establish a formal governance AML/CFT regime amendments contained in a new standalone international regulatory stand- framework, risk management and The rule changes reinforce and rulebook. The rules will com- ards for insurance and banking internal controls framework, and refine the current AML/CFT mence on February 1, 2013. supervision. remuneration policy. framework by promoting com- The three areas of regulations In addition, the new rules pliance with the recently revised Islamic finance amendments cover corporate governance, anti- include a new controlled func- Financial Action Task Force The rule amendments close the money laundering and combating tion for internal audit for QFC (FATF) international standards operation of all Islamic windows the financing of terrorism (AML/ insurers, QFC banks (i.e. PIIB and by taking account of experi- by conventional firms with the CFT) and Islamic finance win- Category 1) and QFC Islamic ence to date with the implemen- exception of takaful insurance dows. These final rules follow the banks (i.e. PIIB Category 5) and tation of the 2010 rules. business conducted under the GCC bonds set conclusion of an industry consul- a new requirement for QFC banks The new requirements are insurance business rules 2006. tation process, which started in and QFC Islamic banks to have a focused on three areas: Minor The impact of this rule change September last year. risk management function. and technical amendments to will be minimal given the low level The regulatory authority plans the rules arising as a result of of activity conducted through Governance and controlled to host town hall meetings with revisions to FATF standards and Islamic windows. The rules will to weather US functions rules firms prior to the commence- recommendations, amendments commence on February 1, 2013. The new rules seek to ment of the rules to ensure that applicable to all firms in regard THE PENINSULA Treasury storm Emir issues decrees Aston Martin celebrates 100 years in Dubai appointing QFMA Region issues $40bn in sukuks board of directors DUBAI: A jump in US issued by Dubai’s DP World and DOHA: The Emir H H Treasury yields in the last few maturing in 2037 is 5.40 percent, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa weeks has raised a grim possi- down 18 bps from the end of 2012. Al Thani has issued Emiri bility for emerging market bond DP World is rated BBB-, the last Decree No 1 of 2013 appoint- investors: A sustained back-up level above junk grade. ing the Board of Directors in US yields that could sink The reason for the divergence of the Qatar Financial the value of bond holdings. But seems to be that yields on lower- Markets Authority compared to many other places rated Gulf bonds are still far (QFMA). in the world, the Gulf looks enough above US Treasury yields The new board of directors well-placed to weather such a that they look attractive — and is as follows: storm. would not necessarily back up H E Sheikh Abdullah Because it has a big local sharply if US yields rise further. bin Saoud Al Thani, Qatar investor base of cash-rich finan- Georges Elhedery, head of Central Bank (QCB) cial institutions, the region may global markets for the region at Governor, as Chairman; H quickly absorb any mass exit by HSBC, the top arranger of bonds E Sheikh Fahad bin Faisal foreign investors from its bonds. and sukuk in the Middle East last Al Thani, QCB Deputy And relatively high yield levels, year, said that despite recent Governor, as vice-chairman; especially for lower-rated bonds, tightening, GCC bonds and sukuk H E Khalaf bin Ahmed Al give countries in the six-member still offered value compared to Mannai, representing the Gulf Cooperation Council some other emerging markets. Ministry of Economy and protection. For example, Turkey, rated Finance, as member; H E “GCC debt markets will con- BBB- by Fitch Ratings, priced its Hamad bin Ali Al Mannai, tinue to grow and increasingly debut $1.5bn sukuk last year at a representing the Ministry capture a higher share of inter- profit rate of 2.803 percent for a of Economy and Finance, as national, emerging market and long five-year issue, well inside member; Michael Ryan, Chief regional portfolios, regardless of much higher-rated Qatari and Executive Officer of Qatar the cycle of US interest rates,” Abu Dhabi credits. Financial Centre (QFC) said Mohieddine Kronfol, chief The sukuk was yielding 2.49 Regulatory Authority, as investment officer for global percent yesterday, almost three member; H E Dr Hessa bint sukuk and regional fixed income percentage points below DP Sultan Al Jaber, as member; markets at Franklin Templeton World with the same rating. H E Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Investments. Bonds from Indonesia and the Al Thani, as member. The yield on 10-year US Philippines also priced tighter The Emir also issued Treasuries has hit a high of 1.91 than top-rated Gulf credits, giv- Emiri Decree No. 2 of 2013 percent in January, some 30 basis ing Gulf issuers more leeway in appointing Nasser Ahmed points higher than its levels in case of a substantial US rate rise. Abdulrahman Al Shaibi early December. The yield was “Yield rather than spread as QFMA Chief Executive at a record low of 1.39 percent continues to be the focus of the Officer. in late July. majority of fixed income investors The two decrees are to The consensus among most in the region,” said Doug Bitcon, be effective from the date of A helicopter airlifts the Aston Martin Vanquish onto the helipad of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, yesterday. The aerial banks and investment firms is head of fixed income funds and issue and are to be published extravaganza was held as part of the British carmaker’s centenary celebrations. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich that the yield is likely to reach portfolios at Rasmala Investment in the official gazette. QNA Bez during the function reiterated the company’s plans for another 100 years of cutting edge auto design. 2.25-2.50 percent by the end of Bank in Dubai. this year, depending on US eco- Another supportive factor for nomic growth. A faster rise can- the Gulf is its large, rich inves- not be ruled out. tor base, which typically bids for QNB prints $322m Investors bought heavily into more than 50 percent of bonds Cb sees Turkish bank deal by March Gulf debt last year; total bond issued in the region. and sukuk issuance from the Last year, Gulf issuers made a Swiss franc bond, DOHA: Commercialbank (Cb) statement follows comments Qatar National Bank, the region exceeded $40bn, up from point of trying to diversify geo- expects to complete the pur- from Anadolu Holding Chairman Gulf state’s largest lender, is below $30bn in 2011. So in the- graphically, so Gulf investors plans 60 percent chase of a 75 percent stake in Tuncay Ozilhan earlier this week, interested in expanding into ory, a back-up of US yields could sometimes ended up getting well Turkey’s Alternatifbank by the which said a deal should be com- Turkey through acquisitions, expose investors to substantial under 50 percent of bonds on dividend proposal end of March, it said yesterday. pleted by March 15. its chief financial officer said on losses. offer. The Gulf state’s third-largest Cb’s statement was issued Wednesday, but had no firm tar- The most highly rated, longest- But if foreigners were to DOHA: Qatar National Bank bank by market value began to the London stock exchange, gets currently. term Gulf bonds have started to pull out, Gulf buyers could be (QNB), the Gulf state’s larg- talks in December with Anadolu where it has depositary receipts It bid for Denizbank bank react to the US move. For exam- expected to step into the second- est lender, has printed a 300m Holding to acquire the stake, the listed. last year but lost out to Russia’s ple Qatar’s $1bn, 6.4 percent bond ary market. Swiss franc ($322.44m) bond, a latest example of Gulf lenders Recent Qatari banks’ strong Sberbank in the process. maturing in 2040 yielded 4.06 per- “Regional investors, especially document from sole bookrunner looking outside their home mar- interest in Turkey is likely to Alternatifbank shares rose 2.5 cent yesterday, up 8 basis points the top financial institutions, are UBS said yesterday. ket for acquisition targets. stem from the desire to diversify percent on the Istanbul stock (bps) so far this year and at its unlikely to switch their holdings The two-year floating rate Alternatifbank has a current out of their home country’s nar- exchange at 1345 GMT. highest level since mid-October. to UST instead of high-grade note was issued the previous day market value of $570m, meaning row economy, coupled with the The shares have more than But yields on less highly rated or high-yield local paper, even at a spread of 40 basis points the stake would cost the Qatari lack of potential acquisitions in doubled in the last three months Gulf credits have continued drop- if UST offer better yields than over three-month Swiss franc bank $427.5m at market price. the Gulf region, Fitch Ratings following reports of the potential ping to record lows. The yield on now,” said a Gulf-based analyst, Libor (London interbank offered The London stock exchange said in a Jan 14 note. stake buy. REUTERS the $1.8bn, 6.85 percent bond declining to be named under rate), the document, seen by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters unit, said. QNB, rated A+ by Standard & Poor’s, hopes to complete the Qatari and Egyptian businessmen purchase of the Egyptian unit of Oil underpinned by Algerian crisis France’s Societe Generale in the next two months, despite a cur- discuss investment opportunities rency crisis gripping the north LONDON: Brent oil futures 31 cents higher, while the March after the World Bank cut its Africa country, its chief financial DOHA: Qatari and Egyptian Egypt can accelerate the proc- rose above $110 per barrel yes- contract finished 5 cents up. US forecast for world growth in 2013 officer said on Wednesday. businessmen met here yesterday ess of achieving stability in the terday after Islamist militants oil rose 54 cents to $94.77. to 2.4 percent from its previous Meanwhile, the bank said it will to discuss potential private sec- country. attacked an Algerian gas plant The expansion of the Seaway estimate of 3 percent. discuss its financial report, busi- tor investment opportunities. He said that the economic and took Western hostages, pipeline has unblocked more The decline in economic activ- ness plan for 2013 and its Board of The joint Qatari-Egyptian underperformance in Egypt was although concerns about a crude for the US Gulf Coast ity may lead to poor energy Directors’ proposal to disburse 60 business council met late on one of the main reasons for the weak global economic outlook refineries, limiting the demand demand, and the Organisation percent cash dividend to share- Wednesday to review investment uprising, adding that Egyptian kept gains in check. for imports from the world’s larg- of the Petroleum Exporting holders at its Extra-Ordinary problems in the two countries and authorities had promised to Islamist fighters have opened est economy and oil importer. Countries (Opec) cut its demand General Assembly Meeting on work on a mechanism that will facilitate the procedures to create up an international front in “The other impact of Seaway is forecast for its crude in 2013 by January 30. address these impediments. mutual partnerships that support Mali’s civil war after attacking that it has created spare capac- 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to The EGM will be held at the Qatar Chamber board member the Egyptian economy and benefit BP’s In Amenas gas producing ity in Saudi Arabia,” said Olivier 29.65 million bpd. Sharq Hotel and Resort at 6pm. Nasser Ahmed Al Meer hailed the Qatari investors. facility on Wednesday. The fight- Jakob of consultancy Petromatrix Opec’s is the second of this If the required quorum is not meeting, saying this will result in Moharram Helal, the head ers have taken dozens of hostages in Zug, Switzerland. month’s three closely watched present another meeting will be new joint partnerships between of the Egyptian delegation, said just as French troops launched “In the last quarters, there was supply and demand reports to held on February 3 at the same the two countries and give access Qatari governmental investments an offensive against rebels in no spare capacity. Today we have be released. The US govern- venue and time, a QNB notifica- to them to available investment play a significant role in support- neighbouring Mali. recreated a capacity cushion so ment’s Energy Information tion on the Qatar Exchange said opportunities and plans that serve ing the economy, particularly However a rise in shale oil if we have a disruption now, (it Administration last week yesterday. the two private sectors. with the recent announcement of production in the United States lowers) the spike potential.” trimmed its 2013 demand growth Besides approving the dis- Al Meer added that Egypt is allocating $18bn worth of invest- and increased flow through the A series of data showing wors- forecast by 20,000 bpd. tribution of QR6 per share as capable of overcoming its current ments over the next five years. Seaway pipeline to the Gulf ening economic conditions in The International Energy dividend to its shareholders, the crisis to become a fertile ground Helal said through this visit, coast of the United States has Europe, the ongoing uncertainty Agency, adviser to 28 industr- assembly will also discuss absolv- for different Qatari investments, Egypt’s private sector sought to prevented a big jump in prices, surrounding an agreement over ialised countries, will issue its ing the members of the Board of especially in light of the growing show available investment oppor- analysts said. the US debt ceiling and a forecast report today. A surprise fall in Directors from responsibility and trend of government sectors to tunities for Qatari investors and Brent futures rose 63 cents to of weak crude demand in 2013 crude inventory in the United fixing their fees for the financial invest in Egypt. explain the guarantees and facili- $110.31 a barrel by 1246 GMT. also kept prices subdued. States, the world’s biggest oil year ended December 31, 2012. He said that the movement of ties the government offers. The February contract, which Worries about the global econ- consumer, offered some support REUTERS/QNA Arab and Qatari investments to QNA expired on Wednesday, settled omy were revived on Wednesday to oil. REUTERS FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Airbus loses to Boeing in 2012 European plane-maker backs Dreamliner, tracks US probe into issues

TOULOUSE, France: European group Airbus lost Dubai bourse hits the crown of the world’s big- gest maker of airliners to US giant Boeing last year, but did better than expected and new two-year high sees big sales this year, it said yesterday. Publishing results just as DUBAI: Dubai’s bourse climbed YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Boeing was hit by a crisis of to a new two-year high yesterday confidence in its 787 Dreamliner as investors shifted funds to stocks DUBAI: The index rose 1.9 percent to plane following a series of inci- lagging an early-year rally, while 1,775 points. dents, Airbus said that last year other regional markets closed ABU DHABI: The index slipped 0.1 it delivered 588 aircraft to 89 mixed. percent to 2,766 points. customers, a record after 534 In Dubai, contractor Drake & QATAR: The index gained 0.5 percent deliveries in 2011. Scull jumped 5.6 percent and builder to 8,622 points. The company said that its Arabtec gained 4.2 percent. Dubai EGYPT: The index slipped 0.5 percent catalogue prices had climbed Financial Market surged 6 percent. to 5,661 points. by an average of 3.6 percent “Local flows are going into stocks, OMAN: The index eased 0.01 percent since January 1 in light of the like DSI, which were lagging com- to 5,806 points. fuel savings that clients could pared to the market rally last week,” KUWAIT: The index climbed 0.2 per- expect from the use of lighter said Mohab Maher, senior manager cent to 6,139 points. composite materials and new - institutional desk at MENA Corp. BAHRAIN: The index advanced 0.5 wing designs. “Foreign buying is also supporting percent to 1,081 points. Airplane orders are almost (but) this is likely for short-term always negotiated at a discount gains.” and First Gulf Bank shed 0.9 and to the catalogue price. Emirates NBD hit an 11-month 0.8 percent respectively. Sales of the flagship super- FROM LEFT: Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Fabrice Bregier, Chief Operating Officer Gunter high, rising 1.5 percent. The bank is Elsewhere, Qatar’s index gained jumbo A380, the biggest pas- Butschek and Head of Airbus Military Domingo Urena-Raso, at a news conference in Toulouse, yesterday. trading at a price-to-book value of 0.5 percent, up 3.1 percent so far in senger airliner in the world, 0.53, while the other big lenders in January. disappointed last year, coming the United Arab Emirates are above Shares in Vodafone Qatar advanced in at about one third of the tar- scrambled in November to nor pessimistic but realistic,” he expected Airbus to take 25 1, according to Reuters data. 4.6 percent to QR8.84 per share. The get figure after a problem was resolve residual problems. Bregier said. orders and to deliver 25 of the Traders said these indicators are telecom operator reported a narrow- discovered with tiny cracks in Airbus said that it also hoped Of Airbus’ 833 net orders enormous aircraft this year. a trigger for investors to buy ENBD ing third-quarter loss on Wednesday. the wings which Airbus says its new long-range A350 aircraft last year, 739 were for medium- Referring to the position of shares. “Vodafone Qatar reported solid have now been resolved. would make its maiden flight in range A320-type airliners, Airbus in the global market and Dubai’s index rose 1.9 percent to December metrics that beat ours Airbus sold a total of 833 late June or early July. popular with low-cost airlines, to the “neo” version, Bregier 1,775 points, its highest close since and consensus estimates — the beat aircraft last year, far more Referring to the A350, including 478 for the fuel-effi- observed: “When we do better November 2010 and up 9.4 percent was on the back of strong subscriber than the initial target figure Bregier said: “We have made cient “neo” version set to take than expected we can be satis- so far in January. growth,” QNB Financial Services said of 650, chief executive Fabrice reasonably good progress but I to the skies in 2015. The orders fied. When we see we are still The market is close to completing in a research note. “We maintain our Bregier told a press conference will keep cautious until the end.” also comprised 58 long-haul in the leading position on the a major technical reversal pattern — ‘accumulate’ rating with a price tar- near where Airbus is based at He added that Airbus would A330 aircraft and 27 of the neo market, we can be satisfied.” an inverse head-and-shoulders pat- get of QR9.36.” Toulouse, southern France. track a probe by the US Federal future A350. In view of the rapid growth, tern — which, if successful, means a In Egypt, the index slipped 0.5 However, the sales figure Aviation Administration into Airbus booked orders for nine the airline has recruited a net strong move higher. percent as selling pressure from was far lower than the record problems with Boeing’s 787 of its A380 superjumbo aircraft. number of 7,000 people in the “Currently the neckline is located Egyptians and non-Arab foreigners of 1,419 sales in 2011. Dreamliner, a rival of the A350, Bregier said that Airbus, the last two years, hiring 10,000 at 1,785 level, which is considered increased, according to bourse data. Boeing delivered 601 airliners to determine its potential effect main unit of the giant European while 3,000 have left. being a tough resistance — the brea- Arab investors were net buyers. last year and took 1,203 orders. on the Airbus plane. aerospace group EADS, had The company now employs kout of the neckline should occur on The market is still up 3.6 percent For this year, Airbus expects Bregier voiced support for exceeded its targets in terms of 59,000 people and expects to high volumes to confirm the pattern so far in January. to take 700 orders, excluding Boeing, saying he hoped that new orders booked and of com- recruit another 3,000 this year. and confirm that the UAE markets Shares in National Societe any cancellations, and to deliver 787s which were grounded this pleted aircraft delivered, even This is in contrast to many will witness an extremely bullish Generale Bank bucked the market more than 600 planes. week would soon be back in the though sales of the superjumbo big French companies which move targeting 2,200 and 2,400 in trend and gained 0.5 percent. Qatar The order book now total air. had underperformed. are restructuring with job cuts the intermediate term,” said Musa National Bank , which hopes to com- 4,682 planes, representing about “A plane is designed to fly. Airbus had counted on selling as the economy as a whole Haddad, head of investment advi- plete the purchase of a 77 percent eight years of production work. Even if a good 787 flies we have 30 of the superjumbos but this struggles to boost its export sory services at National Bank of stake in the Egyptian lender within First deliveries of the A400M good solutions to face it. I don’t target was knocked off course performance. Abu Dhabi. the next two months, said it would military transport plane to the bet on the difficulties of a com- by the discovery of micro-cracks The Airbus aircraft are built In Abu Dhabi, the benchmark not be deterred by a currency crisis French air force were on track petitor,” he said. in the wings which cooled some mainly in Germany, Britain and slipped 0.1 percent, down for a second in the North Africa country. for the second quarter of the As for the A350’s target customer interest. Spain, and in France where they session since Tuesday’s nine-month QNB shares on Doha’s exchange year, Bregier said, after a con- of a maiden flight in June or Bregier said the problem are assembled in Toulouse. high. National Bank of Abu Dhabi gained 0.5 percent. REUTERS sortium that makes its engines July, “we are not optimistic had been “resolved” and that AFP

A heavy load QATARI MARKET Qantas-Emirates Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 105.38 0.69 % Aa2 AA global alliance Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 106.13 1.54 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 126.63 1.98 % Aa2 AA gets off the ground Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 120.13 2.14 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 115.31 2.58 % Aa2 AA SYDNEY: Australia’s competi- Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 181.50 3.47 % Aa2 AA tion watchdog on Thursday gave Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 139.50 4.00 % Aa2 AA Qantas and Emirates Airlines permission to begin implement- Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 129.88 4.00 % Aa2 AA ing their global alliance but said Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.13 1.41 % Aa2 AA final approval was still pending. Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 117.00 2.50 % Aa2 AA The Australian Competition Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 105.88 1.71 % A1 A- and Consumer Commission Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.56 2.24 % A1 A- (ACCC), which gave the car- riers preliminary approval in QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.88 2.00 % NR NR December to combine operations QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.50 1.85 % Aa3 A+ for an initial five years, said that QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.38 2.25 % Aa3 A+ practical sales, marketing and Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.56 2.34 % A2 A- other steps could now start. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.63 1.81 % A2 A “The ACCC is allowing Qantas Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 131.38 2.53 % A2 A and Emirates to start implement- ing their alliance because of the Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 113.00 2.93 % A2 A long lead time required to market Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 112.50 3.76 % A2 A and sell tickets before the com- Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 107.13 1.22 % Aa3 A mencement of long-haul services,” Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 109.38 3.12 % Aa3 A said ACCC Chairman Rod Sims. Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 112.88 3.38 % Aa3 A “In making its decision, the ACCC has accepted written SOVEREIGNS An Indian worker loads liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders onto his rickshaw in Kolkata, yesterday. Oil assurances from the parties that Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P should the ACCC ultimately Minister Veerappa Moily says changes in the subsidy on LPG will increase the burden by Rs93bn. Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 106.13 0.41 % Aa2 AA decide not to allow the alliance to go ahead, the airlines will accom- Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 129.13 1.78 % Aa2 AA modate consumers’ bookings.” Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 111.13 2.44 % NR NR Under the proposal, which will Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.31 2.83 % NR NR Creditors considering Amlak debt kick off in April if approved, the Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 128.38 3.52 % NR NR airlines will coordinate ticket Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 119.25 3.95 % NR NR prices and flight schedules and Qantas will shift its hub for Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.63 1.16 % Aa2 AA proposal: UAE economy minister European flights to Dubai from Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.19 3.21 % NR BBB Singapore. Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 111.00 3.74 % NR BBB DUBAI: Creditors of Dubai Islamic bank, to address Dh7bn an economic revival in trade and It also means an end to Qantas’s Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 101.75 5.45 % B2 B- firm Amlak Finance are consid- ($1.9bn) debt, sources said. tourism over the past year and its partnership with British Airways Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.00 3.75 % NR BBB- ering a restructuring proposal “We need to wait for some deci- status as a safe haven in the polit- on the so-called kangaroo route *Periodic Distribution Amount from the indebted mortgage sions. We are now negotiating ically turbulent Middle East, real to London, which has spanned IMPORTANT NOTE: lender, the UAE economy min- with them (creditors) and they estate prices have shown signs of nearly two decades. Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which ister said yesterday, adding he have to take it (our proposals) recovery and new projects are The tie-up is seen as vital to the is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services expected it would reach a debt to their boards,” UAE Economy being announced. sustainability of Qantas, which Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary solution. Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al While the sector’s health is last year posted its first annual data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising Amlak, a victim of the burst- Mansouri told reporters. improving and participants are deficit since privatisation in 1995 out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not ing of Dubai’s real estate bubble “The company is back to profit- keen to secure a solution, Amlak’s due to tough regional competition take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant in 2008, is still without a solution ability and is performing well and situation is said to be complex and and high fuel costs for its inter- liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not that would see its business revived we believe it will get out of its debt a previous attempts to resurrect national arm. a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and more than four years after its problem.” Amlak shares were sus- the firm have not yielded success. Sims said the ACCC had deter- consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. shares were suspended. pended in November 2008 as the The Dubai government is in a mined in December that “the It has been in talks with a company was hit by the seizure of difficult position because while public benefits resulting from the six-member creditor committee, global credit markets and start of it wants to avoid causing equity alliance are likely to outweigh the which includes two government- a real estate slump which would holders significant pain, at the public detriment ... where Qantas owned funds as well as Dubai’s see prices fall more than 50 per- same time it is owed cash directly and Emirates offer overlapping largest lender and its biggest cent from their peak. Helped by and indirectly. REUTERS services”. AFP FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

QE Indices Summary WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Index 8,621.73 0.51 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,524.24 0.57 % RATE QE Total Return Index 11,668.32 0.51 % QE All Share Index 2,071.3 0.41 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,004 0.25 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4779.717 14.73 0.31 4779.717 4664.6 QE All Share Industrials 2,713.3 1.00 % QR197.5518 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 QE All Share Transportation 1,390.15 0.24 % Cac 40 Index/D 3724.85 16.36 0.44 3733.93 3680.61 UK ...... QR 5.8032 QR 5.8848 QE All Share Real Estate 1,633.68 0.18 % SILVER Euro ...... QR 4.8396 QR 4.9068 QE All Share Insurance 1,927.44 0.19 % Dj Indu Average 13511.23 -23.66 -0.17 13661.9 12035.1 QR 3.7005 QE All Share Telecoms 1,113.52 1.07 % CA$ ...... QR 3.6572 QR 3.7288 QE All Share Consumer Goods & Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 4,764.63 0.81 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8895 QR 3.9450 Services Hang Seng Inde/D 23339.76 -17.23 -0.07 23515.86 22860.25 Yen ...... QR 0.0404 QR 0.0412 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.7966 QR 3.8706 Iseq Overall/D 3464.05 2.19 0.06 3526.74 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0664 QR 0.0677 17-01-2013 16-01-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 16291.09 109.62 0.68 16935.52 16036.31 Index 8,621.73 8,577.66 BRENT Pak Re ...... QR 0.0370 QR 0.0377 Change 44.07 19.70 Nikkei 225 Index 10609.64 9.2 0.09 10952.31 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0888 QR 0.0907 % 0.51 0.23 $ 110.68 SL Re ...... QR 0.0285 QR 0.0290 YTD% 3.14 2.62 S&P 500 Index/D 1472.63 0.29 0.02 1474.51 1266.74 DUBAI Taka ...... QR 0.0454 QR 0.0463 Volume 5,103,213 2,860,301 Straits Times/D 3195.1 -13.4 -0.42 3237.78 3160.83 Nep Re ...... QR 0.0419 QR 0.0427 Value (QAR) 196,451,326.86 134,003,713.27 $ 108.22 Trades 3,233 2,198 SA Rand ...... QR 0.4107 QR 0.4207 Straits Times/D 2989.31 24.69 0.83 3035.78 2657.77 Up 19 | Down 13 | Unchanged 08

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64.45 0.45 107113 Mangalam Cem-B/D 157.3 -3.6 16575 Tinplate-B/D 52.2 -0.35 49718 Rentokil Initi/D 90.05 -0.3 761598 Ashok Leyland-/D 26.65 -0.05 3201095 Eicher Motor-A/D 2730.95 -33.85 1350 Indusind-A/D 427.35 -2.85 48870 Maral Overs-B/D 15.09 -0.08 3244 Ub Engineer-B/D 33.45 -0.65 24328 Rolls Royce Pl/D 909.5 -2.5 815195 Bajaj Hold-A/D 1002.1 3.85 8408 Electrosteel-B/D 26.05 0.1 106320 J.B.Chemical-B/D 87.15 -1.1 19260 Mastek-B/D 151.55 9.15 41542 Ub Engineer-B/D 33.45 -0.65 24328 Rsa Insrance G/D 125.7 0.2 1800793 Ballarpur In-B/D 22.9 0.25 255853 Emco-B/D 29.35 -0.35 44552 Jagatjit Ind-B/D 66 -0.75 1803 Max India L-A/D 244.2 -1.6 10712 Ucal Fuel-B/D 67.9 -0.35 1426 Sainsbury(J)/D 327.492 2.5 987341 Banaras Bead-T/D 52.25 2.45 7431 Escorts Fin-B/D 4.85 0.27 5300 Jagson Phar-B/D 13.21 0.07 16856 Mrpl-A/D 66.85 1.7 313754 Ultramarine-B/D 55.05 1.05 8876 Schroders/D 1863 -2 53297 Bata India-A/D 819.4 -14.7 41766 Escorts-B/D 70.95 -0.35 99492 Jamnaauto-B/D 95 -1.15 1548 Nagreeka Ex-B/D 21.4 -0.85 1863 Unitech P -A/D 38.85 0.95 6890010 Severn Trent/D 1573 -11 125079 Bayer Crop-A/D 1210.7 -23 6260 Essar Oil-A/D 76.85 3.7 2244534 Jbf Indu-B/D 124.55 0.85 4915 Nahar Spg.-B/D 83.25 0.35 9193 Univcable-B/D 42.2 0.2 1470 Smith&Nephew/D 694.605 -0.5 461980 Beml Ltd-B/D 276.25 0.6 7357 Eveready Indu-/D 23.1 0.05 87948 Jct Elect P -B/D 0.71 -0.02 14403 Nation Alum -A/D 48.75 -0.25 30162 Smiths Group/D 1216 6 237609 Bharat Bijle-B/D 549.65 -3.95 3469 F D C-B/D 93.15 -0.05 28910 Jct Ltd-B/D 1.41 -0.08 65747 Navneet Pub.-B/D 64.05 0.5 76576 LONDON Standrd Chart /D 1656.5 -2.5 810544 Bhartiya Int-T/D 189.45 -0.65 3198 Federal Bank-A/D 512 -4.4 50953 Jenson&Nich.-B/D 3.64 -0.23 16203 Nepc India-B/D 2.79 0.03 3940 Tate & Lyle/D 793 4.5 473574 Bhel-A/D 225.75 0.15 516359 Ferro Alloys-B/D 6.79 0.03 52257 Jik Indust-B/D 2.63 -0.13 11213 Neuland Lab-B/D 119.15 -0.95 1448 3I Group/D 243 1.7 221992 Tesco/D 348.364 1.2 2987226 Bhuwalka Stl-B/D 16.65 0.65 1907 Fgp Ltd-B/D 2.52 0.02 1338 Jktyre&Ind-B/D 122.85 2.15 25599 Nrb Bearings-B/D 35.9 0.4 3875 Assoc.Br.Foods/D 1659 103 1103325 Tomkins/D 0 0 0 Bom.Burmah-B/D 146.6 -1.3 97725 Finolex-B/D 60.65 0.55 64762 Jmc Projects-B/D 112.95 -0.8 7080 O N G C-A/D 314.5 11.1 1277009 B Sky B/D 789.5 -2 340275 Unilever/D 2416 -18 593518 Bombay Dyeing-/D 125.9 -0.2 139859 Gail-A/D 375.9 3.2 156507 Kajaria Cer-B/D 228.6 -1.25 6023 Ocl India-B/D 148.55 -2.25 1523 Barclays/D 296.25 2.85 13679155 United Util Gr/D 709.5 -2.5 1086588 Cable Corp.-B/D 22.55 -0.35 1737 Gammon India-B/D 38.95 -0.05 20912 Kakatiya Cem-B/D 83.25 0.75 2470 Oil Country-B/D 53.3 0 19804 Bg Group/D 1084.25 1 1614540 Vodafone Group/D 159.4 -0.6 37027962 Canfin Homes-T/D 182.3 3.15 21087 Garden P -B/D 63.1 0.6 10443 Kalpat Power-B/D 99.3 -2 32262 Onward Tech-T/D 41.75 -0.85 4322 Bp/D 458 -0.4 5308424 Whitbread/D 2439 -14 62741 Castrol Ind-A/D 307.45 -1.3 12515 Goodricke-B/D 149.8 -1.3 7859 Kalyani Stel-B/D 56.95 0.55 45740 Orchid Chem-B/D 99.3 -0.15 75804 Brit Am Tobacc/D 3136 -35 779343 Century Enka-B/D 125.35 -0.8 9873 Hcl Infosys-B/D 40.4 -0.6 141795 Kanoria Chem-B/D 39.15 0.15 3389 Orient.Carb.-B/D 126.9 -1.1 4181 British Airway/D 276.4574 0 0 Century Text-A/D 416.8 3.9 212959 Him.Fut.Comm-B/D 10.04 0 313245 Kg Denim-T/D 14.87 0.34 28217 Orient.Carb.-B/D 126.9 -1.1 4181 Bt Group/D 243 1.8 4794476 Chambal Fert-B/D 67.75 0 57656 Himat Seide-B/D 40.15 -0.3 8382 Kilburnengg-B/D 18.8 -0.5 22865 Patspin India-/D 8.7 0.57 1454 Centrica/D 336.3 -1 1141140 Chola Invest-B/D 282.9 -2.35 7583 Hind Motors-B/D 11.38 -0.5 204284 Kin.Motor-B/D 10.8 -0.38 10150 Punjab Chem.-B/D 53.65 -1.05 3014 Gkn/D 239.635 -0.2 771482 Chowgule St-B/D 18.3 -1.05 16874 Hind Org Chem-/D 18.7 0.15 35005 Kinetic Eng-T/D 100 2.05 1645 Radico Khait-B/D 143.85 -1.55 86619 Hsbc Holdings/D 686.625 3.4 3867239 FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 CLASSIFIEDS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

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35 36 37 38 8 Singer’s accompaniment 64 So-called “Giant Brain” of 9 “Put ___ in it!” 1946 39 40 41 42 43 44 10 Nine daughters of Zeus 67 Bit of crochet 45 46 47 48 49 11 Curmudgeonly cries work 50 51 52 53 54 55 12 ___ king 68 Détentes 56 57 58 59 60 61 13 Actress Meadows 69 “___ soit qui mal

62 63 64 65 14 ___ of Solomon y pense” (old motto) 15 Maker of the Z4 roadster 66 67 68 69 70 71 70 “Put ___ writing!” 16 Snoopy’s hip alter ego 71 English archer’s weapon 72 73 74 75 17 So-so 74 Rapper with the 6x platinum 76 77 78 79 18 Turn off album “2001” Yesterday’s answer 80 81 82 83 84 21 Totally wasted 76 Taj Mahal city 24 Things letters have 77 Spaced out How to play Hyper Sudoku: 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 27 Added-on Medicare 78 Fits one inside another 92 93 94 95 96 97 A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper provisions Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all 79 Unctuous 98 99 100 101 31 Courtesy car regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like 80 Kind of code 102 103 104 105 106 107 32 Saddam reportedly hid them, a normal Sudoku. 81 Shade of green briefly 108 109 110 82 Cancels 33 Tips, in a way 111 112 113 83 The way things stand 34 ____-flam How to play Kakuro: 88 Everything 37 Beer brand originating in The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any 89 Nicks on a record? Brooklyn size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells ACROSS 65 Buck 90 Sign of stress 1 House extension 66 Razed 38 Marshy tract like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 91 Farmer’s to-do list 8 Deadly African biter 68 Pretty fat, actually? 39 Collected some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 93 Moral ___ cells will contain two numbers. 13 Container holding slips of paper with 72 Victorian ___ 41 Gossipy Hopper 94 Renaissance ___ (historical tasks written on them 42 Nobel laureate Wiesel However, in a crossword the numbers reference 73 Sounds at a vaccination center, maybe reenactment) clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! 19 Like a bogey or double bogey 74 Garb for Gandhi 43 Stereotypical debate outburst 95 “No more for me, thanks” They denote the total of the digits in the row or 20 Commonplace 75 First Baseball Hall-of-Famer, 44 Calf bone 96 Takes a shine to column referenced by the number. 21 “Shouldn’t have done that!” alphabetically 45 Be philanthropic 97 Many people in People Within each 22 “Amahl and the Night Visitors” 76 Intent 46 Clay, e.g. composer 99 “Cheerio!” collection of cells 77 Tabriz native 47 Golden Globe winner Pia 23 Part of a biblical warning against 100 Carp family fish - called a run - any 79 Marco Polo’s destination 52 Rite for a growing onions? 103 “Mangia!” of the numbers 1 80 React to a bitter mouthwash? newborn Jewish boy 25 Garden with an apple tree 84 Big hirer of techies 104 New Deal inits. to 9 may be used 53 1958 #1 hit by Domenico 26 Livens (up) 106 Any of the Marquises, par but, like sudoku, 85 Mae West’s “___ Day’s a Holiday” Modugno 28 Ages upon ages exemple each number may 86 2003 disease scare 54 King Arthur’s burial place only be used once. 29 French wine classification 107 Child-care writer LeShan 87 Battle of Normandy town 55 Solidify 30 Some locker room tomfoolery? 89 Egg container, of sorts Yesterday’s 33 See 92 PBS staple since 1974 EBBANDFLOW WI TS answer 34 What a mare bears 93 Barney of Mayberry 35 Turn-___ 94 Sloven in the coven? LEAVEALONE WRAP 36 Jerusalem’s Mosque of ___ 98 Author Umberto INTERLINED IAGO 37 Letters 99 Timbales player Puente STAND I NGAGA I NST 38 Arduous travels 100 Loose smock HOAGY TALES GAP Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey 39 Down 101 ’33 Chicago World’s Fair style ANNE F I GS TRALA 40 Bio for a Looney Tunes coyote? 102 Advice to someone going to the Egg- OREO GRATES 45 Bakery trayfuls, say Beaters’ Convention? 48 Philosophy 105 Blanket SHOCKER PROWESS 49 Cartesian conclusion 108 Thinks WARNED DY E S 50 “___ Ben Jonson!” 109 Reduce to mush I RENE A I RY G I BE 51 Radio features 110 Traditional LPS FALDO F INES 52 OPEC unit: Abbr. 111 Spotlight sharer LETTERBOXFORMAT 53 Closet item, in brief 112 Assists IDEA GIVEORTAKE 56 Politico Ralph’s fishing gear? 113 Some dollhouse miniatures 60 Light of one’s life NO I R ONEN I GHTER 62 Lots DOWN GNAT SORELOSERS 63 Georgetown hoopster 1 Recover from a blackout ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 64 The ___ One (sobriquet for Satan) FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Alonso says Hamilton still Serena, Murray advance his strongest Williams, Azarenka through as temperature reaches an all-time high rival in F1 MELBOURNE: Andy Murray for the second set but the seventh Australian Open and Serena Williams steamroll- seed recovered to slap down the ROME: Ferrari’s Fernando Collated results from day four of the Australian Open yesterday: ered into the third round of the Japanese 6-3 7-6 6-3. Alonso has tipped Lewis Australian Open yesterday as There were also wins for seeds Women’s singles 2nd round Hamilton to win races this sweltering heat at Melbourne Marin Cilic, Gilles Simon, Milos Victoria Azarenka (BLR x1) bt Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 6-1, 6-0 season, despite his move from Park failed to prove a leveller on Raonic, Andreas Seppi and Ayumi Morita (JPN) bt Annika Beck (GER) 6-2, 6-0 McLaren to Mercedes, and sees day four of the year’s first Grand Philipp Kohlschreiber. Roberta Vinci (ITA x16) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 6-3, 6-2 the Briton as more the man to Slam. Kimiko Date-Krumm, the Maria Kirilenko (RUS x14) bt Peng Shuai (CHN) 7-5, 6-2 watch than triple champion Suncream, hats and icepacks women’s world number 100, con- Sebastian Vettel. Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Varvara Lepchenko (USA x21) 6-4, 6-2 were the order of the day and tinued her fairytale run some 23 Speaking to reporters yesterday spectators cooled off under mist- years after making her Australian Serena Williams (USA x3) bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 6-2, 6-0 at the Italian Formula One team’s ing fans as the temperature hit Open debut with a victory over a Jamie Hampton (USA) bt Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 6-1, 6-2 ‘Wrooom’ media event at the the 40 degrees Celsius mark in player 17 years her junior. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) bt Daria Gavrilova (RUS) 7-5, 6-3 Dolomites ski resort of Madonna late afternoon. The 42-year-old Japanese Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Hsieh Su-wei (TPE x26) 6-2, 6-1 di Campiglio, the Spaniard singled Third seed Williams did her is fast becoming a cult hero at Yanina Wickmayer (BEL x20) bt Jana Cepelova (SVK) 7-6 (10/8), 7-5 out his former McLaren team best to keep her time on court Melbourne Park and emerged a Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x10) bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-1, 6-4 mate as the strongest rival. to a minimum as she swept aside 6-2 7-5 winner over Shahar Peer “Who is the strongest oppo- Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) bt Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-2, 7-5 Garbine Muguruza 6-2 6-0 before of Israel after 92 minutes of exer- nent, the strongest driver on the Murray, her counterpart in the tion on court six. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), grid? Who is the one you have to men’s draw, kept his cool to des- “It’s not easy, not easy,” she 6-2 keep an eye on? It is Hamilton - patch Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on said. “I need a new body.” Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE x17) 7-5, 7-5 and it will still be Hamilton next Hisense Arena. Former world number one Sloane Stephens (USA x29) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-4, 6-3 year,” he said. Victoria Azarenka may be the Caroline Wozniacki was also feel- Laura Robson (GBR) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x8) 2-6, 6-3, 11-9 “I am sure he will be able to defending champion and world ing her age after her encounter Men’s singles 2nd round win. He is a super good driver number one but Williams is odds- with Croatian teenager Donna Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt Florian Mayer (GER x25) 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 because he won every year with on favourite to capture a 16th Vekic, which she won 6-1 6-4. any car. He won in 2007 and 2008. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x17) bt Amir Weintraub (ISR) 6-2, 7-6 Grand Slam title and a sixth in “I’ve been out here for a few In 2009 they started around two (7/4), 6-4 Australia next week. years now and I feel like a vet- seconds off the pace with the The Belarussian proceeded eas- eran. Particularly when I’m play- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x7) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 McLaren and Hamilton was able ily enough with a 6-1 6-0 thrash- ing against a 16-year-old,” she Andy Murray (GBR x3) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to win races. And it was the same ing of Eleni Daniilidou but any said. Milos Raonic (CAN x13) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-3 in 2010.” hopes she had that Williams, “I’m seriously starting to feel Marin Cilic (CRO x12) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 Alonso pointed out that against whom she has a 1-11 old and I’m 22! I got asked a few Blaz Kavcic (SLO) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 Germany’s Nico Rosberg won a record, might be hampered by months ago if I was going to (3/7), 10-8 race last year for Mercedes in a the ankle she injured on Tuesday retire.” Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), season when the car was largely were quickly dashed. Berankis’s victory means he 7-6 (10/8) uncompetitive. The American split her lip will be Murray’s next opponent On that basis, he said Hamilton Andreas Seppi (ITA x21) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-7 with her own racket during the and the convincing nature of his “will be able to win more than one (3/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 first set against her lowly-ranked win over Mayer indicated that he race.” opponent, but was barely troubled might prove trickier for the Scot Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x6) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-2, 6-4, Hamilton made his Formula thereafter and set up a meeting than Sousa. 6-2 One debut alongside Alonso at with Japan’s Ayumi Morita with Murray, 25, used all the Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 8-6 McLaren in 2007 and ended her 10th ace of the match. weapons in his armoury in the Gilles Simon (FRA x14) bt Jesse Levine (CAN) 2-m6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), the season as overall runner-up, “I didn’t feel anything today,” 101-minute contest and every 6-2 ahead of the double champion the 31-year-old said of the ankle one of them was superior to Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP x30) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, although tied on points, with four injury. “Obviously when you go out that possessed by his Portuguese 6-2 victories and podium finishes in to play you’re heavy on adrenaline opponent. Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 his first nine races. and you’re really pumped up. The U.S. Open champion stut- Richard Gasquet (FRA x9) bt Alejandro Falla (COL) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 The Briton remains the only “Usually I feel injuries after the tered a little as he looked to close team mate to have beaten Alonso Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-7 match, but so far, so good. I felt out the win but fired down his over the course of a season. (4/7), 6-1 much better than I ever dreamed 14th ace to bring up match point The 28-year-old, champion of expecting to feel. before clinching the victory when Belarus’s Victoria Azarenka waves to the crowd after Australian Open schedule in 2008, has said he does not “I’m on the up and up. It can a Sousa return went long. victory in her women’s singles match against Greece’s expect Mercedes to challenge Eleni Daniilidou on the fourth day of the Australian Open Rod Laver Arena 11:00 am (0000 GMT) only get better from here.” “You need to get in control Angelique Kerber (GER x5) v Madison Keys (USA) for the championship this sea- The outer courts were again of the points and dictate them tournament in Melbourne, yesterday. son and has also played down Followed by the place to go for upsets with because otherwise you will get the chances of race wins before Li Na (CHN x6) v Sorana Cirstea (ROM x27) Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis very tired very quickly in these in his clash with Daniel Brands but sealed a 6-7 7-5 7-6 sweeping changes to the regula- Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Radek Stepanek (CZE x31) hammering 25th seed Florian conditions,” Murray said. 7-6 victory with the eighth - only the second time in tions in 2014. Mayer 6-2 6-3 6-1 on court six, Second seed Roger Federer 18 encounters on the main showcourt this week that 7:00 pm Venus Williams (USA x25) v Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) Alonso said it was too early to while women’s 21st seed Varvara opens the evening session on Rod a match was not won in straight sets. David Ferrer (ESP x4) v Marcos Baghdatis (CYP x28) say who his main championship Lepchenko was a 6-4 6-2 victim of Laver Arena against former top Matches involving the top women have been par- Hisense Arena 11:00 am rival would be - with that depend- Elena Vesnina on court two. five player Nicolay Davydenko to ticularly lop-sided and the first four seeds have yet to Heather Watson (GBR) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) ing on a range of factors including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looked to decide who will meet Australia’s drop a set between them. Followed by the car, team, testing and luck - be wilting in the sweltering heat last hope, Bernard Tomic, in the “I think I honestly can only speak for myself, but it Ana Ivanovic (SRB x13) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB x22) and he recognised Vettel’s quali- of Margaret Court Arena when third round. seems like everybody is in great form, and it’s going Kevin Anderson (RSA) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP x22) ties at Red Bull. Go Soeda was 5-3 up and serving Tomic blew seven match points to be very interesting,” said Azarenka. AFP 7:00pm Jurgen Melzer (AUT x26) v Tomas Berdych (CZE x5) Vettel, at 25 the youngest tri- ple champion, beat Alonso to last year’s title by three points after a final race in Brazil that could have gone either way. Murray picks up tips from Thorpe, Lewis “For sure in these three years there were moments when he was MELBOURNE: Andy Murray what it might be like to go up to defend his titles, what it took professionalism and hard work better than anybody else and he (pictured) said he’d been taking against the best of the best, to to stay at the top,” Murray wrote. and dedication needed to reach deserved these three champion- tips from swimming great Ian wonder what it is that makes “As a tennis players, I’ve the top. ships,” said the Ferrari driver. Thorpe and heavyweight boxer them so special or what sort of been fortunate to meet famous “All sports are different in the REUTERS Lennox Lewis as he strives to sacrifices they made,” he wrote in actresses and actors, politicians way you have to train, of course, stay at the top of men’s tennis. a column for The Australian. and people from all walks of life but if you want to get to the top in Murray, currently competing at Murray, who broke through -- it can be a bit weird some- any sport, you need to be incred- Webber and the Australian Open, said he took for his first Grand Slam title at times because quite often it isn’t ibly dedicated and work hard.” his opportunity when meeting last year’s US Open, said he asked planned and you have to think on Murray said he had also enjoyed sports stars and other celebrities Thorpe about his comeback and your feet.” meeting comic actor Will Ferrell. Raikkonen to find out what makes them tick quizzed Lewis in detail about his He added: “The great thing “In that type of situation, you and how they rose to the height time at the top of boxing. about those conversations is can get a bit nervous, particularly of their profession. “I was able to ask him about his that you don’t have to hold as Will is one of my favourite swap race “As a mad sports fan, some- time at the top, how he was able back because both of you have actors. I spared him my jokes,” thing I’ve always done is imagine to motivate himself when he had a common understanding about he said. AFP engineers

LONDON: Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus will be working with new Formula One race engineers Cycling: Armstrong loses Olympic medal this season after their previous ones swapped teams. LOS ANGELES: Lance about whether he had implicated doping. Armstrong’s admission, cried” during the interview, how doping by Armstrong and in Red Bull said Ciaron Pilbeam, Armstrong was stripped of his others -- notably members of after years of aggressive denials, which Winfrey has character- the peloton went undetected for who has worked with Webber 2000 Olympic bronze medal the sport’s world governing body, is an astonishing reversal and has ized as “intense”, although the so long. The UCI, under fire for since 2007, had taken a new role hours before the airing yester- amid allegations of complicity and stunned the sport as much as the newspaper’s source did not say refusing an amnesty for doped at Lotus while Raikkonen’s 2012 day of his eagerly-awaited tell- cover-up -- he was stripped of his devastating report last August what caused Armstrong to lose riders, has refrained from any race engineer Simon Rennie had all interview with US talkshow 2000 Olympic bronze medal. that lifted the lid on his activi- his composure. self-criticism in response to the moved in the opposite direction queen Oprah Winfrey. The International Olympic ties and saw him banned for life. The New York Daily News cited scandal, while its creation of an to team up with Webber. Fans and critics of the dis- Committee said they had asked “No one could have imagined an anonymous source as saying independent commission to look Rennie was previously a race graced cycling icon were waiting Armstrong to return the time- only a few weeks ago that Lance Armstrong “does not seem sorry” at its role has been branded weak. engineer with double world cham- to hear the breadth of his doping trial medal after a three-week Armstrong would make his con- about his choice to use banned The stakes are also high for pion Fernando Alonso at Renault, admission and the depth of his time-limit elapsed for him to fession publicly, that he would drugs, while the Washington Armstrong, who was dropped by the team that is now Lotus, as contrition, as another honor was appeal against the sanctions confess in public to having been Post said Armstrong challenges high-profile sponsors and stepped well as Poland’s Robert Kubica. stripped from his sullied list of imposed by the International doped,” Tour de France direc- the USADA’s portrayal of him as down from the cancer support Last season he was famously achievements. Cycling Union (ICU). tor Christian Prudhomme told vindictive. charity that he founded in the rebuffed by 2007 champion The shamed US rider’s first Abraham Olano of Spain, who reporters in Paris. Winfrey said that she felt wake of the revelations. Raikkonen, who told him over interview since he was stripped was fourth, may be set to inherit “It’s obviously something very Armstrong was “thoughtful” and Some have seen the belated the radio that he knew what he last year of his record seven Tour the bronze in a race won by important but I can’t say more “serious” in his approach but confession as an attempt to was doing and to leave him alone de France titles was recorded in Armstrong’s ex-US Post Service than that, I don’t know more added she would leave it up to restore his tarnished image and while on his way to winning the Austin, Texas, on Monday and is team-mate Viasheslav Ekimov than you. I don’t know what he’ll viewers to judge whether he was faith in the integrity of profes- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. due to be aired in two segments. and which saw Jan Ullrich of say. For us, Lance Armstrong is remorseful. sional cycling after its doping- Lotus later gave all their In it, talkshow host Winfrey, Germany take silver. already in the past.” “I would rather people make scarred past. employees T-shirts with “Just known for her empathetic celeb- Ekimov is now general man- Just as word of Armstrong’s their own decisions about whether But he also opens himself up to leave me alone, I know what I’m rity interviews, said the 41-year- ager of the Katusha cycling team admission leaked on Monday, he was contrite or not,” she told potential litigation and the pos- doing” written on them. old admitted taking illegal that were dropped from the snippets of information have CBS television on Tuesday. sible loss of millions of dollars or Drivers spend much of their substances and provided answers elite ProTeam list for this sea- trickled out on the eve of the Armstrong’s confession is even criminal charges by admit- grand prix weekends with their “that all people around the world son because of their ambivalent telecast. likely to give fresh ammunition ting that he lied about taking race engineers, working together have been waiting to hear.” stance on doping. Ullrich even- The New York Times reported to critics of the embattled UCI, performance-enhancing drugs. on the set up of the car and strat- But, as speculation swirled tually served a two-year ban for that Armstrong “teared up and amid lingering questions about AFP egy. REUTERS FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Iraq-UAE Gulf Cup final a boost for local coaches Only two of eight in the event to be coached by locals

MANAMA: Iraq will take on Yemen, who finished last confidence and full of hope. final, you either win or you don’t.” the United Arab Emirates in in Group B, are coached by But on the eve of the final the Both sides impressed in the the final of the 21st Gulf Cup Tom Saintfiet while Argentine rival coaches said they were con- group stages, scoring comfortable today after both sides -- the Gabriel Calderon is at the helm fident but also cautious as they victories and though both were only two of eight in the tour- in Bahrain. respected each other’s capabilities. tested in dramatic semi-finals, nament to be coached by locals Two of those coaches have “Tomorrow’s final, as I see it, they fully deserved their places -- advanced through the group already lost their jobs, in keeping will be the best match of the tour- in the title showdown. stage undefeated. with a predictable trend in the nament,” said coach Ali. Iraq, in particular, had to with- Iraq’s coach Hakeem Shaker attends a news conference before their Gulf The UAE netted eight and con- region where coaches are well- “Iraq are very tough opponents stand a late assault by Bahrain Cup final match against UAE in Manama, yesterday. ceded two in their four-match run rewarded but not guaranteed but our team has improved to a who dominated the last 30 min- to the final, while Iraq, seeking long-term job security. higher level in each match. We utes during which they not only a fourth Gulf Cup, were slightly Autuori was sacked on Tuesday are ready. We have no injuries and cancelled out their opponents’ more goal shy, scoring six but let- while the Saudis waited a day our players are looking forward to early lead but also came close to ting in just one. longer before showing the door to fighting for the Cup,” added Ali. snatching the match-winner. The UAE under Mahdi Ali Rijkaard, ending a deal reportedly “I am very proud of our fans,” But Iraq withstood a series of and Iraq under Hakeem Shaker worth $16m signed in June 2011, Ali said of his followers who flew attacks with goalkeeper Noor have punched above their weight with the aim of guiding the team in by 21 special flights to cheer Sabri pulling off some brilliant and cut down to size teams like to its fifth World Cup finals. their team in the semi-finals. “I saves and punched their ticket defending champions Kuwait, “After a long FA board meet- thank them for coming out to for the final when they won the Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ing on Wednesday we agreed support us in the semi-finals. penalty shootout 4-2 after full all of which had some famous with Mr Frank Rijkaard to ter- “The fans make the game and time ended 1-1, Sabri getting the international names as coaches. minate his contract, and send it without them there is no good eventual spot-kick winner. Qatar, under Paulo Autuori of to a legal advisor to decide each match. I look forward to seeing The UAE, however, had to wait Brazil, and Oman, under Paul Le part’s rights after terminating the them again.” until the final minute of their Guen of France, could only fin- contract,” the Saudi FA said in a Iraqi coach Shaker, on the other last-four clash to tame Kuwait ish third and fourth respectively statement on their website. hand, called on his players to take in their bid to add to their only in Group A to make a premature Dutch great Rijkaard, who was advantage of all of their chances one previous Gulf Cup title in exit, while Dutchman Frank part of the team that won the in Friday’s title showdown. 2007, Ahmad Khalil scoring his Rijkaard’s Saudi Arabia finished Euro 1988 tournament, has also “We must use all our chances third goal of the championship to third in Group B. coached the Dutch national side, to try and score and win,” Shaker become the top scorer. Kuwait, with Serbian Goran Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona and said. In the match to decide third Tufegdzic at the helm, did man- Galatasaray. “The pressure is less in the place, hosts Bahrain, who are yet age to make the semi-finals by No such fears stalk coaches final compared to the semis. This to win the title since its inception the skin of their teeth but were Ali and Shaker, who have respec- doesn’t mean that the final is not in 1970, take on 10-time champi- beaten by a young and energetic tively moulded young and fast difficult. We still have to be care- ons Kuwait. UAE’s coach Mahdi Ali attends a news conference on the eve of final UAE in the semi-finals. improving teams brimming with ful and more attentive. And in the AGENCIES match against Iraq in Manama, yesterday. Confident UAE target World Cup spot in Tahiti BY DENZIL PINTO World Cup.” Mendes’ side, who defending champions Japan, along He added: “Oman are always (against Hungary). We were were the second team to arrive with hosts Qatar, Afghanistan, strong in all competitions. We a little bit unlucky during the DOHA: With four days to go in Doha after China’s arrival on Australia, Bahrain, China, have us (UAE), plus the new (first) game (4-3 loss). In the sec- until the Asian qualifiers of the Wednesday, will open their cam- Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, the teams who are improving such as ond match we showed our best FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup paign in their Group C clash Philippines and Thailand will be Palestine and China. There are performance and we had a good in Doha, United Arab Emirates against Saudi Arabia on January among the 16 teams who will be many teams competing for the result (5-3 win) against a good (UAE) coach Marcelo Mendes 22 at the Katara Beach. competing in the five-day tourna- three places.” opposition. Tomorrow we play has stressed that his team’s They will then play Palestine ment in Doha. UAE will be encouraged with against Iraq in a friendly game priority is to secure one of the and Uzbekistan, in what has been The top team from the four- their recent performances most in Doha and Inshallah we will be three qualification berths for described as a ‘hard’ group by the team group will advance to the notably after their third-place ready,” he said. the World Cup in Tahiti later Brazilian coach. semi-finals, with the two finalists finish at the Samsung Beach Mendes, who has also coached this year. He said: “Saudi Arabia are and the third-placed side qualify- Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Qatar coach Carlos Alberto Speaking to The Peninsula on never an easy team to play ing for the seventh edition of the November. UAE finished behind Lisboa, hopes that both UAE his team’s arrival in Doha yester- against. They have strong play- World Cup that will take place two-time champions Russia and and Qatar who are hosting this day, Brazilian coach Mendes said: ers with experience. Our second from September 18 to 28 this year. former world champions Brazil competition for the first time can “We have come here to qualify for game is against Palestine who are When asked who are the in Dubai. qualify for the World Cup. the World Cup. If we finish first, improving, and took third place favourites to reach the World UAE, who have won the 2007 “Their coach (Lisboa) is a second or third, we are there (in at the Asian Beach Games (in Cup, Mendes replied: “It is dif- and 2008 editions of the Asian good friend of mine. I have Tahiti). Of course if we get to the 2012).” ficult to talk about favourites in a qualifiers of the FIFA Beach coached him before and I wish qualification and win the tour- “Uzbekistan have strong play- tournament which has 16 teams. Soccer World Cup, drew their him all the best. Hopefully us nament it is a perfect scenario, ers. It is a hard group. I think But always Japan are strong. Iran friendly series against Hungary and Qatar will be able to qualify United Arab Emirates (UAE) coach but first of all we are here to get there are some groups harder are the Asian Beach champions recently, which was a good test for the final which would be a Marcelo Mendes. to the semi-final, and fight for than ours. We have to play each now. We cannot forget Qatar, who according to Mendes. very good experience,” he said PICTURE BY: ABDUL BASIT one of the three places in the game step by step,” he added. The are playing at home.” “We played a good game yesterday. THE PENINSULA QMMF backed Khalid Action from Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy Day aims for MERC glory

DOHA: Qatari rally driver into a museum. It’s a priceless Khalid Al-Suwaidi, the winner of piece of motor sport history.” last year’s Kuwait International It was in this car that Al Rally, has receiving ongoing Suwaidi claimed his one and only support from the Qatar Motor MERC victory in Kuwait last and Motorcycle Federation season and he will be looking to (QMMF) and will tackle all continue the good form he showed rounds of this year’s FIA Middle in Dubai last December against East Rally Championship, start- a formidable line-up of rivals in ing with next weekend’s Qatar Qatar. International Rally. Skidmore also confirmed that Al Suwaidi is one of a group of his UK-based Autotek Motorsport young Qatari rally drivers who is operation would run the M-Sport beginning to make his mark on Qatar Team car for defend- the international scene after gain- ing regional champions, Nasser ing experience in the QMMF’s Saleh Al Attiyah and Giovanni flourishing national rally series. Bernacchini. He has been a regular face on A cruel water pump failure rounds of the MERC in recent robbed Al-Attiyah of a potential years and tackled rallies last podium finish in the Dakar Rally year with British co-driver Nicky that finishes on Saturday in Chile Beech. and Al Attiyah’s focus has now Jockey’s celebrate their success In 2013, he teams up with switched to the home event that the experienced Italian naviga- he has won nine times in the past Jockey P Convertino tor Nicola Arena, who finished 10 years. rides Khattab to vic- first overall in the regional series At the start of the ninth tory in the Maiden with Misfer Al Marri in 2010 and stage, Al-Attiyah was second Plate race at the Qatar ended last season in third position in the overall classification for Racing and Equestrian in the co-drivers’ standings. cars, just over three minutes Club (QREC) yesterday. Al Suwaidi and Arena will crew behind Frenchman Stephane TOP: A winner col- a Ford Fiesta RRC on the two-day Peterhansel, who is pushing for lects his cheque during Qatar International Rally, which his 11th Dakar Rally win. the prize distribution features a new route to the north The Qatari driver, who won Sheikh Abdullah bin of Doha and a new service area at the race in 2011 and was sec- Khalifa Al Thani Trophy Qatar Aqua Park. ond in 2010, was taking part in a Day at the QREC yes- “Khalid and Nicola will use the buggy developed over the last five terday. Jockey David original Fiesta WRC-winning car months by Red Bull Motorsport. from Sweden 2011, the first ever The 2013 Qatar International Bouland rode A de Fiesta to win a WRC event,” said Rally gets underway from the Mieulle trained Fouladh team manager Ken Skidmore. QMMF at 08.00hrs on January to victory in the feature “It is a famous vehicle and it’s 25th and finishes at 16.20hrs on race of the event. not for sale! When Khalid finishes January 26th after 12 timed desert his programme the car is going special stages. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Football Fixtures (all times in GMT) Arsenal and United English Premier League Tomorrow Liverpool vs Norwich City (1500) Manchester City vs Fulham (1500) Newcastle United vs Reading (1500) sneak FA Cup wins Swansea City vs Stoke City (1500) West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers (1500) Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland (1500) Late Wilshere strike gives Arsenal victory West Bromwich Albion vs Aston Villa (1730) January 20 Chelsea vs Arsenal (1330) LONDON: Jack Wilshere’s following Olivier Giroud’s superb to the people who prepared him,” late strike gave Arsenal a 1-0 layoff. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United FA Cup third-round replay win “I don’t think I’ll ever hit said. Wenger, whose side lost 2-0 (1600) over Swansea City and Wayne another one like that in my life. at home to Swansea in the league January 21 Rooney’s first goal in over a It was a great set up by Olivier. in December, said he had never Southampton vs Everton (2000) month earned Manchester It’s lucky I was there, we couldn’t lost hope of an Arsenal win given Scottish Premier League United a 1-0 victory over West put it in,” he told ESPN. their dominance. Tomorrow Ham United on Wednesday The London club’s strikers “The second half was outstand- night. Theo Walcott and Giroud both ing,” the Frenchman said. “I felt St. Mirren vs Ross County (1245) Arsenal wasted a hatful of had shots blocked on the line as comfortable defensively tonight Celtic vs Hearts (1500) good chances before sealing the the home team mounted relent- because they didn’t create a lot. Hibernian vS Dundee (1500) win over Swansea thanks to less attacks in a one-sided sec- I always had faith.” Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Aberdeen midfielder Wilshere’s sublime ond half and Walcott’s glancing Rooney’s ninth goal of the (1500) Jack Wilshere of Arsenal applauds after the FA Cup Third Round Replay left-foot strike past Michel Vorm header hit the post with time season came when he slid along Kilmarnock vs Dundee United (1500) match against Swansea City at the Emirates Stadium, London, Britain, four minutes from time follow- running out. the ground to guide Javier January 20 ing relentless pressure from the Swansea, who scored a late Hernandez’s inch-perfect cross yesterday. Motherwell vs St Johnstone (1415) home side. equaliser to force a replay, had into the unguarded net. Although Rooney’s routine finish after the game’s first good chance Rooney blasted his late spot-kick La Liga nine minutes proved good enough when former Arsenal player Kyle over the bar, United were rarely Chelsea suffer Barca held by Today for 11-times winners United to Bartley’s header from an inswing- troubled but West Ham manager Espanyol vs Real Mallorca (2000) move into the fourth round but ing Wayne Routledge cross hit the Sam Allardyce was unhappy title blow as 10-man Malaga Tomorrow the England striker also missed a bar in the 25th minute. Arsenal about two penalty decisions. Granada CF vs Rayo Vallecano (1500) late penalty to make the Premier defender Thomas Vermaelen “We should have had a pen- in Spanish Cup League leaders sweat in the clos- forced Vorm into a smart save alty. The difference is that Jordan Saints rally Real Sociedad vs Barcelona (1700) ing stages. in the last action of the first half Spence plays for West Ham and Getafe vs Sevilla (1900) Arsenal, 10-times Cup winners, before the home team came out all Rafael plays for Manchester LONDON: Chelsea’s hopes of MADRID: Holders Barcelona’s Malaga vs Celta Vigo (2100) will travel to Championship (sec- guns blazing in the second period, United at Old Trafford. The inci- winning the Premier League title hopes of retaining the Spanish January 20 ond division) Brighton and Hove to little avail until Wilshere came dents are the same. If you give one this season were left hanging by Cup hang in the balance after Osasuna vs Deportivo Coruna (1100) Albion in the fourth round on to the rescue. you’ve got to give both, simple as a thread after they squandered being held 2-2 at home by Real Valladolid vs Real Zaragoza (1600) the weekend of Jan. 26-27 and The 21-year-old spared that,” Allardyce told ITV. a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw at home 10-man Malaga in their Spanish Atletico Madrid vs Levante (1800) United host Premier League Arsenal’s blushes with the sec- United’s in-form striker Robin to strugglers Southampton on Cup quarter-final first leg clash rivals Fulham. ond goal of his comeback season van Persie, who did not come off Wednesday night. on Wednesday night. Valencia vs Real Madrid (2000) Wilshere, after scoring his first following 17 months out through the bench on Wednesday, scored The result left Chelsea 13 Barcelona - who hold an 11-point January 21 goal for Arsenal since November, injury. a majestic equaliser in stoppage points behind leaders Manchester lead in the league race over Atletico Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao (2030) said he was delighted with the “You can say now that Jack is time at Upton Park to take the United with just 16 league games Madrid with 18 wins from 19 Ligue 1 connection he made with the ball completely back to his best. Credit tie to a replay. AFP remaining. matches - looked to be in the Today First-half goals from Demba driving seat after coming from a Ba and Eden Hazard put goal down to lead 2-1 after half- Olympique Lyon vs Evian Thonon Gaillard European champions Chelsea in an-hour thanks to two goals in FC (1930) Guardiola’s move stuns Spain press Tomorrow a commanding position against a as many minutes by Lionel Messi Southampton side they beat 5-1 in and veteran talismanic defender Olympique Marseille v sMontpellier HSC MADRID: Former Barcelona coach Pep and Spaniard Javi Martinez, a former Barca target. the FA Cup at St Mary’s 11 days Carles Puyol. Malaga’s chances of (1600) Guardiola’s move to Bayern Munich stunned “Despite his desire to coach in the (English) earlier. Ba volleyed Chelsea into coming away with anything bet- Ajaccio vs Valenciennes (1900) Spain’s partisan sporting press, which marvelled Premier League, the millions offered by Manchester a 25th minute lead at Stamford ter than a one goal deficit looked FC Lorient vs ES Troyes AC (1900) yesterday that he chose the German league over City and Chelsea did not convince him,” Sport wrote. Bridge.And just before the inter- to be over when Nacho Monreal Sochaux vs Stade de Reims (1900) the English. “Barcelona’s former coach loves the structure of val, Hazard made it 2-0 to the was red carded 15 minutes from Stade Brest vs St Etienne (1900) “Kaiser Guardiola” in top pro-Real Madrid sports the team” in Munich, it added. Londoners when he volleyed in time for a trip on Pedro. However, daily Marca and “Herr Pep to Bayern” in Mundo The other big Barcelona sports daily Mundo the rebound after Ramires’s shot just as Malaga have shown in their Toulouse vs AS Nancy (1900) Deportivo were among the German puns in head- Deportivo hailed the “talent, discipline and track came back off the crossbar. maiden Champions League cam- January 20 (GMT) lines prompted by the surprise move. record” of the young Bayern team which it says However, moments after com- paign that they are made of stern Bastia vs Stade Rennes (1300) “Bayern shake up world football with the signing “has all the essential ingredients in Pep’s football- ing off the bench, striker Rickie stuff so they did in Barcelona as Lille vs Nice (1600) of Guardiola,” wrote Marca in its lead story on the ing recipe”. Lambert pulled a goal back for Ignacio Camacho tucked the ball Girondins Bordeaux vs Paris St Germain Real’s former Spanish league nemesis. Like Sport, however, it gave more space in its pages Southampton in the 58th minute away neatly with a minute remain- (2000) “See you in the Champions League,” it added, refer- to dissecting Barca’s disappointing 2-2 draw against when he headed in a cross from ing after both Puyol and centre- ring to likely clashes to come in Europe’s elite club Malaga in the Spanish cup on Wednesday evening. Nathaniel Clyne. back partner Javier Mascherano Serie A competition, from which Bayern knocked Real out General daily El Pais said Guardiola “chose Bayern And the visitors were all square failed to get high enough to clear Tomorrow last year. because of the good economic health of German in spectacular style when, with a free-kick. On Tuesday Barca’s Palermo vs Lazio (1700) Barcelona daily Sport said Guardiola was drawn to football, the chance to give the team a new style of 15 minutes left, Jason Puncheon great rivals Real Madrid had taken AC Milan vs Bologna (1945) Munich by Bayern’s sporting qualities and a squad play and family stability over offers of millions from flicked the ball up before lashing a big step towards the semi-finals Juventus vs Udinese (1945) of top players such as Philipp Lahm, Franck Ribery England and Italy”. AFP a shot into the top corner for a as they beat Valencia 2-0 at the January 20 brilliant equaliser. AFP Bernabeu. AFP Fiorentina vs Napoli (1130) Atalanta Bergamo vs Cagliari (1400) Qatar Stars Chievo Verona vs Parma (1400) Qatar’s new coach Genoa vs Catania (1400) League action Pescara vs Torino (1400) Siena vs Sampdoria (1400) resumes on ready for tough task AS Roma vs Inter Milan (1945 Bundesliga January 21 DOHA: New Qatar coach Fahad Al Thani is ‘ready’ for Today tough assignments as the football team targets the remain- Schalke 04 vs Hanover 96 (1930) ing 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies in the Tomorrow DOHA: Qatar Stars League coming months. Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt (QSL) leaders Al Sadd will Fahad was named Paulo Autuori’s replacement on Tuesday (1430) seek to put behind their disap- after the Brazilian coach and the Qatar Football Association Bayern Munich vs Greuther Fuerth (1430) pointing 4-2 loss to Al Arabi in (QFA) parted ways following the team’s shock exit in the their final game of 2012 when group phase of the Gulf Cup in Bahrain last week. Mainz vs Freiburg (1430) they resume their campaign “It may look difficult to proceed in the World Cup qualifiers Hoffenheim vs Borussia Moenchengladbach in the QSL. The former AFC but it is not impossible knowing this team’s real potential,” (1430) Champions League winners, Fahad said in an interview to Qatar Football Assocaition VfL Wolfsburg vs VfB Stuttgart (1430) who have a six point lead over website www.QFA.com. Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund defending champions Lekhwiya, “I have confidence in this team. I know we can taste success (1730) take on Qatar Sports Club in in our future assignments,” he added. January 20 the 13th round match of QSL on Fahad, who was Autuori’s assistant coach, said the team Nuremberg vs Hamburg SV (1430) January 22. THE PENINSULA was aware of priorities with regards to training and match Fortuna Duesseldorf vs FC Augsburg (1630 tactics. Answering a question on the remaining Asian Zone Qatar Stars League World Cup qualifying matches, Fahad said: “I know the task Dutch championship Week 13 Schedule is not easy but like I said, nothing is impossible. What we Today January 21 require is wholehearted effort from everyone concerned. PSV Eindhoven vs PEC Zwolle (1900) Al Rayyan vs Umm Salal at Ahmed bin Ali Once the ability meets desire, we can get positive results.” Tomorrow Stadium, 4.30pm He refused to downplay the efforts of Autuori in the last Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo (1745) Eljaish vs Lekhwiya at Suhaim bin Hamad year or so when the Brazilian was in charge of the Qatar Stadium, 6.30pm squad. Twente Enschede vs RKC Waalwijk (1845) Al Wakra vs Al Sailiya at Soud bin Meanwhile, Canada are expected to play Japan in a friendly NAC Breda vs VVV-Venlo (1845) Abdalrahman Stadium, 6.30pm on March 22 in Doha. The game, at the Khalifa International AZ Alkmaar vs Vitesse Arnhem (1945) January 22 Stadium, is the third scheduled for Canada in 2013, following January 20 Al Gharafa vs Al Kharaitiyat at Thani bin friendlies January 26 against Denmark in Tucson and January Jassim Stadium, 4.30pm Groningen vs Utrecht (1130) 29 against the US in Houston. Al Sadd vs Qatar SC at Jassim bin Hamad Ajax Amsterdam vs Feyenoord (1330) For Japan, the game is a warm-up for their key World Cup Stadium, 6.30pm Willem II Tilburg vs ADO Den Haag (1330) qualifier in Jordan on March 26. A win in Amman would see Al Khor vs Al Arabi at Al Khor Stadium, Roda JC Kerkrade vs NEC Nijmegen (1530) 6.30pm the Asian champions qualify with two games to spare. Week 14 schedule Alberto Zaccheroni’s side, which leads its qualifying group Portuguese championship January 26 with 13 points, is seeking its fifth straight appearance on the Today Qatar SC vs Al Khor at Qatar SC Stadium, world stage. Sporting vs Beira Mar (2000) Japan are ranked 22nd in the world while Canada are 64th. 4:30 Tomorrow Umm Salal vs Al Sadd at Al Arabi Stadium, The last time Canada played Japan was at the 2001 4:30 Confederations Cup in Japan, where the hosts won 3-0. Porto vs FC Pacos de Ferreira (2015) Lekhwiya vs Al Rayyan at Al Gharafa Canada are preparing for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup January 20 Stadium, 6:30 in July, although their bigger plan is rebuilding the team for Maritimo vs SC Olhanense (1600) January 27 the next round of World Cup qualifying. Estoril vs Gil Vicente (1600) Al Sailiya vs Eljaish at Al Rayyan Stadium, The Canadian men have made it to the World Cup just once, Braga vs Vitoria Setubal (1800) 4:30 in 1986. Former Canadian international Colin Miller, who Rio Ave vs Vitoria Guimaraes (2015) Al Arabi vs Al Gharafa Al Arabi Stadium, was part of that 1986 team, has been named interim coach January 21 6:30 while the search continues for a permanent replacement for Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Wakrah Al Khor Stephen Hart. THE PENINSULA Academica vs Nacional Madeira (1600) Stadium, 6:30 Moreirense vs Benfica (2000) FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Spurs pile McIlroy and Woods struggle more misery on Grizzlies Rose grabs share of first round lead at Abu Dhabi Golf Championship NEW YORK: The San Antonio Spurs made light of Manu ABU DHABI: Justin Rose on a tough course had been a Ginobili’s absence to overwhelm grabbed a share of the first “perfect start to the season” but Abu Dhabi Memphis 103-82 on Wednesday, round lead in the Abu Dhabi that he would not read too much piling on the misery for the Golf Championship yesterday on into the eight-stroke gap that Championship struggling Grizzlies. a day when both Rory McIlroy separates him from McIlroy and Leading first round scores yesterday in the With Ginobili missing due to a and Tiger Woods struggled to the five strokes lead he has over Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, counting left hamstring injury, the Spurs get their seasons into gear. Woods. towards the European PGA Tour (par 72): (30-11) handed Memphis a third Rose, whose last visit to the “It’s the first round of the year. straight loss by a margin of at Gulf in December for the World There are a lot of factors involved, 67 Jamie Donaldsen (WAL), Justin least 20 points. Tour Championship in Dubai certainly a lot of factors for Rory Rose (ENG) “It was one of our better saw him close with a 62, took off involved this week,” he said. 68 Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN), Pablo games,” San Antonio coach Gregg where he left off as he went out in “That’s not his normal prepara- Larrazabal (ESP) Popovich told reporters. four under 32 en route to a five- tion with what he has had to obvi- 69 Liang Wen-Chong (CHN), George “(But) when something like under 67. ously encounter the last couple of (tonight) happens, it’s because Coetzee (RSA), Henrik Stenson That put him alongside weeks, I’m sure. the other team is having a tough Welshman Jamie Donaldson, with “Tiger shot level and that’s well (SWE), Michael Campbell (NZL), night.” rising Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and within the golf tournament. So David Howell (ENG) Tim Duncan netted 19 points Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal third for me there’s really no surprises 70 Joost Luiten (NED), Gonzalo Fdez- and eight rebounds while Tony equal a further stroke back. there.” Castano (ESP), Thongchai Jaidee Parker added 17 and 11 assists as On 69 were a quintet com- Donaldson had a solid start (THA), Danny Willett (ENG), Jeev San Antonio cruised after a slow prising George Coetzee of South from the 10th but moved swiftly Milka Singh (IND), Soren Kjeldsen start. Africa, China’s Liang Wen-Chong, up the leaderboard with three (DEN) Memphis took a six-point lead Englishman David Howell, Henrik birdies in five holes from the first. after the first quarter but San Stenson of Sweden and Michael “I hit two ropey wedge shots on 71 Richard Green (ENG), Jason Dufner Antonio took over from there as Campbell of New Zealand. the second and third and I made (USA), Branden Grace (RSA), Martin the home Spurs outscored their Woods had four birdies offset two birdies from them. So that Kaymer (GER), Lee Slattery (ENG), opponent 84-57 over the final by as many bogeys for a level par was a turning point for the day Andy Sullivan (ENG), Johan Edfors three quarters. 72, while McIlroy’s first competi- and kept the momentum going,” (SWE), Simon Wakefield (ENG), Rudy Gay led the visitors with tive outing with his new Nike he said. Playing together and with Chris Paisley (ENG), Ricardo Santos 17 points and eight rebounds clubs ended in frustration as he three-times former Abu Dhabi (POR), Anders Hansen (DEN), Ernie after returning from a one-game struggled to a 75 that included winner Martin Kaymer complet- Els (RSA), Paul Casey (ENG), Gareth absence due to a death in the two double bogeys. ing the grouping, McIlroy and Tiger Woods of the US (right) walks with Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy family. Maybin (NIR), Garth Mulroy (RSA), Fifth-ranked Rose said that his Woods were the day’s big draw. during the first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship at the Abu It was far from enough for bogey-free 67 in tough conditions AFP Dhabi Golf Club, yesterday. Joel Sjoholm (SWE) the Grizzlies (24-13) who were hammered 99-73 by the Clippers on Monday and 104-83 by the Rookie Henley Mavericks two days earlier. Els, Goosen target second Commercial All five Memphis starters set for brighter scored in double figures but they got little help elsewhere. spotlight The Spurs, on the other hand, Bank Qatar Masters title at DGC were firing on all cylinders. They tallied 33 assists while shooting DOHA: The 2012 Open LA QUINTA, California: 58 percent from the floor. The Champion and past US Open While twice former cham- victory was their 13th straight at Champion Ernie Els and the two- pion Phil Mickelson can be home. time US Open Champion Retief expected to attract his custom- Meanwhile, LeBron James Goosen will each aim to win the ary large galleries this week at became the youngest player in Commercial Bank Qatar Masters the Humana Challenge, excit- NBA history to score 20,000 for a second time when the two ing PGA Tour rookie Russell career points yestrerday, mov- South African legends compete Henley will command much of ing past the milestone with 25 in the tournament’s 16th edition the spotlight. points in Miami’s 92-75 victory at Doha Golf Club (DGC) next The 23-year-old Henley over Golden State. week, from January 23-26. stunned the golfing world with James’s jump shot with 2:45 Els, the popular four-time a spectacular display of clutch remaining in the second quarter Major winner, lifted the Mother putting and ice-cool nerves as he gave him 20,001 career points. He of Pearl Trophy on his Doha debut clinched his maiden title on the came into the contest needing 18 in 2005 and is still bidding to add US circuit. points to become the 38th player to that title after returning in Though the American has in NBA history to reach the mark. 2006, 2007 – when he finished barely slept a wink since his “It means everything,” James said. third, two shots behind champion breakthrough victory, he is “It means I’m healthy, I’m able to Goosen – and 2009. excited to be back in action on be out there on the floor and also One of the greats of the mod- the golf course this week at the my team-mates have allowed me ern game, Els is confident of Retief Goosen competing at the 2012 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. RIGHT: Els in action at the 2009 Commercial 72-hole pro-am celebrity event in to get to this milestone.” being among the main contend- Bank Qatar Masters the California desert. The previous youngest to reach ers in Doha next week, when the “The last few days have been the 20,000-point mark was Lakers 27-time European Tour winner kind of crazy for me,” Henley told star Kobe Bryant, who got there will be seeking to join Adam Scott well over the past year and I’d Open champion had to withdraw Association, is delighted that Els reporters yesterday while com- when he was 29 years, 122 days (2002, 2008) and holder Paul certainly expect to be a con- due to injury ahead of his title and Goosen are both returning pleting his preparations for the old, while James was 28 years and Lawrie (1999, 2012) as a two-time tender this time. It would be defence in 2008, he has competed to the Doha Golf Club, especially third event on the 2013 PGA Tour. 17 days old. AGENCIES champion. great to start the year by lifting in every event from the follow- with the former as a reigning “Sunday night I flew from “I have good memories of the the Mother of Pearl Trophy for a ing year and is now preparing for Major Champion. Honolulu to LA overnight and I NBA Results Qatar Masters, especially after I second time, especially after lift- his eighth appearance in Doha Andrew Stevens, Group Chief didn’t really sleep at all. Then last Chicago 107 Toronto 105 won in 2005 when I played really ing the Claret Jug for a second where he will bid to add to his 14 Executive Officer of Commercial night I just caught myself waking Orlando 97 Indiana 86 well on the final day (shooting a time last year.” European Tour victories. Bank of Qatar, is proud that the up a lot during the night, feeling 65). I enjoyed going back to Doha Goosen, also 43, recorded an “I always like returning to tournament continues to attract like a little kid. Atlanta 109 Brooklyn 95 the next few years and also played impressive wire-to-wire win in a course where I’ve won before the biggest names in golf. “I just got an invite to play in the New Orleans 90 Boston 78 pretty well in 2007, when I came the 2007 Commercial Bank Qatar and it’s nice that Ernie will also “It is an honour that Major Masters and (a three-year-exemp- Oklahoma City 117 Denver 97 third and Retief was champion,” Masters, his first appearance at be playing this year. We’ve played winners of Ernie’s and Retief´s tion) to play on the PGA Tour and Dallas 105 Houston 100 said Els, a former world number Doha Golf Club since competing together in the event a few times stature will return to compete I’m still just trying not to take it for San Antonio 103 Memphis 82 one who has spent a record 788 in the first two editions in 1998 – and it’ll be good to do that again,” in the Commercial Bank Qatar granted. And I’m just really excited Sacramento 95 Washington 94 weeks in the top 10 of the Official when he finished fifth – and 1999. said Goosen, .Hassan Al Nuaimi, Masters in Doha,” Stevens said. to be here and play another golf Cleveland 93 Portland 88 World Golf Ranking. “I’ve played Although the two-time US President of the Qatar Golf THE PENINSULA tournament this week.” REUTERS Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club

Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club yesterday. The Arabian Drag Racing League, which is contested over five rounds, features intense competition in 11 diverse classes including Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous and Pro Extreme - the quickest and fastest bikes and passenger cars. Action from the first round continues today. The second round of the series will be held on January 24 and 25, while the third and fourth rounds will be held on January 31- February 1 and February 7-8. The series will end with fifth round on February 14-15. PICTURES BY: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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MUSCAT 23/15 Mostly sunny 23/16 Mostly sunny MAKKAH 33/23 Mostly sunny 33/23 Mostly sunny A helicopter flies low above the Veluwemeer lake in central Holland, yesterday. The helicopter is hired by skating clubs situated along the lake hop- KUWAIT 17/12 Partly sunny 20/14 Clear ing that its movements will make the ice snow-free, which could help it grow faster. BAHRAIN 19/16 Partly sunny 20/16 Mostly sunny SANAA 23/05 Clear 25/05 Mostly sunny RIYADH 18/09 Partly sunny 23/10 Mostly sunny DUBAI 22/16 Mostly sunny 23/16 Mostly sunny BAGHDAD 17/05 Mostly sunny 19/08 Mostly sunny Monaco royals slam ‘fictional’ Grace Kelly film THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW NICE, FRANCE: HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Monaco’s of Monaco that the film project associated with this project, Their Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Dial Prince Albert and his siblings Grace of Monaco contained “his- Highnesses were quite surprised M for Murder became Princess slammed the screenplay for a torical untruths” and that some when they received the script,” Grace when she married Albert’s ATHENS 17/08 Chance of rain 14/10 Mostly sunny film starring Nicole Kidman parts were “purely fictional”. said the statement emailed father Prince Rainier of Monaco WASHINGTON 02/00 Clear 09/01 Clear about their mother and former The statement was intended yesterday. in 1956. The palace said it would SYDNEY 23/18 Chance of rain 22/18 Cloudy Hollywood actress Grace Kelly to shoot down a story in French “The Palace had submitted not tolerate the suggestion in LONDON 01/00 Chance of snow 02/-2 Partly sunny as glamorised fiction. magazine Paris Match, which many requests for changes to the Paris Match that Albert and his PARIS 02/-2 Cloudy 02/-3 Cloudy The current monarch of the said the Monaco royals had been producers of the film, not all of family supported the film. ISTANBUL 13/06 Chance of rain 11/06 Chance of storms tiny Mediterranean state and reassured by producers about which were taken into considera- “Consequently, the Princely MANILA 27/16 Chance of rain 28/15 Mostly sunny his sisters Princess Caroline and the credibility of director Olivier tion.” The star of such Hollywood family wishes to emphasise that DHAKA 27/16 Mostly sunny 28/15 Clear Princess Stephanie said in a state- Dahan’s film project. classics as To Catch a Thief and this film is by no means a biopic,” DELHI 16/08 Thunderstorms 16/07 Mostly sunny ment released by the royal palace “Having in no way been High Society as well as Alfred the statement said. REUTERS ISLAMABAD 15/05 Chance of rain 14/03 Clear Obama inauguration: Anyone got tickets? Argo fuels

WASHINGTON: They are are overly generous about what of mini essay contest. Delegate debate on among the most highly cov- they’ve done for the boss over the Eleanor Holmes Norton, who as eted items published by the US years.” the District of Columbia’s non- Government Printing Office, Politicians in need sometimes voting representative must try to Iran history offering the lucky and usually go right to the top, pestering meet some of the largest demand politically well-connected bear- congressional leaders — who with the least political clout, LOS ANGELES: Iran’s ers a chance to witness history. everyone assumes receive a big- makes potential ticket recipients announcement that it will make Tickets. Anybody got one? ger allotment. Others press law- promise they will attend, even if its own film to counter the “dis- President Barack Obama’s makers from distant states or the weather is bad. torted” thriller Argo is fuelling second inauguration may not be Republican-friendly red states, All the while, the requests keep a debate about Hollywood and quite as thrilling as the first, but hoping their constituents are too rolling in from constituents, sup- historical accuracy, sparked the official release this week of far away geographically or politi- porters and campaign volunteers by Ben Affleck’s Oscar-tipped 250,000 tickets for members of cally to show much interest in who knocked on doors or worked movie. Congress and other government making the trip. But that doesn’t phone banks. Some skip the Hill The film, which won the top officials to hand out has incited a mean it’s easy to scare up extras. and go straight to eBay, where two Golden Globes last week- frenzy on Capitol Hill, with some “I think the tickets are so pre- a seller was seeking $1,000 for end and is nominated for seven lawmakers trying to score extras. cious that unless you’re really far four tickets to the ceremony. prizes at next month’s Academy “There are many more peo- away, [or] you’re a Republican Congressional leaders, infuriated Awards, tells the story of a bold ple who want to come than we and you have very few constitu- over the scalping, have asked eBay CIA operation to rescue six US have tickets,” said Sen. Charles ents who want to come here, that to remove the ads. diplomats trapped by the 1979 Schumer, who chairs the Joint the tickets are in high demand,” “Making a profit off the presi- hostage crisis. Congressional Committee on said Gerald Connolly. dent’s inauguration on tickets But it openly takes liberties Inaugural Ceremonies, which His office received requests that were meant to be free is with the facts. In a white-knuckle released the colour-coded tickets from 2,100 people, who asked unfair,” Norton said. climax, for example, Iranian and began distributing them. “But for 10,577 tickets. Connelly has The tickets come in red, blue, guards speed along a runway next we try to give them out evenly scared up at least two more from gold and other colors, depend- to a plane carrying the escaping and fairly. From the newest fresh- a Republican colleague. “And ing on the level of access. Blue diplomats, threatening to stop it man to the highest ranking, each that’s because he represents and red tickets get you a seat or from taking off. That didn’t hap- member gets exactly the same Utah, where there wasn’t as much a place to stand closest to the pen. Canada’s role in giving refuge number of tickets.” demand.” From the perspective ceremony. Yellow means you’ll to the diplomats in Tehran, and Still, many lawmakers wonder Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, right, complained that she had only about of some red states, the question be standing behind the Capitol securing their safe passage out of if they received their fair share 200 tickets to hand out to her constituents in the District of Columbia, which might even be: What’s all the Reflecting Pool. Iran, is significantly underplayed. and suspect that a colleague she represents as a nonvoting representative to the House. “We’ve begged fuss? Schumer made sure everyone The mission is seen as largely the may have nabbed more. Neither and we’ve pleaded for more tickets,” she said. “There are generally enough knew there would be no purple work of CIA agent Tony Mendez, Schumer nor the committee’s tickets to go around,” said Mike tickets and, hopefully, no repeat played by Affleck. spokesman would say how many Simpson, who gives his leftovers of an incident four years ago when Mark Lijek, one of the six dip- tickets each lawmaker gets, constituents, and the more likely anything. to his state’s senators or other a crowd of thousands backed lomats helped to freedom, says though it appears to average at his or her staff will be bugging “Anybody that you’ve ever run lawmakers. “It’s not an issue.” up into the Third Street tun- the actor-director is justified least a couple hundred. other members of Congress for across in the business can claim Once tickets are in hand, many nel, which became known as the in massaging the facts to cre- There’s also an inequality of more tickets. And the bugging at any kind of connection that members of Congress use lotteries “Purple Tunnel of Doom.” Those ate a more compelling story — demand. The closer a representa- times sounds a lot like begging. would ring the bell,” said Kevin to dole them out to constituents, who were stuck there missed the although he acknowledges some tive’s district is to Washington, Colleagues, constituents, vol- Hall, a spokesman for Senator though at least one California inaugural ceremony. concerns. the more intense the jockeying by unteers — some people will try Mark Warner. “At times, people representative started a sort WP-BLOOMBERG “I understand it was necessary to dramatise the facts in order to create the atmosphere a thriller requires,” he said after Argo won best picture (drama) and best director awards for Affleck at the Golden Globes. TMZ video of murder condemned by victim’s family The movie recounts the long- classified CIA plot to extract the WASHINGTON: The family It then replays the incident in A man purporting to be the I understand freedom of press This video needs to be removed diplomats by pretending that of a man shot dead in a brawl slow motion and shows a man in uncle of the victim condemned but the line has to be drawn and an apology issued to the fam- they are part of a Hollywood film outside a Hollywood nightclub jeans and a black hooded top lying TMZ for “thoughtlessly and somewhere. ily and friends.” crew scouting for locations for a have condemned the US gos- face down on the ground. carelessly” posting the video and “It’s very obvious that the Other people claiming to be science fiction flick. sip website TMZ as “disgusting” TMZ said the video was filmed demanded an apology in a peti- media has no morals and noth- members of the victim’s family In the film, they are given ref- after it published a video of the by one of its own photographers. tion on the website Change.org. ing is off limits when it comes to supported the petition, writing: uge by the Canadian ambassador incident. It appears on TMZ under the The petition by Jason Andrews gaining ratings. What they did is “The shooting victim is a mem- to Tehran after escaping through The two-minute video shows headline, “Clubgoer shot dead has attracted 889 signatures at wrong and they need to be held ber of my family and him being a back exit as the US embassy dozens of clubgoers throwing (video)” and has been viewed the time of writing. accountable. No one wants to see viewed in this manner while oth- was stormed by Islamist stu- punches outside a Los Angeles more than 17,300 times on He said: “These people (TMZ) their loved one in this position, ers offer irreverent commentary dents, who went on to hold over nightspot before one man pulls YouTube and widely republished have no regard for the loved having this event viewed by mil- is too much to bear.” 50 Americans hostage for more out a gun and fires two shots. on other websites. ones affected by this tragedy. lions of strangers is disgusting. GUARDIAN NEWS than a year. AFP