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Emir performs Istisqa prayer PM to open 4th Owners ignore Civil Defence exhibition, seized cars due forum today DOHA: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E to heavy fines Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will today inaugurate the 4th Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference at New models among unclaimed vehicles Qatar National Convention Centre. DOHA: Several cars seized by department confiscated 670 vehi- The three-day event, organised the Traffic Department for vio- cles in July but 350 of these cases by Al Sharq Media Management, lating rules remain ignored by were settled by the owners, said ends on November 13. This was the owners due to pending court Al Kuwari. announced yesterday at a press cases and heavy fines that could A vehicle is seized only if it is conference at the headquarters exceed their market price. involved in some serious violations of General Directorate of Civil Lieutenant Mohammed Safar such as the driver not having a Defence (GDCD). Al Kuwari, in charge of the vehi- valid licence, failure to renew the About 100 local and global cle detention and investigation road permit or using old number The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer at Al Wajbah prayer companies and their agents are centre in the Industrial Area, plates. Vehicles are confiscated ground yesterday morning, in line with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Father participating in the exhibition said among the cars unclaimed not only for violations of traffic Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, their excellencies the sheikhs and ministers also performed the specialised in safety and secu- are many new models. rules but also for other offences. prayer. Another picture on page 4 rity equipment, civil defence and “The owners seem to be reluc- The official said the depart- protection apparatus, along with tant to take their cars by paying ment had started imposing fines experts and specialists. the fines. There are many cars on vehicles using old number Present at the press conference seized by the centre that remain plates, after the grace period for were Director General of GDCD ignored by the owners for as long changing the plates had expired. Social security system urged and Chairman of Organising as six months.” Vehicles involved in stunt driv- Committee, Staff Brig. Abdullah The cars are seized for various ing or reckless driving can also DOHA: The Prime Minister develop concerned institutions social security systems around the Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Editor- legal reasons, including pend- be impounded. Making modifica- and Interior Minister H E through political, legislative, world is securing their sustain- in-Chief of Al Sharq daily, Jaber Al ing court cases and accumulated tions without approval from the Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin strategic and organisational pro- ability and ensuring their impact Harami, and Search and Rescue fines for breaching traffic rules,” department or tinting the glasses Khalifa Al Thani underlined cedures to enhance the citizen’s not only on social, economic and Team Leader at Internal Security Al Kuwari told Al Shurta Maak in a way that affects road safety Qatar’s keenness to ensure trust in the state’s performance human development but also on Force (Lakhwiya) Capt. Khamees (Police with You), the in-house and public security can also lead social development and decent and underscore the significance humanitarian and cultural values, Al Muraikhi. magazine of the Interior Ministry. to seizure, explained Al Kuwari. living for its citizens based on of decent living for them and the the Premier added. Brig. Al Suwaidi said this year’s Normally such cars are kept at Owners have been given 45 Qatar National Vision 2013, coming generations. The Minister of Finance H E event is distinct from the previous the centre for a maximum of six days grace period to renew the as he opened the World Social Laws and measures on health Ali Sherif Al Emadi said Qatar’s editions in terms of participation months. After that the depart- road permit (Istimara). Still they Security Forum (WSSF) at insurance and labour law have hosting of the forum reflected the by some international bodies such ment makes an announcement in can drive the car for six months, Sheraton Doha yesterday. been issued and set, covering most state’s keenness to secure the best as International Civil Defence the media that they will be auc- but will have to pay QR1,500 as Under the auspices of the Emir segments of society, he added. and high quality social security Organisation, International tioned after a week. The owner fine when renewing the road H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad While efforts are consistent for services for its citizens. Search and Rescue Advisory can come and pay the fine. permit. Any vehicle on the road Al Thani, the six-day forum is the realisation of social develop- “We hope that this huge gather- Group and many global firms that If he doesn’t turn up, the car for more than six months after organised by International Social ment and decent living for citi- ing of social security experts and have implemented large projects is auctioned and proceeds go the expiry of the road permit will be Security Association (ISSA) zens, challenges of sustainable professionals coming from differ- in the region. Well-established government. The owner is the impounded and the owner will and hosted by Qatar’s General development of social security ent parts of the world shall con- companies from 37 countries are loser because in any case he must be able to take it back only after Retirement and Social Insurance systems hinder the efficiency of tribute to enhancing the expertise displaying more than 500 prod- pay up the fine which recorded renewing the permit and paying Authority (GRSIA). Around 1,000 these efforts despite great pros- of our social security institutions ucts. He said as part of activities, in his name as his ID number is up the fine, said the official. delegates from 127 countries perity and exceptional economic to provide the best social secu- a course in crisis management is known. Drink-driving and driving a attended the inaugural session. development Qatar is witnessing, rity services for our people,” the also being held in association with On average some 500 cars are badly damaged vehicle are among The Premier said Qatar had which has led to steady rise in Minister added. Qatar Charity and supported by seized every month for various offences that can also result in been exerting efforts to improve standard of living, he said. THE PENINSULA Ooredoo. THE PENINSULA violations. For instance, the confiscation. THE PENINSULA social security systems and The greatest challenge facing Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7
Pedro celebrates score Villaggio Mall Oman reports first MERS death RIYADH: Oman recorded its first death from the MERS virus as Saudi Arabia announced another fatality, taking its toll to 53 yester- extension work day. A 68-year-old Omani had been “suffering from several chronic illnesses including diabetes, blood pressure, and heart failure,” the under way health ministry said. The infection was reported on October 30. DOHA: Work is ongoing to Bahrain jails four over bomb attack extend the Villaggio Mall with the construction of an addi- MANAMA: A Bahraini court sentenced two men to life in prison tional building. and two to 15 years for a car bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque The design and shape of the during Ramadan evening prayer in July, state news agency BNA new building follow the existing said yesterday. Several vehicles were destroyed in the explosion in Italian-themed shopping mall, Al Riffa, south of capital Manama. according to the project’s blue- print displayed at the entrance Iran deputy minister shot dead of the mall. Opened on June 7, 2006, DUBAI: An unidentified attacker shot dead Iran’s Deputy Villaggio is considered the sec- Industries Minister Safdar Rahmat Abadi in Tehran yesterday, the ond biggest mall after City Centre state news agency IRNA said. He was shot in the head and chest as Doha. he got into his car at around 7.50pm. “Investigations show two shots It was built on an area of were fired from inside the vehicle,” an official said. “That two shells 340,000sqm, with 120,000sqm of were found inside the car shows a strong likelihood that the assail- retail space. ant was inside the car and in conversation with Abadi.” AGENCIES It includes over 200 shops and Barcelona’s Pedro Rodriguez celebrates after scoring against Real Betis during their Spanish First Division has among its features 13 movie soccer match at Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville yesterday. Barcelona beat Real Betis 4-1. theatres, Gondolania theme park, an ice skating rink. There is also a 150-metre long indoor canal which has been popular among visitors for its UN rapporteur hails Qatar for worker-friendly steps Gondola ride. The mall which has 15 DOHA: A top UN official has urged “I urge Qatar to thoroughly pursue its He also urged Qatar to effectively Documentation Centre for South West entrances has a parking space Qatar to review the sponsorship and exit review of the kafala system. It should be implement existing legislations to protect Asia and the Arab Region. that can accommodate around permit system and said workers should made easy for migrants to change sponsor. migrants’ rights and suggested 14 recom- He appreciated the provision in the 3,000 cars. be allowed to change jobs freely. The exit permit system should be replaced mendations. Crepaeu said he was here to sponsorship law which made it illegal for The mall is located next to Francois Crepaeu, UN Special by a system where creditors can apply to a evaluate working conditions of migrants sponsors to retain passports, the 2004 Aspire sport city. Rapporteur on human rights of migrants, court for a travel ban,” said Crepaeu. following an invitation by the government. labour law, providing some important With its artificial blue skies, said yesterday that in the case of those who He was addressing media people at the “Qatari officials have a vision of what rights and safeguards for workers, black- the plush mall which houses some have taken loans, creditors should move the end of an eight-day visit during which he has to be accomplished and the discus- listing by the government of companies of the most luxurious brands in court for a travel ban. met senior government officials, diplomats, sions were mostly about how to get there… that abuse migrant workers and the ban on the world was once declared one And such bans should be based on con- academics, human rights watchdog offi- I welcome some initiatives taken by Qatari Qatari recruitment agencies from charging of the best malls across the world siderations of individual circumstances and cials, migrant workers, and visited deporta- authorities,” said Crepaeu. migrants recruitment fees. by the Forbes magazine. imposed only if extremely necessary for tion centres, the central prison and some The press briefing was held at the THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA judicial proceedings, he said. labour camps. UN Human Rights Training and Continued on page 6 MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Significant rise in tourist arrivals
DOHA: Qatar’s tourism sector improvement compared to the The 13.81 percent increase over witnessed noticeable growth in same period last year. previous year, despite being the the third quarter with significant The average hotel occupancy lower summer season, sees strong increase in tourist arrivals and rate rose from 50 percent to 57 demand, with an equivalent 19 hotel occupancy rate, based on lat- percent despite the industry percent increase in room revenue. est data released by Qatar Tourism adding over 600 rooms, growing Regional visitors increased Authority (QTA) yesterday. inventory by 4.73 percent. These by 20 percent, with the biggest According to QTA’s third quar- jumps meant that total reve- increase from Saudi Arabia and ter (July to September) 2013 nue among 4 and 5-Star hotels Kuwait. Tourists coming from report, all key indicators of the increased by QR85.3m, reaching a other continents rose by 13.36 tourism sector demonstrated total of QR703.1m for the quarter. percent, with arrivals from Asia showing the biggest increase at 18.27 percent. Despite the increase in room inventory the average room rate per available room per day for both 4 and 5-Star hotels increased by 8.82 per- cent from previous year, ris- ing from QR293 to QR319. Average total revenue per available room per day grew by 4.41 percent over Q3, 2012. Driving the tourism sector was increased expo- sure to the global economy, assisted by the influx of companies and businesses supporting Qatar’s infra- structure development. A diverse range of events and activities in Qatar, and increased regional and international presence during the third quarter of 2013 also pushed growth in the leisure sector. These include the Eid Festival 2013, as well as perform- ances of Cirque du Soleil at the Aspire Dome. Among the achievements of QTA during the period included the Eid Al Adha Festival, the opening of its French representative office in Paris, the World Tourism Day celebration, and its pres- ence at ITB Asia in Singapore. The scene is set for continued growth, as new infrastructure readies to accelerate the growth of the sector, including the Doha Exhibition and Conference Centre which is under construction and Hamad International Airport set to open early next year. THE PENINSULA HOME MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Police College, Naif University sign MoU
DOHA: The Qatari Police College President represented the Naif The MoU seeks cooperation and Naif University for Security University. Major General Dr Al in academic field specially in Sciences in Saudi Arabia yes- Maal said that the MoU was signed research and continuing higher terday signed a memorandum of as part of preparations for the education for Police College grad- understanding (MoU) for coop- Police College which is scheduled uates on master and doctoral level eration in the fields of training, to open next September. from Naif University in future. research and security studies. Already agreements have Clauses also include coopera- On Qatari part, Major General been signed with many academic tion in field of exchanging profes- Dr Abdullah Yousyuf Al Maal, legal institutions in the world such sors and researches. There would adviser to the Minister of Interior as Manchester Metropolitan be an electronic link between signed the MoU while Dr Jaman University in Britain, Scotland libraries of both institutions. Rasheed bin Raqoosh, University yard Police and Naif University. THE PENINSULA DCMF organises training for Syrian journalists
DOHA: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) is organizing six train- ing workshops for Syrian journalists, which will be held in Turkey and Jordan over the coming two months. Between November 17 and 23, the centre is hosting two workshops in Istanbul; the first on international standards of quality and the second on online journalism. A third workshop to be held in Gaziantep will focus on safety, as part of DCMF’s Ali Hassan Al Jaber programme for the safety of journalists launched earlier this year. The project is the culmi- nation of the Doha Centre’s efforts to engage the emerg- ing Syrian media landscape. A delegation led by the cen- tre’s Director General Jan Keulen visited Turkey last May to explore the conditions of Syrian journalists there. Keulen emphasised the project’s strategic impor- tance, highlighting “the pivotal role Syria journal- ists and media activists play in providing reli- able news and information about the unfolding events in their country. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME
Qatar Airways launches oneworld promotion Father Emir performs Istisqa prayer DOHA: To celebrate joining the oneworld alliance, Qatar Airways is offering Qatar-based passengers and Privilege Club members the chance to purchase two business class tickets for the price of one. The Bigger World Promotion runs from today through November 25 when customers can visit any Qatar Airways Sales office, travel agent or visit www.qatarairways.com/companion to purchase tickets for travel through March 31, 2014. Savings are based on round-trip/return fares from Doha. Privilege Club members have an additional incentive whereby both pas- sengers can earn a 25 percent bonus in Qmiles. THE PENINSULA
The Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani join other dignitaries in performing Istisqa prayer (rain-seeking prayer) at Al Wajbah prayer ground yesterday. Emir names Budding journalists urged political secretary to banish stereotypes DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yester- NU-Q hosts journalists from Pulitzer Center day Issued Emiri Order No. 8 for 2013 appoint- DOHA: Journalists in the Muslim world can that there is obvious racism against Muslims in the ing H E Ali bin Fahd Al debunk popular stereotypes about Islam by world, but to be able to address this, we need to chal- Shahwani as Secretary reporting untold stories to global audiences, lenge our own communities and biases,” said Nosheen. to the Emir for Political experts told students at Northwestern University “If we are tired of having outsiders tell our stories, Affairs. The order shall in Qatar (NU-Q). NU-Q hosted three award-win- we have to tell them ourselves.” Commenting on the go into effect from the ning journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis 2.1 million views recorded the night her documentary date of issue and is to be Reporting in Washington, D C, last week for a aired in the US, Nosheen said: “That’s a huge number published in the official speaker series about covering the Muslim world (of viewers) for a foreign language documentary with gazette. for international audiences. subtitles, which challenged the perceptions we had of The speakers included Alia Malek, a Syrian- what Americans were willing to sit through.” American and author of A Country Called Amreeka: Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO of NU-Q, noted Messages sent US History Retold through Arab American Lives, Ayman the importance of hosting top professionals in the Oghanna, an award winning Iraqi-British photojournal- media field. “The visit of these accomplished journal- to Bahrain ist and Habiba Nosheen, ists provided our students with worthy role models and a Pakistani-Canadian sound advice about reporting in the region,” he said. and Kuwait multimedia journalist The week’s events were organized by the NU-Q whose documentary, chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists MANAMA/KUWAIT: Outlawed in Pakistan, (SPJ), which is the first SPJ chapter to set up outside The Emir H H Sheikh aired on PBS Frontline the US. It has more than 8,000 members and offers Tamim bin Hamad Al earlier this year. students access to a vast professional network. Thani has sent a writ- “As budding journal- Tom Hundley, a veteran foreign correspondent ten message to Emir ists from diverse back- and senior editor at the Pulitzer Center, accompa- of Kuwait H H Sheikh grounds my advice to nied the journalists who spent five days on campus Sabah Al Ahmed Al you is to banish stere- lecturing and leading workshops and seminars. The Jaber Al Sabah. The otypes and show glo- NU-Q community were also treated to a private message was handed bal audiences what screening of Nosheen’s documentary, shown at last over by Qatar’s Minister they do not expect to year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film follows a of Foreign Affairs H E Dr see in a foreign land,” young Pakistani gang-rape victim as she strives to Khalid bin Mohmmaed said Oghanna. “Find find justice in her country’s flawed judicial system. Al Attiyah. contradictions and Malek, Oghanna and Nosheen are currently The Emir H H Sheikh things we have not engaged in projects funded by the Pulitzer Center Tamim bin Hamad Al seen before because no and have been published in the New York Times, Al Thani has sent a mes- one is more qualified Jazeera, the Economist and PBS on issues affecting sage to King of Bahrain to do that than you, hotspots in the Muslim world including Syria, Iraq H M Hamad bin Isa Al here in the region.” and Pakistan. Khalifa, dealing with fra- “It’s absolutely true THE PENINSULA ternal ties between the two countries and the latest regional and inter- national developments. The message was handed over by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah during an meeting with the King of Bahrain here today. Condolence cables sent to Philippines DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condo- lences to the President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino, on the victims of Typhoon Haiyan which swept several areas of the country. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a similar cable to the Philippines president. Emir receives CIA director DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in his office at Al Bahr Palace yester- day with Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan. QNA
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Social security supports stability Qatar’s foreign aid Continued from page 1 Stressing the importance of social security around the world, ISSA President Errol Frank Stoove expressed crosses QR3bn commitment to improve social security and make a difference in the life of people around the world. “For societies, social Assistance extended to over 100 countries: Ministry report security supports stability and cohesion. Social security systems are indispensa- DOHA: Qatar during 2012, was humanitarian initiatives in vari- by both the government and the ble elements of social inclusion, social able to extend assistance (gov- ous countries around the world. citizens and residents of Qatar peace and justice. And for economies, ernment and non-governmental Whenever there has been a call to citizens and countries around social security contributes to ensuring aid) worth QR3,001,764,025 to by the global community in the globe, through official donor bod- the stability, capacities and human capi- almost 100 countries spread wake of any natural disaster or ies, charitable associations and tal that are preconditions for economic across all the continents, a for- in pursuit of any developmental institutions, and humanitarian development and growth,” he said. eign aid report prepared by the goals the country has quickly and organizations, for an integral part “We must preserve and strengthen Ministry of Foreign Affairs efficiently responded to it. of this report. social security systems. But to do so, said. A quick glance at the fig- During 2012, Qatar undertook The Minister of Foreign Affairs social security must change and in an ures shows that, over the years, a number of initiatives, including H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al environment of resource constraint, the country has considerably distinguished projects in a number Attiyah underlined that Qatar is changes must be innovative and effective.” enhanced the geographical, sec- of countries such as Tunisia, well aware of the increasing risks Meanwhile, Turki Al Khater, General tor-wise and field-wise scope of Japan, Gaza in Palestine and or crises, food shortages, and chal- Secretary of GRSIA, was nominated its foreign aid. The aid extended Darfur in Sudan, the report said. lenges of climate change, natural as President of the 31st round of ISSA by Qatar has been channelled The Qatari approach was disasters and conflicts that all general assembly. The nomination was in the form of grants (whether able to devise mechanisms such come together in a time of the The Prime Minster and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin made by the executive committee of financial, in kind or technical in as funds, in bilateral format. tightening effects of the interna- Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani addressing the World Social Security ISSA chaired by Stoove. nature), and support for devel- Also Qatar established re-con- tional economic crisis that makes Forum yesterday. THE PENINSULA opmental and humanitarian struction committees (eg Gaza it harder to deliver on interna- projects and programmes. Re-Construction Committee) tional commitments. The magnitude of the aid under the supervision of the The Minister said Qatar for- offered by Qatar is a clear reflec- Ministry of Foreign Affairs. eign aid was delivered to around tion of the vision of the Qatari The report outlines absolute 100 countries around the globe. leadership to reduce the suffer- transparency and accuracy, dem- Qatari humanitarian aid and ing of victims and also achieve onstrated by statistical tables, developmental assistance have RasGas achieves more than and support global partner- charts and graphs, that provide bridged an important gap and ships for the achievement of the a detailed insight into the foreign have opened a life-saving channel Millennium Development Goals aid provided by the Country to a to support and reach out to other in countries around the world. wide range of humanitarian and countries and people of the world. 34 percent Qatarisation The state is actively engaging in developmental sectors in various He added that disaster response both qualitative and quantitative countries around the world, is a and management is based essen- DOHA: RasGas Company “As we celebrate our 20th anni- session where participants from investments in a wide range of key objective of this report. tially on the adoption of ‘the right Limited (RasGas) recently cel- versary, Qatarization is impor- various departments shared humanitarian and developmen- This report also aims to assist to protection from disasters’. This ebrated its Qatarisation strat- tant strategic objectives which and explained their programme tal sectors. in enhancing the effectiveness of requires preventive measures, egy that has brought their total is not merely about employing projects to the Company’s senior It added that Qatar’s increas- the aid provided by evaluating policies, high levels of prepared- number of Qatari employees Qataris but hiring, training and management. ing focus on such global initia- both governmental and non-gov- ness and resilience capacity build- to over 34 percent of the total retaining talent that will help Mentors and coaches whose tives is reflective of the enhanced ernmental aid according to inter- ing to cope with disaster prone work force. RasGas grow. We have devised dedication and commitment have emphasis placed on international national standards and criteria. conditions. Beginning with just under 50 and implemented a quality-driven empowered the Qatari employees cooperation by Qatar National The information provided in The Minister said that Qatar employees in 1993, RasGas now Qatarisation programme as part to reach their full potential were Vision 2030. Accordingly, assist- this report will guide the decision highly appreciates global part- boasts a workforce of more than of our conviction that people are also recognised at the event. The ance to other countries had grown makers of the country in ensur- nerships in international devel- 3,500 of which over 1,000 are our greatest strength, and the key Company’s multi-cultural environ- to be recognised as an integral ing that the external aid provided opment which stands as the Qatari Nationals. to the company’s future success ment brings together employees part of the country’s foreign pol- contributes many folds towards eight goal of the UN Millennium Over the past two decades, and development,” said Hamad from over 67 different nationalities. icy outlook. international cooperation and Development Goals to be achieved RasGas has developed a struc- Rashid Al Mohannadi, RasGas Earlier this year RasGas was Over the last few decades, Qatar humanitarian solidarity in line with by the end of 2015. Qatar is tured system of recruitment, Chief Executive Officer. awarded the Qatarization Crystal has demonstrated its unwavering the guidelines laid down by Qatar already engaged in the process of training, coaching and career The event was held to recog- Award, for the third time since commitment towards achieving National Vision 2030, in addition to setting new goals for global devel- development, with the aim of nise Qataris who had success- 2009, in recognition of its effec- international peace and security achieving the strategic goals of the opment by redefining it as ‘goals sourcing, attracting and retain- fully completed different RasGas tiveness in attracting and retaining by actively partaking a wide range Country’s foreign policy. of sustainable development’. ing skilled and accomplished Development Programmes. It the highest calibre of employees. of political, developmental and External assistance provided THE PENINSULA Qataris. kicked off with a presentation THE PENINSULA
UN rapporteur recommends uniform HMC to observe diabetes day
model job contract for migrants DOHA: To coincide with World Diabetes Day Hamad Medical Continued from page 1 that illegal recruitment fees are further suggested setting a min- Corporation has organized However, in his recommenda- not charged, and that employ- imum wage for migrant work- a slew of events to increase tions Crepaeu said: “Effectively ment contracts signed in the ers, creating an effective labour awareness of the effects of dia- implement existing legislation, sending countries are not altered inspection system and allowing betes and its complications including by enforcing the pro- in Qatar without the knowledge of workers to form associations about diabetes. hibition against the confiscation the migrant. and self organisations, not to The awareness campaign will of passports, prosecute violations “I thus urge Qatar to thor- detain individuals for the sole focus on early detection and pre- and impose meaningful sanctions oughly pursue its review of the purpose of having ‘run away’ vention of diabetes and includes on companies and individuals who kafala system. It should be made from their employer and find a full week of events that com- violate laws designed to protect easy for migrants to change alternative to detention and in menced yesterday. It includes a migrants’ rights.” sponsor, and this should hap- case of detention to provide the series of elementary and second- He recommended that a uni- pen automatically in all cases of migrants with access to their ary school visits where nurses and form model job contract be alleged abuse by the sponsor,” he families, consular services, a cafeteria supervisory staff will be adopted with terms and condi- said. lawyer and an interpreter. taught how to manage diabetes in Francois Crepaeu at the press conference. tions for all migrants to ensure The recommendations THE PENINSULA the school environment. Tomorrow a three-day exhibi- tion will open at the Outpatient Entrance of Hamad General Woqod opens petrol station in Pearl-Qatar Hospital and will provide patients Filipino forums and visitors with counseling from physicians, dieticians, educa- urged to help tors, podiatrists and pharmacists. Diabetes screening and blood sugar typhoon victims checks will also be available. Other planned events include a sympo- DOHA: The United Filipino sium for clinicians, educational and Organisations in Qatar screening events at both Al Wakra (UFOQ), the umbrella organi- and Al Khor Hospitals, a three-day sation of more than 100 Filipino event at Katara with Action on groups here, yesterday appealed Diabetes and a walkathon. on its member organisations THE PENINSULA and the entire Filipino commu- nity to support the Philippine Arab Primary Embassy’s call for assistance for the victims of typhoon Haiyan. Health Care Day The super typhoon wreaked havoc to hundreds of thousands of DOHA: The Primary Health Filipinos in the Visayas region with Care Corporation (PHCC) cele- around 10,000 people feared dead. brated the Arab Primary Health UFOQ Chairman, Jhin Tabuzo Care Day with an awareness yesterday called on not only the campaign at the Villaggio mall member-organisations but the recently. The PHCC, through entire Filipino community to sup- Arab Health Care Day awareness port the embassy’s drive to collect campaign, aimed to achieve com- donations for the victims. munity participation and advise Philippine Ambassador citizens on the importance of Crescente R Relacion yesterday family medicine as the first and issued a circular calling everyone continuous point of contact. to take part in the massive drive At the Villaggio mall, a team of to generate donations to help medical staff, including a Family needy Filipinos in the affected Medicine Specialist, explained areas of the country. the relevance of the family medi- Those who wish to donate cine to complete a comprehensive may contact UFOQ Welfare and healthcare for people of all ages. Outreach Committee (WOC) Woqod opened its first petrol station at The Pearl-Qatar yesterday. Turki Al Subaie, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Woqod, Essa Ali Al Nurses measured blood pressure chairman Lyndon Magsino Kuwari, Chief Operations Officer of United Development Company (UDC), and Saoud Abdullah Al Henzab, Chairman of the Central Municipal Council and glucose level during the cam- (Mob. 55698990) or vice chair- (CMC) and other dignitaries attended the opening ceremony. The petrol station, located near Viva Bahriya occupies 4,000 square metres area and paign. Several lectures were held man Pastor Beda Robles (Mob includes a car wash and workshop, supermarket, Internet café, post office, launderette (self service laundry) and ATM machines, besides a number in schools and health centres as 55830946). of filling machines for variety of fuel. (KAMMUTTY VP) part of the celebrations. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME/MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Major Sudan airline grounded, blames US sanctions
KHARTOUM: A major as well as Jeddah and Cairo. Hartmut Volz, the airline’s Sudan pounds but had trouble convert- Ortashi said. “It’s not economical of their better fuel economy and Sudanese airline serving South “We are really begging, begging general manager. ing their proceeds into US dol- at all,” Ortashi said, noting that reliability. “We thought we could Sudan and the Middle East sus- the USA to lift the sanctions on “In this context it was decided lars for repatriation because of his company had suffered losses of solve the problem of spare parts pended operations yesterday, the private companies in Sudan. to suspend services from a shortage of hard currency in around $3.5 million in six months. and maintenance, but we found it blaming American sanctions, as They are dying,” Ortashi said. Frankfurt to Khartoum.” Sudan, which was the main rea- The government’s September deci- really difficult,” he said. a document confirmed German A document said Germany’s An industry source, speaking son they were pulling out of the sion to slash fuel subsidies added to Ortashi said that Marsland’s carrier Lufthansa will also end Lufthansa, the last European air- on condition of anonymity, said market. the problem, he said. 260 local employees will now lose flights to Sudan. line with direct flights to Sudan, “the station is not doing well,” Turkish Airlines as well as Retail prices for gasoline and their jobs unless the company “As from today, it was the last will end its service between and that 12 staff will lose their some African and Middle Eastern diesel rose more than 60 percent, can obtain emergency funding to flight from Marsland,” Rashid Frankfurt and Khartoum on jobs. carriers still fly to Sudan. sparking the worst urban unrest allow it to stay afloat. Ortashi, chairman of Marsland January 19. Early this year the Dutch For Marsland, American eco- of President Omar Hasan Al The US imposed the trade Aviation, said in an interview. “Lufthansa offers its customers carrier KLM ended direct nomic sanctions meant its three Bashir’s 24 years in power. embargo in 1997 over Sudan’s The private airline, which he an extensive worldwide network flights between Amsterdam and leased Boeing 737 jets could Dozens of people were killed. support for terrorism, efforts to founded in 2001, flew to the South and regularly monitors its profit- Khartoum, citing rising costs. not be registered in Sudan Ortashi said Marsland switched destabilise neighbouring govern- Sudanese capital Juba, two desti- ability,” says the letter to clients Ortashi said foreign carriers but had to be listed in Georgia from Russian aircraft to ments and human rights viola- nations in Sudan’s Darfur region dated October 22 and signed by were selling tickets in Sudanese and Gambia at double the cost, American Boeings in 2009 because tions. AFP New technologies to be showcased Continued from page 1 Noted scholar, Ayid bin Abdullah Al Qarni, and human development expert Dr Mohammed bin Ali Al Amiri will lead the session. He said the con- ference will be held under the theme ‘Enhancing Coordination Mechanisms between Civil Defence and Search and Rescue Teams in Responding to Crises and Disasters’. Many new technologies will be showcased for the first time. For example, Ooredoo will display a new system to know the location of the caller in emergency cases using a Ethiopians gather as they wait to be repatriated in Manfuhah, southern Riyadh, yesterday. technology that will be unveiled for the first time. The Civil Defence will launch a preventive educa- tion vehicle set up with support of Barwa Group. The Two killed in Saudi clashes US National Fire Protection Association is partici- pating in the exhibition for the first time regionally RIYADH: Two people have been illegal migrants, mostly from east and second time globally and will display its free killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia Africa. services and advices in the safety field. Brig. Al amid a nationwide crackdown on ille- Meanwhile, hundreds of illegal Suwaidi also announced that Ras Laffan Emergency gal expatriates, police said yesterday. migrants targeted in a nationwide crack- and Safety College will be inaugurated during the They said they intervened on Saturday down turned themselves in yesterday exhibition and it will be accompanied with a field drill after foreigners rioted in the poor after security forces besieged a Riyadh by search and rescue teams from different countries. Manfuhah neighbourhood of Riyadh, neighbourhood where riots had killed two Al Harami said Al Sharq is pleased to be part of attacking Saudi and other foreign resi- people. Men, women and children lined up the exhibition and conference and that the daily dents with rocks and knives. carrying their belongings to board police is keen to cooperate with GDCD in all awareness One Saudi and another person, buses transferring them to an assembly campaigns throughout the year as part of its social whose nationality and identity remains centre before their deportation, a week responsibility. unknown, were killed, said a police after a seven-month amnesty expired. Al Muraikhi said the conference aims at high- statement carried by the SPA state The Ethiopian government said it was lighting basic problems and challenges faced by news agency. repatriating citizens who had failed to civil defence and search and rescue teams and Another 68 people — 28 Saudis and meet the deadline of a seven-month other emergency bodies locally, regionally and 40 foreigners — were injured and 561 amnesty, citing reports that an Ethiopian globally. The conference will contribute to finding people were arrested. The Manfuhah had been killed by police. appropriate solutions for these challenges and put district of the capital is home to many AFP forth recommendations. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
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HE Bangladesh government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started coming down heavily on the opposition led by Begum Khaleda Zia weeks Turkey explores options Tbefore elections. Yesterday, a number of major leaders were put behind bars as an 84-hour strike called by the opposition went under way. The deeply-fraught polity of the south Asian nation, which sits near India and Myanmar, has beyond the United States been a stumbling block in growth and development right from the time it gained Independence from Pakistan in 1971. BY SONER CAGAPTAY Sheikh Hasina, daughter of the founder and first president hedging that Iran “has the right to small pro-environment gathering in of the Republic, is seen as a liberal politician who looks up pursue nuclear energy research for Istanbul, millions of Turks took to the to India for strategic reasons and domestic compulsions. WO years ago, I argued in peaceful purposes” and joined Nato’s streets to demand respect for freedom Bangladesh got independence from Pakistan with help from a Washington Post op-ed missile defence shield. of assembly and liberal democracy — that Turkey was pivoting This is why Turkey’s recent and were met with a more violent India, which found it hard to come to terms with an outcrop of Ttoward the United States. announcement that it would buy air government reaction. Before these Islamabad hemming it from the east. on this page that Turkey was pivoting defence systems from China — a first protests, Erdogan and Obama chat- Since 1971, Bangladesh’s politics has been vertically split toward the United States [“A blossom- for any Nato member — was a shock. ted often. Since then, Washington has between pro-India and anti-India parties. The Islamist ing friendship; Obama, Erdogan are If finalized, this deal would deal a seri- been mostly deaf to Turkish appeals Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Begum Khaleda Zia restoring their countries’ bond,” Nov. ous blow to Turkey’s relations with the on Syria. 13, 2011]. This policy has not ushered United States and with Nato, open- For the past decade, Turkey has — Hasina’s bete noire — leads a coalition that wants the in what Ankara wanted: American ing the alliance’s security umbrella to been surrounded by mostly trou- general elections to be held under a caretaker government. firepower to oust the Assad regime in potential Chinese snooping. bled neighbours. By comparison, However, the Sheikh Hasina government, which started selling Syria. And feeling alone, Turkey has Two issues are driving Ankara’s it has looked like an island of sta- nomination papers for the upcoming polls amid raging violence started to seek other allies, including pivot away from Washington. First, bility. Istanbul’s financial markets that killed two persons on the first day of the nationwide Beijing. Turkey aspires to build its defence have attracted international capital strike yesterday, sees no reason to When the Justice and Development industry and has been disappointed in excess of $40bn annually, driving Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, that US companies would not trans- record-breaking growth. The Syrian yield to the opposition demand. The Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fer technology in return for weapons civil war changes this context. With a Sheikh last two weeks have seen 18 people and other Turkish purchases. Turkish officials see turn- weak and divided state next door and being killed in the agitation. officials toyed ing to China as a way to enhance their Al Qaida at its border, Turkey’s image Hasina risks The volatile political trail with the idea of bargaining power with US companies. as the region’s stable nation is erod- marginalisation of the nation extends from its being a stand- Second, Turkey is signalling its dis- ing, and its economic growth could be Independence movement that saw Whichever way alone actor in appointment with the Obama adminis- undermined. This could complicate, or in the upcoming the Middle East. tration’s Syria policy — or lack thereof. even derail, Erdogan’s plans to run for mayhem rivalled only by India’s Syria goes, By 2011, they Turkey has pursued regime change in president next year as he is likely to be elections by using partition for the creation of had realized that Damascus since 2012, providing weap- elected again only if Turkey continues Turkish officials force against the Pakistan. Bangladesh has also seen the Arab Spring ons and haven to the Syrian opposi- growing. years of military rule. expect that would create tion. Ankara has tried to persuade So after failing to get a US com- opposition. In 2009, border troops mutinied long-term insta- Washington to join its efforts and sig- mitment on action in Syria, Turkey is the outcome bility in their nificantly support the opposition. The flirting with the Chinese and, poten- in what was seen as a revolt against neighbourhood United States has done neither. tially, the Russians to lock in additional poor working conditions. They is likely to be and would posi- Turkey’s sense of abandonment was long-term security. Eyeing the nego- attacked officers’ families, killing dozens and sparking an tion Iran against heightened in the aftermath of the tiations over Iran’s nuclear program, outcry in the beleaguered nation. A court recently awarded the unfavourable for Turkey in Syria. chemical weapons deal US and Russian Turkish officials could seek their own death sentence to 152 border troops who were seen to be part them and that Turkey adeptly officials brokered in September, which, deal with Tehran over Syria. of the revolt. The mass trial doesn’t meet norms conforming pivoted toward in Turkish minds, provided a lifeline Turkey hosted the Iranian foreign they will need the United States. for the Assad regime. minister in Ankara on November 1, to international judicial standards and has been criticized by The two nations Turkey foresees two grave eventu- hinting at the end of a period of cold rights groups. allies to mitigate worked with alities in Syria: an Iran-backed hostile ties. Ankara is trying to ameliorate Four days after the hanging sentence was announced, the fallout. other countries rump state at its border — whose lead- its relations with Iraq, which soured comes the crackdown on opposition leaders. With this move, to oust Muammar ers will not forget Ankara’s support over Baghdad’s objection to warm ties Hasina is trying to stem the tide of unrest that prevails during Gaddafi in Libya for the Syrian rebels — and Al Qaida- between Turks and the Iraqi Kurds. strikes. However, in the politically charged atmosphere that that year and, early on, coordinated controlled enclaves. Turkey needs Iraq, one of Syria’s other policies against the Assad regime. Whichever way Syria goes, Turkish neighbours, as an ally to contain a Bangladesh finds itself in, stanching opposition with a heavy Even more important for officials expect that the outcome is Syrian meltdown if it cannot bring an hand may backfire on her, leading to political isolation and a US-Turkish relations, President likely to be unfavourable for them and end to the Assad regime. drubbing at the hustings. With chaos reigning in the country, Barack Obama and Erdogan hit it off. that they will need allies to mitigate The honeymoon in US-Turkish ties Hasina risks her political future as Bangladesh has been The two leaders spoke often and were the fallout. is over. Turkey is out to gather as alternatively ruled by the Awami League and the Bangladesh eager to listen to each other about The Turkish government’s heavy- many friends as it can line up in the Middle East issues. The convergence handed treatment of protesters this Middle East. The United States might Nationalist Party. Probably, it is the expectation of the was so apparent that in September summer also affected the relationship. be just one of them. impending comeback that adds to the intrepidity of Khaleda 2011 Turkey abandoned its rhetorical When the police cracked down on a WP-BLOOMBERG- Zia and her cadres • The other side Quote of Keep human rights abusers off the UN Council the day
N RECENT weeks, an imprisoned and National Reconciliationreports 909 used to repress dissent. According to prisoners and the largest Internet cen- Cuban human rights activist and political arrests in October, the highest a General Assembly resolution, candi- sorship operation in the world, be sitting Irapper, Angel Yunier Remón, known as in months. Many of those detained have dates for the council are supposed to in judgment about human rights? Many “El Critico,” has been on a hunger strike been part of the “Ladies in White” move- be countries that “uphold the highest are reluctant to speak out because of We are not blind, against his incarceration, and is reported ment, wives and mothers of political standards in the promotion and protec- China’s vast economic power. This is to be near death. An innovative artist prisoners who are arrested on Sundays tion of human rights.” Cuba does not shameful. Russia, too, wants a place. and I don’t think with an underground following among as they walk to and from Mass. In an meet that criterion. Other regimes that Its qualifications? Two young women of we’re stupid. I think impoverished Cuban youth, he was jailed expression of rank hypocrisy, Cuba is resort to brutality and violence because Pussy Riot, the girl band, remain impris- March 26 after an altercation at his home seeking a seaton the 47-member United they lack genuine political legitimacy are oned for staging a protest in a cathedral; we have a pretty staged by Castro’s goons, a gambit to Nations Human Rights Council. The also bidding for seats. Admittedly, the a dozen people face arbitrary prosecu- coerce him into silence. But instead he General Assembly votes Nov. 12 for 14 council is not the most effective force, tion for participating in the Bolotnaya strong sense of how has been resolute, and fought back. new members. Recently, Rosa Maria but why bestow membership on those square demonstrations; oil magnate to measure whether Recently, friends and supporters Pay, daughter of the Cuban dissident who brazenly violate basic principles of Mikhail Khodorkovsky is entering his organized a campaign in social media Oswaldo Pay, who died in a suspicious human dignity? 10th year behind bars; a regressive wave or not we are acting to call attention to his plight. But the pace car wreck last year, appealed to the body Should China, which brooks no chal- of legislation in recent months has further in the interests of of repression in Cuba is not slowing. The to reject Cuba, noting that death threats, lenge to the ruling party’s monopoly on suffocated civil society. John Kerry Cuban Commission for Human Rights arbitrary arrests and violence are routinely power and maintains a gulag of political The Washington Post our country... US Secretary of State MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Iran stand-off helps France win friends While President Francois Hollande’s decision to pose for a photo opportunity with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani at the UN raised concerns in Israel, French officials were quick to insist that their negotiating stance would remain tough.
BY JOHN IRISH analysis — but our position has always been the same.” rance’s tough line in major US Secretary of State John Kerry, power talks with Iran may alluding to criticism of the US approach frustrate those looking for an in Geneva, said on US television: “We are Fearly deal over Tehran’s nuclear not blind, and I don’t think we’re stupid. programme, but is helping Paris to seal I think we have a pretty strong sense of strategic new links with Gulf states and how to measure whether or not we are Israel. acting in the interests of our country and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of the globe.” emerged just after midnight from France, a UN Security Council veto- Saturday’s talks in Geneva to insist more holder, has long held out for strict terms work was needed to remove the risk of trading a loosening of international an Iranian nuclear bomb, rankling those sanctions on Iran’s oil-based economy in Western allies who believed they were on return for commitments by Tehran to the brink of an accord that has eluded show its nuclear work is as peaceful as EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov, negotiators for a decade. it asserts. But the new element is the British Foreign Secretary William Hague, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, during France’s bottom-line position should fear among Iran’s foes Israel and the Gulf nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday. have come as little surprise to other states that the United States has turned negotiators heading to Geneva last week. softer on Iran, leaving Paris as the lead- accused Fabius of grandstanding. Veteran official. “Now, when it comes to the anti-aircraft defence missiles to Riyadh While President Francois Hollande’s ing defender of their interests. diplomat Carl Bildt, foreign minister of Middle East they are filled with uncer- and the sale of Rafale fighter jets to decision to pose for a photo opportunity As France struggles to reform its Sweden, tweeted: “Seems as if the most tainty and doubt. That uncertainty gives neighbouring Qatar. with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani weak domestic economy and watches difficult talks in Geneva are not with Iran us a card to influence our policy.” “The international context, our con- at September’s UN General Assembly Germany increasingly shape European but within the Western group.” Paris points to a longstanding hard line sistent position on Syria and our rela- raised concerns in Israel, French officials Union policy, that is a realignment full While Franco-US relations have long on weapons proliferation as proof it is tions with Saudi Arabia have contributed were quick to insist that their negotiating of welcome trade and diplomatic promise since recovered from the lows reached in acting from a point of principle rather to addressing the unimpressive military stance would remain tough. for Hollande’s government. 2003 when Paris marshalled world oppo- than to curry favour with the Gulf and ties we once had,” Defence Minister Jean- Fabius stressed then that Iran must “This is not just about arms sales ... but sition to the US-led war in Iraq, new ten- Israel. Yves Le Drian said just after the Saudi suspend construction of its Arak heavy- about strategic influence in the region,” sions have emerged. Yet with France only last week hit by deal. water reactor and halt uranium enrich- said Middle East specialist Shashank French officials were disappointed a second sovereign debt downgrade from The question now is to what extent ment to a concentration of 20 percent to Joshi at the Royal United Services when they saw Washington as being ratings agency Standard and Poor’s over France is ready to go out on a limb win an easing of international sanctions Institute (RUSI) in London. hesitant to support Hollande’s January its failure to kickstart its sluggish econ- and veto any possible nuclear deal with that are strangling its economy. “France can win influence with Saudi intervention in Mali to quash an insur- omy, Paris does not hide the fact that it Iran, with a new round of talks set for Those were the same demands he cited Arabia and Israel.” gency by Al Qaeda-linked rebels. regards exports to the Middle East as a November 20 — just as Hollande is sched- at the start of the last day of talks on But they were even unhappier in precious source of growth and jobs. uled to visit Israel and the Palestinian Saturday when he insisted France could OUT ON A LIMB? August when, after much US encourage- In October, France sealed a contract territories. not accept a “fool’s game” handing Iran Kerry was quick to play down differ- ment, they put French fighter jets within to modernise six naval ships and tank- “The most difficult part of this con- a cheap victory. ences among the Western allies within hours of bombing Syria to punish its use ers from Saudi Arabia, having won in flict is not between France and Iran, it “We have not changed our position. It the so-called “P5+1” grouping — Security of chemical arms — only to be told by July one billion euros worth of contracts is between the United States and Iran,” has always been clear and constant,” a Council veto-wielders Russia, China, the Barack Obama to stand down while he with the United Arab Emirates for anti- former defence minister Paul Quiles, a French diplomatic source said. “If the United States, Britain and France, plus consulted the US Congress, then to watch aircraft radars and military observation Socialist ally of Hollande, said. perception of Saudi Arabia and Israel is Germany — that are stewarding the Iran as his ardour for action cooled. satellites. “If the US president is willing to seek that the United States is more inclined diplomacy. “Our American partners used to lec- French officials say they are also opti- a compromise, then it would be terrible for a deal without firmness, that is their But one diplomat close to the talks ture us 15 years ago,” said a senior French mistic on securing a large deal to deliver if France prevents it.” REUTERS Colombia hopes deal with guerrillas Peru uses climate “We’re trying to give our twist to lure tourists BY MITRA TAJ enemies, in this case the n its heyday, the Pastoruri glacier in central Peru, drew daily throngs of tourists packed into dozens of double-decker buses FARC, a bridge to a dignified 16,000-feet (5,0000-meters) high into the Andes to ski, build snow- Imen and scale its dizzying peaks. way out — lay down their It was so bright with ice and snow that sunglasses were mandatory. But in less than 20 years, including at least 10 of the hottest on arms and enter the political record, Pastoruri has shrunk in half, and now spans just a third of a square mile (0.9 square km). Melting ice has given way to slabs of arena,” says President black rock, two small lakes gathering the glacial runoff have swollen together, and officials have banned climbing on the unstable formation. “There isn’t much left of our great tourist attraction,” said local Santos. guide Valerio Huerta, squinting at Pastoruri. “Tourists now always leave BY JUAN FORERO totally disappointed.” The dwindling number of visitors to Pastoruri — 34,000 last year compared to an estimated 100,000 per year in the 1990s — has eroded tourism earnings that support thousands in the egotiations with Marxist guerril- Cordillera Blanca, Peru’s most popular cluster of snowy peaks. las are closer than ever to end- Now locals are making a bid to lure tourists back to Pastoruri before ing a 50-year conflict, Colombian it is gone completely — likely in a decade. NPresident Juan Manuel Santos said Instead of marketing Pastoruri as the pristine Andean winter won- in an interview after a breakthrough in talks, derland it once was — visible in outdated pictures that still hang in even as his popularity has fallen amid accu- hotels and restaurants in nearby towns — the peak is being rebranded sations that his government is selling out to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (centre), walks next to his Defence Minister Juan Carlos as a place to see climate change in action. The “climate change route,” the rebels. Pinzon (second right) during the celebration of 94th anniversary of Colombian Air Force in Bogota. to officially launch in March, is the latest offbeat answer to rising “I think this time we will reach an agree- temperatures that have eaten up 30 to 50 percent of Andean glaciers ment, and we will have peace,” Santos said, the FARC, a bridge to a dignified way out — FARC attacks on security forces and with in recent decades. Peruvians have insulated ice with sawdust to stave appearing relaxed, the collar of his dress shirt lay down their arms and enter the political the publication of images of rebel command- off melting and painted exposed rock white to reflect sunlight. unbuttoned, as he flew on the presidential arena.” ers in Havana, which in recent days included Those experiments curb glacial retreat on a small scale, but can- plane to this northern city to oversee infra- The talks with the FARC, or Revolutionary a photo of three guerrilla negotiators lolling not bring ice blocks like Pastoruri back from the brink, said Selwyn structure projects. “We have never even been Armed Forces of Colombia, have come at a cost on a yacht. Valverde with the Huascaran National Park, home to Pastoruri and close to what we have already achieved.” to Santos, who took office in 2010 after nearly Santos, 62, who is expected to run for ree- more than 700 other shrinking Peruvian glaciers. The president spoke to The Washington Post three years as defense minister in Uribe’s gov- lection, said he understood his countrymen’s “It’s irreversible at this point,” he said, adding that Pastoruri is two days after government and rebel negotia- ernment. His approval rating, once topping frustration. “People are eager to have more no longer technically a glacier because it does not build up ice in the tors announced a deal that would give guerrilla 70 percent, dropped as low as 21 percent in results,” he acknowledged. winter to release in the summer. “It’s just loss, loss, loss now. It doesn’t commanders a new life in politics once they September in a Gallup poll, before inching up But he asked for patience and said that the accumulate anymore.” disarm. The two sides will negotiate how to last month. final outcome will be highly beneficial to this Peru is home to 70 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers, forma- stamp out the cocaine trade in guerrilla ter- In a statement this week, Uribe lashed out country of 47 million, which has lost 220,000 tions particularly sensitive to temperature hikes. ritory, a critical point for the United States, after the latest revelations from Cuba, saying lives in a simmering conflict that has mostly Supporters of the route say Pastoruri, an hour-long flight from which has spent billions of dollars to help that it is “objectionable that democratic insti- touched the poor in the countryside. Lima and then another hour’s drive from the regional capital Huaraz, Colombia eradicate drugs in those regions. tutions be negotiated with FARC, the world’s “They are going to have space in our democ- is perfectly positioned to show the world the impacts of warming that Santos said he believes that a peace deal biggest drug, kidnapping and murder cartel.” racy to pursue their objectives; I think this is will one day be widespread. On the climate change route, visitors pass and cessation of hostilities could take months, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who is the presiden- something obvious and completely normal in marshes and ponds red with rust as they walk over a hill that was with negotiations in Havana likely dragging on tial hopeful for the Uribe Democratic Center a process of this sort,” Santos said. “Will they once ice. “Smell the water,” Valverde said, bringing a handful to his beyond the presidential election in May. But party, told Reuters on Friday that rebel have seats in Congress? I personally prefer the nose. “Do you smell the iron?” the latest development buoyed a process that negotiators “should be in jail paying for their FARC being in congress than shooting and Mountain rocks covered for years are shedding minerals as ice melts has been battered in the news media and by atrocious crimes.” “They can’t be rewarded creating violence and trafficking in drugs.” off them - rendering water undrinkable with high levels of heavy metals influential opponents led by Santos’s predeces- with political positions or seats in congress,” The details of exactly how the FARC will like cadmium and iron, Valverde said. Pastoruri is not the only popular sor, lvaro Uribe, who is now running for senate. Zuluaga said. “With terrorism, the only thing participate in politics have not yet been spot affected by climate change. As warmer temperatures tweak ecosys- “There are people who simply don’t think we can discuss is submission.” released, but the president spoke of broader tems, boost the frequency of extreme weather and degrade coastlines, that what we’re doing is the correct thing to The public here overwhelmingly supports representation in remote regions and looser the global map of favourite tourist destinations is slowly being redrawn. do, people who benefit from war, people who peace talks, but a majority of Colombians restrictions for those forming political parties. Warming waters are intensifying coral bleaching at Australia’s Great would prefer to continue what we have been believe the negotiations in Havana will not The two sides in May also reached a partial Barrier Reef, and increasingly regular flooding in Venice could limit suffering for the last 50 years,” Santos said. end the conflict, polls show. That view seemed agreement on a rural development policy to future visits. But for some, the passing nature of Pastoruri is the allure. “We’re trying to give our enemies, in this case to harden in recent months with news of benefit poor farmers. WP-BLOOMBERG REUTERS MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Iran rejects threats, cites red lines in N-talks US ‘not blind, stupid’ in talks: Kerry; Tehran and six world powers to resume negotiations on November 20
DUBAI/GENEVA: President under discussion, believing it did Iran’s nuclear fuel-making capac- establishment to any mending of leaders: “What’s the rush?” our country and of the globe.” Hassan Rowhani, architect of not adequately neutralise the risk ity intact rather than dismantle fences with the West. He said he recognised there was The fact that any deal might Iran’s diplomatic opening to of an Iranian atom bomb. it, while giving Tehran respite By “discrimination” and still “a strong desire” to reach an be feasible after a decade of world powers, said yesterday it French Foreign Minister from sanctions. “humiliation”, he may have been accord with Iran and pledged an increasingly heated confrontation had “red lines” and would not Laurent Fabius told France Inter Prime Minister Benjamin alluding to pressure from US and all-out Israeli effort to prevent “a between Iran and Western pow- bow to threats in an apparent radio that Paris desired a nuclear Netanyahu served notice that Israeli hawks for Iran to scrap its bad agreement”, a stance likely to ers, shows the striking shift in bid to keep hardliners on side as settlement with Iran but could Israel would not feel bound by entire nuclear programme, which cause more friction with Israel’s the tone of Iranian foreign policy Tehran edges toward a deal on not accept a “fool’s game” — in such a deal, unmistakably reiter- Tehran says is wholly peaceful in main ally, the United States. since Rowhani’s landslide election its nuclear programme. other words, one-sided conces- ating a veiled threat to take mili- nature. Indeed, the right-wing Israeli victory in June. He was speaking to the Iranian sions to Tehran. tary action if it deems diplomacy “The Islamic Republic has premier took his case straight to Rowhani, a relative moderate, parliament, a bastion of wary con- Diplomats said France wanted to restrain Iran’s nuclear ambi- not and will not bow its head the American public on Sunday, opened diplomatic windows to a servatives, a day after the Islamic any deal to require a shutdown of tions a dead end. to threats from any authority,” appearing on network television nuclear deal in order to allevi- Republic and the six powers nar- Iran’s Arak heavy-water reactor, Rowhani told the Iranian par- Rowhani said. “For us there are to decry “a very bad deal” he ate sanctions that have throttled rowed differences at talks in of potential use in making bomb- liament that his negotiators had red lines that cannot be crossed. feared the Obama administration Opec giant Iran’s lifeblood oil Geneva and decided to resume grade plutonium, and the removal told their big power interlocutors National interests are our red was pursuing. industry and cut it off from the them on November 20 to try to of Iran’s stockpile of higher- in Geneva, “We will not answer to lines that include our rights US Secretary of State John international banking system. defuse a decade-old standoff and enriched uranium. Another stub- any threat, sanction, humiliation under the framework of interna- Kerry, alluding to criticism of the He has won crucial public fears of a drift towards a wider born issue was the extent and or discrimination.” tional regulations and (uranium) US approach in Geneva, said on backing from Supreme Leader Middle East war. sequencing of relief from sanc- He did not explain his refer- enrichment in Iran.” US television: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s The sides seemed on the verge tions demanded by Tehran. ence to threats against Iran, but Netanyahu said on Sunday it “We are not blind, and I don’t ultimate authority, who - of a breakthrough — before Israel, which calls Iran’s nuclear Netanyahu’s condemnation of was good that no deal with Iran think we’re stupid. I think we despite his profound suspicion of cracks materialised among US drive a mortal threat, condemned the talks loomed large, as did the was clinched at the weekend have a pretty strong sense of Washington - has warned hard- and European allies as France the interim deal taking shape in ideological resistance of powerful and that he had lobbied against how to measure whether or not line loyalists not to discredit the declined to endorse the proposal Geneva as it would leave some of conservative hardliners in Iran’s scaling back sanctions by telling we are acting in the interests of negotiating path. REUTERS
Syrian army retakes army base; Putin, Saudi king discuss conflict
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces the Kremlin said. The Kremlin backed by Lebanese Hezbollah Kidnapped Syrian said the two leaders “expressed militants recaptured an army a mutual interest in furthering base in northern Syria from MP executed: NGO (their) cooperation and main- rebels yesterday, the third day taining contacts at various levels” of heavy fighting for the stra- BEIRUT: A Syrian law- aimed at helping resolve world tegic military target which maker kidnapped by opposi- disputes. has changed hands three times tion jihadist fighters earlier Russia and Saudi Arabia have since Friday. this year was executed last had strained relations over State media and activists said week, the Syrian Observatory Moscow’s support for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s for Human Rights said President Bashar Al Assad and forces were in full control of the yesterday. decision to complete the con- 80th Brigade base, which lies just A parliamentary source in struction of Iran’s first nuclear a few hundred metres (yards) Damascus, on condition of power plant. north of Aleppo airport on the anonymity, confirmed that Assad has focused his fight- eastern edge of the disputed city. Mujhem Al Sahu from Deir back this year on trying to secure They also made gains to the Ezzor province in eastern Syria the areas around Damascus, the south of the airport, advancing had been executed, without Lebanese border and central in the town of Tel Arn after a specifying who was responsible. Homs region which links the succession of victories over the The source said 50-year-old capital with the heartland of his mainly Islamist rebels holding Sahu was killed in Deir Ezzor minority Alawite faith in Syria’s the south-eastern approaches to but gave no additional details. Mediterranean provinces. Syria’s former commercial hub. AFP But in recent weeks his forces Rebels have held roughly half have also recaptured the town of of Aleppo since storming into the Safira, southeast of Aleppo, and city in July last year, holding off Putin called the Custodian of the on Sunday state television said a government counter-offensive Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah they were in full control of for- and consolidating their control bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia yes- merly rebel-controlled Tel Arn over rural areas and the northern terday to discuss international about 2 miles (3 km) closer to border with Turkey. efforts to end the Syria crisis and Aleppo. Syrian government forces advancing after seizing control of a key base, in northern Aleppo province after fierce Russian President Vladimir halt Iran’s disputed nuclear drive, REUTERS clashes with rebels.
Senator to block Cairo sets date for new nominations trial of Brotherhood chief over Libya WASHINGTON: US CAIRO: An Egyptian court headquarters on June 30. the authorities have arrested Republican Senator Lindsey has set December 9 for the In October, the original some 2,000 Islamists, includ- Graham said he will try to block Muslim Brotherhood chief judges presiding over that case ing most of the Brotherhood’s White House nominations for key and senior officials of the recused themselves, citing “rea- leadership. jobs until he gets more informa- movement to face trial on sons of conscience”. Morsi himself is on trial tion on last year’s attack on the new incitement charges, judi- The court also set December over his alleged involvement in US mission in Benghazi, even cial sources said yesterday. 10 for the trial of former the deaths of protesters out- after a TV network pulled back Brotherhood Supreme Guide Brotherhood chief Mohammed side the presidential palace in from a story on the attack that Mohammed Badie and other Mahdi Akef who is accused of December 2012. Graham had cited. Graham has leaders of the Islamist group- insulting the judiciary. At his first hearing on threatened to block President ing including Essam Al Erian The trials are part of a mas- November 4, he rejected Obama’s nominations of Janet and Mohammed Al Beltagui sive crackdown by authorities the court’s legitimacy and Yellen to head the Federal face charges of inciting violence against the Brotherhood after demanded that the “military Reserve and Jeh Johnson to head in the Cairo neighbourhood of the military overthrew Islamist coup” leaders be prosecuted the Department of Homeland Bahr Al Aazam that led to president Mohamed Morsi in instead. The army ousted Security until the administra- deadly clashes in July. July. Security forces launched a Morsi, Egypt’s first democrati- tion provides more information Badie and his two depu- sweeping crackdown on Morsi’s cally elected president, on July on how the attack occurred. ties Khairat Al Shater and supporters in August, violently 3 after millions of people took Rashad Bayoumi in a sepa- dispersing two protest camps to the streets to demand his rate trial already face other in the capital. resignation, accusing him of Tehran schools shut charges related to the deaths More than 1,000 people have betraying the revolution that of protesters who stormed been killed since Morsi’s ouster brought him to power. over air pollution the Brotherhood’s Cairo — mainly his supporters — and AFP TEHRAN: Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close elementary schools and kindergartens in Tehran prov- ince for three days from yester- Lieberman to return as Israeli FM day, the state broadcaster said. While government agencies were to shorten working hours JERUSALEM: The Israeli As head of the far-right uprising if they failed. today and tomorrowas pollution cabinet approved yesterday Yisrael Beitenu party, which is An Israeli government offi- has reached alarming levels. the return of far-right leader allied with Netanyahu’s Likud, cial, who asked not to be identi- Avigdor Lieberman as foreign Lieberman has been outspo- fied, said the cabinet endorsed minister after his acquittal ken in his scepticism about the Lieberman’s appointment at 9 go on trial for plotting on corruption charges, in a US-sponsored negotiations its weekly meeting but that move that could further com- that resumed in July after a final approval was needed to kill Yemeni leader plicate peace talks with the three-year impasse, saying that from parliament. A Jerusalem SANA’A: Nine suspected Al Palestinians. reaching a permanent peace court on Wednesday acquitted Qaeda members went on trial Lieberman stepped down deal was impossible. Lieberman on charges of fraud in Yemen, accused of plotting last year when he was indicted. Netanyahu last week painted a and breach of trust stemming to assassinate President Abd- His reinstatement to the grim picture of the talks, saying from allegations he had given Rabbu Mansour Hadi, kill mili- role, which Prime Minister they had failed to make progress. an Israeli diplomat an ambas- tary and security officers and Benjamin Netanyahu had held Visiting US Secretary of State sador’s post in exchange for a kidnap foreigners, state news open for him, is likely to harden John Kerry warned Israel it tip-off about a police probe into agency Saba reported. the tone of Israeli diplomacy. could face a third Palestinian his affairs. REUTERS AGENCIES MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Schools ban SBP, FIA join hands to curb dollar flight
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank The arrangement stipulates that taken any action against them. passengers carried a huge baggage of Pakistan and the Federal first SBP officials will identify ‘dollar The limit for physically taking and they even purchased additional Malala book Investigation Agency will sign a carriers’, the FIA will check their lug- dollars out of the country through tickets for it, but it was not “our job Memorandum of Understanding gage and then arrest them, if needed. legal means is $10,000. The country to check them”. “There is an illegal next week to curb smuggling of for- The carriers (popularly known has been facing a significant decline outflow from the country, but that eign currencies from the country. as khepias) carry suitcases stuffed in foreign currency reserves and does not constitute a major chunk of “The MoU will allow our staff with dollars and they can be the State Bank governor had said declining foreign exchange reserves,” in Pakistan to be posted at Karachi, Lahore, picked out easily from other pas- recently that smuggling could be up a banker said. “The poor inflow of Islamabad and Peshawar airports,” sengers, but so far the FIA and to $25m during a certain week. dollars is the real problem.” I am Malala stokes controversy SBP Governor Yaseen Anwar said. the Customs department have not A PIA airhostess said some INTERNEWS
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani education officials said yes- terday that they have banned teenage activist Malala Taliban threaten to attack Parliament House Yousafzai’s book from private schools across the coun- try, claiming it doesn’t show enough respect for Islam ISLAMABAD: The Parliament for his personal security but the and calling her a tool of the West. House here is facing serious threat warning by the Taliban leaders has Malala released a memoir in October, I Am Malala, that from the Taliban as they announced turned the situation precarious. was co-written with British journalist Christina Lamb. to target Islamabad and Punjab. The National Assembly where Adeeb Javedani, president of the All Pakistan Private The National Assembly is in ses- security related debate is underway Schools Management Association, said his group banned sion these days and will reassemble would remain in session for three Malala’s book from the libraries of its 40,000 affiliated today evening. Sharp shooters have more days and it is understood that schools and called on the government to bar it from school been deployed on the rooftop of the session wouldn’t be extended. curriculums. “Everything about Malala is now becom- Parliament House while entry points The whole business for the cur- ing clear,” Javedani said. “To me, she is representing the security has also been strengthened. rent session had to be shelved due to West, not us.” Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali debate on drone attack and killing of Kashif Mirza, the chairman of the All Pakistan Private Khan is being briefed about the secu- Hakimullah Mehsud. The question Schools Federation, said his group has banned Malala’s rity arrangements on regular basis. hour was suspended and all other book in its affiliated schools. Mirza said that that some He visits sensitive points at odd agenda items were deferred. 152,000 private schools across Pakistan stood in solidar- hours personally disregarding advice INTERNEWS ity with Malala after she was shot by the Taliban in northwestern Swat Valley last year, but the views she had expressed in her autobiography were not “acceptable”. “No school will buy I am Malala for its library or any other co-curricular activity on the campus,” Mirza said. He denied any threat or pressure by any militant group on his federation to ban the book. Taliban militants had threatened to attack Pakistani book shops selling Malala’s book. Malala “was a role model for children, but this book has made her controversial,” Mirza said. “Through this book, she became a tool in the hands of the Western powers.” He said the book did not show enough respect for Islam because it mentioned Prophet Muhammad’s name with- out using the abbreviation PBUH — “Peace Be Upon Him” — as is customary in many parts of the Muslim world. He also said it spoke favourably of author Salman Rushdie and Ahmadis, members of a minority sect that have been declared non-Muslims under Pakistani law. In her reference to Rushdie, Malala said in the book that her father saw The Satanic Verses as “offensive to Islam but believes strongly in the freedom of speech”. “First, let’s read the book and then why not respond with our own book,” the book quoted her father as saying. Malala mentioned in the book that Pakistan’s popula- tion of 180 million people includes more than 2 million Ahmadis, “who say they are Muslim though our govern- ment says they are not.” “Sadly those minority communi- ties are often attacked,” the book said, referring also to Pakistan’s 2 million Christians. AGENCIES MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES 600,000 evacuated as typhoon nears Vietnam Over 10,000 feared dead in the Philippines; China on high alert as Haiyan leaves six missing
HANOI/MANILA: More than state media said. More than 200 600,000 people were evacuated flights at Hainan’s two airports, in as super typhoon Haiyan bore Sanya and Haikou, were cancelled down on Vietnam, authori- or delayed, reports said. ties said yesterday, after the The Meteorological storm smashed through the Administration is forecasting Philippines leaving thousands the typhoon will move towards feared dead and widespread China’s southern region of devastation. Guangxi. The US Navy’s Joint Residents of the Vietnamese Typhoon Warning Center pre- capital Hanoi were braced for dicts Haiyan will make landfall heavy rains and flooding, while in Vietnam before crossing the tens of thousands of people in border into China. coastal areas were ordered to China announced yesterday its take shelter ahead of Haiyan’s highest alert for Typhoon Haiyan expected landfall late yesterday. as six crew members of a cargo “We have evacuated more boat were reported missing. than 174,000 households, which is The China Meteorological equivalent to more than 600,000 Administration hoisted the “red” people,” an official report by signal, the highest in its four-tier Vietnam’s flood and storm control warning system, as the typhoon department said. brushed the southern island prov- “People must bring enough food ince of Hainan. and necessities for three days... Six people were lost at sea after those who do not move voluntarily the mooring rope of their vessel will be forced,” online newspaper was cut in the storm, causing the VNExpress report said, adding ship to drift, the official Xinhua all boats have been ordered back news agency said. to shore. The Red Cross said The death toll from a super Haiyan’s changed path meant typhoon that decimated entire the “the disaster area could be towns in the Philippines could enlarged from nine provinces to soar well over 10,000, authorities as many as 15”, stretching the warned yesterday, making it the country’s resources. country’s worst recorded natural “This is one of the challenges disaster. going ahead,” Michael Annear, The horrifying estimates came Red Cross country representative as rescue workers appeared said, adding that heavy rain and overwhelmed in their efforts to flooding was likely to hit Hanoi. help countless survivors of Super Many of the capital’s residents Typhoon Haiyan, which sent An aerial view of damaged houses in the province of Leyte in central Philippines, yesterday. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever were rushing to stock up on food tsunami-like waves and merci- recorded, killed at least 10,000 people in the country. and water before the storm hit. less winds rampaging across a “I ran to the supermarket to huge chunk of the archipelago on buy instant noodles, vegetables Friday. and meat for the family,” said Hundred of police and soldiers US sends Marines to help Philippines office worker Nguyen Thi Uyen, were deployed to contain looters 33. “There was not much left on in Tacloban, the devastated pro- the shelves...people are worried, vincial capital of Leyte, while the WASHINGTON/MANILA: typhoon Haiyan, one of the most Edward Gualberto accidentally spaghetti, cans of beer, deter- buying food to last them for a few United States announced it had Tormented survivors of a powerful storms ever recorded. stepped on bodies as he raided gent, soap, canned goods, biscuits days.” responded to a Philippine gov- typhoon in the Philippines The team of US forces from the the wreckage of a home. and candies. “This typhoon has All schools will be shut in the ernment appeal and would send rummaged for food yesterday 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Wearing nothing but a pair stripped us of our dignity... but capital today and extra police will military help. through debris scattered with left for the Philippines from a US of red basketball trousers, the I still have my family and I am redirect traffic in flood-prone “Tacloban is totally destroyed. corpses, while frenzied mobs base in Okinawa, Japan, aboard father-of-four and village coun- thankful for that.” areas. In the northern port city of Some people are losing their looted aid convoys. two KC-130J Hercules transport cillor apologised for his shabby Elsewhere in Tacloban, other Hai Phong, which is also expect- minds from hunger or from los- A team of about 90 US aircraft, the Marines said in a appearance and for stealing from survivors were employing more ing heavy rain and flooding, resi- ing their families,” high school Marines and sailors headed to the statement. the dead. “I am a decent person. aggressive means as they took dents said they were struggling teacher Andrew Pomeda, 36, said Philippines yesterday, part of a Two days after one of the most But if you have not eaten in three advantage of a security vacuum to prepare. as he warned of the increasing first wave of promised US military powerful storms ever recorded days, you do shameful things to created when most of the city’s The storm brought heavy rains desperation of survivors. assistance for relief efforts after a flattened entire towns across survive,” Gualberto said as he dug police force failed to turn up for and cancelled flights in Hainan, “People are becoming violent. devastating typhoon killed at least part of the Southeast Asian archi- canned goods from the debris and work after the typhoon. after devastating the Philippines They are looting business estab- 10,000 people, US officials said. pelago, desperate survival tactics flies swarmed over the bodies. Like Gualberto, many said they as a super typhoon. lishments, the malls, just to find Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel created fresh horrors. “We have no food, we need had not eaten since the typhoon In Hainan’s Sanya city, a major food, rice and milk... I am afraid ordered the US military’s Pacific On the outskirts of Tacloban, water and other things to survive.” and overwhelmed authorities tourist resort, more than 13,000 that in one week, people will be Command to assist with search a coastal eastern city of 220,000 After half a day’s work, he had admitted they were unable to get people were evacuated and over killing from hunger.” and rescue operations and provide where tsunami-like waves filled a bag with an assortment enough relief supplies into the 400 boats called back to port, AFP air support in the wake of super destroyed many buildings, of essentials including packs of city. AGENCIES
Lawmakers protest Indonesia evacuates bodies after copter crash
TARAKAN, INDONESIA: Indonesian rescuers yesterday flew the bodies of 13 people out of the jungle on Borneo island a day after they were killed when an army helicopter crashed and burst into flames. Six peo- ple were also injured when the aircraft, carrying construction workers to build a military out- post, smashed into a cliff as it tried to land at the remote site near the Malaysian border. All 13 bodies were retrieved Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers shout slogans outside parliament during a nationwide from the charred wreckage of strike in Dhaka yesterday. Led by the BNP, the 18-party opposition alliance is trying to enforce an 80-hour the Russian-made, Mi-17 heli- general strike across the country to back their demand for a non-party neutral caretaker to conduct copter Sunday at the crash the upcoming parliament polls and to protest the arrest of its senior leaders. site in Malinau district, North Kalimantan province. Shoes hurled at Crisis in Maldives as court Taiwan’s ruling again suspends election party meeting TAICHUNG, TAIWAN: MALE: The Maldives’ top percent of the vote in the first are informed that today’s elec- Hundreds of angry protest- court suspended the presi- round of voting on Saturday. tion cannot take place,” the court ers threw shoes at riot police dential election runoff sched- His challenger in the run- said in its pre-dawn decision. yesterday as Taiwan’s ruling uled for yesterday, blocking a off would have been Abdulla The 2008 constitution, which Kuomintang party held a con- vote for the third time in two Yameen, half-brother of the ended 30 years of one-party gress to call for unity as pub- months and raising fears of country’s former autocratic rule by Gayoom, states the lic discontent grows with the a prolonged political crisis in ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, new president must be elected government. the young democracy. who won almost 30 percent. by the time the outgoing presi- The demonstrators — some of Western countries have But the candidate who placed dent’s term ends today. them jobless after factory shut- warned that delays in resolv- third on Saturday had insisted Nasheed’s Maldivian downs and others independ- ing the crisis will damage the his supporters need more time Democratic Party (MDP) con- ence activists and supporters Indian Ocean atoll nation and to decide who to back in the demned the court decision as a of the opposition Democratic its fragile tourism-dependent runoff. Just hours before the deliberate attempt to block the Progressive Party — vented their economy. runoff vote was due to begin, former president’s return. anger at President Ma Ying- Opposition leader and ex- the Supreme Court postponed “It is obvious the Supreme jeou, who is also the Kuomintang president Mohamed Nasheed, it until November 16, despite Court is doing its best to find chairman. “Ma Ying-jeou, step who was ousted in February a constitutional deadline of a way to give the best chance down!” the crowd chanted while 2012 in what he calls a coup, November 11 to elect a new to Yameen to become the next hurling shoes at riot police behind had appeared set to return to president. president,” said MDP leader barricades. office after winning almost 47 “All relevant state authorities Ahmed Naseem. AFP AGENCIES MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Guardian faces fresh criticism over Snowden revelations LONDON: The Guardian faced like to see a prosecution. “absolutely right”, he said. was not discussed at the national and Hammond said that was It is only the involvement of glo- fresh criticism from the gov- “Action against any particu- “The Snowden allegations, let security council or the cabinet. a matter for the attorney gen- bal newspapers that prevented ernment over its handling of lar media outlet in any particu- me put it that way, certainly have Last month, Chris Huhne used a eral. Hammond also questioned this information from spilling leaks from former NSA analyst lar country, unfortunately, is not endangered our national security, Guardian article to complain that whether a prosecution would out across the web and genuinely Edward Snowden as two cabinet going to reverse the damage that made it harder for us to protect both bodies were kept in a state of make much difference. “The cat causing a catastrophic leak. ministers said its revelations had has been done,” Hammond said our country and other countries “utter ignorance” about the pro- is out of the bag,” he said. “We have consulted regularly endangered national security. yesterday. from terrorist attacks. grammes subsequently publicised But his predecessor, Liam Fox, with the DA-notice committee, William Hague, the foreign Speaking on Sky News, he said: “By speculating about our by the Guardian, has written to Alison Saunders, Downing Street, the White House secretary, and Philip Hammond, “Have the Snowden revelations capabilities, it makes it easier for Hague said there was a “par- the new director of public pros- and the intelligence agencies, giv- the defence secretary, endorsed damaged our ability to fight ter- people who want to evade inter- ticular system” for dealing with ecutions, about the matter. ing them time to raise concerns comments made at the recent rorism and keep Britain safe? ception but are seeking to dam- these matters, with the foreign Referring to reports that some and flag up anxieties. intelligence and security com- Undoubtedly they have. Anything age our country, or kill people, it secretary and the home secretary leaked material obtained by the “We have listened carefully to mittee hearing at which Sir John that gives away the trade craft, makes it easier for them to evade (in charge of MI5) taking the key Guardian contained details of the arguments made to us, agreed Sawers, the head of MI6, said the methods, the methodologies interception. That is something decisions, overseen by commis- GCHQ agents, Fox said in his let- not to publish certain things, and Britain’s enemies were “rubbing of the security services and the that is very, very serious, and very sioners. He continued: “That is ter he would like to know whether redacted all names and sensitive their hands with glee” over the agencies is, of course, hugely valu- damaging.” the political and legal framework passing this information “to for- operational details. disclosures. able to those who wish us harm.” Hague said that the intelligence in which these decisions about eign journalists and bloggers” “That said, we understand that But despite the former defence Hague, who oversees the work services operated in a “very strong intelligence are made. Are they constituted an offence under the some people will always warn that secretary Liam Fox writing to the of MI6, spoke in similar terms and robust legal framework”. made in much larger groups? Terrorism Act. any form of disclosure has a dam- Crown Prosecution Service asking when interviewed on the BBC’s And although he refused to Well, no they’re not. That’s A Guardian News & Media aging impact on the work of the whether there is a case for legal Andrew Marr Show. Everything be drawn on the detail of the because so much of what we do spokesperson said: “The loss security services – but this cannot action against the Guardian, the he had seen suggested that what Guardian revelations, Hague has to be so secret.” of classified data was not the mean the end of all questioning two ministers sidestepped ques- the intelligence chiefs said about defended the fact that the full Asked if the Guardian should responsibility of journalists but of and debate.” tions about whether they would the Guardian revelations was scope of surveillance by GCHQ be prosecuted, both Hague the intelligence community itself. THE GUARDIAN
Armistice Day Italy warns of Looters, store ‘minimal’ risk of satellite debris
ROME: Italian officials warned bosses held there was a “minimal” risk that debris from a defunct European satellite re-entering the atmos- phere could hit Italy early today. “It is not yet possible to exclude in Venezuela the possibility, even minimal, that one or several fragments could fall on Italy in two windows of time,” the Civil Protection agency said. Bid to curb ‘economic war’ It said debris from the satel- lite “potentially” could hit by 0648 CARACAS: President office said. Some Twitter users cir- and 0728 GMT today. The regions Nicolas Maduro’s government culated more images of crowds and at risk were in northwestern Italy announced arrests of both store jostling outside some shops around and the central Mediterranean managers and looters yester- Venezuela. But there appeared to island of Sardinia. day as part of what it calls an be no more outright looting as was Women attend celebrations for the upcoming Armistice Day, marking the 95th anniversary of the end of World A 200-kilogramme fragment “economic war” in Venezuela seen in Valencia, where dozens of War One, in Belgrade yesterday. Armistice Day falls on November 11. the mass of a car engine will likely between the socialist state and people were caught on camera run- survive the disintegration of the unscrupulous businessmen. ning out of the Daka outlet with research satellite according to In a major pre-Christmas flat-screen TVs and boxes. computer models, the European offensive reminiscent of the late Vice-President Jorge Arreaza Space Agency said on Friday. president Hugo Chavez’s dra- promised no let-up in the govern- That fiery chunk will then matic style, Maduro has sent ment’s drive to lower prices. “The Two dead, 22 hurt in Texas shooting break up into smaller debris soldiers to “occupy” one chain of Bolivarian government’s actions which will hit Earth, it said. It electronics stores and inspectors against speculators have been WASHINGTON: At least two to a lot of the witnesses, because chaos in a residential neighbor- was still unclear where the pieces into scores of others to check for and will be firm,” he said, using people were killed and 22 hurt of the nature of their injuries. But hood. This was a private home would land. Experts have said the price-gouging. a name that his late father-in- in a shooting at a house party we don’t have any shooters in cus- where they were hosting a house statistical risk to humans was Thousands of Venezuelans law Chavez added to the govern- packed with young adults near tody,” Garza told CNN. party,” Garza said. remote. have been flocking to electronics ment’s formal title in honour of Houston, Texas, police told US One person died in the house There were at least 22 peo- The Gravity Ocean Circulation stores, hoping to take advantage independence hero Simon Bolivar. media yesterday. and the other died in the hospi- ple rushed to five area hospitals, Explorer (GOCE), a low-orbit of new “fair prices” the govern- “We are going to protect the peo- Police are looking for two tal, Garza said. Those hurt were though some had minor injuries, research satellite launched in ment is imposing, sometimes ple from bourgeois parasites ... We suspects in connection with the rushed to the hospital, though it’s the Houston Chronicle reported, 2009 to monitor gravity varia- half the previous cost. However, ask for trust and calm.” shooting late Saturday in Cypress, still unclear how many of those citing the sheriff’s office. tions and sea levels, ran out of scenes of looting on Saturday at Seven months after Maduro a suburb of Houston, Christina have gunshot wounds and how More than 100 people were at fuel on October 21 after perform- a store belonging to the occupied narrowly beat opposition leader Garza at the Harris County many were injured in the stam- the house celebrating a birthday, ing for twice as long as originally electronics chain, Daka, have left Henrique Capriles at a presiden- Sheriff’s Department told CNN. pede to flee the shooting. the Chronicle said. predicted. many Venezuelans ashamed and tial election to replace his mentor “We have not been able to talk “As you can imagine, this was AFP AFP fuelled opposition claims that Chavez, Venezuela is once again Maduro is stirring chaos rather consumed by bitter politicking than defending the poor. ahead of local municipal elections Authorities announced that five next month. managers, from the local Daka, At the heart of the campaign is Queen remembers war dead JVG and Krash, would be pros- who takes blame for the country’s ecuted on charges of unjustified economic problems: price rises LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in paying tribute to price hikes after importing prod- that are hitting the poor majority its war dead as the country fell silent on Remembrance Sunday. ucts with dollars obtained at the hard despite the government’s oil- The 87-year-old monarch laid a wreath at the Cenotaph national official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars. fuelled subsidies and welfare pro- war memorial, accompanied by senior members of the royal Officials have displayed for grams, shortages of basic products family and prime ministers past and present. cameras TV’s, washing-machines from toilet paper to milk, and a In bright autumn sunshine as leaves fell from the trees above, and air-conditioning units whose convoluted currency market. thousands in central London observed a two-minute silence prices they say have been hiked Former bus-driver Maduro, 50, at 11am (1100 GMT), started by chimes from the Houses of 1,000 percent or more by get-rich- is reviving Chavez’s old bete noire, Parliament and round from a 13-pounder World War I gun. quick businessmen. private businessmen, in an aggres- The sovereign’s husband Prince Philip and their grandsons Many shop owners justify this sive message that he calculates will princes William and Harry were among the royals in military year’s spiralling prices — annual appeal to his working-class support uniform laying wreaths, in a service led by Richard Chartres, inflation has hit 54 percent — base. But critics say the govern- the Bishop of London. It is the last such ceremony before next by saying they are forced to buy ment has only itself to blame for year’s centenary of the start of World War I. greenbacks for imports on an illegal the problems due to excessive state Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, Liberal black market at nearly 10 times the controls, persecution of the private Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Labour oppo- official rate. Five people accused of sector, corruption, failed nation- sition leader Ed Miliband laid wreaths, followed by the high com- looting Daka’s store in the central alizations and lack of foreign cur- missioners of Commonwealth countries and armed forces chiefs. city of Valencia have also been rency for importers. Former prime ministers Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John arrested, the Attorney General’s REUTERS Major also paid their respects. AFP
ABBA mulls possible ‘Waterloo’ reunion
FRANKFURT: Legendary Swedish pop With their iconic glam outfits and pio- there was “simply no motivation to regroup”. group ABBA could reunite next year to neering music videos, they scored an “We would like people to remember us as mark the 40th anniversary since they unprecedented string of worldwide number we were, young, exuberant and full of ambi- won the Eurovision Song Contest and one hits, such as Mamma Mia, Dancing tion,” Ulvaeus said. were catapulted to global stardom, singer Queen and Super Trouper. Ulvaeus made similar comments late last Agnetha Faltskog revealed yesterday. They became Sweden’s biggest-ever pop year when he announced plans for an ABBA “Of course it’s something we’re think- act and one of the most successful pop museum, saying it was “cool” that the band ing about,” 63-year-old Faltskog told the groups in history, selling more than 380 was one that had never been reunited. The German weekly Welt am Sonntag in an million records worldwide. The band never ABBA museum was opened in Stockholm interview. “There seem to be plans to do formally broke up, but their last album The on May 7 this year. something to mark this anniversary in some Visitors appeared in 1982. There has, however, been countless ABBA way. But I can’t say at this point what will Since then, Faltskog and Lyngstad tribute bands. And ABBA’s music featured come of them,” she said. pursued solo careers and Andersson and prominently in two cult Australian films, ABBA formed in 1972 when Faltskog Ulvaeus wrote a hit musical Chess and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the met guitarist and songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus reworked 24 ABBA hits into a musical called Desert and Muriel’s Wedding, both released — whom she later married — and Benny Mamma Mia. Despite intense pressure to in 1994. Mamma Mia was itself turned into Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. reform, all four members have persistently a film starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Andersson and Lyngstad were also mar- ruled out doing so in the past. In July 2008, Brosnan in 2008. ried for a while. Both couples divorced. all four ABBA members were reunited at In her interview with Welt am Sonntag, The group’s self-penned hit Waterloo won the Swedish premiere of the film Mamma Faltskog — who recently released a new solo the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, Mia, only the second time all of them had album — said she did not want to spend too England, in April 1974, and immediately appeared together in public since 1986. much time pondering whether a reunion became a global phenomenon. At the time, Ulvaeus and Andersson said should take place or not. AFP
MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Stars and a politician PM pulls out of CHOGM in Sri Lanka Foreign minister to attend meet
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Lakshman Peiris said Singh’s deci- Manmohan Singh will skip this sion was not a setback for the hosts. week’s Commonwealth summit “If he came, we would have in Sri Lanka, the foreign min- been very happy. But he has taken istry said yesterday, as pres- this decision considering domestic sure grows for a boycott of the political compulsions,” Peiris told event over alleged war crimes reporters in the southern town of by Colombo. Hambantota. Singh sent a letter to Sri “But it is not going to diminish Lankan President Mahinda the success of the CHOGM in any Rajapakse yesterday telling him way.” Canadian Prime Minister of his decision not to attend Stephen Harper has already the Commonwealth Heads of announced he would boycott the Government Meeting (CHOGM), summit, to protest at Sri Lanka’s which has become mired in failure to investigate its troops controversy over demands over allegations they killed up to for Colombo to address the 40,000 civilians in 2009. allegations. British Prime Minister David The prime minister was “una- Cameron has said he will attend, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (centre) with Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan (left) and Shah Rukh Khan during the inauguration of ble to attend personally” the but has pledged to push for an the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata yesterday. More than 190 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival. 53-nation summit which Sri international investigation into Lanka is hosting from November the allegations of war crimes. 15-17, foreign ministry spokesman Cameron said earlier yesterday Syed Akbaruddin told AFP. that he would put “serious ques- Singh’s move is seen as bow- tions” to Rajapakse, after watch- ing to pressure from India’s own ing a “chilling documentary” about Congress moves poll panel over Modi remark large population of ethnic Tamils the events of 2009 that shows foot- to stay away in protest at the age of alleged war crimes. NEW DELHI: The Congress symbol... He (Modi) called it against Congress vice-president The Congress said in its com- alleged massacre of Tamil civil- “It (the documentary) brings has moved the Election ‘khooni panja’ (bloody hand) at a Rahul Gandhi’s speeches in plaint that Modi at a rally at ians by Sri Lankan forces in the home the brutal end to the civil Commission (EC) demand- Chhattisgarh rally. His remarks Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Dongargarh, in Rajnandgaon on final months of the Tamil separa- war and the immense suffering ing stern action against the are against the model code of The BJP said Gandhi vio- Thursday made objectionable com- tist war in 2009. of thousands of innocent civilians BJP’s prime minister candidate conduct and defamatory. We have lated the model code by ments. Citing his remarks verba- Several ministers from within who kept hoping that they would Narendra Modi over his “khooni demanded stern action against accusing it of instigating com- tim, the party said that norms Singh’s government had urged reach safety, but tragically many panja” remark at a rally in poll- Modi and the BJP,” Mittal said. munal riots. Gandhi had also prescribed by the poll panel say him to stay away from the event, did not,” Cameron said. bound Chhattisgarh, a Congress Mittal said Modi also described said that Pakistan’s Inter Services that “criticism of other politi- amid concerns about upsetting “I will raise my concerns when official said yesterday. the Congress symbol as “zalim Intelligence was trying to reach cal parties, when made, shall be Tamil voters — an important con- I see President Rajapakse next K C Mittal, secretary, legal and haath” (cruel hand) and the party out to Muslims affected by confined to their policies and pro- stituency — months before India week in Colombo. human rights department of the will give more material to the EC September’s Muzaffarnagar riots. gramme, past record and work.” holds national elections. “And I will tell him that if Sri Congress, said the party late on in support of its complaint. Following BJP’s petition to the The party said the tenor and Singh is sending his top for- Lanka doesn’t deliver an inde- Saturday sent a complaint to the The Congress complaint poll panel, Gandhi was served language used by Modi apparently eign official, External Affairs pendent investigation, the world poll panel over Modi’s remark, comes only a few days after the a notice to which he replied on shows that he has “intentionally Minister Salman Khurshid, to will need to ensure an interna- which was made on Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday, and said he had not vio- and deliberately” used abusive head the Indian delegation. Sri tional investigation is carried out “The hand is our election complained to the poll panel lated the model code of conduct. words and remarks. IANS Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini instead.” AFP
Pakistan minister to meet Kashmir Age row created: separatists Former Army chief
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Prime NEW DELHI: Former Army line of succession would, or could Minister Nawaz Sharif’s for- chief Gen V K Singh, in his be,” he said. eign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz autobiography released recently, V K Singh said the “look down arrived in New Delhi yester- has taken a swipe at his prede- policy” allowed every officer above day to attend the Asia-Europe cessors over his age controversy the rank of brigadier to work out Meeting (ASEM), and also and claimed it was done delib- his list where the next three of to hold bilateral talks with erately to cut short his career. four chiefs could be predicted. External Affairs Minister V K Singh’s last few months in “But the only list that mat- Salman Khurshid. office saw a legal tussle with the tered was the chief’s own list, Aziz is to meet some Kashmir government concerning his age. for as COAS he could tweak separatist leaders, including In his autobiography “Courage events to clear the way for his Jammu and Kashmir Liberation and Conviction”, the former Army choice immediately after me, Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad chief has written that Gen J J provided I become chief,” V K Yasin Malik, hardline Hurriyat Singh — chief of army staff from Singh said. leader Syed Ali Geelani, and mod- January 31, 2005 to September 30, “At this stage, it was probably erate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz 2007 — had initiated a “look down brought to J J Singh’s notice that Umar Farooq. policy” to clear the way for his if he could truncate my tenure The three have received an choice to become army chief. as chief to a two-year period, invitation from Pakistan Deputy He said the age issue was cre- the path could be cleared for the High Commissioner Mansoor ated deliberately to truncate his officer of his choice to take over Ahmad Khan to meet Aziz in career and there were others who in 2012,” he said. New Delhi. had been systematically targeted. “A bit of deft manoeuvring was Aziz will also hold a bilateral He said Gen J J Singh took over needed to remove impediments meeting with Chinese Foreign as COAS (chief of army staff) in from the path of the officer on Minister Wang Yi, according to January 2005 and his tenure was whom the chief had his eye. Pakistan official sources. to run till the end of September Among those who would have to During talks between Aziz and 2007. be ‘fixed’ were Brigadiers Padam Khurshid, India is to take up the “It is now an established fact Budhwar and M M Chowdhary, issue of frequent ceasefire viola- that Gen J J Singh had, within followed by Major Generals Sujan tions and increase in infiltration months of taking charge, initiated Chatterjee, A K Singh and Ravi attempts across the border in the ‘look down policy’ that would Arora and finally, me.” Jammu and Kashmir. IANS give a clear idea as to what the IANS
Donkey business
Traders struggle to load an errant donkey onto a truck after it was sold during the Donkey Fair at Vautha vil- lage, some 50km from Ahmedabad, yesterday.
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DOHA/DUBAI: Egypt’s International decreased by 0.57 bourse fell 0.9 percent yester- percent to QR 12.13. day as investors started taking The Banking and Financial profits after a long rally, while sector index was up 0.06 percent other markets in the region points while Consumer Goods and moved little in the absence of Services sector index fell 0.28 per- fresh catalysts. cent points. The industrial sector “Since Thursday, the market lost 0.28 percent points while the is witnessing a small bout of insurance sector was up 0.39 per- profit-taking,” Chamel Fahmy of centage points. Cairo-based HC Securities and Elsewhere in the region, Investment said of Egypt’s pull- Bahrain’s index slipped 0.2 per- back. “It was expected.” cent, dragged down by a pull-back The index is up 42 percent of Aluminium Bahrain’s share from its late June low and has price. The stock fell 1.9 percent Al Shaheen platform operated by Maersk Oil is one of the most complex offshore oilfields in the world. been gaining steadily since early on profit-taking after jumping 4.9 September as investors were percent last Thursday following encouraged by relative political an earnings report that showed stability following the ouster of it had returned to profit in the former president Mohamed Mursi third quarter. in July. But the rally may be over UAE bourses were mixed. Energy experts to meet in Doha today now and the market is likely to Dubai’s benchmark gained 0.2 trade sideways for a while, Fahmy percent with the biggest index DOHA: Experts in the energy challenge, the session will be Qatar operates one of the world’s into future field development, said. “At lower levels for the index, movers being construction firm industry will meet today at opened by two of Qatar’s most most complex offshore oilfields, the ‘Al Shaheen Oil Field Gas we might again see appetite back Drake and Scull and property the second Doha Carbon and key figures in the energy and Al Shaheen. The field produces Recovery and Utilisation Project’ in some stocks,” he said. developer Emaar. Energy Forum (DCEF) to dis- research community, Minister around one third of Qatar’s daily has driven emissions reduction The index, which closed at “The next big catalyst on the cuss Qatar’s strategy towards of Energy and Industry H E Dr oil production, but in pursing while increasing oil production 6,356 points, has immediate horizon is the Expo (2020) deci- greater energy efficiency. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada responsible and efficient opera- in Qatar. It has since been rec- technical support around 6,200 sion on Dubai’s bid,” said Amer Joining the event as a sponsor and President of Research and tions, together we have success- ognised as the world’s largest points, which was a ceiling in late Khan, fund manager at Shuaa will be Maersk Oil, who in part- Development at QF Faisal Al fully reduced gas flaring from Clean Development Mechanism October. Asset Management. The deci- nership with Qatar Petroleum Suwaidi. the field to a minimum - a rare (CDM) project registered under Qatar Exchange was slightly sion on whether Dubai can host (QP) have made significant Successful environmental accomplishment in the industry.” the United Nations Framework down yesterday 9,975.83 points the world’s fair is expected on progress in this area, success- management is recognised as one “We have achieved a 92 per- Convention on Climate (UNFCC), to 23.34 points from the previ- November 27, and some investors fully reducing flaring from off- of the founding pillars of Qatar’s cent reduction in flaring and a 50 and the first registered CDM ous closing of 9,976.21 points on believe a victory for Dubai would shore operations in Qatar by 92 National Vision 2030, such that percent reduction in greenhouse project in the country. Thursday. bring more business for develop- percent since 2007. there is harmony between its pro- gas emissions between 2007 and Affleck continued: “Qatar has The volume of the shares were ers and construction companies. Held under the patronage of tection and economic growth. In 2012. By capturing previously already shown itself to be making up to 9,056,927 from 7,527,665 on Abu Dhabi was down 0.1 per- H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, support of this, Maersk Oil has flared gas and turning it into positive progress towards manag- Thursday and the value of shares cent. Heavyweight Etisalat fell 0.4 Chairperson of Qatar Foundation made continuous efforts to incor- clean electricity, we have also ing its environmental emissions increased to QR218,997,685.28. percent; Reuters reported that (QF), DCEF provides a forum for porate environmental frame- increased the national electric- alongside the growth of oil and Among the top losers were international banks Standard discussion and debate on car- works and new technologies into ity supply while simultaneously gas operations. We’re proud to be International Islamic Bank Chartered Plc and Citigroup had bon dioxide emissions, carbon its operations. transferring technical knowledge supporting the 2nd Doha Carbon whose share fell 0.52 percent to fallen out with the telecommuni- abatement solutions, alternative Lewis Affleck, Managing on energy efficiencies to local and Energy Forum as a platform QR57.90, Industries Qatar whose cations firm over $400m which energy and energy efficiency in Director of Maersk Oil Qatar, industry,” he added. to share our expertise and expe- to QR 65.00, Nakilat down 0.46 they lent to its now defunct Indian Qatar. said: “In partnership with Qatar By integrating gas compres- rience in this regard with our percent to QR19.50 and Salam affiliate. REUTERS/QNA Speaking on this collective Petroleum (QP), Maersk Oil sion and gathering systems peers.” THE PENINSULA
Kuwait a major investor in London KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait is among the top investors in the British capital, London, as it manages investment projects worth no less than £150bn. Meanwhile, the British exports to Kuwait had increased by 17 percent in 2012, following an official visit to Kuwait by British Premier David Cameron in 2011, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported yesterday. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is also scheduled to arrive Officials at the QP stand at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition. in Kuwait on a two-day official visit today to meet with senior Kuwaiti officials and businessmen. QP takes part in UAE expo Officials of Qatar Islamic Bank and Visa with the certificate of appreciation. He will discuss investment opportunities in the British DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) Nahyan, National Security capital. is taking part in the 16th edition Adviser and Deputy Chairman He said he hopes to attract new of the Abu Dhabi International of the Executive Council of Abu Accolades for QIB Fraud Control Unit investments to London, while at Petroleum Exhibition and Dhabi, inaugurated the four-day the same time providing London- Conference (ADIPEC) 2013, exhibition and conference and DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s Management for the Middle help the bank protect the rights based businesses and companies which is held at the Abu Dhabi he was accompanied by Suhail (QIB) Card Processing East, Yasser Kunhi, and Visa and interests of its customers the opportunity to find partners National Exhibition Centre bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Department — Fraud Control Business Development Manager, who should continue to enjoy in Kuwait. until November 13. Minister of Energy of UAE. Unit — was recognised with a Rahul Joshi. seamless and secure services.” Speaking to KUNA, the Mayor The theme of the event of Sheikh Hazza visited the QP certificate of appreciation by Commenting on this accolade, QIB was awarded the appre- said that his country welcomes this year is “Energy for All in a stand, where he was received by Visa for its staff’s outstanding Gamal, said: “This award reflects ciation award following their Kuwaiti investments, both state Changing World”, said a press members of the QP delegation, performance for identifying QIB’s continuous efforts to extensive efforts in the Fraud and private, in London as well as statement. who explained to him QP’s ongo- customer card fraud attempts enforce policies and procedures Control Unit to implement very in other British cities, and is will- QP is one of the major par- ing projects and future expansion from an issuing perspective, that guarantee our customers strict procedures to monitor ing to iron out any difficulties. ticipants in the 16th edition of plans during his visit to the stand. said a press statement. the safest card transactions transactions, minimise risks, and The Mayor said it was his duty the ADIPEC. The QP exhibition The exhibition, which is being The certificate of apprecia- through accurate monitoring regularly report fraud trends to encourage Kuwaiti investments stand showcases the corporation’s held with the support of the UAE tion from Visa was presented worldwide. We take great pride and risk patterns to Visa. in London. operations, including those of its Ministry of Energy, the Abu at the Bank’s premises in the in this prestigious praise from The process has proven its He noted the announcement Industrial Cities Directorate, and Dhabi National Oil Company, presence of QIB Group CEO Visa, and highly value the efforts effectiveness by substantially of the Kuwaiti government of it also highlights the activities of and the Abu Dhabi Chamber, Basel Gamal, Head of Cards of the Fraud Control Unit team reducing fraud losses incurred increase of investments in the UK Qatar Petrochemical Company has attracted the participation of Processing, Sayed Elmahdy, Visa and encourage them to carry on by Visa cardholders. and in London in particular was (Qapco). more than 1,300 exhibitors from Associate Director, Country Risk within the same spirit in order to THE PENINSULA most welcome. QNA Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al 50 countries. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Gulf banker to set up investment bank in Dubai Former chief executive of Qatar First Bank plans to serve niche client base ignored by large international firms
DUBAI: Emad Mansour, a (QFB), a Shariah-compliant “I am currently talking to 2013, a 22 percent increase over debt capital markets advisory Ziad Awad, a former Bank of veteran Gulf Arab banker, is investment bank, which he investors and expect to file an the same period last year, and services before starting asset America Merrill Lynch banker planning to set up an invest- helped set up in 2008. In application in the next four to the best first nine months for management operations. has started a boutique consul- ment bank in Dubai’s tax-free September, QFB said Mansour six weeks,” Mansour said. fees in the region since 2009, The executive said discussions tancy firm in Dubai to offer financial zone, he said yes- had resigned as CEO. The large-scale retrenchment according to Thomson Reuters with potential investors and services to companies ranging terday, joining a growing list The executive, who also previ- of global banks in the last two data. shareholders have been encour- from M&A and strategic advice of regional bankers taking ously ran the investment banking years has enticed bankers like Fees from completed mergers aging, adding that the new firm to marketing. advantage of a revival in deal operations of Saudi Arabia-based Mansour to set up their own and acquisitions transactions will be “well-capitalised” with- Ali Asghar, previously US making and a retreat by big Samba Financial Group, will file firms and serve a niche client totalled $150.2m, up 37 percent out stating how much he plans investment bank Lazard Ltd’s investment banks. an application to the regulator base who are not being catered from the first nine months of to raise for the firm. most senior banker in Dubai, set Mansour, who has about 20 of Dubai International Financial for by the large international 2012. Other former investment up his own emerging markets- years of investment banking Center (DIFC), and aims to firms any more. Mansour said his firm will bankers from the region have focused firm “Emerging Circle”, experience in the region, was launch the business in the first Middle Eastern investment initially focus on private equity also set up specialist boutiques sources familiar with the matter most recently the chief executive half of 2014, Mansour said in a banking fees reached $535.9m transactions and then will move betting on a continued upturn said in August. of Doha-based Qatar First Bank telephone interview. during the first nine months of on to offering M&A, equity and in activity. REUTERS
Egypt’s urban Report: EMC inflation rises customers CAIRO: Egypt’s urban con- sumer inflation accelerated in saved $3m October, driven by higher con- sumer spending on food and transport, the state CAPMAS annually statistics agency reported DUBAI: EMC has yesterday. released the findings of a CAPMAS said inflation rose to study that quantifies the an annual 10.4 percent in October business value of invest- from 10.1 percent in September. ment in advanced backup The central bank, meanwhile, said and recovery, measur- core inflation was 11.15 percent in ing the operational gains, the year to October - unchanged ROI, and payback periods from the previous month. of these solutions. Core inflation strips out sub- Officials of Dolphin Energy Limited Qatar during the Annual Nationalisation Forum at the Hilton Doha Hotel. According to analysts, sidised goods and volatile items the customers interviewed including fruit and vegetables. experienced a total aver- Inflation has been pushed up age annual savings of over this year by a weaker Egyptian Dolphin Energy marks success of job nationalisation $2.9m from backup trans- pound, though the currency has formation, which includes steadily appreciated against the a combination of hard and dollar since the army deposed ABU DHABI: Dolphin Energy Vision 2030 and its commitment strategies the company has developed Qatarisation Crystal Award in the soft costs. elected Islamist President Limited Qatar celebrated its towards nationalisation, Dolphin and implemented to help increase the field of Training and Development, Nearly 58 percent of Mohammed Mursi on July 3. Nationalisation Programme Energy achieved a rate of 34 per- level of nationalisation over the last which was awarded earlier this this savings came from “This is a big rise for inflation achievements at its Annual cent in the third quarter of 2013. 12 months. year and the best “Training and $1.7m saved resulting from within one month,” CAPMAS Nationalisation Forum 2013, The company is on target to reach “Reaching this milestone is a great Development Company” in Oil & Gas eliminating old tape librar- head Abu Bakr Al Gindy said. hosting the company’s 300 35 percent by the end of the year. achievement which could not have sector in 2012. ies and improving storage “According to our statistics there National employees at the In his welcome address, Dolphin been possible without the enormous The company has also launched a efficiency through dedu- was an obvious increase in the Nashira Ballroom, Hilton Doha Energy‘s General Manager in amount of hard work and relent- sophisticated recruitment platform plication. EMC customers prices of meat, other food prod- Hotel. Qatar, Adel Ahmed Albuainain, less effort undertaken. I would like and revamped its Careers section on were able to see a 454 per- ucts and transport.” REUTERS In line with the Qatar National highlighted the successful to extend my congratulations to our its website to facilitate its recruitment cent ROI and payback for nationalisation team and to each of process. the solutions in less than 5 our employees. Nationalisation is The Nationals Forum also provided months. one of our key priorities and we will the opportunity to recognize those The report also shows continue in our commitments so that employees who successfully completed a 75 percent reduction in we achieve our target of 50 percent their development plans and academic time spent for IT to man- Qatarisation over the next five years,” performance achievement in 2013, and age backup and recovery Albuainain said. others who had reached personal and and a notable 88 percent Despite its short history Dolphin professional goals. National mentors reduction in restore times Energy has distinguished itself as were also awarded for their commit- from nearly 9 hours before leading employer of Qataris. Its efforts ments as were representatives of the to one hour on average in recruitment and retention have QP Qatarisation Award Committee afterwards. been recognised by winning a number and the Departmental Nationalisation Faster restore times of awards and certificates. Champions of 2013. coupled with a 100 percent This includes the prestigious THE PENINSULA success rate in operational recoveries, compared with a 40 percent success rate previously, resulted in a significant reduction in time end user spent wait- ing for application restores and file level recoveries. THE PENINSULA Lufthansa to end Sudan flights KHARTOUM: German airline Lufthansa, the last European carrier with direct flights to Sudan, will end its serv- ice in January, a company document obtained yes- terday says, citing eco- nomic reasons. Flights between Frankfurt and Khartoum will end on January 19, says a letter to clients dated October 22 and signed by Hartmut Volz, the airline’s Sudan general manager. “Lufthansa offers its customers an extensive worldwide network and regularly monitors its prof- itability,” it says. “In this context it was decided to suspend serv- ices from Frankfurt to Khartoum.” The move comes after 51 years of service to Sudan, an industry source said. “The station is not doing well,” said the source, ask- ing for anonymity and add- ing that 12 staff will lose their jobs. Early this year the Dutch airline KLM ended direct flights between Amsterdam and Khartoum, citing ris- ing costs. The Sudanese capital is still served by Turkish Airlines as well as by some African and Middle Eastern carriers. AFP MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19
IMF chief in Kuwait Kashagan oilfield Oman slams will not restart soon: Total CEO ABU DHABI: Kazakhstan’s subsidies in giant Kashagan oilfield will not be able to restart production before the end of 2013, said the chief executive of French oil company Total , one of the part- ners in the project. Gulf countries Kazakhstan has been look- ing forward to revenues from Kashagan, which took nearly 13 ‘Petrol, power wasted in the region’ years and about $50bn to com- plete. It is the world’s costliest oil ABU DHABI: Subsidised pet- comments were unusually strong project but also the biggest global rol and electricity programmes for a Gulf minister — officials in oil find in decades — forecast to are causing a huge waste of the region generally tend to avoid total 8 million tonnes next year, energy across the Gulf and public criticism of long-estab- rising to 12 million tonnes in 2015. threatening economies, Oman’s lished policies. However, production was halted oil and gas minister said yes- In a rare reform, Oman two weeks after its September terday, in a rare official warn- announced plans in early 2013 launch when a gas leak was ing over surging demand in the to double its industrial gas price found. Another leak was found region. to $3 per million British thermal in October after a brief restart. Energy prices are heavily sub- units, still cheap by international Christophe de Margerie told sidised in the six member states standards, by 2015. a news conference in Abu Dhabi of the Gulf Cooperation Council Oman is under more immedi- yesterday that Kashagan, in (GCC), giving little incentive for ate pressure to reform than its the Caspian Sea off western their fast-growing populations to wealthy Gulf neighbours as its Kazakhstan, would not be able to moderate use of big gas-guzzling energy resources are less ample. Kuwait Central Bank Governor Mohammed Al Hashel and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde start production again before the cars or around-the-clock air The International Monetary at a news conference before attending a symposium titled “Addressing Challenges in Gulf Cooperation end of the year. conditioning. Fund has warned that Oman’s Council Economies”, in Kuwait yesterday. “It’s more than simply repair- As a result, top crude oil state finances could slide into ing pipes,” he said, adding the exporter Saudi Arabia is the deficit in coming years because consortium must be sure before world’s sixth biggest consumer of recent public spending rises. restarting production that the of oil, despite being only the In 2010, the UAE government whole piping system would oper- 20th largest economy, and GCC hiked its domestic petrol price Libya to face budget woes over strikes ate safely over the long term. members are all among the least to Dh1.72 ($0.47) per litre to cut The consortium operating the energy-efficient countries glo- the burden of subsidies on public TRIPOLI: Libya may find it flow for the (full) year,” Zeidan and also import gas. If now gas field includes Kazakh state oil bally. The UAE and Oman have finances and promote efficiency. difficult to cover its budget told reporters. “From next or the gets stopped, they might look for firm KazMunaiGas, Italy’s ENI, already seen their gas exports But after the Arab Spring upris- expenditure from next month following month, there could be other sources and leave us,” he US major ExxonMobil, Royal constrained by ballooning domes- ings began in the following year, and could lose Italy as a gas a problem covering expenditure. said. Dutch Shell and France’s Total. tic demand. plans for further price rises were and oil business partner unless Due to the oil (export) delays the On Thursday, Italy’s Foreign Each own 16.81 percent. “We are wasting too much put on hold to avoid stoking public strikes blocking oil ports and state is ... facing a deficit.” Minister Emma Bonino told Japan’s Inpex 1605.T owns energy in the region and the bar- discontent. fields end, Prime Minister Ali He said the blockage of the Repubblica TV that ENI was 7.56 percent. China National rels that we are consuming are Omani diesel is still so cheap Zeidan said yesterday. Mellitah terminal, owned by “weighing closing wells”. ENI Petroleum Corp CNPET.UL becoming a threat now, for our that trucks from the UAE drive A mix of militias, tribes and Italy’s ENI and Libya’s state- declined to comment. (CNPC) acquired a 8.33 percent region particularly... I think we over the border to fill up on it. civil servants seeking political owned National Oil Corp (NOC), Zeidan also said the govern- stake this year. Kazakhstan is the have a serious problem,” Oman’s Population growth and arti- rights or higher pay have seized might force Italy to buy gas and ment would give militias until second-largest post-Soviet pro- oil and gas minister Mohammed ficially low energy prices in the oil ports and fields across the oil elsewhere. December 31 to join the regu- ducer after Russia - which holds bin Hamad Al Rumhy told the GCC member countries mean the Opec producer, knocking down Protesters have stopped oil lar army or police forces or face 3 percent of global recoverable oil ADIPEC energy conference in countries that the world has long output to a fraction of its capac- exports from Mellitah, 100km an end to their government reserves — and hopes Kashagan Abu Dhabi. relied upon for oil and gas need to ity of 1.25 million barrels a day. west of Tripoli, and have threat- payments. can help it join the world’s super- “What is really destroying us spend heavily over the next dec- Zeidan said the government ened to halt gas exports from The government has tried to league of oil producers. right now is subsidies... We simply ade just to meet their own energy had given the protesters a week there too. rein in the militias by putting According to earlier comments need to raise the price of petrol needs. According to a study pub- to 10 days to clear the blocked “Italy is now (Libya’s) biggest them on the payroll of the inte- by top Kazakh oil industry offi- and electricity. In some countries lished by consultants IHS yester- oil fields and ports. “Otherwise partner. It would be a grave mat- rior or defence ministries but in cials, the field’s daily output before in our region electricity is free day, over $1 trillion of investment we will take measures,” he said, ter if gas exports got blocked practice they still report to their the second leak had exceeded and you leave your air condition- is needed over the next 17 years to declining to be more specific. because they import between 23 commanders. 60,000 barrels per day. ing for the whole summer when meet demand for gas and electric- An autonomy movement in and 25 percent of their oil needs REUTERS REUTERS you go on holiday. That is really a ity in the Middle East and North eastern Libya, which has seized crime,” he said. Africa. several oil ports, said yesterday it “Our cars are getting bigger, IHS estimates that demand for had formed a regional oil firm in our consumption is getting big- natural gas in the GCC is likely to a challenge to the central govern- ger and the price is almost free. rise more than 50 percent, from ment in Tripoli. So you need to send a signal to the 256 billion cubic metres (bcm) Zeidan’s government is strug- pockets of the public.” in 2011 to 400 bcm in 2030. Oil gling to rein in dozens of militias It was not clear whether demand will also grow more than who helped topple Muammar Rumhy’s remarks indicated any 50 percent in the next 17 years, Gaddafi two years ago but have fresh change to Oman’s domes- from around 4 million barrels per kept their weapons. tic energy pricing policies, which day to over 6.2 million bpd, IHS “The budget is based on the would be politically sensitive. His said. REUTERS assumption that oil revenues
TAQA in $240m deal to sell Dutch pipeline stake
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) is selling its 40 percent stake in a Dutch natural gas pipeline to a Danish pension fund for $240m as the invest- ment no longer meets its growth strategy in the country, it said yesterday. The sale of the stake in Noordgastransport BV (NGT) to pension fund PensionDanmark A/S is expected to close in 2013, TAQA, which is 75-per- cent owned by the Abu Dhabi government, said in a statement to the stock exchange. It declined to say how much it paid for the stake, bought from Royal DSM in 2009. David Cook, head of oil & gas operations said TAQA’s strategy was to maximise its portfolio’s value and it would focus on a $1bn stor- age project, Bergermeer, in which it has a 60-per- cent stake. It also owns and operates a gas storage facility in Alkmaar in the Netherlands. NGT, operated by GDF Suez, consists of about 470km of offshore pipeline with daily gas capacity of about 42m cubic metres, TAQA said. In 2012, TAQA bought a number of BP’s North Sea assets for more than $1.3bn. It got clearance from the Kurdistan Regional Government to develop the Atrush Block in the autonomous region of Iraq last month. REUTERS MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS
Alitalia has other options than Air Nokia’s rapid France: Minister
ROME: Italy’s troubled flag- carrier Alitalia has the option fall a lesson to tie up with another part- ner if talks with shareholder Air France-KLM over its recapitalisation fail, Italian Transport Minister Maurizio to businesses Lupi said yesterday. “If Air France believes in Alitalia, it will participate in the Firm grew too big, too fast: Analysts capital increase. If it doesn’t, it will give Alitalia and the govern- HELSINKI: In just five years is to have the appropriate exper- ment the possibility to find an Nokia fell from dominating the tise on the board. They said that international partner,” he said mobile phone industry to aban- Nokia had suffered from a culture in Milan on the sidelines of a doning the handset business, a of sycophancy towards Ollila — at motorcycle trade show. swift fall from grace with les- the helm for 14 years until 2006. The comment betrayed ten- sons for market leaders. “During times of transition, the sions over the negotiations The story of Nokia, now at the board must have real industry between the airlines. toughest stage of the restructur- experts — not random executives,” Air France-KLM, which ing cycle, is a particularly salutary said Tero Kuittinen at Alekstra holds a 25 percent stake in the A protester throws a projectile towards French riot police near an ‘Ecotax’ control portal during a demonstration business case about the fast-mov- consultancy. He held that Ollila Italian airline, is being urged to against the government's controversial environmental tax on heavy goods vehicles in Jugon-les-Lacs, western France. ing, high-risk, high-reward, tech had been surrounded by “syco- join shareholders in injecting sector for hip consumer goods. phants who had no competence more funds as part of a ¤300m The rapid decline, which is to address software challenges.” ($400m) recapitalisation plan. ending with the ¤5.44bn ($7.5bn) Nokia kept developing its The Franco-Dutch airline sale of the mobile phone division Symbian operating system but reportedly responded a week France to postpone contested to Microsoft, owed much to Nokia was slow to introduce touch- ago by telling Lupi it could do so growing too big, too fast and its screen capability. — but only if Alitalia axed 5,000 management getting drunk on In 2010 it made a partnership jobs, ousted its board of directors their own success, analysts say. with Intel to develop a different and came up with a debt restruc- new truck tax by six months Looking back after years of operating system, but abandoned turing plan. Apple iPhone dominance, some this after a year and turned to Those conditions, particularly PARIS: The French govern- bring in more than ¤1bn ($1.33bn) dozens of sensor-based toll-gates may have difficulty in recall- Microsoft’s new mobile Windows the steep job cuts, have made ment plans to defer by six per year, until July after munici- over major roads. ing that Nokia, in its heyday in platform. Alitalia and the Italian govern- months the introduction of a pal and EU elections in March The revolt started in the west- 2007 took more than 50 percent ment bristle. new levy on heavy trucks at the and May, in which Hollande’s ern region of Brittany, where pro- of the world market for early MORE EXAMPLES Lupi pushed back yesterday heart of a gradually spreading Socialists risk big losses. testers fear the ecotax will be a smartphones. by saying that, if Air France- anti-tax revolt, Le Monde news- An official with Prime Minister further burden on business. “They had become arrogant at Nokia is just one example of the KLM “decides to dilute to six paper reported on Saturday. Jean-Marc Ayrault’s office would The government aims to Nokia and as a result they were high stakes in high-tech consumer percent” its stake by not taking President Francois Hollande’s not confirm the report, but said negotiate a plan in the coming too slow to react to changes in goods. Telecommunications equip- part in the recapitalisation, “I government is struggling to rein the tax had not been entirely months to support the economy of the world around them,” Petri ment manufacturers Ericsson and think Alitalia, as a private com- in the public deficit, but it has had scrapped. Brittany, where the livestock and Rouvinen, a researcher at the Motorola suffered a similar fate pany, will be forced to find other to suspend the January 1 applica- Increasingly under pressure meat production sector, which are economic think tank ETLA said. and sold their handset businesses partners”. tion of the tax, without bowing to over France’s high fiscal burden, major employers in the region, The technology of the iPhone after being overtaken by innova- The Italian airline is handi- protesters’ demands for it to be the government already dropped has been hit hard by a series of upended the mobile handset busi- tion. Canadian firm BlackBerry capped, however, by ¤1.2bn in scrapped altogether. a planned change in corporate tax closures. ness. It also highlighted the criti- is the latest example of a market debt and Italy’s determination Voicing concerns about the gov- unpopular with business and has The protests have been spread- cal importance in any business, leader fallen by the wayside. to keep it a flag-carrier. ernment’s ability to cut the defi- ditched new charges on special ing elsewhere with two toll gates but particularly in the high-tech Sony, which picked up Alitalia was already bailed cit in the face of violent protests, savings products. destroyed on Saturday in south- sector, of getting the timing right. Ericsson’s handset business, has out by taxpayers five years ago Standard & Poor’s cut France’s In recent weeks, the govern- western France while truck Not only did the iPhone, with also had difficulty making money in a controversial operation that credit rating on Friday to AA ment has faced the most violent drivers held go-slow operations its touch screen, become a hot out of mobile despite its consumer handed a consortium of private from AA+. anti-tax protests since it came on motorways near Marseilles in fashion item worldwide, but also electronics pedigree. Italian companies a majority Le Monde reported that the to power in May 2012 over the the south, Lyon in the east and in the operating system with paid- Companies sometimes need to stake, part of which was later government intended to wait to so-called ecotax on heavy goods northern France. for applications invented a new make tough, radical choices to sold to Air France-KLM. AFP apply the tax, which is supposed to traffic, with protesters destroying REUTERS revenue stream for Apple. refocus their business. When Google’s Android took Analysts say that the response off in 2009, it became clear that adopted by Nokia is to develop handset manufacturers had lost the profitable mobile network France to borrow dominance to the operating sys- equipment segment with Nokia tems which generated revenue Solutions and Networks (NSN). €4.5bn to settle from applications sold to users. “Now Nokia can concentrate on Commenting on the business its other business — NSN,” said Credit Lyonnais debt lessons, Rouvinen said: “Since Rautanen, adding to speculation 2007 it’s no longer possible to about what the company might do PARIS: France will borrow consider telecommunications, with the ¤5.44bn from Microsoft. ¤4.5bn ($6.01bn) by the end of consumer electronics and com- Credit rating agency Moody’s the year to settle debts from the puters as separate sectors. Now said recently that Nokia had collapse of Credit Lyonnais bank, there’s just one industry and it’s emerged a winner from the sale, a French Finance Ministry offi- digital.” gaining much needed revenue and cial said yesterday. That is where Apple had an off-loading a loss-making busi- The state has until the end of all-important lead: it brought ness. But the agency added that it 2014 to settle the bank’s remaining the right hardware and software will not be easy to reposition the debts, but decided to take action together at just the right time. company as a credible actor in an this year, the official said. A bill “If Apple had shut down its industry with very short product to be presented this week updat- heavily loss-making PC business life-spans and rapid changes. ing the 2013 budget will include in 2000, it would never had been Nokia was already a business authorisation for the new debt to able to launch iPod, iTunes, iPad case of how to engineer corporate be issued. French taxpayers were etc,” said Kuittinen. transformation. left on the hook when the for- Nokia’s management was aware The company started as a wood merly state-owned lender had to that a digital revolution was pulp mill, then bought a rubber be bailed out in the mid 1990s after underway but in a recent book business making boots and tyres. losing billions of francs. French it’s former chief executive Jorma A cable business led to Nokia bank Credit Agricole subsequently Ollila said the company peaked venturing into electronics and took over Credit Lyonnais in 2003. too soon — investing heavily in then telecommunications. When “Since borrowing conditions are smartphone technology before mobile telecommunications at historically low levels, they’ve operators were ready to offer boomed in the early 1990s, Nokia decided to go ahead now,” the offi- services. sold the other business to focus cial said. REUTERS Analysts said another lesson on handsets and networks. AFP
Setting course for China’s economy
A balloon vendor waits for customers outside a market in Beijing yesterday. Chinese state media raised expectations for major reforms at a Communist Party meeting which is setting the course for the world’s second largest economy over the next decade. MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21
Egypt relying on After Libor, is the ‘4pm borrowed billions BY ASMA ALSHARIF and SHADIA NASRALLA London spot rate’ next? BY JILL TREANOR GYPT is engaged in a high stakes gamble, using billions trading is conducted to produce up-to-date They are trading on behalf of clients who of dollars from Gulf Arab allies to stimulate the economy prices. Neither is there an obvious moment have placed orders to buy and sell currencies. and keep its politically charged streets calm in the hope NTIL 1858, sending a message at which trading ends: forex is a 24-hour These orders might be placed five minutes Ethat investors and tourists will return. between the UK and the US could business. Trading in Hong Kong seeps into before the 60-second window — which opens The biggest Arab country’s finances are in a precarious state take 10 days, the time it took for London before being picked up in New York for 30 seconds each side of the hour — or with a massive deficit but the government, armed with billions of Ua ship to cross the Atlantic. But then transferred back to the Asian time zone. even as the trading is under way. The 4pm Gulf petrodollars, has rejected the conventional wisdom of IMF- after a cable was laid under the ocean in London is the major dealing area, accounting (London time) spot rate is said to be the prescribed austerity measures. 1858 it cut communication times — includ- for around 40 percent of the daily business most closely watched benchmark produced If the plan fails, a new government expected to be elected early ing transmissions between financial markets because of its position “in the middle” of the by WM Reuters, which also publishes prices next year could find itself deep in debt, its currency overvalued — to just a few minutes. It was a huge leap relevant time zones. every 30 minutes for the biggest currencies and an economy in crisis. forward and so dramatic that, even today, Dealers at big banks around the world and hourly for 160 currencies. “Now we are living on a ventilator, (with) aid from neighbour- currency traders on the fast-paced foreign trade between each other on behalf of cli- It was financial information group ing countries and that is understandable in the midst of a meagre exchange market call the sterling-dollar ents — large and small companies, fund man- Bloomberg that first reported that dealers tourism industry and reluctance of direct foreign investment,” exchange rate “the cable”. agers and commodity dealers, for instance. between the various banks might be exchang- Sherif Samy, Egypt’s Financial Supervisory Authority head, said. Such jargon is typical of the currency Participants deal in millions and often bil- ing details about client orders placed ahead Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE pledged more than $12bn in markets, where a staggering £3 trillion lions (known as yards) through electronic of these trading windows, to try to gauge how aid to Egypt after the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed changes hands every day, and which are now terminals and also over the phone. Minute the currency might move. Knowing the scale Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood on July 3 following mass pro- the subject of an investigation into market movements in currencies, with prices of orders could help a trader. For instance, tests against his rule. manipulation said to be on the same scale expressed to four decimal points, are mag- a trader with a large order to buy euros and “Nobody can live, in the long term, on aid,” Samy said. “It is as the one into Libor, which resulted in five nified by the vast sums traded, allowing the sell dollars, who discovers other banks are not sustainable.” big firms being fined £2.3bn on both sides of banks to make vast profits — or incur pain- in a similar position, could take it as a clear Since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has the Atlantic. ful losses. signal that euros are going to rise during the burned through $20bn in foreign reserves, borrowed billions from A growing list of banks have admitted Regulators are now looking at this largely trading window. its allies and racked up billions in debts to foreign oil companies they are co-operating with investigators. In unregulated market and trying to work out Theoretically, there could be an advantage to prop up its currency. America, JP Morgan, Citibank and Goldman whether rogue dealers found a way to make in pushing up the price of the euros during The Mursi government worked out an agreement with the Sachs are involved, as are the UK’s Barclays, profits from the way a benchmark price — a the fixing period as it would fall back in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would have included Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Lloyds. bit like a closing price on a stock exchange minutes afterwards, allowing the banks to austerity measures, higher taxes and a reduction of subsidies that European giants Deutsche Bank and UBS — is set amid frenetic trading during a sell at a higher price to their clients than eat up a quarter of the budget. It was never implemented. of Switzerland are also “working with” 60-second trading window. The benchmark, they buy in the markets later. Egypt is going a different way from many European countries regulators. Traders have been suspended — compiled by WM/Reuters for the last 20 Regulators, including the UK Financial such as Greece whose cash-strapped governments have enforced though there is no suggestion of wrongdoing years, is used by fund managers wanting to Conduct Authority, Finma in Switzerland repeated rounds of austerity measures, squeezing households, to — including six at Barclays. know how their investments are performing. and authorities in the US are thought to be rein in huge budget deficits. This subject should matter to everyone, The benchmark differs from the Libor at an early stage, gathering information from The army-backed government, well aware that IMF conditions from an individual going on holiday to a scandal in a key way. When submissions recorded phone calls and instant messages. could cause a huge popular backlash before elections, has avoided major company buying steel or manufactur- about Libor are made by banks, they are It is a laborious process and the outcome austerity measures. ing clothes; the currency markets affect all based on estimates of what rate of interest may not be known for months. And, as was In a country where protests have forced out two presidents aspects of everyday life. a bank would be expected to be charged by the case last week with a year-long investiga- in three years and sent the economy into a tailspin, the interim Not only are the foreign exchange (forex) another bank for borrowing on the markets. tion into gas prices by the FCA, evidence of leaders, appointed after Mursi’s ouster, have internalised this risk. markets enormous — every week the equiva- When the foreign exchange benchmarks are manipulation may not be found. But if it is, “The government is faced with a big challenge, especially as it lent of a year’s global trade in physical goods set, they are based on actual dealing prices the banks could be facing a whole new – and faces coming elections within months,” Samy said. takes place — but they are also opaque. on which trades are submitted. It is not very expensive – scandal. “They must not be excessive with the social subsidy programmes Unlike shares, there is no exchange on which about estimates — traders have to trade. THE GUARDIAN and wage and pension increases that might titillate the feelings of ordinary citizens in the short term but have a severe impact on the state budget and on the deficit.” Western powers want a return to democracy in Egypt, which has a peace treaty with Israel and controls the strategic Suez Canal, a global trade route. What happens in Egypt could have a ripple effect on the rest of the region, which has also suffered from political and economic turmoil since the Arab Spring uprisings. The government says it is still on track to rewrite the constitu- tion and hold parliamentary and presidential elections in early 2014, part of a political roadmap the army announced after it removed Mursi. Supported by the Gulf aid pledges, the government announced a EP22.3bn ($3.2bn) stimulus package in August. It later increased it by a third to EP29.6bn and plans yet another EP24bn package early next year. But the government has not spelled out details of any other long-term plans to strengthen the economy. The interim government has raised the public sector minimum wage and pensions, and the central bank has lowered its key interest rates by a full percentage point since August to encour- age growth. In addition, the government has said it would focus on a series of labour-intensive infrastructure projects and unfinished public projects designed to quickly improve living standards of Egypt’s 85 million citizens. Some businessmen say there are indications that investors and tourists, once its main source of foreign exchange, will return once the political turmoil subsides. “Foreign investors are primarily concerned about stability, no violence, where they feel their investments are safe, where there is an ease of going in and out,” said Hussein Choucri, head of Cairo- based HC Securities, a mid-sized investment bank. “You have some big companies in the Gulf that have discounted the economic and political risk already.” However, many investors are not only worried about security but recoil from the way Egypt has treated businessmen since the uprising. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate
Victory and defeat: Shipbuilding founders in a changing climate BY TERRY MACALISTER 1,775 jobs at its yards in Scotland it was all about business. “I’m lack of investment, poor manage- in Britain, the wider civil maritime declined, so have the great British and STEVEN MORRIS and England. cynical about that. There’s always ment and turbulent industrial scene is fairly vibrant. shipowning names such as P&O “The company remains commit- politics involved… The government relations, though the real prob- Those who run trade bodies such and Cunard, largely broken up ave Harris, owner of ted to continued investment in the ought to be more honest and make lem came from cut-throat com- as the Chamber of Shipping claim into smaller business units and Dave’s Barber Shop Portsmouth area as the centre of it clear that there is politics in all petition from higher-productivity the UK maritime business still sold abroad. just outside Portsmouth its maritime services and high- this. These job losses will be felt and lower-cost nations in Asia and employs 90,000 people and has a Robert Willmington, lead ship- Dnaval base, was sit- end naval equipment and com- across the city.” Eastern Europe. turnover of £10bn. But these jobs building analyst at consultancy ting on one of his chairs, head in bat systems business,” it said in a But the story of shipbuild- Japan delivered the first com- are not in areas of high unem- IHS Maritime, says that in many hands. He was bitterly sorry for statement. But the admission that ing decline is not new in Britain. petitive blows, quickly followed by ployment such as Merseyside or ways Britain’s earlier rundown the shipbuilders whose hair he had operations in Govan and Scotstoun The industry reached its zenith South Korea and more recently the north-east, but highly skilled in the construction sector saved cut for years, and worried for his will be protected was seen — and in terms of the number of ships China. Martin Stopford, a non- white-collar office ones based in it later pain. “The only way for own business. That morning BAE not just by Harris — as a blatant built in 1961, when it produced executive president at shipbroker the City of London, involved with European yards to compete with Systems and the government had bid to avoid handing a PR gift to 192 merchant vessels, but even Clarkson and director of business ship insurance, shipbroking and Asia has been via direct subsi- announced the end of 500 years of Scottish nationalists. in 1977 — the year of the Queen’s at British Shipbuilders between ship management as well as mari- disation, which, driven by EU shipbuilding on the site with the Harris offers bargain haircuts Silver Jubilee and the Sex Pistols 1981 and 1988, points out that a time law. policy, is now out of favour. As a loss of 940 jobs. to service personnel and dockyard — 100 ships were launched. The new Panamax-class bulk carrier Marine equipment exports are result, many European shipbuild- “It’s terrible news,” he said. “I’ve workers — £7.50 against £8.95 to UK had 32 significant shipyards cost $30m in 1981, but five years increasing while luxury yacht ers, including former powerhouses got to know many of the lads who civilians. “The navy is my main and six marine engine works that later a freshly completed model building is also on the up, though Germany and Poland, have shut up work there. They’re going to have customer, but the dock workers are employed almost 90,000 workers, was selling for $15m, as ever leading powerboat manufacturer shop in the past three years fol- a miserable Christmas now. It’s a a close second. I’d say they’re about inside what was then the state- cheaper manufacturers flooded Sunseeker, based in Poole, has just lowing the global financial crisis.” shocker. I know they say it’s all 20 percent of my trade. That’s why owned British Shipbuilders. the market. “We just could not been sold to China’s second-richest But he also notes that British about business, but it looks like I’ve been sitting with my head in The numbers of ships produced compete. We gave it our best shot, man in a £320m deal. naval work is also beginning to go it’s a political decision. It’s got to my hands. This is a big blow for had dropped to 61 by 1985, 33 by but when I left, the price of the Meanwhile, a new deep sea con- abroad. “Interestingly, the Ministry be about the independence thing.” me.” 2000, then slumped to a pitiful four materials to build a ship cost more tainer port on the Thames took its of Defence itself ordered a series Referring to the decision to keep Further down Queen Street in 2011 and two last year. Naval than the price we could sell it at. first commercial vessel last week of replenishment tankers in 2012 two sister sites open on the Clyde, towards the historic dockyard, shipbuilding — subsidised entirely It was a mug’s game.” – although the £1.5bn investment from a South Korean shipyard in he added: “The government’s try- resting place of Henry VIII’s Mary through the public purse — has Now the UK civil shipbuilding largely came from the Middle East, a £452m deal for service with the ing to keep the Scots sweet. But Rose and of Nelson’s Victory, and also been in major decline but sector struggles to survive on the while the ships calling will more Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The cost of Portsmouth is all about military the same sentiments are repeated. kept afloat by being able to tap occasional ferry, or hi-tech and often than not be built, and often building these ships in a UK yard shipbuilding. It’s a huge part of the At Baun & Co naval outfitters, into annual overall spending at specialist craft for the North Sea owned, in China. It is also a symbol would have been around 30 percent place.” where they have been kitting out the Ministry of Defence of nearly oil industry. of Britain’s economy: importing far higher, even if a yard still existed BAE blamed a significant drop sailors for 40 years, Martin Lee £40bn. But the irony is that while ship- more goods than it will export. that could build such vessels.” in demand for its decision to cut was dismissive about the line that The business was laid low by building is on the down and down And as shipbuilding has THE GUARDIAN MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET
QE Indices Summary EXCHANGE QE Index 9,975.83 0.00 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER QE Total Return Index 14,253.18 0.00 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,855.72 0.31 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,493.23 0.02 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,361.62 0.06 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 5415.426 -10.611 -0.2 5453.1 4610.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,885.49 0.28 % QR154.3985 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 4279.53 -7.4 -0.17 4309.92 3575.17 QE All Share Industrials 3,267 0.28 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.7977 QR 5.8825 QE All Share Insurance 2,342.64 0.39 % Dj Indu Average 15746.88 128.66 0.82 15750.3 12471.5 Euro ...... QR 4.8253 QR 4.9229 QE All Share Real Estate 1,860.72 0.68 % QR 2.5573 CA$ ...... QR 3.4440 QR 3.5172 QE All Share Telecoms 1,434.44 0.58 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 QE All Share Transportation 1,868.95 0.16 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.9119 QR 4.0010 Hang Seng Inde/D 22881.03 -155.91 -0.68 23944.74 19426.36 Yen ...... QR 0.0363 QR 0.0372 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.3783 QR 3.4640 Today Previous day Iseq Overall/D 4410.75 -17.64 -0.4 4458.82 3396.67 CRUDE OIL 10-11-2013 07-11-2013 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0574 QR 0.0587 Index 9,975.83 9,976.21 Karachi 100 In/D 23220.21 55 0.24 23944.99 16036.31 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0336 QR 0.0343 Change 0.38 23.34 BRENT Nikkei 225 Index 14228.44 -108.87 -0.76 15942.6 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0828 QR 0.0854 % 0.23 0.23 $ 104.89 SL Re ...... QR 0.0275 QR 0.0281 YTD% 19.35 19.35 S&P 500 Index/D 1770.49 7.52 0.43 1775.22 1343.35 Taka ...... QR 0.0464 QR 0.0472 Volume 7,527,665 7,527,665 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0361 QR 0.0368 Value (QAR) 218,997,685.28 1,332,275,342.82 Straits Times/D 3202.1 -3.19 -0.1 3464.79 2990.68 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3509 QR 0.3591 Trades 4,675 5,148 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77 $ 103.28 Up 17 | Down 21 | Unchanged 03
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Strong dollar, high supplies hit raw material prices LONDON: A strengthening four-month trough at $102.98 a straight week of rising crude Silver fell to $21.70 an ounce to $1,803.75 a tonne from $1,871. $488 a week earlier. dollar amid a backdrop of ample barrel. Better-than-expected US stockpiles, again indicating soft from $21.75. On the London Three-month lead decreased to COCOA: Prices rebounded on supplies sent the prices of oil, economic growth and jobs data demand in the world’s biggest Platinum and Palladium Market, $2,128 a tonne from $2,202.50. falling stockpiles, analysts said. most metals and coffee sliding supported market expectations economy. By Friday on London’s platinum slipped to $1,446 an Three-month tin slipped to Commerzbank said “stocks on the this week, analysts said. that the Fed will soon roll back Intercontinental Exchange, ounce from $1,453. Palladium $22,850 a tonne from $22,925. ICE-US exchange have declined The dollar, which had been ris- its stimulus. Brent North Sea crude for grew to $757 an ounce from $737. Three-month nickel declined to to a ten-month low, which is being ing strongly since Thursday after Official data showed that the delivery in December slid to BASE METALS: Industrial $13,912 a tonne from $14,668. viewed as an indication of robust the European Central Bank sur- US economy grew at an annual $104.47 a barrel from $108.63 a metals fell owing to a stronger Three-month zinc retreated to demand”. By Friday on LIFFE, prisingly cut its main eurozone rate of 2.8 percent in July- week earlier. On the New York dollar. The London Metal $1,891 a tonne from $1,960.75 cocoa for delivery in March 2014 interest rate, extended its gains September, well above the 1.9 Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Exchange unveiled a plan to COFFEE: Arabic coffee struck grew to £1,706 a tonne from £1,689 heading into the weekend on ris- percent projected by analysts and Intermediate or light sweet crude expedite deliveries of its traded 100.95 US cents a pound, the a week earlier. On ICE Futures ing expectations that the Federal representing the strongest pace of for December retreated to $94.44 base metals, in particular alu- lowest level since October 2006 US, cocoa for December climbed Reserve will shortly begin taper- growth in a year. a barrel from $96.23. minium, and to improve its mar- on bumper harvest prospects. to $2,667 a tonne from $2,653 a ing its stimulus. Brent crude had already struck PRECIOUS METALS: Gold ket credibility. Robusta slumped to $1,431 a week earlier. The prospect of the US cen- four-month lows on Thursday as prices were hit by the stronger LME-registered warehouses tonne, a trough last reached three GRAINS AND SOYA: Maize tral bank bringing forward the the dollar soared against the euro dollar and rising expectations that with outgoing-delivery delays of and a half years ago. By Friday on and wheat fell, while soya rose. gradual reduction of its $85bn- after the European Central Bank the Federal Reserve will shortly 50 days or more will have to ship the ICE Futures US exchange in By Friday on the Chicago Board a-month monetary stimulus pro- cut its main interest rate. begin cutting its economic stimu- out more metal than they receive, New York, Arabica for delivery in of Trade, January-dated soya- gramme increased on Friday after This made dollar-denominated lus programme. “Traders dropped according to the key change that December had fallen to 103.70 US bean meal — used in animal feed official data showed that the US crude more expensive for hold- gold like a lead balloon after the will come into effect in April. cents a pound from 105.05 cents a — climbed to $12.72 a bushel from economy had added a surprise ers of other currencies, dent- (US) jobs data, due to fears that “If you have a queue of over week earlier. On LIFFE, London’s $12.51 a week earlier. Maize for 204,000 jobs in October despite ing demand but in turn pushing the Federal Reserve will begin 50 days and you choose to keep futures exchange, Robusta for delivery in December fell to $4.16 the government shutdown. prices lower. WTI prices have tapering its stimulus package,” loading into the warehouse, then January stood at $1,457 a tonne, a bushel from $4.27. Wheat for OIL: Crude futures hit multi- meanwhile come off five-month said David Madden, market ana- you will be required to adjust unchanged from a week earlier. December dropped to $6.53 a month low points owing to a low points — the results of a lyst at traders IG. your load out so you load out SUGAR: Prices extended bushel from $6.67. strengthening dollar, hopes of a steady climb in US commercial Palladium, used in catalytic more than you load in,” said recent losses. By Friday on the RUBBER: Prices rebounded, deal over Iran’s nuclear standoff inventories since September. converters, grew over the week Matt Chamberlain, LME Head ICE Futures US exchange, the with support from tight supplies and as a result of high US stock- The Department of Energy on thanks to strong car sales in the of Business Development. price of unrefined sugar for deliv- on wet weather in Malaysia. The piles, analysts said. Wednesday said that US crude United States, traders said. By Friday on the London Metal ery in March 2014 dropped to Malaysian Rubber Board’s bench- New York prices on Tuesday hit inventories grew by 1.6 million By late Friday on the London Exchange, copper for delivery in 18.08 US cents a pound from 18.34 mark SMR20 rose to 229.15 US five-month lows at $93.37 a bar- barrels last week, less than expec- Bullion Market, the price of gold three months dropped to $7,115 a cents a week earlier. On LIFFE, cents a kilo from 226.35 cents the rel amid rising US crude inven- tations for a rise of 1.9 million. dropped to $1,285.50 an ounce tonne from $7,289.25 a week ear- the price of a tonne of white sugar previous week. tories. Brent on Friday struck a Nevertheless, it was a seventh from $1,306.75 a week earlier. lier. Three-month aluminium slid for March slid to $481.50 from AFP MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23
Kenya’s Yego Le Clos eager to claims Athens classic marathon emulate Phelps ATHENS: Kenya’s Hillary Kipkogei Yego won the 31st Athens classic marathon yester- ‘I want to be best swimmer in the world’ day in a time of two hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds. The 33-year-old Yego was fol- TOKYO: South Africa’s Chad almost half a second clear of she won comfortably in 4:25.97, lowed across the finish line by Le Clos was woken up by a American Tom Shields. and the 200m butterfly, when she three of his countrymen. “scary” earthquake but took “I was sleeping in my room and produced a stunning fightback In second came Dickson care of business as usual as thought my room-mate was play- over the final 25 metres to beat Kimeli who clocked 2:14.40, he stormed to victory in the ing with my bed, then realised I Japan’s Yai Watanabe. David Kipkorir Rutoh took third 100 metres butterfly at yes- didn’t have a room-mate, so I ran The Hungarian, who has at 2:14.47 and Paul Kibet Kosgei terday’s World Cup series in outside.” wrapped up her second successive filled fourth at 2:16.58. Tokyo. After his sensational Olympic World Cup title, also dead-heated “It was the first time that I Shaken but unstirred, the gold, Le Clos is hungry for more for first in the 100m individual participated in the Athens classic 21-year-old will officially be success. medley with Australia’s Alicia marathon. I am very happy that I crowned champion for the second “The first thing is to try and Coutts, making it five more wins managed to achieve my personal time in three years at the eighth get a long-course world record,” over the two days. best time. The weather conditions and final stop in Beijing later this added the 100m and 200m butter- Russia’s Iuliia Efimova kicked were very good,” Yego said. week. fly world champion, who ended his the evening session off with a The women’s race was won Le Clos, who famously out- weekend with five race victories. bang, setting a short-course by another Kenyan, 26-year-old touched his idol Michael Phelps “I think the 200 fly is my best shot world record in the women’s 50m Nancy Joan Rotich in a time of to win the 200m butterfly gold for now.” breaststroke in 28.71. 2:41.38. She finished 19th overall. at last year’s London Olympics, That world record is owned “I’m a little surprised,” she Some 17,000 runners from said he had his sights on the by Phelps, the most decorated said before coming back to win 102 countries took part in the American’s mantel of swimming’s Olympic athlete of all time with the 200m. classic marathon which began greatest ever. 22 medals, 18 of them gold. “I had no time to warm up... my just a short distance from the “I want to be best swimmer in “I’d like to break as many hair was still wet.” tumulus erected for the Greek the world -- the best all-round records as I can but I’ve got to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino beat dead of the battle of Marathon swimmer,” he said after finishing take baby steps, just look at things Le Clos to the men’s 200 indi- and finishing at the all-marble second in the 200m individual one at a time,” said Le Clos. vidual medley gold in a Japanese Panathenaic Stadium, site of medley. “At the moment it’s more about and World Cup best 1:51.50 while the first modern Olympics in “I want to make sure I swim as getting my medley right. My Russia’s Vladimir Morozov won 1896. much as I can and get the best out breaststroke is probably not the the men’s 50m freestyle carve-up, According to legend, the 42 kil- of me that I possibly can, whether greatest. thrashing through the water to ometre (26 mile) distance from that’s two races, or seven races, or “In 2016 I’m going to try to win in 20.72, ahead of American Marathon to Athens was first eight races.” break the world record, maybe Anthony Ervin, who touched in run by Pheidippides, an Athenian The day began with unexpected a bit before. But for now I want 21.10. messenger who in 490 BC dashed drama for the swimmers with a to win four gold medals at Australian quartet Tomaso to the democratic city states of quake rocking the capital around (next year’s) Commonwealth D’Orsogna, Travis Mahoney, Chad Le Clos of South Africa, winner of the men’s 100m butterfly final, Athens and Platea to announce the time they would have had Games.” Cate and Bronte Campbell celebrates his win during an awards ceremony at the FINA Swimming victory of the citizen soldiers their alarm clocks set for. Short-course queen Katinka capped the Tokyo leg with a World Cup Tokyo meet in Tokyo, yesterday. Le Clos won the event with of Athens over soldiers of the “That was scary,” said Le Clos, Hosszu added victories in the world record of 1:29.61 in the a time of 49.01 seconds. Persian empire, before dying of who won the 100m fly in 49.01, 400m individual medley, which 4x50 mixed freestyle. AFP exhaustion. AFP Boxing: Donaire stops Darchinyan in dramatic style
CORPUS CHRISTI, United Donaire said his thoughts were moment when he wasn’t sure he Shinsuke Yamanaka defended States: Filipino star Nonito with people in his native could continue. his title for a fifth time with a Donaire stopped Australian- Philippines, where more than “When he hit me in my cheek, ninth-round knockout of Mexican based Armenian southpaw Vic 10,000 are feared dead in the wake I felt like he broke my cheek,” Alberto Guevara yesterday. Darchinyan in the ninth round of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Donaire said. “Part of my mind Japanese southpaw Yamanaka of a 10-round non-title bout yes- “First and foremost, prayers was like, ‘Is this it for me? I’m los- hit the challenger with a left hand terday to boost his bid to return to people in the Philippines who ing the fight. Should I keep going?’ -- dubbed “God’s left” by his fans to boxing’s elite. were hit by the typhoon,” he said. “I put my heart into it,” he -- 25 seconds into the ninth round Donaire was trailing on two of “Please have your prayers for peo- said. “I said, ‘You know what, I to end the contest, improving his three judges’ scorecards when he ple in the Philippines.” will never, ever quit.’” unbeaten record to 20 wins with snatched the victory in a rematch For Darchinyan, the fight His determination paid off and two draws and 15 knockouts. of former world champions trying was a grudge match, but he was Darchinyan, 37, fell to 39-6-1. “My opponent was moving a lot to revive their careers. ultimately unable to avenge his On the same card, unbeaten and making me sweat,” said the He felled Darchinyan with a left 2007 fifth-round knockout loss to American Mikey Garcia sur- 31-year-old Yamanaka. hook, and although Darchinyan Donaire -- his first career defeat. vived a second-round knockdown “He didn’t leave much space rose and continued, he never Both fighters hurt each other to knock out Roman “Rocky” for me to get inside, but I could looked steady. Donaire’s punish- with heavy blows in the second Martinez with a left hook to the see that I was getting closer and ing follow-up prompted referee round. A furious exchange at the body in the eighth round and take closer and eventually I was able to Laurence Cole to call a halt at end of the fourth had to be broken the Puerto Rican’s World Boxing get in there with a good punch.” 2:06 of round nine. up after the bell, and the toe-to- Organization super featherweight Yamanaka floored Guevara Donaire improved to 32-2 with toe action continued in the fifth world title. four times in the eighth round at Defending champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (left) of Japan punches 21 knockouts. He bounced back with Darchinyan seeming to have Garcia improved to 33-0 with Ryogoku Kokugikan, the spiritual Alberto Guevara of Mexico during their World Boxing Council (WBC) from a loss to Cuban Guillermo the edge. Donaire, who had right 28 wins inside the distance. home of sumo in the Japanese bantamweight title boxing match in Tokyo, yesterday. Yamanaka won Rigondeaux in a super bantam- shoulder surgery after losing to Martinez fell to 27-2-2 with 16 capital, breaking open a cagey by a knock out in the ninth round. weight world title bout in April. Rigondeaux, looked tentative at knockouts. Meanwhile in Tokyo, fight in which the champion had Even in the glow of victory, times. He admitted there was a WBC bantamweight champion led on points. AGENCIES
Jockey dies after Australian Ideal Indian win Asian Schools football race fall DOHA: Ideal Indian School ral- their Asian counterparts. We lied from behind to down MES hope to make it an annual event,” Indian School 2-1 to win the said William. SYDNEY: Australian jockey Asian Schools football tour- Another member of the Desiree Gill has died from nament organised by Friends organizing team Joao Dias said: injuries suffered in a race Circle Qatar in association with “Students of Asian schools get fall on the Sunshine Coast, Fahad International Events limited opportunities to take Racing Queensland said Management. part in interschool tournaments, yesterday. At Wakra Stadium on Friday, so the Asian Interschool tourna- Gill, 45, was taken to hospital MES took the lead very early ments was yet another exposure on Saturday in a critical con- into the match and where able to for some of the budding talented dition and died yesterday, the carry the cushion of the 1-0 lead Asian footballers based in Qatar. state racing body said. into the second half. After the It also gave an opportunity for She was an experienced rider lemon break, Ideal Indian School some of the players participating who had spent 30 years in the came back with renewed ideas in the tournament to network and industry and won the Southeast and a different game plan. build new friendships.” Queensland jockey premiership The change in tactics helped Fahad Al Dosari, Chairman for the past two years. Ideal to secure the equaliser of the Fahad group of compa- “Desiree was widely admired through a spot kick conversion nies was the Chief Guest, along and loved for her passion for midway into the second half. with Muneera Al-Dosari, Special the racing industry and in par- Goaded by the success of an The players and officials of Ideal Indian School, winners at the Asian Schools football tournament organised Guest, who gave away the tro- ticular, her commitment to equalizer, Ideal pressed hard for by Friends Circle Qatar, pose for a picture along with officials at Wakra Stadium on Friday. Ideal Indian School phies and prizes. Also present developing the next generation the winner and succeeded in tak- rallied from behind to down MES Indian School 2-1 to win the tournament. Fahad Al Dosari, Chairman of the were Othman Blake, representa- of jockeys,” Racing Queensland ing the lead. Fahad group of companies was the Chief Guest. Muneera Al Dosari was the Special Guest. Also present were tive of Qatar Football Association, said in a statement. MES went all out in search for Othman Blake, representative of Qatar Football Association, Vasu, President of Indian Cultural Centre and Vasu, President of Indian Cultural “Desiree enjoyed a distin- the equaliser in the dying minutes Jasamuddin Principal of BMHM Bangladesh School. Centre and Jasamuddin Principal guished riding career span- of the match, but Ideal held on to of BMHM Bangladesh School. ning 30 years which included the lead till the end. Collin Fernandes, compeered the a period of employment with Azeem of Ideal Indian School while Ideal edged past DMIS by Pak Shama School, BMHM success and it was for the first prize distribution ceremony, while Racing Queensland mentor- won the man-of-the-match an identical margin. Bangladesh School, Sri Lankan time such a tournament has been Anand Shirdokar gave the vote of ing and educating apprentice award, while Bhavan School won Schools run by Indian, Pakistan, School, MES Indian School, Ideal hosted here in Qatar exclusively thanks. jockeys.” the best disciplined team award Sri Lankan and Bangladesh man- Indian School, DMIS School, for Asian schools. Coca Cola was the main An inquiry into the fall has in the seven-a-side tournament agement group based in Qatar Shanti Niketan School, Bhavan “The management, physical sponsor, supported by Qatar been adjourned by race stew- which was attended by a large took part in the tournament School, DPS School and Birla education teachers and the stu- Football Association, Sign Tech ards, the statement added. turnout from different Asian which was played on a league- Public School. dents of the schools taking part Neon, Eastern Exchange, Al It comes after Simone communities. cum-knockout basis. William Fernandes, member in the tournament were happy to Zaman Exchange and Fahad Montgomerie died following a Earlier, in the semi-final MES The following schools took of the organising committee, take part in the tournament were International Group. race fall in August. AFP defeated Bangladesh School 2-1, part in the one-day tournament: said the tournament was a big they were pitted against some of THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT
Kirk and Baird share lead at Scott cruises to victory McGladrey
Australian PGA: Masters champion wins by four shots at home event SEA ISLAND, United States: Chris Kirk and Briny Baird both birdied the 18th hole yesterday GOLD COAST, Australia: an eagle and two birdies to com- to share the third-round lead Masters champion Adam Scott plete a final-round four-under- in the US PGA Tour’s $5.5m defied a lengthy weather suspen- par 67 on the Gold Coast. McGladrey Classic. sion midway through the final Scott’s emphatic win, along with Kirk holed a 24-foot putt to round of the Australian PGA last year’s Australian Masters complete a two-under-par 68. Championship to win by four and the 2009 Australian Open, Baird followed with an eight- shots at Royal Pines yesterday. means he joins Greg Norman, foot birdie putt for a 67. Scott completed the sixth Peter Senior, Craig Parry, Robert Their 54-hole total of 10-under- career Triple Crown in Australian Allenby and Peter Lonard as win- par 200 left them one stroke in front golf after he recovered from a ners of all three domestic majors. of Kevin Stadler, Brian Gay and Australian golfer two-hour weather delay, making It also adds a home triumph to Australian John Senden going into his three international tourna- Adam Scott the final round. Today promised to ment wins and more than $US5m holds the Joe be a shoot-out, with the top 12 play- Australian PGA in earnings for the year. Kirkwood Cup ers separated by just four strokes. Scores “It feels amazing to kind of tick after winning the “It’s not like you can just go the boxes down here in Australia Australian PGA out there and play conservative GOLD COAST, Australia: Leading scores now. I guess they’ve come fast in Championship and try to hold onto your lead,” after the final round of the OneAsia- the end but it’s been a long road at Royal Pines Kirk said. sanctioned Australian PGA Championship to get them all,” said Scott, 33, the on the Gold “Obviously, I’m happy to be tied at Royal Pines (par-71) on the Gold Coast world number two. for the lead right now because yesterday (Australia unless stated): Coast, Australia, “Really proud -- the PGA’s yesterday. that’s one less shot that I’ve got 270 Adam Scott 65-67-71-67 meant a lot to me and my fam- to go get tomorrow. But I’ve got to 274 Rickie Fowler (USA) 63-72-71-68 ily so I think this is an incredible go play a really good round tomor- 276 Jack Wilson 68-71-69-68 win, a very memorable one for me row, and hope that nobody plays 277 Cameron Percy 69-73-67-68 being here on the Gold Coast as a really great round tomorrow.” 278 Michael Wright 69-70-68-71 well. Brendon Todd and Scott Brown 279 Jason Norris 67-74-71-67, Ji-man “This is the icing on the cake.” shared sixth place on 202, while Kang (KOR) 72-68-70-69, Gareth Scott, who became the first Jason Kokrak was alone on 203. Paddison (NZL) 68-67-73-71, Australian to win the Masters Four players were tied on 204: Nathan Green 66-69-73-71, Ashley earlier this year, topped the lead- 2012 US Open champion Webb Hall 68-69-71-71. erboard ahead of young American Simpson, Matt Kuchar, Daniel Ricky Fowler (63-72-71-68) while Summerhays and Matt Every. 280 Stephen Leaney 68-73-69-70, Australian Jack Wilson was six Before the weather delay he well.” Scott will chase further made six birdies in Sunday’s final Baird is in search of his first US Marc Leishman 69-71-68-72, David shots off Scott in third. was just one shot up over the clos- glory as he continues his home- round but his second bogey of the PGA Tour win in his 365th start. McKenzie 65-69-72-74 Sensational approach shots on ing Fowler. coming tour at the Australian day, at the 13th, ended his hope The 41-year-old had surgery on 281 Jason Scrivener 70-67-76-68, the par-5 12th and par-5 15th “A special win for me. I’ve Masters at Royal Melbourne of spoiling Scott’s homecoming both shoulders in 2012 and missed David Klein (NZL) 72-69-72-68, were the highlights of Scott’s final felt incredible support from the on Thursday, before lining up party. all of the 2013 campaign. AFP Mathew Goggin 73-70-69-69, round as he romped to the trophy. crowd... I could feel them getting in the World Cup at the same Young trainee professional Scott Hend 72-68-71-70, Peter It was a different Scott who nervous as it got close out there venue the week after and then Wilson, who hit four birdies Cooke 70-74-67-70, Nathan emerged from the clubhouse fol- for the first 10 or 12 holes,” said the Australian Open at Royal before the storm to surge into McGladrey Classic Holman 69-71-70-71, Nick lowing the thunderstorm after Scott. Sydney the following week. contention, carded a final-round Scores Flanagan 75-68-67-71, Steven he had struggled to hold onto his “Them cheering me on to get Fowler, 24, who began the tour- 68 to finish behind the tourna- SEA ISLAND, United States: Leading Jeffress 68-68-71-74 overnight three-shot lead. the win was a good feeling as nament with an eight-under 63, ment’s top two. AFP third-round scores yesterday in the US PGA LPGA Mizuno Classic Tour $5.5m McGladrey Classic (USA unless Siddikur hangs noted, par-70): Lu ends eight-year Scores 200 Chris Kirk 66-66-68, Briny Baird on to win TOKYO: Leading scores at the $1.2m 63-70-67 Mizuno Classic at par-72 Kintetsu 201 Kevin Stadler 68-68-65, Brian Gay Kashikojima Country Club in central Japan 63-72-66, John Senden (AUS) 66- Indian Open after yesterday’s final round: wait for first title 67-68 202 Teresa Lu (TPE) 70-68-64 204 Chella Choi (KOR) 69-69-66 202 Brendon Todd 68-67-67, Scott NEW DELHI: TOKYO: Bangladesh’s Taiwan’s Teresa Lu happy. Really nervous and really 206 Mamiko Higa (JPN) 70-66-70, Yuki Brown 66-68-68 Siddikur claimed a nerve- ended an eight-year wait for a happy.” Lu and Choi began the Ichinose (JPN) 70-66-70 203 Jason Kokrak 69-65-69 wracking one-stroke victory maiden professional title yes- day two shots off the pace set by 207 Yumiko Yoshida (JPN) 74-65-68, 204 Matt Kuchar 68-68-68, Daniel over local hopes SSP Chowrasia terday, claiming victory at the the Japanese trio Mamiko Higa, Shiho Oyama (JPN) 68-68-71 Summerhays 69-66-69, Matt Every and Anirban Lahiri at the 50th $1.2m Mizuno Classic after fir- Yuki Ichinose and Shiho Oyama, 208 Asako Fujimoto (JPN) 70-67-71 67-68-69, Webb Simpson 65-68- Hero Indian Open yesterday for ing a superb eight-under-par 64 but Choi moved to the top of the 209 Feng Shanshan (CHN) 72-71-66, 71 his second career title on the in the final round. leaderboard with her fifth birdie Stacy Lewis (USA) 71-68-70, Jang 205 Charles Howell 69-70-66, Scott Asian Tour. Lu finished with a total of on the par-four ninth. Eun-Bi (KOR) 69-69-71 Langley 66-71-68, Brian Harman Leading by four shots over- 14-under 202 to win by two Lu made the turn still tied for 210 Kaori Nakamura (JPN) 69-73-68, 67-68-70, Tim Clark (RSA) 67-67- night, Siddikur made life dif- shots from South Korea’s Chella second, but then rattled off four Jiyai Shin (KOR) 69-72-69 71 ficult for himself with a wobbly Choi, who closed with a 66 at the consecutive birdies from the 11th 211 Esther Lee (KOR) 70-72-69, Catriona Matthew (GBR) 71-71-69, final round of three-over-par 75 Kintetsu Kashikojima Country to charge into pole position as the 206 Robert Garrigus 65-74-67, Zach Harukyo Nomura (JPN) 72-69-70, Johnson 70-68-68, Brice Garnett at Delhi Golf Club, allowing the Club in central Japan. pressure appeared to get to Choi. Hwang Ah-Reum (KOR) 71-68-72 chasing pack to hound him down. World number one Inbee Park The Korean settled her nerves 67-72-67, George McNeill 62-76- 212 Erina Hara (JPN) 71-73-68, Mayu 68, Ted Potter 67-67-72 Chowrasia, who has won twice of South Korea and Norway’s to birdie the 16th -- her only Hattori (JPN) 76-68-68, Jenny Shin before at the fabled Delhi venue, Chris Kirk plays a shot on Suzann Pettersen, ranked sec- birdie on the inward nine -- and (KOR) 72-71-69, Sakura Yokomine 207 Cameron Tringale 70-69-68, agonisingly missed a five-foot the 2nd hole during the sec- ond, did not compete.“I’ve been draw level, but Lu pulled ahead (JPN) 72-71-69, Mina Harigae Charley Hoffman 66-73-68, Heath birdie chance on the last hole to ond round of the McGladrey waiting for this day for so long,” again after draining a birdie putt (JPN) 73-69-70, Han Hee-Won Slocum 67-71-69, Robert Karlsson force a play-off, as Siddikur ended Classic at Sea Island’s Seaside said Lu, who earned $180,000 for on 17.A 30-foot putt from Choi (KOR) 69-71-72, Brittany Lang (SWE) 68-68-71, Will Claxton (USA) 70-70-72, Julieta Granada 65-71-71, John Rollins 65-76-66, a three-year winless run follow- Course in Sea Islands, Georgia, her victory. lipped out on the 18th and Lu (PAR) 71-68-73, Miki Saiki (JPN) ing his career breakthrough at yesterday. “This is my first win, it’s been finished with a flourish, sinking a 73-66-73, Junko Omote (JPN) 69- Jonathan Byrd 66-69-72, Kevin the 2010 Brunei Open. AFP eight years on tour. I’m really 12-footer on the final hole. AFP 69-74 Chappell 65-68-74
NHL Results NBA Results Philadelphia 4 Edmonton 2 Toronto 115 Utah 91 Ottawa 3 Florida 2 Aspire4Sport: NBA legend O’Neal Atlanta 104 Orlando 94 Boston 3 Toronto 1 Indiana 96 Brooklyn 91 Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2 Cleveland 127 Philadelphia 125 Minnesota 3 Carolina 2 Boston 111 Miami 110 Columbus 5 NY Islanders 2 confirmed for the Doha conference LA Clippers 107 Houston 94 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 DOHA: Shaquille O’Neal, one Chicago 5 Dallas 2 Memphis 108 Golden State 90 of the all-time top basketball Phoenix 4 Washington 3 Dallas 91 Milwaukee 83 players is one of the star names Los Angeles 5 Vancouver 1 Portland 96 Sacramento 85 who have confirmed his attend- ance for the third edition of the Aspire4Sport Conference and Exhibition. The Middle East’s leading sports business platform will take place at the Aspire Dome from November 16 to 19 that will bring together an outstanding line-up of sportspersons and decision makers. The event has proven to be a gateway to the sports industry, attracting regional businesses to take part in an international setting. More than 3,000 delegates are Hamad Saif Buhindi (third left), Executive Director of Aspire4Sport, addressing a press conference at the expected to take part. Torch Hotel in Doha yesterday. This year’s Aspire4Sport Conference and Exhibition will take place at Aspire Addressing a press confer- Dome from November 16 to 19. Also present were George Ayache, General Manager of IFP Qatar, Naser Al ence yesterday, Aspire4Sport Kuwari, General Manager of Qatar Fuel Additives Company, and Khalid Al Kuwari, Director of Marketing and Executive Director Hamad Saif Communications, Qatar Football Association. PICTURE BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT Buhindi, said: “Aspire4Sport brings top-tier sports legends. It gives us great pleasure to know has been chosen for the NBA will provide strategic support to during the event, in coordination that Shaquille has chosen to come All-Star game on 15 occasions, the event. with MJR Communications, and to Aspire4Sport and support the in addition to one Most Valuable This year’s round of holding the names ‘Coliseum” and cause of the event. We believe it Player (MVP) award, three Finals Aspire4Sport witnesses an ‘Host Cities,’ will see representa- reflects the popularity and impor- MVP awards, and three NBA All- increased number of interna- tion from the organizers of FIFA tance our conference and exhibi- Devensive Team selections. tional exhibitors, with repre- World Cups in Brazil 2014 and Trevor Lewis (22) of the Los Angeles Kings and Jeremy Welsh (13) of the tion enjoy.” Meanwhile, it was also sentation from the UK, France, Russia 2018. Vancouver Canucks vie for the puck at the blueline in the third period O’Neal is one of the all-time top announced that Qatar 2022 Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, A number of new technolo- during the NHL game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, basketball players, winning four Supreme Committee, Qatar Fuel Spain, Turkey, and the UAE, the gies and breakthroughs will be yesterday. The Kings defeated the Canucks 5-1. NBA titles with the Los Angeles Additives Company (Qafac), and organisers said. revealed during the event. Lakers and the Miami Heat. He Qatar Football Association (QFA) The two conferences organised THE PENINSULA MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 All Blacks stay perfect with France victory
PARIS: New Zealand held off a spirited France to continue their 100 percent record this year with a 26-19 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday night. Charles Piutau scored one try and set up Kieran Read for a sec- ond while Brice Dulin went over for the hosts. Dan Carter kicked 14 points for the All Blacks with Morgan Parra matching him for the hosts. Karim Darwish (left) of Egypt plays a stroke against England’s Adrian Grant during their Qatar Classic PSA World Series event at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha France were knocking on the yesterday. Darwish won 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (3-1) to advance to the next round. RIGHT: England’s James Willstop (left) and Qatar’s Abdullah Al Tamimi during their match. Willstrop won door in the final minutes with a 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 (3-0). PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP series of scrums five yards out but couldn’t force their way over to potentially snatch a draw. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen admitted it had been a real battle. “The first thing we needed to do was score more points (than Seeds have it easy in Doha them) but outside of that we needed real resilience, composure, patience and at times to deal with Qatar’s Abdullah goes down fighting to Willstrop; Darwish advances (our) frustrations,” he said. “I thought we did that really well. The French turned up to DOHA: Two former Qatar draw, Abdullah said playing the Qatar Classic play and played really well, thats Classic winners James Willstrop world No. 3 was a learning experi- why it’s called a test match. It’s of England and Karim Darwish ence for him. Schedule a test of resolve and mental of Egypt advanced into the next “I played well. I could have done Today’s Matches strength. Right across the board, round of the PSA World Tour better. I did well in the first and Alister Walker (Bot) vs [3] we weren’t given the win, we had Series event in Doha yesterday. second game. But in the third he Nick Matthew (Eng), 7.30pm to fight for it and I’m pleased they Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) vs Willstrop, winner here in 2005, was too comfortable and he used [Q] Max Lee (Hkg), 8.30pm did that.” overcame local favourite Abdullah his long reach to cover the whole France coach Philippe Saint- Abdullah in Stephen Coppinger (Rsa) vs Al Tamimi in front of a big crowd court. But it was a nice experi- Andre admitted he was frustrated action dur- [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus), 1.00pm in straight games. ence,” Abdullah said, while talking Saurav Ghosal (Ind) vs at having missed out on a famous ing his match Willstrop was in control in the to The Peninisula. [6] Amr Shabana (Egy), 2.00pm result. against first, but had to pull back a mid- Another former champion Nicolas Mueller (Sui)vs “Of course, we’re improving Willstrop. game deficit to the second - in Darwish, winner here in 2008 [7] Borja Golan (Esp), 3.00pm but the problem is the investment BOTTOM: which Abdullah played very well and 2010, took close to an hour to Tom Richards (Eng) vs from this group and deserves Qatar Squash [Q] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas), 12.00 noon - before zipping through the third overcome the challenge of Adrian Cameron Pilley (Aus)vs more than yet another defeat,” Federation to win the match in 27 minutes. Grant 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8. [Q] Joe Lee (Eng), 6.30pm he said. (QSF) President Willstrop won 11-7, 11-9, 11-3. The Englishman came back Simon Rosner (Ger) vs “It’s little details and every Nabeel Ali The Englishman said Abdullah to win the third game after the [1] Gregory Gaultier (Fra), 5.30pm time at the top level we’re pun- bin Ali (right) holds a lot of promise for the 32-year-old Egyptian had taken Nov 12: Round Two from 12.00 - 8.30pm ished by these little mistakes.” and Abdullah future. the lead by pocketing the first two Nov 13: Quarter-Finals from 3.00pm - The rain abated before kick before the start “It’s fantastic to see Qatar pro- games. But Darwish tightened up 6.00pm off but a wet week in the French Nov 14: Semi-Finals from 6.30 pm of his match. ducing such a good quality player. his game in the fourth to win the capital meant conditions were He has won the Dutch, and a cou- encounter three games to one. Nov 15: Final 6.30pm far from ideal for free-flowing, ple of prestigious junior events. It “I think I played really well for Venue: Khalifa International Tennis & attacking rugby. Squash Complex may not tell much to people but the first two games, I always play New Zealand almost got off to a it’s very important for squash, well on this court,” Darwish said. dream start as Ma’a Nonu broke and if he can win such events, it On a day when most of the seeds Qatar Classic the gainline. means he is a great prospect for advanced to the next round also Round One Results The ball was recycled to the Qatar and for Squash. And he just making it to the next stage where Daryl Selby (Eng) bt [Q] Gregoire Marche right and wing Cory Jane looked competed for three games with a England’s Daryl Selby, Laurens (Fra) 11-6, 11-6, 11-3 (3-0) to have touched down in the cor- top player, the 30-year-old said Jan Anjema of the Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned) bt [Q] Olli ner just as he was bundled into while speaking to journalists after and the Egyptian quartet 0of Tuominen (Fin)11-3, 14-12, 11-8 (3-0) touch. the match. Tarek Momen, Karim Abdel It went to the video review [8] Tarek Momen (Egy) bt [Q] Kristian Frost “To be coached by Geoff Hunt, Gawad, Mohamed Elshorbagy and which showed he’d got the ball (Den) 11-2, 11-3, 10-3 rtd he (Abdullah) must be thrilled, I Omar Mosaad. down before his foot touched out mean, what a legend of our game, Selby, fresh from making the Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) bt [Q] Mohamed of bounds, but at the last second and having the support of Stewart World quarters in Manchester, Abouelghar (Egy) 8-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, he’d dropped the ball and the try (Boswell, assistant coach at looked in good shape as he dis- 11-9 (3-2) was disallowed. Aspire Academy), a great player patched French qualifier Gregoire [2] James Willstrop (Eng) bt Abdulla Al France were a changed outfit of his own, plus the support of the Marche in straight games. Tamimi (Qat) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 (3-0) from recent abject performances people here, and good funding, “I played well,” said Selby. [4] Karim Darwish (Egy) bt Adrian Grant and showed great willingness to there is a lot of potential there,” “I’m riding on momentum and (Eng)11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (3-1) run at the All Blacks. added Willstrop. confidence at the moment. I had [5] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) bt Chris Fly-half Remi Tales made sev- Analysing his own performance a good game plan and I’m happy Simpson (Eng) 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 eral half breaks and the jinking Willstrop said: “I haven’t done to get through 3-0 against one of (3-2) Wesley Fofana also managed to anything extraordinary, quarters those young hungry and upcom- Omar Mosaad (Egy) bt Ong Beng Hee (Mas) get beyond the gainline. of the Worlds last week, a couple ing players,” he added. 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (3-0) But several times they came of semis. We are playing so many Also advancing to the round up just short in their attempts to events, like last week, the Worlds of 16 was Anjema. Although Olli ended the run of fit Kristian Frost breach the tryline and had to set- in Manchester, and backed up Tuominen had to qualify, the Finn in three games, while Gawad tle for penalties. with a long event like the Qatar had beaten Anjema in all three of ended the run of qualifier and Parra missed his first effort Classic, so we just have to put our their previous PSA meetings, but compatriot Mohamed Abouelghar, from halfway but knocked over disappointment behind us, and yesterday it was the turn of the twice coming from behind to win the next three before missing concentrate on our performance.” big Dutchman to get his first. in five games. another just before the break. Qatar only hope in the main In the other matches, Momen THE PENINSULA AFP
16th Asian Club League Championship
Action from the match between Yoshlik Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Ahli of UAE at the 16th Asian Club League Championship at Al Gharafa Indoor Hall yesterday. RIGHT: Players of Qadsiya, Kuwait and Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia vie for ball possession in their match. Fifteen teams are taking part in the tournament which will end on November 21. MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Wins for Al Arabi, Al Sadd in Qatar Basketball League Raikkonen to miss last two
An Al Sadd player (in white) attempts to shoot a basket during his side’s Qatar Basketball races of season League match against Qatar Sports Club at Al Rayyan Sports LONDON: Kimi Raikkonen at this month’s Abu Dhabi Grand Hall in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd (pictured) has pulled out of the Prix that he had received “zero won 90-76. RIGHT: An Eljaish last two races of the Formula euros the whole year”. player (in red) vies for the ball One season in Texas and Brazil Raikkonen added that he during his side’s match against after deciding to have back sur- had considered not racing in Al Arabi yesterday at the same gery next week, the Lotus driv- Abu Dhabi, where he ultimately venue. Al Arabi won 93-83. er’s management said yesterday. retired at the first corner after a The decision ended the 2007 collision having been sent to the world champion’s two seasons back of the grid, and could skip with Lotus on a controversial the last two rounds if the problem note, with the Finn already warn- was not resolved. ing the team a week ago that he “You have to put the line some- could walk out if his wages were where and if it goes over that... not paid. it’s not really my fault any more,” Raikkonen is returning to Raikkonen, who is currently third Ferrari next year, the in the championship, glamour team with had said. which he won his There was no imme- world title, and had a diate comment from seat fitting with them Lotus, who have been England sweat on Prior, last week. trying for months to Manager Steve finalise an investment Robertson said in deal to secure the a statement that team’s future. Raikkonen would have The team have surgery this week with Italian Davide Pietersen ahead of Ashes “the consequent four Valsecchi, last year’s weeks recovery time GP2 champion, as forcing him to miss the their reserve. Pietersen to undergo treatment, expected to play this week forthcoming United If handed States and Brazilian Grands Prix. Raikkonen’s seat for the last Raikkonen has a long-standing two rounds, he would be the first SYDNEY: England batsman back problem, which flared up in Italian on the grid since Jarno Kevin Pietersen will travel to Johnson must Singapore in September and is Trulli in 2011. Melbourne for a cortisone injec- understood to be a legacy from a Lotus said in a statement yes- tion on his troublesome knee play in Test crash he suffered in testing with terday that they would make amid concerns about wicket- Sauber during his 2001 rookie an announcement on who was keeper Matt Prior’s calf ahead series, says season. to replace Raikkonen “in due of next week’s opening Ashes “A reoccurence of this problem course”. Test. has forced him to have surgery Mansoor Ijaz, chairman of a Pietersen faced just 10 balls on McGrath now to help prevent ongoing prob- consortium of private investors Saturday in the drawn tour match lems in the future and to ensure that has said it wants to buy 35 against Australia A in Hobart - SYDNEY: Test great Glenn he is at full fitness for the 2014 percent of Lotus, told reporters in his first action since mid-Sep- McGrath says enigmatic pace- season,” the statement added. Abu Dhabi Raikkonen’s situation tember - but after the injection man Mitchell Johnson must “Kimi and his management are had been resolved and he would is expected to play against a New play in the Test series against saddened that Kimi will not be be paid in full. South Wales Invitational XI in England, believing he can be a able to complete the 2013 season “I am confident that he will run Sydney this week. big part in Australia recaptur- with Lotus.” the last two races and fulfil his “Kevin has had a slight recur- ing the Ashes. However, the Finn has also professional obligations to us and rence of that knee issue, and he’ll The erratic left-armer, who has complained about Lotus’s failure to him,” the businessman declared be going to Melbourne for a scan been taunted by England’s notori- Pakistan’s batsman Shahid Afridi plays a shot during his team’s net to pay his wages, telling reporters last weekend. REUTERS and a cortisone injection tomor- ously raucous Barmy Army fans practice at the UAE’s Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. South Africa row morning,” England coach in the past, is in line to share the face Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day in Sharjah today. South Africa Andy Flower told reporters in new ball with Ryan Harris and have an unbeaten 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Tasmania. Peter Siddle in the Ashes opener Marquez triumph “I don’t think it’s going to be in Brisbane on November 21. a huge issue. He’s had a couple The 32-year-old was dangerous I’ve seen. He had a few issues, the breach when selectors name of these injections before, and but expensive in his return first- probably a little bit technically a likely 13-man squad tomorrow. they’ve been successful. class match for Western Australia but just as much mentally, and Johnson, who made his Test good for MotoGP, “They’ve quietened the problem this weekend, taking five wick- he did some work with (Australia debut in 2007, has taken 205 wick- down, and it’s obviously an ongo- ets for a combined 162 runs, but pace great) Dennis Lillee and ets in his 51 Tests at 30.93. ing issue for him. McGrath said he must be picked. really sorted them out.” Shane Watson (hamstring) is “But they have been successful, “He has to play. I think he’ll Injuries to James Pattinson and on track to at least bat in the says Spencer and we anticipate this one being play a big part in this series,” Mitchell Starc have opened up a first Test, but bowling allrounder successful and anticipate him McGrath said yesterday. position in the Test attack, and James Faulkner may be picked in MADRID: Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish playing a full part in the Ashes “I’ve been impressed with what Johnson has the experience to fill the squad as back-up. maiden MotoGP world title rider Marc Marquez celebrates tour. Meanwhile, s kipper Michael at the age of only 20 is great becoming world champion “We’re doing the jab tomorrow, Clarke and pacemen Ryan Harris news for the profile of the after the MotoGP at Ricardo so he’s got a little bit of time for and Peter Siddle will miss this sport, according to Freddie Tormo racetrack in Cheste, the jab to work before we train South Africa keen to week’s Sheffield Shield matches Spencer, the man whose record near Valencia, yesterday. on Tuesday.” ahead of the Ashes opener against the Spaniard broke to become “We anticipate him playing in England, Cricket Australia said the youngest ever champion the Sydney game.” make it 4-1 against yesterday. yesterday. Prior also batted on Saturday, Instead, the three will pre- American Spencer, who won scoring 26, but a lower leg prob- pare for the first Test starting his first premier-class crown lem prevented him from taking November 21 at CA’s new high in 1983 at the age of 21, said he the field with his gloves later on Pakistan: De Kock performance facility in Brisbane. was delighted for Marquez and the fourth and final day of the CA’s policy of resting fast bowl- his former Honda team after the rain-disrupted match. SHARJAH, United Arab It was difficult to face Pakistani ers from four-day Shield games rookie from Catalonia held off “He’s tweaked something in his Emirates: Dashing South spinners, it’s always a big chal- has been criticised by former Test compatriot and defending cham- calf,” Flower said. “We’re not sure African opener Quinton De lenge but I am happy that the quicks Glenn McGrath and Geoff pion Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha of the extent of it as yet and we Kock vowed his team will go hard work is paying off,” said De Lawson. in the final race of the season to need to let it settle a little before for a 4-1 win over Pakistan in Kock who had scores of 20, 8 and But national team coach clinch the title. we scan it. the fifth and final one-day in 27 in Sri Lanka. Darren Lehmann has backed CA’s Lorenzo won the race, with “But he didn’t make it much Sharjah today. He replaced injured Graeme moves, saying it was sensible to Marquez coasting home in third worse. He was off pretty much The 20-year-old smashed his Smith in the fourth match and take a cautious approach ahead behind Spanish team-mate Dani soon after he tweaked it. maiden hundred to help South instantly made his mark with of the five-Test series. Pedrosa to pip Lorenzo by four “I don’t think it’s anything too Africa beat Pakistan by 28 runs a 40 in the third match, which AGENCIES points in the standings and serious and shouldn’t keep him in the fourth one-day in Abu South Africa won by 68 runs. delight the thousands of his fans out of the first Test, but lets just Dhabi on Friday, taking an unas- “I wouldn’t say that I have thronging the Ricardo Tormo cir- scan it and then we’ll give you sailable 3-1 lead. replaced Graeme, they are big New Zealand, cuit in Cheste near Valencia. some more information.” And the swashbuckling but shoes to fall in so I have to make “Marc is very young, very Flower was largely satisfied modest left-hander said South sure that I meet those stand- Sri Lanka ODI dynamic and a very likeable “That’s a lot of expectation to with England’s run-out in Hobart, Africa will go for the kill. ards,” said De Kock. kid, a good kid,” Spencer said put on Marc,” Spencer added. although he was hoping for bet- “We definitely look to get it “It’s great to be in the team. abandoned due from Santa Monica, California “Marc has won world champi- ter weather in Sydney after more 4-1 and that is our main goal and All accept me what I am and it’s where he watched the title onships on multiple bikes which is than two days were lost to rain. if we do that it would be awe- a great team environment,” said showdown. one of the barometers but to com- That hope looked forlorn when some,” De Kock said after team De Kock, who has modelled his to heavy rain “He loves to ride and loves to pare their talent I think would heavy rain hit Sydney yesterday practice yesterday. batting on former Australian race and that shows and I think be unfair to Marc and unfair to morning but sunshine and blue De Kock said his innings was great Adam Gilchrist. HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: that bodes well for MotoGP,” Valentino at this point. I know skies are forecast for Wednesday, more pleasing as it helped his Pakistan’s newcomer Sohaib Bad weather forced the first added the 51-year-old, who woke that (Marc) believes in what when England begin their four- team win. Maqsood said his team will try one-day international between up at around 5am California time he does and he’s doing what he day match at the Sydney Cricket “It was great,” said De Kock to salvage some pride in the final New Zealand and Sri Lanka to to catch the race. should be doing. Ground. of his 135-ball 112. match. be abandoned in Hambantota “It’s very important for our “Only time will tell. This is his Although England will not “It was a tight knock and I “It is true that the series is yesterday. sport to have personalities who first step and obviously he has put name their team until the morn- enjoyed it a lot and it was more gone but on Monday we will have New Zealand were 13-1 from love to show that and people are himself in a position to do great ing of the first Test at the Gabba good for the team that with another international match 4.2 overs in reply to Sri Lanka’s drawn to that.” things and he already has. in Brisbane on November 21, the match we won the series and we will do our best to win 288-9 when heavy rain lashed the Spencer said it was too early to “Motorcycle racing is what Flower said the batting lineup in so it was good,” said De Kock, it,” said Maqsood who made an southern port city and wiped out compare Marquez to Italian great Valentino does and he loves Sydney at least would be a strong dropped by Mohammad Hafeez aggressive 56 on debut in the the rest of the match. Valentino Rossi, a nine-times doing it and his longevity has indicator of their thinking. off paceman Sohail Tanvir when fourth match. The second of the three one- world champion in all classes who shown that. I think Marc has the “We have got a clear idea and on three. “There is huge disappoint- dayers is also scheduled to is now 34 and Lorenzo’s team- opportunity to reach people on more than likely the top six, or The Gauteng born De Kock ment in the camp over the series be played at the same venue mate at Yamaha. that level.” seven if Matt Prior is okay to play said his hard work paid off after loss but we have another match tomorrow. Rossi’s thrilling skills and cha- Spencer said he had experi- the game, will be the same top a disappointing one-day series in to play, then two Twenty20 and Brief Scores: risma gained him a huge following enced “a bunch of different emo- six or seven we use in Brisbane,” Sri Lanka in July this year. then a short tour of South Africa Sri Lanka 288-9 in 50 overs (T and the rider known as “the doc- tions” after Marquez beat his he said. “I got back and worked hard so the focus is to do better,” said Dilshan 81, K Sangakkara 79, A tor”, a boyhood hero to Marquez, record. England are going for a and did a lot of analysis and tech- Maqsood, 26. Mathews 74 not out) remains a massive draw and a “I was just happy for him fourth successive Ashes series nical work and that is paying off. AFP New Zealand 13-1 in 4.2 overs. key part of MotoGP’s marketing because of course I know what triumph. REUTERS AGENCIES strategy. that means,” he said. 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MotoGP World Valencia Grand Prix Champion Repsol Honda Results Team’s Spanish rider Marc VALENCIA, Spain: Results from the Valencia Marquez motorcycling Grand Priz at the Ricardo (left) shakes Tormo circuit yesterday: hands with MotoGP: Barcelona’s 1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 46min defender Gerad 10.302sec, 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Repsol Pique after Honda) at 3.934 3. Marc Marquez (ESP/ the Valencia Repsol Honda) 7.357, 4. Valentino Rossi Grand Prix at (ITA/Yamaha) 10.579, 5. Alvaro Bautista Ricardo Tormo (ESP/Gresini Honda) 14.965, 6. Stefan racetrack in Bradl (GER/Honda LCR) 24.399, 7. Bradley Cheste near Valencia. yes- Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech) 29.043, 8. Nicky terday. RIGHT: Hayden (USA/Team Ducati) 39.893, 9. Marquez waves Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Team Ducati) 53.196, to the crowd 10. Michele Pirro (ITA/Ducati Test Team) after the race. 1:02.983 MotoGP overall standings: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Repsol Honda) 334 pts, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 330, 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Repsol Honda) 300, 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 237, 5. Cal Marquez claims world title Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha) 188, 6. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Honda) 171, 7. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda) 156, 8. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/ Ducati) 140, 9. Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) Rookie, 20, becomes youngest MotoGP champion; Lorenzo wins race 126, 10. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha) 116
VA LENCI A, Spain: Spanish rookie Marc Marquez held his Factfile nerve to become the youngest MotoGP world champion at the VALENCIA, Spain: Factfile on Narc age of 20 when he finished third Marquez after he won the MotoGP world in the final race of the season in championship title in Valencia yesterday: Valencia yesterday. Marc Marquez The Honda rider, who started from his ninth pole position of the Birthdate: February 17 1993 year, played it safe by avoiding a thrilling tussle between defending Birthplace: Cervera, Spain champion Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Height: 1.68m Pedrosa, who went on to finish the race first and second. Team: Repsol Honda Marquez secured the title with 334 championship points, four 125cc/Moto3 record: ahead of twice former winner and Yamaha rider Lorenzo, and 34 in First race Portuguese GP in 2008 (18th) front of Pedrosa. Wins - 10, Podiums - 14, Pole - 10 He passed Freddie Spencer’s 30-year-old record from when World Champion: 2010 the American won his maiden crown at the age of 21, also on a Moto2: Honda, pipping compatriot Kenny Race debut: 2011 Qatar GP (did not finish) Roberts in the final race of the year at Imola in 1983. Overall record: Wins - 16, Podiums - 25, “Congratulations Marc to you Marquez (left) celebrates with his team after finishing third and accumulating enough points to become the youngest MotoGP champion at Ricardo Pole - 14 and the team! I couldn’t be hap- Tormo racetrack in Cheste, near Valencia, yesterday. RIGHT: The 20-year-old Spaniard celebrates on the podium. pier for you! Enjoy this moment!,” World champion: 2012 the 51-year-old Spencer said on his Twitter feed. but I settled into it after that. “It with breath-taking passes over Pedrosa pass him with five laps his fans were massed, waving red MotoGP: The Catalan-born Marquez also has been a great year. This has the opening laps. remaining and cruised across the flags emblazoned with his number Race debut: 2013 Qatar MotoGP (3rd) became only the fourth rider in arrived earlier than I expected. With 10 laps gone Marquez hit line, Lorenzo’s third successive 93, climbed on a barrier and the 65-year history of Grand Prix Maybe too early, but I want to the front, cutting inside the bend victory being too little, too late. threw his gloves into the crowd Record: Wins - 6, Podiums - 16, Pole - 9 racing to win world titles in three thank everyone from my team as the front two came together “It’s been a great championship. as he punched the air before bow- different categories, along with and the fans.” and Pedrosa was forced wide, To have two Spaniards fighting ing to them all. Maiden win: Grand Prix of the Americas at Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and Lorenzo, who had cranked dropping down to fifth. for the title at the end is some- In Moto2, newly-crowned world Austin Valentino Rossi. up the pressure on Marquez by Race officials said they would thing special,” said Lorenzo, who champion Pol Espargaro crashed, Points: 334 “It was the longest race of winning the last two races in investigate the incident on the became the first MotoGP rider leaving Spanish compatriot Nico the year for me,” Marquez told Australia and Japan, flew off the MotoGP’s official Twitter feed to win at least eight races in a Terol to win followed by Jordi World champion: 2013 Spanish broadcaster Telecinco grid to hit the front at the first yesterday. season and not take the title. Torres and Johann Zarco. with a grin from ear to ear. bend with Spanish compatriot The 26-year-old Lorenzo mus- “Marc has been the deserved Another Spaniard, Maverick Records: “I was very nervous at the start. Pedrosa in second, and Marquez cled his way back to the front a winner. We also deserved to win, Vinales, was crowned world - youngest world champion at age of 20 I know I had said I wasn’t, but I third. lap later and the title rivals pulled having won so many races and champion on a KTM in the Moto3 years and 266 days was. Jorge started very well and I Pedrosa and Lorenzo went on to away from the rest of the field, had so many podiums, but for race, hitting the front on the wasn’t sure quite what to do. delight the fans with a battle for while Pedrosa recovered ground a rookie to win six and have so final lap to finish ahead - youngest GP winner in the category at “The first 10 laps were the first place with Marquez watch- to pressure his Honda team-mate many podium finishes you cannot of Jonas Folger and Alex Rins 20 years and 63 days, Grand Prix of the worst with Jorge and Dani in ing from third, as the two rivals in second. take anything away from him.” who was runner-up in the Americas front and the others right behind, in front of him swapped positions Marquez appeared to let Marquez went over to where championship. REUTERS
Yesterday’s Results Van Persie goal sinks Arsenal; City lose LONDON: Collated English Premier League results yesterday: LONDON: Robin van Persie turned on his old club by scor- Manchester United 1 (Van Persie 27) ing the only goal of the game as Arsenal 0 champions Manchester United Sunderland 1 (Bardsley 21) Manchester beat Premier League leaders City 0 Arsenal 1-0 at Old Trafford Swansea 3 (Bony 56, 86, Dyer 74) Stoke 3 yesterday to revive their title (Walters 8, Ireland 25, Adam 90+6-pen) challenge. The Dutchman, who joined Tottenham 0 Newcastle 1 (Remy 13) United in a £24m ($38m) move in August last year after failing to be French Ligue 1 convinced about the trophy ambi- tions of Arsenal, who last won a Bordeaux 0 Nantes 3 (Bessat 41, Djilobodji major piece of silverware in 2005, 60, Djordjevic 64) struck in the 27th minute. Marseille 2 (Thauvin 5, Gignac 83-pen) Van Persie got the run on Sochaux 1 (Mayuka 59) Olivier Giroud and attacked a Wayne Rooney corner before flicking his header over Kieran La Liga Gibbs on the post and into the net as United found a way through Espanyol 1 (Sergio Garcia 24) Sevilla 3 Arsenal’s zonal marking system. (Fazio 3, Vitolo 10, Bacca 59) Manchester United’s Dutch forward Robin van Persie (left) scores the opening goal during the English Premier League football match against Arsenal This victory, arguably David at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, northwest England, yesterday. Manchester United won 1-0. RIGHT: Newcastle United’s Loic Remy celebrates Valencia 2 (Pabon 29, Feghouli 76) Moyes’s most significant success his goal against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in London. Newcastle won 1-0. Valladolid 2 (Javi Guerra 9, Alcatraz 50) since replacing the retired Alex Ferguson as United manager, saw the title-holders move to within Victory would have seen Spurs Newcastle manager Alan Pardew. deal with Wes Brown’s long ball. the Welsh club when Jonathan Italian Serie A five points of Arsenal, who them- go level on points with Liverpool “I think he is the best Dutch City boast a 100 percent record Walters and Stephen Ireland selves remained two points clear but it was Newcastle who emerged goalie for sure and I think he is from their five home league games scored to put visitors Stoke 2-0 Genoa 2 (Portanova 30, Kucka 35) Verona at the top from Liverpool. triumphant following an inspired the best in the Premier League.” this season, but have now taken inside half an hour. 0 Had United lost, they would performance by goalkeeper Tim Newcastle moved up to ninth just four points from a possible 18 But Michael Laudrup’s men Atalanta 2 (Brivio 73, Livaja 90+3) have been 11 points adrift of the Krul at White Hart Lane. in the table, three points adrift on their travels. rallied through second-half goals Bologna 1 (Bianchi 76) Gunners, a gap which even at this Loic Remy scored the game’s of Spurs who remained in seventh “I am concerned because we are from Wilfried Bony and substi- stage of the season might have only goal in the 13th minute. place. losing too many points away and, tute Nathan Dyer before Bony Cagliari 2 (Conti 43, 88) Torino 1 been too large for them to over- But the visitors, fresh from Manchester City saw their away of course, that’s very difficult if scored again with just four min- (Immobile 52) haul if they were to have a chance beating Chelsea, took all three form prove fallible once again as you don’t win away to try to fight utes left. Chievo 0 Milan 0 of retaining the title. points owed much to a brilliant second-bottom Sunderland beat for the Premier League,” said City With virtually the last kick of The only consolation for display by Dutch shot-stopper them 1-0 for the fourth season in manager Manuel Pellegrini. the game, Charlie Adam rescued Parma 1 (Lucarelli 64) Lazio 1 (Balde 50) Arsenal fans yesterday was Krul, who produced a hatful of a row at the Stadium of Light. Swansea and Stoke shared six a point for Stoke from the penalty Roma 1 (Longhi 14-og) Sassuolo 1 that arch North London rivals excellent saves. Phil Bardsley dented City’s title goals in a thrilling 3-3 draw at the spot following a handball in the (Berardi 90+4) Tottenham Hotspur also lost 1-0, “He has had a few good uns aspirations with a 21st minute Liberty Stadium. box, with the draw taking them to Newcastle, earlier in the day. (matches) for us, Tim,” said curler after the visitors failed to Things were looking bad for out of the bottom three. AFP Monday 11 November 2013 8 Moharram 1435 Volume 18 Number 5880 Sport Price: QR2
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POMONA, California: Shawn conditions were fast. The two Langdon and the Qatar Al-Anabi cars launched together with both Racing Top Fuel Team clinched seemingly on excellent runs. Victor Dubuisson of France the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello At nearly the same moment, poses with his trophy after his Top Fuel World Championship both cars smoked the tyres, and victory at the inaugural Turkish at the 49th annual Auto Club because Brown did not outrun Airlines Open in the south west NHRA Finals yesterday. Langdon and earn more bonus city of Antalya, yesterday. The title triumph means points, Langdon clinched his that Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel Al Thani is now the owner of a World Championship and the three-time NHRA Mello Yello third in four years for Sheikh Dubuisson Top Fuel World Championship Khalid’s Qatar Al-Anabi Racing team. Top Fuel team. Langdon entered the weekend’s Langdon said: “You want to upstages final race of the season leading clinch the title as soon as you can. second-place Antron Brown by There’s a lot of pressure. I’ve been 102 points. in some pressure situations before stars to win He added two additional points in racing but nothing like this. It’s to his lead during qualifying on just the overall pressure of the in Turkey Thursday and Friday and led the Countdown (Countdown to the field by 104 points. Championship NHRA Play-offs).” In yesterday’s first qualifying He added: “It’s been a great BELEK, Turkey: Little-known run, Brown made a brilliant pass journey, but this is all a learning Frenchman Victor Dubuisson as Langdon had trouble, and the experience for me. When I think showed no signs of stage fright three qualifying bonus points of an NHRA Top Fuel World as an exemplary exhibition of Brown earned cut Langdon’s Champion, I think of Joe Amato, front-running earned him his advantage to 101 points. Kenny Bernstein and Tony maiden European Tour win In order for Langdon to clinch Schumacher. To be mentioned in Qatar’s Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon celebrates his first-career NHRA Mello Yello Top at the inaugural $7m Turkish the title yesterday, he needed to that group now is just unbeliev- Fuel world championship title in the winner’s circle in Pomona, California. It is the third world title for the team Airlines Open yesterday. complete qualifying leading by 100 able. When I think of myself, I am owner Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani. PICTURE BY: GARY NASTASTE The 23-year-old started the points or more. still that young kid on the oppo- final 18 holes with a five-shot Langdon and Brown were the site side of the fence dreaming of lead and plotted his way care- last pair of cars in the final quali- one day getting the chance to do Jason McCulloch and Brian happen, and the sky is the limit. because of the great team Sheikh fully round the Montgomerie fying session. it. I hope to have the opportunity Husen. When you come into this As a driver, in these pressure sit- Khalid assembled. I know I speak Maxx Royal course to finish To clinch, Langdon simply to do this again.” team as a driver, you know you’re uations, a lot of times when you’re for our entire team when I say with a three-under-par 69 and a needed to outrun Brown by the The driver explained: “Sheikh working with the best because lacking in performance, you put we are very proud to win this 24-under aggregate of 264. slimmest of margins, but the Khalid put this team together. that’s how Sheikh Khalid built a lot of pressure on yourself to world championship for Sheikh Britain’s Jamie Donaldson, pressure was on Brown. He built it to win world cham- the team.” make up that difference.” Khalid and the people of Qatar. I helped by a hole-in-one at the He needed to outrun Langdon pionships and raise international He explained yesteday: “When Langon added: “When you are appreciate the confidence Sheikh par-three 16th, was two strokes and earn three more qualifying awareness of Qatar. Alan Johnson you surround yourself with great a part of the Qatar Al-Anabi Khalid had in me, and I am hon- adrift in second spot after a daz- bonus points. was hired to be team manager, people, it sends your confidence Racing Top Fuel team, you can oured to drive his car.” zling nine-under 63. With the sun quickly setting, and he hired our crew chiefs, through the roof. Anything can relieve a little bit of that pressure THE PENINSULA World number one Tiger Woods (67) never really threatened and had to be content with a share of third place on 268 with US Open champion Justin Rose (65) in the penultimate event of the European season. Nadal downs Federer Dubuisson grinned like a Cheshire Cat at the presentation ceremony and was almost lost for Spain’s words after picking up the first Rafael Nadal prize of 848,930 euros ($1.13m), to reach London final the biggest payday of his fledgling celebrates after beating career. LONDON: Rafael Nadal won by Juan Martin del Potro before Switzerland’s “I wanted to cry there on the the latest instalment of his epic ATP World Tour recovering to beat the Argentine Roger 18th green,” he told Sky Sports tel- rivalry with Roger Federer as in three sets. evision after being doused with Federer the Spaniard swept into the Finals Results After a tight opening to the champagne by a posse of his fellow during their final of the ATP World Tour LONDON: Results from the seventh day of first set, Federer had Nadal under French players. Finals with a 7-5, 6-3 victory pressure in the sixth game, but his semi-final “I don’t really know what’s hap- the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 match on yesterday. Arena yesterday (x denotes seeding): failure to push home his advan- pening right now. I was so busy Nadal was in commanding tage proved the decisive moment the seventh concentrating on my game that it form in the last four showdown Singles of the match. day of the hasn’t sunk in that I’ve won such at London’s O2 Arena and his Federer had a break point on ATP World a big event. I’m just so happy.” Semi-finals 22nd win in 32 meetings with three occasions and twice Nadal Tour Finals Dubuisson was a model of con- Federer booked the world number Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Roger Federer (SUI was able to hit his way out of in London sistency early on, reeling off nine one’s place in today’s final against x6) 7-5, 6-3 trouble before the Swiss star yesterday. straight pars before picking up his Novak Djokovic or Stanislas missed with a wild and wayward Nadal won first shot of the day at the 10th. Wawrinka. Doubles forehand. 7-5, 6-3. He remained in front until But there was nothing routine Semi-finals It was the kind of mistake, It is the dropping his first shot of the about Nadal’s latest show of force caused by a desperate desire to Spaniard’s round at the 14th, at the same against Federer as it marked the David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco (ESP/ESP create a winner from nothing, 14th final time as Abu Dhabi Championship first time he had ever beaten the x6) bt Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo (CRO/BRA) that Nadal so often provokes in this season winner Donaldson produced a bolt 7-6 (12/10), 7-5 Swiss great indoors after four Federer. and has won from the blue at the 165-yard 16th, defeats, including a loss in the Nadal quickly doubled the his tee shot pitching six feet short 10 titles so 2010 final of the Tour Finals. Slam champion, Nadal was seen frustration for Federer, breaking before rolling slowly into the cup. far in 2013. That was the 27-year-old’s only as favourite in many eyes after for a 5-4 lead when yet another No sooner was Dubuisson previous appearance in the final a remarkable return to the top top-spin bullet from the base- caught on 21-under by Donaldson of this prestigious season-ending of the world rankings after seven line flashed past the Swiss star’s that the Welshman’s playing part- event, but he looks in the mood months out with knee tendinitis. defences. ner Rose made it a three-way tie to finally end his long wait to lift Nadal has now reached 14 finals Both players were mixing some for the lead by knocking in an the trophy after halting Federer’s this season, with 10 titles includ- breathtaking play with occasional 18-footer for a matching birdie. remarkable run of success in the ing the French and US Opens. sloppy play and the result was The Frenchman responded in tournament in just 79 minutes. But, while Nadal has thrived rollercoaster end to the set. the manner of a true champion Federer, a six-time winner of over the last 11 months, Federer When Nadal tried to close Given the chance to serve out to slip from his grasp when the at the 308-yard 15th, powering his the event, had reached the last has endured arguably the worst out the set, Federer pushed the the set for a second time, Nadal Spaniard punished another sloppy tee shot to the fringe of the green three finals of the Tour Finals, season of his career, dropping to Spaniard out of his comfort zone delivered in ruthless fashion, game from the Swiss to break for before restoring his lead with a winning twice before losing to seventh in the world. and broke back. crushing a series of winners to a 3-2 lead. chip and a putt for birdie. Djokovic last year. Nadal had swept through the But, not for the first time in his take the game without dropping That was all the incentive Dubuisson then added the icing Despite his struggles against group stage with three succes- troubled season, Federer lost his a point. Federer couldn’t make Nadal needed to race to the fin- on his victory cake by converting Federer on the fast indoor courts sive victories, while Federer was composure at the crucial moment any impact on Nadal’s serve in the ish line and it wasn’t long before putts of 25 and 15 feet for birdies that so suit the 17-time Grand pushed to the brink of elimination and Nadal broke again. second set and the match started the Spaniard won. AFP at the 17th and 18th. REUTERS