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Emir meets Kazakhstan President Emir invited to Qatar-US deal Riyadh summit DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message for economic from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Ara- bia, containing an invitation to the Emir to attend the Fourth dialogue Summit of Arab-South American Countries to be held in Riyadh in November. The message was handed over Dialogue to serve as annual forum by the Saudi Ambassador to Qatar, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al By Satish Kanady together in one area will find it Aifan, when the Emir met him easier to do so in another. And of at the Emiri Diwan yesterday DOHA: Qatar and the US signed course, our economic strength can morning. a memorandum of understanding go a long way in enhancing our Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Special (MoU) in Washington, DC yes- strength and ability to deal with Representative of the Emir, with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Emir greets terday to establish economic and different issues around the world. Report on page 2 investment dialogue between the Today we recognise in a more for- Austria president two countries. mal way a reality that’s been clear The MoU was signed by For- for some time: The United States DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim eign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin and Qatar are partners economi- bin Hamad Al Thani sent yes- Mohamed Al Attiyah and the US cally just as we are in the secu- Earthquake terday a cable of congratulations Secretary of State John Kerry. rity sphere”, he said in the live Nearly 280 killed in to the President of Austria, Dr The Minister of Finance, video press conference posted on signals picked Heinz Fischer, on his country’s H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, Qatar US Department of State’s official National Day. Investment Authority CEO twitter handle. up in Doha QNA Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed The United States greatly Afghanistan quake bin Saud Al Thani, and Qatar’s appreciates the chance today to DOHA: Qatar’s Seismology Ezdan profit rises Ambassador to Washington host our senior counterparts from Network detected yesterday’s ISLAMABAD: Nearly 280 peo- “Many houses and buildings Mohamed Jaham Al Kuwari were Qatar, and indeed, this recipro- earthquake that rocked north- ple were killed yesterday when have collapsed in the city,” said to QR1.22bn present at the event. cates in a small way the gracious eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan a powerful 7.5-magnitude earth- Arbab Muhammad Asim, district Through the MoU, the two sides hospitality of the foreign minister and North India, claiming 280 quake centred in the Hindu Kush mayor for the northwestern city DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group plan to establish an economic and for Secretary Kerry when he was lives and leaving many injured and mountains in Afghanistan ripped of Peshawar. Many people were has recorded a net profit of investment dialogue to serve as welcomed to Qatar in August for homeless. across South Asia, toppling build- trapped under piles of rubble, QR1.22bn for the period ended a mechanism for holding meet- the meeting of the GCC foreign The 7.7 magnitude tremor was ings, triggering stampedes and with officials warning that the September 2015, up 20pc com- ings and coordination between ministers. That session was part detected by Qatar’s Seismology knocking out communication toll was set to rise. pared to QR1.01bn in the same the ministries and economic and of the ongoing collaboration on Network at 12.09pm local time. lines. “The building was swinging like period last year. The jump in prof- commercial bodies in the govern- security issues between the US The earthquake epicentre was The full scale of the disaster a pendulum, it felt as if the heav- its is attributed to the stability of ments of both countries. and the Gulf states, he said. about 269km from the Afghan and human toll was unclear when ens would fall,” Peshawar shop Qatari market and the continued The dialogue will serve as an Blinken said Qatar is a coun- capital Kabul and was 215km night fell over the remote and owner Tufail Ahmed told AFP. growth in its revenue. annual forum for convening key try that plays diplomatic and deep. It was felt by residents in rugged terrain as authorities in Afghan officials said at least See also page 17 decision makers to identify con- strategic role in its own region, high-rise buildings in Doha as Pakistan and Afghanistan rushed 63 people were confirmed dead crete steps to bolster the bilateral and indeed, beyond its region. It’s well. to mount rescue efforts. and hundreds more injured, with UDC third quarter financial, investment, and eco- an influential contributor to the “We would like to confirm that In the most horrifying trag- casualties reported from around nomic relations. Trade between political and security debates in there is no need to panic as the edy to emerge so far from the half a dozen. profit at QR595m US and Qatar has reached record the Middle East, and a very sig- earthquake is 2,209km away and quake, 12 young Afghan girls were The government has implored levels, and the dialogue promises nificant source of foreign capital. there is no impact on Qatar,” a crushed to death in a stampede aid agencies for relief. DOHA: United Development to help build upon that momen- The Qatar Investment Author- press statement issued by Qatar as they tried to flee their shaking “Today’s earthquake was the Company recorded QR595m tum. Addressing media before ity opened its first office in the Seismic Network said. school building. strongest one felt in the recent net profit for the third quarter the signing ceremony, Antony US in September with its plans to People in towers in the West The bulk of the casualties were decades,” said Afghanistan’s chief of 2015, up 6pc compared to the J Blinken, Deputy Secretary of invest $35bn there over the next Bay area of Doha felt the tremors reported from Pakistan, where executive Abdullah Abdullah. same period in the previous year. State, said economic and security five years. and many rushed out. 214 people were killed and more See also pages 11 & 13 See also page 17 issues often reinforce both US than 1,800 injured, disaster man- and Qatar. “Countries that work THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA agement authorities said. AFP THE PENINSULA

Blaze in Amman GCC nations’ Two Turkey cops, seven IS trade volume at $146bn militants killed in shootout DIYARBAKIR: Two Turk- launched air strikes on IS targets hours of heavy fighting, it said. DOHA: Bilateral trade volume ish policemen and seven Islamic in Syria in July. Fears of further The authorities declared the in GCC countries, which stood at State suspects were killed in bloodshed have overshadowed the IS group the number one suspect $5bn in 1983, rose to about $126bn a shootout yesterday that has run-up to Sunday’s vote, with an over the Ankara bombings. in 2014 and to $146bn this year, further rattled the increasingly IS cell reportedly plotting major “This was an important opera- and is expected to reach more polarised country just six days attacks, while Kurdish rebels have tion... we can say we have neutral- than $150bn next year, Abdullah ahead of snap elections. taken up arms again after the col- ised a major Daesh cell,” Deputy Al Shibli, GCC Assistant Secre- Police are hunting down IS mil- lapse of the peace process. Prime Minister Numan Kurtul- tary General for Economic and itants after the suicide bombings A police anti-terrorist squad mus told reporters, using an Ara- Development Affairs said at a ses- that killed 102 people at a pro- launched dawn raids on several bic name for the IS group. sion of the Gulf Economic Forum, Kurdish peace rally in the heart houses in Diyarbakir where mili- President Recep Tayyip which began here on Sunday. of the capital Ankara on October tants were thought to be hiding Erdogan himself has vowed to It discussed the future pros- 10, the worst attack in Turkey’s out. The suspects opened fire and fight all Turkey’s “enemies” as pects of GCC customs union and modern history. set off booby trap bombs, killing his Justice and Development common market. It also addressed Yesterday’s gun battle in the two police officers and injuring Party (AKP) battles to regain the prevailing economic development Jordanian firemen extinguish a blaze at the site where an explosion main southeastern Kurdish city of five, according to the Diyarbakir parliamentary majority it lost in patterns in the Gulf Cooperation ripped through two trucks carrying fireworks in Amman yesterday, kill- Diyarbakir was the first on Turk- governor’s office. June’s election, ending 13 years of Council (GCC). ing five and injuring several more. The fire ripped through the parking ish soil between security forces Seven IS militants were killed single party rule. QNA lot at the Customs Department in the Jordanian capital and damaged and the jihadists since Ankara and 12 arrested after at least two AFP a dozen vehicles. See also page 7 Several study papers presented at Qatar University media conference

DOHA: A key international con- Conference of Arab-US Associa- cations Department of QU, Dr papers. The conference was President about the event. Communications Department) ference which brought together tion for Communication Educa- Mahmoud Galander, in his clos- opened by Dr Hassan Al Derhem, He lauded the university’s Mass was the first of its kind in the top media professionals from the tors, known by its abbreviation, ing address, thanked the paper President of Qatar University. Communications Department for region. Arab world and USA successfully AUSACE. presenters for their sincere effort, In his opening address, Dr acquiring academic accreditation On his part, Dr Galander, in his concluded here yesterday. It kicked off on October 24 and the President of AUSACE, Dr Al Derhem expressed happiness from the Accreditating Council address at the opening session of The event was organised by and ended yesterday. A number Mohammed El Nawawy. that Qatar University was host- on Education in Journalism and the event, outlined the achieve- Qatar University’s Mass Commu- of participants and paper-pre- President El Nawawy hon- ing such a coveted international Mass Communications. ments of the Mass Communica- nications Department in which senters were felicitated at the oured six paper presenters, who media conference. Dr Al Derhem said that this tions Department. several important papers were concluding session of the event presented their work in English “I consider it as an outcome accreditation for a media depart- Continued on page 5 presented. yesterday. and Arabic, for their in-depth, of our university’s efforts to pro- ment of a university (a refer- This was the 20th Annual The head of Mass Communi- scientific and research-based mote scientific research,” said the ence to Qatar University’s Mass THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Greetings sent to Emir, Nursultan witness deals signing Austrian president DOHA: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Agreements cover new school project in Astana, solar panels and aspects of football Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Austrian President Dr Heinz Fischer on DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin between Qatari and Kazakh business del- his country’s National Day. Hamad Al Thani and Kazakhstan Presi- egation. Talks dealt with issues of common Prime Minister and Interior dent Nursultan Nazarbayev witnessed the concern and ways of strengthening coop- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah signing of several agreements between eration in various areas. bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani both countries yesterday. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, also sent a congratulatory cable These included an agreement on visa Chairman, Qatari Businessmen Associa- to Dr Fischer. waiver for holders of diplomatic and spe- tion (QBA), said Nazarbayev’s presence cial passports, a cooperation deal in the in the meeting confirms the interest Qataris donate cultural and artistic fields, and a memo- of the Kazakh leadership in enhancing randum of understanding (MoU) between cooperation between both countries. He QR1.7m for Gambia Qatar Central Bank and National Bank of said Nazarbayev highlighted investment Kazakhstan. opportunities for Qatari businessmen DOHA: Qatar Islamic Da’wa An MoU was also signed by Qatar Devel- in Kazakhstan such as agreements with Office in Doha has announced opment Fund (QDF) and Astana city to banks, import and export issues, agricul- that Qataris have donated establish a school to be named by the Emir. tural, animal husbandry projects and other QR1.7m for implementation of 31 Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari, General projects that can enhance the economy of humanitarian projects in Gambia Director, QDF, inked the deal with Nurali both countries. He said Qatari businessmen in the fields of water, mosques, Aliyev, Deputy Mayor of Astana City. have great abilities and can play an impor- Islamic complexes and medical QDF will finance construction of the tant role in promoting relations, hoping the clinics. In a statement, Director- school which will accommodate up to 1,200 Kazakh leadership would facilitate proce- General Sheikh Hammad Abdul students. dures and entry of Qatari businessmen to Qader Al Sheik of Islamic Da’wa Qatar Football Association (QFA) signed benefit from opportunities to start projects. office in Qatar said with the new a cooperation agreement with its Kazakh Later, Nazarbayev left Doha following a projects, the number of humani- counterpart, covering all aspects of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev state visit. He was bid farewell at Hamad tarian projects in the country has sport and ways of improving them in both witness the signing of one of the agreements. International Airport by Minister of Econ- reached 243 implemented by the countries. Saoud Al Mohannadi, QFA omy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed organisation’s Gambia-based mis- Vice-President and AFC Vice-President, football in both countries. Qatar Solar at QSTec, will produce raw materials in bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatari Ambassador sion in west Africa and Yerlan Kozhagapanov, Football Fed- Technologies (QSTec) signed an agree- Kazakhstan and send to Qatar to be con- to Kazakhstan Abdulla Ahmed Al Mutawa eration of Kazakhstan (FFK) President, ment with Kazatomprom, the state-owned verted into solar cells and solar panels at and Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Qatar Ministry recalls signed the agreement to promote exchange nuclear holding company. Under the deal, a later stage. Askar Shokybayev. of expertise and resources and develop Kazatomprom is a strategic shareholder Nazarbayev also attended a meeting held QNA 2008-2010 Toyota Sequoia models DOHA: The Ministry of Econ- omy and Commerce has recalled 2008-2010 models of Toyota GCC ‘environment facing natural Sequoia to update the electronic system of smart stop which reduces acceleration of the engine gradually until the vehicle stop in hazards, man-made challenges’ case of pressing on the brakes for a sustained period, regardless of By Sidi Mohamed Environment hosted since Octo- eration, exchange knowledge and the status of the accelerator pedal ber 17. The meeting was chaired use of new technology.” that could be suspended for any DOHA: The undersecretar- by Qatar’s Assistant Undersec- Later, to a question by this reason. ies responsible for environment retary for Environment Affairs daily, Al Sada said: “Prominent The ministry said in a state- affairs from the GCC countries Ahmed Mohamed Al Sada. environment-related issues dis- ment that the move in collabo- held their 36th meeting yesterday In his opening speech, he said, cussed included ozone, wildlife ration with Abdullah Abdul at St. Regis Hotel and discussed “The environment in the GCC and climate change agreements.” Ghani Company, agent of Toyota various issues. countries is facing challenges, On environment police, he said, cars, is within the framework of The two-day meeting comes natural hazards and man-made “It is not necessary to have envi- the ministry’s efforts to ensure at the end of a Gulf environment problems,” calling on the GCC ronment police, it may just be an car agents comply with regula- The GCC undersecretaries for environment affairs hold their meeting. conference Qatar’s Ministry of countries to unify ideas, visions administrative body specialising tions concerning maintenance and efforts and harness all pos- in protecting the environment.” of vehicles and fixing of defects sibilities to overcome the effects Dr Adel bin Khalifa Al Zayani, and protect consumer rights. of these challenges on human life President, Human Affairs and The ministry stressed that it will and society. The GCC countries Environment, GCC Secretariat- coordinate with the agent to fol- are working hard to achieve sus- General, said: “The GCC coun- low up maintenance, repairs and tainable environment by con- tries must prepare to avoid any communicate with customers to centrating on protecting and potential effects of climate change ensure implementation of pro- developing the environment. by taking suitable decisions and cedures and reparation defec- “We have many challenges coordinate efforts at international tive cars. It urged consumers to related to water management, forums.” The meeting ends today report any irregularities to the energy, waste, desertification with discussion on issues it has Consumer Protection Depart- and climate change which require agreed to raise at a meeting of the ment, which receives complaints, us to make our societies aware, ministers of environment tomor- suggestions and inquiries through encourage environmentally- row. its channels. friendly initiatives, support coop- THE PENINSULA QNA

Al Habal bird hunting competition ends By Raynald C Rivera

DOHA: Katara’s inaugural Al Habal bird hunting competition has succeeded in introducing to young Qataris a vital element of their heritage, says Katara Gen- eral Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibra- him Al Sulaiti. Speaking at the awarding cer- emony yesterday, he said the com- petition organised for the first time in Qatar and the region has achieved its goals, having the new generation set foot on their roots by getting acquainted with an important aspect of their forefa- Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (second left), thers’ heritage linked to wildlife. Hassad Qatar Director of Operations Mohammad Ismail Al Mohammad He hoped the new generation (centre), Al Habbal Competition Deputy Head Khalid Hassan Al Kuwari and continues to connect with their Al Habal Competition Head Ali Yousuf Ahmad Al Kuwari (right) with winners. heritage which embodies their SALIM MATRAMKOT national identity. The competition saw 12 teams competition, we remind them of among participants as they hunt with 48 participants and this their heritage as we pass on to for birds together in the desert,” could expand in the future in them this significant aspect of our said Al Habal Competition Head terms of the number of competi- tradition we inherited from our Ali Yousuf Ahmad Al Kuwari. tors and scope, Al Habal Competi- ancestors,” he added. The Al Rowais team won first tion Coordinator Khalifa Metraf The contest is one of the most place, Al Jarian team second. The Al Humaidi told this daily. loved by youth in the region dur- third place was shared by Wajbah, “This is the first time such a ing which birds are hunted with Zubair and Dafna Al Ghariah competition has been held in traps made from tree branches. It teams. The winning teams were Qatar and the Gulf. We will look was held last week at Arkiah farm awarded QR10,000; QR8,000 and into the possibility of expanding of Hassad Qatar and included lec- QR5,000, respectively. All con- it in the region. “Children are tures and workshops on the types testants also received participa- preoccupied with new technol- of birds and steps to make traps. tion plaques. ogy and forget the traditions of “The competition promotes their forefathers. Through this physical health and teamwork THE PENINSULA

66 homes in Tunisia completed with Qatari funds

TUNIS: Tunisia has received keys to 66 homes Ambassador Abdullah bin Nasser Al Hamidi and the completed by Qatari funds, including 34 new and 32 Governor of Jendouba Al Habib Alexandrani. restored houses, in Halima in the city of Jendouba, The project was implemented through Qatar northwestern Tunisia. Charity by adopting rigorous standards. This came during a ceremony attended by Qatari QNA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Qatar Charity begins project to purify rainwater in Gaza QR6m project focuses on schools and government buildings

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) water from buildings, schools, drical draining piles in Friend- the siege and closure of the Israeli continues to implement a QR6m playgrounds and squares and send ship Garden as deep as 20 metres, checkpoint now and then. project to purify rainwater for it to wells. He said work continues then filling them with gravel and Gaza suffers a severe problem schools and government buildings to develop purification capacity strewing a layer of gravel on all of drinking water because of pol- Mohammed Ahmed Bakhamis, Director, Health, Safety and Environment, in Gaza Strip. of the Friendship Garden by set- the tubs followed by a purifying luted water aquifers and local and Qatar Foundation, receives the gold award from Errol Taylor, Deputy Chief The project is part of improv- ting up systems through which layer with a last layer of sand to international studies have previ- Executive, Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents, at a ceremony in ing infrastructure to benefit from rainwater can be collected and purify water. ously warned of the danger of waste of rainwater which will be injected into absorbing purifica- He said the garden’s storing pollution. QC is endeavouring to Glasgow. purified and supplied to aquifers tion holes. capacity is expected to increase contribute to providing solutions to alleviate damage caused by He said the aim is to revive after implementing the project to to some problems in the environ- rainwater on roads and streets. the private sector and make job 70,000 cubic metres of rainwater ment, agricultural, health, educa- The project has been funded opportunities available by imple- per day. He said the project also tion and construction sectors. QF receives health through GCC Gaza Strip Recon- menting the project, which is one included extending a drainage Earlier, QC implemented a struction, in cooperation with of tens of projects QC is imple- line to discharge rainwater from drinking water project which Islamic Development Bank in menting to improve infrastruc- Jafa and Al Dorra intersection to benefited over 3,000 poor families. Jeddah, and implemented by ture and rebuild basic sectors the garden to solve the problem In a report, the United Nations and safety award Qatar Charitable in cooperation — rehabilitating and/or rebuilding of stagnant water in addition to has warned that 2016 could see with Gaza Municipality. demolished homes, hospitals, the maintaining the garden, installing a catastrophe if the current sta- DOHA: Qatar Foundation for in this way,” he said. The award Engineer Mohammad Abu agricultural and education sectors toys, establishing a new wall and tus continues and that the Strip Education (QF) has been pre- recognises a very high level of Haloub, Director, QC office in and orphans and handicapped. cleaning water channels that lead needs more saline water desalina- sented with the gold award by performance, demonstrating well- Gaza, said the project included Nehad Al Mughanni, Director to the garden. tion stations, more than its need Royal Society for Prevention of developed occupational health and purification of rainwater in 35 General, Engineering and Plan- But the project is facing a chal- for roads 100 times. Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational safety management systems and schools in the Strip, where a sys- ning, Gaza Municipality, said the lenge with the difficulty in bring- Health and Safety Awards during culture, outstanding control of tem has been set to collect rain- project included digging 300 cylin- ing in raw materials because of THE PENINSULA an official ceremony in Glasgow, risk, and very low levels of error, UK. harm and loss. The accolade demonstrates David Rawlins, Awards Man- QF’s dedication to raising health ager, RoSPA, said, “The awards and safety standards in Qatar and encourage improvement in occu- commitment to create a positive pational health and safety man- and proactive environment in the agement. Organisations that gain QU joins study of sports trends among Qataris workplace. recognition for health and safety Sheikha Amal Al Thani, Execu- management systems, such as DOHA: Qatar University ence of QU President Dr Hassan includes two surveys for adults commitment to address topics tive Director, HSSE, QF, said, “We QF, contribute to raising stand- (QU) has joined a collaborative Al Derham and other officials of and school students. The survey that are of interest of society and are delighted to have been pre- ards overall and we congratulate research project to explore trends QU and the federation. among adults will be conducted aligned with national ambitions sented with the award, especially them.” in sports and physical activities The study aims to explore quarterly for one year and com- to advance a vibrant sports cul- from such a renowned organisa- The RoSPA is a registered among Qataris. trends in participation in sports prises 2,000 interviews by the ture and Qatar’s position as a key tion such as RoSPA. Workplace charity and has been at the heart QU yesterday signed an agree- and physical activities among final phase while the survey international sports destination, safety is a culture and the award of accident prevention in the UK ment with Social and Economic Qatari adults and students and among students will comprise primary of which is the hosting of is deserved recognition as it con- and around the world for almost Survey Research Institute define the number of nationals 800 interviews by the final phase. the FIFA World Cup 2022.” firms our continued commitment 100 years. It promotes safety and (SESRI) and Qatar Sports For from different ages and genders Dr Al Emadi said: “We are Al Dosari said: “The agreement to provide the highest possible prevention of accidents at work, All Federation for the joint study. who practise sports and physical pleased to partner with the fed- will generate results through the standards of health and safety in at leisure, on the road, in homes, Minister of Youth and Sports activities, their preference for the eration in this study that con- development of Qatar’s Sports the workplace.” and through safety education. H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali type of sport, timing and season tributes to providing findings on Sector Strategy and execution of Receiving the award, Moham- Sharing similar values, it attended the event. The deal was to practise sports activities and sports development and chal- plans and programmes focused on med Ahmed Bakhamis, Director, encouraged QF to become a signed by SESRI Director and the best sports venues, said a lenges, and assessing the com- evidence-based data, which will HSE, QF, said. “To receive such a member in 2015 and enter into QU Acting Vice-President for statement yesterday. munity’s awareness about the role enable us to measure and guide gold award after our first attempt the annual awards. Research Dr Darwish Al Emadi, Both institutions will conduct of sports in ensuring a healthy spending on sport activities prop- is a fantastic achievement, and we and federation President Abdul- a four-phase study in 13 months lifestyle. erly.” are proud to have been recognised THE PENINSULA rahman Al Dosari in the pres- starting next month. The study “This also underlines SESRI’s THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Industrial security course begins HMC pain clinics may offer for GCC interior ministry officers traditional treatments DOHA: The fifth industrial security course for GCC officials started at Officers Club at Civil Services likely to include acupuncture and chiropractic Defence on Sunday. It is organised by General By Fazeena Saleem new clinic will open apart from that require extensive assessment Directorate of Civil Defence in the daily pain clinic at Hamad and screening to determine the collaboration with General Direc- DOHA: Patients at Hamad Med- General Hospital and Al Wakrah best therapy and outcomes. torate of Industrial Security. ical Corporation’s (HMC) pain Hospital. An acute pain service is pro- The course is part of imple- clinics are likely to get traditional HMC also has a weekly pain vided by front line medical staff to mentation of recommendations treatments from the Middle East clinic associated with the rehabili- manage mainly postoperative pain of the GCC interior ministers and Far East, according to a sen- tation clinic at Rumailah Hospital and other acute conditions that and officers from the concerned ior official. and an outpatient pain service at have a serious pain component. In departments at the GCC minis- Services at clinics include a National Centre for Cancer Care this way, if pain is managed prop- tries of interior take part. comprehensive evaluation and and Research which holds three erly from the outset, chronic pain Staff Brig. Abdullah Muham- assessment by a multidiscipli- pain clinics a week. should not develop. mad Al Suwaidi, General Direc- nary team of each patient and Dr Saleem said, “Our services In recent years, pain therapy tor, General Directorate of Civil pain syndrome. include a comprehensive evalua- has transitioned to an evidence- Defence, Brig. Muhammad Abdul Officers attend the course. “As the service grows, we will tion and assessment by a multi- based practice as hospitals around Khader Al Khori, Director Gen- be able to offer a more holistic disciplinary team of each patient the world have started examining eral, Industrial Security, Brig. & Safety College and lectures by Sir Omar from General Directo- range of treatments, including and pain syndrome. Evidence- what it means to provide quality Aman Saad Al Sulaiti, Assistant. officers and experts. rate of Industrial Security about acupuncture, chiropractic and based treatment programmes are care for their patients, in terms of Director General, Civil Defence, Brig. Al Sulaiti will speak on topics, including the general traditional medicine from the used when available and if not, a medical care and hospital-based and Brig. Hamad Al Duhaimi, occupational safety and Col. concept of security and indus- Middle East and Far East,” Dr roundtable discussion will take patient experience and satisfac- Director, Operations Department, Hamad Ali Al Ansari on the sense trial safety in Qatar, functions Wael Saleem, Consultant Anaes- place when initiating a treatment tion. attended the opening ceremony. of security and body language. and duties of industrial security, thesiologist and Head of Chronic which is subsequently audited. We “By establishing pain clinics Staff Brig. Al Suwaidi stressed Capt. Hamad Mubarak Al safety standards in oil produc- Pain Management, HMC, and also provide state-of-the-art radi- across our network of hospitals, the importance of exchanging Hajiri will speak about security tion facilities, industrial security Nicholas Bruce Scott, Senior Con- ology MRI and ultrasound imag- we will be able to increase the knowledge and experiences in patrols and Ft. Lt. Abdul Rahman and its role in the overall national sultant in Anaesthesia, told this ing. Our patient base is increasing range of interventional pain pro- industrial security which is vital Al Kaabi about security measures security, issues related to piracy newspaper. every year and we expect to see cedures we can offer, which will for GCC oil facilities. in facilities. and its effects on the oil and gas HMC is setting up a new over 1,000 a year from now on,” further consolidate existing acute The two-week course includes Other speakers include Ghanim industry and occupational safety comprehensive pain service for he added. and chronic pain services,” said visits to RasLaffan Industrial Hassan Al Kubaisi, Zia-uddin- and health. musculoskeletal disorders at the A pain clinic oversees the man- Dr Saleem. City and RasLaffan Emergency Haider, Jubair Abdul Shafi, Taj Al THE PENINSULA new Bone and Joint Centre. The agement of chronic conditions THE PENINSULA

QF appoints new executive vice-president Villaggio blaze verdict overruled DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) ing QNRS as part of the RAND DOHA: A higher court yesterday were entitled to blood money of The fire broke out on May 28 has appointed Hamad Al Ibra- think-tank team, where he led overruled the verdict of a lower QR200,000 each. and in the childcare facility the him (pictured) as Executive the health component discussion court which had held five indi- The court asked the company children and six others suffocated Vice-President of Research and of the strategy. At RAND Qatar viduals responsible for the Vil- that owns the mall to arrange to death. Development. Policy Institute, he gained inter- laggio fire. with its insurance company and The blaze started from a sport- Dr Al Ibrahim assumed his new national experience in develop- The May 2012 blaze claimed others to pay the blood money. ing goods store which the higher position on October 12, and will ing public policies, working as a 19 lives, 13 of them children, in a The higher court’s verdict run- court said the insurance company contribute to QF’s overall mission research project manager and daycare on an upper floor. ning into 154 pages means that no concerned can file a civil lawsuit by advancing and promoting its associate analyst. He also worked The Court of Appeals found one will go to jail. against. research initiatives, a key aspect with the Supreme Council for the company that owns the mall However, the company has the All convicts should be released of Qatar’s projected transforma- Health to develop a services guilty of involuntary manslaugh- right, said the court, to file civil unless behind the bars in other tion to a knowledge-based econ- framework for clinical service ter. lawsuits against its tenants who it cases, said the court. omy. Having served as director of planning and on two projects of Handing out the verdict, it thinks were responsible for tech- planning and strategic initiatives Qatar National Food Security Pro- said the families of all 19 victims nical faults that led to the fire. THE PENINSULA at Qatar Foundation Research and gramme to develop budget for its Development (QF R&D), Dr Al beyond to strengthen Qatar’s R&D master plan and support human Ibrahim has contributed to devel- talent and capacities so that we resources planning through the oping a five-year business plan, can, together succeed in creat- engagement of key stakeholders. initial performance monitoring ing an R&D ecosystem that will He is a member of ESCWA system, and portfolio analysis of contribute to solving the country’s Technology Centre Board of Gov- Three restaurants, food store closed down QF R&D and its research entities. challenges and help transform it ernors and National Coordinator Dr Al Ibrahim said, “Our team into a knowledge economy.” of MENA Innovation Dashboard. DOHA: Three restaurants and Al Rayyan Municipality has been surprise and regular visits to food is ready to work with partners Before joining QF in 2012, Dr a food store have been closed completely closed down for five outlets, and registered 36 viola- within QF and stakeholders Al Ibrahim worked on design- THE PENINSULA down temporarily by authorities days, while another restaurant for tions last week. They destroyed for selling expired food and not 30 days. Another eatery has been 60,343 tonnes of foodstuff found complying with health and safety shuttered for 60 days for prepar- unfit for human consumption, the rules while storing and preparing ing food in unhealthy conditions ministry said. food, the Ministry of Municipal- and selling expired food unfit for It stressed that inspectors Mowasalat to hold road accidents workshop ity and Urban Planning said on human consumption. from the health control sections DOHA: Mowasalat, in collaboration with the Traffic The event will also discuss research and studies in its website. The director of Al Rayyan in municipalities will continue to Department and IRU (International Road Trans- road transport and will feature lectures on creative The restaurants have been fully Municipality shut down a retail monitor food outlets and stores port Union) Academy, will organise a workshop on technical methods in the field of transport to iden- shut down temporarily while the store in a hypermarket for five through surprise and regular vis- ways to prevent road accidents. It will discuss meas- tify causes of accidents and means of reducing them. food store has been closed down days for storing foodstuff in its. The ministry said it will take ures and policies to reduce the number of accidents It aims to study measures and policies to increase partially. The closure of the out- unhealthy condition and having legal actions against violators as in Qatar and creative legislations to support com- awareness of safe and sustainable transport for the lets took place on October 18 and insects, according to the minis- it is keen to enforce the law regu- mitments to UN Decade of Actions on Road Safety safety of people and properties. 25 in Al Rayyan and Doha. try’s tweet. Health inspectors lating food. and Qatar’s traffic law. THE PENINSULA A branch of a famous eatery in from Doha Municipality made 377 THE PENINSULA

Vodafone names World of Prizes winners DOHA: Vodafone gave or the grand prize of away 10 iPhone 6s and a QR250,000. The competi- prize of QR50,000 to the tion, which continues until first group of winners of January 15, includes daily its World of Prizes com- iPhone 6s and cash prizes. petition. Luke Longney, Direc- The winners are: Arju- tor, Marketing, Vodafone nan Thamizhkumaran Qatar, said: “Congratula- (pictured) who bagged tions to all winners. This QR50,000; and Dhan Baha- is only the first week of dur Rai; Muhammad Jasali World of Prizes and there Tharemmel; Anil Acharya; is still a lot more to be Thomas Anson; Swami- won.” nathan Karthikeyan; Amar Customers looking to Hashish; Bem Bahadur participate in the contest Srestha and Ranjith Ram- for free need to send an esan (iPhone 6s). SMS with the code FREE The winners of iPhone 6s to 97773. Those choosing participated for free in the the Premium edition will contest. Thamizhkumaran compete for the chance to opted for the Premium win prizes of QR250,000 or Edition of the competition weekly QR50,000 by pur- which allows customers to chasing a daily bonus of 60 benefit from 60 local call- Vodafone minutes at QR5. ing minutes and a chance to win QR50,000 weekly THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Umm Ghuwailina Over 120,000 building Health Centre lab to close for work

DOHA: The laboratory at Umm number plates put up Ghuwailina Health Centre will be closed from today until Thursday for maintenance. The laboratory will resume its usual timing on Q-Post considering using My Address for deliveries Saturday. The Primary Healthcare Cor- By Mohammed Osman poration said it has taken meas- ures with Al Muntaza Health DOHA: Over 120,000 building number plates have Centre to provide complete and been installed across the country as part of the integrated care for visitors of Onwani (My address) system, a senior official of Umm Ghuwailina Health Centre Dr Mohammed Al Thani, Director of Public Health Department at Supreme the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning during the closure. Council of Health (SCH) being vaccinated against seasonal flu during the said yesterday. launch of the awareness campaign at SCH premises. Another 30,000 were installed inside building THE PENINSULA units, including residential compounds, commer- cial and administrative complexes in towns and vil- lages, said Amer Al Humaidi, Director, Planning and Conference holds SCH campaign on flu Projects, Center for Geographic Information System (CGIS) at the ministry. sessions on media, The unified building number system (My Address) vaccination begins is an integrated database serving government audience research departments and individuals to locate buildings. The DOHA: With the onset of winter, Primary Healthcare Corporation, database has been used for services, including health, Continued from page 1 the Supreme Council of Health Sidra Medical and Research Cen- education and security. He said graduates of this (SCH) has launched a national tre, Aspetar Hospital and Qatar Onwani was used effectively in the recent mini- department are found in almost campaign to raise awareness Red Crescent in the campaign. population census at the national level, added Al every media organisation in on vaccination against seasonal The SCH will also hold a work- Humaidi. The National Health Insurance Com- Qatar, including Al Jazeera net- influenza. shop for healthcare workers this pany (NHIC) has made Onwani mandatory for work, Qatar Centre for Media It aims to raise awareness on week. It has advised people to health service providers and beneficiaries under Freedom, beinsport TV channel, the importance of vaccination and take vaccination against seasonal the national health insurance scheme (Seha) from numbering inside buildings, and ‘this blue board Qatar News Agency, Qatar TV, risks of seasonal flu, especially influenza, especially the vulner- January 1, 2016, according to the Facebook account includes odd numbers without repetitions or mis- Qatar Radio, Al Rayyan TV and among the vulnerable segments. able groups who suffer from of the ministry. takes’ according to Al Humaidi. local newspapers Al Sharq and Al The campaign began with a chronic diseases such as diabetes, Beneficiaries of Seha need to update addresses at Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Watan. vaccination programme involv- asthma, heart and lungs diseases any of the health insurance service providers or by Hamad Abdulaziz Al Kuwari praised the Onwani Additionally, graduates of ing SCH employees over the past and kidney ailments. calling 8008800 to add numbers of building, street project during a visit to the CGIS pavilion at an exhi- the department are working in two days. The Health Promo- Elders above 60, children and area. Service providers under Seha have been bition. He said, “The project assumes high impor- the media and public relations tion and Communicable Diseases between six months and five years, informed to include this information, according the tance for simplifying and facilitating the provision departments of various govern- Department at the SCH has set pregnant women and healthcare ministry website. of services to citizens and residents and serving the ment ministries and agencies. plans for all target groups to workers are also considered vul- The service is connected to the Internet and it is requirements of the comprehensive urban develop- On the first day of the confer- ensure maximum immunisation. nerable groups. Seasonal flu vac- easy to access and use. Q-Post is studying the pos- ment under way in Qatar.” ence, some of the sessions were The department will coordinate cine is available at primary health sibility of using My Address to deliver posts at homes The expo organised by Qatar Finance Centre ends devoted to media research and with entities concerned, includ- centres. across the country, said Al Humaidi. today. audience research. Some sessions ing Hamad Medical Corporation, THE PENINSULA The second phase of the project will include THE PENINSULA focused on the impact of modern communications on social media and print media. Yesterday’s sessions were devoted to, among other issues, Qatar condemns mosque blast in Saudi Arabia Erring electrical shop shut down the impact of newspapers and DOHA: Qatar has condemned Ministry said such a criminal act stability. The ministry stressed other media on public and their and denounced the explosion that contradicts moral and humanitar- Qatar’s rejection of violence and DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has closed down attitude and the best possible targeted Al Mashhad Mosque in ian values and principles as well criminality whatever the motives an electrical appliances shop in Kharatiyat for one month for selling means to enable people to access the Saudi city of Najran during as teachings of Islam, stressing and causes and offered Qatar’s cables not meeting Qatari standards and specifications. Large quantity sources of information through the Maghreb prayer and killed Qatar’s backing for Saudi Arabia condolences to the Custodian of of substandard electrical cables were seized during a surprise raid on different media platforms. one worshipper. and its full support for all actions the Two Holy Mosques. the facility, the ministry said yesterday. In a statement, the Foreign taken to promote security and QNA THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Lulu Group joins QCS to promote breast cancer awareness DOHA: In line with ‘Cancer Awareness Month’ activities worldwide, Lulu Hypermarket Group has joined hands with Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) to raise awareness about breast cancer, help reduce the incidence, help the community stay well, get well and fight the disease effec- tively. Breast cancer is the second most common in women. The month, marked across the world in October involving thousands of organisations, helps increase attention to and support for awareness, early detection and treatment and palliative care of the disease. Many women can survive breast cancer if it’s detected and treated early. Early detection remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control. Many screening modalities, including mammo- gram and MRI, can help detect breast cancer effectively. The month-long campaign also aims to provide information on cancer prevention to custom- ers visiting Lulu outlets through healthy lifestyles, creating aware- ness about the disease and screen- Female sales staff wearing breast cancer awareness uniforms and tags at ing modalities for early detection, one of Lulu outlets. empowering them to make bet- ter choices regarding health and wellness. Lulu Group has put danglers Saudia Builders launches tools in its outlets and all female sales staff are advised to wear aware- ness uniforms and tags during the month. LED screens in the showrooms display awareness tips and informative sessions on the subject and initiatives have been taken to demonstrate the same on social media networks to educate the public on the rising incidence of breast cancer. It The management said, “Lulu and QCS will work together to help create a world with less breast cancer cases and more healthy dietary habits within the framework of Lulu’s endeavours towards cor- porate social responsibility. We hope Lulu-QCS collaboration will increase awareness and help Saudia Builders of Saudia Group of Companies launched Total power tools reduce the chance of developing and hand tools at Saudia Hypermarket in Maider. Present were Faisal bin the disease and mortality.” Musthfa, Director, Ratheesh, General Manager, Abdu Rahman, Manager, Majeeed, Irshad, Marketing Manager, and the Sudia Builder team. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GULF / MIDDLE EAST

Turkey hires UK law firm to probe PLO slams move to revoke 120,000 flee fighting in cleric’s network Aleppo, Hama, Idlib: UN ISTANBUL: The Turkish gov- Palestinian travel rights GENEVA: At least 120,000 peo- terday. The boost in fees comes ernment has hired an interna- ple have been displaced by fight- amid soaring demand for pass- tional law firm to investigate the ing in the Syrian provinces of ports, and with Syrians attempt- worldwide activities of US-based Inhuman and illegal measure must be stopped: Official Aleppo, Hama and Idlib since the ing to flee their war-ravaged cleric Fethullah Gulen’s Hizmet beginning of October, the United country for Europe in record (Service) Movement, President JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Nations said yesterday. numbers. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ally- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “This is up from 50,000 we Damascus earlier this year turned-arch rival. has raised the possibility of revok- reported last week,” Vanessa eased the process for obtaining Robert Amsterdam, founding ing benefits and travel rights of Huguenin, spokeswoman for the and renewing passports, while partner of London-based Amster- some Palestinians living in East UN’s Office for the Coordination raising the cost of doing so. dam and Partners LLP said in a Jerusalem in response to a wave of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Al Watan newspaper in June statement that his firm was hired of violence, a government official told journalists in Geneva. said Damascus was receiving by the Turkish government “to said yesterday, Such a move did She added that most of those some 5,000 passport requests expose allegedly unlawful conduct not appear to be imminent or displaced by the latest violence a day from citizens inside and by the Gulen network worldwide”. even politically feasible but its have stayed in their provinces, but outside the country, a five-fold “We’re going to look into their mere mention ran counter to a others have also fled to camps in increase from 2014. activities throughout the United decades-old Israeli assertion that the Qah area near the Turkish The spike comes despite States, Africa and other regions Jerusalem is a united city where border. authorities doubling the cost of where the network is active,” Arab and Jewish residents enjoy The conflict has killed more the process, requiring citizens Amsterdam, who held a news equal rights. than 250,000 people dead since it abroad pay $400 for a new pass- conference in Washington to Hanan Ashrawi, a member of broke out in March 2011, sparked port and $200 to renew one. make the announcement, said. the executive committee of the by a bloody crackdown on pro- Inside the country, a new pass- The investigations would focus Palestine Liberation Organization, tests against the rule of President port costs about $17. on a wide range of issues includ- said the step, if adopted, would Bashar Al Assad. When the government ing the Movement’s use of US deprive Palestinians in Jerusalem The conflict has since morphed announced it was easing the visas, educational operations as of the most basic rights and serv- into a multi-sided civil war with procedures in June, it said the well as its members’ political ices and provoke confrontations. various different actors, with new fees would be “an important activities, Amsterdam said. “This alarming escalation, an Russia the latest to enter the fray source of foreign exchange”. Alp Aslandogan, President of inhuman and illegal measure, Palestinian protesters stand behind burning tyres during clashes with Israeli by launching air strikes against And yesterday, Al Watan said New York-based Allied Shared must be stopped immediately,” security forces at the northern entrance of the West Bank town of Al Bireh, forces hostile to its ally Assad. passport fees were bringing in Values, a foundation set up by Ashrawi said in a statement. on the outskirts of Ramallah, yesterday. Moscow announced yesterday millions of dollars to bolster Syr- Gulen sympathisers, dismissed Israel regards all the city, that it had hit a record 94 Syr- ia’s dwindling foreign reserves. the move as “the last step of a including East Jerusalem, which tion near the town of Hebron. bombing campaign a decade ago. ian targets over the last 24 hours “The revenue (from issuing smear campaign”. was captured along with the West Hours later, another Palestinian Rights groups estimate that — including in the Aleppo, Hama passports) this year reached These topics had occasionally Bank in 1967, as its indivisible cap- was shot and killed by soldiers about 100,000, or almost a third and Idlib provinces. $520m overseas,” the newspaper been looked into by US authori- ital. Unlike their brethren in the after he tried to stab an Israeli, of Jerusalem’s Palestinians, live “People need tents, basic house- quoted the emigration depart- ties without producing any con- occupied West Bank, Palestinians the military said. beyond the barrier. hold items, food and water and ment as saying. Passports issued victions against the Movement, in East Jerusalem receive Israeli Since Oct. 1, at least 55 Pales- The official, however, said there sanitation services,” Huguenin inside the country have netted the said by phone. Erdogan has social benefits and can move freely tinians, half of whom Israel says was no discussion of the matter said, adding that aid workers government $8m this year so far, accused Gulen, who has been in in Israel. were assailants, have been shot at the forum and Netanyahu did were continuing to mobilise and the newspaper added. self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania Many of the Arab assailants in and killed by Israelis at the scene not ask that it be included on that six mobile health clinics had The daily said some 829,000 for the past 15 years, of running a one of the worst waves of Palestin- of attacks or during protests in the agenda of a future meeting. been set up in Aleppo to help the passports had been issued this “parallel structure” of supporters ian-Israeli street violence in dec- the West Bank and Gaza. Israeli Netanyahu’s remarks were wounded. “Negotiations continue year at home and abroad, or about in the judiciary, police, media and ades, fuelled in part by tensions police say 10 Israelis have been first reported by Channel Two regarding the provision of addi- 3,000 a day. other institutions who have been over a holy site sacred to Muslims killed in Palestinian stabbings or television late on Sunday. tional humanitarian supplies to Syria’s currency has plunged operating against him. A Turk- and Jews, have come from East shootings. At the security cabinet areas covered by the ceasefire since the beginning of the conflict ish court last week accepted an Jerusalem. Citing comments at a security meeting, Netanyahu complained agreement,” she added. in 2011, dropping from 50 pounds indictment accusing Gulen of try- Many of the Palestinian attacks cabinet meeting held two weeks of lawlessness in Palestinian SOARING PASSPORT to the dollar to 300 pounds this ing to overthrow the government on Israelis are now occurring in ago, the government official neighbourhoods in East DEMAND year, with foreign reserves falling and put him as the number one the West Bank, rather than in said Netanyahu mentioned the Jerusalem’s outlying areas, where Syria has netted more than in parallel. Separately, traffick- suspect among 69 people accused Jerusalem where they started. possibility of revoking some rights sporadic Israeli raids to arrest $500m from passport fees this ing in false passports, which cost of running a “terrorist group” Israeli forces yesterday shot for Palestinians who live within suspected militants are usually year, after raising charges for between $5,000 and $6,000, has behind 2013 corruption investi- dead a Palestinian assailant who Jerusalem’s municipal borders met with violent protests. those obtained abroad to bolster also risen, the emigration depart- gations. the army said had stabbed and but outside the barrier Israel foreign exchange reserves, the ment told Al Watan. REUTERS wounded a soldier at an intersec- built during a Palestinian suicide REUTERS government said in a report yes- AGENCIES

Oman poll results Libyan Red Crescent finds 40 bodies GENEVA: The Libyan Red Cres- cent reported 40 bodies were found on its coastline near the ports of Zlit and Khoms, according to a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration who said yesterday they may be victims of a week-old shipwreck. At least 3,175 migrants and refugees have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea this year, Oman’s Head of Higher Electoral Commission, Shaikh Khalid bin Rashid the vast majority on the route Al Manwari, announces the result of the 85-member consultative council from Libya towards Italy, accord- elections, in Muscat yesterday. ing to IOM data. REUTERS

Morocco arrests 8 policemen over torture death

RABAT: Morocco has arrested eight policemen for allegedly torturing to death a prisoner, newspa- pers reported yesterday. The state prosecutor in the central city of Casa- blanca ordered the deten- tion of the policemen on Saturday, reported Assa- bah and Al Ahdath news- papers. They were accused of torturing a person, with the use of violence leading to his death, the reports said. The casacity.ma web- site said that the victim, a young Moroccan man, had been arrested by police in August while under the influence of narcotics and held in a police cell. The central police authority in Casablanca had said the young man died of a self-inflicted head injury when rammed his head into the gate of the police station. Amnesty Interna- tional issued a special report in May in which it detailed what it described as “endemic” torture in Morocco where the law nevertheless prohibits such practices. AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 GULF / MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Five killed in No light at end of tunnel fireworks truck fire in Jordan for Beirut’s power crisis AMMAN: Five people were killed and eight others wounded yesterday when an explosion ripped through two trucks carrying fireworks in Infrastructure has fallen victim to political paralysis the Jordanian capital, a civil defence spokesman said. BEIRUT: Four decades ago, over issues such as corruption and into the atmosphere. General Farid Al Sharaa said Lebanon used to export power weak governance and the prime Lebanese households spent two trucks loaded with contain- to its larger neighbour Syria. minister has threatened to resign. on average $1,300 on electric- ers filled with fireworks exploded Now it barely generates enough There are no quick fixes to the ity in 2013, two thirds on gen- in a parking lot at the customs electricity to keep street lamps power crisis even though public erators, in a country where the department in southern Amman. on at night. The situation is so discontent over poor services has gross national income per capita Five people were killed and bad that even people fleeing the helped galvanise talk of finding is $9,800, according to the latest eight others suffered from burns, conflict in Syria have been heard solutions. One Lebanese city has World Bank estimates. he said. The explosion also sparked to complain. given up hoping for a state solu- “It is hitting the middle class a fire that ripped through the Outages have plagued Lebanon tion and commissioned its own and outside Beirut it is especially parking lot and damaged a dozen since its own 1975-1990 civil war power station. severe,” said Husam Beides, a Bei- vehicles, Sharaa said. and the power crisis is a legacy “Today, Lebanese people in all rut-based World Bank official who Firefighters were working to of that conflict, with the coun- regions talk about the electric- runs the regional infrastructure put out the blaze. News websites try now shackled by paralysis in ity issue, it is very much at the and development programme. posted pictures showing a plume government and widely perceived forefront,” activist Neamat Bader Generation capacity falls more of black smoke rising from the corruption that has put a brake al-Deen said during a protest this than a third short of demand site. on development. month. She was speaking outside and about 45 percent of what is Authorities have launched an “The situation (with elec- the headquarters of national util- produced is lost in the network investigation into the incident, tricity) is not bearable for the ity Electricite du Liban (EDL), because of illegal connections, Sharaa said. Lebanese people any more,” said where residents wryly point out tampering with meters or tech- Jordan has banned the import Mustafa Baalbaki, the creator of that only parts of its sign are illu- nical reasons. Experts say major of fireworks since 2009, after sev- a phone app, Beirut Electricity, minated at night. investment is needed. eral deadly incidents linked to which tracks outages and is used The crumbling state infra- “We estimate that in five to their use in the kingdom, includ- by 15,000 people daily. structure is in contrast to the six years, instead of having an ing at weddings and other cel- “Honestly, I don’t care about large number of privately-funded average supply of 16 hours or 18 ebrations. the app itself, the app could die residential developments which hours, it will probably go down to if the electricity problem is fixed have risen across Beirut since the 12 hours” on average daily across and I would love that.” war and have gone some way to the country, Beides said. Bomber kills two Lebanon’s presidency has been rebuilding it. “It is a core economic crisis in vacant for more than a year in Lebanon - what will happen in the militiamen in Aden the absence of an agreement on MIDDLE CLASS SQUEEZED industries, with economic devel- who should take the post, and Electricity supply varies signifi- opment, with growth?” Power cables erected in a chaotic way at a residential area of Sibline village, ADEN: A suspected Al Qaeda the parliament elected in 2009 cantly throughout Lebanon. In The government has been in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon, yesterday. suicide bomber killed two militia- has extended its own term and the financial and political hub of spending an average of around men yesterday at a checkpoint in postponed elections until 2017 on Beirut, there are daily three-hour $2bn annually on subsidies to pur- own estimates, he said, adding Rival political blocs blame each the southern Yemeni city of Aden, the grounds of instability. power outages while in some areas chase fuel for EDL, or around 15 the state could find much of that other for the electricity crisis and already beset by violence, a secu- Public dissatisfaction has been of the country mains electricity is percent of government expendi- through private sector partner- tensions have been exacerbated by rity source said. fed by anger over rubbish being available only a few hours a day. ture, Beides said. This compares ships. the conflict in Syria, which has The bomber approached the left to fester in the streets of Bei- The cuts leave homes and busi- with 7 percent on education and “The technical solutions are all driven more than 1 million refu- militiamen as they were inspect- rut, widely seen as another sign nesses reliant on more expensive, 9 percent on health. proven and tested, what is needed gees into Lebanon and put more ing cars at a large intersection of the political paralysis. unregulated, diesel-run genera- A major overhaul of the system is the political will to make a deci- strain on infrastructure. in the Mansoura district and Recent anti-government pro- tors of the kind that popped up to get 24-hour power would take sion,” Beides said. detonated an explosive vest, kill- tests have at times turned violent in the war and still belch fumes $5-6bn based on the government’s But political will is hard to find. REUTERS ing the guards and himself, the source said. Aden is the nominal seat of Yemen’s embattled govern- Security operation ment, which Gulf Arab countries launched a military intervention HRW meets Gaddafi’s son in jail to protect against the Iran-allied Houthi group in late March.

TRIPOLI: Human Rights Watch Al Ittihad football club and his pects Scottish prosecutors are said yesterday it had been able to trial is underway. Saadi Gaddafi, reported to have identified in Court overturns meet slain Libyan dictator Mua- 42, told HRW researchers that the bombing of a Pan Am jet over mmar Gaddafi’s son Saadi in a he had no legal representation the Scottish town of Lockerbie in sentence against Tripoli prison, where he said his during the pretrial and investiga- 1988 which killed 270 people. The rights were being violated. tion phase of his case, although three former officials reported Turkish pianist “He said lawyers were not he was able to appoint a lawyer lacking private access to law- present during any of the inter- around the start of his trial. yers, court authorities refusing to ANKARA: Turkey’s appeal rogation sessions, where, he He said he had been “held in allow them to speak during trial court has overturned a 10-month alleged, prosecution officials had solitary confinement at Al-Hadba proceedings and armed groups suspended jail sentence for blas- intimidated and threatened him prison since his extradition in a intimidating their lawyers, HRW phemy against renowned pian- and other witnesses,” the New windowless cell, though with a said. ist Fazil Say over Twitter posts York-based rights group reported. fan, and has had no communica- “One also alleged ill-treatment deemed offensive to religion. Gaddafi’s third oldest son tion with other detainees,” HRW during interrogations,” it added. The Supreme Court of Appeal spoke to HRW without guards said. Researchers met with three In early August, Arabic news ruled that his comments on social present on September 15 at Al other detainees including former website clearnews published a media should be regarded as “free- Hadba prison, in what appeared military intelligence chief Abdul- video appearing to show officials dom of thought and expression to be his first meeting with a lah Senussi, and two former and guards at Al Hadba prison ill- and thus should not be punished,” rights organisation since his prime ministers, Abuzeid Dorda treating several detainees includ- the Hurriyet newspaper reported extradition from Niger in March and Al Baghdadi Al Mahmudi. ing Saadi Gaddafi. yesterday. 2014, it said. A Tripoli court sentenced all AFP AGENCIES Saadi Gaddafi had sought three to death in July for Turkish police special forces in armoured vehicles take part in a security refuge in Niger after the 2011 their alleged role in sup- operation in Diyarbakir. Two policemen and seven Islamic State militants popular uprising that toppled pressing the 2011 uprising. were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen houses his father. He is charged with Senussi has also been early yesterday. the first-degree murder in 2005 named by British media of a former trainer at Tripoli’s as one of two new sus-

Iran steps up engagement on UN rights concerns

UNITED NATIONS: In a shift, Iran is opening up to talks on its use of the death penalty and other criti- cal human rights issues, the UN rights expert said yesterday. But beyond a willingness to discuss UN grievances, Iran has yet to take concrete steps to improve its rights record, Ahmed Shaheed told reporters. Shaheed is due to present his annual report to the UN General Assembly this week, the first compiled since the historic nuclear deal with world powers that has opened up a new era of relations with Tehran. The deal provides for the lifting of sanctions and brings to an end decades of isolation for Iran over its controver- sial nuclear programme. “The nuclear agreement reached this summer does present opportunities for advancing human rights,” said Shaheed, a lawyer from the Maldives who has been the UN’s special rapporteur on Iran since 2011. The rights expert said he was “marginally more opti- mistic” in this year’s report, compared to 2014. “The real reason for that is that I am witnessing a greater desire on behalf of Iran to engage with me and the UN,” he said. In a first, Shaheed last month sat down with mem- bers of Iran’s judiciary and security forces to discuss the crackdown on drugs that has in part fueled the high number of executions. More than 800 people have been executed so far this year, and Iran is on track to reach 1,000 by the end of the year, its highest total in years. There is no indication, however, that Iran would be willing to change course and invite Shaheed to visit. No such invitation has been extended since his appointment four years ago. AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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NVESTIGATION by the Al Jazeera channel has uncovered evidence of government-led genocide in Myanmar where the minority Rohingya community is persecuted by the Imajority Buddhists. In a stunning report, the channel revealed that its investigative unit has obtained substantial Frozen war thaws in Russian eyewitness and documentary evidence that the government of Myanmar has been inciting violence for political gains. It’s a shocking finding, and should jolt the international community into action. Communal and ethnic rivalry and bloodshed are too backyard as Karabakh flares common in several countries, but government collusion in such mindless violence is something unheard of. By Sara Khojoyan war is still unlikely at this point,” Lau- nian President Serzh Sargsyan said at Myanmar is going to the polls on November 8, the first in and Tony Halpin rence Broers, co-editor-in-chief of the a conference in the capital, Yerevan, the once-military ruled country, and there are several ethnic Caucasus Survey journal, said by email. on Friday. Last month, Azeri Foreign and other parties in the fray -- the two most important being s Russian President Vladimir “The various constraints and risks are Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party Putin plunges deeper into his too great.” The international interests at the United Nations General Assembly (USDP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by military adventure in Syria, stake in the region and “the exploitation in New York that blame lies with Arme- the specter of an older war of Caspian oil and gas militate against a nia’s “unlawful presence” in “the occu- Nobel laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi. The minority Rohingyas A much nearer to his own doorstep is fully-fledged military campaign.” pied territories of Azerbaijan.’’ are hated in Myanmar, hunted and being driven out, and the reawakening. From reinforced trenches The confrontation dates back to the “The risk is that there will be a really party that plays this card stands to benefit immensely in the reminiscent of World War I, Azeris and dying days of the Soviet Union when a bad incident and we’ll end up with a forthcoming polls. The Al Jazeera investigation has found that Armenians contesting the disputed dispute between Armenia and Azerbai- small war by miscalculation,’’ Tom marginalizing Muslims and targeting them has been employed Nagorno-Karabakh region watch each jan flared into a war that killed 30,000 de Waal, senior associate at Carnegie by the military-backed USDP to shore up its prospects. A cache other intently through binoculars. Sepa- and created 1 million refugees. Media- Europe, said by email. While mediators rated by 300 metres of ground dotted tors led by the United States, France “are trying to maintain the cease-fire” of confidential documents recovered from the influential monks with land mines, they’ve recently wit- and Russia have fail ed to bring peace and keep talks going, “few believe in the community showed that monks who protested against the nessed mounting casualties caused by since the truce. Armenia says the chances of genuine conflict resolution.” military rule in 2007 and later imprisoned were offered money ever- more powerful arsenals of weap- enclave’s Christian Armenians, who Tensions are rising “partly because to support government-backed ons. declared independence from largely- people don’t see progress in the nego- Al Jazeera religious institutions upon their “Their shooting is increasing,” said Muslim Azerbaijan in 1991, have the tiations,” though “the situation on the release. In another shocking finding, Simyon Sarayan, right to self-determination. Azerbai- front line won’t be allowed to get out a 25- year-old jan demands respect for its territorial of control” unless the Armenian and channel has it said the government hired thugs front-line soldier integrity. Azeri leaders give an order to fight, uncovered to stoke communal violence. “The from Nagorno- What has changed is the economic Zaur Shiriyev, a fellow in the Russia army controlled these events from Karabakh, whose balance of power as Azerbaijan has and Eurasia programme at London’s evidence of behind the scenes. They were not Armenia hosts Armenia-backed attracted $50bn from BP and its part- Chatham House, said by phone. directly involved,” a former member forces took the ners in recent years. Energy revenue Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako territory and poured into the government’s coffers, Sahakyan equated weapons sales to government- of Myanmar’s feared military Russia’s only seven adja- allowing President Ilham Aliyev to Azerbaijan with similar supplies to IS, led genocide in intelligence said. military base cent districts of turn Baku into a gleaming capital of now facing Russian air strikes in Syria. Myanmar has been under intense Azerbaijan before skyscrapers and high-end boutiques, Even so, Armenians don’t want fight- Myanmar. It’s international pressure, including in the region Russia brokered while also building up his army. Mili- ing to escalate and “we’ll do everything time for the from the US, to stop mistreatment and they have a a 1994 ceasefire. tary spending increased 30-fold in possible to secure our state,’’ he said in of Rohingyas. But it has seldom “We’re always on the past decade and are planned at an interview last month. mutual defence alert and ready $4.8bn in 2015, more than Armenia’s Observing from afar is Putin, who world to act. paid attention to these calls, and to give a proper entire state budget. That doesn’t deter showed Russia’s intention to keep a Muslims continue to be persecuted. pact. Russia response.’’ Nagorno-Karabakh’s defense minister, grip on the former Soviet regions of Suu Kyi has especially been singled The moun- Levon Mnatsakanyan, who says one of the Caucasus when it fought a 2008 out for criticism on the ground that as a Nobel peace laureate, sells arms to tainous territory the first targets of any new war will be a war with Georgia. He summoned Ali- she has a moral and ethical responsibility to speak against both Armenia is part of a new BP-operated oil pipeline that’s less than yev and Sargsyan to Sochi for “a frank these atrocities. But even Suu Kyi is finding herself shackled arc of instabil- 50km from the conflict zone and carries exchange of views” in August last year, and Azerbaijan, ity along Rus- as much as 1.2 million barrels daily from saying “we need to show patience, wis- by the deep-rooted hatred of her people towards Rohingyas. sia’s border that Baku to Turkey’s Ceyhan. dom, and respect for each other” to The aggression is led by the religious and political leaders and however. stretches north “This is a very serious financial resolve the conflict. Armenia hosts Rus- any conspicuous support for the minorities will meet with from Nagorno- resource for Azerbaijan and we need to sia’s only military base in the region and intense opposition and disdain. Karabakh through deprive them of these means,” he said in they have a mutual defence pact. Russia The onus is on the international community, especially the Georgia, Ukraine a September 30 interview in the capital, sells arms to both Armenia and Azerba- and Moldova. While fighting between Stepanakert. “If we’d known the situa- ijan, however. Turkey, a member of the Islamic world, to force the new government in Myanmar to Armenia and Azerbaijan would bring tion would be like this today, we’d never North Atlantic Treaty Organization, protect the human rights of all sections its society, irrespective more turmoil to the region — and have signed that truce 20 years ago.’’ shut its border with Armenia to sup- of ethnicity and religion. It’s not easy. Myanmar has never potentially disrupt a new energy corri- Azerbaijan has begun “a new stage of port Azerbaijan on Karabakh, “which is listened to friendly advice and is unlikely to do so. The world dor between Central Asia and Europe — escalation of the situation with the use very sensitive for us,” President Recep needs to talk in the language of sanctions and continuation of analysts say the risks of a full-blown war of heavy artillery,” and “violates fun- Tayyip Erdogan said in January. atrocities must carry a heavy price. The problem is that the dragging in other powers are limited. damental international obligations” of “A calculated escalation to a full-scale resolving the conflict peacefully, Arme- THE WASHINGTON POST world has never talked tough. The other side Quote of Meeting with Obama the day N THE end, the meeting between expressed their desire to expand the discussed were threefold: Afghani- Pakistan to help stabilise Afghanistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US bilateral relationship in areas outside stan, terrorism and nuclear/strategic. and prevent the Taliban from returning President Barack Obama appears to the traditional security realm in recog- While the language was diplomatic, the to power there. Time and again, the US have gone as expected: mundane nition of the multifaceted issues facing emphasis on Afghanistan was clear. has linked the terrorism issue to Paki- Ipledges to shore up the democratic both countries”, the specifics of non- The US wants Pakistan to help curb stan needing to do more against anti- system without any meaningful security cooperation were relatively thin Afghan Taliban violence in Afghanistan Afghan and anti-India elements. But economic or diplomatic breakthroughs, and trivial. The dearth of substantive and to nudge the new Taliban leader- then, there is little effort to try and help and a great deal of conversation about civilian issues that were discussed can ship to talks with Kabul. While that is to Pakistan find a viable partner in peace We will consider the regional security issues. be gauged by the laudatory words in be expected, the unhappy truth is that in the regional relationship with Afghani- If the meeting appears to have the joint statement for the domestic it is Mr Obama himself who appears to stan and India. While Afghan President results of the election gone off relatively smoothly, it may be reforms programme reportedly under- have no real strategy in Afghanistan. Ashraf Ghani has been a forceful advo- and do our best to because the core issues discussed are taken by the PML-N government — When the most significant economic cate of improved ties with Pakistan, his form a government. largely out of the control of the prime ‘reforms’ and ‘successes’, including in and military actor has no strategy to government is fundamentally unstable Kemal Kilicdaroglu minister. While the joint statement the power sector, that will have come speak of, it compounds the difficulties because of the unity coalition and an emphasised the civilian nature of the as news to most Pakistanis. faced by Afghanistan’s neighbours — inability to improve governance issues. Leader of Republican meeting and specifically stated “Presi- As indicated in the immediate run-up all that while readily acknowledging that People’s Party (CHP), dent Obama and Prime Minister Sharif to the meeting, the substantive issues it is in the genuine national interest of DAWN Turkey TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 OPINION www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Poland’s lurch to the right stirs anxiety in EU

By Paul Taylor

oland’s lurch to the nationalist right in Kaczynski is expected to call the shots and the first election to be influenced by Europe’s pick his battles in the EU, even though he has refugee crisis is send- Ping shudders of anxiety through nominated the soft-spoken Szydlo as prime the European Union leadership in Brussels, where officials expect a minister and may put conciliatory figures with prickly relationship. EU officials have not forgotten European experience into the foreign and the first time Jaroslaw Kaczyn- ski’s conservative Law and Jus- defence ministries. tice (PiS) party ran the biggest member state in central Europe in 2005-2007. Warsaw held up ratifica- tion of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, campaign issue, saying they could years and has promised to make its high-carbon energy mix, may fought for more voting power bring disease to Europe. largely foreign-owned banks undermine the bloc’s common in the bloc, and obstructed the Anti-migrant sentiment is and supermarket chains pay negotiating position at the UN cli- launch of partnership talks fuelling a surge in support for new taxes to fund more social mate conference in Paris starting with Russia. hard-right populists in many EU spending, imitating steps taken next month. “Things are going to get much countries that could help topple by Hungarian Prime Minister They also worry that the par- more difficult,” said a senior EU other governments if the influx Viktor Orban. ty’s plans to make banks bear official involved in trying to forge of refugees endures. EU officials say they are wor- the brunt of converting loans compromises among the 28 EU Kaczynski is expected to call ried that Kaczynski may seek to denominated in Swiss francs into governments. the shots and pick his battles in change the constitution to emu- local zloty to shield Polish home- European Commission Presi- the EU, even though he has nomi- late Orban’s model of “illiberal owners from losses could trigger dent Jean-Claude Juncker wrote nated the soft-spoken Szydlo as democracy”, packing the central a banking crisis. to PiS candidate for prime min- prime minister and may put con- bank, media, judiciary and other It remains to be seen how a PiS ister Beata Szydlo, congratulat- ciliatory figures with European state bodies with loyalists. government will affect Britain’s ing her on victory and saying the experience into the foreign and On a personal level, relations bid to renegotiate its relationship EU executive expected Poland to defence ministries. between Warsaw and European with the EU ahead of a referen- play a central role in building a Council President Donald Tusk, dum promised by end-2017. Only stronger Europe. ORBAN EMULATOR? the former centre-right Polish Eurosceptic UK Independence But leading EU powers Ger- Warsaw and Brussels could prime minister who chairs EU Party leader Nigel Farage was many and France pointedly soon be at loggerheads on other summits, are bound to be tense. celebrating. declined comment on Sunday’s issues ranging from the euro to There is deep personal animos- “This result demonstrates vote outcome, which saw the eco- fiscal policy and central bank ity between Tusk and Kaczynski, once again how euroscepticism is nomically liberal pro-EU centre- independence, climate change who has suggested the former growing right across the whole of right Civic Platform swept from targets, energy policy and civil premier was responsible for the the EU,” he told Reuters. office and left-wing parties deci- rights, judging by the new ruling death of his late brother, Lech, While London will have an ally The leader of Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), Jaroslaw mated. party’s manifesto. killed when his presidential plane in Warsaw keen to curtail EU Kaczynski, smiles as his niece Marta (left) looks on after the exit poll results A German government spokes- The new Polish government crashed in thick fog in Russia in powers, the new Polish govern- are announced in Warsaw yesterday. man noted only that Berlin may also mobilise and expand the 2010. ment is sure to defend the right wanted to maintain good ties with Visegrad group of ex-communist The new Polish government will of more than 700,000 Poles living Wa r s aw. central European countries, add- have the power to re-nominate in Britain to equal treatment with to curtail those rights at her first Brussels that Poland could seek Even if discontent over the ing Romania and Bulgaria to the or withdraw support from Tusk native workers. EU summit in December. to piggy-back any exemption uneven distribution of Poland’s core of Poland, the Czech Repub- when his 2-1/2 year term comes Prime Minister David Cameron That could drag the British granted to Britain from the goal economic boom and scandals lic, Slovakia and Hungary, to fight up for renewal in May 2017, giv- aims to deny welfare and in-work negotiations into 2016, making it of “ever closer union”, complicat- involving Civil Platform politi- European Commission plans for ing Kaczynski a hold on his arch- benefits to EU migrants for four harder for Cameron to hold the ing the negotiation and raising cians played a bigger role in the mandatory quotas of refugees, EU rival’s political future. years. referendum before the summer, the risk of a wider unravelling of swing to the right, Kaczynski officials said. EU officials fret that PiS, which An EU source questioned which some analysts see as the European integration. made hostility to taking in mostly PiS has said Poland will not has vowed to keep Poland’s subsi- whether Szydlo would be able to best timing for a positive vote. Muslim refugees from Syria a key join the euro in the next four dised coal mines open and defend accept any deal allowing Britain There are also concerns in REUTERS Why 2016 is a must-win for both parties The newest ‘hot zones’ By Peter J Hotez

hile global attention has been focused on strengthen- ing health systems in West Africa in the aftermath The consequences of of the Ebola outbreak there, a new wave of tropical infectious disease is threatening Southern Europe, a loss would be even North Africa and the Middle East. WThe unprecedented appearance of tropical diseases in Southern Europe more cataclysmic in recent years has been well documented. Dengue fever appeared on Madeira off the coast of Portugal in 2012, and chikungunya arrived in for the Republicans, Spain this year. Malaria has returned to Greece after being eliminated in the 1960s, and West Nile virus has gained a foothold throughout threatening a party split. Southern Europe. These infections are transmitted by mosquitoes that now inhabit the region. Schistosomiasis, a parasitic blood fluke infec- It would be the sixth of tion transmitted by snails, just made its first recorded appearance on the island of Corsica, while outbreaks of opisthorchiasis, a liver fluke the past seven elections that causes bile duct cancer, have occurred in Italy. We are still investigating the forces responsible for the transforma- in which Republicans tion of Southern Europe into a tropical disease “hot zone.” Among the possible causes are the severe economic downturns in Greece, Italy have lost the popular and Spain, which may have slowed national public-health efforts, and global warming, which is creating temperature and rainfall conditions vote. That has never better suited for insects and other carriers of disease adapted to tropi- cal climates. But a third factor must also be considered: The conflicts happened before. in the Middle East and North Africa. Ebola arose in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, in part because the health systems of the affected countries had been weakened by years of conflict and human migration. That same combination is now present in the Islamic State-occupied areas of Syria, Iraq and Libya, as well as in Yemen. By Albert R Hunt even more powerful than when they held all Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump We are already seeing the consequences of drawn-out Islamic State the levers of power from 2003 until 2007: gives the keynote speech in Birch Run, Michigan. occupation and the subsequent halting of public-health interventions in S presidential candidates pro- Then, they didn’t control as much on the state places under the terrorist group’s control. These include the reemer- claim that there never has been level, and in Congress there still were moder- gence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio and measles but an election as important as this ate to liberal party lawmakers, such as Arlen happened before. also a dramatic increase in leishmaniasis. Known in Syria as “Aleppo one. Specter and Lincoln Chafee, who often voted There are bitter schisms within the party. evil” because of its ability to disfigure the faces of young people, leish- “The challenges we face now with Democrats. (Both subsequently became Ryan is likely to replace John Boehner this maniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies. Dengue fever Uare direr than any time in our modern his- Democrats.) week as House speaker, but there’s already is also now widespread in the Middle East and parts of North Africa, tory,” said Sen Bernie Sanders, a Vermont The Democrats, who consider themselves betting on how long his honeymoon with while deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infec- Democrat. the governing party, would be in their weakest rival factions within the party will last. That, tions appear regularly on the Arabian Peninsula. These diseases pose “This is not a typical election,” said Sen position since the 1920s. along with a divisive presidential contest, additional threats to Southern Europe. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican candidate. Moreover, they would be strikingly short foreshadows a blood bath if the party loses The extent to which Southern Europe’s new wave of tropical infec- “I think the stakes have never been higher.” of younger fresh faces — who is the Demo- next year. tions is due to human migrations from across the Mediterranean Sea or Sure, no candidate is going to say this elec- crats’ equivalent of the 45-year-old Paul Ryan? If an establishment Republican — Jeb Bush, the Middle East remains unclear. But it is apparent that an enormous tion is no big deal. But more important or In the Senate, Harry Reid, 75, has anointed John Kasich or Marco Rubio — were to win band of territory extending from Spain and Morocco in the west to direr than 1932, in the midst of the Great Chuck Schumer, who will be 65, to replace him the nomination and lose the election, the right Asia Minor, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula in the east is under threat Depression? Or 1940, on the verge of World as Democratic leader. In the House, Nancy wing would explode. It’s an article of faith and could become a source for epidemics that imperil the world. War II? Or 1980 or 2008? Pelosi, for more than a decade a powerhouse among the movement right that the establish- Action is urgently needed to answer this threat. Key needed meas- In fact, the stakes for the two US political leader, is 75; the No. 2 Democrat, Steny Hoyer, ment needs to be decimated before the party ures include expanded surveillance for selected tropical infections, as parties could be that great. Consider the likely is 76. can rebuild. A defeat with an establishment well as studies to better understand how these infections are trans- ramifications of a 2016 defeat for Democrats The party would struggle to find a way to candidate would ignite those passions. mitted and where they originate. A global health-security agenda and Republicans. highlight younger up-and-comers: senators If one of the outsider candidates — Donald launched last year and endorsed by the G-7 countries is intended to If the Democrats lost the presidency, it’s a such as Michael Bennet of Colorado (50), New Trump, Ben Carson or Cruz — led the ticket address some of these urgent issues. Finally, we need to start develop- near certainty that the party wouldn’t regain York’s Kirsten Gillibrand (48) the likely next and was routed by a Democrat, the establish- ing new medical interventions, and especially vaccines, in preparation control of the Senate or the House, where Maryland senator, whether Chris Van Hollen ment would contemplate ways to diminish the for these coming plagues. Last year, Ebola vaccines were not available Republicans already enjoy comfortable mar- (56) or Donna Edwards (57). For the House, role of those they consider the “nuts” in the to fight the epidemic in West Africa even though the technology to gins. Republicans could control in excess of there is Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts (35); party. produce them had been available for years; a lesson learned was that, half the governorships and state legislatures or promising candidates such as 44-year-old Unlike with the Democrats, the Republi- because vaccines for tropical diseases are not financially remunera- in 2017. Lon Johnson, former state party chairman, cans do have some younger figures angling tive, we cannot depend on big pharmaceutical companies to produce And Republican appointees are a major- running in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. for leadership: Ryan, Cruz or Rubio. But none them. Instead, nonprofit product-development partnerships, such as ity on the Supreme Court, which after some The consequences of a loss would be even transcends these fissures. And in the unlikely our Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for liberal-leaning decisions on the Affordable more cataclysmic for the Republicans, threat- event Trump were to won? Republicans and Vaccine Development, must step in to do this work, including building Care Act and gay marriage, will likely tilt ening a party split. It would be the sixth of Democrats both might have nervous break- parallel capacity for vaccine development infrastructures in the Middle conservative again. the past seven elections in which Republicans downs. East and North Africa. Such a scenario would make Republicans have lost the popular vote. That has never THE WASHINGTON POST THE WASHINGTON POST TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Two Koreas wrap up reunion Japan on track for Final goodbye marks the last ever such meet for the elderly yet another nuclear

SEOUL: North and South to the reunion as part of a deal Korean families divided since the brokered in August to ease ten- reactor restart Korean War said a tearful final sions that had pushed them to farewell yesterday, wrapping up the brink of armed conflict. The TOKYO: A local Japanese gov- of radiation-linked cancer, a a rare reunion that was clouded fact that it went ahead as sched- ernor yesterday approved the revelation likely to fan fears about at the last by a maritime border uled had encouraged those who restarting of another nuclear nuclear power. spat. hoped the deal might usher in a reactor, the latest due to be Two reactors in the southern After three emotionally fraught period of detente, but the inher- switched on despite strong public prefecture of Kagoshima have days seeking to redress more than ent volatility of North-South ties opposition to atomic power after been switched on since the 60 years of separation, the reun- was underlined on Saturday by an the Fukushima accident. The summer after receiving the ion ended on the most traumatic incident on their disputed mari- key approval paves the way for go-ahead from local authorities. note of all — a goodbye that for time border. Shikoku Electric Power to switch The restarting of another pair of most of the elderly participants It was a minor spat, with a on a reactor at its Ikata power reactors has been held up by legal marked the last time they will South Korean naval vessel firing plant in the southwestern prefec- challenges. ever see each other. warning shots at a North Korean ture of Ehime, with the restart Ehime governor Tokihiro For some it was simply too patrol boat that had strayed likely to happen next year under Nakamura said yesterday he overwhelming, and Han Um- across the border and promptly tougher post-Fukushima safety authorised the restart due to Jon’s last sight of her 86-year-old returned. But Pyongyang insisted rules. costs and nuclear’s reliability as South Korean husband was on a it was a dangerous and deliber- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s a stable energy source. stretcher as he was placed into ate provocation by the South that government has been pushing But “I want (Shikoku Power) an ambulance to take him back could “totally derail” the August for a return to nuclear power to to adopt all measures to ensure to Seoul. agreement. generate electricity after Japan’s safety,” he told the company’s Others clung desperately to The accord had also envis- several dozen reactors went president in a televised meeting. the hands of their South Korean aged the resumption of official offline in the wake of the 2011 Tokyo has said it would not go relatives through the windows talks between the rival Koreas, disaster. ahead with reactor restarts unless of buses preparing to leave the but there has been no sign to The resource-poor nation’s it won the support of local leaders. North Korean mountain resort date of such a dialogue getting energy bill has soared since it A tsunami sparked by an where the gathering had been under way. The latest reunion, was forced to turn to fossil-fuel earthquake swamped reactor held. S Korea’s Koo Sang-Yeon (left, inside a bus) bids farewell to his N Korean meanwhile, ended with no com- imports to plug the gap. But the cooling systems at Fukushima “Father, please live until the age daughter Koo Song-Ok (bottom right) at Mount Kumgang resort, yesterday. mitment as to when the next one Japanese public remains wary and sent some into meltdown. of 130. I’ll live till the age of 100,” might be held. Given that there of atomic power, and Abe’s push The worst nuclear disaster said Lee Dong-Wook, the son of Korea relative outside. “Just don’t a reunion slot. Divided into two are more than 65,000 South has prompted rare protests and since Chernobyl in 1986 spewed the eldest South Korean partici- fall sick. Okay?” rounds, it was only the second Koreans currently on the wait- damaged his popularity. radiation over a wide area and pant — 98-year-old Lee Suk-ju. Around 1,000 relatives from gathering in five years for those ing list for a reunion spot, those Last week officials said a man forced tens of thousands from “We will find a way to meet both sides took part in the week- torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean selected represent a very fortu- who had worked at Fukushima their homes, many of whom will again,” a woman on the bus long event — a tiny fraction of the conflict. nate minority. after the crisis had been diagnosed likely never return. shouted to her elderly North tens of thousands wait-listed for The two Koreas had agreed AFP with the first confirmed case AFP Nigerian official HK probes ferry crash; injury toll rises HONG KONG: Hong Kong offi- power following the collision. cials were yesterday investigat- Media reports described scenes charged with graft ing a weekend ferry crash that of chaos, and photos showed injured 124, including five criti- wounded people being stretchered ABUJA: Nigerian authorities details. Nigerian secret police cally, amid fresh concern over the onto ambulances at a pier in Hong yesterday filed charges of money in July raided Dasuki’s homes safety of its busy waterways. Kong’s Central financial district. laundering against the former in Abuja and the northern city Investigators still did not know The South China Morning Post national security adviser of ex- of Sokoto after his sacking by what caused last Sunday’s acci- reported that a rubber tyre was president Goodluck Jonathan, President Mohammadu Buhari, dent, when a high-speed ferry retrieved afterwards near where a month after hitting him with who took office in May. from Macau to Hong Kong hit an the ferry crashed and investiga- arms charges. Prosecutors alleged that a “unidentified object” in the water. tors are trying to find out whether Sambo Dasuki, 60, first cache of arms and ammunition “We feel saddened by the large it had any role in the accident. appeared before a federal high was found during the raids, along number of people who were The city has one of the world’s court in the capital Abuja last with a total of $210,000 (191,000 affected by the collision... the busiest ports, with hundreds of month on charges of illegal euros) and 42.6m naira ($213,000, Marine Department will look high-speed ferries, cargo ships, weapons possession but was 194,000 euros). into the cause of it,” said the city’s fishing boats and yachts criss- later released on bail. When Dasuki, who served as national transport secretary Anthony crossing it daily. But fears over his case resumed yesterday, the security adviser for three years Cheung. Passengers line up before boarding a Macau-bound ferry, yesterday. its maritime safety have grown prosecutors added new charges starting in June 2012, pleaded not Of the 163 passengers and 11 following a spate of accidents in of “retention” and “concealment” guilty to all the charges. The case crew on board, a total of 124 aged but 33 remained in hospital engine rooms and the rear wing recent years, including a crash in of “funds that form part of the was adjourned to Wednesday. between six and 83 were injured. including five critically injured. was damaged after the collision. 2012 that killed 39 people. proceeds of an unlawful act.” Hospital authorities said Mon- Ferry operator Shun Tak said A major rescue operation was The charges gave no further AFP day most have been discharged, water had seeped into the vessel’s mounted after the ferry lost AFP

Philippines assesses typhoon losses Myanmar trains BANGKOK: Authorities and communications lines are open, significantly impact their recov- tion because it’s tragic,” Marshall aid workers in the Philippines but some towns are without elec- ery. In the medium to longer said. are assessing losses and provid- tricity, it said. term, that is what we see as the Save the Children and Plan controversial ‘poll ing assistance for survivors of The Department of Agriculture biggest problem.” International, which both have Typhoon Koppu, which killed 58 reported Typhoon Koppu, known The NDRRMC said 15,289 assessment teams in typhoon-hit people and caused 8.6bn pesos locally as Lando, damaged more houses and 249 schools were com- areas, have distributed assistance ($185m) of damage to farms and than 330,000 hectares of farm- pletely destroyed by winds, land- kits that include jerry cans, water police’ in Yangon fisheries. land, destroying 510,000 tonnes slides and flooding, while 88,158 purifiers, soap, toothbrushes, Typhoon Koppu brought of crops, including 464,000 tonnes houses and 554 schools suffered cooking pots, mosquito nets and YANGON: In a makeshift police uniforms, but with “special strong winds and days of heavy of rice. partial damage. eating utensils. classroom in downtown Yangon, election police” red epaulettes on rain last week to seven regions “Poor farmers — who probably According to Kate Marshall, UNICEF last week launched rows of uniformed men listened their shoulders. Last month’s on the country’s main island had to borrow money for plant- a spokeswoman for the Inter- a $2.8m appeal to help children to lessons on election security announcement that a special force Luzon, affecting 2.7 million, the ing (crops) that were about to national Federation of the Red affected by Typhoon Koppu. yesterday as they prepared to would be created followed a joint National Disaster Risk Reduction be ready to be harvested — went Cross, people in the area say The Philippines is hit by an join Myanmar’s controversial statement from countries includ- and Management Council (NDR- from the El Nino drought ... to a deforestation has exacerbated the average of 20 typhoons per year, 40,000-strong special polling day ing the US and Japan expressing RMC) reported yesterday. flood situation,” said Michel Rooi- typhoon damage. with many of the storms caus- police force. alarm that rising religious ten- It said about 300 villages remain jackers, deputy country director “That area is crucial to food ing significant damage to farms The former junta-ruled nation sions could spark conflict. flooded, and 40 sections of road of aid agency Save the Children. production. They’re already talk- and fishing communities. will hold a highly-anticipated vote A new openness has blossomed and five bridges are unpassable “We are concerned about food ing about importing rice. They on November 8 in what many in Myanmar since the military due to flooding and landslides. All security and livelihoods... It will need to talk about the deforesta- REUTERS hope could be the freest election stepped back from outright power in decades. Aung San Suu Kyi’s in 2011. But reforms under a opposition is expected to make quasi-civilian government have major gains. But there are con- appeared to backtrack in recent cerns unrest could flare in the months. conflict-prone nation — where The country has also been Indonesia sends three warships to help haze religious tensions are simmering shaken by sporadic outbursts of — while the use of civilian depu- often deadly religious unrest since ties has sparked unease given the 2012, with minority Muslims fac- JAKARTA: Indonesia has on board. We are prepared for country’s long history of military ing increasing political exclusion deployed three warships, with that,” he said. rulers using armed thugs to sup- as the influence of nationalist more on standby, to deliver face Three more ships are stocked press opposition. Buddhist monks grows. masks, tents and medical supplies and ready to leave for either Kali- “They need more police and The special police will be to thousands of people affected by mantan or South Sumatra, while I wanted to help as much as I unarmed and wield fewer powers acrid haze from forest fires, an another five could be pressed into could,” said Aung Swe Oo, a dep- than official police, according to official said yesterday. service later if needed, he added. uty head of the local fire service officials. They will be paid around For nearly two months, thou- The government has deployed in Botadaung township who was $140, the same monthly salary sands of fires caused by slash- around 30 aircraft to fight the undergoing training yesterday. regular officers receive. and-burn farming in Indonesia fires and for cloud seeding, with “We learned basic military sub- Use of civilians by Myanmar have choked vast expanses of 22,000 troops on the ground to jects, the laws and principles of authorities as part of crackdowns Southeast Asia, forcing schools combat the blazes. the election and police rules. But has a long and controversial his- to close and scores of flights and Indonesia’s disaster agency the priority is how to act during tory in a nation where the mili- some international events to be say the fires from slash-and- the polls and how to be ready,” the tary brutally suppressed dissent cancelled. burn farming in Kalimantan 45-year-old said, without elabo- during its nearly 50 year rule. Three warships have arrived Indonesian warships anchor at the Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, yesterday. and neighbouring Sumatra have rating what scenarios they might Most recently men believed in Kalimantan — Indonesia’s half killed 10 people so far. The agency prepare for. to be deputised civilians in plain of Borneo and one of the worst Indonesian military spokesman ships could also act as evacuation estimated at least half a million Some 41 recruits were under- clothes with red armbands were affected regions — bringing much Tatang Sulaiman said the plan centres if needed. people have suffered from respira- going lessons at the local police seen beating protesters along- needed medical staff, shelters, was to build temporary shelters “Our warships are ready to tory illness since the fires started station yesterday — one for each side police at a student protest cooking stoves and protective with air purifiers and beds away evacuate residents, whether to in July. polling station in the township. in March. masks. from haze-plagued cities, but the these temporary shelters or even AFP They have been kitted out with AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 ASIA / PAKISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Quake felt across Pakistan; death toll to rise Communications down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centred

KABUL/PESHAWAR: A pow- to the quake-affected areas, the erful 7.5 magnitude earthquake military said in a statement. which rocked parts of South Asia “We were very scared ... We killed at least 152 people and saw people leaving buildings, and wounded 600 others in Pakistan we were remembering our God,” yesterday, while Afghan officials Pakistani journalist Zubair Khan said 33 people were killed and said by telephone from the Swat more than 200 wounded. Valley northwest of the capital The US Geological Survey said Islamabad. “I was in my car and, the epicenter of the 7.5-mag- when I stopped my car, the car nitude earthquake was in the itself was shaking as if someone Hindu Kush mountains. The was pushing it back and forth.” death toll could climb in coming The United States and Iran days because communications were among countries that were down in much of the rug- offered to provide humanitarian ged Hindu Kush mountain range assistance to Afghanistan. where the quake was centred. In Pakistan, the northern area In Pakistan, Inayatullah Khan, of Chitral, where 20 people were the provincial minister for local killed, was particularly hard hit. bodies, said the death toll in the Journalist Gul Hammad Farooqi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province 47, said his house had collapsed. Pakistani residents stand on the rubble of houses in Kohat yesterday. RIGHT: People receive medical treatment outside a hospital in Abbottabad, Pakistan. alone had jumped to 121. Zahid “I was thrown from one side Rafiq, an official with the mete- of the road to the other by the Officials said most of the casu- Badakhshan, at least 12 students casualty figures are usually low. as telephones appeared to be cut orological department, said the strength of the earthquake. I’ve alties had occurred in northern at a girls’ school were killed in The province also suffers from across the country. Afghanistan’s quake was felt across the country. never experienced anything like and northwestern regions border- a stampede as they fled shaking floods, snowstorms and mudslides, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdul- In the capital, Islamabad, build- it,” he said. “There is a great deal ing Afghanistan and the death toll buildings, said Sonatullah Taimor, and despite vast mineral depos- lah tweeted that the earthquake ings shook and panicked people of destruction here, and my house was likely to rise. the spokesman for the provincial its is one of Afghanistan’s poorest was the strongest felt in recent poured into the streets. has collapsed, but thankfully my Afghan President Ashraf Ghani governor. Another 42 girls were regions. decades. He had earlier called an “I was praying when the mas- children and I escaped.” sent his condolences to families taken to the hospital in the pro- Power was cut across much emergency meeting of disaster sive earthquake rattled my home. Further south, the city of who had lost relatives and prop- vincial capital of Taluqan. of the Afghan capital, where officials, which was broadcast live I came out in a panic,” said Munir Peshawar reported two deaths erty, and appointed an “assessment The toll from Afghanistan’s tremors were felt for around on television. He instructed doc- Anwar, a resident of Liaquat Pur and at least 150 injured people committee” to ensure emergency Badakhshan province was likely 45 seconds. Houses shook, walls tors and hospitals to be prepared in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab prov- were being treated at the city’s relief reached the needy as soon as to rise as reports came in from cracked and cars rolled in the to receive and treat casualties. ince. Pakistan’s army chief, Gen. main hospital, the provincial possible, his office said. remote areas. The province is streets. Officials in the capital Raheel Sharif, ordered troops health chief said. In Takhar province, west of often struck by earthquakes, but could not be immediately reached AGENCIES

‘Afghan Malala’ speaks up for children Indian envoy called KABUL: At the age of just 14, and aims to bring children together Afghan rights activist Aziza through play, while identifying Rahimzada has already sur- young leaders who can represent over Kashmir deaths mounted legal hurdles prevent- the needs of their communities. ing 25,000 refugee children from In a country ravaged by dec- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has firing, “three civilians including attending school, and cajoled ades of war, where more than summoned a senior Indian dip- a teenage girl, embraced shaha- authorities into providing tap 60 percent of the population are lomat in protest at ceasefire vio- dat (martyrdom) and 23 others water to a camp housing more under 25, those needs are great. lations that killed three civilians (were) injured”. than 100 families. “She was very special from the including a teenage girl in the The latest development comes Now she has been nominated beginning. She was thinking more disputed Kashmir region, the amid worsening relations between for the International Children’s than the others, advocating for foreign ministry said yesterday. the two nuclear-armed arch Peace Prize — an award previ- others, asking questions. Gradu- The civilians were killed in rivals. ously won by Malala Yousafzai ally she became a representative shelling last week by Indian troops Muslim-majority Kashmir has — and, like her Pakistani coun- for the other children,” said Mason. in the Shakargarh and Zafarwal been divided between India and terpart, hopes to spread her mes- In “shuras” (consultative sectors of the Working Boundary, Pakistan, but claimed in full by sage of universal education and councils) organised by the group, bordering Indian-administered both, since the two countries fundamental rights for Afghani- Aziza quickly identified press- Kashmir in the disputed Hima- gained independence from Brit- stan’s youth. Aziza Rahimzada (right) has been nominated for the International Children’s ing issues faced by the 500 or so layan region. ain in 1947. “These children are the prod- Peace Prize, sits with family members, yesterday. children in her camp, and others “The Indian Deputy High Since 1989 several rebel groups ucts of war,” Aziza says from the like it in Kabul. Foremost among Commissioner, J P Singh, was have been fighting Indian forces Kabul camp for internally dis- ing a black-and-white headscarf as dren (MMCC), an international these was the lack of running summoned to the Ministry of deployed in the region, seeking placed people where she was born she sits on the floor of the tiny mud humanitarian group founded by water, which meant children were Foreign Affairs... to protest over independence or a merger of the after her family fled fighting in brick home that houses her family Danes Berit Muhlhausen and sent far away to fetch heavy pails the unprovoked ceasefire viola- territory with Pakistan. the Parwan province in 2001. of eight. “Their families are also David Mason, who moved to of waters for the family — until tions by India during the nights A border ceasefire agreed in “They have suffered a lot during uneducated so sometimes we have Afghanistan shortly after the fall Aziza intervened, securing a pipe of 23rd, 24th and 25th October,” 2003 has largely held, with occa- the war years. I give them advice to convince them too.” of the Taliban regime in 2001. that pumps water into the camp foreign office spokesman Qazi M sional violations reported from and council them on the value of Aziza’s confidence impressed The group works throughout and serves 144 families. Khalilullah said in a statement. both sides. education,” she says in Dari, wear- the Mobile Mini Circus for Chil- Afghanistan with a local partner AFP He said that as a result of the AFP

Early snowfall strands Food, shelter top priorities for quake-hit Nepal

KATHMANDU: Six months we must ensure adequate shelter hundreds in Pakistan after the devastating earthquakes and food security, particularly for that shook Nepal in April, shel- more than 80,000 families.” PESHAWAR: Hundreds of tour- Najeeb Ur Rehman, the top police ter and food remain top priori- The April and May earthquakes ists were stranded yesterday official in Mansehra district, said. ties for the people as the winter left 8,891 people dead, destroyed after the earliest snowfall in 40 Officials said the town of Naran approaches. Besides the humani- more than 600,000 houses. years blocked a main highway in was the worst affected, receiving tarian crisis, successive Nepali During the height of the emer- Pakistan’s northern areas, dump- more than three feet of snow since governments have also failed to gency, around 188,900 people were ing three feet of snow on one town early last Sunday. create a reconstruction authority temporarily displaced. Over the in less than 24 hours. One coal miner was killed last to carry out reconstruction works last six months, the humanitarian Authorities sent heavy machin- Sunday when a mine collapsed due in an effective manner where the partners provided food to over 1.4 ery along with troops and rescue to a glacier break-off in Babusar. international community has million people, established tem- workers to clear the roads in the Authorities rescued 15 other pleaded over $4.5bn. porary classrooms for 300,000 Naran Valley in Mansehra dis- coal miners trapped by the col- With the government of Nepal, children and supported health trict. Pakistanis enjoying a long lapse, Rehman said. The snowfall humanitarian partners pro- authorities to restore all damaged weekend for Ashura in the holy has also damaged the power lines vided emergency shelter to over health facilities by June. month of Moharram had travelled and some small bridges. 700,000 families, but the effect of The efforts ensured that there to the area, popular for its natu- Rehman said the first prior- the coming harsh cold weather were no disease outbreaks. To ral beauty, when they were caught ity had been to evacuate driv- is a concern with many people Workers take part in an excavation work at Kastamandap Temple which reach remote and isolated vil- off guard by the unprecedented ers stranded on the roads by the still without permanent durable collapsed in the earthquake on April 25 in Kathmandu, yesterday. lages, last-mile logistics opera- snowfall. snow, and that authorities would housing. tions employed innovative and “More than 1,200 people have so now concentrate on extracting “While much has been Jamie McGoldrick, the Humani- United Nations official in a coun- traditional methods of delivering far been evacuated but still some tourists trapped in their hotels. achieved, the humanitarian tarian Coordinator in Nepal in try experiencing a humanitarian assistance with 16,000 porters. 800 to 1,000 people are stranded community remains committed a statement. A Humanitarian emergency. there and rescue work is ongoing,” AFP to meet remaining needs,” said Coordinator is the senior-most “With the winters on the way, IANS

Four held for killing Italian worker in Bangladesh Move on to prosecute

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police gious militancy hacked to death, cycle that they said was used in pressure by showing the country have arrested four people in con- among them a US citizen of Bang- the killing. was not safe for the foreigners, he detained Maldivian VP nection with the killing of an Ital- ladesh origin. “Three directly took part in said. The suspects did not speak ian aid worker who was shot dead Days after Tavella was shot, a the killing mission and the other to reporters. MALE: Members of the ruling Adeeb was arrested on Octo- last month in the first attack in Japanese man was killed. Islamic one supplied the motorcycle,” city Islamic state also claimed Progressive Party of the Maldives ber 24 suspected of links to the the country claimed by Islamic State claimed responsibility for police commissioner Asaduzza- responsibility for a weekend (PPM) were yesterday collect- September 28 explosion on Presi- State militants. both attacks. man Mia told a news conference bombing of a Shia shrine in ing signatures to file a motion to dent Abdulla Yameen’s boat. The Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot The government has rejected as the suspects were produced Dhaka that killed one person and remove Vice President Ahmed government said the blast was an in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter the Islamic State claim and before the media. wounded dozens. Adeeb, officials said. assassination attempt. The presi- by three gunmen on a motorcy- blamed the growing violence on He said the suspects had said Attacks on the Shia minority “We are trying to get all of the dent escaped unhurt. cle on September 28. Attacks on political opponents. they said they had been hired have been rare in Sunni-majority ruling coalition MPs to sign the Some 29 signatures are foreigners are rare in Bangladesh, The four arrested for the attack to kill a “white foreigner” and Bangladesh, but Sunni militant petition. As soon as that is done, required for the parliament to despite a rising tide of Islamist on Tavella were caught in differ- Tavella was not a specific target. groups have become more active. we will submit the motion, maybe consider an impeachment motion. violence over the past year that ent parts of the capital overnight The motive for the killing was in a day or two,” a PPM member has seen four online critics of reli- and police also recovered a motor- to put the government under REUTERS said. IANS TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / INDIA Put reasonable Third India-Africa summit kicks off restriction on Senior officials to negotiate two agreements, political and developmental partnerships freedom of speech: Jaitley NEW DELHI: The third India-Africa ment will be held on Thursday. Forum Summit kicked off here yesterday According to Indian officials, this will, NEW DELHI: Finance Min- with senior officials of the host nation and perhaps, be the first time that all the 54 ister Arun Jaitley yesterday 54 countries from the continent negotiat- African countries are coming together out- made a strong pitch for “reason- ing two agreements. side the continent for such a meeting, with able restrictions” on freedom of “The summit formally started with the 40 of them expected to be represented by speech and expression to main- meeting of the senior officials of India and their heads of state or government. tain peace and harmony across Africa,” Indian external affairs ministry The two previous India-Africa summits the country. spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. were held in 2008 and 2011, in New Delhi “It is imperative to strike a “Two agreements are being negotiated. and Addis Ababa but with only representa- fine balance between freedom of One is political, which will be about political tive participation from African countries. speech and expression and rea- partnership between India and Africa and The actual summit this time among the sonable restrictions so as to main- it will also touch upon global and regional leaders is scheduled on October 29. tain public order and integrity issues. The itinerary also includes a grand and sovereignty of India,” Jait- “The other is a framework document banquet to be hosted by President Pranab ley said here after paying hom- of cooperation. That will recall the devel- Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on age to Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s opmental partnership between India and the evening of October 29. first information and broadcast- Africa, lines of credit, what are African Ahead of the summit, Prime Minister ing minister. Delivering a memo- needs, where we can contribute and how Narendra Modi has said that India’s areas rial lecture on Sardar Patel, the both sides can work together to improving of focus in Africa will continue to be human finance minister touched upon the lives of both our peoples,” he said. resource development, institution building, various sensitivities prevalent in Swarup said that today the foreign min- infrastructure, clean energy, agriculture, a multicultural society like India. isters of India and the African countries health, education and skill development. Jaitley said free speech was an will meet. Senior officials from participating countries pose for a group picture on the first day of the Commerce is high on the agenda. India’s aid to good governance in view “Today it will begin with a ministerial Third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi yesterday. trade with Africa has ballooned 20 times of the changes taking place in meeting and group photograph,” he said. in the last 15 years and currently stands at the media and content of issues External Affairs Minister Sushma “Among the foreign she will be meeting lic of Congo), Cameroon, Cape Verde and $70bn, while its investment in Africa range related to right to freedom of Swaraj will then hold bilateral meetings will be those of Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Ghana,” the spokesperson said. The summit between $30-35bn. speech. with several of her African counterparts. Kenya, Malawi, DRC (Democratic Repub- meeting attended by the heads of govern- IANS IANS Gogoi slams Modi SC notice to Himachal CM on illegal assets NEW DELHI: The Supreme at his residences in Delhi and Appearing for Virbhadra Singh, “...by way of abundant precaution, Court yesterday issued notice to Shimla on September 26 which Sibal said that instances being it’s made clear that the petition- over Fulbright row Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister he contended were mala fide and referred to by the Attorney Gen- ers shall not be arrested.” Virbhadra Singh, asking why his out of political vendetta. eral were related to the Himachal “It’s also made clear that as GUWAHATI: The removal of India and his rich domestic and plea against a CBI investigation A notice, returnable on Novem- Pradesh Cricket Association and and when the dossier is complete, former prime minister Jawa- foreign policy legacy to the back into a disproportionate assets ber 5, has also been issued to had nothing to do with the matter it shall be open for the CBI to harlal Nehru’s name from the burner and replace them with case should not be transferred Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh. before the apex court. approach this court for permis- India-US Fulbright scholarship its own? Is the Centre trying to from the state high court to one Besides the notice on CBI plea Besides objecting to the said sion to interrogate the petitioners programme was “unfortunate” rewrite history by removing the outside the state. seeking the transfer of case out- judge hearing and passing the in accordance with law,” the high and exposed the “vindictive atti- icons of our freedom struggle,” The apex court bench of Justice side Himachal, the notice has also October 1 order, Rohatgi said court further said. tude and narrow mindset” of the Gogoi asked. Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kali- been issued on the plea challeng- that the investigating agency was The case was registered on central government, Assam Chief “The Centre earlier took a fulla and Justice Uday Umesh ing the October 1 order. seeking the transfer of the case as September 23 under the Preven- Minister Tarun Gogoi said yes- retrogressive step to discontinue Lalit issued notice on the Central Assailing the high court order, it related to an incumbent chief tion of Corruption Act against the terday. postage stamps on former prime Bureau of Investigation plea, chal- Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi minister and the same matter chief minister, his wife Pratibha Gogoi also said that the present ministers Indira Gandhi and lenging the Himachal Pradesh told the court that the judge who was being heard and monitored Singh, LIC agent Anand Chauhan dispensation at the Centre was Rajiv Gandhi and belittled their High Court order restraining it passed the October 1 order had by the Delhi High Court. and an associate, Chunni Lal. attempting to replace Nehru’s contributions to the making of from investigating the chief min- on two earlier occasions recused Rohatgi said that while the The FIR was the outcome of domestic and foreign policy legacy modern India. All these decisions ister and his wife or taking them himself from hearing the matter Delhi High Court asked the CBI a preliminary inquiry which with its own. expose the vindictive attitude and in custody for interrogation. involving Singh, saying that the to take the matter to its logical revealed that Singh, while serving “The decision to shed Nehru’s narrow mindset of the present The high court on October 1 latter was his client when he was conclusion, but due to the order as a union minister during 2009- name from the scholarship pro- BJP-led government,” the chief had stayed the arrest of Virb- a practising advocate. of the Himachal Pradesh High 2012, allegedly accumulated assets gramme that benefited tens of minister said. hadra Singh and his wife Prati- Rohatgi referred to newspa- Court the investigating agency worth Rs6.03cr in his name and in thousands of students is really He also took a dig at Prime bha Singh in the Rs6cr assets case per reports to buttress his point, could not proceed with its inves- the name of his family members unfortunate and uncalled for. Is Minister Narendra Modi’s recent as the CBI sought their custodial inviting jibes from senior counsels tigation. While protecting Singh which were found to be dispro- the present dispensation trying to ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast. interrogation. Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram and his wife from any interroga- portionate to his known sources relegate Nehru’s contribution in Virbhadra Singh moved the for reading media reports as an tion, the Himachal Pradesh High of income. laying the foundation of modern IANS high court following CBI raids extension of court orders. Court by its October 1 order said, IANS

Border unrest Soldier killed in UDF expects thumping win in militant ambush Kerala local body elections IMPHAL: A soldier was killed when suspected militants ambushed a convoy of the Assam THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: tier local body structure in the new standards, never seen before Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar With just a week left for local state. He said the situation is such by fielding murder accused as border in Manipur’s Ukhrul dis- body elections in Kerala, the that even though it’s the polls to candidates. The people of Kerala trict yesterday, officials said. Congress-led United Demo- the local bodies, it has come to a will give a fitting reply to their Assam Rifles officials said that cratic Front said yesterday that stage where national issues are politics of convenience,” said the attack took place at Phukai it is expecting a thumping win. being discussed. Sudheeran. The soft-spoken Kuki village area under Kamjong Addressing reporters here, state “Through this election, we Congress leader, however was subdivision in Ukhrul district, Congress chief V M Sudheeran are confident that the people of caught off guard when he was located close to the border. The said the UDF is united like never Kerala will reject the divisive and bombarded with numerous militants first ambushed the before and is working as a cohe- communal politics being pursued questions on his mellowing down convoy with improvised explo- sive unit. by the BJP/RSS/Sangh Parivar on the earlier tough position sive devices (IED) and then fired “At certain places there are forces,” added Sudheeran. taken by him against SNDP at the convoy indiscriminately, some issues and it has been the Lashing out at the Communist Hindu Ezhava leader Vellapally A man shows part of a mortar shell allegedly fired from Pakistani side seriously injuring an junior com- same before also. Such things do Party of India-Marxist, he said Natesan, who is currently caught of the disputed Kashmir border in Bobiya village of Hiranagar sector, missioned officer, who died on the happen, but unlike in the past, it all these years has been play- on the wrong foot for his over about 70km from Jammu, yesterday. According to reports, six villagers spot. one thing has been made very ing the politics of convenience ambitious ploy of trying to join were injured when Pakistani rangers allegedly violated the ceasefire “We suspect the hands of Peo- clear, there will be no truck with and none will forget the way how forces with the BJP. “I have in Samba and Kathua districts of border belts along the border in the ples’ Liberation Army (PLA) any rebel candidate... even if they teamed up with the Janata always taken a position of never Jammu region. behind the attack,” the officials they win, we will not seek their Party in 1977, then followed it up launching personal attacks on said. PLA is the armed wing of help,” Sudheeran said. In the 2010 by propping the then V P Singh anyone, but I always speak out on armed wing of Revolutionary polls, the UDF for the first time government tying up with the issues. Please understand, this is People’s Front (RPF), one of the in many years won more than 65 Bharatiya Janata Party. my nature and am not being soft,” major militant outfits operating percent of the more than 20,000 “And now they are challenging said Sudheeran. Court warrant for two in Manipur. seats that are there in the three the people of Kerala by setting IANS IANS Italians in chopper deal Three dead in NEW DELHI: A special court and his wife Ritu Khaitan along ` yesterday issued non-bailable with company Aeromatrix in the J&K gun battle States start selling pulses at 120 a kg warrants (NBWs) against two case and booked them for offences Italian nationals accused in a under the provisions of the SRINAGAR: Two militants and NEW DELHI: Four states, at affordable rates,” an official tur dal is being sold at `120-`140 money-laundering case related to Prevention of Money Laundering a soldier were killed in a gunfight including Gujarat, have started release issued by the consumer per kg in 17 districts through 150 the AgustaWestland VVIP chop- Act. between security forces and the selling tur dal at a lower price of affairs ministry said yesterday. outlets. per deal. The supply of 12 VVIP guerrillas in Jammu and Kash- `120-`145 per kg at retail centres. According to reports received In Uttarakhand, tur dal is Special Judge Ajay Kumar helicopters from AgustaWestland mirs’ Pulwama district yesterday, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from the states, the rate of tur being supplied at `145 per kg Jain issued warrants against two came under scrutiny after the police said. are distributing one kilogramme dal for retail distribution has been in Dehradun, Haridwar as well Italian nationals, Carlo Gerosa Italian authorities alleged that the “Two militants and a junior of tur dal at a highly subsidised fixed at `140 per kg in Gujarat, as Udhamsingh Nagar and and Guido Haschke, on a plea filed company paid a bribe to clinch the commissioned officer (JCO) of the rate of `50 through ration shops, `120-`140 in Chhattisgarh and instructions have been given to all by the Enforcement Directorate deal with India, inked in February army were killed in the Drabgam while Tamil Nadu is selling urad `145 in Uttarakhand. districts to provide pulses at this (ED). ED’s special prosecutor 2010. village gunfight that started yes- and Canadian lentils at `30 per kg. The Centre had asked the state rate via ration shops in the state. N K Matta said their custodial Following the allegations, terday evening,” an officer said. “Besides continuing governments to have a meeting Stating that some states are interrogation was required as India on January 1, 2014, He said personnel of the 44 enforcement measures to with millers, wholesalers and already selling pulses through some new facts had emerged terminated the `3,600cr (about Rashtriya Rifles and police’s check hoarding of pulses, retailers to make pulses available. the public distribution system during the probe. $770m) deal with AgustaWestland Special Operations Group had state governments have taken In Gujarat, millers have agreed (PDS), the ministry said, “Both Both Carlo and Haschke were for the purchase of the choppers surrounded the village on spe- proactive steps to make pulses to supply tur dal at `135 per kg, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana chargesheeted by ED in November meant to ferry the president, the cific information about a group available at reasonable prices... the wholesalers will charge one are distributing one kilogram of last year. prime minister and other VIPs. of militants hiding there. these initiatives by states will percent commission on it, while tur dal at `50 per kg.” ED has also chargesheeted help in keeping prices of pulses in Chhattisgarh, one-two kg of IANS businessman Gautam Khaitan IANS IANS TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 ASIA / INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Geeta returns to find long-lost family Repatriation of mentally ill prisoners lodged on both sides of the border would be taken up with Islamabad

NEW DELHI: Geeta, a young care of Geeta in Pakistan all these “All of India will take care of Though the Pakistan High speech and hearing impaired years... I thank them from the you,” Modi said. Commission was to hold a recep- Indian woman left stranded bottom of my heart,” Swaraj said According to the Pakistan High tion for Geeta in the evening, it in Pakistan for over a decade, at a press conference here, where Commission here, Geeta came was cancelled after a high inten- arrived here yesterday morning Geeta was also present. to Delhi by Pakistan Interna- sity earthquake emanating in as India said repatriation of men- The Edhi Foundation is a non- tional Airlines flight 272 and was Afghanistan also hit Pakistan on tally ill prisoners lodged in jails profit social welfare programme accompanied by members of the Monday afternoon. on both sides of the border would in Pakistan, founded by Abdul Edhi Foundation. High Commission media be taken up with Islamabad. Sattar Edhi in 1951. He is popu- Geeta was received by high incharge Manzoor Ali Memon Prime Minister Narendra Modi larly known as Pakistan’s “Father ranking Indian and Pakistani offi- said Salman Khan-starrer Hindi offered Rs1cr to Pakistan’s Edhi Teresa”. cials as she landed at the Indira film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ had noth- Foundation for taking care of Sushma Swaraj said nobody in Gandhi international airport here ing to do with Geeta’s homecom- Geeta, whereas External Affairs Pakistan forced Geeta to either at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. She was ing as the process for her return Minister Sushma Swaraj thanked change her religion or food habits taken to the external affairs min- to India was initiated much ear- the Pakistan government and and instead helped her follow her istry directly from the airport. lier in 2012. the non-governmental organisa- earlier lifestyle. Two of her brothers and a sis- “It’s a message of love and tion that took care of the young The issue of mentally ill pris- ter-in-law were also present at affection between the two coun- woman all these years. oners languishing in jails of India the airport. The brothers were tries and has nothing to do with “I don’t think any amount of and Pakistan needed the atten- accompanied by their lawyer the movie,” he said. words are enough to thank the tion of the two governments, the Mohammad Momin. Meanwhile, the Pakistan gov- Edhi family for taking care of minister said. PM Narendra Modi meets Geeta yesterday as Minister of External Affairs Geeta, now in her early 20s, ernment said Geeta was looked Geeta. They are apostles of kind- “There is a need to be proactive Sushma Swaraj looks on. was about 11 years of age when after well in the country and ness and compassion,” Modi on this (issue),” Sushma Swaraj she inadvertently crossed into hoped that India would now free tweeted. said, adding that now that Geeta through the press meet at the “It is truly wonderful to have Pakistan in 2003. She was spot- Pakistanis lodged in Indian jails. “What the Edhi family has was back in India, she would take external affairs ministry office in you back home. Was truly a ted by the Pakistan Rangers in “During her stay in Pakistan, done is too priceless to be meas- up with the Pakistan government New Delhi. delight to spend time with you Lahore, and was handed over to Geeta was looked after by world ured, but I am happy to announce the case of repatriation of men- Later in the evening, Geeta met today,” he said. The prime min- the Edhi Foundation, a social wel- renowned philanthropist Abdul a contribution of Rs1cr to their tally challenged prisoners lodged Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ister assured Geeta that every fare organisation that has looked Sattar Edhi and his family,” Paki- foundation,” Modi said. in jails on both sides of the border “Welcome back home, Geeta” effort would be made to trace after her since then. stan’s ministry of foreign affairs “I thank the government of to their respective countries. said the prime minister, as Geeta Geeta’s family, and that she would Bilquis Edhi, who runs the Edhi said in a statement. Pakistan and the NGO that took Geeta kept on smiling all embraced him warmly. be looked after well. Foundation, named her Geeta. IANS

Polluted Ganges Soldier killed in Quake jolts north India Manipur ambush

NEW DELHI: An earthquake IMPHAL: A soldier was killed measuring 7.5 on the Rich- when suspected militants ter Scale with its epicentre in ambushed a convoy of the Assam Afghanistan yesterday shook Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar large parts of north India, spark- border in Manipur’s Ukhrul dis- ing panic in the region and dam- trict yesterday, officials said. aging property in Jammu and Assam Rifles officials said Kashmir. Prime Minister Naren- that the attack took place at dra Modi telephoned Afghan Phukai Kuki village area under President Ashraf Ghani and his Kamjong subdivision in Ukhrul Pakistan counterpart Nawaz district, located close to the Sharif and offered India’s help. border. Hundreds of thousands of peo- The militants first ambushed ple fled out of their houses and the convoy with improvised offices in Delhi and adjoining explosive devices (IED) and areas as well as in parts of Jammu then fired at the convoy indis- and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, criminately, seriously injuring Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, an junior commissioned officer, A general view shows how loads of filths being dumped in the polluted Punjab and Haryana. One woman who died on the spot. river Ganges in Kolkata yesterday. died in Kashmir’s Baramulla of a Office workers stand in an open area in a carpark in New Delhi yesterday. IANS heart attack when the tremors hit and there was major damage was ready to help Kabul and and said disaster management to property. Islamabad. “Heard about strong teams had been activated. As The tremors, around 2.40pm, earthquake in Afghanistan-Paki- the tremors began, Delhi Metro were distinctly felt for 30-40 sec- stan region whose tremors have immediately halted its services onds, shaking high-rise buildings been felt in parts of India. I pray all across the capital and in the across north India. The epicen- for everyone’s safety,” he tweeted. neighbouring regions of Gurgaon We need to be aggressive in tre of the quake lay in Jarm in “We stand ready for assist- in Haryana and Noida in Uttar Afghanistan, 256km northeast of ance where required, including Pradesh. Jaipur Metro followed Kabul. Afghanistan and Pakistan.” suit. A Delhi Metro spokes- Most multi-storey public and Modi followed it up with tel- man said that the services were defending territory: Parrikar private buildings in Srinagar, the ephonic conversations with Presi- resumed after officials did a summer capital of Jammu and dent Ghani, who briefed him quick check for possible damage NEW DELHI: India needs to be said. The minister released the “Taking note of the extensive Kashmir, suffered huge cracks. about the deaths and destruction to infrastructure and rail tracks. more aggressive in defending its follow-on edition of the Indian deployments at extended ranges Dozens of houses and school in Afghanistan. Modi also spoke Strong tremors were felt in territory, but the aggression shall Navy’s strategic guidance docu- from our coasts, spanning the buildings collapsed in southern to Sharif and offered “all possible Uttar Pradesh. The tremors were not be for its own sake, Defence ment ‘Freedom to Use the Seas; South China Sea and Sea of Japan and central parts of the Kashmir assistance” to Pakistan. felt in Aligarh, Agra, Baghpat, Minister Manohar Parrikar said India’s Maritime Military Strat- in the east to the Persian Gulf and Valley, officials and residents said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Meerut, Bareilly and Moradabad yesterday. The minister also con- egy’ published in 2007. It would the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Prime Minister Modi said India Kejriwal asked people not to panic towns as well as Noida, Greater gratulated the navy for decrease come into effect from December 1. the minister expressed satisfac- Noida and Ghaziabad districts in piracy in the High Risk Area The revised edition is titled tion at the very high operational bordering New Delhi. No loss of the Indian Ocean. ‘Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian tempo maintained by the Indian of property or life was reported, “Piracy level has gone down.... Maritime Security Strategy’, Navy,” the statement said. officials said. An Indian embassy It will bring down the costs for which highlight the incontro- The minister stressed that official here said that all Indians the shipping industry,” he said on vertible link between the seas ‘Make in India’ was an impor- in Kabul are safe and there are the sidelines of the Naval Com- and India’s resurgence in the 21st tant aspect of modernisation no reports of damage to Indian- manders’ Conference here. century. planned for the navy. Parrikar owned property in the city. Parrikar said a new maritime Speaking at the conference ear- said indigenous components in In Jammu and Kashmir, there strategy document has been pre- lier, Parrikar emphasised the need the fighter capabilities need to be were no reports of casualties so pared by the Indian Navy as the for continuous vigil and readiness increased, especially in submarine far. Cracks appeared in most challenges have grown since the to respond to any contingencies in construction. He also highlighted multi-storeyed public and pri- last time the document came out. India’s area of interest. the issues of capability shortfalls vate buildings and a flyover here, “In the last eight-ten years, He said it required highest in ship-borne helicopters, and while there were reports of major there has been a lot of change in combat readiness of platforms submarines and assured of full damage to dozens of government the perspective and challenges.... and diligent monitoring of devel- government support in address- and private buildings in Badgam, We have to be more aggressive in opments in the maritime domain, ing them. Anantnag, Baramulla, Pulwama, defending (our territory)...,” he an official statement said. IANS Kulgam, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts. Traffic came to abrupt halt in the Valley as vehicles started swinging on Vehicles jam the road after a flyover was briefly closed to vehicular traffic shaking roads during the tremor. for precautionary measures following an earthquake in Srinagar yesterday. IANS Chhota Rajan held in Indonesia

MUMBAI: Absconding mafia “India was active on this case... previously and the earlier Babri don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje I want to thank Interpol and the mosque razing. alias Chhota Rajan, a former aide Indonesian government for this. Chhota Rajan, who opposed the who later turned a foe of fugi- Post-verification, investigation will Mumbai bombings, slipped out of More plans to fight climate change ‘needed’ tive Dawood Ibrahim, has been be taken forward,” Rajnath Singh India in 1995 and remained on arrested in the Indonesian resort told the media in New Delhi. the run till his arrest last Sunday. NEW DELHI: Ahead of the environment summit world will come out with more reasonable proposals,” of Bali, the CBI said yesterday. Chhota Rajan, 55, operated from The CBI chief said the arrest was in Paris, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar he added. The minister also invited suggestions from CBI director Anil Kumar Sinha Chembur and surroundings from made by the Indonesian police fol- yesterday said the developed countries should come people on various issues related to the environment. said Chhota Rajan, who oper- the mid-1970s when he became lowing a request from India. out with “more reasonable proposals” to fight climate Javadekar also announced that the best ideas would ated out of Mumbai and wanted a trusted henchman of Dawood, According to media reports, the change. “India has pledged for an ambitious action plan be awarded with a cash prize and a visit to a wildlife in India for a series of serious India’s most wanted don who is don — declared a wanted man by to fight climate change. We hope for an equitable and sanctuary. On October 2, India in its climate action crimes, was taken into custody reportedly hiding in Pakistan. Interpol since 1995 — flew into just climate agreement in Paris, but the developed plan pledged to cut emission intensity by 33-35 per- last Sunday as he was travelling Among many crimes to his Indonesia’s Bali province, home world will have to come out with more reasonable cent over the next 15 years. under a false identity, Mohan credit, Chhota Rajan’s name fig- to a large number of Hindus, from proposals,” he said during an online discussion with The action plans of different countries would serve Kumar. Home Minister Rajnath ured prominently in the killing of Sydney in Australia last Sunday experts and citizens on ‘MyGov’ platform. as the basis of negotiating an agreement, applicable Singh thanked Interpol and the Mumbai journalist J Dey in Mum- afternoon. Senior officials in The minister referred to French President Fran- to all countries, with an aim of keeping global warm- Indonesian government for their bai on June 11, 2011. Maharashtra declined to com- cois Hollande’s statement that unless the developed ing below two degrees Celsius during the crucial 21st cooperation in nabbing Chhota Dawood and Chhota Rajan fell ment on the arrest, which will world committed more finance and technological meeting of the Conference of Parties on Climate Rajan, who began life as a black out after the bloody March 1993 have both immediate and long- support, the Paris meeting could be a failure. Change due in Paris, France, from November 30 to marketer of movie tickets before Mumbai serial blasts that Dawood term implications for Mumbai’s “I think, with this warning, coming from the December 11. embracing murders, extortion, ordered to avenge the commu- underworld. French president, who is the host, the developed IANS kidnappings and more. nal riots in the city two months IANS TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE / AMERICAS Balkans sceptical over EU plans to ease migrant crisis

LJUBLJANA: Southeast exchanges between countries to Tensions have also grown after of migrants, according to Euro- for bolstered help from the EU was founded in the chaos follow- European countries facing an coordinate their efforts. Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia pean Commission President Jean- border agency Frontex could also ing World War II. unprecedented influx of migrants “It is crucial that commitments warned over the weekend they Claude Juncker. Some 50,000 help to control the situation — but “This is one of the greatest lit- reacted cautiously yesterday to are fulfilled in practice. If that could close their borders to stop places will be created across Bal- he too had reservations. mus tests Europe has ever faced,” new EU plans to help stem the does not happen from (Monday) them becoming a “buffer zone” kan countries such as Macedonia “In theory it should slow down German Chancellor Angela Mer- crisis, following an emergency on, the situation will not improve for the streams of people enter- and Serbia, while the other half the influx and flow of people due kel told the press conference with mini-summit at the weekend. significantly,” Slovenian Prime ing Europe every day. will be located in Greece. “The to a slightly more rigorous proce- Juncker. There is a clear split in The European Union pledged Minister Miro Cerar told report- Macedonian President Gjorge uncontrolled flow of people must dure, but under the presumption the EU over how to best handle to help set up 100,000 places ers after the meeting. Ivanov warned that his tiny Balkan be stopped,” Juncker told a press that everything functions from the crisis. Some view it mainly as in reception centres along the “In such a case, we continue nation, a key transit state, could conference after the summit. Greece across Macedonia to Ser- a border security problem, while migrant route through the Bal- along the path that I referred to host a maximum of 2,000 migrants Most migrants land first in bia,” Milanovic said. others believe it is a humanitarian kans, in a bid to defuse the rising at my arrival,” he said, in refer- if crossing points were shut down. Greece but, desperate to get to Budapest’s border closures have challenge. tensions on its eastern frontier as ence to his comments ahead of the “We can only be a transit country. Germany and wealthier north- sparked tensions with Brussels, fel- While the diplomatic wrangling tens of thousands pass through summit that the EU would start Macedonia has no capacity to be ern European countries, thou- low EU members and particularly continued, urgent appeals for help on their way to northern Europe. “falling apart” without immedi- able to keep a larger number of sands have pushed on rather its neighbours, with tiny Slovenia for refugees came from humani- A 17-point plan, announced ate, concrete actions. refugees on its territory if the cor- than staying there to have their swamped by more than 73,000 tarian workers such as French after emergency talks between More than 670,000 people have ridor is closed,” Ivanov said. asylum applications processed as migrants since mid-October. volunteer Jerome Pelloussat at the heads of 10 EU nations and reached European soil this year in He also said Macedonia had “no is required under EU rules. According to police data, there the Croatia-Serbia border. “They non-EU Albania, Serbia and Mac- the continent’s worst migration financial aid” and suffered from “a Moving up through the Balkans were some 12,000 in the country’s need help now, so someone has to edonia, including an undertaking crisis since World War II. lack of valuable information” as it they have overwhelmed many accommodation and registration react now. They are people who that no country will let migrants Some 3,000 have died making was not an EU member. countries, with Hungary sealing centres on Monday morning. were like us just until recently— through to an adjoining state the dangerous Mediterranean The EU’s new reception places, border crossings with Serbia and Fears are rising that the cri- they were teachers, heads of without first getting their neigh- sea crossing and, with winter fast to be provided with the help of the then Croatia to halt the flow into sis is threatening the cherished companies, masons and they lost bour’s agreement. approaching, the fear is that more United Nations’ refugee agency, the country. Croatian Prime Min- Schengen system of border- everything in just a day,” he said. Another key element of the could face the same fate on the the UNHCR, will help provide ister Zoran Milanovic said after less travel, one of the bedrock plan is to speed up information land route through the Balkans. shelter and speed up registration the summit that Brussels’ plan achievements of the EU since it AFP

Argentina’s ruling party, opposition Man rams car into kick off race for run-off support BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s tightly contested run-off cam- Belgian barracks paign kicked off yesterday with the ruling party’s Daniel Scioli and opposition challenger Mau- Suspect arrested; no indication of terror motive ricio Macri racing to win over supporters of the candidates FLAWINNE: A man rammed isolated incident, even the act of most of whom are currently tak- eliminated from the presidential his car into the gates of a mili- an mentally impaired individual, ing part in a Nato exercise in election. tary barracks near the Belgian cannot be excluded,” prosecutor Spain. Only about 50 soldiers were The first round on Sunday dealt city of Namur yesterday and was Macq said. in the facility at the time of the a major blow to the ruling, left- later arrested, but there was no The suspect was arrested incident, prosecutors said. ist Front for Victory, with Scioli indication of a terror motive, a hours after fleeing on foot from The prosecutor said the per- grabbing just 36.9 percent of the prosecutor said. the Flawinne military barracks petrator was “partly masked” in vote — well below forecasts and The suspect, born in the where guards fired warning shots the attack, and was faced with “a only slightly more than pro-busi- French-speaking city of Namur at his dark coloured Ford Focus, dozen warning shots” by entry The car which reportedly charged into the barriers of an army barracks is ness Buenos Aires Mayor Macri in 1983, “did not figure on terror which he abandoned in a muddy guards as he sped towards them. removed from the scene in Flawinne, Belgium, yesterday. on 34.3 percent. Scioli had been watch lists” and was “practically field nearby. Once abandoned, a military expected to win by a wide margin. unknown” to law-enforcement Terrorism “is not the main line bomb squad arrived to inspect the driver. Nearby military facilities The incident stirred memories Macri’s surprisingly strong authorities, prosecutor Vincent of inquiry,” Macq said, adding that car, which they then moved inside and a police academy were locked of recent deadly attacks, including showing gave a turbo-boost to Macq told a news briefing. in 2010 the man had been a can- the base perimeter. Hours after down. the killing of four people at the Argentine financial assets yester- No casualties were reported in didate to join the military. the incident, the sound of a muf- A local TV station said that Jewish museum in central Brus- day, sending one bond to a record the attack, which immediately There were no explosives in the fled explosion was heard from the pupils at a nearby school were sels in 2014 by a jihadist gunman. high and some shares up more rang alarm bells in a country on car, contrary to earlier reports, barracks. Witnesses at the scene told to remain indoors, but the In January, the security forces than 20 percent. high alert after a wave of vio- said Macq. His only weapon “was said the area had been sealed off city mayor later said it was not killed two suspected jihadist fight- This election will shape how lence by Islamic State-affiliated his car”, he added. by authorities, with a helicopter necessary for parents to collect ers in Verviers, eastern Belgium, Argentina, Latin America’s third jihadists, including a deadly The Flawinne military base, flying overhead. their children early. who they claimed were planning largest economy, will tackle eco- attack on a Jewish museum in 8km from downtown Namur, is During the three-hour man- Belgium’s Defence Minister imminent attacks on police. nomic woes such as double-digit Brussels in 2014. home to Belgium’s Second Com- hunt, residents said police combed Stephen Vandeput was expected inflation, precariously low for- “The likelihood that this was an mando Battalion of 650 soldiers, the neighbourhood looking for the to visit the scene. AFP eign reserves and a sovereign debt default. “Today starts a new election campaign that will decide the future of Argentina,” Scioli told a news conference. Guatemalans Outright majority for Poland’s The choice, he warned, was between his programme for pro- elect comedian tecting industry, employment eurosceptic PiS party and social welfare and Macri’s as president proposal “to liberalise the mar- WARSAW: Poland’s euroscep- 1989, returning to power in ex- ket and take on debt, policies that GUATEMALA CITY: Comedian tic Law and Justice party (PiS) communist central Europe’s big- have only brought frustration to Jimmy Morales won a landslide crushed the pro-EU ruling party gest nation after eight years. Argentina in the past.” victory in Guatemala’s presiden- in Sunday’s parliamentary elec- The European Commission He claimed the proposals of the tial race despite having no politi- tion, but it will have to wait for and Germany — which both had candidates knocked out in the cal experience, after a campaign the final vote tallies to discover strained ties with the last PiS-led first round on Sunday were much upended by a corruption scandal whether it can rule alone or will government that fell apart in 2007 closer to those of his party than that felled the outgoing president. need a formal coalition partner. — said they hoped for good rela- those of Macri’s “Let’s Change” Morales, a comic actor and TV Detailed exit polls showed tions with the new government, alliance, and called upon their personality, declared victory as three smaller parties, including which will be led not by the com- supporters to back him. election officials released the the leftwing alliance that grew bative Kaczynski but by his ally Sergio Massa, who took third resounding results: 69 percent out of the pre-1989 Communist Beata Szydlo, who has no foreign place on Sunday with 21.3 per- of the vote for the conserva- Party, teetering on the edge of the policy experience. cent, said his alliance would tive candidate to 31 percent for threshold for entering parliament. PiS favours a sharp rise in pub- decide this week whom to back former first lady Sandra Torres, Rescue personnel mounting a search for victims of a capsized whale That might make for some polit- lic spending and also wants to get in the second round on Nov. 22, with 96 percent of polling sta- watching boat park on a wharf in Tofino, British Columbia. ical horse-trading over the next the central bank to pump 350 bil- Argentina’s first-ever runoff. tions reporting. few weeks but will not weaken the lion zlotys into the economy over A jubilant Macri also appealed “With this election you have decisive swing towards Law and six years to support growth - a yesterday to Massa’s voters to made me president, I received Five Britons dead in Canada Justice’s brand of social conserva- move some see as undermining back him in a run-off. “We are a mandate and that mandate is tism mixed with left-leaning eco- the bank’s independence. here to represent you,” he said. to fight the corruption that has nomics. PiS signalled plans to reap new “Argentina needs a change and we consumed us,” said Morales on whale-watching boat capsize Final voting results are due revenues from next year with a tax are ready to make that happen.” national TV. today. The latest exit poll saw PiS on banks’ assets and there were Scioli will take Macri on in a “Thank you for this vote of VA NCOU V ER: Five Britons are hypothermia, according to CBC winning just over half of the 460 also signs it was confident of suf- live televised debate on Novem- confidence. My commitment confirmed to have died and one news. The Leviathan II was some parliamentary seats. With this ficient informal support in parlia- ber 15, according to organizers remains to God and the Gua- person remains missing after a 12km off Tofino, a resort town on result, Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s PiS ment from other parties to plan of the debate, after opting out temalan people, and I will work whale-watching boat carrying 27 the western edge of Vancouver has scored the biggest victory for changes to Poland’s constitution. of the first round debate. with all my heart and strength capsized near Vancouver Island, Island, when it sent out a dis- a single party in terms of seats not to defraud you.” off Canada’s Pacific coast. tress call to say it was sinking, at since Poland shed communism in REUTERS REUTERS Torres conceded defeat in a Rescuers called off the search around 5pm (0000 GMT). brief televised address, telling early yesterday after plucking 21 Owned by Jamie’s Whaling Guatemalans that “the people survivors from the water, Lieu- Station and Adventure Centres, have made their choice and we tenant Commander Desmond the 65-foot vessel was report- respect it. We wish Mr Morales James of the Coast Guard’s rescue edly out on one of its last tours the best of success.” It has been a center in the provincial capital of the season, which ends Octo- Biden says ‘couldn’t win’ US presidency remarkable ride for Morales, who Victoria, said. ber 31. For reasons unknown, started the race with just 0.5 per- In London Foreign Secretary the ship capsized in waters WASHINGTON: US Vice-President Joe Biden, who on his death bed said, ‘Dad, you’ve got to run,’ or cent support back in April. Philip Hammond said the five less than 33 feet deep, its bow ended months of speculation last week that he would there was this sort of Hollywood moment... nothing The campaign was rocked by deceased in Sunday’s accident remaining visible above water. run for president, said that he chose to not enter like that ever, ever happened,” Biden said. president Otto Perez’s resignation were British citizens. “It is with Lifejackets, handbags, clothing the race because he “couldn’t win”. The two-time presidential hopeful reluctantly and arrest on corruption charges deep sadness that I can con- and other personal effects could In an interview aired on Sunday on CBS, Biden, relinquished his long-held political dream Wednes- on September 3, three days before firm five British nationals have be seen floating nearby. whose late son Beau succumbed to brain cancer in day, removing a potentially sizable obstacle to Dem- the first-round vote. lost their lives when the whale- A number of boats converged at May, said “you can’t run for president unless you ocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s Perez, who is in jail awaiting watching boat they were on sank the site to help the Coast Guard throw your entire being into it”. nomination. “I still think I could do a better job than trial, is accused of mastermind- off western Canada on Sunday,” with its search effort, including “I’ll be very blunt. If I thought we could have put anybody else could do,” Biden said in the interview. ing a corrupt network of politi- Hammond said in a statement. vessels from the Ahousat aborigi- together the campaign that our supporters deserve “That’s the reason to run. I wouldn’t run against cians and customs officials that “My thoughts are with the fam- nal community, with one taking and our contributors deserved, I would have gone Hillary.” When asked whether he plans to run for took bribes from businesses in ily and friends of all those affected eight people aboard, according to ahead and done it,” he said. The mourning vice- office again, Biden responded “No.” “I can do so much exchange for illegal discounts on by this terrible accident.” an account in the Vancouver Sun president also dispelled rumors that his son encour- more, I believe,” he said, adding that he would like import duties. Eighteen others have been hos- newspaper. aged him to run while he lay dying. help with the fight against cancer. AFP pitalized, several suffering from AFP “Some people have written that, you know, Beau AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 FEATURES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

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Some of them are suspected or them said, “I don’t bake.” When pressed, dream. You can dig in about 15 minutes (optional) Carefully cut into 9 equal squares in proved carcinogens and some they’d say: “What I bake is too simple. You after you remove the pan from the oven. the pan (being careful not to damage the have aquatic toxicity,” said study wouldn’t want my recipes.” They were Method: pan); or unmold the slab onto a rack, flip it author Giovanna Luongo from always right about the simple part, always Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease onto a plate so it is right side up and then Stockholm University in Sweden. wrong about the not-wanting part, and I Custardy Apple Squares an 8-inch square baking pan with a little cut it into 9 squares. Either way, give the Depending on occurrence, was always surprised by how each recipe butter. squares a dusting of confectioners’ sugar quantity, toxicity and how easily went a little further toward shattering the 9 servings Slice the apples from top to bottom using before serving, if you’d like. they may penetrate the skin, four idea that everything French is precise, per- This delicious and almost foolproof rec- a mandoline, Benriner or sharp knife, turn- Variations: You can drop (really just a groups of substances were chosen fect and pretty much beyond the reach of ipe for novice bakers is easily customized ing the fruit 90 degrees each time you reach drop) of pure almond extract to the batter. for further analysis. us mortals. with spices or dried cranberries. See Dorie the core. The slices should be about 1/16 If you have an orange or a lemon handy, The highest concentrations The lesson for you is: Keep it simple. Greenspan’s bonnes idées (VARIATIONS), inch thick: elegantly thin, but not so thin you can grate the zest over the sugar and of two of these, quinolines and Start with a recipe that makes sense to below. that they’re transparent and fragile. (If rub the ingredients together until they’re aromatic amines, were found in you the first time you read it through, and Most often, Greenspan serves these they’re a little thicker, that’ll be fine, too.) fragrant. You can also change the fruit. polyester. always read through the recipe before you squares plain. But whipped cream, creme Discard the cores. Pears are perfect, and a combination of Cotton contained high concen- set to work. fraîche or ice cream would make a great Whisk together the flour and baking apples and pears even better. Or make the trations of benzothiazoles, even Here’s another important one: Have partner. powder in a small bowl. cake with 2 firm mangoes - the texture clothes made from organic cotton. fun. Take pleasure in each step along the Make Ahead: The squares, which are Use a whisk to combine the eggs, sugar will be different, but still good - or very When the researchers washed way, from measuring out ingredients to good a few minutes out of the oven or at and salt in a large bowl for about 2 minutes, thinly sliced quinces. Finally, if you want the clothes and then measured the ta-da moment when you offer up what room temperature the day they are made, until the sugar has just about dissolved and, to make this look a little dressier, you can the levels of chemicals, some of you’ve made. Remember that baking is, as can also be covered and refrigerated for up more important, until the eggs are pale. warm some apple jelly in a microwave and the substances were washed off, much as I wish it were otherwise, an extra- to 2 days and served chilled. Whisk in the vanilla extract, then the milk use a pastry brush to spread a thin layer with a risk of ending up in aquatic curricular activity, so it should be as much and the melted, cooled butter. Add the flour of it over the top. environments. fun for you, the baker, as it is for the eaters. Ingredients mixture into the bowl; use the whisk to Nutrition: Per serving: 130 calories, 3 g Others remained to a high You’ll have more success with anything 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted form a smooth batter. protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 2 g satu- degree in the clothes, becoming you bake (and this applies to cooking as and cooled, plus more for the pan Add the apples to the bowl; switch to rated fat, 50 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 0 a potential source of long-term well) when you follow a few basic rules: 3 medium juicy, sweet apples, such as a flexible spatula and gently fold in the g dietary fiber, 14 g sugar dermal exposure, said the study - Measure all your ingredients before- Gala or Fuji, peeled apples, turning the mixture until each thin Greenspan is the award-winning author conducted as part of Luongo’s hand and set them out on the counter; but- 1/2 cup flour slice is coated in batter. Scrape the mixture of 11 cookbooks, the most recent is Baking doctoral thesis. ter your pan. This is your mise-en-place, 1 teaspoon baking powder into the pan, smoothing the top as evenly as Chez Moi. or mise - pronounced “meez” - for short.- 2 large eggs, at room temperature you can. It will be bumpy; that’s its nature. THE WASHINGTON POST Processed meats do cause cancer: WHO

he World Health Organisation GIFs are now available for everybody T(WHO) yesterday announced that processed meats - such as sausages - do cause cancer, the By Abby Ohlheiser separated from moms and wed- came before Boomerang, nei- media reported. ding photos and old high school ther produced finished products According to an official state- nstagram’s new Boomerang friends. GIFS lived elsewhere that were really the same as a ment, the WHO said 50g of feature isn’t a GIF-maker, (see: literally any Tumblr blog). GIF. A GIF usually loops a sin- processed meat a day increased Ibut it thinks like one: The But Boomerang is an exam- gle phrase, action or moment. the chance of developing color- tool makes one-second vid- ple of how quickly manipula- It’s a reaction, an emotion, and ectal cancer by 18 percent, BBC eos out of a burst of photos. tion of the format (and now, sometimes, art. Vines - all six reported. It said red meats were The Boomerang videos loop its competitors) has started to seconds of them - have taken “probably carcinogenic” but there indefinitely, forwards and then become accessible to the rest on a personality and purpose of was limited evidence. backwards, making a very GIF- of the Internet. Facebook, the their own, largely thanks to the Processed meat is meat that like sequence that, because of company that owns Instagram, proliferation of Vine stars. And has been modified to increase its its symmetry, feels a little bit keeps expanding its ability to Donald Trump’s prolificuse of shelf life or alter its taste - such neater than the original format support GIFs on its own site - Instagram’s video capabilities as by smoking, curing or adding can. And, crucially, it’s easy to and Boomerangs will be able to demonstrates why it, too, isn’t salt or preservatives. access for Instagram’s 300 mil- post right to Facebook, as well the same as a GIF. a looped animation had to choose GIFs of the masses will be the It is these additions which could lion active users. What used to as Instagram, from the phone Of course, there have long between relatively complicated pro- Minion macros of 2016 Facebook, be increasing the risk of cancer. be a learned skill is now, more that makes them. been GIF makers available, grams that took time to learn and it’s worth keeping in mind that GIFs “For an individual, the risk of and more, something anyone Boomerang is not even the either to download or to use required several steps, or in-browser first came to many of us as the lowly developing colorectal (bowel) can- can do by pushing a button. first, widely-distributed GIF- online. GIFs are basically just GIF-making sites that were easy to mark of a GeoCities-style website. cer because of their consumption GIFs - particularly the abil- like making tool to launch last series of images, sequenced and use but added an ugly obvious water- Sure, maybe GIFs are about of processed meat remains small, ity to make them - have long week: GIPHY’s incredibly sim- stored in one file, often used to mark, advertising that the GIF was to become uncool, if they haven’t but this risk increases with the been something of an exclu- ple GIF maker launched a cou- create the familiar animated made by an amateur. already. But they’ve been there amount of meat consumed,” Kurt sive club on the Internet. For a ple of days before Boomerang. effect. But until recently, it So, have we reached peak GIF? before. Straif from the WHO said. while, Facebook didn’t even sup- Although Vine, and even seemed that would-be GIF mak- Maybe, or at least we’re close. But port them, keeping the format Instagram’s own video feature, ers looking to turn a video into before we go proclaiming that the THE WASHINGTON POST AGENCIES

Gauri Khan unveils Mahesh Notandass’ new collection

rand ambassador Gauri Khan entrepreneur Kunika Singh played rings form a perfect compilation of supports Mann Foundation, also B(pictured) , an entrepreneur hosts to select guests including bijou box. “We are committed to con- launched her debutante collec- and wife of Bollywood superstar Shah actresses Bhagyashree, Kiran Sippy stantly developing unmatched and un- tion Belle by Vandana. Part of sale’s Rukh Khan, has unveiled the festive and Poonam Dhillon on Friday. compromised jewellery designs along proceeds from the collection will go collection at the Mahesh Notandass ‘Heritage collection’ is a concoction with maintaining the high standards towards the charity. As creative head, Fine Jewellery store in New Delhi of uncut diamonds and coloured stones we are known for. In the coming this is the first collection curated by with style and fanfare. She was seen with highlight on intricate enamel months we will be introducing spar- Vandana which focuses on feminine in exquisite pieces from the ‘Heritage detailing capturing the stylish refine- kling new collections to watch out for,” and youthful pieces like cluster gold Collection’ which is an elaborate mix- ment of the season. The regal neck- Mahesh Jagwani said in a statement. bangles with trimmings, evil eye rings ture of culture and extravaganza. pieces, signature jhumkas, traditional The scion to the Mahesh Notandass and pendants. Owner Deepa Jagwani and maang tikas and haath phools, cocktail Empire, Vandana Jagwani, who IANS TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

Prayer Timings Weather Hazy at places at first becomes relatively hot daytime with Fajr 04.21 am Zuhr 11.18 am Maghrib 04.59 pm Minimum: 28o C Maximum: 35o C Shorook 05.38 am Asr 02.32 pm Isha 06.29 pm local clouds develop- HIGH TIDE 04:45 - 16:15LOW TIDE 10:45 - 22:30 ments maybe rainy at places by afternoon. Ai Weiwei’s fans flood him with Lego bricks BERLIN: Chinese artist Ai Wei- bergasted as it was a perfectly execs need to go watch the @ expression, and we do not cen- wei said yesterday his plan to cre- respectable order.” TheLEGOMovie and think about sor, prohibit or ban creative use ate a Lego artwork can go ahead After his appeal for bricks what they’ve done.” of Lego bricks.” as donations of the toy poured in online, numerous fans have Another said: “I’m picturing Ai has been targeted by author- from fans after the Danish com- offered to give him their Lego a Lego sculpture of a giant Lego ities for his advocacy of democ- pany refused his bulk order on blocks. character shooting itself in the racy and human rights as well as political grounds. “The Internet is a place that is foot.” other criticisms of the govern- The maker of the children’s sort of like a modern-day church,” Ai also pointed out that Brit- ment, including in the aftermath toy sparked a social media uproar Ai said. ain’s Merlin Entertainments, of the deadly Sichuan earthquake when Ai said it had refused to “You go to church and complain which owns and operates Legoland in 2008. supply him directly as it “can- to the priest about your suffering theme parks, announced plans for He was detained for 81 days not approve the use of Legos for and everyone in the community a facility in Shanghai last week in 2011 and subsequently placed political works”. can share in it and perhaps find during a visit by Chinese Presi- under house arrest, with his Ai is China’s most prominent a solution,” said the artist at the dent Xi Jinping to Britain. passport taken away. The docu- contemporary artist. He helped press conference arranged on his Lego’s parent company Kirkbi ment was only returned in July design the Bird’s Nest stadium for guest professorship at the Berlin’s owns a 30 percent stake in Mer- this year, enabling him to travel the Beijing Olympics and his work University of the Arts. lin. Lego spokesman Roar Rude to Europe. has been exhibited worldwide, but To a tweet from a fan who Trangbaek told AFP that the An op-ed in the Chinese edition he has also run afoul of Commu- wrote: “I am taking a Lego brick company refrains “on a global of the Global Times newspaper, nist authorities. to @aiww’s London exhibition level from actively engaging in or affiliated with the Communist He used the bricks to create and leaving it there”, Ai replied Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and his son Ai Lao pose for a picture prior to a endorsing the use of Lego bricks Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, portraits of political activists from on Twitter: “Every one (is) pre- press conference at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin yesterday. in projects or contexts of a politi- praised Lego for “refusing to be around the world for an exhibition cious”. cal agenda. This principle is not implicated in a political state- at Alcatraz prison in the United A post on his Instagram and Lego collection points in dif- shows a picture of Lego bricks new.” ment” and being motivated by States last year, and intended to account also said yesterday: “Ai ferent cities.” in a toilet bowl with the caption That included making bulk “good business sense”. create a Lego artwork for a show Weiwei has now decided to make One collection point, a car “Everything is awesome” — the sales if it is aware the product’s It is not the first time Lego has in Australia. a new work to defend freedom of parked outside his studio in Bei- theme song of the blockbuster use will have political connota- rejected a proposal on the grounds Expressing his surprise at speech and ‘political art’. jing, was shown with some bricks Lego movie. tions. of political context, reports say. Lego’s reaction, Ai said at a press “Ai Weiwei Studio will on the sunroof. One supporter posting on Twit- But he added: “We respect any conference in Berlin: “I was flab- announce the project description His Instagram account also ter told the manufacturer: “Your individual’s right to free creative AFP New King Obese Kazakhs battle to shed pounds on TV show Kong movie ALMATY: Gulmira Jumagu- ing trainers and counselled by in- strenuous exercise routine. lova, a 125kg (275-pound) con- house psychologists, are in their They also must battle the ever- to be filmed testant on a popular Kazakhstan 20s and 30s. present temptation of sweet food, fat camp reality show, is still They are the first generation to which is allowed in the house. haunted by the words of a friend grow up in the age of globalisation The Kazakh Academy of Nutri- in Australia who dumped her. and fast food in the former Soviet tion, which monitors the coun- “He told me ‘I could never state which has grown rich on its try’s weight problem, told AFP in SYDNEY: The latest King Kong- introduce you to my relatives. oil production. a statement that the show “does inspired movie will be filmed in How would you even get into a According to World Health not correlate to modern knowl- Australia, officials said yesterday, wedding dress?’” says Jumagulova, Organization data for 2014, nearly edge, or approach (obesity) from just days after the government 28, on the House of Scales show one in four of Kazakhstan’s adult either a scientific or ethical point said big-budget blockbusters broadcast by the Russian-owned population is obese, making it the of view.” “Thor” and “Alien” will also be 31.kz channel. fourth fattest former Soviet coun- Unabashed, 31.kz promised that shot Down Under. The taunt was made worse by try behind Lithuania, Russia and season two, which kicked off this “Kong: Skull Island”, starring the fact that Jumagulova, now a Latvia. month, will be “more realistic, Americans Samuel L Jackson, single mother, often finds herself “In Communist times, many of tougher and more interesting”. Brie Larson and English actor capturing the joy of other couples’ these calorie-rich foods were sim- Asel Toyanova, general pro- Tom Hiddleston, is to begin film- weddings as part of her job as a ply not available,” says Batyrbek ducer of the 31.kz channel, ing in early 2016. professional photographer. Taizhanov, the winner of House of defended the show, saying it Industry database IMDB said “I feel I am limiting my son’s Scales’ first season, who trimmed “helps people transform their the movie is about the origins of enjoyment. I cannot go on the down from 178kg to 129kg and lives.” the monster gorilla, who famously rides at theme parks because I met his current wife while on “Our show has allowed people scales the Empire State Building cannot squeeze into them,” she the show. to talk about weight issues and in the original 1933 film. said during the show’s second “Now we are hurrying every- find solutions to them.” The remake will be shot at season. “We have to watch from where, not thinking about what Kazakhstan has seen rapid eco- Village Roadshow Studios and on the sidelines.” we are shoving in our mouths: a nomic growth since 2000, mostly location in southeast Queensland. Jumagulova is one of 16 con- burger with lots of calories or a on the back of high oil prices, and Parts of it will also be shot at two testants packed into a glass-and- can of cola stuffed with sugar.” growing wealth has attracted as yet unnamed international steel house and monitored around While the show filmed in the Western fast food franchises such locations. the clock as they bid to lose a col- Central Asian country’s largest as Burger King and Kentucky King Kong is the latest block- lective 500 kilos of body fat. city Almaty has enjoyed massive Fried Chicken, with McDonalds buster to head Down Under for The contestants also have to ratings, it has also been criticised set to open soon. filming, as Australia tries to lure avoid getting voted off each week as exploitative. As pizzas and fries encroach Hollywood studios to its turf to by the public, while competing The first season saw contest- on home cooking, the govern- generate jobs and boost the econ- individually for the main prize of ants frequently break down due to ment has also sounded the alarm omy. around $350,000 (¤320,000). isolation from family and friends, over the growing number of obese Women stand under a billboard advertising the reality TV show “House of The government said last week Most of the contestants, put who can only watch them through children. Scales” in Almaty. the latest installment of Marvel’s through their paces by demand- the glass walls, as well as the AFP “Thor” movie — “Ragnarok”, starring Australian actor Chris Hemsworth — and Ridley Scott’s new “Alien” film would be shot in Australia from next year. And earlier this year, Johnny Depp wrapped filming of “Pirates James Bond returns with Bolshoi Theatre gets of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in Queensland, after the Hollywood hearthrob made headlines when his wife alleg- licence to thrill in Spectre new ballet chief edly smuggled two dogs into the country. LONDON: James Bond has a the chance to use that organi- There have been doubts over MOSCOW: Russia’s Bolshoi The- history, which saw one of its Depp’s wife Amber Heard faces licence to thrill once more in new sation and all that that brings Craig’s future as the sixth actor atre yesterday announced that La soloists jailed for plotting an acid charges of knowingly importing film Spectre, which premiered with it,” Craig told film website to play Bond, however, after he Scala’s Makhar Vaziev will take attack on Filin. a prohibited product into the yesterday at a glittering event in ScreenSlam. voiced unhappiness at the pros- over as ballet director, replac- Filin was left scarred and country after pets Pistol and Boo the British capital. Britain’s Guardian and Tel- pect of doing another film — ing Sergei Filin, who suffered partially sighted after he was arrived in Australia, sparking the Prince William, his wife Kate egraph newspapers gave Spectre despite being contracted to do so. permanent eye damage from an doused in acid in January 2013 in mini scandal dubbed the “war and brother Prince Harry were a maximum five stars, the latter He told Time Out magazine he acid attack. an attack that rocked the ballet on terrier” and a death threat among guests due at the opening praising the film’s “swaggering would rather “slash my wrists” “People who know the theatre, world. against the pooches from a gov- night for the 24th outing of the show of confidence”. than play the famous spy again, who know about ballet, both Rus- Soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko was ernment minister. legendary spy. However, the Financial Times adding: “If I did another Bond sian and world ballet, know this jailed for six years after a trial The head of government agency Broadly praised by critics, the gave it only two stars and said the movie, it would only be for the name well,” the Bolshoi general that uncovered bitter backstage Screen Queensland, Tracey Vieira, film is directed by Sam Mendes film was attempting to alter the money.” An online poll by Brit- director Vladimir Urin said, pre- rivalries and jaw-dropping allega- said the King Kong announce- and sees Daniel Craig play suave winning formula of 2012’s Skyfall ain’s Independent newspaper on senting Vaziev to journalists. tions that Filin handed out roles ment showed the state’s growing MI6 spy 007 for a fourth time. while “clearly being thrown into who should play Bond in the next Vaziev was a leading male in exchange for money and sexual reputation in film production. The film’s title is the acronym panic at the thought”. instalment of the franchise found dancer in the renowned Soviet favours. “Our local industry is certainly for the Special Executive for Spectre was filmed in Eng- that most respondents would pick Kirov troupe before heading the Urin announced in July that he getting some big international Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, land, Italy, Austria, Mexico and Craig, followed by British actor renamed Mariinsky ballet for 13 would not renew Filin’s contract credits under their belts,” Vieira Revenge and Extortion — a shad- Morocco and includes the usual Tom Hardy, who recently starred years. He moved to Italy to lead as the ballet troupe’s current said in a statement. owy organisation bent on world Bond ingredients: high-speed in Mad Max: Fury Road. La Scala’s ballet seven years ago. artistic director. Urin refused AFP domination which last made an chase scenes, a suave villain, Under Craig, Bond has trans- “For me it’s a great joy, a great to answer a question yesterday appearance in 1971’s “Diamonds female leads, exciting gadgets and formed from urbane and dandyish pleasure, to be able to work with about why he did not renew Filin’s Are Forever”. witty one-liners. into a rugged and troubled intel- such a great company,” Vaziev contract, but said that he may The organisation’s members “I came here to kill you,” Bond ligence professional, a change not said. stay at the Bolshoi in another include classic Bond villains Dr tells new bad guy Franz Ober- all critics appreciate. “I very much hope we will work position. “Such a proposal has No and Ernst Stavro Blofeld, but hauser, played by Christoph “Daniel Craig, as Bond, looks in a team, together, in a friendly been made to him,” Urin said. the group disappeared from the Waltz, in the trailer. like a security guard, not a man way,” said Urin, standing beside “If my proposal suits him, of films for decades due to a legal “And I thought you came here who moves easily at the highest Vaziev and patting him on the course I would really like Sergei dispute that was only resolved two to die,” Oberhauser counters. levels of society,” Telegraph col- arm. The appointment of the new Yurevich to stay and work,” he years ago. “Well, it’s all a matter of per- umnist Charles Moore wrote. Russian ballet director could draw said, referring to Filin. “One of the most exciting parts spective,” Bond replies with a a line under one of the most tur- of this movie is that we’ve got smirk. AFP bulent chapters in the Bolshoi’s AFP Tuesday 27 October 2015 13 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6596 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Ezdan Holding Group UDC net profit jumps on rising profit up 20 percent The Pearl-Qatar demand DOHA: United Development Company (UDC), one of the lead- Group records QR1.22bn net profit on stable market ing Qatari public shareholding companies and master developer DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group, of The Pearl-Qatar, delivered an Qatar’s leading real estate devel- impressive QR595m net profit oper, recorded a net profit of attributable to equity holders of QR1.22bn up to September 2015, the parent for the third quarter a rise of 20 percent compared to of 2015, up 6 percent compared to QR1.01bn delivered in the same the same period in the previous period last year. year. UDC’s total net profit stood The group’s huge jump in its at approximately QR620m com- profits, despite the economic set- pared to QR589m for the same back that the regional markets period last year, an increase of are enduring, is attributed to the 5 percent. stability of the Qatari market and United Development Company UDC Chairman Turki Al Khater (left) and President and CEO Ibrahim Jassim the group’s continuing growth achieved progress in its group Al Othman. rate in revenue. activities, while earnings per The Ezdan Holding Group share for the third quarter for strategies initiated by manage- Revealing that UDC will soon earnings per share achieved the year 2015 touched at QR1.68, ment. be offering for sale residential QR0.46 by the end of the third with a year-on-year increase of Turki Al Khater, Chairman of plots at The Pearl-Qatar, which quarter of 2015, compared to 6 percent. United Development Company enhances the Company promi- the yield of 2014’s EPS, which The positive third quarter said that good results achieved nent position in the real estate recorded QR0.38. results were driven by strong by the Company for the third market. Al Khater added, “The As the group recorded an Ezdan Holding Group Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al demand on its products via resi- quarter of the year 2015 is attrib- potential progress in our activities increase in revenues of QR1.56bn Thani (left) and Ezdan Holding Group CEO Ali Al Obaidli. dential properties sales and leas- utable to the ongoing growth of will lead to affirmative growth for by the end of the third quar- ing revenues at The Pearl-Qatar, the company’s business in The the remainder of this year and we ter, Ezdan Holding Group has its investments through pump- rates while minimising risk for the successful launch of Medina Pearl-Qatar this year, where UDC are looking forward to continu- announced its intention to pro- ing revenues in different sectors its core investments and ensuring Centrale and its subsequent rep- launched a number of high quality ing this trend for our clients and ceed with the implementation of across a number of promising their stability. resentation as the central hub for residential units and commercial shareholders.” its plans to achieve high growth stock exchange companies. Continued on page 18 retail and entertainment at The leasing initiatives in distinctive Continued on page 18 levels through a new strategy The group through this strat- Pearl-Qatar and cost optimisation areas of the Island, particularly based on the diversification of egy aims to achieve high return THE PENINSULA and performance improvement Medina Central and Porto Arabia. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatar Airways Woqod net profit up 3.36pc to QR884.8m unveils new Board reviews current and future projects and other related issues service to

DOHA: Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) that the company’s earning Following the inauguration of Wukaer and south Wakrah are in net profit, after excluding minor- per share (EPS) amounted to 4 petrol stations during the year tendering stages and construction Birmingham ity interest, reached QR884.8m QR10.48 as compared to QR10.14 of 2015, seven stations are cur- could start before the end of 2015. for the third quarter of 2015 (Q3, for the same period of last year. rently close to completion. All Three projects for petrol sta- DOHA: Qatar Airways yester- 15). The Q3, 15 profit reflects an Al Kuwari added that Woqod is these projects are expected to be tions Al Mazroaah, Ras Laffan day announced that it will oper- increase of QR28.7m or 3.36 per- currently involved in implemen- opened by the end of 2015. and Al Wsail- Jabal Thaalab are ate a new service between Doha cent as compared to the same tation of more than 19 projects In addition to the above in design and approval stages. and Birmingham, in the United period of 2014. under construction and three projects, 12 petrol stations in Al Completion of these projects are Kingdom, from March 30, 2016, Woqod’s Board of Directors, projects in design and approval Thameed, Abu Nakhla, Al Munta- expected in 2016. adding to its existing services to chaired by Sheikh Saoud bin stages, in addition to six projects zah, Meshaireb — Al Rayyan Twenty-Five locations are London Heathrow, Manchester Abdulrahaman Al Thani (pic- in tendering process. Woqod is Street, Old Al Ghanem, Doha currently under review with and Edinburgh. tured), the Chairman of the currently coordinating with the Airport- Um Ghowailina, New the Ministry of Municipality for With eight flights a week, Board, reviewed and approved the Ministry of Municipality for the Hamad Airport, Al Okla- Lusail, WOQOD new projects in different including two flights on Saturdays, results. The Board also examined allocation of 25 slots of land for North City, Al Bisat Al Akhthar, areas of the State of Qatar. passengers travelling to and from current and future projects and establishing new projects in dif- Al Khoor and Wadi Abu Saleel Following the completion of Birmingham will have access to other related issues and gave his ferent areas. In addition to these are in early stages of construction 5 projects during 2015, another East and Al Gharrafa. Completion convenient and seamless transfers directives. projects and the two new expan- and expected to be opened in 2016. five expansion projects for exist- is expected by the end of 2015 and at the airline’s state-of-the-art hub Announcing Woqod’s financial sions like Fahes and Sidra, the Six projects, including Al ing petrol stations are currently early 2016. Hamad International Airport. “We results Chief Executive Officer company has lined up a series of Thomama, Al Hadarmah, Um taking place at: Al Seylia, West are delighted to announce Bir- Ibrahim Jaham Al Kuwari said development projects. Qarn, Al Karaana, Al Moshaf, Al Bey, Wadi Al Banat, Mesaimeer THE PENINSULA mingham as Qatar Airways’ fourth destination in the United Kingdom from March 2016. This additional route strengthens Qatar Airways’ commitment to the regions across the UK and will create new com- UAE oil minister mercial and leisure links between QFBA launches 2016 financial courses the city of Birmingham and the expects oil price 152 destinations served by the DOHA: Qatar Finance and Busi- He said that QFBA is imple- airline. We look forward to wel- ness Academy (QFBA), yesterday menting Kafa’a the first profes- coming new passengers on board to rise in 2016 announced its new programmes sional licensing standards’ system our award-winning product, and and courses for 2016. The pro- for of the financial and banking to connecting Birmingham to the ABU DHABI: The United Arab grammes cover a wide range of sectors in Qatar. “QFBA aims to rest of our rapidly expanding net- Emirates’ Oil Minister said financial and business courses be seen as the go to hub for ena- work,” said Akbar Al Baker, Group yesterday that he expected an including banking, insurance, bling organisations and profes- CEO, Qatar Airways. upward cor rection of oil prices capital markets and asset man- sionals to turn their dreams into Birmingham is the largest and next year. agement, business administra- reality,” said Dr. Al Horr. most populous city outside of Lon- “We are expecting an upward tion, compliance and anti-money With more than 100 partner- don and is situated in the West correction — 2016 will be a year laundering in addition to, leader- ships in Qatar, QFBA covers Midlands. “Not only will our pas- of correction, to what level we ship and management, communi- a broad range of business and sengers have the choice of flying will see,” Suhail bin Mohammed cation and soft skills. financial programmes all aimed with the award winning carrier to Al Mazroui told reporters on the The academy aims to become at constructing courses that fit Doha’s Hamad International Air- sidelines of an international busi- Center of Excellence in the Mena the local market and add a sig- port, they will have a choice of 152 ness conference in Abu Dhabi. region, said Dr Abdulaziz Al nificant value to a participant’s destinations served by the airline, He stressed that the UAE Horr, CEO of QFBA, yesterday career goals. QFBA collaborates including South East Asia, China would not try to impose a correc- in a press conference. The acad- with the best research entities and Australasia,” said Paul Kehoe, tion on the market, but that mar- emy has signed agreement with in Qatar and the world to match CEO, Birmingham Airport. ket fundamentals — including a the Organisation for Economic Dr Abdulaziz Al Horr, CEO of QFBA, during the launch programme ysterday with the market updates and The route will be operated by a faster-than-expected recovery in Co-operation and Development in Doha. BAHER AMIN expansion. QFBA implements Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has a demand — were indicating there (OECD) to provide training to these programmes and courses two-cabin configuration, compris- would be one. profession in the field of public through international and pro- ing of 22 seats in Business Class “As far as Opec is concerned finance. “After the agreement He added that the academy support this offering and solu- fessional trainers. and 232 Economy Class seats. and what we agreed, we are going QFBA will serve as a regional aims to be Islamic Finance hub, tions in order to establish fully to move to a market-driven price OECD centre,” said Al Horr. where QFBA will develop and integrated education plans. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA so supply and demand will dictate what is the right price for produc- ers,” he said. “We are not going to interfere with that mechanism. If you think about it, today the slowdown in UDC profit jumps on rising certain types of production tells Ezdan Holding profit up 20pc us the current prices are not the right prices for the long term — Continued from Page 17 The Pearl-Qatar demand we need some more corrections a number of investment plans, growth rates. New investment upward for the prices.” which will be announced once sectors that the company would He added, “Whether it is 80 or Ezdan Holding Group has thoroughly studied. These invest- not have invested directly in oth- Continued from Page 17 with our company’s clear vision 70 (dollars per barrel), the mar- achieved record profits exceeded ments will reinforce the vision of erwise. Nowadays, the Group has for the requirements of the Qatari ket will determine that as we have QR858.16m in the period ended the Group towards the diversi- a rich and diverse investment Ibrahim Jassim Al Othman, market, allow us to introduce our production coming from different June 30, 2015, compared to fication of its investments. He portfolio that generate superior President and Chief Executive products at the right time, meet sources.” QR718.1m for the same period of added that he has the most con- returns throughout the year,” he Officer of United Development our investors’ expectation, apply Asked about the possibility of last year, an increase of 20 per- fidence in the continued growth said. Company, said, “Our financial effective cost optimisation strat- Iranian oil production increas- cent. of Ezdan Holding Group in light Al Obaidli added that the results for the third quarter of the egies, focus on our core business ing after international sanctions Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani of unrelenting hard work towards Group’s management did not year 2015 reflects a positive per- while continuing to identify new on Tehran are removed, Mazroui bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chair- achieving its desired goals. focus their efforts solely on a formance by the Company, show- opportunities to sustain revenue said: “Iran is a member of OPEC man of Ezdan Holding Group Ezdan Holding Group CEO, Ali comprehensive revision of plans ing UDC’s ability to perform in and growth in the long haul.” and we think that every country said, “The announced prof- Al Obaidli, said that the Group to achieve a radical change in the a very competitive marketplace”. During the third quarter of the has freedom with its production, its come as the product of the has undergone major changes size and quality of investments, Al Othman added, “We are year, United Development Com- but we hope that as an Opec group Group’s effort and vision during during the past few years, start- but also on concentrated on reha- confident our strategic plans will pany restructured the organi- we remain all on the same line the last period, which has paid off, ing from its vision and strategy, bilitating and developing existing continue to enhance the variety sation of the company and its of thinking and take group deci- thanks to Allah. We believe that up to its profits that are regularly projects and investments. On the of UDC’s business activities and subsidiaries, in a way to improve sions, and we hope that members the results are in fact very posi- announced, and of course, through top list was the real estate sector, to keep up the momentum for performance and cost optimi- remain committed to the produc- tive when compared to the sur- a tremendous change in the type which, thanks to this concentra- growth in the fourth quarter of sation. Throughout its 15 years tion ceiling of Opec as that will rounding economic environment, and size of its investments. tion, has witnessed tremendous the year, particularly as we stress of activity, United Development support the balance of prices.” not locally, but regionally and glo- “The transformation of Ezdan strength in revenues during the on cost optimization and focus on Company has played a key role Meanwhile, Brent was down bally. Despite the fact that the Holding Group from a real estate last period. Another important our core business.” in the development of Qatar 45 cents at $47.54 a barrel at local economy escaped most of the company into a holding group axe of focus was to accelerate the “The Group’s yielding assets through creation of successful 1400 GMT, 12 percent below this effects caused by the drop in glo- aimed at widening investment pace of work on ongoing projects confirm the success of UDC’s partnerships and urban develop- month’s high. US crude futures bal oil prices, the global economy options, which is what actually to reach the operational phase as strategy of diversifying and devel- ment projects, namely the flagship traded down 63 cents at $43.97, drinks from one cup, what may happened through the entry of soon as possible, in collaboration oping its investments in the Pearl man-made Island, The Pearl- the lowest in nearly four weeks. affect the west will most definitely the Group into new investment with the relevant companies. Qatar Project,” the UDC Presi- Qatar. reach the East, and vice versa.” sectors by acquiring influential dent and Chief Executive Officer REUTERS He added that the Group has stakes in companies with distinct THE PENINSULA further explained. “This, coupled THE PENINSULA

Ooredoo, AMAC encourage young entrepreneurs, app developers

DOHA: Ooredoo and the Arab Mobile for best start-up track. Selected teams at the Applied Innovation Institute com- App Challenge (AMAC) hosted a special will move through to the Global Mobile mented, “We are extremely happy, proud ‘Acceleration Event’ last week, aiming Challenge in Barcelona, hosted by the and grateful to be able to launch yet to help young app developers and digital Mobile World Congress, where they will another cycle of this competition. This entrepreneurs prepare for the largest compete with teams from around the is a testament to the commitment of programme of its kind in the region. world. Ooredoo as a co-founder, and to regional Launched in 2013, AMAC enables As a founder and a key partner, Oore- organisations, and their mission to sup- teams of up to six members under the doo continues to support the growth port the growth of young talent. From age of 35 to develop mobile apps designed and development of the Arab Mobile our perspective the challenge is a win- to make an impact across the commu- Challenge across the region, bringing dow to a number of opportunities such nity. This year, 19 teams from Qatar its technical expertise and support for as acceleration, incubation and funding, have already registered, with entries young entrepreneurs to the programme. for aspiring entrepreneurs that may not ranging from initial ideas through to Dr Nasser Marafih, Group CEO, typically have access to these options or companies at the start-up stage. Ooredoo said, “Ooredoo is a major sup- exposure to reach them.” Since the launch, the contest has porter of digital innovation, because we The Acceleration Events involve grown to engage young entrepreneurs believe that new thinking can create support and presentations from lead- from across the Arab world, and a series job opportunities, generate new value ing industry experts, and enable par- of regional Acceleration Events is being and resolve significant community chal- ticipants to chart a path for their idea organised for the new entrants, culmi- lenges. Over the past three years, the through to the activation and start-up nating in a final event in Lebanon next Arab Mobile Challenge has supported stages. For the next step, AMAC will month. the launch of a number of creative new match participating teams with the In total, more than 20 teams from apps developed by young talent from mentors who will work with them to the region will be chosen to compete within the region, and Ooredoo contin- develop a prototype and full submission in the regional finals in January 2016, ues to benefit from this expansion of the for the contest. with the top place winners receiving online ecosystem.” Acceleration Day event at Ooredoo HQ. $20,000 for best ideas track and $20,000 Paris Del’etraz, Professor and Partner THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 NBK Automobiles unveils Mercedes SUV range Mercedes-Benz revs up product range with GLC, GLE and GLE coupe

DOHA: Nasser Bin Khaled ciate their latest models. tion of not only the new GLC and Under all operating conditions Automobiles, the exclusive deal- The launch of the three new GLE models, but also for the first the new mid-size GLC excels with ers of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, SUVs highlights a key achieve- time get their hands on one of our the outstanding safety that is a yesterday launched the all new ment for the company in Qatar, most innovative models, the GLE hallmark of the brand, the latest models of their celebrated SUV as Mercedes-Benz continues to coupe. The new models present assistance systems and energy range including the GLC, GLE rev up its product range in the a dynamic new perspective on efficiency. and for the very first time, the year of the SUV by upgrading its style with substance, and offer an Fuel consumption has been cut GLE coupe. bestseller in the SUV segment. unparalleled driving experience. by up to 19 percent compared The exclusive launch event took Celebrated for efficiency, per- We are confident the new models with the previous model. At the place at the NBK Automobiles formance, safety and reliability, with redefine performance within same time, the Air Body Ccontrol showroom located on Salwa Road, and its incredible range of equip- the category and set new bench- multi-chamber air suspension in the presence of NBK Automo- ment’s, the three new SUVs are marks for excellence, design and that is without parallel in this biles Chairman Sheikh Nawaf ready to take on the world. customer satisfaction.” segment, the extended range of Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani, and Khaled Shaa’ban said, “We are “NBK Automobiles is commit- Dynamic Select dynamic trans- other dignitaries, clients and all here tonight to witness another ted to offering the very best to mission modes and the 4Matic special guests. Khaled Shaa’ban, major achievement for NBK our customers and these state- permanent all-wheel drive General Manager, NBK Automo- Automobiles, as we present the of-the-art machines take driving increase not only the ride com- Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (left) with Sheikh Nawaf bin biles led the evenings proceedings all new series of our state-of-the- comfort to a completely new level, fort, but also the vehicle’s sporty Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani, Chairman, NBK, during the launch of a range that gave guests an opportunity art SUV range to our audiences along with the versatility, innova- agility. of Mercedes-Benz SUVs yesterday. ABDUL BASIT to discover the amazing world of in Qatar. Motor enthusiasts can tion and passion that is part of Mercedes-Benz SUV’s and appre- now experience the sophistica- the Mercedes-Benz DNA.” THE PENINSULA Power summit calls for Ooredoo’s smart solutions sustainable energy building to transform DOHA: Abdulaziz Al Hammadi, eration and transmission event a panel discussion on Review- Manager – Conservation & in the region, this was a much- ing the Challenges Facing Solar energy sector Energy, Qatar General Electric- anticipated summit for the Industry Growth and the Role of ity & Water Corporation (Kaha- energy industry professionals. Solar Energy in Sustainable City DOHA: A new generation of ramaa) opened the Power Qatar The summit draws the exper- Development, that was supported “smart solutions,” driven by Summit 2015 here yesterday. tise of regional and international by Dr Haitham Abu-Rub, Chair machine-to-machine (M2M) Fahad Al Mohannadi, General industry leaders to highlight of Electrical and Computer Engi- technology, is set to transform Manager & Managing Direc- the developments that boost the neering Program, Texas A&M Qatar’s energy sector, as the tor, Qatar Electricity and Water energy sector and highlight the University at Qatar; Mohamed nation strives to enhance its Company (QEWC) delivered the successes in the region.” Nagib Omara, Technical Advi- approach to renewable energy, opening speech. Sharad Somani, Executive sor to the President, Kahramaa, energy efficiency, and clean tech- More than 15 speakers and pan- Director & ASPAC Head for ENGIE’s Arnaud Berthet and nology, according to experts at elists took the stage to enlighten Power & Utilities, KPMG Corpo- Mansour Al Qahtani, EVP, Dis- the Power Qatar Summit 2015. the attendees on the develop- rate Finance gave a keynote ses- tribution & Customer Service, As Gold Sponsors and M2M ments and trends in the energy sion on Solar Power - Imperatives Saudi Electricity company. Abdulaziz Al Hammadi (right), Manager, Conservation and Energy, Partners for the Summit, Oore- sector that is pivotal to building for success. Hashim Al Zahrani, Faisal Rashid, Director, Kaharamaa, opening the Power Qatar Summit in Doha yesterday. Fahad doo is using its presence at the a sustainable energy future. The Head of ICC, GCC Interconnection Demand Side Management, Dubai Al Mohannadi (center), General Manager & Managing Director, QEWC, and event to highlight the full range first few sessions of the summit Authority presented on the 400-kV Supreme Council of Energy made other officials at the event. Kammutty VP of smart energy solutions now pertaining to solar energy were Interconnection Super Grid - Ena- presentation on Effective Energy available, and the role that M2M from Arnaud Berthet, Head of bling Power Trading and Electrical Management: Dubai Demand Side technology can play in enabling Representative Office, ENGIE – Exchange Across GCC Countries, Management Strategy 2030 and spectives who highlighted the terday’s closing keynote address conservation and ensuring sus- Qatar and Saleh Hamad Al Marri, while the topic of Enabling the Dr. Philippe Freyssinet, Director- rapid progress made in the energy sharing his experience in creating tainable power growth. Head of Renewable Energy Tech- Smart Grid through Efficient Energy & Environment, Qatar sector in the region. Energy Storage Opportunities for Ooredoo’s range of M2M serv- nologies, Kahramaa. Utilities Solutions was addressed National Research Fund spoke on Dr Ilias Belharouak, Chief Transportation and Grid Applica- ices for businesses cover a multi- Brad Hariharan, Regional by Wail Gadour, Sales Consulting QNRF Actions on Clean Energy Scientist, Energy Storage, tions in the GCC Region. tude of essential industries. In the Director, Expotrade Middle East, Director, Oracle Utilities. Technologies - A Picture of Ongo- Qatar Environment and Energy energy sector, Ooredoo is devel- said, “Being the only power gen- Sharad Somani moderated ing Research in Qatar and Per- Research Institute delivered yes- THE PENINSULA oping a range of solutions that implant unique identifiers into the energy grid, which then transfer data automatically to enable com- panies to generate, disperse, moni- tor, manage and reduce energy consumption more effectively. German business confidence unfazed by VW scandal Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operat- ing Officer, Ooredoo Qatar said, FRANKFURT: German busi- rent business fell to 112.6 points, impact on the German automo- Firms plan to ramp up produc- concerns about the real strength “Energy consumption is a major ness confidence dipped only its lowest level since March, but tive industry,” Sinn said. tion. Exports, however, are not of the German economy, cost for businesses and develop- slightly in October, as Europe’s the outlook sub-index rose to VW is currently embroiled in expected to provide further stim- German business remain highly ers, and a significant social and biggest economy continues to 103.8 points, the institute said. its biggest-ever scandal after it uli,” Ifo chief Sinn added. optimistic,” he said. “Continued environmental challenge for all shrug off various challenges, “Companies were slightly less sat- was exposed with fitting its diesel Analysts welcomed the better- growth in the service sector, nations. Qatar is taking major including the Volkswagen scan- isfied with their current business engines with sophisticated soft- than-expected reading of the Ifo strong domestic demand and steps to address strategic issues dal, a leading economic think- situation than in September,” said ware to skew the results of pol- barometer this month. an outside world that might be surrounding energy, and Ooredoo tank said. Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn. lution emissions tests. “Of course, one should not slowing but is definitely not falling is providing the smart technology The Ifo institute’s closely- But “optimism with a view to The revelations have rocked interpret too much in a single off a cliff, should keep the German that will enable companies and watched business climate index future business developments the auto sector around the world confidence indicator but today’s economy on the sunny side,” the people to manage energy pro- slipped to 108.2 points in October nevertheless continued to grow,” and cast a shadow over the Ger- Ifo reading suggests that the expert continued. duction and demand far more from 108.5 points in September, he said. “The German economy man economy. But according to German business community is “All in all, the Ifo index shows effectively. At the Power Qatar Ifo said in a statement, a much is proving remarkably resilient Ifo’s survey, “the climate index for filing the Volkswagen scandal as that the German economy is not Summit 2015, Ooredoo is show- shallower drop than analysts had in view of this autumn’s multiple the automotive sector even con- a one-off and is also shrugging off totally immune against external casing the latest innovations in expected. For its survey, Ifo quiz- challenges,” he said, in reference tinued to rise this month,” the the risk from a possible Chinese slowdowns and internal scandals. this area, and demonstrating how zes businesses about their current to Europe’s refugee crisis and the think-tank said. and emerging markets slowdown,” However, there is no reason at our Supernet supports a compre- business environment and the slowdown in China. “Assessments of the current said Carsten Brzeski at ING DiBa. all to fear an abrupt slowdown,” hensive national energy strategy.” outlook for the next six months. Even the Volkswagen pollution- business situation and business “Despite these external Brzeski said. The sub-index measuring cur- cheating scandal “has had no expectations both improved. uncertainties and regular AFP THE PENINSULA

Toyota becomes biggest carmaker

TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota Motor overtook scandal-hit Volkswa- gen to become the world’s larg- est carmaker by sales in the nine months to September, according to data yesterday. The Japanese automaker had been dethroned by its German rival in the first half of 2015, for the first time in four years. From January to September, however, Toyota sold more than 7.49 million vehicles including those from subsidiaries Daihatsu and truckmaker Hino, the com- pany said. Volkswagen announced earlier this month that its global sales stood at 7.43 million for the same period. Volkswagen has been under fire since the revelation Japanese auto giant Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus International president that it had evaded US emissions Tokuo Fukuichi displays the new SUV Lexus RX in Tokyo yesterday. The limits for nitrogen oxide and new Lexus RX has 3.5-litre engine with an electric motor hybrid system or other dangerous pollutants. a 2 litre turbo charged engine to drive front or all wheels. But the nine-months period was barely affected by the scan- 5.85 million units for the nine China, and to 2.02 million or four dal, which came to light around months, thanks to a brisk per- percent higher in North America mid-September. formance in North America and in the nine months to September, Toyota said its consolidated China. a spokeswoman said. sales -- including subsidiaries -- Toyota alone boosted sales to outside Japan stood at a record 804,000 units, up 11.6 percent, in AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Philips says IMF for yuan joining currency basket sale of lighting Executive board to decide in Nov on putting yuan on par with dollar, yen, euro and pound unit in doubt WASHINGTON: International favorable conclusion on includ- Beijing is pushing for the yuan reforms recently to liberalise its cent which is normally reserved THE HAGUE: Dutch electron- Monetary Fund (IMF) staff are ing the yuan, also known as the to join the Special Drawing Rights markets and also help the yuan for the IMF’s toughest decisions. ics giant Philips revealed Mon- set to give the all-clear for Chi- renminbi (RMB). “Everything is (SDR) basket as part of its long- meet the SDR criterion of being Experts said the political winds day that the $2.8bn sale of its na’s yuan to be included in the on course technically and there term strategic goal of reducing “freely usable”, or widely used were blowing in Beijing’s favor. lighting unit is in doubt because lender’s benchmark currency is no obvious political obstacle. dependence on the dollar and to to make international payments France and the United King- of US regulatory concerns, cast- basket, laying the groundwork The report leans clearly towards mark the country’s coming of age and traded on foreign exchange dom have backed the yuan’s ing a cloud over news of better- for a favorable decision by poli- including the RMB in the (bas- as an economic power. markets. China’s central bank inclusion and countries including than-expected profits. Philips had cymakers, people familiar with ket) but leaves the decision for An IMF spokesman said staff on Friday said it was freeing the Germany and Italy have said they announced seven months ago that the discussions said. the board,” one of the officials were finalizing a report to be con- interest rate market by scrapping are open to the move, depending it was selling a majority stake in The IMF’s executive board is said, adding that a penciled-in sidered at a formal board meeting a ceiling on deposit rates. Author- on the technical criteria. its LED and car lighting arm, scheduled to decide in Novem- early November date for staff to planned for November, although ities have began weekly issuance Eswar Prasad, a professor at Lumileds, to a consortium led by ber on putting the yuan on a par circulate their report to board no date had yet been set. of three-month Treasury bills Cornell University and former China-based GO Scale Capital with the dollar, yen, euro and members has been pushed back “The decision on the possible and plan to extend yuan trading head of the IMF’s China Division, investment. pound sterling and a key factor by several weeks. Two other offi- inclusion of the RMB in the SDR hours to overlap with Europe — said he could not see the United The deal had been expected to will be its performance against a cials said staff would recommend basket will ultimately be made by all moves aimed at addressing States or Japan bucking a positive bring in $2.8bn in cash for Philips, checklist of technical criteria, as the yuan join the basket, which the IMF’s Executive Board when IMF concerns, but also making it staff recommendation. “I think it which last year announced it assessed by IMF staff. determines the mix of currencies the meeting is held,” he said. difficult to close out the checklist will be very difficult for the IMF, would focus on healthcare-life- Three people briefed on the that countries like Greece receive The second official said that of technical criteria. especially given all that China has style and split off its historic IMF discussions, who asked not as part of disbursements from the may be postponed until early A positive staff review will done this year, to deny China the lighting section. But US regula- to be named because of the sen- IMF. “There is no real discussion, 2016. Any change to the basket cement a lower hurdle for board prize it really wants,” he said. tory concerns have put the plan sitivity of the issue, said a draft no obstacles, all seems on course,” will take effect in October 2016. approval: a 70 percent voting in doubt. “In the course of seeking report from staff reached a a second official said. China has rolled out a flurry of majority rather than the 85 per- REUTERS regulatory approvals regarding the sale of an 80.1-percent inter- est in Lumileds to a consortium led by GO Scale Capital, the Com- mittee on Foreign Investment in the United States has expressed Hilton Doha’s Meet on financing SMEs, entrepreneurs kicks off certain unforeseen concerns,” the company said. Philips and GO Scale Capital High Heels DOHA: An international con- Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa would take all “reasonable steps” ference on financing SMEs and representing Sheikh Abdullah bin to address the US concerns, it entrepreneurs in the Arab World Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar said, adding however that the wins award kicked off here yesterday. Central Bank (QCB), and Manag- closing of the deal was now DOHA: Hilton Doha and FP7 The two-day event titled “Inter- ing Director SME Development “uncertain”. were shortlisted for the Trans- national Conference on Access Bank Group, Datuk Mohd Radzif Philips, which sold its first form Magazine Awards for the to Financing SMEs and Entre- bin Mohd Yunus from Malaysia. light bulb a few years after it was hotel’s nightlife hot spot, High preneurs in the Arab World” is “The conference will discuss founded in 1891, has for the past Heels Doha, in the Best Visual being organised by the College of the financing challenges fac- dozen years focused on medical Identity category in the Travel Business and Economics of Qatar ing the SME sector in the Arab equipment, which now accounts & Leisure sector. The award was University (QU) in collaboration World,” said Abdulaziz Al Khalifa for more than 40 percent of sales. presented to representatives of with local banks. in a key note speech. The group revealed the hitch Hilton Doha and FP7 along with a The conference aims to “We want to support Qatar’s in the Lumileds sale even as it silver trophy as recognition of the encourage academics, research- efforts in assisting SMEs, and in emerged from the red ink in the branding. Hilton Doha and FP7 ers, practitioners and policy encouraging academic research third quarter, reporting a net were selected as winners for the makers to disseminate and aimed at provisioning of finance profit of €324m compared to a consistent and effective branding exchange knowledge about the to this sector. QDB is committed loss of €103m a year earlier. of High Heels Doha. use of global benchmarking indi- to supporting the SME sector in Sales rose 12 percent to Adham El Sabaey, general cators of the business environ- Qatar, and our participation in Datuk Mohd Radzif bin Mohd Yunus addressing the conference held at €5.84bn, Philips said. On a compa- manager, Hilton Doha, said, “Our ment in the Arab world. The today’s event is part of this com- Qatar University yesterday. BAHER AMIN rable basis, excluding for example focus is making the hotel a top event has brought together over mitment,” he added. the impact of businesses that have choice for the Doha community 12 experts and researchers from “SMEs development is one of guarantees to obtain financing. A port them to innovate business been sold off, sales were up 2 per- with a variety of restaurants and local and international institu- the fundamental pillars to achieve centre for entrepreneurship was ideas and transform them into cent. “Philips delivered improved nightlife spots that ensure it stays tions to discuss and share ideas economic diversity and a sustain- established at QU, in September viable start-ups. results for the third quarter of as one of Doha’s most dynamic on a wide range of issues related able knowledge-based economy,” 2013”. “SMEs are a key component to 2015, confirming that our opera- hotels. Along with the multitude to finance, economics and entre- said Al Derham. “Economic diver- The Centre has the mission a sustainable growth in any econ- tional performance continues to of events, our aim was to intro- preneurship. sity requires the development of to provide the community with omy,” said Datuk Mohd Yunus. strengthen, despite deteriorating duce creative concepts to the The opening session was specific government policies such various services and training pro- “Financing access will remain a macro-economic conditions in a market, such as High Heels with attended by President of QU, as establishing an inspiring busi- grammes with aim to increase challenge for all SMEs as they number of markets, most notably a modern and unique ambiance.” Dr Hassan Al Derham, Chief ness environment, encourag- community awareness on the take the step of a business jour- China,” CEO Frans van Houten Executive Officer (CEO) of ing competition, and supporting importance of entrepreneurship, ney.” said. THE PENINSULA Qatar Development Bank (QDB) SMEs by facilitating the required develop students’ skills and sup- THE PENINSULA AFP Greece talks with lenders on right track: EU GM, US auto union ATHENS: Talks between Greece and its interna- tional lenders on implementing required reforms reach tentative deal are “on the right track” despite a few sticking points, the European commissioner for the euro said yesterday. DETROIT: General Motors and rity protections, the union said in “We had very good and constructive discussions,” the United Auto Workers reached a statement. Valdis Dombrovskis told a joint news conference a tentative agreement on a new The bargaining committee after meeting with the Greek finance and economy four-year labor deal, only minutes unanimously voted to send the ministers, Euclid Tsakalotos and George Stathakis. before a midnight strike deadline. proposed tentative agreement to “I think we are on the right track as regards the “We believe that this agree- local union leaders who make up cooperation and as regards working towards our ment will present stable long- the UAW National GM Council, joint aim of restoring economic growth and job crea- term significant wage gains and the UAW said in a statement. tion in Greece,” said Dombrovskis, who is on a two- job security commitments to The agreement’s details are day visit to Athens. UAW members now and in the being withheld pending the But he urged that the reforms be carried out “as future,” said UAW President Den- GM Council’s meeting, but are quickly as possible”. Sticking points include how nis Williams. expected to parallel those of Greece intends to handle bad debts, household debt “We look forward to presenting the union’s agreement with Fiat and a tax hike for private education. The credi- the details of these gains to local Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), tors are asking Athens to implement measures to union leaders and the member- which included a 53 percent pay facilitate foreclosures on principal residences, while ship,” he said. increase for lower-wage “second- Athens wants to continue protections for most European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis (left), Greek Finance Minister Euclid GM has 50,000 employees who tier” workers. indebted households. Asked about these issues, Tsakalotos (centre) and Greek Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis attend a press conference are UAW members. The union had been looking to Dombrovskis and Tsakalotos said they were seek- at the Finance Ministry in Athens yesterday. The union bargaining commit- claw back some concessions made ing a compromise. Dombrovskis said Greece might tee announced the settlement in order to help GM survive the propose “alternative measures” as long as they do the creditors in exchange for a third bail- lion euros in August to help it meet pay- just 17 minutes before a midnight economic crisis. The company not undermine the goals of the reforms. out agreed in July. The three-year, $96bn ments owed to the European Central Bank strike deadline that had been has regained is footing and now The commissioner’s visit came after initial talks bailout — Greece’s third since 2010 — pre- and the International Monetary Fund. imposed the day before. is posting healthy profits. last week between Greek officials and EU and IMF vented it from crashing out of the eurozone. The agreement secured signifi- negotiators on implementing reforms demanded by Greece received a first tranche of 13 bil- AFP cant economic gains and job secu- AFP

Tokyo Motor Show: Firms target digital-savvy, eco-conscious drivers

TOKYO: Toyota’s three-seater do better, than what Silicon Valley and General Motors, while Nis- Toyota’s Kikai vehicle conjures exoskeleton car and an electric is up to,” said Hans Greimel, Asia san has vowed to put an experi- images of the Terminator films vehicle with touch screens that editor for the Automotive News. mental automated car on Japan’s with some of a usually hidden turn it into a “digital space” are The show’s 44th edition, which highways as soon as 2016. At the underbelly — including fuel tank among the concept models that kicks off Wednesday and runs show, Nissan, a leader in electric and hoses — exposed, giving an will be on display at the Tokyo until November 8, will feature 160 vehicles, will show off an EV con- inside look at the car’s machinery. Motor Show this week. exhibitors including global auto cept car without knobs and but- The automaker said its con- The biennial event will also giants and parts suppliers from a tons, replaced by tablet-style touch cept car shows off “the funda- focus on self-driving cars and dozen countries. screens featuring controls and mental appeal of machines: their the latest environmental technol- It starts a week after Honda maps on a white instrument panel. fine craftsmanship, their beauty, ogy as firms look to tap growing said it would put a commercial- Music, videogames and movies simplicity, and their fascinating demand for green vehicles, seen ised self-driving car on the road can also be played on the screens. motion”. as the next evolution in the glo- by 2020, challenging rivals Toyota “The car becomes a digital space Toyota and Honda will also bal automotive industry. “This and Nissan, which are also bet- when it’s parked,” said Nissan exhibit their latest fuel-cell offer- year, autonomous driving will be ting on the future of vehicles that product planning general man- ings, after Toyota last year started a big trend, with the Japanese can drive and, in some case, park ager Hidemi Sasaki. “You can use selling the world’s first mass mar- automakers really showing what themselves. Google has been test- it as a gaming room, movie thea- ket fuel-cell car in Japan. Nissan’s concept vehicle ‘TEATRO for DAYZ’ in Tokyo. Nissan Motor will they are trying to do and trying to ing self-driving cars in Silicon tre...or you can chat online with exhibit the concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show, which will be held show that they can match, if not Valley, as have US-based Tesla your friends.” AFP from tomorrow through November 8. TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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NOVO How to play Kakuro: SCREEN 1 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2D/Horror) 11:30am, SHOWING AT The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any KAKURO 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells SCREEN 2 The Last Witch Hunter (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 TEL: 444933989 / 444517001 like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, & 11:55pm some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some SCREEN 3 The Martian (2D/Action) 10:30am, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pm cells will contain two numbers. SCREEN 4 The Little Prince (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:05, 2:10, 4:15 & 6:20pm However, in a crossword the numbers reference Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 9:00 & 11:30pm clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! SCREEN 5 Shandaar (2D/Hindi) 11:15am, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 & 11:15pm They denote the total of the digits in the row or SCREEN 6 Breaking Through (2D/Drama) 10:00 am, 3:40 & 9:20pm column referenced by the number. The Night Crew (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 5:40 & 11:20pm Within each The Stranger (2D/Horror) 1:50 & 7:30pm collection of cells SCREEN 7 Pan (2D/Adventure) 10:00am, 2:00 & 6:00pm - called a run - any Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 12:15, 4:15 & 8:15pm of the numbers 1 The Last Witch Hunter (2D/Action) 10:00pm & 12:15am to 9 may be used SCREEN 8 Momentum (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm but, like sudoku, SCREEN 9 Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 10:30 am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm each number may SCREEN 10 The Last Witch Hunter (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm only be used once. MALL

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Winnipeg holds Kaufman captures maiden PGA title on to beat PGA Tour rookie close to tears after stunning one-stroke Las Vegas victory on Sunday Minnesota 5-4 LAS VEGAS: Smylie Kaufman, US PGA SHRINERS Kaufman’s father was a US col- WINNIPEG, Manitoba: What’s a 23-year-old American playing lege coach of Northern Ireland that old expression about it not only his fifth PGA Tour event, HOSPITALS FOR star Graeme McDowell. being over until it’s over? fired a 10-under par 61 on Sunday CHILDREN OPEN “I still use a couple things he Much to Winnipeg Jets coach to win the Shriners Hospitals for taught me,” Kaufman said of Paul Maurice’s chagrin, his team Las Vegas: Leading scores after Sunday’s Children Open. McDowell. “He taught me to go took its foot off the accelerator final round of the US PGA Shriners Hospitals Kaufman, who trailed by seven up and down the shaft with my Sunday evening after building a for Children Open (USA unless noted, strokes when the day began, fired hand to control the distances. He 5-1 lead, but held on for a tense par-71): eight birdies and an eagle in the taught me how to hit a fairway.” 5-4 victory over the Minnesota final round at TPC Summerlin to 268 Smylie Kaufman 67-72-68-61 Kaufman then watched as his Wild. finish on 16-under par 268. 269 Patton Kizzire 65-69-72-63, rivals one by one could not match By the halfway mark of the That was one stroke ahead Cameron Tringale 68-65-70-66, him down the stretch, with Na second period, it looked as if the of a pack of six rivals who kept Jason Bohn 68-66-69-66, Alex providing the biggest scare. Na hit Jets (5-2-1) were going to cruise Kaufman on the edge of his seat Cejka (GER) 67-70-66-66, Kevin a 25-foot birdie putt at the par-5 to an easy two points, with the as he watched one after another Na 68-66-68-67, Brett Stegmaier 16th to match Kaufman for the Wild (5-2-1) playing their third fail to match his clubhouse lead. 66-66-68-69 lead but missed a 12-foot par putt game in four nights. “I dodged a lot of bullets with 270 William McGirt 66-73-69-62, Chad at the par-3 17th to fall back and But centre Alexander Bur- guys coming down the stretch,” Campbell 65-67-70-68 then missed a 15-foot birdie putt mistrov was sent off for elbowing Kaufman said. 271 Russell Henley 68-69-68-66 at 18. -- a dreaded offensive zone pen- “It’s a lot worse watching than 272 Nick Watney 67-66-72-67, Morgan “I was in a good position,” Na alty, the Jets second such infrac- it is on the course.” Hoffmann 66-66-69-71 said. “Came up short.” tion of the game -- and Wild Kaufman, ranked 226th in the 273 Patrick Rodgers 65-71-71-66, Stegmaier, who had considered captain Mikko Koivu snapped world, secured a two-year tour Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 67-66-73- quitting golf as a career earlier a shot over Winnipeg goalie stay and a berth in next year’s 67, Jamie Lovemark 70-69-66-68 this year, birdied 15 and 16 to pull Michael Hutchinson’s right shoul- Masters among other champion’s within a shot and had a 22-foot der at 14:17 of the second period perks. 62. Kaufman birdied the second, birdie putt on 18 to force a playoff, and the comeback was on. “It’s unbelievable, Kaufman birdied four holes in a row start- but left it inches short. “We took a penalty that we said. “I can’t even put it into ing at the eighth, sandwiched “I was really calm. I knew what can’t take at 5-1,” Maurice said. words.” birdies at the par-5 13th and 16th I had to do,” Stegmaier said. The following shift, rookie Americans Patton Kizzire, around a 13-foot eagle putt at 15, “It was downhill all the way. I Nikolaj Ehlers, who earlier gave Cameron Tringale, Jason Bohn, and closed with a birdie. like to have my putts die in the the Jets a 3-1 lead with his third Kevin Na and Brett Stegmaier “I was in rhythm all day,” hole. That’s the risk you take, goal of the season, turned the plus Germany’s Alex Cejka shared Kaufman said. “Front nine I hit it coming up short. I can’t be too Smylie Kaufman celebrates with the trophy after winning the final round puck over at center ice and 38 second on 269 with Americans well and didn’t get the putts. I got disappointed but it stings a lit- of the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las seconds later, Wild right winger William McGirt and Chad Camp- an eight-footer for birdie at eight tle bit.” Vegas, Nevada, yesterday. Jason Fontaine batted it out of bell next on 270, McGirt after a and that got the round going.” AFP mid-air to make it 5-3. The Wild pulled within a goal midway through the third period when Jets defenceman Jacob Trouba was stripped of the puck behind his own net by Wild left winger Zach Parise, who banked Brady rallies Pats past Jets his seventh of the season in off Hutchinson while falling down FOXBOROUGH, United States: The Atlanta Falcons rebounded behind the goal line at 10: 41. Tom Brady threw for two fourth- NFL Results from their first defeat of the sea- The Jets withstood a furious quarter touchdowns and notched Jacksonville 34 Buffalo 31 son last week against New Orle- barrage from the Wild for the last a career rushing first, leading Washington 31 Tampa Bay 30 ans with a 10-7 win over the 10 minutes of the game. New England to a 30-23 win over Atlanta 10 Tennessee 7 Tennessee Titans. The Falcons, The Wild opened the scoring 10 the New York Jets on Sunday that New Orleans 27 Indianapolis 21 who improved to 6-1, were helped second in when left winger Jason kept the Patriots unbeaten this by two key interceptions -- line- Zucker undressed Trouba off the Minnesota 28 Detroit 19 NFL season. backer Paul Worrilow’s with sec- opening face-off and ripped a shot The 48th fourth-quarter game- Kansas City 23 Pittsburgh 13 onds left in the second quarter past Hutchinson. winning drive of Brady’s storied St Louis 24 Cleveland 6 and one by safety Robenson The- Centre Bryan Little responded career took the Patriots 80 yards Miami 44 Houston 26 rezie late in the fourth. 72 second later, tipping home his and saw the Pats improve to 6-0. New England 30 NY Jets 23 “I loved the way we finished at fourth of the season past Wild The Patriots had trailed 20-16 Oakland 37 San Diego 29 the halves,” said coach Dan Quinn, netminder Darcy Kuemper to after the Jets opened the fourth NY Giants 27 Dallas 20 whose Falcons are second in the make it 1-1. The Jets No. 1 line with a field goal. NFC South behind the Panthers. stuck again just over two minutes Carolina 27 Philadelphia 16 But Brady, who had more The struggling Indianapolis later when left winger Andrew than 300 passing yards for the will probably never happen again,” Colts remained atop the weak Ladd scored his second of the 68th time in his career, hit wide Brady said. The Carolina Pan- AFC South -- despite a 27-21 season at 3:28 for a 2-1 lead. receiver Danny Amendola for an thers also improved to 6-0, down- loss to the New Orleans Saints Ehlers gave the home side a 3-1 eight-yard touchdown pass with ing the Philadelphia Eagles 27-16 that dropped them to 3-4 for lead when he used centre Mark 7:16 remaining, and got the ball to improve on their previous best the season. Quarterback Drew Scheifele as a decoy on a two-on- back after the Jets had to punt. start to a season of 5-0 in 2003. Brees threw for 255 yards and a one at 12:12 to score his third of He sealed the win with a Mike Tolbert scored two touch- touchdown and Khiry Robinson the season. 15-yard touchdown pass to tight downs for the Panthers, open- rushed for two touchdowns for Right winger Drew Stafford end Rob Gronkowski that put the ing the scoring with a two-yard the Saints, who are turning things chased Kuemper from the game Patriots up 30-20 with 1:13 to play, plunge and adding a two-yard TD around after losing their first when he snapped home his fourth and the Jets’ final field goal wasn’t reception on the first possession three games. Colts quarterback of the season from the top of the enough in the battle for first place of the second half. Andrew Luck threw two first-half circle just 51 seconds into the sec- in the AFC East division. “We’re not done yet. We’re not interceptions but bounced back ond period. Stafford increased the “We made the plays when we satisfied yet,” said quarterback with two scoring passes in the lead to 5-1 with his second goal needed to make them and that Cam Newton, who ran two yards third quarter, and an eight-yard with some nifty stickhandling in was the important thing,” Brady for a touchdown but was inter- scoring pass to Donte Moncrief the deep slot at 4:44. said. Brady was the team’s lead- cepted three times. with 3:46 left made it 27-21. REUTERS ing rusher for the first time in “It’s great to be 6-0,” Newton By then, however, it was too late New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady (right) scrambles away his career, with 15 yards -- 11 of said, “but there’s a lot more teams and Colts coach Chuck Pagano NHL RESULTS from New York Jets Muhammad Wilkerson in the fourth quarter of the them on one scramble and one on at 6-0, too.” said the first-half errors that put Winnipeg 5 Minnesota 4 a touchdown leap from the one- Three other 6-0 teams, Cincin- his team in the hole were “com- NFL game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, NY Rangers 4 Calgary 1 yesterday. yard-line. nati, Denver and Green Bay, had pletely unacceptable”. “I should enjoy this because it the week off. AFP Los Angeles 3 Edmonton 2

Shaikh Salman and Infantino blow open FIFA presidency race

LAUSANNE: Bahrain’s Shaikh challenges ahead and to lead the had entered the race to succeed given that it is the presidents of Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa organisation on a path of reform Blatter. FIFA’s 209 member federations and UEFA General Secretary to restore FIFA’s integrity and The 49-year-old Bahraini royal who elect the new chief. Gianni Infantino blew the race credibility,” said UEFA. has been the head of the Asian Other confirmed candidates to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA “We are delighted that Gianni Football Confederation since 2013 include the Jordanian Prince Ali president wide open yesterday as has agreed to stand and he knows and is familiar with FIFA from Bin Al Hussein, the 39-year-old they announced their bids. that he has our full support in his his role as a vice-president. He brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah Swiss lawyer Infantino’s bid campaign to become FIFA Presi- previously supported Platini’s bid. who was the only adversary to in particular will come as a huge dent.” Salman said in a statement Blatter at the previous election blow to suspended UEFA presi- Erstwhile favourite Platini that he had decided to run “out in May this year and can boast dent Michel Platini’s own falter- officially remains a contender of a wish to put the international that he took the veteran Swiss to ing hopes as eight candidates pending an examination of his organisation back on the right a second round of voting before confirmed they would be standing candidacy when his ban ends on track and in response to calls by withdrawing. in the February election as Mon- January 5. many members of the football But on that occasion he had day’s midnight deadline to submit Ten days ago, UEFA had point- community.” the backing of UEFA, something bids approached. edly failed to express explicit However, even without he is likely to have to do without Asian football chief Shaikh Sal- backing for its president after a Infantino’s announcement, his this time. man pledged to get the scandal- crisis meeting at their headquar- chances of receiving the backing French former diplomat tainted FIFA organisation “back ters in Nyon. of European federations may Jerome Champagne, 57, spent 11 on the right track”, but the big- Infantino’s announcement not have been helped by the fact years working for FIFA between gest shock-waves were created by casts doubt over Platini’s support he has been heavily criticised 1999 and 2010. Unlike his previous the multilingual Infantino, who within UEFA and poses the ques- A combination of file pictures shows (from top left) former Trinidad and by human rights campaigners bid in May, he has managed to get has the “full backing” of UEFA’s tion on whether Infantino is being Tobago’s football player David Nakhid, UEFA secretary general Gianni for his role in suppressing pro- the necessary five signatures from Executive Committee. presented as a Plan B in case the Infantino, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Former democracy demonstrations in national associations. Infantino’s announcement former France star is prevented FIFA deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, Liberia FA chair- Bahrain in 2011. But he appears to lack the would appear to place Platini, who from standing. man Musa Bility, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali bin Al Hussein Another heavyweight candidate necessary clout, a problem also is currently serving a 90-day ban FIFA’s electoral committee of Jordan, Chairman of the FIFA monitoring committee for Israel and to come forward is Tokyo Sexwale, faced by David Nakhid, the former as investigations continue into a must judge the integrity of all Palestine, Tokyo Sexwale, and UEFA President Michel Platini. Prince the 62-year-old South African Trinidad and Tobago captain 1.8 million euro ($2 million) pay- candidates, meaning Platini’s bid Ali, Platini, Champagne, Nakhid, Sexwale, Shaikh Salman, Infantino anti-apartheid campaigner who who once played for Swiss side ment received from FIFA in 2011 could be compromised by his ban. and Bility are official candidates for the FIFA presidency. was once jailed alongside Nelson Grasshoppers. without a written contract, in an Platini’s lawyers confirmed he Mandela, serving 13 years of In addition, Liberian FA chief uncomfortable position. had a first appeal against his ban an 18-year sentence on Robben Musa Bility confirmed to AFP on “We believe that Gianni rejected yesterday, but the case they remained “convinced the all his rights.” Asian football Island on terrorism charges. Monday that he had entered the Infantino has all of the quali- is still to go before FIFA’s appeals appeals will eventually show his chief Shaikh Salman also left it His non-footballing background race. ties required to tackle the major committee and his lawyers said complete integrity and restore late to officially announce that he could serve as a handicap, though, AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Hamilton takes third title after US thriller That’s the greatest moment of my life, says Briton; Mercedes win both titles for 2nd year in a row

AUSTIN, TEXAS: Lewis Ham- Hamilton could not pull away US GRAND PRIX RESULTS ilton joined the elite group of from the chasing Red Bulls how- 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes triple Formula One world cham- ever, with Australian Daniel Ric- 1:50:52.703 pions on Sunday after winning a ciardo taking the lead with 15 laps 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes thrilling US Grand Prix that kept gone and before drivers pitted +00:02.850 the crowd on tenterhooks right to from intermediate to slick tyres. 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:03.381 the very end. The Briton then dropped down 4. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - “That’s the greatest moment of to fourth place, with Rosberg back Renault 00:22.359 my life,” he gasped over the team in the lead after 22 laps following 5. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes radio, choking back the tears, the pitstops, but the first of two 00:24.413 after crossing the line 2.8 seconds safety car deployments brought Valentino Rossi 6. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 00:28.058 ahead of German team-mate Nico everything back into play. Rosberg who had led before a late Rosberg was heading for vic- 7. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault mistake. tory when, seven laps from the 00:30.619 The first British driver to win end, he made an unforced error, Yamaha appeal 8. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mer- back-to-back titles, Hamilton ran wide at turn 12, and Hamilton cedes 00:32.273 realised a lifelong ambition to -- on fresher tyres after a later 9. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari equal the tally of his boyhood idol pitstop – seized his opportunity. as Rossi says 00:40.257 Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian triple Ricciardo had dropped back 10. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - champion who died in 1994. by then after colliding with the legs have been Renault 00:53.371 Ferrari’s four-time champion Force India of Nico Hulkenberg 11. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren Sebastian Vettel finished third, on a rare afternoon of mayhem 00:54.816 after starting 13th and fighting with just 12 finishers. ‘cut off’ 12. Alexander Rossi (U.S.) Marussia - Ferrari back to chase Rosberg nose-to- One of them was Ameri- 01:15.277 tail over the final lap with the can Alexander Rossi, the first KUALA LUMPUR: Yamaha r. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull - Renault 15 laps crowd on the edge of their seats home driver to compete in a US have appealed against Valentino on a cold and blustery afternoon Grand Prix since 2007, in last Rossi’s penalty for a collision at r. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - after morning rain. place for Manor Marussia. the Malaysian Grand Prix with Mercedes 21 laps Had Vettel passed Rosberg, There was also early carnage the Italian claiming it has “cut r. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari the celebrations for the ‘double when the two Saubers collided in me off by the legs” ahead of the 31 laps double’ – with Mercedes retain- the Swiss team’s 400th race while MotoGP title decider. Driver and constructor standings ing their constructors’ title two the Williams of Felipe Massa spun Championship leader Rossi Driver and Constructor Standings after the For- weeks ago in Russia -- would have after a coming together with denied kicking out at defending mula One United States Grand Prix at Circuit of remained on hold. Fernando Alonso’s McLaren. champion Marc Marquez and the Americas on Sunday “I’m just overwhelmed,” said Russian Daniil Kvyat, who had sending him sliding out of the race 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 327 Hamilton, who had needed to beat also challenged for the lead in during a tense fight for a crucial 2. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 251 Vettel by nine points and Rosberg the early stages, brought out the third-place finish at Sepang on 3. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 247 by two to take the crown with crucial second safety car when he Sunday. three races to spare. lost control and slewed across the Rossi was demoted to the back 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 123 Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the “There were so many times track and into the barriers on the of the grid for the final race of 5. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams 111 podium after winning the United States Formula One Grand Prix and when I thought I had lost the the championship at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday in Austin, Texas. 43rd lap. the season at Valencia next month 6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams 109 race.” That gave Hamilton the chance with only rival for the title Jorge 7. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Red Bull 76 Interviewed on the podium by to close right up and pounce when Lorenzo just seven points behind. 8. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull 74 pop’s very own ‘rocket man’, Brit- with some strange mistake that Briton since Jackie Stewart in Rosberg erred. The incident has reignited sim- 9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India 64 ish pop singer Elton John, Hamil- has never happened to me that 1973 to win three titles. But for Dutch teenage rookie Max mering bad blood between Rossi, a 10. Max Verstappen (Ned) Toro Rosso 45 ton sprayed the champagne with was really disappointing. much of the race, on a drying Verstappen was fourth for Toro nine-time motorcycling champion abandon while Rosberg looked “It’s unbelievable. That was track after torrential rain forced Rosso after a lively battle against pursuing his first title since 2009, 11. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus 44 shellshocked and barely reacted. really, really tough at the time, qualifying to be postponed from both Ferrari drivers and Mexi- and his rivals, including Yamaha 12. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India 38 Before the podium ceremony, to lose the win.” Saturday to Sunday morning, it can Sergio Perez, whose country teammate Lorenzo. 13. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber 27 Hamilton tossed his team-mate a The victory, on a rollercoaster had looked as if Hamilton would returns to the calendar for the Rossi, the sport’s grand old man 14. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus 26 cap to wear. The German threw afternoon of enthralling racing, be kept waiting to realise his first time in 23 years next week- at 36, previously said Marquez 15. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso 18 it back in disgust. No words were was Hamilton’s third in four dream. He had seized the lead end, was fifth for Force India. had schemed to help his fellow 16. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 16 necessary. grands prix held in Austin and at the start from second place Britain’s Jenson Button pro- Spaniard Lorenzo win precious 17. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 11 “I don’t know what happened,” made the 30-year-old the first on the grid, banging wheels with duced some much-needed points points at the Australian Grand he said later when asked about driver to win 10 or more races in Rosberg at the first corner and for McLaren in sixth. Prix. 18. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber 9 his slip. successive seasons. forcing his team-mate wide and “It’s very clear from the heli- 19. Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia 0 “It was my race to win, but He was also only the second down to fourth place. REUTERS copter footage (at Sepang) that I didn’t want to make him crash, I just wanted to make him lose time, go outside of the line and slow down, because he was playing Rosberg blasts Hamilton as bad blood boils over his dirty game, even worse than in Australia,” Rossi said. AUSTIN: Nico Rosberg accused blame himself for failing to win 30-year-old Rosberg immediately The footage showed an appar- newly-crowned world cham- in the final laps after running threw the hat back at the stunned ently annoyed Rossi slowing down pion Lewis Hamilton of being wide on the 49th which opened Briton. and pinning Marquez toward the “extremely aggressive” and “going the door for the Briton to seal a Meanwhile, Mercedes chief outside of the track. one step too far” at the start of third world title Toto Wolff has admitted he has Their bikes touched, and after Sunday’s United States Grand “It was my mistake that cost me to act fast this week to prevent Marquez slid off the track Rossi’s Prix. the race and it was for me a very Nico Rosberg’s displeasure spark- foot can be seen off its peg. The disappointed German fin- tough moment and so strange – it ing a new row with Lewis Hamil- “It’s clear that when my foot ished second behind his Mercedes has never happened to me before, ton that casts a shadow over the slipped of the foot peg Marquez team-mate after starting from not even in free practice, not in team’s triumphant season. had already crashed,” Rossi said pole position and blamed him- the whole season,” added Rosberg. In the aftermath of Briton in comments on Yamaha’s team self for losing the race with an “I just spun off on my own -- Hamilton’s victory and triple title site. unforced error late in the race. maybe the tyres were a bit cold. success in Sunday’s United States MotoGP Race Director Mike But, he added, Hamilton’s It is very disappointing because Grand Prix, Wolff broke away Webb confirmed that Yamaha has aggression at Turn One was “too the race was mine. from the celebrations to confirm launched an appeal. much and one step too far” and “I am not saying anything was he was aware of the dangers fol- In remarks posted on MotoGP’s said it was not acceptable. wrong with the car. I am assum- lowing the German’s reaction website, Webb said Marquez was “He was extremely aggressive ing it was a mistake I made.” to their first corner duel on the partly to blame for “causing prob- at the start. We hit each other. Rosberg later added his con- opening lap. lems to Rossi, who reacted.” Or should I say Lewis came into gratulations to Hamilton. “We will take a very calm, but Lewis Hamilton (right) of Great Britain and Mercedes GP smiles next However, Rossi, who has seen me, which is not good.” “He deserves the champion- firm approach to this,” he said. “It to a dejected Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP at a press his lead over Lorenzo whittled Speaking immediately after the ship. He has driven very well all could be that something is immi- conference after winning the United States Formula One Grand Prix and down to just seven points going race, he said he had not seen a year and he has been consistent nent. We have to deal with it.” the championship at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday in Austin, Texas. into the final race, called the pun- video re-run of the start and was and it is well deserved.” Austrian Wolff said he and the ishment unfair, saying Marquez reluctant to comment, but later However, there was still an team are keen to retain their is “making me lose the champi- he was adamant that the move undercurrent of the bad feeling unity and spirit after a successful Sunday’s race that the English- on pole, and drew level as they onship.” was too aggressive to be accept- between the two drivers in the defence of the drivers’ and con- man had “gone one step too far” went into the first corner, where “The championship is not over able. But he made the point that crew room just after the race. structors’ titles. when he drove him off the cir- Hamilton had the inside line. yet but this sanction cut me off he recovered from that setback Hamilton tossed the German Rosberg complained after fin- cuit at the first corner. Hamilton by the legs,” he said. on the first lap and could only a cap to wear on the podium but ishing second behind Hamilton in made a better start than Rosberg, AGENCIES AFP

All Blacks primed for Wallabies showdown

TWICKENHAM, US: Form is on New Zea- When the Wallabies beat the All Blacks the opposition had something to do with that, land’s side as they plot their game plan against 27-19 in August, New Zealand bounced back but some of our own stuff needs to be looked close neighbours and even closer rivals Aus- with a 41-13 victory a week later. Last year, a at. tralia in the World Cup final, and that eases 12-12 draw in Sydney was followed by a thump- “So we’ll go into this game on the weekend the task of All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. ing 51-20 victory for the All Blacks. Australia really hungry for a performance and it won’t The winner will be the first team to win the beat the All Blacks 25-20 in the lead up to the be over-rating ourselves which is good.” World Cup three times, and if it is reigning last World Cup only for the All Blacks to win Hansen did have an issue with the high champions New Zealand they will be the first their semi-final 20-6. number of penalties conceded by the All team to successfully defend the title. “If you go back four years ago, we had a Blacks and with some refereeing decisions, Australia know if the All Blacks are below sensational performance against Australia in saying he would raise this with World Rugby’s par one week they bounce back with a venge- the semi and then really didn’t lift the next referees boss Joel Jutge. ance the next. Hansen said they were below week even though it was a final,” Hansen said Hansen said a review of the South Africa par when scraping into the finals with a 20-18 referring to the 8-7 World Cup final win over match tape left him puzzled by some calls by win over South Africa on Saturday. France. French referee Jerome Garces. Australia beat Argentina 25-19 in their “So coming off what was a good perform- “I have watched it and a lot of the penalties Twickenham semi-final on Sunday. ance but wasn’t a great one I think we’ll lift. were justified. There’s a couple of them I don’t Wallabies coach Michael Cheika believed his There’ll be enough excitement in the back of agree with so I’ll have to talk to Joel about the side would be better next week while Hansen our minds knowing we could have done better.” interpretation. was certain the All Blacks would improve. But while Hansen was not overly pleased “The only concern I’ve got is whilst we are “We could have done better (against South with the way the All Blacks beat South Africa being penalised for things the same things are New Zealand’s flanker and captain Richie McCaw (centre) leads the haka Africa), and we always seem to play better he said it was the right preparation for a final happening on the opposition and they weren’t before a semi-final match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup against South when we’re like that,” the New Zealand coach against Australia as it highlighted areas his so that will be something else I’ll talk to him Africa at Twickenham Stadium, southwest London, in this October 24, said. side needed to address. about. You just want consistency.” 2015 file photo. Hansen did not have to go too far back to “A really tight, tough game where we prob- underscore his point. ably didn’t play as well as we could have, and AFP TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Spinners sparkle as Pakistan outwit England to take lead Shah, Babar share seven wickets as Cook’s side bowled out for 312 runs

DUBAI: Pakistan’s bowlers wore Broad frustrated them through down tough resistance from Eng- their 60-run stand for the eighth land’s tail to win the second Test wicket and then the Rashid-Wood by an emphatic 178-run margin in stand lasted for nearly two and a England’s captain Alastair Cook (left) shakes hands with Pakistan’s Dubai yesterday, taking a 1-0 lead half hours. Misbah-ul-Haq at the second Test between the two teams in Dubai in the three-match series. Before tea Riaz bowled Broad yesterday. Leg-spinner Yasir Shah (4-87) to bring Pakistan to within two and left-arm spinner Zulfiqar wickets of winning the match, but Babar (3-53) shared the bowling Rashid and Wood carried Eng- honours as England, set a daunt- land to 285-8 at tea with 31 overs Misbah, Cook praise ing 491-run target, were bowled remaining to bat for a draw. out for 312 late on the fifth day Pakistan could have finished with just 6.3 overs left in the the game before the break but match at Dubai Stadium. Mohammad Hafeez dropped a England’s resistance A win early in the day was very regulation catch at slip when much on the cards, but England’s Rashid edged a Shah delivery DUBAI: Rival captains Misbah- team to victory. “Obviously we ninth-wicket pair of Rashid and while on 42. ul-Haq and Alastair Cook praised missed a few chances, but I still Mark Wood (29) put up a valiant Rashid completed his maiden England’s figthback which delayed think a win is a win, no matter fight for 29.2 overs through their fifty soon after tea, pushing for a Pakistan’s victory in the second how close it was, and you must 55-run partnership. quick single off Raiz. It took him Test in Dubai, hailing batting give credit to the bowlers for get- Babar ended Wood’s resistance 110 balls of defiance to reach the from the tail on a difficult last ting them out in two innings,” said while Shah finished the match mark including five boundaries. day pitch yesterday. Misbah of his bowlers. by ending Rashid’s 239-minute In all Rashid batted for 172 Pakistan’s 178-run win only Paceman Wahab Riaz finished resistance when he had him balls, hitting seven boundaries, came with 6.3 overs remaining with five wickets in the match and caught in the covers in the fad- as he made 61. in the day with England’s ninth his 4-66 which helped Pakistan ing light as the Pakistani fielders The victory was important wicket stand of 55 between Adil bowl England for 242 in the first embraced each other. for Pakistan after they narrowly Rashid (61) and Mark Wood innings earned him man-of-the- Pakistan had sensed victory escaped defeat in the first Test (29) lasting for 29.2 overs and match. at lunch with just four wick- in Abu Dhabi when bad light just coming up short. At tea, Cook praised Rashid’s char- ets to take but first Rashid and helped them draw the match in Pakistan needed just two wick- acter: “He’s obviously very final minutes. ets to wrap up a 1-0 lead in the disappointed. But what great Scoreboard The third and final Test starts Pakistan’s Yasir Shah (centre) celebrates with his team-mates after tak- three-match series but Rashid character he has shown,” Cook in Sharjah on November 1. ing the wicket of England’s Adil Rashid on the final day of their second and Wood left them frustrated said of Rashid, playing only his Pakistan (I innings): ...... 378 Pakistan’s win came on the Test at Dubai Stadium yesterday. until Zulfiqar Babar (3-53) had second Test. England (I innings): ...... 242 anniversary of their first ever Wood caught in the slips and Cook said England scoring 136 Pakistan (II innings): ...... 354-6 decl Test win, against India at Luc- Yasir Shah (4-87) dismissed short of Pakistan’s first innings England (II innings): know 63 years ago. reply to Pakistan’s 378. “But the or more runs in Test cricket. Rashid in fading light. total of 378 made the difference. A Cook c Riaz b Shah ...... 10 “You have to give credit to the character we showed today...they But Babar did not take long to The first Test ended in a draw “You don’t need to be a rocket Moeen Ali c Younis b Khan ...... 1 opposition when the ball is turn- are a fantastic bunch of guys who dismiss Root with a sharp turner with the final Test scheduled for scientist to realise when you lose I Bell c Younis b Babar ...... 46 ing and two really good spinners refused to buckle. The innings which took the edge of his bat Sharjah from November 1. 7 for 60; when you start day one J Root c Younis b Babar ...... 71 were bowling they showed really Adil played, he’ll take a lot from towards the slips, where Younis Misbah admitted it was tense as a fairly even day, then day two J Bairstow b Shah ...... 22 good character,” said Pakistan that. “It was disappointing he Khan took a low catch. to see the match on the brink. we had a pretty good day then we B Stokes c Misbah b Khan ...... 13 skipper Misbah-ul-Haq. couldn’t get over the line but if Root hit six boundaries off 171 “Obviously it was tense in the were about 190 behind with seven J Buttler c Younis b Shah ...... 7 “Our spinners bowled well, we’d all faced six or 10 balls more balls. end,” said Misbah after record- wickets left and we ended up 340 Adil Rashid c Babar b Shah ...... 61 especially under pressure. we would have done it.” Jonny Bairstow, dropped on ing his 19th win as captain -- the behind with them having seven S Broad b Riaz ...... 30 Whenever we needed a England’s hopes of a fightback 11 off Babar, did not survive most for Pakistan. wickets left. M Wood c Hafeez b Babar ...... 29 breakthrough they held their were pinned on Joe Root (71), much longer as Shah bowled him “It was touch and go and I “To win games of cricket out J Anderson (not out) ...... 0 nerve and this is a great win for who resumed cautiously on 59 as through the gate with a sharp think credit to England as it was here you have to be absolutely Extras (B-12, LB-4, NB-5, W-1) ...... 22 us.” Pakistan attacked through Babar googly for 22 as England slumped tough to play on the last day pitch relentless for five days. We did Total (all out) ...... 312 Cook said England’s slump on and Riaz. to 163 for five. in the last innings when the ball that in Abu Dhabi and came up Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-19, 3-121, 4-157, the third day was costly. Root completed 3,000 Test runs Jos Buttler survived for 26 was turning from the rough and just short. You know they will 5-163, 6-178, 7-193, 8-253, 9-308. “That morning on day three when he reached 61 with a single deliveries before Shah had him two quality spinners were bowl- score runs because it’s a flat Bowling: Khan 14-4-41-2 (1nb; 1w); Riaz has really cost us,” said Cook of off Riaz towards square-leg. He caught by Younis in the slips for ing.” wicket, but however good a spell 25-4-78-1 (nb3); Shah 41.3-15-87-4; Malik England losing seven wickets completed the milestone in his seven as England went to lunch Pakistan had set England a of bowling is, you can’t lose 7 for 10-2-37-0; Babar 47-23-53-3. for 36 runs to be bowled out 34th Test and became the 41st on 187-6. daunting 491-run target, with 60.” for 242 in their first innings in English batsmen to score 3,000 AFP their bowlers raring to bowl the AFP Herath spurs Sri Lanka to series victory over the West Indies COLOMBO: Rangana Herath pressure because our batsmen Hope danced down the wicket hopes of a West Indies victory. (pictured) picked up four wickets didn’t deliver,” Sri Lanka cap- to the bowler but the ball spun “As a spinner and a bowler, we Scoreboard while spin partner Milinda Siri- tain Angelo Mathews said at the enough to beat his bat and got to take responsibility,” Herath Sri Lanka (I innings): ...... 200 wardana took three as Sri Lanka presentation. “I never had doubts resulted in an easy stumping for said after being adjudged the man West Indies (I innings): ...... 163 defeated West Indies by 72 runs about my bowlers. wicketkeeper Kusal Perera losing of the series for his 15 wickets in Sri Lanka (II innings): ...... 206 on the fifth day of the second and “Rangana Herath has enough his wicket. two tests. “As a bowler you might West Indies (II innings): final Test yesterday to win the experience... He showed his mas- Out-of-form Marlon Samu- get hit for three or four sixes. I K Brathwaite lbw Prasad ...... 3 series 2-0. terclass at the end.” els (six) survived several nerv- don’t mind. At the end we took S Hope st K Perera b Siriwardana ...... 35 West Indies, who lost the first West Indies resumed on 20-1 ous moments before falling to them out.” D Bravo c Mathews b Herath ...... 61 Test in Galle by an innings and after rain washed away the final Dilruwan Perera with Mathews The wily left-arm spinner also M Samuels c Mathews b D Perera ...... 6 six runs, were all out for 171 in session on the third day and the completing a sharp catch at slip dismissed Jerome Taylor (1) and J Blackwood lbw Siriwardana ...... 4 the second session as their wait entire fourth day’s play and looked leaving West Indies in trouble. then returned to take the final D Ramdin c Mathews b Herath ...... 10 for a first win in the format in Sri in firm control of their chase. Siriwardana, who was adjudged wicket of Kemar Roach (13). J Holder lbw Siriwardana ...... 7 Lanka continues. Shai Hope, who was unbeaten man of the match for his all- West Indies captain Jason K Roach lbw Herath ...... 13 The tourists made a bright during the weather disruption, round performance, claimed his Holder rued the lack of patience J Taylor c Siriwardana b Herath ...... 1 start in their chase of 244 but and Bravo started positively, tak- second wicket when Jermaine footwork and completed his 13th from the team’s batsmen. D Bishoo (run out) ...... 0 their hopes of a series-levelling ing the attack to the spinners, and Blackwood (four) was out leg fifty in tests with three fours and “We got to look at our games. J Warrican (not out) ...... 20 win dimmed after losing three added 60 for the second wicket in before with West Indies quickly two sixes. We just got to be a bit more Extras (B-3, LB-1, W-1, NB-6) ...... 11 quick wickets to the spinners in the innings. slumping from 80-1 to 102-4. Herath, who was targeted by patient,” Holder said. Total (all out) ...... 171 the morning, with batting main- Mathews turned to all-rounder Blackwood challenged the Bravo and hit for two consecu- “Everytime we came under lit- Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-80, 3-97, 4-102, stay Darren Bravo (61) the only Siriwardana to break the stand umpire’s decision but failed to tive sixes, got in on the act after tle pressure from the Sri Lanka 5-124, 6-125, 7-133, 8-136, 9-138, 10-171. one to offer some resistance. and the left-arm spinner did overturn the decision. lunch by dismissing wicketkeeper bowlers, we succumbed to it.” Bowling: Prasad 10-2-38-1 (nb5; w1); Pra- “It was a hard-fought win, our exactly that by dismissing Hope Left-hander Bravo handled the Denesh Ramdin (10) and Bravo deep 3-0-11-0 (nb1); Herath 19.5-3-56-4; D Perera 20-4-37-1; Siriwardana 13-1-25-3. bowlers were under constant in his fifth delivery. spinners well with some positive in the same over to banish any REUTERS

Misaki secures Muguruza, Kerber claim wins

first career title SINGAPORE: Heavy-hitting sixth game thanks to her heavy baseliners Garbine Muguruza and WTA FINALS RESULTS groundstrokes and dominated the LUXEMBOURG: Japan’s world Angelique Kerber brushed aside Results from the season-ending WTA Finals in tiebreak from the start. number 92 Misaki Doi claimed Czech challengers to make a win- Singapore yesterday. It was a revenge win after her first career title on Sunday ning start to their WTA Finals she and compatriot Carla Sua- with a 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-0 win over campaign yesterday. Women’s singles rez Navarro lost to Safarova and Germany’s Mona Barthel in the Spaniard Muguruza dispatched White Group Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their final of the Luxembourg Open. Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (4) before doubles opener on Sunday. Garbine Muguruza (ESP x2) bt Lucie Safarova Left-hander Doi, 24, finished Germany’s Kerber overcame an The day’s second singles lacked (CZE x7) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). the fresher of the two women error-strewn and unwell Petra the same quality with twice Wim- having played just one set in her Kvitova 6-2, 7-6 (3) in a battle Angelique Kerber (GER x6) bt Petra Kvitova bledon champion Kvitova all semi-final on Saturday when of the lefties in another White (CZE x4) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3). at sea, offering up 44 unforced Belgian opponent Alison Van Group encounter. errors. Uytvanck retired with an injury. The 22-year-old Muguruza A lethargic Kvitova, diagnosed “It was a good start at the served confidently, raining down Safarova in the third game of the with mononucleosis in August, beginning of the match. 10 aces, and controlled the base- first set and pressurised her serve rallied at the start of the second In the second set, it was tough line exchanges with aggressive throughout a one-sided opening set to go 3-0 up, only to lose the physically and mentally and I strokes on the slower indoor salvo. momentum as world number couldn’t make it. It was almost hardcourt at the Singapore Safarova broke at the start of seven Kerber raced 5-4 ahead finished, but not,” Doi told www. National Stadium. the second set but the Spaniard, with a booming forehand down wtatennis.com. The world number three from who won the biggest title of her the line. The German showed World number 55 Barthel had Spain has been in strong form career at the China Open ear- nerves as she faltered and lost her been aiming for a fourth title since she lost to Safarova in the lier this month, broke back in serve when attempting to close after claiming Bastad in 2014, Germany’s Angelique Kerber in action during the round robin match quarter-finals of the French the sixth game as she regained out the match but Kvitova wasted Paris in 2013 and Hobart in 2012. against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic at the WTA Finals at Singapore Open, her rhythm. The Venezuelan- set points at 6-5 as Kerber forced Indoor Stadium in Singapore yesterday. Wimbledon runner-up Mugu- born Muguruza broke the world a tiebreak. REUTERS ruza broke French Open finalist number nine to love in the REUTERS TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Qatar promotes Doha 2016 Worlds in Egypt

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT: UCI Road World Championships Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones the Championships a unique and The Organising Committee of the Doha 2016, headed the Qatari who welcomed Sheikh Khalid and exceptional event. UCI Road World Championships- delegation at the premier Arab his Doha 2016 delegation. In his Sheikh Khalid had several Doha 2016 participated with a cycling event where the Doha welcome speech Sheikh Khalid press interviews with radio and promotional booth at this week’s event was promoted and dis- laid special emphasis on Qatar’s TV station in which he spoke Arab Cycling Championships in cussed in detail among fans and 2030 Vision, detailing the finer about the latest preparations Sharm El Sheikh. athletes. points of the country’s rapidly and facilities for this historic The booth - which was erected During their Richmond visit, developing sports infrastructure event. at the start and finish lines of the Sheikh Khalid headed the 2016 and Doha’s rising reputation as “Our strategy in Qatar is based Arab Cycling Championships - team at the Doha Briefing a sports hub of the entire region. on hosting many international drew wide-ranging attention from attended by cycling officials and The Road World Championships and regional sports events in those associated with the event. fans where a special documentary is cycling’s pinnacle event, held which we aspire to make Qatar The Organising Committee titled ‘Marhaba’ on Qatar’s sports annually in an international city an international sports hub, members distributed promotional profile was played out. More than chosen by the Union Cycliste Accordingly we were honoured printed material and giveaways. 450 representatives from UCI, Internationale (UCI) through to organise the UCI Road World Another booth was held at the Richmond city, international a competitive bidding process Championships Doha 2016. We Technical Presentation in Sharm federations and journalists from similar to the Olympic Games. aim by hosting this championships El Sheikh’s Convention Centre. all over the world featured at the Doha won the 2016 bid in 2012. to make sport a lifestyle by Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, Organising Committee Chairman, UCI Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, event. The October 9-16 event will creating a productive generation Road World Championships (RWC) Doha 2016, speaking during a pro- Organising Committee Chairman, The evening was opened by bring together dozens of teams able to hoist Qatar’s name higher motional event in Richmond, United States. With him is Eddy Merckx and thousands of cycling fans to at several sport and coronation (right) Ambassador of UCI RWC Doha 2016. the Qatari capital. podiums,” said Sheikh Khalid. The event consists of a road He also added that the organ- race, a team time-trial and a time- izing committee will invite the Dr Wageeeh Azzam, Championships set to be held in trial for elite men and women and best riders from 75 countries to President of Egyptian Cycling the Qatari capital from October a road race and time-trial for men compete in the Championships, Federation was delighted that 9-16. under-23, junior men and junior which will starts on October 15, the Championships will be held The Doha team was in Japan women. 2016 under the title “the race in Doha. Last week to promote the UCI It’s also worth mentioning that starts here!” “UCI Road World Road World Championships, the championship will make its On another note, Sheikh Faisal Championships, Doha 2016 is a Doha 2016. debut in the Middle East. Al Qasimi, Chairman of Arab pleasant historic cycling event Also, a couple of weeks before As Qatar will be the second Cycling Union said championships that we’ve been supporting for 4 Doha 2016 kicked-off a one-year country in Asia after Japan will help the sports in region. years.” countdown to the 2016 UCI Road to host the UCI Road World “Hosting the championships for He urged all Arab countries to World Championships, a massive Championships. the first time in an Arab country be a part of it and prepare both promotional event in Richmond The Qatari delegation promoted is considered a great gain for male and female cyclists of all ages was planned last month and Championships during the cycling sport, as it will revitalise to participate in the competition. attracted thousands of cycling opening ceremony, by distributing and broaden participation in He also stressed on Qatar’s ability enthusiasts during the 2015 UCI Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, Organising Committee Chairman, UCI promotional giveaways and this major event and will help to organize a world-Class event. Road World Championships held Road World Championships (RWC) Doha 2016 at this week’s Arab brochures that covered the our athletes in the Arab world The Doha 2016 organising in Richmond, United States. Cycling Championships in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. extensively massive preparations to strongly present in such Committee has been vigorously being carried by Qatar to make international competitions. promoting next year’s UCI World THE PENINSULA

QATAR CLASSIC PSA World Series, Main Draw Matthew pulls out of Qatar Classic [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) vs [WC] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) James Willstrop (ENG) vs [Qualifier] Englishman second top ranked player to give the PSA World Series tournament a miss Max Lee (HKG) vs [Qualifier] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) vs [5] Simon Rösner (GER) DOHA: World No. 2 Nick Mat- given the top billing. Last week, [7] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) vs [Qualifier] thew has been forced to with- World No. 5 Alison Waters and Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) vs draw from the upcoming 2015 World No. 8 Nour El Tayebe both Chris Simpson (ENG) Qatar Classic, PSA World Series withdrew from competing, due to Adrian Waller (ENG) vs Nicolas Mueller (SUI) tournament, due to an abdominal injury. Recent Delaware Invest- injury. ments US Open runner-up El Cameron Pilley (AUS) vs [3] Miguel Angel Matthew is the second top-ten Tayeb has pulled out after failing Rodriguez (COL) ranked player to give the Qatar to recover from a shoulder injury [4] Omar Mosaad (EGY) vs [Qualifier] tournament a miss. Last week, sustained following a heavy fall Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [Qualifier] World Champion Ramy Ashour during her impressive quarter- Daryl Selby (ENG) vs [Qualifier] withdrew from the tournament, final win over El Welily while [Qualifier] vs [6] Peter Barker (ENG) at the Khalfa Tennis and Squash Waters will no longer compete in [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) vs Complex in Doha, Qatar – the the Middle East after aggravating Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) scene of his dramatic 2014 World a lower back injury. Championship victory twelve As a result Tesni Evans of Tom Richards (ENG) vs [Qualifier] months ago. Wales and Yathreb Adel of Egypt Fares Dessouki (EGY) vs Saurav Ghosal (IND) The 28-year-old Egyptian have moved into the main draw Borja Golan (ESP) vs [2] was forced to concede his sec- automatically to face Nouran Gregory Gaultier (FRA) ond round match at the recent Gohar of Egypt and Dipika Pal- Women’s Draw Delaware Investments US Open likal of India, respectively. Al-Jaidah fleet of 30 cars outside the Qatar Squash Federation building in Doha yesterday. The cars have [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) vs Joshana against Mathieu Castagnet of “Laura Massaro World No. 3 Chinappa (IND) France due to a hamstring injury been pressed into service to pick up and drop International players, coming to Doha to take part in the Qatar and Nour El Tayeb World No. 8 Yathreb Adel (EGY) vs [13] Dipika Pallikal (IND) and has failed to recover in time Classic squash tournament, from the Hamad International Airport. RIGHT: Nick Matthew of England. withdrawal also will not affect for the Qatar Classic, which starts the women tournament as other [11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) vs Habiba on October 31. stars starting from World No. Mohamed (EGY) Gamal Rasmi the technical The withdrawal of Matthew Bellevue, Washington in less than will make it to the main draw. 1 Raneem El Walily till world Line Hansen (DEN) vs [5] Omneya Abdel secretary of Qatar Squash Fed- has paved the way for Nicolas three weeks. The Arabs players who are number 28 in the world will be Kawy (EGY) eration (QSF) and head of the Mueller of Switzerland to move Meanwhile, Qatar’s challenge participating in the men’s quali- in action,” said Rasmi. [8] Emma Beddoes (ENG) vs [Qualifier] Media Committee for the Qatar into the main draw. at the championship will be led fication draw are Omar Abdel Meanwhile, Qatar Squash Fed- [Qualifier] vs [14] Emily Whitlock (ENG) Classic said the absence of Ash- Mueller will face England’s by four players, three of them in Maguid, Zahid Mohamed, eration announced a fleet of 30 [16] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) vs [Qualifier] our and Matthew will not affect Adrian Waller when the action the qualifying and one in the main Mohamed Abouelgahr, Ali Farag, cars belonging to Al-Jaidah have [Qualifier] vs [4] Laura Massaro (ENG) the popularity of the tournament gets underway on October 31 draw. Mohamed Reda, Shehab Essam, been pressed into service to pick as most of the others top ranked while World No. 3 Gregory Abdullah Al Tamimi, World No. all from Egypt, Abdullah Al up and drop players from the [3] Camille Serme (FRA) vs [Qualifier] players will be in Qatar for the Gaultier moves up to occupy the 71 has been handed a wild card Mezayen, Amar Al Tamimi. Hamad International Airport. [Qualifier] v [15] Amanda Sobhy (USA) tournament. number two seeding and will face and will face Mohamed Al Shor- The event also marks the “Al-Jaidah fleet of 30 cars will [10] Rachael Grinham (AUS) vs Heba El “Ashour and Matthew are the Spaniard Borja Golan in the first bagi, the World No. 1. return of top-level women’s be running its service during the Torky (EGY) two players who have withdrawn round. The other three Qatari players game to Doha for the first time tournament for 24 hours from [Qualifier] vs [6] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) from the tournament on account 35-year-old Matthew will now are Abulrahaman Al Malki, Sayed since 2011. Six-time Qatar Classic airport to the accommodation and [7] Annie Au (HKG) vs Victoria Lust (ENG) of injuries but all the other stars face a race against the clock in Azlan and Ahmed Al Tamimi, champion Nicol David of Malay- to the venue and also back to the [Qualifier] vs [12] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) are participating , starting from order to recover fully to compete who will see action in the qualify- sia will be the star attraction, airport,” said a QSF official. World No. 1 to 27,” said Rasmi in the 2015 Men’s World Cham- ing rounds. Out of the 32 players but Egypt’s newly-crowned world [9] Nouran Gohar (EGY) vs Tesni Evans (WAL) while speaking to reporters. pionship which gets underway in competing in the qualifying, eight No. 1 Raneem El Welily has been THE PENINSULA Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) vs [2] Nicol David (MAS)

Yazid leads at Optimist Asian and Oceanian in Doha Aspetar hosts Health of the Paralympic Athlete symposium

DOHA:Participants in the Dr Mohamed Ghaith Al- base, and our collaboration with Health of the Paralympic Ath- Kuwari, Acting Director General Aspetar serves as a great exam- lete symposium have commended of Aspetar, said that hosting this ple. This kind of work benefits Aspetar for enabling industry symposium in conjunction with the everybody, and ultimately fulfils experts a unique opportunity to 2015 IPC World Championships is our vision to develop Paralympic come together and discuss how important given the profile of the sports and leave a lasting social to improve the quality of medical championship. He also added that legacy. We believe that everyone care for Paralympic athletes. the symposium is in line with Asp- has the right to be involved in Aspetar, the Orthopaedic and etar’s sports medicine education sport in a healthy manner.” Sports Medicine Hospital, is the strategy, which places a significant On the partnership with Asp- official, and exclusive, medical focus on discussing the evolving etar, Dr Vliet added: “We have partner of the 2015 IPC Athlet- scientific developments and chal- worked with Aspetar from the ics World Championships. lenges of medical services provided very beginning to provide medical The event drew attendees from to para-athletes. care to participants in this cham- the field of Paralympic sports Dr Peter Van de Vliet, Medi- pionship. I am delighted to say that medicine, from Qatar and around cal and Scientific Director at the quality and capabilities that we the world, to discuss a number IPC, highlighted IPC’s 2015-2018 have seen at Aspetar makes the Sailors taking part in the Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championships at Katara Beach yesterday. Muhammad of medical policies aimed at the strategy, saying: “The committee’s hospital an ideal partner for the Daniel KeI Bin M Yazid of Singapore leads at the end of the second day. development of medical services strategy in the next three year IPC.” for Paralympic athletes. aims to expand its partnerships THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 QSL delegation Lekhwiya look to bounce back with a win visits Dhreima

QSL: Defending champions to lock horns with Al Gharafa today after back-to-back defeats DOHA: A delegation from Qatar Stars League (QSL) Management DOHA: Defending champions season. It’s clear that they have a And I am sure they will do so in visited Qatar Orphans Founda- Lekhwiya will look to fire on big ambition. We are in a tough this game.” tion (Dhreima) in order to thank all cylinders when they take on situation at the moment. We have Al Gharaffa, on the other hand, them for their effective participa- Al Gharafa in a crunch Qatar suffered back to back losses. But are also seeking a victory after tion in the inauguration of Qatar Stars League (QSL) match today so have they. Both teams need receiving the same fate in their Stars League season 2015/2016. at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium points, need to win. It’s more or last couple of matches. The QSL delegation included, in Doha. less the same situation for both In round 5 Gharafa where Community Events Specialist The coach Djamel Belmadi’s the teams,” he said. comprehensively beaten by El Abdel Aziz Al Malki, Commu- players are desperate to take “To have two defeats overall Jaish 4-1, and the cheetahs lost nity Relations Specialist Nasser full points to get back on track we cannot accept this. We are to Al Wakrah 2-1 in round 6. Al Kuwari & Community Events after they suffered back-to-back not happy and we will try to However, Pericles Chamusca’s Officer Mahfoud Boumaraf defeats in their previous two comeback quickly. We have to team will count themselves During the visit both parties matches. make the reaction which we didn’t unlucky not to have grabbed a recognised the importance of con- “We are here, like our previous make against Jaish. I don’t believe point, having conceded a last tinued of cooperation and partici- season, to win the league,” said we need a dramatic change in our gasp penalty in the match against pation between the two parties. Belmadi at a pre-match press tactics. We have been playing with Wakrah. The QSL trophy was granted conference in Doha yesterday this for quite a while now and it “You know that both teams are to Dhreima and handed Kha- before counting Al Gharafa as has delivered the results. While looking for victories after two Lekhwiya’s coach Djamel Belmadi (centre) speaks at a pre-match press lid Kamal, General Manager of tough opponents . I, as the coach assume complete consecutive defeats. Lekhwiya conference ahead of their QSL match against Al Gharafa yesterday in Qatar Orphans Foundation, who “Gharafa have brought in big responsibility, I am also waiting have a strong team, just like last Doha. received the QSL delegation. players like Shekawi, Dioko this for a reaction from my players. season,” Chamusca told reporters Abdel Aziz Al Malki, Com- yesterday. munity Events Specialist at the “ They have the same squad. and Umm Salal to fifth place in season. If the Cops did slip to QSL said: “We do appreciate the They have good attacking players the QSL. Midfielder Lawrence a defeat, however it would lead huge work done by Dhreima and like Mohamed Rezaq and Msakni. Quaye will be a key man for the to an unprecedented third defeat would like to thank them for their They have a good winger in Weiss. Cheetahs; the former Qatari in the league leaving them nine interaction and participation in And their defence is not only national has been playing well for points off the pace from leaders the league inauguration, we hope strong but also attack minded Gharafa recently, having scored Al Rayyan. to continue our collaboration in with players like Mohamed last time out against Al Wakrah. Lekhwiya will be counting on the future.” Musa,” he said. Lekhwiya are also going into midfielder Yussef Msakni, the Nasser Al Kuwari Commu- “I have prepared my team in this match on a run of two Tunisian midfielder has often nity Relations Specialist assured order to reduce spaces for this consecutive defeats. been deployed as a striker this that there will be a dedicated team - to get as compact as In round 5 they stumbled in season and is currently third in day for Dhreima children which possible when playing against an entertaining match against the goal scoring charts with six will include entertaining football Lekhwiya. And also Gharafa Al Arabi, and also lost to a With both sides looking for activities and events, thanking at have good strikers like Shekwali, professional El Jaish side 2-0 in the win to break their losing the same time Dhreima for their Dioko and other players with the round 6 derby. streaks it promises to be an interaction with the Qatar Stars good quality. We have to focus A win for Lekhwiya will see interesting tie between Gharafa League Management in all pro- Al Gharafa’s coach Pericles Chamusca (right) speaks to reporters at a on reducing their chances,” he them jump into fourth position in and Lekhwiya. grams and activities. pre-match press conference in Doha yesterday. added. A victory for Gharafa the league, which is a minimum will see them leap over Lekhwiya requirement for the side this THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Umm Salal’s head of football Aspire Banks League starts with a bang satisfied with team’s show DOHA: The Aspire Banks draw between Standard Char- League – organised by Aspire tered and Doha Bank. DOHA: Umm Salal Sports Club head of football Zone Foundation in cooperation Running between October 2015 Sheikh Tamim bin Mohamed Al Thani (pic- with the Qatar Central Bank and February 2016, the league will tured) praised his team’s 2-1 victory over Al – got off to a strong start with be played out between 14 partici- Sailiya in Round 6 of the Qatar Stars League, a number of exciting matches pating banks with a total of 91 earlier this week. played out on the indoor pitch at matches due to be played. He also expressed his satisfaction with the Aspire Dome this weekend. Games will be held every Sat- performance of the players who came back from The league kicked off with a urday and Sunday with occasional a goal down to win the game. number of competitive and high weekly breaks. Sheikh Tamim said to QSL website: “The tempo games that included with a The new league builds on the confrontation wasn’t easy at all as we finished 3 – 0 win for Qatar National Bank success of a previous banks tour- the first half behind with one goal. Gaining the three points is a very against the International Bank of nament organised at the Aspire good thing for our team, moving us to fifth place in the league. We are Qatar and a 4 – 0 victory for Al Dome during Ramadan as part looking forward to enter the top four teams. We have a tough game in Khaliji Bank against Commercial of the Aspire Zone Foundation’s Round 7 versus Al Gharafa next Saturday.” Bank. Ramadan Sports Festival. He also pointed out to the difficulty of the upcoming tie, indicating The other two games included The new league offers even that Gharafa is a strong team. “We can’t underestimate them despite a remarkable 8 – 1 triumph for greater numbers of banks the their recent two defeats to El Jaish and Wakrah.” . Masraf Al Rayyan against Qatar opportunity to participate, with He added: “Umm Salal is capable of becoming one of the top four Development Bank, and a 4 – 2 14 banks set to take part. teams in Qatar Stars League this season. Our team has lots of distin- victory for Barwa Bank against Those banks participating in guished players, hoping to keep away from injuries during the coming Qatar International Islamic Bank. the league include Qatar Cen- period in order to move forward and consolidated our position.” Central Bank with a 3 – 0 win. tral Bank, Qatar National Bank, He also expressed his satisfaction with the of the performance dem- Excitement reached a high- Qatar Islamic Bank, Masraf Al onstrated by foreign players. He indicated that these players have point however during the second Rayyan, Barwa Bank, Qatar started well but the owner of Umm Salal is expecting more from then match between Al Ahli Bank Islamic International Bank, Al during the season. and HSBC. Whilst the two sides Ahli Bank, International Bank Sheikh Tamim Bin Mohamed Al Thani assured that he is satisfied were neck in neck for much of the Of Qatar, Khaliji Bank, Qatar with the results accomplished by the team so far and said: “We have game, Al Ahli Bank ran out even- Development Bank, Commercial played six games so far, out of which we won three and tied in two and tual winners with a well earned Bank, Doha Bank, HSBC, and the lost in one occasion against Al Rayyan.” 5 – 4 victory. Standard Chartered. Action during a match on the opening day of the Aspire Banks League The last game from this first in Doha this weekend. THE PENINSULA week of the league ended with a THE PENINSULA

FRENCH LIGUE 1 RESULTS Ligue 1: PSG go seven points clear PARIS: French Ligue 1 results on Sunday: PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pic- closed in on the European places Reims 0 Monaco 1 (Silva 11) tured) was among the scorers as with a 1-0 win at Reims as Ber- Paris Saint-Germain opened up a nardo Silva got the only goal of Lille 1 (Corchia 71) Marseille 2 (Batshuayi seven-point gap over their nearest the game against their 10-man 37, Alessandrini 56) rivals at the top of Ligue 1 with hosts. Bordeaux 1 (Ounas 78) Troyes 0 a 4-1 victory over Saint-Etienne Leonardo Jardim’s team opened Paris Saint-Germain 4 (Kurzawa 23, Cavani on Sunday. the scoring in the 11th minute 48, Ibrahimovic 67, Lucas 87) Saint-Etienne Layvin Kurzawa and Edinson at the Stade Auguste-Delaune 1 (Verratti 73-og) Cavani netted before Ibrahimovic, when Nabil Dirar crossed from PSG’s all-time leading scorer, got the right and the diminutive Silva Played Saturday his seventh goal in his last four got up to head in his third goal of Lorient 1 (Guerreiro 25) Rennes 1 (Grosicki games against Saint-Etienne to the season at the back post. 68) put the game beyond the visitors They might have added to their Gazelec Ajaccio 3 (Pujol 1, Filippi 32, Djoko- at the Parc des Princes. lead but Argentine striker Guido vic 43) Nice 1 (Filippi 11-og) Marco Verratti put through his Carrillo hit both posts before the own net to give Les Verts a con- left side of the penalty area that interval, while Jordan Siebatcheu Angers 0 Guingamp 0 solation but Lucas headed in the Saint-Etienne ‘keeper Stephane hit the upright for Reims in stop- Montpellier 2 (Boudebouz 63, Ninga 88) hosts’ fourth to secure a comfort- Ruffier got a touch to but could page time. Bastia 0 able PSG win that underlined the not keep out. The hosts had been reduced to Friday yawning gap between them and Ruffier did make a tremendous 10 men midway through the sec- the rest of French football. save to deny Cavani before the ond half when Antoine Devaux Al Sailiya’s players listen to their coach during their training session in Caen 0 Nantes 2 (Bammou 23, Thomasson Laurent Blanc’s side have still break but he could not prevent walked for a second yellow card, Doha yesterday. 61) not lost a game this season in any the Uruguayan from convert- as Monaco claimed a first league Lyon 3 (Darder 18, Valbuena 69, Cornet competition and are now unde- ing an Ibrahimovic assist three win in a month to climb to eighth 90+4) Toulouse 0 feated in 20 Ligue 1 matches, a minutes after the interval for his in the table. Al Sailiya start preparations run that stretches back to March. seventh league goal of the season. “Away from home our team is SPANISH LA LIGA That form has allowed them to Cavani returned the favour very compact and very good in the DOHA: Al Sailiya resumed their training sessions in order to prepare move seven points clear of Angers, when he set up the Swedish transitions,” said Jardim. for their Round 7 match against Al Kharaitiyat at the Qatar Stars RESULTS the newly-promoted surprise striker to grab his seventh of the “We tried to score the second League (QSL) next Thursday at Thani Bin Jassem Stadium. MADRID: Collated Spanish league results package who drew 0-0 at home campaign midway through the goal, first by playing our game, Al Sailiya will be looking to get back to winning ways having lost in on Sunday: to Guingamp on Saturday. second period, before a Marquin- and then by trying to be more round 6 to Umm Salal 2-1. Blanc made three changes to hos clearance ricocheted off Ver- direct. We were unable to put Levante 0 Real Sociedad 4 (Vela 8, 84, Agir- The Peregrines will also be without Bahraini midfielder Fawi Aiesh, the team that drew with Real ratti and in for an own goal at the game to bed, but I think we retxe 35, Illarramendi 82) for their tie against Al Kharaitiyat having been sent off against Umm Madrid in the Champions League the other end. Paris had not fin- deserved the victory.” Marseille, Salal. Las Palmas 0 Villarreal 0 during the week and it was one ished there, though, and a Lucas meanwhile, ended a run of seven Al Sailiya are currenetly in tenth place in the QSL with six points, Barcelona 3 (Suarez 21, 48, 85) Eibar 1 of those players brought into the back-post header crossed the line games without a win as Michy including two victories and four defeats. (Baston 10) side, Kurzawa, who opened the despite Ruffier’s attempts to keep Batshuayi and Romain Alessan- Al Rayyan are leading the points table with six consecutive victories. scoring midway through the first it out as the capital club put the drini scored in a 2-1 success at Atletico Madrid 2 (Martinez 31, Carrasco 40) half. The former Monaco left- seal on their victory. Lille. Valencia 1 (Alcacer 72-pen) THE PENINSULA back fired in a low shot from the Earlier on Sunday, Monaco AFP Tuesday 27 October 2015 13 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6596 Sport Price: QR2 Kaufman wins Hamilton takes maiden PGA third title after title US thriller

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Winning four titles incredibly tough: Al Attiyah ‘Hard work and planning’ key for Qatar’s motor racing star to dominate rallying scene around the world

By Rizwan Rehmat “I would say winning the Sea- “Nasser not just competes in line Cross-Country Rally (in rallies. He competes at the Olym- DOHA: Qatar’s motor sport star April) was special since I was pic Games in shooting. He takes Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, who has the defending champion and I was part in powerboat events. He’s an won four world titles within a against a top field. I think that all-rounder,” QMMF President space of just 10 months, yester- was special too,” he said. pointed out. day said ‘hard work and planning’ “It has been difficult but once Al Attiyah, who won the bronze allowed him to dominate rallying we won the Dakar Rally, I knew medal in skeet shooting compe- scene around the world. that I had to push on and aim for tition at the London Games in On Sunday, Al Attiyah added bigger challenges,” Al Attiyah said 2012, said he was preparing for the WRC2 title to his bulging bag of his January triumph at Dakar next year’s Olympic Games in Rio of trophies at the Rally of Cat- Rally. de Janiero. alunya. “We then went on to win the “My target is to win a gold In January this year, Al Attiyah Qatar round of the FIA Middle medal. I want to that before I 45, won the gruelling Dakar Rally East Championship. That was retire. I will be commencing my which he followed by winning the followed by the Sealine Cross- training tomorrow,” Al Attiyah FIA Cross-Country World Cup Country Rally win. I think we said. title. continued with the same vein “I still have time. I have a set Two weeks ago, Al Attiyah throughout the season,” Al Atti- calendar in front of me and I will sealed his 11th FIA Middle East yah said. be devoting to training and taking Championship title in 13 seasons. “I take this opportunity to Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (right), President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) with Nasser part in events,” he said. “It has been an amazing season thank H H the Emir, Sheikh Al Attiyah, Qatari rally driver being honoured by QMMF at a special ceremony at QMMF head office yesterday. “I will be travelling to Kuwait for me,” Al Attiyah said yesterday Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. RIGHT: Nasser Al Attiyah speaking during the ceremony. before I head to Valencia for the after being honoured by QMMF The Emir has always supported FIA prize giving ceremony next at a special ceremony in Qatari me in my sports endeavours all “I call him the ‘superman of the ferent car at every event,” QMMF titles is a tribute to the support month,” Al Attiyah said. capital. my career. It is because of the region’. He is once-in-a-genera- President added. of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin “I love a challenge and I prepare “It is a significant achievement Emir’s support that I compete tion sportsman who continues to “From rallying to cross-country Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minis- myself accordingly. Whatever I because it is incredibly tough to so strongly the world over,” he defy logic with his amazing run of to soft gravel surfaces, Al Atti- ter and Interior Minister H E do or win is for my country,” Al win four titles in one year,” he added. form,” Al Attiyah said. yah performs well everywhere,” Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Attiyah said. “I thank QMMF for added. “To win the WRC2 title QMMF President Nasser bin “Let’s not forget that it is not QMMF President said. “We take Khalifa Al Thani and Minister their whole-hearted support over against four Skoda cars was not Khalifa Al Attiyah named the easy to prepare for each event pride in supporting him from our of Youth and Sports H E Salah the years,” he added. easy. It was truly an incredible country’s top sport star ‘super- that he goes to. He has different side. bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali,” battle,” Al Attiyah added. man’ of the region’. set of teams planning with a dif- “Nasser winning so many QMMF President said. THE PENINSULA Qatar’s Abdelqader misses bronze by a whisker in Doha

DOHA: Qatar’s para-athletics hero, Abdelrahman Abdelqader narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at Qatar Sports Club yes- terday, throwing a season’s best that put him just centimetres out- side of medal contention. Abdelqader fought formidably with the best athletes in the world to finish just short of a podium finish in an incredibly strong field. Elsewhere in the competition, it was a successful night for the region with medals for Tunisia, Morocco, the UAE and Algeria. Abdelrahman’s improvement in para-athletics has been out- standing. A self-proclaimed slow- starter in the sport, Abdelqader won Asian Para-Games gold in Incheon last year and broke the world-record just last month at the GCC Para-Athletics Cham- pionships. Despite furthering that dis- tance in tonight’s competition with a throw of 10.80, Mauricio Valencia of Colombia threw 10.93 with his last attempt of the com- petition to edge narrowly ahead of Abdelqader and take the bronze medal. It was an Iranian one-two Qatar’s para-athletics hero, Abdelrahman Abdelqader in action at the IPC with Saleh Farajzadeh throwing Athletics World Championships at Qatar Sports Club Stadium in Doha an immense 11.52 to set a new yesterday. SYED OMAR world-record and finish in gold medal position ahead of team- Speaking after her victory, Tlili like I was a good ambassador for mate Mohsen Kaedi’s silver. said: “This is my speciality, I am my country and I worked hard Speaking after the competi- happy because I have maintained all season and these efforts are tion, Abdelqader said: “I feel like I my level, it is my second gold bearing fruit now. I’d like to thank gained a lot from this experience. medal in these championships and all Tunisians who supported me The competition was extremely I am very proud of that. I am – they encouraged me to do my tough and I learnt that I have to excited to go to Rio, I hope that best.” keep pushing even if I am in a I can win two more gold medals.” Morocco’s El Amin Chentouf medal position.” Walid Ktila continued his dom- was the pre-race favourite in the There was further success inance in the T34 sprint events Men’s 1,500m T13 final. for the region this evening with with victory in the Men’s 800m However, the three times World Walid Ktila and Raoua Tlili win- F34. Ktila had already won gold Champion and London 2012 Para- ning their second gold medals in the 400m T34 and is still to lympic Champion could only finish each for Tunisia and Abdelillah compete in the 100m and 200m third in a close and exhilarating Mame of Morocco winning a T34 with hopes of matching his final. Abdelillah Mame, who last shock gold ahead of team-mate four gold medals at the Lyon won a 1,500m World Champion- and pre-race favourite El Amin 2013 World Championships. He ships title in 2006, surged down Chentouf, who finished third. beat Paralympic silver medallist, the finishing straight to take gold, Raoua Tlili won gold in the Mohamed Hammadi of the UAE beating Algeria’s Abdellatif Baka Women’s shot put F41, having into second place, in a repeat of into second place – Baka’s second previously won gold in the Wom- the London 2012 Paralympic final. silver at Doha 2015. en’s discus F41 with a new world- Speaking after his victory, Ktila record last Friday. said: “I’m happy to be here. I felt THE PENINSULA