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SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 RAMADAN 4, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net A year on, Iran female vice Serbia claim first no quick fix president scolds U-20 World Cup Emsak: 03:03 to halt IS hardliners over as independent Fajer: 03:13 Shrooq 04:48 ‘caliphate’ volleyball ban nation Dohr: 11:50 Asr: 15:23 Maghreb: 18:50 7 8 20 Eshaa: 20:23 Fitch affirms Kuwait’s Min 28º Max 45º High Tide ‘AA’ long-term rating 03:15 & 14:20 Ratings reflect Kuwait’s exceptionally strong fiscal position Low Tide 09:00 & 21:35 40 PAGES NO: 16558 150 FILS

KUWAIT: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kuwait’s Long-term Ramadan Kareem foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at “AA” with a Stable Outlook. Kuwait’s Ceiling has been affirmed at “AA+” and the Short-term foreign currency Being a Muslim IDR at “F1+,” the agency said in a statement yesterday. Kuwait’s ratings reflect its exceptionally strong fiscal By Teresa Lesher and external position, balanced against a heavily oil- dependent economy, a degree of geopolitical risk, and man came to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) weak scores on measures of governance and ease of and said, “Messenger of God, direct me to a doing business, said Fitch Ratings. Adeed by which I may be entitled to enter Sovereign net foreign assets were an estimated 270 Paradise.” He said, “Worship God and never associate percent of GDP at end-2014, underpinned by 184 per- anything with Him, perform the obligatory prayer, cent in external assets managed by the Kuwait and pay the prescribed charity, and observe the fast Investment Authority across its two funds. The General of Ramadan.” He replied, “By Him in Whose Hand is Reserve Fund (GRF), the purpose of which is to cover my life, I will never add anything to it, nor will I government expenditure, had domestic and foreign decrease anything from it.” assets of an estimated 56 percent of GDP at the end of When he turned his back (to leave), the Prophet fiscal year 2014-15 (FYE15), it said. The Reserve Fund for (PBUH) said, “He who would like to see a man from Future Generations, which by law receives at least 10 the dwellers of Paradise should catch a glimpse of percent of all government revenues before transfers to this man” (related by Muslim). This tradition shows the GRF, had 196 percent of GDP; the transfer has been how to live as a Muslim, the first step - being your 25 percent of revenue in each of the past three years. declaration that you believe in a single, exclusive Gross government debt was only 5.5 percent of GDP God and that Muhammad (PBUH) is one of His mes- at FYE15. Kuwait is resilient to the fall in the oil price and sengers. Just believing in something isn’t enough - the downward revision in the expected oil price path, the Quran couples belief and deeds together, the lat- due to a low cost of oil production and the large size of ter being proof of the former. As for beliefs, see my oil revenues relative to government expenditures. “We post below (What Do Muslims Believe In?). As for KUWAIT: Employees prepare traditional Arab sweet, known as Kanafa, at a sweets shop during the expect that Kuwait’s fiscal break-even export price of oil being a Muslim, here is how: Muslim fasting month of Ramadan yesterday in Kuwait City. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan will be $57/b, below our oil export price forecast for Continued on Page 13 must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk, when they break the fast with a meal known Kuwait of $64/b in FY16,” said the agency. as iftar. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Continued on Page 13

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RIYADH: In this file photo, Saudi King Salman (center) speaks to Crown Prince Muqrin (center left) in the King’s dewaniya, a traditional Arab reception area to receive guests in Riyadh. WikiLeaks has published more than 500,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet. If genuine, the documents would offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the kingdom. — AP WikiLeaks reveals Saudi intrigue, ‘top secrets’ ISTANBUL: At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats to avoid visiting “any website with the aim of getting a talked about airing the grievances of disenchanted local document or leaked information that could be untrue youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in and aims to harm the nation.” Khartoum, they reported anxiously on Iran’s military aid Many of the scores of documents reviewed by AP to Sudan. Meanwhile the Saudi mission in Geneva was appear aimed at keeping track of Iranian activity across stuck dealing with a multi-million dollar limo bill racked the region or undermining Tehran’s interests. An undat- up by a Saudi princess and her entourage. The diplo- ed memo apparently sent from the Saudi Embassy in matic documents published by WikiLeaks Friday are Tehran made note of what it said was the “frustration of only the first batch of what the transparency group says the Iranian citizen and his strong desire for regime will be a much larger release, but they’ve already pro- change” and suggested ways to publicly expose Iran’s vided an unusual level of insight into the day-to-day of social grievances through “the Internet, social media Saudi diplomacy - giving a snapshot of the lavish like Facebook and Twitter.” It also suggests “hosting spending habits of senior royals and the political opposition figures overseas, coordinating with them intrigue percolating across the Middle East. and encouraging them to use galleries to show pictures WikiLeaks has so far published roughly 60,000 docu- of torture carried by the Iranian regime against people.” ments, of which The Associated Press has only been Saudis also kept a watchful eye on Iran’s friends, real able to authenticate a handful. But the organization has or perceived. One 2012 memo warned that Iran was a long track record of hosting large leaks of government getting “flirting American messages” suggesting that material and insists the latest batch is genuine. Saudi the US had no objections to a peaceful Iranian nuclear officials have not explicitly challenged the authenticity program so long as it had guarantees, “possibly Russian of the documents and Saudi diplomats have not ones.” Another memo, dated to 2012, accuses the answered repeated requests for comment. However, the United Arab Emirates of helping Russia and Iran circum- Foreign Ministry posted a carefully worded message on vent international sanctions. its Twitter account yesterday morning, warning citizens Continued on Page 13 LOCAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 Weapons hand over Crime Ramadan soap Report operas’ review grace ends tomorrow KUWAIT: The four month grace period granted to One dead, three By Nawara Fattahova ing 30 years of her memory. Her friend hand over unlicensed weapons would be over injured in crash comes to her house and is shocked that tomorrow, the Interior Ministry announced yester- KUWAIT: Watching soap operas is a Fatma has lost her memory since 1986. day. The law will be strictly imposed on anyone favorite pastime during the holy month Fatma is desperately looking for her kids arrested with the possession of unlicensed By Hanan Al-Saadoun of Ramadan, and it’s considered the high and cannot recognize her house or weapons, said Brigadier General Adel Al-Hashash, season for producers to broadcast their room. Her friend then tells her she lost the ministry’s Relations and Security Media KUWAIT: One expatriate was killed and three others were works. Kuwait Times will publish a daily all contact with her children, especially Department Director. injured when a vehicle turned turtle along king Fahad review of three Kuwaiti soap operas after getting married, and her husband According to the law, anyone caught with pos- expressway, said security sources. Rescue teams that being aired on Al Rai TV channel. These was mistreating her children. session of unlicensed weapons or ammunition rushed to the scene found out that some of the passengers serials are rerun three times a day, so peo- Scenes then show each of the chil- faces punishment of a maximum of five years in had been thrown out of the vehicle when it turned and ple can always find time to watch them. dren. Farouq is married to two women, prison and/or a maximum of KD 10,000, Hashash rolled over. The injured people were rushed to the hospital is very strict in his first house, but nor- explained. for treatment. Separately, two people were injured in a col- ‘Qabil lil Kaser’ (Fragile) mal with his second wife, a TV presenter, Meanwhile, anyone caught trading in unli- lision reported yesterday at King Faisal expressway. The main character Ali has been living in who is living in the same building. Fahd censed weapons, ammunition, explosives, compo- the house of his uncle since he was a drives with his wife to the UAE and on nents that could be smuggled or stored to be teenager, after his father killed his moth- their way back, has an accident, and his manufactured or contracting with terrorist cells or er and went to jail. He loves his cousin wife dies. He marries her twin sister to organizations will be punished with a maximum of Hadeel and is working to save money to raise his children, but she is in love with 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of KD marry her. Hadeel is a teacher, and her his brother, who leaves for study abroad. 50,000, Hashash added. Adel Al-Hashash colleague, who is her childhood friend, Her daughter Futouh is married and has likes Ali and is always finding excuses to children. Her old love calls her telling go with them in the car. her he is dying from cancer and wants to Sulaiman was cheating on his wife see her for the last time. She tells her Salaries alternative Jinan and got divorced recently, but he husband, who refuses, but she insists he wants to get back to his wife, who is divorce her. But when she reaches the refusing. She just found out she is preg- hospital, he is dead. Faisal is a popular postpones to next term nant, and wants to get rid of her baby. football player. His wife found out he is Her brother who is now engaged with cheating on her at their house through By A Saleh shopping malls and going door-to- the sister of Sulaiman is convincing her the cameras that she installed at home. door demanding charity during Iranian ship rescued to go back to her husband and forgive KUWAIT: Lawmakers’ attempts to Ramadan. “People who wish to Doha marine rescue forces recently saved sailors as him. ‘Thakira min Waraq’ (Paper have the strategic payroll alternative donate must make sure the represen- well as 565 sheep on board of an Iranian ship, when Memory) bill voted upon and passed this term tative collecting donation holds an water leaked into the ship on docking at Doha port, ‘Umina Rwehit al Jana’ (Our A great part of this soap opera was shot seem to have failed and it is almost MSAL ID authorizing him collect said security sources. Some 15 sheep drowned Mother is a Scent of Heaven) in Germany. It focuses on Kuwaiti stu- certain that it will be postponed till donations,” he underscored, noting because of the incident, they noted. Popular Kuwaiti actress Suad Abdullah dents studying there. Masha’el, one of the next term, said informed sources, that donations can only be made (Fatma) plays the lead role as a mother the students, is in love with the supervi- noting that the parliamentary human through K-Net transactions or direct of seven children. Fatma is divorced sor of the cultural center, who doesn’t resources committee had some reser- bank deductions. Mutairi stressed that No injuries in fire from her mentally ill husband and is rais- really love her and cares for her as a sis- vations about the law. no cash donations would be made A fire broke out in a Farwanya building, said security sources. ing her children alone. Once she ran out ter. A new roommate comes to live with inside mosques. Firefighters discovered after arriving to the scene that the of salt and sent her son to get it from her. Some activities are not clear yet, as Omair’s statements fire had started on the ground floor as a result of an electric their neighbor, but got rat poison some characters act weirdly. The inter- Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair does not short circuit. The fire was controlled and no casualties were instead, and was rushed to hospital. esting part is that one of the Kuwaiti Dusty weather forecast for oppose allocating part of the next reported. Meanwhile, firefighters were recently dispatched One day she wakes up amnesic, miss- actors speaks German. to deal with a fire in a Salmiya house. On arriving to the parliamentary session or a special one Ramadan scene, firefighters found out that the fire was limited inside to discuss his statements about the Today marks the summer solstice when the day is at its longest - 14 the kitchen. The fire was controlled and no injuries were presence of corruption and influential reported. Separately, a rescue team was recently dispatched oil sector tycoons who have interests hours. Meteorologists expect winds 259 citations for to be moderate until they get faster to release a number people who got trapped inside a broken worth billions and are fighting his down elevator in Salwa, said security sources. reform attempts, said informed on Thursday with a chance of dust in working during ban sources, noting that Omair insists that open areas until July 16, the end of he seeks to reform the oil sector and Ramadan. By Meshaal Al-Enezi gerprint attendance system, said MEW those fighting him are those nega- Local spotlight Undersecretary Mohammed Boshehri. tively affected by such reform One-vote system KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority Boshehri explained that those employees attempts. The parliamentary youth and sports announced filing 259 citations to construc- had been using a special substance to committee recently rejected a pro- What’s the message tion workers caught working in the open make exact plastic replicas of their finger- posed project to establish an authori- during inspection campaigns from June 1 prints and then leaving them to others to ty for youth affairs and separate it of Gulf art? to June 18. Working outdoors is banned use at the machines to cover their Charity ‘intruders’ Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor’s from that of sports in the Public from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm every day until absences. Authority for Youth and Sport (PAYS). August 31st. Undersecretary Dr Mutar Al-Mutairi Bad smell in Firdous warned citizens and expats donating The committee also decided postpon- ing the approval of the one-vote Manipulation Municipal Council member Nayef Al-Soor to charity that charity collection has Some employees from the Ministry of recently urged the Ministry of Public Works been plagued by intruders and ‘out- sports clubs election system pending Electricity and Water (MEW) were referred to repair the sewage lines in Firdous to end laws’ who have been roaming various suggested amendments. By Muna Al-Fuzai for investigations for manipulating the fin- the bad odors coming from the sewages.

NBK launches Summer [email protected] rt is of several types including comedy, drama, etc and seeks to connect with the world. But what is the mes- Asage of Gulf art today? We all know that Turkish art, for Internship Program example, has clear objectives for the promotion of tourism and history. It has been something visible and successful for a while now. Why can’t we do the same here? KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) I was in a discussion with some colleagues last night on launched the first in a series of five, the the goals of art in the Gulf and specifically about the serials 2015 Summer Internship Program. A two broadcast in Ramadan and repeated throughout the year on week courses were custom-made for high various channels. Their messages vary between reality, fanta- school and college students aged between sy and a little courage, especially the controversial series 15 and 20 years. called “Selfie” by Saudi artiste Nasser Al-Qasabi. The Summer Internship Program this This drama confronted violence in its first episode and year is made up of five different sessions, increased its intensity in the second episode to attack and five-hour daily over two weeks each. The criticize the militants of IS and their role in terrorism and mur- second session starts on the 28th of June, der. The series provoked a large number of militants to insult while the following sessions start on 12th and undermine the dignity of the actor and promised to kill and 26th of July and 9th of August respec- him. It is unfortunate that calls are made for the assassination tively. of an individual because his ideas are not appealing to a The Program features a mixture of theo- group. This is becoming a familiar scene in our world today, retical and practical training dedicated to especially in the Arab world. I wonder why. provide the interns with invaluable knowl- I’m not a singer or an actress, but as a citizen of the Gulf edge on a variety of subjects such as: team- region, we are bombarded with TV programs and serials that work, creative thinking, the means of self- are broadcast to the world on behalf of the Arabian Gulf, expression and modern banking, in addi- whether Kuwaiti, Saudi or Emirati programs - these represent tion to helping them having a greater expo- Gulf art and reflect the aspirations and concerns of its people. sure to daily banking work procedures. The problem here is when art is misinterpreted and swings This annual program demonstrates between freedom of expression in the current radical reli- NBK’s long-standing social involvement as gious climate that does not recognize, appreciate or approve well as its national commitment towards the right of expression of an individual within the tools avail- providing young generations with the able in the local society, including the media and art. appropriate opportunities to experience We are living in a world of cultural change and globaliza- how the actual professional banking issues tion and we can’t keep ourselves distant from others, and transactions are handled and because we are part of the GCC media and we have an processed. important role that we must adopt to protect society from It has been 14 years since the establish- extremism and global terrorism that is tearing apart most of ment of this program. NBK views the the countries of the Arab world. In order to do so, we should Summer Internship Program as an exten- hold a Gulf conference to bring together everyone from both sion to its educative initiatives and as part the government and private sectors at the same table to set a of its corporate social responsibility. Salah Al Fulaij, NBK CEO-Kuwait, in a group photo with the Summer Internship Program students. draft of the goals of art in the Gulf region. Programs, serials and talk shows should make raising awareness of the danger of terrorism and the rejection of religious extremism among their priorities and promote the ideas of freedom of expres- News sion and justice to ensure the protection of society, since con- in brief servatives do not understand or respect the principle of free- dom in any form. This is a way to protect and secure art. Moreover, the privacy of the Gulf society must be taken Crackdown on markets Steam unit into account. It is unfortunate that some local productions on intensified in Ramadan Development behalf of Kuwait seem offensive to the country and are far operational from reality, portraying individual cases as national phenom- plan prepared ena. For example, most serials tackle the subject of drugs, KUWAIT: Officials from four ministries will carry on which is good, but do not show how to combat this evil or with their inspection campaign on food markets dur- AMMAN: The Jordanian government announced yesterday how to undergo treatment. Also, not all Kuwaitis are wealthy ing the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, an KUWAIT: The Supreme Council for Planning and that a steam unit designed for the production of electric and live in palaces, as it seems in most of the local series. Development is preparing the third development official said yesterday. energy with a capacity of 143 MW went into operation It is clear that we lack positive criticism of TV soaps plan for 2020-2025, said Minister of Social Affairs The campaign, which started ahead of Ramadan, will today-which was funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab despite the huge number of drama series produced annually, and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Economic Development (KFAED) and the Arab Fund for continue through the month to control prices and and most of the impressions and opinions that we find are by Development Hind Al-Subaih. The council’s General Economic and Social Development estimated at $167 mil- easy access to social media sites that are often lacking in sci- make sure foodstuff of good quality is available, the Secretariat is set to hold workshops for those lion. entific, systematic and objective criticism, governed by capri- Ministry of Commerce and Industry Assistant involved in the plan to provide them with thorough Government-owned Samra Electric Power Company cious opinion that lacks clear analysis and understanding of Undersecretary for Control and Consumer Protection details, the minister said in a press statement yes- said in a statement that it operated a new steam unit in art appreciation. Abdullah Al-Enezi said. terday. the Samra power plant, thus, enabling Jordan to save It’s time to set up a specialized college as a private techni- A committee that includes the Ministries of commerce Subaih also noted that the annual development 230,000-ton-worth of fuel per year with a total value of cal university offering the subjects of art criticism and play- and industry, interior, social affairs and municipal plan for 2016-2017 was adopted, adding that $162 million for the adoption of the new steam unit. writing. Kuwait will be its appropriate home. Gulf art needs affairs, has drawn up an inspection campaign to be Kuwait is heading towards a new development lev- According to the statement, the implementation of the more support to send its message without restriction and el, where the country’s budget is monitored by the implemented around-the-clock during the month of project took 28 months and was carried out by the away from extremist pressure, with a lot of appreciation. new plan for the first time since the planning law Ramadan, Enezi added. — KUNA Greek METKA Group at a cost of $167 million funded by was issued. —KUNA the two Kuwaiti funds. —KUNA SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 LOCAL

KUWAIT VOICES ‘I would love to be remembered as a good person’

By Nawara Fattahova

KRCS launches charity KUWAIT: Celebrities, politicians, athletes, actors and criminals typically dominate headlines. Meanwhile, billions of people go about their lives away from the media spotlight. All of them - regardless of their age, gender, nationality or occupation - have a story to tell. This Ramadan, Kuwait Times wants to shift the conversation to the ordi- project for laborers nary folks that make up the majority of this country. By listening to their stories and recognizing their humanity, we can remind ourselves and hopefully our readers of the ties that bind us all together as a species. KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) dates and juice to nearly 6,000 workers in of the holy month of Ramadan, is primarily a launched a campaign to give water to workers Jahra, Jileeb, Mergab, the Jahra street project, humanitarian work, Hasawi said in a press Kuwait Times interviewed Mona Al-Tamimi, a 21-year-old student at the Kuwait aiming to highlight the humanitarian role of Kabd and Al-Shidadiya project, Deputy statement yesterday. Such initiative is not University, and asked her about her story and the lessons she has learned so far. the society and extend the bonds of commu- Chairman Anwar Al-Hasawi said, adding that strange to the Kuwaiti people who are well- Kuwait Times (KT): What are you most grateful for in your life? nication and cooperation with members of the distribution takes place between 4:00 pm known for their charitable work, he pointed Tamimi: I am grateful for having my parents around me and for supporting me in my the community and workers category. till 6:00 pm. out. —KUNA life. KRCS’ team has distributed water bottles, This project, which began on the first day KT: What is the most important lesson in your life and how did you learn it? Tamimi: I learned how to not depend on anyone in this life and to rely on myself, not others, because when you need someone at the end, you will find yourself alone. KT: Describe your happiest moment. Tamimi: My happiest moment was when I traveled to Paris and visited Disneyland and saw my favorite cartoon character. KT: What was the time in your life when you felt alone and how did you overcome it? Tamimi: Once I had a big problem in school and I could not tell my parents; so at that time I felt so lonely, but thank God I got over it and solved the problem by myself. KT: Do you have any regrets? Tamimi: I only regret me being kind, because nowadays kind people are considered dumb. KT: How would you like to be remembered? Tamimi: I would love to be remembered as a good person. KT: What is your favorite song, why, and do you know the words? Tamimi: Laura Pasini’s ‘It’s not Goodbye.’ I love this song because it reminds me of good memories... I know some of the lyrics: You’d think I¥d be strong enough to make it through, And rise above when the rain falls down, But it¥s so hard to be strong, When you¥ve been missing somebody so long. KT: What is your happiest memory from your childhood? Tamimi: When I got my first cell phone. KT: What are some of your favorite things to do in life? Tamimi: I love to hang out with my friends and to listen to music... Because I believe that the best way to escape from your problems is by listening to music. SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

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Bashar Al-Shatti Zain Group unveils 2015 Ramadan TV commercial Shot in a refugee camp in Jordan

KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in Commenting on the impactful commercial, Scott eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, unveiled its Gegenheimer, Zain Group CEO said, “Every year the Holy new advertising campaign for the holy month of Ramadan, Month of Ramadan offers us a chance to reinforce our creden- based on a television commercial that spreads a message of tials as a company whose history and future is tied closely to love and generosity to those who need it most to make their this region. At a time when there is so much turmoil and inse- world a wonderful one. curity for so many of our citizens, it is necessary for Zain to This year, Zain’s Ramadan campaign focuses on humanitar- show that we stand amongst them, and are thinking about ianism, aimed at bringing joy to children who have been them at this profound time of year.” robbed of their happiness and childhood due to their dire sit- The commercial reflects how important Corporate Social uation. Through this, the headline themes of the print cam- Responsibility efforts are to Zain, as they are part of the com- paign, “If you’re happy, we are happy,” “Dream so I can achieve,” pany’s strategic focus, and amongst other things, have been and “Have a place in our hearts” came to life. used to raise awareness of conflict zones within the Arab Ten famous Arab artists from countries that Zain operates world. At the beginning of the latest television commercial in and one media personality shot the television commercial Zain mentions that this effort is dedicated to the Arab world, on location in a refugee camp in Jordan. Given the significant with thoughts of compassion being sent out to all affected amount of instability across the region at this time, which has people. To view Zain’s Ramadan 2015 television commercial, resulted in wide-scale displacement and suffering for large please visit: www.youtube.com/zain. portions of the population, Zain felt compelled to produce a commercial that spoke about hope and the search for happi- ness even in times of struggle. Array of talent With lyrics to the song written by renowned Kuwaiti writer and lyricist, Hiba Hamada and music composed by popular Kuwaiti artist Bashar Al-Shatti, the array of talent further show- cases a greater sense of solidarity. The artists featured in the television commercial are: Ola Al-Fares, a Jordanian journalist; Ahmad Al-Jumairi from Bahrain; Waleed Al-Shami from Iraq; A photograph from the book ‘Faces of Kuwait’ by Jack Wozniak (researched by Mahmoud Omar Al-Abdallat from Jordan; Nawal Al-Kuwaitiya and Bashar Zakariya) shows a man during lunch break at a shop. Al-Shatti from Kuwait; Carole Samaha from Lebanon; Asma Al- Munawwer from Morocco; Abadi Al-Jawhar and Qusai Khodr from Saudi Arabia; and Kamal Al-Turbass from Sudan. The three minute-long commercial was unveiled on social media at the beginning of Ramadan, and received over 600,000 views in two days of its posting on Zain’s popular YouTube channel. In preparation of and in shooting the TVC, the production took almost two months and included Zain building permanent playgrounds and swimming pools in the refugee camp. Ahmad Al-Jumairi

Nawal Al-Kuwaitiya Abadi Al-Jawhar

Omar Al-Abdallat

Waleed Al-Shami Carole Samaha 1436 - 2015 04. In Arab history, what is the name of the year when our Beloved Prophet ‘Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam’ was born? - The Year of the Elephant (Am al-Fil).

Yes No

Kamal Al-Turbass SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is greeted by Former MP Abdurrahman Al-Anjari greets HH the Amir. Former information minister Mohammad Al-Sanousi greets HH the Amir. veteran meteorologist and astronomer Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi. — Amiri Diwan photos Amir, Sabah family receive well-wishers for second day

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Al-Sabah family received Ramadan well-wishers at Bayan Palace Friday. The recep- tion, attended by citizens and expatriates for the second day running, reflected the spirit of the one family and fra- ternity of Kuwait, Amiri Diwan said in a statement, wishing a happy return for such occasion with blessings on all. Separately, HH the Crown Prince received a phone call from Sheikh Hamad Bin Nasser Bin Jassem Al-Thani, Qatar’s Minister of State, Secretary General of the Ruling Family’s Council and the Qatari Amir’s Special Envoy, expressing good wishes on the holy month Ramadan. HH the Crown Prince and Sheikh Hamad exchanged congratulations and good wishes. — KUNA

Capital Markets Authority’s Chairman Nayef Al-Hajraf greets HH the Amir.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah receives greetings from former MP Nasser Al-Sane.

Kuwait Red Crescent Society Chairman Dr Helal Al-Sayer greets His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 From the Arabic press

Al-Anbaa Al-Qabas My Mind’s Data! Slavery in our countries By Saad Al-Mo’tesh

hen writing about a certain issue, one By Ahmad Al-Sarraf usually has messages to convey and two Wgoals to achieve: First is to draw the f we say that development and civilization are meas- readers’ attention to a certain erroneous thought ured by the susceptibility of any people to co-live and attempt to correct it; and second is to warn Iwith other peoples and its ability to put its religious them against getting carried away by some and political differences aside, we would find that thoughts or tendencies that might harm the soci- Muslim societies, in general, are the least developed ety in general. and civilized, because of their reluctance or maybe Many people have been writing about the inability to live with others and be forgiving with them. Islamic State (IS) as if it was their only and prime If we look at the most important document in modern concern. However, a quick surfing of various Arab history, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, satellite TV channels and reading the news bars, which was signed by other countries of the world with- which they show all day long, will give viewers out reservation, we would find that Muslim countries enough information about who created IS and LAW were nearly the only ones that had reservations on who supports it even without going through the some of its items, and those who did not have reserva- trouble of listening to some ‘Mr Know it All’ tions, one day, did not comply with its items. explain the matter to you. The new government in Mauritania undertook in its ministerial program to eradicate all forms of slavery, as the issue began to become an embarrassment for the country. And for that purpose, a workshop was held in the capital Nouakchott to prepare a road map to eradi- How can a sane mind cate all forms of deep slavery. But during its first day, a sharp verbal exchange took place between the housing accept allied forces’ claims minister, former justice minister, president of “slaves res- cue organization” and defenders of human rights, as that they have been killing Al-Jarida they accused the government of flippancy in dealing with this complicated issue which is deeply instilled in 1,000 IS fighters daily? Mauritanian traditions, both religious and tribal. Although Mauritania was the last country to sign the anti-slavery treaty in 1981, it failed to get rid of this How can a sane mind accept allied forces’ Al-Anbaa shame. Even the law that banned slavery did not claims that they have been killing 1,000 IS fighters include punishments for its violators. International pres- daily? Even if we hypothetically accept such an sure made the government in 2007 to take violators to allegation, this would mean that 365,000 of them What’s wrong with donkeys? court, but there is still, according to observers, more would be killed in just one year, and such figures than 600,000 slaves or 20 percent of the population. Yet, would surely mean that they would become many people do not agree with this percentages as a extinct. By Salah Al-Sayer report by the United Nations Human Rights Council Had those statistics been accurate, numbers of mentioned that despite sanctions, Mauritania still suf- dead bodies must have been buried somewhere xcept for the Egyptian singer Saad Al-Sagheer who then have a meal of molokhia with rabbits (a traditional fers a lot from the slavery problem, and this is a reality and mostly in mass graves especially if their fallen sang a special song for the donkey titled ‘I love you dish made from corchorus leaves, cooked with rabbit that cannot be denied, and what makes eradicating it comrades have fled the battlefield, leaving their Edonkey!’, we all feel embarrassed and shy whenev- meat and served with rice). One would never find a meal difficult, despite government efforts, is the slaves’ lack bodies behind. Most naturally, they should have er a donkey is mentioned and would proceed by asking like ‘barbequed eagle’ or ‘wolves’ soup’ or any other type of knowledge of their rights; preference to stay with been buried in mass graves by the allied troops the listener to pardon the word as if the name of the of predator or wild being on any restaurant’s menu sim- their masters because of their poverty; spread of illitera- who would have most likely put the process on ‘donkey’ is disgraceful in itself. Until this article was writ- ply because it seems that the famous Egyptian saying cy among them; necessity for their physical presence to ten, no one knows the relationship between respecting “People who only fear and never feel ashamed” truly tape, because having bragged about killing them; testify that they are slaves (because the law does not our interlocutor and mentioning the word ‘donkey’ as applies to us! — Translated by Kuwait Times allow other than them to complain about their situa- they would have not cared to bury them individu- when we say “I saw a donkey, no offense.” Well, this never tion); in addition that it is difficult to reach them in their ally. happens when someone sees an alligator. They would places, among other reasons. The reason I am writing this is to urge sane never say “I saw an alligator, no offense.” Some Gulf countries had slavery until recently and people to scrutinize the lies spread by those Unlike alligators, donkeys have been so useful to Unlike alligators, donkeys did not abandon it until nearly half a century, and it was claiming to be fighting IS while they actually sup- mankind in transport and moving things from one place said that this was under Western pressure, the British, in port them because they are used to lying. They to another. They used to act as cars, buses and trucks have been so useful to are the live embodiment of the Arabic proverb when man used those very patient animals for transport, particular, without which and the Universal Declaration that describes deceitful people as those who “kill carrying rocks, water, crops and goods on their backs. mankind in transport and of Human Rights, we would still be buying and selling somebody then go to their funeral.” It is a fact. This cannot happen with predators and wild animals: slaves. Yet, it seems that slavery will return with the They made them and exaggerated assessing their Nobody ever rides or approaches them because they are moving things from one blessings of Daesh as all its ‘actions’ receive support capabilities, unfortunately, beguiling the media, dangerous to man’s life. from many of religious leaderships here, in addition to which in turn served them by promoting their big It is obvious that we only bully those weaker than place to another some respected sharia scholars, and the reasons are lie. — Translated by Kuwait Times ourselves, and that is why we usually barbeque tiny known! birds and serve them dipped in pomegranate syrup — Translated by Kuwait Times Citizens held in Turkey released

KUWAIT: Following up the detention of three Suspected homicide female citizens in Turkey for shoplifting, Kuwait’s The body of an Asian man was recently found consulate in Turkey announced that talks with the near a construction site in Mubarak Al-Kabeer. Turkish police have so far resulted in the release Security sources said that detectives suspected of two of the citizens while more talks were still in homicide because the victim’s body had bruises progress to release the third one. and injuries all over. Checking his civil ID, detec- tives also found out that he was an illegal resi- Man runs over ex dent. An Algerian man was arrested for running over his ex-wife causing her some injuries while get- Drug arrest ting out of a Subahiya police station. Case papers A citizen was recently arrested in Salmiya with indicated that the woman had earlier filed a com- possession of five bags of meth, said security plaint accusing her former husband of insulting sources, noting that the suspect was also found her on getting out of a family court. After being wanted for a four-year imprisonment case. interrogated by police about this, the man waited Detectives found the drugs after he was stopped for the woman outside the precinct, and on see- and on checking his ID, he was found wanted for ing her, he ran her over, before fleeing. a drug-related case.

Teens arrested for robberies Delivery man hurt Three juveniles, who specialized in breaking A delivery man was beaten by a customer for into vehicles and stealing their contents, were arriving five minutes late after iftar. The citizen recently arrested in Mubarak Al-Kabeer for com- angrily took him inside his diwaniya, took his mitting 12 robberies. Case papers indicated that order, beat him up and threw him out without after receiving several robbery reports, detectives even paying for it. The delivery man filed a case to managed to identify one of the suspects and authorities. arrested him at his family house in Adan. The boy confessed and led the police to his two accom- Intervention turns into ‘throwing match’ plices who were also arrested. The trio confessed Reconciliation efforts failed between two that they usually targeted vehicles parked in pub- acquaintances, when they were brought together lic areas. A case was filed. in a diwaniya to discuss their issues. However, things became ugly and the argument developed 7,000 cash stolen into throwing ashtrays and tea glasses at each An expatriate company representative report- other. The police had to be brought to stop the ed that after stopping at his cousin’s house in fight. Fintas for a few minutes to have iftar, he went out to find that someone had broken the window of Toddler hurt his vehicle and stolen KD 7,000 cash and some A four-year-old kid sustained first-degree cheques. A case was filed and further investiga- burns when boiling water fell on him at his par- tions are in progress. ents’ house in Ardiya.

Citizen impersonated online Family fight A citizen recently filed a case against an Two expat families fought at a yard in front of unknown person accusing him or her of imper- their residence in Rumaithiya said security sonating her on a social media account. Case sources noting that the fight started between papers indicated that the citizen reported to their children and later developed to include Sabah Al-Salem police that her friend confronted adult members of both families. her for not adding her to her friends’ list. When she denied that she had any account on that net- Drinking during Ramadan work, her friend showed her the active account An Asian man was recently arrested for drink- and that it was posting some unacceptable pho- ing during Ramadan daytime. Security sources tos, videos and comments. The citizen said that said the man was spotted drinking while driving the profile picture had been taken on her gradua- between Adan and Sabah Al-Salem and on stop- tion ceremony, but she cannot remember who ping him, it turned out that he was drinking took it. A case was filed with the cyber crimes homemade liquor. police. — Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 Bahraini Sunni oppn Gunmen kill 10 at Mexico beer business leader freed after 4 yrs

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AL-FAOUR, Lebanon: Syrian refugee children play in the dirt street of a Syrian refugee camp in this town in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon yesterday. On World Refugee Day yesterday, nearly 60 million people are displaced worldwide. The UNHCR says there are about 1.2 million Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon now, equal to a quarter of Lebanon’s own population of 4.5 million. Beirut estimates there are another 500,000 unregistered Syrians in the country. — AP No quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’ Success of Islamic State group driven by a variety of factors

BEIRUT: A year after its establishment, the Islamic mate grievances of local populations in Syria and gence. IS meanwhile has strategically focused its State group’s self-declared “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq. “It remains the richest terrorist group in the expansion on areas where local government and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed, and world,” with weekly revenues of about $2 million, security is weak. And it quickly implements gover- experts say it could be around for years to come. said Patrick Johnston, a political scientist at the nance in captured territory, Johnston said, using its The would-be state headed by IS chief Abu Bakr Al- Rand Corporation think tank. US-led strikes on the bureaucrats and police to consolidate its control. Baghdadi - called Caliph Ibrahim by his followers - group’s oil infrastructure and a drop in the price of The jihadists use a carrot-and-stick approach with has suffered setbacks in the months since it was crude have cut into its funds, but it has found ways local populations, terrorising with brutal public exe- proclaimed. A US-led coalition is carrying out strikes to compensate. “Key among them are extortion, cutions but also offering relative stability and public against the group throughout its territory and this taxation, and the sale of looted goods from areas services including healthcare and education. week it lost the key Syrian border town of Tal Abyad they have captured,” Johnston said. “Its popularity is fluid... but generally it still has to Kurdish forces. More importantly, the group’s operating costs what it takes to rule without much pressure from But the group has continued to score shocking are relatively low: it has a steady supply of recruits, within its areas,” said Hassan. “People on the ground victories elsewhere, including the seizure of Syria’s particularly foreign fighters, and its vast armoury is still fear the group’s retribution, see value in its ancient city of Palmyra, and experts say IS and its stocked largely from the spoils of battles against model of governance, and don’t have any other “caliphate” have the means to last for years. “The armies and other rebel groups. Fighters have access acceptable alternatives.” group operates as an insurgency and might shrink to a range of small arms and light weapons, as well The lack of alternatives has been key to IS’s suc- in one region and expand in another, but it’ll stay as artillery, anti-tank guns and a “seemingly unend- cess in Syria and Iraq, where Sunni Muslims feel with us for the foreseeable future,” said Hassan ing supply of pick-up trucks and captured excluded from the ruling class. In Syria, Sunnis have Hassan, associate fellow at the Chatham House armoured vehicles and, in Syria, tanks,” according to led the uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad, think tank’s Middle East and North Africa program. Lister. He said the group seeks to “ensure a near- who hails from the Alawite offshoot of Shiite Islam. “I see it existing and active for at least a decade.” constant series of tactical-level victories are won, In Iraq, they frequently accuse the Shiite-led gov- Other experts agree that while the current bor- thereby resulting in the capture of additional ernment of discrimination. Those dynamics mean a ders of the caliphate are likely to shift, the entity is weapons supplies.” purely military approach to the “caliphate problem” far from on its last legs. “The very idea of the IS also buys arms from the black market, making will fall short. caliphate and ‘Caliph Ibrahim’ will surely remain for it “one of the most equipped groups in Syria and “So long as Assad remains in Syria and so long as many of the movement’s members and supporters Iraq,” said Hassan, author of a book on the group. “IS Baghdad’s improvements in representative govern- around the world,” said Charles Lister, a vising fellow has the weapons, training and means to operate as ment do not translate into a shift in perceptions on at the Brookings Doha Center think tank. a small army,” he said. the ground, IS will always retain a chance of acquir- ing people’s tacit acceptance,” Lister said. Well-Funded, Well-Armed A Lack of Alternatives “Ultimately the only genuine solution to IS is to IS’s success is driven by various factors, chief The US-led coalition fighting IS has had some solve the underlying issues of societal division and among them its significant financial resources, successes, but experts say it is constrained by a lack political failure that IS has sought to exacerbate and superior firepower, and ability to play on the legiti- of reliable ground forces and relatively poor intelli- exploit to its advantage.” — AFP S Korea reports no new MERS case

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday said that there The ministry on Friday reported one new case, authorities stepped up measures to contain the had been no new cases of MERS reported for the the lowest rate of new infections in two weeks, outbreak. Bangkok’s main airport has installed first time in 16 days, raising hopes the country is saying the outbreak appeared to have started additional thermoscan machines to detect and winning the battle to contain the deadly virus. subsiding since the first case was diagnosed on isolate passengers arriving with a fever, one of But a 63-year-old man died in the southern city May 20. the symptoms of MERS, said a health ministry of Jeonju late Saturday, raising the number of One of those who had recovered was 37- statement yesterday. It has also set up counters fatalities to 25, a health ministry official told AFP. year-old doctor Park Kyu-Tae, who also contract- offering passengers alcoholic gel disinfectant He apparently contracted the virus on May 27 in ed the virus at Samsung Medical Centre - one of and free surgical masks. the emergency room of Samsung Medical the epicentres of the outbreak - on May 27. He The 75-year-old Omani man found to have Centre in southern Seoul where he visited with fully recovered from the disease and returned MERS in Thailand was “slightly better”, a health his wife, who suffers from cancer, Yonhap news home on Thursday, only a week after he was ministry spokesman told AFP, while no new cas- agency said. Confirmed cases were stable at 166 diagnosed. Park caught the virus while working es have been confirmed. He is in a hospital on over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. in the hospital’s emergency room, which had the outskirts of Bangkok where he was trans- Six more patients had recovered and were been contaminated by a “super spreader” of the ferred after arriving earlier in the week for treat- released from hospital, cutting to 106 the num- virus, the JoongAng Ilbo daily reported. ment for a heart condition. Test results Friday for ber now undergoing treatment, while restric- In Thailand, which Thursday reported his three accompanying relatives, quarantined at tions on more than 700 people were lifted yes- Southeast Asia’s first case of MERS since the the same hospital, were negative for two and terday, leaving some 5,200 people in quarantine. deadly virus was confirmed in South Korea, “inconclusive” for the third. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Female Iran VP scolds hardliners over volleyball ban

TEHRAN: One of Iran’s female vice presidents launched a but from the Russian, Italian and Hungarian embassies in furious attack yesterday on “sanctimonious” groups whose Tehran. In the aftermath, Molaverdi hit out at the curbs, threats of violent confrontation at a volleyball match ulti- writing on Facebook that the government had respected mately triggered a clampdown on women spectators. The the views of religious leaders while trying to respond to remarks from Shahindokht Molaverdi, who had to back- “the legal demands of another section of society”. track on plans to ease restrictions on women at male sporting events, could inflame the government’s row with Opponents Spread ‘Seed of Despair’ religious hardliners who oppose such reform. Volleyball She then cited unnamed groups, accusing them of has become hugely popular in Iran as the national team “sparing no effort to spread the seed of despair”. Such has risen up the sport’s rankings and women were opposition came “from those who were denounced two allowed to watch it until a ban was imposed in recent years ago by voters, and who had crawled into their cave years. The issue of female attendance peaked Friday, of oblivion for eight years”. The comments, confirmed by before the first of two matches in Tehran against the Molaverdi’s office as genuine, suggested she was drawing United States in the sport’s World League. The debate con- a contrast between the plans of President Hassan tinued afterwards, somewhat clouding the home team’s Rouhani, regarded as a moderate, and the hardline two- easy 3-0 victory over its longtime political foe, but with term tenure of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. whom a nuclear deal due by the end of this month could Recent days have seen female volleyball fans branded begin to repair relations. “prostitutes” and “sluts” on social media and on posters Molaverdi, responsible for women and family affairs in allegedly distributed in downtown Tehran. Molaverdi said the Islamic republic, last week said some female support- publication of such notices by “those who call themselves ers would be allowed to watch the match. But security followers of God... and which used words that one loathes officials later contradicted her and said no attendance to repeat, clearly constitute several offences under the policies had been changed. Following two small protests law.” in the past week arguing against female admission, A “crowd of sanctimonious people who published one women’s rights activists used social media to voice frustra- notice after another denouncing the modest and decent tion, posting on Twitter under the hashtag #letwomengo- girls and women of this land” who “talked of confrontation tostadium. used obscene and disgusting insults that only befit them- Streets surrounding the Azadi Sports Complex were selves,” Molaverdi wrote on Facebook. “Even if one day our heavily policed on Friday, with officers forbidding women beloved girls and women forgive this crowd, they will nev- TEHRAN: Women among men cheer while following a match of Iran’s national volleyball team with from going nearer the venue. And although 200 special er forget them and keep these days in their historical the USA during the Men’s Volleyball World League at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium yesterday. —AP tickets for women were printed, an Iranian volleyball offi- memory.” Unlike football, women were allowed to attend cial told AFP the accreditations were not authenticated by male volleyball and basketball matches until a few years group in Iran, said the government should reconsider its are allowed to enter the stadiums, what are they going to security forces at the arena, and were thus invalid. A few ago, and there is no need to change the law, Molaverdi plans or face protests. And in a sign of the tension, Ahmad watch? Is it anything other than men’s bodies that have women pictured on social media watching the match added. Salek Kashani, head of parliament’s cultural commission, been left bare because of sports clothes?” A second match were not Iranian, the Fars news agency reported Saturday, Earlier this month, Ansar Hezbollah, a radical Islamist told Ansar Hezbollah’s weekly magazine: “Women who against the United States will take place today. — AFP

A year on, IS ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality

BEIRUT: In the year since it declared gleefully by its supporters. In June its “caliphate,” the Islamic State group 2014, its fighters captured and execut- has become the world’s most infa- ed as many as 1,700 young, mostly mous jihadist organization, attracting Shiite recruits from the Speicher mili- international franchises and spreading tary base near Tikrit. fear with acts of extreme violence. IS In Syria, the group has carried out proclaimed its self-described caliphate similar retribution against opponents on June 29, 2014, urging Muslims including the Sunni Shaitat tribe, mur- worldwide to pledge allegiance to its dering an estimated 700 of its mem- Iraqi leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, bers after they rose up. It also carried renamed Caliph Ibrahim. Vowing to out mass executions of Syrian soldiers make “the West and the East... submit”, after capturing a base in Raqa and has IS has expanded its territory through- become infamous for punishments out northern and western Iraq and including stoning women for “adul- eastern and northern Syria. tery” and throwing alleged homosexu- It now controls some 300,000 als from building tops. The brutality is square kilometers, terrifying residents broadcast in slickly produced videos with a gruesome brutality that ana- showing the beheading of foreign aid lysts say has become central to its workers and journalists and the burn- existence. “By not shrinking from ing alive of a captured Jordanian pilot. extreme violence... Daesh is imple- menting a technique in which the psy- ‘Pornographic violence’ chological impact is more important Peter Harling of the International than the acts themselves,” said Karim Crisis Group think tank said IS was har- Bitar of the Paris-based Institute for nessing “a kind of ritualisation of vio- International and Strategic Studies, lence, even a pornographic violence” using the Arabic acronym for IS. “More to gain international attention. But he SANAA: Yemenis inspect the wreckage of a vehicle outside the Kobbat Al-Mehdi Shiite mosque in the capital yesterday. —AFP than anything, it’s this psychological added that the group had shown an warfare that has allowed Daesh to ability to be “pragmatic,” noting that establish itself in the eyes of the West for example it had not destroyed the as the incarnation of the absolute ruins at Palmyra despite bulldozing Yemen hit by deadly threat.” IS emerged from a one-time antiquities in Iraq. Iraqi affiliate of Al-Qaeda known as IS understood that Palmyra was a the Islamic State in Iraq. major tourist attraction “and destroy- ing it would be the best way to turn Murder, torture, slavery the local population against it,” he car bomb, air strikes The group expanded into Syria with said. In the year since it proclaimed the country’s descent into wartime the caliphate, IS’s call for allegiance chaos and, after a failed bid to merge has been answered by groups in Libya, Peace talks fail in Geneva with Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, began Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen gobbling up territory on both sides of and Pakistan. It has also threatened SANAA: A car bomb near a mosque in Yemen’s capi- launched 15 strikes against Huthi targets in the port blamed each other for the deadlock. “I am disappoint- the border. It grabbed headlines in attacks in the West, and claimed credit tal yesterday killed two people, as Saudi-led war- city of Aden. A pro-government military source said ed. We did everything to make the talks a success but mid-2014 with a sweeping advance in for an attempted shooting in the US planes bombarded second city Aden, after peace the dawn strikes pounded the northern, eastern and there were too many obstacles, especially the Iraq, seizing the city of Mosul and state of Texas in May. While experts talks in Geneva ended without agreement. The explo- western approaches to Aden, to isolate the Houthis demand for a withdrawal,” rebel delegation head swathes of Nineveh, Kirkuk, said that bid was likely inspired rather sion in Sanaa, controlled by Iran-backed Shiite Houthi and support forces loyal to Hadi. “The objective is to Hamza Al-Houthi told AFP. Salaheddin, Anbar and Diyala than directed by IS, the group has rebels, went off outside the Kobbat al-Mehdi mosque close the noose around the Houthi rebels in Aden and Yemen’s exiled foreign minister blamed the lack of provinces. In Syria the group controls attracted a steady flow of foreign as Shiite Muslims emerged from midday prayers, wit- assist the Popular Resistance Committees,” said the progress on the rebel delegation. “We really came nearly all of Raqa province and most fighters, with men and women arriv- nesses and security sources said. As well as the two source. here with a big hope... but unfortunately the Houthi of the eastern Deir Ezzor province, ing in its territory in unprecedented dead, another 16 people were wounded, medical offi- Anti-rebel forces comprising pro-government delegation did not allow us really to reach real with its rich oil resources. numbers from across the world. cials said. The blast, which comes as Muslims observe fighters, Sunni tribes, and southern separatists are progress as we expected,” said Riad Yassin. The gov- In May alone, IS seized the Iraqi city Yezid Sayigh, a senior associate at the fasting month of Ramadan, damaged the referred to as Popular Resistance Committees. They ernment is demanding in line with a UN Security of Ramadi in Anbar province and also the Carnegie Middle East Centre think entrance of the mosque and shattered the windows have been locked in fierce fighting against the Huthis Council resolution that the rebels withdraw from the the famed ancient city of Palmyra in tank, said affiliates were an asset for IS, of a nearby house, an AFP photographer reported. in Aden, which has been devastated by Saudi-led territory they control, but the Huthis have called for Syria. But it has also suffered setbacks, helping it “find recruits and pressure The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for strikes launched in March in support of Hadi. On an unconditional halt to the air strikes before they losing the Iraqi city of Tikrit and the governments”. But he said IS’s focus, the attack, SITE Intelligence Group reported, the latest Saturday the rebels shelled several neighbourhoods consider a pause in fighting. Syrian border town of Tal Abyad to for now, remains consolidation in Iraq in a series that has targeted Sanaa, which the Huthi of Aden, killing four people and wounding several The rebels are backed by fighters loyal to former local ground forces fighting the and Syria. The group has succeeded rebels seized in September. Since then they have others, the military source said, a toll confirmed by president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was forced to step jihadist group, backed by a US-led best in predominantly Sunni areas expanded their control to other parts of Sunni-majori- hospital officials. down after a year of bloody protests calling for an end coalition carrying out air strikes. “which have suffered from neglect and ty Yemen, including Aden in the south, forcing to his three decades of iron-fisted rule. More than Where the “caliphate” has expanded, it marginalization”. It has focused on President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and his govern- Peace Talks Deadlocked 2,600 have been killed in the fighting which has also has caused mass displacements, with “providing civilian administration, as ment to flee to Saudi Arabia. The violence came after UN’s special envoy for left 80 percent of the population - 20 million people - people fleeing its fearsome reputation well as services and goods, fighting On Wednesday, at least 31 people were killed and Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced Friday in need of urgent humanitarian aid, according to UN for murder, torture, forced conversion corruption and providing justice in dozens wounded in five simultaneous bombings, also in Geneva that talks between the warring sides ended estimates. The situation is particularly grave in Aden, and even slavery. Mass slaughter has personal and business affairs”. “They claimed by the radical Sunni Muslim jihadist group at without agreement. “I won’t beat around the bush. where residents have complained of food and water become one of its hallmarks, docu- want to say: We are a real state and an Shiite mosques and offices in Sanaa. Yesterday’s car There was no kind of agreement reached,” the shortages, while medics speak of a rapidly deteriorat- mented in photos and videos shared alternative,” Sayigh said. —AFP attack came hours after Saudi-led warplanes Mauritanian diplomat told reporters. Yemen’s rivals ing health situation and the spread of disease.— AFP Bahraini Sunni oppn leader freed after 4 yrs

DUBAI: Bahrain released at dawn yester- Sharif’s release comes four days after a day a Sunni opposition leader who was Bahrain court jailed prominent Shiite jailed more than four years for involve- opposition leader Ali Salman for four ment in Shiite-led anti-government years for inciting disobedience and protests, his party announced. The Waed hatred in the kingdom. Salman heads Al- secular group said on its official Twitter Wefaq Shiite political association, one of account that party chief Ibrahim Sharif the key forces behind the 2011 protests was freed. Bahrain, home to the US Navy’s demanding reforms in Bahrain, and his Fifth Fleet, has been rocked by unrest arrest in December had drawn US and since security forces crushed Shiite-led Iranian condemnation. protests in 2011 demanding a constitu- At least 89 people have been killed in tional monarchy and an elected prime clashes with security forces since 2011, minister. while hundreds have been arrested and Sharif had played a prominent role in put on trial, rights groups say. Protesters the month-long protests and was later continue to clash frequently with security among a group of 20 activists tried for forces in Shiite villages outside Manama. plotting to overthrow the Sunni rulers of Brian Dooley, a program director with Shiite-majority Bahrain. In June 2011, Human Rights First, applauded the eight Shiite activists were jailed for life, release. “More than four years after and the rest for two to 15 years. Sharif President Obama called for the release of received a five-year sentence. The judge- peaceful opposition leaders in Bahrain SALAHEDDIN: An image uploaded on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin ment sparked concern in Washington Ibrahim Sharif is finally out,” he said in a allegedly shows militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) execut- ing dozens of captured Iraqi security forces’ members at an unknown location in TUBLI, Bahrain: Bahraini Sunni Muslim opposition leader Ibrahim which criticised the “severity” of the sen- statement. “This is a long overdue move, the Salaheddin province— AFP Sharif sits with his wife Farida Ghulam at their home following his tences and the use of military tribunals to and he should never have been jailed in overnight release from prison yesterday. — AP try civilians. the first place.” — Agencies INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 Islamists kill 8 officers at Somali police station

MOGADISHU: Gunmen from the Somali number of raids during the Muslim fasting Islamist group Al Shabab killed at least month of Ramadan, which began on eight officers in a raid on a police station Wednesday. near the capital, police and the militants The group’s military operations said yesterday. Shabab fighters at about spokesman, Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, 1am local time stormed a police station on told Reuters his fighters had killed 12 offi- the edge of Afgoi town, 30km southwest of cers in the raid on the Afgoi police station Mogadishu, killing eight officers and steal- and lost one gunman in the second bat- ing three pickup trucks, including one that tle. “This morning the police attacked us had a machine gun mounted on it. and after a fighting we burnt a police car. “Al Shabab killed eight of my colleagues We left the pick-up car we had taken. One and took three of our cars last night,” Major fighter martyred from our side,” he said. In Abdikadir Hussein, a police officer told the past, Shabab has exaggerated the Reuters from Afgoi. “We traced them this number of soldiers it has killed, while offi- morning, killed 10 of them and secured our cials have played down losses. The latest pick up car with a gun hooked on,” he assault highlights Shabab’s ability to added, saying the Islamists ran off with the launch attacks even though it has lost ter- other two vehicles. Shabab, which wants to ritory and urban strongholds since a topple a Western-backed government in major military offensive against began Mogadishu, has in the past stepped up the last year. — Reuters 3 dead as man runs car into crowd in Austria

VIENNA: A man apparently distraught over sonal problems when he targeted his vic- personal issues drove his SUV into a crowd tims. TIGA SERANGKAI, North Sumatra: Indonesian women watch Mount Sinabung release pyroclastic flows yesterday. Mount Sinabung, one of yesterday in Graz, Austria’s second largest About 60 ambulances converged on the about 130 active volcanoes in the country, has been put at the highest alert level since June 2 due to the growing size of its lava dome. — AP city, killing three people and injuring 34 scene and the Austrian auto club sent four others, officials said. The governor of the helicopters to bring the victims to hospi- Styria province, Hermann Schuetzenhoefer, tals. State broadcaster ORF cited unnamed gave the casualty figures and described the witnesses as saying the man apparently Tuareg rebels prepare to suspected driver as a 26-year old Austrian drove his vehicle into the crowd at random, who was “mentally disoriented” and acting sending several people crashing into the alone. He said one of the injured is in a criti- windshield and flying over the van. cal condition. Police said the driver had Austria’s APA news agency said at least two sign landmark peace deal been arrested. They said there were no bodies covered with blankets were seen indications of a terrorist attack, and the sus- lying at the scene shortly after it was cor- pect was apparently distressed over per- doned off by police. —AP Accord aims to bring stability

BAMAKO: Mali’s Tuareg-led rebel alliance pre- party leaders also have an important role to play, will help to clarify the situation on the ground. pared yesterday to sign a landmark deal to end as well as civil society, including women and Violence has increased in recent months,” said years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divi- youth. In a word, reconciliation is the business of Bamako-based political commentator sions and in the grip of a jihadist insurgency. The all Malians,” they added. Ramtane Lamamra, the Souleymane Drabo. “The situation is untenable Algiers Accord aims to bring stability to the coun- foreign minister of Algeria, which has been lead- for everyone - for the people, for the United try’s vast northern desert, cradle of several ing international efforts to mediate the peace Nations and government forces.” Tuareg uprisings since the 1960s and a sanctuary talks, is expected in the Malian capital to sign the But Drabo, a columnist at the pro-government for Islamist fighters linked to Al-Qaeda. The docu- deal, along with scores of rebels. The peace L’Essor daily, warned that the CMA’s signature did ment was signed in May by the government and accord, hammered out over months under the not guarantee peace. “In 1992, a national pact loyalist militias but the Coordination of Azawad auspices of the UN, calls for the creation of elect- was signed here between the government and Movements (CMA), a coalition of rebel groups, ed regional assemblies but stop short of autono- armed groups and... fighting continued for three had been holding out until amendments were my or federalism for northern Mali. years after the signing,” he said. Mali was shaken agreed two weeks ago. by a coup in 2012 that cleared the way for Tuareg Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, former ‘Untenable’ separatists to seize towns and cities of the north, head of the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, and The Malian government and several armed an expanse of desert the size of Texas. his French counterpart Laurent Fabius welcomed groups signed the document on May 15 in Al-Qaeda-linked militants then overpowered the CMA’s commitment to the accord and urged Bamako, in a ceremony spurned by the CMA. The the Tuareg, taking control of northern Mali for Mali to ensure the deal was implemented. “This rebels finally agreed to commit on June 5 after nearly 10 months until they were ousted in a responsibility lies primarily with the Malian winning a stipulation that its fighters be included French-led military offensive. The country actors and the government and armed groups in a security force for the north, and that resi- remains deeply divided, with the Tuareg and must regain mutual trust - the only possibility for dents of the region be represented better in gov- Arab populations of the north accusing sub- GRAZ, Austria: A damaged bicycle and bloodstains are pictured at the site where a progress,” they said in a joint op-ed in French dai- ernment institutions, among other concessions. Saharan ethnic groups in the more prosperous man drove his van into a crowd yesterday. — AP ly Le Monde published on Friday. “The political “It is a necessary and highly anticipated step it south of marginalising them.—AFP INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Two hundred years on, guns roar anew at Waterloo

WATERLOO, Belgium: The sounds of war rang out crowd. But as smoke drifted across the battlefield, on the fields of Belgium on Thursday as the Battle of the Duke of Wellington’s allied forces held fast at two Waterloo was restaged 200 years after the clash that replicas of the famed Haie Sainte and Hougoumont ended Napoleon’s imperial ambitions and changed farmhouses, just as they did on that damp day in the course of European history. In what was billed as 1815, despite volleys of musket fire from the French. the biggest re-enactment of its kind, 6,000 history The troops marched to fife and drums and, were it enthusiasts from 52 countries in full costume acted not for the planes flying overhead from Brussels air- out the July 18, 1815 clash between the French army port, the scene could have almost been from 200 and the allied British, Prussian and Dutch forces. years earlier. A day after European royals and politicians sent out a message of peace and reconciliation to a mod- Napoleon Defeated, then on Belgian TV ern-day continent facing economic strife and conflict In the end, as in real life, Napoleon was defeated. on its borders, it was time for the mock battle to In 2015, however, he went on to be interviewed by start. Around 60,000 spectators from around the Belgian television. Belgian newspapers later com- world were on hand to watch a spectacle which had plained that the show was too loud, a view echoed sold out months ago, seated in huge stands capable by some spectators at the event. A second reenact- of housing more people than Belgium’s national ment took place yesterday. Yet for all the sound and football stadium. fury the re-enactment could not capture the full hor- Deafening cannon fire erupted from both sides as ror of a battle that altered Europe’s fate forever. While “troops” in full livery advanced across the same around 12,000 died on that day alone many more damp fields south of Belgium where 47,000 people died of horrific injuries or infections in the days that were killed or wounded two centuries ago - this time followed the end of Napoleon’s ill-fated drive north to applause from the crowds. “We love Napoleon,” in 1815. said Kevin Michael, 25, from Cleveland, Ohio, who The battle pitted around 93,000 French troops led had flown over from the United States with his par- by Napoleon against 125,000 British, German and ents for five days especially to see the Waterloo Belgian-Dutch forces under the Duke of Wellington bicentenary celebrations. “It’s like watching history.” and Field Marshal Bluecher. Defeat saw Napoleon His father William Weston added: “We were reading exiled to Saint Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean, about European unity and Napoleon wanted to unify where he died in 1821. The victors then redrew the the European people, but under the French.” WATERLOO: French lawyer Franck Samson, dressed as Napoleon I, answers a journalistís question during map of a Europe which enjoyed almost a century of the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo yesterday. — AFP relative peace until the carnage of World War I. Smoke and Cannon Fire The battle still stirs strong feelings. On The filmic re-enactment was a far cry from the project” and its promise of peace despite modern- - which the British Duke of Wellington described as Wednesday, British heir to the throne Prince sombre ceremonies on Thursday’s anniversary of an day challenges of conflict on its borders in Ukraine “the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life” - Charles unveiled a memorial at the Hougoumont event which still stirs passions in Europe and further and economic worries in Greece. over a two hour show. Farmhouse, where allied forces fought off repeat- afield. “Waterloo, the folly and the grandeur. The hor- But the mood was more celebratory on Friday, First came the French cannon fire and the ed French attacks as Napoleon desperately sought ror and the genius. The tragedy and then the hope,” with spectators carrying French tricolore and British advance of both cavalry and infantry on the orders of to break their lines. In contrast France only sent an Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said in an Union Jack flags, and stirring classical music pumped Napoleon, played by Parisian lawyer Frank Samson, ambassador to Thursday’s ceremony, and kicked opening address on Thursday. Michel, whose govern- out over loudspeakers at tense moments. They wearing the emperor’s distinctive two-horned black up a fuss in the preceding weeks after Belgium ment spent 10 million euros on the commemora- watched as the “soldiers” in lavish blue, red and gold hat. “The dead were decapitated, mutilated,” said the tried to mint a commemorative euro coin featur- tions, called for reconciliation through the “European uniforms acted out the course of the day-long battle breathless commentator describing the battle to the ing the battle. — AFP Wilders red-faced as cartoons not aired

THE HAGUE: Dutch anti-Islam politician authorities have said such a move could Geert Wilders blamed a “misunderstand- see Wilders’ right to airtime suspended ing” for the failure yesterday of his for up to four years. planned airing of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), insisting they would Wilders Ignored now be broadcast next week. “I have just Dutch Muslims have been steadfastly spoken to NPO boss (Henk) Hagoort. It ignoring Wilders. Even if the cartoons seems to have been a misunderstanding,” were broadcast, “absolutely nothing Wilders tweeted after Dutch public would have happened,” said Aissa broadcaster NPO aired a previous party- Zanzen, spokesman of the Council of political broadcast of Wilders in which Moroccan Mosques in The Netherlands. the cartoons did not feature. “Besides, we are busy with our prepara- The attempted airing of the video tions for Ramadan, including making including caricatures that many Muslims food,” he said. “He is simply being find offensive, descended into farce after ignored,” Zanzen told AFP. Wilders initially accused the public Dutch embassies have reportedly broadcaster’s news, sports and current been advised on measures to take if the affairs arm NOS for the mix-up. But a cartoons are broadcast, as they could short while later, Wilders tweeted it was spark violent protests. Wilders’ announce- an apparent misunderstanding. He said ment earlier this month that he wanted NPO board director Hagoort “assured me to show the cartoons on television the video will now be broadcast at 1555 prompted the Council of Moroccan GMT on Wednesday”. NPO in a later Mosques in The Netherlands to release its tweet confirmed it had received the own cartoon mocking Wilders as a spoilt wrong recording and that it would child with a big mouth. The cartoon indeed be broadcast on Wednesday. shows Wilders shouting “fewer, fewer” in GARCIA, Mexico: State police try to keep away relatives wanting information about their loved ones from a beer distribution center after it was Wilders had said Friday that he would reference to his announcement last year attacked in this town on the outskirts of the northern city of Monterrey on Friday. — AP show the cartoons in the name of his that he would reduce the number of Freedom Party (PVV) yesterday morning Moroccans in The Netherlands. and again on Wednesday and July 3. Behind the politician is the bomb that Wilders said he was making the broad- he wants to explode in Dutch society, Gunmen kill 10 people casts to defend freedom of speech after while below the bomb and the hysterical two militants were shot dead while Wilders are normal citizens, including attacking a cartoon contest in Texas last Muslims, getting on with their lives and month. Many Muslims feel drawings of ignoring the bouffant-hairdoed populist. at Mexico beer business the Prophet (PBUH) are disrespectful or “We’re building The Netherlands further,” outright blasphemous, and Dutch the cartoon says. The platinum-haired politician, whose PVV party gained pop- ularity in the Netherlands on an anti- Several victims stripped naked Islam ticket, has denied that a cartoon exhibition would be provocative. MONTERREY, Mexico: Gunmen stormed a beer being behind an arson attack against a wars in Mexican states. Mexico’s border states The Dutch Media Authority provides business in northern Mexico on Friday, killing 10 Monterrey casino that left 52 people dead in are major drug routes to the United States and airtime to parties to make political state- people in broad daylight and leaving some of 2010. have endured some of the worst violence in car- ments, but has said it only looks at the the victims naked over an apparent gang feud, The gang, founded by military deserters, used tel wars that has left more than 80,000 people content of the broadcasts after they are officials said. Several armed men arrived in two to be the armed wing of the Gulf cartel until the dead and 22,000 missing across the country shown. If a judge decides that a hate vehicles before attacking people inside the beer two sides split in 2010, leading to bloody turf since 2006. — AFP crime has been committed then the distribution center in the municipality of Garcia, authority can withdraw a party’s right to a suburb of the industrial hub of Monterrey, airtime for up to four years. Ever since prosecutors said. The “main line of investigation” forming his own party in 2006, Wilders is that the shooting was linked to a dispute has been a divisive figure in the between criminal groups, said Nuevo Leon state Obama to visit Ethiopia, Netherlands, which prides itself on its attorney general Javier Flores, adding that seven long but fading tradition of multi-cultur- kilograms of marijuana was found at the scene. African Union in July al tolerance. The firebrand politician says Seven people died on the scene and were that he is acting in the name of freedom found either naked or half-naked, Flores said. of speech. He has already been charged The three other victims died at a hospital. The SAN FRANCISCO: US President Barack described by many independent observers with hate speech for saying he would victims were “specifically targeted” in the attack, Obama will in late July become the first sit- as flawed. arrange for there to be fewer Moroccans he said, adding that other distribution center ting American leader to visit Ethiopia and The governing party, which has ruled for Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. — AFP workers were spared. “We can’t be sure that the the headquarters of the African Union, the over two decades, won a landslide, amid victims were involved in criminal acts but by the White House said Friday. Obama’s trip to opposition allegations of intimidation and way that they were attacked, it would appear Addis Ababa will come directly after an vote rigging. “The decision by President they were,” Flores said. already announced trip to Kenya, his first as Obama to travel to Ethiopia, which has seen US man arrested State investigators, who requested anonymi- president to his father’s homeland, press three opposition party members murdered ty, said former members of the Zetas drug cartel secretary Josh Earnest announced. Obama this week alone, is very troubling,” Jeffrey used the location for their trafficking scheme. In will meet both the Ethiopian government Smith of the Robert F Kennedy Center for for supporting IS addition to the marijuana, investigators found a and AU leaders, for talks on how to “acceler- Justice & Human Rights told AFP. scale, an assault rifle and 10 bullet shells. ate economic growth, strengthen democrat- Smith said the timing, and the symbolism WASHINGTON: A US man was arrested attack on the United States, prosecu- Another official said the assailants stole 10,000 ic institutions and improve security”. of Obama’s trip, would “further solidify the on Friday in Ohio for attempting to pro- tors said. Ghazi joins a slew of others, pesos ($650) in cash. The election of the United States’ first image that America stands behind Africa’s vide material support to the Islamic State mostly young men, who have been black president - and the first with an autocrats”. The White House stressed that it militant group, the US Justice arrested in recent months across the Home of ‘El Bronco’ African parent - raised high hopes on the frequently addresses issues of democracy Department said. Amir Said Abdul United States for trying to support Garcia is the hometown of Jaime “El Bronco” continent, but Obama has been a cautious and political rights with countries in the Rahman Al-Ghazi, 38, was also charged Islamic State. Rodriguez, the former mayor who made interna- friend. In August last year, the White House region. “We regularly, both in public and in with possessing a firearm as a convicted Many are alleged to have attempted tional headlines this month when he became hosted a huge Washington summit of private, communicate our concerns about felon and trafficking marijuana, prosecu- to travel to Syria or Iraq to fight for the the first independent candidate to win a guber- African leaders and the upcoming July trip is some of the issues,” White House spokesman tors said. Ghazi was arrested in North group. Others are alleged to have natorial election in the country. The Nuevo Leon intended to build on progress towards clos- Eric Schultz said. “I don’t think that is going governor-elect gained fame when he was mayor Olmstead in northeastern Ohio, the attempted “lone wolf” attacks inspired by er economic ties. A presidential visit to to stop because of this visit.” from 2009 to 2012 as he defied the ultra-violent Justice Department said. A federal judge the group in the United States. This Kenya had been put on ice while President Ethiopia and Kenya have both been on Zetas cartel. Rodriguez reacted to Friday’s killing Uhuru Kenyatta faced charges of crimes the frontline of the fight against Somalia’s in Cleveland ordered the man detained week, a New York man was arrested in on his Facebook page, saying he was “sad and against humanity for his role in 2007-2008 Al-Qaeda-allied militia Shabab, and have connection with an alleged plot to set off until a hearing on Wednesday, a angry” and urged authorities to act quickly to post-election violence. been important security partners to spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office a bomb in the city on behalf of Islamic find the perpetrators. “They should not let the The International Criminal Court has Washington. Shabab units have been hunt- for the Northern District of Ohio said. State. Three others have been arrested in wave of violence return,” he said. since suspended that prosecution, citing a ed by African Union troops and US drones According to prosecutors, Ghazi, and around New York City as part of the Rodriguez says he survived two assassination lack of evidence and Kenya’s failure to coop- inside Somalia - but have outflanked the who changed his name from Robert investigation. Two men in Boston plead- attempts when he was mayor and that his erate. Human rights groups have questioned Kenyan contingent in Somalia to mount a McCollum earlier this year, used social ed not guilty earlier on Friday to plotting daughter was briefly kidnapped when she was the visit to Kenya, but are also asking why string of gruesome cross-border raids. In media to pledge support to the jihadist to behead Massachusetts police officers. two years old. Zetas leader Omar Trevino, alias Obama is visiting Ethiopia so soon after a April last year the group attacked a universi- group and its leader, Abu Bakr Al- Federal officials have said they are active- “Z-42,” was captured in March in another contested election. Africa’s second most ty in Garissa, Kenya killing 148 people - most Baghdadi, last year. He is also alleged ly investigating such cases in all 50 Monterrey suburb, the upper-class district of San populous nation held a vote in May that was of them students. — AFP to have expressed a desire to launch an states. — Reuters Pedro Garza Garcia. The Zetas are accused of INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 Half a century on, carnage resonates in US South

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama: A half century said. “Maybe the historic suffering of ference. ago in this deeply southern city, a racial- black people in this country will enable “The southern states are not the same ly motivated attack on a black church us to see the gun issue in a new light ... as 50 years ago,” said Daryl Scott, a pro- left four young girls dead and helped But I’m not holding my breath.” fessor of US history at Howard University, galvanize a civil rights movement that a historically black college. The changes changed voting laws across the United Key Differences were monumental since the 1960s, said States. For those with ties to that deadly Despite the parallels, the two attacks Priscilla Hancock Cooper, chief executive event, Wednesday’s shootings in a his- were met with starkly different respons- officer of the Birmingham Civil Rights toric black church in Charleston, South es by local authorities who reflected the Institute, across the street from the Carolina, another deeply southern city political dynamics of their eras. In 1963, Baptist church where the 1963 bombing 644 km distant, echoed the tragedy and Alabama was the center of a non-violent occurred in what the city now calls the compounded the frustration that more civil rights movement led by Martin Civil Rights District. “Laws prevented progress has not been made. Luther King Jr. and others that was met blacks and whites from sitting together “It definitely brought back memories,” with violence from the Ku Klux Klan and on a bus. They restricted blacks and said Lisa McNair, 50, the niece of one of state and local officials, led by Governor whites from eating together in restau- the girls who died in the 1963 bombing George Wallace, trying to enforce racial rants and even from playing games,” she of the 16th Street Baptist Church, which segregation laws. While it took decades said. happened before McNair was even born. to prosecute the Birmingham bombers, Birmingham today is a financially “I just feel so sad this happened. Now authorities in South Carolina quickly struggling city with distinct white and these people in South Carolina are going arrested the suspected perpetrator of black neighborhoods, but its politics through what my parents went through.” CHARLESTON, South Carolina: A woman cries at a makeshift memorial outside the Charleston shooting who faced nine have been turned on their head in recent In the Birmingham attack by four Ku the Emanuel AME Church on Friday. — AFP murder charges by Friday morning. decades. Its last white mayor left office in Klux Klansman, a bomb planted under In Birmingham four Klansmen were 1979, followed by seven successive black the church steps killed four young girls rights museum in Selma, Alabama. “It and the passage of the federal Civil identified early on, but none went on tri- leaders. Meanwhile, South Carolina has as they changed into choir robes in the seems like we’re back right where we Rights Act of 1964, which bans racial dis- al until 1977, as investigators ran into a gone from being “one of the most recal- church basement. The Charleston shoot- started and racism is still alive and well.” crimination. wall of silence. One of the suspects was citrant southern states,” Scott said, to ing rampage targeted a Bible study Donald Jones, a professor of constitu- Diane McWhorter, author of the never charged and died in 1994, while having not just a governor of color, but group. Both attacks were racially moti- tional law at the University of Miami who Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Carry Me two others were jailed for life, the last in 2014 elected the south’s first black vated, and shocked a nation that was teaches classes on the role of the civil Home” about the civil rights battle in conviction not coming until 2002. senator since Reconstruction at the end reeling with deeply entwined racial and rights movement, said he hoped the Birmingham in 1963, said she does not Contrast that to a parade of politicians of the Civil War. “It’s sometimes in these societal tensions, lately focused on US Charleston attack would “jar us awake to know if the Charleston shooting will gal- who loudly denounced the atrocity in tragedies that people of goodwill find gun violence and police-related shoot- the fact that we do not live in a post- vanize a new civil rights movement, but Charleston, including South Carolina their voice, realize that silence is not an ings of unarmed black men in several US racial society.” The Birmingham bombing hopes it will at least lead to more gun Governor Nikki Haley, the daughter of option, and are touched,” said Marc cities. “Progress, what progress?” said is credited with serving as a major cata- control. “The only good I can see coming Indian immigrants, who was visibly Morial, president of the National Urban Joanne Bland, 61, co-founder of a voting lyst in the movement for racial equality out of it is some kind of gun sanity,” she moved to tears at a Thursday press con- League. — Reuters

After shootings, gun curbs dormant in US Congress

WASHINGTON: Last week’s slaughter of nine law-abiding Americans,” said Senate Judiciary people in a South Carolina church left Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. prospects that Congress will curb guns right “There’s ample time to learn more about where they’ve been for years - remote for what happened and debate ways to prevent now, according to lawmakers and activists on these kinds of senseless acts.” both sides of the issue. Conceding that con- Murphy and others blamed the potency gressional action was unlikely soon, of the National Rifle Association for Congress’ President Barack Obama said lawmakers will unwillingness to restrict firearms. “Congress tighten federal firearms restrictions when has failed to act because it’s filled with too they believe the public is demanding it. “I am many lapdogs for the gun lobby,” said Dan not resigned,” Obama told the US Conference Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to of Mayors in San Francisco on Friday. “I have Prevent Gun Violence. NRA spokesman faith we will eventually do the right thing.” Andrew Arulanandam would not address Others said there was little evidence that whether the Charleston shootings would Wednesday’s killing of nine black parish- change lawmakers’ attitudes, saying, “As the ioners by the white alleged gunman, Dylann NRA has done for decades, we will not com- Storm Roof, would make congressional ment until all the facts are known.” action more likely, considering recent histo- In 2013, the Senate’s bipartisan attempt to ry. “I’m skeptical it’s going to change peoples’ require background checks of all firearms minds who weren’t converted by Newtown,” purchasers at gun shows and on the Internet said Sen Chris Murphy. Murphy was part of failed by a 54-46 vote. That was six short of the Senate’s failed efforts to strengthen the 60 votes needed to break a Republican background checks following the 2012 mas- filibuster against the bill. A similar measure sacre of 26 children and educators at Sandy never reached the floor of the GOP-con- Hook Elementary School in Newtown, trolled House. “I’d like to say these shootings Connecticut. in Charleston will be a turning point, enough If anything, the odds of congressional for Congress to fight back against the gun action seem slimmer with both the House lobby and take some serious action about and Senate dominated by Republicans, who gun laws. But I don’t want to be naive,” said CHARLESTON: Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge on Friday. — AP traditionally have been less sympathetic to Chelsea Parsons, who oversees gun policy for curbs on gun ownership. When the Senate the liberal Center for American Progress. rejected firearms constraints in 2013 prompt- Donald Stewart, spokesman for Senate ed by Newtown, the chamber was led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Church massacre victims’ Democrats. “He couldn’t get it going after McConnell had spoken twice Thursday on Sandy Hook with Democratic control” of the the Senate floor about Charleston but men- Senate, Erich Pratt, spokesman for Gun tioned no legislation. Kevin Smith, Owners of America, a gun rights group, said spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, families offer forgiveness about Obama. “He won’t get it going with did not immediately return phone and email Republican control.” messages seeking comment. Suspect charged with 9 counts of murder, weapons violation Investigators were just starting to gather A check of the Congressional Record facts about Wednesday’s shooting at a his- shows that while several legislators took to CHARLESTON, South Carolina: As the young had been welcomed into to the church by the nine this kind of frequency, in any other advanced toric black church in Charleston, South the House and Senate floors Thursday to white man charged with murdering nine people people he has been charged with slaying. The nation on Earth,” he said. The US Justice Carolina. Roof, 21, faced nine counts of mur- express their sadness over the nine deaths in inside an historic black church in South Carolina attack at the church nicknamed “Mother Emanuel” Department is investigating the attack as both a der, and the Justice Department said it was South Carolina and offer condolences, none stood silently and expressionless at a court hearing for its key role in African-American history followed hate crime and potential act of terrorism, spokes- investigating whether to classify the attack as called for federal legislation curbing firearms. on Friday, relatives of the slain worshippers faced a wave of protests across the United States in woman Emily Pierce said on Friday. a hate crime or even domestic terrorism. “The The word “gun” was spoken seven times him one by one, offering tearful words of grief and recent months over police killings and excessive question remains how we keep guns out of while “background checks”, “gun control” and forgiveness. Dylann Roof, 21, who authorities say force against unarmed black men, focusing atten- ‘No Room for Hating’ the hands of those who shouldn’t have them “firearms” were not uttered at all. Congress spent an hour in Bible study with parishioners at tion on race relations and bias in the criminal jus- Roof said little during his initial court appear- without violating the constitutional rights of was not in session Friday. — AP the nearly 200-year-old Emanuel African Methodist tice system. ance, except to answer, “Yes, sir,” or “No, sir” in Church in Charleston before opening fire on them, Gosnell himself was reprimanded by the state response to questions from the judge, and to give appeared via video feed before Chief Magistrate Supreme Court for misconduct in 2005 in two cas- his age. The victims’ family members filed into the James Gosnell who ordered him held without es, one in which he used a racial slur during a courthouse in twos and threes before Roof’s bond. bond-reduction hearing for a black defendant, appearance, appearing composed as they stared Dressed in a black-and-white prison uniform according to a copy of the rebuke posted online. into the video monitor at the defendant, who was and flanked by two guards in body armor, Roof The magistrate also drew sharp criticism from arrested without incident in Shelby, North Carolina, exhibited no visible emotion during the proceed- some observers of Friday’s hearing after saying on Thursday after 14 hours at large. ings, even as he was addressed by loved ones of Roof’s family members were “victims” too. The In addition to Tywanza Sanders, the massacre’s the victims. He was formally charged with nine bloodshed in Charleston, where residents packed victims included Democratic state Senator counts of murder and a weapons offense. “May an arena for a prayer vigil late Friday, marked the Clementa Pinckney, 41; DePayne Middleton Doctor, God have mercy on your soul,” said Felicia Sanders, latest in a series of fatal US mass shootings. The vio- 49; Sharonda Coleman Singleton, 45; Cynthia Hurd, whose 26-year-old son, Tywanza Sanders, was the lence has renewed a national debate between 54; Susie Jackson, 87; Ethel Lance, 70; Myra youngest person to die in Wednesday’s rampage. advocates of tighter controls on gun possession Thompson 59, and Daniel Simmons, 74. Roof could “You have killed some of the most beautiful people and supporters of unfettered access to firearms be sentenced to death if he convicted, and South that I know. Every fiber in my body hurts.” they assert is constitutionally protected under the Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican, urged Felicia Sanders was said by a family friend inter- Second Amendment. prosecutors to seek capital punishment. viewed by CNN to have survived the shooting ram- “The elephant in the room is guns. South Still, family members offered words of mercy page by lying on the floor and playing dead as she Carolina and the country have gone gun-crazy,” during the brief court appearance. “I will never talk cradled another survivor, her 5-year-old grand- said state Representative Wendell Gilliard, a to her ever again. I will never ever hold her again,” daughter, while her son’s blood soaked her clothes. Democrat who represents Charleston. “How many said Lance’s daughter, Nadine Collier, who went on According to friends and family, Tywanza Sanders times do we need to come together? How many to tell Roof, “You hurt a lot of people, but God for- pleaded with the gunman as he paused to reload times do we need to unite?” President Barack gives you and I forgive you.” The defendant’s rela- his weapon, saying, “You don’t have to do this,” to Obama, addressing the US Conference of Mayors in tives, in their first public comment since the shoot- which the suspect replied: “No, you’ve raped our San Francisco, said the latest shooting exposed the ing, issued a statement through Roof’s lawyer offer- women and taken our country. I’ve got to do what “blight” of racism still present in America, and he ing their “deepest sympathies and condolences” to I’ve got to do.” railed against critics who have accused him of the victims’ families. “Words cannot express our SAN FRANCISCO: In this June 19, 2015 photo, US President Barack Obama pauses as Roof stared blankly, and glanced downward politicizing a tragedy to talk about tougher gun shock, grief and disbelief as to what happened that he speaks about gun violence at the Annual Meeting of the US Conference of occasionally, as Sanders and four other family laws. night. We are devastated and saddened by what Mayors. — AP members of the gunshot victims spoke of how he “You don’t see murder on this kind of scale, with occurred,” the statement said.— Reuters Obama: Church shooting exposes ‘blight’ of racism

SAN FRANCISCO: US President Barack But he invoked other recent mass Newtown, but was foiled by the politically Obama said it is unlikely that Congress the Republican-controlled Congress. Obama on Friday said a mass shooting at a shootings at a school in Newtown, power gun lobby and failed to convince will work on new gun safety laws in the Democratic Representative Chris Van black church in South Carolina exposed Connecticut and movie theater in Aurora, Congress. Noting more than 11,000 near future, but said he believes public Hollen, a backer, said, “We would hope the “blight” of racism still present in Colorado to argue for the need for reforms Americans were killed by gun violence in opinion eventually will shift and compel that these kinds of tragedies would ulti- America, and railed against critics who to gun laws, a politically fraught subject in 2013, Obama acknowledged that his lawmakers to act. “I refuse to act as if this mately penetrate the consciousness of have accused him of politicizing a tragedy a country whose constitution guarantees failed proposals “wouldn’t have prevented is the new normal, or to pretend that it’s lawmakers and prompt action.” to talk about tougher gun laws. Obama, the right to own guns. “We should be able every act of violence” but said they would simply sufficient to grieve, and that any Brian Malte, an executive at the Brady speaking to the US Conference of Mayors, to talk about this issue as citizens without have stopped some of them. “You don’t mention of doing something to stop it is Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a pro- said the murder of nine people at an his- demonizing all gun owners who are over- see murder on this kind of scale, with this somehow politicizing the problem,” gun control group, appeared less hopeful. toric African-American church in whelmingly law abiding, but also without kind of frequency, in any other advanced Obama said. “All Congress has done is block hearings Charleston shows the need for vigilance suggesting that any debate about this nation on earth,” he said. “Every country Advocates of stricter gun laws intro- and block votes on this issue,” Malte said. against racism. “The apparent motivations involves a wild-eyed plot to take every- has violent, hateful or mentally unstable duced legislation less than two weeks “You have too many corporate gun lobby of the shooter remind us that racism body’s guns away,” Obama said. people. What’s different is that not every before the Charleston shooting to encour- lap-dogs in Congress who take money and remains a blight that we have to combat Obama pushed for tighter controls on country is awash with easily accessible age tougher state handgun licensing rules, don’t support background checks,” he together,” Obama said. guns after the 2012 school shootings in guns,” he said. but it stood little chance of advancing in said. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Cybertheft adds to US-China tensions ahead of talks

WASHINGTON: Tensions between the US and took the unusual step last month of publicizing a China are growing over its island-building in the US military surveillance flight that showed the mas- South China Sea and over suspicions that Beijing sive scale of China’s island-building. China says the was behind a massive hack into a federal govern- islands are its sovereignty territory, but Washington ment server that resulted in the theft of personnel argues that the continuation of building work and and security clearance records of 14 million militarization of the islands could enflame complex employees and contractors. But both powers have territorial disputes with China’s neighbors, with incentives to calm the waters ahead of the Chinese whom the US is seeking to forge closer ties while leader’s visit to Washington in the fall. preserving freedom of navigation in sea lanes cru- The two countries’ top diplomats and finance cial for world trade. officials meet here next week for the annual US- “Nobody is interested in conflict here and there’s China strategic and economic dialogue. The no reason why it needs to devolve into conflict. Obama administration says the two governments Again, that’s why next week’s meeting is so impor- won’t be papering over their differences, but they tant,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told are expected to accentuate the positive, stressing reporters Thursday. Cybersecurity is another source areas of cooperation, like climate change. of acrimony that’s up for discussion, given fresh Civilian and military officials will meet Monday urgency by the massive security breach that led to to discuss thorny security issues. Secretary of State the theft of personal information of as many as 14 John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew kick million current and former US federal employees. off two days of talks Tuesday with Vice Premier The Obama administration believes that China’s Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi on a government, not criminal hackers, was responsible sprawling agenda, including plans for a bilateral for the breach that included detailed background investment treaty. China, in particular, is presenting information on military and intelligence personnel. the dialogue as a prelude to Xi Jinping’s visit to the China has denied involvement in the break-in White House slated for September, his first since and says it is also a victim of cyberattacks. The US becoming China’s president in 2013. business community, meanwhile, is concerned that Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang called it an regulatory barriers in China are growing, not eas- opportunity to “push for new progress in the build- ing, despite Xi’s promise to advance economic ing of a new model of major power relationship,” reforms. Progress has been slow on the bilateral BEIJING: In this May 17, 2015 photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State John the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday. investment treaty the US and China agreed to pur- Kerry shake hands prior to a meeting at the Great Hall of the People. — AP But it’s a model with cracks in it. Relations between sue two years ago, and China has reportedly sub- the world’s two largest economies, with their diver- mitted a long list of sectors it wants excluded. cooperate,” Russel told reporters Thursday, citing China’s support. Obama and Xi committed to curb- gent political systems and priorities, rarely run Daniel Russel, top US diplomat for East Asia, said recent cooperation on fighting the Ebola virus in ing emissions when they met in Beijing in smoothly. But recent months have been particular- that the US and China wouldn’t ignore their differ- Africa, the transition in Afghanistan and diplomacy November, which environmentalists hailed as a sign ly rocky. ences, including on human rights issues. Since tak- by world powers to prevent Iran from developing a that reluctant nations like China were finally getting China’s reclamation of more than 2,000 acres of ing power two years ago, Xi has consolidated nuclear weapon. on board. Climate change will be a “hot topic” at land on disputed islands and atolls in the South China’s authoritarian system, squelching dissent As the push for a global climate change deal next week’s dialogue in Washington, China’s Xinhua China Sea since last year has raised international and civil society. “We don’t always see eye to eye intensifies ahead of a December summit of world agency said in Friday’s report. The South China Sea alarm over its territorial ambitions. Washington but the fact is global challenges require that we leaders in Paris, President Barack Obama needs and cybersecurity didn’t get a mention. — AP Suu Kyi’s party to decide Death toll from Mumbai liquor poisoning hits 84 ‘soon’ on contesting polls NEW DELHI: The death toll from drinking dozen villagers died from toxic liquor also tainted liquor in a Mumbai slum climbed in Uttar Pradesh. In 2011 nearly 170 peo- to 84 in the worst incident of its kind in ple died in the eastern state of West NLD battles to change constitution more than a decade, police said yester- Bengal after drinking moonshine. day. Another 31 people, 13 of them in Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol YANGON: Myanmar’s opposition leader serious condition, were being treated in are common in India because the poor Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday her party hospitals after drinking the cheap liquor cannot afford licensed liquor. Illicit liquor would shortly decide whether to contest Wednesday night in Malad, said Deputy is often spiked with chemicals such as crucial elections, as it battles to change the Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni. They pesticides to increase its potency. An constitution barring her from the presiden- fell sick immediately. Malad is a northern investigation is taking place on whether cy. Speaking to senior National League for part of India’s financial capital. high levels of methanol were present in Democracy (NLD) members at the start of Kulkarni said the police have arrested the moonshine, often called “country their annual two-day conference in five people who transported and sold the liquor” in India. Methanol, a highly toxic Yangon, Suu Kyi said the party had not yet tainted liquor to poor workers. The Press form of alcohol used as antifreeze or fuel, committed to competing in its first nation- Trust of India news agency said eight is often added to bootleg liquor in India al vote in a quarter of a century. The polls, police personnel have been suspended as a cheap and quick method of upping for negligence of duty. the alcohol content. Unlicensed liquor is scheduled for October or November, are In 2004, 104 people died after drinking widely consumed across India where it is seen as a vital test of democratic reforms in spurious liquor in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area. sometimes sold for less than a dollar for a Myanmar after decades of military rule, In January, more than 31 people died 25cl bottle, with deaths frequently report- and if free and fair, the NLD is expected to near Lucknow in the northern state of ed. It is rare however for such incidents to make sweeping gains. Uttar Pradesh after drinking a lethal batch occur in a major city like Mumbai, with But Suu Kyi is barred from becoming of home-brew. And police arrested 12 most cases taking place in poor, rural vil- president, regardless of the election result, people in Oct 2013 after more than three lages. — Agencies under a controversial junta-era constitu- tion that she has previously labelled unfair and undemocratic. “Soon the National League for Democracy will decide whether Bus crash in India kills 14 we will run for election or not,” she told DEHRADUN, India: A passenger bus Deadly traffic accidents are com- dozens of senior party members gathered yesteray plunged off a mountain road mon in India. Two separate accidents for the meeting in downtown Yangon. into a gorge in northern India, killing killed nearly 40 people last Saturday, “After we decide, we will choose represen- 14 people, a local official said. The including when a van full of pilgrims tatives.” accident happened when the driver plunged into a river in the south- Even though a decision had yet to be lost control, veering the bus off the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh. made, the Nobel laureate indicated the road and into the canyon below in India has some of the world’s dead- party was nevertheless already gearing up Almora district, some 370 km from liest roads, with more than 200,000 for the poll. “This year is the year that we Dehradun, capital of the state of fatalities annually, according to the really have to try,” she told the party’s Uttarakhand. “The driver couldn’t World Health Organization. Central Committee, who had gathered control (the bus)... Fourteen people Transport analysts attribute the from across the country, some wearing the have died and 22 have been injured,” huge number of accidents to poor brightly coloured headdresses of their eth- Anil Chanyal, a senior district admin- roads, badly maintained vehicles nic minority regions. “We can’t take any- istrative officer, told AFP. and reckless driving. — AFP thing for granted, just because we won in YANGON: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a meeting of her National the past. We have to try all the time,” she League for Democracy Party’s first Central Executive Committee at Royal Rose restaurant. — AP said. due to be debated in parliament in the 175 nations in Transparency International’s Japan offers $3.5m Charter Fight coming days, slightly reduced the voting 2014 index of least corrupt countries. Myanmar’s constitution reserves a quar- threshold for amendments, from 75 per- Myanmar began emerging from military ter of parliamentary seats for unelected cent to 70 percent, making it easier for rule in 2011 following an election marred to help Rohingya soldiers, while also excluding those with elected lawmakers to vote them through. by widespread accusations of cheating and foreign spouses and children from top But it kept the provision that bars Suu Kyi the absence of the NLD. The once pariah TOKYO: Japan yesterday offered a $3.5 in a public address. The money will go to office - a provision seen as aimed directly from becoming president. nation was widely praised for then launch- million to help the Rohingya boat people providing food and shelter as well as to at Suu Kyi, whose two sons are British. The Myanmar’s top political post is selected ing a spread of economic and political who have fled Myanmar where they fund data analysis of their maritime NLD has accelerated its efforts to amend by parliament in a vote by MPs after the reforms with most international sanctions faced severe discrimination. Foreign movements, the foreign ministry said. the charter in recent months, focusing on election. The veteran activist, who turned against it dropped. But in recent months Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan The plight of the persecuted and the clause that hands an effective veto on 70 on Friday, reiterated her recent call for rights groups and Suu Kyi have warned remained committed to helping national impoverished Rohingya has drawn inter- reconciliation efforts on various fronts in national attention as thousands of them clean politics in her address to party mem- that the country’s transition towards key constitutional amendments to the Asia, including between Myanmar’s gov- and Bangladeshi migrants cram into army. bers, adding that the NLD would ask its democracy has stalled. The NLD last com- ernment and “ethnic minority groups”. boats and struggle desperately to reach It garnered some five million signatures electoral candidates to declare their assets peted in a nationwide vote in 1990, when “With regard to non-regular immi- other Southeast Asian countries. The in a nationwide petition on the issue last and those of their spouses. The move is a it won by a landslide but was never grants, including women and children Muslim Rohingya complain of systematic year. But military members have vocifer- shot across the bows for the elite in allowed to take power. The party is set to trying to cross the Indian Ocean, Japan discrimination and mistreatment by ously opposed any reduction to their vot- Myanmar, where years of junta rule and hold lavish birthday celebrations for Suu has decided to extend $3.5 million” Myanmar’s Buddhist-majority govern- ing privileges. A long-awaited draft bill, cronyism have left the country saturated Kyi today, as it meets for the final day of its through global agencies such as the UN ment, which refuses to even recognize published in state media this month and by corruption - it was ranked 156 out of conference in Yangon. — AFP High Commissioner for Refugees, he said them as citizens. — AFP 13 people arrested after local China government attacked

BEIJING: Police in a southern Chinese old Cao Hui. The official finding was that ed for the release of the detained govern- township arrested 13 people who illegally she died from pesticide poisoning, but her ment workers by late afternoon, according detained officials and police officers and blood relatives were skeptical and demand- to the statements. stormed a police station and a government ed to know if her husband played a role in But the violence escalated when hun- building in a dispute over a young woman’s her death, the county government said. dreds of local residents stormed the local death, authorities said. The violence On Thursday, Cao’s blood relatives and police station, blocked a road, and flat- reflects the public’s deep distrust in the supporters attacked and detained govern- tened the tires of a police vehicle, prevent- local government’s ability to properly ment workers who came to the home ing the police officers from leaving, the investigate and adjudicate disputes and morgue to retrieve evidence, prompting statements said. Early Friday morning, the increasing hostility toward local authorities. the town’s senior officials to intervene. Yet crowd threw rocks and stones and sprayed The Shuangfeng county government in the officials were hit with bricks and beer pepper water at the police that tried to Hunan province on Friday demanded in a bottles, and they were forced to kneel in make a forced exit, the county government public notice that troublemakers turn the mourning hall for Cao, the county gov- said. In a late Friday update, the county said TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a high lev- themselves in return for leniency. The vio- ernment said. The government deployed police arrested 13 people and public order el seminar on peacebuilding, national reconciliation and democratization in Asia at lence followed the June 8 death of 28-year- more than 150 police officers and negotiat- was being restored. — AP the United Nations University in Tokyo yesterday. — AFP NEWS SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 WikiLeaks reveals Saudi intrigue, ‘top secrets’ Continued from Page 1 tives for the president but to enter prison.” Still, the memo’s existence adds credence to the claim made in A third memo - marked “top secret” - makes the star- 2012 by senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat El- tling claim that Iranian fighter jets bombed South Shater that Saudi Arabia had offered billions of dollars Sudanese forces during a 2012 standoff over the oil-rich in return for Mubarak’s freedom - something Saudi offi- area of Heglig. cials hotly denied at the time. Amid all the intrigue are There are many such hard-to-confirm stories in the other insights into Saudi attitudes abroad - especially Saudi documents. One of the most inflammatory mem- their taste for luxury. os carries the claim that Gulf countries were prepared to Amid a small mountain of administrative documents, pay $10 billion to secure the freedom of Egypt’s the AP found a 2009 invoice for an unpaid limousine bill deposed strongman, Hosni Mubarak. The memo, writ- racked up by Princess Maha Al Ibrahim, which Saudi ten on a letterhead bearing only a single palm tree and media identify as the wife of senior Saudi royal Abdul- crossed scimitars above the words “top secret,” quotes Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The invoice, from an unnamed Egyptian official as saying that the Muslim Geneva-based Golden Limousine Services and Brotherhood would agree to release Mubarak in addressed to the Saudi mission there, says the princess exchange for the cash “since the Egyptian people will skipped town after failing to paying a first installment of not benefit from his imprisonment.” 1.5 million Swiss francs owed to the company and her Although the document is undated, the political situ- hotel. When the bill was brought to her attention, “she ation it describes suggests it was drafted in 2012, when declared that the amount was too high” and asked the Muslim Brotherhood appeared poised to take pow- diplomats to handle the negotiations over its payment. er. Senior Brotherhood official Mohammed Morsi served When reached by phone yesterday, Louis Roulet, the as Egypt’s president from June 2012 to July 2013, before administrator of the limousine service, confirmed the being ousted by the military. But it’s not clear the idea document’s authenticity and said he remembered the of paying the Brotherhood to secure Mubarak’s release incident well. The total bill was “far more” than 1.5 mil- ever coalesced into a firm offer. A handwritten note at lion Swiss francs, he said, adding that it was eventually the top left of the document says the ransom “is not a paid in full. “We don’t work with this family anymore, for good idea.” the obvious reasons,” Roulet said. Still, the Algerian-born “Even if it is paid the Muslim Brotherhood will not be Roulet was unfazed, saying these kinds of disputes were able to do anything regarding releasing Mubarak,” the typical of the Arab customers he dealt with. “I find this unknown author writes. “It seems there are no alterna- totally normal,” he said. — AP Being a Muslim Continued from Page 1 is “a legal obligation from God - and God is Knowing, Wise” (9:60). If someone does not have savings that have accu- Regular prayer mulated for a year, he is exempt from paying zakat. While The Quran says, “I am God! There is no god but Me, so zakat is the minimum amount that a person should give worship Me and perform prayer to remember Me” (20:14). per year, charity and generosity are encouraged at all The five daily prayers in Islam are preceded with ablutions, times. The Quran repeatedly refers to good believers as and involve the body, mind, voice and heart with various those who “spend out of what God has provided for them” postures that reflect submission, humility, love and glorifi- and instructs Muhammad (PBUH) to tell those who ask cation. Prayers are performed before sunrise, at noon, in what they should spend in charity to say, “The excess (ie, the afternoon, after sunset and after dark, and require a what is beyond your needs)” (2:219). Prophet Muhammad degree of focus, tranquility and poise. said that spending on your family is considered the best There are concessions and exemptions for people who kind of charity. may be ill, travelling or incapacitated in any way, but a Muslim strives to perform every prayer to his best ability Pilgrimage to Haj because it helps him keep a strong connection with God. The Quran says, “Indeed, the first house of worship Praying the five daily prayers is the minimum that some- established for mankind was that at Bacca - a blessing and one should pray; however, supererogatory prayers or spon- guidance for the worlds.... And due to God from the people taneous prayers from the heart are advisable at any is pilgrimage to the House, for whoever is able to find a moment during one’s life- in times of need, in moments of way to it” (3:96-97). A Muslim has an obligation to visit joy, during reflection or strenuous effort. In addition to ritu- Makkah (formerly known as Bacca) during the first ten days QATIF: A Saudi fisherman pours water on fish at a fish-market in the mainly Shiite coastal town of Qatif, 400 al prayers, remembering, asking and thanking God infor- of the month of Thul-Hijja once in his life, providing he has kms east of Riyadh on the third day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. — AFP mally are also prayers of great merit. the financial and physical ability to do so. During the pilgrimage, a Muslim performs rites that Fasting in Ramadan commemorate the faith and acts of Abraham and his fami- The Quran says, “Fasting has been prescribed for you as ly, including circumambulating the Kaaba, which Abraham Fitch affirms Kuwait’s ‘AA’ long-term... it was prescribed for those before you so that you may and his son once built, jogging between two hills as Hagar learn God-consciousness” (2:183). Fasting the month of did in search of water, and slaughtering an animal, which Continued from Page 1 peers. Ramadan is required of adults, who refrain from food, commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Fitch said oil directly accounted for 60 percent of drink, conjugal relations, smoking, and all hurtful speech Ishmael (the meat of the sacrifice is distributed to the “We forecast that lower oil-related revenues com- GDP and 80 percent of government and external rev- and actions from before sunrise until sunset. There are poor). During the pilgrimage a Muslim connects with oth- bined with continued spending growth will cause the enues, and government contracts supported much of many benefits of the month-long fast, such as increased er Muslims through space and time, particularly Abraham general government surplus (including investment the private sector. Kuwait ranks better than only 50 per- self-discipline, patience, God- consciousness, sincerity, and his family and the current Muslim ummah with repre- compassion, gratitude, and brotherhood, as well as docu- sentatives from virtually every country on earth. income) to fall to 10.6 percent of GDP in FY16 from an cent of all countries in terms of the World Bank’s gover- mented medical benefits. The pilgrimage removes all outward signs of wealth or estimated 20.7 percent of GDP in the preceding fiscal nance and ease of doing business measures, while the With reference to fasting, the Quran says that “God wills status to remind us of our equality and brotherhood, year,” it noted. The authorities intend to undertake median ‘AA’ country ranks better than 70 percent of that you shall have ease, and does not will you to suffer enables one to put worldly interests aside for a spiritual measures that could limit the growth of current spend- countries in terms of governance and almost 90 percent hardship...” (2:185) and for that reason, people who are ill or retreat and a chance to refocus, and reminds us of the ing in the FY16 budget, but capital spending plans are of countries in terms of ease of doing business. travelling can make up missed days at a later time. If one inevitability of death, resurrection and gathering in front of unaffected. “We expect the budget balance to improve Fitch said the main factors that individually or collec- cannot fast due to chronic ill health, feeding a poor person God. The pilgrimage season is the most important of the to 16.7 percent in FY17. Similarly, we expect the current tively could lead to negative rating action are: Sustained for every day missed is sufficient compensation. Fasting year, during which Muslims who do not attend often fast, account surplus to halve to 15.1 percent of GDP in 2015 low oil prices that erode fiscal and external buffers, spill Ramadan is the minimum that a Muslim should fast; how- offer extra prayers, increase charity and good works, and before recovering to 20 percent of GDP in 2016,” it said. over from a regional geopolitical shock that impacts ever, optional fasting is meritorious. Prophet Muhammad slaughter an animal to distribute its meat to the poor. “We expect real GDP growth to rise to 1.8 percent in economic, social or political stability, and adverse (PBUH) regularly fasted on Mondays and Thursdays, and 2015 and 2.0 percent in 2016, from an estimated 0.9 domestic political developments that are much more frequently on other days. He said that the fast of Prophet Conclusion David, which was on alternate days, was the fast most The main acts of worship in Islam are the testimony of percent in 2014. Growth will be driven by resilient pri- severe than the 2012 protests. The main factors that loved by God. faith, which is a pledge and a commitment to God to sub- vate and public consumption and government capital individually or collectively could lead to positive rating mit to His will and follow Muhammad’s (PBUH) example; spending, given stable oil production volumes. “A lower action are: Improvement in structural weaknesses such Zakat prayer, which is worship at regular intervals with the body, oil price path appears to have had limited impact on the as reduction in oil dependence, and a strengthening in Neither charity nor a tax, zakat is a compulsory annual mind, voice and heart; fasting in Ramadan, which is an available confidence indicators, while a better relation- governance, the business environment and the eco- payment of cash or materials for the benefit of the poor, annual month-long course to develop God-consciousness, ship between parliament and government should sup- nomic policy framework. preferably person-to-person. The word zakat literally fostering self-discipline, compassion and gratitude; zakat, port the implementation of government capital proj- Fitch forecast that Brent crude will average $65/b in means “purification” as it purifies people from greed and which is compulsory and trains us to share; and pilgrimage, ects,” said Fitch. 2015 and $75/b in 2016. “We expect Kuwait to maintain selfishness. It prevents one from hoarding and promotes a which is an answer to God’s eternal call to worship Him. There has been mixed progress on reforms to stable oil production volumes, in line with its regional more fair distribution of wealth that narrows the gap These acts have many tangible and spiritual benefits, but address Kuwait’s structural weaknesses. A recent peers. We assume that regional geopolitical conflicts between the wealthy and the destitute. The zakat reminds the Muslim does each one as an act of worship, an act of attempt to raise the subsidized price of diesel and will not directly impact Kuwait or its ability to trade. us that we are merely trustees of our wealth whose source obedience, and an act of gratitude for being in the fold of is God, and its distribution promotes brotherhood and Islam. kerosene was partially reversed in February after fierce “We assume that the current parliament will maintain goodwill in the community. opposition. However, new laws on foreign direct invest- its broadly constructive relationship with the govern- The rate of zakat is 2.5% of savings that have accumulat- Courtesy of the TIES Center, the social and educational ment and public private partnerships (PPP) have recent- ment, that any leadership succession will be smooth, ed for one year, 5% of agricultural produce, a portion of hub for English-speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For more ly been implemented and are a step towards bringing and that the domestic political scene will be stable,” cattle (1-3%) and 20% of mined materials (except gold and information, please call 25231015/6 or e-mail info@ties- Kuwait’s business environment more in line with its said Fitch. — KUNA silver, which are treated as cash). The Quran says that zakat center.net or visit www.tiescenter.net. SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Dr James J Zogby

his week, Americans were shocked by another horrific act of mass murder. In Charleston, South Carolina, a young Twhite man, infected by race hate, walked into the historic Emanuel AME Church, sat for an hour with their evening bible study group, and then took out a gun and murdered nine inno- cent African American congregants. Our national ailments of racism and gun violence had once again reared their ugly heads, waking us, if only for a moment, from our collective somnolence. Because we have long ignored the persistence of these viru- lent diseases, their consequences continue to be felt. Our murder rate is the highest in the developed world and we lead in social strife, as well. In one index, for example, Canada is in 7th place Religion and politics: GOP hopefuls open up about faith while the US is in 94th! The statistics are staggering. Last year, there were 16,000 criminal homicides in the US. Seventy percent By Steve Peoples kept alive in a vegetative state for 15 years by life support. Huckabee is also a Baptist minister. Conference organizers of these murders were done were with guns. This is three times While her husband wanted her feeding tubes removed, Bush were largely pleased with the Republicans’ focus on faith, the number of lives lost in the entire Iraq war; 300 each week; he 2016 Republican hopefuls are offering new insight ordered the tubes reinserted only to be overruled by a feder- although some said talk is cheap. A real test, they suggested, more than 40 every day. Some are “crimes of passion”, others are into how faith would guide their decisions in the White al court. would come after the Supreme Court weighs in on gay mar- murders occurring during the commission of another crime. THouse. Former Florida Gov Jeb Bush calls his Catholic “I insisted that we build a culture of life,” Bush said of his riage. The court may strike down state laws that ban the prac- While they cry out for attention, they are largely ignored. faith “an organizing part of my architecture.” Ohio Gov John eight years as Florida governor. Kasich, who is expected to tice. What does catch our attention are the mass shootings, espe- Kasich says religion gives him more empathy toward the launch a presidential bid in the coming weeks, said his “We’ll see who’s offering political sound bites and who cially the most dramatic of them. But, tragically, here, too, we suf- poor. And Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas cites his Christian values in Catholic faith pushed him to run for governor. “I got a calling, shows up when the going gets tough,” said Timothy Head, fer from willed memory loss. Within a few days after we were in front of our televisions, transfixed by these unfolding horrors, the lashing out at the Supreme Court. folks,” he said Friday in a speech referring to Bible verses from executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “The names and faces of the victims and their killers have been forgot- Such are the views of the Republican presidential hopefuls memory more than once. “I don’t turn to Matthew to figure waters may get choppy soon, and that’s when people stay in ten. If anything, we remember the sites of the crimes: Columbine, in Washington this week for one of the nation’s premier gath- out what my views are,” Kasich told reporters after his the boat or walk on water.” Cruz, for one, is already girding Virginia Tech, Tucson, Fort Hood, Aurora, Oak Creek, Newtown, erings of Christian activists. The Faith and Freedom Coalition’s appearance on stage. “What my faith does for me, I hope, is himself for a possible court decision affirming same-sex mar- and now Charleston. Despite the magnitude of these crimes, the annual conference began the day after nine people were shot gives me strength, it allows me to have patience, it helps me riage. A Southern Baptist, he asked for prayers that the court horror does not stay with us for long. Instead, they pass out of our to death inside a South Carolina church, offering a grim back- to love my enemies, it helps me to care more about other “not engage in an act of naked and lawless judicial activism consciousness and are recalled only when the next mass killing drop to the three-day meeting designed to give religious people, to be more empathetic toward other people.” tearing down the marriage laws adopted pursuant to the occurs. activists a closer look at the large class of GOP candidates and The Republican Party’s evangelical wing wields great influ- Constitution.” The cities I mentioned were the sites of the big massacres. But other leaders considering bids. “We pray that this might be a ence in the selection of the GOP’s presidential nominee, par- Bush, despite embracing his religion as a guide, also said the reality is that “mass shootings” (defined as a shooting incident ticularly in Iowa and many of the Southern states scheduled this week that it would not dictate his actions as president. in which four or more individuals are killed or wounded) are time of spiritual revival and faith,” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal more commonplace than we are willing to admit. In the past two said Friday. Beyond the horrors in South Carolina, presidential to host primary contests early in the voting calendar - South “I don’t go to Mass for economic policy or for things in poli- and one-half years, over one thousand Americans were mur- prospects offered religious conservatives an intimate look at Carolina prominent among them. While this week’s confer- tics,” he said in Iowa. Indeed, not all conservatives want reli- dered and more than 4000 were wounded in over 750 mass the role of faith in their public lives. ence drew almost the entire Republican presidential field, gion heavily influencing public life. Self-described “very shootings. That’s two mass shootings every three days, many of Bush noted that he converted to Catholicism after marry- some contenders will do better with Christian conservatives conservative Republican” Bob Rossney attended a GOP which would have been worse except for the fact that the killers ing his Mexican-born wife. The religion, he said, has been “an than others. gathering in Philadelphia that attracted several presidential only succeeded in wounding most of their victims. organizing part of my architecture, if you will, as a person Both Jindal and former Texas Gov Rick Perry have hosted contenders as well. The 67-year-old small-business owner When the US’s murder rate and mass shooting rates are and certainly as an elected official.” He highlighted his work daylong prayer events in their states. Cruz had a strong reli- cautioned against mixing religion and governing in the stacked up against the rest of the world, it becomes clear that we to institute new abortion restrictions while governor. He also gious upbringing. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is White House. “His job is to uphold the Constitution,” not only have a problem-we have a sickness-and it is killing us, lit- cited his fight for the life of Terry Schiavo, a Florida woman a devoted social conservative. Former Arkansas Gov Mike Rossney said of the president. —AP erally. And yet we go from mass killing to mass killing, numb for a day, and then we move on. In the immediate aftermath of each mass killing, political leaders pledge action to control weapons- their distribution and use. But then the powerful gun lobby A life in limbo for migrants stuck on French-Italian border strikes back; Members of Congress cower; and nothing happens. The day after Charleston, a clearly distressed Barack Obama By Catherine Marciano expensive,” he said. He had started a uni- offered to take him by boat to Italy, for out what had happened to his son-he was in front of a White House podium speaking about our versity IT course, but abandoned it after a anything between $1,000 and $7,000. had thought he was in Tunisia. The jour- national ailments for the seventh time since he entered the Oval or Musa, camped on a rocky shore row with one of his professors. “My father Musa negotiated a price and set sail two ney since has taken Musa to Rome, Milan, Office. In part, he said “I’ve had to make statements like this too on the border between Italy and told me to continue my studies. But I weeks ago, onboard a ramshackle boat and now Ventimiglia, where he has been many times. Communities like this have had to endure tragedies France, the future lies just metres wanted to make money for myself,” says with 600 others. “Black guys were packed stuck for a week, sleeping by the sea. He like this too many times...let’s be clear: at some point, we as a F country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass away. The 21-year-old Sudanese man is Musa. like sardines in the hold,” he said. “The top has the air of someone who has been violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t one of hundreds of African migrants who In Libya, he found work at a call centre deck was reserved for women, children, here forever, greeting French volunteers happen in other places with this kind of frequency. survived the perilous journey across the in Benghazi-but then the political chaos and white people.” as old friends as they hand out parasols, “...it is in our power to do something about it. I say that recog- Mediterranean to Italy on rickety boats, in the country intervened. “There wasn’t a After about 10 hours, their vessel plastic sheeting, bars of soap, razors, and nizing that the politics in this town foreclose a lot of those and who then headed to the border-only government anymore, there wasn’t any stopped in the middle of the sea and the even cigarettes. One group of young avenues right now. But..at some point, it’s going to be important to have France turn them away. more control,” he says. “We couldn’t go passengers were rescued by Spanish and Africans go swimming to cool off and for the American people to come to grips with it”. The President Now they are massed in the Italian out after 7 pm. And someone pointed a British patrol boats. Musa ended up in a pass the time before the Red Cross makes went on the note that “the fact that this took place in a black border town of Ventimiglia, a flashpoint gun to my head, just to steal my mobile port in Calabria, southwest Italy, and its next meal run. But Musa looks straight church obviously raises questions about a dark part of our histo- in an increasingly bitter war of words phone and some coins.” Smugglers called his father. He was shocked to find ahead, towards France. —AFP ry. This is not the first time that black churches have been between European countries over what attacked, and we know that hatred across the races and faiths to do with the thousands of migrants pose a particular threat to our democracy and our ideals”. landing on their doorstep, fleeing war, While some naively assumed that Obama’s election would poverty and persecution. Musa has help America transcend its racial divide, it appears to have had already tried to cross to the French side the opposite effect. Coming as it did in the midst of the greatest three times; others here have tried ten economic collapse since the Depression, some alienated and times. Some have attempted to get traumatized white Americans recoiled at the sight of an African across by sea, but Musa doesn’t know American entering the Oval Office. The reactions were measura- how to swim. “I want to enter France on ble. Within the first year of Obama’s presidency the number of foot,” he says as he sits with a group of white hate groups operating in the US increased by over 40%. And there was a dramatic spike in hate crimes against African friends overlooking the coast. “Maybe the Americans. police will let us through.” The former IT Despite constituting less than 15% of the US population, the student is desperate to reach Germany, number of hate crimes against African Americans equal those where a friend is waiting to help him. committed against all other groups combined. And it was also With the colourful French Riviera this same set of circumstances that helped to spawn the Tea resort of Menton visible across the water Party and the “birther movement”-with their subtle and not so on the horizon, the nights have proven subtle appeals to race. Despite these continuing reminders that uncomfortable for the hundred or so we have an enduring problem with race, here, too, we either migrants camped out on the rocks. Only ignore the problem or make an effort to deny its corrosive and the luckiest have mattresses. By day the pervasive influence on our lives. And we most often succeed in sun is scorching, and they while away the putting it away until the next tragic police shooting or hate crime long hours huddled under parasols. But slaps us awake. Musa does not want to go back to Ventimiglia’s train station, where another hundred migrants are gathered, hoping they might be able to catch a train out. All articles appearing on these The coast is swarming with Italian TV reporters, and Musa thinks he has a bet- pages are the personal opinion of ter chance there of his voice being heard. the writers. Kuwait Times takes no “At the station there are no journalists to responsibility for views expressed hear us,” he says. therein. Kuwait Times invites read- ‘Life was impossible’ ers to voice their opinions. Please Musa left his hometown of El Obeid in send submissions via email to: opin- southern Sudan two years ago and head- [email protected] or via snail ed for Libya, leaving behind 10 brothers mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. and sisters as well as his father, a super- The editor reserves the right to edit market manager, and his mother, a housewife. “In Sudan, education is impos- any submission as necessary. sible, life is impossible. Everything is very VINTIMIGLIA: Migrants wait near the sea, in the city of Ventimiglia at the French-Italian border. —AFP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 SPORTS

Hit me hard because Ronaldinho leaves Mexican Rio Olympics not Games I fight like a man: Ryan Clausura finalists Queretaro motivates Austrian hurdler MEXICO CITY: Former FIFA world player of the year Ronaldinho has BAKU: Qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics and not an European BAKU: Sparring in the gym with her brother and other male boxers is an inte- terminated his contract with Mexico’s Queretaro and said goodbye in Games gold medal will be on Austria’s Beate Schrott’s mind when the gral part of Sandy Ryan’s training regime and if you don’t punch her hard she’ll a letter on his Facebook page. heavy favorite competes in the 100 metre hurdles in Baku tomorrow. thump you back harder. The British light-welterweight has learned her ring Ronaldinho, a member of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team, London Olympic finalist Schrott’s personal best is over a second quicker skills from older brother Dave, who goes by the nickname “Rocky” and won the joined Queretaro last September amid much fanfare and high hopes than that of her closest rival in a field which is made up of athletes from Commonwealth title in the same weight division. “I grew up training with my and helped them to a surprise place in the Clausura championship the third tier of the European Athletics Team Championship. In the 2012 brother and all the lads in gym. It has really brought me on. A lot of people say final which they lost to Santos Laguna last month. Olympic games, Schrott ran an Austrian national-record 12.82 seconds I look like a lad,” Ryan said after defeating Germany’s Cindy Rogge in their last “I want to thank the Mexican nation with all my heart for all the but, after an injury-plagued two seasons, she said her primary focus in the Azeri capital was breaking the 13-second barrier required to qualify for Rio 16 contest at the European Games on Saturday. “To be fair, I’m taking it as a days I spent with such special people, you will always be in my heart,” and the World Championships in Beijing later this year. credit because if you are boxing like a lad it means you are Ronaldinho said in the letter, adding that his contract with Queretaro “I haven’t thought about a medal at all,” Schrott told reporters more mature and better in the ring. I think it’s the way I was terminated on Friday. fight rather than how I look. “Some of the lads take it easy after training at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. “My major A club director had said 10 days ago that the plan was for the 35- the first time they spar with me but the coaches always goal is just to get back into race rhythm and get going again year-old former Barcelona ace to see out his one-year deal but coach say, ‘you’d better hit her hard because she’s going to hit towards the Rio qualifying standard. you back’.” Ryan, 21, won world championship silver last Victor Manuel Vucetich contradicted him by saying he wanted players “Of course, I hope to get as many points for my team as possi- year at her first senior major tournament, but has on the up and not in decline. ble, but mostly I would like to run a decent time, maybe a endured a frustrating few days waiting for her opening Ronaldinho joined Queretaro from Atletico Mineiro, whom he season’s best. Every time I run I am trying to get the Rio bout in Baku but shook off the rustiness against Rogge. helped win their first South American Libertadores Cup in 2013 to qualifying time. “My main aim on Monday is just to get “It’s the longest I have ever waited to compete, I normal- add to the European Champions League he won with Barcelona in back to competitive action. After three weeks off I am not ly only have to wait three or four days.—Reuters 2006. —Reuters 100 per cent but I am trying to get back there.—Reuters Yankees tame Tigers, Orioles stumble

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez homered for his Joey Butler homered in the first inning 3,000th career hit and smiled all the way and Steven Souza Jr. added a home run in around the bases as the New York Yankees the ninth for Tampa Bay, which has won sev- beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 Friday night, the en of eight. highlight so far in what has become a resur- Rookie right-hander Nathan Karns (4-3) gent season for the formerly disgraced slug- allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings for his first ger. win since May 13. Four relievers followed Rodriguez wasted no time, connecting in with Brad Boxberger pitching the ninth for the first inning on a first-pitch, 95 mph fast- his 17th save. ball from Tigers ace Justin Verlander (0-1). Out of baseball last year while serving a REDS 5, MARLINS 0 drug suspension, Rodriguez became the Mike Leake allowed only two singles 29th player in major league history to reach through seven innings, and Marlon Byrd 3,000 hits. He was the first to do it since homered in his return from a broken wrist, Yankees great Derek Jeter homered from the leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Miami very same batter’s box in 2011. Marlins. Adam Warren (5-4) gave up two runs in a The Reds have won 10 of their last 13 career-high eight innings, and Brett Gardner against the Marlins. Miami has been held to and Didi Gregorius also homered as the four runs or less in each of their last 11 Yankees won their third in a row. Detroit has games against Cincinnati. lost four of six. Leake (4-4) has a history of success against the Marlins, going 4-1 in five career BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 4 starts. He retired the first 13 batters Friday Marco Estrada took a no-hitter into the before giving up two walks. Christian Yelich eighth inning, Edwin Encarnacion had two singled through the hole at shortstop with RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays won their two outs in the sixth for Miami’s first hit. ninth straight home game. Byrd returned from a broken right wrist and Batting for Steve Pearce, pinch-hitter homered in his second at bat off Dan Haren Jimmy Paredes broke up Estrada’s no-hit bid (6-4), a solo shot to center. with a bloop single to left to begin the eighth, ending a streak of 15 straight outs. BRAVES 2, METS 1 Bench coach DeMarlo Hale, filling in for Matt Wisler allowed only one run in eight ejected manager John Gibbons, immediate- innings in his major league debut to out- ly came out and replaced Estrada with pitch Jacob deGrom, and Jace Peterson hit a Roberto Osuna. Estrada (5-3) won his fourth two-run double in the eighth to lift the straight start, allowing one run in seven-plus Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets. innings. He walked four and struck out six. Wisler (1-0) allowed one run and six hits Adam Jones hit a two-out, two-run single and no walks in eight innings. The NL East- NEW YORK: Yankees’ Mark Teixeira follows through on an RBI single as Detroit Tigers catcher Bryan Holaday watches during the seventh off Brett Cecil in the ninth, but Cecil struck leading Mets’ only run off Wisler came on inning of a baseball game. —AP out Chris Davis for his fifth save. Mike Wright Michael Cuddyer’s run-scoring single in the (2-3) took the loss. sixth. The Cardinals avoided their second three- They had two off Jorge De La Rosa (4-3) in a Fernando Salas (1-1) retired one batter for Until the eighth inning, deGrom (7-5) was game losing streak of the season while three-run first inning. the win, the Angels’ first in four games this NATIONALS 4, PIRATES 1 dominant on his 27th birthday. He allowed breaking out of the offensive funk that fol- Ben Paulsen finished a homer shy of the season in which Oakland ace Sonny Gray has Joe Ross struck out 11 in his third major two runs and four hits, including two in the lowed Tuesday’s news of a federal investiga- cycle for the Rockies, who have lost five started. league start, and the Washington Nationals eighth. tion into whether club officials illegally straight. Relying almost exclusively on his beat A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates hacked into the Houston Astros’ player data- fastball, Jungmann (2-1) handcuffed GIANTS 9, DODGERS 5 to end their eight-game winning streak. TWINS 7, CUBS 2 base. St. Louis pounded out 16 hits, includ- Colorado’s potent offense before losing Buster Posey hit a grand slam and San The 22-year-old Ross (2-1) allowed one Phil Hughes held the Chicago Cubs to ing six for extra bases. Jhonny Peralta dou- steam. The right-hander allowed four runs Francisco got two RBIs each from Brandon run, six hits and a walk in 7 1/3 innings. two hits over eight innings, Trevor Plouffe bled and had three RBIs, Mark Reynolds had and eight hits. Crawford and Matt Duffy in a win over the Drew Storen worked the ninth for his 20th doubled twice and drove in four runs and a two-run double and 10 Cardinals got hits. Los Angeles Dodgers. save. the Minnesota Twins breezed to a victory to Tyler Lyons (2-0) won his second straight DIAMONDBACKS 4, PADRES 2 The Giants’ eighth victory in 10 meetings Burnett (6-3) gave up 14 hits, the most in start their interleague series. game after going 13 consecutive starts with- Rubby De La Rosa pitched seven strong with the Dodgers this season put the a career that began in 1999. Wilson Ramos Anthony Rizzo homered twice for the out a win dating back to 2013. Phillippe innings, and Arizona beat San Diego to hand defending World Series champions within 1 had two hits and two RBIs for the Nationals, Cubs. After his leadoff shot in the fourth, Aumont (0-1) struggled in a spot start for James Shields his first loss of the season. 1/2 games of NL West-leading Los Angeles. who ended a four-game home losing streak. Hughes (5-6) retired the last 15 batters he injured Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels, allow- Arizona scored three runs in the third on Chris Heston (7-5) allowed three runs, Washington played without star right fielder faced. Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario had ing six runs and five hits in four innings. doubles by David Peralta, Aaron Hill and seven hits and no walks over 5 2-3 innings in Bryce Harper, who strained his left ham- two hits each and scored twice, Eduardo Welington Castillo to go with Nick Ahmed’s his second start since his no-hitter against string on Thursday night. Harper avoided Escobar drove in a run and hit one of six RED SOX 7, ROYALS 3 single. the New York Mets on June 9. The rookie the disabled list, although that could still doubles by the Twins, who won for the third Eduardo Rodriguez pitched capably into A fourth run was taken off the scoreboard right-hander was coming off a 4-0 home loss happen if he’s slow to recover from the straight time after losing 11 of their first 15 the seventh inning, Mookie Betts had a when Paul Goldschmidt, originally ruled safe to Arizona on Sunday. injury. games in June. The Twins met Kyle career-best four hits and the Boston Red Sox on a passed ball and tag play at home plate, Mike Bolsinger (4-2) gave up a season- Hendricks (2-3) with three straight singles in beat the Kansas City Royals. was called out after a Padres challenge and high five runs in 5 1-3 innings, along with RAYS 4, INDIANS 1 the first inning and never stopped. Rodriguez (3-1), who gave up nine runs in replay review. eight hits and three walks. Half of the right- Asdrubal Cabrera hit one of three solo 4 2/3 innings in his previous start against Shields (7-1) struggled with control for hander’s six strikeouts came in the fourth, home runs for Tampa Bay in his return to CARDINALS 12, PHILLIES 4 Toronto, allowed one run and six hits in 6 much of his outing, walking four, hitting a the only inning in which he did not allow a Cleveland, leading the Rays over the Indians. Randal Grichuk homered and had three 1/3 innings. Alcides Escobar’s RBI double in batter and uncorking two wild pitches. He baserunner. Cabrera, who played for the Indians from hits, and Kolten Wong and Yadier Molina the fifth was the first run he allowed on the allowed four runs and eight hits over six 2007 until being traded to Washington last also went deep as the St. Louis Cardinals set road in 18 1/3 innings. Boston’s Hanley innings in his 15th start of the season. MARINERS 5, ASTROS 2 July, broke a 1-all tie with a two-out homer season highs for runs and hits in a rout of Ramirez hit his 14th home run in the fifth. Roenis Elias settled down after a first-pitch in the second. the Philadelphia Phillies. Yohan Pino (0-2), who was making his first ANGELS 12, ATHLETICS 7 home run, allowing four hits over seven-plus start, was roughed up for six runs and 11 Albert Pujols hit a grand slam to highlight innings, and Mark Trumbo drove in three runs hits in 5 1/3 innings. Eric Hosmer homered in an eight-run seventh inning and drove in to pace Seattle to a victory over Houston, end- the eighth for Kansas City. five runs, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied ing the Astros’ five-game winning streak. Elias from five runs down to beat Oakland. (4-4), who had lost three of his previous four RANGERS 2, WHITE SOX 1 Pujols hit his 20th home run of the sea- starts, gave up two runs - solo homers on his Pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland drove in two son and 12th this month on a 11 pitch from first and last pitches. He matched his career runs with a bases-loaded single off closer reliever Edward Mujica (2-2), who was acti- high with 10 strikeouts without a walk, but hit David Robertson in the ninth inning, and the vated from the disabled list before the two batters. Mark Lowe finished the eighth Texas Rangers beat Chicago after getting game. It was the 540th career home run for and Carson Smith pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in five chances. Robinson Cano, dominated by White Sox starter Chris Sale. the Angels’ slugger and his 13th grand slam. who was a late scratch Thursday night with a Colby Lewis (7-3) pitched eight strong Johnny Giavotella drove in three runs for stiff lower back, had three hits and reached on innings for Texas. Los Angeles, which has won five of the last an error for the Mariners, while Nelson Cruz But it looked like this was going to be six games between the clubs. Ben Zobrist reached four times on two singles and two Sale’s night until the late rally turned a and Stephen Vogt homered for the A’s, who walks. —AP promising night into the White Sox’s season- have lost two straight. high eighth straight loss. He retired the first 17 batters and matched a season-high with 14 strikeouts over eight innings. He joined MLB results/standings Hall of Famers Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson by striking out at least 12 in five NY Yankees 7, Detroit 2; Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1; St. Louis 12, Philadelphia 4; Toronto 5, Baltimore 4; straight starts. Cincinnati 5, Miami 0; Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 1; Atlanta 2, NY Mets 1; Minnesota 7, Chicago Cubs 2; Boston 7, Robertson (4-2) came on in the ninth and Kansas City 3; Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 1; Milwaukee 9, Colorado 5; LA Angels 12, Oakland 7; Arizona 4, San ran into trouble with one out when he Diego 2; Seattle 5, Houston 2; San Francisco 9, LA Dodgers 5. walked Shin-Soo Choo and gave up a single American League National League to Elvis Andrus, putting runners on first and Eastern Division Eastern Division second. He threw a wild pitch to Joey Gallo W L PCT GB NY Mets 36 33 .522 - before striking him out, then intentionally Tampa Bay 39 30 .565 - Washington 35 33 .515 0.5 walked Prince Fielder to load the bases. NY Yankees 37 30 .552 1 Atlanta 33 35 .485 2.5 Toronto 37 32 .536 2 Miami 29 40 .420 7 Moreland, batting for Adam Rosales, then Baltimore 34 33 .507 4 lined a two-run single to right before Ryan Philadelphia 23 46 .333 13 Boston 30 39 .435 9 Central Division Rua struck out looking. Central Division St. Louis 44 23 .657 - Kansas City 38 26 .594 - Pittsburgh 39 28 .582 5 Minnesota 37 30 .552 2.5 BREWERS 9, ROCKIES 5 Chicago Cubs 35 30 .538 8 Detroit 34 33 .507 5.5 Cincinnati 31 35 .47012.5 Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and Cleveland 31 35 .470 8 Taylor Jungmann threw six innings to help Chicago White Sox 28 38 .424 11 Milwaukee 25 44 .362 20 Milwaukee snap a six-game losing streak Western Division Western Division LA Dodgers 38 30 .559 - with a victory over scuffling Colorado. Houston 40 29 .580 - Texas 37 31 .544 2.5 San Francisco 37 32 .536 1.5 Aramis Ramirez added a solo shot as the LA Angels 35 33 .515 4.5 Arizona 33 34 .493 4.5 Brewers rediscovered the long ball after hit- San Diego 33 37 .471 6 WASHINGTON: Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross throws during the first inning of a Seattle 31 37 .456 8.5 ting only one homer in their losing streak. Oakland 29 41 .414 11.5 Colorado 28 39 .418 9.5 baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. —AP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 SPORTS

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s cricket team members warm up during a practice session ahead of the second one-day international cricket match against India. —AP India must be at best to beat Bangladesh — Rohit

DHAKA: India have to play their best cricket the current form with them, we have to be at “We have got certain plans coming their be a little more aggressive. “This is the same ing and bowling execution as well.” if they are to come back in the three-match our best. “From our point of view it’s very way, hopefully we will try and execute those Indian team that played in the World Cup, so Bangladesh, who beat Pakistan 3-0 in one-day series against Bangladesh, said important that we stick to our game plan.” plans and things will work in our favor then. I don’t see any reason why we cannot their previous series, started well, putting batsman Rohit Sharma yesterday ahead of Rohit top-scored for India with 63 in the The Indian opener-the only player to change the results in our favor.” Bangladesh 102 runs in 13.4 overs before a middle-order the second match today. first match as the visitors floundered to 228 score two double centuries in ODI cricket- coach Chandika Hathurusingha said he was collapse stemmed the run flow. India trail Bangladesh 0-1 in the series all out, replying to Bangladesh’s 307 at the added that despite being behind in the not satisfied with the performance of the “I think we played much better against after they lost the first one day international Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. series they are not feeling any pressure. team in the last match despite they won the Pakistan, some of the matches. So I think we by 79 runs on Thursday. “They are playing “We knew what went wrong in the first “There is no pressure. We just need to come game. are looking to improve in the next two some good cricket off late,” said Rohit in match. We will think about it and when we and play the way we have been playing,” he “Although we won, that’s the scary part,” games,” said Hathurusinghe. The third and Mirpur. come back and play the second ODI it will be said. said Hathurusingha. “We still can improve, final ODI will be held at the same ground in “We can’t take any team for granted. With a different Indian side. “We just have to get our basics right and not only batting we can improve in our field- Mirpur on June 24.—AFP Alvimedica lead Ocean Race THE HAGUE: Turkish-American boat Team Alvimedica have an outside Team Alvimedica set off for the final chance of a top-three podium place 460 nautical miles (nm) of the Volvo but would need their closest rivals- Ocean Race at midday yesterday with Team Brunel (Netherlands), Dongfeng, six other boats intent on hauling them and MAPFRE (Spain) — to slip back in in before they reach Gothenburg. the leg rankings to achieve that. The fleet has covered more than Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing already 38,300nm of the total distance in just look to have the overall Volvo Ocean under nine months of racing since it Race trophy sealed. The Emirati crew, set sail from Alicante, Spain, in early skippered by Briton Ian Walker, have October last year. an eight-point lead and would need Team Alvimedica, skippered by 30- to finish last in the leg to Gothenburg year-old Charlie Enright, is one of only and accrue two penalty points in the two crews in the fleet yet to have won process to lose that advantage. a stage in the nine-leg race and they Meantime, Dongfeng (second in are determined to put that right over the leg) and Team Brunel (fourth in the next two and a half days. They the leg), are heading for a tie for run- have a 91-minute lead over Dongfeng ners-up spot overall, which can only Race Team (China) after arriving in The be settled by the in-port race series Hague for a one-day ‘pit-stop’ follow- which is concluded in Gothenburg on ing the first part of leg nine from June 27, the final event of the 2014-15 Lorient, France. edition.—AFP

SRI LANKA: Pakistan cricketer Wahab Riaz (center) and teammates celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva (right) during the fourth day of the opening Test match. —AFP Shafiq hits century as Pakistan fight back

GALLE: Pakistan turned the tables on Sri balls with six boundaries and two sixes as he total collapse. Sarfraz’s latest effort followed Lanka in the first Test after Asad Shafiq hit a helped Shafiq add 101 valuable runs for the his impressive batting during the previous century to lead a remarkable rearguard ninth wicket. series between the two teams in Sri Lanka last action by the lower order on the fourth day The entertaining partnership ended when year when he scored 55 and 52 in the Galle yesterday. Babar was caught in the deep, while Shafiq Test and 103 and 55 in the next match in The tourists, who resumed the day at 118-5 was stumped soon after to terminate the Colombo. in reply to Sri Lanka’s 300, piled up 417 in their innings. When Sarfraz reached 47, he had complet- first innings before being dismissed in the Off-spinner Perera finished with four for ed 1,000 Test runs in 28 innings to equal post-tea session with a lead of 117 runs in 122 and seamer Dhammika Prasad took three Imtiaz Ahmed’s record of being the fastest to Galle. for 91, but seasoned left-arm spinner Rangana the mark among Pakistan’s wicket-keepers. Sri Lanka were 63-2 in their second knock Herath went for one for 99 in 30 overs. Resuming after lunch at 259-6, Shafiq at stumps, having lost first-innings centurion “Gaining the important wicket of found good support from Wahab (14) and Kaushal Silva (five) and star batsman Kumar Sangakkara at the end has given us a good Yasir (23) before Babar settled in to provide Sangakkara (18) in the 21 overs before close. chance to win the match,” said Sarfraz. unexpected resistence to the Sri Lankan Azhar Ali caught Silva at third slip off “Hopefully we will get them out quickly and bowlers. Wahab Riaz and later snapped up Sangakkara then chase whatever target we are given.” Bad weather had washed out the entire at short-leg off Yasir Shah. Opener Dimuth Sarfraz and Shafiq had joined hands on first day’s play on Wednesday and just 64 Karunaratne was unbeaten on 36 and night- Friday evening after the fall of the fifth wicket overs were bowled on the second day due to watchman Dilruwan Perera had yet to score as of skipper Misbah-ul Haq had threatened a a wet outfield. —AFP Sri Lanka enter the final day’s play on Sunday still trailing by 54 runs with eight wickets in hand. Pakistan’s last five wickets put on 321 SCOREBOARD runs after the top five had fallen for 96 on Friday as the home team’s bowlers struggled GALLE: Scoreboard at stumps on the scheduled fourth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the on a slow pitch at the Galle International Galle International Stadium yesterday: Stadium. Sri Lanka 1st innings: 300 (K. Silva 125, K. Sangakkara 273 (Wahab), 8-302 (Yasir), 9-403 (Babar), 10-417 Shafiq was last man dismissed for 131, his 50, Wahab Riaz 3-74, Zulfiqar Babar 3-64) (Shafiq). seventh Test century and the third in the last Pakistan 1st innings (overnight 118-5): Bowling: Prasad 24-4-91-3, Pradeep 19-1-71-2 (nb2), four matches following scores of 137 against Mohammad Hafeez c Karunaratne b Prasad 2 Herath 30-4-99-1, Perera 31.1-3-122-4, Mathews 6-1-12- Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Prasad 9 0 (nb1), Vithanage 3-0-21-0 (w1) New Zealand in Sharjah and 107 against Azhar Ali lbw b Herath 8 Bangladesh in Dhaka. Younis Khan b Perera 47 Sri Lanka 2nd innings: Sarfraz Ahmed, a wicket-keeper who relish- Misbah-ul Haq c Sangakkara b Pradeep 20 K. Silva c Azhar b Wahab 5 Asad Shafiq st Chandimal b Perera 131 es a challenge with the bat, scored 96 off 86 D. Karunaratne not out 36 Sarfraz Ahmed b Prasad 96 balls during a sixth-wicket partnership of 139 K. Sangakkara c Azhar b Yasir 18 with Shafiq, his overnight partner. Wahab Riaz b Perera 14 Yasir Shah c Chandimal b Pradeep 23 D. Perera not out 0 Sarfraz missed his fourth Test century Zulfiqar Babar c Vithanage b Perera 56 Extras: (b4) 4 when he ambitiously attempted to sweep a KANSAS: In this June 17, 2015 photo, Ninnescha Sailing Club member the Rev. Larry Junaid Khan not out 6 Total (for two wickets, 21 overs) 63 ball from seamer Dhammika Prasad that was Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Silva), 2-63 (Sangakkara). Greenwood and his crew sail during the weekly sailing race at Cheney Reservoir. The Extras: (lb1, nb3, w1) 5 Total (all out, 113.1 overs) 417 Bowling: Wahab 6-3-11-1, Junaid 4-0-19-0, Yasir 7-1-21- Ninnescah Sailing Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, the pitched outside the off-stump and dragged Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Hafeez), 2-11 (Shehzad), 3-35 1, Hafeez 4-1-8-0. Wichita Eagle reported, and is doing everything it can to quell preconceived notions the ball onto his stumps. (Azhar), 4-86 (Younis), 5-96 (Misbah), 6-235 (Sarfraz), 7- Sri Lanka trail by 54 runs with eight wickets in hand. that it might be a wealthy yachting club.—AP Tailender Zulfiqar Babar, essentially a left- arm spinner, smashed a career-best 56 off 60 SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 SPORTS Tears of joy not grief as Kosovan fulfils dream

BAKU: A decades-long dream kept alive despite the threat of death came to fruition amidst tears of joy when the Kosovans paraded under their own flag at the European Games opening cere- mony, the Kosovan National Olympic Committee president told AFP yesterday. Besim Hasani said watching the small delega- tion led by flag bearer and two-time world judo champion Majlinda Kelmendi in Baku, Azerbaijan, just over a week ago had been an extraordinary experience. It had all been made possible when his extraordinary and dangerous diplomatic efforts were finally rewarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially recognising Kosovo last December in Monaco. “It was a long dream, 20 years,” Hasani told AFP in an interview in his hotel in Baku. “My dream became part of the Olympic dream. When you start a dream it is something when it works out, you cannot describe it. “It’s fabulous. There were tears, everything in terms of emotion Jiao Li was there after so many years.”I thought then now I can die tomorrow. Of course I changed my Majlinda Kelmendi mind!” Chinese in T-T The threat of death, though, was something You took one direction and I was prepared for diplomacy and lobbying to get Kosovo recog- that hung over him during the early years of bat- everything.” nised by the IOC. tling to get Kosovo recognised on the interna- The Serbian terror tactics did not stop with “After the war I went to different places where tional sporting stage. him, for if Kosovans dared to put on sports the IOC was but without accreditation (to gain clean sweep Previously a part of Serbia with an ethnic events such as football matches, the security access to the hotel they were staying in),” he Albanian population, Kosovo declared its inde- forces would step in. said. pendence in 2008 and has since been recog- “Yes you could be killed for playing sport. “I would find different ways of getting in to BAKU: Chinese-born players won gold, sil- won bronze for Ukraine with a 4-2 win nised by more than 100 UN member states. They (the Serbs) wouldn’t allow us to compete,” see them, even climbing through windows. “I ver and bronze in the women’s singles against Team GB’s Paul Drinkhall. Earlier in However, Hasani’s efforts at lobbying for said Hasani. “They would stop the games. “Some find one hundred ways to come and meet the table tennis at the inaugural European the European Games, Ovtcharov was in the recognition were not appreciated by the of the people were arrested, some were killed. people and bring them small presents. I would Games in the Azeri capital of Baku on German side that lost the bronze medal Serbians. “I faced threats and retribution, every- All the time the Serbians justified it. say to them our athletes are waiting and waiting Friday. match to Austria in the team event. thing from the Serbians,” said Hasani, who has “Our direction was a peaceful way and to to compete.” Jiao Li, 42, prevailed 4-0 in an all-Dutch After collecting singles gold he criticised been president of the NOC since 1996 and is into become independent.” Eventually it did boil over Many top athletes have moved abroad- final against Jie Li while Melek Hu beat the format for the team competition. “It is his fifth mandate. into war. During the 1998-99 war KLA guerrillas- Hasani said one football match between Albania Slovakia’s Eva Odorova 4-1 to win bronze ridiculous to play with two players,” he said. “When Kosovo was occupied by the Serbians a pro-independence ethnic Albanian rebel and Switzerland had 11 Kosovans on the pitch, for Turkey. The Dutch pair also claimed sil- “We lost through strange regulations that I I was regarded as one of the most dangerous movement-fought Serbian armed forces. including Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri, of ver in the team event earlier in the Games. hope will be changed in the future.” people. “They asked me what I was doing. I say it The war ended when a NATO-led air cam- Inter Milan. But he is proud that they have “I told Jie, ‘No matter how tired we are, we Drinkhall, ranked 22 in Europe, was a sur- is sport. paign halted Serbia’s crackdown and ousted its already produced a superstar in Kelmendi. can’t make a fool out of ourselves in the prise finalist and said that despite losing 4- “But I was prepared to be arrested, to be forces from the territory in June 1999. Kosovo “She is a hero, she is the most important per- singles’,” Jiao Li told reporters at the Baku 2 and leaving Baku empty handed the beaten or even to be killed and my family (he is unilaterally proclaimed independence in 2008, a son in the country,” said Hasani, who was voted Sports Hall. sport had a bright future in Britain. married with three children) knew that. “Such move that Serbia still refuses to recognise. personality of the year in Kosovo last year. “It is “We’re very close friends. But I knew I “It’s been a great 12 months for us and I killings happened in the mountains, around a However, even after the Serbian Army was remarkable how one of the poorest countries in had to think about the match if I wanted to think it’s only a matter of time before we hundred Kosovan Albanians were victims of ejected from the province it still took Hasani the world can have a two-time world champi- win. Now that it’s over, we can be friends really take off and do something,” Drinkhall, that. “However, you didn’t care about your life. years of racking up the air miles as he used on.”—AFP again.” Li’s gold medal also secured her who won the mixed doubles gold medal at qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Games. “It means a lot less anxiety and alongside wife Joanna, told reporters. energy spent, knowing that I’ve qualified.” A marathon final game featuring a In the men’s singles, Germany’s Dimitrij string of breathtaking rallies finished 22-20, Amialiusik pounces late Ovtcharov beat Belarusian Vladimir the longest of the tournament, in favor of Samsonov 4-3 while Chinese-born Lei Kou the Ukrainian. —Reuters to take road race gold

Concentrate on blows, BAKU: Alena Amialiusik’s pow- er-packed finish in a three-way sprint secured European Games Khan tells his friend road race gold for the BAKU: British bantamweight boxer Qais “I spend a lot of time on there playing Belarusian around the streets of Ashfaq hopes some advice from friend and games but it’s mostly Facebook and Baku yesterday. former world light welterweight champion Twitter,” he told reporters. “So now for five Amialiusik, 26, timed her Amir Khan will go a long way to helping hours before my fights I have banned challenge to perfection in him land European Games gold. myself from using my mobile. scorching heat, hovering Khan, who won Olympic silver as a 17- “I realise it’s more important not to get behind her rivals before step- year-old and has a professional record of 31 distracted and to focus on my preparations ping on the gas 50 metres from wins and three losses, told Ashfaq to stay for each fight.” Ashfaq, 22, has won two the finish of the 120.7 km away from the temptations of social media bouts in Baku to earn a quarter-final meet- course. before his fights. ing with Germany’s Omar El-Hag. Poland’s Katarzyna The Leeds-born amateur, who won a “I’ve boxed the German before and beat Niewiadoma took silver and Commonwealth Games silver medal last him but he’s a tough kid. I’m confident I can Dutchwoman Anna van der year, has so far heeded those words having get the win though,” he said after overcom- Breggen bronze with the trio put his phone away. ing Turkish fighter Selcuk Eker on Friday. credited with the same time of “Amir is a friend of mine and he rang me “I have not come to this tournament three hours, 20 minutes and 36 up when I was in Glasgow competing in for anything less than that gold medal. seconds. the Commonwealth Games to tell me off Obviously qualifying for the world cham- The Netherlands had already and say I was spending too much time on pionships is one of the main reasons we qualified for next year’s my phone,” said Ashfaq who was 11 when are here but once I have done that it will Olympics but unlike other Rio- Khan won his Olympic medal and watched be the icing on the cake to win the gold on in awe. medal.” —Reuters bound leading nations sent a strong squad to Baku, despite the absence of injured Olympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion Marianne Vos. Ellen van Dijk took the indi- vidual time trial title on Thursday but another medal eluded her as she finished 18 seconds behind the podium places in fourth having been unable to reel in the trio in the latter stages. Van der Breggen appeared set to spark more Dutch celebrations when she led into the final straight but was a sitting target for Alena Amialiusik Amialiusik who dug deep in the shadow of the finish line. Amialiusik, third in the team time trial at last year’s world Isaev keeps cool head championships having finished 15th in the road race at the 2012 London Olympics, said the to land Taekwondo gold hot conditions were no problem BAKU: World champion Radik Isaev, who has a competitor in the +67kg weight class, upset for her. reputation as a joker, handed hosts Azerbaijan Serbia’s Olympic champion Milica Mandic to take “I am accustomed to riding in another European Games gold when he got the gold with a 9-7 victory. “History is what made me the heat. In terms of tactics, it better of Russian Vladislav Larin in a tense men’s want to win today. It is the first European Games was difficult, the Dutch came taekwondo +80kg final on Friday. and I wanted to make history,” she said. with an Olympic team, with Isaev prevailed 4-3 after three hard-fought “The big names were here and it is great to win strong racers. There was six of rounds amid raucous cheers at the Crystal Hall, against them.” Epangue dedicated her win to them and they were the domi- falling to his knees to kiss the mat before embrac- Alexis Vastine, the boxer who was one of three nating team. The most impor- ing his coach and embarking on a lap of honour French sports personalities killed in a helicopter tant thing was to remain calm with the Azeri flag draped around him. crash in Argentina in March. and have faith in yourself.” At the end of the eighth day of competition, “I want to dedicate my medal to my family and Amiakiusik compared the Azerbaijan (13 golds) trail only Russia (27 golds) in friends and coach, but also to my special friend course, which included sec- the medals table at the inaugural multi-event who died two months ago. I lost a friend who left tions of cobbles in the old Games. us in Argentina.” town of the capital, to a “I’ve never competed in such a big competition Britain’s hopes of adding to the taekwondo “Belgian classic”. She also said as this. After this I am going back home to my wife golds won in Baku by Jade Jones and teenager victory would not have been and children and my mother,” said Isaev, who won Charlie Maddock were thwarted when Bianca possible without the efforts of his first global gold medal in the +87kg category at Walkden, who became world champion in the +73 her team mates. “Tatsiana the world championships in Russia last month. category in Russia last month, suffered a surprise (Sharakova) helped me a lot “But I am going to keep my feet on the ground. quarter-final reverse. Walkden, girlfriend of Aaron because she protected me from Sometimes I am a bit of a joker but today I kept a Cook, the British-born fighter now representing the Dutch athletes and without cool head.” Born in Makhachkala in the Russian Moldova whose own gold medal bid at these her I could not have won,” she republic of Dagestan, which borders on games ended in early disappointment, lost on a said. “They (Netherlands) were Azerbaijan, he competed for Russia before switch- golden point to Romania’s Maryna Konieva. very strong but you don’t have ing allegiance at the end of 2011. Walkden rallied from 9-3 down at the start of the to be strong, you just have to On the final day of the taekwondo competition, final round against Konieva but having led 13-12 be with your team and have BAKU: Andreea Iridon of Romania competes during the final of the women’s beam Frenchwoman Gwladys Epangue, at 31 the oldest with seconds left, was pegged back. —Reuters event at the 2015 European Games.—AP teamwork.” —Reuters SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 SPORTS

Money talks as Qatar joins British turf’s big hitters

ASCOT: A subtle difference greeted visi- in Qatar, said Harry Herbert, racing man- stock investment and sponsorship, for month. “It is in our interests to promote “That’s what makes racing such a tors at Royal Ascot this year-increased ager for the Emir of Qatar’s brother the last 35 years. the quality of British racing as the value unique sport for Middle Eastern people. on-site branding for Qatari private Sheikh Joaan, who recently backed British racing has long benefited from of our horses is enhanced if they are Their influence in British racing is strong, investment vehicle QIPCO as part of its Lockinge Stakes day at Newbury. significant foreign patronage. European competing in the country with the best and Qatar wants to be involved at the record £50 million ($79.4m) contribution “The sheikhs love horses, they have a aristocrats, Greek shipping tycoons and racing in the world,” he said. very heart of it.” to British horse racing. lot of Arabian horses in Qatar and their American oilmen have all been to the The Al Thanis are naturally competi- Qatar’s presence on the British Turf Last year QIPCO Holding became the involvement with thoroughbred racing fore, though the Middle Eastern influ- tive on the racecourse. Herbert said they has mushroomed since Sheikh Fahad first “official partner” at a venue that has is a natural progression from that,” he ence far outweighs any previous bene- enjoyed a “healthy rivalry”, which also bought his first thoroughbred five years eschewed corporate sponsorship on said. factor. extends to other Middle Eastern poten- ago. But it will take them many years to account of the meeting’s historic affilia- QIPCO has also extended its backing “When Sheikh Joaan came into the tates from neighboring states. threaten the existing hierarchy. tion with the British royal family. of the Champions Series, which business it was very much to reflect This was evident in the build-up to A perfect vignette of that unfolded at So delighted were key personnel embraces most of Britain’s top races. Qatar and the interest of its people in Royal Ascot, when Sheikh Joaan of Qatar Royal Ascot on Thursday, when two with their first taste of “official partner” And the Qatar Racing and Equestrian sport worldwide,” Herbert said. But there and Sheikh Mohammed, the Ruler of horses purpose-bought by Sheikh status that the company recently Club has committed itself to a decade- are different philosophies within Qatar’s Dubai, made a string of expensive pri- Mohammed and Sheikh Joaan duelled extended that position until 2024. long sponsorship of the prestigious patronage. While Sheikh Joaan attrib- vate acquisitions. furiously from the start of the Norfolk QIPCO (Qatar Investment & Projects “Glorious Goodwood” fixture in July. utes his involvement to promoting Qatar But Herbert maintained such jousting Stakes. Their exertions caught up with Development Holding Company) is Within British horseracing, these globally, the Al Thani brothers behind was confined to the sport. “In May, them at the finish, where Waterloo linked to a branch of the Qatari ruling sponsorship packages are every bit as QIPCO see it as a good investment. Sheikh Joaan was at the 2,000 Guineas Bridge came through to beat them both. family comprising six Al Thani brothers, eye-opening as Qatar’s successful bid to Many of the brothers’ horses are (an important race at Newmarket), Waterloo Bridge is owned by the Irish- who are cousins of Sheikh Tamim, the host the 2022 World Cup of football. owned by subsidiaries of QIPCO. The where he spoke to Sheikh Mohammed based Coolmore syndicate, which has Emir of Qatar. They follow on from Dubai’s munificent most prominent of them, Sheikh Fahad, and other prominent sheikhs from dominated British racing for the last 15 “Horse racing has a fantastic profile” backing of the sport, through blood- underlined the synergies earlier this Bahrain,” he noted. years.—AFP

AUSTRIA: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car prior to the Formula One Grand Prix, at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. —AP Hamilton on Austrian pole

SPIELBERG: Lewis Hamilton fying session for everyone place with Massa fourth for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen failed seized pole position for the because of the track conditions,” Williams and 2015 Le Mans 24 to get through the first phase of Austrian Grand Prix yesterday in a said Hamilton, who spun off at Hours winner Nico Hulkenberg qualifying and was 18th before damp qualifying session that saw turn one as he started his final fifth for Force India. penalties are applied to others Spieth and Reed both the Formula One world quick lap on a drying track after Mercedes-powered cars filled ahead of the Finn. champion and his Mercedes team morning rain. “I was pushing that five of the top six slots at a ‘power’ “How is that possible?,” mate Nico Rosberg skid off on bit extra on the next run and just circuit. “Generally the Mercedes- exclaimed the Finn, with the share Open lead their final laps. locked the rears,” he added. powered cars can turn up the expletive deleted. An element of The pole was Hamilton’s sev- Rosberg, who was two tenths performance a bit. Even the farce was added to the session WASHINGTON: Masters champion yesterday, I also putted better today. enth in eight races-the same slower than Hamilton going into Williams were also a lot closer with McLaren’s Fernando Alonso Jordan Spieth stayed on track for a rare “I’m not quite putting myself in the number he managed in all of last his final lap, pushed just a bit too than they were in practice,” said and Jenson Button each facing 25 double at the year’s first two majors as same positions off the tee, so I’ve got to season-and 45th of his career, hard and careered across the four-times champion Vettel. place grid penalties in a field of he grabbed a share of the lead after a be a little more methodical. But if you taking him to third equal with runoff and into the gravel just as At a scenic circuit owned by just 20 cars for exceeding their dramatic US Open second round at shoot in the sixties at a US Open you’re Sebastian Vettel on the all-time it seemed he was going to be energy drink giant Red Bull, 17- allocation of power unit compo- Chambers Bay on Friday. Spieth sank an going to be pleased.” list behind Michael Schumacher quicker. “I went on the astroturf year-old Dutch rookie Max nents. Alonso qualified 15th eight-foot birdie putt on his final hole, While Spieth mainly flourished on a and Ayrton Senna. out of the second to last corner. Verstappen provided some cheer while Button was 17th, meaning the par-three ninth, to set the early hot day with gentle breezes, 14-times It also completed a year of Maybe that was still a bit wet or for the unhappy hosts with sev- they will have to serve time pace before being caught at the top major champion Woods was at the domination by Mercedes, with something or I just overdid it enth place on the grid for Red penalties today as well as starting late in the day by fellow American opposite end of the leaderboard as he Brazilian Felipe Massa’s pole for after that, I’m not sure. I just lost it Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso. Both from the back with new Honda Patrick Reed, who three-putted the missed the cut at a U.S. Open for a sec- Williams in Austria last June the there into the last corner,” said the Red Bull’s main drivers Daniel president Takahiro Hachigo final hole for 69 in the more difficult ond time. last time any driver from outside German. Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat have attending the race to see for him- afternoon conditions. A shadow of the player who domi- the team has started from the top “I knew I had to go for it.” 10 place grid penalties as a result self how the McLaren partnership While former world number one nated golf during the late 1990s and slot. “It was quite a difficult quali- Ferrari’s Vettel will line up in third of engine replacements. is faring.—Reuters Tiger Woods missed only his sixth cut at early 2000s, Woods slumped to a 16- a major after battling to a six-over 76, over total of 156, his highest ever after Spieth fired a 67 after watching Jason 36 holes as a professional on the PGA Day, with whom he played, collapse Tour. because of dizziness off the ninth “I hit a little bit better today, but Iran shock United States green. again I made nothing (on the greens),” “He (Day) was fine, he didn’t say said Woods, who struggled to an open- much (in the scorer’s hut,” Spieth told ing 80 on Thursday. “I didn’t make any with 3-0 defeat in Tehran reporters after a round that included six putts the first two days; I hit it better birdies, a bogey and a double at the today, hitting some spots where I could tricky par-four 18th. “He just signed his hit some putts; I made nothing.” DUBAI: Iran’s volleyball team gave allowed to attend, but the ISNA oppose women attending men’s most of his political capital on pro- card and we told him to get some rest Northern Ireland’s world number one the United States a shock defeat in news agency on Wednesday sporting events and fear it will con- moting nuclear talks with world and water and whatnot.” Rory McIlroy fell nine strokes behind straight sets in Tehran on Friday reported that Iranian women tribute to the breakdown of tradi- powers. Spieth, aiming to become the sixth after dropping three shots in the final evening, but not all Iranians were would be banned, citing a source tional society. Iran and six world powers, player to win the Masters and US Open two holes, while defending champion celebrating as officials upheld a in Iran’s Volleyball Federation. President Hassan Rouhani, who including the United States, have in the same year and the first since Martin Kaymer of Germany missed the ban on women entering the stadi- Some religious factions, which won a landslide election victory in entered the last stretch of nuclear Woods in 2002, posted a five-under cut. —Reuters um. Iranian mascots carried held hold considerable power in the 2013 on a platform of relative mod- negotiations in Vienna, aiming to total of 135 in the season’s second up a large US flag before the match Islamic Republic, and conservative eration, has spoken about domes- reach a deal by June 30 that would as the US national anthem was lawmakers including some women, tic social reform but has spent end a 12-year standoff. —Reuters major, being played for the first time in played, drawing polite applause the Pacific Northwest. from the 12,000-strong crowd in Fellow American Dustin Johnson Tehran’s Azadi Indoor Stadium. (71), co-leader overnight with Swede The home team went on to win Henrik Stenson, and South African the first set 25-19, the second 29- Branden Grace (67) trailed by one shot. 27 and the third 25-20 as the Stenson slipped to equal 12th at one United States team, which had under after struggling to a 73 on the won their previous three World challenging links-style layout that League encounters with Iran, failed became firmer, slicker and bumpier as to settle into a rhythm. The two the day unfolded. Australian Day, who teams will play again today. has been troubled by dizziness in the Very few women could be seen past, finished at two under after bat- in the stadium, suggesting that an tling to a 70 before being taken to hos- official ban on women attending pital where he was diagnosed to have men’s sports matches was still in suffered from Benign Positional Vertigo. force despite the efforts of Iranian activists. Some female match offi- UNUSUAL DELAY cials and foreign supporters could Spieth, a double winner on the be seen. 2014-15 PGA Tour, was delighted to The match was Iran’s first inter- national volleyball fixture since a end his round with a birdie after the British-Iranian woman was par- unusual delay on the ninth green doned in April after serving jail where Day was attended by four time for protesting the ban. medics. Ghoncheh Ghavami’s case “That was one of the better birdies sparked intense debate in Iran and I’ve ever made given all the situation,” widespread condemnation abroad, said the 21-year-old American. and there were conflicting mes- “Obviously there was some wait time in sages in the run-up to the match between, but I actually got somewhat about whether women would be of a read off Jason’s putt and was able allowed to attend. to knock it in. Vice-President for Women’s “I struck the ball significantly better WASHINGTON: Jordan Spieth hits his Affairs Shahindokht Mowlaverdi today with my approach shots. I hit my tee shot during the first round of the indicated last week that a limited TEHRAN: USA volleyball player Russell Holmes (background center) smashes the ball against Iran’s irons and wedges better today than US Open golf tournament. —AP number of women would be Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi (right) and Farhad Ghaemi during the Men’s Volleyball World League. —AP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 SPORTS

Now what? The big question for Neymar-less Brazil

SAO PAULO: The last time Brazil lost will rule him out of the rest of the Copa, the next game.” Coutinho has shown a tumultuous game against Colombia, in anthems. Coach Dunga will not stand for Neymar at a major soccer tournament starting with their last group game moments of brilliance at Liverpool this the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup. more of the same this time and will they were humbled 7-1 by Germany at against Venezuela. season and could justifiably complain he In the next game they suffered their come down hard on anyone he believes the 2014 World Cup and coach Dunga’s Philippe Coutinho seems the most lacked support from underperforming biggest ever World Cup reverse and their is not mentally prepared to cope with task is to prevent a similar meltdown in likely candidate to get a chance in the colleagues as the side finished sixth in most embarrassing defeat. They missed Neymar’s absence. their Copa America match against creative role for the five-time world the Premier League. his influence and leadership on the field Venezuela, of course, are a much Venezuela today. champions and the Liverpool midfielder “It’s the coach who decides who plays where they were ripped to pieces in the less daunting prospect than Germany. The Barcelona forward was banned promised he was ready. and who doesn’t,” he said. “Everyone first half hour by Germany but they also Yet if Brazil do qualify for the quarter for four games on Friday after receiving a “We are all prepared, focused on what here is ready if they get a chance to play. fell apart psychologically. finals-and they have never lost a Copa straight red card and then insulting the we want,” the 23-year old told reporters The most important thing is the group They wore caps in support of their America match to Venezuela-they will referee after Brazil’s 1-0 loss to Colombia on Friday. “We have lost our main player and whoever comes in will do their job.” injured colleague on the bus to the still face a tough task in the remaining two days earlier. but the group is strong and we are all Yet Brazil’s players said much the game and then held up his shirt during games of what is an unpredictable Brazil are appealing the ban, which focused on overcoming Neymar’s loss in same thing when they lost Neymar after an emotional display before the national tournament.—Reuters Marta ready to inspire Brazil against Aussies

VANCOUVER: Superstar forward Marta States. “It’s going to be a tough match but returns as Brazil bid to maintain their win- we’ve already made it out of the group of ning momentum at the Women’s World death supposedly,” said Australian midfield- Cup against Australia today, with France er Tameka Butt. “Marta is definitely a big and Canada also in action in the last 16. player and someone we have to watch out Third-ranked France will be up against for,” added striker Michelle Heyman. “But South Korea in Montreal while hosts the way we structure and our game plan, if Canada play Switzerland over on the west we stick to how we play football I think coast in Vancouver. “Australia are a very we’ll be alright.” competitive team, very intense players,” France, meanwhile, started their cam- said Brazil coach Vadao of their 10th- paign off with a confident 1-0 win over ranked opponents ahead of the game in England, but came crashing back to earth Moncton. with a 2-0 defeat to Colombia. “We’re going to face a very strong rival. But Philippe Bergeroo’s side got back on It’s sudden death and we can’t afford any track with a 5-0 whipping of Mexico which mistakes. We have to fine tune and every saw them advance top of their group F. The detail is going to be very important.” only previous meeting with the Koreans Marta did not play in the 2007 runners- was at the 2003 World Cup and the French up final group game against Costa Rica, won 1-0. because of a slight injury, along with stal- “They like movement and possession warts Cristiane and Formiga. but it’s not a very powerful team like the But Vadao insisted: “Marta will play United States and Germany can be,” esti- SANTIAGO: Chile’s Eduardo Vargas (second from left) falls after an attempt to score as Bolivia’s goalkeeper Romel Quinonez grabs the ball dur- today I can tell you that for sure.” The 29- mated midfielder Camille Abily. This is ing a Copa America Group A soccer match. —AP year-old former five-time world footballer France’s third World Cup and they finished of the year is bidding to add a first world fourth in 2011. While the top Asian sides title to her trophy cabinet. are Japan, China, or even North Korea, the “I will continue fighting, as I always did. I South Koreans are not used to the world Chile roar into last eight will do everything possible to try to return stage, with their only previous appearance to Brazil with the expected results,” she in 2003. “I think it’s an important day for said. The record Women’s World Cup goal South Korean women’s football,” said coach scorer now has a dual responsibility-to be Yoon Deok-yeo after his side emerged from 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia an inspiration on and off the pitch. “It is log- the group stage. ical that now I have a greater responsibility. “I feel they can have a great match In the group there are many girls who against France who are a very strong oppo- SANTIAGO: Hosts Chile shrugged off Arturo Vidal’s watch everything I do. I have a good rela- nent and among the leaders in the soccer drunken-driving controversy to power into the tionship with all of them.” world.” quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a Alen Stajcic’s Matildas face a tough task Hosts Canada, whose best finish was 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia. against a Brazil who won all three of their fourth in 2003, are looking to get their Two goals for Charles Aranguiz, one each for group games and are yet to concede a home crowd behind them against new- Alexis Sanchez and Gary Medel and an own goal goal. comers Switzerland in BC Place Stadium. from Ronald Raldes put Chile’s campaign back on Captain Lisa De Vanna will be one of the Canada finished top of their group while track after Vidal’s arrest following a high-speed key players for Australia who finished sec- Switzerland are back in as one of the four crash threatened to derail their tournament. ond in their group behind the United best third-place finishers. —AFP The win ensured Chile finished top of Group A and gives them a last eight meeting next Wednesday against one of the two best third- placed teams, most likely either Uruguay or Paraguay. Bolivia, who had been guaranteed a place in the knockout rounds for the first time in 18 years after Ecuador defeated Mexico in Friday’s ear- ly game, were never in contention against La Roja. The Chileans swept into an early lead after only three minutes with a well-worked goal from Aranguiz. Inter Milan defender Medel pumped a long ball forward, and Eduardo Vargas knocked down into the path of Aranguiz, who drilled a low shot beyond Bolivia goalkeeper Romel Quinonez. Buoyed by the early goal, Chile went for the kill and threatened to run riot over a Bolivian side who seemed to freeze. Sanchez twice saw free-kicks rattle against the woodwork as Chile pummeled Bolivia’s goal but somehow they managed to survive the onslaught. Yet on 37 minutes their resistance finally broke after a superb move started and finished by Sanchez. Picking up the ball wide on the left, Sanchez cut in and burst clear of the Bolivian cover before releasing Jorge Valdivia down the right. The Palmeiras playmaker returned the favour to pick out Sanchez as the midfielder continued his run into the penalty area, stooping low to direct an angled header into the far corner past Quinonez. Chile’s attacking momentum was interrupted after half-time, when coach Jorge Sampaoli withdrew both Vidal and Sanchez in a double substitution, but the hosts remained firmly in control. Aranguiz put the game beyond Bolivia’s reach in the 66th minute, grabbing his second after latching on to a low cross from Angelo Henriquez. Medel made it 4-0 10 minutes from time, play- ing a one-two with Valdivia, controlling on his chest and then lifting a chip over Quinonez for a SANTIAGO: Chile’s Alexis Sanchez (left) and Bolivia’s Leonel Morales go for a header during a superb individual effort. A miserable night for Copa America Group A soccer match. —AP Bolivia was compounded when captain Raldes inadvertently chipped Quinonez for an own goal to make it 5-0 after Henriquez’s cross. Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli is more concerned Let’s move on from turf CANADA: Brazil’s midfielder Marta controls the ball during a training session at the about beating the team’s quarter-final opponent Moncton Stadium on the eve of Brazil’s 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup football match than extra spot-kick training at the Copa America against Australia.—AFP but the prospect of a penalty shoot-out is likely to debate, say WCup players be on the minds of some of his players. The hosts brushed aside Bolivia 5-0 on Friday to VANCOUVER: US star Abby Wambach has been It sparked the lawsuit against world govern- finish top of Group A and ensure they remain in the vocal in her criticism of artificial turf being used ing body FIFA which was withdrawn before the capital Santiago for their quarter-final, with their for the first time at the Women’s World Cup in tournament got underway. Highlanders opponent yet to be determined. Canada. But heading into the knockout rounds Wambach rekindled the debate in Canada Penalty shootouts come into play in the knock- late yesterday the thorny question that led to a when she blamed the US’s first goalless draw in out rounds and it was almost a year to the day that lawsuit ahead of the tournament seems to have their seven World Cup appearances on the sur- march into semis Chile’s run at the World Cup was ended by hosts lost steam. face. “I think that there are a lot more goals in Brazil in a shoot-out after they were tied 1-1 after “This question about artificial turf I don’t this tournament if it weren’t for the turf, having DUNEDIN: Flyhalf Lima Sopoaga and Osborne. Referee Chris Pollock, however, extra time. Making a penalty shot “in such an want to hear about it any more,” said South probably been on the losing end of that battle a winger Waisake Naholo did their chances of asked for the replay to be checked and the important tournament depends on a lot of other Korea’s star striker Ji So-yun ahead of Sunday’s few times now,” Wambach said. an All Blacks call-up no harm as they television official said Naholo had been in factors such as your mood and state of mind,” game against France. “The natural turf was easier for us,” agreed helped the Otago Highlanders to a 24-14 touch when he passed to Liam Coltman, Sampaoli told a news conference following Chile’s “We just want to focus on our performance Aya Miyama, captain of reigning champions victory over the Waikato Chiefs in an though there was doubt as to whether his win over Bolivia. “We’re gong to think a lot more now,” said the Chelsea LFC player. Korean coach Japan. “The ball movement could be predicted. intense wildcard playoff match in Dunedin foot was grounded outside the line. about beating our next rival than starting to prac- Yoon Deok-yeo said it was up to the players to In this case dribbling is difficult.” But the surface yesterday. Naholo did score the only try of the first tise making penalty shots.” adapt to the surface which FIFA president Sepp did not stop Germany notching up ten goals The Highlanders, playing their first half when Smith exploited poor defence On the win over neighboring Bolivia, Sampaoli Blatter has described as “the future of football”. against Ivory Coast, while Ecuador conceded 17. Super Rugby knockout match at home down the blindside with the pair support- said his team had “control (of the) situations and “We need to adapt to the environment,” said “We have demonstrated that you can score, since 1999, advanced to the semi-finals for ing each other before the winger took the dominated and were convincing, which is what we Yoon. “Artificial turf has its own characteristics so I don’t want to make this all about the turf,” the first time in 13 years with the victory. final pass to cross in the corner. The Chiefs were missing in the Mexico game.” compared to natural, but we can’t blame our said German midfielder Melanie Behringer. Sopoaga and Naholo have been touted managed to stay in the game with some Chile drew 3-3 with Mexico on Monday. Despite results on the turf.” “The ball acts differently, flies differently. But as possible surprise inclusions in Steve superb counter-attacks from deep that their defeat, Bolivia finished second in the group Blatter has claimed that “most countries of course you can score.” Swiss coach Martina Hansen’s extended All Blacks squad today allowed them to gain field position from and also progress to the last eight. Bolivia coach around the world will play on artificial turf one Voss-Tecklenburg believes the surface has no as the world champions build to their title which flyhalf Andrew Horrell slotted three Mauricio Soria said he had rested players for the day because it can be used 24 hours a day, seven impact on the quality of the game. defence in England later this year. Sopoaga penalties to give his side a 9-8 lead at the Chile match, knowing they had already qualified days a week”. “It’s fine. We just saw a great match between slotted four penalties and a conversion for break. Smith, however, again exploited the for the quarters. But being forced to play women’s football’s teams playing a high level on this artificial turf the home side, while Naholo combined blindside close to the line, drawing in “We wanted to preserve some players,” he said. top event on the surface, which had drawn com- and this is what matters,” she said after beautifully with scrumhalf Aaron Smith to defenders that opened up Naholo’s wing “We know we are capable of something very differ- plaints over injury worries and true rolls and Switzerland’s loss to Japan. US coach Jill Ellis score two tries and made several barn- and allowed him to score his Super Rugby ent.” Chile and Boliva will both have to wait until bounces, irked the women given the men’s added: “The game is different on turf, but it’s the storming runs, one of which was unlucky leading 11th try of the season just two min- results over the weekend to find out their next World Cup is played on natural grass. same for everybody.—AFP not to produce a first-minute try to Patrick utes into the second half.—Reuters opponents. —Reuters Iran shock United Chile roar into States with 3-0 last eight defeat18 in Tehran 19 SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

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AUCKLAND: Serbia’s captain Predrag Rajkovic (center) holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his teammates following their 2-1 win in extra time over Brazil in the U20 soccer World Cup final. —AP Serbia win first U-20 World Cup

AUCKLAND: Nemanja Maksimovic scored an 118th were soaked during the earlier match for third place, minutes later. Pereira had only come on as a 65th from Ibrahima Sy in the 74th. minute goal on the counter attack to give Serbia a 2-1 the rain had stopped by the time the sold-out final minute substitute for an visibly incensed Boschilia, who Traore then blasted a right foot shot past Sy, who victory over Brazil in extra time in the under-20 World kicked off. Brazil had the best clear-cut chances in the calmed down when his team mate stroked the ball past had saved a 76th minute penalty from Falaye Sacko, to Cup final at North Harbor Stadium yesterday. The game first half with Jean Carlos and Gabriel producing two Rajkovic’s outstretched left hand. give his side the lead with less than seven minutes had been locked at 1-1 at regulation time after Stanisa top-class saves from Serbia captain Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic produced another world class save late in remaining. Mandic had given the Serbs hopes of their first title as Serbia midfielder Sergej Milankovic was unlucky not extra time before his team mates swept down field and Sacko’s day got worse when he handled the ball in an independent nation with 20 minutes remaining but to score in the second minute of added time in the first Maksimovic was left one-one-one with Jean and he the area about two minutes after Traore’s second goal, Andreas Pereira equalised three minutes later. half when his header from a corner was well saved by calmly slotted home to end Brazil’s hopes of a sixth though Djigui Diarra pulled off a superb double save The former Yugoslavia won the title in 1987 in Chile, Jean. The Brazil goalkeeper, who had not conceded a world title. when he stopped the Malick Niang spot kick and the with Serbia appearing in the tournament for the first goal since the eighth minute of their second group Meanwhile, Adama Traore produced two sensational follow-up attempt. time in New Zealand. game against Hungary, was finally beaten when an long-range strikes to help Mali beat 10-man Senegal 3-1 Mali completed the victory when Diadie Samassekou In the earlier match for third place, Adama Traore unmarked Stanisa Mandic stroked the ball home in the and clinch third place at FIFA’s under-20 World Cup at caught Senegal’s’ defence napping at a free-kick to slot produced two sensational long-range strikes to help 70th minute to end the streak at 571 minutes. North Harbour Stadium yesterday. home the third in added time. Mali beat 10-man Senegal 3-1. Brazil, however, did not have to wait long for an Traore had brought his side back into the game after Senegal defender Moussa Ba had been sent off in the Heavy rain and strong cold winds have pounded equaliser with Manchester United’s Andreas Pereira jink- Senegal’s Ibrahima Wadji had opened the scoring in the final minute of the first half by Egyptian referee Ghead New Zealand for the past three days and while fans ing his way past four defenders to level the match three 64th minute, when his left footed free-kick curled away Grisha for his second yellow card.—AFP Anderson into Queen’s Federer reaches final after 34-ace barrage Halle final LONDON: South Africa’s Kevin Anderson zenship later this year, had bludgeoned his HALLE: Roger Federer reached the Halle grass-court final for the blitzed his way into his first Queen’s Club final way to the last four with 62 aces in his three 10th time after beating giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 with 34 aces in a 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 win over matches and had dropped serve only once in (7/4) in yesterday’s semi-finals. French seventh seed Gilles Simon yesterday. 40 service games. The Swiss, who has won the title seven times, will go on to face Anderson’s lethal serve proved the deci- French Open champion Stan Wawrinka and Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who advanced at the expense of Kei sive factor in a hard-fought semi-final at the four-time Queen’s champion Lleyton Hewitt Nishikori after the Japanese world number five retired injured Wimbledon warm-up event and the world were among those unable to find a solution to when trailing 4-1 in the first set. World number two and top seed number 17 will face either top seed Andy the Anderson blitz. Federer needed two tie-breaks to claim a 13th win in 14 meetings Murray or Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in Sunday’s Simon was in the semi-finals for the first with Karlovic. final in west London. time after repelling a barrage of big serves The Croat, who stands 2.11m (6ft 11in) tall, had battered down The 29-year-old, who now has 96 aces in the from Canadian third seed Milos Raonic in the 45 aces in his quarter-final victory against Czech Tomas Berdych tournament, will be appearing in his 10th tour- last eight, but he was unable to repeat that feat on Friday but against Federer he managed a mere 21. level final and his first on grass. “I definitely feel against Anderson. “It is always difficult to play against Ivo but the important thing I’ve been serving great this week. I’ve been After a delay of over an hour due to persist- was that I remained calm,” Federer said. “I was very lucky in the able to get to a higher level,” Anderson said. ent drizzle, play finally got underway and it first set and so I’m all the more delighted to be in the final again.” “It’s just about the rhythm and the way it feels. was Anderson who landed the first blow with a Federer is chasing a 15th title on grass as he warms up for I really feel it’s been clicking the last few pair of sizzling forehand winners in the eighth Wimbledon, which begins on June 29. Seppi, the world number matches. game. 45 who last won a title in 2012, was in control of the first set of his “Gilles is a great returner. He calls himself Those blistering strikes secured two break match against Nishikori when the Japanese succumbed to an the return genius. So I can take a little bit more points and he converted the second when apparent calf problem. extra confidence in the way I was able to take Simon’s forehand drifted long. He won his quarter-final against Gael Monfils on Friday when care of my serve today.” His potent serve ensured that would prove the Frenchman retired injured in the second set after crashing Anderson’s first final since he lost to Kei a fatal miscue by Simon as the South African into an advertising board beside the court. Nishikori in Memphis in February was secured easily closed out the set. Another booming Federer has only lost once in 12 previous meetings with Seppi, in one hour and 52 minutes. If he wins today it Anderson serve at 5-5 in the second set tie- although that came in the third round of this year’s Australian will be the Johannesburg-born player’s first break gave him a first match point, but he Open. ATP title since Delray Beach in 2012. “It’s going shanked a backhand well wide and then lost “I played him many times. For some time, we also practiced to be a big match. I’m really looking forward to his composure as Simon reeled off three suc- quite often. I think he hits the ball very well on both sides, espe- it. It’s a tournament I remember watching at a cessive points to level the match. Even that cially cross court and then he can go down the line,” said Federer very young age,” Anderson said. unexpected escape couldn’t provide Simon of the Italian. “Everybody knew Queen’s is the week with the ammunition to breach Anderson’s “I think that’s what makes him a tough player. I think fitness- before Wimbledon and you had the best play- impregnable serve. The South African wise he’s very fit, you know, he won’t go away. “He doesn’t have ers in the world playing it. To be in the final remained relentless and Simon eventually the best second serve but I think he has improved that over time. myself feels great.” cracked with a mistake-filled eighth game that LONDON: Kevin Anderson of South Africa plays a return to And because he hits the ball quite flat it actually helps him on the Anderson, who lives in the United States presented Anderson with a break and the Gilles Simon of France during their semifinal tennis match grass.” — AFP and plans to take dual U.S-South African citi- opportunity to seal the win. — AFP at the Aegon Championships. — AP Wary Greeks withdrawing cash but no wild bank run Page 23

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PARIS: A man looks at a 1989 Lamborghini Countach on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris yesterday. The cars will be auctioned off on June 22, during the 8th edition of the sale entitled ‘Automobiles Sur Les Champs’. — AFP Europe, IMF await new Greek concessions Euro-zone leaders to hold crucial summit to avert a ‘Grexit’

ATHENS: Negotiations are expected to resume this weekend By June 30 Athens has to honor an IMF payment of around The White House also appealed for an urgent compromise als attentive to creditors’ demands. “We need some kind of between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors seeking a deal on 1.5 billion euros. “We are going to present measures that to be struck, based on what it said must be “a program of proposals on the table at the summit,” said Finnish finance bailout funding for Athens, ahead of a crucial summit of euro- bridge the gap,” Flambouraris was quoted as saying by Greek credible reform.” Without such action, Greece appears likely to minister Alexander Stubb. zone leaders to avert a Greek default and likely euro exit. media, while also predicting Greece’s creditors won’t be satis- default on its June 30 debt payment, and with that risk a German Chancellor Angela Merkel also issued a warning European Union heads have called on Greece’s leftist gov- fied with the gestures. chaotic exit from the euro-zone. that the meeting will remain merely “consultative” without ernment to present new reform and budget proposals, with “You’ll see they won’t accept loosening budget (restric- new Greek concessions allowing the “basis of an accord” to be Greek minister of state Alekos Flambouraris saying yesterday tions), or our proposal on the debt,” he said of two main stick- ‘Deafening silence’ reached. Athens could propose re-worked measures. Speaking to tele- ing points in the talks. Given the continued deadlock and tick- That prospect appeared to be fuelling the rising number of By contrast, Athens-which says it has already made consid- vision channel Mega, Flambouraris said several concessions ing clock towards potential default, Flambouraris said a phone Greek savers withdrawing money from national banks. The erable sacrifices, and has presented a range of spending cuts, were being examined, including stepped-up prohibition of exchange between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and increase forced the ECB on Friday to lift its emergency liquidi- revenue hikes and structural reforms-has expressed its resent- early retirement schemes-something Athens has already European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker could ty reserve available to Greek banks for the second time in a ment over what it calls the lack of interest its partners have accepted in principle-and lowering thresholds on which cor- take place yesterday. The contact is one Athens’ concerned week. Tsipras-who has never hidden his desire that an eventu- shown in Greek concession offers. porate profits are taxed. euro-zone partners have been urging for several days. Worry al accord be hashed out between political leaders rather than Yesterday, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said dur- Flambouraris said those and other compromises should about the continuing stalemate has been rising in other quar- by negotiating teams of technical advisers-will find his ing Thursday’s euro-zone meeting, “my presentation was met bring Athens and its creditors — European Commission, ters, as well. European peers waiting expectantly for breakthrough propos- with deafening silence.” International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank — Given what he called the “critical” state of the situation, EU als at Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels. “All the other speakers ignored our proposals and reiterat- closer to agreement on freeing up 7.2 billion euros ($8.1 bil- President Donald Tusk on Friday called on Greece to rapidly Yet following the failure of Thursday’s meeting of euro- ed ministers’ frustration about the fact that Greece hadn’t... lion) in blocked bailout funds Greece desperately needs to come to an agreement with its European and IMF creditors, or zone finance ministers, several European officials have warned (made) any propositions,” Varoufakis wrote in an Irish Times meet looming debt payments to the IMF and ECB. risk heading “straight into default.” the summit will likely be futile unless Greece presents propos- opinion piece. — AFP Thousands march in London Egypt earmarks $8bn for fuel against new austerity plan subsidies LONDON: Thousands of protesters marched through central there’s a genuine need to stop austerity and cuts to the vul- let off red-colored smoke bombs in a mostly good natured CAIRO: Egypt has earmarked 61 billion Egyptian pounds ($8 London yesterday to demonstrate against the newly re- nerable,” waitress Anna Rachel Rowlands told Reuters Video march. billion) for fuel product subsidies in the draft 2015/2016 elected Conservative government’s plans for public spend- News. “The government seems almost obsessed with cut- Protesters were due to be addressed later by celebrities budget, Tarek El Molla, chairman of state-run Egyptian General ing cuts. ting benefits for younger people looking for work.” including comedian Russell Brand and singer Charlotte Petroleum Corp (EGPC), said in a statement yesterday. Holding banners saying “End Austerity Now” and “Defy One marcher carried a placard showing Prime Minister Church, as well as trade unionists and Jeremy Corbyn, a con- The cabinet on Thursday approved a draft of the budget Tory Rule”, protesters packed streets outside the Bank of David Cameron peeking out of a garbage can-suggesting tender for the vacant leadership of the opposition Labour for the next fiscal year starting July 1, but did not announce England in the heart of London’s financial district to listen to this was where his policies belonged too-while another pic- Party. Britain’s Conservatives unexpectedly won an outright the amount allocated to fuel products subsidies. The govern- speeches before marching towards parliament. “I think tured him with devil’s horns. A small number of protesters majority in a national election last month after five years ment is trying to reform the decades-old system of subsidies when they had led a coalition focused on cutting public without angering Egypt’s rapidly growing population, now at spending to narrow Britain’s large budget deficit. 87 million. Since winning the election, finance minister George Fuel subsidies have long weighed on the state budget and Osborne has said he wants government departments to contributed to the economic stagnation that President Abdel make extra cuts this year and to commit future govern- Fattah Al-Sisi promised to tackle when he took office last year. ments to run budget surpluses during normal economic In the current fiscal year, Egypt will have spent around 70 times. The government also plans to reduce spending on billion pounds on petrol and natural gas products subsidies, social security benefits by a further 12 billion pounds ($19 not 100 billion pounds as projected, El Molla added. The gov- billion), arguing that high levels of public debt make Britain ernment said in December its bill for fuel products this fiscal vulnerable if there is another global financial crisis. year would be 30 percent less than it had predicted thanks to Speaking to the BBC before the march, Corbyn, a Labor sharply lower global oil prices in the second half of the year. member of parliament and veteran left-winger who is EL Molla said the fuel products allocation for the next fiscal standing for the party’s leadership, said this would worsen year was based in part on a projected average price of $70 per inequality. barrel for Brent crude. “We have more people than ever using foodbanks, we A switch to coal from natural gas and diesel in the cement have a greater number of people being homeless and many industry also helped determine the figure, as did a change in people in housing stress,” he said. The protest was organized domestic consumption, he said. El Molla said the government by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, an umbrella had a plan to reduce domestic fuel consumption by 3-5 per- group with support from trade unions, anti-war protesters cent which would save around 3 to 4 billion pounds. and some Labor and Green Party politicians. Neither police The government cut fuel subsidies last summer, raising nor organizers had an immediate estimate for the number prices by up to 78 percent, in a move lauded by economists of marchers. More than 80,000 people had said on social but criticized by some Egyptians accustomed to cheap energy. media that they would attend. The last major demonstration More subsidy cuts are expected in the coming years. Sisi asked in central London was in October, when the Trades Union his government earlier this month to consider postponing a Congress said up to 90,000 of its supporters marched to call smart card system for subsidized fuel which was due to come for higher wages. into effect on June 15, until all the sectors that don’t have A 2011 march organied by the TUC as part of pan- these cards are covered. The subsidies have led to Egypt turn- LONDON: A red flare is kicked by a demonstrator as they march to protest against the British government’s European anti-austerity protests attracted several hundred ing from a net energy exporter into a net importer over the spending cuts and austerity measures in London yesterday. — AFP thousand marchers. — Reuters past few years. — Reuters SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 BUSINESS

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Juncker says ‘I don’t understand Tsipras’ Tanzania sees India funding for urban BERLIN: European Commission chief Jean- Claude Juncker voiced frustration with Greek metro project Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a media report Friday amid the deepening debt crisis. DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania is seeking funding from “I don’t understand Tsipras,” Juncker told India to build a metro rail network in its commercial German news weekly Der Spiegel after he and capital, Dar es Salaam, the president’s office said in Tsipras recently fell out a number of times. “The a statement yesterday. trust I placed in him has not always been recipro- Dar es Salaam, with a population of over 4 mil- cated in kind.” Juncker said that instead of com- lion, is one of the fastest-growing cities in sub- plaining about the Commission, Tsipras should Saharan Africa, but like many other African cities it tell the Greek voters that the EU executive body faces a crippling traffic congestion problem. had offered the country an investment program President Jakaya Kikwete said in the statement that worth 35 billion euros ($39 billion) for the years India’s Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services 2015-20. Ltd (IL&FS) had expressed interest to invest in the “If I were the Greek prime minister I would metro rail. He did not say how much the metro proj- claim that as a success,” Juncker told Spiegel ect would cost. according to an excerpt of an article to be pub- The Tanzanian president met Indian Prime lished Saturday. “But I’m hearing nothing about Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday and it.” made an official request for funding for the project. Given the hardening positions, Juncker report- Tanzania said last month it plans to spend around edly said he could no longer rule out a ‘Grexit’- $2 billion to build new roads and a bus rapid transit Greece leaving the euro-zone. He said Athens system to unclog traffic in Dar es Salaam. had obviously misunderstood his role in seeking The plan would include the construction of fly- a compromise as “someone who can pull a rabbit overs and bridges, using budgetary allocations from out of the hat”, Juncker said. the government’s 2015/16 fiscal year starting in “But that is not the case. I repeatedly warned July. The east African region, which has seen signifi- Mr Tsipras that he cannot rely on me to prevent a cant discoveries of energy in Kenya, Uganda and collapse of talks.” Greece’s radical left Syriza gov- Tanzania, has been racing to build new transport ernment has rejected reforms demanded in links to make up for decades of neglect and under- exchange for the final tranche of its international investment. bailout, which expires on June 30, the same day Tanzania and India plan to boost annual bilater- that a huge payment is due to the International al trade, which currently stands at around $4 bil- Monetary Fund. lion, officials said. India’s Rites Limited won a 25- Former Luxembourg premier Juncker has year concession in 2007 to operate Tanzania’s been acting as a bridge to leftist leader Tsipras state-run railway firm but the deal collapsed five during the five-month crisis, but the pair have years later due to under-investment and inefficien- fallen out spectacularly on a number of occa- ATHENS: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives on his motorcycle for a cabinet meeting at the Prime cy problems. — Reuters sions recently.—AFP Minister’s office in Athens yesterday. — AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Saudi Riyals 81.540 US Dollars 0.298350 0.302850 20 gram 240.320 Jordanian Dinar 427.325 US Dollars Mint 0.298850 0.302850 10 gram 122.860 ASIAN COUNTRIES Egyptian Pound 39.602 5 gram 62.110 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.257 Asia Japanese Yen 2.469 Indian Rupees 4.721 Bangladesh Taka 0.003543 0.004143 Chinese Yuan 0.047327 0.050827 Indian Rupees 4.766 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Pakistani Rupees 2.975 Pakistani Rupees 2.971 Bangladesh Taka 3.887 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036927 0.039677 Srilankan Rupees 2.251 Philippines Pesso 6.710 Indian Rupee 0.004475 0.004865 Nepali Rupees 2.971 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Cyprus pound 743.140 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Singapore Dollar 228.010 Australian Dollar 215.80 Japanese Yen 3.445 Japanese Yen 0.002383 0.002563 Hongkong Dollar 39.026 Canadian Dollar 249.44 Syrian Pound 2.600 Kenyan Shilling 0.003063 0.003063 Bangladesh Taka 3.887 Swiss Franc 330.44 Nepalese Rupees 3.005 Korean Won 0.000264 0.000279 Philippine Peso 6.722 Euro 343.70 Malaysian Ringgit 81.605 Malaysian Ringgit 0.077997 0.083997 Thai Baht 8.998 US Dollar 303.20 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.150 Nepalese Rupee 0.003033 0.003203 Sterling Pound 473.42 Thai Bhat 9.965 Pakistan Rupee 0.002772 0.003052 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.49 Turkish Lira 110.900 Philippine Peso 0.006665 0.006945 Saudi Riyal 80.696 Bangladesh Taka 3.892 Sierra Leone 0.000070 0.000076 Qatari Riyal 83.125 Indian Rupee 4.725 Bahrain Exchange Company wll Singapore Dollar 0.223233 0.229233 Omani Riyal 785.990 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.260 South African Rand 0.018825 0.027325 Bahraini Dinar 83.249 Nepali Rupee 2.960 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001821 0.002401 Pakistani Rupee 2.979 UAE Dirham 82.389 CURRENCY BUY SELL Taiwan 0.009719 0.009899 UAE Dirhams 82.43 Europe Thai Baht 0.008683 0.0009233 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 804.77 Belgian Franc 0.007890 0.008890 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.295 Egyptian Pound 39.63 British Pound 0.473330 0.482330 Jordanian Dinar 430.73 Arab Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.560 Czech Korune 0.004576 0.016576 Omani Riyal 786.34 Bahraini Dinar 0.795792 0.803792 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.412 Danish Krone 0.041914 0.046914 Tunisian Dinar 157.940 Qatari Riyal 83.50 Egyptian Pound 0.038990 0.041820 Euro 0.337788 0.345788 Jordanian Dinar 427.070 Saudi Riyal 80.77 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Norwegian Krone 0.035064 0.040264 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.030 Iraqi Dinar 0.000185 0.000245 Romanian Leu 0.086760 0.086760 Syrian Lira 2.157 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Jordanian Dinar 0.422278 0.429778 Morocco Dirham 31.803 Slovakia 0.009009 0.019009 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Swedish Krona 0.033200 0.038200 Lebanese Pound 0.000150 0.000250 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Swiss Franc 0.323781 0.333981 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021715 0.045715 US Dollar Transfer 302.450 US Dollar 302.750 Turkish Lira 0.110515 0.117515 Nigerian Naira 0.001247 0.001882 Euro 346.000 Canadian Dollar 248.665 Omani Riyal 0.779572 0.785252 Sterling Pound 483.010 Sterling Pound 474.860 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082364 0.083577 Canadian dollar 247.910 Euro 342.260 Australian Dollar 0.227214 0.238714 Saudi Riyal 0.080117 0.080717 Turkish lira 112.430 Swiss Frank 283.230 New Zealand Dollar 0.202539 0.212039 Syrian Pound 0.001282 0.001502 Swiss Franc 331.820 Bahrain Dinar 801.985 Tunisian Dinar 0.153816 0.161816 Australian Dollar 237.420 UAE Dirhams 82.805 America Turkish Lira 0.110515 0.117515 US Dollar Buying 301.250 Qatari Riyals 83.975 Canadian Dollar 0.241045 0.249545 UAE Dirhams 0.081365 0.082514 Yemeni Riyal 0.001367 0.001447 BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

PARIS: A man walks past a 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray cabriolet on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. — AFP PARIS: A man looks at a 1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 S Serie 6 on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. —AFP

PARIS: A man looks at a 1951 Jaguar XK 120 roadster on display at the Artcurial auction house in Paris yesterday. The cars will be auctioned off on June 22, during the 8th edition of the sale entitled “Automobiles Sur Les PARIS: A woman walks past a 1968 Fiat 500 Gamine Vignale on display at PARIS: A man looks at a Bugatti Type 13 “Brescia”, circa 1925, on display at Champs”. — AFP the Artcurial auction house. — AFP the Artcurial auction house in Paris.—AFP Powerful Brazil CEO held Wary Greeks withdrawing in Petrobras graft probe SAO PAULO: Brazilian police on Friday arrested Odebrecht’s head of Fiduciary Affairs and cash but no wild bank run Marcelo Odebrecht, the head of Latin America’s Governance, will serve as interim CEO, according largest engineering and construction company to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Odebrecht SA, and accused his family-run con- Paulo Oliveira Lacerda de Melo will coordi- ECB boosts emergency funding to banks glomerate of spearheading a $2.1 billion bribery nate engineering operations, the memo said. A scheme at state-run oil firm Petrobras. lawyer for Marcelo Odebrecht did not return ATHENS: Wary about the introduction of capital Police also apprehended Otavio Marques calls seeking comment. It is not known if controls in case of a failure to agree a bailout deal Azevedo, CEO of Andrade Gutierrez, Brazil’s sec- Odebrecht or Azevedo will seek plea deals with tomorrow, Greeks are withdrawing cash, but with a ond-largest, builder as the probe into corruption prosecutors, as 17 other suspects have done. calm fatalism begotten from struggling through six at Petrobras spread to the highest level of Odebrecht SA said in a statement that the years of economic crisis. Brazilian business. Odebrecht, Azevedo and oth- arrests were “unnecessary” because it was col- Greeks haven’t been making a sudden run on er top executives arrested in Sao Paulo were laborating with investigators. Odebrecht bond their banks, having steadily reduced their holdings driven to the airport in a van and flown to the prices fell on Friday. Shares of Braskem SA, a since December, when the early elections were southern city of Curitiba, where Brazil’s largest- petrochemical producer Odebrecht controls, called that propelled the radical left anti-austerity ever corruption scandal is being investigated. were the worst performer on Brazil’s Bovespa Syriza party to power. Between December and April A lead prosecutor, Carlos Fernando dos index as they slumped 10 percent. Andrade Greek individuals and companies withdrew 31.4 bil- Santos Limas, said he had “no doubt” Odebrecht Gutierrez said it was also cooperating with the lion euros ($35.7 billion). and Andrade Gutierrez led what he called a “car- investigation, but had no connection to the Indications are that the pace of withdrawals has tel” that overcharged Petrobras for work and alleged corruption at Petrobras. picked up, with at least three billion euros taken out passed on the excess funds to executives and in the past week, according to local media. Many politicians. ‘Sophisticated way’ Greeks are doubtful that their Prime Minister Alexis The arrest of 46-year-old Odebrecht, who has Neither Azevedo nor Odebrecht have been Tsipras will reach a deal tomorrow with Athens’ EU personal ties to former President Luiz Inacio Lula charged, and it was not clear how long they and IMF creditors on the reforms the country needs de Silva, could bring the scandal closer to the would be detained. Arrests of other top Brazilian to undertake in exchange for 7.2 billion euros in political heart of the ruling Worker’s Party. “There executives resulted in months-long pre-trial bailout loans. is a larger connection between Lula and incarceration in Curitiba. Without the funds Greece will almost certainly Odebrecht and we see (Odebrecht’s) possible The so-called Lava Jato probe, centered on fail to make on June 30 a payment of around 1.5 bil- indictment as a big risk,” said Cameron Combs, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the oil major is formally lion euros to the IMF, and therefore faces the very Latin America researcher with Eurasia Group. known, has led to the indictments of more than real risk of crashing out of the euro-zone. President Dilma Rousseff, who ran the board 100 people and implicated dozens of lawmak- A payment default would prod Greeks to pull out of Petrobras during Lula’s presidency, has denied ers, most of them from Rousseff’s Workers’ Party. their money on a massive scale, sparking a real bank knowledge of corruption and urged a thorough The treasurer of the Workers’ Party is currently in run. But, as economists have pointed out in recent investigation. Neither she nor Lula have been jail awaiting trial for corruption, although the days, the government would probably try to prevent ATHENS: A man walks past graffiti reading “Free Greece from the European prison” written on implicated. Last month federal prosecutors party denies campaign donations it received that by slapping on so-called capital controls-limits the wall of an abandoned house in Athens yesterday. Athens said on June 19 that it was still opened a separate investigation into whether were bribes. on transfers and withdrawals-as did neighboring hopeful for an 11th-hour deal to stop it defaulting on its debt, as despairing Greek savers with- Lula improperly used his connections to benefit Eight engineering companies under investi- Cyprus in 2013 and has only recently removed. drew their cash from the country’s troubled banks ahead of fresh talks next week. —AFP Odebrecht, saying he had frequently traveled gation donated 64.6 million reais ($20 million) to Yet there was no frenzy in front of ATM machines abroad at Odebrecht’s expense since 2011. Rousseff’s re-election campaign in 2014, almost in Athens on Friday, even though capital controls having listened to the news.” Others consider it while on Friday called on Greeks to show “responsi- Lula’s institute, the Instituto Lula, denied double donations to her challenger, according and default was on everybody’s tongues. something of a national duty not to pull the rug out bility” as “each of their acts”, particularly cash with- wrongdoing at the time and declined to com- to the electoral court. Andrade Gutierrez donat- “Nobody’s stressed out because they’ve already from under the banks. Kyriaki, a 31-year-old financial drawals, has a “global effect” on the system. Officials ment on Friday. Odebrecht was the third-gener- ed 21 million reais to Rousseff’s campaign. taken it all out!” joked Panos, 23, a delivery man analyst, said she “didn’t want to be responsible for” a have been quick to tamp down alarmist rumors. ation leader of the privately held company and Federal judge Sergio Moro said investigators waiting in front a branch of the National Bank of bank run and that she hasn’t pulled out her money. But as the Bank of Greece insisted Friday the has been instrumental in the company’s expan- had evidence Odebrecht paid bribes “in a more Greece, one of the country’s top four commercial Nevertheless she conceded that if she had a lot of country’s banking system was stable, sources said it sion throughout Latin America, Africa and the sophisticated way” than other contractors, using banks, in the middle class neighborhood of savings, she “might see things differently.” had appealed to the European Central Bank (ECB) United States. Newton de Souza, previously overseas accounts. — Reuters Kolonaki. Similarly Athina, who has a foreign bank account, for an increase in the lifeline that has kept Greek Not everyone: a retiree said she came to pull out has so far resisted transferring her savings out of the banks afloat in recent months. the rest of her savings after having waited three country “because you can’t at the same time want The ECB held an emergency meeting on Friday Investors eye improvements hours the day before to make a withdrawal. Maria, both Greece to overcome this crisis and contribute and increased its funding by 3.3 billion euros, 39, said she took out “several hundred euros in case to weakening the system.” according to the Greek state news agency ANA. The there is no more cash in the ATMs” but that she had- This National Bank of Greece branch had limited ECB has refused for months to let Greek banks use in data for housing stocks n’t touched her savings. cash withdrawals to 2,500 euros, which according to government bonds as collateral for central bank banking sources is a normal procedure when too loans, leaving only emergency liquidity assistance NEW YORK: Housing stocks rallied on Friday latest data from The National Association of many people try to pull out funds at one branch, funding open to them which it has increased in and the industry group should get more good Realtors. Showing ‘responsibility’ and is unlikely a stealth introduction of controls. increments. An increase of 3.3 billion euros would by news next week, though sustained and robust Furthermore, average new home prices Nikos, a 54-year-old doctor, said he came to take BNG’s board chairwoman, Louka Katseli, mean- far be the biggest since February. —AFP future gains may depend on wage growth and seem out of reach of first-time buyers. out 1,000 euros for his mother “who is worried after other signs of improving home affordability. On Millennials, those born after 1981, are entering Monday, the National Association of Realtors is the market more slowly than their predeces- expected to report strong growth in existing sors. Only 34.6 percent of millennials now own home sales for May. On Wednesday, Lennar, the homes. This is the lowest percentage for US resi- Russia weathering sanctions: Putin No 2 US homebuilder is expected to report that dents under 35 since the Census bureau started it had a strong second quarter. releasing age-related ownership statistics in ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin rate by a percentage point to 11.5 percent on “There is some wariness (about attending) The housing recovery has been uneven. US 1982. boasted on Friday that Russia had found the Monday, inflation has slowed from 16.9 percent but I think overall, Western companies want to permits for future home construction surged to Entry-level buyers cannot afford new homes “inner strength” to prevent sanctions causing a in April to 15.8 percent in May, and the rouble continue working with the Russians because ... a near eight-year high in May, a sign of a because builders are concentrating on con- deep economic crisis, and told the West to stop has risen to around 54 to the dollar after briefly the opportunity space is very large,” said Hans- buildup of momentum, but housing starts fell. structing higher-end houses that are out of using “the language of ultimatums.” Investment hitting 80 in December. Paul Buerkner, Chairman of Boston Consulting Permits were driven by multifamily con- their price range rather than building so-called in Russia has slowed to a trickle, capital flight has Even though the bank expects the economy Group. struction plans, which jumped 24.9 percent, starter homes, according to Alex Barron, risen and the economy has been sliding into to contract by 3.2 percent in 2015, Putin said: Ian Colebourne, Chief Executive Officer of while single-family permits, the largest share of founder and senior research analyst at Housing recession since oil prices tumbled last year and “With us are businessmen, people and new lead- Deloitte CIS, said: “Some of the anxieties perhaps the market, increased only 2.6 percent. Broadly, Research Center in El Paso, Texas. the West imposed economic sanctions on ers prepared to work for Russia and its develop- that we were seeing last year have reduced. I shares of housing stocks have reflected this. As a result sales volume is about half where Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. But in a 29- ment. For this reason we are absolutely certain mean certainly not gone away by any means, but Building materials companies have fared better it should be, making home builder stocks less minute speech to a business forum and a ques- of success.” the tension has been reduced.” Putin has turned than single-family home builders as materials attractive, Barron said. “If you start seeing the tion-and-answer session that lasted more than to Asia to drum up business since the Western companies have benefited from multi-family unemployment rate come down with a broad an hour, Putin ignored calls by many investors to Many us investors stay away sanctions started biting, and he shared the plat- housing construction aimed at renters. swath of jobs being created, it should be posi- unveil new plans to end the downturn. Despite Putin’s optimism, relations with the form with representatives of several Asian coun- Construction materials supplier Vulcan tive for the housing stocks,” said Quincy Krosby, Instead, he warned the West not to meddle in West are at their lowest ebb since the Cold War tries. Materials has risen 35.8 percent so far this year market strategist at Prudential Financial, which Moscow’s affairs and shifted blame for the con- and former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said Another guest was Greek Prime Minister and home improvement and building products is based in Newark, New Jersey. flict in Ukraine onto the West, primarily the on Thursday Russia was still in the “eye of the Alexis Tsipras, whose country is building ties with firm Masco is up almost 10 percent. Even with a Next week’s data is expected to show exist- United States. storm”. He recommended bringing forward the Russia as it tussles with its European Union part- 2.3 percent gain on Friday, the S&P 500 home- ing home sales climbing 4.4 percent in May “I would like to point out that at the end of 2018 presidential election to give Putin a ners over its debt crisis. building index is up just 3.7 percent for the year. after falling 3.3 percent in April. New home sales last year we were warned - and you know this stronger mandate to reform the economy. The The two countries signed a memorandum The broader PHLX housing index, including are seen rising 1.5 percent on top of April’s 6.8 well - that there would be a deep crisis,” Putin chief executives of many Western companies deepening energy ties and one Russian official builders, building products and mortgage com- percent increase, based on Reuters’ polling. said in the speech in the former imperial capital which would usually have attended Russia’s said Moscow might consider offering Greece panies, is up 7.8 percent for 2015 but down 2.7 New home sales data is set for release on of St Petersburg. “It has not happened. We have annual showpiece economic forum stayed away financial aid if it requested it. percent from its 2015 high hit in early April. Tuesday. Lennar is expected to report an 11 per- stabilised the situation ... mainly because the for the second successive year, though the heads Putin said he did not intend better ties with Wage growth may be key to better perform- cent increase in revenue and an almost 7 per- Russian economy piled up a sufficient supply of of some major oil companies were present. Asia and Greece to upset other countries, but ance in future, as affordability remains an issue. cent increase in earnings per share. The other inner strength,” he told an audience including The US government urged US companies to made clear he believes it is up to the West, not The median home became less affordable for S&P 500 homebuilders - D R Horton and rows of foreign and Russian businessmen and shun last year’s forum, soon after Russia annexed Russia, to change its behavior if it wants a better the median family between April 2014 and April PulteGroup are expected to post sharp gains in much of the Russian government. the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine, but refrained geopolitical climate. “We will not be talked to in 2015 as prices rose with demand but new quarterly earnings from a year ago, Thomson Russia’s central bank reduced its main interest from doing so this year. the language of ultimatums,” he said. —Reuters home construction did not, according to the Reuters data showed. — Reuters BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

KSE stocks bearish amid renewed selling activity

BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) end- ed last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 6,237.19 points, down by 0.73 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 0.03 per- cent after closing at 424.30 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 1,027.27 points down by 0.27 percent. Furthermore, last week’s average daily turnover decreased by 21.59 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 13.33 million, whereas trading volume average was 125.14 million shares, recording a decrease of 46.76 per- cent. The three stock market indicators declined due to the profit collection opera- supported by the purchasing operations declined by the end of last week as a result tions performed by many traders, while the witnessed by some leading stocks, especial- to the selling activity on many listed stocks, KSX-15 index was able to increase and com- ly in the last few moments of the session. especially the leading and operational pensate a part of its earlier losses as a result Such performance came in light of a notice- stocks of different price increases during to the collection operations that included able decline in the trading activity, espe- the previous weeks. The stock market wit- some heavy stocks. cially the liquidity which dropped to its nessed such performance in light of the However in the mid-week session, the lowest level in about a year. selling pressures and the profit collection Weighted and KSX-15 indices were able to Also, the market cap for Kuwait Stock operations executed on many stocks, head- realize some gain at the end of the session, Market reached by the end of last week KD ed by the small-cap ones, in addition to the while the Price Index closed with losses 28.34 billion with a very limited growth of reluctance and hesitation of some traders affected by the profit collection operations 1.35 percent compared to its level of a from purchasing due to the absence of the that the small-cap stocks were subject to week before, however on the annual level, positive motivators, which negatively during the session. In addition, the stock the listed companies cap recorded a affected the daily trading indicators which market indicators ended Wednesday’s ses- increase of 1.28 percent of its value at end noticeably declined compared to a week sion with mixed performance, whereas the of year 2014, whereas it reached KD 27.98 before trading, for both the value and the Price Index was able to compensate part of billion. volume. its previous losses by realizing slight gain As far as KSE annual performance, the Also, the stock market initiated the first by the end of the session, supported by the price index ended last week recording 4.57 session of the week with varied closing to return of the purchasing operations on percent annual loss compared to its closing the three indices, as the Price and Weighted some idle small-cap stocks; while the in 2014, while the weighted index indices were able to increase supported by Weighted and KSX-15 indices dropped as a decreased by 3.32 percent, and the KSX-15 the random purchasing operations and the result to the profit collection operations recorded 3.08 percent loss. speculative activity that included many that the large-cap stocks were subject to. small-cap stocks, whilst the profit collection Moreover, the stock market witnessed dur- Sectors’ Indices operations that were executed on some ing its last session of the week a varied Five of KSE’s sectors ended last week in leading stocks pushed KSX-15 index to end closing for the three indicators, as the Price the red zone, six recorded increases, where- list as its index declined by 3.09 percent to Sectors’ Activity the session in the red zone. However on Index dropped due to the profit collection as the Health Care sector’s index closed end the week’s activity at 757.99 points. The Financial Services sector dominated the next session, the indices switched posi- operations, while the Weighted and KSX-15 with no change from the week before. The The Telecommunications sector was second a total trade volume of around 274.03 mil- tions, as the Price and Weighted indices indices were able to realize limited gain Financial services sector headed the losers on the losers’ list, which index declined by lion shares changing hands during last 2.29 percent, closing at 617.33 points, fol- week, representing 43.80 percent of the lowed by the Real Estate sector, as its index total market trading volume. The Real closed at 1,024.64 points at a loss of 0.84 Estate sector was second in terms of trad- percent. The Industrial sector was the least ing volume as the sector’s traded shares declining as its index closed at 1,110.89 were 36.73 percent of last week’s total trad- points with a 0.08 percent decrease. ing volume, with a total of around 229.81 On the other hand, last week’s highest million shares. gainer was the Basic Materials sector, On the other hand, the Financial achieving 2.62 percent growth rate as its Services sector’s stocks were the highest index closed at 1,110.96 points. Whereas, in traded in terms of value; with a turnover of the second place, the Technology sector’s around KD 16.40 million or 24.60 percent of index closed at 929.31 points recording last week’s total market trading value. The 1.50 percent increase. Following by Consumer Goods sector took the second Consumer Goods sector index closed at place as the sector’s last week turnover was 1,246.30 points recording 1.14 percent approx. KD 10,99 million representing 16.49 increase. The Insurance sector was the least percent of the total market trading value. inclining as it index closed at 1,140.40 —Prepared by the Studies & Research points with a 0.01 percent increase. Department, Bayan Investment Co. What Greece crisis? Buyers buoy US markets

WALL STREET WEEKLY ROUNDUP NEW YORK: The prospect of lower interest think investors found quite convincing.” some caution over going into the weekend huge pressure to reach a deal before it has potential for volatility on Monday,” he said. rates from the Federal Reserve for a longer with Greece and its official lenders still far to pay 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to the “Why take the risk over the weekend if you time was all US investors needed this week Caution over Greece apart over the conditions for the release of International Monetary Fund by June 30. don’t have to?” to ignore the Greek crisis and the Chinese Friday’s modest sell-off, said Charlie 7.2 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in bailout “Greece is obviously on everyone’s mind; Even so, noted Patrick O’Hare of meltdown. Bilello of Pension Partners, likely reflects financing for Athens. The country is under it could be just positioning ahead of that Briefing.com, “the goings-on in the Chinese Even as Greece’s inability to strike a new stock market and the goings that are off in bailout agreement with official creditors Greece have not ruffled too many feathers threatened euro-zone stability, Wall Street here.” was comfortable with the idea of more “The market is not trading in fear of a cheap dollars and steady US economic Greek debt default and euro-zone exit.” The growth. The 13 percent fall in Shanghai prospect of more cheap money appeared stocks over the week, half of it on Friday, to be fueling continued mergers and acqui- also appeared to mean little. sitions action, with ConAgra Foods facing While caution reigned on Friday-a an activist challenge and lifestyle and quadruple witching day of settlement for home furnishings business Martha Stewart four key futures and options contracts-the Living Omnimedia expected to be bought indices still finished the week strongly, with out. the Nasdaq setting a new record on The IPO market also kept up speed, as Thursday. Fitbit, which makes popular health-monitor- For the week, all three key indices man- ing wearable devices, proved there was still aged 1.01 percent gains. The Dow Jones power in new tech shares. Its shares surged Industrial Average finished at 18,014.28; the 48 percent in its market debut Thursday fol- broad-market S&P 500 was at 2,109.76; and lowing its $732 million initial public offering, the Nasdaq Composite ended at 5,117.00, giving it a market value of $4 billion. below its record close of 5,132.95 on Although the US market has paid only Thursday. light attention to the Greek crisis, many ana- The gains came for the market despite lysts and economists were supplying further signs of lower corporate profit detailed “what if?” reports to clients as the growth and nothing new on the economy. weekend approached, in case Greece heads The big impetus was the dovish stance the for a massive debt default and exit from the Fed assumed coming out of its two-day poli- euro-zone. cy meeting Wednesday. Sam Stovall of S&P IQ said Greece would As expected the Fed kept its benchmark take center stage next week, with the emer- interest rate unchanged at zero percent, but gency summit of the leaders of the 19 euro- forecast a likely increase to 0.5 percent in zone countries in Brussels on Monday. two steps before year-end. But what pleased “I think the big driver will be what hap- equities investors was that the central bank pens on Monday with Greece. The worry is sounded less sure of the economy’s strength whether the banks have to close down, will than a few months ago, and was now fore- they have enough funds to keep operations casting a much slower climb in rates over going,” Stovall said. the next two years. “We had the post-Fed rally and now Chris Low of FTN Financial said that Fed investors are just waiting to see if there is Chair Janet Yellen’s tone revealed “a distinct NEW YORK: Screens by the Market Intelligence Desk show an intraday high for the Nasdaq Composite index, at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in more upside potential, or if it will be derailed lack of eagerness about tightening, which I New York. — AP y what’s going on in Greece.” —AFP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 BUSINESS KSE listing must achieve its goals

AL-SHALL WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT

KUWAIT: The main listing justifications aim at Value of commercial activity trading Directors’ number of the Petroleum The oil Minister is a member of the Kuwaiti struggle is purely political. Proceeding with it achieving three goals. The first is the company decreased to about KD 22.5 million, -57.8 Corporation from 9 to 16 members. That would Government and he says openly and publicly might lead to depleting it from the remaining stock liquidity that provides a permanent exit percent compared with approximately KD 53.3 be acceptable if the decision came under nor- that he ‘will not hold off his hands and their professionals. In this case, this is a crime whose for a seller either for investment purpose or million for April 2015. Its share from total real mal conditions and as a result of deep study hands remain extended and lifted to feed from impact is not less destructive to the country’s due to a need for liquidity or a constant oppor- estate trading dropped to 8.1 percent as com- and analysis that proved the need of the the oil sector and to make it incur losses and present and future from the corruption inci- tunity for those who desire to buy for invest- pared to 16.3 percent in April 2015. Its share Corporations Board and its committees for a tragedies. He added: ‘Those should stop and dents, if real and true. Awarding the Minister by ment purposes. The second goal is to facilitate out of the total value of commercial activity bigger number with more specializations. But keep their interests away from the artery of the giving him the authority through his majority the company’s obtainment of financing like trading within 12 months scored about KD 47.3 issuing such decision in application of the say- nation’s food and the State’s resources. He will enable him to start replacing the skills in borrowing, issuing bonds and sukuk, or million making trading value during this ing ‘Neither killing the wolf nor killing the went on saying ‘We prevent and stop every the Sector with the loyalties. The Council of increasing capital, etc. Listed companies enjoy month lower by about -52.5 percent than 12 sheep’ is certainly a miserable decision with its corrupt hand as long as we are responsible for Ministers’ decision is an explicit invitation to high transparency degree and abundant avail- months average. The number of its transac- inevitable result: killing both the wolf and this utility.’ anyone who respects and cares for his profes- able information about them. They are also tions dropped to 5 vis-a-vis 20 deals in April killing the sheep as well. The above is not a press accusation nor is a sionalism and dignity in the sector to take the subject to supervision that guarantees the 2015. Therefore, the average value of the com- Very briefly, the issue is that there is a min- statement by a member of the parliament. It is initiative to quit before he is dismissed, trans- safety of such information. In addition, the mercial deal was at approximately KD 4.5 mil- ister who wants to make fundamental adminis- a statement by a responsible minister who ferred or frozen after being defamed. company has a well-known value that is usable lion. trative change in the entire oil sector starting spent three years in charge of the sector. He We mentioned in a paragraph in a former to measure its strength, solvency and liquidity. Value of warehousing trading activity (2 with its highest authority. But there is fierce does not state what he mentioned without cer- report that what is happening in the oil sector The third goal is the ability of shareholders to deals) was at approximately KD 3.6 million. resistance from basic executive leaderships tainly knowing that there are hands which feed is wrong both in timing and principle. After mortgage their stocks if they want to get When we compare May 2015 trading with therein opposing the Minister’s directives in from and cause losses and tragedies to the sec- failure of all development projects, the oil sec- financing which induces investors to possess the same month of last year (May 2014), we principle. The Minister’s position is based on tor. He and the government have no option tor remained the feeding breast that guaran- them, a goal which supports its liquidity. note decline in the real estate market liquidity extremely serious corruption accusations when but to prove corruption incidents and clean tees the country’s life. The decision here should 2014 trading information indicates that from about KD 372.9 million to KD 276.4 mil- he announced that there are opponents who the oil sector from its dens even if the entire be conclusive, i.e. either the Minister proves his there were 193 listed companies at Kuwait lion, i.e. -25.9 percent. The drop involved the were scared to death but who possess dens, executive apparatus has been disposed of. terrible corruption accusations by disclosing Stock Exchange. The number equals 4.5 times private residence activity by -27.1 percent, - intelligence and formidable interests when he Work through coexistence with corruption by those involved and then give him a free hand the number of listed companies at the Qatari 19.7 percent for the investment housing, and - announced his plans of change and that he is changing the accused from majority to minori- to reform the sector, or he fails in proving them market, 3.3 times the number of Dubai market 43.6 percent for the commercial. determined to go ahead with the change. The ty is participation crime in corruption, an offi- and bears the political responsibility and quits. companies, three times the number of Abu senior executives on the other side believe that cial acceptance to it and its encouragement. Dhabi market companies, the three of which The oil sector the change entails political benefits to some The Minister should be the first to oppose such Boubyan Bank financial results are within Morgan Stanley Index. Nevertheless, The oil sector is the last defense line for the and replacement of a party with another politi- a matter. Boubyan Bank announced its results for the the Kuwaiti market’s liquidity in 2014 equaled country’s present and future. The Council of cal party. The outcome of all of this destroys The other probability is the executive appa- first quarter of the current year, ending March 39.6 percent that of the Qatari liquidity, 20.8 Ministers increased yesterday the Board of the remaining professionalism of the oil sector. ratus leaderships might be right and that the 31, 2015 which indicate that the Bank’s profits - percent that of Dubai liquidity and 54.8 per- after tax deduction- scored about KD 7.4 mil- cent that of Abu Dhabi’s liquidity. lion, an increase by KD 1.7 million, or by 29.3 Reduced liquidity level associating the high percent, compared to KD 5.7 million for the number of the Kuwaiti market companies same period in 2014. The rise in net profits is means that the share of one company from liq- attributed to the rise in total operating uidity is less in the Kuwaiti market than at incomes by a higher value than the rise in total those markets and with a bigger margin, as we expenses. indicated in a former report. Total operating incomes of the bank In the first five months of the current year, increased by KD 3 million, or by 16.6 percent, the Kuwaiti market liquidity dropped, meas- and scored about KD 21.2 million vis-a-vis KD ured by the daily trading value, by -19.7 per- 18.2 million for the same period in 2014. In cent below 2014 liquidity average and the details, net financing income increased by KD number of listed companies is still big at 191. 2.2 million to KD 17.6 million compared to KD This means that the liquidity share of each 15.5 million in the same period last year. Item company dropped on average by a percentage of net income from fees and commissions close to that. In the first five months of the cur- increased by KD 1.3 million to KD 2.5 million rent year the share of 96 companies, or 50.3 (KD 1.2 million). While the item of shares in the percent of the number of listed companies, did results of associate companies decreased by not exceed 2.1 percent of market liquidity, ie KD 477,000 to KD 238,000 compared with KD KD 453,000 per company. In fact, 71 compa- 715,000 for the same period last year. nies, 37.2 percent of the number of listed com- The total operating expenses increased by panies, captured no more than 0.7 percent of less value than the rise in total operating market liquidity which is equal to KD 204,000 incomes, ie about KD 711,000, to KD 9.5 mil- per company. The Kuwaiti market is like an air- lion, (KD 8.8 million in the same period in craft carrying extra luggage -number of com- 2014), 8.1 percent. All items of operating panies- and the aircraft cannot take off expenses like item of staff costs and item of because the runway is short -market liquidity- general and administrative expenses and which inhibits the aircraft from reaching the depreciation rose. Percentage of total operat- speed necessary for the take-off. Therefore, all ing expenses to total operating incomes take-off attempts since 2008 crisis have failed. scored about 44.8 percent (48.3 percent in the With each take-off failure, parts of the runway same period of 2014). Provision for impairment edge tear and wear. increased by KD 552,000 to KD 4 million versus Though there are exceptional cases like KD 3.5 million, or by 15.9 percent increase. high and temporary liquidity for ‘Warba’, ‘VIVA’, Percentage of deduction total provision for and ‘Mizan’, the listing goals of the entire mar- impairment of Islamic financing to customer ket wear out with subsiding confidence after from net profits scored about 35 percent down each failing take-off attempt. Therefore, there from 37.8 percent. This explains the rise in net should be serious consideration to dispose of profit margin which scored 31.8 percent versus some extra load and lengthening the runway. 30.2 percent in the same period of 2014. This is a professional work that requires a The bank’s financial statements indicate sound start. This sound start does not include that total assets increased by about KD 124.7 lifting prices in the short term because this is million, or by 4.7 percent, and scored KD 2.773 the task of neither the regulating nor the exe- billion (KD 2.648 billion in the end of 2014) cuting authorities nor the task of politicians or while total assets increased by KD 443.5 mil- the general policy. The buyer and seller are lion, or by 19 percent, compared with KD 2.329 equal. Intervention to make one benefit at the billion in March 2014. expense of the other is not allowed. The sound Item of Islamic financing to customers start after neutralizing the Capital Markets increased by KD 99.5 million, or by 5.5 percent, Authority and the Stock Exchange from the to KD 1.905 billion (68.7 percent of total assets), political or interest struggle is to fix a time for compared with about KD 1.805 billion (68.2 each to submit its vision that explains how to percent of total assets) in the end of 2014. The restore and build confidence in the market item increased by 21.1 percent, ie about KD trading. 331.3 million, compared with KD 1.573 billion (67.5 percent of total assets) in the same period Local real estate market of 2014. The bank’s market share from financ- The latest data available at the Ministry of ing rose from 2 percent in 2009 to about 6 per- Justice -the Real Estate Registration and cent now. Likewise, item of due from banks Authentications Department- (after excluding increased by KD 47.2 million, or by 17.9 per- the craft activity, parking and the coastal strip) cent, and scored KD 310.8 million (11.2 percent indicate a drop in liquidity of the real estate of total assets) vis-a-vis KD 263.6 million (10 market in May 2015 compared with that of percent of total assets) in the end of 2014. And April 2015. Total value of contracts and agen- rose by 56.1 percent, or by KD 111.7 million, cies scored KD 276.4 million, which is lower by - versus KD 199.1 million (8.5 percent of total 15.3 percent than its counterpart value in April assets) for the same period in 2014. 2015 of about KD 326.2 million. It is also lower Figures indicate that the Bank’s liabilities by -25.9 percent compared with May 2014 liq- (without calculating total equity) increased by uidity. KD 126.8 million to KD 2.474 billion (KD 2.347 May 2015 trading was distributed to KD billion in the end of 2014). These figures would 260.3 million for contracts and about KD 16.1 be greater if we compared total liabilities with million for agencies. Number of struck deals in the same period of last year as they will be the month was 508 deals distributed between close to KD 421.6 million, or 20.5 percent 480 contracts and 28 agencies. Ahmadi gover- increase, when they scored KD 2.052 billion norate captured the highest number of deals then. Percentage of Islamic financing to cus- by about 155 deals, approximately 30.5 per- tomers versus total deposits scored 78.2 per- cent of the total, followed by Mubarak Al- cent up from 77.9 percent during the same Kabeer by 116 deals, approximately 22.8 per- period in 2014. cent, and the lowest went to Al-Jahra by 36 Results of analyzing financial statements deals representing about 7.1 percent. calculated on annual basis indicate that all the Value of private housing trading scored KD bank’s profitability indexes achieved increase 130.6 million which is lower by about -5 per- vis-a-vis the same period of 2014. The return cent compared with KD 137.4 million for April on average equities relevant to the bank share- 2015. This represents 47.2 percent of the total holders’ (ROE) increased to 10 percent (8.5 per- value of real estate trading compared with 42.1 cent). Return on average capital (ROC) also percent in April 2015. The monthly average val- increased to 14.6 percent (12 percent). The ue for private residence trading in 12 months return on average assets (ROA) increased scored about KD 158.1 million, ie the value of slightly to 1.1 percent (1 percent). (EPS) scored trading in this month is lower by -17.4 percent 3.6 fils (2.8 fils). (P/E) scored 29 times compared compared with the average. The number of with 46.2 times as a result of increased earn- deals for this activity declined to 354 deals ings per share by about 29.7 percent from its compared with 372 deals in April 2015. level on 31 March 2014. While the share price Therefore, the average value per one transac- dropped by 18.6 percent compare with price tion for private residence activity scored about on 31 March 2014. (P/B) scored about 2.9 KD 368.8,000. times, compared with about 3.7 times. Value of investment housing activity dropped to KD 119.7 million, a drop by -9.9 The weekly performance of KSE percent compared with KD 132.9 million in The performance of Kuwait Stock Exchange April 2015, while its percentage from total liq- (KSE) for the last week was less active, where all uidity increased to about 43.3 percent versus indexes showed a decrease, the traded value 40.8 percent in April 2015. The monthly aver- index, the traded volume index, the number of age value for residential investment activity transactions index, and the general index also trading during 12 months scored KD 146.1 mil- showed a decrease, AlShall Index (value index) lion, meaning that trading value in this month closed at 422.3 points at the closing of last is lower by -18.1 percent than the average of Thursday, showing a decrease of 0.1 points or 12 months. The number of its deals scored 147 about 0.02 percent compared to the end of the deals (the same as in April 2015). Therefore, the previous week and it decreased by 21.7 points average value per deal for the investment or about 4.9 percent compared to the end of housing was KD 814.4,000. 2014. BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Print your favorite Ford vehicle at home Ford first automaker to open one-stop 3D shop online

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Al- Danah’s 2nd Quarterly draw will be held on 25 June (KD250,000, KD125,000, and KD25,000), 3rd Quarter - 17 September (KD500,000, KD125,000, and KD25,000). The final Al-Danah draw for the million dinars will be held on 7 January, 2016 whereby the Al-Danah millionaire will be announced Al-Ghannam Hardware signs exclusive alongside winners of KD250,000 and KD50,000. Seven reasons why the Al-Danah account is the best: agency deal for Hitachi Power Tools 1. Each year, every eligible account holder gets the opportu- nity to win Kuwait’s single biggest cash prize of KD 1 mil- KUWAIT: Al-Ghannam Hardware, Kuwait’s leading hardware Offices, by the enterprising and energetic Omar Ahmed Al- lion suppliers since 1942, recently signed an exclusive agency Ghannam, Business Development Manager for Al-Ghannam 2. 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The high level delegation from Hitachi included Tosheyo 6. With 64 draws a year, and up to 532 winners, Gulf Bank’s Niyamoto, Asia, Africa and Middle East Director, John Nitto, Sales Manager and BramishShila, Deputy Sales Manager. “We are well pleased to have partnered with a truly inter- national & award winning company that produces technologi- cally sound and proven tools for the hardware industry here in Kuwait”, stated Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Ghannam, the company’s Russia warns of retaliation for Executive Director. Tosheyo Niyamoto, Asia, Africa and Middle East Director, replied saying that, “Hitachi Power Tools are Yukos overseas asset freeze equally happy to have partnered with Al-Ghannam Hardware for their long standing customer service and trust among the core segment of customers, who would now have the benefit MOSCOW: Moscow threatened to retaliate against the rebellion in the east of the former Soviet state-a of an amazing range of high quality power tools”. state-linked foreign firms operating in Russia after its claim that Russia denies. The Hitachi Power Tools offers world class, award winning official assets in Western Europe were frozen over legal & environment friendly hardware tools under various cate- claims by former Yukos oil company shareholders. ‘More judicial than political’ gories - Concrete & Masonry, Drills & Fasteners, Metalworking, Russian officials said state accounts had been frozen in In response to the moves in Belgium, Moscow sum- Cordless products, and more for the discerning workers who Belgium, and representatives of claimants from the moned the Belgian ambassador to explain the action, would like to bring out their very best. defunct oil firm said Russian assets were also blocked in and threatened “reciprocal measures targeting Belgian The newly restructured Al-Ghannam Hardware has now France. assets in Russia.” The Belgian foreign ministry said the got a brand new showroom right in the middle of the Shuwaikh’s hardware market, where the new Hitachi Power The former shareholders are trying to collect some of seizures had been conducted by bailiffs without the Tools are available along with other well-known brands for the record $50 billion (44 billion euros) in compensation involvement of Belgium’s government, but Moscow dis- light equipment, tools and hardware supplies. awarded to them by an arbitration court last year for the missed that claim. State-run bank VTB said Thursday way Russia seized and dismantled the company after that some of the accounts of its affiliate in France had arresting Yukos owner and prominent Kremlin critic been frozen. Mikhail Khodorkovsky in 2003. But President Vladimir VTB chief Andrei Kostin insisted on Friday that he Putin stressed that “Russia does not recognize the saw the move as “more of a judicial issue than a political authority of this court” and vowed instead to defend one.” There was no further confirmation of any other against the seizures. “We will defend our interests by the asset freezes in France from officials in Moscow or Paris. route of justice,” said Putin. The Russian leader did not Yukos was once Russia’s biggest oil company, but was specify what the legal route entails, but earlier, foreign broken up after the arrest in 2003 of its owner, Kremlin minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised comments that critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Russian entities impacted by the moves were preparing That came shortly after Putin warned Russia’s grow- to go to court to force the freezing of the assets of “for- ing class of oligarchs against meddling in politics. eign companies with government involvement” in Khodorkovsky was released in 2013 following a Russia. decade in prison after a presidential pardon. Last year, In Belgium, accounts of the Russian embassy in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled Brussels and representative offices at the European that Moscow had forced Yukos into bankruptcy with Union and NATO headquarters were among those excessive tax claims before selling its assets to state- affected, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. owned firms. It ordered Russia to pay Yukos sharehold- In France, accounts in around 40 banks were frozen ers a record $50 billion in compensation. Russia was along with eight or nine buildings, Tim Osborne, execu- told to pay compensation to shareholders in sub- tive director of the main shareholder GML, said. “Russia sidiaries of Gibraltar-based Group Menatep, through is working on it. What our response will be-time will tell,” which Khodorkovsky ran Yukos. deputy foreign minister Vasily Nebenzya told Interfax The group exists today as holding company GML, news agency, adding that “whoever acts like this has to although Khodorkovsky is no longer involved and is not understand that there will be a counter reaction.” a party to the compensation claim. GML’s Osborne said The speaker of Russia’s parliament Sergei Naryshkin that proceedings were “already underway in Britain and described the asset freezes in Europe as “highway rob- the United States and further countries will follow.” bery.” The row came as relations between Russia and the He explained that legislation in Belgium and France EU sank to a low over the conflict in Ukraine, with the made it easier to freeze assets pending the outcome of Europeans accusing Moscow of supporting and arming the Yukos compensation dispute. — AFP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 TECHNOLOGY Google unveils new anti-nudity policy

SAN FRANCISCO: Google plans to censor decided to make an exception with the ly trafficked sites, including Twitter and the unauthorized nude photos from its influen- unauthorized sharing of nude photos social forum Reddit, have embraced policies tial Internet search engine in a policy because those images are often posted by banning nude photos from being posted change aimed at cracking down on a mali- ex-spouses, partners in a broken romance without the subject’s permission. Earlier this cious practice known as “revenge porn.” The or extortionists demanding ransoms to take year, Google tried to prohibit sexually new rules announced Friday will allow peo- down the pictures. explicit material from the publicly accessi- ple whose naked pictures have been posted “Revenge porn images are intensely per- ble sites in its Blogger service only to on a website without their permission to sonal and emotionally damaging, and serve reverse itself within a few days amid cries of ask Google to prevent links to the image only to degrade the victims - predominantly unwarranted censorship among Blogger’s from appearing in its search results. A form women,” Amit Singhal, Google’s senior vice users. for submitting the censorship requests to president of search, wrote in a Friday blog This isn’t the first time Google has Google should be available within the next post. Laws against revenge porn already excised sensitive content from its search few weeks. Google traditionally has resisted have been passed in at least 17 states and a index. In most instances, the company has efforts to erase online content from its federal ban is expected to be introduced in been forced to do so under laws imposed Internet search engine, maintaining that its Congress this year. in various countries where it operates. judgments about information and images Google’s stand against revenge porn While its search engine operated in main- should be limited to how relevant the mate- won’t necessarily purge it because not even land China from 2006 through 2010, rial is to each person’s query. That libertarian the Internet’s most powerful company has Google blocked information that the approach helped establish Google as the the authority to order other sites to remove country’s Communist government world’s most dominant search engine, pro- offensive or even illegal content. But deemed to be inappropriate and the com- cessing roughly two-thirds of all online Google is hoping revenge porn will prove pany has been scrubbing humiliating requests for information. less mortifying to its intended victims by information from people’s pasts in Europe SAN FRANCISCO: This April 12, 2012 file photo shows a Google logo at the com- The Mountain View, California, company making it more difficult to find. Other heavi- for the past year. — AP pany’s headquarters in Mountain View. — AP Creators highlight virtual reality’s progress at Expo

LOS ANGELES: It’s really happening. At this three-dimensional imagery that appears as week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the if it’s in the real world. video game industry’s annual trade show at An untethered HoloLens was shown off the Los Angeles Convention Center, several with a holographic “Halo” battlefield map hardware and software creators highlight- appearing on a table, an interactive shoot- ed the evolution of forthcoming virtual and ing game called “Project X-Ray” simulating augmented reality systems. Take a look at alien bug-like creatures popping out of the technology’s latest advances. walls and a version of “Minecraft” that seemingly constructed the beloved blocky Oculus Rift franchise in the real world. “The hope is that Oculus, which jump started the latest VR game developers will now see HoloLens trend in 2012, allowed attendees to go and come back with great ideas and ways hands on with Oculus Touch, the pair of to take advantage of it,” said Shannon controllers it unveiled ahead of E3 last week Loftis, head of publishing at Microsoft for its Oculus Rift system. The doodads feel Game Studios. like a mash-up of the Wii Remote and While a demonstration of HoloLens PlayStation Move controllers with a twist: broadcast with a special camera on stage at sensors surrounding users’ hands can Microsoft’s E3 briefing wowed many view- detect basic motions like pointing an index ers, the reality is the imagery inside finger or giving a thumb’s up. Equipped HoloLens doesn’t completely envelop a with analog sticks and pairs of trigger but- user’s field of view. It’s more akin to looking tons, the Touch controllers are intended to at a 3D smartphone screen than actually simulate users’ grabby hands in virtual envi- being surrounded. ronments. In the Oculus “Toy Box” demo, for example, one hand could grip a lighter to Project Morpheus ignite a Roman candle held in the other, Sony showcased several games coming resulting in virtual fireworks comically to Project Morpheus, the VR headset that blowing up in a wearers’ face - all without a works in concert with the PlayStation 4 trip to the emergency room. console. A few of the titles on display high- After exhibiting several prototypes of light the system’s multiplayer capabilities - the Rift at E3 and other events over the past both on TV screens and with other head- three years, Oculus boasted a sleeker ver- sets. sion of the headset intended for consumers For instance, “Rigs” pits teams of three at this year’s E3. “Last year, we were show- Morpheus-clad gamers against each other ing off just development kits, things for as mechanized laser-blasting combatants TOKYO: Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg, (right) the pilot of a solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 speaks to journalists. — AP game developers to use to develop,” said in a futuristic arena, while the latest version Oculus founder Palmer Luckey earlier this of “Playroom VR” casts one Morpheus wear- week. “This year, we’re showing off the final er as a Godzilla-like creature who must consumer Oculus Rift, which is going to be chase and evade three other gamers por- Solar plane to wait out shipping really early next year.” There’s still traying robots on a TV screen. “I think being no word on the system’s final release date in VR with someone else is a really different or price. experience than being alone,” said Richard Marks, senior director of research at Sony unfavorable weather Microsoft Hololens Computer Entertainment America. “With Microsoft demonstrated another rendi- something like ‘Rigs,’ it’s just like a regular tion of its HoloLens augmented reality multiplayer game except the other players ‘It’s too cloudy, too rainy and too bumpy’ headset after originally debuting the feel like they’re right there with you. It’s a device in January. Unlike VR headsets, very compelling feeling.” As with Oculus TOKYO: The pilot of a solar-powered plane He said his plane, which was slightly dam- powered by more than 17,000 solar cells on HoloLens doesn’t block a wearer’s vision to Rift, Project Morpheus is set to be released that made an unplanned stop in Japan says aged by a cover tousled by the wind while on its wings that recharge its batteries, enabling immerse them in a virtual world. Instead, a in early 2016, with no specific date or price his aircraft is now ready to fly but must wait the ground in Nagoya, is fully repaired and it to fly. visor-like screen on the headset displays announced as of yet. — AP out unfavorable weather, perhaps for up to ready to go. The flight to Hawaii will take five The goal of the project is less about solar- two months. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg or six days. The airplane carries no fuel, so powered air travel - which would not be com- said Thursday that it could take weeks for a project engineers use simulations to decide if mercially practical given weather and weight weather front stretching from Alaska to it is safe to fly. Borschberg and the project’s constraints of the Solar Impulse, but about Taiwan to clear enough for him to leave leader, Bertrand Piccard, are taking turns fly- spreading a message about clean technolo- Nagoya in central Japan. ing the plane solo. Since the plane is meant to gies. The Solar Impulse’s extra-wide wings, “Obviously, the goal is not to take risks but travel during the summer, there is a limit to brightly lit as it flew into Nagoya, caused to get there safely,” Borschberg told reporters how long they can wait to make the flight this some Japanese to call authorities to report a in Tokyo. “The front, physically, it’s like a wall. year. UFO, or unidentified flying object. It’s too cloudy. It’s too rainy. It’s too bumpy,” “The technologies that we use to illumi- he said. “What we need is to find a weak spot Clean technologies nate the airplane that makes everyone think in this ‘wall’ so we can fly over.” Borschberg “I hope we will find a time in the next two it’s a UFO... can be used anywhere on the diverted to Nagoya due to weather worries weeks,” Borschberg said. “What makes this ground,” Borschberg said. “What we try to say while traveling from Nanjing in China to flight very difficult is that we are at the very with this project is if we would use these Hawaii, at 8,175 kilometers the longest leg of limit of what the weather forecasting can do technologies in homes, cars, appliances, we the round-the-world journey which began in today and we don’t want to take too much of could drastically reduce energy consumption Abu Dhabi. a risk.” The plane, called the Solar Impulse 2, is on the ground.” —AP Fitness trackers are hot,

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo, a man tries out the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at the Oculus booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. —AP but do they really help?

NEW YORK: Sales of fitness trackers are climb- you push a button that says “I’m in,” commit- are really useful. But even if the trackers’ bene- Emerging M2M and IoT ing, and the biggest maker of the gadgets, ting to your goal. The device will send you a fits prove hard to quantify, experts say they Fitbit, made a splashy debut on the stock mar- reminder an hour before you’re supposed to may do some real good because they could solutions in Saudi Arabia ket Thursday. But will the devices really help go to bed. If you’re not meeting your sleep change the way people think about their own you get healthier? Experts agree that getting goals, it’ll remind you about that, too. habits and their approach to health. Dr Julie DUBAI: The popularity of machine-to- infrastructures across the country has also people to set goals - and then reminding them “Millennials seem to be wired for this kind Wang, who has also studied the devices, said machine (M2M) and Internet of Things started to provide seamless connectivity of the goals - absolutely works, and the wear- of data, this kind of feedback,” says Dr Jason public health experts have been trying to get (IoT) applications is growing across Saudi for service providers, supporting the able devices are built to do that. But evidence Mendoza, who is running small studies to see people to monitor their health for years, and organizations, especially with the increas- growth of the IoT ecosystem. Security and people get healthier when using fitness track- if the devices will help teenagers. In one of the by encouraging people to set and meet goals, ing number of offerings emerging from monitoring, smart grid, and smart traffic ers is limited because they are new and studies few completed clinical trials of fitness trackers, fitness trackers might actually get them to do systems integrators and telcos. That’s the are some of the emerging applications of them have mostly been small or focused on Dr Lisa Cadmus-Bertram found that over- it. opinion of global ICT consulting firm that are expected to become more preva- specific groups of people. weight middle-aged and older women who Mendoza and other researchers say the International Data Corporation, whose lat- lent in the Kingdom over the coming years. Strapped to your wrist, shoe, or clothes, fit- used a Fitbit got about an hour of additional devices are probably most effective if they’re est industry research indicates that the “Saudi Arabia is generally a follower, ness trackers can grab a lot of data: how many exercise a week. A group of women who were one piece of a health regimen, combined with solutions vary from horizontal offerings rather than an initiator, in the adoption of steps you’ve taken, where you’ve run, how given pedometers didn’t improve. other tools like coaching. Dr Daniel Neides of such as fleet management to vertical-spe- new technologies and smart ICT solutions,” many calories you’ve burned, how fast your Cadmus-Bertram thinks that if the women the Cleveland Clinic says a simple Pebble+ fit- cific services such as ATM connectivity. continues Yalcin.”However, the country is heart is beating, how much oxygen you’ve got had received more support they might have ness tracker helped him get in the best shape “Organizations across a number of ver- still in the early stages of economic diversi- in your blood, and how well you’re sleeping. experienced even bigger gains. But the study of his life. And Neides says he’s not alone: the ticals in Saudi Arabia are intensifying their fication and private sector development; in They can be synched with smartphones, apps involved a specific group of women - they clinic started offering the devices to employ- efforts to implement the latest ICT solu- the future, more opportunities will arise to and scales. They can quantify how active you were around 60 years old, white and affluent. ees in 2013 in a program intended to reduce tions in a bid to improve operational effi- deploy smart solutions as part of ongoing are, and it’s satisfying to set a goal, reach it, And they still didn’t reach the activity goals its costs. Employees who met step-counting or ciencies and enhance the customer/citizen infrastructure projects.” and see if you can do better. that experts recommend. activity goals could save about $2,000 a year in services they provide,” says Tolga Yalcin, a IDC believes that telcos should pioneer out-of-pocket health care spending. senior research analyst for telecommunica- smart project initiatives and drive the Big gains Pace of innovation Neides said the program reduced medica- tions and networking at IDCSaudi Arabia. development of new solutions. “Saudi tel- That might be why fitness trackers are one The results were published in American tion costs, emergency room visits and hospi- “At the same time, the share of M2M and cos should not be overly cautious in their of the first types of wearable technology to Journal of Preventive Medicine this month. talizations, and sick days. He said the clinic had IoT applications within the ICT ecosystem approach to IoT,” says Yalcin.”They should really take off. International Data Corp says Cadmus-Bertram is preparing to launch addi- tried a similar program without fitness track- is growing. While most of the applications be proactive in capturing opportunities by more than 11 million of the devices were sold tional studies on Garmin’s Vivofit tracker and ers, but it didn’t work very well. “Human nature are essentially M2Mbased, IoT solutions are driving market development and building in the first quarter of this year, triple sales from plans to test the LED-based heartbeat sensors indicates that for a lot of us, we just need a also increasingly being applied, particular- end-to-end solutions, rather than restrict- a year ago. Fitbit’s product sales doubled and in some activity trackers to see if their meas- gentle nudge in the right direction,” he said. “I ly in Smart City projects.” ing themselves solely to providing connec- revenue nearly tripled in 2014. Let’s say you’re urements are accurate. She said it’s hard for look at it like a report card. I have a goal. I want The development of fixed and mobile tivity.” determined to get more sleep. If you use the researchers to keep up with the pace of inno- to get an A. For me, getting an A is hitting “Today I Will” feature on Jawbone’s Up tracker, vation and new features to determine if they 10,000 steps every single day.” —AP SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Wild bees are unpaid farmhands - worth billions

PARIS: Wild bees provide crop pollination bee biodiversity, the authors said. “Rare and Organization (FAO), about 80 per cent of services worth more than $3,250 (2,880 threatened species may play a less signifi- flowering plant species are pollinated by euros) per hectare per year, a study reported. cant role economically than common insects, as well as by birds and bats. At least Their value to the food system is “in the bil- species, but this does not mean their protec- one third of the world’s agricultural crops lions, globally,” its authors wrote in the jour- tion is less important,” said David Kleijn, a depend on these unpaid workers, the UN nal Nature Communications. Over three professor at Wageningen University in the agency says on its website. Crops which years, researchers followed the activities of Netherlands, who led the study. require pollination include coffee, cocoa and nearly 74,000 bees from more than 780 many fruit and vegetable types. The eco- species. The team looked at 90 projects to Busy bees nomic value of pollination was estimated in monitor bee pollination at 1,394 crop fields A healthy diversity of bee species is a 2005 study at 153 billion euros, accounting around the world. They found that on aver- essential, given major fluctuations in popu- for 9.5 percent of farm production for age, wild bees contribute $3,251 per hectare lations, he added. Honey bees in many parts human food. ($1,315 per acre) to crop production, ahead of the world are suffering a catastrophic Commentators not involved in the study of managed honey bee colonies, which decline, variously blamed on pesticides, said it may play an invaluable part of the were worth $2,913 per hectare. The probe mites, viruses or fungus. Last month, US campaign to save bees. “Crucially, the com- adds to attempts to place a dollar figure on watchdogs reported that US beekeepers monest wild bees are the most important, “ecosystem services” the natural resources lost 42 percent of their colonies from the which gives us the ‘win-win’ situation where that feed us-to discourage environmental previous year, a level deemed too high to be relatively cheap and easy conservation plundering. sustainable. “This study shows us that wild measures can support these and give maxi- Amazingly, two percent of wild bee bees provide enormous economic benefits, mum benefit for the crops,” said Pat Willmer, species, the most common types, fertilize but reaffirms that the justification for pro- a professor of biology at Scotland’s about 80 percent of bee-pollinated crops tecting species cannot always be economic,” University of St Andrews. “For example, worldwide, the team found. The rest, while said co-author Taylor Ricketts of the planting wild flowers with wider grassy mar- crucial for the ecosystem, are less so for agri- University of Vermont. “We still have to agree gins around crops, as well as less intensive or culture-so conservationists may undermine that protecting biodiversity is the right thing more organic farming, all enhance abun- their own argument by promoting a purely to do.” dance of the key crop-visiting bees,” she told LONDON: A bee collects pollen from a flower in Fassett Square in economic argument for the protection of According to the Food and Agricultural Britain’s Science Media Centre (SMC). —AFP London, England. —AFP

MERS sparks mask rush in Asia, but are they effective?

TOKYO: As South Korea scrambles to con- vide the level of protection many people trol an outbreak of the killer MERS virus, its seem to think. “Wearing a mask is not per- fearful citizens have donned surgical fect to prevent a wearer from picking up a masks en masse-but the jury is out on virus,” said Mitsuo Kaku, professor of infec- whether they actually protect against the tious disease at Tohoku University. “It can invisible enemy lurking in the air. Across be said, though, that wearing a mask and Asia, masks have long lost their stigma to washing your hands could reduce the become an everyday sight in the street or spread of micro-organisms,” he said. on the subway, despite some experts Norio Ohmagari, director of Japan’s believing they do little more than provide Disease Control and Prevention Center, psychological reassurance against diseases said improper use of masks further lessens such as MERS, which has already left 23 their efficacy. “In principle, masks should people dead in South Korea. be used only once,” he said, adding a wear- The virus, which arrived in the country er must wash their hands after disposing with a businessman who had been travel- of the used mask. “People don’t know how ling in the Middle East, has sparked a rush to handle them properly.” In the US, the of orders at small Japanese mask-maker Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clever, similar to that in the 2002-2003 says face masks block “large-particle Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) droplets, splashes, sprays or splatter that outbreak in China. “We have received may contain germs... from reaching your 100,000 orders for our masks, 10 times mouth and nose.” But they do not “filter or more than the same time last year,” compa- block very small particles in the air that ny president Tsuyoshi Nakagawara said. may be transmitted by coughs, sneezes or “Half of them are from overseas, of certain medical procedures.” which 70 percent are from South Korea, while Hong Kong and (mainland) China Disguise account for the rest.” The company’s most In fastidious, polite Japan, where masks popular mask, a 9,980 yen ($80) model, is have been in use since at least the early made with several layers of filters, which part of the 20th century, covering your the firm claims are fine enough to block face is often a matter of etiquette. A survey pollen, infectious viruses, PM2.5 - tiny air- by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., found borne pollutants small enough to pene- that more than 70 percent of Japanese trate deep into the lungs-and even people believe it is simply good manners radioactive particles. While fear over MERS to cover your mouth and nose with a mask SEOUL: Nurses wear masks as a precaution against the MERS virus as they attend an International Conference of Nurses in Seoul. —AP is at the root of the latest boom in South when you have a cold or the ‘flu. But not all Korean mask wearing, the practice is wide- of the people wearing a mask are ill. For spread in East Asia, even in relatively nor- some of them, it’s a kind of disguise. Not mal times. uncommon is the sight of a young man slumped on a train seat wearing a mask, a Runny noses baseball cap, sunglasses and a pair of ear- Small US frackers In Japan it is common to see small chil- phones-the perfect defense against any dren, businessmen, pregnant women and messy interaction with strangers. Masks others in a white surgical mask as they go also offer an easier option for anyone who about their daily life-on trains, in offices may be running late. “It’s good to cover and in the street. Masks-there were almost your face when you don’t put makeup on,” facing extinction four billion in Japan in 2013 — are particu- says fashion model Zawachin, who sells larly abundant during the winter ‘flu sea- her own range of designer masks-includ- son and remain so through spring as mil- ing a raspberry-flavored one. lions of hayfever sufferers grapple with While white is the regular color for plain runny noses and sneezing. Masks are used masks, they are also available in a range of Drilling drought bites in China chiefly as a way of protecting the hues-including black-to enable the wearer wearer from the sometimes-choking pollu- to co-ordinate with their outfits. Masks for WEATHERFORD: Oil field work was US oil prices dropped 60 percent November 2011. Richard Crawford, have got there, but we didn’t and tion of the big cities, while South Koreans these non-medical purposes are described coming in fast when GoFrac dou- from June to January due to over- founder of The Crawford Group, is we shut down,” McGlinch said. wear them routinely for a mixture of rea- collectively as “date masuku”, which literal- bled its workforce and equipment supply from US shale deposits, put- GoFrac’s chief executive officer. He sons. “Masks are most prevalent in the win- ly means “masks just for show”. Tamagawa- fleet at the beginning of last year, ting an end to the oil drilling boom declined to comment for this article. Not alone ter season and in the spring, supported by Eizai Co, a pharmaceutical firm, began run- just one of hundreds of small oil and precipitating the sharpest Oil was $98 a barrel that day, high While most large public energy a government campaign,” said Kim Mi- ning a beauty mask pageant in 2013, say- service companies thriving on the industry downturn in a generation. enough to fuel a drilling frenzy in companies have been kept afloat Kyung, a health management professor at ing surgical masks are now fashion items revival of US drilling. Founded in The company’s story, recounted Texas and beyond that would last with loans this year, lower-profile Kyung-In Women’s University. in Japan, like glasses without prescription November 2011 with a loan of to Reuters by six current and former for three more years. “We were very private companies are struggling to “Nowadays, different types of masks are lenses. However, spokesman Taichi Ono around $35 million, the Fort Worth, executives and employees, is not an successful when we started,” said survive. Frac Specialists, a Midland, widely used for sanitation and protection admits they are trying to steer customers Texas-based company was by 2014 isolated one. The small- and medi- Autry, an oil industry veteran who Texas-based company with 280 against the cold, or to prevent the inhala- back to a more usual usage. “A surgical making nearly that much in monthly um-sized firms that make up at least stepped down as chief operating employees, filed for bankruptcy on tion of pollutants,” she said. However, sci- mask is a hygiene item to start with,” he revenues, providing the crews and half of the nearly $100 billion a year officer in September last year but May 17. Like GoFrac, Frac Specialists’ entists-and even mask manufacturers-say said, “So we are also trying to raise aware- machinery needed by companies US oil services industry that pro- who keeps a copy of the company’s rise was meteoric. Revenues, $17.1 wearing a mask every day does not pro- ness of how to use it properly.” —AFP including ExxonMobil to frack oil vides fracking sand and specialized first invoice, a frack job for Oxxon million in 2011, jumped to $204.1 and gas wells from North Dakota to chemicals for fracking have been hit Mobil’s XTO Energy on November 17 million in 2014. Texas. Executives flew to meetings far harder than their large, cash-rich 2011. Then the work dried up; the across the country in a Falcon 50 pri- rivals by the downturn, experts say. The first sign of trouble came number of rigs drilling for oil in the Is baby recession over? vate jet, and entertained customers While giants like Halliburton, Baker around early summer of 2014 with a United States has fallen for the last at their suite at the Texas Rangers Hughes and Schlumberger are rare monthly loss, according to two 27 weeks, down to a five-year low of US births up after years of decline baseball stadium in Arlington. The weathering the slump by cutting former employees who saw compa- 635 last week from an all time peak NEW YORK: It appears the baby recession review of nearly all birth certificates. firm would soon move into a tens of thousands of jobs, firms like ny statements. At almost the same of 1,609 in October 2014, according really is over: Preliminary figures show US Highlights from the 2014 report 22,000-square-foot office on the GoFrac are going under or heading time, in June, oil prices hit a peak of to a weekly survey from Baker births were up last year for the first time released Wednesday: There were just 12th floor of Burnett Plaza, one of that way, starved of cash and unable $107 before falling for seven straight Hughes. Frac Specialists declined to in seven years. About 53,000 more babies under 4 million babies born. Births rose Fort Worth’s most prestigious office to raise emergency investment. months. By Thanksgiving Day, as comment for this article. Other com- were born in 2014 than the year before - a for white, black, Asian and Hispanic buildings. Halliburton and Baker Hughes, Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies panies are struggling to meet loan 1 percent increase. Births were up for women. For some unknown reason, it fell Eighteen months on, however, the second and third largest oil serv- shocked the oil market by announc- payments and are fast approaching nearly every racial and ethnic group, and for Native American moms. The birth rate without work and unable to meet ice companies globally after ing that they would maintain pro- bankruptcy, lenders said. “There has there were improvements in several other for women of child-bearing age rose 1 monthly loan payments, GoFrac has Schlumberger, announced in duction despite a growing glut, been an amazing fallout,” said Eric key measures. Teen births hit another his- percent, to just under 63 births per 1,000 closed its doors, its ambitions gut- November that they were in talks to GoFrac was sending crews across the Freeman, vice president at Summit toric low and there were fewer cesarean women. In 2013, the rate was 62.5 per- ted by a steep dive in oil prices. Of merge, creating a $67 billion compa- country to carry out what work it Funding Group, which arranged a sections and preterm deliveries. “It looks cent - the lowest it had ever been. The the 550-odd employees on the pay- ny. The joined entity would still be could. Time in the field increased as $43-million loan for GoFrac but like perhaps we’re seeing the turnaround total fertility rate rose slightly, by less than roll at the beginning of this year, smaller than Schlumberger, whose workers went further afield for jobs. which plans no more investment in that many experts have been anticipat- 1 percent. That tells how many children a only six remain. At GoFrac’s only market capitalization is $125 billion. As prices nosedived, GoFrac energy firms. “I have never seen any- ing,” said Gretchen Livingston, a birth woman can be expected to have if cur- remaining outpost, a small ware- Even as oil prices rebound, and ana- found itself undercut by larger com- thing like it,” he said. trends expert at Pew Research Center. rent birth rates continue. The figure was house and 40-acre gravel yard in lysts expect production to grow panies offering up to 20 percent Meanwhile, for GoFrac’s remain- She was not involved in the report. just shy of 1.9 children last year. Experts Weatherford, 30 miles west of Fort again in 2016, the demise of the lower costs for their services. “Some ing employees, the job is to find a The nation has been in a baby reces- say 2.1 is a goal if you want to keep the Worth, its huge fleet of sand haulers, service sector raises questions about of the larger players were awarded buyer for its hundreds of pieces of sion since 2007 - a decline in births that population at its current size. chemical blenders and pressure the US oil industry’s ability to speed the work for a price that we couldn’t equipment. In an auction in nearby experts have blamed mainly on the About 32 percent of babies were deliv- pumps that months before were up again if prices rise further. “It even cover the cost of the sand Odessa on May 13, about a dozen nation’s economy. It looked like it might ered through cesarean section, marking being used to frack US oil and gas could slow down the ramp up,” said alone,” said GoFrac CFO McGlinch. pieces of GoFrac machinery were have ended in 2013, with preliminary fig- the second straight decline. In the 1980s, wells, sit idle in long rows, waiting to James West, who researches the oil By the beginning of February, with put up for sale. Bought 18 months ures showing the number of births rising health officials set a goal of 15 percent, be sold. service sector for Evercore ISI in New its workforce eroded by two rounds ago for about $12.5 million, they slightly. But the final tally showed yet believing that many C-sections are done “We knew it was going to be York and said there could be dozens of layoffs, GoFrac brought its equip- were valued that day at $10 million. another decline. Government statisticians out of convenience or unwarranted cau- rough, but nobody foresaw what of bankruptcies in the US oil service ment in from the field and halted Bids at the auction were slow, how- said they’ve taken extra steps to make tion. The preterm birth rate - delivery at was coming,” said GoFrac chief sector. “You may start to run into operations. It owes debts across the ever, despite attempts by the auc- sure the preliminary 2014 numbers hold less than 37 weeks - fell to a little under financial officer Kevin McGlinch, equipment and labor issues.” board, from $3 million to New York- tioneer to coax the price higher. up. Still, some experts are cautious about 10 percent, as part of a continuing who was hired in November 2014 to based Icon Investments for leased “This is the opportunity of a lifetime,” declaring a lasting upswing. “I’ve learned decline. The birth rates women in their see GoFrac through the slowdown. No runway equipment, to $60,000 to Great he told participants. “Think about not to prognosticate,” said Brady 30s and early 40s continued to rise. The GoFrac’s end mirrored its beginning: Founded by private equity White Washing, a local outfit that what you are saving, not what you Hamilton of the Centers for Disease rate for women in their late 20s - who steeper and faster than expected groups The Crawford Group and pressure cleaned GoFrac’s equip- are spending.” Bidding stalled and Control and Prevention. He’s lead author have the most babies - held steady after and driven by the unpredictable Soave Enterprises, and oil veteran ment. “With a little more airspeed then stopped. The eventual sale of the new report, which is based on a years of decline. —AP forces of international oil markets. Frank Autry, GoFrac started work in and a little more runway we would price: $5.4 million. —Reuters SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Pope challenges world to clean up its filth

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ plea to make the its economic analysis, and some US Republican that has characterized climate negotiations. the environment a more central role in long- state of the environment a central moral issue of politicians said religion had no place in climate With their data and computer models, scientists standing Catholic social teaching by linking our age has been greeted with applause from cli- policy. “No, I’m sorry, it’s a political issue,” said appealed to logic; the pope sought to engage destruction of nature with injustices such as mate activists and a wide range of church, science Rep Rob Bishop of Utah, chairman of the US the soul. “This is exactly what we need,” said poverty, hunger, inequality and violations of and government leaders, but dismissive shrugs House Committee on Natural Resources. “Most Texas Tech climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, human dignity. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of from those who doubt climate change. In people have their minds made up on this issue, an evangelical Christian who has talked about Louisville, Kentucky, the head of the US bishops’ “Laudato Si,” Francis addressed “every living per- so any more rhetoric about the issue doesn’t faith and warming. “We need leaders who speak conference, called the encyclical “marching son on this planet,” urging them to hear “both the really add a heck of a lot more to it.” to values, connecting the dots between values orders for advocacy.” While encyclicals carry cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor” about the Scientists who for more than 50 years have and climate change.” “substantial doctrinal authority,” Richard damage from “compulsive consumerism,” waste been talking about the dangers of global warm- At the heart of Francis’ theological argument Gaillardetz, a Boston College theologian, said and a single-minded pursuit of profit. The pope’s ing say the encyclical could break the inertia is the concept of “integral ecology,” which gives individuals can judge whether a specific policy “marching orders for advocacy,” as the head of the recommendation best fulfills church teaching. US conference of bishops calls it, comes as the Francis called for a bold cultural revolution to world nears a critical time for international climate correct what he said was a “structurally perverse” change negotiations that start late this year in economic system in which the rich exploited the Paris. poor. Citing the deforestation of the Amazon, Francis said he hoped his paper would lead the melting of Arctic glaciers and the deaths of both ordinary people in their daily lives and deci- coral reefs, Francis rebuked “obstructionist” cli- sion-makers at the Paris UN climate meetings to a mate doubters who “seem mostly to be con- wholesale change of mind and heart. The docu- cerned with masking the problems or conceal- ment, released Thursday, put care for the environ- ing their symptoms.” And he accused politicians ment at the center of Catholic social teaching, of listening more to oil industry interests than and, in lyrical but stark terms, reframed the discus- Scripture, common sense or the cries of the sion about global warming from the dry language poor. of science to a broad question of ethics. “Never He praised a “less is more” lifestyle, one that have we so hurt and mistreated our common shuns air conditioners and gated communities home as we have in the last two hundred years,” in favor of car pools, recycling and being in close Francis writes. “The earth, our home, is beginning touch with the marginalized. The leading skeptic to look more and more like an immense pile of in the US Congress, Republican Sen. James filth.” Inhofe, said he feared the encyclical will be used Many praised the encyclical: “It has the power VATICAN CITY: A poster of Pope Francis with his handwritten letter is pictured the day by “alarmists” to push policies that will lead to to reshape the church and realign politics,” said when his encyclical on climate change titled ‘Laudato Sii’, a collection of principles to guide big tax increases. He said the poor would “carry Austen Ivereigh, author of “The Great Reformer: Catholic teaching, has been presented at the Sinod hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis calls the heaviest burden” of policies to phase out fos- Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope.” But on the world’s leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-antici- sil fuels with renewable energy sources. The some politically conservative Catholics criticized pated thesis on the environment which slams profiteers and slaves to progress. —AFP pope will address Congress in September. —AP

WISH’s report presented to Australia parliamentarians The green vision

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health estimated 10 per cent of the world’s adult popula- (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for tion (nearly 600 million people) by 20354and calls Education, Science and Community Development on policymakers around the world to act to pre- (QF), has partnered with the Parliamentarians for vent the alarming rise in prevalence rates. The of Pope Francis Diabetes Global Network (PDGN), a major advoca- report was distributed to all Members of cy program of the International Diabetes Parliament in Australia to further raise the profile Federation (IDF), to present its Diabetes report to of the condition and inspire stakeholders to action. Parliamentarians in MrKen Wyatt AM MP, Chair of the VATICAN CITY: Main points of Pope Francis’s Consequences Binding agreements Australia and elevate Parliamentary Diabetes Support Group, said: Encyclical on the environment, released on “If present trends continue, this century may Enforceable international agreements are the diabetes debate “Diabetes is fast becoming a worldwide epidemic Thursday: well witness extraordinary climate change and an urgently needed, since local authorities are not on the national policy and it is our role to raise awareness about the seri- unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with always capable of effective intervention. agenda. WISH inspires ousness of theissue, promote prevention and early Main Challenge serious consequences for all of us.” A quarter of and diffuses health- detection, and advocate for ways to improve care, Climate change represents one of the prin- the world’s population lives on, or near, the coast Carbon credits care innovation and support and management of diabetes. The WISH cipal challenges facing humanity in our time. so sea level rises would be extremely dangerous. The strategy of buying and selling carbon best practice, remain- report puts a spotlight on this devastating illness Its worst impact will probably be felt by devel- credits “can lead to a new form of speculation ing closely aligned to and we are delighted to be working closely with oping countries in coming decades. “The Drastic reductions which would not help reduce the emission of pol- the vision and mis- WISH to help stem the tide of diabetes in Australia urgent challenge to protect our common Polluting gases must be “drastically reduced” luting gases worldwide”. It may simply become a sion of Qatar and beyond.” home includes a concern to bring the whole with the reduction of fossil fuels and develop- ploy which permits maintaining the excessive Foundation to unlock The report was published by the WISH Lord Darzi human potential and Diabetes Research Forum, chaired by Stephen human family together to seek sustainable ment of renewable energy. consumption of some countries and sectors. serve to underscore Colagiuri, Professor of Metabolic Health and and integral development.” Qatar’s pioneering Director of Boden Institute at the University of Rich to blame Religion role as an emerging Sydney, at the second WISH summit, which took A man-made problem Developed countries ought to significantly “Most people profess to be believers. This centre for healthcare place in February in Qatar. The summit brought Scientific studies indicate that most global limit their consumption of non-renewable energy should spur religions to dialogue among them- innovation. together more than 1200 healthcare leaders and warming in recent decades is mainly as a result and assist poorer countries to support policies selves for the sake of protecting nature, defending The rise in dia- policymakers from 90 countries. of human activity. Humanity must recognize and programs of sustainable development. “Many the poor, and building networks of respect and betes around the Professor The Lord Darzi of Denham, Executive the need for changes of lifestyle, production of those who possess more resources and eco- fraternity.” globe is one of the Chair of WISH and Director of the Institute of and consumption. nomic or political power seem mostly to be con- greatest health catas- Global Health Innovation at Imperial College of cerned with masking the problems or concealing Economy and growth trophes the world has London, said: “Combating rising rates of diabetes Conflict and war their symptoms.” “We need also to think of containing growth seen. With 382 million should be a worldwide priority. Often, the impact “It is foreseeable that, once certain by setting some reasonable limits and even people now affected of diabetes, alongside other chronic conditions, is resources have been depleted, the scene will Drinking water retracing our steps before it is too late... “That is Ken Wyatt by the condition, underestimated. We must act now to prevent the be set for new wars.” “Access to safe drinkable water is a basic and why the time has come to accept decreased which causes heart disease before it becomes unmanageable for universal human right.... Some studies warn that growth in some parts of the world.” disease, stroke, blindness and death, it imposes an future generations. I am delighted that Throwaway culture an acute water shortage may occur within a few immense burden on health systems and national Parliamentarians in Australia will be reviewing our economies, and currently absorbs 11 per cent of report to consider its policy recommendations, “The earth, our home, is beginning to look decades unless urgent action is taken.” Consumerism global health spending (equivalent to QAR 2.2 tril- which we hope will enhance the debate and more and more like an immense pile of filth... “Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above lion)1. According to the IDF, between 2013 - 2035, inform action on the diabetes pandemic for the “These problems are closely linked to a throw- Biodiversity all when few people are capable of maintaining it, the countries with the highest growth in diabetes benefit of populations everywhere.” To download away culture.” “The earth’s resources are also being plun- can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.” prevalence will be the UAE, Oman and Qatar2. the Diabetes report please visit www.wish.org.qa dered because of short-sighted approaches to the Rates in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Correction Carbon emissions economy, commerce and production. The loss of Technology and profit as a whole will increase by 96.2 per cent by 20353. Kuwait Times mistakenly published this story “We know that technology based on the use forests and woodlands entails the loss of species “The economy accepts every advance in tech- The WISH report, ‘Rising To The Challenge: with a wrong headline on Page 29 on the 18th of highly polluting fossil fuels especially coal, which may constitute extremely important nology with a view to profit, without concern for Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes’, June 2015. We regret the inconvenience this but also oil and, to a lesser degree, gas - needs resources in the future, not only for food but also its potentially negative impact on human revealed that Type 2 Diabetes is set to affect an might have caused you. to be progressively replaced without delay.” for curing disease and other uses.” beings.” —AFP WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

ulf English School hosted a graduation ceremony for the class of 2014/2015 at the Baraka Ballroom in Crowne Plaza recently. The event was held under the patronage of Sheikh Humoud Al-Malek Al- GSabah, who was represented by Sheikh Humoud Ali Al-Humoud Al-Sabah. Greetings

appy birthday to you our dear daughter Mabel. May the grace of God continue to Habound in you as you grow to be a bless- ing to our family and the society Amen. Greetings from dad, mom, brother, aunties and uncles.

Bangladesh Embassy announce Ramadan hours he Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Kuwait will follow the following office hours during Tthe Holy Month of Ramadan. Sunday to Thursday: 9 am - 3 pm. Friday and Saturday: Weekly holidays. Indian embassy celebrates International Yoga day

he Indian embassy is celebrating First International Day of Yoga (IDY) today from 6:00 am to 8:00 am at Tthe embassy premises. embassy is pleased to inform that a large number of people have registered their partici- pation online. For the benefit of all participants and to avoid traffic congestion, a transportation service (27 Seater Coaster buses) have been arranged from the following three locations: 1. From Fahaheel - Al Amal Clinic and one stop at Souq Sabah 2. From Abbassiya - Opposite Udupi Hotel (Bhavans School) and one stop at United Indian School 3. From Salmiya - Salmiya Garden entrance/Parking and one stop at Thakkar Restaurant. Please note that transportation service will be available India International School donates to Nepal from 5:00 am till 5:15 am at the above locations. There will be only one trip from these three locations. Those who are ndia International School believes in one world one family. The IISM family was always generous enough to help the needy around the world whether it was the desirous of availing this service must reach at above loca- Syrian massacre victims or the sick people around them. To emphasis value based education, this time also the students and Staff members generously contributed tions at 5 am sharp in order to board the buses on time. Itowards the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. The Director Malayil Moosa Koya, in the presence of Principal F M Basheer Ahmed, vice principal and vice principals The buses will also drop the participants back at the same handed over an amount of KD 770/- equivalent to 260,882.41 Nepalese Rupees to Ambika Joshi, Second secretary, Embassy of Nepal. The Embassy of Nepal appreci- place after the yoga session is over. ates the kind gesture of India International School. This act sowed the seeds of generosity in the heart of students. WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Holiday Inn Downtown Kuwait wishes guests blessed Ramadan

n this occasion, we are pleased to inform you that cies from delicious desserts to refreshing drinks served in sine in a traditional Ramadan atmosphere. for your special event from iftar to ghabqa. A selection of ‘Downtown Restaurant’ has prepared a daily iftar special Ramadan atmosphere. ‘Layaly El Sharq Tent’ artistically decorated for this occa- menu will be of your satisfaction being supported with a Obuffet which includes dishes from our oriental and ‘Fallah’ welcomes you during this holy month with a sion to give you the look and feel of Ramadan and to well trained staff providing you with reliable services dur- international cuisine. And a wide range of Ramadan delica- special set menu to enjoy the best selection of Kuwaiti cui- restore the charm of these special nights that is distinctive ing your events.

Cobras little league trains zumba, hiphop, body toning

KUWAIT: Kuwait Cobras, Kuwait Baseball Little League every routines led by the instructors. The workout end- best in their tournaments” commented Diokno. The Dubai, Australia and the Hit Factory from Singapore. spend their morning with an hour of zumba, hip hop ed with light weights training, giving each member the team also presented each instructor the team’s official They were undefeated in this tournament. In July the and body toning at The Viking Club of Radisson Blu chance to experience body toning with handheld pin and birthday song to Diokno who was also celebrat- team will travel to the United States to represent Kuwait Hotel under the supervision of two Filipino top fitness weights. “They were hesitant to move on the first set of ing her birthday. Colina on the other hand commented Little League in the Nationals Tournament in Daytona, instructors in the country Lyle Colina and Jannet Diokno. songs but eventually loosened up towards the middle “The team was full of enthusiasm and energy and it was Florida. There we will play in the 12U (under 12 years The training kicked-off with an hour of interval workout part of the training and showcased their individual not difficult for us to lead them to a great hour of fun old) Division playing against teams from around the of hip hop and zumba. The members of the team dis- styles in delivering each move. This is a rare opportunity and excitement”. Cobras recently played in a tournament United States and other countries. The Gym team wishes played their skills in flexibility and ability to follow with to be a part of their training and we wish them all the in Dubai where they played against teams from Qatar, them all the best.

Shorin-Ryu grading test complete nternational Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate do-Kuwait proudly announces the successful competition and grading test which was conducted on Thursday 28/05/2015, at Indian Public School, Salmiya. The compe- tition and grading were supervised by Sensei Mani Pappu - the chief instructor, Senpai Ronsen Roy and Senpai Mohammed Omar Ali assisted. Two students from Salmiya Dojo - Dhruv Sharma, Radhika Sharma and six stu- Idents from Abbasiya Dojo - Parvathy S Nair, Akshaya Jadadeeswaran, Jincy Raju, Shruthi Ravindran, Mohammad Shahzeb, and Dawn Elsa Ajay, qualified for the black belt Shodan grading. The successful candidates were awarded Shodan certificates. SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Unsettled career questions make it tough to relax today, but at Your growing desire to be a part of a larger community motivates least the rush of adrenaline lets you know you are alive. Relationship dramas you to step out of your comfort zone to mix and mingle with the crowd. The may weigh on your heart now, but openly expressing your intentions brings Moon’s trek through your 11th House of Social Networking invites you to be a temporary relief. Unfortunately, the underlying issues won’t be resolved so eas- more active participant in your group of friends and associates today. However, ily. Don’t bother trying to tie up every feeling into a tidy package. Just maintain you must establish clear limits or you could be dragged into an unnecessary a positive attitude as you continue to reinvent your future. Remember, lasting drama before you know it. Remember, your determination to hold your ground change doesn’t happen overnight. is what allows you to join in the fun without any emotional risk.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Friends or family members may be overly critical of your plans You might be expected to set aside your weekend plans to help a while relentless Pluto leans on strict Saturn in your 7th House of Others. Your friend in need. Even if you’re committed to doing your part, you don’t like it confidence is rattled today because you believe it’s your fault if you fall short of when others just assume that you will say yes. Instead of immediately offering to someone’s expectations. Although you might not receive the approval you rearrange your schedule to jump into the project of the moment, share your want now, recognition could come later if you’re willing to face your fears. concerns first. Once you place your position out on the table, you can negotiate Don’t keep everyone at a distance so you can appear invincible. People are a solution that is more comfortable for everyone involved. Working for the com- more likely to support you if you have the courage to be your authentic self. mon cause is admirable as long as you don’t lose yourself in the process.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) You’re even more outspoken than normal, espousing opinions on Your inner turmoil could go unnoticed today because your current everything for everyone to hear. But people may be confused by busyness keeps you distracted from the real issues at hand. Although you feel your behavior because you’re uplifting and inspirational one moment and overly ACROSS DOWN quite productive in your own way, you may still have trouble maintaining your 1. (nautical) Situated at or toward the bow of a resistant to new ideas the next. Instead of blurting out the first thing that crosses 1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by focus for long. You can consciously concentrate on achieving the results you the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of vessel. your mind, take a deep breath and let others know you need to clarify your want or you can just fritter your time away by doing one trivial thing after Graafian follicles in female mammals, and acti- 2. Any of a number of fishes of the family thoughts before you share any conclusions. No one will fault you for your hon- another. You might be surprised with how much enjoyment you derive from vates sperm-forming cells in male mammals. Carangidae. esty; a little circumspection works wonders for your image. 4. Of or relating to the gonads. 3. A member of a seafaring group of North channeling your passion into your work. 11. The clock time given by a clock carried on American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast board a spacecraft. of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska. 15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its 4. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using pre- edible tubers. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the cision approach radar. micropyle. 5. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region. You’re ready to swing into motion today, but you might be feeling a Deciding whether or not to disclose your intentions to someone you 17. An elaborate song for solo voice. little lazy and don’t want to move too quickly. Spending the morning in contem- admire may be a real struggle today. Naturally, you want your feelings to be 18. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped 6. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and space- plation could be just what you need now so you can analyze the possible out- acknowledged, but you’re also afraid of losing the support you already count on. cucumbers and spices. flight. comes to each of your ambitious strategies. However, constructing a careful plan Push through your fears and express your thoughts without expecting any partic- 20. Engagingly stimulating or provocative. 7. A state in the southeastern United States on won’t propel you to your desired destination by itself. Use the fixed and fiery Leo ular response. The wisest way to prevent potential emotional distress is to remain 21. A member of a rural Finnish people living in the Gulf of Mexico. unattached to the outcome. Opening your heart is mandatory if you want to give eastern Russia. Moon’s intent to initiate bold action that will lead to tangible results. Make the 8. A large commercial and industrial city in most of the cosmic momentum while you have the chance. magic a chance to work. 22. Tropical starchy tuberous root. northeastern Texas. 25. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly 9. A member of the Nahuatl people who estab- aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems lished an empire in Mexico that was overthrown and roots and leaves. by Cortes in 1519. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 27. A city in western Germany near the Dutch 10. Concerning those not members of the clergy. and Belgian borders. 11. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka Keeping your emotions secret is prudent from time to time, but Slipping into a familiar relationship pattern is all-too tempting while 29. 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Your personal life is your business, unless you choose to divulge your feelings to 32. A chronic progressive nervous disorder 14. A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves someone you trust. Thankfully, satisfaction is yours if you are judicious when it the consequences before just playing it safe. Look forward to find your happiness involving loss of myelin sheath around certain that do not form a head. comes to revealing your heart. in the future rather than wistfully gazing back at the past. nerve fibers. 19. Sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism. 33. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's 23. A hidden storage space (for money or provi- population. sions or weapons). 37. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle 24. A ductile gray metallic element of the lan- Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) and tied under the chine. thanide series. 42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 26. 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Sotheby’s France chairman Alexander Kraft explained: “Johnny has decided to sell the Plan de la Tour property to close this chapter of his life and move on. He hopes that someone else will enjoy the proper- ty as much as he did and bring him or her the same happi- ness it brought him.” The 52-year-old actor reportedly spent £9 million renovating the 37-acre estate, which is near to St. Tropez in the south of the country, after buying it in 2001. As well as the main house featuring 12 bedrooms, the estate features more than a dozen other buildings including several guest cottages, a cafÈ, a chapel, and a workshop, along with planted hillsides, a vegetable garden, two swimming pools and a skateboard park. The family home is on the market for Ä23.056 million and includes all of the furnishings which the star decorated the small village with. Alexander added: “The estate is not a ritzy showplace, but an utterly charming fami- ly home that truly reflects Johnny Depp’s unique character and taste. It’s enchanting bohemian atmosphere sets it apart from many other major estates in Southern France and makes it truly one-of-a-kind.”

Berry ‘didn’t see’ Azalea has chosen Demi her family while Lovato as a bridesmaid shooting ‘Extant’

he 25-year-old rapper revealed the Carpool Karaoke section of the ‘The Late he Oscar winner admits she was surprised by how much ‘Heart Attack’ hitmaker will be a key Late Show’, she explained: “I don’t know, harder filming a TV show is compared to films and strug- Tpart of her wedding to her basket- but I know Nick really wants R. Kelly to Tgled to find time to hang out with husband Olivier ball playing fiancé Nick Young, and is hop- sing at our wedding... He’s trying to make Martinez, their son Maceo, 20 months, and her daughter Nahla, ing the 22-year-old singer will treat her it happen.” Meanwhile, the ‘Fancy’ singer seven, who she has with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. She said: “I guests to a live performance when they recently revealed she is eager to wear a thought, I’m going to go into TV, be at home with my family. eventually tie the knot. She said: “Demi “big” wedding dress “with a train”, because [But] I didn’t see my family, and I never worked harder in my Lovato’s going to be one of my brides- she would never get to wear one in her life!” The 48-year-old beauty was determined to continue maids. She’d better sing at my wedding!” normal life. She explained: “I think when breast-feeding her little boy despite spending long days on set. However, the 30-year-old sportsman - who you are a celebrity, you get to fortunately She said: “I was doing drive-by nursings every two hours. I was proposed to Iggy earlier this month at his go on red carpets so much and wear the in over my head - the amount of scenes we shoot in a day!” But birthday party - has high hopes of other sexy silhouette gown and I’ve worn my fair Halle says filming the upcoming second season of the show was musicians taking to the stage at their nup- share of those. “But I never get to wear much easier and she has learned how to have a work-life bal- tials, most notably R Kelly, who he wants something big with a train, so I might do ance. She said: “I got it down.” The ‘Monster’s Ball’ actress is a big to sing. Speaking to James Corden in the the whole thing.” fan of sci-fi and thinks aliens exist. She said: “I do believe there’s something else out there. I’m not so egotistical to think that we’re the only ones in this vast universe.” Streep and her husband are the ‘perfect odd couple’ Lohan loves Madonna’s

he ‘Into the Woods’ actress has been mar- sense of style ried to sculptor Don Gummer - with who Tshe has four children - for 36 years and he ‘Mean Girls’ actress is a huge fan of the ‘Material Girl’ singer, says their union works well because they and particularly likes the fact she isn’t afraid to push the accept one another’s differences. She said: Tboundaries with her outfits. Asked whose style she admires, “We’re kind of the perfect odd couple. Don is a Lindsay said: “Madonna because she‘s Madonna. She’s fearless.” man of few words - I’m the one who keeps up a When it comes to her own outfits, the 28-year-old star loves to constant stream of chatter in the house. “He lis- experiment with different looks and says her style changes every tens very patiently and then goes back to his day depending on her mood. She said: “My style evolves from day work. “He also loves me as I am, eager and to day and I love trying new looks. “I pull out different pieces from overactive, even at this age. “He’s the definition my wardrobe, put them together and see how they turn out. of the introverted, introspective artist. I’m very Currently I love mini dresses and fringing. “Fashion gives you the expressive and more exuberant. We comple- freedom to express yourself, life your mood and give you confi- ment each other beautifully that way.” The 65- dence. Every girl should have that. “Designer or high street, it does- year-old actress is incredibly proud of her fami- n’t matter as long as you feel great.” Lindsay has teamed with Lavish ly and never feels like she sacrificed any part of Alice for a new fashion collection and says the pieces were inspired her career to raise her kids. She told Britain’s by her own wardrobe. She told Britain’s Star magazine: “Inspiration HELLO! magazine: “Women should not have came from my own wardrobe, and shapes that I love, alongside the any stigma attached to them if they choose to A/W15 catwalks. “I love fashion and have collected some amazing pursue careers. “Life is about choices and I’m pieces over the years. “It was so fun going through the pieces with very happy with mine. “I have had a wonderful the team and collaborating on the designs.” time raising four children and I’ve also been lucky to have the support of a wonderful hus- band. Being with my husband and my children has always brought me the greatest joy and happiness in life.” Pratt doesn’t mind being objectified Derulo isn’t ready he ‘Jurassic World’ hunk has insisted he isn’t worried about people finding him good looking and thinks it is great that men’s bodies are now being treated Tthe same way as women’s. Talking about being objectified, he said: “I think it’s to meet ‘the one’ OK, I don’t feel appalled by it. “I think it’s appalling that for a long time only women were objectified, but I think if we really want to advocate for equality, it’s important he ‘Marry Me’ hitmaker, who split from long time girlfriend Jordin Sparks to even things out. Not objectify women less, but objectify men just as often as we last year, is still enjoying being single and has no plans to settle down in the objectify women. “There are a lot of women who got careers out of it, and I’m using Tnear future. The 25-year-old singer said: “I want to get married and have it to my advantage. And at the end of the day, our bodies are objects. We’re just big children one day, but not for a few years. I’m just not at that place in life.” Jason bags of flesh and blood and meat and organs that God gives us to drive around.” In has no regrets about ending his three-year romance with Jordin, 25. He said: fact, the 35-year-old actor - who has two-year-old son Jack with wife Anna Faris - “Everything in my life has been a learning experience.” But she is the inspiration thinks his career has skyrocketed because of the way he looks. He added to BBC behind some of the tracks on his new album, ‘Everything Is 4’. He said: “I write Radio 4: “A huge part of how my career has shifted is based on the way that I look, about my life experiences, and I can’t dismiss where I’ve been. But I’ve also been on the way that I’ve shaped my body to look. “It’s nice to know that there’s some- through other things since then, and I’m not consumed by our relationship. I’ve thing I can do, that I can manipulate the way I look - that’s a good thing for an actor moved on.” But the singer admits it is difficult for him to find genuine women to to be able to do.” date, who aren’t attracted to his fame and success. He told InTouch magazine: “You have to be a little more careful because you never know if someone is using you. But I can’t spend a lot of time worrying about that. “I just like someone who loves to laugh and have a good time. She should be able to hold her drink. I don’t want to baby-sit. Being drunk isn’t a good look.” Tatum’s daughter was there for ‘Magic Mike’ filming he 35-year-old star has revealed his two-year-old daughter Everly - who he has with wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum - made regular visits to the set of the movie, in which he stars as a Tstripper. He said: “Everly was there the whole time, for the most part. She didn’t come to the finale. She didn’t come to Jay’s club or anything like that, but she’s seen the dancing.” And the actor has admitted he has no control if the little girl wants to watch the film in the future but joked that it paid for her “therapy fund”. He added: “I can’t stop her from seeing it. By the time she gets old enough, it’ll just be projected in holograms everywhere. “I have a college fund, and I have a therapy fund. It’ll be fine. I’m just raising her inside of the strip club, basically.” Channing also revealed his wife had a big part in the film, admitting it was a “family affair”. Speaking to Access Hollywood, when asked which parts dancer Jenna contributed to, he said: “All of it. I mean that, sincerely. Especially the finale. “It was pretty much a family effort. A family affair.” lifestyle SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 GOSSIP

Kylie ‘cries herself to sleep’ because of bullies

he ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star reportedly struggles to “brush the haters off” like her half-sister Kim Kardashian West, leaving her incredibly upset. A source told HollywoodLife.com: “Kylie still gets hundreds and Tthousands of hurtful comments and messages on social media from cyber bullies and she still cries herself to sleep. “Kylie puts up this tough exterior but it really gets to her. Unlike Kim who brushes the haters off, Kylie takes it real- ly personally. It’s hard to have much sympathy for her since she’s rich and beautiful, but inside she often struggles with the criticism that comes with being famous.” Meanwhile, the 17-year-old star recently claimed she had been bullied by the “whole world” since she was nine-years-old. In the video posted on Snapchat, she said: “It’s kind of crazy I have four million people watch my Snapchats. Half of you guys think I’m weird, and the other half think I’m funny. But I’ve been bullied since I’ve been nine. From the whole world, it feels like sometimes... and I think that I’ve done a really great job in handling all this. “There are bullies everywhere. So, this was just a little like Snapchat, to tell whoever with their own bul- lies, that the only opinion that ever really matters is yours and to never change. This isn’t a pity party though, don’t get it twisted. This is for those with bullies out there to know that you’re not alone... Spread love. Love y’all.”

Winslet to have a ‘festival of parties’ for 40th birthday he ‘A Little Chaos’ star reaches the mile- stone in October this year and is looking Tforward to celebrating with lots of activities and a “daredevil” thing or two. She told USA TODAY: “The best part for me of turning 40 is all the parties I’m going to have because I’m going Delevingne was ‘terrified’ to have a festival of parties, doing lots of differ- ent things involving lots of friends, lots of chil- dren, lots of family stuff. “And hopefully there’ll to leave modeling be lots of activity; being outside, doing a few daredevil things. The best part of turning 40 is he ‘Paper Towns’ star - who found her footing as a model doing all that I think.” Meanwhile, Kate previous- before turning to acting - has admitted she felt like ly joked that her ‘Titanic’ co-star Leonardo Tshe was being “fake” in front of the camera on DiCaprio wouldn’t want to have a joint 40th photo shoots. She said: “The thrill of acting is making birthday party with her. Speaking last year, she a character real. Modelling is the opposite of real. said: “He’s 40 this year and I’m 40 next - that’s It’s being fake in front of the camera. “I’m not sure I weird. Isn’t that weird? “He wouldn’t have a joint understand what fashion is anymore. I admit I party with me, he really wouldn’t. Definitely not. was terrified to leave. I mean, the bubble gives He likes to have his moments... but also I don’t think you a kind of dysfunctional family. When you’re I’d want to have a joint party with him, more to the in it, you get it. And the second you’re out of it, (expletive) point!” you’re like, ‘What the hell just happened?’” The 22-year-old star also revealed she’s been able to relax her eating habits a little more since mov- ing over to film. She told Vogue magazine: “I’m not allowed to drink. I’m not allowed good food. After turning 20 and eating McDonald’s all the time and drinking too much, it started to show on my stomach and on my face. But I’m playing a homicidal witch, so I need to look ripped. “I say my body is a roller coaster. Enjoy the ride ... But can you believe that? That I have to exercise restraint after I’ve suc- ceeded in a business where for years I had no restraint, where the whole point was excess?” Duff isn’t ‘stressed’ about being single Gaga feels ‘unaccomplished’ he ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star - who separated from husband Mike Comrie last year - says she has too much else to focus on, including son Luca, to consider looking for a rela- as a songwriter Ttionship. She said: “I have a 3-year-old, I have a new album, I’m sure you know what it takes to put a record out and make it work, and build a tour and shoot a TV show, all this he ‘Pokerface’ hitmaker may have a string of successful tracks to her name but she has stuff! “If it came my way and it was easy, sure I’d be into it but it’s not something I’m insisted she is only in her “infancy” as a writer. Collecting the Contemporary Icon Award stressed about.” And the 27-year-old singer and actress has insisted the end of her four- Tat the Songwriters Hall of Fame 46th Annual Induction and Awards gala on Friday she year marriage hasn’t made her “bitter” about love. Speaking to Z100 radio’s Elvis Duran, said: “I feel that I have a lot of work to do, as per- she added: “I’m not bitter about love or anything like that. “I’m so busy right now - honest- sonally, I feel extremely unaccomplished as a ly I don’t have time to date and to be building some kind of a relationship.” Meanwhile, songwriter. “As my heroes have done some things Hilary previously admitted she was “nervous” ahead of her date with a man she met off that I can only dream of, I feel very in my infancy Tinder. She shared: “I was sitting with my friends one night at the house and we were jok- as a writer, and I think you for just ... at this point ing around. In my life, I have always had really serious boyfriends. I’ve always met people in my career, I’ve had some ups, I’ve had some through work and I have never been on a blind date. What’s the worst that could happen? downs, I’ve had some in-betweens - that you’ve “I have my first date tonight and I’m really, really nervous. We’re going bowling, so it can’t chosen to honor me for the only thing I know I be too expensive. I like that. I’ve never dated just a total normie.” have, which is my heartbeat, which is that I write songs.” The 29-year-old star also thanked her close friend and collaborator Tony Bennett as well as Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry, who per- formed a slowed-down version of her track ‘Bad Romance’ as she took to the stage. She added: “I’m so grateful because [Tony is] always looking out for me. And I’m very honoured that he was here tonight to present this award to me. “And I’m very honored that Linda Perry was here, and I consider them to be true and two huge influences in my life that I hope anyone that’s here that a true dream has been made come true because these artists supported another artist, and I’m very grateful that I’m here.”

Swift brought Lorde into ‘this amazing world of female friendship’

he ‘Royals’ singer has praised the 25-year-old beauty for being so friendly to her when she kicked off her music career, as she embraced her, despite the fact she didn’t have many female Tpals before they became close. Speaking about Taylor, Lorde - whose real name is Ella Yelich- O’Connor - said: “I mean, she definitely brought me into this amazing world of supportive female friendship. For me, someone starts talking about boys and I’m like, ‘I just don’t know what to say.’ I’m useless in that capacity and that was why I thought, ‘Well, I can’t have girl friends (because) I don’t know how to talk about boys.’ But Taylor just glosses over the fact that I’m terrible at that and she’s just like, ‘It’s OK, I’ll love you for your other qualities.’” The 18-year-old musician - who is currently working on the follow-up to her 2013 debut, ‘Pure Heroine’ - made the comments during an interview with ‘Girls’ writer and actress Lena Dunham, who also spoke positively about the ‘Bad Blood’ hitmaker who she said has made it her mis- sion to show “women are magic”. Speaking in Dazed magazine, she explained: “I feel that Taylor (Swift) has really taken control and said, ‘I’m going to get us all together in the same West loves Kim’s pregnancy body place, I’m gonna make it very clear that friend- he ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star - who has two-year-old daughter North - is currently expecting her second child with the ship is powerful and ‘Bound 2’ rapper and is feeling more confident this time round because of her husband’s positive comments. A source said: “She women are magic and Tknows there are going to be haters talking about what she should and should not be wearing but she does not care. The only person if anybody thinks this is she cares about impressing is Kanye and he loves it when she shows off all her curves. “He thought she was sexy the whole time hes was a witches’ coven they pregnant with North, even when she felt so self conscious he was all about her body.” And the insider insists things are better than ever might be right.’ She’s between the pair. They added to HollywoodLife.com: “Kanye gives her a lot of confidence that way, he tells her she’s beautiful and sexy all just made it her job in day long and he even kisses her little baby bump. “Things are hot between them right now. The pressure of trying to get pregnant took a a very cool way.” toll but once she got pregnant and the pressures was off. “She’s even thinking about going with him to Glastonbury in a couple fo weeks for —Bangshowbiz a quick trip, so they can have a little one on one time, it’ll depend how she feels.” lifestyle SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Unsung master of American letters, James Salter, dies ames Salter, the prize-winning author acclaimed for selves and our older selves. He wrote long enough to his sophisticated, granular prose and sobering watch himself evolve on paper, as if his works com- Jinsights in “Light Years,” “A Sport and a Pastime” and prised a kind of parallel life he simultaneously observed other fiction, has died at age 90. Salter collapsed and and created. “If you were the same person in your 40s as died Friday while at a gym in Sag Harbor, New York, you were as a high school sophomore you would be a according to his wife, Kay Eldredge. The cause of death very strange creation,” he told the AP in 2005. was not immediately known, but Eldredge told The Salter was born James Horowitz but as a writer Associated Press that he had been in good health. became James Salter, a change that “started an entirely Salter, a lifelong brooder about impermanence and new life,” he told the AP. He was an Air Force pilot, a mortality, was the kind of writer whose language exhil- swimming pool salesman and a filmmaker, his credits arated readers even when relating the most distressing including the short documentary “Team Team Team” narratives, from “A Sport and a Pastime” to the stories in and the feature film “Three,” starring Sam Waterston. The the 2005 release “Last Night” to the 2013 novel “All That son of a real estate salesman who had graduated from Is.” West Point, Salter recalled in his 1997 memoir, “Burning Salter, a native of Manhattan, didn’t enjoy great com- the Days,” that he was an “obedient” child who was mercial success but was highly admired by critics and “close to my parents and in awe of my teachers.” He by such peers as Jhumpa Lahiri, Richard Ford and the enjoyed reading but only later became serious about it. late Peter Matthiessen, his friend and longtime neigh- bor on Long Island. He won the PEN/Faulkner prize for Idea of transience the 1988 collection “Dusk and Other Stories” and Like his father, he attended West Point, and he entered the Army Air Corps. He flew more than 100 mis- sions during the Korean War and resigned from the Air Force as a major in 1957. He found his calling as a writer while serving in the military, reading widely and work- ing on stories. And he found his subject, not just war, which he wrote about in his first two novels, but the whole idea of transience, of bonds formed and then severed. The year he left the military, he debuted as an author with “The Hunters,” a tough, straightforward nov- el in the Hemingway tradition that stayed in print even though he found it “a little bit sophomoric.” It was adapted into a 1958 film of the same name, starring Robert Mitchum. After a second novel, “The Arm of Flesh,” that so dis- satisfied him he rewrote it years later as “Cassada,” he was living in Paris, reading exalted short novels such as William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and crafting a story Spider-Man needs to be that would be “licentious but pure,” a book “filled with images of an unchaste world more desirable than our own.” “A Sport and a Pastime” was a brief, poetic, almost white and straight: supernaturally sexy novel about a Yale dropout and his French girlfriend. Rejected by several publishers before George Plimpton agreed to release it, in 1967, through The Paris Review, the novel is now regarded as a classic Leaked Sony emails work of erotic literature. eter Parker and his alter ego Spider-Man Spider-Man traits must always strictly conform This March 30, 2005, received two lifetime achievement honors for short sto- “There’s no question it was a breakthrough,” Salter must be heterosexual and Parker must be to the following list: male; does not torture; does file photo shows ry writing, the Rea Award and the PEN/Malamud prize. told the AP. “Look, by that time I had read (Albert) PCaucasian, according to a legal licensing not kill in defense of self or others; does not use author James Salter at Camus, I had read (Andre) Gide. I had read writers of agreement between Sony Pictures foul language beyond PG-13; dose not smoke his home in The right words greater elegance and greater intellectual sinew than Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment. The tobacco; does not sell/distribute illegal drugs; Bridgehampton, NY. Few authors compared with Salter in making every you usually find in American writers.” “A Sport and a information was disclosed in a massive docu- does not abuse alcohol; does not have sex The prize-winning word matter. Lahiri was among those who thought he Pastime,” like future Salter works, demonstrated the ment release by the whistleblower website before the age of 16, does not have sex with author, acclaimed for wrote some of the most perfect sentences in the heights and the limits of sex and love. Paradise is WikiLeaks, which released this week 276,394 pri- anyone below the age of 16; and is not a homo- his sophisticated, gran- English language. “Reading Salter taught me to boil gained, but only for a moment or a series of moments. vate files, emails and financial data onto its sexual (unless Marvel has portrayed that alter ular prose and sober- down my writing to its essence,” Lahiri once wrote. “To Relationships break up, people move on. Salter was servers. ego as a homosexual). ing insights in “Light insist upon the right words, and to remember that less married twice, most recently to Eldredge, and had five Sony Pictures and Marvel reps declined to The Peter Parker character traits include: his Years,” ‘’A Sport and a is more. That great art can be wrought from quotidian children. He worked slowly, only publishing six novels comment on the licensing agreement, first full name is Peter Benjamin Parker; he is Pastime” and other fic- life.” and two story collections, along with his memoir and reported by the Gawker web site. The contract Caucasian and heterosexual; his parents tion, has died at age Whether the subject was love or war, Salter won- writings about food and travel. — AP went into effect in September, 2011. It lists become absent from his life during his child- 90. dered how we change and how we don’t change, “mandatory” character traits for both Peter hood; from the time his parents become absent whether there is any connection between our young Parker and Spider-Man-though the agreement he is raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New includes the caveat that Spider-Man is “not a York City; he gains his powers while attending homosexual (unless Marvel has portrayed that either middle school or college; he gains his alter ego as a homosexual).” powers from being bitten by a spider; he The Peter Parker/Spider-Man character was designs his first red and blue costume; the black created in 1962 by writer-editor Stan Lee and costume is a symbiote and not designed by him; writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in he is raised in a middle class household in “Amazing Fantasy #15” as an orphan being Queens, New York; he attends or attended high raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Parker school in Queens, New York, and he attends or was portrayed as a teenager dealing with ado- attended college in New York City. — Reuters lescence and being a costumed crime-fighter, complete with super strength and agility, the ability to cling to most surfaces, and to react quickly to danger with his “spider-sense.” The agreement spells out that mandatory

Moscow theatre defies threats to stage gay teenager tragedy teenage boy lies on a bare iron bed in a wright from the Ural mountains region, Vladimir rehabilitation centre, so drugged he can Zaitsev, who is straight, the piece is playing at Abarely speak, in a shocking attempt by his one of Moscow’s most established theatres, the parents to cure him-of being gay. The scene is Satirikon. Its star director Konstantin Raikin, who the horrifying climax of a bold new drama play- declined a request by AFP for an interview, is ing to packed audiences at one of Moscow’s top better known for staging classics such as theatres, though its future is under threat by city Shakespeare’s “King Lear”. prosecutors. Based on the real-life story of a Russian Over 21s only teenager, the play’s sympathetic view of the Spectators at the show, which premiered on boy’s coming out is testing a Russian law ban- May 29, must be over 21, part of the precautions ning any dissemination of “homosexual propa- taken to ensure it does not break a controversial ganda” to minors. Entitled “All the Shades of law banning the “promotion” of gay relation- This image released by Sam Rudy Media Relations shows, (from left) Jennifer Kim, Catherine Combs and Kyle Beltran in a scene from Branden Jacobs- Blue”-”blue” is slang for gay in Russian-it tells the ships to minors, signed by President Vladimir Jenkins’ play “Gloria”, currently performing off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in New York. — AP teenager’s story of how he first fell for a boy on a Putin in 2013. Despite its popularity, it is now school trip. “I couldn’t take my eyes off his body, I under threat and “a serious battle has started was really impressed... I thought he must be a against the theatre”, playwright Zaitsev told AFP good kisser,” the actor says. But all hell breaks on Friday. loose when the teenager tells his parents he is “The prosecutors are already studying the gay. “You’ve really done it now with your cod- play,” he said by e-mail, and “the director has ‘Gloria’: A sharp satire dling-you’ve brought up a gay son!” his father, an been summoned by prosecutors” for question- army officer, berates his wife. ing. They are reportedly acting at the request of The boy’s grandmother takes him to an “exor- an obscure group called Art Without Borders cist,” who promises to free him from the “demon who questioned what they called the “swearing, of the publishing world of homosexuality”. Then his father pays for a propaganda of amoral behaviour and pornogra- prostitute to try and turn him straight. When all phy” in the piece.—AFP this fails, the father drives the son one night to a laywright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins presents a gives a haunted air to Lorin, a bookish older fact- knowledge are too shattered to discuss it. Most of clinic, where he is incarcerated with drug smart, cynical view of the publishing and checker who keeps reappearing to shush the the talented cast reappears as different characters, addicts. Though written by a 29-year-old play- Pentertainment industries in his sharp satire, youngsters, then suddenly gives a moving speech first in a coffee shop and then working in television “Gloria.” Several of his previous plays, such as “An about the futility of his career. on the West coast. Characters generally display the Octoroon,” “Appropriate” and “Neighbors,” deal with same exploitative ambition, except now with issues of race, but “Gloria” deals with ruthless ambi- ‘An emotional terrorist’ Hollywood repackaging. Serralles especially shines tion, career anxieties, and careless disregard for Director Evan Cabnet has artfully staged an as a lively senior editor with a hidden agenda, and colleagues - and the truth - in the cutthroat world everyday office environment, although many of Beltran gives street-cred diversity to a barista. of contemporary publishing. the characters are extra-nasty and hiding their Unfortunately, the second and third acts are not A group of ambitious but lazy 20-something occasional human fallibilities beneath barbed really compelling, aside from deft backstabbing editorial assistants at a national magazine in New facades. Jacobs-Jenkins’ dialogue sparkles with and jockeying for deals. The suspense that Jacobs- York, fearing they are dead-ending in their careers, venom, as when Kendra derides older publishing Jenkins and Cabnet created with the first-act snipe against one another in their cubicle farm in executives by claiming they were “too busy bluff- denouement and first-rate dialogue can’t override humorously catty fashion. They avoid work as they ing and boozing their way through the ‘80s/’90s, as the fact that the entertainment industry’s utter lack A picture taken on gossip about colleagues, notably dissing a “desper- opposed to, I don’t know, anticipating the Internet.” of interest in the truth is not news. Still, “Gloria” May 23, 2015 ately sad” party thrown the night before by a very Despite one of the young people referring to bears a persuasive message about being a little shows actors per- shy, unpopular co-worker named Gloria (Jeanine Gloria as “an emotional terrorist,” Serralles shuffles nicer to colleagues at work, because you never forming during a Serralles). on and off stage like the living dead, so it’s quite know what’s really in that lunch bag. — AP dress rehearsal of Jennifer Kim is memorably bitchy as Kendra, shocking when the play veers into dark territory as the play “All the whose own boss avoids her, and Catherine Combs she suddenly takes umbrage against her co-work- Shades of Blue” is only marginally nicer as Anika. Ryan Spahn ers with overheated vigor. written by Vladimir exudes likeability as very decent and very hung- In the second act, Gloria’s colleagues are trying Zaitsev at the over Dean, while Kyle Beltran is polished as to deal with the aftermath of her behavior. Some Satirikon theatre in Harvard-educated intern Miles, who politely fetch- who didn’t even witness it are trying to profit from Moscow. — AFP es sodas for these spoiled assistants. Michael Crane writing books about it, while those with first-hand lifestyle SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015

Centrepoint embraces the spirit of Ramadan Vibrant and ethnic chic come together across Centrepoint brands

ith the holy month of Ramadan upon us, the warm spirit kids between 0 - 16 years with several fashion options to choose as white, red and floral prints, which is perfect for Ramadan and nature’s most effective and magical oils like Argan Oil, Oil of of togetherness and festivity can be felt at the from this festive season. includes pieces such as wrap skirts, kaftans and palazzo pants. For Morrocco, Macademia Oil that provide strength, moisture and WCentrepoint store where a warm and ethnic shopping The collection features delicately stitched embroideries and men, expect dapper and opulent pieces which include smart jack- shine to damaged hair. Treat your family this festive season by pur- environment has been created to symbolize the festive spirit. intrinsically feminine dresses and skirts for girls, with lace trim, ets and crisp printed shirts that will be ideal to wear for an occa- chasing the new range of stylish bags from Rouge and Juno also Traditionally, Ramadan sees a rise in the number of families meet- scallop detailing and creatively embellished clothes that are fes- sion. Key pieces include a sleeveless biker jacket, marble print long now available at Lifestyle. They are the perfect festive season gifts. ing for suhoor and iftars and with the holy month coinciding with tive in look and feel. The assortment for girls features trending fab- tee all designed with the color gold, black and white as the colour The variety of bags to choose from combined with the different the summer holiday months, Centrepoint stores have launched a rics such as lace, with a classic palette of neutrals and metallic scheme. brands available will ensure that the choice of gifts available to Ramadan and Eid specific collection which are comfortable for tones on neck-lines. Boys are offered an extensive range of smart No outfit is complete without dressing up the feet, hence, your family members is endless. this heat while exhibiting the festive season spirit. and relaxed casual wear with a wide color palette offering classic head to Shoe Mart for comfortable and on trend footwear that Shop for home accessories like electric lanterns and floor “Centrepoint has worked carefully towards providing its cus- cuts in neutral shades, navy, chambray, blue, beige and white are will get you all glammed up with glittering stone-studded heels, lamps that are bound to give your house a festive feeling during tomers with products that blend in the festive spirit while retain- available. suave muted styles and exotic animal prints. Gents can seek com- this special occasion of Ramadan. The products are designed to ing the fresh summer look across its brands. We have embraced Splash’s festive collection ranges from statement pieces for fort and style with a classic touch in traditional Arabic slippers be contemporary and yet include a touch of sophistication that the spirit of Ramadan and what shoppers will be able to experi- men and women this season with a special emphasis on sequins made out of genuine leather. makes them the ideal home furnishings for every household. Visit ence will yield a vibrant yet ethnic feel in our stores,” said Vinod in the designs, which is bound to make the designs special for any Head to Lifestyle to shine like a diva with their new range of Centrepoint at Al Rai, Avenues, Hawally, Salmiya, Fintas, Jahra, Talreja, Director, Centrepoint occasion. With trends such as white romance and rogue passion premium hair styling brands that include Amika & Juicy and Fahaheel, Sulaibhikhat, and Kuwait City. Highlighting a wide spectrum of colors, designs and mix-and- for women, this festive collection is aiming to include elegant and Toronto-based celebrity hair stylist, Marc Anthony’s ‘True match options at affordable prices, Junior’s collection provides sophisticated items of clothing. The trends surround colours such Professional’. The new range is designed and developed using

‘Inside Out’ soars to $82m debut, but ‘Jurassic World’ still rules BO he dinosaurs are still running wild at the nation’s multiplexes as Universal’s “Jurassic World” looks Tpoised to dominate the weekend in its second frame with more than $100 million, according to early Friday estimates. Meanwhile, Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” is looking likely to finish in the $78 million to $82 million range. The stu- dio had indicated in the mid-afternoon that it expected a weekend in the $65 million to $70 million but revised that upward in mid-evening. Disney-Pixar expects the animat- ed pic to gross $29- million to $32 million on Friday. “Jurassic World” set a US opening weekend record with $208.8 million, then added $87 million in the four week- days through Thursday to hit $296 million. The dino thriller may even challenge the second weekend record of $103 million set by “The Avengers” in 2012 — and it will easily top the second-best number of $77.7 million racked up last month by “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” “Jurassic World” will cross the $300 million mark Friday in its eighth day. That will break the record for quickest to hit the milestone, previously held by “The Avengers,” which needed nine days in 2012. “Jurassic World,” starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, also scored the biggest global opening last weekend with $524.4 million. The dino dominance means “Inside Out” will be the first of the 15 Pixar animated features that won’t finish in first. The 3D computer-animated comedy, directed by Pete Docter, features the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling as the emotions on an 11-year-old girl. “Inside Out” posted a solid $3.7 mil- lion in Thursday night preview showings-the best for any animated toon from Disney and Pixar. Open Road’s launch of the comedy-drama “Dope” generated $425,000 in Thursday night showings and is expanding to 2,002 Revelers attend at the 22nd Advanced Music and Multimedia Art International Sonar Festival in Barcelona, Spain. — AP photos locations. It’s expected to wind up the weekend with about $10 million. Fox’s third weekend of Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy” will battle “Dope” for the third spot with a decline of about 35%. “Spy” has topped $63 million in its Art and electro music fuse first two weeks. — Reuters in Spain’s Sonar festival ideo installations and electronica are enigmatic Latin- and hip hop-tinged vibes entrancing the heaving dance floors of Venezuelan musician Arca. “Beyond Vthis weekend in a top Spanish festi- mainstream dance music, there is much val fusing music, technology and the visual more electro music that ventures into arts. Barcelona’s Sonar festival, which start- experimentation and art,” said Lluis ed on Thursday and runs until Sunday, fea- Nacenta, a specialist in sound design. tures a premiere of a new album by British The Chemical Brothers launch their new electronica duo The Chemical Brothers. album “Born in the Echoes” at Sonar yester- Veterans of the 1980s British New day in a “hallucinogenic” show with videos Romantic scene Duran Duran will also take by the British filmmaker Adam Smith. Uwe to the stage. But the music is largely Schmidt, a German music and video artist upstaged by the accompanying video better known as Atom TM, played along installations and light shows. In their show with a laser show by Australian artist Robin “The Well”, British producer Koreless laid on Fox on Thursday. “The visual is just another a soundtrack to the projections and jets of dimension of music,” she said. “It’s just one light conjured by French artist Emmanuel thing for me.” — AFP Biard on Thursday. “Sonar goes far beyond music,” said one In this file image released by Disney-Pixar, characters, of its founders, Enric Palau. “The visual arts (from left) Anger, voiced by Lewis Black, Disgust, and technology have always played a lead- voiced by Mindy Kaling, Joy, voiced by Amy Poehler, ing role.” US artist Jesse Kanda designed a Fear, voiced by Bill Hader, and Sadness, voiced by sexy and disturbing videoscape for the Phyllis Smith appear in a scene from ‘Inside Out.’ — AP Unsung master of American letters, James Salter, dies

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Participants compete in a dragon boat race in Hong Kong yesterday. The race is part of celebrations marking the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, held throughout Hong Kong. — AP Cat wins shelter’s Hero Dog award for saving kid from canine

or the first time, a Los Angeles shelter’s and fast action that the selection committee needed it. She’s grown up with all of them. Hero Dog award has gone to a cat. In decided that a cat this spectacular should be But there is no question she is partial to May 2014, Tara the cat fought off a dog the National Hero Dog,” said Madeline Jeremy, he said. Jeremy and Tara spend a lot of F Tara, a 7-year-old that attacked her 6-year-old owner as he rode Bernstein, president of the Society for the time walking around and talking with one adopted cat poses his bicycle in the driveway of the family’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles. another. for a photo with her Bakersfield home. The shelter’s 33rd annual award was present- Footage of Tara’s heroics, from home security award prior to Tara body-slammed Scrappy, a chow-mix ed to the family in downtown Los Angeles on videos, made her an international celebrity being presented that lived next door, when the dog got out of Friday. You will usually find Tara close to when Triantafilo put it on YouTube. It’s gotten with the 33rd his yard, ran for Jeremy Triantafilo, grabbed his Jeremy, his father said. over 650,000 hits so far. There was one alteration Annual National leg and started shaking from side-to-side. Tara “The neighbor kids come over and play in the trophy: the word “Dog” was scratched out Hero Dog Award in chased the dog toward its home. It was later with her. Dogs walk by all the time. She gets and the word “Cat” etched in. — AP Los Angeles. — AP euthanized. Jeremy, who is autistic and had to along fine with our dog, Maya. But if Jeremy have eight stitches, calls Scrappy a “bad dog,” falls off his bike, she comes running. If he said his dad, Roger Triantafilo. About Tara, starts crying, she comes running,” Triantafilo Jeremy said, “She is my hero.” said. He believes Tara would help Jeremy’s “We were so impressed by Tara’s bravery twin brothers, Carson and Conner, if they

Milan Fashion Week

Models present the creations for fashion house Dolce Gabbana at the Men Spring-Summer 2016 Milan’s Fashion Week yesterday. — AP/AFP photos