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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 THULHIJA 8, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net First Kuwaiti, Bahrain court First Arda strikes Arab woman lifts travel Ebola case late to give to earn PhD ban on diagnosed Atletico win in oil spills rights activist in28 the US over Juve 3US Marine7 crisis unit20 Max 41º Min 24º to deploy to Kuwait High Tide 05:55 & 14:12 2,300 troops on the way US crewmember missing in Gulf Low Tide • 10:23 & 22:23 40 PAGES NO: 16303 150 FILS WASHINGTON: The US Marine Corps plans to deploy 2,300 troops to the Middle East for a new unit designed to quickly respond to crises in the volatile region, the Pentagon said late Tuesday. It will include several air- craft and be prepared to move rapidly in the case of “contingencies”, Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. The idea for the task force originated in 2013 - before the current US air campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria - and was not related “to the ongoing operations in Iraq,” Kirby said. A senior Marine Corps officer said last week that the new task force for the Middle East region would be based out of Kuwait. The “special purpose marine air ground task force” is part of a push by the military to improve its ability to respond to crises, including embassy evacuations, following a deadly attack on a US diplomatic post in the Libyan city of Benghazi in 2012. The US Marine Corps has already set up a similar unit in Moron, Spain that is assigned to the Africa region. Separately, the US Navy and Marine Corps are con- ducting a search and rescue operation for a missing air- crew member who ejected over the Arabian Gulf. A statement from the US Navy says two crewmen bailed out of a Marine Corps aircraft yesterday when it lost power on takeoff from the USS Makin Island. The pilot of the MV-22 Osprey was able to regain control and land safely aboard the ship. The Navy says the other crewman MAKKAH: This general view shows pilgrims arriving for prayers on Tuesday at the Grand Mosque, home of the cube-shaped Kaaba or ‘House of God’ that was built who bailed out was rescued and is in stable condition. by Prophet Abraham (PBUH). — AFP (See Page 14) Bahrain hosts the US Navy’s 5th Fleet. — Agencies News Ashour repeats in brief calls to close Sharia College By B Izzak

KUWAIT: Shiite MP Saleh Ashour yesterday reiterated calls for the closure of the Sharia (Islamic Studies) College at Kuwait University amid strong rejection from Islamist MPs, who described the call as dangerous. A day after bluntly calling for shutting down the faculty, Ashour sent a series of questions to State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al- Sabah about an earlier government report recommend- ing the closure of the college. Ashour informed the minister that the Cabinet received a study calling for the merger of the Sharia College with the college of law and asked what was the government decision towards the recommendation. The lawmaker also asked the minister about the basis for allowing graduates of the Sharia College to work in jobs that require sound legal knowledge like the public prosecution, the investigation department and the fat- wa and legislative department. Ashour said that sharia Maid tortured graduates normally decline to work in jobs that suit for three years their qualifications, especially as mosque preachers, and KUWAIT: An image of a maid from Madagascar who opt for legal jobs that they are not qualified for. was allegedly tortured by her sponsor was being shared Continued on Page 13 on social media sites yesterday. The abuse has allegedly been continuing for the past three years, perpetrated by her female sponsor, who is a doctor. The maid has been fed only bread and water for the past one and a half years, and has been blinded in one eye by the beatings. No further details about the maid were immediately available, and she was not named. This follows on the heels of video clips circulated on social networks this week of an expat being abused at a police station, and another of an expat being pushed around and cursed at by a ministry official. An official of the Kuwait Human Rights Society yesterday warned that foreign workers in Kuwait are subject to violations that have been increas- ing lately, including deportations and fake absconding reports filed against them.(See Page 4)

EPA warns of heavy rainfall KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) has predicted heavy rainfall this year that could overwhelm the drainage network’s capacity, unless various concerned bodies coordinate and combine efforts. EPA climate change department manager Sharif Al-Khayyat told KUNA that earlier studies had proved right by up to 80 percent accu- racy according to UN’s calculations up to 2035. “The studies showed that rainfall rates would increase by 100-150 millimeters in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, which exceeds the national drainage network’s capacity,” warned Khayyat, noting that such predictions had been sent to various min- istries and government establishments for review long enough before the rainy season so that all possible precautionary measures could be taken to prevent flooding of roads and streets if heavy rain falls in a very short period like what happened KUWAIT: A vendor displays a sheep at the cattle last year. market in Rai yesterday, as Eid Al-Adha approaches. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat LOCAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. HH the Amir also received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem, former parliament speaker, Jassem Al-Khorafi, as well as Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. — KUNA KRCS support Syrian Ooredoo supports donations patients in Lebanon efforts during Eid TRIPOLI: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) launched Lebanon. He stressed that humanitarian aid comes in the ‘Empowering underserved communities is one of our main missions’ yesterday its third initiative for supporting Syrian refugees framework of the KRCS’s commitment to supporting who have been suffering from kidney diseases in Lebanon. Syrians, hoping that such aid could alleviate the sufferings KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait announced In a statement to KUNA, KRCS’s head of the volunteer’s of Syrian refugees. For his part, head of the north region of that Ooredoo employees have donat- team in Lebanon Musaed Al-Enezi said that required med- the Lebanese Red Cross Youssef Boutros hailed the ed giveaways for children on Eid Al- ical equipment and medications were delivered to Orange- humanitarian efforts provided by Kuwait to support the Adha. This initiative comes in line with Nassau Governmental Hospital in the city to serve those displaced Syrians, stressing this action contributed signifi- the celebrations which took place patients. He added that humanitarian assistances provided cantly to alleviating their plight. recently on the occasion of honouring to Syrian patients aim at contributing to treating them for Boutros added that this is not the first initiative under- HH The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad six months, especially those who have chronic kidney dis- taken by the KRCS as it has always been active in helping Al-Jaber Al-Sabah by the United eases in coordination with Lebanese officials. He pointed the afflicted and needy in all parts of the world. He noted Nations as a “Humanitarian Leader” out that the KRCS started the project of distributing bread that thousands of displaced Syrians in Lebanon have bene- and Kuwait as the “Humanitarian to 4, 000 families of Syrian refugees in north and south of fited from the KRCS’s humanitarian projects. According to Centre”. Lebanon for three months. the latest statistics, Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceeded This initiative falls under Ooredoo’s Al-Enezi said the KRCS had earlier distributed more more than one billion mostly in areas of Tripoli, Akkar, efforts to promote corporate social than 20 million bread loaves to Syrian refugees in Sidon and Bekaa. — KUNA responsibility and its vision to enrich people’s lives. Commenting on this thoughtful initiative Ooredoo Kuwait employees, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani, Ooredoo Kuwait Chief Executive Officer and General Manager said: “Empowering under- and keen on promoting corporate supported Bayt Abdullah Hospital by served communities is one of our social responsibility both externally fulfilling the dreams of terminally ill main missions as a telecommunica- and internally amongst our own children. tions company. We have worked with employees. This alignment is what Additionally, Ooredoo sponsored the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, an makes us live by our brand values.” OxAdventure, a Kuwaiti non-profit organization which is recognized for As a community-focused company, organization that strives to make a dif- its local and international efforts. We Ooredoo recently donated the first ference in the lives of the less fortu- are committed to making a positive privately-owned Braille printing for nate; reflecting the brand mission of change in the markets we operate in the Kuwait Blinds Association and promoting human growth. Kuwait lauds UNHCR role in tackling humanitarian crises

GENEVA: Kuwait hailed Iraq refugees, he said. yesterday the significant The UNHCR’s governing ExCom holds role played by the UN its 65th annual meeting in Geneva dur- High Commission for ing the period September 30 to October Refugees (UNHCR) in 2 to review and approve the agency’s helping displaced people programmes and budget, advises on worldwide, reiterating international protection and discuss a commitment to generous- wide range of other issues with UNHCR ly support the internation- and its intergovernmental and non-gov- al organization’s humani- Jamal Al-Ghuneim ernmental partners. — KUNA tarian activities. “The UNHCR plays a major role in caring for refugees and internally displaced people and it systematically tackles humanitarian crises in an effective way,” Kuwait’s Delegate to the United Nations Office and International Organi- zations in Geneva Jamal Al-Ghuneim said at the 65th session of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). He described the UNHCR as the main supporter for the protec- tion of refugees all over the world. Meanwhile, Ghuneim reiterated Kuwait’s com- mitment to support the humanitarian activities of the UNHCR and other international organiza- tions to help alleviate the suffering of people in dis- tress across the globe. He noted that Kuwait has contributed USD 210 million in the past two years to the UNHCR oper- ations to provide relief and humanitarian aid to Syrian internally and externally displaced peo- ple. Kuwait also con- tributed USD 3 million to the UNHCR operations in THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 LOCAL Kuwait hosts Gulf Kuwaiti invention, innovation tourist meeting reaches global market KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait is set to ent tourist promotion agency will be play host to the first meeting of GCC min- high on the agenda of the gathering, isters of tourism on October 14 as a Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry’s KFAS announces successful ‘World Maker Fair’ in NY springboard for launching joint Gulf Tourism Department Samira Al-Ghreib cooperation in the tourist field. said in a statement. By Ben Garcia During the meeting, the tourism min- Bahrain will present a report on the isters of the six Gulf Cooperation Council implementation of an agreement for the KUWAIT: The Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness (GCC) member states are expected to protection of urban heritage in the Arab and Creativity (SACGC), founded by the Kuwait thrash out a uniform Gulf strategy to pro- world, together with a Gulf crafts union, Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), mote and develop tourism in the Gulf the official added. convened local media yesterday to announce Kuwait’s region, a senior official of the Ministry of She pointed out that her ministry is successful participation in a science fair in New York. Commerce and Industry said yesterday. interested in involving the private sector The event dubbed ‘World Maker Fair’ was held on Sept 20-21 with 700 delegates from various countries par- Fresh visions and suggestions involv- in the execution of tourist development ticipating. They included engineers, innovators, artists ing a single tourist visa and an independ- projects. — KUNA and makers who shared their designs and devices for learning. Dr Hassan Al-Shemmari, Eng Nasser Al-Khaldi and First Kuwaiti, Arab woman Eng Ahmad Al-Saleh were three Kuwaiti participants who displayed their skills. Khaldi and Saleh demon- strated their innovative project named ‘Snowball’-an to earn PhD in oil spills innovation which is now being utilized and applied in more than 33 local schools. It enables individuals of WASHINGTON: The Kuwaiti female aca- In an interview with KUNA, Dr Al- any age and with no electronic or programming back- demic and civil engineer, Nora Mohammad Meshaan acknowledged that it was not an ground to make robots, prototypes and electronic Al-Meshaan, has earned a PhD in engineer- easy task to reach this high level of aca- applications in a few minutes. The e-robot offers the ing of coasts and oil seepage, vowing to demic education in this field, noting that young generation a chance to learn computer pro- contribute to national efforts to conserve the help she had gotten at home as well as gramming at an early age. “This is like an all-in-one- KUWAIT: (From left) Dr Hassan Al-Shemmari, Eng Nasser Al-Khaldi and Eng Ahmad Al- the marine environment. the information and expertise she had micro-controller - you can easily configure the device. Saleh.— Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat You can convert your room into a smart room, you can gained in Kuwait proved helpful in her wounds), said his theory which he submitted and said. KFAS Director General Dr Adnan Shehabuddin place a command to almost every electronic gadget at higher studies. studied in the US is now a reality. “Before the way of expressed pride on Kuwait’s participation. “We are home just by installing sensors and you can connect Dr Al-Meshaan’s specialization covers suturing tissues was done in a semi-elliptical move- happy that we participated in that event. Our country with Bluetooth. If you are not a technologically savvy studies of sea waves, sea-bed nature, con- ment, but through my theory which is now a reality, it once again was put on the world map for technologi- person, you can still use this innovation and you’ll be struction of sea-side houses, bridges and is done in vertical movements, so it is now safer and cal advancement and we’ve showcased our innova- guided accordingly,” said Khaldi. clearing oil spills. easy. My invention is being used and applied nowa- tion. We seek to provide a healthy environment for days in the US, and in four to six months it will be productivity and improving creative national ideas,” Kuwait, a country situated in the north An innovation available in Kuwait as well,” he added. Shemmari said he mentioned. of the Gulf, is one of the world’s top oil About 1,300 teachers in Kuwait have already his invention was a product of reading books and his- Dr Omar Al-Bannnai, General Director of SACGC, exporters. It has a vast oil infrastructure received training on the new program that will be tory about surgery. “What we learn and have proven also lauded the team from Kuwait, saying: “We which it successful rebuilt quickly after it applied in all schools in Kuwait and will be expanded in my invention is that we can improve whatever is reaped what we sowed by entering the global mar- was badly damaged by Iraqi occupation to ministries and state institutions. Asked if they have there. We can start by theory and eventually apply kets. Investment in human resources is one of the forces during the 1990-1991 occupation. secured patents on their latest invention, Saleh said: this knowledge practically. My invention is already best ways to share with the world and our people in Dr Al-Meshaan told KUNA that she “We don’t actually call this work as invention - this is an patented under my name in the US and Europe,” he particular.” would re-join the teaching cadres at Kuwait innovation because the technology is there. We just University and pursue special studies and improved it to the best of our abilities. However, we researches “to relay my experience here in tried to apply for patents and it will be studied in the the United States to my homeland Kuwait.” US whether to give us the patent on the innovation we The first Kuwaiti and Arab woman to made. Our concern is to help and be able to widen the earn the doctorate in this unique field also knowledge of every individual. It is an open platform told KUNA that she was aspiring to coordi- and if they think they can still improve our innovations, nate with the Kuwaiti oil companies and so be it - we want this.” Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research “to The program has been presented in Spain, Canada, apply some of the new theories in the sec- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain, where it was well tors of oil and environments. appreciated. “The Ministry of Education in Kuwait loves this innovation and it has been in schools and enjoyed “I favor practical experience rather than by Kuwaiti students. We thank His Highness the Amir theoretical teaching and this what has Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s support Dr Nora Al-Meshaan spurred me to join this special and practical because through him we were able to participate in domain and I believe that this specializa- this worldwide gathering in New York. They are actual- Engineer Al-Meshaan, the first Kuwaiti tion will be useful to express gratefulness ly amazed that we managed to improve the technolo- and Arab woman to specialize in this toward to my country.” gy in such a short period of time,” he mentioned. “If you domain with a high degree, says she grants Dr Al-Meshaan said she earned the doc- have an idea, bring it to life, wherever the place. Use her PhD from the renowned American torate within a very short period of time our invention and do something to improve it further,” University, Johns Hopkins, to His Highness due to the strong support she had been he advised. the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber granted from her professors and husband Al-Sabah, the top architect of the country’s as well as expertise of seven years of teach- A reality development process. ing at the KU. — KUNA Shemmari, who was the man behind the discov- ery of a new way of suturing tissues (closing cuts and The surgical needle holder MANSOORI

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Crime Tens of thousands to laborers to Crime Report be imported for Clean Fuels project Report Pedophile rapes boy ‘Housing, burden on infrastructure a concern’ KUWAIT: Kuwait will need a mini- execution is going on according to able residence for the contract work- after Twitter luring city to host around 30,000 to 40,000 the plan and that there are teams at ers, and not to have six or seven KUWAIT: A man in his 20s molested a boy in Mangaf after new workers expected to be recruit- KNPC to follow the development of workers in one room, with guaran- contacting him through Twitter. The victim told his father ed to work in the construction of the the project from all aspects. tees that food and transportation that the man wanted to meet him in Mangaf, which he did, Clean Fuels project when work The number of workers seems to will be provided. They said that there but when he attempted to rape him, he tried to escape, reaches its peak in 2016, and this will be large compared with the limited will be a KNPC committee to make but he beat him, tore his clothes off and raped him. constitute an additional pressure on number of housing units close to the sure about the workers’ residence Detectives are looking for the suspect. Separately, an the infrastructure and construction project sites, and the high occupan- and inspect their living places, Iranian told Ferdous police that his 11- and 13-year-old expansion in areas of the project. cy in them may constitute a tremen- expecting most of them to be in boys were sexually molested by an Afghan man. Police Kuwait National Petroleum Company dous pressure on rents in those Mangaf and Fahaheel because of the arrested the suspect, but he denied the charges. signed the Clean Fuels project con- areas. close proximity to the refineries. Investigations are underway. tracts a few months ago with three international conglomerates led by So how will KNPC face Rent crisis Fluor, Petrofac and JGC at a value of this challenge? Meanwhile, real estate experts Woman threatened with photos nearly KD 3.4 billion, and work is sup- The government has promised to warned a rent crisis could be loom- Jahra detectives uncovered the mystery of an incident posed to start next year. form special ministerial teams to deal ing in light of Kuwait’s need for more during which a woman was threatened by her neighbor Informed sources at the oil sector with contractors’ requests with than 100,000 new apartments in the to pay KD 5,000 in order to hand her some private pic- said 2016 will be the peak year of regards to the expected large num- next five years. The current estimat- tures. Detectives found the pictures were given to him by works which requires the presence of ber of workers, and to process trans- ed number of 11,700 apartment the woman’s maid who had a relationship with the sus- 30,000 to 40,000 workers at the proj- actions of workers as quickly as pos- buildings in Kuwait is not enough to pect. The woman was surprised by the man calling her to ect sites to execute construction sible, which is a tremendous effort, meet the demographic growth, as tell her that he is her neighbor and has some of her pri- work. They said the arrival of the and their role is an integral part in well as the expected number of vate pictures, demanding KD 5,000 otherwise will publish laborers starts one year from today the project’s success. expatriate labor forces to be recruit- them on the Internet. She did not believe him at first, so and reaches its peak after one and a KNPC is waiting for the conglom- ed for mega governmental projects, he sent some of them to her by phone, so got angry and half to two years. The sources said erates to present their housing plans the experts said. went to him to demand them back. But the suspect the workforce will be distributed for their workers within two to three The average rent for a for 2-5 year pulled out an axe and told her to leave. Detectives over three sites - Ahmadi, Mina months, adding that the plans will old apartment has increased from worked on the case and arrested him. —Al-Rai Abdullah and Shuaiba refineries. be made in coordination with sub- KD 267 a month in the fourth quarter They said current workers are exam- contractors. Sources said KNPC stipu- of 2011 to at least KD 300 a month Kuwaiti mother on trial ining the soil at the sites, adding that lated that companies provide suit- by the end of 2013. —Al-Rai for torturing daughter The suspects with the drugs. MANAMA: A Kuwaiti mother will stand trial for torturing Committee formed to her daughter and refusing to provide her with any form of Duo arrested for assistance. The mother, a school teacher, has also been barred from address fake recruitment drug trafficking leaving Kuwait until the criminal court issues its verdict on October 22. The case against her was filed by her ex-hus- By Hanan Al-Saadoun band after he discovered that their daughter had been KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and non. The committee has the right to absent from school from 22 days and that she had been Labor and State Minister for Planning consult with any expert and specialist in KUWAIT: Narcotics authorities arrested two persons for suffering from wounds and burns. Affairs Hind Al-Subaih issued a decree this field and would provide a detailed trading in drugs. A bedoon’s house was stormed where 2.5 A medical examination confirmed that the daughter yesterday to form a committee for report on its final results, according to kg of hashish were found. He said that he got the drugs had been the victim of physical abuse and torture and that addressing the phenomenon of fake the decree. from the second suspect, a Syrian who was arrested in a the scars were visible. recruitment and related issues. Minister Al-Subaih will chair the com- The public prosecution conducted an investigation and jakhour (pen) with 1.5 kg of hashish. Both were sent to con- According to the decree, the commit- mittee, which includes also Secretary cerned authorities. charged the mother with deliberately harming her daugh- tee focuses on discussing, studying and General of Manpower and Government ter and not providing the necessary care, local daily Al Rai specifying the size of that phenomenon Restructuring Program (MGRP) Fawzi Al- reported yesterday. as well as its reasons. The panel also is Majdali and the Ministry’s Assistant No injuries in fire A request by the public prosecution to the ministry of formed to get acquainted with deci- Undersecretary for Financial and social affairs to take the young girl from her mother’s home sions and laws related to the fake Administrative Affairs Dr Matar Al- A fire broke out in a basement of a Khaitan building, and place her temporarily in a care home was turned down recruitment and provide scientific con- Mutairi. Some other experts and officials which was evacuated and the fire was put out in on the grounds that she had family and could not be Hind Al-Subaih cepts to put an end to that phenome- are also included in the panel. —KUNA record time. The accident was in a small room contain- removed from them. ing wood, electric equipment and clothes. An investigation team tasked with taking the daughter from their home to the prosecution to give her testimony had to face the wrath and angry words of the mother who Migrant labor subject to refused to let her accompany them, the daily added. Interior Minister to A judge issued an order to bring the mother and attend GCC meeting daughter to the court and decided to move the young girl violations in Kuwait: KHRS to the custody of her father and to allow the ex-wife to go KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and home after paying the KD500 bail. — Gulf News Acting Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Acting By A Saleh and agencies Public Works and Minister of Electricity Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and Water Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim to inter- has left for Saudi Arabia yesterday to attend a GCC interior KUWIT: The manager of training and devel- vene and resolve their problems with the ministers meeting scheduled in Jeddah. opment at the Kuwait Human Rights Society company owner who has not paid their The one-day meeting will discuss the latest regional (KHRS) Mohammed Thaar Al-Otaibi said that salaries for almost a year. “We have fami- developments and ways to implement a unified front, said Kuwait has come under the spotlight of lies and children back home who expect a statement by the Ministry’s Security Media Department. international human rights organizations, us to send them money every month and Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled was seen off at Kuwait especially now after the UN honored HH the now Eid is days away and we are starv- International Airport by Assistant Undersecretary of the Amir as a ‘Humanitarian Leader’. ing,” said the workers, demonstrating out- Interior Ministry for Security Affairs Lieutenant General Speaking on a visit to the Arab Network side MPW headquarters, noting that the Suleiman Al-Fahad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Kuwait for Migrant Labor’s headquarters in Jordan company owner had promised to pay Abdulaziz Al-Fayez and a number of security officials. —KUNA during which he met with the head of the their overdue salaries several times and network Linda Klesch and network advisor broke his promise. The workers also Shaiban Taga, Otaibi pointed that migrant vowed to keep on demonstrating outside Co-op board labor in Kuwait are still subject to some vio- the ministry until they get their money. lations that have been increasing lately. MPW asked the contractor to provide it prosecuted, “KHRS managed to track and follow up with lists of the company’s technical some of the violations on top of which apparatus dues and the value of works another dissolved comes deportation and fake absconding done by subcontractors in one of its proj- reports which all violate both national and ects where workers had gone on strike KUWAIT: The Social Affairs and Labor Ministry sent the international treaties,” he stressed. several time at the same site. administration of Jahra Cooperative Society to the pub- Separately, laborers of a contracting —Translated material from Al-Jarida were lic prosecution because of suspicions of forgery of sev- company pleaded to the Minister of used in this report eral ministry stamps and signatures of four contracts that were discovered by member of the society’s board Ambassador Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah speaks to Staff Marshal Sheikh Khalifa Fawaz Othman Al-Amir through his Twitter account. The bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday. —KUNA Commerce ministry ministry also ordered the dissolution of Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh Cooperative Society because of financial and administrative violations. Need for combating appeals on FTZ verdict Meanwhile, sources said Minister Hind Al-Subaih met KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry pensation,” the official added. MPs Saif Al-Azmi, Ahmad Al-Azmi and Hamdan Al-Azmi terrorist groups stressed plans to seek help from the Fatwa and Legislation Meanwhile, the committee supervising the along with members from Riqqa, Sabahiya and Department to suspend a decision by the Appeals free zones held its tenth meeting this week with Mubarak Al-Kabeer cooperatives. The sources said the MANAMA: Commander in Chief of the a meeting with the dean of the diplomatic Court to return the Free Trade Zone to the National the attendance of representatives from the MPs moves came after to joint coordination between Bahrain Defence Force Staff Marshal corps, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain Real Estate Co. Commerce Ministry, the Industry authority, them to pressure the ministry and urge the minister to Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah, that the A Commerce Ministry official said that the Kuwait Municipality and a number of concerned rethink the decisions that she may issue against cooper- stressed yesterday the importance of the Bahraini-Kuwaiti relations are of a “special decision would not create any problems at the bodies who all discussed the feasibility of renew- atives to adjust their situations and correct their mis- international coalition in the fight against nature and immune from impurities”. FTZ and that in case a final verdict was issued in ing licenses for four years. The committee also takes. terrorist groups that threaten security in For his part, Ambassador Azzam asserted favor of the company, the current manager reviewed the new investors’ contracts, reported Al Sources said the ministry formed committees to deal the region and the need for coordination the deep-rooted brotherly relations between would be appointed as FTZ manager. “In case the Anbaa. In December 2010, the Ministry of with all cooperatives that had complaints against them and readiness to face the growing chal- Kuwait and Bahrain, thanks to the wise leader- company wins the case, this will mean that the Commerce and Industry shut down most com- in order to find the truth and present decisive evidence lenges and risks. Sheikh Khalifa said during ships of the two countries. —KUNA Commerce Minister’s decision issued in 2006 was mercial establishments in the FTZ as part of a of any violations if they exist. —Alaan and Al-Rai wrong and that the company is entitled to com- contractual dispute with the NREC.

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspectors toured the Ahmadi slaughterhouse recently as part of their ongoing campaigns to check preparations for Eid Al-Adha. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 LOCAL In Brief Companies boycotted ‘Legal’ drug Senior citizens

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry KUWAIT: Security sources warned that a new drug was KUWAIT: Nearly 79,000 people over the age of 64 live in (MCI) is taking measures to stop dealing with at least discovered among addicts in Kuwait, which is sold Kuwait, making up 2 percent of the total population, 50 foreign companies that have direct commercial cheaply while it is yet to be criminalized by law. The according to Public Authority for Civil Information statis- transactions with Jewish settlements established on sources said that several people, mostly women aged tics. The number includes 45,168 Kuwaitis and 34,329 non- occupied Palestinian lands. The companies include between 22 and 30, were caught abusing a drug known eighteen Dutch firms, ten German, seven French, four Kuwaitis, according to statistics released on the informally as ‘chemical’, yet they could not be charged. International Day of Older Persons, which was marked yes- Belgian, four Italian, three Swedish, two Irish, one The drug is being sold for around KD 5 per pack, is dis- terday. The high number is a positive indication to the Danish and one Spanish, according to a list the MCI tributed in small plastic bags and smoked like hashish, quality of medical services in Kuwait, a senior Ministry of received from the Foreign Ministry. — Al-Qabas according to investigations. — Al-Qabas Health official said. — Al-Rai Kuwait posts second largest budget, but warned of risks Surplus of KD 92.5bn in last 15 years

KUWAIT: Kuwait posted yesterday a budget surplus of $45 billion fails to adopt measures to halt the rise of current spending. for the latest fiscal year, its second largest on record, but the IMF “A $20 decline in oil prices... would result in reversing of the warned it of underlying risks despite the bumper returns. The fiscal position from a surplus to a deficit in the medium term,” the finance ministry said in a statement on its website that the sur- IMF said in its latest report on Kuwait. plus came in at 12.9 billion dinars ($45 billion) in the 12 months The Fund said the breakeven oil price-needed to balance the to March, capping a run of 15 straight years of windfalls. budget at current expenditure levels-had risen in the past few Revenues came in at 31.8 billion dinars, of which oil account- years and was estimated at $75 a barrel in 2014-15. ed for 29.3 billion dinars, and spending at 18.9 billion dinars. It The price of Kuwaiti oil averaged $103 a barrel in the latest fis- was the second biggest budget surplus on record, after the 13.2 cal year but is currently hovering around $94. The IMF advised billion dinars achieved in 2011-2012. Kuwait to soon start implementing measures aimed at cutting The oil-rich emirate of Kuwait has now posted a budget sur- spending which has trebled in the past decade. plus in each of the past 15 fiscal years worth a total of 92.5 billion These included containing the number of public jobs, grad- dinars, based on official figures compiled by AFP. ually phasing out of subsidies worth $16 billion a year, subject- Sustained surpluses have boosted the assets of the Gulf state’s ing Kuwaiti companies to corporate tax, and revising fees for sovereign wealth fund to more than $500 billion, according to public services. According to the IMF, the government has unofficial estimates. decided in principle to end subsidies on diesel and is in A majority of the dividends are attributed to high oil revenues advanced stage of proposing a similar end on power subsi- which make up about 94 percent of Kuwait’s overall income. The dies. Kuwait has a native population of 1.25 million, in addi- International Monetary Fund warned, however, that a drop in oil tion to 2.8 million foreigners, and pumps about 3.0 million KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) set up a pavilion at 360 Mall to provide information for clients on the prices could plunge Kuwait into deficit in the medium term if it barrels of oil per day. — AFP bank’s services and special offers for CBK credit card holders. A Mercedes-Benz SL400, the grand prize for the upcoming CBK draw on December 28, 2014, was put for display at the pavilion. The draw will be the third and last, following the second which takes place on November 2, 2014 for a chance to win a Mercedes-Benz ML350. VIVA inaugurates GCC hajj missions meet four new branches

MAKKAH: Head of Kuwait’s Hajj Mission Dr Adel Al-Falah Hajj regulations Total of 58 branches in Kuwait underlined the importance of coordination among hajj On Tuesday, Falah urged Kuwaiti pilgrims to abide by missions of the Gulf Cooperation Council states to upgrade Hajj regulations, to carry their Hajj permits with them at KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most devel- Expanding its network with an additional four new performance and improve services. all times and to join a trusted hajj convoy. He noted that oped telecom operator, announced yesterday that it has branches is an achievement VIVA is proud to announce “Cooperation is important with all countries but with Saudi authorities have imposed strict security measures added four new branches to its network amounting to as it affirms its commitment to always be close to its cus- GCC states it is more significant and bears fruits in shorter and would not tolerate any forfeited Hajj permits. 58 branches across Kuwait. VIVA’s new branches are tomers. VIVA will continue to move forward in the same time,” Falah told KUNA after participating in a meeting for He added that some people were victims of fake Hajj located in Qortuba (Block 5 - Qortuba Coop 2nd floor), direction, and enhance its service by moving closer to its GCC hajj missions in Makkah. He noted that the meeting IDs, hence, he cautioned against joining an unauthorized Al-Sabaheya (Al-Sabaheya Coop - Block 3 -Street 2), customers ensuring that they receive the best service tackled key issues related to hajj and pilgrims care and Hajj convoy to process their paperwork. Falah pointed Jabriya (Block 2 - Street 105- In front of Gulf Bank) and Al available, and are served swiftly and efficiently. VIVA’s aimed at exchanging expertise among GCC missions. out that even convoy managers should carry Hajj permits Salam (Al Salam and Al Seddiq Coop - mall), reinforcing motivation to provide excellence in its services is driven Falah said that the meeting was hosted by the Bahraini to avoid being expelled by Saudi authorities as it hap- its presence and growing closer to its customers. by its passion to serve its customers and be closer to mission and attended by missions of Kuwait, UAE, Oman pened last year. The new branch openings come in line with the com- them wherever they are. and Qatar. Meanwhile, Falah unveiled that the Kuwait hajj Meanwhile, Al-Falah assured that Kuwait’s Hajj mis- pany’s expansion strategy to serve a wider audience To find out more about VIVA’s other branch locations mission has organized a meeting with scholars, preachers sion has been designated camps within the space allo- across Kuwait by offering convenience in location, to and the latest competitive promotions, products and and prayer callers of Al-Masjid Al-Haram (the Grand cated to the Kuwaiti mission in Arafah and checked on continue providing excellence in customer service and packages, visit the VIVA website www.viva.com.kw, or Mosque) of Makkah to talk about pilgrimage as a manifes- pilgrims’ residences which he described as “in top con- unique and exclusive packages for its customers. call VIVA’s 24 hour call center on 102. tation of the Muslim unity. dition.” — KUNA

AMMAN: Bader Al-Malallah speaks during the press conference. — KUNA API sets out investment plan for Jordan

AMMAN: The Arab Planning Institute (API) is contemplating ment environment whereby both private and public sectors an investment plan whereby investment opportunities will be can cooperate on creating much-needed jobs. made available in Jordan to help push forward sustainable Earlier and in a joint press conference with Malallah, direc- development in that country, said API director Bader Al- tor of the Jordanian Investment Authority Khalid Abu Rabie Malallah in statements to KUNA yesterday. had praised API’s investment plan for his country, noting that The first stage of the investment plan has already been Kuwait has been a source of invaluable assistance to Jordan, completed by API and covers creating investment opportuni- in particular recently as the influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan ties in the northern part of Jordan, he said. A second stage will has encumbered its economy and stretched thin its resources. be completed in a matter of three months to cover the south- API is an institute that has been set up as a result of a ern regions of the country, he added while emphasizing the Kuwaiti initiative to offer specialized studies to Arab countries close partnership between API and Jordan. seeking to enhance their sustainable development plans and The study plan, he said, seeks to bring about an invest- policies. API is headquartered in Kuwait. — KUNA Amir’s support to people with special needs highlighted

ALEXANDRIA: Member of the Journey of Hope boat board of Corporation (KPC) and the Kuwait Foundation for the trustees and head of the crew Jasem Al-Rashid Al-Bader Advancement of Sciences. applauded the limitless support by His Highness the Amir These institutions have caused a quantum shift in social Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to people with work, turning the Journey of Hope from a semi-individual special needs, especially those with mental disabilities. activity to a national organized one, ABadr told KUNA. HH the Amir is the major patron of the Journey, Badr told He also lauded the warm welcome by the Egyptian offi- KUNA on the boat’s arrival at the Egyptian Mediterranean cials. “The Journey of Hope enjoys the generous support of port city of Alexandria on Tuesday. HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who He referred to the Journey of Hope as a “seven-month lec- inspired the relevant bodies to streamline the boat’s journey, ture on the people with mental disabilities, and the volun- prompted by his keenness on caring for people with special teers from the public benefit societies and youth gatherings.” needs, especially mental disabilities,” Representative of He also thanked the Kuwaiti ministries and institutions Kuwait’s Military Office in Cairo Naval Capitan Bashar that supported the journey, such as Kuwait Petroleum Abdulreda told KUNA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest kuwait digest Spontaneous Irresponsible management! employees

By Hassan Al-Essa By Iqbal Al-Ahmad

recent Al-Shall report severely criticized the Cabinet decision to extend the Eid vacation to nine days in a here is a scene you rarely see anywhere in the Acountry where one out of every two adult citizens world except in Kuwait, which reflects irresponsi- works for the government. The report described the deci- Tbility and lack of accountability. A scene that sion as ‘a gift to employees with very high cost and the brings shame to every person loyal to this land, and one lowest productivity’ at a time when well-managed coun- who is faithful to his responsibilities. The scene is that of tries race in setting development plans and taking the lead young men and women scattered around cafes during in increasing productivity rates using up-to-date technolo- early working hours. Young people with so much energy, gy. In our ‘public servants’ empire’, laziness prevails and and from their look you presume that they cannot be tends to serve current desires at the expense of a danger- without a job. ously unknown future! This scene brings thousands of questions to my The nine-day vacation, which means that masses of mind: Where are their supervisors at work? How can they people will be flocking out of the country according to Al- sit very comfortably in a scene that seems to give you Shall, means that we are facing a soft-handed authority Al-Jaridah the picture that they are not employees who have left that is incapable of comprehending present and future important tasks to do? The noticeable number of young challenges. One suffers from severe amnesia because a people in public places, especially in shopping malls dur- very short while ago, it had asked the people to ‘tighten ing working hours, makes you think that there is some- their belts’ and start rationalizing. It also warned of the kuwait digest thing wrong - carelessness, indifference, lack of fear of beginning of the end of many of the privileges the ‘welfare retribution or a complete sense of irresponsibility. state’ used to provide. The very same government that had just stressed the importance of giving, productivity and willingness to sacrifice is the one that today encour- Govt contradictions How can they sit very ages more ‘Kuwaiti laziness’! The decision to extend the Eid vacation the way the comfortably in a scene that government did might not have a significant effect on the and cornflakes government’s financial achievements yet, but it tells a lot seems to give you the about the mentality and methodology of how this state is managed and administered as well as this administration’s By Dr Shamlan Y Al-Essa capability to face the future. In fact, extending or not picture that they are not extending the vacation does not mean much in a country that is practically ‘on leave’ all year long. According to what , Shamlan Yousuf Al-Essa, holder of a PhD in political science societies? Please explain to me if the government is still having employees who have left a ‘foreign affairs’ writer wrote describing GCC states in the who has spent more than 30 years in teaching this disci- an alliance with the political Islam groups of Brotherhood and 1990s, “as long as politics and economy are on leave, Ipline, state that I no longer understand nor comprehend Salaf, then be it, but statements of the foreign minister and his important tasks to do? extending the vacation to nine days or even nine months what is going on in this country in the form of contradiction in secretary about Kuwait’s effective role in fighting terrorism is not a major issue for those who are not concerned with policies to a point that I have began doubting myself that I should stop. And for the sake of being objective, there is another the nation’s future”. It seems as if things have not changed may be suffering from depression that the health ministry Maybe I do not understand the policy of our government. reason that is highly likely to be associated with this phe- a bit in our countries over the past 20 years. Things rather spoke about, or maybe the inability to understand and com- Maybe those calling for religious extremism, practice sectari- nomenon, which is underemployment that is rampant in remain stagnant depending on the revenue-generating prehend is due to illness and old age. The reader or any person anism, reject the changing of education curricula or changing Kuwait as a result of random hiring based on wasta (con- economy, and thus the money-focused policy used locally can understand better through the explanation of what I am the sermons of mosque imams are the liberals such as nections) and favoritism. This issue resulted in inflation (the equivalent of the money-focused foreign policies) still trying to present. Abdullatif Al-Duaij, Ahmad Al-Sarraf, Sami Al-Nisf, Khalil Haidar of employees in limited places, and therefore many dominates the government’s way of thinking. First: I want someone from the government to explain to and other writers in our country. I want someone to explain to employees find no place for them to work in, thus hav- What is the difference between granting citizens finan- me about the contradiction and differences between state me who is promoting terrorism and supporting it intellectually ing an ‘excuse’ to go out wherever they like. cial gifts every now and then to make them forget about ministers - is it the unclear government vision or the lack of and financially? We are in desperate need to establishing an authority corrupt contracts and grants or granting them endless agreement between ministers themselves. The example of this Second: Oil prices have fallen to $93, while the with members to carry out field trips at shopping malls, days off?! Our ‘profiteering’ and ‘purchasing loyalty’ plane is that deputy premier, interior minister and acting awqaf and International Monetary Fund issued a detailed report follow- restaurants and cafes during working hours in order to seems to carry on flying through very dark skies without a Islamic affairs minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid took ing a visit to the country and shed the light on the coming ask these young people about the reason why they are glimpse of light to show how such a horrible flight might courageous decisions at the Awqaf Ministry to stop funds risks if spending is not contained through a reduction in not in their offices. Such irresponsible employees should end as the passengers are busy with toys and gifts they are squandering and manipulating of the centrism committee salaries and reform of the subsidies system, and called for then be held accountable in accordance with the law. given onboard! which is controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood, and this is diversification of income sources, supporting business envi- But it seems that such a wish is impossible to happen in something accepted and is a realistic and logical step that ronment, encouraging business pioneering through the devel- In such circumstances, when challenges are surround- a country that stretches a five-day holiday to nine days in agrees with the government in supporting Western countries opment of the small projects sector. In other words, recom- ing us threatening our existence and the existence of our order to appease its spoiled people who hardly work to and Gulf alliance in the war against terrorism and extremist mendations of the IMF were not different from the World state, one can but see a splenetic future and misery on the earn what they ask for. organizations such as Daesh, Nusra and others. Bank’s reports, Tony Blair and the local economic committees horizon as long as the state is run and administered by How can we expect productivity, development and Now, explain to me you people, why did the social affairs that call to diversify income sources, encourage private sector such mentality, which had not proved successful during advancement when we are not held accountable, moni- welfare days, is not successful nowadays and will surely and labor minister Hind Al-Subaih asked the municipality to initiatives and reduce the policies of government subsidies. allocate six locations in all Kuwait governorates for the Social Please explain to me, why did the government, represent- tored or enforce the law? When are we going to wake up never be when we get to the core of the blizzard! from this deep sleep? Huge youth energies are wasted in — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Jarida Reform Society (Brotherhood) and Islamic Heritage Society ed by the finance ministry, reduce the projects budget by 20 (Salaf) alone while ignoring other NGOs that number over 60 percent? I am not good in economy, but explain to me, is it not cafÈs, at a time in which their peers in the private sector better economically to lift subsidies from diesel and imple- work as hard as they can, out of responsibility and a ment the category system for power and water, to rationalize sense of accountability. In the private sector, a worker spending and reconsider subsidies of jet fuel and stop or realizes that their job security and pay are determined by reduce the policy of subsidizing foodstuff through ration their quality of work, whereas the same thing is not cards? found in the public sector. Explain to me you experts in economy, why does the If you go to ministries, you will find the answer to the government want to add cornflakes to the monthly question above: Employees late for work, lines of people ration card? Maybe the government knows more than waiting since early in the morning, an absent official we do that cornflakes is a morning meal that will help us with no one to fill in for him, etc. Meanwhile, streets are understand what is going on in the country! jammed all day long, to the point where you cannot tell — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Watan when exactly is rush hour. Why is that? — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas

kuwait digest Fuel for terror groups

By Abdullah Erakat

gainst the backdrop of Arab nations participating water. He asserts that “for Egypt, it’s matter of ‘to be or in the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic not to be’ because without water, Egypt will dry up and AState of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), concern is growing people will die in the streets. Nobody in the world cares that the neglect of domestic issues by Middle Eastern about it,” says Kedar, adding that Libya is running ram- states spurred by the diversion of social service funding pant with militias and nobody is asking about it; and to the war effort - particularly by the Gulf Cooperation Yemen has become a dangerous country occupied by Council (GCC) — could lead to more terrorism. Iranian proxies. Although Dr Guenter Meyer, director of the German- “All these issues today are being pushed to the mar- based Centre for Research on the Arab World, which ini- gin because the world is afraid that terrorism might tiates, coordinates and implements research projects on grow and this Islamic State will spread to Europe and to the contemporary development of the Arab world, says America. This is what concerns the world. Not the fate of he does not expect the social and economic develop- Syria or Iraq,” he said. ment of GCC recipient countries to be postponed But according to Kedar intelligence agencies are because the fight against ISIS is receiving GCC funding. being compromised in order to deal with the terrorist Yet, he also warned that the development aid from the threat to the exclusion of other issues they would nor- GCC countries “for the improvement of education, hous- mally be used for, and that “they also spend money on ing, health and general infrastructure in low income organizations which will fight all those who are against Arab states could significantly decline.” the regime.” According to Meyer, if that prevents socio-economic In Kedar’s estimation, too many residents of the Arab issues from being dealt with, the result will counter the world have adopted terror as “some sort of lifestyle or Arab states’ war against terror. “The deteriorating living fashion or mission to which they are committed and are conditions in these poor countries can provide a breed- living in order to perform it. Terror today is not a group ing ground for new terror groups,” he said. of terrorists you can put in jail and get rid of the prob- The GCC is comprised of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, lem. Because it has become popular, it is very hard to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). combat it even through education or changing the Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are expected to cov- mindset of people in the Middle East. Moreover, once it er the bulk of the expenses for the war against ISIS: a becomes such a lifestyle of people, it is difficult to stop war which Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal it.” said recently may take years but must not stop before all Rider University political science Prof. Jonathan terrorist organizations are eliminated. Mendilow says the Middle East is undergoing a major To Meyer, this means that tens of billions of US dol- shift and there is a necessity for all nations to come lars have to be allocated annually to specific budgets for together because ISIS is threatening all states and the quite a long period of time.” He points to other American ‘state system.’ anti-terrorism campaigns arguing that “when the US has “The outcome of that is that all states are in trouble,” become involved militarily in Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, he said. Syria, Libya and Yemen to combat terrorist organizations While the US-Arab coalition has the potential to cre- in Muslim states, the number of radical Islamists and ter- ate good relations among regional neighbors, it also rorists globally grew. He argued that, “It is unlikely that builds stokes tension among others when they see this time the development will turn to the opposite Arabs joining Americans to fight ISIS. “The American direction.” invasion of Iraq shook up the hornet’s nest, the balance Others agree that there are other issues of impor- among the Arab nations was lost,” said Mendilow. tance in the Arab world which are not being addressed But fighting ISIS could also be the opportunity for because of the attention being paid to ISIS. Arab states to get their acts together four years after the Arab Spring left mixed readings on the future of the ‘To be or not to be’ region. The terrorist organization that feeds on its own Dr Mordechai Kedar, a scholar of Arabic literature at clearly presents a rare moment of unity that many hope Israel’s Bar Ilan University, points to the dam being built will not be offset by dangerous neglect of other needs. by Ethiopia on the Nile River, Egypt’s primary source of — The Media Line MANSOORI

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SURUC: Syrian Kurds load their belongings onto a pickup truck, after crossing the border between Syria and Turkey where several mortars hit both sides. — AFP Kurds battle to defend key Syria town Turkey border a crucial battleground against IS

MURSITPINAR: Kurdish fighters backed by US-led coali- face of a jihadist assault that sent tens of thousands of long stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border. tion strikes, Kurdish forces went on the offensive on Tuesday in tion air strikes were locked in a fierce battle yesterday to refugees streaming across the border. the town of Rabia on the Syrian border, north of jihadist-con- prevent a key Syrian border town from falling into the With IS fighters less than three kilometers from the Deadly bombings near school trolled second city Mosul, and south of oil hub Kirkuk, com- hands of jihadists. The air strikes and heavy clashes in Ain town, the US-led coalition carried out at least five air In Homs, children were among the 22 people killed in the manders said. Further south, Sunni Arab tribesmen opposed Al-Arab on the border with Turkey a crucial recent battle- strikes yesterday, the Syrian Observatory for Human twin car bombs near a school, the Observatory said. The blasts to IS repelled a renewed jihadist attack on their neighborhood ground in the fight against the Islamic State group left at Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring group said the struck in a neighborhood of the city mainly inhabited by the in the town of Dhuluiyah in fighting that killed 14 people, least 18 people dead, including nine jihadists and nine strikes hit IS fronts south and southeast of the town, Alawite community of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad which police and medics said. Kurdish fighters, monitors said. Ambulances ferried known as Kobane by the Kurds, adding that at least eight has been frequently targeted by the mainly Sunni Muslim Homs Governor Talal Barazi described the blasts as a “terror- wounded fighters for treatment in Turkey as mortar jihadist fighters were killed in one of them. rebels. The US-led coalition of Western and Arab allies is pro- ist act and a desperate attempt that targeted school children.” exchanges continued yesterday, with some rounds hitting One other jihadist and nine Kurdish fighters were viding air support to local forces in their ground war against IS, There was no immediate claim of responsibility for yesterday’s very close to the border. killed in the overnight clashes, it said. A recent refugee an extremist Sunni group that has seized control of large parts attack but Syrian rebels fighting to oust Assad have carried out As the battle raged, Syria’s three-and-a-half year civil from the fighting told AFP that the light weapons avail- of Syria and Iraq. similar bombings during the country’s civil war. All sides in the war claimed more lives-with twin car bombings in the able to the town’s defenders meant that they could only The US launched strikes in Iraq in August and has been conflict have carried out horrific attacks on civilians during the government-controlled city of Homs killing at least 18 engage the jihadists at close quarters. “The Kurdish militia joined by Western allies. Last week, Washington and Arab conflict-now in its fourth year-but rarely have children people-and Kurdish fighters in Iraq pursued their own do not have tanks but possess Kalashnikov rifles and a states also began hitting IS targets in Syria. In Iraq, Kurdish appeared to be the direct target. In May, Syrian government advance against IS jihadists. At Ain al-Arab, Kurdish forces few mortar bombs,” Henanu Muhammed said. Ain Al-Arab fighters were advancing against IS militants on three fronts, forces bombed a complex in the northern city of Aleppo that have been on the retreat for more than two weeks in the would be a key prize for IS, giving it unbroken control of a with support from British and US air strikes. Backed by 11 coali- housed a school alongside a rebel compound. —AFP Bahrain lifts travel ban UN: At least 1,119 Iraqis killed in Sept BAGHDAD: The United Nations said on human rights activist yesterday that at least 1,119 Iraqis died in violence in September but that the real figure was likely much MANAMA: A court in Bahrain yesterday that she has not yet decided if she will They have the right to appeal. That higher since the reported death toll lifted a travel ban on a prominent human leave Bahrain. Her case has been brings to 50 the number of Bahrainis rights activist who was held for question- adjourned until Nov 5. Representatives stripped of their nationality since did not include killings in areas con- ing and detained for several weeks on from various European embassies in protests erupted more than three years trolled by the Islamic State group. arrival in the Gulf kingdom in August. Bahrain, including the Danish embassy, ago. Iraq has been facing an unprece- The decision was announced at the attended the hearing. dented crisis - the worst since the opening session of Maryam Al-Khawaja’s Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy’s ‘Insulting tweets’ withdrawal of US troops in 2011 - trial. She is charged with assaulting 5th Fleet, is led by a Sunni monarchy that Meanwhile, Bahraini police yesterday after the Sunni extremist group police during questioning at the airport. has struggled to quell Shiite protests detained prominent rights activist Nabil seized a third of the country in a Rajab after questioning him over lightning offensive over the sum- remarks posted on Twitter deemed mer. offensive to the security forces, the interi- The onslaught by the Islamic or ministry said. Rajab acknowledged State fighters stunned Iraq’s US- during questioning that he was responsi- trained army and security forces, ble for the remarks posted on his Twitter which melted away as the extrem- account, and “legal measures have been ists advanced and captured key taken to refer him to the general prose- cities and towns. The militants have cution”, a ministry statement said. also targeted Iraq’s religious minori- BAGDHAD: Civilians inspect the site of double car bombings in the It said Rajab “insulted official bodies in ties, including Christians and others, northern Shiite district. —AP his tweets”. In one tweet posted on killing hundreds and forcing hun- engulfed in the fighting. The figures checkpoint on a highway just south Sunday, Rajab charged that Bahrainis dreds of thousands to leave their released yesterday in the mission’s of Baghdad, killing four civilians and allegedly joining Islamist extremists in homes. monthly report were the “absolute three policemen, a police officer Syria were originally members of the The Islamic State militants cap- minimum” number of casualties and and a medical official said. They Sunni-ruled kingdom’s security forces. tured roughly a third of Iraq and they do not include deaths in the added that 24 people were wound- “Many #Bahrain men who joined #terror- much of eastern Syria, declaring a western Anbar province or other ed in the explosion. Both spoke on ism & #ISIS came from security institu- self-styled caliphate in the territory militant-held parts of northern Iraq, condition of anonymity as they tions and those institutions were the first straddling the Iraqi-Syria border and the UN said. The September death were not authorized to release the ideological incubator,” he wrote, referring imposing their own harsh interpre- toll included 854 civilians and 265 information. to one acronym for the Islamic State Maryam Al-Khawaja tation of Islamic Sharia law. Backed members of the Iraqi security forces. On Tuesday, militants unleashed jihadist group. Rajab, who heads the by airstrikes from the US-led inter- Another 1,946 Iraqis were wounded a series of attacks by car bombs and She was detained for several weeks demanding greater rights and equal Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was national coalition, which started in last month, the UN added. The roadside bombs, mainly targeting before her release late last month. treatment. The government’s handling of released in May after serving two years in August, Iraqi government forces “She denies the charges completely,” the unrest has drawn criticism from inter- jail for participating in unauthorized worst-hit city was Baghdad, with Shiite areas across Iraq and killing together with Kurdish peshmerga 352 civilians killed, it said. at least 47 people, including more her lawyer Mohamed Ahmed said. Her national rights groups. Earlier this week, protests. The vocal activist had led anti- fighters and Shiite militias have father, leading rights activist Abdulhadi a court in Bahrain stripped nine Shiite government protests following a crack- The August death toll stood at than 20 in the capital, Baghdad, been fighting, trying to win back 1,420. In June, 2,400 were killed as officials said. No one claimed Al-Khawaja, is serving a life sentence in Bahrainis of their nationality and sen- down on Shiite-led demonstrations land from the Islamic State group. connection to his role in 2011 anti-gov- tenced them to life in prison. The public against the Al-Khalifa ruling family in the Islamic State fighters launched responsibility for the latest attacks, ernment protests spearheaded by the prosecutor said the group was found March 2011. Bahrain continues to wit- their blitz. It was the highest figure which were likely carried out by Road side bombs country’s majority Shiites. Al-Khawaja, a guilty of smuggling weapons from Iran ness sporadic protests which often spiral since at least April 2005. Also yester- Sunni militants. The Islamic State The UN mission in Baghdad has dual Bahraini-Danish citizen, told the AP and recruiting others for terrorist activity. into clashes with police. —Agencies day, a suicide bomber drove his group has claimed similar attacks in little or no access to the areas explosive-laden car into a police the past. —AP MANSOORI

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

SHARJAH: Speakers during the press conference (from right to left), Mohammed Abu Asaker, Mariam Al Hammadi, Osama Samra. Sharjah unveils details of first international conference on region’s refugee children Conference aims to protect refugee children and unify support

SHARJAH: The Organizing Committee of ‘Investing In the essary mechanisms to ensure the protection of refugee also look at the role of the private sector and media in pro- conditions until they return to their countries. Our efforts Future: Protecting Refugee Children and Adolescents - children and youth in the Middle East and North Africa viding support and protection to children. The director of must focus on that. We are convinced that we should not MENA’ (IIFMENA) unveiled in a press conference held yes- region, and provide rights for them, particularly shelter, Salam Ya Seghar spoke about the Youth Forum which will ignore the rights and needs of refugee children, in order terday the details of the first ever international conference food, healthcare, psychological rehabilitation and educa- be held on the sidelines of the conference: “The Youth to protect them from the many dreadful risks they may on refugee children issues in the Middle East and North tion. In addition, it will ensure that refugee children get Forum aims to spread awareness among youth on the face. The needs include the basic ones such as healthcare Africa region. The IIFMENA will be organized under the the necessary legal documents and access to actively par- refugee issues in the MENA region, and highlight a num- and education, in addition to psychological treatment: patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin ticipate in community. ber of important initiatives in refugee protection in the how to rehabilitate children and provide the psychological Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Al Hammadi said that the large number of leaders and region. The forum includes workshops presented by the care they need, due to the dire situations the refugee chil- and Ruler of Sharjah on 15th and 16th of October, in pres- government officials, regional and international experts in UNHCR, and other humanitarian organizations, with the dren are going through. We seek through coordination ence of over 300 international figures including leaders, refugee issues and children protection, will enhance aim to educate, engage and encourage youth to positively with Big Heart Campaign and various parties, organiza- and top officials concerned with the issues of refugee chil- chances of success and facilitate the implementation of contribute to community”, she said. Mohammed Abu tions and experts in refugee affairs, to address these life dren in the region and the world. the recommendations on regional and international lev- Asaker, the Public Information and Communications offi- and future threatening risks”. The conference will be held upon invitation from Her els, particularly in the presence of influential figures in cer at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee, He added that the relation between the UNHCR and Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, refugee issues, such as Zainab Bangura, Special said: “Investing in the Future conference comes at a critical the Big Heart are excellent and the cooperation is Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and UNHCR Representative UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence time, with the increasing number of refugees in the extremely productive, initiatives and efforts for refugee Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children, and in collabora- in Conflict; Ahmed Al Hindawi, United Nations Envoy for Middle East in the last few years. In the current tragic children. He added that holding this international confer- tion with Big Heart campaign. The list of dignitaries, VIPs Youth; and ministers from the UAE, GCC countries, and a human conditions, children form more than half the num- ence for the first time outside the UNHCR headquarters is and senior officials who will attend the conference number of the refugee host countries. ber of refugees in the MENA region. The impact of dis- evidence of this vibrant and solid relation. Speaking about includes Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan Al Hammadi clarified that the conference will include a placement on children is dire, especially the drop-out the expected recommendations and conclusions, he said: who will deliver a keynote speech on the opening day; Mr number of discussion panels and workshops over the two- school children who are more vulnerable to ignorance and “We are looking forward to have a historical event and Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for day session, and Policy Forum activities which will present loss”. milestone that will make a difference in the lives of Refugees; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister a panel entitled “Towards Better Protection of Refugee refugees. We expect work mechanism for unified efforts of of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Dr Nabil Children and Adolescents in the Middle East and North Roles and objectives refugee organizations and entities to make a noticeable Elaraby, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Africa Region”, a high level panel titled “Enhancing He said that the objectives of the conference are not difference”. Osama Samra, Director of Sharjah Media Pierre Kr‰henb¸hl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Protection of Refugee Children Through National and only to work together for children and youth protection, Centre, said: “Hosting this great humanitarian event in and Lynne Featherstone, DFID minister, UK International Protection Frameworks”, and four parallel but also to take common action and exert joint efforts to Sharjah under the generous patronage of His Highness sessions that will discuss children protection, sexual and improve the lives of children. He stressed the importance Ruler of Sharjah reaffirms the dynamic role played by ‘Investing in the future’ gender-based violence, the children affected by armed of Sharjah hosting this international conference. He clari- Sharjah in championing the humanitarian causes, particu- Mariam Al Hammadi, Director of Salam Ya Seghar, said conflict, and the importance of legal documentations. The fied that the number of refugees in MENA is over 3.8 mil- larly the refugee children causes. This event is built on in the press conference, that the “Investing in the Future” sessions will discuss how children and youth can protect lion. Of this number, over 3 million are Syrian, and 1.8 mil- numerous initiatives launched by the philanthropist Her conference, which is being held for the first time outside themselves, education issues for refugees, the role of fami- lion are children. The number is expected to reach 2 mil- Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, will develop the nec- ly and community in protecting refugee children, and will lion children in the coming two months. More than half of who generously offers assistance to children and young them are of school age, and most of them turned to the adult all over the world”. labor market to make a living at the expense of school and The conference is expected to attract wide media cov- education, and therefore at the expense of a future. The erage due to the diverse topics and panels, the level of major risk occurs when the refugee children lack their participants and the increasing number of refugees in the basic needs. He pointed out that over 8000 Syrian children region’s countries. The results will help develop mecha- are not accompanied by their parents and are identified as nisms to unify efforts of the concerned international separated from immediate family. organizations to alleviate the suffering of refugees and He added: “We are aware that the support extended to improve their living conditions. The conference is support- refugee children should not be limited to basic needs, ed by Sharjah Media Centre, the strategic media partner; despite the importance of these needs, but we should Sky News Arabia, the associate Media Sponsor, and the offer all that can help make quality leaps in the lives of Youth Forum is sponsored by Strategic Partner, Sharjah refugee children, give them their full rights and protect Business Women Council and Associate Partner Sharjah them from risks. Children have the right to live in normal Tatweer. Saudi police wounded in unstable Shiite area

DUBAI: Gunmen shot and wounded a Saudi policeman in the eastern part of the kingdom, state news agency Lebanese soldier SPA reported late on Tuesday, in an attack that highlights the volatile situation in the area ahead of the annual freed by jihadist Muslim hajj pilgrimage. The attack came days after the fatal shooting of a Shiite activist in the same town in BEIRUT: A Lebanese soldier kidnapped two weeks Eastern Province, which is home to a large number of the ago by jihadists near the Syrian border was freed late country’s Shiite Muslim minority and has seen protests Tuesday, a military spokesman said. The spokesman, against the Sunni Muslim Al-Saud ruling family. who confirmed the release on condition of anonymi- The policeman, Mohammed Atiq Al-Jehani, was shot ty, said Kamal Al-Hujairi had been visiting his family and wounded by unknown assailants while stationed at when he was kidnapped in mid-September. A securi- a checkpoint at the entrance to the restive town of Al- ty source said Hujairi was kidnapped while visiting Awamiya late on Monday night, Saudi-owned Al-Sharq his family in the Wadi Hmeid area, on the outskirts of Al-Awsat reported. Saudi Interior Minister Prince the eastern border town of Arsal. Mohammed bin Nayef later visited Jehani at a police hos- It was not immediately clear which group had pital in the capital Riyadh, SPA said. been holding him, or why he was freed. Jihadists On Saturday, authorities announced that Bassem Ali from the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda’s Syrian Al-Qudaihi, an activist sought by security forces for affiliate Al-Nusra Frontfought battles with Lebanese involvement in gun attacks and protests in recent years, troops in Arsal in August. They withdrew after a truce had died during an exchange of fire with police trying to to the mountains outside the town, but took several arrest him in Awamiya. Residents of Qudaihi’s native vil- dozen army and police hostages with them as they lage of Tarout gave him a public funeral on Tuesday left. The released soldier was not among that group night, where mourners waving placards that denounced of hostages, three of whom have since been execut- the ruling al-Saud family packed the narrow streets, ed. according to footage posted on YouTube. The families of the kidnapped soldiers and police “Our blood will be victorious against your bullets and have grown increasingly desperate, and have held lies,” one banner read. The shootings came as more than daily protests throughout the country, blocking two million Muslims converge on the Muslim holy city of roads in a bid to draw attention to the plight of their Mecca from all over the world for the hajj pilgrimage, relatives. Negotiations for the release of the security which officially starts tomorrow. Interior Ministry forces kidnapped in August are ongoing, and spokesman General Mansour Al-Turki said on Saturday Lebanese local media reported Tuesday that a Qatari Qudaihi was a dangerous man, though he had not been delegation had resumed efforts to secure their safe on a list of 23 Shiite Muslims it published in 2012 as return. Lebanese troops have continued to fight being wanted for involvement in anti-government vio- jihadists on the outskirts of Arsal, and an attack on a lence. Saudi Arabia has accused the wanted men of serv- military patrol in the area killed two soldiers and ing the agenda of a foreign power, usually a reference to wounded three others on September 19. its Shiite rival Iran, which Riyadh sees as fomenting sec- Syria’s conflict has regularly spilled over into tarian unrest. Iran denies it interferes in the internal Lebanon since it began in March 2011, and has affairs of the Gulf Arab states. Saudi Shiites complain of stoked tensions among its population. Many of widespread discrimination, which they say prevents Lebanon’s Sunni community, including in Arsal, back them from gaining good government jobs, reduces state the Syrian uprising, while many Shiite Lebanese, investment in their neighborhoods and leads to closures including the powerful Hezbollah movement, sup- of Shiite centers of worship. The Saudi government port Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. —AFP denies charges of discrimination. —Reuters INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 California gun restraining order may deter suicide SACRAMENTO: California’s first-in-the-nation gun was a victim of gun violence. “This is really a way to searched his room, they might have found guns that tic violence laws that are too rarely used, said restraining order legislation was born out of a col- reduce the number of suicides when a family mem- police said he used to shoot three people after fatal- National Rifle Association spokeswoman Catherine lege-town rampage that left six people dead at the ber can initiate this.” ly stabbing three others. Mortensen. “It’s giving people a false sense of securi- hands of a killer whose family felt helpless to stop AB104 was proposed by several Democrats after Currently in California, authorities can seize legal- ty,” Mortensen said. “This new law will not ensure him. Advocates say its greatest use actually might a rampage May 23 near the University of California, ly purchased guns only from people convicted of a that they will get any kind of mental health treat- come not in preventing headline-grabbing murder- Santa Barbara, in which six people were fatally felony or a violent misdemeanor, those subject to a ment.” She said it is too soon to say if the opponents ous sprees, but in helping families deal with loved stabbed or shot and 13 others wounded in the com- domestic violence restraining order, or those who will challenge the law in court or at the ballot box. ones who are in danger of taking their own lives or munity of Isla Vista. Twenty-two-year-old Elliot are determined to be mentally unstable. Skinner But the organization does worry that similar efforts who might be so angry or distraught that they could Rodger then took his own life. “This particular tool said the new law fills a gap between seeking a men- will now be made in other states, something that turn a gun on family members. Victims of domestic just so matched the circumstances of Elliot Rodger’s tal health referral and seeking a domestic violence advocates said is already happening. violence in California already can file for restraining mother,” said Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner of restraining order, both of which can result in a near- Democratic Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh of orders that can include the removal of firearms. Berkeley, who authored the legislation with permanent requirement that the individual give up New York said Tuesday that he will introduce legisla- Gov Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a law that Assemblyman Das Williams of Santa Barbara. his or her firearms. tion patterned on California’s law. Brian Malte of the will make California the first state that lets family Rodger’s mother saw so many warning signs that Under the bill signed Tuesday, a firearm restrain- Brady Campaign said a similar effort is planned in members ask a judge to temporarily remove she notified authorities, who went to her son’s apart- ing order will be valid for up to a year, and the Washington, DC. And Skinner said she has inquiries firearms from a relative who appears to pose a ment weeks prior to the slayings but wrongly decid- firearm owner can seek a court hearing within 14 to from Illinois and Oregon, among other states. threat. It will also let law enforcement authorities go ed he was not a danger. argue there is no danger and the guns should be Firearms are used in the largest number of suicides directly to a judge to seize guns from people they Rodger’s father released a statement Tuesday returned. Whoever seeks the restraining order would compared to other means, said Randall Hagar, direc- deem to be a danger, as they already can in night that said the legislation may have meant a dif- sign an affidavit under oath. If they lie, they could be tor of government relations for the California Connecticut, Indiana and Texas. ferent path for his son. “If both of these laws had charged with a misdemeanor. “It allows a temporary Psychiatric Association, which helped craft “There are many situations where family mem- been in place on May 23, things could have been removal of the weapons while, hopefully, people can California’s law. “They may be suicidal, they may just bers or law enforcement feel that the person does very different,” Peter Rodger said. “California, today, is get help,” Skinner said. It can be used where some- be passionate in the moment. I think this could have have a degree of dangerousness or that they pose a a safer state because of this legislation. Let’s hope one isn’t mentally ill but has anger issues or is tem- wide applicability,” he said. In many cases, “some- risk to themselves or others by possessing a firearm,” other states follow.” There is no indication that Elliot porarily depressed, she said. body’s going to say, ‘Something’s not right here. said Amanda Wilcox, an advocate for the Brady Rodger’s parents or anyone treating him knew he Family members and authorities would be better Why are we letting this person have a weapon? Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, whose daughter had weapons. But he later wrote that had deputies off acting under existing mental health and domes- Maybe that’s not such a good idea.’”— AP Brazil hopefuls fight for Pentecostal vote

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s rapid religious lation as a whole, the two were in a statistical transformation is reverberating through the tie. Datafolha polled 11,474 people across country’s tight presidential race, where abor- Brazil on Sept 25-26 and the margin of error tion and gay marriage have emerged as hot- was 2 percentage points. Rousseff, a former button issues and Pentecostal televangelists Marxist guerrilla who was imprisoned and are political power brokers. The socially con- tortured during Brazil’s military dictatorship, servative Pentecostal population now rarely spoke of religion before this campaign, includes more than one-fifth of the elec- but she has been making the rounds of torate, just three decades after barely regis- Pentecostal churches and invoking God’s tering any presence at all. That change has name of late. the secular-minded incumbent quoting In August she spoke to hundreds of Psalms while her Bible-reading rival has Pentecostals in Sao Paulo at an Assemblies of repeatedly stressed her belief in a secular God church, by far the biggest Protestant state to avoid alienating liberal voters ahead denomination in the country. “I’m opening of Sunday’s first-round vote. my remarks by saying that the Brazilian state During a recent service at his 6,000-seat is secular,” Rousseff said to a silent crowd. Assemblies of God church in a gritty Rio de “But, citing the Psalm of David, I’d like to say Janeiro neighborhood, Brazil’s most influen- that ‘Joyful is the nation whose God is the tial Pentecostal pastor spent half of the serv- Lord,’” she immediately added, to loud ice talking about the election, nudging voters applause. By contrast, the deeply religious to support top opposition candidate Marina Silva has made no campaign stops in church- Silva, who is also a member of the Assemblies es and has kept Pentecostal leaders at arm’s of God, by far Brazil’s largest Pentecostal length in public, hoping to combat suspicions denomination. If Silva makes it to the second among non-religious voters that conservative round and defeats incumbent Dilma Rousseff pastors could shape the stance a Silva gov- RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, right, who is running for re-election with the Workers Party (PT), poses for selfie photos with in an expected Oct 26 runoff, she would ernment would have on social issues. supporters after a meeting with athletes. — AP become the first Pentecostal leader of a coun- Those worries intensified when her official try with more Catholics than any other. platform reversed support for gay marriage “A pastor isn’t the owner of anybody’s bal- less than 24 hours after its release last month, lot. I don’t have a band of angels who can following blistering attacks on the proposal We cannot bomb Islamic peek over your shoulder in the voting booth,” from Malafaia and other Pentecostal leaders. said Silas Malafaia, his face looming on two Silva supports Brazil’s current law allowing jumbo TV screens bookending the enormous same-sex civil unions, which gives gay part- stage where he paced. “But you’ve got to vote ners the same rights as heterosexual couples, your conscience. Don’t just give your vote but stops short of supporting religious wed- State into ‘obscurity’: US away. Vote against the corrupt and those who dings for gays. want to destroy the family!” Malafaia alone As an impoverished daughter of a rubber has 797,000 followers on Twitter, books that tapper deep in the Amazon, Silva wanted to have sold in the millions and sermons become a nun and as a teenager moved into Pentagon grapples with intelligence gaps beamed around the globe. He is part of a rap- a convent, where she first learned to read and idly swelling movement that is strongly root- write at age 16. WASHINGTON: The US military cannot bomb the ed among poorer Brazilians, a group that oth- There, she came into contact with priests Islamic State group into “obscurity,” it cautioned erwise heavily favors Rousseff’s Workers Party, adhering to liberation theology, a Latin Tuesday, appealing for patience in its escalating which has lifted millions from poverty with American-inspired movement that advocates attempts to defeat the jihadists in Syria and Iraq. expansive social welfare programs and the for the poor. But in 1997, facing extreme “No one said this would be easy or quick, and no creation of millions of new jobs. health problems after five bouts with malaria one should be lulled into a false sense of security by In a survey released Friday, the Datafolha as a girl and hepatitis as a teenager, Silva con- accurate air strikes,” Pentagon spokesman Rear polling group found that 54 percent of verted to the Pentecostal faith upon being Admiral John Kirby told reporters. “We will not, we Pentecostal voters would support Silva in an told by a doctor that only a miracle could cannot bomb them into obscurity.” expected second-round vote, while Rousseff help her. The doctor himself phoned his pas- Kirby spoke a week after Washington launched was favored by 38 percent. Among the popu- tor to speak with the then-senator. —AP air raids against the IS group in Syria, with dozens of bombing runs flown by American and Arab aircraft. The raids have struck IS-controlled oil refineries, tanks, artillery, buildings and other targets, even as the militants continued to gain ground in some areas, including near a contested town near the Turkish border where Kurdish forces have been pushed back.

Unrealistic expectations Kirby criticized some media coverage as raising unrealistic expectations about the air campaign in Syria and Iraq. Commanders from the outset had made clear that air power alone would not be enough while a long-term effort would be needed WASHINGTON: Army Lt Gen William Mayville, Jr, Director of Operations J3, speaks about the to train and arm Syrian rebel forces and strengthen operations in Syria during a news conference at the Pentagon. — AP Iraq’s army, he said. “Even as we share the sense of missions,” Kirby, told reporters Tuesday. “But there’s killing and what it is collateral damage,” said Tom urgency about this group, we must also share a risk in any military operation. There’s a special kind Lynch, a retired colonel and former adviser to the sense of strategic patience about this entire effort. of risk when you do air operations.” Military officials Joint Chiefs of Staff who is now a fellow at the And I think some of that has been lacking,” Kirby acknowledge that they are relying mainly on satel- National Defense University. In Iraq, the US is rely- said. IS fighters are no longer moving openly in lites, drones and surveillance flights to pinpoint tar- ing for ground reports on the Iraqi military and large groups and are “dispersing” to avoid being hit gets, assess the damage afterward and determine intelligence services, whose insights into Islamic from the air, he added. whether civilians were killed. That stands in sharp State-controlled territory are limited. In Syria, the But he acknowledged the group still posed a contrast to the networks of bases, spies and US is not coordinating the strikes with the main threat and in some cases had seized more territory- ground-based technology the US had in place dur- moderate opposition group, the Free Syrian Army, SEATTLE: A firefighter briefly goes without his helmet as he prepares to put on a even as it faces bombing from the air. Effective air ing the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though it has backed that group with mask while hosing down a building on fire. — AP raids did not mean that “they aren’t still trying and officials say. weapons and training, said Andrew Tabler, who fol- in some cases succeeding at taking and holding As a result, “it’s much harder for us to be able to lows the conflict for the Washington Institute for Fire ravages manufacturing ground,” Kirby said. “We’ve been pretty honest know for sure what it is we’re hitting, what it is we’re Near East Policy. — Agencies about the fact that military action alone will not win building in Seattle this effort, but that shouldn’t be taken as an admis- sion of ineffectiveness. “And one of the ways we SEATTLE: A large fire destroyed a manu- That means the company falls under know we’re having an effect is precisely because Three Mexican soldiers facturing building in Seattle, sending a big the category of manufacturers that pro- the terrorists have had to change their tactics and plume of black smoke over the city and duce 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste a their communications and their command and con- prompting an effort to contain toxic month. Asko works with acids, base, heavy trol,” due to the air raids, he said. charged with homicide chemicals. The fire at the building in the metals, cyanide, halogenated organics city’s Fremont neighborhood began and flammable solvents on the site, Altose Intelligence gaps MEXICO CITY: Months after the Mexican army said hangar-like building. One suspect was killed in the shortly before 1 pm Tuesday. Workers said. “We last inspected in May of 2013 Meanwhile, the Pentagon is grappling with sig- it had killed 22 suspected gang members in a fierce initial firefight, according to the witness. inside noticed smoke coming from a and only found a few minor violations,” he nificant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, shootout, three soldiers are being charged with “Doesn’t it seem strange that eight soldiers face homicide. The announcement late Tuesday was just off against 22 suspects and all the deaths are on the machine, pulled the fire alarm and said. Acu-Line operates in the basement and it is operating under less restrictive targeting another step in dismantling the official version of side of those with numeric superiority?” said attempted to contain it with an extin- of the building, working with ferric chlo- rules than those President Barack Obama imposed guisher. The fire continued to grow, and ride. Inspectors found five violations last the June 30 confrontation, which came under ques- Alejandro Hope, a Mexico City-based security ana- on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen, tion almost immediately because of the lopsided lyst. “What was this, a squad of Rambos? Or had the 12 workers evacuated, Seattle Fire year, Altose said. according to current and former US officials. The US Department spokesman Kyle Moore said. Under city and state supervision, Asko outcome. Only one soldier was injured. But Attorney suspects already been disarmed? Whichever way, military says its airstrikes have been discriminating General Jesus Murillo Karam’s version of events this doesn’t smell good.” By the time fire crews arrived, flames contracted a chemical-containment team, and effective in disrupting an Al-Qaeda cell called raised more questions about the killings in an aban- The military initially said that the prolonged had fully engulfed the building. More than which is pumping the water runoff from the Khorasan Group and in halting the momentum doned warehouse in southern Mexico that a witness confrontation occurred when a patrol unit came 100 fire fighters fought the blaze. It took the effort to put out the fire. “Fortunately, of Islamic State militants. But independent analysts said happened after the suspects had surrendered - under fire in the town of San Pedro Limon, an area about an hour to get the fire under con- it’s not raining, so it’s possible to capture say the Islamic State group remains on the offensive and that the UN urged be investigated as possible in Mexico state known to be dominated by drug trol, Moore said. The building houses two that water,” Altose said. The manufacturing in areas of Iraq and Syria, where it still controls large “summary executions.” cartels. The witness, who asked that her name not companies, Asko and Acu-Line. Asko pro- building is a block up from the Ship Canal, sections. And according to witnesses, US airstrikes After a brief initial firefight with eight soldiers, be used for fear of reprisals, told The AP that the vides metal finishing for the aerospace which links Lake Washington with the have at times hit empty buildings that were long three of them entered a warehouse where the sus- army fired first. She said the 21 had given up and industry, and Acu-Line does metal etch- Puget Sound. It’s also used by migrating ago vacated by Islamic State fighters. pects had taken refuge and opened fire with “no jus- walked out of the warehouse and that soldiers led ing. Both companies produce toxic waste. salmon and other wildlife. Moore cau- Human rights groups also say coalition airstrikes tification whatsoever,” Murillo Karam said in a news them back inside and killed them. Her daughter, 15- Both companies are considered a “large- tioned that anyone who walked through in both countries have killed as many as two dozen conference. He offered no details on whether the year-old Erika Gomez Gonzalez, who had been quantity generator of hazardous waste,” the runoff created by the fire fight should civilians. US officials say they can’t rule out civilian suspects had already surrendered, whether they wounded in the leg in the initial shootout, was state Department of Ecology spokesman wash their shoes, as the runoff has a simi- deaths but haven’t confirmed any. “We do take were unarmed, or how three soldiers could kill 21 turned over and shot several times in the torso, the Larry Altose said. lar makeup to household bleach. — AP extreme caution and care in the conduct of these people without anyone trying to flee a wide-open, witness said. —AP MANSOORI

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Indebted to America, Kosovo tries to curb Islamist recruits Around 200 Kosovars ‘fighting for Islamic State’

KACANIK: Born in Germany, Blerim Heta 20 are reported to have been killed in the US role in ending a wave of ethnic over the past decade, earning the kind of moved to his parents’ native Kosovo as a the past year. Families at home are cleansing by Serbian forces in the late money they can only dream of in Kosovo 10-year-old boy in the wake of a NATO struggling to reconcile the deep sense 1990s are still fresh. Washington and oth- and fuelling a building boom in villages air war in 1999 to save the territory’s eth- of indebtedness most of Kosovo’s 1.8 er Western powers poured billions of dol- and towns around Urosevac, known to nic Albanians from Serbian repression. million people feel towards the United lars into rebuilding Kosovo and fostering Albanians as Ferizaj. They included They settled in Urosevac, where US sol- States for supporting their fight to break democracy, and were among the first to Lavdrim Muhaxheri from the town of diers - greeted as heroes for leading the free from Serbia, with an undercurrent recognize its 2008 declaration of inde- Kacanik, 20 km from the Heta family intervention - were building a military of anti-Western, Islamist fundamental- pendence over the fierce objections of home. Having spent two years working base, a guarantor of protection for the ism that is tapping frustrations over Serbia and Russia. The Stars and Stripes on a US base in Iraq, Muhaxheri became aspiring statelet and a source of jobs for poverty and corruption. In the past two flies from hotels and petrol stations and is notorious in Kosovo in July, when a video Albanians trying to rebuild their lives. months, police in Kosovo have launched a regular feature on public holidays; the posted on the Internet showed him After finishing school, Heta spent 18 two major operations targeting fighters capital, Pristina, hosts a statue of Bill beheading a young man in Iraq accused months at Camp Bondsteel, tending to and those accused of inspiring or Clinton, who was president during the by Islamic State of spying for the Iraqi BIRMINGHAM: Conservative Party annual conference 2014 Britain’s Prime the sports fields where American sol- recruiting them. Forty-three were arrest- war, at an intersection on Bill Clinton government. Selling vegetables on a diers would let off steam. “He never had ed in August, followed by 14 imams in Boulevard. sidewalk in Kacanik, his uncle, Shaban, Minister David Cameron signals to delegates as he prepares to deliver his a bad word for the Americans,” said his September on charges including “terror- “We owe our lives to them,” said 53- was at a loss to explain how the man, keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual party conference in the mother, Minire. “And who would have a ism” and incitement. year-old Elmi Buqa, a resident of Sojeva now designated a foreign ‘terrorist’ fight- International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, yesterday. —AP er by the U.S. State Department, had come to join Islamic State. British PM unveils plan ‘Brainwashed’ Naim Rashiti, of the Balkans Policy to win 2015 election Research Group, said many were motivat- ed by money, or had become radicalized by their experiences as contractors in BIRMINGHAM: Prime Minister David Labor, led by Ed Miliband. American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cameron detailed his plan for winning the “The image of occupation has made 2015 general election yesterday with a Change the system those young people seek revenge,” he raft of measures designed to help strug- Referring to this concern, Cameron said, and cited the war in Syria to oust gling Britons and shut down support for joked that voters that they could “go to President Bashar Al-Assad as the turning the UK Independence Party. Closing his bed with Nigel Farage and wake up with point. “Many went there to support the Conservative Party’s annual conference, Ed Miliband” on the night after the elec- war and earn some money, but they were Cameron unveiled a string of proposals tion and painted the poll as a straight absorbed by events,” he said. on everything from cutting taxes to fight between Labor and the Sociologist Bardhyl Plakolli cited boosting employment which he said Conservatives. On tax, Cameron vowed to Kosovo’s official unemployment rate of would “build a Britain that everyone is change the system so that people work- 45 percent, domestic violence and poor proud to call home”. While Cameron made ing 30 hours a week on the minimum education. The average wage is 370 euros only passing reference to UKIP and its wage of £6.50 an hour would pay no ($468) per month. “They now see religion leader Nigel Farage, much of the address income tax. as the ultimate umbrella,” he said. The seemed designed to appeal to voters con- For those on higher incomes, he government in Kosovo has its own suspi- sidering a switch to the arch-eurosceptics unveiled plans to raise the threshold at cions. Authorities have recently suspend- in the May 2015 election. which people pay tax at 40 percent from LIMASSOL: A British Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado fighter jet is seen at the Akrotiri airbase, near ed or shut down 14 Islamic non-govern- The conference in Birmingham, central £41,900 to £50,000. Combined, the meas- the Cypriot port city of Limassol yesterday. British fighter jets fired on Islamic State militants mental organizations and are looking England, has been overshadowed by fears ures will affect some 30 million people. into whether any of them have links with west of Baghdad overnight. —AFP of growing support for UKIP after the Cameron also vowed to put controlling radical Islamists, Interior Minister Bajram defection of two Conservative lawmakers immigration “at the heart of” his plans to bad word for them? They saved our Stars and stripes village close to Bondsteel. “They liberated Rexhepi told Reuters. “They are brain- to their side and rumors more could fol- renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the lives,” she said, trying to make sense of Muslims in parts of mainly Orthodox us, helped us. There is nothing nobler washed,” he said. The NGOs include AKEA, low. But in an apparent jibe at UKIP, European Union ahead of a planned refer- how her son killed himself in Iraq, deto- Christian Serbia, and in Bosnia, have also than someone saving your life.” Queuing which has received funding from the Cameron told delegates: “Other parties endum on it leaving the bloc in 2017. He nating a bomb in March on behalf of joined Islamic State. Several thousand in the morning fog at the entrance to Turkish Cooperation and Development preach to you about a brave new world. pledged that the Conservatives would Islamist insurgents sworn to fight the more have made the journey from Bondsteel, a Kosovar contractor said: Agency (TIKA), a Turkish state aid organi- We understand you have to start with the scrap Britain’s Human Rights Act and West. Dozens of Iraqis were killed. Heta’s Western Europe, including the masked “When I see a US soldier, knowing what zation. real world and make it better.” replace it with a British Bill of Rights to act shocked ordinary Kosovars, who are Briton believed to have beheaded two they did for me and my family, I feel AKEA was cited by opposition Turkish The centre-right Conservatives, the assert the British parliament’s supremacy mainly Muslim but overwhelmingly sec- American freelance journalists and a ashamed at what my compatriots are lawmakers who have asked the govern- main partners in a coalition government over the European Court of Human ular and fiercely pro-American. Yet he Briton in Syria over the past two months. doing in Iraq and Syria.” The man, who ment in Ankara to respond to allegations with the centrist Liberal Democrats, cur- Rights. In addition, there was a pledge to was not alone. The flow has stirred fears of young declined to give his name, said he had that TIKA is funding charities with links to rently lag behind the main opposition bring “full employment” to Britain if the Six years after independence, Kosovo Muslim men, drawn to war by a sense of worked at the base for 14 years, and that Islamic State and the radical, Al- Qaeda- Labor Party in most opinion polls by sev- Conservatives win the general election in is scrambling to stem the flow of purpose and belonging, returning radi- his son was employed with US troops in affiliated Al-Nusra rebel group in Syria. eral points. While most analysts predict seven months’ time. Cameron’s speech in Muslims to Syria and Iraq, where around calized, possibly determined to attack tar- Afghanistan. The AKEA office in Pristina was closed, UKIP could only peel off a handful of seats front of more than 2,000 people brought 200 Kosovars are believed to have gets in their home countries. Thousands of Kosovars have moved but a manager, who declined to be at the election, the Conservatives fear the curtain down on the four-day joined thousands of foreign fighters in But the phenomenon is particularly on from Bondsteel to work with US con- named, said the accusations were “non- they could cost thousands of votes, there- Conservative convention, the party’s last swelling the ranks of Islamic State. Some sensitive in Kosovo, where memories of tractors on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan sense”. —Reuters by potentially handing seats to centre-left before the election. —AFP French clubber becomes US most wanted jihadist

CACHAN: As a teen, Salim Benghalem found himself over there,” a person said. “And he wasn’t particularly brave. smoked weed and went out clubbing. close to him said, wishing to remain When there was an altercation, he was Now, the Frenchman is an Islamic State anonymous, adding that his task in not on the front line.” jihadist wanted by Washington which Syria is to hand out fines on behalf of Benghalem never finished a voca- accuses him of carrying out executions IS “for illegal possession of cigarettes, tional training qualification he had for the extremist group. The US State or things like that.” “But he is not an started, and went from one job to Department last week singled him out executioner,” he insisted. Benghalem another: supermarket cashier, electri- as one of 10 wanted “foreign terrorist last contacted his family in August, cian, supervisor in a dining hall... In his fighters”, describing him as “a Syria- from Aleppo, as bombings raged. He spare time, “he went out at night, with based French extremist and ISIL mem- had grown a small beard. everything that entails: girls, some ber”-using an alternative name for IS- alcohol, but particularly weed,” his as well as an executioner. ‘A non-practicing Muslim’ friend said. But this description has left friends This is not the first time he has left “When I saw him again after his and relatives of the 34-year-old, who France. In 2001, he fled to Algeria release from prison, I felt he had grew up in Cachan near Paris, baffled. where his family originates from after matured,” he said, but stressed that On condition of anonymity, they being accused of murder and attempt- nothing pointed to any form of radi- acknowledge he is a Muslim who trav- ed murder as part of a fight between calization. “I don’t think anyone can elled to Syria to pursue “an ideal of jus- rival gangs. He remained in contact explain what happened.” His name tice”, but “definitely not an execution- with his family for a year, finally return- had appeared as part of a French er.” Described as a happy, “slightly ing in 2002, when he was detained. probe that led to the dismantling in puny” man, Benghalem is the fourth of After five years in custody, he was November 2013 of a jihadist network seven children. He got on with his sentenced in 2007 to 11 years in jail, in the Val-de-Marne region where family but suddenly, unexpectedly left but was partially released from prison Cachan is located, according to a his hometown in 2012, leaving behind and then fully freed in 2010 thanks to source close to the case. a wife and two young kids. his “good behavior” and “repentance”, But by then Benghalem was already He waited four days before contact- said his then lawyer Leon Lef Forster, in Syria. The source said he is believed ing his relatives, telling them he was in who is “stunned” by what Benghalem to have “actively participated in fight- Syria and had joined the Islamic State has become. “He was a non-practicing ing” in the country and “is thought to group, which controls large parts of Muslim, he only observed Ramadan, have volunteered around a year ago for the war-torn country as well as without any religious excess,” he said. a suicide operation.” But another swathes of Iraq. He gives regular news “The person we’re talking about source, who also wished to remain via Skype or Viber, calling every 10 to now does not tally with the young anonymous, questioned the emphasis 15 days from Internet cafes near the man I knew.” One of his childhood placed on Benghalem by Washington. northern Syrian city of Aleppo. His rela- friends, who also wished to remain “He is definitely a radicalized boy who tives say they sometimes see armed anonymous, said Benghalem was could be dangerous and is known by fighters in the background. “very funny, always teasing.” “He liked authorities. But there are others like “He didn’t belong in France. He to crack jokes and was fun-loving,” he him.” —AFP Ukrainian rebels close in on Donetsk airport

DONETSK: Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared yesterday may no longer be under Kiev’s control. to be successfully closing in on the government-held air- Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council port in Donetsk, the seizure of which would be a strategic spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists in Kiev that the victory for the pro-Russian separatists. At least 10 people airport was still under control of government troops who were killed as residential areas near the airport were were “brilliantly carrying out their duty” and holding caught in the crossfire, further undermining a shaky truce ground there. However, rebel leader Alexander that was imposed last month and has been riddled by vio- Zakharchenko was quoted by Interfax news agency as lations since. saying that the rebels control 90 percent of the airport, The rebels and government troops have been waging which has been the focus of the worst fighting in the a particularly brutal fight for the airport. As the Ukrainian- region for weeks. held position closest to Donetsk, it has given government “In two, or maximum three, days the Donetsk airport forces a convenient position to target the main rebel will come under our control,” he said. Civilian and military stronghold and a defeat there would be a major strategic casualties have continued to rise despite a cease-fire and symbolic loss. While it was impossible to get within imposed on Sept 5. A second agreement between close range of the airport because of the ongoing fight- Ukraine, Russia, and the rebels was signed on Sept 20 that ing, an AP reporter in Donetsk yesterday saw that artillery required both sides to remove heavy artillery from the fire hitting the airport was coming from government-held front-line to create a buffer zone between Ukraine and positions outside the city - an indication that the airport rebel positions. —AP MANSOORI

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Afghan president re-opens inquiry into bank scandal

KABUL: Afghanistan’s new president called the scandal “one of the largest bank, founder Sher Khan Fernod and funds. The case was viewed as a crucial announce further investigations yesterday re-opened an inquiry into a banking failures in the world”. Few of former Chief Executive Haji Khalil Ferozi, barometer of Afghanistan’s commitment because there is little else that would 2010 bank scandal involving a Ponzi those involved were ever punished or convicted of taking $810 million of the to stabilizing the economy. The govern- demonstrate their commitment to fight- scheme that collapsed triggering a returned the money. “As a first step, $935 million stolen, were both sent to ment was forced to bail out the coun- ing corruption,” said Grant McLeod, for- financial crisis and dealing a heavy blow based on our promise to take action jail for five years. try’s then biggest bank. It was later re- mer adviser to the corruption watchdog to confidence in the banking sector. against administrative corruption, today Brothers of then President Hamid launched as the state-run New Kabul and author of its upcoming report on President Ashraf Ghani re-opened an the Kabul Bank case will be re-opened Karzai and his then first vice-president, Bank. the Kabul Bank, due out later this inquiry into the theft of almost $1 billion and an investigation will be launched,” Mohammad Qasim Fahim, who were While small sums were returned, month. “That being said, there have from Kabul Bank with a decree, fulfilling Ghani told reporters in Kabul. “We prom- both shareholders, were spared jail sen- most of the money was never repaid been many promises and feigned pro- a campaign promise to make fighting ised to combat corruption comprehen- tences in the rulings thanks to a presi- and confidence in the banking sector ceedings in the past so it really comes corruption a priority. sively, on a full scale and in a principled dential decree that granted immunity has yet to fully recover. “It’s a smart down to how credibly the investigations Afghanistan’s corruption watchdog manner.” The two former heads of the from prosecution to those who returned move for the new government to are done.” —Reuters Modi, Obama deepen US-India bilateral ties US, India intensify cooperation in maritime security

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama mats, who was charged with visa fraud and Speaking to the US India Business Council, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying her nanny less than the minimum wage. Modi vowed to continue his war on red tape agreed on Tuesday to deepen US-Indian coop- In a joint “vision statement” on Monday, and urged US business to take advantage of eration on maritime security to ensure freedom Obama and Modi vowed to make what the two the rapid changes in India. “My country has of navigation in what amounts to a response to countries call a “strategic” partnership a model come awake,” he said. “Please come. And China’s naval muscle-flexing in Asia. The agree- for the rest of the world. Obama said he was together you will benefit and my country will ment emerged from two days of talks between impressed by Modi’s interest in addressing also benefit.” Obama and the new Indian prime minister as poverty and growing India’s economy, as well Rick Rossow of the Center for Strategic and they worked to revitalize a relationship hurt by as his determination that India should help International Studies think tank said the effort a heated diplomatic dispute at the turn of the bring about peace and security in the world. “I Modi had made to interact directly with busi- year and flagging optimism about India as a want to wish him luck in what I’m sure will be a ness leaders and the Indian diasporas during place to do business before the reform-minded challenging but always interesting tenure as his visit would have been a great encourage- Modi came to power in May. KABUL: The remains of a suicide bomber’s foot is seen at the site of a blast Obama and Modi, speaking to reporters in yesterday. —AFP the Oval Office, said their discussions ranged from trade to space exploration to climate change to the Islamic State threat in the Suicide bombers Middle East. “We already have the foundation of a strong partnership,” said Modi, seated beside Obama. “We now have to revive the kill seven in Kabul momentum and ensure that we get the best out of it for our people and for the world.” KABUL: Taleban suicide bombers struck two 10,000 American troops and several thou- Modi received a warm welcome in the buses carrying Afghan soldiers in Kabul ear- sand more from other NATO countries will United States, even though he was denied a ly yesterday, killing seven people and stay to train and advise Afghan forces visa in 2005 over rioting in his home state wounding 21, just a day after the signing of after the international combat mission three years earlier that killed more than 1,000 a key US-Afghan security pact. The long- ends on Dec 31. More than a decade after people, mostly Muslims. Modi, a Hindu nation- awaited deal allows US forces to remain in US forces helped topple the Taleban in alist, was exonerated by an Indian Supreme the country past the end of 2014, ending the wake of the Sept 11 attacks, Court investigation. A stronger relationship the uncertainty over the fate of foreign Afghanistan is still at war with the Islamic between the United States and India, the troops supporting Afghans as they take over militant group, which regularly carries out world’s two largest democracies, has the the fight against the Taleban insurgency. attacks, mainly targeting security forces. potential to provide a counterweight to China, Yesterday’s attacks involved two suicide There are also serious questions about whose maritime moves in the Asia-Pacific have bombers targeting buses carrying Afghan the ability of the Afghan security forces rattled regional nerves. troops in the country’s capital. to take on the militants, even with a A joint statement said Obama and Modi The first attacker hit a bus with Afghan residual US force remaining in the coun- agreed “to intensify cooperation in maritime National Army officers in west Kabul, killing try. In other violence, two police officers security to ensure freedom of navigation and seven and wounding 15, said the city’s crim- were killed when a suicide bomber tar- unimpeded movement of lawful shipping and inal investigation police chief Mohammad geted a police vehicle late Tuesday in commercial activity, in accordance with Farid Afzali. The second attacker, who was Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern accepted principles of international law.” also on foot, blew himself up in front of a Helmand province. Five policemen were China’s increasing assertiveness over territorial bus in northeastern Kabul, wounding at also wounded in the attack, Omar Zwak, claims in the South China Sea and East China least six army personnel, Afzali said. Taleban the spokesman for the provincial gover- Sea has angered its neighbors. India and China spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed nor said yesterday. have a long-running land border dispute and responsibility for the attacks, saying the The US-Afghan pact was long in the India’s military has recently been monitoring security pact with America has only moti- making. US officials had first warned their Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean. WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of leaders vated the group and given the Taleban Afghan counterparts that if the security Obama and Modi also agreed to negotiate a of the House to make a statement, Tuesday, Sept 30, 2014, on Capitol Hill. —AP “more morale” to fight the enemy. “They accord was not signed by the end of 2013, 10-year extension of a military cooperation need to give more sacrifices to make their the Pentagon would have to start plan- framework due to expire at year-end, and will homeland free,” Mujahid said, referring to ning for a full withdrawal of troops from stress counter-terrorism cooperation and joint prime minister,” Obama said. In a unique ment, given some doubts in the business lob- Taleban fighters. Afghanistan. But when the year ended, efforts against militant networks. However, departure from protocol, Obama took Modi on by about his commitment to reform. “The num- In a separate statement to media, the the White House moved back the dead- Indian officials noted that while terrorism was a short motorcade drive from the White House bers are already showing business is interest- Taleban denounced the Bilateral Security line, saying then-President Hamid Karzai a big shared concern, the joint statement to the memorial honoring slain US civil rights ed,” Rossow said, referring to increases in for- Agreement as an “American plot” and said needed to sign off within weeks. Karzai made no reference to any plan for India to joint leader Martin Luther King Jr. eign direct investment and institutional invest- that “such fake documents will never hold surprised US officials by ultimately saying Obama’s coalition against the Islamic State. ment since Modi came to power. back the lawful jihad,” or holy war. In Kabul, he would not sign the accord and would ‘Wonderfully inspirational’ Ashley Tellis, an international security special- dozens of Afghan security forces sealed off instead leave that task for his successor. No big breakthroughs Modi met congressional leaders and mem- ist at the Carnegie Endowment for International the attack sites, littered with broken glass, as But the results of the race to replace While the leaders did not announce big-tick- bers of the US India business lobby before Peace, called the Obama-Modi vision statements military ambulances took the victims to hos- Karzai took months resolve, finally coming et agreements or breakthroughs in resolving leaving on Tuesday. After meeting the former, “wonderfully inspirational,” but added: “Now pital. Worried Afghans passed by, on their to a conclusion on Monday with the swear- significant trade and business irritants, the visit he stressed the importance of addressing envi- we’ve got to see whether the policies both sides way to work. ing in of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as amounted to an official clearing of the air after ronmental issues and cooperation on security. pursue actually get them to where they want to Afghanistan’s second elected president. Modi’s visa issue and India’s outrage at the “The humanity of the entire world needs to go. The record thus far does not inspire confi- Targeting security forces Ghani Ahmadzai signed the security agree- arrest in New York last year of one of its diplo- come together to fight terrorism,” he said. dence.” —Reuters Under the security pact, along with a ment Tuesday, nearly one year after the separate deal signed with NATO, about White House’s initial deadline. —AP 12 killed as two trains collide in north India Al-Qaeda attack blurs lines LUCKNOW: A train overshot a stop signal and Passengers who were on the Barauni said the state capital, Lucknow. The driver of the Krishak plowed into another express passenger train in train was packed with construction workers who Express and his assistant were suspended after it India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, killing 12 were returning home for the Hindu festival of was determined that their train had overshot a between army and radicals people and injuring dozens, officials said yester- Dusshera, which starts tomorrow. “There were stop signal before the crash, said Alok Kumar, a day. Three coaches of the Barauni Express more than 100 people in my coach and many of railway spokesman. KARACHI: Months after Owais Jakhrani navy personnel had been arrested based derailed and toppled over after the Krishak them were getting ready to get off at the Experts will investigate whether the train was sacked from the Pakistan navy for rad- on the attackers’ phone records, including Express crashed into it near Gorakhpur city sta- Gorakhpur station, when there was this huge overshot the signal due to mechanical failure or ical Islamist views, he led an audacious four aboard the ship. tion late Tuesday, said Madhuresh Kumar, an bang,” one of the passengers, Ramesh Chaudhry, human error, the spokesman said. Accidents are mission to take over a warship and turn its Indian railways general manager. said by phone from Gorakhpur. common on India’s railroad network, one of the guns on a US naval vessel in the open The ‘mastermind’ The bodies of 12 passengers were pulled out “I was standing near the door when the world’s largest, with 23 million people riding dai- seas. The early September dawn raid at a The plot’s mastermind was sub-lieu- of the Barauni’s mangled coaches, he said, engine of the Krishak Express hit the rear of my ly on about 11,000 passenger trains. Most acci- naval base in the southern city of Karachi tenant Jakhrani, either 25 or 26 years old, adding that 44 people from that train were hos- coach and it fell off the track. I fell onto a pile of dents are blamed on poor maintenance and was thwarted, but not before Jakhrani, whose father is a senior police officer in pitalized with injuries. The driver of the Krishak luggage and was saved,” Chaudhry said. “But the human error. —AP two officers and an unidentified fourth Karachi, officials said. He was fired several Express also was injured, but it was unclear person standing next to me did not survive.” assailant snuck past a patrol boat in a months ago during his probationary train- whether anyone else aboard his train was hurt. He said local villagers helped pull many peo- dinghy and engaged in an intense fire- ing period, according to a senior naval Railway services across northern India were dis- ple from the train, adding that police did not Wave of grenade fight on or around the ship. officer. “He used to ask questions about rupted, and several trains were diverted to alter- immediately arrive at the scene. Gorakhpur is Four people were killed in the attempt why there is no break for prayers given native routes, officials said. about 340 kilometers (210 miles) east of the attacks in Pakistan to hijack the warship Zulfiqar, including during the course of training sessions,” the targets school Jakhrani and two accomplices, who were officer said. “He used to question seniors.” serving sub-lieutenants, according to Earlier this year, Jakhrani traveled to QUETTA: Militants lobbed grenades at two police reports. Officials are divided about Afghanistan to meet militant leaders and small businesses and a private school in three how much support the young man in his receive combat training, according to two separate attacks in Pakistan yesterday, killing at mid-20s had from inside the navy. They officials. They said that he had told his least five people and wounding 12, officials said. also stress that Jakhrani and his accom- bosses before departing that he needed The first two incidents, which police said were plices were a long way from achieving to take leave to study for exams. But ethnically motivated, took place in the south- their aim when they were killed. But the Jakhrani failed his exams and alarmed col- west where a separatist insurgency is raging. attack, claimed by Al-Qaeda’s newly creat- leagues with his militant views. They killed four people and wounded 11. ed South Asian wing, has highlighted the “We found literature and material on A female teacher and a girl died in the third threat of militant infiltration into Pakistan’s his person that no one can be allowed to attack, which took place at a co-educational nuclear-armed military. have. His colleagues reported his views school in the restive northwest where the A naval spokesman said an inquiry was and he was then closely watched and Taleban are violently opposed to secular educa- still ongoing when Reuters contacted the monitored and finally dismissed,” one offi- tion. In the first attack a grenade exploded in a military with detailed questions about the cial said. Once he left the navy, informa- crowded barber’s shop in the main market of incident. The military typically does not tion on his movements and plans was Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province where a publish its inquiries. “The story is not patchy. Intelligence officials tipped off the separatist insurgency has been waged since based on facts,” he said. “All the facts will navy days before the attack that a raid was 2004. be ascertained once the inquiry is final- imminent, according to two officials. But “Four people riding two motorbikes arrived ized.” Most Pakistani military officials deny Jakhrani, who had an insider’s knowledge at the salon on the main double road of the city infiltration is a significant problem. Yet of the Karachi base, did not appear to be and lobbed two grenades on the shop,” Aitezaz Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told parlia- closely monitored. Fears about militant Goraya, a senior police official, said. “After the ment the attackers could only have infiltration and the sympathies of junior grenade attack, they fired shots at the people breached security with inside help. One officers were raised after sophisticated present at the shop,” he added. Rashid Jamali, a navy official, speaking on condition of attacks penetrated a Karachi naval base in medical officer at a nearby government hospital, anonymity because he was not author- 2011 and the army’s headquarters in said three people died while 10 more were ized to talk to the press, said at least eight Rawalpindi in 2009. —Reuters LUCKNOW: Indian policemen and workers try to rescue passengers from a damaged injured. —AFP train near Gorakhpur city. —AP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Philippine police chief under fire for bribery charges

MANILA: The Philippines’ police chief faced calls yes- charges against Purisima. In a Senate hearing on thing wrong, and the allegations of corruption were ing Tuesday’s Senate hearing. Asked if Purisima was terday to resign after admitting he accepted gifts and Tuesday, Purisima disclosed assets worth about motivated by those who would be affected by his own still fit to lead the police force given the controversy, favors worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he $400,000, including the houses, five vehicles, a truck- anti-graft campaign. presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters: insisted they were not bribes. Police Director-General ing business and a chicken farm. Purisima said he also “In our efforts to fix the system, there are those “Yes I believe so”. However Teresita See, head of the Alan Purisima was also under intense scrutiny for accepted an offer last year from a car dealer of a dis- who lost their rackets, money and livelihood. Naturally, local crime watchdog Movement for the Restoration of assets seemingly far beyond his modest salary of count worth about $60,000 when he bought a luxury they would want to destroy us,” Purisima said. Peace and Democracy, said Purisima’s accepting of 107,000 ($2,380) pesos a month, including four hous- sport utility vehicle. And he confirmed secret business- President Benigno Aquino, who has waged a high-pro- such lucrative offers meant his position was untenable es, a condominium and a luxury four-wheel drive. men built for free an official residence worth 11 million file fight against corruption that plagues all levels of “The danger there is conflict of interest. People can “This is part of the culture of corruption throughout pesos ($250,000), dubbed the “White House”, inside Philippine society, appointed Purisima as the nation’s capitalize on that and ask for favors, maybe not now our national institutions,” Dante Jimenez, head of the police headquarters, to serve as his official resi- police chief in 2012. but in the future,” she said. On social media, ordinary Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, a citizen’s dence. Purisima has since been Aquino’s pointman in Filipinos were more emphatic. “How can we feel safe in graft watchdog group, said. Jimenez’s organization is reforming the 150,000-member police force. Aquino this country if the head of the PNP (Philippine National one of two groups to have formally called on the coun- Fight against corruption has publicly backed Purisima in recent weeks and the Police) is an incompetent, corrupt man?” Twitter user try’s ombudsman to file bribery and corruption However Purisima insisted he had not done any- president’s spokesman again offered support follow- @katdebustos wrote. — AFP HK protest leader vows to step up mass action Worst unrest since 1997 handover from Britain

HONG KONG: A student leader vowed yesterday to step up Hong Kong’s huge pro-democracy protests-including a possible occupation of gov- ernment offices-unless the city’s leader steps down within a day, as support for the movement grew around the world. The announcement came as tens of thou- sands of defiant demonstrators poured onto the streets on China’s National Day. “If our Chief Executive and the central government (China) do not respect and listen to our people’s opin- ion, we will consider having different operating actions in future days, including occupying oth- er places like important government offices,” said Agnes Chow of the Scholarism student movement. Chow said the deadline for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was “today or tomorrow”. Chan Kin-man, co-founder of the pro-democracy Occupy Central movement which co-organized the demonstrations, said any escalation would be “an action initiative by the students” and called for it to be peaceful. But he ruled out any dialogue with Leung. “We can talk to anyone in the government except him... resign for the sake of Hong Kong.” Leung has faced mounting calls to step down HONG KONG: A father stands next to his son as he shouts pro-democracy slogans at a protest and has been criticized for failing to engage with site yesterday. — AFP TOKYO: In this photo, firefighters carry the injured of Saturday’s initial eruption from protesters, after their “Umbrella Revolution” cam- ple”. But in mainland China authorities have candidates vetted by a pro-Beijing committee the summit of Mount Ontake in central Japan. — AP paign for unfettered universal suffrage sparked detained more than a dozen activists and ques- will be allowed to stand. the biggest civil unrest in the semi-autonomous tioned as many as 60 others who expressed sup- Protesters call this fake democracy. They have Chinese city for decades. port for the Hong Kong crowds, rights groups two demands-that Leung step down and that Japan volcano Yesterday was a holiday marking the 65th said. After an early-morning flag-raising ceremo- Beijing rescind its insistence that candidates for anniversary of the founding of Communist ny in Hong Kong to mark National Day, Leung future leaders be vetted. In comments to mark China, and today is also a holiday in Hong Kong. chinked glasses of champagne with Chinese mil- the National Day anniversary, Chinese President death toll hits 48 As evening fell, thousands crammed into a one- itary and civilian officials including Zhang Xi Jinping said “all tumors grown on the healthy kilometer stretch between the Central business Xiaoming, Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong. organism” of the Communist Party must be district and Wanchai. The Wall Street Journal “Hong Kong and the mainland are closely linked removed. TOKYO: The death toll from a sudden vol- But a local tourism association told the reported that Leung’s administration is planning in their development. “We must never waver in our faith and must canic eruption in Japan hit 48 yesterday as Asahi Shimbun that usually only 10 to 20 to sit out the protests-hoping they fizzle out We must work hand in hand to make the never separate ourselves from the people,” Xi rescuers discovered 12 new bodies in so-far percent of hikers register before entering rather than trying to clear them by force-on Chinese dream come true,” he told dignitaries at added at a ceremony Tuesday. The protests have unexplored areas of the ash-covered peak. the mountains in high season. The report Beijing’s orders. “Beijing has set a line to C Y the city’s convention centre, urging the commu- paralyzed much of the city’s central financial dis- The figure makes the eruption of Mount said 327 hikers had registered their pres- (Leung). You cannot open fire,” the newspaper nity to work together. Protesters outside booed trict and two other areas, disrupting surface Ontake, which was packed with hikers ence on Mount Ontake at the time of the quoted a source familiar with the matter as say- as two helicopters flew overhead, one bearing a transport and shutting down businesses. Close when it burst angrily to life on Saturday eruption. Rescuers are hoping that many of ing. “You must halt it in a peaceful way.” large Chinese flag and the other a smaller Hong to tears yesterday afternoon, Occupy’s Chan lunchtime, the worst volcanic disaster in those who cannot be contacted simply for- Kong banner. apologized to residents for the disruption and Japan for almost 90 years. got to let mountain managers know they International support asked for tolerance. Up until Sunday 36 bodies had been were safe. International support for the protesters has China dissent “With this short-term inconvenience, we found, but many of these remained on Nagano prefecture has posted a notice been growing-a Facebook group calling itself Beijing has been left grappling with one of hope to bring about a system that is fair,” he said. the ruptured mountain as toxic gas and on its website calling for information on “United for Democracy: Global Solidarity with the biggest challenges to its rule over the city at While students have been at the forefront of the the risk of further eruptions forced emer- hikers on the list. However, there exists the Hong Kong” said it was planning events from a time when the Communist Party is cracking demonstrations in Hong Kong, others have gency workers to suspend operations. The grim possibility that many more perished. Australia to the United States. More than 1,000 down hard on dissent on the mainland. The joined them, particularly since police tear- grim news of more deaths came after “We don’t know if there are people buried sympathizers gathered in the Taiwanese capital most intense civil unrest Hong Kong has experi- gassed protesters on Sunday night and trig- media reports earlier suggested as many deep down under the accumulated ash,” a yesterday night, while 80 attended a candlelight enced since its 1997 handover from British rule gered an outpouring of support for the crowds. as 20 people remained unaccounted for, senior police official told the Asahi. vigil in Singapore. South African Nobel peace was sparked by Beijing’s decision in August to “We want to fight for our freedom and for every- with an area of the volcano still spewing The local fire department said 71 people laureate Desmond Tutu backed the protests, crit- restrict who can stand for the city’s top post. one to have one vote,” said one 65-year-old man steam and gas. are missing, while the Nagano prefectural icizing police for trying to suppress them and Hong Kongers will be able to vote for their next surnamed Leung, who had joined the demon- Some of the around 1,000 troops, police police have received hundreds of reports of calling on Bejing not to “fear the will of its peo- chief executive in 2017 but only two or three strations with his wife for the first time. — AFP and firefighters combing the volcano suc- people whose whereabouts are unknown, ceeded yesterday in bringing down 14 a police spokesman said. Authorities cau- more of the bodies that were discovered on tioned that some of these reports would Sunday. An official at Nagano prefecture’s likely have nothing to do with the disaster, Indonesia parliament likely crisis management office said helicopters which happened without warning during a had brought the dead from the mountain, busy weekend. whose pockmarked lunarscape bears wit- to curb Widodo’s reforms ness to the huge volume of ash and rocks Blanket of ash flung from the volcano. Hundreds of people were on the slopes of the volcano as rocks, ash and smoke JAKARTA: Indonesia inaugurated a new, opposi- ‘People still missing’ poured from the fractured crater. Many tion-dominated parliament yesterday, one that “We believe there are more people still made it down safely but dozens were is expected to obstruct incoming president Joko missing, but we don’t know how many they trapped on the peak. Autopsies conducted Widodo’s ambitious reforms for Southeast Asia’s are,” he added. Broadcaster NHK said earlier on the first 12 people whose bodies were biggest economy. Widodo, the popular former in the day rescuers had seen more bodies retrieved showed they all died from injuries governor of the capital, Jakarta, narrowly won an that they had not yet been able to access. caused by rocks hurled high into the air by election in July, becoming the first businessman Hiking is a hugely popular pastime in the eruption. Aerial footage showed a sticky to become president of the world’s third-largest Japan, with mountain trails promoted by blanket of ash smothering the upper slopes. democracy, a post previously held by members tourism officials who ask walkers to sign in Craters that appeared to be up to a meter of the military or political elite. when they begin their trek and sign out (three feet) across revealed where some of Widodo’s direct approach and success in cut- again when they finish. the projectiles had landed. —AFP ting red tape appealed to ordinary voters and investors who welcomed his victory by pushing the stock market to a record high. But with the Australian govt passes convening of the new parliament, where Widodo can only count on a minority coalition, as well as with pressures within his own camp, counterterrorism laws the honeymoon looks to be over. “Indonesia’s new president Joko Widodo is CANBERRA: The Australian Parliament yester- agencies could inadvertently kill an innocent expected to prove himself a transformational day passed a raft of counterterrorism laws that bystander and journalists would not be able to leader, with a massive positive impact on the extend secret service powers despite concerns report on it,” Greens lawmaker Adam Bandt economy and hence equity values,” local broker- about its impact on press freedom. The told Parliament. Attorney-General George age Mandiri Sekuritas said in a report. “However National Security Legislation Amendment Bill Brandis said an operation had to be “unusual” he needs parliamentary support and the risks of gives greater search and surveillance powers and “covert” before he could classify it as a spe- JAKARTA: Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (center) walks next to to the nation’s domestic spy agency, Australian cial intelligence operation with the special his not getting that are rising significantly now.” First Lady Ani Yudhonoyo (right) after the inauguration of new parliament members. — AFP Security Intelligence Organization. secrecy protections. store. Prabowo’s coalition scored a major victory provincial, district and city leaders. Widodo The bill is the first of three tranches of “The idea that these could simply be rub- Not enough support in the dying days of the old parliament session warned that the vote would be a “step back for tough new counterterrorism laws designed to ber-stamped to cover up or gloss over any- The main lawmaking body of Indonesia, better equip security agencies to deal with thing that ASIO might choose to do is non- known locally as the House of Representatives or by depriving Widodo’s Indonesian Democratic democracy” but was powerless to block it. extremist networks such as Islamic State. The sense,” Brandis told the National Press Club. DPR, swore in 560 members amid tight security Party-Struggle of the coveted parliament speak- Widodo’s refusal to swap cabinet posts for most contentious section of legislation passed The legislation passed easily with the support in central Jakarta. Over half the new MPs are er position. support may have endeared him to graft-weary by the House of Representatives yesterday car- of lawmakers from the conservative govern- fresh faces, including a sprinkling of corruption A hostile speaker and opposition bloc could voters but members of elite within his own coali- ries a potential 10-year prison sentence for ment and center-left Labor Party opposition. suspects and celebrities, after many failed to get hold the government’s program “hostage” by tion object, according to one party insider who anyone who discloses information that relates Mark Dreyfus, opposition spokesman for the reelected due to track records tainted by graft hijacking debate, Widodo’s allies fear. Given the asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity to a “special intelligence operation.” The attorney-general’s portfolio, told Parliament and inefficiency. According to a 2013 rivalry in the new parliament, a senior member of the issue. This month, apparently forced to national journalists’ union - Media, he now supported the legislation because an Transparency International survey, parliament is of Widodo’s transition team warned against give ground, Widodo said just over half his cabi- Entertainment and Arts Alliance - condemned earlier draft had been amended to address perceived to be more affected by corruption expecting too many sensational developments, net would be technocrats with the rest of the the law as “an outrageous attack on press free- some journalists’ concerns. than any other institution in the country. The last or “wow factors”, in the first 100 days of the new posts going to “party professionals”. Earlier, he dom in Australia.” “The Bill criminalizes legiti- The amendments meant that journalists house passed only 126 bills over five years, president’s term. “What may be a wow factor for had said approximately 80 percent of his cabinet mate journalist reporting of matters in the would have to know that information they about half its original target. But parliament can us may not be a wow factor for the international would be technocrats. public interest. It overturns the public’s right reported related to a special intelligence oper- be a powerful check on the executive branch of community,” said the team member, who Political analyst Paul Rowland said Widodo to know.” MEAA federal secretary Christopher ation before they could be prosecuted, government. The opposition camp in parliament declined to be identified. had been good at managing expectations as Warren said in a statement. That opinion was Dreyfus said. In the final draft, prosecutors is led by failed presidential candidate Prabowo Jakarta governor. “Stepping up to the national echoed by the minor Greens party that unsuc- would also have to take into consideration the Subianto’s party, and controls over 60 percent of Managing expectations level, it is going to be a lot more complex and cessfully attempted to amend the legislation public interest in the information being pub- In a painful illustration of Widodo’s legislative there are more areas to provide disappoint- to bolster public interest protections for jour- seats. It takes issue with many of Widodo’s plans, lished before deciding whether to prosecute vulnerability, the opposition last week pushed ment,” Rowland said. “He’s going to have a steep nalists and whistle-blowers. “Our security the reporter, he said. —AP such as cutting fuel subsidies, and it has already been giving him a taste of what looks to be in through a bill scrapping direct elections for learning curve.” — Reuters NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

A girl carries a pumpkin at the Pumpkin Village in the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden on Tuesday. — AP Palestinians want end to Israeli occupation by 2016 UNITED NATIONS: The Palestinians are asking the UN Council with a challenge on how to advance the Middle organizations, and the main pressure relates to aid,” he Council member, are discussing the draft with a view to Security Council to set Nov 2016 as the deadline for end- East peace track if the Palestinian demand is rejected. said. “Relations with the US administration are strained... presenting possible amendments, but a vote is still far ing the Israeli occupation, according to a draft resolution European countries and the United States have stead- and it is not in our interest to worsen it. But at the same off. obtained by AFP yesterday. The draft, circulated to coun- fastly maintained that the best path to Palestinian state- time, we cannot go back on our decision.” The push for a UN Security Council resolution on cil members, follows Palestinian President Mahmoud hood is through direct negotiations between Israel and Palestinian diplomats said they were aware of US ending the Israeli occupation comes at a time of much Abbas’ address last week to the UN General Assembly in the Palestinians, and not by imposing a deadline. “We opposition to setting a deadline, but that they hoped to pessimism over the Israel-Palestinian peace process. A which he called for a fast-track to statehood. The text, are aware of President Abbas’ plans and we continue to tap into support from the broader international commu- high-profile bid by US Secretary John Kerry to re-start put forward by the Arab group, calls for “the full with- believe - to strongly believe - that the only way to a nity. “The resolution itself is based on the parameters negotiations collapsed in April and was followed by the drawal of Israel, the occupying power, from all of the negotiated solution is through negotiations between that have been constantly reiterated by the EU, the devastating 50-day war in Gaza, the third conflict in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East the two parties,” US Ambassador Samantha Power said General Assembly itself and the Security Council,” said a enclave in six years. “How this is handled will be impor- Jerusalem, as rapidly as possible and to be fully complet- Tuesday. diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. tant,” said a Security Council diplomat. “We would want it ed within a specified timeframe, not to exceed In the four-page text, the Security Council would to be handled in a way that strengthens chances of a November 2016.” US Aid at Risk assert “its vision of a region where two democratic resumption of talks.” A previous draft resolution meant It calls for the world body to respect “the independ- Abbas told reporters in Ramallah late Tuesday that states, Israel and Palestine, live side-by-side in peace to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire by setting up a moni- ence and sovereignty of the state of Palestine and the the Palestinians risk losing $700 million in annual US aid within secure and recognized borders.” It demands the toring mechanism has been deadlocked in negotiations right to self-determination of the Palestinian people.” UN over the push for a UN Security Council resolution. “The “complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in between the United States and Jordan for weeks and diplomats said the draft resolution stood little chance of Palestinian leadership is coming under heavy pressure the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including diplomats now describe the measure as “dead in the being adopted, but the move presents the Security not to go to the Security Council or join international East Jerusalem.” The Palestinians and Jordan, a Security water”. — AFP Ashour repeats calls to close Sharia... US OKs $1.75bn sale of Continued from Page 1 prevent sharia graduates from becoming lawyers. Dashti said that graduates of the college should be allowed to In his initial call on Tuesday, the lawmaker said that the work in religious-related professions and not as lawyers or missiles to Saudi Arabia labor market no longer has jobs for these college gradu- judges. He also demanded that the college should start ates, which strengthens his call for the closure of the col- teaching Shiite theology along with that of Sunnis. WASHINGTON: The US State Department has DSCA said the deal would help Saudi Arabia replenish lege. But his calls were strongly rejected and criticized as In another development, MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah approved a $1.75 billion sale to Saudi Arabia to upgrade its current Patriot missiles, which are becoming obsolete an attempt to incite sectarian divisions in the society. MPs denied reports yesterday about the possibility of its Patriot air defense system with PAC-3 missiles, a deal and difficult to sustain due to age and lack of spare Humoud Al-Hamdan, Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran, Saud Al- amending the electoral law as part of national reconcili- that would benefit Lockheed Martin Corp and parts. Lockheed, maker of the PAC-3 missiles, welcomed Huraiji and others expressed strong opposition to the call ation to end the ongoing political crisis. The lawmaker immediately after it was made. said that the situation at the National Assembly is very Raytheon Co, the Pentagon said yesterday. The Defense the congressional notification and said it was working MP Madhi Al-Hajeri yesterday said Ashour’s call is stable and that the single-vote electoral law has been Security Cooperation Agency, which implements for- with both governments as they discussed the potential “totally rejected” and called on the lawmaker not to raise validated by the court, adding that efforts being exerted eign arms sales, notified Congress yesterday about the sale. If the deal is finalized, Saudi Arabia would become sectarian issues in Kuwait, adding that the college is an by some to change the law are without any value and potential arms sale, which must still be finalized. the eighth country to order PAC-3 missiles, joining the important academic center for Islamic studies. But like a dream. The single-vote law was introduced in Dec Lawmakers have 30 days to block the deal, although United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, the Ashour’s call received backing from another Shiite MP 2012 and caused almost all opposition groups to boy- such action is rare. United Arab Emirates, Taiwan and Kuwait. — Reuters Abdulhameed Dashti, who proposed to amend the law to cott the election. MANSOORI

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onths after the collapse of US-led efforts to advance Middle East peace, experts say Palestinians and Israelis Mhave finally agreed on at least one thing - further talks would be futile. And, as has so often been the case in the intractable conflict, neither side looks set to propose any kind of meaningful alternative. Over the past week, speeches by the two leaders at the UN General Assembly have laid bare how far apart the two sides remain, six months after Washington’s latest peace push fell apart. President Mahmoud Abbas fired the first volley, telling UN delegates on Friday it was impossible to return to “the cycle of negotiations that failed to deal with the substance of the Saudi overhaul reshapes Makkah matter and the fundamental question” of Palestinian statehood. In strong language reserved normally for an Arab audience, Abbas accused Israel of waging a “war of genocide” during the recent con- flict in Gaza, which killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians, most of them civilians, and 73 on the Israeli side. Experts said the 79-year-old Abbas, who has led the Western- backed Palestinian Authority for nearly a decade, made clear he has no more patience for Washington’s longstanding peace efforts. “The most important point from the speech is that the Palestinians are now rejecting American supervision of the negotiations, which for years have led to nothing,” said Wasel Abu Yussef, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, famed for his bombastic speeches at the Assembly, also left no doubt during his address on Monday that he saw no future in pursuing talks in their current format. Accusing Abbas of spreading “brazen lies”, Netanyahu said it was time to move on from the framework of direct peace talks - as laid out nearly 20 years ago in the Oslo Accords. “The old template for peace must be updated,” he said. That template - meant to deal with so-called “final status” issues like the return of Palestinian refugees, the border of a Palestinian state and the fate of Jerusalem - was revived during the nine months of US-backed negotiations that collapsed in April.

No More Illusions Following intensive diplomatic efforts by US Secretary of State This Oct 16, 2013 file photo shows the tallest clock tower in the world with In this Feb 18, 2002 file photo, thousands of Muslims gather around the holy John Kerry, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to sit down in the world’s largest clock face - the Abraj Al-Bait Towers - that overlooks the Kabaa during evening prayers. July 2013 for their first direct talks in three years. But as the months Grand Mosque and its expansion in Makkah. —AP Photos wore on with little progress, Washington tempered its expectations, first giving up on hopes of a comprehensive peace deal to focus on a framework agreement, then simply trying to keep the two sides talking. Although the talks eventually collapsed following a dispute over Israel’s failure to free Palestinian prisoners and Israeli fury over a unity deal between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, the main stumbling block was the ongoing construction of Jewish set- tlements. A few months later, a bloody seven-week war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza put paid to any remaining illu- sions about a resumption of talks. The Palestinians are now focusing on other diplomatic avenues to achieve their promised state, including moves to secure a UN Security Council resolution setting a timeframe for ending the occupation. They are also mulling a war crimes case against Israel at the International Criminal Court, though they have not yet joined the body despite being able to do so since winning the rank of UN observer state in 2012. Abbas is even said to be considering breaking off crucial political, economic and security agreements with Israel, including his forces’ coordina- tion with the Israeli army in the West Bank - a source of much Palestinian criticism.

‘Palestinian Hands Tied’ But analysts say alternative strategies can only work if Abbas has This 1988 file photo shows an aerial view of Makkah and the holy Kaaba in the In this Sept 7, 1954 file photo, Muslims visit the Kaaba during the pilgrimage to the will to follow through - and so far there is no sign of that. “Abbas’s Grand Mosque. Makkah. threats have always been empty because the Palestinian Authority By Aya Batrawy holy city of its spirituality. They also say it is robbing 1980s and 1990s, and the new development is fin- tower. The Binladin family has been close to Al has its hands tied by agreements signed with Israel, is politically the hajj of its more than 1,400-year-old message ishing off much of what remains. In 2008, for exam- Sauds for decades and runs major building projects dependent on the United States and is economically dependent on s a child, Osama Al-Bar would walk from his that all Muslims, rich or poor, are equal before God ple, the house of Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s (PBUH) around the country. Al-Qaeda’s late leader Osama Europe and international organisations,” said Karim Bitar, a Middle home past Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, to as they perform the rites meant to cleanse them of successor as leader of the Muslim community, was bin Laden was a renegade son disowned by the East expert based in Paris. Abbas is meanwhile struggling with his the market of spice and fabric merchants sin, starting and ending by circling the Kaaba seven razed to make way for a Hilton. The country’s top family in the 1990s. own falling popularity, with a recent post-war poll showing he A where his father owned a store. At that time, times. Makkah is revered by hundreds of millions of religious official, Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheikh, would come second to Hamas’s former Gaza premier Ismail Haniya if Makkah was so small, pilgrims could sit at the cube- Muslims worldwide. They face the Kaaba every day backed such demolitions last year, saying “the ‘Intimate Bond’ presidential elections were held now. shaped Kaaba and look out at the serene desert in their prayers. The Grand Mosque is one of the few removal of such things within the expansion is nec- Speaking at a public forum in Jeddah in May, The same poll also found only 29 percent of Palestinians mountains where the Prophet Muhammad once places in the world where Muslims of all stripes essary.” Nawaf Binladin, whose father is chairman of the believed talks were the best way to obtain a Palestinian state, with walked. Now the market and the homes are gone. gather - Sunnis and Shiites, secular Muslims, mystics conglomerate, said people are constantly asking if 44 percent saying they believed armed struggle was more effective. Monumental luxury hotel towers crowd around the and hardliners. Overseeing Makkah is also a key Urban Renewal all this construction is needed. “This can be On the Israeli side, the suggestions of a new way forward are even Grand Mosque where the Kaaba is located, dwarf- source of prestige for Saudi Arabia’s monarchy. The The urban renewal is necessary, Saudi officials answered in one moment in this image,” he said, more vague. In his speech, Netanyahu suggested the combined ing it. Steep rocky hills overlooking the mosque past two kings - the current one, Abdullah, and his say, to accommodate hajj pilgrims whose numbers flashing a picture of tens of thousands of worship- threats posed by Iran’s nuclear program and the Islamic State have been leveled and are now covered with cranes predecessor, Fahd - have adopted the further title of are expected to swell from around 3 million current- pers praying in the street because there was not jihadist group would create “new opportunities” for Israel to work building more towers in row after row. “My father “custodian of the two holy mosques” to boost their ly to nearly 7 million by 2040. The $60-billion Grand enough room inside the Grand Mosque. But many with “Arab partners”. But he offered no details and Israel’s left-lean- and all the people who lived in Makkah wouldn’t status, referring to Makkah’s Grand Mosque and Mosque expansion will almost double the area for in the audience were not convinced. Saeed Al- ing Haaretz newspaper said any talk of a new partnership with the recognize it,” said Bar, who is now Makkah’s mayor. Muhammad’s mosque in nearby Medina. Now the pilgrims to pray at the Kaaba. Around half the cost Ghamdi, a former Saudi diplomat, said he thinks Arab world was “imaginary”. Still, some analysts say Abbas may not As Muslims from around the world stream into city is being molded to a particularly Saudi vision went to buying about 5,800 homes that had to be greed is the main motivator. Muslims around the have given up entirely on the peace process. Salman Shaikh of the Makkah for the annual hajj pilgrimage this week, that bolsters the rule of the Al Saud royal family. razed for the expansion, said Bar, the Makkah may- world have an “intimate bond” with Makkah, he Brookings Doha Centre said the “hyperbolic and exaggerated” lan- they come to a city undergoing the biggest trans- Two forces shape that vision. One is raw, petrodol- or. Domes and pillars dating back to rule by the said. “It is not a place for one businessman or one guage of Abbas’ speech was mainly meant to “express the frustra- formation in its history. Decades ago, this was a low- lar-fueled capitalism. Makkah’s planners are largely Ottoman Empire are being pulled down to put up company.” Makkah’s planners didn’t have to build so tion” felt by many Palestinians. “Does it close the door to peace? No,” built city of centuries-old neighborhoods Over the catering to wealthier pilgrims by focusing on con- modern facilities. close to the Kaaba, overwhelming the simple cube- Shaikh said. “Abbas tried to put pressure on the US and the interna- years, it saw piecemeal renewal projects. But in the struction of five-star hotels, surrounding the Kaaba Another mega-project is Jabal Omar, a hill on shaped structure, said Irfan Al-Alawi, a Saudi who tional community.” —AFP mid-2000s, the kingdom launched its most ambi- in marble-sheathed luxury. Nearby pilgrims can the mosque’s west side. The hill - a landmark in the heads the London-based Islamic Heritage Research tious overhaul ever with a series of mega-projects shop at international chains, including a Paris Hilton city - was levelled and in its place, construction of Foundation. The hotels could have been built miles that, though incomplete, have already reshaped store and a gender-segregated Starbucks. around 40 towers is underway, mostly for luxury away and transportation improved. “Already we are Makkah. Old neighborhoods have been erased for The other force is Wahhabism, the strict, puri- hotels providing some 11,000 rooms. The first of the losing the spirituality,” he said. Pilgrims admire the All articles appearing on these hotel towers and malls built right up to the edge of tanical interpretation of Islam that the Al Saud rulers Jabal Omar hotels, a Hilton Suites and the Anjum clock tower instead of “looking at the Kaaba and pages are the personal opinion of the Grand Mosque. Historic sites significant for elevated to the country’s official doctrine. In return, Hotel, just opened in the past few months. On the admiring the house of God.” Essam Kalthoum, man- Islam have been demolished. Next to the Kaaba Wahhabi clerics staunchly back the monarchy. The mosque’s south side stands the 600-m clock-tower aging director of the government-owned Bawabat the writers. Kuwait Times takes no soars the world’s third tallest skyscraper, topped by monarchy has long given Wahhabi clerics a monop- skyscraper, part of a completed seven-tower com- Makkah Company, which is involved in a number of responsibility for views expressed a gigantic clock, which is splashed with colored oly of preaching at the Kaaba. One tenet of plex that was built after tearing down an Ottoman projects around the city, acknowledged that “it therein. Kuwait Times invites read- lights at night. Wahhabism is that Muslim tombs or sites connect- fort on the site. would be a farce” to say financial motivations are ed to revered figures - even Prophet Muhammad Also underway is the Jabal Sharashif project, in not coming into play. ers to voice their opinions. Please ‘Makkah-hattan’ (PBUH), his family and companions - should be which a slum that largely houses Burmese and But he said the main goal is to increase space for send submissions via email to: opin- “It’s not Makkah. It’s Makkah-hattan. This tower destroyed to avoid veneration of anything other African migrants is to be torn down to build a new pilgrims. Kalthoum showed a gift from a Turkish [email protected] or via snail and the lights in it are like Vegas,” said Sami Angawi, than God. It’s the same iconoclastic zeal that has neighborhood for Saudis, along with hotels. A four- foundation he had just received: A photo of mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. an architect who spent his life studying hajj and is prompted militants from the Islamic State group to line metro system is planned for the city along with Makkah from the late 1800s. “This is painful,” he said. one of the most outspoken critics of the changes. blow up Muslim shrines in Iraq and Syria. In a high-speed rail line to the port city of Jiddah, “For those of us who witnessed some of this (past), The editor reserves the right to edit “The truth of the history of Makkah is wiped out ... Makkah, hardly any site associated with where the area’s airport is located, and to Madinah. it brings back memories.” But he pointed to the any submission as necessary. with bulldozers and dynamite. Is this develop- Muhammad (PBUH) remains. Many were destroyed The Grand Mosque’s expansion is being headed by Kaaba in the photograph. “Because of this place,” he ment?” Critics complain the result is stripping the in previous expansions of the Grand Mosque in the the Saudi Binladin Group, which also built the clock said, the old markets and buildings had to go. —AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 SPORTS

McIlroy Player of the Year Tan still believes in Cardiff Hulk suffers racial abuse ST. ANDREWS: Northern Irish world number one Rory McIlroy was named LONDON: Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan has said he would not have got MOSCOW: The Russian Premier League was rocked by a second instance of yesterday as the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for a second time after a stellar involved in Cardiff City if he had foreseen the problems that confronted him but is racial abuse in less than a week when it was confirmed that Zenit St Petersburg 2014 campaign highlighted by two major victories. The 25-year-old, who first convinced the story can have a happy ending. forward Hulk was the target of monkey chants from visiting Spartak Moscow landed the coveted honor in 2012, won consecutive majors this season at the Tan, in the third part of an interview for Sky Sports filmed on his yacht in fans on Saturday. British Open and PGA Championship, sandwiched around his victory at the Malaysia and broadcast yesterday, also said he had no regrets about changing the The 28-year-old Brazil international told a Russian newspaper that he could WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. McIlroy won out over Billy Horschel, Martin club’s shirts from blue to red despite vehement opposition from most of the fans. hear the disgraceful taunts from fans of the Moscow club during the 0-0 draw at Kaymer, Jimmy Walker and Bubba Watson in a vote of his peers. He said he had so far invested around 170 million pounds ($275.60 million) into Petrovsky Stadium. “During the game, racist abuse was directed towards me He also earned the Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour’s leading official mon- the club and believed he could still make the club profitable-although he still did from the Spartak section of the ground,” Hulk was quoted as saying by the Sport ey winner ($8,280,096) and claimed the Byron Nelson Award for adjusted not like having a bluebird on their badge. Tan, 62, who has an estimated worth of Express newspaper yesterday. US$1.3 billion according to Forbes magazine, told Sky: “If I had known that it was scoring average (68.83). “In the first half, I clearly heard monkey chants shouted in my direction and so difficult and the problems that we faced, maybe I wouldn’t have invested. “But American Chesson Hadley, winner of the Puerto Rico Open, was this was not only on one occasion. It was coming from a large group of people. having said that, I think it is a challenge and I believe that eventually this will end selected Rookie of the Year. McIlroy displayed remarkable con- well. I believe that I can make this investment profitable. “This happened at least twice-midway through the first half and sistency, finishing no worse than 25th in any of his 17 tourna- “Of course, my friends think I’m crazy, that it is impossible to make it profitable, during injury time at the end of the first half. “I take this as a per- ment appearances and placed outside the top 10 only five but I believe that it is possible, so time will tell.” Tan said he had never seen a foot- sonal insult for me and my club. I think that such things have times. He said that 2014 was a more consistent season than ball match in his life until he watched Cardiff against Blackpool in the 2010 promo- absolutely no place and the football powers-that-be must take when he previously won the award in 2012 and thanked his tion playoff final at Wembley with a place in the Premier League awaiting the win- action in the fight against the occurrence of racial hatred.” Russian peers for voting him number one. ner. “After that I got bitten by the football bug, I found it very exciting, very inter- Football Union (RFS) disciplinary committee chief Artur “It’s a great honor and a great honor to win twice in the esting - 90,000 people cheering, full of energy,” said the Malaysian, who had Grigoryants confirmed that racial abuse had taken place before space of three years, and hopefully I can win it for many more invested six million pounds before that match. Asked how much he had invested the panel announced a relatively light punishment against years to come,” McIlroy told reporters, speaking by tele- to date, Tan replied: “Maybe about 160, 170 million (pounds). “I didn’t expect to Spartak Moscow late yesterday. phone from the 18th tee at St. Andrews, where he invest that kind of money when I first got involved....then when I reached 20 mil- “We have a video of the match... in the 24th minute and in was preparing for this week’s European Tour lion I said I’m ready to put in more money and maybe invest up to 100 million if the 45th minute, monkey chanting can be heard being direct- event. —Reuters they can let me change the color from blue to red.” — Reuters ed at Hulk,” Grigoryants said. —Reuters Charging documents show Phelps DUI tied to alcohol

BALTIMORE: Michael Phelps can’t seem to “The news regarding Michael Phelps and break a disturbing pattern. Record-breaking his actions are disappointing and unques- success in the pool. Trouble on dry land. The tionably serious,” the national governing body winningest athlete in Olympic history is fac- said in a statement. “We expect our athletes ing DUI charges for the second time after to conduct themselves responsibly in and out being arrested early Tuesday in his home- of the pool.” The US Olympic Committee had town of Baltimore, where police said he was a similar reaction. CEO Scott Blackmun said clocked going nearly 40 mph over the speed the organization was “surprised” by Phelps’ limit and was unable to perform a series of arrest and “disappointed on a number of field sobriety tests. He also failed a fronts.” Phelps was charged with driving Breathalyzer. Online charging documents under the influence, excessive speed and show that the charges include driving while crossing double lane lines in the Fort impaired by alcohol, driving while under the McHenry Tunnel on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, influence of alcohol and driving a vehicle according to the Maryland Transportation while under the influence of alcohol. The Authority. If convicted on the DUI charge, he court records do not yet indicate a defense would face a maximum penalty of a year in attorney or a court date. jail, a $1,000 fine and the loss of his driver’s The charges put a damper on Phelps’ license for six months. Under Maryland law, comeback, which looked so promising just the latest case isn’t considered a second over a month ago when he won three golds offense because his first DUI conviction and two silvers at the Pan Pacific occurred more than five years ago. Championships in Australia. Phelps could face the wrath of his spon- “I understand the severity of my actions sors, though there was no immediate word of and take full responsibility,” Phelps said in a any company planning to drop him, as statement. “I know these words may not Kellogg Co. did in 2009. mean much right now but I am deeply sorry “It’s too early to tell,” said Don Rockwell, to everyone I have let down.” The apology the CEO of Phelps’ new swimsuit sponsor, sounded like a repeat of the ones he made California-based Aqua Sphere. “For the most after a drunken-driving arrest a decade ago, part, we’re supportive. We just need to wait as well as when a British tabloid published a and see what happens. This is not a deal- photograph in 2009 that showed him using a breaker for us, unless we find out something marijuana pipe. else that happened.” Phelps also has deals It’s too early to say if the 18-time gold with Subway, Under Armour, Omega and medalist might face sanctions from USA Master Spas, among others. Swimming, which took no action in 2004 but In early August, Phelps announced he was suspended Phelps from competition for three ending his long relationship with Speedo to months over the pot picture, even though it sign the deal with Aqua Sphere. Just last didn’t lead to criminal charges. week, according to Rockwell, company offi- cials were in Baltimore working with Phelps on the sizing of his new suit, which he can begin wearing at meets starting Jan. 1. First, he must deal with a more serious issue. A Maryland Transportation Authority police officer was using radar about 1:40 a.m. KANSAS: Oakland Athletics second baseman Eric Sogard (left) leaps into the air after the throw as Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar steals sec- when Phelps’ white 2014 Land Rover came ond during the eighth inning of the AL wild-card playoff baseball game. — AP through the tunnel at 84 mph in a 45-mph zone, the agency said in a statement. The officer stopped Phelps just beyond the tunnel’s toll plaza. “Mr. Phelps was identi- Royals outfox A’s fied as the driver by his driver’s license and appeared to be under the influence,” the statement said. “He was unable to perform KANSAS CITY: The Kansas City Royals beat the Thursday. The National League Wild Card playoff ROLLER-COASTER RIDE satisfactorily a series of standard field sobri- Oakland Athletics 9-8 in a thrilling, 12-inning do- is set for Wednesday between the visiting San The A’s looked like they were back in charge ety tests.” or-die Wild Card playoff on Tuesday to eke out a Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. when pinch-hitter Alberto Callaspo singled home The statement said Phelps was coopera- victory in their first postseason game for 29 years. Josh Reddick for an 8-7 lead in the top of the 12th tive during his arrest. He was taken to an Salvador Perez, who had twice failed to drive MOSS MASHES but the Royals had other ideas. Oakland A’s man- authority station and later released. After the in runners on third base earlier in the game, Oakland slugger Brandon Moss had powered ager Bob Melvin was stunned by the sudden London Olympics two years ago, Phelps fol- pulled a two-out base hit past diving third base- the A’s to a 7-3 lead with a pair of home runs and turnaround. “How am I feeling? I’m not feeling lowed through on his long-stated plan to man Josh Donaldson to score Christian Colon and five runs batted in, but the Royals closed the gap very good,” Melvin said to reporters. “It was a retire, having won twice as many golds as end a nearly five-hour battle. Colon, whose infield with a three-run rally in the eighth. great game. Both teams played well and played anyone else and 22 medals overall. single scored Eric Hosmer with the tying run, had The Royals, dead last in the major leagues with hard. (But) We want to win the game.” Phelps returned to competition in April reached second by recording the seventh stolen 95 home runs, stole four bases in the inning and The A’s used six pitchers and Kansas City used and set his sights on competing at the Rio base for a fleet-footed Royals team that had ral- had runners on second and third with one out seven, while the teams combined to field 28 posi- Games, which would be his fifth Olympics. lied in the bottom of the ninth to force extra before A’s reliever Luke Gregerson struck out tion players in the marathon. After Moss’s home The comeback is going well. “We accom- innings. Perez and Omar Infante to end the threat. Kansas run barrage, the Royals trailed 7-3 in the sixth. “It’s plished everything we wanted to,” he said “This is the craziest game I ever played,” said City tied it in the ninth using their speed to build a battle, we’re battling for our season,” said ATHENS: In this July 12, 2014, file photo, after the Pan Pacs. “We were able to find out Hosmer, who began the winning rally with a one- another rally. Pinch-hitting slugger Josh Hosmer. “This team showed a lot of character Michael Phelps warms up for the men’s some of the things I need to improve on over out triple high off the wall in left-center. “No one Willingham led off with a bloop single and pinch- tonight. It was a roller-coaster ride, just kept 100-meter backstroke at the Bulldog the next year, and things I want to improve believed in us before the game. No one believed runner Jarrod Dyson was bunted over to second. going back and forth, and back and forth.” Grand Slam swim meet at the University on.” Phelps faces bigger issues outside the in us before the season.” Dyson stole third base in a daring dash and Oakland starter Jon Lester struggled to explain of Georgia. — AP pool. Again. — AP The action-packed victory in the one-game scored on a long sacrifice fly by Norichika Aoki the loss. “That’s a tough one,” said Lester. “It’s a showdown that launched MLB’s postseason sent off Oakland closer Sean Doolittle that ignited weird game. You don’t see games like that in the Kansas City to a best-of-five AL Divisional Series thundering roars from home fans decked out in playoffs too often. “Unfortunately, we were on the St Helens look to against the Angels starting in Los Angeles on Royal blue. bad end of that one.” —Reuters douse Dragons fire Baseball switch a boon LEEDS: Lance Hohaia insists St Helens are not full of confidence - it is up to us to play to our shying away from recent Super League heart- strengths. “Having home advantage is great break as they seek to end a nine-year wait for for us, we are very similar with our own sur- for South Korean cricket the top prize. roundings and we have performed fairly well But with Catalan Dragons stopping by for throughout the year at home. a semi-final showdown on Thursday, the Kiwi “It is a great ground and our fans turn up INCHEON: South Korea’s Asian Games cricket ing a sport for 12 months and try to compete virtually no experience had stood toe-to-toe half-back knows the League Leader’s Shield every week and support us. The atmosphere experiment ended in defeat to Sri Lanka on against one of the world’s best, you’re asking the with a genuine world-class side. winners have their hands full. against Castleford was awesome and it was Tuesday, but after their collection of baseball earth,” he told Reuters in an interview. “We batted into 17 overs, and we scored After topping the pile this season, St definitely felt out on the field.” Helens breezed into the last four two weeks Former Manly Sea Eagles wing Michael players and weekend enthusiasts took eight “I’m overwhelmed ... a lot of my team have more than 50 runs. I know on paper the result ago with a thumping 41-0 victory over Oldfield is quick to remind St Helens that they wickets off the Twenty20 world champions, only been playing for 12, maybe 18 months looks horrible but in terms of a cricket perform- Challenge Cup finalists Castleford Tigers. are in for a tough test. “I know we didn’t have coach Julian Fountain believes the sport could maximum. And for us to take eight wickets off a ance these guys have come from nowhere and Next up is the Dragons, who reached this the best start but I knew we would make the truly flourish here. full ICC member nation, and not just a full mem- played against a huge team and done very, very stage with nail-biting play-off wins at both top eight and perform in the play-offs,” said Cricket has a miniscule following in South ber nation but one of the dominant forces of well.” With their Asian Games adventure now Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants. The the 23-year-old, who is enjoying his first sea- Korea, with only foreign workers from South Asia limited overs cricket ... was incredible.” over, many of the players will never hold a crick- French outfit will have to do it again when son with the Dragons. “We have timed this to showing any real interest in it, and Incheon et ball or bat again, and will instead return to they visit Langtree Park but standing in their perfection. Nobody had us down to beat organisers were initially reluctant to have the JUST THE BEGINNING day jobs or university. Some may go to the army way is a determined Saints side, spurred on by Leeds and to then go on and defeat sport on the programme for the Sept. 19 to Oct. The star of the show was Park Tae-kwan, who to undertake two years of mandatory military five Grand Final defeats since they last lifted Huddersfield is awesome. Confidence is so 4 Games. Having to build a national team basi- like many South Korean schoolboys had always service. Park hopes his own cricket career is just the trophy. “We are well aware of the past five high at the moment amongst the boys. cally from scratch, Korea’s cricket association put dreamed of becoming a professional baseball beginning. “My aim is to go play abroad in a for- or six years and what has and what hasn’t “We seem to have shaken off the away the call out nationwide for volunteers and had pitcher. Making the transition from pitcher to eign league,” he told Reuters. “I also want people happened,” said Hohaia, who joined St Helens form hoodoo and we’re now ready to visit the biggest response from athletes who had fast bowler came easier than expected for Park, to take more of an interest in the sport here so from NZ Warriors in 2012. “We are looking for- Langtree Park on Thursday and do the same.” failed to make the breakthrough in professional who took four Sri Lankan wickets for just 16 runs that it can develop. ward to hopefully being part of something Once that tie is settled, the Grand Final line- baseball. Specialist fielding coach Fountain, who in Tuesday’s quarter-final. “We’ve been preparing for the last two years special. We truly believe that we can win the up will be completed on Friday night, when had also represented Britain in international Fountain said that if South Korea recruited and this was our final game. I’m honoured to race. “It is definitely going to be a tough game Wigan Warriors host Warrington Wolves. baseball, said the Koreans had punched well more baseball players and really focused on have been a part of it.” When asked if he thought this weekend. Catalan have got their tails up And Warrington head coach Tony Smith is above their weight on Tuesday despite being developing them into a proper cricket team, the South Korea could push on and take cricket to and they are a dangerous side. There is no rea- hoping to see former South Sydney prop Roy bowled out for 55 in response to Sri Lanka’s sport could have a bright future. another level, he said the country’s athletic son why they can’t do it again if they play well Asotasi repeat his display from last weekend’s and we don’t play to our best. 30-14 triumph at Castleford. 172/8 in their 20 overs. “About 200 years ago cricket and baseball potential had to be matched with support “I look at their team and I see a lot of really “It’s hard for overseas players. Everybody Fountain came onboard in April to give their were the same thing, and with the advent of T20 behind the scenes. good players in there - I’m surprised they did- expects them to just come in and be terrific preparations for the Asiad a more professional cricket, where the skill sets were separated they “With proper allocation of time, funding and n’t finish higher than they did. but it takes time for a lot of them,” said Smith. touch and concedes that while the players had are now coming back together,” he said. effort from various people, and the right plan, “Travelling abroad every other weekend is “I thought from his (Asotasi) first carry his late come a long way in a short time, it would take “The skill sets are very similar and very trans- there’s no reason why Korean cricket can’t not easy and I think they have handled the footwork there was awesome. He was as years to iron out all the rough edges. ferable.” While the result shows Sri Lanka were become very strong very quickly,” he added. “But season very well. They are going to come here effective as he’s been all season.” —AFP “There were elementary mistakes within our comfortable winners, Fountain said it did not then again any of the nations that play baseball performance ... but when you’ve only been play- properly portray the story of how a team with can follow our mould.” — Reuters THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 SPORTS Hamilton hunting Photo of the day another win

SUZUKA: Despite deposing Mercedes whole life as good, these next five races team-mate Nico Rosberg as Formula One have to be the ones.” leader, Lewis Hamilton still sees himself as very much the hunter rather than the RED BULL FAVOURITE hunted as he chases a hat-trick of victo- Neither Hamilton nor Rosberg have ries in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. previously won at Suzuka one of the Hamilton took a three-point lead in sport’s great circuits with its fast and the standings after winning in Singapore challenging figure of eight layout. last month while steering wheel prob- Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix in lems forced Rosberg’s retirement. his rookie year in 2007 but that race was With five races to go, and double held at the Fuji circuit and his best result points on offer in the finale in Abu Dhabi, at Suzuka remains a third-place for the title duel between the two is wide McLaren in 2009. Rosberg has never fin- open even if Hamilton now has the ished higher than fifth. momentum. The circuit has been one of Red Bull’s “I don’t think in my head that I am favourite stamping grounds, with leading the championship,” said the Sebastian Vettel winning four of the last Briton after celebrating his seventh win five races there. The German also of the season. “I still feel that I’m 20 clinched his second world title at the cir- points behind or whatever. I still feel like cuit in 2011 with a drive to third place. I’m chasing. I still feel like I’m hunting so While Vettel has yet to win this season, that’s a good feeling.” the reigning champion arrives on the Hamilton has won the last two races back of his best result of the campaign from pole position, and also set the with a second place in Singapore. fastest lap but the 2008 world champion, However, Red Bull, who need at least who last led the championship in May three points to prevent Mercedes taking after a run of four straight wins, knows the constructors’ title on Sunday if the just how quickly things can change. leaders finish one-two, recognise Reliability is the key now, with any Mercedes are still the favourites. retirement potentially a title-wrecker, but Suzuka also holds a special place in the Briton is not planning on doing any- the heart of McLaren’s Jenson Button, thing differently. “No, this is game time,” who won in 2011 and whose fashion- Hamilton said when asked whether he model fiancee is half-Japanese. might drive more defensively. “I’m really “Coming to Suzuka feels like a second just going to try and do the same things I home race for me,” said Button, who Competitors perform during the Red Bull Flugtag at Sankey Tank in Bangalore, India. — www.redbull.com did this last two weekends which is really failed to finish in Singapore and whose just attacking every practice session, team have not won a race since his last hope that we have clean weekends, get- victory in Brazil in November 2012. ting those poles and getting those wins “Suzuka will be a tricky one for us, but I’m Djokovic, Sharapova win in in. “I want to make sure these next five still really looking forward to it,” the races, if I don’t do any more races in my Briton said. — Reuters China, as Wozniacki falls

BEIJING: Novak Djokovic continued his 100 per- cent record at the China Open yesterday as he overcame late resistance from Vasek Pospisil, while Maria Sharapova also won but Caroline Wozniacki crashed out. The number one seed in Beijing was playing at his dominating best in the first set, breaking serve in the third and final games as he appeared in control. But the Serb lost his trade- mark composure midway through the second set, screaming to himself in anger as he failed to capitalise on a break point in the fourth game. Canadian Pospisil was in the ascendency three games later, drawing level at 40-40 with a Lewis Hamilton in action in this file photo. brilliant cross-court shot which left the world number one flat-footed. The 41st ranked player in the world then Play in our land, Afghanistan went on to force break-point and took the game following an incredible 26-shot rally. tells cricket world But his valiant fightback was in vain when a clearly relieved Djokovic won the next game, INCHEON: Afghanistan’s cricket chief yes- tournament for non-Test nations in 2003. punching the air with delight and screaming as terday called on top nations to tour the They qualified for the World Twenty20 in he made it 5-5. country, insisting it is safe and has world the Caribbean in 2010 and have already tak- Djokovic then took the next two games as he class facilities boosted by foreign money. en part in subsequent tournaments in 2012 closed in on victory, and moments later was Money from Germany is being used to in Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh earlier this dancing to the applause of the crowd as a BEIJING: Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain dur- build one stadium in the war-torn nation year. But Afghanistan’s greatest achieve- dejected Pospisil made his way to the court exit. ing the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium. — AP and interest is growing as Afghanistan has ment so far is qualifying for next year’s Pospisil served “extremely well” in the second with the same confidence she showed at the With her victory in Wuhan, the 24-year-old qualified for next year’s World Cup. showpiece 50-over World Cup in Australia set, Djokovic said, which put added pressure on earlier tournament. confirmed her place at the WTA Finals in “I am telling the players to come to my and New Zealand. “We have achieved a lot his game. “That’s why the second set was very Peng, who made the semi-finals at the US Singapore, the end-of-season finale involving country and play there, they will treasure in a short time, I don’t think anyone expect- close,” Djokovic added following his 6-3, 7-5 vic- Open last month, took a 2-0 lead before the the world’s top eight women players. Those who those memories for ever,” Afghanistan ed us to get this far,” Masoud, a minister in tory. “He had a set point on his serve. But, you Wimbledon champion stormed back, winning have already made it to the tournament include Cricket Board chairman Shahzada Masoud the Hamid Karzai government, said. know, I fight my way through. I believed I could 12 of the next 16 games and wrapping up the world number one Serena Williams, Maria told AFP at the Asian Games. “The future of cricket is bright in our recover from break down, and I did. “I think it match in just 66 minutes. Peng throughout the Sharapova (4) and Simona Halep (2). World num- “We want support from other nations. country. It is played in 32 of our 34 was, especially in the second set, a very high- match had difficulty dealing with her left-hand- ber eight Caroline Wozniacki was hoping to con- We had lots of problems in the last 30 years provinces. And matches are shown on local quality tennis match.” ed opponent’s powerful serves. “Some of the firm her place at the tournament with a deep because of the uncertain security situation, television.” Masoud said thousands turned Djokovic is bidding for his fifth title in Beijing, players, they didn’t really get used to left-han- run in Beijing, but crashed out in her first match but that needs to be erased from our minds up to get a glimpse of the World Cup trophy a tournament he has won every year since 2009 ders’ serves,” Kvitova said. at the hands of Samantha Stosur. and heart now. when it was brought to Afghanistan during apart from 2011 when he did not take part. “So I think that’s my advantage,” she said, Stosur, the 2011 US Open winner, has had a “Because sport unites people. Cricket is a world tour organised by the International In the women’s competition, fourth seed adding that “the serve helped me a lot”. Kvitova miserable run in China lately, falling at the one of our favorite sports. You get 20,000- Cricket Council recently. “The World Cup is Sharapova got off to a flying start in her match, will now meet 16th seed Venus Williams for a Guangzhou Open and in Wuhan in her opening 30,000 people watching our local league big news in Afghanistan,” he said. “The racing to a 5-0 lead over Carla Suarez Navarro. tricky third-round match. The third seed in matches. But the world number 21 was the more matches. The security is good, especially for youth of the country want the team to do The Spaniard was a match for the world num- Beijing has enjoyed a return to consistency in composed as the two players battled in a tense cricketers. “Our teams travels around the well there. We know it will be a tough tour- ber four in the second set, but Sharapova was China after a poor run in the North American second-set tie break, saving five set points country without guards. We don’t need nament, but our target is to defeat estab- dominant at the tie-break, finishing the match 6- swing. She won her second tournament of the against her Danish opponent as she wrapped up those guards. People love them because lished teams like Bangladesh. “We beat 1, 7-6 (7/3). World number three Kvitova opened year at New Haven, but crashed out of the US her 6-4, 7-6 (11/9) victory. Alize Cornet of France they represent the country.” them on their soil in the Asia Cup this year, her campaign to win a second consecutive event Open in the third round to 145th-ranked Serbian eased past American Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-1 in the Masoud said a new stadium in Jalalabad so there is no reason why we can’t do it in China in commanding style. The Czech player qualifier Aleksandra Krunic. Kvitova then lost to day’s only other women’s match in Beijing, was comparable to any stadium in Asia, and again.” Afghanistan are currently touring defeated home-crowd favorite Peng Shuai 6-4, Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, her quarter-final oppo- where much of the programme was affected by has already hosted club and first-class Australia under new coach Andy Moles, a 6-2 in her first match since her victory at the nent in Wuhan, in her opening match in rain. The China Open will reach its climax on teams from Pakistan. Foreign assistance is former English first-class cricketer, to pre- Wuhan Open last Saturday, advancing in Beijing boosting cricket facilities in Afghanistan. pare for the World Cup. Cincinnati. October 5. — AFP The Indian government has given a grant of But keen to match, or surpass, their sil- one million dollars to build a new stadium ver-medal winning performance at the pre- in Kandahar. vious Asian Games four years ago, the team And Germany, a non-cricketing nation, management flew down four top players, has sanctioned 700,000 euros for a stadium including captain Mohammad Nabi, from in Khost province, Masoud said. “We are Australia to Incheon to reinforce the sec- grateful to both India and Germany for their ond-string team. support,” he said. Afghanistan will also play four one-day- “But what we want now is for teams like ers in the United Arab Emirates in India to come any play on our grounds. “It December and take part in a one-day tour- would have been so exciting if Sachin nament in the West Indies in January to pre- Tendulkar had come and played in our pare for the World Cup. Assistant coach country. I hope Mahendra Singh Dhoni can Raees Ahmadzai, who is looking after the make it.” Afghanistan has come a long way team at the Asian Games, said the manage- since the national team was formed in 2001 ment wanted to build a true cricket culture and played their first Asian Cricket Council among the players. —AFP Nishikori begins quest for Japan Open title

TOKYO: Japan’s Kei Nishikori began his gave me more confidence,” Nishikori told quest for a second Japan Open title with a local reporters of his third title of the year. comprehensive 6-3 6-4 win over Croatia’s “I try not to pay attention to the crowd Ivan Dodig in front of a sell-out crowd yes- or what the opponent is doing, but it’s terday. always good to play at home. I can feel the The 10,000 Japanese spectators who support here,” said the local favourite, who had thronged the Ariake Colosseum went faces Donald Young in the second round home satisfied as their national hero took after the American beat Japan’s Go Soeda 85 minutes to seal the contest in a tourna- 6-4 6-2. ment which has already seen shock first “(Young’s) definitely a tough player, he round exits for top seed Stan Wawrinka and can play very aggressive,” said the 2012 2009 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. champion. “He’s also a lefty and that makes The demand for tickets has soared since things even more complicated.” For compa- fourth seed Nishikori reached the U.S. triot Tatsuma Ito, the euphoria after stun- Open final last month and the 24-year-old, ning Wawrinka did not last long as the who overcame a sluggish start to hit some wildcard was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Germany’s pinpoint groundstrokes, did not let them Benjamin Becker who will face American BEIJING: Novak Djokovic of Serbia return a shot to Vasek Pospisil from Canada during the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis down. “Winning Kuala Lumpur (last week) Jack Sock in the last eight. — Reuters Stadium. — AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 SPORTS Joy for Iraq in dramatic Asian Games of athletics

INCHEON: A sensational triple disqualifi- Akkar said the same thing had hap- cation in the Asian Games men’s 800 pened to him at a meet in China in 2011, metres yesterday lifted Iraq’s Adnan while for Bahrain it was the second ath- Taess Akkar from fourth to win his coun- letics disqualification at the Incheon try’s first gold medal in Incheon. Games. Steeplechaser Ruth Jebet was Qatar’s Femi Ogunode set one of four stripped of gold on Saturday for step- Games records for the day with a new ping inside the track but had the deci- mark of 20.14 seconds as he took 200m sion overturned on appeal. gold to add to his 100m win. A Bahrain official said Rotich was the China’s Zhang Li broke the javelin grieved party in yesterday’s incident, say- record with a throw of 77.33 metres, ing he had been impeded and had only while Margarita Mukasheva ran a 1:59.02 left his lane because his shirt was pulled. in the women’s 800m, one of three golds “Between the Saudi Arabian and the for Kazakhstan. Indian there was jostling, when the Saudi But events were overshadowed by the Arabian went to fall he took our athlete incident-packed men’s 800m, where the by the shirt,” a Bahrain official told AFP. first three finishers were disqualified for “He is a victim, he did nothing wrong.” obstruction and lane violations. Despite setting a new Games record, Saudi runner Abdulaziz Mohammed Ogunode said he was disappointed not crossed the line first with a dramatic late to have finished in under 20 seconds, surge, pipping Qatar’s Busaab Bala by after clocking 9.93 in the 100m. just 0.05 seconds, with Abraham “When I got to 50 metres I missed the Kipchirchir Rotich of Bahrain coming in rhythm in my arms,” he said. “My aim was third. But just after the bell for the last to go under 10 and under 20. It doesn’t lap Mohammed faltered and appeared to happen today but I know very soon it’s grab Rotich’s shirt, almost pulling off his going to.” bib number. In the women’s 400 metres hurdles, As a result the Saudi was stripped of Ogunode’s fellow Nigeria-born runner INCHEON: India’s MC Mary Kom holds the Indian national flag and celebrates her gold medal in the women’s flyweight (48-51kg) final boxing his win for obstruction, while Bala and Oluwakemi Adekoya, who competes for match at the 17th Asian Games. — AP Rotich were penalised for straying out of Bahrain, added the women’s 400m hur- their lanes. dles gold to the 400m flat she won on Saudi, Qatari and Bahraini officials Sunday. Away from the track, Japan’s appealed, but the victory ceremony went Takayuki Tanii denied China a clean Gold for Mary Kom, ahead and an elated Akkar, who took sweep in race walking, taking gold in the bronze in the 1,500m and 800m silver in men’s 50 kilometre event in three hours, 2010, grinned broadly as he received his 40 minutes and 19 seconds-more than medal. The 34-year-old said officials had seven minutes quicker than the old Asian made the right decision. Games record. Kazakh Olympic champi- Devi refuses medal “The athletes from Bahrain, Qatar and on Olga Rypakova won the triple jump, Saudi Arabia were very worthy oppo- while teammate Olga Safronova made INCHEON: Celebrated Indian women’s boxer Mary Yesterday, Devi burst into tears as she walked to the so someone told me to leave it on the podium.” nents, but they made mistakes and those up for her disappointing third in the Kom won her first Asian Games gold yesterday but a podium with her arms folded and her head down. As A spokesman told AFP that Incheon Asian Games mistakes were against the rules,” he said. 100m with gold in the 200. —AFP team-mate sensationally refused to accept her bronze she was presented with the bronze a still sobbing anb Organising Committee members present had been medal in a bruising row over judging standards. wailing Devi held up her hands and said she would “offended” by Devi’s gesture and had to send a volun- Five-time world champion Kom, 31, won a hard- not accept it. Twice officials tried to put it round her teer to retrieve the abandoned medal. “If she wanted fought split decision against Kazakhstan’s Zhaina neck but she would not comply. to refuse the medal she should have not come to the Shekerbekova to be crowned flyweight champion. After the other medals had been awarded, Devi ceremony,” he said. Yin Junhua of China beat Park on But Sarita Devi drew attention after she refused stepped off the podium, took the bronze from the points a few minutes earlier to take the lightweight her lightweight bronze medal and then hung it official and went to shake silver medallist Park’s hand. gold. The ceremony stole the focus from Kom’s around the neck of the South Korean she controver- Devi then put the bronze round the bemused achievement in winning the Asian Games flyweight sially lost to in the semi-finals. Devi’s actions earned fighter’s neck before breaking into a smile and turning gold in the day’s first final after only taking bronze in her a rebuke from the International Boxing to wave to Indian supporters in the crowd. “I said, 2010 and at the 2012 Olympics. Association, which opened a disciplinary case against ‘This is for you and all Korea, because you only Kom, the subject of Bollywood biopic her. deserve a bronze,’” Devi told AFP afterwards. “Once I “Unbreakable”, had a tough battle against the fast “The whole incident looked like a well planned put the medal round her neck I felt a great relief. I did- Shekerbekova, but just did enough in the final two scenario by her and her team, and it is regretful to n’t want the medal. I’m happy now. “It was a protest rounds to win on a split decision. watch a boxer refuse the medal regardless of what for all the sportsmen and women of the world against The women’s middleweight gold was won by happened in the competition,” AIBA technical dele- injustice in sport. There should be fair play in sport.” North Korea’s Jang Un-Hui who took a split decision gate David Francis said in a statement. A bewildered Park said she was confused and against China’s Li Qian after a slugfest that could have Devi’s highly contentious defeat to Park Ji-Na on didn’t know what was happening. “She told me some- gone either way. Tuesday, after the Indian dominated the semi-final, thing, but I couldn’t understand,” Park told AFP. “Devi India’s Rani Pooja and Marina Volnova of caused chaotic scenes with her husband scuffling with hung her medal on me. I tried to give the medal back Kazakhstan won the bronze medals. Pooja accepted security and launching an expletives-laden tirade. to her, but she didn’t want it. “I wasn’t sure what to do, her medal without incident. — AFP Asiad awaits inter-Korean soccer clash

INCHEON: Few football fixtures are painted with “I’m not saying there are no special security North’s citizens, particularly the win over South as much political intrigue as a clash between plans in place. We will make sure the game is Korea in the women’s semi-finals on Monday. North and South Korea, and today’s Asian conducted safely. “The game itself is not a spe- “I don’t know how to describe my feelings Games final promises to stoke passions on both cial event,” said Kim, though given the history about the happy news of our women’s football sides of the world’s most heavily militarised bor- between the two many would disagree. team’s advance into the finals,” North Korea’s offi- der. The last time the two sides met in the Asiad The North’s participation at the Games was in cial KCNA news agency quoted Pyongyang citi- final was in 1978 in Bangkok, where neither doubt only a few months ago after discussions zen Han Jong Nam as saying. “I want to embrace team could find the net and gold medals were on the details of its delegation broke down. all those admirable women footballers who gave INCHEON: Pakistan’s Muhammad Dilber (right) battles for the ball with Malaysia’s handed out to both sets of players. On Sept. 19, the day of the opening ceremo- great pleasure to the people in the homeland.” Meor Muhammad Azuan Bin Hasan during their men’s hockey semifinal match at the A post-game report in the Bangkok Post read: ny, South Korea fired warning shots after a North Beating Japan in the women’s final on yester- 17th Asian Games. — AP “Both sides were relieved to see the gruelling Korean patrol boat crossed a disputed maritime day and victory over the South in the men’s gold game end, and the atmosphere could not have border to the west of the divided peninsula. medal match the following day could bring on India, Pakistan end 32-year been more friendly as the 22 players embraced another outpouring of national pride. each other.” ADMIRABLE WOMEN For the South, today’s final is also a matter of wait for field hockey final Given the current frosty state of inter-Korean North Korea’s athletes have performed well at pride. Football is far better funded in the South, relations, another show of cross-border convivi- the Games, winning nine gold medals so far and its players far better paid and therefore defeat INCHEON: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan face the preliminary league. But Sheikh was wor- ality is unlikely whatever the score at Munhak breaking a string of world records in weightlift- on home soil to North Korea, one of the world’s off in a mouth-watering field hockey final at ried by the failure of his strikers to score Stadium. Tensions between North and South are ing. But it is the performances of their soccer poorest countries and the South’s ideological the Asian Games today with a place in the against Malaysia in Tuesday’s semi-final which high and the two states are still technically at teams that have fired the imagination of the opposite, would be hard to stomach. —Reuters 2016 Olympics at stake. ended in a 0-0 draw before Pakistan edged war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a Millions of fans in both nations will be ahead 6-5 in the tie-breaker. truce, not a peace treaty. glued to their television screens for the title “We played better than them but just could Sports exchanges between the two are Medals Table clash which earns the winner a ticket to Rio de not score,” said Sheikh, a former striker hismelf. becoming more common, though sometimes do Janeiro and the loser left facing a hazardous “We don’t want to make the same mistake more harm than good. A 2008 World Cup qualifi- qualification route. India and Pakistan last met again. “Fans love an India-Pakistan game. I am er had to be moved from North Korea to China INCHEON: Asian Games medal standings after yesterday’s competition (gold, silver, bronze, total): in an Asiad final way back at New Delhi in 1982 sure the final will be exciting.” India upset hosts after the North refused to fly the flag or play the China 131 90 73 294 Indonesia 3 5 9 17 where the Indians suffered a stunning 1-7 rout South Korea 1-0 in the semi-final through anthem of the South before kick-off. South Korea 62 61 66 189 Kuwait 2 4 2 8 in front of their own fans that included then Akashdeep Singh’s 44th minute winner, but A return qualifier a year later resulted in a win Japan 39 63 59 161 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 4 prime minister Indira Gandhi. face a tougher test against Pakistan’s goal- for South Korea amid accusations from the Kazakhstan 20 17 29 66 Myanmar 2 1 0 3 In Beijing in 1990 when Pakistan claimed keeper Imran Butt, the star of the shoot-out North that they had been poisoned by their Iran 15 11 14 40 Vietnam 1 9 22 32 the gold and India the silver, there was no final win against Malaysia. opponents, who denied the claims. North Korea 10 10 12 32 Philippines 1 2 5 8 since the winner was decided after a round- The Indians, coached by Australian Terry Shortly before the Incheon Asian Games Thailand 9 6 23 38 Tajikistan 1 1 2 4 robin league. Eight-time Olympic champions Walsh, will also bank on reliable goalie P. R. began, South Korea’s government issued a stern Qatar 9 0 4 13 Iraq 1 0 2 3 Pakistan 1 0 1 2 India have won the Asiad title just twice, both Sreejesh to block the Pakistani forwards as star reminder to its citizens that they were banned Uzbekistan 8 11 14 33 UAE 1 0 1 2 in the Thai capital of Bangkok in 1966 and midfielder and captain Sardar Singh attempts from carrying the North Korean flag. Taiwan 8 9 14 31 Incheon’s organising committee (IAGOC) said Macau 0 3 0 3 1998. In contrast, defending champions to control the game upfront. “The final is a very India 7 9 34 50 Kyrgyzstan 0 2 3 5 all the necessary precautions had been taken for Pakistan are the most successful team in the important game for our young side,” said Hong Kong 6 8 22 36 Turkmenistan 0 1 3 4 continental games with eight golds, highlight- Walsh. “There was a lot of energy shown the match. “It is not the first time for us to hold a Singapore 5 6 11 22 Laos 0 1 1 2 ed by four successive wins over India in a final against the Koreans but we must seize the North Korea vs South Korea match,” Kim Bae-ok, Bahrain 5 5 1 11 Lebanon 0 1 1 2 from 1970 to 1982. Pakistan, coached by for- chances that come our way.” South Korea and director of IAGOC’s media support bureau, told Malaysia 4 14 10 28 Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 mer international Shahnaz Sheikh, start as Malaysia will contest the bronze medal play-off reporters. “All preparations will follow the stan- Mongolia 4 4 11 19 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1 favourites following their 2-1 win over India in ahead of the final. — AFP dard procedures, as have been done before. N Korea women beat Japan to win women’s soccer gold

INCHEON: North Korea won the Asian Games Reuters witness heard the man, who looked women’s soccer gold medal for a third time to be in his 50s, tell security in Korean: “I yesterday, beating 2011 World Cup winners didn’t know this was against the law”. Japan 3-1 at Munhak Stadium. When asked his nationality, he handed The Koreans took a 2-0 lead on goals from over a burgundy-coloured passport. Standard Kim Yun Mi and skipper Ra Un Sim before South Korean passports are green. The man Japan hit back through captain Aya Miyama. was photographed before being led away. Substitute Ho Un Byol scored a brave diving The country’s strict National Security Act header in the closing minutes to seal the win. prohibits South Koreans from carrying the It was the third straight Asian Games final North’s flag and the government issued a played between the two sides after Japan stern warning ahead of the Games that it was won four years ago in Guangzhou and the banned. Koreans won in Doha in 2006. Asiad organisers also took down North Despite the ongoing political tension in Korean flags in Incheon ahead of the Games Northeast Asia, the game was played in a fes- following complaints from conservative tival-like atmosphere with South Korean South Korean groups. North Korea coach Kim spectators wearing T-shirts calling for harmo- Kwang Min said the team were moved by the ny on the Korean peninsula and chanting for support from local fans. unification. “South Koreans cheered for us and when I Late in the second half, however, plain- looked at them I realised we are one people, clothed security personnel swooped on a and I saw their desire for unification,” South man who unfurled a North Korean flag and Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted him as hung it on barriers directly behind the saying at a news conference. “It might have Japanese goal. Security yanked the flag down been better if we had the North and South and whisked the man away for questioning. A had met in the final.” —Reuters INCHEON: South Koreaís team celebrate with their gold medal during the victory ceremony for the womenís hockey at the 17th Asian Games. — AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 SPORTS

Group pictures with Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah and other officials with shooters. Youth Minister lauds Kuwait champions

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for shooting federations, Duaij Al-Otaibi, expressed gratitude Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud to the Kuwaiti team for such accomplishments, noting that Al-Sabah yesterday praised the good results scored by the the shooters would be given all help possible in prepara- Kuwaiti shooting team at the Asian Games in Incheon, tion for the world’s top shooters contest due in the Azeri South Korea, winning eight medals, including one gold. republic next month. Sheikh Salman, speaking at the airport upon receiving For his part, the gold winner Abdullah Al-Turqi said he the returning team, expressed congratulations to the faced some difficulties to maintain the top post in these champions, namely the shooter Abdullah Al-Turqi who competitions. Guidelines of His Highness the Amir to him, won the gold in the individual skeet category. He the other shooters and athletes after the 2010 Guangzhou expressed hope the other Kuwaiti teams currently taking championship stimulated him to retain the first rank. part in Asiad’s other competitions would clinch good Al-Turqi said he was nominated by the International results to raise the name of Kuwait high, re-stressing on the Shooting Sport Federation as the world best shooter in state’s particular concern for the youth and the athletes. 2014. He thanked the minister for his encouragement and The minister congratulated His Highness the Amir, His expressed identical sentiments toward Dr. Sheikh Talal Al- Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Premier Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Chairman of the Kuwaiti and the people of Kuwait on this sports achievement. He Olympic Committee. also expressed gratitude to the Public Authority for Youth The other Kuwaiti shooter, Fehaid Al-Dihani, said the and Sports namely its Director-General, Sheikh Ahmad Kuwaiti team faced fierce competition during the tourna- Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, for offering all needed facili- ment, particularly by the Chinese. He expressed satisfac- ties for the Kuwaiti teams. tion for winning four medals, including three silver and one Sheikh Salman making a statement. For his part, the chairman of the Kuwaiti and Arab bronze. — KUNA Al-Rashidi speaking to the media.

KUWAIT: Shooters and officials upon arrival at the VIP lounge. Obaid Al-Osaimi greeting Al-Rashidi as Mohammad Karam looks on.

PAYS Deputy Director Esam Jaafar with Abdullah Al-Rashidi. Engineer Duaij Al-Otaibi speaking to the media. Fuhaid Al-Daihani with his coach.

Group picture with Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah and other offi- Esam Jaafar, Al-Rashidi, Sheikh Salman, an official, Talal Al-Rashidi and Major General Mahmoud Al-Dousary cials with shooters. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 SPORTS Monaco held by Zenit

SAINT PETERSBURG: Zenit St failed to produce the goal their attacking Petersburg extended their unbeaten play deserved. record to 15 matches in all competitions Former Tottenham and Manchester as they battled to a 0-0 draw against United striker Dimitar Berbatov had a Monaco in Champions League Group C close range shot saved as early as the action yesterday. The French runners-up third minute but Zenit ‘keeper Yuri turned in arguably their best perform- Lodygin made the first of a series of ance of the season as they dominated important interventions. large sections of the match only to come Leonardo Jardim’s side, who had won up short inside the penalty box. only two of their last 16 Champions Both teams move to four points with League matches away from home domi- Zenit holding a one goal advantage on nated midfield thanks to the industry of goal difference with Bayer Leverkusen captain Jeremy Toulalan, Geoffrey set to host Benfica later on Wednesday Kondogbia and Portuguese winger Joao after both teams suffered opening day Moutinho. defeats. Playing a 4-3-3 line-up, the midfield At the Petrovsky Stadium, both sides trio provided plenty of service for had chances to win the match during a Berbatov, Nabil Dirar and Argentine torrid second half with central defender Lucas Ocampos who came closest to Nicolas Lombaerts fluffing a close range opening the scoring when his rasping header for the hosts while Belgian substi- drive from just inside the box, on the tute Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco hit the stroke of half-time, was tipped over by post late on for Monaco. Lodygin. English referee Mark The French side, who are off to a slug- Clattenburg allowed the game to flow gish start in Ligue 1 action, lying 12th in and a bruising first-half saw only former the table ahead of their trip to Paris Nantes and Lyon midfielder Toulalan, the Saint-Germain on Sunday, are enjoying a lone player to be booked. fine return to Champions League action Monaco’s Croatian ‘keeper Danijel after an absence of nine years. Subasic remained largely unemployed LONDON: Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (center) passes the ball as Galatasaray’s Yekta Kurtulus (left) and Veysel Sari (right) try to stop him during Zenit, who top the Russian table by for the first 45 minutes although Zenit the Champions League Group D soccer match. — AP four points after eight wins and a draw in captain Danny sparked a sweeping nine matches, came into the fixture hav- counter-attack that culminated with a ing won 30 of their past 48 European shot from Hulk that flew over the bar. Arsenal thump Galatasaray matches at home. Both teams tightened up their defen- Monaco began the game brightly and sive formations after the break and a LONDON: Danny Welbeck gave Arsene Wenger Welbeck wrapped up his hat-trick in the sec- to be briefly halted as the Turkish team’s captain took the game to their Russian hosts but game of few clear cut chances pre- the perfect anniversary gift as the Arsenal strik- ond half, although Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Wesley Sneijder appealed for calm after several despite their first half dominance, they dictably ended in a draw. — AFP er’s hat-trick inspired a crucial 4-1 win against Szczesny briefly soured Wenger’s anniversary flares landed on the pitch. Galatasaray in the Champions League yesterday. celebrations when he was sent off for a foul on Muslera collected the flares and dropped Wenger celebrated the 18th anniversary of Burak Yilmaz, who converted the resulting them on the sidelines, at which point helmeted his arrival at Arsenal on Wednesday, but the penalty. riot police and stewards filed along the advertis- Gunners’ boss demurred this week when offered ing hoardings. the chance to reflect on his numerous moments SURGICAL PRECISION Wenger’s men showed no signs of being dis- of triumph in north London. With key midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mikel tracted by the incident and increased their lead Instead Wenger remains focused on ensuring Arteta sidelined for several weeks due to injuries, in the 41st minute. With Galatasaray’s defence in his current crop will one day be recalled as fond- Wenger fielded an attacking line-up including complete meltdown, Mesut Ozil had plenty of ly as some of his previous, more successful, vin- the recalled Sanchez and Santi Cazorla. space to pick out Sanchez, who beat a feeble off- tages. Arsenal had been spluttering through a Chile winger Sanchez is capable of dissecting side trap and checked inside Chedjou to plant a dispiriting run of one win from their last six a defence with surgical precision and he took clinical finish into the far corner for his first matches in all competitions-including a lacklus- the scalpel to Galatasaray’s rearguard to lay on Champions League goal since October 2012. tre 2-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund that marked Arsenal’s 22nd minute opener. There was no let-up from Arsenal and their first loss in the opening game of the His rapid burst towards the Galatasaray area Welbeck completed his treble when he made a Champions League group stages since 2003. from the left flank was met with little resistance, well-timed run to meet Alex Oxlade- Against that troubling backdrop, Wenger may giving Sanchez time to slip a perfectly-weighted Chamberlain’s pass and clipped his shot over regard this much-needed Group D success as reverse pass behind the ponderous Felipe Melo, Muslera in the 52nd minute. one of his more satisfying victories. who allowed Welbeck to run off him and poke a The only frustration for Wenger came in the As well as kick-starting Arsenal’s European cool finish past Fernando Muslera. 63rd minute when Szczesny rushed off his line campaign, there was vindication for Wenger’s Welbeck left Galatasaray’s defenders trailing and caught Yilmaz as the striker advanced on eye for talent as the first treble of Welbeck’s in his wake again eight minutes later when he goal. career provided the perfect riposte to critics who latched on to Aurelien Chedjou’s misplaced Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi waved a red claim the England international isn’t a natural back-header, card at the Polish goalkeeper and his replace- goalscorer. showing impressive strength to withstand ment David Ospina’s first task was to pick the ST. PETERSBURG: Zenit’s Javi Garcia (left) and Monaco’s Joao Moutinho vie for the Welbeck, who had scored only once since his Melo’s lumbering challenge as he glided clear to ball out of the net as Yilmaz picked himself up to ball during the Champions League Group C soccer match. — AP £16 million ($25 million) move from Manchester steer his shot beyond Muslera. stroke in the penalty. There was never any United in September, struck twice before an With their team in tatters, Galatasaray’s chance of the Turks making a comeback, howev- Dortmund blank Anderlecht Alexis Sanchez goal put the result beyond doubt always volatile fans responded by unleashing an er, and Wenger was able to relax on the bench as before half-time. unscheduled pyrotechnic display, causing play Arsenal cruised home. — AFP BRUSSELS: Substitute Adrian Ramos scored he danced past helpless Anderlecht defend- twice as a weakened Borussia Dortmund ers to slam just inside the far right post. beat Belgian champions Anderlecht 3-0 yes- Anderlecht did have chances, notably when Leverkusen see off Benfica terday to stay top of Champions League attacking midfielder Dennis Praet had the Group D. ball in the net in the ninth minute, only for Dortmund arrived in Brussels missing a Aleksandar Mitrovic, who fed the final pass, LEVERKUSEN: South Korean Son Heung-Min number of players through injury, notably to be adjudged offside. scored a goal and was involved in another to Germany midfielder Marco Reus, and with a Television replays showed he was in line help Bayer Leverkusen breathe life into their single point from their last three Bundesliga with the last defender. Mitrovic also struck Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win matches, but made a flying start. the Dortmund post in the second half. The at home to Portuguese side Benfica yesterday. Their opener came after three minutes, home side, however, struggled to make their It was the perfect antidote to their opening when Shinji Kagawa scooped the ball over possession count against a tight Dortmund 1-0 defeat by French side Monaco a fortnight the top of the home defence for Ciro defence with the midfield pair of Sebastian ago. Zenit St Petersburg and Monaco’s goal- Immobile to beat advancing keeper Silvio Kehl and Sven Bender just in front of them. less draw earlier yesterday means Leverkusen Proto. Substitute Ramos stabbed in the sec- Dortmund top group D on six points from remain third in the Group C table, a point ond in the 69th minute, just four minutes two matches, ahead of Arsenal on three. The adrift of them. Benfica are bottom after a sec- after coming on, after a sublime cross from defeat took Anderlecht’s run without a vic- ond straight defeat following their 2-0 loss to Lukasz Piszczek. tory in the Champions League to 10 match- Zenit in Lisbon. Ramos made it 3-0 10 minutes later when es, dating back to November 2012. — AFP Leverkusen made a bright start with Germany midfielder Lars Bender hitting the post with Benfica’s Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar beaten after a superb cross from Son. The Germans grabbed their first goal when Cesar failed to hold on to Son’s shot from 20 metres out and striker Stefan Kiessling pounced on the loose ball to put Bayer ahead with 25 minutes gone. The hosts doubled their lead when right- wing Karim Bellarabi and Son combined before the South Korean striker curled his shot around Cesar on 34 minutes. It was the South Korean star’s sixth goal of the season in all competitions. Son could have added his second on the stroke of half-time when he GERMANY: Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarabi (right) and Benfica’s Eliseu Santos fight for the ball found himself in space down the left flank, during their Champions League Group C soccer match. — AP but he pushed his shot wide of the far post. Benfica’s right-wing Eduardo Salvio trimmed Atkinson awarded a penalty after ruling The hosts should have made it 3-0 just Leverkusen’s lead with an hour gone when Kiessling had been fouled in the area and after the break when Bellarabi beat the the Argentina international curled his shot Calhanoglu drilled home the spot-kick on 64 defence on the right, lured Cesar out of posi- around the right post and out of reach of minutes. Leverkusen host Zenit in three tion and squared for Turkey midfielder Hakan goalkeeper Bernd Leno. But then Leverkusen weeks, the same night Benfica are at Calhanoglu, but the ball sliced off his boot. went 3-1 up when English referee Martin Monaco. — AFP Malmo triumph over Olympiakos

MALMO: Markus Rosenberg’s double sparked jubi- lant scenes at the Swedbank Stadium as Malmo beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-0 in the first Champions League group stage match to be played on Swedish soil in 14 years. On a wonderful night for the Scandinavian underdogs in the Group A clash, Rosenberg initiat- ed the celebrations by putting the home side ahead in the 42nd minute, punishing a defensive mix-up by snapping up the loose ball and coolly slotting it into the net. Isaac Thelin could have dou- bled Malmo’s advantage on the hour mark but he headed his close-range effort straight at the keeper before slicing the rebound horribly. Rosenberg, though, made no mistake, striking again in the 82nd minute, firing into the top right corner after more poor goalkeeping by Roberto for the Greeks. The best chance for Olympiakos came in the second half through former Malmo winger Jimmy Durmaz, whose left-footed shot was spilled by Robin Olsen, but the goalkeeper recovered to smother the ball. Malmo’s victory was the first BRUSSELS: Anderlecht’s Dennis Praet (left) and Dortmund’s Sebastian Kehl (right) vie Champions League group game to be held in for the ball during the Group D Champions League match at Constant Vanden Stock Sweden since Helsingborg held Paris St Germain to SWEDEN: Malmo’s Markus Rosenberg (right) fights for the ball with Olympiacos’ Luka Stadium. —AP a 1-1 draw in November 2000. — Reuters Milivojevic (second right) during their Champions League Group A football match. —AP Djokovic, Sharapova Gold for Mary win in China, as Kom, Devi Wozniacki falls refuses medal

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MADRID: Juventus’ Arturo Vidal (left) and Atletico’s Diego Godin go for a header during the Group A Champions League soccer match. — AP Atletico campaign back on track

MADRID: Atletico Madrid got their Champions 30 million euro summer signing Antoine rewarded with Atletico’s best spell of the match. under new boss Massimiliano Allegri. over the Spanish champions with a draw at the League campaign back on track as Arda Turan’s Griezmann was a hint of the cagey encounter to The home fans cries for penalty were turned Meanwhile, Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon Vicente Calderon. goal 15 minutes form time was enough for a 1-0 come as chances were few and far between. away by German referee Felix Brych just before believes his side have to target at least the “How you analyse a result also depends on win over Juventus yesterday. Indeed the most noteworthy moment of the the hour mark despite the ball clearly striking the Champions League quarter-finals after the disap- how the game develops. “If we are brave and play Chances had been hard to come by in a physi- opening half was Atletico striker Mario arm of Martin Caceres from Raul Garcia’s cross pointment of crashing out at the group stages well and at the end there is no score, then a 0-0 cal contest between the Spanish and Italian Mandzukic tearing off the mask he had been before Buffon scrambled it clear. last season. away to Atletico Madrid is not a bad result.” champions, but Turan’s cool finish to end wearing to protect a broken nose after receiving Juventus had seemed to have weathered that The Italian champions opened their Group A Atletico boss Diego Simeone is well known to Juventus’ run of over 500 minutes without con- an elbow in the face form Leonardo Bonucci, for spell as the game became disjointed with both campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over the visitors as he played for eight years in Italy ceding this season sealed a vital three points for which the Italian defender was booked. sides giving away possession far too cheaply. Malmo. “We want to get back to the stage where with Pisa, Inter Milan and Lazio and Juventus boss Diego Simeone’s men. Mandzukic also had the only effort on target However, with 15 minutes remaining Turan this club belongs,” Buffon said. Massimiliano Allegri believes his intensity as a Malmo’s 2-0 victory over Olympiakos means of the first period as his low effort was comfort- sneaked in ahead of Stephan Lichsteiner at the “At the very least we want to get back to the player is reflected in how his side play. all four sides in Group A are tied on three points ably beaten to safety by Gianluigi Buffon. back post to turn home Juanfran’s cross. level we reached a couple of years ago when we “Atletico show a lot of similar characteristics to with four matches to play. Last season’s beaten Juventus were enjoying over 60 percent of The goal forced the visitors onto the front foot lost to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. That is Simeone as a player. “They put in a lot of effort on finalists Atletico came into the game desperate possession, but the closest they came to breaking and they very nearly got an equaliser via an the minimum objective.” the pitch, they don’t give you space and try to be for the points having been surprisingly beaten the deadlock before the break came from a Paul unlikely source as Atletico captain Raul Garcia Atletico were surprisingly beaten in their first on top of the opponent all the time. “That is to away to Olympiakos on matchday one. Pogba shot from outside the box that curled just was grateful to see his attempted clearance form European outing of the season 3-2 by the credit of their coach. They have won the However, Simeone’s decision to opt for the past the post. Simeone introduced Griezmann for Lichsteiner’s cross fly just past his own goal. But Olympiakos and Buffon hinted that Juventus Spanish league and were 90 seconds away from more defensively minded Saul Niguez ahead of Saul eight minutes into the second-half and was Atletico held on to inflict Juventus’ first defeat would be happy to retain their three point gap winning the Champions League.” — AFP Liverpool falls Ronaldo leads victim to Basel Real comeback SOFIA: Cristiano Ronaldo helped Champions League holders Real Madrid sur- BASEL: Liverpool became the latest English Moreno and Adam Lallana. vive an early scare in Bulgaria and come away with all three points from a 2-1 club to fall victim to FC Basel as the Swiss The Reds, through the pace of Raheem win over Ludogorets Razgrad in Sofia yesterday. Ludogorets, a modest provin- side triumphed 1-0 in their Champions Sterling and Lazar Markovic in particular, cial club who have only been in existence for 13 years, stunned the 10-time League Group B clash at the St Jakob-Park set themselves up to try and hit their hosts European champions with a sixth-minute strike and threatened throughout yestrday. on the counter-attack, and Sterling had an despite Ronaldo taking a hand. In the last three years, Basel have beaten effort disallowed for offside in the third The Portuguese star missed one penalty and had a goal disallowed before Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur minute. scoring from a second spot-kick to spare Real’s blushes-all in the first 25 min- in European competition and won home However, a lively Basel had taken only utes. and away against Chelsea, and on this occa- 21 seconds to force the game’s first corner French striker Karim Benzema made sure Real’s reputation remained intact sion a solitary, scrappy goal in the 52nd and were not unsettled by the loss of their with the winning goal 13 minutes from time. minute from captain Marco Streller inflicted Swedish left-back Behrang Safari to injury The home crowd went wild in the sixth minute when the normally-com- a damaging defeat on Brendan Rodgers’s with only nine minutes on the clock, even if posed Sergio Ramos made a mess of Fabio Espinho’s corner and Marcelinho side. their coach Paulo Sousa responded by nipped in to head in from two yeards out. A tenacious Basel team were worthy switching to a three-man defence as he SWITZERLAND: Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli (foreground) fights for the ball against Four minutes later, Luka Modric slid a ball in behind the Bulgarian defence winners, even if they were left hanging on sent on the Paraguayan winger Derlis Basel’s Geoffroy Serey Die and Basel’s Fabian Schaer (background centre) during the and Yordan Minev mistimed his tackle to concede the penalty, only for at times as they tired in the closing stages, Gonzalez. Champions League Group B soccer match. —AP Ronaldo’s effort to be saved by goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov. On 14 minutes, and the Swiss champions indicated that Streller had a shot deflected wide for his players at the interval but they did react to the loose ball, scrambling it over Ronaldo fired home into the bottom corner, but he was flagged for offside. they must still be taken seriously in the before Mohamed Elneny forced a save out not have the desired effect. Instead, the line. But he finally made amends 10 minutes later after he was brought down group as they bounced back from a 5-1 of Simon Mignolet with a curling strike Liverpool were fortunate not to concede a It was no less than Sousa’s men by Alexander Alexandrov and stepped up to knock the penalty home. thumping at the hands of Real Madrid two from the edge of the area. penalty when Sterling appeared to haul deserved for their efforts, although they Ronaldo could have added a second on 35 minutes but just failed to get a weeks ago. Mignolet was also called into action to down Gonzalez in the box and then were almost pegged back within five min- head to Javier Hernandez’s cross and had and had another gilt-edged chance But Liverpool, having already struggled deny Geoffroy Serey Die after the Ivorian required Mignolet to come to their rescue utes, Fabian Schaer making a vital block to early in the second half. to beat Bulgarian rookies Ludogorets had cut inside both Jose Enrique and Dejan again with a save from Ahmed Hamoudi deny Markovic in the box. In between Ludogorets fans were sure their side had taken the lead when Razgrad 2-1 at Anfield, must now be dread- Lovren inside the box, before the visitors after Elneny’s pass had cut open the Balotelli then finally showed a glimpse Roman Bezjakl rounded off a crisp move with a clinical strike only for the off- ing a double-header with the defending finally livened up in the final 10 minutes of defence. of his quality from a viciously struck 35-yard side flag to be raised again. The wild scenes in the stadium meant Bezjak cele- European champions in which they will put the half. But Basel opened the scoring from the free-kick that was boxed away by Vaclik brated for almost half-a-minute before realising his strike had ruled out. their prospects of reaching the last 16 on Nevertheless, with Mario Balotelli waste- corner that followed as Liverpool’s well doc- before Markovic’s follow-up was deflected In an end-to-end encounter, Real’s class finally told 13 minutes from the line. ful, they did not seriously test Tomas Vaclik umented defensive problems were laid behind. Sterling’s poor touch saw him time when substitute Karim Benzema killed the tie off to give the Spanish Rodgers had made two changes to the in the Basel goal, the Czech saving comfort- bare once again. squander another chance while Balotelli side six points from their two games. Marcelo’s pinpoint cross was met by team that drew 1-1 with Everton in the ably from a Sterling shot and a Lovren When Taulant Xhaka’s ball in from the had a goal ruled out for offside as Liverpool the Frenchman with a clinical volley to silence the Sofia crowd. Ludogorets Merseyside derby, with Jose Enrique and header. right was deflected goalward, Mignolet did limped to a worrying defeat and extended have to play their matches in the capital as their own stadium holds just Philippe Coutinho replacing Alberto Rodgers must have had strong words well to save, but Streller was quickest to their sluggish start to the season. — AFP 6,500. — AFP France defies EU partners with ‘no austerity’ budget

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LONDON: Photo shows a general view of the London city skyline. Skyscrapers are shooting up all over London, transforming a skyline once dominated by Big Ben and St Paul’s Cathedral. — AFP Londoners divided on skyscraper boom Some residents warn of city’s ‘Manhattanisation’

LONDON: Skyscrapers are shooting up all over London, changing the face of the British capital. “I like them, I ple, boasts a 6,000 square foot penthouse which went transforming a skyline once dominated by Big Ben and think they add character. They make London a bit more on the market this year for £18 million ($30 million). News St Paul’s Cathedral. Some Londoners are delighted at unusual,” said City worker Lucille Davis. Staring up at the London’s more original-looking skyscrapers have in brief their city’s “Manhattanisation” but others warn it risks skyscraper, Andy Arwood called it “amazing”. “There are earned affectionate local nicknames like the “Walkie- losing its soul. “The City of London was a place of intri- so many buildings in London which are boring and dull Talkie”, by Uruguay’s Rafael Vinoly, or the curvaceous cate streets,” a “precious” urban pattern inherited from and someone has actually sat down with that and “Gherkin” by British architect Norman Foster. One of the Babcock, BAE Systems Georgian times, said Kieran Long, curator in contempo- designed it. I think it’s brilliant!” he said. newest additions has been dubbed the “Cheesegrater” win $5.2 bn contracts rary architecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum. for its sloped profile, specifically designed to protect LONDON: Babcock International and BAE Systems have won “You must be very careful with what you put there,” he ‘Changes the character’ citywide views of St Paul’s. A frequent criticism of high- contracts worth a total of 3.2 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) to said. London’s skyscraper boom has come as a surprise to rises, in urban planning terms, is their thick base which maintain British warships, submarines and naval bases for the “Some of the high buildings have done damage to city authorities too, since there is no central urban plan- Long said “completely changes the character of the next five years. The agreements secured 7,500 jobs across that”. A new study has revealed that no fewer than 237 ning office for the capital and decisions are taken bor- streets”. By making local streets less hospitable, they can Britain and represented the second biggest defense contract skyscrapers are being built or have permission to begin ough by borough. Murray said the wave of construction contribute to killing off independent shops, already few placed by the government since it took power in 2010, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) said in a statement yesterday. construction over the coming year across London. “It’s was approved in response to major population growth and far between in much of central London, in favor of Babcock signed a 2.6 billion pound support services contract going to change the face of London probably greater in London with around 100,000 people coming in every sandwich joints for office workers, Long argued. to continue running the Clyde and Devonport naval bases than at anytime in its history, really, apart from maybe year, which could bring the city’s population to nearly Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the architects until 2020. BAE, Europe’s largest defense firm, was awarded a when St Paul’s Cathedral was built,” said Peter Murray, 10 million by 2030 and around 13 million by 2050. behind the “Cheesegrater”, sought to respond to such 600 million pound deal to run the Portsmouth base until 2019. head of New London Architecture, a design and plan- But while the architecture expert said some afford- concerns by cutting back the structure to create a sunlit Britain has cut defense spending by around 8 percent over the ning think tank. able housing is provided in the new buildings, he said plaza below. But a letter to The Observer newspaper last four years as part of a plan by the Conservative-led gov- Finished in 1710, St Paul’s stands 111.3 meters tall- the skyscrapers “are really designed for wealthier peo- earlier this year signed by intellectuals including sculp- ernment to reduce a record budget deficit. Any new contracts around a third of The Shard, Europe’s highest sky- ple”. “This is a total reversal to what we had in the 1960s tor Antony Gormley and author Alan Bennett described have come under scrutiny following several over-budget scraper, which towers over the once-gritty Southwark and in the 1970s, where we built ugly concrete towers many other towers as “generic” eyesores. “The skyline of plans and project management failures. neighborhood. Long warned places like the City of which were designed for poor people,” he said. In the London is out of control,” they warned. “Too many of London and the West End were in danger of “losing” new towers of glass, high-living apartments can go for these towers are of mediocre architectural quality and Qatar’s Barwa jumps their character-a view not shared by passers-by at the tens of millions of pounds. Billed as London’s most luxu- badly sited.” “Their generic designs threaten London’s after a land sale deal foot of the “Walkie-Talkie”, one of the signature towers rious apartment block, the 36-storey “Heron”, for exam- unique character and identity”. — AFP DUBAI: Qatari developer Barwa Real Estate jumped in early trade yesterday after announcing a large land sale deal with the government, while main indices in Doha and Dubai were nearly flat and Abu Dhabi edged up. Paris motor show kicks off after crisis Qatar’s benchmark slipped 0.05 percent, but shares in Barwa jumped 3.1 percent and were the main support. Barwa said yesterday it would sell land worth 2.54 billion Motor show revs up with arrival of legendary Mustang riyals ($697.4 million) to the government, the latest state assistance which the indebted developer has received. In PARIS: The long-awaited arrival of the Ford more than four percent annually until the end exchange for the plot of land in Lusail City, Barwa Mustang in Europe and an experimental car of the decade, according to global consultancy received 1.04 billion riyals in cash, while the government that will put gas-guzzlers to shame-the Paris PriceWaterhouseCoopers. But while the US also settled 1.5 billion riyals of the developer’s bank loans, motor show kicks off this week with renewed has staged a comeback after the crippling according to the bourse filing. The sale was agreed on optimism after a mammoth industry crisis. 2008 crisis and emerging Asian countries such September 30 and will have a positive impact on the More than a million visitors are expected to as China continue to grow, people in Europe company’s financials, it said, although Barwa did not flock to the 16-day mecca for car enthusiasts are buying 20 percent fewer vehicles than sev- specify which quarter the deal would be logged in. from October 4 at a giant exhibition hall in the en years ago. Even countries once seen as the Dubai’s bourse was nearly flat with heavyweight stocks French capital where more than 70 auto man- new car Eldorados-like Brazil, Thailand and such as Emaar Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank ufacturers will be showcasing their latest offer- Argentina-are suffering along with Russia, unchanged. ings. which has been hit by sanctions over its Jaguar, Opel, Smart, Volkswagen and others involvement in the Ukraine crisis. will unveil their latest models, small SUVs will Paradoxically, the Paris motor show-the Saudi may cut crude be at the party, while Ford’s Mustang is expect- world’s biggest in terms of visitor numbers-is OSPs for 4th month ed to steal the show as it goes on display taking place in a country where residents are SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to ahead of its commercial launch in Europe next less and less passionate about cars. “Cars are reduce monthly official selling prices (OSPs) for most of the year. The legendary sports-car-like coupe, completely commonplace and remain essen- crude grades it sells to Asia in November, traders said yester- which inspired the song “Mustang Sally” and tial for daily mobility,” said Flavien Neuvy, head day. The likely price cuts, which would be for the fourth month was immortalized by Steve McQueen in the of Cetelem, a consumer research group. These in a row, underscore the ample supply in global oil markets. famous “Bullitt” chase scene, was launched 50 days “60 percent of French people associate The OSP differential for flagship Arab Light crude could fall by years ago in its first form, but has never official- the car with noise and pollution”. Another issue up to 70 cents a barrel in November, extending losses after ly been imported into Europe. Ford plans to that will hang over the show is that consumers, touching the lowest in close to four years in October, three sell 8,000 Mustangs a year in Europe and, particularly young city dwellers, are increasing- traders said. A wider Dubai contango spread and a stronger according to Fabrice Devanlay, spokesman for ly opting for new modes of transport such as GENEVA: Photo shows the 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible presented at the Oman benchmark could lead to lower prices, they said. In the French branch of the firm, this target got carpooling to save money at a time when Geneva Motor Show. The new car will be displayed at the Paris Motor Show which September, the spread between first and third month off to a good start over the summer when 500 France is in economic crisis. runs from October 4, to October 19, 2014. — AFP widened by 73 cents in contango compared with August. In a cars were pre-ordered online in just 45 sec- emissions. Much-hyped self-driving cars, French government scheme to incentivize not contango market, oil becomes more expensive in future onds. Fuel-efficiency a focus which could revolutionize the road by drasti- just the development of fuel-efficient vehicles, months, reflecting weak prompt demand. Differentials for As such, the show will see a strong focus on cally cutting mortality rates, are also expected but also make them relevant to customers,” Saudi crude OSPs were also under pressure from a wider Uneven growth fuel-efficiency, appealing to buyers by making to be showcased. “Peugeot, Citroen and said Ian Fletcher, a London-based analyst at Oman-Dubai spread, traders said. The world auto market is forecast to grow cars cheaper to run, and a reduction in CO2 Renault have developed vehicles under a IHS Automotive. — AFP BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Asia’s factory activity stumbles Subsiding inflation becoming a concern

SYDNEY: Factory activity stumbled across much of to publish the PMI. International investors have also official figures showed South Korea’s exports to Asia in September, with slowdowns in India, Japan been unsettled by reading pro-democracy protests China rebounded in September, while annual and Taiwan and an outright decline in South Korea in Hong Kong, watchful for any signs of fallout for growth in exports to the United States reached delivering a setback to hopes for a pick in world China’s economy. almost 20 percent. Shipments fell over 5 percent to growth this year. The lackluster performance helped European Union, underscoring its role as an alba- lift the US dollar above 110.00 yen for the first time Activity wanes tross around the neck of global trade. since mid-2008 while punishing commodity prices In Japan, the economy is still struggling to get globally, a positive for consumers but also a force over a hike in the sale taxes that took effect five Inflation in reverse for disinflation. Indeed, subsiding price pressures months ago. The final Markit/JMMA Japan PMI With so much of manufacturing struggling, was a feature of many of the manufacturing surveys eased to 51.7 in September, from 52.2 in August, worries about demand have plagued oil and com- out yesterday. and followed data showing industrial output, con- modities in general. World oil prices tumbled to Even Taiwan, one of the stronger economies in sumer spending and real wages all fell in August. their lowest in more than two years this week, iron the region, reported output prices were cut for the There was a glint of light as the Bank of Japan’s ore a five-year trough and copper a four-month eighth month in a row, while input inflation was the closely watched survey of business confidence low. The weakness engulfed food as well. Corn lowest in over a year. “This should give the authori- improved for the first time in two quarters. Yet sen- prices fell to a five-year low yesterday, while soy- ties plenty of room to keep policy accommodative timent for the services sector still worsened. beans were near the lowest since early 2010 and to support growth,” said HSBC economist, John Zhu, All of which did little to relieve pressure on poli- wheat not far from a four-year trough amid plenti- a conclusion that goes for plenty of other countries. cymakers to expand stimulus ahead of Prime ful world supplies. China this week cut mortgage rates and downpay- Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision by year-end on While falling commodity prices are a boon to ment levels for some home buyers for the first time whether to proceed with a second tax hike. Taiwan’s consumer spending power in much of the world, it since the global financial crisis, escalating efforts to version of the PMI cooled to 53.3 in September, comes at a time when inflation is already ominous- boost an economy threatened by the sagging hous- from a robust 56.1 the month before. The country’s ly low in many developed nations. Euro-zone infla- ing market. manufacturers have been riding a wave of populari- tion matched a record low of 0.7 percent in Beijing has for some time now found it can no ty for Apple new iPhones but growth in new orders September, piling pressure on the European longer rely on exports and manufacturing as an and new exports still slowed in the month. Central Bank to do more to revive the economy at engine for growth. The official Purchasing Indian factory activity expanded at its slowest its policy meeting later today. Japan is fighting to Managers’ Index (PMI) of activity stayed stuck at pace in nine months in September with an index stop inflation from receding despite a record- 51.1 in September, only modestly above the 50 lev- reading of 51.0, down from 52.4 in August, break- breaking asset-buying campaign by the central el that separates growth from contraction. “The ing what had been a promising run. Faring even bank. Inflation in South Korea slowed to a seven- economy still faces a degree of downward pressure,” worse was South Korea, where the HSBC/Markit month low of 1.1 percent in September, far below said Chen Zhongtao, an official at the China PMI slid to a three-month trough of 48.8 in forecasts and a trigger for markets to price in Federation of Logistics and Purchasing which helps September, indicating activity contracted. Separate another rate cut there.— Reuters Japan business confidence up but economy sluggish

TOKYO: Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved in the past quarter after a sharp drop in the previous three months, a Bank of Japan survey showed yesterday, but ana- lysts warned the economy was not yet back on track. The surprise result came after a string of weak data this week-including a fall in factory output and household spending-that fanned fears about the damage inflicted by an April sales tax hike, Japan’s first in 17 years. The levy rise slammed the brakes on the world’s number three economy, underscored by a sharp contraction in gross domestic product between April and June. Worries about another KUWAIT: Adeeb Ahamed, Director-LuLu Exchange Kuwait receives the ‘Financial Services downturn in the three months to September have fuelled expecta- Company of the Year’ award from Neil Wood, Publishing Director of ITP Executive at the tions the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will unveil further monetary easing Arabian Business Kuwait Awards 2014. measures after its policy meeting next week. It has also thrown into question Tokyo’s plans to raise sales taxes again next year as it LuLu Exchange wins ‘Financial tries to rein in one of the world’s heaviest debt burdens. Yesterday, the BoJ’s closely watched Tankan survey for July-September Services of the Year’ award showed confidence among large manufacturers stood at plus 13, up one point from the previous quarter and beating market expec- KUWAIT: LuLu Exchange Company WLL, Kuwait, needs and provide solution-driven value added tations for a plus 10 reading. The survey of more than 10,000 com- the leading Money Exchange and Remittance service, whilst maintaining the highest stan- panies-the most comprehensive indicator of how Japan Inc. is Company in the country was presented with the dards of quality and integrity.” dealing with the tax rise-marks the difference between the per- “Financial Services Company of the Year” award “The other factors that have set LuLu centage of firms that are upbeat and those that see conditions as at the Arabian Business Kuwait Awards 2014. Exchange apart from its competitors are, signifi- unfavorable. In another positive sign, expectations for capital The glittering ceremony was hosted by Arabian cant investment in compliance and infrastruc- spending also rose while the report suggested that the labor mar- Business magazine, an ITP publication, which ture to enhance the quality of service provided ket had tightened to levels last seen in the early 1990s. recognizes and awards the very best in business to clients, valuing the skills and professionalism achievement, both on a corporate and individ- of its staff and recognizing their aspirations and ‘Path to recovery slow’ ual level each year, across industry sectors. The personal achievements and excellent corporate But the reading for large companies in the non-manufacturing ceremony was held in the city’s Crowne Plaza social responsibility initiatives that are meant to sector tumbled to plus 13 from plus 19 in the previous three Hotel on Monday evening. serve the wider interests of the community. It is months. “The sharp deterioration in business conditions in the This year’s judges were unanimous in their an honor and a privilege to be recognized for non-manufacturing sector in today’s Tankan suggests that output decision that LuLu Exchange Kuwait’s creden- one’s effort by such respected business stalwarts may have shrunk yet again in the third quarter,” warned Marcel Thieliant from Capital Economics. “The outlook doesn’t suggest a tials were unmatched in the financial services in the industry,” Adeeb added. rapid recovery, either. Large manufacturers expect conditions to category. The award was handed over by Neil LuLu Exchange which has fourteen branches remain unchanged this quarter, while large firms in the non-man- Wood, Publishing Director of ITP to Adeeb spread across the State of Kuwait are all outfitted ufacturing sector predict a small improvement,” he added. Ahamed, Director-LuLu Exchange WLL, Kuwait. with state-of-the-art technologies enabling it to Tsuyoshi Ueno, a senior economist at NLI Research Institute, LuLu Exchange has won the accolade on provide even more efficient and effective servic- said: “This is not a perfectly rosy picture...Big companies see eco- account of its impressive growth and strategic es to the exchange house’s customers. It is the nomic conditions plateauing over the next three months. The lat- objectives that have propelled it to the top posi- company’s ongoing commitment to enhance est Tankan cannot be seen as a sign of recovery yet.” Business sen- tions within the industry and the country. With the customer experience by identifying cus- timent improved when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in its expanding branch network, LuLu Exchange tomer requirements. LuLu Exchange has been late 2012 on a pledge to kickstart the laggard economy. The has brought multiple financial services including successful in tirelessly delivering the best of serv- Tankan survey for the January-March quarter soared to a more money transfer and foreign exchange closer to ice excellence to its customers earning their than six-year high as confidence about Tokyo’s growth plan ran the reach of customers. complete satisfaction and trust in the bargain. high, but that reading slumped in the following quarter, as Abe Speaking in the side-lines of the award func- Many other noted companies also received their moved ahead with the sales tax hike. On Tuesday, government tion, Adeeb Ahamed, Director-LuLu Exchange Arabian Business Kuwait Awards 2014 in differ- figures did little to alleviate fears about the recovery with factory WLL Kuwait said, “This award is a recognition of ent categories such as Al Shaya - Best Retail output taking a surprise drop and household spending weaken- our excellence in Service Quality and Customer Company, Boubyan Bank - Best Islamic Bank, ing again. Ueno said he expected Abe to press on with lifting sales Satisfaction. One of the factors that contributed Zain - Best Telecom Company, and Agility - Best taxes to 10 percent next year-they rose to eight percent from five to winning this award is LuLu Exchange’s Logistics Company amongst many other award percent in April-noting that the conservative premier has publicly demonstrated ability to understand the clients’ recipients. pledged to tackle the debt mountain.—AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.800 Sierra Leone 0.000063 0.000069 Nepalese Rupees 3.950 Singapore Dollar 0.223163 0.229163 Malaysian Ringgit 89.405 South African Rand 0.019839 0.028339 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001912 0.002492 Japanese Yen 2.648 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 47.530 Australian Dollar 231.65 228.65 Taiwan 0.009418 0.009598 Indian Rupees 4.739 Thai Bhat 9.910 Canadian Dollar 263.04 264.04 Turkish Lira 127.780 Thai Baht 0.008808 0.009156 Pakistani Rupees 2.801 Swiss Franc 308.18 306.18 Srilankan Rupees 2.208 Euro 369.44 370.44 Arab Nepali Rupees 2.968 US Dollar 289.10 292.10 Bahraini Dinar 0.759855 0.767855 Singapore Dollar 228.110 Sterling Pound 472.19 475.19 Bahrain Exchange Company Hongkong Dollar 37.169 Egyptian Pound 0.039007 0.042107 Japanese Yen 2.68 2.70 Bangladesh Taka 3.714 Iranian Riyal 0.000080 0.000081 Bangladesh Taka 3.725 3.995 CURRENCY BUY SELL Philippine Peso 6.488 Iraqi Dinar 0.000186 0.000246 Indian Rupee 4.724 5.024 Thai Baht 8.968 Europe Jordanian Dinar 0.403379 0.410879 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.213 2.648 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Belgian Franc 0.007516 0.008518 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Nepali Rupee 2.952 3.487 British Pound 0.462354 0.471354 Lebanese Pound 0.000142 0.000242 Pakistani Rupee 2.809 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005290 0.017290 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023493 0.047493 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 78.56 78.03 Danish Krone 0.045411 0.050411 Nigerian Naira 0.001163 0.001793 Saudi Riyal 76.857 Bahraini Dinar 767.32 769.39 Euro 0.360639 0.368639 Omani Riyal 0.744363 0.750043 Qatari Riyal 79.192 Egyptian Pound 40.32 40.92 Norwegian Krone 0.040625 0.045825 Qatar Riyal 0.078643 0.079856 Omani Riyal 748.700 Jordanian Dinar 410.30 415.95 Romanian Leu 0.083650 0.083650 Saudi Riyal 0.076403 0.077103 Bahraini Dinar 765.510 Omani Riyal 749.75 757.05 Slovakia 0.008380 0.018380 Syrian Pound 0.001711 0.001931 UAE Dirham 78.491 Qatari Riyal 79.61 80.16 Swedish Krona 0.036039 0.041039 Tunisian Dinar 0.158286 0.166286 Saudi Riyal 77.01 77.41 Swiss Franc 0.292858 0.307058 Turkish Lira 0.129702 0.136702 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.129702 0.136702 UAE Dirhams 0.077675 0.078824 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.400 Yemeni Riyal 0.001304 0.001384 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.208 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.345 Australian Dollar 0.244694 0.256194 New Zealand Dollar 0.220698 0.230198 Tunisian Dinar 163.040 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 407.010 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 288.650 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.934 Canadian Dollar 0.253522 0.262022 Canadian Dollar 261.770 Syrian Lira 2.054 US Dollars 0.284800 0.289500 Sterling Pound 459.820 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 33.894 US Dollars Mint 0.285300 0.289500 Euro 367.310 US Dollar 288.350 Swiss Frank 303.855 Euro 368.450 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Asia Bahrain Dinar 768.295 US Dollar Transfer 288.100 Bangladesh Taka 0.003304 0.003904 Pound Sterlng 471.100 UAE Dirhams 78.565 Euro 371.940 Chinese Yuan 0.045553 0.049053 Canadian Dollar 260.850 Qatari Riyals 80.165 Sterling Pound 472.480 Hong Kong Dollar 0.035150 0.037900 Indian Rupee 4.715 Saudi Riyals 77.230 Canadian dollar 264.550 Indian Rupee 0.004398 0.004799 Egyptian Pound 40.305 Jordanian Dinar 407.705 Turkish lira 129.110 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.208 Egyptian Pound 40.316 Swiss Franc 308.130 Japanese Yen 0.002557 0.002737 Bangladesh Taka 3.722 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.215 Australian Dollar 267.180 Kenyan Shilling 0.003324 0.003324 Philippines Peso 6.450 Indian Rupees 4.719 US Dollar Buying 286.900 Korean Won 0.000267 0.000282 Pakistan Rupee 2.805 Pakistani Rupees 2.812 Malaysian Ringgit 0.085503 0.091503 Bahraini Dinar 767.650 Bangladesh Taka 3.725 GOLD Nepalese Rupee 0.002952 0.003122 Philippines Pesso 6.444 UAE Dirham 78.550 20 Gram 232.505 Pakistan Rupee 0.002738 0.003018 Cyprus pound 708.985 Saudi Riyal 77.000 10 Gram 118.950 Philippine Peso 0.006400 0.006680 5 Gram 60.155 Japanese Yen 3.640 *Rates are subject to change THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 BUSINESS

Cameron shrugs off Europe schism with tax cut pledge

BIRMINGHAM: British Prime Minister David “With the Conservatives, if you work hard and Conservative lawmakers to UKIP, which wants going to overshadow the prime minister’s bloc’s freedom of movement rules to curb Cameron promised to push through sweeping do the right thing we say you should keep an immediate British EU exit and sharp curbs speech today that someone we haven’t heard intra-EU immigration. tax cuts if re-elected next year, a pledge he more of your own money to spend as you on immigration, and ratcheted up fears in of has gone to UKIP,” William Hague, a senior “Britain, I know you want this sorted so I will hopes will refocus debate away from a schism choose.” The overall cost of implementing the Cameron’s party that UKIP will split the centre- lawmaker, told BBC radio. go to Brussels, I will not take no for an answer over Europe inside his party and win over mil- tax cuts will be 7.2 billion pounds (11.65 billion right vote and allow the opposition Labor par- Trailing the opposition Labor party in most and when it comes to free movement - I will lions of voters. Addressing his Conservative par- US dollar) a year by April 2020, Cameron’s ty to win. opinion polls, Cameron is straining to pacify get what Britain needs,” he said. “Anyone who ty conference, the last before a national elec- advisers said. Nigel Farage, UKIP’s leader, hailed the latest the Eurosceptic wing of his own party which thinks I can’t or won’t deliver this - judge me by tion in May next year, Cameron said he wanted Cameron’s tax pledge was a calculated defection as a sign his insurgent party was wants him to offer firmer commitments on my record.” Increasingly Eurosceptic rhetoric to secure a majority so his party could govern gambit to try to woo voters and shift the narra- attracting big financial backers to bankroll changing Britain’s relationship with Europe. He has stoked concerns among some big business alone and not in a coalition as is now the case. tive from one which has focused on the dam- what he has described as an earthquake in has promised to renegotiate Britain’s EU ties if leaders who largely support Britain’s EU mem- He promised to lift 1 million workers out of age the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) British politics. “The other parties are losing re-elected before holding an EU membership bership. Conservative lawmaker John tax if re-elected by allowing them to earn more is doing to his re-election hopes by siphoning Councilors, MPs and backers to UKIP, not only referendum in 2017, but has been coy about Redwood even cautioned big business to keep before they pay any income tax. He also off voters and lawmakers. Hours before voters, and they are all playing their part in spelling out what he wants to change with out of the EU debate, saying its job was to keep pledged to ease the burden on the middle Cameron delivered his keynote speech, Arron changing the course of politics in the UK for some Conservatives skeptical about the shareholders, employees and customers happy class by raising the threshold for the country’s Banks, a businessman who electoral records good,” he said. Cameron’s party played down strength of his resolve. Cameron used his rather than playing politics. “Big business, rec- 40 percent rate of income tax. “I want to take show has given tens of thousands of pounds to the defection with William Hague, a senior speech to try to calm those jitters, saying he ognize you have not been good at judging the action that’s long overdue and bring back Cameron’s party, said he was switching his sup- Conservative lawmaker, saying Banks was not a was steadfastly committed to overhauling best interests of the UK,” Redwood said in a some fairness to tax,” Cameron told delegates. port to UKIP. His move followed that of two senior figure in the party. “It’s certainly not Britain’s EU ties and would seek to alter the statement. —Reuters France defies EU partners with ‘no austerity’ budget Spending watchdog doubt new targets

PARIS: France laid down the Public Finances, said the revised enough to avoid a further loss of deficit to the 3 percent EU target gauntlet to EU partners yesterday projections still looked optimistic confidence in the bloc’s already bat- in 2014, the aim of bringing the with a 2015 budget setting out as far as 2016 and 2017 were con- tered budget rulebook. His options budget into balance in structural how it would bring its borrowing cerned. include sanctions including hefty terms - adjusted for the effects of back to within EU limits two years fines. The European Commission, the business cycle - would be later than promised, a retreat it Public spending where Sapin’s predecessor Pierre delayed by a year until 2017, he blamed on a fragile economy. The The government described its Moscovici has just been named said. Hollande has charged Sapin announcement from Paris came effort to shave 50 billion euros off Commissioner tasked with keeping and Prime Minister Manuel Valls hours after news that Italy too projected public spending vol- tabs on respect for EU budget rules, with imposing spending caps on planned to ease the pace of umes between now and 2017 as declined immediate comment in individual ministries and Sapin painful deficit-reduction steps to “unprecedented” - while acknowl- the wake of the budget bill presen- said he would recoup a further 4 try to counter another year of edging the total volume of public tation in Paris. Advocates of budget- billion euros in French public recession. “We have taken the spending would still rise by 0.2 ary rigor led by Germany believe asset sales to pay off debt. decision to adapt the pace of percent over the period. That the time has come for France to In a bid to return some cash to BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a point during her speech deficit reduction to the economic would imply public debt ticking taste some of the fiscal austerity the pockets of low-earners, the at a meeting of the Federation of German Wholesale and Foreign Trade situation of the country,” French (BGA) in Berlin yesterday. —AFP Finance Minister Michel Sapin told a news conference. “Our economic policy is not changing, but the Germany to ban steep rent deficit will be reduced more slowly than planned due to economic cir- hikes in booming cities cumstances - very weak growth and very weak inflation.” Under the French budget plan, BERLIN: Germany’s cabinet agreed yester- Greens party and the far-left Linke party the public deficit is set to fall from day to cap ballooning property rents in have criticized those exemptions, saying 4.4 percent of output this year to high-demand urban neighborhoods in a law they would negate the intended effect of 4.3 percent next year, 3.8 percent set to come into force early next year. In bringing down rents as expensive new luxu- in 2016 and 2.8 percent in 2017 - order to keep city rents broadly affordable, ry apartment blocks drive up average rents. below the EU-mandated threshold landlords will be barred from raising them The rental cap was first proposed in last of 3 percent. Previously, France by more than 10 percent above the local year’s election campaign by the centre-left had promised EU partners it would average for new tenants. The law aims to Social Democrats, who are now the junior bring its deficit below 3 percent by alleviate exorbitant rental increases in Berlin, partners in conservative Chancellor Angela next year, a deadline that had Munich, Hamburg and other popular cities Merkel’s ‘grand coalition’ government. already been extended from 2013. which are pricing especially students and The law will apply only in “highly strained France’s spending watchdog young families out of the market. “The ‘rental rental property markets”, which are to be doubted even the new targets price brake’ will help keep rents affordable determined by Germany’s 16 states. The could be reached. “No further for average wage earners,” said Justice and states will calculate how much local rents effort will be demanded of the Consumer Protection Minister Heiko Maas, are above the national average and factor in French, because the government - adding that commonly seen rental hikes of occupancy rates and whether areas are while taking the fiscal responsibili- 30 to 40 percent were “inacceptable”. Under experiencing a large influx of residents. The ty needed to put the country on the new law, which is set to stay in effect German Tenants’ Association praised the the right track - rejects austerity,” until 2020, property owners must also pay reforms as “an important step to limit drastic the budget statement said. for estate agent fees, a charge so far normal- rental increases especially in large cities, President Francois Hollande is ly leveled on tenants. densely populated areas and university resisting pressure from some in PARIS: French Finance Minister Michel Sapin (center) and Junior Budget Minister Christian Eckert Newly constructed or extensively reno- towns”. But its director Lukas Siebenkotten his Socialist Party to ease off even (left) are flanked by French National Assembly’s Finance Commission head Gilles Carrez (right) vated buildings will be exempt from the 10 also called for improvements to the bill, more emphatically on cutbacks percent-cap, so as not to discourage new which must be passed by both houses of prior to their hearing following the presentation of France’s 2015 draft Budget yesterday. —AFP but also has to contend with an property construction in cities with apart- parliament, especially to clarify how breach- approval rating at a record low 13 up to a peak of 98.0 percent of and painful structural reform budget will also cancel the exist- ment shortages. The opposition ecologist es should be punished. —AFP percent and news a week ago that output in 2016 before a slight fall already undertaken by its southern ing lowest income tax band - a conservative rival Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2017. French public spending neighbors in the wake of the 2009- move to be funded with tax pro- the man he beat in the 2012 elec- and the total tax burden - among 2012 debt crisis. ceeds elsewhere. Despite its fiscal tion, is making a return to front- the highest in the world - would But Paris can count on allies in woes, France continues to lend at line politics. Sapin, who this fall only modestly as a result. The Rome, Athens, Dublin, Madrid historically low rates - the yield on month conceded the 2015 deficit so-called structural deficit, a fig- and elsewhere to support its its benchmark 10-year bond was target was untenable, reaffirmed ure closely watched by EU budget argument that further austerity unchanged around 1.289 percent forecasts that the euro-zone’s sec- watchdogs as it strips out the would be counterproductive by in early yesterday trade. In an ond largest economy would grow effects of the economic cycle, will snuffing out the fragile start of interview with Les Echos newspa- at a modest 1.0 percent next year, fall less than hoped by France’s recovery across the euro-zone. per, former conservative Prime rising to 1.9 percent in 2017. partners from 2.2 percent of out- Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Minister Francois Fillon - a possi- Despite the government’s deci- put in 2015 to 1.4 percent in 2017. Padoan said on Tuesday he ble presidential candidate in 2017 sion to lower its sights, the coun- Incoming European Commission expected a third straight year of - warned nonetheless that France try’s independent public finances President Jean-Claude Juncker is recession this year. While Rome was “on the verge of serious finan- watchdog, the High Council of now under pressure to react firmly would honour a pledge to cut its cial accident”. —Reuters Demand for retail space increasing

KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre by the sector. and large disposable incomes in the latter has been on the rise in the “Markaz” recently published its The Middle East as a whole, ben- GCC have drawn the attention of region over the last few years, and report on GCC Luxury Retail. In this efits from young population, with international retailers from across there is every sign that this will con- MUNICH: Participants of a protest action against the free trade agree- report, Markaz analyzed the major more than 65 per cent being under the world. tinue as businesses seek to mini- ments between Europe and USA (TTIP) protest with a dummy of a sym- segments of luxury retail and their the age of 35. This offers tremen- High average incomes, low to nil mize the inherent risks associated bolic chicken at a street near the Bavarian beer festival Oktoberfest in presence across the GCC. The report dous potential for the luxury mar- taxes, and subsidized fuel prices with entering new markets. The Munich, southern Germany yesterday. —AFP also provides an overview on vari- ket, not only in the sheer numbers, make it easier for consumers to legal framework is still in its nascent ous entry modes, formats of the lux- but also in the opportunity for choose top brands and large sports stages and it is appropriate for joint ury retail, and retail infrastructure of retailers to overcome the fickleness utility vehicles, compared to ventures to consider an off-shore Euro-zone manufacturing each GCC country. Additionally, the of consumers, and build brand loy- Europe, and many Asian markets. holding structure, through which it report examines the fundamental alty early. The 2013 GDP per capita Watches &Jewelry are increasingly can invest. Luxury retail operates in doldrums: Markit index growth drivers, challenges faced, in the GCC ranged from USD 29,813 considered sound investments, and through malls, hypermarkets and and details of existing and upcom- for Oman to USD 98,813 for Qatar, are valued as heirlooms. People in online shopping. Malls offer a BRUSSELS: The euro-zone’s manufacturing the mid-line between signs of rising produc- ing prominent malls in the region. well ahead of emerging countries, GCC also spend heavily on cigars, unique proposition of entertain- sector reported lackluster activity in tion or of decline, and the latest figures mean Luxury retail is a thriving busi- such as China (USD 9,844), and spas, luxury dining, scented candles ment plus shopping, and continue September, set back by a fall in production that the overall outlook has edged down in by powerhouse Germany, a survey showed the month to almost stagnation level. IHS ness in GCC region, propelled by compare favorably with developed and handicrafts. to be the most preferred destina- yesterday, adding to clouds over the single Global Insight analyst Howard Archer said affluent locals, splurging expatri- countries, such as the US (USD Luxury brands can enter into tion for shoppers, as it offers a currency zone. The latest survey of leading that there was little positive news in the latest ates, burgeoning brand-aware 53,101) and the United Kingdom GCC market either by franchise wholesome experience. Demand indicators from manufacturing industries in manufacturing index and the outlook was youthful population, and deep- (USD 37,306).Youthful population model or joint venture model. The for retail space is increasing and the euro-zone, the purchasing managers’ worrying since order books had shrunk for pocketed tourists. GCC has opened occupancy rates in prime malls are index (PMI), gave a reading of 50.3 points, the first time since June 2013. up exciting growth possibilities for very high. down from 50.7 points in August and the At Berenberg bank in London, economist key industry players, and continues Some cities are at saturation; lowest for 14 months. The survey, by the Christian Schulz commented: “A down revi- to be a major destination for a wide hence new concepts are being Markit analysis group, is closely watched as a sion of the German manufacturing PMI in range of luxury brands. Four GCC developed, such as district or neigh- reliable indicator of future performance of September overshadowed signs of stabiliza- countries are present in the list of borhood malls, which target specif- manufacturing activity, and the new figures tion elsewhere in euro-zone manufacturing.” top 20 countries based on Global ic group of residents. Nevertheless, The index, having peaked at 54.0 in January, are likely to raise pressure on the European Retail Development Index (GRDI), super-sized destination malls con- Central Bank to do more to avert deflation. “now points to only modest growth,” he said. which signifies the preference of tinue to be developed in some mar- The bank holds a policy meeting on Thursday “Export-oriented manufacturers have suffered when it is expected to provide details of pro- from the uncertainty caused by the crisis in international retailers. Affluent kets. Also, increasing number of grams already under way to inject cash into eastern Ukraine and other geo-political risks, population, higher per capita shoppers are turning to the internet the euro-zone economy. as well as the mixed performance in emerg- income, grand malls, growing expat to purchase goods as they hunt for The bank is not expected to announce any ing markets and a slow recovery in the euro- population, swelling tourist num- attractive deals, with the conven- new measures, but analysts will watch in case zone itself.” But now that the conflict in bers, and favorable environment for ience of not having to step out of it hints at any extra action to come. The latest Ukraine had stabilized, and in view of a 10- franchise act as growth drivers for their homes. Growth in the online Markit data for manufacturing sentiment was percent fall of the euro against leading cur- luxury retail. However, counterfeit- retail segment is supported by a a second estimate and worse than the first rencies since May, confidence in the euro- ing, rising rental costs, unavailability growing number of internet users in estimate of 50.5 points. A reading of 50 marks zone could soon steady, he said. —AFP of workforce, and increasing com- the GCC, and is expected to grow in petition are a few challenges faced the coming years. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 BUSINESS Lackluster factory data hits world stocks Hong Kong unrest saps risk appetite LONDON: Stocks worldwide began the fourth France, Germany and the euro zone as a whole ket playing its role of ‘safe-haven’ while equities France director Franklin Pichard. monetary stimulus more likely, was down quarter on a negative note yesterday, as lacklus- underlined the fragility of the European recov- and commodities have been slipping in negative Manufacturing stumbled across most of 0.2 percent at $1.2612. tre economic data and civil unrest in Hong Kong ery. territory,” said Ycap Asset Management’s head of Asia in September. The closely watched kept investors cautious before a European The numbers, along with slowing euro zone quantitative strategies in Paris, Gregory Raccah. Chinese PMI stayed stuck at 51.1, only Payrolls Central Bank meeting later this week. The dollar inflation data on Tuesday, highlighted the diver- modestly above the 50 level that separates Analysts said US jobs data due on Friday held close to a four-year high, helped by the gent monetary policy outlook between the US European Central Bank growth from contraction. MSCI’s main would be crucial for the dollar’s near-term weak factory activity data, pushing commodity Federal Reserve on the one hand and the “Once again, the central bank will have to index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan prospects. “Friday’s non-farm payrolls will prices lower. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 European Central Bank and Bank of Japan on the convince investors that it has the firepower to fell 0.2 percent. In Tokyo, the Nikkei stock be key, as it could raise rate hike expecta- equity index was down 0.2 percent after final other. “Since the Fed meeting on Sept 17, we’ve stave off deflation risks. We’ll wait for today’s ECB index closed 0.6 percent lower. Big tions another notch,” said Barclays Bank September purchasing manager numbers from seen a ‘risk-off’ trade, with the fixed income mar- meeting before buying the market,” said Barclays Japanese manufacturers were slightly more chief Japan FX strategist in Tokyo, optimistic in the third quarter, but service- Shinichiro Kadota. Dollar strength and con- sector sentiment worsened, a central bank cern over growing supply have weighed survey showed. heavily on Brent crude oil lately. The Chinese stock markets were closed for a Chinese PMI data lifted it towards $95 a national holiday but investors warily moni- barrel yesterday. It last traded at $94.90, up tored thousands of pro-democracy protest- 0.2 percent on the day. “The Chinese data is ers in Hong Kong, where demonstrations slightly supportive, but Brent is solidly in a spread. US shares closed the third quarter downtrend and that could continue,” said on a downbeat note, dragged lower by Tony Machacek, an oil broker at Jefferies energy and materials shares as consumer Bache in London. Falling oil prices have hit confidence fell in September for the first Russia’s rouble. The currency slipped to time in five months and home prices rose 44.43 against a dollar-euro basket at yester- less than expected in July. The dollar, riding day’s opening, moving beyond the level of high in recent weeks, topped 110 yen for 44.40 at which the central bank automati- the first time in six years. The Japanese cur- cally starts unlimited interventions to rency was last down 0.1 percent at 109.77 defend the currency. The strong dollar also yen.The euro, which plumbed a two-year took its toll on gold. The metal traded at low under $1.26 on Tuesday after the euro- $1,208.40 an ounce, having hit a none- zone inflation data was seen making ECB month low on Tuesday. —Reuters

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Chairmen of Europe’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zalando, (left to right) David Schneider, Robert Gentz and Rubin Ritter, ring the bell yesterday at the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main. Zalando made its high-profile debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange yesterday, with shares quickly slipping into the red. —AFP KSE ends in green zone

BAYAN INVESTMENT MONTHLY REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended ed by the end of September that the market September in the green zone. The Price Index enters into a new phase of watch and caution, closed at 7,621.51 points, up by 2.57% compared waiting for the listed companies third quarter to the closings of the month before, the Weighted financial results, which will shape to a great extent Index increased by 0.49% after closing at 494.44 such companies’ performance for the year 2014. points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at For the annual performance, the price index end- 1,203.82 points increasing by 0.28%. Furthermore, ed last month recording 0.95% annual gain com- last month’s average turnover increased by pared to its closing in 2013, while the weighted 41.81%, compared to the preceding month, reach- index increased by 9.18%, and the KSX-15 record- ing KD 28.06 million, whereas trading volume ed 12.67% increase. average was 274.67 million shares, recording increase of 41.60%. Sectors’ Indices As far as the stock market performance during Ten of KSE’s sectors ended last month in the the last month; the three indices were able to close green zone except for two sectors. Last month’s in the green zone supported by the continued highest gainer was the Consumer Services sector, control of the active purchasing operations on the achieving 4.52% growth rate as its index closed at trading activity, which concentrated apparently on 1,224.77 points. Whereas, in the second place, the the small-cap stocks that was leading the increases Financial Services sector’s index closed at 1,073.86 direction during the last period, which positively points recording 4.29% increase. The Industrial impacted the Price Index performance and sector came in third as its index achieved 2.93% enabled it to break the 7,600 point up during last growth, ending the week at 1,200.56 points. The month, to compensate all its loss since the begin- Consumer Goods sector was the least growing as ning of the year. its index closed at 1,350.55 points with a 0.58% Also, the positive trading activity witnessed by increase. On the other hand, the Oil & Gas sector some large-cap and blue-chip stocks was positive- was last week’s loser as its index declined by 2.90% ly reflected on the Weighted Index and KSX-15 to end the week’s activity at 1,246.73 points. Index performances, to join the Price Index and Followed by Technology sector as its index close the month’s trading activity in the green declined by 0.70% to end the week’s activity at zone for the third consecutive month. In addition, 1,001.17 points it was noticed during last month’s trading activity the return of the quick speculations to influence Sectors’ Activity the market performance, whereas such operations The Financial Services sector dominated total included many listed stocks, headed by the small- trade volume during last month with 3.28 billion cap ones in the Financial and Real Estate sectors, shares changing hands, representing 54.30% of which contributed to enhancing the trading levels, the total market trading volume. The Real Estate especially the value, which witnessed a noticeable sector was second in terms of trading volume as increase by the end of the month when compared the sector’s traded shares were 21.59% of last to its level in August. month’s total trading volume, with a total of 1.30 On the contrary, the stock market was subject billion shares. On the other hand, the Financial to some selling and profit collection operations Services sector’s stocks where the highest traded executed on a number of listed companies during in terms of value; with a turnover of K.D. 213.01 some daily sessions, whereas it concentrated on million or 34.51% of last month’s total market trad- the large-cap and operational stocks, especially ing value. The Banking sector took the second that of previous gains, which limited the gains of place as the sectors last month turnover of K.D. the stock market indicators, mostly the Weighted 139.50 million represented 22.60% of the total and KSX-15 indices. On the other hand, it is expect- market trading value. Precious metals languish as dollar hits multi-year highs

LONDON: Gold held near 9-month lows yes- you’ll get the short sellers moving in because terday, weighed down by broad-based momentum will be accelerating. “It’s difficult to strength in the dollar on growing expectations see how things are going to reverse - there’s an that the US Federal Reserve is set to tighten old market saying, don’t catch a falling knife.” monetary policy before other major central The dollar rose above 110 yen for the first banks. Other precious metals also languished, time in six years and held near a two-year peak with platinum the biggest faller, sliding to a against the euro yesterday, as investors added five-year low at $1,256.30 an ounce early in to bets that US data will drive the Federal the session. Spot gold was at $1,209.20 an Reserve to tighten policy. A stronger dollar ounce at 0927 GMT, little changed from late typically pressures assets priced in the US cur- Tuesday, after earlier slipping to within 10 rency, such as commodities. Tightening mone- cents of the previous day’s 9-month low at tary policy and the prospect of higher interest $1,204.40. rates also raise the opportunity cost of holding US gold futures for December delivery were non-yielding precious metals. Traders are down $1.90 an ounce at $1,290.70. “The weight awaiting Thursday’s European Central Bank of selling is such that I still see lower prices,” meeting and key US payrolls data on Friday for Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar said. “We further clues on the direction of monetary pol- have the stronger dollar and investor disinter- icy. US ADP jobs data will be closely eyed est, and if we drop below $1,200 or $1,180, ahead of that, analysts say. —Reuters THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 BUSINESS India factories slow to lowest level this year

MUMBAI: Indian factory output touched In the survey, keenly watched as a har- the capital goods segment-a key variable ness clamoring for a cut to lower lending under the age of 35 - needs to return to a nine-month low in September on fewer binger of industrial expansion and eco- of underlying economic sentiment-wit- levels and help boost economic growth. at least eight-to-nine percent growth to export orders, even as inflationary pres- nomic health, a reading of more than 50 nessed a sharp rise in the same period Wholesale price inflation fell to a near five- create jobs for its young people. “The RBI sures have eased, a key HSBC survey points suggests expansion while any- suggesting conditions in India’s manufac- year low in August, but retail inflation, would rather see growth recover sup- showed yesterday. The British banking thing below indicates contraction. turing sector were slowly improving. which the RBI closely tracks, is hovering at ported by supply side reforms than giant said its Purchasing Managers’ Index “Manufacturing activity continues to The central bank, firmly fixed on taming close to eight percent. through monetary policy stimulus,” (PMI), which measures factory produc- slow amid weaker output and new order inflation, was unlikely to assist factories in The economy expanded by 5.7 per- Neumann said. RBI Governor Raghuram tion, eased to 51.0 points from 52.4 the flows. Responding to the slowdown, boosting their activity by cutting interest cent in the first quarter of the financial Rajan took a similar line on Tuesday, say- previous month. The September reading firms lowered purchases and trimmed rates, according to HSBC’s Neumann. The year from the same period a year earlier- ing the key to “turnaround in the growth was the weakest since December 2013 inventories,” said Frederic Neumann, Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates the best quarterly performance in more path” was through reviving investment and is also the second consecutive HSBC Asian economic research co-head. unchanged on Tuesday, citing the risk of than two years. But economists say India- while keeping government spending on month-on-month fall. But on the brighter side, the report says rising food and fuel prices, despite busi- with three quarters of a billion people a tight leash and boosting exports. —AFP Oil exploration makes a tentative return to Alsace region

MERKWILLER-PECHELBRONN: Sustainably and runs a well near Oberlauterbach. The 60- high oil prices have lured small oil explorers year-old had been a production engineer at back to Alsace, the cradle of the French oil Elf, now known as Total, when it tried and exploration industry that gave birth to corpo- failed to revive French oil production in the rate giants such as Schlumberger. The activity 1980s. Oelweg, which has applied for three near the Rhine on the German border does not more permits in Alsace, has re-opened a well amount to an oil boom. The region provides 1 abandoned by Elf and has added a heater to percent of French oil production, which is just improve its productivity. under 2 percent of European output. The beam pump, surrounded by corn fields, Nonetheless, 13 wells are pumping, two explo- produces 10 barrels per day with only one ration permits have recently been granted and part-time worker, giving Oelweg a net profit of more are being reviewed by the French admin- 163,500 euros ($207,400) in 2012 on revenue istration. of 375,000 euros. Since the closure of the “For us, Alsace was a sleeping beauty,” said region’s Reichstett refinery in 2011, oil from Stephane Touche, whose company Millennium Alsace is send to the Karlsruhe refinery in Geo-Venture holds the two recent exploration Germany. “Thanks to Alsace, France exports permits and has applied for five more. Among crude oil,” Labat quipped. The French authori- its advantages, the region’s oil reserves are ties have not made oil exploration any easier in already completely mapped and are very close recent years, however. France banned to the surface. Oil leaks have long provided a hydraulic fracking in 2011, and fears about favorite mud-bath playground for wild boars in shale gas among environmentalists and the the Alsatian forest. Oil production in Alsace public have made even conventional oil started in the 18th century and peaked in the drilling suspect. 1920s, when more than 650 wells and four Last year, a request by US firm Hess Corp to refineries supplied 5 percent of French oil explore for shale oil and gas in the Paris basin, needs and provided work for 3,000 people France’s main production area, was rejected by around Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, 50 km north the government despite assurances it would of Strasbourg. not use fracking. The fracking technique, In that era, the Schlumberger brothers car- which involves pumping water and chemicals ried out the first electrical well log and created underground, was banned under former the company. The drop in oil prices and large President Nicolas Sarkozy due to concerns discoveries in what was then French Sahara led over the environmental impact including pos- to the end of the region’s oil industry in the sible contamination of groundwater and NORTH DAKOTA: Photo shows an oil rig in Tioga, North Dakota. US oil prices rose sharply at the start of a busy week of economic 1960s. The Rhine valley has produced about 80 earthquakes. The ban was upheld by the con- data expected to further strengthen confidence in the comparative strength of the American economic recovery. —AFP million barrels of oil so far, Touche said. stitutional court in 2013, after a challenge by Millennium recently drilled its first well near another US-based company, Schuepbach Soufflenheim, and production is expected to Energy, which held two permits that were can- start this autumn. The 46-year-old engineer celled. founded the company with investors from French oil lobby UFIP estimates that 112 US and Brazil resolve a Norwegian company Moore Energy, which has hydrocarbon permit requests are currently applied for more licences in the Paris basin for frozen by the French administration, having conventional oil and gas. been withheld sometimes for several years, although a few have been awarded this year. decade-old trade fight More profitable But the debate about oil and gas exploration on Another advantage for the oil industry is French soil shows no sign of abating. Sarkozy, in that French taxes are light by comparison with a policy U-turn, came out in favor of shale gas in US to pay $300 million to end cotton trade dispute more established oil-producing countries. his first political rally since his return to French Crude production in France becomes commer- politics this month, while energy minister cially viable at around $70 a barrel, according Segolene Royal confirmed her opposition. Back BRASILIA: The United States will pay Brazilian ed to sign the agreement for the US side. ty if the United States paid into an assistance to industry figures. “A barrel produced in in Alsace, however, the local population has no cotton producers $300 million to settle a Relations between the United States and fund for Brazilian cotton farmers. The United France is 10 to 20 times more profitable than a qualms about its black gold. “It’s part of our his- decade-old dispute over cotton subsidies, two Brazil were strained last year by revelations the States stopped paying the monthly compensa- barrel produced in Africa,” said Philippe Labat, tory,” the mayor of Soufflenheim, Camille officials familiar with the settlement said on National Security Agency spied on President tion in October last year due to budget disagree- who founded a small company called Oelweg Scheydecker, said. —Reuters Tuesday, the first concrete step to repair ties hurt Dilma Rousseff with secret Internet surveillance ments in Congress, prompting the Brazilian gov- by an espionage scandal. The agreement will be programs made known in documents leaked by ernment to threaten to slap higher tariffs on US formally signed on Wednesday morning in former NSA analyst Edward Snowden. products. The retaliation would have deepened Qalaa Holdings chief expresses Washington after Brazilian Agriculture Minister Diplomatic talks on a wide range of subjects - diplomatic tensions between both countries, offi- Neri Geller and Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto from double taxation to visas aimed at facilitat- cials and experts said at the time. optimism on Egypt’s economy Figueiredo traveled to the US capital to finalize ing business between the Western Hemisphere’s Reports earlier this year said the United details. two largest economies - ground to a halt. States was willing to pay at least $460 million in KUWAIT: “The economic reforms that have tak- is largely the result of a rebound effect to sus- “Everyone is relieved that this case is finally Rousseff canceled a state visit to Washington compensation to Brazilian growers to end the en place so far are courageous, ambitious and tainable long-term economic development that being put behind us and that Brazil and the US and demanded an apology from President dispute, according to Brazilian diplomatic docu- impactful, but they must be supplemented with will result in a tangible improvement in the can now move on to the many common inter- Barack Obama. The United States said publicly it ments obtained by hackers and leaked to the a comprehensive vision that will set the frame- standard of living for all Egyptians. “Long-term ests that unite us,” one of the officials familiar regretted the incident, but has stopped short of local press. US Vice President Joe Biden traveled work for long-term growth,” said Hisham El- growth will only be possible if we have an inte- with the settlement said. In exchange for the issuing a formal apology. to Brazil and met with Rousseff in June in hopes Khazindar, Co-Founder and Managing Director grated vision with clearly communicated goals one-off payment to the Brazil Cotton Institute, or The cotton breakthrough comes just days of turning the page on the spying dispute. He of Qalaa Holdings during his opening keynote and a plan to minimize the negative impact of IBA, Brazil agreed not to take any further trade before Sunday’s presidential election in which assured her that Washington has changed the speech at Al Mal’s 10th annual Money & Finance fiscal reforms,” said El-Khazindar. “Raising taxes measures against the United States. The official Rousseff’s two main rivals have vowed to rebuild way it conducts electronic surveillance. In anoth- Conference. was a must but the next step is coming up with said the United States could implement a new ties with Washington to open markets for er sign that relations are starting to move for- “During the past three months we have wit- a way to move the informal sector into the real farm bill without concerns about retaliation. exporters in a country hit by recession. In 2004, ward, Brasilia and Washington signed a tax infor- nessed the implementation of an ambitious set economy so that they can start paying taxes. “When you consider what was on the line for Brazil won a challenge against US cotton subsi- mation exchange pact last week that could lead of long-overdue reforms that have already had a Putting a cap on public sector salaries was nec- both sides, this is a win-win deal,” he said. US dies at the World Trade Organization, giving it the to a tax treaty to avoid double taxation of US positive impact on the economy,” said El- essary but we have to keep in mind that with- Trade Representative Michael Froman and right to impose $830 million in sanctions against companies operating in Brazil and Brazilian busi- Khazindar. “In the next period we can expect to out competitive salaries we compromise our Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack are expect- US products. Brazil agreed to suspend the penal- nesses in the United States.—Reuters see a gradual shrinking of the budget deficit ability to attract high caliber employees.” which is an important early indicator for both Regarding the negative impact of energy local and international investors of where things subsidy removal, El-Khazindar noted that a are headed,” he added. El-Khazindar also noted proper social welfare system must be put in Myanmar grants first licenses that the removal of energy subsidies and the place whether it’s the further activation of smart liberalization of the energy sector in general, cards or conditional cash transfers for those in which will allow private sector participation, need. Qalaa Holdings executives Mohamed to foreign banks in decades was a particularly encouraging step that will be Shoeib, Managing Director and Head of the of benefit to the country on multiple levels. company’s Energy Division and Amr El-Garhy, “Egypt’s production capacity has been suf- Managing Director and Head of Agrifoods and Japan banks, ANZ among 9 lenders to gain licenses fering tremendously during the past period the Corporate Finance and Investment Review YANGON: Myanmar has granted nine foreign can provide loans to foreign companies and only in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), because of limited energy supplies. If we look at Function also participated in panels on manag- banks, including three Japanese lenders and foreign currency, they will provide the winning bid- said in a statement. the cement sector as a case in point we can see ing Egypt’s energy needs and tapping into new Australia’s ANZ, coveted licenses to operate on a lim- ders a strong foothold in what investors and econo- The core banking units of Mitsubishi UFJ that Egypt’s cement capacity went down from sources of financing. ited basis, the government’s biggest move to date mists see as one of Asia’s most promising markets. Financial Group , Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Qalaa Holdings has undergone a transfor- 50 million tons per annum to c. 30 million tons to bring in much needed foreign capital to a fast Myanmar’s economy is expected to grow 7.75 per- and Mizuho Financial Group all gained licenses - because factories did not have access to fuel,” mation process that has seen it develop from a growing economy. Crippled by decades of misman- cent in the 2014/15 financial year from 7.3 percent underscoring Japan’s growing investment and influ- said El-Khazindar. “Allowing the private sector to private equity model to an investment holding agement under military regimes and cut off from last year, International Monetary Fund data shows. ence in a country that is home to big projects such import coal and natural gas will improve the company with a focus on the core industries of much of the world due to Western sanctions, the “Given its size, economic potential and its strategic as the Thilawa economic zone near Yangon. Also efficiency of our industrial sector across the energy, cement, agrifoods, transportation & domestic banking sector remains ill-equipped to position between China and India, Myanmar is fore- making the cut were the Industrial and Commercial board and that alone will translate into growth logistics, and mining. The new structure gives provide services to local citizens, let alone global cast to be one of the fastest growing economies in Bank of China Ltd, Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese before we even begin to factor in the impact of the company the leeway to hold investments companies. the region over the medium term,” Andrew Geczy, Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank, Thailand’s new investments.” longer and thus create more value for both While the licenses are limited to one branch that CEO of international and institutional banking for Bangkok Bank and Malaysia’s biggest lender The challenge according to El-Khazindar will shareholders and the regional economies in Malayan Banking Berhard (Maybank). be moving beyond the short-term growth that which it invests. The bidding process was open to around 40 inter- national banks with representative offices in the country. Twenty-five banks applied. “This process has Warba Insurance join the taken a very long time and been incredibly competi- tive,” said Veronica O’Shea, a partner at law firm Life Insurance Round Table Herbert Smith Freehills in Singapore. “These banks were never expecting to get a full license, as long as MUMBAI: At its 27th annual convention in and good opportunity to develop our skills they can do a reasonable amount of commercial India, “Roundtable for Life Insurance” hon- and our performances.” The guests and activity then they will be very happy,” she said. ored Nafea Al-Shawwaf from the Individual speakers were from different backgrounds Life department of Warba Insurance and different countries; Steve Clarke is Lost opportunity? Company who achieved the conditions for from UK while Max Moyo the CEO of Ignite US banks did not apply, as the United States main- membership in the ceremony attended by My Potential is from South Africa. tains some sanctions on Myanmar. These measures a large group of insurance companies in Also, Latesh Shah - Writer-Producer- include a Specially Designated Nationals List, a so- India. Nafea said that he is very proud of Director-Trainer attended the event. It is called black list that forbids US nationals or compa- this accomplishment achieved for Kuwait worth to mention that Life Insurance nies from doing business with persons or entities list- and for the company which provides many Round Table emerged out of a dream of ed. By contrast, the European Union, Australia and types of life insurance. few dedicated agents (in 1988) who other countries have lifted sanctions in response to He also added, “Through the 27th con- attended Million Dollar Round Table widespread political and economic reforms initiated ference of LIRT, they had an opportunity to Conventions at USA. These agents felt the by the reformist, semi-civilian government that took share the ideas and opinions with mem- need of an organization like Million Dollar YANGON: Myanmar people walk past cars at a traffic junction in Yangon. From navi- over from a military junta in March 2011. The foreign bers of various insurance companies spe- Round Table to establish forum dedicated banks will be allowed to lend to local institutions - a cializing in life insurance and exchange to fostering high standard- based on pro- gating steamy city gridlocks to playing Myanmar’s favorite sport, new online applica- cooperation which is expected to encourage domes- experiences with them. It was a good fessional approach to life insurance sales tions are putting a local spin on the worldwide web as cheap mobile technology tic outlets to improve their operations and cut down experience to earn new friends in this field and service. ignites an Internet revolution in the once-isolated nation. —AFP on corruption. —Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 The new Scirocco - confidently stylish

KUWAIT: Volkswagen Middle East yesterday announced the arrival of the stylish Scirocco/Scirocco R. The next generation will be available in the region’s showrooms from November 2014. Defined by a series of visual and technical advancements, the agile and confidently stylish Scirocco now boasts an unmistak- able silhouette with sharper design attributes and fea- tures that have enhanced the coupe’s sporty appeal. Thomas Milz, Managing Director of Volkswagen Middle East said: “The new Scirocco combines innova- tive design highlights with first class German engi- neering to create a stylish model series that offers auto enthusiasts pure driving fun.” “As a brand we continue to invest in new technolo- gy that provide our customers with world-class, quali- ty products. With the arrival of the Scirocco, drivers in the region can enjoy the ultimate sports coupe at an affordable price,” Milz concluded. The models’ design with an extensive range of features including matt navigation system with an aluminum-look are now option of the redesigned “Cadiz” wheel trim in 18 or forms the visual basis for its overall sporty package. chrome side sill extensions with “R” styling and brake flush-mounted in the instrument panel and thus 19 inch versions, while the 17-inch “Long Beach” alloy The newly styled and sharpened front and rear sec- callipers painted black with “R” logo. The Scirocco R accentuate the high-end quality of the interior wheel rims come as standard on the Scirocco. Loaded tions include the dynamically contoured bi-xenon can also be visually distinguished by new details such “R” insignia lines the Scirocco R interior, with fea- with power, the fuel-efficient Scirocco consumes just headlights, and LED rear lights round off the exterior as the chrome tailpipes and the larger roof edge tures including the “Race” seat covers with the “R” 7.7l/100km and boasts 155kW/210HP, while the series’ and swiveling Volkswagen logo as a handle for open- spoiler. The interior is equally striking, with all-new logo, decorative “Carbon Race” inlays and stainless top model - the Scirocco R completes the classic ing the boot lid. The series also appears to be more materials, sport seats and steering wheel. Attention is steel pedals. Available in a range of new colors sprint in just 5.8 seconds with its four cylinder, 6- clearly contoured and wider, due to the bumper sur- drawn to the optimized, visually streamlined auxiliary including “Pure White”, “Flash Red” and “Urano Grey,” speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG) and 187kW/255HP faces painted in body color as opposed to being kept instrument panel trim with charge pressure, as well as the metallic colors, “Ultra Violet” and engine. To find out more about the Volkswagen black. chronometer, engine oil temperature standard. The “Pyramid Gold,” customers can now enjoy added flexi- Scirocco or to enquire about the upgrade, visit your The sporty appeal is transferred to the Scirocco R air nozzle panels and the central panel around the bility and choice. Scirocco R drivers will also have the nearest local Volkswagen showroom today. Winter season heightens Russia-Europe gas game EU needs to secure supplies for coldest months

PRAGUE: A cat and mouse game is on between ter. Slovakia, with the largest EU-capacity to While gas deliveries to Germany, Gazprom’s Europe and Russia over gas supplies as the con- Ukraine, had maintained deliveries but saw its biggest customer, should continue through the tinent switches into the winter heating season. own gas imports from Russia fall below request- Nord Stream pipeline which bypasses Ukraine, Since September, Russia’s state-controlled ed amounts in September. While analysts have the outlook is far less certain for central and Gazprom has sent less-than-requested deliveries not seen the situation so far as the start of a “gas southeastern European nations which receive to Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary - after war,” they agree it is a warning to Europe that most or all of their imports from Russia and via the European Union began sending gas to Russia is ready to retaliate should Brussels Ukraine. To deal with a potential shortfall this Ukraine - in a clear warning from Moscow ahead impose further sanctions on Moscow over its winter, the European Union has prepared emer- of the winter heating season which officially intervention in Ukraine. gency plans and has also sought a compromise starts on October 1, when the industry switches “It (the Russian export reductions) could to safeguard winter supplies in a potential deal to higher pricing. “Nobody should be surprised actually be in the end quite harmless. But the that would guarantee Kiev at least 5 billion cubic by what Russia does. They want to keep pressure fact that they did not tell anyone in advance, meters of Russian gas for the next six months if on Ukraine... at the start of the heating season,” (shows) that nobody should trust any explana- Ukraine made pre-payments. Russia’s energy said Michael LaBelle, a gas expert at the Central tion he or she gets, and that in itself is damning,” minister said on Tuesday he hoped to reach a European University in Budapest. Czech energy security ambassador Vaclav deal in a gas dispute with Ukraine this week, Russia is Europe’s biggest supplier of natural Bartuska told Reuters this week. He added it although he added that Kiev must pay some of gas, meeting almost a third of annual demand would be foolish to expect gas to flow as usual its large debts before Moscow resumes gas sup- Zain crowned ‘Best Brand’ at and in return, Gazprom receives around $80 bil- through Ukraine this winter. plies. lion in annual revenues from its European cus- Yet even if a deal is reached, analysts say tomers, making up the majority of its income. Deal? flows to the EU could get disrupted this win- prestigious Telecom Awards Moscow halted gas flows to Ukraine three times Traders have, however, pointed out that ter as Ukraine did not have enough time to fill in the past decade, in 2006, 2009 and since June Russia’s recent reductions to Europe were within its gas reserves ahead of the cold winter DUBAI: Zain Group, a leading innovator of blue chip names, but also one of the this year, although this year gas for the EU via contractual allowances and came during times months. “There is every chance that there will mobile telecoms in eight markets across Middle East’s most popular brands.” Ukraine has so far continued to flow. Opening that EU gas storage tanks are well filled. Gas be interruptions especially if the Ukrainians the Middle East and Africa region, is proud Gegenheimer continued, “A brand is also a up gas flows eastward was part of the EU’s Infrastructure Europe data show that the EU’s don’t manage to get more gas into storage,” to announce that its brand has been select- reflection of all the various other compo- response to Gazprom’s decision to cut supplies gas storage sites are filled to an average of over said Peter Hughes of German consultancy ed as the telecom ‘Best Brand’ in 2014 at nents in a company’s actions. At Zain we to Kiev in June. Slovakia, Poland and Hungary 90 percent, compared to just 68 percent this Global Gas Partners on the sidelines of the the prestigious Telecoms World Awards. work very hard at doing things as best we can also send gas to Ukraine but so far deliveries time last year. “Most of the EU has its gas tanks 2014 Platts European Gas Summit. In the end, The accolade was bestowed on Zain Group can, offering our customers the best possi- have not been without incident. filled to the rims, so they don’t need more gas at however, analysts said that all sides involved during a ceremony held in Dubai earlier ble products and services buoyed by state Poland temporarily stopped deliveries to the moment, while Gazprom needs to still fill its would lose if gas stopped flowing this winter. this week as part of the annual Telecoms of the art networks, as well as giving back Ukraine last month after Warsaw said it was get- domestic reserves ahead of the Russian winter, “All parties will be losers. They don’t have any- World Conference. The annual Telecoms to the communities we serve. We are deter- ting less gas from Russia than requested. so I’m not surprised by its flow reductions to the thing to gain out of the situation,” said World Awards recognize outstanding per- mined to continue to deliver on our brand Hungary stopped eastward supplies last week in EU, which were all within contractual Stephane Bertoncini of Chappuis Halder & Cie formance in 10 key areas throughout the promise of building a ‘Wonderful World’.” order to fill its own storage tanks ahead of win- allowances,” one EU utility trader said. in Paris.— Reuters Middle East telecommunications industry, Zain has been enjoying an extended and the key players that have helped turn it period of recognition from various bodies into one of the most dynamic and vibrant and publications, and in recent times its in the world. operations were rewarded with a slew of Zain has been a recipient of this best commendations. Notably at this year’s Turkey’s brand award in the past, but recently its Telecom World Awards, Zain Jordan was success has been driven by the real recognized with two prestigious awards, changes the company has been driving in namely the ‘Best Domestic Growth lira weakens people’s lives, and the positivity and good- Strategy’ and for having the ‘Best Operator will that is generated by the company’s Network’. Last year Zain Group was ranked ISTANBUL: Turkey’s lira hit its weakest level in continual investment in network upgrades as the top Arab brand across all sectors in a eight months yesterday, with daily tightening by and technology innovation in enhancing poll undertaken by the Arab Society for the central bank doing little to protect the curren- the customer mobile experience and serv- Intellectual Property (ASIP). The survey cy from global risk aversion and concern over the ice. In presenting the Best Brand award to included 200 of the most recognizable domestic economy. The lira slipped to 2.2910 Zain Group the five member judging panel Arab trademarks across all Arab countries against the dollar at 0805 GMT, its weakest since reconfirmed the high-esteem in which the with over one hundred thousand respon- Jan. 31, from 2.2809 late on Tuesday. The central company’s values are held and communi- dents participating in the questionnaire bank tightened liquidity last week through reduc- cated, commented, “Seven years later after through ASIP’s website. ing the amount available at daily repo auctions at its inspiring launch, Zain has not only creat- Zain Kuwait was recognized as the best a rate of 8.25 percent, pushing the average cost of ed a compelling brand for its products or telecom operator for 2013 and most borrowing up to 8.72 percent from 8.3 percent a services, but it has also captured the imagi- recently for 2014 by the region’s leading week ago. nation of the whole region, perfectly business publication, ‘Arabian Business’, Bollywood Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan unveils the official logo to mark Malabar Gold & reflecting the aspirations and thinking of its while Zain Iraq was awarded the Telecom Since Friday it also increased the amount of for- eign currency available at daily auctions to a mini- Diamonds’ milestone achievement of 21 years/120 stores in the presence of M P customers and the telecom industry at Operator of the Year accolade at the presti- Ahammed, Chairman- Malabar Group; Shamlal Ahamed M P, Managing Director- large.” gious 2013 Arabian Business Achievement mum of $40 million from $10 million. At its mone- tary policy meeting last week it left rates on hold. International Operations,- Malabar Gold & Diamonds and Abdul Salam K P, Group Acknowledging the accolade, Zain Awards as well as the 2013 CommsMEA Executive Director, Malabar Group. Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer said, “It is a awards. These awards highlight depth and “The lira is under a fresh weakening spell; we huge honor to receive this award in a year breadth of Zain Group’s pioneering opera- sense more pressure in coming weeks as global Malabar Gold & Diamonds in which Zain has reconfirmed its position, tions, which are helping uplift communities markets remain volatile and shy away from risk,” a not only as one of the industry’s genuine and economies across the region. note from Commerzbank said, adding, “Turkey’s own inflation and current-account fundamentals celebrates its achievement are not helping either.” Worries about when the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates, making KUWAIT: Malabar Group, one of the leading Middle East & Singapore. Today, Malabar corporate conglomerates with its presence Gold & Diamonds is an integrated jewelry emerging market assets comparatively less attrac- in eight countries marked its 21st anniver- retailer comprising of bullion, wholesaling, tive, have helped encourage a risk-off sentiment sary by launching the official logo on 25 retailing and manufacturing of jewelry and in global markets in recent days. September 2014. Renowned Bollywood is one among the top five jewelry retailers in Turkey would be especially vulnerable to such a Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan unveiled the terms of annual turnover. step because it is dependent on foreign capital logo, initiating the celebrations. The group Plans are underway to fortify the pres- inflows to finance its large current account deficit. that is best known for its activities in the ence of their existing retail jewelry outlets Turkey is struggling to fight inflation which field of gold and diamonds has announced and to expand their operations into the reached 9.54 percent in August, well over the cen- its expansion and diversification plans on prominent locations in the Middle East, tral bank’s 5 percent target, at the same time as this occasion. Singapore and India. They are also planning ‘Eid Al Adha’ growth falters. According to data out last month, From humble beginnings with a jewelry to spread their wings to Far East Markets like gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.1 percent outlet at Kozhikode in 1993, Malabar Group Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The year-on-year in the second quarter, missing fore- is today among the best corporate establish- group is also aiming to roll out their opera- at Jolly Silks casts and raising questions about the 2014 target. ments of India with over 7,000 strong man- tions into UK and US in the near future. Markit PMI data showed Turkish manufacturing agement team, 1,600 investors and a Apart from jewelry business, Malabar group activity expanded slightly in September with turnover of over $3.5 billion. The Group is has successfully diversified into various busi- KUWAIT: Jolly Silks, Kuwait the one stop suit the budget of all customer profiles. demand from abroad was held in check by con- marching ahead with diversified presence in ness sectors such as real estate develop- destination for Silks and Fashion has The wide range of choices include design- cerns over the situation in the Middle East. various sectors in this 21st anniversary year. ment, retail and distribution of luxury brand- announced an exciting offer to reward cus- er wear for weddings & special occasions In addition, the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly In the words of Group Chairman M P ed watches and lifestyle articles, organic tomers during the peak summer shopping and also daily wear items to cater to all (TIM), said exports in September rose 6.5 percent Ahammed, the greatest and the most valu- farming, furniture retailing and IT Sector. period. Customers shopping at Jolly Silks, the needs and aspirations of shoppers in year-on-year in September, in a release which able asset of Malabar Group is the trust of Right from the days of its inception, Kuwait during the promotion period will Fashion and readymade garments. An customers and the recognition of the socie- Malabar Group has been active in humani- comes almost a month before the state statistics get KD5 Gift voucher on their purchase of extra incentive for shoppers is the host of ty earned by providing sustenance and sup- tarian and social welfare activities. The social KD30 and above. The rewarding offer is new summer collections that Jolly Silks office. The two sets of data normally match. The port to thousands of families directly and wing of Malabar Group focuses on concep- valid up to 11th October 2014. “Our cus- has recently added in-store. The new col- state statistic data out on Tuesday showed just a indirectly. tualizing and implementing the Corporate tomers are now planning to shop for the lections and designs have been chosen 2.9 percent increase in exports in August, and a Upholding the values of trust, trans- Social Responsibility initiatives of the Group upcoming festive season and we thought from the latest trends in India and abroad widening of the current account deficit. The parency and honesty, the Group’s flagship and the group sets apart a certain percent- rewarding them at this peak buying period and have been inspired by some of the release of the survey had little impact on Turkey’s company Malabar Gold & Diamonds is now age of the net profit from business for CSR will be truly appreciated. Our special offer foremost designers of fashion and silks financial markets. Istanbul’s main share index rose among the leading jewelry retailers of the activities. The initiatives are directed towards is KD 5 gift voucher on their purchase of clothing there. Joyalukkas Centre also 0.22 percent to 75,109 points yesterday, outper- world with 120 showrooms across eight enabling communities through various proj- KD30 and above,” said Joy Alukkas, offers the best prices and has created the forming broader emerging markets which were countries. Their international retail opera- ects in the areas of education, medical aid Chairman & MD, Joyalukkas Group. choice to suite all budgets to make the down 0.26 percent. There were no trades yet in tions started with the opening of a show- and health services, women empowerment, Jolly Silks offers a wide range of Sarees, fashion & silks choices accessible for all the 10-year benchmark bond yesterday.— Reuters room in Sharjah on 19 June, 2008. Today environment protection and housing devel- Churidars, Kurtas, Shirts and Trousers to shoppers. they have 45 retail jewelry outlets across the opment for the less privileged. technology THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 Alibaba and Wanda face off, online and offline

BEIJING: China’s former richest man The e-commerce explosion contrasts fee outlets, some become “phantom more than 90 percent of the online con- customer data and offer the same wi-fi Wang Jianlin once bet Alibaba founder with the slowdown of retail sales as a malls”, filled with little more than an inces- sumer-to-consumer Chinese market, with network across all Wanda’s 107 malls, Jack Ma 100 million yuan ($16.3 million) whole, a palpable trend even before the sant soundtrack of syrupy muzak. 800 million product listings and around according to the Financial Times. A series that online purchases in the country luxury market was hit by party cadres 500 million registered users. of as yet-unannounced “innovative online would not eclipse bricks-and-mortar buys curbing excessive spending in response CAUGHT BETWEEN Seeing opportunities to consolidate financial products” is also in the pipeline, in the next decade. But while Wang says to President Xi Xinping’s anti-corruption Larger cities can absorb the construc- strengths on the other’s turf, Wang and Wanda says. he laid the wager “for fun” two years ago, drive. tion of more malls but provincial capitals Ma’s once-distinct portfolios have now However, Alibaba will be loath to lose the billionaires’ business interests are Property developers, already saddled “will suffer”, Fung cautioned. National blurred. business from its core platforms and has increasingly converging as Chinese con- with excess commercial space, are supply is expected to double between Alibaba group invested $692 million in invested as much recently in logistics and sumers’ spending habits undergo a seis- spooked. Half the world’s shopping mall 2013 and 2016. Chinese department store operator postal services as in physical retail. mic shift-and much larger sums are at projects underway are in China. Among “Some developers made promises to InTime in March, and Wang joined forces It has good reason not to stray too far stake. them is northeastern Shenyang city, governments, they are caught between a with tech giants Tencent and Baidu in from its tech roots. Last week Ma became China has the world’s biggest popula- which has 28 megamalls for six million rock and a hard place,” Fung said. To com- August to set up an e-commerce platform China’s richest person-pushing Wang into tion of Internet users, with annual online people. pete with online rivals, he said malls have costing more than $800 million. second place-following Alibaba’s record sales jumping 41 percent in 2013. The spread of malls has accelerated increased the number of restaurants and Wang and Ma are both seeking to cap- initial public offering in New York. But However, that figure represents a paltry under pressure from local governments, food providers, while some have opened italise on Chinese smartphone use to whoever wins the bet, Alibaba has 7.8 percent of overall retail sales, leaving with Chinese cities taking nine of the top theme parks or kindergartens. One in push users into physical stores with extra changed Chinese retail forever, says plenty of room for growth. ten spots in the world last year by amount Shanghai saw sales jump 20 percent after benefits once inside-a process known as Analysys International’s Zhuo. Zhuo Saijun, a Beijing-based analyst of newly constructed retail space, US con- exhibiting paintings by Claude Monet. “online to offline” retail. “To some extent, Alibaba cultivated with Analysys International, told AFP con- sultancy CBRE says. These malls represent the next retail Alibaba and Intime say they will the online shopping habits of Chinese sumers were increasingly going online to Occupancy varies according to loca- frontier for China. While Wang built his expand an agreement allowing shoppers consumers. It cultivated China’s lower- purchase “in the easiest and most conven- tion, with some never empty while others name with Wanda, a commercial property to purchase items instore with the Alipay end consumers, as well as medium and ient way”. in the farther reaches struggle to attract conglomerate that owns hotels, cinema app, and provide targeted promotions small enterprises. “This is the most valu- “If an online platform has more advan- repeat customers, said K.K. Fung, manag- megaplexes and shopping malls, Ma’s rise and membership benefits when connect- able and meaningful thing it has done... tages in terms of cost performance and ing director for Greater China at real came on the success of upstart e-com- ed to instore wi-fi and location-based developing a complete system that con- information retrieval, consumers will defi- estate investment firm JLL. Typically mar- merce businesses under the Alibaba technology. sists of e-commerce culture, manage- nitely be more inclined towards online,” rying an array of clothing and cosmetic group. Wanda, Tencent and Baidu will share a ment and marketing as well as services he said. franchises with fast-food courts and cof- Alibaba’s Taobao is estimated to hold user membership system, synchronise based on all that.” —AFP

App teaches kindergartners basic computer coding

CAMBRIDGE: This computer programming The free app is already being used in app is so easy to use that even a kinder- kindergarten classrooms at the Eliot- gartener can do it. Researchers in Pearson Children’s School in Medford. “I Massachusetts have created a basic com- learned to concentrate and use the imagi- puter coding app that they say is the first nation a lot,” 7-year-old Talia Levitt says. designed specifically for children as young “You can do, like, almost anything on it.” as 5. Kids who haven’t yet learned to read Her classmate, 7-year-old Aiden Crott, can use the app to craft their own interac- adds, “I like making the background and tive stories and games. then making the program and make the With ScratchJr, children can snap guy move around everywhere.” together graphical programming blocks to ScratchJr was inspired by the popular make characters and other elements in Scratch programming language for older their project move, jump, talk and change kids. Developers say they redesigned the size. Users can modify various elements in interface and programming language to the paint editor, add their own voices and make it appropriate for younger children. sounds, and even insert their own photos. The app was launched in July on the “When many people think of computer iPad platform, and developers are working programming, they think of something on versions for the Web and Android very sophisticated,” says co-developer devices. Michel Resnick of the Massachusetts “We don’t want necessarily every young Institute of Technology. “But we don’t think child to become a computer scientist or to it has to be that way.” work as an engineer, but we want every Marina Umaschi Bers, his co-developer young child to be exposed to these new from Tufts University, cites research that ways of thinking that coding makes possi- shows children start to form convictions by ble,” Bers said. fourth grade about how good or bad they Claire Caine, a teacher at the Jewish are in math, science and technology. Community Day School in Watertown, said “So most programs that introduce cod- she likes the app because it encourages ing in fourth grade and up, it’s great, but kids to explore and figure out solutions to they are coming kind of late to the party,” problems. she says. “Give it to them young enough, and The project was funded by a $1.3 million they start doing it, and it just becomes like Toyota launches ultra-compact grant from the National Science brushing teeth,” Caine said. “Nobody says Foundation to help children learn to think they are not good at brushing teeth or they creatively and reason systematically. can’t brush their teeth.” —AP electric vehicles in Europe

oyota is offering a fascinating glimpse into the clean city of tomorrow as it Tbrings nimble, zero-emission motoring to Europe’s crowded city centers with a fleet of its i-ROAD and COMS ultra-compact elec- tric vehicles. The chic and colorful three and four-wheelers will showcase how clean and easy urban motoring can be by taking part in a major pilot program in the French city of Grenoble. Citelib by Ha:mo is Toyota’s second “Ha:mo” (short for Harmonious Mobility) proj- ect and the first outside Japan. Toyota is a key partner in the three-year low-carbon car-sharing scheme, which is expected to transform the way people plan and make local journeys. The leading global automaker is supplying 35 units of each type of vehicle and is also contributing its Ha:mo system to manage the scheme on a day-to- day basis in line with a model that’s already been successfully trialed across Toyota City in Japan. Known as Cite lib by Ha:mo, the pro- MEDFORD: In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 photo, clockwise from foreground, Aiden Crott, 7, Daniel Hernadez, 5, Talia Levitt, 7, and Charlotte Klingaman, 6, gram is also supported by local authorities in work with their ScratchJr programs on iPads at the Eliot-Pearson Children’s Grenoble, the French power supplier EDF, transportation sector.” drop it off at a different location - any of 27 School. —AP SODETREL, an EDF subsidiary that installs, Both Toyota vehicles have been devel- charging stations in the greater Grenoble manages and maintains electric charging oped as user-friendly transport around area - rather than having to make a round- points, and well-established local car-share town. The i-ROAD is particularly innovative, trip. When the vehicle is dropped off, it is What’s PayPal’s operator Cité lib. using a clever Active Lean technology that plugged into the station to be recharged and Commenting on the program, Takayuki steers in a similar way to the movements of ready for the next customer. The concept is Yoshitsugu, Chief Representative, Middle East a skier. It’s not much larger than a motor- seen as a way of building a better-integrated first solo move? and North Africa Representative Office, TOY- bike or scooter, but has a full canopy that public transport service, where people collect OTA Motor Corporation, said, “This concept is protects the driver from the elements and an electric vehicle from a location near their in line with Toyota’s overall future mobility NEW YORK: PayPal’s impending split from long- swiftly-growing mobile payment arena, and is on gives the kind of secure feeling and comfort home or office to drive to a local transport vision which is based on four pillars: safety, time partner eBay Inc. will ratchet up its appeal to track to process 1 billion mobile payments this of a car. From October 1, 2014, anyone 18 hub for the next stage of their journey. online retail competitors such as Amazon.com and year. It launched PayPal Here and acquired comfort, ease of use and ecology. Ha:mo was years or older who holds a valid driving Likewise, people arriving by bus or train can give it the freedom to aggressively take on new Braintree and its One Touch mobile payment serv- designed to reduce the stress caused by traffic license can register with Cite lib to gain step into a car on arrival to complete the last mobile pay challenger Apple Pay. For eBay, the ice, which compete with players such as Square jams, peak traffic hours, and searching for a access to the Toyota electric vehicles. Once leg of their trip. The network of charging sta- challenge will be how to drive revenue without its and Google Wallet. The payoff is huge for whichev- parking space. It also allows a reduction in subscribed to the service, they can down- tions is seamlessly connected to Grenoble’s fastest-growing division. er player can own the space: mobile payments emissions that cause poor air quality in city load an application on their smartphone, transport network IT system to make total The move marks a 180-degree turn for eBay could spike to $58.4 billion by 2017 from just $1 centers. From Toyota’s perspective, such initia- Inc. CEO John Donahoe, who had been adamant billion last year, Citi Investment Research analyst tablet or computer to see the real-time journey planning easier. During the pilot, the tives reflect our constant efforts at developing in spurning activist investor Carl Icahn’s call Mark May said in August. And the pressure is on. location of vehicles that are charged and program partners will gather data on techni- months ago to spin off PayPal. Donahoe, who will Apple Inc., which has 800 million user accounts new and innovative forms of mobility while ready to use. cal issues and user behavior to help shape step down after the split is finalized in the second through iTunes, threw down a gauntlet last month tapping into new growth areas in the urban People will be able to pick up their car and future mobility initiatives. half of next year, said he now agrees that it’s the with the announcement of its own digital wallet right path for both companies. With the launch of Apple Pay, slated to launch in October. Apple Pay next month expected to reshape the So what might be PayPal’s first solo move? mobile payments industry, Icahn said he’s “happy” Courting major eBay competitors such as eBay came around, “perhaps a little later than they Amazon.com Inc. and newly public Alibaba, who should have, but earlier than we expected.” might be more likely to partner with PayPal now Investors were happy too, sending eBay shares that it’s not married to a direct competitor, says up more than 7 percent to close at $56.63 on Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali. The com- Tuesday. PayPal services $1 of every $6 dollars pany also could be a takeover target. Squali notes spent online. It collects fees from over 150 million that Google and Microsoft (not to mention Visa users who use the online service to send money to and Mastercard), have tried to build online pay- other users and pay for goods and services in ment platforms with varying degrees of success. more than 200 markets. Acquired by eBay in 2002 And with PayPal “now essentially free to focus on for $1.3 billion, its partnership with the popular payment innovation, and standing on the shoul- site helped expand PayPal’s reach worldwide. The ders of a well-capitalized eBay, they can act more service posted 20 percent revenue growth in the aggressively to counter new competitors,” says last quarter to $1.95 billion - representing nearly R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. He notes that half of eBay’s total revenue. PayPal will end up with a sizable amount of cash PayPal also has staked a claim in the small but and none of eBay’s debt. —AP HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

World leaders must take climate action now ast Asia is on the front lines of climate out of time. On Sept 23, United Nations Secretary for putting money into low-carbon projects, such 2030 and approved a set of renewable energy change. Hundreds of millions of people in General Ban Ki-moon will convene world leaders as renewable energy, reforestation and low-car- incentives, including feed-in tariffs and net meter- Ethe region live in and outside cities in low- for a climate summit in New York to mobilize bon transportation. On the climate frontlines in ing to promote their use. lying areas, facing increasing risks from rising international, national and local actions as we Asia, leadership is essential. And China has launched seven local pilot car- seas, heat waves, droughts, salinity intrusion and head toward a new international climate agree- Vietnam, one of the countries mostly affected bon markets in the past two years, creating the water scarcity. We have been experiencing one ment in 2015. He is looking for leaders in this field. by sea-level rise, is pursuing a low-carbon growth second-largest carbon market in the world, and extreme weather event after another in recent Leadership means driving smart policies that lift path and working to increase energy efficiency has invested heavily in low-carbon cities and years, including deadly floods and destructive people out of poverty, increase prosperity and and renewable energy, as well as mass transit renewable energy. winds unleashed by super typhoons. leave a better world for future generations. options in cities. As part of its Green Growth Forward-thinking leaders are showing that Now is the season for typhoons, which have It means instituting policies that catalyze green Strategy, it aims to reduce the intensity of green- with careful design, critical development projects been leaving in their wake scenes of destruction investment and give companies the certainty they house gas emissions by 2020 and beyond. Along can also reduce emissions and build resilience to and shattered lives in the Philippines, Vietnam, need to clean up their industries and supply with other countries that share the Mekong Delta, future extreme weather events. Developing coun- China and elsewhere in the region. Each super chains. One option may include putting a price on the country is also bringing science and decision- tries have learned from the poor choices now evi- storm is a reminder of why we, and leaders every- carbon to set in motion the shift toward cleaner making together for innovative solutions to water dent in developed countries and are leapfrogging where, have an urgent responsibility to act now to investment, without prejudice on the right to sus- resources and coastal zone management to pro- them to climate-smart, low-carbon solutions. This reduce climate and disaster risks. tainable development Leadership also means pro- tect threatened communities and livelihoods in is not only the right approach, but it can also give We must do more to invest in building moting energy efficiency through performance the Delta. Still, Vietnam needs more international them a competitive economic advantage. resilience to help communities stand up to a standards on buildings, cars and appliances. And cooperation and support for effective responses As we head into the climate summit, we all future of more extreme weather. That includes it means setting targets for renewable energy and to climate change. have a responsibility to protect the planet for our investing in infrastructure, social safety nets and investing in a clean energy future. The Philippines is working on a replicable mod- generation and our children’s generation. We can- microinsurance, as well as other programs and el for increasing the scale and effectiveness of cli- not wait-the costs are only rising. We have the projects that bind communities together. Carbon markets mate and disaster financing. It has increased cli- knowledge. We understand the urgency anew Worldwide, we must reduce activities that are For investors, leadership means making sound mate-smart investments, particularly for flood with the devastation from each supertyphoon. It fueling climate change. choices, such as green bonds-now a $20-billion control, energy efficiency and reforestation. It has is now up to each and every one of us to act. Our None of this can be delayed. We are running market and growing-that bring a healthy return also set a goal of tripling its renewable energy by children’s lives depend on it. First Ebola case diagnosed in the United States

DALLAS: US health officials said on Tuesday the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country after flying from Liberia to Texas, in a new sign of how the outbreak ravaging West Africa can spread globally. The patient sought treatment six days after arriving in Texas on Sept 20, Dr Thomas Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told reporters on Tuesday. He was admitted two days later to an isola- tion room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. US health officials and lawmakers have been brac- ing for the eventuality that a patient would arrive on US shores undetected, testing the preparedness of the Tokyo: An employee of Japan’s nursing care goods nation’s healthcare system. Frieden said a handful of maker Unicare demonstrates an easy chair for cogni- tively empaired persons “Yasuragi chair” at the people, mostly family members, may have been annual International Home care and Rehabilitation exposed to the patient after he fell ill. He said there exhibition yesterday. — AFP was likely no threat to any passengers who had trav- eled with the patient. Asked whether the patient was a Japan unveils US citizen, Frieden described the person as a visitor to family in the country. ‘anti-loneliness’ “It is certainly possible someone who had contact with this individual could develop Ebola in the coming weeks,” Frieden told a news conference. “I have no hugging chair DALLAS: A man walks up the stairway leading to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. — AP doubt we will stop this in its tracks in the United States.” The Texas Department of State Health Services TOKYO: There are times in everyone’s life when only a hug said it was working with the CDC, the local health will do. Now one Japanese company has come up with a chair that’s always ready to give a comforting cuddle. The department and the hospital “to investigate the case The US Ebola case: 5 things to know “tranquility chair” is built in the shape of a larger-than-life and help prevent transmission of the disease.” fabric doll with a friendly face and a fetching hat, but more “The hospital has implemented infection control importantly, it has long arms that wrap around the user in measures to help ensure the safety of patients and DALLAS: Health officials on Tuesday announced the first case an affectionate embrace. “It makes you feel safe. Anyone staff,” the statement said. US hospitals have treated of Ebola diagnosed in the United States - a man isolated in can use it, but it is designed for older people,” said a several patients who were diagnosed with Ebola in intensive care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. spokesman for UniCare, which is selling the chair, at the West Africa, the center of the worst known outbreak of Five things to know about the case: International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people. The When and how it happened Tokyo. Around a quarter of Japan’s population is currently previous US patients were all medical and other aid Health officials say they don’t know how the man was over the age of 65, a figure expected to rise to 40 percent in workers who were diagnosed while overseas and infected but he flew from the West African country of Liberia, the coming decades. flown to the country in a specially outfitted airplane. where the outbreak is ongoing, on Sept. 19 and arrived to vis- The chair is priced at 46,000 yen (419 dollars) and there Frieden has said US hospitals are well prepared to it relatives in the US a day later. His symptoms started around is also a version adapted for wheelchair users. Alongside handle Ebola patients and has assured the public that Sept 24, he sought medical care on the 26th but was not specialist vehicles, beds and toilets on display at the three- admitted to the hospital until Sept 28. day show were a variety of unusual products designed to the virus should not pose the same threat in the United States as it does in Africa. Ebola symptoms gen- lift the spirits of older people, who increasingly live on their Risk to fellow travelers own. UniCare’s “Life Rhythm Dolls” are programmed to erally appear between two and 21 days after infection, “Ebola doesn’t spread till someone gets sick, and he didn’t remind their owners to take their medicine or go to the toi- meaning there is a significant window during which an get sick for four days” after getting off the plane, so officials let at certain times of day. “They are comforting for people infected person can escape detection, allowing them are not seeking out fellow passengers for signs of illness, said who live alone-they can talk to them and hug them. They to travel. Frieden emphasized that Ebola cannot be Dr Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control also play old Japanese music, which is nostalgic for older spread through the air but only through contact with and Prevention. The virus does not spread through the air - ATLANTA: Director of Centers for Disease Control and people” said the company spokesman. bodily fluids such as blood, diarrhea and tears. only through close contact with bodily fluids from a sick per- Also on display were baby seal robots known as “Paro” son, he stressed. Prevention Dr Tom Frieden speaks during a news con- He said that CDC and other health officials were dis- ference after confirming that a patient at Texas Health that have been making a splash in therapeutic treatment cussing whether to treat the Ebola patient with an since 2004. The cute animatronic devices, developed by Risk to people in Dallas Presbyterian Hospital has tested positive for Ebola, experimental drug for the virus, without specifying Several family members and maybe a few community the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the Japanese automation pioneer AIST, allow people who are which one might be considered. Treatments from not allowed live pets because of apartment rules to enjoy people are being monitored for possible risk “handful is the United States, announced Tuesday. — AP Mapp Biopharmaceutical and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals the soothing company of a robotic creature. “Real animals right characterization” for how many, Frieden said. Corp have been used to treat a small number of can scratch and poo, but this one won’t,” said a demonstra- What to do if you think you’re at risk How long risk lasts tor at the Paro stand. The lifelike seal cubs move, squeak patients so far in the outbreak. Stocks in Tekmira and Contact the CDC, Frieden said. State and local health People will be watched for fever or other possible signs for other small biotechnology companies working on officials in Texas also are working to trace any possible and open and close their eyes in response to their sur- 21 days. roundings-and they even get angry if you poke them. There Ebola therapies or vaccines rose on the news of the US contacts. — AP are currently 3,000 of the furry electronic seals in use Ebola patient in after-hours trading.— Reuters around the world. — AFP Royale Hayat Hospital welcomes Dr Rokaya Fathy to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

KUWAIT: Royale Hayat Hospital recently welcomed Dr Gynecological Operative Endoscopy, in addition to being operations (Laparoscopy - Hysteroscopy - Colposcopy), Rokaya Fathy specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology a member of Egyptian Gynecology Cancer Society. and early detection of Gynecologic Tumors. with over 20 years of experience to join the team of physi- Her outstanding experience includes management of Royale Hayat Hospital is committed to provide cians at RHH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. low and high risk pregnancy, recurrent abortions and unprecedented medical services by seeking devoted and Dr Rokaya is a graduate of MB ChB from Faculty of ectopic pregnancy, hormonal disturbance at puberty and experienced professionals to guarantee excellent care Medicine for Girls; she has a Master’s Degree in menopause, ovulation induction and I.U.I, normal and parallel with advanced technology and exceptional hospi- Gynecology and Obstetrics, and a Diploma in aperture deliveries, Endoscopic surgeries and diagnostic tality. WAPMED TPA organized seminar on spine care with international expert

KUWAIT: WAPMED TPA is one of the region’s pain is one of the most common problem the causes of back pain and paradigm shift in leading third party administrator with opera- faced by many, it had organized an exclusive spine surgeries. His presentation was followed tional capabilities across GCC and has been seminar, organized on 11th Sept 2014 at by interactive session and complimentary organizing healthcare programs like vaccina- Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kuwait, for its clients in consultation for WAPMED clients. Thus this tion, health talk shows and camps since long- association with Dr Appasamy Velu from exclusive “By Invitation only” seminar gave time across GCC. WAPMED’s expertise in man- Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare group, attendants a chance to meet the specialist in aging health insurance as well as self-assured Malaysia, who is a prominent spine specialist Kuwait without having to travel abroad. The schemes in association with its global in South East Asia and renowned surgeon gathering had top management representa- provider network signifies its commitment to with expertise gained from trainings in tives from corporate groups like Al Shaya, provide end to end solutions. In continuation Scotland, Germany and USA in the field of National Bank of Kuwait, Schlumberger, of the same and considering the fact that spinal microsurgery and minimally invasive Warba Insurance, Gulf Insurance, First Takaful Kuwait accounts for highest traumatic spinal spine fusion surgery. Insurance, KAPICO, Kuwait International Bank cord injury due to road accidents and back During the seminar Dr Velu briefed about to name a few. HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

NBK offers its female customers an exclusive discount on checkups against breast cancer

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) offers all ups”, said Manal Al-Mattar, Public Relations ness on breast cancer and promote ways of pre- its female customers an exclusive discount on Executive Manager at NBK. vention. This campaign will be carried out Bilateral Mammogram for early detection of Al-Matar added “All NBK’s female customers through NBK’s official social media channels such breast cancer, in collaboration with Royale Hayat can enjoy an exclusive discount on Bilateral as Facebook NBK - Official Page, Twitter Hospital. This offer is part of NBK’s annual aware- Mammogram for early detection of breast cancer @NBKPage and Instagram @NBKPage. This ness campaign “Be Aware” and is valid until 31st at Royale Hayat Hospital. This initiative reflects awareness campaign reflects NBK’s commitment of December 2014. NBK’s commitment toward corporate social toward corporate social responsibility alongside “This breast cancer initiative aims at educating responsibility.” many other activities and events that had been our customers on the importance on early detec- NBK launched the “Be Aware” campaign as part carried out to show its support the society and all tion and encouraging them to get routine check- of its continuous efforts to increase social aware- its members Manal Al-Mattar

Zain launches its Landmark Group opens registrations for annual breast the fifth edition’Beat Diabetes’ walkathon cancer awareness KUWAIT: Landmark Group, the region’s leading retail and Free blood glucose test will be conducted during the campaign hospitality conglomerate, in collaboration with the walk and also on 24th, 25th, 26th October and 14th Ministry of Health and Dasman Diabetes Institute is set to November across Centrepoint stores in Kuwait. The Beat KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications com- host its 5th edition of the ‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathon in Diabetes initiative encourages people to monitor blood pany in Kuwait, announced yesterday the launch of its Kuwait. The group encourages Kuwait to register and par- glucose levels through regular screening. It also focuses annual breast cancer awareness campaign. The initia- ticipate in the walk which will be held on Saturday, on dispelling myths about the condition through informa- tive, which is launched for the 7th year running, November 01, 2014. It will flag off from the Yacht Club and tion driven activities that inspire people to eat healthy comes in line with the company’s strategy of high- end at Green Island. and stay active. lighting the dangers of breast cancer which is con- Open to all age groups, the 3.1km walk is organized to This year the ‘Beat Diabetes’ campaign will be promot- veyed every October of every year. raise awareness about diabetes, which affects over 382 ed through various media including newspapers, maga- The company stated in a press statement that its million people worldwide. Participation in the walkathon zines and Facebook. Registrations from October onwards campaign comes in line with the global celebrated is free of charge and all registered participants are given a will be open and can be done across all Centrepoint, Max, month of breast cancer. The campaign aims to raise walkathon kit comprising of t-shirts and caps .Qualified Saibal Basu, Chief Operating Officer, Landmark Group, Home Centre and New Look outlets. Individuals, groups awareness about breast cancer and encourage trainers will lead a mass warm-up session prior to the Kuwait said, “We are pleased to announce the fifth edi- and organizations can also register for the walk through women to conduct early checkups on a regular basis. walk. tion of our CSR initiative in Kuwait. It is in our efforts to the Beat Diabetes website www.beatdiabetes.me or the This year, Zain will focus on the importance of early Globally, 14 November is observed as the Diabetes continue spreading awareness about both type 1 and Landmark Group Kuwait’s facebook page. testing with the “Women’s Day Off” initiative, where Awareness Day with a series of events marked worldwide type 2 diabetes especially in children and adolescents. In 2013, the Landmark Group’s ‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathon the company will be giving its female staff an entire to raise awareness on the condition. Under the Landmark Through the Beat Diabetes campaign, we aim to encour- attracted over 60,000 people and over 75,000 people took day off to conduct important medical checkups. Group’s Beat Diabetes initiative, the walkathon is held age people to eat healthy, exercise frequently and regu- the free blood glucose test across seven countries. With an Zain invites all its partners whether private or gov- across seven countries over the months of November and larly take the blood glucose test. We urge everyone in the ardent belief that creating awareness is crucial to take con- ernmental entities to pursue a similar path of allowing December as a culmination of a year-long calendar of community to come forward on 1st November to sup- trol of diabetes, the Group continues to undertake various their female employees, of 40 years of age or above, a activities. port this cause.” activities year round to “Beat Diabetes”. day off to perform the necessary tests and checkup as well as informing them of the importance of the early detection stage to prevent potential cancer patients from acquiring the disease. The company highlighted that its campaign comes World innovation summit for health in partnership with “Breast Care” Kuwait, for the sev- enth consecutive year. The organization gathers experts, specialists, and consultants in the field of set to challenge the growth of diabetes medicine to inform the public about the early detec- tion stages and how the patient benefits from the DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Professor Colagiuri said: “Our current betes for the sake of current and future gen- National Diabetes Strategy Taskforce, the medical checkups conducted. The public will be able Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar approach to diabetes is totally unsustain- erations.” immediate past Chair of the International to view and interact with the campaign through social Foundation for Education, Science and able in the face of its extraordinary growth - Professor The Lord Darzi of Denham, Diabetes Federation Task Force on Clinical media portals on the hashtag #Womensdayoff, and Community Development (QF), has especially in healthcare systems which are Executive Chair of WISH and Director of the Guidelines and an adviser to the World through the activities and events carried out through- appointed Stephen Colagiuri, Professor of least well equipped to deal with it. Institute of Global Health Innovation at Health Organization. He is currently Editor- out the month of October. Metabolic Health at Sydney University, to “Our team will bring a range of perspec- Imperial College of London, said: “Diabetes in-Chief of the IDF journal, Diabetes Zain’s breast cancer awareness campaign will be chair its Diabetes Forum. tives to bear on this urgent health priority is widely recognized as a looming global Research and Clinical Practice. launched in two phases, where phase one will involve Professor Colagiuri will guide the work and I look forward to working with some of health crisis. It causes significant human Diabetes is one of seven research work sharing valuable awareness messages with the entire of a multidisciplinary team composed of the world’s leading experts. We want to suffering, commonly damaging the heart, streams to be presented at the 2015 WISH public to create awareness of the disease, as well as leading experts from around the world. The help equip policymakers with the evidence blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves - Summit, where world leading experts will sending invitations to several entities and partners to Forum will produce evidence-based and guidance they need to confront dia- and its social and economic impact is vast, join an influential community of heads of pursue a similar initiative of giving their female research addressing the main issues facing especially in poorer countries. Challenging state, government ministers, academics, cli- employees a day off. The second phase will involve policymakers and others responsible for the our approach to confronting Type 2 dia- nicians, policy makers and business leaders interactive activities which will allow the public to prevention and treatment of diabetes. betes is a major priority, and I am delighted to discuss innovative solutions to some of communicate with the doctors and specialists of Results, findings and recommendations that Professor Stephen Colagiuri has taken the most pressing global health challenges. Breast Care Kuwait. from the Forum will be presented for dis- up this task on behalf of WISH.” As well as Diabetes, WISH will publish Zain’s solid Corporate Social Responsibility strategy cussion at the WISH Summit taking place in With the appointment of Professor reports on Communicating Complex Health primarily focuses on the wellbeing of the entire Doha, capital of the State of Qatar, on 17 - Colagiuri as Chair of the Diabetes Forum, Messages, Delivering Affordable Cancer nation. For that reason, the company has maintained 18 February 2015. WISH aims to improve care for people with Care, Dementia, Universal Health Coverage, its support to all kinds of initiatives that spread aware- The Diabetes Forum, one of seven to diabetes globally, examine innovative and Mental Health and Well-being in Children ness and help make a difference. Zain has previously publish reports at WISH 2015, will investi- cost effective solutions, and demonstrate and Young People, and Patient Safety. partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO), gate a range of diabetes related issues in where policymakers can make practical WISH is spearheaded by Qatar cooperated with the Ministry of Health, and partnered the coming months, including: interventions to ensure treatment is applied Foundation to inspire and diffuse health- with the Kuwaiti Red Crescent for several awareness • An overview of the current burden of consistently so that all patients can benefit. care innovation and best practice through a campaigns related to the health sector. diabetes globally and projections for Professor Colagiuri is a world-renowned global network of high-level policymakers, It is worth mentioning that Zain established Zain likely future scenarios diabetes expert. His research has focused academics and industry leaders. It remains Hospital, specializing in ear, nose, and throat treat- • How effective treatments for both Type on evidence-based guideline development closely aligned to the vision and mission of ment. The hospital was constructed and equipped by 2 diabetes are implemented and what and implementations, screening for type 2 QF to unlock human potential and serve to policy levers might be used to ensure diabetes, prevention of type 2 diabetes, underscore Qatar’s pioneering role as an the company to address the needs of the patients in they are applied consistently in diabetes economic aspects of diabetes prevention emerging center for healthcare innovation. the country, giving them the opportunity to head to a care and care, diabetes care delivery in develop- Held under the patronage of its state-of-the-art health institution which is fully • A review of case studies from across the ing countries, and vascular risk assessment Chairperson, Her Highness Sheikha Moza equipped with the latest medical equipment to serve world of successful implementation of in people with diabetes. He has published bint Nasser, WISH organized its inaugural their health issues. Professor Stephen Colagiuri, WISH innovative, practical and cost effective Forum Chair for Diabetes over 200 scientific papers on diabetes. Summit in Doha last year, convening more treatments and prevention strategies He is also a member of the Australian than 1,000 global healthcare leaders. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

Eid Al Adha at Crowne Plaza

rowne Plaza Kuwait always knows how to make its tions and more information. Spa Aquatonic offers you relaxing moments helping you Persian cuisine in all its royalty is served you at the guests have a quality time with their family and The lavish rooms with all the modern amenities make rejuvenate and making your stay a memorable one. Our Shabestan Iranian restaurant, India brings you its original Cmaking their stay a memorable one. Special room Crowne Plaza Kuwait your home away from home this EId. guests are special to us and we provide them special amities Indian dishes at Jamawar Indian restaurant and Japan’s package offered this Eid Al Adha at Crowne Plaza Kuwait The guests who take advantage of this special gift also ben- in the rooms. Enjoy an appetizing tour around the world finest dishes are all yours at the Sakura Japanese restau- is sure to entice its guests and assure them of an enjoy- efit from the other leisure facilities of the hotel, which are with the eight specialty restaurants of Crowne Plaza Kuwait rant. Savor the feel of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon at able stay. The Eid Al Adha Package starting from only KD designed to take care of every need of our clients. Enjoy a this Eid Al Adha. Tantalize your taste buds with flavors from the Ayam Zaman Lebanese restaurant or treat yourself to 65 net includes a relaxing moment at the exquisite and breakfast for 2 persons at the Al Ahmadi International the world around with the exotic dishes that await you at Al elegant pastries with the delicious Parisian tea at the elegant Spa Aquatonic. The package also includes break- Buffet restaurant, where children under 4 years eat free. The Ahmadi International Buffet, while the treasures of the seas Fauchon Salon de The. With all the options available to one fast and special in-room amenities. To add more fun to Edge 24 Hour Fitness Centre, which boasts of state - of - the come to your table at the Al Noukhaza Seafood restaurant and all, Crowne Plaza Kuwait remains the unchallenged the upcoming holidays, the hotel has more fun activities - art technology in equipments is open 24 hours of the day and original steaks char - grilled to perfection are available and preferred destination this Eid for all its privileged cus- planned this year. Guests can call 1848111 for reserva- to help our guests stay healthy and fit. for your selection at the Rib Eye Steak house. tomers. McDonald’s holds its annual ‘Family Time Forever’ event

or the 4th year running, McDonald’s Kuwait celebrates its annual “Family FTime Forever” campaign as part of its commitment to highlighting the importance of family time. This year’s event, themed ‘Every minute counts’, took place on Friday 26th of September at the Corniche restaurant on the Gulf Road, where allowed families were able to come together and spend quality time with each other. Sherif Coutry, Marketing Director at McDonald’s Kuwait, said: “At McDonald’s, we are firm believers that family play allows parents to enter a child’s world and foster closer connec- tions and bonds. Our Family Time Forever event builds upon our belief that families spending time together is of the utmost importance - that is why we are extreme- ly pleased with the great turnout at our hosted by Ronald McDonald, Chief schedules to spend time with their fami- fourth edition of this exciting event.” Happiness Officer at McDonald’s, catered lies and thank them for sharing their day A variety of fun-filled games, activities to every member of the family and with our family at McDonald’s. We strive and competitions took place between ensured the active participation of all to bring families together, in a fun, 6pm to 10pm, where a number of valu- family members. Coutry further com- relaxed environment - and are proud of able prizes were given out throughout mented “I would like to commend all putting smiles on the faces of children the day. The wide range of activities those that took time out of their busy and parents alike.”

Six GUST students complete summer scholarships abroad ix Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) students completed summer scholar- Sship programs abroad at the University of Missouri - St Louis (UMSL) and the University of Dubai (UOD). The students cherished the experi- ence and the International Program Coordinator, Rounwah Bseiso, from the Academic Affairs Department, organized a presentation for the stu- dents to share their experience and encourage others to apply for the opportunity. Professor Ghassan Aouad, Vice President of Academic Affairs, opened the event by telling the outs and the city itself. They all recommended this talk about her role in the process; she mentioned students how proud the university is of their experience to the students in attendance telling that this experience also enriches her life when efforts and that they made the most out of this them that it is a once in a lifetime opportunity that dealing with outstanding students and that it was opportunity as the social growth aspect of univer- will definitely change you for the better - as it will her job to ensure that they get the most of out the sity life is as important as the education itself. The make them more independent and experience experience. At the end of the event, students in students then took turns talking about their expe- new things. attendance got the opportunity to ask questions rience abroad: what they did, what obstacles they Dr Jacquelyn D. Elliott, Ed D, International about the program, how to apply and other faced, the classes they took, their rooms and hang- Liaison Specialist at UMSL, then took the stage to aspects of the experience.

KUWAIT: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Greetings in Kuwait Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim Al- appy birth- Fayez will receive well wishers on the day to our occasion of Eid Al-Adha at 1:00 pm on Hdear son the first day of Eid (10 Zulhujja 1435 Chima - May the A.H) corresponding to October 4, Almighty God pro- 2014 at the embassy diwaniya at the tect and guide you embassies area in Daeya. The as you grow to be Ambassador extends congratulation a blessing to your to H.H. Amir to Kuwait Sheikh Sabah family Amen. Al-Ahmad, the Crown Prince H.H. Greetings from Sheik Nawaf Al-Ahmad, H.H. The dad, mom, friends Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- and well-wishers. Mubarak, Al-Sabah family and the Kuwaiti people. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

2014 Graduation Ceremony of Australian College of Kuwait

nder the patronage of Abdullah Al-Sharhan (Chairman), The Australian College College of Kuwait (ACK) was established in 2004 to provide internationally recognized leading educational institutions in Kuwait, strongly contributing to the employment of Kuwait is celebrating the graduation of its 297 students from its different pro- and accredited vocational education and practical training to the Business, sector and continuing to produce knowledgeable, skilled and professional candidates Ugrams of Bachelors and Diploma on 30th September 2014. The Australian Engineering and Aviation sectors. Since then, ACK has grown to become one of the for Kuwait’s growing economy through its Diploma and Degree programs. ACK’ president’s speech ’m honored to be here with you today in this gradu- ation, sharing our students and their families’ joy of Ithe first achievement in their career life. My dearest students, it is my pleasure to present you my warmest wishes for a future full of achievements and success. You are our ambassadors in this good society. We are looking forward to seeing you all, as you were during your academic years in the college, full of sincerity and efforts in study as well as good conduct with your col- leagues. In the Australian College of Kuwait we strive to pro- vide an encouraging atmosphere of academic and non-academic educational motives in order to implant values and skills in our students so as to develop their From left Dr Saad Al-Omari, Professor Mohammed Terro and Mr Abdullah Honoring the Australian delegation. personalities and enable them to contribute positively Al-Sharhan in the development of our country. I hope you are our best ambassadors. In turn, we promise you all to do our best in the continuous development of your col- lege, to maintain quality of education in all scientific and practical fields and to keep in touch with you after graduation in order to support you in your career and/or in your pursuit of higher studies. I’d like to thank you all for giving me the opportuni- ty to congratulate all the parents and families who have honored us in this event, for they are the ones who have generously given time, energy, love and patience for many years. We present them the sincer- est thanks for their efforts and for entrusting us with the education of their sons and daughters in the Australian College and we hope we have paved their way towards successful careers. All my honored guests, allow me to thank our facul- ty colleagues. They are the backbone of this college. Thanks to their high standards and great efforts, we have achieved the high educational quality we are seeking. Thank you all my honored colleagues. Again, I would like to express the joy and pride I feel for being here before such a great crowd of families and stu- dents who are our sons and daughters as they are the hope, all the hope, of a future full of achievements and creative development. Finally, I conclude my speech quoting Les Brown: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Allow me for the last time to congratulate you all from all my heart on this occasion that coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Australian College in Kuwait. TV PROGRAMS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

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My address is Asr: 15:01 SAI 441 Lahore 01:35 DLH 637 Frankfurt 01:35 24716975. (C 4774) Salmiya. Contact: THY 764 Istanbul 01:40 THY 5425 Istanbul 02:10 Muslim Colony, Banswara, Maghrib: 17:36 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 THY 773 Istanbul 02:20 28-9-2014 66417504 (C 4777) Rajasthan, India. (C 4776) GFA 211 Bahrain 02:00 MSC 404 Sohag 02:30 2-10-2014 RBG 555 Alexandria 02:05 SAI 442 Lahore 02:35 2-10-2014 Isha: 18:52 KKK 726 AYT 02:15 PGT 4776 Istanbul 02:35 UAE 853 Dubai 02:25 RBG 556 Alexandria 02:45 JAI 576 Kochi/Abu Dhabi 02:35 PGT 859 Istanbul 02:55 KKK 728 Istanbul 02:35 KKK 727 Istanbul 03:15 ETD 305 Abu Dhabi 02:45 KKK 729 Istanbul 03:30 Kuwait FDB 067 Dubai 03:05 FDB 070 Dubai 03:40 KNCC EID AL ADHA PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO MSR 12 Cairo 03:15 UAE 854 Dubai 03:45 QTR 1076 Doha 03:25 FDB 068 Dubai 04:05 WEDNESDAY (02/10/2014 TO 08/10/2014) THY 1464 Istanbul 03:30 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:10 MSC 401 Alexandria 04:00 MSR 613 Cairo 04:15 JZR 555 Alexandria 04:10 QTR 1077 Doha 04:25 SHARQIA-1 THE GUEST (DIG) 6:45 PM FDB 077 Dubai 04:15 THY 1464 Istanbul 05:00 THE PRINCE (DIG) 1:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 8:45 PM MEA 412 Beirut 04:20 MSC 406 Sohag 05:00 THY 770 Istanbul 04:35 FDB 078 Dubai 05:00 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 3:15 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 10:45 PM DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 MEA 413 Beirut 05:20 ANNABELLE (DIG) 5:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 12:45 AM KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 06:15 QTR 1085 Doha 05:20 IRA 673 Ahwaz 06:20 JZR 358 Mashhad 05:35 THE PRINCE (DIG) 7:45 PM MEA 406 Beirut 06:35 JZR 560 Sohag 05:35 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 9:45 PM AVENUES-1 BAW 157 London 06:35 THY 765 Istanbul 06:00 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 12:05 AM THE PRINCE (DIG) 2:00 PM JZR 563 Sohag 06:35 DHX 172 EBL 06:10 JZR 1541 Cairo 06:40 JAI 575 Abu Dhabi/Kochi 06:30 THE PRINCE (DIG) 4:00 PM KAC 382 Delhi 07:30 RJA 643 Amman 06:35 SHARQIA-2 GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 4:00 PM JZR 503 Luxor 07:40 THY 771 Istanbul 06:50 FDB 053 Dubai 07:45 GFA 212 Bahrain 07:00 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 12:30 PM GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 7:00 PM KAC 302 Mumbai 07:50 JZR 240 Amman 07:05 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 3:45 PM THE PRINCE (DIG) 6:00 PM KAC 206 Islamabad 07:50 JZR 164 Dubai 07:15 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 7:00 PM THE PRINCE (DIG) 8:00 PM ABY 123 Sharjah 07:55 IRA 672 Ahwaz 07:20 QTR 1086 Doha 07:55 MEA 407 Beirut 07:35 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 10:15 PM GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 10:00 PM SVA 512 Riyadh 07:55 KAC 537 Sohag 08:00 THE PRINCE (DIG) 1:30 AM THE PRINCE (DIG) 10:00 PM KAC 332 Trivandrum 08:00 BAW 156 London 08:25 KAC 352 Kochi 08:05 FDB 054 Dubai 08:25 THE PRINCE (DIG) 1:00 AM MRJ 7817 Mashhad 08:10 ABY 124 Sharjah 08:35 SHARQIA-3 THE PRINCE (DIG) 12:05 AM UAE 855 Dubai 08:25 SVA 513 Riyadh 08:55 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 12:30 PM KAC 362 Colombo 08:45 QTR 1087 Doha 08:55 ABY 125 Sharjah 08:50 MRJ 4816 Mashhad 09:10 THE GUEST (DIG) 2:30 PM AVENUES-2 KAC 284 Dhaka 08:55 JZR 534 Cairo 09:15 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 4:45 PM BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 12:30 PM IRA 667 Esfahan 09:00 KAC 671 Dubai 09:25 ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 09:30 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:30 THE GUEST (DIG) 6:45 PM BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 3:30 PM FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:35 THE GUEST (DIG) 8:45 PM BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 6:30 PM QTR 1070 Doha 10:00 JZR 482 Istanbul 09:40 THE GUEST (DIG) 10:45 PM BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 9:30 PM IZG 4161 Mashhad 10:40 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 IRA 668 Mashhad 10:00 ANNABELLE (DIG) 12:45 AM BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 12:30 AM MEA 404 Beirut 10:55 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:15 JAWAZA MIRI (DIG) (Arabic) 1:30 PM QTR 8646 Doha 11:10 FDB 056 Dubai 10:20 MSC 405 Sohag 11:20 KAC 101 London/New York 10:25 MUHALAB-1 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 3:45 PM JZR 359 Mashhad 11:25 QTR 1071 Doha 11:00 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 1:30 PM JAWAZA MIRI (DIG) (Arabic) 5:45 PM IRC 528 Ahwaz 11:30 KAC 561 Amman 11:25 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 3:30 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 8:00 PM FDB 8051 Dubai 11:35 KAC 541 Cairo 11:30 TBZ 5483 Mashhad 11:45 JZR 174 Dubai 11:30 BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 5:30 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 10:15 PM JZR 165 Dubai 11:50 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:35 THE PRINCE (DIG) 8:45 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 12:30 AM FDB 065 Dubai 11:55 IZG 4162 Mashhad 11:40 GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 1:30 PM JZR 561 Sohag 12:00 KAC 501 Beirut 11:40 SYR 341 Damascus 12:05 KAC 165 Rome/Paris 11:45 GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 4:30 PM AVENUES-3 FDB 071 Dubai 12:35 MEA 405 Beirut 11:55 GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 7:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 12:45 PM JZR 241 Amman 12:40 FDB 8052 Dubai 12:15 UAE 871 Dubai 12:45 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:15 ANNABELLE (DIG) 10:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 3:00 PM MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 MSC 402 Alexandria 12:20 THE PRINCE (DIG) 12:45 AM THE GUEST (DIG) 5:15 PM MSR 579 Sohag 13:05 IRC 535 Mashhad 12:30 THE GUEST (DIG) 7:30 PM THY 766 Istanbul 13:10 FDB 066 Dubai 12:40 FDB 057 Dubai 13:30 TBZ 5484 Mashhad 12:45 MUHALAB-2 THE GUEST (DIG) 9:45 PM KAC 538 Sohag 13:40 KAC 1541 Cairo 13:00 BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 12:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 12:05 AM KAC 672 Dubai 13:40 SYR 342 Damascus 13:05 QTR 1078 Doha 13:45 JZR 176 Dubai 13:10 SAT+SUN+MON GFA 221 Bahrain 14:20 FDB 072 Dubai 13:15 THE GUEST (DIG) 1:00 PM 360º- 1 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 JZR 124 Bahrain 13:30 NO SAT+SUN+MON THE GUEST (DIG) 1:45 PM KNE 472 Jeddah 14:40 MSR 580 Sohag 13:50 MRJ 4815 Mashhad 14:45 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 3:30 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 4:00 PM FDB 081 Dubai 14:55 THY 767 Istanbul 14:10 THE GUEST (DIG) 5:45 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 6:15 PM KAC 788 Jeddah 15:00 FDB 058 Dubai 14:10 KNE 460 Riyadh 15:05 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 THE GUEST (DIG) 7:45 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 8:30 PM AGY 680 Alexandria 15:20 KAC 741 Dammam 14:35 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 10:00 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 10:45 PM KNE 470 Jeddah 15:35 QTR 1079 Doha 14:55 THE GUEST (DIG) 12:15 AM THE GUEST (DIG) 1:00 AM ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 KAC 673 Dubai 15:05 MPH 093 Amsterdam 15:40 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:05 GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 10:00 PM OMA 645 Muscat 15:50 KAC 617 Doha 15:30 THE GUEST (DIG) 1:00 AM 360º- 2 KAC 118 New York 16:00 QTR 8646 Dhaka 15:30 JZR 535 Cairo 16:05 KNE 473 Jeddah 15:35 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 2:00 PM QTR 1072 Doha 16:15 FDB 082 Dubai 15:35 MUHALAB-3 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 4:15 PM NIA 251 Alexandria 16:20 MRJ 4814 Mashhad 15:45 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 1:45 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 6:30 PM RJA 640 Amman 16:20 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:50 JZR 175 Dubai 16:25 KNE 481 Taif 15:50 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 5:00 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 8:45 PM FDB 051 Dubai 16:25 JZR 188 Dubai 15:50 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 8:15 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 11:00 PM JZR 125 Bahrain 16:25 SVA 505 Jeddah 16:00 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:45 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 11:30 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 1:15 AM UAE 857 Dubai 16:45 AGY 685 Sohag 16:20 KAC 562 Amman 16:50 KNE 471 Jeddah 16:30 FANAR-1 360º- 3 FDB 073 Dubai 16:55 KAC 613 Bahrain 16:35 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 OMA 645 Muscat 16:50 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 1:00 PM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 1:15 PM UAL 982 IAD 17:25 JZR 266 Beirut 17:05 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 3:00 PM GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 3:30 PM GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 MPH 093 Dubai/SIN 17:10 KAC 742 Dammam 17:35 FDB 052 Dubai 17:10 THE PRINCE (DIG) 5:00 PM GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 6:30 PM JZR 177 Dubai 17:45 JZR 512 Sharm el-Sheikh 17:15 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 7:00 PM GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE (DIG) (Telugu) 9:30 PM FDB 075 Dubai 17:45 QTR 1073 Doha 17:20 REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 9:00 PM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 12:30 AM KAC 176 Geneva/Frankfurt 17:45 RJA 641 Amman 17:20 JZR 777 Jeddah 17:50 NIA 252 Alexandria 17:20 THE PRINCE (DIG) 11:00 PM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 3:15 PM TAR 328 Tunis/Dubai 18:05 FD B074 Dubai 17:35 REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 1:00 AM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 5:15 PM MEA 408 Beirut 18:15 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 17:45 REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 7:15 PM KAC 542 Cairo 18:15 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 QTR 1080 Doha 18:25 GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 FANAR-2 REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 9:15 PM JZR 483 Istanbul 18:35 JZR 184 Dubai 18:20 THE GUEST (DIG) 1:30 PM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 11:15 PM FDB 063 Dubai 18:45 UAE 858 Dubai 18:25 KAC 104 London 18:45 FDB 076 Dubai 18:25 THE GUEST (DIG) 3:30 PM REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS (DIG) 1:15 AM AXB 393 Kozhikode 18:55 JZR 156 Dubai 18:35 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 5:30 PM ABY 129 Sharjah 19:00 JZR 538 Cairo 18:40 THE GUEST (DIG) 7:45 PM AL-KOUT.1 GFA 217 Bahrain 19:00 UAL 982 Bahrain 18:40 KAC 618 Doha 19:00 TAR 328 Tunis 18:55 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 9:45 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 12:30 PM UAE 875 Dubai 19:05 MEA 409 Beirut 19:15 THE GUEST (DIG) 12:15 AM JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 2:30 PM KAC 774 Riyadh 19:15 FDB 064 Dubai 19:25 KAC 1542 Cairo 19:15 JZR 238 Amman 19:25 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 5:45 PM KAC 502 Beirut 19:20 QTR 1081 Doha 19:25 FANAR-3 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 9:00 PM KAC 674 Dubai 19:25 ABY 120 Sharjah 19:40 THE PRINCE (DIG) 12:45 PM JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 12:15 AM JAI 572 Mumbai 19:35 GFA 218 Bahrain 19:45 KAC 614 Bahrain 19:35 AXB 394 Kozhikode 19:55 BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 3:00 PM FDB 8055 Dubai 19:35 FDB 5056 Dubai 20:15 BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 6:00 PM AL-KOUT.2 OMA 647 Muscat 19:55 KAC 283 Dhaka 20:30 FDB 061 Dubai 20:05 UAE 876 Dubai 20:35 BANG BANG (DIG) (Hindi) 9:00 PM THE PRINCE (DIG) 12:30 PM IZG 4167 Mashhad 20:10 JAI 571 Mumbai 20:35 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 12:05 AM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 2:15 PM DLH 634 Frankfurt 20:15 FDB 062 Dubai 20:45 THE PRINCE (DIG) 4:45 PM MEA 402 Beirut 20:15 KAC 331 Trivandrum 20:50 FDB 8063 Dubai 20:15 KAC 361 Colombo 20:50 FANAR-4 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 6:30 PM ABY 121 Sharjah 20:20 OMA 648 Muscat 20:55 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 1:15 PM THE PRINCE (DIG) 8:45 PM JZR 189 Dubai 20:25 KAC 343 Chennai 20:55 MSR 618 Alexandria 20:30 ABY 122 Sharjah 21:00 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 4:30 PM A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (DIG) 10:45 PM DHX 173 EBL 20:50 FDB 8064 Dubai 21:05 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 7:45 PM THE PRINCE (DIG) 1:00 AM KLM 417 Amsterdam 20:55 KAC 351 Kochi 21:05 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 11:00 PM KNE 480 Taif 21:00 IZG 4168 Mashhad 21:10 FDB 079 Dubai 21:05 MEA 403 Beirut 21:15 AL-KOUT.3 ALK 229 Colombo 21:10 JZR 554 Alexandria 21:15 MARINA-1 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 12:30 PM FDB 069 Dubai 21:10 MSR 619 Alexandria 21:30 UAE 859 Dubai 21:15 KAC 543 Cairo 21:30 THE PRINCE (DIG) 1:15 PM MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 2:30 PM QTR 1074 Doha 21:30 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 THE PRINCE (DIG) 3:15 PM MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 4:30 PM ETD 307 Abu Dhabi 21:30 FDB 080 Dubai 21:50 ANNABELLE (DIG) 5:15 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 6:30 PM GFA 047 Bahrain 21:30 KLM 417 Dammam/Amsterdam 21:55 GFA 219 Bahrain 21:45 KNE 461 Riyadh 21:55 AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 7:45 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 8:30 PM FDB 059 Dubai 22:10 ETD 308 Abu Dhabi 22:15 THE PRINCE (DIG) 10:00 PM THE GUEST (DIG) 10:30 PM ETD 309 Abu Dhabi 22:15 GFA 047 Istanbul 22:15 ANNABELLE (DIG) 12:05 AM THE GUEST (DIG) 12:30 AM AGY 684 Sohag 22:20 ALK 230 Colombo 22:20 AIC 981 Chennai/Hyderabad/Ahmedabad 22:25 UAE 860 Dubai 22:25 UAL 981 Bahrain 22:40 KAC 381 Delhi 22:30 MARINA-2 AL-KOUT.4 MEA 400 Beirut 22:50 QTR 1075 Doha 22:35 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 12:30 PM AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 1:00 PM JZR 157 Dubai 22:55 KAC 301 Mumbai 22:40 JZR 185 Dubai 22:55 GFA 220 Bahrain 22:45 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 2:30 PM ANNABELLE (DIG) 3:30 PM FDB 060 Dubai 22:50 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 5:45 PM AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 5:30 PM BBC 043 Dhaka 23:10 ETD 310 Abu Dhabi 23:00 BON 102 Sarajevo 23:15 KAC 203 Lahore 23:10 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 9:00 PM ANNABELLE (DIG) 7:45 PM JAI 574 Mumbai 23:20 AGY 681 Alexandria 23:20 JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 12:15 AM AL HARB AL ALMIAH AL THALITHA (DIG) (Arabic) 9:45 PM JZR 513 Sharm el-Sheikh 23:30 KAC 205 Islamabad 23:35 MSR 614 Cairo 23:30 KAC 411 Bangkok/Manila 23:40 ANNABELLE (DIG) 12:05 AM THY 5420 Istanbul 23:40 JZR 1540 Cairo 23:50 MARINA-3 THY 772 Istanbul 23:45 KAC 415 Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta 23:50 THE GUEST (DIG) 12:45 PM BAIRAQ-1 MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG-3D) 2:45 PM JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 1:45 PM DIAL161 FOR AIRPORT INFORMATION MAYA THE BEE MOVIE (DIG) 4:45 PM JAZEERA 2 (DIG) (Arabic) 5:00 PM stars34 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

CROSSWORD 685 STAR TRACK

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

This is a high-energy day where many doors of opportunity are opened A curiosity about the history of your own country may create in you the and many unfinished projects can be completed. When you least expect desire to think of plot lines and characters for writing a captivating story it, there will be a little boost, some sort of extra support or recognition from those or novel. You are interested in teaching children or entertaining adults through read- around you. You may feel that you are in touch with others and everything is working ing good books. Now is a good time to jot down a story outline in a notebook. You in your favor. The support you need is available. You develop a knack for organizing have had a few ideas running around in your head for a time and it would be good to things and people as a sense of ambition and practicality takes hold. Work, achieve- see imagination take a solid form. Work, co-workers and the general process of the ment and ambition are the things that mean a lot to you. Take a little trip, or get out- day distracts you from your dreams; keeping a notebook handy will help you keep side during the day. You may want to break your routine. This will take you away from notes and keep ideas for your book research handy. Focus on your work gains you the stress and help you to regain a focus. Be more involved in recreational activities good work results; positive people are all around you today and good wishes are plen- each evening. tiful. Happy birthday!

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

Your positive outlook is catching! Your intuitive powers are strong Today brings with it opportunities to understand and heal most any sit- toward making things work in your favor. This is a good time to ask for a raise. Your uation. You help to change attitudes and bring new goals into focus. The ideas are very well-received at this time. Your enthusiasm is strong and can win the energies are working with you to bring about a balance in any area you feel needs support of a valuable supporter. There are upcoming opportunities to meet your spe- your attention. The ultimate answers are unavailable to the strictly secular or rational cial love this week. Those of you that have experienced problems in your love relation- approach, because the whole is a lot more than just its parts. Financial gain and mate- ship will find answers this week. A more concrete foundation is in the works. Find rial wellbeing are among the brighter prospects looming before you now, as you focus ways that you can appreciate just who you are and what you are doing with your life on how much things really mean to you. Consider including a neighbor in your exer- now. The happier you are with your life and your accomplishments, the happier the cise routine this afternoon-to keep each other motivated. This is a good time for mak- people around you will become. Give careful attention to the everyday relationships ing corrections, cleaning and sorting out things that have been thrown in a drawer, now. closet or refrigerator.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) The energies are right today for team effort. People just want to add their This is a great time to be with others and to work together. You may be energy to a project . . . Everybody wants to be included! It is easy for you sought after as just the person for a particular job. Your management to make correct decisions. Problems seem manageable and easy to solve. Even though and directional abilities are in high focus. You are pleased to be approved for this next the intensity of this period diminishes fairly soon, you will continue to feel that easy project and your efforts will be successful. You may be helpful in setting prices or scheduling people. Understanding inner motivations, seeing through to the core and ACROSS 6. A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the manner you have now, throughout the rest of this year. Exercise or some team sports competition may not go as well as you expected this afternoon. You may feel that you finding clarification is a real path of power. Surround yourself with the most positive 1. Characteristic of a mob. separation of elements within the gram- are not able to hold up to the stamina that is required of you just now. Set reasonable people. These are the people that help you stretch and encourage you to reach your 4. Liable to sin. matical structure of a sentence. fitness goals and concentrate on releasing tension and stretching. A good conversation highest potential. They may be people that could be mentors for you by observing 12. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of 7. An esoteric or occult matter that is tradi- with those you love is possible this evening. This is a satisfying day. their behavior. Enjoy young people tonight-everyone will benefit. rubberized fabric. tionally secret. 15. Any of various primates with short tails or 8. The sixth month of the civil year. no tail at all. 9. A commercial leavening agent containing 16. A large ax with a broad cutting blade. yeast cells. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 17. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 10. Being ten more than fifty. Cancer (June 21-July 22) 2.75 pounds. 11. An international organization of European You might feel that some avenues of support have been cut off or You may find that your mind is overworked today. Yesterday was the past, 18. Having leadership guidance. countries formed after World War II to blocked today. This is a temporary situation, so stay to yourself as much tomorrow is the future and yes . . . Today is a gift! Use today to the best of 19. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers. reduce trade barriers and increase cooper- as possible for the duration of the morning. Do not pick out that new car today your ability and change those worries into positive actions. Tear it down and build it up again, reach in and pluck out the offending element: that’s what this day’s energy 20. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature ation among its members. because your sense of value may be stressed. Although you shy away from challenges, you cannot escape facing a few of them. Challenges are what help us grow and learn involves. Power becomes a compelling idea, perhaps even an aphrodisiac-you have a of Mars once thought to be a system of 12. An atom having a valence of one. about ourselves. Challenges also help to improve our problem-solving skills. You may stronger than usual supply of it now. Use it-do not abuse it, you might find that it’s a channels. 13. Jordan's port. be called on to do some community work this evening-this is a positive move, take two-edged sword! Others value you for your ability to make practical decisions, and 22. A fraudulent business scheme. 14. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) advantage of the opportunity. Your intuitive and psychic abilities are enhanced at this clear decisions affecting others could be made now. You have a disciplined approach to 24. Unpleasantly and excessively suave or used as an oral or parenteral calcium time-you may find it easier to understand different types of personalities just now. work, health and life’s other essential routines that are especially important now. ingratiating in manner or speech. blocker in cases of hypertension or con- 26. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is gestive heart failure or angina or migraine. the top of an extinct volcano. 21. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the prac- Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 27. Conforming to an ultimate standard of tice of Yoga). Leo (July 23-August 22) perfection or excellence. 23. (Norse mythology) Giant who lives in the Vacation time will be the most comfortable if taken or begun today. It is You are trying to understand big business today. You may even be think- 29. A port city in southwestern Iran. roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of possible that you will be traveling in order to tend to business. Who owes ing of ways that you could go into business for yourself. The power of what, who owns what and who decides these things are some of the major issues for organization on a social scale-business, political, etc.-seems to take on a larger-than- 31. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor. wisdom. life feel today. It’s as if ambition and authority are answers in themselves, rather than 34. Cause to become awake or conscious. 25. Noisy talk. you now. Understanding inner motivations and seeing through to the core is your real path of power. You may find that you can really use your mind to think through things only a means to an ideal objective. This can lead to confusion and ambitious schemes 37. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 28. The last (12th) month of the year. and make clear choices. Career decisions are straightforward. You make your way that tend to become lost along the way. Real power is always hidden-finding it means 39. A public promotion of some product or 30. A piece of furniture that provides a place through ideas, concepts and your ability to communicate and express them to others. delving into the secret places and that’s where you are bound to look now. If you are service. to sleep. Make this evening a time of relaxation-a massage could be quite enjoyable. Pay atten- still yearning for mr. Or ms. Right, do not waste time reminiscing. Instead, become tion to community activities where you could volunteer your creative talents. involved in creative or pleasurable situations. Someone exceptional will come to your 40. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh. 32. A race between teams. attention soon. 44. (botany) Of or relating to the axil. 33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan 47. A river in north central Switzerland that River. runs northeast into the Rhine. 35. A thin coat of water-base paint. Virgo (August 23-September 22) 48. Airtight sealed metal container for food or 36. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit Pisces (February 19-March 20) drink or paint etc.. juice. You may find it an easy effort to obtain a loan today. You could be most You tend to be radical when it comes to self-analysis, which includes 50. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted 38. God of fire. persuasive with others. You are in a good position to communicate and could even be health care, food and physical wellbeing. Serving and caring for yourself by the anterior pituitary. 41. A telegram sent abroad. lecturing or teaching. There are all sorts of opportunities for you to express yourself- and others is a primary source of inner growth and change. You are sensitive to criti- 51. Render capable or able for some task. 42. South African plant widely cultivated for you may see many areas of your life improve and expand. Obtaining and exchanging cism. Today, at work, you may have to make some adjustments-someone could be in a 54. Resembling glass in transparency or its showy pure white spathe and yellow information takes on more importance for you. Being more involved with neighbors criticizing mood. Decide to make whatever changes you need and then move forward. translucency. spadix. or siblings after work satisfies a deep emotional need. Communicating feelings This evening a loved one or friend is receptive and will listen to your words. You love becomes most important and it seems your patience over the last few days has paid social life and relationships of all kinds-partners, marriages, teachers and such. You are 58. A radioactive transuranic element pro- 43. Of or relating to or involving an area. off-others are listening. A good conversation with a loved one is possible this evening. very responsive yourself and value this in others. You do not play favorites and are duced by bombarding plutonium with 45. A metric unit of volume equal to one thou- If you are not married, plans can now be arranged for the ceremony. quite impersonal when it comes to your responsibilities. Young people learn from you. neutrons. sandth of a liter. 59. Small tropical American tree bearing edi- 46. Large edible mackerel of temperate ble plumlike fruit. United States coastal Atlantic waters. 61. Made of fir or pine. 49. A trivalent metallic element of the rare Word Search Yesterday’s Solution 64. A white soft metallic element that tarnish- earth group. es readily. 52. A state in southeastern United States. 65. A Mid-Atlantic state. 53. Yellow-fever mosquitos. 66. A genus of Ploceidae. 55. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic ele- 70. An narrative telling the adventures of a ment. hero or a family. 56. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces. 74. (informal) Of the highest quality. 57. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike 75. Soft-shell clams. appendage. 79. An ugly evil-looking old woman. 60. Trade name for an alloy used to make 80. A recurring sleep state during which high-energy permanent magnets. dreaming occurs. 62. Swelling from excessive accumulation of 81. A plant that bears fruit once and dies. serous fluid in tissue. 82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 63. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet. from aba cloth. 67. Type genus of the Aceraceae. 83. A constellation in the southern hemi- 68. A native or inhabitant of Scotland. sphere near Telescopium and Norma. 69. Capital city of the Apulia region on the 84. A peninsula in southwestern Asia that Adriatic coast. forms the Asian part of Turkey. 71. According to the Old Testament he was a 85. A room or establishment where alcoholic pagan king of Israel and husband of drinks are served over a counter. Jezebel (9th century BC). 72. An amino acid that is found in the central DOWN nervous system. 1. A master's degree in library science. 73. Any culture medium that uses agar as the 2. An organization of countries formed in gelling agent. 1961 to agree on a common policy for the 76. Distant but within sight. sale of petroleum. 77. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 3. English monk and scholar (672-735). 78. A federal agency established to coordinate 4. A solution containing a phosphate buffer. programs aimed at reducing pollution and 5. Remove from memory or existence. protecting the environment. Yesterday’s Solution

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An exhibit with the names and titles of the 76 songs recorded during the A large sign spans State Street dividing Virginia and Tennessee in down- 1927 Bristol Sessions is displayed at the Birthplace of Country Music The Birthplace of Country Music Museum stands in downtown Bristol. town Bristol. Museum in Bristol, Va. — AP photos New museum marks the ‘Birthplace of Country Music’

he sounds of some of the earliest country music The artists brought a mix of musical styles, including recordings are filling a new museum. But the gospel and the blues. “It was like all these tributaries com- TBirthplace of Country Music Museum is not located in ing together into a big well of American music,” Emmylou Nashville. Instead, it’s in Bristol, a small town on the Harris says in a film shown in one of the museum’s theaters. Tennessee-Virginia state line. The museum aims to tell the Trisha Gene Brady of The Black Lillies is one of several story of the Bristol Sessions, a series of historic recording artists who perform “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” in the sessions that took place here in 1927 and helped spread museum’s Immersion Theater exhibit, which also features what was then known as “hillbilly music” to the rest of the Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and others. Brady visited the country. museum in September, and says she got emotional when The Bristol Sessions took place after the Victor Talking she saw it: “Of course I cried a little bit, there were tears Machine Co. invented a device capable of recording music there.” Exhibits display instruments, recording equipment, for the masses. Victor producer Ralph Peel set up a clothing and other artifacts from country music and other makeshift studio in the Taylor-Christian Hat Co. warehouse genres, such as gospel and blues. Visitors can hear early on State Street, recording 76 songs in 10 days. Newspaper gospel records inside a small chapel or step inside a sound- ads drew singers and musicians from around the proof booth to record their own songs. What took place in Appalachian region, coming by train, horse-and-buggy Bristol was not the first time country music was ever and on foot. Performers included the Carter Family, known recorded, but “it was the first time it was ever mass-pro- In this Sept 21, 2014 photo, a sign describing Bristol as as the first family of country music. duced and pushed out to markets like New York and “the Birthplace of Country music” stands in the back- ground as the Portland-based band Black Prairie per- forms at a music festival associated with the new Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol.

visited attractions. She sees the attractions as promoting each other with visitors making stops at multiple sites. “Especially the international travelers - they’ve been to the big cities like New York and San Francisco and now they’re ready to really delve down into America and get to what it’s all about,” Ross said. Japan is one of many places outside the US where coun- try music is popular. Ross noted that a Japanese magazine called MoonShiner is devoted to country and bluegrass news. A documentary is also in the works from Oklahoma film director James Payne about country music’s popularity A second-floor foyer leads to the main exhibits at the in Japan, and how a World War II-era radio station intended new Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol. for American forces in Japan helped fuel interest in the Atlanta and Chicago,” said Leah Ross, executive director of music that continues today. Ross thinks some fans may Birthplace of Country Music. also like the fact that Bristol (population 27,000) is less The museum is 290 miles (466 kilometers) east of down- touristy than better-known destinations. town Nashville, where a radio station began broadcasting a Unlike downtown Nashville, there’s no Hard Rock Cafe show in 1925 called the WSM Barn Dance in a downtown or Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. Instead, on State Street, office building. The show was later renamed the Grand Ole Bristol’s main downtown thoroughfare separating Opry; it moved in 1943 to the Ryman Auditorium and later Tennessee from Virginia, there are places like Borderline to the Grand Ole Opry House. The buildings are among Billiards, where a member of the Old Line Skiffle Combo Nashville’s top tourist attractions. jumped on top of the bar and played a washboard last month during a music festival connected to the museum. Multiple sites Ross hopes the museum will add to appreciation for Ross says Bristol’s potential visitors include those Bristol’s role in the early days of country music. “We’ve had who’ve already been to better-known music heritage sites that dream of building that museum and promoting that A mural depicting some of the main figures from the 1927 Bristol Sessions, considered to be a milestone in the in places like Memphis and Nashville, where the Opry and and celebrating that to the region and to the world for early days of country music, stands in downtown Bristol. Country Music Hall of Fame are among the South’s most- many years,” she said. — AP Brooklyn the shooting star THE One presents: in NY Michelin Guide 2015 record 73 restaurants have star restaurants: 58 up from 55 in Emergence of young chefs Glamorama won stars in the 2015 New 2014. An astonishing 17 of them “New York remains one of the AYork City edition of the presti- were debut entries. The guide gave most dynamic, most creative and gious Michelin guide, 14 of them special plaudits to The River Cafe in most interesting cities,” in the world, nleash your animal instincts across the river in Brooklyn and Brooklyn, which was forced to close said Ellis, praising the emergency of and indulge in lavish creature Queens. There are six restaurants- after 2012 super storm Hurricane young chefs with their own signa- Ucomforts with Glamorama, one compared to seven last year-in the Sandy, but which staged a remark- ture taste who produce a “very per- of four lust-have home fashion styles guide’s highest three-star rating, able comeback to retake its Michelin sonal” cuisine made with exception- in THE One’s newly launched earning the description of “excep- star. In all, 20 restaurants won a star al produce. Reflecting its demo- Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection. tional cuisine, worth a special jour- this year, either entering the one- graphics — 36 percent of New York Capture this richly dramatic, extrava- ney.” French restaurant Daniel run by star category or moving up to two City residents were born overseas- gantly luxurious look by blending a chef Daniel Boulud lost the third star stars, and eight of them were in the city is also particularly unique in colour palette of black, beige, brown he won in 2010 and was downgrad- Brooklyn and three in Queens. having so many different cuisines. In and a hint of red with a mix of metal- ed to the two-star category defined “That shows the dynamic and the 2015 guide, 60 different types of lic, mirrors, velvet, animal prints and and graphic wall art. When dressing rug provides comfort under foot, food are represented, including furs. the bed, think ‘wild beauty fit for an while a curvaceous chest of drawers Burmese, Cajun, Austrian, Peruvian, The keys to creating this exclusive, urban jungle’; go for sumptuous big in black wood is both beautiful and Polish and Tibetan. uber glamorous boudoir look is using cat print cushions and layers of lush useful. Using an ornate, oversized clean lines with rich accessorizing and throws in fabulously faux fur - one of vase in blue glass with gold detailing Japanese restaurant finding the right balance between as an unashamedly over-the-top Of the six three-star restaurants, this season’s biggest trends. While materials, prints and textures. Start by planter, will be a fitting finish to this two are French establishments-Jean you’re at it, rediscover the most tactile fashioning a spectacular backdrop production. So roar into the new sea- Georges run by Jean-Georges of fabrics this fall: sensual velvet, fea- with embossed gold croco pattern son with Glamorama: ever decadent, Vongerichten and Le Bernardin run tured here in the glorious gold cur- wallpaper and set a sleek, raven black ever stylish and super luxurious... We by Eric Ripert. The others are tains and audacious red stool at the leather bed against it, flanked by mir- wouldn’t expect anything less from Japanese restaurant Masa run by foot of the bed. THE One! Masa Takayama, Thomas Keller’s rored nightstands, clear glass lamps Practically speaking, a fluffy black Californian cuisine at Per Se, Eleven Madison Park run by Swiss chef Daniel Humm and the Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare run by Cesar Ramirez. In all, 874 restaurants of the more than 20,000 on offer in New York get a mention in the guide, the 10th edition for New York. Seventy-three got stars com- Claire Dorland-Clauzel, member of the Michelin Groupe Executive pared to 67 in 2014. Committee and VP of Communications, holds up a copy of the Michelin In addition to the starred estab- Guide to New York City during an interview September 30, 2014 in New lishments, 126 were highlighted as York. — AFP Bib Gourmand, which signifies good eating at good value. Menus as “excellent cuisine” and “worth a really interesting side of the culinary in this category offer two dishes detour.” There were nine restaurants scene in boroughs other than and a glass of wine for a maximum in the two-star category, compared Manhattan,” Michael Ellis, the inter- of $40, excluding tax and service. to five last year, and three of them national director of the annual The 2015 guide also includes new entries: the minimalist “Blanca” guides issued by the French tire dozens of restaurants were diners in Brooklyn run by chef Carlos company, told AFP. Brooklyn, which despairing of the city’s high prices Mirachi; Ichimura in TriBeCa and has seen phenomenal growth in the can eat for less than $25. Michelin Aquavit in Midtown East. Although last decade to become an increasing guides to San Francisco and New York has fewer Michelin stars cultural center in New York, now has Chicago are to be published later than Tokyo, Paris or even Kyoto, one three-star, one two-star and this year. Inspectors work anony- America’s largest city, and food mad eight one-star restaurants. Queens mously and have a reputation for to boot, has never had so many one- has four one-star restaurants. independence. — AFP lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 MUSIC & MOVIES John Mellencamp and his impressive co-authors

ohn Mellencamp feels he has some and hated every minute of it.” Not quite true, impressive co-writers for his latest songs, Mellencamp said. He didn’t like stardom, Jlike playwright Tennessee Williams and chafed at record company pressure and saw folk legend Pete Seeger. That they’re both hits as the quickest way to make his mark in a dead doesn’t really matter. Mellencamp competitive industry. He had plenty: “Jack and believes in channeling, that other voices Diane,” “Hurt So Good,” “Paper in Fire,” “R.O.C.K. speak through him when he’s writing music. in the USA,” “Pink Houses” - the list goes on. His And, yes, he fully recognizes that sounds present feelings about songwriting and rock ‘n’ weird to outsiders. roll leave him with an uneasy relationship with many of those old songs, which are kind of like old high school chums you don’t hang around with anymore. “Pink Houses,” for instance, “was an inspiration song, but John got involved in the last verse and screwed it up,” he said, draw- ing out the vowel in his own name.

Lifetime achievement award The goal for “Plain Spoken,” executive pro- duced by T Bone Burnett, was to let the songs and melodies speak for themselves. “I will rearrange all of the old songs and they will sound like they came off this record,” said Mellencamp, who will tour for much of next year. “You’ll recognize the songs, of course, but it won’t be the arrangement that you’re In this Sept 22, 2014 file photo, singer- familiar with. It will become a whole new songwriter John Mellencamp poses song.” Fans of roots-based music should In this image released by Netflix, Michelle Yeoh appears in a scene from ’Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend,’ which will pre- for a portrait to promote his 22nd appreciate the disc, said Jed Hilly, executive miere on Netflix and in selected global IMAX theaters on Aug 28, 2015. — AP album ‘Plain Spoken’ at the Greenwich director of the Americana Music Association. Mellencamp already owns a lifetime achieve- Hotel in New York. — AP ment award from the organization. “It’s not “A lot of people call it ‘inspiration,’” he said. filled with the pop hooks that the ‘Jack and “As long as you identify it as inspiration, then Diane’ era are famous for,” Hilly said. “But it’s a Netflix takes aim at the theatrical window you’re still trying to control it - ‘I’m inspired to very thoughtful record.” do this, but I’m going to do THIS.’ You’ve got to Mellencamp’s recent comments about his ollywood’s carefully controlled system of dow. On Tuesday, two of the country’s largest Ping, the martial arts choreographer of “The get out of your own way. If you get out of need to make age-appropriate music are cer- movie rollouts is officially under siege. theater chains, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark, Matrix” and both parts of “Kill Bill.” It’s currently your own way, then you can really write tain to rub some peers the wrong way. He HWindowing - the practice of opening a which both included some Imax theaters, being shot in New Zealand. something that means something.” His 22nd doesn’t see the point of running around a movie first in theaters and then in other stages of promptly refused to carry the film. album is accurately described by the title stage and singing about girls the way he did home video, streaming and television release - “We will not participate in an experiment Egyptian revolution “Plain Spoken,” released last week. It contains 30 years ago. He remembers seeing James has been under increasing pressure as smaller where you can see the same product on screens Weinstein Co co-chairman Harvey Weinstein 10 literate, acoustic-based songs on religion, Brown in his prime and being electrified, then screens fight against the prominence of the the- varying from three stories tall to 3 inches wide on said in a statement, “The moviegoing experience redemption, mature love and self-reflection, cringing 25 years later watching the soul mas- atrical big screen. Now, Netflix has sounded the a smartphone,” said Regal spokesman Russ is evolving quickly and profoundly, and Netflix is with humor thrown in. Call it age-appropriate ter struggle to get up from his signature splits. most notable blow against windowing, announc- Nunley. “We believe the choice for truly enjoying unquestionably at the forefront of that move- music from a 62-year-old former rock star who An example of how he talks to his peers is the ing plans to release a sequel to “Crouching Tiger, a magnificent movie is clear.” The same chains ment.” Netflix has dabbled in releasing movies now scoffs that rock is dead. song “The Isolation of Mister,” about a head- Hidden Dragon” on the day it hits Imax theaters also declined to screen Warner Bros.’ day-and- before, including distributing the 2013 docu- A Rolling Stone online article about strong man who got it all wrong when he was next August. date release “Veronica Mars” earlier this year. mentary about the Egyptian revolution “The Mellencamp one time was headlined: “He had younger. Autobiography? To an extent, but The film, produced by the Weinstein Co, isn’t a Warner Bros. instead bought up the 270 AMC Square,” which was nominated for a best-docu- one of the greatest careers in pop and rock Mellencamp said many can relate. —AP studio production, so it’s in many ways only mar- theaters it played in while it was also released on mentary Academy Award. And its most celebrat- ginally more significant than the plethora of VOD. The sequel “Crouching Tiger, Hidden ed entry into original television, “House of Cards,” independent films regularly released on video- Dragon: The Green Legend” is no sure bet despite too, has had a widespread effect in the movie Review on-demand. But the announcement constitutes the sensation of its 2000 precursor. “Crouching business, alerting the industry to a new avenue the biggest move yet by a major digital outlet to Tiger, Hidden Dragon” won four Oscars, including for big-name talents such as Kevin Spacey and blow up Hollywood’s traditional release pattern. best foreign-language film, and earned $214 mil- David Fincher. ‘Men, Women “This is a very unique opportunity for some- lion worldwide. Netflix’s entry into the movie business comes body from the outside coming in to shake up The film’s international appeal surely also at a potentially fragile time for the movie indus- what appears to be an increasingly antiquated motivated the ever-expanding Netflix, which has try, following a summer in which the box office release strategy,” says Rich Greenfield, a media recently made inroads into Europe. But sequels was down 15 percent from last year. But one of analyst for BTIG Research. “They had to get into released so long after the original often struggle the summer’s buzziest successes was a smaller & Children’ doesn’t click the movie business to reduce windowing, and I to keep audience interest. And, perhaps most science-fiction thriller, “Snowpiercer,” released by think this is an important Step 1 for Netflix.” importantly, “The Green Legend” will not be the Weinstein Co’ boutique label, Radius. It made Exhibitors, in tandem with the major studios, helmed by the acclaimed director of “Crouching nearly $11 million on VOD, more than double its have long sought to guard the theatrical win- Tiger,” Ang Lee. Instead, it’s directed by Yuen Wo- theatrical revenue. — AP Moving story, simply told, in ‘Good Lie’ he movie poster for “The Good Lie” fea- list of refugees chosen for resettlement in tures a smiling Reese Witherspoon, front America. Joyously, they board the plane. Tand center. But, truth be told, neither Upon arrival in New York, the group is forcibly Witherspoon nor her character is the film’s star separated; boys to Kansas City, Abital to - not in the essential sense. The real stars are Boston. Despite that painful setback, the boys the Sudanese children at the bottom of the settle into new lives as best they can. Helping poster, their backs to us, trudging across an them is Carrie (Witherspoon), a tough- empty, sun-scorched expanse. “The Good Lie” skinned type who works for an employment tells a fascinating story, that of the so-called agency. They need jobs to stay in America and “Lost Boys” (and girls) of Sudan, youngsters also to pay the government back for their US violinist Joshua Bell performs with musicians from orphaned by the bitter war that engulfed their plane tickets. the National YoungArts Foundation at Union Station in country beginning in 1983, forcing many to Washington, DC on September 30, 2014. — AFP In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Ansel Elgort, left, and Kaitlyn Dever trek for hundreds and hundreds of miles - over Dignity and determination appear in a scene from ‘Men, Women & Children.’ — AP several years in some cases - to safety. And, As the men adjust, there are a few too Once ignored,violinist Bell f ever there was a movie that needed ern life. Reitman deserves credit for try- admirably, the filmmakers keep these young- many culture-clash jokes: They aren’t familiar a window to be opened, a blast of ing to tackle it; how digital technology sters - and the young adults they became - with light switches, telephones, jello molds, plays Washington public encore Ifresh air to be let in, it’s Jason has woven itself into our lives - shaping central in their storytelling. They may have a the vast variety of types of Cheerios (that Reitman’s “Men, Women & Children.” and distorting them - is a subject that Hollywood star on their hands, but this isn’t a one’s funny), ice rinks. But the cast is wonder- ore than seven years ago on a cold January morning, vir- The film, adapted from Chad Kultgen’s any filmmaker, any artist, ought to be Hollywood star vehicle. ful. The “Lost Boys” are played by actors of tuoso violinist Joshua Bell stood in an entrance to a novel, is about dreary faces in front of contemplating. And there are many It’s probably safe to say that many Sudanese descent, and they’re terrific, espe- MWashington metro station disguised as a street performer digital screens. A grim overview of the smartly observed scenes here that cap- Americans know little or nothing about the cially Arnold Oceng as Mamere, who strug- and played his heart out. No one noticed. Since then, the story of way the Internet, smartphones and all ture familiar glimpses of today’s tech- humanitarian effort, begun in 2000, to resettle gles to lead the group with dignity and deter- Bell’s social experiment-which saw more than 1,000 people pass manner of cyber evils are corrupting nology interactions: a more honest thousands of young refugees from Sudan in US mination, even as he chides himself for surviv- him by and only 27 stop to listen-has become nearly as famous as our waking hours, “Men, Women & commentary by text message during a cities. For that reason alone, this movie, directed ing when Theo did not. It’s fascinating to read the Grammy award-winning musician himself. But on Tuesday, Bell was back in Washington, wanting to prove that, if given a proper Children” makes “Frontline” look like a politely superficial conversation; the by Philippe Falardeau, is worth seeing. Luckily, the biographies of this well-chosen cast. chance, the city’s people would listen-in neck-craning hordes. laugh riot by comparison. typing of a personal Facebook message it’s also a compelling film - occasionally a bit too Oceng fled the war zone at 2 years old. Actor- earnest, perhaps, or overly broad in its humor, rapper Emmanuel Jal, who plays his talented Once again staking out ground in the public transportation Reitman’s suburban tale artfully and then its quick edit with a more system - this time at midday at the city’s Union Station train hub - weaves a handful of overlapping stories banal replacement. but often deeply moving. The story is fictional, but troubled friend Paul, was a child soldier but based on extensive research by screen- during the war, and like many war orphans, Bell, accompanied by nine young string players, played with his of lonely teenagers and their lonely trademark passion. And this time, amid the station’s whirr and parents in small town Texas, all of Virtual worlds writer Margaret Nagle, who interviewed hun- doesn’t know when he was born. dreds of “Lost Boys.” The film begins in a south- Ger Duany, who plays religious-minded hum, people listened. More than 1,000 fans and curious onlookers whom are unable to summon a smile in It’s not an altogether negative por- packed half of the station’s cavernous main hall for the free 30- ern Sudan village, where two brothers, Theo Jeremiah, was also a child soldier, and gained the two hours of this dour, downbeat trait of the Internet. One girl, for minute concert, which included selections by Bach and and Mamere, and their sister, Abital, suddenly refugee status in the United States at age 16. melodrama. Among them: a paranoid instance, finds true expression on a Mendelssohn. “The whole idea of the original stunt, I think, for mom (Jennifer Garner) obsessively secret Tumblr page. The film - ambi- find themselves orphans when attackers come The lovely Kouth Wiel, who plays Abital, was me, was to show that you need active listeners. There’s two parts monitoring her daughter’s (Kaitlyn tious to be sure - strives to show how rampaging through, killing anyone in sight. born in a refugee camp. And about that title: to the equation of making music,” the 46-year-old Bell told AFP. “I Dever) phone and PC; a sexless couple we are mirrored by the many screens Since their father was the village chief, that “The Good Lie” is a reference to the lies Huck wanted to show that even though the surroundings are similar, if (Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt) that people our lives. The scenes of title now falls to Theo, the elder brother. With tells in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” - you have active people who are really there to listen you have a exploring extramarital partners online; budding, awkward-at-first friendship a few other youngsters, they start a treacher- lies that are “good” because they protect wonderful experience, and it turned out much better than I could an anorexic high-school girl (Elena between Elgort’s gamer loner and ous trek out of Sudan. They escape mass another person. It’s also a reference to this have imagined.” Kampouris) encouraged not to eat by Dever’s teenager are the movie’s most slaughter yet again by crossing a river, but movie’s hugely moving ending. We won’t give lose Theo, who saves them by sacrificing his it away. But bring the Kleenex. “The Good Lie,” chat-room supporters; a single-father effecting. But the plotline, just like the ‘Not a week goes by’ own safety. Eventually the small group winds a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG-13 by the (Dean Norris) watching over his video- rest of the movie (written by Reitman The 2007 stunt, which was chronicled in The Washington Post up at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Fast Motion Picture Association of America for game devoted son (Ansel Elgort); a per- and Erin Cressida Wilson), veers toward and earned its author Gene Weingarten a Pulitzer Prize, raised forward 13 years. Mamere, Abital and close “thematic elements, some violence, brief questions about beauty and society’s perception of it. Bell, whose petually videotaping mother (the the extreme, hammering home the friends Jeremiah and Paul have become a strong language and drug use.” Running time: concert hall performances are regularly sold out and who plays on always excellent Judy Greer) trying to film’s heavy histrionics. family unit. One day, their names appear on a 110 minutes. Three stars out of four. — AP a Stradivarius violin that reportedly cost him around $3.5 million, help her attractive daughter (Olivia How are the movies to deal with earned just over $32 when he set out his case at the L’Enfant Plaza Crocicchia) become a movie star. these virtual worlds that now fill so metro stop in 2007. Disguised in a black baseball cap, his efforts A narrator (Emma Thompson) opens much of our lives? Some, like “Men, went nearly unrecognized in the station at the heart of federal the film with an arch, omniscient tone, Women & Children” or last year’s Washington. looking down from space at human civ- “Fruitvale Station,” let text bubbles pop “If a great musician plays great music but no one hears... was he ilization. It’s an anthropological per- up on the screen. Others treat comput- really any good?” wrote Weingarten. Seven years later, Bell said the spective that worked for “The God’s ers like mere apparatus for drama, no concert has become a sort of defining moment, with the article Must Be Crazy,” and a better, alternative different than the guitars in a rock band repeatedly making the rounds on social media websites. “There “Men, Women & Children” might have (“The Social Network”). Probably the still isn’t a week that goes by without someone remarking that if chronicled the farce of our jumbled dig- most vibrant thread of digital-age cine- they had been there, they would have stopped and listened,” he ital lives. But Reitman, whose irreverent, ma has, in futuristic sci-fi tales, said. But the Indiana native claims he was not really surprised by whip-smart knack for personal foibles uploaded into the strange new worlds how the experiment unfolded. worked best in “Juno” and “Young (“Avatar,” “The Matrix,” “Her,” the recent “Music needs that attention-you can’t throw it to people while Adult,” has instead made a resolutely “The Congress”). they’re rushing to work,” Bell said. But members of Tuesday’s audi- glum movie - a “Crash” with clicks. He As a glitch like “Men, Women and ence felt sure they could never have ignored him. Ginger Reich, 62, has a gift for finding empathy in the Children” makes clear, it’s an ongoing a retired World Bank employee, said that the commuters at the most unlikely of characters - the profes- struggle. “Men, Women & Children,” a L’Enfant Plaza Metro stop had engaged in stereotyping. “They think, ‘He’s at a Metro stop so not really a real musician’,” Reich said. sional jerk of “Up in the Air,” the run- Paramount Pictures release, is rated R Meaghan Kilner, a 13-year-old violin student, said she might not away convict of his last film, the disap- by the Motion Picture Association of have recognized Bell, “but I would have known it was better quali- pointing “Labor Day” - and that gen- America “strong sexual content, includ- ty.” Children, Weingarten reported in 2007, were the only demo- erosity marks each character of “Men, ing graphic dialogue throughout - graphic that repeatedly tried to stop and watch Bell. Tuesday’s Women & Children” with understand- some involving teens - and for lan- concert coincided with the release of Bell’s new album “Bach” and ing. No, the villain here is technology guage.” Running time: 119 minutes. Two In this image released by Warner Bros Pictures, Emmanuel Jal, from left, Kuoth Wiel, comes ahead of HBO’s “Joshua Bell: A YoungArts MasterClass” doc- and its unnatural dominance on mod- stars out of four. — AP Ger Duany and Arnold Oceng appear in a scene from ‘The Good Lie. —AP umentary that airs on October 14. — AFP lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

Fashion Amal Alamuddin enters fashion pantheon as Clooney’s bride ith the help of Oscar de la Renta, Stella wedding was attended by celebrities such as Cindy long legs. “She executed a very polished overall look that McCartney, Giambattista Valli and Dolce & Crawford, Bill Murray and Matt Damon. It has drawn a lot of women can aspire to and emulate,” said Dana WGabbana, human rights lawyer Amal comparisons to the nuptials of Kate Middleton and Avidan-Cohn, senior market editor at InStyle magazine. Alamuddin vaulted into the top echelons of Hollywood Britain’s Prince William in April 2011. “Everything was elegant and well-suited for the affairs fashion with her stylish Italian wedding to actor George Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, has she was going to, and that’s what makes such a stylish Clooney. Alamuddin, 36, showcased several outfits dur- become a style icon for her chic ensembles that often person.” ing her whirlwind wedding weekend in Venice, picking incorporate high fashion and high street retail, earning a Alamuddin also opted for a blood red Alexander British, American and Italian designers and channeling place in Vanity Fair’s annual best dressed lists over the McQueen gown with a dramatic train for her pre-wed- golden age Hollywood glamour. past few years. Vanity Fair’s special correspondent, Amy ding rehearsal dinner. Avidan-Cohn said the lawyer paid The piece de resistance was an off-the-shoulder tulle Fine Collins, said Alamuddin was one of the runners up homage to her own beliefs and profession by carrying a and Chantilly lace gown she wore at her formal wedding for the magazine’s Best Dressed list this year, and clutch by Sarah’s Bag, a Beirut-based project where ceremony on Saturday that was revealed on Tuesday by pegged her as one to watch during the upcoming year incarcerated women make artisan handbags and receive fashion magazine Vogue and custom-made by New for her “cosmopolitan view of fashion.” profits. — Reuters York-based de la Renta. The British-Lebanese bride told “Amal has immediately entered the major leagues,” Vogue she and Clooney wanted a “romantic and ele- Collins said. “She has her own innate style which comes gant” wedding, and de la Renta’s romantic and feminine with maturity and intelligence.” The raven-haired beauty design was the right choice. opted for a chic white trouser and top by British design- The magazine renowned for anointing fashion royal- er Stella McCartney for her civil wedding ceremony on This image released by ty and whose editor Anna Wintour attended the nup- Monday. The outfit drew on effortless coastal fashion, a People magazine shows tials, noted “she stands resplendent in her dress.” De la theme she embraced as she arrived in Venice in a black their Oct 13, 2014 cover Renta also supplied Alamuddin’s post-wedding dress, and white maxi Dolce & Gabbana dress. shows actor George which the magazine described as a “festive, Gatsby-style As the newlyweds jetted through Venice in a speed- Clooney and Amal party frock.” Clooney wore a custom black tuxedo by boat named ‘Amore,’ the new Mrs Clooney selected a Alamuddin at their Sept Giorgio Armani. Oscar-winning Clooney, 53, one of short, bell-skirted dress embroidered with floral motifs 27, wedding in Venice, Hollywood’s most famous bachelors, and Alamuddin’s by Italian designer Giambattista Valli, showcasing her Italy. —AP No street secrets for fashion photographer Bill Cunningham n a past life, he dressed Jackie Kennedy and designed fash- Christian Dior suit flown to him before the funeral of her ionable hats. Since then, Bill Cunningham has become a liv- assassinated husband. Iing legend of street fashion photography, a discipline he is “There wasn’t time to get the fabric and to make a new credited with creating. His passion is still his obsession: cap- suit, so overnight we dyed it in black,” Cunningham recalled turing the look. With a watchful eye, a blue workman’s shirt during a conference in New York earlier this month. His first worn over his slightly arched back and a camera slung around shots of unknown women and celebrities, including actress his neck, Cunningham-at 85 — has the manners and vocabu- Greta Garbo in 1978, helped him land a regular column in The lary of a man of his time. The New York Times photographer New York Times, “On The Street,” where the latest trends are calls anyone “kid,” no matter what their age. When you speak featured each week. Over the years, men in skirts, leopard to him, he focuses on the question and listens carefully, some- print, blouses for both day and night and a kaleidoscope of times cupping his ear. colors have been showcased. “I would absolutely consider Bill Cunningham to be the A step ahead founder of street style photography,” said Brad Paris, who Rare are the fashion personalities today who-like teaches photography at the prestigious Fashion Institute of Cunningham-can boast of always being fashionable, or pre- Technology in New York. “Other photographers may have dict what will be the next craze. In a 2010 documentary about been covering street style before Cunningham, but he really Cunningham, Anna Wintour-the powerful editor of American made it his own with his consistent vision.” And his work has Vogue-marveled at his ability to “see something-on the street given rise to the fashion blogger. “Photographers like Scott Fashion guru Tim Gunn joins design experts for a forum on first ladies and fashion, looking at the first ladies’ style and or on the runway-that completely missed all of us. And in 6 Schuman (of The Sartorialist blog) were directly influenced by their influence in the fashion world, at the National Archives in Washington, Tuesday. — AP months’ time, that will be a trend!” The discreet man, born in Cunningham’s spreads in The New York Times,” Paris added. Boston in 1929, “doesn’t say much,” InStyle magazine editor-at- “Cunningham’s column led, eventually, to the idea that any- large Hal Rubinstein told AFP after a spring-summer 2015 one with a camera, a WordPress account and a few ideas Tim Gunn show during New York fashion week. about fashion can influence the fashion world. “Cunningham sizes up first lady “His wealth of knowledge is absolutely staggering and he showed the possibilities of street style and created the envi- is self-effacing. He knows exactly who he is, he is nobody else’s ronment in which it can be taken very seriously.”— AFP guy but his own... It’s beyond scholarly.” While Cunningham’s fashion’s do’s, don’ts decades shooting street fashion have helped him develop an encyclopedic knowledge, the years seem not to have dimin- ichelle Obama went under Tim Gunn’s fashion Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at the Fashion ished his greatest talent: the art of unearthing major, even microscope and got an approving nod, but not all Institute of Technology, said Clinton’s signature style from avant-garde, trends on the street, on the catwalk or at glitter- Mfirst ladies fared as well - Hillary Rodham Clinton her days as first lady was “the famous pantsuit and the hair ing parties. among them. Gunn and a panel of fashion experts problems.” Looking further back in history to the 1800s, An omnipresent figure who often travels by bike, from Fifth reviewed the fashion sense of the nation’s first ladies at a Steele noted that in the days of Sarah Polk, wife to James Avenue and 57th Street to New York’s fashion shows, National Archives forum Tuesday, and found plenty of do’s Polk, women wanted to show off a tiny waist, hands and Cunningham also visits Paris Fashion Week wrapping up on and don’ts. Gunn rated Mrs Obama’s style sense as “divine.” feet, but have “plump, voluptuous shoulders and a big, big Wednesday-to “educate the eye.” The intense media scrutiny Jacqueline Kennedy he deemed a “style setter.” But he won- butt.” “That sounds like Nicki Minaj, JLo and Kim K,” Reese on Cunningham frustrates him greatly. In an interview, he told dered why Edith Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, felt com- declared. She eyed a picture of an ivory brocade dress of AFP that it “brings too much attention” to his work, and pelled to play amateur seamstress and remake her dresses Polk’s with a flouncy bottom and wondered aloud, “Can destroys it, in some ways. over and over. you imagine Kim Kardashian in that?” An oddity in a world revolving around ego, flamboyance As a designer, Wilson “would have been the first one out Gunn sniffed, “I’d prefer not to.” The forum was held at and individuality of style, a world in which starlets and blog- on ‘Project Runway,’” the fashion consultant and TV person- the National Archives, which has “signature” items worn by gers vie for the limelight, Cunningham only aspires to one ality joked. “She was having difficulty making it work,” Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Obama on display as part of its thing-being “invisible.” “I let the street talk to me, and that’s Gunn said, in a play on his trademark admonition to “make exhibit, “Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures.” how you get it,” he says. Cunningham modestly claims he is it work.” As for possible future administrations, Gunn said Among the items on display: the black and red Narciso “not a good photographer.” But his work captures pure fashion Clinton has been looking “very presidential lately. There’s Rodriguez dress worn by Mrs Obama on the night of the moments-the elegance of a woman jumping over a puddle of definitely an evolution that’s been taking place. The bar 2008 election in Chicago and a pillbox hat worn by Mrs water, or a dandy sporting a hat as he crosses the street. has been raised.” Kennedy. The forum was presented in partnership with the Other panelists said it had taken Clinton some time to White House Historical Association. — AP Legacy of fashion blogging warm up to the idea that a first lady’s style reflects on her Cunningham describes his approach in simple terms: “Not In this September 10, 2014 file photo, New York Times husband’s administration. “I just feel like it’s not important to have an idea first, but to go out and let the street speak to photographer Bill Cunningham watches as a model to her,” designer Tracy Reese said. “Public service is very you.” He launched his career as a milliner for New York high presents a creation by Lacoste during the Mercedes- important, but her appearance is down on the list.” society. In 1963, he was working at Chez Ninon, a small cou- Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at The Pavilion of ture house, when regular customer Jackie Kennedy had a red Lincoln Center in New York. — AFP

Photos by Joseph Shagraa COSMOPARIS makes its Middle Eastern debut in Kuwait OSMOPARIS a retailer in fashion footwear and acces- was attended by Starco International Co management and the market for luxury footwear brands and has been a key to our Kuwait” concluded Axelle Mathery. sories represented by Starco International Co officially local media. Attendees to the opening ceremony had the International expansion. We are extremely pleased to be Situated in the Avenues, the store hosts the new spring- Copened the doors of its first store in Kuwait at 2nd opportunity to a preview of the store’s Spring- Summer 2014 opening our first Middle Eastern store in Kuwait. This growth summer collection 2014 in a beautifully designed space in Avenue, The Avenues Mall. The new store covering 132 square collection which included different themes such as Ultra is part of COSMOPARIS expansion plans of taking advantage order to perfectly encapsulate the beauty of the brand and metres is the brand’s first extension in Middle East. Expanding Graphic, Romantic, Jungle Paradise, Savannah, Punk Metal of growing consumer acceptance and hence increasing the attract myriad customers to a close-up view of the best trends. its presence across the globe, COSMOPARIS constantly devel- and Jewelry Box. number of stores to reach out to a wider audience. We cur- Apart from the display, the store is staffed with qualified, cour- ops new collections and adapts the product portfolio to new Commenting on the launch Jamal Hinnawi, Managing rently have over 13 COSMOPARIS stores spread across (Eastern teous and warm employees who tend to the requirements of or changing trends in shoe and bag fashion. COSMOPARIS Director and Partner at Starco International Co, said: “The Europe, Lebanon, South Africa etc.) and are looking forward to all customers. established in 1988 is an inspired quest for ultra femininity addition of COSMOPARIS is most certainly a valuable addition further open more stores across the GCC/Middle East in the Whatever the trend, COSMOPARIS for women shoe fashion and captures the allure of the modern and urban woman of to our growing portfolio of the brands we are able to offer our forthcoming years.” and bags made in France has it all. today with its dynamic and bold collections making an unfor- customers. We are delighted to debut the brand here in “We are excited to be launching in The Avenues, Phase II gettable statement. Kuwait as it continues to open its stores throughout the and aim to help our guests express the many dimensions of To mark the celebration, Starco InternationL Co hosted an world.” her personal style no matter what the occasion is. We hope exclusive by-invitation-only official opening ceremony, which Axelle Mathery COSMOPARIS said: “Kuwait is a thriving our head-turning collection will charm our new guests in lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

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Models present creations by Rahul Mishra during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show, yesterday in Paris. — AP/AFP photos Five trends from Paris fashion

he Paris fashion shows wrapped up yesterday with yel- low, wide-legged trousers, transparency and 1970s- Yellow Tinspired looks among the catwalk trends likely to be Always a good color for summer, Emanuel Ungaro designer winging their way towards the high street for spring/summer Fausto Puglisi’s glamorous one-shouldered yellow gown and 2015. The highlight of the nine-day fashion marathon was blue and yellow prints were among a string of upbeat yellow Jean Paul Gaultier’s spectacular last ready-to-wear show looks on the catwalks. Bold dashes of yellow also brightened before bowing out to concentrate on haute couture. JC de Castelbajac’s abstract patterns and Carven’s motor rac- The hottest ticket in town, the show was crammed with ing-inspired looks. Caroline Herrera meanwhile used sherbet Gaultier signatures such as stripes and bodices and topped off for outfits including a two-piece suit and a long floaty strap- with a large dose of his famously wacky sense of humor. Italy’s less dress. Phillip Lim chose shocking yellow for trousers and Giambattista Valli, meanwhile, was elated to have Amal tops. Alamuddin, the new Mrs Clooney, choose one of his couture dresses for her massively photographed postnuptial get-up. 1960s/1970s Here are five key trends that emerged from the catwalks: It was impossible not to have 1970s flashbacks from one Elie Saab white jumpsuit and some long, floaty dresses with Transparency plunging neck lines. Valentino’s long-sleeved print dresses Sheer looks were everywhere this season, from Rick Owens exuded the same 1970s feel. Elsewhere Corrie Nielsen went and Valentino to Corrie Nielsen and Vionnet. It was all a lot for a string of “Mad Men” style looks and Giambattista Valli also more discreet than the last round of ready-to-wear collections. featured 1960s influenced silhouettes. On feet, knee-high US designer Owens, whose collection featured a lot of trans- laced gladiator sandals completed the retro look. — AFP parent looks, explained that his objective was always “bare- ness with modesty” when using sheer fabrics. “I try not to have too much transparency over the bust. I don’t like flashing a lot-but I love skin,” he said.

Wide-legged trousers At Chanel they came in the brand’s trademark tweedy fab- ric, at Chloe it was denim, while Balmain plumped for mousse- line and leather. Wide-legged and flared trousers, cropped or in some cases virtually trailing along the floor, look set to make a comeback next season.

‘Normal’ Paris fashion may not have succumbed to the mass market retail trend for very ordinary-looking clothing known as “Normcore”. But many looks on the catwalks did feature a practical feel. From a hoodie poncho at Chloe to a navy ensemble that looked a touch like hospital scrubs at Celine, there were plenty of very simple pieces that left some critics yearning for a few more fireworks. Fashion consultant Jean- Jacques Picart told AFP that fashion seemed to have strayed into “a certain banality”. But he said the risk was no greater than a few years when fashion went too far in the other direc- tion in a “frenzy of excess”. The balance was likely to be read- justed next season, he said.

Models present creations for Miu Miu during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show, yesterday in Paris. Amal Alamuddin enters fashion pantheon as Clooney’s bride

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Sri Lankan Airlines golf classic awards ceremony Photos show Sri Lankan dancers perform during the Sri Lankan Airlines golf classic awards ceremony in Kandy city last Monday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Architectural history in tiny Tokyo capsules

very night in Tokyo, the few remaining residents of Demolish or refurbish? - out to guests for 9,000 yen (around $80) a night through the Nakagin Capsule Tower bed down to sleep in Corroding pipes, serious water damage and an DIY hotel site Airbnb. Artist Takami Sugawara has turned Ethe once-futuristic white pods they call home. uncertain future mean half the capsules have been left her capsule bedroom into a giant pinhole camera by Unlike the tiny, coffin-like cabins of Japan’s numerous to rot by their owners, who would rather see the tower blocking out light from the circular window, leaving a capsule hotels, where office workers who have missed demolished and reap the profits of a brand new apart- tiny hole which projects an upside-down image of the the last train can catch a few hours’ sleep, the 140 units ment building. Yet the wrecking ball can only come out outside world onto the walls. Christian Dimmer, profes- at Nakagin represent a special part of the history of if at least 80 percent of owners vote for demolition, said sor of Urbanism at Tokyo University said Kurokawa’s tow- architecture, and one that is worth protecting against Tatsuyuki Maeda, who owns seven capsules that he is er is an example of architecture from the post-war plans to tear it down, say campaigners. refurbishing at weekends with plans to let them out. Metabolist movement, which aimed to create sustain- “We’re going to collect donations from all over the Rent for a capsule is around 60,000 yen ($559) per able, renewable living spaces that people could take world. We’re trying to buy each capsule one by one. Each month, but could be much more for a spacious flat in a with them if they moved. room counts as one vote, to decide what to do,” said shiny new building. The capsules were designed to be individually Masato Abe, founder of the Save Nakagin Capsule Tower The tower came close to demolition in 2007 when removed and replaced every 25 years, although that did- Project. The funky-looking tower, designed by architect enough owners voted in favor of its destruction, despite n’t happen. “The zeitgeist of metabolism is frozen, literal- Kisho Kurokawa in 1972, appeared as a Japanese love a petition and Kurokawa’s own negotiations with the ly encapsulated in this building,” he told AFP. It is hard to hotel in 2013 blockbuster “The Wolverine” starring Hugh Nakagin real estate company to save his building. But raise public awareness about the preservation of historic Jackman. the global financial crisis put paid to plans for redevel- buildings in Japan, where buildings are usually torn In real life, around half of the capsules are currently in opment and although Kurokawa died at the end of down and replaced after 30 years, he said. If it can’t be use as second homes, offices and art studios, but some 2007, the campaign has been revived. Several capsules preserved through the crowd funding campaign set up 20 of the tiny spaces are full-time homes. A bed, fold-out have since changed hands and new owners like Maeda by Masato Abe, Dimmer suggests the tower could be desk and even a bathroom unit are squeezed into the have a genuine interest in the tower’s survival. taken apart and the capsules sent around the world to boxes, which have a floor space of just 10 square meters “There are still talks about demolition,” but honor Kurokawa’s Metabolist ideals. It could serve as a (108 square feet). The compact rooms’ large round win- Kurokawa’s office are also discussing a “large-scale template for how to “live more compactly, more sustain- dow and in-built ‘70s features such as retro clocks and repair” of the building, he said. However the stalemate ably and have a happy life with less,” he said. — AFP sound systems give them the appearance of being sus- looks set to continue. “Right now, there are no ways to pended in yesteryear’s vision of the future. preserve the building at a reasonable maintenance cost, Portuguese architects Ana Luisa Soares and Filipe but the property cannot be destroyed without approval Magalhaes, who shared a capsule for one year, said it from at least four-fifths of owners,” a statement from was “amazing” to live in Tokyo’s Shimbashi district, a Nakagin said. crowded part of town that throbs with late-night noise. However, the building’s deteriorating state did not make Template for a ‘happier life’ Photo shows the for an easy life. “The capsules’ asbestos insulation wasn’t In the meantime, various projects are giving the tow- Nakagin Capsule really working anymore, so during the winter it was real- er a new lease on life. Abe moved out of his capsule Tower in Tokyo. — ly cold, and during the summer really hot,” they said. when the hot water was shut off in 2010 but now rents it AFP photos

A resident of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Masato Abe at his room in Tokyo.