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Emir exchanges Week-long Eid greetings with leaders of Eid festivities Arab countries DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in telephone calls yesterday, exchanged greetings, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al begin today Adha, with a number of Arab leaders, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. Emir exchanged congratulations with the Custodian of the Two Holy activities at 18 venues across the Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz country. A ship-shaped stage has Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Emir of A ship-shaped stage has been erected at Katara Esplanade Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad been erected at Katara to present a spectacular show Al Jaber Al Sabah, King H M Hamad Esplanade to present tracing the adventures of Sinbad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Crown a spectacular show through a combination of aerobat- Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf ics , cutting edge sound and lighting Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, and tracing the adventures system. Three shows will be staged Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Dep- of Sinbad. Three shows each night starting at 7pm tonight uty Supreme Commander of the will be staged each night for four days. Fireworks display will UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Moham- conclude each night’s shows. med bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Emir also starting at 7pm tonight Pilgrims gather to perform noon and afternoon prayers at Namira Mosque in Arafah, about 15km from Six participating malls will exchanged congratulations with for four days. Fireworks stage exclusive live entertainment the Holy city of Makkah, yesterday. President of Sudan Omar Hassan display will conclude shows throughout the week starting Al Bashir, President Abdel Fattah Al each night’s shows. today including Tarzan (City Cen- Sisi of Egypt, President Mahmoud tre), Beauty & The Beast (Dar Al Over 1.8m pilgrims converge in Arafah Abbas of Palestine, President Ismail Salam), Flying Superkids (Al Khor Omar Guelleh of Djibouti. Mall), Alvin and the Chipmunks Emir has received a cable of By Raynald C Rivera (Ezdan Mall), Pirates from the Car- Agencies politics during the Haj. Al Sudais gave the sermon this greetings on the occasion of Eid Al The Peninsula ibbean (Lagoona Mall) and Sinbad year instead of the Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Ashiekh Adha from Speaker of the Advisory the Sailor (in Arabic at Hyatt Plaza). after he opted out due to health reasons. Al Ashiekh sat (Shura) Council H E Mohammed For five days starting tomorrow, MOUNT ARAFAH, SAUDI ARABIA: The Haj reached on a chair as he listened to Al Sudais encourage pilgrims bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi. Al Khu- malls are staging unique entertain- its high point yesterday when pilgrims from across the to benefit from their time at Arafat and the rest of their laifi prayed the Almighty Allah for DOHA: Qatar wore a festive mood ment shows for the entire family world converged in Arafah near the Holy city of Makkah. Haj. He urged the unity of the Muslims and warned the best of health and happiness to yesterday as hypermarkets saw huge including Aladdin (City Centre Doha), More than 1.8 million pilgrims gathered from sun- about deviant ideologies reminding parents, teachers the Emir and further progress, wel- crowds having last minute shop- Bob the Builder (Dar Al Salam), Dora rise to sunset at the hill and a vast surrounding plain and scholars the responsibilities they have in nurtur- fare and prosperity to the people ping in preparation for a grand Eid the Explorer (Ezdan Mall), Cinderella known as Mount Arafat, about 15km from Makkah. ing the young away from deceptive messages. of Qatar under the wise leader- Al Adha celebration today. From (Lagoona Mall), Play ‘Doh (Hyatt In stifling heat they chanted a traditional Haj incan- After sunset, the pilgrims were on the move aboard ship. In his reply the Emir said: “I malls to leisure and tourist destina- Plaza) and Kid’s Circus (Al Khor tation, “God, here I am,” spending the most important buses heading for nearby Muzdalifah, in preparation have received with great appreci- tions, the week-long activities and Mall). There will also be daily fam- day of the annual Haj in prayer and reciting from the for the first stoning ritual at the Jamarat. At Muzdali- ation your precious greetings on events to mark Eid Al Adha will kick ily entertainment shows that will Holy Quran. fah, half way between Arafah and Mina, pilgrims gather the occasion of the blessed Eid off today under the “Eid Celebrations rotate between 4pm and 10pm at the Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Imam of the Grand 49 pebbles for a symbolic stoning of the devil which Al Adha, As I reciprocate you and in Qatar” programme organised by participating malls, such as African Mosque, led the multitude of pilgrims gathered in Ara- begins today, in the last major rite of Haj. It coincides brothers members of the Shura Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA). Drummers, Circus Bear and Clown, fah, in prayers after delivering the Haj sermon. with Eid Al Adha, the feast of sacrifice marked by Mus- Council best wishes and congratu- With the theme “Capture Joy,” and Funny Ball performances in Delivering the wide-ranging sermon, Al Sudais lims worldwide. lations, praying the Almighty Allah the festival organised in partner- addition to indoor parades through- called on Muslim leaders to work together to solve the Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia yesterday said it had that this occasion brings all of you ship with the public and private out the malls featuring Fritters, many issues that are confronting the Ummah. launched a television channel to broadcast the Haj good health and happiness and to sectors including sports organisa- B-Boys and the young tots’ popular The imam said that “terrorism doesn’t belong to rituals in the Persian language, also known as Farsi, our dear country further progress tions, malls and cultural landmarks characters, the Shopkins. any religion or nation.” He also asked pilgrims to avoid spoken in Iran. and prosperity. will see seven days of unique shows and entertainment and fun-filled → Continued on page 2

More than 100 Festive rehearsal Qatar’s Abdulqadir wins dead in Syria ahead of truce silver in Paralympics

BEIRUT: Air strikes on Syria’s QNA battleground cities of Idlib and Aleppo killed more than 100 peo- ple in last 24 hours. The worst strikes were in Idlib city, the cap- RIO DE JANEIRO: Qatar’s ital of the province of the same Abdulqadir Abdulrahman (pic- name, where they hit a market, tured), won a silver medal in the killing 55 civilians. six civilians Men’s Shotput F34 event at the yesterday just 24 hours before a Summer Paralympic Games, which truce brokered by Russia and the is currently being held in Rio de United States was due to begin. Janeiro. The ceasefire, announced Abdulrahman threw 11.15 after marathon talks by the Rus- metres to win the prestigious sec- sian and US foreign ministers, has ond spot on the podium. been billed as the best chance yet The gold went to Morocco’s to end Syria’s five-year civil war Azeddine Nouiri who threw 11.28. estimated to have killed more In third place was Colombia’s Mau- than 290,000 people. ricio Valencia who managed 11.10 Games. The other two are Moham- As the clock ticked towards metres. med Rashid Al Kubaisi (Men’s sunset when the ceasefire is Artistes preparing the shows for the Eid Al Adha celebrations at Katara yesterday. Abdulrahman is one of the wheelchairs event 100m) and expected to start, rebels bat- Pic: Kammutty V P /The Peninsula three athletes representing Qatar Sarah Hamady Masoud (women’s tling the Syrian regime and the at this edition of the Paralympic shot put). political opposition were still weighing whether to take part in the truce. Key regime ally Iran wel- comed the plan on Sunday and Customers told to be vigilant against cheating at cattle market called for “comprehensive mon- itoring” of the truce, particularly along Syria’s volatile borders. But even as world powers By Sanaullah Ataullah animals at the cattle market during and fraud by the traders. So the cus- said the ministry. One method is to quality of the animal,” it added. threw their support behind the The Peninsula Eid Al Adha. tomers should be vigilant and inform add extra salt to the drinking water Another cruel trick employed by deal, regime air raids on rebel- A majority of the stalls at the the Consumer Protection Depart- given to the cattle to fatten them some traders is to beat the animals held parts of northern city Aleppo livestock market in Abu Hamour ment (CPD) in case they come cross artificially (by enlarging the belly continuously to prevent them from killed six civilians and wounded are owned by private companies or such practices”, the ministry said on and increasing weight) to cheat the taking rest or from falling asleep in 30, the Syrian Observatory for DOHA: The Ministry of Economy individuals. its Twitter account. customers. a bid to hide any possible symptoms Human Rights said. and Commerce (MEC) has cautioned “Demand for sacrificial animals Different types of cheating have “ Some traders might also of sickness. customers against some fraudulent has surged ahead of Eid Al Adha. come to the light repeatedly on the wash the head and body of the → See also page 6 practices in the trade of sacrificial There might be attempts of cheating occasion of Eid Al Adha every year, sheep to befool you about the → Continued on page 3 02 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 HOME

Deputy Emir High demand for traditional dishes during Eid exchanges Eid greetings

QNA Many residents are approaching DOHA: The Deputy Emir H H traditional kitchens Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani has exchanged cables of for the preparation of congratulations on the occasion age-old Arabic dishes of Eid Al-Adha with deputies and leaders of Arab and Islamic coun- like makboos. tries. PM exchanges By Sidi Mohamed The Peninsula Eid greetings

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DOHA: To add more taste to Eid Al Adha happiness, some residents of DOHA: The Prime Minister and Doha, including both Qataris and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Al Harfi Kitchen for Traditional Food in Duhail area. RIGHT: Makboos, the Arabic traditional food. Pic: Baher Amin/The Peninsula expatriates, are approaching various Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa traditional kitchens for the prepa- Al Thani has exchanged cables ration of age-old Arabic dishes like cannot deliver all the orders on the Price of Makboos/Biriyani with dishes with a whole sheep,” he said. dishes tastier. of greetings on the occasion of makboos. first day and so we have taken orders Syrian sheep (served in two huge Asked which is more preferred, A Qatari customer who didn’t Eid Al-Adha with heads of gov- “We cannot handle more cus- for the second and third days of Eid plates) is QR1,800 while one with biriyani and makboos, Mohamed want his name in print said that he ernment of the Arab and Islamic tomers ... no more reservations for as well, but the real rush is for the Australian sheep is being charged said, “there is no big difference had come to the outlet because he countries. cookery services,” said an employee first day,” he added. QR750. between the two and people are was planning to throw a party for of a traditional kitchen located in Saleem, a booking employee of a “This is if we are providing eve- asking for both and the prices some guests at his residence on the Madinat Khalifa. He said that they ‘traditional kitchen’ in Madinat Khal- rything, including the meat, and if remain unchanged compared to the first day of Eid. Indian embassy started taking orders for special Ara- ifa, said that they had stopped taking the customer provides the meat they last year.” “For such big parties we place bic dishes, particularly those made of orders two days ago as about 40 peo- just have to pay for cooking and other “Our prices are QR1,750 for Mak- orders outside since we cannot pre- holiday for Onam mutton and beef, a week ago. ple had already booked. “Most of the ingredients and the cost varies from boos/biryani with Arabic sheep and pare food at home in such huge Officials of some other cooking orders are for dishes made of Syrian QR350 to QR500,” he said. QR750 for with Australian one.” quantities. Especially during Eid, DOHA: On the occasion of the service providers told The Peninsula sheep while a few have demanded Another employee, Mohamed, He said that old and loyal cus- women will be busy celebrating,” Keralite festival of Onam, the that they had started receiving book- Australian sheep”. from a traditional eatery located in tomers were placing orders via phone he said. Embassy of India, Doha, will ings almost ten days ago and most of He said people were placing Duhail, said that they had stopped while new customers were visiting He was seen giving tips to the remain closed on Wednesday, 14 the orders were for the first day of orders for makboos and biriyani. “A booking on Saturday as they could the outlet to see the environment and person responsible for the outlet to September, 2016, the embassy Eid Al Adha. majority of our customers are Qataris not take more. “We started bookings have a taste of the dishes before plac- give special attention to the dish to announced in a press release yes- “Most of the customers want to who prefer the Qatari makboos,” he ten days ago and have received more ing orders. Some also come out with avoid criticism by customers, espe- terday. place orders for the very first day. We added. than 60 orders but not all of them for suggestions and advice to make the cially women. Abattoirs ‘ready to receive’ Eid customers Ooredoo to host booth at HIA for Eid Al Adha

By Mohammed Osman The Peninsula The Peninsula share Qatar’s tradition of warm hos- pitality with the thousands of people who are travelling this week. Oore- doo hopes this activity will brighten DOHA: Eight traditional and auto- DOHA: Ooredoo will open a spe- up their journey and share some of mated abattoirs in different parts of cial booth in the departure area at the spirit of Eid Al-Adha. We thank the country are ready to offer their the Hamad International Airport to Hamad International Airport for services on the first day of Eid Al mark Eid Al-Adha with thousands their cooperation and partnership, Adha, said a senior official of Widam expected to travel during the hol- as we work together to serve the Food Company. idays. community.” “We have prepared three air- Ooredoo’s Eid booth, which Activities in the booth, which conditioned tents in Al Mamoura and will be open from September 10 is located by the children’s play Al Mazroua areas to receive the cus- till September 13, has been designed area in departures, will include tomers - one for men, one for women to provide a family-friendly treat daily appearances from Ooredoo’s and the third for elders and people for citizens and residents who are mascots the Alrabaa, as well as vol- with special needs,” said Abdurrah- travelling over the break, as well unteers distributing free colouring man Mohammed Al Khayarin, CEO as share the Eid spirit with visitors gift packs for children. of Widam Company. These two areas and transit passengers at the Hamad Ooredoo will also provide a were selected as they are populated International Airport. special ‘photo booth’ for visitors, areas and slaughterhouses there wit- Talking about the booth, Fatima enabling them to take photographs ness huge crowds compared to other Sultan Al Kuwari, Director, Commu- in traditional Qatari dress, and also places, Al Khayarin explained. nity and Public Relations, Ooredoo sample Arabic coffee at selected The Ministry of Economy and Qatar, said: “This is an ideal way to times of the day, for free. Commerce has provided this year Sheep for Eid Al Adha sacrifice at the livestock market. with 12,500 subsidized sheep from Jordan at a price of QR1,100 for cit- safety and health of consumers, Al He added that the initiative of the receive their sacrificial meat because izens and the sale started on the Khayarin said, pointing out that any MEC has helped stabilize the prices abattoirs will be operating from 5am fourth of this month. animal is vulnerable to diseases after in the market through a crackdown to 5 pm, and there is no need to rush The demand for Eid Al Adha entering the county and follow-up on monopoly and both the price immediately after the Eid prayers. sacrifice is increasing every year, check are needed. If any of them increase and prices this year are The automated abattoir’s capacity is and demand for Arab sheep ranged is found sick or if there are doubts reasonable compared to last year, very high, more than 180 per hour, between 8,000 to 8,500 in 2014 about their health, whether before he said. and only the Australian sheep will and last year it increased by 10 to 12 or after killing, they could immedi- The Ministry of Municipal- be received there. percent. ately be replaced with another one, ity and Environment has provided Widam company is selling Aus- “This year also we are expecting said the CEO. with 30 veterinary doctors and tralian sheep at a price of QR 350 a further hike in demand,” Al Khay- The health monitoring system is health inspectors to monitor the sales plus QR10 for slaughtering. The com- yarin told Al Rayyan TV recently. applicable to all sheep in the coun- outlets and slaughterhouses. The pany has also reserves of 50,000 All imported animals are under try, including Australian and local. number of health inspection teams sheep besides Australian calves to strict monitoring of veterinary doc- Some consumers have appreci- has been increased due to demand meet the demand. tors at the entry gates, whether ated the quality of the sheep, their from the people, in collaboration The number of sales outlets will they came by air, sea or land, and availability in the market and their with the Ministry of Municipality, be increased over the coming years no animal is allowed entry if not prices compared to the past year. Al Khayarin emphasized. and inspection will be intensified in healthy. Veterinary doctors check Sheep are fat and are sold at afford- The Widam CEO urged all cit- collaboration with the Ministry of them before and after slaughtering able prices compared to the past izens and residents to come to the Municipality and Environment, the Ooredoo’s Eid booth has been designed to provide a family-friendly and also check the meat to ensure year, a citizen told the TV channel. abattoirs at a convenient time to Widam CEO said. treat for citizens and residents. Children’s shows to be staged at Pearl-Qatar

Continued from page 1 For Arabic music lovers, a series and multicultural performances Equestrian Academy is offering horse of concerts of prominent Arab sing- at Dahl Al Hammam Park from riding for a fee. A number of famous children’s ers starts at 9pm tonight at Abdualziz 6.30pm to 11pm starting tonight until Eid celebrations extend to var- shows will also be staged at The Pearl bin Nasser Theatre in Souq Waqif Wednesday. ious expatriate communities as Qatar for three days starting tonight. featuring Saad Jumaa and Fouad The Al Dosari Zoo and Game the Public Relations Department Barney, Aladdin and Bubble show Abdualwahed. Reserve will be open to receive at the Ministry of Interior yester- will be staged at 6pm, 7.30pm and The concerts are organised by guests from 3pm to 7pm starting day organises ‘Communities Eid Al 9pm tonight respectively. Sout Al Rayyan radio station and tomorrow until Friday while the Adha 2016 Celebrations’ today and Other shows to look forward in run for five nights. Sheikh Faisal Museum will also offer tomorrow. the next two days are Dora, Finding Amusement rides are also availa- tours from 9am to 6pm. The Wakra Sports Club will host Nemo, Frozen and Jungle Book. ble at Souq Waqif’s Al Ahmad Square Families seeking an action- celebrations today while Asian Town Families enjoyed “Fafa Saves the for six days starting tonight. Entry to packed Eid can engage in sports in Industrial Area and Barwa Work- Forest” live children’s show which the amusement park, which is open events at Aspire Zone including ten- ers Sports Complex in Al Khor will opened yesterday at the Qatar from 4pm to 10.30pm , is QR10 inclu- nis, football, volleyball and biking, stage two-day programmes from National Convention Centre main sive of one ride and additional QR10 among others. 5pm to 10pm showcasing talents Aerial artistes rehearse for the Sinbad show yesterday at Katara theatre. Tickets to the show, which for each ride. Qatar Air Sports Committee is from Indian, Sri Lankan, Indonesian, Esplanade. One of the main attractions of this year’s Eid celebrations, runs for seven days, starts from The Ministry of Culture and organising aerial paragliding tours Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Nepalese Sinbad promises another world class show combining breathtaking QR150 and are available at Virgin Sport is organising shows high- at Sealine Beach from 3.30pm to communities. stunts and stunning sounds and lighting. Pic: Kammutty VP/The Peninsula Megastore. lighting traditional Qatari dances 6.30pm for a week while Al Samriya HOME / MIDDLE EAST MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 03

Pilgrims in Arafah

Pilgrims are seen at Mount Arafat, also called Jabal al-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy), ahead of the climax of Haj. RIGHT: Pilgrims are sprayed with water on the plains of Arafah. Egypt frees three youth Turkey has duty to defeat IS: Erdogan AFP attacks inside Turkey blamed on IS. Six Turkish soldiers have been “It is the binding duty in front of killed so far in rocket attacks in Syria our nation to finish off the organ- blamed on IS but Erdogan said that held over mocking video isation called Daesh (IS) in Syria the Euphrates Shield would continue ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip and ensure it is unable to carry out and “not one drop” of blood of Tur- Erdogan yesterday said Turkey had actions inside our country,” Erdogan key’s forces would be spilt in vain. a duty to defeat the Islamic State said in a televised message for the Turkey had previously been had posted a video on the internet posting a video on social networks extremist group, adding its oper- upcoming Eid al-Adha Islamic accused of not doing enough in They were accused poking fun at the devaluation of the and YouTube,” a member of the ation inside Syria was a first step holiday. the fight against IS and its West- Egyptian pound and the return of defence team said after their arrest. towards this goal. “The Euphrates Shield opera- ern partners have applauded the of “promoting two islands to Saudi Arabia. They are also suspected of Turkey has sent dozens of tanks tion is the first step towards this,” operation. ideas calling for “Three of them -- Mohammed “incitement to take part in demon- and hundreds of troops into Syria, in he added. Turkey’s operation is also target- Yehya, Mohammed al-Dessouki strations disturbing the public order” an unprecedented operation dubbed Erdogan said Turkey was now ing the Kurdish Democratic Union terrorist acts by and Mohammed Gabr -- have been and “inciting mobs to commit hos- Euphrates Shield aimed at booting “much stronger, determined and Party (PYD) and its People’s Pro- posting a video on released” over the past few days, tile actions against state institutions”. out both IS jihadists and Kurdish more dynamic” than before the July tection Units (YPG) militia, which social networks and defence lawyer Hazem Salah said The case sparked public anger, militia from the border area. 15 coup bid, which the authorities Ankara regards as the Syrian branch yesterday. and in June the New York-based The operation, launched on blame on the US-based preacher of the Kurdistan Workers Party YouTube,” a member The fourth member of the group, Human Rights Watch group (HRW) August 24, came after a string of Fethullah Gulen. He denies the (PKK) which has waged a 32-year of the defence team Mohammed Adel, is still in deten- urged Egypt to drop legal charges bloody suicide bombings and rocket charges. insurrection inside Turkey. tion but waiting for the completion of against the four. said after their arrest. the procedure allowing his release, “The investigation appears to be he said. based purely on their satirical videos Salah said Yehya, Dessouki and and violates the right to free speech,” Gabr were freed on condition that the watchdog said. AFP they clock in twice a week at their Egypt under President Abdel local police station for the next 45 Fattah al-Sisi is “losing its legen- days. dary sense of humour when it locks CAIRO: Egypt has released three He said “the case has not yet up young men for making satirical youths arrested in May over an been referred to court”. videos,” said Nadim Houry, deputy online video mocking the govern- The group were arrested in May Middle East and North Africa head ment, but a fourth member of the and remanded in custody, the latest at HRW. group is still in custody, their law- case in a crackdown on voices crit- “This kind of blanket repression yer said yesterday. ical of the authorities. leaves young people with few outlets The four young men from the They were accused of “promot- to express themselves or joke about group known as Street Children ing ideas calling for terrorist acts by their daily hardships.”

Camels for sale

Camels are displayed for sale at a livestock market, ahead of the Eid Al Adha festival, in Amman, Jordan, yesterday.

Customers urged not to buy in a hurry

Continued from page 1 to mislead the customers about their from an outlet at the livestock mar- real features,” said a salesman work- ket. Every time I buy from the same The salesman would catch the ing with a livestock company at the outlet because the salesman know sheep by head and pull it up while Central Market. me very well. He is from Bangla- showing to the customers in a clever “Customers should not buy the desh and is very trustworthy”, said way that can create a false impres- animals in a hurry. They must be the customer. sion about its physique and fitness. careful in their selection because “I took a round of the market Some traders at the livestock this is the only way to avoid being before buying. There were not much market The Peninsula spoke to cheated,” he added. animals as they used to be in the pre- confirmed the prevalence of such Some customers said they avoid vious years. Perhaps many families fraudulent practices. buying animals from traders who who went on vacation will come only “Some greedy traders have been are not familiar to them. after the Eid holidays. Traders may found washing, brushing and polish- “I bought two locally bred- be aware of it and they bring animals ing the hair of the animals at night sheep at the rate of QR1,200 each as per demand,” he added. 04 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 MIDDLE EAST

Adviser to murdered Italy Gaza unrest student’s family freed

His release came a day after top El Sissi promised in an interview prosecutor Nabil Sadek publicly with the Italian daily La Repubblica The release follows acknowledged for the first time that in March that investigators will work prosecutor’s Regeni was investigated by police “night and day” to identify and pros- less than three weeks before he dis- ecute those responsible for Regeni’s statement that appeared on January 25. His body, torture and death. Regeni was probed bearing marks of severe torture, was The newspaper said during the found on the side of a highway just two-hour interview, El Sissi never by police before his west of Cairo on February 3. once directly responded to ques- disappearance. It was not immediately clear tions about who might have been whether Abdullah’s release was responsible. linked to two days of talks on Rege- Sadek, in a joint statement at ni’s case in Rome last week between the end of his talks in Rome, also AP Sadek and Italian officials. Regeni’s cast doubt on the Egyptian Interior family said in April it was distraught Ministry’s account implying that a over Abdullah’s arrest. criminal gang was responsible for Sadek’s revelation was the first Regeni’s death. CAIRO: An Egyptian court has time an Egyptian official publicly In March, police said five mem- released from detention a rights acknowledged that the 28-year- bers of a gang had been killed and activist who had worked as a legal old doctoral student was a subject of some of Regeni’s personal belongings consultant to the family of Italian interest to police, who were accused were found at the home of the sister student Giulio Regeni who was tor- of abuse and torture. of the gang leader. Italian authori- People carry the body of 16-year-old Palestinian Abdulrahman Al Dabag during his funeral ceremony tured to death in Cairo this year, Officials, including President ties and Regeni’s family cast doubt in Gaza City, yesterday. The boy was wounded by Israeli security forces as he was attending a defence lawyers said yesterday. Abdel Fattah El Sissi, have consist- on that story. demonstration at Al Bureyc refugee camp and died in hospital. Ahmed Abdullah, Head, Egyp- ently denied any police role in the The statement said the case tian Commission for Rights and murder. would continue to be investigated Freedoms, an NGO, was arrested However, the fact that it took but added there are “weak doubts in April, ostensibly as part of a gov- Sadek nearly eight months to with regard to the connection” ernment crackdown on protesters acknowledge that police had a prior between Regeni’s death and the Palestinian girl campaigning against Egypt’s inten- interest in Regeni seems certain to alleged gang members. Ocalan meets first family tion to turn over two Red Sea islands fuel suspicions that Cairo has con- It prompted calls by social media run over by to Saudi Arabia. cealed facts of the case. activists in Egypt to prosecute all The court freed him on bail. The issue has roiled relations those involved in the death of the member in two years Jewish settler Charges, including inciting violence with one of Cairo’s closest Western alleged gang members, describing and attempting to overthrow the allies and its largest trade partner their death as cold-blooded murder government, have not been dropped. in the EU. committed to create a cover story. AFP evening, the state-run Anadolu Anatolia news agency said. Amid concerns over his health, Ocalan’s lawyers confirmed that BETHLEHEM: A Palestinian girl ISTANBUL: Jailed Kurdistan Work- he had met his brother. “Mr Oca- was killed when a Jewish settler Israel rejects appeal against hunger strikes law ers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah lan today received a family visit. A ran her over with his vehicle near Ocalan yesterday received his first statement about the situation of our Al Khader village near Bethlehem family visit in two years, meeting client will be made in the shortest city in West Bank, the Palestinian AFP document showed. “This law is legal judges said. The association appealed his brother on the Turkish prison time,” the Asrin lawyers office said Ministry of Health said. under Israeli law and international against the law after doctors com- island where he has been held for on their Twitter account. Witnesses said the driver fled law,” the court ruled on a law passed plained of being embroiled in a over one-and-a-half decades, his Media said that permission had the scene. in July last year allowing hunger- political dispute. lawyers said. been granted for the visit marking The ministry identified the girl JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme strikers to be force-fed if their lives “The state is responsible for the Mehmet Ocalan travelled from the Eid Al-Adha holiday. It was the as Lama Musa, 6. Court yesterday rejected an appeal are in danger. safety of prisoners but also of citizens the port of Gemlik, south of Istan- first family visit Ocalan was allowed Later, Israeli police issued a by the Israel Medical Association “Saving a life must remain the whose safety may be endangered bul, to the high security prison on since October 6, 2014. He last met a statement, saying the man had and authorised the force-feeding of priority and the state is responsi- because of events such as a hunger the island of Imrali in the Sea of delegation from pro-Kurdish Peo- surrendered and claimed he did prisoners on hunger strike, a court ble for the lives of its prisoners,” the strike by prisoners,” the judges said. Marmara returning in the early ples’ Democratic Party in April 2015. not run the girl over on purpose.

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Turkish warplanes Syria oppn weighs kill 20 IS terrorists truce deal after Agencies ISTANBUL: Turkey’s military said yesterday its warplanes have killed 20 Islamic State (IS) group raids kill dozens fighters in an attack on targets in northern Syria, while Turkey’s president renewed a pledge to barrage of unidentified raids in two destroy the group. key northern cities in opposition-held The Chief of General Staff’s Even as world territory. office said in a statement that powers threw their At least 62 people, including 13 warplanes had struck three build- women and 13 children, were killed ings identified as belonging to the support behind the in Saturday’s bombardment on Idlib IS group. agreement, scores city, the Syrian Observatory for A vehicle and motorcycle also Human Rights monitoring group were destroyed in the Saturday were reported dead said Sunday. evening airstrike that came less from a barrage of The strikes hit several areas in than two days before a U.S.-Russia unidentified raids the rebel-held city, including a mar- agreement on a ceasefire in Syria ket full of shoppers preparing for the takes effect. in two key northern Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha, which Turkish President Recep cities in opposition- begins today. Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday Britain’s special representative reiterated his government’s com- held territory. for Syria, Gareth Bayley, called the mitment to eliminating IS in Syria attacks “barbaric”. and the threat the group poses to “Bring on the #SyriaCeasefire,” Turkey. he tweeted on Sunday. Search and rescue team members inspect the debris of buildings after Syrian army carried out air strikes Erdogan said in a videotaped AFP Fresh bombardment also hit the in Salihiya district of Aleppo, yesterday. message marking the Muslim holi- battleground city of Aleppo on Sun- day of Eid Al Adha that Turkey has day, the Observatory said, a day after a “primary duty” to its people to 12 civilians were killed in unidenti- Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah, In a statement published late bolster the beleaguered Syrian army. destroy IS and prevent it from BEIRUT: Syria’s opposition was fied raids there. No information on which has intervened militarily on Saturday on its official media arm The group receives military and staging attacks in Turkey. weighing whether to take part in a casualties from Sunday’s bombard- behalf of Assad, said late Saturday it Al Manar, the group’s unnamed financial support from Iran, which Turkey last month sent tanks truce brokered by Russia and the ment was immediately available. supported the deal. “field commander for Syria opera- threw its weight behind the truce across the Syrian border to help United States due to start today, after “We hope there will be a Iranian foreign ministry spokes- tions” said Hezbollah “stands with deal on Sunday. rebels retake Jarablus, a key IS- air strikes killed dozens in rebel-held ceasefire so that civilians can man Bahram Ghasemi said Sunday the ceasefire.” “Iran welcomes any establish- held border town, and to contain areas. get a break. The shelling goes on that Tehran, a key Assad supporter, “Syria’s allies are completely ment of a ceasefire in Syria and the expansion of a Syrian Kurd- Brokered after marathon talks night and day, there are targeted also backed the agreement. committed to what the Syrian lead- facilitating of access of all people of ish militia. by the Russian and US foreign min- killings, besieged cities,” said Abu But Ghasemi said its success ership, government, and security this country to humanitarian aid,” Turkish jets have carried out isters, the ceasefire has been billed Abdullah, who lives in Aleppo’s relied on the creation of “a compre- and political forces have decided said foreign ministry spokesman several strikes against IS targets as the best chance yet to end Syria’s rebel-held east. hensive monitoring mechanism, in in terms of the ceasefire,” the state- Bahram Ghasemi. in Syria since the operation began. five-year civil war. “Civilians have no hope any- particular control of borders in order ment said. The new ceasefire, agreed as part But clashes have also reportedly Key regime ally Iran welcomed more.” In a major blow to the to stop the dispatch of fresh terror- But it pledged to pursue an “open, of a landmark deal brokered by Rus- broken out between Turkish and the plan and called for “compre- opposition, pro-regime forces reim- ists” to Syria. relentless war against the terror- sia and the US, is set to begin today Kurdish forces in the area. hensive monitoring” of the truce, posed a devastating siege on the city’s Hezbollah has announced its ists” of the Islamic State group and at sundown. particularly along Syria’s volatile eastern districts last week. support for a US-Russia truce deal Al Nusra Front, which changed its If the truce holds for one week, borders. State news agency Sana on for Syria, where the Lebanese Shia name to Fateh Al Sham Front after the US and Russia could start joint Eight dead in But even as world powers threw Saturday reported that Syrian Pres- movement has intervened mili- renouncing its ties to Al Qaeda. operations against jihadists from their support behind the agreement, ident Bashar Al Assad’s government tarily on behalf of President Bashar Hezbollah has dispatched the Islamic State group and Fateh Al Baghdad attacks scores were reported dead from a “approved the agreement”. Al Assad. between 5,000 to 8,000 fighters to Sham Front. BAGHDAD: Eight people were killed and dozens injured in a spate of attacks in the Iraqi cap- ital Baghdad. An improvised Turkey ousts 28 mayors over PKK, Gulen links device exploded in Al Husseiniya, northeast of Baghdad, killing two people and injuring nine others, police officer Yasser Al Mostafa Reuters and in Hakkari province near the the PKK resumed with a new inten- Gulen, accused by Turkey of orches- sympathisers. Turkish officials say said. A Sunni tribal fighter and Iraqi border, where police entered the sity after a ceasefire collapsed last trating the attempted coup in July. the moves are justified by the extent three family members were killed municipality building and unfurled a year and with attempts by Kurdish Gulen denies any involvement. of the threat to the state. when unidentified people hurled large red Turkish flag, taking down groups in Syria’s war to carve out an The mayors of four other munic- The HDP, which says it promotes a grenade on his vehicle in south- DIYARBAKIR: Turkey appointed the white local government flags that autonomous Kurdish enclave on Tur- ipalities, three from the ruling AK a negotiated end to the PKK insur- ern Baghdad, he said. Two people new administrators in 28 munic- had previously flown. key’s border. Party and one from the nation- gency, said it did not recognise the were also killed and five others ipalities yesterday after removing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan In a message to mark the Mus- alist MHP opposition, were also legitimacy of the mayors’ removal. injured in two separate bomb their elected mayors over suspected said this week the campaign against lim Eid al Adha holiday, Erdogan said replaced over alleged links to what “This illegal and arbitrary stance blasts in the Iraqi capital. links to militants, triggering pockets Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) mili- the PKK had been trying to step up the authorities call the “Gulen Ter- will result in the deepening of current Meanwhile, Iraqi forces shot of protest in its volatile southeast- tants, who have waged a three-decade attacks since a failed military coup ror Organisation”, or FETO. problems in Kurdish cities, and the dead a bomber, leaving seven ern region bordering Syria and Iraq. insurgency for Kurdish autonomy, was in July and that they aimed to disrupt The interior ministry said the Kurdish issue becoming unresolva- people injured when his explo- Of those replaced, 24 are sus- now Turkey’s largest ever. The removal Turkish military operations in Syria. 28 mayors, 12 of whom are formally ble,” it said in a statement. sive belt exploded.No group has pected of ties with the Kurdistan of civil servants linked to them was a The US embassy said it was con- under arrest, were under investiga- Tensions in the southeast had claimed responsibility for the Workers’ Party or PKK, and four are key part of the fight. cerned by reports of clashes in the tion for providing “assistance and already been heightened since attacks, though Iraqi authori- thought to be linked to the Gulen The 24 municipalities had been run southeast and that while it supported support” to the PKK and to Gulen’s Turkey launched a military incur- ties often point the finger at the movement allegedly responsible for by the pro-Kurdish opposition Peo- Turkey’s right to combat terrorism, it organisation. sion into Syria two and half weeks Daesh terrorist group, which the abortive coup which killed over ples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the third was important to respect the right to Turkey has sacked or suspended ago dubbed “Operation Euphrates seized vast swathes of territory 270 people. largest in parliament, which denies peaceful protest. more than 100,000 people since the Shield”. in northern and western Iraq in Police fired water cannon and direct links to the militants. It decried “We hope that any appointment failed coup. At least 40,000 people The operation aims to push 2014. On Friday, at least 16 people tear gas to disperse demonstrators the move as an “administrative coup”. of trustees will be temporary and that have been detained on suspicion of Islamic State fighters back from the were killed in a double car bomb- outside local government buildings “No democratic state can or will local citizens will soon be permit- links to Gulen’s network. border and prevent Kurdish mili- ing claimed by Daesh at a shopping in Suruc on the Syrian border as new allow mayors and MPs to use munic- ted to choose new local officials in The crackdown has raised con- tia fighters seizing ground in their mall in Baghdad. Daesh has suf- administrators took over, security ipality resources to finance terrorist accordance with Turkish law,” it said. cern from rights groups and Western wake. Turkey views the Kurdish fered defeats across Iraq and sources said. There were smaller pro- organisations,” Justice Minister Bekir The crackdown comes as Ankara allies who fear Erdogan is using the militia as an extension of the PKK Syria in recent months, leading tests elsewhere in the town. Bozdag said on Twitter. “Being an also pushes ahead with a purge of failed coup as pretext to curtail all and fears that Kurdish gains there some observers to predict a rise in There were also disturbances in elected official isn’t a licence to com- tens of thousands of supporters of dissent, and intensify his actions will fuel separatist sentiment on its bombings on soft civilian targets the main regional city of Diyarbarkir mit crimes.” Turkey’s battle against US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah against suspected Kurdish militant own soil. as its military strength is eroded.

US envoy outraged Eid shopping Libyan troops recapture key over South Sudan harassment oil terminals from militia JUBA: The US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, AP much resistance. says she is “outraged” that South The attack took place on the eve of a major Sudan’s government has harassed Muslim holiday, Eid Al Adha, which begins civil rights activists who met with today. a UN Security Council delegation BENGHAZI, LIBYA: Libyan forces loyal to a “Many of them (militiamen) abandoned during a visit to the young nation. powerful general yesterday recaptured two their weapons to escape or turned them- Power said in a statement key oil terminals from militias in a surprise selves in,” said Brig. Gen Ahmed Al Mosmary, issued Saturday that the dele- attack, according to officials familiar with the a spokesman for Hifter’s forces. “We will con- gation observed “chilling” living operation. tinue to move till we secure the whole area.” conditions for civilians trapped They said forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter, Hifter’s forces also moved against two areas in the ongoing conflict between who heads the Libyan National Army, took in Benghazi that remain under militia con- the government and rebel forces. over the Ras Lanuf and Al Sidra terminals on trol. Al Mosmary said there was also little She says the South Sudanese Libya’s Mediterranean coast and were bat- confrontation from the militiamen there, government should elevate, not tling militias at a third terminal, Al Zueitina. but that land mines were slowing down the suppress, the voices of activists The majority of Libya’s oil exports went advancing troops. “who organize peacefully and pro- through the three terminals before a militia Hifter enjoys the support of several Arab vide constructive criticism.” known as Petroleum Facilities Guards seized nations, including Egypt, the United Arab She says the Security Coun- them about two years ago. Emirates and Jordan, as well as European cil is “engaging directly with the The return of the oil terminals could nations like France. He is allied with the par- government of South Sudan to help Libya recover from the turmoil that has liament based in eastern Libya, which refuses underscore that intimidation and gripped the country since the 2011 uprising to recognize a newly-formed, UN-backed threats toward civil society must that toppled and killed Muammar Gadhafi. government. cease immediately.” The resumption of oil exports would also help Libya has been split between rival par- Heads of organizations that address Libya’s severe cash crunch. liaments and governments, each backed by met with the diplomats say they The officials said there were no casual- a loose array of militias and tribes. Western People buy sweets on the eve of the Eid Al Adha festival in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. have been ordered to report to the ties among the attacking forces and that the nations view the UN-brokered government as government. militiamen at the three facilities did not offer the best hope for uniting the country.

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EDITORIAL 9/11 anniversary Syria deal offers hope but

mericans yesterday commemorated the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a Russia is calling the shots series of events. Prayers were held for the victims, the relatives spoke with tears about their loved ones, To secure Russia’s coop- under siege — Assad’s forces cap- the media recounted the horror of the day and the eration, the US hopes the new tured several significant transit Anation once again united against terror. military partnership is enough points in recent days — and intense Though 15 years have passed, the memories of September 11 of a carrot. For one, it gives Rus- airstrikes were reported on Satur- are still fresh and poignant and would continue to be so. This was sian President Vladimir Putin day just hours after the US-Russian a potential “out” of the mili- agreement was reached. The a terrorist attack that shook the world and upended the world’s tary intervention he launched in Aleppo Media Center, an activist confidence about fighting terror. As President Barack Obama September 2015, without which collective, said at least 45 people rightly put it, “fifteen years may seem like a long time, but for the Syrian government gains could were killed while the Britain-based families who lost a piece of their heart that day, I imagine it can evaporate. If calm emerges in a Syrian Observatory for Human seem like just yesterday.” Syria that leaves Assad in power, Rights said 30 people were killed By Bradley Klapper and On September 11, 2001, terrorists crashed four passenger may have is to abandon the cease- Putin could legitimately claim in Aleppo province and another 39 Matthew Lee fire scheduled to start at sundown victory, a pill the US would have were killed by airstrikes in neigh- jets into the Twin Towers in Manhattan, the Pentagon and a AP Monday and the military cooper- to swallow for the sake of peace. boring Idlib province. field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people. ation arrangement supposed to But many mechanics of the cease- Alongside Russia, Assad More than 340 firefighters and 60 police were among the killed. take effect seven days thereafter. fire remain unexplained. has received critical military The attack changed the world for Suspicion that Moscow won’t When the cease-fire begins assistance from Iran and its Obama ever, leading directly to the US war aturday’s deal to renew live up to its word has fueled Pen- Monday, Assad’s air force can still Lebanon-based proxy group, in Afghanistan and indirectly to the a nationwide truce in tagon skepticism of Kerry’s plan. fly combat missions against IS Hezbollah. Although neither has sent a invasion of Iraq. The world continues Syria, open aid routes Sustainability is another potential and Syria’a Al Qaeda affiliate, the Kerry nor Lavrov mentioned and establish a US-Rus- problem, given the Syrian opposi- Nusra Front, for seven more days. them, their compliance will be message of to battle terrorism which has been sian military partnership tion’s rejection of any settlement That poses problems because needed, too. Iran and its allies peace and taking new forms in the age of social Smay be the best hope yet to end the that leaves Assad in power. various US-backed rebels inter- often have proved a spoiler to co-existence media. Afghanistan remains unstable, brutal five-year civil war. It is also Kerry said the breakthrough mingle with the Al Qaeda-linked Middle East peace efforts. and huge swathes of Middle East are full of potential pitfalls and leaves could lead to an undefined militants, a symbiosis the US must Underlying the entire proc- to Americans torn apart by conflict. Hundreds of Moscow with far more power than political transition. He made no break. A Syrian strike against ess is US-Russian mistrust. Obama at a time thousands have lost their lives and Washington to determine if there mention of Assad leaving power. Nusra can easily be perceived spoke of it a week ago after meet- can be lasting peace. Instead, Kerry stressed the as one against the “moderate ing Putin in China. Lavrov used the millions have been displaced. Countries when outrage Careful to note the possibil- importance of Assad’s govern- opposition,” confusion that has word Saturday. As an aside, Lavrov and despair from Libya to Syria are on the verge of ity for failure, Secretary of State ment living “up to its obligations regularly undermined past truces. delivered a sharp indictment of what collapse. John Kerry and Russian For- and to work with us,” suggesting After a week of compliance he labelled “arrogant” new US sanc- at terrorist In the twin towers’ place has risen eign Minister Sergey Lavrov the Syrian leader could trans- with the deal, Assad’s forces tions against Russia over the crisis attacks are the 104-storey 1 World Trade Center, were nevertheless upbeat as they form himself from international would then be restricted to fight- in Ukraine. Nevertheless, he said, causing which is called the Freedom Tower. It announced the agreement after a pariah to potential peace part- ing only IS. But even IS territory Russians “are not offended easily” is the tallest skyscraper in the Western marathon negotiating session in ner. After Lavrov said the Syrian isn’t always clear. Its fighters, too, and want to settle Syria’s conflict. divisions. Geneva that culminated dozens of government pledged to abide by mix with other militants sharing But some of Lavrov’s particu- Hemisphere at 541 meters. One one-on-one conversations over the the cease-fire, Kerry said Assad the goal of defeating Assad. lars didn’t quite match Kerry’s, a highlight of this year’s anniversary was past several months. Spurred on must be “prepared to live by these Kerry said Assad’s air forces problem compounded by the lack that the US government marked its by the violence that has enveloped agreements, which is critical.” will be restricted to an “area that of a publicly available, written doc- return to the WTC site on Friday, moving its New York City offices the Syrian city of Aleppo — intense For Washington, the fight- we have agreed on with very ument. While American officials there. airstrikes were reported there Sat- ing’s brutality and the Islamic real specificity.” The map wasn’t highlighted the initial, weeklong It’s noteworthy that Obama has sent a message of peace and urday — the two diplomats forged State group’s rise now trump any shared publicly, even though phase of the truce, Lavrov said it a pact they say departs from pre- larger gain it might have seen in Kerry said these restrictions are starts with a two-day period and co-existence to Americans at a time when outrage and despair vious unsuccessful attempts to Assad’s departure. “The suffering the “bedrock of this agreement.” then requires a 48-hour extension. can lead people to evil thoughts and when the controversial halt the bloodshed. Yet the new that we have witnessed in Syria Enforcement in Aleppo, once He said the US-Russian arrange- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trying to blueprint appears to suffer from over the course of more than five Syria’s largest city, is especially dif- ment that comes into force after a conquer White House on an anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant a fundamental imbalance com- years now is really beyond inhu- ficult. Both sides must withdraw week still allows Syrian air forces to campaign. “It is so important today that we reaffirm our mon to the earlier efforts. mane,” Kerry told reporters early from various arteries and commu- be “functional in other areas outside character as a nation (...) Our diversity, our patchwork heritage, If US-backed or other rebels Saturday. “People have all seen nities to allow aid to reach civilians those that we have singled out for is not a weakness. It is still and always will be one of our greatest fighting Syrian President Bashar the pictures — women, children and commercial activity to resume. Russian-American military cooper- Al Assad break the cease-fire, tortured; barrel bombs, gas.” Yet much of Aleppo remains ation.” He didn’t outline those areas. strengths. This is the America that was attacked that September Russia could threaten to respond morning. This is the America that we must remain true to” militarily or allow his forces to Obama said. retaliate. But if Assad breaks the cease-fire, the US has no clear enforcement stick. Washington is unlikely to attack Syrian forces, given Presi- dent Barack Obama’s longstanding opposition to entering the war, even after Assad famously crossed Quote of the day Obama’s “red line” by using chem- ical weapons in 2013. Allowing the Our diversity, our patchwork opposition to launch attacks would heritage, is not a weakness. only risk reopening a fight that the rebels were losing to Assad’s Rus- It is still and always will sian-backed military. be one of our greatest As a result, the US strategy strengths. It is so important seems to rest almost entirely on today that we reaffirm our Russia’s good faith. Moscow can punish Assad by withdrawing the character as a nation military support that has shored up his position. But if Russia acquiesces to Syrian government Barack Obama violations or breaks the deal itself US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at US President by hitting US-backed rebels, the the conclusion of a joint press conference following their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. only recourse the United States

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ifteen years ago, the United States was attacked by terror- ists claiming to act in the name of Islam. America’s response? “United We Stand.” Yet now it Ffeels like Muslims face more hatred in 2016 than on September 11, 2001. Back then, President George W Bush, no liberal, visited a mosque in Washing- ton, DC, just days later to show solidarity with Muslims, saying, “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don’t represent peace. They represent evil and war.” People came together in gratitude for those who risked everything rescu- ing others during the attacks, including Mohammed Salman Hamdani, a 23-year- old first responder who died saving lives in the World Trade Center. He was Mus- lim. So am I. Before that day, America’s Muslim community wasn’t the focus of much political discussion. Now, Islam and Mus- Muslims gather to pray on the east front of the Capitol in Washington, DC. lims are regular topics on talk shows and in headlines, often in a negative light. The political landscape has changed On the good side, President Obama still challenging for America’s Muslim Daesh (known as the Islamic State by Muhammad, who ignore the hate and dramatically for America’s Muslim com- just nominated America’s first Mus- community, as we face down lies and some) has put out a list of Muslim Amer- serve their communities. munity — for better and worse. Increased lim federal judge, Abid Qureshi. Ibtihaj fear mongering about our faith — by the icans they want to kill because of their It is also inspiring future gen- Muslim visibility and engagement in the Muhammad just won an Olympic bronze presidential nominee for the Republican service to our country. I am one of them. erations. During the Republican community are occurring at the same medal in fencing — hijab and all. Party, no less. Anti-Muslim hate speech Daesh is right about one thing: primary race, 12-year-old Yusuf Dayur time as an increase in anti-Muslim hate Seven Muslims addressed the used to be limited to the fringe. But over American Muslims are serving their responded to Carson saying that a Mus- crimes, and this is not a coincidence: A Democratic National Convention in time, because of well-financed advo- country. Muslims are working to make lim should never be president. In his recent study by the Bridge Initiative found Philadelphia, including the electrifying cacy, these ugly views have crept into it better every day. After the killing of video, Yusuf said that he will become that anti-Muslim crimes have increased presentation of Gold Star parents Khizr the mainstream. Michael Brown, I traveled to Fergu- the first Muslim president. He also during this election season, with 2015 and Ghazala Khan. Thirty-three-year- People like Frank Gaffney and son, Mo, to meet with members of the promised to reject all forms of hatred: having the most anti-Muslim violence old Ilhan Omar, who lived in a Somali Pam Geller pushed anti-Muslim senti- community. “When I become president,” he said, “I and vandalism of any year since 9/11. refugee camp from the ages of 8 to 12, ment during the incessant right-wing During my visit, I went to the Salam will respect people of all faiths, all colors Looking at the data, there is a clear is poised to be elected to the Minnesota media coverage over the so-called “9/11 Clinic, which is housed inside of a Chris- and all religions.” Go Yusuf! uptick in anti-Muslim crime associated state legislature on a decidedly pro- mosque” a proposed Islamic community tian church. There, two Muslim doctors The 15th anniversary of the 9/11 with the rise of Donald Trump. In fact, gressive platform. And today’s Muslim center in lower Manhattan near the World joined with the pastor to offer free health attacks should remind us of les- two Somali Muslim men were recently community is voting, running for office, Trade Center. It morphed into members care to anyone who showed up that sons learned long ago: The best way shot in my own city of Minneapolis opening businesses and starting health of Congress advocating for McCarthy- weekend. to overcome darkness is with light. because of their faith. For American Mus- clinics like never before. like tactics for Muslims working in our While talking with the doctors, I And despite so much negativity, peo- lims, the period since 9/11 has represented When I first came to Congress after government. was surprised to find out that Salam ple are responding. During Ramadan both progress and peril — and many fear 9/11, I certainly faced challenges: Glenn And it has culminated with a Repub- Clinic wasn’t just offering free care in in June, many of my neighbors in the what may lie ahead. Beck asked me to prove I wasn’t work- lican presidential nomination race that response to the protests over Brown’s Twin Cities, most of whom were not ing with our nation’s enemies; Rep included Sen Ted Cruz appointing Gaff- death. Salam Clinic has opened its Muslim, posted yard signs saying, Virgil Goode, R-Va, warned his constit- ney to be one of his closest advisers, Ben doors every weekend since 2008 and “To our Muslim neighbors, blessed uents that unless America supported his Carson saying a Muslim should never still gives free care to hundreds of local Ramadan.” The 15th anniversary of the 9/11 exclusive vision of immigration, there become president, and the nomination residents. These doctors and pastor are Let’s follow their example, and turn attacks should remind us of lessons would be “many more Muslims elected of a man who said Muslims should not true public servants. to each other, not on each other. to office and demanding the use of the be allowed to enter our country. What Like millions of other Muslims in this learned long ago: The best way to Quran.” But I took these things in stride used to be whispered through a dog country, I find peace and comfort in my The writer represents Minnesota’s fifth overcome darkness is with light. And because I expected negative reactions whistle is now being screamed through faith. The Quran teaches us that “Allah congressional district and was the first from some people to the first Muslim a bullhorn. enjoins justice, and the doing of good to Muslim elected to Congress. He is the co- despite so much negativity, people congressman. Throughout all this, the Muslim com- others; and giving like kindred” (16:91). It chair of the Congressional Progressive are responding. Now, I’m no longer sure those reac- munity has shown an incredible amount inspires leaders such as Omar, the doctors Caucus and serves on the Financial Serv- tions are receding. Indeed, things are of poise and patriotism. So much so that at the Salam Clinic, and Olympic fencer ices Committee. International community must calmly handle N Korea The Japan News over North Korea’s nuclear tests and trumpet that its nuclear develop- premier was executed. against Pyongyang and improve the ballistic missiles. Parties to the sum- ment has reached a higher level and Amid a continued sluggish econ- deterrence. mit include Japan, the United States, is closer to being combat-ready. omy, Kim Jong Un has maintained Japan must urgently build a China, and members of the Associa- Following a nuclear test in Janu- his regime by ruling the country tight defense system by promoting he threat of North Korea’s tion of Southeast Asian Nations. ary that it claimed was of a hydrogen through fear and repeated purges. joint cooperation between the Self- nuclear arsenal and missiles Pyongyang’s act of forcing bomb, North Korea has launched a Kim is likely using military “achieve- Defense Forces and US military, Thas surely increased. The inter- through a nuclear test is a blatant total of 21 ballistic missiles in rapid ments” to enhance national prestige and expanding and improving the national community must unite to challenge to the international com- succession. Defense Minister Tom- and tighten his regime’s control. nation’s missile defense system. stave off reckless acts by the regime munity — which has urged it to omi Inada said, “We can’t rule out The international community South Korean President Park of Kim Jong Un. abandon its nuclear programme — the possibility that [North Korea] should not allow North Korea to Geun-hye lambasted North Korea’s North Korea conducted its fifth and totally unacceptable. might have managed to miniaturise make its self-centered possession latest provocation, saying it con- nuclear test on Friday, the anniver- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a nuclear warhead.” It would not be of nuclear weapons a fait accompli. firmed the erratic recklessness of sary of the nation’s founding. The a statement, “North Korea’s nuclear surprising if North Korea declared Japan, as a non-permanent member the Kim regime’s adherence to the country’s state media reported that development constitutes a grave the deployment of a combat-ready of the UN Security Council, should development of nuclear arms. Pyongyang “carried out a nuclear threat to Japan’s security and seri- nuclear missile and created a situa- take concerted action with the United Park should decide to con- Pyongyang’s act explosion test for the judgement of ously undermines the peace and tion that threatens Japan, the United States to drastically toughen sanc- clude early the General Security of the power of a nuclear warhead.” security of the region.” Such con- States and South Korea. tions against Pyongyang. Military Information Agreement of forcing through Only eight months have passed demnation is legitimate. At a congress of the Workers’ Party In a telephone conference with (GSOMIA) with Japan — a pending a nuclear test is a since January, when the country con- The latest nuclear test is esti- of Korea in May, Kim, the party’s chair- Prime Minister Abe, US President issue between the two countries ducted its previous nuclear test. This mated to be the North’s largest, based man, called North Korea a “responsible Barack Obama emphasised the — thereby advancing information- blatant challenge is the first time it has conducted two on the amount of energy released by nuclear state.” By conducting nuclear importance of trilateral cooperation, sharing with Japan and the United to the international nuclear tests in the same year. Kim’s the earthquake it caused. tests and missile launches, his appar- saying the United States will work States. China also has an extremely regime has become more unpredict- A point that cannot go unnoticed ent aim is to make the international closely with Japan and also cooper- important role to play. community — able in its moves and waded further is North Korea’s claim that it tested community recognise his country as ate with South Korea. Referring to the The UN Security Council reso- which has urged into dangerous waters. “the structure and specific features a nuclear power and draw the United nuclear deterrence provided by the lution adopted in March called for The series of resolutions adopted of movement of [a] nuclear warhead States into peace treaty negotiations. United States, Obama reportedly said banning North Korea from export- it to abandon its by the UN Security Council clearly that has been standardised to be There has recently been a series the US commitment to safeguarding ing coal and iron ore, except when nuclear programme bans nuclear tests by North Korea. able to be mounted on strategic bal- of defections by North Korean Japan’s security remains firm. those exports maintain people’s live- — and totally The latest test came just after the East listic rockets.” By making a specific diplomats, including the deputy We hope Obama makes all-out lihoods. The trade value between Asia Summit issued a statement on reference to a “nuclear warhead,” ambassador at its embassy in Brit- efforts until the end of his term in China and North Korea declined tem- unacceptable. Thursday expressing “grave concern” Pyongyang apparently intended to ain. It was also learned that a vice January to strengthen sanctions porarily but turned upward in June.

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Militant suspect N Korea calls sanctions push laughable in Bangladesh cafe attack killed their call, the South Korean foreign Pyongyang demands ministry said in a statement. himself: Police South Korea said on Satur- legitimate nuclear- day that the latest test showed armed state status. North Korea’s nuclear capability Reuters was expanding fast and that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was unwilling to alter course. Another KCNA report yesterday DHAKA: A suspected militant Reuters said North Koreans were “delighted” believed by Bangladesh police to by the nuclear test. have been among the planners of a “The enemies can no longer deny July cafe attack that killed 22 peo- the strategic position of our coun- ple killed himself during a police TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea said try as a nuclear weapons state,” Jong raid on a hideout in the capital, yesterday a push for further sanc- Won Sop, a teacher at the University police said yesterday. tions following its fifth and biggest of National Economy, was quoted as The July attack in Dhaka’s dip- nuclear test was “laughable”, and saying. lomatic quarter was claimed by vowed to continue to strengthen its the jihadist group Islamic State nuclear power. Demand for nuclear status and was one of the most brazen The isolated state on Friday set North Korea yesterday restated in Bangladesh, hit by a spate of off its most powerful nuclear explo- its demand for recognition as a “legit- killings of liberals and members sion to date, saying it had mastered imate” nuclear-armed state. of religious minorities in the past the ability to mount a warhead on The North also vowed to increase year. a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a its nuclear strike force “in quality and The government has pinned threat that its rivals and the United in quantity”, two days after its fifth the blame on domestic militant Nations have been powerless to test in a decade sparked international groups, but security experts contain. condemnation and moves for tougher say the scale and sophistica- A US special envoy met with Jap- UN sanctions. tion of the incident suggest anese officials yesterday and said In Japan, a visiting senior US links to a trans-national Islamist later the United States may launch envoy said Washington and Tokyo network. unilateral sanctions against North A North Korean soldier mans a guard post near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese were seeking “the strongest possi- National police chief Shahidul Korea, echoing comments by US border city of Dandong, yesterday. ble” measures in response. Hoque said the dead man, Sham- President Barack Obama on Friday North Korea insists that its mis- shed Hossain, was suspected to in the wake of the test. Earlier, the South’s Yonhap news The UN Security Council to come up with the strongest pos- sile and nuclear tests are necessary be one of the planners of the cafe “The group of Obama’s running agency reported South Korea’s mil- denounced North Korea’s decision sible measure against North Korea’s to counter what it says is a US nuclear attack, and to have rented a flat for around and talking about meaning- itary had a plan to use its missiles to to carry out the test and said it would latest actions,” said US envoy Sung threat to its independence. the militants who carried it out. less sanctions until today is highly “decimate” areas of Pyongyang if begin work immediately on a reso- Kim yesterday. A statement yesterday from “He killed himself inside laughable, when their ‘strategic there were signs the North was about lution. The United States, Britain “In addition to action in the Secu- a foreign ministry spokesman in the flat so that we can’t collect patience’ policy is completely worn to launch a nuclear attack, quoting a and France pushed for the 15-mem- rity Council, both the US and Japan, Pyongyang mocked President Barack information from him through out and they are close to packing up source in the military. ber body to impose new sanctions. together with the Republic of Korea, Obama’s “totally bankrupt” policy on interrogation,” another official, to move out,” state-run KCNA news The South’s Defence Ministry Obama said after speaking by tele- will be looking at unilateral meas- the country. Sanwar Hossain, told reporters agency cited a North Korean Foreign could not immediately confirm the phone with South Korean President ures, as well as bilateral measures, “Obama is trying hard to deny the yesterday. ministry spokesman as saying in a report, but the military has vowed Park Geun-hye and with Japanese as well as possible trilateral coop- DPRK’s (North Korea’s) strategic posi- An autopsy report confirmed statement later yesterday. to take strong actions to retaliate in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday eration,” he said, referring to South tion as a legitimate nuclear weapons that the militant committed sui- “As we’ve made clear, measures the event of an attack by the North. that they had agreed to work with the Korea by its official name. state but it is as foolish an act as try- cide by slitting his throat, doctors to strengthen the national nuclear The North has yet to demonstrate Security Council and other powers to South Korea’s top nuclear envoy ing to eclipse the sun with a palm,” said yesterday. power in quality and quantity will that it had deployed nuclear-capable vigorously enforce existing measures also spoke to his Chinese counter- said the statement quoted by the offi- Police had earlier said they continue to protect our dignity and missiles, despite claims to have mas- and to take “additional significant part late on Saturday by telephone cial KCNA news agency. shot the man during Saturday’s right to live from augmented threats tered the technology to miniaturise a steps, including new sanctions”. and emphasised the need for fresh Friday’s test came only eight raid on the hideout. of nuclear war from the United nuclear warhead to mount it on bal- “We will be working very closely countermeasures including a new months after the previous one and Three women who were States,” KCNA added. listic missiles. in the Security Council and beyond UN security council resolution during was almost twice as powerful. wounded and arrested in the raid also tried to kill themselves, Hos- sain added. Five officers from the police counter-terrorism unit were Robed women attack police station in Mombasa wounded when women militants attacked them with chilli powder, explosives and knives, police have Reuters phone, the women walked into the police sta- Marwa told reporters. and recited the Arabic slogan ‘Allahu Akbar’ said. tion on Saturday morning, a knife and petrol “We already have crucial leads that will even as police fired at them. They did not run. One of the women could have bomb concealed in their traditional Buibui help in investigation,” he said. They shouted until bullets fell them down,” she been the wife of a man killed last robes. “While being questioned by officers, one Two separate police sources who asked not told reporters. week in a shootout with police and MOMBASA, KENYA: Three robed women drew a knife and the other threw a petrol bomb to be named said a woman who had housed Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab has believed to have trained the cafe tricked their way into a Mombasa police sta- at the police officers,” Patterson Maelo, Mom- the suspects the night before the attack had taken responsibility for attacks in Mombasa and attackers, police said. tion where they stabbed one officer and set basa County Police Commander, told reporters been arrested. Salma Mohamed, a witness who other parts of Kenya, saying it was in retalia- Police have killed more than fire to the building with a petrol bomb before at the scene. was at the station to see a relative in custody, tion for the East African country sending its two dozen suspected militants in being shot dead, an officer and a witness said “The station caught fire. Police shot the said one attacker had jumped onto a coun- troops to Somalia. shootouts since the July attack. yesterday. three and killed them. Two officers are in ter and stabbed an officer in the thigh before Al Shabaab was behind an attack on Nai- The United States believes The city of Mombasa, with a large Muslim hospital with wounds. Presumably it is a ter- being shot. robi’s Westgate shopping mall that killed 67 elements of Islamic State are population on the coast of Kenya, has been ror attack.” Police did not say which group the suspects people and a raid on Garissa university in the “connected” to operatives in targeted by Islamist militants in recent years Two bullet-proof jackets and an unused were linked to but Mohamed said the women northeast that killed 148. The militants also Bangladesh, US Secretary of State although the frequency of attacks has subsided. petrol bomb were recovered from the dead pledged allegiance to Al Shabaab. launched several attacks in 2014 that left more John Kerry said during a visit to Under the pretext of reporting a stolen suspects, Coast regional commander Nelson “They shouted saying they were Al Shabaab than 100 dead in Lamu County region. Dhaka last month. Three Malaysians kidnapped from boat Philippines’ crime AFP Island, a popular scuba diving loca- tion in the eastern state of Sabah. war a success: Govt “The boat is Malaysian reg- KUALA LUMPUR: Three crew istered,” Wan Abdul Bari Abdul members on a Malaysian fishing Khalid, head of Malaysia’s Eastern AFP trawler have been kidnapped in Sabah Security Command, told AFP, waters where militants from the without providing further details. Abu Sayyaf group have previously Authorities did not directly link MANILA: The bloody crime war that has claimed nearly 3,000 taken hostages, a security official the kidnapping to the Abu Sayyaf lives in the Philippines in just two months was dubbed a “success” said yesterday. but Deputy Prime Minister Zahid yesterday by a spokesman for controversial President Rodrigo The incident is believed to have Hamidi said a “kidnap-for-ransom” Duterte. occurred late Saturday off Pom Pom group was responsible. Martin Andanar insisted many of those slain have been killed in “gang wars” and not by shadowy vigilantes encouraged by the president, as critics have alleged. China vessels sail near disputed islands Duterte, who took office in June after winning election on a promise to kill tens of thousands of criminals, has vowed to press his campaign, despite growing international criticism. AFP islands, administered as Senkaku “The police operations are a success. But there have also been by Japan and claimed as Diaoyu by gang wars or internecine (conflicts) where they eliminate each other,” China, at around 10:30am (0130 Andanar told reporters. TOKYO: Four Chinese vessels sailed GMT) and left about 90 minutes He said such killings were under investigation by the police. into territorial waters around dis- later, the Japan Coast Guard said. Andanar was reacting to police reports showing that more than puted islands in the East China The two countries are locked 41 people were being killed each day under the Duterte adminis- Sea, Japan said yesterday, as Tokyo in a long-running dispute over the tration’s anti-crime campaign. attempts to engage with Beijing to uninhabited islets. China regards By the end of last week, at least 1,466 people have been killed press North Korea over its latest them as its own, rejecting the view by police in anti-drug operations since Duterte took office, police nuclear test. it violates Japan’s territorial waters. spokesman Senior Superintendent Dionardo Carlos said. The four coastguard vessels The latest incident comes at a Another 1,490 are classified as “deaths under investigation” sailed into waters surrounding the tense time for the region. referring to people murdered in suspicious circumstances, many of them shot by suspected vigilantes or found dead with crude signs labelling them drug-pushers or criminals. The government has insisted that those killed by police died Tanzania quake toll increases to 14 because they resisted arrest. However human rights groups charge that Duterte has been AFP As rescuers scrambled to find actively encouraging extra-judicial killings, telling police that he survivors from the Saturday quake will protect them from punishment while urging civilians to kill in the worst-hit town Bukoba, pre- drug pushers in their community. DAR ES SALAAM: A 5.7-magnitude mier Kassim Majaliwa headed there United Nations officials, human rights groups, local Catholic earthquake that struck northwest to attend a mourning ceremony at church leaders and some legislators have criticised Duterte’s harsh Family members and friends follow hearses carrying the bodies of Melvin Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria and its stadium. President John Magu- campaign, saying it is eroding rule of the law in the Philippines. the borders of Uganda and Rwanda, fuli, who is from the region, said he and Meriam Odicta during their funeral in Iloilo City in the central Philippines Duterte has fallen out of favour with many world leaders for his has killed at least 14 people and was “deeply saddened.” The previ- yesterday. Odicta, a businessman accused of being a drug trafficker known as acerbic campaign, which has been criticised internationally for fail- injured 200, local authorities said ous toll from local authorities was ‘Dragon’, and his wife were shot dead on August 29, at Aklan port in the central ing to respect human rights. However, Duterte is undeterred and yesterday. 13 dead and 203 injured. Philippines after getting off a ferry. there is no let up in the campaign against drug traffickers. ASIA / PAKISTAN MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 11

Dental display Four militants dead Food crisis hits in clashes near Pakistan border those returning AP

TEHRAN: Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency says the Revolution- to tribal areas ary Guard has killed four Sunni militants along the eastern bor- der with Pakistan. Yesterday’s report says the 18 percent have poor consumption, Guard clashed with a nine-mem- while 54 percent have borderline ber cell of the Jaish Al Adl militant UN study says consumption and 44 percent of group last week, killing four of them, Kurram agency households suffer from a caloric including their leader. Last week, most affected. consumption deficit, considering Guard forces wounded two militants a minimum daily requirement of in clashes near the border and con- 2,100 Kcal per person,” said the fiscated weapons and ammunition. report. Security forces often clash with Internews Despite the significant length drug traffickers in the area, which of time that many surveyed fam- is along one of the main routes for ilies had spent back in their areas bringing Afghan opium and her- of origin after returning, the study oin to the Persian Gulf and Europe. PESHAWAR: The displaced peo- revealed a high level of concern Shia-majority Iran has seen a ple, who have returned to their for the general state of livelihood rise in Sunni militancy in recent once militant-infested native lands and food security among these months, and in June authorities in Fata, are vulnerable to food inse- households. said they foiled one of the “big- A trader shows his camel’s teeth at a livestock market set up for Eid Al Adha in Hyderabad. curity as majority of them own The field surveys included inter- gest terrorist plots” ever hatched agricultural land with low produc- views with 1,931 households, 39 key on Iranian soil. tivity, says a study jointly conducted informants, 78 traders, and focus by UN agencies and other relief group discussions in 35 previously organisations. returned communities. These organisations have raised On average, surveyed families concern about the state of livelihood had lived in displacement for 1.7 Pakistan to set up 46 hospitals across country and food security saying around 60 years and had lived in homes where percent of households own agricul- they were during this survey for an tural land and 86 per cent of them average of three years after their Internews All 46 hospitals would be fully Layyah. In Sindh, 500-bed hos- a 500-bed hospital in Quetta. have reported cultivating it. return from displacement. funded by the federal government pitals are planned in Jacobabad, Furthermore, 250-bed hospi- “However, productivity is The survey found that the worst and designed by international con- Mirpurkhas and Badin and 250-bed tals would be established in Skardu very low with annual produc- food insecurity among the six agen- ISLAMABAD: The government sultants having state-of-the-art hospitals in Islamkot, NaushahroF- and Gilgit; 100-bed in Karimabad tion sufficient for only 3.5 months cies was found in Kurram and of Pakistan led by Prime Minister facilities with prime minister’s direc- eroze and Meher districts. (Hunza) and a 50-bed hospital in on average,” said the report titled Khyber agencies with larger num- Nawaz Sharif has decided to set up tives to complete these before the end In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 500- Ghanche, Gilgit-Baltistan. ‘Returning home: Livelihoods and bers of recent returnees who had 46 hospitals across the country after of the present government’s tenure. bed hospitals would be constructed In AJK, 250-bed hospitals would food security of Fata returnees.’ arrived on average 1.1 and 1.6 years facing criticism from political oppo- The prime minster stated, “We in Haripur and Charsadda and 250- be constructed in Muzaffarabad, The survey was jointly con- ago, respectively. nents for giving priority to metro are simultaneously targeting pov- bed hospitals in Batgram, Hangu and 100-bed in Rawlakot, Kotli and ducted by the UN World Food The bodies recommended that buses and motorways over health erty and diseases in the country as Chitral. A 250-bed hospital will also Athmuqam and a 50-bed hospital Programme, Food and Agriculture returnees in Kurram and Khyber and education. poverty and diseases make deadly be set up in the Federally Adminis- in Leepa. Three hospitals would be Organisation, International Rescue agencies required more immedi- The federal government, on the combination in any household.” tered Tribal Areas. constructed in Islamabad. Committee and Food Security Clus- ate assistance to improve their food directives of Prime Minister Nawaz The proposed cities in Punjab Besides, 100-bed hospitals would These hospitals on completion ter with the coordination of the Civil security, followed by South Waziris- Sharif, had written letters to chief for 500-bed hospitals are Rajan- be constructed in GarhiHabibullah would add to the already 13,400-bed Secretariat Fata. tan and Orakzai. secretaries of the four provinces, pur, Jhang, Bhakkar, Sadiqabad and and Kaghan. hospital system across the country. “The returnee populations are Long term development Islamabad Capital Territory Admin- Rawalpindi, while 250-bed hospitals In Balochistan, 100-bed hospi- The hospitals would be run on vulnerable to food insecurity. Over- programmes would be more appro- istration, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan would be constructed in Burewala, tals would be established in Hub, best management model with min- all, 28 percent of the households priate for returnees in Bajaur and administrations to allocate land for Ahmedpur East, KotAddu, Taunsa, Nushki, Chaman and Punjgur, 250- imum control of the government and have acceptable food consumption, Mohmand. proposed hospitals. Sahiwal, Sargodha, Pasroor and bed in Khuzdar, Loralai and Sibi and best service delivery.

Clerics to be Motorbike rides a bus Gunmen shoot Deadly virus concern inducted in dead senior family planning polio official over animal sacrifice campaign AFP Anatolia This time, I will buy the animals on Eid day and take them directly to Internews the butcher’s shop.” he said. PESHAWAR: Gunmen on a motor- KARACHI: The sacrifice of animals The government has issued bike shot dead a senior member of and sharing of their meat is a key warnings for citizens, and espe- ISLAMABAD: Population Wel- the country’s polio eradication cam- ritual for Muslims in this week’s Eid cially butchers, to wear protective fare Department of Pakistan’s paign in northwest Pakistan, police Al Adha celebrations but for many gloves before touching the sacri- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province said yesterday, in the latest attack on in Pakistan this year, the threat of ficial animals and for farms and has decided to induct 250 clerics immunisation teams by extremists. a deadly animal-borne virus has slaughterhouses to be disinfected. across the province for a mass Attempts to eradicate polio in meant new arrangements. According to Dr Tariq Mahmood, awareness campaign on new- Pakistan have been hit by militant At least eight people have been a senior physician at Jinnah Medi- born and maternal health care attacks on inoculation teams that killed in the last two weeks by cal College Hospital Karachi, the and to sensitise the public about have claimed more than 100 lives Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic virus is behind an infectious disease family planning. The summary of since December 2012. fever (CCHF) and scores of oth- transferred by ticks to both domes- the induction of clerics has been Doctor Zakaullah Khan, a ers are being treated for it, making tic animals and humans. It is similar sent to the chief minister for final seasoned member of Peshawar’s people wary about joining the rush to other viral haemorrhagic fevers, approval, while the provincial polio vaccination campaign near at makeshift cattle farms that tra- including Dengue and Ebola, and can finance department has released the country’s restive tribal belt, ditionally spring up in Karachi fatally cause uncontrolled bleeding. Rs10.76m for the purpose. was killed late Saturday when — Pakistan’s most populous city. “People are really scared this According to the summary gunmen on a motorbike opened “I am not going to buy the ani- year because of the Congo virus sent to the Planning and Develop- fire near his house, a senior police mal. I don’t want to take risk,” said threat,” said Ghulam Hussain, an ment Department, 250 ulemas will official told AFP. Imtiaz Ahmad, Ebad-ur-Rehman, one of the many animal seller at the country’s larg- be inducted for all union councils a provincial spokesman for the Karachi residents who has sought est cattle market on the northern across the province. The ulemas immunisation campaign, also other methods of making the sac- outskirts of Karachi. will run awareness campaign confirmed the killing. rifice instead of risking contact with “We used to have a huge rush among the public about maternal, A faction of the Pakistani the virus. of people here but this year, so far, newborn and child health. Taliban, Jamaat ul Ahrar, on yes- Most, including Ebad, have we have 30 to 40 percent fewer Population Welfare Depart- terday claimed responsibility for donated to charities to perform visitors,” he said, accusing the gov- ment Secretary Fazal Nabi Khan the attack. the sacrifice on their behalf while ernment of exaggerating the threat said the scheme has been initiated Islamist opposition to all others, like Unas Aamir, simply and causing unnecessary panic. to shatter the myths about the use forms of inoculation grew after decided they will not do the sacri- A financially-able Muslim sacri- of contraceptives and birth con- the CIA organised a fake vacci- fice themselves. fices a single sheep or goat or takes trol among the rural population. A Pakistani bus conductor hauls a motorbike onto a bus as people nation drive to help track down “I would usually bring goats shares with others in sacrificing a As per the recent Multiple travel home to celebrate Eid Al Adha in Lahore yesterday. Al Qaeda’s former leader Osama home a week before Eid, as my chil- larger animal, like a camel or cow, Indicator Cluster Survey, the bin Laden in Abbottabad. dren enjoyed taking care of them. as an act of worship during the feast. contraceptive prevalence rate in K-P is 38 per cent, which is sig- nificantly higher than the 31 per cent measured by the same sur- vey seven years ago. 43 criminals arrested through Hotel Eye Software inLahore But the rate is far behind the target of United Nations Millen- nium Development Goal of 55 per Internews Software permanent feature of the details of every guest, including for- and it was not humanly possible for room got alert about their notorious cent. Additionally, only one in five security process, the police have eigners, staying in hotels. police to collect particulars of every record and forwarded the cases to women is using modern methods linked nearly 500 hotels in the last “During last two months, the visitor since the volume of guests had the section concerned. such as sterilisation, birth control two months with the crime data- police had arrested 43 criminals from been in thousands, he said. After verification in a short time, pills and injections, the survey LAHORE: Lahore police have base at its control room in the DIG hotels of the city by locating them Initially, Ashraf added, the police police teams were dispatched to the suggests. The contraceptive preva- arrested 43 criminals from hotels of Operations office. “We have pro- through the software,” the DIG said. had linked nearly 500 hotels with hotels to arrest them. Through this lence rate is higher in urban areas, the city through recently installed vided android phones to the hotels’ He shared that through the the software programme. The hotel innovative scheme in Lahore, he said, and varies between districts. The ‘Hotel Eye Software’. This new sys- management and linked their compu- project, entries of 194,000 guests were authorities had been made bound the city police busted two dacoits’ unmet need for family planning tem has been introduced to tighten terised system to the police through made in the hotels and guesthouses. under the National Action Plan (NAP) gangs. “The complaints have been has been estimated at 26 per cent the noose around the hardened the software in order to get details of Of them, 186,000 were the locals to make entry of every visitor or surfacing that hardened criminals down from 35 per cent in 2000. criminals. It is stated to be the first all the visitors or guests,” Operations while others were foreigners. The sys- guest in the newly-installed system. were using the hotels as shelter after Al Razi Teaching Hospital information technology-oriented ini- DIG Dr Haider Ashraf said. tem had traced 453 criminals at the Talking about the arrest of the committing crime,” Dr Ashraf said. Peshawar Medical Officer Dr Far- tiative which has been introduced in He said the software was hotels and guesthouses during the two criminals from hotels, Ashraf said He added that many hotels were still yalMaqsood said there were myths hotels of Lahore to keep eye on the designed in collaboration with months. He said the previous manual as soon as the hotel management not in the loop as their owners were not associated with birth spacing by using activities of the criminals, suspects the Punjab Information Technol- system of keeping record of the guests entered their particulars or details, cooperating with the police but efforts various methods of contraceptives. and terrorists. Making the Hotel Eye ogy Board (PITB) in order to collect at the hotels was defective and faulty the employees sitting in the control were on to bring them to in the network. 12 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 INDIA Seven militants and cop die in Kashmir clashes Modi pays tribute Control (LoC) as soldiers detected and challenged a group of infiltrat- to 9/11 terror Separatists call for ing militants. The engagement ended protest march on Eid with four killed. attack victims In Bandipora, another gunfight to the office of UN started in the morning near the LoC Military Observers in Gurez sector. Militants attempted NEW DELHI: Prime Min- Group in India and to infiltrate into the Indian side of the ister Narendra Modi LoC from Pakistan, but timely action yesterday paid tribute to Pakistan, in Srinagar. by the army forced them to withdraw. the victims of the terror Meanwhile, Eid Al-Adha is going attacks on September 11, to be a highly subdued event in Kash- 2001 in the US. mir this year. “Two contrast- IANS The only visible sign of Kashmiris ing images come to the preparing for the festival that falls mind,” he tweeted, as tomorrow is the buying of sacrificial on the same day in 1893 animals at some places in Srinagar Swami Vivekanand deliv- JAMMU: Three militants and a and other parts of the valley. There ered his historic speech policeman were killed in a day-long was no other indication yesterday at the first Parliament gunfight yesterday between security that the festival is two days away. of World’s Religions in forces and guerrillas in Jammu and The traditional animal bazaars Chicago.” Kashmir’s Poonch district, while four bustling with sellers and buyers that “The speech in Chi- were killed in Kupwara as the army generally mark the festival eve, or cago demonstrated the foiled an infiltration bid, police said. the long queues of locals waiting for strength of India’s rich The militants in Poonch were bakery, mutton, poultry, hosiery, or culture and the power of killed when in the evening, army children thronging markets for fire- universal brotherhood commandos stormed a under-con- crackers were nowhere to be seen. and harmony,” he said in struction mini-secretariat building Markets are closed, pedestrian another tweet. in the town from where militants malls deserted and there is an eerie were firing. silence that indicates the locals are Indian Kashmiri Muslims watch the body of Javed Ahmad Dar, 23, (not in the picture) being carried during A policeman was killed while a in no mood to celebrate. his funeral procession in Wadwan area in Budgam district on the outskirts of Srinagar yesterday. Dar was People gave me sub-inspector and a civilian were Except for police and paramil- hit by a bullet in his leg on August 5 during clashes with the security forces. injured in firing exchanges in the itary forces dotting roads, markets mandate: Nitish morning. and sensitive installations, Srinagar that would lure buyers during Eid Pakistan in Sonwar locality of Srina- check spread of rumours. All Inter- “Army commandos launched the city was shut for the general public. celebrations in the past. gar city. “We have intelligence inputs net facilities on mobile phones and PATNA: Bihar’s Chief final assault against the holed up mil- Authorities said no curfew or Foreseeing few buyers, mutton that separatists are planning large- other appliances and incoming call- Minister Nitish Kumar itants in evening,” said a senior police restrictions had been imposed in the sellers have not built up on stocks. scale violence on Eid in Srinagar and ing facility on all prepaid mobile yesterday countered official, adding militants started valley but people decided to remain Separatists have appealed to elsewhere. Adequate arrangements phones have remained suspended former Rashtriya Janata firing from the building near the indoors fearing clashes between locals to celebrate Eid with austerity have been made to scuttle the sepa- for 65 days. Dal (RJD) MP and crim- headquarters of Brigade in Poonch stone-pelting mobs and the secu- as a mark of respect for the victims ratist designs,” a senior intelligence Large prayer gatherings of peo- inal-turned-politician after which all escape routes for the rity forces. of unrest. They have also asked peo- officer said. ple in Srinagar and other cities and Shahabuddin’s swipe rebels were sealed. Some of the better known bak- ple to hold a protest march on Eid to Sources said authorities could towns at Eidgahs would also not be at him, saying peo- In Kupwara, a gunfight broke ery outlets have not prepared the the office of United Nations Mili- suspend broadband Internet facil- allowed to prevent post-prayer vio- ple of Bihar have given out in Nowgam sector of the Line of choice cookies, cakes and biscuits tary Observers Group in India and ity on fixed landlines tomorrow to lence on Eid, sources said. the mandate to him and asked media “not to waste time and space by giving mileage to such Talgo completes people”. Rajnath to visit US and Russia to highlight Pakistan’s role in terror Shahabuddin had Delhi-Mumbai said on Saturday, “My leader was Lalu Prasad trial run in less IANS Singh will be in the US for a cooperation, India and the US on As part of a similar exercise, and is Lalu Prasad and week-long trip from September 26 June 2 signed an agreement to facil- Singh will visit Russia for talks on will be Lalu Prasad. Nitish than 12 hours to 27 for the Indo-US Homeland itate exchange of terrorist screening issues related to Indo-Russia joint Kumar changes his stance Security Dialogue with American information. anti-terror cooperation. according to the situation. IANS NEW DELHI: In a major move to counterpart Jeh Charles Johnson, Under the agreement, both sides He will visit Hungary at the end He is not my leader.” take up India’s campaign against ter- official sources said yesterday. have agreed to provide each other of the year as part of the Modi gov- ror vis-a-vis IS activities and the role His visit for Homeland Security with access to terrorism screening ernment’s announcement that India NEW DELHI: The Spanish-made of neighbouring Pakistan in foment- Dialogue, a bilateral mechanism, is information through designated con- will reach out to all nations across No ‘controversial Talgo high-speed train completed ing trouble in Jammu and Kashmir, likely to see a push for greater col- tact points, subject to domestic laws the globe to present New Delhi’s per- its final Delhi-Mumbai trial run in Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laboration between New Delhi and and regulations. spective on issues likes terrorism, deal’ with India less than 12 hours, the Railways will visit Russia and the US this Washington on security cooperation. India and the US face serious cyber security, economic growth and Ministry said yesterday. month. Last month Singh had said that threats from terror outfits like the address issues concerning climate KATHMANDU: Nepal’s On the run, a senior railway As part of an exercise proposed “India and US were natural allies and Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Taiba, change and sustainable development. Prime Minister Pushpa official said: “The train left from by the government for reaching out could transform the world with trade Jaish-e-Mohammad, and have been Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ New Delhi at 2.45pm and reached overseas, Singh will also travel to and trust”. collaborating in the fight against glo- Paswan is likely to visit Mauritius, yesterday said “no con- Mumbai in 11 hours 42 minutes — Hungary. To boost counter-terrorism bal terror. sources said. troversial agreement” will two minutes ahead of scheduled be signed during his four- time.” day state visit this week. The trial was carried out at “No agreement maximum speed of 150kmph, cov- against national inter- ering 1,384km between the two Fumigation drive AAP vows to make Punjab est will be signed,” he metropolises. said at the International Five trial runs had been car- farmers debt-free by 2018 Relations and Labour ried out at 140kmph. Committee of the Legis- The Talgo coaches have the lature. The visit is being feature of natural tilting while IANS Bhagwant Mann and Sadhu Singh. undertaken by the Prime travelling on curves which enable The Kisan manifesto promised Minister of Nepal not them to achieve about 20 percent to pay a compensation of Rs20,000 Pushpa Kamal or Prach- higher speed compared to con- per acre if their crop was dam- anda. So, such things ventional coaches. BAGHAPURANA: Aiming to target a aged due to natural calamity. It cannot be thought of In a tweet, Railway Minister major vote bank in Punjab, the Aam also promised compensation for even.” But he said he Suresh Prabhu congratulated the Aadmi Party (AAP) yesterday prom- farm labourers and said property would be reviewing railways team and said: “A major ised to make farmers debt-free by of farmers will not be confiscated and implementing old achievement for our team. We end of 2018 if the party was voted or attached in default of payment of agreements. are working on increasing speed, to power in assembly elections early loans. In addition, the party prom- reducing travel time using inno- next year. ised 12-hour free uninterrupted vative means.” AAP Convener and Delhi Chief power supply to farmers. Black flags Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who Addressing a rally, Kejriwal said HUMSAFAR TRAINS released the Kisan (farmer) man- Punjab’s ruling Badal family and shown to Rahul The ministry also announced ifesto of his party in this town in the Shiromani Akali Dal, which that Humsafar trains — a spe- Moga district, said the party will has been in power in the state in an AZAMGARH: Protest- cial-class service comprising implement the Swaminathan Panel alliance with the Bharatiya Janata ers demanding a judicial AC three-tier coaches — will be report on agriculture and ensure Party (BJP) since 2007, had ruined probe in the 2008 Batla launched next month. Their fares that no more farmers in the ‘Green the farmers of the once progres- House gunfight in Delhi would be about 20 percent higher Revolution’ state committed suicide. sive state. showed black flags to than those for normal mail and Residents watch as a Municipal Corporation of Delhi worker Kejriwal was flanked by He said Akali Dal leaders would Congress Vice-Presi- express trains. fumigates a locality to prevent mosquitos from breeding in New AAP Punjab Convener, come- be put behind bars and their prop- dent Rahul Gandhi as Announcing some new trains Delhi. dian-turned-politician Gurpreet erties confiscated for indulging in he passed through the in the rail budget for the current Ghuggi, and AAP MPs from Punjab, large-scale corruption. district on his Kisan fiscal in February, Prabhu had Mahayatra through Uttar introduced Humsafar. Pradesh. “Humsafar would be fully air- A group of men conditioned third AC service with belonging to the Ulema an optional service for meals,” he UP to create separate IT cadre in a first Council waved black flags had said. near Sindhari turn yes- It is for inter-city overnight terday when Gandhi’s journey with many facilities not IANS government services through bet- and Public Relations Department in e-governance initiatives in their entourage was passing. available in normal AC three- ter implementation of e-governance publicity of government schemes on departments, while the joint sec- In the gunfight on tier coaches, like close circuit schemes”. social media. retaries would be responsible for September 19, 2008 in TV, GPS-based passenger infor- Heads of the departments have The Information Technology execution of e-governance schemes. Batla House area of Jamia mation systems, fire and smoke LUCKNOW: In a pioneering initia- also been asked to constitute a vir- and Electronics Department has IT cadre officers will also have Nagar in south Delhi, sus- detection and suppression systems tive, the Uttar Pradesh government tual IT cadre, nominate two IT expert been nominated as nodal agency to ensure improvement in inter- pected Indian Mujahideen and mobile/laptop charging points has decided to constitute an infor- officers of the rank of special sec- for constitution of virtual IT cadres nal proceedings, file movement, terrorists, Atif Amin and with every berth. mation technology (IT) cadre of its retary and joint secretary in all and a committee headed by the Chief process re-engineering of service Mohamed Sajid, and Delhi Humsafar will also have own, officials said yesterday. government departments. Secretary formed for monitoring the delivery and management of their Police Inspector Mohan improved aesthetics with new This is for the first time that any Chief Secretary Deepak Singhal process. departments. Chand Sharma were interior and exterior colour state government has initiated such said. “Officials selected in the vir- An official said the idea was The officers will also work for killed and suspects Saif schemes presenting a futuristic a process, an official said. tual IT cadre will be given incentive brainchild of Singhal who has also capacity development for success- and Zeeshan arrested. look with the use of vinyl sheets A letter has been sent to princi- of 10 percent of their basic pay and asked the heads of departments to ful implementation of e-governance The yatra is suspended similar to Maharaja Express pal secretaries of all departments grade pay”. ensure that special secretaries of initiatives along with monitoring of for today and tomorrow coaches. Besides, it will also have to “constitute cadres of IT experts He said selected officials will this cadre, who will act as experts, government policies, standards and owing to Eid Al-Adha. integrated Braille displays. for efficient and quick delivery of also be supported by the Information will conceptualise and manage orders. EUROPE MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 13 Thousands demand Catalan independence from Spain

“This is the moment to stand has the hardest line on independence. united for the ‘yes’ to the Catalan As a result it lost its clear majority in Police estimated that Republic,” Jordi Sanchez, the head of the assembly. The central government 800,000 people had the Catalan National Assembly, a pro- remains as fiercely opposed to Cata- independence organisation which lan independence as ever. taken part. co-organised the protest, told the The pro-independence camp rally near the regional parliament. hopes Sunday’s mass protest will reu- “We are impatient,” he added. The nite and breathe new life into their run-up to the protest has coincided campaign, which is moving along AFP with a rift between separatist parties more slowly than many of its sup- just as they target independence for porters would like. the region in mid-2017. “Politicians say we are close but In the coming months “criti- we want to see it happen now,” said BARCELONA: Hundreds of thou- cal decisions” regarding Catalonia’s 60-year-old researcher Xavier Val- sands of Catalans took to the streets future will have to be taken, the lve at the rally in Barcelona. Carmen yesterday to demand their region head of the regional government of Santos, a 58-year-old civil servant, break away from Spain, pressuring Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, told said she hoped this “Diada would be pro-independence leaders to unite a meeting with foreign journalists the last before independence.” Rallies and iron out differences over their before the rallies. were also held in the southern city of secession plan. Catalan separatists have tried in Tarragona, Berga in the centre, Salt Crowds waved red and yellow vain for years to win approval from in the north and Lleida in the east. striped Catalan flags in Barcelona Spain’s central government to hold Catalans have nurtured a sep- and four other cities under bright an independence referendum like the arate identity for centuries, but an sunshine on the region’s national day, one held in 2014 in Scotland in Britain independence movement surged the “Diada”, which marks the con- which resulted in a “no” vote. recently as many became disil- quest of Barcelona by Spain’s King After winning a clear majority in lusioned with limitations on the Philip V in 1714. Catalonia’s regional parliament for autonomy they gained in the late Police estimated that 800,000 the first time ever last year, seces- 1970s after the Francisco Franco people had taken part. Many wore sionist parties approved a plan to dictatorship, which had suppressed white T-shirts with the slogan achieve independence in mid-2017. Catalan nationalism. People wave ‘Estaladas’ (pro-independence Catalan flags) as they gather at a pro-independence “Ready” in Catalan to stress how they But the plan ran into trouble in Since 2012, major demonstrations believe the northwestern region of June when Puigdemont’s coalition in favour of independence have been demonstration in Barcelona yesterday during the National Day of Catalonia ‘Diada’. The ‘Diada’ marks the 7.5 million people is prepared to be government lost the support of the held in Catalonia every year on its date (September 11, 1714) when Barcelona fell to Spanish and French forces in the War of Succession, that its own country. tiny anti-capitalist party CUP which national day on September 11. redrew the map of Spain. 15,000 people on police radar in France: PM Britain eyeing work permits to control EU immigration Reuters intelligent services who were in the Meanwhile, anti-terror judges association with a terrorist group and process of being radicalised. charged a woman over a failed jihad- attempted murder by an organised “There will be new attacks, there ist attack near Paris’s Notre Dame group, prosecutors said. Reuters “What we’re going to look at will be innocent victims...this is also cathedral, where a car full of gas Known to authorities for pre- is how we can get the best for the PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel my role to tell this truth to the French canisters was found last weekend. viously planning to go to Syria, she economy, driving the numbers Valls said yesterday that there would people,” Valls said. In an interview The mother of three, named was arrested in southern France on down but protecting the people be new attacks in France but proposals newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche as 29-year-old Ornella G, is one of Tuesday with her boyfriend, who has LONDON: Britain’s interior minis- who really add value to the econ- by former president Nicolas Sarkozy to (JDD), Sarkozy said France needed several women detained in the past since been released. ter Amber Rudd said yesterday that omy,” Rudd said. boost security was not the right way to get tough on militants by creating week on suspicion of planning new Three other women, named as she was looking at a work permits Earlier this month Prime to deal with threats. special courts and detention facili- attacks in France, a country on high 19-year-old Ines Madani, 23-year- system to control migration from Minister Theresa May rejected a The French capital was put on ties to boost security. alert after a string of jihadist assaults old Sarah H. and Amel S., 39, were the European Union, responding “points-based” system to screen high alert last week when French “He is wrong about trying to in the past 18 months. detained on Thursday before they to Brexit voters’ demand for tighter immigrants — something Brexit officials said they dismantled a “ter- wring the neck of the rule of law,” According to investigators, her could carry out an attack, investi- border controls. campaigners promised to imple- rorist cell” that planned to attack a Valls said. Sarkozy proposed to sys- fingerprints were found in the Peu- gators said. Although formal negotiations on ment - stirring fears among some Paris railway station under the direc- tematically place French citizens geot car that was abandoned last The trio were looking at train leaving the EU have yet to begin, Brit- voters that her government was not tion of Islamic State. suspected of having militant links Sunday a few hundred metres from stations in Paris and south of the ain is searching for a way to satisfy taking a hard enough line on key “This week at least two attacks in special detention facilities. Notre Dame in an area thronging capital as potential targets, as well voters who backed leaving the EU issues like immigration. were foiled,” Manuel Valls said in an “And don’t tell me it would be with tourists. The car contained five as the police, according to sources because they wanted lower immigra- But May has said the June 23 interview with Europe 1 radio and Guantanamo,” Sarkozy said in the gas cylinders, three bottles of diesel close to the investigation. Madani, tion and an end to open borders with vote to leave the EU showed Brit- Itele television on Sunday. interview. “In France, any admin- and a lit cigarette. the daughter of the car’s owner, had the bloc, whilst meeting the needs of ons wanted to control the movement Valls said there were 15,000 istrative confinement is subject to Ornella G was remanded in allegedly pledged allegiance to the an economy in which some sectors of people from the bloc. Rudd, a people on the radar of police and subsequent control by a judge.” custody after being charged with Islamic State group. depend on foreign labour. close ally of May, backed the gov- “Work permits certainly has ernment’s long-standing target of value,” Rudd told the BBC, saying her bringing net annual migration into department was examining immi- Britain, currently at 327,000, down Dozens arrested gration control systems and that no below 100,000. Close encounter decisions had yet been made. Migration controls are likely to Britain currently has a visa sys- form one of the most contentious and blades seized tem for non-EU nationals, but under negotiating points in talks with the EU EU rules citizens from within the on leaving the bloc, as Britain looks to at UK Sikh temple 28-country bloc are free to live and tighten border controls without losing work in Britain. access the EU single market.

AFP Croatia rivals in tight poll race LONDON: British police arrested 55 people and seized blades at a Sikh temple yesterday, following AFP absolute majority in the 151-seat a demonstration at the holy site parliament — meaning the polit- believed to be protesting a mixed ical uncertainty could continue marriage. following the collapse of a con- Armed officers were deployed ZAGREB: Croatia’s main conserva- servative government that lasted to the Gurdwara Temple in Leam- tives and the centre-left opposition only five months. ington Spa, central England, at were in a tight race for seats in the The HDZ’s former junior gov- around 6:45am after a group of parliament, an exit poll projected ernment partner, the Most party men entered the building. A total yesterday after voting ended in the (meaning “Bridge” in Croatian), of 55 people were arrested for country’s snap election. is likely to play kingmaker once aggravated trespass in what police A centre-left coalition led by the again as it looks set to come third chief David Gardner described as Social Democrats (SDP) of former with 11 seats. “an escalation of a local dispute”. prime minister Zoran Milanovic Some 3.8 million Croatians were “A significant number of and the conservative HDZ party eligible to cast ballots for the second bladed weapons were seized were forecast to win 58 and 57 seats time in a less than year, at a time of Cruise ship ‘Viking Freya’ is seen after a collision with a bridge at Main-Donau-Kanal in Erlangen, from the scene,” he added, stat- respectively, according to the poll by economic gloom in the EU’s newest ing no-one was injured in the Germany, yesterday. Ipsos Puls for the Nova TV network. member and strained ties between incident. A representative from This would give neither side an neighbours in the volatile Balkans. the Gurdwara Temple was not immediately available to com- ment on the arrests. Jatinder Singh Birdi, a former treasurer at the temple, told the Russia gears up for parliamentary elections on Sept 18 BBC a marriage between a Sikh and a non-Sikh had been sched- uled to be performed. One eyewitness, Perry Phillips, con- AFP of his rule due to falling oil prices and to bolster its legitimacy among both followed the 2011 vote, which drew preserve an air of decency,” Yekaterina firmed the dispute was over a sanctions over Ukraine. elites and the broader body politic tens of thousands of Russians on to Schulmann of the Russian Academy of “mixed marriage ceremony”. While a new election chief has in the run-up to the 2018 presiden- the streets after evidence of vote rig- National Economy and Public Admin- “I could see at the entrance to clamped down on corruption and tial election.” ging emerged. The demonstrations istration told AFP, adding this would the Gurdwara a lot of people were MOSCOW: Russia is gearing up for more opposition candidates have The polls also include votes for represented the biggest challenge mean “the absence of high-profile outside but it was peaceful, there parliamentary elections on Septem- been allowed to run, analysts say the some key regional leaders: most to Putin’s dominance since he took scandals or scandalous news.” was no shouting or anything. ber 18, with parties loyal to President authorities’ total grip looks certain to prominently in the North Cauca- charge in 2000 and experts say the In March, Putin replaced the “It seemed like a peaceful pro- Vladimir Putin set to dominate guarantee a smooth victory — likely sus republic of Chechnya where authorities are desperate not to give scandal-tainted head of the elec- test,” he told the Press Association, despite the Kremlin making a show setting the stage for Putin to cruise to Kremlin-loyal strongman Ramzan any pretext for a repeat. tion commission with former human adding: “There’s a big Sikh com- of cleaning up the vote after mass a fourth term in power in 2018. Kadyrov is facing his first popular Those fears were only height- rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova in munity in Leamington Spa and a protests last time around. “Clearly, the Kremlin has little test to his decade-long rule. Rights ened by the 2014 ousting of Ukraine’s a clear bid to clean up its image. lot of people were turning up.” The nationwide polls—which appetite for relaxing its wholesale groups in the region say there has Kremlin-backed leader Viktor Yanu- At a recent commission meet- The Sikh 2 Inspire group said include the annexed Crimea penin- control over Russia’s political sys- been a harsh crackdown on dissent kovych by huge protests in Kiev, ing, Pamfilova insisted that in the those arrested were carrying a sula for the first time — come as tem,” the Carnegie Moscow Centre in the run up to the vote. sparking a crisis that has plunged five months she has been in charge kirpan, a ceremonial Sikh dag- Putin’s ratings still stand at more think tank wrote. “At the same time, Looming large for the Kremlin Russia’s ties with the West to their officials have taken “a string of pre- ger, and criticised the response than 80 percent despite the country there is a desire to portray the elec- in this round of parliamentary polls lowest point since the Cold War. ventive measures” against possible to the Gurdwara Temple incident. enduring the longest economic crisis tions as largely fair to help the regime is the memory of mass protests that “For authorities it is important to violations in the lead-up to the vote. 14 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 AMERICAS Grief and memories on 15th anniversary of 9/11

two candidates also followed a custom of Diversity is not our halting television ads for the day. Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered weakness, says for a name-reading observance at the Flight President Barack Obama. 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Penn- sylvania, where one of the hijacked planes crashed 15 years ago. In New York, ceremony organisers included some additional music and read- AP ings yesterday to mark the milestone year. But they kept close to what are now tradi- tions: moments of silence and tolling bells, an apolitical atmosphere and the hourslong NEW YORK: The US marked the 15th anni- reading of the names of the dead. versary of 9/11 yesterday, with victims’ Some speakers described how their loss relatives reading their names and reflecting had moved them to do something for others. on a loss that still felt as immediate to them Ryan Van Riper said he planned to hon- as it was indelible for the nation. our his slain grandmother, Barbara Shaw, by But despite a tradition of putting aside serving the country. Jerry D’Amadeo, who was partisan politics for the day, the observance 10 when he lost his father, Vincent Gerard became part of the news of a combustible D’Amadeo, said he worked this summer with presidential campaign, when Democratic children at Sandy Hook Elementary School candidate Hillary Clinton left about 90 min- in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 children utes into the ground zero ceremony after and adults were massacred in 2012. feeling “overheated,” her campaign said. “Sometimes the bad things in our lives put The 15th anniversary arrives in a country us on the path to where we should be going — caught up in the campaign, keenly focused to help others as many have helped me,” he on political, economic and social fissures and A young girl holds her mother during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the said. Financial and other hurdles delayed the still fighting terrorism. But for those who lost National September 11 Memorial and Museum, yesterday in New York City. RIGHT: A New York City firefighter looks over the south redevelopment of the Trade Center site early relatives, the fraught passage of 15 years feels memorial pool. on, but now the 9/11 museum, three of four “like 15 seconds,” said Dorothy Esposito, who currently planned skyscrapers, an architec- lost her son, Frankie. numb,” said Johnson, now a police chief in For- homegrown violent extremists. differences. “The things we think separate turally adventuresome transportation hub Over 1,000 victims’ family members, sur- est City, Pennsylvania. “I think everyone needs President Barack Obama, speaking at the us really don’t. We’re all part of this one Earth and shopping concourse and other features vivors and dignitaries were present at ground closure, and this is my time to have closure.” Pentagon memorial service, praised Ameri- in this vast universe,” said Granvilette Kesten- stand at the site. A design for a long-stalled, zero under an overcast sky. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked ca’s diversity and urged Americans not to let baum, who lost her astrophysicist husband, $250m performing arts centre was unveiled “It doesn’t get easier. The grief never goes planes slammed into the World Trade Center, their enemies divide them. Howard Kestenbaum. Thursday. away. You don’t move forward — it always the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville on “Our patchwork heritage is not a weak- Others expressed hopes for peace or The crowd has thinned somewhat at the stays with you,” said Tom Acquaviva, who September 11, 2001. It was the deadliest ter- ness — it is still and always will be one of our alluded to the presidential race: “Guide Amer- anniversary ceremony in recent years. But lost his son, Paul Acquaviva. ror attack on American soil. greatest strengths,” Obama said. “This is the ica’s next commander in chief and help make some victims’ family members, like Cathy James Johnson was there for the first time Homeland Security Secretary Jeh John- America that was attacked that September America safe again,” said Nicholas Haros, who Cava, have attended all 15 years. since he last worked on the rescue and recov- son said yesterday news shows that the United morning. This is the America that we must lost his mother, Frances Haros. “I will keep coming as long as I am walk- ery efforts in early 2002, when he was a New States is safer now than it was in 2001 against remain true to.” Neither Clinton nor Trump made public ing and breathing,” Cava said, wearing a York City police officer. another 9/11-style attack but continues to face Some victims’ relatives at ground zero remarks at the ceremony, where politicians T-shirt with a photo of her slain sister, Grace “I’ve got mixed emotions, but I’m still kind of the challenge of potential attacks by solo and pleaded for the nation to look past its haven’t been invited to speak since 2011. The Susca Galante. Canada may Hillary: I’m feeling great; was grant easier residency for overheated at 9/11 event foreign workers AP secretary of state had required med- numerous missteps, the race ical attention. remains close and many Ameri- Reuters Clinton exited the apartment on cans view Clinton as dishonest and NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton her own shortly before noon. She untrustworthy. abruptly left a 9/11 anniversary waved to reporters and said, “I’m On Friday, Clinton told donors TORONTO: Canada may make ceremony yesterday after feel- feeling great. It’s a beautiful day in that “half” of rival Donald Trump’s it easier for temporary foreign ing “overheated,” according to her New York.” supporters are in a “bucket of workers to get permanent resi- campaign. A video showed the The video of Clinton posted to deplorables” — a comment that dency and eventual citizenship, Democratic presidential nominee social media shows her being held up drew sharp criticism from Republi- Immigration Minister John McCa- slumping and being held up by three by aides as a black van pulls up. She cans. Clinton later said she regretted llum said yesterday. people as she was helped into a van. stumbles and appears to fall off the applying that description to “half” of Speaking on CTV television’s Less than two months from Elec- curb as she is helped to the vehicle. Trump’s backers, but stuck by her “Question Period,” a national pol- tion Day, it was an unwanted visual After leaving her daughter’s, assertion that the GOP nominee has itics talk show, McCallum did not for Clinton as she tries to project the Clinton was driven to her home in given a platform to “hateful views give details, saying he was wait- strength and vigour needed for one Chappaqua, New York, and made and voices.” ing for a parliamentary report of the world’s most demanding jobs. no public appearances. She was Now Clinton is sure to face new on the matter to be introduced in Republican rival Donald Trump has scheduled to fly to California today questions about whether she’s phys- September. spent months questioning Clinton’s morning for fundraising and it was ically fit for the presidency. Trump Canada’s Liberal government health, saying she doesn’t have the unclear whether her schedule would and his supporters have been hinting has said it is revamping the pro- stamina to be president. change. at potential health issues for months, gramme, which brings in workers Clinton’s departure from the Trump, who attended the same questioning Clinton’s stamina when who are often in low-skilled posi- event was not witnessed by the event marking the 15th anniversary she takes routine days off the cam- tions. Local unions have criticised reporters who travel with her of the 9/11 attacks, was noticeably paign trail and reviving questions it for depressing wages and affect- campaign and aides provided no restrained. Asked by a reporter about about a concussion she sustained in ing Canadian jobs, and workers information about why she left or Clinton’s health incident, Trump said, December 2012 after fainting. and advocacy groups have com- her whereabouts for nearly two “I don’t know anything.” Her doctor attributed that plained of poor conditions and hours. Spokesman Nick Merrill even- The incident compounds an episode to a stomach virus and rights violations. tually said Clinton had gone to her already difficult stretch for Clin- dehydration. Democratic presidental nominee Hillary Clinton waves as she leaves The workers already have daughter’s nearby apartment, but ton as the presidential race enters Clinton’s doctor reported she is the home of her daughter Chelsea Clinton yesterday in New York City. paths to permanent residency refused to say whether the former its final stretch. Despite Trump’s fully recovered from the concussion. that have been criticised as too difficult. When asked whether Canada will consider loosening the rules, McCallum said the government “is Funds keep pouring in for Clinton Dancing a novel way certainly considering providing a pathway to permanent residence” to the workers. AP elected. So far, he’s put about $60m show up at the polls or cast their bal- “We think that those who of his own money in his campaign. lots early where they can. It’s a costly of protest in Chile come, in general, should have a Even when Clinton is busy cam- endeavour. pathway to permanent residence paigning, wallets are still flying open Her campaign has a staff of more so than is the case today,” WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton for her. about 700, with a monthly payroll of AP Sting invited Zuniga and other he said. “If they’re on a pathway could spend $2.2m every day until As she wrapped up a speech in almost $5m. She is spending roughly women from her group to dance on to permanent residence, they’re the November 8 election without Kansas City on Thursday night, run- $10m each week on television ads, stage during an Amnesty Interna- only temporary for a while, and running out. And every month she ning mate Tim Kaine was in New according to Kantar Media’s political SANTIAGO, CHILE: Violeta Zuniga tional concert in Argentina in 1988. then they become full Canadians.” widens her cash advantage over York entertaining five donors who’d ad tracker. She also just began leas- gets around with a cane because of They also performed with singers Canada in June watered down Donald Trump. As of September 1, given $500,000. A day later, Clinton ing a Boeing 737, dubbed “Hill Force her knee problems, but nothing can Peter Gabriel and Sinead O’Connor measures to limit the number of it was a $55m gulf. was in the city telling donors, “I’m One,” to travel to the most compet- keep the 83-year-old from perform- before more than 70,000 people in low-wage temporary foreign Yet the Democratic nominee is all that stands between you and the itive states. ing Chile’s national dance to protest Chile’s National Stadium in 1990. workers that firms can hire after not letting up on gas when it comes apocalypse” at a private concert “If you think of an election as a her partner’s disappearance during Zuniga was to dance alone to complaints the restrictions would to fundraising. headlined by Barbra Streisand. conversation with voters, you have the country’s military dictatorship. the cueca yesterday, the 43rd anni- cause major labour shortages. Clinton is scheduled to return The singer’s rendition of “Send to keep having it all the way through, The cueca dance is performed versary of the September 11, 1973 to California today for still more in the Clowns” tore into Trump. “Is and that takes significant resources,” by couples during Chile’s national bloody coup that brought Pinochet Tropical storm Orlene finance events after a lucrative he that rich? Maybe he’s poor? ‘Til said Amy Dacey, a Democratic con- holidays, a source of celebration and to power. She’ll wear a picture of her forms off Mexico August swing through dot-com he reveals his returns, who can be sultant and former chief executive pride for many in the South Ameri- partner around her neck and wave mansions in Silicon Valley and celeb- sure?” Streisand sang. “Who needs officer of the Democratic National can country. But Zuniga has danced a white handkerchief embroidered rity-packed dinners in Los Angeles. this clown?” Committee. “It’s smart to continue alone for nearly 40 years to mourn with one word: “Justice.” AP It wasn’t clear if she’d keep to that Clinton scooped up more than to raise until the end.” and protest the forced disappear- “You never want to give up the schedule after falling ill yesterday $4m there, and that wasn’t her only Four years ago, President Barack ance of her partner, Pedro Silva search,” Zuniga said of Silva Bus- while attending the 9/11 memorial fundraiser of the day. Hours earlier, Obama raised more than $1bn for his Bustos, during Gen Augusto Pino- tos, a mason and Communist Party MIAMI: Tropical storm Orlene has event in New York. she held a far more exclusive one at re-election, a number that Clinton’s chet’s 1973-1990 rule. member who was disappeared in emerged in the Pacific Ocean hun- Her allies say the continued the home of private equity firm exec- national finance chairman Dennis Zuniga is among the women 1976. dreds of miles southwest of Mexico. fundraising helps other Democrats utive Hamilton “Tony” James. The 30 Cheng has cited as a goal. British pop singer Sting told of in In all, 40,018 people were killed, The National Hurricane Center in because the party can keep build- people at his home together chipped She’s getting close. By the end his 1987 protest song, “They Dance tortured or imprisoned for political Miami says Orlene emerged from ing up voter turnout operations. It in at least $1.5m. of August, Clinton had raised about Alone.” reasons. The government estimates a tropical depression early yester- also serves as protection in a rollick- Much of the money Clinton is $600m for her campaign and allied “Why are there women here that 3,095 were killed during Pin- day and is centered about 1,100km ing race against a man who claims raising goes into efforts to find and Democratic groups, an Associated dancing on their own?” Sting asked ochet’s dictatorship, including southwest of the southern tip of to be worth $10bn and once said he persuade voters to back her can- Press review of campaign finance in the song. “Why is there this sad- about 1,200 who were forcibly Baja California. was willing to spend up to $1bn to get didacy, and get the ones who do to records found. ness in their eyes?” disappeared. BREAK TIME MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 1517

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ONLINE CHART BUST Eating food off Steam ploughing the floor is www.thepeninsulaqatar.com not safe at all

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General’s forces seize key Libya 1 oil terminals: spokesman NEW YORK: Food, once dropped on the floor, is not safe to eat, however quickly Hyundai Motor Sales More Cars you pick it up, warns a new study that 2 in Germany in August debunks the widely accepted notion that it is all right to scoop up food and eat it Lekhwiya unveil new badge within a “safe” five-second window. 3 Moisture, type of surface and contact- time all contribute to cross-contamination. In some instances, the transfer begins in less than one second, the study said. TWEET OF THE DAY “The popular notion of the ‘five-sec- ond rule’ is that food dropped on the floor, but picked up quickly, is safe to eat because bacteria need time to transfer,” said Donald Schaffner, Professor at the Rutgers Univer- sity at New Jersey, in the US. “We decided Members of the public watch as enthusiasts provide a display of steam ploughing on the final day of to look into this because the practice is so the 63rd World Ploughing Contest at Crockley Hill, near York, northern England, yesterday. The World widespread. The topic might appear ‘light’ but we wanted our results backed by solid Ploughing Contest comprises of competitors from 29 countries, from as far afield as the USA, Kenya, science,” Schaffner noted. Australia and New Zealand each vying for the title of World Champion in either the Conventional or The researchers tested four surfaces Reversible class of plough. — stainless steel, ceramic tile, wood and carpet — and four different foods — water- melon, bread, bread and butter, and gummy candy. They also looked at four different contact times — less than one second, five, 30 and 300 seconds. They used two media Open floor plans may make you eat more — tryptic soy broth or peptone buffer — to grow Enterobacter aerogenes, a nonpath- ogenic “cousin” of Salmonella naturally IANS kitchen,’ with greater visibility and Rollings noticed that each time occurring in the human digestive system. convenience of food access, can set college students in the study got up Transfer scenarios were evaluated for each off a chain reaction. We are more to get more food, they ended up eat- surface type, food type, contact time and likely to get up and head toward the ing an average of 170 more calories bacterial prep; surfaces were inoculated NEW YORK: If you are planning food more often, serve more food in the “open” than in the “closed” Follow us on with bacteria and allowed to completely dry diet restriction, an “open concept and eat more food,” Rollings said. floor-plan kitchen. Snapchat before food samples were dropped and left kitchen” with greater visibility and The study, published in the journal “Considering that decreas- to remain for specified periods. convenience of food access may put Environment and Behavior, involved ing calorie consumption by 50 to Open Snapchat and All totalled 128 scenarios were replicated a spanner in the works, suggests new 57 college students in the Food and 100 calories per day can reduce or 20 times each, yielding 2,560 measurements. research. Brand Lab at the Cornell University. avoid the average annual weight scan the Snapcode Post-transfer surface and food samples were “The results of our study sug- The researchers made use of folding gain of one to two pounds among to add The Peninsula analysed for contamination. Not surprisingly, gest that the openness of a floor plan, screens to manipulate the arrange- US adults, these results have impor- account. watermelon had the most contamination, among many other factors, can affect ment of kitchen and dining areas tant implications for designers of gummy candy the least, showed the findings how much we eat,” said Kim Rollings, during the service of buffet-style and consumers in residential kitch- published online in the American Society for Assistant Professor at the University of meals, and two-way mirrors for the ens; college, workplace and school Microbiology’s journal, Applied and Environ- Notre Dame in Indiana, US. unobtrusive observation of variously cafeterias and dining areas; and buf- mental Microbiology. “Eating in an ‘open concept sized groups of student diners. fet-style restaurants,” she noted. Nasa spots slowest known magnetar Sharing stories helps

IANS is thousands of times longer than any quickly asked two other orbiting The source is rotating once every to retrieve memories pulsar ever observed,” Nasa said. telescopes — Nasa’s Chandra X-ray 24,000 seconds (6.67 hours), much On June 22, 2016, an instrument Observatory and Nuclear Spectro- slower than the slowest magnetars aboard Nasa’s Swift telescope cap- scopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR known until now, which spin around IANS way to have these people communi- WASHINGTON: Astronomers have tured the release of a short burst of — to follow up with observations. once every 10 seconds. This would cate, and computer chatting makes found evidence of a magnetar — X-rays from 1E 1613. The Swift detec- New data from this trio of high- make it the slowest spinning neutron this much more standardised. We magnetised neutron star — that spins tion caught astronomers’ attention energy telescopes, and archival data star ever detected, the researchers were able to control the network much slower than the slowest of its because the source exhibited intense, from Chandra, Swift and European found. NEW YORK: Retrieving memo- structure and properly study it,” kind known until now, which spin extremely rapid fluctuations on a Space Agency’s XMM-Newton con- Astronomers expect that a single ries, like sharing incidents with Coman added. around once every 10 seconds. time scale of milliseconds, similar firmed that 1E 1613 has the properties neutron star will be spinning quickly one another, helps in reinforcing In the first phase of the study, The magnetar 1E 1613 — at the to other known magnetars. of a magnetar, making it only the after its birth in the supernova explo- remembrance of an event, says a participants read four random centre of RCW 103, the remains of a These exotic objects possess the 30th known, said a paper published sion and will then slow down over study. People do, in fact, synchro- pieces of information about differ- supernova explosion located about most powerful magnetic fields in online in the The Astrophysical Jour- time as it loses energy. nise what they remember and what ent volunteers and afterward they 9,000 light years from Earth — the universe -trillions of times that nal Letters. However, the researchers esti- they forget after sharing memo- were asked to remember the infor- rotates once every 24,000 seconds observed on the Sun - and can erupt These properties include the rel- mate that the magnetar within RCW ries with one another, according to mation they studied. (6.67 hours), the researchers found. with enormous amounts of energy. ative amounts of X-rays produced at 103 is about 2,000 years old, which researchers from Princeton Univer- Next, participants chatted online “The source exhibits properties of Seeking to investigate further, a different energies and the way the is not enough time for the pulsar to sity at New Jersey, in the US. with one another about the stories. a highly magnetised neutron star, or team of astronomers led by Nanda neutron star cooled after the 2016 slow down to a period of 24,000 sec- Known as mnemonic conver- Each participant chatted with three magnetar, yet its deduced spin period Rea of the University of Amsterdam burst and another burst seen in 1999. onds by conventional means. gence, these collective memories different people in two-and-a-half- are influenced both by a person minute conversations. recalling information and by those Following the conversa- individuals sharing memories tions, each participant was asked within a group. to remember the information Red Arrows in action “Keep practising that infor- originally presented about the vol- mation. Send repeated messages unteers. As in the second phase, they into the community. If people care were given the name of each volun- about the topic, they are going to teer as a cue. talk to one another about it and by Based on both recall phases, the spreading the accurate information, researchers calculated how simi- psychological research shows, they lar the individual memories were will likely forget about the miscon- within each 10-member community. ception,” Assistant Professor at the The results were in alignment Princeton University Alin Coman with what the researchers had said in the study published in the predicted: Conversationally shar- Proceedings of the National Acad- ing stories with others influences emy of Sciences. the degree to which individuals of The researchers recruited 140 a group end up remembering the participants to conduct the study story in similar ways. and were grouped into 10-member “Our study shows that when we communities and used a program talk about memories of collectively called Software Platform for Human experienced events with others, we Interaction Experiments (SoPHIE) to start remembering these memories communicate. in similar ways. Importantly, as a “We designed this software plat- group, we also tend to forget the form to expedite the communication same information following these Members of the British Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, perform at the Great North Run half-marathon in South Shields, process. All phases of the study took conversations. We are, in essence, north-east England, yesterday. about 30 to 40 minutes for each synchronising our memories at a group to complete. It’s a very fast community level,” Coman said. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 18 QE 10,534.10 -100.8 PTS PAGE | 19 DOW 18,085.45 -394.46 PTS BAML Italy head gets Rift between EU ECB nod for Monte FTSE100 6,776.95 -81.75 PTS & IMF hurting Paschi’s appointment BRENT $45.71 -$1.74 Greece: Tsipras

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Aviation carbon agreement moves a step closer

this month. The draft negotiating text and urge governments to agree when to participate. Now is the time for modernize air navigation infrastruc- IATA urges States to for CORSIA, published on Septem- they meet at ICAO,” said Alexandre other states to match their political ture which will bring cost-efficiency ber 2, 2016, broadly aligns with the de Juniac (pictured), IATA’s Direc- leadership, by coming to the Assem- benefits along with improved envi- sign up voluntary aviation industry’s call for a manda- tor General and CEO in an official bly already committed to participate, ronmental performance. Similarly, implementation. tory global carbon offset scheme as statement. even if the scheme is voluntary at the government incentives to commer- a tool to help manage the industry’s IATA encourages governments initial stage,” said de Juniac. cialize sustainable alternative fuels emissions as it pursues its goal of car- to commit to their voluntary par- “Airlines are committed to are critical to unlocking their envi- bon-neutral growth. ticipation as soon as possible. “Last environmental responsibility. But ronmental benefits with increased Instead of being mandatory from year’s much lauded Paris climate achieving it requires a partnership production capacity and lower costs,” The Peninsula the start, however, the draft text change agreement was a combina- with governments. That is clear in said de Juniac. defines a voluntary “pilot and imple- tion of voluntary measures to which the development of a global market- ICAO is the United Nations body mentation” period (2021-2026) after the vast majority of countries have based measure such as CORSIA. And charged with managing aviation’s cli- which participation would be man- already committed themselves. We it is the same for day-to-day opera- mate change impact because of the DOHA: The International Air Trans- datory for all eligible States (2027 expect no less of an outcome from the tions. Airlines are investing heavily complexity of emissions from any port Association (IATA) expressed onwards). ICAO Assembly. The industry is ready. in new technology, the develop- one flight which might occur over optimism for an agreement on a Car- “I am optimistic that we are on There is really no reason for govern- ment of sustainable alternative several countries and the high seas. bon Offset and Reduction Scheme the brink of a historic agreement — a in the draft text. However, what is ments not to volunteer. Indeed, the fuels and operational efficiency. As such, international aviation is not for International Aviation (CORSIA) first for an industry sector at the glo- most important is that the substance United States, China, Canada, Indo- Our message to the states attend- included in the agreement reached by when governments meet for the 39th bal level. The aviation industry would of the negotiating text will allow for nesia, Mexico, the Marshall Islands, ing the ICAO Assembly is that they the United Nations Framework Con- Assembly of the International Civil have preferred a more ambitious meaningful management of aviation’s and 44 European countries have must match our efforts. This is par- vention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Aviation Organization (ICAO) later timeline than is currently outlined carbon footprint. Airlines support it already indicated their willingness ticularly the case with investments to in December 2015.

Audi steps up Hanjin collapse is collaboration with Chinese triggering short-term tech groups rate spike: Maersk Reuters

Bloomberg the company a reprieve from hav- BEIJING: Volkswagen’s ing assets seized and allowing it to luxury car unit Audi has offload its goods at the Port of Long agreed to deepen collabo- COPENHAGEN: Maersk Line, the Beach in California. Hanjin also won ration with Chinese internet world’s largest container shipping relief on Saturday from its biggest technology groups to offer company, is seeing a short-term shareholder, Korean Air Lines Co, more digital services in the rise in freight rates and an inflow which agreed to provide 60bn won world’s largest car market. of new clients after the collapse of ($54m) in funds to help pay for goods Audi and FAW- Hanjin Shipping Co. “There’s no doubt to be unloaded from its container Volkswagen, VW’s joint that we’re seeing a reaction in the ships. “What we’re hearing from the A crane lifts a container from the Hanjin Greece container ship as unloading begins at the Port of Long venture with FAW Car Co rate market,” Klaus Rud Sejling, the customers that are coming to us is Ltd, have signed letters of executive in charge of Maersk Line’s that they are seeking a partner that’s Beach in California yesterday after being stranded at sea for more than a week. intent with Alibaba, Baidu east-west network, said. stable,” Sejling said. “Customers are and Tencent, Audi said “The question is, what will hap- coming to us because we are finan- yesterday. Financial terms pen with the rates in the longer term. cially strong.” analyst said. Maersk Line said Sep- were not disclosed. In the short term, the effect is posi- Maersk Line is part of the Copen- tember 7 it will open a new service Stranded cargo ship finally unloads VW’s CEO told a news- tive, but there are many factors that hagen-based conglomerate A.P. from Asia to the US west coast to soak paper on Sunday that it has can influence rates in the medium Moeller-Maersk, which also owns up Hanjin’s customers. LONG BEACH: A Hanjin container ship that was stranded off the to remain in control of its and in the long term.” ports, drilling rigs and oil fields. Sejling said that the new capac- California coast for more than a week began unloading after a judge relationship with car users, Hanjin, South Korea’s biggest The rise in freight rates could ity would add 0.6 percentage points protected the global shipping giant from having its assets seized which is why it stopped container company with 97 ships, boost Maersk Line’s 2016 net profit to Maersk Line’s market share on the in the US as it struggles to avoid bankruptcy. The 1,145-foot-long talks with U.S. ride-hailing recently filed for bankruptcy protec- by as much as $760m, Lars Heindorff, route, which is currently at about 7.5 Hanjin Greece began unloading tonnes of imported clothing, elec- service Uber and technol- tion in Seoul, leaving some vessels an analyst at SEB, said in a Septem- percent. tronics, furniture and plastic goods, Port of Long Beach spokesman ogy giants Google and effectively marooned at sea as ports ber 8 note. However, rate increases “We are constantly optimising Lee Peterson said. “This is good news for cargo owners and Amer- Apple. Under the agreement in the US, Asia and Europe turned are unlikely to stick, so it’s more our network and our port calls, but ican consumers, just in time for the holiday shopping season,” Noel with online search com- them away. likely that Maersk Line’s profit will we don’t have any plans to add more Hacegaba, the port’s chief commercial officer, said in a statement. pany Baidu, Audi aims to A US court has since granted be boosted by less than $200m, the services at this point,” Sejling said. improve the use of smart- phone apps in its cars. Its projects with social network and online gaming group Tencent include help- Global bank capital rules should not punish Europe: Schaeuble ing drivers to make better use of the WeChat commu- nication app. The alliance with Ali- Bloomberg ently around the world,” Schaeuble to avoid “further significantly increas- is set to meet on Sunday, followed by baba aims to develop more told reporters in Bratislava. “This is a ing overall capital requirements a two-day meeting Sept. 14-15 of the real-time traffic news serv- crucial, common European concern. across the banking sector.” committee, whose members include ices and 3D maps. In Europe, companies are mostly The Basel Committee promised the US Federal Reserve, the Euro- VW in May took a BRATISLAVA: German Finance Min- financed via banks, whereas in the in January not to boost “overall cap- pean Central Bank and the Bank of $300m stake in smaller ister Wolfgang Schaeuble (pictured) US this is mostly done in the capital ital requirements” significantly as England. ride-sharing company Gett. said global regulators mustn’t pun- markets.” it completes work on bank-lever- Banks warn that proposed Parent Volkswagen has ish Europe or any other region as That message has found support age limits and a revision of the way changes in how they assess risk would been hobbled by a scandal they complete work on revamped outside Europe. Leaders of the Group credit, market and operational risks send capital requirements spiraling. over the rigging of emis- bank capital requirements by the end of 20 nations said earlier this month are measured. That left open the pos- Credit Agricole SA Chief Executive sions tests, distracting it in a of the year. “The rules mustn’t have that as work on the capital framework sibility that individual countries or Officer Philippe Brassac said the race with global carmakers particularly negative consequences known as Basel III is wrapped up, the banks could face a marked increase. Basel Committee should freeze plans to develop computer-aided for specific regions because banks’ Basel Committee on Banking Super- The Basel Committee is racing to to overhaul capital rules to avoid services for drivers. balance sheets and the financial vision should promote a “level playing wrap up the post-crisis capital frame- a “drastic” reduction in lending by markets are structured quite differ- field” while honoring its commitment work. The regulator’s oversight body European banks. 18 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 BUSINESS UK faces free trade headache after Brexit vote

exit from the bloc. growth. International trade to and deal,” while Britain negotiates its exit formal exit negotiations with Brus- Prime Minister Theresa May from the country each year totals from the EU. sels until next year. Prime Minister (pictured) used this month’s G20 hundreds of billions of pounds, Australian counterpart Julie “The focus for the first deal is that Theresa May used this summit in China to explore poten- around half of which is with the Bishop said that Brexit opened “many with the EU,” said Oliver. “All others month’s G20 summit tial trade deals with Australia, India, European Union. Brussels and Berlin opportunities to develop an even are secondary for the time being.” Mexico, Singapore and South Korea. have lost no time in reminding Brit- closer relationship,” but her trade Andrew Cahn, a former head of in China to explore But international trade experts have ain that while it remains within the minster warned earlier this week the government’s department for potential trade deals been quick to highlight Britain’s lack EU, trade negotiations on behalf of all that formal negotiations on a deal international trade, has suggested it of experience in such negotiations. member states are the sole responsi- must wait until Brexit is concluded, is “highly unrealistic” that London with Australia, India, “Currently, legally speaking, the bility of the European Commission. which could take years. will have several deals ready to sign Mexico, Singapore UK is part of the EU and therefore is May has meanwhile come up “We are now in a time where law- once Britain’s exit is formalised. not able to conclude free trade agree- against hurdles outside the EU, yers don’t matter,” Lee-Makiyama Britain is meanwhile widely seen and South Korea. ments,” said Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, with US President Barack Obama said. “It is about high politics.” as having an insufficient number of director of trade policy think tank, insisting that Washington’s priority Tim Oliver of the London School specialist staff to successfully carry the European Centre for International remains striking a free trade deal of Economics stressed that “there are out such negotiations. “We will have Brexit supporter and “Leave” cam- AFP Political Economy. “For me, it is more with Brussels, however unlikely, no friends or special relationships in to learn quickly,” said Oliver. paign donor in the run-up to the vote. an experience problem because the before tackling any separate agree- international trade”. He said: “Some The boss of popular British pub “Common sense... suggests that UK has actually not negotiated” on ment with London. countries will know the UK is keen chain JD Wetherspoon last week the worst approach for the UK is to such matters since 1973 when the British Foreign Secretary Boris to do deals and vulnerable because called on the government to scrap insist on the necessity of a ‘deal’,” he LONDON: Britain’s desire to become country joined the European Union, Johnson on Friday insisted at a joint it has little experience at negotiating trade talks, as he mocked critics who said on Friday. a free trade leader following its vote Lee-Makiyama added. ministerial meeting that “Australia is them.” The Conservative govern- had forecast economic disaster in the “We don’t need one and the fact to leave the EU is seen as wishful At stake is Britain’s position as a keen to do a free trade deal” and the ment has yet to set out its vision for event of Brexit. that EU countries sell us twice as thinking by experts, who say Lon- major world economy along with its two countries would be able to “at Brexit following the June 23 referen- Tim Martin, founder and chair- much as we sell them creates a hugely don’s hands are tied until a formal future economic and employment least to sketch out a very productive dum, beyond saying it would not start man of JD Wetherspoon, was a vocal powerful negotiating position.” BAML Italy head gets Malaysian Air in talks to offload A380s

Bloomberg Bellew said the airline is in talks ECB nod for Monte about 15 new routes to China, Japan and South Korea as he carries for- ward Mueller’s Asia-focused strategy. LONDON: Malaysia Airlines Bhd. is Of those the most attractive three Paschi’s appointment in talks with carriers in China and to six are likely to go ahead, with other Association of Southeast Asian an announcement due as early as Nations countries about offloading next month. Passenger confidence its six Airbus Group SE A380 jets in Malaysian Air, now fully owned Reuters because the giant double-deckers by sovereign wealth fund Khazanah are no longer needed in the fleet, Nasional Bhd., collapsed two years according to Chief Executive Officer ago after Flight MH370 bound for Peter Bellew. Beijing vanished on March 8, 2014 SIENA: The European Central Bank The company is also negotiating and another of its planes was shot has given a preliminary nod to the with Airbus to add 90 more seats to down over Ukraine four months later. possible appointment of Marco each of the superjumbos in order to Bellew said perceptions of the Morelli (pictured), head of Bank make them more marketable while company have now greatly improved of America Merrill Lynch in Italy, retaining the ability to operate the both in Malaysia and the crucial Chi- as chief executive of ailing lender aircraft in a two or three class con- nese market, which is again one of Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMS, a figuration, Bellew, who took over on Malaysian Air no longer wants in operation. the strongest for the airline. Demand source close to the matter said. July 1, said in an interview. the A380s as it focuses more on Asian Airbus’s A321 model, which levels from Australia and New Zea- If confirmed, the ECB’s infor- If direct buyers aren’t found flights and prepares to take deliver of former CEO Christoph Mueller had land are less stable because of mal green light, first reported by Malaysian is prepared to offer the six smaller Airbus A350s, which will said the carrier might buy, is now overcapacity, he said. Ansa news wire, would help pave planes for lease with access to its replace the superjumbos on routes less likely to join the fleet, Bellew Malaysian Air said earlier that the way for a swift succession at the A380 simulator, or complete with such as Kuala Lumpur-London. said. Malaysian placed an order for cost cuts initiated by Mueller should helm of Italy’s third biggest bank, pilots and cabin crew, the CEO said, Bellew said the carrier is looking at 25 737 Max 8 jets in July for delivery help deliver a loss this year that’s 15 whose chief executive Fabrizio Viola adding that there are a number of beefing up its fleet with three of four from 2019 and has options including to 20 percent lower than anticipated, agreed to step down on Thursday. airlines in the region “keen to dip used Airbus A330s with engines from the Max 9 model that could perform and that it remains on track to post The bank needs to move quickly The source said head hunters their toe in the water.” Pratt & Whitney, like the 18 already most longer flights. a profit in 2018. to implement an emergency res- Egon Zehnder, appointed by Monte cue plan which includes a capital dei Paschi for the CEO selection increase of up to €5bn ($5.6bn) and process, would give the results of avert the risk of being wound down. its survey of potential candidates to Monte dei Paschi and the ECB the lender today, before Chairman Russian firms say declined to comment. Massimo Tononi travels to Frankfurt In its role as banking supervi- for meetings with the ECB. sor for the eurozone, the ECB could The formal appointment is likely potentially block the appointment to take place towards the middle of rouble finding groove of a manager who is not judged week, a second source said. “proper and fit”. Morelli, from the start indicated Morelli, who was Monte dei Pas- by sources as the frontrunner to chi’s chief financial officer before take over from Viola, has not com- as float shock ebbs leaving the Tuscan bank in 2010, mented publicly on whether he was not available for comment. would be available for the job.

Bloomberg 80 percent decline in capital out- flows. Russian assets are also in demand for the relatively high yields they offer in a world of below-zero Snapchat to take on credit MOSCOW: War, sanctions and a shift interest rates, helping offset stagnant to a free float have sent the rouble on oil prices. a wild ride over the past two years. “The rouble has finally got its act line using Morgan Stanley Now, some of Russia’s biggest com- together,” Viktor Vekselberg, Russia’s panies see better times ahead. fourth-richest man and a collector of Bosses at Polyus PJSC, the coun- Czarist-era Faberge eggs, said in an try’s biggest gold producer, top coal interview in the Pacific port of Vladi- Bloomberg miner SUEK and the Renova Group vostok. “Should there be no strong conglomerate say they’re finally fluctuations in oil, the ruble will be at able to count on a stable rouble slightly more than 65” per dollar, or SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat Inc has taken out a line of credit, with when planning their businesses as close to its level of about 64 in Mos- Morgan Stanley as the lead banker on the deal, according to people the economy shakes off the longest cow on Thursday. familiar with the matter. recession since President Vladimir Vekselberg, whose Renova Group The credit facility will allow the company to fund its growth with- Putin first came to power in 2000. owns assets ranging from stakes in A man talks on a mobile phone outside a currency exchange in Moscow. out diluting the ownership of its equity holders. The company has Traders agree: a measure of antic- metals producers to a Swiss equip- eventual plans for an initial public offering, though it hasn’t had seri- ipated volatility has fallen to the ment company, has a fortune that the ous talks with banks about it yet, the people said. One of the people lowest since the Bank of Russia Bloomberg Billionaires Index values and is up 14 percent in 2016, trailing collapsed, and 2014-15, when the noted that Snapchat has yet to have a “bake-off,” where banks pitch stopped managing the currency in at more than $14bn. behind only Brazil’s real in emerg- currency lost more than half its for IPO roles. Snapchat was valued at about $18bn after its last round November 2014. Stability in the ruble is already ing markets. That’s even as oil hovers value. Confidence is improving after of funding in May, people familiar with the matter said at the time. The newfound calm suggests setting in, with the currency of the around $50 a barrel, about $10 less the shock of the free float became In that round, the company raised about $1.8bn, according to a reg- investors are finally putting the world’s largest energy exporter than the middle of last year. Russia’s biggest currency crisis since ulatory filing. Ukraine crisis of two years ago climbing steadily from 67 per dol- That’s quite a change from Jan- the debt default of 1998, and con- behind them to focus on an improve- lar at the end of the first quarter. uary, when the rouble tumbled to tributed to the failure of companies ment in business confidence and an It gained faster earlier in the year, a record 85.999 as crude prices including the second-largest airline. Brazil annual inflation hits nearly twice the central bank target

Bloomberg through August, from 8.74 percent in July, the That has prevented the central bank’s board meeting rather than the October meeting,” 0.3 percent in August, following a 1.32 per- national statistics agency said. from cutting the benchmark interest rate Kawall said by phone. The central bank’s cent surge the previous month. There were While the monthly reading of 0.44 per- from its 10-year high. The timing of key rate board “is also tracking inflation itself, and some one-time increases to inflation in the cent was in line with analyst expectations cuts also hinges on President Michel Temer’s we’re seeing today that inflation is still very month, including an 111 percent spike in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s annual inflation and less than the 0.52 percent gain the prior efforts to pass fiscal austerity measures that persistent.” de Janeiro hotel prices associated with its in August accelerated to nearly double the month, it was also the highest print since could help slow consumer price increases, Swap rates on the contract due in Janu- hosting of the Olympic games. central bank target as policy makers pon- 2007 for August, historically a month for according to Carlos Kawall, chief economist ary 2018, a gauge of expectations for Brazil’s Still, Kawall pointed to inflation com- der when to cut the key interest rate for the low inflation. at Banco Safra. interest rate moves, rose 0.10 percentage ponents such as new cars, which saw prices first time since 2012. Brazil’s annual inflation remains far from “The markets need to have clear proof point to 12.56 percent at 10:58 a.m. local time. spike 0.95 percent in August after two con- The benchmark IPCA consumer price the official 4.5 percent target and economists that reforms will move forward, and I think The real dropped 1.8 percent to 3.2733. secutive declines, as proof that waning food index accelerated to 8.97 percent in the year forecast it will fall short next year as well. this is more likely to happen by the November Food and beverage prices increased price pressure is being offset by other items. BUSINESS MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 19 Rift between EU & IMF hurting Greece: Tsipras

inclusion of Greek debt in the Euro- pean Central Bank’s quantitative The IMF has yet to easing (QE) asset purchase program. decide whether to The ECB has said it cannot specify participate in Greece’s when it could start buying Greek bonds, but that Greece needs to pass newest international a debt sustainability analysis before bailout, saying it is it happens. Lenders have promised to look not yet convinced at how Greece’s debt mountain can the country’s debt be made sustainable, and whatever they decide will swing whether the is sustainable or its IMF decides to sign up for the latest fiscal targets feasible. bailout deal. Tsipras, a leftist who came to power in early 2015 promising to end years of austerity, is trailing opposi- between the IMF and European tion New Democracy in opinion polls. THESSALONIKI: A rift between institutions,” Tsipras told a news A Kapa Research poll published by the International Monetary Fund conference in the northern city of the To Vima newspaper on Saturday and the European Union over how Thessaloniki. showed New Democracy ahead by to make Greece’s debt sustainable is Greece almost tumbled out of 3.9 points. damaging the country’s attempts at the eurozone last year, with inves- Tsipras ruled out early elec- economic recovery, Prime Minister tors fleeing its assets as talks dragged tions, saying: “The country doesn’t Alexis Tsipras (pictured) said yes- on between Athens and international need elections. The country needs terday. lenders over terms of a financial bail- stability.” Describing the debt pile, equiv- out, the country’s third since 2010. On Friday, eurozone finance min- alent to more than 170 percent of The IMF has yet to decide isters called on Greece to stay on economic output, as not just a Greek whether to participate in Greece’s track with reforms it must pursue but a “European problem”, he said newest international bailout, saying under the bailout, which is worth up Demonstrators protest against the government’s austerity measures and reforms outside the annual investors would remain wary of the it is not yet convinced the country’s to €86bn, ahead of a second review Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in Thessaloniki yesterday. country for as long as the two sides debt is sustainable or its fiscal tar- of progress in meeting terms that is were at odds on how to restructure it. gets feasible. due to start in October. The Greek premier said the coun- prefers open-collared shirts, reit- wear one at my wedding,” he joked. “I “I would say that what is creat- Greece’s debt to GDP ratio is the It still needs to pursue energy try had already completed 70 percent erated a pledge that a “significant don’t have any hang-ups about it, but ing conditions of delay in regaining highest in the eurozone. market reforms, create a new body to of reforms required under the bail- event”, such as debt relief, would I made a commitment that I would trust of markets and investors ... is Tsipras said differing views oversee privatisations and establish out programme. make him put one on. make that wardrobe change when the constant clash and disagreement among lenders was preventing the a new independent revenue agency. Tsipras, who eschews ties and “I never got married, so I couldn’t we have an important event.”

Fed urges ban on Wall Street buying stakes in companies Gas traders caught short Bloomberg and “help ensure the separation of and they were supposed to issue the banking and commerce.” report almost five years ago. by Cheniere Spokesmen for Goldman Sachs, The document was called for by Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase a provision tucked more than 200 terminal work NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group & Co — another bank that could be pages into Dodd-Frank under section Inc and other banks that invest in affected by the recommendations 620. Lenders’ government watch- companies are officially on notice: — declined to comment on the reg- dogs had to review the industry’s Bloomberg The Federal Reserve wants that abil- ulators’ report. investment activities to determine ity taken away. A coalition of financial indus- whether they “could have a negative Among several recommendations try associations called the effect on the safety and soundness” issued by US banking regulators, recommendations “unfortunate of the financial system. But the man- NEW YORK: There’s a one from the Fed urged Congress and ill-considered” in a statement. date was easy to lose track of next to terminal on Louisiana’s to prohibit merchant banking, in The groups — including the Clear- the passage that preceded it: section coastline that seemingly which firms buy stakes in compa- ing House Association, American 619, which is better known as the Vol- everyone in the US natu- nies rather than lend them money. Bankers Association and Securi- cker Rule. ral gas market is watching In a report, the agency also pushed ties Industry and Financial Markets Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley closely. for limits on Wall Street’s ownership Association — said merchant bank- and JPMorgan were the targets of Cheniere Energy Inc’s of physical commodities after law- ing has financed startups and fueled criticism that led to the 2014 Sen- Sabine Pass complex, makers accused Goldman Sachs and job growth. The groups also argued ate review of their commodities which liquefies US shale gas other banks of seizing unfair advan- that it hasn’t been shown to pose a businesses. It found lenders used for export, is scheduled to tages in metal and energy markets in risk to the financial system. their ownership of metals and other shut some time this month recent years. A view of the Wall Street sign with the New York Stock Exchange in The Fed and the US Treasury physical commodities to dominate for four weeks of mainte- The report — based on a multi- the background in New York. Department adopted a merchant- markets and gain unfair trading nance, threatening to trap agency study of banks’ investment banking rule in 2001 after the 1999 advantages. The physical commod- supplies in a market that’s activities required by the Dodd- Brown, the most senior Democrat of the Comptroller of the Currency, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act gave banks ities businesses at Goldman Sachs already been overwhelmed Frank Act — highlighted ways to fix on the Banking Committee, said in said it plans to restrict lenders’ hold- the right to make such investments. and Morgan Stanley were protected by a glut. Traders shorted potential risks that regulators didn’t a statement. ings of the hard-to-value securities. But making statutory changes to by grandfathering that allowed them the spot market, betting think were handled by the law’s A 2014 Senate investigation The OCC also proposed a rule that merchant banking and other indus- wider abilities than most banks — an that the outage would send Volcker Rule ban on certain trading into banks’ commodities busi- would curtail banks’ investments in try laws would require intervention advantage the Fed is seeking to end. prices plunging. The only and investments. The need for Con- nesses revealed Goldman Sachs had certain industrial metals including from lawmakers — a tall order in a Morgan Stanley sold off its oil problem: The terminal has gress to pass legislation presents the almost $15bn in merchant banking copper and aluminium. politically-divided Congress that business last year and backed away yet to show signs of shut- greatest hurdle to the Fed’s recom- investments. The firm’s most recent The Fed called for the repeal of has passed only a few significant from industrial metals trading, while ting down. mendations on merchant-banking filings show it booked $1.2bn in rev- exemptions for industrial loan com- bills affecting the financial system in JPMorgan shed a big part of its phys- Now those who bet and the ability of Goldman Sachs and enue through the first six months of panies, which are lenders generally recent years. That leaves any imme- ical commodities business in 2014. the work would’ve started Morgan Stanley to operate mines, this year in its division that houses owned by non-financial firms, that diate impact of the report in doubt. While Goldman Sachs dumped a by now have been caught warehouse aluminum and ship oil. merchant banking, with equity allow them to operate outside of rules The Fed, OCC and the Fed- coal-mining operation in 2015, Chief short, leading to a rally in “Congress has an obligation to investments contributing $626m that affect banks. The Fed’s section of eral Deposit Insurance Corp were Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein has prices at the US bench- give their recommendations seri- of that. Another agency that partic- the report said its aim was to level the required by Dodd-Frank to dig into maintained that commodities trading mark Henry Hub as they ous attention,” US Senator Sherrod ipated in issuing the report, the Office playing field among financial firms further risks from bank investments, is a “core” part of his firm’s business. scramble to cover, accord- ing to Kyle Cooper, director of research with IAF Advi- sors in Houston. The exports from Hyundai sells more cars in Cheniere’s terminal have served as one of the few bright spots for the US gas Germany than combined market. Prices at the hub have plunged 60 percent over the past eight years amid a flood of supply from sales of German brands shale formations. “Why you are seeing rel- atively strong Henry Hub QNA July. The South Korean carmaker is because you had peo- sold 9,209 units in Germany, while ple short, so they had to go the five German carmakers sold into the market and buy 9,059 units in South Korea. that back,” Cooper said by SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co sold Hyundai’s outperformance phone. “Once the mainte- more cars in Germany in August came as South Korea revoked nance actually starts you than the combined sales of five the sales licenses of 80 vehicle are going to see weakness German carmakers in South models sold by Audi Volkswa- in cash because those mol- Korea, data showed yesterday. gen Korea, the local importer of ecules are going to have to Hyundai sold 9,240 cars in the German cars, for fabricating find another home.” Germany last month, up 5.6 per- their emissions and fuel efficiency The idea of an early cent from a year earlier, according test results. September shutdown of the to the data compiled by the Korea In August, Audi sold 476 cars first liquefied natural gas Automobile Importers and Distrib- in South Korea, down 83 per- export terminal for shale utors Association, Yonhap news cent from 2,796 in August 2015. was supported by signs agency reported. Volkswagen suffered a 97.6 per- that gas deliveries to the In comparison, the combined cent on-year plunge with only site had dropped by about sales of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, 76 cars sold in South Korea last half in the last week of Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche month, the data showed. August. But instead of con- came to 8,735 in South Korea last The sharp drop in sales of Audi tinuing to fall, Cheniere’s month, according to the German and Volkswagen cars lowered the gas demand bounced back Association of the Automotive combined market share of German to reach a record this week, Industry. vehicles to 54.8 percent in August forcing some traders to buy A worker cycles past cars made by Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors parked at the company’s shipping Hyundai also outperformed from 74.6 percent a year earlier, gas in the physical market. its German competitors in sales in according to the data. yard at a port in Pyeongtaek, about 70km south of Seoul. BUSINESS VIEWS 20 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016

China’s chase for Cash in a box catches on as cars and planes lifts aluminium Swiss negative rates bite

Bloomberg a commodity researcher. The country produced more than 60 percent of the world’s alumin- ium foil in 2015, and last year it hina’s emergence as the became a net exporter for the first world’s biggest alumin- time of the specialised aluminium ium maker has shaken up sheets used to make beverage cans the industry, creating a for soda and beer. Csurplus that forced competitors to China’s move into the more close plants as profit fell. Alcoa, an lucrative, higher-margin markets iconic US producer for more than for processed aluminium is still in a century, has shuttered all but one its infancy and may take years to smelter and plans to split itself in peak. The country has very little two. While some companies begin capacity to manufacture products to show signs of stanching the red that need to meet strict specifica- ink, there’s probably more disrup- tions common in the automobile tion ahead. and aerospace industries. That After dominating the market means China can either build for raw aluminium, China wants its own plants that employ the to expand its ability to make industry’s newest technologies, or higher-value products with the acquire existing assets from some- commodity. The biggest step so far one else. The Zhongwang group, was the announcement that Chi- which is also building a flat-roll- nese aluminium entrepreneur Liu ing complex in Tianjin, northern A tram drives past the building of Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse at the Paradeplatz in Zurich. Zhongtian will acquire Cleveland- China, is doing both. based Aleris Corp for $2.3bn. The Aleris deal “could be the By Jeffrey Vögeliand among major central banks. “The SNB’s which doesn’t break down the figures by The deal gives the founder shape of things to come” as Chi- Jan-Henrik Förster dilemma is that it can’t make everyone bank. “Negative rates are the dominant of China’s largest producer of nese companies add downstream Bloomberg happy,” said Alexander Koch, an economist topic,” said Markus Gygax, chief execu- extruded aluminium greater capacity and capabilities by at Raiffeisen Schweiz. “In its attempt to get tive officer of the Swiss retail bank Valiant access to American and European acquiring overseas assets, Char- the best deal for the Swiss economy, it also Holding. “As long as the interest rate on technology, as well as buyers that lie Durant, a principal analyst CRU has created losers and collateral damage.” credit keeps falling, it’s a big problem for us.” include aerospace manufacturers Group in London, said. “Further t’s a sign the world is getting used to Helvetia Holding said it charges about UBS Chief Executive Officer Sergio like Boeing Co and automakers market integration could ulti- negative interest rates when what 1,000 francs ($1,020) a year to insure 1m Ermotti said in March that negative interest such as Audi. “This was a differ- mately encourage more exports once seemed bizarre starts looking francs, a fraction of the 7,500 francs a com- rates are encouraging risky lending prac- ent kind of move by a Chinese out of China, particularly in like the norm. Consider Switzerland, pany would pay to park the same amount tices among some banks, potentially posing company,” Yi Zhu, an analyst higher-value-added rolled prod- where more companies are taking in a bank for a year — assuming the lender a threat to the wider financial system. He at Bloomberg Intelligence, said. ucts, where Chinese players have Iout insurance policies to protect their cash passes on the full charge. But that amount described deposits as a de facto “loss-mak- “Previously, China went after yet to have much of an impact,” hoards from theft or damage. doesn’t include the cost of logistics such ing proposition.” raw-material assets abroad, but Durant said. The push for more “Because of the low interest rate level, as transport or security features like rein- UBS will consider passing on negative this is about going to the down- downstream business mirrors a we note increasing demand for insurance forced walls, guards and alarm systems. rates to its wealthiest clients and increas- stream, and it fits with the Chinese long-term shift for China’s econ- solutions for the storage of cash,” said Companies need to save a lot on bank ing interest charged on loans if the situation government’s goals to upgrade omy, in which manufacturing has Philipp Surholt at Zurich Insurance Group, fees for cash storage to be economical drags on, he told shareholders in May. manufacturing and the economy.” to become more sophisticated as among underwriters reporting a surge in because, in addition to insurance, they “Consumers are shielded from the neg- Liu’s move follows decades of the economy matures and domes- such requests. “We’re seeing demand for have to assume the costs of managing the ative interest rates so far,” Oliver Adler, an sweeping changes in the indus- tic demand increases. Getting rid coverage for sums ranging from 100m to money, said Roberto Brunazzi, a spokesman economist at Credit Suisse, told Bloomberg try. When he founded China of surplus capacity and encourag- 500m francs.” for Baloise Holding. He said the company Television. “Large institutional investors Zhongwang Holdings in 1993, the ing China’s industries to produce The Swiss National Bank imposed has long offered such coverage “but there have had to pay, but in the overall context country accounted for less than more value-added products is sub-zero rates in early has been a noticeable increase and now it’s it’s not dramatic.” Companies aren’t the only 10 percent of global production one plank of President Xi Jinping’s 2015, effectively charg- becoming more commonplace.” ones bypassing banks. Some lenders that of primary aluminium, the basic attempt to maintain growth that ing banks for excess Switzerland’s continued use of high- are below the SNB’s threshold are taking product churned out by smelters. last year was the slowest since deposits. Many lend- denomination banknotes adds to the appeal on other banks’ cash for a fee. A “market Now, it’s 55 percent. Surging out- 1990. ers including UBS of self-storage: About 1m francs worth of for liquidity” has developed between the put has eclipsed domestic needs, “The Chinese government has Group and Credit Suisse 1,000-franc bills can fit in a small box. The banks as a result of negative rates, the Swiss spawning a flood of cheap exports set clear development goals for the Group have passed on SNB’s rate applies to sight deposits — cash Banking Association said last week in its that aggravated a global surplus aluminium industry that empha- at least some of the that commercial banks hold at the cen- annual report on the industry. amid stagnant demand. Prices this size not only quantity increase, The Swiss National burden — they don’t tral bank — that exceed 20 times a bank’s “Cash hoarding is a problem for mon- year, on average, are the lowest but more importantly quality disclose how much — required minimum, an amount set by the etary policy,” Koch said. “It’s a question of since 2003 on the London Metal improvement,” Zhang Shiping, the Bank imposed sub- to cash-rich clients SNB and that varies from lender to lender. efficiency: the more corporates hoard cash, Exchange. While Liu is expand- chairman of aluminum producer zero rates in early like asset managers Private banks, which have lower thresh- the smaller the impact of negative rates.” ing a business already focused China Hongqiao Group Ltd, said. and big companies. olds because they are less active in lending, Negative rates kicked in just days after on processing metal rather than China is a fast-growing con- 2015, effectively While the central bank exceeded their exemption limit almost from the SNB scrapped its minimum exchange producing it, he’s not the only one sumer of the metal. Annual charging banks for is seeking to rein in the the start. For other bank categories, depos- rate, causing the franc to soar. The currency, getting into that market. Even as demand for aluminium will rise excess deposits. Many franc, negative interest its stayed either under or just above the a traditional haven for investors in times Chinese smelters continue to 6 million tonnes by 2018 as the rates have side effects threshold for much of last year. of economic uncertainty and market tur- expand their capacity to make country uses the metal in more lenders including that over time could This year, though, the levels have moil, has depreciated 0.6 percent against the raw commodity, the coun- cars, construction projects and UBS Group and Credit outweigh the bene- jumped, prompting some banks to warn the euro this year. try is also expanding the number aircraft, China Nonferrous Indus- fits. That risk may be that they may one day have to charge Swiss central bankers have said they and capabilities of rolling mills try Association, a state-affiliated Suisse Group have on the minds of SNB ordinary savers — not just big custom- could further cut rates, with economists that shape the aluminium into group, said in a WeChat post. passed on at least officials when they ers — for liquidity. In June, UBS and Credit seeing the lower bound at minus 1.25 per- higher-end products. That’s up about 18 percent from meet next week for Suisse exceeded their combined minimum cent. Policymakers have also said that China’s exports of rolled sheet consumption of about 32.5 mil- some of the burden to their scheduled quar- required deposits by about 26 times, putting changing the exemption threshold for neg- and plate last year were equal to lion tonnes last year, according cash-rich clients like terly monetary policy them about 25.8bn francs over their exemp- ative rates is among their options should about 7 percent of world demand to Beijing Antaike Information review. Economists tion. Swiss cantonal banks were about 24 more action be required. and will grow further, accord- Development Co, a researcher asset managers and expect they will keep times over the amount they are required For now, the SNB says it hasn’t seen ing to London-based CRU Group, affiliated with the CNIA. big companies. the rate steady at minus to hold at the SNB, or about 12.5bn francs evidence of widespread cash hoarding in 0.75 percent, the lowest over their threshold, according to SNB data, Switzerland. Free housing fails to lure labourers in Eastern Europe

By Zoltan Simon “The labour shortage is what keeps exec- being plied with gym and spa vouchers. with Lithuania predicting salaries will rise Bloomberg utives up at night across eastern Europe,” In Slovakia, a manufacturing power- 6.5 percent a year through 2019, double the said Robert Bencze, director of Price- house that makes the most cars per capita pace of productivity growth. waterhouseCoopers’s human resources globally, Peugeot Citroen employs Romani- Hungarian unit labour costs have risen consultancy business in Budapest, citing ans, Bulgarians, Serbians and Hungarians, the most in central Europe this year, accord- etter-known for low-paid jobs an annual PwC survey. “The first question though most staff remain local, human- ing to Morgan Stanley. The increase wasn’t than generous incentive packages, investors now ask themselves before coming resource director Lubomir Kollar said last offset by a higher productivity, “which mat- McDonald’s Corp is facing a labour here is ‘will I be able to find enough employ- year. Companies must offer training and ters a great deal” for economic growth, the shortage so dire in Hungary that it’s ees to make my business work?”’ housing to lure more workers, Slovak Auto- bank said in an August report. Boffering free rooms to out-of-town burger The labour drought is worsening at an motive Industry Association head Jan Pribula Shrinking pools of labour risk jeopard- Once deemed a land of flippers. The accommodation — a rare ben- alarming pace. The number of unfilled posi- told the Hospodarske Noviny newspaper in ising inflows of foreign investment, which efit in the more than 100 countries where tions climbed 166 percent in the past two August. Kia Motors is a case in point. While helped propel ex-communist nations such abundant cheap labour, the fast-food giant sells Big Macs and Happy years to about 110,000 in the Czech Repub- its plant in Zilina, northern Slovakia, is set as Poland and Slovakia to average annual the region has become a Meals — is just one perk employers in eastern lic, where unemployment is among the EU’s for another record year, it’s starting to feel a growth rates of about 4 percent since joining headache for employers. Europe are dangling to fill open jobs. Oth- lowest. In Latvia, that share has tripled over “real shortage of labour,” according to local the EU in 2004, more than twice the pace of ers getting sweeteners include cashiers at the past year while in Poland it’s doubled spokesman Jozef Bace. “Increasingly more western peers. Hungary recently lost out on Ageing populations, Lidl Ltd in Prague and software develop- since December. In a bid to fill its own vacant applicants lack the skills needed in the car a car-industry project because of the dearth an aversion to mass ers in Bucharest. jobs, McDonald’s ran ads this year in Hun- industry, and quite often they aren’t inter- of labour, Economy Minister Mihaly Varga Once deemed a land of abundant cheap garian newspapers offering free lodging, ested in long-term employment,” he said by told the Figyelo magazine in August, with- immigration and the labour, the region has become a headache with employees only required to pay utility e-mail. “Recently, it’s hard to fill even less- out naming the company. exodus of millions to for employers. Ageing populations, an aver- bills. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company qualified positions such as assembly-line “It’s a question of quantity and quality sion to mass immigration and the exodus of declined repeated requests for comment and paint-shop operators.” of labour across eastern Europe,” said Dirk richer European states millions to richer European states have left beyond a press statement published in May. The result is surging pay checks and Wolfer, a spokesman at the German-Hun- have left thousands of thousands of jobs unfilled and bumped sal- The dearth of labour isn’t limited to the higher corporate expenses: Romanian gross garian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, jobs unfilled and bumped aries higher. That spells increased costs for restaurant business. Lidl, which operates wages grew 12.4 percent year-on-year in July which represents companies including companies, and the threat of reduced invest- grocery stores, raised salaries by a quar- following a 14.3 percent jump in June, the Daimler and Commerzbank. “This needs to salaries higher. ment for economies that have thrived since ter in the Czech Republic and by a fifth in Statistics Office said. Wage hikes are in many be solved in the next few years, otherwise European Union membership. Hungary. Romanian software engineers are cases outstripping efficiency improvements, investment may suffer.” MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 21

Brilliant Lee fires 68 to Johnson breaks clear for retain Korea Open title

AFP stretch. But Choi’s challenge crum- bled after the turn with three bogeys three-shot lead at BMW on the trot. Thailand’s Namchok CHEONAN: Defending champion Tantipokhakul shot a 69 to finish Lee Kyoung-Hoon fired a final- as the highest-placed overseas chal- round 68 to win the Korea Open lenger in equal 12th spot, 11 shots The US Open title for the second time yesterday. behind Lee. He carded 16-under-par 268 for champion cards 68 a three-stroke victory over country- SCORES man Choi Jin-Ho at Woo Jeong Hills in the third round Dustin Johnson hits 268 Lee Kyoung-Hoon (65-67-68-68) Country Club in Cheonan. 271 Choi Jin-Ho (65-69-68-69) to remain ahead of a tee shot during Choi mounted a strong chal- Casey and Holmes Saturday’s third lenge on the front nine before 272 Kang Kyung-Nam (68-66-67-71) round of the BMW three straight bogeys from the 10th 274 Lee Chang-Woo (70-63-69-72) Championship at derailed his glory bid. 275 Kim Do-Hoon (73-64-68-70), Kim Crooked Stick GC in One shot behind was Kang Reuters Yeong-Su (65-68-71-71) Carmel, USA;. Kyung-Nam, who was looking to 276 Song Young-Han (71-66- re-ignite his career after complet- 70-69),Hwang Jung-Gon ing his mandatory military service (65-68-71-72), last year. 277 Lee Seung-Taek (72-70-66-69), NEW YORK: US Open champion Choi, two strokes behind after Park Sang-Hyun (69-69-69-70) Dustin Johnson birdied four of the the third round, drew level with 278 Kim Tae-Woo (69-70-71-68) final five holes to open up a three- Lee after birdies at the first and the shot lead over Paul Casey after the fourth, turning the contest into an 279 Namchok Tantipokhakul (THA) third round at the BMW Champion- engrossing duel. (69-70-71-69), Hwang In-Choon ship in Indiana on Saturday. Lee shot four straight birdies (67-72-70-70), Ryu Hyun-Woo Johnson delighted fans with from the par-five fifth hole as Choi (70-68-71-70), Kim Gi-Hwan (70-67-70-72) another display of long hitting but picked up three shots in the same also displayed a deft touch on slow greens at Crooked Stick in Carmel. He carded a 68 to post an 18-under-par 198 total, while Eng- lishman Casey also shot 68 to lurk in second place at 15-under, with American JB Holmes (68) another shot back. Johnson has plundered the par-fives, playing them in 11-under, more valuable weapon on a course par-five 15th and then made it a hat- round at the Deutsche Bank Classic, and his length has become an even softened all week by heavy rain. trick at the 16th, before capping off before finishing runner-up to Rory “With all the rain we got last his day with a 15-foot birdie at the McIlroy. night I struggled with the speed (on last. Despite the cushion, Johnson can “To keep a clean sheet, I was BMW SCORES the greens) early in the round, kept take nothing for granted. very happy with,” said Casey, who 198 Dustin Johnson 67-63-68 leaving everything a little bit short He has converted only two of his posted a bogey-free round in “ugly” but got a handle on it the back nine previous six 54-hole leads on the PGA conditions. 201 Paul Casey (ENG) 67-66-68 and finished off really nicely,” the Tour into victory. “The fact I stayed in touch is nice, 202 JB Holmes 69-65-68 world number two told Golf Channel. “I’m not going to change any- but he’s going to be a tough man to 204 Roberto Castro 65-65-74 “I’m seeing the lines really well. thing,” he said. beat tomorrow. 205 Adam Scott (AUS) 69-69-67, Matt The putter is working. It’s just going “I feel I’ve got a good game plan “He’s got maybe the best attitude Kuchar 68-69-68 where I’m looking. I feel like I read out here, be aggressive on flags when in golf. When he gets on his game 206 Ryan Palmer 73-64-69 the greens very well. I’m making I feel like I’ve got a good club and a maybe he’s the best ball-striker in some putts this week.” Johnson, using good number and other times there golf, maybe the longest, and he 207 Chris Kirk 68-66-73 This handout photo taken and released by OneAsia yesterday shows a putter he put in the bag this week, are a few holes you just want to make showed it today.” 208 Billy Horschel 73-68-67, Jordan launched his finishing flourish with par on and keep going.” Casey is in The BMW Championship is the Lee Kyoung-Hoon of South Korea posing with the winner’s trophy Spieth 68-72-68, Hideki Mat- a 10-foot birdie at the 14th. contention for the second consecu- third of four FedEx Cup play-off following the final round of the Korea Open golf championship in suyama (JPN) 68-71-69 He had a tap-in birdie at the tive week. He led going into the final events on tour. Cheonan, Seoul. Brutal Golovkin bludgeons Brook to secure middleweight titles

Reuters connected with a couple of sting- fashion, forcing the intervention of ing jabs. Brook’s corner as the gallant Shef- Golovkin has rarely been hurt in field fighter tasted defeat for the first his outstanding career but he was time in his 37-fight pro career. LONDON: Middleweight marauder marked around the face by the end “He broke my eye socket in the Gennady Golovkin retained his WBC of the second as the skilful Brook second round. I was seeing three or and IBF titles when challenger Kell landed a fearsome uppercut. four of him,” Brook said. Brook was pulled out by his corner The 34-year-old Golovkin looked “Believe me, I hurt him. I saw his five rounds into a compelling fight rattled in the third as he missed with legs start to buckle. I was starting to on Saturday. some sledgehammer shots, although settle in. I would fight him again.” Kazakh Golovkin had won his he landed enough to leave Brook’s Golovkin, who remains the WBC, previous 22 fights by knockout but right eye swollen. IBF and WBA champion, said his next was rocked by unbeaten welter- The fourth round looked about target was a unification fight against weight world champion Brook in the even, with Golovkin relentlessly another Briton, WBO titleholder Billy early exchanges before his superior moving forward in search of the Joe Saunders. power told. knockout and Brook countering with The WBA had refused to sanction Brook, who suffered a suspected some precise jabs. Saturday’s fight fearing Brook, who fractured eye socket, won the second There was a menace about has spent his career fighting men 13 round with a left uppercut that pro- Golovkin in the fifth though and pounds (6 kg) lighter than Golovkin, Britain’s Mo Farah does his ‘mobot’ celebration after winning the men’s elite race in the Great North Run half- duced huge roars from the huge O2 he began to unload in devastating was putting his health in danger. marathon in South Shields, northeast England, yesterday. The Great North Run is Britain’s largest running Arena crowd, who were mainly sup- event with more than 50,000 participants set to cover the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields. porting the British underdog. He was still standing his ground in the fourth but by the fifth it became clear the step up from wel- terweight to fight the man who has Farah wins Great North Run brutally dominated the middle- weight division for six years was a step too far. AFP “To be honest, I’m knackered. I also ran in the race, that he was There was little coming back as can hardly talk. “humiliated” by an airline attend- Golovkin landed some thumping “It’s good to finish on a high here. ant in the United States. blows and trainer Dominic Ingle What a year I’ve had. I just have to She told the Sunday Telegraph a threw in the towel which was ini- LONDON: Britain’s Mo Farah go home now and chill out and see Delta Airlines official “yelled” at her tially unseen by the referee. claimed an unprecedented third the kids.” husband and sent him to the back Some of the crowd booed, but consecutive victory in the Great Farah’s victory in the world’s of a queue. afterwards Brook said the eye injury North Run half-marathon in north- biggest half-marathon came after Other reports said the Farah had left him with restricted vision. east England yesterday. he completed a second consecutive family had arrived late for first-class Unbeaten Golovkin took his The four-time Olympic cham- Olympic double in the 5,000 metres boarding. The family were report- record to 36 wins. pion pulled clear of America’s and 10,000 metres in Rio de Janeiro. edly travelling home from Rio and “Kell is a huge fighter, a very Dathan Ritzenhein to complete Farah, 33, endeared himself were about to embark on the final good fighter, but he’s not a middle- the course between Newcastle and to the large crowds watching by leg of their journey from Atlanta to weight. I respect him, he is good, but South Shields in a time of one hour mimicking the goal celebration of Portland, Oregon. not so strong,” 34-year-old Golovkin and four seconds. former Newcastle United striker A Delta Airlines spokesperson, said at ringside. Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot won Alan Shearer as he finished, raising quoted by the BBC, said the company “I respect Kell, he’s a warrior. the women’s race in her first half- his right hand in the air. was investigating and “will be work- And his corner, for his career, for marathon, edging out compatriot Shearer tweeted his approval, ing directly with the Farah family”. his family, was correct. It was game Priscah Jeptoo. writing: “Love it @Mo_Farah!” Neither Delta Airlines nor Mo over.” Gennady Golovkin celebrates at the end of the fight at the O2 Arena “I knew it was going to be a hard Farah’s triumph follows accusa- Farah’s management company could Brook was wobbled by a huge race today,” Farah told BBC. tions made by his wife, Tania, who be reached. body shot in the first round but in London on Saturday. 22 MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 SPORT

Algerian team Kerber downs Pliskova to faces possible expulsion from reign supreme at US Open Paralympics

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New world number RIO DE JANEIRO: An Algerian women’s goalball team one s urvives two- could be expelled from the Paralympics for failing to hour battle to show up for two matches. The International Paralympic Committee said the become the first team did not appear for a Friday match against the German winner United States, and would also miss a match on Satur- day against Israel. since Graf in 1996 IPC officials say the absence could be a form of political protest, which is banned in the Paralympics as it is in the Olympics. IPC spokesman Craig Spence says Algerian offi- Reuters cials “claim they suffered multiple delays, cancelled flights and missed connections” attempting to board a flight Sept. 5 from Warsaw, Poland, to Rio de Janeiro. Spence said the rest of the Algerian delegation was NEW YORK: Germany’s Angel- in Rio. Algerian officials told the IPC that the goalball ique Kerber began her reign as team would arrive on Sunday. world number one in imperious Spence said sanctions could range from a “slap style battling past a determined on the wrist” to the team being “removed from the Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 to competition.” win the US Open final on Satur- day and claim her second Grand Slam title of the year. Kerber, who officially takes over from Serena Williams as the world’s top ranked player on Monday, underlined her number one status displaying the heart Angelique Kerber of Germany kisses the trophy after beating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in their Women’s Singles of a champion as she fought off a Final match of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City yesterday. fierce challenge from Czech 10th seed Pliskova on a steamy after- noon at Arthur Ashe Stadium. after being handed the winner’s big-hitting Pliskova, who has I made it to the final.” ended the same way, though for The 28-year-old began the cheque of $3.5m. “I won my sec- led the WTA Tour in aces the last Kerber admires compatriot most part it was a very even con- grand slam year beating Serena ond grand slam in one year. That’s two season, attacked her suc- Steffi Graf, but is blazing her own test. Kerber’s loss of the second Williams to lift the Australian the best of my career.” cessor in the final but could not trail. Comparisons, though, are set was the first time the entire Open title and celebrated again Pliskova, who arrived at break down the tireless German’s inevitable after Kerber became championship that she had on Saturday when she became the Flushing Meadows with a reputa- defence. the first German to win the US dropped a set. But she fought back first German to win the US Open tion of grand slam under-achiever “You cannot compare those Open since Graf claimed the last in the third set and wore down the in 20 years. having never before been beyond two (Serena Williams and Ker- of her five Flushing Meadows towering Czech, who started to Kerber recovered from a the third round of the major, shed ber),” explained Pliskova. “The crowns in 1996. wilt in the punishing conditions, break down in the third set, that label by making it all the way game is totally different. The per- “She was always my idol and I hunching over her racket at the pouncing on her wilting opponent to the final and taking on back-to- sons as well. Serena is going for told her so many times,” said Ker- end of almost every point. with two breaks in the third set back world number ones. every shot. With Angie, you can- ber, adding that Graf had sent her Kerber, sensing an opening, to end a compelling, high-quality After beating top ranked Ser- not wait for mistakes. She doesn’t a text wishing her luck. “For me stepped up the pressure and pace battle of attrition that stretched ena Williams in the semi-finals to give you anything. I have to be the it’s really important to go on my getting triple break point at 5-4 for two hours and seven minutes. end the American’s record-equal- one who is aggressive. I beat very own way.” and closed out the contest on the “It’s just amazing,” a beam- ling 186 consecutive weeks stay good players. It was always my The match opened with Ker- first match point. ing Kerber, told an adoring crowd at the top of the rankings, the goal to pass the third round and ber breaking a jittery Pliskova and Oleksandr Nazarenko (top) of Ukraine competes against Zviad Gogotchuri of Georgia during their Men’s 90 kg judo final of the 2016 Rio Paralympics at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Djokovic, Wawrinka ready for final encounter Saturday.

Reuters to play in the big stage against big Wawrinka preferd to build players, because that’s when he ele- momentum in order to bring his best Fighting blind: vates his level of performance,” said at the finish. 12-times Slam winner Djokovic. “We’ve had many big memories NEW YORK: World number one Gifted by a second-round walk- together, especially in grand slams, Paralympians Novak Djokovic had enjoyed a over and two retirements along the so it’s going to be an exciting match,” whirlwind trip to yesterday’s US way, Djokovic had spent less than said Wawrinka, who is playing his Open final, but the top-seeded Serb nine hours on court, completing 13 first U.S. final and beat Djokovic on expected hard work ahead when he sets through six rounds at Flushing the way to his slam titles at the 2014 take on judo meet Stan Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Meadows, reaching the final 6-3 Australian Open and 2015 French. Stadium. 6-2 3-6 6-2 over 10th seed Gael “Because the biggest matches, STANISLAS Defending champion Djokovic, Monfils. it’s the end of the tournament. Final, and disability who became the third man to hold all The hard-working Wawrinka semi-final, and I had matches to get WAWRINKA four Grand Slam singles titles at once had been on court twice as long, 17 confidence to play well match after AFP after his triumph at Roland Garros in hours, 54 minutes, playing 23 sets. He match.” GRAND SLAM TITLES (2): two Challenger level titles in June, owned a 19-4 career head-to- advanced 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2 over sixth Djokovic came to Flushing Mead- Australian Open (2014); San Bendetto and Geneva. head advantage over the Swiss third seed Kei Nishikori after surviving ows showing signs of wear and tear French Open (2015) Was included in Switzerland’s seed. a match point in his five set, third- after losing in the third round at RIO DE JANEIRO: Being in a fight with an invisible Davis Cup squad as an He led 4-2 in Grand Slam meet- round match against unseeded Daniel Wimbledon and the first round at attacker may sound like a nightmare. Christella Gar- ings against Wawrinka, with three of Evans of Britain. the Rio Olympics while dealing with US OPEN: Saved match point 18-year-old, beginning his cia, a medal-winning, blind Paralympian judoka, says Djokovic’s victories going five sets, The ‘big match’ Warwinka, whose a nagging wrist injury, and considers against Britain’s Daniel Evans long association with Roger it’s “wonderful.” including a memorable 2013 Aus- indefatigable determination brought his relatively easy ride a “blessing”. in the third round Federer. “It makes perfect sense,” Garcia told right after tralian Open fourth-rounder decided him the nickname “Stanimal”, had “Before this grand slam there Has reached semi-finals three defeating Brazil’s Deanne Almeida for bronze in the 12-10 in the fifth set, before yester- won his last 10 finals. were things that were happening times in last four years but PLAYING CAREER over 70kg category in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. day’s final. The contrasting path to the final with my health and physical state that made finals only once (2016) Captured his first ATP tour Garcia, who has been almost completely blind from “He’s a big match player. He loves suits both players. were making me a little bit sceptical.” Owns a 9-6 record in US Open level title in 2006 at Umag, birth, said that out on the judo mat, where opponents five-setters, second most five- Croatia, when Novak Djokovic try to outwit, unbalance and throw each other, her dis- setters in Open Era at Flushing retired with breathing difficul- ability no longer matters. GRAND SLAM TITLES (12): Aus- hold all four major titles at once. slam final at the US Open, losing to Meadows. ties in the final. “You’re gripping and you feel your opponent’s body tralian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, Winner of seven titles this season Federer. Competed in 47 straight Broke into the world top 10 and the way they’re moving,” Garcia, 37, said. “It about 2013, 2015, 2016; French Open (Australian Open, French Open, Beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga grand slams since made major for first time in 2008 by who wants it the most.” 2016; Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, to win his maiden grand slam title debut at the 2005 French reaching two ATP Tour finals Judo in the Paralympics is reserved for the visu- 2015; U.S. Open: 2011, 2015 Toronto) at the 2008 Australian Open - be- Open and winning the gold medal in ally impaired -- some with limited eyesight, others like Loss to American Donald Querrey in coming the first Serbian man to win doubles with Federer at the Garcia with virtually none. There are surprisingly few changes to the way the regular sport is played. US OPEN Wimbledon third round ended cal- one of the four majors. THIS SEASON Beijing Olympics. Contestants unable to see the boundaries may Djokovic’s nine sets and 84 games endar grand slam bid and 30 match Began 2011 by winning the Austral- Won three titles this season Beat Federer for the first time, unwittingly spill outside, so the referee has to guide completed are the fewest en route win streak at majors. ian Open, beating Briton Andy Mur- (Chennai, Dubai, Geneva) a third round victory at Monte them back. And unlike in regular judo, where the clock to a semi-final at any major in the In February became third active ray in the final, to end his three-year On a 10 match winning streak Carlo in 2009. is visible, a loud buzzer goes off at the one minute warn- Open Era that featured a 128 draw. player to reach 700 career wins wait for a second grand slam title. in finals after winning title in After beating defending ing before the bout ends. Otherwise, the combatants in Appearing in his seventh US Open joining Roger Federer and Rafa Secured the number one spot on Geneva in May champion Djokovic in quarter- their white or blue kimonos fight as skillfully and fiercely final, twice a winner in 2011 and Nadal July 4, 2011 by beating Tsonga in Looking to become the fifth finals of 2014 Australian as those with proper vision. It can be easy to forget they 2015. the Wimbledon semi-finals, then man in the Open Era to win Open, he defeats Rafael Nadal are blind at all -- until the incongruously gentle scene of With a win would become the first MAKING HIS NAME beat Nadal to clinch his first Wim- two or more grand slam single in the final to win his maiden a referee leading a black belt fighter around by the hand. man to clinch back-to-back US Born: Belgrade, May 22, 1987 bledon crown, his first title on grass. titles after turning 30. major title. Another US bronze medal winner Saturday, Dartan- Open titles since Roger Federer won Began playing tennis aged four. Began 2013 by beating Murray to Wins two rubbers as Switzer- yon Crockett, only took up judo when he left high school. four straight from 2004. become the first man in the profes- MAKING HIS NAME land win their first Davis Cup Learning a sport in which being propelled through the PLAYING CAREER sional era to win three successive Born: Lausanne on March 28, title against France in 2014. air or choked while lying on the mat are integral parts THIS SEASON In 2006, he won his first ATP tour Australian Open titles. 1985. Overcomes overwhelming fa- was not easy for a young man born blind. Became first tennis player to sur- title at Amersfoort. Beats Murray again in the French Began playing at age eight vorite Djokovic to win on the “Part of doing judo for the visually impaired is pass $100 million in prize money. In 2007, he won five titles (Ad- Open final in 2016 to win the clay- Left school at 15 to play tennis clay of Roland Garros in 2015 putting yourself in a scary, uncomfortable situation,” NOVAK Won French Open to join Rod Laver elaide, Miami, Estoril, Montreal and court major at his 12th attempt and fulltime and won the junior to seal his second grand slam said Crockett, now 25. “It’s about stepping out of your and Don Budge as the only men to Vienna) and reached his first grand complete his grand slam collection. French Open title in 2003 and title. comfort zone.” DJOKOVIC His coach, Eddie Liddie, said teaching is also a huge challenge in a sport involving scores of techniques, many of them only subtly different from each other. SPORT MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 23

Cummings completes victory in Tour of Britain

AFP “I’d to thank all my team-mates for keeping me out of trouble and the British public for supporting every day like they have. It’s been LONDON: Steve Cummings safely a great week.” navigated the final stage of the Tour Australia’s Rohan Dennis came of Britain to secure overall victory in second overall, 26 seconds off the the race in London yesterday. pace, with Dutchman Tom Dumou- Dimension Data rider Cum- lin third. mings, 35, was runner-up in 2008 Victory continues a fine year for and 2011 and became only the sec- Cummings, who claimed stage vic- ond Briton to win the race since its tories in the Tirreno-Adriatico, the 2004 rebrand after Bradley Wig- Tour of the Basque Country, the Cri- gins in 2013. terium du Dauphine and the Tour He finished in the peloton as de France. Australia’s Caleb Ewan prevailed He assumed the overall lead in a sprint finish at Piccadilly Cir- with an eight-place finish on stage cus after a 16-lap, 100 kilometres six and preserved his advantage on course. the last stage despite having lost “I’m delighted. Finally I can time the day before. smile and enjoy it,” Cummings said, Dutch rider Jasper Bovenhuis in comments published on the BBC won the sprint classification, Bel- website. gian Xandro Meurisse was the best “It’s been a tough week. It was climber and Dylan Groenewegen so close that it wasn’t done until I of the Netherlands won the points crossed the line. classification.

Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa celebrates after winning the San Marino MotoGP Grand Prix race at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit in Misano, yesterday. INSET: Pedrosa lifts his trophy. Britain’s Steve Cummings, riding for Dimension Data, celebrates on the podium in his leader’s Pedrosa shocks Rossi and yellow jersey after his overall victory in the Tour of Britain cycle race in London, Lorenzo at San Marino GP yesterday.

SAN MARINO GP RESULTS at the track had shown their support Starting from eighth for Rossi, the seven-time MotoGP MotoGP world champion who is trying to Moody escapes further on the grid, the 1. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 43min 43.524sec, 2. Valentino Rossi (ITA/ win an eighth title in motorcycling’s Spaniard claims first Yamaha) at 2.837s, 3. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 4.359, 4. Marc Mar- top category but his first since 2009. win of the season, quez (ESP/Honda) 9.569, 5. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Suuki) 15.467, 6. Andrea Although many of them spoiled punishment for tackle Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 19.676, 7. Michele Pirro (ITA/Ducati) 22.936, 8. Pol Pedrosa’s podium celebrations by Rossi finishes Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) 27.155, 9. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda LCR) chanting for Rossi as he drank spu- runner-up as Lorenzo 27.202, 10. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Aprilia) 33.968, 11. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/ mante from his boot -- the Italian AFP opinion do not meet the red card Ducati Pramac) 39.206, 12. Stefan Bradl (GER/Aprilia) 39.967. mimicking the antics of Australia’s threshold for citings,” the state- takes third spot Moto2 (all riding Kalex) Jack Miller when he won his maiden ment said. 1. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) 42:45.885, 2. Alex Rins (ESP) 2.523, 3. Takaaki Moto GP race at Assen earlier this The All Blacks have been under Nakagami (JPN) 6.199, 4. Johann Zarco (FRA) 8.942, 5. Franco Morbidelli year -- the Italian readily accepted HAMILTON: All Blacks prop Joe fire since their Test against Aus- (ITA) 10.016, 6. Thomas Luthi (SUI) 11.095, 7. Hafizh Syahrin (MAL) 13.048, defeat. Moody was yesterday issued an offi- tralia two weeks ago when there AFP 8. Jonas Folger (GER) 14.604, 9. Sandro Cortese (GER) 15.647, 10. Alex Mar- “I tried my hardest for Lorenzo cial warning for a head-high tackle were suggestions prop Owen Franks quez (ESP) 20.720. and Marquez and when I saw that on Argentina’s Guido Petti during had gouged the eyes of Wallabies Moto3 my pace would be good for the win, their Rugby Championship Test. lock Kane Douglas. 1. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 39:37.556, 2. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Honda) 0.262, 3. I was very happy,” said Rossi. The decision to take no further Franks was not cited with offi- MISANO ADRIATICO: Spain’s Dani Joan Mir (ESP/KTM) 1.416, 4. Nicolo Bulega (ITA/KTM) 1.534, 5. Jakub Korn- “But then I saw Pedrosa and I action comes at a time when rugby cials deciding there was no case to Pedrosa, on a Honda, secured an feil (CZE/Honda) 4.278, 6. Andrea Locatelli (ITA/KTM) 4.387, 7. Aaron Canet thought, ‘no way’. He was faster than authorities face growing accusa- answer. Douglas said no contact had impressive victory in the San Marino (ESP/Honda) 4.811, 8. Philipp Oettl (GER/KTM) 5.582, 9. Hiroki Ono (JPN/ me. I wanted to win here at Misano tions of leniency towards the world been made with his eyes. Moto GP yesterday after a superb Honda) 6.259, 10. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/Honda) 10.896. as it’s very special race.” champion New Zealanders. But that did not stop howls of overtaking move on Valentino Rossi Rossi’s team-mate Lorenzo Moody was penalised for the outrage led by former Irish interna- ended the Italian’s hopes at his home claimed his third world title from tackle shortly before half-time in tional Brian O’Driscoll who tweeted: track. the second of the race’s 28 laps. Rossi is second on 180 with the category last year. the Test, won by New Zealand 57-22, “It makes a mockery of citing. If Pedrosa started eighth on the Pedrosa overtook Rossi with Lorenzo on 162 and Pedrosa 145. He admitted his disappointment but South African referee Craig nothing comes of this it’s a farce.” grid, several places behind compa- seven laps to go and was unassail- “I’m very happy personally,” said at failing to challenge and is already Joubert ruled no other action was British rugby writer Stephen triot and defending world champion able as he powered his way to his Pedrosa, who collected two wins last looking ahead to the Aragon GP in required. Jones labelled the incident “unpun- Jorge Lorenzo, with Rossi in second first win of the season and 52nd of year on his way to a fourth place fin- three weeks’ time. In a statement yesterday, the ished All Black savagery” while ahead of Maverick Vinales. his career. A frustrated Rossi finished ish in the championship. “They were faster than me, but game citing commissioner said former Wallaby Matt Burke said it But the Honda rider, one of only a close second with Lorenzo in third. “Today I focused on my rhythm I can’t be happy because I expected Moody had since received an offi- ws “beyond belief” that Franks was two in the field to employ a soft front Spain’s Marc Marquez, who fin- and tried to do my race. This vic- to fight for the win,” said Lorenzo. cial warning for a dangerous tackle. not punished. tyre, produced a tactically flawless ished fourth on a Honda, retains tory is for my fans, friends, family “Now I have to wait for next time. A citing commissioner can issue “I’m actually surprised Douglas race to steadily move up to the front the lead in the world championship and team.” Thousands of the esti- I am very happy for Dani as he’s been a warning for “foul play incidents wasn’t penalised for making contact after Rossi had taken the lead from standings on 223 points. mated attendance of 100,000 fans through a very hard time.” that are very close to, but in his with Franks’ fingers,” Burke said. Rain lashes Newly-promoted Alaves stun Barca Serie A games

AFP AFP They had three shots on goal and Andres Iniesta and Suarez were scored two goals.” also called upon as the “MSN” were His wholesale changes backfired reunited for the first time in four MILAN: Torrential rain forced as Barca failed to unlock Alaves’s months, but even they couldn’t break Serie A officials to postpone the MADRID: Newly-promoted Alaves mass ranks of defence before the the Alaves resistance as the Basques Genoa vs Fiorentina Serie A fix- stunned Spanish champions Barce- break and went behind when Dey- held out for their first La Liga win in ture at half-time on Sunday. lona by winning 2-1 at the Camp Nou verson turned Kiko Femenia’s cross a decade. After an opening disrupted by on Saturday as boss Luis Enrique paid past Jasper Cillessen on his Barca “We couldn’t find the speed or the weather, poor visibility and a heavy price for starting Lionel Messi debut. precision we needed at the right poor playing conditions, Serie A and Luis Suarez on the bench. Neymar was the only one of Bar- moments,” lamented Iniesta. officials announced the match had Barca now trail Real Madrid by ca’s star “MSN” front three to start Enrique admitted responsibilty been postponed. three points at the top of the table on his first appearance of the season of the shock loss. Meanwhile, the Roma vs after Cristiano Ronaldo took just five after leading Brazil to Olympic gold “I am the one ultimately respon- Sampdoria fixture resumed with minutes to score on his return from a and should have levelled moments sible for all the bad things that a delay of over 30 minutes after two-month injury layoff in a 5-2 rout later when he failed to hit the target happen,” said the Barca boss after large sections of the pitch resem- of Osasuna at the Bernabeu. with a free header inside the area. suffering just his fifth home league bled a lake following a spectacular Enrique made seven changes The Brazilian provided the assist defeat in three seasons in charge at downpour. from their last outing – a 1-0 win at as Jeremy Mathieu headed home Bar- the Camp Nou. Sampdoria held a 2-1 lead at Athletic Bilbao two weeks ago – with ca’s equaliser from a corner a minute “Many of the changes came from the Stadio Olimpico after goals Messi recovering from a groin prob- after the break and the French the circumstances surrounding us, from Fabio Quagliarella and Luis lem and Suarez rested following his defender somehow blasted wide with but we have 22 players and we are Muriel cancelled out Mohamed exertions in World Cup qualifying the goal gaping moments later. going to use everyone this season,” Salah’s opener for the hosts. with Uruguay. Messi was summoned on the hour he said. But by then the pitch was “It wasn’t a good day from the mark, but there was another shock to “We lacked fluidity, precision sporting a thick layer of hailstones start, we weren’t precise enough,” come for the hosts when Ibai Gomez and we were fragile in defence, Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) vies for the ball and at the start of the second half said Enrique. took advantage of some awful Barca which is one of the things that nor- huge puddles were visible on the possession with Alaves’ defender Victor Laguardia during their La Liga “On the day we weren’t fluid in defending to put Alaves back in the mally makes us strong,” added the pitch. match at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on Saturday. attack, we were fragile in defence. front. Barcelona boss. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 23 Johnson breaks Pedrosa shocks clecleara for three-shot Rossi and Lorenzoo lead at BMW at San Marino GP

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Golf: Qatar to QSL season set for grand kick off host Ladies European Tour

The Croatian coach was brought tactician was rewarded with a contract QNA in at the end of the season, and is no extension last year, and will be charged Al Gharafa to face stranger to the QSL, after enjoying a with pushing the Cheetahs back into Al Ahli in opening stint with Al Shahania. The 61 year old the top four places. DOHA: Qatar will host a brand will be charged with improving the for- In the transfer market, Gharafa new Ladies European Tour tour- game on Thursday tunes of the brigadiers who finished have made a move for South Korean nament from 2016 onwards. The strongly in sixth place last season. international Kooky Han who was Qatar Ladies Open will be much The club has been relatively quiet signed from relegated Qatar Sports more than just a big golf tourna- in the transfer market electing for Club. In an exclusive interview earlier ment, empowering Qatari women The Peninsula stability over change. Despite the sta- in the summer Caixina underlined the and leaving a lasting legacy on the bility, Al Ahli is expected to announce importance of the player for his team. golf scene in the region. the signing of a foreign professional in “Han is a real box to box midfielder The full field event, which will the coming days before the start of the he is constantly involved with the game take place from November 23-26 DOHA: The new season of Qatar Stars season. and gives us plenty of pace moving at Doha Golf Club, will be the third League is set for a grand kick off with Al Ahli will be relying on the goals forward and defending. We are much Ladies European Tour event in the Al Ahli taking on Al Gharafa in the first of Congolese striker Firmin Ndombe more balanced in the heart of the mid- Middle East, joining the Omega game at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Mubele if they are to grab all three field now and Han will help us inforce Dubai Ladies Masters and recently on Thursday. points. The young attacker is set to start the patterns of play that we want here announced Fatima Bint Mubarak Both sides will be looking to grab his second season in the QSL, and will at Gharafa.” Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi. an early victory and to build solid foun- be looking to better his eight goal tally Han will have to be at his dynamic dations for the season ahead. from last term. best if the Cheetahs are to grab all three Al Ahli, Qatar’s oldest football club As for Al Gharafa, they have points away from home. Paralympics: will head into the first game of the sea- enjoyed an extended preseason under The much awaited season opener son after enjoying a good preseason head coach Pedro Caixinia in Portugal will kick off at 6.00pm at Al Ahli under new coach Luka Bonačić. and Doha. The charismatic Portuguese Stadium. Al Kuwari visits Qatari athletes in Rio Lekhwiya reveal new club logo QNA

The Peninsula RIO DE JANEIRO: The Secre- tary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Dr. Thani bin DOHA: Lekhwiya revealed a new Abdulrahman Al Kuwari vis- club badge ahead of the 2016/2017 ited the Olympic Village that season on Saturday. accommodates all the athletes The new crest will have a color participating in the Paralympic scheme of red and silver, replacing Games Rio 2016, to encourage the the previous red and gold design, Qatari athletes before the Begin- whilst the founding year of the club ning of the competitions. has also been added into the badge. He met with the Qatari Par- Speaking at the launch of the alympic mission where he was Al Ahli SC player Abdul design Lekhwiya midfielder Ali Afif briefed by the chief of the mis- said; “I think the design represents Ghafoor Abdullah (top) sion Abdulqadir Al Mutawa on the club well and I hope this new heads the ball during a QSL the ongoing preparations and badge can bring the club further clash against Al Wakrah arrangements for providing all the success in the new season.” at Al Ahli Stadium, in this necessary facilities to the athletes. The Red Knights are set to kick- January 2016 file photo. He also praised the Qatari off their QSL season with a home athletes and urged them to make match against Muaither on Sep- every effort to benefit from this Lekhwiya players and officials attend the launch of their club’s new logo design tember 17. important opportunity. Bach defends EPL: Costa scores twice but Swansea hold Chelsea decision to miss Paralympics Reuters opening ceremony

AP LONDON: Diego Costa scored twice but could not prevent Chelsea losing their 100 percent Premier League ZAGREB: International Olympic record in a controversial 2-2 draw at Committee President Thomas Bach Swansea yesterday. is quoted as saying his absence The result left Manchester City from the opening of the Paralym- two points clear of them at the top of pic Games in Rio de Janeiro has the table. nothing to do with the charges The fiery Spain striker scored in brought by Brazilian prosecutors the 17th minute as Antonio Conte’s against another high-ranking IOC team took control of the game before official. conceding twice in quick succession. Olympic Council of Ireland In the 59th minute goalkeeper President Patrick Hickey is among Thibaut Courtois gave away a pen- ten people facing charges of ticket alty by fouling Gylfi Sigurdsson after a scalping, conspiracy and ambush Swansea counter-attack and the Ice- marketing related to last month’s land international got up to convert it. Olympics. Police investigators Then Gary Cahill was dispossessed by have said they wanted to speak Leroy Fer and apparently fouled, but with Bach about email exchanges Fer was allowed to go on and score. he had with Hickey related to Ire- Nine minutes from the end Costa, land’s ticket allocation. who also received his third yellow Bach said he missed the cer- card in four games, equalised with an emony to attend the funeral in Chelsea’s Diego Costa scores their second goal against Swansea City during their English Premier League match played at Liberty Stadium yesterday. overhead scissors kick that might have Germany for former West Ger- been penalised for dangerous play. many president Walter Scheel. Chelsea should have been further unmarked two metres from goal but however, as Federico Fernandez twice Gambian winger Modou Barrow. He Booked for a foul, he could have In comments translated into ahead at the interval. ukasz Fabianski directed the ball wide. failed to clear. could hardly have envisaged such been sent off after an apparent dive, Croatian and published on the made saves from Willian, Eden Haz- Fortunately for the Londoners, Manager Francesco Guidolin a dramatic turnaround, helped as but had the last word with an acro- Croatian Olympic Committee ard and Cesar Azpilicueta, before Costa had been sharper earlier on, changed tactics from a misfiring it was by mistakes from Courtois batic effort that may have made website, Bach also said he didn’t Costa was guilty of an extraordinary guiding the ball perfectly just inside 3-5-1-1 system before halftime, and Cahill. Costa continued to be slight contact with defender Kyle want to cancel a visit to the coun- miss. As John Terry flicked on a cor- a post as Oscar laid it square to him. withdrawing the disgruntled Welsh involved in controversy right to the Naughton’s head and went in off try for the second time in just three ner the Spanish international was It was poor Swansea defending, international Neil Taylor for finish. Federico Fernandez’s face months.