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Emir meets Vietnam envoy Gaza on brink of Residents hit war as Hamas rockets hit Israel GAZA CITY: Hamas mili- tants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets at Israel yesterday, by shortage which responded with multiple air strikes in a new escalation which threatened to spiral into another a major confrontation. The Israeli military said more of schools than 40 rockets had been fired at the south within a short period. There were no immediate reports Population explosion key factor of casualties. Shortly afterwards, Israeli war- DOHA: There is a severe in the academic year 2010-11. planes hit more than 30 targets shortage of private schools in Some 22,500 of the 121,000 stu- near the southern city of Rafah in the country as they have not dents enrolled in the 182 private an area close to the Israeli border. been able to keep pace with the schools in 2012-13 were Qatari. See also page 7 exploding population. At least 35,500 were Arab and AFP While 20 new private schools over 62,500, or more than 50 per- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador Le Hong Phan at Al have come up in the country on cent, were others. There were Bahr Palace yesterday. The Emir wished the envoy well in future assignments and progress in ties between average every year since 2010-11, barely 663 students from other Qatar and Vietnam. the population has grown by more GCC states on the rolls of these than 110,000 on average a year. schools. The country had 182 private The SEC broke down the 182 Today’s schools in the 2012-13 academic private schools into different levels matches year, while the population was (kindergartens and pre-primary, ‘UAE president in more than two million (2,045,239, primary, preparatory and second- Some Qatari families BRAZIL VS GERMANY (11PM) to be exact) at the end of 2013. ary), which make up a total of 396. good health’ The population as on June Of them, a large number, or 50 DUBAI: The President of the 30 this year was over 2.15 mil- percent (198), were concentrated live in rented houses United Arab Emirates (UAE), lion, according to the Ministry in Al Rayyan alone, followed H H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed of Development Planning and by Doha, which had 144 schools DOHA: Figures show that 12.6 also have a computer, with their Al Nahayan, is in good health, Statistics. located within its boundaries. percent of Qatari families live percentage being only marginally his brother Sheikh Mohammed, The number of private schools Al Shamal, where the popu- in rented houses. lower at 91.2 percent. crown prince of Abu Dhabi, said was 123 in 2010-11, and the coun- lation has been rising, had just As for expatriate households, As for cars, 99.5 percent of yesterday, after speculation on try’s population was over 1.63 one school and Umm Salal two, 62 percent of them live in rented Qatari homes own them, while social media about his condition. million (1,707,756, to be exact) by whereas Al Dhayeen had seven. houses, while 18 percent live in the percentage for non-Qatari There has been speculation in 2011-end. Al Khor had 17 private schools, accommodation provided by their households was 91.2. recent days about the health of This means that in the past whereas Al Wakra had 27. companies, and 16 percent in gov- The above figures were part the 66-year-old president, who three years the population has There were just 92 students ernment housing. of the results of a Household underwent surgery after a stroke >>Page 9 risen by almost 338,000. enrolled in the lone private school In the case of Qatari house- Income and Expenditure Survey in January. A total of 121,000 students in Al Shamal, while the number of holds, only 4.1 percent live in gov- carried out by the Ministry from “(Sheikh Mohammed) urged all were enrolled in private schools students in Umm Salal was 306. ernment housing while 82 percent September 20, 2012 to September to be careful and to seek accuracy Ramadan Timing in 2012-13, say figures released by Student enrolment figures were live in their own houses. 19, 2013. when conveying information so the Supreme Education Council highest for Al Rayyan (67,500), fol- Figures released by the The average size of a Qatari that the use of modern technology Todays Iftar: (SEC) in its Annual Education lowed by Doha (39,000). Ministry of Development household was nine members, and social media contributes to 06:30pm Statistics Booklet for 2012-13. There were 48.52 teachers on Planning and Statistics show that while it was four in the case of everything that is for the good of Tomorrow’s According to SEC figures issued average per private school. 91.9 percent of Qatari homes have expatriate families. our society,” WAM quoted Sheikh Imsak: earlier, there were 96,000 students Continued on page 5 a personal computer. Continued on page 4 Mohammed as telling Emiratis. 03:12am enrolled in 123 private schools THE PENINSULA Most expatriate households THE PENINSULA REUTERS TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Caution urged to avoid road accidents in Ramadan

DOHA: People are urged to be according to experts. to hospital. This means that cautious while driving as the “Deaths from road injuries injuries sustained were so severe number of deaths due to road were more than double during and probably caused by high- accidents double in Ramadan Ramadan in 2013 compared to speed collisions,” said Dr Rafael compared to other months. other months; this is especially Consunji, Director, HIPP. During last Ramadan, 31 deaths the case for young men who HGH’s leadership team has were reported from injuries sus- are more likely to be involved previously expressed concerns tained on roads, including passen- in more serious accidents,” said over the high number of acci- ger, driver and pedestrian victims, Dr Hassan Al Thani, Head of dents involving young men dur- according to Hamad Injury Trauma Surgery, HGH, Level I ing Ramadan. Prevention Programme (HIPP) of Trauma Centre. The role of HGH Level I Hamad General Hospital’s (HGH) “We call on all families and Trauma Centre is not only to Trauma Surgery Section. road users to pay attention to treat victims of trauma but also to Majority of deaths have road safety during this period to learn lessons from the past, exer- occurred at the scene of the acci- help reduce accidents. cise diligence and exert efforts to dents due to serious injuries. “By ensuring that all passen- ensure that these lessons benefit Majority of fatalities were gers in a vehicle use seatbelts and our society. males, with 23 percent being chil- children are placed in designated “If we all drive within the dren under 18 and more than 70 car seats, we can considerably approved speed limits, use the percent of fatalities were younger reduce the number of unneces- seatbelt, and avoid distractions The QRC office in Bangui. than 30. sary accidents and deaths. Given such as mobile phones while Victims from GCC countries that young men form the major- driving, and impaired driving were much younger with an aver- ity of casualties experienced, we while tired or sleepy, then this age age of 20 than expats with an must educate them on the impor- Ramadan will be safer and hap- average age of 31 and comprised tance of responsible driving,” said pier for many more families. QRC opens office in Bangui over half of all fatalities. Dr Al Thani. “All residents must work Only an average of 14 to 15 HGH is aiming to increase together to make safer driv- deaths due to road accidents were awareness of the importance ing practices a habit. It is only reported in a month. of safe road practices during through partnerships that sus- to launch QR7.35m projects Deaths due to road accidents Ramadan. tained improvements in the road could be considerably reduced “More than 60 percent of safety environment can be real- DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent and NGOs. Second, healthcare is theme ‘Save Your Brothers in by wearing seatbelts and keep- deaths occurred at the scene of ised,” added Dr Consunji. (QRC) opened a resident office one of the priorities to monitor Central Africa.’ ing children on designated seats, the crash or before being taken THE PENINSULA in Bangui, capital of Central and improve health conditions of As the first Arab humanitarian African Republic, to con- patients; prevent epidemics and organisation to reach distressed duct and supervise relief pro- communicable diseases such as regions, QRC’s initiative inspired grammes in coordination with malaria, measles, and cholera; other organisations to take action Central Africa Red Cross. eliminate the deficit in medical to help IDP and communities at This follows a cooperation workers at hospitals and mobile risk of siege, displacement, and Mobile subscribers’ growth slows down agreement signed during the clinics; and open and operate intimidation weather their severe QRC mission’s assessment visit health centres in affected regions. situation. DOHA: Mobile subscribers’ growth rate in Qatar previous quarter — the largest increase since 2010. in April. The office will intervene Finally, there is the water and The programme was incorpo- eased down from previous quarter, increasing by Vodafone Qatar increased its market share to 33.8 in three areas to help the popula- sanitation scope, complementary rated into QRC’s Ramadan 1435 2.8 percent quarter-on-quarters in Q1 of 2014. percent in Q1 of 2014, the report said. tion affected by the countrywide to the IDP town. The town will AH campaign, launched under In Q4 of 2013, the growth rate was up by 3.5 per- Kuwait’s subscriber base grew following a revision violence wave until studies for be provided with clean drinking the theme ‘You Donation Is Their cent compared to Q3 of the year. in estimate after Viva Kuwait disclosed the number more projects in other areas are water and a liquid disinfection Lifeline,’ with QR7,355,000 worth Despite high penetration rate of around 192 of their subscriber base, showing a huge increase finalised. network to ensure environmental of projects, including refugee food percent, the potential for growth remains backed year-on-year. The first aspect of intervention safety and mitigate the suffering packages (QR495,000), IDP food by expected economic and population growth. The subscriber base stood at around 7.02m in Q1 is to build a town for internally of IDP. packages (QR1,080,000), primary Population growth is seen to exceed average GCC of 2014, growing 14 percent year-on-year and 5.7 displaced people (IDP) in Moyen Preparations are under way healthcare (QR3,300,000), non- growth due to foreign workforce requirement, Global percent quarter-on-quarter. Sido, 270km north of Bangui, to open a branch of the office in food items (QR570,000), family Research Institute said in its latest GCC Telecom As of Q1 of 2014, Zain still holds the majority towards the Chad borders, as a Kabo in the north, which is near tents (QR1,850,000), and family Sector Quarterly Review report. of the market although its share dropped from 28 sheltering and relief centre for the Moyen Sido town, to oversee hygiene kits (QR60,000). Ooredoo recorded an increase of 57,900 subscrib- percent to 35.6 percent. homeless IDP and a motivation implementation of projects. To support the programme, ers in Q1 of 2014 compared to 44,400 in Q4 of 2013. In Kuwait, Ooredoo increased its market share for refugees in neighbouring In March, QRC issued an send an SMS with “?” or “S” to Vodafone subscribers increased by 47,000 in Q1 of from 29.6 percent to 31.6 percent in Q1 of 2014. countries to return home. Efforts emergency appeal, followed by a 92966 to donate QR100. 2014, after the company saw a rise of 85,000 in the THE PENINSULA will be coordinated with partners six-month fundraiser under the THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

SEC announces Rising temperatures a challenge for fasting workers exam results BY FAZEENA SALEEM Muslim workers the option of DOHA: The Minister of working in the morning and Education and Higher DOHA: Rising mercury lev- evening or night shifts. Education and Secretary- els has made it challenging for But even in the morning, the General of the Supreme some blue collar workers to fast humidity is making it difficult Education Council (SEC) this Ramadan. for blue collar workers to fast H E Mohamed Abdulwaheed Construction workers, car and work. Ali Al Hammadi yesterday washers and gardeners, among “We work only in the morn- approved results of the first others, who expose more to the ings, six hours. Our work is not session of tests for secondary heat and humidity say they feel hard labour but with the heat, it’s school certificate for the aca- dehydrated and more tired than sometimes difficult for us to fast. demic year 2013-2014. on usual working days due to the “By 9am, we feel tired. Every A total of 7,528 students from weather and fasting. Some said day we fast and come to work but day schools took exams, with a they cannot stand the heat and on two days I couldn’t continue,” success rate of 85.3 percent. stress and opted not to fast. said a gardener in his morning From parallel education A few employers allow workers shift in New Salata. schools (evening education) to rest frequently or adjust work Most construction sites begin 1,020 students took tests, with for those fasting besides the ban work between 4am and 6am and a success rate of 17.3 percent. on work in open places between finish before 11.30am. The Minister also launched 11.30am and 3pm. “We start work early in the an electronic link to results — And majority of workers get morning, so workers can get back http://www.sec-nateeja.gov.qa their food from charities and to their accommodation before During a press conference, avoid cooking or taking it from the temperature is high. But if Khalid Al Harqan, Director, a ‘mess’ provided by employers. anyone feels sick or tired, we let Evaluation Institute, SEC, con- “We work eight hours a day them rest,” said a senior official of gratulated students and wished on a usual shift. It’s very dif- a construction company. Most blue collar workers who fast depend on charities for food, as it takes away the burden of cooking. them further success in their ficult when the humidity level Some workers say in hot academic and career lives. He rises, especially these days dur- weather, fasting and travelling also congratulated the schools ing fasting,” said a car washer at in non-AC buses from work sites keep all windows open and try light work. They are given a cook. We attend Iftar everyday at that achieved high levels of the underground parking slot of to their accommodations around to keep eyes closed,” said a con- 10-minute break every half an Ramadan tents. There the food is excellence. a popular shopping mall. noon make them uneasy. struction worker at a site in Old hour,” said an official at the safety rich and good. My colleagues and “We take rest between work, “We come to work by 4am and Airport area. office of a construction company. I take rice and meat for Suhour. Qatar Museum to but here only, we have no access leave by 10am, but it is around However, some employers have Most blue collar workers who We warm the food and eat and to air condition, sometimes we 11.30am when we reach our made changes to the nature of fast depend on charities for food, soon after morning prayer leave mark Garangao walk out of the parking slot but accommodation. work for those fasting. as it takes away the burden of for work. Many I know do the it’s hot outside, too.” “We feel suffocated as we get “They start work at 6am and cooking. same,” said a construction worker. DOHA: Qatar National Many employers give fasting into the bus, most of the time we finish by 11am, and we give only “Most days we feel tired to THE PENINSULA Museum, along with Qatar Museums Authority depart- ments, will celebrate the Garangao night on Friday. It will include a competition on Garangao bag design, where children will use materials to make bags and fill them with Qatar-UK ties to remain strong: Minister candies and nuts. Children and their families will also build tele- scopes to watch the moon at the Negative ‘reports over World Cup 2022 in British media will not affect cooperation’ event and throughout Ramadan. Children will also decorate a DOHA: Negative reports Africa, particularly in Sudan Simmonds. His meeting with Dr working to support Qatar’s reali- wall with verses from traditional in British media about the and Somalia, and opportunities Al Sada reviewed energy-related sation of its 2030 Vision and to Garangao songs and will later Football World Cup 2022 will for Qatar-UK partnerships on issues of common concern, partic- deliver a successful World Cup in use the wall as background for not affect relations between energy development and invest- ularly Qatar Petroleum’s ventures 2022. Cooperation between Qatar taking photographs. There will the UK and Qatar, said Mark ment in Africa. in Africa. They also discussed and the UK on Africa and energy also be Garangao puppet thea- Simmonds (pictured), Minister “I am delighted to have visited issues of mutual interest. issues is strong and Simmonds’ tre, traditional games and food for Africa and International Qatar again for excellent meet- British Ambassador Nicholas visit is an opportunity to maintain booth. Children will be given Energy at the UK’s Foreign and ings on very important issues,” Hopton said in a statement: “The those strong links and take our gifts after each activity they Commonwealth Office. said Simmonds. “Security in bilateral partnership is extremely cooperation a step further.” participate in. QNA He was in Doha to discuss the Sudan and Somalia is vital, and strong across the board. We are THE PENINSULA situation in Sudan and Somalia requires international effort to and international energy issues help support them towards a and look at opportunities for peaceful and stable future. Qatar Qatar and the UK and the UK have an important To a question whether negative role to play in Africa and on reports in the UK’s media about international energy issues and I World Cup 2022 will adversely hope my visit will strengthen co- impact bilateral relations, he said, Prime Minister and Minister of operation in these areas, and our “I do not think so. The British State for Cabinet Affairs H E growing relationship,” he added. media is separate from the British Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al He said the problem of ter- government. We do not control Mahmoud, the Minister of Energy rorism in Nigeria and Somalia the media, it is independent of and Industry H E Dr Mohamed cannot be solved just by military the government. We have a com- bin Saleh Al Sada and the Foreign intervention. “Specific military pletely free press.” Minister’s Assistant for Foreign solution by itself will not solve He was speaking to media per- Affairs H E Mohammed bin the problem. It has to be military, sons yesterday after meetings Abdullah Al Rumeihi. it has to be political, it has to be with ministers and officials. Discussions focussed on through dialogue and it also has Simmonds met the Deputy Qatar-UK cooperation on to be through development,” said

QFA hosts Iftar for Filipino Community

Officials and guests at the event.

DOHA: Celebrating Ramadan, Acting Chief Operations Officer, reach a wider segment of the Qatar Football Association QFA, welcomed the guests. community while supporting its (QFA) hosted Iftar for the The event reflected QFA’s events and activities. Filipino Community which has commitment to support local “We have a strong relationship been an important supporter communities. QFA is inspired with the Filipino community and of the association’s tourna- by the ideals and spirit of aim to reinforce it in line with ments, events and activities. Ramadan and Iftar was one QFA’s Vision 2021 to bond with The event was part of QFA’s way of expressing appreciation different communities.” objective to strengthen relations towards the community. QFA is organising Iftar this with communities that continu- Gifts were distributed to all week for Indian, Indonesian, Sri ously support it. guests at the event at Al Gassar Lankan, Nepalese, Malaysian, More than 500 people attended Resort and Singaporean, Chinese, Japanese, the event and created a sense of Al Kuwari said, “The aim of Jordanian, Lebanese, and Korean unity between the community Ramadan is to give back to the communities. and QFA, allowing everyone to community. It will also host Iftar for the connect to one another. “Through our cooperation media to thank them for excel- Philippine Ambassador with the Filipino community lent coverage of QFA’s news and Crescente R Relacion and this year we had the opportu- events. Khalid Mubarak Al Kuwari, nity to broaden our fan base and THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Kidney patients urged to take Ramadan Quiz Contest winners precautions while fasting

DOHA: Patients with kid- According to him, each kidney ney disease should take pre- disease has its dietary require- caution if they choose to ment for Ramadan. fast during Ramadan, Dr “If physicians approve fasting Hassan Al Malki, (pictured) for pre-dialysis kidney patients, Nephrology and Transplant they should maintain a diet low Senior Consultant, Hamad in protein-rich food to avoid Medical Corporation (HMC), imposing extra burden on their has advised. kidneys that could lead to renal Chronic kidney disease failure and increase urea in their (CKD), which can be categorised system,” he advised. into five stages based on severity, “On the contrary, dialysis affects about 13 percent of the patients need to increase their country’s population. protein intake, especially ani- “The category of a patient’s mal proteins, to compensate for Noufal Thadathil, (third right), Branch Head, Malabar Gold, Ali Wahba, (fourth right) Advertising Manager, The kidney disease severity can indi- the proteins lost in the dialysis Peninsula and Al Sharq, with the first week winners of the Ramadan Quiz Contest organised by The Peninsula cate if he/she will be able to fast process.” and Malabar God, at the newspaper’s office on Monday. KAMMUTTY V P or not. it is imperative that they con- “Pre-dialysis kidney patients “For instance, patients with sult their physician before they should drink two to three litres acute kidney failure should not decide to fast. of fluid per day if the volume of fast until they fully recover. Ayman Alawneh, HMC urine they pass is within the However, CKD patients have Dietitian, said kidney disease normal rate. ‘On Route 66’ expo opens different stages of nephropathy patients should consult their “Otherwise they should reduce (kidney disease), and those diag- dietitian to ensure adequate pro- their fluid intake to avoid water nosed with stage three CKD or tection against potential compli- retention that could affect the higher are advised not to fast as cations of fasting. heart and lungs,” he advised. their kidneys fail to retain nor- He said many patients tend to “Hemodialysis patients should mal rates of body fluids, mak- overlook maintaining a healthy be careful not to drink more ing them susceptible to further and balanced diet while fasting. than one litre of water/fluid daily renal dysfunction and damage,” “Kidney disease patients after Iftar to prevent water he cautioned. should not skip Sahoor to avoid retention that would otherwise Dr Al Malki stressed that weakness, bearing in mind that affect their heart and lungs. since abstention from food and they need more calories than “Peritoneal dialysis patients water for long hours can lead people in good health. can drink up to two litres of to dehydration, CKD patients “Patients should be on their water daily, depending on the should consult their physician guard not to ingest high quan- amount of fluid discarded in the to assess the severity of their tities of sodium, potassium and dialysis process,” said Alawneh. condition and the potential risks phosphorus, especially during “They should be aware of the associated with fasting. Ramadan. Sodium is abun- quantities of fluid they con- “Hemodialysis (a type of renal dantly contained in table salt, sume and reduce their intake of replacement therapy) patients and potassium in some vegeta- sweets and fatty foods as they typically undergo dialysis three bles such as tomatoes, potatoes, are more prone to cardiovascu- times per week and cannot fast okra, and green leafy vegeta- lar diseases,” he said. due to IV fluid intake during the bles as well as fruits, includ- He also advised kidney disease Officials at the event. procedure; however, they can ing bananas, oranges, mangoes, patients to avoid high tempera- fast during the rest of the week dates, apricots, peaches and can- tures when they are fasting and days,” Dr. Al Malki added. taloupe. Phosphorus is found in avoid salty foods. DOHA: Under the patronage and teaches you how to appreciate Al Thani explained stories and He also advised kidney trans- beans, carbonated drinks, nuts HMC is urging patients with of H E Sheikha Al Mayassah these cultures.” details behind each photograph plant patients not to fast as they and dairy products,” he said. kidney disease who experience bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al US Susan L Zaideh praised the and why he and Al Mohannadi must comply with prescribed He stressed that patients any difficulties while fasting to Thani, Chairperson of board exhibition and the photographers’ decided to capture those particu- medication dosages and times. who are on phosphorus lower- seek urgent professional advice of trustees of Qatar Museums, efforts in capturing the diversity lar moments with their fascinat- As many such patients are dia- ing medications should take pills or dial 999 for Ambulance and H E Sheikh Hassan bin of the US through their lens. ing photography. betic, fasting may have a nega- during and not before or after Service. Mohammed bin Ali Al Thani, About the photographs and Asked to reveal the secret tive impact on their health so meals. THE PENINSULA Vice-Chairman of the board, the idea of showcasing them in behind the remarkable pho- H E Sheikh Hamad bin Salman such a manner, she said: “They tographs, Sheikh Hamad bin Al Thani unveiled a photo exhi- (Sheikh Hamad bin Salman Al Salman Al Thani expressed his bition ‘On Route 66’ at Mathaf Thani and Rashed Al Mohannadi) deep connection with his work Arab Museum of Modern Art saw small towns and big cities and and the intricate planning for it on Friday. Americans of all ages and back- and said, “For every photo I take It showcased stunning photo- grounds and from all walks of life. it becomes second nature to think graphs taken by Sheikh Hamad “I’m pleased that Rashid and before it. Sometimes in a partic- bin Salman Al Thani and Rashed Sheikh Hamad had the oppor- ular situation, it is spontaneous Al Mohannadi during their trip tunity to take this journey, and reaction. I choose my subject, then along America’s iconic Route 66. were able to bring back such compose it and click but it takes Their eye for detail and skills stunning photographs to share me no time.” were evident from images they in Qatar. Exchanges like this go While some photographs focus captured throughout the inspir- far to develop our better under- on historic landmarks spread ing journey from the east coast standing of one another’s cultures, across Route 66, others highlight to the west coast. and build strong people-to-people everyday American life and its Sheikh Hamad bin Salman relationships between our two intricacies that inspired the pho- Al Thani said: “Route 66 is his- countries.” tographers during their journey. toric and has a lot to do with The photographs captivated The expo aims to connect the the American culture, which is a the audience with their rich col- local community with foreign melting pot of different cultures. ours and extensive assortment of geographies and cultures and So going through seven states and themes and subjects. strengthen mutual bonds. different time zones inspires you Sheikh Hamad bin Salman THE PENINSULA Finance Ministry unveils website DOHA: The Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi yesterday launched the ministry’s website. A statement issued by the ministry said the web- site contains the budget, agreements and latest economy statistics. It also features a media hub to provide latest news and laws issued, as well as the most prominent projects and upcoming events being organised by the ministry. The website will provide a range of services, includ- ing consultation services in different fields for the short-term and other services, including placing online requests for pur- chases by importers. Importers can also inquire about payment requests. QNA QR1,919 saved on monthly bills

Continued from page 1 Since electricity and water are free for citizens, a Qatari household saved as much as QR1,919 a month by not having to pay elec- tricity and water bills, the survey showed. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Greetings sent to Comoros Dukhan Project achieves milestone DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- QR1bn expressway records 25m man-hours without loss time injury gratulations to the President of Comoros, Dr Eklil Zanin, on his DOHA: The Public Works country’s Independence Day. Authority — Ashghal — and The Prime Minister and its contracting company CCC/ Interior Minister H E Sheikh Teyseer working on Dukhan Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Highway Central Expressway Al Thani sent a similar cable. Project achieved a key mile- stone of 25.0 million man hours Sudan President without loss time injury (LTI). It comes as a result of Ashghal’s arriving today comprehensive and stringent health and safety measures DOHA: President Omar included in the pre-qualification Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir of process for contractors. Sudan is arriving today on a Ashghal follows a strict proce- fraternal visit to Qatar. dure to award contracts to com- Meanwhile, in Khartoum, Al panies that assure compliance. Bashir met the Foreign Minister To comply with its health and H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al safety requirements at work Attiyah who was on a day’s visit zones, CCC/Teyseer raised the to Sudan. They reviewed ways safety bar by introducing a pro- of strengthening relations and gramme of safety and traffic man- issues of common concern. Dr Al agement, which has been effective Attiyah, in a statement with his in delivering Ashghal’s health and Nasser Ghaith Al Kuwari, Ashghal Manager, Expressway Programme, with representatives of CCC Teyseer and PMCS. Sudanese counterpart Ali Karti, safety objectives. stressed the need to take rela- It included the use of the standards of health and safety at and safety standards for workers. and compliance of the theme. consultant and WS Atkins as tions to advanced levels. first crash cushion, European- work zones to ensure a secure The programme has set health This is in addition to mandatory supervision consultant. approved and tested temporary working environment for work- and safety procedures and policies requirements for labour accom- Substantial section of this Minister leaves barriers — metal and concrete ers. It imposes health and safety for all projects to ensure commit- modations and health services. project has been opened to the — including accredited installa- measures as pre-qualification ment and compliance by con- Last June, Ashghal announced public. The project includes con- for Belarus tion, specialist road side working prerequisites for contractors. tractors to achieve zero percent achieving a similar milestone at struction of 15km of highway from safety training accredited to UK Contractors are required to incidents, injuries, environmental the Lusail Expressway project — west of Al Wajbah Interchange DOHA: The Minister of and European standard and certi- submit a clear health and safety harm, and no security breaches on 10m man hours without LTI. to east of Al Sheehaniya. It also State for Defence Affairs H E fied accordingly. plan detailing their health, safety expressway projects. Ashghal’s HSE reports on all comprises a dual carriageway Major-General Hamad bin Ali Initiatives included intensive and environment (HSE) guide- A campaign ‘Raising the safety projects are showing a consider- with four lanes in each direction, Al Attiyah yesterday left for health and safety discussions lines to be considered in the ten- bar 2014’ has been launched across able reduction in accidents. service roads and a cycle track in Belarus on an official visit. He and awareness sessions, weekly dering process. the Expressway Programme The Dukhan project is an both directions. was seen off by Chief of Staff management inspections, access Targeted communication which includes six monthly integral part of Expressway Commenced in the second Air Vice-Marshall Ghanim bin control for sub-contractors, emer- campaigns are rolled out every themes to be implemented by Programme to create one of the quarter of 2011, the QR1bn project Shaheen Al Ghanim and other gency support vehicles, site notice month across the Expressway contractors. world’s most impressive urban is expected to be complete in the officers. QNA boards and related procedures. Programme to focus on areas The supervision consultant road networks. It is managed by fourth quarter of 2016. Ashghal puts emphasis on high that promote improved health shall monitor the effectiveness KBR as programme management THE PENINSULA

Expat workers attend Iftar Al Rayyan Municipality begins inspection campaign DOHA: Within the framework of Commercial Licences and Some tools used in slaughter- of cooperation between munici- inspected slaughterhouses and houses such as cutting boards palities and the Ministry of shopping complexes in Muaither were disposed of due to their Economy and Commerce, Al North — Commercial Street invalidity, and foodstuff unfit for Rayyan Municipality launched and Umm Al Dom Street. human consumption seized and a campaign in cooperation with Many violations of labour a report was issued. The cam- the Department of Consumer hygiene and health requirements paign will continue throughout Protection and the Department were detected. Ramadan.

Two huge Iftar tents have been set up in the Industrial Area which is home to tens of thousands of low-income foreign workers. The tents have been set up by Jassim and Hammad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, and each (one in Al Attiyah Market) attracts some 2,000 Muslims and non-Muslims. ABDUL BASIT

Qatar slams Israeli raids DOHA: Qatar has con- demned Israeli raids on Gaza Strip on Sunday night, which killed and injured Palestinian peo- ple, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday. It said Qatar denounces Israel’s ongoing hostile acts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and urged the inter- national community to stop Israeli aggression against Palestinians and lift the unjust siege on the Strip. QNA Teachers averaged 68.14 in 2012-13

Continued from page 1 For Independent Schools that numbered 178 in 2012- 13, the average number of teachers in a school was 68.14. The number of students per class was on average more (25) in Independent Schools than in private schools (23). Out of 121,000 students in private schools in 2012-13, some 56,000, or less than half, were girls. A total of 96,500 stu- dents were enrolled in Independent Schools in 2012-13, and of them over 50,500 were girls, the SEC figures show. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Charity foundation Qatar calls for laws to ensure unveils ‘Ramadan girls’ right to education

GENEVA: Qatar has called stipulate free and compulsory CEDAW, there are obstacles Foundation for Education, for effective national and primary education for girls and — including poverty, negative Science and Community Goodwill Drive’ international measures to women without discrimination, stereotyping of women and lack Development — ‘Educate A remove all obstacles facing she said during a general discus- of security in some areas — to be Child’ — to provide the possi- DOHA: Nasser bin Khaled Al activities. girls’ and women’s right to sion on girls’ and women’s right removed to provide this right, bility of a good education for Thani Charitable Foundation “We thank the foundation for education. to education. She reviewed measures that millions of children around the launched the annual ‘Ramadan its support for hosting Ramadan Addressing the 58th ses- She called for the adoption can be adopted at the inter- world. Goodwill Drive’ in partnership activities, including Iftar gather- sion of the Committee on the of education policy to develop national and national level to She said about two million with Qatar Charity. ings, for the labour community. Elimination of All Forms of strategies and plans for educa- ensure compliance with the children have benefited from The initiative, the first of many We hope to extend the partnership Discrimination Against Women tion with a focus on education right of girls and women to this initiative so far, including planned by the recently launched and enhance our initiatives to serve (CEDAW), Noor Ibrahim Al for girls and women in extraor- education. a large number of girls who had organisation, reflects the founda- less privileged members of not only Sada, Second Secretary at dinary circumstances such as At the international level, been deprived of education for tion’s objectives and aspirations for our community but also across the Qatar’s Permanent Mission to wars, natural disasters and a she said initiatives and global various reasons. contribution to philanthropic and globe,” he added. the UN, proposed national leg- system to assess and monitor partnerships should be made to Ensuring girls and women’s social activities in cooperation with Ramadan activities include islations to ensure girls’ and effectiveness of measures taken. attract support for the provi- access to a good education with- other Qatari organisations. a charity banquet at Yarmouk women’s right to education In her keynote speech, she sion of the right to education in out discrimination will have It reflects the spirit of compas- Intermediate Independent School without discrimination, includ- said though girls’ and wom- developing countries suffering impact on the community and sion and generosity of the holy for Boys in Bin Omran. It will cater ing admission requirements, to en’s right to education are set exceptional circumstances. ensure a better future for them month and is in line with the foun- to over 200 observers daily during enable them to enjoy benefits of in international and regional Al Sada highlighted the ini- through the creation of oppor- dation’s commitment to offer help the holy month. education. conventions on human rights, tiative of H H Sheikha Moza tunities leading to stability and to less privileged members of our The heirs of Sheik Nasser Such legislations would as stipulated in Article 10 of bint Nasser, Chairperson, Qatar development, she said. QNA community. bin Khaled Al Thani recently The campaign will see ‘Nasser announced the launch of the foun- bin Khaled Al Thani Quran dation that deals with charity and Cannon fun Memorization Competition’ from humanitarian deeds in Qatar and July 12 to 14. It is divided into seven the world. UK minister backs categories based on participants’ It aims to compliment and assist age groups and is open to Qatari other charities for the benefit and Darfur peace and expat men and women. development of the Qatari commu- The men’s competition will be nity, the Arab diaspora and other DOHA: The Deputy held at Qatar Charity Centre for less fortunate members of our Prime Minister and Social Development in Al Rayan society. Minister of State for and the women’s competition at the It will provide assistance of phi- Cabinet Affairs H E centre in Al Rayan and Al Khor. lanthropy and public benefit activ- Ahmed bin Abdullah bin H E Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser ities, humanitarian assistance, Zaid Al Mahmoud yester- bin Khaled Al Thani, Chairman the health aid for affected people dur- day met Mark Simmonds, foundation, said, “We are pleased ing crises and natural disasters and British Minister for to present the competition that help establish hospitals and medical Africa and International reflects the spirit of Ramadan and centres where needed. Energy at Foreign and its core values — symbolising spir- It will also support the develop- Commonwealth Office, ituality and brotherhood. ment of educational centres within and his delegation. “This is the first of many activi- Islamic communities lack resources They discussed latest ties planned by the foundation, and to build schools, mosques and cen- developments in Darfur we hope it will be a good start for tres for teaching the Holy Quran. and implementation of events and activities in the future The foundation also announced the Doha Document for aimed at social and humanitarian that Al Hiba Group will work under Peace. development in Qatar. its umbrella. Al Hiba is a non-profit Simmonds stressed his “We would like thank our part- charity endorsed by Qatar Centre country’s support for the ners QC for sharing our vision and for Voluntary Activities, with rep- peace process and efforts helping us achieve our goals.” resentation from women of various for reconstruction and Saif bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO, nationalities under the guidance development in the region. QC, said: “We are pleased to partner and leadership of Sheikha Leena QNA with the foundation to organise the bint Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani. Children sit on a cannon for pictures before it is fired to announce Iftar, in the Old Airport Area. KAMMUTTY V P event for the benefit of the public The group aims to help expat in line with the auspicious month patients with cancer and other and to connect with one of the larg- chronic diseases irrespective of est demographics in our society. We their nationality or religion. will enhance this partnership as It is a self-funded group managed we evolve in our efforts to continue and run by volunteers to support Oxy Qatar honoured for CSR excellence serving people in Qatar and around social and humanitarian develop- the world. ment in Qatar for all people. To DOHA: Oxy Qatar received “The collaboration is in line with raise funds, members organise an an award for ‘Excellence in QC’s objective of preserving our annual sale and a gala dinner every Socio-Economic Contribution cultural and educational identity other year, as well as other commu- and Corporate Social and raising awareness of the teach- nity-based activities. Responsibility (CSR) ings of the Holy Quran among our The group, since its launch in May Activities’ at Qatar’s Fourth younger generation. 2008, has provided assistance and Annual Excellence in “Our centres in and outside Doha support to hundreds of residents in Sustainability Awards. host regular activities to teach Qatar, working alongside national The Minister of Energy and students, men and women learn- organisations and authorities. Industry and Managing Director ings from the Holy Quran, offer- It works closely with the centre of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr ing explanations and insights into and has received from it a ‘Best Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada and the Islamic faith along with related Achievement’ medal in April 2010. the Minister of Environment H educational, inspiring and cultural THE PENINSULA E Ahmad bin Amer Al Hemaidi presented the award to Oxy Qatar’s President and General Manager, Steve Kelly last month. The ceremony celebrated the conclusion of the annual Officials at the ceremony. Qatar Energy and Industry Sector Sustainability (QEISS) sustainable development prac- CSR at the ceremony, coinciding Finance and Legal departments Programme and the official tices and performance, which with the launch of Oxy Qatar’s to focus and integrate SR issues launch of Qatar’s 2013 Energy were assessed and evaluated for first public SR Report. throughout Oxy Qatar. and Industry Sustainability Qatar’s Energy and Industry Oxy Qatar’s 2014 achieve- It meets monthly to plan and Report. It is an industry-wide Sustainability Report. ment reflects the enhanced implement the annual Social initiative that analyses and sum- As a partner of QP for more impact of the business unit’s SR Responsibility Programme, marises sustainable develop- than 20 years, Oxy Qatar has Programme since 2010, when a including selecting initiatives ment and health, environment submitted a Social Responsibility multi-functional committee was that align with Oxy’s long-term and safety (HES) performance (SR) Report since the country’s formed to select and manage SR strategy, and assessing of participating companies in reporting initiative began in Oxy Qatar’s SR initiatives. progress of activities to ensure Qatar on an annual basis. 2010. This year is the first time The panel includes represent- high value for the company and This year, 36 companies Oxy Qatar was recognised for atives from HES, SR, Human its key stakeholders. submitted reports on their best-in-class performance in Resources, Public Relations, THE PENINSULA ibq, W Doha host Iftar for elderly patients

DOHA: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) and W Doha Hotel and Residences joined hands for the fifth con- secutive year to host Iftar for elderly patients of Al Rumeilah Hospital as part of the bank’s annual ‘Do Good Deeds’ campaign to celebrate Ramadan. Ten families were honoured by ibq for efforts and dedica- tion to providing companion- ship and care to hospitalised relatives and creating a posi- tive environment for them. Team members from ibq and W Doha Hotel and Residences at the event. Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director, ibq, said: “Providing elderly at the hospital is in providing us with the oppor- volunteer for charitable and care and support for the eld- appreciation for services they tunity to host them at this social initiatives. Activities are erly underlines the values of offered to our community event.” The campaign was planned to reach out to people our culture. throughout their lives. launched in 2009 with events from all walks of the commu- “Hosting this Iftar for the “We thank them for at which ibq staff members nity. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Bahrain ejects Hamas vows revenge, US diplomat after he met fires dozens of rockets with Shias MANAMA: Bahrain yesterday declared a senior US official per- Israeli warplanes attack 14 targets in Gaza, killing six sona non grata and asked him to leave the kingdom immediately, GAZA CITY: Hamas militants were no immediate reports of against the enclave. state news agency BNA said, in Gaza fired “dozens” of rock- casualties. “With this barrage of rockets, because he had “intervened fla- ets into southern Israel yes- Sirens sounded in several loca- Hamas has crossed the red line grantly” in the country’s inter- terday, the Islamist movement tions south of Tel Aviv, public and unfortunately, it will pay for nal affairs. said after six of its men died radio said. The rocket fire was it,” senior officials told Israel’s BNA said that the foreign min- as tensions soared around the claimed by Hamas’ armed wing, Channel 10 television. istry had declared US Assistant Palestinian enclave. the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, The rocket fire came sev- Secretary of State for Democracy, Hamas vowed revenge for what in a statement. “Al Qassam fired eral hours after Israel staged Human Rights and Labour, it said were deadliest attacks dozens of rockets on Netivot and around 16 air strikes on targets Tomasz Malinowski, persona in a surge of violence since the Ashkelon, Ashdod and Ofakim in across Gaza, following a night in non grata after he “held meet- kidnapping and killing of three response to the Zionist aggres- which warplanes had attacked ings with a particular party (Shia Israeli youths and a Palestinian sion,” a statement said. 14 targets, killing at least three groups) to the detriment of other teen. Shortly afterwards, the Israeli militants. interlocutors, thus discriminating The bombardment was con- air force hit more than 30 tar- Another five Hamas militants between one people, contraven- firmed by the Israeli army which gets near southern city of Rafah died and one was left in critical ing diplomatic norms and flouting said militants had launched “a in an area close to the Israeli bor- condition when a tunnel collapsed normal interstate relations”. few dozen rockets” within a short der which is riddled with tunnels, near the southern city of Rafah, The latest move highlights the period of time. Palestinian witnesses and security with the movement blaming it on sensitivity in relations between At least four were inter- sources said. an Israeli air strike. the strategic allies. Bahrain is a cepted over Netivot by the Iron Israel’s Channel 1 television But the Israeli army denied hit- US ally in a volatile region and Dome anti-missile system, said the attacks came after the ting the area where the tunnel has long provided a base for the while another 16 struck the security cabinet gave the mili- was, with a spokesman describing US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. But at the area around the southern city tary a green light to “toughen the it as a work accident by militants same it faces criticism over its of Beersheva, some 40km from response to Hamas.” handling explosives. record on human rights. Gaza, and which is home to The channel also showed foot- There was no immediate word Mourners carry the body of a Hamas activist during his funeral in Rafah in US State Department spokes- 200,000 people, the army said. age of dozens of tanks massing on casualties or damage in Israel the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed eight woman Jen Psaki said she had Media reports put the number of near the border with Gaza, pre- from the latest rocket attacks. Palestinians, medics said after recovering several bodies from a collapsed heard the reports but said rockets at around 40, but there paring for a possible offensive AFP tunnel in Rafah. a team of diplomats, includ- ing Malinowski, remained in Bahrain and were working with the government. “He’s in Bahrain. He remains in Three Israelis confess to killing Palestinian teen Bahrain. He’s in Bahrain today,” Psaki said at a news briefing in Washington. TEL AVIV: Three Israelis have plunged many areas into a According to an IDF spokes- and over passes. There are few not many people from his neigh- “This visit is not complete yet. accused of kidnapping and toxic and fearful divide. man, the seven Hamas members Palestinians visible in the city bourhood are going west of the He’s still on the ground and we’re burning to death a Palestinian Tensions have been running were killed when they returned to centre. On social media and in green line. “I’m not really going. I in close touch with government teenager have reportedly con- high for weeks since the Israeli a tunnel that had been attacked meetings at schools, fearful par- went today to have a look around officials.” fessed and re-enacted the mur- teenagers were kidnapped and three days ago and accidentally ents of Jewish and Palestinian but I didn’t get out of the car. I Last year, Bahraini lawmakers der for the authorities. killed in the West Bank. detonated explosives in the tun- communities have discussed how didn’t see any Palestinians but I urged the government to stop the The three are among six peo- Last week, hours after the nel. He added that two brigades to protect their children. saw Jewish radicals walking around. US ambassador in Bahrain from ple arrested for the killing of Israeli teens were buried, on the Gaza border and 1,500 On Saturday evening after “Usually we leave the door of interfering in domestic affairs and Mohammed Abu Khdeir last 16-year-old Mohammed Abu extra reserve troops had been Shabbat, in Jerusalem’s cen- the centre open here all the time meeting government opponents. week, which investigators believe Khdeir was abducted from out- put on notice of “preparedness tral Zion Square, after a small so people can access the kitchen Bahrain, which is ruled by the was carried out as a revenge kill- side his home in east Jerusalem. for escalation” but said they had peace rally, small groups of par- but the first night settlers tried Sunni al-Khalifa family, still faces ing for the death of three Israeli His charred remains were found not been ordered to mobilise for ticipants wandered off into the to come in and the police did frequent low-level unrest more teenagers. shortly afterwards in a Jerusalem an operation into Gaza. night to walk and keep watch nothing. Now ten of us stay up than three years after authorities The mother of one of those forest. His death triggered days He said several dozen rock- in Palestinian neighbourhoods during the night and stay in the quelled Shia-led protests against accused, however, denied his of violent protests in Arab areas ets launched into Israel in the against incursions by rightwing street till daylight. the Sunni-led government. involvement, telling the Ynet web- of Jerusalem and northern Israel. last 36 hours had largely been Israeli groups. “Because we have a park some A Bahraini policeman died on site: “We’re shattered and this The crisis has also come against launched by Hamas rather than Across Palestinian neigh- parents come here from other Saturday of wounds sustained thing is very difficult for us. My a background of increased ten- other factions. Amid the rising bourhoods of the city from Beit neighbourhoods, but not since in a bombing that the Interior son has nothing to do with this sion on the Gaza border, which tensions, there has been growing Hanina to the deep cut valley of the murder of Abu Khdeir.” Ministry said was a terrorist act. and he will go free. This is crazy has seen weeks of increasing anxiety among ordinary Israelis Silwan, residents have formed The fear is not only in Bahraini Shias, who make because he’s only 16.” rocket fire into Israel and Israeli and Palestinians. Roads enter- neighbourhood watch groups, Jerusalem but in wider Israel up the majority of the popula- News of the reported confes- airforce airstrikes, the latest of ing Palestinian neighbourhoods patrolling their streets and itself. Israel-Arabs have been tion, complain of political and sions came as police struggled to which killed nine Palestinians, in East Jerusalem from the West checking strangers cars. assaulted in public places, while economic marginalization, an contain five days of violent clashes including seven members of the and centre are eerily quiet after At a community centre and Jewish cars in Arab towns have accusation the government in occupied east Jerusalem and militant Islamic group Hamas, days in which many have been youth group in Silwan Jawad been attacked, individuals stoned. denies. REUTERS in Arab towns across Israel that which vowed retaliation. closed. Police stand on footbridges Siyam, the centre’s director says GUARDIAN NEWS Court frees Kuwaiti opposition leader Iraq parliament delayed KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti for 5 weeks, general killed court freed prominent opposi- tion leader Mussallam al-Barrak BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new par- yesterday after police fired tear liament postponed its next Saudi jails four gas and stun grenades to disperse session for five weeks yester- a fifth straight night of demon- day, extending the country’s for planning to strations demanding his release. political paralysis in the face Judge Ahmad Al Athari said he of a Sunni Islamist insurgency was releasing Barrak on a bail of which claimed the life of an fight in Iraq KD5,000 ($17,800), triggering army general on the northwest- DUBAI: A Saudi court yes- jubilation among supporters of ern outskirts of Baghdad. terday sentenced four peo- the former MP in the small, Citing the inability of political ple to jail terms for trying jampacked courtroom. The camps to reach “understanding to go to Iraq to join fighting public prosecutor had ordered and agreement” on nominations there and for supporting Al Barrak be detained for 10 days for the top three posts in govern- Qaeda’s operations abroad, on Wednesday on charges of ment, the office of acting speaker state news agency SPA said. insulting the supreme judi- Mehdi Al Hafidh said parliament The four, one of whom was cial council and slandering its would not meet again until August sentenced in absentia, were chairman Faisal Al Marshed 12. Putting off the work of reach- given prison sentences of in a speech at a public rally last ing consensus for five weeks is a two years to five years and month. slap in the face to efforts by Iraq’s six months. They were also “Oh Mussallam, you are the Shi’ite clergy, the United States, banned from travel for spe- Supporters of Kuwaiti opposition leader and former MP Mussallam Al Barrak take part in a demonstration just conscience of the whole nation,” the United Nations and Iran, who cific periods. Other charges before his release, in Kuwait City yesterday. shouted the crowd of support- have urged the swift formation of included “storing and possess- ers after the judge ordered his an inclusive government to hold ing prohibited computer docu- release. Barrak’s lawyer Thamer armoured vehicles, had earlier of them to make arguments. detain him for 10 days “is illegal the country together. ments and helping a number of Al Jadaei said his client would be escorted Barrak from the city’s “What I said at the public rally and is an act of oppression by the With no signs that Shia Prime people in going abroad to fight freed from the central jail within central jail to court where sup- did not constitute any insult to public prosecution.” Barrak told Minister Nouri Al Maliki will in troubled nations”, SPA said. hours. But he has to appear again porters rushed to hug him and the judicial council or its chair- the court that before moving to the abandon his bid for a third term, REUTERS in court in September to resume chanted slogans in his favour. man,” Barrak told the judge after central jail, he had been detained his Sunni, Shia and Kurdish oppo- the trial for which he faces a Around 30 lawyers registered he read the charges against him. at the central investigation depart- nents warn there is a risk that maximum of three years in jail. their names to defend Barrak, 58, Wearing a dark brown prison ment “where the treatment was Iraq will fragment along ethnic Maliki’s bid for a third term Elite special forces, backed by but the judges allowed only three uniform, he said the order to extremely bad.” AFP and sectarian lines. “Things are as prime minister appears to be moving faster than the politicians hanging in the balance. can make decisions,” a senior Shia A senior Iraqi general was member of parliament said. killed in fighting with insurgents The Islamic State, an Al Qaeda close to Baghdad yesterday, as the offshoot, and a patchwork of army fights to hold militants back Tunisia to host security meeting for Libya’s neighbours Sunni insurgents are holding ter- from the capital. ritory they seized in northern and Major General Negm Abdullah TUNIS: Tunisia said yesterday crisis unfolding at the time. The points of view on the forms of had far-reaching security impli- western Iraq, the majority of it Ali, commander of the army’s it will host a meeting of foreign new meeting, to take place in support that the neighbouring cations for its neighbours. taken last month. sixth division, responsible for ministers from the six coun- Hammamet, south of Tunis, on states can offer... (to help) launch A Tunisian diplomat and fellow Kurds, who run their own defending part of Baghdad, was tries neighbouring Libya, to July 13 and 14, is due to gather a Libyan national dialogue... and embassy staffer were freed in late autonomous region in northern killed just 16km northwest of discuss ways of helping it deal the top diplomats from Egypt, to strengthen state institutions June months after being seized Iraq, have taken advantage of the the capital. A few hours later, with political turmoil and rising Algeria, Sudan, Chad and Niger, and the democratic transition by gunmen in Tripoli. In January chaos to expand their territory. four policemen and three civil- lawlessness. the Tunisian foreign ministry said. process in Libya.” 2013, jihadists coming from Libya Maliki’s opponents blame him ians were killed when a suicide A meeting of Maghreb coun- Representatives from the Arab The lawlessness in Libya, which stormed the In Amenas desert for last month’s military defeats bomber drove a minivan packed tries on the situation in Libya had League and the African Union are has been rocked by major political gas plant in Algeria’s far south- and want him to step aside. They with explosives into a checkpoint been scheduled for early June but also expected to attend, it said in crises and violent unrest since the east, in a devastating four-day accuse him of ruling for the Shia in the mainly Shia Kadhimiya dis- it was delayed indefinitely because a statement. overthrow of longtime strongman hostage crisis that left nearly 40 majority at the expense of the trict of northern Baghdad. of the lack of “visibility” on the The leaders will “exchange Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has foreigners dead. AFP Sunni and Kurdish minorities. REUTERS TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Earthquake Britain vows kills four on Guatemala, to probe child Mexico border

GUATEMALA CITY: A strong earthquake shook the border between Guatemala abuse claims and Mexico yesterday, killing at least four people, including a newborn boy, damaging doz- Missing papers spark suspicion ens of buildings and triggering landslides. LONDON: British Prime complaints it received about child The 6.9 magnitude quake Minister David Cameron vowed abuse between 1979 and 1999, say- struck near the frontier. Much of yesterday to leave “no stone ing that they were “presumed the damage was reported in the unturned” in investigating alle- destroyed, missing or not found”. Guatemalan border region of San gations of historical child abuse In a statement to the House Marcos, where it downed power including claims of a paedophile of Commons yesterday, Home lines, cracked buildings and trig- ring involving senior politicians. Secretary Theresa May said the gered landslides which blocked His government announced a government was committed to roads. Guatemalan President Otto review of how officials, police and “maximum transparency”. Perez told a news conference the prosecutors handled accusations She ordered a fresh review of baby died when a hospital ceiling made against public figures in the how the Home Office handled collapsed on him in San Marcos, 1980s, amid claims their failure to allegations made involving sen- an area hit hard by quakes in act was part of an establishment ior public figures, to be led by the recent years. In November 2012, cover-up. head of Britain’s most prominent the region suffered a 7.4 magni- “I am absolutely determined children’s charity, NSPCC chief tude quake that killed 48 people. that we are going to get to the executive Peter Wanless. Two other people were bottom of these allegations and Details are scarce on the alleged Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze (left) with former US President George W Bush in the Oval Office reported dead in San Rafael Pie we’re going to leave no stone Westminster abuse ring although in Washington on October 5, 2001. Shevardnadze, a former Soviet foreign minister, died yesterday. de la Cuesta, also in San Marcos, unturned to find out the truth the Daily Telegraph reported that Perez said. And a woman suffered about what happened — that is police had interviewed a man who a fatal heart attack during the vital,” the prime minister said. was abused as an eight-year-old tremor, though it was still unclear After a string of scandals and had implicated a “senior whether the quake caused it, involving the abuse of children at political figure”. Tributes pour in for Shevardnadze he added. hospitals and care homes, includ- The abuse allegedly took place “With the reports we have so ing by late television star Jimmy at the Elm Guest House in south- TBILISI: Tributes poured in treaties with the United States uprising, called him “an impor- far, we can say this quake has Savile, ministers also promised west London, which is the focus from friends and foes yester- and brokered the deal that tant statesman”. caused moderate damage. It’s not a wider inquiry into how public of a broader investigation into day after the death of former brought down the Berlin Wall. “Historians will have to work light damage,” said Perez. bodies handle such cases. claims it housed parties during Georgian leader Eduard But his 10 years as leader of for long time on a more accurate Thirty-three people were hurt, There have long been rumours the 1970s and 1980s where young Shevardnadze, who helped end his native Georgia ended with a assessment of his role,” he wrote many with head injuries, and 41 of an organised ring of abusers in boys were groomed. the Cold War as the Soviet dramatic fall from grace, when on Facebook, adding that he had houses were severely damaged, Westminster, but they have taken The minister who led the Home Union’s last foreign minister. his overthrow in the 2003 Rose resisted calls to prosecute his Perez said. A further 39 houses on new significance following rev- Office at the time the Dickens Shevardnadze, who died at 86, Revolution saw thousands danc- predecessor during his own stint suffered lighter damage, and 36 elations of how Savile spent dec- dossier went missing, Lord Leon was a controversial figure praised ing and singing in the streets of in power. people in the municipality of San ades as a prolific offender without Brittan, has insisted he dealt with for his role in negotiating a blood- the capital Tbilisi. “We respect the institute of Sebastian Huehuetenango were being caught. the claims appropriately. less end to the Soviet Union’s Gorbachev described presidency and the country’s evacuated, he added. The rumours focus on a dos- He confirmed he had received a confrontation with the West, but Shevardnadze as “Georgia’s ideal image,” said Saakashvili, who is Earlier, Alejandro Maldonado, sier compiled by late lawmaker “bundle of papers containing alle- despised at home for his 10 years representative”. himself under pressure from the director of Guatemalan emer- Geoffrey Dickens in 1983, which gations of serious impropriety” at the helm of post-Soviet Georgia “You could speak to him authorities after stepping down gency authority CONRED, said at is thought to have contained and said he passed them onto the that saw him ousted in a popular directly, it was good working with last year. least three people had been killed allegations against a number of relevant ministry officials “as was uprising. him,” the former Soviet leader Georgia’s President in Guatemala due to the quake. members of parliament and other the normal and correct practice”. “Mr Shevardnadze died told Russian radio. Giorgi Margvelashvili called Across the border, emergency public figures. Brittan also confirmed he had today at noon,” his aide Marina “He was a very capable, tal- Shevardnadze “one of the most services in the southern Mexican It was passed to the Home himself been interviewed by police Davitashvili told AFP, weeping. ented man, very much predis- distinguished politicians of the state of Chiapas said via Twitter Office, or interior ministry, but over a separate “serious allega- “He was ill for a long time.” posed to working with people, 20th century” and praised his that a man died in the town of subsequently went missing. tion” that media reports said con- He won high praise on the with all strata of society.” role in “dismantling the Soviet Huixtla after a wall collapsed on Fuelling fears of a cover-up, the cerned a claim of rape, which he world stage for his time as Mikhail Shevardnadze’s nem- system” and helping the “birth of him. The quake was also felt in ministry revealed this weekend denied. Gorbachev’s chief diplomat, when esis Mikheil Saakashvili, a new Europe”. El Salvador. that it had lost 114 files relating to AFP he oversaw arms-reduction who succeeded him after the AFP REUTERS

Church must Insurgents dig in as Ukraine forces plan advance atone for DONETSK, UKRAINE: Donetsk. Pictures showed a cargo Petro Poroshenko as he seeks to Retreating pro-Russian insur- train balancing perilously over a fulful his May 25 election prom- gents dug in yesterday in highway and one of the broken ise to quickly end Ukraine’s worst abuse, says Ukraine’s sprawling industrial spans sagging under its weight. crisis since independence in 1991. hub of Donetsk after govern- The separatists’ “tactical The conflict has claimed the ment forces scored a string of retreat” began on Saturday with lives of nearly 500 people and dis- the Pope morale-boosting victories in the the fall of their symbolic bastion placed tens of thousands across bloody battle for the future of Slavyansk and continued until an economically-vital region that VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis the ex-Soviet state. government forces had reached has long viewed the more nation- told victims of abuse by Roman The eastern home of one mil- the very gates of the region’s main alistic west of Ukraine and Kiev Catholic clerics the Church lion mostly Russian speakers has metropolis. with a mixture of hostility and should “weep and make repa- been flooded with convoys car- Ukrainian National Security mistrust. ration” for crimes he said had rying hundreds of fighters and and Defence Council deputy A shelling campaign of either taken on the dimensions of a scores of anti-aircraft guns from head Mykhailo Koval said yes- Donetsk or Lugansk of the type sacrilegious cult. five smaller surrounding cities terday that soldiers now intended that pulverised parts of Slavyansk “For some time now I have felt where Ukrainian flags were flying to complete a “full blockade” of would seem unimaginable because in my heart deep pain and suffer- for the first time in three months. Donetsk and the neighbouring of both the inevitable toll and the ing,” he said in his strongest com- The rebels erected checkpoints stronghold of Lugansk — both high probability of an already- ments yet on the crimes, delivered along the main roads leading into capitals of their own “People’s fuming Kremlin responding by in the homily of a Mass with adult Donetsk while the centre of the Republics”. sending in its troops. victims yesterday. riverbank city itself saw several Koval said their containment It would also risk throwing “So much time hidden, camou- restaurants and shops shutter would be followed by “correspond- the strategic nation of some 45 flaged with a complicity that can- their doors. ing measures that will force the million into an all-out civil war not be explained until someone And two rail bridges were blown separatists, the bandits to lay on the European Union’s eastern realised that Jesus was looking.” up just north and east of the city down their arms”. frontier that would pit Russia He said he would not tolerate — adding to another link dam- His carefully-worded com- against Western powers in a abuse by clerics, which has been aged on Friday as part of a seem- ments underscored the dilemma standoff of a scale not even wit- A bridge that was blown up by pro-Russian militants near Donetsk, Ukraine, exposed in recent years in many ing campaign to help barricade facing Western-backed President nessed during the Cold War. AFP yesterday. European, American and Asian dioceses. Bishops would be held accountable if they shielded them. Critics of the church’s long fail- Kenya tension ure to act on the cases, and of the pope’s failure to meet victims ear- Boston bomber’s friend lier in his 16-month-old pontifi- cate, said he must quickly follow up with clear action to prove the Mass was not just a ceremonial denies hampering probe event. Francis delivered his hom- BOSTON: The lawyer for a man fellow Kazakh exchange student, Dias ily to six victims of abuse, two charged with obstructing the inves- Kadyrbayev, who took the laptop from each from Ireland, Britain and tigation into the Boston Marathon the room and dropped it in a dumpster. Germany, before meeting all indi- bombing denied yesterday that his cli- Kadyrbayev was scheduled to be tried on vidually at a gathering that lasted ent removed a laptop and backpack similar charges in September. nearly four hours, spending about containing fireworks from the bomb- Prosecutors contend that Tazhayakov 30 minutes with each one. ing suspect’s dorm room three days and Kadyrbayev removed items from “I ask for the grace to weep, after the deadly attack. Tsarnaev’s room at the University of the grace for the Church to weep Defence attorney Nicholas Wooldridge Massachusetts at Dartmouth at his and make reparation for her sons said in his opening statement that request after the FBI released pho- and daughters who betrayed their Azamat Tazhayakov took nothing except tos of Tsarnaev and his older brother, mission, who abused innocent a pair of headphones that belonged Tamerlan, as suspects in the bombing, persons,” he said, according to a to him from the room of Dzhokhar which killed three people and injured Vatican transcript. Tsarnaev, who is accused of carrying 264. “Dias is the one that took that bag “Before God and his people I A supporter of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rails at members of the National Youth out the April 15, 2013, blasts with his back to the apartment, not Azamat,” express my sorrow for the sins Service deployed to bolster security at Uhuru park yesterday during a Coalition for Reforms brother. Wooldridge said. “Azamat never touched and grave crimes of clerical abuse and Democracy (CORD) political party rally in Nairobi. Thousands of Kenyans chanted anti- Tazhayakov is the first of three of that bag.” committed against you. And I Tsarnaev’s friends to face trial for ham- Kadyrbayev later dropped the back- government slogans where sporadic clashes erupted with political and ethnic tensions running humbly ask forgiveness,” he said. pering the investigation of the bombing pack into a dumpster, prosecutors said. high following deadly weekend attacks. REUTERS and Wooldridge said it was his friend and REUTERS

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FTER a sustained showdown with Russia-backed separatist militia for weeks, the embattled and wobbly forces of Ukraine have something to cheer about. ABut celebrate they should mildly, as the situation has not wholly turned to their favour and the Kremlin-supported EU agenda: Keep British in, forces are still strong in the east of the country. The Ukrainian insurgency has been the worst East-West standoff since the end of the Cold War. Russia’s sphere of influence has been dwindling after the break-up of the Soviet Union and Moscow’s recent Russians out, Germans down actions have been desperate measures to keep its control on the former republics and satellite states undiminished. BY PAUL TAYLOR Merkel over Juncker, and demand- ways a beacon of economic success With ‘chocolate king’ Petro Poroshenko elected as president ing too high a price. Some continental and stable democracy, anchored in the in a vote rejected by Moscow as illegitimate, the tide seems HE first secretary-general politicians, exasperated by 40 years of bosom of Europe and NATO. to be turning in Kiev’s favour. Soon after the stately-looking of NATO, Lord Ismay, once British efforts to block a federal Europe But its growing political ascendancy said the Western defence Poroshenko was sworn in, Ukrainian troops, which were at the and secure favourable terms by hard- over the EU in the wake of the euro alliance was created “to receiving end of insurgents’ attacks, got a much-needed boost. T ball negotiating tactics, are tempted to zone crisis has stirred unease in many keep the Americans in, the Russians let the UK go in a belief that their life European capitals, ensuring that a tug- They were able to eliminate a number of Russian separatists out and the Germans down”. would be easier afterwards. of-war with Berlin over economic and and bring some cheer to the demoralised troops. The task facing the European Union Yet keeping Britain in, provided it fiscal policy is likely to escalate. About two days ago, a bolstered Ukrainian force retook the now might be described as to keep the undertakes not to obstruct closer eco- French weakness, British detach- city of Slavyansk from Russia-backed forces who had brought British in, the Russians out and the nomic and political integration of the ment, the enfeeblement of the European the city fully under their control by occupying government Germans down. euro single currency area, must surely Commission and the muscle-flexing of buildings and other strategic locations. be a priority for the EU. the German constitutional court have BRITISH IN all contributed to tilting the balance in The eastern city’s takeover by separatists had created a Prime Minister David Cameron’s RUSSIANS OUT the EU, thrusting Germany uncomfort- quirky situation with Russia-backed forces exercising de facto demand to redraw Britain’s relation- Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ably into the spotlight. control, even as officially it remained Ukrainian territory. ship with the EU and put the result to seizure and annexation of Crimea, So too have impending changes in Another rebel stronghold — a referendum in 2017 means the next cut-off of gas supplies to Ukraine and voting rules among EU states that give Kramatorsk was also snatched from few years are bound to be dogged by destabilisation of eastern Ukraine have more weight to population size, and Under Petro haggling over put Moscow’s geopolitical challenge the growing power of the European insurgents. Brussels’ powers to Europe — and reducing the EU’s Parliament, where Germans make up Poroshenko’s Yesterday, three bridges on roads and about opt- dependency on Russian gas — high on the largest contingent. stewardship, leading to the city of Donetsk were outs for London. the policy agenda. Long under-represented, Germans blown up before an expected offensive If Britain, Brussels officials fear Moscow may do have secured an unprecedented grip on Ukraine is by government forces. One railroad Long under- Europe’s third more to punish Ukraine and fellow ex- the reins of the main EU institutions that bridge presented a scary site with largest economy, Soviet republics Georgia and Moldova is raising concern in London and Paris. trying to assert represented, main financial economically for signing trade and coop- Former Merkel aide Uwe Corsepius a freight train perched atop the centre and joint eration pacts with the EU. is secretary-general of the EU Council its sovereignty dangling structure. Germans have biggest military Member states differ on how far to of ministers; Klaus Welle is secretary- amid Russian Experienced as he is, the new secured an and diplomatic go in sanctioning Russia for its behav- general of the European Parliament; leader—also a successful businessman— power, were to iour, whether to give Ukraine a long- Johannes Laitenberger, chief-of-staff hostility. has infused a momentum in the unprecedented become the first term prospect of membership and what of the outgoing Commission president, fledgling armed forces of Ukraine. country ever to incentives to offer Moscow if it changes is to be deputy head of the legal serv- grip on the reins leave the bloc, it course. ice; Martin Selmayr is leading Juncker’s Poroshenko epitomises a leader who would not only The Germans are reluctant to jeop- transition team in the Commission and has buttressed a flailing government machinery of the former of the main EU deal a severe blow ardise their energy and trade interests, is likely to be his chief-of-staff. Soviet Republic. For weeks after the fall of Viktor Yanukovych, institutions that to itself but also the French to cancel the sale of helicop- In addition, Klaus Regling heads the administration of the country was in a flux, passing from the to the EU’s global ter carriers and the British to endanger the euro zone’s financial rescue fund cronies of the befallen leader to the public, and back to insurgents is raising concern standing. London’s role as an offshore banking and Werner Hoyer, a former German in some regions. Till Poroshenko took over, Prime Minister Last month’s centre and playground for Russia’s rich. Europe minister, is chief of the European in London and confrontation While former Soviet bloc states Investment Bank. Arseniy Yatsenyuk was running the administration as part of a over the nomi- such as Poland and Estonia favour a The fact that these trained law- stop-gap arrangement and the void was for everyone to see. Paris. nation of Jean- tougher line with Moscow, others such yers and economists all hold German Russia’s attack on Poroshenko’s legitimacy notwithstanding, Claude Juncker as Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria are passports does not make them pawns he has been able to solve the leadership conundrum by strongly as European wary of putting energy supplies and busi- of Merkel. As EU civil servants, they taking up Ukraine’s cause with the West, and signing a key Commission president against adamant ness ties at risk. Preventing Russia from are loyal to a vision of a federal Europe British opposition was a foretaste of the destabilising the EU’s eastern neighbour- rather than to the Federal Republic of agreement with the European Union, much to the chagrin fraught negotiations ahead if Cameron hood is a common European interest, but Germany. But the dominance of German of Moscow. With Vladimir Putin to the east trying to do his is re-elected next year. where and how to draw red lines will be economic thinking, with an emphasis on best to destabilise the country and European leaders to the Under fierce pressure from a major challenge for the bloc. austerity and a deep-seated culture of west trying to pull it away from Russia’s sphere of influence, Eurosceptics at home, the British leader saving rather than spending or invest- Poroshenko has a tough balancing act to do. History will judge risks overplaying his hand, misreading GERMANS DOWN? ing, needs to be tempered if Europe is him as a man who took on the powerful Putin’s designs and one and alienating his main allies, as he Yes, but why the desire to keep the to avoid a lost decade of stagnation and did with German Chancellor Angela Germans down? Germany is in many high unemployment. REUTERS who was tasked with the welfare of a troubled people. The other side Quote of Myanmar’s Muslims are victims of politics the day ith its natural resources, who are cursed to live under harsh is doing here, it makes me very sad. support of the international community, large labour force and conditions. As The National reported This is only a policy to the Myanmar the opposition leader chose to turn her strategic location, yesterday, Myanmar’s Muslims strug- Muslims.” Separately, the government back on important moral arguments. WMyanmar has significant gle to rebuild their homes that have is still denying citizenship and human And now as she plans to run for presi- We trust the potential for development, especially been destroyed in the violence. In rights to its Rohingya population, a dent in the upcoming 2015 elections, now that it has emerged from 50 years Meikhtila city alone, 1,594 homes were Muslim ethnic minority living mainly in Muslims suspect that the current gov- negotiating team of military dictatorship. Yet its growth destroyed, 43 people killed and more Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. ernment is responsible for fuelling reli- is being held back by the unleashing than 10,000 people displaced, accord- In the absence of strong opposition gious hatred towards them in a bid to and are sure they of long-dormant ethnic tensions. If ing to official figures. to criticise such practices, the situa- rally the Buddhist majority to the side the government cannot contain the The government’s promised reforms tion is unlikely to change. Even the of the military-backed Union Solidarity will not allow violence and ensure an equitable have proven to be very limited, espe- popular pro-democracy leader Aung and Development Party. anyone to harm distribution of wealth, all its mineral cially in Muslim areas. Among those San Suu Kyi and her National League This cycle of violence must end in resources will not save Myanmar from who fled their homes, Mr Yusud, a for Democracy weren’t able to make order to achieve sustainable develop- the nation’s conflict. 60-year-old Muslim, told The National any difference after wining 43 of the ment. It’s time that someone speaks The military continues to wage bru- that the country’s children aren’t get- 45 available seats in the parliament. up about injustice. nuclear rights. tal campaigns against ethnic minorities ting education. “What the government After her political victory, with the The National Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Obama’s unity govt plan in Iraq is a mirage

from directly exporting their own oil and Even if the Kurds defer their claim to Kirkuk. “The Kurds are being told to lead the were more engagement” for a new government, said Bakir, in a not-so-subtle reference to enthusiastic, the Kerry. “In return for what?” Even if the Kurds were more enthu- siastic, the prospect of a unity govern- prospect of a unity ment in Baghdad would be questionable. Standing in the way is Maliki, who government in appears to have the backing of Iran as well as the Assad government in Syria. This axis of Shia hardliners appears Baghdad would set on battling the Sunni Al Qaeda forces without concessions to the Kurds or mod- be questionable. erate Sunnis. A broadly supported Shia alternative to Maliki has yet to appear. Standing in the A political fix might be possible if Iran concludes that Maliki must go. But even then, Iraqi forces are unlikely to liqui- way is Maliki, who date the Al Qaeda state, say the Kurds. “We can’t do it alone,” Hussein said flatly. appears to have the “This is a terrorist organisation. They have thousands of fighters. backing of Iran as They have got sophisticated American weapons. We are talking about rockets, artillery, tanks, even helicopters. I don’t well as the Assad think with the current Iraqi army they can liberate that area. And our (forces) government in Syria. are putting our priority on defending our area, so we can’t do it.” Hussein said it would take “collective action” by “a regional coalition” to elimi- BY JACKSON DIEHL A file photo of Shia tribal fighters raising their weapons and chanting slogans against the Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State in northwest Baghdad’s Shula neighbourhood. nate the Al Qaeda state. Then he grimly ran down the list of he Obama administration potential actors: Iran, he said, would limit has developed a bad habit the creation of a new, “inclusive” govern- bracing dose of straight talk last week. northern and Western Iraq allowed the itself to defending Baghdad and the Shia of founding its Middle East ment in Baghdad that will unite Shia, Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to the Kurds to expand their territory by about Holy places. Turkey, which chose not to strategies on wishful think- Sunni and Kurdish forces against the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Falah 40 percent, including the city of Kirkuk. intervene in Syria, would be even more ing. In the past year, it has terrorists. Mustafa Bakir, the head of the depart- They also control up to a quarter of Iraq’s reluctant to fight in Iraq. And the United Tsupposed that Syrian President Bashar Like the administration’s previous ment of foreign relations, had two basic oil production. Kurdistan now has a 1,035 States? “This government is not going to Al Assad would peacefully agree to cede schemes, the unity government plan has points to make: A new Iraqi government, kilometre border with the Islamic State, send troops.” power at a Geneva peace conference, that the advantage of basing itself on preexist- if at all possible, will have to exclude the entity established by Al Qaeda — and If the Kurds are right, the Middle the Egyptian generals who carried out ing doctrine and of requiring little action Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki while only 15 kilometres of border with what East will be coping with an aggressive a military coup would lead the country from the United States other than diplo- drastically revising the balance of power remains of Iraq. Al Qaeda state in its midst for the fore- back to democracy and that Israelis and matic jaw-boning. between Baghdad and the regions; and Pressed by Secretary of State John seeable future. Kurdistan will consolidate Palestinians were ready and willing to Yet as before, US allies in the even if that succeeds, the defeat of Al Kerry, the Kurds agreed to negotiate its position as a de facto, if not de jure, reach a final peace settlement in a mat- region are warning that the policy Qaeda will require more than Iraqi forces. on a new central government. But they independent state. ter of months. has little chance of succeeding — and “We have got a new reality,” said insisted they also will go forward with a And the Obama administration’s strat- Now the administration has a new is merely delaying a more realistic Hussein. “We have got three states in one referendum on “self-determination for egy of re-creating a unified Iraq under a hope: that the frighteningly extreme response. Judging from what they in Iraq. We have a new state between us Kurdistan.” strong central government will, like its and war-hungry Al Qaeda state that has said in a visit to The Washington Post, in Kurdistan and Baghdad. So we cannot They have no intention of returning previous Middle East schemes, prove a established itself in western Iraq and two senior Kurdish leaders gave the go back to the past.” to a status in which they depend on the mirage. eastern Syria can be tackled through White House and State Department a The collapse of the Iraqi Army in central government for revenue, refrain WP-BLOOMBERG Not even Labour voters like Ed Miliband Fear, not ambition, is what Book” Lib Dems who were closer fuels Moscow in Ukraine Over half of to the Conservatives and Lib Dems who were on the centre-left, BY MARY DEJEVSKY offering the latter a role in helping Labour voters Labour’s policy review. he contest for eastern Ukraine may not be over, but when All of this points to the conclu- Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, described the recap- who prioritise sion that on issues at the centre ture of Sloviansk at the weekend as of “huge symbolic impor- of British politics, the Labour Ttance”, he was not exaggerating. Other towns and cities leader is struggling to inspire a remain in rebel hands, including the million-strong conurbation of immigration convincing majority of his own Donetsk, but Sloviansk was the rebels’ military headquarters. The followers. hoisting of Ukraine’s flag over the city hall marks a decisive advance feel negatively There is also some evidence to for the government in Kiev. suggest that Miliband might also Which should raise a question: where are the Russians? If President or indifferent be contributing to Labour’s vul- Vladimir Putin was so intent on re-establishing Moscow’s influence nerability to Ukip; 62 percent of over Ukraine, if he was so determined to preserve Russia’s fraternal ties Labour voters who switched to with these fellow Slavs, if his ultimate objective was the reconstitution towards the Ukip in 2014 elections dislike or of empire, then why has he not rushed to the aid of those fighting, and feel indifferent toward Miliband, dying, in Donetsk and Sloviansk? Labour leader. compared with a far lower 45 Why have we heard nothing from Nato about Russian troops threat- UK Labour leader Ed Miliband percent of Conservative defec- eningly close to Ukraine’s eastern border? Why no satellite pictures on BY MATTHEW GOODWIN tors who feel the same way about our news bulletins of “clearly” Russian tanks rolling into east Ukrainian & CAITLIN MILAZZO Cameron. towns? Why no warnings recently from Washington or London about a specific set of social and cul- news is that most Labour voters While more Conservatives are the dire consequences, should Moscow follow its annexation of Crimea tural issues that are central to who prioritise the economy — switching to Ukip, this suggests by occupying eastern Ukraine? t is no secret that Ed Miliband the minds of many voters, and some 62 percent — like Miliband. that in relative terms Cameron Could this just be because the Russian aggression forecast so confi- has a problem. While the which have already fuelled the But given all the talk about might actually have an easier time dently in much of the western world is not actually happening? And if latest polls suggest that his rise of Ukip in Labour as well as responsible capitalism, the cost than Miliband in winning some of not, why not? There is an obvious answer to this, and a less obvious one. Iparty remains on course to Conservative areas. of living and tackling things such them back. The obvious answer is that western sanctions against named Russian return to power, they also reveal On the key issues for Ukip — as energy prices, this still feels far During the Labour leadership individuals, combined with market jitters about doing business with that one of its major obstacles to immigration, Europe and the from convincing. campaign, he described himself Russia, have had their effect. achieving a wider breakthrough is economy/government — Miliband It lags well behind the 73 per- as a socialist, and has spoken out As recently as September 2013, Putin was insisting that he had no Miliband himself. Voters are just really does have a problem. cent of Conservatives who pri- against some of the actions of the problem with Ukraine’s status as an independent, sovereign country, or not warming to Ed. Over half of Labour voters oritise the economy and who like Blair government, including criti- even with its eventual membership of the EU. Then in February, Russia This dilemma has been summa- who prioritise immigration feel Cameron. cising its record on civil liberties appeared to accept the agreement mediated by EU foreign ministers rised by the pollster Peter Kellner, negatively or indifferent toward And it masks a sizeable 38 and stating that he would not have in Kiev, according to which the power of Ukraine’s then president, who noted that while a majority of Miliband. Compare this to David percent of Labour voters who backed the Iraq War. Viktor Yanukovych, would be curtailed and elections brought forward. voters support some of Miliband’s Cameron; while he has continually prioritise the economy while In April 2013, Miliband pledged That deal, however, broke down — for reasons hotly disputed by policies — from renationalising failed to achieve his own goal of disliking or feeling indifferent ahead of the upcoming county all sides. The western consensus is that Putin seized his chance and the railways to curbing the power reducing net migration, only one toward Miliband. Put another elections that Labour would grabbed Crimea as the start of a lunge for all Ukraine, and even of landlords — the Labour leader in three Conservatives who pri- way, more than one in three change planning laws to give local Transnistria and the Baltic states, too. But there is another possible is failing to convert enthusiasm oritise this issue feel negatively or economy-minded Labour voters authorities greater authority to explanation: that the combination of Yanukovych’s sudden flight, the for his ideas into loyalty to him. indifferent towards him. do not see a reason to like Ed decide what shops can open in prospect of chaos spreading across Ukraine, and fears that the west We can build on this picture by It is a similar story on Europe, Miliband. For Cameron the ratio their high streets. could exploit the situation to fast-track Ukraine into the western bloc taking a look at the latest British an issue Ukip is merging with is nearer one in four. Around 80 percent of caused a degree of panic in Moscow that dictated what happened next. Election Study. At first glance, immigration. Over two-thirds Only on social welfare issues Conservative voters who are Fear is a far stronger motivator for action than nostalgia. And the story that it tells is a famil- of Labour voters who think that — such as pensions, housing, and already planning to return to the Moscow’s greatest fear at that point would have been the loss of its iar and bleak one for the left: the European integration has gone spending on social services — fold in 2015 like Cameron, but only naval base and single warm-water port in Crimea. percentage of Labour’s own vot- “too far” readily say they dislike does Miliband have a very slight 61 percent of the Labour voters Shortly after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Obama said ers who openly say they dislike Miliband. advantage over Cameron in terms who say they are thinking of com- that it reflected weakness and not strength. That was soon forgot- Miliband (26 percent) is six points Sure, there will always be fewer of how much he is liked by his ing back like Miliband. ten in the flurry of assertions that Russia had readied 80,000 troops higher than the equivalent among voters on the left than on the right own supporters. Yet even among The consultant Peter Drucker to invade eastern Ukraine, some of them transferred from Crimea. Conservatives (20 percent). who are animated by these issues. Labour voters only seven percent once said that effective leader- But if weakness and fear, rather than strength and expansionism, lay But even more worrying for But it should be remembered that prioritise social welfare issues, far ship is not about being liked or behind Putin’s actions, then the prime purpose of those troops was not Labour is that its leader is also these issues that overlap with con- less than the percentage of Labour personal attributes; it is about offensive, but defensive. The intention, then, was not to seize a chunk failing to inspire his most loyal cerns over national identity also voters who prioritise immigration. results. That might be so in of Ukraine or even – as a more sophisticated argument suggests – to voters. Of those who turned out look set to guide British politics In the 2011 Alternative Vote business, but in political science make it ungovernable, but to bolster Russia’s own security and prevent for Labour in both 2010 and 2014, over the coming years. referendum, Miliband refused to we know from years of research lawlessness crossing the border. just 61 percent like Miliband. The Immigration, for example, is share a platform with Clegg, stat- that party leaders are profoundly Russia’s prickly responses are often explained by a centuries-old fear equivalent figure among loyal pushing ahead as the number one ing that he had become “too toxic” important to voters’ decisions of encirclement. Through the cold war and since, that fear has been Conservatives is 73 percent. issue in Britain. a brand, and that he would harm about how to vote. projected on to Nato — still seen in Moscow — however unrealistic it That a leader of the opposi- So whether seen in terms of the “Yes to AV” campaign. For Labour to achieve its may seem to its cash-strapped members — as mighty, malevolent and tion is struggling to rally whole- Labour voters or more broadly, Since becoming Labour leader, desired result and make a con- terrifyingly efficient. If fear, rather than opportunism or strength, sale support among his own it simply does not look good for Miliband has made speeches vincing breakthrough, Miliband drove Putin’s grab for Crimea, no amount of sanctions or belligerent base should already ring alarm Miliband. aimed at winning over disaffected must ultimately overcome his own talk from the west will improve things. They risk making Russia’s bells; but Miliband is also fail- In fact, Miliband is struggling Liberal Democrats, identifying a weakness. insecurities — and its unpredictability — worse. ing to impress Labour voters on among his own base. The good difference between the “Orange THE GUARDIAN THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Bishops okay Sri Lanka to charge asylum seekers marijuana for Australian court temporarily blocks handing over of 153 people on another intercepted boat terminally ill MANILA: Senior church GALLE: Sri Lankan authori- police spokesman Ajith Rohana leaders in the conservative ties plan to charge a group of 41 said. Philippines said yesterday they asylum seekers with attempt- Correcting an earlier report, he supported the use of marijuana ing to leave the country illegally said there were 28 men, includ- to ease the pain of the termi- after they were returned by ing four from the minority eth- nally ill, but not for recreational Australia following a controver- nic Tamil community, four women reasons. sial mid-sea transfer. and nine children. The leaders outlined their Australia’s High Court yes- “In respect of the children, we stance after a bill was filed in the terday temporarily blocked the will take them also before the legislature which would legalise government from handing to Sri magistrate, but we won’t press the medical use of marijuana. Lanka another group of 153 asy- charges and we won’t object to Tough laws at present call for lum seekers intercepted at sea, their being released,” he added. life imprisonment for possession amid growing international objec- Leaving the country illegally of just 500 grammes of the drug. tions to the country’s tough immi- is a criminal offence punishable The head of the Catholic gration policies. with up to two years in jail. Bishops Conference of the The injunction runs until an “As soon as they were taken off Philippines, Archbishop Socrates emergency court hearing this the Samudra (Sri Lankan navy Villegas, said the church was still afternoon. boat), the men were driven under firm in opposing its use for rec- Lawyer George Newhouse of high security to Boossa,” a local reational purposes. law firm Shine, who represents police official said, referring to the “We are not promoting the use 48 of the 153 people aboard the jail, which has earned notoriety of marijuana. We are only refer- second boat, won the injunction for alleged torture from the early ring to terminally-ill patients who in a special hearing late yesterday. 1980s. are in severe pain,” he told a press The asylum seekers were “enti- The Sri Lankan navy gave a dif- conference. “The best solution is tled to have their claims for pro- ferent location for the transfer of to give it to those to manage their tection processed in accordance the men from a boat belonging to pain as they approach the end of with Australian law,” Newhouse the Australian Border Protection their lives.” said. Command which had intercepted Villegas said such use of mari- Refugee advocates claim their vessel. juana would fall under church the asylum-seekers have been Australian Immigration rules and may even be approved deprived of the ability to have Minister Scott Morrison in a by government without passing their claims for refugee status statement said the transfer took a law. properly assessed, with their place “just outside the port of Marijuana use, usually for med- screening reportedly being car- Batticaloa,” but there is no port A woman holds a placard at a rally protesting Australia’s treatment of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, in Sydney. ical purposes, has been legalised ried out at sea via video link. in Batticaloa, which is 300 kilo- in many communities and even in The 41-strong group was metres east of Colombo by road. some countries but remains illegal brought ashore at the southern Sri Lanka’s navy spokesman that the 41 people sent back Sri Lankan, may have had a case to return the 41. The UNHCR in the Philippines. port of Galle, 115 kilometres south Kosala Warnakulasooriya said were “subjected to an enhanced for asylum but he opted to return said it did not have enough infor- Despite his more liberal stance of the capital, and taken to the the 41 were taken into custody screening process... to ensure voluntarily with the rest of the mation about how they were on issues such as homosexuality, notorious high-security Boossa in “deep waters off the south- compliance by Australia with passengers, Morrison added. screened to determine whether Pope Francis in June spoke out prison yesterday. eastern coast of Sri Lanka,” our international obligations In a statement, the UN refu- the process was in accordance strongly against legalisation of “They will be brought before but gave no further details. under relevant conventions”. gee agency UNHCR said it was with international law. drugs including marijuana for the Galle magistrate on Tuesday,” Morrison said earlier Monday Only one person, a Sinhalese “deeply concerned” by the decision AGENCIES recreational use. AFP Merkel in China N Korea to send Hanoi chopper crash cheerleaders to games in South kills 16, injures five SEOUL: North Korea said yesterday it would send a cheer- HANOI: Sixteen people were “The aircraft was flying low, it leading squad to the coming killed and five injured when a hit the ground and exploded at Asian Games in South Korea, Vietnamese military helicopter the same time,” she said, adding as it issued a fresh call for crashed in the capital Hanoi it had looked like the helicopter improved ties with South Korea early yesterday during a train- was struggling to stay airborne following a series of missile ing exercise, a top military offi- before it crash-landed. tests. cial said. “It seemed like the pilot wanted A government statement car- “The plane was carrying 21 to divert the plane from hitting ried by the North’s official KCNA people and it crashed during a the local market and houses, so news agency said the despatch of parachute training exercise, kill- it ran into that field,” she said, the cheering delegation for the ing 16 and injuring five others,” gesturing towards the cordoned- September 19-October 4 Asiad in Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, off crash site. Incheon would “help melt frozen army deputy commander, said. “I heard someone shouting for North-South relations.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) gestures as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd left) looks on while they The dead and injured were all help... There was another explo- The North has sent such squads talk to Chinese and German high school students on an education and language exchange programme during military personnel, he added. No sion and a lot of black smoke. to the South before, most recently a visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing yesterday. civilians in the area were hurt. Local residents rushed to help.” for the 2005 Asian Athletics State-run media said 16 of the Police and firefighters cor- Championships in Incheon, when 21 on-board were soldiers under- doned off the area, according to one of the cheerleaders was Ri going parachute training, along- a reporter at the scene. Sol-Ju. Ri would later become side two trainers and three crew The official Thanh Nien news- the wife of North Korean leader Impeachment move against Aquino members. paper reported the helicopter Kim Jong-Un. “According to our preliminary smashed through the fence of The South’s Unification investigation, the accident was one local property before burst- Ministry said preparations would PHILIPPINES: A former also questioned Aquino’s discre- Congress are required to impeach due to technical problems. The ing into flames. be made to host the North Korean Philippine congressman yes- tionary fund action before the top a president, and the votes of weather was good and I can say Scores of residents gath- athletes and the cheering squad. terday filed an impeachment court, said. two-thirds of the 24 senators are that there was no act of sabotage,” ered near the local hospital and North Korea announced in complaint against President “It has been filed to the needed to remove him from office. he added. morgue. May that it had decided to send Benigno Aquino for bribery and records office of the House of But Aquino appears to be The Russian-made Mi-171 Some locals had joined early a team to the Incheon Asiad, violating the constitution, but Representatives until the resump- immune from any impeach- chopper came down in the early rescue efforts but declined to despite inter-Korean tensions analysts said the popular leader tion of Congress,” he said. ment proceedings, after winning morning in the Thach That dis- comment, saying they did not over joint South Korea-US mili- could defeat the motion, thanks The complaint will wait until unprecedented control of both trict, a sparsely-populated rural want to offend the authorities. tary exercises. to his grip on the legislature. Congress reopens for its second houses following mid-term elec- suburb in the west of the city, a At the local morgue, which Pyongyang boycotted the 1988 It is the first time that Aquino, regular session on July 28, when tions in 2013. military source said on condition had been blocked off by police Olympics in Seoul but sent ath- whose popularity rating in the a sitting member of Congress will “This is always a numbers of anonymity. and military officials, at least letes and cheerleaders to the 2002 past four years has stayed above endorse it, he added. game,” Ramon Casiple, execu- It appeared to run into difficul- five ambulances were heading to Asian Games in South Korea’s 40 percent, could face impeach- Edwin Lacierda, the president’s tive director of the independ- ties before crashing and bursting Hanoi with military escorts car- southern port city of Busan. ment for distributing his dis- spokesman, dismissed the com- ent Institute for Political and into flames, an eyewitness said. rying the remains of the victims. Yesterday’s statement also urged cretionary funds to lawmakers, plaint, saying Syjuco was known for Electoral Reforms (IPER), said. “I heard an aircraft making The injured have been trans- a lowering of inter-Korean mili- an act the Supreme Court has filing cases against the administra- “I think the objective is not a strange noise... I ran outside ferred to the National Burns tary tensions, saying it was time declared illegal. “The complaint tion. “It’s beyond us to comment,” really to remove the president and the aircraft exploded. There Hospital. to end “reckless hostility and con- is based on three grounds, namely, he said. “What they do is their but bring down his popularity, was a huge blaze then a plume “All five of the patients are frontation” and calling on Seoul to bribery, betrayal of public trust business, we will not comment.” then everything follows. Aquino of smoke,” said one middle-aged suffering from very serious body scrap its annual joint drills with the and culpable violation of the con- The votes of about 96 of the 290 is facing a serious threat for the local resident, speaking on condi- burns... and are in intensive care,” United States. AFP stitution,” Augusto Syjuco, who members of the lower house of first time.” REUTERS tion of anonymity. one doctor said. AFP Drill for polls Japan issues highest alert over super typhoon TOKYO: Japan’s weather ordered to evacuate. Okinawan island at 1200 GMT and mainland Japan by tomorrow, agency issued its highest alert as “We advised all 55,000 people was moving north northwest at 25 a weather agency official said super typhoon Neoguri barreled in Miyako at 10 pm to evacuate kilometres per hour. yesterday. towards the southern Okinawa to facilities such as community Miyako, in the centre of the The meteorological agency fore- island chain yesterday, with centres and municipal buildings,” archipelago, was in the expected cast Neoguri — whose name means 55,000 people urged to evacuate Miyako disaster official Katsuhiro path of the massive storm. “racoon” in Korean — would dump as officials warned of one of the Koja said by telephone. “Record-level violent winds up to 80 millimetres of rain an worst storms in decades. The biggest US Air Force base and high waves are posing a seri- hour on Okinawa as it pounds the The top-level warning means a in the Pacific, located on Okinawa’s ous danger to the Miyako island archipelago. threat to life, as well as the risk of main island, evacuated some of its region,” Satoshi Ebihara, the The storm was expected to be massive damage from torrential aircraft as officers stressed that weather agency’s chief forecaster, downgraded by the time it hit the rains and gusts of up to 270 kilo- Neoguri may be deadly. told an evening news conference. mainland. metres per hour. Waves could reach as high as 14 “People are advised to refrain However, the Kyushu region — The Japan Meteorological metres, a weather agency official from going outdoors... evacuate next to the main island of Honshu Agency issued the alert for said in a warning that was likely to if necessary before violent winds where major cities including Tokyo Indonesian anti-terrorism police officers participate in a security drill yes- Okinawa’s main island, home to revive memories of Japan’s quake- occur and take appropriate action and Osaka are located — was terday in Medan, North Sumatra province, in preparation for the Indonesian around 1.2 million people, as well tsunami disaster in 2011. to protect themselves,” he said. already seeing heavy rain and presidential elections tomorrow. as the outlying Miyako islands, The typhoon was some 500 The massive gusts and tor- officials warned of possible floods. where all 55,000 residents were kilometres south of the main rential rains will possibly reach AFP TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Identity verification Kabul to cut power transit fee ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan US cents per unit as transit fee directed to follow up and tech- has hinted that it may reduce for the delivery of Central Asian nical teams are expected to meet the transit fee it wants to levy electricity to Pakistan, a demand soon. But a final decision would on electricity imported from considered “unreasonable and be announced only after the new Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan unrealistic” by Islamabad. Afghan president takes office in through the proposed Pakistan had offered to a few weeks. 1000-megawatt Central Asia- pay 0.56 US cents per unit to This move comes as Pakistan South Asia (CASA-1000) trans- Afghanistan, according to World and Tajikistan agreed on a sale mission line project. Bank estimates. purchase rate of 5.1 cents per unit This has raised hopes in But in the interests of mov- under the CASA-1000 project Islamabad, where policymakers ing the project along, Finance during a recent visit there by were concerned by recent offers Minister Ishaq Dar is reported Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. made by Moscow to its former to have conveyed: “As a goodwill Buying electricity from Central central Asian states to buy out all gesture towards a friendly neigh- Asia suits Pakistan because it can surplus energy because Kabul’s bour, we can go up to 0.99 cents feed Pakistan’ struggling power exorbitant demands for transit per unit but will not cross one grid during the summer months fees were becoming an irritant cent per unit,” an official privy to when demand is highest. for Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the communication said. Originally, Tajikistan had also despite all possible support by The official said Afghanistan’s sought 3.5 cents per unit, but the United States and the World response was very encouraging as then increased the asking rate Bank. it signalled willingness on its part to seven cents per unit. Finally, A senior government official to move things forward. the deal was closed at 5.1 cents said that in a couple of recent The Afghan side, he said, was per unit. interactions with Finance appreciative of Pakistan’s over- Peace in Afghanistan continues Minister Ishaq Dar, both the tures, including Pak-Afghan to remain a major challenge to Afghan ambassador in Islamabad transit trade, and admitted the project because a major part and the Afghan finance minister that it was time for Kabul to of the transmission line has to gave clear indications that Kabul reciprocate. pass through troubled parts of was ready to show flexibility. Energy and economic affairs Afghanistan. Internally displaced Pakistani civilians fleeing a military operation against Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Kabul had been demanding 2.5 officials from both sides were INTERNEWS tribal agency verify their identities at a government registration centre in Peshawar yesterday. Initial results show Ghani in the lead Abdullah rejects outcome as ‘coup against the will of the people’; final result expected on July 24

KABUL: Former World Bank The next president will lead “The preliminary result in no saying: “We worked hard and saw The US State Department underlined their strength with a economist Ashraf Ghani won Afghanistan at a pivotal time as way means the announcement of the result, but we don’t want to said after yesterday’s result that major offensive in the southern Afghanistan’s presidential elec- US-led troops end their 13-year the winner of the election,” he said. prejudge the final results.” it expected at least three million province of Helmand. tion, according to preliminary war against Taliban insurgents, “A change in the result is possible.” Ghani supporters celebrated in votes to be checked from 7,000 The insurgents, who see the results yesterday, but his poll and the fragile economy struggles Last-minute talks delayed the Kabul by banging drums and firing stations. election as a US plot to control rival Abdullah Abdullah rejected with declining international aid. results by nearly five hours yester- guns in the air, while small groups “Serious allegations of fraud Kabul, threatened to target vot- the outcome as “a coup against “We cannot deny fraud day, as the two campaigns tried to of Abdullah supporters drove cars have been raised and have yet ers, and violence spiked on both the will of the people”. and violations in the process,” thrash out a deal over a proposed around the city in protest. to be adequately investigated,” polling days. Fraud allegations immediately Independent Election Commission fraud probe that could yet derail Negotiations over the fraud the US statement said, describ- Any power struggle in sparked a dispute and stoked con- head Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani told Afghanistan’s first democratic investigation have centred on how ing the result as “not final or Afghanistan would undermine cerns of instability after the fig- reporters. transfer of power. many of the total 23,000 polling authoritative.” claims that the US-led military ures showed Ghani collected 56.4 “In some cases some security “The announcement of results stations will be put through an Afghanistan’s international and civilian mission helped to percent of the run-off vote against forces were involved, in other was a coup against the will of the audit to sort out clean votes. backers have lobbied hard to try to establish a functioning state. ex-foreign minister Abdullah’s cases senior government officials people,” Mujib Rahman Rahimi, Ghani, an academic who ensure a smooth election process, Ghani attracts much of his 43.5 percent. like governors or lower-level offi- a spokesman for Abdullah, said. spent 24 years living outside but the contested outcome realised support from the Pashtun tribes Turnout on June 14 was more cials were involved.” “We don’t recognise the result Afghanistan before 2001, has their worst fears and risks setting of the south and east, while than eight million out of an esti- Nuristani emphasised that the and we have cut off all contact agreed to an audit of 7,000 sus- back gains made since the fall of Abdullah’s loyalists are Tajiks and mated electorate of 13.5 million, results would now be subject to with the IEC and Ghani’s team.” pect polling stations, his team said. the Taliban in 2001. other northern Afghan groups — far higher than expected, and a auditing and adjudication of com- In contrast, Ghani welcomed Abdullah’s campaign has The deadlock has already tipped echoing the ethnic divisions of the figure likely to fuel fierce argu- plaints, before the official result is the announcement, with cam- demanded 11,000 stations are Afghan politics into a crisis at the bloody 1992-1996 civil war. ments about fraud from both sides. released on July 24. paign spokeswoman Azita Rafat re-examined. same time that the Taliban have AFP

Suhour in Pakistan Illegal shops Watchdog seeks support demolished for displaced journalists in Peshawar PESHAWAR: Freedom for the nearly half a million inter- PESHAWAR: In a major anti- Network (FN), a national media nally displaced persons who had encroachment drive, the dis- and development sector watch- to leave North Waziristan Agency trict administration and the dog, yesterday appealed to the to avoid casualties. No such relief Irrigation Department, with the federal and provincial govern- has been announced for the support of the police, demolished ments and military authorities journalists. over 1,000 shops, kiosks, shacks to extend all possible assist- The FN said all journalists — and other illegal structures in ance and help to over 30 jour- 32 registered members of North the Afghan refugees-dominated nalists from North Waziristan Waziristan Agency chapter of Board Bazaar yesterday. who have been displaced from Tribal Union of Journalists — Stiff resistance by the traders their homes in the Federally left the tribal agency along the and shopkeepers proved futile Administered Tribal Areas border with Afghanistan after before the well-equipped and (Fata) in the wake of the mili- authorities ‘advised’ them to leave heavily-guarded authorities, who tary operation against local and as their security “is not guaran- used heavy machinery to demolish foreign militants. teed” following the operation the encroachments. “We are worried for the safety announced by the Inter-Services It was part of the government’s and well being of these journal- Public Relations. drive to beautify the provincial ists and call upon the civilian and “Both the civilian and military metropolis and a green belt would military authorities to help miti- authorities should announce relief be established on the site. The gate the sufferings of these tribal packages for families of these Irrigation Department officials, journalists,” FN said. journalists who are still working on the other hand, said that the The federal government has in Bannu district,” the FN added. constructions were removed for announced special relief packages INTERNEWS re-designing of the canal passing under the shops and shacks. Men eat Suhour, the pre-dawn meal during the holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore yesterday. The authorities have already made several attempts during the last several years to demolish the shops, which are rebuilt after each drive. Fires have also broken PML-N picks lawmakers for federal cabinet expansion out in the bazaar and gutted most of the shops, only for them to be LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan in the federal cabinet. Four MNAs, PML-N youth delegation that further strengthening Bakhtiar’s remade later. Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- Marvi Memon, Muhammad Junaid recently visited China. political clout in the region. N) has picked out some six to Anwaar Chaudhry, Abdul Rehman Abdul Rehman Kanju, MNA Out of the three advisers to the eight lawmakers for possible Khan Kanju, Makhdoom Khusro from NA-155 (Lodhran), is the prime minister, only one, Sartaj Afghan rocket induction into an expanded cabi- Bakhtiar are likely to be inducted head of a group of five independ- Aziz, has been given the portfolio net to be announced later, it was as ministers of state, sources said. ent lawmakers three MPAs and of national security and foreign attack kills five learnt yesterday. Marvi Memon, an MNA on a two MNAs who had defeated affairs. The other two — Amir Bux The proposed cabinet members reserved seat, was recommended their rivals in the 2013 elections Bhutto and Amir Muqam, from KABUL: At least five children will take their place as ministers, by Maryam Nawaz Sharif in rec- and later joined the PML-N Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, were killed yesterday when a ministers of state and advis- ognition of her efforts to make the unconditionally. respectively — are awaiting rocket fired by Taliban mili- ers. But before that can happen Prime Minister Youth Programme Siddique Khan Baloch, a mem- portfolios. tants hit a house in northern the Punjab cabinet will undergo a success. ber of the Kanju group, had The expanded cabinet will Afghanistan’s Kunduz province. expansion, according to sources Sources said Memon has shown defeated PTI General Secretary see one more adviser, and MNA Police sources said that fierce close to the PML-N. interest in the finance ministry Jahangir Khan Tareen. Chaudhry Saud Majeed is being clashes erupted between Taliban PML-N lawmaker Muhammad because she has expertise in the Khusro Bakhtiar had won tipped as the fourth adviser to the militants and the government Talal Chaudhry confirmed that the field. the 2013 elections from NA-194 premier. Majeed is the focal person Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif security forces, adding that the federal cabinet would be enlarged Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has (Rahim Yar Khan) as an inde- for lawmakers from south Punjab. Taliban militants used rockets to following the induction of six to agreed to train her, sources added. pendent candidate and later joined His proposal for development attack the security forces. eight new faces. He, however, Anwaar Chaudhry, MNA from 2013 general elections. the PML-N. He is the only politi- in south Punjab has been incor- Separately, insurgents attacked wouldn’t say when the expansion NA-93 (TT Singh), was rec- He was a member of the cian who could challenge former porated in the PSDP 2014-15. He, a police vehicle, killing the police would take place. “Consultations ommended by none other than party’s committee that formed governor Makhdom Ahmed together with Hamza Shahbaz, had chief of the Sher Ahmad district are under way for this purpose,” Nawaz Sharif himself for his the house standing committee. Mehmood in the district. been instrumental in the PML-N’s and four other policemen. Chaudhry said. ‘untiring work’ in the PML-N Additionally, he had led, along By inducting him in the federal victory in the by-elections. AGENCIES There are 10 ministers of state Parliamentary Board during the with Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, the cabinet, the PML-N is said to be INTERNEWS TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA House adjourned over price rise Finance minister blames former UPA govt’s policies

NEW DELHI: Opposition par- of the poor. In a month and a stop hoarding as it is a party of ties yesterday staged a walk- quarter of the new government, traders. out in the Rajya Sabha (Upper the common man is suffering She said traders and business House) expressing dissatisfac- badly due to price rise,” he added. communities were engaged in tion over Finance Minister Since coming to power, the hoarding and not the farmers. Arun Jaitley’s reply on price BJP-led government has raised “Achhe din nahi aaye hain, rise, even as the BJP tried to rail passenger fares and freight mehenge din aaye hain (good days blame the previous Congress- charges, besides hiking petrol, have not come, costly days have led government, calling infla- diesel and cooking gas rates. come),” she said in reference to tion a “legacy of the UPA”. The BJP, however, counter- the BJP’s election slogan. The Lok Sabha (Lower House) blamed the Congress-led former Referring to the rail fare and was adjourned for the day fol- United Progressive Alliance freight hike, Derek O’Brien of lowing an uproar over the issue. (UPA) government for the the Trinamool Congress said The Lower House was earlier situation. the “trainee” railways minister adjourned twice by Speaker “It is a truth that people are has not read the Vision 2020 Sumitra Mahajan. suffering due to price rise. But document. “We have contained prices. The who is responsible for it? It is a He said the hike will affect the government is committed to keep legacy of the UPA government,” poor. “Why give them the bitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves upon his arrival at the parliament to attend a budget session in New Delhi them under check,” Jaitley said in BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi pill? (The government) should yesterday. the Rajya Sabha. said. have waited for the (rail) budget,” The finance minister blamed Communist Party of India- he said, adding that increas- the Congress for the rail fare Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram ing freight charges was not the Additional 100m defined as poor hike, saying the decision for the Yechury questioned if the BJP solution. hike was taken by the earlier gov- is carrying forward the UPA’s Naresh Agrawal of the ernment. “It is not possible to fill legacy. “Is this a relay race that Samajwadi Party said his party NEW DELHI: An extra 100 week, is expected to spark fresh threshold for poverty. The com- gaps which Congress left, in just the NDA government is carrying decided to give the government million Indians have been debate in India where hundreds of mission’s proposed level, revealed five weeks,” he added. forward UPA’s legacy?” Yechury six months to show results, but classed as poor by an expert millions of people still face a lack in 2011, defined those living on 27 Initiating the debate in the asked. has now been forced to criticise it. panel that has redefined the of food and housing. rupees (45 US cents) a day in vil- upper house, Leader of Opposition Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) He wanted to know what action country’s poverty benchmark The panel’s conclusions were lages and 33 rupees (55 cents) in Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed the chief Mayawati took a jibe at the government was going to take after a storm of protest, reports leaked to media yesterday ahead cities as not being below the pov- Bharatiya Janata Party for taking the BJP, saying the party and to deal with hoarding. said yesterday. of this week’s budget, the first for erty level, sparking outrage from steps which resulted in increasing its partners had promised that The government should have The government-appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social activists who said it was not inflation. poverty, inflation and corruption waited till the rail budget before panel estimated nearly 30 percent government which won a land- enough to survive on. “The whole campaign of BJP would vanish as soon as it came hiking rates, he added. of India’s mammoth population slide victory in May on a pledge to But the experts said those liv- was based on price rise. People to power. “Such assurances were Sharad Yadav of the Janata —or 363 million people — were liv- revive the flagging economy and ing on 32 rupees (53 cents) in voted for them, and as soon as given, but after coming to power Dal-United (JD-U) pointed out ing in poverty in 2011-2012, after halt high inflation. villages and 47 rupees (78 cents) they came in power, they took it started a new tradition. The that prices of not only vegetables raising the poverty line proposed The previous government in cities should be considered as steps which caused further price railways minister increased pas- and food grains have gone up, but by the Planning Commission, the asked the panel, led by a former living on the poverty line, accord- rise,” Azad said while starting the senger fare and freight charges,” prices of almost everything like top economic planning body. central bank governor, to review ing to the Times of India and other debate. “They used to accuse us of she said. cement and electronic items have The experts’ report, which was the figures following an outcry newspapers. being insensitive to the problems Mayawati said the BJP cannot also increased. IANS handed to the government last over the Planning Commission’s AFP

Protest against price rise 84 Telangana, Congress firm on leader of Andhra workers return from Iraq oppn post, speaker mum

HYDERABAD: The third NEW DELHI: The Congress yester- yesterday that Mahajan would have the batch of workers from Telangana day again asserted its right to lead the final word on the issue. and Andhra Pradesh yesterday opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying it The speaker refused to reveal her returned from war-torn Iraq. is “entitled” for it, even as the govern- mind. “I won’t react to media reports, As many as 84 men from the ment and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will speak if any party approaches me,” two Telugu-speaking states who evaded the issue. Mahajan said. were part of a group of 186 Indian Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Congress sources had earlier said the evacuees returned home by a speaking on the issue for the first time party was considering the option of going special flight, officials said. publicly, said her party was entitled to to court if its leader in the Lok Sabha The evacuees landed in Delhi the post as it was the second largest was not recognised as the leader of the in the early hours of the day. party in the lower house. opposition. The workers from the two states “We are the single largest (opposition) Congress leader Kamal Nath con- were brought to Andhra Pradesh party and we have a pre-poll alliance. tended that the speaker couldn’t deny Bhavan by the officials on the Hence, we are entitled to get the post of the Congress the post. direction of Satish Chandra, res- leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha,” “Speaker’s direction is not an ade- ident commissioner of Andhra she told reporters in parliament. quate reason for not giving the leader of Pradesh Bhavan. After making The Congress has 44 members in opposition post to the Congress,” he said. necessary arrangements, the the Lok Sabha, far below the Bharatiya Party leader Ambika Soni said the evacuees were sent to Hyderabad Janata Party’s 280 MPs. leader of the opposition’s post was by three flights. But it falls short of the 10 percent “an integral part of the functioning of mark — 55 members in the 545-member parliament”. Woman lawyer’s house — which the ruling BJP has cited Earlier, Naidu said the issue of the as mandatory under rules for getting the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha killer gets life leader of opposition status in Lok Sabha. was not raised at the all-party meet Asked what action her party would which preceded parliament’s budget ses- take if the government refused its sion that began Monday. sentence demand, Gandhi said: “Let’s see.” The rail budget is to be presented MUMBAI: A Mumbai court The BJP has put the ball in the today and the general budget Thursday. yesterday awarded life sen- speaker’s court. Parliamentary Affairs Naidu added that the government was tence to a watchman convicted Minister M Venkaiah Naidu again said open to discussion. IANS Congress supporters hold the party flag during a protest against price rises as parliament opened of molesting and murder- ing a woman lawyer, Pallavi ahead of the Budget session in New Delhi yesterday. Purkayastha, two years ago. Sajjad A Pathan alias Mogal, 23, worked at the Himalayan Heights apartments here when he stabbed to death the 25-year-old woman Shariah courts have no legal sanctity: Apex Court on August 9, 2012. The victim was the daughter of a senior bureau- NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme issue. The new Hindu national- bringing in a common legal code petitioned the Supreme Court to his demand had been rejected. crat couple. Court yesterday rejected a peti- ist government is committed to for all.Vishwa Lochan Madan, who disband Shariah courts, said that “The Supreme Court observed Sessions Judge Vrushali Joshi tion seeking to ban Shariah that Shariah courts have no legal observed that the crime did not courts, but stressed that they sanctity. But if people still want fall in the “rarest of rare” cat- had no legal powers over to approach these courts, it’s their egory and hence Mogal should be Muslims and their decisions Shariah courts never claimed legal will,” he said. imprisoned for the rest of his life. could not be enforced. He filed his petition in 2005 and Last week, the judge pro- India’s 150 million Muslims fol- powers: Muslim Personal Law Board cited a case in which a woman nounced that “a case of murder, low their own laws governing fam- was told to leave her husband and molestation and criminal trespass ily life and other personal issues HYDERABAD: The All India He did not agree that the law ... is not binding on anyone children and live with her father- has been proved” against him. such as marriage and divorce, Muslim Personal Law Board Supreme Court ruling is a set- including the person who had in-law who had raped her. with Shariah courts used to rule (AIMPLB) yesterday said the back to the AIMPLB. The board asked for it. “No religion is allowed to curb on such matters and mediate in Darul-Qaza (Shariah courts) has Darul-Qaza committee com- The Darul-Uloom Deoband, anyone’s fundamental rights,” RSS leader Ram disagreements. never claimed that they are prising five prominent clerics. India’s most influential Islamic the court added in its judgement The top court said that Islamic constitutional institutions or The committee runs Shariah seminary, slammed the verdict. while taking note of the case. Madhav joins BJP judges, who interpret religious have legal powers. courts in various cities in India Spokesman Ashraf Usmani Qasim Rasool Niyazi, from the law, could only rule when indi- AIMPLB Assistant Secretary so that Muslims can approach said on telephone from Deoband Muslim Personal Law Board, said NEW DELHI: The spokes- viduals submitted voluntarily to Mohammed Abdul Raheem them for deciding their matters in Uttar Pradesh that the apex the Supreme Court ruling vindi- person of hardline Hindu outfit them and their decisions, or fat- Qureshi, said the Supreme Court in accordance with Shariah. court “has never given such cated his group’s contention that RSS, Ram Madhav joined the was, were not legally binding. refused to ban Darul-Qaza as The petitioner contended that a wrong decision against the Shariah courts were not a parallel BJP yesterday. Another RSS “Shariah courts are not sanc- sought by the petitioner. all fatwas have the support of Shariah”. judiciary. leader Shiv Prakash is also likely tioned by law and there is no “We never claimed that we are the AIMPLB and alleged that Usmani argued that Islamic They issue notices which are to join the party. The develop- legality of fatwas in this country,” constitutional institutions or we it wanted to establish a parallel courts in fact helped the coun- not legally binding, he explained. ments come following Prime C K Prasad said as he read out have legal powers. We are pri- Islamic judicial system in India. try’s judicial system by clearing “It is just like an arbitration,” he Minister Narendra Modi’s close the judgement from a two-judge vate institutions and we decide The apex court made it clear many cases “which the Indian told the NDTV channel, adding aide Amit Shah’s name doing bench. The different personal the matters as per Shariah when that a fatwa “not emanating from courts have not been able to do that qadis (Islamic judges) were the rounds as the next BJP laws followed by India’s religious parties approach us,” he said. any judicial system recognised by deal with”. IANS required to follow the law of the president. IANS minorities are a sensitive political land. AFP

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WASHINGTON: The wan- WASHINGTON: Based on ATHENS 34/25 Clear 36/25 Clear dering albatross, a magnificent satellite monitoring of the WASHINGTON 35/26 Chance of storm 36/22 Thunderstorm seabird that navigates the ocean gravitational field of a river SYDNEY 21/08 Clear 17/07 Clear winds and can glide almost end- basin, researchers have LONDON 21/11 Thunderstorm 21/13 Mostly cloudy lessly over the water, boasts the found a new way to pre- PARIS 22/14 Rain 20/17 Chance of rain biggest wingspan of any bird dict which rivers are prone ISTANBUL 26/19 Clear 27/20 Clear alive today, extending almost 12 to dangerous flooding 11 MANILA 30/25 Chance of storm 32/25 Chance of storm feet (3.5 meters). months in advance. DHAKA 33/27 Chance of storm 34/27 Chance of storm DELHI 38/30 Partly cloudy 41/29 Partly cloudy But it is a mere pigeon com- They measured how much ISLAMABAD 40/26 Partly cloudy 40/27 Partly cloudy pared to an astonishing extinct water was stored in a river bird called Pelagornis sanders, basin months ahead of the identified by scientists on Monday spring flood season. from fossils unearthed in South “Just like a bucket can Carolina, that lived 25 to 28 mil- only hold so much water, the Oklahoma farmer reunited with lost lion years ago and boasted the same concept applies to river largest-known avian wingspan in basins,” lead study author J phone found in Japan grain mill history, about 20 to 24 feet (6.1 to T Reager, earth scientist at 7.4 meters). the University of California, OKLAHOMA CITY: An Oklahoma farmer is celebrating the Size alone did not make it Irvine, was quoted as saying. return of a cell phone lost in October and found nine months unique. It had a series of bony, The researchers relied on later in Japan after it took a trip in a grain shipment down the tooth-like projections from its NASA’s twin GRACE satel- Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal and across the long jaws that helped it scoop up lites to predict a region’s pos- Pacific Ocean. Kevin Whitney of Chickasha said he lost his smart fish and squid along the eastern sible flooding. They have found phone when he bent down and the device fell out of his pocket coast of North America. that when the ground is satu- into grain that was heading to a grain elevator. “Anyone with a beating heart rated, or filled to its brim, con- “I thought I’ll never see that phone again,” he told Oklahoma City would have been struck with ditions are ripe for flooding. TV broadcaster KFOR. The phone was found by mill workers in awe,” said paleontologist Daniel An artist’s reconstruction of the world’s largest-ever flying bird, Pelagornis Reager hopes his new Kashima, Japan in a shipment of about 2 million bushels of sorghum. Ksepka of the Bruce Museum sandersi, identified by Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science at the Bruce method will eventually help They sent the phone back to a company in Louisiana that shipped in Greenwich, Connecticut, who Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. forecasters prepare reliable the grain, which then tracked it down to its owner. led the study published in the flood warnings several months “It’s crazy. I can’t believe it,” Whitney told KFOR, adding he was Proceedings of the National But this group developed a Columbia University paleon- in advance. The researchers able to retrieve digital images he never thought he would see again. Academy of Sciences. “This bird “pseudoteeth” to serve the same tologist who did not take part in looked back in time using “What really shocked me about it all was what a small world it is. would have just blotted out the purpose. They lived on every con- the study. These birds lived very satellite data and measured There are a lot of meaningful pictures on it, so we are real glad to sun as it swooped overhead. Up tinent including Antarctica. “The much like some of the pterosaurs, how much water was soaking get the phone back.” close, it may have called to mind cause of their extinction, how- the extinct flying reptiles that the ground before the 2011 a dragon.” With its short, stumpy ever, is still shrouded in mystery,” lived alongside the dinosaurs that Missouri river floods. legs, it may not have been grace- Ksepka said. achieved the largest wingspans The researchers found their ‘Saturn moon Titan’s ocean is super salty’ ful on land, but its long, slender “All modern birds lack of any flying creatures, reaching statistical model strongly pre- LONDON: Scientists have found that the sub-surface ocean wings made it a highly efficient teeth, but early birds such as about 36 feet (11 meters). dicted this major flood event inside Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could be as salty as the glider able to remain airborne for Archaeopteryx had teeth inher- Its fossils were found in 1983 five months in advance. With Earth’s Dead Sea. Gravity data collected by NASA’s Cassini long stretches despite its size. ited from their non-bird, dino- when construction workers were less reliability, the predic- spacecraft suggest that Titana’s ocean must have an extremely It belonged to an extinct group saurian ancestors. So in this building a new terminal at the tion could be extended to high density and the ocean may be as salty as the Dead Sea of called pelagornithids that thrived case the pelagornithids did not Charleston International Airport. 11 months in advance, the Israel and Jordan, with a high concentration of dissolved salts from about 55 million years ago to evolve new true teeth, which Its skull is nearly complete and researchers said. However, made of sulfur, sodium and potassium. 3 million years ago. The last birds are in sockets, but rather were in great condition, and scientists the method is inadequate to “This is an extremely salty ocean by Earth standards,” lead author with teeth went extinct 65 million constrained by prior evolution to also have important wing and leg predict flash floods caused by Giuseppe Mitri of University of Nantes, France, said. AGENCIES years ago in the same calamity develop tooth-like projections of bones, the shoulder blade and sudden rains, such as India’s that killed the dinosaurs. their jaw bones,” said Paul Olsen, wishbone. REUTERS monsoonal flooding, Reager said. IANS Blood test raises hopes of Alzheimer’s cure LONDON: A blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s earlier stage, when their brain delay, the onset of Alzheimer’s. but without dementia. They found for diagnosing the disease in oth- detect which people with failing in the next 12 months in people is not so badly damaged. But to “Alzheimer’s begins to affect the that 16 of the proteins were asso- erwise healthy people. memories will go on to develop with memory problems with an do that, they need a test to pre- brain many years before patients ciated with brain shrinkage either Dr Eric Karran, science direc- Alzheimer’s disease has been accuracy of 87 percent. It could dict who is going to develop the are diagnosed with the disease,” in mild cognitive impairment or tor at the charity Alzheimer’s developed by British scientists, cost £100-300 and be available disease. said Professor Simon Lovestone Alzheimer’s. Research UK, which helped fund who hope it may prove a break- within two years. A number of research groups from King’s College. “Many of In a second set of tests, they the research, said a test identify- through in the hunt for a cure. Alzheimer’s and other forms have been trying to develop tests. our drug trials fail because by identified 10 proteins whose pres- ing those at risk of Alzheimer’s at After a decade’s work, an of dementia are distressing and Scientists in the US published the time patients are given the ence could predict, with a reason- an early stage would be of “real international collaboration led a huge burden on those affected, details in March of a proposed drugs, the brain has already been able degree of accuracy, whether value”, but warned that it would by scientists from King’s College their families and health services. test for lipids (fatty chemicals) too severely affected. people with mild cognitive impair- have to be used responsibly. London, with the UK company But despite the growing problem in the blood of people in the gen- “A simple blood test could help ment would develop Alzheimer’s “Alzheimer’s disease is now the Proteome Sciences, has published as people live longer, there are no eral population, who do not have us identify patients at a much within a year. Larger trials involv- most feared diagnosis,” he said. a study identifying a set of 10 pro- good long-term treatments and memory problems. Such a screen- earlier stage to take part in new ing 5,000 to 10,000 people are still “We have to be very careful about teins in the blood. The test can there is no cure. British prime ing test would be controversial, trials and hopefully develop treat- needed, say the scientists. “The how we use these tests, espe- minister, David Cameron, recently however: few healthy people want ments which could prevent the next step will be to validate our cially in the absence of effective announced a drive to discover to know they may be in line for progression of the disease.” findings in further sample sets, therapy.” Dr James Pickett, head new drugs for dementia, which an incurable disease that can be The researchers investigated to see if we can improve accuracy of research at the Alzheimer’s he said “stands alongside cancer neither prevented nor treated. 26 proteins which have all been and reduce the risk of misdiagno- Society, said: “Finding a way to as one of the greatest enemies of The new test is aimed at peo- linked to Alzheimer’s in the past. sis, and to develop a reliable test detect dementia before symp- humanity”. ple with the kind of memory loss Writing in the journal Alzheimer’s suitable to be used by doctors,” toms develop would revolution- Many trials have ended in fail- called mild cognitive impairment, & Dementia, they say they took said Lovestone. ise research into the condition ... ure. As one potential drug after 60% of whom will go on to develop blood samples from 1,148 individu- Other scientists were enthusi- However, this research does not another has fallen by the wayside, dementia. Those are the people als, of whom 476 had Alzheimer’s astic about the potential for the mean that a blood test for demen- scientists have begun to look for scientists now want to recruit disease, 220 had mild cognitive test to aid drug discovery, but tia is just around the corner. ways to treat people at a much into trials to prevent, or at least impairment and 452 were elderly cautious about its potential use GUARDIAN NEWS Tuesday 8 July 2014 10 Ramadan 1435 Volume 19 Number 6120 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Boeing, QCRI Al Sada, UK’s Simmonds talk energy issues DOHA: H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, met with Mark Simmonds, British Member of Parliament to develop and Minister for Africa and International Energy, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, yesterday. The meeting, which was held at new product QP headquarters, was attended by a number of senior officials from QP and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI). Product to improve health Talks during the meeting cov- ered a number of energy develop- maintenance services of airplanes ments of interest to both countries including Qatar Petroleum’s BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB projects in the African continent, as well as other topics of mutual DOHA: Boeing, the world’s larg- interest. est aerospace company, and Qatar The British Embassy later said Computing Research Institute in a press note that Simmonds H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (right), the Minister of Energy and Industry, with Mark Simmonds, British Member (QCRI) are developing a unique was in Doha to discuss the situ- of Parliament and Minister for Africa and International Energy, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, in Doha yesterday. commercial product to improve ations in Sudan and Somalia health maintenance services of and international energy issues airplanes by next year. and look at opportunities for the on Qatar-UK cooperation on an international effort to help partnership is extremely strong “The research and development Qatar and the UK to work more Africa, particularly in Sudan support them towards a peaceful across the board. We are work- project that Boeing and QCRI are closely. and Somalia, as well as exploring and stable future. Qatar and the ing to support Qatar’s realisation doing together can really be turn Simmonds met H E Ahmed bin opportunities for Qatar-UK part- UK both have an important role of its 2030 Vision and to deliver into a signature programme,” said Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, nerships on energy development to play in Africa and on interna- a successful World Cup in 2022. Boeing Middle East President the Deputy Prime Minister and and investment in Africa. tional energy issues and I hope Cooperation between the Qatar Jeffrey Johnson (pictured), add- Minister of State for Cabinet Simmonds said: “I am delighted my visit will further strengthen and the UK on Africa and energy ing, “We are still in all its early Affairs. Simmonds also met to have visited Qatar again our co-operation in these areas, issues is strong and the visit is second year, but I think it is a Mohammed bin Abdullah Al for a series of excellent meet- and also our growing bilateral an opportunity to maintain those good match of technology that Rumeihi, the Foreign Minister’s ings focused on very important relationship.” strong links and take our coop- Boeing needs and Qatar has for Assistant for Foreign Affairs. issues. Security in Sudan and British Ambassador Nicholas eration a step further.” airplanes’ health maintenance.” The discussions focussed Somalia is vital, and it requires Hopton said: “ The bilateral THE PENINSULA The QCRI and Boeing last year including computer scientists, are tied up to carry a research project studying and analysing the vari- to examine ways to improve air- ous data realted to it. “Computer planes health maintenance by scientists look at things that engi- recognising different patterns neers usually may not see with GIS completes of information from aerospace same perspective,” said Johnson. UAE regulator to tighten bourse system. The product will be of “The data analytic researchers a global nature as all the airline seek to extract meaningful infor- buyout of JDC’s operators with a fleet of over 1,100 mation from extremely large data aircraft of Boeing’s 777 (delivered streams, with the goal of enabling supervision after market crash 30pc stake in GDI hitherto) series will be benefiting optimal decision-making and from the product. improving business performance Johnson was speaking to this in aerospace system maintenance DUBAI: The financial mar- this year to levels far above fair DOHA: The Gulf International newspaper on the sidelines of the and other areas.” ket regulator of the United QE index gains value estimates by fund managers, Services (GIS) has completed the launching ceremony of INJAZ Asked if Boeing has any plans Arab Emirates said it would then lost more than two-thirds of purchase of Japan Drilling Co. Qatar’s ‘Start-Up’ Programme to establish a joint venture with tighten supervision of the stock 48.67 points their value as the bubble burst. Ltd’s (JDC) 30 percent shares for young Qataris, supported by Qatar for making aircraft, or exchanges, after wild trading This helped to trigger a crash in Gulf Drilling International Boeing. other, he said: “We are looking to in Dubai-listed construction DOHA: Qatar Exchange of the overall market as investors (GDI). In a filing to Qatar He said: “We are in the sec- be here for over the next 50 years firm Arabtec helped to trigger index gained 48.67 points scrambled to cover their losses bourse, the GIS announced the ond year of the research project maintaining a lot of aircraft”. a market crash. yesterday when trading on Arabtec; about $30bn of mar- purchase price payable to JDC and looking forward to launch a As part of Being’s grow- Regulations on bank lending closed here atket value 12,382.21 was destroyed in eight for the acquisition of its 30 per- joint funded programme by 2015 ing partnership with Qatar, in against shares will be reviewed points. The total value weeks, although the market has cent stake in GDI was $157.7m. to come out with a commercial January it brought a team at Al and amended if needed, the reached QR261,757,200.05 partly recovered in the last few As per the Sale and Purchase product, or service that will be Khor air-show from Seattle to Securities and Commodities with a trading volume of days. The violence of the rise and Agreement, GIS made a down ours together.” stem another programme, which Authority said in a statement 6,520,762 shares from 4,093 fall of Arabtec shares was partly payment of $153.6m to JDC in He also said: “There are a lot Johnson called “was very success- yesterday after its chief execu- transactions. From the 43 due to the fact that some buyers April, leaving a balance owing of of planes and we receive massive ful”. And in March, it kicked off tive met with heads of the central listed companies, 28 made leveraged themselves through bank $4m, which was paid to JDC on data related to health mainte- a machine learning data analytic bank, the economy ministry and gains today, 13 went down and loans or other means, traders said. June 19, 2014. The transaction is nance of airplane, and now we summit at QCRI. the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock one remained unchanged. Bullish comments about being financed via an eight year have got a relationship to help “Boeing has big commitment exchanges. Qatar Islamic Bank gained Arabtec and its shares by then- bilateral loan agreement that has modernise that capability. It is a to the societies it works and live. The SCA said it would also set 1.08 percent to close at chief executive Hasan Ismaik, been secured through local banks unique project which Boeing has We team with great NGOs such up a technical committee with the QR93.30. Commercial Bank who resigned in June, helped to on highly competitive terms. not done anywhere before.” as INJAZ to launch the ‘Start-up central bank and the exchanges was down -0.10 percent to fuel investor interest in the stock. GIS Chief Coordinator Ebrahim While explaining the project, Programme’, which will help to ensure the soundness and QR65.30 and Doha Bank was The SCA has not so far taken Al-Mannai said: “GIS is pleased he said: “We get a lot of elec- incubate university students integrity of share trading, and dwon percent 0.35 percent to any action against Arabtec or to have concluded the purchase of tronics data (engine-sensed and to establish new companies to to prevent any manipulation of close at QR56.80). QNA its executives over the swings JDC’s 30 percent stake at a price satellite) that comes from our transform their innovative ideas stock prices. The statements of in the stock; the regulator said that was under the expected price commercial airplanes through into realities. We will continue to corporate CEOs and securities recommendations, the SCA added in a statement last week that it of $160m and looked forward to data links while flying, and also on looking forward to those kinds of analysts will be monitored to without elaborating. had taken all necessary steps to reaping the benefits of holding a the ground through field service programmes that we can partner make sure they’re truthful, while Shares in Arabtec, the Dubai ensure proper disclosure and good 100 percent share of this up and type devices.” with,” he said. the committee will review sharp market’s most heavily traded corporate governance by Arabtec. coming company.” Currently a team of experts, THE PENINSULA market movements and submit stock, more than tripled earlier REUTERS THE PENINSULA Walmart back on top of Fortune 500 list

WASHINGTON: US retail ahead of US oil and gas giant crisis and economic slowdown, automakers (33). The Industrial king Walmart toppled Royal ExxonMobil. the 500 largest companies & Commercial Bank of China, Dutch Shell from the top spot The United States still had the ranked by revenues shattered was the highest-ranked bank as on the Fortune Global 500 list most companies on the Fortune all sorts of performance records revenues surged 11.3 percent to of the world’s biggest compa- 500 list “for now”, Fortune said, in 2013.” $148.8bn. nies, based on total revenues, but with diminished strength. Their combined revenues rose In the technology sector, the magazine said yesterday. There were 128 US companies to $31.1 trillion, a gain of 2.5 South Korea’s Samsung was the Walmart Stores reported on the list, reporting a combined percent from 2012, while prof- largest, holding the 13th spot, $476.3bn in revenues for 2013 $8.6 trillion in revenues, down its skyrocketed 27 percent to ahead of US rival Apple, which as it ramped up international from 132 last year. nearly $2 trillion. moved up four places to 15. business. The number of Chinese com- Rounding out the top 10 Fortune said there were a Royal Dutch Shell of the panies on the list grew by six were energy companies BP record 17 women as chief execu- Netherlands, which reigned for to 95, reporting $5.8 trillion in of Britain and China’s State tives of Fortune Global 500 com- the prior two years, slipped to revenues. Grid, automakers Volkswagen panies. Making the list for the second place as revenues fell to Meanwhile, there were 150 (Germany) and Toyota (Japan), first time were Mary Barra of $459.6bn. European companies this year, and Switzerland-based com- General Motors, Nishi Vasudeva Two Chinese energy com- slipping from 151 last year. modities company Glencore. (Hindustan Petroleum), panies — Sinopec Group and “Global business is back,” Banks dominated the list Arundhati Bhattacharya (State China National Petroleum — Fortune said. “After limping with 55 companies, followed Bank of India) and Lynn Good held the third and fourth spots, through a worldwide financial by energy companies (40) and (Duke Energy). AFP Walmart store in Rosemead, California. TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS After beating GCC fertiliser industry fastest growing Google, Naver Growth faster than global average, Qatar key driver goes global DOHA: The fertiliser industry Chief Executive Officer of Qatar fertilisers (ammonia and urea) in the Gulf region is growing Fertiliser Company (QAFCO). to the Far East, the GCC ferti- twice as fast as the global indus- “The GCC industry accounted liser industry can make a major with app Line try average led by the increased for approximately one-quarter global contribution to addressing investments from petrochemi- of global urea trade and for 12 food security challenges by pro- SEOUL: The billionaire founder cal producers, says the Gulf percent of the global ammonia viding access to and efficient use of web portal operator Naver Petrochemicals and Chemicals trade volume in 2013. With dou- of inputs and resources.” Corp beat back Google Inc to Association (GPCA). ble digit capacity growth over the While analysts have predicted leave South Korea one of few According to GPCA estimates, last five years, the GCC industry of a slowdown in growth due to countries where the US search GCC’s fertiliser production capac- has demonstrated its potential to the availability of cheaper feed- engine does not dominate. ity reached 42.7 million tonnes in be a major global player.” stock elsewhere, particularly due Now, Lee Hae-jin is stepping 2013, a 4 percent increase from With the world population pro- to the shale gas revolution, the onto the world stage with Line, the previous year, while the glo- jected to reach over 9.3 billion GPCA forecasts that region’s fer- a messaging app developed by a bal fertiliser industry grew by just people by 2050, the International tiliser capacity will continue to subsidiary in Japan to overcome 1.7 percent in the same period. Fertiliser Industry Association grow at a steady pace. downed communications after the Capacity growth was achieved (IFA) predicts that world food “Several multibillion dollar 2011 earthquake and tsunami. with several multimillion dollar production has to increase by 60 projects will be completed in the Khalifa Al Sowaidi, Chairman of the GPCA’s Fertiliser Committee and Chief But Lee will face a very dif- projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia percent to feed the world’s future next years, which will strengthen Executive Officer of Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO). ferent market to the one that and the United Arab Emirates generations. “The growth in pop- the GCC’s fertiliser capacity to welcomed Naver.com. Instead of coming on-stream. ulation and the need to acceler- over 66 million tons by 2018,” To support the region’s fer- Co- organised with CRU, the developing a local lead and fend- “In 2013, GCC producers ate food production represents a said Dr Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, tiliser industry, the GPCA will independent consultancy group ing off a global giant, Lee will have exported 20 million tonnes of fer- major opportunity for the GCC’s Secretary General, GPCA. “In host its fifth annual Fertiliser specialising in fertilisers, the to take on established rivals in an tiliser products to more than 80 fertiliser producers,” explained addition, the industry will further Convention from September conference will provide delegates international context. countries worldwide,” said Khalifa Al- Sowaidi. “As an export ori- diversify its products portfolio to 16-18, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab with an in-depth supply and “I am playing the part of an Al Sowaidi, Chairman of the ented market that exports more ensure its long-term competitive- Emirates. Discussions will focus demand analysis from major mar- attacking winger who needs to GPCA’s Fertiliser Committee and than 90 percent of its nitrogen ness and profitability.” on how fertilisers contribute to kets around the globe. run to break through the global global food security. THE PENINSULA market,” Lee, 47, said recently, referring to a goal-scoring role in soccer akin to that of FIFA Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. Line has lured 470 million users Eurozone leaders with its simple design and elabo- rate emoticons, such as a car- toon happy-go-lucky rabbit. Its user base eclipses that of local in tussle over peer Kakao Corp’s KakaoTalk and places Line nearer Tencent Holdings Ltd’s WeChat and Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp. new budget rules To fund expansion and close the gap, bankers familiar with the matter said Naver is consid- BRUSSELS: Leaders from needs,” Renzi said Friday in Rome ering selling shares of Line Corp struggling eurozone economies as Italy took over the EU’s six- in Tokyo, New York or both. They continued a push to loosen strict month presidency. said any initial public offering European Union budget rules But the Eurogroup of finance could value the subsidiary at up yesterday despite firm opposi- ministers, where Germany’s view to $20bn. tion from Germany, which feels is decisive, insists that flexibilty is On listing plans, Line and that flexibility must be matched already a part of the existing pact. Naver declined to comment. by structural reform. Moreover, governments in the Lee founded Naver.com in “We must find a balance eurozone’s richer countries worry 1999 to rival the portal of Daum between stability in the rules that calls for flexibility are in fact Communications Corp and and a flexible and intelligent thinly disguised ploys to abandon Korean-language versions of for- interpretation of these rules,” reform and avoid having to build eign entrants such as Yahoo! Inc. Spanish Economy Minister sound public finances. Naver.com attracted clicks with Luis de Guindos said upon Member states “of course” features such as a user question- arrival for talks with eurozone agree that investment and growth and-answer forum and a search Argentina’s Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (second left) at the New York airport yesterday. counterparts. should be encouraged, German engine which displays results With the worst of the debt Finance Minister Wolfgang from news, blogs and other cat- crisis in the past, “some flex- Schaeuble said as he arrived for egories on a single page. ibility (...) would be welcomed,” the meeting. The portal built up such a lead Argentine economy minister to meet Irish Finance Minister Michael “But this shouldn’t serve as an that its search engine makes up Noonan agreed. excuse to avoid things that are 75 percent of the search mar- His country was one of four just as necessary,” he added. ket, according to researcher eurozone members bailed out dur- In an effort to close the debate, KoreanClick. Google, which debt case mediator in New York ing the four-year crisis. EU leaders late last month agreed embarked on a major push in All 28 members of the European to “the best use of the flexibility Korea in 2006, holds 2 percent. NEW YORK/BUENOS Park Avenue in mid-morning, but New York Mellon’s account at Union are bound by the Stability that is built into the existing” That put South Korea in a AIRES: Argentina’s Economy declined to comment. “I have been the Central Bank of Argentina and Growth Pact which sets limits rules in a final strategy for the handful of markets including Minister, Axel Kicillof, will very careful not to say anything,” were ordered to be returned to on the size of deficits and amount EU’s direction over the next five China and Russia where Google is meet in New York with a court- he said. the South American nation by of public debt a country can run years. not the dominant force. It also left appointed mediator in the Kicillof has sealed a number Griesa. The judge had previ- up every year. But a European source said Naver the country’s fifth-most country’s dispute with hold- of deals with foreign investors ously awarded holdout investors Since the crisis, Brussels has on Monday that Renzi believed valuable stock with a capitalisa- out investors of its bonds, the and creditors over the past few $1.33bn plus interest and ordered tightened its policing of the rules, strongly that “the flexibility ele- tion of 27 trillion won ($26.76bn). Argentine Economy Ministry months, such as the Paris Club that Argentina could not pay one and member states now risk ment of the pact has not been But in just three years, Line said. The country needs to come of wealthy creditor nations and without the other. penalties if agreed targets are developed enough” and that more has grown to account for nearly to a deal with the holdouts who Spanish oil major Repsol in a bid If a deal is not worked out by missed. clarity was needed. a quarter of Naver’s 638bn won in rejected its debt restructurings to attract investment back to July 30, and Argentina does not But Italy, led by the newly “The Italian presidency will January-March revenue by sell- in the wake of its 2002 default Argentina and regain access to make a payment it will be con- installed premier Matteo Renzi, create a very clear understanding ing ads, games and emoticons, on $100bn, in order to avoid a global capital markets. sidered to have defaulted for a wants more flexibility, saying that of what can be done,” the source known as stamps. Around 80 fresh default. Argentina attempted to pay second time in 12 years. the European Commission, pres- said. percent of Line’s revenue comes The special master, Daniel bondholders who participated The country’s dollar-denomi- sured by Germany, has put too Eurogroup head and Dutch from Japan. Elsewhere, Thailand Pollack, was appointed by US in the debt restructurings in nated discount bonds due in 2033 much emphasis on austerity and Finance Minister Jeroen and Indonesia are big markets in District Judge Thomas Griesa in 2005 and 2010 a regularly sched- were lately down 0.438 in price not enough on protecting jobs and Dijsselbloem for his part said: “It terms of user numbers, and as New York to find common ground uled coupon payment due at to 86.229 cents, yielding 10.117 growth. is up to the commission whether part of its global expansion, Line in the years-long dispute. the end of June. However, the percent. “Flexibility is not a request countries are allowed more flex- has made inroads in Mexico and Pollack walked into his office on funds deposited at the Bank of REUTERS made by Italy, it is what Europe ibility.” AFP the United States. REUTERS

Austria releases economy report Nissan fourth in Best Anglo American to sell stake in Global Green Brands Lafarge Tarmac DOHA: Nissan has again risen responsible for Global Marketing, in the ranks of the world’s Brand and Communications. “Best LONDON: Global miner Anglo greenest brands. The company Green Global Brands is a reflection American Plc said it would sell improved its position to fourth of everything that we as a brand its 50 percent stake in Lafarge place in Interbrand’s Best Global do to make the world a better Tarmac to Lafarge for a mini- Green Brands report, up from place. That we are recognized this mum consideration of €885m fifth last year. year as among the best is a confir- in cash, on a debt and cash free The survey cited Nissan’s lead- mation we are on the right path.” basis. ership in electric vehicles, ambi- Electric vehicles (EV) offer no Lafarge Tarmac was formed tious EV infrastructure plan and CO2 during operation and are as a 50:50 joint venture between its support for the sustainability widely recognised as eco-friendly. Lafarge UK and Anglo American’s goals of governments. The green The Nissan LEAF is the best- Tarmac business. The miner said brand report ranks brands based selling electric vehicle in history, it expects to use the proceeds to on a company’s environmental with more than 120,000 units sold pay down debt. practices and customers’ percep- since launch. It held nearly 50 per- Anglo American said the sale tions of their eco-friendliness and cent of the global EV market share would be subject to a number of social impact. By ranking fourth in 2013. Already dominating the conditions including the com- in 2014 Nissan improved on its EV market, Nissan launched its pletion of the Lafarge-Holcim strong showing last year when second all-electric vehicle, thee- merger. it moved up 16 positions to crack NV200 commercial van, in June Lafarge and Holcim need to Interbrand’s Best Global Green 2014. Compared to commercial shed around €5bn in assets to help Brand top 10 for the first time. vehicles that use internal combus- persuade competition regulators “More and more people want tion engines, the e-NV200 offers to back the proposed merger that to buy products from brands that reduced running costs as a zero- was unveiled in April and would FROM LEFT: Austrian Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner, Chancellor Werner Faymann, Transport, come from organizations they trust emission alternative for urban create the world’s biggest cement Innovation and Technology Minister Doris Bures and Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger and believe in,” said Roel De Vries, cargo delivery and taxi companies. maker with $44bn in annual sales. during the official presentation of Austria’s 2014 economy report (Wirtschaftsbericht) in Vienna yesterday. Nissan corporate vice president THE PENINSULA REUTERS TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Carrefour to UK fetes Modi, seeks business ties pull out of “We want British firms ... to Osborne praises PM for turnaround help develop your new roads, rail- ways and ports, and our defence Indian market MUMBAI: Britain’s Finance Speaking in the financial capi- and aerospace companies to help Minister George Osborne tal Mumbai, Osborne said Britain bring India more cutting-edge PARIS: French retail giant praised India’s new Prime had concluded a €250m deal to technology, skills and jobs,” the Carrefour said yesterday that it Minister Narendra Modi yes- supply defence equipment to the two ministers said in a jointly- will pull out of the Indian mar- terday for helping create a Indian Air Force and highlighted authored column in the Times of ket with the closure of its five quick turnaround in inves- a €1bn investment by Diageo in India newspaper yesterday. wholesale “cash & carry” stores tor sentiment, during a two- United Spirits. Osborne announced research by the end of September. day trip aimed at opening up Indian officials were not imme- and development investment in Press reports have linked the opportunities in defence and diately able to say what defence Britain for electric vehicles by move to the general election vic- infrastructure. deal he was referring to. automotive giant Mahindra and tory in May by the Hindu nation- Along with most western London is hoping a stalled pharmaceutical company Cipla alist Bharatiya Janata Party nations, Britain shunned Modi deal for India to buy 126 French to the tune of €20m and up to (BJP), said to oppose opening up for years after he was accused of Rafale fighter jets may yet col- €100m respectively. the huge Indian retail market to not doing enough to stop religious lapse, perhaps opening the door to A long-festering tax dispute foreign distributors. riots that killed hundreds in his a new arrangement involving the involving Vodafone is expected to Carrefour chief George Plassat home state of Gujarat in 2002, Eurofighter Typhoon jet, which is be on the agenda in meetings with had already indicated that the when he was its chief minister. partly built in Britain. the government. group had been considering But London was one of the first It also wants British firms to The visit could have an impact whether to maintain a presence in to break ranks and send officials help India develop new urban on Britain’s political scene. India, where its first store opened to meet Modi before the election centres along a 1,000-km corridor Cameron is up for re-election in 2010. he won in May. between Mumbai and Bangalore. next year and his Conservatives Carrefour, which gave no rea- The ruling Conservative Party- Osborne said he would give are anxious to woo the country’s son for its decision to withdraw, led alliance now wants to build details of a new mechanism Indian diaspora, which Hague had annual sales of €28m ($38m) on that goodwill with the visit by to offer guarantees for rupee- Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (right) with Britain’s before his trip estimated was 1.5 in 2012. Osborne and Foreign Secretary denominated export finance, Foreign Secretary William Hague in Mumbai yesterday. million-strong. But Indian press reports cited William Hague. Both ministers part of British assistance he said In 2013, Britain exported goods sources at the French company are due to meet Modi in New was aimed at making the rupee and services worth €7.7bn to India in May saying it was working Delhi today. an international currency. The to repair relations with Modi — of the fastest rates in the Western and imported goods and services on ways to withdraw from India “Prime Minister Modi is seek- Indian rupee is not currently a who won a landslide victory in world. But the country is weighed from India worth €8.8bn. after an eventual BJP victory. ing more investment in India’s fully convertible currency. May — and to position themselves down by large public debts and Britain, India’s former colonial Carrefour SA is a French mul- economy — and I want British The arrival of the two senior for a possible further opening up Prime Minister David Cameron power, is the third biggest investor tinational retailer headquartered companies to provide it, and the British ministers was the latest of India’s defence industry. has said it needs to forge closer after Singapore and Mauritius. in Boulogne Billancourt, France, British government to support it,” in a series of high-profile visits by Britain’s economy, the world’s links with developing economies But it sells less to India than it and one of the largest hypermar- Osborne said. foreign governments scrambling sixth largest, is expanding at one such as India’s to secure its future. does to Switzerland. REUTERS ket chains in the world. AFP

Riyad Bank IDB’s infrastructure fund looks to build regional links

Q2 profit rises DUBAI: A new infrastruc- strategies. The fund could jump- latest IDB data showed. Three- fill. IDB, which promotes economic are not that many institutions ture fund from the Islamic start sluggish levels of trade across quarters of those exports came development in Muslim countries that have a footprint across these Development Bank aims to help these markets, helping the IDB in from only 10 member countries, and communities, has ramped up regions. Some companies are con- 17.4pc on Gulf-based companies expand its efforts to reach a target of 20 such as Indonesia, the United Arab its development efforts after it fined to a country or region. We in Asia and Africa, developing percent of intra-member trade by Emirates and Turkey. Nigeria, more than tripled its authorised are talking about taking them fur- higher income stronger economic ties among 2015 from about 17 percent now. Egypt and Bangladesh ranked capital in 2012. ther afield,” said Khan. these regions. But more needs to be done to far lower, despite the significant Building regional links would Both Gulf and Asian-based DUBAI: Riyad Bank, Saudi Jeddah-based IDB is keen to reach that target: Exports among opportunities in those markets. allow some Gulf-focused compa- companies could build substantial Arabia’s second-largest listed grow trade among its 56 member IDB-member countries reached Part of the problem is limited nies to reach a far broader cus- market share in these new mar- lender by assets, posted a 17.4 countries and fill a void left by $343.7bn as of 2011, represent- support from financial institutions tomer base, said Mumtaz Khan, kets, said Khan, adding that the percent rise in second-quarter other multilateral and private-sec- ing only 15.3 percent of total in these regions, many lacking a chief executive of Bahrain-based fund was looking at opportunities net profit yesterday. tor financial institutions that have exports and a drop from the 17.3 regional presence of their own, a ASMA Capital Partners, which is in Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan and The bank said it made SR1.14bn been slow to support such regional percent recorded in 2009, the gap which the IDB fund could help managing the IDB fund. “There Bangladesh. REUTERS ($304m) in the three months ending June 30, compared with SR968m in the same period of 2013, according to a bourse filing. Booking giant Expedia It cited higher operating income — which increased 15.4 percent year-on-year to SR2.1bn — for the quarterly profit rise bids for Wotif.com without elaborating. Saudi companies issue brief SYDNEY: Online travel giant Khosrowshahi. “This acquisition earnings statements early in the Expedia yesterday launched a will allow both companies to reporting period before publishing Aus$700m ($658m) takeover continue driving growth oppor- more detailed results later. bid for Australian hotel booking tunities by leveraging the unique Saudi banks have benefited website Wotif.com and its other strengths each brings to the from rising lending, deposits businesses, the companies said. table.” and deal activity in an economy Under the deal, Expedia Group Wotif Group operates online buoyed by years of high state will pay Aus$3.06 per share to travel brands in the Asia-Pacific spending and backed by strong acquire all of the Wotif Group as region including Wotif.com, last- oil prices and record government the US-based company widens minute.com.au, travel.com.au, surpluses. its exposure to the fast-growing LateStays.com, and GoDo.com.au, Loans and advances at the end Asia-Pacific travel market. while Expedia.com is the world’s of June stood at SR140.8bn, up Wotif shareholders will also largest full-service online travel 11.6 percent from same point of receive a special dividend of 24 agency. 2013, while deposits rose 8.3 per- cents per share with the total Wotif founders Graeme Wood cent to SR160.1bn over the same Aus$3.30, a 25 percent premium and Andrew Bice and the board timeframe. to the last traded price. have agreed to vote the 20.2 per- The bank said in a June 29 Shares in the Australian com- cent of shares they control in bourse filing that its board had pany soared nearly 25 percent to favour of the proposal and rec- recommended a cash dividend Aus$3.29 when it resumed trading ommended fellow stock holders of SR0.38 for the first half of yesterday. do the same. 2014. This was slightly above the “Wotif Group is well positioned Wotif Chairman Dick McIlwain SR0.33 per share paid for the cor- in the Asia-Pacific region with a said it was the best way to lev- responding period of 2013. portfolio of leading travel brands,” erage Wotif’s brand in the global REUTERS said Expedia chief executive Dara travel market. AFP

SNCM strike continues

The car ferry ‘Corse’ operated by the SNCM (National Maritime Corsica-Mediterranean company) is seen in the port of Marseille yesterday. SNCM employees have been on strike since June 24, the third labour action this year by workers from the loss-making SNCM, which connects France to Corsica and North Africa. Workers oppose a plan to lay off 500 workers and the company’s refusal to buy new ships. TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Samsung profits falling as succession looms Smartphone leader faces third quarter of profit decline

SEOUL: Smartphone leader launch, the Galaxy Note 4, is business is suffering from slow- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd expected later this year but is ing market growth and improv- faces a third straight quarter of not forecast by analysts to be a ing product quality from Chinese profit decline that could become game-changer. manufacturers such as Huawei a fourth as cheaper models grab Its foray into wearable devices Technologies Co Ltd and Lenovo a bigger share of a slowing mar- like the Gear smartwatch, mean- Group Ltd. ket and Apple Inc readies the while, remains at an early stage Research firm IDC expects glo- launch of its iPhone 6. and faces tough competition from bal smartphone shipment growth Samsung Electronics’ woes, Apple and others. That leaves this year to slow to 19.3 percent exacerbated by a won that has Samsung Electronics under mar- from 39.2 percent last year, while risen to a six-year high against gin pressure and without a clear average sales prices are also seen the dollar, come at an awkward new growth driver for the imme- falling. Samsung’s first-quarter time for the flagship of South diate future. “Samsung’s heir market share fell to 30.2 percent Korea’s largest conglomerate. The apparent has no magic wand. It’s from 31.9 percent a year earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre) at FAW-Volkswagen’s production plant in Chengdu. Volkswagen will maker of the Galaxy smartphone not something he can tackle in according to IDC. Huawei and build two new vehicle plants in China as it invests $2.7bn along with its partner. is expected to say tomorrow that one or two years,” said Chang. Lenovo gained share. earnings likely fell 12.6 percent Samsung has said it will boost Samsung’s shipments were hurt for the quarter ended June. dividends, and those plans are by an apparent move by Chinese The group’s patriarch Lee Kun- expected to be detailed when carriers to promote cheaper local China, Germany in auto, plane deals hee has been hospitalised since full results for the three months brands, analysts said. “If Samsung May following a heart attack, and ended June are released later this lowers the prices for its mid-to- the succession map for his three month. That may placate inves- low tier line-up, that will hurt BEIJING: China and Germany executives from Siemens, Airbus, largest and most important mar- children — including heir-appar- tors who have sent its shares their short-term profits, but their signed a series of trade and Lufthansa and Deutsche Bank ket, the company said, adding the ent Jay Y. Lee — remains unclear. down about 5 percent this year, competitors will have to slash investment deals yesterday dur- among other companies, accord- group sold more than 1.5 million “Samsung’s heyday has gone. lagging the flat performance of prices too and may not be able to ing a visit by Chancellor Angela ing to German media. vehicles in the country in the first Its profit growth was abnor- the benchmark Korea Composite turn profits,” IBK Securities ana- Merkel, including agreements Merkel and Premier Li Keqiang five months of this year, includ- mally high for the past three to Stock Price Index. lyst Lee Seung-woo said. “In the on two new Volkswagen facto- oversaw the signing of a series of ing sales by its joint ventures four years, and now that is nor- Some analysts have also said it medium to long term, this is the ries and the sale of 123 Airbus agreements yesterday. FAW Volkswagen and Shanghai- malising,” said Chang Sea-Jin, could buy back shares this year, way to pressure the competition.” helicopters. According to a statement by Volkswagen — up 17.7 percent a business professor at Korea part of a broader group restruc- Samsung’s chief financial officer The two countries are both Volkswagen, the German car- year-on-year. Advanced Institute of Science turing tied to succession. recently warned that results for exporting giants — with Germany maker will build two new vehicle European aerospace giant and Technology and author of the “Obviously, paying dividends is the second quarter will be “not the EU’s biggest economy and plants in the northern port city of Airbus announced that its heli- book “Sony vs Samsung”. better than nothing, but I ques- that good.” China the world’s second-larg- Tianjin and Qingdao in the east copter division has signed con- Analysts say Samsung’s top- tion how much merit there is to Compounding the problem is est — and Merkel was looking to as it invests €2bn ($2.7bn) along tracts to sell “a record” 123 end Galaxy S5 handset, released that given how tech companies the strength of the South Korean strengthen their economic rela- with Chinese auto manufacturer aircraft over up to six years to in late March, is selling well but are supposed to be growth stocks,” currency, which was up about 9 tionship on her three-day visit, FAW. Merkel toured a Volkswagen three Chinese companies. not well enough to offset weaker said Um Joon-ho, fund manager percent on average against the her seventh since coming into factory in the southwestern city The helicopters will be used for shipments for low- and mid-tier at Kiwoom Asset Management. dollar during the second quarter power in 2005. of Chengdu on Sunday. general aviation activities, it said devices. Its next big product Samsung’s cash cow handsets from a year earlier. REUTERS She was accompanied by China has become Volkswagen’s in a statement. AFP

Leading French unions boycott job creation summit China Q2

PARIS: A summit aimed at in return for tax and social ben- factor behind humiliating election to boycott the summit. Union offi- and attract investment. The growth better, creating half a million badly efit cuts for companies, the CGT defeats for Hollande’s Socialists cials have expressed anger at Valls plan revolves around a so-called needed jobs in France got off and Force Ouvriere (FO) union this year. for not consulting them before Responsibility Pact that offers to a rocky start yesterday, with federations said they would shun The unions have been angered making key decisions and have businesses €40bn ($54bn) worth more policy two major labour organisations crucial round-table talks sched- by Prime Minister Manuel Valls’s accused him as having contempt of cuts in taxes and social ben- saying they would boycott the uled for today, union sources said. decision last week to defer a for workers. efit charges in exchange for a event after accusing the state of The summit comes against a scheme for early retirement Hollande’s embattled govern- pledge to create some 500,000 jobs steps ahead kowtowing to business. backdrop of record unemploy- for those working in physically ment has pledged to cut state by 2017. But the scheme is still As President Francois Hollande ment in the eurozone’s second demanding jobs, following com- spending between 2015-2017 to woolly and it is yet to be worked BEIJING: China’s economic opened the two-day labour con- largest economy, with 3.38 mil- plaints from leading employ- finance a package of payroll and out exactly how the government growth quickened in the second ference, where he hopes to win lion people out of work. The high ers union Medef that it was too income tax cuts designed to make can force companies to create a quarter from the previous three an agreement to create more jobs jobless figures were seen as a key costly. The Medef also threatened companies more competitive specified number of jobs. AFP months, but further modest government support measures will still be needed, Premier Li QATARI MARKET Hero goes to Colombia Keqiang said yesterday. Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Speaking at a news conference Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.44 0.95 % Aa2 AA with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is visiting Beijing, Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.50 2.01 % Aa2 AA Li said the Chinese economy still Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 114.13 2.50 % Aa2 AA faces downward pressure and that Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 109.88 3.02 % Aa2 AA the government will increase its Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 161.63 4.35 % Aa2 AA usage of targeted measures to Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 123.75 4.78 % Aa2 AA boost growth. Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 114.13 4.82 % Aa2 AA His cautiously optimistic Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 102.94 0.41 % Aa2 AA remarks may boost market con- fidence ahead of China’s second- Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.25 2.78 % Aa2 AA quarter economic report due on Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 101.50 0.74 % A1 A- July 16. Analysts polled expects Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.38 1.74 % A1 A- China’s growth for the April- June period to have steadied at QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 103.75 0.82 % NR NR 7.4 percent. QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.00 0.90 % Aa3 A+ “China’s economic perform- QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 1.62 % Aa3 A+ ance in the second quarter has improved from that in the first Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.50 1.78 % A2 A- quarter. However, we cannot lower Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.75 1.25 % A2 A- our guard against downward pres- Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.00 2.45 % A2 A- sures,” Li said. Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 108.88 3.25 % A2 A- “We will keep up our compo- Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 106.50 4.27 % A2 A- sure and not adopt strong stimu- Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 101.25 0.22 % Aa3 A lus. Instead, We will increase the Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.75 2.84 % Aa3 A strength of targeted measures,” the premier said. Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.25 3.62 % Aa3 A To lift China’s flagging economic SOVEREIGNS growth, which hit an 18-month low Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P of 7.4 percent in the first quarter Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 121.75 1.94 % Aa2 AA Pawan Munjal, Managing Director and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, India’s largest maker of motorcycles and of 2014, authorities have cut taxes, Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.25 0.80 % NR NR scooters, in Villa Rica, Colombia. Munjal announced that Hero MotoCorp will invest $70m in the construc- ordered regional governments to speed up spending and reduced the Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 109.13 1.58 % NR NR tion of an assembly plant in Colombia, part of their expansion plan to conquer the Latin American market. amount of cash that some banks Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.25 3.25 % NR NR have to hold as reserves. Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 120.13 3.49 % NR NR Use of these so-called “targeted Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 101.88 0.53 % Aa2 AA measures” are meant to help areas Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.13 2.37 % NR BBB Tablets to overtake PCs by 2015 of the economy with real busi- Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 109.13 3.72 % NR BBB ness needs, and is a departure WASHINGTON: Tablet com- expected of 256 million units. But by upgrades and replacements from the past when China would Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 104.75 4.80 % Caa1 B- puters will outsell personal by 2015, tablet sales will hit 320 of aging devices. “This year, we cut rates or reserve require- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 108.75 2.95 % NR BBB- computers by 2015 globally in million to 316 million for PCs, it anticipate nearly 60 million pro- ments for all banks and ramp another sign of the shifting tech sales. fessional PC replacements in up spending across the country.

*Periodic Distribution Amount landscape, a survey showed The prediction came in a mature markets,” he said. But on the back of China’s rapid IMPORTANT NOTE: yesterday. report which said total device Sales of mobile phones are credit growth in recent years, Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which A report by the research firm sales including PCs, tablets and expected to reach 1.9 billion units some experts — including the is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Gartner said that the shift comes mobile phones hit 2.4 billion units in 2014, a 3.1 percent increase — International Monetary Fund — Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary despite a cooling of the tablet this year. with smartphones accounting for have urged Chinese authorities to data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not market in 2014 and some stabil- Gartner analysts said the tab- two-thirds of the total. desist from dramatically loosen- take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds ity in PC sales, due to upgrades of let market is cooling a bit, with Taking into account all the ing policy and focus on pursuing can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant aging devices. growth slowing to 23.9 percent devices, Google Android is needed reforms. liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not The research firm said it this year, around half the pace of expected to represent around A series of surveys of China’s a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. expects total PC sales this year 2013. half of all sales — 1.16 billion, manufacturing and services sec- of 308 million units, with some The PC market meanwhile is Gartner said. tors suggests that growth in the growth in “ultramobiles” offset- seeing relative stability — with a Windows devices will account world’s second-largest economy ting declines in traditional desk- decline expected of 2.9 percent for 333 million while Apple’s iOS may have stabilised in recent top and laptop purchases. after a 9.5 percent drop last year. and MacOS will total 271 million, months, though a cooling property For 2014, PC sales will still hold Gartner analyst Ranjit Atwal the report said. sector is now shaping up to be the a lead over tablets — with sales said PC sales are being helped AFP biggest threat. REUTERS TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

United States is nearing The European debt wish economic disarmament BY LAWRENCE SUMMERS for economic growth oaches know that there is nothing more dangerous for a sports team than retreating into passivity out of fear BY KENNETH ROGOFF and light manufacturing industries. True, universities. Beyond growth-enhancing of making a mistake. Whether it is because of a desire German growth owes much to the country’s investment, however, the case for greater Cto sit on a lead or because of nerves following a setback, urozone leaders continue to willingness a decade ago to engage in painful stimulus becomes more nuanced. failing to advance aggressively is almost always a strategic error. debate how best to reinvigorate economic reforms, especially of labour mar- I admit to being an outsider to this debate. What is true in athletic competition is all too true in the life of economic growth, with French ket rules. Yet what of Portugal, Ireland, and It is hard to see how European countries nations. While imprudence is never good, excessive caution in the and Italian leaders now arguing (especially) Spain, all of which have taken can indefinitely avoid recourse to the full name of prudence or expediency can have grave consequences. A that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal significant steps towards reform since the debt toolkit, especially to repair the frag- nation will never have more power or influence than it has ambi- Ecompact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, crisis? All are still experiencing double-digit ile economies of the eurozone’s periphery. tion to shape the global system. A sense of fatalism can become a the leaders of the eurozone’s northern mem- unemployment rates amid moribund growth, The ECB’s expansive “whatever it takes” self-fulfilling prophecy as adversaries are emboldened and allies bers countries continue to push for more and, as the last International Monetary guarantee may indeed be enough to help move either to appease rivals or to provide for their own security. serious implementation of structural reform. Fund Fiscal Monitor made abundantly clear, finance greater short-term stimulus than At a time of high tension in Europe, with Russian adventurism Ideally, both sides will get their way, but all still suffer from significant debt problems. is currently being allowed; but the ECB’s in Ukraine, pervasive conflict and instability in the Middle East it is difficult to see an endgame that does Debt overhang traps countries in a vicious guarantee will not solve long-run sustain- and rising tensions within Asia as China makes its presence ever not involve significant debt restructuring circle. Exceptionally high public and private ability problems. more strongly felt, the choices the United States makes will have or rescheduling. The inability of Europe’s debts constrain a country’s options and are Indeed, the ECB will soon have to con- far-reaching consequences. It is no exaggeration to say that there politicians to contemplate this scenario is indisputably associated with slower growth, front the fact that structural reforms and is more doubt about our willingness to stand behind our allies, placing a huge burden on the European which in turn makes it difficult to escape fiscal austerity fall far short of being a com- resist aggression and support a stable global system than at any Central Bank. a debt trap. plete solution to Europe’s debt problems. time in decades. Although there are many explanations for It is true that not all debt is created equal, In October and November, the ECB will Effective engagement at flashpoints is essential, but crisis the eurozone’s lagging recovery, it is clear and there is a strong case for adding more announce the results of its bank stress tests. response is never as good as crisis prevention. Somewhat lost that the overhang of both public and pri- of it if the purpose is to finance highly pro- Because many banks hold a large volume of as the world focuses on global hotspots is the danger that the vate debt looms large. The gross debts of ductive infrastructure investments. Europe eurozone government debt, the results will United States will abdicate the responsibility it has taken for 70 households and financial institutions are greatly lags many Asian countries in its depend very much on how the ECB assesses years — since World War II — for supporting a more integrated, higher today as a share of national income efforts to expand the reach of broadband. sovereign risk. increasingly rule-based and faster-growing global economy. It is than they were before the financial crisis. Outside the Nordic countries, electricity If the ECB grossly understates the risks, the success of this project that explains why history played out so Non-financial corporate debt has fallen only networks are thoroughly Balkanised, and its credibility as a regulator will be badly differently after the Second World War than after the first, and slightly. And government debt, of course, major efforts are needed to integrate them. tarnished. If it is more forthright about the it is this project that won the Cold War by demonstrating that has risen sharply, owing to bank bailouts Raising debt for the purposes of sig- risks, there is a chance that some periphery capitalism, rather than communism, was the best way forward and a sharp, recession-fuelled decline in tax nificantly increasing or ensuring long- countries might have difficulty plugging the for the world’s people. revenues. run growth makes sense, especially in an holes, and will require help from the north. At a time when authoritarian mercantilism has emerged as the Yes, Europe is also wrestling with an age- environment of low real interest rates. A One hopes that the ECB will be forthright. principal alternative to democratic capitalism, Congress is flirt- ing population. Southern eurozone countries similar argument can be made for expen- It is high time for a conversation on debt ing with eliminating the Export-Import Bank, which at no cost such as Italy and Spain have suffered from ditures aimed at improving education, for relief for the entire eurozone periphery. to the government enables US exporters to compete on a more rising competition with China in textiles example to improve Europe’s underfunded THE GUARDIAN level playing field with those of competitor nations, all of whom have similar vehicles. Only by maintaining a capacity to counter foreign subsidies can we hope to maintain a level global trading system and to avoid ceding ground to mercantilists. Eliminating the Export-Import Bank without extracting concessions from foreign governments would be the economic equivalent of uni- lateral disarmament. No one with any sophistication supposes that the world has seen the last major financial crisis or that we can prosper in a world in crisis. Yet the United States, having pushed successfully for major increases in International Monetary Fund resources and for important reforms in its governance, now is the lone nation blocking these measures from going into effect as Congress is unwilling to pass the relevant authorising legislation. The IMF enables us to do in the economic area what we are unable to do in the security area: place most of the burden for supporting a functioning global system on all global stakeholders. The key strategic thrust proclaimed in US foreign policy over the past five years has been the pivot, or rebalance, toward Asia. This is entirely appropriate given the shift in the global economic centre of gravity. The reality, though, is that little has changed. The most important potential positive change in the next several years would be the achievement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Yet the combined likelihood that a deal will be negotiated and that it will receive congressional approval seems much too low for com- fort, and there is little evidence that the issue commands urgency beyond the relatively narrow international trade community. The prospects for a trade agreement with Europe seem even more remote. Then there is the economic assistance dimension. When Latin America faced a profound debt crisis in the 1980s, when the Berlin Wall fell and the nations of central Europe and the former Soviet Union needed to transform their economies, when financial crisis struck Asia in 1997, when debt burdens stunted Africa’s growth around the turn of the century, the United States, working with its allies and the international financial insti- tutions, crafted strong if imperfect responses to restore growth and hope. A failure to engage effectively with global economic issues is a failure to mount a strong forward defence of US interests. That we cannot do everything must not become a reason not to do anything. While elections may turn on domestic preoccupations, history’s judgment will turn on what the United States does internationally. Passivity’s moment has passed. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

David Cameron and Ed Miliband are both having money troubles

BY ANDREW RAWNSLEY Thatcher is sold for £40,000. The Labour leader delivers a mention that he added: “So long less antagonistic to business by high rollers, native and foreign, Double that is forked out for a speech lauding “wealth creators” as they pay their taxes.” saying that he only plans to inter- from the casino end of capitalism. wo scenes from British day’s shooting on the Oxfordshire and tries to enthuse those chief In government, they packed vene in discreet areas to fix “bro- David Cameron once grasped political life in the second estate of the Syrian-born bil- executives present with his par- their task forces and advisory ken markets”. that its reputation as a party of decade of the 21st cen- lionaire, Wafic Said. The star ty’s plans to boost the economy panels with the lords of money, Labour frontbenchers know the rich was a serious impediment Ttury that reveal quite a lot — the opportunity to play the with infrastructure spending and often bankers. On top of that his- this won’t persuade business to to the Tories. In opposition, when lot about our two main contend- “ultimate game of tennis” with investment in apprenticeships. toric aversion of business towards love them. They will be content so he was trying to give his party a ers. Scene One: It is Wednesday the prime minister and Boris The applause is tepidly polite. Labour, Ed Miliband has a second long as business doesn’t tell eve- detox and present himself as a night at the Hurlingham Johnson — goes for £160,000 Company bosses go out of their problem, which is more personal. ryone that it hates Labour. different kind of Tory leader, he Club in south London and the to the banker wife of a former way to stress that their presence When Britain’s boardrooms look The Tory problems are almost made several speeches challeng- Conservatives are making a splen- minister in Vladimir Putin’s at the event should in no way at him, they do not think they see the exact opposite. Voters expect ing big business, attacking high did job of convincing us that they government. That will show the be taken as an endorsement of a winner. While business did not them to be the party of money. finance and swearing that he are not the party of the filthy rich. Russians we mean business. The Labour or its policies. endorse New Labour, it did not That can be a major plus for the would never be the mouthpiece Beastly Beamers with darkened auctioneer, Conservative MP Let us start with Ed Miliband’s attack Tony Blair on the hard- Conservatives when it trans- for either of them. In the wake windows disgorge the tycoons Hugo Swire, clearly has some tal- problems with business. One headed calculation that it would lates into a belief that they are of the financial crisis, he went so who are descending on the Tory ent. He manages to squeeze some- problem is that he is leader of be a bad idea to get on the wrong the party best at encouraging far as to deplore “markets with- summer ball. David “We’re all in one for £15,000 in return for a jar the Labour party. The clue is in side of the man who was going wealth creation to the benefit of out morality”, rhetoric that could this together” Cameron, George of honey made from his own bees. the name. There never has been to be the next prime minister. the majority. It becomes a serious fit snugly into any of Miliband’s “Austerity” Osborne and other 15 grand! You could buy a very a Labour leader who enjoyed the The best way for Miliband to get negative for the Tories when they speeches arguing for a new form Conservative members of the decent family car for that. backing of a majority of company business to stop carping about are seen as a party only of the of more responsible capitalism. cabinet are present to dance in Scene Two: It is Thursday bosses or even the support of a him would be to improve his poll rich who act only in the interests Now Cameron hosts fund-rais- attendance on the assembled morning at the Science Museum. significant minority of them. ratings. of the rich. ers heaving with financial specu- plutocrats. Ed Miliband has been persuaded Tony Blair is remembered, Hence Labour’s new emphasis People may also note what lators. Perhaps he never really The Tories won’t disclose by colleagues nervous of busi- and often not very kindly, espe- on policies that chief executives sort of money leading Tories like believed a word of it when he used the guest list, which tells you ness hostility to Labour that he cially within the party he used ought to like, such as pledging to spend their time with. I very to denounce them. Perhaps he has something in itself. But reli- needs to persuade the corpo- to lead, for getting too cosy with that corporation tax will remain much doubt that there were many, concluded that the public belief able accounts report that there rate world that he doesn’t hate the mega-rich whose ranks he has the lowest in the G7. Hence the if any, FTSE-100 chief executives that the Tories are “the party are more foreign oligarchs and wealth and convince them that now joined in retirement. It was stress placed on Labour being in attendance at that Tory fund- of the rich” is just too indelible hedge fund barons than you could a Labour government would be from Gordon Brown that Fred committed to the European raiser at the Hurlingham Club. for him to shift. So he might as fit on a flotilla of super-yachts. good for business. Labour has Goodwin received his knighthood. Union, a subject on which the It was not an occasion for the well make his cynical best of it by A bunch of mere multimillion- tried to invest the event with Peter Mandelson is often recalled Tories really frighten business, bosses of companies that employ stuffing his party’s campaign war aires make up the numbers at credibility by rustling up attend- as saying that New Labour was and for which Miliband got the millions of “hard-working people” chest with cheques from Russian the £12,000-a-table fundraiser. ance from corporate chieftains, “intensely relaxed about people most enthusiastic applause of his to make things and sell things to bankers who think a game of ten- During the auction, a bottle of but the turnout from the big com- being filthy rich”. He will be on speech at the Science Museum. other “hard-working people”. The nis with him is worth 160 grand. champagne signed by Margaret pany boards is underwhelming. the phone to complain if I do not Hence his attempt to try to sound event was densely populated with THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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LONDON: England aim to and publicly lashed out at one of avoid a third consecutive series his chief critics, former Australia defeat and ease the pressure great Shane Warne, last month. on captain Alastair Cook when Young Yorkshire batsman Joe they host India in a five-Test Root though is backing England, series for the first time since who have not won any of their last 1959, starting in Nottingham eight Tests, to hit back. tomorrow. “We’ve got a lot to prove after Following the embarrassing 5-0 what’s just happened against Sri Ashes defeat in Australia at the Lanka,” Root told the England start of the year, Andy Flower and Wales Cricket Board website was replaced as coach by Peter (www.ecb.co.uk). Moores and controversial bats- “We’ve got a hungry dress- man Kevin Pietersen had his cen- ing room and everyone wants to tral contract terminated. prove a point and why not do it Hopes of a winning start to against the Indians? It would be the new era were dashed on the a fantastic achievement. penultimate ball of the second “We all know we’re going to and final Test against Sri Lanka have to play some seriously good in Leeds last month, with James cricket but we’re more than capa- Anderson’s late dismissal con- ble of doing that.” demning England to a 1-0 series The Sri Lanka series was not defeat. without hope for England with Broad ready That reverse has intensified newcomers Moeen Ali, Sam the pressure on opening bats- Robson and Gary Ballance scor- man Cook who has not reached ing maiden Test centuries. for gruelling three figures in 24 Test innings Chris Jordan and Liam Plunkett also showed flashes of aggression with the ball while India series Root notched a double ton with the bat. England’s captain Alastair Cook holds his head during a training session before the first Test against India at NOTTINGHAM, England: Ben Stokes has been recalled to Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, England, yesterday. RIGHT: India’s MS Dhoni (right) talks to coach England seamer Stuart a 13-man squad that features six Duncan Fletcher as they take part in a practice session. Broad (pictured) has insisted fast bowling options, an acknowl- the hosts have the bowling edgement perhaps that Anderson depth required to cope with and Stuart Broad appeared leg from winning and I think we’ve Sharma, has previously played a three Cheteshwar Pujara averages a frenetic Test series against weary at times against Sri Lanka. won five of our last Tests here,” Test in England. close to 60 and spent three valua- India. “We’ve got a great record here said Broad. The lanky right-armer will ble hours at the crease in a warm- Tomorrow sees the as an England side,” said Broad. India are also attempting to be expected to lead by exam- up match against Derbyshire. two nations meet at “We’ve got a few guys who haven’t return to winning ways, having ple alongside the less-experi- “As far as our team is concerned Nottinghamshire paceman played a lot of cricket at Trent lost their last two series in South enced Bhuvneshwar Kumar and we’ve prepared really well,” said Broad’s Trent Bridge home Bridge but we’ve got a lot of guys, Africa and New Zealand 1-0. Mohammed Shami, who have a Kohli. “We have some disciplines ground for the first of five like Jimmy Anderson, whose bowl- Their 2011 trip to England dozen caps between them, with and some ideas in mind that we Tests condensed into a six- ing record here is phenomenal. ended in a 4-0 whitewash defeat the seamers likely to be the main want to execute when we’re on week period. “I think Ian Bell has scored but following the retirement of wicket-taking threat on pitches the field.” Both Broad and new-ball nearly 500 runs in his last four greats like Sachin Tendulkar and unlikely to help the spinners. The five-Test series will be partner James Anderson India’s Gautam Gambhir puts innings here so there’s a lot of Rahul Dravid, now a mentor to In Virat Kohli, India have one played without the aid of the deci- looked tired during England’s on his helmet during a training confidence from the guys who the national team, there is a fresh of the most stylish batsmen of this sion review system, with India recent 100-run second Test session. have played here. look to the side. generation who, at 25, is already a again refusing to agree to its use. defeat by Sri Lanka at “But the most confidence comes Only one bowler, Ishant leader in the squad, while number REUTERS Headingley -- a result that saw the Islanders claim their first series win on English soil. Windies-Kiwis And if England are kept in the field for long stretches at T20 series ends a time by a powerful-looking Bangladesh bans Shakib India top order, the pair’s on level terms stamina is bound to be tested to the utmost. England national selector ROSEAU, Dominica: New James Whitaker has sug- for ‘attitude problem’ Zealand’s batting collapsed gested Broad, Anderson, and DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket the history of Bangladesh cricket,” he misbehaved with the coach. He under the pressure of an ever- fellow pacemen Ben Stokes, authorities yesterday suspended Hassan told reporters. “We think apologised for the misbehaviour,” increasing scoring rate as the Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan star all-rounder Shakib Al that his behaviour is such that it’s Hassan said. “Shakib is our role West Indies claimed a 39-run and Chris Woakes could all Hasan (pictured) for six months directly impacting the team.” model. He is like an ambassador,” victory in the second and final be rotated during the series because of his “severe attitude The suspension came as Shakib the president added. But he said Twenty20 International on in a bid to avoid players being problem”, the cricket board reportedly threatened to quit the player did not care about oth- used abusive language against his Sunday night. ‘bowled into the ground’ and chief said. Bangladesh Cricket international cricket after he ers, and “I think we cannot toler- wife during an Bangladesh-India Replying to the hosts’ total of breaking down injured. Board (BCB) president Nazmul was called back to Dhaka before ate it anymore.” match. 165 for six, the Black Caps lost And with England’s squad Hassan said the board had a planned appearance in the Shakib, who for years has been “We want to give a clear mes- their last six wickets for 13 runs to lacking a frontline spin- unanimously decided to suspend Caribbean Premier League (CPL) the world’s leading all-rounder sage -- if it is repeated, he might be dismissed for 126 off 19.1 overs ner following the retirement the 27-year-old from “all kinds Twenty20 tournament. and is one of Bangladesh’s finest be banned for life. There will be at Windsor Park in Dominica. of Graeme Swann, captain of competitive cricket” for the Hassan said Shakib was trav- cricketers, could not be contacted no compromise when it comes The series finished 1-1 after Alastair Cook is either going to next six months, ruling him out elling to the Caribbean without for comment. Hassan said the to discipline,” Hassan said of the New Zealand. have show more faith in part- of Bangladesh’s tour of the West any clearance from the BCB, and player had a history of discipli- latest apparent incident. Kane Williamson, New time off-break bowler Moeen Indies in August. had also “misbehaved” with coach nary problems, and was banned On Sunday, Shakib returned Zealand’s captain for the match, Ali, who made his debut during He will also be barred from Chandika Hathurusinghe. He gave for three matches in February for to Dhaka and denied that he had topscored with 37 at the top of the Sri Lanka series and scored playing in any cricket leagues no further details. an indecent gesture to local fans. made any threat to quit interna- the order, but it was his dismissal a hundred at Headingley, or abroad until December next year, “This morning he called me. The ban kept him out of key Asia tional cricket. to Kieron Pollard and the demise hope the quicks run through the president said. He thought that he had the NOC Cup matches. “I want to play cricket for of Ross Taylor (21) off the bowl- India in short order if over- “He has a severe attitude prob- (no objection certificate). He did Last month he beat up a spec- another ten years,” he said. ing of the wily Sunil Narine that bowling of the seamers is not lem, which is unprecedented in not have any. He admitted that tator after the latter reportedly REUTERS effectively spelt the end for the to become an issue. tourists. AFP “We’ve got 42 days, 25 Test match days, 10 training Scoreboard days, five travel days -- (that) West End Park Ramadan cricket tournament kicks off in Doha only leaves two days without WEST INDIES cricket duty,” Broad, speaking D Smith b Southee ...... 9 at Trent Bridge yesterday, told L Simmons c Anderson b Sodhi ...... 36 Sky Sports. “A lot depends on how we Mana Al Mana, A Fletcher b Boult ...... 62 bowl. If India are getting four Chairman West D Bravo b Williamson ...... 14 K Pollard c Boult b Anderson ...... 13 or five hundred every innings End Park opens the then the bowlers might have Ramadan Cricket D Sammy c Anderson b Boult ...... 10 A Russell (not out) ...... 14 to take a break from time to Tournament in D Ramdin (not out) ...... 2 time. Doha on Saturday Extras (W-5) ...... 5 “But if we’re bowling really night. Also present Total (all out in 20 overs) ...... 165 well and we’re only fielding for were Michael Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-76, 3-98, 4-126, 80-90 overs an innings, that Scallon, Head of 5-147, 6-148. obviously makes a huge dif- Sports at West Bowling: Southee 4-0-34-1 (1w); Boult 4-1- ference on the workload.” End park Stadium, 22-2 (2w); Neesham 4-0-31-0; Anderson He added: “It’s not a major Gul Jadoon, 4-0-51-1; Sodhi 2-0-16-1; Williamson 2-0- concern in the near future and Tournament 11-1 (2w). it’s something the seamers just Director, members NEW ZEALAND need to get used to -- a bit of of Doha Wings K Williamson b Pollard ...... 37 extra bowling workload, bowl- Cricket Club and J Neesham c Bravo b Cottrell ...... 7 ing a bit more when the ball is Bangladesh Cricket B McCullum c Simmons b Badree ...... 21 not doing a huge amount.” Meanwhile Broad was ada- Club and other offi- R Taylor b Narine ...... 21 mant that it was just a matter cials. On the open- C Anderson c Sammy b Cottrell ...... 14 L Ronchi c Russell b Narine ...... 12 of time before Cook was back ing day matches, amongst the runs. Bangladesh Cricket B J Watling (run out) ...... 1 T Latham c Bravo b Cottrell ...... 3 It is now 14 months since Club defeated T Southee c Cottrell b Russell ...... 2 the 29-year-old opening bats- Wings Doha Cricket T Boult (run out) ...... 5 man scored the last of his Club by 121 runs. In I Sodhi (not out) ...... 0 England record 25 Test hun- the second match, Extras (LB-1, W-2) ...... 3 dreds while his tactics as a Rawal County Boys Total (all out 19.1 overs) ...... 126 captain in the field against Sri defeated Ramco Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-40, 3-82, 4-88, Lanka -- where his top score Cricket Club by five 5-113, 6-116, 7-116, 8-120, 9-126. was 28 -- saw him criticised wickets. Bowling: Badree 4-1-20-1; Cottrell 3.1-0- by the likes of Shane Warne, 28-3; Narine 4-0-19-2 (1w); Sammy 3-0-22- Geoffrey Boycott and England 0; Russell 2-0-17-1; Pollard 3-0-19-1 (1w). exile Kevin Pietersen. AFP TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Kittel sprint supremacy continues German makes it two stage victories out of three; injured Cavendish needs surgery

LONDON: Marcel Kittel domi- His Omega Pharma-Quick Step nated another sprint finish at team said he will go under the Tour de France Results the Tour de France as his main knife to repair the ligaments in and Standings rival Mark Cavendish discov- his shoulder joint on Wednesday ered he needed surgery on his and would be out of action for six LONDON, England: Result separated shoulder. weeks. of the third stage of Tour German Kittel was in a class of “It’s worse than I was hoping de France, a 155km ride his own on the Tour de France’s but immediately after the crash from Cambridge to London 155km third stage from sunny I knew something was really yesterday: Cambridge to drizzly London wrong,” Cavendish said. 1. Marcel Kittel (GER/GIA) 3hr 38min 30sec yesterday, once again winning a “It is really painful, but at the 2. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) same time sprint finish. moment all I can do is focus 100 3. Mark Renshaw (AUS/OPQ) 0:00. Having also won the opening percent of my effort on my recov- 4. Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) 0:00. stage from Leeds to Harrogate, ery to be able to get back racing he proved too good for the com- for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 5. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 0:00. petition as he held off Slovak as quickly as possible.” 6. Danny van Poppel (NED/TRE) 0:00. Peter Sagan and Australian Mark Kittel’s rivals have been forced 7. Heinrich Haussler (AUS/IAM) 0:00. Renshaw for the victory. to battle out the minor placings 8. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) 0:00. The 26-year-old Giant- so far but Frenchman Bryan 9. Romain Feillu (FRA/BSE) 0:00. Shimano rider said winning a Coquard, who finished fourth in 10. Daniel Oss (ITA/BMC) 0:00. stage in front of Buckingham both sprint finishes, believes there Palace was almost as special as is a way to beat the big German. 11. Zakkari Dempster (AUS/APP) 0:00. winning last year’s final stage on “I think he’s beatable. Last year 12. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/GRM) 0:00. the Champs Elysees in Paris. he was beaten (at the Tour). OK, 13. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/ALM) 0:00. “It was awesome, I’m really not yet this year but maybe that 14. Arnaud Démare (FRA/FDJ) 0:00. happy I could win this stage in will come,” said the 22-year-old 15. Michael Albasini (SWI/ORI) 0:00. front of Buckingham Palace. Europcar sprinter. 16. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 0:00. There were amazing crowds, “Last year I beat him at the Overall standings after the third stage great scenery, the team did a Tour de Picardie so why not at really good job which was a great the Tour de France!” 1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 13hr 31min 13sec 2. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) at 0:02sec advertisement for our lead-out The Tour will leave Britain Giant-Shimano team rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 155km train,” said Kittel. after a highly successful three third stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Cambridge to London, yesterday. 3. Michael Albasini (SWI/ORI) 0:02. “It came pretty close to the days and return to its true home. 4. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:02. Champs Elysees, I’m pretty sad Vincenzo Nibali, who took the 5. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 0:02. that we’ll finish only once here race leader’s yellow jersey by The fourth stage takes the pelo- “Tomorrow (Tuesday) will Reigning champion Chris 6. Bauke Mollema (NED/BKN) 0:02. because it’s a great atmosphere by winning Sunday’s second stage, ton from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage be another nervous stage. Let’s Froome said he was happy to have 7. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 0:02. the side of the road. It was one of praised the British fans for their to Lille but it is Wednesday’s fifth get past tomorrow, another day avoided any pitfalls. the greatest finishes I’ve ever seen enthusiasm. stage from Ypres in Belgium to without any great problems, and “The big thing was to get 8. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:02. because of this great scenery.” “What can I say, I’m really, Arenberg Porte du Hainaut that then when we get to the cobbles through the stage, don’t lose time 9. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/LTB) 0:02. But the ease with which he won really happy because today there has got everyone talking. stage we’ve got the material we or have any issues or incidents,” 10. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 0:02. his sixth Tour stage in total high- were even more people than the It includes 15.4km of the cob- need. he told ITV4. 11. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 0:02. lighted all the more the absence other days,” he said after yeser- blestones used on the famous “Certainly we’ll try to ride it “I’m feeling good. Tomorrow 12. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 0:02. of Cavendish, who crashed in day’s stage. Paris-Roubaix Spring Classic. well and stay close together (as a (Tuesday) we can expect a simi- 13. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 0:02. the sprint finish in Harrogate “Here in England we’ve been “We’ll have the chance to think team). We know what problems lar day but on day five we hit the before abandoning the race before met by a great welcome and fan- about it when we get there,” said can happen, it can be dangerous cobbles and that will be quite a 14. Tiago Machado (POR/APP) 0:02. Sunday’s second stage. tastic fans.” Nibali. and it’s best not to crash.” shake up, literally.” AFP 15. Rui Costa (POR/LAM) 0:02.

Langdon, Qatar Golf: Cabrera ends Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team long title drought advance to final WHITE SULPHUR round in Ohio SPRINGS, UNITED STATES: Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera won NORWALK, OHIO: Reigning his first non-major champion- world champion Shawn Langdon ship tournament on US soil raced to the final round of elimi- yesterday, shooting a six-under nations for the Qatar Al-Anabi 64 to capture the Greenbrier Racing Top Fuel Team, the Classic by two strokes. three-time and defending World The 44-year-old Argentine Championship team owned by tapped in on 18 to finish at Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al 16-under 264 and beat runner- Angel Cabrera Thani, at the eighth annual up George McNeill in the $6.m of Argentina Summit Racing Equipment USPGA Tour tournament. is seen with NHRA Nationals yesterday, the The two-time major winner the trophy 13h of 24 races that make up Cabrera won his first event since after winning America’s 2014 NHRA Mello claiming the 2009 Masters. His the Greenbrier Yello Drag Racing season. first major championship win was Classic at the As Langdon, his teammate the 2007 US Open. Old White Khalid alBalooshi, and every- “I’m very happy to have won,” one else on the Qatar Al-Anabi TPC in White Cabrera said. Racing Top Fuel team continue Sulphur “I’ve been working really hard, to work on returning to cham- and I needed this. Springs, West pionship form following some “I hit it very solid today, and Virginia. mid-season challenges, the team was under control. The work I’ve leaves Ohio with many positives. been doing the last few weeks paid Langdon made his best run of the Khalid Abdullah Al Sulaiteen (right), CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation and off.” weekend during yesterday night’s Husain Abdullah, Kansas City Chiefs defensive back pose for a picture American McNeill fired the low final round of qualifying and at Aspire Dome in Doha yesterday. round of the day with his nine- claimed his third No. 1 qualifier under 61 to finish at minus-14. of the season. He seemed poised to On his front nine, McNeill birdied lead the Al-Anabi team to its fifth four in a row and followed that Norwalk win in the last six years. NFL star Abdullah trains with a hole-in-one at number In eliminations, Langdon eight. defeated Terry McMillen, McNeill learned after his round Brittany Force and Troy Buff to had finished -- when the inter- advance to his fourth final round kids at Aspire Academy views were over and he finally had an eagle on the 13th and six bird- At the par-three eighth, his tee of the season and the 22nd of a chance to call home -- that his ies at The Old White Course. He shot rolled into the cup for a hole- his career; he raced 2012 NHRA DOHA: Kansas City Chiefs does not interfere with my wor- older sister, Michelle, had passed also had two bogeys. in-one and the eagle that moved Mello Top Fuel World Champion defensive back Husain Abdullah ship of Allah. So in order to be away earlier that day after a bat- Cabrera has a reputation of him to within one of the lead. He Antron Brown for the win. In the imparted some basic American able to perform during Ramadan tle with cancer, the Golf Channel doing well in majors but not regu- started the back nine by making a final, the drivers left the starting style football skills to Qatari it is very important to watch reported. lar USPGA Tour events. He came 10-foot birdie putt to seize a share line at virtually the same time, kids and teenagers as part of what you eat, drink and you have McNeill was interviewed on agonizingly close to victory at last of the lead with Hurley. but Langdon surged ahead. the Aspire Zone’s Ramadan to get the right amount of sleep. TV, immediately after his round year’s Masters, losing in a sud- McNeill parred five in a row The Al-Anabi car was a tiny activities at Aspire Dome here Basically, if you take care of your and before he had talked to his den death play-off to Australia’s from the 11th. Hurley dropped bit too aggressive, and the tires yesterday. body, it can be done,” he said here family, and said that he was try- Adam Scott. out of contention with four bogeys began losing traction with the “It’s an honour to be part of yesterday. ing to keep things in perspective. He has three wins on the in a five-hole stretch from the race track. Langdon lifted off the the Ramadan Sports Festival This year the Ramadan Sports “I have things going on else- European Tour with his most second. throttle for an instant and then and I am very impressed by Festival also includes a Flag where,” McNeill said. “You go recent being the 2005 BMW Webb Simpson shot a seven- stood on it again, but the damage what I have seen here so far,” Football tournament, which is a out and golf doesn’t really mean Championship. under 63 and he ended alone in was done. said Abdullah, who has competed variation of American Football, a whole lot. It is hard. I played Cabrera caught fire on the back third at 10-under 270. Brown cruised to the finish in the National Football League on July 8 and 9. good today and got finished. nine. He rolled in a 17-foot putt Bud Cauley also had a hole- line and took his fifth win of the (NFL) for several years and Khalid Abdullah al Sulaiteen, Golf doesn’t mean a whole lot for birdie at 11 to join McNeill in-one on the 18th en route to season. Still, Langdon made sev- played for the Minnesota Vikings CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation sometimes.” at 14-under. He followed with a a six-under 64. He ended in a eral impressive runs, recorded before joining the Kansas City said: “As AZF is the premium McNeill was also one of four seven-foot birdie putt on No. 12. share of fourth place at minus- his third No. 1 qualifier this year Chiefs in 2013. sports destination in the region, players yesterday that qualified Cabrera then holed his second nine. Cauley was joined by Chris and reached his fourth final round The US-American player has we always try to be a platform for the British Open. shot at the par-four 13th from Stroud (69), Hurley (73), Brendon of the season. Langdon remains also demonstrated in the past how for different sports and intro- Cabrera entered the final round 176 yards out for an eagle and a Todd (66), Keegan Bradley (66), third in the NHRA Mello Yello he balances a professional sports duce new ones to our community. just two shots adrift of third three-shot lead. Cameron Tringale (69) and Will Top Fuel point standings. “The career with his Islamic faith. American Football is one of those round leader Billy Hurley. But McNeill got hot after opening Wilcox (69). Al-Anabi team made some great “Worshipping Allah always games we are providing support Cabrera had history on his side, with three pars. He drained four McNeill, Tringale, Stroud and runs this weekend; we qualified comes first for me. With to encourage and spread. So far, as the previous two winners had straight birdies from the fourth, Hurley all qualified for the British No. 1 and made some excellent American football being a sport I it received good turnout and we rallied from four shots to win. three of which were from inside Open at Royal Liverpool, July runs in eliminations,” Langdon love, I must find balance to make hope it continues to do.” His round yesterday included 10 feet. 17-20. REUTERS said. THE PENINSULA sure that my enjoyment of sport THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Djokovic begins Nadal, Federer pursuit after ‘special’ triumph World No.1 regains confidence after winning Wimbledon after defeats in major finals

LONDON: Novak Djokovic of my career for this Grand Slam admitted he feared he’d never trophy to arrive is crucial, espe- WTA Tour Singles win another Grand Slam, but cially after losing several Grand Serbia’s Novak with a second Wimbledon title Slam finals in a row,” he said. Djokovic (left) Standings wrapped up, the new world “I started doubting of course. and Czech player number one is now planning I needed this win a lot. I’m going Petra Kvitova 1 (1) Serena Williams(US) 9510 on catching Roger Federer and to try to use it in the best pos- pose with their 2 (2) Li Na(China) 6960 Rafael Nadal. sible way and for my confidence 2014 Wimbledon 3 (3) Simona Halep(Romania) 6785 The 27-year-old Serb beat to grow for the rest of my season singles’ trophies Federer, as well as his own doubts and the rest of my career.” during the 4 (6) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 6070 and demons, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 The belief that Sunday’s epic Wimbledon 5 (4) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 5330 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 in a rollercoaster win, which had almost slipped Champions 6 (5) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 4881 Wimbledon final on Sunday to away from him when he squan- Dinner in Central 7 (13) Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) 4460 add to his 2011 All England Club dered a 5-2 lead in the fourth set London on 8 (7) Angelique Kerber(Germany) 4365 title and take his majors tally to and then a match point, could also Sunday. Djokovic 9 (8) Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) 3900 seven. be a springboard for more majors beat Switzerland’s But he is still lagging behind the was shared by coach Boris Becker. 10 (9) Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) 3812 Roger Federer Swiss and Spaniard in the over- The three-time Wimbledon 11 (11) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 3660 in five sets for all Grand Slam chase -- Federer champion was brought on board his second 12 (10) Dominika Cibulkova(Slovakia) 3636 had 17 while Nadal’s record ninth in December last year in an 13 (12) Flavia Pennetta(Italy) 3168 French Open last month moved attempt to help push Djokovic Wimbledon title 14 (14) Sara Errani(Italy) 3125 him to 14. over the finish line at the majors. while Kvitova Next up for the sport’s super- It didn’t work at the Australian defeated 15 (16) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 2825 men is the US Open in August Open, where he lost in the quar- Canada’s Eugenie 16 (15) Carla Suarez Navarro(Spain) 2695 and September where Djokovic ter-finals or at the French Open Bouchard in two 17 (23) Lucie Safarova(Czech Republic) was champion in 2011 but was where his hopes of complet- sets. 2675 runner-up on four occasions in ing a career Grand Slam were 18 (17) Samantha Stosur(Australia) 2415 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013. thwarted, again, in the final by 19 (22) Ekaterina Makarova(Russia) 2380 It is that sort of maddening Nadal. inconsistency that had become a But the partnership paid now -- he’s back to number one, coming to this match. I paid case in the Roland Garros final. I 20 (20) Andrea Petkovic(Germany) 2235 curse with Djokovic having lost dividends at Wimbledon even if Wimbledon champion, obviously attention to it and I was ready am just very glad to win a Grand 21 (24) Alize Cornet(France) 2075 all three of his most recent Grand Djokovic spent almost five hours he’s going to take a couple of for it,” said Djokovic. Slam final after losing the last 22 (18) Sloane Stephens(US) 2050 Slam finals and five of the last six. more on court than Federer in weeks off now but the next big “That’s why he has been win- three out of four. 23 (25) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(Russia) “This is the most special Grand getting to the final. one is the US Open,” said Becker. ning so many Grand Slams, “But I managed to not just win 1890 Slam final I’ve played. At the time “We’re looking pretty good There was little evidence of because he feels confident to against my opponent but win 24 (21) Roberta Vinci(Italy) 1880 what made Becker famous in his play these shots at the important against myself as well and find 1980s pomp on show in the final time.” that inner strength that got me 25 (31) Venus Williams(US) 1726 with Federer the keener of the Djokovic insisted that Sunday’s the trophy today.” Djokovic will 26 (27) Svetlana Kuznetsova(Russia) 1646 Novak Djokovic two to serve-and-volley in defer- win even topped his record- now take a break to be his fian- 27 (30) Madison Keys(US) 1575 celebrates with ence to the influence of his coach, breaking 2012 Australian Open cee Jelena Ristic, who is pregnant 28 (28) Garbine Muguruza Blanco(Spain) his coach Boris Stefan Edberg, a rival and con- final win against Rafael Nadal. with the couple’s first child. 1535 temporary of Becker. “Sincerely, this has been the “There are few important Becker (left) and 29 (29) Sorana Cirstea(Romania) 1521 family members Federer served-and-volleyed 36 best quality Grand Slam final things coming up. Getting mar- 30 (33) Zhang Shuai(China) 1462 after winning times but Djokovic said he was that I have ever been part of,” said ried. Of course in a few months 31 (43) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(Czech the Wimbledon prepared for the Swiss star’s game Djokovic, whose Australian Open becoming a dad,” he added. Republic) 1451 final against plan as he chased what would final win two years ago lasted “I think I can close the chapter have been a record eighth title at almost six hours. of my tennis career just for little Switzerland’s 32 (32) Klara Koukalova(Czech Republic) Wimbledon and which would have “But this is definitely the best bit now. I think I deserve that Roger Federer 1445 made the 32-year-old the oldest match. It’s the most special Grand for few weeks to rest, to enjoy, be 33 (19) Sabine Lisicki(Germany) 1427 on Sunday. champion of the modern era. Slam final I’ve played. with my fiancée, my wife to be, 34 (34) Daniela Hantuchova(Slovakia) 1420 “Those were particular changes “I didn’t allow my emotions to and my family.” in his game that I noticed before fade away, as was probably the AFP 35 (35) Elina Svitolina(Ukraine) 1395 Journey continues for Generation Amazing Ambassadors

DOHA: As the quarter- communications and organisa- Johann Koss, President and final matches come to a close tional qualities. The lessons they CEO of Right To Play, said: “I am and the semi-finals begin at have learnt will last longer than sure that the Generation Amazing the 2014 FIFA World Cup just the duration of the World programme will have a life-long in Brazil, the Generation Cup. impact on the young people who Amazing Ambassadors have “I have no doubt this will be an went to Brazil but it will also The Generation now returned home, back from experience they will remember deliver lasting results for their Amazing South America. Their jour- the rest of their lives,” he added. communities. The Generation ney now continues in Jordan, Following a rigorous selection Amazing Ambassadors went Ambassadors Nepal, Pakistan and Qatar, as process, which included consid- through a really well structured pose for a the ambassadors impart their ering the needs of disadvantaged training programme that was group photo experiences and learnings with communities and written sub- designed to build their confidence, displaying others and compile action plans missions about their dream trip, enhance their leadership skills certificates to address social issues in their the SC took 22 young men and and grow their understanding and following their communities using Football for women from Asia to Brazil to respect for other cultures.” ten-day trip to Development programmes. witness their first ever finals at He added: “These young peo- Brazil to watch Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The ple earned the right to this the FIFA World General of the Supreme 10-day visit was part of the SC’s unique opportunity by prov- Cup matches Committee for Delivery & Legacy Generation Amazing programme, ing they understood the kind of recently. (SC), called the Generation which employs football as a tool challenges that their communi- Amazing programme an enduring for positive change in communi- ties face and what the power of partnership between the SC and ties in several countries across sport, especially football, could do the region to support the ambas- the region. to address them. I believe that the sadors’ community ambitions. The SC is partnering with Supreme Committee for Delivery “Their trip was about more Right To Play, a leading inter- and Legacy has given this new than just football and what hap- national development organisa- generation of leaders the chance pens on the pitch,” Al Thawadi tion, to act on the SC’s behalf as to make a significant difference Ambassadors represent diverse “I have learned a lot. Hopefully, make youth meetings, to tell them said. the lead delivery agency for the in their communities between communities in each country: I can develop my community at about how to make friends, how “It was about developing skills programme across Jordan and now and 2022 and in the process • Mafraz, Al Khalediyah and Al a critical time. I’ve learned a lot to be cooperative, how to make a to take back to their friends and Pakistan, and in coordination inspire other young people to take Baqa’a Palestinian Refugee Camp about the other ambassadors. We better dynamic, so that everyone families; building their leadership, with Mercy Corps in Nepal. an active role too.” in Jordan had a really good time,” Khan can be closer to everyone.” • Karachi, Mardan, Thatta in added. Celebrating his 16th birthday Some of the Generation Amazing Pakistan “I’m very thankful to with ambassadors in São Paulo, Ambassadors are seen during their • Makwanpur, Lekhanath, Generation Amazing, the Zaid Al Khalayfeh of Jordan trip to Brazil. Kailila in Nepal Supreme Committee for Delivery said: “Thank you to everyone During visits to three non-gov- & Legacy, Right To Play, ROTA, for this week and for this amaz- ernmental Sport for Development Mercy Corps, and everyone for ing birthday!” Ziad, Yazeed Al organisations in São Paulo, giving us such an amazing time. I Khalayleh, and their Jordanian including the Cafu Foundation, am extremely happy. I will always compatriots are dreaming of an EPROCAD and Gol de Letra, cherish this trip as a great mem- opportunity to ply their trade at the ambassadors witnessed how ory. I have also written down my the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Brazilian football legends Cafu, experiences, which I will hopefully Excellence in Qatar after meet- Rai, Leonardo and other commu- share.” ing and playing football in Brazil nity leaders in Brazil have devel- On his future plans, Arham with Bora Milutinovic, who oped their respective foundations said: “I plan to go home now and serves as a Technical Adviser for to address social issues through rest for a while then I’m going the Academy. However, in the sport. to start my projects. What I’ve interim, Yazeed hopes to live up On a return flight from São I learned I’m going to share with to his potential, off the pitch. “I Paulo to Doha, Arham Ullah my community and hopefully will organize activities for every- Khan of Pakistan was thrilled to develop it.” one in my community.” be part of ‘an amazing trip’. Rakshya Pandit of Nepal was In the coming months, the SC “The trip was great. It was an sad to be separated from her fel- will further develop programmes amazing opportunity. For me, low Generation Amazing ambas- alongside Right To Play to deliver I don’t just think of this as one sadors, but gathered inspiration Football for Development projects opportunity. I think of this as the from their 15 days together: in Jordan, Pakistan and Nepal. start,” Khan said. “When I go back home, I plan to THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Krul unapologetic Halilhodzic resigns about gamesmanship

RIO DE JANEIRO: to make it happen and luckily Netherlands goalkeeper Tim enough, happy enough it hap- Krul was back defending him- pened.” Krul, who has saved self after making two stunning just two of 20 penalties he faced as Algeria’s coach penalty saves against Costa with his club side Newcastle, said Rica to book his team’s place in the mind games had begun even the World Cup semi-finals. before he stood on the line to try The towering Krul replaced and save the first spot-kick. Amid calls to stay, Bosnian quits due to ‘family obligations’ first-choice keeper Jasper Costa Rica had made the Cillessen specifically for the quarter-finals for the first time ALGIERS: Algeria coach Vahid They put up an impressive per- shootout in Salvador after the by beating Greece on penalties Halilhodzic has announced that formance against the Germans Algeria’s Bosnian teams finished extra time dead- but Krul said he knew they were he will not remain as coach before losing 2-1 in extra time. locked at 0-0. rattled as soon as they saw him coach Vahid after leading the country to Halilhodzic added: “I want to The 26-year-old vindicated his warming up. “I definitely think it Halilhodzic an historic last 16 finish at the thank, first of all, his Excellency coach’s unorthodox substitution had an impact, when I started my World Cup. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, (left) takes part when he saved spot-kicks from warm-up their whole bench was The 61-year-old Bosnian saw whose warm words profoundly in a training Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana confused,” he said. Algeria into the knockout stages touched me. session during to give the Dutch a 4-3 shootout “If you see their manager’s face for the first time in their history “I also want to thank Prime the group stage victory and a place in the semi- when I came on, he was looking in Brazil before an extra-time Minister Abdelmalek Sellal for of the ongoing finals against Argentina. over at our manager, his face was defeat to Germany. his encouragement and kind FIFA World Cup. But he also came under heavy priceless. It was definitely one of “I leave proud of my record wishes, and the president of the Halilhodzic resigns criticism on social media for those fantastic moves.” after serving out my contract FAF, Mohamed Raouraoua, with as Algerian coach his intimidating tactics against Netherlands coach Louis van with the FAF,” he said on the whom I have worked for three after mentoring the the Costa Rican penalty takers, Gaal, a renowned master tacti- official website of the Algerian years to realise our objectives and side to historic run staring them down and yelling at cian, had been hatching the plan Football Federation (FAF). who put at my disposal a squad in the event. them before they took their shots. for some time. “Having lived for three years with all the necessary means to Asked whether he had over- But he kept it such a secret in Algeria, my family obligations achieve this difficult mission. stepped the line of good sports- that he did not even tell Cillessen and the attraction of new sporting “I wish to pay tribute to the manship, a defiant Krul said he and only let Krul know about it challenges weighed heavily on my players and the technical, medical a three-year deal to qualify the added Halilhodzic, who on account had nothing to apologise for. on the bus to the stadium but told decision.” and administrative staff who gave Desert Foxes for the 2013 Africa of his febrile relations with the “I don’t think I’ve done any- him to keep it under wraps. Halilhodzic’s contract expired me every assistance throughout Cup of Nations and the World Algerian press did not turn up thing wrong,” he told a news “The manager and the goalie after the World Cup but his this mission. Cup. at the press conference after the conference at his team’s training coach told me before the game departure comes despite calls for “The wonderful Algerian pub- He added: “The only sour note, match with the Germans. ground in Rio on Sunday evening. that if we had a substitution left him to stay on. lic wished me well since the day which I want to confront, is the He has been tipped to take over “I didn’t shout anything nasty there was a possibility that they Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 I first arrived and have remained behaviour of certain - though Turkish side Trabzonspor with at them. I just told them that I may use me in the penalty shoot- in Group H, and also drew with loyal to me. I will always keep thankfully not all - members of Frenchman Christian Gourcuff, knew where they were going. I’m out,” Krul said. Russia and took the lead against the fond memory of the extraor- the press, who never ceased to former coach of Ligue 1 side trying obviously to get in their “So obviously for me the whole Belgium before losing 2-1 and fin- dinary welcome they gave us on stigmatise not only my work but Lorient, touted as a possible suc- heads and it worked yesterday. game I was watching it with a dif- ished second in the group behind our return from the World Cup.” also me and my family. “I will cessor for the Algeria job. “It’s a way of trying to psy- ferent view because I knew the Marc Wilmots’ side. Halilhodzic took over in 2011 on never forget nor forgive that,” AFP che them out. Obviously they possibility was there. are under massive pressure, I’m “I have my own style and I under massive pressure as well think it works. I’m over the moon Nishimura, No dopers found as over 1,000 so I used everything in my power that I saved two penalties.” AFP Velasco on shortlist for players tested negative: FIFA RIO DE JANEIRO: Every four remaining teams left in the not think the use of performance Cup final player tested for drugs at the tournament would be subject enhancing drugs was widespread World Cup in Brazil has been to further random testing with in the game. RIO DE JANEIRO: Japan’s cleared of doping after more the results expected before their “I will never say there is no Yuichi Nishimura (pictured) than 1,000 tests came back neg- team’s next game. doping in football, but I say there and Spain’s Carlos Velasco, ative, FIFA’s medical committee The samples have all been flown is no doping culture in football,” Dutch responsible for two of the most announced yesterday. across the Atlantic Ocean to the D’Hoogie told reporters at news criticised refereeing perform- Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s chief medi- World Anti-Doping Agency’s conference. goalkeeper Tim ances of the World Cup, have cal officer, told a news conference laboratory in Switzerland after FIFA has steadily stepped up Krul during the been put on the shortlist for the at the Maracana that every player WADA revoked the accredita- its drug testing procedures over team’s training final, the world game’s govern- on each of the 32 competing tion of the drug-testing facility recent years, including the intro- session at ing body said yesterday. teams - 736 players in total - had in Rio for failing to comply with duction of biological profiling of the Gavea Soccer’s governing body said provided blood and urine samples. international standards. players to track changes in their Stadium, in both officials were among 15 Dvorak said 777 out-of-com- The last time a player was blood samples. Rio de Janeiro, teams of referees and linesman petition tests were conducted caught doping at a World Cup In conjunction with WADA, Brazil on who had been asked to stay on for between March 1 and June 11 plus was in 1994 when Argentina’s FIFA began building profiles on Sunday. the semi-finals and final another 232, four from each of the Diego Maradona tested positive players in 2011 but this is the first Nishimura awarded a con- first 58 matches played in Brazil, for ephedrine and was sent home time it has used it at the World troversial since the tournament kicked off in disgrace. Cup. penalty to on June 12, and all came back Soccer has long viewed itself WADA’s director general, David Brazil in the negative. as largely immune from the use Howman, applauded FIFA for its tournament’s “We have not found any pro- of performance enhancing drugs tougher stance in a video that opening hibitive substances... either prior which has badly tarnished other was shown at yesterday’s news game against or during competition,” Dvorak sports such as cycling. conference. Croatia with said as he spoke to the reporters Even yesterday, Michel “Hats off to FIFA,” said the score at at the press conference. D’Hoogie, the chairman of FIFA’s delighted Howman. 1-1. Neymar FIFA said players from the Medical Committee, said he did REUTERS converted and Brazil went on to win 3-1. Critics said that Velasco lost New coaches join Qatar Stars League control of Brazil’s quarter-final against Colombia on Friday that saw plenty of fouls. DOHA: With Michael Laudrup a Club with big ambitions. Jaish on loan and is happy with The game was interrupted by and Ivan Hasek set to start On the other hand, Hasek will his new surroundings. 54 fouls but Velasco showed only stint with the Qatar Stars try to resurrect Qatar Sports He said that he has confidence four yellow cards. League (QSL), three more new Club’s fortunes, a club that in the management of Umm Salal Brazil forward Neymar suf- coaches will be seen in action in has been in the doldrums for a and stressed that he would give fered a fractured vertebra after the coveted event. number of years. all his energies in the new season. a challenge which went without Brazilian Paqueta will head For more than ten years Al He told QSL Online that he any penalty.. back to his old Club Al Gharafa, Arabi has not been amongst the thinks the atmosphere at the England’s Howard Webb, who Spaniard Miguel Ángel Lotina has medals and Romanian head coach Club is good and that he made the refereed the previous World come to secure QSL survival for Petrescu will look for a change. right move, “I feel very good to Cup final between Spain and newly promoted Al Shahaniya and However a lot depends on be here at Umm Salal, everyone’s Netherlands will also stay on on Romanian and Chelsea favourite which foreign players he brings spirits are very high and the play- the list.. Dan Petrescu has taken over at in to the Club. ers are optimistic about what lies Mexico’s Marco Antonio Al Arabi. Paqueta, the former head coach ahead of us. The team has made Rodriguez has already been Every coach has their own of Al Gharafa has the experience me feel very welcome, I don’t feel picked to referee the first semi- philosophy and will try to stamp of winning in the QSL before and like a stranger.” final between Brazil and Germany their own mark on their teams many are talking about a possible He added, “I hope we can do on Tuesday. next season. resurgence of the Cheetahs next even better next season and get “The (referees’) committee It may be recalled that Laudrup season. into the top four. We will need a defined the list after careful has taken over last season’s The Brazilian has a lot of expec- good team spirit to achieve this monitoring of all referees and Champs Lekhwiya, Hasek will be tations resting on his shoulders and from what I see I think we assistant referees on a daily basis at the helm for Qatar Sports Club. nonetheless summer acquisitions are capable of making our dreams together with the technical staff,” The spotlight will surely fall on will be the deciding factor to Al come true.” said FIFA in a statement. Laudrup because his predecessor Gharafa’s chances of tasting glory. Naji can become a key player “In line with how designations Eric Gerets won the league with Another new head coach of the for Umm Salal next season, he have been made throughout the two rounds to spare last sea- QSL scene is the Spaniard Miguel made a series of solid perform- tournament, quality was the main son and is a hard act to follow. Ángel Lotina; he will try to secure ances with the Army in the last criteria while physical, medical Qatari footballer Murad Naji (right) feels comfortable after joining Umm Nevertheless the Dane will have QSL survival which should be the campaign and the right back and technical aspects were also Salal for the forthcoming Qatar Stars League season. Naji is hoping to to go one better and try to win main aim of the. should help in strengthening taken into consideration.” give a good show for his team. the Asian Champions League to Meanwhile, new acquisition Salal’s sometimes leaky defense. REUTERS make sure he secures his future at Murad Naji was signed from El THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

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RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA yes- — a fractured vertebrae — it telling the referees not to sanc- terday rejected Brazil’s request could not have a bearing on how tion with yellow or red cards in Tickets in to allow suspended captain Zuniga’s case should be handled. order to have more entertainment Thiago Silva to face Germany “We wish Neymar a prompt or television shares,” De Gregorio illegal sale may in the World Cup semi-finals as and complete recovery as we wish said. they angrily hit back at claims the same for all players who have “In other words that FIFA is be cancelled that referees had been ordered sadly been ruled out of the World risking and tolerating that play- to take a lenient approach to Cup through injury,” it added. ers like Neymar and others are RIO DE JANEIRO: The com- foul play. Zuniga has apologised for the injured. This is just unacceptable.” pany that sells World Cup pack- A statement from FIFA’s tackle and insists he had not De Gregorio did not offer any ages warned yesterday that it Disciplinary Committee dismissed intended to cause Neymar injury. explanation for the slump in cards may cancel tickets for the semi- Brazil’s plea for Silva out of The incident late in Friday’s shown in 2014. finals and final which are in the hand, stating there was “no legal clash in Fortaleza has become the So far 168 yellow cards have name of firms linked to an ille- basis” for the defender’s yel- focal point of anger directed at been issued in 60 matches, an gal ticket-touting probe. low card against Colombia to be match officials. average of 2.8 per match. That Match Hospitality, the com- rescinded. Several commentators have contrasts with an average of 3.8 pany authorized by FIFA to sell In a further snub, FIFA dis- criticised the performance of per match in 2010, and 4.8 per deluxe packages, identified four ciplinary chiefs also ignored the Spanish referee Carlos Velasco game in 2006. companies whose names appeared growing clamour in Brazil for Carballo, saying he allowed a cli- De Gregorio said he accepted on tickets seized last week in a Colombian defender Juan Camilo mate of physicality to escalate, that some World Cup referees police raid against an interna- Zuniga to face retrospective pun- culminating in Neymar’s injury, may have erred. tional ticket-touts ring. ishment over the aerial challenge by failing to sanction players on “This is part of the game and Match Hospitality said it had that ended Neymar’s tournament. both sides with yellow cards ear- we accept that,” he said. “But cancelled all the tickets purchased The statement said the com- lier in the game. what we can’t accept is the ques- by Atlanta Sportif, the firm run mittee “deeply regrets the inci- Carballo’s performance comes tion on an ethical level, that there by Franco-Algerian Mohamadou dent and the serious consequences after a sharp fall in the number is a hidden plan from FIFA. Lamine Fofana, who was arrested on Neymar’s health”. of yellow cards issued during this “This goes into the core busi- last week and named as a central But Zuniga could not be pun- year’s World Cup. ness, protecting the main actors, figure in the network. ished because the incident in The German newspaper Bild the players, it’s the most impor- Lamine’s company had bought Friday’s stormy quarter-final had explained the drop by alleging tant thing we have to do at FIFA,” 105 packages for seven games been seen by the match officials at that FIFA referees chief Massimo De Gregorio said. worth $121,750, Match Hospitality the time, a statement said. Busacca had told officials to limit “We have to protect the play- said in a statement. Disciplinary action could only cards in order to make the tour- ers. If Neymar isn’t playing the Match Hospitality said it was be applied retrospectively in cases nament more attractive. semi-final or the final it’s not good blocking the packages of Reliance of mistaken identity where a ref- But FIFA’s chief spokesman for us too.” Industries Limited, Jet Set Sports eree shows a yellow or red card Walter De Gregorio angrily took Tuesday’s semi-final sees and Pamodzi Sports, and warned Referee Carlos Velasco Carballo shows Thiago Silva the yellow card to the wrong player. issue with the report on Monday, Brazil take on Germany in Belo that it would “cancel their tickets during the World Cup quarter-final match between Brazil and Colombia The statement emphasised that branding it as “unacceptable”. Horizonte while on Wednesday for the semi-final and the final” at the Castelao Arena in Fortaleza last Friday. even though Neymar had suffered “There is a story today....that Argentina play the Netherlands unless they cooperate in the a serious injury in the incident there is a secret plan from FIFA in Sao Paulo. AFP investigation. AFP Neymar Loew urges referee to be tough today loss makes SANTO ANDRE: The current until the second half, a point Brazil on the Atlantic coast. “Beautiful soccer by itself won’t to injury before the tournament. Brazil team bear little resem- when 41 fouls had been commit- “For sure, Brazil still have good be enough to win here,” said Loew, Germany advanced to the semi- blance to their artistic sides of ted by both teams. technical players. But they’re whose team has been criticized final, where they lost to eventual it trickier: the past and Germany coach Colombia’s James Rodriguez, playing more robustly than any back home for a perceived lack of champions Spain. Joachim Loew hopes today’s the tournament’s top scorer, other team here and they have flair. “We need to have the right “We know ourselves what it’s semi-final referee takes a tough was subjected to rough treat- been trying to break up their dedication.” like to lose a really top player like Germany stance against any attempts to ment from Brazil’s midfielders, opponent’s attack that way. While the host nation is still that,” said Loew. “What happens disrupt the flow of the game. while the hosts lost Neymar for “At the end of the day it’s up to coming to terms with the loss of then is that everyone raises their “I watched the Brazil-Colombia the remainder of the World Cup the referee to come up with the Neymar, Loew said Brazil would game and everyone takes over BELO HORIZONTE: The match and there were countless after he was fouled from behind correct punishment,” said Loew. be more dangerous without him. more responsibility. Brazil is not tournament ending injury to fouls by both teams, fouls where and suffered a fractured vertebra. Loew said, however, that even “Brazil without Neymar is weaker without Neymar.” Brazil star Neymar and Thiago players just jumped into someone German players have commit- if the match became overly physi- going to be much more difficult German midfielder Bastian Silva’s suspension only com- else’s back to disrupt play,” Loew ted 57 fouls and received four yel- cal Germany could take care of to beat than they would be with Schweinsteiger agreed that plicates matters for Germany, said. “These weren’t players going low cards in their five matches, themselves. him,” Loew said. “I’d rather that Brazil’s style had changed. coach Joachim Loew said on after the ball in battles for pos- while Brazil have committed 96 “This tournament has shown he were playing for them on “We always think of magicians the eve of Tuesday’s semi-final session. They were simply trying fouls with 10 yellow cards. that no team has been able to play Tuesday. He’s an exceptionally with the ball when we think of against the hosts. to prevent match play.” “There’s precious little left of with great, brilliant, attacking gifted player but his team mates Brazil,” he said. “But that’s not The 22-year-old Neymar suf- Brazil committed 31 fouls that traditional Brazilian style football because there has been so will rally around him now.” the case anymore. Their team has fered a fractured vertebrae in against Colombia in a bruising of soccer, that artistic style of much physical destructiveness set Loew said he had experienced changed and physical toughness Brazil’s quarter-final win over quarter-final on Friday. Referee playing that we all know so well,” against that,” he said, adding that the same thing with Germany at is now part of their game. We’ve Colombia, while Selecao captain Carlos Velasco Carballo of Spain Loew said in the interview at his Germany would have to fight hard the 2010 World Cup when they got to adjust to that — as do the Silva also misses the semi-final in did not issue his first yellow card team’s base camp in northeastern to win the battle for possession. lost their captain Michael Ballack referees.” REUTERS Belo Horizonte against Germany through suspension. Loew says Brazil has enough talent to compensate for the loss Real legend Di Stefano dead of key players and their absence could actually boost the hosts. MADRID: Real Madrid legend 35, from taking part. He was one “Setbacks often set free addi- Alfredo di Stefano (pictured), of Real Madrid’s most celebrated tional forces,” Loew said. considered of the greatest foot- players, however, representing “Nobody should believe that our ballers ever, died in a Spanish the club for 11 seasons between task is made easier by the loss of hospital yesterday aged 88, 1953 and 1964, winning five Neymar, quite the opposite. drawing tributes from around European Cups. “And Thiago Silva’s suspension the sporting world. Di Stefano was born in Buenos shows the depth of the Selecao’s A hero of the all-conquering Aires and began his professional squad. Real sides of the 1950s and 1960s, career with hometown club River “(Brazil coach) Felipe Scolari the striker known as the “Blonde Plate in 1945 before leaving for can now use a player like (Bayern Arrow” is ranked alongside Pele, player of all time.” Colombian outfit Millonarios four Munich centre-back) Dante, so Maradona and Johan Cruyff — Di Stefano had previously been years later. I can’t see there being a loss of though unlike them he missed hospitalised for similar episodes He soon attracted the attention quality.” out on World Cup glory. and underwent emergency quad- of various big European clubs. Loew echoed the sentiments of Announcing his death on ruple heart by-pass surgery after After a long transfer wrangle captain Philipp Lahm and Bastian Monday, Real Madrid called the a heart attack in 2005. with Barcelona, it was arch-rivals Schweinsteiger in expressing Argentine-born Di Stefano, its A player capable of disorient- Real Madrid who won the race for regret that the Germans will not honorary club president, simply ing dribbles, pinpoint passes and Di Stefano’s signature. face Neymar in particular. “the best player of all time”. a lethal threat in front of goal, Di He helped Real Madrid end a “I’m really very sorry for “Alfredo Di Stefano changed Stefano combined technical and 21-year wait for the league title in Neymar. He is a great footballer, the history of this club and he tactical skill with an irrepress- his first season and added a fur- it’s such bitter news and bad luck changed the history of football,” ible spirit. ther seven league crowns. for the nation and the team that the club’s chairman Florentino A football match without However, it was on the he’s out now,” added Loew. Perez told a news conference. goals “is like a Sunday without European stage that Di Stefano “I hope he will be back playing “He has left us, but his legend sunshine”, went one of his best- truly cemented his status as one as soon as possible and that he will live forever.” known sayings. of the game’s greats. deals positively with the set back. Di Stefano had gone into a He was a two-time European He helped Real win the first “At a World Cup, you want to coma after suffering a heart Footballer of the Year in 1957 and five editions of the European Cup see the best players and the squad attack on Saturday at a res- 1959, but never made it to the between 1956 and 1960, a record want to measure themselves taurant near Real’s Santiago finals of a World Cup. that stands to this day. against the best. Bernabeu Stadium. Argentina did not play in the Tributes and condolences “It’s unfortunate for the He died yesterday at 6.15pm at 1950 and 1954 finals and having poured in yesterday from sporting Brazilians that they are without the Gregorio Maranon hospital, obtained Spanish citizenship in personalities around the world. two of their best players, but they Real Madrid said in a statement. 1956 Di Stefano missed out on The president of world foot- will be able to compensate.” “Real Madrid extends its con- the 1958 finals as Spain failed to ball’s governing body FIFA, Sepp Germany were looking forward dolences to its fans around the qualify. Spain reached the 1962 Blatter, called Di Stefano “the Germany’s Thomas Mueller signs an autograph before getting on the to a classic game on today, he world and to those who are feel- tournament in Chile but injury most complete player I’ve seen”. team bus in the town of Santa Cruz Cabralia yesterday. added. 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BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil stumbling at the penultimate hur- must overcome the massive dle each time. FACTBOX blow dealt by the injury to mar- Without a World Cup win since Brazil vs Germany quee forward Neymar if they 1990 and an international title Where: At the Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte are to beat frighteningly con- since Euro 96, the Germans are sistent Germany today and book convinced they finally have a team Capacity: 58,170 a World Cup final spot on home that can deliver the killer punch. Referee: Marco Rodríguez of Mexico soil for a second time. “I can only urge you to go and PROBABLE TEAMS Brazil, chasing a sixth world reward yourselves,” German Brazil: 12-Julio Cesar; 6-Marcelo; 23-Maicon; title, are still reeling from football association President 13-Dante; 4-David Luiz; 17-Luiz Gustavo; Neymar’s injury in their quar- Wolfgang Niersbach told the play- 8-Paulinho; 19-Willian; 11-Oscar; 7-Hulk; ter-final win over Colombia, and ers through the announcement 9-Fred. the entire nation is holding its system on board the airplane back Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp breath and hoping the team’s from their 1-0 quarter-final win Lahm; 20-Jerome Boateng; 5-Mats chances have not been irrepara- over France on Friday. Hummels; 4-Benedikt Hoewedes; 7-Bastian bly damaged. “Reward yourselves by doing Schweinsteiger; 6-Sami Khedira; 18-Toni Kroos; Neymar, who scored four goals in this last week exactly what 8-Mesut Ozil; 19-Mario Goetze; 13-Thomas in the tournament, fractured a you have been doing so far. You Mueller vertebra late in the game and will have it in you and we all want to Key stats be out for the rest of the tourna- return again to the Maracana in %Remarkably, for two perennial powerhouses ment but for Brazil there is no Rio. Let’s stick together because who have won eight World Cups between them, alternative but to get to the final then we can land the big coup.” this is only the second time Brazil and Germany in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. Less exciting and less youth- have met in this competition. In their previous Any other result would be ful than 2010 but arguably more game, Brazil won the 2002 final 2-0 thanks to a national catastrophe for the efficient and experienced, the two goals from Ronaldo. country of 200 million football- Germans did not need to fire on %Germany and Brazil are the joint third high- mad fans, similar to the 1950 final all cylinders against France, scor- est tournament scorers, with 10 each. They fol- defeat by Uruguay, also in Brazil. ing an early goal and holding on low Colombia and the Netherlands on 12 goals Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will to their lead with relative ease. each. Germany have scored eight goals from be forced to reshuffle his team in The backline with Jerome open play and two from set-pieces. Brazil have two positions with captain Thiago Boateng and Mats Hummels as scored seven from open play and three from Silva suspended for the game central defenders worked like set-pieces. against opponents who have made clockwork, eliminating most %Brazil are aiming for a sixth title after earn- a record fourth consecutive World threats from France forward Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari with player Oscar dos Santos at the Granja Comary training centre in Teresopolis. ing that record fifth in 2002, while Germany are Cup semi-final. Karim Benzema, while their quick RIGHT: Germany’s Coach Joachim Loew at a practice session in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo. hopeful of a fourth following a 24-year gap since “We’ll miss Neymar,” team switch to attack also operated like their last World Cup trophy. mate Oscar said. “Whoever comes Willian, likely to be his under- manage Brazil for a second time Cup meeting. The European a well-oiled German machine. % in in his place has to play as part study at the Mineirao Stadium in 2012. heavyweights’ consistency since “We will now try to take that Germany’s Thomas Mueller and Brazil’s of the team and beat Germany. in Belo Horizonte today. But if anyone knows how to then is nothing short of spectacu- next step,” coach Joachim Loew Neymar are joint second in the tournament top “The best thing we do is play Neymar has netted 35 times beat the Germans it is Scolari lar, coming back as title contend- said. “The team is strong and scorers’ chart, on four goals each along with Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Neymar, though, is as a team and I just hope that in 54 games for Brazil, more who led Brazil to their most ers every four years and making stable. In the past five tourna- injured and will play no more in this tourna- whoever comes in plays well,” the than anyone else in the squad recent world title in 2002 with the semi-finals in 2006, 2010 and ments (World Cups and Euros) ment. Colombia’s James Rodriguez leads with attacking midfielder said. and Scolari has selected him for a 2-0 victory over Germany in 2014. we reached the semis. Now it’s six goals, but his team have been eliminated. To play as well as Neymar is every one of the 27 matches he the final in what is, surprisingly, However, what they have time at this semi-final to move a % probably expecting too much of has coached since returning to the teams’ only previous World failed to do is lift a fourth trophy, step further.” REUTERS Germany’s Philipp Lahm is the best passer of the tournament, with 408 passes completed with a success rate of 86.6 percent. Four Key Battles in Today’s Semi-final %Brazil won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 BELO HORIZONTE: Here % Germany won the World Cup in 1954, are four key battles in today’s 1974 and 1990 World Cup semi-final between Previous meetings: The teams have played Brazil and Germany in Belo each other 21 times, with Brazil winning 12, Horizonte’s Mineirao stadium. Germany four, and five draws. In all those games, Brazil have scored 39 goals, Germany Defender Dante vs 24. World Cup meetings striker Klose Their one previous meeting was in Yokohama, This could be the most deci- Japan, in the World Cup final on June 30, 2002. sive battle in the game with the Brazil won 2-0. central defender shouldering the Confederations Cup meetings burden of responsibility in the Dante(top) and Klose Fred (top) and Hummels Oscar (top) and Lahm Hulk (top) and Benedikt Hoewedes Brazil have beaten Germany twice in the hosts’ backline following the sus- Confederations Cup, 3-2 in Nuremberg, pension of captain Thiago Silva. Germany in 2005 and 4-0 in Guadalajara, Against the best Germany Mexico, in 1999. striker of the last 15 years, Miroslav Friendlies Klose, Dante will rely a lot on his knowledge of German football, Brazil have won nine friendlies, lost four, and having played in the Bundesliga drawn five with Germany. Their last meeting for the past five seasons. was a friendly in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. Dante’s pace and his ability to 10, 2011. Germany won that game 3-2. read the game like few defend- Results so far at the 2014 World Cup ers in the world will be tested by Brazil: The hosts topped Group A with a 3-1 Klose, who does not need a lot of win over Croatia, a 0-0 draw with Mexico, and space to hurt opponents. Chasing forward Fred, who will have match the tall forward, is very midway through the tournament tournament and has largely been a 4-1 defeat of Cameroon. They defeated Chile a record 16th World Cup goal, the added responsibilities following strong in the air and more agile after a less than successful stint successful. 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the last-16 36-year-old Klose’s experience and the injury absence of Neymar. than his central defence partner as holding midfielder. While he does not contribute and beat Colombia 2-1 in their quarter-final. goal prowess will be needed if the Fred, hugely experienced, has Jerome Boateng which should With the Germany captain to launching quick breaks and Germany: The Europeans won Group G with Germans are to advance to their had a quiet World Cup so far, net- help him keep wily Fred away also adding attacking impetus, remains a far more defensive full- a 4-0 thrashing of Portugal, a 2-2 draw with first World Cup final since 2002. ting just once. He has had to soak from danger. Oscar will need to be fully alert if back than Lahm, he must be at Ghana and a 1-0 defeat of the United States. Klose’s effectiveness in close- up a lot of criticism for failing to he is to nip quick German coun- the top of his game against Hulk, They beat Algeria 2-1 in the last 16 and France quarter combat is almost legendary score more goals as Brazil’s sole Midfielder Oscar ter-attacks launched by Lahm in who loves nothing more than 1-0 in their quarter-final. but Dante is quicker than team-mate centre-forward. the bud. challenging defenders to match Penalty shootout record: Brazil have won David Luiz and should also cope bet- With talismanic Neymar out vs defender Lahm his speed and power. three out of four World Cup penalty shootouts ter with Klose’s aerial threat. with a back injury, more will be The gifted Oscar will also Midfielder Hulk vs Hoewedes will need to avoid over the years. They lost to France in a 1986 expected of Fred whose positional have more attacking duties with being lured too far out of posi- quarter-final, but beat Italy in the 1994 final, Forward Fred vs sense is outstanding. Hummels Neymar out but he will come up defender Benedikt tion by Hulk, who often switches beat Holland in the 1998 semi-final, and beat cannot afford to take his eyes off against one of the best right- It will be equally hard work for sides. Extremely powerful and Chile in this tournament’s last 16. defender Hummels the 30-year-old inside the box backs in the business. Oscar’s Germany’s left-back Hoewedes quick Hulk will be a major chal- Germany have an impeccable World Cup penalty At the other end of the pitch, even if he is far less effective than quick pace and skills will be against athletic Hulk. Hoewedes, lenge for workhorse Hoewedes, shootout record, winning four out of four. They Germany central defender Mats a few years ago. tested by Lahm, who reverted a trained central defender, has who lacks the Brazilian’s pace beat France in a 1982 semi-final, Mexico in a Hummels will have to shackle The German can physically back to his full-back duties been deployed as fullback in this and strength. REUTERS 1986 quarter-final, England in a 1990 semi- final and Argentina in a 2006 quarter-final.