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TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 SHAABAN 23, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Hollande says Timberlake, Lisicki ends Maracana US spying Wilson, Serena’s reign magic as threaten free Monae shine as Wimbledon Brazil trade10 pact at38 BET Awards champion20 rout20 Spain Egypt army gives Morsi Max 48º Min 35º 48 hours to share power High Tide 06:35 & 19:53 President meets Sisi • Brotherhood HQ torched • 5 ministers quit Low Tide 00:22 & 13:38 40 PAGES NO: 15857 150 FILS CAIRO: Egypt’s armed forces handed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi a virtual ultimatum to share power yes- terday, giving feuding politicians 48 hours to compro- mise or have the army impose its own road map for the country. A dramatic military statement broadcast on state television declared the nation was in danger after millions of Egyptians took to the streets on Sunday to demand that Morsi quit and the headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood were ransacked. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak more than two years ago as the Arab Spring revolutions took hold, the Arab world’s most populous nation has remained in turmoil, arousing concern amongst allies in the West and in neighbouring Israel, with which Egypt has had a peace treaty since 1979. Morsi’s backers were furious at the military statement: “The age of military coups is over,” said Yasser Hamza of the Brotherhood parliamentary wing. But it provoked delight among liberal leaders and crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, who cheered when a flight of military helicopters swooped overhead trailing national flags. Silhouetted against the sunset, it was a powerful illustration of the military’s desire to be seen in tune with the people. “If the demands of the people are not realised within the defined period, it will be incumbent upon (the armed forces) ... to announce a road map for the future,” chief-of-staff General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said in the statement, which was followed by patriotic music. The people had expressed their will with unprecedented clarity in the mass demonstrations, he said, and wasting more time would only increase the danger of division and strife. The army said it would oversee the imple- mentation of the roadmap it sought “with the participa- tion of all factions and national parties, including young people”, but it would not get directly involved in politics or government. Morsi’s office later said the president met Sisi and Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, releasing a picture of them seated together smiling, but did not respond to the military statement. Anti-Morsi demonstrators out- side the presidential palace cheered the army state- ment, and the main opposition National Salvation Front, which has demanded a national unity govern- ment for months, applauded the military’s move. CAIRO: A protester holds an Egyptian national flag as he andothers attack the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Muqattam district yesterday. — AP Continued on Page 15 2 Kuwaitis die New petition to suspend polls filed in Saudi crash By Hanan Al Saadoun Heavyweights among 38 new candidates

KUWAIT: Two Kuwaitis were killed when their SUV By B Izzak citizens to vote, their residential areas Labour Thekra Al-Rasheedi is the elected the election until the constitutional court flipped over east of Rafha governorate in Saudi must be part of any of the five con- MP but her membership has been nulli- explains parts of its June 16 ruling. The Arabia yesterday. Saudi Red Crescent spokesman KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti voter residing in the stituencies.It was the third petition fied after the constitutional court ruling court is scheduled to issue the explana- Musaed Al-Enezi said after receiving a call at dawn new residential area of Nahdha yesterday against the election. on June 16. Abdulhadi said that all deci- tion on Sept 18. about a car accident, ambulances rushed to the scene filed a new petition calling for the court Lawyer Adel Al-Abdulhadi filed a peti- sions issued by the Cabinet are illegal A number of heavyweights were to find two Kuwaiti killed and two injured. Enezi said to suspend the July 27 election because tion calling the administrative court to and warned that if the election was not among 38 new candidates who filed to that one of the injured was taken to hospital by his area is not listed among any of the call off the election because the Amiri stopped to rectify the constitutional run in the election yesterday, including ambulance, while the other was taken by a citizen. He five electoral constituencies. As a result, decree calling for polls was approved by error, the results will be challenged and several candidates who were among the urged people not to transport the injured themselves the voter will not be able to participate an illegitimate Cabinet. The constitution this may lead to scrapping the Assembly opposition that boycotted the Dec 1 because paramedics have the necessary tools to pro- in the election either as a candidate or stipulates that the Cabinet must include for the third time since June last year. The election. The new candidates included tect them and deal properly with various injuries. voter. Under Kuwait election law, a candi- at least one elected MP. In the current second petition was filed by Jassem Al- Riyadh Al-Adasani and Abdullah date must be a registered voter and for Cabinet, Minister of Social Affairs and Enezi who called on the court to freeze Continued on Page 15 Snowden seeking Deadline looms US wildfire rages after for illegal expats killing 19 firefighters asylum in Russia in Saudi Arabia PRESCOTT, Arizona: Reinforcements most from a US wildfire in 80 years. “The poured in yesterday to battle a runaway Yarnell fire exploded into a firestorm that MOSCOW: US leaker Edward Snowden the Sheremetyevo airport, where he had RIYADH: Illegal foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, wildfire which quadrupled in size overran the local Granite Mountain hot- has applied for asylum in Russia and been staying for more than a week in mostly Asians, are in a race against time to take overnight after killing 19 firefighters in shots,” Arizona governor Jan Brewer told President Vladimir Putin said yesterday legal limbo, a foreign ministry official advantage of an amnesty ending tomorrow that one of the worst such incidents in US his- reporters. Recalling the 340 who died on he was welcome to stay as long as he told AFP. “At 10.30 pm (1830 GMT) yester- would allow them to stay or return home without tory. The Yarnell Hill fire - which killed all 9/11, she added: “Just as we honor the stopped leaking US intelligence reports. day, British citizen Sarah Harrison turned prosecution. King Abdullah announced the but one member of a 20-strong “hotshot” memory of the firefighters lost that day as On Sunday night, Snowden applied for up at the consulate department at amnesty on April 3, granting foreign workers three team - was the biggest loss of firefighters’ they charged into the burning towers, we political asylum at the consulate office of Continued on Page 15 months to regularise their residency or leave the lives since the Sept 11 attacks, and the Continued on Page 15 oil-rich Gulf monarchy to avoid being blacklisted or jailed and fined. More than 1.5 million illegal foreign workers came forward during the first two months of the amnesty, the labour ministry said. It did not say how many illegal foreign workers currently live in the kingdom, but the number is reported to be around two million. Of these, some 180,000 have left in addition to more than 200,000 unregistered workers expelled at the start of the year under new regulations to stamp out illegal immigration. Many workers are still queueing out- side their embassies to obtain documents to either leave Saudi Arabia or legalise their status before tomorrow. As in most Gulf states, foreigners in Saudi Arabia need to be sponsored by a local business to obtain entry and work permits. Foreigners desperate to work in the country are willing to pay for sponsor- ship, and sponsoring expatriates has become a MOSCOW: (From left) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, Iranian President lucrative business for some Saudis. But under the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Venezuelan new rules workers can be employed only by their President Nicolas Maduro and Bolivian President Evo Morales attend a family own sponsors. photo session during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum at the Kremlin yester- Continued on Page 15 day. — AFP YARNELL, Arizona: A wildfire burns homes in the Glenn Ilah area on Sunday. — AP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 LOCAL

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Cabinet holding a session yesterday. It approved a draft decree appointing Saleh Ahmad Al-Sarawi as assistant Undersecretary at the Finance Ministry. Al-Sarawi currently holds the post as Director of Financial Planning and Follow up in the Budget department in the Finance Ministry. Cabinet approves draft decree granting nationality to 55

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet approved yes- Mubarak Al-Sabah said that the decision was violations. Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also briefed the terday a draft-decree granting Kuwaiti citizen- taken after recommendations from the Higher Meanwhile, the Ministers sent congratula- Sabah from President of Nicaragua JosÈ Daniel Cabinet about talks held with US Secretary of ship to 55 persons in accordance with articles Committee of Citizenship. tions to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Ortega Saavedra and President of CÙte State during his recent visit to Kuwait. five and seven of Kuwait nationality Law No. Minister of Education and Minister of assuming his new role as the Amir of Qatar. díIvoire Alassane Ouattara. He noted that the talks have focused on 15 of 1959. Higher Education Nayef Al-Hajraf briefed the They also recalled the success of former The letters tackled bilateral relations and bilateral relations, Kuwaiti Guantanamo After the Cabinet weekly meeting held at Cabinet about the ongoing final exams of dif- Qatari Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani means to upgrade mutual cooperation. inmates, Syrian crisis and issues of common Seif Palace under Acting Prime Minister and ferent educational stages and some violations in leading his country to achieve progress and They were also apprised of recent visit paid concern. Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Al-Humoud which were committed during the exams. welfare. by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister The Cabinet also discussed the latest politi- Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet The Cabinet lauded the firm stances taken Earlier, the ministers reviewed the letters Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to cal developments in the Arab region and the Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al- by Minister Al-Hajraf against all involved in the addressed to His Highness the Yemen and his talks with Yemeni officials. world. —KUNA

Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Samhan Abdullah Al-Turaiji Ali Al-Omar Faisal Al-Shaya Khaled Al-Duwaisan

Marzouq Al-Ghanim Meshal Sulaiman Al-Shatti Meshari Mohammed Al-Anjari Riyadh Ahmad Al-Adasani Saad Ali Al-Khanfour Judges urged to cut leaves to prepare for elections ‘Live up to national duty’

KUWAIT: President of the Supreme Judicial be called off on the basis that the Cabinet Ali Al-Rashed also argued Sunday that minis- Council Faisal Al-Mershed has given instruc- does not include an active parliament mem- ter Rola Dashti, who was a member of the tions to members of the judiciary to cut bers as the constitution requires. However, 2009 parliament, can be considered as the short their annual leaves in order to reinforce the sources who spoke to Al-Anbaa on the elected minister to justify the Cabinet’s legit- efforts to supervise parliamentary elections condition of anonymity argued that the con- imacy. on July 29, local dailies reported yesterday. stitutional article mentioning this stipulation Meanwhile, chief of the Awazem tribe Judges and other members of the judicial does not specify that the Cabinet must Falah bin Jame’ announced that the largest authority are usually entitled to take annual include an elected member as a requirement tribe in Kuwait does not plan to organize any leave in July, but have been called in a letter to become legitimate. official by-elections in the fifth constituency. signed by Mershed to either shorten it or Article 56 of the constitution indicates He further reiterated in statements to Al- substitute it with a leave in September. The that “ministers are appointed from amongst Qabas that the tribe is not responsible for letter, which members of the judiciary the members of the National Assembly and any outlawed by-elections that could be reportedly received Sunday, contains calls from others”, and this is often used to sup- held behind the scenes “and the organizers for judges to live up to their “national duty” port the argument that at least one Cabinet should bear full responsibility”. by taking part in supervising the elections. member should be selected from the parlia- Bin Jame’ urged his tribesmen to avoid Meanwhile, Al-Anbaa daily quoted minis- ment. “The literal meaning of the article indi- staging or taking part in by-elections to nar- terial sources in a report yesterday who cates that appointing an elected minister is row the number of candidates who repre- refuted the notion that the Cabinet has not a necessity to render the Cabinet legiti- sent the tribe as a technique to increase the Naser Hajji Al-Haifi Tareq Abdulrahman Al-Ruwayeh become illegitimate because it does not con- mate, as it leaves the door open to appoint odds of winning the general elections. “Such are proud of,” he said, calling for voting on yesterday that ‘consultative meetings’ or trib- tain an elected member of parliament. A more than one elected minister or the entire practices put obstacles in front of competent the basis of competency “and the ability to al gathering seen as unofficial replacements petition was filed Sunday with the adminis- lineup from other sources,” the insiders tribesmen who have given the Kuwaiti handle national responsibility under the for by-elections have started, especially in trative court demanding that the elections argued. Speaker of the scrapped Assembly democracy several examples that all Kuwaitis present circumstances”. Al-Rai had reported the fourth constituency.

Poor turnout as Tomato prices soar retirement deadline ends KUWAIT: Tomato prices continue rising in the Ramadan products market as the price of a 5-kg wood- KUWAIT: A maximum of 30 senior offi- often given incentives to file retirement en box varies between KD 2.500 to KD 3.000, though it cials are estimated to have filed for papers that have to be approved by the was not more than KD 1.500 earlier. retirement before yesterday’s deadline minister, sent to the Cabinet and then The wooden box that is sold in vegetable markets after which they would have lost finan- referred to the Public Institution for weighing 7 kg may reach prices of KD 3.500 to KD cial privileges put as incentives to Social Security to adopt the pensions. 4.000. The market has Jordanian and Turkish tomatoes, encourage officials with more than thir- The government’s recent attempts to while local products are completely absent. ty years of experience to leave office, a encourage retirement of long-serving Several vendors said the arrival of Ramadan and local daily reported yesterday. officials come as part of efforts to tackle unrest in various Arab countries and Turkey caused the According to a Civil Service Commission unemployment rates in national man- drop in amounts of products arriving in Kuwait, in insider who spoke on the condition of power which according to latest statis- addition to the fact that Saudi Arabia stopped exports anonymity, most officials who reached tics have reached five percent. of some products including tomatoes to meet local the retirement age did not find the In other news, 33 senior officials in demand. Director of public relations at the Public incentives that the Cabinet approved a the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources Shaker couple of months ago lucrative, “espe- organized a sit in Sunday morning in Awadh said a rise in temperatures and shortage in cially that they range between KD protest against minister Thekra Al- supply caused the rise in prices, especially since the 52,000 and KD 87,000”. Rashidi’s decision to push officials with tomato is seasonal. Officials in the public sector are in at least thirty years of service towards most cases never forced to retire but are retirement. Mutla land 10 societies authorized to will help solve collect Ramadan donations housing problem

KUWAIT: Ten charitable societies were giv- Reform Society (Islah) and the Patients KUWAIT: Minister of Communications and Housing Salem en approval to collect donations during Helping Fund Society, and joins govern- Al-Othaina announced that the housing problem was on Ramadan as part of a charity program mental organizations such as the its way to be solved through the government’s ambitious supervised by the Ministry of Social Affairs International Islamic Charitable plan aiming at providing proper housing to citizens and and Labor for the tenth consecutive year. Organization in organizing fundraisers and families deserving housing welfare. Like in recent years, minister Thekra Al- collecting all forms of donations during the Othaina added that both the housing ministry and Rashidi said in a statement Sunday that the holy month. Approval is given after a socie- housing welfare authority were keen on executing a great ‘10th Annual Ramadan Charity Project’ will ty agrees to terms and conditions outlined number of major housing projects all over Kuwait to help be under the ministry’s supervision to by the ministry which include submitting solve the problem. make sure that all societies follow condi- an official application that specifies the KUWAIT: The Department of Administrative Development and Training at Kuwait He added that execution of housing projects in Abu tions “put to protect charitable work from number of voucher books required to be University organized the awarding ceremony of outstanding administrative prize Halaifa, Wafra and Subbiya had already started and as soon outside interference”. handed by the ministry, as well as the “2013” under the patronage of University Secretary General Prof Essa Al-Loughani as the authority takes hold of the land needed for the The societies given approval include the names of representatives authorized to and Assistant Secretary General for Administrative Affairs Bader Al-Theyab. The cere- Mutla project that is due to provide 52,000 housing units, Islamic Heritage Revival Society, the Social receive them. mony was held on Sunday at Jumaira Hotel in Messila. the problem would surely be on its way to be solved. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 LOCAL Police raid Bnaider chalet By Hanna Al-Saadoun affairs Maj Gen Faisal Al-Nawaf stressed that along with other immigration sector KUWAIT: Criminal detectives raided a commanders, he was currently studying a chalet yesterday in Bnaider where 9 youths special work agenda for local domestic and 5 girls were found. The raid came after labor offices, the services they provide and a report was received about a disturbance the problems they or the workers face. He by neighbors. Meanwhile, the owner of a added that the new work plan would focus pharmacy in Fahaheel reported to security on workers’ human rights. Speaking on that thieves broke the door and stole KD the sidelines of a security crackdown and 400 from inside the store. Separately, two inspection of various domestic workers’ Jordanian expat reported to police that offices in Hawally, Farwaniya and Ahamdi, they were stopped by unidentified thieves Nawaf said that the plan includes special who stole a bank card and KD 50 from measures to remove Kuwait from the lists them, making use of the secret number of countries accused of human trafficking. that was written on the back of the card. “It is completely unacceptable to place Kuwait on any such lists and all those Work plan involved in human trafficking will held The Interior Ministry’s assistant under- legally accountable be them citizens or secretary for citizenship and passports expatriates,” he vowed. Asharrah with actor, Jamal Arradhan and scholar, Abdullah Najeeb Salem Al-Saleh honorig Asharrah Rawda, Hawally Co-op signs memo to host Barirah project Significance of domestic labor By Hassan A Bari

KUWAIT: Under the auspices of the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shareeda Al- Maousherji and with the attendance of his assis- tant undersecretary for planning and develop- ment Ibrahim Al-Saleh, the ministry’s committee for the National Project for Enlightening Domestic Workers (Barirah) signed a memo of cooperation with Rawda and Hawally Cooperative Society to host and patronize the project in Rawda. Speaking during a special ceremony held at the Al-Zaben Ballroom in Rawda, assistant undersecretary Saleh stressed the social and reli- gious importance of the Barirah project in view of the significance of domestic labor to the Kuwaiti society where Kuwaiti families highly Al-Saleh, Al-Hajji with Rawdha coop board members depend on them. “According to PACI statistics, there are over 600,000 domestic helpers serving social services; in view of the co-op’s 2020 strate- domestic labor offices and religious institutions. over 230,000 families in Kuwait,” he said, point- gy and the common values shared between “This memo is but an example of cooperation ing out that these helpers come from various them both, Rawdha & Hawally Co-op was keen with NGOs through which over 11,000 domestic countries with different cultural and religious on signing the cooperation memo to complete a laborers working in Rawda can be served,” he backgrounds and such facts call for special long list of fields of cooperation including land- added, noting that two more co-ops were also efforts to enlighten them about the nature of scaping, digging wells, building mosques, pro- considering to cooperate with Barirah that ulti- the Kuwaiti society, its culture and values. Saleh viding them with water coolers, providing cater- mately aims at enlightening both workers and commended Rawdha and Hawally Coop’s efforts ing services during Ramadan, supporting Quran their sponsors of their respective rights and in adapting the Barirah project and providing a memorization centers in the area, building a duties. permanent headquarters for it in Rawda. family consultation center, organizing the annu- Notably, the Barirah project was developed On his part, Rawda and Hawally Co-op’s chair- al Durrat Al-Shohour festival under auspices of by the ministry of awqaf’s cultural affairs sector man of board of directors Tareq Asharrah Dr Khaled Al-Mathkour and providing a head- in 2005 with the aim of taking care of domestic stressed that the Rawda and Hawally Co-op is quarters for Quranic studies. workers, enlightening them and their sponsors keen on the basic elements of social work set by Also speaking on the occasion, Barirah proj- and highlighting the rights and duties of each the ministry of social affairs and labor, namely ect manager and Grand Mosque director Saad party. The project was named after Barirah - the developing the levels of socioeconomic and Al-Hajji stressed that a large group of faithful maid of the Prophet’s (PBUH) wife Aisha - who KUWAIT: A fire broke out in a factory in Sabhan yesterday, consuming 500 sq m of communal services provided to the area’s resi- and sincere people has been working since 2005 was later emancipated but continued to serve the 4,000-sq-m premises. Firemen were able to control the blaze and prevent its dents. to develop the project and get it this far. He also Aisha. She outlived them both, learned the spread to neighboring warehouses. The operation was completed in a short time Asharrah added that in view of the great role stressed the importance of cooperation with Prophet’s (PBUH) traditions and taught them without casualties. — Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun played by all sectors of the ministry of awqaf in various NGOs, diplomatic missions in Kuwait, until her death. 3,600 Indians returned from Kuwait this year

NEW DELHI: : With around 3,600 While the embassy has received en up the issue with the Kuwaiti Indians having returned from Kuwait 600 telephone calls and 100 e-mails authorities, in New Delhi and in this year, India has said it has asked till now, Akbaruddin clarified that Kuwait, “and our view is should they the Gulf country’s government to none of them related to complaints of want to crack down.. they should pro- “provide time and space” to expatri- harassment. vide space and time to expatriates to ates overstaying or on irregular visas “None of them related to any spe- leave of their own... Provide time or to return on their own or to regularise cific case of harassment,” he said, regularise their stay in accordance their stay as per its law. adding that the messages from the with Kuwaiti law”. External affairs ministry spokesper- Indians were about their fears and There are 700,000 Indians in son Syed Akbaruddin said here at a apprehensions. Kuwait, an increase of 25,000 over last briefing that 3,600 Indians have He said that “any case of harass- year, he said. returned home since the beginning of ment will be taken up [with the Kuwait has announced a policy to the year. These include 1,000 who had Kuwaiti authorities] and taken to its reduce the number of its expatriate been issued Emergency Certificates logical conclusion”. workers over a 10-year period, under and 2,600 who had their passports. He also said that the Indian which it is targeting expatriates who Following some instances of embassy and Indian envoy Satish C. overstayed or have irregular visas. Indians complaining of harassment by Mehta were in touch with the local In neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the Kuwaiti authorities, the Indian Indian organisations as well as with where 2.8 million Indians work, the embassy has set up round-the-clock “large employers “ employing more kingdom’s Nitaqat work policy has help desks and also provided an e- than 5,000 people to find out if any also affected Indian workers and mail where Indians can convey their Indians had any problems. thousands of them have returned problems, he said. Akbaruddin said India has also tak- home.

Kuwaiti aid to Syrians continue in Ramadan AMMAN: Kuwait’s Red Crescent in the neighboring countries to Syria refugees during the holy month, and Society (KRCS) will provide the Syrian come to fulfill the society’s goals of they will be distributed in the north refugee families in the Kingdom of supporting the Syrian people by pro- and the south of the country. The Jordan with Iftar (fast-breaking) viding some of their needs during cities include Al-Naima, Al-Tarra, Al- meals, as well as Eid clothing as the holy month of Ramadan, in addi- Shajara, Madaba, Al-Karak, he added, Kuwait’s humanitarian aid for the tion to the “Ragheef” food aid initia- noting that the Iftar meals will be Syrians in Jordan and Lebanon con- tive which still continues as well, Al- provided to about 15,000 families. tinue, head of KRCS delegation to Zaid said. With regard to Iftar meals, The society will carry out the Iftar Jordan Khaled Al-Zaid said yesterday. he said that KRCS has chosen the program from the first day and The humanitarian projects organ- Jordanian cities in which the meals throughout the whole holy month. ized by KRCS for the Syrian refugees will be provided for the Syrian This is part of an ongoing Kuwaiti aid effort launched with the beginning of the Syrian crisis over two years Kuwaiti cultural office extends ago. KRCS will include more refugees in its Eid clothing distribution as it scholarships registration date covers larger areas in Jordan. Al-Zaid praised the cooperation RIYADH: Head of the Cultural Office the illegitimate regime with the par- between KRCS and its Jordanian at the Embassy of Kuwait in Riyadh ticipation of foreign forces in defi- counterpart which facilitates distri- Dr. Misfer Mahdi Misfer said on ance of all laws and international bution of aid and meeting aid cam- Monday that the date of registration norms and principles as it exposed paign goals across the governorates for undergraduate scholarships for the Syrian lands and made them vul- of the Kingdom. Kuwaitis in the Kingdom of Saudi nerable to sectarian conflicts. The He also praised the role played by Arabia has been extended till next session, chaired by Crown Prince the Kuwaiti Embassy in Jordan to Wednesday. Salman bin Abdulaziz, also called on facilitate the task of the Kuwaiti dele- Misfer added that the secondary the international community to gation during its stay in the kingdom. school graduates of 2013 can register move quickly to provide protection Meanwhile, KRCS’s Ragheef project at the Ministry of Higher Education’s for the Syrian people and help them continues for the third month, aimed scholarships department in Kuwait. to defend themselves in the face of at distributing daily food necessities The applicant must be a Kuwaiti citi- the heinous crimes committed for the Syrian refugees in Jordan and zen who completed secondary stage against them. Syria, he said. He stressed that “the and has no criminal record and The Cabinet once again stressed society would not hesitate to provide his/her age should not exceed 23 the Kingdom’s demand for the aid for our Syrian brothers, wherever years, he said. He/she should not immediate commencement of the they might be.” “Kuwait’s aid efforts have won scholarship from any other implementation of the EU decision through KRCS to help those in need body or is currently employed. to lift the ban on arming the Syrian around the world is nothing but a Meanwhil, the Saudi Cabinet opposition, and the issuance of a humanitarian duty to help those called on the international communi- clear international decision banning affected either by natural or man- ty to assist the Syrian people who is the provision of weapons to the ille- made disasters without regard to suffering from genocide practiced by gitimate Syrian regime. — KUNA sex, race, or religion,” stressed Al- Zaid. — KUNA TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 LOCAL

In my view Letters to Badrya Egypt sinking Expats facing into the deep discrimination

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Ms Badrya, By Labeed Abdal You have been championing many causes in Kuwait and I must tell you that you are admired for your outspo- ken nature. I read your editorials every day in Kuwait Times and you stand out for your forthrightness and just opinion on various issues. Of late, Kuwait has degenerated as a racial society with many Asian expats at the wrong end of the discrimination [email protected] that has enveloped the country. Unfortunate and disheartening as it is, the lone and supportive voices of people such as you who give me rea- he killing of a US citizen who was stabbed to son to believe that there are still good people left in this death in Alexandria in Egypt while filming country. Many of the people who come into this book- Tclashes between Morsi’s supporters and the store to read are all in praise of you. opposition should not be a green light for more Thank you for your various expressions of support to atrocities or a savage aggression on human rights. the expat community during difficult times like these. The mass demonstrations that the opposition Kuwait, and the world at large, needs more people like hopes can force the Islamist president to quit you. should not allow innocent people to become vic- My sincere appreciation. tims of the disturbances between protesters and In my view Jacob Oommen Islamists. Also, killing members of the ruling Muslim Dear Madam Badriya, Brotherhood may slide this great country into civil Education can replace loss of hope How are you? You are as an angel for expats and they war, given that the current ruling party suffered all are praying for you. I request you to write your articles from oppression and imprisonments for decades in Arabic too so that Kuwaitis can read it because many by the previous regime. But striving to apply radi- By Gordon Brown Kuwaitis don’t know English and they should also realize cal versions of Islamic law is a deviation from the what situations expats are going through. Once again I path of the youths’ dreams. istorians will look back on the Arab revolu- tunity, in the words of Condoleezza Rice, the civil wish you best of luck and will always be praying for you. No one can deny that the street’s spring was tions as the first stirrings of a movement for rights issue of our generation. A reader stolen of its original purposes and goals. The Hchange that will eventually transform politi- Of course it is essential to expose and blame young and old of Egypt - Islamists or otherwise - cal, economic and social rights around the globe. extremists for inciting the young, and it is vital to must not lose the real essence of Egypt. They must The current anti-Western demonstrations take support those moderate leaders attempting to kuwait digest keep in mind that this country has over 7,500 years protest to a new, dangerous level, but the popular assuage the growing anger of the crowds, but if of multicultural and multi-religious contributions mood may be far less about hostility to America countries do not address fundamental inequalities to humanity. By all means it cannot stop now or and Europe-or support for religious extremism-and in opportunity, then unrest will grow not because New Assembly they would go backwards to the Dark Ages. This far more about a loss of hope. young people are anti-American but because they country has lived in harmony with all religions and Having visited countries in the Middle East and have lost hope. looks doomed sects, with freedom and dignity. North Africa recently, I can see how the uprisings of Extending educational opportunity is thus an It’s clear from the millions staying all night in 2010 and 2011 born in growing optimism about urgent moral, economic and security imperative. Tahrir Square that the people want to say that they the dawn of new opportunities have now morphed Fortunately, there are good grounds for believing want the moderate Egypt back with no killings into angry protests fueled by frustration and that we can move quickly to deliver new and better By Thaar Al-Rashidi over every disagreement with one another. I do despair. Eighty million young people are now for- chances for young people. Everywhere I go, from not expect Superman to come to solve this prob- mally registered as unemployed. In some countries Africa’s biggest slum in Kibera, Kenya, to the Dalit shall say it once more - the July 2013 Assembly shall lematic situation, but hope the wise men of this the majority of young people are out of work, and I “untouchable” communities outside Delhi in India, I be declared void. We face election day in less than a country go back to the rule of law, equality, peace found young people-more connected than ever to meet parents who understand the power of educa- Imonth’s time and during this period, new things are and the path of nonviolence for the sake of the mil- what is happening in the outside world, yet hang- tion. The mothers who had just crossed as refugees expected to happen which might lead to the change of lions of the poor and hopeless - without smashing ing around local street corners with nothing to do- from Sudan into South Sudan told me that their the election date and maybe its timings too. I believe a hole in the body of the ship that would make it increasingly questioning the justice of their fate. children certainly needed food, shelter and securi- that the parliament’s makeup will change at a rate that sink into the deep... Discontent is rising not just because of the lack ty, but what these mothers wanted most for them exceeds 60 percent from what it was in the last house of jobs but because of the lack of opportunity. In was education. that was scrapped. Regardless of the political groups South Sudan, the world’s newest state, there are This week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that will boycott the polls and the political calculations more than 100,000 girls aged 14, 15 and 16, but launched the Education First initiative that unites that will appear in the last two days of candidate regis- kuwait digest only 400 of them are in school. New figures show businesses, foundations, NGOs, governments, trations, all given current assumptions say that the per- that a total of 61 million girls and boys around the teachers, parents and pupils in a 1,000-day cam- centage of change shall exceed 60 percent, especially world are not even reaching education’s first base paign to get every child into quality education by that the boycott this time is different. Key to achieving by going to primary school. For the first time in the end of 2015. As the new UN special envoy for The last boycott was over clear political attitudes decades, progress has stalled, and despite the global education, I know that this big push has to that refused the one-man-one-vote decree. But after political reform promises made in the second Millennium be bolder than ever before in battling prejudice, the constitutional court’s verdict, many of the boy- Development Goal of universal primary education discrimination and exploitation. We have to tackle cotters or those who “claimed to be boycotters” have by 2015, Africa is sliding backwards. Its out-of- the culture that takes 10 million girls out of school found an excuse in the court’s verdict to run for elec- tions and encourage their supporters to participate in By Dr Mohammad Al-Moqatei school numbers will have worsened by 2 million in to become child brides; outlaw the forced employ- these polls. Therefore, the opposition will have no effect 2015 if nothing changes. ment of 15 million under-12s who are never - at least its effect will not be as clear as in the previous ne week before the constitutional court made On current global trends, there will still be 50 allowed to enter a classroom; end the brutalization its key ruling on the emergency decree to adopt election. Many observers believe that the coming par- million children out of school in 2025, and 50 years of untold numbers forcibly conscripted into armed liament will be nullified for the very simple reason that the single-vote amendment to the electoral law, O from now education for all will still be a distant groups, used by criminal gangs to perform illicit the latest verdict of the constitutional court needs clari- speculations were rampant from politicians within the dream. Contrary to accepted wisdom, the world is activities or sold into prostitution; and give hope to fication. But since the matter was left to the govern- opposition, pro-government groups and even the gov- not on a smooth, irreversible upward path to uni- the 25 million out-of-school children living in con- ment to explain it, this means that the door for chal- ernment itself about the verdict’s outcome, its impact versal education, and, for millions, equality of flict areas. We do not have to rely on a scientific lenging it remains widely open. I have a strange feeling and how it could serve each group’s respective inter- opportunity will remain a hollow promise, its breakthrough or a transformation in technology- that this government has nothing to do with what is ests. absence a growing source of unrest. only a revolution in political willpower-to train the going on. In the meantime, every group expressed hope that I have never thought that for the poor to do 2 million more teachers and build the 4 million NOTE: With the closure of nominations for elections, the ruling would be in line with their ambitions while well, the wealthy should do badly. I don’t subscribe extra classrooms that the world needs. No parent I new faces which will reach the parliament may be up to some of them left their decision on whether to abide by to the politics of envy. If there is one idea that know would consider the $13.50 a year we give an 75 percent. Because division on one vote is much likelier the ruling hanging on its outcome. In general, this is a inspires our modern world, it is that every child African child in educational aid too generous. than divisions on four. — Al-Anbaa summary of speculations that preceded the verdict: should have the opportunity to rise as far as their Tragically, even that meager amount-just 25 cents • One group was betting that the court was going to talents can take them. But if there is one reality that for a week’s schooling-is falling. Yet we can per- find the emergency decree unconstitutional, and even exposes our failure to deliver, it is that where you suade both governments and publics that a few kuwait digest made it clear that they can only accept the court’s rul- come from still matters much more than where you dollars more from the citizens of a rich country for ing had it ruled that way. are going. the education of a child in a poor country is a • On the other hand, there was a group which pre- In fact, 80 percent of global income inequalities worthwhile investment. With support of just a dol- Political opposition dicted that the court was going to uphold the single- can be explained by who your parents are and lar a year from the world’s 1 billion members of the and majority bloc vote system and reject challenges to the election proce- where you live. Yet instead of tackling the disad- middle class, we could start to honor the dures of the parliament. They also found the notion that vantages that come from birth and background, we Millennium promise we made to every child that suggested otherwise to be unacceptable. continue to invest just $400 in the primary and sec- they would be at school. This year at the Olympics, By Dr Bader Al-Daihani • A third team expected the court to uphold the sin- ondary schooling of the typical African child, while we have seen what investment in young people gle-vote system but annul the parliament over errors we spend upwards of $100,000 — 250 times more- and their potential can achieve. When we are also ur opposition is a general public entity that resulted found in the election process, and then order the parlia- on her Western counterpart. And it is this gulf starting to understand the damage done by the in huge political mobilization of rejecters of the cur- rent political status that got even worse after ‘solo’ ment elected in 2009 to be reinstated. between our grand ideals and children’s experi- absence of opportunity, can we afford to refuse the O decisions and changing the basis of the political equation of • A fourth team believed that regardless of the rul- ences that makes the cause of educational oppor- next generation its chance? ing’s outcome, it should put an end to the debate on our democratic system. Therefore, the opposition is not only the single-vote system’s constitutionality and effectively limited to the “majority bloc” that is nothing more than a parliamentary bloc that comprised of a group of MPs who end the political turmoil when every party involved kuwait digest agreed upon certain issues, as we have explained more than honors the law as required. once. The majority bloc is not a factious organization and Personally, I found that most parties have only there is no intellectual or political coherence amongst its looked at the constitutional court’s ruling from a single members. It, rather, turned into a symbolic opposition bloc standpoint that went in line with their own ambitions. Change from the inside after the parliament was annulled, based on the fact that its They would applaud the judiciary’s ‘independence’, members represent the nation’s free will to have the elec- ‘impartiality’ and ‘strength’ had the ruling met their tions run in accordance to the elections law number demands. Otherwise, they would accuse the judiciary of 42/2006, that, as a result of public pressure, had been leaving its judgment vulnerable to interference and By Dr Hamad Al-Usaidan agreed upon by both powers. pressure. These groups as a result deliberately attempt- Hence, the reduction of the vast public and political ed to put pressure on the constitutional court with the ow that the constitutional court made its opposition to act now before it is too late, and to opposition to be acknowledged as the “majority bloc” and hope that it made a verdict that met their demands. key ruling and the government opened the avoid leaving the door open for their opponents mixing the controversial attitudes of some of its members These attempts included making fiery public state- Ndoor to register for elections which saw to take over the scene. with those of the public opposition has had negative ments and prior decisions to reject the ruling if it went nearly 200 candidates register in the first three The ball now is in the opposition’s court. A little impacts on public movements demanding the stop of vio- in certain directions. days, I believe that calls for boycotting the elec- bit of thinking leads to discovering that staying lating the nation’s will and conducting immediate political It appears that a large number of these groups have tions became useless with due respect to those away from the parliamentary scene does not serve and democratic reforms. forgotten the fact that the process to build constitution- who make them. This is because the ruling left their best interests. They can sit down with their This confusion between the vast meaning of opposition al institutions that involves strengthening the judiciary only one option for changing the electoral system. supporters and share an honest conversation, and the “majority bloc” was enhanced by two things. First, as the main reference must go through the struggle of Upholding the single-vote system has given it a especially that the subject of debate has now been the media momentum covering the bloc’s movements and looking into critical issues and subjects of strong legal dimension which renders all attempts to settled from a legal standpoint. Kuwait is a state of using some of the bloc’s attitudes by the corrupt-led media in order to negatively affect public movements. The second debate. They further ignore that the judiciary must be retract it through public protests futile. Callers for law in which the practice of going above the law thing is the political vacuum after issuing the one-vote allowed to impose its legal power over all authorities, as a return to the four-votes-per-voter system or a should never be accepted. Instead, work should new system altogether have only one option to always remain under its umbrella. I believe that decree, which was filled by the bloc despite not being politi- well as the fact that rulings as the constitutional court’s cal and organizationally ready to do so. This led to some recent one lay the foundations for guarantees that pre- achieve their demand — through the parliament. should the opposition decide to contest the elec- This means running for elections, winning a seat in tions, they will get huge successes and could even political mistakes on the ground that had negative impacts vent abuse of power in the future. All this is more on both political and public movements that could not be the parliament, submitting a draft law to amend control majority seats in the upcoming parliament. important than individual opinions, but it seems that avoided by other blocs. shortsightedness has blinded people to see what is the electoral system and working to guarantee a In this case, passing a new electoral system would- Therefore, any future success of the opposition will sure- necessary to build a state of constitutional practice. majority vote to pass it in the parliament. n’t be much of a problem. With that being said, I ly depend on its ability to face the challenge of shifting from The fact remains in the meantime that the current I don’t think there is any other way to achieve hope that no one questions the true intentions of an electoral opposition into a more political and demanding electoral law which divides Kuwait into five constituen- this goal. Therefore, I see reason behind calls to those who decide to run for parliament after boy- one, which, in turn, calls for merging all sects of the opposi- cies and allows each voter to cast one vote is not much end the boycott and shift the opposition’s focus cotting the previous elections - a decision that tion, including the majority bloc, into one single “opposition different than its predecessor in which citizens could on pushing their candidates to reach the parlia- stems from accepting the fact that the ruling coalition” that would be revived and reorganized to speak cast up to four votes when it comes to fighting sectari- ment and change the electoral system from there. leaves no other way to amend the electoral system for all the opposition because political differences anism and favoritism or achieving political stability. The public support that prominent oppositionists but through the parliament. I hope we would see expressed by some sectarian and categorical statements Therefore, amending the system remains the key to have garnered can serve as a strong factor to guar- prominent opposition figures do the same in the still used by some majority bloc members are negatively achieving true political reform.— Al-Qabas antee their election. This is an opportunity for the near future.— Al-Rai affecting the whole opposition. —Aljarida TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 LOCAL Kuwait serves as a model for Gulf region in democracy’ ‘A remarkable period’ LONDON: Kuwait has a functioning parliament, Syrian conflict. In addition, representatives of all into a proxy war, where all the victims are the and it is a parliamentary democracy that is the key countries, the G8, who recently met in Syrian people”. unique in the region, a former UN under-secre- Northern Ireland, plus other key countries in the Lord Williams called the intervention of both tary general for Mideast affairs has said. Lord region, including Turkey and Iran, should be sit- Hezbollah and Iran “a very dangerous develop- Williams, who was also a former UN envoy and ting down to discuss this crisis, the former UN ment and an extraordinary escalation”. special Coordinator for Lebanon, said yesterday undersecretary urged. He noted that Hezbollah’s direct involvement it is a credit to Kuwait and its rulers that, since an In answer to another question, he stressed in the war is getting deeper and deeper, and GENEVA: Kuwait State Minister for Planning and Development Rola Dashti attending early time, they have decided on this political that “Geneva 2 is not only possible but also nec- their role has not diminished. the United Nations Economic and Social Council yesterday. Dashti urged the devel- course. “It is a remarkable period for Kuwait since essary, as perhaps there is “no alternative”. The former senior UN official warned against oped countries and partners in development to meet their commitments towards independence in 1961, and, in all that time, He noted that “history has taught us that the dangerous rise of sectarian tensions in the developing countries. Kuwait has faced many challenges, above all the wars end only in two ways: one by the victory of region in Lebanon and some other countries. Iraqi occupation. But the country has always one party over the other, and the second by “We cannot afford to see this, but it is a direct bounced back and recovered from adversity”, negotiations, and it is nearly always preferable to consequence of this war”. Lord Williams underscored. have a negotiated settlement”. On the direct impact of the Syrian crisis in Health minister He described Kuwait as “a model for the GCC Lord Williams was convinced that this was not particular on Lebanon, Lord Williams cautioned and the wider Arab world”. going to be easy. that he has “very deep fears about the fragile sit- During his eventful diplomatic he was also On the position of both Washington and uation there”. the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Moscow towards the Syrian crisis, Lord Williams Turning to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lord in Washington Peace Process. Equally Lord Williams served as a said he was very pleased when the US Secretary Williams praised the active diplomacy adopted UN envoy to the Balkans during the civil war in of State John Kerry visited Russia and agreed by Secretary Kerry to restart the negotiations WASHINGTON: Kuwait’s Health Minister Dr ing a modernised patient database in Kuwait. Bosnia and Croatia. with Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov that there between the two sides, and wished him “every Mohammad Al-Haifi arrived to the US capital “The delegation will work out the final In his wide ranging remarks, the highly expe- should be a second international conference in success”. guidelines for upgrading the electronic on Sunday evening with an accompanying rienced international diplomat also expressed Geneva. However, he suggested that the present situ- delegation for a two-day official visit. The healthcare system,” the minister said in state- his grave concern over the rise in the number of “That development gave us all some hope, ation is “appalling, as, for more than two years minister will attend the official opening cere- ments to KUNA and Kuwait TV. casualties in Syria to 100,000 people killed and but unfortunately that did not happen, and the now, there have been no direct negotiations mony of Kuwait Health Office in Washington “The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health seeks help many other thousands injured. recent G8 summit in the UK, instead of moving between Israel and the Palestinian authority”. DC, which will be held under his patronage of the British team in adding the data of “That figure is in itself a stark indictment of forward on this, actually moved backward”. Furthermore, Lord Williams noted that now and the patronage of Kuwait’s Ambassador to patients, their health conditions and their the failure of the international community to On the international aspect of the Syrian con- there is “a sterile diplomacy against a back- the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al- respective medications, as well as the avail- come to terms with this terrible conflict.” flict, he said: “This is really quite worrying, and in ground of an appalling regional situation and Sabah. Al-Haifi, who will head from ability of medicines on the network of the In some way, it reminds him of the failure of some ways worse than during the Bosnian war with the continued Israeli settlements activity”. Washington DC to Canada, also on an official ministry by 2014,” Dr. Al-Haifi disclosed. the West in dealing with the Bosnian conflict in in the 1990s of the last century, as it is clear that He said he was not optimistic about the visit, is accompanied by Assistant On his visit to the UK, the minister said he the mid-1990s of the last century, as it took the Syrian regime is supported by Iran and prospects of reaching a just solution to the dis- Undersecretary for General Health Dr. Qais Al- held talks with senior officials of the them over three years before there was a deci- Hezbollah. pute, declaring it “will take almost a miracle to Duwairi, Director of Makki Juma Hospital Dr. Department of Health, health service sive intervention to end the war there, he But there is also Russian assistance and con- see at the moment any breakthrough, and this Ahmad Al-Awadhi, Director of Public providers and prestigious hospitals on coop- recalled. tinued arms supplies, as well as the political sup- would have consequences for both sides and, of Relations and Media Faisal Al-Dowsari, and eration in the areas of training, first aid and Dr Williams voiced the hope that the Geneva port that Moscow gives. course, for the wider region”. Director of the Minister’s Office Abdulaziz Al- electronic systems. Dr. Al-Haifi added that he conference could start as soon as possible and, if On the other hand, some countries in the On the importance of the GCC, Lord Williams Tasha. Earlier, Dr Al-Haifi announced in reached agreement with the Royal College necessary, even without the parties to the con- region are supporting the opposition, in addi- told KUNA that this group has proved to be a key London that a team of IT specialists from the of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to allo- flict. tion to the backing of some western countries”, regional association which is playing a signifi- British Department of Health will visit Kuwait cate 15 -20 seats for Kuwaiti obstetrician He lamented the fact that “there is not the former UN envoy to Lebanon said. cant role in ensuring peace and security in Arab next month to discuss steps for implement- trainees. — KUNA enough diplomacy going on now to resolve the “The last thing we can afford is this to turn and international domains. — KUNA

Amani Al-Waraa CBK Instagram competition ongoing KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of Kuwait released a state- ment yesterday announcing that a photography competi- tion for graduate students is ongoing through July 8, after which an announcement will be made on winners of valu- able prizes allocated for this occasion . Assistant Director of the Public Relations and Media Department, Amani Al-Waraa said on that regard that the competition allows students to share the joy of success through pictures posted on Instagram. She further explained that participating in the competition could be simply done by posting a picture that reflects its theme and using the tag #CBKgrads as well as mentioning and fol- lowing CBK’s account @AltijariCBK.

GCC did not ask EU to blacklist Hezbollah KUWAIT: Gulf Cooperation Council countries did not ask their European Union counterparts to list Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the EU’s list of terrorist organization, a local daily reported yesterday, quoting a top diplomat familiar with a GCC-EU ministerial meeting held Sunday in Bahrain. “The Gulf states reiterated in a statement issued at the end of the meeting concern over the interference of militias in the Syrian conflict, including Hezbollah,” Kuwait’s ambassa- dor to Belgium Nabila Al-Mulla told Al-Rai on Sunday. She explained that a request to blacklist the Lebanese militant group was not mentioned “because it is a subject of the EU’s jurisdiction”. Meanwhile, Mulla indicated that the joint statement of the gathering that was attended by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and the foreign ministers of the six- nation GCC was “very important to Kuwait” with regards to Iraq “in light of developments in Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations fol- lowing HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Sabah’s visit to Baghdad and after the United Nations Security Council vote to remove Iraq from Chapter 7 of the UN Charter”. “It is important for us that the joint statement mentions continued cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait, as well as reiterating Iraq’s unity and sovereignty,” she added. Mullah also indicated that the GCC-EU talks includ- ed the issue of three disputed islands between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, as well as safety issues pertaining with Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor. - Al-Rai

Kuwait Energy raises output at Egypt concession KUWAIT: Kuwait Energy said it has increased produc- tion at its East Ras Qattara (ERQ) concession in Egypt’s Western Desert, along with main partner, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. Average net field production for the ERQ conces- sion was increased to 21,000 barrels of oil per day after the completion of drilling of the Shahd South East-06 development well, which added 4,800 barrels a day, Kuwait Energy’s chief operations officer, Mohammad Al-Howqal , said in a statement. ERQ, Kuwait Energy’s largest producing asset, has 16 producing wells and two wells under development. The firm holds a 49.5pct working interest in ERQ, while the remaining working interest is held by Sipetrol, which is also the operator of the concession. Egypt makes up the largest share of the current total working interest production of the privately- owned oil and gas explorer and producer, which start- ed operations in the country in 2008. — KUNA TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 LOCAL Stepmother arrested in six-year-old girl’s death Child molester in custody KUWAIT: Investigations are ongoing to reveal was sparked by altercations when they ran into the mystery behind the death of a child who Boy assaulted each other in public. However, further investiga- arrived dead at Mubarak Hospital on Sunday. A child molester was arrested in Al-Qasr tions which included questioning each person Police have remanded the girl’s stepmother in Sunday after he tried to assault a boy inside his individually inside the Abu Halaifa police station custody on suspicion of murder. Preliminary store in the area. According to the police report, revealed that the four were playing poker before medical examinations indicate that the six-year- the kid was left alone inside a baqala near his two of them started a fight after losing a large old girl’s body had bruises on the face, neck and house with the storekeeper who attempted to amount of money. The four remain in custody back. Her Moroccan stepmother told police at take advantage of him. The boy was quick to pending legal procedures. the hospital that she found the girl unconscious escape the suspect’s clutches and immediately before rushing her to the hospital. Police got no went and told his father about what happened. Forgery network busted answer when they tried to contact the girl’s Police arrested the suspect after the boy’s father Salmiya detectives arrested seven people Jordanian father who was at work at the time. reported the case. The man remains in custody inside an apartment in the area where they The stepmother explained that the nature of her pending further action. stored counterfeit banknotes that they brought husband’s work requires that he stays away from from outside Kuwait. The operation to arrest the his phone most of the time. A case filed at the Teen driver held suspects went underway based on information Salmiya police station remains open pending A teenager was arrested in Salmiya with mul- about their illegal activity to spread forged mon- the forensic department report as well as the tiple traffic violations after backup police were ey inside Kuwait. The suspects - one Kuwaiti, one father’s testimonies. called in order to force him to stop. Traffic patrol stateless resident, two Iranians and three officers went in pursuit of the suspect after he Egyptians - where arrested in the apartment Jail fire ignored orders to pull over for speeding. During where police found the forged banknotes that A fire broke inside a building within the the car chase, the young man failed to stop at they admitted bringing from sources located Central Jail premises in Sulaibiya Sunday but no several traffic lights and was seen swerving outside the country. They were referred to the injuries were reported. The jail security managed between other cars. He was eventually arrested Criminal Investigations General Department for to evacuate the burning building of all prisoners after stopping at a roadblock and police found further action. and personnel as well as take out important doc- out that he was 17 - one year under the legal uments and computers before firefighters age for driving in Kuwait. Police impounded his Maid charged arrived at the scene. Preliminary investigations car and he was taken to the nearest police sta- A middle-aged woman filed a case of battery indicate that the fire was likely started by an tion to be held pending legal action. and assault against her domestic worker who electric short circuit. claimed that it was her employer who mistreat- Meanwhile, firefighters tackled a blaze that Fighting gamblers held ed her. The Kuwaiti woman told officers at the engulfed a residence of 1,500 workers who were Four people were injured during a fight that Firdous police station that her housemaid all evacuated successfully which prevented started while they were gambling according to slammed her against a steel gate which left her injuries. The fire was reported Sunday morning investigations carried out by Abu Halaifa detec- bleeding. The Ethiopian woman was summoned in Shuaiba Industrial Area in the accommoda- tives. Medical staff at the Adan Hospital called for investigations during which she justified her tion camp located over 7,000 sq m. An investiga- police to report four young men arriving togeth- actions by accusing her employer of overwork tion was opened to determine the causes of the er while suffering multiple injuries. The men said and mistreatment. The maid remains in custody fire. during preliminary questionings that the fight pending further investigations. Pakistan provides maximum security to tourists KUWAIT: Ambassador of Pakistan ties in various parts of the moun- passed a resolution to condemn source of income in the region to Kuwait Syed Abrar Hussain has tainous region. the attack and the Interior Minister which may get affected by such said that despite Nanga Parbat ‘We are committed to make Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan declared incidents. tragedy on June 22, foreign tourists Pakistan safe for tourists,’ said that the attack on foreigners was an The government of Pakistan has continue to come to the northern Nawaz Sharif. He said that tragic attack on Pakistan. ordered for a thorough investiga- areas of Pakistan. Only last week killing of 10 foreign climbers on Northern areas of Pakistan tion of the incident and has reiter- around 25 foreign tourists, includ- June 22 at the base camp of Nanga including Nanga Parbat, world’s ated its resolve to provide maxi- ing mountaineers and trekkers, Parbat may not be unique to ninth highest peak, are known for mum security to foreign travel- reached Pakistan to carry out their Pakistan alone as other parts of the their stunning beauty. Thousands ers.”We are committed to make tourism missions. The ambassador world too, in the past, have wit- of tourists, including mountaineers Pakistan a safe place for tourists’, said that the incident targeting for- nessed such dastardly acts. from Europe, come to these places the Prime Minister has said. eign tourists is condemnable, how- However, as it was the first such each year during summer. The The civil society including peo- ever, the spirit of the tourists is high incident in Pakistan that involved famous Himalayas are also located ple from the area have also strongly and 25 tourists from different coun- killing of foreign tourists, it drew here which offer some of the most condemned this act of terrorism tries, including Ireland, Canada and countrywide condemnation. The spectacular climbing in the world. and have demonstrated firm Czechoslovakia flew from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif The money from the licenses and resolve to support the national Islamabad to Skardu on June 27 to described it as ‘inhuman and cruel the jobs created by the adventure cause of protecting foreign travel- carry forward their tourism activi- act’, the parliament unanimously tourism industry are an essential ers from terrorists. NBK offers training program to winners in PIN2 Challenge

2,000 candidates interviewed at VIVA’s walk-in interviews KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing tious Kuwaiti’s who will add value to the telecom operator, announced yesterday company’s operations and services. that more than 2,000 candidates attended VIVA would like to thank all the appli- its three-day walk-in interviews event that cants who came to the three-day Walk-In was held at the Hotel Missoni from June 25 Interview event. VIVA will continue to to 27. The event granted Kuwaiti profes- enhance its employees’ insight of the tele- sionals the opportunity to submit their com industry while also providing its cus- resumes to VIVA’s Human Resources (HR) tomers with the excellent services and tele- team, who interviewed them for 10 min- com solutions, today and in the future. utes. VIVA is the fastest-growing telecom Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Badran, VIVA’s operator in Kuwait. Launched in December Chief Executive Officer said: “This year, 2008, VIVA makes things possible for its VIVA’s three-day Walk-In interviews were customers by transforming communica- A group photo of trainees with NBK officials Emad Al-Ablani yet again, a great success. More than 2,000 tion, information and entertainment expe- resumes were submitted, and each appli- riences. The company has rapidly estab- KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) offers a rations. NBK views its sponsorship to such initia- NBK received the students of the first session cant had the opportunity to be interviewed lished an unrivalled position in the market training program to the winners in the PIN2 tives as an extension to its educative initiatives earlier this month and introduced them to their by one of the HR team members. It was through its customer centric approach. Challenge for secondary school students. and as part of its corporate social responsibility”, upcoming tasks. The second session of the train- great to see so many Kuwaiti applicants.” VIVA’s quest is to be the mobile brand of NBK has sponsored the “PIN2 Challenge”, a first said NBK Deputy General Manager, Human ing program will commence later on Aug 12. The “At VIVA, we have a firm belief in the choice in Kuwait by being transparent, of its kind business plan competition for second- Resources Group Emad Al-Ablani. daily sessions features a mixture of theoretical potential Kuwaitis enjoy, and we look for- engaging, energetic and fulfilling. VIVA ary school students in Kuwait and offered the “The top three groups of winners in this chal- and practical training dedicated to providing the ward to recruiting, developing and retain- continues to take a considerable share of winners in this challenge training sessions to lenge will have the chance to experience how students with invaluable knowledge on a variety ing Kuwaiti talents and investing in com- the market by offering an innovative range support talented and qualified youngsters and the actual professional banking issues and trans- of subjects such as: the teamwork, creative think- munity initiatives that encourage people to of best value products, services and con- empower them to realize their potentials. actions are handled and processed in different ing, means of self-expression and modern bank- join the telecommunications sector” added tent propositions; a state of the art, nation- “The PIN2 Challenge goes along with NBK’s ini- banking areas at NBK through their enrolment in ing, in addition to helping them to have greater Al-Badran. wide network and world-class service. VIVA tiatives to invest in youth and support their aspi- specialized training sessions”, added Al-Ablani. exposure to daily banking work procedures. Worthy to note, VIVA has proudly con- offers internet speeds of more than 100 formed to the Kuwaiti Labor law, exceeding Mbps, due to the implementation of the the mandated percentage of Kuwaiti most advanced fourth generation (4G LTE) employees within the company. VIVA is network in Kuwait resulting in superior cov- committed to employing skillful and ambi- erage, performance and reliability. Amir patron of Islamic arts exhibit in Seoul SEOUL: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Islamic World as part of the DAI cultural Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s season, Sheikh Hussah said. patronage of the “Art in Islamic Civilization” Sheikh Hussah noted Kuwaiti-South exhibition held in Seoul reflects the priority Korean ties are strong amid mutual respect Kuwait assigns to preserving Islamic her- and joint cooperation between the people itage, Sheikha Hussah Sabah Al-Salem Al- of the two nations. He expressed hope that Sabah stressed. this exhibition will boost further cultural Director General of Dar Al-Athar Al- coordination and interaction. Islammiyah (DAI), Sheikha Hussah Al-Sabah The Seoul exhibition is the third in a row added, in a press conference on the side- after similar events were organized in the lines of the DAI exhibition, that Kuwait is Italian City of Milan and the Austrian keen on strong bonds with countries across Capital Vienna recently. the globe. Organizing this exhibition that will last “It is cause for much pride for Kuwait to till July 20 comes upon invitations extend- have the National Museum of Korea host- ed to DAI, aiming at spreading awareness ing the DAI exhibition of Islamic arts”, of Islamic heritage and artistic values in Sheikh Hussah added. various cities around the world, she said. The cultural communication between Director-General of the National countries of east and west Asia, especially Museum of Korea Dr Kim Youngna in the areas of trade and cultural exchange, expressed her pride over hosting this exhibi- dates back to the 9th century, a fact tion. She wished the exhibition would shed stressed by a large number of historians more light on the Islamic civilization and arts and Islamic scholars, she added. in order to help enhance ties between the This bit of information was stressed by people of South Korean and Kuwait. The spouse of the South Korean ambassador to Islamic art exhibition embraces 367 histori- KUWAIT: Director General of Jordan’s Public Security Department Lt-Gen Tawfiq Hamid Tawalbeh and his accompanying delegation visiting Kuwait, during a lecture she gave on cal and geographical artifacts out of 30,000 Kuwait’s Criminal Evidence Department yesterday. Korean culture and relations with the pieces owned by the DAI. — KUNA TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 US presses China, Southeast Asia to EU warns trade deal under threat over bugging claims ease sea tensions Page 10 Page 9

THIMPHU: A banner making a reference to Gross National Happiness hangs in a field during a cultural event. (Inset) Schoolgirls wear traditional Bhutanese dresses before a cultural event in Thimphu. — AFP Bhutan’s youth struggle in kingdom of happiness ‘Last Shangri-La’ where happiness is prioritized over economic growth

THIMPHU: It is known as “the last Shangri-La” a es and muggings that were virtually unknown support in Bhutan, there are doubts about its again-was promoting the happiness philos- Tenzing Lamsang, editor of The Bhutanese remote Himalayan nation, rich in natural beauty 10 years ago,” said Damber K Nirola, one of two implementation. “Looking at the problems in the ophy at a high-level United Nations meet- newspaper. He said there was a “denial and Buddhist culture, where national happiness psychiatrists in the country of about 750,000 country, I don’t think GNH is there,” said Jamyang ing in New York. mindset” over the growing problems back is prioritized over economic growth. But urban people. “The biggest problem that we are now Tsheltrim, a 21-year-old student, in one of “That is when GNH came under heavy at home, where GNH has become a “highly youngsters in the kingdom of Bhutan are quick challenged with, and I think will increase over Thimphu’s popular snooker halls. criticism from a lot of people, saying that intellectualized” concept that is popular to challenge its rosy reputation. “We can see the time, is unemployment, and along with that our government leaders are more interest- with the elites, but yet to be fully grasped people are not happy,” said Jigme Wangchuk, a comes drugs and alcohol.” Such problems may ‘GNH IS A GOAL’ ed in promoting GNH outside Bhutan,” said by most citizens. —AFP social worker and recovered drug addict in the seem surprising in a nation whose trademark is As with many others, one of Tsheltrim’s chief capital Thimphu, where he works at a drop-in “Gross National Happiness”-a term that began as concerns is the lack of desirable employment for centre for young substance abusers. “We are fac- an off-the-cuff remark by the former king in the young people in Bhutan, where the median age ing so many challenges, where many people are 1970s and has since become a fully-fledged is 26 and more and more people are trying to suffering,” the 24-year-old said. Drinking, espe- development model. join the workforce. Officially, Bhutan’s youth cially home-brewed rice wine, has long been Unlike other countries’ focus on gross domes- unemployment statistics decreased from 12.9 part of Bhutanese culture, but alcohol liver dis- tic product, Bhutan’s “GNH” is designed to pro- percent in 2009 to 7.3 percent in 2012, although ease has become one of the top killers at tect the environment and culture, promote good the figures have been questioned. Thimphu’s main hospital, a National Statistics governance and pursue sustainable socio-eco- Prized white-collar jobs for educated Bureau report said last year. nomic development. This alternative vision of Bhutanese are limited by an under-developed Increasing drug abuse by young people, balancing spiritual and material wealth has won private sector, while manual work in the boom- especially of pharmaceuticals, has also become a global attention and praise, drawing a stream of ing construction industry is largely left to Indian major concern as modernization takes hold in academics and well-being gurus to happiness laborers from across the border. “There’s a mis- what was one of the world’s most isolated coun- conferences in Bhutan. But some Thimphu resi- match in the demand and the supply of jobs,” tries for centuries. The kingdom only allowed dents are skeptical of how GNH has evolved, said Nirola, adding concern that youngsters are foreign tourists in 1974, television in 1999 and mentioning jokey alternatives such as “govern- abandoning agriculture-still the main source of democracy in 2008. It still has an otherworldly ment needs help” and “gross national harass- livelihood-and leaving their elders to manage feel to outsiders: the national dress is worn to ment”. the fields. Underlying the problems is Bhutan’s work and school, monasteries and prayer wheels The Gross National Happiness Commission, huge dependence on its giant neighbor India for dot the breathtaking landscape and old fortress- Bhutan’s planning body, screens all new policy investment, aid and imports. Last year the coun- es serve as government offices. to ensure it complies with the guiding GNH prin- try ran out of Indian rupees on too much But the traditional social fabric is starting to ciples, while a complex index has been devised demand and suffered a major credit crunch. The show the strain. “The crime rate is increasing to try and measure people’s well-being. economic crisis peaked around the time that over the years, with breaking into people’s hous- Although the basic concept appears to have Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley-standing for office Croatia joins european union EU troubled by economic problems, divisions ZAGREB: To fireworks, cannon-fire Jelacic square to celebrate the come you wholeheartedly,” Herman fuelling doubts over the wisdom of and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, Croatia accession of the bloc’s 28th mem- Van Rompuy, president of the further expansion to the former joined the European Union at mid- ber, setting aside for a moment the European Council, told the crowd. Yugoslavia. night on Sunday, two decades since troubles of a country in its fifth year Bells rang out from Zagreb The troubles of the EU have fed fighting itself free of Yugoslavia. of recession. “This will change the Cathedral and two men in white into doubts among many Croatians Thousands packed Zagreb’s Ban life of this nation for good. I wel- abseiled from a nearby building over their future inside the bloc, carrying the flag of the EU. the pull of which helped stabilize The mainly Catholic country of the Balkans. “I was so jealous of the 4.4 million people becomes only others who joined before us,” said the second of the seven states Ivan Borovec, as he queued to pass carved from federal Yugoslavia to tight security checks to enter the enter the EU, following Slovenia in square. 2004. It marks a milestone in the “It would have been better if we region’s recovery from the wars of had joined in 2004 but I still hope it the 1990s, which gave the world will be better, particularly for our the term “ethnic cleansing” and children.” At Croatia’s eastern bor- killed over 120,000 people, 20,000 der with Serbia, its chief foe during of them in Croatia. It is also the first the collapse of Yugoslavia, officials expansion of the EU eastwards unveiled a sign that read “Croatia- since 2007, when Romania and EU”. The ex-Yugoslav republics of Bulgaria joined, and the “Big Bang” Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, enlargement of 2004 when 10 new Montenegro and Kosovo are years members came aboard. away from EU accession. Their lead- The global economic crisis has ers were present in Zagreb, in a ZAGREB: Croatia’s President Ivo Josipovic holds a shirt received from since posed unprecedented chal- show of unity among states that Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite during the celebration of the acces- lenges to the unity of the bloc, are still coming to terms with their sion of Croatia to the European Union at Ban Jelesic square in Zagreb. — AFP undermining popular support and parting. —Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 INTERNATIONAL anatomy of Vatican money smuggling plot

ROME: To most people, a book is a book. Salerno in southern Italy. you understand, because it will allow us pivotal part of the plot and commanded a false report that it had been lost. In her But to Monsignor Nunizio Scarano, a The contours of the plot are detailed in to do many things for ourselves.” All the respect. In one of the conversations report, Callari wrote that Scarano felt safe Vatican official arrested on charges of a 48-page judicial document that conversations in the report came from heard by police, Zito tells the monsignor, “thanks to his relations with the Vatican money smuggling, a “book” was a code includes transcripts or summaries of wire- official police transcripts of wiretaps. with whom he is on first-name terms: bank”. She said the monsignor saw the word for one million euros in cash, a taps, emails, letters and cheques passed Scarano was interrogated by magistrates “Nunzio, I am your humble servant ... IOR as “the only safe and rapid instru- report by the judge on the case said. on to investigators by police. The docu- in Rome on Monday and one of his maybe you have not understood. I don’t ment for financial and banking opera- “Encyclopaedia,” and “bookmarks” were ment, in which Judge Barbara Callari lawyers, Francesco Grimaldi, said he was know what else to do for you. I am your tions that could evade - if not outright among other code words that Scarano, approves magistrates’ requests for the cooperating with investigators, but humble servant”. violate - laws against money laundering who had close connections to the Vatican arrests, was obtained by Reuters. “I think declined to give any details of what he In a conversation between Zito and and tax evasion”. bank, used in phone conversations with the more books you can bring the better said. The other two defendants had not Carenzio the secret services agent tells Magistrates have said there was no secret service agent Giovanni Zito and it is,” Scarano tells secret agent Zito, who yet been questioned by magistrates, the broker to remember to “turn off (your indication so far that the bank was direct- broker Giovanni Carenzio, it said. The was to have collected the cash from Grimaldi said, and one of them, secret cell phone) and remove the battery ly involved in Scarano’s attempt to smug- three were arrested on Friday for alleged- Carenzio in Switzerland and whisk it past agent Zito, was in a military prison south before you cross the border (into gle the money into Italy for his rich ly attempting to smuggle 20 million euros customs controls when a private plane of Rome. Neither of their lawyers could be Switzerland)” when he drives to the coun- friends. The judge wrote that the investi- ($26.00 million) in cash from Switzerland returned to Italy. Scarano: “Can you bring reached. try to arrange to withdraw the money. gations showed that Scarano had “very a year ago for Scarano’s rich shipping 20-25 books?” Zito: “Those for sure.” The cell phones were bought with false vast economic resources” and that “the industry friends in their home town of Scarano: “That is already a good goal, VATICAN BANK CONNECTION identity documents, code named “book- prelate did not hesitate to use complicat- The document says Scarano controlled marks,” and the phones were burned ed stratagems and to involve many third vast amounts of money and felt he could afterwards. The judge’s report includes parties to carry out financial operations act with impunity because of his connec- an e-mail Carenzio received from a Swiss without respecting norms against money tions to the Vatican bank. Scarano found bank asking him for “a sworn statement” laundering”. an equally confident partner in Zito, a to “release the bank from anti-money In an earlier investigation in his home Carabiniere policeman seconded to the laundering norms”. town of Salerno, Scarano was accused of domestic secret services. He assures attempting to launder money by taking Scarano: “The customs people will clear us ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS DOUBLE 560,000 euros ($727,900) in cash out of on the plane for me. They won’t do any- That e-mail, which Carenzio forward- his Vatican account and giving various thing to me. They’ll see my (official) pass- ed to Scarano, referred to 41 million amounts to friends in exchange for port and they’ll say ‘good day, sir, good- euros, the amount magistrates said the cheques. He then deposited the cheques bye, everything is in order’”. The money three defendants originally planned to into an Italian bank account to pay off a never left Switzerland because Carenzio, move into Italy before settling on 20 mil- mortgage on a property, his lawyer, the broker, did not carry out his part of lion euros. Even though the money never Silverio Sica, told Reuters. Sica said well- the deal - to withdraw the money from a left Switzerland, Zito demanded his cut off friends had donated money to bank - even though Zito had gone to and Scarano begrudgingly complied. Scarano in order for him to build a home Locarno in July, 2012 to pick it up. The prelate gave Zito two cheques, for the terminally ill. Scarano wanted to Scarano, who worked until recently as one for 400,000 euros and another for use that money to pay off his mortgage a senior accountant in the Vatican’s finan- 200,000 euros from his account in an so he could sell a property in Salerno and ROME: Nunzio Scarano (front-left) is escorted by policemen after being cial administration, and who magistrates Italian bank near the Vatican. Zito cashed use the proceeds to build the care home, arrested in Rome. —AFP say owned various properties and had the first cheque but Scarano blocked the Sica said, adding that Scarano would accounts in the Vatican bank, was the second before Zito could cash it by filing “clear everything up”. —Reuters Hardliners gain power in Israeli PM’s Likud party Opponent of two-state solution grabs power

JERUSALEM: Hardliners in Israeli Prime Minister ing table. Netanyahu remains party leader, but push ahead with moves to create a Palestinian Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud were elected into his power within the Likud has diminished with state, it would create “a deep split within Likud”. key positions in the party’s governing institu- rebels Danon and Elkin securing their new posi- A senior Palestinian official said Kerry’s mission tions yesterday, in a move that could create diffi- tions. “Netanyahu lost the Likud”, read a headline to restart peace talks ended on Sunday without culties on making concessions to the in top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily, citing a sen- a breakthrough, although the US Secretary of Palestinians. Deputy Defense Minister Danny ior party official who said that the premier failed State himself hailed “real progress”. Likud MPs Danon, an outspoken opponent of the two-state to find a candidate who would run for any of the and the party faithful have been increasingly solution, won the vote for the position of chair- party’s key posts. unhappy with Netanyahu in the wake of the dis- man of the party’s Central Committee, a Likud Hardliner Miri Regev, who was vying for chair appointing results in a January general election. spokeswoman said. of the Likud’s secretariat, lost out to Just before the January vote, Netanyahu Another hardliner, Deputy Foreign Minister Transportation Minister Israel Katz, who has held announced the party would run on a joint elec- Zeev Elkin, takes over the Likud bureau which the position for 10 years. Danon, 42, had already toral list with the hardline Yisrael Beitenu of for- outlines party ideology. Some 78 percent of the taken control of the Likud party’s conference in a mer foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman. But JERUSALEM: Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (right) is greeted by 3,600 members of the Likud Central Committee vote last week, a largely symbolic role but one the joint list, which initially had 42 seats in the a supporter during the Likud party election for the position of the central com- took part in the vote, the spokeswoman said, which highlighted the growing power of the 120 seat parliament, suffered a major defeat at mittee chairperson and a number of other party positions in Jerusalem. —AFP with Likud chairman Netanyahu distancing him- rebels. The deputy minister recently sparked the ballot box, only managing to secure 31 self from the process and voting from a ballot uproar when he said Netanyahu’s government Knesset seats. Israeli media yesterday said that brought to his residence in Jerusalem. was not serious about a Palestinian state-and Danon, who was opposed to the unification Danny Danon, an emerging Ballots were cast on Sunday, as US Secretary that if it were put to a vote, most Likud ministers, with Yisrael Beitenu-which Netanyahu present- of State John Kerry wrapped up four days of as well as other key coalition partners, would ed as a temporary move ahead of the election- force in Israel’s Likud party intensive shuttle diplomacy in a bid to bring oppose it. would now use his new position to prevent its Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiat- Elkin also warned that if Netanyahu were to finalization. —AFP JERUSALEM: Danny Danon, elected yesterday formed by Netanyahu at the beginning of as head of Likud’s central committee, is one of 2013. Conservative and close to the settler lob- the Israeli ruling party’s most outspoken oppo- by, Danon claims to be the true voice of Likud nents of a Palestinian state and a champion of voters who are disappointed by the direction the settlement movement. His victory gave Netanyahu has taken, particularly on the US defends the deputy defense minister control of the Palestinian issue. 3,600-member main institution of Benjamin Author of the English-language book intel sweep as Netanyahu’s ruling rightwing party, propelling “Israel: The Will to Prevail,” in which he propos- him into a vantage point to take over Likud es an alternative to the two-state solution, after the premier. Danon is opposed to making any territorial same as allies Born in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan concessions in the West Bank. Countering in 1971, Danon was active in Betar, the interna- Netanyahu’s remarks in support of a WASHINGTON: The US says it gathers the same kinds of tional Zionist youth movement whose princi- Palestinian state, Danon said recently in an intelligence as other nations to safeguard against foreign ter- ples are at the foundation of Likud. A reserve interview that there was currently “no majority ror threats, pushing back on fresh outrage from key allies officer in the Israeli army, he entered the politi- for a two-state solution” within the over secret American surveillance programs that reportedly cal arena at a young age after two years in Likud.”Today we’re not fighting it (Netanyahu’s installed covert listening devices in European Union offices. Miami as an emissary of the Jewish Agency, declared goal of a Palestinian state), but if Facing threatened investigations and sanctions from Europe, working with the local Jewish community and there will be a move to promote a two-state US intelligence officials plan to discuss the new allegations - encouraging emigration to Israel. In 1996 he solution, you will see forces blocking it within reported in Sunday’s editions of the German newsweekly Der started off as a parliamentary assistant to Uzi the party and the government,” Danon told Spiegel directly with EU officials. Landau, who at the time was in Likud, and The Times of Israel news website. But “as a matter of policy, we have made clear that the served as head of Betar’s World Leadership, a Danon is a regular fixture in the media, United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gath- key position that enabled Danon to make him- often appearing on television to speak ered by all nations,” concluded a statement issued Sunday self known in Likud circles and helped him win about a wide range of issues including US- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Towering above the other foreign ministers, US Secretary of from the national intelligence director’s office. It was the lat- State John Kerry walks with Brunei’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Prince a seat in the Knesset in 2009. Israeli relations, on which he is a self-pro- est backlash in a nearly month long global debate over the Danon had earlier faced off against claimed expert. He has openly stated his Mohamed Bolkiah (2nd- right), Australia’s Foreign Minister Bob Carr (right) and other reach of US surveillance that aims to prevent terror attacks. Netanyahu in the 2007 vote over the Likud opposition to US President Barack Obama, ministers who were attending a cultural event and dinner at the conclusion of the second The two programs, both run by the National Security Agency, helm, and has since positioned himself as a saying that he has “not been a friend of day of the ASEAN security conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei yesterday. —AFP pick up millions of telephone and Internet records that are symbol of the internal opposition to the prime Israel”. Unlike other party members, Danon routed through American networks each day. minister and Likud leader. After serving as does not hesitate to criticize Netanyahu, Restless Kerry puts the Reports about the programs have raised sharp concerns head of the parliamentary committee for whom he accuses of speaking in favor of about whether they violate public privacy rights at home and immigration, absorption and diaspora affairs renewing negotiations with the Palestinians. abroad. The concerns came as the former head of the CIA and in the years 2009-2012, Danon took fifth place The well-groomed and ambitious father-of- shuttling in diplomacy NSA urged the White House to make the spy programs more in the Likud primaries and was named deputy three has emerged in recent years as one of transparent to calm public fears about the American govern- defense minister in the new government the Likud’s key figures. —AFP JERUSALEM: After a dinner lasting nearly the morning where they will end up that ment’s snooping. until Sunday dawn with Israel’s premier and night. Kerry met three times each with Several European officials - including in Germany, Italy, ahead of talks with the Palestinian presi- Netanyahu and Abbas from Thursday France, Luxembourg and the EU government itself - said the dent and flying to Asia, John Kerry had a through Sunday, journeying by motorcade, new revelations could scuttle ongoing negotiations on a Israeli held after window of just a few hours. But instead of his own plane and Jordanian military heli- trans-Atlantic trade treaty that, ultimately, seeks to create jobs slipping under the covers to sleep, the US copters, which gave him a lift between and boost commerce by billions annually in what would be secretary of state decided to see Jerusalem meetings with Abbas in Amman. the world’s largest free trade area. “Partners do not spy on ‘price tag’ attack instead. With aides and bodyguards, Kerry He also scrapped entire stops. A visit to each other,” said EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. took a 4 am stroll in a nearby park, enjoying Islamabad, announced by Pakistan, was “We cannot negotiate over a big trans-Atlantic market if there JERUSALEM: Police said yesterday they have state moves to dismantle unauthorized settler out- the cool morning air of the hotly contested postponed so he could focus on the Syria arrested an Israeli suspected of vandalizing a posts, such attacks have since become broader is the slightest doubt that our partners are carrying out spy- Holy City. Kerry finally had a brief rest and crisis. And then an announced dinner in Catholic monastery in an attack last year that with racist and xenophobic overtones. The Latrun ing activities on the offices of our negotiators. The American drove to Ramallah, where he voiced delight Abu Dhabi to discuss Syria was also put off shocked the Holy Land’s religious and political incident was condemned by Prime Minister authorities should eliminate any such doubt swiftly.” over Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf’s so he could spend more time shuttling establishment. The 22-year-old man is a resident of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian Authority European Parliament President Martin Schulz, said he was victory in the “Arab Idol” TV competition between Netanyahu and Abbas. His gruel- Bnei Brak, a city near Tel Aviv with a predominantly urged Israel to bring the perpetrators to justice. “deeply worried and shocked about the allegations of US before speaking cheerfully to reporters on ing pace inevitably draws comparisons to ultra-Orthodox population, a police spokesman Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger called it a the prospects for peace talks. his predecessor Hillary Clinton, who visited authorities spying on EU offices.” And Luxembourg Foreign said. He is suspected of taking part in the “heinous crime”, and the Assembly of Catholic The round-the-clock pace, and agile a record 112 countries during her four years Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Jean Asselborn said he September 2012 attack in which the wooden door Ordinaries of the Holy Land urged the authorities shifts in focus, has become emblematic of as secretary of state during President Barack had no reason to doubt the Spiegel report, and rejected the of the Trappist monastery in Latrun was burnt and to put an end to “this senseless violence” and Kerry’s style of diplomacy as he shows a Obama’s first term. notion that security concerns trump the broad US surveil- “Jesus is a monkey” was scrawled on a wall. “ensure a ‘teaching of respect’ in schools”. willingness-even an eagerness-to toss aside Both secretaries of state have key issues- lance authorities. “We have to re-establish immediately confi- The suspect will appear in court for a remand Last month Israeli ministers moved to increase routines and schedules and enmesh himself Clinton pressed for women’s empower- dence on the highest level of the European Union and the hearing later. The abbey, 15 kilometers west of the powers of the security establishment to crack in the gritty details. Kerry, who has flown to ment, while Kerry is passionate about cli- United States,” Asselborn said. Jerusalem on the border between Israel and the down on the phenomenon, declaring that those the Middle East five times in as many mate change. But Clinton mostly stayed out According to Der Spiegel, the NSA planted bugs in the occupied West Bank hard by the 1949 armistice involved belonged to an “illegal organization”. months on a mission to solve one of the of the notoriously divisive task of Middle EU’s diplomatic offices in Washington and infiltrated the line, is one of the most famous monastic sites in the Shortly afterwards, 28 cars were vandalized in the world’s most emotive conflicts, spent four East peacemaking, instead relying on a spe- building’s computer network. Similar measures were taken Holy Land. Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh near Jerusalem. days talking to Israeli Prime Minister cial envoy as Netanyahu butted heads with at the EU’s mission to the United Nations in New York, the In addition to the anti-Christian graffiti, the After that attack, Education Minister Shai Piron Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian presi- Obama. Few expect that Kerry, who at 69 magazine said. It also reported that the NSA used secure words “mutual guarantee” and the names of pledged to institutionalize “coexistence meetings” dent Mahmud Abbas. has a long Senate career and failed presi- facilities at NATO headquarters in Brussels to dial into tele- demolished wildcat outposts were spray-painted between Israeli Jews and Arabs in the new school Whatever the outcome, Kerry’s initiative dential bid behind him, will run again for phone maintenance systems that would have allowed it to on the monastery walls. This pointed to a “price tag” year. At a Sunday get-together of young Jews and involves no small number of logistical office. The son of a diplomat, Kerry has intercept senior officials’ calls and Internet traffic at a key EU attack, a euphemism for extremist hate crimes that Arabs at Abu Ghosh, Piron said such meetings vital- headaches, with his staff and accompany- always been passionate about the need to office nearby. —AP generally target Arabs. ly important and “an inseparable part of the educa- ing reporters sometimes left guessing in try talks, even with US adversaries. Initially targeting Palestinians in retaliation for tional system’s agenda”. —AFP Lenin

INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Saudi billionaire grilled in Violence surges in UK court over Gaddafi jet LONDON: A billionaire Saudi prince told BRIBE a London court yesterday that “each dol- The Airbus A340 at the centre of the lar counts” as he was cross-examined dispute was used by Gaddafi in 2009 to Iraq as rows persist over his sale of an opulent private jet to pick up Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al- Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi. Megrahi when he was freed from a The appearance by Prince Alwaleed bin Scottish jail. In 2011, it became a trophy for Talal, a nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King rebels who toppled Gaddafi and were More than 1,500 killed in the past 3 months Abdullah, was a rare instance of a senior photographed on its silver-coloured Saudi royal being subjected to a hostile leather sofas. The prince said the jet, which BAGHDAD: More than 1,500 people were killed in public grilling. boasted a king-size bed and a meeting Iraq in the past three months, twice the previous The prince is being sued by Daad room with a throne-like leather armchair, quarter’s figure, data showed yesterday, fanning Sharab, a Jordanian businesswoman who was only one item on a huge business fears the politically-deadlocked country is slipping says she was not paid a promised $10 agenda he had with the Libyan leader. back into all-out bloodshed. The figures compiled million commission for brokering the “I used to call him personally by the by AFP come as the country grapples with months sale of the jet to Gaddafi, which was way,” he told the court, saying that in the of protests by the Sunni Arab minority, tensions along a swathe of disputed territory in north Iraq completed in 2006 for $120 million after era when Gaddafi sought international and a protracted political standoff that has left key years of delays. At number 26 on the rehabilitation, he had seen Prince pieces of legislation unresolved. Forbes global ranking of billionaires, Alwaleed as someone who could help The violence showed no signs of letting up yes- Prince Alwaleed is worth $20 billion him bridge the gap between the Arab terday as a new attack left eight former anti-Al- according to the US magazine and closer world and the West. The prince said the Qaeda fighters dead. A total of 452 people were to $30 billion by his own estimate. At one sale of the Airbus had run into trouble killed by violence in Iraq in June, according to an point when asked in court about a because after the Libyans had paid him AFP tally based on reports from security and med- $500,000 commission he had paid an initial $70 million in 2003, Ahmad ical officials, and 1,331 others were wounded, rep- Sharab for a previous Libyan deal, it was Qadhaf Al-Dam, a cousin of Gaddafi, resenting a 60 percent increase from the same suggested to him that this was a small demanded a bribe before arranging the month a year ago. It also brought to 1,527 the number of people killed from April through June, amount relative to his fortune. “Each dol- payment of the remaining $50 million. more than double the January-March death toll. lar counts for me,” the prince responded. The prince refused to pay and kept Attacks in June targeted a wide cross-section of He told the court he had asked Sharab to the plane in Riyadh, leading to several Iraqi society-government and security forces were “open the door” to Gaddafi over the jet sale years of deadlock until he personally hit by car bombs, mosques were struck by suicide but had never agreed a figure for her com- resolved the issue with Gaddafi in 2006, attackers, anti-Al-Qaeda militiamen were shot mission. He said he did not pay her anything he said. dead, and Iraqis watching and playing football in the end since in the course of the sale, she He said Sharab had played no part in were killed by blasts. The AFP figures were marked- ly higher than those compiled by government had “moved to the Libyan camp”. The prince the final deal and that any gratitude he BAGHDAD: An Iraqi policeman checks his weapon at a checkpoint in Baghdad yesterday. Iraq was addressed as “Your Highness” by his may have felt for her earlier role had gone ministries, which pegged last month’s toll at 240 dead and 379 wounded. Casualty figures compiled has seen a marked rise in violence since the start of the year, coinciding with protests by the lawyer and by Judge Peter Smith, but his since she had “stabbed him in the back” by the Iraqi government have typically been lower country’s Sunni Arab community, which says it is the target of discrimination at the hands of royal status did not shield him from the to work for the Libyans. He also denied than those tallied by the United Nations mission in the Shiite-led authorities and security forces. — AFP robust questioning style of Sharab’s lawyer, proposing marriage to Sharab during the Iraq, AFP and Britain-based NGO Iraq Body Count. Clive Freedman, who accused him of min- process, as she alleged in her evidence The UN and Iraq Body Count figures for June into its autonomous three-province region over Baghdad in pre-dawn raids by gunmen wearing imising Sharab’s role, contradicting himself last week. “I can only assume that were not immediately available. The surge in vio- Baghdad’s objections have persisted. And months military uniforms before being shot dead, assassi- and evading questions. “Would you please (Sharab) is seeking to gain some advan- lence comes amid a protracted political standoff of protests by the Sunni Arab community, alleging nation-style. The men were all former fighters in answer my question? I have asked it twice tage in the proceedings by attempting to within Iraq’s national unity government, with little discrimination and targeting at the hands of the the Sahwa, a collection of Sunni tribal militias that in the way of landmark legislation passed since Shiite-led authorities, have also continued unabat- turned against Al-Qaeda and sided with the US and I will ask it again,” Freedman told the embarrass me,” he said in his written wit- ed. Analysts and diplomats worry that the multi- military from late 2006 onwards, helping turn the prince at one point. ness statement. — Reuters 2010 parliamentary elections. And while political leaders have pledged to resolve the dispute, with faceted standoffs are unlikely to see any long-term tide of Iraq’s bloody insurgency. The Sahwa are Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki meeting his two main resolution before general elections due next year. regarded as traitors by Sunni militants, and as a rivals last month in a bid to ease tensions, no tan- At the same time, violence has shown no sign of result are frequently targeted for attacks. In the Kerry presses Southeast Asia, gible measures have been agreed. slowing. previous week alone, nine Sahwa fighters were Meanwhile, tensions along a swathe of territory Yesterday, eight former Sunni tribal militiamen killed and 18 others wounded in attacks, according Beijing to ease sea tensions in north Iraq that Kurdistan wants to incorporate were kidnapped from their homes north of to an AFP tally. — AFP

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: US Secretary of naval might over ASEAN nations. Four State John Kerry pressed China and members of the group have claims that Rebels resist Assad Southeast Asian nations yesterday to make compete with Chinese assertions. Ian progress on a plan to ease tensions in the Storey, a senior fellow at the Institute of South China Sea, reminding the region that Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, said Washington had national interests at stake the talks were an encouraging sign that onslaught in Homs in the disputes. Kerry, who made the com- China was finally willing to talk about the ments as he arrived in Brunei for a regional code with ASEAN. But it was not, he said, a security meeting, was speaking a day after very significant step forward. “Given China’s Jordan air force captain joins Syria jihadists China said it would hold formal discussions obvious lack of enthusiasm for a formal and with Southeast Asian nations over the mar- effective code, Chinese officials are likely to itime disputes later this year. draw out the talks for as long as possible,” BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s troops While marking a move forward, the talks he said. He said China was also likely to pressed a fierce three-day assault against rebels are not seen as a major breakthrough in work to ensure the final agreement does in the central city of Homs yesterday but failed to protracted efforts to bring China into a not prevent it from asserting its territorial make any new advances, a watchdog and binding agreement over the energy-rich claims. activists said. Fighting between rebels and ocean, where Beijing’s assertive claims have Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi regime loyalists raged on the edges of insurgent- sparked rising tensions. “We have a strong stressed that any progress on agreeing the held districts, said the Syrian Observatory for interest in the manner in which the dis- new framework would depend on coun- Human Rights. putes of the South China Sea are tries following a confidence-building “dec- The group also said that members of addressed, and in the conduct of the par- laration of conduct” agreed in 2002. Beijing Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah militia were fighting ties,” Kerry said in opening remarks at the and the Philippines accuse each other of alongside government forces on one of the city’s conference in the oil-rich sultanate. “We violating that declaration. Philippine main fronts. “The shelling of Homs rebel areas very much hope to see progress soon on a Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario gave a continues, and it is fierce,” Observatory director substantive code of conduct in order to lukewarm response late on Sunday when Rami Abdel Rahman said. “But the army has made help ensure stability in this vital region.” asked about the significance of the pro- no advances. They haven’t been able to take any China said in a joint statement with the posed talks. “The agreement was that there new areas back.” His Britain-based watchdog 10-member Association of Southeast Asian will be a process that will be started with a reported yesterday the army was shelling the Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday that it agreed meeting in China...I’d like to believe that Khaldiyeh and Old City districts which have been to hold “official consultations” on a pro- China is in earnest in terms of moving for- under tight army siege for more than a year. ALEPPO: Homes are seen destroyed by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling in the neigh- posed Code of Conduct (CoC) governing ward in this process.” “Clashes raged on the edges of the districts. borhood of Karam Al-Jabal in Aleppo, Syria. — AP naval actions at a meeting with ASEAN sen- Naval standoffs and clashes between The army and (pro-regime ior officials in China in September. the Philippines, Vietnam and China since militia) National Defense Thailand’s foreign minister hailed the step last year have sharply raised tensions over Force lost 32 men in two as “very significant”. China, accused by the the sea at a time when the United States is days,” Abdel Rahman said. Philippines on Sunday of causing “increas- shifting its military attention and resources “We can confirm now that ing militarization” of the sea, stopped short back to Asia. In his opening remarks, Kerry Hezbollah is taking part in of saying that the meeting would mark the attempted to ease concerns in Beijing that the fighting on the start of actual negotiations. China has the US rebalancing of forces to Asia was Khaldiyeh front, and that shown little urgency in initiating substan- aimed at countering China’s rising power. they are using the (majori- tial talks over the proposed code. “We have many goals. We have econom- ty Alawite neighborhood ic and security interests. But I want to of) Zahraa as a rear base,” CHINESE NAVAL STRENGTH emphasize, importantly, our actions are not he added. Homs city is Critics say it is intent on cementing its intended to contain or to counterbalance home to a patchwork of claims over the sea through its superior any one country,” Kerry said. — Reuters religious communities. Most of Syria’s rebels-like the majority population- are Sunni Muslims, while Assad’s clan belongs to the Alawite community. Although Lebanon is officially neutral in Syria’s conflict, Hezbollah backed Assad’s army in a recent battle for the key town of Qusayr near Homs. An activist on the ground said the military was trying to storm Homs on four fronts. “They have made no new advances at all... Still the shelling is continuous,” Homs city-based activist Yazan told AFP via the Internet.Asked about civil- ians in the city, Yazan said they “have been living in shelters for months” because of the shelling. Dubbed the “capital of the revolution” by activists, Homs is important because it is on the road linking Damascus to the coast. Its central location is also key as a supply route. Elsewhere, the army kept up its shelling of rebel areas in and near Damascus as it tried to secure the capital, said the Observatory. Among the military’s targets were Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus and Qaboon in the east, as well as rebel bastion Daraya southwest of the capital. —Agencies TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Women teachers on the rise in Congo

BRAZZAVILLE: At the Itsali primary teaching since I was little because I liked 9,500 teachers work in primary schools, school, on a dusty road near Brazzaville’s when my nursery teacher was giving les- with the rise of female teachers now airport, all but one of the 20 teachers are sons,” she told AFP, her blue blouse cov- apparent throughout the country in both women, a sign of the major gender shift ered in chalk dust. “I was 15 when I state and private institutions. “Women in the Republic of Congo’s educational entered the national school for teachers seem to be priority over men for teach- system over the past two decades. The (ENI) where I studied for two years. Just ing jobs-and there are more posts for small school employs almost exclusively after that I started working,” said Louzolo. them,” said 49-year-old Aime Godefroy women, from its directors and teachers It was just over 20 years ago that the Dianzinga, the parent of an Itsali student. to administrators and secretaries. image of the teaching profession in According to official statistics, the cap- “It is rare to ever find even five male Congo started to change. ital Brazzaville tops the league with a members of teaching staff here,” said “The phenomenon of women in our record of 1,254 women among its 1,487 Rachel Mfina, who has been working at education system began in 1990,” Vital teachers. Coincidence or not, Congo Itsali since the school was founded in Eka, general director of basic education, boasts a high level of literacy, which 2003. At Itsali, conditions are basic. Since told AFP, pointing to the string of struc- stood at 87 percent in 2011 for a popula- there is not enough space to hold sepa- tural reforms that were implemented tion of 3.6 million. Christophe Poaty, a rate classes at the same time, lessons when the central African country fell into spokesman for the CRPE teaching union, take place in five-hour-long “shifts”-one recession. “All of a sudden, teaching was says women have come to the fore in the from early in the morning and another the only profession that still recruited... world of teaching “because the training is from 12:30 pm-while the school yard Women showed more interest. It’s totally shorter and their salary arrives more serves as a shortcut for locals. natural because a woman is the one who quickly”. As for the salaries in Congo-an But the teachers are enthusiastic. For raises (children) in society,” said Eka. impoverished nation with significant oil 25-year-old Gloire Louzolo, who joined Men, who used to dominate the sec- resources wracked by two civil wars- Itsala at the beginning of the 2012-2013 tor, now prefer to get into fields with bet- teachers can expect to earn a lowly BRAZZAVILLE: Photo shows Congolese teacher Gloire Louzolo, 25, speaking to academic year, teaching has always been ter pay such as tax and customs services, 80,000 to 100,000 FCFA (130 to 152 pupils in a classroom of the Itsali school in Brazzaville. — AFP her vocation. “I’ve loved the profession of he added. About one third of Congo’s euros) a month. — AFP In crisis-hit Athens, plans for a mosque reveal deep divisions Athens - one of few EU capitals without formal mosque

ATHENS: Pakistani taxi driver Muhammad trying to enter the European Union each year. mosque would represent a continuing Turkish Zafeer says he has to look over his shoulder “I want to emphasize that Athens is the only presence in the country. While relations between when he goes to pray in Athens, where racist European capital that went through four cen- the two neighbors have warmed and natural dis- attackers have targeted several of the many turies of slavery under Islam, and managed to asters in both countries have brought them clos- makeshift mosques set up in cramped garages free itself just 200 years ago by spilling rivers of er, the two rivals have a history of enmity and or dingy warehouses. So Greece’s plan to build a blood,” he said in an interview. Greece is home to came to the brink of war on several occasions, state-funded mosque in the capital, more than a about 1 million immigrants, and groups like most recently in 1996. century in the making, comes as a relief, even if Golden Dawn say undocumented workers have Local media say the new mosque, which will it will be housed in a disused naval base littered pushed up crime and put a burden on state hold about 400 worshippers, will not have a with weeds and rubble in a rundown neighbor- resources at a time of crisis. Muslim groups esti- minaret so as to blend in with the environment hood. mate more than 200,000 Muslims from countries and not resemble a mosque, but the govern- “This place used to be packed but these days including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh ment has provided few details. The office of people are scared to even go out to pray,” said live in Athens alone. architect Alexandros Tombazis, which will design Zafeer, as Muslim men in long traditional robes Racially-motivated attacks have risen to the building next to an existing chapel with a JOHANNESBURG: Get well soon messages and drawings are seen outside Nelson and colorful caps prepared for Friday prayers alarming levels during the crisis, according to bell-tower, declined to comment, saying it has Mandela’s house in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. — AFP behind the steel-grilled windows of a former fac- the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR, been advised by officials not to because the tory. “Greece has to decide if it will be democrat- which said the authorities were doing little to issue is “too sensitive”. ic or if it will go back to the Middle Ages,” he said tackle the problem. At least one informal Analysts say it could help Greece as it tries to With Mandela, end-of-life with a shrug. Reviving the long-stalled project mosque has been set on fire. On another, some- lure foreign investment to its battered economy during Greece’s worst peacetime economic crisis one has scrawled profanities in black paint. “It’s from cash-rich Gulf Arab states such as Qatar, care dilemmas magnified has divided a country that spent four centuries very important for us that the mosque is built. which has pledged to invest up to 1 billion euros under Turkish Ottoman rule, where the We would feel like we live in a free country, we in Greek companies. “It could facilitate Arab CHICAGO: The emotional pain and practi- mechanical ventilator. Orthodox Church is powerful and hostility would feel safe”, said Shabaz Ahamed, a money to enter the Greek market - especially cal demands facing Nelson Mandela’s fami- In the United States, an elderly person towards immigrants is rising. Pakistani Muslim motioning to a security moni- moderate Arab,” Couloumbis said. Stavros ly are universal: confronting the final days critically ill with pneumonia would typically Soon after the government launched a ten- tor installed in his makeshift mosque after a Kalogiannis, the former deputy development of an elderly loved one. There are no rules be hospitalized in an intensive care unit der in May to build the mosque, the far-right group of men stormed in hurling abuse and minister who signed the decision to disburse the for how or when the end may arrive. Some and put on a mechanical ventilator, or Golden Dawn party, which denies accusations of threats a few months ago. The city, which has funds in May, denied there was external pressure choose to let go with little medical interfer- breathing machine, said Dr JP Kress. He is links to attacks on immigrants but says it wants not had a formal mosque since Greece won to build the mosque and said simply that it was ence; others seek aggressive treatment. director of the University of Chicago’s med- to “rid Greece of their stench”, pledged to “fight independence from occupying Ottomans in a project “that had matured”. The mosque’s sup- Mandela’s status as a respected global fig- ical intensive care unit’s section on lung until the bitter end” to block the plan. One local 1832, has come under fire by human rights porters say Athens has gone too long without ure only complicates the situation, doctors and critical care. Ventilators often require a bishop, Seraphim, was so furious he took the groups such as Amnesty International for being one and that its 1 million euro price tag is rela- and end-of-life experts say. breathing tube down the throat, and matter to Greece’s highest administrative court, one of the few European capitals without one. tively small. “Athens needs a mosque because Mandela “is not only revered he is loved patients need to be sedated because of the the Council of State. A ruling is not expected for Repeated plans for a post-Ottoman mosque in there are Muslims living here that’s why,” Athens and profoundly admired by people all over discomfort. months. Athens began in earnest in 1880, with an act of Mayor Yiorgos Kaminis, a leftist, told Reuters, the world and the sense of letting go must These patients typically are hooked up The mosque’s critics say Athens, kept afloat parliament, but all fell through, including one adding that Greece had to protect the right to be difficult for everyone involved,” said Dr to feeding tubes, intravenous fluids and all by an international bailout, cannot spare the timed for the 2004 Olympic Games. religious freedom under its constitution. “You William Schaffner, an infectious disease kinds of monitoring machines to check almost one million euros it will cost given that Reports in local media that Turkish Prime buy a maisonette in (the Athens suburb of) specialist at Vanderbilt University. In much heart rate, blood pressure and other func- Greece is in a sixth year of recession, with record Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered to fund a Chalandri and it costs 500,000 euros and the of Africa, people are considered fortunate tions. For long stays, lying prone in a hospi- high unemployment and sinking living stan- mosque in Athens to his Greek counterpart country can’t afford to build a mosque?” he to live past age 60. For those who reach old tal bed, they have to be periodically moved dards. “There’s money to build a mosque but Antonis Samaras during talks earlier this year asked. “It’s not about money. I didn’t see us age, death is still seen as sad, but friends into different positions to prevent bed there’s no money for Greeks to live with dignity,” have also angered some Greeks, who feel a doing anything when we had money.”— Reuters and family typically celebrate with big par- sores; their arms and legs have to be exer- Golden Dawn, which polls show is the third most ties to honor a life well-lived. Taking cised to fight muscle wasting. Mandela has popular party in Greece, said in a statement. extraordinary measures to keep that per- been hospitalized several times since Protests have been gathering steam outside the son alive would be considered dishonor- December for a recurring lung infection, planned site at the naval base in Votanikos, a able, said Dr Sola Olopade, the Nigerian- and he has had tuberculosis. In a hospital- rundown industrial neighborhood lined with car born clinical director for the University of ization in March and April, doctors drained dealerships and factories. Chicago’s Center for Global Health. fluid from around his lungs, making it easi- Led by the far-right National Front movement, If such measures are being used for er for him to breathe. He got care at home flag-waving demonstrators including nuns and Mandela, many could consider it “quite until he returned to the hospital on June 8. men in military-style shirts, chanted “If you want painful,” Olopade said, “because those are For elderly patients hospitalized repeat- a mosque, build it in parliament!” at the first of not the last memories you want to have for edly with lung problems, the chances for the protests at the end of May. Flyers depicting a someone with such an exemplary life.” US recovery are often grim, Kress said. “It’s pos- mosque in a circle with a line through it were doctors said Mandela’s lung infection is sible he’s sitting in a chair asking, ‘When am strewn across the floor. “It’s not exactly the best most likely pneumonia, a very common I going to get out of the hospital?’ but that’s time to go ahead with it right now,” said cause of illness and death in the elderly. very unlikely,” he said. Patients so critically Theodore Couloumbis of the ELIAMEP foreign The infection is usually caused by bacteria ill may have ups and downs, and small policy think tank. “The country has plenty of and causes lungs to fill with fluid or pus, changes like needing a little less help from instability of its own due to the economic crisis”. making breathing difficult and often caus- a ventilator may be seen as a sign of ing fever and weakness. Treatment includes improvement even when the outlook RIVERS OF BLOOD antibiotics and extra oxygen, often from a remains poor, Kress said. —AP In the port of Piraeus, where hundreds of Greek Orthodox faithful packed the 174-year-old Holy Trinity church to hear Bishop Seraphim deliver Sunday mass, 62-year-old retired naval US’ Snowden: a very captain Ioannis Kaniaros called the decision “provocative”. Seraphim, who is challenging the modern spy thriller decision in court, says building a mosque is ATHENS: A cleaner walks down the stairs of a below-ground arcade in central Athens yester- unconstitutional and part of a plan to “Islamize” day. Only one shop in the arcade remains open while the other 23 have closed, mostly during HONG KONG: A lone hero is on the run, Like other observers, Duns expects a Greece, a major gateway for Asian immigrants the financial crisis that has triggered store closures and a spike in violent crime. — AP eluding a spy-hunt across a globe-trot- movie or book tie-in before long to ting storyboard as he strives to expose explore the nuances of a story that wrongdoing at the heart of Washington’s seems ripped from the pages of John le vengeful intelligence apparatus. The Carre, dwelling on themes of moral ambi- script’s ending is not yet written but that, guity, conflicted loyalties and outright EU warns trade deal under for his supporters at least, is the Jason betrayal. Bourne-style narrative of Edward Any adaptation of the Snowden saga Snowden. For them, the former National will have to give prominent billing to the threat over bugging claims Security Agency (NSA) contractor’s expo- NSA, an organization so secretive that it sure of a many-tentacled eavesdropping was once dubbed “No Such Agency”. The BRUSSELS: A long-awaited trade earlier this month, could be jeop- office of the Director of National National Security Advisor Ben campaign represents the made-for- NSA emerged from the shadows in the deal between the European Union ardized if the bugging allegations Intelligence in Washington. One Rhodes, while refusing to be drawn Hollywood stand of one man fighting 1998 film “Enemy of the State”, featuring and the United States could be in proved true. document, dated September 2010 into commenting directly on the impossible odds. For the US government, Will Smith and Gene Hackman. Well jeopardy over allegations that “We can’t negotiate a large and classed as “strictly confidential”, allegations, said Saturday it was the leaks made by the 30-year-old IT spe- before the 9/11 attacks, it covered the Washington bugged EU offices, transatlantic market if there is any describes how the NSA kept tabs on “worth noting” the US was “very cialist risk allowing extremists to plot and encroaching reach of the surveillance European Justice Commissioner doubt that our partners are bug- the European Union’s mission in close” to EU security services. The maim unhindered. machine - one that in the movie’s telling Viviane Reding warned yesterday. It ging the offices of European nego- Washington, Der Spiegel said. reports are the latest in a series of While Snowden has won sympathy would stop at nothing, not even murder, is the latest spying claim attributed tiators,” Reding said at a meeting in According to documents seen by allegations about US spying activity internationally, Washington has cast him to expand its powers and shield its to fugitive intelligence analyst Luxembourg, her spokesperson the Guardian, bugs were implanted revealed by Snowden, a former NSA at best as a misguided fool, at worst as a secrets. Edward Snowden. Revelations in said. “We have immediately been in on the encrypted fax machine at contractor. He is now stranded at a traitorous villain in the pay of hostile In comments dismissed by his critics Monday’s Guardian that the US also contact with the US authorities in the embassy as part of operation Moscow airport transit zone looking powers. Whatever the validity of his as paranoid ravings, Snowden on June 17 targeted the Washington embassies Washington DC and in Brussels and ‘Perdido’, set up to learn about rifts for a country to accept his asylum actions, the scene-shifting drama has evoked the threat of the US government of France, Italy and Greece look set have confronted them with the between member nations. The EU request after the United States made for a riveting spectacle that “murdering me”, but said his stream of to further strain relations. press reports,” the European delegation at the United Nations issued a warrant for his arrest and observers believe will eventually end up revelations could not be dammed. “Truth on the big screen. The plot at times has is coming, and it cannot be stopped,” he Brussels, Paris and Berlin reacted Commission said in a statement. was subject to similar surveillance, revoked his passport. EU power- strained credulity, but it is all real, start- told Guardian readers, in what could pass angrily to a report in German week- The US said Sunday it would Der Spiegel said, adding that the house Germany said the United ing with Snowden’s decision in May to for the tag line of a Hollywood film. ly Der Spiegel on Sunday which respond to the EU via diplomatic spying also extended to the 27- States must quickly say whether the abandon his pole-dancing girlfriend in Snowden has injected a twist into the detailed covert surveillance by the channels over the bugging allega- member bloc’s Brussels headquar- spying allegations were true or not. Hawaii for Hong Kong and a life on the traditional plot. The unglamorous IT guy, US National Security Agency (NSA) tions. ters. The files also revealed that, in “It’s beyond our imagination that our run. “Every spy novelist in the world is munching on pizza as he beavers away at on EU diplomatic missions. The “While we are not going to com- addition to the EU, the US friends in the US consider the not writing at the moment, because they his laptop, is now the leading man. “The report was based on confidential ment publicly on specific alleged embassies of France, Greece and Europeans as enemies,” Justice are glued to this-it is the biggest spy case geek in the van has become the Bourne,” documents, some of which it had intelligence activities, as a matter of Italy were among 38 “targets” of Minister Sabine Leutheusser- there has been in decades,” Jeremy Duns, said Duns, who has also written a history been able to consult via Snowden. policy we have made clear that the NSA spying operations, Monday’s Schnarrenberger said in a statement. the author of three novels about a turn- of the 1960s Soviet spy Oleg Penkovsky Reding warned that talks to create United States gathers foreign intelli- Guardian reported. “If the media reports are accurate, it coat British agent in the Cold War said. published this month. —AFP what would be the world’s biggest gence of the type gathered by all In the only US reaction to the is reminiscent of actions among ene- free trade area, formally launched nations,” said a statement from the Spiegel claims so far, Deputy mies during the Cold War.” —AFP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Southwest braces for more sizzling temperatures LAS VEGAS: High temperatures brought discomfort to Triple-digit heat struck again elsewhere in Southern trails in the Santa Monica Mountains above Los Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Larry Nunez much of the Southwest on Sunday as many parts of California, while metropolitan Phoenix saw just a slight Angeles. At midday, two women and a panting said the city hasn’t seen any deaths that were classified the region were coming off several record-breaking drop in temperatures after experiencing record-break- German shepherd huddled in a rare sliver of shade as heat-related, but emergency workers have gotten heat days and bracing for more sizzling temperatures. ing heat Saturday. Six half-marathon runners in along a fire road before striking out in the hot sun. 98 heat-related calls within the metro area since Friday The National Weather Service’s thermometer recorded Southern California were hospitalized Sunday for heat- Atop San Vicente Peak, cyclist Jeff Disbrow, 49, of Santa morning. The 119-degree high in Phoenix on Saturday a peak temperature of 128 degrees in Death Valley related illnesses. A day earlier, paramedics responding Monica was clad in black and lathered in sweat as he marked the fourth-hottest day in metro Phoenix since National Park, which ties the record for the hottest to a Nevada home without air conditioning found an took a break and refilled his water bottle. “It’s not the authorities started keeping temperature records more June day anywhere in the country. elderly man dead. best day to be out here - unless you want to suffer,” he than 110 years ago. The high temperature for the However, the Los Angeles Times reports that the Runners in the Southern California race who said. “It’s like Arizona.” metro area hit 115 on Sunday. National Park Service thermometer - 200 yards away required medical attention were extremely dehydrat- In Utah, a record 105-degree heat caused an inter- Temperatures could drop slightly in Phoenix within recorded a temperature of 129.9, which shatters the ed, and some experienced cramps, Pasadena Fire state on-ramp to buckle in Salt Lake City, and ham- the coming days as monsoon storms are expected to record for June. In Las Vegas, the mercury shot up to Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. Several pered firefighters in their battle against three wildfires. make their way through the state. Such storms could 117 degrees on Sunday to tie the city’s record high and other runners were evaluated along the route but The Interstate 215 on-ramp had to be closed for four bring cloud cover but could produce more humidity to cause more discomfort for residents and tourists in weren’t taken to the hospital, she said. Paramedics hours Saturday night after a short section of it expand- and possibly contribute to dust storms. Several the sprawling desert city. Since record-keeping began were deployed along the 13.1-mile race, and buses ed, Utah Department of Transportation spokesman Southern California communities set same-day record in Las Vegas in 1937, the only other times the tempera- with air conditioning were provided for runners to cool John Gleason said. The section looked like a pothole highs Saturday including Palm Springs, where the mer- ture reached 117 degrees were on July 19, 2005, and off. The event was supposed to be a marathon, but it before it was repaved, he said. No problems were cury peaked at 122 degrees. In Northern California, July 24, 1942, according to the National Weather was downgraded due to low turnout last year. Hikers, reported, and traffic was rerouted around the closed Redding reported a high of 110, Sacramento had 107 Service. bikers and dog walkers were scarce on typically busy lane. while Fresno saw 109. — AP

Round two of Texas’ fierce Chile ex-leader beats rivals battle over abortion begins AUSTIN: Round two of Texas’ fierce ideologi- Department of Public Safety state troopers for a new presidential bid cal battle over abortion limits began yester- provide security at the Capitol, and depart- day, less than a week after a Democratic fili- ment spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger said buster and hundreds of raucous protesters the agency doesn’t discuss its plans. Conservative Longueira faces uphill battle for presidency threw the end of the first special session into “However, when necessary, we will adjust chaos. The Legislature’s Republican majority our security measures as a situation merits,” has vowed to pass wide-ranging abortion she said. Some of the same protesters already SANTIAGO: Former Chilean leader sor at New York University and barred from running for immediate re- undeclared offshore assets. restrictions quickly and easily this time, even have planned a rally at the state Capitol yes- Michelle Bachelet steamed toward Universidad Diego Portales. Bachelet election. Longueira is hampered by having as opponents mobilize for more protests. terday, but there may not be much action for another presidential bid on Sunday received over 1.5 million votes, com- Voters from Pinera’s conservative served under unpopular Pinera, who “The world has seen images of pro-abortion them to see. with a lopsided primary win that pared with Longueria’s 413,000 and Alianza coalition gave Longueira 51.35 broke 20 years of uninterrupted center- activists screaming, cheering,” Republican Both the House and Senate could simply prompted her center-left rivals to con- Allamand’s 391,000, according to pre- percent, versus former Defense Minister left rule when he took power in 2010. Gov Rick Perry said. “Going forward, we have gavel in long enough to assign committees cede early in the evening and vow to liminary figures. Allamand’s 48.64 percent, according to Bachelet has promised to tackle Chile’s to match their intensity but do it with grace to hear new versions of the bills they plan to support her in the November election. A victim of torture during Chile’s preliminary figures. “Having won these steep economic inequality by raising and civility.” pass, then adjourn for the rest of the week On the right, former Economy Minister dictatorship, Bachelet was one of the primaries in two months is the best corporate taxes to fund free university- Lawmakers finished their regular session that includes the July 4 holiday. Pablo Longueira will face an uphill bat- country’s most unusual presidents proof that if we get to work tomorrow level education and push for a new May 27, but Perry called them back immedi- But Perry says he expects lawmakers to tle against Bachelet, after he beat out constitution to replace the one created ately for 30 more days to approve, among get their work done more quickly this time, rival Andres Allamand. under Pinochet in 1980. However, she is other things, the tight new limits on abortion. making it harder for a filibuster to talk any Bachelet, 61, who led Chile as its not expected to stray far from the mar- On the extra session’s last day, however, proposed legislation to death. first female president from 2006 to ket-friendly economic policies that Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth “I want the Legislature to be getting work 2010, received 73.07 percent of the have helped make Chile one of the was on her feet for more than 12 hours - done that actually that they had, by and vote, with 99.7 percent of the vote most stable countries in the region. speaking most of that time - as Democrats large, finished,” he said. House Speaker Joe counted. Her two closest rivals in the Nearly twice as many voters as forecast used a filibuster to help kill the sweeping Straus and Lt Gov David Dewhurst, who over- primary, Andres Velasco and Claudio turned out on Sunday, which analysts abortion bill. sees the Senate, haven’t revealed plans to do Orrego, conceded defeat on national have said bodes well for Bachelet in As the midnight deadline loomed, anything differently in the second special ses- television. “We’ll keep fighting until November. Analysts had cautioned that Republicans used parliamentary technicali- sion - but it’s lost on no one that moving November 17 to get to the Moneda turnout has been a wild card since vot- ties to silence her, but hundreds of protesters through the process faster, and ensuring (presidential palace) in 2014,” Bachelet ing became voluntary last year, as in the public gallery and surrounding Capitol both chambers carry out final votes long told cheering supporters. The presiden- opposed to mandatory, and that disen- corridors cheered so loudly that senators on before the end of the session, will limit tial election is scheduled for Nov 17 and chantment with the political establish- the floor weren’t able to hear, and couldn’t Democratic stall tactics and make any possi- a second round of voting would be ment could keep many voters at home. pass the bill before the clock ran out. The ble filibuster moot because too much time held in mid December if the front-run- Chile, the world’s top copper- scene was chaotic enough that Sen Donna would be left. ner does not get more than half of the exporting nation, is ranked the most Campbell, a New Braunfels Republican, called The legislative process now starts over, votes. A pediatrician turned politician unequal country in the 34-member for the gallery to be cleared. with lawmakers filing bills, committees hold- and single mother of three, Bachelet is Organization for Economic Cooperation SANTIAGO: Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet waves after She said that with lawmakers now head- ing public hearings on each, then passing widely expected to win back the presi- and Development (OECD). Bachelet, ing back, “I believe more presence by law them to both full chambers to consider. That dency. “The big winner tonight is casting her vote during primary elections in Santiago. — AFP who belongs to the socialist party, enforcement will help keep disruptive behav- means reviving the proposals Davis and the Bachelet and the big losers are since its return to democracy in 1990. we’re going to win the presidential expanded welfare programs during her ior from thwarting the democratic process.” protesters killed: banning abortion after 20 Allamand and Longueira, she got twice After leaving office she served as the election in November,” said a jubilant rule but did little to disturb the coun- She said more families may turn up to weeks of pregnancy, requiring that the pro- as many votes as they did ... the race in head of UN Women, the United Nations’ Longueira. He took the place of busi- try’s free-market economic policies. She express their views and “every Texan’s voice cedure be performed at ambulatory surgical November will be for second place and gender equality body. Chile’s present nessman Laurence Golborne midway appears to have swung further left deserves to be heard. centers, and mandating that doctors who not for first because if Bachelet doesn’t leader is Sebastian Pinera, a wealthy through the primary campaign, after since leaving office, however, in line Not just the noisiest and unruliest.” A perform abortions obtain admitting privi- win in the first round, she’ll win the run- businessman who has struggled to con- Golborne abandoned his candidacy with escalating demands by students repeat scene seems unlikely. Texas leges at a hospital within 30 miles. —AP off election,” said Patricio Navia, profes- nect with ordinary Chileans and is over a billing scandal and allegations of and workers. —Reuters US immigration bill faces uncertain future in House

WASHINGTON: The immigration debate is al to match the Senate’s effort. chart its own version of the legislation shifting to the Republican-led House, A pathway to legal standing, similar to with a focus on border security. where lawmakers have shown little that of immigrants who have green cards, Illustrating the strong opposition appetite for the large-scale, comprehen- could be an option, he said. Unacceptable, among conservative lawmakers, Rep Trey sive approach their Senate colleagues said Sen Chuck Schumer, D-NY. “No Gowdy, R-SC, said flatly: “The Senate bill is embraced last week. The Republican chair- Democrat will vote for any bill without a not going to pass.” If immigration falls, so man of the House Judiciary Committee path to citizenship,” said Schumer, who too could the GOP’s national prospects. said Sunday that any attempt at compre- helped write the Senate immigration plan Sen John McCain, the 2008 Republican hensive immigration legislation cannot that passed that chamber last week. The presidential nominee and an author of the offer a “special pathway to citizenship” for Senate bill would provide a long and diffi- current Senate immigration bill, said those in the United States illegally. cult pathway to citizenship for those living “Speaker Boehner has a tough job ahead” Democrats have called that position a in the country illegally, as well as tough to convince his caucus to act. “Republicans deal-breaker. measures to secure the border. In the realize the implications of the future of the Republican Party in America if we don’t get this issue behind us,” McCain said. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi similarly predicted electoral doom if Republicans thwart the efforts to address the estimated 11 million immigrants now in the United States illegally. She said Republicans should follow the Senate’s lead “if they ever want to win a presiden- tial race.” “We wouldn’t even be where we are right now had it not been that 70 per- cent of Hispanics voted for President Obama, voted Democratic in the last elec- tion,” Pelosi said. “That caused an epiphany in the Senate, that’s for sure. So, all of a sudden now, we have already passed com- prehensive immigration reform in the Senate. That’s a big victory.” In 2012, Obama won re-election with the backing of 71 percent of Hispanic vot- CHICAGO: Protesters demonstrate calling for immigration reform in front ers and 73 percent of Asian-American vot- of the Illinois GOP headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. — AFP ers. A thwarted immigration overhaul could again push those voting blocs toward the Democrats’ side. If an immigra- Meanwhile, both parties eyed the poli- Democratic-controlled Senate, 14 tion bill fails, Democrats stood ready to tics that could yield electoral victories or Republicans joined all Democratic sena- blame Boehner and his party. “Will he irrelevance among the growing Hispanic tors and independents in the 68-32 vote. allow a small group, maybe even a majori- voting bloc. Bob Goodlatte, the Virginia In the Republican-led House, conserva- ty of his caucus, to control the debate and Republican who leads the House Judiciary tives have stood opposed to any pathway the future on this issue?” asked Rep Luis Committee, said he does not foresee a to citizenship for those workers. House Gutierrez, D-Ill. “If he decides to do that, proposal that could provide a simple lawmakers have urged a piecemeal we will then end in a stalemate and an mechanism for immigrants here illegally to approach to the thorny issue instead of impasse once again.” Goodlatte and earn full standing as US citizens. His com- the Senate’s sweeping effort. House Gutierrez spoke to CNN’s “State of the mittee members have been working on Speaker John Boehner has ruled out tak- Union.” Schumer, Gowdy and McCain were bills that address individual concerns but ing up the Senate bill and said the on “Fox News Sunday.” Pelosi was on NBC’s have not written a comprehensive propos- Republican-controlled chamber would “Meet the Press.” — AP US to press China on cyber theft ASPEN: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said he will issue between the two countries. US intelligence leaders keep up pressure on China over cyber security, especially have said that cyber attacks and cyber espionage had stealing of intellectual property and trade secrets, which supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the he sees as separate from other Internet-related issues United States. For its part, China accused US recently of between the two countries. The recently appointed “double standards” in cyber security after the flight from Treasury secretary said on Sunday he had already raised Hong Kong of fugitive former spy agency contractor his concerns on cyber security when he met with Chinese Edward Snowden, who leaked details of US cyber surveil- President Xi Jinping in China recently. lance tactics. While not directly referring to the Snowden “It is fundamentally a different set of issues and is issue, Lew said cyber theft “is just different from other something that is going to remain high on our agenda of kinds of issues in the cyber area”. Lew said he also used the issues to talk to with them about,” he told an audience at recent visit to Beijing to try and convince the new Chinese the Aspen Ideas festival, saying the meetings in China administration to reduce barriers to trade and open up were “productive.” Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry the country to wider foreign investment. US companies are set to host their Chinese counterparts in Washington face barriers to invest in around 100 Chinese sectors, while DC next week for the annual US-China Strategic and China holds that US bars Chinese investments on unjusti- Economic Dialogue. Computer hacking is a contentious fied national security grounds. —Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Tens of thousands in HK stage rain-hit march for democracy Chinese ‘colonists’ under fire

HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of protesters, frage to appoint the city’s chief executive, which The sight of Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag at some waving British imperial flags and denounc- was promised by 2017, though critics say little or last year’s July 1 march incensed commentators ing Chinese “colonists”, marched through torren- no progress has been made on the issue as the on the mainland, but it was out in force again tial rain in Hong Kong yesterday to clamour for deadline draws nearer. yesterday. universal suffrage on the 16th anniversary of the At the Convention Centre ceremony, Leung One group of protesters marched with the city’s return to mainland rule. Tropical Storm promised anew to address people’s grievances, flag aloft and a large banner saying “Chinese Rumbia brought a drenching and strong winds which include a widening income gap fuelled by colonialists get out!!” Police had no figure avail- to the march, now an annual outpouring of dis- an influx of mainland Chinese wealth, but made able for the size of the march but Hong Kong content directed at both China’s communist no firm concession on direct elections for his job. media estimated about 50,000. The poor weath- government and the semi-autonomous territo- “With the greatest sincerity and commitment, er appeared to have dampened turnout from ry’s local leadership. the SAR (Special Administrative Region) govern- last year’s estimate of 400,000 protesters, The parade route from the city’s Victoria Park ment will launch a consultation at an appropri- although that was swelled by anger at the pres- to the skyscrapers of the high-rent Central dis- ate juncture,” he said about the demands for uni- ence in town of China’s then president Hu Jintao trict was a sea of umbrellas as well as banners- versal suffrage. for commemorations of 15 years since the han- bearing slogans that ranged from “Democracy Yeung Yuk, a 28-year-old social worker who dover. Beijing said the ability of Hong Kongers to now” to “Down with the Chinese Communist was among those marching, said: “People don’t protest in force proved that the freedoms guar- Party”. A handful of protesters scuffled with want ‘elections with Chinese characteristics’. The anteed under the handover agreement were police as they tried to break out of the designat- government should start consultations now so alive and well. MANILA: A resident begs police from chasing residents during a clash yesterday at ed parade route but no major trouble was Hong Kong can have genuine democracy.” “This year, with so many people going on the an informal settlers’ community at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila. —- AP reported on the march, as curious tourists from The widespread belief that Beijing meddles in streets to protest, shows that under the ‘one mainland China stared at a licensed expression Hong Kong’s affairs, with the complicity of the country two systems’, Hong Kong has a lot of of popular anger that is unimaginable back local government, has grown stronger since the freedom and rights,” Zhang Xiaoming, who Police battle protesters home. Early Monday, China’s national anthem handover and now founds expression in ironic heads Beijing’s Liaison Office in the city, told blared as the national and Hong Kong flags were calls to return the city to British rule. reporters. — AFP in Philippines slum riot raised outside the harbourside Convention Centre to mark the city’s transfer from British to MANILA: Philippine slum dwellers hurling Slums, as well as riots sparked by gov- Chinese rule in 1997 — a historic event that also rocks, improvised explosives and human ernment efforts to clear them, are promi- took place in a torrential downpour. excrement fought running battles with riot nent features of Philippine cities. Nearly a A small but rowdy protest took place near the police yesterday around a sprawling Manila third of the population is considered poor. ceremony with demonstrators burning a photo- shanty town that is set for redevelopment. The 29-hectare (72-acre) North Triangle graph of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying, Police said an officer was hospitalised area had previously housed 10,000 squatter who critics say is guilty of kowtowing to Beijing with a head injury while several residents families, according to city mayor Herbert and doing nothing to ease quality-of-life issues of the North Triangle slum were briefly Bautista. About 8,000 families were relocat- such as sky-high property prices. detained, though none were charged and ed with government help in the past two On the march, one man carried a turtle made were later released. years, he said. out of balloons to represent Leung, who stands Police moved in as traffic backed up The government plans to redevelop it in accused of retreating inside his shell whenever after squatters erected barricades across a partnership with a big real estate firm into trouble strikes. Protesters sang “Do You Hear the street, said the district’s police chief, Senior a 65-billion-peso ($1.5-billion) central busi- People Sing?”-the rabble-rousing anthem from Superintendent Richard Albano. ness district, with the first phase set to be the musical and film “Les Miserables”. “We arrested some people, but later completed in three years. “The main goal of the rally is to push through decided to release them,” Albano told ABS- Leah Valencia, leader of a support group for genuine democracy and to ask for Leung CBN television in an interview. for the squatters, told AFP they were Chun-ying to step down,” Jackie Hung of the Residents hurled projectiles at officers protesting at a formal notice to leave the Civil Human Rights Front, which organises the who baton-charged them from behind property by June 30. She said the holdouts annual march, said. The procession came after a shields. An AFP photographer said rocks, complained the relocation site was too far survey published by the Hong Kong University spikes and nails packed in small containers, from Manila, where they scraped a living in found that only 33 percent of Hong Kongers as well as faeces, were hurled at the police. construction and other low-paying jobs. took pride in being a Chinese national, the low- Television also showed police firing Most are migrants from the provinces and est level since 1998. what appeared to be tear gas at the rioters, some have lived in the slum for 30 years, Leung was appointed by a pro-Beijing com- who were reined in just before midday. she added. — AFP mittee last July, promising to improve gover- nance and uphold the rule of law in the bustling territory of seven million people. He is charged HONG KONG: Protesters scuffle with police officers in a downtown street during an annual pro- Inmates riot over with overseeing the transition to universal suf- democracy protest in Hong Kong yesterday. — AP conditions at Vietnam jail West encouraging HANOI: Rioting inmates seized control of a prison or to be moved to another deten- Vietnamese jail for several hours, taking the tion facility, Dinh added. prison chief hostage in a protest demand- Dissident blogs said internet entrepre- ing better treatment and conditions, state neur and activist Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, cur- media said yesterday. rently serving a 16-year sentence for Xinjiang ‘terrorism’ The disturbance started early Sunday at attempted subversion, is being held at the Xuan Loc jail in Dong Nai province, Xuan Loc jail. about 40 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. Overseas dissident group the People’s URUMQI, China: The United States is encourag- want to “draw broader conclusions” about the at what it called China’s “distorting accusations”. According to reports on dissident blogs, Democratic Party of Vietnam-which is ing “terrorism” in Xinjiang, Chinese state media incidents. The state-run Global Times criticised “Uighurs live in an outdoor prison,” it said in an the jail holds a number of high-profile banned by Hanoi-said the riots were organ- said Monday, also claiming that separatists in the Western media and public opinion Monday for emailed statement, adding that their “resistance” political prisoners. ised by political prisoners “to protest the region - which has a large Uighur minority - had misrepresenting the violence as ethnic conflict, had “nothing to do with terrorism”. On Saturday Some 50 prisoners “smashed the prison inhumane treatment”, according to a state- fought alongside Syrian rebels. Beijing denies that referring to “violent terrorism fuelled by the West”. much of the Xinjiang capital Urumqi was shut and took the jailor hostage”, state-run Tien ment emailed to AFP. the unrest in the vast region bordering Central “Western public opinion is fooling these ignorant down as military vehicles took to the streets with Phong newspaper reported. The riot comes a week after high-profile Asia - which last week left at least 35 people dead extremists through cheap support,” the paper said at least 1,000 personnel from the People’s Armed One policeman was slightly wounded in dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu, serving a seven- - is due to ethnic tensions between Uighurs and in an editorial. This “indulges the views of these Police. They marked the start of 24-hour patrols in the fray, it added. year sentence for spreading anti state prop- China’s majority Han. It has vowed to crack down violent terrorists, who are in fact a small, isolated the city ahead of the anniversary of 2009 riots, the Guards regained control of the prison aganda, ended a three-week hunger strike on “terrorist groups” and ordered military exercis- group”, it said. Xinjiang deputy information chief Luo Fuyong several hours later and the prison chief was protesting conditions at his prison. es ahead of Friday’s anniversary of major riots in In a separate article only available in Chinese, told AFP yesterday. The fasting month of released. The 55-year-old French-trained lawyer is 2009 that left around 200 dead. the paper accused members of the “East Ramadan is also expected to begin next week. Police lieutenant general Ho Thanh Dinh the son of Cu Huy Can, a revolutionary poet But rights groups for the mostly Muslim Turkestan” movement of joining “terrorist groups” But Luo denied any ethnic or religious link, calling said the disturbance “was ignited by some and a minister in the government of Uighurs blame unrest on economic inequality in Syria to fight the government of Bashar al- those involved in Wednesday’s violence “against leading prisoners,” without specifying Vietnam’s founding president, Ho Chi Minh. and religious repression, and Washington has Assad before returning to Xinjiang to plot attacks. humanity”. whether they were political prisoners. With his hunger strike, Vu “delivered a raised concerns about discrimination. The It cited the case of a man in his 20s recruited by In recent decades many Han Chinese have “We identified about 40 prisoners (who message not heard before in Vietnam that People’s Daily, a mouthpiece for the ruling an “education and mutual aid association” acting relocated to Xinjiang, which is rich in coal and gas, organised the riot and hostage-taking). prisoners in jail have the same rights as Communist Party, slammed the US government as a terrorist training front. After being sent to provoking friction. The two communities tend to They will be punished in accordance with other citizens,” his lawyer Tran Vu said. and media for what it said was its role in the vio- Syria, the recruit was ordered back to Xinjiang to live in separate neighbourhoods in Urumqi, and a the law,” Dinh told Thanh Nien Daily news- “Vu wants to show that even in jail we lence. “For fear of a lack of chaos in China,” it said “raise” the level of the struggle there, where he greater security presence could be seen in the paper. The prisoners staged the riot to can still fight for our rights. Vietnamese in a commentary, the US was “conspiring to direct was caught. The Uyghur World Congress hit back Uighur area yesterday. —AFP demand better food and treatment in the prisoners must know their rights.” — AFP the calamity of terrorist activities toward China”. “America’s double standards on the issue of countering terrorism is no different than incite- ment and indulgence... How is this different than Australia’s first Muslim those who act as accomplices to terrorism?” it said. It asked if the 9/11 attacks and Boston frontbencher sworn in marathon bombings in April meant “America’s ethnic and religious policies also have problems”, SYDNEY: The dumping of Australia’s first Australia’s parliament when he won his while rejecting such linkages in China. “The vio- woman prime minister Julia Gillard has western Sydney seat in the August 2010 lent terrorist incidents in Xinjiang are not an eth- paved the way for another milestone for election, and was sworn in back then nic issue or a religious issue,” it said, calling the the nation’s parliament-its first front- with his hand on his parents’ Koran. “massacres” of officials and bystanders “inhu- bencher of the Muslim faith, sworn in The 43-year-old, who grew up in his mane”. yesterday. Ed Husic, whose mother and electorate, had been a strong supporter According to the official Xinhua news agency, father are Bosnian migrants, was sworn of Rudd and his new appointment was “knife-wielding mobs” attacked police stations in as parliamentary secretary to Prime seen as a reward. Asked about his reli- and other sites in the town of Lukqun last Minister Kevin Rudd who retook the lead- gion in 2010, he said: “If someone asks Wednesday before security personnel arrived and ership last week. “This is a wonderful day me are you Muslim I say yes. And then if opened fire. At least 35 people were killed. Two for multiculturalism, and everything it someone says ‘Well do you pray and go days later, Xinhua said, more than 100 “terrorists” stands for in our country,” Governor- to a mosque and do all the other things provoked “riots” in the prefecture of Hotan, General Quentin Bryce told Husic during that are associated with the faith?’ I say attacking people “after gathering at local religious the swearing-in ceremony in Canberra. no,” he told the ABC. “I often get told that venues”. Last Friday a US State Department “I wish you all the best as you serve I describe myself as non-practising when spokesman said it was “deeply concerned about our country as parliamentary secretary.” in actual fact I don’t go round saying ongoing reports of discrimination against and Husic was the first Muslim elected to that. Like I just say ‘I’m Muslim’.” — AFP restrictions” on Uighurs in China. He said the US URUMQI: Chinese paramilitary police stand guard in the Muslim Uighur minority area of this urged a “transparent investigation” but did not city on Sunday. — AFP Japan lawmaker on boat near China dispute islands

TOKYO: A lawmaker from Japan’s ruling satellite broadcaster said, adding the coastguard and the Chinese ships to Beijing, which maintains the Senkakus research vessel, Discoverer2, was in the party was aboard one of four fishing company’s president was aboard one of exchange demands that the other side were illegally snatched by Japan as it exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the boats that sailed yesterday towards the boats. leave the waters, as part of a tussle built an empire in the half-century islands. islands at the centre of a bitter dispute “Most of the people on this mission between Tokyo and Beijing over owner- before World War II. The zone is a 200-nautical-mile area with China, the organiser said, as are fishermen,” he said, but noted that ship of the resource-rich islands. Tokyo says it annexed an unclaimed around a territory over which the sover- Chinese vessels loomed nearby. Kenji Yamada, a parliamentarian and A Japanese foreign ministry official archipelago that showed no signs of eign nation has exclusive rights to Japan’s national broadcaster said one member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s telephoned the Chinese embassy in ownership. exploit resources. of the Chinese maritime surveillance Liberal Democratic Party had also taken Tokyo to protest at the presence of the Commentators say the islands are a The ship, which is believed to belong ships had been within a kilometre of the part in the mission. Chinese vessels, the ministry said. potential flashpoint for a military con- to a Chinese oil company, has been spot- fishing boats, in an incident that could The Japanese boats had left the area The four ships made a circuit of the frontation between Asia’s two largest ted in the zone of the islands twice inflame a debilitating international row. by the afternoon, he said. largest island in the chain before head- powers. already this year and has been seen low- There was no attempt by anyone on The incident passed off without con- ing away, Japan’s coastguard said. They say the occasional presence of ering wires into the water, a coastguard board to land on any of the islands, frontation but marked a change from A territorial row that dates back four nationalists from both sides introduces a official said. which Japan controls as the Senkakus, recent months, which have seen regular decades reignited last September when wild card that increases the risk of a mis- “In response to our warnings, the but which China claims as the Diaoyus. forays by official Chinese ships into the Tokyo nationalised three islands in the step by one of the armed official vessels, vessel’s crew say it is operating with “The purpose of dispatching the fish- 12-nautical-mile zone regarded as terri- chain, in what it said was a mere admin- which could quickly escalate. the approval of the Chinese govern- ing boats is to fish in the waters,” an offi- torial waters. istrative change of ownership. Separately, the Japanese coastguard ment as the area is part of China’s EEZ,” cial from the nationalist Channel Sakura It has become customary for Japan’s But the incident provoked fury in said a Bahamas-registered marine he said. — AFP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Kashmir shuts down as police, rebel killed Separatist group calls for strike SRINAGAR: Indian Kashmir largely shut down yesterday and hundreds of police were deployed in the troubled region’s main city after the weekend shooting of two civil- ians by the army, a police chief said. The shutdown to protest ALLAHABAD: Vehicles move along a waterlogged road after heavy rain in against the shootings came as a Allahabad yesterday. Construction along river banks will be banned in the police officer and a militant devastated north Indian state of Uttarakhand amid concerns unchecked were killed in a separate inci- development fuelled June’s flash floods and landslides that killed thou- dent south of the main city sands, the state’s top official said yesterday. —AFP Srinagar, said Kashmir’s police chief Abdul Gani Mir. India bans building along The officer and the rebel died in the village of Mandoora, 35 rivers in flood-hit north km from Srinagar, during a gun DEHRADUN: Construction along river banks Environmentalists and aid agencies have battle that also wounded three will be banned in a devastated north Indian said rapid and unregulated development and soldiers, the police chief said. state amid concerns unchecked develop- deforestation was partly to blame for the “We launched an operation ment fuelled last month’s flash floods and floods in the state, which attracts thousands based on intelligence of the landslides that killed thousands, the state’s of pilgrims and other tourists every year. presence of militants in the top official said yesterday. Bahuguna announced that the The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Uttarakhand Reconstruction and area,” Mir said. Bahuguna, also announced that a regulatory Rehabilitation Authority would be estab- “One of our boys was mar- body would be set up to scrutinise future lished to spell out guidelines for all develop- tyred in the operation,” Mir said, construction as the Himalayan state begins ment activities in the state, keeping in mind also confirming the death of the the herculean task of rebuilding following the the welfare of its residents for “the next 100 rebel. June 15 floods. years”. “Permission will not be given for any kind International charity ActionAid said con- In Srinagar shops and other of construction along the river banks,” struction of hydroelectric dams and mining businesses, along with schools, Bahuguna told reporters in the state capital projects over the last decade in the state’s were closed and traffic was light Dehradun. many valleys threatened its fragile ecosystem. after a separatist group called SRINGAR: An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard outside his post during a strike in “All guidelines will be strictly followed,” he “This aggressive and unregulated con- for a strike in the region to Srinagar, India, yesterday. A policeman and a militant were killed in a gunbattle in Indian-con- added. struction work has been playing ecological protest at the weekend killings. trolled Kashmir on Monday, as shops and businesses remained closed in the disputed region to Raging rivers and landslides from torren- havoc for years,” said Debabrat Patra, protest the killing of two people by the army. —AP tial rains swept away houses, other buildings ActionAid’s regional manager for The region was tense after the and even entire villages in the state known as Uttarakhand. weekend shootings in which Despite the curfew, hundreds areas. across the Pakistani side of the the “Land of the Gods” for its revered shrines “With little forest left to hold the earth, soldiers opened fire on angry of villagers in the northern town Police have launched an Line of Control, an army and pilgrimage sites. another burst of heavy rain could be disas- villagers, killing one. The vil- of Hajin took to the streets, investigation into the weekend spokesman said. Some 1,000 people died in the disaster trous for the people living there,” he said in a and more than 3,000 are still missing, statement. lagers had been protesting the shouting anti-India slogans, shootings. The army has started “When our troops fired at him Bahuguna said on Sunday, while conceding Top industry body ASSOCHAM said it was shooting of a teenager by the while some tried to torch an its own probe, after describing an explosion occurred. A badly that the exact death toll may never be time authorities woke up to the huge losses military just hours earlier during army-run school. “Curfew is both incidents as regrettable. mutilated body was found on known. incurred every year from floods as a result of a hunt for militants in strictly implemented. The area is Kashmir is divided between the spot,” Colonel Rajesh Kalia A state lawmaker has said the number the development of flood plains throughout Markondal village north of calm now,” police superintend- India and Pakistan by a UN- said. About a dozen armed killed could cross 10,000, as more bodies the country. were recovered from under tonnes of debris “Encroachments into the flood plains over Srinagar. ent Bashir Khan said. monitored Line of Control. Both groups have been fighting and from rivers downstream, but this figure the years have aggravated the problem,” it Hundreds of police and para- The army runs “goodwill” countries claim the Himalayan Indian forces since 1989 for was rejected as “guesswork” by Bahuguna. said in a news release. military troops were deployed in schools across the territory as territory in full. In a separate Kashmir’s independence or for Thousands of soldiers, backed by military “While we cannot do much about the nat- the inner parts of Srinagar on part of an operation aimed at incident, Indian soldiers shot its merger with Pakistan. helicopters, have wound down rescue efforts ural phenomenon, we have to ensure that Monday to try to prevent “winning the hearts and minds” and killed a man at Saujaya in Tens of thousands of people, after evacuating more than 100,000 people the nation remains always prepared for meet- stranded when roads and bridges were ing any eventuality that can cause avoidable protests, while a curfew was of people who deeply resent Poonch region who may have mostly civilians, have died in the destroyed. loss to human lives,” ASSOCHAM said. —AFP imposed on parts of the region. their presence in populated been carrying explosives from fighting. —AFP Kabul accuses Pakistan of playing double game

KABUL: Pakistan has floated the concept Taliban had failed before he had even country by the end of 2014. of an Afghan power-sharing arrangement arrived. “We believe this federalism is a Afghanistan has long accused between Kabul and the Taliban as part of means for the Pakistanis to achieve what Pakistan of playing a double game a peace talks “end game”, Afghan Deputy they could not achieve through their regarding the 12-year-old war, saying its Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi said yes- proxy (the Taliban) on the battlefield,” neighbour, facing a Taliban insurgency of terday, a suggestion met with outrage in Ahmadi said. In Islamabad, Pakistani for- its own, makes public pronouncements Kabul. The idea was raised in a Friday eign ministry spokesman Aizaz Chaudry about peace, but allows elements of its meeting between Pakistani national secu- denied any suggestion of ceding territory military to play a spoiling role. rity adviser Sartaj Aziz and Afghan ambas- had been made during the meeting. Afghan President Hamid Karzai also sador Umer Daudzai, Ahmadi said. It “It was a courtesy call during which voiced his concern about Pakistan’s involved a form of federalism and ceding the adviser and ambassador also dis- motive in the peace process during a power in some Afghan provinces to the cussed bilateral relations. No reference Saturday news conference with Cameron, Taliban. was made to ceding of provinces to saying that “delivering a province or two The suggestion dashed hopes of a Taliban,” Chaudhry told Reuters. to the Taliban” would be perceived as an reset in the relationship between the Pakistan has a considerable influence invasion by the Afghan people. South Asian neighbours following the over the Afghan Taliban leadership, based Pakistan was not immediately able to election of Pakistani Prime Minister in the southwestern Pakistani city of comment on what was said by Aziz or its Nawaz Sharif last month. Quetta. view of Ahmadi’s assertions. It also suggests a visit by British Prime It is seen as crucial to U.S. and Afghan Ahmadi also said the ceremonial David Cameron to the region at the week- efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan, opening of the Taliban office in the Gulf end to promote the Afghan-Pakistan rela- a task that is gaining urgency as NATO state of Qatar’s capital, Doha, which raised tionship as well as peace talks with the troops prepare to withdraw from the angry protests in Kabul that the office had the appearance of a government-in- exile, was part of a Pakistani plan Sri Lanka leases out land designed to increase the insurgents’ inter- national prestige. for Packer-linked casino “There are elements within the Pakistani government who have a grand COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has leased as a “mixed development project”. design of using the peace process as a some prime real estate in the capital The partnership between Rank means to undermine the Afghan state to a local casino operator who is and Crown has not been formally and establish little fiefdoms around the expected to develop a $350 million announced, but investment promo- country in which the Taliban - its most entertainment complex with tion officials have linked the two com- important strategic asset in Afghanistan - Australian gambling mogul James panies. play an influential role,” he said. Packer, an official said yesterday. Packer was reported to have visit- Before Afghanistan suspended talks in The cabinet gave final approval last ed Sri Lanka earlier this year to hold Doha, U.S. officials had said they would month to lease the lakefront land to a talks with local authorities on launch- have stuck to an insistence that the company set up by Sri Lanka’s top ing a casino with Rank Holdings, Taliban break ties with al Qaeda, end vio- casino operator, Rank Holdings, for which already operates a plush gam- lence and accept the Afghan constitution, 2.78 billion rupees ($22.28 million dol- ing parlour in Colombo. including protection for women and lars), the official said. Since his father Kerry’s death in minorities. “The land is given to the Sri Lankan 2005, Packer has moved the family During their 1996-2001 reign, the company which is in partnership with business away from its traditional Taliban banned women from education, the Crown group (of Packer),” the offi- media operations and focused on cre- voting and most work, and they were not cial from the investment promotion ating Crown, a worldwide gambling allowed to leave their homes without per- ministry told AFP on condition of empire. mission and a male escort. anonymity. Asian high-rollers, particularly the Ahmadi said despite hopes the new The developer, with investments growing ranks of wealthy Chinese, are Sharif administration may curb meddling from Packer’s Crown group, is expect- said to be his target. in Afghan affairs, Kabul now felt the civil- ed to build a 400-room luxury hotel. Casinos and horse-racing bookies ian administration was aiding the double The government earmarked the have been operating in Sri Lanka for game played by the military and the area as an exclusive gaming zone in decades, exploiting loopholes in the country’s powerful intelligence agency, line with a 2010 Act which legalised law to evade a ban on gambling the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). gambling. which was lifted only in 2010. “While we believe there are elements The official said the company had The main opposition United of the military and the ISI who endeavour already paid 20 percent of the money National Party has objected to the to weaken the Afghan state, their narra- and had another three months to set- new casino operation with Packer, tive seems to be getting some kind of tle the balance. It was not immediate- saying there was no benefit to the buy-in from other state institutions and ly clear when the project would take country because of the 12-year tax that’s a major concern,” he said. In particu- off. holiday. “What we are saying is that lar, the ISI had played a significant role in Documents seen by AFP Monday this gaming industry must be regulat- the events in Doha, Ahmadi said. Part of showed that Rank was given the land ed and it should be taxed,” party the reason Kabul was so outraged by the on a 50-year lease along with a 12- spokesman Harsha de Silva said. opening of the Taliban office was the use year tax holiday. It would invest $350 “Otherwise there is no net benefit to of symbols, including the Taliban flag, that million in what is officially described the country or its people.” —AFP had not been approved as part of the peace deal. —Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 ANALYSIS14

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By Adam Nicky

Jordanian firm specializing in cyber-security has developed “Iris” - security technology that uses the iris Aof the computer owner’s eye in the manner of a fin- gerprint in order to prevent identity theft. The new technol- ogy comes amid an increase of reported hacker attacks throughout the kingdom. Jordan prides itself of being a center for excellence in matters related to the cyber world, including software development. Recently, the Internet giant Yahoo bought a local email provider and made the kingdom its center of Middle Eastern operations. Turkey’s relations with the West solid But the reputation of being a center for top talent in the cyber world came with a price: soaring Internet crimes. Last By Ozgur Ogret maintain its strategic ties with Turkey,” he about how the foreigners glorify you he said. year alone police recorded 700 Internet crimes, mostly tar- geting financial institutions. Police figures show that opined. “The best example of that would while at the same time spreading a mes- Turkey is not indispensable for the Internet-based crimes have been increasing at an annual he recent social unrest that led to be the talk between President Barack sage that is picked up by grassroots sup- hedge funds, for example. They can leave rate of 5 percent. A total of 180 cyber crimes were reported the Turkish government’s verbal bar- Obama and Erdogan over what policy porters when events occur that do not Turkey and go somewhere else but there during the first three months of 2013, most of which Trage against Western countries has should be followed regarding Syria, and serve your position.” are many companies which have made involved hacking into bank accounts, ATM card theft, extor- placed Turkey’s relations with those the ensuing decision to continue working Karan does not believe the AKP under- solid, long-term investments in Turkey, he tion, identify theft and taking over personal social media nations into question. Led by Prime together on this issue.” stands the disadvantages of distancing pointed out. “They would not leave Turkey accounts. Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ruling Ties with Germany, whose relations Turkey from the West in order to keep vot- unless political stability is gravely disrupt- “We are witnessing an increase of Internet attacks on individuals,” a senior police criminal investigator told The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has with Turkey have been stressed for some ers loyal. While she said it was “not possi- ed,” he predicted. Political Scientist Maya Media Line. been accusing those countries and their time, might have been another area of ble to set a date,” she believes the recent Arakon told The Media Line that she “The police have intensified their efforts to combat this media outlets of exaggerating or even concern. “However, I do not think that ten- developments are “the beginning of the believes that, “Turkey’s foreign policy phenomenon,” a senior police investigator told The Media masterminding the protests which began sion will be the same with entire West. end” of Turkey’s relations with the West. towards the West has been something Line. “Leading businessmen are being affected. Private in Istanbul’s Gezi Park and spread This is not the stance of the whole “Cutting ties with the West is not possible like: ‘I am your gateway to the Middle East, images that could harm their family are targeted by hackers throughout the nation. Local experts dif- European Union,” he said. As proof, Yilmaz no matter what the government’s foreign pay attention to me,’ since the very begin- for the purpose of extortion,” the police official said. Culprits fer over to what extent these accusations cited the latest round in Turkey’s long policy may be,” economist Emre Deliveli ning and frankly, I don’t think that will are mostly hackers from abroad. “Our records show 70 per- cent of Internet crimes are carried out by non-Jordanians. will impact on Turkey’s relationship with campaign for membership in the told The Media Line. “Turkey is still selling change.” A neo-liberal party like the AKP This includes foreigners living in the kingdom or hackers the West. European Union which began on 40 percent of its exports to the European cannot cut ties with either the EU or the from overseas,” the police official told The Media Line. Nuh Yilmaz, foreign news editor for the Wednesday. Union; and as much as 50 percent when US when its politics are so deeply rooted Local banks refuse to reveal the scale of Internet-related daily newspaper The Star, compared Ceyda Karan, columnist and news ana- the whole continent is included, let alone in economic relations,” according to losses to protect their interests, but a source in Jordan’s cen- Turkey’s foreign policy with that of former lyst for the daily Taraf disagreed, saying the exports to the US,” he noted. Although Arakon. tral bank said banks are increasingly concerned over the ris- French President Charles De Gaulle, sug- officials are more concerned about relations with the EU are not what they “This is all about the upcoming elec- ing attacks. Officials from the Arab Bank, the kingdom’s gesting that, “[Turkey] is a country that Turkey’s relationship with the US than used to be, “the ties regarding both com- tions,” she said. “The ruling administration leading financial institution, said they had to implement stringent measures concerning Internet-based transactions maintains its relations with the West in with getting accepted to the EU. “The gov- merce and hot money are there to stay,” is making a play for the domestic vote.” such as requiring direct phone calls from clients in order to some way but defines its priorities by ernment is paying more attention to the Deliveli said. Arakon recalled what is popularly known check personal information before it allows transactions to looking out for its own interests. In that US, which is much more determinative in The story is no different regarding for- as the “One Minute Incident” - when proceed. sense, it is neither pro- or anti- the West.” both financial and political means in the eign direct investment, where the Prime Minister Erdogan launched a verbal Computer experts said the hacking is often done Yilmaz believes that while the Turkish whole region and the global system,” she American and European shares in this cat- assault at Israeli President Shimon Peres at through emails sent to individuals urging them to log into government has been using stronger lan- told The Media Line. Karan added that the egory far exceed foreign investment from the World Economic Forum in 2009, and their bank account through a link provided by the thieves. guage against the West of late, it will not current administration and its constituen- other parts of the world, he added. “Even how the widely-covered incident boosted “When the individual enters his username and pass- word, the information is registered by the hacker who lead to a policy change. cy have always had a deep suspicion of if the social unrest continues and Turkey support for the AKP among voters. The would later enter the victim’s account details and transfer According to Yilmaz, the Turkish gov- the West, perceiving it as a threat to finds itself on a collision course with the AKP is made up of experienced politicians funds to an overseas account,” Ebrahim Qadiri, a private ernment believes the civil unrest was Turkey. At the same time, she believes the West in term of rights and freedoms, that aware of how important relations with the consultant specializing in computer forensics, told The blown out of proportion by the foreign west is confused about the Middle East, would not be the issue to disturb the for- West are, but who want to compensate Media Line. media and some governments may be demanding both free market economies eign investor so long as political stability for the loss of prestige with the Gezi Park Enter Iris, the technology being introduced by a growing behind this, but nothing has happened to and a pro-Western culture. “This creates a is preserved, Deliveli noted. “This may incidents, at least domestically. That is the number of banks in the battle against identity theft. The affect Ankara’s relations with Washington. useful ground in domestic politics,” she sound cold, but the foreign investor does reason for this current harsh tone toward technology relies on the fact that each iris, the colored part of the eye, is unique, like a fingerprint. A camera connected “The US may voice some concerns but will added. “Then you can spread propaganda not care how democratic Turkey is or isn’t,” the West, Arakon said.—Media Line to the Iris system takes a digital photo of the customer’s iris and algorithmically converts it into a template to be com- pared against others in a data base at banks or by any other end users to see if they match. Move over Facebook! Socialpalz’s here! The technology also allows bank clients to look into a special camera from home that does away with the need to By Abdurrahman Shamlan turnout in the coming days and business offers can come at a later Users gave mixed reviews to enter passwords or user names, Iris technology owner Imad months,” Faqieh told The Media Line. stage, not now,” he told The Media Line. Socialpalz. “I certainly think that the net- Malhas explained. “The Iris print prevents your neighbor or ored with Facebook? Twitter not “We expect that by the end of this year Initially he thought he would make the work is going to be a great success,” any other hacker from robbing you,” he said. Malhas said your thing? That’s what 24-year- we will have approximately 400,000 to social network for Yemeni youth and Asma Mohammed, 23, told The Media the Cairo Amman Bank has also successfully introduced Iris Bold Yemeni computer programmer 500,000 users. I think we may even then for all Arabs, but then decided not Line. “The best thing in the network is to its cash machines across the kingdom. Saeed Al-Faqieh thought about the exceed that number,” he added to restrict it and instead to make it a the categories, which make it easy for Banks aren’t the only ones benefiting from the patented existing popular social networks, so he “According to our estimates, at least one universal social service. you to access any information in a spe- Iris technology. Jordanian border guards, the United Arab and a colleague took what seemed like million users will join Socialpalz every Reflecting their commitment to the cific field easily. But here is also a prob- Emirates, Iraq and other countries are using Iris, which has the next logical step - they created their year.” network, Socialpalz is currently funded lem because some users can publish also helped the United Nations to register Syrian refugees. own. Socialpalz is the name of the new What’s new about it? Socialpalz is by its two young founders’ salaries from false information and we have to make Despite inventions like Iris cutting into the hackers’ earn- social network. It is a mixture of old and unique in the categories it offers on other jobs, which they use to pay their sure which information is correct and ings and information, experts say authorities should also new features allowing users in the same classified pages of expertise. There is a young employees, all in their early which is false and misleading. The more impose tougher penalties. The Cyber Crimes Law of 2001 area of expertise or study, or those who page for business, engineering, health, twenties. Faqieh works as a freelance users join Socialpalz, the more people makes Internet crimes punishable by only three months to share common interests and hobbies to sports, entrepreneurship, tourism, and computer programmer and Al-Rahomie are going to be interested in the net- one year in jail. Jordanian Internet law expert Fadi Alkawalee said, “We swap knowledge, exchange ideas and many others. These categories allow as an instructor of English at a top-pay- work,” she said. “If people in charge of need to have laws that fit the nature of the crime. If some- stay connected to each other. users who have common interests or ing language institutes. Faqieh said he Socialpalz keep coming up with creative one hacks my account and robs millions, they will face a “I’m not the kind of man who spends hobbies to provide information and also sold his car to help finance their ideas and manage to attract millions of minimum jail sentence. The current law does not do the long hours on Facebook or Twitter,” exchange knowledge seamlessly. They new baby on the Web. Faqieh refused to users in those few years, I think country a favor; it should be stricter on certain crimes,” he founder and CEO Faquieh told The also allow users of other categories to say how much creating the network has Socialpalz will one day be more popular told The Media Line. Alkawalee also believes that attacks Media Line. “I use them, but have always obtain information on a certain topic to cost until now, but said it has cost sub- than Facebook and Twitter. It was a originating overseas also need to be dealt with legally, felt something was missing and frustrat- access information related to any field stantial amounts of money. The pair is good idea and I think it will succeed.” through cooperation with the Interpol or special interna- ed when I was not able to access the easily when they want to. currently applying the finishing touches Accountant Ahmed Qasem, however, tional units to combat Internet attacks. “We are being material I needed about information The new network borrowed a little to their soon to be opened office. For did not sound excited about the new attacked from Africa, Europe and even the United States, technology, my area of specialization. from other social networking sites. now, his young employees are all work- network. “So far the Socialpalz network but the problem is that Jordanian authorities are unable to My aim was to keep myself up to date “Socialpalz combined some of ing from home. hasn’t added anything very interesting chase culprits or investigate further without help from other with everything new. I know many peo- LinkedIn’s career and business charac- Another unique feature of Socialpalz to the social network sites. And quite countries,” he lamented. —Media Line ple feel the same way I felt. That’s what teristics, Facebook’s social sharing is giving employers free access to job- frankly, Socialpalz in its current form is drove me to establishing another social aspect, and Twitter’s speed in breaking seekers’ resumes. It also gives them free incomplete,” he told The Media Line. network that provides such service,” he news together with other new original space to advertise jobs and let job-seek- “Yes, it has some good and creative fea- All articles appearing on these added. features. Many people from different ers easily know about any openings. tures like the categories, but it still lacks pages are the personal opinion of After months of thinking about how parts of the world showed a great deal Other features include giving the users basic features in social networking sites to present his idea, Faqieh enlisted his of interest in our social network,” Al- the chance to design their own page such as chatting or Smarrtphone appli- the writers. Kuwait Times takes no former chief business competitor, Faqieh told The Media Line. and then add many pages in their cations. “It’s too early for us to know responsibility for views expressed Maher Al-Rahomie, 23, and convinced “We have received hundreds of calls account. Despite the rosy picture the whether one day Scoialpalz will com- therein. Kuwait Times invites read- him to be his partner. The two then in the past three weeks from the US, two draw of what’s ahead, it remains to pete with Facebook or Twitter. ers to voice their opinions. Please enlisted a nine-member young staff Germany, UK, Egypt and Lebanon,” he be seen whether Socialpalz, which is But I don’t think much of it in its cur- from Sanaa and Aden and successfully says proudly. “They contacted us to currently available in Arabic and rent format,” said Qassem. For now, send submissions via email to: opin- launched Socialpalz late last month. “It either ask about or congratulate us on English, will succeed. however, its developers have high [email protected] or via snail has not even been a month since we Socialpalz. We have also received some Media Line readers can try it out for hopes for their network. Says a confi- mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. launched Socialpalz and we already business offers - some wanted to adver- themselves by going to its website, dent Faqieh: “I think Socialpalz will soon The editor reserves the right to edit have more than 13,000 users from tise, and one was even seeking to buy www.socialpalz.com, where they easily be competing strongly with other social around the world. This figure is rapidly the network from us.” They refused all join by following instructions there on networking sites, and will become very any submission as necessary. increasing...We expect more user the offers because they “realized that how to set up an account. popular.” — Media Line NEWS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

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Deadline looms for illegal expats in Saudi... New petition to suspend polls filed

Continued from Page 1 largest oil exporter, is a goldmine for millions of people Continued from Page 1 Ghanem, a member of the liberal Labour Action Bloc, from poor Asian and Arab countries where unemploy- told reporters that all disputes must now be resolved with- Sharon, a Filipina maid, stood queuing in the scorch- ment is high. Al-Turaiji, members of the scrapped opposition-domi- in the constitutional framework after the constitutional ing heat outside her country’s embassy in Riyadh. “I’m According to official statistics, eight million expatri- nated Assembly elected in Feb 2012. Adasani said after fil- court upheld the electoral law amendment. The former trying to renew my passport as I am desperate to find ates work in the kingdom. The new labour ministry reg- ing his papers that he has decided to take part after the lawmaker called on voters to participate in the next elec- an employer to sponsor me and keep me in the king- ulations aim to reduce the number of foreign workers constitutional court confirmed the controversial amend- tion as he described the next Assembly as very crucial and dom,” she said. “I’ve provided fingerprints and obtained to create jobs for millions of unemployed Saudis. ment to the electoral law. expected it to make key achievements. Omair also called a travel document, in case I don’t get my passport Although the country has the largest Arab economy, its Among other prominent candidates were senior liberal on voters to participate saying there is no more justifica- ready in time,” the 38-year-old said. But 25-year-old unemployment rate is above 12.5 percent. Saudi Arabia former MP Marzouk Al-Ghanem, former minister and MP tion for the boycott. The former lawmaker said it was pre- Anne, also from the Philippines, was concerned. “I have has warned employers who continue to shelter illegal Hussein Al-Huraiti and former Salaf Islamist MP Ali Al- mature to announce contesting the speaker’s post, adding a travel document in hand, but I cannot find a seat on a workers that they risk up to two years in prison. Omair. They also included Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran and he wanted to see the composition of the Assembly first. flight to Manila. I am anxious to be with my daughter Economic analyst Fadhl Al-Bouainain said the move Saud Al-Khuraiji, members of the scrapped Assembly. Registration of candidates closes on Saturday. who I haven’t seen in four years and hold her in my will benefit both Saudis and foreign workers. “This will arms,” she told AFP. help reorganise the labour market to promote the work Snowden seeking asylum in Russia In Jeddah, the commercial capital, Indonesian work- of Saudis and protect foreign workers from the abuse er Ali Rahman stood outside Jakarta’s consulate, des- of sponsors,” he said. However, he warned that the mas- Continued from Page 1 had previously refused to immediately hand over Snowden perately waiting to finalise his documents. “I’ve lost sive departure of tens of thousands of workers will to Washington due to the absence of an extradition treaty hope unless the amnesty is extended to after July 3,” he “negatively impact business”, pointing out that some Sheremetyevo airport and submitted a request from between the two countries. The head of Russia’s Security said. “There are still hundreds of us waiting here for sectors, including construction, “are not attractive for Snowden about granting him asylum,” consulate officer Council Nikolai Patrushev earlier yesterday said that Putin consular formalities. And once completed, the paper- Saudis” who want better paid positions. He said the Kim Shevchenko told AFP. and Obama had ordered the chiefs of their respective secu- Sarah Harrison is an employee of anti-secrecy group rity agencies, the FSB and FBI, to find a way out of the work has to go to the immigration authorities and the labour ministry should reduce by “at least 30 percent WikiLeaks, who accompanied Snowden on his June 23 trip diplomatic deadlock. “Of course, (Putin and Obama) don’t labour ministry.” the number of workers in the kingdom, if the campaign from Hong Kong, where the former NSA contractor leaked have a solution now that would work for both sides, so It is a worrying time for the workers, most of whom is to be successful”. Another expert, Abdulwahab Abu details of the US surveillance program after leaving his job they have ordered the FSB director (Alexander) Bortnikov are from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia, but Dahesh, was more sceptical of the amnesty’s touted in Hawaii. Putin appeared to respond to Snowden’s request and FBI director Robert Mueller to keep in constant contact with some from Yemen and Egypt too. They are fearful benefits. “As foreigners do more low-paid jobs, replac- yesterday by saying at a news conference that Snowden, and find solutions,” Patrushev told television channel of the campaign of arrests promised by authorities ing them with Saudis will not be quick and the impact who is wanted in the United States on charges of espi- Rossiya 24. “I have to point out however that the task once the amnesty expires. Saudi Arabia, the world’s on the national economy will take some time.” — AFP onage, must stop leaking information damaging ahead of them is not easy, because they have to find a Washington if he wants to stay in Russia. solution within the framework of international legal norms, “Russia never hands over anybody anywhere and has no and today one cannot say that such norms exist, and that Egypt army gives Morsi 48 hours to share... intention to do so,” Putin said when grilled by reporters there is a ready solution,” Patrushev added. about the fate of the leaker believed to be holed up in the Putin also hinted yesterday Snowden might be Continued from Page 1 napped”. The Brotherhood’s official spokesman told airport’s transit zone since his arrival from Hong Kong on swapped for another figure, saying that the only instance Reuters that the attack had crossed a red line of violence June 23. “If he (Snowden) wants to remain here there is one Moscow has given out people to other countries was The army is held in high regard, especially after it and among possible responses might be to revive “self- condition - he should stop his work aimed at inflicting “when we exchanged our intelligence officers for those helped topple Mubarak. defence committees” former during the 2011 uprising. damage on our American partners no matter how strange people who were detained, arrested, and convicted in the On Cairo’s Tahrir Square, thousands celebrated the “The people will not sit silent,” Gehad El-Haddad said. this may sound coming from me,” Putin said. Russian Federation”. Putin had last month reportedly sent army’s move: “We want a new armed forces council to Morsi’s movement complained at the lack of police But Putin, whose comments came before the a letter to Obama ahead of the G8 summit in Ireland, in govern until new elections,” said accountant Mohamed protection, which can only heighten its sense of being announcement by the consular officer that Snowden had which he listed a series of problems in ties with Ibrahim, 50. “The army alone supports the legitimate rev- under siege from both the liberal opposition and state applied for asylum, himself appeared to indicate that was Washington. The letter mentioned Russians Viktor Bout olutionary will of the people.” Amr Moussa, a liberal politi- officialdom inherited from the old regime. Liberal protest an unlikely scenario. “Because he feels like a rights activist and Konstantin Yaroshenko, convicted and jailed in the cian and former foreign minister who stood in last year’s organisers, who declared Morsi ousted by people power and defender of human rights all indications are that he is United States, reported Kommersant broadsheet. presidential election, said: “The invitation to meet the on Sunday, said they hoped people would stay in the not going to stop this work. So he has to choose a country The two convicted Russian citizens could both be bar- demands of the people within the next few hours is a his- streets until Morsi left. Morsi, who has not appeared in of residence for himself and move there.” gaining chips in the current negotiations between toric opportunity which should not be lost.” person, earlier renewed offers via allies of dialogue and The Russian president reiterated Snowden was not a Washington and Moscow over Snowden, said Dmitry Moscow agent and was not working with Russian special Trenin, the head of Moscow Carnegie Center think tank. “If I It was the second time in just over a week that the pledged to work with a new parliament if disputes over services. US President Barack Obama yesterday confirmed was handling the negotiations, I would propose an armed forces had issued a formal warning to the politi- election rules can be ironed out. But he has so far offered that there were high-level consultations between Moscow exchange for Bout and Yaroshenko,” he told AFP. “Another cians, piling pressure on Morsi to concede power-sharing no substantial concessions. and Washington over Snowden’s fate. “We have gone option is signing an agreement about mutual extradition, with the liberal, secular and left-wing opposition. The opposition does not trust the Islamist movement, through regular, law enforcement channels in enforcing something the Americans don’t want.” Analysts said the military intervention could serve Morsi which critics accuse of using a series of electoral victories the extradition request that we have made with respect to Snowden arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong on June if he wished to compromise, but it risked emboldening to monopolise power. They want a total reset of the rules Mr Snowden,” he said while on his African visit. “Mr 23 for a layover on his way to Latin America, possibly his opponents to harden their demands, at the risk of of a democracy imperfectly worked out over the past two Snowden, we understand, has traveled there without a Ecuador, in a bid to escape extradition to the United States. triggering a coup. “The ultimatum has the ring of a years. The massive protests showed that the Brotherhood valid passport, without legal papers. We are hopeful that However, Ecuador President Rafael Correa said on Sunday potential coup,” said Yasser Al-Shimy of the International has not only alienated liberals and secularists by seeking the Russian government makes decisions based on the that “the solution of Snowden’s destination” was in the Crisis Group think-tank. “What makes it not a coup is it to entrench Islamic rule, notably in a new constitution, normal procedures regarding international travel.” Putin hands of Russian authorities. — AFP gives time for the politicians to sort out their differences.” but has also angered millions of Egyptians with econom- The second biggest Islamist group in parliament, the ic mismanagement. Nour Party, said it feared the return of army rule “in a big Tourism and investment have dried up, inflation is way”. The armed forces have played an important role in rampant and fuel supplies are running short, with power US wildfire rages after killing 19... Egyptian politics since army officers staged the over- cuts lengthening in the summer heat and motorists throw of the monarchy in 1952. spending hours fuelling cars. The cost of insuring govern- Continued from Page 1 know what happened,” Wade Ward, a visibly shocked After the destruction of its offices, the Brotherhood ment debt against default surged to record highs. Prescott Fire Department spokesman, told CNN early which operated underground until the overthrow of Forward contracts indicated a significant fall for the will remember the brave men of the Granite Mountain Monday. Mubarak in 2011, said it was considering how best to pound against the dollar. Some uniformed policemen hotshots.” The raging fire has ripped through more than Hundreds of residents of Yarnell and Peeples Valley defend itself. Sunday’s mass rallies were bigger than any- marched among protesters in Cairo and Alexandria, 8,000 acres some 135 km north of Phoenix, up from 2,000 were meanwhile evacuated, officials said on a fire alert thing seen since the Arab Spring uprising. Smaller crowds chanting “the police and the people are one”, and several late Sunday, and was zero percent contained, officials website, as the blaze continued to tear through the area. returned to Tahrir Square and other gathering points yes- senior officers addressed the Tahrir Square crowd. An said. High winds were expected to worsen the blaze, com- Figures from the National Fire Protection Association terday afternoon. Five non-Brotherhood government independent police association said they stood with plicating the task for the some 400 firefighters now bat- (NFPA) show that the Arizona deaths are the worst fire- ministers tendered their resignations from the cabinet, demonstrators and would not let them down. “The tling it, up from 200 on Sunday. “It’s a very difficult situa- fighter fatalities from a wildfire since 29 died fighting a apparently in sympathy with the protesters, underlining Egyptian people will not fight this battle alone but will be tion,” said Arizona land management spokesman Dennis blaze in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park in 1933. Federal help a sense of isolation for the party that won a series of elec- supported by the judiciary, the national police and the Godfrey. “The high winds are a real danger .. It’s even a was set to arrive yesterday, local news site the Arizona tions last year. “Both sides are still in their trenches,” a sen- armed forces,” the Police Club statement said. greater danger when those winds are shifting directions.” Republic reported, but officials expected that at least 250 ior European diplomat said just before the military state- Adding to the failure to protect the Brotherhood The dead firefighters’ names were not immediately homes - about half the town of Yarnell - would be ment. headquarters, that cast doubt on whether Morsi could released by authorities, but Juliann Ashcraft told the AZ destroyed by the inferno. Eight people died in a night of fighting around the rely on the security forces to clear the streets if he gave Central website that her husband Andrew died in the A Facebook page has been created in memory of the Brotherhood headquarters, where guards fired on youths the order. The United States and the European Union blaze. “They died heroes .. We’ll miss them. We love them,” fallen firefighters, showing a picture of the Granite hurling rocks and fire bombs. A Brotherhood official said have urged Morsi to share power with the opposition, said Ashcraft, who learned about the tragedy while Mountain Hotshots crew from Prescott, Arizona, with 19 two of its members were hurt. Another eight people saying only a national consensus can help Egypt over- watching TV with her four children. Another of the victims people in the photo. The Yarnell Hill wildfire is the worst were killed and 731 injured in clashes around the country come a severe economic crisis and build democratic was named as Kevin Woyjeck, 21, the son of a Los Angeles of several raging across Arizona and comes two weeks on Sunday. Unknown attackers also firebombed the institutions. US President Barack Obama renewed a call County Fire Department (LACFD) captain, according to after two people died and 360 homes burned down in headquarters of the moderate Islamist Wasat party allied for Morsi and his adversaries to cooperate, just as Sisi’s LACFD inspector Tony Aikens. the western state of Colorado’s most destructive blaze with the Brotherhood. The party called in a statement for statement was made. Obama did not take a position on The US southwest has seen soaring temperatures, with ever. Record and near-record temperatures left much of dialogue among all parties. whether it was time for Morsi to go, but called on his gov- records broken over the weekend in Arizona and the US southwest sweltering over the weekend, with Security sources said security forces arrested 15 body- ernment to reach out to the opposition. “What is clear California, and this year’s wildfire season had already Death Valley in California equaling the hottest ever June guards of Brotherhood deputy leader Khairat El-Shater right now is that although Mr Morsi was elected demo- proved deadly elsewhere in the tinder-dry region. temperature in the United States, at 53 Celsius. The wild- after an exchange of gunfire with them outside his home. cratically, there is more work to be done to create the Officials said the deaths were under investigation but that fire season in the southwest flared up earlier than usual The guards are suspected of illegal possession of firearms conditions in which everybody feels their voices are the firefighters appeared to have deployed fire shelters - this year, with California, Arizona and New Mexico the used in the shooting at the movement’s headquarters, heard,” he said. The Pentagon, which funds the Egyptian last-ditch protection equipment - just before they were hardest hit. As of yesterday, there were over 40 active the sources said. The Brotherhood’s political wing denied army heavily, said it could not speculate on what was engulfed in flames. “It’s a very elite group of people who blazes in the four states, according to the inciweb fire the arrests, saying only Khater’s driver had been “kid- about to happen in Egypt. — Agencies are highly trained, highly motivated, very fit... We don’t information website. — AFP SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

Ethiopia lose three points Qatari elected to replace Schumacher wins at Joliet BERNE: South Africa were thrown a World Cup qualifying lifeline yesterday after Kalmadi as AAA president JOLIET: Tony Schumacher’s engine exploded in a fireball Sunday as he crossed the fin- rivals Ethiopia were docked three points by FIFA for fielding an ineligible player in a ish line to win the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. match against Botswana. In a statement released by soccer’s world governing body, NEW DELHI: Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad was elected yes- Schumacher, the seven-time season champion from nearby Long Grove, raced to FIFA said that Minyahile Beyene should not have played in Ethiopia’s 2-1 win as he terday to replace India’s scandal-tainted sports administrator his third victory of the season and the 72nd of his career. He finished in 3.930 seconds was suspended for accumulated yellow cards. As a result, Botswana were declared Suresh Kalmadi as president of the Asian Athletics Association. at 269.29 mph to hold off Clay Millican and regain the season points lead. winners of the Group A game by a 3-0 margin and Ethiopia, who had gone five Kalmadi, who has been president of the association since “It’s always great to have a hometown win here in Chicago,” Schumacher said after points clear of South Africa at the top with one match each to play, had their previ- 2000 and was seeking a fourth term, spent nine months in jail his fourth victory at track south of Chicago. “It was a great day for Don Schumacher ously unassailable lead cut to two points. awaiting trial for graft charges related to the 2010 Racing with another double-up (Matt Hagan’s Funny Car win). This is Ethiopia are still favorites to top the group as they visit the Commonwealth Games in India. 37 times that we’ve done that, and it was personally gratifying with Central African Republic in their final game on Sept. 6 while Athletics associations from 45 Asian countries took part in all the friends I had here this weekend.” South Africa host Botswana on the same day. the election yesterday in the western Indian city of Pune. Al- Hagan extended his Funny Car series lead with his third win of Ethiopia, who have never qualified for the World Cup, Hamad, 56, received votes from 20 countries, while Kalmadi got the season, edging 64-year-old John Force at the finish line. were also fined 6,000 Swiss francs ($6,300) for the mix-up, 18 votes. Hagan’s Dodge Charger posted a 4.605 at 315.34, while Force’s FIFA said. They had already admitted the mistake. “As president of the Asia association, my objective will be to Ford Mustang finished in 4.113 at 304.80. The winners of the 10 African groups will then take part in promote our sport in Asia,” Al-Hamad said. Kalmadi, 69, has Jeg Coughlin topped the Pro Stock field, and Michael Ray won two-leg playoffs to determine the continent’s five represen- been charged with forgery, cheating and conspiracy for illegally in Pro Stock Motorcycle. In Pro Stock, Coughlin raced to his second tatives in Brazil next year. awarding a contract to install a timing and results system for win of the season and fifth at Route 66 Raceway when he Sudan and Gabon have already forfeited match- the Commonwealth Games that caused a loss of more than $18 drove his Dodge Avenger away from final round oppo- es for fielding ineligible players in the qualifiers and million to the government. nent Greg Anderson. Coughlin covered the distance there are also cases against Togo and Equatorial The 2010 event was marred by construction delays and a in 6.603 at 209.85, while Anderson’s Chevy Camaro Guinea which could also have significant effects on budget that ballooned to $15 billion from an initial estimate of lost traction near mid-track. It was Coughlin’s 54th their respective groups. — Reuters $412 million. — AP career victory. —AP Dodgers pound Phillies

LOS ANGELES: Yasiel Puig capped his sensational first month in the major leagues with his first four- hit game and Stephen Fife scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 in the National League on Sunday. Puig finished June with 44 hits, surpassing the 42 by Pittsburgh’s Bob Elliott in September 1939 for the second-most in a player’s first full calendar month in Major League Baseball. Joe DiMaggio had 48 in May 1936. Puig also eclipsed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ record for most hits in a month by a rookie, set by Steve Sax in August 1982. The Cuban-born right fielder got his first MLB triple in the fifth inning and scored on Adrian Gonzalez’s double for a 4-0 lead. AJ Ellis had three hits, including an RBI double, and threw out two baserunners to help the Dodgers to their eighth victory in nine games. Fife (3-2) had five strikeouts in his second straight win.

BALTIMORE: Pitcher Chris Tillman No. 30 of the Baltimore Orioles works the first PIRATES 2, BREWERS 1 inning against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park. — AFP In Pittsburgh, pinch-hitter Russell Martin sin- gled home the winning run in the 14th inning, lift- ing Pittsburgh to its ninth straight victory. Orioles dump Yankees The Pirates extended their longest winning streak since 2004, when they took 10 in a row. BOSTON: Jose Bautista No. 19 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a double in the 9th inning against BALTIMORE: Chris Davis set a franchise Jacoby Ellsbury walked and Casey Janssen Pittsburgh reached the midpoint of its season with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. — AFP record by hitting his 31st home run before relieved. Diaz ran for Snyder and Thole, who the best record in MLB at 51-30. the All-Star break as the Baltimore Orioles had entered in the third when Adam Lind left Gaby Sanchez led off the 14th with an infield beat the skidding New York Yankees 4-2 in the with back tightness, couldn’t handle single. With one out, he stole second for his first American League on Sunday for a three- Victorino’s shot. steal in more than a year. After a walk, Martin hit a MLB results/standings game sweep. Boston won for the fifth time in six games soft liner to center off Francisco Rodriguez (1-1) Manny Machado and Nate McLouth also and improved to an American League-best and Sanchez ran around third and slid home ahead Washington 13, NY Mets 2; Miami 6, San Diego 2; Boston 5, Toronto 4; Atlanta 6, Arizona 2; homered for the Orioles, who increased their 50-34. Toronto has lost five of seven. Jose of the throw by Carlos Gomez. Tony Watson (2-1) Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 1 (14 innings); Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 1; Kansas City 9, Minnesota 8; LA struck out four in three hitless innings as six Pirates MLB-leading total to 115. Davis’ second- Reyes homered for the Blue Jays. Angels 3, Houston 1; Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 0; Texas 3, Cincinnati 2; Oakland 7, St. Louis inning drive against Hiroki Kuroda (7-6) broke relievers held Milwaukee scoreless over the final 11 innings. 5; Chicago Cubs 7, Seattle 6; San Francisco 5, Colorado 2; LA Dodgers 6, Philadelphia 1; Baltimore Brady Anderson’s franchise record for home ANGELS 3, ASTROS 1 4, NY Yankees 2. runs before the All-Star Game. Anderson had In Houston, Josh Hamilton doubled home GIANTS 5, ROCKIES 2 American League National League 30 in 1996 en route to finishing with a team- the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and In Denver, Madison Bumgarner scattered four record 50. scored on shortstop Jake Elmore’s overthrow, Eastern Division Eastern Division hits over seven innings and Hunter Pence hit a W L PCT GB Atlanta 48 34 .585 - Robinson Cano homered for the Yankees, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Houston two-run homer to help San Francisco end its who have lost five straight - matching their and extend their winning streak to six. Boston 50 34 .595 - Washington 41 40 .506 6.5 longest losing streak in three years. Baltimore 47 36 .566 2.5 longest losing streak of the year - and 13 of CJ Wilson (8-5) won his fourth straight The Giants had lost six straight, their longest Philadelphia 39 44 .470 9.5 Tampa Bay 43 39 .524 6 18. Chris Tillman (10-2) gave up two runs on start and Mark Trumbo hit his 18th homer for losing streak since dropping seven in a row from NY Mets 33 45 .423 13 five hits over six innings to win his sixth the Angels, who swept three-game series at June 26-July 1, 2010. Bumgarner (8-5) struck out NY Yankees 42 39 .519 6.5 Miami 29 51 .363 18 Toronto 40 41 .494 8.5 straight start and reach a career high for wins Detroit and Houston for their first undefeated five and walked three, improving to 4-1 with a 2.18 Central Division Central Division in a season. Jim Johnson worked the ninth to road trip of at least six games since 2002. ERA in his last five starts. Sergio Romo pitched a Pittsburgh 51 30 .630 - earn his 28th save. Wilson allowed an unearned run and three one-hit ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances. Detroit 43 37 .538 - St. Louis 49 32 .605 2 hits and struck out 10 in seven innings. Colorado’s Michael Cuddyer singled in the eighth Cleveland 44 38 .537 - Cincinnati 46 36 .561 5.5 INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 0 Ernesto Frieri got his 21st save. Jose Cisnero off Sandy Rosario, extending his hitting streak to Kansas City 38 41 .481 4.5 In Chicago, Justin Masterson pitched his (2-1) took the loss. 27 games, the longest in Rockies history and in Minnesota 36 42 .462 6 Chicago Cubs 35 45 .438 15.5 MLB-leading third shutout of the season as MLB this season. He has reached base safely in a Chicago White Sox 32 47 .405 10.5 Milwaukee 32 48 .400 18.5 team-record 45 straight games. Drew Pomeranz (0- Cleveland completed its first four-game RANGERS 3, REDS 2 Western Division Western Division sweep in Chicago since 1948. In Arlington, Yu Darvish struck out eight in 1) allowed four runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 Arizona 42 39 .519 - 1-3 innings. Texas 48 34 .585 - Masterson (10-6) gave up six hits, struck 6 2-3 scoreless innings for his first victory in Oakland 48 35 .578 0.5 Colorado 41 42 .494 2 out eight and walked one. He blanked the eight starts and the Texas Rangers scored BRAVES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2 LA Angels 39 43 .476 9 San Diego 40 42 .488 2.5 White Sox for the second time this year. twice on a squeeze bunt to beat Cincinnati. In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and Seattle 35 47 .427 13 San Francisco 39 42 .481 3 The Indians turned four double plays. The Darvish (8-3) won for the first time since Brian McCann homered, powering Atlanta past Houston 30 52 .366 18 LA Dodgers 38 43 .469 4 win moved Cleveland into a virtual tie with May 16, ending his longest professional win- Arizona for a three-game sweep in the matchup of Detroit atop the AL Central division. The less drought - in his two years with the division leaders. White Sox have lost 23 of 31 and fallen a sea- Rangers or seven in Japan before that. The Paul Maholm (9-6) gave up two runs and eight shutout innings, Ian Desmond homered off a back- an RBI single in the second against Wheeler (1-1). son-high 15 games under .500. Chris Sale (5- right-hander was 0-2 with a 2.93 ERA in those hits in 6 2-3 innings for the NL East division-leading up catcher and Washington roughed up rookie 7) struck out 10 while allowing three runs in seven games, when Texas scored only 12 runs Braves, who improved to an MLB-best 28-11 at Zack Wheeler and the Mets. MARLINS 6, PADRES 2 eight innings. while he was on the mound. home. Trevor Cahill (3-10) allowed six runs and sev- Adam LaRoche homered and Desmond and In Miami, Jeff Mathis hit a grand slam with one The Rangers scored off Mat Latos (7-2) en hits in 4 1-3 innings as the NL West-leading Denard Span had RBI doubles in a four-run second out in the ninth inning, lifting Miami past San RAYS 3, TIGERS 1 when Elvis Andrus bunted in the fifth. Latos Diamondbacks lost for the fifth time in six games. to spoil Wheeler’s home debut, which became such Diego. The Padres deployed a five-infielder, two- In St Petersburg, Jeremy Hellickson earned made a barehanded grab and scoop in one Cahill is 0-6 with a 7.91 ERA in eight starts since a a lopsided contest that catcher Anthony Recker outfielder defense for Mathis, and he hit a 1-0 pitch his fifth June win as the Tampa Bay Rays beat motion. The toss home hit the earflap of May 17 win at Miami. pitched the ninth inning. past everyone and into the Padres bullpen. Logan Detroit in a game that included an early Engel Beltre, who was still down on the Arizona has gone 22 straight games without a Jayson Werth also homered against the Mets’ Morrison walked against Tyson Ross (0-4) to start warning by the umpires. ground when Leonys Martin also scored as win from its rotation, the longest streak in MLB touted rookie. The Nationals set a season-high for the ninth, took second on a single by Marcell Hellickson (7-3) allowed one run over six- the ball rolled away. The Rangers have won 10 since San Diego went 25 in row from April 17-May runs and improved to 4-8-2 in road series by taking Ozuna, then advanced to third on a flyout. Pinch- plus innings. He tied the team record for vic- of 13. Cincinnati has lost seven of nine. 14, 2009. two of three. hitter Greg Dobbs was intentionally walked to load tories in one month held by Matt Moore, Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run homer and Anthony the bases, and Mathis followed with his second David Price and Scott Kazmir. ATHLETICS 7, CARDINALS 5 NATIONALS 13, METS 2 Rendon had a two-run double when Washington home run. Steve Cishek (2-4) pitched a hitless ninth Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his In Oakland, Jed Lowrie and Josh In New York, Gio Gonzalez pitched seven batted around in a six-run eighth. Suzuki also had for the win. — AP 17th save. Miguel Cabrera hit his 25th homer Donaldson homered and Tommy Milone this season for the Tigers, sending a shot into overcame a rocky start to win for the first time a fish tank beyond the wall. in nearly four weeks as the Oakland Athletics Silverstone kerbs not behind Both benches were warned by plate held off St. Louis. umpire Vic Carapazza after Rick Porcello (4-6) Donaldson reached base four times for the hit Ben Zobrist with a pitch in the first. Both A’s, who padded their American League-best tyre blowouts, says Warwick dugouts stayed calm and nothing further home record by taking two of three in this developed. interleague series. Oakland has won 16 of its A day earlier, Cabrera yelled at the Tampa last 19 games at the Coliseum. Milone (7-7) LONDON: Silverstone’s owners hit back yesterday stronger version of the tyres for the race at cars are working well with them. Bay dugout after he struck out in the 10th gave up three home runs and pitched with at suggestions that the circuit’s kerbs could be to Silverstone and the sport’s commercial supremo “The teams need to look at themselves,” said inning. Rodney had thrown a high-and-tight runners in scoring position in four of his six blame for explosive Pirelli tyre failures at Sunday’s Bernie Ecclestone. “I think Bernie, the FIA and Pirelli Warwick. “They made the decision not to bring a fastball before fanning the Tigers star. innings. Grant Balfour worked the ninth for British Formula One Grand Prix. are bringing the sport into disrepute and they new tyre. I kind of blame Pirelli but they did their his 19th save. Derek Warwick, President of the British Racing need to have a serious look at themselves and best to bring a new tyre to Silverstone and three ROYALS 9, TWINS 8 Carlos Beltran, Allen Craig and Matt Drivers Club, said he had been out to look at the change these tyres and not expect all the teams to teams voted against it.” In Minneapolis, David Lough hit three Carpenter all homered for the Cardinals. kerbs and dismissed as “absolute rubbish” reports agree,” said Warwick. “Take it out of the teams’ The Pirelli tyres have come in for considerable doubles, then launched a tiebreaking home Oakland had seven extra-base hits - five off St. that sharp edges might have cut the tyre sidewalls. hands and put safe tyres on these cars,” he added. criticism this season, with drivers also complaining run in the eighth inning that led the Kansas Louis starter Jake Westbrook (4-3). “These kerbs have been in since 2009. We’ve Ferrari, Lotus and Force India have resisted that they have to pace themselves to make them City Royals over Minnesota. had thousands and thousands of cars go over moves to change the construction and compounds last rather than racing flat out. Lough hit his second homer of the season, CUBS 7, MARINERS 6 these kerbs and they have been absolutely fine,” of the 2013 tyres, which other teams say are too Pirelli have pointed out they are merely doing sending a solo drive off Jared Burton (1-5) In Seattle, Alfonso Soriano and Darwin Warwick, an ex-Formula One driver whose brother quick-wearing and not hard enough, because their what they were asked to do to improve the show, into the right-field seats for an 8-7 lead. Barney each doubled twice and the Chicago Paul was killed in a racing accident in 1991, told providing tyres that encourage overtaking and Eric Hosmer added a solo homer in the Cubs built a six-run lead before topping Sky Sports television. force more pitstops. When they tried to change ninth for the Royals. Johnny Giavotella had Seattle. “We’ve had them checked by the FIA them, they were prevented from doing so. three hits. Aaron Crow (5-3) pitched 1 2-3 Anthony Rizzo drove in two runs and the (International Automobile Federation) and they The company has also chafed at the sporting scoreless innings. Greg Holland got his 17th Cubs tied a season high by hitting six dou- comply completely,” he added as a safety debate regulations, which ban teams from track testing save in 19 chances despite giving up a home bles. Chicago led 7-1 after four innings. The raged, with talk of a possible driver boycott of the during the season and using their current cars to run to Trevor Plouffe in the ninth. Cubs’ bullpen, which has blown 16 save next race in Germany. test with Pirelli. chances this season, gave up three runs in the The Briton said the Silverstone race - in which The Italian company was reprimanded by the RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 4 eighth. strips of tread containing metal belts flew off the FIA last month for carrying out a ‘secret’ tyre test In Boston, Shane Victorino’s hard grounder Edwin Jackson (4-10) pitched into the sev- tyres and narrowly missed the heads of drivers fol- with Mercedes in Spain. eluded first baseman Josh Thole for an error enth inning, allowing three runs and seven lowing behind - had at one stage looked like a dis- Warwick, who played down talk of a possible as pinch-runner Jonathan Diaz raced home hits and striking out six. Jason Bay homered aster in the making. driver boycott threatening next weekend’s German with the winning run in the ninth inning to for the Mariners and Brad Miller doubled “We need to make sure it’s a good race here at Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring, said the Italian lead the Boston Red Sox over Toronto. twice for his first MLB hits. Silverstone in order to bring the crowds back for company made good tyres but had not lived up to Jose Bautista tied it in the ninth against Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) was chased after next year so to say I was panicking would be an SILVERSTONE: Ferrari’s Brazilian driver Felipe expectations. “Pirelli and Formula One need to Koji Uehara (1-0) with a solo homer, his 19th giving up six runs - four earned - and six hits under-statement,” said Warwick. Massa shredded tyre is seen in the pits at the have a really good look at themselves and make of the season and third in two games. in 3 1-3 innings. It was his shortest start since He pointed the finger at Pirelli, the three teams Silverstone circuit during the British Formula sure that we have tyres that drivers can drive flat Brandon Snyder singled with one out in going 2 1-3 innings on July 29, 2007 with who prevented the supplier from introducing a One Grand Prix. — AFP out all the time,” said the Briton. — Reuters the bottom half against Juan Perez (1-1), Detroit. — AP SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Park wins US Women’s Open

SOUTHAMPTON: Inbee Park understood the mean- ing of winning the US Women’s Open much better the second time around. She appreciated, too, the magni- tude of this particular accomplishment. On Sunday, Park became the first player in the modern era to win the first three majors of the year. Babe Zaharias did it in 1950 when there were only three to enter. Now there are five. “I didn’t expect myself being in this kind of posi- tion, breaking some kind of record that hasn’t been broken for 50 years,” Park said. “I never dreamed of myself doing that.” The world’s top-ranked player finished at 8 under to win by four strokes. Her 2-over 74 in the final round was more than enough, with Sebonack’s trying condi- tions keeping any rivals from making a run. Only three players were under par for the tournament. Fellow South Korean I.K. Kim also shot 74 for her second run- ner-up finish at a major. Ahead by four strokes at the start of the round, Park birdied the ninth and 10th holes to extend her lead. She has won six times already this year, including three straight tournaments. Park added to another historic US Women’s Open victory in 2008, when she became the event’s youngest champion at age 19. BETHESDA: Bill Haas, left, poses with Tiger Woods after winning the AT&T “I didn’t know what was going on at that time,” National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club. — AP Park said. “I played very good golf then, but I didn’t know what I was playing for, and that was just my first Haas keeps winning streak alive win. It was a great championship then, but now I think I really appreciate more and I really know what this NEW YORK: Inbee Park, of South Korea, holds the championship trophy after winning the US BETHESDA: Bill Haas keeps winning the right at our list of champions, they’ve all been means.”So Yeon Ryu shot 72 to finish third at 1 under. Women’s Open golf tournament at the Sebonack Golf Club. — AP tournaments to position himself on the pretty good ball-strikers. You just can’t fake it South Korean players took the top three spots and periphery of the elite in golf. His three-shot around this golf course. It’s too big and too have won the last five majors. strokes better than everyone but the player currently straight bogeys. victory Sunday in the AT&T National was his demanding.” Haas played big and he Ryu and Na Yeon Choi, the last two US Women’s dominating the sport. Soon-to-be Oklahoma State player Casie Cathrea fourth straight season with at least one PGA answered every challenge, including his own Open champs, sprayed Park with champagne after she “You can obviously feel for someone like IK Kim shot 70 on Sunday to match Shanshan Feng for the Tour title, joining a short list with Phil demons. made her final putt on the 18th green. who would be winning any other US Open on this golf best round of the day and finish as the low amateur at Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. He had enough scars this year, such as With lashing wind and devilish greens, Sebonack course if it weren’t for Inbee,” said seven-time major 9 over. Lydia Ko, the 16-year-old New Zealander who Some of that is good timing, though to sug- Riviera and the Memorial, that he never got was a classically troublesome US Women’s Open champion Karrie Webb. won the Canadian Open last August to become the gest it’s merely a coincidence would be to too excited even when he began to pull course. And once Park built a lead, nobody could This was Kim’s fourth top-four finish at a US youngest LPGA Tour winner, was next at 11 over. Park ignore an abundance of natural talent. away. He knew there was trouble around mount a charge. Women’s Open, but she’s still seeking her first major also became the second player to win the U.S. The trick is getting to the next level, and every corner at Congressional, and he only She certainly wasn’t going to make enough mis- title. She was a foot away last year at the Kraft Nabisco, Women’s Open after victories in her previous two Haas knows the way. “Work a little harder,” he had to look back one day to realize that. His takes to come back to the field. Park had just 10 then missed a short putt on No. 18 that would have tournaments. Mickey Wright did it in 1964. said. “This year I think I put in a little bit more scorecard on Saturday was a mess - nine bogeys and no double bogeys in four rounds. clinched the championship and went on to lose in a The 24-year-old Park won the Kraft Nabisco and work than I have in the previous years - easy birdies but only five pars, along with a triple She predicted Saturday that shooting even par in playoff. Asked if she feels she’s on the verge of a major LPGA Championship for her first two major titles of to say now that it’s paying off. But all the best bogey on the 11th hole, the toughest on the the final round would be enough, and she sure was breakthrough, Kim paused for a moment then said: the year. Up next is the Women’s British Open at St. players, they’re working hard. And the best golf course. right. All of four players were under par Sunday - “Yeah, to be honest, yeah, it’s time to win it. Andrews on Aug. 1-4. players ... there is a level, and I’d love to be a He rolled in birdie putts from about the though that was still more than the third round, when “But I think things have to come naturally,” she The Evian Championship is Sept. 12-15. Park won part of that. But the way you guys and the 10-foot range on the eighth, ninth and 10th only Park achieved it. added, “and it’s great to play with Inbee, and she’s the French event last year before it became a major golf world ranks us, it’s by the majors. And I holes to build a two-shot lead, and then Kim birdied No. 2 to pull within three strokes; she doing so well. Seeing her doing it, it just makes me championship. Park contemplated the current defini- have not had that much success in the stepped to the 11th tee looking for redemp- couldn’t claw closer. And when she bogeyed the want it more.” tion of a Grand Slam. majors.” tion, or at least a par. What gave him as much fourth hole, the deficit was back to four shots. Americans Paula Creamer (72) and Angela Stanford “So I think the British Open is one I have to win,” Indeed, Haas has never had a top 10 in a satisfaction as any birdie was a tee shot in the Park bogeyed the sixth and seventh, but so did (74) and England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff (76) tied for she said. “So it would be great if I could win five, but I major. For now, he keeps winning on major fairway, a 5-iron to the green and two putts. “I Kim. Kim had what would have qualified as a sensa- fourth at 1 over. Shadoff was alone in third at 3 under still think four means a Grand Slam.” Laughing, she golf courses. Faced with a rugged test at told myself, ‘Great par, but it’s not over yet,’” tional week if not for Park, finishing at least three after the third round but opened Sunday with three added: “I think four out of five is very big.” — AP Congressional, which has hosted four major Haas said. “You can’t breathe a sigh of relief championships, Haas pulled away from a yet. You’ve got to keep hitting good shots. I crowd of contenders with three straight was able to hit a few nice ones coming in.” birdies, two good pars and one good hop out He added a pair of birdies and Castro, Avalanche opt for MacKinnon of the rough by the 14th green that turned who matched him shot-for-shot for much of potential bogey into birdie. the day, couldn’t stay with him. Castro, part of NEWARK: The Colorado Avalanche opted for goal- He wound up with a 5-under 66 and a a four-way tie for the lead going into the final scoring over defense, taking Canadian Nathan three-shot win over Robert Castro, who made round, closed with a 69 for his best finish on MacKinnon ahead of top ranked Seth Jones with the Haas work hard in the sweltering heat tour. first overall pick at an intriguing National Hockey Sunday. Haas thought about a player such as “He didn’t make any mistakes, and the League draft in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday. Jason Day, who has only one win in his sixth birdies on 9 and 10 were big,” Castro said The suspense in the buildup to draft day intensi- year on the PGA Tour, but is looked upon now after his 69. The other leaders fell away. fied as trade rumors swirled around the Prudential as a contender at the majors because that’s Andres Romero had a double bogey on the Center and the surprises came quickly with what the Australian has done. Day has fin- fourth hole and shot 75. James Driscoll didn’t MacKinnon taking number one honors. ished two shots behind in the Masters twice, make a birdie in his round of 74. But it was left to the Vancouver Canucks to provide and he was runner-up by two shots at the US Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old from Texas the biggest shock of the opening round when they Open at Merion this year. who needs a win to become a PGA Tour sent first choice netminder Cory Schneider to the New “I would like to be part of that,” Haas said. member and be eligible for the FedEx Cup Jersey Devils for the ninth pick. “But honestly, I would just like to work hard, playoffs, started his day by holing out from a The deal created shockwaves on both coasts, with see the results, and if the next level comes, fairway bunker for eagle and chipping in for Schneider’s arrival in New Jersey casting a cloud over then I welcome it.” birdie to tie for the lead. He dropped a shot at the future of Martin Brodeur, the NHL’s all-time leader His last three wins have come at No. 11 - the hardest hole at Congressional - in wins and shutouts and disgruntled Canadian Congressional, Riviera last year and East Lake about the time Haas was on his critical run of Olympic gold medallist Roberto Luongo’s return to in 2011, when he won the Tour birdies. Spieth had a 69 and finished sixth, number one status in Vancouver. The Avalanche, who Championship and captured the FedEx Cup pushing his earnings for the year over $1.1 ranked near the bottom of the league in scoring last and its $10 million bonus. His next big test million. season, could not resist taking the 17-year-old will be Muirfield for the British Open. Haas, DH Lee made nine birdies to match a MacKinnon, who hails from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia who finished at 12-under 272, still hasn’t won tournament-best 64 and tied for third with the same home town as Pittsburgh Penguins captain a tournament with Tiger Woods in the field. Jason Kokrak, who briefly shared the lead on Sidney Crosby. Sunday was close. Woods at least was on the the front nine and had a 69. Stewart Cink A powerful skater, MacKinnon does not turn 18 property, waiting on the 18th green to give closed with a 67 and finished alone in fifth, NEWARK: Nathan MacKinnon (center) puts on his Colorado Avalanche jersey as he stands with until September but possesses the offensive skill that Haas the silver trophy of the US Capitol that his best finish on the PGA Tour in stroke play many experts believe will allow him to make the jump head coach Patrick Roy (left) and Joe Sakic (right) after MacKinnon was selected number one the 31-year-old struggled to hoist over his since he won the British Open four years ago to the NHL. overall in the first round by Colorado during the 2013 NHL Draft. — AFP head in the stifling conditions. at Turnberry. “I have a couple more months of training, get For a tournament lacking star power - Haas made the long walk across a wants to be a difference-maker, he is a difference- Colorado, prompting his father to approach then ready for training camp and hopefully I can make the Woods withdrew with an elbow injury and makeshift bridge and under the grandstands maker. We’re extremely excited to have him in our Avalanche captain Sakic for advice about what to do team and stick there,” said MacKinnon, the first player Rose withdrew from fatigue after winning the to the 18th green for the trophy presentation, organization.” with a son fascinated by hockey. taken number one overall out of the Quebec Major US Open - Haas at least kept up the pedigree high-fiving kids along the railing and raising With the number two overall pick the Florida “First I am going to worry about myself and try and Junior Hockey League since Crosby went first to the of the AT&T National winners. In the seven- his cap to thousands of fans who cheered as Panthers also passed on Jones, a big puck moving get better and make Nashville next year and second, Penguins in 2005. “I feel like I can be a good contribu- year history of the tournament, the lowest- they saw him coming. His win was even defenseman, in favor of offense, taking Finland’s in a good way, I’m going to try and make those teams tor next year. ranked player to win was Rose, who was at sweeter when he compared it with all the Aleksander Barkov. regret not taking me,” said Jones. “They’re such a prestigious organization, and I No. 35 when he won at Aronimink in 2010. times he failed. “As many times as I’ve choked The trend towards offensive players continued “That’s my job and I’m going to do whatever I can can’t wait to get started with them. Definitely a dream Haas was at No. 29. The other winners were and hit bad shots and I’ve been nervous and with the Tampa Bay Lightning grabbing Jonathan do to help Nashville win.” As usual more than half (17- come true.” Described as creative and a fierce competi- K.J. Choi, Anthony Kim, Nick Watney and it hasn’t worked out - I was feeling all those Drouin, a dynamic playmaker who played alongside of-30) the first round picks were Canadians while four tor capable of elevating his game at the big moments, Woods twice. things today - and to hit good, quality golf MacKinnon with the Mooseheads. Americans were taken with two picks each from MacKinnon saw his stock soar leading his junior team “This golf course and even Aronimink, shots down the stretch is such a good feel- Jones, the son of former-National Basketball Finland, Sweden, Russia and Austria and one Swiss. the Halifax Mooseheads to the Memorial Cup and too, they’re ball-striker golf courses,” Woods ing,” Haas said. “I wish I could explain it. It’s Association journeyman Ronald ‘Popeye’ Jones, finally Jones was not the only player selected in the opening being named most valuable player of the champi- said. “You have to hit your ball well. You look amazing.” — AP heard his name called when the Nashville Predators round with sporting pedigree. onship tournament. used the fourth overall pick to take the 6-foot-4, 205- Darnell Nurse, chosen seventh overall by the With defensemen traditionally taking longer to pound blueliner. Edmonton Oilers, is the nephew of former develop the Avalanche were also looking for a player Number one in NHL central scouting final rankings, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb capable of making an immediate contribution. Jones had appeared a perfect fit for the Avalanche. It while Max Domi, taken with the 12th pick by the Perry bags first major “Nathan’s lived under the microscope for some was in Denver where Popeye Jones spent one of his Phoenix Coyotes, is the son of Tie Domi, who was time and he’s always lived up to that,” said Joe Sakic, 11 NBA seasons (1999-2000) with the Nuggets and once one the NHL’s most feared fighters piling up Colorado’s executive vice-president of hockey opera- started his son down the unlikely path to hockey star- more than 3,500 minutes in penalties in 1,020 career title at Senior Players tions. “He’s the most explosive player in this draft. “He dom. Jones learned to skate during his time in games. — Reuters PITTSBURGH: Turns out, Kenny Perry had I get into the heat of things, hopefully I’ll fin- been going at this whole “trying to win a ish it off like I did today.” major thing” all wrong. Three times during his Something Couples failed to do yet again otherwise solid professional career, Perry in his fourth runner-up finish of the year, Kenseth wins Sprint Cup found himself in contention on golf’s biggest including each of the last two majors. stage. Three times, he played too conserva- The Hall of Famer leads the Champions SPARTA: Matt Kenseth has raced long enough to finish.” Second was Jamie McMurray in a Chevy, fol- tively to win. Not this time. Tour in putting average, but could generate know that rough starts can still have good outcomes. lowed by Clint Bowyer (Toyota), Joey Logano (Ford) Perry fired a 6-under 64 in the final round little magic on Sunday. He began the day Especially when his crew chief takes chances. and Kyle Busch (Toyota). Rain Saturday night forced to leapfrog Fred Couples on Sunday and win with a two-shot cushion, but couldn’t build Case in point was Kenseth’s fuel-only pit stop gam- NASCAR officials to postpone the race to a daytime the Senior Players Championship by two on it, shooting a lackluster 2-under 68 that ble that helped him beat Jimmie Johnson late to win start. The event was red-flagged for 18 minutes follow- shots over Couples and Duffy Waldorf at sog- included a handful of crucial miscues. the rescheduled 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ing a seven-car wreck involving defending race and gy and defenseless Fox Chapel. “I was trying Couples drove the green on the short par- race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Sprint Cup winner Brad Keselowski, who returned to to make birdies,” said Perry, who didn’t record 4 seventh only to three-putt for par. He later A race that was Johnson’s to lose ultimately finish 33rd. It was the biggest incident of 10 cautions a bogey over his final 37 holes. “I guess that knocked it within 8 feet on the 15th only to became Kenseth’s series-high fourth victory of the for 42 laps, but things were clean after Johnson was a different mindset from before where send his birdie attempt streaking past the season - and third on a 1.5-mile track - after crew chief brought out the final yellow flag. instead of trying to make pars, I was trying to hole. He pulled the comebacker to the left Jason Ratcliff passed on putting new tires on the No. The checkered flag crowned Kentucky’s third dif- make birdies.” and the bogey gave Perry all the opening he 20 Toyota following the race’s ninth caution. ferent champion in as many events though Kenseth, Ridiculously easy ones at that. Perry would need. “I thought he was slightly crazy when that hap- like Johnson, was due for a breakthrough on the 1.5- knocked it to within a couple of inches on the “There were a couple shots you always pened,” said Kenseth, who widened his lead when the mile oval. He finished seventh here last year and sixth par-4 16th to take a two-shot lead and fol- should have back,” Couples said. “The putt on field went four-wide after the restart on lap 246 and in the 2011 inaugural race. However, victory didn’t lowed it up with a 6-iron to 2 feet on the par- (15) looked so easy and I just hammered it saw Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy spin from second place seem likely for the 2003 Cup champion after qualify- 3 17th. The collapses that befell him in set- and I kind of flinched at it coming down the on a day he led three times for 182 of 267 laps. ing 16th and running outside the top 20 during the backs at the 1996 PGA Championship, the hill ... it was a little bit of a sour day the way I “I didn’t think there was any way that we were first quarter of the event. “I thought our first run, we 2009 Masters and the Senior PGA last month played after I teed off.” going to hold on for that win. He made the right call at were all right and I guess probably after the second never happened. Perry calmly tapped in for Perry stuffed a pitching wedge within the right time and those guys got it done.” run, we were able to move forward pretty good,” par on the par-5 18th to fill the last remaining inches on the 16th, then hit a 6-iron to within Kenseth led twice for 38 laps, including the final Kenseth said. “I felt pretty good about what we had. I hole on his resume. 2 feet on the par-3 17th. He tapped in the 23. Johnson, the five-time champion and series points thought we need to get it better.” From then on, the Now that he’s finally figured out how to birdie to maintain his two-stroke lead, then leader, finished ninth and leads Carl Edwards by 38. first-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver was a perennial top- win a major after finishing at 19-under 261, played smartly on the 18th. He left it just The restart bothered Johnson, who accused five contender. Trouble was, he and other hopefuls the 52-year-old thinks more may be on the short of the green in two and watched as Kenseth of breaking the pace car speed. But Johnson seemed to need Johnson to suffer misfortune to have way. Waldorf and Couples both reached the long took solace in salvaging his 11th top-10 despite any shot of catching him. The way he was running, “I’m hoping the floodgates are going to par-5. Their long-range eagle attempts never between sandwiched in the logjam that could have that appeared unlikely. Turns out, Kenseth needed to open,” Perry said. “But I don’t know, anytime sniffed the cup, and when Perry rolled in his SPARTA: Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 been worse. “We were kind of in an awkward situation rely on the left-side tires Ratcliff ordered the previous you get into contention you get nervous, you par putt, he thrust the ball in the air in cele- Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory in that restart there,” he said. “We were like three- and stop. Taking fuel only the final time allowed him to get antsy. But today I had a peace about me. bration just before the sky opened for one Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup four-wide going in the corner, then something hap- gain the lead coming off pit road, and the rubber held ... If I can kind of draw upon this the next time last deluge on the water-logged course. —AP Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky pened with the air and just kind of turned me around. up on the rough, bumpy track, both on the restart and Speedway. —AFP Unfortunate, but at least we rallied back for a good through the final laps. —AP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 SPORTS

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KINGSTON: India and Sri Lanka go in likely to be without the services of captains will be keen to win the toss. search of their first points of the Tri- inspirational leader Mahendra Singh That way they can give their Nation Series when they meet today Dhoni, unless he makes a remarkable bowlers first use of a pitch that has at Sabina Park as the preliminary recovery from what was reportedly made run-scoring difficult in the first phase of the competition reaches diagnosed initially as a right ham- half of the day, only to flatten out in the halfway point. string strain sustained while batting the afternoon, based on the evi- With the West Indies completing against the West Indies on Sunday. dence of the first two matches, in contrasting victories over the other His calm control of proceedings which the visiting captains called two teams and already on their way on the field were missed as much as incorrectly and then struggled to to Trinidad and Tobago, where the his wicketkeeping, yet stand-in cap- build any sort of momentum at the last three group matches and the tain Virat Kohli ensured that the crease. Sri Lankan skipper Angelo final will be played from Friday, this undisputed kings of One-Day Mathews gave his side’s innings duel of sub-continental neighbors International cricket made the home some respectability with an unbeat- almost has the feel of an eliminator. side battle all the way towards a en topscore of 55 in the losing effort While defeat for either side will modest target of 230, winning by on Friday. not rule them out completely from just one wicket. But it is not expected to be making the final on July 11 at “We aren’t too disappointed,” enough against an Indian team that Queen’s Park Oval, it will leave them Kohli stated after that match. “Just is set to make an enforced change - having to win their two remaining one wicket made the difference in Murali Vijay is the obvious option to matches in Port of Spain, a venue the end so it could have gone either replace Dhoni with Dinesh Karthik as where the weather is notoriously way. We fought really hard.” wicketkeeper - that breaks a run of fickle at this time of the year. While the weather at the start of six consecutive matches with an India should be the more confi- the hurricane season in the unchanged eleven dating back to Marvin Musquin performs at the AMA Pro Motocross Series at Budds Creek Raceway in Mechanicsville, dent of the combatants in the Caribbean has so far been kind to the start of the Champioms Trophy Maryland, USA. —www.redbullcontentpool.com Jamaican capital, although they are the competition in Jamaica, both tournament in England. — AFP Charles shines as Windies defeat India by one wicket

KINGSTON: Opener Johnson Charles struck 97 to help lead the West Indies to victory by one wicket over India in a thrilling second one-day cricket international of the Celkon Mobile Cup tri-series. Charles smashed eight fours and four sixes off 100 balls and had a fourth-wicket stand of 116 with Darren Bravo to lift the hosts after they had slipped to 26-3 in pursuit of India’s 229-7 off 50 overs. Left- hander Bravo hit 55 off 78 balls. After India fought back strongly to break that partnership, Kemar Roach got the winning runs in an unbeaten last wicket stand of 10 with Tino Best, who scored three not out. India’s bowling was led by Umesh Yadav, who ripped through the top order and ended with 3-43. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed 2-44 and Ishant Sharma contributed 2-51. The West Indies’ chase of India’s modest total was threatened early by the lively fast bowler Yadav, who dismissed Chris Gayle and Devon Smith in suc- cessive overs. When Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed Misbah-ul-Haq Marlon Samuels to a deflection onto his stumps, India were on top 26-3 in the fifth over. But Charles Misbah: Pakistan needs and Bravo turned things around with their assured partnership. Charles was first to his fifty, off 60 balls, while to develop more players Bravo soon joined him as the pair brought their side within 88 of their target. KINGSTON: West Indies cricketer Johnson Charles (right) looks on as teammate Darren Bravo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s veteran one- the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in Ashwin kept the visitors in contention with the day captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants more March 2009. Six police officials and a celebrates scoring a half-century during the second match of the Tri-Nation series against key scalp of Bravo, who miscued a pull straight to India. — AFP young players to be developed after van driver were killed in the ambush midwicket at 142-4. The West Indies innings then Pakistan lost all of its three group that stopped foreign teams from tour- started to slip as captain Kieron Pollard and Denesh matches in the Champions Trophy last ing Pakistan because of safety concerns. Ramdin fell quickly and India had the momentum SCOREBOARD month. The PCB kept its ‘home’ series going at 161-6. Charles, in sight of a third one-day century and seeking to guide his side home, fell three runs Misbah, 39, fought a lone battle with by hosting England, South Africa and KINGSTON, Jamaica: Scoreboard of the second match of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri-Nation One- a total of 173 runs against West Indies, West Indies in the United Arab Emirates, short as Yadav returned to strike for India. His attempted lofted shot over the off side could only Day International Series between West Indies and India yesterday: South Africa and India, but Pakistan but Misbah said Pakistan players’ per- pick out Ishant Sharma on the edge of the circle at India Innings D. Smith lbw Yadav 0 could not pass the 170-run mark in any formances were affected by not playing mid-off. of the three matches. in front of their home crowds. R. Sharma c Charles b Sammy 60 M. Samuels b Kumar 1 Charles’ dismissal left the tail with 19 runs to S. Dhawan c & b Roach 11 D.M. Bravo c Dhawan b Ashwin 55 Opener Imran Farhat, wicketkeeper- “We are suffering because we are not score with two wickets remaining before Roach and V. Kohli c Gayle b Sammy 11 K. Pollard c wkpr Karthik b I. Sharma 4 batsman Kamran Akmal and allrounder playing at home,” he said. “We were Best brought the hosts home. D. Karthik c & b Samuels 23 D. Ramdin b Ashwin 4 Shoaib Malik all were major flops and hopeful that cricket will return (to Earlier, Rohit Sharma’s 60 off 89 balls with four S. Raina c wkpr Ramdin b Roach 44 D. Sammy c Ashwin b I. Sharma 29 are likely to be dropped for next week’s Pakistan) but it’s not happening,” he fours and a six helped India to 229-7 off 50 overs. M.S. Dhoni b Best 27 K. Roach not out 14 tour of the West Indies where Pakistan said. The West Indies bowlers were led by Roach and R. Jadeja b Best 15 S. Narine c Dhawan b Raina 5 will play five ODIs and two Twenty20s. Last year Bangladesh twice post- Sammy, who both enjoyed figures of 2-41, while R. Ashwin not out 5 T. Best not out 3 “We will make changes where neces- poned its tour of Pakistan and the PCB Best recovered from a wayward start to grab 2-52. B. Kumar not out 11 Extras (2lb, 5w) 7 sary and we need to think which players had to shelve its plan to organize its first India, sent in by stand-in West Indies skipper Extras (5b, 6lb, 9w, 2nb) 22 Total (9 wickets, 47.4 overs) Pollard, was quickly derailed by Roach and Sammy. Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 229 Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Gayle), 2-25 (Smith), 3-26 should be groomed,” Misbah said after ever professional Twenty20 league - the Shikhar Dhawan, the left-hander fresh off the Player he returned home Monday after he Pakistan Super League. Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Dhawan), 2-39 (Kohli), 3-98 (Samuels), 4-142 (D.M. of the Tournament award in the ICC Champions (Karthik), 4-124 (R. Sharma), 5-182 (Raina), 6-197 Bravo), 5-155 (Pollard), 6-161 (Ramdin), 7-197 stayed back in London to spend time Pakistan batsmen find it easy to play Trophy, fell for 11, driving a return catch to Roach, (Dhoni), 7-212 (Jadeja). (Sammy), 8-211 (Charles), 9-220 with his family. The Pakistan Cricket on the slow subcontinent-like wickets in who held it at the second attempt at 25-1. Did not bat: I. Sharma, U. Yadav. (Best) Board’s acting chairman Najam Sethi the UAE, but they seem to struggle in It was 39-2 in the 10th over when Virat Kohli Bowling: Roach 10-2-41-2 (3w), Best 10-0-54-2 Bowling: Kumar 7-1-36-1 (1w), Yadav 9.4-2-42-3 has already warned selectors that they more testing conditions in countries like edged Sammy to first slip where Gayle dived to his (4w, 2nb), Sammy 10-3-41-2, Pollard 1-0-8-0 (1w), (2w), Jadeja 10-1-50-0, I. will be held accountable along with the England, Australia and New Zealand, right to pluck a one-handed catch. Narine 10-0-56-0 (1w), Samuels 9-1-20-1. Sharma 9-0-51-2 (2w), Ashwin 10-0-44-2, Raina 2- captain, vice-captain and coach if the where the ball swings. Sharma and Dinesh Karthik revived the innings 0-4-1. team failed to perform in international “Simple thing is that we couldn’t han- in a measured third wicket stand of 59. But Marlon West Indies Innings Result: West Indies won by 1 wicket matches. dle ourselves in batting,” Misbah con- Samuels struck when the stand was emerging, C. Gayle c Raina b Yadav 11 Man of the match: J. Charles grabbing a return catch to send Karthik packing for J. Charles c I. Sharma b Yadav 97 Next match: Today - India vs Sri Lanka Pakistan selectors met in Lahore yes- ceded. “These are technical faults and 23 off 56 balls. terday and Misbah said he will also be we need to address them. Sammy completed a fine spell with the wicket of meeting with chief selector Iqbal Qasim “Whenever we go abroad we will face Sharma, who lofted down long-off at 124-4. Captain in a day or two before the team is final- such problems so we have to address M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina ensured India got to a ized for the West Indies tour. them. If we don’t improve, don’t learn respectable total through a fifth wicket stand of 58 Dhoni out of series Misbah said Pakistan should start then such things will go on.” off 75 balls. KINGSTON: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni takes over as captain for the remainder of the preparing for the next 50-over World Misbah expected pitches in the West But West Indies cut both short before they could has been ruled out of the remainder of the Tri- series. Cup in Australia and New Zealand in Indies to be on the slower side, but engineer a final surge. Raina chased a wide ball from Nation Series with a right hamstring strain sus- India face Sri Lanka today in Kingston with both two years’ time by keeping in mind warned his batsmen to give enough Roach to be caught behind for 44. The left-hander tained while batting against the West Indies in his teams looking for their first points after each lost to which players are good enough. runs for the bowlers to defend. faced 55 balls and hit four fours. team’s first match of the tournament on Sunday at the hosts in their respective opening fixtures. “We can rebuild the team in the next “If the batsmen give bowlers a total Dhoni, who seemed to injure his right leg while Sabina Park. Following that encounter, the tournament shifts running a single, batted on but fell soon afterwards His place in the 15-man squad is to be taken by to the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, two years by grooming players who are of more than 250 then they can win us as he missed a swing at Best and had his leg stump the uncapped 27-year-old batsman Ambati Rayudu. for the remaining three preliminary matches at the good enough,” he said. Pakistan has not matches,” he said. “I think it will again rocked. The innings got a late boost from Kumar, Vice-captain Virat Kohli, who led the team on the final, starting with India against the West Indies on hosted any test playing nation for more be a test of our batting in the West who hit a six and a four in Sunil Narine’s final over field in Dhoni’s absence against the West Indies, Friday. — AFP than four years since gunmen attacked Indies.” — AP that cost 17. — AP Gerrans wins 3rd stage of Tour

CALVI: Australian sprinter Simon Gerrans held off a He was slowing up but just managed one last “I’m a bit sad about the stage, but the team’s late charge by Peter Sagan to win yesterday’s hilly effort to throw his bike forward the way a 100-meter objective is to get the green jersey and that’s what we third stage of the Tour de France by less than half a runner would dip for the line. have,” Sagan, a Slovak, said through a translator. “I wheel. Belgian rider Jan Bakelants did enough in the “I wasn’t sure if I had won - a half-wheel length?!” don’t feel at my best yet. But the Tour is long and there sweltering heat to keep the yellow jersey. Gerrans said. “All went perfectly well, my team took are still a lot of good stages to come.” Gerrans looked to have the finish line to himself great care of me after the last climb.” Bakelants, the winner of Sunday’s second stage, with about 100 meters to go, but Sagan launched a He will especially need to thank his countryman finished in 19th place. “The team worked very hard for late sprint and almost caught him. Gerrans dug deep and teammate Simon Clarke, who was in the early me, and I’m very happy to keep the yellow jersey,” to clinch his second career Tour stage win. Spaniard breakaway. “It was the team plan. I was brought to the Bakelants said. “It was a very hot day and the condi- Jose Joaquin Rojas finished third. Tour de France to join breakaways, so I made sure I did tions were not easy.” “Sagan is a guy who can often climb with the best my job,” Clarke said. “I was quite relaxed today and Yesterday’s 145.5-kilometer (90-mile) leg started climbers and sprint with the best sprinter so I’m really when you’re relaxed it means you have good legs.” from Ajaccio, where French emperor and military mas- thrilled to be able to beat such a classy rider,” Gerrans It was a particularly welcome win for Gerrans’ Orica termind Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, and said. “I surprised quite a few people a little bit today, Greenedge team after the confusion of Saturday’s first finished in Calvi after three moderate climbs and a including myself.” stage, when the team grabbed the attention of the steeper last climb tested the legs of the peloton. Gerrans shouldn’t be too surprised, though, as he world’s media when its bus was stuck on the finish line Gerrans clocked about 3 hours, 40 minutes. had prepared well. “This is a stage that I’ve been tar- and was removed only moments before the riders It was the last of the trio of Corsican stages before geting for quite some time,” he said. “We were down arrived. “We saw the footage,” Gerrans said. “You really the race heads back to mainland France for Tuesday’s here in Corsica last weekend doing a recon and scout- can’t do (anything) but laugh at the situation. (Our team time trial in Nice. FRANCE: A combo photo shows (from top, left to right) the pack riding; Overall ing the finishes and it all paid off today.” driver) did a fantastic job, we are proud of him. He was With the Tour heading through Corsica for the first leader’s yellow jersey Belgium’s Jan Bakelants drinking while riding in the pack; fans Although Gerrans has clinched a stage win on all embarrassed so we felt quite sad for him.” time, some fans got their first glimpse of the showcase standing along the road next to a placard reading ‘A thought for Laurent Jalabertî three Grand Tours, his previous stage win on “Le Tour” Sagan is in the coveted sprinter’s green jersey he is race - and made a point of getting noticed them- and Australia’s Simon Gerrans crossing the finish line at the end of the 145.5 km third was five years ago - when it actually finished in the expected to contest with British sprinter Mark selves. One defied the heat to dress up in a full stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France. — AFP northern Italian ski resort of Prato Nevoso. Cavendish - who is already 49 points behind. Napoleon outfit, saluting from the roadside. —AP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 SPORTS19 Brazil win and lose at memorable Confederations Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil ended an unforgettable Confederations Cup both winners and losers after a superb competition on the field was played out against a violent backdrop of social unrest off it. The Confederations Cup cap- tured global attention as it had never done before as citizens across this huge, restless nation used the event as the catalyst to vent their frustrations at a system they regard as corrupt. The cost of building or refur- bishing the 12 stadiums for next year’s World Cup was the initial focus of the anger, with the mes- sage from protesters being that money spent on football should have been used instead on improving public transport, edu- BRAZIL: Riot squad officers clash with protestors on a street near Maracana sta- cation and national health facili- dium in Rio de Janeiro a few hours before the final of the FIFA Confederations ties. Cup football tournament between Brazil and Spain.—AFP Those issues must now be urgently dealt with by the Brazilian government if it wants Winners and losers to avoid television images being broadcast again during the World BRAZIL: A dancer performs during the closing ceremony of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO: Confederations Cup win- er in the 54th minute of Tahiti’s opening 6-1 Cup of riot police firing tear gas football tournament. —AFP ners and losers: AFP Sports selects the win- loss to Nigeria, although he undid some of and rubber bullets at protesters. ners and losers from the 2013 his hard work by putting through his own While the image of Brazil suf- into the competition under their lowest ever. ty shootout victory over Uruguay Confederations Cup, the quadrennial tour- goal later in the game. fered internationally, spectators scrutiny after two wins in his first Although Spain left empty- to take third place thrilled the nament of continental champions that con- inside the new and refurbished seven games back in charge, but handed, coach Vicente Del crowds and Cesare Prandelli’s cluded on Sunday when Brazil beat Spain 3- Centurions stadiums saw a series of superb much of the pressure dissipated Bosque said they had gained men could well be involved in the 0 in the final in Rio de Janeiro: Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo and Uruguay football matches and the confir- when Neymar scored a brilliant huge experience and knowledge later stages next year. forward Diego Forlan both celebrated their mation that Brazilian striker opening goal after three minutes which would benefit them if they Striker Mario Balotelli played WINNERS 100th caps in goal-scoring style at the tour- Neymar could lead a young and Neymar (BRA) nament. Pirlo netted with an exquisite free- of the first match against Japan. returned as expected next year. with a growing maturity before exciting team to glory in 12 The 21-year-old superstar came into the kick in his side’s 2-1 win over Mexico, while Brazil went on to beat the Spain gave a masterclass of injury curtailed his involvement tournament carrying a gigantic burden of Forlan claimed a magnificent winner in a 2- months’ time. Asian champions 3-0 and never their own in their opening 2-1 and, like his young contemporary expectation on his shoulders after his $75.3 1 victory against Nigeria with a first-time It is too early to judge if Brazil’s looked back, with a 2-0 win over win over Uruguay and took first Neymar, could have a big influ- million (57 million euros) move to shot that flew into the top-left corner. But outstanding 3-0 victory over CONCACAF champions Mexico place in their group with a 10-0 ence next year. Barcelona, but he delivered in thrilling style. Forlan would later experience penalty mis- world and European champions and a 4-2 victory over Italy giving win over amateur Oceania cham- The tournament produced He sparked the competition into life with a ery against both Brazil and then the third- Spain in Sunday’s final marks a them first place in their group. pions Tahiti followed by their 3-0 record global television viewing stunning half-volley in the third minute of place playoff against the Italians. turning point for both teams or A laboured 2-1 semi-final win victory over African champions figures, and a record 68 goals, 24 Brazil’s opening 3-0 win over Japan, and was a one-off success for Brazil over old rivals and South Nigeria. of which flew into the back of after two more spectacular goals against LOSERS over tired opponents. What is American champions Uruguay set They then started poorly but Tahiti’s net. Mexico and Italy, he created both goals as Leonardo Bonucci (ITA) undeniable, however, is that them up for Sunday’s final when recovered to finish the stronger The South Pacific part-timers, Brazil edged neighbours Uruguay 2-1 in the The semi-final between Spain and Italy was Brazil were the best of the eight two goals from Fred and another side against a highly impressive whose players included a profes- last four. Another great strike in the final decided by one of the most high-quality teams in the tournament, stunning strike from Neymar Italy, winning on penalties to sional mountaineer, managed to where he orchestrated a tumultuous per- penalty shoot-outs in recent memory, and deserved to win it and could do brought them their third succes- reach the final where they looked score once in their 6-1 defeat to formance to see off the world champions Bonucci was to prove the unfortunate fall very well next year. sive Confederations Cup crown jaded and never found their Nigeria which represented a and a lovely dummy also provided a goal guy. After 12 players had successfully found “With all respect to Spain, and ended Spain’s record run of rhythm. The chances of another major achievement. for Fred. the net at Estadio Castelao, the Juventus they’ve enchanted the world but 29 unbeaten competitive match- Brazil-Spain final in the World They also brought a welcome centre-back hoisted the 13th kick over the football has a hierarchy and Brazil es. Cup next year cannot be dis- Olympian spirit to the cup, play- Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA) bar, allowing Jesus Navas to put Spain in have won the World Cup five Brazil’s players were clearly missed. ing with an attacking abandon Brazil was divided on his reappointment last the final. To compound matters, team-mate times and Spain didn’t face Brazil stung by a decade in which Spain Italy might have something to that was widely applauded. November yet here he has delivered a tro- Emanuele Giaccherini admitted he had when they won any of their other phy at the first time of asking. And even if been scheduled to take Italy’s seventh kick, won the World Cup once and the say about that as their team, The Confederations Cup is not tournaments,” Brazil goalkeeper there is a bigger prize to chase next year, only for Bonucci to volunteer after he lost European Championship twice despite some uncharacteristically the most important tournament the veteran coach has swiftly done some- his nerve. Julio Cesar said after the final. and created a tiki-taka style of poor keeping from Gianluigi in international football but it thing arguably even more important than “Now they will understand play that had some commenta- Buffon, showed signs of re- serves its purpose as a test event putting a cup on the sideboard. He has Andres Scotti (URU) that playing Brazil is not easy. We tors declaring them the greatest emerging after a spell among the and one of its hallmarks is its restored confidence and self-belief at home Uruguay’s 8-0 demolition of Tahiti, ranked respected them and know they side ever. also-rans since their 2006 World competitive but friendly spirit. and made the Selacao once again a team to 119 places below them in the FIFA ranking, will respect us and they will know At the same time, Brazilians, Cup triumph. The Brazilian government will be truly feared, especially on their own ended up being a walk in the park, but that when they come here for the who consider their teams of 1970 Their 4-3 comeback win over be working hard to ensure that patch. Scotti almost complicated matters by get- World Cup in Brazil they will not and 1982 better than Spain, Japan after trailing 2-0, their 4-2 the friendly spirit also extends to ting himself sent off. The experienced 37- want to play us.” watched their own side plummet defeat to Brazil, their semi-final the streets of the country in June Andres Iniesta (ESP) year-old centre-back was shown a pair of Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari went to 22nd in the world rankings, with Spain, and even their penal- and July 2014.—Reuters Even when Spain laboured, such as in the yellow cards either side of half-time, but narrow penalty shoot-out win over Italy in luckily for Uruguay, it only proved to be a the semi-finals, Iniesta provided a guiding flesh wound. light, illuminating the path to goal with his Neymar to have throat surgery shimmying runs and feathery touches. “He’s Tahiti goalkeepers made us great as a team and it’s really Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta used all three of his important that a player makes himself avail- goalkeepers during the group phase, but RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian striker adding that it was not a serious able to the team,” said coach Vicente del there no discernible improvement as the Neymar was named as the best issue. Bosque. “He has that collective sense of the minnows finished the tournament with a player of the Confederations Cup He also urged a word of cau- game, but he’s also capable of doing things goal difference of -23. Xavier Samin conced- after he helped Brazil seal a 3-0 tion to his compatriots among as an individual.” In the final he and his ed six goals against Nigeria, Mickael Roche win over world champions Spain the celebrations following Brazil’s teammates clearly had nothing more to was beaten 10 times by a merciless Spain, in the final on Sunday, then said demolition of the world and give as the Spanish wilted after the early and Gilbert Meriel had to retrieve the ball he would need minor throat sur- European champions at the opening goal by Fred. from his net eight times against Uruguay. gery before his move to Maracana. Barcelona. “Lets keep calm, let’s keep our Jonathan Tehau (TAH) Nigeria Neymar, who has joined feet on the ground,” he said as Tahiti’s first taste of a global tournament A row over bonus payments meant that Barcelona from Santos for 57 mil- Brazil emerged as serious con- proved a chastening experience, but 25- Nigeria did not arrive in Brazil until the day lion euros ($74.09 million) won tenders to win the World Cup on year-old midfielder Tehau made history by before their opening game, and despite the Golden Ball, awarded to the home soil in a year’s time. “We becoming the first player from the Pacific crushing Tahiti 6-1, losses to Uruguay and best player in the competition did very well and we are on the island nation to score a goal at a FIFA event. Spain brought their tournament to an end after a vote among the media. right track. “We needed this time Tehau found the net with a back-post head- after just seven days in the country.—AFP Andres Iniesta of Spain and to train, we get to know each oth- Paulinho from Brazil were second er and to work together and we and third respectively. The 21- are much better than we were. Chelsea still upbeat after year-old Neymar, who scored We won the title and that was a BRAZIL: Brazil’s forward Neymar celebrates after scoring against four goals during the tourna- great end to a great tournament.” Spain during their FIFA Confederations Cup. —AFP ment, said he would have the sur- Neymar began the tourna- decade under Abramovich gery on Friday before he goes to ment with a brilliant strike Casillas just before halftime. es, while Fred had one assist but Spain. against Japan, added goals Spain’s Fernando Torres, who played one more match. LONDON: Chelsea officials predicted to see the benefits of our Academy, which “It’s a problem that I have, my against Mexico and Italy then scored five goals and was joint Brazil’s Julio Cesar collected more success for the English giants yes- will help us meet our long-term objec- throat always bothers me, so ended it with another superb top scorer along with Fred of the Golden Glove for the best terday after a decade under the owner- tives for Financial Fair Play. we’re going to operate to resolve goal against Spain when he Brazil, won the Golden Boot for goalkeeper while Spain took the ship of Roman Abramovich. “As we prepare for the next 10 years, I it once and for all,” he said in lashed the ball past keeper Iker having an assist in his four match- FIFA Fair Play Trophy.—Reuters The Russian billionaire, still very much feel we are well positioned to continue at the helm at Stamford Bridge, has spent the success we have so far enjoyed under an estimated £874 million ($1.33 billion) Mr Abramovich and everybody here is on transfers and £1.5 billion ($2.28 billion) determined to build on that progress we New era at Man United as Moyes starts work on wages in the 10 years since he took have made.” charge of London club Chelsea on July 1, Meanwhile Chelsea chairman Bruce MANCHESTER: As a new era began he arrived at United’s training next season has been dominating from Everton. The pair’s relation- 2003. Buck, writing in The Times, said at Manchester United yesterday, a ground to start his planning ahead the sports pages in British newspa- ship has improved since then, but In so doing, Abramovich set a template Abramovich had transformed the west lingering problem from the final of the new season. pers this offseason - and will con- Moyes has to decide whether to for a host of wealthy foreign owners London club from mid-table mediocrity days of Alex Ferguson’s trophy- Moyes has already put his stamp tinue to do so until he sits down persevere with a player who has who’ve since taken charge of leading into a major global force. laden tenure was casting a shadow on the new role, bringing in three with Moyes and the pair decide tested the patience and loyalty of English football clubs and transformed “What came through to me loud and over David Moyes’ first official day coaches from former club Everton where Rooney’s future lies. United fans after putting in two the landscape of the game in its birth- clear in those early days was the new in charge of the English champions. to join his backroom staff, but it’s Rooney, who isn’t due in for the transfer requests in 2 1/2 years. place. owner’s passion for the game and the Nearly two months after being the future of Wayne Rooney that first day of training until If there is no official announce- Abramovich’s investment has so far potential he saw for what Chelsea FC hired as successor to Ferguson, will be the Scot’s biggest priority Wednesday or Thursday, sat out ment regarding Rooney over the yielded three Premier League titles- prior could achieve, both on and off the pitch,” Moyes was met by a row of pho- this week. Speculation over where the final matches of Ferguson’s 26- next week, the make-up of the to that the club were last crowned cham- Buck wrote in the Times. tographers under gray skies when the England striker will be playing year tenure after putting in a trans- United squad to tour the Far East pions of England in 1955 —, four FA Cups, “But few people could have compre- fer request because he was frustrat- from July 10 will make interesting two League Cups and, significantly, a hended 10 years ago how Roman ed at being substituted in some reading. Life at United will be much highly coveted European Champions Abramovich’s ownership would quickly matches last season, notably the different compared to Moyes’ 11 League title and last season’s Europa transform Chelsea, taking them from a Champions League last-16 second years at Everton, where he was her- League. club facing mid-table mediocrity and near leg against Real Madrid. alded as one of the brightest man- “It has been a hugely successful bankruptcy to become one of the most Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint- agers in English football despite decade for Chelsea Football Club since formidable football teams in the world. Germain have been heavily linked never winning a major trophy. Roman Abramovich took control, with an “Yes, there is no denying that there with the burly striker, even though Silverware will be demanded at unprecedented number of trophies in the have been almost the same number of Ferguson insisted before he ended United in the first year of his six- last 10 years,” said Chelsea chief executive managers as there have been trophies his time at United that Rooney year deal, with the northwest club Ron Gourlay in a statement yesterday. (11, if the recently returned Jose wouldn’t be leaving. having been accustomed to captur- “The club has also taken great strides Mourinho’s two spells are counted sepa- The situation is even more deli- ing titles under Ferguson. off the field in that time, adapting to meet rately). But the proof is in the pudding. cate because it was Moyes who Moyes will also be under the the challenges of football’s changing “Now of course, Chelsea fans, the fans sold Rooney to United back in spotlight much more off the pitch. landscape. of other clubs, journalists and observers 2004, when manager of Everton, United’s global appeal was further “Mr Abramovich’s early investment in of the world of football look forward. “Will and then launched successful legal underlined Monday when it added playing staff paid dividends in creating a Roman Abramovich become bored, hav- action against the striker over alle- True Corporation Plc, one of team admired around the world, but to ing won all the major trophies? My gations in Rooney’s autobiography Thailand’s leading telecommunica- keep Chelsea among the elite we have answer is no. “Can Jose Mourinho bring that the Scot leaked details of a pri- tions companies, to its growing always known we must produce our own more success to the club? My answer is vate conversation to the media array of commercial sponsors on a world-class talent and we are beginning yes.”—AFP David Moyes looks on in this file photo. about the factors behind the move three-year deal.—AP Park wins US Charles shines Women’s Open as Windies defeat India

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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Neymar (center) lifts the trophy after winning the soccer Confederations Cup final against Spain at the Maracana stadium. — AP Brazil crush Spain to win Confed Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil humbled world and European last competitive defeat was against Switzerland at the 2010 er in celebration to settle Brazil’s nerves, unsettle Spain and put series of swift breaks, often initiated by David Luiz after some Champions Spain with a crushing 3-0 win in the Confederations World Cup. “We had a bit of bad luck in the opening minutes of the hosts firmly in control. Spanish-style passing of their own. Cup final on Sunday, ending their opponents’ three-year record each half but I don’t want to make any excuses, they were better Oscar should have quickly doubled the lead but fired wide David Luiz’s name boomed through the cavernous ground run of 29 unbeaten competitive matches. and that’s that,” Del Bosque told Telecinco. after eight minutes when Fred set him up with a clever back heel, four minutes before halftime when he raced back to clear a goal- Two goals from Fred and a stunning left-foot shot from “They possibly had a bit more energy than us. Instead of while Paulinho went close in the 14th minute when he had Spain bound shot from Pedro one metre in front of the line with Julio Neymar gave next year’s World Cup hosts their fifth straight win being 1-1 we went 2-0 down in the last moments of the first half. keeper Iker Casillas back-pedalling to keep his lobbed shot out. Cesar beaten. Instead of finding themselves pegged back to 1-1, in the competition as they clinched the trophy for a third time in But I don’t think that right now we can analyse details. They were Spain were clearly rattled by Brazil’s rampaging start and they Brazil were 2-0 ahead within three minutes. Oscar provided the a row. Spain endured a miserable night with Sergio Ramos miss- superior and that’s it.” survived another scare when defender Alvaro Arbeloa escaped final pass to Neymar who smashed an unstoppable angled left- ing a penalty early in the second half and Gerard Pique sent off Brazil started this competition just over two weeks ago with a with a yellow card when he was the last defender and sent foot shot past Casillas into the roof of the net. for a lunge on his new Barcelona team mate Neymar after 68 third minute goal against Japan and began this final in similar Neymar tumbling. Spain, who usually dominate matches with Spain were bidding to become the first team since Uruguay in minutes. Fred put Brazil ahead after two minutes, Neymar added fashion with an even faster opener. their intricate midfield passing moves, showed patches of their the 1950 World Cup’s decisive match to beat Brazil in a competi- a majestic second just before halftime with his fourth goal of the Fred’s second minute hook-in while he was sitting on the usual self-assured control, but they also looked tired and leggy tive international at the Maracana, but after falling behind so ear- tournament and the crowd erupted again when Fred made it 3-0 ground lacked the powerful beauty of Neymar’s strike against following Thursday’s exhausting semifinal penalty shootout vic- ly, that never looked likely. Instead Brazil fans left believing that two minutes after the re-start with his fifth of the competition. Japan, but its impact was even more emphatic. tory over Italy. coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the World Cup with Brazil on The Maracana crowd taunted Spain and chanted “the giant is The crowd, who just minutes earlier gave a rousing rendition In contrast Brazil, with Fred, Neymar and Paulinho looking June 30, 2002, could deliver a sixth world title to the Maracana in back” as Brazil overpowered Vicente del Bosque’s team whose of the Brazil national anthem, raised the decibel levels even high- fresh and powerful, continually had Spain on the backfoot with a a year’s time. — Reuters

WIMBLEDON: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic slides after making a Lisicki stuns Serena return against Germany’s Tommy Haas during their fourth round men’s singles match on day sev- in latest giant-killing en of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. — AFP LONDON: Serena Williams became the latest victim of this year’s Wimbledon giant-killings as the world number one slumped to a stunning 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 defeat against German 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round yesterday. Williams followed second seed Victoria Azarenka and world number three Maria Sharapova out of the women’s tournament, while defending champion Roger Federer and two-time Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal suffered shock exits from the men’s draw in the first week. Since an embarrassing first round loss against Virginie Razzano at last year’s French Open, Williams had won 77 of her 80 matches, collecting the Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Olympic titles in the process. The 31-year-old, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, had swept through the first week, dropping just 11 games in her opening three matches to extend her winning run to 34 matches, but she had no answer to Lisicki’s big-serve and booming ground-strokes. “I’m still shaking, I’m so happy”, said Lisicki, breaking into WIMBLEDON: Germany’s Sabine Lisicki celebrates tears. “Serena played a fantastic match. She’s such a tough defeating US player Serena Williams during their opponent and it’s just an amazing feeling to win.” fourth round women’s singles match on day seven of Djokovic in Wimbledon q-finals Serena felt she let victory slip away, saying: “I definitely the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tourna- LONDON: World number one Novak Djokovic downed 35-year- set to quell the threat posed by Youzhny, who needed treatment made too many errors, but she was playing with nothing to ment. — AFP old Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) yesterday to book his place in on a shoulder injury after one game of the third set. lose. When you play with such freedom this kind of thing important to win the last point and I did.” Flipkens, the 2003 the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Murray put in an impressive serving performance, firing 15 can happen. “I felt I was on the verge of winning in the third junior champion, sealed her first Grand Slam quarter-final The Serbian top seed was tested by the German 13th seed in aces and hitting 45 winners past the experienced Russian. “It was a set but I was physically unable to hold serve after that.” berth with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 victory against Italian veteran some extended rallies but ground his way through their fourth tough match, the first couple of sets especially. He also had a few Lisicki, a semi-finalist in 2011 who has never been past the Flavia Pennetta. round encounter on Centre Court. chances at the beginning of the third set as well but once I got fourth round at any other Grand Slam, will play Estonia’s The 27-year-old, who had failed to get past the third Djokovic faces Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych, the 2010 ahead in the third I concentrated very hard not to let him back in Kaia Kanepi for a place in the last four. round in five previous Wimbledon appearances, appeared runner-up, in the quarter-finals. The 2011 Wimbledon champion is like I did in the second set,” said Murray. Kanepi had shattered Britain’s dreams of a first woman in seeking a seventh Grand Slam title. “Tommy is always a tough The Scot said he wasn’t getting carried away by the national overwhelmed by her success as she crouched down to kiss the Wimbledon quarter-finals for 29 years, beating unseed- the grass before wiping away tears as she waved to the opponent. I had lost to him twice on grass before. He has great hysteria as he tries to become Britain’s first champion since Fred ed Laura Robson 7-6 (8/6), 7-5. variety in his game and I always knew it would be a tough chal- Perry in 1936. crowd. lenge,” said Djokovic who dropped his serve for the first time in He is wary of becoming another shock Wimbledon victim, like Robson was bidding to become the first British woman Chinese sixth seed Li Na raced into the quarter-finals the tournament in yesterday’s encounter. “It was never going to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. “Roger’s lost and Rafa’s lost. All to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final since Jo Durie at with a 6-2, 6-0 demolition of Italian 11th seed Roberta Vinci. be easy. I had to work for my games but I served well and returned these guys are better players than me and have achieved a lot Wimbledon in 1984, but the Australia-born teenager left The 2011 French Open champion took just 55 minutes to well. I am happy to have closed it out in straight sets.” Djokovic lost more than me and so if they can lose so can I. I just concentrate on Court One crying tears of frustration. Former champion win, matching her Wimbledon best, having made the quar- to Berdych at Wimbledon in 2010, but believes he is a much better the next one and try and get through it.” Petra Kvitova booked her fourth consecutive Wimbledon ter-finals in 2006 and 2010. grass court player now. “I am playing really good tennis now, Verdasco, a former world number nine who now stands at 54 quarter-final appearance with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 win over “My coach said this was a match I should win and if I can maybe even better than when I won the title in 2011.” Andy in the world and is playing his 41st successive major, reached his Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro. come to the quarter-final, tomorrow is a bonus. I really want Murray took another step closer to ending Britain’s agonising 77- first Wimbledon quarter-final with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over unseed- Czech eighth seed Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in to cash the bonus,” Li said. Next up for Li is Polish fourth year wait for a men’s Wimbledon champion yesterday as Jerzy ed Frenchman Kenny De Schepper. Davis Cup teammates 2011, overpowered Spanish 19th seed Suarez Navarro with seed Agnieszka Radwanska, last year’s runner-up, who is Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot guaranteed Poland a semi-final place. Janowicz and Kubot set-up the first ever all-Polish quarter-final. 23 winners and will face Belgian 20th seed Kirsten Flipkens now the highest ranked player left after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win British second seed Murray survived a second set wobble to Janowicz, the 24th seed, defeated Austria’s Jurgen Melzer, 3- for a place in the semi-finals. As the highest seed remaining against Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova. American 17th seed carve out a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 win over Russian 20th seed Mikhail 6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on the back of 16 aces and 34 winners as in the bottom half of the draw, Kvitova has a golden oppor- Youzhny to reach the quarter-finals. he reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final. The 22-year-old Sloane Stephens reached her first quarter-final after bat- tunity to reach her second Grand Slam final. “I was pretty tling back to beat Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Murray, the runner-up to Roger Federer in 2012, will face was joined in the last eight just moments later by 31-year-old nervous today. There’s a bit more pressure because every- Spain’s Fernando Verdasco for a place in the semi-finals. The Scot Kubot, the lowest-ranked player left at 130 in the world, who Stephens, 20, next faces French 15th seed Marion Bartoli, has an 8-1 winning record over unseeded Verdasco, a former top- defeated France’s 111th-ranked Adrian Mannarino, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, one expects me to win,” Kvitova said. “I knew I had quite a the runner-up in 2007, who cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win against 10 player. Murray had to battle back from 2-5 down in the second 6-3, 6-4. —AFP good chance to beat her. I didn’t play my best but it’s most Karin Knapp, the Italian world number 104. — AFP Asian stocks sag on Fed policy worries Page 24

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TOKYO: People cross the street in Tokyo yesterday. The Bank of Japan’s closely-watched quarterly “tankan” survey for June showed that the index for major manufacturers rose to positive 4 from negative 8 in March. The survey released yesterday was the first to be higher than zero since September 2011. A positive reading means more companies are optimistic than pessimistic. — AP Nokia ‘buys itself a future’; Shares surge Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture

HELSINKI: Nokia shares surged yesterday after “Despite the optically low price at this time, remain open,” he told a conference call. For its it announced plans to buy out partner we believe this is the best possible outcome part, Siemens has made no secret of its desire Siemans AG’s share of their valuable network for Siemens shareholders.” Nokia’s future has to exit NSN, having said often that the tele- equipment joint venture, betting on the tech- been cloudy since it fell behind rivals Apple coms market is a tough one to be in, whether nology to run 4G networks after it stumbled as Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in the as an operator or as an equipment maker. a maker of smartphones. Loss-making Nokia smartphone race, making the decision to “The fact of the matter remains that this gains full control of the profitable venture switch to Microsoft’s untried Windows soft- obviously is an industry which you rather Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for $2.2 billion, ware in 2011. In contrast to Nokia’s phone avoid if you can help it,” Chief Financial Officer a cheaper than-expected price, analysts said, business, NSN turned profitable in the second Joe Kaeser told analysts back in November at although they also noted the acquisition quarter of 2012 after slashing costs and as its the group’s full-year results presentation. would put pressure on Nokia’s balance sheet. focus on fourth-generation Long Term Siemens said the sale price of its NSN stake “With this transaction, Nokia buys itself a Evolution (LTE) networks began to pay off. was based on a fair valuation of the business future, whatever happens in smartphones and NSN’s adjusted earnings before interest and according to the joint venture contract, with- feature phones,” Bernstein analyst Pierre taxes (EBIT) amounted to 196 million euros in out specifying the method used to determine Ferragu wrote in a note to clients. However, the first quarter of this year. Nokia will pay 1.2 its value. Nokia and Siemens formed the 50-50 the cost to the balance sheet is still a risk for a billion euros in cash and the other 0.5 billion joint venture in April 2007 and the agreement company that is burning through cash to keep euros in the form of a secured loan from lapsed in April this year. Nokia had said it had its handset business running. Nokia shares Siemens that will be repaid later. “Nokia wanted NSN to be sold or listed and many were up around 7.3 percent to 3.05 euros by Siemens Networks has established a clear analysts had believed it might be sold. Danske 0915 GMT. JP Morgan raised its rating on the leadership position in LTE, which provides an Capital portfolio manager Juha Varis said that shares to overweight from underweight, lift- attractive growth opportunity,” Nokia Chief some might prefer that Nokia’s would do ing its target price to 3.6 euros from 2.0 euros. Executive Stephen Elop said in a statement. something to boost its cash position: “If they Siemens shares were also more than 1.8 Elop, long under fire for sticking with a want some buffer, maybe they should consid- percent higher, with analysts saying it was Windows handset operating system that did er selling NSN manufacturing.” Nokia said it good news for the German firm to finally exe- not catch on with consumers, said the acquisi- expected to close the transaction, subject to cute a plan to exit a business that had tion did not mark a shift in strategy for Nokia. regulatory approval, during the third quarter weighed on it with high restructuring costs. NSN would continue to run as an independent of this year. Nokia said it estimated its net cash Morgan Stanley said the price Siemens would entity and he did not rule out listing or selling position was 3.7-4.2 billion euros, adding that receive for its stake was at the low end of esti- it. “As for the future of NSN, as we’ve said con- if the NSN deal had closed in the second quar- ESPOO: A general view of Nokia Siemens Networks in Espoo. Finnish telecom equipment mates, but it was “encouraged by the fact that sistently there is a range of options that could ter, its net cash position would have been 2.0- maker Nokia is buying the half stake owned by German engineering giant Siemens in their this is a clean solution”. exist for NSN over time. All of those options 2.5 billion euros. — Reuters mobile broadband venture NSN for 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion). — AFP Oil thefts threaten Nigeria’s economy and environment Telecom Italia

DIEBU: The first drops of crude float in the ment revenue in Nigeria, a nation of more highways. In Diebu, the locals pointed out a draw soldiers to their operations during the denies report on languid muddy currents of Nigeria’s oil-rich than 160 million people. While corruption large clinic of empty rooms without medi- day. The military claims to have dismantled southern delta, then slowly grow into the sees much of that money frittered away, it still cine and a local doctor’s quarters that dozens of such illegal refineries, though jour- Qatari talks splatter of a massive crime scene. Oil thefts, provides needed funding for projects in the appeared to have squatters inside. The dilapi- nalists in the region in May came across mul- MILAN: Telecom Italia denied yesterday it was in talks long a problem in the Niger Delta, are grow- country. A government-sponsored amnesty tated schools had large holes where win- tiple sites where the ground was still warm with Qatari funds to sell a stake in its fixed-line busi- ing at an ever-faster rate despite government program largely halted militant attacks in the dows were supposed to be. Amid the neg- from refining the night before. Lt Col ness after it completes a planned spin-off, saying a officials and international companies offering delta in 2009, allowing production levels to lect, locals rationalize the thefts with a simple Onyema Nwachukwu, a military spokesman media report as such was groundless. The board of increasingly dire warnings about the effect on return to more than 2 million barrels of oil a question: If governors, politicians and every- for the region, declined several interview Italy’s biggest phone company last month approved a Nigeria’s crude production. Some 200,000 day. But while production grew amid the rel- one else stole the money, why shouldn’t they requests regarding the military’s efforts in plan to hive off its fixed-line network assets into a new barrels a day - representing about 10 percent ative peace, the level of thefts grew quietly steal a taste as well? “We are bleeding,” said the region. company, a move that could raise cash and trigger a of Nigeria’s production - are siphoned off and quickly across the region of winding one man working at a nearby illegal oil refin- But as Nigeria’s government focuses on regulatory overhaul. pipelines crisscrossing the region. creeks and mangroves about the size of ery, who gave his first name as Prince. “We illegal refineries, Cole said the vast majority The Financial Times reported yesterday that While drums end up leaking in villages Portugal. Locals call the practices “bunkering,” need this one to balance out our life.” But of the thefts actually see the oil taken out of Telecom Italia “has held discussions with Qatari funds and used to make crude kerosene and gaso- which sees thieves use hacksaws and blades that balance comes at an environmental cost the country into eastern Europe, South about taking a stake in its spun-off fixed-line business,” line, the major thieves appear to belong to to cut into the pipes. When the companies as well. America and Asia for sale. Cole’s organiza- citing two people with knowledge of the situation. international criminal gangs that sell it into see the pressure drop on their lines, they dial Operations at local refineries, which pro- tion, which received initial seed money from “The report is groundless,” a company spokesman said. world markets, analysts and experts say. And back the pressure on the lines just long duce crude gasoline, kerosene and diesel Shell and later received support from the The separation of the network, which has an estimated the same Nigerian politicians and military enough for thieves to attach spigots to the fuel, see oil spilled everywhere, soaking the Dutch government, wants there to be stricter value of 13-15 billion euros ($17.4-20.1 billion), could leaders now targeting the small-scale local lines. As the pressure rises back up, the ground into a mix of mud and crude that can monitoring of oil entering international mar- pave the way for a sale of a stake in the newly-created refineries that dot the delta likely are the ones thieves simply divert some of the oil out of swallow a leg up to the knee. Large dug-in kets, as well as testing done to ensure that network company to state-financed agency Cassa benefiting from those massive thefts. “This oil the line to their own uses. pits hold the crude until it passes through such stolen crude can’t be slipped into the Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). that you are buying is bought is the same In Diebu, a village in Bayelsa state, the makeshift piping to create fuels sometimes system. Italy’s Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato is in favor thing” as blood diamonds, said Patrick Dele home of President Goodluck Jonathan, chil- so volatile they can explode at will. Massive However, he acknowledges the true chal- of CDP taking a stake in strategic industries, he reiter- Cole, a former Nigerian ambassador now dren ran and played around leaking drums of fires that send plumes of smoke towering lenge facing the effort: Those supporting the ated in an interview with daily newspaper Corriere del- spearheading a group trying to call attention stolen crude oil. The crude likely came from into the air fuel the process. “It is the only job thefts include Nigeria’s military and the la Sera yesterday. The spin-off could take up to 18 to the thefts. “It is bought at the expense of lines run by Shell and Italian oil company Eni we are doing,” said an illegal refiner who gave nation’s political elite. “There must be some months to complete. Telecom Italia has put unrelated people’s blood in the Niger Delta.” SpA, though residents there demanded mon- his name as Ibeci. “There is no other job.” kind of collusion,” Cole said. “The whole thing talks about a potential tie-up with Hutchison Oil is the lifeblood of Nigeria’s economy. ey from visiting journalists to see the sites of Nigeria’s military, which maintains a pres- started really because of the political need to Whampoa on hold while it focuses on the network Since the company that would become Royal the thefts. Many here view the thefts as their ence in the delta since the militant attacks, raise a lot of money during the elections. The spin-off. The board of the Italian company, which Dutch Shell PLC discovered the first commer- opportunity to have a taste of a commodity has begun targeting illegal refineries in the whole idea of selling oil illegally was spon- meets on Thursday, will acknowledge that talks with cially viable well in 1956, oil earnings grew to that built Nigeria’s sterile central capital of region. Local refiners like Ibeci say they now sored and maintained by our political lead- Hutchison are stalling, daily Il Sole 24 Ore said on account for some 80 percent of all govern- Abuja, a city of gleaming towers and massive work only at night, as the smoke plumes ers. There is no doubt about that.” —AP Sunday, giving no details of its sources.— Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 BUSINESS Brent holds above $102 US Fed may scale back bond-buying program SINGAPORE: Brent crude held above $102 a barrel and lift Brent. Brent crude dropped as low as $101.63 a Phillips Futures. Uncertainty over the Fed’s program yesterday as uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s barrel after the Chinese factory data, before recovering and the slow-growth outlook helped to offset curtail- bond-buying program kept investors on edge, while to $102.23 by 0812 GMT, up 7 cents. Front-month Brent ments in supply that might have otherwise pushed up weak factory data from China and India raised demand shed more than 7 percent in the second quarter ended prices. Oil supply in the United Kingdom fell in June on growth worries and capped oil price gains. A top Fed June, its third straight quarterly decline and the longest lower output from Britain’s Buzzard field, and as a sur- official signaled that the US central bank may move to such stretch of losses in 15 years. vey showed, OPEC pumped less crude due to disrup- roll back its bond purchases in its September meeting, US crude fell 1 cent to $96.55 a barrel. Jitters over tions in Libya and Nigeria. a move that could strengthen the dollar. the Fed’s bond-buying program partly led hedge funds Mexican crude production also hit its lowest in But the timing will also depend on the US labor and other large speculators to slash their bets on rising nearly two years in May, while exports were the weak- market, and investors are waiting for more clues from a US crude oil prices in the seven days to June 25, regula- est in more than two decades, official data showed. In job report on Friday. “Weaker job data on Friday could tory data showed on Friday. Weak economic data from the Middle East, investors are closely watching whether encourage investors to bet on long positions as it emerging economies also continues to drag on oil Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani can improve the would mean that the end of QE (quantitative easing) prices. Crumbling foreign and domestic demand country’s antagonistic relations with the West, while could be postponed,” Yusuke Seta, a commodity sales knocked factory activity in China down to multi-month protests flared up again in Egypt. The United States has manager at Newedge Japan said. lows and shrank orders for Indian producers for the first maintained its tough stance on Iran, with its top US Dollar-denominated commodities move inversely time in more than four years. energy official saying on Sunday that he believed the to the greenback, and fluctuations in the currency over “We’re likely to see China growing slower going for- oil market could cope with any further reduction of JAKARTA: An Indonesian man waits for customers at Ancol beach in Jakarta the past weeks have been a primary mover of oil prices. ward and that is going to be reflected in slower oil Iranian oil exports from the tightening of sanctions on yesterday. Indonesia’s inflation accelerated in June after the government A weak jobs report would undercut the dollar again demand growth,” said Lee Chen Hoay, an analyst at Tehran over its disputed nuclear program. —Reuters hiked the price of fuel for the first time since 2008, official data showed on July 1. —AFP Indonesia inflation hits 5.90% after petrol hike JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation accelerated likely accelerate to above seven percent in in June after the government hiked the coming months. The price of a liter of price of fuel for the first time since 2008, petrol has gone up 44 percent from 4,500 official data showed yesterday. The increase rupiah ($0.46) a liter, one of the cheapest in had been expected after the price of fuel Asia, to 6,500 rupiah. A liter of diesel rose rose by up to 44 percent last month, push- 22 percent to 5,500 rupiah. Concern had ing up the cost of transporting everyday been growing among international goods and public transport. The decision to investors about the failure to cut the subsi- reduce huge fuel subsidies seen as a drag dies, which are blamed for a widening cur- on Southeast Asia’s top economy has rent account deficit, as demand for fuel sparked angry protests across the country. increases and the government is hit with The consumer price index rose 5.90 per- ever bigger bills. cent from a year earlier compared with 5.47 Economists now expect the central percent in May, according to the Central bank to raise its key interest rate next Statistics Agency. The increase also puts it week, after hiking it 25 basis points to 6.00 above the upper limit of the government’s percent last month. It was the first increase 2013 target range of 3.5-5.5 percent. in more than two years as Bank Indonesia However, statistics chief Suryamin, who sought to head off the expected rise in goes by one name, said “the impact of the inflation and shore up the rupiah. The change to fuel subsidies was not fully felt in Indonesian unit has been hit by huge out- June” as the hike was only implemented on flows of foreign capital on expectations the 22nd. the US Federal Reserve will end its stimulus Economists have warned inflation will drive soon. —AFP

DAR ES SALAAM: US President Barack Obama dances to music upon arrival on Air Force One at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania yesterday. —AFP SriLankan Airlines opts for 6 Obama seeks to build A330’s and four A350 XWB’s COLOMBO: SriLankan Airlines, the cockpit and operational commonality, national carrier of Sri Lanka, has signed allowing airlines to use the same pool of an MoU (memorandum of understand- pilots, cabin crews and maintenance African business ties ing) for six A330-300s and four A350- engineers, bringing operational flexibili- 900s with the European Airbus consor- ty and resulting in significant cost sav- tium. The airline, an all Airbus operator, ings. has chosen the highly reliable A330 and The twin engine A330 is one of the China has helped fix Africa’s shoddy infrastructure the latest generation A350 XWB aircraft most widely used wide-body aircraft in as part of its long-haul fleet renewal. service today. Airbus has recorded more DAR ES SALAAM: US President Barack Obama is seeking told Africans to make sure any investors were giving back basis, which is a major drain on my business.” “The efficiency, reliability and passenger than 1,200 orders for the various ver- to build a new US economic partnership with Africa as he to Africa as well as consuming its raw materials. It is a grumble heard across Africa, including in neigh- appeal of our in-service A330s form the sions of the aircraft and nearly 1,000 air- visited Tanzania yesterday at the end of a tour of the fast- Apparently trying to regain ground, Washington boring Kenya, the homeland of Obama’s father. Many pillar of SriLankan’s long haul opera- craft are flying with nearly 100 operators growing continent where Washington faces competition plans a $7 billion initiative to help tackle Africa’s crippling Kenyans were upset that Obama chose Tanzania and not tions,” said Kapila Chandrasena, CEO of worldwide. The A330-300 has benefited from China. Obama’s trip to Dar es Salaam occurs three lack of electrical power. Today, Obama will visit an inde- Kenya, east Africa’s biggest economy, for his third stop. SriLankan Airlines. “Adding more new from numerous product improvements months after a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who pendent power plant in Tanzania run since 2011 by US- Explaining his decision, Obama said it was not the “opti- A330’s to our fleet, combined with the and stands as the most cost-efficient came shortly after taking office. Many Africans see the US based Symbion. The White House said Obama would mal time” to travel to Nairobi when the new Kenyan unbeatable economics of the A350 XWB and capable aircraft in its class, achiev- leader’s three-nation tour of Africa as an attempt to play launch a project in Tanzania, called Trade Africa, on administration was dealing with cases at the will allow us to achieve a strong eco- ing average dispatch reliability above 99 catch-up. Monday, initially focusing on an east African trade bloc International Criminal Court in the Hague. He also said he nomical performance.” percent. The US president, whose arrival was marked by a 21- that has a combined population of 130 million people. It could do so later in his term. “We are grateful for the renewed con- The A350 XWB is the all-new mid-size gun salute, meets his predecessor, George W. Bush, who would later be expanded, the statement added. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William fidence SriLankan Airlines is placing long range product line comprising is also visiting. They will join a ceremony today to lay a Although growing quickly, economists said Ruto, elected in March, both face charges of crimes with us,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief three versions and seating between 270 wreath to those killed in the 1998 US embassy bombing Tanzania’s economy could expand faster with reli- against humanity for their alleged roles in post-election Operating Officer, Customers “The win- and 350 passengers in spacious three- in Tanzania. China has built roads, airports and other able power and more internal trade. Tanzanian busi- violence five years ago. Kenyatta’s case starts in ning combination of A330’s and A350 class layouts. The new family will bring a infrastructure in Africa, but has had to fend off some criti- nesses often complain of the expense of running November. During Kenya’s campaign, then-US Assistant XWB’s will allow SriLankan Airlines to step change in efficiency using 25 per- cism for stripping the continent of its mineral wealth to standby generators and other related costs. Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson told offer the highest levels of comfort to cent less fuel and providing an equiva- feed its giant industrial base. Tanzania is in talks with “Electricity supply is very erratic,” Susan Maganga, voters “choices have consequences”, riling many who saw their passengers while also benefitting lent reduction in CO2 emissions. To date China on plans for a new port. Obama said in South who runs a hair salon in Dar es Salaam, said as his remarks as aimed at discouraging a vote for Kenyatta. from superior efficiency levels at any the A350 XWB has already won 613 firm Africa, the second stop of a tour that began in Senegal, Obama arrived in the commercial capital. “I have to Some Kenyan media commentators have said Obama’s time.” Airbus aircraft share a unique orders from 33 customers worldwide. that his country was not threatened by China’s role but buy petrol for a power generator almost on a daily decision not to visit is one such consequence. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

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NEW YORK: US manufacturing staged a tion in the sector in May. But firms took on second quarter and eke out just 0.2 per- the statistics agency, said after yester- shrank for the second month and order modest rebound in June even as hiring the fewest new workers since September cent expansion this quarter. This would, day’s data that the country’s factory books contracted for the first time in four declined sharply but activity among 2009. “It’s nice to see manufacturing mov- however, take it out of recession. growth is likely to founder further and years. Taiwan, a barometer for global China’s large goods producers slowed to ing back into growth territory from con- But ECB President Mario Draghi and that factories, preparing for glum times, electronic exports, saw its PMI rise, but in multi-month lows as global demand traction,” said Joel Naroff, president of other policymakers said last week that an have cut jobs for 13 consecutive months. South Korea the PMI showed factories weakened. Worries about the strength of Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, exit from the current stimulative monetary In India, Asia’s third-largest economy, an suffered their first drop in business in five the factory sector in the world’s two Pennsylvania. policy stance remained “distant.” The bank HSBC PMI edged up even though output months. —Reuters biggest economies took some of the shine “But unfortunately on the employment is not expected to change its main interest off survey results showing that Europe’s side, they are not hiring. That’s not a good rate from a record low of 0.5 percent when prolonged economic slump may have at sign. The issues in Europe and China are it meets this week. One central bank that least stabilized and possibly reversed in not going to help exports,” he added. A can take comfort from recent data is the some areas. separate index from Markit also showed Bank of Japan, which embarked on a mas- “Global manufacturing is showing modest growth in the sector but sharp sive monetary stimulus campaign in April signs of renewed weakness. With not very slides in hiring and new orders from aimed at ending decades of falling prices strong momentum in China, we wonder if abroad. “Firms are responding to the and stagnant growth. For now, Japan this trend in the euro-zone can continue,” increasingly worrying order book trend by appears to be bucking the manufacturing said BNP Paribas strategist Evelyn pulling back on recruitment,” said Markit trend in Asia as sentiment at the country’s Herrmann. Markit’s final Euro-zone chief economist Chris Williamson. big manufacturers turned positive in the Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to a 16- That may complicate things for the three months to June for the first time in month high of 48.8 in June, and some Federal Reserve, which said it could begin nearly two years. debt-strapped countries such as Spain scaling back its massive stimulus program The improvement in sentiment shown appeared on the verge of growth. But a later this year provided the US economy in the BoJ’s quarterly “tankan” survey indi- cheerless outlook for China - an official does not lose momentum. Economists cated that recent market turbulence has survey showed factory growth stalling polled by Reuters expect growth in the yet to hurt the feel-good mood created by while a private one showed it at a nine- broader US economy to have slowed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy of month low - remains a concern as 1.7 percent in the second quarter from 1.8 aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus. demand dries up from customers at home percent in the first, though most say it “More evidence that Abenomics is work- and abroad. should pick up steam in the second half. ing. Monetary and fiscal stimulus should “The Chinese economy is far from out boost Japanese growth this year and next,” of the woods. A few sub-indicators of the WATCHING, WAITING AT ECB, BOJ said Rob Wood at Berenberg Bank. In PMI have long indicated that the economy Any hint of recovery in Europe will be Europe, outside the euro currency bloc, is in sharp distress,” said Xianfang Ren, an welcomed by the European Central Bank, British manufacturing grew at its fastest BEIJING: A vendor takes a nap on an electric bike at his shop in Beijing economist at IHS. The picture for the US which has come under pressure to take pace in more than two years. But in China, yesterday. China’s manufacturing weakened again in June amid a credit factory sector was also mixed. The more action to help bring a quicker end to officials warned that things could worsen Institute for Supply Management’s closely recession that has persisted for 18 months. and the official growth target appeared to crunch and slower US and European orders, two surveys showed yester- watched index bounced back last month The euro-zone, according to a Reuters poll be under threat. day, adding to signs that growth in the world’s second-largest economy after indicating an unexpected contrac- last month, will show flat growth for the Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician at is decelerating. —AP Euro-zone crisis cools EU unemployment hits record

BRUSSELS: The economic crisis in southern Europe may be easing, a key survey signaled yesterday, but unemployment figures showed the euro-zone job- less rate hit a previous record-high of 12.1 percent in May. The Eurostat figures offered little hope of a quick end to the social fallout from austerity seen in many countries, with the unemployment rate for the entire European Union being unchanged at 10.9 percent. Provisional official data in Italy showed the unemployment rate rising to a record high level of 12.2 percent, an increase of 0.2 points from the April level and 1.8 percentage points higher over 12 months. EU leaders agreed to deploy up to 8.0 bil- lion euros ($10.4 billion) in programs to fight youth unemployment at a summit in Brussels last week after US President Barack Obama warned of the risk of a “lost generation” in Europe. The Eurostat report, which revised previous fig- ures, showed the euro-zone rate reached 12.1 per- cent in March, then inched down to 12.0 percent in April a slight improvement that ended two years of increases-before rising again in May. The results were far worse than in May of last year, when euro- zone unemployment was at 11.3 percent and the EU jobless rate at 10.4 percent. For under-25s the picture was even worse, with PROTARAS RESORT: A Cypriot man (in the background) fishes as a tourist enjoys the the rate for the euro-zone rising to 23.0 percent for sun at Protaras resort in the southeast of Cyprus Island. Officials say prospects for the EU as a whole from 22.8 percent in May 2012 tourist arrivals to Cyprus this year are strong as the country tries to cope with the most and to 23.8 percent for the euro-zone from 23.0 per- severe economic crisis it has had to deal with in decades. —AP cent over the same period. Eurostat said 26.4 million men and women in the EU are now out of work. ment in June. The Markit Euro-zone Composite the end of recession in the crisis countries is ATHENS: Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Mission There were wide differences between EU members, Purchasing Managers Index, a survey of what busi- approaching fast. Spain’s manufacturing PMI left Chief for Greece Poul Thomsen arrives at the Finance Ministry in Athens for a however, with unemployment actually decreasing nesses see happening in their production processes, contraction territory for the first time since April rose to 48.8 in June-a 16-month high-from 48.3 in 2011 and Italy was not far behind,” he said. meeting with the Greek finance minister. A chief mission representing the in May in 10 countries on a 12-month comparison. The best results were in Latvia, where the rate fell May. The PMIs for Italy and Spain were higher than indebted country’s creditors arrived to Athens to resume a regular audit moni- to 12.4 percent from 15.5 percent and Estonia, The PMI index is considered to be a reliable Germany’s for the first time since the euro-zone toring Greece’s progress in implementing the terms of its bailout deal. —AFP where it went down to 8.3 percent from 10.0 per- indicator of the future trend of activity. Ireland debt crisis reached its peak in 2011. Meanwhile, cent. The worst was Cyprus, an island nation that has saw an improvement and Spain remained stable, William Jackson, the emerging markets econo- Stakes raised as Greece and been plunged into a banking crisis over the past while the rates of contraction eased in Austria, mist at Capital Economics in London, said that the year that has drastically cut down its financial sector France, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands. “Strong latest batch of “emerging European” PMI indica- lenders resume bailout talks and where the jobless rate rose to 16.3 percent in improvements in Spain, Italy and France more tors for several countries in central Europe added May 2013 from May 2012. than offset a mild German setback as exporters “to the growing sense that things are improving ATHENS: Greece and its international ment aide told reporters on Sunday. Unemployment data is a lagging indicator, and there struggle with weakness in China and com- in the region.” But he also commented: “Even so, lenders resume talks yesterday to unlock in a separate set of figures, however, euro-zone petition from Japan,” said Christian Schulz, an we still expect the recovery to be pretty lacklus- 8.1 billion Euros ($10.5 billion) of rescue MISSING TARGETS manufacturing showed signs of continued improve- economist at Berenberg bank. “On current trends, ter.” —AFP loans after a two-week break during which The government plans to ask its creditors the government almost collapsed over to lower this year’s privatization target of 2.6 redundancies at state broadcaster ERT. billion Euros after failing to find a buyer for Gulf markets rise Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has said he natural gas company DEPA. A shortfall of expects the talks to conclude successfully, more than 1 billion Euros has emerged at at the start of Q3 despite setbacks to the country’s privatiza- state-run health insurer EOPYY, meaning DUBAI: Gulf bourses rose yesterday as investors triggered a fresh tion program and delays in public sector automatic spending cuts may have to be buying spree at the start of the third quarter, and expectations of a reforms. To pressure Athens to deliver on agreed to bring it back on an even keel. strong earnings season in coming weeks boosted stocks in the reforms, the trio of lenders might refuse to Athens and the troika are also at logger- United Arab Emirates. Dubai’s index climbed 2.5 percent to a one- pay the full sum in one go and break it up heads over an unpopular property tax and a week high and extending 2013 gains to 40.4 percent. Trading vol- into three monthly payments instead, possible reduction in a sales tax for restau- umes improved compared to recent sessions but remained unim- Greek media reported. rants. pressive. “UAE markets started the quarter in a positive note - “The biggest issue in the negotiations Samaras has ruled out imposing new aus- investors are betting on strong and solid Q2 numbers, they don’t will be the delays in public sector reforms,” terity measures after losing a coalition part- want to miss the bottom after the major drop we have witnessed a senior finance ministry official said. ner in the ERT crisis, with his majority in the last week,” said Mohab Maher, senior manager of the institutional Athens missed a June deadline to place 300-seat parliament shrinking to just three desk at MENA Corp brokerage. 12,500 state workers into a “mobility votes. More measures would be impossible Dubai’s measure has been in a correction phase since it hit a scheme”, under which they are transferred to steer through parliament, analysts and 55-month high in early June. Bluechips led gains with Emaar or dismissed within a year. The country is lawmakers have said, after four years of aus- Properties rising 3.8 percent. Abu Dhabi’s index added 1.7 per- battling through its sixth year of recession, terity that plunged Greece into its deepest cent to hit an 11-day high. Aldar Properties surged 6.4 percent, and the latest installment is one of the last peacetime recession with the jobless rate at extending gains since its merger with Sorouh Real Estate. HSBC big cash injections it stands to get before a record 27 percent. raised the stock’s price target to 2.6 dirhams with a ‘neutral’ rat- the 240-billion-euro bailout expires at the The economic crisis has also boosted sup- ASTANA: British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and Kazakhstan President ing in June and said recurring-revenue generating assets, con- end of 2014. port for anti-bailout parties such as the ultra- Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands after signing a strategic partnership agree- tracting business and a large land bank would drive the value of The stakes are high. If the talks fail, the right Golden Dawn. According to Greek offi- ment at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan yesterday. —AFP the combined entity. International Monetary Fund might have to cials, the country has enough spare cash to Ratings agency Moody’s yesterday upgraded Aldar to B1 from withdraw from Greece’s rescue to avoid vio- offset any short-term slippages in the bailout B2 and said it will review the stock for another upgrade. “Volumes lating its own rules. Athens also needs to plan. Helped by tight spending, the budget UK promotes business are picking up again. Investors will start to accumulate the market redeem about 2.2 billion Euros of bonds in deficit was about 3 billion Euros smaller than from here, especially on real estate and banking sectors,” MENA August. Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras expected in January-May, Stournaras said last Corp’s Maher added. In Saudi Arabia, the benchmark rose 1 per- will have his first meeting with representa- week, adding that the country had also mon- ties with Kazakhstan cent to a near three-week high and closed less than 100 points tives of the troika of lenders - the IMF, ey left over in bank rescue fund HFSF. away from matching an 11-month peak of early June. European Union and European Central But even if it clears this review, Athens will BISHKEK: British Prime Minister David saying President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Banks and petrochemical shares led gains with banking sector Bank - at 1400 GMT. require additional help after the bailout ends. Cameron has promoted business ties with government imprisons critics and limits index adding 1.5 percent and the latter gaining 1.1 percent. Many Samaras wants to wrap up the talks According to provisional EU/IMF estimates for energy-rich Kazakhstan during meetings freedom of expression. Cameron said at a of the banking shares were deemed undervalued as they lagged a quickly for the funds to be released by the 2015-2016, Greece must plug a budget short- with the Central Asian country’s president joint news conference that he had discussed rally in other sectors such as retail, and increasing lending growth end of this month. He appointed two fall of about 4 billion Euros and a funding gap that were overshadowed by concerns about these concerns with Nazerbayev and that is expected to result in strong quarterly earnings, analysts said. reformers, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Adonis of up to 9.5 billion. These estimates are to be human rights. British businesses sealed the two countries had agreed to open a new Shares in Saudi Steel Pipes rose 4.6 percent to 27.10 riyals ($7.23) Georgiadis, in a cabinet reshuffle last updated later this year. The euro zone has deals worth 700 million pounds (nearly $1 chapter in their relationship based on after NCB Capital raised its price target to 29 riyals. Elsewhere, week to push for reforms at key min- already pledged to shave off part of Greece’s billion) during yesterday’s visit, the first by a stronger economic ties and closer coopera- Oman’s measure advanced 1.5 percent to its highest level since istries, civil administration and health. debt to make it sustainable in the long term. British leader, Britain’s Press Association tion on security and defense. Cameron June 16 after an annual adjustment to the constituents of the “The lenders will give us trouble but less But it is still unclear how much debt will be news agency reported. arrived in the Kazakh capital, Astana, after main index takes effect. —Reuters so than in previous reviews,” one govern- written off and how. —Reuters Human rights groups criticized the trip, visiting Afghanistan and Pakistan. —AP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 BUSINESS Syria govt tenders to buy wheat with frozen funds

HAMBURG: A Syrian state buyer has issued a ten- whether it works or not,” one observer in Damascus tapped the international market for rice and sugar der to buy 200,000 tons of wheat flour on the inter- said. “If this makes the transactions easier, then for in late June, issuing two tenders. “The system of national market and plans to pay with funds from sure it will be a method we will use again.” using frozen bank account funds as payment for bank accounts frozen by trade sanctions. The ten- Under the tender, supply should take place food imports has apparently given the Syrians the der, from Syria’s General Company for Mills, said within 180 days after the opening of a letter of hope that they can purchase through large interna- payment would be made from Syrian money credit on the purchase. The tender deadline is July tional tenders,” one trader said. frozen in European and Arab bank accounts. 10. A Middle Eastern trader said funds in the state- One trader said he believed the new system had “Bidders should present a document from the rele- owned Commercial Bank of Syria that have been already been used to pay for some state Syrian sug- vant body in the country that has frozen Syrian frozen by European Union and Arab League sanc- ar imports Syria’s state grains agency said on June money, which would allow for the finance of these tions will be used for the flour imports. “The 27 it had bought around 550,000 tons of domesti- imports from the frozen money,” the tender said. Commercial Bank of Syria has branches in Europe, cally produced wheat this season and did not Food is excluded from Western trade sanctions but its assets are frozen due to the sanctions, and expect to buy from foreign markets. imposed on President Bashar Al-Assad’s govern- as food is not covered by sanctions, you can get But a United Nations food agency, the Food and ment, which is fighting to suppress a two-year approvals to use part of its assets to fund the pur- Agriculture Organization (FAO), has said Syria’s uprising, but banking sanctions have made it diffi- chases,” the trader said. wheat output is expected to fall further this year cult for traders doing business with Damascus. After difficulties securing grain supplies last after last year’s harvest was 37 percent below aver- “The Syrian government has a lot of money held year, Syria has been more successful at purchasing age. The FAO said Syria’s wheat harvest had fallen SYDNEY: The business district (below) is seen alongside the Harbor Bridge up in banks in Europe and elsewhere, and this is a grain this year through middlemen setting up to 2.3 million tons in 2012 from 3.6 million in an yesterday. Australia has completed its 22nd consecutive year of growth, new method to pay for the imports. We will see deals, traders say. The Syrian government also average year. — Reuters despite the financial crisis, former treasurer Wayne Swan said on June 30 in his final weekly economic note. — AFP Asian stocks sag on Fed policy worries

SINGAPORE: Asian equities edged lower Abe’s aggressive stimulus push will lift the yesterday, hurt by worries that the US economy has helped light a fire under the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its Nikkei. Data yesterday suggested Abe’s massive monetary stimulus in September plans are on track with a survey showing and signs of an economic slowdown in the mood of Japanese manufacturers turn- China. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific ing positive for the first time in nearly two shares outside Japan fell 0.5 percent, hav- years. ing last week posted a 2.8 percent rally, its Yesterday’s market moves followed a biggest weekly gain since September subdued finish on Wall Street after Fed 2012. The index, though, ended the first Governor Jeremy Stein suggested that half of the year down 7.3 percent. September could be an opportune time The MSCI index has retreated since hit- for the central bank to consider scaling ting a 21-month high in early May, as back its massive asset-purchase program. investors began to fret that the US central Stein’s remarks, echoed by President of the bank might start tapering its massive Richmond Fed, Jeffrey Lacker, undid some bond-buying later this year and lead to a of the calm that spread through markets slowdown in inflows into Asian assets. “I last week after several other officials don’t think this corrective mode will end sought to play down market fears of the immediately,” said Satoshi Okagawa, senior Fed’s plan to taper stimulus. global markets analyst for Sumitomo Critical for markets this week is the US Mitsui Banking Corporation in Singapore. jobs data due on Friday, given it is a key Besides the growing speculation about a measures the Fed will consider before possible scaling back of the Fed’s quantita- deciding to start withdrawing stimulus. In tive easing, worries about Chinese econo- currency markets, the dollar held near a my’s outlook may weigh on Asian equities one-month high against a basket of major in the near-term, Okagawa said. currencies. The dollar index stood at China’s factory activity reached its low- 83.157, not far from Friday’s high of 83.344, est in nine months in June as new orders its highest level since early June. Against fell despite price cuts by producers, a pri- the yen, the dollar hit a one-month high of vate survey showed yesterday, reinforcing 99.55 yen, and was last up 0.2 percent on signs of an economic slowdown in the sec- the day at 99.31 yen. ond quarter. The Australian dollar touched a near The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers’ three-year low against the US dollar earlier Index (PMI) for June retreated to 48.2, the yesterday, but later regained a bit of lowest level since September 2012 and ground, getting some support after China’s down from May’s final reading of 49.2. A official PMI was less dire than expected. separate PMI survey released by China’s The Australian dollar rose 0.4 percent to government statistics office earlier yester- $0.9172. Earlier, it fell to $0.9110, its lowest day was less dour. Its index slipped to 50.1 level since September 2010. Spot gold was in June from 50.8 in May, but came in up around 0.5 percent at $1,239.31 per above the median market forecast of 50.0. ounce, still not far off a near three-year Tokyo’s Nikkei share average slipped 0.5 trough of $1.180.71 plumbed on Friday. percent, after having climbed 3.4 percent Worries about the end of the Fed’s stimu- last week. The Nikkei, however, is still up lus had contributed to the panic selling of more than 30 percent since the end of last the precious metal. US crude fell 0.4 per- year. Optimism that Prime Minister Shinzo cent at $96.16 a barrel.—Reuters

MILANMORE: Indian farmers plant paddy saplings in a field at Milanmore village, on the outskirts of Siliguri yesterday. — AFP Emirates finds a huge demand for lease deal

LONDON: Dubai’s flagship airline carrier the aircraft in this case - and to the equity Emirates last week raised $630 million of DNA Alpha’s parent. The key point was through the issuance of enhanced equip- the jurisdiction of the SPV in case Emirates ment trust certificates (EETC) to fund the does go bankrupt. In this case, DNA Alpha purchase of four Airbus A380 aircraft. is governed by Cape Town law in an insol- EETCs are secured financing, and are used vency event. Cape Town law was chosen to by airline carriers to buy aircraft, mainly in reassure investors that it will be governed the United States. Typically they are issued by international courts rather than UAE through a special purpose vehicle which ones, especially as Emirates is state- assumes ownership of the aircraft and owned. The EETC investment community leases them out to the airline carrier. The is a niche investor group in the US, since lease payments received by the SPV are most deals happen there. They accounted then channeled to bondholders through for the bulk of the orders in this deal, coupon payments. though there was some demand from After opening books on the dual- Europe as well. The proceeds will be held tranche deal, leads launched a $168 mil- in escrow and withdrawn when each of lion Class A tranche at 6.125 percent and a the four aircraft is bought. Citigroup Inc, $462 million Class B tranche at 5.25 per- Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan cent the following day. The difference in Stanley were book runners while Credit the coupon reflected the difference in sen- Agricole was co-manager on the deal. iority. Both deals priced Thursday night at The first Emirates deal in June last year par, the smaller junior tranche having an was expected to pave the way for other expected tenor of 6.4 years and the larger airlines issuers in EMEA to move to the senior one an expected tenor of 9.9 years. US-style of funding the purchase of air- The EETCs were issued through SPV DNA craft, especially as banks are becoming Alpha, and the aircraft when purchased less active in providing loan financing. will be held by the SPV and leased to This year, British Airways raised $928 mil- Emirates until maturity, at which point lion through the issuance of EETCs, and Emirates will assume ownership of the Turkish Airlines is believed to be in talks planes. with banks on a similar deal to raise $500 Through the lifetime of the deal, the million to fund its aircraft orders from investors have recourse to the collateral - 2014. —Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 BUSINESS Macau’s junket operators branch out

MACAU: When junket operator Suncity national travel destination, but could erage, film and media. The company has scrutiny from US regulators, who allege the Group sits on the Chongqing Committee opened its first high roller baccarat table shake-up the dynamics of the world’s two listed arms, Sun International operators have ties to organized crime and of the CPPCC. Manuel Neves, head of at Steve Wynn’s Macau casino in 2007 to largest gambling market. The junkets have Resources Limited and Sun Century Group facilitate illicit money flows. Macau’s gaming body the DICJ, said jun- lure China’s wealthiest punters, the firm traditionally worked for the casinos, which Limited. To combat this image, Emilie Tran, a kets diversifying into other industries fitted had fewer than 30 employees and no rely on them for more than two-thirds of Golden Resorts Group, headed by professor at the University of Saint Joseph into the government’s attempts to wean computers or equipment other than pen their revenue. Now, leveraging their Hong Kong billionaire Pollyanna Chu, has Macau, says junkets are trying to associate the territory, home to 600,000 people, off and paper. Five years later, Suncity has extensive customer databases and sophis- been invested in financial services through with more wholesome activities, such as the gambling industry that accounted for emerged as the dominant junket in the ticated resources, they could one day start listed arm Kingston Financial Group since organizing community and youth events. more than 80 percent of government rev- Chinese territory. competing with them. 2011. But the trend for larger junkets, flush “Working for a junket is now seen as enues last year. It is planning to open its own resort, “Macau’s junket operators are fully with cash from the gambling boom over respectable and a job like any other,” said “For the government, when people talk independent of casino stalwarts such as aware that their network and database of the past decade, to diversify as a hedge Tran. The shift to sophisticated corporate about Macau, we want them to not talk Las Vegas Sands, and is expanding into high net worth VIPs is valuable,” said against the volatile VIP gaming sector has entities with sizable business develop- about gaming. We are doing a very big everything from mining to films. Macau’s Edmund Lee, a partner at PwC in Hong accelerated over the last year. ment, accounting and marketing teams is effort to push the diversification. It’s not an booming revenues that totaled $38 billion Kong who focuses on the gaming sector. clearly visible. Shabby junket storefronts at easy task,” said Neves. Despite the move to last year six times that of the Las Vegas Suncity, headed by 39-year-old Alvin NEW IMAGE? the Hong Kong-Macau ferry terminal have diversify, the role of the junket is likely to strip - are indebted to its unique VIP junket Chau, is one of more than 200 junket Large junkets such as Jimei, which been replaced with marble offices in prime remain critical to Macau gaming sector system, where licensed middlemen act on operators licensed in Macau, on China’s operates casinos in the Philippines and business districts, while customized over the coming years, as gambling debts behalf of the casinos to attract “big whale” southern coast, the only place in the coun- hosts golf tournaments, have moved into Hummer limousines owned by the opera- are not legally enforceable in China. spenders by arranging their travel and try where locals are allowed to gamble in wealth management and securities, which tors are frequently seen parked outside Junkets bring in gamblers from the main- accommodation and handle their gam- casinos. complement their VIP clientele base. Macau’s newest casinos. land and then find their own ways to col- bling credit. The biggest operators, which include Neptune, which also uses the name lect debts. Now the transformation of the former Neptune, Golden Group, Jimei and Dore, Guangdong Group, sponsored a high pro- BIG AMBITIONS Suncity is massively expanding its gam- Portuguese colony from a hotbed of crime account for more than half the monthly file poker tournament this month, while Politics is the next phase of the junkets’ ing division, doubling its workforce to into a playground for China’s nouveau junket turnover of $75 billion. Despite Dore Holdings announced it was buying a makeover, says Tran, who cites the exam- 1,200 over the past year and is still short riche has spawned a new breed of junkets, robust mass market demand, a crackdown majority stake in a Chinese pawn loan ple of Suncity’s Chau, who joined the staffed. But as major junkets move from eager to shed the industry’s shady image on corruption and pervasive graft has seen business. Macau’s junket system was creat- Guangdong provincial committee of the operating one or two VIP rooms in Macau’s and establish themselves as multinational the supply of millionaire VIP players to ed in the 1970s with the rise of Stanley Ho, Chinese People’s Political Consultative flashy casinos to owning their own proper- conglomerates. “Suncity is a young and Macau decline over the past year, prompt- an influential local businessman who Conference (CPPCC), China’s parliamentary ties, Macau’s licensed concessionaires very energetic corporate. There is a need ing junkets to seek to diversify their opened the gaudy egg shaped Casino advisory body, this year. Chau, with his Sands, Wynn, MGM , Melco Crown and to be diversified,” said YM Choong, a senior income streams. Lisboa. dapper appearance is often likened a Galaxy may have to find new ways to lure executive at the company, in an interview. Suncity, which makes around HK$135 Ho gave the junkets control of the casi- famous Hong Kong movie star. An avid the customer. “I think everybody is fighting “For future investments we would look to billion ($17 billion) in monthly gaming nos’ VIP rooms, sparking a turf war in the tennis player and gym-goer, he is frequent- for the customer,” said Francis Lui, head of expand in different areas, particularly turnover, according to Choong, has late 1990s as rival gangs fought to domi- ly pictured in the local tabloids at parties. Galaxy Entertainment. “We are doing the property, finance and media. We would expanded into mining with iron ore opera- nate. Since the liberalization of Macau’s Pollyanna Chu of Golden Resorts same thing, I am sure the junket would be look to list other parts of the business.” tions in Indonesia. It has also branched out casino market in 2002, which marked the Group, ranked by Forbes as the 35th rich- thinking the same thing. We just have to The evolution of the junkets is wel- into financial services in Hong Kong with entry of foreign players such as Las Vegas est billionaire in Hong Kong, sits on the offer more, a bit extra something new, comed by the authorities, who are eager 24-hour securities, forex and commodities moguls Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson, CPPCC national committee, while Hoffman something more creative to get them to to re-position Macau as an all-round inter- trading, real estate in China, food and bev- the junket industry has been a subject of Ma, deputy chairman of Success Universe come back again.” —Reuters Thai govt stuns market by scrapping cut in rice price Farmers fume, threaten to protest

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Finance Minister immediate impact by pushing the export price of He said the government estimated there was Kittirat Na Ranong told reporters the national rice 5 percent broken rice down to $480 a ton, the not much rice left with farmers from their second committee, made up of government officials and lowest level since June 2011, from $520 on crop, which is marketed until late September, so it industry representatives, had decided to push Friday. would not be a huge burden on the budget to the price back up to 15,000 baht ($480) a tonne. Exporters were astonished at the about turn. continue to buy at 15,000 baht a ton. Most traders Gulf Bank announces That is way above the market price and has “We don’t know where prices should be now. 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To KUWAIT: Over the past ten months, 18 Najla Al-Essa, Executive Manager at Gulf Bank be part of the Al Danah draws, customers can million passengers from over 100 coun- as co-host. visit one of Gulf Bank’s 56 branches, transfer Credit crunch, tries have participated in the world’s Mike Mbalta from Al Gayla Show called on line, or call the Customer Contact Center largest aviation passenger survey and slower orders the winner live on air to inform him of the on 1805805 for assistance and guidance. have recognized Lufthansa’s First Class news. Reacting upon hearing he had just Customers can also log on to www.e-gulf- hit economy lounges as the best in the world. The air- won KD250,000, Louai Mohammed Sarhan bank.com/aldanahwinners, to find out more line has also been voted “Best Western said: “I have full confidence in Gulf Bank, and about Al Danah and who the winners are. BEIJING: China’s manufacturing weak- European Airline” and “Best Transatlantic ened again in June amid a credit crunch Airline”. Dr Reinhold Huber, Senior Vice and slower US and European orders, two President Product & Marketing, received surveys showed yesterday, adding to these prizes on Lufthansa’s behalf at the signs that growth in the world’s second- World Airline Awards, hosted at the Paris largest economy is decelerating. HSBC Air Show in Le Bourget. Corp’s purchasing managers’ index Especially the Lufthansa First Class declined to 48.2 from May’s 49.2 on a 50- Terminal at Frankfurt Airport received top point scale on which numbers below 50 marks in the survey. Also the First Class show a contraction. Lounges at the hubs Frankfurt and Munich A separate measure by an industry were highly ranked by customers. group, the China Federation of Logistics According to the assessing institute and Purchasing, showed activity Skytrax this reflects the high standard and declined to 50.1 from May’s 50.8. The service of the facilities. The fact that addi- numbers follow data showing May tionally Lufthansa was awarded best air- export growth weakened while retail line in sales growth failed to meet government Western Europe and on transatlantic projections. The slowdown in Chinese routes was a clear sign that Lufthansa stan- manufacturing could have global reper- dards were satisfying customers, Skytrax cussions, depressing demand for iron stressed. “We are working hard to make ore and other commodities from our customer services even better and Australia and Brazil and for industrial even more comfortable. These awards are components from Southeast Asia, further confirmation of the investments Taiwan and South Korea. we have made in the passenger experi- Manufacturers were hurt by falling ence and in our employees’ training. With orders and a shortage of credit in June as our exclusive First Class Terminal in Chinese regulators try to cool a lending Frankfurt, we offer a tailored premium boom they worry could race out of con- service on the ground - we are delighted trol. A shortage of cash in financial mar- that our guests appreciate this,” said M kets caused interest rates paid by banks Waseem Shaikh, General Manager for loans from other banks to spike to a Passenger Sales, Kuwait, Lufthansa record high. “As Beijing refrains from AirAsia boss outlines German Airliines. using stimulus, the ongoing growth “We are investing around one million slowdown is likely to continue in the euros a day in the refitting of our new coming months,” said HSBC economist Indian growth plans Business Class alone. We have made signif- Hongbin Qu in a statement. New export icant improvements to our in-flight meals orders suffered their sharpest decline in MUMBAI: Asia’s largest budget carrier AirAsia out- eign investment rules in September allowing over- and have opened a large number of new nine months, and manufacturers shed lined plans yesterday to aggressively grow its seas carriers to take up to a 49 percent stake in lounges on the ground. We are currently in jobs at their fastest rate in 10 months, Indian joint venture, including by adding 10 planes domestic firms. AirAsia will own 49 percent, the the process of expanding our entertain- a year and focusing on flying new routes. AirAsia Tata group 30 percent and Telstra the balance of 21 ment service, and innovative products according to HSBC. Its measure is based chief executive Tony Fernandes said more than 50 percent. Fernandes said making the new airline a such as FlyNet - which we are the only air- on a survey of 420 manufacturing com- staff, including pilots and engineers, have been success would be “challenging” but he was deter- line worldwide to offer on long-haul panies. recruited for the new no-frills airline, which plans to mined to persevere. Low-cost carriers already dom- flights - round off our range of services. The logistics federation said its survey start operations in India later this year. inate Indian skies with a near 65 percent market We have a clearly defined goal: to also showed production and new export Fernandes said the new airline plans to add 10 share. India’s aviation sector, once vaunted as a become the first Western Five Star Airline orders declined. “The June PMI declined, Airbus A320s a year to its fleet, which will focus on symbol of the nation’s economic vibrancy, has seen by 2015. We still need our fifth star in mostly in the main index, indicating the routes in southern India, rather than Mumbai and its fortunes fade in the face of multiple problems Business Class to get there, and that is economy in the future will face down- New Delhi, before expanding elsewhere in the including aggressive fare rivalry, a slowing econo- what is driving us forward,” Shaikh added. ward pressure,” said economist Zhang country. “India’s aviation has not grown. There are my, rundown infrastructure and high airport This customer survey was handled by the Liqun in a statement issued by the feder- lots of routes which have not been done and lots of charges. airline quality assessment institute Skytrax, ation. China’s economic growth deceler- airports have been under-utilized,” Fernandes told Last week, AirAsia terminated its joint venture an aviation specialist. The study examined ated to 7.7 percent in the first quarter reporters in Mumbai. “We will give the lowest pos- with Japan’s All Nippon Airways as business over 40 different customer satisfaction from 7.9 percent the previous quarter. sible fares,” he added. Malaysia-based AirAsia won slumped amid management clashes. Fernandes and service quality issues for each airline. It Forecasters have said the clampdown on approval from India’s foreign investment panel in yesterday called it a “bad partnership” but said he focused equally on the airlines’ in-flight bank lending could cause growth to dip March to set up the airline in a joint venture with was open to looking for a new alliance. Fernandes, experience and their airport services. below 7 percent in coming quarters. the giant Tata group and entrepreneur Arun a former record industry executive, took over insol- Skytrax has carried out this independent That would be China’s weakest perform- Bhatia’s Telstra Tradeplace. The new venture will be vent AirAsia in 2001 and turned it into one of the study every year since 1999. ance since the early 1990s. —AP the first by a foreign airline since India relaxed for- aviation sector’s biggest success stories. —AFP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 BUSINESS

GE launches innovative RtOI solutions HP Ink Advantage: Print

DUBAI: GE Intelligent Platforms “We are excited to bring Real- and productivity up to a level of 20 the ability to map data from exist- twice ‘for the same cost’ (NYSE: GE) has launched new soft- time Operational Intelligence to percent.” ing GE or third-party applications, ware solutions in the GCC region Middle East and Africa region start- Proficy Mobile accesses struc- allowing companies to add the KUWAIT: HP’s Ink Advantage series offers effi- that address the challenge of mak- ing with the GCC countries,” said tured information through equip- necessary context to existing data cient and affordable printing system for home ing sense of complex and extensive Daniel Coetzee, General Manager ment models that can be config- no matter the source. The built-in users and micro-business customers allowing data available in business today, to for MEA, GE Intelligent Platforms. ured specifically to a company’s intelligence foundation allows them to print twice as much for the same cost. promote greater operational effi- “The RtOI concept, and specifically operations, allowing users to find companies to define applicable This series demonstrates HP’s ongoing commit- ciencies in the oil & gas, manufac- Proficy Mobile, adds tremendous the information they need quickly key process indicators (KPIs) and ment to offer its customers the best products turing, power, water and metal sec- value to the oil & gas and infrastruc- and easily. Once data is mapped equipment relationships forming and services. HP is the first to introduce the Ink tors. These powerful solutions, ture businesses. Geographically dis- into the model, users can add standard plant/site-wide and Advantage series that enables customers to accessed by simple apps, deliver intelligence through easy-to-use asset-level detailed displays print twice as much for the same cost and offers Real-Time Operational Intelligence tools that can outline relation- accessible from within the app. the most extensive line-up of printers and ink (RtOI) to exploit existing data sets ships and connections to multiple Assets and processes are tracked cartridges in Kuwait. The new line-up of Deskjet and transform them into actionable disperse systems transforming it using KPIs to notify users of alert Ink Advantage printers are enhanced with more knowledge with easy-to-use to information. And, with GE’s conditions, as well as trends that features and faster print speeds than predeces- mobile interfaces coupled with patented GEO-intelligence tech- may be occurring in the plant. In sors, while offering different price-points to powerful and scalable server-based nology, the system automatically addition, Proficy Mobile provides address customers’ varying needs. components. navigates and provides informa- aggregated asset health displays “Users can now print up to two times more The first component to help tion based on user location, role, intelligently to alert the user to a than before, thanks to our expanded range of companies achieve true RtOI is and asset condition and context. current condition drawing atten- HP Deskjet Ink Advantage portfolio.” said Jehad Proficy Mobile, which will spark With a standard downloadable tion to the most critical informa- Abu Shakrah, Brand Manager, Imaging and customers to drive efficiency with GE app, “point-and-click” server tion. Printing Systems Supplies & Media Printing and real-time access to operational configuration and an extensible GE has been a partner in the Personal Systems, HP Middle East. “We at HP persist on bringing innovative and practical information, using the latest gener- analytics engine - systems can be Middle East, North Africa and Jehad Abu Shakrah ation of mobile iOS and Android deployed on top of existing sys- Turkey for over 80 years, commit- choice of products to our customers, and HP Ink devices. It features an easy-to-use tems such as SCADA, HMI, MES, ted to the region’s progress and Advantage is one of our many revolutionary brand refilled ink cartridges leaked, streaked, or standard interface with GE’s patent- BMS, ERP and Historians. This prosperity, through its waves of technologies, designed to make printing more failed either during use or right out of the box. ed GEO-intelligence technology capability is essential for industry change and growth. Supporting affordable than ever and aimed at optimizing On average, Original HP ink cartridges printed that provides situational awareness persed assets can be safely moni- as new visualization, mobility, ana- the generation of more than two- our customers’ experience. Print more, pay less. up to 34.7 per cent more pages than the refilled typically found only in consumer tored and the vast amount of asso- lytics and collaboration tools thirds of the region’s electricity, It’s pretty easy maths.” cartridges tested, making HP cartridges the apps like Facebook, with a power- ciated data turned into simple, enable action in real time, in the GE’s technologies purify over 800 The new HP Ink Advantage series offers a best in the market. ful back-end server that transforms actionable knowledge, available required locations and with the million liters of water daily for range of functionalities to suit its customers’ The Ink Advantage series of printers include: existing raw data into intelligent, anywhere, anytime. Information is contextual information operators, drinking, irrigation and municipal needs. It offers versatility, creativity and signifi- The HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2515 and 3515 actionable information. It also pro- delivered by role allowing for engineers, managers and execu- uses across MENA. Today, 90 per- cant savings with one of the lowest cost per e-All-in-One printer now comes with an intu- vides companies with the option of reduced travel times, better tives need to make quicker deci- cent of hospitals in Middle East are page for any printers in the market today. HP itive graphic display for easy printing, scanning allowing employees to use their informed decisions and less execu- sions. equipped with GE technologies, Advantage series has the best page yield, relia- and copying, while delivering high-quality own devices quickly, easily and tion errors. In some cases, mobile The structured navigation fea- while GE and its joint ventures help bility, print quality, speeds, usage patterns, cost prints at low running costs. The HP Deskjet Ink securely. operators have seen their efficiency tures of Proficy Mobile provide to fly two-thirds of the region. per cartridge or page, and better longevity than Advantage 2515 and 3515 All-in-One printers similar products in the market. are priced at 16 KD and 21 KD respectively. Two new ink cartridges, the HP 650 and HP * The new HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3525 655, have been introduced in EMEA (Europe, and 5525 e-All-in-One printers offer HP wireless Middle East and Africa) with the new line-up of direct printing that allow users to easily print Gold gains 1 percent Ink Advantage Deskjet printers. The Original HP from wireless-enabled mobile devices without Ink cartridges that are used with the Deskjet Ink a network or router. The HP Deskjet Ink Advantage printers can print up to 600 pages Advantage 3525 and 5525 All-in-One printers delivering archive-quality documents and lab- are priced at 26 KD and 31 KD respectively. Barclays cuts price forecast, citing weak demand quality photos. * The HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4615 All-in- In tests conducted by QualityLogic, results One and 4625 e-All-in-One printers allow users SINGAPORE: Gold gained 1 percent yesterday an ounce last week for the first time since 2010. about the world’s second-largest economy. revealed that more than 15 per cent of all other to print, scan, copy and fax, and save up to 40% after posting its biggest quarterly fall ever, as Outflows from gold backed exchange-traded on energy consumption with bearish economic data from China hurt Asian funds (ETFs) have accelerated due to the recent WEAK PHYSICAL DEMAND Scheduled On/Off. It is a 35-sheet stocks and boosted bullion’s safe-haven appeal. decline in prices. Outflows from SPDR Gold Despite gold prices being close to three-year Automatic Document Feeder. The HP Comments from a US Federal Reserve official Trust, the largest gold ETF, have totaled nearly lows, strong physical demand from India and Deskjet 4615 All-in-One and 4625 e-All- on the need to maintain the bank’s stimulus 13 million ounces so far this year. China - the top two gold consumers - has failed in-One printers are priced at 28 KD and measures for longer also helped gold recover “Every time prices try to come back, there to materialize. In April, Asian demand helped cap 35 KD respectively. some losses from last week when it fell 5 per- seems to be steady selling coming out of the some of the metal’s losses when prices fell the The ink capacity of the cartridges cent to three-year lows. West,” the trader said. Hedge funds and money most in 30 years. However, this time demand has has increased which enables them to Investor confidence in the metal has been managers slashed their bullish bets in gold not picked up to the same levels, dealers and print twice as much for the same cost. eroded after it plunged 23 percent in April- futures and options to their lowest levels in six traders have said. Barclays cut its forecast for gold This translates into significant cost-sav- June, as fears over an early end to the Fed’s $85 years, as bullion prices fell to a three-year low, a prices yesterday, citing weak demand and ETF ings and added flexibility for customers billion monthly bond purchases hurt gold’s report by the Commodity Futures Trading outflows. “While the physical market was able to with varied print needs or those who appeal as an inflation hedge. “What really Commission showed on Friday. suspend the downward trajectory of gold in April have limited their printing due to ink needs to happen now for gold to regain the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President following hefty disinvestment, this time, prelimi- costs. The HP Ink Advantage series trust of investors is that at the very least it John Williams said on Friday he had backed off nary data suggest a much weaker physical mar- offers an unrivalled combination of needs to consolidate for a few days and gain a from his earlier view that the Fed should start ket footing,” Barclays analysts said in a note. Sales quality, reliability, speeds and ease of little bit more credibility,” said a precious metals cutting back on stimulus this summer in part of American Eagle gold bullion coins plunged to use at competitive prices. The printers trader in Hong Kong. because inflation has been lower than he 57,000 ounces in June, the lowest sales since are also equipped with AirPrint, allow- Spot gold rose 0.75 percent to $1,242.40 an expected. Asian equities edged lower yesterday August last year, as physical demand from retail ing wireless and mobile printing from ounce by 0644 GMT, while Comex gold rose after China’s factory activity reached its lowest investors and collectors sank, according to data any Apple iOS device via a Wi-Fi net- about $18 to $1,241.80. Gold fell below $1,200 in nine months in June, deepening worries on the US Mint’s website on Friday. —Reuters work. Users simply have to make sure the device and printer are operating on the same network. Starwood Hotels & Resorts expands footprint in Saudi Bayt.com Specialties unveiled DUBAI: Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one of interest and expertise that can make people RIYADH: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Le Meridien Riyadh will offer the brand’s award- job site, is pleased to announce the launch of shine. Inc (NYSE: HOT) has signed an agreement with Al winning “Arrival” experience, curated by Bayt.com Specialties, a new, socially-enabled That’s what Bayt.com Specialties is all about: Jazeerah Al Oula Real Estate Co, an entity man- LM100TM members - a group of international cre- platform that reinvents the hiring process and helping professionals at all career levels and in aged by Kuwait’s leading financial institution, First ators of mixed generations and interdisciplinary further empowers job seekers and employers all industries and roles, highlight their unique Investment Company, to debut the company’s Le artistic fields like architecture, cuisines, design and across the Middle East and North Africa. abilities and truly shine.” Bayt.com Specialties Meridien brand in Riyadh. Set to open in 2016, Le art. The hotel will feature the Le Meridien Hub Bayt.com Specialties is Bayt.com’s latest and completes Bayt.com’s transformation from a Meridien Riyadh will be the first new build Le concept, which re-interprets the traditional lobby biggest move to transform its portal into an closed job portal towards an online platform Meridien to open in Saudi Arabia since the brand into a social gathering place for creative people to open and socially active platform that brings that enables professionals in the region to was acquired by Starwood in 2005. With this sign- converse, debate and exchange, providing both professionals and employers together in new explore career opportunities through an open, ing, Starwood continues its aggressive growth guests and locals with a creative atmosphere and innovative ways. social, and insightful experience. throughout Saudi Arabia where it currently oper- where contemporary, curated artwork sets the Having a professional online presence is Bayt.com’s Public Profiles channel already ates 10 hotels, with another nine under develop- environment. absolutely essential, as 84% of employers take boasts over 1.5 million professional profiles, and ment, and is the second largest market for the The hotel is located in the heart of Riyadh, at the time to research candidates online before withBayt.com Specialties, users on Bayt.com are company in the Middle East behind the UAE. “We the intersection of Al Olaya Road and King making a final hiring decision. Of these, 57.1% able to choose from thousands of specialties, are delighted to work with Al Jazeerah Al Oula Abdullah Road and is in close proximity to the ‘always’ check, and 26.9% ‘frequently’ check. The which are then added to their professional pub- Real Estate Co. as we debut our Le Meridien brand city’s main business district and the King Khaled biggest challenge stated by employers is sourc- lic profiles. Upon selecting specialties, they are in Riyadh,” said Michael Wale, President, Starwood International Airport. ing relevant candidates for senior executive and automatically connected to others who share Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa and Middle East. management positions, which suggests that the same expertise, and are able to create dis- “Over the past seven years, Starwood has Starwood in the Middle East those candidates who do have an online pres- cussions and ask questions within their profes- made significant investments in developing Le and Saudi Arabia Air Arabia named ence, and who are able to prove their expertise sional peer group. Additionally, they are able to Meridien as a contemporary lifestyle brand “Le Meridien is our largest brand in Saudi such as through Bayt.com’s Specialties, will share their knowledge and provide answers to focused on bringing destinations to life through Arabia and we continue to see opportunities to the Best Low-Cost stand out from the competition. Industry knowl- questions posted by other Bayt.com users, cuisine, the arts and local culture. We believe Le grow the brand in the country,” said Bart edge is also a highly desirable trait for senior thereby demonstrating their expertise in their Meridien Riyadh will offer a compelling experi- Carnahan, Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Airline in Mideast executive and management candidates, which chosen specialty areas. ence in the capital, which has become a leading Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low-cost car- Specialties allows job seekers to demonstrate. Users can expand their connections by fol- business destination in the Middle East.” Africa and Middle East. “Today, our Le Meridien The Bayt.com Specialties platform enables lowing other professionals and inviting them to “We are excited to work with Starwood to portfolio is the strongest it has ever been and the rier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has been awarded Best Low-Cost Airline, Middle East at the Skytrax professionals to express their thought leader- return the follow. They can have their contribu- bring its Le Meridien brand into Riyadh,” said Tariq brand is poised for expansive growth around the ship in their professional areas of expertise, and tions ratified by their peers as their contribu- Al Adsani, Deputy CEO of First Investment world.” World Airline Awards 2013 which took place recently as part of the Paris Air Show. The award recognizes the airline’s com- allows employers to tap into this with innovative tions are voted on based on the insight shared, Company and Manager of Al Jazeerah Al Oula Starwood currently operates 10 hotels in tools for finding professionals whose true abili- improving their overall rank and thereby prov- Real Estate Co. “We believe a world-class brand Saudi Arabia under its Sheraton and Le Meridien mitment to providing the best quality, low cost travel for air- line passengers in the region. “We are honored to be named ties surpass those represented through tradi- ing their expertise through peer approval. like Le Meridien with its unique and contempo- brands and recently opened the Four Points by tional CVs. Bayt.com Specialties brings together Bayt.com Specialties will also provide ranks rary approach will make the hotel a popular desti- Sheraton Riyadh Khaldia, marking the debut of as the Middle East’s Best Low Cost Airline by Skytrax, particu- larly because it is voted for by our customers,” said Adel Ali, professionals in an online environment that based on points accumulated, which show up nation for both business travelers and the local the mid-market brand in the country. Later this empowers them to share their knowledge with- on user’s profiles for potential employers to see. community.” year, the company will open two hotels in Medina Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia. “We are committed to providing the best possible service at the lowest possible in their self-specified areas of interest and All answers, interactions, and ranks on Bayt.com - the Sheraton Medina Hotel and Four Points by expertise. Specialties can then be viewed by hiring compa- LE MERIDIEN RIYADH Sheraton Medina Hotel. prices, to our ever growing customer base.” The awards took place in Paris recently as part of the Paris It allows them to demonstrate their skills and nies as they look to source the best qualified The 15-storey hotel will feature 219 guest With its current development pipeline, knowledge amongst their peers and to poten- candidates. rooms and 12 suites all with the Le Meridien Bed, Starwood expects to add more than 3,000 rooms Air Show, and at the event Air Arabia was also recognized as one of the top 10 airlines in the Middle East. The Skytrax tial employers, by contributing to open dia- The Bayt.com Specialties platform will be as well as three restaurants. Le Meridien Riyadh to its portfolio in the country. In the Middle East, logues related to their specific specialties. It especially pivotal in that it catapults Bayt.com will offer nearly 7,000 square feet of extensive Starwood operates close to 50 hotels and resorts World Airline Awards are voted for by air travellers from 160 countries across the world, surveying their experience with presents the opportunity for professionals to into a new interactive arena by making meeting and event space to cater to the growing under eight of the company’s nine distinct expand their circle of connections, while estab- Bayt.com more open, social, and communicative number of business travelers into the capital. lifestyle brands including: The Luxury Collection, airlines on the ground and onboard as part of the industry’s largest customer satisfaction survey. This wholly independ- lishing a definitive presence as an expert in their than traditional jobsites. Bayt.com has a rapidly Leisure facilities will include a spa with four treat- St Regis, Sheraton, Westin, W Hotels, Le Meridien, particular field. growing community of over 12 million profes- ment rooms, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Four Points by Sheraton and Aloft. ent survey covers 200 airlines, from large international groups to smaller domestic carriers across all classes of travel. “We are very excited with the launch of sionals and with over 6.75 million visitors a Bayt.com Specialties, and with the possibilities it month is already amongst the most trafficked brings to redefine the online recruitment land- and visited professional networks in the world. scape in the region. 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SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube, mobile applications, and pulled Honey back into engineering. “I mentioned to tional microphones capture sounds such as winches Online viewing allows for customized and immer- the tech wizardry of veteran sailor Stan Honey are out Larry what we were doing” with technology being being turned and water hitting hulls. sive viewing, along with letting people “time-shift” to to make America’s Cup yacht racing as thrilling a spec- used to enhance live sports feeds with graphics “and “We have had a mantra from when we first started: watch when they want. tator sport as Formula One. that sailing would be the perfect sport for it because to present the sport from the inside out,” said Cup tele- The Cup’s technical team is also making real-time Along with sailing ‘in-shore’ for the first time ever there is a ton of stuff that is important and hard to see,” vision production executive Denis Harvey. feeds of all race data- except video, because of broad- along courses on the picturesque San Francisco Bay, a Honey said. “As a viewer, we are taking you on board with the cast rights deals-available free on a public “slave serv- sophisticated network of cameras, sensors and com- Ellison was intent on making the 34th America’s crew,” he continued. “We see it as part of humanizing it er” for smartphone or tablet application makers. puters will make it simple to understand tactics play- Cup in San Francisco a television-friendly event with and getting the viewer to see that it is pretty cool.” Applications using Cup data must be free. ing out on the water. spectator appeal beyond die-hard sailors. Cup umpires also get the benefit of using the boat- One smartphone application allows spectators to “The venue is spectacular with the city and the Honey and his team wove cameras and sensors on tracking technology and helicopter overhead view to stream position, speed and other details simply by Golden Gate Bridge; the boats are stunning in terms of catamarans, marker buoys, and a helicopter into a net- make calls instead of having to rely solely on what is aiming the handset at a particular AC72 catamaran speed and size, and then there is the technology,” work for precisely tracking boats. seen from chase boats. from shore, Honey said. Honey said while taking AFP into America’s Cup con- Data is shared between devices and with comput- Deals for television broadcasting of Cup races have “The spectator can also listen to on-board audio,” trol rooms. “The objective is for the technology to stay ers on shore, where real-time graphics in the form of been made in various countries, with NBC having Honey said of the application. “So, your phone feels out of the way and yet allow the sport to be much lines on water are added to video to show boundaries; rights in the United States. like this amazing directional microphone because more easily grasped.” who is winning, and tactics being used by crews. “Then Channels on globally popular Google-owned where ever you point it you can hear on-board audio.” It has been 15 years since Honey co-founded it becomes easy to understand, and you give commen- online video venue YouTube feature customized feeds Cup organizers vow the premier yacht-racing event Sportvision, a company based on technology he tators a tool to tell a story,” Honey said. The team showcasing favored aspects or teams. Nearly 49,000 will launch as planned here next week despite protests developed to show television viewers the paths of began testing the video graphics system in races in people had subscribed to the America’s Cup channel over last-minute rule changes triggered by the death hockey pucks, baseballs, and race cars, and US football early 2010 and, in one case, it worked so well that as of Friday. “You’re immersed in the action and can of British sailor Andrew Simpson during training. first-down lines in real time. viewers criticized the event for polluting water by put- enjoy the sport more than ever, whether you’re a new Racing is scheduled to start on July 7 in the Louis Honey, who has sailed professionally since he grad- ting colored trails behind the boats. “We were flat- fan or a lifelong fan,” YouTube global head of sports Vuitton Cup, the series of races that will produce the uated college decades ago, left Sportvision in 2004 to tered,” Honey said. Each AC72 catamaran competing in partnerships Claude Ruibal said of the Cup channel. challenger to Oracle Team USA for the America’s Cup sail full time and was hired to navigate Larry Ellison’s the Cup is fitted with six high-definition cameras “On any device, you can watch live feeds from each races in September. Team New Zealand, Italian syndi- racing yacht Sayonara a year later. But in 2010 after the remotely controlled from an operations room on boat with every sailor miked up and multiple cameras cate Luna Rossa and Artemis Racing of Sweden are billionaire yachtsman’s boat won the America’s Cup, he shore. Crew members wear microphones, and addi- on the boats to capture the action.” slated to compete. — AFP WatchABC now in LA, Chicago, San Francisco for pay TV subs

BURBANK: Disney faces one of the first big tests of its WatchABC app yesterday, as customers who had enjoyed free live viewing of local ABC stations in New York and Philadelphia on mobile devices will now need to show they are pay TV subscribers. The app also launched yesterday in four new markets, where use will likewise be limited to pay TV subscribers: Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Raleigh-Durham, NC. Since the middle of May, anyone who down- loaded the app in New York and Philadelphia could catch live local broadcasts from Disney- owned ABC stations WABC and WPVI on iPhones, Software AG & Tech Mahindra partner to iPads and Kindle Fires. Now they’ll have to enter the username and passwords they use to access create efficiencies for the public sector online tools from their cable TV provider. Participating providers are Comcast, Cablevision, DUBAI: As a leading System Integrator and ernment by leveraging the opportunities Cox, Charter, Midcontinent and AT&T. Customers Global Partner of Software AG, Tech presented by the four forces. who don’t have a pay TV subscription or get Mahindra recently hosted a conference for “We have been delivering high quality service from a different provider will not be able the public sector organizations in Abu Dhabi, services in application integration and busi- to watch live programs on the app. Previously UAE to share best practices and methodolo- ness process management to public sector aired full episodes will still be available for free gies on how government institutions can firms. Our association with Software AG on demand over mobile devices. achieve operational excellence and take bears testimony to our commitment to serve WatchABC is part of the TV industry’s “TV advantage of the opportunities presented by this sector and bring about enhanced opera- Everywhere” initiative, which is meant to the four forces, mobile, social, cloud and Big tional efficiencies through significant increase the value of a pay TV subscription by data, using Software AG suite. For over two process improvement” stated G B Kumar, VP giving viewers access to their favorite TV shows decades, Mahindra Satyam (now merged & head of MENA region, Tech Mahindra anytime and on multiple mobile devices. But with Tech Mahindra) has partnered with “Government institutions in the UAE are executives have acknowledged it is taking a long Software AG to enable public sector organi- looking at new IT initiatives aimed at mod- time to become a reality, partly because rights zations around the world provide high-quali- ernizing their services to be citizen-centric, deals haven’t been completed. ty services to citizens via reliable data, inte- responsive and accessible anywhere at any WatchABC now has live mobile viewing avail- gration and BPM solutions. time. We are therefore particularly pleased able for just six of about 200 TV stations that car- Their partnership has enabled customers to be supporting this conference led by Tech ry ABC, although the latest rollout includes its to deliver superior and faster citizen-centric Mahindra who has proven to be a reliable biggest markets. Two more stations owned by services 24/7 anywhere, develop cross- partner based on several engagements that Disney in Houston and Fresno, Calif., will offer agency and cross-department business we had with them globally “ said Nicky live viewing through WatchABC by September. processes that optimize collaboration, and Sheridan, SVP - Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Another 13 stations owned by Hearst Corp. plan enhance operational efficiencies through Software AG. The conference featured sub- to offer live viewing the app in the coming process improvement. ject matter experts from Software AG and months. The ‘eGovernment & Beyond’ conference Tech Mahindra in addition to a customer Complicating the issue, The Walt Disney Co.’s follows the heels of the recent announce- presentation. The agenda was carefully arrangements with local ABC affiliate TV stations PITTSBURGH: One of the Gettysburg apps available on an iPhone is seen on the device screen ment of the launch of a new Mobile designed to provide the attendees a solid and pay TV operators currently cover just over a on June 27. Those interested in the 150th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Gettysburg Government initiative (mGovernment) that understanding on how they can achieve third of the approximately 100 million people can access apps that offer maps and information about key battle spots. — AP aims to provide the citizens of the UAE their strategic objectives using Software AG’s who pay for TV nationwide. So some people liv- lit up as these agreements come into place, not live programming for some time. access to government services via their unrivaled data, integration and process plat- ing in the covered markets will not be able to too different than it takes time for cell carriers to WatchABC’s expansion comes as upstart mobile devices at any time. This initiative forms to exploit mobile, social, cloud and big watch live programming on the app, because put up new towers.” There are plans to possibly Aereo attempts to capture a slice of the mobile clearly reflects a growing interest from the in partnership with Tech Mahindra’s highly their provider has not reached a deal with the make the on-demand portion of WatchABC also viewing audience with its $8-a-month service government to transform into a digital gov- regarded delivery capabilities. local ABC affiliate for the service. limited to pay TV customers in the future, Cheng that started in New York last year and expanded Albert Cheng, chief product officer for digital said, but the service would have to be more to Boston and Atlanta this spring. Aereo plans to media for Disney/ABC, says the rollout is similar widely available to justify the loss in advertising offer service - which includes live streams of to how the wireless phone industry gradually revenue that would occur when non-pay TV major local TV stations - in Chicago in brought faster “4G LTE” service to different cities users lose access. September. over time. ABC is the first broadcast network to try live Broadcasters have sued Aereo for copyright “It is as confusing as that - when is my market streaming its programming over an app. Some infringement, but so far Aereo has won court rul- going to happen?” he said. “The markets will be pay TV networks like ESPN have been streaming ings that have kept it in business. — AP Tech Mahindra - Mahindra Satyam merger consummated

DUBAI: Tech Mahindra Limited, a specialist provider the trust reposed by our investors. I’m confident that Connected Solutions.’ reflects this business opportuni- of information technology (IT) solutions and services we are now geared to grow even faster in the future,” ty and reality. Our innovative and customer centric to the telecommunications industry and Mahindra said Anand Mahindra, Group Chairman, Mahindra & offerings integrate technology with business, Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services Mahindra. enabling Enterprises, Associates and the Society to provider, recently announced the formal amalgama- “Over the past four years while we worked through Rise. I thank all stakeholders for their continuous and tion of Mahindra Satyam with Tech Mahindra. The the statutory and legal issues, our teams worked unfailing support at all times.” merged entity, which has been ranked among the top closely on the ground to integrate processes, elimi- Replacing Bobby Gupta in MENA will be G B TAIWAN: Yu Hsiao-cheng, vice chairperson of Taiwan’s telecom regulator five Indian IT services companies, creates a technolo- nate overlaps, leverage best practices and deliver Kumar, a well-known IT industry veteran with 20+ National Communications Commission, gestures while unveiling a list of seven gy services powerhouse with revenues of USD 2.7 enhanced value to all our stakeholders. Today, as we years of in product and services, sales, marketing, local companies to bid for up to seven 4G operation licenses at a press confer- Billion and a team of 84,000 professionals servicing formally become one, our unified Go-To-Market strat- business and solution development across Asia ence. — AFP 540 customers across 46 countries, including the egy will allow us to meet the growing needs of busi- Pacific, India, Japan and China. Kumar is expected to Middle East region. nesses with renewed vigor and pro-activeness,” said help grow the company’s Middle East revenues, con- Taiwan’s Hon Hai, six others According to the company’s senior officials, the Vineet Nayyar, Executive Vice Chairman, Tech tributing to the global target of USD 5 billion by 2015. new Tech Mahindra brand dons a new look and logo, Mahindra. To date, ongoing projects in the region are worth in which reflects the heritage of the Mahindra Group CP Gurnani, Managing Director and CEO, Tech excess USD 150 Million to bid for 4G mobile licences while its new positioning represents the new connect- Mahindra said, “Consumerism across today’s connect- “The announcement of this merger makes Tech TAIPEI: Taiwan technology giant Hon Hai global sluggishness and falling share ed world, offering innovative and customer-centric ed world is being fuelled by a convergence of tech- Mahindra a technology powerhouse to reckon with in Precision has joined six other firms to bid for prices. The conglomerate assembles services and solutions. nologies. Our new positioning ‘Connected World. the Middle East region. the island’s 4G mobile spectrum licences, Apple’s iPads and iPhones, plus mobile Also being noted is that the strengths of the two the telecom regulator said yesterday. devices for Sony and Nokia. entities remain widely intact, even after the consum- “We’re glad that local companies have Hon Hai saw its sales in the three mation of the merger. In light of the announcement, Tech Mahindra’s focus will continue to be on telecom- Apple applies to register displayed faith in the domestic 4G opera- months to March fall 19 percent from a year munications, enterprise and business services group tion,” Yu Hsiao-cheng, vice chairman of the earlier to Tw$809 billion ($26.97 billion) as (BSG)-which are the three key pillars of the combined ‘iWatch’ trademark in Japan National Communications Commission, orders from its biggest client Apple slowed. organizations. The combined entity is being posi- told reporters while unveiling the list of Screening of the applicants will begin tioned to service more than 100 clients in the Middle TOKYO: Apple Inc has applied for a trademark for about Google Inc’s recently unveiled Glass which interested bidders. Tuesday and bidding on September 3, Yu East region, across key industries like Energy, Utilities, “iWatch” in Japan, a patent official said on combines a mobile computer and eyeglasses. Among them is Hon Hai, the parent said, adding that four to seven licences Retail, Banking, Finance, Airports, Railways and Sports. Monday, signalling the iPhone maker may be “There’s nothing that’s going to convince a kid company of Foxconn and the world’s would be issued contingent upon the bid- Industry experts have shared that traditional moving ahead with plans for a watch-like device who has never worn glasses or a band or a watch largest electronics contract manufacturer. ding results. enterprises are now making the shift towards becom- as gadget makers turn their attention to wear- to wear one, or at least I haven’t seen it,” Cook Earlier in the day, Hon Hai spokes- “We hope that at least some winners of ing digital-based enterprises. The transformation able computers. said. Wearable devices are considered a potential woman Laura Liu told AFP the application the bidding will be able to provide 4G serv- requires the convergence of cutting edge skills in The trademark application, submitted on June area for hit products as smartphones such as the was made through Ambit Microsystems ices from 2014,” Yu said. 4G, which operates Network, Mobility, Analytics, Cloud, Security, Social & 3 and released on the Japan Patent Office web- iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co’s Galaxy Corp, one of the 26 companies affiliated five times faster than the current 3G net- Sensors (NMACS). The new Tech Mahindra positioning site on June 27, would cover computers, comput- series are losing their ability to impress con- er peripherals and wristwatches, the official said. sumers and investors. Samsung, which has with Hon Hai. work, allows users to download large e- will be ‘Connected World, Connected Solutions,’ wherein all of its solutions and services will bring the He said it was unknown how long the application leapfrogged Apple as the world’s leading smart- Ambit Microsystems is largely engaged mail attachments quickly, watch live televi- process would require. phone maker, is also developing a wearable in the production and development of con- sion without buffering, make high-quality ‘connectedness’ needed in leveraging NMACS tech- nologies to provide a seamless and unparalleled expe- An Apple spokesman in Japan could not device similar to a wristwatch, a source with nectivity and power solutions for PC and video calls and play live games on the go. immediately be reached for comment. knowledge of the matter has said. telecommunication enterprises, including Taiwan lags behind the global rollout of rience for our customers. “Today we have fulfilled the commitment made in Speculation has mounted that Apple is preparing The New York Times reported in February that routers, modems and wireless products. 4G, with dozens of countries including the to launch an iWatch and CEO Tim Cook told a Apple was experimenting with the design of a The move comes as Hon Hai founder United States and Germany as well as parts 2009, when we acquired Satyam, to jointly become one-of-the largest, diversified players leveraging gathering of tech and media executives a month device similar to a wristwatch that would operate Terry Gou said last week it plans to spin off of Asia already offering the service to busi- Technology for Business Solutions. Tech Mahindra is a ago that wearable products were ripe for explo- on the same iOS platform as its iPhone and iPad some units as part of measures to battle nesses and consumers. — AFP testimony to the tireless efforts of our associates and ration, but added he was sceptical, including and would be made with curved glass. — Reuters TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Halving world hunger by 2015 ‘within reach’

GENEVA: Despite economic crises and UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed the date, all was not rosy, however. Ban percent in 1990-92 to 14.9 percent in munity to smooth out the disparities dwindling aid, the UN said yesterday progress made, insisting in yesterday’s pointed out that “too many women die 2010-12, and that there were today 59 between regions and countries, as well huge progress had been made towards report that the goals “have been the in childbirth when we have the means million fewer children under five who as between population groups within meeting the so-called Millennium most successful global anti-poverty to save them (and) more than 2.5 billion were underweight than in 1990. countries. The report also warned that Development Goals, including its bid to push in history.” The MDG target of cut- people lack improved sanitation facili- Despite the significant drop, the UN the world’s ability to reach its goals had slash world hunger in half between ting in two the number of people living ties.” “Our resource base is in serious report stressed that “the rate of been impacted by dwindling aid mon- 1990 and 2015. “Given reinvigorated in extreme poverty, defined as subsist- decline, with continuing losses of progress is insufficient” to reach the tar- ey, with global aid funds falling two efforts, the target of halving the per- ing on less than $1.25 a day, was forests, species and fish stocks, in a get of halving the number of hungry percent from 2010 to 2011 and another centage of people suffering from reached already in 2010 — five years world already experiencing the impacts people by 2015. But progress had been four percent in 2012, to $126 billion. hunger by 2015 appears within reach,” ahead of schedule. The report also of climate change,” he added. One in “more pronounced than previously But this too was unevenly distributed, said a UN progress report on its eight stressed major advances in health, eight people around the world are still believed,” it said, insisting that if the with aid to the least developed coun- Millennium goals. Thirteen years ago, pointing to strides to rein in the chronically undernourished, and more world hit the accelerator in its bid to tries shrinking a full 13 percent last year world leaders drew up the MDG’s, with HIV/AIDS epidemic, as well as drops in than 100 million or 16 percent of kids root out the scourge of hunger, the alone, to about $26 billion. The report specific targets to reduce poverty, stop the death rates from malaria and tuber- under the age of five are underweight. 2015 target could be reached. called on the world to look beyond the spread of AIDS and improve educa- culosis, saving more than 20 million But yesterday’s report also pointed Noting that progress towards the 2015 and begin crafting “an ambitious, tion, gender equality, child and mater- lives. out that the proportion of undernour- Millennium goals had been uneven, the yet realistic, agenda for the period after nal health and environmental stability. Less than 1,000 days from the cut-off ished people in the world fell from 23.2 UN report urged the international com- the MDG target date.”—AFP Tobacco taxes, smoking bans set to save millions of lives Raising taxes on cigarettes, smoke-free areas save lives GENEVA: Anti-smoking measures including high- Argentina and Italy, were on track to persuade an and the toll is projected to rise to eight million by er taxes on tobacco products, bans on adverts estimated 15 million people not to smoke, the 2030, according to the WHO, a United Nations and controls on lighting up in public places could study said. That would prevent around 7.4 million agency waging war on “Big Tobacco”. The WHO’s prevent tens of millions of premature deaths smoking-related deaths by 2050, it added. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, across the world, researchers said yesterday. researchers found the most effective measures which came into force in 2005, lays down meas- Similar steps taken by Turkey, Romania and 39 were increasing taxes and banning smoking in ures to curb smoking and tobacco use. About 175 other countries between 2007 and 2010 were offices, restaurants and other public places. The countries have ratified the pact, shunned by oth- already saving lives, the independent study pub- first method would prevent 3.5 million smoking- ers that are home to large tobacco companies, lished by the World Health Organization (WHO) attributable deaths, while the second would pre- including the United States, Switzerland and said. vent 2.5 million, they said. Indonesia. “If the progress attained by these ... countries “If anything it is an under-estimate,” Dr Measures include raising taxes on tobacco were extended globally, tens of millions of smok- Douglas Bettcher, director of WHO’s department products to 75 percent of the final retail price, ing-related deaths could be averted,” Professor of noncommunicable diseases, told Reuters in an smoke-free air policies, warnings on cigarette David Levy, the study’s lead author from interview in his Geneva office. “It is a win-win situ- packages, bans on advertising, promotion and JALALABAD: An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a Georgetown University Medical Center in ation for health and finance ministries to generate sponsorship, and offering treatments to kick the child during the first day of a vaccination campaign on the outskirts yester- Washington, said in the WHO’s monthly bulletin. revenues that have a major impact on improving habit. “We know that in many poor countries, the day. Polio, once a worldwide scourge, is endemic in just three countries now Wider use of the controls could also lead to lower health and productivity,” he added. Turkey’s poor spend a lot of money on tobacco. They - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. —AFP health care costs and higher birth weights for steps led to a sharp drop in smoking rates to 41.5 would be able to use it for nutrition and educa- babies, he added. percent among men in 2012 from 47.9 percent in tion which is a huge opportunity cost,” said Dr Tobacco-control measures already introduced 2008, he said. Edouard Tursan d’Espaignet, from WHO’s Tobacco US sets birth control rule for in the 41 countries, that also included Pakistan, Six million people die every year from smoking Free Initiative.—Reuters employers with religious ties NEW YORK: The Obama administration made employers an additional five months to adjust PTSD tied to raised heart disease risk it final that employees of religiously affiliated, to the new regulations by having it apply to nonprofit institutions would receive insurance plan years beginning on or after January 1. NEW YORK: People suffering from The symptoms tend to start heart disease when the study start- ing reduced blood flow in the men coverage for birth control amid mounting Other employers have been required to make posttraumatic stress disorder shortly after a person experiences a ed, between 1987 and 1992. with PTSD. legal challenges to a rule in the recent health- contraceptives coverage available to their (PTSD) may also be at increased risk traumatic event, such as combat, The 281 twin pairs were asked to While their study cannot prove care law. The White House proposed in early workers since last August. Women’s advocates of heart attacks and strokes, terrorist attacks, serious accidents, return for follow-up exams and that PTSD caused heart disease in 2012 an arrangement that allows universities, applauded the regulations as a milestone that according to a new study of natural disasters and personal vio- interviews between 2002 and 2010 the men, she said, people should hospitals and other employers with a religious could have profound impact on the education Vietnam War veterans. After follow- lence or abuse. - about 13 years later - and were know the two conditions share an affiliation to avoid paying directly for contra- and economic opportunities of women includ- ing nearly 300 pairs of male twins, Physically, Vaccarino’s team tested to see how many of the men association. “This study and the ceptives. Instead, insurance companies pro- ing college students. “Birth control is basic all Vietnam vets, for more than a notes, PTSD sufferers are known to had developed heart disease. other studies provide pretty good vide coverage and foot the bill under the law. healthcare for women, and this policy treats it decade, researchers found that often have raised levels of stress Overall, 137 participants had met evidence that there’s an association The rule requires an institution’s health insurer like any other kind of preventive care,” Planned almost a quarter of the men diag- hormones and other chemicals sig- the diagnostic criteria for PTSD at here and it’s likely to be causal, but or third-party insurance administrator to notify Parenthood President Cecile Roberts said in a nosed with PTSD also had heart dis- naling overactivation in the fight- the start of the study and 69 men we don’t have the proof,” said Dr employees about birth control benefits and statement. ease, compared to less than a tenth or-flight pathways of the nervous developed heart disease by the Stephen Sidney, director for provide beneficiaries with direct payments The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, of the men without the combat- system. Previous research, includ- time of their follow-up exam. research clinics at the Kaiser that cover the cost of contraceptive services. which has spearheaded opposition to the poli- related stress disorder. ing one study examining US veter- About 23 percent of those with Permanente Northern California The announcement was made by the US cy, responded to the ruling. “We have received “As time goes by, it’s become ans from Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD had heart disease, compared Division of Research in Oakland. Department of Health and Human Services. It and started to review the 110-page final rule,” more and more clear that PTSD is have found that people diagnosed to about 9 percent of those without “There is enough of an associa- puts into effect a requirement that has been New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in a not just something that impacts with PTSD and other stress disor- the stress disorder. The results tion that physicians should be beset by more than a year of talks between statement. “It will require more careful analysis. psychological health. It has broad ders are more likely to develop translated to those with PTSD at aware of it,” said Sidney, who wrote administration officials and religious employ- We will provide a fuller statement when that repercussions throughout the heart troubles (see Reuters Health the outset being twice as likely as an editorial accompanying the new ers. The US Roman Catholic bishops and other analysis is complete.” body,” said Dr. Viola Vaccarino from story of August 5, 2009 here:). men without the disorder to devel- study in the Journal of the denominations oppose contraception on reli- the Emory University School of Vaccarino said, however, that op heart disease by the end of the American College of Cardiology. gious grounds and have protested against the Legal fight expands Public Health in Atlanta, the study’s other studies found conflicting study. That difference remained Vaccarino said more research is requirement as have conservatives. “Today’s Opponents say the policy, part of President lead author. results and some relied on data even after the researchers account- needed to find out exactly how the announcement reinforces our commitment to Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Behavioral symptoms of PTSD from interviews and question- ed for the higher rates of smoking, two conditions are related, but “in respect the concerns of houses of worship and Affordable Care Act, violates religious tenets of include reliving the traumatic event naires, which may provide inaccu- drinking and high blood pressure the meantime, we need to act on other non-profit religious organizations that nonprofit and for-profit employers alike, par- in memories or nightmares, avoid- rate information. For its study, among the PTSD sufferers, which those things that are protective object to contraceptive coverage, while help- ticularly coverage for the morning-after pill to ing situations that may trigger Vaccarino’s group used data from a could also contribute to heart risks. against heart disease in general.” ing to ensure that women get the care they stop pregnancy and other types of contracep- those memories and feelings of study of twins who were all Vaccarino told Reuters Health that “Patients with PTSD need to realize need, regardless of where they work,” HHS tives, which they view as tantamount to abor- paranoia, fearfulness and guilt, Vietnam War veterans born she and her colleagues were able to that they need to take care of their Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a state- tion. Employers have had legal successes, rais- according to the US Department of between 1946 and 1956. None of confirm their findings by imaging heart, because they are at a higher ment. ing speculation that the lawfulness of the rule Veterans Affairs. the men in the new analysis had the participants’ hearts and show- risk,” she said.—Reuters The rule formally takes effect on August 1. may eventually be tested by the US Supreme Thanks But the administration gave nonprofit Court.—Reuters Three-year-old Japan boy gets lung part from mother

TOKYO: Part of a Japanese woman’s lung The hospital said earlier that a successful was transplanted to her three-year-old son operation would be the first of its kind in yesterday in what was described as the the world. world’s first successful graft of a middle The surgery started at 1:35 pm and the lobe from a living donor, a hospital said. boy started breathing with the transplant- Lung transplants from living donors usually ed lung about five hours later, the state- involve transferring the inferior lobe which ment said. The boy is the youngest lung has greater breathing capacity. But a mid- recipient in Japan, the hospital said. He dle lobe was transplanted in this case as it underwent a bone-marrow transplant for is smaller than an inferior lobe and is of the leukaemia about two years ago but later right size for the boy, the Okayama developed graft-versus-host disease, a University Hospital said. complication in which the newly trans- The boy and his mother were not identi- planted material attacks the recipient’s Gulls feasting on whales? In Argentina, yes fied. The transplant of a middle lobe is seen body, Kyodo News said. Takahiro Oto, asso- as difficult, said the university in western ciate professor of respiratory surgery at the VALDES PENINSULA: It’s a weird, lopsided been declared a UN World Heritage site, and Biologist Ana Fazio of the Patagonia National Japan. “A pump-oxygenator was detached state-run university hospital, said the trans- fight if ever there was one: seagulls dive bomb- every year more than 100,000 tourists come to Center says whales have even changed the way from the recipient and he started breathing plant of a middle lobe would pave the way ing to attack and feed on the fat of 50-ton watch the spectacle. they swim so as to dodge the birds. with the transplanted part of the lung,” the for saving the lives of babies who have not whales and their babies. And the birds are win- “They arch as they swim to avoid exposing hospital said in a statement. “We deem that been able to undergo other types of lung ning. The battle, new in recent years, is playing Dodging attacks their backs. You can only see their head and the operation has been successful,” it said. transplant, Kyodo reported.—AFP out in the South Atlantic off the coast of It is estimated that 1,500 to 2,000 whales, their tail. They swim deeper. They are constantly Argentina’s Patagonia region, and is not known who like the cold waters of the South Atlantic, fleeing. They spend an enormous amount of to be happening in waters elsewhere in the come for the annual mating fest. The species energy reacting to the seagull attacks,” Fazio world that are home to the mighty mammals. also live in the Antarctic, South Pacific and said. Last year the center’s director Marcelo The effect of all the relentless nibbling is a per- southern Indian Ocean. Adults measure 13 to 16 Bertoletti hired professional hunters to cull nicious disruption of an eco-system. One theory meters (43 to 53 feet), while the calves are 3-5 gulls. They downed 140 of them. About 10 kilo- as to why it is happening is there is an overpop- meters at birth. “The lack of nursing causes seri- meters (six miles) from the fishing port of ulation of seagulls-in this case, the kelp gull. ous nutrition problems for the calves. Post- Puerto Madryn, Bertoletti looks on as a mon- Whales use these Argentine waters to mate, mortem studies have shown evidence of malnu- strous flock of up to 8,000 gulls feed madly on give birth and nurse their young, and what with trition, and this is a working hypothesis that rotting fish remains at a landfill. The stench is all the airborne harassment, whales are taking needs to be confirmed with several studies,” nauseating. new evasive measures as they swim, separating Sironi said. Those remains are supposed to be buried, mothers from their calves and denying them Indeed, in recent years the gulls have been but companies rarely do that, so the gulls gorge nourishment. Whales do not have lips for suck- wreaking havoc. They used to feed on refuse themselves on fish heads, tails and guts that ing, so mothers expel a thick milk in the water tossed overboard by fishing boats. Now, they helps their numbers multiply. “This is like a for their calves to ingest. The babies need more have added whales to their menu in frenzied McDonald’s for seagulls,” Bertoletti said. He said than 100 liters of it per day. “With each attack waves of pecking. “The seagulls attack the skin there is also the fear that the gulls carry viruses this process is interrupted, and it is a crucial first, and then the fat of the whales. They peck or bacteria that can infect whales. Whales of the moment for the growth of the whales,” said several times in each attack. Then the whale same species in waters off South Africa or Mariano Sironi, director of studies at Argentina’s submerges, and when it comes back to the sur- Australia have no seagull problem, so scientists Institute for Whale Conservation. face, the gull is there waiting,” said Jose Anibal reckon the Argentine phenomenon is caused by In 2012, Sironi tallied 116 whales found dead Cepeda, a guide who takes tourists out on the seagull overpopulation. in these waters, and all but three of them were ocean to see the whales. Experts discard whales beaching themselves calves. That mortality rate was up 100 percent The calves are a riper target because they or falling victim to solar radiation as an explana- from the previous year. Every year, for six have less lung capacity than adults and thus tion for the increased mortality rate. Authorities months starting in June, hundreds of whales- have to come up for air more often, he added. in southern Chubut province plan another seag- their formal name is the southern right whale Seagulls may be small but their beaks leave a ull cull in July to try to keep the peace for the PENINSULA VALDES: These undated handout pictures released by the CENPAT- (Eubalaena australis) — come to waters off the grisly toll: gashes up to four inches (10 cm) deep whales, which are the main tourist attraction in CONICET institute show a seagull pecking the back of a whale.—AFP photos Valdes Peninsula to reproduce. The area has and scabs up to five feet (1.5 meters) long. the Valdes Peninsula.—AFP TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE White man’s skull has Australians scratching heads

SYDNEY: The centuries-old skull of a older than expected, but possibly National University expert Stewart white man found in Australia is rais- belonged to a white man born Fallon, who carbon-dated the skull, ing questions about whether Captain around 1650, well before Englishman pulling some collagen from the bone James Cook really was the first Cook reached the eastern seaboard as well as the enamel on a tooth, said European to land on the country’s on the Endeavour in 1770. he was at first shocked at the age of east coast. The skull was found in “The DNA determined the skull the relic. “We didn’t know know how northern New South Wales in late was a male,” Detective Sergeant John old this one was, we assumed at first 2011, and police initially prepared Williamson told The Daily Telegraph. that it was going to be a very young themselves for a gruesome murder “And the anthropologist report states sample,” he said. investigation. But scientific testing the skull is that of a Caucasoid aged “When we first did it we weren’t revealed that not only was it much anywhere from 28 to 65.” Australian really thinking about people coming to Australia and things like until we started to look at the dates and say, ‘Oh, that’s becoming intriguing’.” He said the test used was quite accurate for dates after 1950 but for earlier samples it was more difficult, and the two samples yielded different dates- though both were within the error range. “Using them (the dates) together we can do some modeling as to what we expect the calendar age to be ... and the way it works out by using those two dates is that we CANBERRA: This handout picture released by Daniel Cummins yesterday get about an 80 percent probability shows Australian National University’s Dr Stewart Fallon holding a skull that the person was born somewhere found in northern New South Wales in late 2011.—AFP photos around the 1650s and died some- where between 1660 and 1700,” settlement we have to consider a New Zealand Inside History, said the Fallon said. He said there was a 20 number of issues, particularly the cir- skull “could be an incredible find”. “I percent probability the skull, which cumstances of the discovery,” archae- guess it’s a very exciting find because was found well-preserved and intact ologist Adam Ford told the Telegraph. it could open up a whole lot of but without any other remains near “The fact the skull is in good condi- avenues of history that we haven’t the Manning River, belonged to tion and found alone could easily been able to explore before,” she said. someone born between 1780 to 1790 point to it coming from a private col- Dutch explorers made the earliest who died between 1805 and 1810. lection and skulls were very popular European landings in Cape York in Historians were cautious. “Before with collectors in the 19th century.” Australia’s far north and Western CANBERRA: This handout picture shows a centuries-old skull found in we rewrite the history of European Cassie Mercer, editor of Australia And Australia in the 1600s.—AFP northern New South Wales in late 2011. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Dr Jekyll and M Hyde at AUK SEND US YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS

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Issue of online visa by Indian embassy oreigners requiring visas for India need to apply it online from 16th June 2013. F Applicants may log on to the Public por- tal at www.indianvisaonline.gov.in. After successful online submission, the hard copy, so generated, has to be signed by the appli- cant and submitted with supporting docu- ments in accordance with the type of visa along with the applicable fee in cash at any of the two outsource centres at Sharq or Fahaheel. It is essential that applicants fill in their personal details as exactly available in their passports. Mismatch of any of the per- sonal details would lead to non-acceptance of the application. Fees once paid are non- refundable. All children would have to obtain separate visa on their respective passports.

Indian Embassy sets up helpline he Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up helpline in order to assist Indian expa- T triates in registering any complaint regarding the government’s ongoing cam- paign to stamp out illegal residents from the he Drama Program at the American University of Nouf Al Mazidi and Yousef Nayef, shift crew captain in a failed attempt to isolate and control the evil aspects country. The embassy said in press release Kuwait (AUK) presented its production of Jeffrey Ahmed Mohammed, sound technician Abdullah of his own personality, has been republished numerous Hatcher’s Dr Jekyll and M Hyde, performed at The AlGharabally, and lighting designer Kendall Downs. As times since the book’s first edition in 1866. yesterday that it amended its previous state- T Black Box Theatre, located on AUK’s campus. Hatcher’s part of the DRAM 360 production class, the company Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has been adapted for stage ment and stated if there is any complaint, the interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 19th-century met all semester, immersing themselves in the charac- and screen more than 100 times. AUK is proud to have same could be conveyed at the following (as novella was directed by AUK’s Assistant Professor of ters they portrayed in this psychological drama that added to that legacy. The AUK community looks for- amended): Operations Department, Ministry Theatre/Drama, Dr Kathleen R Downs, under the aus- explores Man’s innermost nature. The play was sched- ward to the next theatrical event, planned for the Fall of Interior, Kuwait. Fax: 22435580, Tel: pice of the recently established Music and Drama uled to stage four performances, however, due to sold semester of 2013. The Department of Music and Drama 24768146/25200334. It said the embassy has Department. out tickets and the high demand they received from the offers a wide range of opportunities for both beginning been in regular contact with local authorities The production included performances by veteran audience, the actors agreed to stage a fifth perform- and advanced students within the context of a liberal regarding the ongoing checking of expatri- AUK actors Tori Danner, Eamon Issa and Mohammed ance, which also sold out. arts education. The Music and Drama faculty of talented ates. The embassy has also conveyed to them Saeed, as well as newcomers to the University’s theatre Ingenuity was required to create a stage in which the professionals work closely with students to prepare the concerns, fears and apprehensions of the community Omar Al-Farsi, Dana Mann, Rateb Shehadeh, actors could examine age-old questions about the them for campus concerts and plays, and to academi- community in this regard. The authorities in Abdulmohsin Al-Nassar and Talal Faraj. Also appearing nature of good and evil. By repositioning a “red door” on cally challenge them in courses on performing arts. The Kuwait have conveyed that strict instructions in the production were AUK academic reading and writ- wheels and manipulating the lighting, the stage was department fosters artistic proficiency, cultural appreci- ing Professor Alison Koushki, and Maria Lambert, transformed into six separate areas that allowed the ation, a sense of community, and a lifelong commit- have been issued to ensure that there is no daughter of AUK English Professor James Lambert. actors to explore these questions. The story of how Dr. ment to the arts. harassment or improper treatment of expatri- The production crew included co-stage managers Henry Jekyll unleashes evil (in the form of Edward Hyde) ates by those undertaking checking. “The embassy would like to request Indian expatri- ates to ensure that they abide by all local laws, rules and regulations regarding residen- cy, traffic and other matters,” the release read. Treat your family to an unforgettable It would be prudent to always carry the Civil ID and other relevant documents such as driv- ing license, etc. In case an Indian expatriate Ramadan at Marina Hotel Kuwait encounters any improper treatment during checking, it may be conveyed immediately with full details and contact particulars to the embassy at the following phone number 67623639. These contact details are exclu- sively for the above-mentioned purpose only.

8th Expo Pakistan to commence in September he 8th Expo Pakistan will be held from Sept 26 to 29 in Karachi. Held annually, T Expo Pakistan is the biggest trade fair in the country showcasing the largest collection of Pakistan’s export merchandise and servic- es. Foreign Exhibitors also use the event to launch their products. Expo Pakistan 2012 was visited by delegates from 52 countries and generated a business of over $ 518 mil- o celebrate the Holy Month of Nabil Hammoud, General Manger, nity to invite one and all to our property plemented by live cooking stations, lion. A 16 member delegation from Kuwait Ramadan, Marina Hotel Kuwait has said: “We have striven to create an ambi- to enjoy the flavorful feast that we have sweets, beverages and a wide selection including reputable companies like Al-Yasra Tcreated a number of special pro- ence that reflects the true spirit of prepared for our guests.” of flavored Shisha. Foods also took part in the last exhibition. motions designed to offer guests the Ramadan as the focus shifts to prayer For private functions and corporate Guests are invited to avail special very best. Break your fast with an exqui- and abstinence during fasting while the events, Salwa Sabah Al Ahmed Theatre room packages where they can relax and Expo Pakistan 2013 is being held under the site iftar buffet at the Atlantis restaurant evenings come alive with families and and Hall gives special personalized atten- enjoy their stay in the luxurious rooms auspices of the Trade Development Authority with panoramic views of the Arabian Sea friends getting together to share the tion, this exquisite hall can accommo- throughout the Ramadan period. The Pakistan. Details about the event can be and experience a remarkable ghabka blessings of the month from sun set to date up to 500 guests at a time. It also Hotel’s rooms are specially designed and viewed www.expopakisan.gov.pk. Further and sohour buffet with a wide selection sohour. We have lined up a grand iftar offers a selection of different menus for have all the requisite facilities and luxuri- information and details of sponsorship can be of delicacies at the Kamar Al Marina Tent buffet for our guests available daily with iftar and sohour at exclusive prices and is ous amenities. They can also use the obtained from the office of Commercial inside the Six Palms. The Kamar Al Marina a large selection of local and internation- fully equipped to cater for groups and state of the art fitness centre. Hammoud Secretary, Pakistan Embassy, Jabriya Tent is complete with rich drapery and al food, including shawarma stations, organizations. stressed, “With the convenient location (25356594) during office hours. comfortable seating which reflects the mezzas, salads, soups, main courses and The highly qualified and professional of the hotel, close to many Ramadan and warmth of the true spirit of Ramadan. delectable Ramadan sweets.” chefs of the hotel will prepare mouthwa- shopping attractions, Marina Hotel is an The Embassy of Russia Fully equipped to cater for groups and “This Holy Month of Ramadan, the tering dishes to satisfy every palate. ideal base for both guests and residents he Embassy of Russia has launched its organizations with a capacity to accom- Marina Hotel will create compelling Savor the delicious delicacies from the to discover local traditions.” Make this modate up to 200 guests at a time, it is guest experiences that are in line with open buffet and live cooking stations Ramadan a truly memorable one by shar- official page on Facebook social net- the best choice to dine during the holy the spirit of the season marked by soli- and quench your thirst with the tradi- ing special moments with family and T work which can be found by following month. For the entire period of Ramadan darity and compassion. We wish to tional Ramadan beverages. Guests can friends at The Marina Hotel Kuwait. address: the “Kamar Al Marina Tent” will be spon- extend our warmest greetings to you feast on an extensive array of Arabic and http://www.facebook.com/RussianEmbassy sored by AirFrance/KLM. and your families and I take this opportu- Oriental cuisine in a tranquil setting com- Kuwait All necessary information about Russia, bilateral relations between Russia and Kuwait and information for those who are going to apply visa can be found there. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any PGA Ramadan timings questions. We’ll be happy to help you. ear Players and Parents The PGA Summer Program timings will continue until Ramadan as Dfollows; Coaching Course - Saturday/Monday/Wednesday 5.30-7pm Centre of Excellence U-10s/12s Friday/Sunday/Tuesday 5.30-7pm Write to us Centre of Excellence U-15s/17s Friday/Monday/Wednesday 7-8.30pm Girls and Send to What’s On Goalkeepers Sunday 7-8.30pm *During the first two weeks of Ramadan there will be ‘Football for All’ four upcoming events, birthdays or evenings a week; Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday celebrations by email: 10-11.30pm [email protected] Fax: 24835619 / 20 WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Embassy Holiday Inn Salmiya presents Information

unique Ramadan experience EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA The Australian Embassy Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters in conducted by The Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: [email protected] (VFS) [email protected] (Visa Office); Tel: +971 4 355 1958 (VFS) - +971 4 508 7200 (Visa Office); Fax: +971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). In Kuwait applications can be lodged at the Australian Visa Application Centre 4B 1st Floor, Al-Banwan Building Al-Qibla Area, Ali Al-Salem Street, opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait. Working hours and days: 09:30 - 17:30; Sunday - Thursday. Or visit their website www.vfs-au-gcc- com for more information. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm.

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EMBASSY OF CANADA he Embassy of Canada in Kuwait s the holy month of Ramadan sohour meals, drinks and desserts com- draw for a grand prize on the first day of menus will be available even for outside does not have a visa or immigra- approaches, Holiday Inn Salmiya plemented with light oriental music. Eid. catering services. Since Ramadan is best Ttion department. All processing of Ahas arranged special offers for The guests of the Ramadan Tent will Whether you are planning for a pri- enjoyed with the family, Holiday Inn has visa and immigration matters including their devoted customers to enjoy with get a chance to enter a weekly raffle vate iftar of a large corporate Ghabqa, introduced the “Stay Close” package enquiries is conducted by the Canadian their family and friends. The Ayam with four lucky winners receiving airline Holiday Inn is the best place for your providing its guests with a comfortable Embassy in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Individuals who Zaman restaurant has been transformed tickets to Egypt, Jordan, Istanbul or occasions as it is equipped with two stay, the chance to enjoy a delicious are interested in working, studying, visiting or into a Ramadan Tent with an atmos- Vienna. As well as complimentary hotel state of the art ballrooms. The dedicated meal, 24 hours access to the gym and immigrating to Canada should contact the phere that reflects the spirit of the holy stays at one of InterContinental Hotels team will personalize your event and many other facilities. Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, website: month through its various iftar and Group in the region. There will also be a cater all your needs. Special Ramadan www.UAE.gc.ca or www.goingtocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: [email protected]. The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah.Please vis- HSBC Kuwait rewards staff it our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The embassy will be closed on Monday July 1st 2013, for Canada Day, and will resume its for outstanding achievement duties on Tuesday 2 July 2013. The Embassy of Canada is open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday.

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EMBASSY OF US Parents of Kuwaiti citizen children may drop off their sons’ and daughters’ visa applications - completely free of an interview or a trip inside the Embassy. The chil- dren must be under 14 years of age, and addi- tional requirements do apply, but the service means parents will no longer have to schedule individual appointments for their children, nor come inside the Embassy (unless they are applying for themselves). The service is only SBC in Kuwait recently recognised a number of “We do encourage employees to develop skills out- targets in line with the HSBC Group values. staff for their special achievements during a side banking and finance. At HSBC, there is a strong Simon Vaughan Johnson said: “Not only do we available for children holding Kuwaiti pass- Hstaff event at the Jumeirah Messilah Beach emphasis on health and safety and I would like to encourage our staff to work hard and deliver their ports. To take advantage, parents must drop off Hotel. thank my colleagues for volunteering as first aiders business targets, but we also emphasise the impor- the following documents: Child Visa Drop-off Eight members of staff were recognized for their and to congratulate them on successfully completing tance of doing so in a way that is consistent with the cover sheet, available on the Embassy website achievements in gaining accreditation as first aiders, the training course.,” said Simon Vaughan Johnson, values of HSBC. The HSBC Kuwait team has very high (http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.htm) having successfully completed a comprehensive train- CEO of HSBC in Kuwait. standards of excellence, and it is a hard task to pick ing programme. Budour Al-Saleem, Vincent Lobo, Four other members of staff received special acco- only a small group of people for special recognition. - Child’s passport; The Child’s previous pass- Suleiman Al-Oqaili, GhadaQaq, Shaik Abdul Bari, lades for exceptional achievements and for champi- However, our four colleagues were exceptional in their port, if it contains a valid US visa; 5x5cm photo Mohammed Ismael, Nisreen Al-Khuraibet and oning the HSBC corporate values. Mirna Arab, Fahad achievements and it is a real pleasure to celebrate their of child with eyes open (if uploaded into DS- FahadAbbas received special certificates for their Abbas, Shaik Abdul Bari and Mohammed Al-Rudaini success.” 160, photos must be a .jpg between 600x600 efforts. were rewarded for their ability to deliver their business and 1200x1200 pixels, less than 240kb, and cannot be digitally altered); A completed DS- 160 form; Visa Fee Receipt from Burgan Bank; A copy of the valid visa of at least one parent. If one parent will not travel, provide a visa copy for the traveling parent, and a passport copy from the non-traveling parent with a letter stating no objection to the child’s travel. - For children of students (F2): a copy of the child’s I- 20. Children born in the US (with very few exceptions) are US citizens and would not be eligible for a visa. Parents may drop off the application packet at Window 2 at the Embassy from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, excluding holidays. More information is avail- able on the U.S. Embassy website: kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.html

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EMBASSY OF GREECE The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the pleasure to announce that visa applica- tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications please visit the following website www.mfa.gr/kuwait.

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EMBASSY OF VATICAN The Apostolic Nunciature Embassy of the Holy See, Vatican in Kuwait has moved to a new location in Kuwait City. Please find below the new address: Yarmouk, Block 1, Street 2, Villa No: 1. P.O.Box 29724, Safat 13158, Kuwait. Tel: 965 25337767, Fax: 965 25342066. Email: [email protected] Diana, the daughter of Al-Shaikh, who heads the photography department at Al-Shahed newspaper, graduated from Jordan University’s Computer Science department. Fouad held a celebration on this occasion, attended by family and friends who wished Diana all success. TV PROGRAMS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

06:00 The FBI Files Star-18 07:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 02:00 Friday After Next-18 07:30 Snapped 08:00 Beyond Scared Straight 14:35 Border Security 09:00 Crime Stories 15:05 Auction Hunters 10:00 Nightmare In Suburbia 15:30 Auction Kings 11:00 Crimes That Shook Britain 09:00 Senna-PG15 16:00 Ultimate Survival 12:00 The FBI Files 11:00 Too Late To Say Goodbye- 16:55 One Man Army 13:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill PG15 17:50 Mythbusters 14:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 13:00 Wuthering Heights-PG15 18:45 Sons Of Guns 14:30 Snapped 15:00 The Memory Keeper’s 19:40 Deconstruction 15:00 Beyond Scared Straight Daughter-PG15 20:05 How It’s Made 16:00 Fred Dinenage: Murder 17:00 Honey 2-PG15 t might not have the lyricism of “Mud,” the 20:35 Auction Hunters Casebook 19:00 Yelling To The Sky-PG15 eccentricity of “Moonrise Kingdom” or the 21:00 Storage Hunters 17:00 Crimes That Shook Britain 21:00 What’s Love Got To Do With It- Iangst of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” but 21:30 Off The Hook: Extreme 18:00 The FBI Files PG15 “The Kings of Summer” brings its own strengths Catches 19:00 The FBI Files 23:00 Any Given Sunday-18 to the table, from the oddball wit of Chris 21:55 Off The Hook: Extreme 20:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 01:30 The Butcher Boy-PG15 Galletta’s screenplay to a charming ensemble Catches 21:00 Crimes That Shook Britain cast that includes vets like Nick Offerman and 22:25 Robson’s New Extreme 22:00 Private Crimes Mary-Lynn Rajskub as well as a slew of young TV Fishing Challenge 22:30 I Survived 23:20 Moonshiners 23:30 Paranormal Cops talent. 00:15 Off The Hook: Extreme 00:00 Super Rugby Highlights This big-screen debut from director Jordan Catches 01:00 AFL Premiership Highlights Vogt-Roberts is a delightful spree, a goofy lark 00:40 Off The Hook: Extreme 02:00 PGA European Tour and the perfect hot-weather diversion for audi- Catches Highlights ences who want summer movie escapism with- 01:10 Robson’s New Extreme 03:00 The Bourne Legacy-PG15 03:00 Rugby World Cup Sevens out summer blockbuster gigantism. Joe (Nick 07:00 Cricket Friends Life T20 Fishing Challenge 05:15 The Wishing Well-PG15 Robinson) and Patrick (Gabriel Basso) have just 07:00 Perfect Plan-PG15 10:00 British & Irish Lions Tour of 09:00 Something Borrowed-PG15 Australia finished their freshman year in high school and 11:00 Spooky Buddies-PG 12:00 PGA European Tour are facing a dreary summer of parental supervi- 13:00 Dead Lines-PG15 Highlights sion; not that their parents are awful or abusive, 15:00 Christmas Comes Home To 13:00 Live Cricket Test Match just irritating. Joe’s dad Frank (Offerman) hasn’t 14:20 The Gadget Show Canaan-PG15 21:00 NRL Full Time been doing the whole widower thing all that 14:45 How Tech Works 17:00 Something Borrowed-PG15 21:30 Futbol Mundial 15:10 Scrapheap Challenge well, alienating his son in the process, while 19:00 Down The Shore-PG15 22:00 Trans World Sport Patrick’s folks (played by Megan Mullally and 16:00 How Stuff Works 21:00 American Reunion-18 23:00 Super League 16:55 Superships Marc Evan Jackson) are equal parts meddling 23:00 Contraband-18 and clueless. 17:45 Thunder Races 01:00 The Change Up-18 18:35 Through The Wormhole Fed up with their home lives and itching to 19:30 Scrapheap Challenge get out on their own, Joe and Patrick, along with 20:20 Flying Anvils 00:00 Cricket Test Match odd duck Biaggio (Moises Arias), who has 21:10 The Gadget Show 07:00 Super League attached himself to them, find a beautiful and 09:00 PGA European Tour 21:35 How Tech Works 07:00 Joyful Noise-PG15 secluded stretch of land in the woods not far 22:00 Scrapheap Challenge 09:00 My Afternoons With Highlights 22:50 Flying Anvils 10:00 PGA Tour Highlights from their suburban Ohio homes. And even Margueritte-PG15 though the movie begins with Joe building a 23:40 The Gadget Show 11:00 Golden Christmas 3-PG15 11:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 00:05 How Tech Works 13:00 Web Of Lies-PG15 12:00 ICC Cricket 360 spectacularly terrible birdhouse for his shop 00:30 Weird Connections 15:00 Encounter With Danger-PG15 12:30 Futbol Mundial final (which was due the previous week), the 01:00 Bang Goes The Theory 17:00 Wrath Of The Titans-PG15 13:00 Rugby World Cup Sevens three chums manage to build a passable shack 01:25 Bang Goes The Theory 19:00 In Time-PG15 16:00 NRL Premiership IN TIME ON OSN CINEMA out of filched two-by-fours, a swimming-pool 01:50 Bang Goes The Theory 21:00 Best Laid Plans-18 18:00 AFL Premiership Highlights slide, the door of a porta-potty and various oth- 19:00 PGA Tour Highlights Basics 23:00 Hesher-18 23:00 UFC Countdown 19:20 Jessie er pieces of construction detritus. 01:00 Encounter With Danger-PG15 20:00 UFC The Ultimate Fighter 17:00 Red, Hot And Yummy 21:00 Live Cricket Friends Life T20 19:40 A.N.T. Farm While the parents go on the hunt for their 20:30 Shake It Up 17:25 Reza’s African Kitchen missing kids - with very little help from local 20:50 Suite Life On Deck 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives cops Rajskub and Thomas Middleditch - the 00:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner 18:40 Guy’s Big Bite 01:20 Ghost Lab 21:15 Austin And Ally boys have a swell time swimming in lakes, 21:40 That’s So Raven 19:05 Charly’s Cake Angels 02:10 I Was Murdered 04:00 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax-PG 14:00 C.S.I. Miami climbing trees, letting their pubescent beards 22:00 Jessie 19:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 02:35 I Was Murdered 06:00 The American President-PG15 00:00 Live Web.Com Tour 15:00 Glee 22:25 A.N.T Farm 20:20 Chopped grow and generally avoiding adult supervision. 03:00 Blood Relatives 08:00 Brave-PG 02:00 Super League 16:00 Emmerdale 22:50 Good Luck Charlie 22:00 Reza’s African Kitchen The plotting here is as breezy as our heroes’ 03:45 I Almost Got Away With It 10:00 Big Miracle-PG 04:00 World Cup of Pool 16:30 Coronation Street 23:10 Wizards Of Waverly Place 22:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives summer vacation: Will Biaggio ever succeed at 04:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner 12:00 Cheaper By The Dozen-PG 05:00 World Cup of Pool 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 00:00 Hannah Montana Forever 23:40 Food Wars hunting down dinner that isn’t from Boston 05:20 Ghost Lab 14:00 Cheaper By The Dozen 2-PG 06:00 Golfing World 18:00 C.S.I. Miami 00:45 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Market? Can Joe and Patrick’s friendship survive 06:10 Nightmare Next Door 16:00 Brave-PG 07:00 Golfing World 19:00 Royal Pains 01:30 Emperor’s New School 00:55 Unique Eats 07:00 Mystery Diagnosis 18:00 The Odd Life Of Timothy 08:00 Super Rugby 20:00 House Of Cards their mutual interest in pretty classmate Kelly 02:15 Replacements 01:45 Reza’s African Kitchen 07:50 Street Patrol Green-PG 10:00 Futbol Mundial 21:00 The Killing (Erin Moriarty)? Will Frank and Joe ever learn to 08:15 Street Patrol 20:00 Flying Lessons-PG15 10:30 World Cup of Pool 22:00 Banshee play a friendly family game of Monopoly with- 08:40 Real Emergency Calls 22:00 Skyfall-PG15 11:30 World Cup of Pool 23:00 The Closer out one of them calling the cops? 09:05 Who On Earth Did I Marry? 00:30 Brave-PG 12:30 Trans World Sport 00:00 Glee Robinson (“Melissa & Joey”) and Basso (“The 09:30 On The Case With Paula Zahn 02:15 The Odd Life Of Timothy 13:30 Golfing World 01:00 Banshee Green-PG Big C”) have a relaxed, comfortable rapport, and 10:20 Solved 14:30 Super League 02:00 The Killing 14:30 Style Star 00:00 Trabant Trek almost everything uttered by Arias (“Hannah 11:10 Disappeared 16:30 Web.Com Tour 15:00 Keeping Up With The 00:30 Trabant Trek 12:00 Mystery Diagnosis 18:30 Futbol Mundial 01:00 Off Limits Montana”) feels like a wonderfully weird non Kardashians sequitur. So the young cast more than holds up 12:50 Street Patrol 19:00 AFL Premiership 17:00 What Would Ryan Lochte Do? 02:00 Departures 13:15 Street Patrol 21:30 British & Irish Lions Tour 03:00 Globe Trekker its end of the comedy, even balanced against an 04:15 Aeon Flux-PG15 18:00 Married To Jonas 13:40 Extreme Forensics 23:30 NRL Full Time 03:00 Breaking In 04:00 Inside Luxury Travel - Varun impressive collection of veterans (that also 06:00 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & 19:00 Fame In The Family 14:30 On The Case With Paula Zahn 03:30 Breaking In Sharma Chrome-PG15 20:00 Chasing The Saturdays includes Alison Brie as Joe’s older sister and Tony 15:20 Real Emergency Calls 04:00 Brothers 05:00 Bizarre Foods America 08:00 Dangerous Flowers-PG15 20:30 Kourtney And Kim Take Miami Hale as an alarmist parent). 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CROSSWORD 238 STAR TRACK

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

You have a very realistic and no-nonsense attitude at this This is a great day for cutting loose and exploring new territory, time, and are rather critical, skeptical, or at the very least, cautious and you will find others are probably doing the same. Inventiveness and origi- about new ideas. Deep, quite study and solitary reflection is favored. nality are favored, as are projects and personal involvements which partake of Frivolity may hold no appeal for you now. You gain what and who you them. Compatible energies surround you and it pays not to make too many want through diplomacy or charm, rather than by being forthright and waves today, but welcome any help that’s offered and share what you can. bold. You are willing to make concessions in order to maintain harmony Diplomacy and consideration will get you a lot farther than trying to force your in your environment. Light and pleasant interactions characterize this views or plans in a relationship. It would be advantageous to be on your best time period. behavior and you’ll be appreciated far more than you anticipate.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Assertiveness is the keyword for today. Some days are meant for action, Research uncovers new evidence that allows you to and this is one of them! You won’t get anything you really want by waiting develop a better overall picture of any dramas that have been going on for it to come to you, or assuming others know what you need. Take control of the situa- around you or with you involved. Try to work them out now as they tion and let those who can help know what you want and what you need to get it. You have a better chance of finally having closure and resolution. The need need to assume a leadership role, and guide those around you to goals that are best for to give and take affection is strong in you at the moment. You want to all. It can seem too easy to simply push your way through, but right now you’ll find that connect deeply with your loved ones. Do so, but don’t get too pushy or can be a losing strategy in any of your relationships. The more you shove, the more resist- ance you’ll get. Back off for awhile is going to be the best strategy and the problem will effusive or you may chase them away. Subtle gestures will get you the more than likely fade away. results you desire.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Both friendship and material benefits may well come to you at this It’s also a good time for brainstorming with those who may be able time. You feel very sociable and gregarious, and seek conviviality, especially with to offer you some helpful alternatives to current methods. Listen, take what seems people who really know how to have a good time. Charitable and philanthropic to make sense and store the rest as it may come in handy later. Defensive, aren’t we? impulses are stronger now, also, and should be followed with positive action on Maybe feeling protective about you and yours takes on a higher than usual priority. ACROSS ers. Sensitivity to the needs and wants of others and an appreciation for their frailties (as 1. Goddess of criminal rashness and its pun- 7. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. your part. Being strong doesn’t mean you can’t be sensitive too. Your sense of ishment. 8. A highly unstable radioactive element (the responsibility and sheer determination may not allow you to admit any feelings of well as your own) makes you more cautious and conservative. If given the option try 4. Easily deciphered. heaviest of the halogen series). vulnerability and sensitivity that may be coming to your attention. A power strug- to pick your battles with care and avoid them if possible. 12. A bachelor's degree in naval science. 9. A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle. gle could result, and a careful compromise may have to be found. 15. A typical star that is the source of light and 10. Fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding heat for the planets in the solar system. the mouth. 16. A woman aviator. 11. A bet that you can pick the first and sec- 17. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist ond finishers in the right order. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos 12. A type of folk song that originated among CAPRICORN and Thailand. Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th This is a time of considerable frustration and your desires or efforts appear Finance peak brings a flurry of monetary activity, perhaps a quick find 18. Someone who makes or gives a pledge. century. to be thwarted or at least delayed. This is a good time to take stock of your life, or mini-crisis, but it passes quickly. Keep its brevity in mind so you don’t lay to see how you are limiting and holding yourself back, and to determine your next steps. But heavy bets on a passing fancy, unless other longer-range cycles are in focus. Creativity 19. Large Old World butterflies. 13. A lawman concerned with narcotics viola- and a talent for new ways of attack are the goals to your success, so don’t hold back, let 21. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as tions. do not attempt to press forward now, and don’t take whatever setbacks you experience too much too heart. 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efore Lady Gaga, Rihanna or Katy Perry married “I was about to say, ‘things you can move in...’ wait a The comfy clothes go on. I’d love to maintain this illu- music with fashion, there was Kylie Minogue. The second, about half my costumes you can’t move in,” she sion that I kind of elegantly waft around home or some- Bsinger compiled a look at her fashion choices, par- said with a laugh. She learned that lesson the hard way thing but I need that balance in my life ... to just be com- ticularly her stage costumes, in a new book called “Kylie decked out in headdresses, feathers and corsets on her pletely anti-fashion and just put whatever’s closest on, Fashion” (Running Press). “It was lots of fun to look at my Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour in 2005. “That’s why and home is the place to do that.” Besides her book, life in fashion through the years,” said Minogue in a showgirls have to have poise because you can’t actually Minogue is also back in the music studio. She recently recent interview. “There’ve been ups and downs and tip your head,” she recalled. Minogue says there have signed with Roc Nation and says she’s working with fabulous moments and not so fabulous moments, but been times when she got costumes so late that she’s some great producers who she said were on her “wish basically the book was a celebration of 25 years.” jumped in to help stitch them up backstage. Then list.” “I kind of had to pinch myself and say, ‘This is great,’” Yes, the 45-year-old even admits to some fashion there’s the “quick change” in and out of elaborate cos- she said. — AP faux pas. “I had to include some moments that were less tumes - something she compares to a Formula One pit than stellar because we all make mistakes along the stop, with four people helping her. way. Some ideas that we thought were fantastic at that “A lot of stuff goes down in the quick change. It In this book cover image point in time were upon reflection, a big mistake,” she depends if the show is going well or not going well released by Running Press, said. “That’s all part of my journey and actually it’s what I what type of vocabulary I choose,” she said with a laugh. Australian recording artist like about fashion.” From skimpy outfits to showgirl cos- Minogue says there’s no time to be bashful when hurry- Kylie Minogue appears on, tumes with plume headdresses, Minogue is game to try ing to change clothes, joking, “you kind of pass first ‘Kylie Fashion,’ her new book it all. For performances, she looks for showstoppers that base.” When she’s away from the stage and at home, that looks back at her fashion will look good from the back of a large venue and hold Minogue insists she “can go to total frumpsville for sure.” choices, particularly her stage up through 100 shows. “I’m a complete letdown. At home the stilettos come off. costumes. — AP

enswear season in Paris brought the lofty catwalks back to single garments that were surprisingly wearable. It was thanks to their the people, with a series of shows that twinned the glamour tonal balance and softer silhouette. Indeed, this season was the story Mand energy of high fashion with genuine wearability. Loose of a lengthened, slimmer silhouette. The boxy torso that’s been around shorts, rolled-up sleeves, jackets with the arms lopped off and high- for quite a while has settled into a shape that’s leaner and, at times, waisted loose pants in highly enviable colors added a distinctly looser, as seen in some ultra-stylish suits courtesy of Lanvin. The color relaxed feel to the normally frenetic spring-summer 47 shows, and on highest rotation was a beautiful cobalt blue, with rich burgundy countless off-calendar events. and soft grays adding to the cool, summery energy seen throughout Givenchy, the strongest show of the season, which evoked tribal the five days of shows. energy through plays on graphic lines and color, featured some great

Creations by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix for Elsa Schiaparelli are on display during a presentation as part of the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013/2014 collection SAINT LAURENT shows, yesterday in Paris. — AP/AFP photos Hedi Slimane delivered an ode to the rockabilly styles of the 1950s with a twist of glam rock in an energetic Saint Laurent Paris menswear show Sunday. Most of the looks - like pointy buckled “winklepicker” shoes with white socks, bolo ties, greased hair, red ban- dana neckscarves, sleeveless black leather and leopard jackets, as well as Slimane’s sig- hristian Lacroix yesterday celebrated the But he lost his fashion house in December nature skinny pants - produced no great Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli in his 2009 when a Paris bankruptcy court approved a fashion surprises. At points, the 44 ensem- CParis fashion comeback, with voluminous plan to end production of the classic label’s bles even seemed a touch repetitive, deliv- skirts, capes so heavily embroidered they need- haute couture and ready-to-wear lines. The ered predictably on stomping near-adoles- ed three people to lift onto the mannequin, fur house had run up losses of 10 million euros cent models. trimmed shoes and plumed hats. In his first col- (about 15 million dollars) in 2008 after being hit But crucially, the vision of this spring-sum- lection for the relaunched Schiaparelli house, by the sharp downturn of the luxury market His mer 2014 collection felt much more at ease Lacroix reinterpreted many of the late design- comeback collection, considered the highlight and consistent in its style than the almost er’s influences from fairgrounds and circuses to of the season, comes at the start of four days of directionless rebellion of last season. Among military uniforms and saris. Schiaparelli, who haute couture fashion for autumn 2012/winter the looks were some imaginative and wear- died in 1973, was like her great rival Gabrielle 2014. Haute couture exists only in Paris, where it able single pieces, like one show-stopping “Coco” Chanel one of the fashion world’s most is a legally protected appellation subject to black piped red jacket that could have come prominent figures between the two world wars. strict criteria such as the amount of work carried straight out of a 1950s cabaret. Elsewhere, a But her label closed in 1954, a victim of a fail- out by hand, the limited number of pieces and “Grease”-style leather waistcoat featured a ure to adapt to post-war austerity. Partly pre- the size of a house’s workforce. — AFP great, removed section at the back to expose sented on a rotating carousel of mirrors, the sparkly undergarment. Items like this will Lacroix’s 18-piece “Homage to Elsa” collection no doubt ensure that Saint Laurent under also featured many Schiaparelli details such as Slimane continues to sell buoyantly, as it has vast pockets, exaggerated proportions and tiny for the last 12 months. Saint Laurent waists. “Without Elsa, I would never have become a couturier,” Lacroix told reporters at Paris’s Decorative Arts Museum overlooking the LANVIN city’s Tuileries garden, adding that the invitation Lanvin’s menswear show seemed to to design for the house had been a “gift”. take revelers behind a film noir movie set. The collection’s palette included favored Perhaps it was the huge industrial retro Schiaparelli shades of aubergine, black, fuchsia lights that beamed from the center of the and red, the latter two also being favorites of runway, reflecting the hazy quality of an Lacroix. In one circus inspired piece, a pleated old movie. Or perhaps it was the black- symmetric bustier and oversized skirt was heavy looks themselves: The slicked-back teamed with an embroidered clown’s hat. The hair, the turned up collar of a sheeny black dress required 40 meters (130 feet) of silk and slim trenchcoat, or the high-waisted 1930s 350 hours’ work. Describing the collection as a pants. Whatever it was, it worked, produc- mix of “malice and melancholy, Lacroix added ing a nostalgia that made this strong col- that he and Schiaparelli were united in a “taste lection from designers Alber Elbaz and for black, color and embroidery”. Lucas Ossendrijver look so finessed. There The Schiaparelli house was officially were some great, stylishly loose suits in reopened in July 2012 having been purchased black and white that were light and worn in 2006 by Diego Della Valle, head of the Italian on bare skin. Elsewhere, a long retro clay leather goods company Tod’s. Frenchman blazer that hung to the mid-thigh cut a Lacroix was much feted by fashion editors in the great silhouette with one sleeve rolled up. 1990s after he created the first couture house to And a lightweight pale gray New open in a quarter century in 1987. Lacroix rode Romantics-style bomber with studded the wave of the 1990s luxury spending boom crossover had a great stiff texture and hard with a string of exuberant, over-the-top cre- old-fashioned upturned collar. However, ations that dazzled the fashion world. the collection’s time-dial was jolted towards the end to the 1980s and 90s with color-blocking and some garish shattered- Lanvin glass effect pants.

DIOR HOMME Dior Homme’s designer Kris Van Assche is a self- confessed minimalist. It sits quite nicely, therefore the minimalist, neat and geometric shapes of modernist painters such as Piet Mondrian were his chosen motifs. In highly wearable tones of burgundy and a rich mid blue, Van Assche set about painting on refined Dior suit canvasses a patchwork of squares and rectangles in tonal shades of the signature colors. The disco-cube staging - a labyrinth of rectangular mirrors - reflected the myriad quadrilaterals and pro- duced a wonderful spectacle when the 49 looks with squarely-cut torsos filed back for the finale recap. The concept produced some great looks, such as a series of smooth sweaters with tapered arms. But else- where, where the square shapes were out of kilter with the proportions of the clothes, it worked less well. The other nice play in the show was the juxtapo- sition of the office and the beach. But the best part of the collection was to be found due south: Sheeny, upper class Oxford shoes, subverted by a great metal sporty suspension spring. Could they be the latest urban trend for fashionistas who have no time to change for the gym after work? Dior Homme lifestyle TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

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GIVENCHY Givenchy delivered what could possibly be one of its most imaginative shows in recent memory: A kinetic play of stripes and color that confirms why designer Riccardo Tisci’s collections are among the most eager- ly anticipated on the Paris calendar. The mood of the show was tribal-meets- machine, with electronic circuitry prints appearing alongside loincloth shapes, leg- gings, printed Aztec-like neck adornments, sandals and even primal face paints. It takes a designer as bold as Italy-born Tisci to pull off something this wacky and anachronistic. The 57 looks evoked, through their sheer number, as well as through the tensions cre- ated by diagonal, vertical and horizontal lines on multiple-layered ensembles in blue, red and gray, the feeling of a jostling army. Red disk motifs, a reference to both the modern computer and a primitive symbol, recurred on knee-length apron skirts as well as long and short-sleeved vests. But what truly made the show a coup was that among all this intellectual musing, most of the looks were completely wearable.— AP

aomi Campbell drew cheers on the catwalk at Paris fashion week on Sunday when the 43-year- Nold supermodel opened the first haute couture show of the season for Versace in a sparkling black micro sequin jacket. Constructed using hook and eyes to hold the jacket together, the fastenings were “left undone in places giving the impression of being undressed”, the house said, adding that each hook was held in place with Swarovski crystals. Using sequins, crystals, embroidery and beading in a palette of black, deep emerald, ruby red and sapphire blue Donatella Versace’s autumn 2013/winter 2014 cou- ture collection wallowed in a sense of unashamed luxury. In some looks, the shape of the body was emphasized through exposed midriffs or transparent side panels down the shoulder, arm and leg. Campbell closed the show with another enthusiasti- cally received turn, this time in a body suit embroidered with black crystals and a woven mink fur, chiffon and silk tulle cardigan. Four days of couture shows began in earnest yesterday with the collection of the season- Christian Lacroix’s come-back tribute to the late Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Lacroix, feted by fashion editors in the 1990s after he created the first couture house to open in a quarter cen- tury in 1987, lost his fashion house in December 2009 Naomi Campbell wears a creation by fashion designer after it ran up millions of dollars in debts. In his first col- Donatella Versace during her Women’s Fall Winter lection in four years, Lacroix will present 18 reinterpreta- 2013 haute couture fashion collection in Paris, France, tions of Schiaparelli designs for the relaunched fashion Sunday. — AP/AFP photos house. — AFP Versace Versace lifestyle TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

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ho won video of the year again? The BET Awards were barely about the actually awards as wild Wperformances stole the night. They also didn’t present the top honor Sunday. Janelle Monae ended the three and a half hour-plus event with a top notch perform- ance of “Q.U.E.E.N.” alongside Erykah Badu, who brought a white poodle onstage. It was just one of the night’s best performances, which also featured stolen moments from a seductive Ciara, a slick Miguel, a random - but welcomed - reggae set and a playful Justin Timberlake with an even more playful Charlie Wilson. Timberlake took a backseat to the soul singer, joining Wilson onstage for a medley of his solo and Gap Band hits. Stevie Wonder, Jamie Foxx, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg and India.Arie were also part of the tribute to 60-year-old Wilson, who earned the lifetime achievement award. “Charlie Wilson is soul music. His impact colors the work of many artists, which is basically my nice way of saying I and a lot of other artists have stolen from him,” Timberlake said when presenting Wilson the award. Wilson’s lively stage presence was arguably the night’s top moment, though others were on fire. Ciara echoed Janet Jackson when she danced and sang her R&B hit “Body Party,” while Dawn Penn, Chaka Pliers, Beenie Man and Elephant Man electrified the audience when they gave a colorful performance of reggae classics. Many artists played double or triple duty onstage at the Nokia Theater LA Live. Badu sang with Monae and Kendrick Lamar, who also performed with 2 Chainz. Miguel sang alone, and with Mariah Carey and J. Cole, while Minaj performed with Ciara and Chris Brown. Pharrell helped out Wilson and Robin Thicke, who excitedly performed his current No. 1 hit, “Blurred Lines.” Drake, who didn’t attend the awards show, led with 12 nominations, though he won viewer’s choice and best col- laboration for his appearance on A$AP Rocky’s “(Expletive) Carey was angelic as she belted - or lip synched - her Kendrick Lamar, left, and Erykah Badu perform onstage Problems” with Lamar and 2 Chainz. Drake had five nomi- latest hit, “#Beautiful,” and an excited R. Kelly sang snippets at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday. nations for video of the year, which had 10 nominees. of a dozen of his hits - including “Bump N Grind” and — AP/AFP photos Lamar, who along with 2 Chainz was the second most “Ignition” - as the crowd cheered on. Host Chris Tucker Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best male hip nominated act, won best new artist, male hip-hop artist sang and danced too - in tribute to Michael Jackson. hop artist. and collaboration. “Most importantly to my little home Miguel won the night’s first award, best male R&B pop boys and my home girls back in the city, you looking at me artist, beating out Brown, Timberlake, Usher and Bruno Mars. “I got to really give it up to all the other guys in this cat- egory,” Miguel said. Don Cheadle presented Miguel with the award, and dedicated the night to the ailing Nelson Mandela. “We want to take a moment and send our prayers and thoughts to a man who literally changed the world,” he said. “This evening we would like to offer prayers and sup- port and hope to the extraordinary Nelson Mandela and his family.” Jamie Foxx, wearing a shirt that featured a picture of Trayvon Martin, won best actor, and danced onstage with Kevin Hart when accepting the honor. Hart, who hosted the BET Awards in the past, was overly excited onstage, even stealing the shine from Tucker, who was a mediocre host. Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas won sports- woman of the year and the youngstars award. She thanked BET for “just for embracing me after Olympics.” — AP

Kendrick Lamar performs onstage. on TV right now, I came up in that same county building, food stamps, welfare section eight ... this is living proof that you can do anything you put your mind to,” said 26- year-old Lamar, who is from Compton. Gabrielle Douglas accepts the young star award. Minaj and Brown picked up their fourth consecutive wins for best female hip-hop artist and the fandemonium award. Don’t read the bull in the news, I’m a real dude,” Brown told the crowd. Brown opened the show with a medley of new songs, including one that featured vocals from late R&B singer Aaliyah and another with Minaj, who joined him onstage. BET couldn’t bleep some of the rap- per’s expletives - much like the awards show last year. Expletives from Badu, Wayne Brady and the singers who performed with R. Kelly slipped, too.

Nicki Minaj poses backstage with her award for best Jaimie Foxx holds his best actor award. female hip hop artist.

Nicki Minaj performs onstage. Rihanna performs on stage during a concert at the Angela Bassett, left, and Gabrielle Union present the award for best new artist to Kendrick Lamar. Lanxess Arena in Cologne. lifestyle TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

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Miguel accepts the award for best male R&B/pop artist. Ciara performs onstage. Forest Whitaker, left, and Michael B Jordan speak Miguel performs onstage. onstage.

eenage Olympian Gabrielle Douglas, rapper Kendrick Veteran R&B singer and former Gap Band lead vocalist Lamar, actor Jamie Foxx as well as singers Rihanna and Charlie Wilson was presented with the Lifetime Achievement TNicki Minaj were among the top winners at the annual Award by Justin Timberlake, who performed alongside Pharrell BET Awards on Sunday. The BET Awards celebrate black musi- Williams and Snoop Dogg in tribute to Wilson’s career. The BET cians, actors and athletes. The program is televised on the cable award for Best Movie went to the romantic comedy “Think Like TV network BET, Black Entertainment Television, part of Viacom a Man.” Rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were named Best Inc. Lamar, who scored eight nominations, won the awards for Group, while Best Collaboration went to A$ap Rocky, featuring best new artist and best male hip-hop artist at the 3-1/2 hour Drake, 2 Chainz and Lamar, for “Problems.” show at Hollywood’s Nokia Theater, which was hosted by actor Mary Mary won the award for Best Gospel Artist, while Emeli and comedian Chris Tucker. Speaking to “all my little homeboys Sande was named Best International Act UK. Best International and homegirls back in the city,” Lamar noted that he too came Act: Africa was won by Ice Prince. The show featured perform- from a world of food stamps, welfare and public assistance ances by a host of top performers including Robin Thicke, housing. “You’re looking me on TV right now. This is living proof Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Miguel, Ciara and Janelle Monae, that you can do anything you put your mind to,” Lamar said. who closed the awards joined by Erykah Badu. — Reuters Douglas, 17 and an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, took home both the Young Stars award and the Sportswoman of the Year honor. “I’m really shocked right now,” Douglas said after winning her second award of the night. Drake’s “Started at the Bottom” won Video of the Year, one of the night’s top awards. He also won the Viewers’ Choice award. Best Female Hip-Hop Artist went to Nicki Minaj for a fourth consecutive year. She said each time she wins, “it’s a humbling Mariah Carey performs onstage. experience.” Rihanna took home the prize for Best Female R&B Pop Artist, while Miguel won the Best Male R&B Pop Artist award. Foxx, who starred in “Django Unchained,” was named Best Actor. Foxx paid tribute to “acting gods” he had met during his life, including Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, as well as “Django Unchained” director Quentin Tarantino. Kerry Washington of the television show “Scandals” won Best Actress. The Sportsman of the Year honor went to NBA and Miami Heat star LeBron James, while another Heat player, Dwyane Wade, was presented with the humanitarian award as founder of the Wade’s World Foundation, aimed at helping at-risk chil- dren in underserved communities with educational, health and India.Arie performs onstage. family service programs. Kerry Washington of the television show ‘Scandals’ won Best Actress.

Elephant Man performs onstage. Janelle Monae, left, and Erykah Badu perform onstage. Cedric the Entertainer speaks onstage.

The Sportsman of the Year honor went to NBA and Miami Heat star LeBron James.

Justin Timberlake, left, presents Charlie Wilson with the Dwyane Wade accepts the humanitarian award with Stevie Wonder performs onstage. lifetime achievement award. Debra Lee on stage.

(From Left) Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, (From Left) JB Smoove, Duane Martin, Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Robin Thicke performs. Melissa De Sousa, Monica Calhoun and Morris Chestnut speak onstage. and Bobby Brown speak onstage. Timberlake, Wilson, Monae shine at BET Awards38 TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

Japanese young boys attend a ritual purification as part of an annual ceremony. Yamabushi or Japanese Buddhist monk in the mountains hold a ceremony for the official opening of Mount Fuji climbing season at Murayama Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture yesterday. Mount Fuji, Japan’s national symbol newly inducted as a UNESCO World Heritage site, opened July 1 for a two-month-long climbing season. — AFP

ordes of trekkers flocked to Mount Fuji yesterday at In a scene sometimes compared to Tokyo’s busy morn- long been worshipped in Japan, attracting pilgrims and puts a strain on the mountain, with increased erosion and the start of a two-month climbing season, after it ing commuter train stations, climbers packed the routes to followers of the native animistic religion of Shintoism. problems with litter. Mt Fuji’s official climbing season runs Hwas declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in the peak. Torches and lights carried by the trekkers lit up UNESCO classified the mountain as a “cultural” heritage from the start of July to the end of August. Snow-capped recognition of its status as a symbol of Japan. Hundreds of the queue that snaked to the top of the mountain. Around site, saying it has “inspired artists and poets and been the for most of the year, the mountain’s summit is regarded as hikers began their ascent of the 3,776-metre (12,389-feet) 4:30 am, the yellow sun gleamed through tiny cracks in the object of pilgrimage for centuries”. Around 300,000 people one of most dangerous in Japan during the off-season due peak before dawn in a bid to stand at the summit to watch cloud, prompting chants of “banzai” (“hurrah”) among hik- climb Mt Fuji every year, but local tourist officials say this to its steep slopes and constant gusts. — AFP the sun rise over the Pacific Ocean. Waves of climbers, ers welcoming in the climbing season, TV footage showed. year they expect that number to rise significantly because many wearing colourful mountaineering gear, began to Others clapped or snapped pictures of each other on of its new World Heritage status. crowd the summit around 3:00 am (1800 GMT Sunday). mobile phones and cameras. The cone-shaped volcano has Environmentalists warn such a large number of visitors

inger and fashion designer Jessica Simpson gave birth to her second child, a boy named Ace Knute, Sat a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday. Simpson, 32, and her fiance, former football player Eric Johnson, also have a daughter, Maxwell Drew, who was born in May 2012. “Ace Knute (pronounced Ka-nute) Johnson has arrived! Mom and baby are doing great,” her representa- tive told Us Weekly magazine. “Jessica, Eric and Maxwell are thrilled to welcome the new addition to their family.” Simpson, who is also an actress and appeared in the 2005 film, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has been engaged to Johnson since November 2010. She was a teen pop star and starred in a TV reality show with her then-husband Nick Lachey, a member of the boy band 98 degrees. The couple divorced after three years of marriage. Simpson, who designs a line of clothing and accessories, also appears on the TV fashion contest show, “Fashion Stars” and is a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers. Johnson, 33, played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. — Reuters (From Left) British musicians Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform with the headline band Mumford and Sons on the Pyramid Stage on the fifth day of the Glastonbury Festival. — AFP File photo shows singer Jessica Simpson, right, poses with Eric Johnson at the 25th ritish folk band Mumford & Sons brought the annual Mumford & Sons were joined onstage by American indie Annual Footwear News Achievement Glastonbury festival jigging to a close on Sunday, rock band Vampire Weekend, British group The Vaccines, Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in Bcapping three days of music, good-natured may- British acoustic trio The Staves and Swedish duo First Aid New York. — AP hem and minimal mud. The bluegrass-inspired set com- Kit. “It’s a great way to end a festival,” said Toby Gugolz, 28, pleted a trio of headline acts after British indie band Arctic from Stevenage in southeast England. Monkeys and veteran rockers the Rolling Stones played to crowds on the site attended by up to 150,000 music fans ‘Complete idiots on the farm’ on Friday and Saturday. In the lead-up to Sunday’s headline slot, crowds basked Rain held off over the 900-acre (365-hectare) farm in in the sun watching 85-year-old British TV presenter and southwest England, part of the Vale of Avalon in English all-round entertainer Bruce Forsyth or country music’s ctor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial came about when his agent called him. It was his second folklore, where festival organizer Michael Eavis first hosted Kenny Rogers. “It’s not usually my bag but he’s great,” said artist in “Enter the Dragon” with Bruce Lee, has died. film role. “It was one of the best experiences in my life,” he 1,500 hippies in 1970. Mumford & Sons’ appearance at the Kevin Watt, a 32-year-old computer games tester, as he AHe was 67. Marilyn Dishman, Kelly’s ex-wife, said he told Salon.com of working on “Enter the Dragon.” “Bruce died Saturday of cancer at his home in California. Sporting was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much festival looked uncertain until last week, when the band watched Rogers play hits including “We’ve Got Tonight” an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with said bassist Ted Dwane had recovered from emergency and “Just Dropped In”. his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts clas- Bruce more than anyone else I’d ever worked with in surgery for a blood clot on his brain. The average age of ticket buyers has gone up to 36, and sic. His later films included “Three the Hard Way,” “Black Belt movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a Dwane, distinctive with his full beard and broad- the lineup reflects the range of ages. Forsyth said: “I’ll try to Jones” and “Black Samurai.” great, great martial artist. It was very good.” — AP brimmed hat, appeared in fine fettle on Sunday as the do a program that will suit every one of you,” before imper- During a 2010 interview with Salon.com, Kelly said he four-piece band belted out hits “The Cave” and “I Will Wait”. sonating Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to chants of started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later “We’ve danced together, we’ve celebrated the fact that Ted “We love you, Bruce!” from the crowd. The main headline moved to California. He said the role in the Bruce Lee film is alive together, shall we sing together, Glastonbury?” act was the Rolling Stones who played to more than frontman Marcus Mumford asked a cheering crowd. 100,000 fans on Saturday in a two and a quarter-hour For their final number, a cover of the Beatles classic “A Glastonbury debut described by Eavis as the highlight of Little Help from my Friends” accompanied by fireworks, the festival’s 43-year history. Organizers said the event had run smoothly despite rain on the first day temporarily turning the site into a mudbath, but the downpours stopped on Friday and festi- val-goers dispensed with their waterproofs. “We watch every year on TV and say we’re going to go but this is the first time we have,” said Louise Vickery, 49, from Taunton in southwest England, who went with her husband Mark and daughter Alex. “The atmosphere has been great. It doesn’t matter about the acts - the weather makes all the difference!” A team of about 300 police offi- cers were on duty at the site, and they reported a 30 per- cent drop in crime since the last Glastonbury festival held in 2011. Mumford & Sons keyboardist Ben Lovett thanked organizers for the festival, which included zany pastimes This 1973 photo such as a tomato fight and laughter workshops as well as released by Warner the music. “Having us here and letting us be complete Bros Entertainment idiots on their farm for a couple of days - it’s really very shows John Saxon as kind.”— Reuters Roper, left, and Jim Kelly as Williams in a scene from ‘Enter the Dragon’.—AP A musician plays flutes in the Circus field.