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ABU DHABI: The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) Maids company along with the Arab Banking Corporation have been Students sit for crunch finals mandated by the International Air Finance Corporation gets initial nod (IAFC) as underwriters, bookrunners and lead arrangers of a $400 million murabaha loan for Kuwait Airways By B Izzak Corporation. The deal, which is IAFC’s inaugural syndi- cated loan, will finance the provision of five A330-200 KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s financial and aircraft on an operating lease to Kuwait Airways. economic affairs committee said yesterday it had “This unique transaction also highlights our expert- received initial approvals from various government ise and expanding foothold agencies for a proposal to establish a company to in the Islamic finance seg- recruit domestic helpers. Head of the committee ment,” Vasgen Edwards, the MP Faisal Al-Shaye said the Public Institution for Global Head of Aerospace Social Security and Kuwait Investment Authority and Transport at NBAD, said have expressed a desire to contribute to the com- in a press statement. “We pany. The committee is still waiting to hear from are extremely proud that in Kuwait Airways, which has been offered a 10-per- the first quarter of this year, cent stake. NBAD was ranked as the Shaye said it was agreed that all cooperative world’s number one bank societies will also participate in the proposed com- for managing issuance of pany through the Union of Cooperative Societies, international sukuk.” He which means that a majority of Kuwaiti citizens will noted that the aviation Dr Yousef Ali be shareholders in the company since they own industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the shares in cooperative societies. He said that the West-East corridor “and one of our five top priority sec- committee was informed by the commerce min- tors for our wholesale banking activity”. istry that there was no need to establish the pro- The facility comprises an eight-year term loan posed company through a legislation as a decision secured on the five aircraft and is currently in syndica- is sufficient for this purpose. tion with an expected closing at the end of May. The The idea was floated by MP Kamel Al-Awadhi, borrower is a 100 percent owned subsidiary of a fund who was supported by over 30 lawmakers, with the managed by IAFC. Earlier this year NBAD co-structured aim to set up a company to start recruiting domes KUWAIT: Education Minister Badr Al-Essa meets students as they sit for their final high school exams a $913 million UKEF-backed sukuk closed by Emirates Continued on Page 13 yesterday. — KUNA (See Page 3) Airlines, making it the first time that sukuk had been Continued on Page 13 MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 LOCAL Zain Strategic partner of ‘Thameen of Kuwait’ project

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- youth sector. Especially that this unique ini- tions company in Kuwait, announced its tiative aims at highlighting the achieve- Strategic Partnership with the “Thameen of ments of ambitious Kuwaiti youth, ultimate- Kuwait” encyclopedia project, which aims at ly catering to the further progress of the shedding light on the achievements and national economy. talents of Kuwait’s youth in various sectors “Thameen of Kuwait”, meaning “the valu- and fields. The project came under the able of Kuwait”, is a national project that patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh aims at shedding light on the achievements Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. of talented young Kuwaitis in various fields Zain took part in the encyclopedia’s including the arts, literature, industrial work, inauguration ceremony that was held last inventions, and more. A photographic ency- weekend with the attendance of a number clopedia, in both electronic and printed ver- of prominent national figures including HH sions, compiles the achievements of 100 tal- the Amir’s representative Sheikh Salman Al- ented young Kuwaitis with the aim to show- Hmoud Al-Sabah Minister of Information case their work and introduce potential and Minster of State for Youth Affairs, who investors to their work. honored Zain by presenting the honoring Zain will remain as a main supporter of token to Zain’s Corporate Communications such innovative initiatives that cater to and Relations Director Waleed Al-Khashti. Kuwaiti youth. The company will remain Zain’s Strategic Partnership with dedicated to the further progress of youth “Thameen of Kuwait” comes in line with the development in the country, and will spare company’s Corporate Social Responsibility no efforts in supporting any entities that and Sustainability strategies, which largely exert efforts in advancing the advancement KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Iraqi Vice President Osama Al-Nujaifi, in pres- caters to the further development of the of the youth sector in Kuwait. ence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. —Amiri Diwan photo Amir receives visiting Iraqi Vice President

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir the Crown Prince’s Diwan Dr Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Minister of State for Housing Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Humoud Al-Otaibi attended the Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister Yasser Abul. Sabah received at Bayan Palace yes- reception. Earlier, HH the Amir and Minister of Defense Sheikh Separately, HH the Prime Minister terday the visiting Iraqi Vice President received HH the Crown Prince and Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Minister held talks with the visiting Iraqi Osama Al-Nujaifi. HH the Crown HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber of Information and Minister of State Speaker of the Council of Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Representatives Salim Al-Jabouri Jaber Al-Sabah escorted Nujaifi in the Meanwhile, HH the Crown Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al- and his accompanying delegation. reception. Deputy Minister of Amiri Prince received HH Sheikh Jaber Al- Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Head of the mission of honor MP Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al- Mubarak, Deputy Prime Minister Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al- Talal Al-Jalal attended the meeting. Sabah and Advisor at His highness and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and —KUNA GCC denies air campaign against IS has failed Zain’s Corporate Communications and Relations Director Waleed Al-Khashti receives an honoring token from Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah. DOHA: The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday Syrian people, because they have been put can provide a settlement for the crisis,” she said. rejected claims a US-led coalition air campaign between the tyranny of the regime and the bru- The day-long meeting touched on several against the Islamic State group has failed follow- tality of the terrorist,” he said. significant areas of interest between the two ing advances by jihadists in Syria and Iraq. sides, including the conflict in Yemen ahead of Encyclopedia of talented Speaking in Doha after a meeting between Full control UN-brokered peace talks expected to take place foreign ministers of the GCC and European The jihadist IS group took full control of a next week in Geneva. Yemeni President Union, Khalid Al-Attiyah, Qatar’s foreign minister, border crossing between Syria and Iraq on Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has laid out condi- Kuwaiti youth launched conceded that military action alone was not Sunday, a week after capturing the Iraqi city of tions for attending Thursday’s talks, namely that enough. “The coalition is not failing but the air Ramadi and days after seizing the ancient Syrian Iran-back Huthi rebels who overran much of the By Nawara Fattahova possible to find them. This is the first-of-its campaign is not enough,” Attiyah, who was rep- city of Palmyra. The surge by a group described country withdraw from territory they have kind database in the Gulf,” she added. resenting GCC countries at the meeting, told as the most violent in modern jihad raised fur- seized. Saudi Arabia has been leading an air KUWAIT: Thameen, a volunteer youth The 100 personalities were divided in 10 reporters. ther questions about the efficiency of the US-led campaign against the Huthis since March 26 in a group, launched an encyclopedia with categories including artists, inventors, com- “There are so many steps which we have to coalition’s eight-month air campaign. bid to restore the authority of Hadi who has fled details of 100 talented Kuwaiti youth of munity services, mathematics, business, cooperate and coordinate together. To date the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, to Riyadh with his government. both genders. The ceremony was held on special lifestyle, digital world, researchers, campaign against terror is effective. One of them described the latest news from Syria and Iraq, Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel under writers and authors. The encyclopedia fea- is to enhance and expedite the dialogue in Iraq, “especially” the capture of Palmyra, as “dramatic”. Humanitarian situation the patronage of His Highness the Amir tures 100 personalities in both English and and in Syria it is to find a way out to save the “Only a political solution, both in Syria and Iraq, During the opening session, Attiyah called on Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Arabic. “This encyclopedia is the beginning. the international community to help address the who was represented by Minister of We started with the idea of a book, then “difficult” humanitarian situation in Yemen, prais- Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh with the support of sponsors and partners, ing Saudi Arabia’s establishment of a humanitar- Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah. A website was we succeeded in realizing this project. We ian center to help the Yemeni people. “We realize also launched during the ceremony, which are also planning to document other per- the important role of the EU which, in coordina- represents the official reference database sonalities to reach 400 by the end of this tion with the GCC countries, will bring about of creators in Kuwait. Furthermore, a photo year,” Ammari added. success of the Restoration of Hope towards sta- exhibit of the 100 personalities in the ency- Sheikh Salman assured that the ministry bility and security in Yemen,” he said. clopedia was also held. supports youth programs, especially volun- Meanwhile, Attiya called for the resumption “Thameen is a volunteer group which tary ones. “We believe that the young peo- of the Middle East peace process, lifting Israeli started as a club affiliated to Toastmasters ple are our real wealth and are tomorrow’s siege of Gaza Strip, stop expansion of Jewish set- International in 2011. After four years of hope for Kuwait, and that’s what makes us tlement, enable the Palestinian people to estab- hard work, we branched into six clubs - two support them and encourage them to lish their independent state on the 1967 borders international and four local. The encyclope- accomplish their ambitions,” he said. in line with relevant UN resolutions. dia is the group’s most prominent project,” During the ceremony, a short documen- He said the Syrian regime continued its said Nouf Al-Ammari, president of the proj- tary about the project was presented. This crimes against its own people in complete viola- ect. “This idea germinated when we was followed by presentations by Dr Bader tion of moral and human principles, calling for noticed that there is no single resource we Sadeq and Abdullah Al-Othman. The par- solving the Syrian crisis peacefully and in line can refer to when we need to search for a ticipants of Thameen were then awarded, with the communique of the June 2012 Geneva specialist in a certain field, so we decided in addition to awarding the sponsors of the Conference. Attiyah also called on all Libyan par- to make one ourselves. We begun by col- project. The ceremony concluded by a ties to form a government of national unity to lecting information about these youths, musical performance by folk singer Salman and by creating the website, we made it Al-Ammari and his band. DOHA: (From left) Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Qatari end the conflict in their country. He also warned against the suffering of the Iraqi people who Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were facing terrorist attacks. secretary general Abdullatif Al-Zayani attend the 24th session of the GCC-EU ministe- rial council meeting yesterday. —AFP Nuclear agreement On Iran, Attiyah said the GCC believed that a final and comprehensive nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group should address regional and international concerns that Iran possesses nuclear weapons. The GCC, he added, sought good relations and cooperation with Iran based on good neighborliness and non-interference in the internal affairs. He also called on Iran to end occupation of three UAE’s islands. Attiyah mean- while extended full solidarity to Saudi Arabia fol- lowing the deadly attack on a mosque in the eastern governorate of Al-Qatif, which killed 21 people and injured over 80 others. Talks in Doha also touched upon economics, with both sides saying they would continue to have discussions on establishing a free trade area between the 28-member EU and the six- state GCC. Mogherini said trade between the EU and GCC had been growing at an “incredible rate” and reached “150 billion ($165 billion) KUWAIT: Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah is pic- euros last year”. The GCC groups Bahrain, tured with veteran Kuwaiti historian and meteorologist Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait’s delegation is and volunteers at the event. —Photos by Joseph Shagra European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (left) and an EU delega- headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and tion attend the 24th session of the joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-EU ministeri- Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled al council yesterday. Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. —Agencies

Wild Eagle IV exercises Blood Bank marks complete successfully 50th anniversary KUWAIT: The Kuwait Central Blood Bank marks its 50th DOHA: The Qatari Armed Forces successfully con- tries, notably Kuwait and Italy,” Ghanim said, not- anniversary next Thursday in a ceremony to honor sup- cluded the fourth military exercises, codenamed ing that the participating troops showed a great portive bodies and donors. ‘Wild Eagle IV,’ on Saturday. The exercises were car- deal of harmony. “The final stage featured wonder- The bank will launch intensive campaigns on social ried out jointly with the armies of 27 countries ful coordination in terms of command and control media networks to raise public awareness about dona- including Kuwait and Italy. Over the last 12 days which drew admiration of spectators, among who tion and increase reserve of blood ahead of the holy the participants in the various stages of the exer- were several diplomatic and military top brass,” he month of Ramadan, director of department of blood cises were able to find effective solutions to field added. Brig Staff Jassem Al-Muhannadi, head of transfusion at the Ministry of Health Dr Reem A-Radhwan problems, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Army Air the national defense and crisis management cen- said yesterday. The bank provides better services for Marshal Ghanim Ali Al-Ghanim told reporters at ter and director of the exercises, said the activities patients in terms of availability of safe blood, she said, the closing ceremony. “The troops showed a high include drills on crisis management and combat- noting that it also cares for donors and follows up on level of preparedness, discipline and accuracy dur- ing weapons of mass destruction attacks, terrorism their conditions during and after donation. She noted the ing the field operations, firing and dexterous para- and piracy. The drills involved the various sectors bank contributes highly in treating diseases like leukemia chuting,” he affirmed. “The exercises proved to be a of the participating armies with a view to making and thalassemia and provides blood to some neighbor- complete success and provided an opportunity to sure of their preparedness to address any eventu- ing countries if necessary. —KUNA Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah tours an exhibition held as part of the share experience with sisterly and friendly coun- ality, he added. —KUNA event. MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 LOCAL IBM launches office in Kuwait next week: US Ambassador Attractive business environment lures foreign investors

KUWAIT: American giant computer com- national identity, towards achieving bal- on May 12, KDIPA Director General Sheikh dous bureaucratic red tape. He said the pany IBM will launch its Kuwait subsidiary anced economic and human development, Mishal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah touted government and parliament believed the office next week, offering a variety of infor- supported by adequate infrastructure, Kuwait’s new “promising legal framework” private sector should lead the Kuwaiti mation technology-related services to legal framework, and enabling business passed in 2013 - known as law number economy. Ambassador Silliman, in a state- Kuwait-based organizations, US environment. Kuwait Direct Investment 116. ment during the Washington event earlier Ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman Sheikh Mishal, accompanied by this month, called Kuwait “a very quiet eco- said. Referring primarily to foreign Ambassador Silliman in his US trip, said nomic partner” that does not make head- investors’ 100 percent ownership of com- Kuwait was improving transparency for lines, although it is the fifth largest market panies, Ambassador Silliman said that “the potential investors, as well as providing a for the US in the Middle East and North basis for conducting investment and busi- low corporate tax rate set at 15 percent, Africa (MENA) region, driven by enthusias- ness in Kuwait has changed significantly.” and competitive factor costs in a country tic well-educated youth and high gender “Now with the 100 percent ownership, it with a high income per capita - a figure the equality. As the private sector grows, will be easy for [companies] to bring tech- World Bank puts at $52,197 for 2013. Kuwaitis will look at the economy differ- nology, investment and financing to ease “We did media and a number of smaller ently, he said, marking a “paradigm shift” in the burden on the Kuwaiti government, meetings with senior executives” to talk the culture at large. and take advantage of projects put forward about KDIPA laws and “opportunities for by Kuwait five-year plan 2015-2020,” American companies to do business in More opportunities Silliman said in an interview with KUNA. Kuwait,” said Silliman. “Essentially these Law number 116, explained Silliman, (legal) changes make doing business more “will provide more opportunities for Business environment liberal and easier for foreign companies ... Kuwaiti companies and Kuwaitis in a broad Kuwait has developed a lucrative busi- because they will bring new job opportuni- range (of sectors): education, healthcare, ness environment for foreign investors to ties.” infrastructure projects, and will help the ultimately see economic and human Kuwaiti economy’s production of oil and development, thus honoring His Highness Private sector gas through service contracts because it Businesses set up in Kuwait free trade will make it easier for companies with the the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber US Ambassador Douglas Silliman KUWAIT: Minister Dr Bader Al-Essa checks on students Al-Sabah’s vision to turn Kuwait to a global zone for specified operations are exempt most cutting edge technology and the taking their finals exams yesterday. —KUNA photos financial and commercial hub. Promotion Authority (KDIPA) has been from taxes on operations conducted in the greatest experience in mapping wells and Kuwait 2035 vision aims to transform meeting foreign investors to explain new zone, and foreign entities can own 100 increasing production from different wells the country into a world class financial and laws and business environment to encour- percent of such businesses. Sheikh Mishal to actually be present in - and do business Minister visits high commercial hub, with private sector lead- age them to do business in the country. made it very clear that Kuwait did not - in Kuwait.” Kuwait-US trade volume grew ing economic activities, fostering competi- need cash but advanced technologies and by 188 percent within five years (2009-14), school to check tiveness, increasing productivity, support- Promising framework innovation, and highlighted a new “one- surpassing $15 billion last year. Kuwait is ed by viable public institutions, while In remarks to National US-Arab stop shop” for business registration - an the 37th major foreign investor in the US tests preparations maintaining deep rooted values and Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC effort that aims to cut through tremen- with $1.3 billion. —KUNA

By A Saleh

KUWAIT: The finals for 12th grade students kicked off yes- terday morning with around 33,000 students taking their last step before going ahead with their higher studies. Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa visited Jaber Al-Ali High School for boys and Al- Adan High School for girls in Mubarak Al-Kabeer educa- tional area, where he checked preparations for the exams and urged students to focus and work hard. Meanwhile, Essa warned that cheating would not be tolerated, adding that students caught cheating will be banned from com- pleting their remaining exams.

Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Fahad Al-Fahad tours the KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Fahad Al-Fahad Iraqi Invasion’s museum at the Kuwait House of National Works. speaks at the event. Islam religion of peace, cooperation: Interior Official Festival highlights importance of weapons handover

By Faten Omar ing out that this law is aimed at unifying national feelings help and cooperate in support of security, to fight against towards unlicensed weapons. He concluded by express- terrorism, renounce violence and reduce the spread of KUWAIT: Islam calls for peace, tolerance and purity of the ing his appreciation to Kuwait House for initiating this drugs among young people. soul, while it encourages everyone to work together to festival. Ameri also offered his condolences for the death of the develop and build their nations, a senior Interior Ministry “Everyone should get rid of their weapons, for the sake late Jassem Al-Khorafi, who he said had supported the official said yesterday. of the country and for the people’s safety, because it takes Kuwait House of National Works and contributed to its Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Fahad Al-Fahad made the lives of innocent people as a result of recklessness, construction and development. those statements yesterday during the opening speech of violence and a lack of responsibility for the lives of oth- The ceremony included a show called “Kolna (All of a festival held at the Kuwait House of National Works ers,” he said. Us)” performed by a group of persons with disabilities, in under his patronage. The event is titled ‘Forgiveness, Dr Yousef Al-Ameri, head of the Kuwait House of cooperation with the Watheq Al- Qadisiyah. After that, a Peace, Rejection of Violence and Unlicensed Weapons.’ National Works, said “Kuwait’s strategy to curb the spread play titled ‘Together in Collecting Weapons’ was showed Lt Gen Fahad added that the success of the national of unlicensed weapons among segments of the society to the audience to show the importance of collecting campaign to collect unlicensed weapons and explosives depends on the effective participation and concerted weapons. To close the event, the Kuwait House of came in support of the law, which he stressed must be efforts of both the interior ministry and the civil society.” National Works honored Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahad and enforced for the safety and security of its citizens, point- He explained that the Kuwait House is fully prepared to recognized everyone who attended the event. ‘Fatwa’ staff need permission to participate in political seminars

By Meshaal Al-Enezi Parliament’s hall sentence in addition to deportation, after lawyer said before the court. MP Nabil Al-Fadhl made a proposal yester- he was found guilty of abuse of authority. KUWAIT: Head of the Fatwa and Legislation day to name the parliament’s main hall or the The man, a Saudi national, was sued by an Consumers’ rights Department Salah Al-Mas’ad issued a decision National Assembly’s new building after the expatriate who pressed that the suspect Municipal Council member Yousif Al- that requires employees to obtain a written per- late former parliament speaker Jassem Al- forced him to sign an affidavit to pay him Ghareeb submitted a proposal to create joint mission from his office in order to organize, hold Khorafi. KD 4,900. posters by the Ministry of Commerce and or take part in any political seminars, as well as The suspect posed as a policeman and Kuwait Municipality, which show consumers’ make statements to TV stations and newspa- ‘Interior’ employee deported threatened to take the victim under arrest at rights. The posters would be placed at a visible pers, and writing for printed papers or news The criminal court yesterday sentenced a Khaitan police station unless he vowed to place inside all markets and stores so that the websites. The Fatwa and Legislation Department Ministry of Interior employee to 2-years in his demands; all while taking advantage of public become acquainted with their rights in is the government’s main legislative body. prison and a KD 300 bail to suspend the the expatriate man’s illegal status, the man’s cases of commercial fraud, Ghareeb said.

MAY Men arrested for selling porn,

unpaid debts Possession of an

By Hanan Al-Saadoun unlicensed weapon is punishable by 5-years in KUWAIT: Capital security department officers arrested prison and a KD 100,000 fine three Asian men who were selling pornographic movies, said sources. Meanwhile, a campaign in Kuwait City result- ed in arresting four men wanted for various debt cases: a 25-year-old on a KD 535 debt case, a 29-year-old for KD days left for handing over 5,552 debt, a 48-year-old for KD 5,671 and a 28-year-old for unlicensed weapons, KD 62,124. ammunition 1888830and explosives. Hotline: Forged bills A money exchange shop in Mubarakiya told police about a Pakistani man who exchanged fake euros, said KUWAIT: An inspection campaign that included the area across Amiri sources. Police patrols looked for the man based on the Hospital and behind Hilal cemetery resulted in the removal of 18 boats, 13 exchanger’s description. They eventually arrested him with trolleys and three truckloads, said sources from Kuwait Municipality’s Public another Pakistani nab whole exchanging fake 10,000 euros Relations Department. The cleaning center in Sharq also posted 290 warn- in another shop, the sources added. Both men were sent to the public prosecution. ing stickers, they added. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 LOCAL

In Brief Navy drill New visitors’ record Steppe eagle KUWAIT: The Kuwait Naval Force carries out a live MILAN: Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man found a steppe eagle at the ammunition exercise from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on achieved a new record in the number of daily visi- Abraq desert last April, and discovered after examining Tuesday and Wednesday at the naval shooting field, the tors, with 8,473 people from different nationalities a ring that was fixed on its leg that it had migrated from Kuwaiti Army announced yesterday. The field is located dropping by last Friday. The number of visitors has Russia, the Kuwait Environment Protection Society 16.5 nautical miles east of Ras Al-Julai’ah, extending from been growing steadily in the first three weeks (KEPS) announced yesterday. The man took care of the the Qarouh Island. It has an area of 6 nautical miles east since the pavilion’s opening, and it is on pace to bird until it recovered from an apparent illness that affected its ability to fly, and then released it near the of Ras Al-Zour, extending from Um Al-Maradem Island, reach the pavilion’s total capacity of 11,000 visitors a day, said Mohammad Al-Baddah, head of the Saudi border. The bird made a stop in Kuwait en route the Ministry of Defense’s Moral Guidance and Public to Africa, said Rashid Al-Hajji, Birds Observation and media team at Kuwait’s pavilion. —KUNA Relations Department said in a statement. —KUNA Protection Team member at KEPS. —KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: A monument built inside a roundabout in Faiha, 7 kilometers south of Kuwait City. —Photo by Abdullatif Al-Sharaa Info Minister stresses FANA’s important role

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of towards the issues and circumstances the region well as providing training courses for the staff in State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah is facing, he said. member agencies in cooperation with Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah yesterday under- Sheikh Salman underscored the need to face Thompson Reuters. It also sought setting a new lined the important role of the Federation of the terrorist action through professional media program for enabling journalists to have access Arab News Agencies (FANA) amid the current cir- programs, in collaboration with all official institu- to information. In addition, the meeting cumstances the Arab world is facing. tions and civil society organizations of each state, reviewed the topics on the agenda of the 3rd Sheikh Salman made the statement during a stressing Kuwait’s support to the federation in News Agencies World Congress (NAWC), Ayar meeting with FANA’s Secretary General Farid achieving its goals. said. Ayar, KUNA Board Chairman and Director General The conferees said that the federation works The Secretariat endorsed awarding the Saudi Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Sabah, Director on providing training courses to workers of the Press Agency (SPA) FANA’s prize for the “best General of Qatar News Agency (QNA) Ahmad Al- news agencies, adding this needs hard work and photo,” Ayar said, noting that the best press TAN TAN: Amiri Diwan Advisor Mohammad Sharar is seen while visiting a Buainain, Director of Lebanon’s National News cooperation to upgrade efficiency of the work- report prize was held, as applicants were asked cultural festival in the Moroccan desert. —KUNA Agency (NNA) Laure Sleiman Saab, Deputy ers. They emphasized that they take into consid- to re-write their reports in line with the FANA Chairman of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) erations all recommendations of Arab Ministers General Assembly and Secretariat. Ahmad Al-Awadh, and KUNA Vice Chairman for of Information in terms of finding a code of Other topics addressed included arrange- Amir keen on preserving Financial Affairs Abdulhamid Malek. ethics, urging all media outlets not to interview ments for the 43rd FANA General Assembly due The visiting Arab delegations are participating terrorists or cover news related to their activities. in Kuwait, The Federation website and the 11th heritage: Advisor Sharar in FANA’s meeting that kicked off in Kuwait on Arab conference for security information bodies, Saturday and runs until today. The Minister called Cooperation as well as cooperation between the Arab and on the Federation to promote its role and imple- Meanwhile, FANA’s Secretary General Dr Farid international news agencies. TAN TAN: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait heritage of the UAE. Sharar, who also visited ment the strategy endorsed by Arab information Ayar said that the organization’s Secretariat had FANA participation in meetings of the Arab Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the pavilion of Tunisia, said the Gulf region ministers during their last meeting in Cairo on discussed means of enhancing cooperation with Ministers of Information Council and its execu- keen on preserving cultural heritage as a pillar shared cultural values. combating terrorist thinking that runs counter to international organizations and keeping abreast tive bureau was also reviewed, together with a of unity of the nation, Amiri Diwan Advisor Director of the UAE’s pavilion Abdullah Al- the concepts of Islam. The strategy aims to pro- with regional and international developments. report on FANA financial status till May 2015, in Mohammad Sharar said Saturday. Paying more Qubaisi meanwhile commended HH the Amir’s tect youth and generations through an ambi- This first meeting for the Secretariat addition to the new website of the Yemeni news attention to cultural heritage will contribute to role in preserving human civilization. Tan Tan tious program based on raising their awareness addressed a host of topics on FANA activities, as agency. —KUNA spreading culture of peace, love and solidarity festival is an annual event bringing together among people, Sharar said in a statement. more than 30 tribes from southern Morocco Sharar is visiting Tan Tan in the Moroccan and other nomadic peoples of northwest Desert to participate in the cultural festival, Africa. Originally these were spontaneous and sponsored by Moroccan King Mohammad VI, regular meetings of these peoples for a week which is due until May 27. He said Sheikh around the month of May. Sabah Al-Ahmad Heritage Village was an Part of the agricultural and herding calen- embodiment of His Highness the Amir’s inter- dar of the nomads, these gatherings were an est in supporting and preserving Arab culture. opportunity to meet up, to buy, sell and HH the Amir’s humanitarian endeavors are exchange foodstuffs and other products, to just part of his keenness on spreading the cul- organize camel- and horse-breeding competi- ture of peace, which encouraged the UN last tions, to celebrate weddings and to consult year to name HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad as a herbalists. Humanitarian Leader, and Kuwait as a The festival also consisted of a range of cel- Humanitarian Center, noted Sharar. He said ebrations such as musical performances, pop- organizers of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Heritage ular chanting, poetry contests and other Village have invited the Tan Tan Festival offi- Hassanie oral traditions, and games. The UN cials to visit the village next February. cultural agency, UNESCO, announced in 2005 Meanwhile, Sharar also visited the pavilion proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and KUWAIT: Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah meets Federation of Arab News Agencies’ Secretary General of the United Arab Emirates in the festival, Intangible Heritage of Humanity of the Tan Tan festival. —KUNA Farid Ayar and other officials. —KUNA which he said reflected a genuine image of the GCC Customs Union meets

DOHA: The 11th meeting of the GCC Customs Union over the world on the other hand,” said Mehani, who is tribute to facilitating the movement of trade. kicked off in Doha yesterday, with the main aim of pro- the chairman of Qatari General Authority of Customs. The gathering considers the report of GCC Customs moting cooperation and coordination in this regard. In Among challenges facing customs is how to deal Union Secretariat pertaining to the mechanism of direct an inaugural speech, Ahmad bin Ali Al-Mehani, the head with facilitation and effective control of the movement transfer of customs tariffs automatically and the report of the meeting, said that the customs is a key point in of goods, he added, noting the achievements of the of the 52nd meeting of committee of customs measures. the commercial field on all levels among GCC member union’s meetings are attributed to efforts and hard work It also deal with the report of 27th meeting of the com- states. “The key role of customs prompts us to consider aiming to implement recommendations of reports of mittee tasked with the unified customs law as well as seriously unifying our customs policies and promoting committees and using mechanisms to develop customs other topics and reports aiming at improving the per- cooperation and coordination so as to facilitate the action. He said that the gathering discusses means of formance of GCC customs. A Kuwaiti delegation headed movement of goods among GCC states and boost trade developing scientific initiatives that seek to improve per- by Director General of General Administration of between these countries on one hand and countries all formance of customs, indicating this move will con- Customs is taking part in the event. —KUNA DOHA: GCC Customs Union officials meet in Doha, Qatar yesterday. —KUNA LOCAL MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Solar energy project launched in Zahra Renewable energy eyed to meet growing demand

By Nawara Fattahova

KUWAIT: A solar energy project was workshops launched in Zahra yesterday, as sun- drenched Kuwait is getting serious about to open in all harvesting solar power. The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) organized a ceremony to governorates launch the Photovoltaic (PV) Pilot Project at the Zahra Co-operative Society yester- KUWAIT: The Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness day. The ceremony was held under the and Creativity and the Ministry of Social Affairs and auspices of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor signed an agreement on establishing work- shops for applied sciences and mathematics. The Labor and Minister of State for agreement includes turning several facilities of the Development and Planning Hind Al- ministry into workshops to develop talents of Kuwaiti Subaih, and was attended by officials youth, said Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and from various institutions. Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Subaih expressed her happiness on Al-Subaih in a statement on Sunday. The ministry had realizing this project, which adopts the already opened a workshop in Qadsia youth center, will of His Highness the Amir Sheikh which was a successful experience, she said, adding Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to utilize solar that a new workshop will be opened in Shuwaikh as energy as an important source of energy. well. Meanwhile, the Minister noted that the first-ever She also praised the cooperation of the math club will also be opened in Al-Nuzha, while an institutions that worked on this project, applied sciences workshop is set to open in the socie- which is a model for other similar projects ty development center in Jahra. The ministry is plan- in the future. ning on opening a workshop in each of the six gover- KFAS Director General Dr Adnan norates, said Subaih, noting that the facilities are Shihab-Eldin highlighted the essential already prepared for the mission. — KUNA role of Zahra Co-op Society as the first co- op in Kuwait to apply renewable energy in its carport with the cooperation of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), National Technology Enterprises KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih and Minister of Education Dr Bader Al-Essa officially launch the solar Company (NTEC) and the Ministry of energy project yesterday. — Photo by Joseph Shagra Electricity and Water. also seeks to raise awareness on the bene- national standards,” Shihab-Eldin said. ing peak periods if it is applied on a large fits of solar energy and energy conserva- “Furthermore, KFAS initiated and funded scale. It will also reduce fossil fuel con- Pilot projects tion, especially during peak demand peri- another pilot project at the beginning of sumption in addition to mitigating car- KFAS has recently embraced a number ods, and its positive economic, environ- this year aiming to install rooftop PV bon dioxide emissions. of pilot projects designed to promote the mental and health impacts,” stressed units in a limited number of private resi- According to him, the capacity of elec- use of solar energy. Among them is the Shihab-Eldin. dential homes with a total capacity of 2-3 tricity generated by the PV cells at Zahra energy efficiency and photovoltaic sys- Zahra Co-operative Society was select- MW,” Shihab-Eldin noted. Co-op would reach 1,273 MW per year, tems pilot applications for co-operative ed for this pilot project, and the PV system which is equivalent to KD 60,000 per year KUWAIT: Minister Hind Al-Subaih and Dr societies, which aims to enhance the installed in the carport has a capacity of in monetary savings. “The use of the PV Saaduddine Okhasha, board member of the Sabah energy efficiency of selected co-ops as 752 KW. In addition, work is ongoing to Energy sources system in Zahra Co-op carport along with Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity, well as encourage the use of solar power upgrade and retrofit the air-conditioning “We hope that this new pilot project the energy conservation measures sign the agreement. for electricity generation. “The project (HVAC) and lighting systems inside the demonstrates some of the ways available applied in the co-op will avert at least co-op. This project is the first pioneering to diversify energy sources in the future 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide emitted pilot project relevant to the use of renew- that contribute to reducing dependence annually,” concluded Shihab-Eldin. Minister meets able energy at the national level as it uses on fossil fuels to generate electricity Saad Al-Otaibi, Chairman of Zahra Co- state-of-the-art technologies and through the exploitation of renewable operative Society, said he is proud that KISR delegation demonstrates its applications and bene- energy sources,” he said, adding, “We are, their co-op is the first in Kuwait to apply KUWAIT: Minister of Amiri Diwan fits. through this pilot project, acting as a cat- this project. “When KFAS approached us Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad “It is worth mentioning that Kuwait alyst to all concerned parties to take simi- with the proposal of applying this project Al-Sabah received a delegation of the Institute for Scientific Research has devel- lar steps and contribute towards reduc- here, our board of directors quickly Kuwait Institute for Scientific oped the technical specifications of the ing energy consumption and adopt solar agreed as we believe in the importance Research (KISR) including Dr Samir Al- project, while the National Technology energy as an alternative source of ener- of such vital projects. We also believe that Zenki and Faisal Al-Helil. During the Enterprises Company is the project man- gy,” he explained. co-ops play a bigger role than just selling meeting, the two sides discussed ager. The Ministry of Electricity and Water Shihab-Eldin added that the pilot proj- products. They play social role by sup- means of promoting the KISRís strate- played a pivotal role in ensuring the link ect will represent a quantum leap in the porting various cultural, educational and gic projects. — KUNA between the PV systems and the local field of energy conservation and will sig- social activities in order to serve the resi- electricity grid in accordance with inter- nificantly help in reducing the load dur- dents of their areas,” he pointed out. MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 From the Arabic press

Al-Jarida Al-Jarida Where is the expatriates’ Ideas cannot health insurance money? be confined By Mohammed Al-Rowaihel

or years now, expats living in Kuwait have By Ali Mahmoud Khajah been paying KD 50 a year to health insur- Fance companies per person, and in he detainment of Musallam Al-Barrak, return, none of these companies provides them Hamad Al-Naqi or others in cases related to with any healthcare whatsoever, and neither Tverbal or written expression is only the does the health ministry or the Cabinet forces result of what legislators themselves have made, these companies to do so. Nonetheless, expats including Barrak and others with no exception cannot renew their residency visas unless they over the long Kuwaiti parliamentary experience. pay the health insurance fees, which makes Laws setting penalties for breaking the law one wonder where all the money expats are through expression have been made by legisla- paying to receive medical and healthcare along tors and no judge can overlook these penalties is with their family members has gone?! a defendant is proven guilty as charged before I do not know the point in imposing such any judge. This means that judges have nothing fees on expats if insurance companies do not to do with sentencing someone to prison for his finance their medical treatment, nor does the own expressions. Those penalties have been set health ministry. By simple calculation of the by successive parliaments that have passed them, total sums expats pay for health insurance, the turned blind eyes to them or even supported figure simply reaches $1 billion a year and adds them in some cases. up to $15 billion taking into consideration that The best example of this is the role played by expats started paying these fees in 1999. Such legislators in toughening the penalty for blas- a sum is more than enough to build, man and pheming the Prophet (PBUH) up to capital punish- equip five entire hospitals with the latest med- ment and execution even if the crime was com- ical equipment and can also help build more mitted through a tweet. It is funny that so many of than ten fully-equipped clinics to provide them Al-Jarida those lamenting freedom of expression are the with healthcare. However, expats still go to very same ones who set and passed those laws or public hospitals for medical treatment and are strongly supported them, including Barrak him- forced to pay extra fees for each test, radiology, self. diagnosis and medicine. So, what is the point We do agree to penalize those accused of slan- of the health insurance they have been pay- der or violating the constitution in terms of free- ing?! Al-Qabas dom of expression. I am not for cancelling penal- Had the state used these sums in building ties for those slandering or assaulting others. Yet, new hospitals and clinics, it would have hit two Hashd’s situation it is unreasonable and unacceptable to punish birds with one stone. It would have saved the those expressing their opinions one way or anoth- state budget fortunes, provided citizens with er by physical confinement, because as I have proper healthcare and it would not have need- By Abdellatif Al-Duaij repeatedly said, ideas cannot be imprisoned. They ed to build new hospitals because our current remain in minds even if the bodies are detained. ones’ capacity is enough to serve citizens and do not agree with those who describe the multiple Those who resigned did not break their obvious link Therefore, the only natural alternative are financial provide them with proper healthcare, because resignations from Hashd as a division or dismantling with the tribal methods and practices in Hashd. They did penalties, even if they are huge, in order to deter they number no more than 1.2 million. This Iof the group. Hashd is a group that is supposed to not issue a statement or an explanation of their move violators from slandering or going too far. have hundreds if not thousands of members. It is a for- towards the old classical and non-political practices that would also end crowds in public hospitals, put Doing this, we will have achieved the goal of mation of Mutair tribesmen that were amassed by governed Hashd’s behavior, and the view of its member an end to bed scarcity and reduce the number legislations regulating the right to free expression Musallam Al-Barrak during his Andalus gathering, then towards other social and political establishments. in a way that reassures those subject to slander, of patients visiting OPDs. the Mutair and Ajman that gathered in Egaila after Mr Ahmad Al-Saadoun, who seems to be behind the So, in pure black and white - I mention this be they individuals or bodies, that slandering Khalid Al-Tahous supported him. So the exit of 10 or 20 resignations, explained opinions and introduced new them will not go unaccounted for. We will also in view of growing calls to impose health insur- members from the group, despite the divisional scene, is political ideas lately, but those ideas were clearly direct- ance on retirees, which makes us wonder about nothing significant, and it is not supposed to be consid- ed towards the general political situation and towards reassure those expressing their minds verbally or the money collected from expats ever since ered as a notable phenomenon that divides the group. the “annulled majority” and were not directed as criti- in writing that they would not go to prison for 1999 as health insurance fees without seeing or Despite this, the resignations have “quality” and more cism of Hashd. attending a seminar or posting a tweet. hearing about building a single hospital or clin- accurate political indications. They are an expression of Unless Mr Saadoun improves what he presented and Once more, even if ideas are bad, they still can- ic or even signing contracts with private hospi- what can be called the reluctance of the civil faction and severs his links with the strings that were moving the not be detained and imprisoned. Imprisonment tals to treat expats. We have to warn of such a its disengagement with tribal groups and parties within political theater puppets, particularly the stand towards does not affect ideas and a new legislation should tendency, which we believe was made for prof- Hashd. This faction, despite its small size, is the influen- the traditional national political power “merchants” on be set considering such a fact. It should set penal- iteering in the private sector at the expense of tial one and gave Hashd a political image and Musallam which Hashd launched, in cooperation with the symbols ties according to the crime without any exaggera- Al-Barrak a patriotic sash he was in dire need for to cover of true corruption and the original thieves of public retirees. We need to know the feasibility of tion or abuse of powers. This is what everybody the true face of the organization. Giving a civil descrip- funds, an organized campaign in the past five years, and should ask for to avoid the ‘reaction’ methodology such a proposed project before we approve it. tion is not necessarily accurate and correct to those who unless Saadoun and those who support him condemn — Translated by Kuwait Times and temporary resentment, because today we are resigned, because many Mutair members are “civil” and the accusations that were made towards the judicial with Barrak, another day we’d be with Naqi, and many of those who claim civility and patriotism carry authority and particularly the judges of the constitution- then others, etc. with them, sometimes against their will, remnants of al court, resigning or remaining within Hashd means the —Translated by Kuwait Times Crime tribal belonging and even intolerance. same. — Translated by Kuwait Times Report Education ministry to add Gulf national questioned in compatriot’s death seventh educational area?

KUWAIT: Daiya police station ordered the detention of a KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education is con- supervise public schools located in their Gulf national pending the final death report of another templating whether to create a seventh respective coverage areas. Gulf national who was reported dead in the area yesterday. educational, area especially after the The man is suspected to have pushed the victim from the increase in the number of German university window of an apartment in Bneid Al-Gar after a night of schools in Ahmadi as new Meanwhile, Minister of heavy drinking, according to investigations. A security cities and new schools are Education Dr Bader Al-Essa source said that they received a call about a person falling being built there. said approvals have been from a building, so police rushed to the area, but discov- Ministry leaders believe given to build a German ered that the man had already succumbed to his injuries. that there is a growing num- university in Kuwait. Essa, They identified the man as a Gulf national. Police proceed- ber of schools in the Ahmadi who is also Minister of ed to the man’s flat where they found another Gulf nation- educational area, especially Higher Education, said that al, and he was drunk. When they asked him about the inci- after the building of schools the Higher Education dent, he said that he and his compatriot argued while in the new Sabah Al-Ahmad Ministry signed a memo- drinking, so the victim went inside a room, locked it, and City, an informed educational randum of understanding then jumped. However, according to the source, when the source said. This situation with the German Authority flat was inspected, police discovered that the room was may affect the educational for Academic Exchange to open. Preliminary investigations indicate that a fight may process and make it difficult send secondary students to Cabinet ‘approves’ have ensued, which led the suspect to throw the victim for area officials to follow and study in Germany a few out. The source added that the suspect’s condition is unsta- supervise schools, which calls years ago.Separately, Essa ble, and that he was admitted to the intensive care unit. for dividing the area and cre- commented on the alleged Police plan to question him when his condition improves ating a seventh one, the Education minister spread of graduates with new tax project in order to find out whether the two were alone or not. source explained. Ministry Dr Bader Al-Essa fake degrees from universi- Undersecretary Dr Haitham ties abroad. “Those KUWAIT: The finance ministry has referred private sectors. “According to the pro- Al-Athari asked Ahmadi education officials (degrees) are totally rejected, and there is Partygoers face deportation the new taxation project to the Cabinet for posed project, taxes would be divided into to submit a report on the possibility of a coordination with the Fatwa and review and approval pending official two main types - value-added tax and busi- Farwaniya police raided a building and arrested 12 seventh area and their opinion on it, the Legislations Department to take the neces- implementation in Kuwait in the near ness profit tax,” explained the sources, not- drunk expats, male and female. According to sources, sources added. There are six educational sary measures to check the authenticity of future, well-informed sources said. The ing that value-added tax would be general- an undercover agent told Farwaniya police that a sus- directorates in the education ministry; one those certificates,” Essa said. sources added that the Cabinet had initially ized throughout the GCC in the form of rev- picious building exists in Block 2 of the area. A team in each governorate, and their job is to — Al-Qabas, Al-Anba approved the project proposed by the enue fees while a 10 percent business prof- went to inspect the area and found a group of people International Monetary Fund (IMF) last it tax would be imposed on all operating drunk sitting in front of the building. An apartment’s month and that an official IMF team would companies (both local and foreign) as well door was open, so police went inside and found other be summoned once the approval was final as individual businessmen making over KD people drunk and in compromised conditions. All were Lecture warns against to set the project’s implementation mecha- 50,000 a year, for instance. arrested and sent for deportation. unlicensed weapons’ spread nism and schedule that is expected to The sources explained that imposing range between four and five years, during the new taxes would annul the current KUWAIT: Efforts should be consolidated to Director of operations department at which the project’s legislative, legal and levies of 2.5 percent to support national String of burglaries, stabbing in Hawally administrative requirements will be pre- labor, one percent collected for zakat A Jordanian man told police that an unknown person help the Interior Ministry in collecting the weapons collection campaign Major weapons, rights activists and representa- Nawaf Al-Harbi spoke about the awareness pared to match the economic changes and one percent collected to support broke into his room in Salmiya and stole KD 1,500, before expected to affect both the public and the KFAS. — Al-Qabas escaping. Meanwhile, in a nearby building, another tives of security authorities said. The call plan that was followed by the Interior Jordanian man reported that a burglar came to his house was made during a lecture held at Kuwait Ministry. “Security is the responsibility of all; and stole KD 1,000 worth of gold jewelry, while a third Human Rights Society recently about the we all must contribute to instilling the pil- theft in the same area resulted to KD 1,500 and jewelry weapons collection campaign. The speak- lars of security and peace in Kuwait society,” Some areas of Kuwait stolen. Police are looking for the suspect. Meanwhile, ers warned that the spread of weapons in he said Harbi urged NGOs to play a bigger Hawally police are investigating the claims of a university the hands of youngsters will increase vio- role in spreading awareness regarding the professor to Zahra police that he was stabbed by a 21-year- lent crimes, while firing gunshots during importance and benefits of weapons’ col- plagued by fierce rats old man inside his residence. weddings has become a dangerous phe- lection. He lauded the efforts of the Kuwait nomenon. They said that establishing secu- Human Rights Society in supporting gov- rity and opposing aggressive behavior is a ernment efforts to provide security in the KUWAIT: While the health ministry has rodents, adding the obstacles facing the pro- collective responsibility. society. — Al-Qabas assured that reports about the spread of ject’s team include the large amounts of left- Fugitive held Norwegian rats is not true, statistics show overs discarded, not removing garbage for a Director General of Criminal Detectives Maj Gen there are some infested areas in the country, long time from homes and facilities, a decay- Mahmoud Al-Tabbakh ordered a citizen to held under where the spread of rats varies between 17 ing sewer system and stores inside homes tightened security, as he is wanted to serve a 15-year- and 62 percent. Director of the insect and and basements that are rented to companies jail sentence for committing several felonies including rodent fighting department at the health within the private residence network. firing a weapon, resisting authorities and trading in ministry Dr Samiya Al-Tubaikh confirmed the Tubaikh warned against homes that are drugs. Meanwhile, police are questioning the suspect’s spread of Norwegian rats, adding that the turned into bird and animal pens, as they sister who is charged with forging official documents rate of their presence is up to 62 homes out become an attractive environment for insects in order to admit her injured brother to the hospital of a hundred. and rodents, besides the many abandoned where she worked, and to prevent authorities from She said the Norwegian rat is one of the parks, which make good living areas for arresting him. The young man was brought to Jahra most dangerous and fierce rodents, and can rodents. She confirmed that Kuwait is free hospital for treatment of injuries he received when his eat children’s extremities as well as those of from malaria, but some Asians were discov- motorcycle flipped over, but his family, with the aid of special needs people, and this may transfer ered with filaria, which is a rare disease that his sister, transferred him to Farwaniya hospital out of diseases and epidemics to them, especially affects the lymphatic system, causes infection fear that he will be arrested once his condition plague. She emphasized the importance of of the lymphatic vessels and causes swelling improves. — Al-Anbaa implementing “comprehensive environmen- in the affected area, particularly the extremi- tal correction” to guarantee the reduction of ties. —Al-Qabas MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Women’s walk across Streets calm after protest of Ohio officer’s acquittal Koreas’ DMZ denied

Page 9 Page 12 Mass graves of migrants found in Malaysia Police decline to release information

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said yesterday it had found “We will save the migrants and take them to shore,” mass graves feared to contain the bodies of military spokesman Fuad Basya told AFP, adding that as Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants at the centre of a of late Saturday, no new boats had been sighted. regional human-trafficking crisis. Previously, Indonesian fisherman have helped hun- Home Minister Zahid Hamidi was quoted by The Star dreds of stranded Bangladeshis and Rohingya to shore. newspaper’s website as saying the graves were found The Malaysian government announced Thursday near suspected detention camps run by people-traffick- that its navy and coastguard would be mobilised for ers. search operations but so far it has not reported any res- “But we don’t know how many there are. We are cues. probably going to find more bodies,” Zahid was quoted Widodo yesterday reportedly indicated that Jakarta as saying. Thai police in early May found secret human- would need help footing the bill for housing thousands trafficking jungle camps on their side of the border and of destitute people. dozens of shallow graves. “We’re counting and making calculations on the The report quoting Zahid gave few details but the costs involved,” he was quoted as saying on Detikcom Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysia, citing an news website. “We still need international support on unnamed source, earlier reported that about 30 mass how this would be managed.” graves had been found containing “hundreds of skele- More than 3,500 migrants have swum to shore or tons”. been rescued off the coasts of Malaysia, Indonesia, The Star, also quoting sources, had said the graves Thailand and Bangladesh since the crisis erupted earlier were “believed to contain nearly 100 Rohingya this month. migrants”. Thailand began a crackdown on human traf- Malaysian media said the latest mass graves were ficking and smuggling following the discovery of its found near Padang Besar and Wang Kelian, two towns mass graves, which appears to have thrown regional along the Thai border in the Malaysian state of Perlis. trafficking routes into chaos. Police declined to release information but the Many migrants previously tried to enter Malaysia, national police chief will hold a press conference on the their favoured destination, via its land border with matter today. Malaysia’s government had previously Thailand. With traffickers apparently now abandoning denied that any such mass graves or slave camps exist- their human cargo at sea, boats filled with hundreds of ed on its soil. starving migrants from the two countries have sought “I am shocked!” Zahid was quoted by The Star as say- PADANG BESAR: In this May 2, 2015 file photo, Thai police officials measure a shallow grave in Padang Besar, desperately to land in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, ing. Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Malaysian authorities said yesterday that they have discovered graves in which turned them away. He added that some of the camps may have been more than a dozen abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Facing growing international pressure, Malaysia and there for as long as five years, and that Malaysian citi- Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held.— AP Indonesia last week said they would admit boat people, zens were suspected to have been involved. Most who are to be repatriated or resettled with the help of Bangladeshis are economic migrants seeking to escape states. cue of a migrant boat, when 208 men were found international agencies. poverty at home. The Rohingya leave Myanmar in large Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants crammed in a wooden fishing vessel. Most were part to escape discriminatory treatment from the from Bangladesh and denies citizenship to most of Bangladeshis, according to Myanmar officials. Indonesia launches search missions Buddhist majority. them. But it has faced increasing international pressure However, possibly thousands more are thought to Indonesia’s military said yesterday that President Rights groups said a new population law further tar- to stem the flood of people from its shores and deliver still be at sea, with perilous summer monsoon weather Joko Widodo had ordered the country to start search gets persecuted Rohingya Muslims, by allowing urgent humanitarian relief to thousands still trapped at due to arrive. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said and rescue operations for stranded migrant boats, an Myanmar’s regional governments to introduce family sea. Saturday that finding and saving the lives of those at operation that began Friday. planning regulations to reduce birth rates in their On Friday its navy said it had carried out its first res- sea should be a “top priority”. — AFP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Saudi forces and Yemen’s Houthis trade heavy fire

CAIRO: Saudi forces and Yemen’s Houthi militia left their homes and fled from the frontier, which Rabbu Mansour Hadi. shells at each other throughout the city overnight, traded heavy artillery fire which destroyed part of has turned into a front line between the kingdom The Sunni Muslim states believe the Shi’ite killing five civilians. the main border crossing between the two coun- and the Iran-allied rebels. Houthis are a proxy for influence by their arch rival The Houthis seized control of a military base on tries overnight, residents said yesterday, an escala- Arab air raids hit military bases and weapons Iran, but their campaign has yet to reverse the a strategic mountaintop in the centre of the city, tion of the two-month war. stores in the capital Sanaa and local officials said a rebels’ battlefield gains. eyewitnesses said. A United Nations-backed peace The Haradh border crossing, the largest for peo- mid-level Houthi commander, Abu Bassam al-Kibsi, Local fighters combatting the Houthis in conference set for May 28 in Geneva remains in ple and goods between the world’s top oil was killed in an air strike in the central province of Yemen’s south reported Saudi-led air strikes on a doubt, as Hadi’s exiled government in Saudi Arabia exporter, Saudi Arabia, and its impoverished neigh- Raymah. major air base controlled by the group in Lahj has expressed reluctance to attend before the bour, was evacuated amid shelling which razed its Saudi Arabia has led an Arab coalition bombing province and say they killed eight Houthi fighters Houthis recognise their authority and quit Yemen’s departure lounge and passport section, witnesses the Houthis and backing southern Yemeni fighters in an ambush in Dalea province yesterday. main cities. said. opposing the group and loyal to the exiled govern- Residents in the central city of Taiz said Houthi The Houthis have demanded a ceasefire before Residents of several Yemeni villages in the area ment in Saudi Arabia headed by President Abd- forces and pro-Hadi fighters fired tank and artillery any talks. — Reuters Iran general says army needs more funds to counter IS TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military official in Pakistan. There is money being passed told parliament yesternday the armed back and forth,” he told reporters on forces need a bigger budget to confront Saturday in Kabul. the Islamic State group whose influence In May, IS claimed its first attack in is growing in neighbouring countries. Pakistan, where pistol-wielding gunmen “We have to face a new threat in the stormed a bus carrying members of the region. Terrorist groups are close to our minority Shiite Ismaili community, killing borders,” General Ahmad-Reza at least 43 people. Pourdastan who commands Iran’s The Iranian general, who warned that ground forces told parliament, media “the battle is on the ground”, did not say reported. by how much the defence budget “Today we see the presence of Daesh should be increased. in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he said, For the fiscal year ending in March using the Arabic acronym for IS. 2016, the defence budget was increased Iran’s army and its elite Revolutionary by more than 30% to reach some $10 bil- Guards must be strengthened to be able lion dollars. In addition, the armed forces “to buy tanks, transport vehicles and to receive $1.2 billion from sovereign funds. overhaul our helicopters,” he was quoted Pourdastan told parliament that when as saying. IS launched its offensive in Iraq in June The IS jihadist group, which has seized last year jihadists advanced to Jalula, just chunks of Syria and Iraq to the west of 40 kilometres from the Iranian border. Iran has also gained a foothold in its east- “In less than three days, we sent five ern neighbours Pakistan and brigades to the borders and our recon- Afghanistan. naissance helicopters penetrated 40 kilo- The commander of NATO forces in metres into Iraq,” Pourdastan added. Afghanistan, General John F Campbell Shiite regional power Iran has military has said that IS was recruiting fighters in advisers in Iraq and Syria and provides Afghanistan, but are not yet operational financial and military support to the gov- BAGHDAD: Iraqi government forces keep position in the Jurf A-Sakher area, some 50 kilometres south of Baghdad, to protect the area from fur- there. “There’s recruiting going on in ernments of both countries in their fight ther Islamic State (IS) group advancement, yesterday. — AFP Afghanistan, there is recruiting going on against the Sunni extremists. — AFP Rampant jihadists firm up control of Iraq-Syria border IS controls both sides of both crossings BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group took full of 24 hours straddling May 22-23 as Iraqi gov- Elite troops have been defending the coun- control of a border crossing between Iraq and ernment and allied forces began to claw back try’s largest refinery for close to a year and Syria yesterday, tightening its grip on the heart territory from IS east of Ramadi. Hashed forces have also deployed there in of its self-proclaimed caliphate. recent weeks to help repel the jihadists’ latest The move gave IS control of the two main Ramadi fightback assault. roads between Syria and Iraq’s province of On Saturday, Iraqi forces retook Husaybah, a In Syria, analysts said the capture of Palmyra Anbar, as the jihadists pressed their most devas- rural town in the Euphrates Valley seven kilome- potentially put IS in a position to mount offen- tating offensive in months. tres (4.5 miles) east of Ramadi. sives on the capital Damascus and third city The latest success came a week after IS cap- The area’s most prominent Sunni tribal leader, Homs. tured the Iraqi city of Ramadi and days after it Sheikh Rafia Abdelkarim al-Fahdawi, deployed Palmyra is considered one of the world’s seized the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, two of his forces, whose knowledge of the terrain is key, archaeological jewels and its capture has raised the group’s most significant military victories in alongside fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi, an fears that Syria’s most iconic heritage site could almost a year. umbrella for Shiite militia and volunteers. be wrecked. The jihadists seized Al-Walid border post ear- A police colonel said the Husaybah operation IS militants have smashed statues and blown ly Sunday when Iraqi government forces pulled also involved local and federal police, and the up ancient artefacts and ruins in several sites in back to a nearby crossing with Jordan. IS had interior ministry’s rapid intervention force as Iraq and Syria. taken the Syrian side of the crossing on well as the army. On Saturday, the head of Syrian antiquities Thursday. Swift action was seen as essential to prevent said the jihadists had entered the Palmyra muse- “There was no military support for the securi- IS from laying booby traps across Ramadi, which um but most of the antiquities there had already ty forces and there weren’t enough of them to would make any advance in the city more risky been transferred to Damascus. protect the crossing,” Suad Jassem, the head of and complicated. The IS advance in both countries has forced Anbar’s border commission, said. Michael Knights, of the Washington Institute tens of thousands of civilians from their homes, “Daesh (IS) now controls both sides of both think tank, said the government and its allies sparking concern among aid agencies. crossings,” she said, referring to another crossing should waste no time in putting IS on the back The fall of Ramadi displaced at least 55,000 between Anbar and Syria further north that the foot in Ramadi to deny it more control of eastern people, who join the more than 2.8 million peo- jihadists seized last year. Anbar. ple made homeless by fighting nationwide since ALEPPO: Syrian Civil Defence workers try to pull a man out from under the rubble of The surge by a group described as the most “The Iraqi government needs to put ISIS on the start of 2014. a building following a reported airstrike by government forces on May 24, 2015, in violent in modern jihad raised further questions the defensive in eastern Anbar before Ramadan Aid agencies and some politicians have urged the rebel-held Al-Sukari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. —AFP about the efficiency of the US-led coalition’s begins in mid-June, when the terrorist move- the Shiite-dominated government to allow dis- eight-month air campaign. ment will no doubt try to surge attacks against placed families who have been held up at a Coalition warplanes have conducted more Shiite religious and civilian targets in Baghdad bridge for days to be allowed across to seek than 3,000 strikes in Iraq and Syria since August and the shrine city of Karbala,” he said. shelter in Baghdad and beyond. Syria regime helicopter 2014 and dozens more were carried out in Iraqi forces were simultaneously battling IS The authorities are requesting the displaced recent days in a bid to contain the rampant on other fronts, including at the Baiji oil refinery, to have a sponsor before they can enter the cap- comes down in Aleppo jihadists. about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of ital, where some accuse them of being infiltrated There were seven in Anbar alone in a period Baghdad. by IS.— AFP BEIRUT: Islamic State group supporters Deir Ezzor rose to 16, including six chil- and a monitoring group said jihadists dren from one family. Myanmar president shot down a government helicopter in IS jihadists control most of Deir Ezzor Iran denies agreement on northern Syria early yesterday, but state province, including more than half of the signs off on contested media said the aircraft had suffered tech- provincial capital, which sits strategically military site inspections population law nical problems. on several key highways. The TEHRAN: An Iranian negotiator yesterday experts were excluded from a framework The Syrian Observatory for Human YANGON: Myanmar’s president has signed off on a law Observatory also gave new details about denied accepting military site inspections as nuclear agreement. Araghchi denied the law- Rights said IS had brought down the heli- the battle for a building in Jisr al- requiring some mothers to space their children three part of a nuclear deal with world powers, a del- maker’s comments on his Instagram page. years apart despite objections by a visiting senior US copter after midnight near the Kweyris Shughur where regime forces were icate issue in talks that must be concluded by “What can we do except put the fate of Karimi- air base in the east of Aleppo province. besieged by rebels until Friday. The diplomat and rights activists, who worry it could be the end of June. Abbas Araghchi, who is also Ghodoussi and Fars in the hands of God?” he used not only to repress women, but also religious and Observatory director Rami Abdel siege began when the town fell to rebels deputy foreign minister, made the remarks as wrote alongside a picture of a Fars headline ethnic minorities. Rahman said at least one crew member including Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra he briefed a parliamentary committee on the that read: “We accepted the inspection of mili- The Population Control Health Care Bill - drafted had been killed but “the fate of the rest is Front on April 25, but a group of regime progress of the talks with the P5+1 - Britain, tary sites”. under pressure from hard-line Buddhist monks with a unknown.” Jihadist accounts on Twitter forces ended up trapped inside the China, France, Russia and the United States Araghchi said later that during the briefing staunchly anti-Muslim agenda - was passed by parlia- said IS had shot down the helicopter building. plus Germany. “In his report, Mr Araghchi said both he and Foreign Minister Mohammad mentarians last month. using anti-aircraft missiles. Dozens of those trapped were able to that inspections of military sites have been Javad Zarif reiterated their “objection to US Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said They posted the names of three crew flee on Friday as the opposition forces accepted but the inspections are regulated inspections or visits to any military centres or he warned Myanmar leaders during face-to-face talks members they said had been killed and finally stormed the building. But the and will be seriously managed,” ultraconserva- interviews with our nuclear scientists”. “We pre- last week about the dangers of the bill. On Saturday, pictures of a helicopter in flames. Observatory said at least 75 regime tive lawmaker Javad Karimi-Ghodoussi was sented necessary explanations... regarding hours after the diplomat left, state-run media But Syrian state television said the air- forces were killed in the fight for the quoted as saying by Fars news agency. security measures which countries implement- announced President Thein Sein had signed it into law. craft had crashed because of technical building and the subsequent evacuation. The remarks appeared to contradict those ing the protocol usually take in order to pro- As predominantly Buddhist Myanmar started mov- problems. It said another 73 soldiers had been of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, tect their military, nuclear and industrial infor- ing from dictatorship to democracy four years ago, “A helicopter crashed after takeoff taken hostage and 91 regime forces and who said this week that inspections of military mation and prevent spying,” he said in a state- newfound freedoms of expression lifted the lid on from Kweyris airport in Aleppo province their families had escaped and reached sites and interviews of scientists by foreign ment from the ministry. — AFP deep-seeded hatred for minority Muslims - including because of technical faults and the crew government lines. Syrian media said Rohingya Muslims now arriving on Southeast Asian were killed,” it reported. IS fighters have government air strikes which provided shores in crowded, rickety boats. surrounded the air base since March the cover for the escape had killed 300 Many are fleeing persecution and violence that has 2014 and have fought fierce clashes with Al-Nusra fighters. left up to 280 people dead and forced another 140,000 its garrison. Also yesterday, state television report- from their homes in western Rakhine state. They are The Syrian government has used heli- ed what it called a “massacre” in the city living under apartheid-like conditions in dusty, crowd- copters to drop so-called barrel bombs of Palmyra, which was captured by IS on ed camps, with little access to education or adequate on rebel-held areas of Aleppo province. Thursday. State media said 400 people medical care. They also have little freedom of move- had been killed, “mostly women, children ment, having to pay hefty bribes if they want to pass Crude weapons and elderly people.” police barricades, even for emergencies. The crude weapons-made from oil But the Observatory said there was no The population law - which carries no punitive measures - gives regional authorities the power to drums, gas cylinders or water tanks, evidence of such mass killings. “Several implement birth-spacing guidelines in areas with high packed with explosives and scrap metal- dozen people accused of ties to the rates of population growth. have killed hundreds of civilians, drawing regime have been executed, but the Though the government says the law is aimed at condemnation from human rights number does not exceed 35 since the bringing down maternal and infant mortality rates, groups. President Bashar al-Assad has town was captured,” director Abdel ADEN: Yemeni workers unload medical aid boxes from a boat carrying 460 tonnes of activists argue that it steps on women’s reproductive denied they are being used. Elsewhere, Rahman said. He said one woman and Emirati relief aid that docked in Yemen’s restive port city of Aden, yesterday. The rights and can be used to suppress the growth of mar- the Observatory said the toll in regime two children were among those killed shipment, including medical and food supplies, is the second from the United Arab ginalized groups. — AP air raids on Saturday in the eastern city of but the rest were men. — AFP Emirates, which delivered last week 1,200 tonnes of relief aid. — AFP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Missouri suspect in killing of woman, teen son is dead

KANSAS CITY: A man accused of holding his former girl- Authorities have been searching for Horn since late April home in Clinton, about 45 miles from Sedalia, where she Saturday morning. When officers told him to surrender, friend captive in a crate at their home in western Missouri when he was charged in the kidnapping of 46-year-old had moved after escaping the home she had shared with Horn threatened the officers with a handgun, said Sgt. Bill then fatally shooting her and her teenage son, was shot and Sandra Kay Sutton. Prosecutors said Sutton told police that Horn. Lowe, spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. killed Saturday, authorities said. Horn kept her in a wooden crate off-and-on for four months Oberkrom said officers found Horn hiding in a closet in Lowe said it was unclear if Horn fired his weapon. Law enforcement officers killed James Barton Horn Jr., at their home in Sedalia, some 90 miles southeast of Kansas an abandoned building at the J. N. Turkey Kearn Memorial Lowe said the investigation will focus on matching the 47, at a state wildlife area in western Missouri, south of Knob City, Missouri. Sutton and her 17-year-old son, Zachary Wildlife Area, about 70 miles southeast of Kansas City. He weapons Horn had with him with evidence taken from the Noster, Henry County Sheriff Kent Oberkrom said. Wade Sutton, were found dead Thursday at a relative’s said officers were led to the area by a tip they received scene of the Suttons’ murders.— AP Streets calm after protest of Ohio officer’s acquittal

CLEVELAND: The streets largely remained calm yester- eight years ago. “I’m just so mad we never get justice from day morning after police in riot gear made numerous any of the police killings,” said Kirkman, who said she set- arrests overnight of protesters angered by a patrolman’s tled with the city after her son’s death but no charges acquittal in the deaths of two unarmed black suspects in were filed. a barrage of police gunfire. Michael Brelo, 31, faces administrative charges while Mental illness remaining suspended without pay after he was found not The judge said in his ruling that he wouldn’t “sacrifice” guilty Saturday on two counts of voluntary manslaughter, Brelo to the wave of anti-police sentiment that has swept but he no longer faces the prospect of prison. The anxious across the nation in the wake of other police in-custody city now awaits a decision on criminal charges against a deaths. While protests in cities like Baltimore, New York white officer in the fatal shooting of a black 12-year-old City and Ferguson, Missouri, have erupted into violence, boy with a pellet gun. the demonstrations in Cleveland didn’t escalate. Brelo and 12 other officers fired 137 shots at a car with The judge’s decision to acquit Brelo focused on which Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams inside it on Nov. 29, shots killed Russell, 43, and Williams, 30, two homeless 2012. The shooting occurred at the end of a 22-mile chase drug addicts with a long history of mental illness. Four of involving more than 100 Cleveland police officers and 60 the 23 gunshot wounds to Russell and seven of Williams’ cruisers after Russell’s Chevy Malibu backfired while 24 wounds were believed to have been fatal. O’Donnell speeding past police headquarters. During the chase, an said that while testimony showed Brelo fired some of the officer reported that he thought he’d seen Williams with a fatal shots, other officers fired kill shots as well. gun. At the end, police mistook police gunfire for shots A grand jury charged five police supervisors with mis- from Russell’s car. demeanor dereliction of duty for failing to control the Brelo fired 49 of those shots that night, but it was the chase. All five have pleaded not guilty and no trial date final 15 fired into the windshield while he stood on the has been set. hood of Russell’s car that led to his indictment and a four- Prosecutors had argued that when Brelo stood on the week trial. He faced up to 22 years in prison if convicted hood of the Malibu that he meant to kill Russell and on both counts. Williams instead of containing a threat to his and other The shooting helped prompt an investigation by the officers’ lives. O’Donnell ruled that even the last 15 shots US Department of Justice that concluded Cleveland were justified based on Brelo’s belief that someone inside police had engaged in a pattern and practice of excessive the car had fired at police at the beginning, middle and use of force and violations of people’s civil rights. end of the chase. Angry but mostly orderly protests followed Saturday’s “Officer Brelo risked his life on that night,” said Brelo’s verdict. More than a dozen protesters were arrested lead attorney, Patrick D’Angelo, after the verdict. McGinty Saturday night for failing to disperse from an alley in the said he respected O’Donnell’s decision, and added that city’s Warehouse District on downtown’s west side, the case would prevent police violence. deputy police chief Wayne Drummond said. Several other In addition to the Tamir Rice case, the county prosecu- people were arrested elsewhere downtown. tor’s office is looking into the death of a black woman The first protest formed outside the Justice Center who died in police custody while lying face first on the Saturday morning while Judge John P. O’Donnell read ground in handcuffs. The family of Tanisha Anderson, 37, from his 35-page verdict. A larger protest of around 200 has sued the city of Cleveland and the two police officers people gathered at noon near where Cuyahoga County who subdued her. They say she panicked Nov. 12 when Prosecutor Tim McGinty lives. Both protests later merged officers put her in the back of a patrol car after they’d at a recreation center where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was responded to a call about Anderson having a mental killed by a rookie patrol officer last November. While that health crisis. demonstration became boisterous, with Eugene Rice Russell’s sister, Michelle, said Brelo would ultimately angrily calling for justice for his grandson, it remained face justice, despite the judge’s decision. The city of peaceful. An investigation into the Tamir Rice shooting is Cleveland has paid the families of Russell and Williams a nearly complete and will be given to the prosecutor’s total of $3 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit. office to decide whether to pursue criminal charges. “He’s not going to dodge this just because he was Alicia Kirkman, 47, of Cleveland, said she joined the acquitted,” Michelle Russell said. “God will have the final march in honor of her son, killed in a police shooting say.” —AP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015

Ukraine rebels deny internal strife after commander’s slaying

KIEV: Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels rushed survived another assassination attempt in for reportedly organising a summary court The region’s pro-Russian police chief Sunday to dispel speculation that a bloody March. system that is believed to have seen dozens Sergei Kozlov added that his force had internal battle for control of Moscow’s money Defence officials in Kiev have said little executed for either backing Kiev or practising recently noted increased activity by was behind the gangland-style slaying of a about the incident and taken no formal credit Western lifestyles. Ukrainian “reconnaissance and sabotage top warlord. for organising the attack. Plotnitsky called the assassination “an units”. Prizrak (Ghost) brigade commander Alexei But Mozgovoi was long believed to have attack on all of us-people who defend the Several insurgent commanders have been Mozgovoi and at least six others including his run afoul of Lugansk’s self-proclaimed leader right for the (separatist region) to exist”. shot dead under mysterious circumstances in press secretary and armed guards-were shot Igor Plotnitsky and key officials in the “I mourn together with all those who knew recent months. dead Saturday while travelling in the rene- Kremlin. Alexei Borisovich Mozgovoi and those who Moscow resolutely denies backing the gade eastern province of Lugansk, a region He was adamantly opposed to the terms of walked this journey together with him,” guerrillas with arms and funding. It says under effective rebel control. a February truce deal that has stemmed some Plotnitsky told his administration’s official Russians who have taken part in the insur- Separatist officials said his convoy of at of the deadliest fighting with government website. gency that has claimed nearly 6,300 lives in least two vehicles was first struck by a bomb. forces and opened the way for limited self- Lugansk’s deputy prosecutor Sergei 13 months are “volunteers”, who never The survivors were then mowed down in a rule in rebel-held areas. Gorenko said initial findings pointed to the received formal orders to join the cam- hail of bullets near the spot where Mozgovoi Mozgovoi was also placed on a US blacklist involvement of a pro-Kiev “sabotage force”. paign. —AFP Burundi opposition leader murdered

BUJUMBURA: Thousands of Burundian the United Nations and African Union. They also activists mourned a murdered opposition leader said the murder could have been part of an at his funeral yesterday, vowing to intensify their alleged “plan to physically eliminate” leaders of protests against a bid by the president of the the campaign against Nkurunziza. A journalist central African nation to seek a third consecutive who witnessed the attack said the gunmen term. were clad in uniforms similar to those worn by Opposition leaders also said they were sus- the presidential guard. pending talks with the government of President While the streets of the capital were calm Pierre Nkurunziza after Zedi Feruzi, the leader of Sunday in line with a weekend truce, protesters the Union for Peace and Development (UPD), a were readying to resume the demonstrations. small opposition party, was gunned down in the Civil society leader Pacifique Nininahazwe called capital on Saturday. the truce “to allow the people to bury with dig- “Those who killed Feruzi Zedi will pay sooner nity those who died for democracy,” but warned or later,” one sign held by mourners read. The the “protests will resume on Monday with even killing came a day after a grenade attack on a more force.” busy market killed three people and injured around 40 others. UN appeals again for calm The attacks have dramatically worsened ten- The presidency, however, said it was sions in the crisis-hit country, where a heavy- “shocked” by the attack, in which a police body- handed crackdown on the anti-government guard was also killed, and called for investiga- demonstrations has already left around 30 dead tions, “so the guilty are brought to justice”. since late April. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who has The crisis also sparked a failed coup against already criticised Nkurunziza’s attempt to stay in President Nkurunziza last week, and there are office, also condemned the latest violence and fears Burundi, which only emerged from a 13- appealed for “calm and restraint”. year civil war in 2006, could be plunged back Burundi’s crisis, which began in late April after into conflict. the ruling party nominated Nkurunziza to stand Condemning the apparent assassination as again in the June 26 presidential election, deep- “an awful act”, activists said in a statement they ened last week when a top general staged a failed MADRID: A woman holding a dog waits to cast her ballots in Spain’s municipal and regional pelections at a polling station in Madrid yesterday. were “suspending participation in dialogue with coup attempt. Parliamentary polls, initially set for Polls opened at 9:00 am (0700 GMT), with voters turning out to choose leaders in more than 8,000 city halls, including Madrid and Barcelona, the government” that had been supported by May 26, have been postponed to June 5.— AFP as well as leaders for 13 regional governments in a key test for new protest parties that could herald a historic change in Spain’s political land- scape ahead of a general election. — AFP Spain votes as new forces seek ‘historic’ change ‘People feel let down by politicians of all parties’

MADRID: Spaniards voted yesterday in elections that with Podemos’s backing. They are polling strongly in dictatorship in the 1970s, Ciudadanos leader Albert could see the anti-austerity protest movement con- the two biggest cities, Madrid and Barcelona. Rivera said. quer city halls and transform Spanish politics. Leading centre-left newspaper El Pais called it a Polls have consistently shown the PP losing sup- New left-wing and centrist movements are fight- choice between “the old and the new politics”. port overall. “In 2011 we demonstrated on the town ing to end the two-party system of the past four Conservative daily ABC pointed out the high level of squares. In 2015 we will throw them out of power,” decades and drive out the ruling conservative undecided voters-some 30 percent according to polls. Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said. Popular Party (PP). Surging in popularity after the wave of anti-auster- ‘Historic’ vote General election warm-up ity protests that erupted in 2011, they vow to fight Polls opened across mainland Spain at 9:00 am Spain’s economic growth is gradually improv- corruption and heal a country stricken by unemploy- (0700 GMT), and will close at 1800 GMT. ing, but the unemployment rate was at more than BUJUMBURA: The body of Zedi Feruzi, the head of the Union for Peace and Development ment and spending cuts. Voters were being asked to choose leaders in 23 percent at the last count and anti-austerity cam- (UPD) opposition party lies in the road near his home in Bujumbura’s Ngagara district in “This is the first time we have felt hopeful when more than 8,000 city halls and 13 of the 17 regional paigners say the recovery is not reaching the poor- Bujumbura yesterday. Feruzi was shot dead along with a bodyguard as he was returning coming out to vote,” said Eva Quintas, 32, after casting governments which control health and education est. home at night. The killings, a day after a grenade attack on a busy market in the capital her ballot in central Madrid for left-wing protest party budgets. More than 35 million people were regis- Yesterday’s vote is an important warm-up for killed three people, risk further fuelling tensions in Burundi after weeks of violent Podemos and the local group it is backing, Ahora tered to vote. Podemos and Ciudadanos have surged Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he fights to stay in protests triggered by the president’s controversial bid for a third term. — AFP Madrid. Another voter, Fernando Martin, 50, said he over the past year to occupy third and fourth place in office in the general election due around eventually made up his mind to vote for the PP. the polls behind the Popular Party and the main- November. He warns that ejecting the PP from “These elections are important. I think there are stream opposition Socialists. office could disrupt Spain’s economic recovery. Ethiopia holds general election going to be big changes,” he said. “People feel let Those two parties have taken turns running Spain “This is not a time to experiment,” he said. “You down by politicians of all parties.” Podemos wants to for more than 30 years. “There is no doubt that a cannot experiment with the interests of the with ruling party set to return drive the PP out of power and challenge the main- majority of Spaniards want change. What they want Spanish people.” stream left as the force of opposition in the euro- now are governments that make pacts and engage in Analysts say a Podemos surge could undermine ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia was yesterday holding opposition MP and no discussion.” zone’s fourth-biggest economy, as the Syriza party dialogue,” said Jose Pablo Ferrandiz from major poll- foreign investors’ confidence in Spain’s financial its first general elections since the death of Polls opened at 6:00 am (0300 GMT) on has done in Greece. ster Metroscopia. stability, like Syriza’s rise to power in Greece. strongman Meles Zenawi in 2012, with his suc- Sunday, and will close at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT), The economically liberal Ciudadanos party mean- “That is truly something new in Spain. We are not But Ciudadanos has offered them a more mar- cessor Hailemariam Desalegn all but certain to with initial results expected within two to five while is luring voters from right and left, promising used to coalition governments.” The polls also indicat- ket-friendly alternative and could act as an “impor- stay in power. days, and final official tallies on June 22. more moderate, market-friendly reforms. In the city ed a marked rise in turnout was likely, driven by tant power broker” to keep Spain’s economic Over 36.8 million Ethiopians registered for Three observers from different parties were hall elections, numerous grassroots groups opposed young voters. “This is a historic campaign for political reforms on track, said analyst Christian Schulz of yesterday’s polls, but analysts say the election in seen in stations in the capital’s Kazanches and to the government’s austerity measures are running change in Spain, just like during the transition” from German bank Berenberg. — AFP Africa’s second-most populous nation falls far Cherkos districts. short of open competition. Western observers were not invited and the opposition alleges the ‘Not much of a democratic exercise’ government has used authoritarian tactics to The ruling EPRDF has been in power for over Poles vote in cliffhanger ensure victory. two decades and is confident of a win, but One of the main opposition candidates, insists the result will be based on its economic Yilekal Getinet, accused the government of record alone. Ethiopia is now one of Africa’s top presidential election runoff “closing” political space. performing economies and a magnet for for- Voters stood peacefully in lines in the capital eign investment. Addis Ababa, where an AFP journalist said sta- Rights groups-which routinely accuse WARSAW: Poles voted yesterday in the final round the first round of voting to Andrzej Duda, a little- runoff, has exposed a rising disillusionment with tions were calm, without long queues but a reg- Ethiopia of clamping down on opposition sup- of a cliffhanger presidential election race between known 43-year-old lawyer and member of the the long-ruling Civic Platform party, which ular flow of people passing through to cast their porters and journalists, and of using anti-terror- the conservative incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski European Parliament with the Law and Justice par- Komorowski is allied with. The party has governed ballot. ism laws to silence dissent and jail critics-have and an even more conservative challenger. ty who waged an energetic campaign. Poland since 2007 and been marred by a string of Posters of the ruling Ethiopian People’s said polls would not be free or fair due to a lack In his five years in office, the 62-year-old Polls in recent days have shown yesterday’s race corruption scandals. Its fortunes have also fallen Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) domi- of freedom of speech. Komorowski has been popular and was easily as being too close to call. Duda’s strong showing in somewhat with the departure from Poland of its nate the capital. Addis Ababa dismisses such criticism, with expected to win re-election. But he narrowly lost in a first round on May 10, which helped force a former charismatic leader and prime minister, “I except the EPRDF to win - but maybe the government spokesman Redwan Hussein Donald Tusk, who is now the European Union pres- opposition will get more seats so there will be telling AFP that voters would choose their rep- ident. more discussion about what the government is resentatives based on performance. The first round had a large protest vote for a doing,” said Wassen, who was waiting to vote. “It “If they want to give us another chance they rock star, and political analysts say a majority of is better for the country-now there is only one will vote for us,” he said. —AFP those votes will probably go to Duda. On the other hand, many people who didn’t vote then are expected to vote this time, and many of those votes are expected to go to Komorowski. The president has limited powers but the elec- tion is being closely watched as a sign for how Civic Platform and Law and Justice will fare in the more significant parliamentary election this fall. Although both parties are conservative, the rul- ing Civic Platform party has a more liberal stance on some issues such as in vitro fertilization, and is more pro-European than Law and Justice, which has a nationalistic streak and has demanded more sover- eignty from Brussels. Duda has called for higher tax- es on banks and large supermarket chains, which are mainly foreign owned. He also said he wants Poland to retake control of the banks. The Polish currency, the zloty, weakened in the KRAKOW: Andrzej Duda, left, the Law and Justice party candidate accompanied by wife Agata final days of the campaign. Exit polls will be pub- lished when polling stations close at 9 p.m. (1900 ADDIS ABABA: A woman looks at the election paper before voting in Ethiopia’s general Kornhauser, center, and daugther Kinga, prepares to cast his vote in the second round of the election, yesterday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopians voted yesterday in national and Presidential Election in Krakow, Poland, yesterday. Voting started in Poland’s presidential run-off GMT), but final results are not expected until Monday at the earliest. — AP regional elections, the country’s first since the 2012 death of its longtime leader, but the election that pits challenger Andrzej Duda against incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski. — AP ruling party is expected to maintain its iron-clad grip on power. — AP

INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Year-old Thai coup imposes superficial calm

BANGKOK: Shortly after seizing power in a coup that nevertheless defended the overthrow of Yingluck who called for Yingluck to resign as prime minister people have been summoned by the junta for what the followed months of debilitating street protests, Gen Shinawatra’s government, saying “we cannot fix the past, before the coup. Speaking of the junta, he added: “They military calls “attitude adjustments.” Before Friday, at Prayuth Chan-ocha vowed to end Thailand’s decade of but we can build for the future.” should be more concerned with making elected govern- least 428 had been arrested, 166 for expressing opinions political upheaval once and for all. In his words, “to bring The problem, critics argue, is that the junta may be ments more accountable, rather than making them perceived as critical; many were supporters of the oust- everything out in the open and fix it.” sowing the seeds of more conflict by building that future weaker.” ed government, as well as students, writers and academ- A year later, the military can boast that it has restored on its own terms - with reform committees, a rubber- Last week, the military government announced it ics. Some have fled into exile. stability and kept this Southeast Asian nation calm. But stamp legislature and no input from the party it toppled, would subject the draft charter to a referendum. But “if the bitter societal fissures that helped trigger the putsch Pheu Thai, whose supporters likely still represent a you vote yes, you end up with a Frankenstein constitu- Stable democracy are still simmering below the surface, unresolved. majority of the electorate. tion that undercuts liberal democracy,” said Sunai of The junta argues that it is working to create the foun- “Our differences have just been pushed under the The latest point of contention, a constitutional draft Human Rights Watch. “If you vote no, they’ll have to go dation for a stable democracy, and that while it does, lib- rug by a junta that prohibits freedom of expression,” said released in April, has been criticized even by groups who back to the drawing board, and Prayuth will just stay in erties and freedom of speech that could sow division Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights supported the putsch. If approved, the charter would power longer.” must be curtailed. “We need an environment that is con- Watch. “Nothing has been done to address the root caus- significantly weaken the power of political parties, shift- The junta has spoken of holding nationwide elec- ducive to dialogue, where people can speak to one es of Thailand’s deep divide.” ing it to unelected agencies like a proposed “National tions in late 2016, but no date has been set and some another,” said Maj. Gen. Weerachon Sukhondhapatipak, What is happening now is the imposition of peace by Moral Assembly” that would be empowered to investi- believe it could govern for years. a junta spokesman. force, Sunai said. “There’s no guarantee that whenever gate politicians for offenses as minor as “impolite” “The big picture for now is, we’re still in a lockdown ... “We’re not saying that they would not have any free- the junta lets go of their iron grip, the country will not to speech - ultimately initiating the path to their removal. there’s still a huge question mark over the future,” said dom at all in future, we’re not saying that this country fall back into conflict,” he added. The charter’s drafters say such reforms are designed Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political science professor at will be in this environment forever,” he said. “We’re trying On Friday, the anniversary of the takeover, police to check abuse by corrupt politicians, a problem Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn university. to create ... understanding.” quashed a small, peaceful demonstration in Bangkok, acknowledged by all sides. But Pheu Thai officials say the The junta has not been helped by Thailand’s sputter- Yingluck’s former education minister, Chaturon triggering scuffles as those who took part were dragged real aim is to prevent their party from governing effec- ing economy, which has largely remained flat since the Chaisang, who is facing 14 years in prison for not report- away. At least 37 students were detained before being tively if it wins again. coup, with exports and investment down. Thitinan said ing to a junta summons after the coup and then criticiz- released Saturday after 11 hours of questioning. Seven generals “were not meant to govern Thailand, (and) ing the takeover, disagreed. others who staged a similar protest in the northeastern Frankenstein constitution some have lost their way. They’re not used to accounta- There has been no “attempt to address the reconcilia- city of Khon Kaen were also freed. “Nobody knows how these agencies would be made bility, or being in the public eye, being asked questions.” tion process at all,” he said. “There has never been any Speaking to reporters the same day, Prayuth accountable themselves,” said Democrat Party leader And they do not tolerate dissent. According to iLaw, a discussion (with us) from people in charge on what the acknowledged that seizing power “was wrong.” But he Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former premier who was among those nonprofit group that monitors legal cases, at least 751 roots of the problem are.”— AP

Rohingya Muslims found on boat rescued by Myanmar navy

ALAETHAKAW VILLAGE: At least eight Taw in Rakhine state. Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar were “We had no jobs and nothing to lose. So among some 200 migrants rescued from a we boarded the boat,” said Marmot Rarbi, 23. trafficking boat by the Myanmar navy on He said the traffickers let the eight Rohingya Thursday, according to interviews conducted men on the boat for free, but later demanded by Reuters, contradicting official accounts 6,500 Malaysian ringgit for smuggling them that all onboard were from Bangladesh. to Malaysia. Myanmar portrayed the rescue operation Rarbi said he was on the boat for more as a proof that thousands of ‘boat people’ than three months. were not persecuted Rohingya from Thousands of Rohingya have boarded traf- Myanmar, denying it discriminates against ficking ships. Most of Myanmar’s 1.1 million the minority and resisting pressure to help Rohingya, an ethnic minority living in western solve the problem. Myanmar, are stateless and live in apartheid- Southeast Asia is grappling with a human- like conditions. Almost 140,000 were dis- itarian crisis involving thousands of people placed in deadly clashes with Buddhists in trafficked from Myanmar and Bangladesh the state of Rakhine in 2012. into Malaysia and Indonesia. After a crack- down disrupted smuggling routes, many are End Rohingya discrimination now trapped at sea on what the United On a visit to the Islamic school, Vijay Nations has described as ‘floating coffins’. Nambiar, special adviser on Myanmar to the “This clearly show ‘Boat People are not UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, thanked from Myanmar’, strong evidence,” Zaw Htay, a the government for the rescue and called on senior official of the office of the president the Rakhine Buddhist majority to include the said in a Facebook post announcing the res- Muslims in nation-building. cue of the boat on Friday. “The Muslim community must feel that But on a visit to a remote village in north- it can work for this country and the west Myanmar, where more than 200 rescued Rakhine community should let the Muslim men were being fed and taken care of at an community work together for the future of Islamic school, Reuters interviewed a group of this state,” said Nambiar in a meeting with Rohingya Muslims from the village of Kyauk community leaders.— Reuters

KAESONG CITY: International women activists march through Kaesong City in North Korea yesterday. Female activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates were denied an attempt to walk across the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea yesterday, but were allowed to cross by bus and complete what one of them called a landmark event. — AP Women’s walk across Koreas’ DMZ denied Activists cross on bus through demilitarised zone

PAJU: An international group of women peace nections, so that there is understanding,” she added. war,” Maguire said after passing through immigration activists, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, The group had originally wanted to cross the DMZ on the South side. made a rare crossing yesterday of one of the world’s through the Panmunjom “truce village”, where North “You can get to human rights when you have a ACEH: Rohingya migrant men learn a language at a temporary shelter in Kuala Langsa, most militarised borders between North and South and South Korean soldiers stand just metres apart in a normal situation and not a country at war,” said Aceh province, Indonesia, yesterday. Thousands of migrants - about half of them Korea. permanent, Cold War face-off over the border. Maguire, who won the 1976 Nobel peace prize for her Bangladeshi and the others minority Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar - have landed The group of 30 activists rode by bus through the But South Korea opposed the plan and the co-leadership of the women’s peace movement in ashore in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand since May 10. Thousands more are believed demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas women finally agreed “with regret” to Seoul’s prefer- strife-torn Northern Ireland. to be trapped at sea, and the United Nations has warned that time is running out. — AP in what Steinem described as a “triumph” for peace ence for a road crossing on the western part of the “The sooner we get a peace treaty signed... and and reconciliation, dismissing criticism that the border. They were also prevented from walking on normalise relationships... the quicker we will get to women had allowed themselves to be used as propa- foot over the actual border line, and had to move by human rights,” she added. ganda tools by the North. bus instead. On the South side of the border, the women Push for quake-proof shelter “I’m so confident that once it is clear what we have Despite its name, the DMZ is one of the world’s walked around one-kilometer alongside the fencing experienced, these objections will go away,” Steinem most heavily militarised frontiers, bristling with marking the DMZ to Imjingak-a park near the border in Nepal before monsoon told reporters on the South Korean side of the border. watchtowers and landmines, and crossings through where they were met by several hundred South Detractors argued that the group had played into the land border are extremely rare. Korean supporters. KATHMANDU: As he braces for the monsoon shred locals’ nerves. the North’s hands by refusing to directly criticise its With this year marking the 70th anniversary of the A small group of conservative protesters heckled rains that threaten to inflict further misery after “A tent is not a long-term solution,” said Bijay dismal human rights record during their stay in division of the Korean peninsula, the women said the group, angered by reports in North Korea’s state Nepal’s devastating earthquake, Nawaraj Bista Krishna Upadhyay, a director at the non-profit Pyongyang, where the activists held a peace gather- they wanted to draw attention to the need for a per- media-later denied-that some of the women had has more faith he will be safe inside his $100 National Society for Earthquake Technology ing with North Korean women’s groups. manent peace treaty to replace the armistice that praised the North’s founder leader Kim Il-Sung while quick-build corrugated iron home than under (NSET). “We have to move to quake-safe transi- They also suggested the interactions at the gath- halted-but technically never ended-the 1950-1953 in Pyongyang. bricks and mortar. tional homes that will outlast monsoon, even ering were less than genuine given that the North Korean War. Praising North Korea or promoting its ideology is a Bista, a car salesman, saw his old home in winter.” The twin quakes killed more than 8,600 Korean women had likely been specially selected by The group, which includes Nobel peace laureates criminal act in the South. Kathmandu reduced to rubble when a 7.8-magni- people, destroyed nearly half a million houses the authorities. Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Maguire, has also high- In an editorial in the Washington Post last week, tude quake ripped through the Himalayan nation and damaged another 270,000 homes, leaving “I know we had real human exchanges with North lighted the anguish of divided families who have had Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and on April 25. But when a second major quake on thousands in desperate need of food, clean water Korean women,” Steinem insisted. little or no contact since the separation into North Greg Scarlatoiu of the Committee for Human Rights May 12 brought down more buildings that had and shelter. and South. in North Korea, had blasted Steinem and her fellow already been weakened, his temporary metal In a bid to accommodate thousands of fami- Can’t change North’s image activists for allowing North Korea to engage in shelter emerged unscathed. lies who need shelter before monsoons arrive, “Nothing we do can change the image of North ‘We don’t believe in war’ “human rights theatre intended to cover up its death “Nothing happened to it,” Bista said of the sim- NGOs and design firms are moving away from Korea. We are trying to make person by person con- “We are here today because we don’t believe in camps and crimes against humanity”. — AFP ple dome-shaped metal structure. “This place has emergency options like tents to building afford- been a blessing... we will live here until the mon- able and potentially permanent homes for quake soons are over.” While orange and blue tents dot victims. Bista’s new home was built by Nepal’s quake-hit settlements, experts warn of an Kathmandu-based Portal Bikes and was inspired urgent need to build semi-permanent shelters by a design that emerged in Pakistan after an IS is recruiting, but not like Bista’s that can withstand the approaching earthquake in 2005 left 3.5 million homeless monsoon rains and aftershocks that continue to there.— AFP operational in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Islamic State group is recruiting appear a more lethal force. from Guantanamo prison in 2007, had switched fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of for- “What we are seeing is that Taleban are his fighters’ allegiance to IS. eign forces in country has said, but they are not rebranding... and they see this is an opportunity Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has repeated- yet operational. to gain resources and attention.” Campbell said, ly raised fears that IS - notorious for their brutal There have been fears of IS group making adding that they were not operational yet. reign of terror in Syria and Iraq - are making inroads in Afghanistan since US-led NATO forces While some Taleban members may be switch- steady inroads into Afghanistan, which is already ended their combat mission late last year, after ing allegiance, the two groups, which espouse in the grip of a fierce Taleban insurgency. 13 years of fighting insurgents. different ideological strains of Sunni Islam, are Campbell’s remarks come at a time when the “There’s recruiting going on in Afghanistan, believed to be arrayed against each other in Taleban have increased their attacks in the there is recruiting going on in Pakistan. There is Afghanistan’s restive south, with clashes fre- country after launching their spring offensive money being passed back and forth,” General quently reported. late last month. It is the first fighting season in John F Campbell the commander of NATO forces In February, a NATO drone strike killed Mullah which Afghan forces are battling insurgents in the country told reporters on Saturday. Abdul Rauf Khadim, a former Taleban command- without the frontline support of US-led foreign KATHMANDU: In this photo taken on May 8, 2015, earthquake survivor Navaraj Bista (L) The Middle Eastern group, also known as er and Guantanamo detainee with suspected troops. and his family sit in front of some of their belongings near their new shelter in the out- Daesh, has never formally acknowledged a pres- links to IS, in the volatile southern province of NATO’s combat mission formally ended in skirts of Kathmandu following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit on ence in Afghanistan and most self-styled IS Helmand. December but a small follow-up foreign force April 25. As he braces for monsoon rains which threaten to inflict further misery after insurgents in the country are believed to be Local sources in Helmand said Khadim, who has stayed on to train and support local police Nepal’s devastating earthquake, Bista has more faith of staying safe inside his $100 Taliban turncoats rebranding themselves to returned to Afghanistan after being released and troops. — AFP quick-build corrugated iron home than under bricks and mortar. — AFP NEWS MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015

Gondolas are pictured at sunset near St Mark Square on Saturday in Venice. — AFP Syria regime ‘to accept de Saudi Shiites refuse to be facto partition’ of country BEIRUT: Weakened by years of war, Syria’s towards an informal partition with front lines provoked by suicide attack government appears ready for the country’s that could shift further.” de facto partition, defending strategically important areas and leaving much of the ‘Division is Inevitable’ country to rebels and jihadists, experts and People close to the regime talk about a King Salman pained, promises punishment diplomats say. The strategy was in evidence government retreat to “useful Syria”. “The divi- last week with the army’s retreat from the sion of Syria is inevitable. The regime wants RIYADH: They are angry and grief-stricken, ancient central city of Palmyra after an to control the coast, the two central cities of but Saudi Arabia’s minority Shiites refused on advance by the Islamic State group. “It is Hama and Homs and the capital Damascus,” quite understandable that the Syrian army one Syrian political figure close to the regime Sunday to be provoked by a deadly mosque withdraws to protect large cities where said. “The red lines for the authorities are the bombing that authorities called an attempt to much of the population is located,” said Damascus-Beirut highway and the promote sectarian strife. King Salman vowed Waddah Abded Rabbo, director of Syria’s Al- Damascus-Homs highway, as well as the punishment for anyone linked to the “heinous Watan newspaper, which is close to the coast, with cities like Latakia and Tartus,” he crime,” which killed 21 people. The interior regime. added, speaking on condition of anonymity. ministry confirmed the identity of the suicide “The world must think about whether the The coastal Latakia and Tartus provinces bomber who blew himself up inside a Shiite establishment of two terrorist states is in its are strongholds of the regime, and home to mosque in Eastern Province on Friday and interests or not,” he said, in reference to IS’s much of the country’s Alawite community, said he had links with the Islamic State jihadist self-proclaimed “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, the offshoot of Shiite Islam to which Assad group. and Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front’s plans adheres. In the north, east and south of the It was the deadliest assault in years on the for its own “emirate” in northern Syria. Syria’s country, large swathes of territory are now Sunni-dominated kingdom, and marked the government labels all those fighting to oust held by jihadists or rebel groups, and the first time IS claimed an attack in Saudi Arabia. President Bashar Al-Assad “terrorists,” and regime’s last major offensive - in Aleppo “No, no, no... There is no action” in the form of has pointed to the emergence of IS and Al- province in February - was a failure. For now Nusra as evidence that opponents of the the regime’s sole offensive movement is in retaliation, a Shiite resident who said he lost regime are extremists. Qalamun along the Lebanese border, but three friends in the Qadeeh village blast told Since the uprising against Assad began in there its ally, Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah AFP. “They just want justice.” Naseema Assada, March 2011 with peaceful protests, the gov- movement, is taking the lead in the fighting. a resident of Shiite-majority Qatif city near ernment has lost more than three-quarters “The Syrian army today has become a the stricken village, said she visited seven of the country’s territory, according to the Praetorian guard that is charged with pro- families affected by the attack. “They are Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a tecting the regime,” said a diplomat who angry at Daesh and radical Sunnis,” but not at Britain-based monitor. But the territory the goes to Damascus regularly. He said the situ- Sunnis in general, she said, using an Arabic regime controls accounts for about 50 to 60 ation had left Syrian officials “worried, of acronym for IS. percent of the population, according to course,” but that they remained convinced Residents said two children were among French geographer and Syria expert Fabrice that key regime allies Russia and Iran would the dead, and plans were being made for a Balanche. He said 10-15 percent of Syria’s not let the government collapse. Some mass burial. Demonstrators took to the streets population is now in areas controlled by IS, observers believe the defensive posture was of the eastern region on Saturday to 20-25 percent in territory controlled by Al- the suggestion of Iran, which believes it is denounce the attack. In neighboring Bahrain, Nusra or rebel groups and another five to 10 better to have less territory but be able to percent in areas controlled by Kurdish forces. keep it secure. “Iran urged Syrian authorities Shiites marched in solidarity with the Saudi “The government in Damascus still has an to face facts and change strategy by protect- victims and clashed with riot police. The army and the support of a part of the popu- ing only strategic zones,” opposition figure mosque bombing occurred despite security lation,” Balanche said. “We’re heading Haytham Manna said. — AFP checkpoints in Qatif, residents said. “This is strange,” Assada said. “The government should protect people and if it’s not, this is the government’s fault.” NBAD to arrange $400m loan... Such emotions are natural after a deadly Continued from Page 1 yesterday appointing Dr Yousef Ali as incident but police have foiled many plots Minister of Commerce and Industry. The and have themselves become the most fre- used to pre-fund the acquisition of air- decree 149/2015 includes two articles: quent targets of “terrorist” attacks, Interior craft. IAFC is the first sharia compliant air- Article I: Dr Yousef Mohammad Abdullah Ministry spokesman General Mansour Al-Turki craft leasing fund dedicated to Airbus air- Al-Ali is appointed as the Minister of told reporters yesterday. “We did not have any craft and seed funded by Airbus and Industry and Commerce. Article II: The information or evidence that they were about Islamic Development Bank. The fund is Prime Minister is to inform the National to carry out a terrorist attack in any mosque looking to target GCC, MENA, CIS and Assembly about the new decree, to be anywhere in the kingdom,” Turki said. Southeast Asian airline carriers. effective as of the date of issuance and In a statement carried by the official Saudi Separately, a new decree was issued posted in the official gazette. — KUNA Press Agency (SPA) late Saturday, the interior ministry identified the bomber as Salih bin Abdulrahman Salih Al-Ghishaami, a Saudi Maids company gets initial nod national. “He was wanted by security services for belonging to a terrorist cell receiving Continued from Page 1 In another development, the appeals directions from Daesh abroad,” the ministry court yesterday upheld a ruling by the said. The militant group had already claimed tic helpers at reasonable costs after lower court which supported a decision Friday’s attack but identified the bomber as prices of recruitment skyrocketed due to by the commerce ministry to close down Abu Amer Al-Najdi. a large number of private offices. Awadhi Al-Watan newspaper and revoke its com- said yesterday that he obtained official mercial license. Lawyer of Al-Watan Innocent Civilians correspondence from the Kuwaiti Rashed Al-Radaan said he will challenge “The cell was discovered last month, and so QADEEH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi men attend prayers at a mosque in this mainly Shiite Saudi Embassy in India saying that the actual the ruling at the cassation court, whose far 26 of its members, all Saudi nationals, have coastal town yesterday. — AFP cost of recruiting an Indian maid is rulings are final. The daily has been shut been arrested,” the interior ministry said, rais- kingdom since late last year. In November, The interior ministry said the mosque around KD 348, whereas the current rate for several months but has been publish- ing the number of wounded from 81 to 101. gunmen killed seven Shiites in the Eastern attack against “honorable citizens was car- exceeds KD 1,000. ing through its website. The ministry had Ministry officials alleged the cell leader is Province town of Al-Dalwa. There was no vio- ried out by tools controlled by foreign forces The idea of the company was rejected said that the daily failed to convene the Abdel Malik, who recruited relatives and lent Shiite backlash against that attack, which that aim to divide the unity of society and by the Assembly’s health and labor com- general assembly of the company friends and taught them how to use weapons. authorities said was linked to IS. IS, which con- pull it into sectarian strife”. Saudi Arabia’s mittee, which government agencies had despite accumulating losses exceeding In a telegram to Crown Prince Mohammed siders Shiites heretics, has declared a top cleric, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al- refused to take part in it. Members of 75 percent of its capital. bin Nayef, who is also the interior minister, “caliphate” in parts of Iraq and Syria it controls. Sheikh, called it a “criminal act” which tar- that committee also said that recruit- Also, a number of MPs yesterday sub- King Salman pledged the perpetrators would The group has claimed numerous atrocities geted national unity. But columnist Khaled ment should remain with private offices. mitted a request to allocate two hours of be brought to justice. “Anyone taking part, including the beheading of foreign hostages. Almaeena, writing in yesterday’s Saudi Shaye said that ministries concerned the next Assembly session to allow law- planning, supporting, cooperating or sympa- Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Gulf neighbors Gazette, complained that “some imams with the issue like the ministries of interi- makers to pay tribute to former speaker thizing with this heinous crime will be held last year joined a US-led military coalition spewed hatred and spread falsehood about or, health and social affairs and labor will Jassem Al-Khorafi, who died on Thursday accountable,” the king said in the message bombing IS in Syria, raising concerns about Muslims of other sects.... we should not have also participate in the company’s pro- on a flight from Turkey to Kuwait. Khorafi carried by SPA. “We were... pained by the possible retaliation in the kingdom. Since late remained silent”. Most of the kingdom’s posed capital of KD 1 million. As a result, was speaker between 1999 and 2011 intensity of this terrorist crime that contra- March, Saudi Arabia has also led a coalition the committee deferred a decision on when the National Assembly was dis- Shiites live in the east, where the vast major- dicts the values of Islam and humanity” and bombing Iran-backed Shiite rebels who seized ity of the kingdom’s oil reserves lie but the issue until all replies arrive from all solved, and he decided not to run in elec- which targeted innocent civilians, he added. sides, Shaye said. tions. He was first elected as MP in 1975. large parts of Yemen and have sent deadly where Shiites have long complained of mar- It is the second mass killing of Shiites in the shell fire into Saudi Arabia. ginalization. — AFP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Jonathan Leff

s the United States raced over the past five years toward becoming a global petroleum powerhouse, the world’s Abiggest oil exporter Saudi Arabia quietly seized a mar- ket milestone from America: the largest source of peak sum- mer demand. From June through August, when temperatures in Riyadh routinely rise above 38 degrees Celsius, Saudi Arabia diverts as much as a tenth of its crude output to fuel power plants that run full tilt to meet surging demand from air condi- tioners. The result is that Saudi Arabia’s winter-to-summer “swing” in oil consumption has eclipsed that of the United States, where gasoline consumption jumps by as much as 10 percent every summer as millions of families take advantage of school holidays and warm weather to embark on the classic American road trip. This May 23-25 Memorial Day weekend, As Russia growls, EU cools on promises however, that trend may begin to reverse as the most Americans in a decade will fill up their gas tanks and rev up By Alastair Macdonald Sharp Divisions with Russia”. That argument infuriates EU officials who insist their engines for highway holidays, taking advantage of lower There is clear division among the six states invited to it is Moscow, not them, which offers a binary choice to its gasoline prices and a growing economy. U leaders meeting in Latvia’s capital Riga last week form the Eastern Partnership in 2009: Ukraine, Georgia and neighbours. “The Eastern Partnership is not a beauty contest The American Automobile Association predicts a 5.3 per- would have paid little heed to the rundown building Moldova are hammering on the EU’s door, seeking refuge between Russia and the EU,” insisted summit chairman cent rise in Memorial Day car travel to the highest level in 10 Eacross the street, seemingly unpainted since Brezhnev’s from the Russian bear; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus are Donald Tusk, a former Polish premier, before venting his frus- years. The boost at the pumps will add to already strong day, or the fading slogan daubed across its roof. “You are not more ambivalent, just as Brussels is cooler toward them, not tration at Putin. “Beauty does count,” he went on. “If Russia demand for gasoline after years of diminishing use because of alone!” it yelled in Russian. It might have been the mantra least over human rights. But there is a growing divide among was a bit softer, more charming, more attractive, perhaps it a switch to more fuel-efficient cars. “The fall in prices is trump- recited by the Europeans to six ex-Soviet neighbours at the EU members themselves. Some from the east want a wouldn’t have to compensate its shortcomings by its ing the efficiency gains for the summer,” says Amrita Sen, chief so-called Eastern Partnership Summit, who went away with tougher EU line toward Moscow and an open door for the destructive and aggressive bullying tactics against its neigh- oil analyst at Energy Aspects. Saudi Arabia is likely to maintain EU pledges of aid and trade. Yet read the gnomic graffiti neighbours. Estonia’s 35-year-old premier Taavi Roivas, said bours.” or even extend its use of domestic crude and fuel in power another way and you hear a hint of the menace of an unin- there should be “no more obstacles” to EU membership once Yet those tactics may work. At Riga, a divided EU dashed plants this summer, according to Sen and other analysts. Yet vited spectator, a slogan for President Vladimir Putin’s refusal countries met Brussels’ standards of governance. Georgian hopes in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia of a promise of the country appears to be making some progress toward slow- to leave Moscow’s former satellites alone to the embrace of a Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili told Reuters the “very eventual membership. The communique went no further ing its dependence on one of the most costly forms of electric- Western bloc he sees as hostile. challenging security environment” should make the partner- than that at Vilnius to “acknowledge” their “European aspira- ity. There is growing debate in Saudi Arabia over higher power For the first partnership summit since the flare-up of the ship even more important.” tions”. Tusk, whose own ex-communist country joined the EU tariffs that might curb wasteful use, and a younger generation Ukraine conflict last year was dominated by Russia. And the Yet with Western taxpayers wary of the cost of EU expan- a decade ago, pleaded for understanding of the “delicate dif- of Saudis are coming of age in an era of conservation, says talks revealed how uneasy many European Union members sion, especially of letting in debt-laden Ukraine with its 45 ference between our promises and the expectations of our Professor Paul Stevens, a Senior Research Fellow for Energy at are about confronting Moscow, leaving Ukraine and other million people, other leaders are keener to ease economical- partners”. “You have friends and enemies, enthusiasts and Chatham House who co-authored a 2011 report on the issue. partners, like Georgia and Moldova, feeling the chill. The ly toxic tensions with Putin and deflate what Germany’s sceptics in Europe,” he added. “In these geopolitical circum- Saudi use of oil for power will be “continually growing, but not summit statement, long on jargon about economic coopera- Angela Merkel called “false expectations” of EU membership. stances in our region ... this is maybe the maximum we can at the sort of growth rates of the past 10 years,” Stevens said. tion and democracy, disappointed those seeking a hard French President Francois Hollande, Merkel’s partner in hold- achieve today.” The surge in summer demand this year will have an even promise of EU membership. And though “Russia” appeared ing Putin to an ever more shaky ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko avoided criticising greater significance for global oil prices than usual, as bullish just once in 5,000 words, it was the spectre at the feast. stressed EU membership was “no foregone conclusion”. the EU, accepting loans and praising its solidarity. He and traders are counting on it to help drain inventories that swelled It was at the last such summit, held in the Lithuanian cap- Noting the troubles on Europe’s southern flank, in the Georgian counterparts emphasised to domestic audiences at a rate of more than 1.5 million barrels per day in the first half ital Vilnius 18 months ago, that Ukraine’s then-president trig- Middle East and with migration across the Mediterranean, he their prospect of soon joining Moldovans in travelling with- of this year. In the United States, gasoline demand is expected gered an East-West crisis by rejecting an agreement with the stressed a need for global cooperation with Moscow. “We out visas to the EU. Yet Brussels was shocked after Vilnius by to grow by about 524,000 bpd between the first quarter and EU. That sparked the ‘Euromaidan’ protests in Kiev that must not turn this Eastern Partnership into yet another con- how what seemed in the EU to be a modest project blew up the June-August period, according to the US Energy forced him to flee to Russia, which soon afterwards seized flict with Russia,” he said. “I’m sure the European Union and into Cold War-era rhetoric and real bloodshed. And so for all Information Administration, although some analysts expect control of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and has backed pro- Russia ... can have a discussion directed toward the future.” the warm words in Riga, the eastern partners may now feel more. Saudi Arabia’s peak crude oil burn rate is likely to top Moscow fighters waging separatist war in the east of the more alone. “No one is saying out loud we should end this 900,000 bpd this summer, analysts say, up from around country. “There is a lot of good stuff in the statement,” said Mutual Anger project,” said the EU diplomat involved in preparing the sum- 350,000 bpd in winter, according to the Joint Oil Data Initiative. one senior EU diplomat who helped draft the Riga commu- With violence continuing in eastern Ukraine, Moscow mit. “But the EU is very uncomfortable with this. Russia has But consumption of refined fuels such as diesel, some of which nique. “But all that is completely overshadowed by Russia’s renewed its opposition to the bloc’s eastern moves. Its EU shown in words and deeds that it considers the Eastern is also used in power plants, also surges in summer, taking the insistence - which we did not create - that this is a zero-sum envoy said “the whole project pursued the goal of splitting ... Partnership a geopolitical project aimed against it. And the total seasonal swing to around 1.2 million bpd, a 50 percent game directed against it.” countries away from us”, forcing them to be “with the EU or EU doesn’t do geopolitics.” —Reuters jump in domestic demand. Saudi Power Fix At Mideast forum, hopes for future amid chaos Saudi Arabia’s power challenge began a decade ago as high hopes for a booming domestic natural gas industry began to earnest a year and a half ago, the Al-Qaeda break- cials at the conference. Deputy Prime Minister convinced increasing numbers of observers that fizzle just as rising oil prices fueled an economic upturn, both By Dan Perry away group has taken over huge swaths of Iraq Saleh Al-Mutlaq called the fall of the city a “big dis- the creation of these new countries by Western from wealthier citizens and a small but growing industrial base. and Syria, mainly in those countries’ Sunni areas. In aster” and appealed for a “new strategic plan” for colonizers who took over Levantine bits of the In the 10 years to 2012, total power generation more than dou- gainst a backdrop of Iraq and Syria in areas they seize their Sunni cohorts welcome Iraqi and international coalition forces to “termi- Ottoman Empire was catastrophically misguided bled, with two-thirds of the growth met by burning oil. To meet flames, Middle Eastern political and busi- them sometimes - but generally they rule by ter- nate” the Islamic State group in Iraq. Mutlaq told in ignoring the sectarian differences. the surge at the peak of summer, Saudi Arabia, home to Aness leaders sought to focus on a future of rorizing the local population, and their murderous AP that allowing the Islamic State group to control Iraqi Kurdish politician Rowsch Shaways, who approximately 16 percent of all crude oil reserves, has simply growth and investment for a region that for long brutality toward political rivals and non-Muslims Anbar “is unacceptable and the capacity of the is also a deputy prime minister, said the country pumped additional crude to use at home. That may be more of has lagged behind. But present-day reality proved has been shocking. Iraqis is very limited.” Iraqi Vice President Iyad could conceivably break up. The only way for Iraq a problem this year. The Kingdom had already ramped up pro- rather difficult to ignore, with the Islamic State The air campaign that began nine months ago Allawi also called for a new strategy, since “the to prosper as a unified state is if Shiite, Sunni and duction to a record 10.3 million bpd in March, nearing its maxi- group wreaking havoc not far from these Dead - combined with a Kurdish effort on the ground - airstrikes don’t solve the problem.” They stopped Kurdish areas truly run their own affairs, he said. mum 12.5 million bpd capacity, and is turning down requests Sea shores. “We are all aware of the crises in the seemed to at least arrest the group’s progress. short of calling for coalition boots on the ground The plan at such gatherings is to right social and from Chinese buyers for extra supplies, senior Chinese oil news,” host King Abdullah of Jordan told invitees Indeed, they were expelled from Saddam or pointing to a precise alternate strategy. economic wrongs in a region which, with notable traders said. Beyond this year’s strain, however, there may be at the regional World Economic Forum, held at a Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit in Iraq, and rebuffed and mostly oil-rich exceptions, has tended to per- hope. Last year, the Kingdom saved just 9 million barrels, about Dead Sea resort whose calm belied the mayhem from the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. But last Glum Agreement form poorly on the socioeconomic front - whether 25,000 bpd, from its “Peak Seasonal Production” program start- raging a few hours’ drive away. week the group overran the Syrian town of Indeed, few at this gathering seemed confi- in terms of per capita gross domestic product or ed in 2010 to reduce summer crude burn. “But there is another, deeper reality,” the Palmyra, home to unrivalled Roman-era historic dent about any particular path forward. Glum life expectancy or scientific publications per capi- And Saudi Aramco hopes to start up its vast Wasit Gas monarch optimistically went on. “Throughout the sites, and dangerously close to Homs, a key agreement was mostly to be found regarding the ta. Yet the political and existential angst tended to Plant, increasing the country’s processing capacity by 40 per- Middle East and North Africa, more than 350 mil- stronghold of Bashar Al-Assad’s government. A past - particularly in blaming many of the current overwhelm a gathering where sessions aimed to cent and feeding a new 750 megawatt cogeneration plant. The lion people are striving, economies are growing, week earlier the group seized the Iraqi town of woes on the non-inclusion of Iraqi Sunnis by the focus on issues such as youth unemployment, plant, however, is not expected to run at full until 2016. In the youth are achieving, obstacles are being tackled. Ramadi, nearly completing its takeover of western Shiite-led governments that emerged after the urbanization, tourism and gender equality - the United States, the swing in highway travel has been around ... New possibilities, new human potential, new Anbar province, putting the jihadis close to 2003 US overthrow of Saddam Hussein. The last item alone potentially affording a reasonable about as long as the automobile. Last year, Americans drove assets are uncovered.” There is validity in the claim Baghdad. hatreds between the groups - mirrored in similarly path to far greater prosperity than the region has more than 1 billion more miles a day in the peak summer of a glass part-full. Egypt’s economy may be turn- That brought a dramatic appeal from Iraqi offi- diverse Syria and to a degree in Lebanon - has known in the post-colonial era. months than in winter, a swing of some 14 percent, according ing after several disastrous years since the 2011 Much anticipated at the event was Egyptian to Department of Transportation mileage data. overthrow of Hosni Mubarak ushered in a period President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, the former military Highway activity is also likely to be substantial this year of instability and violence; its stock market flour- chief whose recent history seems as dualistic as because fuel prices are $1 lower than a year ago (although ishes and its credit rating inches ahead. The emi- that of the region some would have him lead. about 70 cents higher than in January) and employment levels rates of the Gulf are veritably booming. Tunisia’s Many have criticized Sisi for the military’s July 2013 are the highest since 2008. The response is already apparent in democratic transformation flirts with bona fide overthrow of democratically elected President first quarter data, with miles-driven jumping 3.9 percent to the success. And Jordan itself, despite a flood of Mohamed Morsi and the subsequent banning of highest on record, government data show. More than one in refugees from Syria, has maintained a modest lev- the once-ruling Muslim Brotherhood - its leaders four Americans will travel longer on holiday this summer, with el of economic growth. Then there is the empty handed death sentences in mass trials that have 86 percent of those going by car, according to a National part - possibly more than half the glass. Despite raised a collective global eyebrow. Sisi then was Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) survey. —Reuters the upheaval once known as the “Arab Spring,” democracy has not much struck root in the elected but without a real opposition, with dissent region. Some places didn’t even try. Some made in the streets stamped out, and with the media tentative attempts. In Libya, the whole thing col- somewhat cowed. lapsed in ruin: The place has competing hapless Still, he has built public support in Egypt with All articles appearing on these governments, is run by wild militias, and has his agenda of stability above all else. He appears to pages are the personal opinion of become a haven of seafaring migrant traffickers. favor much-needed structural reform, and has Wars rage not only in Syria and Iraq but now emerged as a leading ideological antagonist to the writers. Kuwait Times takes no also in Yemen, where Shiite rebels have seized the Islamic extremism. On this explosive issue, where responsibility for views expressed capital, Sanaa, and much of the country and now others in the region seemed inclined to hedge therein. Kuwait Times invites read- find themselves under blistering air attack from a and fudge, his voice has been strikingly clear. ers to voice their opinions. Please Sunni coalition led by Saudi Arabia. An anticipat- Condemning “fanaticism” in his remarks Friday, ed ground invasion, most likely in Yemen’s port of Sisi said radicals “are seeking through terrorism to send submissions via email to: opin- Aden, has not materialized. And over almost two destroy state structures and to fragment people [email protected] or via snail months the air campaign alone has caused some by exploiting religious, sectarian or ethnic affilia- tions. ... Our efforts to eliminate extremism and mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. damage to its targets, but failed to dislodge them. Jordan’s King Abdullah II (right) walks next to Egyptian President Abdel Perhaps surprisingly, something similar can be terrorism must be coupled with endeavors toward The editor reserves the right to edit said of the US air campaign that may have Fattah Al-Sisi following the latter’s arrival in the capital Amman for the realizing future where freedom, equality and plu- any submission as necessary. inspired the one in Yemen - this one against the opening of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa ralism prevail that is free of oppression, injustice Islamic State group. In an offensive that began in 2015 on May 21, 2015. —AFP and exclusion.” —AP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS

Valencia keeper Alves injured Pakistan chief proposes Bolger wins Irish 1000 Guineas MADRID: Valencia’s joy at securing a berth in Champions League qualify- home matches in India THE CURRAGH: Veteran Irish trainer Jim Bolger won only his second ever Irish 1000 ing for next season has been tempered by a serious knee injury to their NEW DELHI: The south Asian neighbors may not share the Guineas when Pleascach came through a stewards enquiry to hold on to the victory at Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves that will require surgery. Alves had to best of relations but Pakistan would like to play their home The Curragh yesterday. come off in the second half of Saturday’s 3-2 La Liga win at Almeria and matches in India, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Pleascach-Gaelic for explosive-under Bolger’s son-in-law Kevin Manning held off the Valencia said on their website yesterday (www.valenciacf.com) tests had Shahayar Khan said. late charge of 5/4 favorite Found to prevail with 33/1 outsider Devonshire third. revealed damage to the external cruciate ligament and meniscus in his Top test playing nations have shunned Pakistan since Pleascach-following in the celebrated footsteps of Fisceal Beo from Bolger’s yard in right knee. With an operation required the club did not say how long the the 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lankan players in Lahore 2007 — denied Found’s trainer Aidan O’Brien an Irish Guineas double and jockey Ryan keeper might be sidelined, but Spanish media reported he with the PCB instead playing the majority of their home Moore a cleansweep of the English and Irish mile classics. There followed some would be out for around six months. matches in the United Arab Emirates. The PCB have man- nervy moments as the stewards enquire whether the 11/2 winner had If that is the case Alves will not return to action until aged to coax Zimbabwe into touring Pakistan this month interfered with the favorite in the final furlong but found in Manning’s November and therefore miss qualifying matches for for a brief limited over series which is currently underway favor. “I could see out of the corner of my eye that Ryan was a long way Europe’s elite club competition. but accept others are unlikely to follow. “We would like to away from me and although she shifted left when she caught sight of “We are happy and pleased with the victory but sad for make India our home,” Khan told the Hindustan Times the rail for some reason, I wasn’t that worried,” Manning told At The Diego Alves,” executive president Amadeo Salvo said after newspaper. “India will be more cost-effective,” he said, Races. Valencia secured fourth place behind champions Barcelona, adding Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have also offered to host “She’s won that well but I’d have no question with her over a mile and second-placed Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid who fin- home matches. India cancelled bilateral cricket series with a half.” Bolger described the 3/4 length victory by the filly, who he bred ished third. its neighbour after Pakistani militants killed 166 people in himself and races in his wife Jackie’s colors, as being “very satisfying”. Valencia are now close to making a lucrative return Mumbai in 2008 but hosted Pakistan in 2012-13 for a short “You never really know until it’s all over with the stewards, but to the group stage of the Champions League follow- limited over series. Khan visited India earlier this month we did have half a length in hand,” said the 73-year-old ing their takeover late last year by Singapore billion- and said the neighbours are likely to play a full series in the Irishman, who also sent out two pacemakers to give his star a aire Peter Lim.—Reuters United Arab Emirates in December.—Reuters lead.—AFP Astros tame Tigers, Indians win

DETROIT: Lance McCullers got Ian Kinsler to The Royals improved to 28-14, the best ground into a triple play in the fifth inning, record in the majors. The game was stopped and the Houston right-hander went on to earn as Kansas City came to bat in the sixth, and his first career victory Saturday, leading the was called after a wait of 70 minutes. Astros over the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Volquez (4-3) gave up four hits and walked Detroit led 2-1 in the fifth and had runners three. He gave up a run in the second, snap- on first and second when Kinsler hit a ping a streak of 27 consecutive shutout grounder to third. Jonathan Villar stepped on innings by the Royals’ rotation. the bag and threw to second, where Jose Gordon homered in the second inning off Altuve relayed the ball to first. John Lackey (2-3). Gordon is 7 for 14 with two It was Houston’s first triple play since 2004, home runs in his career against the right-han- and the Astros followed that up by scoring der. two runs in the sixth to go ahead. McCullers (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits with six MARLINS 1, ORIOLES 0 strikeouts over six innings in his second career Martin Prado hit a two-out, bases-loaded start. The Houston bullpen did not allow a single in the 13th inning, and Miami won for baserunner. Luke Gregerson pitched the ninth the first time in Dan Jennings’ six games as for his 11th save in 12 chances. Kyle Lobstein manager. The Marlins broke an eight-game (3-5) gave up three runs in 5 2-3 innings. losing streak and improved to 1-8 on their homestand. Five Miami relievers combined to INDIANS 2, REDS 1 pitch the final seven innings while allowing After Reds manager Bryan Price was eject- only two baserunners. Carter Capps (1-0) ed before the first pitch, Corey Kluber threw struck out six in three innings. eight effective innings and led Cleveland over Orioles reliever Brian Matusz left the game Cincinnati for its fifth straight win. The Reds in the 12th after the umpire crew chief lost their season-high seventh in a row. Price inspected the left-hander’s right forearm. The was tossed by umpire Jim Reynolds after the issue was raised by Jennings, and Orioles man- exchange of lineup cards. They got into a ager Buck Showalter didn’t argue. Prado lined lengthy argument that carried on as the a 1-1 pitch from T.J. McFarland (0-1) into right- Indians took the field - the dispute likely center field and was mobbed by his team- stemmed from Friday night, when several mates, while a grinning Jennings traded hugs Reds were upset with plate umpire Manny with his coaching staff. Gonzalez’s strike zone. Kluber (2-5) worked around constant trou- DODGERS 2, PADRES 0 ble, but recorded his third strong start in a Mike Bolsinger retired his final 23 batters row. He allowed nine hits, struck out seven after giving up a leadoff single in the first and didn’t walk a batter. Cody Allen pitched inning and Joc Pederson homered, leading Los the ninth for his ninth save. Angeles to a victory over punchless San Diego. Tony Cingrani (0-1) walked Roberto Perez Bolsinger (3-0), who got a double play in to start the eighth. Following a force play, the first to erase the Padres’ only baserunner, Jason Kipnis lined a double to left-center that struck out eight and walked none through DETROIT: Houston Astros’ Lance McCullers pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game. —AP scored Michael Bourn. eight innings. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect Tampa Bay. Graveman (2-2), recalled from Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched a score- ninth for his third save in three attempts since win in the first game for the Giants and Santiago Casilla got the final out for his 12th Triple-A Nashville to make the start, struck out less ninth for his major league-leading 16th RANGERS 15, YANKEES 4 opening the season on the disabled list. save. six and walked two to help the A’s win for just save in 16 chances. Perkins struck out Tyler Shin-Soo Choo hit a go-ahead single and a San Diego left fielder Justin Upton was the third time in 17 games. Flowers looking to end the game, leaving run- three-run homer in a 10-run third inning that ejected by plate umpire Clint Fagan in the RED SOX 8, ANGELS 3 Oakland broke through for four runs in the ners at first and second. chased CC Sabathia from his shortest start in eighth, one batter after he was called out on Mike Napoli hit two homers and drove in sixth. Xavier Cedeno replaced Rays starter Sale was roughed up early but pitched six years, and Texas routed reeling New York, strikes. Ian Kennedy (2-4) lost his third straight three runs, Steven Wright pitched six-plus sol- Nathan Karns (3-2) with two outs and gave up eight innings. He gave up four runs, three which has lost nine of its last 10 games. start. id innings and Boston snapped a three-game Eric Sogard’s RBI single. After Mark Canha earned, and five hits. He struck out 10 and Shoo and Prince Fielder each had two hits losing streak with a win over Los Angeles. walked to load the bases, three runs scored on allo in the third. Fielder finished with three RBIs ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 3 wed one walk. Xander Bogaerts had a two-run single and Fuld’s single that also included two Tampa Bay and hit his third homer in a two games. Daniel Descalso homered and drove in Mookie Betts two RBI singles for Boston, which errors. The Rangers, who rode a seven-run third three runs and Colorado ended San Francisco’s BRAVES 3, BREWERS 2 had a shuffled batting order with Dustin Fuld was credited with two RBIs on his hit Friday to a 10-9 win, won their fourth straight eight-game winning streak, taking the second Jace Peterson’s single to left field drove in Pedroia leading off and David Ortiz batting that was misplayed by center fielder Kevin and sent the Yankees to their fifth loss in a row. game of a rain-soaked doubleheader. Alberto Callaspo from third base, lifting cleanup, moving from his customary third Kiermaier for the first error. Catcher Rene Garrett Jones, a right fielder and first base- Descalso had a run-scoring groundout in Atlanta to a win over Milwaukee in 11 innings. spot. Rivera got the second error after dropping man, relieved for the Yankees. In the first pitch- the fourth and added a two-run homer in the Peterson hit the first pitch from Brandon Kole Calhoun had a two-run double and Kiermaier’s throw that allowed the third run to ing appearance of his eight-season big league sixth off spot starter Yusmeiro Petit (1-1). Kintzler (0-1) toward the gap in left-center Mike Trout, an RBI single for the Angels, who score. career, he worked around a walk and a hit bat- Descalso’s homer off a 79 mph changeup field. Left fielder Ryan Braun and center fielder lost for only the fourth time in 11 games. ter to get the final two outs of the ninth. put Colorado ahead 4-2, marking the first time Carlo Gomez didn’t bother to field the ball as Wright (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits, MARINERS 3, BLUE JAYS 2 Nick Martinez (4-0), who pitched just 3 the Giants trailed by more than a run since Callaspo scored and Braves players raced out striking two and walking just one. CJ Wilson Kyle Seager homered, James Paxton earned miles from Yankee Stadium for Fordham, got May 9. San Francisco, which won the opener of the dugout to swarm Peterson near second (2-3) threw a season-high 119 pitches over six his first road win of the season and Seattle the win. Sabathia (2-6) allowed six runs and 10-8 behind Brandon Crawford’s three RBIs, base. innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, fan- beat Toronto. Paxton (3-2) won his third seven hits in 2 1-3 innings. was seeking its first nine-game streak since With one out in the 11th, Kintzler walked straight start, allowing two runs and four hits winning 10 in a row in May 2004. ning six and walking three. Callaspo. Andrelton Simmons’ sharply hit in six innings. It was his first road win since last ROYALS 3, CARDINALS 2 David Hale (1-0), acquired from Atlanta in grounder hit third-base umpire Chad Fairchild PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 1 Sept. 2 at Oakland. He’d gone 0-3 with a 5.30 Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer, Edinson the offseason but plagued by a left oblique and bounced into left field. Runners advanced Cole Hamels pitched eight sharp innings, ERA in his previous six outings away from Volquez pitched six solid innings and the strain in spring training, allowed three runs - to second and third on pinch-hitter Eric Young Ryan Howard homered and Philadelphia home. Tom Wilhelmsen pitched the seventh, Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals two earned - over 6-plus innings in his Rockies Jr.’s grounder to Kintzler. roughed up Stephen Strasburg to end Carson Smith worked the eighth and 3-2 Saturday night in a game called in the debut. John Axford pitched the ninth for his Luis Avilan (2-0) pitched the last 1 1/3 Washington’s six-game winning streak. Fernando Rodney finished for his 12th save. sixth inning because of rain. sixth save. Chris Heston (4-3) picked up the innings for Atlanta, including getting a dou- Hamels (5-3) won his fourth straight start, The slumping Blue Jays lost for the 11th ble-play with runners at first and third to end and has compiled a 1.53 ERA over that stretch. time in 14 games and fell to 2-10 in one-run the 10th. He gave up one run and five hits, striking out decisions. They’ve lost sixth straight one-run five and walking one. games. Mark Buehrle (5-4) gave up three runs CUBS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 6 Strasburg (3-5) was chased after 3 2-3 and five hits in 7 1-3 innings. Anthony Rizzo matched his career high innings. He allowed six runs and seven hits - with six RBIs and Chicago beat Arizona, ending over his last three starts, he has been tagged TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 3 the Diamondbacks’ five-game winning streak. for 15 earned runs in 12 innings. Torii Hunter homered, Trevor May pitched Rizzo doubled in three runs in the Cubs’ Howard finished with three hits and Maikel seven strong innings and Minnesota defeated four-run fifth inning, then broke a 6-6 tie Franco had two hits, including a homer, for Chicago. May (3-3) allowed three runs and six with a three-run homer into the Chase Field Philadelphia, which had lost two straight. hits. He struck out nine and didn’t allow a swimming pool area off Enrique Burgos (0-2) Hamels, who had a shutout going until giv- walk. Hunter and Eduardo Nunez tagged in the ninth. Jason Motte (2-1) pitched two- ing up Ian Desmond’s RBI double in the White Sox starter Chris Sale (3-2) for solo home thirds of an inning to get the win. Pedro eighth, hadn’t won four consecutive starts runs in the second inning. It was Hunter’s sev- Strop pitched a perfect ninth for his first since a five-game run in May 2012. He also enth of the season and Nunez’s first. save of the season. —AP snapped his six-game winless streak against the Nationals. MLB results/standings PIRATES 8, METS 2 AJ Burnett threw seven effective innings to Texas 15, NY Yankees 4; Seattle 3, Toronto 2; Philadelphia 8, Washington 1; Pittsburgh 8, NY Mets 2; Houston 3, win his fourth straight start and Pittsburgh Detroit 2; Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2 (11 Innings); Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3; Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1; San handed New York ace Matt Harvey the worst Francisco 10, Colorado 8; Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 0; Miami 1, Baltimore 0 (13 innings); Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 (6 loss of his career. The anticipated showdown innings); Boston 8, LA Angels 3; Colorado 5, San Francisco 3; LA Dodgers 2, San Diego 0; Chicago Cubs 9, between two of the top pitchers in the Arizona 6. National League never materialized. Burnett American League National League (4-1) allowed one run while striking out a sea- Eastern Division Eastern Division son-high 10 without a walk. W L PCT GB Washington 25 18 .581 - Tampa Bay 24 20 .545 - Andrew McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez NY Mets 24 20 .545 1.5 Iman Al-Shamma NY Yankees 22 21 .512 1.5 Atlanta 21 21 .500 3.5 homered and each drove in two runs for the Baltimore 19 21 .475 3 Pirates. Harvey (5-2) lasted only four innings, Philadelphia 19 26 .422 7 Boston 20 23 .465 3.5 Miami 17 27 .386 8.5 the shortest outing of his career. He gave up a Toronto 19 26 .422 5.5 Kuwait increase medals haul Central Division career-worst seven runs on six hits and also Central Division St. Louis 27 16 .628 - KUWAIT: Kuwait National Shooting team latest wins collected one gold, two silver threw two wild pitches, matching the number Kansas City 28 14 .667 - members participating in Heydar Aliyev and four bronze medals. Detroit 26 18 .591 3 Chicago Cubs 24 18 .571 2.5 he had all of the 2013 season. New York has Pittsburgh 20 22 .476 6.5 International Grand Prix, in Gabala, Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations dropped four of its last five. Daniel Murphy Minnesota 24 18 .571 4 Chicago White Sox 19 21 .475 8 Cincinnati 18 24 .429 8.5 Azerbaijan were able to increase their Secretary General said he dedicates the had two hits, and Ruben Tejada homered for Milwaukee 16 28 .364 11.5 medals haul when Abdallah Al-Rashi won wins to HH the Amir, HH the Crown Prince Cleveland 19 23 .452 9 the Mets. Western Division Western Division the silver medal of the men’s skeet, while and HH the Prime Minister, as well as Houston 28 16 .636 - LA Dodgers 26 16 .619 - Zaid Al-Mutairi won the bronze of the same Information Minister, State Minister for ATHLETICS 5, RAYS 0 LA Angels 22 21 .512 5.5 San Francisco 25 19 .568 2 event. Meanwhile Iman Al-Shamma won Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Kendall Graveman gave up three hits over Seattle 20 22 .476 7 Arizona 20 22 .476 6 the women’s skeet silver medal in the final Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah as well as the six innings in his return from the minors, Sam Texas 20 23 .465 7.5 San Diego 20 24 .455 7 event of the tournament. Kuwait with this Kuwait people. Fuld drove in two runs and Oakland beat Oakland 15 30 .333 13.5 Colorado 16 25 .390 9.5 MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS Rosberg wins Monaco GP

MONACO: Given his luck, Nico Rosberg should be excused if he headed to the Principality’s casino yesterday after one of Formula One’s greatest tactical errors hand- ed him a memorable and rare hat- trick of wins at the Monaco Grand Prix. Trailing his Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton with 15 laps remaining, the 29-year-old German took full advantage when an accident prompted a Safety Car intervention that, in turn, led the team to call the Briton in for an unexpected and unnecessary pit-stop. Hamilton re-joined third, on new softer tyres, but was unable to use that performance advantage to pass second-placed Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, let alone Rosberg who won by 4.4 seconds. CHICAGO: Blackhawks center Antoine Vermette (80) sets up the winning goal as It was, for Rosberg, the first time Anaheim Ducksgoalie Frederik Andersen (31) and Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell (67) and he had won two successive races Simon Despres (24) defend during the second overtime in Game 4 of the Western and that feat not only breathed Conference finals. —AP new life into his title challenge, cut- ting Hamilton’s lead to ten points, but also added his name to the Blackhawks level series three others - Briton Graham Hill, Frenchman Alain Prost and ANAHEIM: The Chicago Blackhawks tied and come to play and help my team- Brazilian Ayrton Senna-to have won their Western Conference finals series with mates.” this classic 78-laps race three times Anaheim when they beat the Ducks 5-4 in The score was knotted at 1-1 after two in a row. double overtime in Game Four on periods, before the game exploded offen- Rosberg roared wildly as he Saturday. sively with six goals in barely 10 minutes in won, knowing what victory would The Blackhawks survived three goals in the third stanza. Chicago went 3-1 ahead mean to him and what defeat could 37 seconds by the Ducks in the third peri- courtesy of goals by Jonathan Toews and do to dent Hamilton’s confidence. od to bounce back and level the series at Brent Seabrook, before Anaheim fought “I’m very, very happy, of course, 2-2 when center Antoine Vermette scored back to take the lead with three goals in an but I know also it was a lot of luck 5:37 into the second overtime. astonishing 37-second burst, courtesy of today,” he admitted. “Lewis drove Vermette’s first shot was blocked but he Ryan Kesler, Matt Beleskey and Corey Perry. brilliantly and he would have also pounced on the rebound to fire home past It was the second-fastest three-goal blitz deserved the win for sure, but that’s goalie Frederik Andersen from an acute by one team in playoff history. the way it is in racing and definitely angle and send the home crowd into a But the drama was far from over. Right I am extremely happy and going to MONACO: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany holds up his trophy as he celebrates on the podium frenzy. It was their second overtime victory winger Patrick Kane tied it at 4-4 on a pow- make the most of it.” after winning the Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monaco racetrack. —AP in the Western Conference finals and their er play with little more than seven minutes Asked about the championship position, he said: “I know, yeah, but fourth in the postseason. Vermette was left left in regulation and overtime was need- “Of course, it was extremely dif- Kimi Raikkonen finished sixth for after starting from the pit lane, at the same time, I know that I got out of Chicago’s line-up for Game Three, ed. The Ducks, seeking to take a dominant ficult to do the restart with those Ferrari ahead of Mexican Sergio Spaniard Carlos Sainz finished 10th lucky today. I’ll enjoy the moment but he responded to the omission in the 3-1 lead in the series, had their chances in hard tyres being very cold, but it Perez of Force India and Jenson to score a point in the second Toro now, but I need to work hard best possible way. overtime but Chicago came closest to worked out and I’m ecstatic.” Button who claimed the struggling Rosso car. because Lewis was a little bit “It’s not the ideal situation obviously,” scoring when center Andrew Shaw hit the Until the Safety Car, after Dutch McLaren Honda team’s first points It was some compensation to stronger this weekend. I need to he said of being sidelined.”You want to crossbar. Anaheim had a temporary teenager Max Verstappen had col- of the year in eighth place. the team after a weekend of work hard for the next race for make sure you come prepared and keep a reprieve, setting the stage for Vermette to lided with Frenchman Romain “We didn’t expect that so it’s a dazzling driving from both of sure.” He said he was in the dark as good attitude. My job in that situation was become the hero of the night. Game Five is Grosjean’s Lotus and then crashed good result and I am very proud of their young rookies. Hamilton to why Hamilton was called in for just try to put myself in a better mindset today. —Reuters his Toro Rosso at Ste Devote, it had the team,” said Button. “We need a remains leader of the drivers’ new tyres, but not him. been Hamilton’s race. He ended up win, but this is a great stepping championship with 126 points, a “I have no idea, sorry!” he said. settling for a disappointed third stone for the future. When you lead of 10 points ahead of “As always, we’re in the car and it’s ahead of the two Red Bulls of score points, people take notice.” Rosberg on 116. Had he won, he Na stays ahead of Poulter very difficult to judge what deci- Russian Daniil Kvyat and Australian Brazilian Felipe Nasr came home would have increased his lead to sions are being made and stuff like Daniel Ricciardo. ninth for Sauber and remarkably, 27 points. —AFP TEXAS: Kevin Na sank a 14-foot birdie putt Hospitals for Children Open, offset a birdie that. on his penultimate hole to break clear of a at the third with a bogey at the fifth to tie at the top with Ian Poulter and edge a reach the turn in level-par 35. stroke in front after the third round of the He picked up another shot at the par- Crowne Plaza Invitational on Saturday in five 11th before succumbing to a two- Fort Worth, Texas. stroke swing at the par-four 15th where he Monty leads Senior PGA American Na, who had been two ahead bogeyed after missing a five-footer for par. overnight in pursuit of a second PGA Tour Playing partner Poulter, who is known victory, fired a one-under-par 69 in over- for his prowess on the greens, drained a 32- INDIANA: Defending champion Colin Esteban Toledo (73). birdied the ninth, 11th and the par-four 18th cast, blustery conditions at a rain-softened foot birdie putt at the 15th to draw level Montgomerie of Scotland took advantage of “I’m very proud of what I achieved today, to tighten his grip on the second of the sea- Colonial Country Club to post an 11-under with Na before the American regained the a late collapse by American Brian Henninger because you had to play chess with the son’s five major championships for senior total of 199. outright lead at the 17th with his third to seize a three-shot lead after the third course,” Montgomerie, 51, told reporters. “It’s golfers. “It wasn’t playing easy out there,” Na, 31, birdie of the day. round of the Senior PGA Championship on a very, very difficult golf course ... you got to Regarded as one of the best players never told PGA Tour Radio. “The wind was a bit “I trusted my read, a little outside right Saturday at French Lick, Indiana. think about things. to have won a regular major championship, breezy and it was tough to judge the dis- and it turned nicely into the hole,” Na said. Henninger tumbled out of a tie for the “Long day ahead tomorrow. There’s seven Montgomerie believes a more relaxed tance on some of the shots. “It was nice because I was under par going lead with a triple-bogey at the par-four 16th, miles to walk, and the emotions will go up- approach to his game has left him poised to “But I hung in there today and broke par. into the last hole.” after losing his ball in thick rough with his and-down like a roller coaster. But I came claim a third major in the over-50 ranks. I’ve still got the lead and I’m looking for- Australian Adam Scott, who won last second shot, before Montgomerie finished here to be in contention on Saturday “It was frustrating to come to these cham- ward to tomorrow.” Englishman Poulter, year’s tournament in a playoff, was five off in style with a birdie at the last to card a evening and I am. So, job done so far.” pionships and to walk off with a runner’s up seeking his third win on the U.S. circuit, strokes off the pace after shooting a 66, two-under-par 70. Montgomerie, who won last year’s Senior medal,” he said. “I’ve done that five times. missed a birdie attempt from seven feet at ending the day level with Masters champi- That left Montgomerie at five-under 211, PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in “I’m more relaxed than I was. My tempera- the par-four last and had to settle for sec- on Jordan Spieth (67). Due to threatening three strokes in front of German Bernhard Michigan before claiming his second ment is more consistent and I think that ond place after returning a 68. weather, the players set off earlier than Langer, who birdied the final two holes for a Champions Tour major two months later at that’s helping. I’m enjoying it.” Former British Charley Hoffman carded a 66 to finish at scheduled in threesomes with a two-tee nine under, a stroke better than fellow start. Similar conditions have been forecast 69 on the challenging Pete Dye course at the the U.S. Senior Open, made a faltering start Open champion Tom Lehman, who had led Americans Chris Kirk (65) and Brandt for Sunday with players again teeing off French Lick Resort. on Saturday with a bogey at the par-four by one stroke overnight, plummeted down Snedeker (66). early in threesomes, from 7 a.m. CT (1200 Henninger wound up with a 74 for a share first. the leaderboard into a tie for 13th at two Na, whose only PGA Tour victory came GMT), in a bid to finish before expected of third place at one under, level with fellow However, the Scot made no further errors over par after struggling to a 78 that includ- at the 2011 Justin Timberlake Shriners thunderstorms.—Reuters American Scott Verplank (70) and Mexico’s after that on a demanding layout as he ed eight bogeys and two birdies. —Reuters

Al Yaqout amidst the Cricket Team Boubyan Bank honors cricket team

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank honored its Cricket resources are the basis for any success or the support the team receives in terms of tinuous encouragement for the Bank’s teams Ahli United Bank in the finals. The team Team for its distinction and earning many development in the Bank in all domains maintaining a healthy environment allowing participating in various tournaments organ- kept the winning momentum and went on trophies in the tournaments organized by including sports. He further wished that such players to give their best. ized by the Kuwait Banks Club whether for to win the 2nd tournament sponsored by the Banks Club as well as being among the success would be maintained for years to Boubyan Bank Cricket Team receives all football, cricket or bowling where the bank’s the Kuwait Banks Club by lifting the win- elite banks’ teams in cricket competitions come. the possible support from the Top teams achieved great results. ners’ trophy when they defeated KFH in the this season. During the past 5 years, Boubyan Bank Management which is keen on supporting It is worth mentioning that Boubyan finals. The 3rd trophy was the Watani tro- Waleed Al Yaqout, GM Administration Cricket Team has been a fierce competitor in the Bank’s human resources in various fields started the season with a bang by winning phy, where Boubyan Bank ended up with Group commended the achievements of the all the Banks Club tournaments due to the whether inside or outside the bank. the 7-A side cricket tournament sponsored the runners up trophy when they lost to Cricket Team, considering that the human excellent players in the bank in addition to Such support comes as a part of the con- by Ahli Bank of Kuwait when they defeated AUB in the finals. MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS Contador repels Astana on Giro’s ‘Pantani’ stage

MILAN: Spaniard Alberto Contador failed Campiglio - the scene of Italian Marco to commemorate the memory of stricken Pantani’s infamous exclusion from the race Marco Pantani but held off the threat of in 1999, an incident which is widely rival team Astana to stretch his lead over believed to have led to the former champi- Fabio Aru on the 15th stage of the Giro on’s downfall and death from acute cocaine d’Italia yesterday. poisoning in a Rimini hotel room in Contador came over the finish line of February 2004. the 165km ride from Marostica to Madonna Contador, who is bidding to become the Di Campiglio in third place at five seconds first man since deceased Pantani in 1998 to behind stage winner Mikel Landa with Aru complete the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France finishing a further second behind to remain double in the same year, did not have to second overall but see his gap on Contador fret until the final 3km when an accelera- grow to 2min 35sec. tion by Landa sparked the hostilities. “I would have liked to win this stage Contador was soon on the Spaniard’s because of Marco Pantani, who was a big wheel but despite pulling in front the race inspiration for me when I was younger,” leader struggled to stretch his lead. Aru said Contador. and Trofimov soon pedalled their way back “But it was a very difficult stage and to the leading pair with just over two kilo- Landa was strong in the finale, when there metres remaining. Landa tested his fellow were a lot of attacks. “It was hard to control Spaniard with another burst of speed but, everything.” again, Contador countered the move. A day after regaining the race lead from Trofimov then launched a futile attempt Aru following his third place finish on the for the stage win when he seared past his 14th stage time trial, Contador further fellow leaders at the one kilometre to go underlined his status as race favourite with flag, but the Russian did not have the legs a commanding performance on the first to open up a telling gap. day of climbing in the spectacular With Trofimov tiring and the finish line Dolomites. in sight, Landa seized his chance and accel- But the Spaniard added: “A lot can still erated past Trofimov in the last few hun- happen in the race and we have a lot of dred metres to claim his maiden Grand FRANCE: Switzerland’s Roger Federer serves in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Alejandro Falla of Colombia work to do.” Contador’s Tinkoff team had Tour victory. at the Roland Garros stadium. —AP shouldered the burden of setting the pace “It’s an important win for me as much as on the penultimate climb, the 8km-long for the team,” said the Spaniard.”We tried to Passo Daone-a strategy which left two-time attack Contador because we outnumbered race runner-up Rigoberto Uran struggling him... it’s given us some hope for the final Federer blasts French to keep pace. stages this week. “It was a brutal day,” said Etixx rider “Nothing has changed in the team. Uran, whose bid for a podium finish now We’re here to help Aru win the pink jersey and he is still our leader.” Contador finished Open after security scare looks decidedly over after he trailed home among the also-rans. third at five seconds behind Landa to col- lect a time bonus which could prove useful Tinkoff’s tactic also produced the PARIS: Roger Federer blasted French Open Two years ago the final, which featured Rafael Ilham were separating but he was furious to dis- over the coming days of climbing in the unwanted result of leaving Contador isolat- organisers yesterday after a fan breached tight Nadal, was also held up when a spectator, bran- cover that his personal problems were the focus mountains. Today the peloton will enjoy ed among several Astana riders for the final security and raced on to court to grab a ‘selfie’ dishing a flare, leapt from the stands and onto of the website’s preview of his opening round their second and final rest day of the race climb, after Australian teammate Michael with the Swiss great. the court before he was wrestled away by securi- match. before tackling arguably the hardest stage Rogers had trailed behind before the race The 17-time Grand Slam winner had just ty officials. “For a Grand Slam website, it should be an of this year’s 98th edition on Tuesday, a 174 through the valley. completed a routine 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Tournament director Gilbert Ysern admitted article about the tennis,” said Wawrinka. “It was a km ride beginning in Pinzolo which fea- However Contador, a former two-time Colombia’s Alejandro Falla when he was shocked that Federer was right to be “pissed off” and that shit article.” Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori tures six climbs including the final punt to winner of the Tour de France who also won to see a young fan sprinting towards him on the the youth, who had been sitting in the courtside enjoyed a 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 win over France’s Paul- the summit finish at Aprica. The race finish- the Giro in 2008, acquitted himself hand- showpiece Philippe Chatrier Court. sponsors boxes, had been banned from the Henri Mathieu and next faces either Australia’s es next Sunday in Milan. —AFP somely on the final climb to Madonna di It was particularly embarrassing as security at event. Marinko Matosevic or Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. this year’s French Open has been tightened fol- “But it’s not the end of the world,” said Ysern. Latvian 24th seed Ernests Gulbis, who lowing January’s deadly Islamist attack on Paris- “It’s embarrassing. It shows that we made a mis- knocked Federer out in the fourth round last based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. take and we have to correct it to make sure it year on his way to the semi-finals, defeated Although the male fan was quickly manhan- doesn’t happen again.” Dutchman Igor Sijsling 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) for only dled away, 33-year-old Federer was furious with Federer, the 2009 champion and seeded two his third win all year. the lapse in security, claiming he had also been this year, goes on to face Spain’s Marcel Romania’s Simona Halep, the 2014 runner-up targetted in practice on Saturday. Granollers for a place in the last 32. Federer, one and third seed, saw off Russian world number 91 “I am not happy about it. It happened yester- of a record 39 men over 30 in the first round, is Evgeniya Rodina 7-5, 6-4 and next faces Mirjana day in the practice, too. It’s just a kid, but then desperate to make the most of a kind draw Lucic-Baroni, the Croatian player who knocked three more kids came. And today on centre which dumped top seed Novak Djokovic, nine- her out of the US Open last year. court where you would think this is a place time champion Nadal and third seed Andy Serbian seventh seed Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 where nobody can come on, just wanders on Murray all in the opposite half. champion, battled back to defeatc Kazakhstan’s and nothing happens,” said Federer. Federer’s Davis Cup teammate Stan Yaroslava Shvedova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. “Something needs to happen quickly. Wawrinka, the eighth seed, took just 96 minutes Russian ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova Normally I only speak on behalf of myself, but in to make the second round, seeing off Turkey’s breezed past US wildcard Louisa Chirico 6-4, 6-2 this situation I think I can speak on behalf of all Marsel Ilhan 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. while Spanish 21st seed Garbine Muguruza, who the players, that that’s where you do your job, Wawrinka, who made the last-eight in 2013, shocked Serena Williams in the second round that’s where you want to feel safe. “And so clearly goes on to face either Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic. last year, beat Croatian qualifier Petra Martic 6-2, I’m not happy about it...it wasn’t a nice situation But he too was unhappy with organisers after 7-5. to be in.” Federer was also involved in a security the tournament’s official website went into sur- Croatian 18-year-old Donna Vekic, coached scare in the 2009 final at Roland Garros when a gical detail regarding his private life. by 1997 champion Iva Majoli, put out French fan ran on to the same court and placed a hat on Former Australian Open winner Wawrinka 31st seed Caroline Garcia 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her first the star’s head. announced last month that he and his wife win at the tournament. —AFP Warriors lead Rockets 3-0 ITALY: Spain’s Mikel Landa celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the 15th stage of the Giro díItalia, Tour of Italy cycling race. —AP HOUSTON: The Golden State Warriors are one victory away from the NBA Finals after routing the Houston DeGale wins IBF super Rockets 115-80 in Game Three of the Western Conference finals on Saturday. Guard Stephen Curry scored 40 middleweight title points, including seven-of-nine from three-point range, in the Warriors’ near- BOSTON: James DeGale became the first straight left hand to DeGale’s chin with no record road victory that gave them a 3- British fighter to win an Olympic gold effect. 0 lead in the best-of-seven series. medal and a professional world title In the final seconds of the sixth, DeGale It was the second largest victory Saturday, unanimously outpointing Andre landed a right hook to the head and a left margin by a visiting team in the confer- Dirrell at Boston University’s Agganis Arena to the body, causing Dirrell to double over. ence finals.Golden State, who have not to take the vacant International Boxing Earlier in the round, Dirrell was cut on his been to the NBA finals since 1975, can Federation super middleweight title. left cheekbone. close out the series in Game Four in The London boxer improved to 21-1, Dirrell landed combinations in the sev- receiving winning scores of 114-112 from enth and forced DeGale to take a step back Houston on Monday. No team has ever judges Dan Fitzgerald and Howard Foster, on three occasions after landed straight left lost a best-of-seven playoff series from and 117-105 from Alan Davis.Dirrell from hands. 3-0 up. Flint, Michigan, dropped to 24-2. Toward the end of the ninth, both fight- After giving the Warriors a close con- “I am speechless,” said DeGale, the 2008 ers taunted each other after each fought test in the first two games, the Rockets Olympic champion. “My whole career has the round defensively They briefly were never in the hunt on Saturday as been leading up to this, winning a world exchanged words after the bell. Near the guard James Harden struggled against title. It’s an unbelievable feeling. I made his- end of the 10th Dirrell landed a right to the Golden State’s stifling defense. He shot tory.” body while pushing DeGale into the ropes. only three-for-16 for 17 points. Cut next to his right eye early in the sec- Fighting for the first time in the United As brilliantly as Curry played, the ond round, DeGale floored Dirrell twice in States, the 31-year-old DeGale landed 115 Warriors won the match with their the round. The first time, he landed a right of 400 punches. Dirrell connected on 111 of strong defense and dominance on the hook, putting Dirrell on his seat. After 488. Dirrell’s only other loss was a split deci- boards, out-rebounding Houston 60- Dirrell got up, DeGale crowded him and sion against Carl Froch in 2009 in a bid for 39. Coach Steve Kerr was delighted his forced him to a knee with a left hand to the Froch’s World Boxing Council super mid- team committed only one turnover in body. dleweight title in Nottingham, England. the first half. In the third, DeGale landed another “They say I ran from Froch and they took “We were up 25 points with a box right hook that forced Dirrell to hold. Dirrell it away from me,” Dirrell said. “(DeGale) ran score that doesn’t look that impressive avoided any big shots in the fifth, landing a from me and they gave it to him.” —AP from a shooting standpoint,” Kerr told reporters. “The first half was probably the best lesson our team could learn. If we defend like crazy and take care of the ball we’re going to be in good shape.” Curry, this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player, sounded unfazed by his latest performance. “The ball move- ment tonight was the best it’s been all series so when you can get a few (shots) to go down early in the game it builds your confidence even more,” he said. Houston coach Kevin McHale looked resigned to his fate as he spoke to the media.”We got hammered on the boards and we didn’t beat them in the paint,” he said. “They beat us up in those two areas and we had no answers to that. We seemed to get down because our offense wasn’t flowing.”I thought we’d BOSTON: James DeGale (left) of England, connects to the face of Andre Dirrell during come out with a little more juice. They HOUSTON: Rockets forward Josh Smith (5) shoots over Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston their boxing match for the vacant IBF super middleweight title. —AP just drove us all night long.” —Reuters (34) during the second half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals. —AP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS Fiorentina into Europa League

MILAN: Europa League semi-finalists their city rivals into second place ahead of Fiorentina secured their place in next sea- next week’s final round of games. son’s competition with a stunning 3-2 win A second place finish secures automatic at Palermo, as Verona striker Luca Toni entry to the Champions League, while the moved top of the Serie A scoring charts team that finishes third goes into a play-off yesterday. Fiorentina, outclassed by Sevilla round. in Europe’s second tier competition last Roma were held 2-2 by Lazio earlier this week, got off the mark in Sicily thanks to season, but coach Rudi Garcia said a third former Palermo forward Josip Ilicic’s 23rd place finish is not in his plans. “We want to minute screamer from 25 metres. make sure that tomorrow’s game is the Mato Jajalo levelled for the hosts with a only one that matters for us in this cam- great volley only three minutes later but paign,” Garcia said in his pre-match confer- Fiorentina were back in front just after the ence Sunday. half hour when Alberto Gilardino was on “It’s up to us tomorrow to show that we hand to turn a Mati Fernandez shot past are the stronger of the sides.” Although Stefano Sorrentino. Napoli, in fourth at three points behind Vincenzo Montella’s visitors were Lazio, remain in Champions League con- stunned on 69 minutes when Luca Rigoni tention, the Biancocelesti require only a levelled for the hosts, but Marcos Alonso draw on Monday to make sure of at least a restored their lead 12 minutes from time to third place finish. ruin what was Palermo striker Paulo It has left Rafael Benitez’s men, beaten Dybala’s last home game before his immi- 3-1 by a second-string Juventus on nent move to Juventus. Saturday, heading towards the Europa The result moved Fiorentina up one League alongside Fiorentina and a third place to fifth, two points ahead of sixth- side that is increasingly looking like placed Genoa. Genoa hold the third and Sampdoria. final Europa League spot but have been A last-gasp leveller from Samuel Eto’o excluded from European competition kept Sampdoria’s Europa hopes alive but because their Luigi Ferraris stadium does Sinisa Mihajlovic’s men will be relying on not meet UEFA standards. Fiorentina’s six- results elsewhere. point lead over Sampdoria, in seventh, Sampdoria share Genoa’s Luigi Ferraris means their spot in next season’s Europa stadium but have already lodged Sassuolo’s League is secure. Mapei stadium as the venue for European LEICESTER: Leicester City’s Jeffrey Schlupp (left) and Queens Park Rangers’ Nedum Onuoha battle for the ball during the English Premier Elsewhere, a brace of goals, including home games in the event they qualify for League soccer match. —AP one from the spot, from Toni in a 2-2 draw Europe. away to Parma saw the evergreen Verona Mihajlovic, however, was less than hap- striker leapfrog Carlos Tevez to lead the py with a scenario which means his side Serie A scoring charts. must beat Parma in their final game of the Vardy stars as partying With one game remaining this season, season and hope results elsewhere go their Toni now leads Juventus striker Tevez and way. Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi, who both have “We’ve claimed a point, now we need to 20 goals, by one. win our last game and see what happens Leicester trounce QPR With Juventus securing the double elsewhere,” Mihajlovic told Sky Sport. thank to Wednesday’s Cup final win over “Genoa are ahead of us and I take my Ramsey to cheer about in his first game since beat Kasper Schmeichel, only to flash the wrong Lazio, the battle for European places con- hat off to them... but it would only be a being made permanent QPR manager. side of the post. tinues apace. small consolation for us if we got into the Leicester 5 Nigel Pearson’s Leicester finished the cam- But Leicester made it 2-0 two minutes before Lazio host Roma on Monday looking for Europa League because of their misfor- paign with a run of seven wins, one draw and half-time as Albrighton was afforded space to the win that would allow them to leapfrog tune.”—AFP one defeat, giving them a 14th-place finish and advance before crashing a shot high into the taking them above the 40-point barrier in the net. Italian League result/standings QPR 1 top flight for the first time since 2001. Leicester were forced into a change at the Leicester were unchanged from the team that interval, with Ritchie De Laet replacing Marcin Empoli 1 (Pucciarelli 57) Sampdoria 1 (Eto’o 90+1); Cesena 0 Cagliari 1 (Sau 90+1); Chievo 1 (Pellissier 88) had secured survival last weekend with a 0-0 Wasilewski, but within seven minutes of the sec- Atalanta 1 (Gomez 48); Palermo 2 (Jajalo 26, Rigoni 69) Fiorentina 3 (Iicic 23, Gilardino 33, Alonso 78); draw at Sunderland and they were quickly into ond period, they had doubled their advantage. Parma 2 (Nocerino 21, Varela 36) Verona 2 (Toni 42, 80-pen); Udinese 0 Sassuolo 1 (Magnanelli 70). LEICESTER: Leicester City celebrated their stun- their stride, Ulloa curling wide and Jeffrey First, Ulloa used his chest to divert a shot ning escape from Premier League relegation Schlupp hitting the side-netting. from Wes Morgan into the bottom corner, before Playing later with a breezy 5-1 demolition of relegated The hosts made the breakthrough in the 16th former Argentina international Cambiasso fired AC Milan v Torino Queens Park Rangers on the season’s final day. minute following an error by QPR goalkeeper home from 12 yards. Jamie Vardy marked his first England call-up Alex McCarthy, who was deputising for the con- Austin claimed a consolation by heading in a Italian Serie A table after yesterday’s early game (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): with the opener and further strikes from Marc cussed Robert Green. cross from Joey Barton in the 57th minute to Albrighton, Leonardo Ulloa, Esteban Cambiasso The 25-year-old spilled a tame effort from register his 18th goal of the campaign, but by Juventus 37 26 8 3 70 22 86 Udinese 37 10 11 16 40 52 41 and Andrej Kramaric left the home fans inside Riyad Mahrez and 28-year-old Vardy followed up then QPR were already destined to finish the —champions Atalanta 37 7 16 14 37 54 37 the King Power Stadium in heady mood. to tap in his fifth goal of the campaign. season at the bottom of the pile. And there was Roma 36 18 13 5 51 28 67 Cagliari 37 7 10 20 44 65 31 Charlie Austin, another new face in England McCarthy partially atoned by saving well yet more misery to come as Kramaric bludg- Lazio 36 20 6 10 66 34 66 — relegated coach Roy Hodgson’s latest squad, replied for from Vardy and Matt Phillips then came within eoned home following a punt from Schmeichel Napoli 37 18 9 10 68 50 63 Cesena 37 4 12 21 36 68 24 the visitors, but there was nothing else for Chris inches of equalising with a 20-yard shot that that QPR failed to deal with. —AFP Fiorentina 37 17 10 10 58 46 61 — relegated Genoa 37 16 11 10 61 44 59 Parma 376 724317318 Sampdoria 37 13 16 8 46 40 55 — relegated Inter Milan 37 13 13 11 55 45 52 Note: Parma deducted three points and four Torino 36 13 12 11 43 42 51 Burnley bow out heads held high AC Milan 36 11 13 12 50 49 46 points for financial irregularities and non-payment Palermo 37 11 13 13 51 54 46 of salaries. Sassuolo 37 11 13 13 46 56 46 Top two qualify automatically for the Champions League, third goes into the play-offs. Fourth, fifth Verona 37 11 12 14 47 63 45 Aston Villa 0 Chievo 37 10 13 14 28 38 43 and sixth carry Europa League places. The bottom Empoli 37 8 18 11 44 47 42 three sides are relegated.

Burnley 1

BIRMINGHAM: Leading scorer Danny Ings brought what is likely to be the final curtain down on his career with Burnley yesterday in the best way possible by scoring the only goal for the relegated side in a farewell 1-0 win over FA Cup finalists Aston Villa. Ings, widely believed to be due for a move to a club remaining in the Premier League club in the close season, struck early in the first-half with his 11th of the campaign to give Burnley only their seventh win of the season, all by one goal margins. For Villa it was a second disappointing result ahead of their daunting FA Cup final meeting with holders Arsenal after being thrashed 6-1 by Southampton last weekend. BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke in action during the English Premier League Ings opened the scoring in the sixth minute soccer match against Burnley at Villa Park. —AP as Villa failed to clear the ball on several occa- sions. five minutes before the break, a rising shot infuriatingly inconsistent Charles N’Zogbia ITALY: Palermo’s Luca Rigoni (center) celebrates with his teammates after scoring They were put out of their misery as Ings going just over the bar and then his second unable to get the better of the admirable during a Serie A soccer match between Palermo and Fiorentina yesterday. —AP rose above Nathan Baker to head Ashley effort being saved by Tom Heaton. Heaton, whose form earned him a call-up to Barnes’s headed pass past Jed Steer-who has An entertaining game carried on in high the England set-up last week. Dutch interna- enjoyed a rollercoaster season having been spirited fashion in the second-half with both tional central defender Ron Vlaar, whom man- loaned out to lower league Yeovil. Villa pressed sides having chances. It was Villa, though, who ager Tim Sherwood wants to sign a new con- Roma want Lazio win for an equaliser throughout the rest of the half, were the most persistent with former Leeds tract, also sent a header flashing over the bar MILAN: Coach Rudi Garcia has called on bay ahead of next week’s final round of Christian Benteke having an effort saved and United star Fabian Delph, who has boosted the but there was to be no spoiling Burnley’s Roma to beat derby rivals Lazio on Monday games, both Roma and Lazio will be keen Ashley Westwood going close twice in the final club by agreeing a long-term deal, and the farewell party. —AFP and secure Serie A’s second automatic to avoid finishing third to avoid a potential- Champions League spot with a game to ly costly play-off. spare. Napoli finished third in Serie A last year Roma’s title push fizzled out last month but their bid to join the Champions League Keeping home-grown stars the key for Lyon following a remarkable run of draws and group stages came undone after a 4-2 now Garcia’s men sit just one point ahead aggregate defeat to Athletic Bilbao. PARIS: After several years of decline, the future “I’ve got a few ideas and a different method- likely to be in the third pot of seeds. “We are of Stefano Pioli’s impressive Lazio side It set a pessimistic tone for the rest of looks bright for Lyon with an exciting young ology, and my arrival should allow a new impe- going to draw some really big teams. But that ahead of Monday’s derby at the Stadio Napoli’s season and now coach Rafael team, a return to the Champions League and tus at the club - and change a few old habits,” he doesn’t scare me,” captain Gonalons told sports Olimpico. Lazio have been the most suc- Benitez and top striker Gonzalo Higuain are the prospect of a move into a new stadium next said after being unveiled, but Lyon lost three of daily L’Equipe last week. cessful team in Italy’s top flight this second reported to be on their way out of the club season. their first four matches. With playmaker “All season, watching the Champions League half of the season after champions as they face another season out of Europe’s However, whether the seven-time French Clement Grenier struggling with his fitness and on television and hearing the music, I have Juventus, but Garcia-who could welcome premier club competition. champions can maintain their revival will the injury-prone Yoann Gourcuff still unable to thought about getting back into it and reliving Brazilian defender Maicon back to the fold- Understandably, Lazio coach Stefano depend on their ability to keep hold of their put a run of games together, Fournier’s squad it all. We have been away from it for too long.” remains defiant. Pioli hinted his side won’t be settling for a biggest assets, notably Ligue 1 player of the looked ill-equipped to compete. The prize money that comes with playing in “Nearly everyone is saying Lazio are share of the spoils today. “It’s a crucial game year Alexandre Lacazette and young player of However, they somehow emerged as title the Champions League will help the finances of favorites to win the game, that they’re the for us,” he told reporters. “We’ve done the year Nabil Fekir. challengers, thanks largely to a run of 10 con- a club who recorded another big loss last sea- better team, that they play the best football everything we can to get to this stage.... Hubert Fournier’s side pushed overwhelming secutive home wins and the form of Lacazette son of more than 26 million euros ($29.8m, in Italy, but we’ll set out to win it all the and we’ll be 100 percent focused on giving favourites Paris Saint-Germain almost all the and Fekir. £18.9m). same,” the Frenchman told media yester- everything in this game. way in the race for the title, only seeing their Lacazette scored 27 league goals, a club That will give them a chance of keeping hold day. “People saying Lazio have already won “The lads are all in fine condition, moti- dream of a first Ligue 1 crown since 2008 ended record in a league campaign, while Fekir had of their best players, despite interest from else- it just motivates us even more. We want to vated and feeling refreshed after last with a game to spare. Nevertheless, second scored 13 and set up nine more before the final where. “We need to keep the majority of the make sure tomorrow is the last game that week’s Cup final. Thankfully, we play tomor- place was their best performance since 2010 game of the season at Rennes, breaking into the players. But we will need to improve the con- really matters for us this season.” row (Monday) and we welcome the extra and better than most fans would have hoped France squad as a result. With other home- tracts of two or three of them,” former Lyon Lazio host the Giallorossi five days after day’s rest.” for last summer, when the highly-respected reared stars like goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, striker Bernard Lacombe, now an advisor to spurning their only chance of a trophy this A Lazio win would see Pioli’s men take a Remi Garde departed following the club’s worst Samuel Umtiti, captain Maxime Gonalons, president Jean-Michel Aulas, told L’Equipe. He season, losing the Italian Cup final 2-1 to two-point lead over Roma to set up a dra- finish-fifth-in 16 years. Jordan Ferri and Corentin Tolisso, Lyon were a was certainly referring to Lacazette and Fekir, Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico last matic finale to the season. On the final day, His replacement Fournier had done an excel- joy to watch at times and can now prepare for who has yet to agree terms on a new deal since Wednesday. next Sunday, Roma host Palermo while lent job in leading Reims back into the top flight Champions League football next season. emerging as a genuine star turn this season, While a draw would give Lazio the point Lazio have the arguably tougher task away and keeping them there, but few expected him They will go straight into the group stage for although his agent Jean-Pierre Bernes has pub- required to keep fourth-placed Napoli at to Napoli.—AFP to lead Lyon into the Champions League. the first time since 2011-12, although they are licly encouraged him to stay put.—AFP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS

EPL results/standings

Arsenal 4 (Walcott 4, 14, 37, Wilshere 17) West Brom 1 (McAuley 57) Aston Villa 0 Burnley 1 (Ings 6); Chelsea 3 (Costa 37-pen, Remy 70, 88) Sunderland 1 (Fletcher 26); Crystal Palace 1 (Chamakh 57) Swansea 0; Everton 0 Tottenham 1 (Kane 24); Hull 0 Manchester United 0; Leicester 5 (Vardy 16, Albrighton 43, Ulloa 51, Cambiasso 52, Kramaric 86) QPR 1 (Austin 57); Manchester City 2 (Lampard 31, Aguero 88) Southampton 0; Newcastle 2 (Sissoko 54, Gutierrez 85) West Ham 0; Stoke 6 (Diouf 22, 26, Walters 30, Adam 41, N’Zonzi 45, Crouch 86) Liverpool 1 (Gerrard 70).

English Premier League table after yestrday’s matches on the final day of the season (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Chelsea 38 26 9 3 73 32 87 Newcastle 38 10 9 19 40 63 39 — champions Sunderland 38 7 17 14 31 53 38 Man City 38 24 7 7 83 38 79 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 31 57 38 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 75 Hull 38 8 11 19 33 51 35 Man Utd 38 20 10 8 62 37 70 — relegated Tottenham 38 19 7 12 58 53 64 Burnley 38 7 12 19 28 53 33 Liverpool 38 18 8 12 52 48 62 — relegated Southampton 38 18 6 14 54 33 60 QPR 38 8 6 24 42 73 30 Swansea 38 16 8 14 46 49 56 — relegated Stoke 38 15 9 14 48 45 54 Note: top four teams qualify for next season’s Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 47 51 48 Champions League; teams finishing fifth and sixth Everton 38121115485047 qualify for Europa League; team finishing seventh West Ham 38 12 11 15 44 47 47 qualifies for Europa League if Arsenal beat Aston West Brom 38 11 11 16 38 51 44 Villa in FA Cup final; bottom three teams relegated Leicester 38 11 8 19 46 55 41 to Championship. Newcastle avoid drop

Emmanuel Riviere, a disappointment since he LONDON: Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (right) and West Bromwich Albion’s Craig Dawson battle for the ball during the English Premier League soc- signed from Monaco last year. cer match at the Emirates Stadium. —AP Newcastle 2 It represented a gamble by Carver, but it almost paid off within 53 seconds of the start when Riviere should have capitalised on an opportunity created by Sissoko. Walcott hat-trick West Ham 0 Instead, he pulled his shot across the face of the goal from a sharp angle. Riviere was also responsible for Newcastle’s next threat with an overhead kick that flashed wide, while NEWCASTLE: Cancer survivor Jonas Gutierrez Daryl Janmaat went even closer with an 18th- sinks West Brom scored one goal and made the other as minute effort. Newcastle United secured their Premier But West Ham had demonstrated that they League status with a 2-0 win over West Ham would not make life easy for Newcastle and attempting to defend the FA Cup next Saturday. ing the recent goal droughts, his team should dis- United yesterday. Gutierrez crossed for even the home fans’ applause for Kevin Nolan, Arsenal had surprisingly failed to score in their pre- play more speed in their passing and more quality Moussa Sissoko to open the scoring early in the West Ham captain who once played for Arsenal 4 vious three home matches at the Emirates. in their finishing. the second half and then scored himself as a the club, failed to soften their approach. West Supporters, whose match tickets are some of the There were further celebrations on 37 minutes traumatic campaign ended with a huge sigh Ham might have been awarded a penalty most expensive in the country, had sat through when Walcott sealed his hat-trick. It proved to be of relief at St James’ Park. after only two minutes when Enner Valencia 270 minutes of football - against Chelsea, Swansea the easiest of the three as he remained onside But it was a nervy performance that illus- went down under a challenge from Mike West Brom 1 City and Sunderland - without the pleasure of cele- before converting Cazorla’s driven cross at the back trated why unpopular owner Mike Ashley will Williamson, who was recalled after serving a brating a goal. post. It was hard on West Brom given that, since need to honor his pre-match pledge, in a rare two-match ban for a red card at Leicester City In the fourth minute, following patient build-up Tony Pulis became manager in January, the club television interview, to bolster his squad dur- that Carver had accused him of earning delib- on the edge of the penalty area, Santi Cazorla fed had enjoyed 10 clean sheets in their previous 17 ing the close season. erately. LONDON: A stunning first-half hat-trick from Theo in Walcott along the right channel and the league matches. Hull’s failure to beat Manchester United And Allardyce’s side created the best Walcott gave Arsenal the perfect Premier League unmarked winger hit a venomous right-footed This excellent defensive record is the reason lessened the importance of the win, as it opportunity of the opening half when Stewart send-off from the Emirates with a 4-1 victory over strike that Albion goalkeeper Boaz Myhill had little they are not embroiled in a relegation battle and meant Newcastle would have been safe in any Downing found space behind the centre- West Bromwich Albion yesterday. chance of stopping. Ten minutes later and that lead started the final afternoon 10 points clear of 18th case. backs and forced goalkeeper Tim Krul to block It ensured the Gunners would approach a was extended when Walcott showed great persist- place. In the opening 15 minutes of the second But Gutierrez’s 85th-minute goal was the his close-range shot. record 19th FA Cup final appearance on Saturday ence to skip past one challenge before poking a half, Pulis took off three underperforming players stuff of fairytales, since it came from a player Downing’s effort reflected how West Ham against Aston Villa, who lost 1-0 to relegated strike into the bottom corner. and changed the formation from a defensive 4-5-1 who spent 17 months battling testicular can- were growing in confidence as they retained Burnley, in confident mood. They were soon 3-0 up with West Brom shell- system to a more fluid 3-5-2. cer and who was almost certainly playing his possession with an ease that started to frus- Walcott may have reached an impasse with the shocked. After a corner was not properly cleared, Nigerian striker Victor Anichebe, who replaced final game for the club. trate the Newcastle crowd. club over the signing of a new contract - his cur- the ball broke loose to Jack Wilshere, standing 20 Swedish defender Jonas Olsson, had an immediate Newcastle could hardly have asked for That frustration only increased when rent £100,000-a-week deal expires at the end of the yards out, and the midfielder thumped it first time impact, forcing a save from Arsenal goalkeeper more accommodating visitors than West Ham, Janmaat headed high over the bar at the con- 2015-16 season - but the 26-year-old demonstrat- left-footed with extraordinary accuracy and power. David Ospina on 55 minutes. It was from the who had been assured of a mid-table finish for clusion of a quick break engineered by ed his talent and quality ahead of any summer It was a real stunner, a wonderful way to mark resulting corner, delivered expertly by Chris several weeks and who arrived in the north- Gutierrez and Jack Colback. negotiations with three superbly-taken goals his 100th Premier League appearance, and the 23- Brunt, that centre-back Gareth McAuley scored east without a win in 11 away games. But The anxiety levels within the stadium rose inside the opening 37 minutes. year-old celebrated with physiotherapist Declan with a header. A reminder for Wenger that manager Sam Allardyce, told minutes after the still further when Riviere somehow failed to With Champions League football already Lynch, who had been critical during his rehab from against Villa his side could be vulnerable at set- game that he will not be given a new contract, turn in a 51st-minute cross from Janmaat with secured for a 18th successive year, this rout - ankle surgery. Three goals in the opening 17 min- pieces. Yet West Brom were fortunate not to lose prepared his side properly nonetheless and the goal at his mercy. Arsenal’s joint second biggest victory this calendar utes was an unequivocal response to manager by more as Aaron Ramsey had three brilliant they proved to be stubborn opposition for But they went ahead just three minutes lat- year - was arguably the ideal preparation before Arsene Wenger’s pre-match demands that, follow- chances in the closing minutes.—AFP more than half the game. er when Sissoko rose brilliantly to head home There were a few anxious moments for a left-wing cross from Gutierrez, who made the Newcastle coach John Carver, who may also game safe with a deflected strike five minutes be looking for a new job soon, and who from time. As St James’ Park rejoiced, West Lampard says stylish farewell to Man City sprang a surprise by leaving out Ayoze Perez, Ham’s challenge faded, their fans turning on one of his few successes this season. Carver Allardyce with a prescient chant of: “You’re get- went for the more powerful presence of ting sacked in the morning!” —AFP Man City 2 Tottenham take fifth place Southampton 0 Brendan Galloway was making his home debut for Everton and the teenage left-back Everton 0 suffered a little stage fright early on when he carelessly gifted possession to Christian MANCHESTER: Frank Lampard marked his final Eriksen, who set up Erk Lamela for a shot that game in English football in triumphant fashion forced a save from Tim Howard. as the Manchester City star’s goal ensured the Tottenham 1 That blunder sparked a response from deposed champions ended the Premier League Everton and Kevin Mirallas was sent clean campaign with a 2-0 victory over Southampton through on goal, but with only Hugo Lloris to yesterday. beat the Belgian forward shot straight at the With Sergio Aguero adding a late second goal LIVERPOOL: Tottenham secured a fifth place goalkeeper. at Eastlands, Manuel Pellegrini’s second placed finish in the Premier League as Harry Kane Mirallas showed more composure to carve team secured a sixth consecutive victory, a ended his breakthrough season with the out another chance when he juggled the ball strong end to an erratic season for City and their MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Frank Lampard (right) celebrates scoring against decisive strike in his side’s 1-0 win at Everton to work space for a shot that fizzed just over. Chilean manager, who is expected to hold immi- Southampton during the English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium. —AP yesterday. But, after a barren spell since marking his nent talks with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Mauricio Pochettino’s side took the points England debut with a goal in March, Kane over his and the club’s future. chance to claim the opening goal had come respite from Southampton’s improved second at Goodison Park thanks to England forward looked a more lively presence up front and he Lampard, making his final English league after 20 minutes when Shane Long skipped past half play. But the visitors, for all their pressure, Kane’s 31st club goal of the season in all com- opened the scoring in the 24th minute. appearance nearly 20 years and almost 900 Pablo Zabaleta before his low shot was stopped were struggling to convert possession into petitions and his 21st in the league. Eric Dier delivered a tempting cross into domestic games after his first, took just over half by Joe Hart. chances, with Long steering a weak shot directly That victory, combined with Liverpool’s 6- the penalty area and Kane’s clever movement an hour to open the scoring. Graziano Pelle, such an impressive performer at Hart after a James Ward-Prowse attack broke 1 defeat at Stoke, lifted the north Londoners and predatory instincts were on full display as It was the 259th goal of his domestic career for the Saints this season, had a chance to level down on the edge of the area after 67 minutes. two points above the Reds into fifth and he evaded two defenders to head in from and, like so many of those that came before it, before the interval but shot wide from 15 yards Mane and Long both failed to test Hart with ensured they will go straight into the Europa close-range for only his second goal in his last saw the 36-year-old former Chelsea midfielder in after Milner had halted Long’s advance. weak efforts that were comfortably saved by the League group stage in September, instead of eight appearances. precisely the right place at the right time follow- Pelle also produced an audacious flying back England goalkeeper. Fittingly, Pellegrini ended having to start the season in July with a quali- Mirallas should have equalised before half- ing a flowing City attack. David Silva fed the ball heel which fizzed wide from a Sadio Mane cross Lampard’s afternoon after 76 minutes, allowing fying round for Europe’s second tier competi- time when he dribbled around Lloris, only to wide to James Milner whose accurate, first-time soon after the interval. Lampard, with a far-post the Premier League legend to enjoy a standing tion. Everton finished 11th after a lacklustre clip his shot over from a tight angle with the cross reached Lampard unmarked eight yards header from a Milner cross which lacked any real ovation from a packed English stadium for one defeat that summed up their disappointing goal unguarded. from goal and the veteran produced an unstop- power to trouble Davis, offered City a brief last time. —AFP campaign. Pochettino recently told his play- Muhamed Besic came on for Ross Barkley pable finish. ers that few of them are guaranteed of a at the interval and the Everton substitute City wrapped up the points two minutes from place at the club next season and that warn- almost grabbed an immediate equaliser with time after a Jesus Navas shot was deflected high ing had the desired effect. a powerful strike that flashed past a post. into the air and headed back across goal by Pardew guides Palace Tottenham made a bright start, appealing Eriksen’s shot was deflected wide for a cor- Eliaquim Mangala for Aguero to nod over the in vain for a penalty when Ryan Mason went ner that produced a headed chance which line from point-blank range. The events of the to best ever EPL finish down under pressure from Phil Jagielka after Federico Fazio was unable to convert, but first half marked a fitting way for Lampard to say a quick exchange of passes with Christian Tottenham had already done enough to take farewell to the Premier League before his move and West Ham both lost. Eriksen. the points. —AFP to the MLS and New York City, although the There are significant financial rewards for home supporters at Eastlands were possibly Crystal Palace 1 each place gained in the final standings. The more interested in the fates of two other City 53-year-old Londoner, who played as a mid- midfielders. The futures of Yaya Toure and Milner fielder for Palace between 1987 and 1991 and are the subject of speculation, but both played memorably scored the winning goal in an FA their respective parts in an entertaining and Swansea 0 Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool in 1990, open final game of the season. was forced out of Newcastle just weeks after Toure set off on a breathtaking run deep from winning the manager of the month award in his own half after 37 minutes and eventually November 2014. squared a pass, misjudged by Jose Fonte, for LONDON: Alan Pardew guided Crystal Palace His former club needed a desperate 2-0 last Aguero to force a flying, reflex stop from goal- to a best ever 10th place finish in the Premier day victory over West Ham to avoid relegation keeper Kelvin Davis. League thanks to a 1-0 victory over Swansea while Palace have been guaranteed their top Earlier, Toure had sped away from Steven on the final day of the season yesterday. flight status for weeks. Davis to set up an attack which allowed David Moroccan international Marouane Swansea, who have enjoyed their best sea- Silva to send Aguero clear, although the Chamakh drove the ball home from inside the son since John Toshack led them to a tally of Argentina forward’s shot was uncharacteristical- penalty box on 57 minutes following a scram- 69 points in 1981-82, have flourished under ly well off the mark. ble to provide the only goal of the match in a manager Garry Monk and close out their cam- Then a Toure shot, from just inside the area, tight affair at Selhurst Park. paign in eighth spot on 56 points. Swansea, was parried by Davis although the Southampton It was the former Arsenal striker’s fourth who became the first Welsh club to play in the keeper made up for that slight error by produc- goal of the season and first since January. Premier League since its formation in 1992 ing a magnificent block to deny Aguero, who fin- Palace, who picked up their ninth victory since and won the 2013 League Cup under Michael ishes as the league’s top scorer, as he looked cer- former Newcastle handler Pardew took over in Laudrup for their first major trophy, came into tain to net the rebound from six yards. January, took their points tally to 48 and a the match having won five of their past eight LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Steven Naismith attempts an overhead kick during the English The period of City dominance followed a 10th place finish after closest rivals Everton matches on the road. —AFP Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park. —AP bright opening from the visitors, whose best Federer blasts Walcott hat-trick French Open after sinks West Brom security scare

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LONDON: Chelsea’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba (bottom center) wears the crown as he poses with his team-mates during the presentation of the Premier League trophy after the English Premier League football match against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. — AFP Chelsea end season in style

goals. Drogba, meanwhile, was carried from captain and start with Cech in goal added to header after the Scotland international was first home league defeat of the season on the field by his team-mates when he was the sense this game was as much about left unmarked as he met Adam Johnson’s Mourinho’s men. Sunderland’s advantage Cheslea 3 replaced after a brief, 28-minute appearance signing off and saying goodbye as it was corner. Moments earlier Cech had been didn’t last, however, and within ten minutes that had all the signs of a final farewell. gaining three more points in a campaign handed the opportunity to show why he will of Fletcher putting them in front, Chelsea There was always going to be a celebrato- long since over. be in demand if, as expected, he leaves were on level terms. ry air to this game, particularly since Mourinho’s competitive nature was never Chelsea during the close season. Costa had appeared in place of Drogba Sunderland 1 Sunderland secured their Premier League going to allow his side to coast, especially in The keeper reacted well to beat away a and converted from the penalty spot after future with the midweek draw at Arsenal, the wake of Monday’s 3-0 loss at West powerful shot from Jermain Defoe and it Juan Cuadrado’s burst into the area had ensuring there was nothing at stake for Bromwich Albion, Chelsea’s third defeat of was clear there was risk Sunderland could been halted by a clumsy challenge by John either team. And the mood was set before the league season. take the edge off the home side’s celebra- O’Shea, the Sunderland captain. LONDON: Didier Drogba drew a line under kick-off when members of Chelsea’s 2005 But it was clear there was a degree of sen- tions. The Wearside club have been lifted Once level, there was little chance his second spell at Chelsea as Jose title-winning team were reunited on the timent in the manager’s team selection since the arrival of Advocaat and remain Chelsea would let things slip again and Mourinho’s side wrapped up their Premier pitch before kick-off to mark the tenth when Drogba was withdrawn after just 28 hopeful of convincing the 67-year-old Nemanja Matic should have put them ahead League title-winning campaign with a 3-1 anniversary of that success. minutes. Mourinho and his staff lined up on Dutchman to remain at the club. when he headed over in the 52nd minute. victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge Three of that team - Drogba, John Terry the touchline to applaud the 37-year-old as Advocaat had been left in tears following That proved to be a temporary reprieve yesterday. Diego Costa confirmed his status and Petr Cech - were in the starting as he left the field saluting to the crowd. his side’s display at the Emirates Stadium this for Advocaat’s team and Remy eventually as the club’s number one striker with his Chelsea set the seal on their fourth title in The forward is out of contract this sum- week that confirmed he had succeeded in found a way past Vito Mannone, the 20th league goal of the season, a 36th a decade. But of those three, only Terry is mer and it was clear from his reaction that his task of keeping the Black Cats out of the Sunderland keeper with a low drive from minute penalty to cancel out Steven expected to still be at the club when it his second spell at the club is now coming to Championship. 20 yards out before completing the win Fletcher’s opening goal before Loic Remy begins its title defence in August and Jose a close. At that point, though, Chelsea were And it looked as though he might register with a close range finish two minutes from completed the win with two second half Mourinho’s decision to name Drogba as already trailing to Fletcher’s 26th minute another notable achievement by inflicting a time. — AFP Hull relegated after Stoke crush Liverpool And even though they had little to play Man United stalemate for, Hughes’ side were determined to not to and Nikica Jelavic brilliantly kept out by Stoke 6 go through the motions. Liverpool flickered Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes on his briefly into life early on and a neat passing culminated in a chance for Adam Lallana, Hull 0 full debut for United. But, just 12 months after reaching a who curled the ball round Begovic from a first FA Cup final and securing their Liverpool 1 tight angle but also past the Stoke goalkeep- highest ever league finish of 16th, a er’s post. frustrating campaign ends with Hull The Potters then seized control of the Man United 0 having to face up to a return to the sec- game though a mixture of clinical finishing ond tier. STOKE-ON-TRENT: Liverpool captain Steven and lacklustre defending from Liverpool. As expected United finished fourth Gerrard scored on his final Premier League Stoke opened the scoring when Marko LONDON: Hull City were relegated and face a play-off tie to qualify for the appearance but it proved a bittersweet Arnautovic cut the ball back for Charlie from the Premier League after a 0-0 group stages of next season’s moment as the Reds were thrashed 6-1 by Adam on the edge of the area and his pow- draw against 10-man Manchester Champions League. They arrived with Stoke City yesterday at the Britannia erful shot was spilt by Liverpool goalkeeper United on the final day of the season little to play for except perhaps for Stadium. Simon Mignolet into the path of Mame Biram Diouf who emphatically dispatched it yeterday. those with question marks over their HULL: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (centre left) collides Gerrard will join Major League Soccer out- fit LA Galaxy, when his contract expires,,and from close range. The Tigers have not beaten United future. with teammate Marouane Fellaini during the English Premier Angel di Maria was included for his any hopes the midfielder had of finishing The Belgian goalkeeper was slightly less since 1974 but, in the end, even a rare League soccer match against Hull City. — AP victory would not have been enough first start since being sent off against with a victory in his 710th match were ended at fault for Stoke’s second moments later when Senegal forward Diouf was allowed to save them from dropping into the Arsenal in March but United’s club sure on Newcastle. narrowly failed to connect with Ashley by a dominant first-half display by Stoke. The Championship. record signing lasted just 23 minutes Valdes spilled Robbie Brady’s free- Young’s long ball in a rare breach of Potters blew the visitors away as they carved space to unleash a fierce shot which flew Steve Bruce’s side needed to take before having to go off, seemingly, kick but was spared embarrassment as Hull’s three central defenders. open the Liverpool defence at will to score into the back of the net. maximum points at the KC Stadium with an injury. Paul McShane’s close-range finish was David Meyler should have given five goals in 23 minutes as the Reds suffered Liverpool were, though, architects of their and hope that fourth bottom Valdes made his first start for ruled out for offside. Hull the lead when Chris Smalling’s their joint biggest defeat in the Premier own downfall for Stoke’s third goal when a Newcastle were beaten by West Ham, United in place of the injured David Within a minute, Valdes showed his header from Elmohamady fell kindly League. routine cross into the box was headed back but the Magpies’ 2-0 victory meant De Gea and there was no place in the quality with a fine low save to keep out for him, but the Irishman side-footed It was also Liverpool’s heaviest defeat across goal by Emre Can for Jonathan they survived at Hull’s expense. The squad for Radamel Falcao amid Elmohamady’s header from a Brady over from 12 yards. since 1954. However, with Liverpool 5-0 Walters to bundle home at the second hosts bettered Louis van Gaal’s team, reports the Colombia striker has been delivery and the hosts had another It was followed by news of down Gerrard got on scoresheet as he attempt. Stoke were hungry for more goals who had substitute Marouane told his loan spell from Monaco will goal disallowed moments later. Newcastle’s opening goal at St James’ latched on to a flick on from Rickie Lambert and added a fourth when Adam caught Fellaini sent off with 13 minutes left, not be extended. Brady’s corner found its way to Park and the home fans fell quiet for with 20 minutes of the game left and struck a Lucas in possession after a weak pass from but could not find a winner as United Valdes could be United’s first-choice Stephen Quinn and his goalbound the first time. Hull did their best to raise low shot angled past Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Mamadou Sakho and drilled a lot shot into legend Bruce once again failed to goalkeeper next season if De Gea shot was flicked in by Dame N’Doye, the volume again and Daley Blind Begovic. the bottom corner of the net. A fifth arrived secure a first victory as a manager leaves for Real Madrid and the former who was ruled offside in the six- hacked the ball clear from close to his Stoke have become a more refined outfit on the stroke of half-time when Steven against his former club. Barcelona keeper had plenty of work to yard box. own goal line after Michael Dawson’s under Mark Hughes but they lacked none of Nzonzi ran forward unchallenged and spec- Hull had two goals disallowed and do in the opening 30 minutes as Hull Wayne Rooney clipped the bar with header caused panic in the United the aggression and intensity with which they tacularly struck the ball from 25 yards over saw chances for Ahmed Elmohamady looked to take the lead and heap pres- a shot from 20 yards and Ander Herrera area. — AFP were synonymous in the opening stages. Mignolet and into the net. — AFP Emaar Economic City expects tenant inflow to accelerate

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DJIBOUTI: The French military base in Djibouti shows the Spanish warship La Galicia. Now Djibouti’s strategic port wants to capitalize on its key position on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the gateway to the Suez canal. — AFP Djibouti dreams of becoming ‘new Dubai’ African nation embarks on $14 billion infrastructure projects

DJIBOUTI: For years the Horn of Africa nation six and 10 percent each year, with Djibouti enjoying the sea. They are the ones we want to serve.” Djibouti was seen by foreign powers as a far-flung growth partly because other regional ports are For now, Djibouti mainly serves Ethiopia’s 94 mil- military outpost overlooking the Gulf of Aden. Now struggling. Kenya’s port city of Mombasa is already lion consumers, but the ambition of Djibouti the strategic port wants to capitalize on its key posi- overstretched, while the secretive Red Sea state of extends to the entire African continent. As well as its Greece issues warning tion on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the Eritrea sees little if any traffic. massive port expansion, Djibouti wants to add two gateway to the Suez canal. And Yemen’s once key port of Aden-just across new airports, a modern railway and build industrial on IMF payment in June Djibouti offers an African base across from the the Gulf of Aden from Djibouti-is now a war zone. areas. Arabian Peninsula at the crossroads for cargo traffic “Mombasa is congested, Eritrea is not a welcoming At present, the country’s small airport sees ATHENS: A Greek government minister said yesterday that Athens will be between Asia and Europe. It may be a tiny country of country, but Djibouti is a strategic and safe location - French Mirage fighter jets share its one runway with unable to repay the IMF on schedule next month, reiterating previous around 850,000 people, but it has a bold ambition to we rely on it,” Ahmed said. In a volatile region, civilian aircraft. But the government plans to replace warnings by officials during tense talks with the country’s creditors. “The become the commercial hub of eastern Africa, build- Djibouti hopes to build a reputation of stability and that with an international airport with a capacity of instalment to the IMF won’t be paid,” Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis told ing on its role as the main port for landlocked security. It hosts several foreign military bases, 1.5 million passengers annually, some 25 kilometers Mega TV. Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country. including Camp Lemonnier, the US military head- (15 miles) from Djibouti city. A total of 14 infrastruc- “The instalments for the IMF in June are 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion). To achieve that the former French colony has quarters on the continent used for covert, anti-terror ture projects are planned in Djibouti totalling some This money will not be given. There isn’t any to be given. This is a known embarked on a series of infrastructure projects and other operations in Yemen, Somalia and else- $14.4 billion, mainly financed by Chinese banks. But fact,” he said. expected to cost some $14 billion (12.6 billion euros). where across Africa. some are wary of such huge investments for a coun- Voutsis added however that the negotiations between Athens and its Offshore from historic Djibouti city, the waters are France and Japan also have bases in Djibouti, try with less than a million people. creditors were taking place “on the basis of cautious optimism that there crowded with a mix of hulking warships, giant con- which has been used by European and other inter- “There was no market research and parliament will be a strong agreement”. Greece faces four debt repayments to the IMF from June 5. Athens would struggle to meet all of them without using tainer cargo vessels and the traditional wooden fish- national navies as a base in the fight against piracy was never consulted,” said opposition lawmaker bailout funds due to it that are being blocked by its international creditors. ing dhows that have plied the seas here for centuries. from neighboring Somalia. Earlier this month, Doualeh Egueh Ofleh, who said he was worried A failure to honor the repayments could result in default, raising the But a short drive away, Chinese workers are busy President Ismail Omar Guelleh told AFP that “discus- about the financial risk the projects could pose. specter of a possible exit from the euro. building a giant new terminal dedicated to container sions are ongoing,” with China concerning a poten- “When we take the loans from the World Bank Last week, the parliamentary spokesman for Greece’s ruling Syriza Party ships from Asia. Work is concentrated on the first of tial military base, saying Beijing’s presence would be and Western institutions, there was some control... said that the government cannot repay a loan to the IMF on June 5 as its six new specialised docking terminals each one “welcome”. now with the Chinese, we take all possible loans for priority is to pay salaries, pensions and running costs. focusing on different commodities including miner- Djibouti now wants to position itself as the gate- all projects without any control,” he added, predict- “No country can repay its debts with only the money from its budget,” als, livestock, oil and gas-to add to the two terminals way for Asia into Africa. “From Egypt to South Africa, ing Beijing would control the country’s infrastruc- Nikos Filis told Ant1 television. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, speaking already in operation. the eastern coast of Africa has only nine ture if Djibouti failed to repay its debts. to the New York Times, also raised the prospect. “I am not going to pay the But Djibouti’s government is betting on strong IMF (International Monetary Fund) and not pay pensions in the next few ‘A Dubai, even Singapore!’ Big Chinese money African economic growth to recoup the investment. weeks. So I said to them: ‘Decide. Do you want this to be a proper bargain- “More and more shipping lines are interested in coastal countries,” said Abubaker Omar Hadi, “Even before Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong, the ing round, or do you want this to be a post-mortem?’”, he said with his Djibouti, we are now making the way to be a Dubai, chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, economic and maritime hubs in the region were trademark outspokenness. even Singapore!” said Suleiman Ahmed, a senior waving his hand over a map of the continent on the Aden and Djibouti,” says port authority chief Government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis was less confrontational executive at Doraleh container terminal. wall of his office. “This has created 10 landlocked Abubaker Omar Hadi. “We know what to do to on Friday however. “The Greek government’s plan is to cover all its require- Cargo trade is booming. It has increased between countries, 400 million people who have no access to regain our place.” — AFP ments. With a priority on domestic requirements and then requirements towards the creditors. The government plans to respond to all the needs. This it has proven with great toil and under extremely difficult and trap- filled conditions this past period. This is what we will do in June,” he said. Gulf markets drop, Egypt extends gains The Syriza-led government is locked in talks with the European Union, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to release a blocked final 7.2-billion-euro ($7.9 billon) tranche of its 240-billion-euro MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS bailout. In exchange for the aid, creditors are demanding Greece accept tough reforms and spending cuts that anti-austerity Syriza pledged to reject when it was elected in January.According to reports, creditors are DUBAI: Most Gulf stock markets slipped yesterday signed a deal to buy five very large crude tankers restaurant chain Reem Al Bawadi, which it bought demanding further budget cuts worth five billion euros including pension after oil prices fell, while Egyptian equities extend- from ship builders Hyundai Heavy Industries. this month, to grow at a rate of more than 25 per- cuts and mass lay-offs. ed gains following the delay of an unpopular capi- Hyundai will build the tankers and deliver them to cent annually in coming years. Marka also said it tal gains tax. Brent oil fell $1.17, or 1.8 percent, to Bahri in 2017. Bahri also has an option to buy five planned three more acquisitions in 2015. Red-lines $65.37 a barrel on Friday, declining 2.1 percent on more. It did not say how much it would pay for the Abu Dhabi’s bourse dropped 0.7 percent as Cash-strapped Greeks remain supportive of the leftist government’s the week as a rallying dollar and profit-taking tankers, although each will have a capacity of large lenders National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First tough negotiating style, according to a new poll published yesterday, but ahead of a long US holiday weekend cut short a 300,000 deadweight tonnage. Gulf Bank fell 0.9 and 1.0 percent respectively. hope for a deal with creditors that will keep the euro in their wallets. The two-day rally. Qatar’s benchmark was flat, while Ezdan Holding , poll conducted in May by Public Issue for the pro-government newspaper Petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries, UAE, EGYPT which is likely to see passive inflows funds this Avgi, shows 54 percent backing the Syriza-led government’s handling of whose profits are sensitive to oil prices, dropped 2.5 Dubai’s index fell 1.7 percent as most stocks week as it joins MSCI’s emerging markets index, the negotiations despite the tension with Greece’s international lenders. A percent and was the main drag on Saudi Arabia’s declined. Builder Arabtec dropped 3.3 percent after jumped 2.4 percent, offsetting losses in other total 59 percent believe Athens must not give in to demands by its credi- index which lost 0.4 percent. Egyptian newspaper Al Mal reported, citing an stocks. tors, with 89 percent against pension cuts and 81 percent against mass Other blue chips were also mostly weak as anonymous source, that a planned deal between Egypt’s index rose 1.5 percent to a fresh seven- lay-offs. The Syriza-led government is locked in talks with the European investor sentiment appeared to suffer following an the firm and the Cairo government to build 1 mil- week closing high of 9,122 points, extending the Union, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to Islamic State suicide bomb attack. The blast killed lion housing units in Egypt has fallen through. broad rally which started last week when the Cairo release a blocked final 7.2-billion-euro ($7.9 billon) tranche of its 240-bil- 21 worshippers on Friday in a packed Shiite Neither the Egyptian government nor Arabtec government put on hold its plan to introduce a 10 lion-euro bailout. In exchange for the aid, creditors are demanding Greece accept tough reforms and spending cuts that anti-austerity Syriza pledged mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia in one of the dead- were available for immediate comment on the proj- percent capital gains tax. For a second session in a to reject when it was elected in January. liest assaults in recent years in the largest Gulf Arab ect whose value was estimated at 280 billion row, the Cairo benchmark closed above technical According to reports, creditors are demanding further budget cuts country. Egyptian pounds ($36.70 billion). resistance at 8,860 points, its early May peak, trig- worth five billion euros including pension cuts and mass lay-offs. Prime But Bahri, the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Retail and entertainment startup Marka was one gering a minor double bottom formed by the April Minister Alexis Tsipras made clear on Saturday however that his govern- Aramco, rose 1.9 percent to a new all-time closing of just a handful of gainers, rising 1.6 percent after it and May lows and pointing up to around 9,400 ment “won’t budge to irrational demands” that involve crossing Syriza’s high of 54.50 riyals after saying yesterday it had said in a statement it expected the earnings of points. — Reuters campaign “red lines”. — AFP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 BUSINESS Emaar Economic City expects News in brief tenant inflow to accelerate IAFC to raise $400m Islamic loan for aircraft financing Economy proves resilient to low oil prices DUBAI: International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has picked two banks to arrange a $400 million Islamic loan to finance the provision of DEAD SEA, Jordan: King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), a The port, which aims to become a hub for the region, cussing third-party arrangements in which it might co- five aircraft, one of the arrangers of the facility special economic zone on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is on track to reach annual capacity of 4 million twenty- invest with KAEC tenants. said yesterday. National Bank of Abu Dhabi and near Jeddah, expects its inflow of new corporate tenants to foot equivalent units next year from 2.7 million now, he Educated in Saudi Arabia and the United States, Arab Banking Corporation have been mandated speed up this year as the economy proves resilient to low added. Rasheed joined KAEC in January 2008 after working at as lead arrangers for the loan, which they have oil prices, KAEC’s managing director said. The city’s population is now about 3,000 people; it is national oil giant Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian also underwritten, a statement from the former The fate of KAEC is a barometer of business confidence expected to roughly double this year and hit 50,000 by General Investment Authority. said. The loan with a lifespan of eight years will as the Saudi economy copes with a drastic drop in oil rev- end-2020, rising to the ultimate target of 2 million around He said business sentiment in Saudi Arabia was be used to fund the purchase of A330-200 air- enues this year. The zone is also important for the king- 2035. improving, partly because the country was undergoing a craft which will be leased by Kuwait Airways, the dom’s long-term efforts to diversify its economy beyond Although the project is planned and supported by the process of “de-bureaucratization and meritocrization” oil into manufacturing and trade. government, it is being developed by publicly listed firm linked in part to the accession of King Salman in January. statement said. A period to market the muraba- So far the government has kept the economy growing Emaar the Economic City (EEC), where Rasheed is chief Since he came to power, Salman has conducted two ha-structured loan to other banks is expected to robustly by drawing down its reserves to spend heavily, executive. EEC is a consortium headed by Dubai’s Emaar major cabinet reshuffles and streamlined the economic close at the end of May, it showed. A murabaha and Fahd Al-Rasheed said he had not seen any pull-back Properties and Saudi investors - the kind of public-private policy-making apparatus by abolishing some committees is a cost-plus-profit arrangement which is one of by companies seeking to set up logistics and light manu- partnership with which the kingdom hopes to develop and councils. The government has moved forward with the most popular formats for structuring Islamic facturing operations at KAEC. industrial infrastructure in a cost-effective way. some sensitive economic reforms, such as a plan to tax loans. IAFC is the first Sharia compliant aircraft “We’re not seeing any significant impact on demand EEC’s net income attributable to shareholders rose 72 undeveloped land. leasing fund dedicated to Airbus aircraft and is from the oil price. Domestic consumption is growing and percent from a year earlier to 85.7 million riyals ($22.9 Changes to the structure of government in recent seed funded by Airbus and Islamic Development government spending is strong,” he told Reuters on the million) in the first quarter of this year, as revenues months indicate the authorities are working towards Bank. This is their first syndicated loan. sidelines of a business conference. KAEC expects to gained 39 percent to 229.6 million riyals. On June 3, KAEC more efficient government and a smaller bureaucracy, attract about 50 new companies to establish operations will hold an conference in Riyadh to attract investment, Rasheed said. this year, versus 35 last year, and thinks it will sell around aiming to draw about 500 companies from around the “The best of the best are being put in ministries 2,500 residential units in 2015, roughly the same level as six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Rasheed said. and administration, and then being held account- in 2014, Rasheed said. In addition to outright sales, it is open to the idea of dis- able.” — Reuters Egyptian pound steady at official auction CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank kept the pound steady at 7.53 to the dollar at a foreign exchange auction yesterday, while the currency weakened on the black market. The central bank has held the official exchange rate steady for more than three months since letting the pound weaken at the beginning of 2015. This weaken- ing and other measures have helped reduce black market trading significantly. In Sunday’s auction, the bank said it had offered $40 million and sold $37.8 million at a cut-off price of 7.5301 pounds per dollar, unchanged from Thursday’s rate. On the black market, the pound was trading at 7.67 pounds to the dollar yester- day, a trader said, weaker than the 7.65 pounds quoted on Thursday. Black market traders say volumes have fallen sharply since the central bank’s drive to stamp out their transactions, including the introduction of a cap in February on the amount of dollars that can be deposited in banks.

Bank Sohar launches $250m 3-yr debut loan DUBAI: Oman’s Bank Sohar has invited banks to participate in a $250 million debut loan to fund its general business activities, with the market- ing of the deal expected to close by end of June, the arranger of the facility said yesterday. The bank, which is in talks about a possible merger with larger rival Bank Dhofar, will raise funds with a three-year lifespan and will pay a margin of 120 basis points over the London interbank offered rate (Libor). Bank Sohar has picked Arab HERAT: Afghan laborers work at a brick factory on outskirts of Herat yesterday. — AFP Banking Corporation as the sole arranger and bookrunner for the loan syndication, Arab Banking Corporation said in a press statement Gold keeps gains, settles UAE banks eye centralized yesterday. at $1,204 per ounce Islamic finance board

KUWAIT: Gold has maintained gains by Sabaek Al-Kuwait forecasted stable ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates’ bank Details of the timing and structure of the the end of last week’s trading and settled gold prices around $1200 over the com- industry association has discussed a proposal to new entity were not specified. Sharia boards are Sonatrach appoints at $1,204 an ounce, despite profit-taking, ing period, referring to signals that it is create a centralized sharia board that would groups of scholars who rule on whether finan- new chief executive short sales and rising value of the US more likely to fall, but no severe rise or monitor Islamic banking, which could spur the cial instruments and activities are religiously per- ALGIERS: Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach dollar against major European curren- decline is expected. growth of the industry. missible. Gulf countries have in the past tended has named Amine Mazouzi as its new chief exec- cies, a report indicated yesterday. Meanwhile, silver prices rose along The central bank had proposed setting up a to follow a loose, decentralized model of Islamic utive to replace interim chief Said Sahnoun, who A strong US dollar pressured other gold in Monday and Tuesday trading, Higher Sharia Authority that would complement finance regulation, leaving much of it to sharia had been appointed less than a year ago, precious metal prices, especially gold, but severely fell with the opening of and oversee the work of sharia boards at individ- boards at individual banks and finance firms. according to two industry sources yesterday. An which settled close to 1,200 through the the US markets, at the issuance of US ual Islamic banks. This proposal was addressed But the rulings of different boards can be official ceremony to appoint Mazouzi is expect- trading week, according to the report Building Permits, to stand at $17 an at a recent meeting of the UAE Banks Federation, inconsistent or leave scholars open to sugges- ed later yesterday, the two industry sources said. the association said yesterday. “Representatives tions of conflicts of interest, increasing uncer- issued by Sabaek Al-Kuwait Company. ounce. As for local markets, they were Mazouzi, a younger generation manager in of the Federation’s Islamic banking committee tainty among investors and slowing growth. Sonatrach’s engineering and development pro- The decline of the precious yellow calm with the start of the week, with are working closely with the Central Bank on So in recent months some countries, includ- metal started along the announcement the gradual fall of gold prices and duction department, will take over the huge guidelines for the establishment of the new ing Oman, Pakistan, Morocco and Nigeria, have state operation as the North African country of positive US economic data supporting crude gold sales. Then gold prices body that will help to ensure consistency followed Malaysia’s example by moving towards the dollar exchange price against major were down almost all through the seeks to draw more foreign oil investment and amongst all UAE Islamic banks in their develop- a centralized board that can impose its will offset the fall in world crude prices. European currencies, the report said. week. — KUNA ment of new structures and products,” it said. nationally. — Reuters

EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 426.125 US Dollars Mint 0.299300 0.303500 20 gram 244.170 Egyptian Pound 39.491 10 gram 124.780 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.242 5 gram 63.070 Japanese Yen 2.498 Indian Rupees 4.751 Bangladesh Taka 0.003549 0.004149 Indian Rupees 4.781 Pakistani Rupees 2.961 Chinese Yuan 0.047439 0.050939 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036981 0.039731 Pakistani Rupees 2.973 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Bangladesh Taka 3.876 Srilankan Rupees 2.246 Philippines Pesso 6.777 Indian Rupee 0.004535 0.004936 Nepali Rupees 2.989 Cyprus pound 741.050 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Singapore Dollar 228.440 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Japanese Yen 3.525 Japanese Yen 0.002426 0.002606 Hongkong Dollar 39.124 Australian Dollar 226.64 Syrian Pound 2.595 Kenyan Shilling 0.003353 0.003353 Canadian Dollar 251.58 Bangladesh Taka 3.897 Nepalese Rupees 3.025 Korean Won 0.000268 0.000283 Swiss Franc 327.42 Philippine Peso 6.814 Malaysian Ringgit 0.080531 0.086531 Euro 339.45 Malaysian Ringgit 85.500 Thai Baht 9.099 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.040 Nepalese Rupee 0.003038 0.003208 US Dollar 303.10 Pakistan Rupee 0.002777 0.003057 Sterling Pound 472.81 Thai Bhat 9.970 GCC COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 116.910 Philippine Peso 0.006698 0.006978 Japanese Yen 2.54 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 80.910 Bangladesh Taka 3.891 Singapore Dollar 0.224663 0.230663 Qatari Riyal 83.345 Indian Rupee 4.750 South African Rand 0.019687 0.028187 Omani Riyal 788.170 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.248 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 80.770 Nepali Rupee 2.975 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001843 0.002423 Taiwan 0.009857 0.010037 UAE Dirham 82.607 Pakistani Rupee 2.973 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT UAE Dirhams 82.40 Thai Baht 0.008742 0.0009292 Europe ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 804.50 Belgian Franc 0.007902 0.008902 Egyptian Pound - Cash 42.350 Egyptian Pound 39.61 Arab British Pound 0.463921 0.472921 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.670 Jordanian Dinar 430.59 Bahraini Dinar 0.796985 0.804985 Czech Korune 0.004387 0.016387 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.416 Omani Riyal 786.08 Egyptian Pound 0.039913 0.043013 Qatari Riyal 83.47 Danish Krone 0.041422 0.046422 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Tunisian Dinar 157.290 Euro 0.328931 0.336931 Saudi Riyal 80.74 Iraqi Dinar 0.000186 0.000246 Jordanian Dinar 427.960 Norwegian Krone 0.036309 0.041509 Jordanian Dinar 0.422915 0.430415 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.035 Romanian Leu 0.086889 0.086889 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Syrian Lira 2.162 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Slovakia 0.009030 0.019030 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Morocco Dirham 31.589 Swedish Krona 0.032661 0.037661 Swiss Franc 0.315318 0.325518 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021765 0.045765 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.116010 0.123010 Nigerian Naira 0.001249 0.001884 US Dollar Transfer 303.250 US Dollar 302.900 Omani Riyal 0.780741 0.786421 Euro 336.610 Canadian Dollar 255.880 Qatar Riyal 0.082488 0.083701 Sterling Pound 475.240 Australasia Sterling Pound 472.310 Saudi Riyal 0.080137 0.080837 Euro 345.788 Australian Dollar 0.229076 0.240576 Canadian dollar 248.770 Syrian Pound 0.001284 0.001504 Swiss Frank 276.932 New Zealand Dollar 0.216268 0.225768 Turkish lira 116.720 Tunisian Dinar 0.153220 0.161220 Bahrain Dinar 799.730 Turkish Lira 0.116010 0.123010 Swiss Franc 324.160 UAE Dirhams 82.500 America Australian Dollar 239.870 Qatari Riyals 83.740 Canadian Dollar 0.241694 0.250194 UAE Dirhams 0.081487 0.082636 US Dollar Buying 302.050 Saudi Riyals 81.310 US Dollars 0.298800 0.303500 Yemeni Riyal 0.001369 0.001449 BUSINESS MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015

The 2015 Ford EcoSport serves up a contemporary and dynamic design muscular and classy

DUBAI: Books may not be judged by their covers but the A wide hood sweeps into sculpted bodylines, conveying temporary and creative lines on the outside. Controls and ty as well as easy and comfortable access to the panel’s 2015 Ford EcoSport can certainly be judged by its striking a dynamic spirit of energy in motion. Modern, slim head- knobs are ergonomically placed while soft-touch fabrics, controls. The driver’s seat has four-way adjustment, along good looks. Its bold lines, contemporary shape and sophis- lamps frame a high-mounted trapezoidal grille which gives tight gaps and the global Ice Blue dashboard illumination with lumbar support that can be customized to the exact ticated interior all reflect its credentials as a capable, flexi- the Ford EcoSport an element of pride and a signature Ford all reinforce superior quality and craftsmanship. millimetre to provide the precise lower back support that ble and practical urban SUV. face. The lines of the headlamps stretch towards the rear, The design team paid great attention to the smallest the driver needs. The anatomical cut-outs and side bolsters The Ford EcoSport provides roomy space for five, a high allowing the air to flow around them and improving the details inside the cabin, from seat fabrics to the grain on add to the ergonomics of the comfortable seat. driving position with outstanding visibility, a refined cabin SUV’s aerodynamics. At the same time, the dynamic line the door trim, to create an interior that appeals to the sens- The rear seats are what set the 2015 Ford EcoSport environment engineered for quiet operation, carefully that stretches from the hood to the A-pillar adds to the es. If you look at the grain up close on the instrument panel apart from its competitors. Unlike typical cars that use selected and matched materials, and a modern design urban SUV’s contemporary appearance. and door trim, you’ll see little squares of varying sizes shoulder strikers to support the rear seat, the urban SUV ethos. It all adds up to make the Ford EcoSport a com- Moving to the side, blacked out B-pillars unify the win- breaking up the uniformity and monotony of the dots. has a free-standing rear seat. This means that passengers at pelling alternative to the run-of-the-mill compact car. dows into one elegant shape. The muscular beltline, Inspired by cellular structures in plants, and named the back can recline their seat for greater comfort. “The 2015 Ford EcoSport was designed for, and around, formed by the windows and door creases, ascends as it Squareflec, this grain gives the interior a very modern look. Alternatively, if customers need more cargo space, the customer,” said Ehab Kaoud, chief designer, Car runs to the rear of the car, adding to the sense of move- they can adjust the rear seat back forward, or just fold Exteriors, Ford North America, who led the design of the ment on the vehicle. Supportive seats and tumble the entire seat up for a flat load floor and compact urban SUV. “The choice of materials and the exe- At the back, the large rear window wraps around to the Soft enough for comfort and firm enough for longer class-leading cargo area. With the shingle head cution of the design elements were all made with the end sides along with oblique tail lamps. To keep the rear profile journeys, the seats on the 2015 Ford EcoSport have been restraints, the driver doesn’t even have to remove them user in mind. sleek, the tailgate handle was built into the tail lamp. A designed using Ford global standards which have been before tumbling the seats. And for those who want to “We designed the Ford EcoSport to go where you need small black access button on the tailgate handle can be refined after intensive anatomical research. Customers will carry both passengers and cargo, the rear seat can facili- it to be as you progress through the adventure of life. It is used to unlock the boot. feel as though the seat is wrapping around them. tate that by splitting 60:40 on Trend and Titanium mod- the urban SUV you will be proud to drive and own.” The spare tyre is mounted on the tailgate as a classic The engineers shaped the seat contours to give enough els. SUV cue, as well as for practical reasons. This results in support for the thighs and from the lower back to the The engineers reinforced the rear seats and the floor Evocative exterior more available cargo space in the vehicle, and makes it upper back. They focused on giving the hips more support with high-strength steel to meet the strictest global safe- At first glance, the distinctive and aerodynamic Ford easier for customers to lift heavy loads into the vehicle over as that will help keep the driver stable in the seat instead of ty standards. All the seats have been tested to the max for EcoSport looks like it’s ready to pounce. The fluid, dynamic the lower bumper. sliding around in it when taking corners or changing lanes durability, strength, stress as well as comfort to ensure and refined lines of the compact SUV are clearly defined by Inviting interior at high speeds. that they have just the right level of support to cushion Ford’s global design language. The inside of the 2015 Ford EcoSport follows the con- The high position of the driver’s seat offers good visibili- and hold the occupants even after extended use. War pushes South Funds feel heat of coal, Sudan’s economy tar divestment drive to the brink Colleges, pension plans among those divesting LONDON: For Rivka Micklewaite and fellow stu- That approach bore fruit during recent annual for sustainable equities at Natixis Asset JUBA: Soaring inflation and a likely currency Patey, who also works for the Danish dents, securing a pledge this week from Oxford general meetings, where shareholders at Royal Management, the PR effect is key. collapse are adding to South Sudan’s woes Institute for International Studies, warned University to avoid direct investments in companies Dutch Shell and BP demanded access to informa- “Already, we’re seeing pressure building. No one after 17 months of civil war characterized by that the fall of Palouch could “escalate a wider producing coal or tar sands is just the beginning. tion about how each company was addressing cli- likes negative press,” said Peers. brutal attacks on civilians. The latest battles regional war” drawing in Sudan-which relies Getting that commitment involved a two-year mate change, and received company backing for That in turn is pushing investors to seek advice, between government and rebel forces have on pipeline transfer fees charged on southern campaign during which they staged a “marriage” their resolutions. said Fiona Reynolds of UN-backed investor engage- centred on the country’s last remaining func- oil for foreign exchange-and Uganda, which between the 900-year-old university and “Big Oil” And in the United States, shareholders at ment group the Principles for Responsible tional oil fields. has already sent troops to back Kiir. before breaking it up, to symbolize the need to end Chevron and ExxonMobil are due to vote on May 27 Investing. “This is where the divestment campaign Oil dollars once accounted for over 90 per- Even ordinary South Sudanese living far investment in fossil fuels, Micklewaite said. on resolutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas has been successful, even if the actual amount of cent of government revenue in the four-year from the frontlines are suffering from the war. “The campaign is definitely going to continue,” emissions. money that has been divested is pretty minor,” old nation, which contains sub-Saharan Lauren Odeil, who heads a family of eight, she told Reuters, adding that full divestment is her Reynolds told Reuters. Africa’s third largest reserves-making it one of says a 50-kilogram (110-lb) bag of flour has aim for the 3.8 billion pounds ($6 billion) in universi- PR -Pressure But an Oxford University study in late 2013 the world’s most oil-dependent economies. more than tripled in price this year, along ty endowment funds. The second-year engineering Each of the fund firms surveyed acknowledged argued the indirect impacts of divestment cam- Now, with the UN reporting over half of with staples like beans, rice and cooking oil. student from Balliol College is not alone. She is part the campaign’s role in raising awareness, but most paigns on companies could be wide-reaching, with the country’s 12 million people needing assis- “If the situation continues like this there are of a global campaign urging investors to ditch said coal and tar companies were relatively easy tar- those seen as worst offenders “stigmatized”. This tance and some areas on the brink of famine, many people who will not eat,” said Odeil, assets in ‘dirty’ energy firms in favor of ‘greener’ gets, and it was more complex for other energy could result in a hit to the bottom line as investors South Sudan is also one of the most aid- who works for an international aid organiza- rivals, and which so far has pledges to sell out sources. “What’s much harder, with the integrated trimmed cash flow expectations and share valua- dependent states. Fighting broke out in tion. totalling $50 billion. oil and gas companies, from a mainstream fund tions, it said. December 2013 when President Salva Kiir As food prices soar, queues at stores are Norway’s $900 billion sovereign wealth fund and perspective, is what models can you develop and accused former deputy Riek Machar of growing, with fuel shortages creating long the Church of England are among recent high-pro- put in place to determine who will be impacted by Technology attempting a coup, setting off a cycle of retal- lines of vehicles at filling stations. Public file sellers. But some of the money managers run- the energy transition,” said Matthias Beer, from the Other potential impacts highlighted by the iatory killings across the country. transport is limited. “The rise in prices is ning the more than $27 trillion in assets held glob- sustainable investing team at F&C Asset report include customers and other stakeholders Amid reports of massacres, rape and the pushing our people to the edge,” opposition ally in mutual funds say divestment as a tool to Management. deserting firms; politicians enacting more restric- systematic destruction of towns, international leader Lam Akol said. “People cannot any- address climate change is too simplistic in most cas- “That goes beyond oil and gas and mining and tive legislation; investors pushing for board sanctions have been repeatedly threatened. more afford to buy the most basic food es. Most argue it can leave fewer investors at a com- utilities. If you go further down the value-chain of changes and even firms being prevented by author- Government forces last month attacked rebel items and other daily needs.” pany who are committed to steering management fossil fuels, then you’re talking about the automo- ities from bidding for new business or having M&A positions in the northern state of Unity, On the black market South Sudan’s in the desired direction. tive sector and others that are highly dependent on deals scuttled. “Then they will start reacting, ques- where oil production halted last year, as well pound is worth less than a fifth of the offi- “It’s a much more sophisticated debate,” said fossil fuels and hydrocarbons.” tioning the business model - that’s potentially the as in the eastern state of Jonglei. cial government rate of three pounds to the Sacha Sadan, director of corporate governance at Oxford University joins 220 organizations, biggest impact the divestment and stranded asset Last week rebels launched a major count- dollar. Black marketeers trade it at 16 to one. Legal & General Investment Management. “Just put- including faith groups and university endowment issues can have,” said Natixis AM’s Peers. er-attack, including an assault on Malakal, “People have doubled their prices, there ting (some firms) in the naughty corner and having and public pension funds, in backing divestment The Oxford study cited the examples of a cam- capital of northeastern Upper Nile state and is no control system as the dollar rate a go at them is not going to solve the problem.” ahead of a UN climate change meeting in Paris in paign to force South Africa to abandon apartheid the gateway to the country’s last operating oil increases,” said Wani Saki Michael, 27, who “This will be the biggest issue of the next five December aimed at agreeing limits to man-made and one to divest from tobacco firms. In the case of fields. Now rebels say they are trying to cap- said he now eats just one meal a day. years ... I wouldn’t say that we’re 20 percent of the global warming. South Africa, for example, the US government ture Palouch, the processing point for all way there yet.” A Reuters survey of nine European The UN talks could add weight to the campaign enacted the 1986 Anti-Apartheid Act, it said, while remaining oil production where crude is ‘Runaway inflation’ fund firms managing a collective $2.7 trillion in if a deal ultimately means billions of dollars worth the Bank of Boston, Chase Manhattan and Barclays pumped northwards to Sudan. Its loss would “We are now suffering from runaway assets revealed that most were focused on engage- of oil, coal and gas resources remain ‘stranded’ in were among companies to stop doing business in be a crippling blow to an already struggling inflation... this wide gap between the two ment with companies rather than divesting. the ground. For Jens Peers, chief investment officer the country.— Reuters economy. exchange rates has turned the dollar from means of exchange into a commodity,” Akol Fear of ‘regional war’ said, claiming that some officials were “Palouch is the chokepoint of South exploiting the contrasting rates to pocket Sudan’s entire economy,” said Luke Patey, the difference. Pacific free-trade talks author of “The New Kings of Crude,” a book on Ateny Wek Ateny, a presidential oil in Sudan and South Sudan. “If it was taken spokesman, said criticism of the govern- and production shut down, the rebels would ment spending 40 percent of the budget on ‘in end-game:’ US official be emboldened to either seek an outright defense was “uncalled for,” and rejected military victory or use oil as leverage to nego- Akol’s warning. “They should realize that the BORACAY, Philippines: The United States is opti- approval of trade deals. Representatives, adding the United States was tiate a larger role in a future government.” country is in war, and it has coincided with mistic a deal to set up a free trade zone across the The TPP, which will include economies from working on mechanisms to address the issue via State television this week broadcast the global drop in the price of the oil,” he Pacific will be concluded soon, with sensitive Japan to Chile, is part of Obama’s so-called pivot the G-7, G-20 and the International Monetary footage of fighting in Melut, some 35 kilome- said. issues likely to be ironed out when its Congress to Asia, a strategy to counter China’s rising eco- Fund. tres (20 miles) west of Palouch, showing “The economy is not collapsing. These resumes sessions, the top US trade official said yes- nomic and diplomatic influence. Froman declined to give a timeline on when intense battles as tanks backed by helicopter are the wishes of a hyena-if Lam Akol is terday. After the US Senate vote, the battle shifts to the the TPP talks would be concluded. But Australia gunships-believed to be from Uganda, which wishing for the collapse of South Sudan “We are very much in the end-game,” US Trade US House of Representatives where opposition is said on Wednesday the negotiations could be is a staunch ally of Kiir-pounded rebels in the economy he will have to wait for very long Representative Michael Froman told reporters deeper to “fast-track” legislation granting the pres- wrapped up as early as June. The US Congress town. Oil production has slumped by some time,” said Ateny. Certainly, not everyone is after a two-day trade ministers’ meeting on the ident powers to negotiate trade deals that resumes sessions on June 1 after a 10-day 40 percent from around 240,000 barrels per suffering. The war economy in Juba has Philippine island of Boracay. Congress can approve or reject but not amend. Memorial Day holiday recess. day (bpd) before fighting began. Officially, seen some actors reap healthy earnings. “Our negotiators are working as we speak, and A divisive issue in the US Congress centered on Japan is one of the TPP countries which prefer production is 165,000 bpd, although analysts “There is always a need for certain goods,” working through issues, we hope to conclude it a proposed amendment involving sanctions on to wait for the United States to pass the fast-track suggest it could be as low as 130,000 bpd, said a Lebanese businessman specializing in soon,” Froman said. “We want to make sure we currency manipulation by trading partners. The legislation before concluding negotiations. Chief although it continues to the main source of “logistics” who declined to be named. conclude it consistent with the principles we’ve Senate rejected that amendment, which oppo- negotiators from the 12 TPP countries are holding foreign income-either as direct revenue or Sitting at a rooftop bar in an upmarket Juba laid out.” The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership nents said would violate international trade rules meetings in Guam that will run through to May 28 from loans based on future production. hotel sipping a cocktail made with imported (TPP), which will cover about 40 percent of the and sink the pact. “There are many issues that are to try and bridge gaps for a deal on what would be Without the fields, South Sudan would vodka, the businessman looked out over the world’s economies, took a major step forward on likely to be discussed. Currency manipulation is an the biggest trade pact since the North American lose its only significant source of income to city, a mix of tower blocks and thatch huts. Friday when the US Senate agreed to give issue that is very important and ... we take very Free Trade Agreement freed up trade between the fund its war. “Profits are good,” he said. — AFP President Barack Obama powers to speed up US seriously,” Froman said on debates in the House of United States, Canada and Mexico. — Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 G7 finance ministers to address faltering growth

GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEK AHEAD

LONDON: Finance ministers from the world’s “With the negotiations between Greece and Analysts largely agree the country’s cash the United States to drive a pick-up in the May 7 election. India will also publish largest developed economies meet in Germany the rest of the euro area at an impasse, an impa- squeeze is increasingly acute and fresh aid will growth. GDP numbers on Friday, with economists this week against a backdrop of faltering global tient German Chancellor Merkel has warned be needed sooner or later to avoid bankruptcy. But a preliminary Reuters poll last week predicting Asia’s third largest economy growth, scant inflationary pressures and a bond that an agreement must be reached before the Merkel and French President Francois Hollande predicted that adjusted first quarter US. expanded a relatively modest 7.4 percent market in turmoil. end of the month,” said Thomas Costerg, senior held talks on Thursday with Greek Prime GDP numbers due on Friday would be between January and March. High on their agenda-even if unofficially-will economist at Standard Chartered. Greece can- Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of a massively revised down and show a 0.7 Economic activity in Brazil tumbled in be Greece and how it can stay in the troubled not make a payment to the International European Union summit in Riga, hoping to percent contraction in the first three the first quarter, its central bank’s IBC-Br euro-zone. Figures due on Friday from the Monetary Fund due on June 5 unless foreign speed the resolution of Athens’ debt crisis. months of this year.“The poor Q1 2015 index suggested on Thursday, and GDP United States that will almost certainly show lenders disburse more aid, a senior ruling party With business growth slowing in the euro- performance follows growth of just 2.2 numbers on Friday are likely to confirm the world’s biggest economy contracted last lawmaker said on Wednesday, the latest warn- zone and factory activity contracting again in percent in Q4 2014, so there has been very that contraction. quarter are also likely to feature. ing from Athens it is on the verge of default. China, market watchers have been looking to little growth over the last couple of quar- Japan’s central bank has been strug- ters,” said Joseph LaVorgna, chief US econ- gling to get any meaningful inflation for omist at Deutsche Bank. decades and despite near-zero interest “As a result, market participants have rates and many multi-trillion yen stimulus started to wonder again whether the US programs, numbers due on Thursday will economy might be in an extended period show little inflationary pressure. of secular stagnation.” With inflation negative in Hungary, its Revised gross domestic product num- central bank is expected to cut rates by a bers from Britain on Thursday should say further 15 basis points to a new historic the country’s growth at the start of the low of 1.65 percent on Tuesday, despite a year was slightly better than first estimat- sell-off in government bonds that has ed, at 0.4 percent. weighed on the forint. The Bank of The day before, Prime Minister David Canada will leave policy unchanged when Cameron will put forward his govern- it meets on Wednesday, and the chances ment’s legislative plans after his of any further easing has fallen to just 25 Conservatives won a surprise majority in percent. — Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Markets watch Fed while Greece runs out of cash

NBK MONEY MARKETS REPORT

he week was relative quiet with the USD inventories fell for a third week coming with a April came from airfares and ferry tickets. The stronger against most of the G10 curren- shortage of 2.674M barrel versus expectations largest upward effect came from motor fuels, Tcies. Greece-related headlines picked up of a shortage of 0.73M. In addition, rig counts which rose this April but fell between March again but with no obvious progress in the continue to drop reaching 660 rigs for the and April in 2014. negotiations. Talks between Tsipras and the week ending May 22. The Bank of England had already forecast German and French leaders that started with inflation would turn negative at some point optimism ended up in a deadlock with the FOMC concerned about strong dollar this year but predicted it would soon pick up only outcome, a reminder that Tsipras needs The FOMC meeting minutes released this again. Retail sales on the other hand surged in to do more to secure funds urgently needed week showed many policy makers viewed April as consumers took advantage of falling to avoid bankruptcy. data available by the June meeting as unlikely prices and warm weather. Sales rose by a On the more positive side, ECB Yves Mersch to provide “sufficient confirmation” to raise stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent from stated that the Bank was satisfied with the rates, though they “did not rule out this possi- March, while Annual sales growth picked up effect of its QE on the economy, and on infla- bility.” Most participants expected economy to pace to 4.7 percent. tion. He expects inflation to stay close to zero resume “moderate” expansion after the first until the autumn, and then rise towards 1.5 quarter slowdown. RBA removes forward guidance percent by the end of the year. On a different subject, the Dollar was men- Reserve Bank of Australia May meeting Coming back to the US, the Fed seems to tioned more than the usual as a factor slowing minutes showed that there was scope for fur- be enthusiastic to start the tightening process, growth. Also apparent that even if risks were ther easing despite the RBA removing the for- although cautiously, given several Fed mem- seen as balanced, they were seen leaning to ward guidance from the May statement. The bers latest speeches. New York Fed President downside risks. “While participants continued RBA mentioned “subdued growth of domestic Dudley reiterated that after more than six to see potential downside risks resulting from costs, including wages” as likely to keep infla- years at the zero lower bound, lift-off would foreign economic and financial developments, tion contained, and remains concerned about signal a regime shift even though policy most still viewed the risks to the outlook for at 4.7 percent. ing that talks were “friendly and constructive”, the outlook for China, citing weakness in the would only be slightly less accommodative. economic growth and the labor market as Housing starts jump but focused on finding a successful comple- real estate sector there as a “significant risk” to San Francisco Fed Williams also expressed nearly balanced.” US new homes starts rose by 20.2 percent tion to the current bailout. The next demand for commodities. some interest to start the tightening process Participants also discussed downside risks in April and building permits hit a seven-year Eurogroup meeting is scheduled for 18 June, RBA Deputy Chairman Philip Lowe com- sooner: “As the US economy is likely to reach to economic growth, and a few indicated that, high this week. Housing starts stood at an after a total of 1.2bn of payments due to the mented that the lack of forward guidance in full employment before year’s end and infla- in their assessment, such risks had risen since annual rate of 1.14 million in April. The rate is IMF in three installments. With two weeks until the May statement would not stop future tion was on track to rise to the Fed’s target”. He the March meeting. However, most partici- 9.2 percent higher than the 1.04 million in the June 5 IMF payment, it is not clear at pres- moves from the Bank. mentioned that the Fed could raise interest pants continued to see the risks to the outlook April 2014. Single-family housing starts in ent that Greece will find the cash to make this rates as early as its June meeting. for economic growth and the labor market as April rose 16.7 percent above the level in payment. BoJ upgrades outlook On the foreign exchange side, the US dollar nearly balanced. March, hitting a rate of 733,000. Starts on A Greek government representative said In Japan, the economy expanded by more regained some ground against the G4 In their discussion of the foreign economic buildings with five or more units were up by this week that the country hopes to reach a than expected in Q1 2015, with real GDP throughout the week. As the Euro area eco- outlook, several participants noted that the 32 percent in April, to a rate of 389,000. deal with its creditors by end-May, and that growth of 0.6 percent q/q and 2.4 percent nomic data stopped improving and the ECB foreign exchange value of the US dollar had In addition, the number of building permits the country is facing liquidity problems annualized, compared with forecasts of 0.4 reminded us that they are likely to accelerate fallen back somewhat. Nonetheless, the value issued in April rose 10.1 percent over March, to German business confidence fell in May, percent q/q and 1.6 percent annualized. The bond buying ahead of the summer, the Euro of the dollar had increased significantly since an annual rate of 1.14 million. That rate was 6.4 signaling some concern over the growth out- main driver of Q1 growth was the accumula- moved back down from a high of 1.1453 in the the middle of last year, and it was seen as percent higher than a year earlier. As prices look for the country. The Ifo institute’s business tion of inventories, and a pick-up in business beginning of the week to close the week at likely to continue to be a factor restraining US continue to appreciate, Existing-home sales climate index dropped to 108.5 from 108.6 in spending. Growth in consumption was mar- 1.1013. net exports and economic growth for a time. declined 3.3 percent in April from March to an April. Estimates were for a decline to 108.3. ginally slower than in Q4 2014. The sterling’s pound volatility came back to It was suggested that one element underpin- annual rate of 5.04 million. Sales for March The euro-zone PMI came in at 53.4 in May, The Bank of Japan left monetary policy the front with a multitude of events affecting ning the strength of the US dollar was the were revised up to 5.21 million from an initially slightly below than expectations of 53.9 and unchanged but revised up assessment on eco- the currency. Starting with strong retail sales increasing prevalence of negative interest reported 5.19 million. below April. The manufacturing PMI improved nomic conditions. In the statement, the BoJ to a negative inflation reading, investors do rates on sovereign debt in some key in May, rising to 52.3 compared to 51.8. revised up their overall assessment on the cur- not seem to have a definite path in which to European economies. Participants also point- Europe & UK Services PMI fell to 53.3 compared to expecta- rent economic conditions and expectations. send the currency into. After starting the week ed to a number of risks to the international The focus this week was on the ECB, with a tions of 53.9. They revised up assessments on consumption at the high 1.57 level, the pound rapidly economic outlook, including the slowdown few members reassuring markets of the ECB’s The level of the composite however and housing while they revised down assess- dropped to a low of 1.5447 after the first nega- in growth in China and fiscal and financial commitment to QE. Benoit Coeure, member remains strong and shows a relative improve- ment on public investments. Regarding infla- tive inflation reading in decades. The currency problems in Greece.” of the ECB Board stated that the Bank was ment in the financial of the euro-zone, mainly tion, both their assessment on the current however ended the week at 1.5490. ready to front load purchases of bonds in June thanks to a lower currency level compared to a condition and outlook were left unchanged. In Asia, the Japanese yen continue to range Jobless claims in response to the expected lack of liquidity in year ago. The reiteration this week of the JPY 80 tril- trade against the USD between a low of Jobless claims for the week ending May 16 July. lion annual rise in the monetary base did not 119.25 and a high of 121.57. After the BoJ were up just 10k to 274k. This had the effect Bank de France Christian Noyer also reiter- UK Inflation provide a catalyst for immediate currency upgraded their economic assessment of the of lowering the four-week moving average by ated that the ECB also stands ready to extend Inflation in the UK has turned negative, direction. That being said, the Yen movement country, it seems that investors are mostly 6k to 266k.The four-week moving average on its purchase plan past September 2016 if reaffirming expectations that interest rates will remains dependent now on the US yields path waiting to see what would be the next US Fed claims matches April 2000 reading at a 42 needed. Their comments put tremendous remain at a record low for the rest of this year. for renewed upside momentum and this in course of action, prior to embarking on the year low. As the unemployment rate was only pressure on the Euro and helped equity mar- The consumer price index was down 0.1 per- turn is contingent on better US data. next move. 3.8 percent in April 2000 and given the claims kets rally during the week. cent in April from a year ago. That compared In the commodity complex, oil headed for figures and the tendency over the past few with an inflation rate at zero in February and Kuwait its 10th weekly gain, with West Texas breaking years for the unemployment rate to decline Greece negotiations March. Kuwaiti dinar at 0.30240 the $60 level and Brent closing above the $66. roughly one full percentage point per year, The hopes for breakthrough at a meeting Factors responsible for falling prices seem The USDKD opened at 0.30240 yesterday According to the department of energy, crude the unemployment rate could end this year between Tsipras, Hollande and Merkel did not to be temporary according to analysts. The morning. materialize, with Germany’s spokesperson say- main downward effect on price changes in

Next-generation plane engines take a LEAP towards delivery

PARIS: If there’s one key selling point operate on razor-thin margins. that aerospace giants Airbus and At 3,794 orders, the A320neo Boeing have both been using in mar- accounts for more than half of keting their new aircraft, it is fuel effi- Airbus’s backlog of 6,399 aircraft. At ciency. Boeing, the B737 MAX accounts for But neither of the two major plane 2,724 out of 5,667 outstanding makers are directly responsible for orders. much of the promised improvement in That has put enormous pressure fuel usage. It is in fact largely down to on CFM International, and its parent French company Safran and GE, whose companies Safran and GE, to deliver joint venture CFM International is on the 15 percent fuel savings that making the LEAP motors that will the LEAP engines promise compared power most of the next-generation of with CFM’s current engine, the the planes which will be the future CFM56. workhorses of airlines. “I am completely confident of The promise of 15 to 20 percent attaining the promised performance fuel savings moved closer as LEAP levels when the Leap enters service” engines made their first flight tests as planned next year, said Safran ATHENS: A protester writes a slogan on a wall facing the German embassy in Athens yesterday during an protest march against imperialism, by leftist and anti-establishment protesters. — AFP that are a key step for the chief executive Jean-Paul Herteman Airbus320neo to enter service next recently. year and Boeing’s B737 MAX in 2017 as “The LEAP is very much on track planned. The LEAP-1B for the B737 to do what we planned it to do.” The MAX made its first test flight in LEAP engine’s fuel efficiency comes Chinese dominance worries California on May 7 on a modified from better performance as well Boeing 747. being lighter thanks to new 3D weav- “With this major engine milestone ing techniques for composite materi- Nigeria’s textile traders and the test results to date, we contin- als used to make the fan blades and ue to be confident that the LEAP-1B- fan casings. KANO, Nigeria: Nafiu Badaru, a junior civil servant out of business,” said traders’ union head Liti has been hit hard by the slump in global oil prices powered 737 MAX will provide our Not only will the new materials add in northern Nigeria’s biggest city Kano, doesn’t Kulkul. since mid-2014. There is little domestic manufac- customers with the most fuel efficient, up to weight savings of some 500 make much money and it takes some cash to look turing to speak of, forcing goods from cars to food- reliable and maintainable airplane in kilos (1,100 pounds) per plane, they good so he tends to buy made-in-China fabric. Protests, crackdowns stuffs to be imported. the single-aisle market,” the head of promise to be stronger and more “A piece of high-quality brocade (cloth) costs The troubles began a decade ago when The local Muslim religious leader the Emir of the 737 MAX program at Boeing, Keith durable and thus cost less for airlines around 10,000 naira ($50, 47 euros), which is way Chinese textile merchants started the massive Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, met China’s ambas- Leverkuhn, said in a statement. to maintain. too expensive for me,” he said. “With the same importation of textiles to Nigeria after Africa’s sador to Nigeria at his palace recently and called Meanwhile, the first A320neo The next-generation planes are an amount of money I can buy six pieces of cheap most populous nation opened its doors to foreign on Beijing to set up factories in the country. equipped with LEAP-1A engines made important source of business for CFM Chinese brocade which cost only 1,500 naira a trade. The World Trade Organization deal gave the “Our over-reliance on foreign products is hurt- its maiden flight in Toulouse, France, International. It is the only company piece and still keep some change.” Chinese unfettered access to Nigeria’s textile mar- ing our economy and the only way to stop this on Tuesday. “Today marks yet another developing an engine for the B737 The proliferation of Chinese-made textiles is a ket, although Nigerian laws prohibit foreigners trend is to tackle the problems in the manufactur- important step forward in the devel- MAX, and is also developing the Leap- boon for consumers like Nafiu, with Kano and the from retail trading. Traders talk of locals being ing sector,” said Sanusi, a former central bank gov- opment of the A320neo and I would 1C that will power the C919, the plane wider north struggling with unemployment and recruited to conduct business on behalf of the ernor. like to warmly thank all the teams who that Commercial Aircraft Corp. of economic constraints. But traders in the city-a cen- Chinese in return for a cut of the profits. Sa’idu Adhama, a former textile factory owner, made this first flight happen,” said China (COMAC) hopes will help it tre of weaving and textile manufacturing dating There have been occasional crackdowns, like in said Nigerian traders cannot compete with their Klaus Roewe, head of the A320 pro- break the Airbus and Boeing duopoly back centuries-say such cheaper imports have May 2012, when immigration officials arrested and Chinese counterparts, who can get bank loans at gram at Airbus. in the market for single-aisle, medi- been disastrous. deported 45 Chinese nationals over retail trading single digit rates over a longer term. Both Airbus and Boeing have a lot um-range passenger jets. Factories have shut and trade in home-spun after repeated complaints. “The Chinese are here legally, so we can’t send riding on the new aircraft which have CFM has competition however for fabrics has dwindled, prompting calls for foreign Earlier this month, customs officials arrested them packing but we can regulate their trading,” driven the record orders that the two the A320neo from US-based Pratt & investment within Nigeria rather than cheap, mass four Chinese traders for smuggling mass-pro- said Adhama, who studied in China in the 1970s. companies have racked up in recent Whitney, which says its PurePower importation, as well as better regulation. Fatuhu duced fabrics and sealed 26 warehouses contain- That could include quotas, stricter enforcement of years. PW1100G-JM engine is optimized to Gambo’s business is one of many in dire straits. For ing goods on which import duties had not been import regulations, duties and taxes as well as fuel improve fuel burn, reduce weight and the past two weeks he has not sold a single fabric paid. subsidies to boost local manufacturing and help Razor-thin margins increase component durability. CFM in his shop in the Kantin Kwari textile market-the Hundreds of textile dyers then staged street home-grown businesses, he added. Long-term Instead of developing new aircraft said the LEAP-1A has so far scooped up largest in West Africa. protests against what they view as a Chinese investment in the power sector to stabilise the cur- for the medium-haul segment, as 56 percent of orders for the A320neo. “The Chinese have effectively edged us out of takeover of their trade that threatens to put 30,000 rently woeful electricity supply could also revive Boeing did for long-range with its The company forecasts it will produce business, leaving us with nothing but huge debts artisans out of business. moribund factories, he said. Dreamliner, both companies opted to 30,000 LEAP engines by 2020 in its fac- and heaps of goods in our shops,” he said. Talk in The dyers, many of whom still use methods In the meantime, the debate is immaterial to modernize their existing planes and tories in France and the United States, the market-a colourful rabbit’s warren of shops dating back more than 500 years, accused the people like Badaru, with cheaper foreign imports much of the gains are down to besting the 27,000 of the CFM56 in and stalls that draws traders from Nigeria, Niger, Chinese of faking their products and selling inferi- satisfying demand for a growing consumer society, Chad, Cameroon to Mali and the Central African or cloth at a fraction of the price. whether it is clothing or electronics. improvements in the engines. Those service that had propelled Safran and Republic-is of unfair competition. “For me and most low-income earners, Chinese promised new models have proved to GE into becoming the top manufacturer “The Chinese have taken over the importation Enforcement, regulation textiles are a blessing. They give us the opportuni- be best sellers for Airbus and Boeing, of engines for passenger jets with over and distribution of textiles in Kano and now they The situation is just one aspect of the struggle ty to appear neat and elegant with little money,” especially with low-cost airlines which 100 seats. — AFP are into retail trading, which is putting our traders facing Nigeria’s crude-dependent economy, which he said. — AFP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 BUSINESS

KUWAIT: Eng Khaled Al-Meshaan, Alargan CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, addresses the ordinary general assembly yesterday. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Alargan reports 20.5% net profit growth in 2014 General assembly approves 20 fils per share dividends

KUWAIT: Alargan International Real Estate parency and commitment that exceeds the Intelligence’s ‘BBB-’ investment grading with Company held its ordinary General Assembly accepted norms in our markets. We believe a stable outlook for its bonds. He pointed to meeting on 24 May 2015, with an atten- that only when we stand on a firm platform it as an indication of the effectiveness of the dance level that reached XX percent. During of trust will we succeed in meeting the company’s business model and its growing the meeting, the assembly approved the expectations of our shareholders and our revenues’ record. company’s Audit Report and Financial community.” As for the company’s current projects, Statements for the fiscal year ending in 31 Commenting on the results of 2014, Eng ALARGAN continues to develop ALARGAN December 2014. The General Assembly Khaled Al-Meshaan, CEO and Vice Chairman Square project, which will be an important approved the Board of Director’s recommen- of the Board of Directors said: “These results addition to the group’s st~ income generat- dation to distribute cash dividends equal to justify the company’s plans to diversify its ing assets. The company also developed 20 percent of the share’s nominal value, or 20 investments on categorical and geographical ALARGAN Village in Kingdom of Bahrain and fils per share to shareholders registered in levels, without losing sight of its main field of is currently developing Barka resort in the the company’s records as of the General business that focuses on delivering afford- Sultanate of Oman. The company also fin- Assembly meeting’s date. able middle income housing solutions. This ished developing more than 1,200 housing ALARGAN International Real Estate approach has achieved a remarkable growth units in projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Company achieved KD 4.7 million net profits, in the company’s revenues.” Arabia. Al-Meshaan wrapped up the General equaling to 18.17 Fils earnings per share for Assembly meeting by unveiling the new 5- the fiscal year ending on 31 December 2014. Strategy (approximately KD 26 million), will be itability dropped by 93 percent due to the year strategy inspired by its new motto ‘Life... This compares to KD 3.9 million net profit, Al-Meshaan added: “As part of executing booked in the second quarter of ALARGAN conclusion of the majority of current proj- as you love it’. He reaffirmed that the compa- and 15.08 fils earnings per share in 2013. A the company’s strategy to exit some invest- International Real Estate Company’s 2015 ects while the effect of new projects’ rev- ny’s commitment to becoming a leading growth of 20.5 percent in net profit for 2014. ments and align its real estate portfolio to its results.” enues are yet to appear on the company’s regional real estate developer. In a statement underlining the firm’s strategy and market conditions, an invest- ALARGAN managed to achieve an financial statements. The group’s revenues “We shall continue to build inspired com- major policies, Haitham S Al-Khaled, ment fund wholly owned by the company increase in its net profit in 2014 despite increased from KD 25.27 million in 2013 to munities that deliver the ‘joy of life’ to clients Chairman of the Board of Directors said: signed two deals, during the year ending in reducing the value of its investment proper- KD 26.42 million in 2014, or by 4.5 percent and develop ‘lifestyle’ centers with a unique “ALARGAN has gone through a transforma- 31 December 2014, with an investor to sell ties and lands held for trading by KD 2.33 despite booking revenues from real estate ‘play, shop, relax and savor’ experience, “ tional process during the past two years. the entire share owned by the fund in a million compared to a KD 1.22 million revaluation during 2013. It should be noted said Al-Meshaan. During this process, the company utilized its associate company in Saudi Arabia for a total increase in 2013. The company achieved a that the group’s total expenses increased AI-Meshaan also introduced ALARGAN’s accumulated experience and its pool of tal- value of 579.2 million Saudi Riyals (approxi- 43 percent increase in its share of result from from KD 21.34 million in 2013 to 21.66 mil- new strategic 40/20 objective tc achieved by ent to draft a strategy for accelerated growth. mately KD 46.1 million). The group conclud- associate companies amounting to KD 3.96 lion in 2014, or by 1.5 percent, despite 2020. It targets achieving a minimum of 40 Once this strategy and its related perform- ed the first deal which represents 7.5 per- million in 2014 compared to KD 2.76 million recording losses from real estate revaluation fils per share in profits distributing 20 fils div- ance targets were confirmed, the Board cent of total shares, worth 57.9 million Saudi in 2013. ALARGAN also managed to main- this year. idends per share on yearly basis starting asked the CEO to share them with our share- Riyals (approximately KD 4.5 million), result- tain the stability of its operational activities 2020. Meshaan stated that most of this tar- holders and the industry analysts. The pres- ing in KD 3.3 million profits in 2014. The of rental revenues and resorts in 2014 com- Outlook get shall be secured through recurring proj- entation that Al-Meshaan gave during the group subsequently concluded the second pared to 2013. The net profit from rental rev- Equity rights attributable to the main ects. At the end of the meeting AI-Meshaan General Assembly covered both our vision deal, worth 521.3 million Saudi Riyals enues and resorts reached KD 6.4 million in company’s shareholders have increased by thanked the shareholders for their contin- for the future and the performance we (approximately KD 41.6 million), in April of 2014 compared to approximately the same in 2013. Al-Meshaan also emphasized the ued support. He also thanked ALARGAN intend to deliver to our shareholders, God this year, 2015. The profits gained from the amount in 2013. Meanwhile, the construc- strength of the company’s financial position team for their stellar performance and Board willing. Our aim is to deliver a level of trans- deal worth 317.34 million Saudi Riyals tion sector and its related activities prof- recently confirmed by maintaining Capital of Directors for their guidance. Burgan Bank announces Yawmi account winners

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday the months prior to draw date. Additionally, every KD names of the lucky winners of its Yawmi account 10 in the account, will entitle customers to one draw, each taking home a prize of KD 5,000. chance of winning. If the account balance is KD The lucky winners for the daily draws took 500 and above, the account holder will be quali- home a cash-prize of KD 5,000 each, and they are: fied for both the quarterly and daily draws. 1. Ali Jaffar Karam Ahmad Burgan Bank encourages everyone to open a 2. Rashed Yousef Alowaisheer Yawmi account and/or increase their deposit to 3. Mahmoud Khalel Aljahed maximize their chances to becoming a winner. The 4. Abdulmordhi Abdalnaeem Rashwan more customers deposit, the higher the chances 5. Jinoj John Mathew they receive of winning. To further add to the anticipation of Yawmi For more information on opening a Yawmi account customers, Burgan Bank now offers a account or about the new quarterly draw, cus- Quarterly Draw with more chances to win higher tomers are urged to visit their nearest Burgan Bank rewards, entitling one lucky customer to win KD branch and receive all the details, or simply call the 125,000 every three months. The Yawmi Account bank’s Call Center at 1804080 where customer now offers Daily and quarterly Draws, the service representatives will be delighted to assist Quarterly Draw requires customers to maintain a with any questions on the Yawmi account or any minimum amount of KD 500 in their account for 2 of the bank’s products and services. Al-Tijari announces winners of Air Arabia named ‘Best Low-Cost Carrier’ at Souq.Com, Al-Najma Account World Tourism Forum Awards in Istanbul KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held the Al- now enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the high- Najma Account draw yesterday. est in the country and another 4 mega prizes dur- ISTANBU: Air Arabia has been named “Best The airline also reached another major enabled our success for more than a decade.” The draw was held under the supervision of ing the year worth KD 100,000 each on different Low-Cost Carrier” at the World Tourism Forum milestone during the period when it became This is the latest in a series of recent acco- the Ministry of Commerce & Industry represented occasions: The National Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha Awards in Istanbul, Turkey. The World Tourism first low-cost carrier from the Middle East and lades won by Air Arabia including “Low Cost by Saguer Al-Manaie. and on the 19th of June which is the date of the Forum is an annual gathering of leading busi- Africa to enter the Chinese market with the Carrier of the Year” from Aviation Business, The Souq winners are: Thiagarajan Natarajan, bank’s establishment. ness figures and industry experts to discuss the start of regular non-stop services to Urumqi, “Middle East’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2014” Jaison Jacob George, Hasan Qasem Al Ali With a minimum balance of KD 500, customers future direction of the global tourism sector. the largest city in Western China. at the 21stWorld Travel Awards, and the will be eligible for the daily draw provided that the Among the topics discussed were online Adel A. Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer “Airline Business Award” at the Airline Strategy The winners of the Al-Najma money is in the account one week prior to the dai- tourism, destination marketing and the eco- of Air Arabia, said: “It is a source of great Awards 2014. daily draw ly draw or 2 months prior to the mega draw. In nomic benefits of tourism. pride for everyone at Air Arabia that our con- Air Arabia (PJSC), listed on the Dubai Wajeha Abdulla Al-Qattan — KD 7000, addition, for each KD 25 a customer can get one Air Arabia took home the award for “Best tribution to the aviation sector continues to Financial Market, is the Middle East and North Sakeena Abdul Husain Al-Saffar, KD 7000, Hamdi chance for winning instead of KD 50. Low-Cost Carrier” based on its performance be recognised, not only within the Middle Africa’s leading low-cost carrier (LCC). Air Mahmoud Mohammed — KD 7000, Bander Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this opportu- Hatem Al-Jemili — KD 7000, Mariam Faisal Naqi — nity to congratulate all lucky winners and also over the last year, which has included the East and North Africa, but also by our peers Arabia commenced operations in October KD 7000. extends appreciation to the Ministry of Commerce opening of two new international hubs in Ras around the world. We thank the organisers of 2003 and currently operates a total fleet of 40 The Commercial Bank of Kuwait announces the and Industry for their effective supervision of the Al-Khaimah, UAE, and Amman, Jordan, and the World Tourism Forum for this accolade new Airbus A320 aircraft, serving some 104 biggest daily draw in Kuwait with the launch of the draws which were conducted in an orderly and increasing its global network to 104 destina- and we would like to express our gratitude routes from four hubs in the UAE, Morocco new Najma account. Customers of the bank can organized manner. tions. to the millions of loyal customers who have and Egypt. China’s slowdown will not derail reforms

Asiya Capital Investments Company Report By Camille Accad adding more downside pressure to the struc- ing a GDP growth rate of 7.0% for 2015. The yuan. The reform of local government finance is trols on the exchange rate, following the dou- tural deceleration. Property prices are falling economy grew 7.0% in the first quarter, and also essential, through the development of a bling of the yuan trading band last year, and the KUWAIT: Chinese authorities face the complex rapidly, industrial output and investment unless monetary easing relaxes notably finan- bond market that would diversify revenue launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock con- task of finding the right balance between eco- spending are slowing fast, and the purchasing cial conditions, GDP will undershoot its target sources and reduce the role of local govern- nect reflect the leadership’s willingness to open nomic growth and reform. Since the global managers index (PMI) suggests no expansion this year. ment financial vehicles (LGFV). In March, the its markets to international investors. Last week, financial crisis, the Chinese economy has been ahead. The central bank loosened policy signifi- In its efforts to transition into a more liberal- government announced it would issue 1 trillion China’s policymakers released guidelines of the gradually slowing down. The government’s cantly in the last few months to soften the pace ized, consumer-oriented economy, China has yuan of lower-yielding municipal bonds to swap reforms to be pushed forward in 2015.The focus model of high infrastructure investing and of the deceleration. The main policy rate was implemented numerous reforms in recent with the less transparent and lower quality was mostly placed on financial sector liberaliza- cheap credit to exporting firms can no longer cut three times in the last six months, and the months. This month, the ceiling of the deposit LGFV debt, as well as allow local governments tion, such as removing the cap on the deposit support the waning economy. Excess invest- reserve requirement ratio (RRR), a policy tool rate was raised from 1.3 to 1.5 times the bench- to issue RMb600bn in additional bonds. rate, which according to the PBoC governor will ment pushed of returns down, while weaker that determines banks’ holdings of reserves, mark deposit rate, allowing for greater market Tackling corruption among high-level officials, be done by the end of the year. Other men- global demand and rising competition slowed was lowered twice already this year. In parallel, influence on rates and smoothen the interest constricting speculation in the property sector tioned targeted areas included state-owned exports down. China is experiencing a structur- the government has increased its efforts to rate liberalization process. The latest measure and reducing red tape are other actions that enterprises (SOE), taxation, the Shenzhen-Hong al economic slowdown. Additionally, today, the reform the economy and soften the long-term follows the introduction of a deposit insurance have already been taken by authorities for over Kong stock connect, the initial public offering economy is going through a cyclical downturn, structural slowdown. Policymakers are target- system protecting depositors for up to 500,000 a year. At the international level, relaxed con- system and the yuan internationalization. MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 TECHNOLOGY

Kaspersky Lab warns of a new scam that uses Windows Live ID

DUBAI: Experts are warning of a new Live page. The data they enter there will open protocol for authorization, OAuth. fraudsters using a phishing email to put cessfully attacked and changing its “redi- scam that uses Windows Live ID as bait be sent to the scammers. So our experts Users who click “Yes” don’t give away these techniques into practice. A scam- rect_uri” parameter. to catch personal information stored in were surprised that the link from the their login and password credentials, mer can use the information intercepted Recommendations to users user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, scam email did indeed go to the but they do provide their personal infor- to create a detailed image of users, • Do not follow unknown links in your Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Windows Live website and there was no mation, the email addresses of their including information on what they do, e-mail or in private messages on social Messenger and OneDrive. apparent attempt to get the victims’ contacts and the nicknames and real who they meet and who their friends are, networking sites logins and passwords. names of their friends. It’s also possible etc. This profile can then be used for • Do not give unknown applications ‘Honest’ phishing to gain permission to access other criminal purposes,” said Andrey Kostin, the right to access your personal data; Users receive warnings by email say- What’s the trick? parameters, such as lists of appointments Senior Web Content Analyst at Kaspersky • Make sure you fully understand the ing that their Windows Live ID accounts Having followed the link in the email and important events. This information is Lab. account access rights that each applica- are being used to distribute unsolicited and successfully authorized the account most likely to be used for fraudulent pur- Developers of web applications for tion receives; emails, so their accounts will be on the official live.com site, users poses, such as sending spam to the con- social networks which use the OAuth • If you discover that an application is blocked. To stop their accounts being received a curious prompt from the tacts in the victim’s address book or protocol are advised to: already distributing spam or malicious suspended, users are asked to follow a service: an application requested per- launching spear phishing attacks. • Avoid using open redirects from links on your behalf, you can send a com- link and update their details to comply mission to automatically log into the “We’ve known about security flaws in your sites; plaint to the administration of the social with the service’s new security require- account, view the profile information the OAuth protocol for quite a while: in • Create a white list of trusted networking site or web service and the ments. This sounds very much like a typ- and contact list and access a list of the early 2014, a student from Singapore addresses for redirects performed using application will be blocked; ical phishing email. Victims are expect- users’ personal and work e-mail address- described possible ways of stealing user OAuth, because fraudsters can perform a • Keep your antivirus software data- ed to click on links that will take them to es. Scammers gained access to this tech- data after authentication. However, this hidden redirect to a malicious site by bases and integrated anti-phishing pro- fake sites imitating the official Windows nique through security flaws in the is the first time we have come across finding an application that can be suc- tection up to date.

EMC announces the release of Project CoprHD

nited Arab Emirates: EMC center as a single, open control plane for Corporation yesterday announced multivendor storage, Project CoprHD Uthe release of Project CoprHD offers the same level of flexibility, choice, (“copperhead”), an open source version of security and transparency as ViPR EMC ViPR Controller embracing open Controller, while adding the ability to cre- development and a free “no restrictions” ate new services and applications. download for non-production use of its EMC is also investing engineering and ScaleIO software. EMC also previewed community resources to contribute and future enhancements for ScaleIO. support Project CoprHD. In addition, EMC Open source software is increasingly also recently launched EMC {code}, the becoming a focal strategy for enterprise Community Onramp for Developer organizations to retain control of their Enablement. EMC {code} is a technical business and innovate quickly to respond evangelism team focused on enabling the to changing demands in the market. Open DevOps community with EMC technology source software and open development by contributing to open projects and practices enable organizations to avoid DevOps events. Project CoprHD and EMC platform lock-ins, participate in projects {code} are two essential components to and modify software to suit their needs EMC’s overall open source strategy. while enjoying the benefits and access to a community of like-minded developers. Unlimited capacity and Commercial software developers can ben- time for non-production use efit through leveraging an ecosystem of EMC ScaleIO offers a software-only developer partners to help stimulate com- solution that turns existing server storage munity-driven innovation around their into shared block storage to help empow- existing platforms. er IT organizations with flexible and scala- ble performance and capacity on Project CoprHD offers demand.EMC also announced the ScaleIO security and transparency Product Community on the EMC ViPR Controller is storage automation Community Network (ECN). The ScaleIO software that centralizes and transforms Product Community is designed to be an EMC and third-party storage into a simple, interactive information exchange platform extensible and open platform and EMC for technical support, questions for LOS ANGELES: This Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo shows, Connor Franta’s “Coming Out” video playing on YouTube displayed on a computer will continue to sell the commercial ver- ScaleIO experts, product documentation, screen. YouTube, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary throughout May, has in recent years propped up YouTubers like Franta - “creators,” sion of Project CoprHD, the EMC ViPR downloads, user guides, FAQs and train- the site calls them - who attract millions of subscribers that regularly watch their online videos and the advertising attached to them. Their pop- Controller, as a fully supported offering. ing. Through this community, EMC will ularity is still eclipsed by music videos, which continue to account for the site’s most watched clips. — A Project CoprHD makes the code for allow customers, partners and developers ViPR Controller - all the storage automa- to download EMC ScaleIO software for tion and control functionality - open for free for non-production use, without community-driven development and restrictions on time or capacity. The Failed launches cast shadow enables customers, partners, developers ScaleIO enhancements, which will be and other storage vendors to access, made generally available later this year, expand and contribute to Project are planned to address the areas of high over Russian space program CoprHD’s breadth and depth of features availability, security, resiliency and sup- and functionality. Positioned in the data portability. MOSCOW: Back-to-back rocket agree that the latest booster rocket assets together in one giant state- months, the Soyuz launch failure has launch failures have dealt Russia one failures are rooted in a steady decline controlled commercial corporation. prompted Russia to delay both the of the heaviest blows to its space of production standards and poor In a speech before lawmakers, scheduled landing of some of the sta- industry since the Soviet collapse - oversight at state-controlled rocket Rogozin cast the proposed reform as tion’s crew and the launch of their Antitrust case looms, with national pride and billions of builders, but opinions vary on how essential for establishing tight control successors. dollars at stake. the problems might be solved. over money flows, cutting production Space officials now need to make ‘Peak Google’ debated The setbacks threaten to erode Highlighting space industry woes, costs and uprooting corruption. He sure that the Soyuz rocket, used to Russia’s leading position in the multi- the workers building the new admitted that US space industries are launch both the manned Soyuz billion global launch market, in which Vostochny space launch pad in the far now nine times more efficient than spacecraft and the Progress cargo Has the tech giant’s dominance peaked? it commands an estimated 40 percent eastern Amur region went on hunger Russia’s space industry. ships, is safe to put the next crew in WASHINGTON: As Google faces an antitrust research firm eMarketer shows Google’s share share, and dent President Vladimir strike last month and appealed direct- Critics say, however, that other orbit. The next crew launch atop the probe from European regulators, some ana- of global digital ad dollars has held at around Putin’s efforts to boost the country’s ly to Putin, complaining that they giant state corporations created dur- Soyuz was pushed back from late lysts are questioning whether the California 31 percent over the past three years, while global prestige. have gone unpaid for months. The ing Putin’s 15-year rule, as part of his May to late July, to be preceded by an tech giant’s dominance has already peaked. Facebook, Twitter and others have gained. The competition for lucrative com- head of a state-controlled construc- efforts to concentrate lucrative eco- unmanned Progress launch in early While Google remains one of the world’s For mobile ads, Google has seen its share mercial satellite contracts is intensify- tion company and three subcontrac- nomic assets in state hands, have not July. biggest companies with overwhelming domi- drop to around 35 percent this year from 46 ing, with American, European, tors have been arrested in the case. exactly been success stories. They say If the Soyuz problem persists, it nance of Internet search, its prospects are less percent in 2013, losing to others such as Chinese and Indian companies all The Kremlin has offered yet anoth- these state conglomerates suffer from may pose a serious challenge to the rosy in a tech landscape rapidly shifting to Facebook and China’s Alibaba and Baidu. “I eager to expand their share. Deputy er plan for the reorganization of the mismanagement and inefficiency and International Space Station program, mobile devices and social media, say some wouldn’t say Google is a sinking ship, but they Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin industry, which has seen numerous are dogged by corruption. which has relied entirely on the industry watchers. are trying to plug a thousand leaks,” says warned this week that Russia could shake-ups in recent years. A presiden- Rogozin said that a recent investi- Soyuz spacecraft for ferrying crews Debate heated up last year after a blog eMarketer analyst Jeremy Kressmann. Mobile soon lose its chunk if the problems tial bill that received preliminary gation into the activities of the after the grounding of the US shuttle post titled “Peak Google” from technology ana- is crucial because Google lacks access to user aren’t fixed quickly. approval by the lower house this Khrunichev company, the manufac- fleet. The successive launch failures lyst and consultant Ben Thompson, who data on apps installed on Apple iOS devices, Government officials and experts week pulls all the nation’s space turer of the heavy-lift Proton booster mark a rare case in which both main argued that Google is losing momentum. making it harder to deliver relevant, targeted rocket, revealed numerous instances booster rockets used by the Russian Thompson said Google may in the same boat messages, the analyst said. of fraud, abuse of office and falsifica- space program are out of service at as IBM in the 1980s and Microsoft around 2000 Facebook, says Kressmann, has better data tion of documents, resulting in eco- the same time pending crash probes. — “hugely profitable companies bestride the glean from social network profiles and “likes” nomic damage of 9 billion rubles tech industry that at the moment seems infalli- to get the best ads at the right time. “They (more than $180 million). “With such Soyuz failure ble, but that history will show to have peaked know a lot more about who each Facebook degradation in the leadership, a high The two rockets have been the in dominance and relevancy.” Google has for user is, where they are located, so they can get accident rate isn’t a surprise,” Rogozin workhorses of the Soviet and then years been the leader in Internet search and more granular,” he said. “It’s very attractive to said. Russian space industries for five has turned advertising linked to those search- an advertiser to have that knowledge.” decades. Work on building their es into a highly lucrative business. But its While Google’s free Android operating sys- Main cash cow replacement has dragged on slowly shares have struggled since hitting an all-time tem has a market share of around 80 percent, The latest Proton rocket launched for about 20 years, and the new high in early 2014 and it has little to show for the company gets little revenue from it. over the weekend developed a prob- booster, the Angara, was successfully ventures in other areas: self-driving cars, Android was designed as a way to feed users lem in its third-stage engine eight launched for the first time in Google Glass, Internet balloons, health care, into other Google services, but it hasn’t always minutes into the flight, resulting in December. Google TV mobile payments, home automa- been effective, says Jan Dawson of Jackdaw the loss of a Mexican communica- A government panel has traced tion and its Google+ social network, among Research. tions satellite. The Proton has been the latest Soyuz failure to a leak from others. “In many ways Google is losing control the main cash cow for the Russian propellant tanks in its third stage, but Even in online advertising, Thompson over Android and losing a way to monetize it space industries since the Soviet col- it has yet to determine the reason for argues, Google is losing ground to rivals like by using it as an entry into the Google ecosys- lapse, capable of lifting 20 metric that. It’s not clear yet what happened Facebook which integrate ads in “the stream,” tem,” Dawson said. Dawson noted that Google tons of payload to high geostationary to the Proton. The Proton’s latest fail- sometimes called “native ads,” in a different services are stripped out of Android for most orbits. Experts warn that the acci- ure was its seventh launch accident approach from that of Google. “All of the Chinese smartphone users, and that other dent, which follows a series of other in 4 1/2 years. While the cause of things that make Google great at search and manufacturers such as Amazon have “forked” Proton failures in recent years, may Saturday’s setback hasn’t been deter- search advertising... are skills that don’t really the Android system to direct users elsewhere. discourage potential clients. mined, the previous accidents have translate to the more touchy-feely qualities “Any such accident derails the been triggered by manufacturing that make a social service or content site com- Alternate search engines launch schedule, and customers flaws and human error. pelling,” he said. In the mobile world, its free The shift to mobile has also fueled interest don’t like it,” said Igor Marinin, the The series of failed launches has Android operating system dominates the in new search companies which are trying to editor of Novosti Kosmonavtiki space prompted the Kremlin to continuous- smartphone market-another potential concern out-Google the leader for smartphone users. magazine. “The longer the delay, the ly reshuffle the industry’s top brass. of EU regulators. But Google has failed to get a Investors have poured more than $100 million bigger the number of unhappy cus- The Roscosmos space agency has major revenue lift from Android. That’s into venture-backed mobile search startups tomers.” seen four directors in as many years, because on mobile devices, users spend most over the past three years, according to the The Proton setback is particularly but the failures continue. of their time using apps, which leave Google research firm CB Insights. worrisome as it comes in the foot- Amid tensions with the West over out of the picture. Roger Kay at Endpoint Some of these new firms such as Quixey, steps of the failure of the second Ukraine, some even suggested that Technologies Associates said this shift cuts into Swiftype, Wildcard and Vurb aim to help peo- main type of Russian booster rocket, the failures could have been caused Google’s strength. Growing use of apps such as ple search through the app world where the Soyuz, which also suffered a by sabotage. Most observers agree, Yelp or Open Table takes away from Google’s Google lacks a presence. These firms use breakdown in its third stage after its however, that the likely root is space ability to search and deliver advertising for “deep linking, creating new ways to mimic launch on April 28. An unmanned builders’ plunging quality standards. those queries, he noted. “Google’s business web links by allowing users to go directly Progress cargo ship it was carrying “It’s a personnel problem above model is very narrow. It’s just a single pillar into different parts of a mobile app and gain- was stranded in low orbit and soon all,” said Konstantin Kreidenko, a for- which is holding the company up,” Kay told ing valuable data on where those users came fell to Earth over the Pacific, depriv- mer space official who is now editor AFP. from,” CB Insights said. Kay argues that any ing a six-person crew at the of Glonass Vestnik, a space magazine. effort by the EU to impose new business International Space Station of its “It could be a wrong cable connec- Fighting for mobile methods on Google could accelerate the KAZAKHSTAN: File photo shows Russian-made Proton-U rocket boost- scheduled portion of supplies. tion, or use of bad fuel or some filter Google, which opens its developers confer- trend which is eroding its dominance, similar er with cargo Progress M-66 spacecraft lifts off from the launch pad at While the crew at the space out- getting clogged. They need to check ence Thursday, is working to adapt to mobile, to what happened with Microsoft during its Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as the cargo ship carries sup- post won’t experience any shortages the entire chain and introduce strin- but it’s not clear if it is too late. Data from antitrust battles.—AFP plies bound for the International Space Station. — AP as current stockpiles will last for gent quality controls.”— AP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE China readies carbon market to fight for climate change Nationwide system that could help reduce emissions

BEIJING: At first, the numbers and companies required to buy carbon “China is using a number of different market has set up its own rules, with company names flashing on a big credits have waited until the last policies, both command-and-control an eye for testing approaches for a board in Beijing’s financial district minute of compliance periods to but also market policies,” Swartz said. national market. suggest a booming market. A closer make their trades, which has raised “(Emissions trading) will provide a In Beijing, any company that look indicates otherwise: The scroll- concerns about low liquidity in the fundamental solution to allow China emits more than 10,000 tons of car- ing list rotates the same dozen or so market. Some observers question to peak its emissions.” The past bon a year - equal to the household trades, all from last year. The lights the reliability of data recording how decade, however, has been a spotty and vehicle emissions of more than from the Beijing Environment much companies are emitting. one for carbon credit experiments in 400 American households - must join Exchange - one of seven pilot mar- Chinese officials, however, say the China. the offset market, which means it kets in China for trading carbon - pilot markets aren’t meant to signifi- Five years ago, European Union receives a yearly cap on its emissions raises questions for the country as it cantly cut the country’s carbon profile officials ended a carbon offset plan and must buy carbon credits if it prepares for next year’s roll-out of a yet. Instead, they say they are learn- that paid Chinese companies to wants to emit more carbon. Credit nationwide system that could help ing important lessons from their destroy the greenhouse gas HFC-23 prices have generally run from $55 to the world’s biggest emitter of heat- experiments and will use them in after learning that the companies $75 per ton, and the penalty for trapping carbon dioxide rein in its what will soon become the world’s were producing the gas only to be exceeding the limit can cost three-to- emissions. biggest carbon offset market. “China paid to destroy it. Kathy Kong, CEO of five times the usual credit price. A successful carbon offset, or is taking this step to accept its respon- Beijing-based trading firm Timing Around 550 companies in Beijing now take part in the exchange.

Emission targets Other markets use different meth- ods to set emission targets and determine who has to participate. Five of the seven markets give away carbon credits every year and then let companies auction off their excess credits. Hubei is the country’s biggest market by volume of carbon traded. For state-owned firms such the Chinese capital’s largest power utility, Beijing’s pilot market has forced business plans to factor in car- bon emissions, said Jeremy Guo, executive vice president of the utili- ty’s energy investment arm. One result is a higher investment in renewable energy such as solar and the capture and reuse of heat emit- ted during some industrial processes, TOKYO: This picture shows a businessman sleeping on a bench at a train sta- he said. tion. Japan’s push to take away overtime from high-paid workers has critics “We want to make our role of car- warning it will aggravate a problem synonymous with the country’s notori- bon asset management a new stan- ously long working hours — karoshi, or death from overwork. —AFP dard for the group company, not just to buy and sell to get some profit,” Working to death in Japan: Health Guo said. What comes next year will depend on how the seven pilot mar- warnings over ‘no overtime’ law BEIJING: A worker pulls a chair past electronic boards displaying the carbon trading index on kets shape up. They could link up so the left, at the Beijing Environmental Exchange office. —AP that a company in Beijing in the north TOKYO: Japan’s push to take away over- spirit of a law passed last summer aimed at could trade with another in the time from high-paid workers has critics preventing deaths from long working southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. warning it will aggravate a problem syn- hours, which garnered wide support “cap-and-trade,” market could play a sibility in stopping climate change,” Carbon, said the pilot markets still Chen said another idea would be to onymous with the country’s notoriously across party lines. Details of the bill are big part in cutting China’s emissions said Zhou Cheng, the Beijing have a lot of room to grow. For exam- create separate offset markets around long working hours-karoshi, or death from being worked out now. The new law, if - and help the world tackle global exchange’s vice president. “This ple, the markets still offer only spot specific industries such as steel, overwork. Teruyuki Yamashita knows the passed, would initially affect just four per- warming. Already launched in affects industry in a legal, scientific trading with no futures markets, cement energy or construction rather risks all too well. The now 53-year-old cent of private-sector employees, or about Europe, California and a few other way, and it lets them form their busi- which greatly limits the potential than connect the separate pilots worked day and night in a senior sales job, 1.8 million people. spots, such carbon offset markets ness plans while looking at carbon market size. Regulators must also step operating according to different rules. made countless overseas business trips, But Keidanren already wants to expand limit how much carbon can be emit- emissions too.” in to prop up falling carbon offset Antung Anthony Liu, an econom- and slept an average of just three hours a the program by lowering the pay thresh- ted per year by factories and busi- If anything, the national plan her- prices and keep prices at other times ics professor at the Cheung Kong night. Six years ago, his frantic work pace old. “We need to think about relaxing the nesses. They then let those business- alds a strategy change for a country from reaching unsustainable highs. Graduate School of Business in took a near fatal turn after he collapsed income requirement and applying it to a es that release less carbon than the that’s so far used its one-party system “This is still a market created by poli- Beijing, said that if done right, the from a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type wider scope of workers,” the business lob- cap sell to other companies permis- to order everything from factory clo- cy,” Kong said. “The policy needs to markets could turn China’s epic cli- of brain bleeding, leading to three weeks by’s chief said last month. While the popu- sions to emit whatever’s left. sures to barbecue bans by giving follow the market at some time.” mate change fight into an interna- in intensive care-and the loss of his sight. lar image of Japanese salary-men toiling companies a money-making incen- Starting in 2013, China set up the tional investment opportunity. “I told a nurse that it was dark-I didn’t long hours for the company before taking Reliability questioned tive to cut their carbon emissions, seven pilot markets in the country’s “China goes through a process realize that I was blind,” Yamashita said, the last train home is changing, many still So far, the pilots have failed to said Jeff Swartz, international policy largest cities - Beijing, Tianjin, where it tries to experiment with a recalling when he woke up in hospital. spend far more hours in the office than make a noticeable dent in carbon director at the Geneva-based non- Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen policy before rolling it out,” Liu said. Hundreds of deaths related to overwork- counterparts in other modern economies. emissions, with about 978 million profit group the International - as well as the industrial provinces of “To my mind, the markets haven’t from strokes, heart attacks and suicide-are About 22.3 percent of Japanese Yuan, or $158 million, traded since Emissions Trading Association. Guangdong and Hubei. Since mid- the intended hopeful effect yet but reported every year in Japan, along with a employees work 50 hours or more each their launch in 2013, compared to April, the seven markets have traded capacity has been built. These mar- host of serious health problems, sparking week on average, well above 12.7 percent the 7.2 billion Euros, or about $8 bil- Fundamental solution a total of 31.2 million tons of carbon. kets clearly exist. And hopefully one lawsuits and calls to tackle the problem. in Britain, 11.3 percent in the United States, lion, of carbon offsets that were For some Chinese companies, sell- The European market in its first year of them will be chosen as the best But, last month, Prime Minister Shinzo and 8.2 percent in France, according to the traded in the European market in its ing excess carbon offset credits could traded more than 10 times that one and the nation will go forward Abe’s cabinet approved a bill to exempt Organization for Economic Co-operation first year of operation, 2006. Many bring in millions of dollars a year. amount of carbon. By design, each from that.” —AP white-collar employees earning over 10.75 and Development. A Japanese govern- million yen ($88,000) a year, such as finan- ment study found that 16 percent of full- cial dealers and consultants, from work- time workers took no paid holidays in hour rules. 2013, while others took just half their allot- His ruling Liberal Democratic Party ted vacation on average. In that year, the hopes to get parliamentary approval dur- official tally was 196 deaths and suicides ing the current session. Advocates, includ- linked to excessive working hours-but that ing Japan’s biggest business lobby is just the tip of the iceberg, said Ryukoku Keidanren, say the changes would reward University professor Shigeru Waki. “There productive workers with pay based on are a lot more people who died or became merit-rather than just working hours-and ill due to overwork, but it is very hard to give them more flexibility in terms of how prove,” he said. long they spend at the office. If they get the job done quickly, they could leave ear- ‘State of shock’ ly or come in later, they say. Backers also With more employers not required to say the reforms would not force change on keep track of extra hours worked under workers, but rather let them choose to the proposed bill, it will make it even enter such an agreement with their tougher to know the extent of the prob- employers. lem, Waki said. The mother of a 27-year-old Tokyo man who killed himself in 2009 said ‘Accelerate deaths’ his official work hours were much less than Critics charge it would be tough for the actual extra hours spent at his printing employees to refuse an offer of switching company. She opposes the new bill. to the new model, and deride it as the “no “I was in a state of shock when his com- overtime pay bill” that would force people pany called to tell me he was dead,” said to work longer with no extra pay beyond the 68-year-old woman, who asked not to their agreed salary. That could increase the be identified. “My son will not come back, number of overwork-related deaths and but I want to speak up for other younger health problems, said Koji Morioka, profes- people.” For Yamashita, who was blinded sor emeritus at Kwansei Gakuin University. by his condition, burning the candle at “The government wants to create a sys- both ends to meet the demands of a high- tem in which companies don’t have to pay pressure job was hardly worth the reward. for overtime-it could accelerate deaths “I didn’t even get to see my kids grow up WASHINGTON: This Aug 12, 2011 shows double breasted cormorants on East Sand Island in the Columbia River near Ilwaco. —AP from overwork,” he said. Morioka added because I was too busy-I wish I could have that the bill seemed to run counter to the lived a life for my family instead.” —AFP Govt hunters prepare to Hawaii groups plant coconut trees, protest against GMOs HONOLULU: Demonstrators planted grown in Hawaii. kill salmon-eating birds coconut trees and waved signs in rallies “What’s cool about doing it in Waikiki across the Hawaiian Islands as part of an with the tourists is it’s kind of giving international day of protests against agri- them a light on what the issues are in SEATTLE: Government hunters have begun scout- won’t hatch, and destroy nests. Carcasses of dead the Portland Audubon Society, said Wildlife culture business Monsanto. The protest- Hawaii - that it’s more than just paradise,” ing an island at the mouth of the Columbia River birds will be donated to educational and scientific Services and the corps should hold off for this year ers on Saturday complained about the said Nathaniel Whittaker, 28, of Honolulu. as they prepare to shoot thousands of hungry institutions, or otherwise disposed of through bur- after getting started two months later than rec- effects that companies like Monsanto On Maui, a group spent the day sow- seabirds to stop them from eating baby salmon. ial or incineration. Biologists blame the cor- ommended. The late start would increase the suf- have on the community when they spray ing fields with crops to encourage local US Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman Diana morants for eating an average 12 million baby fering of the birds by producing more chicks that fields with chemical pesticides. They say farming. An estimated 200 demonstra- Fredlund said hunters from the US Department of salmon a year as they migrate down the Columbia starve to death after their parents are killed. they want agribusiness companies to tors planted 2 acres of sweet potatoes, Agriculture’s Wildlife Services agency went to a to the ocean. Some of the fish are federally pro- “I think this demonstrates a remarkable level of stop using Hawaii as a testing ground for banana starts and more than 100 small uninhabited island off Ilwaco, Washington, tected species. The cormorant population on East indifference and ineptitude,” he said. Cormorants pesticides and genetically modified coconut trees, said Courtney Bruch of on Thursday to survey the land before carrying Sand Island near Ilwaco, Washington, has grown are the latest birds targeted for eating baby foods. GMO Free Maui. “We know that we have out plans to reduce the population of double from about 100 pairs in 1989 to some 14,000 pairs salmon. Biologists pushed Caspian terns off Rice “Get off the island,” said Diane the power in our hands to become self- crested cormorants from about 14,000 breeding now, making it the largest cormorant nesting Island in the Columbia, and created nesting habi- Marshall, a Honolulu teacher. “I would sustainable, growing our own healthy pairs to 5,600 pairs by 2018. colony in the West. Soil dredged from the bottom tat in lakes in eastern Oregon and San Francisco like to see them close up shop.” In food,” Bruch said. Double crested cormorants are large black of the Columbia to deepen shipping channels was Bay to draw them away from the mouth of the Waikiki, a man wore a gas mask in front The Maui group was joined by Neil birds with long necks, hooked bills and webbed dumped on the island over the years, expanding Columbia. The Oregon Department of Fish and of a statue of surfer Duke Kahanamoku Young, who performed a song from his feet that dive beneath the surface to eat small fish. the area available for nesting. Wildlife also has been shooting and harassing cor- to demonstrate the dangers of pesti- upcoming album called “The Monsanto Wildlife Services is slated to file a plan with the Conservation groups failed in a bid to get a morants on coastal rivers to protect salmon. Sea cides. Others in bikinis talked with Years,” Bruch said. “It’s pretty amazing he corps next week before starting to kill the birds. federal judge to stop the killing, arguing dams on lions are also killed to reduce the numbers of adult tourists about why they don’t want came out to this farm for this event,” An environmental impact statement calls for them the Columbia kill far more young salmon than the salmon eaten as they wait to go over the fish lad- genetically modified goods to be Bruch said. —AP to shoot adult birds, spray eggs with oil so they birds do. Bob Sallinger, conservation director of der at Bonneville Dam in the Columbia. —AP MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE

LOS ANGELES: Staff members and volunteers work to clean oil off a brown pelican at the International Bird Rescue office. A broken onshore pipeline in near Santa Barbara spewed oil down a storm drain and into the ocean for several hours Tuesday before it was shut off. — AP Just another birthday for the world’s oldest person

INKSTER: A Detroit-area woman turned sharp mind. She was born in Montrose, 116 Saturday, but she offers no secret for a Georgia, in 1899 and moved to Michigan in long life. “There’s nothing I can do about it,” the 1930s. Talley’s husband died in 1988 at Jeralean Talley of Inkster said ahead of her age 95. birthday weekend. Talley will celebrate her “Her No. 1 rule is to treat people how CALIFORNIA: Gino Celli checks the moisture of land just planted with corn seed on land he farms near Stockton. —AP photos birthday twice, including a party at her you want to be treated,” said godson Tyler church, New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist. Kinloch, 21, who fishes with her. “I definitely The Gerontology Research Group considers carry that with me every single day.” Talley California farmers agree to her to be the oldest person in the world, received $116 - a dollar for every year - at based on available records, followed by an event Thursday at a local office of the Susannah Jones of Brooklyn, New York, Michigan Department of Health and significantly cut water use who turns 116 in July. Human Services. The attendees included “You’re more likely to win the lottery US Rep John Conyers. The Democrat is the than to reach this age,” said Robert Young longest-serving member in the House, but of Gerontology Research. Talley bowled even at 86 he’s three decades younger than ‘We’re in a drought unprecedented in our time’ until she was 104 and still likes to catch fish. Talley, who lives in his district. “I thank you A daughter, Thelma Holloway, tells the very, very, very, very much,” Talley told the SACRAMENTO: California farmers who hold some of the delta farmers’ offer would not go far enough to Detroit Free Press that her mother still has a crowd. the state’s strongest water rights avoided the threat of save shrinking waterways statewide. But if more farm- deep mandatory cuts when the state accepted their ers sign on across the state, California could save sig- proposal to voluntarily reduce consumption by 25 nificant amounts of water, since the nearly 4,000 sen- percent amid one of the worst droughts on record. ior water rights holders alone consume trillions of gal- Officials hope the deal agreed upon on Friday will lons a year. serve as a model for more such agreements with The agreement “is an illustration of creative practi- growers in the nation’s top-producing farm state, cal approaches that water managers in the state of where agriculture accounts for 80 percent of all water California are taking to help get us all through this drawn from rivers, streams and the ground. devastating drought,” said Michael George, state “We’re in a drought unprecedented in our time. water master for the delta. California produces nearly That’s calling upon us to take unprecedented action,” half of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the state Water US, but agriculture experts say they would expect Resources Control Board, said in announcing the only modest immediate effects on food prices from agreement. The rare concession from the farmers is any reduction in water for the senior water rights the latest indication of the severity of the water short- holders. Other regions would be able to make up the age in California, which is suffering through its driest difference, economists say. four years on record. California water law is built around preserving the rights of so-called senior rights Giving back dues holders - farmers and others whose acreage abuts Under the deal, delta farmers have until June 1 to rivers and streams, or whose claims to water date lay out how they will use 25 percent less water during back a century or more, as far back as Gold Rush days. the summer. That could include irrigating their crops less or leaving some of their land fallow. In exchange, Making sacrifices the state gave assurances to the farmers it will not cut The offer potentially could cover hundreds of the remaining 75 percent of the water to which they farmers in the delta of the Sacramento and San are entitled. “When your back is up against the wall, I Joaquin rivers, the heart of California’s water system. guess you’ll do anything,” said Paul Wenger, president About 25 percent of all California river water runs of the California Farm Bureau Federation and an through the delta, according to the state’s almond grower in the Modesto area, outside of the Department of Water Resources. Some of the farmers delta. He said he is skeptical the deal will protect the made the offer after state officials warned they were farmers if the drought worsens. Senior water rights days away from ordering the first cuts in more than holders last saw their water cut in 1977, but that 30 years to the senior water rights holders’ allotments. move applied only to dozens of people along a The state already has ordered cities and towns to cut stretch of the Sacramento River. Ellen Hanak, a water their water use by 25 percent, and it has curtailed policy expert at the Public Policy Institute of California water deliveries to many other farmers. But in recent think tank, said senior water rights holders don’t nec- weeks, many city dwellers and others have com- essarily face complete water cutoffs, as people with plained that agriculture should be made to share less venerable claims to water have endured. “It’s more of the sacrifice. Rudy Mussi, whose family farms important for people to realize that there are haircuts INKSTER: Jeralean Talley, born on May 23, 1899, is honored at the district about 4,000 acres in the delta southwest of Stockton, that are partial - they don’t necessarily mean shaving office of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services after cele- reacted with mixed emotions about state approval of everything off,” Hanak said. Any accord with delta the deal. “The 25 percent savings, that gives us cer- farmers would probably rely largely on the honor sys- CALIFORNIA: Gino Celli crosses an irriga- brating her 116th birthday on Saturday. Talley bowled until she was 104 and tainty,” Mussi said. “But at the same time I’m being tem. California currently does not require monitoring tion canal that is covered in dried salt on still likes to catch fish. —AP asked to give up 25 percent of my paycheck.” By itself, or meters for superior rights holders. —AP a field he farms. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Drink More Water Campaign at IISM

ndia International School, Kuwait organized ‘Drink Sapna during the Assembly. More Water Campaign’ from 18 May onwards, as a She also urged them to spread themessage to their Icontinuation of the mission initiated by the school family and friends. Class coordinators visited classes and Director, Malayil Moosa Koya in the last academic year. explained both the pros and cons of drinking and not EVS and science teachers explained the benefits of drinking water. Class teachers were instructed to remind drinking water and the adverse effects and health students every morning to drink more water. All the chil- issues due to dehydration. Tips were given about the dren were found to be health conscious and serious wise usage of water and the students were motivated about this issue. The campaign was launched at an ideal to drink more water by the section Vice Principal, Mrs time as the summer has already started encroaching.

The Regency Hotel welcomes the Sultan of Brunei

he Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Majesty cordially greeted every individ- truly delighted by the visit of his Bolkiah, accompanied by an offi- ual member of the welcoming party. majesty the Sultan of Brunei to The Tcial delegation, arrived in Kuwait During the Sultan’s two nights at Regency. I think most people know earlier last week on an official visit and the Regency, he stayed in the hotel’s that his majesty is known for his chose The Regency as his residence most luxurious and signature accom- impeccable taste and discerning eye, during his visit. He was welcomed by modation, the Abdul Razzaq Suite. On so to be selected as his chosen accom- the General Manager, Aurelio Giraudo his departure, the Sultan made a spe- modation in Kuwait for the second and his team on a red carpet that was cial point of personally thanking The time was for us, is a tremendous honor stretched from the hotel entrance Regency staff. - not just for me, but for all my associ- across the white marble lobby. His Cav Aurelio Giraudo stated: “I am ates.”

Alaa Eddin Al-Chalabi picks up his award. Alaa Eddin Al-Chalabi’s poster presentation. Asayel Al-Mutawa Jumana’s Al-Jaber poster presentation. AUK engineering students win awards at Dubai Research Conference

wo teams of students from the American their work and interact with other young stone projects every year, but this year’s partici- systems. The team was composed of AlaaEddin plants and waters the soil. The team was com- University of Kuwait (AUK) won the Best researchers, faculty, and industrial leaders. The pation in the URC and resulting awards is a mark- Al-Chalabi, Samer Essa, Haseeb Shahzad and posed of Bashayer Al-Beeshi, Bashayer Al- TPoster Presentation Awards at the 7th conference featured 156 participating projects er of especially high quality work. supervised by Dr Issam Damaj Mesbah, Sara Al-Dousari, and supervised by Dr Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on from nine countries including Kuwait, Malaysia, The two winners of the Best Poster The project “iPlant: The Intelligent Farming Mohammed El-Abd. Applied Computing (URC) held at Zayed UAE, KSA, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Oman, and Presentation Award at URC were the projects System” also won Best Poster Presentation In addition to these achievements, many University in Dubai, UAE from April 22nd to 23rd, Qatar. In addition to student presentations and “All-in-One Pass NFC Wallet” and “iPlant: The Award at the conference. iPlant is a system for engineering students have published the work 2015. AUK participated in the conference with posters, the conference program included talks Intelligent Farming System.” The NFC Wallet is the agricultural sector in Kuwait that is self-sus- developed in their capstone projects in both nine projects from the Electrical and Computer by prominent speakers in academia and other technology with the ability to combine multiple taining through environmental interaction: its regional and international conferences over the Engineering (ECE) Capstone Design courses. Dr relevant industries. accounts into one safe, convenient and wearable robotic system monitors and broadcasts plants’ last three years. These accolades include 11 ref- Mohammed El Abd of ECE supervised the AUK The senior design capstone courses (CPEG475 pass for a variety of consumers. The product vital information and can dispense water, nutri- erenced conference publications; 12 short teams presenting their projects, entitled: ‘Project and CPEG480) at AUK are courses, in which stu- aims to eliminate the need for many smartcards ents and care based on this data, thereby reduc- papers, abstracts in conference proceedings and Leap’: All-in-one pass NFC wallet, vehicle detec- dents deliver a product that has passed through and includes three main elements: wearable ing usage of natural and financial resources. The posters; and 13 exhibition participations. The tion system, smart meter tracker and robo-wait- planning, design, implementation, analysis, test- technology with an embedded smart chip, a iPlant team developed the system with Kuwait’s mission of the AUK ECE department is to provide er; ‘MTripleS’: A multipurpose secure smartcard ing, evaluation and documentation stages; the web-based phone app and a smart reader to weather in mind and the subsequent need for high-quality engineering education centered on system and ‘iPlant’: The intelligent farming sys- work requires creative thinking and problem recognize the chip and provide security for the non-traditional agricultural systems. iPlant is the key principles of liberal arts; specifically, life- tem. solving and is important for students’ academic, owner. This approach to integration of smart ID designed to be used in greenhouses and it long-learning, critical thinking, and effective The objective of the URC is to promote personal and professional growth. The capstone in wearable technology is relatively new and includes two parts: one, an environment control- communication. The department prepares stu- undergraduate research activity at educational project must satisfy a number of requirements by consequently few solutions exist, providing a ling system to stabilize temperature and humidi- dents to become successful engineers and to institutions in the UAE and across the Arab world the department and is an extensive piece of prime market for the NFC Wallet, with a focus on ty, send the user climate reports and detect contribute effectively to their profession and by providing a forum for students to present work. The ECE holds an exhibition of the cap- payment transaction and building management smoke; and two, a line following robot that community.

Bashayer Al-Beeshi Mohammed El-Abd picks up her award. Bashayer Al-Beeshi’s poster presentation. Salma Chiko’s poster presentation. AOU and Oula organize Risk Management Workshop

he Arab Open University (AOU) in a big number of leading Kuwaiti of identifying attributes and behaviors Training Centre in collaboration companies for managing risk . The of frauds were addressed in addition Twith Oula, the leading market- workshop was delivered by Alaa Abu to the best practices of internal audit ing fuel company, organized a work- Nabaa, Chief Executive Internal Audit controls. The trainees were exposed to shop, entitled “Risk Management”, for at AOU and Expert in risk manage- many regional and international a number of senior and leadership ment. authentic examples of risk manage- management staff of Oula Company. Abu Nabaa said this workshop ment and they engaged in practical The workshop goal was to develop aimed to address risk categories, iden- exercises on such situations and cases. skills and knowledge of participants in tification of threats and opportunities, At the end of the workshop, certifi- identifying, assessing and managing and strategies of prioritizing risk cates were presented to the partici- strategic, operational and financial responses according to the company’s pants in presence of Faisal Al-Shalaby, risks and to acquaint them with the strategy in risk management, adding Director of training and development best international practices in risk the responses include avoiding, trans- department at the AOU, and Shahad Al-Mourad’s poster presentation. Hessa Al-Hasan and Reem Al-Sane’s poster presentation. management, such as the widely ferring, mitigating and accepting. Mohammed Helaly from the training known model (COSO) , which is used During the workshop, fraud and ways department at Oula. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Sultan Center celebrates 33rd anniversary

n celebration of its 33 year anniver- winners of Nissan Sunny were Abdel sary, The Sultan Center hosted a range Salem Abba, Rajesh Gairdla, Hani Osami Iof activities and events throughout Khalifa, Wassmiya Ghazy Al-Harby and the month of April, in which TSC reward Khaled Al-Ali. card customers had an opportunity to Commenting on the success of TSC participate and win a number of exiting Anniversary campaign, Loyalty Program prizes and gifts. Upon purchase of KD 10 Manager at TSC, Mohammed Jalloul, TSC Reward Card members were auto- said, ìThe campaign was well-received by matically entered into the draw, with a TSC customers and their participation in chance to win valuable prizes. this campaign is a testament to its suc- Prizes for the anniversary celebration cess. This positive feedback is encourag- included a Nissan Pathfinder, five Nissan ing as we hope to prepare similar cam- Sunnys, gold coins, thousands of TSC gift paigns in the future for our TSC Rewards vouchers and travel rewards including card holdersî. tickets to Beirut, Sharm Al-Sheikh, Dubai, TSC Rewards card program is free to Istanbul, Muscat and Amman. The grand join and customers can enjoy unlimited prize winner of the Nissan Pathfinder was benefits, rewards and chances to win Saled Majed Al-Khamis and the five lucky valuable prizes throughout the year. Award winning venues at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa

Al Sadu meeting room Dewan meeting room

umeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa continues to pro- Director of Business Development and Marketing, guests’ high expectations in order to turn each event into a events, board meetings, private social events and cocktail vide the finest venues for exceptional events and Ahmed Jarkass, said: “With extensive conference and ban- memorable success.” receptions. Jgrand celebrations in Kuwait and has been recognized queting facilities and an exceptional location, our hotel is With elegantly appointed guest rooms, the luxurious In addition, the hotel provides a business centre for two years running as Kuwait’s Leading Business Hotel the ideal destination for first-class meetings and events in landmark offers modern event facilities. There are 16 meet- designed to offer guests with comprehensive secretarial, by the prestigious World Travel Awards. Kuwait’s idyllic Kuwait and the region. We have recently welcomed a new ing rooms, including the Badriah ballroom which at 1,950 meeting and ancillary services and access to the Club resort is committed to raising the bar of perfection in pro- Director of Conferences and Events, Sarkis Demirjian, who square meters is the largest in Kuwait. The Reef room is a Executive Lounge. From corporate functions and social viding and developing a market-leading product and together with the hotel’s experienced events team, looks hidden haven and offers an impressive underwater design, events to ceremonies and weddings, Kuwait’s idyllic resort service. forward to providing inspiration and support to meet our perfect for formal meetings, business gatherings, VIP is the perfect venue to host all types of events. LOYAC concludes AC Milan Soccer School activities

OYAC recently held a special ceremony at Kuwait National Library to conclude its AC Milan Soccer LSchool activities under patronage and with the atten- dance of the Italian ambassador to Kuwait, Fabrizio Nicoletti. The LOYAC AC Milan Soccer School is one of the leading soccer schools in the region and one of the few AC Milan soccer schools worldwide. It is also the first Arab team to ever participate in the International Youth Peace Tournament.†The schoolís Girls team (ages 11-16) recently took part in the ëPeace Championshipí held in Florence, Italy and managed to win second place. The youth team comprising of 20 players also took part in the same cham- pionship and won third place. Speaking at the ceremony, LOYAC board member, Mona Al-Kalouti stressed that LOYACís AC Milan Soccer School has trained 450 players this year and that two teams had taken part in an international championship in Italy and won leading places. On his part, the DOW Chemical General Manager, Ahmed Daíalah expressed his companyís pride in supporting and sponsoring the schoolís teams as part of its communal activities and responsibility towards the society as a whole.

After retirement, a writer’s hat for Somu Mathew

By Sunil Cherian

omu Mathew is writing a book - a collection of quips, anecdotes and small stories with messages aiming as Sa guide for public speakers. The project started years ago by his late father, a former member of the Indian par- liament Pala KM Mathew. As a retirement plan, Somu, a well-known social activist among the Indian expats in Kuwait, will also wear the member hat of the KM Mathew trust that will run literary competitions at a school level. While most expats start linking with expat associations after landing in Kuwait, Somu had foreseen a retired life in Kuwait. He had shadowed his filmmaker brother Joshy Mathew in his social activism just like his father did with his brother KM Chandy, KPCC president and governor. Somu inevitable presence. He was the president and later secretary came to Kuwait as a teacher at United Indian School. He of Youth Chorus, an organization boasting of conducting the later joined the joint operations and soon found himself at Middle East’s biggest Christmas choir competition for 18 the forefront of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), one of years. Somu’s name is highly associated with Kottayam the first expat associations to come out of the houses for a Association, Paurasamithi that does charity works, Pala St public meeting. Thomas Alumni and We Baselians. As he is leaving Kuwait A couple of other organizations also saw Somu as an this Wednesday, Somu has nothing to regret. MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

17:30 The Pioneer Woman 19:20 I, Predator 18:00 Barefoot Contessa 20:10 Rise Of Animals 18:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 21:00 Kingdom Of The Oceans 19:00 Chopped 21:50 Blood Rivals: Lion vs. Buffalo 20:00 Guy’s Grocery Games 22:40 Animals Gone Wild 00:00 Jersey Shore Shark Attack DISCOVERY CHANNEL HD 21:00 Ching’s Restaurant 23:30 Fish Warrior 02:00 Kill Em All-PG15 00:45 Bear Grylls: Breaking Point Redemption 04:00 Marvel’s Doctor Strange-PG 01:35 Bear Grylls: Breaking Point 21:30 Ching’s Restaurant 06:00 The Numbers Station-PG15 02:25 Bear Grylls: Breaking Point Redemption 08:00 Justice League: War-PG15 03:15 Bear Grylls: Breaking Point 22:00 Mystery Diners 10:00 Terminal Velocity-PG15 04:05 Bear Grylls: Breaking Point 22:30 Mystery Diners 12:00 Kill Em All-PG15 05:00 Mind Control Freaks 23:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 14:00 The Numbers Station-PG15 05:30 Mind Control Freaks 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon 23:30 Chopped Stewart 16:00 Justice League: War-PG15 06:00 Alaska: The Last Frontier 17:30 Terminal Velocity-PG15 06:50 Idris Elba: King Of Speed 01:00 The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore 19:30 Man Of Steel-PG15 07:40 Fast N’ Loud 22:00 Rage-PG15 08:30 Storage Hunters 01:30 It’s Always Sunny In 08:55 Backroad Bounty Philadelphia 02:00 It’s Always Sunny In 09:45 How It’s Made 00:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Philadelphia 10:10 How Do They Do It? 01:30 Paul O’Grady: For The Love 02:30 Curb Your Enthusiasm 10:35 Fast N’ Loud Of Dogs 03:00 Cristela 11:25 Misfit Garage 02:00 Emmerdale 02:00 That Awkward Moment 03:30 Parks And Recreation 12:15 Wheeler Dealers 02:25 Emmerdale 04:00 Article 99 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring 13:05 Storage Hunters 02:55 Coronation Street 06:00 28 Days Jimmy Fallon 13:30 Backroad Bounty 03:25 Who’s Doing The Dishes 08:00 Breathless 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 14:20 Alaska: The Last Frontier 04:20 Big Star’s Little Star 10:00 Oscar 09:00 Cristela 15:10 Overhaulin’ 05:15 The Chase: Celebrity 12:00 That Awkward Moment 09:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 16:00 Fast N’ Loud Specials 14:00 28 Days 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 16:50 How It’s Made 06:10 Please Marry My Boy 16:00 Breathless Jimmy Fallon 17:15 How Do They Do It? Australia 18:00 Every Day 14:00 Parks And Recreation 17:40 American Muscle 07:05 Coronation Street 20:00 Sorority Boys 14:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 18:30 Gold Rush 07:30 Who’s Doing The Dishes 22:00 The Royal Tenenbaums 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 19:20 Gold Divers 08:25 Big Star’s Little Star Stewart 20:10 Backroad Bounty 09:20 Home Fires 16:00 The Nightly Show With Larry 21:00 Gold Rush 10:15 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Wilmore 21:50 Gold Divers Of Dogs 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 22:40 Alaska: The Last Frontier 10:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 18:00 Cristela 01:00 The Butler-PG15 (Season 4 Specials) 11:35 Please Marry My Boy 18:30 Parks And Recreation 03:15 Suspension Of Disbelief- 23:30 Fast N’ Loud: Demolition Australia 19:00 About A Boy PG15 Theater 12:30 The Chase: Celebrity 20:00 Mulaney 05:15 The Past-PG15 Specials 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 07:30 The Glass Man-PG15 13:25 Emmerdale Stewart 09:30 The Bag Man-PG15 13:50 Holiday: Heaven On Earth 21:30 Last Week Tonight With John 11:30 The Past-PG15 14:15 Coronation Street Oliver 14:00 Almost Christmas-PG15 14:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 22:05 Veep 16:00 Stolen Child-PG15 15:35 The Chase 00:00 The Soup 22:30 Silicon Valley 17:30 The Bag Man-PG15 16:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 00:30 The Grace Helbig Show 23:00 Togetherness 19:30 I Will Follow You Into The 17:25 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 00:55 Fashion Bloggers 23:30 Mulaney Dark-PG15 01:25 The Drama Queen 18:20 The Chase: Celebrity 21:30 At Any Price-PG15 02:20 E! News Specials 23:30 Joe-18 03:15 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 19:10 Coronation Street 03:40 Richkids Of Beverly Hills 19:35 The Chase 04:10 THS 20:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 05:05 Fergie Special 21:25 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 00:00 Parenthood 06:00 Keeping Up With The 22:20 Coronation Street 01:00 Tyrant Kardashians 22:50 Emmerdale 02:00 House Of Cards 02:00 The French Connection 06:55 Keeping Up With The 23:15 The Chase: Celebrity 03:00 Mistresses 04:00 Jobs Kardashians Specials 04:00 Scandal 06:30 For Greater Glory 07:50 Style Star 05:00 Castle 09:00 Little White Lies 08:20 E! News 06:00 Parenthood 10:45 Dead Poets Society 09:15 Giuliana & Bill 08:00 Perception 13:00 Battle Of The Year 10:15 Giuliana & Bill 09:00 Castle 15:00 Quiz Show 11:10 Eric And Jessie: Game On 10:00 Scandal 17:15 Little White Lies 12:00 Emmerdale 11:35 Eric And Jessie: Game On 00:00 Nazi Underworld 19:00 The Boxer 12:05 E! News 12:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Tar 01:00 Bugging Hitler’s Army 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 13:05 Extreme Close-Up 02:00 Situation Critical 22:30 The Bling Ring 13:35 THS 14:00 Perception 03:00 Air Crash Investigation 15:00 Parenthood 14:30 Style Star 04:00 Monster Frog 15:00 Kourtney And Khloe Take 16:00 Emmerdale 05:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines 16:30 Coronation Street The Hamptons 06:00 Caught In The Act 16:00 Kourtney And Khloe Take 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 01:00 Runner Runner-PG15 07:00 Lords Of War 18:00 Perception The Hamptons 07:30 Lords Of War 03:00 Good Deeds-PG15 17:00 A-List Listings: Academy 19:00 Red Band Society 05:00 Free Birds-PG 08:00 Nazi Underworld 21:00 Helix Awards Edition 09:00 Bugging Hitler’s Army 07:00 Dawn Rider-PG15 17:30 Fashion Police 22:00 Game Of Thrones 09:00 The Last Days On Mars- 10:00 Situation Critical 23:00 Mistresses 18:00 E! News 11:00 Monster Frog PG15 19:00 Keeping Up With The 12:00 Wild Canada 11:00 The Wolverine-PG15 Kardashians 13:00 Banged Up Abroad 13:15 Streetdance: All Stars-PG15 20:00 House Of DVF 14:00 Mystery Files 15:00 The Nut Job-FAM 21:00 Fashion Bloggers 14:30 Mystery Files 17:00 The Last Days On Mars- 21:30 Fashion Bloggers 15:00 Nazi Underworld PG15 22:00 Good Work 16:00 Family Guns 18:45 Need For Speed-PG15 23:00 Beyond Candid With 17:00 Nazi Death Camp: The Great 02:00 Good Morning America 21:00 Insight-PG15 WE’RE THE MILLERS ON OSN MOVIES HD Giuliana Escape 03:00 Legends 23:00 We’re The Millers-18 18:00 Helicopter Wars 04:00 Defiance 14:30 Senior US PGA 19:20 Shopping Is My Life 11:20 Jake And The Neverland 19:00 Nazi Underworld 06:00 Good Morning America Championship 20:10 The Next Great Baker Pirates 07:00 Emmerdale 20:00 Family Guns 19:00 PGA Tour Highlights 21:00 Return To Amish 11:35 Limon And Oli 21:00 Nazi Death Camp: The Great 07:30 Coronation Street 20:00 PGA European Tour 11:45 Loopdidoo 09:00 The Night Shift 21:50 My Big Fat Fabulous Life Escape Highlights 22:15 My Big Fat Fabulous Life 12:00 Handy Manny 22:00 Helicopter Wars 10:00 Emmerdale 01:00 Postman Pat: The Movie 21:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 00:00 The Curse Of Oak Island 12:15 Sofia The First 00:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 10:30 Coronation Street 01:00 Ax Men 22:40 Long Island Medium 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 23:00 Monster Frog 02:45 Planet 51 22:00 Golfing World 23:05 Last Chance Salon 12:45 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 12:00 Marvel’s Agent Carter 04:30 Little Gobie 23:00 LPGA Tour 02:00 Swamp People 13:10 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 01:00 Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers 13:00 C.S.I. 03:00 American Pickers 23:55 Return To Amish 01:30 Siba’s Table 06:00 Miffy The Movie 13:35 Zou 14:00 Live Good Morning America 08:00 Patoruzito: The Great 04:00 The Curse Of Oak Island 13:50 Jake And The Never Land 02:00 Farm Kings 16:00 The Night Shift 03:00 Siba’s Table Adventure 05:00 American Pickers Pirates 17:00 Marvel’s Agent Carter 10:00 Wheelers 06:00 American Pickers 14:15 Doc McStuffins 03:30 Siba’s Table 18:00 C.S.I. 04:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 11:30 Space Dogs 00:00 Live LPGA Tour 07:00 Counting Cars 14:45 Miles From Tomorrow 00:20 Dangerous Encounters 19:00 The Night Shift 13:00 Planet 51 15:10 Messages From Miles 04:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 01:10 The Real Serengeti 20:00 Marvel’s Agent Carter 11:30 Super Rugby Highlights 07:30 Counting Cars 14:30 The Olsen Gang In Deep 08:00 Mountain Men 15:15 Sofia The First 05:00 Chopped 02:00 Night Stalkers 21:00 C.S.I. 12:00 Golfing World 03:00 True Crime With 06:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Trouble 15:00 Indy Car Series 09:00 Ax Men 15:40 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 02:50 War Elephants 22:00 Better Call Saul 16:00 Catch That Kid Aphrodite Jones 16:05 Lilo & Stitch 06:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 03:45 Dangerous Encounters 23:00 Defiance 19:00 WWE Experience 10:00 American Pickers 03:45 Dr G: Medical Examiner 07:00 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 18:00 Wheelers 20:00 WWE Afterburn 11:00 Pawn Stars 16:30 Adventures Of The 04:40 Ultimate Predators GPU 04:30 Disappeared Gummi Bears 07:30 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 20:00 Khumba 21:00 WWE This Week 11:30 Pawn Stars 05:35 Night Stalkers 22:00 The Olsen Gang In Deep 05:20 Forensic Detectives 17:00 Chip n Dale Rescue 08:00 Chopped 06:30 War Elephants 21:30 Indy Car Series 12:00 Storage Wars 06:10 Forensic Detectives 09:00 Barefoot Contessa Trouble Rangers 07:25 Dangerous Encounters 23:30 Marvel’s Planet Hulk 12:30 Storage Wars 07:00 Nightmare Next Door 17:25 Ducktales 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 08:20 Fish Tank Kings 13:00 Pawn Stars South Africa 07:50 Fatal Encounters 00:00 Act Of Valor 18:00 Miles From Tomorrow 10:30 The Pioneer Woman 09:15 Kingdom Of The Oceans 13:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 08:40 I Almost Got Away With It 02:00 Jersey Shore Shark Attack 18:30 Sofia The First 11:00 The Pioneer Woman 10:10 Fatal Attraction 09:30 I Was Murdered 04:00 Kill Em All 14:00 Pawn Stars South Africa 18:55 Messages From Miles 11:30 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 11:05 Animals Gone Wild 00:30 Indian Premier League H/L : 14:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 09:55 Stalked: Someone’s 12:00 Chopped 06:00 Marvel’s Doctor Strange 19:00 The Adventures Of Disney 12:00 Fish Warrior Final 15:00 Pawn Stars South Africa Watching 13:00 Guy’s Big Bite 08:00 The Numbers Station Fairies 12:55 Night Stalkers 12:00 Indian Premier League H/L : 15:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 10:20 Forensic Detectives 19:30 Jake And The Neverland 13:30 Guy’s Big Bite 10:00 Justice League: War 00:00 Peeples-PG15 13:50 Madagascar’s Legendary Eliminator 11:10 On The Case With Paula Pirates 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:00 Terminal Velocity 02:00 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film- 16:00 Pawn Stars South Africa Lemurs 13:00 Live International Test Series Zahn 19:45 Doc McStuffins 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 14:00 Kill Em All PG15 16:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 14:45 I, Predator : ENG v NZ 12:00 Blood Relatives 20:00 Adventures Of The 15:00 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 16:00 The Numbers Station 04:00 In A World...-PG15 17:00 Pawn Stars South Africa 15:40 Rise Of Animals 21:00 ICC Cricket 360 12:50 True Crime With Gummi Bears 15:30 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 18:00 Justice League: War 06:00 Magic Journey To Africa- 17:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 16:35 Kingdom Of The Oceans 21:30 Indian Premier League H/L : Aphrodite Jones 20:30 Sofia The First 16:00 Chopped 19:30 Terminal Velocity PG15 18:00 Pawn Stars South Africa 17:30 Blood Rivals: Lion vs. Buffalo Qualifier 1 13:40 Who On Earth Did I 20:55 Cars Toons 17:00 The Pioneer Woman 21:30 Man Of Steel 08:00 Snitch-PG15 18:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 18:25 Animals Gone Wild 22:30 Indian Premier League H/L : Marry? 21:00 Chip n Dale Rescue 10:00 Frozen-PG 19:00 Ax Men Eliminator 14:05 Who On Earth Did I Rangers 12:00 In A World...-PG15 20:00 Storage Wars Marry? 21:30 Ducktales 14:00 Badges Of Fury-PG15 20:30 Storage Wars 14:30 On The Case With Paula 22:00 Lilo & Stitch 15:45 Snitch-PG15 21:00 Storage Wars Zahn 22:25 Art Attack 17:45 Guardians Of The Galaxy- 21:30 Storage Wars 15:20 I Was Murdered 22:55 Limon And Oli PG15 22:00 Pawn Stars 15:45 Stalked: Someone’s 23:05 Zou 20:00 The Art Of The Steal-PG15 22:30 Pawn Stars Watching 23:20 Mouk 22:00 Insidious: Chapter 2-PG15 00:15 A Good Night To Die 23:00 Pawn Stars South Africa 16:10 Fatal Encounters 23:35 Jungle Junction 04:00 Wreckers 23:30 Pawn Stars South Africa 17:00 Blood Relatives 23:50 Art Attack 05:30 Speak 17:50 I Almost Got Away With It 00:15 Julius Jr. 07:00 Thorne: Scaredycat 18:40 Forensic Detectives 00:30 Calimero 09:00 Inferno 19:30 True Crime With 00:45 Henry Hugglemonster 10:45 The Four Aphrodite Jones 01:00 Zou 12:45 Wreckers 20:20 The Will 00:00 MSNBC Caught On Camera 01:15 Jungle Junction 14:15 Hanna 21:10 Who On Earth Did I 01:00 Live ABC World News 01:25 Art Attack 16:15 33 Postcards Marry? 01:30 Live NBC Nightly News 01:50 Julius Jr. 18:00 People Like Us 21:35 Who On Earth Did I 02:00 ABC World News 02:00 Calimero 20:00 Jane Eyre 00:45 Shopping Is My Life Marry? 02:30 NBC Nightly News 02:15 Henry Hugglemonster 22:00 Brave 01:35 Long Island Medium 22:00 True Crime With 03:00 NBC Sunday Today Show 02:25 Zou 23:30 Father Of The Bride II 02:00 Last Chance Salon Aphrodite Jones 04:00 ABC This Week With G 02:40 Mouk 02:50 Say Yes To The Dress 22:50 Dr G: Medical Examiner Stephanopoulos 02:50 Jungle Junction 23:40 Couples Who Kill 05:00 NBC Meet The Press 03:15 Something Borrowed, 00:30 Swamp Murders 06:00 ABC World News Something New 01:20 Nightmare Next Door 06:30 NBC Nightly News 03:40 Soul Food Family 02:10 True Crime With 07:00 ABC World News 04:30 Cake Boss Aphrodite Jones 07:30 NBC Nightly News 00:00 Lost 05:00 Little People, Big World 08:00 ABC This Week With G 01:00 Masterchef: The 05:30 Extreme Couponing Stephanopoulos Professionals 06:00 17 Kids And Counting 06:00 Kid vs Kat 09:00 ABC World News 02:00 Revenge 06:25 The Next Great Baker 06:10 Zeke & Luther 09:30 NBC Nightly News 03:00 Revenge 07:15 Say Yes To The Dress 06:35 Kickin’ It 10:00 Live ABC World News Now 04:00 Low Winter Sun 07:40 Something Borrowed, 07:00 Phineas And Ferb 07:25 Lab Rats 10:30 Live ABC World News Now 05:00 The Simpsons Something New 07:50 Supa Strikas 11:00 Live NBC Early Today 05:30 The Simpsons 08:05 Say Yes To The Dress: 03:00 Art Attack 11:30 Live ABC America This Randy Knows Best 03:25 Julius Jr. 08:15 The 7D 06:00 Around The World In 80 08:40 Kirby Buckets Morning 08:30 Say Yes To The Dress: 03:35 Calimero Plates 09:05 Ultimate Spider-Man: Web 12:00 Live ABC America This Randy Knows Best 03:50 Henry Hugglemonster Morning 07:00 How I Met Your Mother Warriors 08:55 Say Yes To The Dress 04:00 Zou 12:30 Live ABC America This 07:30 How I Met Your Mother 04:15 Mouk 09:30 Kickin’ It 09:20 Say Yes To The Dress Morning 08:00 Lost 04:25 Jungle Junction 09:55 Phineas And Ferb 13:00 Live ABC America This 09:00 Masterchef: The 09:45 Cake Boss 04:35 Art Attack 10:20 Boyster Morning Professionals 10:10 Little People, Big World 05:00 Julius Jr. 10:45 Zeke & Luther 13:30 MSNBC First Look 10:00 The Simpsons 10:35 Extreme Couponing 05:10 Calimero 11:10 Lab Rats 14:00 Live NBC Today Show 10:30 The Simpsons 11:00 Toddlers & Tiaras 05:25 Henry Hugglemonster 11:35 Phineas And Ferb 18:00 Live MSNBC NewsNation 11:00 Revenge 11:50 Say Yes To The Dress: 05:35 Zou 12:00 Pair Of Kings 19:00 Live MSNBC Andrea Mitchell 12:00 Revenge Randy Knows Best 05:50 Mouk 12:30 Supa Strikas Reports 13:00 Low Winter Sun 12:15 Say Yes To The Dress: 06:00 Jungle Junction 12:55 Kickin’ It 20:00 Live MSNBC Live With 14:00 How I Met Your Mother Randy Knows Best 06:10 Art Attack 13:20 Phineas And Ferb Thomas Roberts 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 12:40 The Next Great Baker 06:35 Julius Jr. 13:40 Mighty Med 14:05 Zeke & Luther 22:00 Live MSNBC The Cycle 15:00 Around The World In 80 13:30 19 Kids And Counting 06:45 Calimero 14:30 Kickin’ It 23:00 Live MSNBC Now With Alex Plates 13:55 19 Kids And Counting 07:00 Jungle Junction Wagner 14:55 Ultimate Spider-Man: Web 16:00 Lost 14:20 Little People, Big World: 07:15 Zou 07:30 Calimero Warriors 17:00 Masterchef: The Down Under 07:45 Loopdidoo 15:20 Supa Strikas Professionals 15:10 Cake Boss 15:45 Mini Ninjas 15:35 Little People, Big World 08:00 Limon And Oli 18:00 Army Wives 08:10 Jake And The Never Land 16:10 Pair Of Kings 19:00 Army Wives 16:00 Toddlers & Tiaras 16:35 Supa Strikas 01:00 Super Rugby Highlights Pirates 20:00 Grey’s Anatomy 16:50 Say Yes To The Dress 17:00 Kirby Buckets 03:00 Senior US PGA 08:35 Doc McStuffins 21:00 Scrubs 17:15 Something Borrowed, 17:30 Mighty Med Championship 09:05 Art Attack Something New 18:00 Mission Marvel 07:00 Golfing World 21:30 Scrubs 09:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 17:40 17 Kids And Counting 18:50 Supa Strikas 08:00 LPGA Tour 22:00 The Bridge 10:00 Sofia The First 18:05 Extreme Couponing 19:15 Phineas And Ferb 11:00 Top 14 Highlights 23:00 The Simpsons 10:25 Henry Hugglemonster 19:40 Phineas And Ferb MAN OF STEEL ON OSN MOVIES ACTIN HD 12:00 Live NRL Premiership 23:30 The Simpsons 18:30 Soul Food Family 10:55 Miles From Tomorrow Classifieds

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SHARQIA-1 SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD 10:30 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 7:45 PM POLTERGEIST 11:30 AM SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD 12:45 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 10:00 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 1:30 PM POLTERGEIST 12:15 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 3:45 PM FANAR-4 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 6:00 PM TOMORROWLAND 11:30 AM AVENUES-5 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 8:15 PM TOMORROWLAND 2:00 PM TOMORROWLAND 11:30 AM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 10:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 4:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 2:15 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 12:45 AM TOMORROWLAND 7:15 PM Special Show “TOMORROWLAND” 2:15 PM TOMORROWLAND 9:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 5:00 PM SHARQIA-2 TOMORROWLAND 12:30 AM TOMORROWLAND 7:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 11:30 AM Special Show “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”7:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 2:00 PM FANAR-5 TOMORROWLAND 10:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 4:30 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 12:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 1:15 AM TOMORROWLAND 7:00 PM POLTERGEIST 3:00 PM TOMORROWLAND 9:30 PM POLTERGEIST 5:00 PM AVENUES-6 TOMORROWLAND 12:05 AM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 7:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 11:30 AM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 9:30 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - 3D 1:30 PM SHARQIA-3 TOMORROWLAND 12:05 AM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 4:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 1:00 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - 3D 6:30 PM POLTERGEIST 3:00 PM MARINA-1 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 9:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 5:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:30 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 11:30 PM POLTERGEIST 7:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 2:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 9:00 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 4:30 PM AVENUES-7 POLTERGEIST 11:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 6:45 PM SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD 11:45 AM OUT OF THE DARK 1:00 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 8:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 2:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 11:00 PM TOMORROWLAND 4:45 PM MUHALAB-1 OUT OF THE DARK 1:00 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 7:30 PM tioned mob no. 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Aries (March 21-April 19)

You may feel living your life is like crossing a desert, but fortunately, Aries, today brings your oasis. Take advantage of it! Some people you've met over the past few weeks could turn out to be more interesting than you originally thought. It's up to you to change those parts of your personality that have been holding you back.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Certain questions about your family life aren't as cut and dried as you might think, Taurus. This can be the case when emotions are involved. Yet more than anyone else, you need to be careful not to hurt anyone's feel- ings. Today something could happen that will let you control the situation while controlling your emotions.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Gemini, you may have had some confused emotions about your relationship or fam- ily over the past few days. You may not have been able to fully express your worries to others. But today these emotions will find a way to come out. Look around you. There might be someone right next to you who can help with your problems. ACROSS 4. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 1. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the 5. A city in Tuscany. eastern Mediterranean. 6. Shaped like a ring. 5. The quantity contained in a pail. 7. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the 12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by genus Iva with small greenish flowers. Cancer (June 21-July 22) behavioral and learning disorders. 8. Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of 15. A notable achievement. birds and emphasized the importance of innate as Yesterday’s Solution 16. Connect closely and often incriminatingly. opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989). If every day were like today, life would be heaven, Cancer! This is potentially 17. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces. 9. The wool of a sheep or similar animal. a wonderful time for you. You may find the answers to problems that have 18. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates. 10. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range. been bothering you for a few weeks. Keep your eyes and ears open in all 19. Something (often something deceptively 11. A unit of length of thread or yarn. conversations. You could come across the piece you've been waiting for. attractive) that catches you unawares. 12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 20. Lower in esteem. 13. Any orchid of the genus Disa. 22. A German machine gun. 14. Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or 24. An international organization of European view. Leo (July 23-August 22) countries formed after World War II to reduce 21. The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names trade barriers and increase cooperation among its Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa). members. 23. The time during which someone's life contin- Leo, you don't have to be at everyone's beck and call all the time. This is 26. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. ues. exhausting, and you lose contact with yourself. You should try to take 27. The cry made by sheep. 25. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during some time out today. Take a good look at your life to see where you're 28. 16th President of the United States. respiration and by the decomposition of organic going. Go for a walk or take a long bubble bath. Things will be much clear- 31. A college or university team that competes at substances. er after a relaxing day of reflection. a level below the varsity team. 29. Form a mental image of something that is not 33. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood. present or that is not the case. 34. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. 30. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist 38. Yellow-fever mosquitos. people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Virgo (August 23-September 22) 41. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that Thailand. resembles manganese chemically and is used in 32. Suggestive of youth. some alloys. 35. Jordan's port. Is it possible you're too demanding, Virgo? Today's planetary aspects may 43. A member of an Algonquian people living in 36. That have been left. be asking you this question. You're choosy about the people you spend central Canada. 37. A region and ancient country in the east of the time with, and you have a tendency to ask them to go too far for you. 45. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea. Sometimes you have trouble knowing your limits where other people are the razorbill. 39. United States industrialist who manufactured concerned. You might want to think about this. 47. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804- (1512-1548). 1886). 48. Used of a single unit or thing. 40. The branch of engineering science that studies 52. Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a the uses of electricity and the equipment for pow- highly seasoned sauce. er generation and distribution and the control of Libra (September 23-October 22) 54. A unit of pressure. machines and communication. 56. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was 42. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial responsible for research into atomic energy and point measured westward along the celestial Today's a day to daydream, although this may not be an activity you usu- its peacetime uses in the United States. equator from the zenith crossing. ally do. You may even feel as if you're on vacation. Let's just hope people don't ask you a lot of difficult questions, because your answers will be any- 57. Adroitness in using the hands. 44. A school teaching mechanical and industrial thing but clear. But you shouldn't have to carry the weight of the world on 60. A Mid-Atlantic state. arts and the applied sciences. your shoulders every day, Libra. 61. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give 46. An oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used a red glow in a vacuum tube. against serious bacterial infections of the skin or Daily SuDoku 62. A small measure (usually of food). respiratory tract of urinary tract or bones or joints. 64. Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread. 49. Make children. 69. A medium (art or business) that disseminates 50. A dictator or dictatorial person. Scorpio (October 23-November 21) moving pictures. 51. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now wide- 72. Wild sheep of northern Africa. spread in cultivation. If you have someone special in your life, Scorpio, today is a perfect day to 73. The Creator. 53. Executed with proper legal authority. stop playing at being your partner's parent, as you sometimes seem to do. 76. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia 55. Having deep narrow furrows or grooves. Reverse roles, and let other people take care of you. The world won't fall or North Africa. 58. Being one hundred more than three hundred. apart if you let go for a while. No matter what happens, a day like today 77. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected 59. Ruffed grouse. should open your eyes. to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a 63. Type genus of the Percidae. horse. 65. A particular geographical region of indefinite 78. A warning against certain acts. boundary (usually serving some special purpose 79. Someone who works (or provides workers) or distinguished by its people or culture or geog- Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) during a strike. raphy). 80. Sudden sharp painful emotion. 66. The state of being decayed or destroyed. 81. Standing posture. 67. The elementary stages of any subject (usually You won't be able to fix your indecisiveness, Sagittarius. You just need to 82. A river in north central Switzerland that runs plural). give yourself some time. The direction your life is taking isn't clear at the northeast into the Rhine. 68. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the moment. There are great changes going on inside you. So, even though it aromatic roots of the kava shrub. may sound like strange advice, don't do a thing about it! Let the situation DOWN 70. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was get clearer before you act. 1. A system of one or more computers and associ- formed by an explosion. ated software with common storage. 71. A French abbot. 2. The financial means whereby one lives. 74. Adult female chicken. 3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a 75. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rub- Capricorn (December 22-January 19) skewer usually with vegetables. berized fabric.

You have a strange and wonderful day ahead, Capricorn. Once you've fin- Yesterday’s Solution ished your work, you may want to either draw or write something that will help you remember today for a long time. You're beginning to see the Yesterday’s Solution results of recent changes in you, and you're looking for a way to express them. It may be difficult to find just the right words. But aren't you a natu- ral-born writer?

Aquarius (January 20- February 18)

You have a nice day in store, Aquarius. People may seem more attentive to your needs and generally very pleasant. You may not be used to this kind of treatment! You feel more outgoing and sociable than ever. You could take advantage of the day's tolerant atmosphere to meet people you may have been too afraid to introduce yourself to. They will surely have some new things to teach you.

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

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om her dog ble for ‘Hoover Street Revival’ - has reportedly been working on a film about the woman, born Margarethe Zelle, for years. The brunette beauty and Sophie are said to have been in deep conversation about the script at Charles Finch’s filmmakers’ dinner at the Hotel du Cap. The Hollywood star told the Daily Mail: “Sophie told me that there are a lot of misconceptions about Hari, a polyglot who used her skill to seduce soldiers and diplomats.”Many of the men who enjoyed her turned against her, but there’s evi- dence now that she was unfairly labeled a traitor.” Salma was in Cannes for ‘Matteo Garrone’s Tale Of Tales’, a picture about grotesque goings-on in a horror fantasy world. In one

apart fr disturbing scene, the actress eats a giant sea monster’s Seyfried heart. The 48-year-old star said: “It was disgusting - however, producer Jeremy Thomas reassured me that the heart was made of confectionery and it looked worse than it tasted.” manda Seyfriend hates being sepa- any sense. It just feels right. It’s also really rated from her dog, Finn. The 29- good to feel OK being alone.” Amanda Ayear-old star - who is dating added the couple are both extremely close ‘Dodgeball’ actor Justin Long - has admitted to their families. She told the June edition of she is extremely dependent on the Vogue magazine: “Justin likes being at to Australian Shepherd and is worried about home with his parents. And I like that about Witherspoon having to live life without him in the future. him. I was in Allentown [Pennysylvania, her The ‘Les Miserables’ actress said: “I just don’t hometown] last weekend and didn’t want want to leave him anymore. Maybe it’s to come back.” But the actress admits she play Tinkerbell because I’m subconsciously aware of his hopes to raise her future children in Stone mortality. I try not to think about it, but Ridge, New York, where she bought a farm- somewhere inside me, I’m like, ‘He’s going house last October. Asked where she sees eese Witherspoon will play Tinkerbell in to die way sooner than all the rest of the herself living in the future, she said: “Here. Disney’s live-action remake of the film. The people I know!’” The blonde beauty is also Because I want to have kids. And I want R39-year-old actress will star as the little fairy - extremely attached to Justin, who she start- them to go to local schools, and there are made famous in ‘Peter Pan’ - in ‘Tink’, and will be ed dating almost two years ago. She said: “I some really good schools around here. I replacing Elizabeth Banks, who has been really do have my own identity, both inside would like my life to be the same as it is attached to the film since 2010, as the producer and outside the relationship, if that makes now, but with a little less stress and a little as well, alongside Victoria Strouse - co-writer of Pixar’s upcoming ‘Finding Dory’ - writing the script. According to the Hollywood Reporter, this latest take on Tinkerbell will “play with the Cooper would tell younger idea and timeline of the well-known Peter Pan narrative,” and will take the angle of telling “the story you don’t know”, just like ‘Maleficent’ did self to stop worrying with Angelina Jolie. However, ‘Tink’ is being developed with a more modest mid-range budg- et as opposed to ‘Maleficent”s $180 million and radley Cooper would tell his younger self to stop worrying. The ‘Cinderella”s $95 million. Since Elizabeth announced ‘Aloha’ star, who is dating Russian model Irina Shayk, claims he she was playing Tinkerbell with a “mischievous has no regrets, but wishes he had been less anxious about being nature” in 2010, Disney has released ‘Maleficent’, ‘Jack B and the Beanstalk’ and ‘Cinderella’ as live-action movies. successful in the past. The 40-year-old actor said “I would probably tell myself not to worry Disney has also announced upcoming remakes of ‘Dumbo’, so much. But I ‘Mulan’, ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’, as well as the wouldn’t change cast for a remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, including Emma anything, gosh, no.” Watson, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson, pro- The heartthrob’s co- duction of which will begin later this year with the film scheduled to star Emma Stone, 26, open in March 2017. also wishes she had been more relaxed. She said: “I’d tell myself to relax a bit around the edges when I took things mpressedbyb very, very seriously.” soni ea Bradley told PEOPLE: ohn ut “We’re two people J if who have been so ul blessed, it’s crazy. We wayne Johnson ‘The Rock’ went onto the set of Mi get to do what we ‘San Andreas’ on his day off just to see Kylie Minogue. no do and love, and DThe wrestling champion-turned-actor was so “impressed” gue work with the peo- with the Aussie pop star - who he got to know well while working on ple that we get to the disaster movie - and said she exceeded all expectations with her cameo. work with. And I get Speak at the world premiere of ‘San Andreas’ at the Odeon on London’s Leicester Square, to work with her.” The he told BANG Showbiz: “I got to know Kylie and she is great. I’ve always heard through- ‘American Sniper’ out Hollywood and the world of entertainment and her reputation and personality pre- star is close friends ceded itself. “Everybody’s like, ‘I’ve heard she is kind of like this’. I came to the set on my with Emma in real day off to just watch her work, I was so impressed with her, she is so nice and beautiful.” life and confessed When asked what drew him to the film about an earthquake epidemic - also starring she makes him laugh leading ladies, Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario - the ‘Scorpion King’ star joked he more than anyone did it for his attractive female co-stars. He quipped: “I just wanted to work with hot else. He said: “We women, only kidding.” Meanwhile, the ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ hitmaker - who laughed so hard during the whole movie. We like to see comedy in makes a short appearance in the film, directed everything, at the most dramatic possible moments. I laugh around by Brad Peyton - also spoke fondly her more than with anybody else.” of Dwayne. She said: “He’s really amazing and seems like a really great, genuine guy.” hris Evans has confessed he feels “incredibly comfort- able” playing Captain America despite being nervous Cabout taking on the role to begin with. Chris Evans feels “incredibly comfortable” playing Captain America. The 33-year-old actor has confessed he was nervous when he first Miller’s Kelly- landed the role because he was worried comic book fans wouldn’t accept him but now, having starred as the super- hero in a number of films, he’s comfortable enough to mix inspired look things up. Asked if it’s easy to slip back into character, he said: “Absolutely. When you first take on the role, it’s intimidating, and you’re scared the fans may not accept you. Now, I feel incredibly comfortable with it, and that’s when you start try- ing to challenge the character and forge new territory.” The ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ actor is set to appear alongside Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man in the next instalment in the Captain America franchise, ‘Civil War’, but insists his character - who is also named Steve Rogers - will still be the main focus. Gyllenhaal told she’s too old He told Total Film magazine: “I think [directors] the Russo brothers are dedicated to trying to make sure this does stay a to play lover of 55-year-old man ‘Captain America’ film. It is ultimately Steve Rogers’ struggle in the film, even though we do have so many characters. aggie Gyllenhaal was left stunned when she was told she was too old “Marvel know how to strike a balance and how to use the to play the lover of a 55-year-old man. The 37-year-old actress was movie as a jump off to the Mastonished when a Hollywood producer rejected her for a role in a ‘Avengers: The Infinity movie because after deeming her too advanced in age to accurately portray the Wars’.” Evans also spoke of guy’s partner. Maggie - who tactfully did not name the production company or his excitement at having her proposed co-star - told magazine The Wrap: “There are things that are really Spider-Man come on disappointing about being an actress in Hollywood that surprise me all the board as well. He added: time. I’m 37 and I was told recently I was too old to play the lover of a man who “That’s something you was 55. It was astonishing to me. It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel

want to see as a fan! comfortable is ‘incredibly’ angry, and then it made me laugh.” The ‘Dark Knight’ star added that even after Y’know, personally, inde- the negative experience, she is hopeful that Hollywood will become a better pendent of my involve- place for women: “A lot of actresses are doing incredible work right now, playing ment as ‘Captain America’, playing Captain America real women, complicated women. I don’t feel despairing at all. And I’m more that’s something I’d want looking with hope for something fascinating.” Hollywood is renowned for cast- to see as a comic-book ing young women against much older men although new James Bond Movie fan. That’s going to be a ‘Spectre’ won praise for casting 50-year-old actress Monica Bellucci opposite

real treat for a lot of the Evans lead star Daniel Craig, 47. Oscar nominated Maggie - who has two children with fans out there.” her actor husband Peter Sarsgaard - found fame when she was cast alongside her brother Jake Gyllenhaal in the indie cult film ‘Donnie Darko’ LIFESTYLE37 MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Features

Bigger, fatter and hard to tame

ith a burst of confetti, dancers clap and Glitzy escapism earned savings in a single night. “I wanted twirl around a garland-bedecked groom But the bill, awaiting presidential approval, smaller celebrations, fewer ceremonies but the Was Afghanistan’s wedding season kicks has sparked protest from wedding hall owners bride’s family were unforgiving,” he said. “My into high gear, but lawmakers pushing for austerity who worry the move could devastate their wife and I now look back and think what an epic are bent on taming out-of-control guest lists. Kabul flourishing business-a rare bright spot in a nose- waste it was.” wedding halls with Las Vegas-style razzle dazzle are diving economy as international aid fast evapo- busy as Afghans rush to get hitched before next rates after 13 years of war. “Narrow-minded MPs ‘Marriage only salvation’ month’s Ramadan fasting begins, in a colorful con- are picking on this issue to distract attention Some budget-conscious Afghans have found Afghan men walk past the entrance of a wedding hall in Kabul.—AFP photos trast to the Taliban era when musical revelry and from real problems such as worsening security,” a canny way of trim the guest list: mixed wed- dancing were banned. said Hajji Ghulam Siddique, the owner of dings-a relatively rare celebration in which guests Hundreds of people-not counting the ubiqui- Uranus, one of the biggest of nearly three dozen are not segregated by gender. It’s a self-imposed tous wedding crashers-typically attend celebra- wedding halls in Kabul. “Even the Taliban want red line for many Afghans who voluntarily tions in these halls segregated by gender, with a to kill extravagance. What’s the difference decline to attend, unwilling to expose their bulging guest list seen both as a social obligation between us and the Taliban?” Lavish weddings, women to a crowd full of strangers. Marriage is and a totem of affluence. “In Afghanistan you invite a post-Taliban phenomenon, are not only enter- often the only outlet for sexual frustration perva- the whole village, the whole tribe, everyone who tainment but also a source of momentary sive in a conservative nation where dating or any ever invited you to their wedding-and they bring escapism from a wrenching conflict, adding a social commingling of the sexes can be misinter- their own guests,” Akbar Sabawoon said over the splash of colour in the lives of war-weary preted as a sign of perversion. din of drumbeats in Qasr-e-Paris (Paris Palace), a Afghans. Nabizada said he routinely fields queries from neon-spangled hall with a huge replica of the Eiffel Outside Kabul’s glitzy wedding halls is a city his young unmarried male Afghan patients torn Tower in the forecourt. that appears on the verge of a nervous break- between their sexual cravings and their desire to “If you invite 1,000 people, be ready to entertain down, awash with snipers, checkpoints, and be religious puritans. “Young, wife-less men grap- 1,500,” the cousin of the bride told AFP as a tradi- post traumatic stress disorder. Inside, over-the- ple with hormonal rage,” he said. “Marriage is tional Attan folk dance erupted behind him. But in top revelry offers a comforting illusion that the their only salvation-and many cannot afford it.” a hugely contentious move lawmakers recently war is taking place in another realm. “As is the Back in Qasr-e-Paris, the seven-member orches- passed a bill aimed at taming Afghanistan’s Wild case with most Afghan laws, no one will obey tra perched at the edge of the ceiling-high wood- West wedding culture, limiting the number of this new legislation,” said government employee en partition separating the men from the women guests to 500 and capping the catering bill per Shoaib Khaksari as guests at Qasr-e-Paris launched into a folk melody announcing the head at 400 Afghanis ($7). hunched over platters of roast chicken, Kabuli arrival of the bride. The bill seeks to relieve the huge financial strain lamb pilaf, fried eggplant, yogurt and fresh fruit. “Walk slowly my shining moon,” the lyrics weddings pose on grooms, who usually pay for “Marriages need to be lavish as they are a slurred in Dari as a hush of anticipation descend- everything from the banquet feast to bride price, a one-time event. In conservative Afghanistan ed on the groom’s side. “Walk slowly like a flower kind of reverse dowry presented to the girl’s family people don’t commonly have extra-marital in full bloom.” The lyrical feast grew louder as the in the form of cash, goods or livestock. Thousands affairs.” But many Afghans concede some merit groom arrived, with beads of sweat rolling off his of dollars are typically splurged on weddings, a in the legislation. When Khushal Nabizada, a 34- forehead. “He must be nervous about the wed- small fortune in a country wracked by poverty and year-old doctor of internal medicine, got ding expenses,” a guest snorted. “He should have war, driving families into massive debts and forcing hitched three years ago he was forced to spend waited until the wedding law,” another said, pro- An Afghan groom awaiting the start of Holy Nikah (marriage prayers) young men to delay marriage, lawmakers say. $25,000 on the wedding party, eroding his hard- voking a loud ripple of titters.—AFP ceremony.

Young Afghan men dancing around a groom during wedding Leftover food after wedding celebrations. Afghan well wishers eat during wedding celebrations. celebrations. Never too late for love: Couple receiving hospice care gets married

hey met in the smoking room all the details had been taken care of. He has two children and eight grand- he laughed and pointed where his while they were in hospice care. “All you have to do is ...” Rivera looked children. Until he came to hospice, he legs would have been. “You can tell.” TIt was love at first sight for her, up. “Breathe?” was living in his camper in a trailer This day, though, was a good day. though it took him, he says, a full two Whaley arrived in his electric park off Philips Highway. Anthony They had checked out of the nurs- or three days to figure out that that’s wheelchair. He wore a black vest over Hempel, a neighbor, took off work and ing home already, and would spend Ryan Reynolds helps young where his heart was also headed. She a neat collarless shirt. He looked calm, drove to Green Cove Springs to see his their wedding night at his camper in doesn’t try to be anybody else, he says. but perhaps not. “Do you have the friend get married. He got a little Jacksonville. They’ll live there, too, and cancer patient meet Deadpool She’s funny. He likes that. He’s got a ring?” someone asked him. Oops. choked up talking about him. “It’s that’s where they’ll get their hospice eadpool might as well be nick- wasn’t expecting him to sneak the mask, good head on his shoulders, she says. He sped away to his room, where good to see something good happen- care for now. “We are going home,” named The Merc With a Heart. Ryan put on the gloves, smile ... and then beat He’s nice to her. She likes that. John she said. Meeks, the chaplain, had Reynolds helped a young fan’s Deadpool about the face, arms and jugular Whaley and Debbie Rivera don’t have talked with the couple beforehand D many days left. They know that. So about the step they were about to dream come true through the Make-A- with blazing speed. Tony’s next fight is with Wish Foundation. Tony Acevedo, battling Hodgkin’s Disease. Hodgkin’s Disease best within weeks of meeting, he pro- take. Their time left, she said, won’t be Hodgkin’s disease (also known as Hodgkin’s be wearing its brown pants.” Reynolds met posed. She took a couple of days to just about dying, but about living. lymphoma), got the chance to meet another fan, 15-year-old Calista King, who accept. And three weeks after the pro- Which is as it should be. Deadpool on the upcoming film’s has a brain tumor, last week. She got a walk posal, they were married, in the court- “His actual proposal was, ‘If I’m Vancouver set. Acevedo was also able to on role in the film and went home with yard of the nursing home where they going to go out, I want to do it with embody his favorite comic book character Deadpool’s sword. Deadpool, which also met this spring. you.’ They just decided they wanted to by wearing the Deadpool mask and gloves. stars Ed Skrein as Ajax, Morena Baccarin as She’s been married twice before, take this part of the journey together. I “Tony Acevedo asked Make A Wish Copycat and T.J Miller as Weasel, hits the- he once, and neither thought they’d think that’s pretty special,” she said. Foundation if he could meet Deadpool,” aters on Feb 12, 2016. —Reuters do it again. But every day is precious Meeks has performed many wed- Reynolds captioned an Instagram photo. “I now, Whaley says, and life has come dings as an ordained pastor, though down to this: “I want to be happy, and none, she said, under these circum- I’m tired of being alone.” Saturday was stances. But the words she chose were a pretty day for a wedding in this river- still those familiar, traditional ones. John Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’ front town. A northeast wind that In sickness and in health . . . whipped up whitecaps on the St To love and to cherish . . . mathematician, dies in car crash Johns was strong enough to find its Until death do us part . . . way down Oak Street into the court- When the ceremony was over - ohn Nash, the Princeton University but multiple reports state the Nashs were yard of the nursing home, where there after a big kiss, after Meeks intro- mathematician, whose brilliance and not wearing seat belts and were ejected was a wooden gazebo for the ceremo- duced Mr. and Mrs. John Whaley to Jmental health struggles inspired the from the car. ny and plenty of shade for family and those in attendance - the bride Oscar-winning film “A Beautiful Mind,” died Nash’s work in game theory, differential friends. thanked everyone for coming. Then in a car crash on Saturday. He was 86. geometry, and other mathematical she and her husband took their Nash’s 82-year old wife, Alicia Nash, also research were influential in economic, arti- Nervous energy wheelchairs down a short path to a ficial intelligence, computer technology Whaley, 58, and Rivera, 54, both of Debbie Rivera, 54, and John Whaley, 58, cut their cake sur- nearby room where a big Publix and a number of other fields. He shared the whom have chronic obstructive pul- rounded by friends and family after their wedding ceremony in cake, some snacks and some sodas, 1994 Nobel Prize for his work in economics monary disease, have been in hospice Green Cove Springs, Fla.—AP provided by Vitas, were waiting. along with Reinhard Selten and John care at Governors Creek Health and They posed for pictures there as Harsanyi. Sylvia Nasar’s 1998 biography “A Rehabilitation center since earlier this he’d left the ring on a nightstand. ing to him,” Hempel said, “instead of her two hands helped his one hand Beautiful Mind” and the 2001 film of the year. He arrived in late March, not too Rivera laughed. “I knew he’d forget it,” the same-old same-old.” cut a big slice of wedding cake. She same name it inspired documented Nash’s long after she was placed there. A half she said. “I’ve been through two mar- plopped a big handful of cake in his academic accomplishments and the schizo- hour before the 11 am wedding, the riages before. I knew it.” She was raised We are going home mouth, then playfully smeared phrenia that almost cost him his family and bride-to-be was ready in a white dress, on a farm in Kentucky’s Boyd County, That same-old same-old involves a some on his cheeks. People chuck- his career. The film earned a Best Picture with a pearl necklace and bracelet, and moved to Florida off and on some lot of doctors. Whaley’s right hand led, and the groom smiled. “That’s Academy Award and a statue for Jennifer white flowers in her hair. Her legs 20 years ago. She has two children and was amputated two weeks ago. Blood all right,” he said. His turn now. So Connelly’s performance as Alicia Nash. moved vigorously up and down. four grandchildren. “I’m just simple,” clots, Whaley said. Blood clots also he took a small handful of cake and Russell Crowe was nominated for an Oscar Nervous energy. she said. “I’m just a simple lady. I’m a cost him his legs two years ago. He - to a rising, anticipatory chorus of his portrayal of John Nash. On Twitter, Patricia Meeks, a chaplain for Vitas housekeeper. Nothing special. Raised has lung cancer as well. He figures laughs - placed it neatly in her died after a taxi that they were riding in Crowe wrote, “Stunned...my heart goes out Healthcare, which provides hospice my kids.” that life hasn’t been easy for him, or mouth, not a crumb out of place. crashed into a guard rail. A spokesman for to John & Alicia & family. An services for certain patients at Whaley was a heavy equipment for his bride, which is something they Just like that, the laughs turned to the New Jersey state police did not imme- amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, Governors Creek, would perform the operator from Delaware who moved had in common. “She’s been through satisfied sighs, all the way diately respond to a request for comment, beautiful hearts.” —Reuters service. She tried to assure Rivera that to Jacksonville about four years ago. a lot. I’ve been through a lot.” At that, around.—jacksonville.com lifestyle MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Sweden pips Russia AWARDSin Eurovision nail-biter

Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow holds the throphy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest final..—AP/AFP photos

weden narrowly beat Russia yesterday in a 292 points with their rousing, operatic “Grande test being held in Russia had not been relished by nail-biting 60th edition of the Eurovision Amore”. In fourth place among the 27 finalists was the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, SSong Contest, winning its sixth crown in Belgian Loic Nottet, followed by Australia’s Guy who said Thursday Eurovision promoted values Europe’s annual anything-goes music extravagan- Sebastian, whose country entered for the first “repulsive to our soul and our culture”. Geopolitics za. Forty-one years after Swedish superstars ABBA time as a wild card for the 60th anniversary. was present again this year with Armenia’s ballad- took the title, chiseled Mans Zelmerlow won 365 The Makemakes of hosts Austria failed miser- described by one magazine as “feeling as long as points from voters and juries in 40 countries with ably to match the magic of last year’s victory by a Wagner opera”-widely seen as being about 1915 his up-tempo crowd-pleaser “Heroes”. As the bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst, scoring zero mass killings by Ottoman Turkey. The song came scores came through nation by nation via vide- points-a feat matched by Germany’s Ann Sophie. 16th. Turkey, which refuses to recognize the olink to Vienna, it looked for a while as though “I will continue (to make music),” the German said killings as genocide, has been absent from Russian Polina Gagarina would take the title with afterwards, saying she had been “very satisfied” Eurovision since 2012. Another no-show was her paean to world peace “A Million Voices”. In the with her performance. Almost suffering the same Ukraine, cash-strapped from the conflict with end though her anthem scored just 303 points. humiliation were France’s Lisa Angell with just Russian-backed rebels in its east. Gagarina did however avoid the boos that Russia’s four points, one fewer than British electro-swing

Romania’s Voltaj performs on stage. (From left) TV hosts Alice Tumler, Mirjam Weichselbraun, Arabella Kiesbauer and Last year win- ner Conchita Wurst announce the results. singer got last year following Moscow’s annexa- tion of Crimea. duo Electro Velvet. France last won in 1977, and Turkeys, orcs and babushkas “It was absolutely amazing,” 28-year-old Britain in 1997. Angell told RTL radio she thought Mostly though the riotous affair, open to the Zelmerlow told a packed news conference in her score was an “injustice”. 56 members of the European Broadcasting Union Vienna after winning. “I couldn’t believe it. I really Ireland, which failed to make it into the final, and a world away from its civilized black-and- thought either Russia or Italy would win,” still holds the record for the number of Eurovision white beginnings, is about not taking life too seri- he said. “My feelings right now are all over the victories with seven trophies to its name. ously. It is watched every year by around 200 mil- place, I am so proud, so full of joy, so excited. Yeah, Sweden’s victory means that the contest will be lion people worldwide, including in Australia happy.” Cheeky Italian trio Il Volo came third with held in Sweden in 2016. The prospect of the con- where it has long enjoyed a cult following. This

Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow celebrates with the trophy winning the 60th Eurovision Song Contest final in Vienna.

A general view ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest final.

Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow kisses a Israel’s Britain mascuot Nadav ’s Electro at a press Guedj per- Velvet confer- forms on performs ence after stage. on stage. winning the Eurovision Song Contest final. lifestyle MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015

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Confett is seen at the announcment of the winner. year it was shown in China for the first time, organizers said. Previous entries have included six Russian grannies, Spain’s Edurne Ireland’s irreverent Dustin the Turkey and Finnish heavy performs on metal outfit Lordi-looking like orcs from “Lord of the Rings”- stage. who won in 2006 with “Hard Rock Hallelujah”. The lyrics often make no sense, if they are in any recognised lan- guage at all, like “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” by golden-booted Swedish Mormon brothers Herreys in 1984, “La La La” in 1968 or Lulu’s “Boom-Bang-A-Bang” in 1969. And who can forget the chorus to Austria’s 1977 entry: “Boom boom boomerang, snadderydang. Kangaroo, boogaloo, didgeridoo. Ding dong, sing the song, hear the guitar twang. Kojak, hijack, me and you.” The event has also long stressed tolerance for the unconventional, as wit- nessed by Israeli transgender Dana International in 1998, Ukraine’s Verka Serduchka in 2007 and Austria’s Conchita last year. Her message of openness-she floated gracefully onto the stage at the start of Saturday’s show-has been enthusiastically adopted by Viennese authorities, including with special gay-themed traffic lights. “I like the feeling because it’s a little bit trashy but it’s also very exciting,” said one German fan attending for the first time. “I have loved Guy Sebastian, centre, representing Australia waits for this show for 15 years and watch it every year on televi- the voting to start. sion.”—AFP

Norway’s Morland & Debrah Albania’s Elhaida Dani performs on stage. Scarlett on stage. Spain’s Edurne performs on stage.

Australia’s Guy Sebastian performs on stage. Cyprus’ John Karayiannis performs on stage. Russia’s Polina Gagarina waits for the results next to Germany’s Ann Sophie performs on stage. last year winner Conchita Wurst of Austria.

Lithuania’s Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila per- Serbia’s Bojana Stamenov performs on stage. forms on stage. Russia’s Polina Gagarina performs on stage. Belgium’s Loic Nottet performs on stage. Sweden pips Russia in Eurovision pop fest38 nail-biter MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015

Luc Valvona sings as he plays the ukulele while sitting on a couch made of sand along the south bank of the River Thames Saturday in London.—AP French adventurer seeks Pacific record with ‘flying’ boat kimming across the surface of the vast few moments. “Welcome, it’s back to work,” three-meter swells,” Thebault said. “And sponsors. Prince Albert is also sponsoring the up with an experimental foil-cruising catama- Pacific, Alain Thebault scans the hori- Thebault said, smiling as he helmed the vast don’t hit floating objects.” In June, stars Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered superglid- ran in 1979, and Thebault “flew” the Szon with his blue Breton eyes. He is craft through the shallow waves off the coast should be aligned for the Hydroptere’s jour- er being flown around the world by Swiss avi- Hydroptere for the first time in 1994. feeling good. A record is there to be broken. of San Pedro, just south of Los Angeles. This ney. The moon will be full to offer some visi- ator Bertrand Piccard. “We are very good In the meantime flying multi-hull boats “It’s like a magic carpet,” Thebault said is Thebault’s first journey in three months on bility at night. More importantly, financial friends. He is currently in China, and we’ve have multiplied, including the Flying aboard the cutting-edge “Hydroptere” sail- the ship that set a speed sailing record of and legal obstacles have been temporarily agreed to meet in Hawaii, one powered by Phantom, the GC32, the SL33 et the AC45, as boat, which he hopes to pilot halfway across over 50 knots in 2009, and now he is ready to overcome. wind, the other by the sun,” he said. well as the AC72. The Frenchman is already the Pacific from Los Angeles to Honolulu in attempt to best a crossing mark: reaching The Hydroptere is also planning to film the working on another prototype expected to record time. Off the California coast under Hawaii from the City of Angels in under 4.19 False starts “great garbage patch,” a vast stretch of ocean race at four times windspeed. “We should be azur-blue skies, Thebault accelerated the days. “We want that record,” the fiery and It took three years of efforts and false starts the size of the US state of Texas awash with able to go at 80 or even 100 knots,” he said. hydrofoil supercraft to 30 knots as the 18- passionate Frenchman said. A key to that to get to this point. To finance the venture, plastic and other trash. Six people will be on This self-taught adventurer rapidly persuaded meter (60-foot) boat stands on three foils goal is to keep the Hydroptere intact. It’s the 52-year-old had to sell his house-with the board for the crossing. Thebault will be experts to follow him, and he is currently that claw the waves, lifting the hull fully out broken down four times. blessing of his three daughters. Since then, he accompanied by best buddy Jacques Vincent working with four retirees from Dassault and of the water. “The first challenge is to keep the struc- also found the remaining cash from the Prince as well as James Spithill, who won the last Airbus. How much did the Hydroptere cost? The few passengers cling to the side as ture,” said the sailor. “It will work well in flight Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Paul America’s Cup on another flying catamaran, “Twenty years of passion,” Thebault dead- they experience the sensation of flying for a stability between 20 and 29 knots with Ricard Oceanographic Institute, among other the AC72. Thebault’s mentor Eric Tabarly came paned.—AFP

This undated combination of two photos provided by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) via Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Sotheby’s, shows both sides of a gold coin from 1808 called a quar- ter eagle.—AP Collection of early American coins sells for $25 million trove of 128 American coins from the late 18th and early 19th centuries has sold for a total of A$25.3 million at auction in New York. A small gold coin from 1808 called a quarter eagle sold for $2.25 million at Tuesday’s auction. Auctioneers Sotheby’s and Stack’s Bowers Galleries say the price was a world record for any coin of the quarter eagle denomination. The coins were part of the collection of D Brent Pogue. Pogue spent decades amassing a collection of American coins from 1792 to the 1830s. Each steel die used to strike coins in this era was produced by hand, creating variations that are prized by collec- tors. Stack’s Bowers and Sotheby’s are planning six Participants of the the goth festival ‘Wave Gothic Festival’ walk in fancy costumes along the festival area in more auctions of coins from Pogue’s collection over Leipzig, central Germany. About 20,000 members of the scene are expected to attend one of the world’s largest the next three years.—AP gothic and ‘dark’ culture festivals until tomorrow. —AP